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Sold2023[Doves Press] Milton's Paradise Lost, RegainedMilton, John. PARADISE LOST [with] PARADISE REGAIN'D. Hammersmith: The Doves Press, 1902, 1905. 2 vol. 9.25" x 6.5". 387, [1]; 344 pp. Bound by Hatchard's in period full green calf, with "L.P." initiaSee Sold Price
Sold2016Johnson's Dictionary of the English LanguageJohnson, Samuel. A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Dublin: Thomas Ewing, 1775. 2 vol. 4to. Wanting blanks. Bound in modern 1/4 calf over marbled boards. Contents with some light to moderate foxingSee Sold Price
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Sold2016Littlebury. History of HerodotusLittlebury, Isaac. THE HISTORY OF HERODOTUS. TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK. London: for A. Bell, J. Darby, [et al], 1720. 2nd ed., 2 vol., 8vo. [2], xiii, [1], 447, [17]; [2], 430, [16] pp. + 3 folding maSee Sold Price
Sold2019Boerhaave on Diseases of the Nerves, 1762Boerhaave, Herman. PRAELECTIONES ACADEMICAE DE MORBIS NERVORUM QUAS EX AUDITORUM MANUSCRIPTIS COLLECTAS EDI CURAVIT JACOBUS VAN EEMS. Venice: Remondiniana, 1762. 4to (10" x 7.5".) 2 vol. in 1. xii, 34See Sold Price
Sold2016[Maritime] Commerce & Maritime AffairsUztariz, Geronymo de; Kippax, John. THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMERCE AND MARITIME AFFAIRS. WRITTEN ORIGINALLY IN SPANISH…. London: Rivington, 1751. 2 vol. 8vo. [4], vi, xxxix, [1], 272, 241-2See Sold Price
Sold2022[Bindings] Works by Fitzgerald MolloyLot of 3 works finely bound in 8 volumes, but Fitzgerald Molloy. Includes: ** Royalty Restored or London Under Charles II. (London, Ward and Downey, 1885, 2 vol. set, illustrated.) ** The Life and AdvSee Sold Price
Sold2018John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, 1759-60Bunyan, John. THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME. London: W. Johnston, 1759, 1760 (second part title dated 1759, first part 1760.) 8vo, 2 vol. bound in 1. xvi, 212, [2]; [See Sold Price
Sold2022The Batchelor, or Speculations of WaggstaffeTHE BATCHELOR; OR SPECULATIONS OF JEOFFRY WAGSTAFFE, ESQ. Dublin: James Hoey Jr., 1769. 12mo. 2 vol. set. Engraved frontis portrait, iv, 267, [1]; iv, 288 pp. Bound in period full calf. FIRST COLLECTESee Sold Price
Sold2022History Margaret Anjou, 1755Prevost, [d'Exiles, Antoine Francois.] THE HISTORY OF MARGARET ANJOU, QUEEN OF ENGLAND. London: J. Payne, 1755. 12mo. 2 vol. set. 19, [1], 288; [2], 314 pp. Bound in period calf, labels in gilt, marblSee Sold Price
Sold2016[Boer Wars] With the Flag to PretoriaWilson, H. W. WITH THE FLAG TO PRETORIA. London, 1901. 2 vol. **** SOLD WITH **** AFTER PRETORIA: THE GUERILLA WAR. London, 1902. 2 vol. All 12.75" x 9.5". Both works uniformly bound in publisher's reSee Sold Price
Sold2023Williams, The Negro Race in AmericaWilliams, George W. HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA FROM 1619 TO 1880. New York: Putnam, 1883. 8vo. 2 vols. With portrait frontis to first volume, + xix, [1], 481; [2], xiii, [1], 611 pp. In earlSee Sold Price
Sold2024[Conquest of Chile, Poetry, 1776]Ercilla y Zuniga, Alonso de. LA ARAUCANA. Madrid: D. Antonio de Sancha, 1776. 2 vols, 12mo. [4], LVI, 298; 413 pp. + folding maps and 4 engraved plates With 4 plates and 1 folding map, with half-titleSee Sold Price
Sold2022[Signed, Bindings, Ltd. Ed] The CovenantersHewison, James King. THE COVENANTERS / A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN SCOTLAND FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE REVOLUTION. IN TWO VOLUMES. Glasgow: John Smith and Son, 1908. 2 vols. 10" x 7.25". Illustrated.See Sold Price
Sold2016[Baseball] Kidgell. The Card. London, 1755Kidgell, John. THE CARD. London: Printed for the Maker and sold by J. Newberry, 1755. 2 vols, 12mo. [2], xvi, [2], 264, [4]; [2], 306, [6] pp. + hand-colored frontis and one other plate (both in volumSee Sold Price
Sold2022[Bindings] Anecdotes of Daniel WebsterHarvey, Peter. REMINISCENCES AND ANECDOTES OF DANIEL WEBSTER. Boston: Little, Brown, 1877. 8vo. 2 vols. An extra-illustrated copy with numerous engraved plates. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full greeSee Sold Price
Sold2015Early Printed Books [Group of 4]1: Aquinas. S. Thomae Aquinatis Doctoris Angelici, Opuscula Insigniora…. 1609. 2 vols bound in one. Additional engraved title, [10], 512, [4], 513-991, [1], 131, [1] pp. Full period vellum withSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pictorial Museum of Animated NatureKnight, Charles. KNIGHT'S PICTORIAL MUSEUM OF ANIMATED NATURE AND COMPANION FOR THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, n.d. (ca. 1850s.) 2 vols. in 1. 13.5" xSee Sold Price
Sold2019Secrets Des Dames, 1700 + 2 on ProstitutionDigby, Kenelm. NOUVEAUX SECRETS EXPERIMENTEZ, POUR CONSERVER LA BEAUTE DES DAMES, ET POUR GUERIR PLUSIEURS FORTES DE MALADIES. La Haye: Foulque, 1700. 6.25" x 3.75". 2 vols, bound in 1. [20], 192; [8]See Sold Price
Sold2021Fur Trader on the Missouri, Limited Ed. 1898Larpenteur, Charles; Coues, Elliot. FORTY YEARS A FUR TRADER ON THE UPPER MISSOURI / THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF CHARLES LARPENTEUR 1833-1872. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1898. 2 vols. 8.75" x 6.25". WSee Sold Price
Sold2022[Fine Bindings] Palgrave's TreasuryPalgrave, Francis Turner. THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. First and Second series, early printings. Cambridge, 1862, and London, 1897. 2 vols., 6" x 3.See Sold Price
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