Sold2016Hooper, William. Rational Recreations, in Which theHooper, William. Rational Recreations, in Which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy are Clearly and Copiously Elucidated. London: L. Davis; J. Robinson; B. Law; and G. Robinson, 1774. FirSee Sold Price
Sold2016Hooper, W[illiam]. Rational Recreations. London: L.Hooper, W[illiam]. Rational Recreations. London: L. Davis,, 1774. Four volumes (third volume married, with slightly shorter margins), contemporary mottled brown calf, gilt-ruled spine and covers. FoldSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rational Recreations.Hooper, William. Rational Recreations. London: L. Davis, J. Robinson, B. Law, and G. Robinson, 1787. Third Edition. Four volumes, contemporary calf with decoratively gilt-stamped spines and edges. IllSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rational Recreations, in Which the Principles ofHooper, William. Rational Recreations, in Which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy are clearly and copiously elucidated… London: L. Davis; J. Robson; B. Law; and G. Robinson, 1787. ThiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Voyages.- Irving (Washington) A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4 vol.,Voyages.- Irving (Washington) A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4 vol., first English edition, half-titles, 2 engraved folding maps, armorial bookplate of Sir William Eden toSee Sold Price
Sold2022Law.- Blackstone (Sir William) Commentaries on the LawsLaw.- Blackstone (Sir William) Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol., third edition of vol.1&2, first edition of vol.3&4, 2 engraved tables, of which 1 folding, lacking divisional half-title A1See Sold Price
Sold20244VOL GEORGE ELIOT, DANIEL DERONDA, FIRST ISSUEDaniel Deronda, by George Eliot. Published 1876 by William Blackwood and Sons. First issue without inserted "contents" leaves. Volume I, page 83, line 2 with misprint "reponsive" and errata tipped-inSee Sold Price
Sold2023Blackstone's Commentaries. Mixed Ed. 1765.Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1765-69. 4 volumes. Mixed edition as expected with the publication with Vol. 3&4 in 1768/9. (vols. 3 & 4 first eds.,See Sold Price
Sold2017The Origin and Early History of Engraving, 1816by Ottley, William Young, John and Arthur Arch, London: 1816, First Edition, two vols, Collation, 478, [4], continuation from 479 to 836 pp, 22 plates, plus text illustrations, bound in brown calfSee Sold Price
Sold2018Milton, John "Works" and "Poems" Glasgow: Robert andMilton, John "Works" and "Poems" Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis 1771, 4 vols in 12mo, a matched set with the first volume of "Works" and volumes 2-4 of "Poems", the "Works" volume in poor conditionSee Sold Price
Sold2022Yale Flyers in World War I, and two others. 4 vols.Paine, Ralph D. The First Yale Unit: A Story of Naval Aviation 1916-1919. Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1925. 2 vols. Near fine in orig. cloth. Note: William Avery Rockefeller III left YaSee Sold Price
Sold2015Johnston. Inventions & Discoveries. 1817Johnston, William. A History of Inventions and Discoveries. London: Longman, Hurst, [et al], 1817. 4 vol. 8vo. 3rd ed. Contemporary 1/2 calf over marbled boards, first volume lacking labels and some tSee Sold Price
Sold20221866 George Eliot Felix Holt 1st Edition1866 George Eliot "Felix Holt" (3 vols), William Blackwood & Sons, first edition, 3/4 calf, marbleized covers, end papers, duodecimo, 7 1/2" x 5"See Sold Price
Sold2022SPANISH COLONIAL LAW - AMERICA. Recopilacion de Leyes de los Reynos de las Indias, 4 vol., FIRST...SPANISH COLONIAL LAW - AMERICA Recopilación de leyes de los Reynos de las Indias, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, titles with large engraved allegorical vignettes incorporating the arms of Charles II ofSee Sold Price
Sold2022[Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". Middlemarch. A Study of Provincial Life, 4 vol., first editionNO RESERVE [Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". Middlemarch. A Study of Provincial Life, 4 vol., first edition in book form, each book with divisional half-title, vol. 1-3 with general title and half-tSee Sold Price
Sold2022Egypt.- Gardiner (Alan H., editor) The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, 4 vol., first edition,Egypt.- Gardiner (Alan H., editor) The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, 4 vol., first edition, plates, many colour, many double-page, original cloth, occasional light marking to covers and spines, lSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rhys (Grace) The Banbury Cross Series, 4 vol., first edition, 1894; and c.45 others, mostly lateRhys (Grace, editor) The Banbury Cross Series, 4 vol., first edition, illustrations by R. Anning Bell and others, toned and marked, occasional light foxing, t.e.g., others uncut, a few cloth ties presSee Sold Price
Sold2024Couch (Jonathan) A History of the Fishes of the British Islands, 4 vol., first editions, 1862 &Couch (Jonathan) A History of the Fishes of the British Islands, 4 vol., first editions, 252 hand-coloured plates, tissue-guards, bookplates, vol.1 with contemporary ink presentation inscription on enSee Sold Price
Sold2022Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Marlborough: His Life and Times, 4 vol., first edition, 1933-38.NO RESERVE Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Marlborough: His Life and Times, 4 vol., first edition, vol. 1 second impression, the rest first impressions, maps, plates and illustrations, Churchill pamphSee Sold Price
Sold2022Chesterfield (Philip Dormer, Earl of) The Letters, 4 vol., first edition, 1845.Chesterfield (Philip Dormer, Earl of) The Letters, 4 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispieces, very light occasional foxing, near-contemporary calf by Hatchards, ruled in gilt, morocco spiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pathological Anatomy.- Rokitansky (Carl) A Manual of Pathological Anatomy, 4 vol., first edition inPathological Anatomy.- Rokitansky (Carl) A Manual of Pathological Anatomy, 4 vol., first edition in English, 2 lithographed plates, occasional foxing, vol.1 with 2 wormholes, original green cloth, volSee Sold Price
Sold2023Thomson. Illustrations of China and Its People, 1873Thomson (John) Illustrations of China and Its People, 2 of 4 vol., first edition, 48 photographic plates, tissue-guards, 1 with a tear, letterpress descriptions interleaved, original decorative cloth,See Sold Price
Sold2022Belidor (Bernard Forest de) Architecture Hydraulique..., 4 vol., Paris, Charles-Antoine-Jombert,Belidor (Bernard Forest de) Architecture Hydraulique, ou l'Art de Conduire, d'Elever, et de Menager les Eaux pour les Differens Besoins de la Vie, 4 vol., first edition, titles in red & black, half-tiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Egypt.- Peet (T. Eric), C. Leonard Woolley and others. The City of Akhenaten, 3 parts in 4 vol.,Egypt.- Peet (T. Eric), C. Leonard Woolley and others. The City of Akhenaten, 3 parts in 4 vol., first edition, plates, maps and plans, some folding, a few in colour, ex-library with usual stamps andSee Sold Price
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