Riches: or, The Wife andd Brother, A Play in Five Acts
London: Samuel Tipper, 1810. 99pp. + Epilogue. modern marbled wrappers. London: Samuel Tipper, 1810. First Edition. More
London: Samuel Tipper, 1810. 99pp. + Epilogue. modern marbled wrappers. London: Samuel Tipper, 1810. First Edition. More
1826. Exceptional content A.L.S. 8vo. 4 pages (two separate leaves), April 15th 1826, in part: "...It is my intention to incorporate the Irish and Scottish Baronets in the next year's edition of the Peerage - and they are not to be found in Delbert's or any other works. I have procured Playfairs Baronetage, which give an account of their families up to 1810. After that period the necessary information must be had from the individuals themselves..." *Prior to 1827 Irish..... More
New York: Allerton, 1922. Folding map. xxii + 360 pages, 12mo, brown cloth; personal bookplate inside front cover. New York: Allerton Book Co., 1922. A very good(+) copy. More
London: John Murray, 1869. Frontispiece portrait. 398pp., thick 8vo, red cloth; library stamp title page, first several pages, including title, separated and have been crudely repaired, covers worn with spine discolored and repaired at ends. London: John Murray, 1869. Some condition issues, but text clean, tight and unmarked; in a sound binding, a very good(-) copy. More
London: John Murray, 1869. Frontispiece portrait. 398 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth, spine darkened; small neat signature on title page. London: John Murray, 1869. Very good. More
Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1986. With an Epilogue on Russia. Illustrated, 6 maps, four folding. xxiv + 533pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; minor tears to dust wrapper at spine ends and upper front edge, gift inscription inside front cover. Karachi: Oxford University Press, (1986). Fifth impression. More
London: J. Johnson, 1807. Illustrated with 12 fine aquatint plates by Carr. [4], 374 pages. 8vo, rebound in full navy blue morocco; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands. London: J. Johnson, 1807. Second edition. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Vanity Press, 1990. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white, thick folio, gilt decorated burgundy cloth, d.w. New York: Vanity Press, (1990). First Edition. First Printing. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed and dated by the artist on the title page. More
London: Longmans, 1925. Frontispiece portrait. [5], 136pp. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt-stamped medallion on cover. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1925. First edition. Near fine. First Lister Memorial lecture. Inscribed by Cheyne "with the author's kind regards" More
London: 1841. 377pp. + ads. 8vo, original brown blind stamped cloth. London: John Murray, 1841. Third Edition. Very good. More
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. 14 copper plates by Heath, several folding. 8vo, disbound (scattered foxing). Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. Good (-). Physician to Queen Charlotte, Clarke was one of the eminent obstetricians who devoted increasing attention to diseases of women. One of the pioneer 19th century works on the subject, More
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. 14 copper plates by Heath, several folding. 8vo, disbound (scattered foxing). Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. Good (-). Physician to Queen Charlotte, Clarke was one of the eminent obstetricians who devoted increasing attention to diseases of women. One of the pioneer 19th century works on the subject, More
London: Allen, 1841. 2 volumes, tall thick 8vo, handsomely bound in burgundy pebbled calf, ornately gilt covers and spines, leather spine labels, all edges gilt, decorative inner dentelles, some darkening on spine. Early heraldic bookplates. London: Wm. H. Allen, 1841. Very good (+). Scarce. More
London: Macmillan, 1913. 2 volumes. Each volume has a frontispiece portrait and three illustrations. xxxi + 507 pages and xiv + 509 pages (some foxing on preliminary and ending pages, text block clean), large 8vos, blue cloth, spines a bit faded. London: Macmillan, 1913. First edition. A very good copy. Volume I, 1820-1861. Volume II, 1862-1910. Multiple previous owner's, bookplate, label, and inscription on front endpapers. More
London: Macmillan, 1913. 2 volumes. Each volume has a frontispiece portrait and three illustrations. xxxi + 507 pages and xiv + 509 pages, large 8vos, blue cloth, spines and board edges faded. London: Macmillan, 1913. First edition. A very good(-) solid copy. Volume I, 1820-1861. Volume II, 1862-1910. More
7 plates. 42 pages (pp. 455-496) IN: Proceedings of the Royal Society. Series B. 1932, vol. 111, no. B 773. Offered entire. 8vo, original beige wrappers. London, 1932. Discovery of the carcinogenic properties of dibenzanthracene compounds. G-M 2654. More
London: James Knapton, 1728. Two parts in one volume. Illustrated with 53 of 54 fine uncolored copper plate maps, (last celestial chart is missing with a full size facsimile version provided from the British Library edition), and 5 fold-out diagrams tipped into the second text. Title page printed in black and red, foreword, preface, list of subscribers, and list of charts. Dedication page has a repair to the margin. "Atlas maritimus & commercialis," 340 pp. plus index. "General Coasting Pilot,"..... More
James and John Knapton, 1728. Sea Chart. Colored engraving. Sheet measures 21 1/4" x 25". Image measures 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". This stunning map of the western hemisphere depicts Guiana and Brazil in South America presented on Edward Wright's projection, also called a globular projection. It features rhumb lines to facilitate navigation. The map focuses more on the coastlines rather than the interiors. This chart was made for the 1728 issued of "Atlas maritimus & commercialis, or, A general..... More
London: James and John Knapton, 1728. Sea Chart. Uncolored engraving.19 x 22 1/2 inches. This beautiful early sea chart of the Coromandel coast in Southeast India covers the entire eastern coast of India as well as the western coast of Burma (Myanmar) and southern Thailand. Extends from modern day Kanyakumari north to include the Ganges River Delta, the coast of Bangladesh and then south along western coast of Burma or Myanmar to Thailand. The northern parts of Sri Lanka or..... More
London: James Knapton, 1728. Sea Chart. Uncolored engraving. An alternate projection of the globe as a flat map to the prevailing Mercator Projection. Includes rhumb lines and coastal details. From Atlas Maritimus, a commercial sea atlas was published as a guide to British global commerce. Good condition with some stains along lower center fold. Sir Edmond Halley (1656--1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's Comet. He was the..... More
London: Wllecome Historical Medical Library, 1962. Vols. I, II & III. 4tos, gilt-lettered blue cloth. London: The Wellcome Historical Medical Library, 1962, 1966, 1976. A near fine set. More
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. Illustrated. xv + 296pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1989). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: John Murray, 1853. 14 folding plates (repaired and darkened at the edges). 8vo, 431 pages, contemporary 3/4 black morocco, marbled boards and edges (leather is somewhat worn, text block tight and clean). London: John Murray, 1853.Third Edition, Containing much additional matter. Very good. More
Cleveland: World, 1966. Frontis. portrait, world map. 108pp., bound with The Relation Of a Wonderfull Coiage made by William Cornelison Schovten of Horne 82pp., short 8vo, full vellum with gilt lettering on spine and decorative crest on front cover, cloth ties in a cloth clam-shell box with paper labels. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1966). A fine copy Facsimile reprint of the 1628 first edition. Contains the booklet with an Historical Introduction by A. L. Rowse and Bibliographical Notes by..... More
London: Bulmer, 1795. [2], xv, [1], 159pp. Thin 8vo, rebound in plain brown boards. London: Printed by W. Bulmer for P. Elmsly, J. Deighton & J. Cooke, 1795. First edition. Near fine. Scarce early political science. OCLC lists only 9 copies. More
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