London: Bathurst, 1775. Pictorially engraved title page. 8 volumes, 8vo, all page edges green, full contemporary calf, decoratively gilt spine, black & red leather spine labels (tips worn, joints repaired; still a very good set). London: Bathurst, 1775. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. Frontispiece portrait. 8 volumes, slim 8vo, 3/4 red morocco, ornately gilt spines, marbled boards, top edges gilt. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, Riverside Press, (1897). Very good (+). Small inscription on front fly-leaf. More
Pisa: Niccolo Capurro, 1821. Fine engraved portrait by Bettelini. 18 volumes. 16mo, contemporary 1/2 calf, marbled boards & edges (bindings somewhat rubbed and worn). Pisa: Niccolo Capurro, 1821. The most celebrated Italian poet of his age, Alfieri developed the arts of 18th century poetry beyond the limits of any of his predecessors. Brunet I, 176. More
Philadelphia: Berrie, 1915. 5 volumes. Many black & white illustrations and some folding color maps. Very thick tall 8vos, blue cloth (bindings are shaken and spines are quite rubbed; small tear on cover of volume 3, which also has some dampstain on pages). Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1915-1921. A good usable copy. Vol. I: Causes of and Motives for. Vol. II: The Mobilization of the Moral and Physical Forces. Vol. III: The Original German Plan and Its Culmination. Vol. IV: The..... More
Paris: Chronique du Turf, 1876. 66 volumes, various sizes, beautifully bound in 3/4 bright red morocco with ornate gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, top edge gilt. Paris: Chronique du Turf, 1876-1937. Printed on thin wood pulp paper, so the pages are slightly yellowed (otherwise a fine set). More
10 volumes, full tree calf, red leather labels, heavily gilt spines, floral gilt borders, (top edge of spine on volume 5 carefully repaired). Paris: Janet et Cotelle, 1817. Nouvelle Edition. More
Paris: Eugene Fasquelle. Translated by J.C. Mardrus. Illustrated by facsimile color miniatures and each page with the decorative borders which adorn the original manuscripts in the Persian and Hindu editions. 8 volumes. Small folios [13 x 10 inches], very handsomely bound in contemporary 1/2 royal blue calf with crimson spine labels and an ornate gilt designs including the Turkish moon and star and flowers; marbled boards, top edges gilt. Paris: Eugene Fasquelle, (no date, circa 1920). Bindings lightly rubbed, internally..... More
Berlin: Haude et Spener, 1765. Frontispiece copper plate portrait in first volume. 14 volumes, 12mo, full mottled calf, marbled edges, gilt spine, leather spine labels (rubbed), small library stamp on title pages. Berlin: Haude et Spener, 1765. Very good. More
The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. 6 volumes, 12mo, original 3/4 calf, leather spine labels, well rubbed. (34) 374pp;(16) 392pp; (10) 395pp;(8) 344pp; (2) 350pp; (2) 244pp. and Table des Matieres(90). This work was blacklisted in 1742. The author discusses some topics of Jewish Letters especially regarding religion, superstition and various forms of belief; there are many critical considerations on the Jesuits, Freemasonry, Kabbalah, the Templars, Alchemists, etc. The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. Very good. Caillet 1605 Bibliotheca Esoterica 985... More
London: John Adamson, 1784. 36 volumes. 12mo, attractively bound in 3/4 tan calf, with green and tan leather spine labels, speckled boards. London: John Adamson, 1784. A lovely set in very good(+) condition. Anonymous. By Louis Petit de Bachaumont; continued by M.F. Pidansat de Mairobert and others. -- Barbier 3-253; Cioranescu (XVIII) 8979. More
Philadelphia: Barrie, 1895. Over 350 fine full page etchings by various artists, each with tissue guards. 52 (of 53) volumes, 8vo, 3/4 blue morocco, decoratively gilt spines, t.e.g. Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1896- 1900. One of 1000 numbered copies. A near fine set, lacking the 7th volume (of 9) from the Philosophic and Analytic Studies grouping. More
Paris: Louis Conard, 1935. In French.Texte revise et annote par Marcel Bouteron et Henri Longnon. Illustrated by Charles Huard. 38 out of 40 volumes, 8vo, 3/4 dark blue calf over blue marbled boards, red leather labels, gilt raised spines, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, with original stiff printed wrappers bound in. Paris: Louis Conard, 1935. Fine. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1899. Centenary Edition. 33 volumes. Illustratrations by Jules Girardet and Maximilienne Guyon with tissue guards. Short 8vo, bound in pretty 1/2 bright red morocco over marbled boards; gilt-stamped fruit tree motif along spines and dotted raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Boston: Little Brown, 1899. Very good. A few spine ends are lightly rubbed, but overall a very nice set. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1905. Centenary Edition. 34 volumes. Illustrations by Jules Girardet and Maximilienne Guyon, with tissue guards. 8vo, bound in 1/2 deep red morocco over marbled boards; gilt-stamped fruit tree motif along spines and dotted raised bands, marbled endpapers top edge gilt. Boston: Little Brown, 1905. Very good. A few spine ends are lightly rubbed, but overall a very nice set. More
London: Privately Printed, 1817. 3 volumes. Small slim 8vo, attractively bound in older 3/4 polished burgundy calf over marbled boards; gilt spines with green leather labels (lightly worn), t.e.g. London: Privately Printed for the author, 1817. First edition. A very good(+) copy of this exceedingly scarce title. More
New York: Scribner, 1927. Frontispieces with tissue guards, 12 vols., 8vo, 3/4 crimson morocco, ornately gilt spines, top edges gilt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. A fine set. More
Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1812. With an introduction and explanatory notes by Henry Weber. Frontispiece portraits, 14 volumes, 8vo, 3/4 green morocco, gilt-stamped spines with raised bands (previous owner's bookplate inside front cover; slight foxing; spines evenly browned). Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1812. Very good. More
Paris: Baudouin Freres. 15 volumes, 8vo, early 1/2 tan calf, marbled boards ornately gilt spines with red leather spine labels, red speckled edges, occasional foxing, a few small ownership stamps. Paris: Baudouin Freres, 1791-1824. Very good (+) set. BERVILLE et BARRIER. Memoires du Marquis de Ferrierieres. 3 volumes, 504, 512, 532 pp., 1821. La Vie et lea Memoires du General Dumouriez. 4 volumes, 446, 464, 412, 300 pp., 1822. Memoires du Marquis de Bouille. 2 volumes, 440, 324 pp., 1821..... More
London: Rivington, 1778. Copperplate frontispiece, folding map. 5 volumes. Tall 8vo, mottled calf, leather spine labels, heavily gilt spines (rubbed). London: Rivington, 1778. Very good. More
Boston: Hinkley, 1904. Numerous illustrations with tissue guards and colored frontispieces. 14 volumes, tall 8vo, 3/4 brown calf, raised bands with blind stamped design, marbled boards, top edge gilt. Boston: Hinkley, no date, circa 1904. Limited Edition. A very handsome set. Very good(+). Limited and extra illustrated edition. One of 500 numbered copies designed by D.B. Updike and the Merrymount Press. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1963. 3 volumes. 8vo, red cloth, glassine wrappers, publisher's brown board slipcase. New York: Columbia UP, 1963. A fine set in a fine box. Collection of private and public documents intimately portraying the character of the Jews of early America. More
London: John Murray, 1841. 14 volumes. Frontispiece portraits. 12mo, handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf in 3/4 dark blue morocco; gilt-tooled spines with red floral designs and raised bands; lightly shelf-worn. London: John Murray, 1841-1874. First editions. A near fine set. The collection comprises: The Zincali (2 volumes, 1841), The Bible in Spain (3 volumes, 1843), Lavengro (3 volumes, 1851), The Romany Rye (2 volumes, 1857). Wild Wales (3 volumes, 1862), and Romano Lavo-Lil (1874). More
London: Constable & Co., 1923. Edited by Clement Shorter. 16 volumes, 3/4 crimson morocco by Stikeman & Co. (occasional repairs to several joints; previous owner's bookplate inside front cover), gilt-stamped spines with raised bands. London: Constable & Co., 1923-24. A beautiful set. Very good. Norwich edition. Limited to 775 numbered sets initialed by the publisher. More
London: Printed for the Proprietors, 1819. 4 volumes. Extra illustrated with many portraits, views and facsimiles, some folding, done in mezzotints, copper engravings and some in sepia. Small 8vo, 3/4 burgundy morocco, ornately gilt spines, top edges gilt (cover on one volume faded). London: Printed for the Proprietors, 1819. Near Fine. More
Westminster: Constable, 1896. 6 volumes. Frontispiece protected with tissue guard in each volume. Titles in red and black. 12mos, 3/4 black leather over marbled boards, raised spine bands, gilt stamped text and subtle decorations, marbled endpapers. Westminster: Constable, 1896. A fine set. More
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