Glasgow: printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1770. 12mo, pp. [2], 199, [1]; contemporary calf, gilt-decorated spine in 5 compartments, red speckled edges; upper joint barely starting, spine label perished with title evident as blind impression, 1850 signature on free endpaper, text clean and sound; good. Gaskell 449. More
Birmingham: John Baskerville for J. & R. Tonson, 1761. 4 volumes, large 4to, engraved portrait, 3 plates plus 7 plates of medals; contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked to style; bookplates abraded, hinges reinforced, edges rubbed, corners bumped, a very good, sound copy. Gaskell 17. More
[Chicago: Will Penz Co., ca. 1927. Oblong 8vo, 35 color photographs backed in linen, 4 black and white photographs, 3 of them loose, depicting a variety of displays and packaging solutions; contemporary black calf, bound with cord through two-hole punch; binding rubbed, Stadler Photography Company stamp on verso of most photographs; an interesting survival in very good condition. The bold color photographs of this album demonstrate the advertisement of a variety of products, including a Humpty Dumpty Circus toy kit, a display box for Planters Salted Peanuts with the Mr. Peanut icon, Little Crow Buckwheat and Pancake Flower containers, a cross section photograph of packaging for fragile glass lamps, and an advertising billboard for Kahnspotato boxes. More
Glasgow: printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1771. Small 12mo in sixes, pp. vii, [1], 103, [1]; contemporary calf; red morocco label on gilt-paneled spine; very good and sound. The first of three Foulis Press editions of this poem. Gaskell 519 showing this to be a variant issue with daggers in the signature marks "not seen" by him. More
Glasgow: printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1775. Small 12mo in sixes, pp. vii, [1], 103, [1]; contemporary calf; red morocco label on gilt-paneled spine; old accession sticker at the lower gutter of the front cover, the whole a bit rubbed, else very good and sound. Bookplate of the Hope Trust and the early ownership signature of Jane Stevenson. The second of three Foulis Press editions of this poem. Gaskell 576 showing this to be a variant issue with daggers in the signature marks "not seen" by him. More
Paris: Antoine-Augustin Renouard, 1803. 3 vols. in 2, 8vo, pp.xxviii, 446, [2]; [4], 250, [44], 4, [2]; bound with supplement of 1812, [4], ix, [1], 149, [7]; two portrait frontispieces; maroon straight-grain morocco-backed orange boards, smooth gilt-paneled spine gilt-lettered direct, pages uncut and partially unopened; bookplate and early owner's name on front pastedown; occasional foxing, extremities a bit worn and soiled, overall a very good and sound set of an early history of the Manutius family and the Aldine Press, which would remain the most essential guide to the press throughout the 19th century. More
Glasguae: in aedibus Academicius, excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1749. First edition, 4to, pp. xviii, 233, [1]; errata (partly on a printed slip pasted in) on verso of final leaf; diagrams in the text throughout; one or two scuff marks but generally a near fine copy in contemporary full speckled calf, red morocco label on spine. Apollonius of Perga (ca. 262 - 190 B.C.) spent a long time in Alexandria studying with the successors of Euclid during the reign of Ptolomy Euergetes. Gaskell 125. More
Antwerpiae: Ex officina Christophori Plantiti, 1582. 8vo, pp. 285, [3]; woodcut device on title page, woodcut initials and decorations throughout; the final leaf is blank; contemporary full limp vellum, turned-in edges, 19th- or 20th-century manuscript titling on spine; while the textblock is sound, the vellum covers are almost loose. At the top of the title in a 16th-century hand: "Ex dono amantiss. cognati Samuelis. Ian. 20. 1598." The first 45 pages contain a number of early underlinings and annotations in the margins. "The seven Libri adversus gentes ... are a detailed attack on ancient paganism ... The work of Arnobius was for the first time edited by Faustus Sabaeus and printed in Rome, Franciscus Priscianensis, 1542. In his Lectori S. the editor of the Plantanian publication, Theodorus Canterus, explains that he followed this edition..." Adams A-1996; BM-STC Dutch and Flemish, 1470-1600, p. 14; Voet 596. More
London: William Richardson, printer, 1779. First edition, 4to, pp. viii, 165, [1]; printed tables throughout; contemoporary full mottled calf, neatly rebacked to match, red morocco label on spine. John Bernoulli (1744-1807), grandson of Johann Bernoulli, and son of Johann Bernoulli, II, was known around the world as a child prodigy. He studied at Basel and at Neuchâtel, and when only thirteen took the degree of doctor in philosophy. When he was fourteen, he got the degree of master of jurisprudence. At nineteen he was appointed astronomer royal of Berlin. A year later, he reorganized the astronomical observatory at the Berlin Academy. Some years after, he visited Germany, France and England, and subsequently Italy, Russia and Poland. His travel accounts were of great cultural and historical importance. More
London: John Murray, 1844. Small folio, pp. xx, 201, [3]; tables throughout; near fine copy in contemporary full calf, gilt rules on covers, gilt-decorated spine in 7 compartments, morocco labels in 2, a.e.g. More
Birmingham: John Baskerville for J. & R. Tonson, 1761. 4 volumes, large 4to, engraved portrait, 7 plates of medals (the three engraved plates in volume 1 lacking); full contemporary polished calf, gilt decorated spine, red and green morocco labels; joints split, spine rubbed. Gaskell 17. More
[Paris]: au Palais Royal, chez Ruault, 1785. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], lvi, 237; later full speckled calf, red morocco label on gilt decorated spine; slight wear at the top of the spine, else generally a fine copy. Contemporary ownership inscription of Alfred Vaux. Beaumarchais (1732-1799) aided the American cause by purchasing supplies for the American army in the Revolution. This play is his famous sequel to his earlier Le Barbier de Seville. It was first performed in 1784 and because of its immediate success there are many editions printed in 1785, this being the first. It was the later inspiration for the operas of Rossini and Mozart. Tchemerzine, II, p. 14-15: "The first edition was published without illustrations. Very soon after 5 illustrations by St Quentin were added." Printing and the Mind of Man 230: "Public interest was whetted by its satirical references to the aristocracy, and it was this that first won it fame. Although greeted with enthusiasm by French society, it in fact contributed largely to its destruction. It is, however, the music of Mozart which has immortalized it as the perfect type of comedy...no one can doubt its immortality." More
Ludg. Batav. [Leiden]: ex officina Elserviriorum, 1637. First edition, small 8vo, pp. [8], 390, [10]; title page in red and black with woodcut printer's device; 19th century green calf-backed marbled boards, smooth gilt-decorated spine laid out in 5 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 1; very good, sound copy. A series of quotations from ancient authors divided under the headings of physiology, dietetics, symptomatology and therapeutics, among others. Copinger 363; Willems 453. More
Oxonii: typographeo Clarendoniano, 1763. 4to, pp. [6], 415, [1]; the first leaf is blank; late 19th-century half brown morocco over brown cloth sides, gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 2, t.e.g.; first 4 leaves darkened from (?) smoke (?) in top outer corners; the binding lightly rubbed, but generally very good and sound. With an inscription on the recto of the first blank: "Dono dedit McAynscombe / Samuel Peach." Gaskell Add. 1 noting only 500 copies were printed; an octavo edition also appeared in an edition of 2,000. Darlow & Moule 4754: "Printed with the types of the celebrated Birmingham printer John Baskerville, generally reproduces that of Mill (no. 4725)..." More
Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1903. Edition limited to 473 copies printed for members only; 4 volumes, 8vo, frontispiece in each volume in two states, one a remarque proof on Japanese vellum, the other on Holland paper without remarque, from original oil paintings by Howard Pyle, etched by W.H.W. Bicknell; title pages printed in colors on Japan paper; original full blue morocco, gilt-paneled spines in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 2, seal of the Bibliophile Society gilt stamped on covers, gilt turn-ins, t.e.g.; spines a touch discolored, bookplates in all volumes; a fine copy. This edition contains "Rare Books and Their Values" by William P. Cutler and an introduction by Richard Garnett. More
Parma: Dalla Stamperia Reale, 1780. First edition, 4to, pp. [6], 5-144; contemporary paste-paper boards, neatly rebacked to style; a very good copy of a handsomely produced volume. Brooks, 177. More
Glasgua: R. ed A. Foulis, 1772. Small 8vo, pp. xvi, 171, [1]; 7 engraved plates; contemporary speckled calf, gilt border, smooth gilt-decorated spine laid out in 6 compartments, black morocco label in 1, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers; gilt on spine worn, very good. Armorial bookplate of Westport House and signature of Louisa Catherine Altamont, an ancestor of Princess Diana, on endpaper. The Foulis brothers rarely included illustrations in their productions. This is one of the few exceptions. Gaskell 537. More
Firenze: Tipografia Barbera, 1927. Edition limited to 750 (this one of 700 numbered) copies, large 8vo (in 4s), pp. xiii, [3], 357, [3]; frontispiece, numerous illustrations and facsimilies throughout; untrimmed, orange paper-covered boards, paper label on spine, parchment dust jacket printed in black; limitation number of this copy has been scratched away on title page verso, Luigi Gonnelli & Figli bookseller ticket on upper corner of front pastedown, hinges cracked, dust jacket chipped with top edge of back cover torn away; a good copy of this comprehensive bibliography of Bodoni's work. More
Edinburgh: printed for Peter Hill; Longman Hurst [et al.], 1815. 8vo, pp. [4], 148, [76] tables, 2; uncut and largely unopened in original blue paper-covered boards, brown paper shelf-back with printed paper label on spine; a very good, sound copy. More
Glasgow: printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1774. 2 volumes, 12mo (in 6s), pp. xvi, 227, [1]; [229]-476; full contemporary tree calf, gilt-decorated borders on covers, smooth gilt-decorated spine laid out in 7 compartments, morocco labels in 2, gilt urns in the others; lightly rubbed, near fine. Early ownership signature of Eliz. Lloyd at the top of both title pages. Gaskell 564. More
Glasgow: printed by Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1769. 12mo, 2 volumes, pp. xvi, 227, [1]; 229-470; variant copy, without cross signatures; recent red cloth backed in burgundy morocco, gilt spine in 5 compartments with gilt title direct in 1; near fine. A satiric poem on the English Civil War. Gaskell 485. More
Lug Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]: ex officina Elzeviriana, 1625. 8vo, pp. [16], xvi, 855, [41]; engraved title page and a handsome full-page engraving of Elizabeth (both within the collation); later full calf, blindstamped borders on covers and fillets on spine; a bit rubbed and worn, but generally very good and sound. Copinger 759; Willems 227. More
Cambridge: printed by John Baskerville, printer to the university, 1762. First duodecimo Baskerville edition, 12mo, 198 leaves, collating as in Gaskell; the title a cancellans as described by Gaskell (with the price of "five shillings, unbound"); bound with: Sternhold, Thomas, & John Hopkins. The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre. Birmingham: printed by John Baskerville, 1762. [55 of 61] leaves, wanting K2-L6; first Baskerville edition; together in contemporary full red morocco, elaborate gilt borders on covers, gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments without letters, a.e.g.; extremities lightly rubbed, but generally a very good copy in a nice binding. Gaskell 20 ("Baskerville agreed with the University to print an edition of 4000 copies") and 21 respectively. More
Glasgow: printed by Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1765. First Foulis edition, 8vo, pp. 597, [21] (table); modern quarter polished tan calf over marbled boards, spine in 6 compartments with gilt rules and elaborate decorations stamped in blind, maroon morocco label; trimmed, toned at edges, occasional spots, overall a very good, attractive copy. Gaskell 440. More
Glasguae: In aedibus academicis, excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-49. 20 volumes, foolscap 12mo, contemporary full speckled calf, red morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines, gilt lettering direct showing individual titles (sometime rubbed with minor loss); joints barely starting; very good and sound. Edited by J. Oliveti. The set was also issued in pot 12mo. A handsome and complete set in a nice contemporary binding. Gaskell 101. More
