Self published volume by amateur astronomer Walter Goodacre. His hand-drawn maps of the Moon were the standard and in use for many years. Included are dozens of his sketches of the surface as well as a number of high quality plates of some of the most striki [more...]
Hatchards and Son; Bentham & Co.; Millikin, Dublin 1829
'With Anecdotes, documents and cases interesting to Christian Moralist who decline the combat; to experienced duellists; and to benevolent legislators.' Scarce volume containing Hamilton's collected writings on Duelling including The Royal Code of Honour and [more...]
The extant literary works of Callimachus in the original greek with a translation into Latin by Bonaventura Vulcanius with annotations and index. Together with the bucolic poetry of Moschus of Syracuse and Bion of Smyrna. Callimachus is perhaps best remember [more...]
J. Fuller, J. Rivington, W. Owen, L. Hawes and T. Longman etc. 1770
Eighth edition, revised and correct. 'To which is added a supplement to his commentary on the wars in Gaul. As also commentaries on the Alexandrian, Africa and Spanish Wars by Aulus Hirtius or Oppius etc.' Quarter leather binding of Bladen's 1704 translatio [more...]
The five books of Juvenal's Satires and book one of Persius' satires, with annotations by Theodore Pulman. Printed by christophe Plantin. Text in Latin, annotations in latin to margin. Decorated initials, Plantin's device to title page. Later 17th/18th cen [more...]
'With illustrations on steel and wood by the most eminent artists'. Splendid half leather set of this lavishly illustrated guide to the sights and landscape of Great Britain and Europe. With dramatic, somewhat romantic full page, tissue guarded steel engravi [more...]
Archibald Constable & Co.; Dawson; University of London Institute; Oxford University Press 1903
The first ten volumes of the colossal ongoing Victoria History of the County of Essex plus the bibliography and first and second bibliography supplements. Began in 1903 to rival and update Morant's comprehensive 1768 history of Essex, The first three volumes [more...]
'A treatise on ancient painting, containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the greeks and romans. The High opinion which the great men of antiquity had of it, its connection to poetry and philosophy and the use that may b [more...]
T. Osborne, J. Whiston, S.Baker, L. Davis, C. Reymers, B. White 1768
The first complete edition of Morant's influential county history that was unrivalled until the recent Victoria History of Essex. Includes his 1748 text 'The History and Antiquities of Colchester' in an updated form. 'Compiled from the best and most ancient [more...]
Limited edition Gregynog Press edition of selected autobiographical writings by Shaw. Number 103 of 300. Full leather binding designed by artist Paul Nash, with art deco style initials to front and rear cover. Printed on handmade paper by Arnold and Foster, [more...]
Ambitiously produced edition of Milton's epic poem, begun by the Richter brothers in 1794 but completed and published in 1796. With twelve splendid engraved plates and twelve engraved headpieces done by Henry James Richter to accompany each book of Paradise L [more...]
Scarce volume describing Prichard's pioneering journey to Haiti in 1899, becoming, reportedly, the first white man to cross the country in a hundred years. An entertaining, eventful and often sympathetic account. With b/w photographs taken by Prichard. Later [more...]
Tremendous illustrated 'Savoy' edition of Shakespeare's complete works. Including all his plays and his sonnets plus his longer poems, the Rape of Lucrece etc. Printed in double columns. With a brief biography. With 28 colour images, including the Chandos p [more...]
'depuis Schaffhouse jusqu'en Hollande, à Bade, à la vallée de la Murg et à la Forêt Noire, aux principaux environs et aux bains de ces contrées' . Half leather with marbled boards. Guide to walking routes along the Rhine. Text in french. Complete wi [more...]
'with the Self-Interpreting and Explanatory Notes, and Marginal References, of the Late John Brown to which is Appended, A Complete Concordance of the Old and New Testaments'. Impressive full leather Bible. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine, raised bands. A [more...]
Lavishly illustrated account of the history of the nineteenth century and how it reflected in the culture, fashions and mores of society. Features hundreds of images of pictures and engravings, with dozens of colour plates reproduced from La Mode, Gallery of [more...]
Six volumes of Surtees' popular humorous hunting themed novels. Featuring 88 hand coloured steel engraved plates by John Leech and Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz) plus hand-coloured title pages and dozens of b/w wood engravings within the text. No date but c.1880. [more...]
Impressive illustrated edition of Green's pioneering history of England that eschews War and International politics and focuses on English people and society; which, according to Green, was more influential to the nation and its development than battles and ki [more...]
'Orne de figues'. Early edition (possibly first, possibly a pirated copy) of Fromaget's controversial 1742 novel that was banned immediately. Purporting to be a historical document published in Constantinople (hence a lack of bibliographic information), Le C [more...]
Early edition of Irving's sometimes imaginative (though less so than in his biography of Columbus) history of conquest of Granada that saw Ferdinand II defeat Abu Abdallah Muhammad, conquering the last muslim stronghold in Spain in 1491. Irving traveled to Sp [more...]
