SAINT PIERRE, JACQUES HENRI BERNARDIN DE; CLARKE, E [TRANSL.]

The Studies of Nature to Which Are Added the Indian Cottage and Paul and Virginia. Three Volume Set

London: W Emans, 1836. Reprint. Grey hardback cloth spine on card boards. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 340pp; 452pp; 213pp, 128pp, 62pp. Engraved frontisplates. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (also known as Bernardin de St. Pierre) (1737 21 January 1814) was a French writer and botanist. He is best known for his 1788 novel Paul et Virginie, now largely forgotten, but in the 19th century a very popular children's book.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Covers rubbed and lightly worn. Corners bumped. Scattered browning an off-setting within .

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Book number: k1382

Catalogue: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Keywords: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Philosophy Fiction

SHOBERL, FREDERIC; ACKERMANN, R

The World in Miniature. Russia. Being a Description of the Character Manners, Customs, Dress, Diversions... Of Different Nations. Four Volume Set

London: R Ackermann, Repository of Arts, [1822]. [First Edition]. Brown hardback half-leather covers. 150mm x 90mm (6" x 4"). xiiii, 181pp; 294pp; 204pp; 262pp. Seventy-two hand-coloured plates by Ackermann.. G : in good condition without dustwrapper. Covers rubbed. Volume I - hinges weak but holding. Spines worn with loss to lower half of vol IV and upper edge of vol II. Sporadic light foxing and off-setting .

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Book number: k0640

Catalogue: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Keywords: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Illustrated Books Europe

[COMBE, WILLIAM]; STRONG, ADAM; ET AL

The Diaboliad, a Poem. [Bound with] a Letter to Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire + the First of April + the Electrical Eel + the Old Serpent's Reply + the English Garden, First and Second Books + the Senators + Stanzas Occasioned by Reading . .

London: Printed for G. Kearsley; et al, 1777. First Editions and Reprints. Half-leather hardback with marbled boards. 260mm x 220mm (10" x 9"). [280pp]. Title page engraving for 'The Senators'... 'a Very Satirical Copy of Verses Highly Reflecting on Mrs ******'s Poetical-Assembly at Bath-Easton'. An interesting selection of 18th century satire, erotica, and horticulture. Published 1772-7.. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Hinges cracked. Handwritten list of contents on pastedown, also bookplate. Occasional notation within. Damage to some pages (holes in paper) impinging on text. Content in overall good condition .

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Book number: c1907

Catalogue: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Keywords: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Poetry

SWEDENBORG, EMANUEL

A Treatise Concerning Heaven and Hell and of the Wonderful Things Therein

London: C W Leadbeater / Vernon and Hood, 1800. Fourth Edition. Brown hardback half-leather covers on marbled boards. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 506pp. Translated from the original Latin.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Rebacked with new endpapers. Boards rubbed. Corners bumped. Previous owner's inscription to fep. Sm tear to title page with loss to one letter of the title. Sporadic light foxing .

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Book number: k1304

Catalogue: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Keywords: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Religion

TAYLOR [ANN]

The Family Mansion

London: Taylor and Hessey, 1819. First Edition. Burgundy hardback leather cover. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 206pp + ads. Engraved frontisplate.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Browning and off-setting to title page and frontisplate. Marbled endpapers .

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Book number: k1381

Catalogue: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Keywords: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Fiction

TIEDEMANN, FREDERIC; BENNETT, WILLIAM [TRANS.]

The Anatomy of the Foetal Brain; with a Comparative Exposition of Its Structure in Animals

London: John Carfrae & Son/ Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1826. First Edition. Blue paper-covered boards. 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). xv, 324pp + plates & ads. 14 b/w plates. To which are added some late observations on the influence of the sanguineous system over the developement of the nervous system in general.. Worn conditiont. Cover rubbed. Spine missing. Plates darkened. Some foxing, but content in overall good condition. Ex Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Library .

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Book number: h2002

Catalogue: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Keywords: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Medicine Psychology