The New Bath Guide: Or, Memoirs of the B-N-R-D Family. In a Series of Poetical Epistles. A New Edition. Christopher Anstey

London, Printed by C. Whittingham, for the Associated Booksellers,Verner and Hood, J. Cuthell, Ogilvy and Son, J. Walker, Lackington, Allen & Co., J. Nunn, Otridge and Son, 1800. New Edition. Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. I here present you with a collection of letters, written by a family during their residence at Bath; the first of them, from a romantic young lady . . . " A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but internally quite nice and readable. Some discoloration to and staining of rear panel of vellum boards, cracking to half of front joint, cover beginning to separate. Title in pen to spine, toning to endpapers, missing half-title, faded damp-staining to a range of pages at book's end, unobtrusive. iii, 155 pp., [5] pp. including a page of the publisher's ads, with five engraved plates, quite fine, each engraved in 1797.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fair

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C.C. Sallustii Catilinaria Et Jugurthina Bella

Parisiis, P. Didot et F. Didot, 1801. Editio Stereotypa. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Trilingual in Italian, Latin and French. 12mo hardcover format, all edges gilt, leather covers, dentelles-ruled along edges, cracking to half of rear joint, an inch to the front joint, else still quite sturdy, moderate rubbing to extremities, clean interior, with blue marbled endpapers. Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually Anglicised as Sallust (86 – c. 35 BC), was a Roman historian and politician from a plebeian family, according to his Wikipedia entry. "Probably born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines, Sallust became a partisan of Julius Caesar (100 to 44 BC), circa 50s BC. He is the earliest known Latin-language Roman historian with surviving works to his name, of which Conspiracy of Catiline (on the eponymous conspiracy), The Jugurthine War (on the eponymous war), and the Histories (of which only fragments survive) remain extant." 150 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Anonymous

Seaman's Narratives: Tom Starboard and Jack Halyard; the Navy Surgeon; Conversation in a Boat; the Shipmates; the Seaman's Chart; the Chistian Traveller; a Voice from the Austria; Bob the Cabin Boy; the First Voyage; Letter to Seamen on First Coming Ashore; Help the Seaman

New York, American Tract Society, . . Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Yet another contribution to the American Tract Society's 2,000+ pocketbook-sized admonishments to abstemiousness and salubrity, temperance in all things. Published circa 1870 (no date of publication stated). Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned, unmarked interior but for previous owner's bookplate inside front flap, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in brown pebbly, blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 276, [2] pp. + lots of black-and-white engraved plates.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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D'Anvers, Caleb

The Craftsman, Volume III

London, R. Francklin, 1731. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of the writings to and from Caleb D'Anvers (Nicholas Amhurst), Grays Inn, Esquire, nothing fancy, but complete, sturdy and still attractive. Top-stained in blue, with speckled-red fore- and bottom-edges. This volume begins with Issue No. 86, Saturday, February 24, 1727-8. 322 pp. including Appendix, and then with additional advertisements by publisher and a full Index, not abbreviated, but written out. Features engraved frontispiece, author's portrait on title page, head and tail pieces, decorated initials in each volume. Bound in marbled paper over boards, with calf leather over tips, spine, five raised bands to spine, gilt tooling along edges, spine, scuffing thereto, cracking to joints, but still sturdy. Nicholas Amhurst was born at Marden, Kent, according to an entry on Penny's Poetry Pages about him. Educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, having matriculated in 1716 to St John's College, Oxford, he was expelled there three years later for, he argued, his Whig principles as expressed in his quite popular writings. Known as a satirist of Oxford morals, he became something of a gadfly to many authorities. Moving from Oxford (post-expulsion) to London, he commenced his career in literature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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D'Anvers, Caleb

The Craftsman, Volume XIV

London, R. Francklin, 1737. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of the writings to and from Caleb D'Anvers (Nicholas Amhurst), Grays Inn, Esquire, nothing fancy, but complete, sturdy and still attractive. Top-stained in blue, with speckled-red fore- and bottom-edges. This volume begins with Issue No. 466, Saturday, June 7, 1735. 359 pp. including Appendix and a full Index, not abbreviated, but written out. Features author's portrait on title page, head and tail pieces, decorated initials in each volume. Bound in marbled paper over boards, with calf leather over tips, spine, five raised bands to spine, gilt tooling along edges, spine, attractive fleurs-de-lis, scuffing thereto, cracking to joints, some loss of paper here and there, Remains of a former paper repair inside front flap, rubbing to gilt-tooled titles, waffling of text-block, but still sturdy and with signs of neither mildew nor odor. Nicholas Amhurst was born at Marden, Kent, according to an entry on Penny's Poetry Pages about him. Educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, having matriculated in 1716 to St John's College, Oxford, he was expelled there three years later for, he argued, his Whig principles as expressed in his quite popular writings. Known as a satirist of Oxford morals, he became something of a gadfly to many authorities. Moving from Oxford (post-expulsion) to London, he commenced his career in literature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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D'Anvers, Caleb [Nicholas Amhurst]

The Craftsman, Volume V

London, R. Francklin, 1731. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of the writings to and from Caleb D'Anvers (Nicholas Amhurst), Grays Inn, Esquire, nothing fancy, but complete, sturdy and still attractive. Top-stained in blue, with speckled-red fore- and bottom-edges. This volume commences Saturday, May 24th, 1729. 331 pp. including Appendix and a full Index, not abbreviated, but written out. Features engraved frontispiece, quite fine, author's portrait on title page, head and tail pieces, decorated initials in each volume. Bound in marbled paper over boards, with calf leather over tips, spine, five raised bands to spine, gilt tooling along edges, spine, remains of fleurs-de-lis, scuffing thereto, cracking to joints, some loss of paper here and there, Rubbing to gilt-tooled titles, waffling of text-block, but still sturdy and with signs of neither mildew nor odor. Nicholas Amhurst was born at Marden, Kent, according to an entry on Penny's Poetry Pages about him. Educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, having matriculated in 1716 to St John's College, Oxford, he was expelled there three years later for, he argued, his Whig principles as expressed in his quite popular writings. Known as a satirist of Oxford morals, he became something of a gadfly to many authorities. Moving from Oxford (post-expulsion) to London, he commenced his career in literature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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D'Anvers, Caleb [Nicholas Amhurst]

The Craftsman, Volume XI

London, R. Francklin, 1737. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of the writings to and from Caleb D'Anvers (Nicholas Amhurst), Grays Inn, Esquire, nothing fancy, but complete, sturdy and still attractive. Top-stained in blue, with speckled-red fore- and bottom-edges. This volume commences Saturday, April 28, 1733. 285 pp. including Appendix and a full Index, not abbreviated, but written out. Features engraved frontispiece, quite fine, author's portrait on title page, head and tail pieces, decorated initials in each volume. Bound in marbled paper over boards, with calf leather over tips, spine, five raised bands to spine, gilt tooling along edges, spine, remains of fleurs-de-lis, scuffing thereto, cracking to joints, some loss of paper here and there, Rubbing to gilt-tooled titles, waffling of text-block, but still sturdy and with signs of neither mildew nor odor. Nicholas Amhurst was born at Marden, Kent, according to an entry on Penny's Poetry Pages about him. Educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, having matriculated in 1716 to St John's College, Oxford, he was expelled there three years later for, he argued, his Whig principles as expressed in his quite popular writings. Known as a satirist of Oxford morals, he became something of a gadfly to many authorities. Moving from Oxford (post-expulsion) to London, he commenced his career in literature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Giovanni Boccacci

Del Decamerone, Volume I, Volume II

Amsterdamo, Di Messer, 1761. . Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Solidly Good condition examplars of an often "false imprint" title (see below) during this era of publication, being a mid-18th century collection of stories of Eros and Cupid. Two handsome volumes in 12mo hardcover format, bound in calf leather, with five fine gilt fleurs-de-lis and five raised bands to spines, and gilt ruling to front and rear. Moderate rubbing to tips and edges, raised bands, with a ding to and some scratches of rear panel of Volume I. Small insect hole to the rear board of Volume I. Some slight rubbing to, mottling of leather of both front boards. Small period ink inscription to the first free endpapers. Light staining to upper corner of pages to volume II, with tide-lining here and there to Volume I. One endpaper present but detached, not containing text. Pulled endpaper, still attached, to Volume II. Blank edges and some margins a bit toned. Occasional period annotations to margins. Else, interiors clean, unmarked. Lovely black-and-white steel engraved title page vignettes, featuring Cupid bending the ear of a man (Boccaccio?) glancing up at the lovelies on the veranda's balcony, quite fine. From the previous owner's book description: "The Decameron is a collection of short stories by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa just outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived of the Decameron after the epidemic of 1348 and completed it by 1353. The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic." Italian language texts. Short 12mo in format, and with unusually wide margins, making for easy reading. What makes this set unusual and valuable, however, is that it is a "false imprint." Owing usually to a controversial, often erotic nature, stories such as those compiled here were not easily claimed by printers and publishers as their own. Here, "Amsterdamo" appears in the imprint of this edition though it was more likely printed in Venice, perhaps by Antonio Locatelli, if the several similar editions available on-line are any clue, for example, the notice, "Si Vende Lire Venti Venete," at end of Volume II. A Swann Gallery catalogue notes that "false imprints" have been issued for hundreds of years, either to "duck a charge of heresy (no one wanted to run afoul of the Inquisition)" or to "stay out of hot water with the ruling powers." Most common in the hand-press period (roughly from the origins of the Gutenberg Bible's printing) until the birth and growth of the Industrial Revolution), "false imprints" helped to conceal the origins of the item altogether (in case of a controversial title or topic) or to trade on the good names and reputations of the better typographers and printers. xvi, 1-611l; [2], 3-493 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Boccaccio, Giovanni

Trente Novelle Di Messer Giovanni Boccaccio Scelte Dal Suo Decamerone

Venezia, Italy, Coi Tipi di Francesco Andreola, 1817. . Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Scarce in the trade, there being currently no additional copies of this edition available on-line, and none listed by Worldcat dot org . Italian language reprint of Boccaccio's observations about the plague years in Italy in and around 1348, especially in Florence. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned interior at worst, moderate rubbing to extremities, being marbled paper over boards, blue cloth-backed. Lightly cracked pastedowns front and rear, else sturdy and clean. Good-looking exemplar of an exceedingly scarce title. Previous owner's penned inscription at first free endpaper. 240 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Boileau, Nicholas

Oeuvres de M. Boileau Despreaux

Paris, France, Aux Depens de la Compagnie, 1782. . Hardcover. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy, bound in a tan vellum over boards, some cracking to front joint, remains of penned lettering to spine, rubbing to, scuffing of tips and edges. Penned notations inside front flap (Raymond F. Boileau, Le Havre from L'Abbe Merio," and on first free endpaper ("6 Oct. 1918 en souvenier xxx Merio// Ch. Aum." Additional penned inscription inside rear flap. Lovely black-and-white engraved heads, tails and initials and a fine publisher device to title page. Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau "was a French poet and critic. He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the prose. He was greatly influenced by Horace," according to his Wikipedia entry. He was the fifteenth child of Gilles Boileau and sibling to other famous siblings. When their father died he was left a small fortune and devoted himself largely to reading and writing letters. Frontis matter, 6-360 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Bossuet, J.

Discorso Sopra la Storia Universale Per Delucidare la Continuazion Della Religione E le Mutazioni Degl'Imperj, Dal Principio Del Mondo Sino All'Impero Di Carlo Magno

Venezia, Italy, Paolo Baglioni, 1715. . Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Translated from the original French by Selvaggio Canturani into Italian, two volumes being bound as one. The title page continues: "Di Monsignore Jacopo Benigno Bossuet Vescovo di Meaux, Consigliere del Regia Precettore del Serenissimo Delfino, Primo Limosiniere di Madama la Delfina." Translated, a Discourse, a treatise on Universal History. To clarify the continuation of religion and the changes of empires, from the beginning of the world to the empire of Charlemagne. Then Continuation of the Universal History from the Year 800 of Our Lord to the Year 1700. Published in Venice, by Paolo Baglioni, 1715, the first edition being apparently in 1712. Remarkably sturdy little tome, attractive, stands easily upright. Bound in a tan vellum over boards, chipping at spine bottom with a tendon stitch showing, gilt lettering over burgundy leather label at spine, four raised bands thereto. Blue-stained page edges all round. Beautiful publisher device at title page, sharp and distinct black-and-white engravings of heads and tails, initials and historiated initials. "Carlo Magno" (Charlemagne) was born on 2 April 748 and died on 28 January 814. Charlemagne became King of the Franks in 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 800, all until his death in 814, says his Wikipedia entry. He is credited with "uniting the majority of Western Central Europe, and he was the first recognized emperor to rule in the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier." His leadership spawned multiple political and societal changes and forever protected the Papacy. [1], 3-461 [8], 7-218 [1] pp. including a publisher's notice of additional titles.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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John Henry Brady

A Critical and Analytical Dissertation on the Names of Persons

London, Published by J. Nichols and Son, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, rebound handsomely in white vellum, gilt lettering over vellum label, newer endpapers. Clean, unmarked interior, light foxing to endpapers else quite bright of interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. xii [1], 2-56 [3] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Burnham, Clara Louise

No Gentlemen

Chicago, Illinois , Henry A. Sumner & Company, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Published anonymously, but the author was Clara Louise Burnham. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in brock-red cloth over boards, black illustration and gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Forward cock to spine, light toning to interior, new, stiff blue card-stock endpapers. Her Wikipedia entry notes that Clara Louise Burnham (née, Root; May 25, 1854 – June 20, 1927) "was an American novelist. After the success of No Gentlemen (1881), other books followed, including A Sane Lunatic (1882), Dearly Bought (1884), Next Door (1886), Young Maids and Old (1888), The Mistress of Beech Knoll (1890), and Miss Bagg's Secretary (1892)." 348 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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de Chaide, Pedro Malon

La Conversion de la Madalena, En Que Se Ponen Los Tres Estados Que Tuvo de Pescadora, de Penitente, I de Gracia

Valencia, Italy, Imp. en la oficina de Salvador Faulí, 1794. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Full title: La Conversion de la Madalena, en Que se Ponen Los Tres Estados que Tuvo de Pecadora, de Penitente, I de Gracia, and translated as The Conversion of the Madalena, with the Three States of Pecadora, Penitent, and Grace. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, bound in what appears to be original publisher's vellum binding, mildly soiled and moderately rubbed, stitches and knots showing slightly, coveres having partially separated and been expertly glue-repaired. Some soiling to and extensive penned inscription at first free endpaper, rubbed out. xxxii, 1-464 pp. Entirely in Spanish. Particularly fine publisher engraved device at title page. Fine engraved initials, moderate foxing throughout, text-block lightly waffled, some signs of insect damage but unobtrusive, but quite bright of interior. Pedro Malon de Chaide was an Augustinian monk who had some difficulties in publishing this work in the Spanish language. Palau says of him "the pure and traditional style of Malon de Chaide is a glory for Spanish literature, and there are even those who grant him primacy over the celebrated brother Luis de Leon." All in, a quite scarce and valuable work of early Spanish literature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fair

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Madame Cottin

Elizabeth; or, the Exiles of Siberia. A Tale, Founded Upon Facts

Boston, Massachusetts, Bedlington, 1828. . Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. An early reprint, translated into English from the original French of Sophie Cottin (22 March 1770 – 25 August 1807), a French writer "whose novels were popular in the 19th century, and [that] were translated into several different languages" (Wikipedia). She met and married her first husband in Jean-Paul-Marie Cottin, a banker, and published Elizabeth; or, the Exiles of Siberia (Elisabeth ou les Exilés de Sibérie) first in 1806 (Nuttall). Her first husband died in her early twenties, she went to live with relatives and died very young. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, bound in leather over boards, moderate rubbing to tips and edges, scuffing to spine and loss of leather there, gilt decorations at spine. Moderate foxing of endpapers front and rear, dissipating in both directions, generally clean and unmarked of interior. Some lovely black-and-white engraved plates at frontis.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fair

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Book number: 357203

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