Lovett,Rev.Richard

NORWEGIAN PICTURES Drawn with Pen & Pencil

London, Religious Tact Society 1st edition 1885 full-page & other illustrations (137)w.fine views &c + folding Map of Sweden & Norway colored in outline . sm.folio red gilt pictorial cloth (lower hinge with 2" repaired and old cloth relaid/some marks /tips sl.worn/and spine sun faded but gilt covers bright ) All Edges Gilt 224pp + pictorial catalogue of others in the series.Some gutters show sl.rusting of the staples but nowhere near any print.Owner's name to blank side of frontis & top margin of titlepage. Prelims and catalogue have some pale foxing as does the first text leaf. Thereafter only very minimal Marginal foxing and pages crisp and clean.

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N° du livre: V75487

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Mots-clés: Scandinavia Norway illustrated topography travel

Lovett,Rev.Richard

WELSH PICTURES Drawn with Pen & Pencil

London, R.T.S. 1893 inscirption full page & other illustrations (72) throughout of fine views etc . lg.8vo blue pictorial cloth gilt title to cover and spine with gilt bust of Welsh costume cover with Carnavon? On the waterfront side with ships etc.(tips very sl.worn/a few small snags to edge) All Edges Gilt 192pgs +pictorial catalogue inscr.FEP else V.G. The illustations on good quality paper thus are crisp and detailed with none of the muzziness seen in the editions printed abroad.

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N° du livre: V75619

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Mots-clés: Wales topography illustrated

Lovisino, Marco Antonio

ESPOSITIONE DELL'XI ET XII CAP. DEL IIII LIB. D'ESDRA: sopra gli accidenti passati, presenti, & futuri della revolutione del grande & tremendo Imperio dell'Aquila: Quarta,& ultima Monarchia nel Mondo. .. In Venetia .. Matheo Boselli 1571

Venice ITALY, Matthew Boselli 1st first edition 1571 Woodcuts inc. small map of Constantinople (57) with repeats + printer's mark of bull riden by Roman soldier + 3 historiated large capitals (Penelope weaving, Sampson's hair being cut, maid chased by sol. Quarto (21.5x15.5cm) neatly rebound in newer vellum ([4]+92+[12] leaves), titlepage remargined to top corner (no loss of text and only about 1cm loss to corner paper), lower corner with similar loss not repaired. Faint oval ownership stamp, corner loss to 1st few leaves nowhere near text, minor edge browning/foxing & some irregular page tanning becoming stronger towards end with last 4 leaves of index browned and with some marginal erosion, only last leaf has some loss to page numbers and a few initial letters, neatly repaired. *A curious work with much occult & apocalyptic content (see M. Reeves, The influence of prophecy in the later Middle Ages, Oxford Clarendon Press 1969, passim). The woodcuts show mythical beasts with multiple heads, bears eating kings, Babylonian whore riding a multiheaded beast etc with symbolic lettering & other cryptic messages. Brunet III, 1190 calls this "A unique work, rare and almost unknown. Following Esra and other Biblical prophets, the author warns of the coming invasion of the Turks into all the countries of Europe." Lovisino seeks to ridcule Islam, depicting a beast with the body of the Prophet. This first and probably only edition was published in the same year as the Ottoman defeat at Lepanto, which heralded a decline in successful Ottoman conquests in Europe (Referenced by Adams L1539).

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N° du livre: V69222

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Mots-clés: Occult biblical study Prophecies Woodcuts

Low,Marie & Maud West

THROUGH WOODLAND AND MEADOW & other poems with sketches from Nature

London, Ernest Nister /New York,E.P.Dutton not after 1899 chromoliths on 12 quarter or half-pages with sepia line drawings on all other pages by Marie Low & Maud West. . lg 4to brown embossed cloth on bevelled boards with white wild roses,green leaves and pink buds all enhanced with much gilt and gilt titled to cover and spine.[tips sl.bumped else bright and clean] All Edges Gilt onpaginated but [48pp] printed on thick art paper. Poems by William Morris, C.Bingham, Edith Nesbit, Jean Ingelow among others. The end papers printed with gilt foliated overall design. Very Good condition, no tears, no pages coming loose, no sunning or marking on binding or contents. Bright and clearn. This copy with Large Prize label from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals with portrait of QUEEN VICTORIA as patroness and "presented to Winifered C.Chaut... at the Crystal Palace May 13th 1899"

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N° du livre: V75446

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Mots-clés: chromolithographs poetry Queen Victoria Presentation Crystal Palace

Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus)

DE RERUM NATURA Libri Sex. Accedunt Selectae Lectiones dilucidando Poemati appositae.

Paris, Joseph Barbou 1st thus. 1754 Copperplate frontis + engraved added title + 6 plates by Frans van Mieris engraved in reduced size here by Cl. Duflos. . Duodecimo (16x9.5cm) contemporary 3-colour marbled leather gilt (spine leather very worn, defective at hinges, some flaking as often with marbled leathers when acidic colours used), All Edges Gilt. Fine original marbled endpapers with Clifton College bookplate and donor's name S[amuel S[tanley] Marling [of Stanley Park, Stroud 1864-1963]. Frontis + engraved title +xxxvi (inc. printed title with woodcut printer's mark, preface, life of Lucretius, editions catalogue etc.) +288pp inc. variant readings at end. Pages crisp and clean throughout. *As usual with Barbou classics, a handsome printing, with nice engraved head and tailpieces, fine plates and pretty initials.

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N° du livre: V74899

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Mots-clés: classic Latin poetry

Lupton,David] anonymous (STC 16942)

GLORY OF THEIR TIMES or The Lives of ye Primitive Fathers, co[n]tayning their Chiefest Actions, workes, Sentences, and Deaths.

London, I.Okes 1640 Engraved Titlepage with 5 vignette illustrations surrounding the title within cartouche signed G. Glover + 45 text engravings of early church leaders. . Small quarto Tan leather with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration in compartments spine titled in blind tooling.as also along dentelles. [Tips worn /head of spine sl.chipped/ partial wear to hinges but all cords fully secure and covers well attached.] [8pp incl.pictorial titlepage + to reader +contents ] +538pp Neat name to margin to To reader with J.Hamilton 1782 and below Mary Hamilton, some erratic pagination but collated and complete. *Biography for each Church Father, with their most famous sayings and a list of their complete writings with text within ruled borders and printed side notes. All the portraits in good impressions and some with additional small insert of happenings from the life of Philo to Josephus ending with Thomas Aquinus in 1265. There are no tears, no markings as this copy is in an exceptionally clean crisp condiiton.

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N° du livre: V75924

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Mots-clés: religious biography history bibliography church fathers

Lysons,Rev. Daniel

THE ENVIRONS OF LONDON Being An Historical Account of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Within Twelve Miles of that Capital; Interspersed with Biographical Anecdotes. Vol.II Part I COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX [and Vol.II Part II COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX]

London, T.Cadell & W.Davies Second Edition 1811 , 1811 engraved titlepage with large vignette of Strawberry Hill [dated 1810] + 18 full-page plates as listed . 2 volumes 4to half speckled leather with marbled paper covers [rebacked with old spines laid on but darkened and inner hinge reinforced /part 2 which is a separate volume has both covers detached and the top compartment of the spine is partly missing as are a few small parts of the spine / all edges worn/ paper covers a bit rubbed] 2 volumes through paginated. Engraved titlepage + printed titlepage +[ iii]+iv-v = contents + [vi =plate list] +420pp + titlepage +412-921pp + [922 =errata] There is a pagination jump from 660 to 665 but text & collation are correct as also with p 688 interposes 685*-688* then continues 669 and again at 838 there is interposed [837-847 are titled "Further Additions] with [848 a blank]. The index [849] to 921 with [922] =the Errata. This completes the account of the County of Middlesex within 12 miles of the capitol. The pages are variably foxed, more so in volume one than in volume two but the text is always quite legible. Although the plates are generally clean the page facing the plate is usually browned but readavble.Two Coat of arms bookplates of J.J.Chapman to each front pastedowns.

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N° du livre: V76036

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Mots-clés: Middlesex illustrated London

Lysons, Daniel

HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THOSE PARISHES IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX WHICH ARE NOT DESCRIBED IN THE ENVIRONS OF LONDON.

London, T.Cadell Jun. & W.Davies 1800 Plates [17 including folding and multifolding plates] + a multifolding floor plan of Hampton Court Palace + large vignette to titlepage. . 4to newer cloth covers and spine [sl.signs of use/wear] Titlepage with large oval illustration of part of Hampton-Court Palace from the Garden + dedication leaf to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society + iii-v =Advertisement + [vi] = Errata + [vii-viii] = Contents + [ix] =List of Plates /verso blank + 316pp + [p317 = Additional Corrections + [p318 = blank] + [p319 =list of books preparing for publication] /verso blank. Some offsetting to verso of plates, some edgee dusting and a few pages with marginal foxing but generally a neat, tight copy which was printed as a supplement to Lysons' The Environs of London.

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N° du livre: V76037

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Lysons,Daniel & Samuel

MAGNA BRITANNIA; being a Concise topographical Account of the several counties of Great Britain. VOL. 1 containing BEDFORDSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

London, Cadell & Davies 1806 Plates (44 incl. double page + 3 maps hand-colored in outline and 1 fully hand colored folding plate) . Volume I only, quarto half calf with red gilt spine label (one cover detached/edges worn/spine defective) xxi+742pp +errata leaf. A small marginal stain to some pages nowhere near the printed area otherwise a nice crisp copy. Bookplate of Prof. E.H. Minns.

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N° du livre: V64985

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Mots-clés: Bedford Berkshire Buckinghamshire topography maps

Mackay, Charles (1814-1889)

THE HOME AFFECTIONS Pourtrayed [sic] by the Poets. Selected and edited by Charles Mackay. Illustrated with one hundred engravings, drawn by eminent artists, and engraved by the brothers Dalziel.

London, George Routledge and Sons 1866 Engravings (100) by Birket Foster, John Gilbert, John Absolon, Tenniel, Millais, Harrison Weir, Dalziels et al. . Small quarto tan decorated gilt cloth with blindstamping (1cm damage to head of spine/split to part of lower hinge/tips worn but covers firm and very bright) All Edges Gilt xii +388pp. Neat prize inscription dated Christmas 1865 on FEP. Pale occasional foxing & slight pulling to paper of inner hinges else V.G. with Leighton & Hodge binder's ticket.

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N° du livre: V60111

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Mots-clés: poetry illustrated

Mackie,Charles

HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ABBEY AND TOWN OF PAISLEY

Glasgow & London, Swan/Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman 1835 Steel engraved plates (6) by Joseph Swan . Quarto (230x135mm) original front board only is present with gilt decorative titling (corners of board worn/book block tight) 170pp Usual foxing, more so to engraved TP as it is the only plate not to have its tissue guard in place. 2 cuttings about Paisley tipped onto FEP. Some signs of use & REP not complete but an untrimmed copy making a neat candidate for binding of this illustrated history of Paisley in Scotland with interesting items on the manufacture of Paisley shawls there and in the neighboring villages.

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N° du livre: V61965

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Mots-clés: Scotland topography steel engravings

Macrobius, Aur. Theodosius, notes by Joh. I. Pontanus and J. Meursius

OPERA Joh Isacius Pontanus secundo recensuit: adiectis ad libros singulos NOTIS. Quiubus accedunt Joh. Meursi breviores Notae.

Leiden, Joannis Maire 1st edition thus. 1628 Woodcut printer's mark of man tilling the field + diagram on page 25. . Octavo contemporary laced-through vellum with inked title to spine and yapp fore-edges (a few ink marks but vellum sound & clean). Colated complete [32]pp (title & prelims) + 768pp + [48]pp (index & errata). Circular stamp of St Ignatius College Amsterdam with release overprint on titlepage and neat early signature "Munckeri 1678". A few other annotations or underlinings, about 20 leaves near middle (pp405-439) have tan staining to top third of page not affecting legibility, so maybe present before book assembled for binding. Main notes are by Dutch humanist scholar Pontanus - his first published work. Text in Latin with some Greek. *Macrobius' Commentaries on Cicero's Dream of Scipio featured astral projection and foretelling the future, and his Saturnalia celebrate Roman festivals to honour the god Saturn. A nice tight copy with no worming, no loose pages or tears.

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N° du livre: V74938

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Mots-clés: Latin Greek classics Scipio astral projection Saturn

Madan,Martin (1726-1790) (but not named on titlepage)

THELYPHTHORA; Or, A Treatise on Female Ruin, In Its Causes, Effects, Consequences, Prevention, and Remedy; Considered on the Basis of the Divine Law: Under the Following Heads, viz. Marriage, Whoredom, and Fornication, Adultery, Polygamy, Divorce; With Many other Incidental Matters; .. In Two Volumes

London, Dodsley 1st first edition 1780 . Two Volumes octavo 19th century half calf with 5 faux raised bands gilt and tan title labels (tips slightly rubbed) xxxiv +412pp (ii)+432pp +[208]pp of index for both volumes. Titlepage of first volume is damp marked and the following three leaves of dedication and the last 8 leaves marginally so. The last two leaves also slightly browned but all paper supple and strong. There is sporadic & pale marking with volume 2 having a marginal ink spot to pp311 sl.offset to 310 and marginal damp to approx 10 leaves + the index. Ownership E.Kensington and note to pastedown that it was given my Mrs Bell in remembrance of her husband. *Madan was a loose-living lawyer when he attended a service by John Wesley, this led to his reform and he became a convert and took holy orders serving as chaplain of a Charity - Lock Hospital. He sympathized with the Lady Huntingdon and George Whitfield faction of Methodism but after 30 years this very controversial work advocating Polygamy - this led to a furore. Madan argues that monogamy can be harmful to women and his descriptions of the suffering of women under monogamy provoked charges of blasphemy. The work was in fact an important argument in the evolution of the legal rights of women for which the author had to resign his living and retire into private life. Scarce and rare first edition of a controversial book.

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N° du livre: V70598

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Mots-clés: women prostitution polygamy controversy

Mair, Paul Hector [not named here] illustrated by Jost Amman, FM and Christoph Weiditz

GESCHLECHTER BUCH: Darinn der Loblichen Kaiserliche Reichs Statt AUGSPURG so vor Funffhundert und mehr Jaren hero daselbst gewonet ..

Franckfort am Mayn (ie Frankfurt), Sigmund Feyrabend Buchhandler 1580 Large scene of knight in armour on titlepage + full-page allegorical plate of three graces and flying Mercury signed I A [Jost Amman] & MF +156 full-page woodcuts of men in armour with . Folio in morocco spined boards (tips bit worn). Title in red & black + 2pp (preface and intro) + captioned full page plate as half title (numbered p3) +4-162pp +[2]pp (colophon with large printer's emblem and blank verso), but seems to lack a final blank leaf. At page 55 is a full-page half title with over 30 figures while at page 103 and 145 are divisional titles with large decorative tailpieces. This divides the men in armour into 4 parts and the last plate in each section has a monogram CW for Christoph Weiditz. Generally a very clean crisp copy, except for light browning of titlepage, final blank and a few other leaves, small brown marks on last page not affecting colophon, and light marks of former damp in top margin of a few pages. An early owner has written some 20 of the familial names in neat script above the ornate gothic printed names. The pages have good margins and strong impressions of these fine plates. Examples of the many famous families depicted are members of the Fugger, Pfister, Sattelin, Vogelin, Ravenspurger families. Coat of arms bookplate of Fr. Franc. Paul de Smitmer dated 1770 to pastedown + a later small name Gzell and partial date to flyleaf (see Fairfax Murray 49, Brunet I,235). *All 156 full-page woodcuts by CW (Christoph Weiditz 1498-1559) appeared in the earlier work cited by Brunet, "Bericht und antzaigen der loblichen Statt Augspurg aller Herren Geschlecht" (Augsburg 1550) which was edited by Paul Hector Mair. Mair was an Augsburg civil servant, active in martial arts, who lived beyond his means. Convicted of embezzlement, he was hanged in 1579 at the age of 62. The Gesclechter Buch was published in Frankfurt the following year, with the woodcuts used by Mair 30 years earlier. It repeats the words of his 1550 introduction but does not name him.

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N° du livre: V48682

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Mots-clés: Germany nobility armour coat of arms

Malham, John (1747–1821)

THE GRAND NATIONAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND, Civil and Ecclesiastical, From the Earliest Period of Genuine Record to the Year 1816; Comprehending A Faithful Narrative of Historical Occurrences from the First Sources, Their Causes, and the Consequences and Events therewith Connected; Describing with the Strictest Impartiality, the Various Changes and Revolutions which have been Effected in the British Dominions, and the True Principles by which they have been Occasioned; Including the Modern History of Europe, From the Commencement of the Reign of King George the Third, So far as it is connected with a faithful Representation of these Realms and the Government of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland; and containing a copious Display of Interesting Anecdote, of biographical Character, of instructing Narrative, and of authentic History, founded on the best Information and Authority. Second Edition, Enlarged, with An Appendix, Containing an Account of the Progress of the Sciences, from the Earliest Times .. Embellished with Whole-Length Portraits of all the Monarchs, with their respective Dresses, and Coats of Arms; also Exact Representations of the Great Seals and English Coins, from Egbert to His Present Majesty, and numerous other Engravings illustrative of British History ..

London, Thomas Kelly 2nd edition 1816 Frontis, engraved titlepage with large illustration, Map of England + 36 plates with portraits of Kings & Queens, scenes from history etc. . Folio lacks covers book block tight vi +1114pp +xxii Appendix (Progress of the Sciences) +[8]pp Index. Text and plates collated complete. Some faint damp marking, mainly marginal, some dusting & corner creases to first and last pages but a monumental work well worth a rebind with fine illustrations. *This compilation, more generally known as ‘Lowndes's History,’ had been previously issued under Malham's editorship in 1812 (DNB).

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N° du livre: V66502

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Mots-clés: history England illustrated plates