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!["Published for the Author, by John and Arthur Arch, . . . R. Triphook, . . . and J. Major . . . ." [8], 15, [1] p., 53 leaves of plates (1 leaf with copper-engraved dedication to Lavinia Countess Spencer signed Hewitt, 52 leaves of mounted plates, numbered 1-60, drawn and engraved by G.R. Lewis); 29 cm. Contemporary half red morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between gilt-rules and raised bands with gilt-tooled decoration. Black morocco spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Lewis's Etchings. Red morocco label on front board with double gilt-ruled border, gilt corner rosettes, and title "Etchings of the Physiognomy, Manners, & Character, of the People of France & Germany." All page edges marbled to match boards and endpapers. Remains of a small circular label on front fixed endpaper reading "Abbey" along lower edge. The plates were issued for insertion in T.F. Dibdin's Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany (1821). Included are directions for placing the plates in Dibdin's work. Lewis made hundreds of drawings while accompanying Thomas Frognall Dibdin on his tour of France and Germany, some of which were used to illustrate Dibdin's book. A disagreement about how much Dibdin owed Lewis for the drawings developed after the tour, and the additional plates presented here were undoubtedly published by Lewis to generate some extra income from his work. In Very Good+ Condition: leather and boards are rubbed, most heavily at head of spine and corners; corner of title page lightly soiled; light foxing, primarily affecting the leaves on which the plates are mounted, rather than the plates themselves; plates are clean and crisp.](/classic/images/items/120x500/002813.jpg "\"Published for the Author, by John and Arthur Arch, . . . R. Triphook, . . . and J. Major . . . .\" [8], 15, [1] p., 53 leaves of plates (1 leaf with copper-engraved dedication to Lavinia Countess Spencer signed Hewitt, 52 leaves of mounted plates, numbered 1-60, drawn and engraved by G.R. Lewis); 29 cm. Contemporary half red morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between gilt-rules and raised bands with gilt-tooled decoration. Black morocco spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title \"Lewis's Etchings. Red morocco label on front board with double gilt-ruled border, gilt corner rosettes, and title \"Etchings of the Physiognomy, Manners, & Character, of the People of France & Germany.\" All page edges marbled to match boards and endpapers. Remains of a small circular label on front fixed endpaper reading \"Abbey\" along lower edge. The plates were issued for insertion in T.F. Dibdin's Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany (1821). Included are directions for placing the plates in Dibdin's work. Lewis made hundreds of drawings while accompanying Thomas Frognall Dibdin on his tour of France and Germany, some of which were used to illustrate Dibdin's book. A disagreement about how much Dibdin owed Lewis for the drawings developed after the tour, and the additional plates presented here were undoubtedly published by Lewis to generate some extra income from his work. In Very Good+ Condition: leather and boards are rubbed, most heavily at head of spine and corners; corner of title page lightly soiled; light foxing, primarily affecting the leaves on which the plates are mounted, rather than the plates themselves; plates are clean and crisp.")
A Series of Groups, Illustrating the Physiognomy, Manners, and Character of the People of France and Germany
Lewis, George Robert
London: John and Arthur Arch, 1823. "Published for the Author, by John and Arthur Arch, . . . R. Triphook, . . . and J. Major.. more
Price: $485.00
![ix, [1], 141, [1] p.: frontispiece and 15 plates with captions in red; 35 cm. Original black cloth spine with green cloth over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title on leather spine label. One of a limited edition of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. With prospectus. In Near Fine Condition: covers very lightly rubbed; otherwise a crisp and clean copy.](/classic/images/items/120x500/000969.jpg "ix, [1], 141, [1] p.: frontispiece and 15 plates with captions in red; 35 cm. Original black cloth spine with green cloth over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title on leather spine label. One of a limited edition of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. With prospectus. In Near Fine Condition: covers very lightly rubbed; otherwise a crisp and clean copy.")
Early Printing in California: From Its Beginning in the Mexican Territory to Statehood September 9, 1850
Fahey, Herbert
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1956. ix, [1], 141, [1] p.: frontispiece and 15 plates with captions in red; 35 cm. Original black cloth spine with.. more
Price: $175.00
Life and Services of Gen. Anthony Wayne: Founded on Documentary and Other Evidence, Furnished by his son, Col. Isaac Wayne
Moore, H.N.
Philadelphia, Pa.: John B. Perry, 1845. 210 p.: frontispiece and 5 additional leaves of illustration included in pagination; 16 cm. Bound with: Moore's The Life and.. more
Price: $250.00
![Uncorrected Proof. [10], 486 p.; 27 cm. Plain yellow wrappers; cover title printed in black. Many changes to the text in black ink. Although not signed by Asimov, it seems likely that the changes were made by him, as they include the addition and removal of significant amounts of text. The changes made appear in the published text, with addition of other small changes, primarily punctuation. A very scarce edited copy of an Asimov uncorrected proof. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is rubbed and slightly soiled; front wrapper faded along upper edge and fore-edge; other than the many manuscript changes to text the pages are clean and tight.](/classic/images/items/120x500/002365.jpg "Uncorrected Proof. [10], 486 p.; 27 cm. Plain yellow wrappers; cover title printed in black. Many changes to the text in black ink. Although not signed by Asimov, it seems likely that the changes were made by him, as they include the addition and removal of significant amounts of text. The changes made appear in the published text, with addition of other small changes, primarily punctuation. A very scarce edited copy of an Asimov uncorrected proof. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is rubbed and slightly soiled; front wrapper faded along upper edge and fore-edge; other than the many manuscript changes to text the pages are clean and tight.")
Foundation's Edge [Uncorrected Proof with editorial notations]
Asimov, Isaac
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. [10], 486 p.; 27 cm. Plain yellow wrappers; cover title printed in black. Many changes to the text.. more
Price: $450.00
![xii, 344, [4] p.; 20 cm. Signatures: [pi]2 a4 A-X8 Y6 (8vo). Contemporary full tree calf with five spine compartments between gilt-tooled decoration. Red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Essais sur le Phlogist. Gilt-tooled decorative border on each board. Blind-tooled decoration on board edges. Marbled endpapers with a horizontal combed pattern. Woodcut title vignette, and head and tail pieces. Includes errata. Blank leaf following front free endpaper bears inscription dated 16 Sept. 1805 (30 Fructidor an treize) indicating that this was a prize book awarded to Louis Cornelissen, a student at Ecole de Medecine a' Gand, Departement de l'Escaut, by Professor of Chemistry P. Beyts. A translation into French by Madame Lavoisier of Richard Kirwan's Essay on Phlogiston, and the Constitution of Acids. Kirwan defended the theory of phlogiston (a now disproved scientific theory that had posited the existence of an element called "phlogiston," which was released during combustion). References: Duveen & Klickstein, no. 243; Cole, 721; Ferguson, p. 472. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed, in particular front joint; front board scraped; slight loss of leather at ends of spine; light foxing on first and last leaves; otherwise clean and bright.](/classic/images/items/120x500/001515.jpg "xii, 344, [4] p.; 20 cm. Signatures: [pi]2 a4 A-X8 Y6 (8vo). Contemporary full tree calf with five spine compartments between gilt-tooled decoration. Red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Essais sur le Phlogist. Gilt-tooled decorative border on each board. Blind-tooled decoration on board edges. Marbled endpapers with a horizontal combed pattern. Woodcut title vignette, and head and tail pieces. Includes errata. Blank leaf following front free endpaper bears inscription dated 16 Sept. 1805 (30 Fructidor an treize) indicating that this was a prize book awarded to Louis Cornelissen, a student at Ecole de Medecine a' Gand, Departement de l'Escaut, by Professor of Chemistry P. Beyts. A translation into French by Madame Lavoisier of Richard Kirwan's Essay on Phlogiston, and the Constitution of Acids. Kirwan defended the theory of phlogiston (a now disproved scientific theory that had posited the existence of an element called \"phlogiston,\" which was released during combustion). References: Duveen & Klickstein, no. 243; Cole, 721; Ferguson, p. 472. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed, in particular front joint; front board scraped; slight loss of leather at ends of spine; light foxing on first and last leaves; otherwise clean and bright.")
Essai sur le Phlogistique, et Sur la Constitution des Acides, Traduit de l'Anglois de M. Kirwan; Avec des Notes de MM. de Morveau, Lavoisier, de la Place, Monge, Berthollet, & de Fourcroy
Kirwan, Richard
Paris: Rue et Hôtel Serpente, 1788. xii, 344, [4] p.; 20 cm. Signatures: [pi]2 a4 A-X8 Y6 (8vo). Contemporary full tree calf with five spine compartments.. more
Price: $1,400.00
![Title continued: "darinnen werden die vermainte unnd in dem andern Thail angezogne Argumenta unnd grunduesten, oder Freysteller, ein jedes in seiner Ordnung, Abgelainet." Volume 3 only (of 3 volumes): [4], 276, [8] leaves [i.e. 576 p.]; 22 cm. Signatures: A-Z4 a-z4 2A-3C4 (4to). Remains of contemporary binding showing five cords intact. All page edges blue. Printed on both sides but numbered by leaf not page. Last leaf is blank. Title page printed in red and black. Woodcut tail-pieces and initials. Includes errata and index. Inscribed in an old hand on title page: "Sum ex Libris Friderici Forneri The. D. Canci. S. Stephani Bamb. Concionat. Eccl. Cathedr. & Vicarij in Spiritualibus." In another hand: "Ex Eius Testamento Collegy Societa. Jesu Bamb. 10 Janu. 1631." The former owner, Friedrich Förner (1568-1630), led the Catholic Reformation in Bamberg, Germany. He was the author of a a collection of sermons on witchcraft, Panoplia Armaturae Dei (1625) and initiated the Bamberg witch hunts and trials, which resulted in the deaths of perhaps one thousand people from 1595 to 1631. Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria, influenced by the Jesuits, ordered his private secretary, Andreas Erstenberger, to write this work (issued under the name of the recently deceased Roman Catholic apologist Burckhard). Most of original or early binding lacking; otherwise in Very Good+ Condition: hinges are tight; occasional creasing to fore-edges or corners; light soiling; otherwise clean and tight.](/classic/images/items/120x500/002199.jpg "Title continued: \"darinnen werden die vermainte unnd in dem andern Thail angezogne Argumenta unnd grunduesten, oder Freysteller, ein jedes in seiner Ordnung, Abgelainet.\" Volume 3 only (of 3 volumes): [4], 276, [8] leaves [i.e. 576 p.]; 22 cm. Signatures: A-Z4 a-z4 2A-3C4 (4to). Remains of contemporary binding showing five cords intact. All page edges blue. Printed on both sides but numbered by leaf not page. Last leaf is blank. Title page printed in red and black. Woodcut tail-pieces and initials. Includes errata and index. Inscribed in an old hand on title page: \"Sum ex Libris Friderici Forneri The. D. Canci. S. Stephani Bamb. Concionat. Eccl. Cathedr. & Vicarij in Spiritualibus.\" In another hand: \"Ex Eius Testamento Collegy Societa. Jesu Bamb. 10 Janu. 1631.\" The former owner, Friedrich Förner (1568-1630), led the Catholic Reformation in Bamberg, Germany. He was the author of a a collection of sermons on witchcraft, Panoplia Armaturae Dei (1625) and initiated the Bamberg witch hunts and trials, which resulted in the deaths of perhaps one thousand people from 1595 to 1631. Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria, influenced by the Jesuits, ordered his private secretary, Andreas Erstenberger, to write this work (issued under the name of the recently deceased Roman Catholic apologist Burckhard). Most of original or early binding lacking; otherwise in Very Good+ Condition: hinges are tight; occasional creasing to fore-edges or corners; light soiling; otherwise clean and tight.")
Dritter Thail, dess Tractats De Autonomia, das ist von der Freystellung mehrerlay Religion und Glauben
Erstenberger, Andreas
München: Adam Berg, 1586. Title continued: "darinnen werden die vermainte unnd in dem andern Thail angezogne Argumenta unnd grunduesten, oder Freysteller, ein jedes in.. more
Price: $1,250.00
