THICKNESSE, Philip
8vo, 21cm, the first edition, 2 volumes bound in One., xvii,295,[1] & [6],245(i.e. 242), 1 (advert), with 11 engraved plates, minimal light foxing, edges of 3 leaves lightly worn, not affecting text, rebound in quarter brown calf, gild and decorated raised bands, blind stamped device decorations in the panels, double black crushed morocco labels, marbled boards, a fine copy attractively bound of the scarce first edition (tr). ~ Cox cites only the second edition of 1786; DNB vol. LVI, pages 132-133. Thicknesse was a fairly.
FOULIS]. GALT, John
8vo. 21cm, first foulis edition, 358,[2]p., ads., with 12 tipped-in colour plate illustrations with captions, on extra stock paper, original maroon red cloth, gilt spine titles, titles stamped in black in the cover, bookplate, fine. ~ Stories based on the writings of a chief magistrate in Gudetown, Ayrshire, Scotland. Beautifully illustrated in water colours by John M. Aiken.
WOOD-MARTIN, W. G.
tall8vo, 24m, facsimile reprinted edition, xxii,318p., 238 plates and illustrations from engravings, index, blue cloth, gilt title and illus on the spine and upper cover, a fine copy in fine complete wrapped jacket (gar).
[American Revolution]
8vo., in 8's., 19.5cm, First Edition in French, first issue. 324 & 317pp., 2 parts in One volumes, in contemporary quarter speckled quarter calf, gilt decorated borders, corner devices, and centre penal urn decorations in the panels, crushed crimson morocco label, matched marbled boards, there is a slighting in the top front corner of the final text leaves, not obtrusive otherwise fine copy. ~ Howes C-716. Sabin 16120. Barbier 1-735. The original French edition of the constitutions was published through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin in 1783. It was translated by the Duc de la Rochefoucauld, and annotated by him, and included the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the treaties made between the United States and the countries of France, Sweden and the Netherlands. These are in here as well, but the significance of this edition lies in the fact that the text of the Federal Constitution and that of the Bill of Rights appear for the first time. This is not surprising; the work was very possibly employed as a piece of propaganda during this critical year of the French Revolution, when the T uileries was invaded, the revolutionary Commune established, the royal family imprisoned, the Republic proclaimed in September, and power seized by the Jacobins, who began to draft their own constitution.~ Franklin's grand gesture in publishing and distributing these constitutions, aboutwhich there was an intense interest and couriosity among statesmen, was one of his chief achievements as propagandist for the new American republic". Streeter V2-1035.
PAYNE-GALLWEY, Ralph
8vo., 22cm, facsimile reprint of London 1882 edition, xiii,503p. with 17 plates, 71 text illustrations, index, a fine copy in fine complete wrapped jacket (gar). ~ Reprint of this 1882 classic, the book not only deals with very many species of wildfowl but covers, in addition, such topics as punt-gunning, decoys and equipment for the fowler.
VOLNEY, C.-F
8vo, 19.6cm., (in 8's), viii,283p., rear folding map, text block, (no binding), in clam shell box, fine condition thus (hoL). ~ Sabin: 100690. cf. T.P.L. 724.724 listing the French editions. Howes V-141. Not in Lande. No recent auction records, the last being 1983; 1974; 1936.
RAMUZ, C. F. & Others
sq8vo. 23.2cm, 28p., with 4 reproductions of drawings by Renâ Auberj onois, light cream colour printed paper over boards, titles in gilt on the spine and black on the cover, very good to fine (gar). ~ Posthumous edition in honour of Charles Ferninand Ramuz (1878- 1947), a well-known writer of poetry, stories and essays. Includes a dedicatory piece by Jean Paulhan, followed by a text by Ramuz, which was drawn from a work in progress on a novel.
CUST, Lionel
4to. 27cm, 88p., with 4 gravure 4 and 25 plate and text illustrations , index, grey printed wraps, wrappers detached and the first three page loose. spine cap chipped, upper cover dust worn, internally fine and clean, the illustrations are fantastic (ds1). ~ A well-illustrated study of the life and work of German artist Albrecht Durer (1471-1578) by Lionel Cust of the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum. Gravure plates on heavier stock paper have their tissue guards, they are: The Madonna with the Monkey; The Nativity; The Little White Horse; Portrait of Pirkheimer.
BIERSTADT, O. A.
8vo., 23cm, xii,224p., limited edition, 350 copies, this being #191, with c. 100 plate illustrations, and woodcuts in the text, original blue cloth, gilt spine and cover titles, private library stamps on the title page, some wear on the edge else good to very good sound copy (gar). ~ Includes chapters on manuscripts, incunabula, printed books of hours, Aldine, Elzevier, France, English, bindings.
HADDICK-FLYNN, Kevin
8vo, 23.5cm, 448pp., 16 plates of illustrations, appendices, gloassary, bibliography, index, publisher's black blue cloth,a fine copy in fine complete wrapped jacket, as new (gar).
VIDA, Marco-Girolamo (c.1490-1566)
32mo., 11.2x 7cm, 575p., (pagination includes title page), decorated initial letters, early full tree calf binding, gilt stamped spine panels and dark red label, gilt titles, gilt borders on the boards, marbled endpapers and edges, wear on the binding edges, slight (oil?) stain on the bottom front margin diminishing to c.p47, a very good sound copy. ~ Marco Girolamo Vida or Marcus Hieronymus Vida (1485? September 27, 1566) was an Italian humanist, bishop and important poet in Christian Latin literature. cf.Wiki.
KASTNER, Joseph & Miriam T. Gross
4to., 27.5x 21.5cm, first edition, 128p., illustrated with 99 plate reproductions, (inc. 45 in colour), bibliography of books in the exhibition, list of plates, white fine grain linen, gilt spine titles & cover illustration, a fine copy in fine complete jacket (Ho5). A beautiful collection of bird illustrations with bibliography of ornithology literature. Artist featured: Gould, Audubon, Lear, Wolf, Buffon, Bewick and many more. With an Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson and plate commentaries by Miriam T. Gross.
FOULIS]. WAUCH, Mansie
sm8vo. 19cm, second impression, ix,355p., with 16 colour illustrations tipped-in, rear publisher's ads,full lgiht tan brown book linen, gilt spine and cover titles, t.e.g., wanting the front free, in good only chipped jacket with mounted colour plate cover, the book is near fine copy (gar). ~ Beautifully illustrated by Charles Martin Hardie.
McKIRDY, J.
oblong4to. 24x 30cm, 41p., with 3 full-page circular charts, multi-column tables (distances & conversions), large rear folding world map, rebound in wine library buckram, gilt spine titles, small library stamp on rear endpaper, the paper is brittle, not many copies could have survived, handle with care, very good copy, scarce. (Ds1). ~ No copies on line. ~ A practical maritime book provided by the British Admiralty. Commander J. McKirdy, R.N.R., was Marine Superintendent with Shaw, Savil, & Albion Company, a British Steamship Line (formed in 1882) operating ships between Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Loosely inserted is a 2 page "Almanac for 1902"
SINCLAIR, Upton
12mo., [4],329,[6]p., ads., plus publisher 4 page ad for a "New Edition of The Jungle" loosely inserted, the text is printed on pulpy fragile paper (newsprint), original printed wraps, considering the materials used a fine but fragile copy (Pol). ~ Many of Sinclair writings writings were based on his desire to establish change in social conditions. In this novel, first published in 1906, he recojts the tale of a bungling police spy sent to infiltrate communis sympathizers and arrage for them be arristed.
