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Boston: Published by Tappan & Dennet, 1842. 8vo. 240 x 145 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. [ii], xviii, 433 pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece. Bound in contemporary embossed brown cloth, title in gilt on spine; edges a bit frayed, minor spotting to the preliminary leaves. Stamped “Ex..... More
Hartford: From the Press of Beach and Jones, 1795. 8vo. 205 x 120 mm., [8 x 4 ½ inches]. [vi], [7]-328 viii pp. Contemporary mottled calf, red leather label on spine; head of spine a bit chipped, some minor staining to the spine, boards slightly bowed. Stamped “Ex Libris Wilson..... More
Stitched sheets. 155 x 100 mm., [6 x 4 inches]. [12] pp., in a neat, minute hand. Place and date in manuscript at head of the first leaf. Solomon Reed (1719-1785), graduated from Harvard in 1739. He served as minister of the North Congregational Church of North Middleborough from 1757..... More
Boston: Printed by Richard Graper, 1755. 8vo. 205 x 133 mm., [8 x 5 ¼ inches]. [2], iv, [2] 510, [2] pp. Bound in contemporary mottled sheep, raised bands and red title label on spine; binding rubbed at joints, edge of label missing, text block browned at fore edge and..... More
Boston, New England: Printed by S. Kneeland & T. Green for D. Henchman, 1733. Bound with: (Thomas Foxcroft). Eusebius inermatus: Just remarks on a late book intitled Eleutherius Enervatus, or an Answer to a Pamphlet, Intituled, The Divine Right of Presbyterian Ordination ... / by Phileluth Bangor, V.E.B. Boston: Printed..... More
Germantown: Printed by Christopher Sower, 1760. 8vo. 180 x 120 mm., [7 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches]. [Pp. 73]- 168. Modern calf backed marbled paper boards. Textblock a bit toned, a few leaves slightly brittle at extremities else a very good copy in a sympathetic modern binding; probably bound by..... More
Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle for Samuel Eliot in Cornhill, 1743. 8vo. 195 x 120 mm., [7 ¾ x 4 ¾ inches]. xxx, 18, 424 pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, raised bands, red leather label. The binding shows minor rubbing at joints, some discoloration due to age, but..... More
Milano: Dall Stamperia Reale, 1809. 8vo. 220 x 145 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. 104 pp. Original marbled paper wrappers, some light foxing in the text. Excellent copy, printed in an edition of 1,300 copies, some on fine paper. Rare first edition of Foscolo’s controversial essay celebrating his..... More
