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Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1813. 2 volumes. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm., (8 ½ x 5 ½ inches). [2], xxviii, 472 pp., iv, 551 pp. Illustrated with 21 folding plates of diagrams. Full contemporary calf, red leather labels; spines a bit rubbed, small chip from the head of spine of volume..... More
Firenze: All’Insegna dell Stella, 1670. Folio manuscript on Paper. 300 x 205, [11 ¾ x 8 inches]. [10], 64 pp. Bound in contemporary paste paper boards; covers lightly soiled with age. Textblock beautifully written in one very legible hand. Paper stock shows a water mark “A G” over “C”. This..... More
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Bassani: ex Typographia Remondini, 1749. 8vo. 175 x 12 mm., [6 ¾ x 4 ½ inches]. [28], 244; [1], 245-571, [21] pp. Illustrated with 18 engraved plates of diagrams. Bound in contemporary vellum, title label on spine; vellum a bit soiled with age, diagrams of spheres with interior designs drawn..... More
Philadelphia: Butler & Williams, 1845. 4to. 250 x 215 mm. (9 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches). Title and imprint appear on the front board. 18 double-page maps of the sky, 12 of which are colored by stencil. Original printed boards, black cloth spine; wear to edges boards and spine a...... More
Boston: Charles F. Libbie, Co., 1887. 8vo. 240 x 155 mm., [9 ½ x 6 inches]. 73 pp. 1367 lots. Original printed wrappers; chipped at corners and spine; edges a bit fragile. Miscellaneous library of John Lowell, Boston philanthropist and scholar who traveled to India as a young man and..... More
Firenze: Dalla Tipografia di Luigi Pezzati, 1836. 8vo. 230 x 150 mm. (9 1/2 x 6 inches). Portrait of Rivani by Niccolò Palmerini. vi, 159 pp. Disbound and covered in modern wrappers; first signature loose from text blick. Portrait lightly foxed with offset to title-page. First edition. Interesting private library..... More
New York: 1867. 8vo. 230 x 150 mm., [9 x 5 ½ inches]. 40 pp. Stitched as issued in original printed wrappers; some soiling to the wrappers and sun fading; a few small chips to spine, and tear at fold of back wrapper; otherwise a good copy. Priced catalogue of..... More
Bordeaux: Imprimeur de la Revue Catholique, 1843. 8vo. 218 x 133 mm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches). 15 pp. Later wrappers. Inscribed copy by the author to Omalius d'Halley, member of the Belgian senate. First edition (not an offprint). Important scientific argument advocating the unity of all mankind, with specific..... More
Milano: Dalla Tipografia Silvestri, 1837. 8vo. 190 x 110 mm. (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches), [iv], 524 pp. Decorated printed wrappers; some light soiling to upper wrapper and expert paper repair to spine.Very good copy of the Silvestri catalogue for 1827. Includes thousands of titles in Italian, French, German..... More
Philadelphia: Barrett and Jones, Printers, 1844. 8vo. 220 x 145 mm., [8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches]. Stitched as issued, wrappers wanting; fore edge of title leaf chipped at margin and at top edge, and a bit at spine, otherwise sound copy. First edition. Walter Johnson was the corresponding secretary..... More
Doprati: Typis J. C. Schuenmanni, typographi academici, 1827. Folio. 340 x 210 mm., [13 ½ x 8 ¼ inches]. [8], lii, 88 pp. With two plates, one folding. Original blue paper wrappers, white paper spine, paper label with title on upper board; boards a bit soiled, paper at spine chipped..... More
Boston: Bradford & Read, 1815. 8vo. 213 x 125 mm. (8 1/4 x 5 inches). 216 [4] pp., including a leaf of instructions to the binder and errata leaf. Illustrated with 5 engraved plates. Contemporary mottled calf, leather label on spine; upper and lower margins with tide marks, some natural..... More
