{"title":"Gallery","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-bible-1495-incunable-bible-froben-complete-hand-rubricated-15th-century-book","title":"Biblia Latina 1495 Johannes Froben Incunable Printing","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiblia integra\u003c\/strong\u003e: summata distincta accuratius reemedata utriusa testamenti cocordantus illustrata. Finit y Johannem Froben de Namelburgh ciue Basilien Anno dni. MCCCCXCV \u003cstrong\u003e[1495]\u003c\/strong\u003e, sexto kalendas Novembres, Deo gratias.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA FANTASTIC AND VERY RARE INCUNABLE BIBLE PRINTED IN 1495 BY THE FAMED PRINTER JOHANNES FROBEN. BEAUTIFULLY RUBRICATED THROUGHOUT AND WITH THE BIBLE COLLATED AS \u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMPLETE\u003c\/u\u003e IN 508ff AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the very first printings of the Bible in the octavo size and one of the earliest obtainable printings of the Bible for being an incunable edition. 15th century Bibles are rare to see the market and of course of the utmost desirability, being only one generation of printing away from Gutenburg himself. The desirability is emphasised by this example's excellent condition and such a great state of completeness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough of course an expensive book, the asking price here represents fantastic value, as a largely incomplete copy in rather rough condition with just 450 of the 508 called for leaves sold for $10,800 including premium at Addison \u0026amp; Sarova auctions, 24th March 2018 lot 39. The example here for sale is almost certainly the best example of this book one is ever likely to encounter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Bible was a typographical achievement by Froben. The printing required the creation and casting of new small characters, probably designed by Amerbach with whom he was known to have collaborated. This was incredibly revolutionary at the time, especially for being such a clear font - in today's nomenclature, a font size of 7. The octavo size conforms to that of the Bibles and Books of Hours written in Paris and northern France during the 13th century. Froben himself emphasised this feature as a selling point, suggesting that this octavo edition should be called a Biblioila, or mini-Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohann Froben was the most famous printer in Basel of the incunable and post incunable period. He was a revolutionary printer and his influence remains to this day. Some of the most important books he printed include the octavo Bible, and the first New Testament published in Greek (\u0026amp; Latin) in 1516, collaborating with Erasmus with whom he was a close friend. Erasmus entrusted the printing of all of his works to Froben, and the influence of these of course cannot be understated, with the various editions of his Greek and Latin New Testament printings laying the foundation for the translators of both the King James Bible and the Geneva Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFroben's press began in 1491 and so this Bible is from the very early days of his printing, as by 1515 he controlled four presses, and by the end of his life he was in control of seven. Froben popularised Roman type and, along with Aldus Manutius, introduced the italic font. He employed famous artists as illustrators for some of his publications, most notably Hans Holbein with whom he was also a close friend. All of these various factors really do come together to emphasise both the importance of this edition of the Bible, and its historical context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps Dr Kloss' famous sale at Sotheby's in 1835 and thus belonging to Melancthon as a gift from Reuchlin. The quote from the sale catalogue is as follows: \"No Protestant can behold this Volume without feelings of the highest veneration. It may be truly said to have sown the first seeds of the Protestant religion in the breast of this illustrious man, and of having been the instrument of that conduct he afterwards pursued in bringing about the reformation of the Church.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also find the description of this book in Middleton's Biographia Evangelica, saying that \"Melancthon always carried this bible about him, and chiefly when he went to church, where those who saw him hold it in his hands during divine service, believed he was reading quite another thing than what the time and place required of him, because it was much larger than a prayer book; and those that envied him took occasion from hence to make him odious with others.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe catalogue then went on to say that \"We have no hesitation in stating, that this is the identical copy of this sacred Volume, which Reuchlin gave to his pupil, Melancthon. The earliness of the writing on the upper part of the title-page fully warrants this assertion. It also contains marginal notes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's worth mentioning that the visible parts of the handwriting present at the upper part of the title page does closely resemble the known handwriting of Reuchlin, especially an example held at the Baden-Wurttemberg State Archives in Germany - the handwriting, ink, pressure, age of the writing, etc, all seem to match well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf that is true then that adds quite considerable interest as then this Bible would have been in the presence of, and perhaps held \u0026amp; read by, Martin Luther, Erasmus, and other notable figures. An early copy of this information is tipped in to the endpaper, certainly from the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also find ownership inscriptions of various people, including Geo Sheldon (c.18th century), C. Chamber (also c.18th century), f.n.f. (?) Hunter (1864), and the bookplate of W.A. Foyle, the notable book collector. This book sold at his sale at Christie's and includes the original Christie's sale bookmark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 115 x 157 x 65 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[AA8, BB4, a-y, A-Z, AA-MM, A-E8]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLovely Gothic type in double column with 54 lines and a headline throughout. Capital spaces with guide letters beautifully rubricated in red throughout and occasionally in blue, with additional letters rubricated in red throughout the New Testament. Lacks BB2-4 of the Exortatio at the front of the book, but is otherwise complete including the main title page with the full 508 leaves of the main text all called for and even the original blanks E1 and E8 of the Interpretationes are present, bound in at the rear. It remains very rare to find a textually complete copy of this book, and indeed to find this book at all is a feat in and of itself given its rarity. Some very minor soiling but generally exceptionally clean throughout. A small number of marginal repairs to the edges of a few leaves which does not affect any text. Truly internally excellent, very mildly toned throughout, more so to the main title page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe binding itself is in the style of Cambridge panelled bindings and circa the early to mid 18th century, and may well have been bound in Cambridge, with some minor wear at its extremities and some scuffs to the rear board, but is otherwise in excellent condition, without shelf lean and structurally fine with both boards securely attached. Gilt to the spine between raised bands bright and shows attractively, reading \"Biblia Sacra\" and \"1495\" at the foot of the spine. All page edges gilt, a bit dulled at the top edge as typical with some scratches, but without staining or chips etc. Pastedowns and endpapers contemporary with the binding with an attached red morocco bookplate to the front pastedown covering some earlier pencil writing which describes some details of the book. Also with an ink ownership inscription to the ffep blank and some earlier ownership inscriptions to the title page with the ones at the top and bottom slightly erased. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA truly excellent example of this rare incunable Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e[HC 3118; Pellechet 2335; Bibles Paris, 752; GW 4275; Goff B598]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193872793924,"sku":"166354723264","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/FullSizeRender_fa676fd9-ffbb-4446-9bc3-d15b0342cc09.jpg?v=1708965859"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-voltaire-in-53-of-70-volumes-1784-9-french-philosophy-science","title":"The Works of Voltaire 1784-9","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A rare pirate edition of Voltaire's works, after the monumental Kehl edition of 1785\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Complete Works of Voltaire. In Basel; From the Printing House of Jean-Jacques Tourneisen; 1784-9.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Moreau's most ambitious project during the 1780's was his series of designs to accompany the great edition of Voltaire which has been undertaken by Beaumarchais. Produced in the printing house built at Kehl especially for this purpose, The Kehl Voltaire is one of the landmarks of printing history.\" This set is a pirated edition of the renowned Kehl edition which was printed without any of the engravings except for a portrait frontispiece of Voltaire in the first volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 215 x 140 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacking volumes: 10, 12, 14, 31, 32, 44, and 46, and all after vol 60 which would include Voltaire's correspondences, else contains 53 volumes total, of 70. Spines with very minor scuffing. Some spines with marks and discolouration. Some spines and tooled labels are different in colour than the others. All tooled labels present. All boards securely attached with wear to joints, and hinges; some joints and hinges starting. Boards with scuffing, rubbing, discolouration, and marks. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Pencil inscription on front pastedown in volume one. Text blocks lightly toned with minor foxing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47195803418948,"sku":"166354757602","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_3c8ad1af2ff841d8a3c61ca023090ee4_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1696975146"},{"product_id":"gentleman-and-cabinet-makers-director-by-thomas-chippendale-1754-first-edition","title":"Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director by Thomas Chippendale 1754 First Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director by Thomas Chippendale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeing a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and modern taste: including a great variety of book-cases for libraries or private rooms, commodes, library and writing-tables, bureaus...The whole comprehended in one hundred and sixty copper-plates, neatly engraved, calculated to improve and refine the present taste, and suited to the fancy and circumstances of persons in all degrees of life. [London]: Printed for the Author and sold at his house in St. Martin's-Lane. Also by T. Osborne, bookseller, in Gray's-Inn; H. Piers, bookseller, in Holborn... and at Dublin, by Mr. John Smith, on the Blind-Quay, \u003cb\u003e1754\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE'S REVOLUTIONARY WORK ON FURNITURE WITH THE FULL SET OF 160 ENGRAVED COPPER PLATES.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChippendale's The Director stands as an exceptional achievement in the realm of furniture books, marking the inaugural work of its kind. Prior collections of furniture designs had been relatively modest in scale, primarily targeting the trade. The first edition of The Director, as its more commonly known, which emerged on the scene, was nothing short of a resounding success. It was swiftly followed by a second edition in 1755 and a third in 1762, attesting to its enduring impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis groundbreaking work was the brainchild of the eminent London cabinet-maker, Thomas Chippendale (1718-79). Chippendale's intent was twofold: to guide gentlemen in their selection of furnishings and to provide cabinet-makers with design blueprints for their execution. If a single design failed to meet a gentleman's discerning taste, The Director aimed to offer a plethora of models to kindle fresh creative concepts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe introductory section of the book delves into the essential classical orders, which formed the bedrock for crafting ornamental elements and furniture legs. Additionally, it expounds upon the principles of rendering chairs, tables, and bookcases in perspective, making frequent references to the accompanying illustrations within the volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe pièce de résistance of The Director lies in its 160 exquisite plates, each meticulously reproduced from Chippendale's original designs. These plates artfully encapsulate the prevailing 18th-century British aesthetic, showcasing an extensive array of household furniture. Among the featured items are bookcases, various styles of tables (including writing and breakfast tables), chests of drawers, and fire screens adorned with exotic Oriental motifs. The compendium also boasts a comprehensive assortment of chairs, spanning French, Gothic, and Chinese styles, in addition to beds and canopies. Completing this rich tapestry of furnishings are trays, clock-cases, shelf brackets, and candle-stands, making The Director an indispensable resource for connoisseurs of 18th-century British design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing the publication of this book, \"Chippendale style\" furniture has remained incredibly popular and essentially a genre of furniture itself, all based on the designs in this book. And, according to the Victoria and Albert museum, \"so influential were his designs, in Britain, and throughout Europe and America, that 'Chippendale' became a shorthand description for any furniture similar to his Director designs\". It is of such desirability that a Chippendale cabinet sold for over £2.7 million at auction in 2008, and at the same auction: a pair of armchairs realised £2.2 million, a sofa realised £2.1 million, a bookcase £2 million, and some simple pier tables in the manner of Chippendale (not attributed to him) sold for over £90,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimilar Examples\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRealised £6,875 at Christie's 10th July 2019 lot 707.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRealised $8,508 at Ketterer Kunst 14th November 2006 lot 1345\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRealised $7,475 at Swann Auctions September 20th 2001 lot 154\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 465 x 300 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Brunet I, 1844; Rothschild 614; Avery Architectural Library pp.160 (describing the 1762 third edition)]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[vii-x; pp.1-pp.27; plates I-CLX (1-160)], lacks all before preliminary pp.vii including main title page else collates as complete. pp.21 misnumbered as pp.20 as called for in the first edition, all plates dated to the year prior to publication in 1753 also as called for. Minor stains at edge of plate 24-25 with the last few plates toned, else the plates are generally in excellent and clean condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with some marks, primarily to the bottom, and very minor scratches. Some fragments of backstrip are lacking \/ peeling on the spine. Tooled label present but with prominent wear and small fragments lacking. Both boards attached with joints and hinges starting. Front board with prominent marks and scuffing, as well as fragments of leather lacking and peeling. Rear board with large fragments of leather lacking and with prominent marks and scratches. Shelf and edge wear. Pastedown foxed. Very small holes to the top corner of ffep. Pen ownership inscription on rear pastedown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47195833827652,"sku":"166325772907","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_a45e22bf-ebee-49db-af7d-e6177122adf2.png?v=1697412427"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-1608-geneva-bible-breeches-bible-robert-barker-king-james-etc","title":"Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible 1608","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Old Testament and The New Testament\u003c\/strong\u003e of our Lord Jesus Christ, Translated out of Greeke by Theod. Beza: With Briefe Summaries and expositions upon the hard places by the said Author, Ioac. Carner. and P. Loseler. Villerius. Englished by L. Tomson. Together with the Annotations of Fr. Iunius upon the Revelation of S. John. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. \u003cstrong\u003e1608\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer and Book of Psalms at the front of similar publication date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN ORIGINAL GENEVA \"BREECHES\" BIBLE DATED TO THE YEAR 1608. AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE INCLUDING TWO MAPS OF THE HOLY LAND AND SEVERAL OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS, WITH MUCH OF ITS PROVENANCE DETERMINED.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare original 1608 \"Breeches\" Geneva Bible, so named for the reading in Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve as having made \"breeches\" to cover their nakedness instead of \"aprons\" or \"loincloths\". A very old English Bible, preceding even the publication of the King James Version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I?s succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed ?seditious? by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible not long after the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing James despised the revolutionary and \"seditious\" Geneva Bible. He thought the Geneva Bible's study notes on key political texts threatened his authority, so he outlawed it and ordered a new translation of the Bible - the King James (Authorised Version). While the King James Version is an excellent translation, it was edited and authorised by the Government. The Geneva Bible was not. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive study notes. These notes were included to explain and interpret the Scriptures for the common people and laid the foundation for a Republican form of government. For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought the Geneva Bible with them. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound study notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic, and its influence on the development of Western thought, politics, government, society generally, and literature (the Geneva Bible is often called 'The Bible of Shakespeare' for example).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Roberts September 1935\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnidentified, 1929\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLord Francis Churchill (?) c. 1800\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Reiniger (?) c. 1750\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Turpin, unknown date, probably after 1709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Turpin 1709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Pettit (?) 1686\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170 x 215 x 60 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks Old Testament main title page (as common) else collates as complete through the main text of the O.T. and N.T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExternally very smart indeed and certainly remains a very useable\/readable Bible despite over 400 years of its history. Spine expertly rebacked preserving older leather. Some rubbing and a little dry. Cambridge style panelled boards with some scratches and slight loss but generally remain very nice. Corners repaired with slight loss but certainly remain presentable. The book is without any shelf lean. Page edges very good, uniform and without staining. Contemporary endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions, though with a good few ownership inscriptions throughout the text block through this Bible's history, described above in the provenance section. Though worth mentioning is the interesting marginal writing on leaf L1 which reads \"stock market crash October 1929 (worst in History)\", and another interesting one reads \"William Turpin, 1709\" (perhaps a relative of Dick Turpin, the highwayman?). Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer at the front, which is largely complete but lacks a few leaves, and also a Book of Psalms, both undated but circa the same publication time as the Bible. Lacks Old Testament main title page as common, but retains the first two preliminary leaves (To the Christian Reader and the general contents page of the Books of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament). O.T. Text begins on A1 (Genesis 1) and continues uninterrupted through to the end of the Old Testament, including the Second Part title page and Apocrypha title page. 2B4 torn with loss to just over half of the leaf, therefore lacking Psalms 56:9 through to 62:9, with some in that gap remaining. New Testament title page present and dated to 1608, collated as complete with the map of the Holy Land to the verso of Matthew 1. Also bound with \"A briefe Table of the interpretation of the proper names which are chiefly found in the Old Testament, wherein the first number of signifieth the Chapter, the second the verse\", which is also collated as complete and dated 1608. Text block generally very clean, mildly toned with some extremely minor occasional staining. Some expert repairs to the first few leaves with minor loss. Internally significantly better than typically found, and externally so too. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA really fantastic Geneva Bible with some beautiful illustrations throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47197895786820,"sku":"166354313645","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_eb1d54caa4e240b684fca070679a310c_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697021957"},{"product_id":"300-portraits-sketches-of-famous-german-men-1890-l-bechstein-copernicus-etc","title":"300 Portraits \u0026 Sketches of Famous German Men by Ludwig Bechstein 1890","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDreihundert Bildnisse Und Lebensabrisse Berühmter Deutscher Manner. \u003c\/strong\u003eBegonnen \u003cstrong\u003eVon Ludwig Bechltein\u003c\/strong\u003e. Reu Bearbeitet Und Fortgeführt Von Karl Theodor Geadertz. Die Porträts Gezeichnet Und Geschnitten Von Hugo Burkner. Fünfte Verbesserte Und Vermehrte Aussage. Leipzig, Georg Wigand's Derlag.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree Hundred Portraits and Life Sketches of Famous German Men by Ludwig Bechstein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e. Revised and Continued by Karl Theodor Geadertz. The Portraits Drawn and Engraved by Hugo Burkner. Fifth Improved and Expanded Edition. Leipzig, Georg Wigand's Publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book was closed on the anniversary in 1890.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper from the Schroder paper mill (Gieler \u0026amp; Bogel) in Leipzig. Printed by Julius Maser in Leipzig.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGilt crest on front board with the Latin inscription \"Londinensis Schola Civitatis\". This crest was used between 1890 and 1905 by the headmaster of the City of London School (CLS), Mr. Pollard, who gave out books with the crest as C.L.S. prizes (information found in the school's archives, in a document called \"General Notes\").\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 185 x 260 x 30 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpine with very minor cracking, rubbing, and scuffing. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with rubbed joints and hinges starting. Boards with some light discolouration, scratches, marks, and scuffing. Shelf and edge wear. Very minor dulling to page edges. Text block very clean with light toning. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203719840068,"sku":"166319265637","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_bac0b66e6a684c3790b889bb4c882a6a_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697131275"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-17th-century-france-and-its-cardinals-1844-stunning-fine-bindings","title":"The History of 17th Century France and its Cardinals 1844","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRichelieu Mazarin Et La Fronde Par M. Capefigue. Nouvelle Edition. Paris; Belin-Leprieur, Libraire-Editeur; 1844.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRichelieu, Mazarin, and the Fronde by M. Capefigue. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNew Edition. Paris; Belin-Leprieur, Publisher; \u003c\/span\u003e1844.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a historical non-fiction book written by Jean-Baptiste Honoré Raymond Capefigue. It provides a detailed account of the political and historical events that occurred during the 17th century in France, with a focus on the prominent figures of Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal Mazarin, and the Fronde, a series of civil wars and revolts. Capefigue's work explores the political intrigues, power struggles, and social upheavals of this period in French history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 115 x 175 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpines with very minor wear to spines. Tooled labels present. All boards securely attached. Very minor scratches to boards. Very minor shelf wear. Very minor dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in both volumes. Bookplates lightly transferred onto pages opposite. Half titles and title pages foxed. Text blocks fairly clean with light toning and minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203739730244,"sku":"166319260261","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_ec8b6678342242299943b57ff1b65a96_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697131518"},{"product_id":"orlando-furioso-by-ludovico-ariosto-1580-valgrisi-51-stunning-illustrations","title":"Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto 1580","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in Venice by the Heirs of Vincenzo Valgrisi in 1580.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[i-xvi], [1-654], [i-xxxii]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A gem in the history of book illustration\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[Brunet I, 436]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, first published in 1516, is an epic poem that blends elements of chivalry, romance, and fantasy. The poem is set against the backdrop of the conflicts between Charlemagne's Christian forces and the Saracen army during the Middle Ages. It narrates a sprawling tale of love, heroism, and magic as it follows the adventures of various knights and characters, primarily focusing on the erratic and passionate deeds of the paladin Orlando.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its core, the poem revolves around the love Orlando bears for Angelica, a beautiful princess, and his subsequent descent into madness when his love remains unrequited. The narrative weaves together various subplots and characters, including Ruggiero, a Saracen knight who falls in love with Bradamante, a Christian warrior maiden; and Astolfo, another paladin who embarks on a journey to recover Orlando's lost wits from the moon. The narrative also delves into the magical realm, where enchanters, sorcerers, and mythical creatures play integral roles in shaping the events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAriosto's work is renowned for its intricate and imaginative storytelling, filled with battles, quests, and supernatural elements. The poem explores themes of honour, chivalry, and the complexities of human emotions, often with a touch of satire and humour, also reflected in the illustrations of this edition which often feature humour. The poem's influence can be seen in subsequent works of literature, including those by Shakespeare and Cervantes, and it remains a significant example of Italian Renaissance literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe very rare and famous reprint of the inferior 1556 edition, this 1580 print being the first to print full page woodcuts, referred to by Brunet as the 'Edition recherchee' [most desired edition]. Quite honestly, this is the most beautifully illustrated book we have come across of this type. The only book which can compete in the quality of its illustrations which we have encountered is the 1554 Mattioli Commentarii we have for sale, though those are of a different nature. The typography present in this edition is simply fantastic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrator for this book is often presumed to have been Dosso Dossi, though many doubt this attribution. The very large plates which illustrate the beginning of each canto are very complex in their detail as one can see in the various photos. Quite rarely for this period, several of these illustrations depict the topography and cartography of various places with real maps and even a view of Paris. Benassi-Pezzini in his bibliographical work on maps is quoted as saying \"by placing the adventures of errant knights on a map, or by juxtaposing a cartographic background with the perspective representation of imaginary places, these illustrations faithfully translate into images the mixture of romanticism and reality, as represented by the maps\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250 x 185 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[Brunet I 436; EDIT 16 CNCE 2796]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003eExternally very good, internally near fine. \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollated as complete in 16pp+654pp+32pp, including the second title page on pp.533 commonly lacking and with the 51 illustrations throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very attractive book bound in full vellum, probably 19th century with the tooled label potentially being earlier. Spine with some discolouration and dulling, uniformly so and thus presents well on the shelf - particularly with the very attractive tooled morocco label with intricate gilt. Boards with some less significant discolouration and generally presenting very well without significant issues. Gilt design to both boards show very well and are without loss, written with the motto \"spem fortuna alit\". This armorial design is the arms of John Gardinier Kinnear (1794-1865), a Scottish financier with a well established and very respectable book collection which included some very expensive books. With both boards securely attached without damage to the joints. All page edges gilt with top edge slightly dulled but generally remaining very good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBookplate to front pastedown of Caroli Sarolea with the rather nice motto \"in angello cum libello\". The main title page is working loose in the gutter but present, else all other leaves are securely bound into the binding. The text block has been trimmed at the head occasionally catching the tops of some letters of titles\/numbering but without loss to legibility of any text. The text block is exceptionally clean, without any foxing. Some extremely light dampstaining to a few leaves, though this is very light and difficult to notice. Small stains to pp.349-351.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful copy of this scarce and beautifully illustrated work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203753132356,"sku":"166293485244","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_efc7e5bcb6fb4436b753458285dfb4f9_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697399882"},{"product_id":"the-novels-of-jane-austen-pride-and-prejudice-emma-mansfield-park-persuasion","title":"The Novels of Jane Austen; Finely Bound","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Novels of Jane Austen.\u003c\/b\u003e Bound into Three Volumes. The Novel Library. London; Hamish Hamilton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA really beautifully bound set of the works of Jane Austen, the usual six volumes here bound into three. Very finely bound indeed, though without any binders stamp\/signature, the bindings resemble those by Zaehnsdorf in quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContains:\u003c\/u\u003e Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Mansfield Park; Emma; Persuasion; and Northanger Abbey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eThe Novel Library was Hamish Hamilton's attempt to promote important works of fiction. The series was published during the mid-20th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecentury, with this particular set being first published in 1949, this being the first edition of it. They aimed to make both classic and contemporary novels accessible by making them affordable. The novels selected were deemed by Hamish Hamilton to be of literary importance and significance, either through being critically acclaimed, or by the works being engaging and captivating. They made sure to include a vast range of authors from different genres, countries, and literary traditions. Some of the selected authors include Jane Austen, George Orwell, Albert Camus, Graham Greene, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jean-Paul Sartre, D. H. Laurence, Leo Tolstoy, Charlotte Bronte, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, Thomas Hardy, etc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170 x 110 m\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003em (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eSpines with very minor rubbing on extremities, and some marks \/ discolouration. Gilt on spines is bright. All boards securely attached with minor wear to joints and hinges. Front joint of Persuasion volume starting at the top with some loss to the leather at the head. Boards with extremely minor scuffing, sporadic very minor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003emarks, and very minor warping. More prominent marks on the front board of Persuasion. The head of the front board of Pride and Prejudice sunned. Shelf and edge wear. Minor rubbing to corners. Small fragment of the top rear board edge of Pride and Prejudice torn and peeling off (see page edge photo). Very minor scratches to the top gilt page edge. Pages edges lightly toned. Endpapers lightly toned at extremities as commensurate with the bindings. Text blocks extremely clean with light toning. Uncollated but appears complete. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217837572420,"sku":"166376602640","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600.jpg?v=1697400418"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-earth-and-animated-nature-1774-oliver-goldsmith-first-edition","title":"The History of the Earth and Animated Nature 1774 Oliver Goldsmith First Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn History of the Earth, and Animated Nature\u003c\/b\u003e. By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOliver Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e. In Eight Volumes, Printed for J. Nourse in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1774\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, complete in 8 volumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA History of the Earth, and Animated Nature is a work of natural history by Oliver Goldsmith. First published in 1774 in eight volumes, it attempted to bring together a history of the earth with a description of its geographical features and many of its species. Many further editions of the work were published in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century. These were often abridged versions of the original, in three, four or six volumes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss (1860), Maggie Tulliver reads A History of the Earth as a young child. She describes its contents to the semi-literate miller, Luke:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"elephants, and kangaroos, and the civet cat, and the sun-fish, and a bird sitting on its tail… There are countries full of those creatures, instead of horses and cows… Shouldn’t you like to know about them, Luke?’ \" (Book I, Ch.4)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140 x 209 m\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003em (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniformly bound contemporary 18th century full calf, joints worn with some cracked, tender, etc, but with all boards attached. Spines rebacked retaining earlier tooled labels, some chipped with a bit of loss. Wear to extremities, shelf wear, etc. Boards scuffed with an ink stain to the front board of the sixth volume. Volume one binding significantly warped but appears uniform with the others from the shelf, strangely without any shelf lean. Some minor staining with text blocks toned else very good internally, endpapers more heavily stained in each volume. Front blank of the first volume with a small tear at the foot with a small amount of loss. Title page lacking from volume three. Lacks pp.31-32 in volume four. pp.37-38 torn but fully present in volume five. Bookplate to front pastedown of volume five (only) of Viscount de Vesci.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217844781380,"sku":"166376775268","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_c9df4876-cee6-4061-9fe0-957bd4b02059.jpg?v=1697400847"},{"product_id":"works-of-william-congreve-1761-in-3-vols-john-baskerville-a-beautiful-set","title":"The Works of William Congreve 1761","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of William Congreve\u003c\/b\u003e in Three Volumes. Consisting of his Plays and Poems. Birmingham. Printed by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Baskerville\u003c\/b\u003e; For J. and R. Tonson in London, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1761\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"the Baskerville Congreve... I couldn't read him in a cheap edition!\" - Night and Day by Virginia Woolf (1919)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe collected works of William Congreve, notably printed by John Baskerville, one of the most famous English printers, mainly known for his edition of the Bible and his designed type which remains in popular use to this day and is generally referred to as 'Baskerville font' in modern nomenclature.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe won't argue with William Rodney in Virginia Woolf's novel in saying that this is certainly a well executed and 'expensive' edition of Congreve's works. It features a lovely engraved portrait frontispiece after the very famous portrait artist Godfrey Kneller, and a further five plates preceding some of the respective works through the set.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 150 x 234 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines a little rubbed but remain attractive. Author tooled labels replaced but show well. Some shelf \u0026amp; edge wear with corresponding wear to extremities. Top page edges dulled as typical with others very good. Boards all very good, all securely attached with just minor rubbing to joints. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions are present. Internally mildly toned as typical but generally internally excellent. Collated as complete. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217855758660,"sku":"166373201660","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d5af810f-0f89-4f77-9091-e04eecaae0d2.jpg?v=1697401110"},{"product_id":"a-panorama-of-the-great-exhibition-of-1851-from-the-illustrated-london-news","title":"A Panorama of the Great Exhibition of 1851 from the Illustrated London News","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Grand Panorama of the Great Exhibition\u003c\/b\u003e by J. Mack, from the Illustrated London News, Produced in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1851\u003c\/b\u003e. Housed in a bespoke marbled \u0026amp; felt case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis fine panorama was issued free to subscribers to the Illustrated London News. It is based on daguerreotypes by Richard Beard (1802–1885) and is particularly rare to find. This example is similar to that sold at Sotheby's Great Exhibitions sale in 2006, lot 515. Similar panoramas have also been sold at Christie's, for example that from the 1845 Illustrated London News 3rd Sept 2012 lot 101 for £2,750.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA twenty feet long (i.e. 6.75 metres) series of continuous engravings in double rows reprinted from the Illustrated London News by J. Mack. Underneath each departments are the names of the principal object\/invention exhibited. The panorama is prefaced by diagrams 'shewing the fluctuations in the number of visitors, as affected by different days of the week, different scale of payment, rain and heat of the building'; 'shewing the relative fluctuations of different days of the week'; 'shewing the number of visitors actually in the building at every hour on three separate days'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA full unfurled image of the entire 20 foot long panorama of the British Science Museum's copy can be seen, identifier MSR\/029, on their website. Our photography space did not quite allow for a full unfurled photo!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 675 x 28.5 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe case is in generally excellent condition, with the top label peeling slightly from the felt, but could easily be reglued. The blue title panel of the panorama is stained and worn with some loss to the legibility of the text. The first section has a bit of loss and some peeling of the paper as pictured in the final photo of the listing. The second section also has some less minor loss. The remainder of the panorama is in excellent condition and without loss. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA particularly interesting and unique panorama in a bespoke case to hold it. The panorama retains the original ties. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217873977668,"sku":"166366862415","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-5_efc281ff-7624-4b0d-99b3-36d13752d468.jpg?v=1697418766"},{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-count-xavier-de-maistre-1843-fine-binding-beautiful-book","title":"The Complete Works of Count Xavier de Maistre 1843","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOeuvres Completes Du Comte Xavier De Maistre. Nouvelle Édition. Voyages Autour De Ma Chambre. Expedition Nocturne. Le Lépreux De La Cite D'Aoste. Les Prisonniers Du Caucase. La Jeune Sibérienne. Paris; Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur; 1843.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplete Works of Count Xavier de Maistre. New Edition. Journeys Around My Room. Nocturnal Expedition. The Leper of the City of Aosta. The Prisoners of the Caucasus. The Young Siberian. Paris; Charpentier, Publisher-Bookseller; 1843.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ------------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProvenance:  \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Spine with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Endpapers, half title and title page foxed. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block with minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217886167364,"sku":"166376758559","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_c2625ddd-f3ef-46e2-a2da-86bd5e3c40bd.jpg?v=1697402232"},{"product_id":"the-siege-of-corinth-and-parisina-by-lord-byron-1816-first-edition-first-issue","title":"The Siege of Corinth and Parisina by Lord Byron 1816 First Edition First Issue","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Siege of Corinth\u003c\/b\u003e; A Poem. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParisina\u003c\/b\u003e; A Poem. By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLord Byron\u003c\/b\u003e. London; Printed for John Murray; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1816\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE\u003c\/b\u003e with the advertisement leaf. One of just 6,000 copies originally printed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGilt crest of The Society of Writers to the Signet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eThe society website states the origins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eas such: \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eThe Signet was the private seal of the early Scottish Kings, and the Writers to the Signet were those authorised to supervise its use and, later, to act as clerks to the Courts. The earliest recorded use of the Signet was in 1369, and Writers to the Signet were included as members of the College of Justice when it was established in 1532, but the Society did not take definite shape until 1594, when the King's Secretary, as Keeper of the Signet, granted Commissions to a Deputy Keeper and eighteen other writers.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey also state their current purpose as: \"1. To advance and disseminate knowledge and education in law and legal practice for public benefit. We operate a law library, run an education programme and promote high standards of expertise and professional conduct.  To advance the arts, heritage and culture through the Signet Library and its collections.   To promote equality and diversity and advance citizenship and community development.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eSpine rubbed with tooled label lacking. Both boards attached both joints and the front hinge cracked. Rear hinge with minor wear. Boards with discolouration, rubbing, and superficial scratches. Shelf and edge wear. Shelf lean. Bookplate attached (inscribed \"111: a: 39\") with coloured pencil inscriptions. Pastedown and endpapers with damp stains, toning, and foxing. Small tears to preliminaries. Pencil inscription on preliminary. Text block fairly clean with light toning and minor foxing. Uncollated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217897537860,"sku":"166367050876","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_f3b3cff7-4db5-4e84-95f4-2a1b5e77b651.jpg?v=1697402534"},{"product_id":"satires-of-various-writers-1655-full-vellum-binding-virgil-ancient-rome-etc","title":"Satires of Various Writers 1655","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElegantiores Praestantium Virorum Satyrae, Quarum titulos, \u0026amp; nomina auctorum, versa pagella exhibebit post praefationem. Distinguuntur in tomos duos. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina Joannis Maire, MDCLV [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1655\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e].\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElegant Satires of Distinguished Men\u003c\/b\u003e, Whose titles and names of authors will be displayed on the following page after the preface. They are divided into two volumes. Printed in Leiden, from the Press of Joannes Maire, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1655\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book contains a collection of satirical texts, opening with Justus Lipsius and his Satyra Menippaea Somnium. Each text has it's own half title. The texts by Greek authors are presented in Greek on the left pages and Latin on the right pages. Others include Petri Nanni on Virgil, Misopogon by the Roman Emperor Julian, and several others.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 82 x 125 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one (only) of two. Collated as complete in  281pp (numbered) plus the various unnumbered leaves. Probably original full vellum binding, very smart indeed in notably excellent condition, just with some discolouration to the vellum as typical, but significantly better than typical for similar period vellum bindings. There are no external title\/author writings and the binding is plain. Page edges coloured red, dulled with a bit of colour loss at the fore edge. Some pencil writings to front pastedown from a previous bookseller. Some very minor staining through the text block affecting a few leaves but generally internally very clean and fully legible. Binding slightly cocked, without any shelf lean. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217903075652,"sku":"166368396062","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_6b1417dd-820c-47e8-820e-95c26d38bb66.jpg?v=1697402838"},{"product_id":"the-depiction-of-of-women-in-art-by-armand-dayot-1899-stunning-binding","title":"The Depiction of of Women in Art by Armand Dayot 1899","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmand Dayot, Inspecteur del Beaux Art. L'Image De La Femme. Librairie Hachette et Cie. MDCCCXCIC.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArmand Dayot, Inspector of Fine Arts. T\u003c\/b\u003ehe Depiction of Women. Hachette and Company Publishing. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCCXCIX (1899).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book explores the portrayal of women in art and culture. Armand Dayot, who served as an Inspector of Fine Arts, delves into the various ways women have been depicted in art throughout history. This book provides an insight into the evolving perception of femininity, the role of women in society, and the artistic representations that have shaped these perceptions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEx-libris bookplate of Archibald Younger in an Arabic theme by M.L.A. Giradot. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe boards depict a quiver of arrows intersected with a flaming torch to form a cross in front of a laurel wreath. This image can be seen in various forms of art, ranging from mirrors and frames to paintings and frescos. Louis XVI used a similar crest where he had a bow ribbon tying the quiver with the flambeau (torch). The flambeau is an ancient symbol of life and truth, while the quiver symbolises using force to pursue justice. This symbol might also be a reference to Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, who was commonly depicted with a bow and arrow, and sometimes a torch, among other hunting equipment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 230 x 310 x 50 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine warped with very minor scuffing and rubbing, and a tear with lacking fragment to the top of the backstrip. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with scratches, rubbing, and scuffing. Front board with uneven sunning. Shelf and edge wear. Bookplate and clear tape attached to front pastedown. Some very small tears to page edges of preliminaries and half title. Damp stains to the top and bottom of the frontispiece. Tissue paper mostly detached. Text block fairly clean with light toning and sporadic very minor foxing. Some page edges are lightly torn. Some plates with damp stains. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217962942788,"sku":"166376714200","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_4008aaa2-17ca-456f-a1b4-057ac94acdfd.jpg?v=1697403376"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-lord-byron-childe-harolds-pilgrimage-etc-c-1890-antiquarian-book","title":"The Works of Lord Byron c.1890","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Poetical Works of Lord Byron.\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh; William P. Nimmo. 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Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with rubbed joints and very minor wear to hinges. Boards with minor superficial scratches and scuffing. Small damp stain to the bottom of both boards. Shelf and edge wear. Very minor foxing on endpapers. Text block very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217967235396,"sku":"166348392867","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_817238cf-d6c4-4c18-99f4-cbeec2889970.jpg?v=1697403670"},{"product_id":"romola-by-george-eliot-1863-first-edition-in-3-vols","title":"Romola by George Eliot 1863 First Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRomola by George Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e, Author of Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Scenes of Clerical Life. In Three Volumes. London; Smith, Elder and Co.; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCCLXIII (1863).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e of George Eliot's Romola in 3 volumes, uniformly bound in half calf over marbled boards. All three volumes are first editions, unlike many other examples where volumes 2 and 3 are second editions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 125 x 187 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines are a different colour to the boards (perhaps due to sunning?) with rubbing and scuffing. Small fragment of backstrip lacking from the head of volume one. All boards attached with rubbed or cracked joints, and hinges with minor wear or starting. Boards scuffed and rubbed, with some spots of discolouration on the leather. Shelf and edge wear. Very minor dulling to page edges. Endpapers and title pages prominently foxed\/toned. Text blocks lightly toned to edges and with some sporadic very minor foxing throughout but generally fairly clean through the text blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217970774340,"sku":"166367079308","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_67af8ae2-8526-4062-b2cb-522e50184cb8.jpg?v=1697403857"},{"product_id":"the-faerie-queene-by-edmund-spenser-john-upton-edition-1758-stunning-quartos","title":"The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser 1758 John Upton Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpenser's Faerie Queene\u003c\/b\u003e. 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Text blocks extremely clean, some very light faults to the title pages and a bit of foxing to the final few leaves in each volume (blanks etc). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217981686084,"sku":"166368509898","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_2ee24e5d-1023-4a15-88be-3a6778d4b3e6.jpg?v=1697404375"},{"product_id":"the-gentlemans-library-rules-for-conduct-1715-first-edition-george-berkeley","title":"The Gentleman's Library: Rules for Conduct 1715 First Edition [George Berkeley]","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gentleman's Library\u003c\/b\u003e, Containing Rules for Conduct in All Parts of Life. 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John Rutherfurd (1760-1840) was an American politician and land surveyor. John was of English descent, his father was a veteran of the British Army who was held hostage by the Patriots during the Revolutionary War. He studied to law at the College of New Jersey, which is now called Princeton University. He later served as a senator of New Jersey from 1791 to 1798. In 1808, John with his family moved to a farm near Passaic River which they called Edgerston. 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It is inscribed \"H1-37\" which presumably is the shelf mark.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePreliminary is inscribed with \"John Ruther...\" three times with practice letters and the date \"1720\". \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 170 x 37 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[blank, A1-A12, a-12, pp.1-431, U-U12].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with very minor rubbing and creasing to backstrip. 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Lacking rear blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC: T95171]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217989124420,"sku":"166376909721","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_ad9625ee-4d9b-424e-aede-8f11626497f5.jpg?v=1697404875"},{"product_id":"the-battle-of-life-by-charles-dickens-1846-first-edition-in-original-cloth-rare","title":"The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens 1846 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Battle of Life\u003c\/b\u003e, A Love Story, by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e. Printed in London by Bradbury \u0026amp; Evans in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1846\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e of Charles Dickens fourth book in his Christmas Books series, following A Christmas Carol three years earlier. This book is of particular interest to Dickens collectors due to the four variations in the engraved title page. This title page follows Eckel's fourth state without the publisher imprint etc and with the cupid holding the scroll reading \"A Love Story\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in the original red cloth with the spine expertly rebacked preserving the majority of the original backstrip.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine rebacked but preserving the majority of the original backstrip, slightly dulled but significantly better than typically found. Boards very bright and without significant wear. Hinges reinforced. Both boards are securely attached with the joints fine. No shelf lean but the book is slightly cocked. Whoever carried out the restoration work on this example did a phenomenal job it must be said! All page edges gilt with the top edge very slightly dulled. Some toning through the text block but generally remains very clean and fully legible. Some pencil writing to front pastedown from a previous bookseller. Collated as complete, including the scarce advertisement leaf at the rear. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217990533444,"sku":"166368450725","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_37001aab-d881-434f-bfa3-84add1d1362f.jpg?v=1697405047"},{"product_id":"the-adoration-of-the-christ-child-after-antonio-da-correggio-old-master-painting","title":"The Adoration of the Christ Child after Antonio da Correggio","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Adoration of the Christ Child\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeopoldo Dumini\u003c\/b\u003e (Italian, 1825-1908), after the original by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAntonio da Correggio\u003c\/b\u003e (Italian, 1489-1534) held in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and inscribed to a label on the verso by the artist.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn incredibly well executed oil on canvas composition after Correggio's masterpiece of the high Renaissance, originally dating from circa 1526, with this painting likely being executed circa 1880. 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It dates from the artist's matuirty, after the frescoes for the Camera di San Paolo, if not also after those in the dome of San Giovanni Evangelista at Parma. The luminous landscape answers the brightness that emanates from the Child and which lights up the whole figure of the Virgin, who is kneeling with her arms parted in a very expressive gesture of adoration. Yet the tenderness with which her motherly feeling is conveyed does not detract from the impressiveness of the divine image, which is even heightened by the colours of her dress and cloak, brilliant in the miraculous light.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[The Uffizi and Pitti, Filippo Rossi, Thames and Hudson, London, 1966, pp.204-5]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncluding frame: 115 x 98 cm (approx.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcluding frame: 80 x 68.5 cm (approx).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnlined oil on canvas attached to a wooden stretcher and framed. 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By George Rawlinson, M.A. Assisted by Sir Henry Rawlinson, K.C.B., and Sir J. G. Wilkinson, F.R.S. In Four Volumes. Fourth Edition. 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The author, David Chalmers, is one of those accused of the murder of Lord Darnley and one of the persons who organised the escape of Mary Queen of Scots from Loch Leven Castle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn May 1568, Chalmers was involved in helping Mary Queen of Scots escape from the castle and fought for her at the Battle of Langside alongside numerous Scottish noblemen. For these actions, the Scottish parliament exiled him and he was forced to leave Scotland for an extended period of time, not returning until 1584. During the time of his exile he first lived and associated with the court of Philip II in Spain and then in France in the court of Charles IX. It was during his time in France that this book was written and published, and hence the reason for its publication in French rather than English.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the civil war had ended and while Mary remained captive, two significant full length books were published, setting out the context and events of the struggle and examining the historical and theoretical aspects of monarchical rule in Scotland. George Buchanan wrote De Jure Regni apud Scotos in 1579, and as a sympathiser of the Queen, David Chalmers wrote the book offered here for sale in the same year, 1579. This being the first edition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese works, like Buchanan's 1572 History of Scotland, retold the stories of ancient Scottish Kings, many mythical who had been deposed justly or unjustly by their subjects and might be compared with Mary. Both Buchanan and Chambers were patriotic writers and shared a view of Scottish kingship largely drawn from myth, that the Scots had been a migrant people from Scythia who had elected their first king, Fergus I, in response to a crisis, 251 years after their arrival in Scotland.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an excellent example of this book, bound in its original vellum binding. Previously kept at the Chateau de Vouzan in France. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-----------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 115 x 170 x 40 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal vellum binding toned and rippled as typical with a small amount of wormholing and a larger hole in the upper gutter of the front board. Ink title to the spine in a very early hand, presumably original to the binding. Lacks original ties as typical. Shelf lean. Some minor dampstaining throughout the book not affecting the legibility of any text. Small hole through title page not affecting text with another part in the upper left torn just catching part of a letter in the title. Toning throughout text block as commensurate with the age with a few leaves stained but mostly reasonably clean. Small edge tear to D7 (f.215). Wormholing in the gutter affecting pp.223 to the end of the book with some small loss to text with the entrance hole visible on the rear board just below a joint tie. 235 numbered leaves (incl. title page) + 5 leaves of tables at the end, collated as complete without blanks.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218083496260,"sku":"","price":600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.31.25am.png?v=1697412817"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-charles-dickens-1843-first-edition-first-impression-stave-i","title":"A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1843 First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION\u003c\/b\u003e, published in 1843 by Chapman \u0026amp; Hall. With the 'Stave I' header (appeared as 'Stave One' in second and later impressions) and text uncorrected as per the bibliographical points noted by Smith defining the first impression of the first edition. [\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmith II 4\u003c\/i\u003e], 8vo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStunning fine green calf binding by Riviere \u0026amp; Son.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Christmas Carol \"may readily be called the Bible of Christmas... it was issued about 10 days before Christmas 1843, and 6000 copies were printed and sold on the first day. Altogether 24 editions were issued in the original format.\" (Eckel, 110). The first impression of the first edition is enduringly rare with fine copies fetching up to £50,000.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOwning the first edition of this phenomenal piece of literary history allows you to connect with the original text in a way no other version can match. This is of particular note as this book is one of few household names in the literary world and certainly one of Dickens' best known works.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle printed in blue and red with the famous 4 hand-coloured etched plates (including frontis) by John Leech in addition to the 4 plain woodcut vignettes throughout the text as collated. Bound without half-title else collated as complete. Spine sunned with some light fading to front board. The binding is secure without wear to hinges or joints. Very bright turn-ins which show well. Text block in excellent condition, very clean with extremely mild toning and minor marks to pp.149-162 not obscuring text. Colour plates very clean in VG+\/near fine condition. Leaves slightly trimmed for the rebinding as typical without any loss to text but the title page lacks the date to the bottom and a portion of the border. The edition priority is hence bibliographically ascertained as discussed (Stave I, red and blue title page, uncorrected text, etc).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218084610372,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.34.11am.png?v=1697413021"},{"product_id":"first-edition-set-winnie-the-pooh-signed-a-a-milne-1926-28-ernest-shepard","title":"The Winnie the Pooh Books by A. A. Milne 1926-28 w\/ Autograph Note","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION Set of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and His Other Works Uniformly Bound in Their Original Cloth with Author's Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinnie the Pooh\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne. Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1926\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe House at Pooh Corner\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1928\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow We Are Six\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1927\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen We Were Very Young\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFifteenth Edition, 1927\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignature of A. A. Milne\u003c\/b\u003e Included with authenticity certificate from Elbolsa Autographs and Collectables, Cornwall, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinnie the Pooh:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very sporadic very minor foxing. Spine fine with very minor warping. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Very minor superficial scratches on front board. Very minor marks on the top left corner of the rear board. Very minor screaming on the bottom corner of the rear board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Line of toning on pastedown. Pen ownership inscription form 1926 on preliminary page; potentially original owner. Endpapers very lightly toned.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHouse at Pooh Corner:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very minor marks on the top corner of reverse side of title page to page 36. Spine lightly sunned. Minor creasing to headcap. Minor warping of boards. Very minor line to the top of the front board from being sunned. Very minor marks on boards, only visible upon vert close inspection. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor crease to top corner of the rear board. Pastedown with some minor toning and foxing. Very small pencil inscription on the top corner of a preliminary page. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery\u003c\/span\u003e minor marks on preliminaries.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow We Are Six:\u003c\/b\u003e Spine sunned \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003every\u003c\/span\u003e lightly. Very minor warping of the spine. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Minor shelf lean. Very minor superficial scratches on front board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor toning and foxing to pastedown. Minor toning line to half title. Some pages are unevenly cut (how it was bound by the publisher).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen We Were Very Young:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very sporadic very minor foxing. Spine fine. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Very minor superficial scratches on both board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor foxing on pastedown. Some toning and foxing on half title and on the last page. Very minor and partial break between page 64 and 65, still securely attached, only significance of light exposure to binding. Small number of pages are very lightly toned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightly toned with very minor foxing. Pencil ownership signature on reverse side. Comes with authenticity certificate from Elbolsa Autographs and Collectables, Cornwall, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Signature of the Author is located on a separate piece of paper that is included as part of the set. \u003cstrong\u003eThe books are \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e signed on the inside\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218087297348,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.37.07am.png?v=1697413770"},{"product_id":"pride-and-prejudice-peacock-edition-jane-austen-1894-hugh-thomson-illustrated","title":"Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1894 Peacock Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e. Peacock Edition. Published by George Allen in \u003cb\u003e1894\u003c\/b\u003e. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 190 x 30 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInternally very clean, very mildly toned with some minor foxing to preliminaries and half title page as pictured. Internally VG+. Boards VG with some superficial scratches to rear board and very light wrinkles to front board. Corners very slightly bent with headcap G+. Pastedown VG-, endpapers VG, half title VG with minor foxing, title page and frontispiece VG+ to near fine. Spine G+, cracked with a repair. All original including the binding and endpapers. Page edges VG with very minor marks. Joints slightly cracked and hinges VG-, boards securely attached with no signs of becoming loose. Else VG+.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218093621572,"sku":"","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.00.45am.png?v=1698263033"},{"product_id":"first-edition-through-the-looking-glass-1872-lewis-carroll-alice-wonderland","title":"Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 1872 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.\u003c\/b\u003e With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. London; Macmillan and Co.; \u003cb\u003e1872\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, very early issue with original pictorial cloth and 'wabe' on p.21. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBound by Burn \u0026amp; Co (the original binder, the same as that of the first edition of Alice In Wonderland).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 190 x 25 mm (8vo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block extremely clean with light tonging and very sporadic very minor foxing. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Original spine fragment with minor wear, and prominent marks. Spine with very minor warping. Both boards securely attached. Very minor wear and some marks on boards. Page edges with minor loss and minor dulling. Shelf wear. Some minor wear to corners. Some marks on pastedown. Pen inscription dated 1872 on preliminary page. Half title with light toning and minor foxing. Frontispiece and title page lightly toned with very minor foxing.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218094014788,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.51.59am.png?v=1697414436"},{"product_id":"alices-adventures-in-wonderland-first-edition-lewis-carroll-original-cloth-rare","title":"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 1870","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlice's Adventures In Wonderland\u003c\/b\u003e by Lewis Carroll. Published in 1870 by Macmillan \u0026amp; Co, the twenty-fifth thousand (i.e. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efirst edition\u003c\/b\u003e fifth printing) following the original of 1865. Collated as complete with an absolutely stunning condition text block (entirely fine) with 42 illustrations by John Tenniel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe first printing of this book recently fetched $1.8m (USD); this example offered for sale being one of the earliest editions which is at an attainable price. This edition being published two years prior to Through the Looking Glass.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA beautiful example of this rare first edition which is internally near fine with a fine text block and all illustrations fine.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e------------------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in original cloth retaining original blue endpapers and pastedowns. Small ink ownership inscription to half-title dated 1972 else internally without any writing, highlighting, colouring, drawing, etc. Collated as complete including the rather scarce advertisement at the rear which was the first to advertise Through the Looking Glass which was 'nearly ready'. Truly beautiful condition internally, without any foxing -\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe best example we have ever come across. All illustrations are fine. Text block completely fine. Spine cracked but repaired, sunned. Minor wear and light discolouration to boards. Gilt largely VG\/VG+ to boards. Minor wear to corners, some shelf wear, some damage to tail and headcap of spine. Minor wear to rear joint with front joint fine and both hinges fine. Retaining the scarce original sticker of the binder to rear pastedown (Burn \u0026amp; Co).\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn absolutely beautiful example of this rare first edition in completely original condition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218110398788,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.04.52am.png?v=1697414882"},{"product_id":"casino-royale-1953-first-edition-first-impression-jonathan-cape-near-fine","title":"Casino Royale by Ian Fleming 1953 First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION\u003c\/b\u003e of Ian Fleming’s debut novel, Casino Royale. Published by Jonathan Cape in 1953. Gilbert A1a (1.1). The first appearance of James Bond in the literary canon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBound in the original publisher’s cloth and one of the highly scarce copies which was for public sale originally. The book itself is in near fine condition and entirely internally complete with all called for pages including the two half titles and original blanks. With a fine facsimile dust jacket, lacking the original.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e---------------------------------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘4,760 sets of sheets of the first printing were delivered, but only 4,728 copies were bound up, many of these went to public libraries and we believe that less than half of the first printing was sold to the public'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis book is often considered to be the holy grail of modern book collecting and is especially scarce to find a copy which has never been held institutionally and remains in such excellent condition.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal publisher’s cloth with original endpapers. Spine near fine with an extremely small mark to the ‘N’ in Ian Fleming which is almost imperceptible. Hinges and joints fine. Some very minor scuffs to boards visible under certain lighting conditions, else fine. Pastedowns fine without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Very faint erased pencil date to top of first preliminary of 1963, else internally without any writing. Title page fine. Text block near fine with additional details below. No institutional ownership stamps or marks. Complete with two half titles, title page, contents, and pagination collated as complete including blanks. Binding slightly warped but without shelf lean. Very minor marks to page edges. Facsimile dust jacket fine, lacking the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block begins at pp.9 and continues uninterrupted to pp.218 followed by two blanks as called for. Very small mark to page 100 not affecting text. Crease to leaf 121\/122. Very small mark to page 213 slightly affecting one letter of text but without any loss. Else fine and without foxing.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218124882244,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.08.10am.png?v=1697415165"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-magic-1657-first-edition-naude-english-occult-supernatural-demons","title":"The History of Magic 1657 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition in English of The History of Magic\u003c\/b\u003e by Way of Apology, For All the Wise Men Who Have Unjustly Been Reputed Magicians, From the Creation, to the Present Age. Written in French by G. Naudaeus, Late Library-Keeper to Cardinal Mazarin. Translated into English by J. Davies. Printed for John Streater, and are to be sold by the Book-Sellers of London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1657\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis famous book. was written in defence of celebrated scientists accused of being magicians or sorcerers. Among the men defended by Naudé are Cardanus, Geber, Lullius, Arnaldus de Villanova, Paracelsus, Agrippa von Nettesheym, R. Bacon, Pythagoras, Socrates, Thomas Aquinas and others. (Duveen 423). In this book, Naudé not only exonerates the previously-mentioned historical figures of practicing magic, he also divided magic into four categories: divine, theurgic, natural and witchcraft. The first three categories were legitimate, the final category was illegitimate. Naudé was one of the most widely-traveled and admired scholars of his day.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA similar copy was previously sold at Bonhams on 17th June 2021 for USD $5,737 (Lot 8).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 120 x 170 x 25 mm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebound with calf leather and marbled boards, in a near fine condition with very minor scratches on boards and spine. Presents very well. Dulling to page edges. Title page laid down for professional repair, with corner torn but loosely attached, very small tear (does not affect text), prominent toning, and minor marks. Small loss to corner of leaf R2. Text block toned with minor foxing and marks. On a small handful of pages the toning and foxing is more prominent (similar to that pictured on the contents page). Very small pencil mark in the margin on pages 63 and 64. Very small tear to the page edge of page 273\/4 (does not affect text). Very small inscription in the margin on page 288 and 289. Very small pen inscriptions on page 304 (pictured). Very small pen inscription in the margin on pages 306 and 308.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218137891140,"sku":"","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.12.55am.png?v=1697415452"},{"product_id":"appians-ancient-roman-history-1545-first-edition-aldine-press-post-incunable","title":"Appian's Ancient Roman History 1545 First Edition; Aldine Press","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe first Aldine Press edition of the works of Appian Allesandrino\u003c\/b\u003e, the ancient Roman historian, 3 volumes bound into 1, printed in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1545\u003c\/b\u003e in Venice under Paolus Manutius (Paolo Manuzio), 8vo. A’ilettori leaf, foreword (aiii-aiv), title page, [1-258], Aldine sig, title page, [1-175], Aldine sig, title page, [(1)-41], colophon, Aldine sig.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e---------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAncient Roman history by the famous ancient historian Appian. Appian's Roman history comprises narratives of the various Roman conquests from the earliest times to the accession of Vespasian, in twenty-four books (of which nine books survive in complete form). This edition being printed prior to the editio princeps of 1551.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull title: Delle Guerre Civili de Romani di Appiano Alessandrino Proemio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Of the Civil Wars of the Romans)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eAlso bound with:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLibro di Appiano Alessandrino, Nel Quale Si Contegono le Guerre, Che Fecero i Roma Ni Con li Carthaginesi, et Con Gli Spagnuoli Nella Spagna: Nuoudmente tradotto di Greco in volgare Italiano.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe above being the first translation into Italian of Appian’s history relating to Spain, 1545, Aldine Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA slightly earlier edition (1538) sold at Christie’s, 15th June 2006 lot 295 for €5,580 (eur). This book (this listing, 1545) came from a member of the de Rothschild family and was formerly in the collection of a chateau in France. Also owned by Luca Corrito c.1650.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding appears to be original vellum. Collated as complete with pagination above. Edge damage to pp.aii-pp.59, affecting text of pp.aii-pp.13, a few letters to edges of words lacking to pp.9-pp.13, loss of words and up to a maximum of ~1cm of the edge of the page block from aii-8. Leaf 7-8 loose but present. Text block split at pp.231-232 with tailcap detached from text block but attached to binding. Hinges and joints VG+ and securely attached. Minor wear to binding as commensurate with age, but in phenomenal condition for a post-incunable binding.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith Aldine signatures present to reverso of first volume colophon and volume two title page, the verso of volume three title page and the title page itself, and the reverso of volume three colophon [Total Aldine sigs: 5, 3 as leaves].\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block entirely clean except for an early faded ownership inscription to aii, and to the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ereverso of the colophon. Some leaves with very light evidence of being folded (pagemarking). The significant majority of the text block is near fine with light toning and some very minor staining to some page edges not affecting text.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRenouard pp.134-135, n.19; The Aldine Press, pp.223, n.339;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218148278596,"sku":"","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.17.50am.png?v=1697415706"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-ferrante-pallavicino-1666-first-elzevier-edition-vellum-very-rare","title":"The Works of Ferrante Pallavicino 1666 First Elzevir Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOpere Scelte de Ferrante Pallavicino\u003c\/b\u003e, cioe, Il Divortio Celeste... [etc]. In Villafranca [Amsterdam, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElzevier\u003c\/b\u003e], \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1666\u003c\/b\u003e, 12mo. [588pp]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFirst Elzevir edition of the collected works of the writer and satirist Ferrante Pallavicino (1615-1644), and generally regarded as the \"prettiest\". A very rare work, as typically one finds the third edition in abundance, but we could not trace any sales records of this first Elzevier edition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFerrante Pallavicino was an Italian writer of numerous antisocial and obscene stories and novels with biblical and profane themes. According to Edward Muir, \"[they] were so popular that booksellers and printers bought them from him at a premium.\" Pallavicino's scandalous satires eventually cost him his life and he was beheaded at the age of 28. The publications during his lifetime were all published either anonymously or under a pseudonym. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHis most controversial work was La Retorica delle Puttane, which I will not provide a translation of here, but Muir described this as a \"scandalous anti-Jesuit work [which] demonstrates why Pallavicino was the only Italian author of his epoch capable of a coherent vision that integrated satire, skepticism, and naturalistic morality.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Socoloff IA 432]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 85 x 142 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProbably original full vellum binding, slightly dulled - more so to the spine, but generally externally excellent. Very smart indeed. Author's name penned to the spine with a stamp at the bottom which we were unable to decipher. Joints without fault. Both boards are securely attached. No shelf lean. Top page edge dulled as typical, others very good. Bookplate to front pastedown reading \"Sinclair\" with the motto \"Fide Sed Pugna\", also with some early ink writing. With several title pages throughout for each section, all with the same date of 1666. Text block very clean indeed without foxing, staining, tears, stains, wormholing, etc. Binding a little tight as typical for similar bindings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA really excellent example of this very rare first Elzevier edition of Pallavicino's works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218171806020,"sku":"166366999783","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-25.jpg?v=1697416230"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-joseph-andrews-by-henry-fielding-1749-early-edition-2-vols","title":"The History of Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 1749","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams.\u003c\/b\u003e Written in Imitation of the Manner of Cervantes, Author of Don Quixote. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Henry Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e, Esquire. Illustrated with Cuts. The Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. In Two Volumes. London; Printed for A. Millar; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCXLIX (1749).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe novel is a humorous satirical work of Henry Fielding. It tells the story of Joseph Andrews and Mr. Abraham Adams on their adventures and mishaps. The novel is known for its parody of the heroic romance trope and its social commentary. A very early edition following the first in 1742.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105 x 172 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with very minor cracking, rubbing, and wear. Prominent wear to heads and bottoms of spines. Tooled labels prominently dulled. All boards loosely attached with cracked joints and hinges. Front board of volume two mostly detached; attached with single binding string at the bottom. Boards with superficial scratches, rubbing, and very minor scuffing. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Lacking all but one endpaper which is detached in volume two. Pencil inscriptions on front pastedowns. Pen ownership inscriptions on rear pastedowns in both volumes. Text blocks fairly clean with light toning to edges and minor foxing. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218181833028,"sku":"166367096630","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-2_75738c58-bb67-46f2-a414-bd946615dd6f.jpg?v=1697416438"},{"product_id":"the-divine-comedy-of-dante-alighieri-1830-inferno-etc-riviere-fine-bindings","title":"The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 1830","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of Dante Alighieri,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e including The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, \u0026amp;  Paradise). Published in 1830 and 1841 by Leonardo Ciardetti and Giuseppe Molini in 6 volumes. The Lombardi Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONALLY COMPLETE EXAMPLE OF THE RENOWNED LEONARDO CIARDETTI EDITION OF DANTE, WITH THE FAMOUS ILLUSTRATIONS DEPICTING HELL, PURGATORY, AND PARADISE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVERY FINELY BOUND BY \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRIVIERE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e IN FULL RED MOROCCO.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first set is complete in 5 volumes, to which is added and uniformly bound, another volume (Le Opere Minori di Dante), printed in 1841 and intended as a sixth volume to this set, printed by Giuseppe Molini. It is very rare to find this set complete with all six volumes, and we could trace only one other set complete with all six volumes, though there are almost certainly more in existence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a portrait of Dante Alighieri to the frontispiece of the first volume (Inferno), and with the famous illustrations of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, to the verso of pp.1 in volumes 1-3.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe text of this set is accompanied by the commentary of Baldassarre Lombardi, and hence its colloquial name as the Lombardi edition. This set is based on the earlier 1822 Padua edition. Volumes four and five of this set include Dante's prose works, and a selection of other materials including Boccaccio's biography of Dante, Bruni and Tiraboschi, Giuseppe di Cesare's analysis of the Divine Comedy, Giuseppe Bandini's Defence of Dante Alighieri, and some other inclusions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[De Batines I, pp.175-76, III pp. 60; Mambelli, n.176; Martini, pp.58; The Rediscovery of Dante, n.77; Vallone, Dante's criticism, pp.133.]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 155 x 225 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines show very attractively on the shelf, with some wear and rubbing, particularly at their extremities and to their raised bands. Gilt shows well with some loss. Would benefit from the application of a leather conditioner. Joints a little tender with some rubbing but with all boards attached. Shelf and edge wear. Boards all very good, some minor rubbing and scratches but generally remain very bright and attractive without significant loss to the gilt borders. Very attractive gilt turn-ins show well, occasionally with a little loss at the corners due to some wear. All page edges gilt. Bookplate of Henry \u0026amp; Mary Ponsonby to front pastedown of each volume, with another of Maurice Baring to the verso, with an inscription from this person to the ffep. Bindings signed at the bottom of the ffep 'Bound by Riviere'. Some toning throughout and a little bit of foxing but generally remains fairly clean through the text blocks. With 3 illustrations plus a frontispiece through the six volumes. The volumes are uncollated but appear to be complete. The set is complete in 5 (+1) volumes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218204770628,"sku":"166366933567","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_8099bdd5-1957-49d7-af5c-3ec3c8b2ebd5.jpg?v=1697416909"},{"product_id":"shirley-by-charlotte-bronte-1931-limited-edition-1-1000-copies-finely-bound","title":"Shirley by Charlotte Bronte 1931","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShirley\u003c\/b\u003e: A Tale By Currer Bell, Author of \"Jane Eyre\" [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharlotte Bronte\u003c\/b\u003e]. Oxford. Newly Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1931\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful edition of Charlotte Bronte's Shirley, limited to 1,000 copies only. Here rebound from the original cloth binding to this luxury half calf leather binding over marbled boards.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis edition is based on the first edition of 1849 while being collated with the second edition of 1853, hence the reference to the author's pseudonym of Currer Bell on the title page to be consistent with the early editions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 x 225 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with some light superficial scratches but generally show attractively on the shelf, retaining all four tooled labels. Joints fine with all boards securely attached with the bindings secure and free of shelf lean. Boards near fine. Spotted page edge design with top edges slightly dulled as typical. Contemporary endpapers with the rebinding without any attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. A very small stain affects from the half title through to pp.9 of the first volume which does not obscure any text. The text blocks are otherwise exceptionally clean and appear to be unread or read very carefully indeed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful set of one of Charlotte Bronte's finest works. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218213454148,"sku":"166368450195","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5dbc1657-49d7-4a45-bffc-80cce449b35b.jpg?v=1697417140"},{"product_id":"novels-by-charles-nodier-1840-jean-shogar-the-painter-of-salzburg-adele-etc","title":"Novels by Charles Nodier 1840","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRomans De Charles Nodier.\u003c\/span\u003e Jean Shogar. Le Peintre De Salzbourg. La Meditation Du Cloitre. Adele. Therese Aubert. 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The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Pencil inscription above bookplate inscribed \"Ex Heath House, Staffs\". Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Endpapers, half title and title page foxed. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Pencil inscription above bookplate. Text block with minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218264670532,"sku":"166364030098","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_645ea4c7-afcd-4ca4-82be-7f001ed768d4.jpg?v=1697418131"},{"product_id":"the-octavius-by-marcus-felix-1672-early-roman-christian-apologist-full-vellum","title":"The Octavius by Marcus Felix 1672","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM. Minucii Felicis Octavius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Cum integris omnium Notis ac Commentariis, novaque Recensione \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacobi Ouzeli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Cujus \u0026amp; accedunt Animaduersiones. Insuper Johannis Meursii Notae. Et Liber Julii Firmici Materni V. C. De Errore Profanarum Religionum. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHackiana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1672\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe initial author of this work was a Roman legal expert and writer, believed to originate from Cirta in Algeria, who is thought to have passed away around 260 AD. The second author was a Roman author and astrologer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferred to as the Octavius due to historical confusion (it was mistakenly preserved as the eighth book of Arnobius). This work is often compared to Tertullian's Apologeticum. The Octavius is an imaginative three-way dialogue that unfolds on the shores of Ostia, featuring the characters Minucius, Caecilius, and Octavius. Minucius acts as the mediator, Caecilius passionately defends Roman pagan traditions, while Octavius advocates for Christianity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinucius, in fact, seeks a harmonious transition between paganism and Christianity, one that respects the traditions rooted in Hellenistic culture and Roman societal structures. It is worth noting that this is one of the earliest writings in defence of Christianity to survive from antiquity, around a century after Josephus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125 x 195 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull vellum, quarto, a little discoloured but generally very good and smart. Early ink title to the head of the spine and a small sticker at the foot. A little extremity wear. Joints very good with both boards securely attached. Bookplate to front pastedown of Fintray House Library. Text block mildly toned but generally very good. With a very nice engraved frontispiece from the Dutch Golden Age of engravers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218284036420,"sku":"166373865899","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_3016c040-c632-4b47-9855-858ff4cbc855.jpg?v=1697418561"},{"product_id":"margherita-pusterla-by-cesare-cantu-1840-medieval-italian-novel-fine-bindings","title":"Margherita Pusterla by Cesare Cantu 1840; Medieval Italian Novel","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMargherita Pusterla Racconto Di Cesare Cantu.\u003c\/span\u003e Parigi; Baudry, Libreria Europea; \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1840\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMargherita Pusterla: A Tale by Cesare Cantu.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eParis; Baudry, European Bookstore; \u003c\/span\u003e1840.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe novella tells the story of Margherita Pusterla, a figure from medieval Italian history. Set in the backdrop of medieval Italy, the novella weaves a narrative of love, loyalty, and intrigue, drawing readers into the romantic and political complexities of the era. It was first published just two years earlier than this printing in 1838, so this is a very early edition of this work, beautifully bound in two uniform full calf bindings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Above the bookplate there is the inscription of \"Ex Heath House, Staffs\". Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled labels present. All boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in both volumes. Bookplate lightly transferred onto page opposite. Pencil inscription on front pastedown in volume one. Text blocks foxed. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218332401988,"sku":"166376704515","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d675d2f5-c6f8-4e07-be41-fce567f20236.jpg?v=1697419253"},{"product_id":"the-decameron-by-boccaccio-1620-first-edition-in-english-isaac-jaggard-rare","title":"The Decameron by Boccaccio 1620 First Edition in English","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Containing An Hundred pleasant Novels. Wittily discoursed, betweene Seven Honourable Ladies, and three Noble Gentlemen. London, Printed by Isaac Jaggard, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1620\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC S106639, S107074; Pforzheimer 72; OCLC H700001412]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION OF BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON IN ENGLISH; A VERY IMPORTANT AND LANDMARK PUBLICATION WHICH WOULD HAVE A PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH LITERATURE FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION. PRINTED BY THE SAME PRINTER AS SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFirst edition first issue of the second volume with all of the pagination misprints required as per Pforzheimer 72 (detailed below), and second issue of the first volume as typically found.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBoccaccio's renowned collection of stories, a masterpiece of Renaissance literature and a globally recognised literary treasure, is known as the Decameron. These tales unfold through the voices of a group of young residents of Florence who, seeking refuge from the devastating Plague, share their stories in rotation. Notably, Boccaccio himself had experienced the loss of family members during the Black Death epidemic that struck Florence in the mid-14th century.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe narratives within the Decameron draw inspiration from various sources, including local Italian folklore, European tales, and stories originating from the Middle East and even India. Upon its release, the book garnered significant popularity, particularly among the merchant class in northern Italy. Its influence extended far and wide, leaving a lasting impact on literature ranging from William Shakespeare to Geoffrey Chaucer to Edgar Allan Poe and beyond.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis seminal work was first translated into English in this edition. This translation is usually attributed to John Florio. It was printed at the same printing house in London which produced Shakespeare's first folio in 1623, among many other books of importance. This edition stands as a hugely important publication, and indeed, a lavishly produced edition, exquisitely illustrated throughout as this literary masterpiece deserves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSimilar to the example sold at Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts sale, 7th Dec 2022 lot 27 for $13,860. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190 x 275 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[blank + 5], [193], [title page], [11], [1-187, i.e. 186, blank]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNumerous mispaginations as called for, but \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etextually collated as complete through both volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The table at the front of volume one is complete. The table at the front of volume two lacks 2 leaves, retaining 11 of 13 leaves. Lacks blank at the end of volume one. Very elaborate title page to the second volume reminiscent of the Bibles of this period, lacks title page to the first volume, though retains the preliminaries A2-A6 (i.e. the 'To the Reader' leaf, dedication leaf to Sir Phillip Herbert, and the table). With 98 woodcut illustrations collated as complete throughout, also with numerous woodcut capitals, and head and tail pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one misprints the pagination of pages 60, 137, and 183 for 55, 138, and 185, respectively. Volume two misprints the pagination of pages 14, 19, 54, 68, 72, 76, 88, 106, 135, 136, 174, and 186. Due to these errors, the page count of the second volume ends at 187 but there are actually 186 leaves, collated as complete. Slight loss to text of pp.159-162 and the final leaf of the second volume's table, also the occasional few letters of text on a small number of pages. II1 repaired at leaf edge without any loss or replacement to text. Several other leaves also with some repairs to their edges and corners, not touching any text. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17th century full calf with the worn gilt logo of 'The Society of Writers to the Signet' on both boards. Leather with some scuffs and general wear with slight loss at the corners as typical. Retains tooled red morocco label which reads 'Boccaccio's Works'. Front joints cracked with front board detached. We are currently enquiring into book repair specialists near us who have a more agreeable lead time to reattach this board, as most quote 6-12 months to do so, though the cost is only around £100-£150 for this repair to be carried out should the buyer wish to do so with a book repair specialist. The board is currently being sold as detached however. Bookplate to front pastedown which reads \"112:d:   .\", presumably a shelf reference, also with some ink in a very early hand which the bookplate covers, and some later writing in purple which reads '112:f:67', presumably also a shelf reference. Some writing to front blank, reading 'London 1625' at the bottom and some ink transfer from the pastedown at the top. Some occasional staining throughout the text block, generally not obscuring the legibility of text. Text block mildly toned as typical. Page edges very good with top edge dulled as typical.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218388533572,"sku":"166368388912","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_4e4c48e5-65ff-4fa6-acc4-7e95b171b053.jpg?v=1697420062"},{"product_id":"the-life-of-our-lord-by-charles-dickens-1934-first-edition-in-original-d-j-rare","title":"The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens 1934 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Life of Our Lord\u003c\/b\u003e Written Expressly For His Children by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1934\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION OF DICKENS' FINAL PUBLISHED WORK IN UNCOMMONLY EXCELLENT CONDITION IN ITS ORIGINAL DUST JACKET!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis lovely edition of The Life of Our Lord was written by Charles Dickens for his children, in the hopes to educate them on religion and faith. The book is about the life of Jesus of Nazareth, adapted from the Gospel of St. Luke. It includes a foreword by Lady Dickens - “This book, the last work of Charles Dickens to be published, has an individual interest and purpose that separate it completely from everything else Dickens wrote. Quite apart from its Divine Subject, the manuscript is particularly personal to the novelist, and is not so much a revelation of his mind as a tribute to his heart and humanity, and also, of course, his deep devotion to Our Lord.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 x 240 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDust jacket with some wear to the spine panel and discolouration as typical with very light wear at the edges and a folded over section to the front panel at its edge. Some minor discolouration to rear panel visible under certain lighting. Some minor discolouration at the fold of the inner flaps. Reverse side of dust jacket essentially fine. Red cloth book itself in near fine condition, slightly bumped at edges else excellent. Some internal toning to endpapers from inner dust jacket flaps as typical. Gift inscription to front free endpaper verso dated 1944 else without writing throughout. Excellent through the text block, very mildly toned. Signature of Marie Dickens at end of preface appears to be a facsimile signature. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219801817412,"sku":"166322434504","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_9f13e29f-26ef-46f9-886c-90d553f6cb2a.jpg?v=1697449219"},{"product_id":"bleak-house-charles-dickens-1853-first-edition-first-impression-antiquarian","title":"Bleak House - Charles Dickens 1853 First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBleak House\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London; Bradbury and Evans; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1853\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA particularly excellent example.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition Points:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(all present)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e40 total plates including engraved title page \u0026amp; frontispiece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.19 line 6 \"elgble\" for \"eligible\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.209 line 23 \"chair\" for \"hair\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.275 line 22 \"counsinship\" for \"cousinship\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 145 x 217 x 50 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is collated as complete in 624pp including the frontispiece and engraved title page. Half calf over marbled boards. The book shows very attractively on the shelf indeed, retaining a lovely tooled black morocco label. Some light wear to spine with discolouration to raised bands and slight loss to the gilt. Some very minor wear to the head and foot of the spine as typical, with corresponding shelf and edge wear. Some wear to corners with slight deformation. No shelf lean. The book is structurally excellent without any separation at the hinge or from the backstrip as commonly befalls this book. Some scuffs to the boards, though much better than typically found. Some minor dulling to top page edge, others very good. Bookplate to front pastedown. Contemporary pastedowns and endpapers.  The text block is excellent, mildly toned but very clean and significantly better than typical. The plates have some minor oxidation and light foxing\/staining but again, are far better than typically found as the plates in this book are usually very heavily oxidised. This is probably the best example of this book we have come across to date, and we have come across quite a few! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excellent example in its first state throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219852607812,"sku":"166304768025","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_769f8364-2cb3-46bb-b192-4f8ad3900c22.jpg?v=1697449691"},{"product_id":"the-jungle-books-fore-edge-painting-rudyard-kipling-bayntun-fine-binding-rare","title":"The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling - Fore-Edge Painting","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Jungle Book \u003c\/b\u003eby\u003cb\u003e Rudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W.H. Drake. Published\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eby Macmillan in London in \u003cb\u003e1978 \u003c\/b\u003e[Together with] The \u003cb\u003eSecond Jungle Book\u003c\/b\u003e by Rudyard Kipling. With Decorations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinely bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere with a fore-edge painting. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe fore-edge painting shows a depiction of Mowgli with his jungle friends, including: Bagheera, Baloo, and Kaa.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 x 195 x 55 mm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block extremely clean, fine condition. Very minor wear to spine and boards. Very minor scratches and vert difficult to see marks on boards. Both boards securely attached, with fine joints and some tears to the hinges. Very minor scratches and marks on page edges. Minor foxing\/discolouration on endpapers. Very minor marks on first half title. First title page fine. Second half title and title page fine.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219928858948,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at10.50.58am.png?v=1697450432"},{"product_id":"john-hutchinson-works-1748-isaac-newton-gravity-science-philosophy-satan-occult","title":"John Hutchinson Works 1748 Newtonian Scientific Work","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Complete Works of John Hutchinson (1674-1737), edited by Robert Spearman and Julius Bate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first edition of his complete works, third overall of the individual works.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Hutchinson was an English theologian and natural philosopher. In 1724, Hutchinson published Moses' Principia in which he attempted to refute Isaac Newton's theory of gravity and continued to attempt to disprove Newtonian gravitation in later works such as Power Essential and Mechanical and Glory or Gravity. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHutchinson also taught that the Bible contained the elements not only of true religion but also of all of rational philosophy. Followers of the ideas of John Hutchinson (such as Bishop George Horne of Norwich and William Jones) are called Hutchinsonians. This was detailed in his Natural History of the Bible.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHutchinson also wrote some rather curious works such as The Religion of Satan or Antichrist Delineated in 1736 and also was severely critical of John Woodward's Natural History of the Earth (1700), included within this set of course.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinor rubbing to spines with wear to extremities. Bindings are near contemporary full calf of the period. Offsetting to pastedowns (and bookplates) and endpapers as commensurate with age, bookplates attached to front pastedown of each volume. Text blocks near fine with light toning. Engraved frontispieces in volumes 5 and 6 only, lacking endpapers to first volume else complete including the scarce folding table in the 12th volume.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219955335492,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.00.42am.png?v=1697450723"},{"product_id":"the-three-musketeers-alexander-dumas-1844-first-edition-brussels-super-rare","title":"The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas 1844 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLes Trois Mousquetaires par Alexandre Dumas. Bruxelles. Meline, Cans et Compagnie. 1844.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION of The Three Musketeers.\u003c\/b\u003e An incredibly scarce Brussels first edition preceding the Paris edition. Published in 5 volumes, here bound into two volumes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brussels (and Paris) first editions of The Three Musketeers are renowned for their rarity. There are only two first editions held institutionally worldwide of any of the Brussels editions, and only two of the Paris editions. Only two copies have come to auction within the last 50 years. The later Paris edition sold at Christie’s in 2017 for $60,000 USD.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere were 4 editions published in Brussels prior to the Paris edition, all in 1844. There is no generally accepted order to the Brussels editions, but the Brussels-Leipzig edition is generally considered to be the last of the four printed. This Meline Brussels edition is the first to preserve Dumas’ original text including the complete chapter Le Bonhomme Broussel, and all Brussels editions are incredibly scarce.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle, [1-276], title, [1-303], title, [1-268], blank. Vol 2: title, [1-262], title, [1-293], blank.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12mo, marbled boards over half calf, worn. Some shelf wear with extremities worn. First book containing volumes 1-3 lacking tooled labels with remnants still visible. Near contemporary bindings, likely circa 1880, unsigned with green pastedowns\/endpapers. Ink ownership inscription to first title pages of each volume of T (?) William Wynn. Text blocks mildly toned and without foxing, very clean. Bound without half titles else collated as complete with collation aforementioned. Both boards are securely attached on both books with minor wear to hinges and joints. Top page edges with some discolouration with other page edges very good. Text blocks without writing, marks, foxing, highlighting, pencil, etc other than ink ownership inscriptions to title pages as mentioned (not affecting text). Some very minor foxing in the gutter of the preface to the first volume else none.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219998130500,"sku":"","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.05.46am.png?v=1697451212"},{"product_id":"biblia-sacra-1534-early-vulgate-bible-post-incunable-16th-century-bible-rare","title":"Biblia Sacra 1534 Early Vulgate Bible","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiblia Sacra\u003c\/b\u003e: Integrum Utriusq Testamenti Corpus Coplectens... Parisiis [Paris]: Yolande Bonhomme, vidua Thielmanni Kerver, [colophon reads] MDXXXIIII. Octavo iudus Januarij [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1534\u003c\/b\u003e].\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE EARLY VULGATE BIBLE FROM THE POST INCUNABLE PERIOD, PRINTED BY THE FIRST FEMALE PRINTER OF THE BIBLE IN ANY LANGUAGE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis beautiful and very rare early Vulgate Bible is printed in two 58 line columns in black letter, with chapter headings with nice capitals and with the two famous engraved plates, one to the verso of A1 in the Old Testament - a woodcut depicting the Creation of Man, and another to the verso of ff.417 (the beginning of Matthew), this woodcut being commonly referred to as 'The Stem of Jesse'. Both are incredibly detailed and finely produced, and this octavo Bible is also very finely produced, housed in a particularly nice binding from circa the early 1600s with a finely rebacked spine, also retaining some early iron clasps and some remnants of the original leather which would have held this Bible closed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThielmanni Kerver was a major printer and seller of predominantly religious books, active in Paris between 1497 and 1522. After his death, the printing business was taken over by his widow, Yolande Bonhomme, who was the printer of this Bible and also worked in Paris. She was also the first female printer of the Bible in any language \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[H.W. Davies, pp.448-450]. \u003c\/i\u003eYolande printed two octavo Bibles prior to this in 1526 and 1530, making this edition the third Bible printed by a woman. Darlow and Moule state that she \"produced many beautiful books of devotion\" \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Darlow \u0026amp; Moule, 6090; 6113]\u003c\/i\u003e, and it certainly goes without saying that this is one of them.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 108 x 160 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[H. W. Davies, 'Device of the early printers' (London 1935), No.130, pp.448-450; Darlow and Moule 6090; 6113]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[i-ix; i-cccccxx; 3a-3e4]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks first two leaves including main title page as common. The main text is collated as complete in 520ff, including the two woodcut plates, with 31 of an apparent 40 leaves bound at the rear comprising the Interpretationes. Some expert repairs to the corners of the final four leaves, the final two with slight loss to some text (3E3-3E4). Two contemporary blanks at each end of the book, presumably with the rebacking. Some writing in a very early hand to the front inside board dating the book to 1534, this writing being written in English and so it is likely that this book was imported to England fairly early in its life. Spine shows very well on the shelf, expertly rebacked using some older leather. Tooled red morocco label between raised bands reads \"Bibla Sacra\". Joints fine with both boards securely attached. Some scratches to boards with some pinholes to front board. Iron clasp mounts at board edges all retained. These are probably from the early 1600s, potentially a bit earlier. Top page edge dulled as typical. Very clean through the text block without any foxing etc, just mildly toned as commensurate with the age. Verso pages of the two woodcut engravings more heavily toned. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA truly excellent example of this very rare early Vulgate Bible, being almost 500 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220062585156,"sku":"","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.18.13am.png?v=1697451733"},{"product_id":"erasmus-new-testament-1522-rare-third-edition-novum-testamentum-omne-tyndale","title":"Erasmus' New Testament 1522 Third Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNovum Testamentum Omne by Erasmus of Rotterdam. Printed in February 1522 by Johann Froben in Basel, 682pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[USTC 678650; VD16: ZV 19393; ]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE THIRD EDITION OF ERASMUS' NEW TESTAMENT, THE SAME VERSION AS USED BY TYNDALE FOR THE FIRST ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT IN 1526 AND THE BASIS FOR BOTH THE GENEVA BIBLE AND THE KING JAMES BIBLE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether, the first and second editions sold 3,300 copies. We couldn't find how many copies of the third edition were printed but it is unlikely to exceed this number. How many of these survive is unknown, but it is certainly a very rare book with 6 institutional copies held in the UK and 23 worldwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 1522 New Testament was the first to include the passage that has become known as the Comma Johanneum (John 5:7-8) which has since been disputed and is now rarely included in modern scholarly translations. This edition was used by William Tyndale for the first English New Testament (1526) and later by the translators of the Geneva Bible and the King James Version.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis edition of Erasmus' New Testament is therefore perhaps the most significant of all of them given its influence on Biblical printing for the KJV and Geneva Bibles. Of course it has significant value from its huge influence, but also simply from being an early printed book from the post incunable period by such a significant printer and translator.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Similar Examples:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHindman May 11th 2023 lot 145 achieved $9,450 (USD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwann Auctions Nov 12th 2013 lot 36 achieved $12,500 (USD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSotheby's 5th Dec 2016 lot 19 achieved $6,875 (USD) *\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* against an estimate of $8,000-$12,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 120 x 170 x 45 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound without the Annotationes sometimes found accompanying the Novum Testamentum, but usually not according to VD16. Lacks two blanks, one at the front and one at the rear, else collates as complete in 682pp. It appears that this was released simultaneously in two formats in February 1522, the octavo edition of USTC 678650 and a different folio edition of USTC 678737, this example being the octavo for which USTC traces 23 copies held institutionally worldwide as discussed above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebacked spine probably 19th or 20th century preserving earlier but still contemporary boards which are probably 17th century. Some loss to leather on boards. Shelf and edge wear. Both boards are securely attached, the binding is strong and without any shelf lean. Contemporary pastedowns and endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. One front endpaper cut retaining a small portion of the leaf in the gutter. Second blank present and with a long written passage in an early hand in Latin warning the reader that this copy is not the first edition but the third (?). Main title page heavily toned but present, curiously with a reference to this being the third edition on the title page itself. Staining throughout, most significantly to the first 5 numbered pp, but affecting the entire text block to a lesser extent. Toned throughout text block. Small hole through the final leaf causing the loss of a few letters of text, but no loss to any significant information on the colophon. Some early marginalia throughout with sporadic underlining but generally unobtrusive. One hand is very early and in Greek and another writes in Latin, probably a bit later. Lacks blank at rear but collates as complete through the text block.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt must be said that this is an incredibly beautiful publication with abundant engraved title pages and rather lovely typographic setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220140802372,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.29.58am.png?v=1697452475"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-virgil-1650-aeneid-georgics-etc-stunning-manuscript-binding","title":"The Works of Virgil 1650: Aeneid, Georgics, etc","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublius Virgilius Maro: Virgilii Opera, Iam emendatior. Amstelodami, Apud Joannem Janssonium, 1650.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of Virgil\u003c\/b\u003e, including the Aeneid, Georgics, etc. Published in 1650 by the notable printer, Jan Jansson [below]. Bound in a \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e illuminated manuscript binding with a particularly notable engraved title page.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJan Jansson [Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664)] was the son of a printer and bookseller and from 1612 onwards worked as a book publisher in Amsterdam until his death in 1664. He famously produced maps, with his most famous occurring in the 1630s, Atlas Major. The title pages of this publisher are of particular note for the quality of the engravings present on them. This example of Virgil's works has a very finely engraved title page which is particularly beautiful.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65 x 115 x 25 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinor wear to handwritten label on spine but not affecting legibility. Binding with some discolouration but remains very good. Contemporary pastedowns and endpapers, probably circa the same time as the binding which is not original, probably early 20th century. No original blanks if called for else collates as complete in 312pp numbered. pp.66-73 with some marginalia; this is the first few leaves of book one of the Aeneid. These notes are in an early Latin hand, probably 17th century. Both boards are securely attached without significant wear to joints or hinges. Binding is secure and generally without shelf lean. Page edges very good with very minor discolouration. Occasional minor dampstaining but with the significant majority of the text block in excellent condition. An excellent book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220153418052,"sku":"166260421716","price":293.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.35.48am.png?v=1697452735"},{"product_id":"aristotle-on-the-cosmos-1540-astronomy-early-science-post-incunable-very-rare","title":"Aristotle on the Cosmos 1540","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDe Mundo Aristotelis Lib I. Philonis Lib I. Gulielmo Budaeo interprete, 1541.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Bound with] Ocelli Lucani veteris Philosophi libellus, de universi natura, 1541.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Bound with] Aristotle on the Cosmos, 1540.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[USTC 186303; NLA 1457075]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first two stated works are written in Latin with the printer's device of Conrad Neobar but without attribution. The third work is written in the original Greek with the title page mentioning Conrad Neobar as the printer in Paris. Neobar was appointed royal printer of France in 1539, though he died shortly after in 1540, to be succeeded by Robert Estienne. His device of a snake twisted around a staff is similar to the one later used by Estienne for his Greek printings. Neobar's publications are rare as he was only printing for two years.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDe Mundo ['On the Universe'] is a theological and scientific treatise generally included within the Corpus Aristotelicum though its attribution to Aristotle is often doubted due to its attempt to \"provide an explanation of the role of God in preserving and maintaining the cosmos while at the same time upholding the notion of his transcendence and independence\" [Johan C. Thom]. The work is written in the Aristotelian Peripatetic style and Platonic and Stoic elements are present throughout the work. In the time of publication in the early to mid 16th century, it was generally universally regarded as attributed to Aristotle. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe work discusses cosmological, geological, and meteorological subjects alongside a consideration of the role an independent god plays in maintaining the universe.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn totality, the volume contains Gulielmus Budaeus' [\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuillaume Bude\u003c\/i\u003e] interpretation of Aristotle's De Mundo [probably also contributed to by the Hellenist Jacques Toussain, his pupil]. Bude was a known correspondent of Erasmus and Thomas More. The volume also contains the astronomical and cosmological works of Philo Alexandrinus (a middle Platonist influenced by Pythagoreanism), a philosophical treatise on the nature of the Universe by Ocelli Lucani, and Aristotle's De Mundo in the original Greek published a year after the aforementioned works in 1540, completed by Conrad Neobar's widow following his death.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 90 x 135 x 17.5 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding rubbed with the leather dry. Some wear to extremities and shelf wear. Top joints of front board cracked with the remainder fragile, but with both boards attached. The binding is almost certainly 17th century and French. Page edges have been coloured red as common in the aforementioned period, this colouring is almost certainly contemporary to publication. Top page edge dulled as typical. Slight shelf lean. Binders waste used as pastedowns, probably Biblical leaves. Without any attached bookplates but with two ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper verso, one dated 1924 and the other 1967. Another ownership inscription to title page header dated to 1646 with an inscription to the title page reverso. Toning throughout text block and some staining affecting a small number of leaves but with the full text legible. The title page to the Greek de Mundo was erroneously printed with a date of 1560 but this has been hand corrected in ink to 1540 - this is a known misprint of this edition as stated in USTC. Collates as complete through the pagination and signatures though does not have a printers device to the verso of the title page of the Greek de Mundo which one assumes should probably be there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220556857668,"sku":"","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.38.08pm.png?v=1697456456"},{"product_id":"dantes-divine-comedy-inferno-purgatory-paradise-stunning-fine-binding-rare","title":"Dante's Divine Comedy 1903: A Finely Bound Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e. Translated by Charles Eliot Norton and published by Houghton, Mifflin, \u0026amp; Co at the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRiverside Press\u003c\/b\u003e, Cambridge in 1903.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn absolutely stunning edition of Dante's Divine Comedy in three beautifully bound volumes, finely bound in half morocco over marbled boards with intricate gilt tooling in compartments between raised bands on each spine.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished at the famous Riverside Press, this edition separates each section of The Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, into separate volumes. It remains surprisingly scarce to find beautifully bound editions of Dante's Divine Comedy which have been translated into English, and this only fuels the desirability for such sets.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 130 x 200 x 25 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTotal shelf space: ~80mm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines uniformly sunned and thus remain highly attractive on the shelf. Light wear to spine extremities. Gilt is bright and attractive. Joints rubbed with all boards securely attached. Boards are very good to near fine with light sunning at the edge. Internally excellent without any foxing etc. Some mild toning throughout the text blocks as typical but essentially internally as excellent as one could hope to find these in. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions, a wonderful set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220572062020,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.41.08pm.png?v=1697456620"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-xenophon-1762-1767-stunning-12-vols-fine-bindings-ancient-classics","title":"The Works of Xenophon 1762-1767","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eXenophontis Graecorum Res Gestae; et Agesilaeus, \u003cb\u003e1762\u003c\/b\u003e; Xenophontis Expeditio Cyri, \u003cb\u003e1764\u003c\/b\u003e; Xenophontis Institutio Cyri, \u003cb\u003e1767\u003c\/b\u003e. Andrew Foulis, Glasgow.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA STUNNING SET OF THE \u003cb\u003eWORKS OF XENOPHON\u003c\/b\u003e IN ORIGINAL 18TH CENTURY FINE BINDINGS, INCLUDING RES GESTAE, AGESILAUS, THE EXPEDITION OF CYRUS, AND THE EDUCATION OF CYRUS.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBilingual editions of the works of Xenophon in both Greek and Latin. These are very rare editions published in Glasgow by the famous publisher Andrew Foulis which are scarce to see the open market. The defining feature of this set however is clearly the incredibly attractive full calf bindings with intricate gilt detailing to the spines which are almost certainly original.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e Xenophontis Graecorum Res Gestae; et Agesilaeus (1762):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePublished in 1762, this book includes two major works by Xenophon. The first is Res Gestae, which translates to The Affairs of the Greeks. It is a historical work that covers various events and political developments in ancient Greece. The second work included in this book is Agesilaus, a biography of Agesilaus II, the Spartan king. This biography provides insights into the life and military campaigns of Agesilaus.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e Xenophontis Expeditio Cyri (1764):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePublished in 1764, Expeditio Cyri or The Expedition of Cyrus is one of Xenophon's most well-known works. It narrates the journey of Cyrus the Younger, a Persian prince, and the subsequent retreat of his Greek mercenaries known as the Ten Thousand. Xenophon participated in this expedition and provides a first-hand account of the events, including battles, political intrigues, and the challenges faced by the Greek soldiers during their arduous retreat.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e Xenophontis Institutio Cyri (1767):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePublished in 1767, Institutio Cyri or The Education of Cyrus is a philosophical work by Xenophon. It presents an idealised account of the life and education of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. The book explores various aspects of leadership, virtue, and governance, emphasising Cyrus's wisdom, justice, and military prowess. It is considered one of Xenophon's most influential works and has had a significant impact on political and philosophical thought throughout history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBookplate of Sir John Trollope to front pastedown of each volume. He was the elder brother of General Sir Charles Trollope and the Right Reverend Edward Trollope and the second cousin of the novelist Anthony Trollope. He was educated at Eton and later served with the 10th Hussars, achieving the rank of captain.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis set sold as part of Christie's 20th November 1998 lot 67 which realised £2990 + premium (£6,750 inflation adjusted inc. premium).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 105 x 165 x 20 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTotal shelf space is approx. 280 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncredibly attractive on the shelf. Spines rubbed slightly but generally in very good condition and practically speaking, the best condition one will find such bindings in from the 18th century. Some minor shelf and edge wear. Some loss to tooled label of third volume of Cyri Institutio. All boards are securely attached with very minor rubbing to joints. Bindings are very strong. Boards are mostly near fine with the occasional light non-intrusive \u0026amp; superficial scratch. Top page edges dulled as typical. Preliminaries \u0026amp; endpapers with edge toning as commensurate with the calf binding. Bookplate of Sir John Trollope to each front pastedown. Text blocks are generally very bright and clean without foxing etc. Cyri Institut vol 2, and Rerum Graecor vols 1-4, bound without half titles else complete. Some page markers frayed at ends though not significantly, and some leaves with offsetting caused by the page marker in the gutter, only affecting two pages per volume. An excellent set and incredibly attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220616134980,"sku":"","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.44.05pm.png?v=1697456871"}],"url":"https:\/\/woodpaz.com\/collections\/gallery.oembed?page=65","provider":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}