Category: .Antiquarian - 17th and 18th Century

Curious Thoughts on the History of Man ...

Price: $665.00

Publisher: London, G. Kearsley, Johnson's Head : 1789

Seller ID: 014960

Condition: Fair

The complete title of this work is "Curious Thoughts on the History of Man ; chiefly abidged or selected from the Celebrated Works of Lord Kaimes, Lord Monboddo, Dr. Dunbar and the Immortal Montesquieu replete with Useful and Entertaining Instruction on a Variety of Important and Popular Subjects; viz. Population, Language, Manners, Property, Love, Matrimony, Polygamy, Marriage Ceremonies, Commerce, Government, Patriotism, Agriculture, Peace and War, Taxes, Music, Gaming, Luxury, ecc, designed to promote a spirit of Enquiry in the British Youth of Both Sexes and to make the Philosophy, as ...
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Spectator Papers : Satirical & Philosophical Extracts from the Journal of That Name Written 1711 - 5 By Addison and Steele Etc

By: Addison And Steele

Price: $8.99

Publisher: NY, Peter Pauper Press : 1960

Seller ID: 096166

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Hardcover, no stated date, likely 1960. Ex library with usual stamps and stickers, reinforced library binding on spine. Interior quite good.
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Fontenelle's Diaglogues of the Dead in Three Parts

By: De Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bouvier ( Bouyer )

Price: $499.00

Publisher: London, Jacob Tonson Within Grays-Inn Gate : 1708

Seller ID: 088164

Binding: Leather

Condition: Good

Hardcover, decorative calf binding, 6 compartments on spine delinated by raised bands, remnants of title in 2nd compartment. 1708 first edition of the John Hughes translation done prior to Dryden. Contains Dialogues of the Ancients, The Ancients with the Moderns and the Moderns, along with a reply to some remarks and a critique, call'd [sic] the Judgement of Pluto et c. and Two Original Dialogues. Truly fine engraved frontispiece. 209 pp plus 1 page of adverts at back. Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle (11 February 1657 - 9 January 1757), also called Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle, was a ...
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Image for Poetical Translation of the works of Horace with original Text & Critical Notes Collected from His Best Latin & French Commentators in Four Volumes - Odes of Horace in Latin & English Epistles in Art & Poetry Satires Odes Epodes Carmen Seculare

Poetical Translation of the works of Horace with original Text & Critical Notes Collected from His Best Latin & French Commentators in Four Volumes - Odes of Horace in Latin & English Epistles in Art & Poetry Satires Odes Epodes Carmen Seculare

By: Horace ; Rev. Mr. Philip Francis

Price: $180.00

Publisher: London, A. Millar in the Strand : 1753

Seller ID: 100615

Binding: Leather

Condition: Good

Leather, 5th edition revised and corrected from 1753 complete in four volumes. 5 raised bands on spine, (faded) gilt titles and volume numbers in compartments. Each volume presents some overall wear, with light age toning and some minor foxing - primarily confined to the prelims. Hinges are relatively sound, with the exception of volume 4 which is quite tender. Mild scuffing on all covers. Interior pages are clean, bright and solidly bound. All in all a handsome set from the mid 1700s.
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Compendiosae Institutiones Theologicae Ad Usum Seminarii Pictaviensis... Tomus Sedundus ...

By: Joannis-Claudii De La Poype De Vertrieu ; De Cassade, Joanne-Ludovico De La Marthonie

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Episcopi & Cleri Typographi : 1778

Seller ID: 016045

Binding: Leather

Condition: Good

Full leather, 659 pages, five chord bands on spine. Fairly heavy rubbing, shelf and edgewear, lettering on spine faded, some cracking of leather. Marbled endpapers. Interior is remarkably clean and tight. A very nice collector piece. Latin text, second volume.
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The Spirit of Liberty or Junius's Loyal Address Being a Key to the English Cabinet or an Humble Dissertation.... 1770 Edition

By: Junius Junior ; Allen, John

Price: $800.00

Publisher: England, Privately Printed : 1770

Seller ID: 090578

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Full title reads: THE SPIRIT of LIBERTY:OR, Junlus's Loyal Address. being a KEY to the ENGLISH CABINET; or, An Humble Dissertation upon the Rights and Liberties of the ancient Britons. A political Tale upon the Characters of an arbitrary Ministry both in Church and State, the Unhappiness that flows therefrom to us and to our Children, as to the Strength of the Constitution 3 the Spirit of the Laws, the Lives and Liberties of the People, humbly addressed to his Majesty. By J U N I U S, Junior. To which is added, A POLEMICAL TALE; or, The Christians Winter Piece : Wherein the great Contention am...
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An Introduction to the Knowledge of the Stile of Writs, Simple and Compound, Made Use of in Scotland: Containing Directions for Drawing Securities, the Fourth Ed, with Considerable Additions, and Historical Notes by John Spottiswoode

By: Spottiswoode, John

Price: $950.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, W. Cheyne : 1752

Seller ID: 086695

Binding: Leather

Condition: Good

John Spottiswoode, An Introduction to the Knowledge of the Stile of Writs, Simple and Compound, Made use of in Scotland containing directions for drawing Securities, in Cases which most commonly occur, with examples according to Best Modern Practice, 4th edition, 12mo., pp.10 p.l., 481 [26] index, contemporary sprinkled calf, Endinburgh, printed by W. Cheyne and sold by James Brown, 1752 Cf Marin 657, Sweet and Maxwell V 108 Some rubbing and light flaking leather, gilt titles still vibrant, minor foxing at prelims, minor shelfwear and bumped corners, a touch of bowing, otherwise a fine clean ...
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The Complaint or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, Immortality by the Late Dr. Young to Which is Prefixed the life of the Author and Annexed a Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job Notes and a Complete Index and Glossary

By: Young, Dr. Edward

Price: $159.00

Publisher: Newburyport Boston, John Mycall : 1789

Seller ID: 014959

Binding: Leather

Condition: Fair

3rd edtion in America, full calf. Boards are quite rubbed, edgeworn, lettering on spine completely faded and the remains of the raised bands are worn almost flush. Some foxing of interior pages, more prominent on endpapers as expected. Front hinge is starting, however remainder of book is clean and tight.
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Category: .Antiquarian - 17th and 18th Century