London: John Murray, 1830. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Three volume set. Complete with 3 frontispieces (2 colored), 6 plates (1 colored) and 2 folding maps (1 colored), bound without the half-titles. Vol I: published in 1830; [iii]-xvi, 511 pages including and index, followed by [i] page of publisher's advertisement..... More
Publishing place not stated: Publisher not stated, 1687. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [244] pages of text. Original full leather binding with minor to moderate shelfwear, and a small wormhole on the spine. Endpapers are somewhat browned, especially at the edges. The gutter margin is..... More
Edinburgh and London: Printed for Archibald Constable & Co. and Hurst, Robinson, & Co., 1826. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Three volume set. Vol. I: [ii] engraved title page, [ii] engraved dedication page, iv page preface, [v]-xii publisher's advertisement, 322 pages. Vol. II: [ii] engraved..... More
Cambridge: not published, 1808. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Three page letter mentioning student and traveling partner John Marten Cripps. The letter inquires of the publisher "whether it would not be better, when I bring the account of Greece to a conclusion in the fourth volume, there to finish this..... More
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 399 pages of text including an index. Full leather binding with minor shelfwear, and some wear and darkening along the hinges. Previous owner's bookplate on the inside front cover: H. Stanton Hill. Moderate foxing to..... More
Paris: Chez M. Elmesly; Freres Debure, 1777. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 348 pages of text. Original quarter leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Moderate rubbing and shelfwear. The front cover is blind-stamped with an armorial device. Minimal soiling to the text, which is generally quite clean and is..... More
London: Printed for W. Innys, at the West-End of St. Paul's, 1742. Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 444 pages of text, [x] index, and [ii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original full leather binding with moderate shelfwear, including minor bumping to a corner, small spots of discoloration, and a small..... More
Palermo: Presso Lorenzo Dato, 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 256 pages of text. Complete with 5 folding maps and plates. Original quarter leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards; moderately worn and soiled; protected in archival mylar. Moderate foxing to first and final few pages of text, and minor..... More
London: Printed for C. Jephson, in West-Smithfield, for Olive Payne at Horace's Head in Round-Court in the Strand, 1738. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 10 unnumbered pages, 170 pages, 10 unnumbered pages, pages 173-215, 5 unnumbered pages, 66 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates (at..... More
La Haye: Chez Duchesne, Libraire, rue Saint Jacques, 1755. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volume set. Original mottled calf bindings with minor rubbing to the spines, and a few tiny wormholes. Minor browning to the endpapers and first and final few pages of text..... More
Boston, MA: Little Brown & Company, 1987. First edition, later printing. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 240 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Signed in blue marker by the author on the half-title page. No further personalization or inscription..... More
Scottsville, NY: published by the author, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 207 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate shelfwear and minor rubbing to the spine. There are numerous pencil notations in text, and at least a dozen pages have discoloration from the newspaper articles about Octagon structures..... More
London: Printed by R. Norton, for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishops-Head in S. Paul's Church-Yard, 1684. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. All four books, with supplementary "Review", rarely offered as a complete text. First editions, published 1684-1690. 1) THEORY OF THE EARTH published 1684: [xvi]..... More
London: Roper and Drowley, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 400 pages of text including an index. Original red cloth binding with moderate sunning to the spine and moderate shelfwear and soiling; front cover decorated with a gilt vignette of an erupting Vesuvius above the Bay of Naples on the..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set, complete. Original green hardcover cloth binding with minor shelfwear including a few small bumps to corners. Complete with 383 illustrations and 7 folding maps in color. Vol. I: xxiv, 477 pages of text, followed by [ii]..... More
London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1973. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 224 pages of text including a bibliography and an index of names (of players mentioned in the text). Hardcover binding with a fold in the cloth making it appear creased. Minor spotting to the closed page edges. The price-clipped..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 475 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket has minor shelfwear, and a crease on the inner front flap; protected in archival mylar. Signed by John Le Carre on a tipped-in leaf preceding..... More
Edinburgh: Pirnted for J. Dickson, 1788. First Edition. Hardcover. [209]-306 pages of text, complete with two engraved plates and one leaf of explanation, extracted from "Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. I" and bound with two other works. Bound by Bayntun of Bath in 1972 in three quarter..... More
London: Moses Pits; S. Millers, 1677. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. [xii], 358 pages of text, followed by [xii] including the errata leaf and an index. Lacks the folding map of Oxfordshire. Otherwise complete with engraved title page and 16 full-page engraved plates by Michael..... More
London: John Murray, 1823. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). viii, 303 pages of text including an index. Full navy morocco binding with four raised flat bands and heavy gilt; a.e.g. There is minor rubbing and shelfwear, including some weakening to the hinges. Minor foxing scattered throughout the text. Previous owner's..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 240 pages of text including an index. Original hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear and rubbing. No dustjacket. A few light pencil corrections to text; otherwise clean and unmarked. First edition. More
London: John Murray, 1858. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 258 pages of text including an index. Original dark green hardcover cloth binding with ordinary shelfwear and rubbing; protected in archival mylar. Complete with 17 plates, of which 9 are fold-out, of which one is in color and two fold-out..... More
London: Printed for John Whiston in Fleetstreet, 1750. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 18 pages of text. Bound in modern simple printed paper-covered boards with minor shelfwear and minimal soiling. The text is clean and unmarked. There were several different printings of this work in 1750; unknown priority. Measures 251mm..... More
Zagreb, Croatia: Nakladni Zavod Matice Hrvatske, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 84 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with one tiny chip and several small creases and tears and minor rubbing and soiling; protected in archival mylar. Contains 11 color plates and 33..... More
London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Four volume set. Full original mottled calf bindings with moderate shelfwear and rubbing, especially to the spines, where some of the extensive gilt decorations is worn. Several hinges are weakened, but all boards remain firmly attached. Complete with 11..... More