A collection of sixteen early 19th century French traveling books, the publisher, J.B. Fournier Père et Fils, produced a number of uniformly bound titles in miniature format under the heading of Bibliothèque Portative du Voyageur, and the customer would make their selections which would then be housed in purpose built..... More
A collection of approx. 72 pamphlets, mostly religious in nature though peppered with some secular tracts, most published in Great Britain in the18th century but with a few before and after, including a wealth of sermons relating to the nature and practice of religion, its place in civil society, and..... More
VIII, 90 pp. text concerning the ruins, monuments, reliefs and sculptures of ancient Rome, including 128 engravings, several depicting architectural plans, on 73 numbered plates executed by Dominico Montagu after drawings by Barbault, a former student and later rival of Piranesi. Some extremely minor scattered soiling or toning. Large folio..... More
XL pp. preface including index of illustrations, followed by five double-page engraved plates. Folio (21 x 15 inches). Contemporary leather-backed boards. Some splitting along spine, edgewear and bumping, very light scattered foxing to interior, overall very good. Venice: Tipografia di Alvisopoli, 1817. This volume comprises an essay by the Vicentian..... More
(10), 1040 pp. description of France, revised and enlarged by the author's son, François Du Chesne, arranged by provinces, (25) pp. index. Some moderate staining and toning throughout, some spots of damp-staining to title page and approximately first 30 pages. 8vo. Vellum. Light soiling, vellum has stiffened and volume no..... More
(XIV), 249 pp. text by J. F. Félibien, the son of the early art historian André Félibien and a noted architect and architectural historian in his own right, presenting a systematic approach to the history of European architecture through the 14th century, heavily annotated throughout. 4to. Early calf, rubbed, spine..... More
226 pp. text, including a 56-page general introduction on landscape design, with descriptions in French, German, and English, notes, index, engraved half-title of a temple among trees, title with engraved vignette of the Porte de Coucy, and 92 engraved plates with 122 numbered views, together with three engraved maps, and..... More
2 vols., (XIV) 581, (II), 606 pp. text on the history of painting in northern Italy through the Baroque, index, numerous woodcut plates throughout showing portraits of artists, coats of arms, family trees, etc. Some very slight foxing, a few minor stains, and a few early notations in ink in..... More
3 vols., 280, 308, 263 pp. architectural treatise, notes, lists, altogether 37 plates by Cipriani showing geometric diagrams, plans, architectural renderings, structural details, etc. Some foxing throughout. 1/2 cloth and boards. Bassano (Remondini e Figli) 1823. More
A complete set in 8 total volumes: 523, 558, 759, 747, 714, 856, 608, & 660 pp. dictionary of mythological names and objects, profusely illustrated. Large octavo (8 7/8 x 6 inches). Vellum-backed green marbled boards, gilt-stamped title labels to spines. Some light abrasions to covers, minor edgewear, some scattered..... More
4-pp. proposal for an egalitarian agricultural and industrial society outside of Paris, illustrated with one large engraving to front page. Tabloid (19 x 12 1/4 inches). Printed self-wrappers. Creasing along old ofld lines, some very minor scattered foxing, light toning especially to first page, some chipping and edgewear, overall very..... More
914 pp. volume comprising a posthumous publication of sermons by Reverend Samuel Willard, an early American-born Boston minister who served as the pastor of the Old South Church and Vice President of Harvard College, some pages misnumbered, complete as issued. Small folio. Contemporary leather with raised spine, abrasions, soiling, edgewear..... More