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Catalogue One Hundred and Ninety-four __________________________________________________________________________ PART I - Books published before 1716 1 CUNAEUS, Petrus. [pseud. Peter Van Der KUN] De Republyk der Hebreen, Of Gemeenebest der Joden. In drie Boeken, door den Geleerden Heer Petrus Cunaeus... Onder de Wet der Ceremonien en Dienstbaar Jerusalem.. [In two volumes.] Wilhelmus Goeree, Amsterdam, 1682/83. £275 2vol., pp.(30)518(13) index & directions to binder; (22)558(24) index & directions to binder; extra engraved titles in both volumes & 36 maps & plates, many folding, some double-page, including maps of Jerusalem & the Holy Land and a fine Tower of Babel; a very fresh set, the plates in fine condition, in contemporary calf, rebacked with modern morocco labels. First published in 1617, Kun's history may be largely a work of fiction but his description of the ancient Hebrew kingdom as a model of republican government was hugely influential, providing a legitimising historical precedent for the Dutch Republic in a European world dominated by ideas of the monarchy and the divine right of kings. 2 GELLIUS, Aulus. Noctium Atticarum. Libri undeviginti. [Edited by Joannes Baptista Egnatius.] Venetiis In Aedibus Aldi, et Andreae Soceri Mense Septembri, 1515. £350 Ff.(32)289(50) + imprimatur leaf; lower half of title (anchor device) supplied in facsimile with loss of text partially affecting 9 lines of text on verso, final leaf reinforced in gutter margin, first & final leaves lightly dust-soiled, otherwise well preserved in attractive contemporary vellum with blind-stamped decorative central oval panel on sides, backstrip decorated in blind & gold, five raised bands; crimson morocco label & endpapers sometime renewed, upper hinge neatly repaired. Early ownership inscription in red on final leaf, partly obscured by later (but early) scroll work. Text in Latin & Greek, the only edition to include a double index with an explanation of the text in Greek, dedicated by Egnatius to the notary Antonio Marsilio. Second edition with 'duernionem' not 'duerniorem' on imprint. One of the last books printed & revised by Aldus Manutius just death in 1515, Renouard 73:9; Firmin-Didot 406; Adams G343. 3 JUSTINUS, Marcus Junianus. Justino Historico Clarissimo, Nelle Historie di Trogo Pompeo. Nuonamente in lingua Toscana Tradotto, & con somma diligentia & cura stampato. In Vinegia [per Bernardino de Bindoni Milanese] 1542. £350 158 x 100mm, 160 leaves; woodcut title border and decorated initials throughout; bottom margin slightly browned, unobtrusive worm slit in bottom gutter margin of first four sections, but generally well preserved in later calf, neatly rebacked. Early ownership mark ' x-P-x ' on title-page between title & imprint with early marginal annotation on fifteen leaves of the first two books, evidently made before edges were trimmed by the original binder. Attributed to Girolamo Squarciafico, this Italian translation of Justinus was first printed in Venice by Pietro de Nicolini da Sabio in 1535. Copac lists only the Cambridge copy of this edition; WorldCat adds John Rylands, Edinburgh & Glasgow. PART II - Books published 1716-1832 4 ADDISON, Joseph. Remarks on several parts of Italy, &c. In the years 1701, 1702, 1703. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1745. £65 12mo., pp.303(9)index; text illustrations in line; well printed with decorative head- & tail-pieces throughout; some light browning but a decent copy of Addison's most popular work; contemporary speckled calf, morocco label, rubbed but sound. Contemporary ownership signature of 'S: Carter' and 19thC crested monogram ex libris 'C.W.K.' 5 ANTHOLOGY. The Bee, a selection of poetry, from approved authors. The fifth edition. Darton & Harvey, 1802. £38 12mo., pp.viii,204 + 4pp. adverts.; engraved title; some light soiling & browning but generally well preserved in contemporary sheep, re-backed preserving old label. A largely 18thC. selection from Akenside to Young, Milton is included but not Shakespeare. BM Cat. has editions from 1795, '97 & 1811 but not this. 6 BAYLE, Pierre. Dictionaire Historique et Critique. Quatrieme Edition. revue, corrigee, et augmentee. Avec la vie de l'auteur, par Mr. Des Maizeaux. [In four volumes.] A Amsterdam, chez P. Brunel [& others]; A Leide, chez Samuel Luchtmans, 1730 £450 Folio, 4vol., pp.(14)cxvi,719; (4)915; (4)831; (4)804; five large copper-engraved vignettes; half-titles in each volume; some damp staining but largely confined to margins though more extensive in vol.I; a handsome set of this well produced edition on heavy paper; full contemporary speckled calf, backstrips elaborately gilt in seven compartments, double morocco labels. First published 1695-7 and much revised & augmented in subsequent editions. Bayle's dictionary remained the standard reference for over a century. 7 BRACKEN, Henry. Farriery Improv'd. Or, A Compleat Treatise upon the Art of Farriery.... The Eighth Edition. Printed for J. Shuckburgh and W. Johnston, [1756] £65 12mo., pp.viii,(2),363,(35)index; occasional slight browning, a few corners creased but generally well preserved in contemporary tan calf; front board rehinged, rubbed but sound, lacks label; contemporary ownership signature of Robert Cosway A.M. First published 1737 and several times reprinted & enlarged over the next fifty years. Bracken trained in London & Paris but practised largely from his native Lancaster and was well-regarded as a surgeon and writer, chiefly on equine subjects. 8 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. [HUSTLER, William. Editor] Graduati Cantabrigienses: sive catalogus, exhibens nomina eorum quos, Ab Anno M.DC.LIX. usque Ad Decimum Diem Octobris M.DCCC.XXIII... Typis ac Sumptibus Academicis Excudit J. Smith, Cantabrigiae, 1823. £45 FIRST EDITION, pp.(4)537(28)appendix + addenda leaf; occasional light foxing but a good copy of this catalogue of c24,000 Cantab graduates from 1659 to 1823; contemporary half calf, marbled sides, rubbed but sound; attractive contemporary engraved book label of 'Warren; Printer, Bookbinder, Book & Music Seller, Royston'. 9 [CAMPBELL, John] The Military History of the late Prince Eugene of Savoy, and of the late John, Duke of Marlborough, including a particular Description of the several Battles, Sieges, &c. in which either or both those Generals commanded... To which is added, a Supplement, containing a succinct Account of the... late War in Spain... with A Concise History of the last War in Germany and Italy. In four volumes. Printed for Philip Crampton, Dublin, 1737. £220 Third edition; 4vol., pp.(14)385; (2)384; (2)396; (2)392; titles in red & black, engraved head- & tail-pieces; a good set of the best edition in contemporary calf, lacking labels; extremities rubbed, short splits in hinges, but sound; ex libris Michael Smith Esq. 'Campbell availed himself largely of the Marquis de Quincey's 'Histoire militaire de régne de Louis Quatorze,' and of the works of Dumont and Rousset on Prince Eugene.' DNB 10 CERVANTES Saavedra, Miguel de. The History of the Renowned Don Quixote De la Mancha. Translated by Several Hands: And Published by The late Mr. Motteux. Adorn'd with New Sculptures. The Seventh Edition, revis'd a-new... from the best Spanish Edition; by Mr Ozell [with] Explanatory Notes. [In four volumes] D. Midwinter, W. Innys, [& many others] 1743. £220 4 vols. 12mo., pp.xviii,303; (2)309(1)advert.; viii,310; (2)356 + advert. leaf; 18 engraved plates; thumb-nail piece torn from one fore-margin, just clipping 3 lines of text, otherwise a nice set in contemporary calf, gilt ruled & numbered; early ownership signatures of William Barker; ex libris Phiroze Randeria. 11 CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of. The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon... containing An Account of his Life from his Birth to the Restoration in 1660. Written by Himself. Printed from his Original Manuscripts... [with] the 'Continuation of the Life... being a continuation of his History of the Grand Rebellion, from the Restoration to his banishment in 1667'. [In three volumes.] Oxford, At the Clarendon Printing-House, 1759 £180 First 8vo. edition, 3vol., pp.(4)viii,264(10)index; (2)993(21)index; vols. II & III (the Continuation) paginated as one vol.; a very good set in contemporary calf, backstrips elaborately gilt in six compartments, double morocco labels in red & green; rubbed & a little worn at extremities, two hinges splitting, but attractive & serviceable. A handsome production on good paper from the Press built on the proceeds of Clarendon's History of the Rebellion. Written in exile at Montpellier, Clarendon emphasised the mistakes in royalist policy even more than in his History and ;anatomized with some relish the character failings of many of the principal actors, particularly those - Bristol and Berkeley - who had become his enemies'. DNB. 12 CLUBBE, William. The Omnium; containing The Journal of a late three days tour into France; curious and extraordinary anecdotes; Critical Remarks; and other miscellaneous pieces in prose and verse. Printed and Sold by George Jermyn; Ipswich, 1798. £110 FIRST EDITION, pp.(2)158; c350 subscribers including the poet Crabbe; a good copy in contemporary calf, gilt; upper hinge renewed. Clubbe was Vicar of Brandeston, Suffolk, and the miscellaneous pieces here include an essay on a 16thC. predecessor entitled 'Witchcraft, the curious case of the Rev. John Lowes' who had been the incumbent for half a century before being executed on charges of wizardry. ESTC T128778. Copsey 492. 13 COBBETT, William. Cottage Economy: containing information relative to brewing beer, making of bread, keeping of cows...the cutting and bleaching of the plants of English grass and grain, for the purpose of making hats & bonnets. A new edition. for J.M. Cobbett, 1823. £75 12mo., pp.[196]; uncut in original boards, paper label, backstrip rather rubbed & worn otherwise well preserved; 4pp. inserted adverts. for Mr. Cobbett's publications, front free endpaper removed. This popular work first appeared in 1821. The frontispiece occurs only in this editon, as also the long final section on 'English straw plat', dated from Kensington, 30 May, 1823.