Orthographical Exercises: in a Series of Moral Letters. To which is added, A Selection of Essays, &c. From the Best English Writers. by ALDERSON, James. Thomas HENLY of LYNEHAM interest.:

London: George Pearch, 1770. First Complete Edition . Full Speckled Calf. Very Good. 6 7/8" Tall. Vignettes on Each Title, Four Text Engravings. 4 Vols. First Complete Edition [Volumes 1 And 2 Were First Published 1768, But This 1770 Printing Is The First Printing Of Volumes 3 And 4.] Complete, With Half-Title In Each Volume, And Advertisement At Beginning Of Volume One. Original Calf, Spines With Raised Bands And Red Morocco Labels Lettered "Pearch's Poems". Fore Edges And Bottom Edges Of Page Block Colored Red, As Issued, And Still Fresh. Spines Worn At Top With A Little Loss, Slightly Rubbed, Hinges Solid, No Names Or Marks.

1736 (date on title page, differs from spine); attractive original calf binding in excellent condition; raised bands, title and date (1735) to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges stained red - please see images; this is a compendium of four plays, each with its own title page and frontis. , as follows | 1. The Conscious Lovers (Jacob Tonson MCCCXXXV), 2. The Funeral or Grief a la Mode ( Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 3. The Tender Husband (Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 4. The Lying Lover ( W Feales, MDCCXXXVI) | this copy is in above average condition for a title of its age and type - clean and sound throughout, appears very little read or perhaps unread; name inside otherwise free of notes or other defacement | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched .

London: C. Taylor, 1792. First Edition Thus . Speckled Calf, Gilt. Very Good. 10 5/8" x 8 7/8. Fine Plates. Title, Vii, 407, List Of Plates. 1792. Full Size, 10 3/4" Tall X 8 7/8". Speckled Calf, Gilt Rules, Morocco Spine Label, Gilt, With Elaborate Gilt Decorations In 5 Other Compartments. Binding Worn But Nicely Furbished. Joints Cracked But Still Solidly Bound. Hinges Solid, Front Endpaper Detached 2" At Top.Pages Clean And Square, Unworn, A Few Foxing Spots Mostly To Plates, Very Faint Foxing Spots On Some Pages.

Leather bound four volume set as pictured. Gils Blas recounts the education and swashbuckling adventures of an adaptable young valet as he progresses from one master to the next, making his way from naive youth to cunning servant to landed proprietor and nobleman--with a stint in jail, bereavements, and fits of remorse along the way. Finally, our hero learns compassion and achieves tranquillity in a life in the country. This edition was published in 1750. A penciled note in volume 1 states that this was the first edition of the translation by Smollett. All four books have the gilt seal of Groton School embossed on the front board. Bindings are firm in all. Leather boards are very worn and scuffed. Front boards are detached in volumes 1 and 2 and quite loose in volumes 3 and 4. Spines with raised bands and gold stamping are dry and crumbling. Endpapers are tanned. Text is tanned but very readable. A few pages have pencil notations. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sON4

Voyageurs, Robes Noires, et Coureurs de Bois. By C.U. Clark. 1934 1st Edition Columbia University Institute of French Studies, Inc. FRENCH LANGUAGE. Stories from the French Exploration of North America, selected and edited by the venerable and renowned Charles Upson Clark, Ph.D: English title is: Travellers, Black Robes, and Wood-runners. Scarce. HARDCOVER. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Navy blue cloth boards with large gilt titling. No titling remains on spine. 5 ¾ X 8. 374 pages, indexed. Time period covered is 17th and 18th Centuries. JESUITS. ANTHROPOLOGY. SOCIAL SCIENCES. HISTORY OF FRANCE. HISTORY OF CANADA. CANADIANA. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Dr. Clark was the first archaeologist in the world to translate The Badianus Manuscript, aka The Codex Barberini, an Aztec compendium on traditional herbal medicine dating from the Fourteenth Century. Will ship from Oregon.

London: George Pearch, 1770. First Complete Edition . Full Speckled Calf. Very Good. 6 7/8" Tall. Vignettes on Each Title, Four Text Engravings. 4 Vols. First Complete Edition [Volumes 1 And 2 Were First Published 1768, But This 1770 Printing Is The First Printing Of Volumes 3 And 4.] Complete, With Half-Title In Each Volume, And Advertisement At Beginning Of Volume One. Original Calf, Spines With Raised Bands And Red Morocco Labels Lettered "Pearch's Poems". Fore Edges And Bottom Edges Of Page Block Colored Red, As Issued, And Still Fresh. Spines Worn At Top With A Little Loss, Slightly Rubbed, Hinges Solid, No Names Or Marks.

1736 (date on title page, differs from spine); attractive original calf binding in excellent condition; raised bands, title and date (1735) to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges stained red - please see images; this is a compendium of four plays, each with its own title page and frontis. , as follows | 1. The Conscious Lovers (Jacob Tonson MCCCXXXV), 2. The Funeral or Grief a la Mode ( Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 3. The Tender Husband (Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 4. The Lying Lover ( W Feales, MDCCXXXVI) | this copy is in above average condition for a title of its age and type - clean and sound throughout, appears very little read or perhaps unread; name inside otherwise free of notes or other defacement | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched .

London: C. Taylor, 1792. First Edition Thus . Speckled Calf, Gilt. Very Good. 10 5/8" x 8 7/8. Fine Plates. Title, Vii, 407, List Of Plates. 1792. Full Size, 10 3/4" Tall X 8 7/8". Speckled Calf, Gilt Rules, Morocco Spine Label, Gilt, With Elaborate Gilt Decorations In 5 Other Compartments. Binding Worn But Nicely Furbished. Joints Cracked But Still Solidly Bound. Hinges Solid, Front Endpaper Detached 2" At Top.Pages Clean And Square, Unworn, A Few Foxing Spots Mostly To Plates, Very Faint Foxing Spots On Some Pages.

Leather bound four volume set as pictured. Gils Blas recounts the education and swashbuckling adventures of an adaptable young valet as he progresses from one master to the next, making his way from naive youth to cunning servant to landed proprietor and nobleman--with a stint in jail, bereavements, and fits of remorse along the way. Finally, our hero learns compassion and achieves tranquillity in a life in the country. This edition was published in 1750. A penciled note in volume 1 states that this was the first edition of the translation by Smollett. All four books have the gilt seal of Groton School embossed on the front board. Bindings are firm in all. Leather boards are very worn and scuffed. Front boards are detached in volumes 1 and 2 and quite loose in volumes 3 and 4. Spines with raised bands and gold stamping are dry and crumbling. Endpapers are tanned. Text is tanned but very readable. A few pages have pencil notations. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sON4

Voyageurs, Robes Noires, et Coureurs de Bois. By C.U. Clark. 1934 1st Edition Columbia University Institute of French Studies, Inc. FRENCH LANGUAGE. Stories from the French Exploration of North America, selected and edited by the venerable and renowned Charles Upson Clark, Ph.D: English title is: Travellers, Black Robes, and Wood-runners. Scarce. HARDCOVER. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Navy blue cloth boards with large gilt titling. No titling remains on spine. 5 ¾ X 8. 374 pages, indexed. Time period covered is 17th and 18th Centuries. JESUITS. ANTHROPOLOGY. SOCIAL SCIENCES. HISTORY OF FRANCE. HISTORY OF CANADA. CANADIANA. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Dr. Clark was the first archaeologist in the world to translate The Badianus Manuscript, aka The Codex Barberini, an Aztec compendium on traditional herbal medicine dating from the Fourteenth Century. Will ship from Oregon.