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W. Johnson et al., London, 1759. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition in English, London 1759. Contemporary full calf, neatly rebacked, retaining all original endpapers, later spine label in black morocco. Boards rubbed. First few leaves with toning to margins, else a very clean and fresh copy. [xii], 586p., + [38]p.

London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. . First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition of Thorp's translation of The Principia into English "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, Vol.1 " (all published) 1777. An excellent and complete copy with 6pp Subscribers 22 folding engraved plates and half title. Bound in later quarter calf over marbled boards. Odd light spotting but generally very clean and fresh. 4to 30 x 24 cms "In many ways Robert Thorp's revision of Motte's translation, with lavish notes, is still one of the best texts to use for anyone who wishes to make a careful study of Newton's Principia" (Cohen, Introduction to Newton's Principia, Cambridge, 1971). Thorp's 1777 English translation intended to publish the entirety of the Principia but only volume one was ever published.

P Guerin et Delatour, 1760 Paris. later edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Lettres sur l'électricité, dans lesquelles on examine les découvertes qui ont été faites sur cette matière depuis l'année 1752. Nouvelle edition 1760 2 vols in 12. Collate xii 251pp x1i, 284pp and 8 folding plates. Period mottled calf,spines gilt with twin morocco labels, all edges red. A little age wear to spines else a Fine set.

La Haye The Hague Jean Neaulme 1747. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition second issue La Haye 1747 (after Paris the previous year) 4 folding engraved plates, engraved bookplate of R.H.Alexan. Bennet, attractive period half calf. A complete and entirely original copy,same collation as the earlier Paris edition. xvi, 183pp [1] with original blanks front and rear. 16 x 9.5 cms. small 8vo. [Bakken p. 92; Mottlay pp. 181-82

P., Freres Guerin, 1753 & Hippolyte-Louis Guerin 1753. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. A uniformly bound set of three works by Nollet. All three bound in full period mottled calf, spines gilt with twin morocco title labels. All three are complete with all folding plates and half titles, all are original including blanks leaves. Tome 1 Essai sur l'Electricite des Corps, 3rd edition Freres Guerin, 1753 xxiii [1] 272pp [2] & 4 platesTome 11 Recherches phenomenes electriques 3rd edition xxiii 444pp & 8 platesTome 111 Lettres sur l'electricite FIRST EDITION Hippolyte-Louis Guerin 1753 xi 264pp 4 folding platesCondition. Generally excellent - several covers have small scuffing to the leather, but the bindings are solid and square. All three have early 19th century ink name to pastedown. An excellent set.

Harper Voyager 2006 / Ballantine . First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. A Fine collection of Temeraire items. All are in As New condition and unread. All are first editions or Proofs :Temeraire First edition hardback signed on a publisher's bookplate and loosely tipped in. Signed and dated Artists proof of the cover artwork (44x 29 cms) Black Powder War SIGNED Advanced Uncorrected Galley Proofbooks 2 - 6 Fine 1st editions (Throne of Jade, Black Powder War, Empire of Ivory, Victory of Eagles and Tongues of Serpents)USA 1st of EaglesTwelve paperbacks including 4 Proofs and 8 first editions (mixed US and UK) - see photos for titles Signed by Author