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Works of the Late Reverend Mr. Samuel Johnson [original]
Binding: good to very good ; brown leather binding, Cambride-style panel ; blind tooling on front and back covers ; some rubbing on back cover ; bumped corners
Spine: very good ; brown leather with red leather onlay ; 5 raised bands with gold…
Spine: very good ; brown leather with red leather onlay ; 5 raised bands with gold…
Traitte Des Bibliotheques [original]
Binding: poor ; boards are covered in marbled paper ; bumped corners ; wear along edges and on front of boards
Spine: poor ; spine covering has been removed ; sewing structure with sewing tapes exposed
Textblock: good ; some discolouration and…
Spine: poor ; spine covering has been removed ; sewing structure with sewing tapes exposed
Textblock: good ; some discolouration and…
The Historical and Chronological Theatre of Christopher Helvicus [original]
Binding: good to very good ; brown leather ; Cambridge-style panel ; blind tooling ; some wear on edges
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; 5 raised bands (some rubbing) ; "THEATRE OF CHRISTOPHE HELVICUS" in gilt in one compartment ; "1687"…
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; 5 raised bands (some rubbing) ; "THEATRE OF CHRISTOPHE HELVICUS" in gilt in one compartment ; "1687"…
The St. Albans Psalter [facsimile]
Binding: good to very good ; some staining ; bumped corners ; cracked hinge (back cover) ; three very small areas of damage that appear to be holes
Spine: good to very good ; cloth bound ; some fraying n side of front cover ; "THE ST. ALBANS…
Spine: good to very good ; cloth bound ; some fraying n side of front cover ; "THE ST. ALBANS…
PVB Terentii Comoedie Sex : Ex Recensione Heinsiana (Six Comedies of Publius Terentius: from the Heinsius Review) [original]
Binding: good ; vellum binding ; bumped corners ; front cover separated from spine
Spine: front cover is separating from spine
Textblock: good to very good ; some discolouration ; a few bent corners
Printer/Binder: "Typis Ludovici Elzevirii"
Spine: front cover is separating from spine
Textblock: good to very good ; some discolouration ; a few bent corners
Printer/Binder: "Typis Ludovici Elzevirii"
Oraison Funebre de Tres-Haut et Puissant Seigneur Messire Michel Le Tellier Chevalier [original]
Binding: good to very good ; insert that reads "G. HUSER BINDING" ; deep red leather binding ; 5 raised bands on spine ; gold tooling on edges and inside covers ; "G. HUSER" in gilded print on inside front cover border detail ; marbled endpaper ;…
Graeca Paraphrasis Sancti Euangelii Secundum Ioannem (Greek Paraphrase of the Sacred Gospel of the Fortunate John) [original]
Binding: good ; limp-vellum binding ; edges of front and back cover are bent ; front hinge cracked
Spine: good to very good ; vellum ; "NO[N]Ni is hand written at head of spine and underlined
Textblock: good to very good ; some damage to title…
Spine: good to very good ; vellum ; "NO[N]Ni is hand written at head of spine and underlined
Textblock: good to very good ; some damage to title…
Mythologiae (Mythologies) [original]
Binding: good ; white alum-tawed leather ; leather with embossed detail ; some discolouration ; front and back cover detail is clear ; FRONT: pressed with "PCWA," "1590," crest with "DES H:R[E]ME[.]KFLSERTVMWAPP[AV]" below, embellishments, "TEMP,"…
Mrs. Trimmer's Spelling Book OR The Little Spelling Book for Young Children [original]
Binding: good to very good ; bound in paper (marbled paper, perhaps over a more sturdy brown paper) ; the front cover seems to have become partially detached and then been reattached ; back cover is separating from spine (at head) ; front cover…
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