[Sebaldus Mayer, Dilingae], 1570. Quarto. Title in red; fleuron, rule, and date in black, text printed in red and black throughout, with musical staves printed in red; Finely printed on heavy paper. )( )( 4, A-I4 K-U4 X-Z4 a-i4 k-o4 [o4 is a blank] (*3). Quite scarce liturgical text with... More
Basileae: Henricus Petrus, 1529. First Edition. Quarto. [20], 345 (i.e. 247]. A rare work translated originally from the Greek into Latin in the 5th century but only one copy survived and that copy was translated into this edition in 1529. The original complete manuscript has disappeared (though three pages survived... More
[Venice: Philippus Pincius (printer). Folio in 8s. An early work printed by Pencius (Philip Pinzi) who began publishing Galen’s work in 1490 and then produced this important edition of Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Raymond Marliano in the spirit of the Renaissance used this edition to identify the names of the Celtic... More
London: For T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1799. Octavo. Third edition, with considerable improvements, seven portraits elegantly engraved, and a correct map of the Russian Empire. In three volumes, 568, 543 and 572pp., appendix pages after publisher's ad in volume three 569-572 should have been bound in volume one, small... More
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1906. Octavo. In four volumes translated by P.A. Motteux. Though originally translated at the beginning of the 17th century, Motteux's translation was chosen for the Modern Library edition since he captured so many of the nuances (which many English translators often distorted even to the point of... More
Boston; (1879): Houghton, Mifflin and Co. Small Octavo. . In three volumes, 598, 691 and 708pp. The editor writes in his opinion, no text of Chaucer's poems are available for use that was worthy of the poet's name, or of the standard of excellence and purity established for the series... More
London: 1782, 1787 and 1788: for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell;. Quarto. In six volumes. New edition of volumes 1-3 and first editions of volumes 4-6. There was only one edition of the last three volumes dated 1788 and were issued at the same time. A new edition of the... More
London; 1735-1738: Various (see description). Octavo. A collection of the works of Alexander Pope printed between 1735 and 1738 bound as a collective set. Vol. I. Printed for B. Lintot, 1736, London, with explanatory notes and additions never before published, portrait frontispiece, 198pp. With a table of contents for the... More