London: Mark Baskett [printer], 1767. First edition. Soft cover. Pp. 527-559, no ills. except British coat of arms. Printed in black letter. The act was passed in several sessions of Parliament from May 19, 1761, to November 11, 1766, in the reign of George III. Covers many subjects, such as..... More
Amsterdam and New York: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and Da Capo Press, 1968. Facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1584). Hardcover. 79p, a few decorative ills. No jacket, as issued. No. 10 in the publisher's series The English Experience: Its Record in Early Printed Books Published in Facsimile. After serving in Elizabeth I's..... More
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[Paris]: [1751-1772]. No stated edition. Hardcover (rebound in boards, quarter vellum). Two suites of captions and engraved plates from the Encyclopedie: 6p + many ills. on 33 pls., and 2p + many ills. on 7 pls. (1 double page). In French. From the collection of dressage master Dr.H.L.M. Van Schaik..... More
London: J. Hughs AND J. Robson, 1762. Second and First Editions. Hardcover. Two works bound in one. Pembroke: [viii], 128p + 3 folding engraved pls. Thompson: iv, 81p, no ills. Old full leather (sound). Pages browned; bit plate is torn at the edges and creased from misfolding. From the library..... More
Paris: La Compagnie des Librairies, 1769. No stated edition. Hardcover (old full leather, worn but expertly rebacked). 2 vols.: 317, 299p + several engraved plates (all called for; some folding). Old deaccession from the Polytechnic Society of Kentucky/Kentucky Historical Society, with various handwritten numbers and one title-page ink stamp. Bookplates..... More
Grenoble: Editions des 4 Seigneurs, 1073. Facsimile reprint of the 1733 first edition. Hardcover (gilt-stamped leather). 284p + many pls. by Parrocel. Ca. 11 x 17 inches. One of 1500 copies, out of series. In French. Sumptuous full-size facsimile of this landmark of horsemanship. The binding is elaborately stamped in..... More
London: George Redway, 1896. Thomson, Hugh. Reprint edition. Hardcover, gilt stamped. 87p, many ills. + several plates and cover designs by Hugh Thomson. The memoir is by R. Farquharson Sharp. Frontispiece is detached. An early and often reprinted long poem on hare and fox hunting, by a lifelong enthusiast of..... More
