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The quintessential Robert Adam Swarbrick, John.
Robert Adam and his Brothers: Their lives, work and influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture. London: B.T. Batsford, 1915. Quarto, blue cloth with gilt title on spine and cover. Frontispiece, x, 316pp, 224 illustrations (b&w photographic plates. A well produced book which reviews in considerable detail the work of, particularly John Adam, and the influence he and his brothers had upon all aspects of English architectural and decorative achievements. Comprehensive study, richly illustrated, remains the standard work on Scottish architect Robert Adam whose architecture informed fashionable taste of the 18th century.
$ 225

19th Century edition of Shakespeare in Fine Binding
Shakespeare, William. The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare with a Life, Glossarial Notes, and One Hundred and Seventy Illustrations from the Plates in Boydell's Edition. Edited By A.J.Valpy. In fifteen volumes. London: Printed and Published by A.J.Valpy Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1832-1834. 12mo in fifteen volumes. Engarved frontispiece portraits in Volumes I [engraved by Freeman after the Chandos portrait] and XV [by T. Starling] and 170 outline plates executed on steel, in the first style from Boydell’s 1802 edition. Bound in 3/4 vellum over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, spines elaborated stamped in gilt
with binder’s morocco pastedown stamped in gilt w/ author and volume; t.e.g. A fine, tight set of an important early 19th century collection of the collected works, fully illustrated.
$ 2350

Newenham, Thomas. A View of the Natural, Political, and Commercial Circumstances of Ireland.
London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809. [4], xxix, [3], errata, directions to binder, map insertion as called for; 333, [1], 60pp pp., printed appendix of tables numbered separately. Complete with folding map as called for, in near fine condition. Quarto. Modern cloth, spine titles in gilt.
First edition.

Jonathan SWIFT: The Works of Jonathan Swift: with notes historical and critical by J. Hawkesworth and others. Printed for J Williams, Dublin 1774.
12mo in 15 volumes. Bound in contemporary polished calf, with morocco pastedowns in green and black stamped in gilt. Engraved title page. Contemporary ownership in ink, Wm Henry Worthington, with his bookplate among others.

The quintessential Robert Adam Swarbrick, John. Robert Adam and his Brothers: Their lives, work and influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture. London: B.T. Batsford, 1915. Quarto, blue cloth with gilt title on spine and cover. Frontispiece, x, 316pp, 224 illustrations (b&w photographic plates. A well produced book which reviews in considerable detail the work of, particularly John Adam, and the influence he and his brothers had upon all aspects of English architectural and decorative achievements. Comprehensive study, richly illustrated, remains the standard work on Scottish architect Robert Adam whose architecture informed fashionable taste of the 18th century. $ 225
19th Century edition of Shakespeare in Fine Binding Shakespeare, William. The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare with a Life, Glossarial Notes, and One Hundred and Seventy Illustrations from the Plates in Boydell's Edition. Edited By A.J.Valpy. In fifteen volumes. London: Printed and Published by A.J.Valpy Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1832-1834. 12mo in fifteen volumes. Engarved frontispiece portraits in Volumes I [engraved by Freeman after the Chandos portrait] and XV [by T. Starling] and 170 outline plates executed on steel, in the first style from Boydell’s 1802 edition. Bound in 3/4 vellum over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, spines elaborated stamped in gilt with binder’s morocco pastedown stamped in gilt w/ author and volume; t.e.g. A fine, tight set of an important early 19th century collection of the collected works, fully illustrated. $ 2350

BRITTANIA ye 4th edition John Owen and Emanuel Bowen. Britannia Depicta; or, Ogilby Improv'd; Being a Correct Copy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct and Principal Crossroads in England and Wales: Wherein are exactly Delineated & Engraven, All ye Cities, Towns, Villages, Churches, Seats &c. scituate on or near the Roads, with their respective Distances in Measured and Computed Miles. And to render this Work universally Useful & agreeable.are added.1. A full & particular Description & Account of all the Cities, Borough-Towns, Towns-Corporate &c. their Arms,.by Ino. Owen of the Midd: Temple Gent... Lastly Particular & Correct Maps of all ye Counties of South Britain; with a Summary description of each County..ye 4th edition. by Eman. Bowen, Engraver. London, Printed for & Sold by Thom. Bowles & I. Bowles, 1724. 8vo., contemporary mottled calf, boards and banded spine ruled in gilt, binders title pastedown intact. Armorial bookplate to front with motto: Go, and do thou likewise.		(continued...) Fourth octavo edition. 2ff, [4], 273pp; engraved throughout, including 54 engraved maps and numerous coats of arms; numbered plates of engravings printed on two sides, beautifully executed by Emanuel Bowen (d. 1767), and largely based on the original work, without substantial alterations Near fine. $ 2,500.00 John Ogilby (1600-1676) produced two works in folio, both issued in 1675, the Britannia, volume the first, containing both text and maps, and the itinerarium angliae from which the main portion of the text is omitted. The first major road map survey of England and Wales, considered one of the greatest works of cartography ever published. In 1719, owing to its immense popularity and utility, various works containing reductions of the maps were issued, among them the Britannia depicta of which this is the fourth edition.


Newenham, Thomas. A View of the Natural, Political, and Commercial Circumstances of Ireland. London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809. [4], xxix, [3], errata, directions to binder, map insertion as called for; 333, [1], 60pp pp., printed appendix of tables numbered separately. Complete with folding map as called for, in near fine condition. Quarto. Modern cloth, spine titles in gilt. First edition.

		Jonathan SWIFT: The Works of Jonathan Swift: with notes historical and critical by J. Hawkesworth and others. Printed for J Williams, Dublin 1774. 12mo in 15 volumes. Bound in contemporary polished calf, with morocco pastedowns in green and black stamped in gilt. Engraved title page. Contemporary ownership in ink, Wm Henry Worthington, with his bookplate among others.


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