1041. Bonucci, Anicio / Galibert, Leone.

Storia d’ Algeri [History of Algeria]. Dal Primo Stabilimento De’ Cartaginesi Fino Alle Ultime Guerre Combattutevi Ai Giorni Nostri Dalle Armi di Francia. Con una Introduzione su i Diversi Sistemi di Colonizzazione che Precessero il Conquisto Francese: Di Leone Galibert – Antico Direttore della Rivista Britannica. Volgarizzamento del Sig. Dottore Anicio Bonucci.

Two Volumes (complete set). Firenze, Presso Giuseppe Celli, 1843. 18 cm x 26 cm. Collation: Volume I: 628 pages with 33 hand-coloured plates depicting battle scenes and landscapes / Volume II: 649, (2) pages with 40 (of 44) handcoloured plates and pages 233-240 missing. Hardcover / Volume I in a modern half-buckram with private spine-label / Volume II in its original half-leather binding. Good condition with signs of external wear. One Volume with crack to gutter between front pastedown and gutter. Loose leaf near front. Binding still firm and strong but tender near very front. Interior bright and unmarked with occasional foxing.

1042. Blackwall, Anthony.

The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated: Or, an Essay Humbly offer’d towards proving the Purity, Propriety, and True Eloquence of the Writers of the New Testament. In Two Parts. In the First of which Those Divine Writers are vindicated against the Charge of barbarous Language, false Greek, and Solecisms. In the Second is shewn, That all the Excellencies of Style, and sublime Beauties of Language and genuine Eloquence do abound in the Sacred Writers of the New Testament. With an Account of their Style and Character, and a Representation of their Superiority, in several Instances, to the best Classics of Greece and Rome. To which are subjoin’d proper Indexes. [The Second and Last Volume – In Three Parts. Containing: I. A farther Demonstration of the Propriety, Purity and sound Eloquence of the Language of the New Testament Writers. / II. An Account of the wrong Division of Chapters and Verses, and faulty Translations of the Divine Book, which weaken its Reasonings, and spoil its Eloquence and Native Beauties. / III. A Discourse on the Various Readings of the New Testament. With a Preface, wherein is shewn the Necessity and Usefulness of a New Version of the Sacred Books. By the late Reverend and Learned A.Blackwall, A.M. – AUthor of the First Volume. To which is annex’d a very copious Index.].

The Second Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for C.Rivington, 1727. Octavo. 432, [16], Portrait-Frontispiece of A. Blackwall by G.Vertue, XXXI, 359, [24] pages. Original Hardcover / 18th-century full leather with new spine-labels in the style of th eperiod. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

1043. Bhedel, An Dr. Uilliam / [William Bedell / Uilliam Beidil].

Leabhuir an tSean Tiomna [The Book of the Old Testament]. (Ar na dtarruing on teanguidh ughdarach go gaidhlig tré chúram agus sáothar, an Dochtúr Uilliam Bhedel, Roimhe so Easpog Chillemóire a nErin) [Translated from the original to Irish through the care and work of Dr. Uilliam Bhedel, formerly the Bishop of Killmore, Ireland] .

Dublin, G. & J. Grierson & M. Keene, 1827. Octavo. 1306 pages. Original Hardcover / Full leather with gaelic ornaments on boards. Spine missing but still in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and in a very firm binding. Only very few signs of foxing.

1044. [Benjamin, Walter] Holz, Detlef.

Deutsche Menschen – Eine Folge von Briefen [Umschlag-Titel: “Deutsche Menschen: Von Ehre ohne Ruhm – Von Größe ohne Glanz – Von Würde ohne Sold”]. Auswahl und Einleitungen von Detlef Holz.

2. Auflage. Luzern, Vita Nova Verlag, 1937. Octavo. 116 Seiten. Original Softcover / Originale Titelbroschur. Die Bindung, besonders die Broschur, in aussergewöhnlich guter und frischer Erhaltung. Der Buchblock, wie so oft, mit einigen starken Stockflecken zu Beginn und am Schnitt. Grossteil des Texts ist ganz sauber.

1045. Beaulieu, Mad. Mallès de / [Robinson Crusoe].

Le Robinson de douze ans – Histoire intéressante d’un jeune Mousse Français abondonné dans une ile déserte. Ornée de Gravures par Mme Mallès de Beaulieu, Auteur des Coules d’une Mère à sa Fille.

Paris, P.-C. Lehuby, no date (approx. 1818). Small – Octavo. Engraved frontispiece, Titlevignette, 288 pages with two further engravings (4 in total). Hardcover. Original, blue paper-covered boards, extensively decorated with gilt floral motifs and an inset illustration of the young Robinson and his dog on a beach. Very good condition. Interior remarkably clean. Fine example of a so-called Robinsonade, a fashionable adaptation of the original Robinson Crusoe story, in this case based on another “Robinsonade”, this is a somewhat modified and inspired version of Johann David Wyss’ famous publication “The Swiss Family Robinson”, which he published initially “to teach his sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self-reliance” (Wikipedia). In her publication “History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children’s Literature”, Jackie C. Home writes that “The Bibliothèque Nationale de France online catalogue lists 35 French language editions of Mallès de Beaulieu’s novel, published between 1818 and 1923, suggesting that the novel was one of the most popular titles fro children in nineteenth-century France.”

1046. Anonymus [Cassius Longinus, Dionysius / [Pseudo-Longinus] / Schardam, Petro Joanne.

Dionysii Longini – “De Sublimitate Liber” [″On the Sublime”]– The Greek Text with Latin Translation and Schardam’s Philological Dissertation and Notes by George Millar / [Dionysii Longini De Sublimitate Commentarius – Curante Georgio Miller, Collegii Dublinensis Olim Socio. (Including: Petro Joanne Schardam – “Dissertatio Philologica De Vita et Scriptis Longini”)].

Editio Altera. Dublin, D.Graisberry, 1820. Octavo (14 cm x 21 cm). V, 257, [30 unnumbered] pages, including “Index Vocum et Phrasium Memorabilium” / “Index Auctorum” / “Index Sectionum”. Plus a16-page-catalogue of “W.B.Kelly’s Scholastic and other Publications” bound at the rear. Original Hardcover / Publisher’s cloth. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Foxing Name of preowner on titlepage: “Geo. Sheehan – Cork”.

1047. Alderson, Simon / Ball, Ralph / Barber, Edward.

Phaidon Design Classics – Volume One / Volume Two / Volume Three.

Original Edition. Three Volumes (Complete set). New York, Phaidon Press Limited, 2006. Quarto. 3300 pages with thousands of illustrations. Original Hardcover in special collectors protective Mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. The protective Mylar was especially cut so the volumes can be handled without damage to the aesthetic bindings.

1048. Wilson, Jim. (*1943)

“Sorbus Intermedia”.

Original Ink Drawing on laid paper. Ireland, 2016. 22,7 cm wide x 19,4 cm high. Signed and dated.

1049. Wilson, Jim. (*1943)

“Populus”.

Original Ink Drawing on laid paper. Ireland, 2016. 22,5 cm wide x 19,5 cm high. Signed and dated.

1050. Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Bath – with Vignettes and illustrations of Royal Crescent, St.Michael’s Church, Abbey Church. With Great Western Railway line to Bristol and Exeter and London. Beautiful birds-eye view on roads and parks and the River Avon.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with map: 51 cm x 41.5 cm. Size of the actual map: 27 cm x 37 cm. Very good condition.