691. 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.

692. Blaikie, W.B.

Thomas Graves Law [Including an Appendix with: “A Bibliography of the Principal Writings and Editions of Thomas Graves Law”].

No Place of print Given, Privately Printed, 1904. 13.5 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece (Black and white photograph of Thomas Grave Law). 39 pages. Original Softcover. Stiff card covers. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Foxing to endpapers and some isolated occurances to internal pages. Pencil marking by previous owner on endpaper.

693. Blair, David.

Ascension Days.

First Edition. Washington DC, Del Sol Press, 2007. Octavo. 69 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

694. Blair, David.

Ascension Days.

First Edition. Washington D.C., Del Sol Press, 2007. 23cm x 15.4cm. 60 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

695. Blair, Hugh.

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Letters.

First Dublin Edition. In Three Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Colles, Burnet, Moncrieffe etc., 1783. Large Octavo (13,5 cm x 21 cm). Pagination: Volume I: 429 pages / Volume II: 444 pages / Volume III: 389 pages plus 34 unnumbered pages of an Index. Hardcover / Original full leather. Original Trinity College Dublin price-binding with supralibros on all boards (some in gilt) and three beautiful price-bookplates from Trinity College, awarded to Ricardo Meade, on the pastedowns. Some old wormhole-damage. Still overall very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

696. Blais, Marie-Claire.

La Belle Bête [Mad Shadows].

Paris, Flammarion, 1961. 12 cm x 18 cm. 183 pages. Original softcover in protective mylar. One of only five copies of the very rare first french edition. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. / Trente exemplaires sur velin chiffon des Papeteries de Lana dont vingt-cinq numerotes de 1 a 25 et cinq exemplaires numerotes de I a V. This is Exemplaire Numero I / V !!!

697. Blake, Denise.

Take a Deep Breath.

Kilcar, Summer Palace Press, 2004. 15 cm x 21 cm. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Dedicated and signed by author. Includes a card with front cover illustration.

698. Blake, Mary.

Fields of Asphodel.

Southend-on-Sea, The Littoral Press, 2005. 15 cm x 21 cm. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dedicated and signed by author. Also includes a card with (hand)writing of author.

699. Blake, William.

Milton. Edited and with a Commentary by Kay Parkhurst Easson and Roger R. Easson. With numerous plates.

First Edition. Boulder, Shambhala Publications, 1978. 15,5 x 23,5 cm. 178 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes with his name on the front free endpaper.

700. Blake, William.

The Book of Urizen.

New York, Random House, 1978, 15.5 cm x 23 cm, 102 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper.