11. May, Karl.

Werke in 74 Bänden.

Herrsching, Manfred Pawlak Verlagsgesellschaft, 1983. Octak. ca. 23000 Seiten. Original Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand. [Internationaler Versand der Sammlung per UPS Kurier (Express Saver innerhalb von 1 – 3 Tagen) ist im Preis enthalten].

12. Meijer, Bernhard / Leche, V. / Nyström, J.F. / Warburg, K. / Westrin, J.T.

Nordisk Familjebok. [Uggleupplagan / Owl Edition with Art Nouveau Binding] – Konversationslexikon och Realencyklopedi. Ny, reviderad och rikt illustrerad Upplaga.

33 Volumes plus 5 Volumes Supplement (38 Volumes in Total). Stockholm, Nordisk Familjebok Förlags Aktiebolag, 1904-1926. Large Octavo. c. 45000 columns with illustrations, photographs and also wonderful colour-illustrations. Original Hardcover in the rare art-nouveau owl-binding. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Volumes 1 – 37 in excellent condition with some minor injury to one upper hinge only. Some very few Volumes with some staining to the boards but the interior all very clean and fresh. Volume 5 of the Supplements (Volume 38 overall) needs to be repaired by a bookbinder (Spine broken). The price for this set includes free international shipping with DHL Express Courier ! (2-4 days delivery).

13. Parkman, Francis.

Francis Parkman’s Works – Frontenac Edition. The collection includes: Volume I and II: “Pioneers of France in the New World” / Volume III and IV: “The Jesuits in North America” / Volume V: “LaSalle and the Discovery of the Great West” / Volume VI and VII: “The Old Regime in Canada” / Volume VIII: “Count Frontenac and New France under Louis the XIV” / Volume IX and X: “A Half Century of Conflict” / Volume XI, XII, XIII: “Montcalm and Wolfe” / Volume XIV and XV:″The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada” / Volume XVI: “The Oregon Trail, Sketches of Prairies and Rocky-Mountain Life” / Additional Volume [the so-called Volume XVII: “A Life of Francis Parkman” (by Charles Haight Farnham) //

17 Volumes [complete set of 16 Volumes plus the often missing Biography]. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1902 – 1904. Octavo. More than 6000 pages. Frontispiece with tissue-guard to each Volume. Photographic illustrations and occasionally maps within the text. Original Hardcover (blue publisher’s cloth with original spinelabels and as a special ephemera treat in each Volume are two spare spine-labels tipped into the rear [In case of rebinding or fading of the exisiting spine-labels]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear (some rubbing). From the library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard, with Haugaard’s Exlibris to the pastedown of each Volume.

14. [Provenance: Daniel Conner of Manch House-Library (Dunmanway, County Cork)] – Patrick, Symon [Simon Patrick, Late Lord Bishop of Ely] / Whitby, Daniel / Lowth, William / Arnald, Richard / Johannes Millii.

“A Commentary upon the Historical Books of the Old Testament, Viz. Genesis – Exodus – Leviticus – Numbers – Deuteronomy – Joshua – Judges – Ruth – I. Samuel – II. Samuel – I. Kings – II. Kings – I. Chronicles – II. Chronicles – Ezra – Nehemiah – Esther. In Two Volumes. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Dr. Symon Patrick, Late Lord Bishop of Ely. The Sixth Edition Corrected. To wich is added a compleat Alphabetical Table.” / Plus: [Volume III: “The Books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon, Paraphrased: With Arguments to each Chapter, and Annotations thereupon”. / Plus: [Volume IV: “A Commentary upon the Three Lesser Prophets: Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick by William Lowth, B.D. Prebendary of Winchester”]. / Plus: [[Volume V and Volume VI ]″A Paraphrase and Commentary on the New Testament. In Two Volumes. The First, containing The Four Gospels and the Acts of the Holy Apostles. The Second, All the Epistles, with a Discourse of the Millenium. To which are added, A Chronology of the New Testament, a Map and Alphabetical Table of all the Places mentioned in the Gospels, Acts, or the Epistles. With Tables of the Matters contained and of the Words and Phrases explained throughout the whole Work; and the Examen Millii. By Daniel Whitby, D.D. Late Chantor of the Church of Sarum. The Seventh Edition, carefully revised and corrected from the many Errors of the former Impressions”. Including: “An Appendix to Chapter XL, containing “A Discourse of the Calling of the Jews to the Christian Faith” – Including: “A Treatise of the True Millenium: shewing that it is not a Reign of Persons raised from the Dead but of the Church. Flourishing gloriously for a Thousand Years after the Conversion of the Jews, and the Flowing-in of all Nations to them thus converted to the Christian Faith” / Including: “An Index of the Greek Words and Phrases explained in this Commentary”, including “Examen Variantium Lectionum Johannis Millii in Novum Testamentum” (Editio quarta priori Emendatior. London, 1740). / Plus: [Volume VII] “A Critical Commentary upon the Book of the Wisdom of Solomon; Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick and Mr.[William] Lowth. By Richard Arnald, B.D. Rector of Thurcaston in Leicestershire”. / Including: [Volume VIII]: “A Critical Commentary upon the Book of the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach. Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick and Mr.[William] Lowth”./ Including: [Volume IX]: “A Critical Commentary upon the Books of Tobit, Judith, Baruch, The History of Susanna, and Bel and the Dragon: To which are added, two Dissertations on The Book of Maccabees and Esdras. Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick and Mr.[William] Lowth”. By Richard Arnald.//

Set of Nine Volumes (bound in Seven). London, Printed for A. Millar, J.Beecroft, W.Strahan, J.Hinton etc. / And for the Richard Arnald publication: “Printed for the Author” by W.Bowyer, 1744-1765. Folio (24,5 cm x 36 cm). Volume I: Portrait-Frontispiece of Symonis Patrick by Godfrey Kneller & Gerard Vandergucht, [2], 908 pages / Volume II: [2], 755 pages plus 28 unnumbered pages of an Alphabetical Index / Volume III: [6], 544 pages / [Volume IV]: [2], IV, 540 pages including an Index. / [Volume V (Being Volume I of Daniel Whitby’s “Paraphrase”: [2], L, 736, [5], pages / [Volume VI (Being Volume II of Daniel Whitby’s “Paraphrase”: [4], XXXIV, 854 pages / [Volume VII (Being the “Critical Commentary of the Book of The Wisdom of Solomon” by Richard Arnald): [1], XXXII, 148 pages / [Volume VIII: (Being the “Critical Commentary upon the Book of the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach”): IX, [7], IV, 248 pages / [Volume IX: (Being “A Critical Commentary upon the Books of Tobit Judith etc.”)XII, 128 pages.// Recently rebound set in Hardcover (Modern cloth and one modern half leather). All Volumes in protective Collector’s Mylar and with new endpapers and new spine-labels. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. The Interior in very good, rather excellent condition with only some very few sections with some browning. The paper-quality of this set is magnificent ! From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his name and date of his studies in Oxford on all titlepages. A very rare set of the important Commentary by Symon Patrick, Bishop of Ely. With all the original illustrations by Gerard Vandergucht. The set includes the continuations of Simon Patrick’s works by William Lowth, Daniel Whitby and Richard Arnald. Please see the numerous, detailed photographs for this set on our website. The price includes worldwide free shipping per Courier (UPS Express Saver).

15. Sainati, Augusto.

Le Opere degli Scrittori Italiani. Volume Primo: Secoli XIII – XV. / Volume Secondo: Secoli XVI – XVIII. / Volume Terzo: Secoli XIX – XX. Edizione completamente Rifatta del Manuale di P. Carli e A. Sainati.

Quarta Ristampa. Three Volumes (complete). Firenze (Florenz), Publishers: Felice le Monnier, 1970. 8°. 1167 / 1459 / 1616 Pages. Original Hardcover-Volumes (titled, illustrated). Italian Edition. No Markings in the Text! No Underlinings! No Owner-Notation! The Volumes are in near fine condition with minor bumps to the corners.

16. [Scott, Sir Walter].

Novels and Tales of The Author of Waverley (12 Volumes) / Novels and Romances of The Author of Waverley (7 Volumes) / Historical Romances of The Author of Waverley (6 Volumes).

The Third Edition. 25 Volumes. Edinburgh, Printed for Archibald Constable, 1822. Octavo (14 cm x 21,5 cm). c. 12000 pages including 25 Vignettes of Historical Illustration in steel-engravings on each titlepage by W. Archibald after Alexander Nasmyth. Hardcover . Original, very decorative half – leather with gilt lettering on spine and original spine-labels. All Volumes from the library of a “Robert Barker”, with his Exlibris. Minor signs of wear only. All Volumes with some slight foxing and very few with a faded dampstain but all Volumes also firm and in very good or even better condition with some minor signs of wear only. Excellent paper and typography. A wonderful reading experience of classics like Ivanhoe.

17. Sinclair, John.

The Statistical Account of Scotland. Drawn up from the Communications of the ministers of the Different Parishes. Collection of five Volumes including Volumes 7 (1793), 8 (1793), 10 (1794), 11 (1794) and 19 (1797). Including the County of Fife, County of Ayr, Syno of Glasgow etc.

Original Edition. 5 Volumes. Edinburgh, William Creech, 1793 – 1797. Octavo. Collation: Volume 7: VI, 625 pages / Volume 8: (3), 650 pages / Volume 10: VIII, 637 pages / Volume 11: (4), 627 pages / Volume 19: VI, 631 pages. Illustrated with maps and illustrations ! Modern Hardcover (half cloth with marbled-paper covered boards. New endpapers. Excellent recent Masterbindings). Excellent condition of all five Volumes. Paper and illustrations in wonderful condition.

18. Strickland, Agnes / [and Elizabeth Strickland].

Lives of the Queens of England, From the Norman conquest. Now first published from official records and other authentic documents, private as well as public. A new edition, revised and greatly augmented, embellished with Portraits of every Queen.

8 Volumes (complete set). London, Colburn & Co., 1851. Octavo. Volume I: Frontispiece-Portrait of Agnes Strickland and engraved titlepage, XXII, 614 pages with 15 illustrations (including Froontispiece and Vignette on Title) / Volume II: Frontispiece-Portrait of Isabella of Valois, engraved titlepage, VIII, 704 pages with 16 illustrations (including Frontispiece and Vignette on Title) / Volume III: Frontispiece-Portrait of Jane Seymour, engraved titlepage, [4], 588 pages with 10 illustrations (including Frontispiece and Vignette on Title) / Volume IV: Frontispiece-Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, engraved titlepage, [4], 790 pages with 4 illustrations (including Frontispiece and Vignette on Title) / Volume V: Frontispiece-Portrait of Anne of Denmark, engraved titlepage, [4], 703 pages with 8 illustrations (including Frontispiece and Vignette on Title) / Volume VI: Frontispiece-Portrait of Mary of Modena, engraved titlepage, [2], 672 pages with 5 illustrations (including Frontispiece and Vignette on Title) / Volume VII: Frontispiece-Portrait of Mary II when Princess of Orange, engraved titlepage, [3], 466 pages with 4 illustrations (including Frontispiece and Vignette on Title) / Volume VIII: Frontispiece-Portrait of Queen Anne, engraved titlepage, [2], 556 pages with 3 illustrations (including Frontispiece and Vignette on Title) // Original, very decorative half-leather bindings with gilt lettering and ornaments on spines, marbled-paper-covered-boards and marbled edges. Excellent, firm condition with only minor signs of wear. The set comes frm the private library of Major General Cosmo Alexander Richard Nevill, with his armorial bookplate / Ex Libris to the pastedown of each Volume, bearing his family-motto: “Ne Vile Velis” [″Wish for nothing Vile”].

19. Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Jonathan Swift [The Illustrated Limited Dryden Edition]. Edited by Temple Scott. With a Biographical Introduction by Rt. Hon. W.E.H.Lecky.

No.317 of only 400 sets of the limited Dryden Edition (handnumbered). 14 Volumes. London, George Bell and Sons, 1900. Octavo (13 cm x 18,5 cm). Hardcover / Professionally restored half-leather by using the orginal publisher’s boards. The extremely rare, limited Dryden Edition, here complete and expertly restored. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All illustrations in place with the original tissue-guards.