Catalogue One – History of Law (143 items)

104. Raleigh, Sir Walter.

Sammelband of Writings by Sir Walter Raleigh: Remains of Sir Walter Raleigh : Maxims of State – Advice to his Son : His Son’s Advice to his Father. His Sceptick. Observations concerning the Causes of the Magnificiency and Opulency of Cities. [Separate Titlepage: Sir Walter Raleigh’s Observations touching Trade and Commerce with the Hollander and other Nations; proving that our Sea and Land Commodities inrich and strengthen other Countries against our own. With other Passages of High Concernment – London, Printed for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix, 1702]. His Letters to divers Persons of Quality. [Separate Titlepage: The Prerogative of Parliaments in England, proved in a Dialogue between a Counsellor of State and a Justice of Peace. London, Printed for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix, 1702]. With the Addition of some Letters never Printed before.

First Edition. London, Printed for W.Mears, F.Clay and D.Browne, without Temple-Bar, 1702-1726. 9 cm x 16 cm. Frontispiece, [3], 342 pages. Hardcover / Modern half-leather with gilt lettering on spine and paper-covered boards. Restored and recently bound to contemporary, early 18th-century-style by an english masterbinder. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The Frontispiece restored and draped to modern paper. Interior clean and in excellent condition. Extremely scarce publication from the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), even though there is no sign of it like a bookplate etc.

EUR 1.800,-- 

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128. Taylor, Jeremy.

The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living / The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying [Original 1828 Edition – Two Volumes in One] Volume I: The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living – In which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every virtue, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations, together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian and the parts of devotion fitted for all occasions, and furnished for all necessities. / Volume II: The rule and exercises of Holy Dying- In which are described the means and instruments of preparing ourselves and others respectively, for a blessed death, and the remedies against the evils and temptations proper to the state of sicknesse : together with prayers and acts of vertue to be used by sick and dying persons, or by others standing in their attendance : to which are added rules for the visitation of the sick and offices proper for that ministery.

London, Printed for C. and J. Rivington and others, 1828. 24 cm. Volume I: X, 313, (5) pages including Index. / Volume II: XIX, 259, (4) pages including Index. Original Hardcover / Full calf with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Excellent, firm condition with only very minor signs of external wear. On excellent paper with some occasional foxing. Beautiful, marbled endpapers. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. With his Exlibris to the pastedown.

EUR 780,-- 

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