Basileæ [Basel]: Typis & Impentis E. & J. R. Thurnisiorum Fratr. 1740-1743. Large quarto, four volumes. In Good minus condition. Quarter bound in brown leather with brown marbled paper boards. Paneled spines with gilt ornamentation, lettering and volume information. Spines have cracking, tears, and a loss of leather along the head/tail edges. Volume 2 has worming along the front joint edge. Boards have cracking to joints, labels on the front board, vellum tipped corners underneath the paper, and moderate rubbing wear. Significant chipping to extremities, and bumping to corners resulting in exposed boards. Textblocks have blue library stamps on the verso of the title page, foxing ranges from mild plus to severe throughout, light age toning, and stains scattered throughout. Volume 1 has a tear along the fore edge of pages 213/214, impacting some text. Text in Latin. Shelved in Room A. More

Parisiis [Paris]: Typis Petri Le Petit, 1678. Nova Editio, ab Auctore recognita & aucta [New Edition, revised and enlarged by the Author]. Large quarto, [52], viii, 549, [11], 260, 24, [8] pages. In Good condition. Bound in full brown leather with gilt ornamentation to edges. Paneled spine has gilt lettering and ornamentation, with tears and cracking throughout. Loss of leather along the spine tail edge. Boards have significant rubbing wear, age toning, large tears in the leather along the front board and rear joint edge. Bumping to corners, resulting in exposed boards. Textblock has an open tear on the front free end page, and pen inscriptions on the front free end page, title page, and on some pages scattered throughout. Light plus age toning and foxing, stains scattered throughout. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A Oversized. More

[London]: Typis Gulielmi Bowyer, 1742. Folio, two volumes. Volume 1 in Good condition and Volume 2 in Good minus Condition. Bound in full blue leather with gilt ornamentation to spines, boards, edges and turn ins. Paneled spines with gilt ornamentation and lettering, with chipping and cracking to edges, and rubbing wear. Boards are bowed, have rubbing wear, scuffing and peeling on surfaces. Chipping and slight denting along the extremities. Moderate bumping to corners, in some cases exposing the boards. Volume 1 front and rear boards have been reattached to textblock. Volume 2 front and rear boards and spine are detached from the textblock. Textblocks have marbled end papers and edges, white stickers on the front pastedowns, pen inscriptions on the title pages, and library stamps on the title pages. Light plus age toning, and mild foxing scattered throughout. Text in Latin and Greek. Shelved in Room A. More

Lutetiae [Paris]: ex officina typographica Marci Orry, via Jacobaea [Orry, Marc], 1604. Folio, [8] 936, 1bl., [48], 19, [81] pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown leather with gilt ornamentation. Paneled spine with a black label and gilt lettering and ornamentation. Spine has tears and cracking. Front board is detached from spine. Boards have small holes from insect damage, moderate scuff marks and chipping throughout, mild discoloration and soiling. Light to moderate bumping to corners, in some cases leaving the boards exposed. Evidence of ties having been removed from both boards. Textblock is lacking the front free end page, has worming along the pastedowns, and an armorial bookplate of "Sir Thomas Seabright Baronet." Textblock has light age toning, and light stains scattered on some pages throughout. Text in Latin. Shelved in Room A Oversized. More

[Geneva]: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus [Henri Estienne], 1592. Folio, [12], 792, [22] pages. In Good minus condition. Half bound in brown leather with paper boards. Paneled spine with severe tears and cracking, resulting in a loss of leather and partially detached leather. Boards have age toning and rubbing wear along the edges, and mild bumping to corners. Textblock has moderate age toning, foxing and stains throughout. Textblock has worming along the gutter of pages 383-428, not impacting text; and worming along the margins of pages 573-634, very slightly impacting some text. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A. More

Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Joan. Bapt. Coignard, Hipp. Lud. Guerin, Joan. Desaint, & Jac. Guerin, 1740-1742. Quarto, nine volumes. In Good condition. Bound in full brown leather with gilt ornamentation to board surfaces and edges. Paneled spines with gilt ornamentation, lettering, and volume information, with cracking and mild chipping. Boards have mild discoloration and rubbing wear to surfaces, cracking along the joints, and mild chipping to extremities. Moderate bumping to corners, resulting in exposed boards. Volume 6 has small tears along the front board. All textblocks have marbled end papers and an armorial bookplate of Richard Langley on the front pastedowns. Mild age toning, light plus foxing on some pages throughout, and stains scattered throughout. Volumes 1, 7-9 pastedown pages beginning to separate from boards along the corners. Text in Latin. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: VOL. I: “Quo Rhetorica Continentur”. Contains an engraved title page;-- VOL. II: “Qui Philosophicorum Primus”;-- VOL. III: “Qui Philosophicorum Alter”;-- VOL. IV: “Qui Orationum Primus”;-- VOL. V: “Qui Orationum Secundus”;-- VOL. VI: “Qui Orationum Tertius”;-- VOL. VII: “In Quo Epistolæ Ad Familiares”;-- VOL. VIII: “In Quo Epistolæ Ad Atticum”;-- VOL. IX: “In Quo Epistolae Ad Q. Fratrem, &c.”. More

Paris: Libraire de l'université Royale, 1826-1827. Octavo, three volumes. In Good condition. Bound in full mauve leather with gilt ornamentation to spines, boards and edges. Spines are significantly faded to tan with gilt lettering and volume information. Boards have chipping, tears, and rubbing wear to surfaces and extremities. Textblocks have mild age toning and foxing scattered throughout. Marbling along the edges. In French and Greek verse on facing pages. Shelved in Room A. More

Heidelbergæ [Heidelberg]: typis Hieronymi Commelini [Hieronymus Commelinus], 1597. Octavo, two volumes. In Good condition. Bound in full brown leather with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spines. Chipping and cracking to spines. Volume 1 leather along the spine head is partially detached. Boards have rubbing wear, discoloration, and light bumping to corners, in some cases exposing the boards. Textblocks have marbled end papers, moderate to significant age toning, light plus foxing, stains along the edges, worming on some pages throughout, impacting some text. Contains pencil and ink annotations and underlines, impacting some text. Red ink along the edges. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: VOL I: (4 l., [4], 800 pages);-- VOL II: (659 pages). More

Ultrajecti [Utrecht]: E typographia B. Wild & J. Altheer [Bartholomeus Wild]; [Johannes Altheer], 1795-1822. Quarto, five volumes. In Good condition. Quarter bound in brown leather with corners tipped and marbled paper boards. Spines have labels with gilt lettering and ornamentation. Mild to moderate chipping and cracking to spine, and cracking along the joints. Volume 1 has a loss of leather along the spine head edge. Boards have light plus rubbing wear, moderate bumping to corners, resulting in exposed boards, and chipping along the extremities. Textblocks have adhesive stains to corners of end papers, mild age toning and foxing along the edges, and light soiling scattered on some pages throughout. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A oversized. More

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Apud Van der Eyk et Vygh [Daniel Vijgh]; Apud S. et J. Luchtmans [Brill Publishing], 1786, 1823. Quarto, three volumes. In Fair condition. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt ornamentation to boards, spines, edges and turn ins. Paneled spines with gilt lettering and volume information, and moderate chipping and age toning. Volumes 1 and 3 have a loss of leather along the spine head edges. Boards have light to moderate rubbing wear and soiling along the board surfaces. Significant chipping to extremities and bumping to corners, resulting in exposed boards along the edges and corners. Volume 1 front and rear boards are detached from the spine and textblock. Volume 2 has cracking along the joints, with boards partially detached. Volume 3 front board is detached from spine and textblock and has cracking along rear joints. Textblocks have marbled end papers, light plus age toning and foxing throughout, stains scattered throughout, and gilt edges. All textblocks have the signature of a previous owner on the front free end page. Volume 1 has a bookplate with the initials “P.H.” Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A Oversized. CONTENTS: VOL I: “APPULEII METAMORPHOSEON LIBRI XI [...]” ([2], xii, 818 pages); Published in 1786;-- VOL II: “APPULEII OPERA OMNIA, CUM NOTIS INTEGRIS [...]” (x, 614 pages); Published in 1823;--VOL III: “APPULEII OUDENDORPIANI TOMUS TERTIUS SIVE APPENDIX APPULEIANA [...] ([4], 730, [2] pages); Published in 1823. More

[Geneva]: [Henri Estienne II], [1580]. Presumed Second Issue. Folios, four volumes. In Good minus condition. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt ornamentation to the edges. Paneled spines have gilt lettering and ornamentation with moderate cracking and age toning. Missing leather along the spines heads/tails, in most cases exposing the end bands. Boards have cracking to the joints, minor tears and age toning to the surfaces, and rubbing wear and chipping along the extremities. Moderate bumping to corners, exposing the boards. Volume 4 has a significant strip of leather missing from the spine head, soiling to the front head corner, and the leather is beginning to separate from the front board. Textblocks have marbled end papers, and the bookplates of the cathedral library and George Peacock on the front pastedowns. Mild age toning and foxing throughout, stains scattered on some pages throughout. Moderate age toning along the edges of the free end pages, and speckling to edges. Volume 2 has a stain on pages 719-722, impacting some text; a tear on pages 1505-1506, not impacting text; and a tear on the rear second free end page. Text in Latin and Greek. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: VOL I: (20, xx, v-xxiii [double columned], 1946 [double columned] pages)-- VOL II: ([1 l.], v-xii [double columned],1700 [double columned] pages);-- VOL III: (5-1793 [double columned] pages);-- VOL IV: ([1 l.], 834 [double columned] pages);-- VOL V: Bound in VOL IV (Appendix: 1746 [double columned], [1 l.], 212 [double columned] pages). Only volume I has a half-title and a title page with the Estienne olive tree; the other four have only a half-title. More

Oxonii [Oxford]: Impensis J. et C. Vincent, 1825. Small Quarto, double-column unpaginated. In Good condition. Bound in full blue leather with gilt ornamentation to spine and boards. Paneled spine with gilt lettering. Minor cracking and light age toning to leather on spine. Boards have textured leather with blind tooling. Mild chipping and wear to extremities, and discoloration to surfaces. Textblock has marbled end papers and edges, the bookplate of G. J. Allen on the front pastedown, light to moderate foxing, and light soiling scattered on some pages throughout. Text in Latin and Greek. Shelved in Room A. More

[Geneva]: Henricus Stephanus [Henri Estienne], 1570. First Thus. Folio, 24, 362, 20 pages. In Good plus condition. Brown paper boards, newly rebacked with light brown leather and gilt lettered red spine label. Boards show light wear to edges and corners, and some minor wear to front cover. Text block has light age toning to edges, with numerous marginal ink annotations in greek script in a 17th-century hand, exclusively impacting pp. 1 - 13 of Book I ("Clio"). The first Estienne edition of Herodotus. Text in Greek, with introductory material in Latin. Shelved in case 3. More

Amstelædami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1692. Quarto, two volumes. Bound in full tree calf, with gilt ornamentation to spine and edges. Paneled spine with labels and gilt lettering, with cracks and chipping. Spine leather has been archivally reattached to textblock. Boards have significant rubbing wear to extremities, and light bumping to corners, in some cases exposing the boards. Volume 1 front board is partially detached from the spine. Textblocks have light to moderate age toning, minor foxing throughout, and light soiling scattered throughout. Speckling to edges. Volume 1 has a library sticker and the bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden (1774–1844) on the front pastedown, and ink stains on pages 174-175, impacting some text. Volume 1 has light offsetting to some pages preceding plates. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: VOL I: ([14], 672 pages, plus an engraved titlepage and 25 engraved portrait plates), all plates appear to be present and pagination is continuous, but there is residue of apparent excised page between 58-59;--VOL II: Includes an added edition of the history of women philosophers [Historia Mulierum Philosopharum], ([8], 590, [56] pages). More

Parisiis [Paris]: Editore Ambrosio Firmin Didot [Ambroise Firmin-Didot], 1855. Large octavo, two volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Quarter bound in black leather with black buckram cloth boards. Spine has gilt lettering and paper labels. Boards have light plus rubbing wear to joint edges, light bumping to corners, and minor fraying on some corners. Cracks to spine of volume 2. Textblocks have marbling to end papers, very light age toning, and light stains scattered throughout. Speckling to edges of pages. Contains two written letters in Greek. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A. More

Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Officina Johannis Janssonii à Waesbergen & Johannis van Someren [Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge]; [Joannes van Someren], 1670. Octavo, three volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown leather. Spines have gilt ornamentation and lettering, and loss of leather along the head/tail edges. Boards have cracking to the joint edges, significant rubbing wear and chipping throughout, and dents along the edges. Moderate bumping to corners, in some cases exposing the boards. Volume 1 has archival repair to front and rear boards, with later calf applied to roughly half of each board. Volumes 2 and 3 have archival repairs to the front tail fore corners, with later calf applied to corners of boards. All textblocks have ink inscriptions from a previous owner on the front pastedowns, blue stamps on the title pages, mild age toning and minor stains scattered throughout. All volumes contain non contemporary pastedowns, presumably added during repairs. Textblock of volume 1 has the front free end page, engraved title page, and typographical title page partially attached together with adhesive glue onto the front pastedown, resulting in some obscured text; archival repairs on the fore edges of the front free end page [including engraved title page] to page 54, and from pages 685-908 [not impacting text]. Textblock of volume 2 contains engraved title page, but backed with new tipped in page; has red ink stains on some pages throughout 1426-1816 [impacting text], and liquid damage to the fore edges of pages 1426-1816; archival repair to fore edges of pages 1806, 1810, 1812, and 1816. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A. More

Parisiis [Paris]: ex typographia frederici leonard regis [Frederic, Léonard], 1684. Quarto, [20], 455, [73], 152, [16], plus an engraved title page. In Good condition. Bound in full brown leather with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine and edges. Boards have scuff marks, minor soiling, and moderate rubbing wear to surfaces and extremities. Moderate plus bumping to corners, in some cases exposing the boards. Textblock has light age toning, and light stains scattered throughout. Text in Latin. Shelved in Room A. More

Biponti [Zweibrucken]; Argentorati [Strasbourg]: Ex Typographia Societatis, 1791-1800. Octavo, five volumes. In Good condition. Bound in full brown leather with gilt ornamentation to boards, spines, edges and turn ins. Spine has gilt lettering and volume information. Boards have light to moderate rubbing wear [volume 4 has moderate plus rubbing wear], light bumping to corners, tears along the spine, and cracking along the joints. Volume 3 has a piece of white tape on the front board. Textblocks have an armorial bookplate reading “Ædes Carthusianæ.” Textblocks have mild age toning on some pages throughout, stains and foxing scattered throughout. Speckling along the edges. All volumes contain a ribbon bookmark. Text in Greek and Latin. Shelved in Room A. More

Paris et Lyon [Paris] [Lyon]: Cormon et Blanc, Libraires, 1834. Édition Polyglotte [Polyglot Edition]. Quarto, cxcvj, 513, [3], 264 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Boards are quarter bound in blue leather with marbled boards and end pages. Spine has gilt lettering. Boards have light rubbing wear to tail edges, and mild bumping to corners. Light plus chipping to spine and joint edges. Textblock has light age toning and foxing throughout. Text in French; Latin; English; German; Italian; Spanish. Shelved in Room A. More

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: apud Janssonios van der Aa [Pieter Janssoon van der Aa]; [Boudewijn Janssoon van der Aa], 1725. Limited Edition #149/820. Quarto, two volumes. Volume 1 in Good minus condition and Volume 2 in Good condition. Half bound in brown leather with green buckram cloth. Spines have gilt lettering and volume information, with minor cracking. Volume 1 spine is partially detached. Boards have minor to moderate bumping to corners, leaving the boards visible. Textblocks have splitting along the hinges, tears along the front free end pages, light age toning, minor to moderate foxing throughout, and minor soiling scattered throughout. Red speckling to edges. Volume 1 is signed by the printer and publisher on the publisher's limitation page. "Conlectanea" by Gifanii appearing at end of volume 2 is in double columns. Text in Latin. CONTENTS: VOL I: ([156], 659, [1], pages, plus an engraved title page and 3 plates.); VOL II: ([2], 626, [18], 453 [double columned] pages, plus 3 plates). Shelved in Room A. More

Augustae Vindelicorum [Augsburg]: Exeudebat Christophor Mangus [Christoph Mang], 1606. Quarto, [28], 555, [35] pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in full vellum. Spine has handwritten ink titling. Tearing and partially detached vellum from spine, and loose end band at tail end of spine. Boards have moderate yellowing and soiling. Textblock has tears to pastedowns, minor worming scattered on some pages throughout, not impacting the text; light age toning, moderate foxing, and stains scattered throughout. Title page has 2 blue stamps and 1 brown stamp. Red ink along the edges. Text in Latin. Shelved in Room A. More

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Apud Petrum Vander Aa [Pieter van der Aa], 1692. Quarto, two volumes. Volume 1 in Good minus condition and Volume 2 in Good plus condition. Bound in full vellum with blind tooling to boards and spine. Spines have handwritten ink titling. Volume 1 has cracking to front joints. Decorative stamps on the front and rear boards of both volumes. Boards have light yellowing and moderate soiling. Bumping, wear, and chipping to corners, in some cases leaving the boards visible. Textblocks have the bookplate of George William Leeds (1773–1838) on the front pastedowns, light age toning and foxing on some pages throughout. Minor stains scattered throughout, and speckling to edges. Contains 4 parts bound in 2 volumes. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: VOL I: Contains 2 parts (Part 1: [80], 208; Part 2: 209-714, plus 4 plates and 2 engraved titlepages) VOL II: Contains 2 parts (Part 3: 715-1054; Part 4: 1055-1447, [104], plus 2 engraved titlepages]. More

Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Sumptibus Thomæ, Fritsch [Thomas Fritsch], 1710. Quarto, [12], xxviii, 580, 324, [60] pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in full vellum, has gilt ornamentation to boards and spine. Binding with armorial stamp on both boards. Boards have slight yellowing, small brown dots to front board, and minor cracking to head of front joint. Extremities have slight discoloration from wear, and mild bumping to corners, in some cases exposing the board. Contains 1 of 4 ties intact. Textblock has slight separation and closed tears along the pastedowns, splitting along the gutter between the second front free end page and titlepage, age toning and foxing ranges from mild to moderate plus, and speckling to edges. Text in Latin and Greek. Shelved in Room A. More

Lipsiæ [Leipzig]: Apud Gerhardum Fleischerum [Gerhard Fleischer], 1823. Octavo, xxviii, 444 pages. In Good condition. Half bound in brown leather with paste paper boards. Spine has gilt lettering. Boards have cracking along joint edges, bending and chipping to corners, leaving the boards visible, and mild peeling to paste paper. Textblock has an old library label on the front pastedown, and a black ink stamp from the same institution on the titlepage. Pencil and ink annotations to end pages, titlepage, and scattered throughout; minor residual ink to page 181 which is not significantly impeding legibility. Mild age toning, stains, and foxing scattered throughout, and red speckling to the edges. Text in Greek and Latin. More

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Apud Samuelem Luchtmans [Samuel Luchtmans], 1715. Quarto, [20], 1000, [55] pages, plus engraved title page. In Poor condition. Bound in full early vellum with gilt ornamentation to boards and a label bearing gilt titling to spine, along with faded remains of gilt ornamentation to spine. Vellum with light plus yellowing and moderate plus soiling, with very significant splitting to front joint and evidence of ties removed from both boards. Boards with light plus warping; several small cracks to vellum on surface of front board and on spine. Board surfaces with light plus scuffing and general wear. Text block with light plus age toning and scattered light foxing. Evidence of damp staining to top edge of text block throughout with some mildew staining. Light ink or other staining across p. 24, impacting much of text area but not impeding legibility, and slightly impacting p. 25. Pencil and ink annotations to front endpapers. Text in Latin and Greek. Shelved in Room A Oversized. More