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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 68 pages. Osamu Saito "Who worked when, in Cardington and Corfe Castle in the late 18th and 19th centuries" / Glynis Reynolds "Infant Mortality in Willingham, near the Fens in Cambridgeshire" / Rudolf Andorka "Birth control in the 18th and 19th centuries in some Hungarian villages" / Michael Sill "Mid-nineteenth century labour mobility: coal-miners of Hetton-le-Hole, Co.Durham" (SL#131).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 160 pages. Illustrated. Barry Cooper "Beethoven's appoggiaturas: long or short?" / Anne Stone "Self-reflexive songs and their readers in the late 14th century" / Donald Grieg "Ars Subtilior repertory as performance palimpsest" / Michaela Freemanova and Eva Mikanova "'My honourable Lord and Father.': 18th-century English musical life through Bohemian eyes" / Warwick Lister "'Suonatore del Principe': new light on Viotti's Turin years" / H Diack Johnstone "Handel at Oxford in 1733" / Roger Bowers "Five into four does go: the vocal scoring of Ockeghem's Missa L'homme arme".

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This fascinating book details the life and accomplishments of renowned inventor and engineer James Watt, whose impact on society is immeasurable. Watt is renowned for his improvements to the steam engine, which revolutionized numerous industries and played a pivotal role in the development of modern economies. His innovations fostered technological advancements and economic growth, leaving an indelible mark on global industrialization. The book delves into the profound scientific and engineering principles underlying Watt's inventions, exploring his legacy and the enduring influence of his work on the world we live in today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

### What the book is It?s **Volume 57 of the *Biblioteca de Autores Españoles***, titled: **_Poetas Castellanos Anteriores al Siglo XV_** (*Castilian Poets Prior to the 15th Century*) Published in **Madrid, 1925** by **Librería y Casa Editorial Hernando (S.A.)**. Bookplate. Owner signature. ### What this volume contains It?s a curated anthology of early Castilian poetry?material from before the 1400s?drawn from medieval manuscripts. The editorial lineage is notable: - **Tomás Antonio Sánchez** began the original collection in the late 18th century. - **Pedro José Pidal**, a major 19th?century statesman and scholar, continued the project. - **Florencio Janer** expanded and annotated it using direct manuscript comparison. So this isn?t just a reprint; it?s part of a long scholarly tradition of recovering Spain?s earliest vernacular literature. ### Why it matters The *Biblioteca de Autores Españoles* series is one of the foundational national editions of Spanish literature?massive, authoritative, and historically important. This particular volume is especially valued because: - It preserves **pre?Renaissance Castilian verse**, much of it otherwise scattered in archives. - It reflects **early philological methods**, comparing codices and manuscript variants. - It helped define the canon of medieval Spanish poetry for modern scholarship.

Oblong folio. Half dark blue calf with light brown speckled boards, spine in compartments gilt, titling gilt; marbled endpapers. 1f. (recto title within decorative border incorporating musical instruments, verso blank), xxii (introduction), 286 pp. Engraved. Binding somewhat worn, rubbed, and bumped; front hinge split. Slightly worn, browned, foxed, soiled, creased, and stained; occasional offsetting; first leaves worn and frayed at outer margins; title leaf torn with early tape repairs to inner margin and verso, partial publisher's handstamp to blank lower margin. "Italian pedagogical methods were widely disseminated and emulated in the 18th century, and with the founding of the Paris Conservatoire in 1795 training in solfeggio was instituted as a basis of the curriculum . The first important collection was Solfeges d'Italie Avec la Basse chiffree. ., which appeared in 1772 and saw three later editions as well as several pirated ones . The French solfège tradition has served as a point of departure for numerous methods of teaching basic musical skills developed in other countries, among them the methods of Wedge, Hindemith, Kodály and Villa-Lobos. Since World War II many instruction manuals have been printed in a variety of languages, all of them more or less indebted to solfeggio and solfège ." Owen Jander in Grove Music Online.

Condition: Good. Steel engraving. 26 x 22 cm. (sheet). Printed in sepia ink. Very Good. Minor soiling in the margins. Crease to lower right sheet corner.

Engraved plates (unsigned; French school, late 18th c.) (illustrator). A remarkable six-volume composite set, comprising the French Revolutionary translation of Elizabeth Inchbaldâs A Simple Story (Simple Histoire) in four volumes (Paris, An III, 1794â"95, fourth French edition) together with the rare two-volume continuation Mistress Walter (Paris, Louis, 1800). Both works are illustrated with engraved plates, lively depictions of key scenes in the novels, adding visual appeal to the sentimental narratives. Inchbaldâs A Simple Story was one of the most influential English novels of the late 18th century, praised for its psychological depth and exploration of female virtue, desire, and independence. Its French popularity was immense, with multiple editions printed during the Revolution. The continuation, Mistress Walter, is here attributed in contemporary manuscript notes to Madame de Montolieu (1751â"1832), a celebrated Swiss novelist and translator who adapted and extended many English works for French-speaking readers (including Jane Austen). The handwritten notes inside the set explicitly identify Montolieu as the author of the sequel and provide a short obituary note of her death in 1832, enhancing this copyâs provenance and literary significance. Together, these six volumes represent not only the cross-Channel literary exchange of the 1790sâ"1800 but also the Continental reception of womenâs writing during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. The survival of both Inchbaldâs novel and Montolieuâs sequel in uniform bindings with contemporary annotation makes this an especially important association set. A complete six-volume set combining Inchbaldâs A Simple Story in French (Simple Histoire) and the scarce sequel Mistress Walter, attributed in manuscript to Mme de Montolieu. Illustrated with plates, in contemporary bindings with 19th-century provenance notes. An extraordinary example of Revolutionary and Napoleonic-era womenâs literature in translation, with significant provenance. Good, complete in six volumes with all plates present. Contemporary calf with gilt spines rubbed, surface wear and losses to gilt, headcaps chipped, corners worn. Some joints cracked but all bindings holding firmly. Interiors with typical foxing and toning, occasional dampstaining (esp. prelims), but text clear and engravings strong impressions. Green ribbon markers present in some volumes. Manuscript notes in a neat 19th-century hand add bibliographic and literary context regarding Montolieuâs authorship and death (1832). Uniform contemporary calf, spines gilt-tooled with floral ornaments and volume numbering, contrasting morocco labels, marbled endbands, green silk ribbon markers Fourth French edition of Simple Histoire; first French edition of Mistress Walter (1800).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. REICHARTS, Christian. Land-u(nd) Garten-Schatzes. Erster (-Sechster) Theil.6 parts in 3 vols. 8vo.Erfurt, Joh. Heinr. Nonne, 1753-1757. I: (10) + 216 + (8) + (32) + 218 + (6)pp; II: (6) + 228 + (6) + (10) + 248 + (6)pp; III: (34) + 228 + (8) + (14) + 260 + (19)pages With engraved plates as follows: Part I: double-page frontispiece, 4 plates (2 folding) signed by both the artist, Werner, and engraver Matt. C., of Erfurt. Part II: 3 plates (1 folding). Part III: 2 plates. Part IV: 3 folding plates (on 2 ff.). Part V: frontispiece (scenes in 5 compartments), 3 folding plates. Part VI: frontispiece (cultivated plants in 5 compartments), 2 plates (1 folding). Each section with separate title-page, decorative woodcut head- and tail-pieces and ornamental initials. Contemporary sprinkled calf, spines richly decorated in gilt with morocco labels. First edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to horticulture and husbandry in the latter half of the 18th century. The author, who lived all his life at Erfurt in Thuringia (1685-1774), describes the preparation of the soil, sowing, nursery- and fruit-trees, the orangery, vegetables, herbs and spices, bulbs, the kitchen garden, corn and pasturage (ie particularly with the aid of fertilizers, so as not to waste time in leaving fields fallow), the hop garden and lastly the flower garden. Part V is dedicated to Ernst August Constantin, Duke of Saxony and has a second preface by Joachim Georg Darjes, councillor to the Prince of Saxony-Weimar and professor at Jena. Part VI is dedicated to Johann Franz von Hoheneck with half-page engraving of coat-of-arms signed by Werner. The engraved plates are unusual and attractive and show methods of cultivation, implements, plants (experiments with new varieties of clover to improve fodder and the quality of meat); in the flower garden, martagon lilies, auriculas, primulas and pinks portrayed in large decorative pots and urns; particularly fine are the signed plates of Part I; the named sites within landscape setting include Erfurt, Hochheim, Cyriacs Burg and Dagobertstadt, while the double-page frontispiece depicts Christian Reichart's beautiful seed cabinet ('Saamen Cabinet'); it was specially made to his instructions for storing seeds, and the elaborate exterior decorations were in fact made of seeds carefully glued in place, rather than carved or inlaid as would appear. In recognition of the author's services to scientific plant culture a memorial was erected to him in his native Erfurt. In an excellent state of preservation. Copies containing all six parts are rare. Dochnahl p126, noting that the work continued to be published until 1819-21, dates it 1753-55. Whilst Part VI of the present copy is dated 1755, Part II bears the date 1757 (though its preface is dated 1752), (?)possibly a printing error; the second edition was not printed until 1765. The author's name is variously written 'Reicharts' and 'Reichardts' on title-pages. Güntz, 'Handbuch d. landwirtschaftl. Literatur', 1897, II, 205f. Engelmann, 'Bibl. Oeconomica', Leipzig 1841, 255. Not in Hunt. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 31.5 X 23 CM . Hand coloured Aquatint. Good condition.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1754 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 108 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 108 Language: English.

No Binding. Condition: Good. original hand coloured aquatint; overall 51 x 66 cm, image 38 x 55 cm. remnants of previous framing, with some tape residue; foxing; part of right margin is missing, tear in left margin; o/w g cond. A very attractive view of Glasgow with personages and grazing animals in the foreground. Despite it's condition, a very charming print, drawn 'on the spot' by I. Clark, from his work 'Views in Scotland'. According to 'British Prints' by Ian McKenzie, Woodbridge, Suffolk, revised edition 1998, for the Antique Collectors' Club 'Nothing is known about his life and it is impossible to be certain of his identity or to know whether in fact there were two engravers since plates of identical style are just signed 'Clark' or 'J' or 'I.Clark'. (Many plates signed thus may in fact have been engraved by the painter John Heaviside Clark (c1771 1863) several of whose works were engraved in aquatint.)'.

First American Edition. First American Edition. a2, B-Z6, Aa-Kk6, Ll4. 399pp. 12mo ( 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches). Original sheep, both boards detached, ex libris George Vaux, with his signature on pastedown and first leaf of preface, a2, B-Z6, Aa-Kk6, Ll4. 399pp. 12mo ( 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches).

1st Edition. "Single sheet, float mounted and framed, (21 ¼ x 32 inches). Fine copper engraving. First edition. Engraved by Newton after the drawing by British soldier and artist Pierie. "Some sense of Boston's early geography as a peninsula is gained from a British officer's rendering of it not long before the outbreak of hostilities with England. The view, taken from Dorchester to the southwest, embraces a wide ring of the town's bucolic surroundings while clearly showing its peninsular formation.It was connected to the mainland by a narrow neck that just prevented it from being and island. By the end of the next century, the insular quality of this strategic spit of land had already begun to erode when new routes of access by land were created. As the population increased and space grew scarce on the peninsula, not only were landfill projects steadily undertaken, but Boston's three large hills were cut down to provide the landfill. The hills formed a high rugged mass extending through the center of the peninsula, known as the TrimountainIn this carefully drawn 'Atlantic Neptune' engraving, an image of the Trimountain has been nicely preserved. Visible on one of its hills (originally called Sentry Hill) is the beacon erected by order of the General Court in 1634 to warn the inhabitants of any danger. Known as Beacon Hill today, this topographic elevation, massively cut down, serves as a pale reminder of Boston's earlier humped formation. "In 1773, English drawings and engravings focused on Boston for several reasons. Boston was not only one of England's thriving colonial seaports, it was also the city where disenchantment toward the mother country was most clearly in evidence. The Boston Massacre had only recently taken place; the defiant Boston Tea Party would soon be staged. "The artist William Pierie (Pierrie is presumably a misspelling by the engraver) was a British artillery officer who drew a series of views of the town and environs of Boston in 1773" (Deak, p. 87). Deak 132. Gloria Gilda Deak, "Picturing America, 1497-1899.".

4. Bound in cont. full leather (worn), ex-libris 1794 (taxstamp 30 sols). From the original binding many leaves where was written on have been removed,4 leaves with writing still extant. Watermark Heraldic (105 x 100 mm ) PROPATRIA, Lion with sword in a den, a knight with a lance is sitting on the fence at the right.

In-4° album, ca. 1800, paper size 27 x 19,5 cm, bound in half vellum with contemporary decorated paper boards, some leaves have been removed. The paper shows a faint blue-greyish shade, and has a pronounced regular watermark ruling, some pages have a chess pawn ( ca. 2 cm height) in the middle. Very finely preserved, absolutely stainless leaves.

Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 11 x 8 inches (280 x 203 mm), full margins. Light band of toning along the right sheet edge, well outside of image area. Otherwise in good condition with fresh color.

Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 11 x 8 inches (280 x 203 mm), full margins. Light band of toning along the right sheet edge, well outside of image area. Otherwise in good condition with fresh color.

Original signierte Gouache-Zeichnung von Giuseppe Giampedi. - Gouache auf Papier. - Blatt-Maße ca. 43 x 54 cm. -- fleckig, in den Außenrändern verstärkt; mit kleinen Wurmlöchlein, sonst gut erhalten. || Rare beautiful gouache drawing on paper, by Giuseppe Giampedi. -- stained, backed on the outer margins, with small wormholes, otherwise in good condition. // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Italienisch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.

Original signierte Gouache-Zeichnung von Giuseppe Giampedi. - Gouache auf Papier. - Blatt-Maße ca. 43 x 54 cm. -- im Außenrand etwas fleckig, sonst gut erhalten. || Rare beautiful gouache drawing on paper, signed by Giuseppe Giampedi. -- somewhat stained on the outer margin, otherwise in good condition. // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Italienisch Gewicht in Gramm: 50.

From a set of men and women in characteristic attire, Costumes de Différents Pays. A standing man and woman on a landscape, clad in bohemian clothes.Titled below: Homme & Femme de Prague en Boheme.Signed at bottom: Labrousse del / St Sauveur direx.[NL] Antieke gravure van vrouw en man in Praagse Klederdracht. Handgekleurd in de tijd. Kostumen, fashion, mode uit de tijd. Geschiedenis van de klederdracht.Ander exedmplaar afwezig in LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. Praag - Bohemen - Fashion - Klederdracht Etching and engraving, handcolroed, total: 267 x 204 mm; some staining, some dirt on the margins, some tears on the outer margins, overall in good condition. In paper passepartout.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Jean Hennuyer. Born 1497 in Saint-Quentin, France. Died 10 August 1578 in Lisieux, France. Etching, and Aquatint by Ride (fl. late 18th centuryh), after Antoine Louis Francois Sergent, dit Sergent-Marceau (1751-1847), 1788. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled and slightly browned. With some minor creasing and faint staining/spotting along edges. Lacking a small chip of margin in the lower right corner. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Note: etching and aquatint, printed in colour, with French text below the print. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 246 x 165 mm. Jean Hennuyer was Bishop, Roman Catholic priest, and Bishop of Lisieux. Print.

Vilna, 1822, Modern cloth., 6, 8, 22 lvs. Small 8vo. Hebrew. Stamps of previous owners on titlepage. Including the essay Ta'amei Elyon by Meïr Bardach. * First and only edition. StBJ nr 168; Zedner, Cat. Hebr. Books Brit. Mus. p. 391; Benjacob, Otsar ha-Sefarim, p. 211.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Margaret of Anjou. Born 23 March 1430 in Pont-a-Mousson, France. Died 25 August 1482 in Dampierre-sur-Loire, France. Etching, and Aquatint by Ride (fl. late 18th centuryh), after Antoine Louis Francois Sergent, dit Sergent-Marceau (1751-1847), 1787. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled and slightly browned. With some minor creasing and faint staining/spotting in the margins. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Note: etching and aquatint, printed in colour, with French text below the print. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 247 x 167 mm. Margaret of Anjou was Queen of France, Queen, Queen of England, Principal figure during the Wars of the Roses, and Leaer of the Lancastrian faction during the Wars of the |Roses. Print.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Henry IV of France. Born 13 December 1553 in Pau, France. Died 14 May 1610 in Paris, France. Etching, and Aquatint by Ride (fl. late 18th centuryh), after Antoine Louis Francois Sergent, dit Sergent-Marceau (1751-1847), c. 1790. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled and slightly browned. With some minor creasing and faint staining/spotting mainly in the lower part. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Note: etching and aquatint, printed in colour, with French text below the print. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 244 x 166 mm. Henry IV of France was King of France, King, King of Navarre, Member of the House of Bourbon, and Also known 'Good King Henry'. c. 1790. Print.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Gaspard de Saulx, sieur de Tavannes. Born 1509 in Dijon, France. Died 1573 in Sully, France. Etching, and Aquatint by Ride (fl. late 18th centuryh), after Antoine Louis Francois Sergent, dit Sergent-Marceau (1751-1847), 1788. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled and slightly browned. With some minor creasing and faint staining/spotting along edges. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Note: etching and aquatint, printed in colour, with French text below the print. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 246 x 166 mm. Gaspard de Saulx, sieur de Tavannes was Marshal of France, Military leader, Governor of Provence, Admiral of the Levant, and Lieutenant-general en Bourgogne. Print.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Colbert. Born 29 August 1619 in Reims, France. Died 6 September 1683 in Paris, France. Etching, and Aquatint by Ride (fl. late 18th centuryh), after Antoine Louis Francois Sergent, dit Sergent-Marceau (1751-1847), c. 1790. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled. With some minor creasing and faint staining/spotting and some browning along edges. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Note: etching and aquatint, printed in colour, with French text below the print. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 243 x 164 mm. Jean-Baptiste Colbert was Politician, Minister, French politician, Minister of Louis XIV, Minister of Finances of France, Founder of the Academy of Inscriptions and Medals, Founder of the Academy of Sciences (now part of the Institut de France) and the French Academy at Rome, Founder of he Paris Observatory, Founder of the Academie d'Opera, later renamed the Academie Royale de Musique, and Founder of the Academy of Architecture. c. 1790. Print.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Jean-Baptiste de Valbelle. Born 1627 in Marseille, France. Died 16 April 1681 in La Raynarde, France. Etching, and Aquatint by Ride (fl. late 18th centuryh), after Jacques Francois Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines (1769-1823), c. 1790. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled. With some minor creasing and minor spotting and some browning along edges. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Note: etching and aquatint, printed in colour, with French text below the print. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 245 x 164 mm. Jean-Baptiste de Valbelle was Naval officer. c. 1790. Print.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Olivier de Clisson. Born 23 April 1336 in Clisson, France. Died 23 April 1407 in Josselin, France. Etching, and Aquatint by Ride (fl. late 18th centuryh), after Antoine Louis Francois Sergent, dit Sergent-Marceau (1751-1847), 1788. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled and slightly browned. With some minor creasing and some minor faint staining mainly affecting the margins. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Note: etching and aquatint, printed in colour, with French text below the print. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 246 x 165 mm. Olivier de Clisson was Aristocrat, Soldier, Constable of France, ''The Butcher'', Breton Soldier, Lord of Clisson, Earl of Porhoet, and Baron Pontchateau. Print.

Paper size is 375 x 242 mm, ca. 22 unnumbered blank leaves, handmade watermark ; the letters ''VI'' and the name J.KOOL Very clean leaves.large size !.

Graphite on cream laid paper, 6 x 4 1/2 inches (154 x 115 mm), the full sheet. There is a visible liquid stain (likely moisture or adhesive) in the lower-left corner. Scattered foxing, consistent with age. Adhered to a laid paper matrix at each of the four corners.