Catullus, Gaius Valerius; Tibullus, Albius; Propertius, Sextus: Opera. Birminghamiae [Birmingham]: Baskerville, 1772. 'Writing Royal' 4to., pp. [ii], 200, 221-372 (as usual). Occasional scatterings of very light foxing, but generally clean. Red calf, contemporary boards with later but sympathetic gilt spine; both boards heavily gilt in the herringbone style with borders and diamond-shaped centrepieces, suggesting a Scottish binding. Marbled endpapers, cloth hinges. In rebacking the binder has employed a French joint, seemingly to correct the original structure and give a better square at the foredge; the look is a little unusual, with a deep groove at the joint, but the work is neatly and skillfully done. Some slight splits to tail-cap, a few small scrapes to upper board, corners repaired but a very good, attractive copy. A2 is a cancel, H3 a cancelland; misnumeration and other errors as usual. Also available in 12mo., this 4to. version was priced on publication at a guinea, though copies were advertised for sale at 18s. on 9th July 1773; 780 copies remained in stock in 1775. Dibdin describes this edition, based on Coustelier's 1743 production, as 'very beautiful', though 'not esteemed for accuracy'. ESTC T6260; Dibdin I (4th edn.) 377; Gaskell 44; Graesse 287; Moss 1263 Ref: 51370show full image..
Catullus, Gaius Valerius; Tibullus, Albius; Propertius, Sextus: Opera. Birminghamiae [Birmingham]: Johannis Baskerville, 1772. 4to. pp. [ii], 200, 221-372 (i.e. 352, due to usual pagination error). Sporadic light foxing, narrow patch of toning to gutter margin of pp.136-7 seemingly transferred from a ribbon bookmark. a few small pencilled bookseller's notes to front endpapers. 19th-century dark brown straight-grain morocco, spine heavily gilt, boards with gilt and blind tooled frame and borders, all edges gilt, green endpapers. Some surface wear to joints, lightly shelf worn, lower corner of rear board a bit bumped. A very good copy, handsomely bound. Bookplate with crest (small piece of lower corner torn away), of Henry Disbrowe of All Souls. According to Alumni Oxonienses this is likely Henry John Disbrowe of Launceston, a fellow of All Soul's College, Oxford from 1816. He became rector of Welbourne in Lincoln in 1820 and remained there until his death in 1867. To rfep recto, pencilled inscription of Thomas Thorp dated Dec. 2nd 1938. Leaves A2 and H3, often cancelled, are both found here in their original state; misnumeration and other errors as usual. Also available in 12mo., this 4to. version was priced on publication at a guinea, though copies were advertised for sale at 18s. on 9th July 1773; 780 copies remained in stock in 1775. Dibdin describes this edition, based on Coustelier's 1743 production, as 'very beautiful', though 'not esteemed for accuracy' (Dibdin I (4th edn.) 377). ESTC T6260; Gaskell 44; Graesse 287; Moss 1263 Ref: 52193
Catullus, Gaius Valerius; Tibullus, Albius; Propertius, Sextus; (Scaliger, Joseph, ed.): [Juvenal] Iuvenalis, Decimus Iunius; Persius Flaccus, Aulus; (Poelmann, Theodor, ed.): [Opera] Nova Editio; Castigationes; Satyrarum Liber I. Lutetiae [Paris]: apud Mamertum Patissonium, in officina Rob. Stephani; Anverpiae [Antwerp]: Christo 1577; 1577; 1565. Three works bound as one. 8vo., pp. [xvi], 274, [ii]; 252, [xvi]; 160. Separate title page to each work, each with a woodcut device, neat marginalia in an old hand plus pen trials to preliminary blank. A little toned with occasional spots and stains, top corner of title excised, slight worming to fore-edge margins through preliminaries, closed tear to p.13 of third work affecting a few words but with no loss. Contemporary dark brown calf boards rudimentarily rebacked, gilt morocco label to spine, large corner repairs to lower board. Rubbed and scuffed, joints and corners worn but a sound and interesting copy. Large armorial bookplate to front paste-down, the shield bearing eight different arms plus a ninth inescutcheon. Most, if not all, of the arms appear to be French. The arms of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and his wife Valentina Visconti appear in the upper corner. Red ownership stamp of Nicholas Lane to f.f.e.p.. Very faint, illegible name at head of ffep. A French note in an old hand opposite the title-page records the purchase of the book but is largely illegible. Further MS, possibly a name to title-page The first two volumes, Catullus, Tibullus & Propertius joined as usual by Scaliger's Castigationes, are here found with Plantin's edition of Juvenal. Schweiger II, 79 (Catullus et al); Dibdin II 4th edn., 153 (Juvenal) Ref: 50257
Chadwick, John Nurse: Memorials of the Vicarage House & Garden, in South Lynn, Otherwise All Saints, Within the Borough of King's Lynn, Together with a List of the Vicars from the Earliest Times, and a Quantity of Other Useful Information. Illustrated by Four Engravings [...]. King's Lynn: printed by William Taylor, 1851. 8vo., pp. 64, [ii] + 4 plates. Sewing beginning to fail with some leaves loosening, occasional spots and smudges. Recent black cloth, gilt title to spine. Ref: 52173
Chadwick, Nora: The British Heroic Age: The Welsh and the Men of the North. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1976. First edition. 8vo., pp. x, 126. A few neat annotations. Yellow paperback, spine toned and endcaps a little worn, some patchy fading to rear cover but still good and sound. Short note to Dr J.G.F. Hind loosely inserted. Ref: 51981
Chalmers, George: Churchyard's Chips concerning Scotland: Being a Collection of his Pieces relative to that Country; with Historical Notices and a Life of the Author [...]. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Brown [...] 1817. 8vo., pp. [iv] 211. Pages are rough-cut and uneven. Light spotting and foxing; off-setting to r.f.e.p. Owner's signature, Caroline Bingham 10-65, on f.f.e.p. Rebacked in quarter brown calf with gilt lettering to spine. Edges are rubbed, and beginning to fray, and corners worn. Covers scratched. Includes a facsimile of Churchyard's writing and signature. Ref: 22256show full image..
Chambers, D.S: Faculty Office Registers 1534 -1549. A Calendar of the First Two Registers of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Faculty Office edited with an Introduction and Index. Oxford University Press, 1966. 8vo., pp. lxv, 394. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, one corner bumped, otherwise fine. Top edge dust-speckled. Dust-jacket generally a litlle grubby with torn and worn edges so less than very good. Ref: 40578
Chambers, William: The Chambers' Manuscripts. Annals of the Town of Hull from the Earliest Times to 1766. Kingston upon Hull City Council and Malet Lambert High School, 1985. 3 vols. Facsimiles. 4to. Thick pamphlets. Stapled card covers, light wear. Firm copies. This three volume set contains: Book I; Book II, Part I; Book II, Part II. Ref: 45727
Champion, Michael W.: Explaining the Cosmos: Creation and Cultural Interaction in Late-Antique Gaza. Oxford University Press, 2014. 8vo., pp.x, [ii], 241, [i]. Black cloth, silver title to spine, almost fine. Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity series. Ref: 51600
Champlin, Edward: Fronto and Antonine Rome. Cambridge, Mass. & London: Harvard University Press, 1980. First edition. 8vo., pp. xii, 185. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, edges dusted, very good. Cream dust-jacket, a bit grubby, shelf wear, very good. Ref: 52130
