Severus, Sulpicius: Opera Omnia. quae extant. Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1656. 12mo. 332pp., [4]. Engraved title, decorated initials and ornaments. Title and verso of last leaf dusty, one small marginal tear to title. Contemporary (Welsh?) sprinkled calf, blind ruled with arabesque cornerpieces in blind, raised bands. Joints a bit cracked but firm, covers little rubbed. Ex-libris of William Lhwyd to flyleaf. 'Re-imprint line by line of the edition produced by the Elzevirs of Leiden in 1643', 'very nice' (Willems 1207). Willems 1207. Ref: 53176show full image..
Shrubsole, William & Denne, Samuel; Fisher, Thomas, ed. The History and Antiquities of Rochester and its environs: To which is added a Description of the Towns, Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, and Ancient Buildings [...]. Rochester: Printed and sold by T. Fisher, 1772. First edition. 8vo. pp. [xiv], 353, [1]. With 1 folding map and 5 plates, few small illustrations. Small clean tear to lower blank margin of one leaf, title and verso of last a bit dusty, last few leaves somewhat foxed. Modern quarter calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, gilt-lettered label to spine. Stamp of Woods, Forests & Lands Revenue to title. First edition of this beautifully illustrated history of Rochester. William Shrubsole (1729?1797) was an English nonconformist minister, author of works on subjects as varied as local history, theology and even the Sheerness dockyards, where he was employed. The present work discusses the history of Rochester from the 11th century, lingering on its most important monuments. It was finished by the antiquary Samuel Denne, with the assistance of Thomas Fisher, printer, bookseller and alderman of Rochester. The initial folding map, with a plan of the city, also marks the ruins of the fire of 1768. ESTC T63426. Ref: 53275show full image..
Sigerist, Henry E.: A History of Medicine. New York: Oxford University Press, 1955, 1961. 2 vols. First edition of second. 8vo. pp. [xxi], [1], 564; [xvi], 352, with illustrations, vol. 2 with illustrated frontispiece. Green cloth, boards of vol. 2 a bit sunned and spotted. Else very good copies. Second printing of vol. 1. Ref: 53426
Silius Italicus: (Lemaire, Nicolaus Eligius, ed.:) Punicorum libri septemdecim. Parisiis [Paris]: Colligebat Nicolaus Eligius Lemaire. 1823. 2 vols., 8vo., pp.xiii, [i], 688; viii, 678. Complete in 2 vols., text and apparatus in Latin. Occasional spots of foxing, very good. Contemporary half vellum, gilt spines with red title and volume labels, marbled boards, edges and endpapers. Binding not quite identical to Propertius [54771] but very much in the same spirit. Spines slightly greyed, chips to label edges and a bit of loss to vol. I label, very good. Volumes in the "Bibliotheca Classica Latina sive Collectio Auctorum Classicorum Latinorum cum Notis et Indicibus". 'In directing our notice to the voluminous but judiciously selected compilation of Lemaire, we cannot forbear bestowing upon it a hearty tribute of eulogy.... We may safely pronounce it a performance in every respect creditable to both the spirit, learning, and perseverance of the individuals in immediate connexion with it, and also to the genius and reputation of the nation at large. The editions of the different Roman authors selected, are those of the most approved classical scholars in France, Germany, and Holland. The type is in the very best mould of the widely celebrated Didot Press' (North American Review, July 1834). The project was almost entirely finished at the time of that review, with just the Lucretius (published 1838) still to come. Ref: 54770show full image..
Sillitoe, Alan: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. London: W.H. Allen 1959. First edition, first printing. 8vo., pp.176. Internally very clean. Sage green cloth, gilt title to spine. Slightly cocked, some faint stains to cloth, stripe of toning near gutter to each free endpaper, illegible ms initials to front pastedown, good. Dust jacket a little creased at edges, price intact, very good. The author's second book, a Hawthornden Prize-winning collection of short stories; published one year after the success of Saturday Night & Sunday Morning. The eponymous lead story was the basis for the highly-regarded movie (of the same title) directed by Tony Richardson. Ref: 54668show full image..
Sillitoe, Alan: The Ragman's Daughter. London: W.H. Allen 1963. First edition. first impression. 8vo., pp.189, [i]. Very mildly toned, a little faint foxing to first leaf. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Edges very slightly rubbed, faint foxing to endpapers, very good. Green Foyles Bookshop sticker to front pastedown. Dust jacket a bit creased at edges, a few marks, price intact, very good. First appearance of these seven stories in book form, Ref: 54669
Sinclair, Ian: (McKean, Dave, illust.:) Landor's Tower or The Imaginary Conversations. Uppingham / London: Goldmark / Granta Books, 2001. Limited edition, first printing, signed by the author and the illustrator. 8vo., pp.[viii], 345, [xxi]. Deep red cloth, gilt title to spine, fine. Matching cloth-covered slipcase. Very faint shelf wear, near fine. Limited edition of 250 illustrated signed copies issued by Goldmark, this copy numbered 95. Ref: 54878show full image..
Singer, Charles & Sigerist, Henry E. (eds.): Essays on the History of Medicine presented to Karl Sudhoff on the occasion of his seventieth birthday November 26th 1923. Z?rich: Verlag Seldwyla, 1924. First edition. 8vo., pp. 418 + plates. Trivial ink stain to bottom margin at edge only of 4pp. and edges a little dust-marked, otherwise internally unblemished. Hardback: buff cloth, gilt-lettered to spine and upper board. Cloth covering spine detached in one piece but present (loosely inserted), split along gutter between title-page and Contents but binding holding well, corners and top edge a little bumped, cloth discoloured. No dust-jacket. Currently a useful reading copy; rare and eminently reparable. Bookplate of the Bibliotheca Cariana to front pastedown. "3d" in ink to top corner of ffep. Eighteen essays in English, German or Italian covering a range of medical topics from Antiquity to Modern Times. Ref: 53953
Skidmore, Chris: Richard III Brother, Protector, King. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017. First edition. 8vo., pp. xxiii, 432 + plates. Maps and genealogies. Hardback: burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54335
Smith, Stevie: Tender Only to One. Poems and Drawings. London: Jonathan Cape, 1938. First edition. 8vo., pp.[ii], 77, [i]. Lightly foxed. Blue cloth, silver title to spine, top edge blue. Endcaps a little rubbed, corners slightly bumped, still very good. Dust jacket a bit grubby, spine toned with a little loss at each end, good. First edition copy of Smith's second collection of poetry. Ref: 54975show full image..
