Rome: Jo. Francisci Buagni, 1694. Large folio (415 x 312 mm). [32], 1-169, 173-205, 205-213, 221-245, 249-343, 343-489 [1], [28] pp. Letterpress titles in Latin and Italian, text in parallel columns in Latin and Italian, 79 engraved plates and plans (11 folding, 78 with pagination) by Alessandro Specchi after Carlo..... More

Venice: Giovanni Antonio and Nicolini da Sabio, Melchior Sessa, 1537. 8vo (160 x 103 mm). [8], 200 leaves. Woodcut device on title-page. Signatures: *⁸ A-Bb⁸. 19th-century three-quarter vellum with some minor gilt tooling, upper cover with the gilt arms of the Bridgewater family (very little rubbing and soiling). Text crisp..... More

London: Printed for John Murray, 1815. 8vo (208 x 127 mm). [4], 61 [1] pp., advert leaf bound after title, unnumbered publisher's advert page at end. Without the additional 4-leaves of publisher's adverts at end, not belonging to this tract, but sometimes found in copies. Modern calf-backed boards, gilt-lettered spine..... More

London: Jacob Tonson, 1688. 8vo (180 x 108 mm). [44], 1-268, [4], 269-375 [1] pp. Title within double-rule border, including initial blank leaf and the bifolium *S inserted before p.269. Bound in contemporary calf with little blind-ruling, later morocco spine label lettered in gilt (spine ends repaired, joints cracked but..... More

Cambridge: Joann. Hayes, 1672. 8vo (147 x 92 mm). [16], 350, [26] pp. Signatures: *⁸ A-Z⁸ 2A⁴. Title printed in red and black, two woodcut initials and one woodcut illustration in text, general index at end. Contemporary blind ruled and blind stamped calf, hand-lettered red paper spine label (joints partly..... More

Nürnberg: Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493. Imperial Folio (430 x 305 mm). 325 (of 328) leaves (bound without first and final two blank leaves). Woodcut title, double-page maps and more than 1800 hand-colored woodcut illustrations printed from 645 blocks by Michael Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff and their..... More

Basel: J. Oporinus, 1559. 4to (234 x 161 mm). 755 [1], [60] pp. Two folding woodcut tables, historiated woocut initials, general index bound at end. Signatures: a-z⁴, A-3Z⁴, 4A-4K⁴. Text in Latin, Greek and Hebraic; final leaf blank. Bound in contemporary blind-ruled and blind-stamped pigskin, spine lettered in red manuscript..... More

London: printed for W. Strahan, J. & F. Rivington, W. Johnston, T. Longman, and T. Cadell, and W. Creech, 1774. 8vo (207 x 127 mm). [8], 476 (i.e. 478), [2] pp. including advertisement leaf at end, p. 478 misnumbered 476, leaves D7 and D8 have signatures and are possibly cancels..... More

Venice: Antonio di Bartolommeo da Bologna (Miscomini), 1476. October 1476. Folio (340 x 235 mm). 291 (of 292) leaves, lacking the final blank leaf only. Roman type 4:78R, 63 lines. Signatures: a-y¹⁰ z⁸ A⁸, <1-5>¹⁰ <6-10>¹⁰ <11-15>¹⁰ <16-20>¹⁰ <21-24>⁸ <25-28>⁸. Rubricated throughout with capital strokes and initials opening paragraphs painted..... More