18th Century from Givens Books

Book is in Fair condition, with front cover board detached with endpaper (endpaper hanging on to cover board by an ~1/4" bit. Rear hinge delicate but intact, joint cracking. General wear to cover, spine leather rubbed, but details intact. Some writing in endpapers, general light spotting and dampstains. "1775" written in light pencil below "M.DCC.LXXV" on title page. Text pages… Read more about this item

Volumes 1 and 2 ONLY of 4 volume set. Books are fully leather, in Fair condition, with significant wear to covers. Volume 2 appears to be missing an endpaper. Both volumes have title pages and text pages. Some endpapers coming away at ends, but all pages attached. Prior owner notes in script written in front endpapers of volume 1. Some dampstains… Read more about this item

Full leather. Book is in Good- condition, with general wear, edgewear, corners bumped/rubbed. Joints cracked. Two prior owner bookplates on front pastedown. Gift inscription in front endpaper. Pages intact, foxing in endpapers/title page, text pages have some tanning, but otherwise pretty clean.

Book is in Good condition, with wear to cover, some soiling, corner bumped. Prior owner name written multiple times in front endpapers and on title page (dated 1791). Text pages have some spotting, age-tanning, but mostly clean.

Incomplete set. Only volumes 2, 3, 4. "A New Edition". 'The Adventurer' was originally published as a bi-weekly paper between 1752 and 1754. Contributors included John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson and Joseph Warton. Books are in Poor condition. Vol 2 both cover boards are still attached, front joint hanging on by threads. Vol. 3 front cover board hanging on by threads, rear board… Read more about this item

No date, missing one or more pages from the beginning of the book. Note in rear endpapers of book dated 1792 and a later one dated 1796. Cover boards detached, but present, cover spine still present, at attempt was made at repair at some point, but the leather used has also dried and broken, and mostly peeled off the spine,… Read more about this item

Book is in Fair condition, with corners bumped and rubbed, wear to cover, joints cracking, but intact. Some chipping on spine. Possible burn mark on rear cover. Hinges are weak, but intact, front hinge is weakest. Some foxing in front pastedown. Pages are clean and secure.

Book is in Fair condition, with front cover attached by the thread points. Rear cover joint appears to have been glued, which has made it stiff. Some foxing on endpapers, title page has some discoloration (see photos). Text pages are fairly clean for age, and secure.

Translated from the French. In four volumes. c.1777. Full leather. Books are in Very Good condition, with light edgewear, hinges becoming weak, most evident on volume 1. Pages have very light foxing.

In French. 1751. Hardcover, full leather with gold details. Cover edges and corners worn. Book in Poor condition, with both front and back cover coming away at the upper 3/4th of spine. Prior bookplate remnants on front paste down. Some notes written in front endpaper, title page, and first text page.

Text in German. Appears to have been re-bound. Current cover is worn. Current spine coming apart, see photos. Text pages intact. Contributor: Johann Albrecht Bengel

1798. Vellum. In Latin. Unsure of title. See photos for details. Some headers: Reglas Selectas (Select Rules) Tabla de Parrafos (Paragraph Table) Decretos de la Sagrada (Decrees of the Sacred)

Book Condition: Fair. Front cover and first couple pages becoming loose. Stamp at front and end: Library N.Y. Univ. See photos.

Chester: P. Broster, 1774 Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. Very Good, rebound in half-leather over marbled boards; po bookplate on fep; notation in pencil on ffep stating "Plomer records Broster (p.36) as 1774-5" (first published in 1714) hence listed publication date, though none given on tp. Rebinding has included 24 blank pages in rear. text block (31pp) shows some age tanning… Read more about this item

London: J. & R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1745 Book. Poor. Hardcover. leather covered boards; front board is worn away about 1/2" at top corner & detaching, but still loosely attached; all edges heavily rubbed , spine brittle and chipped; po names on f & r epp; article about Addison tipped in on fep & ffep; text block tanned, but… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: Thomas Lombrail, 1707 Book. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. Contemporary rebinding of 3/4 leather in excellent condition; beautiful rebinding job. Minor rubbing to corners, o/w FINE. Marbled endpapers, 14 steel engravings, foldout chart, light foxing.

Dublin: R. Marchbank, 1787 Book. Good. Hardcover. 4 Volume full leather set. leather rubbed around edges. on vol 1 & 4 leather starting to split at gutters. tiny cracks at spine. very light foxing on edges of text. vol. 1 appears to be missing ffep. o/w clean tight copies.

London: J. Buckland, 1763 Book. Fair. Stiff Card Covers. "...To which is subjoined An Appendix containing Short Essays on Some Passages of the Revelation; especially the Great River Euphrates. Search the Scriptures. John V. 39." Trade pb size in contemporary stiffs wraps made from another book--possibly from several pages of another book pressed together. Cover very worn w/some chipping around… Read more about this item

Volume 4 ONLY. Dublin: E. Lynch, 1784 Book. Fair. Full-Leather. Leather heavily rubbed, especially at corners, (rounded) front hinge cracked, moderate browning throughout, no markings inside.

London: S. Crowder and F. Rivington, 1796 Book. Fair. Hardcover. Fair- condition. Small hardback in full leather w/black spine-label. Covers were detached and later restitched sloppily--barely hanging on. P.O. blindstamp as well as short biography of author tipped in. Text block complete, some pages toned more than others (looks like some pages were of a different paper than others).