Search Results: Authors starting with J from Unsworth's Antiquarian Booksellers

London: Printed for F. Newbery, 1769. First edition. 8vo, pp. xxxix, [ix], 196. Contemporary marbled sheep, spine divided by gilt rules, edges yellow. Lightly toned, a few minor spots. Rubbed, a touch of wear to spine ends and corners. A scarce schoolbook: ESTC locates four copies in the UK (BL, Cambridge x2, Oxford), plus half a dozen locations in North America. ESTC T113167; Roscoe J190A.

Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2012. 8vo., pp. 92. Hardback: laminated boards. New: unopened in publisher's shrink-wrap.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014. First edition. 8vo., pp. 331 + maps. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unread, a hint only of shelf-wear: almost as new. In the publisher's "Jewish Culture and Contexts" series.

University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2014. 4to., pp. 228. 18 colour and 34 b/w illustrations. Hardback. Dust-jacket. New: unopened in publisher's shrink-wrap.

Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: sumptibus Joannis Ravesteynii [colophon:Goudae [Gouda], typis Guilielmi van der Hoeve.] 1655. First edition. Folio, fols. [ii] 737 [xi]. Text in Latin. Printer's vignette to title-page, woodcut initials and head- and end-pieces. Ink spot to bottom edge encoaching very slightly onto bottom margin. Very light toning to edges, 2P4 with paper flaw causing ragged fore-edge, a few other very minor paper flaws. 18th-century vellum, title inked to spine in an old hand and partially obscured by a recent brown and gilt title label, edges sprinkled dark blue, an old catalogue entry pasted to ffep. Vellum a little darkened with some marks and scuffs, fore-edges worn with boards partly exposed, still very good overall. First complete edition, of Johnston's history of England and Scotland; parts of which had already been published in English. The work covers the period 1572-1628, during all of which time King James VI and I was reigning in Scotland or also England. Johnston… Read More

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018. First edition. 8vo., pp. vii, 224. Hardback: black cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy.

London: Head of Zeus, 2019. First edition, second impression. 8vo., pp. xvi, 592 + plates. 10 Maps. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unreas, one small dent to outer edge, light shelf-wear, otherwise very good indeed.

Oxford University Press (Sandpiper reprint). 1997. Reprint. 8vo. pp. xxi, 250. Black cloth, fine. Dust-jacket, some surface shelf-wear, still very good.

Amstelaedami, Lugd. Bat., Ultrajecti [Amsterdam, Leiden, Utrecht]: Apud R. & G. Wetstenios, Sam. Luchtmans, Jacobum Broedelet, 1726. 2 vols., folio, pp. [viii] 28 [xxviii] 982; [ii] 520, 481 [lxiii] + additional engraved title to vol. I, 2 numismatic plates, and 1 folding chart. Half-title to each volume, vol. I title-page in red and black, parallel Greek and Latin texts, woodcut initials. Sporadic small inkspots and scorches, a few certain leaves lightly toned suggesting occasional use of inferior paper but generally bright within. Contemporary tan calf, rebacked with heavily gilt spines retained, 2 brown morocco labels to each spine. Title labels cracking with small losses, occasional light marks and scratches, small loss to headcap vol. II, vol. I corners fraying with the lower 2 slightly bumped. A handsome set. To each volume's front paste-down, the armorial bookplate of John Putland with '1730' added in sepia ink. In addition vol. I has a tiny note, '2 vols. coll. &… Read More

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. First edition. 8vo., pp. 211. Hardback: black cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused: as new.

Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1669. 12mo. [12], 643pp., [1], wanting two final blanks. Engraved title, decorated initials and ornaments. Title dusty, occasional spotting, small ink splash to fore-edge of one gathering. Contemporary vellum over boards, yapp edges, title inked to spine (modern). Covers rubbed. Ex-libris of J. Kirk inked to front pastedown and his stamp to lower margin of title; Latin motto and autograph T.(?) Young to flyleaf, [*]12 and A1. 'Fourth Elzevir edition' (Willems 1310). Willems 1310.

Pariis [Paris]: Apud Guillelmum de Luyne, 1676 16mo, pp. [8], 391, [103], [2], including added engraved title, text in red and black. Light water stain to first and last few leaves. Contemporary full speckled calf, raised bands, spine gilt and gilt-lettered, edges sprinkled red, corners a little bumped, extremities minimally rubbed. Contemporary autograph Ja[cques?] Maule to verso of title, 'Monsieur' to verso of last blank. A fresh copy, in an attractive contemporary binding, of this pocket-size pirated edition of Justinian's legal milestone - printed in red and black. It reprises an edition of the same text printed by Daniel Elzevier in Amsterdam in the same year (Willems 1519), including the design of the engraved title, with a revised imprint.

Traiecti ad Rhenum [Utrecht]: typis Guilielmi van de Water, Guilielmi Broedelet, 1708. 8vo., pp. [xxiv], 414, [cxxxviii], including additional engraved title-page. Title-page in red and black with engraved vignette. Smudged ink underlining to author's name on p.1, closed marginal tear to p.265 not affecting text. Contemporary vellum, ink title in an old hand to spine, edges speckled blue. A little soiled with some smudges and spots, corners slightly bumped, evidence of beige paper or labels removed from both paste-downs, top edge dusted. Small illegible ownership inscription and separate initials to front endpapers. 'Graevius was the first man who, on the basis of the Aldine edition as reprinted by the Juntae, corrected the errors of Bongarsius, and formed the text of Justin by sober critical rules.' (Dibdin). One of the later editions Dibdin prefers, as it contains the additional notes of Faber (1615-72), Vorst (1623-76) and Scheffer (1621-79). Also appended are Bongar's… Read More

Londini [London]: [colophon] Chiswick, Excudebat Carolus Whittingham, 1845. 4to., pp. [192]. All pages within red typographical border. The odd spot. Contemporary calf, Eton Prize binding by Riviere, marbled endpapers, bordered with gilt rolls, gilt fleurons to corners, raised bands, spine gilt, a.e.g. Joints and boards a trifle rubbed. Eton Prize book plate from the headmaster E.C. Hawtrey to E[dward?] Howman (1847). Handsome edition by the Chiswick Press, on thick high-quality paper, lavishly bound by Riviere - an Eton College book prize. It was printed by William Pickering's business partner Charles Whittingham II at his Chiswick Press. This copy was presented to a student by Eton's great modernising headmaster, the literary scholar Edward Craven Hawtrey (1789-1862).