The following items have been reported missing:
1. Milton, John. Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. London, Printed by S. Simmons, next door to the Golden lion, in Aldersgate-Street, 1678, The Third Edition Revised and Augmented by the same Author. 8vo. , 331 pp. Portrait frontispiece by William Dolle. New full leather binding blind tooled in the 17th century manner. Gilt lettering on spine all by master binder Pat Bruno. Some toning to the printed pages, otherwise very good +.
2. Cableways, Tramways, Suspension Bridges, Inclined Planes and Cable Railways. Built by John A. Roebling’s Sons Co., Trenton, New Jersey, John A. Roebling’s Sons Co, 1905, 8vo. 110 pp. Profusely illus. in b/w. Pictorial Arts and Crafts wrappers. Fine.
3. Dolce, Ludovico. I quattro Libri Delle Osservationo Di Lodovico Dolce. Di Nuovo Da Lui Medisimo Ricorrette & Ampliate & Con Le Postille. In Vinegia, Appresso Gabriel Giolito De’Ferrari, 1562, Settima editione. Revised and corrected edition of the first edition of 1561. 12mo. 240 pp. Lovely woodcut initials throughout. Splendid printer’s device on title page. Leather & boards, some scattered foxing. Very good +.
4. Hinds, John. Conversations On Conditioning. The Groom’s Oracle, And Pocket Stable-Directory; In Which The Management Of Horses Generally, As To Health, Dieting, And Exercise, Are Considered, In A Series Of Familiar Dialogues, Between Two Grooms Engaged In Training Horses to their Work. With Notes And An Appendix Including Extracts From The Receipt Book of John Hinds, V.S. London, printed For The Author, For Sherwood, Gilbert, And Piper, 23, Paternoster Row; And Hurst, Chance, And Co. 65 St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1829, 8vo. x, 274 pp. + unnumbered pages of publisher’s advertisements. Frontispiece is a folding color illustration by Alkin. 1b/w illus. Cloth and plain boards. The name of Jack Duberly dated 1829 is on the front boards as well as on a preliminary blank. Occasional discrete underlining by a contemporary hand. Binding repaired in 1985 by Rene Patron. Very good+.
5. Magnan, M. Hippocrate. Des Airs, Des Eaux, Des Lieux. Version litterale du Grec, redigle d’apres le Texte Vulgare Par M. Magnan, Medecin ordinaire du Roi, servant par quartier; Docteur en l’Universite, et Correspondant de la Societe Royale des Sciences de Montpellier, du College et de l’Academie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Marseille; Correspondant de la Societe Royale de Medecine. Paris, De l’Impremerie de Vueve HERISSANT, rue Neuve-Notre-Dame. Et se trouve, Rue Sainte-Andre-des-Arcs, No 82., 1787, Avec Approbation, et Privilege du Roi. Large paper copy. 8vo. xx, 100 pp. Full leather with gilt ruling on front and back covers. Front edges have a gilt design. All edges gilt. Original leather spine with gilt design and leather label and gilt lettering laid down by master binder Pat Bruno. Fine.
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