London, J. and P. Knapton, and P. Vailant, 1744 [first edition in English]. The nine-page introduction by the unidentified Bazin quotes his sources: 'To what M. de Réaumur has said, in his Memoir concerning Bees, I have added every thing which had relation to that subject, which is found in..... More

'In the Savoy' [London], printed for D. Browne, J. Walthoe (and numerous others), 1717 (third edition, first issue)/ 1670. Blount's Law Dictionary was first published in 1670 under the title 'Nomo-Lexicon'. '[This] work quickly superseded its predecessors. In addition to providing the explanation of common law terms, Blount was the..... More

London, Printed and Sold by Luke Hinde, 1751 (second edition)/ 1749. Offered with a copy in similar condition of the first edition of a companion volume, 'The Works of that Ancient, Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, Thomas Chalkley ... containing his Epistles and Other Writings' (London, Luke Hinde, 1751). London-born..... More

London, W. and A. Strahan, 1784 [first edition]. The large folio atlas is not present with this set of the official account of Cook's third and final voyage. The first two volumes were written by James Cook, the third volume by James King. With the armorial bookplate of John Dixon..... More

London, Printed for G. Kearsly, 1761. A history of the development of taxation in England, including a commentary upon the effects of every piece of legislation affecting taxes. With a contemporary ownership label [Mertoun]. More

London, Printed for T. Warner, 1726 [first edition]. The first edition of this work on the supernatural published anonymously by Daniel Defoe (circa 1660-1731), better known as a novelist, satirist and journalist. 'Defoe, a Protestant Dissenter, believed in the devil as a physical being at work in the world. "The..... More

London, Printed by G. Scott for J. Robson, 1768 (second edition)/ 1768. 'In the third edition, of 1781, the author was revealed to be Revd. William Gilpin. The work was well received both in Britain (where it went through five editions by 1802) and elsewhere in Europe. Besides Gilpin's opinions..... More

London, John Stockdale, 1793. The journal of John Hunter, second Governor of New South Wales, is an important source for the early European settlement of Australia. Plates include the first published illustration of the new settlement ('View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove', after a sketch by the author), and..... More

London, R. and J. Dodsley, 1759 [second edition]/ [1758]. An early work on international law: 'In the present War between England and France, the Subjects of Holland have no Right to cover the Property of the Enemy of England'. Sir James Marriott, 'lawyer and politician (1730?-1803) ... was created judge..... More

London, Printed for A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch and J. Clarke, 1738 (fifth edition)/ [1723]. The Latin text with parallel English translation by John Clarke, 'In pursuance of the method of teaching the Latin Tongue, laid down by him in his "Essay upon Education"'. ESTC T83014. More

London, John Stockdale, 1790 (second edition)/ 1789. The superior second edition, with the substantially expanded appendix, which includes 'The History of New Holland ... and a Discourse on Banishment' and its accompanying hand-coloured map. Ferguson 90; Wantrup 5 (and pages 59-64). More

Bath, J. Johnson, 1778 [first edition]. More

Paris, Chez Janet [et] Hubert, [1796]/ 1651-1657. Drawing on the picaresque tradition of Rabelais and Cervantes, this work is among the first French novels. Scarron charts the adventures of a troupe of wandering actors, mixing incisive social commentary with bawdy humour. More