18th Century Selections

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0c0f0f03.jpg"> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="196a1630.gif" border=0 width="161" height="99" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>  </B><B><U> Other Catalog Pages</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Local Interest"><U>Local Interest</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nature and Horticulture"><U>Nature and Horticulture</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Antiques and the Arts"><U>Antiques and the Arts</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Series / Mysteries / Childrens"><U>Series / Mysteries / Childrens</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hunting and Fishing"><U>Hunting and Fishing</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 19th Century Selections"><U> 19th Century Selections</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ephemera"><U>Ephemera</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Horse / Equine"><U>Horse / Equine</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0bff0f21esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><I><B>White Hills Farm</B></I><I><B> </B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><I><B> </B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> | </B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="White Hills Farm"><U><B> </B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="White Hills Farm"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="White Hills Farm"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0bff0f03.jpg"> <div> <I>18th Century Selections</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="746" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 WIDTH="261"><div> <IMG SRC="11075ae0.jpg" border=0 width="117" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="112768e0.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="466"><div> <B>The Young Book-Keepers Assistant</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thomas Dilworth</I></div> <bR> <div> Pub: Richard And Henry Causton, London 1772</div> <bR> <div> Accounting text book from the 18th century.  Entitled: "The Young Book-Keeper's Assistant: Shewing Him, in the most plain and easy Manner, The Italian Way of Stating Debtor and Creditor..." Sixth Edition.  Former owner's name written on FFEP with the original price of .125.. of a pound.  1 page at the beginning is missing and there is foxing and some insect damage at the margin of 1/3 the pages.  The text is unaffected.  Front outer hinge is splitting.  Leather spine. </div> <bR> <div> Price $140.00            <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B>SOLD    </B></FONT>          ID # 900-742     </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 417 WIDTH="261"><div> <IMG SRC="07898950.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="149" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="07a9abc0.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="466"><div> <B>Orlando Furioso </B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Ludovico Ariosto</I></div> <bR> <div> Translated from the Italian with notes: by John Hoole. </div> <bR> <div> Pub: Vernon & Hood and printed for Otridge and Son; R. Faulder; J. Cuthell; J. Walker; etc. London, 1799. </div> <bR> <div> Five volumes in 1/2 green leather; spine in 6 compartments with raised bands and gilt lettering; Marbled boards, endpapers and top page edges. 500 illustrations plus engravings of Ariosto, Hoole and Ariosto's Chair and Inkstandish [inkwel l]. Illustration in Volume III, facing page 164, engraved by William Blake after a pen & wash drawing by Stothard. Pages 335, 407, 427, 438 and 322. Condition is overall, Very Good. Typical wear to covers and extremities. Some 'ghosting by plates, but text is fully legible. Volume V has 25 pages with < 1/8" dent at outside margin. Contains Postscript and Index. </div> <bR> <div> Price: $ 500.00                    ID# 900-366</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="261"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="261" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="466"><div> MORE TO COME</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>