1769. London: Newbery and Carnan, 1769. 2 vols., 16mo, xl, 264; 286, (2, ads)pp. Original quarter green vellum over black coated boards with paper label to spine. Slight wear and rubbing to extremities; else very good, clean copies. § Two from the seven volume series which was an early attempt..... More

1733. London: P. Meighan, 1733. 8vo, xxiii, [1], 368 pp. Engraved frontispiece. Contemporary blind paneled calf, front hinge strengthened, front endpaper removed, unlabeled backstrip with raised bands, extremities rubbed with some loss of calf. A sound copy with old manuscript shelf mark in red on front pastedown and title page..... More

1751. Westphalie: Chez Florent-Q., Tue Pet-en-Guele, au Soufflet, MDCCLI [i. e. Paris, Jean-Baptiste Langlois, 1751]. 12mo, 108 pp. With a full-page engraved frontispiece. Later full calf, gilt edges, a very good copy. § First (only?) edition of this very rare satire on farting, complete with the frontispiece. Not in Brunet..... More

1818. Paris: P. Blanchard, 1818. 12mo, viii, 264 pp. Six copperplate engravings. Contemporary calf, gilt borders, backstrip decoratively stamped in gilt, backstrip label, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, green ribbon marker. Backstrip lightly rubbed, board corners worn, pages with occasional spotting, but overall a sound, unsophisticated copy with the early..... More

1756. London : printed for J. Newbery, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1756. 12mo, xxvi, (6), 352 pp. title-page toned and re-attached, text block close-trimmed to fore-edge (but no loss of text), bookplate of Dudley Wilson on rear pastedown (rubbed with loss), red edges, mid 19th century dark green half morocco, rubbed, slight..... More

1503. [Lyons, Pierre Mareschal & Bernabé Chaussard, ca. 1503: i.e Sebastopol and London: Ben Kinmont and Bernard Quaritch: 2006]. Small slim 8vo, 36, (1, colophon) pp. With the original text in fine facsimile within the pagination. Title printed in red and black. Half red morocco, marbled boards backstrip lettered in..... More

1839. [London]: Printed and Published by J. Fairburn, Featherstone, Street City Road [and] Published Oct[obe]r 1st, 1839 by J. Fairburn, 110 Minories. Two handcoloured prints, each bordering calligraphed bible verses, name and date. The first (384 x 486 mm) shows “Paul Preaching at Athens”, six smaller scenes from the Book..... More