Reading Famous Learned Gentleman by Robert Callis (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. [8], 232 of 235. Lacking text after p. 235, with 1 blank, and 4 pp. of manuscript notes from a meeting of the Commission of sewers. Near contemporary leather binding? Red spine label, gilt stamped, boards heavily rubbed and worn through the leather in a few spots, but clean and the binding tight and square, some early ink underlining but otherwise contents clean throughout as well.

Quarter-leather. Condition: Good. First Edition. [8] 235pp, modern quarter calf, marbled boards (small piece of the design missing on the rear board), new endpapers, ownership stamp (H J Speechley) at top corner of title (across 2 line border), small hole in B4 over page number, few corner creases, small piece torn from lower fore-corner of P2, one marginal ink annotation, paper lightly browned, small 4to (220x164mm), ESTC R23882.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. William Leak, London, 1647. Hardcover, 235 pp. 1st edition. A treatise on sewers by English barrister Robert Callis, who was also the commissioner of sewers for the county of Lincolnshire. In a quarter leather binding, with marbled paper-covered boards, gold titles on the maroon spine. Age toning of interior, with numerous condensation and water stains, mostly in margins, some puckering and rippling of pages but all are legible. Rubbed and nicked leather. Endpapers appear to be replaced (wove paper). All original text is present, and on laid paper. With marginal notes in pencil throughout and names of at least 3 possible previous owners written on title page, two of which are in ink (one dated 1838 is in pencil). Plus a few old pen scribbles and doodles. There are a few short tears on page edges. Small hole in margin of page 63/64. An unusual, rather primitive watermark appears near gutter on the last text page. More photos available on request.

First Edition. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Internally, age toning evident, with some tanning and minor staining in the margins. Page 179 is torn with loss. Particularly well-preserved; tight and strong. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages; Physical description: 235 p ; 22 cm. Subjects: Sewerage -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Internally, age toning evident, with some tanning and minor staining in the margins. Page 179 is torn with loss. Particularly well-preserved; tight and strong. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages; Physical description: 235 p ; 22 cm. Subjects: Sewerage -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.

1st edition (Goldsmith 926; Wing C-304). [8], 235, [1] pp. Last page blank. Typographical headpieces. Typographical border to initial capital letters. 4to: A - 2G4 2H2. 8-1/2" x 6-1/4" Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG (some age toning to paper/fore-edge with period hand-inking of title/early po signature to preliminary blank/B4 with hole at page number position [ink burn?]). Modern brown quarter-calf binding with marbled paper boards. Modern maroon leather title label to spine.

Full calf. Condition: Very Good +. Bound in an elegant, early 20th century full dark-calf, with 5 raised bands and bright-gilt leather title-label along the spine. Offsetting at the new pastedowns and endsheets, the original title page (lacking 15% along its bottom-edge and 5% along its top-edge) has had tasteful, professional repair work to make it whole again. Internally, very impressive, with the original pages (Robert Callis's original text) uniformly bright, clean and crisp. Thanks to re-strengthened headbands, the binding is strong and very solid. An important text in mid 17th century urban engineering, this octavo copy of the 1647 1st edition is well-preserved and very presentable, meriting a VG+.