London: printed by J. Dillon, and Co. for, and sold by, W. and S. Jones, Opticians, Holborn, 1799. Early Reprint. Paper-Covered Boards. 8vo: xiv[bound out of sequence],594pp, with six copper-engraved plates. Tall, uncut, wide-margined copy, completely unsophisticated, in original drab grey boards, beige paper spine, printed paper label. An exemplary..... more

London: Printed for J. Nourse, Bookseller in Ordinary to his Majesty, 1763. First Edition. Full Leather. First Edition. 8vo; viii,183, [1]; iv,32 pp, with 296 geometrical figures and perspective designs on 14 folding engraved plates. Prefaces to both titles signed: W. Emerson. Contemporary full leather, the spine ribbed and divided... more

London: printed for B. Cole, at the Orrery, near the Globe Tavern, in Fleet-Street, late the Shop of Mr. Thomas Wright, Instrument-Maker to his late Majesty; and E. Cushee, near St. Dunstan’s Church, Fleet-Street, MDCCLXVIII [1768]. Early Reprint. Half-Calf Gilt. 8vo: viii,220,[4]pp, with folding frontispiece (the Great Orrery) and six..... more

London: Jacob Tonson, 1699. Early Reprint. Full Calf. 8vo: [6],248pp, with 6 plates (3 folding) but without the 3pp. of advertisements bound in some copies. Early full calf, spine very richly gilt in five compartments divided by raised bands, red morocco lettering piece gilt. On the front paste appears the... more

Oxford: Printed at the Theater in Oxford and are to be had there: And in London at Mr. S. Millers, at the Star near the West-end of St. Pauls Church-yard, 1677. First Edition. Full Calf. Rare, complete first edition in folio. [12],358,[12]pp, with magnificent folding map of Oxfordshire (often wanting)... more

London: printed for Jacob Robinson in Ludgate-Street, MDCCXLIV [1744]. First Edition. First Edition of this tract on the nature and historical perceptions of comets. 8vo: [2],46pp, with two copper-engraved folding plates, one showing the comet’s path and one demonstrating the origins of the comet’s tails. Beautifully bound by Fitterer in..... more