Literature & Linguistics

BOSWELL, James. Beschreibung von Corsica nebst vielen wichtigen Nachrichten und Anecdoten vom Pascal Paoli dem General der Corsen.
Leipzig, Caspar Fritsch, 1768. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With an engraved folding map of Corsica (29 x 44 cm). Contemporary paper-covered boards, spine with red title label lettered in gold, red edges. [14], 346 pp. Full description

BOUDARD, Jean-Baptiste. Iconologie tirée de divers auteurs. Ouvrage utile aux gens de lettres, aux pöetes, aux artistes, & généralement à tous les amateurs des beaux-arts.
Vienna, Johan Thomas von Trattner, 1766.
3 volumes. 8vo. With Trattners engraved device on the 3 title-pages. Contemporary half calf. [16], 203, [8]; [2], 219, [8]; [2], 208, [12] pp. Full description

BRADY, John. Vocabulario della lingua native dell'Australia Occidentale.
Rome, Sacra Congregazione de Propaganda Fide, 1845. Small 12mo? (14 x 9 cm). Contemporary blue paper wrappers. 49, [1], [2 blank] pp. Full description

BREDERO, Gerbrand Adriaensz. Alle de wercken, soo spelen, gedichten, brieven en kluchten.
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgersz., 1644. 12 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. 18th-century mottled calf, with gold-tooled spine and board edges. Full description

BRETON, Raymond. Petit catechisme ou sommaire des trois premieres parties de la doctrine chrestienne. Traduit du françois, en la langue des Caraibes Insulaires.
Auxerre, Gilles Bouquet, 1664. 8vo. With a small woodcut on the title page showing the Virgin and a woodcut of the Crucifixion on p. 16. Modern half maroon morocco, gold-tooled spine. 70 pp. Full description

[BRILLAT-SAVARIN, Jean Anthelme]. Physiologie du gout, ou méditations de gastronomie transcendante, ouvrage théorique, historique et à l'ordre du jour, dédié aux gastronomes Parisiens.
Paris, Auguste Sautelet et Cie. (back of title-page: printed by David), 1826 [1825]. 2 volumes. 8vo. With a woodcut device on both title-pages. Contemporary half calf, gold-tooled spines, marbled edges and endpapers. [2], XIV, [1], 6-390; 442 pp. Full description

BRISSON, Barnabé. De formulis et sollemnibus populi Romani verbis, Libri VIII...
Frankfurt, Joannes Wechel and Petrus Fischer and consorts, 1592. 4to. With title-page printed in red and black, woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- & tail pieces and initials. Contemporary gold-tooled calf. [8], 750 [= 760], [84] pp. Full description

BRUNE, Johan de, the younger. Iok en ernst: dat is; Allerlei deftige hofredenen, quinkslagen, boerteryen, raadsels, spreuken, vragen, antwoorden, gelikenissen; en al wat dien gelijkvormigh met de naam van apophtegmata verstaan wordt. ... 't Eerste deel [all published].
Amsterdam, Jacob Lescaille, 1644. 4to. With engraved vignette on title-page. Contemporary vellum, traces of ties. [8], 352 pp. Full description

BUNON, Robert. Essay sur les maladies des dents, ou l'on propose les moyens de leur procurer une bonne confirmation dès la plus tendre enfance, & d'en assurer la conservation tout le cours de la vie. Avec une lettre où l'on discute quelques opinions particulieres de l'auteur de l'orthopedie.
Paris, Briasson, Chaubert, et De Hansy, 1743. 2 works in 1 volume. 12mo. With 3 decorated woodcut initials, 3 ornamental woodcut headpieces, and 3 woodcut tailpieces. With: IDEM. Dissertation sur un prejugé très-pernicieux, concernant les maux de dents qui surviennent aux femmes grosses.
Paris, Chaubert, Briasson, Nully, Prault, 1741. Contemporary gold- and blind tooled mottled brown calf. XII, 237, [3]; 20 pp. Full description

[BURGESS, Thomas]. The Arabick alphabet...
Newcastle, printed by S[arah]. Hodgson, 1809. Large 12mo. Twentieth-century half calf, marbled sides, with a blind-tooled roll where the calf covering (including the corners) meets the marbled paper, gold fillets on the smooth spine, black morocco spine label with the title in large gold capitals running up the spine, lettered in gold. With 22 sturdy blank leaves at the end and the bookbinders ticket of "Period Binders, Bath". V, [3], 20 pp. Full description