Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1837. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary gilt-tooled calf prize binding, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers; viii,193pp.; fourteen leaves of plates bound in rear. Leather rather scuffed and a bit dried at extremities, tiny chip to spine label, front free endpaper sprung, else Very Good, internally..... More

London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1835. First Edition. Octavo; contemporary calf over marbled paper-covered boards, elaborate spine gilt; xvi,374,lxiiipp.; engraved frontispiece and seventeen leaves of plates and tables including two folding. Leather and boards a bit scuffed and dried, later ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, contemporary ownership signature to..... More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. Second Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xx,396pp.; folding hand-colored engraved frontispiece. Cloth extremities rubbed with rather significant loss at corners, contemporary ownership ex libris and bookseller ticket to front pastedown, discreet contemporary ownership rubberstamp to title page, else a Good..... More

New-York: Joseph H. Ladd, 1864. "Second Thousand." Octavo; publisher's green blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine; viii,[9]-351,[25](ads)pp.; folding plates of tables. Cloth rather significantly scuffed, spine foot quite frayed, gilt partly effaced, joints starting, inscription at head of title page smudged out; a Good copy only, though contents remain clean and sound..... More

New York: Tennant and Ward, 1935. First American Edition. 12mo; publisher's dark green cloth over patterned cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [4],163pp. Minor shelf wear, spine a shade darkened, endpapers toned, label mounted to rear pastedown reading "For Reference Use," contemporary ownership ex libris to front pastedown, contemporary and later (1982) gift..... More

London: Hazell, Watson, & Viney, 1897. Seventh Edition. Small thick octavo; publisher's maroon gilt-lettered cloth; iv,632,[4](ads); illus. throughout, pictorial ads printed on endpapers. Moderate shelf wear, spine a shade sunned, corners bumped, endpapers toned, contemporary ownership signature to title page, else a Very Good, still quite presentable copy. More

New York: Arno Press / New York Times Company, 1979. Facsimile Reprint of the First (1855) Edition. Octavo; publisher's black pictorial cloth; [4],xxiv,140pp.; illus. Light dust-soil to textblock extremities, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of the series The Sources of Modern Photography. More

London: Thomas Tegg, 1831. First Edition. 12mo; full contemporary black blind-tooled morocco, gilt spine, all edges gilt; [4],584pp.; pictorial title page, illus. throughout. Moderate scuffing to leather extremities, faint surface scratches to spine, light soil to rear cover, else a Very Good copy in attractive contemporary binding. More

London: Wm. Isbister, Limited, 1880. "Fourth and much enlarged edition. Octavo. 678 pp. Twenty-five (24) leaves of plates including frontispiece with tissue guard, many colored. Bound in half red morocco with raised bands to spine, ruled and titled in gilt; top edge gilt; light red endpapers. Minor shelf..... More

Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1968. Six volumes in seven; small octavos; uniformly bound in publisher's light brown cloth, green and gilt spine titling. Corners bumped, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpapers, else a Very Good or better set. Facsimile reprint of the philosopher's complete works published between 1812 and..... More

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896. First Trade Edition. Two volumes; octavos; publisher's linen over blue-grey paper-covered boards, printed paper spine labels; vii,[1],378; vi,279pp. Ex-Hackley Public Library with their contemporary internal markings including old glue residue to rear pastedowns from previously removed elements, boards rather scuffed and dust-soiled, spine labels..... More

Boston / Albany: Printed for the Editor / J. Munsell, 1864. First Thus. Quarto (22.5cm.); publisher's pebbled green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt, brown glazed endpapers; 309,[1]pp. Spine ends a bit chipped and cloth rather darkened, textblock toned and a bit brittle due to inferior paper stock, 20th century..... More