IMPORTANT BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF BENJAMIN LINCOLN LEAR.

IMPORTANT BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF BENJAMIN LINCOLN LEAR. Adams, John Quincy. LECTURES ON RHETORIC AND ORATORY. Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1810. Tall 8vo, original boards, front board of volume I (of two, complete) detached and rear board quite loose. Spine label to volume II only. B.L. Lear’s signature to TPs and front boards. WITH: M’Mahon, Bernard. THE AMERICAN GARDNER’S CALENDAR etc. Phila: Graves, 1806. Tall thick Octavo in full calf with red spine label. Some rubbing and peeling but actually quite nice. Tear with minor loss to the folding table. WITH: THE LIFE OF JAMES, LATE DUKE OF ORMONDE. London: Cooper, 1748. 8vo, full calf, a bit rough. In addition to the B. L. Lear bkplt, inscribed “Tobias Lear Book Bot in Antigua May 1766”. WITH: TOOKE, J. Horne. DIVERSIONS OF PURLEY. Phila: 1806. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, original boards, weak and stained. WITH: Montesquieu, Baron de. THE TEMPLE OF GNIDUS, AND ARASCES AND ISMENIA. London: 1797. Acceptable copy in full calf. WITH: A third American edition of Watt’s LOGIC (vg); CABINET OF MOMUS (with 6 engravings) and 10 volumes (some odd volumes) all with the B. L. Lear signature or bkplt. CONDITION: Condition and completeness varies, please examine. 9-97997 (1,000-1,500)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2010

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2014	$1,035.00	IMPORTANT BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF BENJAMIN LINCOLN LEAR. Adams, John Quincy. LECTURES ON RHETORIC AND ORATORY. Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1810. Tall 8vo, original boards, front board of volume I (of two, complete) detached and rear board quite loose. Spine label to volume II only. B.L. Lear’s signature to TPs and front boards. WITH: M’Mahon, Bernard. THE AMERICAN GARDNER’S CALENDAR etc. Phila: Graves, 1806. Tall thick Octavo in full calf with red spine label. Some rubbing and peeling but actually quite nice. Tear with minor loss to the folding table. WITH: THE LIFE OF JAMES, LATE DUKE OF ORMONDE. London: Cooper, 1748. 8vo, full calf, a bit rough. In addition to the B. L. Lear bkplt, inscribed “Tobias Lear Book Bot in Antigua May 1766”. WITH: TOOKE, J. Horne. DIVERSIONS OF PURLEY. Phila: 1806. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, original boards, weak and stained. WITH: Montesquieu, Baron de. THE TEMPLE OF GNIDUS, AND ARASCES AND ISMENIA. London: 1797. Acceptable copy in full calf. WITH: A third American edition of Watt’s LOGIC (vg); CABINET OF MOMUS (with 6 engravings) and 10 volumes (some odd volumes) all with the B. L. Lear signature or bkplt. CONDITION: Condition and completeness varies, please examine. 9-97997 (1,000-1,500) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2010 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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