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1373525339.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1333721757.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
185116970London: Chapman and Hall 1851. First Edition. Full leather. Near fine. From the personal library of Charles Dickens the first edition of Sermons in Sonnets by Chauncy Hare Townshend. Octavo vii 323pp. Finely bound in full red morocco gilt trim along borders gilt turn-ins and gilt edges. Five raised bands title in gilt on spine. Bindery's imprint "Chapman & Hall 186 Strand" at top of front endpaper. Solid text block light wear to corners and hinges. Faint toning to endpapers a near fine copy. Includes a bookplate belonging to Charles Dickens affixed to front endpaper with a lion facing left. Another bookplate from the estate sale of Charles Dickens with the notation: "Gadshill Place June 1870." Gad's Hill Place in Higham Kent was Dickens' home from 1857 until his passing on June 9 1870. The contents of the library at Gad's Hill were hand-written by Carles Dickens Jr. who inherited the library upon his father's passing. This copy is found in the Dickens Jr. catalogue Henry Sotheran's catalogue c. 1871 and the Stonehouse catalogue 1878 1935.<br /> In addition to writing and painting Chauncy Hare Townshend 1798-1868 studied mesmerism throughout the 1830s. He succeeded Dr. John Elliotson as the chief British exponent of mesmerism. Elliotson introduced Townshend to Charles Dickens and the pair bonded over their mutual interests in hypnotic arts and writing. They remained lifelong friends. Townshend's 1859 poetry book The Three Gates was dedicated to Dickens and in return Dickens dedicated Great Expectations 1861 to Townshend. One of the Sonnets in this volume is addressed "To the Author of Oliver Twist etc. Chapman and Hall unknown
0530892588.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1358405638.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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184121251Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1841. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First American Edition. x 2 1-539 pages. 8vo. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and blindstamped decorations on the front and rear panels. A bright copy with some fraying at the top of the spine panel and light foxing throughout. With the ownership signature of Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch son of the better known mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch on the title page and dated 1842. Cloth. Nathaniel I. Bowditch was Vice President of the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1856-1862. Townshend was a skeptic later a supporter of animal magnetism. The first edition was London 1840 with the title "Facts in Mesmerism With Reasons for a Dispassionate Inquiry Into it" and went through a number of editions. Robert H. Collyer has added an appendix "Report of the Boston Committee on Animal Magnetism as Exhibited by Dr. Robert H. Collyer" to this edition "First American Edition" as stated on the title page There was also a Harper and Brothers edition in 1841 with a page count of 388 pages. Nicely represented in institutional collections but less commonly found in the trade. Charles C. Little and James Brown unknown books
1854316226London: Thomas Bosworth 1854. 216 2pp. 8vo. Original brown cloth front hinge split. 216 2pp. 8vo. INSCRIBED. Inscribed on the title-page; "From the Author." Dickens who was also interested in mesmerism dedicated Great Expectations to Townshend and gave him the maunuscript. Townshend desicated his volume of poetry The Three Gates to Dickens. This is his second book on mesmerism andrare. Thomas Bosworth unknown books
185615849New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1856. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Some rubbing fraying of extremities endpapers browned text browned in margins else a good copy. With booklabels of "From Plummer's Cheap Bookstore Davenport Iowa" and "Baldwin's Original Antiquarian Cheap Book Store 199 East Madison St. Chicago" on endpapers also bookplate of Russel van Arsdale Lee. 1 vols. 8vo. Testimony into the validity of mesmerism with chapters devoted to writing of the "causes that have made mesmerism unpopular" on the Mesmeric consciousness and Mesmeric sensation as well as the Mesmeric Medium. A very interesting look into this subject. Harper & Brothers, Publishers unknown books
18419009259Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1841. 1st. Hardcover. With an appendix containing the report of the Boston Committee on Animal Magnetism. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth with spine stamped in gilt. A nice tight and bright copy with only minimal rubbing to extremities. minor foxing to fore edge and easily removable pencil notes throughout. An important book. <br/><br/> Charles C. Little and James Brown hardcover books
1241424136.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
182513655London: Thomas Boys. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1825. Hardcover. Attractive olive half calf edges lightly rubbed rubbed through at rear hinge green marbled boards gilt titles and decoration small repair to the edge of the endpaper. A very scarce tome. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 228. pages . Thomas Boys hardcover
Z1-K-032-01847SM. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. SM unknown
1991G053117350XI4N00Scholastic Library Publishing 1991. Library Binding. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Scholastic Library Publishing unknown
1999x-0804731780Stanford Univ Pr 1999. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 322 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. Stanford Univ Pr hardcover
1999x-0804731799Stanford Univ Pr 1999. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 322 pages. 9.75x6.25x1.00 inches. Stanford Univ Pr paperback
61793304Stanford University Press pp. 344 . Papeback. New. Stanford University Press unknown
193820062Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company 1938. 1938. First printing. Heavy 8vo. xxiv 764 pp. Illustrated in B & W and some in color; printed on coated paper. Original red cloth binding. Spine slightly sunned name front free endpaper else this is a tight very good plus book. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company, 1938. hardcover
1989009741: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. CAMBRIDGE. B00K: Fine/ $139.12 0521233801 RESTORATION and GEORGIAN ENGLAND 1660-1788 Theatre in Europe: a Documentary History. THOMAS David; HARE Arnold CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1989 1St Edition Grey Spine With Title In White Letters Dust Jacket: Fine/ Slight Shelf Edge Chipping And Corner Wear. Hard Cover B0K: Fine/ Slightest Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. 460 Numbered Pages That Appear To Be Lightly Read And Are Clean And Tight To The Spine In Fine/As New/ Condition. Bottom Corners Are Bumped. Printed On Off White Paper. Description Applies To This BooK ONLY. This BooK Is Hard To Find Will Be Packaged And Shipped Carefully To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift. World Wide Shipping Available. <br/> <br/> CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
19102533211T. C. & E. C. Jack 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt decoration and titles. Edge wear to boards and spine. Sunning to spine. Otherwise in good order with pages and plates free from foxing. <br/> <br/> T. C. & E. C. Jack, hardcover
0331513986.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover