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18281258398New York: J. and J. Harper 1828. First American Edition. Octavo; Poor Condition/no dust jacket; boards strong 3/4 of bindings attaching front cover to spine detached back spine joint cracked but intact significant edgewear at corners moderate wear and chipping on edges paper covering spine almost entirely chipped away front and back marbled design paper clean and intact apart from aforementioned edgewear; textblock has significant age tone moderate to heavy foxing page by page discrepancy front free end paper detached inscriptions from previous owners and numerical calculations on front free end paper bookplate and minor writing in quill ink on front pastedown back free end paper appears to be missing some unintentionally dogeared pages 36-42 bookstore stamp on title page verso no marks or non-age-related stains minor very faded handwriting in pencil on last page free of highlighting/underlining. pagination restarts at beginning of volume two both volumes in one book pp 204 pp 180. 1258398. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. J. and J. Harper unknown books
18062865Albany: Printed and Published by Backus & Whiting 1806. 1st AM. 2 books Book 1 12mo xi 251 pp both covers detatched spine badly flaking upper corner endpaper missing owner's name on next endleaf title page with bold 'Albany Library' stamp at top with some foxing balance of contents clean with minor occassional foxing contents tight fair copy in need of rebinding. Book 2 Boston 1819 after 1818 first edition Printed and sold by Lincoln & Edmands 53 Cornhill Street. 12mo i-xiv 15 - 54 pages sewn bound contents tight with moderate browning good copy. 12mo paper copy of Fenelon's 'Pious Reflections for every day of the month" with " The Life of Fenelon". Good copies of scarce books. Printed and Published by Backus & Whiting unknown
185816035London:: Henry G. Bohn 1858. 7.5 x 4.75 inches. Single leaf from the 1858 edition of Hans Holbeins Dance of Death by Francis Douce & Thomas Frognall Dibdin. The leaf portrays the angel Gabriel comforting Daniel - Daniel VIII:17. with text lines beneath. Excellent woodblock and leaf in excellent condition. Top corners with a little bit of bleed from previous adhesive on verso overall excellent and suitable for framing. 7.5 x 4.75 inches. The reproduction fomr the Douce & Dibdin were cut from wood by Messrs. Bonner and Byfield. The authors aimed to provide extremely accurate woodcut representations of the original Holbein designs to readers. This leaf shows the clarity of line and beautiful use of light and shade which Holbein had achieved in his original work . [Henry G. Bohn,] unknown
18428079678How & Parsons 1842. This is the text volume. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. 8vo with blue cloth binding. The pages are age toned but the book is internally clean. The edge of the leaves have red speckles on. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: How & Parsons hardcover
180555724London: printed for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme Paternoster-Row 1805. First edition 8vo pp.64 2; removed from binding wrappers wanting title page separated; very good. <br/><br/> printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row unknown books
180555724London: printed for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme Paternoster-Row 1805. First edition 8vo pp.64 2; removed from binding wrappers wanting title page separated; very good. printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row unknown
1882abc5355Hatchards London 1882 Hatchards; 2nd ed. rev. with appendix Edition 1882 hardback gilt titles to black cloth 113 pages rubbing to lighjtly bumped boards fep with newspaper photo of Dibden loose ex libris label of John Tomlinson of Stockport to fep with his siganature and some pencil writing to title page inner hinge cracked and just a few annotations but still in acceptable reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing a scan of the actual book is available on request. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Hatchards London hardcover
1824ZB1306798London: Harding Triphook and Lepard and J. Major 1824. first edition; li 912 pp. folding facsimile; old full leather binding worn old clippings to a front and rear blank else internally clean and tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London: Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, and J. Major hardcover
1876t17.bibGB: Chatto & Windus 1876. DISBOUND TEXT No covers. Frontispiece. heavily damp marked on one corner. Body of text is fairly clean and tight but some early and late leaves loose. Some dust marking in margins. Last 12 pages have a section removed at base 65 mm high not affecting text. Just a good reading copy SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 2000g. . Hardback. Good/No DW. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
180699Albany NY: Backus and Whiting 1806. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good. Hardcover/ no DJ; about Good condition- esp. for age. Appears to be First American Edition- title page w/ correct publisher Backus & Whiting Albany & date 1806 spine states only Fenelon"". Full leather binding spine w/ gold gilt decoration 251 pages b/w frontis 6.75"" x 4.25"". Binding shows some soil edge wear rubbing sm. corner bumps- still actually displays fairly well. Hinge cracks to both covers- a bit fragile but they are still pretty well attached. Ancient ink signature inside front cover & at top margin of title page. Foxing to endpapers frontis title page- actual text is relatively bright & free of discolor- maybe minor spotting in some margins. Mild rippling to pages but no significant signs of moisture & no musty smell. To my mind- a decent example. Backus and Whiting hardcover
183030656Each play has a frontis eng. Volume I: The School for Scandal;The Review; or the Wags of Windsor A Musical Farce In Two Acts; The Prize: Or 2 5 3 8; A Musical The Way to Keep Him: A Comedy in Five Acts; The Village Lawyer. A Farce In Two Acts; The Jew and the Doctor: A Farce In Two Acts; Volume 2: The Will: A Comedy In Five Acts; The Wonder: A Comedy in Five Acts; Love Law & Physic. A Farce In Two Acts; The Dramatist; Or Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy in Five Acts; Paul Pry: A Comedy in Three Acts; John Bull: Or The Englishman's Fireside. A Comedy in Five Acts; John Cumberland hardcover
1841V56260London: Murray 2nd edition 1841. Disbound. Good. Plates 10 by George Cruikshank. Small octavo disbound spine eroded and split/lacks covers xxxi328pp some pale foxing but hardly affecting the plates. Subscriber list including the royal family over 200 copies and 500 to the Admiralty. A large collection of sea shanties etc. Murray 2nd edition unknown
1810834A50London: Printed by J. Hartnell 1810. First edition. Disbound. Very Good. 8" by 5" . None . Very scarce first edition of this melodramatic romance by Thomas J Dibdin. The first edition of this work. A very scarce melodramatic romance by Thomas J Dibdin English dramatist and songwriter author of 'The Jew and the Doctor' and 'The Cabinet' among others. At the time successfully performing at the Surrey Theatre. Unbound. Text block firmly bound. Light spotting scattered throughout. Very Good Printed by J. Hartnell unknown
1829mon0000030773Jennings and Major 1829. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. in x in x in. Second edition volume 2 published by jennings 1829 spine cover missing but inner content very good and perfectly readable Jennings and Major unknown
183890020290London: Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1838. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo Large. volume II only. A good copy. Ex-library with library brown cloth binding with gilt lettering. Gilt fore edge top & tail. 2 stamps on verso-title page. Slight creasing to bottom corner of a few pages. Heavy book may incur additional postage charge. Immediate despatch from the UK. <br/> <br/> Thomas Frognall Dibdin hardcover
1806AQ29281London: Printed and Published by Barker and Son 1806. 56pp 4. With a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter title page browned scattered spotting loss to gutter of final leaf - very nearly detached. The first edition of playwright and actor Thomas Dibdin’s 1771-1841 three-act comedy with a prologue and epilogue by theatre manager George Colman the younger 1762-1836. . First edition. 8vo. Printed and Published by Barker and Son unknown
1827022566London: Sherwood Gilbert and Piper; and John Bumpus 1827. Volume TWO only of a three volume set. Original three quarter brown morocco leather binding with raised bands and gilt elttering on the spine. Modest wear. 374 pages plus an index and toasts. Illustrated frontispiece and severall other full page plates. Age toning to the paper. Not exlibrary. No previous owner's names. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. Three Quarter Morocco Leather. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper; and John Bumpus Hardcover
180122551801. Sepia aquatint. 230mm by 290mm sheet. From Dibdin's 'Observations on a tour'.<br /> Charles Dibdin the elder was a famed singer songwriter and actor who spent a significant amount of time touring the countryside. During this time he produced a series of charming picturesque aquatints depicting the English countryside. unknown
180122561801. Sepia aquatint. 230mm by 290mm sheet. From Dibdin's 'Observations on a tour'.<br /> Charles Dibdin the elder was a famed singer songwriter and actor who spent a significant amount of time touring the countryside. During this time he produced a series of charming picturesque aquatints depicting the English countryside. unknown
1825047399London: Goulding D'Almaine Potter 1825. Early Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Rebound in blue cald backed marbled boards. Modest foxing age toning to some of the engravings - quite attractive overall; price on title covered over. 95pp Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Inventory No: 047399. Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter hardcover
184049076London 1840. SIGNED by Lover. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning & light soiling. Faint horizontal fold-line. Very Good. Small bifolium. 12 lines plus close & signature. With typed transcription. 4-3/8" x 3-1/2" <br/><br/>Samuel Lover also known as "Ben Trovato" "well invented" was an Irish songwriter composer novelist and a painter of portraits perhaps best known today for his two novels Rory O'Moore in its first form a ballad and Handy Andy. <br /> <br />Thomas Dibdin was an English dramatist and songwriter a song of which Dickens' quotes in Little Dorrit. <br /> <br />In this note Lover expresses his regret not being able to attend Dibdin's anniversary dinner a benefit but nevertheless forwards "the price of my ticket" a gracious move on Lover's part as Dibdin in the latter part of his career was of but modest means. unknown books
1864C18106London 1864. Third Edition. Hardback. Neat name on the title page with slight rubbing at spine and corner tips otherwise sound very good with clean text and plates. 8vo. pp xxxi 328. Attractively bound in full green leather lettered gilt at the spine. From the library of John Lewis 1912-1996 typographer book designer author and illustrator with his bookplate. hardcover
1854994N10Edinburgh: Wood and Co. 1854. Leather. Good. 10" by 7". None. The scarce first abridged edition to a collection of national folk songs from Scotland dating back to the fifteenth century. The scarce and first abridged edition of the Songs of Scotland a collection of traditional national folk songs collected by musicologist George Farquhar Graham. Published by Wood and Co. in 1854. Containing all three volumes.In half morocco half brown cloth. Contains in-text sheet music throughout. A binding stamp from Alex Banks Jr. based in Edinburgh to rear paste down.Scottish national melodies are known for both their longevity and popularity and this extensive collection celebrates this fact. Containing songs such as Roslin Castle My Ain Fireside and Oh Dinna Think Bonnie Lassie lyrics and music are recorded as well as numerous informative notes accompanying the songs which date back to the fifteenth century. In half morocco half brown cloth. Externally mostly smart with the odd small mark to boards. Edgewear with rubbing to the joints heavier to the front joint with small signs of cracking and to the extremities. Signs of creasing to spine. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Smudged marks to end papers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are clean and generally bright with slight age toning. Good Wood and Co. hardcover
184351410130056W.H. Dalton 1843. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. RARE ORIGINAL 1843 EDITION. Ex-Library with usual markings. Beautiful steel engraving of Edward the Sixth with light foxing spots. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers gilt decoration on both covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light fading. Binding is tight hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! W.H. Dalton hardcover
1843960T3London: W. H. Dalton 1843. First edition. Cloth. Good. 6" by 4". None. A scarce first edition of this historical biography of Edward VI King of England and Ireland. First edition. Very scarce edition. A historical biography of Edward VI King of England and Ireland from 1547 until his death in 1553 as the only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife Jane Seymour. Edward was the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant. This work was compiled chiefly from his own manuscripts and from authentic sources. Written by Sir Robert William Dibdin an English minister. Lacking front free endpaper and frontispiece with the original tissue guard in place. Bound in full cloth. Externally smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Lacking front free endpaper and frontispiece with the original tissue guard in place. Front hinge tender. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good W. H. Dalton hardcover