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1849382113New York: Baker & Scribner. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Leaves in front have slight dampstaining to the lower portion diminishes toward the rear. Book is slightly cocked. Spine is browned covers have uneven discoloration. . Baker & Scribner hardcover
1858O23245<p>J & H Miller 1858. Leatherbound. Fair. WE SHIP DAILY. Front and back hinges are cracked but still attached. Leather is rubbed on edges and corners. Spine covering is a little faded a little cracked and partially detached at top. Pages have foxing. Overall for a 1858 leather bound book it is in pretty good condition. PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!</p> J & H Miller hardcover
18671225<p>London: Puttick and Simpson 1867.</p><p>8vo. 220 x 145 mm. 8 ½ x 5 ¾ inches. 2 71 1 pp. Stitched as issued. Very good copy.</p><p>Very nice catalogue of books formed by the Protestant divine former rector at St. Stephens in Dublin and the English Congregation in Rome. He was the author of a number of sermons on topical subjects of the day and wrote essays published in his "Correspondence on the Roman Catholic Controversy" published in 1865.</p><p>The auction sale was organized over five days in May in 1867 and included 1717 lots. As the title suggests this is a gentleman's library reflecting a diverse collecting range from early theology to contemporary novels. His voyage and travel section is considerable.</p><p>Allibone S. Austin. <em>A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors </em>III p. 2831.<em> List of English Books Sales 1676-1900 Now in the British Museum</em> p. 310.</p><p>.</p> Puttick and Simpson
187467430Printed in the USA: Harper & Brothers 1874. First edition. Cloth over boards. Very good. Hardcover cloth maroon over boards. 8vo. 486 6 pp. Illustrated with a b/w engraved frontispiece a b/w engraved map and 76 b/w full-page and in-text engravings. Gilt ornament of an arctic scene stamped on the front board; gilt title stamped on the spine. Decorative brown endpapers. Head darkened. Minor age toning. Text block appears clean unmarked and square with a strong binding. The spine and boards are slightly worn with bumped corners. Cloth is fraying/chipping slightly in the front hinge. Very good condition overall. Harper & Brothers unknown
182623030Cooke and Co. 1826. hard cover. Good. http://www.parnassusbooks.com/image/data/books/2017/08/0_0_dsc_0031.jpg. New York; Cooke and Co. 1826. Hardocver no dj. 196pp folding world map17 two page colored text charts. Condition is good. Half leather boards all very worn with loss of leather at extremities and especially at top of spine; leather has separated between the spine and rear board and is starting on the front but boards still solidly connected by the string binding. Foxing to the preliminaries and then occasional throughout. Owner signature on ffep. 3" closed tear to rear endpaper. Pages a bit rippled and age toned but held securely by string binding. A serviceable copy. From Astonomy planets comets etc to Geography natural phenomena. polar ice etc to Races of Men to Cities and Towns to Architecture to Religion to many other topics.a comprehensive look at how the world was seen in the early 19th century. cfm Cooke and Co. hardcover
18793210122<i>8vo pp. 24; with six plates two with facing printed descriptions and wood-engraved illustrations; last page slightly browned; in modern wrappers.</i><br /><br />Blake alludes to the recent death from diphtheria of Princess Alice the second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as something of a stimulus for his publication.<br /><br />He summarises in his introduction that the 'objects of this little work are twofold: First to teach that many diseases which we are in the way of looking upon as unavoidable are really quite the reverse. Second to show how we may defeat and destroy those twin demons - ignorance and indolence - deadliest enemies of our race.'<br /><br />Blake was still promulgating the miasma theory as the main cause of illness and describes the various defects in buildings and sewers contributing to disease. The suggestive illustrations showing that ill considered design in domestic sewers allowing noxious gases to pervade the home. OCLC records copies in North America at Yale Penn State College of Physicians of Philadelphia National library of Medicine Cornell Johns Hopkins and the Hagley Museum. Hardwicke and Bouge, 192, Piccadilly, W. paperback
184511362Chichester: William Hayley Mason. Chichester William Hayley Mason 1845. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Quite uncommon. 114pp. Some discolouration to the boards and a little bumping but nice overall. 11362 Hyraxia Books. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1845. William Hayley Mason hardcover
18442211300144A.V. Blake New York 1844. Hardcover. Very Good. Remarkably good condition. Near fine. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt decoration. Tight binding and cover. 252 pages illustrations 3 maps including frontispiece 16 cm. Includes a map of Virginia New England the massacre at Bunker Hill. Minor spotting to maps but still in excellent condition. Includes a pink cloth women's hair bow from the period which has been tucked into one of the pages. Sabin 5783 citing 1833 ed. A.V. Blake, New York hardcover
185896777New Haven: E. Hayes Printer 1858. 1858. Good. - Octavo 9-7/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover light grey printed wraps. Apparently bound by the publisher in the incorrect wrappers with corrections penned in ink by an early owner to match the information on the title page. The edges of the covers are chipped with a few short tears. and the head & tail of the spine are chipped with a small piece out from the head of the spine. viii & 456 deckle-edged pages illustrated with 3 folding charts from the "U.S. Coast Survey / A.D. Bache superintendent". The charts depict: "Approximate Cotidal Lines / Sailing Lines and Lines of Equal Hieght of Tides / of the Atlantic Coast of the United States From Investigations in the Coast Survey. 1857" "Diagrams of Winds at San Diego and San Francisco California and Astoria Oregon from Observations by the U.S. Coast Survey 1857" and "Measurement of Epping Base Maine 1857". Several page corners are slightly creased. Very good. <p>Included is an article by John LeConte M.D. "On the Influence of Musical Sounds on the Flame of a Jet of Coal-Gas" pages 62 through 67; R.W. Haskins A.M. on "The Open North Polar Sea" pages 84 through 91; J.D. Dana's "Agassiz's Contributions to the Natural History of the United States" pages 202 through 216 and 321 through 341; W.P. Blake on "The Chalchihuitl of the ancient Mexicans: its locality and association and its identity with Turquois" pages 227 through 232; H. James Clark's "Recapitulation of the 'Embryology of the Turtle' as given in Professor Agassiz's 'Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America" pages 342 through 357; I.I. Hayes on "The Passage to the North Pole" pages 384 through 392; and the "Fifth Supplement to Dana's Mineralogy; by the Author". New Haven: E. Hayes, Printer, 1858. paperback
1874153520New York: Harper 1874. First Edition. hardcover. very good. Large folding map laid in; many illustrations. 486pp. 6pp. of ads. 8vo original decorative blue cloth; spine ends repaired previous owner's notations on first blank page. New York: Harper 1874. Very good.<br/> <br/> Harper unknown
1854633Washington: Office of Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey War Department 1854. 22 3/4 x 10 inches. Very good condition. This is a finely detailed map of the geology encountered between the Rio Grande River and the Red river during the 32nd parallel survey. It is based in a riverine underlying map. The majority of the findings was a Ccrustceous base. The map goes from Ft. Towson to El Paso. Around Ft Belknap is found a Carboniferous sandstone. The expedition was an early attempt to locate a southern based route for a railroad to the Pacific Ocean. It was supported by influence of senators and Representatives of the Southern States. Office of Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey, War Department unknown
183419986Boston Allen And Ticknor 1834. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern analine-calf coverd marble boards. Raised bands with gilt cross-borders tooled decorations and titles. A superb copy and highly uncommon in such positive condition. Scans on request. ; 0 pages; Xvi 377 1 p. 19 cm. Europe; Description and Travel. Small institutional mark to the title. Boston, Allen And Ticknor hardcover
1837428851837. Chir. Hand-Bib. 16. - Weimar im verlage des Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs 1837 8° VIII 311 pp. Pappband der Zeit; feines Exemplar mit rotem Rückenschild. Erste deutsche Ausgabe von Bransby Blake Cooper 1792-1853: Surgical Essays: the result of clinical observations made at the Guy's Hospital by B.B.Copper F.R.S. Surgeon of Guy's Hospital Lecturer on Anatomy etc. etc. London 1833. unknown
1861056267Columbus Oh: H. Miller 1861. Early Reprint . Hardcover. Good. Plates. Xvi 17-866 Pp. Full Black Morocco Spine Gilt Covers Stamped In Blind. Marbled Edges And Endpapers. Copyright 1857 This Reprint Dated 1861. Wear Fraying At Edges Joints Completely Broken But Covers Still Held Securely By Cords Alone. Complete With The Famous Plate Of The Interior Of A Slave Ship. Pure Capitalism Devoid Of Unnecessary Concerns About Consequences In All Its Moronic And Mainly Southern Glory With A History At Beginning From Ancient Times Brought Up To The Present. Quite Timely As A Majority Of Americans Begin To Envisage Freedom As The Ability To Do Whatever Is One's Own Interest And Fancy And No-Cost Labor Looks More And More Enticing. Except Now As The Us Becomes A Source Of Cheap Labor-Saving Electronic Goods America Is Becoming The New Africa A Source Of Untold Exportable Wealth And Financing Of Advantage To The Importing Nations And Easily Obtained Due To Lax Internal American Controls. <br/> <br/> H. Miller hardcover
1833220076Boston Printed and published by Lincoln & Edmands 1833. Boston Stereotype Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern speckled calf-backed marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leather label to spine with raised bands and gilt-decorated spine compartments. Scattered foxing and dust-toning. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight and strong. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 252 pages; ""Improved by appropriate questions for the examination of scholars also by illustrative notes and a dictionary of philosophical terms by J.L. Blake."" --title page. viii 252p. frontis. 23p. of plates; 19cm. Subjects: Physics -- Science -- Natural philosophy -- Astronomy. 19th century science book aimed at a younger audience. The author Jane Marcet was a successful writer of popular introductory science books. Boston, Printed and published by Lincoln & Edmands hardcover
18501032421Auburn NY: Derby MIller and Co. 1850. Full blind-stamped black leather spine gilt. Light cover rubbing text foxing else clean tight copy: VG. 8vo. Illustrated with black and white engravings. 1st edition Derby, MIller, and Co. hardcover
1898845G0876USA: Granite Monthly Company 1898. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 311-362. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: Index to Volume XXIV; Fitzwilliam N.H. - feature article with many great photos; Spring Ghosts poem; New Hampshire Men of Mark - William Augustus Gile; Military Law and Courts Martial; Jonathan's visit to Jeremiah; Lake Winnipesaukee - New Hampshire's largest lake and its orthography; "Lord Timothy Dexter in New Hampshire; Fantastic full-age glossy photo ad inside back cover for the Boston and Maine Railroad; New Hampshire Necrology. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Granite Monthly Company Paperback
18507856Auburn N.Y.: Derby Miller and Company 1850. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. Some water damage to pages however binding in surprisingly good condition. No loose pages all in one piece. Noticeable shelf-wear and damage to edges. <br/> <br/> Derby, Miller and Company hardcover
189829284London 1898. unknown
1824212463Warwick 1824. VG. unknown
1854329901Washington: U.S. War Department 1854. unbound. Map. Lithograph with Sheet measures 10 3/4" x 39".<br/> <br/> Long geological expedition map of one of the proposed routes for the Pacific Railroad route. The map depicts the Western United States from Los Angeles to Memphis along the 35th parallel with careful notes on different types of stone. The map was published in 1854 as part of the Explorations and Surveys to ascertain the best and most economical route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. William Phipps Blake 1826-1910 was an American geologist and mining consultant and an artist.<br/> <br/> U.S. War Department unknown
1849019213Baker & Scribner. Maroon cloth with bright gilt titles on spine. Prior owner historical society stamp on ffep. No DJ as issued. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1849. Baker & Scribner hardcover
1900634620Edson & Irish 1900. First Edition. Wraps. Good. A Scarce Pacific Northwest poetry publication; published in New Whatcom which today is Bellingham WA. 28pp. in red handsewn wraps. Water damage along the spine top corner chipped else a Good copy. Carrie Blake Morgan was the older sister to the better known Norhtwest poet and writer Ella Higginson who encouraged her to write and had this her first collection of poetry published. She's also a notable Oregon pioneer having come out west on the Oregon Trail in 1864. Poems in this collection such as The Path of Gold To a Mountain and The Old Emigrant Road have poetic connections to her experiences as a young woman in the west. SMITH 7001. Edson & Irish unknown
188455357Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1884. Very good. First edition of this posthumous selection from Thoreau's journal aptly following the theme of the season. Transcendentalist Thoreau idealizes one of the most powerful strains of the American spirit a "spiritual seeker philosopher and poet . who encouraged his readers to try the experiment of life for themselves" Walls xiii. Independent-minded and a committed naturalist his writing have had an enormous impact on popular American environmentalism. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original green cloth stamped in gilt. Black coated endpapers top edge gilt. Illustrated with double-page map of Concord. Publisher's ads at fore and rear. 2 vi 382 16 pages. Early Connecticut bookseller ticket to rear pastedown. Moderate spotting and wear to binding. Faint tidemark to margin of last few leaves else clean. Tight. Houghton, Mifflin and Company unknown
1874205169New York: Harper & Brothers 1874. Hardcover. Very Good-. 486 pages plus advertising. Pages are clean and in v/g condition. Many illustrations including frontispiece. Foxing on fore-edge. Endpapers clean. Both hinges are torn but pages and binding are tight and intact. Green cloth with faded titles on the spine. Corners and edges lightly worn. VG- <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover