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185423989Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Son Lith 1854. Very good. Full title: Geological Map of the Route Explored by Capt. Jno. Pope Corps of Topl. Engrs. Near the 32nd Paraellel of North Latitude 1854 from the Red River to the Rio Grande. Prepared in the Office of Pacific Rail Road Exploration and Survey War Department by William P. Blake. 11.25" x 24.5" sheet size. Folding creases otherwise very good. Shows the route from Fort Towson Oklahoma to El Paso and Dona Anna on the Rio Grande and includes much of the region's watershed including the Rio Grande Concho Brazos Trinity and Red Rivers. An "index of colors" indicates various rock and mineral deposits and formations. P.S. Duval & Son, Lith 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
1855M6993California: Office of P.R.R. Exp & Surveys c. 1855. Very Good;. Notes: "Canada de las Uvas" is now the present route of Hwy 5. This is the border between the Sierra Nevada and the Mojave desert. Size : 158x232 mm 6.22x9.13 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps Geological; Maps United States West California; Office of P.R.R. Exp & Surveys unknown
1826001875New York: Cooke & Co 1826 Bound in 1/2 leather over marbeled boards i-ix 1-196 folding world map plus 17 colored charts. Spine with a long vertical crack and chipping boards rubbed otherwise a good solid copy. Cooke & Co hardcover
1853034534Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co. 1853. Eighth edition 1853. Attractive thick volume in three quarter dark brown grained leather over tan cloth gilt lettering gilt accented raised spine bands gilt ruled compartments 10.25" tall about 2.75" thick. Binding more likely late 19th century or early 20th century. Light rubbing to the extremities good hinges firm text block clean pages no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Benjamin B. Mussey & Co. Hardcover
18974918A collection of articles by then Provincial Archivist on behalf of the "Britannic Empire". A & W MacKinley unknown
1898939T49Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1898. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart copy of this very scarce study of modern geology from English geologist Alexander Henry Green. Very scarce work. With numerous in-text illustrations. A collection of lectures or short lessons in modern geology focusing on what geology can teach us. With chapters on sandstone quartz clays limestone rock-salt crystals plutonic rocks the distribution of materials how rocks are bent into folds the surface of countries and more. Written by Alexander Henry Green an English geologist. Edited by John Frederick Blake a British geologist and Anglican clergyman. Bound in full green calf. Externally smart with light wear to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Oxford at the Clarendon Press hardcover
1831210598Boston: Lincoln and Edmands 1831. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 115 pages which are stained and foxed throughout but very readable. Illustrated with 8 steel plate engravings. Endpapers stained. Previous owners' names on page following ffep. Beige boards with illustrations and black titles. Boards are heavily stained. Corners and edges bumped and frayed. Binding secure. FAIR <br/> <br/> Lincoln and Edmands hardcover
1835003216Gould Kendall and Lincoln 1835. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. About the book: Soft hardcover. Stereotype edition published in 1835. Book is in fair to good condition with a fair bit of wear and foxing throughout. Additional photos available upon request. <br/> <br/> Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln hardcover
183913304<p>Boston: Gould Kendall & Lincoln 1839 Book. Good. Illustrated Boards. ffepp missing as are pages after p. 120 don't know how many but doesn't appear to be more than 1 page missing from the Dictionary of Astronomical Terms. edges & corners rubbed with some minor chipping. light foxing throughout. pen inscriptions on fep. all plates intact.</p> Gould, Kendall & Lincoln hardcover
18931270451893. London: Quaritch 1893. <br /> <br /> Large 4to xxi pp. text 54 leaves printed in outline in reddish brown. Original half hardgrain morocco first blank and title-page foxed otherwise internally a very fine copy with some light wear to the backstrip.<br /> <br /> § A very scarce companion volume to the colored version both issued by Quaritch at the same time. Bentley Blake Books 173. Bookplate at the front of Pickford Waller and in the back that of Harris Elliott Kirk. unknown
1887316879Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company 1887. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Blue cloth and paper spine label. Hinges professionally repaired with book cloth cloth repaired along the edge of the spine about good. Inscribed by the author with a presumably pre-publication inscription: "My brother Fred. D. Blake from V. Nov. 13 1886. Charles H. Kerr & Company hardcover
188732265Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1887. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author: "To Virginia S. Brannon with most kind regard James Vila Blake." Good navy blue cloth on boards faded paper label on a straight spine. Signs of minor water damage on lower front cover and rear; faded red top edge. Content pages are clean throughout binding is strong-tight: no loose pages no loose gatherings. ; 7.55 x 5.25 x 0.90 inches; Signed by Author . Charles H. Kerr & Company hardcover
18081238981808. London: Cadell and Davis 1808. <br /> <br /> Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper cleaned and in fine condition.<br /> <br /> § From the first 4to edition this is one of the most powerful plates in the series. Bentley Blake Books 435b. unknown
18131092051813. London: Ackermann 1813. <br /> <br /> Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper recently cleaned .<br /> <br /> § From the second 4to edition this is one of the most powerful plates in the series. Bentley Blake Books 435D. unknown
1895008014London: Hutchinson & Co 1895. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Blue publisher's cloth with Cupid vignette to front board. Floral endpapers. vii 255 pp. ads. 7 B&W plates incl. frontis. Spine tilted. Cloth is lightly soiled corners bumped spine darkned extremities rubbed. Ink gift inscription to ffep. Hutchinson & Co hardcover
18302302Boston: Published by Chrocker & Brewster 47 Washington Street: New York: - J. Leavitt 182 Broadway 1830. 1st. Small 8v. xii 13 - 372 pp. Old calf spine label 1/2 lacking upper board detached edges of covers scuffed spine dry. Pencil owner's inscription 'M. E. Fernald' on upper end paper. Internally quite fresh and clean. Illustrated with 6 full page hand-colored lithographs of flowers including frontispiece and 4 b/w full page drawings of botanical subjects with keys at end. Upper outside corner of one of the flower plates lacking without affecting image. Some noticeable transference of color to opposite pages from color plates. Overall a very good copy except for the binding as noted. Published by Chrocker & Brewster, 47, Washington Street: New York: - J. Leavitt, 182, Broadway unknown
182835924Boston: Lincoln & Edmands 1828. Eighth American Edition. Hardcover. fair. Duodecimo. viii-252pp. xxiii plates. Original brown calf. Adapted to the comprehension of young pupils and illustrated with plates by the author of "Conversations on Chemistry" and "Conversations on Political Economy." This edition improved by appropriate questions for the examination of scholars and by illustrative notes and a dictionary of philosophical terms. Illustrated with 24 detailed scientific b/w lithographs incl. frontispiece. Contains a comprehensive dictionary of philosophical terms at rear. Binding with wear along edges corners and scuffed. Spine creased small tears at top and one inch chip missing at tail. Endpapers stained some pencil and inked notes and reinforced with library tape at joint. Moderate foxing throughout including plates. Though foxed motifs of plates clearly decernible. Plate v missing 2" at bottom. Plate vii and viii with tears visuals intact. Library tape reinforced between plates ii and iii. A few penciled notes and a drawing on blank versos of three plates. Binding and interior in overall fair condition. Lincoln & Edmands hardcover
1826530082Hartford: Oliver D. Cooke and Co 1826. Hardcover. Very Good. Tenth American edition from the eighth London edition revised corrected and enlarged. Octavo. 348pp. Illustrated with wood engravings. Contemporary leather over boards with leather spine label. Binding modestly rubbed with a bit of loss at the corners likely lacking flyleaves light to moderate foxing throughout tiny splits at the crown very good and sound. Oliver D. Cooke and Co hardcover
18282306210149Lincoln & Edmands Boston 1828. 8th American ed. Hardcover. Acceptable. Early American Science: Nobel Prize Winner ownership Bound in contemporary calf. 252 pages frontispiece illustration of the heavens XXIII plates 18 cm. Shoemaker 34011. Provenance: Early signature of Samuel G. P. Mulliken. Samuel Mulliken 1761-1847 Newburyport was an important American clockmaker. Additional signature of Johnathan Mulliken. From the Library of Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1966 Professor Robert Sanderson Mulliken. Lincoln & Edmands, Boston 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
189869271898. CONNECTICUT. NEW HAVEN. BLAKE Henry T. Chronicles of New Haven Green.1638-1862. New Haven 1898. Illus. 280pp. Very good in orig. cloth. unknown
1898GHC14-47298-A-0New Haven CT: The Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1898. 1st Edition Unstated. Hardcover. 280 pages; B&W photographs. Front inner hinge is cracked. Top edges gilt. Light rubbing to the covers and spine. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press hardcover
18081238991808. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. <br /> <br /> Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper margins slightly spotted image clean.<br /> <br /> § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435b. unknown
18131107781813. London: Ackermann 1813. <br /> <br /> Single plate folio etching on wove unwatermarked paper good.<br /> <br /> § From the second folio edition. Bentley Blake Books 435. unknown
