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188989866Boston: Ernst von Himmel Publishing Company 1889. Octavo pp. 1-4 1 2-234 235-236: blank note: last leaf is a blank flyleaves at front and rear original decorated brown cloth front panel stamped in black and gold white endpapers with floral pattern printed in gold. First edition. "Fantasy of the afterlife set mainly in Heaven . A couple of chapters towards the end carry the protagonist's spirit accompanied by angels to the physical planet Jupiter and contain a description of the advanced civilization there." - Locke Voyages in Space 107. "One of the few spiritualist utopias." - Roemer The Obsolete Necessity p. 187. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 220. Kopp 929. Negley Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 909. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 82. Bleiler 1978 p. 100. Reginald 11413. Wright III 4203. Early owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. Some wear to cloth and head and tail of spine panel and corner tips a very good copy. #89866 Ernst von Himmel Publishing Company unknown books
18386489Boston: James Munroe and Company 1838. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. In original green cloth stamped in gilt. The first two of four volumes only 1000 copies were issued. As fine a pair as we have seen; occasional light foxing throughout cloth showing very light wear; small wax seal FEP of volume I. <br/><br/> James Munroe and Company hardcover books
1950046031Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons 1950. 6 volumes complete lightly chipped dj. All from the 3d impression except the first volume 4th impression and the six volume 2d impression. Contents: v. 1 The second century to the ninth. v. 2 The political theory of the Roman lawyers and the canonists from the tenth century to the thirteenth century. v. 3 Political theory from the tenth century to the thirteenth. v. 4 The theories of the relation of the Empire and the Papacy from the tenth century to the twelfth. v. 5 The political theory of the thirteenth century. v. 6 Political theory from 1300 to 1600. William Blackwood & Sons unknown books
1955319664London: Rupert Hart-Davis 1955. 8vo. Bound in full green morocco a.e.g.for Aspreys. Fine. 8vo. Rupert Hart-Davis unknown books
184308418London: Chapman & Hall 1843. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Octavo. A very good- copy bound in original brown cloth with pale yellow endpapers. Rear inner hinge cracked. Wear slight loss to spine tips. Scattered foxing. vi 399 pp. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
1916403787Los Angeles: The Phillips Publishing Company 1916. Thick 4to. 16 448 pp. Frontispiece numerous photographic plates. Original maroon limp morocco top edges gilt. Some wear and discreet repair to fragile binding internally fine. DELUXE EDITION number 234 of an unspecified edition signed by the author. The numerous photographs include portraits and scenes of pioneer life in Colorado. Graff 1014; Howes D105; Wilcox p. 36 "recollections of early days in Leadville Colorado Springs and other towns by a pioneer journalist"; Wynar 334. <br/><br/> The Phillips Publishing Company unknown books
197210487New York: New York Botanical Garden 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. 293 pp. Illustrated in color and black and white. Superb monograph on the orchid with text by Luer. Illustrated prospectus laid in to front of book. A bright near fine oversized hardbound book in near fine clipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
197510488New York: New York Botanical Garden 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. 361 pp illustrated monograph on the orchid. This is the companion volume to the 1972 The Native Orchids of Florida by Luer. Near fine in near fine clipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
192926015637Boston: Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company 1929. 36 unnumbered pages. Litho on board. Charming end paper design depicting the various named characters at work. Profusely illustrated throughout by Arthur Henderson. Chapters include SpringTime in Twinkie Town The Twinkies Build an Airship The Twinkies Sail to Sacapacapoo and The Twinkies Meet Mother Nature. Measures 8 1/2" x 6 1/4". Edge chips on spine; cove wear <br/><br/> Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company unknown books
140050N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A cab driver in Mexico is devoutly dedicated to his daughter which causes a great change in his life. <br/><br/>Joe Raciti was an actor best known for his work in "The Firebrand" 1962 in which he portrayed Jack Garcia. <br/><br/>Set in Mexico City. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph A. Raciti-Carlyle. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1843376191843. CARLYLE Thomas. PAST AND PRESENT. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1843. First American edition binding A. Emerson was the editor of this edition. 8vo. drab brown paper-covered boards; vi 296pp. Ink signature. Front hinge tender spinal ends worn boards rubbed and nicked at edges. An acceptable copy of a scarce book. unknown books
1825WRCLIT18529London: Taylor & Hessey 1825. viii352pp. Portrait. Original boards rebacked with original backstrip and label laid down. Boards varnished title foxed some pencil notes. A good copy. First edition of Carlyle's first substantial original book publication somewhat revised and expanded from its first appearance in the LONDON MAGAZINE. Only 1000 copies were printed. DYER p.244. NCBEL III.1249. TARR A3.I. Taylor & Hessey hardcover books
19161923<p>London: Chapman and Hall 1916. Five volumes 12 mo. uniformly bound in three-quarter smooth brown calf over navy blue cloth. Gilt armorial device on upper covers gilt rules and titles top edge gilt. Only one volume of Frederick the Great present of five. Rubbing along hinges and extremities.still an attractive little set. Included are the titles: Latter-Day Pamphlets Translations from Museus Tieck Richter; The French Revolution Sartor Resartus on Heoroes Hero- Worship and the Heroic in History Past and Present; Frederick the Great and Wilhelm Meister.</p> Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1932283092Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1932. First Whitman Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding/Good dust jacket. A clean copy; First Whitman Edition which collected seven of the Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. stories into one hardcover volume. Includes full page color illustrations throughout. Dustjacket has a long closed tear to the front cover and small chips and tears to the edges. Soiling to the front and rear covers and small spots of surface loss to the spine. Now protected in a mylar cover. Good binding / Good dust jacket. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
1884WRCLIT80018London: Longmans Green and Co. 1884. Four volumes. Original cloth. Portraits. First editions. Matching bookplates and ownership signatures in the first two volumes modest shelfwear at extremities a few small spots to cloth of second work a bit of light foxing early and late; withal a very good tight set. Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover books
52409NY:: Barnes & Noble. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. N.D. Hardcover. Complete in six volumes. All volumes are third to fifth impressions thus. From the personal library of the late Renaissance historian and scholar Vincent Ilardi - each volume bearing his name stamp on the front free endpaper. Each volume is very good in a very good age toning along the spines and edges dust jacket. . Barnes & Noble, hardcover books
1867214146London: Chapman and Hall 1867. First edition. 2 55pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original printed wrappes. Slight nicking to spine ends minor soiling to covers early owner's signature on front wrapper and a few neat marginal marks in text. Very good. First edition. 2 55pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Carlyle's bitter polemic in reaction to the 2nd Reform Bill. Chapman and Hall unknown books
15362Carlyle Thomas & Ralph Waldo Emerson Correspondence Of Carlyle And Emerson. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1883. Correspondence of Carlyle and Emerson is the product of the lifelong friendship between Emerson and the Scottish philosopher and social commentator Thomas Carlyle. The two first met during Emerson's first travels in 1833. Sailing first to Europe Emerson met with John Stuart Mill who gave him a letter of introduction to Carlyle. It was during this trip that Emerson had his intellectual and spiritual revelations that led to his formation of transcendentalism. He formed a close bond with Carlyle and the two corresponded until Carlyle's death in 1881. First Edition First Printing large volume in half leather with marbled boards. The front board of Volume 1 is reattached with repairs to interior hinge in white fabric tape. Otherwise they are in very good condition with minor wear at spine and minor foxing. Limited to 250 copies this being number 12. unknown books
1883008290London: Longmans Green & Co. 1883. Called "one of the great letter writers" by Virginia Woolf Jane Welsh Carlyle was not published during her lifetime 1801-1866. Three volumes in fine contemporary bindings of half polished calf over marbled boards the backs with red and pale green morocco labels with gilt lettering tail date and intricate gilt tooling marbled end papers tops gilt. Very Good Plus corners somewhat bumped light rubbing to calf light toning to end papers only. A quite handsome set. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover books
196493552NY:: Vantage Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. B0007H92IW . A novella of crime and racism in a small Southern town at the turn of the twentieth century. The author's first book. Stated first edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Very good in a very good faded out along the spine dust jacket. ; 76 pages . Vantage Press, hardcover books
183708396Boston: James Monroe 1837. Hard Cover. Very Good. Small Octavo. Second Edition. Edited by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Bound in original floral embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering spine. Mild sun and ghost of label spine. Foxing first and last few pages. Book plate front pastedown. 300 pp. Carlyle's most enduring and influential work. <br/><br/> James Monroe hardcover books
1860Embry 79438Brown and Taggard 1860. Occasional light wear still near fine to fine and bright One half blue morocco over marbled boards spines decoratively gilt. Brown and Taggard, 1860. hardcover books
1827008736Edinburgh: William Tait 1827. SCARCE. Four volumes rebound in later 19th c. quarter calf over marbled boards a Very Good set calf worn at corners boards a bit rubbed lacking half titles and added engraved title pages p.145 in Vol. IV misnumbered 149. From the personal library of noted medievalist Charle W. Jones his signature FEP each volume. Thomas Carlyle's 3rd book appearance to which he contributed a preface to the whole work and biographical and critical introductions for the authors here included. The last volume comprises the first English edition of Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister's Travels". . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Tait Hardcover books
1850221637London Chapman & Hall 1850. 1850. Bound with: Chartism. London Chapman & Hall 1842 1839. Second edition. 8vo. 3/4 gilt stamped dark green morocco over green cloth spine with raised bands gilt ruled compartments gilt stamped red and green morocco labels t.e.g. Fine. No signatures or bookplates. First issuance of the 8 "Latter-Day Pamphlets" in book form including "Model Prisons" "Downing Street" and Jesuitism.". F. Hardcover. London, Chapman & Hall, 1850. hardcover books
18411259911London: James Fraser 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo 303 pages; VG; bound in brown leather with six-band embossed spine and gold gilt; rebacked with spine preserved; boards with double gilt rule board edges with single gilt roll; marbled end pages; strong binding; first few pages with slight browning around spine; text and paper clean; includes lectures on Islam the Reformation Cromwell; GP consignment; shelved in Case 3. 1259911. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. James Fraser hardcover books
