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13292LONDON. CHAPMAN AND HALL. 1870. SEVEN VOLUMES IN THREE. VERY ATTRACTIVELY BOUND IN HALF CALF OVER MARBLED BOARDS. MARBLED END PAGES AND EDGES. GILT DECORATIONS AND RAISED BANDS TO THE SPINE. THE BINDING IS TIGHT AND THE BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NEAT INSCRIPTION OF PREVIOUS OWNER. LONDON. CHAPMAN AND HALL. (1870) hardcover
2020C62373Oakland CA 2020. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Very good indeed with faint marking at top of spine. 8vo. pp xliii v 827 2. Illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's brown boards lettered in red at spine. Illustrations in black and white.ISBN: 9780520339842 hardcover
1900004182NY: SCRIBNERS 1900. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/NoNE. B/W ILLUSTRATIONS. BOUNFD IN 3/4 LEATHER MATCHING ENDPAPERS THIS BOOK CONTAINS THE BASTILLE THE CONSTITUTION AND THE GUILLOTINE 804 PAGES 3 VOLUMES IN ONE SPINE HAS 4 RINGS AND STATES NEW YORK 1900 AT BOTTOM LIGHT WEAR AT TOP CORNERS AND 2 SMALL CHIPS AT TOP OF SPINE A VERY RARE EDITION FRONTIS PIECE WITH ORIGINAL TISSUE PAPER SOME B/W PICTURES A VERY HANDSOME BOOK <br/> <br/> SCRIBNERS hardcover
18831272941883. CARLYLE Jane Welsh CARLYLE Thomas editor. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle Prepared for Publication by Thomas Carlyle. London: Longmans Green and Co. 1883. Three volumes. Octavo contemporary full tan polished calf elaborately gilt-decorated spines raised bands burgundy and blue morocco spine labels marbled endpapers top edges gilt. $1200.First edition of the first selection of Jane Carlyle's letters""an electric-shower of all-illuminating brilliancy penetration wise discernment just enthusiasm humor grace patience courage love"" according to her husband Thomas Carlyle who arranged for the letters' publicationthree volumes handsomely bound by Riviere & Son.""It is hardly disputed that she is the greatest woman letter writer in English. Her skill often lay in the immediacy of her letters; their appeal lies partly in the story that emerges from her self-dramatization. Short excerpts can barely do them justice. Their effectiveness has nothing to do with elegant prose to which she could always rise much to do with her sympathetic imagination clear head alertness and a quick eye and ear for entirely natural expression Yet her letters should not be treated simply as autobiography. She was an artist with a keen and critical eye for the weaknesses and strengths of others. She had a strong and alert intellect and her insights whether skeptical or irreverent are always direct. Her companionship with Carlyle was an education itself as his with her His unheard-of decision to publish her letters so completely was justified; he was convinced that they give 'such an electric-shower of all-illuminating brilliancy penetration wise discernment just enthusiasm humor grace patience courage loveand in fine of spontaneous nobleness of mind and intellect' surpassing 'whatever of best I know to exist in that kind' Carlyle Reminiscences 161. Her other writings show no such power. She was unwilling to make the effort to express herself in other forms and probably unable. Nevertheless she was a great writer"" ODNB. Tarr Carlyle G1.1.I-III.a. Interiors clean and fine joints lightly rubbed bindings sound near-fine and quite handsome. hardcover
183134116London: At the Curwen Press for the Limited Editions Club 1831. LIMITED EDITION one of 1500 hand-numbered copies printed by Oliver Simon AND SIGNED BY HIM. 8vo publisher's original blue cloth the upper cover decorated with a sunburst within a gilt frame the rear cover gilt framed the spine gilt ruled lettered and decorated patterned endpapers t.e.g. in the original clear cellulose jacket and original patterned paper-covered slipcase with printed label. xxiv 1 377 1 pp. A very fine copy the text and binding essentially as mint and pristine the rarely encountered cellulose wrapper in outstanding condition still perfectly clear and flexible not yellowed and cracking as is normal and then only when they are found at all. The slipcase with some mellowing to the paper and light rubbing along the edges but still sturdy strong and attractive. THE LIMITED EDITION CURWEN PRESS ISSUE OF CARLYLE'S FIRST MAJOR WORK A BRILLIANTLY HUMOROUS PHILOSOPHICAL NOVEL IN THE FORM OF AN ESSAY. Published for members of the Limited Editions Club this was designed and printed by Oliver Simon who at this time was chairman and managing director of the Curwen Press. Simon had an enormous influence on the improvement of printing typography and type design.<br> SARTOR RESARTUS The Tailor Re-tailored is ostensibly a learned German treatise on the philosophy the symbolism and the influence of clothes; being mulled-over by a somewhat skeptical and cantankerous English editor and reviewer. The main theme that the intellectual forms in which the deepest human convictions have been cast are dead and new ones must be found to fit the time was especially appealing to the budding Transcendentalists in New England. After its initial serial appearance in Fraser's Magazine the first printing in book form was published in Boston with a preface by none other than Ralph Waldo Emerson which is reprinted in the present edition. SARTOR RESARTUS was influential to the further development of the Transcendentalists Movement. At the Curwen Press for the Limited Editions Club hardcover
13103LONDON. KEGAN PAUL. 1889. FULL LEATHER BINDING WITH FIVE RAISED BANDS TO THE SPINE. GILT DECORATIVE MOTIFS TO THE SPINE. THE LARGE PAPER EDITION OF THIS WORK LIMITED TO 50 COPIES ALL OF WHICH ARE NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE PRINTER. THE BOOK WAS PRINTED IN NOVEMBER 1888. THIS IS NO. 24. MARBLED END PAPERS TOP EDGE GILT PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF HERR TEUFELSDROCKH IN THREE BOOKS. A VERY GOOD CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. LONDON. KEGAN PAUL. 1889 hardcover
191556455Boston: D. C. Heath & Company 1915. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Edgewear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. D. C. Heath & Company hardcover
13287LONDON. CHAPMAN AND HALL. 1874. VERY ATTRACTIVELY BOUND IN HALF CALF OVER MARBLED BOARDS. MARBLED END PAGES AND EDGES. GILT DECORATIONS AND RAISED BANDS TO THE SPINE. THE BINDING IS TIGHT AND THE BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. TWO VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE. NEAT INSCRIPTION OF PREVIOUS OWNER. LONDON. CHAPMAN AND HALL. 1874 hardcover
194001Duke University Press 1970. 4 vols boxed set. Tall 8vo 9¼ x 6¼ ins. Original uniform white cloth with gilt lettered calf labels spine spotted and light spotting on endpapers and page edges - otherwise VG slipcase light wear and discolouring at edges Pp. various illus with b&w plates light pencil annotations in margins of some pages. Duke University Press, 1970 unknown
13289LONDON. CHAPMAN AND HALL. VERY ATTRACTIVELY BOUND IN HALF CALF OVER MARBLED BOARDS. MARBLED END PAGES AND EDGES. GILT DECORATIONS AND RAISED BANDS TO THE SPINE. THE BINDING IS TIGHT AND THE BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NEAT INSCRIPTION OF PREVIOUS OWNER. LONDON. CHAPMAN AND HALL. hardcover
2001147838London.: The Folio Society. 2001. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. second printing three volume set original decorated two tone cloth hardcover illustrated slight mark to cover of volume three near fine in bumped and marked very good original slipcase. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf HU. <br/> <br/> The Folio Society. hardcover
1898mon0000573477Chapman & Hall 1898T. hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Undated. Personal dedication of February 1886. Ex-library book usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Signs of wear at hinge. Some marking due to age on pages but overall book remains in good condition considering age. Chapman & Hall hardcover
31992LONDON THE FOLIO SOCIETY 2001. SECOND PRINTING THREE FINE VOLUMES IN A SLIPCASE. INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD COBB. ILLUSTRATED. THE BASTILLE THE CONSTITUTION THE GUILLOTINE. LONDON, THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 2001 unknown
187516366New York: Harper and Brothers 1875. n.ed. Brown cloth. A very good- set with fraying to spine ends and small tear to gutter otherwise tight and clean. Frontis xv 560 pp.; x 616 pp. Sm. 8vo. Harper and Brothers hardcover books
Roy. 8vo., with a portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, and 4 fine engraved portraits in photogravure (original tissue guards present), original blue ribbed cloth, upper board with blind frame border, back gilt extra, uncut, upper hinges cracked (but binding entirely sound), a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy.
3 vols., 8vo., on laid paper, with plates, and pictorial endpapers; two-tone red and brown cloth, upper boards and backstrips blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine set in publisher's slip-case. The set comprises Vol. I: The Bastille; Vol. II: The Constitution; Vol. III: The Guillotine.
A9781433101588Hardback. New. Since her forced migration to the United States the African American woman has consciously developed a literary tradition based on fundamental evolutionary principles of mind and body. She has consistently resisted attempts by patriarchs and matriarchs alike to romanticize and redefine that biologically-based literary heritage. This volume of ten classic texts including such nineteenth-century writers as Jarena Lee Harriet Jacobs and Angelina Grimké documents for teachers and general readers how African American female self-portraits gradually crystallized over some three centuries of brutality imposed by white men and their surrogates who legally raped and then branded her immoral precisely because she was black and female. This anthology also explores how her literary features were further defined during the postbellum era of Jim Crow segregation and civil rights abuses. Readers cannot adequately understand this woman’s unique story without learning how and more importantly why mental and physical atrocities so gruesome that most people cringe to think of them were inflicted upon her black female self in this land. hardcover
A9781433100680Hardback. New. <i>Race Riots and Resistance</i> uncovers a long-hidden tragic chapter of American history. Focusing on the «Red Summer» of 1919 in which black communities were targeted by white mobs the book examines the contexts out of which white racial violence arose. It shows how the riots transcended any particularity of cause and in doing so calls into question many longstanding beliefs about racial violence. The book goes on to portray the riots as a phenomenon documenting the number of incidents describing the events in detail and analyzing the patterns that emerge from looking at the riots collectively. Finally and significantly <i>Race Riots and Resistance</i> argues that the response to the riots marked an early stage of what came to be known as the Civil Rights Movement. hardcover
A9781433176807Paperback / softback. New. <p>The new edition of <i>The Tragic Black Buck: Racial Masquerading in the American Literary Imagination </i>offers a fresh perspective on this trail blazing scholarship and the singular importance of F. Scott Fitzgerald's <i>The Great Gatsby</i>as a challenge to the racial hegemony of biological white supremacy.</p> paperback
026747900X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
18822210532New York: Edition De Luxe 1882. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover original 19th century publication limited to just 50 copies. Full title reads as follows: "The Trial of Carlyle W. Harris A transcript in narrative form from the Official Stenographer's Minutes taken at the trial before Recorder Smyth in the Court of General Sessions of the Peace January Term 1882". Published by Edition De Luxe and limited to 50 copies. Brown cloth exterior shows moderate to heavy wear/bumps to edges and corners boards are soiled and spine is lumpy with remnants of a paper label at the top. Interior pages are tone due to age and scattered foxing and spotting is present. No signatures or bookplates though scattered pages have minor penciling mainly check marks the one page showed a word written. These are very lightly done in pencil and could easily be erased if desired. Front hinge is good but rear hinge is cracked. Other areas in the book show some pulling to the binding. The book contains numerous illustrations as well as a large foldout drawing showing the court scene. Page edges are uncut with rough edges some pages have chips and small tears because of this. An extremely rare publication with last known copy coming up for auction in 1908 under the George M. Williamson Collection: Catalogue of the Extremely Choice Collection of First Editions of English and American Authors and Association Books. <br/> <br/> Edition De Luxe hardcover
707578Durham: Duke University Press 1970-1995. Lückenlose Reihe von Band 1 bis 24. In 24 Bänden. - Jeweils mit einigen Tafeln. - Einbände teils am Rücken gebräunt. Sonst saubere und wohlerhaltene Exemplare. 0 0 0 Durham: Duke University Press 1970-1995. unknown
0364547332.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0364822325.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1861007480Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1861 Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1861. First American Edition. Cloth binding decoratively blindstamped. Gold titles top edge gilt. Brown coated endpapers antique library bookplate hand-numbered and hand-dated. Frontispiece engraving protective tissue. 471 pp. Chipping top of spine less to bottom. Solid copy. Good condition. Ticknor & Fields hardcover
