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1969176600no place: Gargyle Press/Consolidated Press 1969. Paperback. 192p. very good first edition PBO in original camp pictorial wraps. Vintage erotic pulp fiction. Sado-masochistic pseudo-Victorian erotic fiction. Gargyle Press/Consolidated Press paperback 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
1810027147London: T. Caddell & Davies 1810. Octavo. xvi 143 pages 70 pages of Arabic text Leigh Hunt regarded the fable 'Abou ben Adhem' as one of the best and a translation of it adorns his tomb though he himself did not read Arabic. It is this work of J.D. Carlyle that first appeared in 1796 which became his source though the numerous errors in the original edition were not corrected until the 1810 edition. Moses Stuart the great Hebraist and master of a dozen near Eastern languages wrote Professor Carlyle's translation has enabled the wider English to discover the sweetness of the Arabian tales. Bookplate dated 1832 from Library of Mrs. Whitby Mary Anne Theresa Whitby 1784-1850 of Newlands. She was a landowner antiquary artist silk producer and author. She was also a specimen collector experimenter and observer. In 1846 Whitby read a paper on silkworm cultivation at the Southampton meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at which Charles Darwin was present. In 1848 Whitby published A manual for rearing silkworms in England. Whitby was an active participant in the British Association; her articles on silkworms and silk cultivation appeared in the Association's 1844 1846 and 1849 reports. In addition to her personal experiments which she undertook at her home near Lymington in Hants Whitby undertook experiments on Darwin's behalf and sent him specimens. Whitby's work on silkworms was referenced by Darwin in The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication 1868 Univ. of Cambridge. Bound in a newer 3/4 black leather over early marbled paper covered boards retaining the original endpapers raised bands compartments decorated in gilt double red leather spine labels gilt all edges marbled. A very nice copy. T. Caddell & Davies 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
1952302722London Constable 1952. 1952. First edition so stated. 8vo. Illustrated with 7 b/w plates portraits. Bibliography. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks. Very good. 618 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Constable [1952]. hardcover books
1889WRCLIT20732London: Swann Sonnenschein & Co. 1889. Large octavo. First edition edited by David G. Ritchie. Portrait. A very good copy with the ownership signature of Matthew Arnold's grandson. Swann Sonnenschein & Co. unknown books
18837325London: Longmans Green 1883. First Edition. 8vo Pp. 397 399 341 24pp of adv. Sl. nick to top of spine on vol. 1 o/w a fine copy. CBEL III p. 152. Carlyle 1801-1866 married Thomas Carlyle in 1826 and had been a writer from a very early age. "Insulating Carlyle from the daily activities of the world occupied much of Jane Carlyle's time and these efforts form the subject of many of her letters." She bore the stress of living with Carlyle and never published the novel that was urged on her. Longmans, Green unknown books
1883036683London: Longmans Green and Co 1883. Prepared for publication by Thomas Carlyle; edited by James Anthony Froude. 3 vols. vi 397; 399; 341p. original green cloth lightly mottled and bit of cloth chiipping at head and foot of the spines. Longmans, Green, and Co unknown books
1883WRCLIT20714London: Longmans Green and Co. 1883. Three volumes. Large octavo. Original cloth gilt. First editions. One joint a bit frayed other modest wear or fraying at extremities but a good sound set with the ownership signatures of Matthew Arnold's grandson. NCBEL III:1253. DYER p.44. Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover books
1931WRCLIT46891London: Oxford University Press 1931. Gilt cloth-backed marbled paper over boards. First edition. One of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies the total edition. Edited with Introduction and Notes by Townsend Scudder. Light rubbing at edges scattered foxing small bookseller's label but a good sound copy. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1903107609London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1903. hardcover. Annotated by Thomas Carlyle. 2 volsume. 16 illustrations. Thick 8vo red cloth quite worn. London: John Lane 1903. A very good- copy.<br/><br/> John Lane The Bodley Head unknown books
1930WRCLIT20702London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head 1930. Two volumes. Gilt cloth. Portraits and plates. First edition. A good sound set with the ownership signature in the first volume of Matthew Arnold's grandson. John Lane The Bodley Head hardcover books
181032985London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davis 1810. 2nd edition. Modern brown leather spine over 19th C marbled paper boards with brown leather tips. Modern eps. Square & tight. Minor rubs to boards with stain to rear board. Withal a VG copy. xvi 143 1 blank 70 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davis hardcover books
605002"Grace Carlyle" in purple fountain pen ink on a vintage tan album leaf. 5" x 4 1/8"; very good; 1923. Scarce! Signed inscribed and dated: "Hollywood Sept - 12 - 1923 - Grand-As-her Studio To my erstwhile daughter from her intrepid mother - with love and greatest admiration Grace Carlyle." Grace Carlyle appeared as Mrs. Trent in the 1924 silent film "By Divine Right" with Jeanne Carpenter. Provenance: from the estate of silent screen child actress Theo-Alice Jeanne Carpenter. Signed by Authors. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. unknown books
1981250549Burbanl: PartyBoy 1981. Newspaper. 8p. includes covers 8.5x11 inches b&w photos of young gay men having fun ads services very good pastebound newsprint. Advertising brochure for the Gay Catering service in Burbank. PartyBoy unknown books
186129135Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1861. 8vo. Frontis. viii 471 pp. <br><br>Carlyle 1722-1805 was a Church of Scotland minister memorialist and political commentator who spoke and wrote against the American colonists seeking independence. He left his autobiography complete but unpublished and it fell to John Hill Burton 1809-1881 to see it through the press. First American edition. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â On Carlyle see Dictionary of National Biography on line or in print. Publisher's brown textured cloth stamped in blind on covers and in gilt on spine. Discoloration at top of spine. Exsocial club library: call number on endpapers rubber-stamp on title-page no other markings. Text block a little skewed in binding. Ticknor & Fields hardcover books
175923900London: printed for M. Cooper 1759. Octavo. 8 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches. 51 1pp. Uncut. Stitched.<br/> <br/>Scarce.<br/> <br/>Carlyle charges the Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder with being too favourable towards France. The discontent amongst army officers in America and the various failed expeditions were all blamed on Pitt's perceived failure to support the military.<br/> <br/>Sabin 42915; ESTC T93350. printed for M. Cooper unknown books
190329027London: John Lane 1903. Two volumes. 8vo pp. 268 360. with 16 illustrations. Owner's name on titles. Worn covers but good. John Lane unknown books
196723263Lancaster PA: Office of Church and Society Board of Christian Education United Presbyterian Church 1967. 48p. 5.5x8.5 inches first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps; rough copy with abraded partially-split spinefold rusted staples handling soil. Full issue devoted to homosexuality. Office of Church and Society, Board of Christian Education, United Presbyterian Church unknown books
187740799Boston: James R. Osgood and Company Late Ticknor & Fields 1877. 1st edition thus Tarr A24.3.a. Green cloth binding black and gilt stamping to front board black lettering to spine. Printed endpapers. Moderate wear to binding some rubbing to edges light soiling puffing to cloth binding. A VG example. 94 pp. A couple small woodcut engravings in text. 4-7/8" x 3-3/8" <br/><br/>Only 6 institutional holdings recorded on OCLC Buffalo & Erie Public Notre Dame UMich UWash U of Waterloo & the British Library. This edition rare in the trade. James R. Osgood and Company, Late Ticknor & Fields hardcover books
1951106347Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press 1951. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xvi632 pages; x686 pages. 2 volumes. History of settlement of the American 'Old Northwest' including formation of states. Black and white illustrations and maps. Bibliographical essay and index. Frontispiece. Minor fading of spine. Indiana University Press unknown books
195152421Bloomington: Indiana University Press 1951. hardcover. very good. 2 vols. Illustrated. Very thick 8vo red cloth spines darkened internally fine slipcase. Bloomington: Indiana UP 1951. Very good .<br/><br/> Indiana University Press unknown books
19511310459Bloomington: Indiana University Press 1951. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/Hardcover; red spine with gold text; the 2 volume set have uniform condition; they are enclosed in a red slip case; boards have shelf wear and have minor marks but strong; fore edges of the text blocks are deckled but pages are clean; <br /> 632p. Vol.1 ; 686p. Vol. 2. 1310459. FP New Rockville Stock. Indiana University Press hardcover books
195166341Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Very Good. 1951. Hardcover. Complete in Two Volumes. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" tan cloth with gilt printed red labels to the spines. This is a clean nice set. Very Good. . Indiana University Press hardcover books
195029804Indianapolis: Other. Very Good. 1950. Hardcover. Very good 2 volumes boxed. . Other hardcover books
