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A DECADE OF PRINTMAKING.
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48p. + Plus frontis. Numerous text drawings. Age stained. Inked presentation to John Bitzel from Thomas Chapel Sunday School, Christmas 1904. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with color pictorial front cover of two small boys and a full basket of peaches. Spine and rear cover partially marred with red staining. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
19p. Musical scores. Age stained. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Publisher's advertisements on rear wrap. Wraps soiled with old tape spine repair. Very scarce. This sort of Christmas performance was very popular in the late 19th century. CPHAM/W71C1x2c
23p. Decorated title page. Printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. 12mo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Slightly worn at extremities. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
23p. Decorated title page. 12mo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
19p. Designed by Dale Nichols and Norman W. Forgue for Friends. Set in Linotype Granjon and Ludlow Garamond. Proofs read by George M. Dashe. Printed on handmade Alverstoke paper by Louis G. Graf. Uncut. 16mo. Original full blue Rives Chana paper wraps. Limited to only 400 copies. Signed presentation copy from Norman W. Forgue to E. G. Johnson. Very nice copy. Scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
First Edition, small 4to, ex-library, orig. cloth. A chronological compendium of key facts in the history of printing and book production.
All fine copies in the original printed wrappers. 1. Acta Sanctorum. Being XII Poems. 1924. 2. Theokritos. 1925. 3. The Sory of Kleobis and Biton. 1926. 4. Miscellaneous Verse. 1928. 5. Gleanings from Ancient Olive-yards. 1928. 6. Translations of Italian, French & German Poems. 1928. 7. Some Remnants of Greek Comedy. 1929. 8. Greek Epigrams on and by Famous Poets and Musicians. 1929. 9. The Story of Arion and the Dolphin. 1929. 10. Greek Eigrams on Timon, Diogenes & others. 1931.
1st edition thus. Later limp cloth, 8vo, pages 1185- 1546 [ie. 361 pages this volume, as issued]. Many illustrations, portfolios, maps (some folded) ; 21 cm. Includes 6 fold out maps: Map of Kerguelens Land called by C. Cook Island of Desolation; Chart of Van Diemens Land; Plan of Adventure Bay on Van Diemens Island; Wanooaette Island, Wateeoo I., Mangeea Isalnd, Toobuai Island; Sketch of Tongataboo Harbour; Chart of the Friendly Island. 27 full page illustrations. From title page: This edition is compiled from the authentic journals of several Principal Officers and other Gentlemen of the most distinguished naval and philosophical abilities, who failed in the various ships. These works which detail the experiences of the voyages of Captain James Cook from 1772 until his untimely death in the Hawaiian Islands in early 1779. These volumes were written not by Cook, but by those who accompanied him. OCLC: 2547038. SUBJECT(S): Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800. Originally issued in eighty unbound parts. Bit of foxing Very Good Condition. (AMR-67-2)
Second edition, 8vo, [16], 254, [2]pp., the first leaf and the last leaf are blank, title within elaborate ornamental woodcut border, woodcut initials and head-pieces, illustrations including full-page chart with signs of the zodiac, blank margins of title a little frayed, foremargins of first 12 leaves cut close and just touching text, C5 with part of foremargin torn away, old paper repair missing text added in manuscript, C6 with blank foremargin torn away with partial repair, foremargin of F4 with old paper repair and lacking a couple of letters, pages 99-114 with worm track which affects a few words but without loss on sense, small rust hole to gutter margin of K1-K3, some contemporary ink marginalia in the hand of Thomas Gibbon, contemporary calf, blind tooled, spine split. "This book is the second (first in 1612), enlarged, edition of his popular handbook on astronomical and astrological data. It contains instructions and tables for astrological calculations, finding the time by either the position of the sun or the moon, determining dates of movable Christian feasts, etc. The calendar section is followed by shorter sections on financial advice, tables of historical information and legal matters."?Tomash & Williams. STC, 13779; Tomash & Williams, H163.
Single sheet printed on one side only (214 x 135 mm), printed black on white fragile paper, mounted on card, soiled and creased. From the London Times, February 25, 1828, page 3, Column 1 : "It is this week our painful duty to record one of the most cold-blooded murders that ever darkened the annals of crime, a deed which has spread a wider gloom and deeper horror than any event which has occurred in this neighbourhood within the remembrances of the eldest inhabitants." John Dyon was the second son of a wealthy landowner in Yorkshire, England near Doncaster. He lived a hard working, respectable and quiet life. He married the lovely Betty Conway and together they had 3 daughters, Elizabeth (from whom we descend), Mary and Matilda. Working closely with his father, he often gained favors and gifts from the older man. In 1826 and 1827 alone, it is recorded that he received 63 acres of land and 300 pounds sterling. His older brother, William also received many gifts from their father as a young man, but the money was mostly squandered and drunk, and eventually the gifts stopped coming. So William struggled and John thrived? and William stewed, and his resentment grew. William frequently ranted of his anger to his son, John, poisoning the younger man's mind against his uncle. On Saturday, the 16th of February, 1828, John Dyon attended the market in Doncaster (12 miles away) with a couple of friends as was his custom. On his return home that evening, when he dismounted his horse to open the gate to his property, he was assaulted, shot, and left for dead. His wife, concerned when he didn't arrive home at the time he should, sent a servant to look for him. The servant found John's horse standing near the gate, but did not see John lying a few feet away. They found him in the morning lying where he had bled out. Mr. E. B. Denison, Esq. and the local constable rode out from Doncaster immediately upon receiving the news Sunday morning and began their investigation. Mr. Denison, a student of the new forensic sciences, was pleased to find the murder scene offered an abundance of clues. It had rained on Saturday and the ground was quite moist, then the temperature dropped below freezing overnight, capturing the escape route of the assailants. Mr. Denison observed that there were two attackers; one smaller and lighter than the other. He noted that these persons were relatively wealthy because they possessed a pair boots with both a right and left foot. He also noted that the larger footprints had a distinctive toe-out gait. An inquest was called by the coroner. After the presentation of evidence, the jury delivered a verdict of "Willful murder by person or persons unknown". Many in the area knew of the ill will that William Dyon and his son held for William's brother, John Dyon. By Thursday of the following week, both were arrested. They provided alibis, insisting that they had been nowhere near the scene of the crime. The magistrate felt he had to let them go. After his release by the authorities, William went to a pub in Gainesborough, and bragged there that he had "humbugged" the local magistrate, apparently disclosing further details of the crime. His brags were soon brought to the attention of Mr. Denison and additional inquiries were made. A farmer who had previously worked for William, but was now in John's employ, admitted that he knew of William and young John's plan to kill John Dyon. He also said that he had hidden the gun at his home for a week prior to the murder, and that William had bribed him and threatened him to keep quiet about the plan. Soon, William and his son, John were arrested. The constable searched their homes and found the boots, a pair having both right and left feet, and the gun. During the trial, the farmer, John White, testified to everything he knew, including the fact that William had showed up the evening of the killing to pick up his gun. Several witnesses came forward to testify to the ill will that William and his son bore for the deceased. They also testified that William had a distinctive gait, walking with his toes pointed outward. William Dyon and John, his son, were hanged for their crime on April 4, 1828. William staunchly declared his innocence throughout, but his son confessed to all as they placed the noose around his neck. No other copy located.
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First separate edition, 8vo (215 x 140 mm), 25, [3]pp., 2 plates, some occasional spotting, orig. plain green cloth, a very good copy. From the Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Vol. XVII 1871. Copac records a single copy at Southampton University.
First Edition, 2 vols., in one, large 4to, limited to 350 copies, frontis., plates and illustrs., facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed boards, endpapers and fore-edges slightly spotted, printed paper label on spine, unopened, uncut. A complete bibliography of Engraving.
First Edition, large 4to, limited to 350 copies, 571pp., frontis., plates and illustrs., facsimiles, a very good ex-library copy, later cloth. A complete bibliography of Engraving.
First edition, 2 vols., [2], viii, 40; [8], 41, [5]pp., presentation inscription from the author to his friend Charles A. Bolton, frontis., orig. quarter morocco, slightly rubbed, uncut, a nice copy. Provenance: From the library of Lt. Col. William Allen Potter, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1944/45.
Thick 8vo, iv, [2], 589, 19, [1]pp., printed in double columns, text in English and Hindustani, cont. half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, spine chipped.
First Edition, [ii],115,[1]pp., frontis., unopened. Large 8vo, 2 Vols., in one, orig. embossed cloth, re-backed with the original spine laid-down. Bigmore & Wyman (III p.12.) says of the first work "One of the most interesting works a printer can possess; while laying no claim to originality, it is full of anecdote and historical facts."
First edition, [2], vi-viii, 815, [1]pp., title page and first leaf of preface loose with blank margins slightly chipped, pages 439-442 loose, numerous illustrs., rebound in buckram, a very good working copy.
4to, numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. decorated wrappers, 86 lots.
181X260 mm. 86 pages. Hardcover. Rebounded. Pages partly detached from cover. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
32p. Two text woodcut engravings. Age stained. Double column. 8vo. Removed. No wraps, (if there were any ever present). Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
First and only edition, small folio (305 x 190 mm), [12], xix, [1], 705, [1]pp., woodcut title page vignette in Arabic, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, several leaves folding, a couple of minor repairs to inner margin of title, recent half calf to style, marbled boards, spine tooled in gilt, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, a handsome copy with text clean and fresh. This volume 'forms a complete treatise in itself, since the it exhausts the Science of Arabic Inflexion'?Preface. All published, the intended second volume of Arabic "syntax" never made it to print.
2 Vols., small folio (305 x 190 mm), xxxiii, [3], 49-458; [4], 582, [2]pp., text in English and Persian, occasional marginal pencil notes, title page and terminal leaf to both volumes browned, staining to inner upper corner of leaves to start and end of volume two, later vellum-backed marbled boards, title in manuscript to spines. One of the most extensive Persian grammars written in English. "Matthew Lumsden (1777?1835), orientalist, was fifth son of John Lumsden of Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, and a cousin of Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden (1821?1896), army general. After education at King's College, Aberdeen, he went to India as assistant professor of Persian and Arabic in the College of Fort William, and in 1808 succeeded to the professorship. In 1812 he was appointed secretary to the Calcutta Madrasa, and superintended various translations of English works into Persian then in progress. From 1814 until 1817 he had charge of the East India Company's press at Calcutta, and in 1818 he became secretary to the stationery committee."?(Oxford DNB). Provenance: John L. Platts? signature in pencil to title page.
First edition, 8vo (230 x 145 mm), vii, [2], vi-xxviii, 427, [1]pp., some light spotting, rebound in half calf, marbled boards, spine gilt, morocco title label. William Yates (15 November 1792 - 3 July 1845) was an English Baptist missionary and orientalist. After joining the Baptist Missionary Society he sailed for India and arrived in Calcutta in 1815. From there "He continued to Serampore to join William Carey (1761?1834), who had been sent out by the same society in 1792, and under his direction began to study Sanskrit and Bengali. Almost immediately he began to help with the mission's publications."?(Oxford DNB.)
First edition, small 8vo, [2], ii, 213, [1]pp., orig. publishers purple cloth, faded, title in gilt on upper cover. Provenance: Signature of R. Campbell Davys, July 1865, with his armorial bookplate to front paste-down.