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1880838ABBN.p., n.d.(ca. 1880). 16,5 : 12,5 cm
182933904Datiert 1829. 35 Bl. (davon 3 beschrieben). Kl.-8° (15 x 10,5 cm). Rotes Maroquin der Zeit mit Rückenfileten, goldgeprägten Deckelbordüren, Stehkantenvergoldung, vergoldeten Lederschlaufen für einen Stift sowie dreiseitigem Goldschnitt, beide Deckel großflächig mit Seidengeflecht in Rosa und Grün bezogen.
1822603P6Various: Various 1822 - 1834. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5"`. None. A collection of thirteen scarce Scottish religious pamphlets bound into one volume. Including writing by John Richmond Andrew Ranken Thomas Chalmers and Daniel Sandford. This volume contains thirteen religious pamphlets bound together in a handsome half calf binding by a prior owner. All volumes besides 'The Christian and Civic Economy of Large Towns' are very scarce. This volume contains; 2 volumes of "The Christian and Civic Economy of Large Towns" by Thomas Chalmers published for Chalmers & Collins in Glasgow Volume One published 1821 and Volume Two published in 1823. "A Letter Addressed to the Rev. Dr Chalmers Occasioned by his Frequent Allusions to the "Impregnable Minds of Certain Coveners and Councilmen" on the Subject of Pauperism in the City of Glasgow; Accompanied with Official Documents" by Andrew Ranken published by James Hedderwick & Son in Glasgow in 1830. "A Sermon on Regular Attendance on Divine Worship in Connexion with the Spirit of the Times" by Reverend John Richmond published by Walter Easton and William Renwick in Jedburgh in 1820. "Lectures on the Right of Private Judgment Christian Liberty &c &c" by G McCann published by William Aitchinson in Edinburgh in 1822. "Letters on the History of Literature: Addressed to the Students at the University of Glasgow" by Thomas Campbell published in John Smith & Son in Glasgow in 1829. "A Letter to Thomas Erskine Esq Advocate Containing Remarks on his Late Work Entitled "The Unconditional Freeness of the Gospel" by a Minister of the Church of Scotland" published by John Lindsay in Edinburgh in 1828. "The Religious Question Involved in the Proposed Concessions to Roman Catholics Considered in a Discourse the Substance of which was Delivered in Glasgow on Sabbath 22d February" by Michael Willis published by Maurice Ogle in Glasgow in 1829. "Ecclesiastical Establishments Considered: A Sermon Preached on the Evening of Thursday 9th April 1829 in Greyfriars Church Glasgow before "The Glasgow Association for Propagating the Gospel in Connexion with the United Secession Church"" by Andrew Marshall published by M. Lochhead in Glasgow in 1829. "Speech of Sir Daniel K Sandford at a Meeting of the Protestant Inhabitants of Glasgow Held on Tuesday May the First 1832 to Consider the Subject of the Government Plan of Education for Ireland" published by John Macleod in Glasgow in 1832. "Strictures on the Speech of Sir Daniel K Sandford at the Late Protestant Meeting in a Letter Addressed to the Honourable the Lord Provost of Glasgow by a Consistent Reformer" published by John Lawson in Glasgow in 1832. "Sermons Delivered on Occasion of the Death of the Rev. John Dick D.D" by John Mitchell and James Peddie published by David Robertson in Glasgow in 1833. "A Sermon Occasioned by the Death of the Rev. John Dick D.D" by Andrew Marshall published by David Robertson in Glasgow in 1833. "The Church of Scotland Magazine March 1834" containing writings on "Liberty of Conscience" "American Republican"s Defence of the Church Establishments" and "Milton"s Considerations Touching the Removal of Hirelings out of the Church" published by W.R.McPhun in Glasgow in 1834. This volume contains writings from people such as Thomas Chalmers a Scottish minister who has a town in New Zealand named after him Daniel Sandford a Scottish politician and Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow and James Peddie a Scottish writer who mostly wrote non-fiction including his book 'Capture of London'. In a half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and to the paper to the boards. The rear hinge and joint arse slightly strained but remain firm and the front hinge is also slightly strained which has resulted in the front joint starting but remaining firm. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities and caused a little loss of leather. Prior owners ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper noting the contents of the volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean throughout with the odd spot and handling mark throughout. Very Good Various hardcover
189144934Great Britain: Illustrated Newspapers Limited. Fair. 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Oversized bound copies of The Graphic Illustrated Newspaper a weekly from July 11 1891 to December 19 1891. The graphics and ads are wonderful but most notable is the actual first edition a serialized and bowderlized version of Thomas Hardy's Tess of d'Urbervilles EXCEPT for the final December 26 1891 installment. The half leather marbled paper covers and many pages are rough but it is an exceptionally rare collection as is. Photos will be sent upon request. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Illustrated Newspapers Limited hardcover
189013709London: Trischler and Company. Very Good. 1890. 7th thousand. Paperback. Under the gum tree is a collection of 12 short stories by various Australian authors who were prominent at the time. They include Tasma and Hume Nisbet. Two of Mrs. Praed's stories were included in the book. 216 pages with 8 pages of adverts at rear seventh thousand 1890. Printed paper wrapper with repairs to wrapper at spine faint ring stain on front cover very good copy digital images supplied on request. ; 180 x 120mm; 216 pages . Trischler and Company paperback
1886649L12Various: Various 1886-1890. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 16" by 11.5". Various. A beautifully bound selection of Victorian periodicals. Being a collection of four single month issues of various publications from 1886-1890. With beautiful coloured plates. Comprising of: 'Yule Tide Cassell's Christmas Annual' 'The Queen The Lady's Newspaper and Court Chronicle' - March 1886 issue 'The Gentlewoman' Volume I No 10 September 13 1890. 'The Graphic Christmas Number 1886' 'Yule Tide' is undated. Advert for 'Borax Dry Soap' states 'For The Year Eighty Eight and All Succeeding Time' and publisher's adverts are for the year 1888-89 therefore this is likely to be from December 1888. 'The Graphic Christmas Number' contains eleven large colour plates one of which is a double-page spread. With the front wrap for 'The Graphic' bound in at the rear. With four full page images to 'Yule Tide'. All three of the periodicals are adorned with adverts for Victorian companies such as Beechams Pears' Soap and Cadbury's. There are numerous adverts for wig-makers and corsets in addition to Liberty and Co London. 'Yule Tide' is a publication by Cassell and Co intended as a festive gift. It contains poems short stories and a humorous image of anthropomorphic cats. An advert for Beechams is to the start of this work which depicts Henry Fielding as Hamlet with the caption 'To Beecham or not to Beecham'. 'The Queen' is a periodical tailored for women. There are job vacancies for governesses companions book reviews opera reviews fashion bridal dress advice sewing and embroidery patterns and much more. 'The Gentlewoman' was a weekly illustrated paper for women that was founded in 1890. It originally ran under the title 'The Gentlewoman: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Gentlewomen' before merging with 'Eve: The Lady's Pictorial' in 1926. Over the years contributors to this periodical included Bram Stoker Frances Trollope Florence Marryat Arthur Conan Doyle and Mrs Edward Kennard. This issue has chapters on gardening 'jottings from the moors' and chapters from 'A New Novel' by Miss Katherine Watson. 'The Graphic' was a British weekly newspaper noted for its illustrations. The periodical held great esteem in the art world and noted admirers include Vincent Van Gogh and Hubert von Herkomer. Contributors included Randolph Caldecott Luke Fildes James H Dowd and more. A lovely example of the variety periodicals available in the Victorian era. In a full straight-grained morocco binding. Externally excellent with just some minor shelfwear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages otherwise just the odd spots to pages. Very Good Indeed Various hardcover
1860159119) mit 7 Eintragungen von Freunden aus den Jahren 1856 - 1860. Sie stammen aus Welzheim (1), Rudersberg (3; mit den heutigen Ortsteilen Oberndorf u. Unterschlechtbach), Neuffen (1) sowie Kirchenkirnberg (OT von Murrhardt) u. dem nahebei liegenden Weiler Thäle (Täle). Quer-8vo. (Blattgr. ca. 6,3 : 11 cm). Albumblätter zus. mit 21 unbeschriebenen Blättern lose in farbig lithographierter u. geprägter Pappkassette mit geprägtem Deckeltitel "Album"; Deckelgelenk gebrochen und mit grobem Leinenstreifen innerhalb der Kassette repariert. [2 Warenabbildungen]
190083196(Jahrmarktsszenen). Ganzseitige Darstellung von Lothar Meggendorfer. Blattgröße ca. 42 : 33 cm. München, Braun & Schneider, ca. 1900.
181870683(Leipzig, Reclam) 1818. 1818. X, 113 S. Neuer marmorierter Halbleder mit eingebundenem vorderen Orig.-Umschlag.
181078978Hamburg, August Campe u. (ab Heft 3) Perthes bzw. Perthes & Besser 1810 - 1827. 1810. Quer-Gr.-8° Jedes Heft mit Titelblatt u. 2 S. Text. Komplett mit zus. 132 Kupfertafeln (davon 23 mehrfach gefaltet) mit hunderten von Abbildungen. 2 Hallblederbde der Zeit u. 2 lithogr. Orig.-Umschläge.
1835107719Paris. Danlos, Editeur. (Ohne Jahr. Um 1835 ?). Leporello. 30 Blättern mit je einer Ansicht in Stahlstich sowie einer zusätzlich mont. Ansicht auf dem Einband mit hübscher, vergoldeter Bordürenumrahmung. (Teils etwas angestaubt. Gutes Exemplar). 11x15 cm
1900201343Sammelalbum mit 90 Blatt für 540 Ansichtkarten, um 1900. Format ca. 38 : 22 cm. Blauer Original-Leinenband mit farbigem Jugenstildekor (Rote Lilie und Schafgarbe) auf dem Vorderdeckel und Jugendstilpapiervorsätzen; gering berieben, hinteres Gelenk an einer Stelle ca. 5 cm aufgeplatzt. [3 Warenabbildungen]
1890371054 lithographierte Tafeln in Sepia auf Glanzpapier. O. O. u. J. (um 1890). Quer-Gr.-8vo. (17,3 x 23,2 cm). Roter Orig.-Leinwandband mit Gold- u. Schwarzprägung.
182354028Paris. Chez Charles Gosselin et Ponthieu. 1823. (8), 72, (8) Seiten. Breitrandiges unbeschnittenes Exemplar. Original-Broschur mit Titelumrahmung (Papier durchgehend wellig u. gering fleckig) 22x14 cm.
1871329109Various Publishers 1871. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: various pages; diagrams; illustrated; maps. Contents: The Principles of Outpost Duty -- The Mhow Court Martial on Paymaster Smales -- The Prosecutor's Rejoinder on the Evidence -- The System of Attack of the Prussian Infantry in the Campaign of 1870-71 -- Upon the Art of Operating under the Enemy's Fire With As Little Loss as Possible -- The Next Battle-Field -- About Tactics -- The Relative Power of Nations -- Regulations for the Training of Troops for Service in the Fields -- The Elementary Tactics of the Prussian Infantry -- Military Reports: Addressed to the French War Minister -- Memorandum The New System of Drill. Subjects: Franco-Provencial War Period. 19th century. Genre: History. Various Publishers hardcover
18833880542Various 1883. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.Further information supplied on request. Spine faded and worn. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Various unknown
18961000H19London; Oxford: Henry Frowde; The Clarendon Press; Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press 1896-1933. Cloth. Very Good. 7 by 4.5. None Stated. A substantial uniformly bound Oxford-issued collection of sixteen literary and critical editions spanning Romantic poetry Victorian prose and Shakespearean scholarship. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.A sixteen-volume collection of Oxford-issued literary and critical editions comprising poetry prose and scholarly criticism from the Romantic and Victorian periods. The set includes edited texts of Shelley Blake Wordsworth Coleridge Browning Johnson Peacock Kinglake and others alongside literary essays and reprints drawn from Oxford scholarship.Comprising: 1896 More Echoes from the Oxford Magazine: Being a Second Series of Reprints of Seven Years. 1905 The Lyrical Poems of William Blake by William Blake. Text by John Sampson with an introduction by Walter Raleigh. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Collated complete. 1906 Kinglake"s Eothen by Alexander William Kinglake. With an introduction and notes by D. G. Hogarth. 1907 Scripture and Truth: Dissertations by Benjamin Jowett. With an introduction by Lewis Campbell. 1909 Shelley"s Literary and Philosophical Criticism by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Edited with an introduction by John Shawcross. 1909 Fireside Travels by James Russell Lowell. With an introduction by E. V. Lucas. 1910 Shelley"s Prose in the Bodleian Manuscripts by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Edited with corrections additions notes and unpublished fragments by A. H. Koszul. 1911 Hurd"s Letters on Chivalry and Romance with the Third Elizabethan Dialogue by Richard Hurd. Edited with an introduction by Edith J. Morley. 1912 Morgann"s Essay on the Dramatic Character of Sir John Falstaff by Maurice Morgann. Edited by William Arthur Gill. 1923 Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock. Reprinted from the edition of 1818. 1924 Wordsworth and Coleridge: Lyrical Ballads 1798 by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Edited by H. Littledale. 1924 Select Poems of Lord de Tabley by John Leicester Warren Lord de Tabley. Edited by John Drinkwater. 1925 Jane Taylor: Prose and Poetry by Jane Taylor. With an introduction by F. V. Barry. Illustrated with a frontispiece. 1925 Wordsworth"s Literary Criticism by William Wordsworth. Edited with an introduction by Nowell C. Smith. 1931 Johnson on Shakespeare: Essays and Notes by Samuel Johnson. Selected and set forth with an introduction by Walter Raleigh. 1933 Browning"s Men and Women 1855 by Robert Browning. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Previous owner"s ink inscription to front free endpaper of "Morgann"s." Previous bookseller"s discreet label to rear paste down of "Shelley"s" and to front paste down of "Johnson on Shakespeare". Rear free endpaper of Scripture and Truth removed retaining a small portion of the torn leaf to the gutter. Front free endpaper of "Hurd"s" removed. Bookplate of H A Lowe to front paste down of "Kinglake"s." Previous owner"s ink inscription to title page of "Hurd"s" "Jane Taylor" and "Wordsworth"s". Stamp of Knowle Collegiate Bristol to the rear free endpaper of "Hurd"s." Bookplate of Katherine Dunham to front paste down of "William Blake." Minor blistering to front board of "William Blake." The odd spot of damp staining to front board of "Men and Women." Slight rubbing to front paste down likely where previous bookseller"s label has been removed. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots heavier to first and last few leaves. One or two light pencil annotations to the odd copy. Very Good Henry Frowde; The Clarendon Press; Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press hardcover
18275925Blatt mit 6 lithogr. Ansichten. Karlsruhe, (Lithogr. Institut von C. F. Müller), [1827]. 1,8 x 1,5 cm. Lithograph. Orig.-Umschlag mit dreiseitigem Goldschnitt.
18962536Karlsruhe, Bielefeld, (1896). 24 Bl. Mit 46 ganzseitigen Abbildungen. Qu.-4°. Original-Halbleinwand mit Deckelillustration.
182945371Maine: State of Maine 1829. first edition. document. Very good . Honorable discharge document signed by Samuel Cony Adjutant-General of Maine to Daniel Morgan Paymaster of the Fourth Regiment in the First Brigade and third division of the militia. Dated 1829 in several places with written notes regarding the various filings of the discharge at the time. Printed on hand-made paper with the specifics written in. Condition is VERY GOOD ; paper is clean and perfectly readable. Originall folded in 4ths. Some loss to upper edge. Eph. RGR. State of Maine unknown
1848120843Hamburg, Verlags-Comptoir, 1848. 1. Aufl. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen im Text. 124 S. Kl. 8°, OHLnbd. (ca.).
18631364<p>Harpers Monthly 1863. soft. 6.5"" X 10"". Original Edition Publisher-Printing Location:Harper & Brothers New York Date and Numbering: Harper's New Monthly Magazine October 1863 Volume XXVII Number CLXI Size and Page Count:6.5"" X 10"" Tall 150 pages</p><p>Condition: Good- binding good spine cover flaking and darkened cover has staining and a few tears rear cover is present but unattached some foxing</p><p>Illustrations Information: <strong>36 woodcut illustrations</strong> -------- An excellent opportunity for the collector researcher or historian --------- Articles and Information:</p><ul><li>The First Cruise of the Monitor Passaic -By Edgar Holden<strong> with 21 Illustrations</strong></li><li>Poem: Abide in faith -By Ellen A. Hastings</li><li>Scenes in the War of 1812. IV. "The Niagara frontier -By Benson John Lossing with <strong>9 Illustrations</strong></li><li>The fiery colliery of Fiennes -By Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford</li><li>The Army correspondent -By Lorenzo Crounse</li><li>The Small House at Allington chaps. XXXIV-XXXVI -By Anthony Trollope</li><li>Romola chaps. LXVIII-LXXII; epilogue -By George Eliot</li><li>Anti-Herodism -By M.G. Snow</li><li>The little heiress -By D.R. Castleton</li><li>Poem: October -By George Arnold</li><li>The religious life of the Negro Slave second paper -By Charles A. Raymond</li><li>Agatha and the exile -By Frederic B. Frederic Beecher Perkins</li><li>Poem: The Battle of Bennington -By Alfred Billings</li><li>Street Aroostook and the Madawaska -By Charles Hallock Tableaux vivans -By Katherine Williams In memoriam: "Alice B. Haven: -By Caroline H.B. Richards Monthly record of current events/Department- includes The Presidents letter to General Grant The Army of Virginia etc. Editor's easy chair -By George William Curtis Fashions for October/Department</li></ul> Harpers Monthly
186776<p>1867 archive of orders for trunks made by J.C. Locke & Son of upstate New York. 30 orders from March 11 to December 14 to be delivered by Merchants Union Express United States Express American Express "they agree to take Pritchards trunks and deliver them any where but Rochester & Syracuse for 1/each" Western Union Express or direct by railroad. The trunk styles include: Saratoga Packing Dress Barrel Top Plain Gothic Railroad linen collar trunk in patent leather leather cornered hat box Ladies with a place for a parasol etc. Locke and Sons paid taxes in the now obsolete 28th Congressional District of New York based in Rochester Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Their customers are fairly local: LeRoy Elmira Geneva Owego Niagara Falls Penn Yan etc. An interesting view of styles of trunks and their prices. In 1878 J. C. Locke received a patent for a trunk design. </p>
18840001068MADRAS INDIA. Very Good. 1884. On offer is an archive of six 6 items relating to one man's career being an unsuccessful railway and mining engineer in India in the late 19th century including: a rather terse and angry 4 page handwritten letter dated 1894 regarding the poor performance of the Mechanical Engineer on site and steps to repair the performance of the Mohpani Coal & Iron Company; a pair of printed testimonials: 1 for the Bengel Iron and Steele Company 1894; and 2 for South Eastern Railway 1878; partially printed signed document attesting a particular 'Fitter' having been a member of the Railway Volunteer Corps from Station Jamalpur signed by C.H. Lashi dated 1886; a 2 page handwritten letter wherein the English recipient is to present himself post haste to Calcutta and receive duties of an Engineering type by Duncan MacMillan and Co.; a partially printed signed folio sized document to T.G.E. Scaife from the Bezwada-Madras Railway dated 1896 from the Chief Engineer regarding a pay increase but also comments that Mr. Scaife will not be a success for a variety of reasons expounded upon. Some faults but overall G.; English; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; INDIA RAILWAYS RAILROADS ENGINEERING SUB CONTINENT MADRAS MINING HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY RELIGION ROYALTY NOBILITY CALLIGRAPHY PAPAL VATICAN CATHOLIC ROMAN CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento Manuscrito Bezwada-Madras Railway . unknown
18871035Cassell and Company. 1887. Hardcover. Very rough condition please see pictures. It is hard to find and quite rare but it's been loved. This vintage hardcover book titled "Cheerful Clatter" by O.M. Dunham is a rare find for any collector of antique books. The book was originally printed in 1887 by Cassell and Company Limited and features numerous engravings by various artists. The illustrations bring to life the stories of famous fairy tales and fantasy characters.This first edition book is in its original form and has not been modified or personalized. It is a great addition to any collection of rare books and would make a perfect gift for any book enthusiast. The book is written in English and has been printed in the United States.; 10.00 x 8.00 x 4.00 . Cassell and Company hardcover