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190671612xx 167 pages contains sonnets from Shakespeare Keats Milton and many others this edition is limited to 535 copies and is printed on handmade paper at the Chiswick Press Published by S. Wellwood hardcover
00005106Edinburgh: Le Roy Phillips 131 pages colored tipped in plates the boards are lightly sunned with a small stain on cover. The backstrip is sunned green yellow with some light wear. Le Roy Phillips hardcover
19102918Oakland: P.C. : A.C. 1910. First Edition. Cardboard covers. Near Fine/Clear 4 mil mylar folder. Unpaginated 30. Tipped in frontispiece from photograph by Annie W. Brigman with tissue guard. Mottled heavy paper wrappers; gilt cover and spine titling. 4 1/4" x 8 1/4". One poem per page by California's premier poets as of 1910 with a facsimile signature of each poet. Included are Ina Coolbrith George Sterling first printing of Sterling's "The Moth of Time" Jack London Joaquin Miller and Charles Keeler. A Near Fine copy A bit rubbed from handling; slight edgewear now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. P.C. : A.C. unknown
1924217015United Kingdom: Ernest Benn 1924. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback quarto printed paper covered boards a little age-toned a very good tightly bound copy text clean and unmarked b&w plates 102pp. Ernest Benn Hardcover
113890144X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1894968P35London: Methuen and Co 1894. First edition. Leather. Good Only. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this anthology presenting the best writings of English prose across a period of almost three centuries. The first edition.This volume collects together the best examples of writing character and incident from English prose dating from 1387 to 1649. Including writings by William Caxton Sir Thomas Malory Sir Thomas More John Foxe Sir Walter Raleigh William Shakespeare John Donne Francis Bacon Sir Thomas Overbury Ben Jonson and more. Selected and edited by William Ernest Henley and Charles Whibley. In a prize binding for King William's College Isle of Man with a prize label to the front paste down. In a full calf prize binding. Externally with a dampstain to the tail of the boards. Spots to the boards. Spine is age-toned. Light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prize label to the front paste down. Small tide mark to the fore edge. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Good Only Methuen and Co hardcover
1850456374Various 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original half calf over marble boards in which the text block is now loose. The binding is shaken; in general each composition is now loose with some threading remaining between them. Externally worn but sound; joints head and foot of spine and corners are worn with light scuffs to the boards. The spine is gilt-blocked ""Music"" and somewhat rubbed. Small tear at the rear top joint. Some faint foxing internally with some offsetting; leaves are strong overall. A very serviceable copy. Date is suggested. Physical description; 1 volume variously paginated : music ; 35 cm. Notes; A bound collection of engraved sheet music for piano published in London c.1830-1855. The volume contains popular dances and character pieces of the period including: Gervasius Redler's quadrille 'Les petites Caledoniennes' with an illustrated title page by J. Brandard; waltzes attributed to or associated with Carl Maria von Weber; polkas by William Henry Cooke and J.W. Marshall; and various other instrumental arrangements. The works reflect the popular musical tastes of the early Victorian era. Subjects; Piano music - 19th century - Scores Dance music - England - 19th century - Scores Waltzes - Scores Polkas - Scores Quadrilles - Scores Sheet music - England - London - 19th century. Various hardcover
1943026385London: Amateur Entomologist's Society 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo. 1943-1956. Leaflets present include 3-10 13-15 18 21 24 25 27 & 28 the titles of the last three being Collecting Bumble Bees by Poole; A Study of the Insects Living on the Wayfaring Tree by Side; and Killing Setting and Storing Butterflies and Moths. Red cloth hardback binding with gilt lettering very good slightly marked. Contents clean and tight. A very good collection. Amateur Entomologist's Society Hardcover
1860456391London : Various 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Good tight copy in contemporary half black leather over dark teal marble boards now somewhat worn with edges and the ends and joints of the spine somewhat rubbed. The spine is gilt-blocked ""Music."" Internally strong with faint dust-dulling foxing and offsetting throughout as expected from age. Some light creasing and small marginal tears as from page-turning. Remains very well-preserved overall. Physical description; 1 volume variously paginated : music portrait ; 35 cm. Notes; A bound collection of engraved sheet music published in London c.1810-1860. The volume comprises pedagogical works and salon pieces for piano including: Henri Bertini's 'Etudes caractéristiques' Op. 66 edited by Cipriani Potter; J.B. Cramer's 'Useful extracts' scales and preparatory exercises; Friedrich Kalkbrenner's 'Scales in the four positions'; N.B. Challoner's collection of national melodies 'Lays of harmony'; and L. Bosanquet's arrangement of 'The original Parisian fantasia' for piano or harp; and several others. Represents a practical anthology for the amateur pianist of the period. Subjects; Piano - Studies and exercises - 19th century - Scores Piano music - 19th century - Scores Songs with piano - 19th century - Scores Sheet music - England - London - 19th century. London : [Various] hardcover
1825LTH15-B-21London; Dublin: Religious Tract Society; J M Porteus; Francis Westley c1825-30. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 4" by 2.5". None. A charming and unique collection of moral and religious short stories. The majority of the works in this volume original published by the Religious Tract Society. Two stories published elsewhere with separate title pages. Of the 16 stories in this collection 15 have title pages 13 of which were published by The Religious Tract Society. With 6 full page illustrations as well as 120 vignettes in the text including finis tailpieces. Also bound in are 16 descriptive plates of stereotypical characteristics of natives from a selection of countries worldwide including Peru Wales and Mexico. Stories included in this volume as as follows: The Little-Peace Maker The Woodcutter Truth and Falsehood; The True History of Jane and Lucy The Welsh Weaver The History of John Robins The Sower Mary Gray: The Sunday School The History of Ann Hart The Willow Tree by Charlotte Elizabeth Second Edition Characters of Christ in Scripture Prepare! Old Catherine Prescott The Villager's Daughter Fourth Edition The Red-Hot Poker Children's Wishes A Lesson in the Garden The Real Value Lucy; or I Will Not be Naughty Again Papa The Affectionate Daughter The Clean Heart The Christian Drummer The Irish Girl The Bubble Stories of Sunday Scholars The Two Sunday School Girls The Wonderful Cure of Namaan The Religious Tract Society founded in 1799 was the original name of a major British publisher of Christian literature. In particular the literature produced was aimed at children women and the poor. In a full calf binding with five raised bands. Externally excellent with just light rubbing. Mark to rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean. Pages for The Willow Tree and The Villager's Daughter foxed. Loss to one page at Old Catherine Prescott not affecting text. Some pages close cropped not affecting text. Very Good Indeed Religious Tract Society; J M Porteus; Francis Westley hardcover
1783LTH6-E-2Not Stated: Not Stated 1783-93. Leather. Fair. 12.5" by 7.5". None. A Bound Volume of Eignteenth Century Local Personal and Private Acts. There are a total of twenty-four acts in total. With a hand-written index to the front of the volume. The volume consists of: An Act to Enable His Majesty to grant the Inheritance of certain Lands or Grounds situate at or near Painshill in the several Parishes of Cobham Walton and Wisley in the County of Surrey to George Chamberlaine Esquire; George Bond Esquire One of His Majesty's Serjeants at Law; and Sir Samuel Hayes Baronet of the Kingdom of Ireland upon the Trusts declared by the Will of Benjamin Bond Hopkins Esquire deceased of and concerning his Estate at Painshill aforesaid 1795. An Act to Dissolve the Marriage of William Bright with Hannah Lockwood his now Wife and to enable him to marry again and for other Purposes therein mentioned An Act to Dissolve the Marriage of Henry Farrer Esquire with Mary Goldsmith his now Wife and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned 1796. An Act to Dissolve the Marriage of Andrew Bayntun Esquire with Lady Maria Coventry his now Wife and to enable him to marry again and for other Purposes therein-mentioned 1783. A Bill for Ascertaining the Composition to be paid for the Tithe of Hops planted in Fields in the Parish of Farnham in the County of Surry 1793. An Act for taking down the Church Chancel and Tower belonging to the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalen in Bridgnorth in the County of Salop and for re-building the same and for enlarging the Burial Ground of the said Parish. An Act for Essectuating and establishing and Exchange agreed upon between Charles Duke of Norfolk and Francis Ferrand Foljambe Esquire of certain Lands and other Hereditaments in the Counties of York Nottingham and Derby 1792. An Act for Confirming an Agreement between William Earl of Radnor and the President and Fellows of Queen's College Cambridge for an Exchange of the Advowson of Seagrave in the County of Leicester for the Advowson of Great Chiverel in the County of Wilts. An Act for Establishing and Confirming an Agreement made between William Parkes and Thomas Read and Mary his Wife; and the Right Honourable George Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle and Earl of Warwick; for the Exchange of certain Lands in the County of Warwick and in the Borough of Warwick in the said County 1791. An Act for Confirming and rendering effectual a Partition between Daniel Leo Esquire and Letitia his Wife and Mary Puleston Widow of several Estates in the Counties of Flint Denbigh and Caernarvon late the Estates of John Davies of Llanerch Esquire and for other Purposes therein mentioned 1792. An Act for Establishing and Confirming a certain Exchange agreed upon between his Grace the Archbishop of York and William Markham Esquire of certain Lands and Hereditaments of the said Archbishop called Beckey Grange in the Parish of Abberford in the County of York for certain Lands and Hereditaments of the said William Markham situate at Langthorne and Crakehall in the Parishes of Bedale and Hornby or one of them in the said County 1791. An Act to Empower the Right Honourable Henry Earl Fauconberg and others to grant Building Leases of certain settled Lands near or adjoining to the Town of Macclesfield in the County of Chester. An Act for Enabling the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Bristol to grant a Lease of Part of the Lands of the said Dean and Chapter in the Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel in the City of Bristol for the Purpose of Building thereon 1792. An Act for Vesting the Estates devised by the Will of the Honourable Elizabeth Byng deceased in the County of Somerset in Trustees to be sold and for investing the Money arising by the Sale thereof in the Purchase of other Estates to be settled to the like Uses to which the Estates so to be sold are subject 1791. An Act for Vesting certain Messuages Lands and other Hereditaments in the Counties of Berks and Bucks being the Estates devised and settled by the Will of Catherine Edwin Spinster deceased in Trustees to be sold and conveyed to John Martindale Esquire and his Heirs and for laying out the Money arising by such Sale in the Purchase of other Lands and Hereditaments to be more conveniently situate as therein-mentioned to be settled to the same Uses as the said settled Estates now stand settled by the said Will 1792. An Act for Discharging divers Manors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments belonging to Sir Edward Bayntun Rolt Baronet and Andrew Bayntun Rolt Esquire from a certain Limitation contained in an Indenture of Release bearing Date the Twenty-second Day of August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-seven 1789. An Act for Vesting certain Parts of the settled Estates of Thomas Estcourt Esquire in the counties of Gloucester and Wilts in Trustees to be sold and exchanged; and for laying out Part of the Money arising by Sale in other Estates to be settled to the same Uses and for applying the Residue in Discharge of Incumbrances 1790. An Act for Discharging Part of the Leashehold Estates of Edward Baron de Clifford in Spring Garden in Middlesex from the Pin Money Jointure and Younger Children's Portions secured thereon and for making such Portions the First Charge upon the Residue of the Funds subjected thereto; and for impowering the Trustees of the said Baron de Clifford to sell the Remainder of the said Leaseholds and apply the Produce upon the Trusts of his Marriage Settlement and until Sale to grant Building and Repairing Leases 1792. An Act for Appointing Commissioners to sell and dispose of a certain unfinished Building at or near Taunton in the County of Somerset intended for a Public Hospital or Infirmary and of a Piece of Ground belonging thereto in case a sufficient sum of Money shall not be raised by Subscription within a limited Time for finishing the said Building and paying the Money due on Account thereof 1792. A Bill to Enable the Earl of Egremont to make and maintain the River Rother navigable from the Town of Midhurst to a certain Meadow called the Railed Pieces or Stopham Meadow in the Parish of Stopham and a navigable Cut from the said River to the River Arun at or near Stopham Bridge in the County of Sussex; and for other Purposes 1791. A Bill for Making and Maintaining a Navigable Canal from or near the Town of Grantham in the County of Lincoln to the River Trent at or near Ratcliffe in the County of Nottingham 1792. An Act for Repairing or Rebuilding the Pier adjoining to the Harbour of Broadstairs in the Isle of Thanet in the County of Kent; and for the better preserving the said Harbour and for removing and preventing Obstructions Nuisances and Annoyances and regulating the Mooring of Ships and Vessels within the said Harbour 1792. A Bill to Explain and amend an Act made in the sixth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second intituled "An Act for erecting Piers in "and for repairing and keeping in Repair the "Harbour of Littlehampton called Arundel-Port "in the County of Sussex;" and for impowering the Commissioners acting under the said Act to improve the Navigation to the River Arun from the said Harbour to the Town of Arundel in the said County 1793. In a calf leather binding front board is calf rear board is a marbled paper covered board. Externally worn. Front board is detached but present. Internally binding is loosening in places. Front end papers are loose. Pages are generally bright and clean with some browning and age-toning. There is a hand-written index to the front of the volume. Fair Not Stated hardcover
1968mon0000131971Paul Hamlyn 1968T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Third Impression with dust jacket dedication - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order Paul Hamlyn hardcover
188945451Rockland Maine: The FRee Press 1889. first edition. Paperback. Good. 6 x 9 in. 78 pp. Blue paper wraps. Condition is GOOD ; front cover is attached just at the top. Covers toned at edges with a small ink notation. Text bright a coupe of pgs have pencil margin marks. Scarce item. Maine. RGR. The FRee Press paperback
2015115238Snoeck Publishers. New. 2015. Hardcover. 9461612540 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - -- with a bonus offer-- . Snoeck Publishers hardcover
18771007N26London: Sampson Low Marston and Company 1877. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Various. A fascinating history into European painting exploring numerous different schools and exploring how they differentiate from one another. A Brief History of the Painters of All Schools an art history of various European schools of art dating to Ancient Greece written by French art historian Louis Viardot with the assistance of biographical details from well-known sources. The translated edition.In the publisher's decorative original green cloth bound by Burn and Co. Contains a frontispiece of the Sistine Chapel and all thirty-nine other principal illustrations many of which are plates. Collated complete.Offering most attention to the various schools of the Renaissance Viardot's history offers us fascinating glimpses of how painting transformed and differentiated from one area of Europe to another looking at the Castilian and Paduan schools. As well as being a skilled art historian Viardot translated a number of Spanish and Russian literary works popularising them in his native France. In the publisher's decorative original green cloth. Externally mostly smart with the odd small mark. Slight rubbing to joints and edges with a minor lift to cloth at bottom of front board. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Brown end papers are generally clean with slight browning to the extremities. Binding stamp to rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with slight age toning to leaf extremities. Very Good Sampson Low, Marston and Company hardcover
70783Aldershot: Gale and Polden Limited 1948. Regimental History INSCRIBED THIRD EDITION. Octavo 22 x 15cm pp.x; 115 3. With nine illustrated plates including a frontispiece and nine maps some folding. INSCRIBED by the editor Maj.-Gen. Sir Hereward Wake in black ink to the fly-leaf: 'To Lieut. Colonel Peter Earle from the Editor with many thanks for his assistance especially the map facing page 1. H.W. Nov. 1948.' Publisher's green cloth with silver titles and decoration to spine and upper. Occasional pencil annotations especially to preliminaries. Moderate general wear to binding including a ring-mark to the front cover. Very good. Aldershot: Gale and Polden Limited, 1948 unknown
192324201East Pittsburgh Pa.: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. 1923. 54 pages cream cardboard with a tipped in color plate on front cover. Solid copy with cracks on spine from being bent a small label glued around spine and front and back covers a 1" tear on right edge of front cover previous owner's name in fountain pen ink on front cover and covers show light wear. Interior is clean and unmarked. A history of the electric street car and trolley. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good- Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. paperback
1446500357.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1446503585.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
196806039New York: Guardian 1968. A broken run of 26 issues this leftist weekly tabloid which began as the National Guardian in 1948 and changed names to the Guardian in February 1968. The majority of issues included in this run are from 1976 with coverage indicative of the paper's embrace of Marxism-Leninism third world liberation struggles and support for the New Communist Movement. African liberation struggles dominate many of the issues with domestic coverage of black liberation labor struggles the economy and its effect on working people prisoner campaigns etc. The earliest issue of this run was published April 13 1968 a week after MLK's assassination with ample coverage of the black community's response. Issues included are: Vol. 20 No. 28; Vol. 22 Nos. 2-4 6; May 26 1976 June 2 1976 June 9 1976 June 16 1976 June 23 1976 August 18 1976 August 25 1976 September 8 1976 September 15 1976 September 29 1976 October 6 1976 October 13 1976 October 20 1976 October 27 1976 November 10 1976 November 17 1976 November 24 1976 December 1 1976 December 8 1976 December 15 1976 & January 5 1977. Most VG with a few issues wrinkled or lightly worn a few misfolded a few others with small closed tears. New York: Guardian unknown
1999Q-1857092732National Gallery Publications 1999. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! National Gallery Publications paperback
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0548778213.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
116410540X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback