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18450009017London: The Punch Office 1845. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 16mo 112 pages later full polished brown calf <br/><br/>37 selections in prose and poetry to celebrate the holidays from Winter solstice to New Year's Day with plum pudding snapdragons dragons and advice on handling money at Christmas etc. "You resign yourself. Leaning back in your arm-chair you gaze vacantly on the bars of the grate and upon an indistinct vision of yourself in the character of a Christmas goose -- ready plucked and being done to a turn -- when the phantom vanishes at a horrible whisper - half heard - from your wife's lips and ending with "Ether that Paisley shawl or a new grand piano love !" The Punch Office hardcover
1899001824New York: McLoughlin Bros 1899. Paperback. Good . 14 p.: 6 full-page chromolithographed illustrations; 27 cm. Chromolithographed paper wrappers. Title and publication information from front wrapper. Text begins and ends inside wrappers and those pages are included in page count. Gift inscription at head of first page of text dated Dec. 25 1908. The story told in verse about 3 brothers--Frank Best Harry Good and Tommy Reckless--and how Santa and Frank teach Tommy "True penitence" for killing Frank's dog. McLoughlin issued this story at least three times with different illustrations. This edition has a copyright date on the front cover but the illustrator is not identified. In Good Condition: front cover has vertical creasing; edges rubbed; covers slightly soiled; corners of front cover creased; just starting to separate at tail of spine; lower page corners lightly creased; occasional light soiling in lower margins; otherwise pages are clean and illustrations are bright. A very scarce McLoughlin publication. McLoughlin Bros paperback
182798804New York: Published by the American Tract Society and sold at their depository no. 144 Nassau-Street 1827-1832. 1827-1832. Very good. - Octodecimo 18mo 6-6/8 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide. Softcover laid into pictorial wrappers featuring a woodcut by Alexander Anderson. The corners of the covers are creased and there is a slit along the tail of the spine. The wrappers consist of 4-pages. The pamphlet itself consists of 8 numbered pages with the woodcut repeated on the first page and it is laid into the wrappers forming a total of 12 pages. There is a circular stain to the inner edges of the pages. Very good. <p>First edition. American Tract Society pamphlet number 183.<p>In the American tract magazine of November 1831 authorship is attributed to the Rev. Joseph S. Christmas. As to the date the American Tract Society was located at 144 Nassau Street between 1827 and 1832.<p>On the fourth page of the wrapper is printed a hymn by Isaac Watts "Imploring Mercy". New York: Published by the American Tract Society, and sold at their depository, no. 144 Nassau-Street, [1827-1832]. paperback
1885233875Boston: J. Stilman Smith 1885. First separate publication of this work. 1 vols. 12mo. Original wrappers printed in red and black slight cover toning. A fine copy. First separate publication of this work. 1 vols. 12mo. On the verso of the front wrapper is printed "A Christmas Present from Edward E. Hale". On the cover Hale has written in the top margin "Hon. H. C. Lodge" ; further down by the printed line "By Edward E. Hale D.D." Hale has crossed out the "By" and "D.D." and written "With the best wishes of". This story by the the author of The Man without a Country is followed by the three stanzas of Hale's reverential "Boston Club Song". A splendid association copy. J. Stilman Smith unknown
1866CH103NY: Gen. Prot. Episc. S.S. Union and Church Book Society 1866. First. Cloth. Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Cloth gilt 71pp. frontispiece. A couple of light splash stains on the front board else a very good or a little better copy. A collection of instructive Christmas stories made possible by the contributions of the Sunday School of the Cathederal Church of Chicago. OCLC locates no copies in American libraries. A very scarce Christmas and juvenile title. <br/><br/> Gen. Prot. Episc. S.S. Union and Church Book Society hardcover
18886475Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1888. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4 Inches. 69 PP. Original 1888 early printing of the second book from Kate Douglas Wiggin. Housed in the original VERY SCARCE jacket. Original green boards with elaborate decoration to covers. DJ tattered as would be expected for one from the 1880's! Houghton Mifflin hardcover
188415899<p>Covers damaged by wood-borer now treated and holes filled. One leather corner has been replaced; the other 3 cnrs have been restored; the leather on the spine is in good condition but the marbled paper is extremely rubbed. The title p has bee re-affixed with a strip in the gutter. 2pp torn out from law No 39 of 1884. On request will be fitted into a modern slipcase of marbled paper. But if not required the price will be reduced. Copy of "Res Mag Durban dated 14.2.88" with enclosed letters and various annotations in differend hands. Unique. A work in progress so photos supplied on request.</p> (Vause, Slatter -Printers) hardcover
184854309New York B. Appleton & Co. 1848. 8vo. 165 x 12 cm. In original state with black covers moulded from a mixture of papier-mâché and plaster to imitate a Gothic carved wood-binding. Spine in black leather with title in raised letters. Binding in near mint state. 32 chromolithographed pages incl. title-page with framed text on thick cardboard. All edges gilt. The gluing was originally bad so this copy is neathly reinforced in joints. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First American publication. It was published in London the year before 1847 in the same design and execution. "It was the first of the so-called 'papier mache' bindings contrived to look like carved ebony. the result was splendidly gothic and impressive." Ruari Mclean. </em> hardcover
185518139Paris: Didot 1855. Deluxe edition with full amount of photos. With 8 mounted photographic vignettes after drawings by F.J. Barrias. 64 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Marbled boards red morocco spine covers worn internally fine. Deluxe edition with full amount of photos. With 8 mounted photographic vignettes after drawings by F.J. Barrias. 64 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Inscribed by the editor on flyleaf "A Monsieur et Mme de La Grange.". The Truthful Lens 179 notes; Yanul Photographically Illustrated Books Before 1860 P. 7 notes Didot unknown
189031364N Y N Y/ Germany: Dutton/ E Nister. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1890. Paperback. Chromo-lithograph; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6"; 12 pages; Each page with chromo illustrations. 4 x 5" . Dutton/ E Nister paperback
182066545London: printed by Thomas Davison Whitefriars 1820. First octavo edition following the quarto edition of the previous year; 8vo pp. 4 227 1; original gray paper-covered boards printed paper label on spine; a near fine copy. printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars unknown
1822221034London Benbow 1822. 1822. Early edition. Small 8vo. Original tan boards printed paper spine label with original price of 2s. 6d. upper hinge starting. Good-very good. 183 pages. Hardcover. London, Benbow, 1822. hardcover
185534377London: David Bogue 1855. An early edition in pleasing binding. With 53 lovely colour-tinted illustrations designed and drawn on wood by Birket Foster and engraved by Henry Vizetelly. Many of the cuts within elaborate gilt frames each page printed within a gilt boarder large gilt initials and other decorations all throughout. 4to in the publisher's deluxe binding of bright red full morocco the boards with elaborate decorative panels in gilt the spine gilt decorated in similar panel design and with festive gilt lettering board edges beveled marbled endpapers a.e.g. x 202 pp. A very attractive copy generally the text is very clean and fresh with some occasional light spotting more to the prelims as would be expected the block solid the festive red binding sturdy with firm hinges the scarlet morocco spine panel a bit darker than the covers the giltwork still very vivid and bright a little minor rubbing to the edges and shoulders. A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS POEMS AND LYRICS. Arranged by periods of English history it includes the religious hymns one would expect but also more lighthearted fair such as carols in praise of ale mistletoe and wassailing. Birket Foster steals the limelight here though his wonderful tinted engravings make this a holiday gem truly worth treasuring. David Bogue hardcover
186732581New York: James O'Kane 1867. "Fourth Edition" but actually the fourth printing of the first edition. With frontispiece and three other engraved plates by F. O. C. Darley. Small 8vo publisher's original plum cloth the upper cover and spine gilt lettered and decorated. 263pp. A beautifully preserved copy the text is fresh and clean a little uniform mellowing to the plates but no spotting at all the binding firm and strong with hinges in fine order the cloth in nice shape and unfaded but with a little expected rubbing and mellowing the gilt on the spine dulled. In all a very good and attractive copy. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK AND A VERY NICE COPY INDEED. Dodge would create an instant classic with HANS BRINKER. THE IRVINGTON STORIES were her first published works she would be the recognized leader in American juvenile literature for almost a third of the nineteenth century.<br> THE IRVINGTON STORIES were very successful and would lead to her later fame. The work is composed of eight short stories. The first of which "The Hermit of the Hills" is a Christmas tale. There is also a story of the Civil War and an Indian tale.<br> The earlier issues of IRVINGTON STORIES are very rare on the market. James O'Kane hardcover
182956750N.p.: publisher not identified 1829. 8vo bifolium spine split halfway light soiling very good. With hymns composed for the occasion by Richard H. Dana and J. S. Christmas. The sermon was delivered by Lyman Beecher but not here printed. AAS and the Graduate Theological Union Library in Berkeley in OCLC. American Imprints 37880; BAL 4423. publisher not identified unknown
18656502Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons 1865. Later printing. Fine. Bound in a 20th-century full straight grain red morocco with gilt crest on front panel gilt fluer-de-lis and decorative gilt foliate and blue inlaid borders on front and back boards with raised six-compartment spine with gilt fleur-de-lis and title. Red marble endpapers with decorative gilt inner dentelles with a floral and vine pattern. Binding by J. Ramage & co. with binding stamp on version of free endpaper. All edges of the text block gilt interior bright and clean with in-text illustrations headpieces and tailpieces throughout. A Fine copy overall.<br /> <br /> A delightful collection that mixes prose and poetry inspired by the 19th century interest in revival texts and Scottish history. Aytoun's Lays first published 1849 were modelled on the works of Macaulay and Scott ODNB. The Paton Edition is prized for its expressive illustrations which embrace a medieval-revival style to emphasize historic costume and create a sense of drama. <br /> <br /> The London-based bindery John Ramage and Company helped "restore the fine hand-craft of bookbinding in an era when that process was increasingly mechanized" Morgan Library. John Ramage 1836-1911 apprenticed with both English and French binders before buying his first binder business in Edinburgh 1860. He opened a London bindery three years later Gertz. "Though the range of their designs is broad Ramage bindings are celebrated for their remarkably delicate careful and elaborate gilt work" Gertz. Fine. William Blackwood and Sons unknown
184760420London:: Longman & Co. 1847. First edition. original lettered leather-backed relief boards simulating a gothic carved wooden binding incorporating "Scripture / Parables" on front and rear panels; a.e.g. There is some inoffensive marginal foxing to a few of the leaves some leaves starting as is nearly always the case; tiny losses to two of the corners; but otherwise an extremely attractive example of a landmark binding rarely found intact. 12mo. Chromolithographed title leaf and 32 chromolithographed pages. This copy has 3 additional chromolithographed prayers in similar style affixed to blank leaves at front. See: Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 231. Longman & Co., hardcover
1847990W39London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1847. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 5". Henry Noel Humphreys. Strikingly bound in decorative metal boards this is the richly decorated first edition of this illuminated Anglican work with chromolithographic leaves. An uncommon first edition in handsome in a heavily decorative relief binding.Consisting of thirty-two vibrant chromolithographic leaves. Collated complete.Filled with densely decorated gilt pages rendered by artist naturalist entomologist and numismatist Henry Noel Humphreys who produced a number of ornate works in these striking gothic relief covers throughout the 19th Century.All pages of the main text illustrated in rich swirling colour accompanying the gospel accounts of the parables of Jesus.Features a small index on each parable to the rear of the work.In a striking decorative metal binding with calf spine. In calf backed ornate metal boards. Externally in lovely condition. Slight cracks to relief binding to perimetrts. Internally firmly bound. Chromolithographs vibrant with significant handling marks to perimeters. Very Good Indeed Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans hardcover
184664468London: William Smith 1846. Small 8vo.Ex-Library. xii 120 15 pp. Red cloth spine with original gilt decorated boards. All edges gilt. Ex-school library copy with usual markings. Spine and boards are edgeworn with some loss to the front board. Usual internal wear to the book with some occasional tears to the book such as the front endpages or scattered pen marks. Former owner's plate and library plate to the front endpapers. Beautifully illustrated title page and 23 plates lithographically printed and coloured in gold silver and copper. . Good. Cloth Spine. First Edition. 1846. William Smith 1846 hardcover
184647540London: Longmans Brown Green and Longman 1846. 8vo. ii 1 31 pp. Ornate embossed "papier maché" boards in a high Victorian gothic style to give the effect of carved ebony rebacked to style in plain black morocco with blind rules marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Each page elaborately illustrated in gold or bright colours in the style of illuminated manuscripts. Some light wear to the boards text leaf foxed some light marginal spotting throughout an attractive copy overall. Mclean Victorian Book Design & Colour Printing pp. 100-3 & 210 - "splendidly gothic and impressive" with praise heaped on the illustrations. London: Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longman unknown
184676371London: Longman and Co. 1846. Narrow 4to. Unpaginated 60 pp. Complete re-cased sympathetically. Light cloth blocked in gilt blue and red to upper board and in blind to lower. All edges gilt. Marks heavier to lower board though also present with rubbing to edges of upper board and light wear to corners. Short closed tear to ffep and very minor splitting to the front endpapers. Foxing mostly around edges of leaves. Beautifully decorated pages hand coloured with 3 pages per month. The manuscript from which the illuminated calendar for 1846 is reproduced was probably produced in 1380 and has been selected here as it offers a beautiful example of a style of art very different from that of the "hours" of Ann of Brittany which formed the calendar for 1845. The work opens with a preface followed by a 4-page history of the House of Anjou with some remarks on their patronage of illuminators. Humphreys was a master of illumination in the Victorian age. 28cms tall 19.5 cms wide. . Very Good. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1846. Longman and Co. 1846 hardcover
1872848B91London : Macmillan and Co. 1872. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A charming children's tale following Conrad the Squirrel. The second edition. A second edition copy of The Life and Times of Conrad the Squirrel A Story for Children. Written by Lady Augusta Noel also the writer of Effie's Friends and The Story of the Wandering Willie. A charming children's tale following the life of a little squirrel called Conrad with a frontispiece. Bound by Burn & Co. With fifty nine pages of adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart with some fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With a previous owner inscription to the reverse of the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1885134677Pietermaritzburg: P. Davis & Sons Printers 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pietermaritzburg P. Davis & Sons Printers 1885. Octavo xxiv chiefly indices 456 146 Postal Directory for the Colony 62 advertisements pages plus advertisements printed on the endpapers. Purple cloth extensively lettered in gilt and decorated in blind on both sides; rear cover affected by moisture buckling the board a little and staining the cloth and causing it to lift and crease; spine sunned and a little inkstained with a neat repair to the head; a few other minor signs of age and use; notwithstanding overall in very good condition internally excellent. The twenty-fourth number of the 'Natal Almanac and Register'. Provenance: the ownership signature 'Searcy' is written in ink at the head of the title page. We recognise it to be the hand of Alfred Searcy 1854-1925 customs officer parliamentary official and author. In 1882 he 'went to the Northern Territory as sub-collector to direct new customs arrangements. In recognition of his varied and excellent work he was promoted in 1888 and also became a justice of the peace. Within the tiny white community he was one of a handful of public servants striving to establish orderly administration over a vast area. In the 1880s especially there seemed to be a rosy future for many developmental schemes and Searcy was always an enthusiastic optimist. In 1890 his wife and family returned to Adelaide for health reasons' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. P. Davis & Sons, Printers hardcover
188524771New Zealand 1885. Good overall. Image is of a carved Maori meeting house with a large group of indigenous people Maori men women and children dressed in western attire posed in front of the building's ornately decorated facade. Amongst the group all dressed in their Sunday best clothing is a European dressed in a dark suit with the words "Merry Christmas" above him.<br /> <br /> A wharenui big house is the communal meeting house of the Maori people of New Zealand. The houses are often elaborately carved inside and out with stylized images of the tribe's ancestors in the tribe's unique patterns. This meeting house was newly constructed with a large glass window next to the door.<br /> <br /> 6 x 4" laid down on card stock. The Christmas greeting captioned in white. Faint outline of old sticky tape now removed at top of image; card corners rubbed. hardcover
188024689New Zealand 1880. Very good condition. Charming card with family crest and manuscript greeting above pen and ink sketch in a gold border of a man on horseback crossing a river in a mountainous landscape and captioned "Crossing NZ River Going into deep water". <br /> <br /> The family crest with 3 gold anchors and white band charge on a black field; the greeting "Wishing you a jolly Xmas" penned in black ink with the first letter done in brush. 4 1/4 x 7 unknown