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182765603Montreal Canada: Printed at the Herald Office 1827. Disbound pamphlet. 20.5 cm. 44pp. Title page detached but present. <br/><br/> Printed at the Herald Office unknown books
184922424London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1849. First edition. Hardcover. Black leather spine papier mache boards decorated in blind inner dentelles marbled endpapers. Aeg. Very good. Unpaginated. 19 x 14 cm. Title page printed in red and black. Illustrated with six chromolithographed vignettes four chromolithographed borders two wood engraved borders with numerous wood engraved initials. The author a British illustrator naturalist entomologist and numismatist took advantage of the Victorian craze for for gift books as well as aquariums providing practical instruction for creating them at home. This work exemplifies the former as GORDON N. RAY 233 notes in his Chromolithography section: "'Not content merely to imitate his medieval predecessors he created fresh designs in their spirit thus producing the most attractive of chromolithographic books." Chips to back cover lower corner and front cover upper corner. ABBEY LIFE 228. McLEAN. Victorian Book Design p.104. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans hardcover books
18534676London: John Murray 1853. Two volumes. Bound in full red morocco by Riviere signed in ink on paper pastedowns with all-over gilt interlacing floral and leaf design on both covers and spine literally every square centimeter covered with this attractive repeating design. Some light foxing All edges gilt with attractive and intricate interweaved goffering to all edges on both volumes. Near fine. Exquisite. <br/><br/> John Murray unknown books
1848103118<p> Large 4to 9" x12" original red cloth gilt title top cover and gilt decorated spine illustrated with 42 hand colored plates xii. 137 1 pp. and 206 pp. Spine is split and torn lower portion may have been reattached frayed at head and foot hinges weak some minor foxing and toning a little some staining to half title probably from and old flower; otherwise about very good. Plates bright and clean. Henry Noel Humphreys 1807-1879 was a graphic artist and author born in Birmingham. His illustration work ranged from natural history and book illumination to works of fiction. He would do the incredibly attractive illustrations in Jane Loudon's Ladies' Flower Garden Series 1839-1848. The present title was first published in 1841 but several editions followed. Humphreys would also publish a similar work on Moths in 1845 and a second work on moths and butterflies in 1859. The 42 plates in this volume illustrate most of the known British butterflies at that time. ODB.</p> William Smith, books
18191064London: John Murray 1819. First thus. First thus. Three volumes. Very attractive bound in contemporary black pebble grain morocco with swirling gilt foliage and ruling on both covers spine elaborately gilt; both covers with ornate blindstamped central medallion and border design. Glazed endpapers with gilt leaf pattern inner dentelles with gilt impressed borders. First collected edition of a contemporary printing including the complete "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" the final part having been finished only a year before this publication. A very attractive fine copy in a most pleasing full morocco binding. <br/><br/> John Murray unknown books
1818229706London John Murray 1818. 1818. First edition. 8vo. 19th century 1/2 brown calf over marbled boards front cover detached. Good. 257 pages 2 pages advertisements at end. Small bookseller's ticket of C.E. Rappaport Rome. First issue of the concluding cant with an introductory letter of Byron; plus two of Byron's translations of a Spanish ballad and a sonnet by Vittorelli. Includes a page of advertisements for Byron's works; the second page is an advertisement for Hakewill's Views in Italy. Printed by T. Davison Lombard St. Whitefriars London. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. London, John Murray, 1818. hardcover books
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 books
184821535London: WIlliam Smith 1848. Hardcover. Near fine. Two volumes in four extra-illustrated with the insertion of the illuminated plates from Humpheys' "Illuminated Illustrations of Froissart" in addition to the hand-colored plates of this edition. <br/> <br/>Dark green levant morocco spines in five compartments intricately gilt board tooled in gilt and blind inner dentelles gilt linen endpaper all edges gilt. Bindings signed The Knickerbocker Press and G. P. Putnam's Sons. <br/> <br/>The handcolored plates are heightened with gold and silver in imitation of the manuscript originals.<br/> <br/>A fine set handsomely bound with bright plates the spines showing only a pleasant lightening toward brown. WIlliam Smith hardcover books
1813199487Paris.: Le Normant. 1813. 8th edition. . Contemporary half calf over plain boards leather spine label gilt spine title. . About very good scattered foxing light shelfwear covers lightly soiled. . 8vo. 22.8x14.5 cm. . Le Normant. hardcover books
182017071London: Thomas Davison / John Hunt 1820-24. Six volumes bound in three. Demy-octavos 16.5cm; contemporary full diced calf; bound including original title pages; half-titles and terminal leaves where called for. An attractive set in contemporary binding sympathetically re-backed preserving the original endpapers as well as most of the original spines and spine labels. Early printed bookplate of John Colston to each front pastedown with later inked ex-libris "J. Hames" added beneath each printed portion. The full foolscap octavo edition of Don Juan preceded in each case by quarto editions in the same year. Cantos I-II are from an early but not first printing with 1820 date at base of title page but no statement of "New Edition" as seems somewhat common though this issue appears unmentioned by Wise. The remaining volumes are first printings. WISE II p.3-8. Thomas Davison / John Hunt unknown books
18102222047<p>Third edition. Octavo. No half title. Full brown morocco with elaborate gilt borders of a musical instrument and center vignette of an angel with Celtic harp. Two large chips on spine covers becoming detached. Fair. 85 pages 1 page of ads.</p><p>Heraldic bookplate of William Gordon of Fyvie Scotland on front pastedown.</p><p>William Gordon 1736-1816 of Fyvie Aberdeen.</p><p>Printed by T. Collins London.</p> James Cawthorn hardcover books
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 Copy With the Full 8 Mounted Photographic Plates. 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 books
1815302355Philadelphia: James P. Parke . Wm. Fry Printer 1815. First Philadelphia edition. 47 1 pp. with half-title. 12mo. Uncut in publisher's drab boards. Spine perished but sewing intact staining to rear board signature of "M. Canty 1816" at head of title-page. First Philadelphia edition. 47 1 pp. with half-title. 12mo. Shaw and Shoemaker lists the Boston edition of 1815 as the first American with 2 editions published in New York that same year. Shaw & Shoemaker 34267 James P. Parke ... Wm. Fry, Printer unknown books
1868126809London England: Bernard Quaritch 1868. original cloth edges uncut. folio. original cloth edges uncut. xvi 216 pages. Second issue with the section on references at the end of the book in the first issue suppressed because of errors Bigmore & Wyman I 350. Preface to the second issue table of contents errata appendix. Contains 106 facsimiles in photolithography produced by Day & Son which are the highlight of this book. The text contains numerous errors but the fine color work done in the plates make the book a worthwhile addition to a printing history library. Covers worn separating at outside joints. Covers separated from text except back inside hinge. Cloth separating from board at lower front fore-edge corner. Back cover stained along fore-edge. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Leaves of text loose. Plates all present but out of sequence. Some spotting in text and on plates. Bernard Quaritch unknown books
1807267757Newark: S. & J. Ridge 1807. First edition Large Paper second issue with half-title. xiii i errata 187 pp. 8vo 9 x 5-7/8 inches. Almost contemporary plum cloth text uncut. Covers unevenly toned few blisters hinges strengthened. Laid into quarter blue morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition Large Paper second issue with half-title. xiii i errata 187 pp. 8vo 9 x 5-7/8 inches. LARGE PAPER. Byron's first regularly published book following the privately printed Fugitive Pieces and Poems on Various Occasions. This copy has the second issue points as follows: leaf D3 i.e. pp 21-22 is not a cancel; p. 114 'Thunder' in spelled correctly; p. 171 numbered as 71; and p. 181 has 'The' correctly printed in the penultimate line. Wise I p. 8; Randolph pp. 9-10 thinks this is a forgery S. & J. Ridge unknown books
1807937Newark: S. and J. Ridge 1807. First Edition Later Printing. =-. First Edition Later Printing. Finely bound in full dark brown crushed morocco with gilt ruled borders three-dot motif in corners five wrap-around embossed strapwork devices connecting five raised bands which have gilt ruled borders. A fine copy of the rare first edition with later issue points. <br/><br/> S. and J. Ridge hardcover books
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 books
182072365London: W.T. Sherwin 1820. Hardcover. The sixth edition of Lord Byron's first volume of poetry. An unauthorized publication it was suppressed at the order of Lord Eldon. The Myrtle A. Crummer Frank J. Hogan Sylvan Lawrence Froelich copy with their respective bookplates to the front pastedown. 160 p. Octavo. Later brown paper-covered boards with a printed paper spine label and new endpapers. Lacking the frontispiece. Faint offsetting to the title page with a closed to the bottom edge that has been neatly mended on the verso. Housed in a custom chemise and calf-backed slipcase which is darkened along the spine. W.T. Sherwin hardcover books
18471267London: Longman & Company 1847. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Superbly bound in full black impressed morocco binding over beveled boards by Hayday. 31 chromolithographed full-page illustrations chromo title page text borders and initials all by Noel Humphreys. A monumental production of this most notable and sought-after early Victorian landmark in book binding and color production. A fne copy with almost no signs of wear seldom seen in this condition. <br/><br/> Longman & Company hardcover books
18368344Paris 1836. unbound. very good. 123pp. 8vo wrs. Paris 1836. Very good.<br/><br/> Extracted from Repertoire medico-chirurgical et obstetrical 1836-1837.<br/><br/> unknown books
188828272Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk PN D. S. 3901 1888. Large octavo. Quarter light purple cloth with textured dark purple paper boards. 1f. titling in blue ink within decorative border 1f. cast list and index 92 pp.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; minor loss to head of spine; signature of "Mme Santelly" to front free endpaper. Small oval publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title pp. 43-46 partially detached. First Edition. Durand & Schoenewerk [PN D. S. 3901] unknown books
1815983829Finart Noël-Dieudonné b Condé 1797 - d Paris 1852 . <b>L'Allemande à Deux/ou le hongrois à Paris. </b> Etching Dessiné par Finart/Graveé par Thiebaut. 1815. Paris: Basset 1815. From Les Alliés à Paris en 1815. Scènes de moeurs. A paris;chez Basset rue St jacques no. 64. First series. Colas 1963 1070. Etching hand colored. 8 ½ x 11 ½" trimmed to just above the top rule; at bottom trimmed with the loss of the publisher's information. Verso shows removal from album. Colors excellent. <br />The publication in which this etchings appeared Les Alliés à Paris en 1815 is composed of two suites the first of six plates as here; the second of eight plates. All hand colored not numbered. The scenes represent the "galanterie" between the coalition of allied armies Prussian Russian and others who were quartered until October of 1815 in the French capital. after the victory of Waterloo Various artists French and otherwise took advantage of this quartering to portray uniformed men from all over Europe. Colas notes: The etchings are very interesting for the uniforms and also for the French women's dress of the period. Colas notes that two suites are almost never found complete. In Colas' time 1933 each engraving could sell from 400 to 800 Francs. Noël-Dieudonné Finart was a painter of history particularly of military history Finart exhibited at the Salon since 1817 with "Champ de manoeuvres de Clignancourt". From 1833 onwards he regularly exhibited at the Salon des scènes militaires. Ref. Bénézit . Lipperheide 1965 Xe214. <br /><br />Only 14 etchings were done for this series. All are rare <br /> Basset books
1817047079London: John Murray 1817. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Three poems bound up together in contemporary calf moderate edgewear corners rounded rebacked date to front blank old Atwood armorial bookplate inside cover scattered foxing and browning; Manfred with the added quote to the title and the Davison imprint at rear usually regarded as the 3rd issue bound without the half title. Mazeppa bound without the half title and the rear ads apparently the 2nd issue the imprint was moved to the verso of the ads page for the 2nd issue. The Deformed Transformed is the second edition. 80pp; 69 1 pp; 88pp.<br/><br/>The fragment included after Mazeppa is the result of the famous ghost writing contest which resulted in Frankenstein. This fragment provided the spark which resulted in Polidori's The Vampyre. Byron himself was the model for the vampire Lord Ruthven. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Poetry. Inventory No: 047079. John Murray hardcover books
1827S1044Paris:: Janet et Cotelle 1827. 1827. Two volumes. 8vo. 4 vi 689; 4 871 pp. Double column publisher's ads at rear of Vol. I.; moderate water-staining and foxing throughout. Full contemporary calf red and black morocco spine labels gilt; rebacked rubbed. Bookplate of Charles Atwood Kofoid. RARE. FIRST EDITION. A dictionary of the art and sciences including the origins inventions and discoveries made from early times to the modern era. The work was compiled with the collaboration of specialists who supplied articles for their respective fields. The authors also edited a dictionary of French Philology 1831. Janet et Cotelle, 1827. unknown books
181923072Paris: Chez C. C. Le Tellier 1819. Period blue paper wrappers. VG some expected edgewear/remnants of po spine labels. 155 pp. Text double column: English - French. Untrimmed edges. 12mo bound in 6s. 7" x 4" <br/><br/>Quite uncommon- no copies on OCLC. Chez C. C. Le Tellier unknown books
