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1832ALEX332G.M. & W. Snider Philadelphia: . 1832 224 p. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of Robert H. Fogel Fogel's Mill PA Sept. 19 1874 on first fly leaf. Pink printed bookplate of S.C.B. Fogel M.D. on front paste down. Unusual early XLib bookplate of A.& W. Blumer's Circulating Library No. 36 ruled in circles pasted on front board. 12mo. 190 mm. Original linen spine over paper covered boards. Paper spine label perished. Boards stained. Hardbound. Good. Early American anthology of wit and humor from both domestic and foreign sources. Very Scarce: OCLC records holdings at just five libraries. S&S/AI 11923. First edition. PAIMP 25. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. G.M. & W. Snider, Philadelphia: . hardcover
1844560207Philadelphia PA: Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1844. Hardcover. Small volume in faded brown cloth. Spine indicates volume 11 possibly Roman numeral 2 of Parley's Cabinet Library. Scattered light foxing throughout. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 320 pages . Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co hardcover
19000005500Chicago: George M. Hill Company 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Good. W.W. DENSLOW. Quarto 84 pages pictorial boards rubbed edgeworn corners worn rebacked in brown leather with new endpapers. <br/><br/>Verse by L. Frank Baum. Music by Alberta N. Hall. There was only one printing of this edition. Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 171 report no known copies with a dust jacket. Illustrated by W. W. Denslow who of course also did THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. George M. Hill Company hardcover
1878contes_abbeParis: Albert Quantin 1878. First. hardcover. very good/n/a. Contes de L'Abbe by Contes de Voisenon. First edition published by Albert Quantin in Paris France 1878. A beautiful work of 19th century leather binding with marbled endpapers and gilt. Scarce 1st Albert Quantin hardcover
190055596NY: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good. 1900. Hardcover. Original blue cloth gilt. Early edition; copyright page dated 1899. Ex-library plate scar to front pastedown stamp to text block edge and ffep. Rubbing and corner wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 499 10ads pages . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1900120811London: Religious Tract Society c.1900. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. large octavo. pictorial boards 360pp. col. frontis. illusts. Essentially a bound volume of 24 copies of Penny Tales for the People. Nice coloured engraved frontispiece & many nice illusts. in text Religious Tract Society hardcover
1836004859<p>Philadelphia: E. L. Carey & A. Hart 1836 189 194 pages. Two volumes bound together in the 19th century in three-quarter brown leather and marbled boards. "81" written on the spine otherwise no other marks inside or outside. Front board partially loose but holding firm. The complete set is uncommon. Small 8vo. First Edition. 3/4 Leather Binding. Very Good.</p> E. L. Carey & A. Hart hardcover
187883972Paris: A. Quantin 1878. Molto buono Very Good. <em>Avec une notice bio-bibliographique par Octave Uzanne</em>. Incisioni di cui un ritratto del Conte al controfrontespizio e un fac-simile ripiegato f.t. 8vo. pp. LXVI - 222. Molto buono Very Good. . A. Quantin, unknown
1812155305Milano : dalla Stamperia Reale 1812. In-8 p. mm. 228x135 brossura muta coeva pp. 52. Istruzione estratta dai num. 86 87 e 89 del Moniteur 1812. Tradotta coll'aggiunta di alcune note da Claro-Giuseppe Malacarne Dottore di Med. e Chir. gia Professore nel Real Liceo di Brescia ora Segretario del Consiglio delle Miniere e pubblicata per ordine di S.E. il Signor Conte Vaccari Ministro dell'Interno del Regno D'Italia.Ben conservato intonso con barbe. dalla Stamperia Reale, unknown
182036791820. : 75 . Binding: Contemporary Half Leather Duodecimo 12mo Height cm: 19 CM Width cm: 12 CM Thickness cm: 6 CM hardcover
1861ZB579558Torino: Eredi Botta 1861. Quinta edizione italiana emendata ed accresciuta nel testo e nelle tavole; three parts in 2 volumes as issued; xvi 512 pp vi 461 pp light general age toning needs rebinding. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Torino: Eredi Botta, unknown
18932021246Tokyo: T. Hasegawa 1893. Stated Second Edition. Softcover. Good. 12mo sewn self-wrappers pencilled name on first page of text spine perishing; measures 6 x 3.75 inches some curling to bottom edge of top cover. <br/><br/>Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 3. This is the variant block printed on crepe paper. T. Hasegawa paperback
184434472Boston MA: Bradbury Soden & Company. Very Good. 1844. Full-Leather. Very Good full calf leather no names or marks. Front and rear outer hinges are both cracked but holding tight. Leather boards have some rubbing. Spine ends are worn. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 320 pages . Bradbury, Soden & Company hardcover
1888393031888. Cbl. med. Wiss. 26/39-41. - Berlin August Hirschwald 1888 8° pp.721-800 Rückenbroschur. First Edition! Giuseppe Conte Gradenigo was the son of the physician Pietro Conte Gradenigo 1831-1904. On the advice of his father he turned to otology working in Wien under Adam Politzer 1835-1920 and at the same time worked on the embryology of the ear under Samuel Leopold Schenk 1840-1902. In 1889 he became head of the otiatric department of the Torino polyclinic and subsequently headed the ear-nose-throat clinic until 1917 when he was appointed to the chair in Napoli. His publications concern the embryology morphology physio-pathology as well as the clinics of the ear. He worked on acumetry with Aristide Stefanini 1846-1925. unknown
189932639NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. History French; B&W Illustrations; 9; xv212 pages; Gilles de Retz was the basis for 'Bluebeard'. One of the leading figures in the kingdom he was executed for horrific crimes against children. 5 illustrations and facsimiles. . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
188814462New York: D. Appleton and Company 1888. Third Edition. 9x6.25in xiv 633 pp. 6 science related book advertisements frontispiece illustration of begging of the Grand Canyon at Marble Canyon many in text illustrations as you would find in a text book appendix listing of authorities index; Publishers dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering and design on spine pale yellow end papers all edges trimmed; Shelf wear to covers edges and corners with rubbing at joints and edges corners bumped and frayed small dent on top front edge small splits to top and bottom of spine red stain to rear end paper prior owner ink name and address on front end paper some pencil notes on rear end paper. Joseph Le Conte 1823-1901 was a physician geologist professor at the University of California Berkeley author and early California conservationist. He was trained by Louis Agassiz 1807-1873 and accompanied him on several geological trips. He was very influential in conservation movements in California and as a professor at Berkeley. This book is a text book that from the first edition in 1877 has been updated and expanded to reflect changes in geological knowledge and theories.<br /> <br /> Richard F. Dean -1902 lived in San Francisco and was a student at the University of California Berkeley in 1889. He received an A.B. in 1890 and continue to receive a LL.B. in 1893. This book was for a course in Geology which was likely one of the science requirements for the A. B. Little information is known about Dean he was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Fraternity at Hasting College of the Law and his than his death from the UCB alumni records. D. Appleton and Company unknown
18900072139Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication 1890. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. No date c. 1890. Hardcover cloth-backed marbled boards. 36 pp. 2 engravings including one captioned "A Polish Jew with Fur Cap." Text lightly foxed but readable. Boards worn along edges and corners. Bright gilt title on spine. 4 short stories. Scarce. Digital images available upon request. Presbyterian Board of Publication hardcover
1887321911887. Med. Jb. 1887. - Wien Alfred Hölder 1887 8° IV 648 pp. mit 23 Abbildungen und 30 Tafeln Halbleinenband d.Zt. Erstdruck! Giuseppe Conte Gradenigo was the son of the physician Pietro Conte Gradenigo 1831-1904. On the advice of his father he turned to otology working in Wien under Adam Politzer 1835-1920 and at the same time worked on the embryology of the ear under Samuel Leopold Schenk 1840-1902. In 1889 he became head of the otiatric department of the Torino polyclinic and subsequently headed the ear-nose-throat clinic until 1917 when he was appointed to the chair in Napoli. His publications concern the embryology morphology physio-pathology as well as the clinics of the ear. He worked on acumetry with Aristide Stefanini 1846-1925. unknown
1898459977London : W. Heinemann 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in vellum backed plain boards. Slight suggestion of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.Previous owners signature. Physical description; xvi 400 p. : ill. port. ; 22 cm. Notes; illustrated with numerous reproductions from original pictures and documents. Subjects; Renaissance Italy. London : W. Heinemann hardcover
1829027436New York: J. & J. Harper 1829. Two volume unmatched set first American edition of this novel about the civil wars in England. Both volumes have the same publisher and date and are bound in tan paper with pink cloth spines paper spine labels but volume I is about a quarter inch taller than volume II and the volumes are faded to different degrees. Volume I contains 212 pages preceded by an eight page publisher's catalog; volume II has 208 pages. Covers heavily worn with chipping to the spine labels and fraying to the cloth externally fair to poor but bindings sound name at top of vol. 1 title page and vol. II preliminary blank pages untrimmed with wide margins foxing throughout. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. J. & J. Harper Hardcover
1892002524New York: D. Appleton and Company 1892. Joseph Le Conte 1823-1901 was a physician and scientist who was a co-founder of the Sierra Club with John Muir. Resident and working in the South during the Civil War he harbored racist views of Reconstruction; Quercus finds this ironic considering his later academic career and fame at UC Berkeley. First published in 1888; this is a Very Good copy of the Second Edition containing Le Conte's revisions of the previous version. Olive green cloth binding tanned to a brown shade on the spine which has gilt lettering. Clean text; 392 pages with 12 pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Mildly bumped and with some wear visible at the margins; chipped at head and foot of the spine. A solid copy if not the most beautiful. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
1880011085New York: McLoughlin Bros 1880 Circa 1880. AAS dates it to 1882 but this copy differs from their copy with no advertisements for Over the Hills by Ida Waugh. Upper cover printed in red blue and blac spine reinforced chipping to lower corner cover soil. A selection of popular Mother Goose rhymes illustrated with 6 vibrant color plates plus a dual-page centerfold. Rhymes include Pussy Cat Pussy Cat; Ride-a-Cock-Horse; Mary Mary quite contrary; Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater; Jack and Jill etc. Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. Small 4to. McLoughlin Bros unknown
1855O22945CCharles DeSilver 1855. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Book has wear at top and bottom of spine and on corners. Cloth is faded and gold on spine is also faded. Pages have some foxing. Names inside. PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE! Charles DeSilver hardcover
1853004458Schoonhoven: S.E. Van Nooten 1853 160 pagina's. 1 Gravure / titelplaat door W.F. Wehmeyer / H.F.C. ten Kate. Vertaling door C.M. Mensing. Kleine gebruiksspoortjes. 1ste / 1st. cloth / linnen hardcover. good / goed. A5 formaat. S.E. Van Nooten hardcover
1844biblio2688<p>Boston: Thompson Brown & Company 1844. Profusely Illustrated. VeryGood Hardcover Blue cloth Gilt lettering no dj. Moderate edge wear. Some darkening of the spine . Clean Free of marks inscriptions etc. throughput. Strong original binding excellent hinges. 6.9"x5.0"x1.0". be10255</p> Thompson, Brown & Company hardcover