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1897biblio38032<p>Boston: Little Brown and Company 1897. 288 pages. Fine Hardcover Gilt top edge no dj. Navy cloth Gilt spine title. 7.7"x5.25"x0.9". be24970.</p> Little Brown and Company hardcover
1873mon00001960901873-01-01. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Hardback. Well read copy with some ink stains on top of page leaves and light foxing mark. unknown
1859b1413<p>Little Brown and Company 1859. IV452 pages. Fine Hardcover. Original Embossed all over Brown cloth. Gilt spine title. Clean Unmarked with uncut pages throughout. Excelent biding and Hinges. 9.3"x6.0"x1.25". be46.</p> Little, Brown and Company hardcover
1887512179Charles Scribner’s Sons 1887. Hardcover. AS IS. From the personal library of noted biblical scholar textual critic and translator Bruce Metzger with his signature to FFEP. d. 1944 Princeton Theological Seminary. Rebound in brown leatherette over boards with gilt spine lettering edges trimmed. PP. 799-808 supplied in facsimile on cardstock of a matching color. Very clean fresh copy. 1188pp. Frontispiece portrait of Sophocles with tissue guard. Signature of the pre-Metzger owner to title page very clean and fresh otherwise. Charles Scribner’s Sons hardcover
1843P-16996London: Kegan Paul 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. Original green gilt blindstamped cloth. All color plates and tissue guards present. Printed by Ballantyne Hanson & Co of Edinburgh with the 1843 date following the preface to the Second Edition. The plate captioned 'Mr. Jorrock's surprise on seeing the Paris Diligence' by Henry Alken appears only in this edition. A very well preserved clean and tight copy with no markings or bumping. Kegan Paul hardcover
1892GEN37-H-12London : John C. Nimmo 1892. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A two volume set of this autobiography of Rees Howell Gronow. A Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and celebrated author Gronow was additionally noted for an impeccable dress sense and overall popularity within society as well as his keen skill in marksmanship. This set is illustrated throughout with thirty-three hand-coloured plates collated complete. Rebound in cloth binding with paper-covered boards. Externally very smart indeed there is only some very minor marking to one board. Internally the binding is slightly tender in places and the pages are bright and clean throughout aside from the odd mark. Contains a small bookplate to each pastedown. Near Fine John C. Nimmo hardcover
1894042122Boston: Little Brown and Company 1894. Title page dated 1894. Sturdy volume in fair to good condition. Brown cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in bilack a thick 787 pages. Covers have minor use-related shelf soil and are rubbed at the extremiites with some minor frays to the spine ends front hinge internally cracked but secure text block sound pages a little age-toned but clean no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Little, Brown, and Company Hardcover
189891338Boston MA: Little Brown & Co. As New. 1898. Five 5 Volume Set. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer-- . Little, Brown & Co. hardcover
1886BIBLIO-56893Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum at the Clarendon Press Oxford first edition 1886. Plain boards paper spine label folio 43 cm. 66 1 pp 1 plan. Minor wear to spine-ends title-page and last page a blank browned otherwise Good. Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, first edition, 1886 hardcover
1839000133Leipzig: J.A. Barthii 1839. Hardcover. See Description. Fourth H.A. Schott edition. 8vo. pp. XXVIII 859 1. Dual Greek and Latin text. Quarter leather binding - re-backed preserving original spine crackled but still attractive. All edges dyed red. Library withdrawn sticker on inside front cover. Heinrich Augustus Schott 1780-1835 - theological teacher at Leipzig and later a professor at Jena. This edition not in Darlow. <br/> <br/> J.A. Barthii hardcover
1828103992William Pickering. London. 1828. William Pickering. 1828. Vol. I only. MINIATURE EDITION bound in full vellum ruled in gilt with gilt cross to upper board yapped edges contrasting lettering piece top edge of pages gilt marbled endpapers the book measures 8.5 x 5cm and is 1cm thick. 236 pages. Engraved frontis. displaying Last Supper. Engraved cross to title. Outer edge of pages foxed otherwise a very clean and sound copy of a very beautifully bound volume. hardcover
1893041565Geneva: George & Cie Libraires -Editeurs 1893 Book. Illus. by Edited Jules Nicole. Good>Very Good. Original Wraps. First Thus. ` ` = Le livre du prefet ou l'edit de l'empereur Leon le Sage sur les corporations de Constantinople : texte grec du "Genevensis 23"To Eparchikon Biblion : Le Livre du Préfet ou l'Édit de l'empereur Léon le Sage sur les corporations de Constantinople. Texte grec du Genevensis 23 publié pour la première fois par J. Nicole. Avec une traduction latine des notices exégétiques et critiques et les variantes du Genevensis 23 au texte de Julien d'Ascalon.Parallel Greek and Latin texts with introduction and notes in French. 102p.index. Pages clean and unmarked but loose in original but damaged paper wraps. George & Cie, Libraires -Editeurs paperback
181329400Paris: Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine 1813-1824. From the first edition of this monumental work on classical art. An original aquatint printed in terracotta red and black over a white background. This plate features two images. The upper images features three warriors two of which carry shield and wear helmets the lower features two Satyrs with the seated figure of a king or elder. Each figure also features cranes. Printed on a folio captioned sheet measuring roughly 23" x 16" the printed area approximately 15" x 10". Now presented in cream mounting boards 26" x 22" glazed behind clear mylar. A fine and beautifully preserved plate in excellent condition. AN IMPRESSIVE PLATE FEATURING WARRIORS AND SATYRS. This plate is from the original edition of LaBorde's COLLECTION DES VASES GRECS DE MR. LE COMTE DE LAMBERG.<br> The Count of Lamberg Ambassador to the King of Naples assembled a remarkable collection of approximately 500 vases which included a number given to him by the Queen of Naples. Laborde mindful of faults in the illustrations of the famous Hamilton catalogues was intent on producing an even finer book and rendering the objects with 'extreme fidelity'. Brunet said of the production "the precious pieces in this collection are shown here with remarkable precision." Quérard noted "this work deserves particular attention for its fine execution. It was attempted as much as possible to present facsimiles so to speak of the vases with all the colours and figures that can be seen on these precious pieces. Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine hardcover
181329399Paris: Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine 1813-1824. From the first edition of this monumental work on classical art. An original aquatint printed in terracotta red and black over a white background. This plate features three images. In each is featured a human figure along with Satyrs in two of the images and a centaur in the third. Sets of apotropaic eyes are prominently featured between them in each image. Printed on a folio captioned sheet measuring roughly 23" x 16" the printed area approximately 11" x 12". Now presented in cream mounting boards 26" x 22" glazed behind clear mylar. A fine and beautifully preserved plate in excellent condition. AN IMPRESSIVE PLATE FEATURING BOLD SETS OF apotropaic eyes SATYRS CENTAURS AND HUMANS. This plate is from the original edition of LaBorde's COLLECTION DES VASES GRECS DE MR. LE COMTE DE LAMBERG.<br> The Count of Lamberg Ambassador to the King of Naples assembled a remarkable collection of approximately 500 vases which included a number given to him by the Queen of Naples. Laborde mindful of faults in the illustrations of the famous Hamilton catalogues was intent on producing an even finer book and rendering the objects with 'extreme fidelity'. Brunet said of the production "the precious pieces in this collection are shown here with remarkable precision." Quérard noted "this work deserves particular attention for its fine execution. It was attempted as much as possible to present facsimiles so to speak of the vases with all the colours and figures that can be seen on these precious pieces. Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine hardcover
181329398Paris: Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine 1813-1824. From the first edition of this monumental work on classical art. An original aquatint printed in terracotta-red and black over a white background. This plate features two images. In one a female figure is flanked by two Satyrs men with tails like horses. The second features a bearded figure flanked by two female figures. The figures are printed in black on a terracotta background with stylized foliage around them. Printed on a folio captioned sheet measuring 22.5" x 16.5" the printed area approximately 15" x 10". Now presented in cream mounting boards 26" x 22" glazed behind clear mylar. A fine and beautifully preserved plate in excellent condition. AN IMPRESSIVE PLATE FEATURING A TOTAL OF SIX HUMAN FIGURES. This plate is from the original edition of LaBorde's COLLECTION DES VASES GRECS DE MR. LE COMTE DE LAMBERG.<br> The Count of Lamberg Ambassador to the King of Naples assembled a remarkable collection of approximately 500 vases which included a number given to him by the Queen of Naples. Laborde mindful of faults in the illustrations of the famous Hamilton catalogues was intent on producing an even finer book and rendering the objects with 'extreme fidelity'. Brunet said of the production "the precious pieces in this collection are shown here with remarkable precision." Quérard noted "this work deserves particular attention for its fine execution. It was attempted as much as possible to present facsimiles so to speak of the vases with all the colours and figures that can be seen on these precious pieces. Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine hardcover
181326542Paris: Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine 1813-1824. From the first edition of this monumental work on classical art. An original aquatint printed in terracotta-red and black over a white background. This plate XL of volume II is one of the finest plates of the collection. It represents two juxtaposed black-glazed vases a terracotta-figured warrior is seen on the left vase while a terracotta-figured griffon in an ornate border is seen on the vase to the right. The plate is numbered and each vase is captioned. Printed on a folio captioned sheet measuring 22.5" x 16.5" the two vases are each over 9" tall. Now presented in cream mounting boards 26" x 22" glazed behind clear mylar. A fine and beautifully preserved plate in excellent condition. ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PLATES OF THE COLLECTION this plates features two full views of vases providing a sense of depth and grace far deeper then the typically flat images associated with this famous work. This plate is from the original edition of LaBorde's COLLECTION DES VASES GRECS DE MR. LE COMTE DE LAMBERG.<br> The Count of Lamberg Ambassador to the King of Naples assembled a remarkable collection of approximately 500 vases which included a number given to him by the Queen of Naples. Laborde mindful of faults in the illustrations of the famous Hamilton catalogues was intent on producing an even finer book and rendering the objects with 'extreme fidelity'. Brunet said of the production "the precious pieces in this collection are shown here with remarkable precision." Quérard noted "this work deserves particular attention for its fine execution. It was attempted as much as possible to present facsimiles so to speak of the vases with all the colours and figures that can be seen on these precious pieces. Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine hardcover
1892845N28London: Chatto & Windus 1892. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not stated. Joseph Grego provides an entertaining account of electioneering between the 17th and 19th centuries in this heavily illustrated volume Joseph Grego offers a rich and entertaining history of the rise progress and development of the art of electioneering. After providing a synopsis of parliamentary history Grego chronologically recounts the salient features of the most remarkable elections that took place between the 17th and 19th centuries. With 92 Illustrations half of which are full plates the fourteen chapters are interspersed with satires caricatures lampoons and political squibs from contemporaneous electoral struggles. With forty three plates and numerous in text illustrations from political squibs lampoons satires and caricatures. The second edition of this work. In a quarter calf binding over decorated maroon cloth. Externally generally smart with some light wear to the extremities and some discolouration of the spine. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Although the folding plate is lightly foxed the remainder of the book's pages are bright and clean. Very Good Chatto & Windus hardcover
1880961P55London: Chatto and Windus 1880. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". Thomas Rowlandson. The first edition of this illustrated study on the caricatures of Thomas Rowlandson inscribed by the author. The first edition.Inscribed by the author to the verso of the front endpaper of Volume I "To the Honb.le Michael Sandys with the kindest regards of Joseph Grego.Complete in two volumes.This volume presents a study on the life and work of eminent caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson.Rowlandson's caricatures have become synonymous with the Georgian era his satirical pieces portraying the political and social life of the day producing caricatures of those in power and high society such as the members of the Royal Family as well as Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire William Pitt the Younger and Napoleon.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece and vignette title page Volume II with an engraved title page alongside many in-text engravings throughout both volumes showcasing the distinctive work of Rowlandson. Collated complete.By Joseph Grego.Presented to Michael Edwin Marcus Sandys 5th Baron Sandys. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally generally smart with light rubbing to the bards and spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Cloth to the rear joints is a little cockled. Discolouration to the extremities of the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Fly-title of Volume I is working loose. Very Good Chatto and Windus hardcover
18801010Y24London: Chatto and Windus 1880. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". Thomas Rowlandson. A richly illustrated two-volume study of English caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson with a charming signed letter from the author. With a beautifully written signed letter by the author dated May 7th 1880. The letter expresses his gratitude to the recipient for expressing interest in the work and the subject of Rowlandson. First edition. Complete in two quarto volumes. In the publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth boards and decorative gilt to the spines.A comprehensive exploration of the works of Thomas Rowlandson a distinguished artist and caricaturist of the Georgian era noted for his political and social satire. His caricatures included those of people in power such as the Duchess of Devonshire William Pitt the Younger and Napoleon Bonaparte. With a tinted frontispiece to Vol I title page vignettes to both volumes as well as a plethora of in-text illustrations throughout showcasing Rowland's distinctive work. Compiled by art collector author and journalist Joseph Grego who specialised as a writer and collector in the works of James Gillray Rowlandson George Morland Charles Dickens and George Cruikshank. In the publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth boards and decorative gilt to the spines. Externally very smart with moderate rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards. Bookplate of Sir Reginald W. Proctor Beauchamp. Bart. to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional light spots most concentrated to the first and last few pages. Very Good Chatto and Windus hardcover
1893BIBLIO-52823Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum at the Clarendon Press Oxford first editions 1893 - 1916. 2 vols cloth-backed boards paper spine-and cover-labels folio 43 cm. 2 105 1 107 -301 8 pp numerous ills facs. Includes at the end a general title-page for Part IV together with preface contents and list of works quoted. An ex-library set with Section I having a presentation stamp on the title-page and a note on the front free endpaper and Section II having a presentation label on the front pastedown endpaper blindstamps on the title-pages and one or two others. Boards and top edges duststained paper spine-label of Section I chipped with loss boards slightly worn at extremities endpapers agetoned contents otherwise otherwise Very Good. Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, first editions, 1893 - 1916 hardcover
1874BIBLIO-52821Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum at the Clarendon Press Oxford first edition 1874. Cloth-backed boards paper spine-and cover-labels folio 43 cm. 4 160 1 pp 3 plates. Contents: I. Decrees; II. Finance ; III. Military; IV. Gymnastic ; V. Imperial ; VI. Statues and Dedications; VII. Ritual; VIII. Gravestones. An ex-library copy with a casenumber at the foot of the front board a label on the front pastedown endpaper and a small 'x' on the front free endpaper blindstamp on the title-page and one or two others boards and top edge duststained and a little worn at extremities cloth slightly darkened endpapers agetoned otherwise Good. . Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, first edition, 1874 hardcover
1889240627London : J.C. Nimmo 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-blocked calf over buckram boards with some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Remains preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 2 v. : ill. some col. ports. some col. ; 27 cm. Notes; ""Eight hundred and seventy copies of this edition printed for England and America .This copy is number 760"" -- Half-title page verso of both volumes. In two volumes. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subjects; Gronow Rees Howell 1794-1865. Great Britain. Army — Biography. Welsh — England. Europe — History — 1789-1900. London England — Social life and customs — 19th century. Paris France — Social life and customs — 19th century. Paris France — Social life and customs. London England — Social life and customs. Great Britain. Europe. Paris — Social life and customs. Nineteenth century. Autobiographies. Genres; Autobiography. Illustrated. London : J.C. Nimmo hardcover
1889189273London: Nimmo 1889. Hardcover. F Covers have general wear corner/edge damage discoloration. Bookblocks have age toning and edge damage to pages. Interior bindings of both volumes loose but all pages still attached. Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine and decorative elements on front cover. 2 volumes : illustrations some color Vol I 352 pgs. Vol II 343 pgs. First volumes has loose plastic cover. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Nimmo hardcover
189246890London: John C. Nimmo. Poor in Fair dust jacket. 1892. Hardback. Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage.; Both vols: Olive green boards; a trifle scuffed and worn; corners bumped; gilt titling decoration still quite bright; gilt red armorial bearings on front; top edge gilt. Owner's name on contents page of each vol. All plates frontispieces present all with tissue guards except Vol I frontis. Vol I: binding tight. Vol II: binding weak exposed in several places but no pp loose. The reminiscences of Captain Gronow celebrated hero of the Napoleonic Wars and noted socialite in Victorian England. ; 8vo 6" x 9"; vi-xxviii 3-353 vi-xiv 2-340 cat. pages . John C. Nimmo hardcover
1889663303John C. Nimmo London 1889. Limited edition copy nuimber 781 of 870. Very Good. 1889. Soft cover. hardback large 8vo xxviii351;xii343pp 50 plates in total with 2 impressions of each plate one proof on plate paper and the other hand-coloured light foxing on edges and prelims some offsetting from the plates owner's name on front endpaper of vol. 2 hinges and bindings sound brown cloth gilt with red and gilt crest on front boards v.1 front board rubbed otherwise Very Good condition . John C. Nimmo, London, 1889. Limited edition, copy nuimber 781 of 870, paperback