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183724118Andover & New York: Gould and Newman 1837. 8vo. 2 vols. I: 584 pp. II: x 2 584 pp. <br><br>From the latest London edition. In two volumes. Publisher's gray ribbed cloth stamped in blind on boards and in gilt on spines. Boards rubbed and bumped. Ex-library: Each volume with call number label on spine bookplate rubber-stamps and charge pocket. Gould and Newman hardcover books
187531440London: 56 Regents Park Road 1875. 2 pages. 1 vols. 8vo. On a stub attached to a larger colored sheet some discoloration of larger sheet folds else very good. 2 pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Writing to Youmans that he is sending the last corrected revise of his lecture as asking for the earliest insertion into the magazine continuing that he will be giving his lecture on Human Automatism at Belfast on the 27th "which wil be rather supplemental to thatn an repetition of my Glasgow lecture. If it is well reported as I expect it will be in one of the Belfast papers would a revised Report be of any value to you" Carpenter was noted for his research in botany microscopy zoology and physiology and was a co-leader of the research team in 1868-70 on the deep sea scientific expedition aboard the "Lightning" and "Challenger." Youmans was the founder of "Popular Science Monthly' and planned the "International Scientific Series" he was a noted lecturer on science and author of several works. Provenance: From the autograph collection of W. P. Webster 56 Regents Park Road unknown books
185223774London: George Routledge 1852 1852. Second English edition preceded by the three decker published by T. C. Newby in 1849. NCBEL III 738; cf. Wolff 3506 for the 1849 edition; OCLC records only one copy of this second edition. Cloth a little worn and spotted; fine copy. Small 8vo original blind-stamped green cloth gilt decorations and lettering. ¶ Historical fiction about evil deeds committed by man. <br/><br/> London: George Routledge, 1852 hardcover books
175023108London: Printed by Thomas Baskett 1750 1750. Sheets separating at the fold; very good copy. Folio disbound 8 pages. ¶ An act passed by parliament under the reign of George II that attempts to discourage swearing by establishing a set of fines for the offenders: first time offenders could be fined from one to five shillings; seamen soldiers and government employees were fined at rates lower than gentlemen; and swearing within earshot of a constable could land one in a house of corrections or the stocks. Swear not! <br/><br/> London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1750 unknown books
178822408London: Printed for J. Robson and W. Clarke 1788 1788. First edition. ESTC T11081 state 2 without a pressmark on page 74 and with a single flower on page 75; NCBEL II 177. Title-page and final leaf a little dust-soiled; small stain on the front free endpaper; fine copy. 4to modern red quarter morocco red cloth boards gilt lettering. ¶ The only performed play by the poet Bertie Greatheed 1759-1826 a member of the group that fancied themselves as the "gli Oziosi" the idle ones. He was friends with Hester Lynch Piozzi who wrote the epilogue to The Regent. It opened at Drury Lane in April 1788 with John Kemble and Mrs. Siddons in leading roles but it did not last beyond nine performances. <br/><br/> London: Printed for J. Robson and W. Clarke, 1788 unknown books
186520274London: John Payne Collier 1865 1865. The second book issued by subscription in John Payne Collier's Blue Series of facsimiles of rare English poetical miscellanies one of 50 copies. See Freeman & Freeman John Payne Collier A136 for the interesting history of this "hybrid" facsimile and other Collier projects. Edges a little rubbed; very good copy. 4to full polished calf by Bedford rebacked preserving the spine red morocco spine label gilt decorations and lettering a.e.g. Printed slip with a "Notice" from John Payne Collier inserted following the text. Contemporary bookplate of Henry & Eliz. Mary Collins on the front paste-down. <br/><br/> [London: John Payne Collier, 1865] unknown books
1929224127<p>Limited edition. Octavo. Illustrated with folding genelogical plate of The Forsyte Family. Original gilt stamped vellum t.e.g. Original brown silk bookmark. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Number 641 of 1030 numbered copies signed with a quote by Galsworthy: "John Galsworthy Spring: There's mating.in the air Passionate.The blossoms burst."</p> Wiliam Heinemann Limited hardcover books
1925006149New York: David Belasco Privately Printed 1925. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine/Fine. 4to. 178 pages. Included are photos of stars and of scenes from the play and of Belasco himself receiving a medal from the French government. There are 34 photos in all. Also reprint of interview with Belasco and a tribute to Belasco. Belasco now known by most merely as the name of a theater was one of the leading theater impresarios and a flamboyant showmen in New York in the late 19th and early 20th century noted especially for his crowd-pleasing stage effects and popular entertainments. Condition: other than very minor wear along lower edge of DJ and a few spots on its rear this is a pristine copy and the DJ can still comfortably be described as in fine condition. <br/><br/> David Belasco, Privately Printed unknown books
1942006293Philadelphia: David McKay 1942. Near Fine in red cloth with gilt stamped titles and a gilt stamped decorative design on the front cover. In Very Good Plus glassine jacket two 1" closed tears and a Very Good Minus box corners broken to top half of box and wear at edges. SCARCE in both the box and the glassine jacket. Wonderful Pogany illustrations. . First Edition Thus. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. David McKay Hardcover books
1870D11031England 1870s. Hardcover. Very Good. England Kent and Norfolk counties: c. 1871-1874. 8vo 175 x 115mm; 61 numbered pages in the hand of Charles W. Prescott detailing his various hunting excursions around the Kent countryside. Prescotts ownership inscription on front free-endpaper is dated 1871. His entries are easily read and cover Prescotts adventures on hunting hares with a skulk of foxes writing Found another in the same field ran her straight back to Old Park round the pond and the pack hunted her beautifully . Dec. 16 1871. The hunts took place over sprawling village and countryside or as he describes hop-gardens hills and ploughs of land in the Herne Bay area of Kent England. Many entries are headed by recognizable locations; Stroud Park Broomfield Hilsborough Wolston Heath and Chislet Mill and are dated with month and sometimes year. Only a portion of the way full his entries span about three years the first dated: Oct. 19 71 Stroud Park and last March 25 1874. Contemporary black morocco marbled endpapers and marbled endpapers with original brass clasp faint splitting at lower hinge of first few leaves strengthened at endpapers corners rubbed otherwise in very good shape especially considering it was wielded around so much of the Kentish countryside. Prescott makes many personal anecdotes about his day noting things in his surroundings like scent moderate or adding his opinions we could not kill I think we should have but the sun was too hot. Prescott often ends the entries with jotting down the days weather as something like very indifferent but as good as could be expected with a very cold east wind or simply stating Frost. It is evident from Prescotts personal asides that he was a vigilant huntsman quite dedicated to the task. Further personal glimpses reveal a record of his horses charming names including Salt Fish and Molly Malone. At the time Prescott was taking these notes Herne Bay area and the Kentish villages would have been teeming with people. The Victoria era was one of prosperity when elite English folk flocked to popular destinations to partake in their favorite pastimes. From 1873 on in the journal Prescott notes he was hunting with Pytchley by writing their name in parentheses. The Pytchley hunt is an organization originally based in Northamptonshire in formation as early at the 1630s. The organization is still active today. Pytchleys website notes that from 1819-1873 right as Prescott began with Pytchley for one year the Althorp and Pytchley countries were hunted by one pack with a second pack established at Brigstock. Prescott was part of the famous hunt organization at a time when it was amid significant change and expansion. His notes may keep further clue of such growth. While the huntsman himself may be unknown to history the anecdotal evidence in Prescotts diary gives us a glimpse of the Victorian man fond of his sport. <br/><br/> hardcover books
001866Tokyo: T. Hasegawa. N.d circa 1903. Probably first edition. Unpaginated twelve folded-over leaves including cover. Larger format 7.5 by 5.25 inches or 19 by 13.5 cm. Probably the best tale ever built around toothpicks! A fairy tale of the supernatural retribution meted out to lazy women with a second shorter variant of the same story included as well. This copy has particularly crisp and bright color! Light soiling to covers and some minor waviness where fabric dinged by bottom edge. <br /><br /> T. Hasegawa books
2007120752NY: Grove Press 2007. First Grove Press limited edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Stoppard on the limitation page. Copy #33. Introduction by Stoppard. Cloth-covered boards with gilt-lettering in cloth-covered slipcase. Illustrated endpages. Issued without dustjacket. In publisher's shrinkwrap with price sticker as issued. Shrinkwrap opened. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine slipcase. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Grove Press Hardcover books
194627699New York: Pierre Matisse Editions. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Of 1150 numbered copies this copy is unnumbered. Very good with much rubbing and some tearing at spine edges. A wonderful book and a nice example of post-Exile New York Surrealism. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 94 pp . Pierre Matisse Editions hardcover books
198016020555Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira Memoria Brasileira 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio size 124 pp. inscribed by Claudio Arrau. A little-known work on the great coffee plantations of the nineteenth century in the area around Rio de Janeiro. Coffee first started to appear in the area around 1760 and by 1822 there were plantations in the area with more than fifty thousand coffee plants with massive tracts of rainforest being cleared first from the vicinity of Rio and later Sao Paulo for coffee growing. The families owning the plantations built huge homes some of them almost small castles - one of which the Parque Sao Clemente had ceilings so beautiful that special reclining chairs were installed so that they could be better admired. This book explores those fazendas both inside and out to provide a glimpse into this glittering past. The text of the book is in Portuguese and an accompanying softcover book has the English translation.<br/><br/>This volume was previously owned by Claudio Arrau 1903-1991 a Chilean pianist widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter tan cloth with black paper boards pictorial paste-down of one of the plantation houses inset into the front board with titlte in silver brown lettering on the spine decorative endpapers of stylised palm trees title page in red and black with a small tipped-in photograph tipped-in colour photographs throughout drawn map towards the rear of the book showing the location of the fazendas along the Rio Paraiba do Sul; folio size 13.75" by 10.5" pagination: i-iii 1-2 3-111 112-121 inscribed by Claudio Arrau "Rio de Janeiro 1981" on the first flyleaf. Please note the text is in Portuguese. Accompanying English translation in English a softcover booklet in black paper wraps stapled at the spine with gold lettering and publisher's device on the front cover 19 pp. In a slipcase covered in green paper with stylised palm tree pattern and a pictorial paper label on the front board.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards a strong square text block with solid hinges straight corners with no rubbing the interior is clean and bright with the only prior owner markings in both volumes being the name written of Claudio Arrau as noted above and each of the tipped-in photographs is in fine condition; some light stray soil marks on the spine and a small old dampstain on the bottom edge of the spine a few of the final pages have some minor rippling from the old damp else fine. The accompanying English translation is also near fine clean overall with a few shallow creases on the wraps. The slipcase is very good strong and sturdy clean overall some minor overall edge wear and it appears to have gotten wet at some point as the back is warped and the paper coverings are rippled. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Nova Fronteira Memoria Brasileira hardcover books
1864WN610A103New York: John Bradburn 1864. Three quarter brown calf with gilt spine lettering on black label 4 raised bands green rules. Marbled boards. A very attractive solid professional rebinding. Some foxing on edges and in text block. Two maps present as called for. Account by Englishman who fought with the CSA. First American Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Good /No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. John Bradburn Hardcover books
1904WRCLIT67265London & New York: Samuel Bagster and Sons / James Pott and Co. 1904. xix14862pp. Octavo. Printed wrappers. A few pencil notes wrappers tanned at spine with shallow chips at spine ends; a good copy. A preliminary private version of Herbert 2136 with a special preface re: justification and methodology. The wrapper title asserts the text embodies "the Labours of Many Eminent English and Greek Scholars" and Herbert identifies the editors as Samuel Lloyd and George Washington Moon. The edition described in Herbert is "tentative" and has a different collation; an earlier partial proof appeared in 1902 see D&M 1348. COPAC locates two copies of the "tentative" edition and OCLC/Worldcat four but both come up empty for this "Private issue." A bibliographic and textual curiosity. HERBERT 2136ref. Samuel Bagster and Sons / James Pott and Co. unknown books
182817309Bethany Va.: Alexander Campbell 1828. 12mo. 456 pp. <br><br>Second edition of Alexander Campbell's version of the New Testament following the first edition of 1826. Campbell founded the Disciples of Christ movement as well as establishing the long-running Christian Baptist and Millennial Harbinger periodicals after emigrating to America; he also founded Bethany College and served as its first president. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 32363; Hills 647; O'Callaghan 193-94. Contemporary sheep very abraded. Ex-library with bookplate on front pastedown charge pocket on rear pastedown call number in white on spine pressure stamp on title-page etc. A waterstained copy with some dog-earing of a famous and influential book. Alexander Campbell unknown books
185235190New York: Tryckt pa Americansta Bibel Sallskapets Bekostnad American Bible Society 1852. 12mo. 655 pp. <br><br>Second edition of the American Bible Society's Swedish and English New Testament. The Swedish is presented on the even-numbered pages and the English on the odd. All texts are in double-column formats. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â For this binding see: Wolf From Gothic Windows to Peacocks 41. Publisher's black textured roan elaborately blind-embossed with a plaquette. Title in gilt on spine. Tryckt pa Americansta Bibel Sallskapets Bekostnad, American Bible Society unknown books
182720597Boston: Samuel T. Armstrong and Crocker & Brewster. 1827. 12mo 15.6 cm 6.2". 496 5156 pp. <br><br>Stereotype edition carefully revised and improved with Copious Indexes. The editor was Samuel Worcester who also selected the added hymns at the back of this volume.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Contemporary red straight-grain morocco covers framed in gilt rolls spine gilt extra front cover gilt-stamped John Bradley. All edges marbled. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 31685. Binding as above sides darkened corners and spine rubbed joints cracked with sewing holding but quite fragile. Fly-leaves with early pencilled ownership inscriptions and annotations. Light to moderate foxing. Separate title-page for second section only lacking. Samuel T. Armstrong and Crocker & Brewster. unknown books
2222199<p>Nd. ca. 1910. First edition thus. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait and floral decorated borders by Adrian J. Iorio. Full original gilt decorated limp vellum marbled endpapers top edge gilt. Good yellow ties perished; vellum warped. 50 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>One of 1000 copies.</p> George G. Harrap Co. hardcover books
164122416London: Printed for T. S. 1641. 1st edition thus Wing R-2201. Modern plum-colored wrappers. Overall VG. 2 19 1 pp. Last page a blank. Printer's decoration to title page. 4to: A - C4. Lacks A1 presumed half-title. 17.5 cm x 13 cm. <br/><br/>Rudyerd a noted politician and poet of the period. per the DNB "his speeches show great rhetorical and literary gifts but sadly little statesmanship." In these three speeches Rudyerd supports his King as well as the exhortation- "Mr. Speaker It now behooves us to restraine the Bishops to the duties of their Function." Printed for T. S. unknown books
175622212London: Printed for J. Morgan 1756 1756. First edition one of two issues; this one without the errata on page 76. ESTC T22278; Eddy Samuel Johnson Book Reviewer in the Literary Magazine 26; Hanley Samuel Johnson Book Reviewer pages 134-36. First and final leaves a little dust-soiled; very good copy. 8vo modern brown quarter buckram blue paper boards gilt lettering. With half-title. ¶ A defense of Admiral John Byng 1704-1757 of the Royal Navy who was on trial for treason based on dubious charges. He was found guilty and was tragically executed the following year. Shebbearre 1709-1788 a pamphleteer and contrarian wrote numerous tracts during the political crises of 1755-56 attacking the misadventures of the English government abroad. None according to Shebbearre were more blatantly wrongheaded than the trial of John Byng. Shebbearre's perceived lack of patriotism landed him in prison and he was roundly criticized and lampooned by the likes of Johnson Smollett and Griffith. Johnson eventually sided with Shebbearre in the Byng matter and approvingly reviewed An Appeal to the People in the Literary Magazine in October 1756. ESTC attributes An Appeal to John Byng himself and he did write pamphlets in his own defense but both Hanley and Eddy show convincing evidence that this was indeed by Shebbearre. <br/><br/> London: Printed for J. Morgan, 1756 unknown books
176822414London: Printed for T. Davies 1768 1768. First edition. ESTC T3451; NCBEL II 841; Fleeman 68.12HC/1a. First and final leaves slightly foxed; fine copy. 8vo modern brown boards stamped with black lettering. With half-title. ¶ The first of three plays by John Hoole 1727-1803 translator and aspiring writer. Hoole was a friend of Samuel Johnson and a member of his Essex Head Club. Johnson wrote the dedication to Cyrus and John Hawksworth wrote the epilogue. Hoole was best known for his translation of Tasso which earned him the nickname of "Tasso Hoole." See the ODNB. <br/><br/> London: Printed for T. Davies, 1768 unknown books
16397National Women's Social & Political Union. No. 25. What Women Demand. 1908-1909. 1 page. 8 ½ x 5 ½ in. No other copies in Any institutional collection as per OCLC. Handbill calls for voting rights for women on the "same terms" as men.<br/><br/>The WSPU was a women's voting group that became famous for its radical and sometimes violent tactics. This leaflet outlines some of their demands in measured reasonable and language and emphasize that they believe "a woman shall not be refused a vote simply because she is a woman." They go on to list prerequisites for voting which men in the UK had to achieve & assert that there are over a million women who meet these same standards and would become enfranchised. Light scattered stains. Handling creases along left edge and crease in bottom right corner. unknown books
18792221937<p>First American edition. Octavo. 3/4 gilt stamped red calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamped devices within gilt ruled compartments covers ruled in gilt marbled endpapers. Very good. 240 pages.</p><p>Bookplate of Raymond.</p> Roberts Brothers hardcover books