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180513759London: C. Clarke 1805. Nouvelle Edition réimprimée après celle de Didot. With 12 full-page engraved plates. 255 3; vi 246 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary English straight-grain red morocco gilt classical border of Greek key and acanthus design on upper and lower covers panelled spine gilt with similar motifs a.e.g. hinges and extremities slightly rubbed occasional foxing but overall fine and attractive. From the library of Marshall Field with his engraved armorial bookplate on each pastedown. Nouvelle Edition réimprimée après celle de Didot. With 12 full-page engraved plates. 255 3; vi 246 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. In Contemporary Red Morocco Binding. C. Clarke unknown books
169233756London: Charles Bill 1692. Letterpress broadside approximately 15 x 11 1/4 inches. Woodcut royal arms at the head of the sheet. Broadside proclamation impressing English seamen into service.<br/> <br/>Wing W2621. Charles Bill unknown books
1899688601899. Washington D.C. 1899. Washington D.C. 1899. An Uncommon Nineteenth-Century Law Dictionary English Arthur. A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law. Washington DC: Washington Law Book Co. 1899. iv 979 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Small folio 10" x 6-1/2". Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to text faint dampstaining to heads of a few leaves. A handsome copy of a scarce title. $750. Only edition. "In this work the effort has been to make the definitions as short as possible yet so clear that a man without legal education can understand them. . Essays or long discussions of subjects have been avoided because few have time to read such and fewer care to while those who have time prefer to investigate for themselves" Explanatory Statement. This is an uncommon book. OCLC locates 29 copies a low number for a law dictionary published at the turn of the twentieth century. This is the second non-reprint copy we have seen. Not in the Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909. unknown books
1895247634N.p. 1895. 5 stanzas of verse with 7-line note. 2 pp. on two sheets of blank stantionery. 8vo. Fine. 5 stanzas of verse with 7-line note. 2 pp. on two sheets of blank stantionery. 8vo. Author of "Ben Bolt" New Jersey Congressman and Enemy of Poe. Thomas Dunn English 1819-1902 was a proilific author of poems ballads and novels; he also server two terms in the U.S. Congress as a Representative from New Jersey; but his fame as a writer rests on the ballad in wrote in 1843 "Ben Bolt." First published in Nathaniel Parker Willis' magazine NEW YORK MIRROR "Ben Bolt" was set to music many times and became very popular especiallly in the version set to a tune by Nelson Kneass. In his note appended to this transcription of the poem English writes:<br/><br/> "The foregoing stanzas are as they originally appeared in Willis & Morris's NEW YORK NEW MIRROR in the year 1843. Though they have been set to music eight tiimes the only popular melody was the one take from a German air by Kneass. The words there - three stanzas only being taken - are very much mutilated."<br/><br/>"It was hugely successful at the time but had a new lease of life as the song that Trilby O'Ferrall sings in the novel TRILBY 1894 by George du Maurier. It is described in the novel as an 'unsophisticated little song' but when Trilby performs it under the influence of the sinister hypnotist Svengali it reawakens a 'cosmic vision of the beauty and sadness of things' in her former lover Little Billee." Derek B. Scott THE SINGING BOURGEOIS: SONGS OF THE VICTORIAN DRAWING ROOM AND PARLOUR. Aldershot Hampshire; Burlington VT: Ashgate 2001.<br/><br/>Ironically "Ben Bolt" being a tribute to a long-lasting friendship English is also remembered as the bitter foe of his former friend Edgar Allan Poe. The two had a falling out which resulted in a fist fight as well as a long running literary feud. unknown books
1665WB16395London: Edward Man 1665. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 4to. pp. 614. Modern 3/4 brown leather and green boards. Engraved frontispiece in facsimile. Title page defective with loss to lower 1/3; replace with very amateurish pen and ink. Bookplate of Horace Walpole fixed to front blank. Lacks last leaf a blank. This is the first complete edition second issue with cancel title-page denoting "Second Edition" - here appearing in modern ball point pen. Several leaves with crude repairs. 10 line manuscript index in pencil purportedly in Walpole's hand. The book itself has become scarce on the market. <br/><br/> Edward Man hardcover books
605948<p>1. Man in bed being served tea by his man servant. 2. Man in a wheelchair at the seaside being pushed by his servant while passing a male pedestrian. On tan mount with red ruled border. Signed in pencil "John Leech" 6 7/8" x 5 1/4" on mount 7 3/4" x 6 1/4". Very good.</p> unknown books
4496Each of the five mounted photographs is preceded by a protective sheet of tissue paper in tact though wrinkled. The five photographs show a group of luminaries in the following fields: "Politicians Conservative" "Politicians Liberal" "Authors and Novelists" including Charles Dickens Wilkie Collins Thomas Carlyle "Science" including Charles Wheatstone Michael Faraday "Artists" including J. M. W. Turner John Everett Millais and Edwin Landseer. The page preceding the last group photograph of English Artists indicated that a second volume was anticipated "early in 1877." The artists' page has separated from the spine as has the first copyright page which is chipped along margins creased and missing upper left corner. The pages are securely held together at the spine even though they have lost their cover. The albumen plates are somewhat light as might be expected. Various degrees of foxing throughout chipped corners of the photographic boards. Overall condition is fair to good. A fascinating assemblage of 19th century English culture. unknown books
604394<p>third person on engraved Piers Court Stinchcombe Gloucestershire letterhead December 14 n.y. ca. 1949 or earlier. 4 1/2" x 7" 1 page with integral leaf. "Mr. Evelyn Waugh deeply regrets that his absence from London makes him unable to accept the kind invitation of the Editor of the Strand Magazine for 23rd Dec." The Strand Magazine ceased publication in March of 1950. It is interesting to note that Waugh at one time had gifted a bound set of the Strand Magazine to his daughter Harriet. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket.</p> unknown books
182527068Various publishers 1825-1850 1825. Edges lightly rubbed; fine set. 4 vols small 8vo mid-19th century black half morocco marbled paper boards gilt decorations and lettering. Contemporary notations on the front blanks listing the plays present; notations in pencil and ink on several of the individual plays with information about the cast of characters where the play was performed etc. The majority are American reprints of English plays but they are contemporary plays as opposed to being reprints of earlier plays; only three can be clearly identified as being American in origin but others are possibly American such as the Old Guard by Dion Boucicault. The volumes include three portraits of actors and 17 frontispieces of scenes from the plays ten of which are by Tudor Horton signed "Horton" or "T. Horton" See Hamilton Early American Book Illustrators page 156. Ink signature of A.G. Williams February 22 1901 on the front paste-downs. <br/><br/> Various publishers, 1825-1850 hardcover books
190025247N.p. Wyoming ca. 1900. First edition. 76pp. Illus. Original printed wrappers. Fine copy Childhood reminiscences Fort Washakie Lost soldier Ranch the Great Divide Lander Rollins her friend Oahtah Otei Chief Washakie Flathead Squaws Arapaho Camp Shoshone Burial Cave visit of the Sioux Omaha dance Shoshone Sun Dance camping at Bull Lake Owen Wister etc. Eberstadt Cat 111:203. Huntington 292; "privately printed. An interesting narrative of life and adventures in the far west. unknown books
8401LONDON BOGUE 1852-57. 6 VOLS; HALF GREEN MOROCCO SLIPCASES 2 VERY GOOD. LONDON, BOGUE, 1852-57 unknown books
1795212574London: Robinson; T.N. Longman; T.N. Longman 1795. First editions. Engraved frontispiece to third playe Windsor Castle. 4 86 1; 8 84; 8 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter blue polished calf gilt spine t.e.g. Covers detached. First editions. Engraved frontispiece to third playe Windsor Castle. 4 86 1; 8 84; 8 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Robinson; T.N. Longman; T.N. Longman unknown books
1734130729London: Read 1734. hardcover. very good. 2 vols. folio contemporary 3/4 calf; spines worn marbled boards rubbed inner hinges strengthened light browning p. 229 of vol. II torn with loss of text. London: T. Read 1734 1735. Very good.<br/><br/> Trials begin with Sir Walter Raleigh in 1603 and conclude in 1722. Included are the trials of several conspirators in the murder of Thomas Overbury.<br/><br/> Read unknown books
1936194108<p>DUST JACKET UNCLIPPED; LIGHT TONING A COUPLE OF TINY NICKS; ADVANCE COPY FOR REVIEW WITH LAID IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP LISTING THE PUBLICATION DATE AS FEBRUARY 24 1936. RARE THUS; THIS EDITION PRECEDES THE UK EDITION. THERE ONLY 2000 COPIES ISSUED FIRST EDITION "FEBRUARY 1936" VERY GOOD.</p> LITTLE, BROWN hardcover books
1895305750<p>First edition. 4to. Introduction by William Morris. 6 fine plates by Arthur Gaskin. Original tan linen over blue printed boards some spotting. Very good. Later black cloth slipcase. Clear acetate dust jacket. One of 125 copies printed by Arthur J. Gaskin at the Press of the Guild of Handicraft. Gaskin 1862-1928 English painter illustrator and designer; under Morris at the Kelmscott Press; began printing his own books in 1893. Houfe p. 313; Franklin 43 153-54.</p> Cornish Bros. hardcover books
18236194<p>Thick octavo. From the corrected text of George Steevens and Edmond Malone. 2 page biographical sketch. 19 page glossary. Engraved portrait by T.A. Dean. 3/4 modern tan calf over marbled boards by Bayntun-Riviere spine with raised bands and gilt stamped maroon morocco label glazed edges very good. A nice readable early edition. Printed by W. Clowes.</p> Printed for C. and J. Rivington, et al hardcover books
187031627London: Macmillan and Co 1870. 4to chromolithograph title page and dedication plus 13 stiff card leaves laminated to show 12 chromolithographs mounted as rectos with corresponding chromolithographs taken from the Brevario Grimani from St. Mark's Library Venice mounted as versos together with a chromolithograph frontispiece; original pictorial brown cloth by Burn and Co. with an all over theological design embossed in black and gilt a circular pictorial pastedown of Christ central spine similarly decorated in gilt and black a.e.g.; very good and sound the plates particularly fresh. The illustrations to the Parables are by H. R. McEniry and the frontispiece by John Jellicoe. "The entire work is arranged and printed in colours by Cooper Clay and Co." <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover books
192320518Boston: R. H. Hinkley 1923. 8vo. 14 vols. 70 plts. <br><br>This handsome and much-sought edition of the King James Bible was printed at the Merrymount Press and limited to 2574 sets: 1000 on wove paper 1000 on laid paper 488 on handmade paper and 86 on Japan paper. This set is #233 printed on handmade paper and contains 70 fine plates usually 5 per volume and mostly photogravures after paintings. The edition was designed for smooth reading and the text is set in ordinary paragraphs without chapter and verse numbers.<br>Â Â Â Â This work has a complicated and as yet not fully explained printing history. It was probably first printed in 1904 with sheets reissued or reprinted at various times in the subsequent two decades. Even the name of the publisher on the title-page varies; "The Grolier Society" sometimes appears in place of Hinkley.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Publisher's quarter tan pigskin spine leather over deeply grained polished bare wooden boards with bevelled edges on the three outer sides in the style of incunable and 16th-century books. Raised bands on spines; spine panels tooled and lettered in blind. Unusual and attractive. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Smith 209; Hills 2155 for the 1904 edition and explanation of reissues. Bound as above with top edge gilt other edges uncut. Spines darkened and some chipped. One cover detached and present. Much enjoyment. R. H. Hinkley hardcover books
17601530London: A. Millar J. & R. Tonson W. Strahan P. Davey and B. Law 1760. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Orig. calf rebacked. Very good. 384 pages - 24 ind. First published in 1747 the book was reprinted within its first year of publication - 20 editions in the 18th century followed. It was not uncommon for a female scribe to keep her identity hidden but by using the title "A LADY" erroneous claims of authorship flourished. Unfortunately for Glasse her financial situation was never secure and she filed for bankruptcy and even spent some time in debtors prison. OXFORD 77 BITING 189. Expertly rebacked portions of the original backstrip preserved. Interior crisp. <br/><br/> A. Millar, J. & R. Tonson, W. Strahan, P. Davey and B. Law hardcover books
185039772London: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1850. 2 vols. Thick 12mo 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 inches. Bound in full crimson red contemporary morocco heavily gilt all edges gilt. Fine in original full pebbled crimson morocco box. 2 vols. Thick 12mo 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 inches. The Book of Common Prayer is inscribed "Frances Mary Henrietta Hawkesworth from her affectionate Godfather Rich. S. Hawkesworth 27th August" 18 The year has been effaced. A beautiful set. Eyre and Spottiswoode unknown books
1811320096Philadelphia: Mathew Carey No. 122 Market-Street 1811. 4 1080 72pp. Complete with 50 illustrations plate at p. 916 is detached and tattered at edges and plate at 932 is detached and with considerably trimmed. Early entries on the family register by the Mingle family. Sectional titles for the OT and NT 1811 Apocrypha and Brown's Brief Concordance as issued. 4to. Contemporary calf. Worn upper cover nearly detached. Foxing. Early inked stamp of P.A. Johnson Bookseller & Stationer Morristown N.J. on front pastedown and with ownership inscription on ffep: "Henry Mingle's Bible bought of Peter A. Johnson in Morristown October 28 1812. 4 1080 72pp. Complete with 50 illustrations plate at p. 916 is detached and tattered at edges and plate at 932 is detached and with considerably trimmed. Early entries on the family register by the Mingle family. Sectional titles for the OT and NT 1811 Apocrypha and Brown's Brief Concordance as issued. 4to. In 1804 Carey first published a new edition of the quarto Bible from standing type and including the Apocrypha. A consummate promoter and bookseller Carey re-issued the Bible on a variety of paper stocks and with various numbers of engraved maps and plates over the next decade. An 1809 advertisement listed 34 variations of his "Family Bible" priced between $3.50 and $12 however none of those listed include more than 30 engraved maps and plates suggesting this issue with 50 engraved maps and plates and including the Old Testament New Testament Psalms Apocrypha and Brown's Concordance to be among the most deluxe version yet issued by Carey. We find no record of Carey's quarto bible with 50 plates as here.<br/><br/>With an early Morristown New Jersey bookseller stamp and provenance to the Mingle family of Warren County New Jersey. Hills 174; O'Callaghan 1810.1. See Clarkin 622 8 plates and 623 1 map 10 plates; this issue not recorded Mathew Carey, No. 122 Market-Street unknown books
19612221803<p>First edition thus. Octavo. Original full blue and red morocco spine lettered and decorated in gilt emblem gilt stamped on front cover t.e.g. navy blue linen-covered slipcase by E. W. Hiscox. Numerous collotype plates after etchings designed by Charles Antoine Coypel for the first edition of 1727. No dust jacket. Fine. 187 pages.</p><p>#25 of 100 specially-bound copies.</p><p>Inscribed on front free endpaper in Medford Oregon in 1973 by the translator with a small caricature of a cat.</p><p>Laid in is a Polaroid photograph of Bretnor and his wife taken by the recipient of the inscription with a brief description of the circumstances.</p><p>This attractive volume was one of the final productions of the Golden Cockerel Press.</p> The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1978297940Oxford: Clarendon 1978. hardcover. very good/good. 12 volumes plus a 4 volume supplement edited by R. W. Burchfield. 16 volumes in total. Tall thick 4to dark blue cloth Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1978. Most volumes have dust jackets. A very good set.<br/><br/> Clarendon unknown books
1929541421929. A Monument of English Legal Scholarship English Reports. Full Reprint 1220-1873. Edinburgh and London: William Green & Sons; Stevens & Sons 1900-1929. Odd/Miscellaneous volumes available. We have 85 of 178 volumes available. 21 volumes worn original calf repaired with tape upper black red and lower black spine labels; 8 volumes original tan buckram upper black red and lower black spine labels; 56 volumes bound in green buckram with gilt spine lettering. Light to moderate shelfwear and soiling hinges of some volumes cracked or starting. Ex-library with stamps. Overall good to very good condition internally sound. See digital image. $995. This record contains volumes: 7; 10; 11; 13; 15; 18; 22 to 23; 25 to 30; 32 to 34; 43 to 47; 49; 64 to 69; 71; 86 to 92; 100; 103 to 105; 108; 109; 113 to 134; 142 to 149; 157 to 163; 166; 168; 169; 171; 174 The English Reports are a full reprint of all reports prior to The Law Reports except the Year Books and the collateral reports of the period retaining in bracket the original page numbers. "This is a literal reprint of English cases together with their original footnotes.where a decision has been affected by subsequent legislation the fact has also been mentioned.": Winfield The Chief Sources of English Legal History 196-197. Marke 14. unknown books
181817093Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd 1818. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. 108pp. Publishers original drab brown cloth; upper board blocked in gilt with title within a floral design. Ink name on front pastedown. Cloth soiled binding lightly shaken gilt rubbed else a very good copy. The date of publication is taken from the Advertisement page 4. This seems to be the first Oliver and Boyd printing of a hieroglyphic Bible and the second Edinburgh printing after the Doig and Sterling edition of 1814. The accepted publicaton date for this Bible is 1818; three other known copies are known to have been issued either in quarter leather and marbled paper boards or in printed card covers. Our copy is in what is clearly publisher's cloth with gilt blocked on the upper board. This combination is unknown before 1826. It is likely then that the textblock while printed earlier was bound after 1826. Exceedingly scarce. Protected in a custom clamshell box. Oliver & Boyd hardcover books
