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1985mon0000141312English Heritage 1985-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. NOT ex-library. Clean copy in good condition. English Heritage paperback
171446675Frontis engraving of Lucretius in volume I. Minerva Londinensis vignette to title page Vol.I. Head pieces to both volumes Thomas Creech 1659-1700 was the first author to translate Lucretius into English. The first translation by Creech was published in 1682 . This edition done in 1714 contains translation of verses previously omitted & numerous notes from another hand ref: Internet Archive J.Matthews for G.Sawbridge hardcover
Holmen, Marianne edIn Pristine Condition. unknown
188626093Baltimore Boston Hartford New York Cincinnati: Gately 1886. Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto; full brown morocco extra-gilt covers two steel clasps new leather at the head of the spine all edges gilt. Presented as a gift from Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel List to Mr. & Mrs. David List with several pages of genealogic notes within and spaces for Family Portraits at the end. <br /> <br /> <br/><br/>With many other Inclusions such as a History of Translations of the Bible a History of all Religious Denominations Apocrypha and Psalms in Metre and over 2000 illustrations and maps on Steel Wood and in Colors. The New Testament here has the old King James' version and the revised version arranged in parallel columns for convenience in reference and comparison. Gately hardcover
1803373879Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring for Thomas & Andrews and Manning & Loring 1803. 333 1; 287 1pp. Titles within ornamental border. 8vo. Contemporary calf covers with gilt roll tool border flat spine gilt in six compartments marbled endpapers gilt roll tool along the turn-ins minor wear and rubbing. Minor browning staining and offsetting. Bookbinder's ticket on front pastedown T. H. Burnton Exeter NH. 333 1; 287 1pp. Titles within ornamental border. 8vo. A lovely early American binding by T. H. Burnton in which the ornamental border of the title is likely used as inspiration for the tooling on the covers. According to Papantonio and Spawn & Kinsella the binder T.H. Burnton was active in New York from 1800-6 and later removed to Providence RI; neither note a sojourn in Exeter NH. Shaw 3814. On Burnton see Papantonio 40 and Spawn & Kinsella 316 Printed by Manning & Loring, for Thomas & Andrews, and Manning & Loring unknown
1794215352London: Debrett; Longman; Debrett; Debrett 1794. All but the last title first editions. 80; 6 42; 4 61 3; 4 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarters blue polished calf gilt spine t.e.g. Upper cover detached. All but the last title first editions. 80; 6 42; 4 61 3; 4 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Debrett; Longman; Debrett; Debrett unknown
190028014London: Various publishers 1900. First Editions. 8 vols. 8vo. Bound in 3/4 brown polished calf t.e.g. by Bickers & Son London. With the bookplate of R.D. Jackson. First Editions. 8 vols. 8vo. Various publishers unknown
181716597Wellington: Printed & sold by F. Houlston & Son n.d. circa 1817 Sixth edition. The first edition was printed in London in 1772. All editions are scarce with OCLC recording three copies or less of the first fifth sixth and seventh editions and no copies of the second third or fourth. . Publisher's marbled paper-covered boards sewn together spine perished. . Twentyfourmo. Woodcut frontispiece of Adam and Even in the Garden and twenty-seven woodcuts illustrating other important Biblical events and figures Binding extremities rubbed worn and a bit soiled. Front pastedown lacking front flyleaf loose. Slight foxing the occasional minor stain or smudge not affecting legibility. Contemporary ink signature and date on recto of preliminary blank. A good copy of a scarce fragile book. The Pocket Bible includes abridged stories from both the Old and New Testaments. Its purpose is stated in the Preface which is addressed to the "parents of little children": "…the Bible as appointed to be read in Churches is too copious and mysterious a volume for the comprehension of young children: therefore to obviate this difficulty the following Compendium of the Holy Bible has been compiled…in which the utmost care has been taken as well as not to omit any material event as to avoid perverting in anywise the doctrines contained in the inestimable Divine Original" pp. vii-viii. Printed & sold by F. Houlston & Son, hardcover
1847List2609Quebec City and Brockton Canada 1847. Four letters approximately sixteen total pages: four 8 x 12.5 inches twelve 8 x 10 inches and smaller. Two letters dated 1846 one 1847 missing final pages and one without date missing initial and final pages. Very good. Edmund John Senkler 1802–1872 was born in Norfolk England educated at Cambridge and in 1827 ordained as an Anglican minister. Senkler his wife Eleanor and their children immigrated to Canada in 1843 to live in Quebec City Canada East now the province of Quebec. They then moved to Sorel also known as William Henry and finally to Brockville near Kingston Canada West now Ontario.<br /> <br /> Offered here is a set of four letters from Senkler to his friend G. W. Chad back in Norfolk describing the activities of Senkler and his family as they settle into life in Canada. The Senklers had first moved to Quebec City but did not enjoy their time “in that pestiferous cloaca . over which the destroying angel seems evermore to hover with his drawn sword in his hand†May 8 1846. On planning to leave the Bishop of Montreal offers Senkler an unpaid position in “Coteau du Lac a lonely place 40 or 50 miles above Montreal†whose previous missionary had “been enjoying for many years a handsome salary†and was now “on his return to England.†Senkler turns down this meager offer and takes his family to Sorel.<br /> <br /> The move is providential as “Not fewer than 27 persons with whom we had some acquaintance have died there Quebec City since we left†September 10 1846. The family’s acquaintances apparently died in a theater fire in Quebec City—probably the St. Louise Theater—which seemed to have turned into a crowd crush:<br /> <br /> “I knew some of the sufferers: some were very pious people . What shocked the feelings of all who witnessed the scene with some of whom I have conversed was that the misery was so easily approachable and yet so utterly beyond relief. . In the case of poor Mr. Scott mentioned in all the papers particularly the Illustrated London News of July 18 where there is a view of the place his brother could not only see him but talk with him – caress him petting his face weeping over him while the poor suffering man commended his wife family to his care; and yet no force could drag out his limbs from the entangled mass of human beings. They did pull at him until they pulled the ball of his shoulder out of the socket and he begged to be allowed to die.â€<br /> <br /> By 1847 the family had sold their property in Sorel and moved west to Brockville in what is now Ontario. The family are noticing the effects of England’s Panic of 1847:<br /> <br /> “The great scarcity of money now felt in England will very shortly be felt here. The produce sent from hence home has not been paid for. Consequently our merchants must pay for the manufactures c. sent out by bills of exchange which must be in so much greater demand therefore fetch a higher premium.†December 8 1847<br /> <br /> And around the same time an epidemic of typhus breaks out in Canada from Irish immigrants fleeing the famine:<br /> <br /> “Probably you have learned from the papers what misery the unfortunate Irish emigrants have brought and are likely yet to bring to this country. They have spread a pestilence through the city of Montreal. Grosse Isle the quarantine station below Quebec has been crowded with fever patients to an alarming extent. . The emigrants as they recover are forwarded by the steam-boats from Grosse Isle to Montreal without touching at Quebec where they are received in miserable wooden sheds. Many suffer a relapse; others first shew symptoms of fever when there; and spread the infection though the town by begging. You can imagine what hotbeds of infection those steam-boats must be. Last week 3 passed Sorel without touching at the port one had 1000 emigrants on board the other two about 800 500 respectively. . These unhappy people are forwarded to their destination in the Western Country. For many of them doubtless that destination will be an untimely grave in a strange place.†No Date.<br /> <br /> Nonetheless the Senkler family happily settles in the town of Brockville with “an orchard garden with plenty of pasture for a couple of cows and horses with ground for growing all the vegetables required for the family†December 8 1847. The land is rapidly developing with land prices increasing and a telegraph line from Toronto to Quebec running through it – which to Senkler is “surprising in a country in which 60 years ago there was only an Indian’s hunting track for hundreds of miles.â€<br /> <br /> Overall the letters provide an intimate look at life for settlers in Canada in the middle period of its rule by the British. unknown
195340391Paris: The Olympia Press 1953. Softcover. VG - bright tight some very slight wear but overall a stunning copy. The Olympia Press paperback
18197970New York: American Bible Society stereotyped by E. & J. White; pr. by D. Fanshaw 1819. 8vo 24.2 cm 9.5". 705 1 215 lacking 1/2 1 blank pp. <br><br>Early American Bible Society Bible following its first which appeared in 1816. This stereotyped New York Bible was done from the same plates as Fanshaw's 1818 Long Primer Octavo and this 1819 example is seen institutionally far more often in microform copies than in genuine holdings.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front cover with blind-stamped logo of the American Bible Society; title-page with inked inscription reading "Mary Ann Lanings word obscured August 24 1823." . <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 47213; Hills 375. Contemporary sheep double-panelled in blind spine with gilt-ruled raised bands and gilt-stamped leather title label; binding rubbed and unevenly faded leather cracking over spine. Foxing ranging from mild to severe; last few leaves waterstained; some dog-earing. One worm track to upper outer margin of a few leaves. New Testament lacking title.<br>Â Â Â Â Well used but not abused; an evocative copy. American Bible Society (stereotyped by E. & J. White; pr. by D. Fanshaw) hardcover books
202338300Barcelona: Associacio de Bibliofils de Barcelona 2023. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 10 of 50 copies of the English edition of which twenty-two are numbered 1 to 22. There were three deluxe copies marked as A B and C; There were 25 copies numbered 26 to 50 for the Catalan edition. This is a powerful and ever relevant history of the development and evolution of the concept and adoption of the tenets of freedom of the press. "The French Revolution led to modern democracy. Terms like left-wing and right-wing revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements freedom censorship and silencing intellectual discourse were introduced and remain relevant. The texts of Condorcet 1776 and Bonald 1826 allow us to comprehend the debate that occurred in those times. Historian Albert Corbeto provides a background for the facts and contrasts them recounting from a neutral standpoint the historical events that had a substantial impact on French and European society. There are many parallels between the past and present controversies. In today's geopolitically volatile world there is a renewed and disturbing discussion about the nature and limits of various liberties including freedom of the press.The French Revolution led to modern democracy. Terms like left-wing and right-wing revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements freedom censorship and silencing intellectual discourse were introduced and remain relevant." Stanford University Library<br /> <br /> Albert Corbeto is a professor of Typography and Book History in the Postgraduate degree on Advanced Typography and Typographic creation in Design Degree. He is in charge of publishing and other cultural activities at the Reial Academia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona and also cooperates with the Associació de Bibliòfils de Barcelona. He has published several articles and monographs on Spanish typography as well as on other aspects of printing and book history. The illustrator Elies Plana is a Barcelona based book artist and printer who has been working in the field for the last 15 years. After studying fine arts at the art school of Olot he joined the workshop of his father Miquel Plana. He learned the craft and the different techniques by helping and assisting his father in the production of over 100 fine books. He not only learned the love for the books but also for the craftsmanship involved in every stage of producing them. In 2008 he started his own projects that vary from editions book prints and special commissions. He works with different techniques from linocuts and woodcut to etching and uses lead and wood types to print the texts<br /> <br /> Bound with marbled paper boards with brownish orange spine and cover edges. Title in black to spine and with a title lable affixed to the front cover. The book is printed ono Fredigoni paper at Gràfiques Marti. The text has been composed with the font families Linotype Didot and Adob Garamond. Housed in a slipcase covered with the same orange cloth as the book's spine which is in turn housed in a brown cardboard folder with brown fabric ties. It is in fine condition. Measures 8.8 x 13 inches. 160 numbered pages. ARTB/030226. Associacio de Bibliofils de Barcelona hardcover
1794215352London: Debrett; Longman; Debrett; Debrett 1794. All but the last title first editions. 80; 6 42; 4 61 3; 4 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarters blue polished calf gilt spine t.e.g. Upper cover detached. All but the last title first editions. 80; 6 42; 4 61 3; 4 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Debrett; Longman; Debrett; Debrett unknown books
190028014London: Various publishers 1900. First Editions. 8 vols. 8vo. Bound in 3/4 brown polished calf t.e.g. by Bickers & Son London. With the bookplate of R.D. Jackson. First Editions. 8 vols. 8vo. Various publishers unknown books
180010251800. Ink and wash in black ink with pen in black ink on watermarked C & I Honig cream laid paper 14 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches 378 x 311 mm the full sheet. In very good condition with some minor areas of light brown spotting in the right-center sheet margin. An excellent drawing with fine detail. The ruins of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus are located in the Roman Forum in Rome. The temple is a marble ruin that honors the deified emperors Vespasian and Titus. Located near the Temple of Saturn all that remain standing are three Corinthian columns that formed part of the colonnade. The temple was also dedicated to the son of Vespasiano Titus. Construction started on this temple in 79 AD. unknown
1815952London: Robert Wilkinson 1815. Etching and engraving on wove paper with an "1809" watermark 13 1/2 x 10 inches 342 x 252 mm full margins. In very good condition with some age related toning and light spots of discoloration in the lower sheet quadrant. Damaged in the Blitz and largely demolished in the 1960s what remains of St Mary Elsing includes these doorways which still stand looking back towards London Wall. The ruins include tall arches which once formed the base of the tower. There is also a low wall with an arched recess which may have been used to house a tomb. Robert Wilkinson unknown
175025101750. Graphite ink and wash on cream laid paper with an extensive yet partial and illegible series of alphabetic watermarks. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 185 x 115 mm the full sheet. With an contemporary support adhered to the top sheet edge. 19th century text in graphite added to the shield held by the putti. The image has been cropped to exclude the top portion of a recumbent figure whose legs are covered by a shroud and whose left hand remains visible in the left-center image area propped upon an pillow holding a heart. While this drawing appears to have been completed in the mid-18th century given the Neoclassical style media and paper the text "Kind Hearts and Coronets" comes from the poem Lady Clara Vere de Vere by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The poem was pubished in 1842 indicating that the pencil inscription in the image was added later. unknown
18501887London: Thomas McLean 1850. Lithograph and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on fibrous cream wove paper 8 13/16 x 11 1/8 inches 223 x 281 mm with unevenly trimmed wide margins. In good condition with minor toning and one vertical tear at the lower-center sheet edge which extends approximately 1/8 inch into the image area. Four circular areas of adhesive on the verso at each of the four corners on the verso from a former mount. Thomas McLean unknown
198410222NY: Farrar Straus Giroux 1984. First US edition. Limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Heaney on the limitation page. Copy #169. Green full-cloth with embossed decoration on front board. Illustrated by Barrie Cooke. Introduction by Heaney. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Fine condition in a Fine slipcase with the publisher's original shipping carton. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Farrar Straus Giroux Hardcover books
188662264Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co 1886. Early printing with illustrations by Vedder. Hardcover. Good . Elihu Vedder. Quarto 32 cm Light gray cloth over boards with elaborate decorative stamping on the backstrip and front board. Top edge gilt. Beveled edges. The cloth at the edges of the spine and boards is a bit frayed. The front free endpaper is detached but present. Omar Khayyam's spiritual and poetic classic.<br /> <br /> Illustrated by Elihu Vedder.<br /> <br /> American symbolist artist Elihu Vedder 1836-1923 was born in New York City. He spent a vast portion of his life in Rome and went on to become one of the most imaginative American expatriate painters of the second half of the nineteenth century. His reputation is founded primarily on paintings derived from dreams and fantasies which often evoke a sense of melancholy. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam which so supremely demonstrates his imaginative style is his most famous work. Houghton Mifflin & Co hardcover
173189ghW. Innys London 1731. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 365 pages as found. Seventeen copper plate illustrations Table 12 missing plus frontis illustration. Two of these are folded - they are in tight snug condition. At some stage rebound in board with leather spine and facings. The spine edges have wear but the binding is strong and very stable. The faces have wear and scuffing. They are strong and dignified. The front and end pages are spotted by foxing. The papertrims are bound. The contents are very firm to the binding. They are considering their age lively and engaging. They are as informative and welcoming as at publication. One of the folded plant illustration tables contentedly shows a Hottentot mother puffing serenely and happily at a marijuana pipe! There is wear and marking and staining throughout. However the bodies of the pages are clear and bold and certain despite character-instilling tanning. A useful gratifying enchanting book that rests comfortably in the hand and on the shelf. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. W. Innys, London hardcover
17820005107London: Printed for the Author and sold by S. Hooper 1782. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Engraved frontispiece. 12mo; xvi 192 pages modern quarter sheep extra gilt spine marbled boards. Rare. <br/><br/>First issue without the "Additional Subscribers" Eddy & Fleeman Preliminary handlist of books to which Dr. Samuel Johnson subscribed 48. After a military career Parker prospered as a theatrical performer and raconteur treading the boards throughout the British Isles. "His wit humour and knowledge of the world rendered him at one time an indispensable appendage to convivial gatherings of a kind - DNB." Dr. Johnson Sir Joshua Reynolds and others befriended him and both are listed here in the Subscriber's List. He was a prominent Freemason. Included here is his Dissertation on Masonry dedicated to George Montagu. ESTC T128727. Engraved frontispiece. Printed for the Author, and sold by S. Hooper hardcover
30466English Mid-19th century. 1 vols. Image 3-1/2 x 5 inches attractively matted and framed to 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches overall. Fine. 1 vols. Image 3-1/2 x 5 inches attractively matted and framed to 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches overall. 19th Century English Sporting Scene. A small painting of great charm showing a sleeping dog gun game bag and several dispatched pheasants in a woodland setting. unknown books
30467English Mid-19th century. 1 vols. Image 3-1/2 x 5 inches attractively matted and framed to 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches overall. Fine. 1 vols. Image 3-1/2 x 5 inches attractively matted and framed to 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches overall. 19th Century English Sporting scene. A charming small study of two spaniels chasing a snipe or woodcock in a woodland setting. unknown books
1902304678<p>First edition. Octavo. Original red cloth stamped in gilt spine slightly darkened; light rubbing. Very good. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Enclosed in a 1/2 red morocco slipcase. No signatures or bookplates.</p> Chapman & Hall, Ltd. hardcover books