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18570007555London: Edward Moxon 1857. New edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo 307 pages embossed blue cloth unopened cracking front hinge a bit of foxing handsome floral gilt titling on spine. <br/><br/>This version includes the original preface of 1814. Edward Moxon hardcover
186337654New York: W.J. Widdleton Publisher 1863. Hardcover. Edition revised by R. Shelton Mackenzie. Complete 5-volume set. 8vo. Quarter calf with gilt spine lettering and decorations and paper labels expert contemporary replacements and marbled paper over boards. xxxii 486pp; xxxvi 432pp; xvi 469pp; xxii 468pp; xxxii xii 465pp. Frontispieces marbled endpapers and page edges. Very good. Mild edgewear but internally bright and near fine. Handsome and tight custom-bound set of this series of 71 fictional dialogues first published by "Blackwood's Magazine" between 1822 and 1835. From the library of Wisconsin civic leader JAMES M. LYNCH chief clerk at the Adjutant General's Office during the Civil War appointed quartermaster general in 1865. He boldly signs the inner flyleaf of Volumes II IV and V in brown ink dating each "Madison Wis. / 1863. W.J. Widdleton, Publisher hardcover
1884063586London England: Suttaby & Co. 1884. Hardback. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Previous owners name and address sticker to inside cover. 246 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Harback. Suttaby & Co. Hardcover
1875052767Westminster: Manuscript ALS. ca. 1875 1875. No Binding. Very Good. Original autograph letter signed ALS 'W. Gifford Palgrave' to "Dear Joseph" regretting he is unable to make the journey William Palgrave Gifford. Speaker's Court the Palace Westminster undated. 15x10 cm. In English. 2 pp. in good condition with a separate photographic portrait of Palgrave. William Gifford Palgrave was an English priest soldier traveller and Arabist author of A Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia 1862-1863. Palgrave was born in Westminster. He was the son of Sir Francis Palgrave and Elizabeth Turner daughter of the banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave Inglis Palgrave and Reginald Palgrave. He was educated at Charterhouse School then occupying its original site near Smithfield and under the head-mastership of Dr Saunders afterwards Dean of Peterborough. Among other honours he won the school gold medal for classical verse and proceeded to Trinity College Oxford where he obtained a scholarship graduating First Class Lit. Hum. Second Class Math. 1846. He went straight from college to India and served for a time in the 8th The King's Regiment of Foot Bombay Native Infantry H.I.C. Shortly after this he became a Roman Catholic was ordained a priest and joined the order of the Jesuits Society of Jesus and served as a member of the order in India Rome and in Syria where he acquired a colloquial command of Arabic. He convinced his superiors to support a mission to the interior of Arabia which at that time was terra incognita to the rest of the world. He also gained the support of the French emperor Napoleon III representing to him that better knowledge of Arabia would benefit French imperialistic schemes in Africa and the Middle East. Palgrave then returned to Syria where he assumed the identity of a travelling Syrian physician. Stocking his bags with medicines and small trade goods and accompanied by one servant he set off for Najd in north-central Arabia. He travelled as a Christian. The service he would do for the Society of Jesus and the French empire would be as a spy not a missionary. Palgrave became friendly with Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud while in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Faisal's son Abdul Rahman bin Faisal asked Palgrave to get him strychnine. Palgrave believed that Abdul wanted to poison his father. Palgrave was accused of espionage and was almost executed for his Christian beliefs. <br/> <br/> Manuscript ALS., [ca. 1875] unknown
18786486<p>Riverside Edition. Three volumes in two. Good HCs no DJs. Dark maroon cloth over boards with gilt stamped titles; top edge gilt; light brown end papers; tissue-guarded frontispiece 1st vol only; ribbon markers. Clean lightly scuffed square covers and spines; 1st volume has 2 short light scrape marks at mid front cover near spine; slightly faded on spines - titles clear; very slightly faded along cover edges; tightly bound; ribbon markers present but somewhat fragile and frayed at ends; very clean interiors with slight age darkening along page edges; some leaves unopened at fore edges - never been read; leaves remain supple. Includes bio of author by Harris Nicolas 98 pp. 12mos 1112 total pp paged 465 549 pp plus bio.</p> Houghton, Osgood and Company. Boston hardcover
18042221995<p>1804-1805. First edition. Octavo. 2 volumes in 1. Second title page reads: "Fables Containing Cambuscan an Heroic Poem in Six Books." Bound on old green linen red leather label on spine corners rubbed joints cracked but holding all edges gilt with a foredge of Salisbury Cathedral in the distance and an angler fishing on the river in the foreground. Bookplate of antiquarian Thomas Bell 1785-1860 who is known to have had an extensive library see DNB Vol. 4 page 174. Very good.</p> T. Bensley for Payne and Mackinlay hardcover
190030716Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co 1900. Hardcover. 12mo. Burgundy cloth with black and red pictorial gilt and color plate tipped to front board. viii 303pp 7pp ads. Very good. Slightest bit of faint edgewear. Tight clean and attractive undated edition of the first novel by the British author 1835-1903 -- first published in England in 1887. A fantasy about an island people with unusual colored skin. Rather uncommon. Henry T. Coates & Co hardcover
190031896AB1900. Dulwich / Shoreditch / London a.o. Percy A.Wells Private Library c.1900-c.1920. Octavo / Quarto / Folio. Hardcover Folder with loosely inserted material like letters and photographs envelopes signed and inscribed books and rare pamphlets with designs etc. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Fantstic Archive and lots of unpublished material of one of the more eminent Cabinet Furniture and Chair - Designers which resulted from inspiration by William Morris' Kelmscott - School. Percy A. Wells Chairs are still in regular demand today and sell for stunning prices 3000 £ etc. Please see here a detailed description of the Archive which we display with permission of the composer of the Bibliography Dr.Christian White from Christian White Rare Books and which we have embellished only by listing everything in more detail: Percy A. Wells with May Morris; Ambrose Heal etc. The Batsford-published author and arts and crafts designer Percy Wellss retained collection of drawings a notebook letters photographs and articles. Wells 1867-1956 a cabinet maker and disciple of William Morris lectured taught and wrote extensively during the later phase of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain. His typescript autobiography is included in the archive which follows him through an apprenticeship in Londons City Road with early practice as a cabinet maker before working alongside William Lethaby at the Central School and subsequently leading the cabinet department at the Shoreditch Technical Institution in London. His two most significant works both published by Batsford were "Modern Cabinet Work" 1909 which brought him to a wider audience and "Furniture for Small Houses" 1924 but as revealed by this archive his work went much wider. Included in the archive is the following material: I. PHOTOGRAPHS A fantastic collection of gelatin photographs of furniture many used as illustrations in Wells' books and labelled as such to verso. Contained within an envelope labelled in a later hand: 'Furniture designed by Percy Wells. Including Shoreditch.' Small sheaf of personal photographs including images of Wells in old age gardening in Dulwich. Two photographs of a house exterior project in New Barnet with Wells' handwritten explanations overleaf of 'treatment of Wall with trellis and boxes' and additional larger furniture photographs. 60 sixty silver gelatine photographs of Furniture designed by Percy A. Wells many with his signature or monogram and titled verso 1 one silver gelatine print of a Livingroom setting with Furniture by Percy A. Wells Photograph by Monger and Marchant 1 one silver gelatine print of a Bedroom setting with Furniture by Percy A. Wells Photograph by Monger and Marchant 2 two vintage Albumen print photographs showing a courtyard - design by Percy A. Wells: a. Concrete Yard with border of flowers and Trellis of Flowers and Shelter designed by Percy A. Wells Annotated and signed verso b. Yard - with Treatment of Wall with trellis and Boxes and Outdoor Shelter designed by Percy A. Wells Annotated and signed verso 4 four wonderful silver gelatine portrait photographs of Percy A. Wells 3 three negatives of vintage photographs showing cupboards and one chair designed by Percy A. Wells 1 one fantastic Group Photo of British Furniture Makers signed by most of those depicted showing C.C.Beetles and others II. PERCY WELLS' TYPESCRIPT AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Containing 22-page A4 Typescript Autobiography titled 'Fifty Years in the Furniture Trade' by Percy Wells 1934 according to a handwritten note by Wells it was published on three instalments inside the publication: "The Cabinet Maker" in the year 1934. The short autobiography describes Wells' poor background his apprenticeship in the City Road as a cabinet maker; mentored by Stephen Webb and W. R. Lethaby and then teaching-work at Central School and Shoreditch Technical Institute. The Typescript - Autobiography is included in a Folder Numbered "9" which also includes: a. Typescript Autobiography b. Page from "The Cabinet Maker" June 11th 1933 in which it is announced that Percy Wells has retired from his position as head of the department of cabinet-making at L.C.C. Shoreditch Technical Institute. A photograph shows a Chair and writing - desk made and presented to Percy Wells by night students of the Institute Photo by Bloomsbury Trade School. "The Writing Desk is veneered with Walnut.the whole of the front pigeon-holes in fine Cuba Mahogany.Students responsible under their instructors for various features of the desk: Abbott Beetles Nash and Starling conytributed the carcase and veneered work; Elder the interior fitment; Hilliard and Wheeler the carving Marritt the chair frame and Miller the Upholstery.". c. Account in local paper Shoreditch of Percy Wells' retirement in December 1932 d. Personal Note with photograph of Wells mentioning his authorship for Pamphlets for the National Association of Boys Clubs. III. PERCY WELLS' SKETCHBOOK c1900-1920: Small quarto c. 200 pages bound in quarter-roan over textured black boards; back strip largely missing; binding remains intact. Inscribed in ink to first blank Percy A Wells with pencil addition 31 Hindmans Rd East Dulwich SE. Starting with the endpapers Wells has used almost every page for drawings some vignette sized many full page. There are for example variations on William Morris titled in handwriting: Border Designs - Corners from W. Morris's Books a series of heraldic shield-fillings credited to William Morris and a full page attempt at what seems to be a graphic tribute to Morris with the names of Dante Rossetti' 'Madox Brown' 'Burne Jones contained within a column in the right margin and the slogan ARTS - CRAFTS - POETRY - BEAUTY - BROTHERHOOD at the foot of the page. Much of the sketchbook is dedicated to drawings for furniture and other design such as tiles architectural details often connected to Wells emergent book projects thus Fences and Gates. Screens Chapt There are several early pages of stylised art nouveau influenced flower drawings including irises and many other attempts to incorporate the natural world into design as Wells examined and noted the Geometry of leaf. There are a couple of pages of experiments with lettering including a possible commission for The Ruskin Gallery and The Passmore Edwards Gallery copies from tapestries medieval manuscripts and much more. Many pages with Furniture - Designs in pencil of Library Tables and ornaments in the Merton College Library 1 page drawings and manuscript elaborations on St.Peter' Church in Sudbury Designs for a wooden Music Stand etc. etc. IV. LETTERS 25 items: Writing on Kelmscott Manor paper June 1922 May Morris thanks Wells for his letter and the cheque. Will you please tell the students how very much I appreciate their help - probably with her fund raising in efforts for the Memorial Hall at Kelmscott signed in full. In a 1910 letter the furniture designer Ambrose Heal writes asking for your criticism on a piece of modern furniture design. There are several letters thanking Wells for presentation copies of Modern Cabinet Work Furniture and Fitments 1909 including one from Maple and Co his bosses at Shoreditch Technical Institute Ambrose Heal the sculptor Harry Hems furniture designer Ernest Betjemann John Betjemans father and the books publisher Herbert Batsford. Marjorie Quennell writes about a museum consultantship and an ALS from the artist and designer Selwyn Image proposes a talk on the start and development of the Arts and Crafts Society and Movement 1922. Additional correspondence regarding the presentation of several awards to Wells including the Royal Society of Arts Silver Medal in 1909. The Letters are detailed here: 1. Garnett William Professor Garnett was also Editor of James Clerk Maxwell's "Elementary Treatise on Electricity" TLS from Professor William Garnett in his role as Secretary and Educational Adviser to the Technical Education Board at the London County Council to Percy Wells detailing on two pages the awarding of an Artisan Art Scholarship to Wells at The Royal College of Arts. The letter is detailing the amount and some conditions. The Letter is accompanied with a beautifully designed Certificate with Kelmscott-style borders which details that Wells received the scholarship after winning a competition of 154 cantidates who had entered. 2 Pages plus Certificate. London April 1898. Signed by Secretary to the Board Prof. William Garnett. 2. Masters L.C. Editor TLS on beautiful Stationery of "The Woodworker" Handicraft Press about an article by Wells on "Historic Woodworkers". Wells obviously had written a series of instalments tackling the theme and is asked here by Editor L.C.Masters The Woodworker for the final instalment of the essay. 1 page London September 1908. Signed by L.C.Masters. 3. Waterer Jr. Robert english Furniture Maker MLS Manuscript Letter signed on beautiful stationery of Waterer & Sons - House Furnishers and Cabinet Makers from Chertsey Surrey. In the Letter to Wells Robert Waterer writes to Wells about Wells' approaching appearance before the Society of Arts. Waterer was obviously consulted by Wells on the question of retaining the name of a certain "Comtess" in a draft description within an art-book-publication Wells was part of. 1 page Chertsey Surrey January 8th 1909. Signed by Robert Waterer. 4. Wood H.J. english designer MLS Manuscript Letter signed on stationery of the Royal Society of Arts in John Street Adelphi London. Wonderful autograph letter by english Designer H.J.Wood to Percy Wells inviting Wells to attend a function at which Wells will receive a Medal which is awarded to him for his paper on "Furniture Design" which Wells had read in May 1908 in front of the Royal Society of Arts. 1 page folded. London 4th of March 1909. Signed by H.J.Wood. 5. Allom Sir Charles Carrick english decorator - TLS Typed Letter signed by eminent english decorator Sir Charles Carrick Allom thanking Wells for a letter and the Journal of the Society of Arts. Allom reminisces about a lecture by Wells which he attended and offers some prices he offers to be awarded to students of Wells and Hicks at the Shoreditch Technical Institute. 1 page London May 11th 1909. Signed by Charles C. Allom. 6. Wood H.J. english designer - MLS by english designer H.J.Wood on stationery of the Royal Society of Arts informing Wells that he was awarded the Society's Silver Medal for his paper on "English Furniture Design and Construction". 2 pages London 17th of June 1909. Signed by H.J.Wood 7. Hicks Shadrach Principal at Shoreditch Technical Institue - MLS by Shadrach Hicks to Percy Wells. On Stationery of the London Council - Shoredich Technical Institute. Hicks praises Wells' recent publication and conveys how poroud he is that "two of my colleagues are responsible for such an interesting and useful work. It is sure to have a permanent influence on the Craftnot only in Englland but abroad." 1 page London / Shoreditch - 16th September 1909. Signed in full by Shadrach Hicks. 8. Henry Jacob Solomon artistic and fancy furniture maker and fancy chair maker between 1878-1914 TLS by eminent furniture maker Jacob Solomon Henry to Percy Wells thanking Wells for sending him his latest book and raising the work as "one of the finest and most interesting works that has been published for some considerable time.it will always be a permanent work of interest to those connected with Cabinet work." 1 page on beautiful stationery of J.S.Henry. London 29th September 1909. Signed by J.S.Henry. 9. Heal Ambrose english Furniture Designer MLS - 1 page London 29th of September 1909. Signed by Ambrose Heal. 10. Plimley A.J MLS - 1 page London 7th of October 1909. Signed by A. J.Plimley 11. Maple & Co. Upholsterers to his Majesty / Murray Frank Stuart MLS on Stationery of this Royal Upholsterer signed by an employee Frank Stuart Murray who thanks Wells for sending him his latest book. 1 page London 16th of October 1909. 12. Waterer Jr. Robert english Furniture Maker MLS - 4 pages A 4 folded - Buxton Derbyshire 23rd of October 1909. Robert Waterer writes here to Wells from his holidays at the Buxton Hydropathic the letter is on the stunning stationery of the Hydro. Waterer reports about his impression of Buxton and the surrounding landscape. aterer reports also that he has bought Wells' book prior to leaving but has not brought it with him on his holidays. Waterer speculates in the letter if Wells does indeed "compare old methods of construction with modern.". Waterer thinks that ".the price for such a book is very moderate.the amount of work entailed must have been enormous. I had a chat with Mr. Batsford when I bought it - he happened to be in the shop - he spoke well of you"."I showed the book to my father who was surprised at its volume and very pleased to see our cabinet in it." ".i explained to him that you had given it the first place under 'modern work' which was very kind of you". 13. Hems Harry English architectural and ecclesiastical sculptor / of Harry Hems & Sons - Ecclesiastical Art Works Exeter - Makers of Church Furniture & Fittings MLS - 7 pages on two A4 sheets folded Exeter 1st of November 1909. On the beautiful stationery of Harry Hems & Co. citing all the prices this company won at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia 1876 World Fair Chicago 1893 and International Exhibition in Antwerp 1894. Harry Hems writes to Wells and apologises for not being in touch earlier because he just returned ".from another visit to the United States and find your kind letter of Sept 28th and a copy of your most admirable volume entitled "Modern Cabinet Work Furniture and Fitments" awaiting my advent - " Hems goes on to praise ".the most useful selection of drawings and photographs that so lucedly illustrate the letterpress - all are invaluable". Hems outs himself to be of earnest appreciation of "Modern Cabinet Work" and informs Wells that he is planning to ask Mr. Batsford to send him another copy so Hems may present it to his foreman and in doing this he is sure this will make his foreman of 20 years in his establishment an even better craftsman. Hems is also informed that Wells had written to Hems' son Greville Chester Hems in his absence to inquire ".whether we have any photos of old chests and miserere" Very detailed and interesting letter of one of England's foremost sculptors of the Gothic Revival. 14. and 15. Hems Harry & Burgess Edwin A. Two MLS. One by Harry Hems to Percy Wells dated 10th of November 1909 in which Hems allows Wells to keep Photographs he provided and in which he also refers to a case of loss of a miserere which had been removed from a Cathedral and fell into Collector's hands and Hems was only able to get it back after several years. Hems also writes about a letter he received from his foreman of joiners one Edwin A. Burgess. Harry Hems writes to Wells that he send him the letter by his foreman and does not need it back. The letter by Burgess to Hems is dated Exeter November 9th 1909. This letter to Hems by Burgess is full of praise for the recent book by Wells & Hooper which Burgess received as a gift from Hems and Hems saw it fit to forward this letter of praise to Wells as encouragement. 16. Heal Ambrose English furniture designer MLS on Stationery of "Heal & Son Ltd. "Manufacturer of Bedding Bedsteads Upholstery and Bedroom Furniture". 1 page. London 7th of February 1910. Important letter by Ambrose Heal to Wells: "Dear Mr.Wells your letter & remarks of appreciation give me very great pleasure to receive all the more so because I would rather have your criticism on a piece of modern furniture design than eny one else's." Signed by Ambrose Heal. 17. Batsford Herbert of B T Batsford - Publisher & Bookseller TLS - On Batsford Stationery. 1 page London10th of October1913. Batsford writes to Wells about a letter which Wells had received from his co-author Hooper and which Wells obviously had forwarded to Batsford for his opinion. There seemed to be some discord but nothing which Batsford found alarming and Batsford reassured Wells that Hooper "clearly shows his appreciation of your knowledge judgment and help". Batsford continues: "The book will belaunched towards the end of next week and I shall send you a copy in which I propose to write "with kind regards and many thanks for friendly help' because I think this is due to you. I shall hoipe to see you before very long and will then be able to report to you how the book is going and show reviews and so forth" Signed by Herbert Batsford. 18. Llewellyn Smith Sir Hubert British civil servant. He served as permanent secretary to the Board of Trade from 1907 to 1919 where he played an important role in the Liberal government's welfare reforms. He also served as the chief economic advisor to the government from 1919 to 1927 Wikipedia TLS 1 page Knightsbridge 4th of November 1920 from Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith to Wells about an invitation to Wells to "accept the title of Fellowof the British Institute of Industrial Art". On Stationery of the Institute. Signed by Sir Hubert. 19. Image Selwyn British artist designer writer and poet associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement. He designed stained glass windows furniture and embroidery and illustrated books. He was the seventh Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford from 1910 to 1916. Wikipedia MLS 1 page. Holloway 14th of May 1922. Wonderful letter by Selwyn Image to Percy Wells. Obviously Wells has invited Selwyn Image to hold a talk at the Shoreditch Institute and Selwyn Image is only happy to oblige: "Dear Mr. Wells Itis very good of you to ask me to come to you again.of course I'll come .As to subject how do you think this would be acceptable : - a brief account of the start & development of the Arts and Crafts Society and Movement from its inception in the early eighties up to to-day. I could speak with some fair intimacy on this - if the idea of it appeals to you" - Beautifully Signed by Selwyn Image. 20. Morris May Mary "May" Morris 25 March 1862 17 October 1938 was an English artisan embroidery designer jeweller socialist and editor. She was the younger daughter of the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris and his wife and artists' model Jane Morris née Burden Wikipedia MLS 1 page on Kelmscott Manor Stationery. Kelmscott Manor Lechlade 4th of June 1922. May Morris writes to Percy Wells and thanks him for sending a cheque to help with a Fund Miss Morris running. Signed by May Morris in full. 21. Betjeman Ernest Silverware maker of dutch descent and father of Poet Sir John Betjeman TLS 1 page. London Pentonville Road 18th of October 1923. Interesting letter by Ernest Betjeman to Percy Wells in which Betjeman shares his enthusiasm about the recent work "Modern Cabinetwork". Betjeman writes: ".I feel that I must write to tell you and your co-Author how excellent and helpful it will be even to us who have had many generations of experience in fine Cabinetwork". In a post scriptum Betjeman adds in ink: "We want more works on Modern work v fewer on Antiques". 22. Herdman Daniel W. Librarian and Curator for the Cheltenham Arts and Crafts Collection TLS 1 page with review stapled to the letter. Daniel W. Herdman writes to Percy Wells and thanks him enthusiastically for a wonderful lecture: "Dear Mr.Wells on behalf of the Cheltenham Public LibraryArt Gallery and Museum Committees I cannot express too highly our sense of gratitude to you for coming all the way from London to deliver such a delightfully clear and interesting Lecture "Craftsmanship and Furniture"." Herdman includes a review / resume of the lecture published in the "Gloucestershire Echo" aand remarks that the article was drawn up by the reporter from his notes and "Some at least of the salient points you made have been nicely brought out". Signed by Daniel W. Herdman on stationery of the Cheltenham Public Library. 23. Russell Sir Sydney Gordon English designer craftsman and educationalist MLS 1 page on Russell's personal stationery "Kingcombe - Campden" October 27th 1928. Important letter by one of Englands foremost Furniture Makers of the 20th century influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement but also important regarding the production of Utility Furniture. In this letter Rissell highlights the importance of Percy Wells' influence on the work of Russell's company: "Dear Wells If you can get away we should be so glad if you would be our guest at Broadway for the D.I.A. visit.You have been so intimately identified with our work since its commencement or shall we say renaissance that it would be nice for you to be here. We owe so very much to your counsel & encouragement - Sincerely Gordon Russell" Letters No. 24. and 25. Wells Percy A. / Piercy. E.F. TLS by General Secretary for the "National Association of Boys' Clubs" E.F.Piercy to Percy Wells and attached to it the MLS which Percy Wells sent as an answer. 2 pages London / Hampstead Garden Suburb 5th Piercy and 6th Wells of June 1936. E.F.Piercy invites Wells to hold lectures in many of the Boys Clubs of the region and that after speaking to Sir Hubert that is Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith the Association offers Wells 75 Sterling per year and accommodation for holding Lectures. Wells answers thoroughly and outlines on which topics he can speak: "In writing to the Clubs perhaps you would like to say that I am ready to give talks or Lectures with or without a Lantern on Craftwork Architecture Furniture - old and new - Ancient Woodwork etc. or modern methods if desired - Yours Sincerely - Percy A. Wells" 26. Quennel Marjorie British historian Illustrator and Museum curator at "The Geffrye Museum" 1935-1940 TLS 1 page on Stationery of the "London County Council - The Geffrye Museum" 31st of March 1937. Marjorie Quennell in her function as Curator of the Geffrye Museum invites Percy Wells: "If you are free on Friday 9th of April I should be pleased if you would come to tea with me at 4 o'clock at the museum. Marjorie Quennell at this point had been curator for 2 years and she informs Wells in this letter also of fellow honorary concultants to the Museum giving several names and their position in society. Letters 27. and 28. are also by E.F.Piercy to Percy Wells regarding Lectures given by Wells to the National Association of Boys Clubs. DOCUMENT / Commons Order included in Folder with Letters: The Folder with Letters also includes an original Commons Order Paper from Friday 3rd of February 1893. The Commons order is annotated by Percy A. Wells at the rear and he obviously attended the House of Commons for this session because he writes in ink: "Heard Gladstone Chamberlain Harcourt Balfour Labouchère Henry Du Pré Goschen George Goschen &c. from Strangers Gallery. Glorious !" V. PORTFOLIO / Large Portfolio with an abundance of Reviews of Books written by Wells forwarded by Batsford with a signed note on Batsford Stationery as well as newspaper-articles on Lectures given by Wells etc. Exhibition ephemera included in this Portfolio are sheaves of Wells' drawings of church details at Long Melford Kersey and Lavenham; rubbings of lettering pieces by P Wells from the 1930s each carefully annotated with time spent on the commission; 2 folders of articles annotated by Wells; reviews of his books; certificates for various awards and group photos; press reports of his lectures etc etc. VI. PUBLISHED WORKS included in the Archive are these very scarce pamphlets some of which have Wells as co-author and some which he had no part in but obviously kept for reference: 1. Wells Percy A.: "Modern Cabinet Works" by Percy A Wells & John Hooper. Promotional pamphlet for the First Edition from 1909 "Just Published". The promotional pamphlet was designed on 16 pages with a perforated order-form for the book to the rear wrapper. An exceptional piece of Ephemera. 2. Wells Percy A.: "Furniture For Small Houses" - "A Book of Designs for Inexpensive Furniture with New Methods of Construction and Decoration". London B.T.Batsford 1920. X 4 9 pages text and XIII Plates on Tables as well as LVII plates on other Furniture Dressers Chair-Designs Bedsteads etc. Loosely inserted also a colour-scheme plate for "Patterns for Combing". Inscribed to the authors brother: S.H.W' Sidney H. Wells from the Author - June 1920. The Chapter for Chairs includes: "The Windsor and Stick Back Chair / Stuff-over and Loose Seats / Wooden Seats and Loose Cushions / The Settee the Couch and the Settle / Easy Chairs". 3. Wells Percy A. This pamphlet No.234 from Volume XXI of "Practical Education and School Crafts with which is Incorporated Manual Training". Percy A. Wells is mentioned on page 112 in the segment on "Vacation Courses". Wells is remembered for "talking about 'Four points on good Furniture'. Published in Leeds For the Institute by A.W.Howard May 1924. 4. Percy A Wells An Introduction to Handicrafts in Clubs 1933 National Association of Boys Clubs P A Wells to upper cover - this anonymous work was written by Wells Dr. Christian White. Covers chipped and detached. With text-markings. This work is of great interest regarding the creation of clubs for boys in which manual education would lead to craftsmanship and appreciation of quality in teaching Furniture Making as well as the wish that: "A Club should try to give scope for everything that contributes to the ideal of complete fitness. Handiness with tools and materials is a form of fitness as definite as soundness of wind and limb.The making of things is for many boys an immediate interest having the direct appeal of play". Several Photographs within the publication show boys at work e.g.: "Working a home-made lathe at the grainger Park Boys Club in Newcastle" or "An improvised work-shop at the Crown Club in Hoxton". Other photos show "Simple Furniture" and "Plywood Animals for Noah's Ark and toy birds" "Mosaic Floor Tile made of waste fragments set in cement and sand" as well as an example of a "Lino Cut for Cover of Club Magazine". The Booklet includes very useful "Detailed Notes on Particular Crafts" with recommendated Reading for Woodwork Bookbinding and MArbling mentioning books by J. Kay etc. as well as a photoghraph of an £Example of Bookbinding by T.W.Swindlehurst". 5. Wells Percy A. Boys' Clubs in War-Time. London October 1939. Published by the National Association of Boys's Clubs. 32 pages. Including an article by Percy A. Wells: "Club Handicrafts in War-Time". Other articles include: A.Llewellyn Smith - "Some War-Time Measures" / D. Hughes-Jones - "Physical Recreation in Time of War" / A.Thomas - Club Drama in War-Time" // PRESENTATION COPIES of two publications gifted signed and inscribed to Percy A. Wells: 1. Heal Ambrose - 'The Old Farm in Tottenham Court Road'. Offprint blue paper wrappers detached. London Tottenham Court Published by Heal & Son Ltd. at the Sign of the Fourposter" 1913. Inscribed to title-page: P.A. Wells - With AHs Ambrose Heal's compliments possibly secretarial. 2. Russell J. B. - 'The Story of an Old English Hostelry - Being a Concise History of the Lygon Arms Broadway Worcestershire From Medieval Times until the present Day Together with some account of the Craftwork carried on at Lygon Cottage by S.G.Russell with numerous Illustrations from Drawings and Photographs. Fourth Edition. London Arden Press 1924. Frontispice Photograph of "The Lygon Arms" VIII 32 pages with several Photographs of the Interior as well as furniture of this Inn. The text is also embellished with drawings. Signed and beautifully inscribed by the author: "To P.A.Wells without whose help & encouragement the last chapter might have remained unwritten - J.B.Russell - 25. April - 24". Binding Poor and cover detached. VI. EXHIBITION - EPHEMERA: 1. BIA Exhibition of Industrial Art at Dorland Hall 1933: Reviews and Program including names mentioned like Christopher Hussey Chairman of the Executive Committee Sir Philip Sassoon Bryan Guinness Prince George Patron etc. A wonderful collection of numerous newspaper-clippings and other materials with detailed announcements of Furniture Exhibitions among them a fantastic original A4 Flyer 4 pages advertising the: "Exhibition of British Industrial Art BIA in Relation to the Home at Dorland Hall June 20 - July 12 1933. Organised privately but with the approval of the Government and the British Institute of Industrial Art the Design and Industries Assaociation and the Society of Industrial Artists" Loosely inserted a Typescript with a long list of names of those who were on the sub-committee like Percy A. Wells and represented all the different showcased industries in the Exhibition like: Books & Printing Furniture & Equipment Kitchen Equipment Lighting and Heating Fittings Pottery & Glass Siler & Metal Textiles etc. Architect of the Exhibition was Oliver Hill. 2. "Examples of Modern Craftsmanship - Exhibited by the British Institute of Industrial Art in the Victoria and Albert Museum" Included is a page from "Modern Design in Furniture" showing a full page of photographs of the Exhibition-setup and an explanation of the photographs like: A. "Painted sideboard and two chairs designed by Percy A. Wells" B. "Bedroom Furniture in teak with natural oak panels by Mrs. Betty Joel C. Examples of Furniture of Gordon Russell etc. Newspaper Clippings with: A. News about openings of Exhibitions B. Announcements of Percy Wells' Publications hardcover
18770007988London & New York: George Routledge And Sons 1877. New edition Revised and Corrected. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo; xxix 383 pages half calf raised bands extra gilt spine with contrasting morocco labels marbled endpapers and edges. <br/><br/>The Old English Poets series. "The present edition of Marlowe's Works is not a reprint . but exhibits a new text formed on a collation of the early copies - Preface." George Routledge And Sons hardcover
1890DEMO005375INew York: E.P. Dutton ca. 1890. First American. Hardcover. Good. M. Ellen Edwards & J.Staples. 12mo worn chromolithographed covers cloth spine worn. <br/><br/>Greenaway-esque illustrations to this quiet charmer. "It was only a Battered Picture Book / But 'twas worth its weight in Gold / For it spoke to the Children's tender hearts / And its Tales were never old."Weatherly reunited with M. Ellen Edwards & J. Staples who provide 8 chromos and numerous vignettes. Not in LC cat or Osborne Collection. The lithographs are surely the work of Ernest Nister. E.P. Dutton hardcover
1895DEMO008633IChicago & London: Stone & Kimball / John Lane 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo 59 pages catalogue variant green cloth.; name on endpaper ink poem on rear endpaper of "Taps" by Charles Macklin McCarteney who was a U.S.N. lieutenant and revised The International Code of Signals and did some other literary work. <br/><br/>Kramer 57. Photographic frontispiece portrait by Frederick Hollyer the phtographer of choice for many prominent British painters and authors. Stone & Kimball / John Lane hardcover
18390006865London: L. A. Lewis 1839. Revised edition. Octavo. Very Good. 8vo 26m v vi-lxxii 396 pages 9pp. index at end; triangular chip in bottom margin of leaf 10/11; full extra-gilt pictorial cloth covers and spine rebacked with original spine chipped at tips laid down. <br/><br/>"This edition is a reissue of the third Major edition of 1835 No. 43. without Major's introduction which has been replaced by the biographies of the authors by Sir John Hawkins; the Thomson notes have been abridged. . The illustrations are those of the Major edition of 1835 but it has only 76 woodcuts instead of 77 'Walton surrounded by the Graces' having been omitted. The 15 copperplates are present. Coigney had six copies in two variant publisher's bindings -see Coigney 49 ; however this uncited variant shows motifs of a heron in a bird bath a fishing rod net fish fishing creels a dragon fly a butterfly and more. Church Catalogue 60; Wood's ANGLER p.66. Edited by Richard Thomson and John Major. L. A. Lewis unknown
187397303N. Trubner & Company Ludgate Hill 1873. Hardcover. Used - Good. N. Trubner & Co. Ludgate Hill 1873. xi112; viii92; xxix122; viii111 pages. 8.5 x 5.5" library cloth. Library spine label few rubberstamps ugly spine tip chip lightly toned mild corner creasing G. N. Trubner & Company, Ludgate Hill hardcover
18786505<p>Riverside Edition. Ten volumes in five. Good HCs no DJs. Dark maroon cloth over boards with gilt stamped titles; top edge gilt; light brown end papers; tissue-guarded frontispiece 1st vol only; ribbon markers. Clean lightly scuffed square covers and spines; all volumes have some rubbing wear at spine ends; some volumes slightly faded along cover edges; slight fading on spines - all titles clear; ribbon markers present in 4 volumes but somewhat fragile and frayed at ends; tightly bound; very clean interiors with slight age darkening along page edges; leaves remain supple; many leaves unopened at fore edges - never been read. Includes short bio of author 31 pp. 12mos 3400 total pp 300 410 356 452 373 323 355 265 95 440 plus bio.</p> Hurd and Houghton. Boston hardcover
181415962London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1814. Third Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full brown leather spines in six compartments separated by gilt borders gilt lettering on burgundy labels in one compartment gilt tooling or volume numbers in remaining compartments. This is an anthology of hundreds of selections from articles that appeared in "The Gentleman's Magazine" since its first publication in 1731 compiled and edited by John Walker in 1809. "The Gentleman's Magazine" was one of the most popular publications of its era and includes a great deal of history philosophy antiquarian research literary criticism letters from eminent authors biographical memoirs natural history and many other subjects. Vol. I: Researches Historical and Antiquarian; Vol. II. Ancient and Modern Literature Criticism and Philology Philosophy and Natural History; Vol. III: Letters to and From Eminent Persons Miscellaneous Articles including Anecdotes of Extraordinary Persons Useful Projects and Inventions &c. &c.; Vol. IV: Biographical Memoirs Literary Anecdotes and Characters Topographical Notices. . Boards rubbed corners bumped hinges professionally reinforced; text block tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xv 486; xii 540; xv 544; xii 620 pp . Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover
18912648200303015G. Schirmer Inc 1891-01-01. Sheet music. Very Good. Nice looking book has minor edge wear. has name on cover. G. Schirmer, Inc unknown
1849060682Pamplona: Imprenta de Longás y Ripa 1849. No consta edición. Tapa dura. Good. 513 pp. 13 x 18 cm. ATENCIÓN: Falto de páginas del prólogo de XVII a XLVIII. Buen estado. Imprenta de Longás y Ripa hardcover
182073037London: D. S. Maurice for T. Hughes circa 1820s. Small 8vo. 11 volumes. Bound in a recent quarter calf over marlbed boards with raised bands red and green labels and gilt lettering and ruling to spines. 63 plays with a mixture of tragedies comedies operas and farces by a variety of playwrights including Shakespeare Southerne Dibdin Garrick Sheridan and Brooke. 12.5cms tall. . Very Good. 1/4 Calf. 1820. D. S. Maurice for T. Hughes circa 1820s unknown
1883215London: English Printmakers 1883. Etching with aquatint and stipple on cream laid paper 7 x 4 3/4 inches 175 x 120 mm full margins. With a stamped signature including the date in the lower right image area and the English Pintmakers blind stamp lower left sheet margin. In very good condition with extremely small dog-ear shaped hard crease lower left sheet corner. A lovely 19th century Parisien interior scene. English Printmakers unknown
18770009039NAPLES ALEXANDRIA CAIRO SUEZ JAFFA JERUSALEM. Good. 1877. On offer is a fascinating journal written by an English woman of a trying and difficult voyage from Naples Italy to the Holy Land of Jerusalem in 1877. The journal is 35 pages long and is of a trip of a small group who travel first to Alexandria via Sicily then by rail to Cairo and Ismailia through the newly constructed Suez Canal and finally an extraordinary months journey on horseback with tented camping in the desert at night. The trip is a very difficult journey and at one point the woman writes this was our first experience of travelling in Palestine and I can assure you it was a most trying one. The authors handwriting is beautiful and is an easy pleasure to read. These pages seem to be notes for a talk the woman is going to give. There are also corrections of the writing in pencil by the woman herself and the book ends as if the words were meant to be spoken to an audience. The journal begins: Naples to Jerusalem Notes by the way Naples which is to be my starting point tonight is beautifully situated on one of the finest bays in the world. The city extends for three miles along the short of the bay but rows of houses villages and small towns extend almost entirely around it. Nearly opposite Naples is Mount Vesuvius from whose summit have poured in times past the streams of lava and showers of ashes which have again and again buried whole towns and villages situated on its sides and even at some distance from its foot; and from which a light cloud of smoke is always rising.; We went on board a steamer bound for Alexandria at two p.m. on Sunday February the 18th 1877 but did not sail until five oclock during which time we had a fine view of the city and its surroundings.On the following morning we entered the straits of Messina and about 11 oclock landed at Messina capital of Sicily where we stayed a short time and walked through the town. We sailed about 12 and it was quite smooth through the straits our companions came on deck.Soon after we got through the straits a storm burst upon us. The guards were fixed on to the table today to keep the things in their places but did not remedy all the evil for as you know anything liquid will find its own level so that when we had soup before us and the boat rolled to an angle of 45 de. It was either running over the opposite edge of the plat or pouring over us which was far from pleasant we had no more soup during the three days that the storm commenced. They reach Alexandria a few rough days later: Pompeys pillar and Cleopatras needles are the most striking monumental relics of Alexandria and we drove to Pompeys pillar first. It stands on rising ground the highest in the neighborhood and close to it is a Mohammedan cemetery. The writer is a smart woman adept at conveying events with skillful detail grativats and occasionally humor. She is also quite a worldly woman often bringing in recent world events to give context: Recent events have brought Egypt to the notice of all newspaper readers and the bombardments of the forts of Alexandria by the British Fleet and the subsequent setting on fire of the principal parks of the city and especially of the European part has been brought very vividly before the public by the Illustrated Papers. The Great Square is where the principal buildings of the city were situated. The buildings surrounding it were of imposing appearance here were the Consulates the principal Banks the finest shops and the largest hotel.All this is now a heap of ruins. She goes on to describe the contrast in dress between native women and European women: you often see for instance an Egyptian woman covered from head to foot with a long thick veil which hides all but her eyes and walking close behind her an European lady dressed in the height of Paris fashion. The European gentlemen are of course dressed as we are accustomed to see them except that all wear the Turkish fez and the higher class Egyptians mostly wear the same dress but the lower classes all wear loose petticoat trousers reaching to the ankles and a loose jacket and round the waist they often have a gaily coloured sash or shawl. After Alexandria the writer takes a train to Cairo. She describes the train ordinary first class ones made in England and sent out and the landscape she sees the land is well cultivated and is watered by the annual overflowing of the Nile and is also artificially irrigated by means of numerous canals cut for the purpose from the Nile.. Cairo is a more purely Oriental city than Alexandria and we stay here five days. The writer describes the contrast between old Cairo and new Cairo as well stating that the new Cairo is built after the style of the boulevards of Paris with wide streets and trees planted on the side paths shops and houses in the European style while the old Cairo is truly Eastern narrow irregular streets merely of earth trampled smooth though far from being level. In Cairo the writer describes many different places she sees travelling around the city by donkey indeed there are regular stands for them and anyone who wishes to go out calls for one as we call for a cab and especially the shops in the bazaars. While in Cairo she takes a donkey trip to the Island of Rhoda to see the famous Nilometer that measures flood height. She also goes to see the Boulak Museum the finest collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the world the University of the East and observes the Muslim call to prayer at the University: At 12 o.c. the call to prayer was heard from the minarets of the mosk mosque and instantly all spread their prayer carpets on which they knelt down with their faces turned towards Mecca and utterly regardless of our presence they went through their devotions. From Cairo there are day trips to Sakkara and Memphis where the writer sees and writes of many statues sculptures and sacred bulls all very well preserved and recently discovered and excavated. After the five days in Cairo the author sets off for Ismailia a place on the Suez canal about half way between Suez and Port Said. She comments on the refilling of the dry Lake Imshah after Suez Canal construction just 8 years or so earlier. She writes Ismailia has entirely grown up since the canal was made it was before nothing but desert but a freshwater canal supplies it and other stations on the Suez Canal. It seems as if wherever water can be got on to the land the desert may be turned into a garden for already they have a few good gardens there and many avenues of trees. The author than travels to Port Said across the Suez Canal by steamer. From Port Said she goes onto Jaffa. During the time we had our only experience of the Kamseen which is a hot dry wind full of fine sand blowing off the desert and looks like a thick yellow fog. The sand was so fine that it penetrated all our clothes and we had to go into the cabin for protection. In Jaffa she comments on the numerous orange and lemon groves the poor sanitary situation in the city and the many muddy dirty and crooked streets of the city our first impressions were not pleasant. In Jaffa she goes to Simon the Tanners house and also to where Peter had his vision of a sheet let down from Heaven knit at the four corners and filled with all manner of beasts etc. She also visits a Mission school run by an English lady attended by Jews Mohammedans and Syrians alike. The school is Methodist. From Jaffa the author and her companions set out for the month long horseback trip to Jerusalem sleeping in tents at night. We rode between orange and lemon groves for some distance the road was fenced off with prickly pear a close growing thorny cactus which reaches about 6ft high a fence which will defy man or beast. From the onset of the journey there are persistent problems with the horses: my horse had a bad trick of pulling up suddenly if I tried to pass the foremost of the party they cing very tenaciously to each other and there was no attempt to run away with any of us.We were in the saddle for over five hours with the sun fiercely shining on us from a cloudless sky and if there had not been a nice breeze we should have found it much worse than we did. Despite the problems the write is astounded with the beauty of the Middle Easter landscape. The Plain of Sharon was gay with flowers particularly with a small anemone of a very bright scarlet and as we got into the hill country the ledges of the rocks were filled with beautiful varieties of cyclamen. At night she describes the tents they have brought along and the new experience of sleeping in tents which seemed almost like sleeping out of doors. They have brought along five sleeping tents a saloon tent and a kitchen tent with a Union Jack flag flying from one and Stars and Stripes from the other. It is obvious the people on the trip come from wealth as she describes the extraordinary five course dinner they are served in their camp site: first course soup 2nd stewed tongue with fried potatoes 3rd cauliflower browned with egg & breadcrumbs 4th chicken and asparagus 5th apricot tarts and dessert nuts raisins & Jaffa oranges after which we had a large cup of tea to finish off with. The first nights are cold and noisy nights with dogs barking and frogs croaking. They wake up each morning with a servant blowing a rams horn trumpet. The writer is taken by the Biblical ground through which she travels: Our route to day is over ground of great interest and where great events in the early history of the subjugation of Palestine by Joshua took place. It was here that Joshua uttered the memorable words at the battle of Beth Horon Sun stand thou still upon Gibeon and thou Moon in the valley of Aijalon.I have no doubt they would take the same road we were going for we reached Kirjath Jearim where the Ark was kept so long early in the day. Finally the author and her companions reach Jerusalem. Here she writes clearly and beautifully of Jerusalem of its hills and deep valleys and twisting roads. We descend the Mount of Olives past the garden of Gethsemane then across the brook Hedron and up the other side of the valley passing the traditional site of Stephen's martyrdom. Enter Jerusalem by St. Stephen's gate and along the Via Dolorosa return to our hotel. The journal ends like so We spent several days in visiting the places of interest in the city and its neighbourhood but it would take too long for me to attempt a description of them. I can only hope in conclusion that some here present may have the pleasure of seeing for themselves that wonderful city and land. The journal consists of four gatherings of roughly 10 pages each though these gatherings are not bound and many pages are loose or very close to being unattached. The paper shows some wear and coloration from age but it does not hinder the experience of reading this amazing travelogue at all.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND JERUSALEM PRE-STATE ISRAEL NAPLES MESSINA ITALY SICILY ALEXANDRIA CAIRO EGYPT ISMAILIA SUEZ CANAL ARABIAN DESERT TRAVEL BY HORSEBACK 19TH CENTURY FEMALE TRAVEL IN THE 1800s BAZAARS OF EGYPT NOTES FOR A LECTURE TRIP THROUGH THE ARAB WORLD NORTH AFRICA MIDDLE-EASTERN TRAVEL RAIL TRAVEL IN THE LEVANT KHAMSIN WIND JAFFA SHARON PLAIN LUXURY TRAVEL BIBLE TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF MIDDLE EASTERN LANDSCAPE BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
186996305Guildford Surrey U.K.: March 1 1869. 1869. Good. - A note on a 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide sheet of his letterhead sending his autograph to a Miss Nicholson as requested and quoting 4 lines from one of his most famous poems. The letterhead has been mounted on a slightly larger sheet of card by the recipient. There are a few small stains to the edge of the note with light glue staining to the bottom edge of the mount. The note has been folded twice for mailing. Good. <p>Tupper quotes the first four lines of his famous poem "Never Give Up!": "Never give up!--it is wiser and better / Always to hope than once to despair; / Fling off the load of doubt's heavy fetter / And break the dark spell of tyrannical care / &c. &c. &c.". Tupper makes a change to the third line which reads "Doubt's cankering fetter" in the published version.<p>Martin Farquhar Tupper 1810-1889 was an English writer and poet. He was the author of "Proverbial Philosophy". Guildford, Surrey, U.K.: March 1, 1869. unknown
18490007939Philadelphia: Lindsay And Blakiston 1849. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo 269 pages publisher's ads. embossed green cloth front free endpaper removed. <br/><br/>A sequel to his studies on poet and painters this work focusses on literary character. Chapters on Sir Thomas Browne Dean Swift T. B. Macaulay Edmund Burke Charles Lamb John Keats Mark Akenside. Binding state B with publisher's monogrammed initials on top cover no priority. BAL 20656. Lindsay And Blakiston hardcover
1884mon0000023628Walter Smith 1884. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Two volume set vols 1&2 but oxford publication s augustine on the psalms anterior to the division of th east and west ex libris copies damged spines on blue cloth Walter Smith hardcover
1884mon0000023629Walter Smith 1884. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Volumes 45 & 6 Library of the fathers publsihed by oxford anterior to the division of the east and west Walter Smith hardcover
1853111023853Philadelphia: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. 1853. Book. Illus. by One Hundred and Ninety-Eight Illustrations. Very Good. Leather Bound. Newer rebound leather with gilt over black cloth to spine. Secure binding with light to moderate foxed pages. Nice cover in very good condition overall. Just over 6 x 4 with 358 pages. Illustrated. Scarce! Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. Hardcover
