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1825305815Newcastle upon Tyne: printed by T. and J. Hodgson for E. Charnley 1825. First edition. One of 32 Large Paper copies. Engraved portrait frontispiece by W. Colalrd after W. Nicholson on india paper and mounted engraved armorial headpiece to dedication page. xxxvi 243 1 pp. Royal 8vo 248 x 181 mm. Contemporary brown straight-grained morocco covers with double gilt rule and corner arabesques covers centered with gilt arms of Brockett family motto: Invictus Maneo spine gilt a.e.g. Small stain at foot of spine and a few small scuffs to boards offset and minor spotting to title spotting to endpapers later gift inscription to f.f.e.p. but overall a fine copy internally in an attractive binding. First edition. One of 32 Large Paper copies. Engraved portrait frontispiece by W. Colalrd after W. Nicholson on india paper and mounted engraved armorial headpiece to dedication page. xxxvi 243 1 pp. Royal 8vo 248 x 181 mm. An attorney by profession Brockett 1788-1842 was a dedicated antiquarian with an interest in philology printing and book collecting. His 1818 Hints on the Propriety of Establishing a Typographical Society in Newcastle led to the founding of that society. Brockett assembled remarkable collections of books medals and coins and the sale of part of his library in 1823 through Sotheby's lasted fourteen days and raised more than £4000. That sale catalogue notes numerous bindings bearing his arms by the great London binder Charles Lewis 1786-1836. The present binding is unsigned but of a very high quality suggesting it may also be an example of Lewis' work for presentation or for the author's own shelf.<br /> The regular edition was printed in 600 copies. This large paper copy is about 2 inches taller.<br /> A fascinating work on dialects in the north of England in a fine binding bearing the arms of the author. Vancil p 34; O'Neill B-198 Regular Issue printed by T. and J. Hodgson, for E. Charnley unknown
189022311890. Watercolor on heavy stock wove paper 6 1/8 x 4 3/ 8 inches 154 x 110 mm the full sheet. Scattered light areas of unobtrusive foxing otherwise in good condition. On the verso appears an illegible inscription written in pencil perhaps a signature. unknown
189022301890. Watercolor and graphite on heavy wove paper 4 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches 110 x 154 mm the full sheet. In good condition with an inky fingerprint in the upper right sheet area recto. On the verso is a painted sample color palette and the title of the work in pencil. unknown
186223286ABLondon, Chapman and Hall 1862. Gr.8°. XIV, 502 S., 2 Bll. Geprägte OLwd mit Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung. Geringf. berieben, Rücken mit Lichtspur. 2 Exlibris.
18923343761London, Chatto and Windus, 1892. XXVII, 403, 32 S. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen. OLwd.
187133217New York: J. B. Ford and Company 1871. Revised and updated edition. Profusely illustrated with a steel engraved frontispiece portrait of William Cullen Bryant 16 wood engravings and 25 facsimiles of autograph manuscripts of the poets. 8vo in the publisher’s binding of brown cloth the spine lettered and ruled in gilt and with a black decorative design of a vase with flowers the covers black ruled and decorated in a geometric pattern on the covers and the upper cover also decorated with a central gilt and black oval design. xxxi 789 pp. A very pleasing and well preserved copy with very minor rubbing to the extremities internally clean and bright. AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF THE GREAT POETS AND POEMS ARRANGED BY THEME. POEMS OF CHILDHOOD FRIENDSHIP LOVE SORROW RELIGION NATURE AND MUCH MORE. Among the many poets included are Coleridge Wordsworth Shakespeare Milton Shelley Scott Emerson Longfellow Browning Poe and Stowe. <br> American poet William Cullen Bryant made a name for himself when his Romantic blank verse meditation â€Thanatopsis†was published by the ‘North American Review’ in 1817. His long career was divided between his many published collections of poetry and the 50 years he spent as editor of the ‘New York Evening Post’. J. B. Ford and Company 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
1868003524London: John Russell Smith 1868. Looks like it has been rebacked at some point new spine original boards slightly faded and bumped some foxing occasional ink underlining and pencil notes otherwise clean and fairly firm. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo. John Russell Smith Hardcover
188276007Epping: A. B. Davis 1882. Firs edition Small octavo viii 41 1 2 testimonials pp. Publisher's black-stamped nay belie cloth with gilt cover lettering pale yellow endpapers. An excellent copy of a scarce item.Tipped in at rear are two autograph letters signed by English signed to a person curious as to his methods. A. B. Davis hardcover
18821393106Epping: Alfred B. Davis 1882. Hardcover. Octavo viii 41 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is blue without print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has intermittent spine breaks. <br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #3. 1393106. FP New Rockville Stock. Alfred B. Davis hardcover
188715474ABChelsea, Veitch 1887-94. 8 Bände. Gr.8°. (Zus.) 975 S. OKt., Rücken verstärkt. Marginalien.
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
1825032486J Harris, London 1825. Hardcover Befriedigend
1825ST20491London: R. Ackermann 1825. FIRST EDITION. 236 x 144 mm. 9 1/4 x 5 3/4". vii 1 84 pp. <br/> STRIKING DARK GREEN MOROCCO VERY ELABORATELY GILT BY CUNEO stamp-signed on lower front turn-in for Mildred B. Davey named stamped on upper front turn-in covers with geometric Art Deco frame smooth spine in compartments with triangle ornaments gilt lettering git-ruled turn-ins marbled endpapers. Housed in matching green morocco-backed clamshell box lined with fleece. Engraved map and 24 FINE DELICATELY HAND-COLORED PLATES inlaid on heavy stock as issued; original tissue guards. Verso of front free endpaper with engraved bookplate of Mildred Davey and red morocco ex-libris of Paul Edward Chevalier; front flyleaf with 19th century ink owner inscription of William Mitchell. A Large Paper Copy. Abbey Travel 210; Tooley 245; S. T. Prideaux "Aquatint Engraving: A Chapter in the History of Book Illustration" p. 229. See Peter Thorold "The British in France: Visitors and Residents since the Revolution" p. 64. A very small ink spot just intruding on very bottom edge of a handful of leaves a few vague spots of foxing to map isolated faint offsetting from illustrations but A VERY FINE COPY in all other ways--the text clean fresh and bright the plates immaculate the margins spacious the binding lustrous and sparkling.<br/> <br/> This is a lovely copy of a work with plates Prideaux considers "among the most beautiful to be found in aquatint engraving" and it comes in a handsome binding commissioned by Mildred Benson Davey and later owned by Paul Chevalier. Issued by a publisher known for his lavishly illustrated travelogues the volume takes us on a journey through the scenic French Pyrenees escorted by Englishman Joseph Hardy who adds his insights on the local population and government gives recommendations on the best mineral baths and describes in word and image the breathtaking scenery. The views are small measuring approximately 90 x 70 mm. but as Abbey notes "part of their charm is certainly in their small size." Sarah Prideaux praised their composition: "The ground is exceedingly fine and there is no line whatever. The colouring is most delicate and all the twenty-four illustrations are exquisite." We can only be impressed by the achievement of the colorist; the detail is cleanly executed the colors are luminescent and the images do not disappoint even under magnification. Thorold notes that this work was "a great success" and was later translated into French. Our copy was bound in a bold modern design at the Chicago workshop founded by in 1926 by John Cuneo 1884-1977. Cuneo hired fine British craftsmen like the Englishman Leonard Mounteney to create bibliophile-quality bindings for American collectors. After apprenticing at the bindery of G. & J. Abbott in Nottingham and studying ornamental design at the Battersea Polytechnic Mounteney worked as an exhibition finisher for Riviere before emigrating to Chicago where he initially worked with Alfred de Sauty at the R. R. Donnelley bindery before joining Cuneo's hand bindery. The present binding was a commission for Mildred Benson Davey 1890-1953 daughter of the founder of Benson & Rixon men’s clothiers. Cuneo also bound books for Chicago retail magnate Marshall Fields. Later our binding was appreciated by distinguished connoisseur Paul Chevalier whose library of beautiful volumes was uniformly characterized by outstanding workmanship and superb condition. The sale of his books in 1990 represented one of the best collections of 20th century bindings brought to auction in the past half century. Laid in is Christie's slip from Chevalier's 9 November sale where this appeared as lot 23 selling for $935. R. Ackermann unknown
1814948London: Robert Wilkinson 1814. Copperplate engraving on watermarked Smith wove paper 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches 310 x 245 mm full margins. There is some minor marginal toning and handling wear that is consistent with age otherwise in very good condition. Robert Wilkinson unknown
185946548ABLondon, Routledge, Warne, & Routledge 1859. Third and revised edition. Kl.-8°. XVI, 394 S. Halbleder der Zeit mit 4 imitierten Bünden. Kanten berieben, Ecken und oberes Kapital etwas bestoßen. Hs. Besitzvermerk an Vorsatz und Titel. Ein Rückenschild (statt zwei). Die Tafeln teils etwas knapp bis in die Schrift beschnitten. 3
18981208470Leipzig, 1898. Gr.-8vo. 1 Bl., 96 S., 1 Bl. Br. (Stempel a. Titel).
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
184025111840. Ink and wash on wove paper 5 1/8 x 6 1/2 inches 130 x 165 mm the full sheet. In very good condition with uniform toning some minor surface soiling and with the right sheet edge creased. unknown
181822684London: Published for the Proprietors by W. Simpkin and R. Marshall 1818-1819. Small 8vo. Twentieth century brown buckram each play with its original wrappers bound in and with a frontispiece portrait of a named actor in one of the principal roles. A very good set. William Oxberry published over a hundred plays in this series between 1818 and 1824 the frontispieces present here are variously dated as above. London: Published for the Proprietors by W. Simpkin and R. Marshall unknown
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
187196251Dorking Surrey U. K.: March 13 1871. 1871. Very good. - A slip of paper 3-3/4 inches high by 4-1/4 wide is inscribed and signed ""Walter Thornbury" Also signed in the third person; The corners of the paper have been clipped diagonally & it has been mounted on a piece of card of a similar size. The bottom edge of the card is unevenly cut. Very good. <p>The author sends a signed quotation to a correspondent: "With W. Thornbury's compliments. / "O sunshine of the summer day / Chase shadows from my path away." / Walter Thornbury. / Dorking / March 13 1871".<p>George Walter Thornbury 1828-1876 was an English author. He was the first biographer of J. M. W. Turner. He died young his death said to be caused by overwork. Dorking, Surrey, U. K.: March 13, 1871. unknown
