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187237817New York: Harper & Brothers 1872. 1st printing. Printed buff paper wrappers with black lettering printed to spine and covers. Chipping and rubbing to spine and wrapper edges. Tanning to spine moderate foxing to covers and leaves. Small sticker to bottom front cover. Damp stain on first pages. A VG copy. 481 - 640 8 adverts pp. Intratextual b/w illustrations. 10" - 6-1/2" <br/><br/> Harper & Brothers unknown books
1899RO60140005A. & C. Black Ltd. 1899. In-8. Relié toilé. Etat passable, Couv. défraîchie, Manque en coiffe de tête, Intérieur acceptable. 569 pages. Motifs ornementaux noirs en page de titre. Tranche en tête dorée. Couverture fortement défraîchie et détachée. Annotations en page de faux-titre (ex-libris).. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1899RO60140180A. & C. Black Ltd. 1899. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 517 pages. Motifs ornementaux noirs en page de titre. Tranche en tête dorée. Couverture fortement défraîchie et se détachant. Annotations en page de faux-titre (ex-libris).. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1890R150202358CALMANN LEVY. 1890. In-12. Broché. A restaurer, Livré sans Couverture, Dos abîmé, Fortes mouillures. 280 pages- couverture d'attente- pages partiellement désolidarisées du dos- quelques petits renforts à l'adhésif transparent dans l'ouvrage- nombreuses trâces de moisissures n'altérant pas la lecture- 2 petits tampons en pied du frontispice- 2 petites annotations au crayon à papier en page de titre. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1892BB204Petite Collection Guillaume. E. Dentu, Paris, 1892 In-36° de III - 208 pp., lllustrations n/b in et hors texte de Mittis.
18925703Paris, dentu, 1892, in-16, 128pp, reliure demi-basane tabac, Très bel exemplaire illustré par Mittis. 128pp
1887245697New York: Benjamin & Bell 1887. paperback. very good. With an Introductory Argument to prove that "Lavante" was Poe and Appendix of Notes by Geoffrey Quarles. 12mo printed wrappers; uncut and unopened; dust soiled. New York: Benjamin & Bell 1887. Reprint of the 1847 edition "with a supposedly plausible but really weak argument in support of Poe's authorship." - Heartman & Canny page 240.<br/><br/> Benjamin & Bell unknown books
1895033781Chicago: Stone & Kimball 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 352pp. Dark Green boards. Gilt lettering floral decorations on the spine. Light frays to the spine edgesminor toning to the pages. Size: Octavo. Stone & Kimball Hardcover
18682FL0365Paris: Nelson Editeurs 1868. A good beige hardcover with decorations. Spine faded and titles hard to read. Cloth scuffed. Back hinge splitting. 1st Nelson edition printed in England stated: Premiere edition des Nouvelles Histoires extraordinaires 1868. Translated by Charles Baudelaire. 1st Ediiton. Hard Cover. Good. Nelson, Editeurs Hardcover
1882mon0003878294Thomas Crowell 1882T. hardcover. Good. . embossed full leather cover with gilt lettering shows heavy wear tear chipping rubbing loss on the corners and spine ends. name of former owner on the front pastedown. pages tanned and clean a.e.g. Thomas Crowell hardcover
1872006943London: John Camden Hotten 1872. Full-Leather. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown leather boards 3iv-viii676pdep illus. Hinge pulling at Tp boards off but present Page 3 has tear at middle <br/> <br/> John Camden Hotten hardcover
1858A50830Cincinnati OH: Swormstedt & Poe. Very Good. 1858. Leather. This is a small format book approx. 5" x 3". Full leather binding with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt decorations to the front rear and spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book coers. The top rear panel of the book has a small edge tear. The text pages are generally clean and bright but there are spots of foxing throughout. A. E. G. All Edges Gilt. The book includes the written hymns but not the musical notations. "The MEC's origins lie in the First Great Awakening when Methodism emerged as an evangelical revival movement within the Church of England that stressed the necessity of being born again and the possibility of attaining Christian perfection. By the 1760s Methodism had spread to the Thirteen Colonies and Methodist societies were formed under the oversight of John Wesley. As in England American Methodists remained affiliated with the Church of England but this state of affairs became untenable after the American Revolution. In response Wesley ordained the first Methodist elders for America in 1784. Under the leadership of its first bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury the Methodist Episcopal Church adopted episcopal polity and an itinerant model of ministry that saw circuit riders provide for the religious needs of a widespread and mobile population. "from Wikipedia . Swormstedt & Poe hardcover
1883FB9510<p> Green cloth binding repaired with gilt title and decoration on the spine We provide an in-depth photographic presentation of this item to stimulate your feeling and touch. More traditional book descriptions are immediately available</p><p>The third edition of Adam & Charles Black's collected edition of the works of Poe. This is <strong>Volume II</strong> of the four volume set. A central figure of Romanticism in the United States Poe is now best known for his poetry and short stories particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. Edgar Allan Poe born Edgar Poe; January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American writer poet editor and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story and is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the detective fiction genre. In addition he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing which resulted in a financially difficult life and career. Poe was born in Boston. He was the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810 and when Eliza died the following year Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond Virginia. They never formally adopted him but he lived with them well into young adulthood. Poe attended the University of Virginia but left after only a year due to a lack of money. He frequently quarreled with John Allan over the funds needed to continue his education as well as his gambling debts. In 1827 having enlisted in the United States Army under the assumed name of Edgar A. Perry he published his first collection Tamerlane and Other Poems which was credited only to "a Bostonian". Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement after the death of Allan's wife Frances in 1829. However Poe later failed as an officer cadet at West Point declared his intention to become a writer primarily of poems and parted ways with Allan. Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move between several cities including Baltimore Philadelphia and New York City. In 1836 when he was 27 he married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm. She died of tuberculosis in 1847. In January 1845 he published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. He planned for years to produce his own journal The Penn later renamed The Stylus – but before it began publishing Poe died in Baltimore in 1849 aged 40 under mysterious circumstances. The cause of his death remains unknown and has been attributed to many causes including disease alcoholism substance abuse and suicide. Poe's works influenced the development of literature throughout the world and even impacted such specialized fields as cosmology and cryptography. Since his death he and his writings have appeared throughout popular culture in such fields as art photography literary allusions music motion pictures and television. Several of his homes are dedicated museums. In addition The Mystery Writers of America presents an annual Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.</p><p>NOTE: This is an original book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don computer scientist food and wine connoisseur Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide 'Midsummer House'- Cambridge's paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam. </p><p>In 2008 Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation alongside other members of the Department and acted as the Foundation's Chair. The project's original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a "success disaster" as Jack would say as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK's most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.</p> Adam & Charles Black. hardcover
1832134411832 lausanne la guilde du livre in8 cartonnage beige plat illustre d un corbeau titre dore76 pages, traduction françaises de Charles Baudelaire et de Stéphane Mallarmé. Illustrations de Edouard Manet, introduction de Blaise Allan.
187000236535Paris Michel Lévy Frères 1870. Hardcover. Good. Traduction de Charles Baudelaire. Nouvelle édition. XXI13302 XXIV2871pp.; Some wear edges cover; some markings in margin and underlinings with pencil. Some pages in the beginning not in right order; sl. foxed. From the library of prof.dr. H. de la Fontaine Verwey book plate on upper pastedown. Paris, Michel Lévy Frères hardcover
188380683Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black 1883. Pages clean and bright small inscription on half-title page cracked gutters between boards and endpapers with partial detachment pages 355-366 partially coming away from the spine some chipping to edges of boards. Hard. Fair. 8vo. Adam and Charles Black Hardcover
18783530<p>1878 hardcover as pictured. A handsome book. This copy has seen some use but remains attractive and very readable. Binding is intact save one signature which is partially detached. Embossed green cloth boards with gold stamping are rubbed with slight fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Front hinge is partially cracked. Small chip in FFEP. Gilt top edge of text block. Text is tanned at edges but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OD1</p> W. J. Widdleton hardcover
1887RO30327302Calmann-lévy. 1887. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos fané, Papier jauni. 248 pages. Ex-libris à l'encre hors texte.Très nombreuses rousseurs, sur les plats, les tranches et dans le texte. Couverture jaunie, coins frottés. Titre, date et auteur en doré au dos. Quelques coupures de presse.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1883RO40247988Adam and Charles Black. 1883. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 513 pages. Gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice (portrait). Bandeaux et lettrines ornés en noir et blanc. Titre, tomaison et bandeaux dorés sur le dos. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. 1re page de garde découpée avec moitié supérieure manquante.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1881180519Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1881. Hardcover. VG-. covers show some wear and slight soiling. Pages clean and tight. Owners inscription. Gray Boards Pictorial Front Board gilt edges. 24 unnumbered leaves : illustrations. Includes a list of illustrations: leaves 3-4./ Illustrated cover. Illustrated by Darley and others. Unique and well illustrated title. Porter & Coates hardcover books
190038538New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son 1900. Hardcover. Second volume of a three volume series. 536pp. Green cloth lettered in gold on the spine. Engraved frontispiece. Collects seventeen stories including Narrative of A. Gordon Pym. Light wear to covers. A near fine copy. ; Octavo. A. C. Armstrong & Son hardcover
188419889London: Royal Geographic Society 1884. Paperback. Very good overall. 8vo much on volcanoes including the eruption of Krakatoa with a map before and after the eruption as well as the Tenimber Islands. Original blue printed wrappers. Minor ex-lib stamp front wrapper. Royal Geographic Society paperback
1884936004Bernhard Tauchnitz Leipzig 1884 Collection of British Authors. 1884. Hardcover. hardback small 8vo 328pp light foxing on title page and prelims text clean and binding sound no inscriptions maroon cloth gilt titles spine slightly faded Very Good condition . Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1884, Collection of British Authors. hardcover
18821404656New York: Henry L. Williams Publisher 1882. Hardcover. Octavo 195 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's red cloth bearing red lettering to pictorial gilt and red spine. Boards have modest wear including faint sunning to the spine slight scuffs and minor edge wear. Beveled edges. Probably rebound. Text block has all edges gilt. Minor wear to the hinges. Previous owner's information to the fly leaf. Frontispiece with a tissue guard. Light interior wear including slight age toning. Illustrated. <br /> <br /> <p> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U ND-U. 1404656. FP New Rockville Stock. Henry L. Williams, Publisher hardcover