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18275340017New York: Mahlon Day 1827. Hardcover. Fair in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Exlibrary bookplate on ffep circulation pocket on rear endpaper and call number at lower spine are the only library marks. Front board nearly detached. Joints broken. Pages clean tanned foxed. Full leather over boards is heavily worn. Short excerpts from writings from the ancient world to the early 19th century. Ex-Library; 7.25" tall; 273 pages. Mahlon Day hardcover
18275340015New York: Mahlon Day 1827. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Exlibrary bookplate on ffep circulation pocket on rear endpaper and call number at lower spine are the only library marks. Joints cracked but holding. Binding sound. Pages clean tanned foxed. Full leather over boards is heavily worn. Short excerpts from writings from the ancient world to the early 19th century. Ex-Library; 7.25" tall; 226 pages. Mahlon Day hardcover
18275340016New York: Mahlon Day 1827. Hardcover. Poor in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Exlibrary bookplate on ffep circulation pocket on rear endpaper and call number at lower spine are the only library marks. Front board detached but present. Binding has given way at p. 74 but all pages are present. Spine split. Pages clean tanned foxed. Full leather over boards is heavily worn. Short excerpts from writings from the ancient world to the early 19th century. Ex-Library; 7.25" tall; 226 pages. Mahlon Day hardcover
180628997London: William Miller. Good with no dust jacket. 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. In the original full leather. The book has been professionally rebound in that original binding with the surviving parts of the spine laid on. No folding illustration or frontis. Mention in the back of a second volume to be forthcoming ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 3342 pages . William Miller hardcover
1859005784Boston: Gould and Lincoln 1859. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Jeremiah Chaplin was a 19th century Reformed Baptist theologian who became the first president of Colby College in Maine in 1817. He returned to his pastorate in Rowley MA in 1833 continuing to preach and to write before a final move to Hamilton NY where he died in 1841. His seven published works were all issued posthumously "The Evening Of Life" being the first in 1851. It is a collection of prayers devotions and religious and philosphical excerpts from numerous authors directed primarily at an older audience. This copy is from the "Revised and Much Enlarged" edition issued by Gould & Lincoln in 1859 a first edition thus and noted as a new edition on the title page. There were also 3 earlier printings by Jewett & Co. Boston in 1854 and 1856. This copy is about 5 x 7 5/8 inches 281 pages plus 12 pages of publisher's ads bound in black paper-covered boards stamped with a geometric design and the Gould & Lincoln symbol. Lettering on spine is in gold. The boards are considerably worn at the edges corners and spine ends with chipping at top of spine cover revealing top edge of binding. The bottom edge of the spine cover is worn through but not yet lost. The boards' surfaces show shelf wear and rubbing. That said the binding itself remains firm with all hinges interior and exterior intact with no signs of cracking. A previous owner's name is neatly written on the fep in pencil. The text was probably exposed to damp conditions at some point but is now dry with a slight spine lean and very minimal foxing and staining. It is otherwise clean complete unmarked and easily read. This book is now very scarce in any of its 19th century editions usually found only in divinity schools and large university libraries. <br/> <br/> Gould and Lincoln hardcover
1850005670Hartford Conn.: A.C. Goodman & Co. 1850 Book. Illus. by Illustrated with Engravings. Fair to Good. Full Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original full leather on boards. Gap length of front joint. Five volumes in one: Mental Illumination and Moral Improvement of Mankind Essay on the Sin and Evils of Covetousness Celestial Scenery Sidereal Heavens and Practical Astronomer. Holding together well and readable. Individually paginated. A.C. Goodman & Co. hardcover
1888022720London: Williams and Norgate 1888. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth bordered in blind lettered on spine panel in gilt deckled text block edges. Complete in two 2 volumes. Mildly rubbed spine extremities spine panels a bit tanned/spotted. Both bindings show a mild lean but are otherwise firm and intact. Text block edges and the leaves adjacent to all endpapers are toned but the interior is otherwise intact and clean. Lower fore-edge of Vol. I flyleaf is brittle and likely to chip but is presently intact. viii359 iii355 pp. errata/corrigenda slip tipped in at p. 1 of Vol. I. Williams and Norgate Hardcover
184127565NY: M. W. Dodd. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1841. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth gilt lettering and decoration on spine blind-stamped decoration on covers t.e.g. Published contemporaneously with the British first edition which was published in Liverpool. . Covers spine and corners mildly worn mild foxing throughout else near fine; unmarked tight and square. VERY GOOD. . 16mo 6" - 7" tall. x 209 2-adverts pp . M. W. Dodd hardcover
18760007623Boston: James R. Osgood And Company 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Duodecimo green cloth brown coated endpapers bevelled edges tips os pine frayed some spots on lower edge of top cover. <br/><br/>The original titles was expected to be "Poetry and Criticism". BAL 5272 says probably the first printed sheets have the signature mark "N" on page 209 as in this copy. Myerson A34.1.a. James R. Osgood And Company hardcover
189115148Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1891. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Publisher's full dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine t.e.g. . Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed former owner's gift inscription on fep some light foxing else unmarked tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. . The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson Series. Vol. 8. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. 285 pp . Houghton, Mifflin and Co. hardcover
1896033232Boston and New York: Lamson Wolffe and Co. 1896. Book. VG. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Burgundy cloth lettered in gilt with no gilt-ruled border variant top text block edge in gilt deckled text block edges. Mild shelf wear with light rubbing along joints and at corners spine extremities. Firm binding clean interior beyond slightly foxed endpapers. viii81 pp. Copyrighted 1895 this copy showing 1896 in Roman numerals on lower main title presumed first. Lamson Wolffe and Co. Hardcover
184231262New York: Dayton & Newman 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 252 pages. Dark brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Cloth is edge torn head of spine. Covers have shelf and edge wear. 50 C written in the upper corner of the right front flyleaf in pen. Moderate damp stains and toning to the text. Inscribed not signed by the author on the right front flyleaf - "Rev. C. P. Bernard With the Respects of the Author." A fair copy. Dayton & Newman hardcover
1858011671New York: American Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society 1858. Book. VG. Decorative Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brown pebbled cloth elaborately decorated in blind with gilt lettering somewhat age-toned on spine panel. Minimally ex-libris call number on lower spine panel no other exterior or interior library marks. Extremities a bit rubbed with slight loss at tail of spine several corners showng minor exposure. xviii982 pp. Clean text block endpapers interior beyond very slight and very scattered foxing. A still respectable copy. American Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society Hardcover
19000009530New York: Dodd Mead 1900. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 519 pages yellow decorated cloth; top edge stained red covers soiled lacks the front free endpaper. <br/><br/>Illustrated by Leonid Osipovich Pasternak a Russian post-impressionist painter who also co-created his son Nobel Prize-winning novelist Boris Pasternak. Leonid was a friend of Tolstoy stayed often at Tolstoy's home Yasnaya Polyana and also illustrated WAR AND PEACE. Maude's translation first appeared in London in 13 parts. Another translation by Henry Britoff was published by Ogilvie in 1900. Line BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION TO 1900 p. 46 . Tolstoy's final novel it demonstrates the injustices of many man-made laws and the hypocrisy of the churches while extolling the virtues of the economic theories of Henry George. "Russian critics consider Tolstoy's last novel 'Resurrection' one of the best ever written in Russian." - Russian Beyond. Dodd, Mead hardcover
1860els2827New York: Redfield 1860. Set of five volumes. Octavo cloth hardcover gilt letters tissue-protected frontis. xxviii 486 pp; xxxvi 432 pp; xvi 469 pp; xxii 468 pp; xii 465 pp. Good with edgewear that includes fraying to spine tips sunning to spines light soiling. Redfield, 1860. hardcover
1898spn03London: Williams and Norgate. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and edge-worn. Heraldic plate to front pastedown. Prelims and endpapers browned. Occasional light foxing. 1898. Fifth Edition. Maroon/gilt decorated hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm 9" x 6". xx 596pp ads. Engraved frontis plate. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Williams and Norgate hardcover
1871283CB1871. Frankfurt am Main Mahlau & Waldschmidt 1871 gr.8° 30 26 S. original Heft mit Papierrückenstreifen leicht anrissige dennoch sehr schöne kaum altersspurige Broschur Li1 Ordner17 Mommsen Tycho 1819-1900 Direktor des städtischen Gymnasiums in Frankfurt am Main Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main Nordend ggü. Musterschule möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main Nordend close to Musterschule is possible. It saves the shipping costs. unknown
187521418Erlangen: Joann. Paul. Adolph Junge Et Filii. 1875. Softcover. Fair. Browned and brittle. Contents of each volume chipped with some loss of text to last page of pt. 3. A working set. Some loss to corners of V1 & V2 but no loss of text.; 1875 1876 1877. 3 pamphlets. 28pp; 13pp; 17pp.; Regiae Friderico-Alexandrinae; 1-3; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 53 pages . Joann. Paul. Adolph Junge Et Filii paperback
183143383London: Black Young Et Young. 1831. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Book has been rebound in grey boards with tan spine. Spine repaired with cellotape. Former owner's name to titlepage. Pages browned and foxed. Pencil notes.; 144 pages . Black, Young Et Young hardcover
186351008Williams and Norgate London 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition ex-library. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xii 260pp. Binding firm spine faded. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Edges browned slightly. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings. Corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; Natural History & Resources. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51008. . Williams and Norgate hardcover
1808004709Pearl Street New York City: T & J Swords 1808. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good . Volume II only. A Good Plus volume with moderate foxing. Lovely decked publishers foredge. Paper over boards with cracked outer hinges front hint partially detatched- but a tight text block. 298 pages plus two pages of publishers back titles. Errata slip tipped in at rear. Original not a facsimile. Important text. Rev. Bowden was the first principle of the Connecticut Episcopal Academy in Cheshire Ct. 1796. He later 1802 served at Columbia College as a professor of moral philosophy and logic. Protected in a mylar slip. <br/> <br/> T & J Swords hardcover
18462637Boston: Wm. Crosby and H. P. Nichols c. 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 393 p. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. Brown cloth binding gilt lettering on spine top edge tinted pink. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: light wear to covers and spine heavier wear to corners and spine ends light soiling to covers- red stain on spine edges of text block lightly darkened- a couple of ink spots on top edge light foxing to end papers and a few pages binding loose but fine. Wm. Crosby and H. P. Nichols hardcover
1846EEF1097Philadelphia: G.B. Zieber & Co. 1846. This antique hardcover book is bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on a black leather spine label and four gilt bands on the spine. The plain unadorned covers have some wear at the edges but all leather is intact hinges are starting innerboards and endpapers have browned edges foxing wear and soil. Inside a frontispiece depicts the author holding a copy of this volume. This is an apparent first edition but the lineage is somewhat unclear as a later edition 1848 was declared to be a first as well. The book contains essays on issues of morality civic duty and so on including a "miniature" biography of George Washington and documents such as the Declaration of Independence etc. 272 pages plus 48-page index; approx. 5"x8". Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Frontispiece. G.B. Zieber & Co. Hardcover
1828010670London: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1828 half calf with marbled boards and closed edges leather rubbed to corners boards rubbed to edges spine faded 4 raised bands with blind and gilt tooling titled volume two only of three viii 754pp clean very minor foxing to prelims. . First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green hardcover
18211176E434Glasgow: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1821. 4th Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 185. Good Minus. 5.25 x 8.25 inches 13 x 21 cm. Crude 20th century cloth binding. A poor fit with page block protruding. Inscription to leading blank to Nicholas Ogle D'Olivier regarding his examinations in 1826 signed by Rev. Richard Charles Erlington. A few light marks to title page clean text throughout. Final advertising leaf is creased. Contains Murray's Latin text first printed in Dublin 1759 with Walker's translation and commentary. Scarce. Overall condition is Good Minus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.00; USA £15.00; Oceania £16.00; Rest of World £18.00. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.25 x 8.25 inches 13 x 21 cm. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, hardcover
