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182042166Richard Priestley London 1820. First Thus. Hardcover Full Leather. Fair Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". lxxvi 411 / 455 / 476pp. 3-volume set complete. Vols 1 & 3 rebacked with handwritten title pieces and reinforced hinges. Vol 2 both boards detached title pieces absent slight loss to extremities. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate laid in and ink signature. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Philosophy; Ireland; 18th century; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 42166. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Richard Priestley hardcover
189173666Cambridge: Riverside Press 1891. First edition of Updike's first book. Tall octavo. 154 1 colophon 1 pp. Complete with both fold-out charts. Publisher's half black morocco over marbled boards expertly rebacked to style gilt spine lettering marbled endpapers. Minor foxing to first three and last three leaves mainly blanks. Armorial bookplate. An untrimmed and very handsome copy of this scarce title. According the RBH the last copy to appear at auction was in 1940.The first book designed by Mr. Updike printed under his supervision at the Riverside Press. “Before he began work on his own account Updike had made one book and only one in which he had had entirely his own way. It is a simple volume with little that is distinctive or decorative about it except that there is nothing wrong; the proportions of page and margins title size of types and composition tone of paper and quality of press work offer nothing for obvious criticism. The book is ‘An Inquiry into the Naming of Churches in the United States’ compiled by two laymen of the Diocese of Rhode Island that is Mr. Updike and his closest friend Harold Brown of Newport. . . .â€---G. P. Winship The Merrymount Press of Boston. Riverside Press hardcover
1861635261861. BERKELEY Grantley F. The English Sportsman in the Western Praries. London; Hurst and Blackett 1861. 1st ed. xi431pp. Frontis. title page vignette plates. Contemporary 3/4 blue polished calf and marbled boards ruled in gilt marbled endpapers light scattered foxing else a very good copy. "Buffalo hunting around Fort Riley and western Kansas"--HOWES B-374. Graff 277. Wagner-Camp 368. . unknown
189192699New York: The Berkeley Lyceum 1891. Very Good. Modest-sized broadsheet flyer. 24 cm. Text printed in red on both sides. Two horizontal creases. List of 30 "patronesses" printed on other side. The first patroness listed is Mrs. Valentine G. Hall who was the grandmother of Eleanor Roosevelt whom little Eleanor went to live after her mother's death. We were unable find information about a "Summer Home for Colored Women and Children" other than an online reference identifying it as organized in 1890. The Berkeley Lyceum unknown
1861794A31London: Hurst and Blackett 1861. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6" . None . The first edition of this work concerning the hunting trips of an English sportsman. The first edition of this work concerning the sporting travels of Grantley Berkeley English sportsman. Recounting the author's hunting journey to the Western prairies sharing impressions experiences and recollections of his travels in the American West. Illustrated with seven full page plates and a vignette to the title page lacking one plate. With Draycot House bookplate on leather to the front pastedown medieval manor largely re-modelled by the Long family over the years and in 1864 after Lord Cowley's inheritance. It was demolished in 1952-4. From the library at Julian Park Hertfordshire belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire sister to Edward James a key figure in the Surrealist movement and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence James Joyce Wyndham Lewis and others. A hedonistic pursuer she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things'. In a half calf binding over marbled boards and edges with new marbled endpapers. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and a touch of edge wear minor chipping and some rubbing to the boards and spine. With Draycot House bookplate on leather to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the first and last few leaves otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with seven full page plates and a vignette to the title page lacking one plate. The frontispiece is protected by tissue guard loose but present. Very Good Hurst and Blackett hardcover
1860B3-F15267Lovell Reeve London 1860. Hardcover. Good. Volume 1 contains coloured plates. Volume 2 Supplement Lovell, Reeve, London hardcover
1863932Q8London: Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A brightly illustrated first edition of M. J. Berkeley's handbook of British mosses complete with twenty-four plates. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. A comprehensive handbook of British mosses comprising all native mosses found in the British Isles. Written by Miles Joseph Berkeley an English clergyman and botanist known for his important contribution to the field of botany with his surname abbreviation 'Berk' often cited in botanical works to this day. Illustrated with twenty-four brightly coloured plates. Collated complete.Previous owner's inscription of M. P. Forsters dated Jan 8th 1881. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the extremities causing a small area of loss to the cloth. Light bumping to the spine with the odd mark to cloth. Internally binding is strained in places particularly after page 305 with a few leaves starting. Pages are bright and generally clean with just the occasional mark. Inscription to half title. Very Good Lovell Reeve & Co. hardcover
18217083Dublin: John Cumming 1821. pp 215 Blue paper covered boards strengthened to corners rebacked with a vellum spine handwritten paper spine label. Ownership inscription of Samuel Lawrence to first flyleaf; foxing to endleaves and sporadically throughout. Text block not trimmed. An attractive copy of a work credited to Bishop Berkeley but actually by Simon Berington. Very good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1821 John Cumming hardcover
1863110190AB1863. First Edition. London Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863. Octavo. B/W - Frontispiece XXXVI 324 pages plus 23 lithographic plates in colour with juxtaposed explanations plus a 16-page-catalogue "List of Works on Natural History Topography Antiquity and Science by L.Reefe and Co." Hardcover / Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining to the cover. Nissen BBI 147 / Stafleu & Cowan 464 hardcover
1861101448London: Hurst and Blackett Publishers 1861. First edition. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece title vignette and 8 plates. xi 3 431 1 pp. with half-title. Contemporary half red morocco gilt; joints and corners rubbed. Ex-Newberry Library with deaccession label shelflabel and call numbers to verso of title. An English sportsman hunts buffalo and smaller game on the American prairie. The voyage out includes descriptions of New York and Pittsburgh. PROVENANCE: Robert Clarke Bibliotheca Piscatoria bookplate; Edward Everett Ayer bookplate presenting this volume to the Newberry in 1911 and small library label on rear pastedown REFERENCE: Graff 277; Howes B374; Wagner-Camp 368. Sabin 4883 Hurst and Blackett, Publishers unknown
1867016005London: Richard Bentley 1867. Hardcover. Fair. Three quarter leather binding hardcover edition in fair condition with marbled boards and gold tooling on spine. Vol. II is missing front cover front cover of Vol. I is almost fully detached. Otherwise bindings are secure pages clean. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe quick and secure transaction. 10 years in online bookselling experience. <br/> <br/> Richard Bentley hardcover
186358667Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863. 1st. Ed. pp.xxxvi 324 with 23 hand-coloured plates 1 b/w. plate all with letterpress plus 16-page Reeve catalogue not dated. 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription. Very minor spotting at ends o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth binding spine expertly relaid so well undertaken it is barely noticable all in excellent nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed. Lovell Reeve & Co. hardcover
186549535London: Hurst and Blackett 1865. Two volumes. 8vo. xii 383 1; xii 358 2 pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards spines with raised bands gilt lettered red and black labels endpapers and all edges marbled. Frontispiece portrait to volume I. Some wear to the covers foxing to the front and rear leaves only. The author was an author politician and sportsman. London: Hurst and Blackett unknown
1843500045839London: Thomas Tegg 1843. First edition thus. . Hardcover. Poor. 1st Vol 1 of 2 ed G N wright G leather spine cracked hinge. No rear board <br/> <br/> Thomas Tegg hardcover
186343729Lovell Reeve London 1863. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Publisher's navy cloth gilt title Owner's dated signatures on ffep and tp. Slight fraying to extremities of spine and front and rear hinges. Lovell Reeve, London hardcover
186332799Lovell Reeve & Co. London 1863. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Publisher's navy cloth gilt monogram Bookplate of Chichester Library Society. A well preserved copy. 24 hand-coloured plates at rear. Lovell Reeve & Co., London hardcover
1811mon0000077271Book on Demand 1811-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. an actual copy of the 1811 edition bound by two soft boards with spine cover missingbut the orgional text in good condition highly collectable as can be rebound Book on Demand paperback
1857097683London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans & Roberts 1857. Book measures 8 x 5 inches. Collation vii286pp hand coloured frontis one other full page plate. Bound in original publishers embossed red cloth with gilt title lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed some light dust/dirt marking. Binding in very good firm condition. Internally pages clean throughout. A nice copy in a period cloth binding. . Publishers Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans & Roberts Hardcover
186344011Lovell Reeve London 1863. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Half leather binding A sound copy; owner's discreet signature. Lovell Reeve, London hardcover
1897297284London ; New York : Edward Arnold 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy bound in half vellum over marble boards with gilt blocked leather label; edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Series: Sportsman's Library. Physical description: xix 344 p. 14 leaves of plates : ill. some col. ; 27 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Berkeley Grantley F. Grantley Fitzhardinge - 1800-1881. Hunting. London ; New York : Edward Arnold hardcover
1893379988Bristol : C.T. Jefferies and Sons Printers 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description : 4 preliminary leaves xxxvii pages 1 leaf 443 pages genealogical tables. Subjects : Barclay family. Fitzharding familyManuscripts. Archives England Berkeley Catalogs. Gloucestershire. Bristol : C.T. Jefferies and Sons, Printers hardcover
18653986191Hurst And Blackett 1865. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Both volumes: 8vo. Purple cloth. Faded backstrip. Gilt lettering on the backstrip. Light exterior wear. Untrimmed. Foxing. Volume 1 has frontispiece and tissue guard. Volume 1 has several cracks in the binding with several loose pages. Volume 2 is clean and tightly bound. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1850grams ISBN: Hurst And Blackett hardcover
18206620232Richard Priestley 1820. Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Clothbound rebound octavo book gold stamped gilt lettering on spine cover in rather good condition book has foxing throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN: Richard Priestley hardcover
189609794R.H. Russell & Son 1896-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. The white boards with blue decoration are soiled and spotted with age spine darkened. Pen name half title page paper edges are foxed. First edition 1896. All orders packed with care most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve independent bookseller since 2011 R.H. Russell & Son hardcover
18931709050049University of California Press 1893. Hardcover. Good. Vol. 4 Parts 1-4. Bound in 3/4 red leather over marbled boards. Front board detached. Original covers bound in at rear. In 1893 25 years after the university's founding the University of California press formed. This journal was one of the first publications of UC press. Additionally contains a postcard with a 1 cent Benjamin Franklin stamp from 1898 scott 279 from the Library of the University of California J. D. Layman Asst. Lib. stating there is no index for this volume. <br> Shinn UC Berkley 1880 was the first woman to receive a doctorate from the University of California and the eleventh individual awarded a Ph.D. at the university. She worked with her brother's newborn Ruth to develop a scientific consideration of infant development. "Her dissertation Notes on the Development of a Child was published in 3 installments between 1893 and 1899. In 1900 she also published a popular version of her findings called The Biography of a Baby. Her works received widespread acclaim and for years her Notes was considered the foundational text for developmental psychology classes. Even Wilhelm Preyer her only predecessor in such a comprehensive record was impressed and called for the work to be translated into German" Rodkey E. 2010 Milicent Shinn - Psychology's Feminist Voices. University of California Press hardcover
