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1880242273London: Hogarth House 1880. First edition bound from 12 penny parts. Wood-engraved frontispiece and 12 illustrations; 119 pp. 8vo. Contemporary cloth gilt-lettered spine; near fine. First edition bound from 12 penny parts. Wood-engraved frontispiece and 12 illustrations; 119 pp. 8vo. Bound with: ANON. Jack Rushton; or Alone in the Pirate's Lair. London: Publishing Office 1877. Illus incl. colored frontis and one colored plate;154 pp. Not in James & Smith. Ono 161; James & Smith 71 Hogarth House unknown
189782323New York and London:: John Lane The Bodley Head 1897. First edition. publisher's olive green wrappers printed in red and da`rk green with portrait of Sir Thomas Bodley on the front wrapper. . Attractive bookplate on front free endpaper. Very nearly fine. . 12mo. Gallatin & Oliver 3 in the presumed first state of the wrappers. Printed for John Lane by Will Bradley at the Wayside Press bearing the date December 1896 in the colophon. Bodley Booklets No. 1. John Lane, The Bodley Head, unknown
188446228Boston: Little Brown and Company 1884. First Edition. 12mo 16.5cm.; publisher's card wrappers in grey printed dust jacket; 141pp. Jacket a bit dust-soiled and extremities toned and rather brittle due to inferior paper stock flap folds starting to split two small chips at top edge of rear panel else a Very Good or better copy in a Very Good copy of the rare jacket.<br /> <br /> Travel diary kept by Thayer during a journey by rail from Boston to California with a group that included Emerson. With an early chapter devoted to Salt Lake City and its LDS citizens. FLAKE 8890. Little, Brown, and Company unknown
1875005056New York: Carleton 1875 No edition stated possible first. Decorative green silk binding blindstamped in black with gold titles. 112 pp. Purple endpapers. Antique ex-library with attractive hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplate no pocket minimal markings. Boards skewed some rubs to boards fraying top of spine light edgewear. Very good condition. Carleton hardcover
18011359601London: Richard Phillips 1801; 1805. Hardcover. Octavos 476 pp with plates Vol. VI; 10 576 pp with plates Vol. XIII. Good- bound in contemporary marbled paper with 3/4 leather fading to covers and extensive wear to spine edges and corners; boards shaken but bindings else tight; text blocks age toned but clean; extensive age toning and foxing and some liquid damage to pages and plates throughout; plates including folding plates present and intact; MF consignment. Volume VI No. XXIX July 1801 - No. XXXII November 1801<br> <br /> Volume XIII Jan-June 1805. 1359601. Special Collections. Richard Phillips hardcover
189657859Springfield MA: Wayside Press. 1896-1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Three complete issues including covers bound in one hardcover volume. November 1896 December 1896 the Christmas Number and January 1897. Slight soil/creasing. The November issue includes the color frontis "The Clown" by Maxfield Parrish. Board corners bumped gilt dulled. ; quarto . Wayside Press hardcover
1893551948New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by F.G. Attwood. Oblong octavo. White and blue cloth illustrated in black and gilt. Early gift inscription some soiling mostly to the white part of the cloth very good. A musical fantasy for children. Thomas Y. Crowell & Company hardcover
1900000289Cambridge Mass.: Cambridge: Charles W. Sever & Co. 1900. 1900. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Description: Royal 8vo 10 × 7½ in: xxi 1263 p. Navy cloth. · Condition: Cloth discolored especially on the back which is also decayed chipped and brittle. "Burton Edward Eames. 39 Thayer Hall Cambridge Mass." is inscribed on front free endpaper. · Comments: Eames entered Harvard Law School in 1900 and was graduated in 1903; he thereafter practiced law in Boston. See Harvard College Class of 1900 Secretary's Fourth Report 1915 at 134. According the "Dorm History Search" "Buxton sic E. Eames" a law student occupied room 39 in Thayer Hall in 1901. For the year 1901-02 Evidence was a second year course taught by Professor Thayer. See Harvard University Catalogue 1901-02 at 546. After Thayer died on February 14 1902 Professor Beale continued the course for the remainder of the term. See "The Harvard Bulletin Feb. 26 1902 at 2". This appears to be the only occasion Beale taught evidence. In this copy there is extensive underscoring in pencil with a few marginal annotations up to page 250; starting at that point there are extensive ink MS notes on nearly every page and also lengthy MS notes on slips of paper tipped to pages 771 773 777 779 787 795 799 803 825 833 835 873 877 887 901 913 917 921 925 927 941 949 955 959 961 965 1009 and 1021. In the MS notes views are attributed to "T" on pages 552 583 635 and 639. Written boldly across the head of page 752 is the sentence "Professor Thayer died Feb. 14 1902." Views attributed to "B" appear in the MS notes on pages 759 763 803 tipped; refers also to "cases put by Beale" 843 873 tipped 875 876 877 tipped 913 tipped 917 tipped 925 tipped 927 tipped 949 tipped 959 tipped 967 tipped 969 976 "B. thinks case wrong." 992 993 1009 tipped 1021 tipped 1027 1034 1035 1061 1062 1085 1093 "Beale says" 1111 1127 1139 1143 1195 and 1230. Also a note tipped to page 787 contrasts views attributed to "T." and "B. <br/> <br/> Cambridge: Charles W. Sever & Co. 1900. hardcover
1853977Q29London: Nathaniel Cooke 1853-1857 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Cuthbert Bede. A delightfully illustrated trio of Cuthbert Bede's 'Verdant Green' stories bound together in one volume with two of them being first editions. Three volumes bound in one each with a separate pagination and title page. Three tales about Mr. Verdant Green a fictional Oxford University student created by clergyman and novelist Edward Bradley under the pen name Cuthbert Bede. Present here are: - The scarce first edition of 'The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green' published in 1853.- The 1854 third edition of 'The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green' which was first published in 1854.- The first edition of 'Mr. Verdant Green Married and Done For' published in 1857.Illustrated throughout with charming vignettes from the author himself. Bound in half straight grain morocco with paper-covered boards. Bound without the publisher's advertisements to each work. Bound in half straight grain morocco with paper-covered boards. Externally very smart with light rubbing and the odd mark. Endpapers renewed. Publisher's ads discarded. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a couple of light spots. Very Good Nathaniel Cooke hardcover
18849345Richmond: Wm. Ellis Jones Book and Job Printer 1884. Soft Cover. Good binding. Octavo. 39 1 pp. First edition. Lacking wrappers. Outer leaves are somewhat soiled and worn; last several leaves with closed tear to the fore-edge margin not touching text; generally a good copy. This first edition was followed by another edition of this address delivered at the fourth annual reunion of the Association of the Maryland line. Johnson was a secessionist from a notable Frederick Maryland family. Despite Maryland remaining in the Union Johnson was a significant in promoting the Confederate cause. He was instrumental in raising the First Maryland Infantry CSA at the outset of the war. Uncommon in commerce. Dornbusch II 535; Haynes 9523. Wm. Ellis Jones, Book and Job Printer unknown
189300221753LONDON: SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO. BOUND IN MAROON CLOTH HARDCOVERS WITHCLEAR GILT TITLES TO SPINE THIS DATED 1893 FIRST EDITION IS VG. XX1V/558pp WITH PREFACE INTRODUCTION AND 27 CHAPTERS. SOME LIGHT PENCIL UNDERLINING AND PENCIL VERTICAL LINES TO MARGIN : THIS IS MINIMAL. Dr DIFFEY LATE OF SUSSEX UNIVERITY HAS SIGNED THE FFEP SLIGHT WEAR TO CORNERS AND TOP/TAIL OF SPINE OTHERWISE VG . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1893. SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO. hardcover
189415295Mexico Mo.: James Bradley. Very Good. 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Being an account of the Battles Marches and Hardships of the First & Second Brigades Mo. C. S. A. Together with the thrilling adventures and narrow escapes of Captain Grimes and his fair accomplice who carried the mail by "the underground route" from the Brigade to Missouri. Light blue cloth has gilt titles on spine & front cover. Portrait frontispiece. B/W photograph illustrations. Floral endpaper has tanned edges. Front top corners lightly bumped. Second part: The Confederate Home its Origin and Objects by Elizabeth Ustick McKinney. Civil War Mail Carrier; Engravings & B/W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 275 pages . James Bradley hardcover
1896563595Boston: Perry Mason & Co. 1896. Unbound. Very Good. Printed illustration. Images measures 9" x 14" on approximately 10¾" x 15½" paper. Old light horizontal crease a bit of light staining in the bottom corner barely affecting the image and a neatly repaired tear on the left side affecting about 1" of the image but barely visible in the image very good or better. Tipped in to a 16" x 20" mat with two small pieces of cloth tape attached to the verso mat with very light foxing and three small areas of label residue on the blank verso. A lovely image. Perry Mason & Co.] unknown
18973382<p>Frederick A. Stokes Co. New York 1897<b> IN THE ORIGINAL LINEN DUST WRAPPER WITH LETTERING AND DECORATION BY BRADLEY </b>An octavo bound in the original rust colored cloth with a beautiful heavily gilt cover design by Bradley. The book is fine with no wear and the gilt clean bright and unworn. New endleaves with appropriate paper done at some point in the past. The paper backed linen dust-wrapper has wear and tear internally at the folds and is soiled with some darkening to the spine. Gilt titling and decoration by Bradley on the dustwrapper is bright and unworn. Very scarce and a nice example of the early cloth dust wrapper. Illustrated by Madeleine Lemaire.</p> Frederick A. Stokes, Co. hardcover
189514931Springfield MA: Milton Bradley Co 1895. Hardcover. Good. Highly Likely First. Includes it's original color chart. No dust jacket though unsure if it was published with one. Blue cloth boards show some fading and wear from age and edges show some rubbing and scuffing though not as much as one would expect. Pages are browned from age. Cover page has a small sticker in lower inside corner that reads "From J.L. Hammett 352 Washington Street Boston. School Supplies of all kinds. Milton Bradley, Co hardcover
1853934F31London: Nathaniel Cooke; James Blackwood 1853-1857. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Cuthbert Bede Edward Bradley. Three charmingly illustrated examples of Cuthbert Bede's 'Verdant Green' works including one first edition. Three volumes of tales about Mr. Verdant Green a fictional Oxford University student created by clergyman and novelist Edward Bradley under the pen name Cuthbert Bede.With the publisher's original illustrated front and rear wraps bound in.Present here are:The scarce 1853 first editions of 'The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green'. With six pages of advertisements to the rear.An 1857 edition of 'The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green' which was first published in 1854. With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear.The 1857 thirty-fifth thousandth of 'Mr. Verdant Green Married and Done For' published in the same year as the first edition. With ten pages of advertisements to the start of the work.Illustrated throughout with charming vignettes from the author himself. Rebound in cloth with the publisher's original front and rear wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Rear hinge of volume III strained but firmly held. Front free endpaper of volumes I and III tenderly held. Internally firmly bound. Publisher's original wraps significantly age toned and with handling marks. Instances of small marginal losses to wraps. Pages age toned due to paper type with handling marks and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Nathaniel Cooke; James Blackwood hardcover
1804623P48London: W. Clarke & Sons 1804. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. A scarce first edition of Ralph Bradleys 'Practical Points' concerning law with notes added by Joseph Ritson. The first edition of this work. A scrace work. 'Practical Points' is a collection of notes by the English barrister Ralph Bradley. His notes refer to points of practice and the technical details of conveyancing as they were in the eighteenth century when he was practising. Bradley was well respected within the law community being a contemporary of James Charles Booth who was considered the patriarch of modern conveyancing. With critical notes added by Joseph Ritson who had studied under Bradley. Ritson was an antiquary who devoted his spare time to literature whilst practicing law for his career. He may be best known for his attack on 'History of English Poetry' by Thomas Warton. In the original paper wraps. Externally smart. Light edgewear to the extremities with light marking to the wraps heavier to the rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the occasional scattered spot and handling mark. Very Good W. Clarke & Sons paperback
189923051New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated gray boards. Very good. 96 pages. 8vo 21 x 13.5 cm. Six full-page and front cover illustration by Will Bradley with numerous decorations in the text. Printed on dark gray stock with covers to match. Title page illustrations and decorations are by Bradley. He also arranged the layout of the book. Later editions were in a smaller format. BOMBACE A42. Clean interior spine lacks two centimeters at foot slight nick at head; nevertheless covers are bright and fresh. Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
18737488baX2Philadelphia PA: T. B. Peterson and Brothers 1873. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 419 pages; 19.6cm; original gilt-stamped and decorated cloth binding with corners bumped; edges rubbed. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Many copies were blind-stamped on the front cover; this one gilt-stamped on front cover. Illustrated with 25 mounted Woodburytype photographs; illustrations listed pages 23-4. Previous owner marks. Author Hendrick B. Wright 1808-1881 was an Alumnus of Dickinson College and member D of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Americana; Pennsylvania; photography. First edition. T. B. Peterson and Brothers Hardcover
1853019421London: Nathaniel Cooke 1853. The 3 parts finely bound together in gilt decorated polished calf with brown & red morocco leather spine labels. Top edges gilt. Original color printed wrappers of the first & second titles have been bound in. Full titles read: The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green an Oxford Freshman. With Numerous Illustrations Designed and Drawn on Wood by the Author. Third Edition.; BOUND WITH The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green. Second Edition.; BOUND WITH Mr. verdant Green Married and Done For. First Edition. Light wear to the extremities and the joins. Gilt rolled edges gilt decorative ruled border. Gift inscription on the front flyleaf. Overall in VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Photos available upon request. Full Calf Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Nathaniel Cooke Hardcover
1806127855London: Richard Phillips 1806-9. Vol. XV Jan.-June 1806 to Vol. XXII June-Dec. 1809. Hardcover. Good. 4 vols.: 528 6; 576 8; 352 4; 528 6 p. 22 cm. Frontispiece engraving in vol. I. 2 fold-out plates in vol. II. 1 fold-out plate in vol. III and in vol. IV. Half leather with marbled boards. Some wear to edges and corners. One page coming loose at the rear of vol II. Ink signatures on title pages. Repair to frontispiece in vol. I. Chipped spine head on vol. I. <br/><br/>Articles and letters on gun shot wounds costiveness constipation smallpox inoculation gout Irish hospitals disease in London hereditary or family diseases dissection madness melancholy quackery much more. Richard Phillips hardcover
186129932London: Longman Green Longman and Roberts 1861. First edition 2 volumes in 1 thick 8vo pp. xxviii 371 1; xiv 358 2 ads; 3 maps 2 hand-colored 1 folding 8 chromolithographs and 61 woodcuts 8 on plates the balance in the text; attractive copy in original green diaper cloth lettered in gilt on spine. The Rev. Edward Bradley 1827-1889 writing under the name of Cuthbert Bede wrote this extensive history and guide to the peninsula in the west of Scotland. The illustrations are made from sketches and watercolors by the author. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts unknown
1880DECHMAP12mhWilliam M. Bradley & Bro Philadelphia PA 1880. MAP. Very Good. Map in very good condition inside a case. Color printed lithograph oh Pennsylvania. Paper size 19x24 3/8''. Image size 15 1/7x22 3/4''. William M. Bradley & Bro, Philadelphia, PA unknown
18708128<p>Two volume set consisting of a text and plate volume. Quarter morocco over ribbed cloth boards. The text volume has been professionally recassed. The other volume contains 61 recto only folio plates see images. From the library of H. Bradley Martin with his bookplate to the upper left pastedowns. Some wear to the leather on the plate volume. Scarce.</p><p>Plate Vol. x 61 / 12.5 x 16.5 in 32 x 42 cm</p><p>Text Vol. xv 506 xi / 6.5 x 9.25 in 16.5 x 23.5 cm</p> Verlag des Verfassers hardcover
189930629New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1899. Hardcover. First Edition. 5 x 8.5in. 96pp. Bound in recent paper-covered boards with the original front board panel and title label affixed. New colored endpapers in emulation of the original. An odd copy with the first 12pp. printed twice one after the other. NEAR FINE. Shows the spine somewhat rubbed the slightest hint of toning at the outermost margin of the text-block otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is clean and unmarked and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured. Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
