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187037262Newark 1870. 2pp. 5" x 7-3/4." Entirely in ink manuscript on lined paper and signed "Joseph P. Bradley." Munsell's name above the salutation covers The previously written name of Bradley. Very Good. <br /> <br /> Bradley a Rutgers graduate was a highly respected New Jersey lawyer specializing in railroad and patent litigation. President Grant nominated him to the United States Supreme Court in early 1870 and he took his seat in March. He served until 1891. His Letter transcribed in full words in capital letters are underlined in the original suggests that Munsell certainly earned his fee for publishing the book discussed here. The book was 'The Centennial Celebration of Rutgers College June 21 1870: With an Historical Discourse. Delivered by Hon. Joseph Bradley.' It was printed in Albany by Munsell in 1870. Bradley had a scholar's attention to detail and wanted Munsell's work to reflect precisely Bradley's thinking. <br /> "You did not quite understand one correction made by me on the title page. That thing which I originally called an APPENDIX we propose to call a NOTE and say nothing about it in the title page - occupying the same place as it now does - at the end; - but under the name of a note instead of that of an appendix. Hence. Then we propose to call the account of the Centennial Exercises - AN APPENDIX. Now you will see the meaning of my correction on the title page. Calling the account of the Centennial Exercise by the name of an appendix my name as author of the Address could properly come AFTER the word 'Appendix' as you suggest. It would be better if it could. Perhaps even now my name had better come after the word "1870" immediately before the words " with an Appendix." I agree with you that it is more usual to have the name of the author down there.<br /> "Yours truly Joseph P. Bradley. unknown
1820294686Boston: James Walden 1820. First. hardcover. poor. 12mo leather backed marbled paper over wooden boards worn cracked and missing a 1 inch square piece. Boston: JAames Walden 1820. First American Edition.<br/> <br/> The book is missing the frontispiece has brown-stains water-stains & dog-eared pages but is solid and intact. A popular narrative of shipwreck & captivity by Barbary Arabs which went through many editions.<br/> <br/> James Walden unknown
1853159292New York: Evand and Brittan 1853. Original Edition. Hardcover. Clean and tight but with general age spots not foxing on some pages; wear to covers fraying to edges small pieces missing from head/tail of spine corners bumped some soiling; page preceding title page is torn out likely a half title. Red cloth with blind-stamp decoration; gilt lettering and decoration. 165 pp. with occasional in-text decoration. Behaviour in church at the table in the street as a house guest as a host; personal habits; bad habits peculiar to little boys; proprieties of dress; ill-bred little girls; rail and sea travel; epistolary experiences; the unguarded look !. "Politeness is to do and say The kindest things in the kindest way." Evand and Brittan hardcover
189321209041893. London and New York: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. and Macmillan & Co. 1893. 8vo. Publisher's burgundy cloth spine lettered and ruled in gilt ruling continued boards in blind black coated endpapers edges untrimmed; pp. xxiv 558; extremities slightly rubbed rear hinge visibly repaired but generally very good; occasional annotations and underlining; ownership signatures 'Spenser Farquharson. June. 1894' and 'John Sparrow Apr 1949' to verso of front free endpaper and Sparrow's bookplate by Reynold Stone to front pastedown see below.First edition of Bradley's most ambitious work and the central philosophical text of British idealism with a distinguished provenance.Francis Herbert Bradley 1846-1924 was arguably the most renowned and original figure among the British Idealists. In the preface to Appearance and Reality he describes the work as a 'critical discussion of first principles' intended to provoke inquiry and doubt. While his followers had expected a defence of religious truths Bradley instead contended that although reality is spiritual a full demonstration of this concept is beyond human comprehension due to the abstract nature of thought. 'Instead of ideas which could not properly contain reality he recommended feeling the immediacy of which could embrace the harmonious nature of reality' Britannica.T.S. Eliot whose unpresented doctoral thesis at Harvard was concerned with Bradley it was eventually published in 1964 as Knowledge and Experience in the Philosophy of F.H. Bradley cites the philosopher in the notes to The Waste Land.Provenance: This copy belonged to Spenser Farquharson likely Arthur Spencer Loat Farquharson 1871-1942 the British classicist translator and Dean of University College Oxford. By around 1949 the volumes had passed into the library of John Sparrow 1906-1992 the British academic barrister book collector and Warden of All Souls College Oxford. hardcover
1893613055London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1893. Hardcover no jacket in good condition. 1st edition. Ex-college library. Age related wear a few scuffs and patches of fading to the boards and spine; bumped and frayed leading corners. The spine is cocked. Library labels and stamps on the front pastedown and FEP plus one or two further stamps within. Front inner hinge split with the binding exposed. Small tear on title page. Some marks on the pages throughout most notably on pages 288 289 and the final page. The binding is visible at a few points otherwise generally remains sound throughout. Text is clear. CM. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Used. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Hardcover
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
1893217587Swan Sonnenschen 1893. First edition. Hardcover. Bumped corners heavy overall wear to the maroon cloth cover especially the spine broken front and back hinges; still a good reading/study copy with an unmarked text. Possibly a candidate for rebinding. xxiv 558pp. plus 2 pages of book advertisements before title page. From the library of philosopher Richard T. De George with his name stamp and signature and date. Swan Sonnenschen hardcover
1893319852macmillan swan sonnenschein & co 1893 Hardback in fair plus condition. Some moisture damage to lower side edge of pages and pages are a tad wavy. Face of pages are clear and unstained. Front hinge a bit cracked. Name plate inside front cover. Bit of writing on half title page. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. macmillan [swan sonnenschein & co] hardcover
18991562<p>Third Impression June 1899. Hardcover. xxiv 628 pp. ~6.25" x 9.5". Near Very Good Condition. Please examine photos closely. Moderate wear and aging/light soiling to covers. Bruising/rubbing to tips and spine ends. Small stain at front upper right. Very slight play to binding. Front hinge slightly tender. Previous owner's info 1948 and price in pencil at top of front pastedown; previous owner's info 1903 at center of front endpaper with notations in pencil at top; o/w interior is age toned free of markings. Seller Inventory</p> London: Swan Sonnenschein / New York: Macmillan hardcover
185442984New York: Charles Scribner. Good. 1854. Hardcover. Alabama poetry. Good hardcover for age. Cover showing age - bumped corners nice on cover. Writing on inside front free end paper. Spotting throughout. Last 20 or so pages are lose but still in binding. Looks like a few back end sheets are torn out. ; 5" x 7 1/2"; 268 pages . Charles Scribner hardcover
185477369New York: Scribner 1854. 272 pages. Gilt edges. Gilt decorations front & back covers. Spine cover mostly absent. Contents are clean and binding is tight. AN EX-LIBRARY COPY with usual markings. Previous owners' info inside front cover. Hardback. Good Used Condition. Scribner Hardcover
1854012857New York: Charles Scribner 1854. 1st Edition. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st edition. A Good copy. 12mo. viii 13- 272 pp. Bound in the publisher's brown cloth with title on the spine in gilt. Torn along the front joint causing the spine covering to "flap". Light rubbing to the cloth. Text is generally very clean. Old booksellers sticker on the front paste down. A Good copy in need of rebacking. Charles Scribner unknown
185450427New York: Charles Scribner 1854. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Minimal wear. FFEP has been neatly torn out. Extremely scarce. By two cousins of the South Miss Julia Pleasants and Thomas Bibb Bradley. 1854; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Charles Scribner hardcover
1895288889United Kingdom: D Appleton & Co 1895. Book. Good. hardback. hardback quarto measuring 12 3/4" x 10 1/8" red cloth lettered and blocked with a design in gilt all edges gilt. Rubbed to the extremities the binding remains tight and the contents are clean and unmarked although with a little foxing to the front endpapers. One gathering poorly trimmed to the leading edges. Illustrated xvi 400pp. A heavy volume which may attract a request for additional postage if ordered from some locations outside the United Kingdom. . D Appleton & Co Hardcover
1895MJ117London: Cassell and Company Limited 1895. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Folio. xvi 400 4pp.Original green buckram with a fine gilt decoration to the front board <br/> <br/> Cassell and Company Limited hardcover
1895630P3London: Cassell and Company Limited 1895. First edition. Cloth. Good. 12.5" by 10". W. Hatherell; H. M. Paget; Francis S. Walker. A profusely illustrated work on the Gothic Westminster Abbey within London looking at its illustrious history. 'Annals of Westminster Abbey' looks at the history of Westminster Abbey a large Gothic Abbey within the center of London. It is one of the most notable religious buildings of Britain and has been the place of centuries of historicals cornations of burials of the British monarchs. Written by E. T. Bradley also known as Mrs A. Murray Smith. Profusely illustrated a frontispiece and with engravings on almost every single page and with one folding plate. Illustrated by W. Hatherbell H. M. Paget and Francis S. Walker. Paget was a British illustrator and painter known for his portraits and for his scenes from history and mythology. Walker was an Irish illustrator who painted landscapes and portraits providing illustrations to various travel books. Collated complete. In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Light fading to the spine and to the extremities. Minor marking to the boards. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The odd spot to the fore edge. Internally binding is a little strained in some places. Pages are bright with the odd mark. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the half-title 'F. H. Ugiloy'. Good Cassell and Company Limited hardcover
189538790NY: D. Appleton and Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition. Cloth and gilt. Ex-Library; xvi 400 pages; A very nice copy crisp and bright. Red cloth with heavy gilt still bright. Public library bookplate. Apr 10 x 12.5" 7 pounds. Contents bright and clean other than a couple of minimal library markings. . D. Appleton and Co. hardcover
1898019957Cassell 1898. Believed First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9. 400pp no inscriptions illustrated. There are no loose pages or turned over page corners one or two very small marks and slight spotting to prelims but no spotting to text hinges are tight. Slight rubbing to edges of boards with one or two scuff marks to front board and slightly more rubbing to top and bottom of spine there is no fading to boards. Overall a very nice condition copy with surprisingly little wear. Very heavy book please inquire for postage outside the UK. Cassell hardcover
1895822J45London: Cassell and Company 1895. First edition. Cloth. Good. 13" by 10". W. Hatherell; H.M Paget; Francis S. Walker. The first edition of this profusely illustrated work on the Gothic Westminster Abbey within London looking at its illustrious history. Annals of Westminster Abbey is a rich narrative of the history of Westminster Abbey a large Gothic Abbey within the centetr of London. It is one of the most notable religious buildings of Britain and has been the location of numerous royal weddings funerals and coronations.Written by E. T. Bradley also known as Mrs A. Murray Smith.Profusely illustrated a frontispiece and with engravings on almost every single page and with one folding plate.Collated and complete.Illustrated by W. Hatherbell H. M. Paget and Francis S. Walker. Paget was a British illustrator and painter known for his portraits and for his scenes from history and mythology. Walker was an Irish illustrator who painted landscapes and portraits providing illustrations to various travel books.Containing six pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally shelf wear and scuffing to the boards and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Darkening to the cloth on the spine. Internally binding is slightly tender in places particularly at pages 105 to 112. A few light spots to the first and last few pages and the odd page throughout otherwise pages are bright and clean. Good Cassell and Company hardcover
1900Q1083Springfield MA: Milton Bradley Co. ca. 1900. Box. Very good. Box with lid 5.5 x 6.75 x 1 inches. With original folded 4p instruction booklet. Very Good with light general soil and rubbing to box lid taped at two corners and penciling on the underside. Old Bamberberger's of Newark sticker on the bottom of the box. <br/><br/> Milton Bradley Co. unknown
1862AQ23659London: Edward Stanford 1862. vii 1 40pp 2. With a geological map a reference plate and ten plates of veins all except the map hand-coloured. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked spine sunned. Title page browned occasional spotting. Inked ownership inscription of L. R. Wager to recto of FFEP. The sole edition of a monograph examining the distribution of lead ores in the strata of the mines of Swaledale Yorkshire. In addition to succinct explanations of the deposition of limestone chert grit and plate throughout the Swaledale landscape Bradley provides an examination of returns from the veins of each mine in the region. Lawrence Rickard Wager 1904-1965 Yorkshire-born geologist explorer and mountaineer primarily remembered for his work on the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland and for his attempt on Mount Everest in 1933. OCLC records copies at eight locations in the British Isles BGS BL Cambridge Glasgow Liverpool NLS Oxford and York and a further 13 worldwide. COPAC adds two further copies Hull and Science Museum. . First edition. Quarto. Edward Stanford hardcover
1822355553Boston.: James Walden. 1822. Reprint. 12mo. Hardcover. Contemporary quarter brown leather over marbled boards. Good plus corners worn frontis wrinkled contents very good. 17.3x11.3x1.3 cm. Written during a time when there was increasing demand for captivity narratives from North Africa this book is now understood to be a highly fictionalized account of a well documented historical event so it is not used as a historical reference. However it does provide sociological insight into the norms of the time as some give this genre of fiction credit for helping shape cultural views of the era. This attractive reprint will make a nice placeholder copy for the collector of captivity narratives seeking a first edition. weight: 0.3 lb. Engraved fold-out frontis one engraved plate. James Walden. hardcover
