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189135033Longmans Green 1891. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Hard covers Spine frayed at extremities. Longmans, Green hardcover
1889H27162Pittsburgh: Wm. G. Johnston & Co 1889. First Printing. Wraps. Very good. 8vo 9 x 6 inches salmon wraps very good light wear and loss to edges of covers contents very good occasional light pencil mark and one pencil correction to a date. 67 pp engraved frontispiece of the courthouse programme of the dedication a detailed history of how Richardson was chosen as the architect how much money was needed and the steps taken to complete its construction Richardson was engaged as the architect in 1883 and began work on it almost immediately. Uncommon Pittsburgh item; the court house is still there and is still one of Pittsburgh's great landmark downtown buildings. Wm. G. Johnston & Co unknown
18670513241<p>Hardcover no dust jacket brown cloth boards embossed title front and back gold decoration front and spine edge wear corner bumps wear head and foot spine hinge. Some previous repair inside front and back cover. Map and ½ title page illustrated. Over 200 black/white illustrations. Pages intact not torn or written on exception page 499 torn bottom right. Published by American Publishing Co. 1867. Overall condition is good minus.</p><p>Richardson was an American journalist and a Union spy during the Civil War. He was caught and jailed in a Confederate prison from which he escaped. He wrote this book during a very turbulent time in the United States. Full title includes "From the Great River to the Great Ocean. Life and Adventure on the Prairies Mountains and Pacific Ocean 1857-1867".</p><p>All books are sold AS IS. I do my best to provide pictures and a complete description of condition.</p> American Publishing Co. hardcover
18227738Portland ME: Arthur Shirley 1822. Very Good. Portland ME: Arthur Shirley 1822. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; removed; 41pp. Some faint foxing to text block contemporary ownership signature illegible at head of title page neat 20th century ex libris to title page verso else Very Good overall.<br /> <br /> Political pamphlet signed in text by Alford Richardson himself regarding in part petitions made to the Massachusetts Legislature in 1818 for the financial support of the Maine Literary and Theological Institution. <br /> <br /> AMERICAN IMPRINTS 11303; SABIN 70988. Arthur Shirley unknown
1876121212121222222S. S. Foss 1876. Hardcover. Acceptable. S.S. Foss; Woonsocket 1876. Hardcover. Ex-Library Discard. Hinges solid and interior unmarked top 1 inch missing spine top call letters to spine usual stamps/stickers/pocket to rear. A serviceable working copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches 264pp. indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. S. S. Foss hardcover
1816294720Boston: James Loring and West & Richardson 1816. hardcover. very good. 264 pages. 16mo leather-backed marbled boards; boards considerably rubbed corners bumped leather worn at hinges pages toned and foxed throughout some contemporary notations in ink on a few blank pages. Boston: James Loring and West & Richardson 1816. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> Early American imprint.<br/> <br/> James Loring and West & Richardson unknown
189917511Washington D. C. : Authority of Congress. 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards sunned and with light rubbing to spine ends. Internally NF with tight binding ; Volumes 6-10 only. Nicely bound in 3/4 morocco with green marbled decoration and matching endpapers. TEG. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 758 640 852 801 677 pages . Authority of Congress hardcover
1868027680Hartford CT; Newark NJ; Chicago IL: American Publishing Co./Bliss and Co./G. & C. W. Sherwood 1868. Book. VG. Full-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full calf gilt on black title label on spine speckled text block edges decorative gilt banding at corners. Leather quite nicely preserved split but firm along length of front joint rear joint fully intact minor exposure to bottom corners. 560 pp. illus. as detailed in sub-title no ads at rear. Intact text block clean fore-edges. Light very scattered interior foxing a very occasional distraction. First edition matching dates. American Publishing Co./Bliss and Co./G. & C. W. Sherwood Hardcover
1896101013<p>London received by Pond on July 20 1896. 1896. Very good. - Over 125 words penned on 4 sides of 7-3/4 inch high by 5-1/4 inch wide creamy white paper with attached leaf. Writing from London the American elocutionist Locke Richardson tells the American lecture manager Major James B. Pond that he's not yet able to give him a definite answer and he will be at the disposal of his agent in Cincinnati on his return. He goes on to say that he will be "glad to accept some business" that he is sure Pond will be able to send his way "Possibly you might do something for me for a series of readings in Chicago." Signed in full "Locke Richardson". Folded for mailing with Pond's red stamp at top left. There are a few ink smudges. Very good.</p><p>The American elocutionist Locke Richardson 1844-1899 was lauded for his intelligent and powerful renditions of selections from Shakespeare's plays. Richardson was once a member of the Lotos Club as well as The Players. Major Pond had managed him on previous tours in 1873 and 1874.</p> London, received by Pond on July 20, 1896.
188897591South Carolina 1888. 1888. Very good. - A 2-1/4 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide card boldly signed "J.P. Richardson" by the Governor of South Carolina. The card is additionally annotated "Gov. So. Ca." and dated "1888" by Richardson. There is a small light brown stain to the top edge of the card and another near the bottom right corner. Very good. <p>John Peter Richardson III 1831-1899 served on the staff of Confederate Brigadier General James Cantey during the Civil War. Richardson was elected and served as Governor of South Carolina from 1886 through 1890. As governor he established Clemson College.<p>SCARCE. [South Carolina], 1888. unknown
186760391Hartford CT: American Publishing Company 1867. First Edition. First printing. Octavo 23cm. Brown cloth stamped in gilt; brown coated endpapers; vii-xvi 17-572pp; folding map decorative title page by Thomas Nast and black and white illustrations throughout. Bookplate of Irene Stillman. Externally rubbed and edgeworn hinges cracked with forward roll: Good or better. Published by subscription. American Publishing Company unknown
1867100474<p>8vo original cloth illustrated 572 pp. Binding shows some moderate wear and top hinge is weak. Also some moderate toning and foxing. One illustration is detached. Many illustrations including an illuminated title page by Thomas Nast. Text and illustrations try and give a feel for life on the prairies mountains and the Pacific Coast. Richardson presents views of Indians trappers pioneers and some of the curiosities of the western territories in his work.</p> American Publishing Company,
1812012933London: Printed for Samuel Bagster 1812. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Sixth edition. Octavo 8vo. x 448 pages of text. Hardcover: leather spine and corners are moderately rubbed and worn; decorative cloth covered boards. Attractive leather spine label. Minor foxing to first and final pages of text. Previous owner's stamp neatly on a front endpaper. Minor pencil marginalia. From the collection of Louis Marder Shakespeare historian and collector of books by on or referring to William Shakespeare. Printed for Samuel Bagster Hardcover
186726833London: John Churchill and Sons. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1867. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 27 pages . John Churchill and Sons paperback
1804122285Richard Phillips 1804. First Edition. 3/4. Very Good. 6 vols. Sumptiously bound by Baynton. Ornately decorated spines. Front cover to vol. 1 detached but present Richard Phillips unknown
1870275305London: Hotten 1870. hardcover. very good. Color frontis many text illustrations. viii 504pp. plus ads thick 12mo decorative green cloth; scattered foxing corners rubbed and with neat repairs to spine ends. London: John Camden Hotten 1870. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> Hotten unknown
1834020203PA: Key & Biddle 1834. Book. G. Hardcover. NAP. Book has cover soiling and wear to its original boards and spine with approximately 20% of the paper spine label missing. Front free endpaper has a stain owner's signature occasional foxing thus good plus. No name is given for the author on the title page. . Key & Biddle Hardcover
190068736London: Cassell and Company Limited 1900. 4to.Illustrated. 80 pp. Illustrated cloth binding. Some marks to the boards and fraying to the edges with splits to the head of the spine that have been repaired. Binding firm. Some offsetting throughout with gift inscription dated 1907 to the front paste down. illustrated throughout with beautiful graphic full page chromolithographs throughout . Good. Illustrated Boards. 1900. Cassell and Company Limited 1900 hardcover
18970489cNewcastle-upon-Tyne: Thomas & George Allan. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind. No title page. 1897. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 450mm x 340mm 18" x 13". 42pp xii plates. 42 b/w plates. 42 etchings from Richardson's original drawings. The engravings from drawings of old Newcastle by Richardson. Many of these were originally intended to illustrate a history of the town by his brother Moses Aaron Richardson. The manuscript for that work however was never completed. Each of the engravings is accompanied by a brief piece on the subject matter.There is also a short biography of the artist and a list of the 1880 location of each original drawing. Thomas Miles Richardson 1784-1847 Richardson was born of an old Tynedale family who lived for generations in the neighbourhood of Wark. Evidence of his artistic talent led him to be placed at the age of fourteen with a Newcastle engraver. The latter died very shortly afterwards and effectively interrupted Richardson's artistic career. After a brief period as a cabinet-maker he succeeded his father to the mastership of St. Andrew's School Newcastle in 1806. He continued painting in his leisure time and seven years later left the school to devote himself full-time to painting. In 1822 together with the engraver Thomas Bewick and others Richardson inaugurated the first Fine Art Exhibition in the North of England.Twice married Richardson had a large family. His sons Thomas Miles jr. and Edward became notable artists in their own right. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Thomas & George Allan hardcover
180845164London W. Bulmer and Co. 1808. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1808 - Part II. Pp. 187-222 and 2 large folded engraved plates. The first plate View of Portmoon the second: View of Pleskin on the North West side of Bengore Promontery O'Neil del. J. Basire sculp. each 27x40 cm. Both plates with a dampstain to upper part of plate. unknown
183121197721831. London: Longmans Reese Orme et. 1831. Small 8vo. Original publisher's cloth with printed lettering-piece to spine; pp. 4 publisher's catalogue xv 339 2 alternative version of series title steel-engraved title-page this a little toned illustrated with wood-engravings in the text; light wear to hinges otherwise a very good copy with 19th-ventury blind stamps of Worcester Public Library to a few leaves.First edition published in the series Cabinet Encyclopedia this a thorough treatise on silk production manufacture and the economic side of the luxury fabric written by the statistician and son-in-law of the economist Ricardo. hardcover
1896029973UK: longmans 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good . 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 1st Edition 1896. From the Library of Henry Williamson and His family. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Engraved plates by G.D. Giles Archibald Thorburn and Charles Whymper. Book is very good and bright. Contents good. A bright example. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18470 <br/> <br/> longmans hardcover
1834934462London; Simpkin & Marshall 1834. Good. 1834. Hardcover. hardback 12mo viii130pp 3 plates Illustrated with engravings on wood by G. Baxter from drawings by W.B. Mackie. some light foxing and browning no inscriptions some repairs to inner hinges plain full leather binding rubbed bottom two panels of spine detached; overall Good condition . London; Simpkin & Marshall 1834, hardcover
180820790151808. Printed By T. Bensley . For The Author 1808. Two aquatint plates 522 x 360 mm. sheet size showing Osberton House remodelled by William Wilkins 1778-1839 the eldest son of William Wilkins architect in around 1805 but substantially altered in 1847 and again between 1872 and 1880.Elevation of the entrance front and plan of the principal floor 455 x 300mm. to the platemark elevation of the north-west front and plan of the Chamber story 455 x 300 mm. to the platemark. unknown
189144536London: Longmans Green And Co Ltd 1891. Shaken lightly rubbed and bumped small tear to head of spine front gutter cracked with the odd crack to binding within closed edges foxed else tidy enough pp clean and bright. Cloth. Good Minus. 8vo. Longmans, Green And Co Ltd Hardcover