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232747London Paris and New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Publishers to Her Majesty The Queen Undated. Hardcover. Unpaginated six of the Tuck plates plus perhaps double that number of pages of pithy observations by literary celebs on comradely excellence. Hardbound in a small decorative format popular in the late 19thC: 6x4 inch boards with wide backstrip of ornate filligree gilt on white cloth each cover finished off with narrow papered fore-edges; rather worn with an obvious repair at the head most of the plates are loose with one slightly damaged. The versos of three plates are pencil-scribbled by a child recto images unaffected. FYI very difficult to bind cardstock leaves successfully not surprising these worked free. Plates are on alkaline coated stock text on slightly acidic matte card. We cannot guarantee that all plates are present but the binding shows no telltale gaps. As is. The illustrations themselves are cliche'd flowerbeds and rural vistas the usual super-pleasant imagery destined for throwaway presentations. The author's phoney-sounding moniker is actual and googles. So should "Tuck" whose firm was one of the finest color-litho presses in England rivalling their obsessively detailed German counterparts. If you like violets and pansies you will like the item. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., Publishers to Her Majesty The Queen hardcover books
1911511751911. STREAMER Volney. BOOK TITLES FROM SHAKSPERE. NY: Privately Printed 1911. 12mo. greyish-blue boards with printed title labels. Limited Edition of 800 copies. Signed presentation by Streamer on front endpaper: "To Mrs. Bradshaw with all good wishes. Volney Streamer 22/Apr./1913." Good bit of darkening & some wear along edge of spine. $25.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1788263089Londres 1788. hardcover. very good. 3 titles bound together. 183 72 142. 8vo 3/4 vellum backed green boards covers worn. Londres: 1788. Very good . Scarce.<br/><br/> unknown books
1804WN475154Philadelphia: J. Conrad & Co. 1804. Contemporary full calf with gilt rules and lettering on spine. Gilt stamp at bottom of spine says: "Mississippi State Univ. Jackson." This is only library indicia found in or on the book. Ghost of label at top of spine. Calf is somewhat scuffed and rubbed. Wear on edges spine ends and joints and upper joint starting at top. Text is foxed and browned throughout. 2 fold out maps and 2 fold out charts present as called for. Niagara chart facing p. 81 has been reinforced on one fold. A little damp staining on lower edges not affecting text and a couple of page edge tears but overall a very decent copy complete with Supplements Vocabulary of the Miami language and Additional Notes at rear. . First American Edition. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. J. Conrad & Co. Hardcover books
180436206Philadelphia: Published by J. Conrad & Co. 1804. xxviii 446 pp with the half title plus Map of North America and two plates. Lacking the second map scattered spotting. Bound in original sheep hinges starting but still firm. Good. <br/><br/> Constantin François de Chassebœuf comte de Volney 1757-1820 French Philosophe and historian "spent three years in the United States ardently engaged in collecting facts for his work principally relating to the state and manners of the Indians and the climate" Field. <br/>FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Howes V141. BAL 1508. Field 1610. Published by J. Conrad & Co.... unknown books
187920963San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 106 pp in publisher's dark red pebbled cloth. Corners bumped and rubbed otherwise a very nice copy unmarked and sound. Contains "brief descriptions of over five hundred species of plants known to grow in the region bounded on the west by the coast line from Monterey Bay to Mendocino County and on the east by the foothills of the Sierra Nevada." It is indexed but alas not illustrated. Uncommon in the first edition. A.L. Bancroft hardcover books
