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1869092589Boston: Lee & Shepard Publishers 1869 Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. The story of Nat the Navigator 1773-1838 who was an early American mathematician known for his work on ocean navigation often referred to as the founder of modern maritime navigation. His work The New American Practical Navigator first published in 1802 is still carried on board every commissioned US Naval vessel. 192 pages illustrated. Gilt decorated binding has light wear and rub marks inner hinges are cracked inked name on front endpaper personal library notation on rear endpaper light foxing. Lee & Shepard, Publishers hardcover
1876039362Edinburgh: Printed for Private Circulation 1876 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. A rare volume. Exterior wear includes scuffs and rubbing on exterior with normal edge wear and bent corners. Printed for private circulation - a memorial of the life of Scottsman Alexander Russel discussing his life and work. 125 pages. Printed for Private Circulation hardcover
1897110145Boston: Biographical Review Company 1897 Book. Fair. Leather. First Edition. Leather bound gilt-edged and decorated binding has moderate wear and significant rub marks; first several signatures are separatings; else pages are in very good condition. Contains biographical sketches of noted citizens of these two New Hampshire counties along with some tracing of their lines of descent and kinship. 605 pages illustrated. . Biographical Review Company hardcover
1896111032Boston: Biographical Review Company 1896 Book. Good. Leather. First Edition. Leather bound gilt-edged and decorated binding has moderate wear and rub marks; pages are in very good condition. "These pages treat of earnest toilers of to-day and of yesterday workers with hand and brain who have been largely instrumental in the industrial social and political development of York County - men and women who taking life in'earnest' have made 'foot-prints on the sands of time'". 619 pages well illustrated. Biographical Review Company hardcover
1897111069Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company 1897 Book. Good. Leather. First Edition. Moderate to significant age wear including heavy run marks on exterior leather. A classic "mugbook" of the era providing detailed records of the families and individuals who shaped the development of western Maine. Biographical Review Publishing Company hardcover
1896111070Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company 1896 Book. Good. Leather. First Edition. Moderate to significant age wear including heavy run marks on exterior leather and flaking spine. A classic "mugbook" of the era providing detailed records of the families and individuals who shaped the development of New Hampshire. Biographical Review Publishing Company hardcover
1898096558Boston: Biographical Review Company 1898 Book. Good. Leather. First Edition. Leather bound gilt-edged and decorated binding has moderate wear and significant rub marks; small stain on bottom edge of first few pages; else pages are in very good condition. "With upward of four hundred and seventy names in the index denoting that number of biographical sketches of prominent workers in various fields of useful activity factors of progress and worthy of remembrance. . . this book is fairly representative of the industrial the professional and the public life of its locality in the closing years of the nineteenth century'". 739 pages well illustrated. . Biographical Review Company hardcover
189738478Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Leather rubbed and flaking at edges. 1897. Hardcover. Original brown pebbled and blindstamped leather with decorative gilt titles on front boards and spine. Gilt-stamped turn-ins all edges gilt. Floral patterned endpapers. Index 28 portrait plates. Surprisingly tight and clean. A compilation of biographies of upstanding male citizens of Hillsboro and Cheshire Counties in New Hampshire most notably home boy Horace Greeley newspaperman and politician. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 481 pages . Biographical Review Publishing Company hardcover
1876BOOKS038502IBoston: Comstock & Cline. Very good copy in the original decorated blue cloth. 1876. 1st. hardcover. Oblong 8vo unpag. This album of the Centennial Internation Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876 consists of a brief five-page text eight chromolithograhs and a colored fold-out map bound-in at the rear depicting the Centennial Grounds and vicinity printed by Thomas Hunter of Philadelphia and dated 1875. . Comstock & Cline hardcover
1872090461Edinburgh: Printed for the Scottish Burgh Records Society 1872 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. Very RARE copy of this work on late 12th through early 18th century work on the Burgh of Peebles Scotland - "throwing light upon national life and manners explaining national institutions and illustrating social progress. 456 pages. Minor exterior wear on the gilt-decorated binding foxing on free endpapers. Printed for the Scottish Burgh Records Society hardcover
1899094007NY: The De Vinne Press 1899 Ex-Library. Fair. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. Limited printing of only 200 copies!!! 367 pages illustrated; in addition to which there is included the Yale Class of 1862 Report at the Forty Years' Meeting 51 pages plus a 7 page Dear Classmates letter from James H. Crosby Class Secretary. Ex-library three quarter leather binding top edges gilt. Front and rear boards are detached and has marks along with the spine strip where they have previously been taped together; moderate other edge wear else minor marks . The De Vinne Press hardcover
1849006191Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson printers 1849. Paperback. Very Good . 31 1 p.; 22 cm. Yellow wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter along with wood and coal. The intention was to help the "worthy poor" without regard for religion or race. The activities of the organization have evolved since 1831; today it provides grants to projects to fight poverty. This report contains the constitution and by-laws of the Union Benevolent Association as well as detailed data about the people with whom the association had worked in the previous year. The male officers of the Association are listed; none of the members of the Ladies' Board of Managers are named although the majority of the report is theirs. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled; lower corner of front wrapper creased; lower corner of title page lightly soiled; minor damage at lower edge of back wrapper and final pages; otherwise clean and tight. Merrihew & Thompson, printers paperback
1880499104London: The Times Office 1880. Cover discoloured and spotted. Small amount of spotting in pageblock. Main body of pageblock in good condition.ClothbackEx-Librarywith usual stamps markings in fair condition suitable as a reading copy 256pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: The Times Office hardcover
1845004760New York: Calvin Blanchard 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. 227pp. No date c1840s. Brown blind-stamped boards gilt motif to front and gilt spine decoration engraved title page and engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard. Very good copy with very little wear both inside and out faint stain to top edge binding is sound. <br/> <br/> Calvin Blanchard hardcover
1887090586Cambridge N.E.: John Wilson and Son 1887 Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Full title reads "1636 1886 Harvard University - A Record of the Commemoration November Fifth to Eighth 1886 on the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Found of Harvard College". 379 pages with a few illustrations. Front inner hinge is cracked on the top half top and bottom parts of the front spine edge are split minor edge wear light exterior fading - interior is very good. RARE ITEM!!!. John Wilson and Son hardcover
18602777United States Government Printing Office. 1860. Hardcover. Fair a tape repair over the spine apparently to hold the back cover in place edges worn page edge toning with some page toning. No dust jacket issued. This is a volume of Congressional records covering a number of topics such as The Covode Report The Lecompton Constitution department issues etc. Black covers with a front and back stamped decoration. The total number of pages is shown some sections had separate pagination. A heavy book additional postage may be required. ; 1074 pages . United States Government Printing Office hardcover
18116392252Knevett Arliss And Baker Juvenile Library 1811. With an Engraved Frontispiece Wolsey receiving the Cardinal's Hat in Westminster Abbey which is dated 1811 and has the publishers details on as well and Vignette Title. Small 8vo. Bound in original grey paper wrappers grubby and with several minor tears and marks. Front and rear leaves grubby otherwise age toned but complete. Copac only records one copy which is in the British Library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item150grams ISBN: Knevett, Arliss, And Baker, Juvenile Library unknown
1853103711New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1853 Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Volume I of this biography of the noted Daniel Webster 261 pages. From the Appleton's Popular Library of the Best Authors series. Binding has moderate edge wear and is faded moderate foxing and inked name on endpapers. D. Appleton and Co. hardcover
1847004783St. Louis MO: Nafis & Cornish 1847. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. 256pp. FIRST EDITION. Green stamped boards gilt stamped design to cover and spine. color title page and frontispiece plus 11 full-page black and white illustrations text pages have ruled frame borders. Corners and spine edges worn and chipped moderate fading to gilt text is age-darkened with variable foxing a few scribbles on front endpapers former owner's stamp on front endpaper binding is solid. A miniature book measuring 4 3/4 x 3 inches and scarce. <br/> <br/> Nafis & Cornish hardcover
1880088024Boston: Roberts Brothers 1880 Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Signed by author on fep. Light normal age wear including scuffs and rub marks. Minimally marked ex-school library. Beautiful book with decorative end papers and gilt board decorations. Roberts Brothers hardcover
183218466Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union 1832. Small book measuring 3.5 x 5.5. inches. Marbled paper over boards with worn cloth spine. 174 pages. Compiled for the american Sunday School Union and revised by the Committee of publication. Very readable. Covers worn inside clean. . Very Good. American Sunday School Union hardcover
184915933Albany NY: Joel Munsell. Very Good-. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. In the original fragile black cloth. Chipped at the spine ends with a loose flap still attached at the bottom of the spine. Inscription on the fep to a Charles Clinton from the children of Ambrose Spencer. Owner's name on the title page. Usual xlib marks. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 104 pages . Joel Munsell hardcover
18890997101889 Book. Good . Three-Quarter Leather. Rare. Memorials of Marshall Pinckney Wilder President of the American Pomological Society and President of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Minimally marked ex-library. 3 quarter leather binding. Leather has typical scrapes and scuffs. Other normal to moderate age/use wear. hardcover
1896521The Biographical Publishing Company London 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. The Biographical Publishing Company London 1896. 1st Edition . Good. First edition undated circa 1896. Approx. 13'' by 10.5''. Original full red leather binding with gilt design to front board and spine embossed pattern on rear board. Shelf wear to edges & spine see pictures. Patterned endpapers all edges gilt. Sticker mark to reverse of title page. 390pp iIllustrated with black & white photographs. There's a brief description of the major cities in Scotland Glasgow Edinburgh Aberdeen with pictures of the centres also a discussion of the nature of Scots & Scotland. This is followed by biographies & pictures of worthy men of the time; clearly no women lived in Scotland during this period. Inner book is generally clean & in good/very good condition.Heavy & will require extra overseas postage <br/><br/> The Biographical Publishing Company, London hardcover
1850006192Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson printers 1850. Paperback. Very Good. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter along with wood and coal. The intention was to help the "worthy poor" without regard for religion or race. The activities of the organization have evolved since 1831; today it provides grants to projects to fight poverty. This report contains a list of people who contributed to the Union Benevolent Association for the previous year with the amount given as well as detailed data about the people with whom the association had worked. The male officers of the Association are listed; none of the members of the Ladies' Board of Managers are named although the majority of the report is theirs. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled and creased; 3-cm. closed tear at upper corner of front wrapper; internally clean and tight. Merrihew & Thompson, printers paperback