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1812R1879<p>First edition. Leather bound in Very Good condition. I suspect that this is an early review copy because this book has no illustrations frontispiece title page publisher details details only on spine. It does have printers name Thomas Davison who printed for John Murray. It is approx 5.5in by 8.75in. Gilt edges dark brown leather sky blue end pages same quality of paper as the book pages. Page count from fly leaf preface would be page vii and the next page as stated is page viii implying no missing pages. The book is in extremely good condition for its age leather bound with gilt shelf wear to the boards binding is tight with gilt edges It has only the first 2 cantos which were issued in 1812 cantos three and four appeared in 1816 and 1818 respectively.<br /><br /></p> hardcover
181128938London: W. Miller White and Cochrane Lackington Allen and Co 1811. Hardcover. Complete 3-volume set. Small 4to. Modern fall calf binding with gilt compartments and borders and gilt spine lettering. 530pp; 545pp; 458pp 81pp index. All edges gilt. Frontispiece Vol. I marbled endpapers. Near fine to very good. Original text blocks clean and lovely and free of foxing with first few preliminary leaves showing age toning; modern bindings likewise tasteful and handsome although head of spine of Volume II bears 3/4" mended gash; circular blind-embossed ownership stamp on inner front flyleaf of each volume. A superb and quite handsome set of the ninth edition. W. Miller, White and Cochrane, Lackington, Allen, and Co hardcover
18220007721Paris: Chez Bechet 1822. First French Language edition. Original Boards. Good. 8vo xiv 351; vi 359 pages untrimmed in contemporary boards. Very scarce. <br/><br/>Attracted by the ideals of the "Declaration of Independence" Fanny Wright traveled extensively through the U.S.A. tracking how those ideals were being realized. In France who became almost like a daughter to Gen. Lafayette. She and her sister returned to America and with Lafayette were guests of Jefferson at Monticello. Later as a U.S. citizen she founded the Nashoba commune in Tennessee in anticipation of emancipation. She visited New York and Philadelphia West Point Niagara Falls Lake Errie and on to Lower Canada Montreal Lake Champlain Burlington Vermont Washington D.C. to Virginia with many observations along the way. This edition has a dedication to Lafayette by the translator who also supplied a new translation. Vol. 1 ends with remarks upon Morris Birkbeck's letters about the Illinois country. All in all Fanny Wright became one of the most remarkable women of the first half of the 19th century: among other accomplishments being the first woman to write this work the first travelogue by a woman. Howes D74; Sabin 18642; Clark Old South 16; Buck 137. Chez Bechet hardcover
189938059Bell & Sons 1899. 8vo. with engraved portrait frontispiece; handsomely bound in full light tan calf BY ZAEHNSDORF boards with double frame border stopped at corners with rosettes all in gilt upper board with Uppingham crest blocked in gilt back with five raised bands tooled in gilt second and fourth compartments with green and red leather labels ruled and lettered in gilt all other compartments richly tooled in gilt to an art nouveau floral design gilt dentelles gilt doublures gilt edges marbled endpapers silk headbands a splendid example of a notable prize binding. The frontispiece is by Finden after Wageman. Bell & Sons, hardcover
185224501Boston: Ticknor Reed and Fields 1852. Nicely preserved early American edition with somewhat aged original flat yellow endpapers a couple small marks of foxing on the frontispiece its overlay and the title page otherwise the textblock is very clean and tight; Neatly penned gift inscription on front free endpaper dated Christmas 1859; Bound in finely ribbed red cloth blind embossed boards front and back with gilt embossed spine titling and front cover titling stamped in gilt with floral motif border The spine tips are worn and scuffed as are the board corners with overall light edge wear; Illustrated by four black and white engravings including frontispiece by Baker from designs by Billings. 152p. Red Cloth Gilt Embossed. Very Good. Illus. by Engravings by Baker from Designs by Billings. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. Hardcover. Ticknor, Reed, and Fields Hardcover
1889250198VerlagExpedition durch Leo Ruffy`s Buchhandlung Burghausen 1889. Softcover 21 Kalender Zustand: keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut mit Ausnahme des Kalenders 1891 Rücken beschädigt Vordereinband lose. Durchwegs kann der Rücken etwas beschädigt sein. Der Preis ist für alle 21 Kalender zusammen. Verlag+Expedition durch Leo Ruffy`s Buchhandlung, Burghausen, paperback
1803000264Greenwich Ma. : John Howe 1803. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. Printed Greenwich Ma.: John Howe 1803. 12mo. 12p. Side stitched pamphlet. Moderate wear; pages are age darkened. First two leaves unopened. Loosely inserted into later tan paper wraps. Contains three poems 1. "On the Death of Mr. Ranslure Clark who Died of the Putred fever Oct. 26 1802. in the eighteenth year of his age." 2. On the Death of Daniel Clark who died Feb. 4th 1803. In the Ninth year of his age." 3. On the Death of Mary Weld Clark who died of the Meazles May 19th 1803. AEt. Sixteen Months." Also contains: "An ADRESS to Christian Parents in affliction. By the Rev. Joseph Blodget." See "Publications of the Howes of Enfield and Greenwich" in Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society Vol. 60 p. 217-223. Shaw & Shoemaker 4590; Stoddard Books Unrecorded in Wegelin 158. <br/> <br/> John Howe hardcover
1815216323Jakob Giel München 1815. Softcover Zustand: keine Beschädigungen Exemplar einer Privatbibliothek mit Kennungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten berieben/bestoßen randrissig. Die Bindung ist schwach. Jakob Giel, München, paperback
1837223680Lauter`sche Buchdruckerey Augsburg 1837. Softcover Zustand: Exemplar einer Privatbibliothek mit Kennungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Mit Texteintragungen in den gegenüberliegenden freien Seiten der Kalenderblätter Lauter`sche Buchdruckerey, Augsburg, paperback
1827223937F.A. Brockhaus Leipzig und Altenburg 1827. Hardcover mit Lederrücken und -ecken Farbrundumschnitt gelb Bände 1 bis 11 ohne 12. Zustand: Exemplar einer Privatbibliothek mit Kennungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten bestoßen Innen fleckenfrei und gut. Der Band 8. hat oben einen beschädigten Rücken. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig und Altenburg, hardcover
183127654James Cochrane 1831. 2 vols. sm. 8vo. First Edition thus with engraved frontispieces and 7 engraved plates; original series binding of ivory moiré boards backstrips each with two labels chipped blocked and lettered in gilt uncut very neatly rebacked to style a very good bright clean copy. Complete with printed series titles The Novelist's Library vols. 5 and 6 and single-leaf series catalogue at end of first volume and beginning of second volume. With the binder's ticket of Smith of Ivy Lane on rear paste-down of first volume. THIS IS THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THESE CRUIKSHANK ILLUSTRATIONS COMMISSIONED BY ROSCOE FOR THIS SERIES IN 1831. See Evans pp.77-79. COPIES IN THE ORIGINAL AND FRAGILE SERIES BINDING ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. James Cochrane, hardcover
189641533Leonard Smithers 1896. 8vo. Second and Best Edition on laid paper some light and inoffensive age-staining; handsomely bound in contemporary full red crushed morocco BY JAMES MACDONALD OF NEW YORK marbled boards back with five raised bands second and third compartments lettered in gilt all other compartments tooled with floral spray in gilt gilt top marbled endpapers uncut a most attractive copy in wholly unrestored period binding. THE BINDING IS SIGNED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER VERSO. EDITION LIMITED TO 415 COPIES. With the bookplate of Sidney Callis on blank preliminary. Considerably enlarged version of the first edition of 1892. Arthur Symons 1865-1945 poet literary critic contributor to The Yellow Book and literary editor of The Savoy. VERY SCARCE. Leonard Smithers hardcover
1858DEMO016545IMilwaukee WI: Verlag E. Luft P. Bichler 1858. Second American edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vos half morocco pebbled cloth raised bands extra-gilt spines. Scarce. <br/><br/>Lob Baruch converted from Judaism to Lutheranism to improve his chances in early 19th C Germany. Having studied medicine and law he became a journalist. His "Briefe aus Paris" was Borne's most important publication and a landmark in the history of German journalism. Its appearance led him to be regarded as one of the leaders of the new literary party of 'Young Germany.' . Borne's works are remarkable for brilliancy of style and for a thorough French vein of satire -EB11." This rare early edition for the German-language readers of Wisconsin and Chicago was preceded only in America by an edition in New York. Verlag E. Luft, P. Bichler hardcover
18969292N.Y.: Selmar Hess 18961902. Near Fine. 1896. Hardcover. 8 vols.; volume 1 only 1896 the others 1902; 4to; half brown leather and pebbled cloth; covers and spines lettered and decorated in gilt; raised bands; all edges red. Each volume with frontis; full page plates with tissue guards printed in red including titles and lengthy quotations and descriptions. Hundreds of ilustrations including photogravures etchings wood engravings and typogravures. A marvelous showcase of the artists and book Illustrators of the day including: Madeleine Lemaire Gerard Emile Teschenforff Gustave Doré Sir Everett Millais Howard Pyle Frederick Barnard E. A. Abbey P. Guérin William Morris Sir Edwin Landseer Jean-Louis Gerome Jean Francois Millet and many others. Volume 8 with rubbing along lower front half of spine and edges and light foxing to title page. The rest of the set generally very fine with only occasional light to moderate rubbing mostly to some bottom edges. . Selmar Hess 1896,1902 hardcover
1872027375London: Chapman & Hall 1872. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. New Edition. 8vo. A handsome set of most of Lever's major works bound by the famous binder - Bayntun Bath England. Most published by Chapman & Hall 1872 - 1873; New edition otherwise pub. Routledge as indicated. Titles as follows:- Charles O'Malley; Tom Burke; The O'Donoghue; The Knight of Gwynne; Con Cregan; Roland Cashel; The Daltons; The Dodd Family Abroad; The Martins; Davenport Dunn; One of Them; Barrington; Luttrell of Arran; Lord Kilgobbin; The Bramleighs of Bishop's Follys; Jack Hinton; and Arthur O'Leary pub. George Routledge. Illustrated throughout with frontispieces and engraved plates by Phiz Browne et al; many with separate engraved and letterpress title pages. Half bound in green morocco uniformly faded to tan with green cloth boards five raised bands to the spines gilt lettering; top edges gilt marbled end papers. Bindings vey good joints strong slight general wear several lightly stained and marked. Contents generaly clean and tight a little browning/marking to the first and last few pages of some volumes a few pages with very small water stains to edges otherwise clean a few titles missing tissue guards to frontispiece plates; several with light silverfish damage to the edges of the endpapers and first and last few pages. Specific faults as follows: Tom Burke with some silverfish damage to the fore-edge of the frontispiece plate but not affecting image; Lord Kilgobbin missing rear free end paper; Dodd Family small strip missing from lower edge of half-title page not nearly affecting text. A very good set that looks particularly well on the shelf. Please note: a heavy set and a small postal surcharge may apply. Chapman & Hall Hardcover
1843276264Verlag der Franckh`schen Buchhandlung Stuttgart 1843. Hardcover Pappe Rundumfarbschnitt ohne Schutzumschlag Kleinformat 25 Bücher Die Rose von TistelönDie Töchter des PräsidentenNinaDas Haus oder Familiensorgen und FamilienfreudenDie Familie H.Gustav Lindorm oder: Führe uns nicht in Versuchung! 4 TheileEin Tagebuch 4 TheileDer Stellvertreter 5 TheileKammerer Laßman als alter Junggeselle und Ehemann 4 TheileTutti Frutti 6 TheileDie Ansiedler in Canada 5 TheileIn Dalekarlien 4 TheileDie Erkerstübchen 4 TheileDer Bastard von Mauleon 4 Bdch.Die Geschichte von Samuel Titmarsh 3 Bdch.Der Improvisator 6 Bdch.Eine Nacht am Bullarsee 3. TheilCecil 4 Bdch.Geschwisterleben 5 Bdch.Pendennis 6.-10. Bdch.Die Novellen des Verfassers der Alltagsgeschicht 1.-5. Bdch.Der Bauernkrieg 1798Onkel Tom`s Hütte oder die Geschichte eines christlichen SklavenEin Gerücht 8.-17. Bdch.Der Vormund 1.-3. Bdch. Das belletristische Ausland. Kabinetsbibliothek der classischen Romane aller Nationen 1.2. 3.-7. 15.-19. 20.21. 72.-74. 88.-91. 99.-103. 145.-147. 243.-245. 253.-257. 414.-417. 461.-467. 910.-913. 1098.-1100. 1101.-1106. 1156.-1161. 1184.-1187. 1297.-1301. 1545.-1549. 1619.-1623. 1935.-1939. 1684.-1687. 1696.-1698. und 1871.-1873. Band. / 1843-1845 1848 1850-1853. Die Angabe des Bandes beim erstgenannten Titel ist nicht möglich da Vorsatz und Titelblatt fehlen. Zustand: Keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Aus einer Klosterbibliothek mit Kennungen Stempel Rückenschild. In allem original. Verlag der Franckh`schen Buchhandlung, Stuttgart, hardcover
181518677Printed for CP Archer Dublin and Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown London 1815. 8vo. First Edition with engraved portrait frontispiece and engraved plate some light offsetting from frontispiece to title; nineteenth century half roan marbled boards marbled endpapers very neatly rebacked with old backstrip lettered in gilt laid down a remarkably bright crisp clean copy. Walker 1761-1810 Irish antiquary writer and translator was a founder member of the Royal Irish Academy. An acute asthmatic he spent much time in Italy indulging his lifelong love of Italian literature; among his most important works is 'Historical Memoir on Italian Tragedy' 1799. On his return to Ireland he settled in Bray to pursue his parallel passion for Irish antiquities resulting in many studies including 'Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards' 1786. The present work was published posthumously with a lengthy preface by his brother and poems in his memory by Eyles Irwin. The fine portrait frontispiece and plate are engraved by Neagle after the author and Redmond respectively. The extended title reads: Memoirs of Alessandro Tassoni Author of La Secchia Rapita; or the Rape of the Bucket; interspersed with occasional Notices of his literary Contemporaries and a general Outline of his various Works. Also an Appendix containing biographical Sketches of Ottavio Rinuccini Galileo Galilei Gabriello Chiabrera Battista Guarini and an inedited Poem of Torquato Tasso with additional Notes and the Author's Preface by the late Joseph Cooper Walker. Edited by Samuel Walker. RARE. Printed for CP Archer, Dublin, and Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown, London, hardcover
183066206Paris / London: Longman Rees Orme Brown Green And Longmans. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1830. Hardcover. 15 volumes collected in two sizes. Stiff unmarked books bound in brick cloth. Gilt decorated leather spines with 4 raised bands marbled endpapers and ribbon marker. 1830 - 1837 are 5" x 7.5". 1838 - 1844 are 6.5" x 9.5" Moderate shelfwear mainly to corners. Moderate foxing to endpapers and reverse of some of the etchings but pages are bright and crisp. Up to 18 steel-plate tissue-guarded etchings per volume. Larger editions printed in Paris the smaller in London. The publication history of "The Keepsake" is complicated but these appear to be first editions. The foreword to the 1833 edition makes note of the newer larger size. No further printings are noted on any volumes. Links to the contents of each volume found on wikipedia. . Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green (And Longmans) hardcover
188924293J W Arrowsmith Bristol 1889. 8vo. First Edition Second Issue with very numerous illustrations throughout; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt gilt top hand-made endpapers ribbon marker in custom-made-slip-case an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 3pp publisher's advertisement at end; original endpapers not preserved. Carter & Sadleir v6; Muir 'Points' p.133; Sterling 498. J W Arrowsmith, Bristol, hardcover
183341066J. G. & F. Rivington for SPCK 1833. 8vo. neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; full contemporary roan upper board blocked in blind back with five flat gilt bands second compartment lettered in gilt red sprinkled edges joints lightly rubbed else a remarkably well-preserved bright crisp clean copy in wholly unrestored period binding. THIS COPY CARRIES THE BINDER'S PLATE AND DATE STAMP May 1833 OF JOHN BIRD ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. A SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL SPCK BINDING. Based in London's Hatton Garden John Bird was a designated SPCK binder; several examples of his work are held in the British Library. J. G. & F. Rivington [for] SPCK, unknown
182641053H. L. Broenneri. 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Rebound in quarter black cloth binding with brown boards. Attractive copy. Institution stamp to front inner cover and titlepage. No other markings. Scholar's name to ffep D. Gerber. Some foxing.; Text in Greek; editorial matter in Latin. Cxliv 150 pp; 150 pages . H. L. Broenneri hardcover
1823001085Paris: Chez Dalibon Imprimerie de Jules Didot lainé 1823-1826 1823. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. 9 volumes. With 12 plates including 2 portraits of Rabelais and 10 scenes after the drawings of Devéria. Included also is the fold-out "carte du Chinonois" which according to Brunet is not found in all copies. Volume IX "les songes drolatiques" contains an additional title page a facsimile of the 1565 title and 120 full page woodcut grotesques reproduced by Thompson after those in the original edition Brunet. This edition includes commentaries and notes by Jacob Le Duchat Charles Esmangart Éloi Johanneau Volataire etc. Bound in period cats-paw calf boards with gilt double fillet borders and board edge decoration; expertly re-backed with the spine displaying gilt raised bands gilt labels and panels stamped in blind. Binding shows areas of rubbing and wear to the extremities. Interior pages contain mild to moderate scattered foxing heavier on several pages; an occasional lightly penciled note is present in the margins; a couple minor edge tears are neatly sealed. A chip 1 cm wide x 5mm deep is located on the upper edge of p. 277 Vol. VIII. This edition of Rabelais oeuvres contains notes by many past commentators. Brunet IV 1061; Graesse VI p. 7. <br/> <br/> Chez Dalibon (Imprimerie de Jules Didot lainé) 1823-1826 hardcover
190028625J W Arrowsmith Bristol 1900. 8vo. First Edition with a frontispiece and very numerous illustrations throughout; handsomely bound in blue full crushed morocco back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt gilt top gilt and lettering from original backstrip and upper board preserved and mounted on new and separate leaves ribbon marker a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. An elegant copy of the late-nineteenth century classic. J W Arrowsmith, Bristol, hardcover
1881276980Verlag von Leykam-Josefsthal Graz 1881. Harcover mit Leinenrücken und -ecken 1881-1906. Jahrgang VXVIIXVIIIXIXXXIXXIIXXIIIXXIVXXVXXVIXXVIIXXVIIIXXIXXXX. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen Exemplare einer Privatbibliothek mit Kennungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Nachgebunden. Verlag von Leykam-Josefsthal, Graz, unknown
182321297Oxford: W. Baxter. 1823. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Uniformily bound in 1/2 calf marbled boards and endpapers top edges gilt. Gilt decorated spines with 5 raised bands. Printed on nice paper. Endpapers marbled. Binding a bit rubbed at extremities a few corners lightly bumped faint stain on backstrip of volume II still very attractive. Minor flecking to leather. Minor foxing on endpapers and in a few margins passim else an especially clean set. 1 corner of V3 Edgeworn.; Complete in 5 volumes Vol. 5 is the Lexicon Polybianum of Casaubon & Ernest revised by Schweighaeuser 1822.; 5 Volume Set; 1-5; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . W. Baxter hardcover