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1841255238J.E. v. Seidelsche Buchhandlung Sulzbach 1841. Softcover Jahre 18411842184318441845184618471848184918501851185218531854185518561857185818591860. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen Exemplare einer Privatbibliothek mit Kennungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten berieben aber gut. J.E. v. Seidelsche Buchhandlung, Sulzbach, paperback
1895301220<p>First edition. 6 1/4" x 4 1/2". Original tan boards stamped in black with an art nouveau floral design on the covers outer joints cracked. Good. Enclosed in an attractive 1/2 red morocco slipcase. Crane's second book; the first published under his own name.</p> Copeland and Day hardcover
198214033Tucson AZ: Sycamore Press 1982. Text block clean and tight with minimal wear to binding; front cover slightly creased; 49 pp. Inscription By Author. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Sycamore Press Paperback
176038264Birmingham/London: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London 1760. Hardcover. Very Good. Printed by John Baskerville Birmingham. A two volume set. 416 and 390 pages. Bound in full calf with gilt borders to the covers and gilt decorations between the six raised bands. All edges and endpapers marbled. Bookplates of Juliet Foord-Bowe with harold on front paste-down endpaper. Light foxing on initial and final pages. Interior hinges professionally reinforced. Exterior hinges and head of spine professionally repaired. Corners worn. Printed title labels on volume 2 absent. About very good copies. <br/> <br/> Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson in London hardcover
1903037097London: J. M. Dent & Co. 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo. An excellent bright set. Limited to 200 sets for sale in England 100 for sale in America. This is No. 168 of the English Edition. Publisher's blue cloth boards and vellum spines gilt lettering and decoration to the spines Charles Lamb mono graph in gilt tot he front boards very good and clean. Top edges gilt other edges uncut. Contents very good just a little toning to the endpapers no foxing pages clean and crisp many unopened. Each volume with a frontispiece plate tissue guard and title page. Boookplate belonging to Nancy Douglass to all but one volume. A very good just two have careful repairs to the front internal hinges. A bright set of this attractive edition. Volume I The Essays of Elia; Volume II The Last Essays of Elia; Volume III Critical Essays; Volume IV Essays and Sketches; Volume V Poems Plays and Rosamund Gray; Volume VI Tales from Shakespeare; Volume VII Stories for Children; Volume VIII Poetry for Children; Volume IX and X Specimens of English Dramatic Poets 2 volumes; Volume XI and XII Letters 2 volumes. J. M. Dent & Co. Hardcover
182512152Galignani and Didot Paris 1825. 4 vols. 8vo. First Edition thus with 2 engraved portraits frontispieces in first volume original tissue guards present neat mid-nineteenth century signature on front free endpaper verso some mild spotting to portraits and guards some very light age-staining to text; handsomely bound in contemporary olive full calf BY PURGOLD sides with multiple frame border comprising two gilt frames and two elaborate floral frames in blind backs with four raised bands ruled in gilt second compartments with black leather label lettered and ruled in gilt fourth compartments numbered and ruled in gilt all other compartments elaborately tooled and ruled in gilt and blind all edges gilt gilt doublures marbled endpapers sides and backstrips lightly age-scuffed very neatly rebacked in calf to style with old backstrips laid down second and third volumes with small patches at head of backstrips a good firm example of the great romantic binder's style SIGNED BY PURGOLD AT FOOT OF FIRST BACKSTRIP. A very good example of the great romantic binder in his heyday and only five years before his death. At this stage he was still working from Cassette 18 before his relocation to rue de Roule and collaboration with Bauzonnet. In his comparison of the three great craftsmen of the 'triumviri' Ramsden nominates Purgold as 'perhaps the best binder of the three He is also in spirit as in name the least French of the three'. Ramsden p.6. Galignani and Didot, Paris, hardcover
18257819Talboys & Wheeler and W. Pickering Oxford 1825. 11 vols. 8vo. with engraved armorial vignette on titles; attractively and strongly bound in contemporary full tan calf sides with gilt frame border backs with five raised bands second and third compartments with red and black leather labels lettered in gilt all other compartments richly ruled and tooled in gilt doublures tooled in blind all edges marbled one volume neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down six labels three red and three black missing but residual lettering wholly legible in blind backstrips rather scuffed and age-worn particularly on sixth volume joints mildly rubbed but all bindings entirely sound else a handsome internally crisp and spotless extended set in elaborate period binding. This set includes all half-titles but was bound without the engraved portrait of Johnson often present in first or third volumes. Published in the series 'Oxford English Classics' this edition was supervised by Francis Pearson Walesby 1798-1858 Fellow of Lincoln College and later Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The set was originally to comprise nine volumes see titles; the tenth and eleventh volumes containing the 'Debates' were issued as supplements. Volume one contains Murphy's 'Essay' first published separately in 1792. In volume nine 'Journey' retains the dates of August 13 'Lough Ness' and September 20 'Skye' but corrects the error about the Macleods. Courtney & Nichol Smith pp.166-7; CBEL II p.614 Talboys & Wheeler, and W. Pickering, Oxford, hardcover
197816962MAHS Meath Archaeological and Historical Society Dublin 1978. 8vo. First Edition with pedigree endpapers; original brown cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF THE EMINENT NAVAL HISTORIAN J H OWEN. THE HALF-TITLE BEARS THE FOLLOWING SIGNED INSCRIPTION IN HIS NEAT SCHOLARLY HAND: 'GIVEN TO ME BY THE AUTHOR ELIZABETH HICKEY AT SKEYNE CASTLE CO. MEATH. 8TH SEPT 1988'. With the publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. Written by Elizabeth Hickey under the pseudonym Basil Iske and published in a very small print run in 1978 this is the author's first full-length historical study. It records the life of William Nugent and makes an informed case for his possible authorship of the play and sonnets of Shakespeare. MAHS [Meath Archaeological and Historical Society], Dublin, hardcover
191639403Smith Elder & Co. 1916. 8vo. Second Impression thus with portrait frontispiece in photogravure original tissue guard present plates in photogravure all original tissue guards present and facsimiles; in splendid Winchester College prize binding of full tan calf BY RIVIERE boards framed in gilt upper board blocked in gilt with College arms back with raised bands second compartment with green leather label ruled and lettered in gilt all other compartments richly tooled in gilt gilt top gilt doublures gilt dentelles marbled endpapers uncut fore-edge very lightly spotted some light and generally inoffensive spotting mainly marginal to text else a remarkably bright fresh copy in well-known and much sought-after prize binding. THE BINDING IS SIGNED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER RECTO. THIS COPY WAS PRESENTED TO CHARLES OMAN BY WINCHESTER COLLEGE IN 1920 AND BEARS THE PRIZE BOOKPLATE COMPLETED IN MS ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Loosely inserted is a printed invitation card to Oman from the Corporation of London to a formal dinner in 1954. Lee's life of Shakespeare was first published in 1898 and reached its sixth edition in 1908. His new edition rewiritten and greatly enlarged appeared first in in 1915 with the present Second Impression issued in 1916. Smith Elder & Co., hardcover
1947267666Libreria Fiorentina Firenze 1947. Hardcover mit Leinenrücken und -ecken ohne Schutzumschlag 30 Bände 1947-1979. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Nachgebunden. Mit Kennungen einer Klosterbibliothek. Libreria Fiorentina, Firenze, hardcover
113947Spoleto Firenze C.I.S.M.E.L. 1980 - 1998. 19 vols. 25 & 31 cm Vols. 1/15 in publisher's paper wrappers; vol. 16/19 in cloth; weights 40 KG hardcover
188926556J W Arrowsmith Bristol 1889. 8vo. First Edition First 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 with dragonfly motif gilt top hand-made endpapers ribbon marker a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Complete with 3pp publisher's advertisement at end. An elegant copy of the late-nineteenth century classic. Carter & Sadleir V-6. Muir 'Points' p.133; Sterling 498. J W Arrowsmith, Bristol, hardcover
193601938ANY: Farrar & Rinehart Inc. 1936. 1st edition with Farrar & Rinehart colophon on title page; spine and outer edges of binding faded else contents clean and tight; occasional underlining in pencil; Lacks dust jacket; 309p. including index. First Edition. Green Cloth. Good. 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover. Farrar & Rinehart, Inc.
190331020Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. 1903. Roy. 8vo. First Edition thus LARGE PAPER with fine coloured frontispiece original tissue guard captioned in red present illustrated and printed titles 12 fine coloured plates all original tissue guards captioned in red present and numerous monochrome illustrations in the text; most handsomely bound in red half morocco BY HENRY YOUNG OF LIVERPOOL watered red silk boards ruled in gilt back with five raised bands ruled in gilt second compartment lettered in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt with sporting images gilt top marbled endpapers fore-edge very faintly spotted else a splendid copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. Sumptuous edition of a sporting classic in elegantly themed contemporary binding. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., hardcover
1911197778<p>First edition. Small folio. 66 plates on coated paper 23 in color; portrait. Original green cloth stamped in gilt with color portrait on upper cover t.e.g. Very good.</p> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1923229165<p>First edition so stated; "E-X". Octavo. Dust jacket price clipped shallow chip across top of jacket spine; two short tears. Some foxing top edge. Very good. 406 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Booksellers re-order coupon on rear dust jacket flap intact. BAL 3536.</p> Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
500659<p>no date 4 lines in purple ink: "And in the hereafter angles may Role the Stone from the grave away! John G. Whittier." 4 1/2 x 7" with integral leaf. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover.</p> unknown
1965000795NY: Viking. First Edition first printing. Hard cover in original dust jacket. Published NY: Viking 1965. 78pp. Illus. w/ 51 b/w photos by Levitt. Black cloth w/ white lettering colored end papers. Oblong 8vo. 7 3/4" x 9 1/4." Photographs of scenes she witnessed in the streets of Harlem Yorkville and the Lower East Side in New York City. Mild ex-office copy. "Department of Education" rubber stamp on front and rear f.l. "duplicate" written over front stamp. Small blank pocket neatly glued to rear pastedown. No other markings. Book is clean straight and tight with no signs of wear. Cloth and pages clean no smudges or marks. Cover lettering bright and sharp. Minor bump curl to tips of fr. cover. Minute rubbing spot to lower tip. DJ is Very Good NOT price clipped price of $6.50 w/ mild fraying at crown/ heel sl. edge curl very light foxing spots on interior side with two areas of sweating at the interior front panel edge fold some visible on inside front panel. Very good in VG dj. Scarce . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1965. Viking unknown
182522339Printed by Nicol at the Shakspeare Press for John Major Fleet-Street 1825. 8vo. First Major Edition Large Paper with a copper-engraved frontispiece mounted on India Paper 10 fine copper-engraved plates mounted on India Paper and 52 woodcut illustrations and embellishments in the text; handsomely bound in later nineteenth century red full crushed morocco BY MYERS back with five raised bands tooled in gilt second compartment framed and lettered in gilt all other compartments elaborately framed and tooled in gilt to a geometric floral design all edges gilt elaborate gilt doublures marbled endpapers a splendid crisp clean copy in superb signed period binding. With a fine nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate and binder's ticket on front paste-down. LARGE PAPER STATE OF THE FIRST MAJOR EDITION of Walton's great biographical collection issued as a complement to the same publisher's 1823 edition of The Compleat Angler. Walton lived in the parish of St. Dunstan's where Donne was vicar; his life of his friend was written in 1640 as an introduction to a collection of the poet-clergyman's sermons. The other subjects were also personal friends; their biographies were first published in 1651 Wotton 1665 Hooker 1670 Herbert and 1678 Sanderson. The plates are all early proofs on India Paper; the plate 'The Advocate' is engraved as 'The Pleader'. A LOVELY BRIGHT COPY IN WHOLLY UNRESTORED CONTEMPORARY SIGNED BINDING. JOHNSON RATES THE WORK 'AMONG HIS MOST FAVOURITE BOOKS'. [Printed by Nicol at the Shakspeare Press for] John Major, Fleet-Street, hardcover
1839201022A. and W. Galignani and C. Paris 1839. Hardcover Lederrücken Als Charles Dickens noch unter "by BOZ" hier in Paris publizierte. In Englisch. Zustand: der Rücken mit Vorsatz wurde neu gefasst restliches Leder wurde mit einbezogen. Ein Papierbogen ist in der Fadenheftung schwach. Wenig Flecken für das Alter guter Zustand. A. and W. Galignani and C., Paris, hardcover
181138124Printed for Thomas Tegg 111 Cheapside 1811. 8vo. LARGE PAPER with fine etched frontispiece original tissue guard present and 6 etched plates ALL DELICATELY COLOURED BY HAND; attractively bound in nineteenth century green half morocco BY CARSS OF GLASGLOW marbled boards ruled in gilt back with five raised bands second compartment ruled and lettered direct in gilt all other compartments elaborately framed and tooled in gilt gilt top marbled endpapers uncut a remarkably well-preserved fresh crisp clean copy in wholly unrestored period binding. With the binder's ticket on front free endpaper verso and trade ticket of Kerr & Richardson of Glasgow on front paste-down. The charming plates are by Rhodes after Thurston. A SPLENDID EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY EDITION OF SWIFT'S FIRST MAJOR PUBLISHED WORK AND ARGUABLY HIS MOST FAMOUS SATIRE. The notes by Wotton first appeared in the fifth edition of 1710; the unsigned footnotes are by Swift himself. LARGE PAPER COPIES COPIES ARE EXCESSIVELY SCARCE. See NCBEL II 1057-8. Printed for Thomas Tegg, 111 Cheapside, hardcover
179021624Payne Rivington Davis Longman Dodsley and many others n.d. c.1790. 8 vols. 12mo. on laid paper with eight engraved frontispieces and title-vignettes; most attractively bound in contemporary full tree calf backs framed in gilt with five flat bands ruled and tooled in gilt second and fifth compartments with black leather labels lettered ruled and tooled in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt with a stylised blossom primrose edges a few light age-stains to backstrips else a remarkably well-preserved bright crisp clean copy. With the small bookplate of Gerard Paxon on front paste-downs. The engravings are by Charles Grignion after drawings by Francis Hayman. The full list of publishers is Messrs Payne Rivington Davis Longman Dodsley White Law Rodson Crowder Johnson Nichols Dilly Robinson Cadell Stuart Bowles Sewell Murray Flexney Baldwin Goldsmith Lowndes Knox Otridge Hayes Piquinet Macqueen & Newbury. The Spectator appeared in two separate series the first edited by Steele and published on weekdays from 1 March 1711 to 6 December 1712 issues 1-555; the second edited by Addison and published thrice weekly from 18 June to 20 December 1714 issues 556-635. The two series were first published in eight successive volumes between 1711 and 1714 and several times during the remainder of the eighteenth century. A beautiful set. NCBEL II 1098. Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley [and many others], hardcover
1925012537New York: The Womanssic Press 1925 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition Stated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Floral paper boards backed in blue cloth. Negligible wear to three cover corners. Gift note. Deckled edges. "As I watch the Christmas candles burn I see in them a symbol of the Great Love which dipped a lustrous spirit into human form that the world in its darkness might be illumined and made beautiful." - P. Twelve. Unexpectedly profound. 96 pp. plus seven blank pages for "My Own Ceremonials.". The Womans(sic) Press hardcover
1969006298<p>Toronto/Montreal: McClelland & Stewart Limited 1969. <em><strong>Margaret Atwood's 1st Edition of her first nove</strong></em>l. 1st. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 7" x 5". Clear Brodart Covering.</p> McClelland & Stewart Limited hardcover
183942745William Blackwood Edinburgh and Thomas Cadell London 1839. 7 vols. 8vo. First Edition thus with engraved portrait frontispiece and engraved and printed titles; elegantly bound in contemporary full calf sides with gilt frame border backs with flat bands second and fourth compartments with leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments elaborately tooled in gilt gilt dentelles brown endpapers ribbon markers one volume wanting volume label else a most attractive set in wholly unrestored period binding. William Blackwood, Edinburgh, and Thomas Cadell, London, hardcover
