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1861417London: The Religious Tract Society 1861. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Original publisher's blue cloth with ornate blindstamped decoration and central gilt-stamped design cover and spine. 164pp. Wooduct illustrations throughout including three full-page colored illustrations engraved by Kronheim. Printed in large type. Nice tight very good. <br/><br/> The Religious Tract Society hardcover books
1950CAT0004031950. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Orange boards 20 pages of neat recipes written on one side most with one recipe per page. Mostly soups and meat dishes: Sopa de frijol pollo asado pechugas de pollo con pimiento. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000403. hardcover books
3495Boston: The Gorham Press 1901. . 4to tan printed paper-covered boards Two holdings only in OCLC Yale and Harvard -- Harvard copy has been filmed by Google Books. A most extraordinary and amusing compilation of puns double entendres homophones and absolute idiocy. We have not been able to find anything on the author or the two illustrators--one with the initials "GR" and the other who signed as "Billy". There is a colophon at the end: "Malum nunc et olim. Done at the Cider Press" Boston: The Gorham Press, 1901. hardcover books
182855274Providence: H. H. Brown printer 1828. First edition 8vo pp. 12; self-wrappers stitched as issued; uncut; a few spots on the title; very good. Warns of the dangers of the "monied aristocracy" and urges voters "to give your undivided support to.the Landowner's Prox by whatever name it may be called" and to support the State's current system of indirect taxation on imported goods luxury items profits levying license fees &c. as a way to lessen the direct tax upon land. American Imprints 31893; Bartlett p. 8; Sabin 70529. <br/><br/> H. H. Brown, printer unknown books
184957324NY: H. M. Ranney 1849. First Edition. 8vo pp. 32. Illustrated with one etching. Paper wraps. Cover somewhat darkened worn at spine occasional foxing within o/w VG. "Wherein an infuriated mob was quelled by the Public Authorities and Military with.the Sudden Death or Mutilation of more than Fifty Citizens." Sparked by the rivalry of two actors and carried forward in an atmosphere of social inequities and the resultant anger. H. M. Ranney unknown books
1500233401500. Matted 6x4 in.Very good. unknown books
179533895Roma: Stamperia Cannetti 1795. Octavo. Contemporary decorative wrappers. 1f. recto title verso cast list and imprimaturs 3-8 pp.<br/><br/>From the collection of Italian musicologist and collector Alberto Cometti with his small ownership handstamps to lower portion of title. <br/><br/>Wrappers very slightly worn; small rectangular inventory label to inner corner of upper. Minor wear and browning. First Edition. Sartori 18194 2 copies only at the Venice Conservatory and the British Library. <br/><br/>First performed in Bologna. Stamperia Cannetti unknown books
182010199Oxford 1820. Broadside 13'10 in. some browned small hole along one fold affecting a couple of letters in the word family. Very good. A poem in 3 columns warning about the evil son-in-law who will steal all and put you out. unknown books
184734875Arundel Sussex: Printed by Mitchell & Son 1847. Small octavo. Original green blindtooled flexible cloth boards with "Lindiana" to upper yellow endpapers all edges gilt. 1f. bust-length frontispiece portrait of Lind with tissue guard 1f. recto title verso blank 5-52 pp.<br/><br/>Binding very slightly worn and rubbed edges faded; light offsetting to recto of rear free endpaper with minor staining to edges of verso and rear pastedown. Occasional minor signs of wear and foxing; title and frontispiece moderately browned and stained. First Edition. OCLC no. 1804258.<br/><br/>Dubbed "The Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind 1820-1887 debuted in 1838 as Agathe in Der Freischütz. "She made her Viennese début at the Theater an der Wien in April 1846 as Norma. She then toured extensively in Germany taking part with Mendelssohn in the Lower Rhine Festival at Aachen during May and June when she sang in Haydn's Creation and Handel's Alexander's Feast. She also appeared at Munich Stuttgart Karlsruhe Mannheim and Nuremberg. Returning in January 1847 to Vienna she scored an immense success as Marie. Her triumphant London début was at Her Majesty's in May of the same year when she sang in Italian Alice in Robert le diable before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert followed by La sonnambula. and La fille du régiment with even greater success." Elizabeth Forbes in Grove Music Online. Printed by Mitchell & Son unknown books
184726778Arundel Sussex: Printed by Mitchell & Son 1847. Small octavo. Original green blindtooled flexible cloth boards with printed label "Life of Jenny Lind. With Portrait. Price Two Shillings" to upper all edges gilt yellow endpapers. 1f. bust-length woodcut frontispiece portrait of Lind with tissue guard 1f. title 5-52 pp.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and faded. Occasional minor signs of wear and foxing; preliminary leaves slightly browned. First Edition. OCLC no. 1804258.<br/><br/>Dubbed "The Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind 1820-1887 debuted in 1838 as Agathe in Der Freischütz. "She made her Viennese début at the Theater an der Wien in April 1846 as Norma. She then toured extensively in Germany taking part with Mendelssohn in the Lower Rhine Festival at Aachen during May and June when she sang in Haydn's Creation and Handel's Alexander's Feast. She also appeared at Munich Stuttgart Karlsruhe Mannheim and Nuremberg. Returning in January 1847 to Vienna she scored an immense success as Marie. Her triumphant London début was at Her Majesty's in May of the same year when she sang in Italian Alice in Robert le diable before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert followed by La sonnambula. and La fille du régiment with even greater success." Elizabeth Forbes in Grove Music Online. Printed by Mitchell & Son unknown books
045525Contemporary red morocco worn but sound notes and doodles on the endpapers spilling over onto the first title and the final page otherwise unmarked. Two scarce almanacs bound together in one. 71pp; 8 128pp Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 045525. <br/><br/> unknown books
1860CAT000274London: James Blackwood 1860. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Original flexible card covers with cloth covering corners a little bumped. Very light foxing otherwise unmarked; a nice copy of a fragile book. vii 9-167pp. <br/><br/>A variety of recipes some of them new and written in the vein of Hannah More's Coelebs in Search of a Wife and sometimes attributed to her. Size: 12mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000274. James Blackwood unknown books
1875045491Canarias: Montalrich 1875. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Near Fine Condition. Finely bound in brown and green leather spine gilt inner dentelles moiré endpapers original wraps bound in. A lovely copy. 38 6pp. In a custom slipcase. Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 045491. <br/><br/> Montalrich hardcover books
045669Broadside. Fair Condition. Single sheet 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" worn with loss at edges and to typographical border burn hole with loss to a section of the second stanza minor loss around title. By all appearances a mid 19th century edition of the old song that continued to be popular well into the 20th century. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Americana. Inventory No: 045669. <br/><br/> unknown books
1863CAT000412Milan: Luigi Cioffi 1863. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Leather backed marbled boards spine a little rubbed. Wine desserts food and health recipes - a popular 19th century book of secrets printed all over Italy. 791 recipes. 510pp Size: 12mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Science & Technology. Inventory No: CAT000412. Luigi Cioffi hardcover books
1917CAT000066Paris: Tavernier Fils 1917. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good. Full decorative vellum darkened with age. Number 127 of 550. 128pp plus colophon and index.<br/><br/>An attractively printed edition of the burlesque poem from 1643 itself based on the famed 11th century poem Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum espousing the health and dietary precepts of the world's first medical school at Salerno. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Poetry. Inventory No: CAT000066. Tavernier Fils hardcover books
1926CAT000591Mexico: Herrero Hermanos 1926. Tenth Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition. Original decorative cloth well worn hinges cracked marginal wear pages browned light dampstains - still sound overall. Not in Cagle Bitting Vicaire etc. 428pp. <br/><br/>Features a range of cuisine including a justly famous array of tamales including the Diana Kennedy favorite flor de calabaza. <br/><br/>La Cocinera Poblana's sensible mix of national and European cuisine was widely popular and the cookbook originally published in 1877 was reprinted until at least 1929. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000591. Herrero Hermanos hardcover books
1887531London: Field & Tuer The Leadenhall Press 1887. First edition thus. First edition thus. Color pictorial wrappers with had-colored illustration on cover. 10 hand-colored woodcut illustrations from the original Dean and Munday 1823 edition. Corner chipped sl. wear else very good. Scarce Leadenhall Press title. <br/><br/> Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press unknown books
1786047153Paris: P. de Lormel 1786. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Leather backed plain boards. Old bookstore label note and catalog entry on endpaper. A few tiny dampstains in upper margin otherwise fine internally. Wear to binding corners bumped. Attractive vignette illustrations. 109pp Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Inventory No: 047153. P. de Lormel hardcover books
1940CAT000470Mexico 1940. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Oblong notebook 9" x 5" ca. 1940 - pencilled recipes on one side of each leaf 31 leaves of mostly savory dishes 11 leaves of breads and desserts.<br/><br/>Lengua en estofado chiles en frio lomo de puerco por la chata lomo de puerco mechado lomo de puerco con café pescado azul cake esponja. A very European cookbook - hardly any Mexican ingredients to be found just a few chiles here and there. Size: 8vo. Text is in Spanish. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Spanish Language; Inventory No: CAT000470. unknown books
1815045948Barcelona: Agustin Roca 1815. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary acid calf spine rubbed and cracked worn at edges very clean internally old ownership signature to title. 2 volumes bound in 1; 272pp; 164pp. Palau VI 229 Brunet 18492. Extracted from the Dictionnaire de L'Academie espagnole Brunet. Duplessis 512. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Reference. Inventory No: 045948. <br/><br/> Agustin Roca hardcover books
1848046008London: J. Duncombe 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. George Cruikshank. Contempoary cloth backed marbled boards front board cleanly detached light age toning internally. Color frontis illustrations by Cruikshank. 131pp. An attractively illustrated version of Dens of London Exposed 1835. Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustrator: George Cruikshank. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Reference; Language & Linguistics. Inventory No: 046008. <br/><br/> J. Duncombe hardcover books
1814041921Boston: T.B. Wait 1814. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. 1/4 cloth over marbled boards red morocco lettering piece. Wear at corners binding sounds. Moderately foxed throughout but completely legible. 868pp. Sabin 45674 Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Law & Criminal Studies. Inventory No: 041921. <br/><br/> T.B. Wait hardcover books
1842CAT000527London: Charles Knight 1842. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition. Original cloth front board loose wear to edges a few marginal pencil marks but quite clean internally. 4 332pp Bitting 560<br/><br/>Scarce collection of recipes and household hints - pickling salting meat selection. Includes a recipe for curry powder "almost if not altogether as good as the Indian" made with coriander turmeric black pepper mustard ginger allspice cardamon & cumin. :Do not use cayenne in a curry powder" Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000527. Charles Knight hardcover books
1802042317London: J. Cundee for T. Hurst 1802. First Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Good Condition. Later half leather worn at the edges hinges rubbed. Scattered foxing but generally quite clean internally. Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 042317. <br/><br/> J. Cundee for T. Hurst hardcover books
