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184010711Leeds: Mason & Scott 1840. Second-hand hardcover. <p>Anon. The Whole Art of Confectionary. New Edition Mason & Scott: Leeds 1840. 12mo in 6s 170x100mm recased red cloth brown leather gilt lettered spine label 471pp. VG/VG faint agetoning to pp edges</p> <p><br /> <p><br /> ANON¹. <br /> <br /> The Whole Art of Confectionary; also sugar boiling iceing candying making of wines jellies &c. &c. for the use of ladies confectioners housekeepers and others : to which are added several new and useful receipts never before published. New Edition price One shilling. <br /> <br /> Leeds : Mason & Scott 37 Briggate 1840. New Edition. <br /> <br /> Duodecimo in 6s 170x100mm red satin cloth boards brown leather gilt lettered spine label top-edge stained red-brown 471pp : AⶠB-Dâ¶. Bookseller's ticket "Cooks Books T & M McKirdy" to rear paste down; professionally cased² or recased pre 1980s new endpapers top-edge faintly soiled very faint age-toning to title page very faint sporadic foxing; bottom edge of D6 faintly soiled.<br /> <br /> A Regency/late Georgian/early Victorian book from Northern England on confectionery baked goods preserves desserts non-alcoholic drinks sugar and boiled candy with chapters on curing malt liquor perry beer and ale. The final chapter is "Pleasing and Cooling Drinks many of which may be used by Members of Temperance Socities sic".  There are 110 recipes ranging from funeral bunns to curing ropy ale; barley sugar to elder wine bride cake to quince cream.³ Many of the recipes are for commercial quantities and a number have suggested prices and costs. References to Barm Beest Gingerbreads Yorkshire Muffins and a range of spiced fruit cakes suggest the receipts were drawn from Northern England.</p> <br /> Scarce in any edition or format. An excellent copy.<br /> <br /> § OCLC records no holdings this edition. A number of variants are held in the UK and the USA<br /> § Not in Oxford nor Cagle nor Bitting. cf Axford pps.297-8 for American editions circa 1836.<br /> <br /> ¹ This edition does not list an author. There are a number of British editions with variations published and/or printed and sold between 1815 and 1848 across Yorkshire and the Midlands claiming authorship by W S Stavely Edward Logan MacKenzie J E Thomas and others.  There are also several American editions published 1830s in New York and Chicago claiming authorship by W Young or S W M'Getrick.<br /> ² Inspection of digital copies at Leeds University and the British Library suggest this was issued originally with cheaply printed yellow wrappers.<br /> ³ Again comparing digital copies from institutional holdings early copies have less recipes; later editions like this have additional chapters for apricot preserves and for temperance drinks.</p> Mason & Scott unknown
1904251136np 1904. Manuscript in ink. 4 pp rectos only. 8vo. Very Good. Manuscript in ink. 4 pp rectos only. 8vo. A seemingly unpublished poem about the one cent news issued by "Deh Joinal" including verses on Russo-Japanese War striking miners murderous wives and more. <br/><br/> unknown
1850174034H.E. Carrington 1850. Softcover. As Is complete but front cover is off and stained spine missing corners of illustrated pages have mall water stains all pages included. Red cloth wraps with gilt lettering and gilt armorial illustration on front cover marbled endpages 72 1 pp 3 bw full page illustrations. "In compiling the history of a regiment from such records as are in its possession it is intereting and necessary to shew its origin and the immediate causes which led to its enrolment." page 3 History of the North Somerset Regiment of the Yeo-Cavalry. H.E. Carrington paperback
18541945London: Burns and Lambert 1854. First Edition. First Edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. Title page slightly darkened with a small closed tear and a couple of ink spots to the margin. Otherwise a clean copy. Recent paper wrappers. In 1853 Mr Chambers was given leave by parliament to introduce a bill to the Commons. The premise of the bill 'A bill to facilitate personal liberty in certain cases' gave wide access to a panel of commissioners to enter Roman Catholic convents with the aim of securing the freedom of those held there against their will. Catholics viewed this as a scurrilous anti-Catholic attack and denied that any nuns were prisoners. They viewed the legislation as a reaction to the recent restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. The list of signatories to the rear begins with the Lords whose names are led by Charles H Clifford & Francis Stonor. unknown
185342131Wm. S. Orr and Co. London. 1853. 3 volumes. Half-bound in bottle-green calf with gilt lettering to contrasting red calf labels and raised bands and gilt decorations to compartments to spine; patterned dark maroon cloth boards. All page edges marbled. Marbled end-papers. High quality portrait plates and ills. to text also. Extremities sl. bumped and rubbed cloth sl. sunned with mild marks here and there. Antique bookplate to front paste-down of each vol. small more recent owner's name to fly-leaf Vol. I. Some foxing internally mainly to margins of plates. A handsome set. VG hardcover
61050c.1870. . Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition; Dimensions: 235 x 135mm. 10 x 7 inches.<br /> <br /> [c.1870]. unknown
18903126London Edinburgh and New York: T. Nelson and Sons 1890. Very scarce. First Edition first printing. Decorative cloth with gilt decoration to front board. Circa 1890. Mounted on Manilla paper 40 full-page colour pictures. Presumably a children's book including a pictorial alphabet of Christian characters from Rebekah to Noah and Moses to Zacharias; plus many full-page colour illustrations. The boards are only slightly rubbed and inside the book is in a very good condition. 42 pages. 290 x 225 mm 11½ x 8¾ inches. T. Nelson and Sons hardcover
61049c.1870. . Albumen print. Good tonal range with slight foxing otherwise captivating image of this famous mausoleum; Dimensions: 235 x 135mm. 10 x 7 inches.<br /> <br /> [c.1870]. unknown
3733866<p>New York: Printed by George F. Hopkins at Washington’s Head No. 118 Pearl Street 1803. Octavo signed in fours. 1–3 4–56 2pp. Heavily foxed removed from a nonce volume; a good sound copy.</p> <p>First American edition and reasonably scarce to commerce. Born into a military family in Queen’s County Ireland Edward Marcus Despard 1751–1803 joined the British Army as an ensign in 1766 and quickly rose through the ranks distinguishing himself as a military engineer and gaining recognition for his efforts during the capture of Fort San Juan from Spain in 1779. ODNB</p> <p>Despard’s career took a controversial turn when he became involved in revolutionary activities upon his return to Britain. He became affiliated with radical groups such as the London Corresponding Society and the United Irishmen ultimately leading to his arrest in November 1802 for allegedly plotting a coup against the government. At his trial in February 1803 Despard was found guilty of treason despite efforts to paint him as a victim of government conspiracy. He was executed on 21 February 1803 leaving behind a legacy marked by both his military service and his radical political ambitions. ibid</p> <p>Shaw & Shoemaker; 4076.</p> unknown
59209c.1870. . Albumen print. Very good rich tones and in good condition; Dimensions: 202 x 208mm. 9 x 11 inches.<br /> <br /> [c.1870]. unknown
16792489London: Langley Curtis LC 1679. Clean and tidy with very slight darkening to the page edge only. . A single issue of a weekly anti-Catholic diatribe in the form of a contemporary broadside issued at the time of the Popish Plot 1678-1681. The Weekly Pacquet is Number 16 - Both of the broadsides were issued Friday 24th October 1679. Pagination is continuous presumably from issue 1 and these leaves are numbered page 121 - 128. They are held together but would appear to have been bound together with other issues at some point. 16 pages. 190 by 140mm 7½ by 5½ inches. Clean and tidy with very slight darkening to the page edge only. Langley Curtis [LC] unknown
182088903London: J. Bailey 116 Chancery Lane 1820. First Edition. Slim Twelvemo. 18cm. Late 19th century half mottled calf over marbled paper covered boards by Bayntun of Bath with a red title label to the spine titled in gilt very much in the style of an older binding. 24pp. with 24pp binder's blanks to rear to stabilize the binding. Light scuffing to corners and spine ends darkening to spine label and a little dulling of the gilt strong tight and handsome; internally clean all edges gilt marbled endpapers later ex libris to front pastedown with traces showing removal of an older one visible beneath hand colored frontispiece illustration with later tissue guard and a small archival tissue repair to a small tear on the fore-edge offsetting of the color and some light soiling to title page the work would originally have been issued as a chapbook in paper wraps. A very good attractive copy of an obscure piece of early 19th century pop culture.<br /> John Bailey was one of those highly-energetic and slightly scurrilous printer-publishers of the early 1800's running alongside Stockdale Dugdale Duncombe and the like in a frenetic race to recognise the current zeitgeist and mine it for pamphlets chapbooks and on occasional multi-volume exposés until the vein ran out and they moved on to the next thing. It could be the sporting Fancy the murky doings of the Ton memoirs of ladies of negotiable virtue the scandalous habits of the French or the diabolical behavior of home grown rakes; if it could be illustrated with a lurid cut and sold to popular acclaim but no legal outcry then it was prime for publication. <br /> This is an indicative offering; a tale of a lady maligned a wandering-handed husband and some untrustworthy foreign types Italians in this case portrayed as being of a nation of bandits promoting the popular and rather thrilling idea that nobody really knows what the aristocracy gets up to but slim little volumes like this can give you a fair idea. Unusually studded with relatively competent verse commentary and enough arch detail for the suggestive reader to wonder whether it is entirely fictional. <br /> It isn't in case you were wondering; it forms part of the Caroline Scandal blizzard of pamphlets and cartoons directed at the indiscretions and marital strife of Caroline of Brunswick the oft estranged wife of King George IV. George despised his wife even after the birth of their daughter and Queen Caroline retired to Italy where her chief advisor and confidante was a gentleman named Bartolomeo Pergami - in short order Caroline and Pergami were rumored to be lovers accusations of adultery and possible treason flew in all directions and a legal deadlock began with both parties George and Caroline whose middle name was of course Amelia denying infidelity whilst pointing the finger at each other. The "Green Ridicule" is a reference to the bags presented at the reading of the bill intended to grant the King a divorce; large green sacks of "evidence" collected by the Milanese authorities much of which was rather hilarious and involved a lot of innkeepers and coachmen testifying to having seen Pergami in flagrante whilst within 20 feet of the noble lady. The resulting legal wrangling and backstabbing had the opposite effect from the one desired by George and rendered Caroline something of a public and political heroine misused by her abusive husband and adopted by reformist political figures seeking to gain ground on an increasingly eccentric and damaging monarchy. <br /> The tone of the tale is therefore rather sympathetic to Lady Amelia in keeping with public sentiment. It is also stated to hopefully be the first part of a series of exposures of the travails of "Lady Amelia" and her somewhat ungallant spouse which suggests it was rushed out mid-trial and may have had subsequent installments as the proceedings continued through 1820. The title itself is possibly a riff on Mary Charlton's work; she published a substantial and popular work with a similar title a few years earlier. Scarce and a little obscure with three holdings in US institutions. J. Bailey, 116 Chancery Lane unknown
18305311France: S.P. C1830. Three lovely papier maché snuff boxes. French circa 1830. Each has an engraving under varnish to the lid. One is coloured two are uncoloured. The boxes have painted edges around the image. The images are a touch darkened and the edges are a little scuffed but the boxes are still very presentable. The three are as follows: 1 "Devinequi" "Guess who." Two young men in an arcadian scene. One is behind and covering his friends eyes. Coloured image Appears to be a watercolour under varnish. 8.5cm diameter 1.5cm depth. Sound but with slight damage to the base. 2 "La Veillée" "The Vigil" A group of five in a cottage waiting expectantly although who knows what for. Woodcut under varnish. 9cm diameter. 2cm depth. Sound but with slight damage to the base. 3 "La tendresse Maternelle" "a mother's tenderness." Appears to be a mother trying to save a child from drowning. Woodcut under varnish. 8.5cm x 2cm. Gold painted edges and wood veneer base. Good condition. . Trois jolies tabatières en papier maché. Françaises vers 1830. Chacune présente une gravure sous vernis sur le couvercle. L'une est colorée les deux autres ne le sont pas. Les boîtes ont des bords peints autour de l'image. Les images sont un peu assombries et les bords sont un peu éraflés mais les boîtes sont encore très présentables. Les trois images sont les suivantes : 1 "Devinequi " "Devinez qui". Deux jeunes hommes dans une scène arcadienne. L'un d'eux est derrière et couvre les yeux de son ami. Image colorée Semble être une aquarelle sous vernis. 85 cm de diamètre 15 cm de profondeur. Sain mais avec un léger dommage à la base. 2 "La Veillée" Un groupe de cinq personnes dans une chaumière attendant avec impatience mais on ne sait pas pourquoi. Gravure sur bois sous vernis. 9 cm de diamètre. Profondeur de 2 cm. Sain mais avec un léger dommage à la base. 3 "La tendresse Maternelle" "La tendresse d'une mère". Semble représenter une mère essayant de sauver un enfant de la noyade. Gravure sur bois sous vernis. 85 cm x 2 cm. Bords peints à l'or et base en placage de bois. Bon état. S.P. unknown
195048571950. Three attractive postcard sized original water colours pasted onto a dark paper background. Held in a simple wooden frame under glass. Unsigned and anonymous. The first image shows a woman and officer inspecting a parade of Algerian soldiers in uniform with Fez. One of them is smoking! The second shows a woman approaching a statue of St Raphael seemingly in devotion but actually reaching for a bottle of wine the statue is holding. The third shows a line of circus / carnival folk queuing at an optician's reception. All are in good clean condition and painted by a competent hand. Each image is 8.5cm x 14cm. Frame is 21cm x 48cm. . Trois jolies originale aquarelles de la taille d'une carte postale collées sur un fond de papier sombre. Elles sont présentées dans un simple cadre en bois sous verre. Non signées et anonymes. La première image montre une femme et un officier inspectant un défilé de soldats algériens en uniforme avec Fez. L'un d'entre eux fume ! La deuxième image montre une femme s'approchant d'une statue de Saint-Raphaël apparemment en signe de dévotion mais cherchant en fait à attraper une bouteille de vin que la statue tient à la main. La troisième montre une file d'attente de gens du cirque ou du carnaval à la réception d'un opticien. Toutes les images sont en bon état propres et peintes par une main compétente. Chaque image mesure 85 cm x 14 cm. Le cadre mesure 21 cm x 48 cm. unknown
121212Jerusalem c.1920. . Three small cloth backed albums 9.5 x 16 cm; 8.5 x 12 cm; 9.5 x 14 cm olive wood boards one of them carved containing colour-lithograthed plates and pressed flowers protected by tissue paper on opposite pages pages slightly browned. 9 ll.; 13 ll.; 13 ll.<br /> Early 20th-century souvenirs from Jerusalem containing local dried flowers and colour-lithograthed views of the Holy Land.<br /> Jerusalem, [c.1920]. hardcover
1919001969Little Brown 1919 84 pages. Pencil inscriptions on front free endpaper some foxing to text otherwise a nice clean copy. "Occult Bookshelf San Diego" stamp on title page. Scarce. Small 8vo. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Little, Brown hardcover
3730412<p>Pittsburgh. 1835. 12¼ x 7½ inches. One page circular previously folded and bound. A Large notched-out area to inner margin does not affect text short edge-tears else Very Good.</p> <p>Printed circular and subscription announcing to Pittsburgh’s citizens a meeting of the Board of Trustees to raise money to hire Gilbert Morgan the second chancellor of what is today University of Pittsburgh. Testimonials give on behalf of Morgan were made by Theodore D. Weld Dr. Miller of Princeton Rev. Breckenridge Rev. Uffold and so forth. The trustees announce: “The undersigned approve heartily of that part of Mr. Morgan’s plan which would impart a more popular cast to the Institution by enlarging the range of studies and yielding a prominent place and consideration to such as may be turned to account in active life in whatever sphere. Our citizens have had too much reason perhaps to regard it heretofore as something which stood apart in lofty seclusion from their pursuits and and sympathies. This erroneous notion will be discarded and a deep interest claimed from all in that which is designed for the common benefit of all.â€</p> <p>“The University’s buildings along with most of its records and files were destroyed in a widespread 1845 fire that wiped out 20 square blocks of the most valuable part of Pittsburgh.†Wikipedia Unrecorded in OCLC.</p> unknown
60108Tunisia c.1870. . Albumen print on card 13.2 x 97 cm. Hairline crack of glass plate showing in negative and small 2 mm piece of surface missing otherwise very good rich print.<br /> This photograph allows a glimpse into the life of the Tunisian Jewish community in the late 19th century. Its' subject is a beautiful young girl in traditional Arabic-Jewish dress. The girl is wearing a fringed garment called an 'izar' which was worn by Jewish women in the Maghrib region. On her head is a pointed hat known as a 'takayda' and on her feet are flat pointed slippers called 'belgha.'<br /> Tunisia, c.1870. unknown
60107c.1880. . Albumen print. Good tonal range with slight damage to top right-hand corner otherwise a good print in good overall condition. <br /> <br /> [c.1880]. unknown
18755523Paris: N.D. Photo / X. Photo. C1875. Two attractive albumen photographs of Paris pasted onto two sides of the same piece of stiff card. Both are 21cm x 28cm. One is a view of the Champ Elysées taken from on top of the Arc de Triomphe. A good clean and bright image showing quite a crowd of carriages on the road with pedestrians on the wide pavements to the side. The view fades into the distance. Clean and good photograph. The second side shows the front of the National Opera with carriages omnibuses and pedestrians milling around. What is particularly interesting in this shot is that the lamp posts are being installed in Front of the Opera. These enable us to date the photograph as they were originally installed in 1875. These form part of the "Ring of Light" Ceinture de Lumière a set of 60 lighting fixtures designed by architect Charles Garnier as integral to the opera house's exterior when it opened on January 5 1875. A nice photograph if slightly faded. The backing card is 25.5cm x 30.5cm and has a couple of closed tears to the edges. not affecting the prints. The sheet has obviously been removed from an album at some point. . Deux superbes photographies sur papier albuminé représentant Paris collées sur les deux faces d'un même carton rigide. Elles mesurent toutes deux 21 cm x 28 cm. L'une représente une vue des Champs-Élysées prise depuis le sommet de l'Arc de Triomphe. Une image nette et lumineuse montrant une foule de voitures sur la route avec des piétons sur les larges trottoirs latéraux. La vue s'estompe au loin. Une photographie nette et de bonne qualité. Le deuxième côté montre la façade de l'Opéra national avec des voitures des omnibus et des piétons qui s'affairent. Ce qui est particulièrement intéressant dans cette photo c'est que des lampadaires sont en cours d'installation devant l'Opéra. Cela nous permet de dater la photographie car ils ont été installés à l'origine en 1875. Ils font partie de la « Ceinture de Lumière » un ensemble de 60 luminaires conçus par l'architecte Charles Garnier comme partie intégrante de l'extérieur de l'opéra lors de son ouverture le 5 janvier 1875. Une belle photographie bien qu'un peu décolorée. La carte de support mesure 255 cm x 305 cm et présente quelques déchirures fermées sur les bords qui n'affectent pas les tirages. La feuille a manifestement été retirée d'un album à un moment donné. N.D. Photo / X. Photo. unknown
3734846<p>N.p. n.d. ca. 1880s–1890s. 10¼ x 7¼ inches. Printed via a photomechanical process. A very good example.</p> <p>This broadside poem voices the imagined last words of a dying Union soldier held at Camp Sumter more widely known as Andersonville. The text is set in display type with decorative borders and features a central image of a flag-bearing Zouave soldier rendered in a style simulating a wood engraving.</p> <p>The anonymous verse describes thirst starvation and emotional torment portraying the prison as a “cruel rebel den.†It emphasizes separation from home appeals for letters and rescue and ends with a vision of death as release. The soldier dreams of water“green fields in which to roam†and peace beyond the “Dead Lineâ€â€”a reference to the real boundary in Andersonville beyond which prisoners were shot. </p> <p>Poems like this circulated widely in the decades following the war reinforcing narratives of Confederate cruelty and the martyrdom of Union soldiers. Likely produced in the 1880s or 1890s using a photo-mechanical process this piece reflects the ongoing work of remembrance in the North through inexpensive printed ephemera.</p> <p>Curiously the broadside is printed on a single sheet of paper with a soft matte vermilion-pink wash applied only to the verso. Unrecorded in OCLC.</p> unknown
60225Italy c.1880 . Albumen print. Good rich tones and in good condition. Photographer's number in negative; Dimensions: 180 x 230mm. 7 x 9 inches.<br /> <br /> Italy [c.1880] unknown
61178c.1880. . Albumen print. Very good rich tones and in good overall condition. Upper corners have been cut with a very small hole in the middle of image; Dimensions: 195 x 245mm. 7.5 x 9.5 inches.<br /> <br /> [c.1880]. unknown
18704230na: na 1870. First Edition. Circa 1870. Unknown artist the image shows two French soldiers conversing in the foreground outside a sentry post. A couple of youths are talking to another soldier in the background. In the time honoured way of bored soldiers they complain about their lot. Water colour to paper. A touch of staining to the corner of the paper and a little darkening to the page otherwise in excellent original condition. 220 x 280 mm . Artiste inconnu l'image montre deux soldats français conversant au premier plan à l'extérieur d'un poste de garde. À l'arrière-plan deux jeunes gens discutent avec un autre soldat. Selon la tradition des soldats qui s'ennuient ils se plaignent de leur sort. Aquarelle sur papier. Un peu de tache dans le coin du papier et un léger assombrissement de la page sinon en excellent état d'origine. 220 x 280 mm na unknown
19805249France: S.P. C1980. First edition / original artwork. Anonymous and unsigned. An original water colour illustration of a fox watching himself or his neighbours through a complex system of pipes. The work appears to be a piece being prepared for a publication. There are pencil grid lines to the the edge. The "splatter effect" on the wall also continues beyond the pencil margin of the page although doesn't affect the sign so applied where the artist wanted. Although virtually finished on close inspection the fox figure may not have been completed or may be intended to be a black and white figure. A little edgewear to the top right corner. A surreal scene. 50cm x 35cm. . Première édition / œuvre d'art originale. Anonyme et non signée. Illustration originale à l'aquarelle d'un renard s'observant ou observant ses voisins à travers un système complexe de tuyaux. L'œuvre semble avoir été préparée pour une publication. Il y a des lignes de quadrillage au crayon sur le bord. L'effet d'éclaboussure sur le mur se prolonge également au-delà de la marge de crayon de la page bien qu'il n'affecte pas le signe il a donc été appliqué là où l'artiste le souhaitait. Bien qu'elle soit virtuellement terminée en y regardant de plus près la figure du renard n'a peut-être pas été achevée ou est peut-être destinée à être une figure en noir et blanc. Le coin supérieur droit est légèrement usé. Une scène surréaliste. 50cm x 35cm. S.P. unknown
