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186042598London: H. Ingram & Co. c.1860s. 4th. hardcover. poor. Half-bound leather marbled boards raised bands to spine. Frontis. B/W vignette to title page B/W illus. throughout. Some rubbing to boards a little wear to corners a little rubbing to hinges and edges. Front and back covers both detached from spine board. Da Capo Behind desk PAS 20-4-2018 Cathal 9/23 H. Ingram & Co. hardcover
1856000118New York: Leavitt and Allen 1856. FIRST EDITION first printing. Full stamped gilt brown morocco leather with flower/vine design on cover. Spine has same stamped black design on front cover. Front cover is cleanly off at the spine. Back board is slightly starting. This was issued anually through the 1850s. 96 11 ads xi ads with illus pp Chromolithograph presentation page. Stock 2614. A popular work which was reprinted many times until 1885. Hedrick mentions only the 1856 printing. Moderate foxing throughout. Overall a presentable reading copy. If it wasn't for board off it would be in good plus condition. UncleAndy. First Edition. Full Morocco Leather. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Leavitt and Allen Hardcover
180511760London: Tabart and Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1805. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Front & back covers are loose and the spine is missing. ; Note that this is five books bound as one. Wilkinson's first book is a first edition. "Visit to a Farm-House" is a second edition also dated 1805. "The Benevolent Widow" is a third edition. "Prince Lee Boo" is undated and page 31/32 is clipped. "Hamlain" is not a first as it is dated 1804 and I believe the work was published in 1799. It may however be a first Irish printing as it was done in Dublin. All plates seem to be present with the possible exception of the one missing page. All in all five scarce works bound in one volume. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 628 pages . Tabart and Co. hardcover
1893507545<p>1893. Trade Paperback. Poor/Paperback No jacket. Poor--A book is so worn that is is only good for reading but very damaged. All text complete. Writing and inscription to top edge of front cover. Chipping and some closed tears to edges of front cover. Chipping and closed tears along spine and corners. Age toning throughout. Stain marking to back cover. Tape piece securing section of spine. Front cover very loose but still intact in places. Front title page has writing in pencil to top edge. Closed tears along spine on title page. Chip in back free end page edge. See pictures. Enclosed in plastic to prevent further damage.</p> paperback
1893330321893. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. From our indie bookstore! Rare first edition of Gene Stratton Porter's first book For age this is a strong copy Good Some marks/soiling to cover Chip out of bottom of spine and bottom corner Other smalld defects as seen in photos paperback
1853KK4267James Duffy 1853. ~Bound in original purple cloth faded near board edges and to spine. Original paper spine label present chipped but partly legible. Small dent to fore-edges. Corners slightly pushed in. Mild wear to top spine. Original pale yellow endpapers mildly discoloured. No cracking to endpapers over inner hinges. A few spots of foxing only. Pencil number to first page of text. A well-preserved copy. Published anonymously the sole edition thus. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable others on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition. Hardback. Hardback. Very Good. 141pp. Pocketsize 9 x 15cm. James Duffy Hardcover
1841017397London: John Harris. Grant and Griffith 1841. First Edition First Impression. . Fine Binding. Near Fine. Harrison Weir. 1841 and 1854. Two volumes bound in one. The first volume contains the twenty-first edition of "The Peacock 'At Home'" and "The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast" and "The Fancy Fair or Grand Gala of the Zoological Gardens." - 45 pages plus publisher's advertisement leaf. The second volume is published by Grant and Griffith - the successors to John Harris and contains the 1854 twenty-fourth edition of "The Peacock 'At Home' " and "The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast" - 32 pages - illustrated by Harrison Weir. Finely bound in full tan calf with gilt decoration and heavy gilt to the spine all edge gilt bound by Hayday. with disks with gilt coats of arms of William Twopeny and Alexander Lawson Duncan pasted to the front end-paper. The external condition is very clean internally a few small spots to end-papers pages are slightly toned otherwise clean. The first volume contains coloured illustrations and the second volume contains black and white full-page engravings by Harrison Weir. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall <br/> <br/> John Harris. Grant and Griffith unknown
1833GT612Derby: Henry Mozley and Sons 1833. Second Edition . Hardback. Fine. 12mo. 232pp. 15 cms. Occasional scattered light foxing to some pages but a tight and mainly clean text block. A rare provincial cookery book in fine complete condition. Hardback brown lightly diced patterned binding with black titles enclosed within a black single ruled frame to the cover. Matching titles to the spine running lengthways. The rear cover lists other books from Henry Mozley and states they are also available from Cowie and Co Pudding Lane London. The first edition was pub. in 1826. but with 213pp. NB THIS IN AN UNRECORDED COPY <br/> <br/> Henry Mozley and Sons hardcover
188119329H80467No Place: No Publisher Listed. Clean pages. Some have not been cut. . Acceptable. Hardcover. 1881. No Publisher Listed hardcover
1882756A58Oxford Street: Bolton 1882. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very scarce copy of this autobiography written by a mother for her daughter. A fascinating copy of this very scarce book. Local Bolton imprint. Really scarce. A rare window into the late Victorian female perspective.Written by a mother to her daughter for the latter to understand the intricacies and complications of life as she grows older. An autobiography that shines 'light on life and simultaneously highlights the shadows'. This book is a mother giving her daughter a hand to go through life almost as a lifetime companion and a preservation of a family history. Printed by Morris Fine Art Printer Bolton. In the publisher's original binding with titles stamped in gilt to front board and spine. Externally very smart with minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Spine has slightly faded. Inscribed by previous owner to front free endpaper "to dear Father from Pollie" dated 1889. Internally binding is loosening in places. Pages are bright and clean. Good Bolton hardcover
18204569Paris: Chez Martinet 1820. A lovely copy of this scarce cartoon. Unsigned but the initials LL. are printed to the lower right of the plate. We are unable to find a caricaturist with those initials Leander always signed his work. A gentleman is bowing to a couple approaching him. The lady tips her parasol. All are dressed as dandies. Attractive hand colouring. To the bottom left of the pate it is written in ink "Chez Martinet". A clean print with just a little marking / darkening to the sheet. Tipped onto a slightly larger piece of stiff card. A very nice item. Plate is 32cm x 24cm. The backing card is 35.5cm x 30cm. First edition. . Un bel exemplaire de cette caricature rare. Elle n'est pas signée mais les initiales LL. sont imprimées en bas à droite de la planche. Nous n'avons pas trouvé de caricaturiste portant ces initiales Leander signait toujours ses œuvres. Un monsieur s'incline devant un couple qui s'approche de lui. La dame incline son ombrelle. Tous sont habillés en dandys. Jolie mise en couleur à la main. En bas à gauche du pâté il est écrit à l'encre Chez Martinet. Impression propre avec juste un peu de marquage / assombrissement sur la feuille. Elle est collée sur un morceau de carte rigide un peu plus grand. Un très bel objet. La plaque mesure 32 cm x 24 cm. La carte de support mesure 355 cm x 30 cm. Chez Martinet unknown
1820005090John Murray London 1820. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. viii 4 370 with errata slip near contemporary half leather marbled boards diced spine with red gilt title label marbled eps. Dedicated to Lord Viscount Sidmouth his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. Spine hinges and boards rubbed spine darkened. French text with parallel English translation. Presumed 1st edition thus. <br/> <br/> John Murray, London hardcover
1865007243London: Printed for The Proprietor 1865. No date author or edition details given. Probably produced and published in the mid 1860s by John Jaques for the Earl of Eglinton. Green cloth card covers blindstamped decorative borders on front and rear boards with gilt vignette of lady croquet player with title beneath in gilt. 56 pages including 7 pages of price lists for croquet games and equipment. The book is well illustrated with some full page engraved illustrations and smaller figures in the text portraying items of croquet equipment and diagrams etc. Engraved frontispiece showing participants at Eglinton Castle Croquet with the castle in the background. 4. X 6.5 inches.A very good sound copy with minor wear to the cloth at the board edges. First Edition. Cloth Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Printed for The Proprietor Paperback
1830LTH5-F-3London and Oxford: Holdsworth and Ball; John Henry Parker 1830-1843. Leather. Good Only. 9" by 5.5". None. A set of bound religious work on human nature religious mania and enthusiasm to which is bound an exploration into baptism and a sermon from Reverend E. B. Pusey. Natural History of Enthusiasm is the second edition published a year after the first and includes chapters such as; Enthusiasm Secular and Religious Enthusiasm in Devotion Enthusiasm of Prophetical Interpretation and Sketch of the Enthusiasm of the Ancient Church. Tracts for the Times explores the scriptural view of baptism as established by the consent of the ancient church and contrasted with the systems of modern schools. Reverend E. B. Pusey's sermon was performed in Oxford Cathedral on the fourth Sunday after Easter in 1843. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards and gilt design to the spine. Externally a trifle rubbed with the front board held by the cords only. Internally firmly bound with bright pages and the odd spot which is heavier to the endpapers. Copperplate ink signature to the front free endpaper. Good Only Holdsworth and Ball; John Henry Parker hardcover
186511496<p>The Religious Tract Society. London. No date. Circa 1865. New edition. 12mo. 6.8 x 4.3 inches. Fore edge painting of Tonbridge Castle. Previous owner name and date; 'Mary Adder 1865' on front blank free endpaper. Fine 19th century binding of full dark brown polished mottled calf. Spine with raised bands all ruled in gilt. Spine compartments double ruled and decorated in gilt. Green morocco title label gilt. Boards with elaborate gilt borders. Board edges decorated in gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. The binding is a bit rubbed to the edges but overall very good and although unsigned of a very high quality. With twentieth century FORE EDGE PAINTING of Tonbridge Castle in Kent. An attractive fore edge painting on a book with a beautiful binding.</p> The Religious Tract Society. London. No date. Circa 1865 hardcover
18951ivBg0056Oxford England UK: Oxonii E Typographeo Clarendoniano/Oxford University Press 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardbound Clothbinding. Copyright 1895. 8vo or 8° Medium Octavo: 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 444 8 pp. Text in Latin. Solidly bound copy with moderate external and internal wear. Clean text. Very light foxing on page edges not affecting text. Corners slightly bumped. No dust jacket. Oxonii E Typographeo Clarendoniano/Oxford University Press Hardcover