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181614678London: S Brooke 1816. Hardcover. Poor. Disbound tall & narrow 8vo. Loss of top of title and top of first page. A list of naval officers 1756-1815. 234pp. "A List of the Flag-Officers of his" is missing from title page. Circa 1816 <br/> <br/> S Brooke hardcover
1825patoo1825<p>Pamphlet 1825 Andover Mass. Early edition. Condition is Fair: wraps show significant general wear top outer corner of blank and last wrap missing causing loss of part a letter. Interior has ownership inscription on front blank with date of 1827 old prior seller's price on blank. No other writing or markings. Spine reinforced with paper in distant past. Paginates: wraps blanks 48. Illustrations included in pagination. Complete as issued. This edition is uncommon. WorldCat locates ~15 copies. See OCLC: 34635134 & 22449258; Rosenbach 681. Harlan Page is the engraver author is unknown. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: identification of edition priority is a challenge. The undated New-York Religious Tract Society is generally considered the true first. The sources on this make conclusory statements and there is reason to doubt them. I put together a summary of my research for those who are interested.Indigenous South Pacific theology</p> Published by the American Tract Society, and for sale at the General Depository, Andover, Ms. & by agents of the Society through paperback
1900500029847paris 1900. First Edition. . Paperback. Good. Small miniature or doll house book. Titles of each picture are in English & German. Notre Dame Church of Le Madeleine The sacred Heart Basilia Eiffel Tower Place of Etoile The Dome The Iena bridge. circa 1900 <br/> <br/> paperback
18739771London : R Bentley & Son Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty 1873 H/b VG.1st ed.1873. Attractive Gilt decoration to spine & front. Although Undated & the name of the author is not stated the book is attributed to Charles William Wood published in 1873.A.E.G. An account of a month in the Tyrol's taken in May 1870 by the author on the advice of his physician. viii 317pp VG Book- college prize book plate dated 1886 to front free end paper. Moderate bumps to bottom corners and a little general shelf wear to extremities. No other notable defects An uncommon title in it's original format but now reprinted in paper back. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale. R Bentley & Son Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty hardcover
1817106764J. Roberts and Sons 1817. Hardback. Very Good. 102 pp egraved folding plate of the Cathedral as frontis. 17.5cm x 11cm last date mentioned is 1817. Blue 20th century cloth binding. Scarce. J. Roberts and Sons hardcover
181258120Printed for J Cook . 1812. Hardcover. Very Good. A New Edition 4pp 162pp folding map and 8 plates few marks in text repairs to 1 page bound in half leather/marbled boards covers and spine sl worn. Title neatly written on front cover; Small Octavo . Printed for J Cook hardcover
182469355W. Simpkin & R. Marshall. Poor with no dust jacket. 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. A copy for rebinding. Boards very worn spine missing contents appear complete no inscriptions. 212 pages illustrations on 11 plates all detached 1 missing index. Preface written in Brighton in 1824 but no indication of author other than he or she has been cooking for more than 30 years. 871 recipies plus bills of fare for each season. it is suggested you can partake of matalot of carp and eels followed by sheep's tongue with sauce Robert in the autumn. . W. Simpkin & R. Marshall hardcover
185814491858. Wood-engraving. 130mm by 100mm image 280mm by 210mm sheet. 'A Non-Juror. Newly imported alien is impressed by an active member of the police force to 'sit upon a body'. Alien protests his innocence of any offence against the laws of the colony in voluble Low German. Policeman is impenetrable.'<br /> Quarter-page illustration from 'Melbourne Punch'.Reverse with text and cartoon. unknown
18718453London: James Coleman 1871. 1st Edition. Softcover. Fair/No DJ. First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Paper wrapped booklet. Large fold out family tree to front. Language: English. Book Condition: Fair: Wear to corners edges and spine. Tears to upper and lower spine ends. Marks to wrapper. Aged toned pages with some marks. Tear to lower crease of map nearest to page gutter. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 24. Size: 8vo 22cm by 14cm. James Coleman paperback
1849075053Birmingham: Josiah Allen & Son. 196 viii pp hardback publisher's brown embossed cloth with printed label rubbed frontispiece folding map with closed tear wood cut illustrations in text publisher's 1pp list at end scarce . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1849. Josiah Allen & Son hardcover
185011497<p>Geo. Routledge and Co. London. 1850. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 6.9 x 5.9 inches. Three stories in one volume one in two parts each separately paginated. iv 74 80 77 77pp. Four hand coloured full page plates and 396 smaller engravings throughout the text. Bound in late twentieth century half red calf. Spine with raised bands the compartments ruled lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. All edges gilt. Some fading to the spine but overall a very good copy of this pretty book. Uncommon in first edition.</p> Geo. Routledge and Co. London. 1850 hardcover
187031011N.d.c1870. George Routledge. London. N.d.c1870 Hardback NO DW. Square 8vo. 313pp. Illustrated throughout by the best of Victorian artists. Original decorated green cloth gilt head and tail of spine frayed contents slightly shaken some browning and foxing to pages but generally a clean and sound copy of a lovely collection of tales and illustrations. hardcover
1806LTH20-F-12Ipswich: J Raw 1806. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A collection of epitaphs collected at the beginning of the 19th century. With an engraved frontispiece. Appears to be a regional printing. A charming work which is a lovely example of epitaphs and anecdotes found in Ipswich. In a half calf binding. Externally smart with some rubbing. Blind stamp to front free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with some scattered spotting. Very Good J Raw hardcover
1864mon0002883865S.O. Beeton London 1864-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. . 1864 memorial book. Half-leather cover with marbled boards shows heavy rubbing slight loss on the spine ends and corners. Missing original color lithos. Many black and white illustrations tanned pages. S.O. Beeton, London hardcover
181258454Lichfield: Printed By and for T G Lomax. 1812. Hardcover. Very Good. 226pp illustrated to which is added A Short Account of Lichfield Cathedral more particularly of the painted glass with which the windows are adorned and the monuments . 5th edition 1843 92pp illustrated bound in rubbed cloth Scarce; Octavo . Printed By and for T G Lomax hardcover
1865LTH2-D-28Derby: John And Charles Mozley 1865. Leather. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". None. A mid Victorian work of religious exegesis with a charming contemporary inscription. The inscription written neatly to the front blank reads "Walter N Jervis from his affectionate sister Florence Broughton May 10th 1867". The subtitle explains the book's purpose: With The Necessary Preparation Required For The Benefit Of Young Communicants And Of Such Have Not Well Considered This Holy Ordinance In a full morocco binding with gilt titles to the spine. Externally sound though a little rubbed around the edges. Internally with a contemporary ink inscription to the front blank. Lightly age toned but otherwise clean and firmly bound. Very Good John And Charles Mozley hardcover
188432891884. A beautiful sketch book by an unknown French artist. This contains sketches of landscapes of Northern France. Also ships and parts of ships and ink portraits of gentlemen. The landscapes is often around St. Malo. These include Paramé and Saint-Servan-sur-Mer in Ile-et-Vilaine and Granville in Manche. All skillfully executed in pencil ink or charcoal. In total there are 13 pages of landscapes 13 of portraits 12 of ships and boats and 4 other sketches. There are also a few others not significant. All drawn between 1884 and 1900 - these are created by a skilled hand. There is a poem dedicated to 'Justine' with ends with the author / artist's name Louis de Crèvecoeur. 105 x 170 mm 4¼ x 6¾ inches. Un beau carnet de croquis d'un artiste français inconnu. Il contient des croquis de paysages du nord de la France. On y trouve également des bateaux et des parties de bateaux ainsi que des portraits à l'encre de gentilshommes. Les paysages sont souvent situés autour de Saint-Malo. Ils incluent Paramé et Saint-Servan-sur-Mer en Ile-et-Vilaine et Granville dans la Manche. Tous sont habilement exécutés au crayon à l'encre ou au fusain. Au total il y a 13 pages de paysages 13 de portraits 12 de navires et de bateaux et 4 autres croquis. Il y en a aussi quelques autres qui ne sont pas significatives. Tous les dessins ont été réalisés entre 1884 et 1900 - ils ont été créés par une main experte. Il y a un poème dédié à 'Justine' qui se termine par le nom de l'auteur/artiste Louis de Crèvecoeur. 105 x 170 mm 4¼ x 6¾ inches. unknown
1878012113New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1878. Hardcover. Good. Copyright date 1878. Original blue cloth boards with ornate black stamping and a color-illustrated paste-on portrait of a noblewoman. 1881 gift inscription on ffep. Residue of Victorian-era children's stickers on front pastedown and ffep. Pages show a few small spots of minor soiling. 11 illustrated plates including frontispiece. 92 pp. 6 x 4 inches. Rare. One copy located on OCLC at the Library of Congress. A tale of seafaring adventure. Harold a boy of sixteen boards a ship in New York to sail for Liverpool where he'll meet his family. After some rough weather the ship becomes embroiled in mutiny. Harold Captain Wales and couple other men are set adrift in a quarter boat to fend for themselves. After drifting for several days and beginning to despair of their prospects for survival they are picked up by a whaler headed to the Arctic. Eventually they make port in Reykjavik and board another ship to continue on their way to England arriving in London on Christmas Eve. Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover
1849GEN36-E-20London : E Atchley 1849. Cloth. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. An anonymously written Victorian tale. Illustrated with dozens of vignettes and seven full page plates. Bookplate to front pastedown indicates a prior owner to be Walter Flinn. A scarce publication with not much known about it. The fictional prose is set around Christmas time as inferred from the title. The frontispiece is titled 'Christmas in the Olden Time'. Very scarce - only held in four locations worldwide institutionally. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD 1906-1973 a noted book collector and diarist. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as the extremities. Small ink spills to the front board. Cloth has aged. Walter Flinn bookplate to front pastedown. Library of the Arts stamp to bottom of title page and Selbourne library stamp to verso of title page as well as to the bottom of page 51 does not affect text. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned to edges and clean throughout. Good E Atchley hardcover
1829472930Edinburgh Printed for the author 1829. 1829. Hardcover. hardback 8vo xii342pp edges browning and slight foxing text clean and sound paper-covered boards and quarter-cloth frayed at top of spine and a glued repair to front spine edge; Good condition . Edinburgh, Printed for the author, 1829, hardcover
1870240269United Kingdom: T Nelson & Sons 1870. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback oblong format measuring 4 1/5" x 6 3/5" red-brown cloth stamped black and lettered gilt gilt vignette to upper board two works bound together undated but the National Library of Wales suggests 1870 a tightly bound copy with some foxing to pre-lims 32 32 pp of text 24 full colour views on thick card. Marginal soiling to one plate foxing in various degrees to some whilst absent on others. A good copy. T Nelson & Sons Hardcover
1850016806London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1850. Book measures 18x11.cm. 951pp 20pp adverts 4 tinted plates. Bound in original publishers embossed green cloth with gilt image and lettering yellow endpapers. Cloth faded wear loss on head and tail of spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally previous owners bookplate neat inscription on fixed endpaper. Pages and plates clean. A good copy of a rare book. F. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good. 8vo. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Hardcover
1820004311London: William Darton 1820. Collation 2121pp engraved frontis plus 6 engraved plates of which one is folding.Bound in contemporary quarter calf marble boards. Calf rubbed on head/tail and hinge joints with some wear loss boards rubbed with slight loss of pattern very slight abrasion wear on corners. Generally a nice contemporary binding. Internally neat gift inscription dated 1824 on fixed endpaper some occasional light spotting pages and illustraions in very good clean condition. A very nice copy.A55. New Edition. Small 8vo. William Darton 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