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189417458Other: R. F. Henry. Very Good. 1894. Hardcover. Soiled and worn detached wraps; 61 pages with some toning; illustrations; "facts about dancing; a dancing masters experience"; Good . R. F. Henry hardcover books
1894285549Chicago Ill: George W. Noble 1894. Early Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. An early edition of From the Ball-Room to Hell an example of the "Waltz-Hysteria" that was sweeping the States at the time. The public worried over the bad influences of the Waltz which might lead to passionate dancing indecent nights prostitution or even death for the once-virtuous dancers. With seven engraved illustrations most full page. Silverfishing to the binding and spots of surface loss to the spine. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the front board. 63 pp. We locate six copies on OCLC. Good binding. George W. Noble unknown books
1895otllH.R. Allenson 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The boards are a touch rubbed and edge worn particularly at the top and bottom edges of the spine but remain strong and confident with gold gilt to the front and spine. Internally the hinges are slightly cracked and the pages are tanned around the edges. There are no markings or inscriptions however and the pages within are crisp clean and complete with a frontis and folding map at the back. The binding is secure. In remarkably good condition considering its age! JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. H.R. Allenson hardcover
18957705London: H. R. Allenson. Poor with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Heavy rubbing to ends of spine. Spine cloth split along the entire length of rear spine joint. Series of 1/4" tears to cloth along tail of spine. Up to 3/8" loss of cloth at corners of boards. Gutters split. ; 223 pages frontis plates. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Page dimensions: 200mm x 133mm. Contents include: Boyhood And Youth; First Visit To Africa; Work Among The Maoris And Colonists; Work In The Wairoa; Work In Auckland; Work In Auckland continued; Home Mission Work; Africa After Sixteen Years; Consecration And Deputation Work; Safe Home In Port; Appendix Recollections By - Rose E. Faulkner; W. Hay M. H. Aitken; Eugene Stock; Cleansing An Address By Bishop Hill. ; 8vo . H. R. Allenson hardcover
181065618London. 1810-35. An attractive small copperplate view published in 'Faulkner's Chelsea and environs'. Size: 11.5 x 19 mm. Mounted size: 28.5 x 33.5 mm. Copperplate engraving with later colour. Good condition. unknown
181065621London. 1810-35. An attractive small copperplate view published in 'Faulkner's Chelsea and environs'. Size: 11.5 x 19 mm. Mounted size: 28.5 x 33.5 mm. Copperplate engraving with later colour. Good condition. unknown
1827kb486A.705GB: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1827. DISBOUND TEXT No covers Marbled end papers and text edges. 215 x 135mm. 20 and 332 pages plus 38 pages of "Reply to Clerical Objections" 1828 at rear of book. Inscribed By the Author on first blank page "To ---- ----- with the Author's Complts." but not signed. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . Inscribed By the Author. 1st Edition. VG-. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green unknown
189594663London : H. R. Allenson 1895. Second Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Minor wear to spine bands. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 226 pages; Description: 226 p. 3 leaves of plates one folded : ill. ports. map ; 21 cm. Subjects: Hill Joseph Sidney 1851-1894 . Church of England --Bishops --Biography. Missions --Africa West. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. London : H. R. Allenson hardcover
187629593Washington: Joseph L. Pearson Printer 1876. 24pp. Original blue wrappers head of spine reinforced with archival tape stitched. Very Good.<br/><br/> On the great "elements of wealth" of West Virginia just waiting to be tapped. Its mineral resources are unmatched. Faulkner was a long-serving Congressman from Virginia and West Virginia. After the Nat Turner insurrection he proposed the abolition of slavery in Virginia. Joseph L. Pearson, Printer unknown books
1869013154Lancaster UK: Gazette Office. Good. 1869. Limited Edition. Pamphlet. Stitched pamphlet has white wrap with black border and title. Wraps are soiled toned and starting to chip. There is pen marking along the top of the title and an adhesive stain from a postage stamp on the back among other obvious soil markings on front and back. Interior pages are browned with age and have some light soil markings. In the dedication Chaplain T. Faulkner Lee explains that he gave a lively sermon in which he claimed the best soldiers are good and faithful soldiers of Jesus Christ and that it was so well-received he was asked for copies. He delivered this sermon to the officers of the 24th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers on September 19 1869. During the Victorian Era the British Military oversaw the steady expansion and consolidation of the British Empire as well as technological changes and organizational reform.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 14 pp . Gazette Office unknown books
181065616London. 1810-35. An attractive small copperplate view published in 'Faulkner's Chelsea and environs'. Size: 12 x 18.5 mm. Mounted size: 29 x 33.5 mm. Copperplate engraving with later colour. Good condition. unknown
1878BOOKS17603New York NY: Self Published . Good condition-1st sectionTP loose cover spotted/NO DUSTJACKET. 1878. . Cloth. 16mo. 317 pp. Cover rubbed stained frayed page toning front hinge cracked . ***** Self Published ***** hardcover
187855091New York: Published for the author 1878. First edition 12mo pp. 4 317 1; portrait frontispiece; original green cloth boards joints repaired and rebacked with original spine laid down front endpaper perished and flyleaf torn textblook clean and sound. A first-hand account of whaling seal hunting shipwreck and travel in the Arctic. <br/><br/> Published for the author hardcover books
18394156139Nichols & Son 1839. Book has been rebound. Stained covers. Foxing to the inside pages text clear. Slight loosening of pages towards later third of book. Some light pen and pencil markings on inside cover.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN: Nichols & Son hardcover
183525376London: M. Taylor. Very Good. 1835. Hardcover. Bound in an attractive multi-colored cloth. Usual xlib marks but in addition some long-gone librarian stamped every one of the plates with the library name. At least it insured none were cut out. No date in the book as was the custom of British printers but the British Library give it a date of 1835.; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 31 pages . M. Taylor hardcover
1845MD28082Marshall & Co Simpkin 1845. First Edition. Hardback. Very good condition. Black leather bound. Dust jacket: No dust jacket. Interspersed with Biological Notices Marshall & Co, Simpkin hardcover
182063680London: T Egerton. 1820. Hardcover. Very Good. Authors Presentation Copy; Xvi 2 624pp 11pp index illustrated with frontis and 7 plates and other illustrations in text. Bookbinders label on endpper Milelr Golden Square bound in half black leatehr raised bands marbeld boards covers sl rubbed ; Octavo . T Egerton hardcover
1893884T22London: Ernest Nister c1893. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A very scarce collection of stories for children with illustrations throughout. Very scarce. Dated from ink inscription to the front pastedown. Illustrated with six full-colour images and many monochromatic sketches in-text. A charming collection of stories for children from various authors. With titles including: The Owl's Ghost Story A Treasure from the Sea and The Hamper's Story. Written by Mrs. Macquoid or Katharine Sarah Macquoid a British novelist and travel writer who published over sixty works Geraldine Glasgow a Scottish writer Minnie Faulkner an English writer and many others. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally sound with rubbing and chipping resulting in light loss to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd handling mark and ight age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown dated 1893. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. A 2" closed tear to the rear endpaper. Good Ernest Nister hardcover
187878260New York: Published for the Author 1878. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Away I prepared to hie from the little New England port of New London for Greenland or the North Pole in a hunt after whales or any more stirring game that might turn up." 317 pages. previous owner's name stylishly inked on first page dated 1878. light foxing to front and rear endpages. ; 4 1/3 x 6 7/8 Published for the Author hardcover
182060506London: T Egerton. 1820. Hardcover. Very Good. Authors Presentation Copy; xvi 2 624pp 11pp index illustrated with 10 plates and other illustrations in text. 1 sm ref lib stamp recently bound in smart quarter blue cloth/marbled boards Nice copy . INSCRIBED FROM THE AUTHOR At top of title page.; Octavo . T Egerton hardcover
182056973Chelsea: Printed By D Jaques for T Egerton. 1820. Hardcover. Very Good. Xvi 624pp 5pp names and titles 6pp index 1 xlib stamp 10 plates other text Illustrations bound in recent blue cloth spien gilt lettering marbeld boards new endpapers AUTHORS PRESENTATION COPY with From the Author writen top of title page; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Printed By D Jaques for T Egerton hardcover
18799772961Macmillan 1879. First edition. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name inside cover. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 8vo brown cloth binding. Heavy shelf wear with fraying and splitting to spine - spine and front board detached from page block. Discolouration to boards bumped corners. Both hinges split moderate foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Macmillan hardcover
187839611New York: For the Author 1878. sep 22 2017. 12mo. x-317 pp. b/w frontispiece portrait. <br /><br />Faulkner appears to have sailed on the schooner Franklin of New London. She wintered over and returned with 393 barrels of whale oil and 6600 pounds of whale bone. The author provides vivid accounts of shipboard life and the business of whaling. Jenkins p. 99. Starbuck pp. 622-623. A Very Good copy of the first edition in original cloth binding. For the Author hardcover books
1879107013London: Macmillan & Co 1879. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First English translation by Faulkner and Robb of Pasteur's ground-breaking 'Etudes Sur La Biere'. Complete with 12 tissue-guarded plates as required. Toning to stock and occasional light spotting but this minor. One pair of pages has been opened roughly but otherwise all in good internal order. No inscriptions. Re-backed with original boards and spine strip laid on showing some light marking and wear. 8vo. xvi 418pp 2pp publisher's ads. <br/> <br/> Macmillan & Co hardcover
1820432155London: Printed by D. Jaques Chelsea for T. Egerton Whitehall; et al 1820. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. pp. i-vii viii-xvi xvii-xviii contents 1 2-624 625-636 index. With 14 plates: 8 engraved plates 2 lithographic plates one folded 1 folded aquatint plate and 3 folded letterpress charts. Also illustrated with in-text engravings.<br /> <br /> Bound in modern period style quarter goat and marbled paper over boards gilt spine with red leather titling label edges marbled. One folded chart is trimmed along the bottom edge with loss to the bottom line of letterpress Japanese paper tape repair to the third folded chart along the fold the aquatint plate is trimmed along the bottom edge with loss to the caption else near fine with rubbing to marbled edges of the boards.<br /> <br /> A handsome copy with 14 plates as follows: 1. Engraved frontispiece plate: Kensington National School; 2. Folded lithographic map: Parish of Kensington facing p. 1; 3. Engraved plate: Ancient Conduit facing p. 37; 4. Folded letterpress chart between pp. 54/55; 5. Folded letterpress chart between pp. 88/89; 6. Lithographic plate: Holland House facing p. 119; 7. Engraved plate: Gilt Room Holland House facing p. 135; 8. Engraved plate: Interior of Kensington Church facing p. 265; 9. Engraved plate: Kensington Looking West facing p. 391; 10. Engraved plate: Noel House facing p. 392; 11. Folded letterpress chart between pp. 400/401; 12. Engraved plate: Campden House facing p. 422; 13. Engraved plate: Royal Palace facing p. 455; 14. Folded aquatint plate facing p. 586. Printed by D. Jaques, Chelsea, for T. Egerton, Whitehall; [et al] hardcover