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1850160109-MG34New York: General Episcopal S. S. Union 1850. Very good hardcover. 1850 some wear and foxing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. General Episcopal S. S. Union Hardcover
1846004056New York: J. K. Wellman 1846. Rare and highly collectible contains one the first printings of Edgar Allan Poe's listed as Edgar A. Poe in the table of contents famous poem The Raven nevermore. The last entry in the book is Poe's on pages 376-378. Other authors inlcude: John Greenleaf Whittier John G. Whittier here with The Ballad of Cassandra Southwick. Quarter leather leather extended spine and corners and black marbled or rubbed boards. 378 pages with mostly bright pages with tanned borders - pages in center tend to be bright with tanned boarders and some light foxing; endpapers are tanned. Probably steelcut black and white engravings. Front cover is detached but present. Leather spine has gilt titles is rubbed and worn at head and heel. A highly desired volume worth restoring. We note one previously folded page corner and pages 97/98 have been torn out it was the beginning of an essay Luther - His Faith and Work and is missing. The first publication of this famed poem was in January 1845 in the American Review another literary compendium under the pseudonym Quarles. The following month it was printed under Poe's own name in the London Evening Mirror. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J. K. Wellman Hardcover
19346540London: English Association 1934. Hardcover. 12mo. Red cloth. xx 306pp. Errata slip. Very good. Tight clean attractive first edition of this noted anthology. English Association hardcover
1841003072Philadelphia: Michael Kelly 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "To which is added A Collection of Useful Letters on various subjects Written in a concise and familiar style." 192 64 p.; 12 cm. Contemporary calf with four spine compartments between double gilt rules. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "American Singer's Own Book." Former owner's name on front free endpaper in pencil: H.T. Finch. Lyrics without music. Includes title index: p. 187-192. Contents include patriotic songs such as The Star-Spangled Banner; Hail Columbia; America Commerce and Freedom; and America--The Anchor and Hope of the World; as well as William Reily's Courtship Reily's Trial and Reily's Answer Releasement and Marriage with Coolen Bawn; and a local song Philadelphia Fireman's Song set to the tune of The Poachers. A very scarce ante-bellum American songbook. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; small stain on front board; pages are browning with occasional light foxing; otherwise clean and tight. Michael Kelly hardcover
1925009746London: E. Archer 1925. Book. Very Good -. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The first two issues of this "little magazine" of the post-World War I era published under the title New Coterie. There were 6 issues of Coterie published 1919-1921. Both volumes Very Good small tears to paper at spine ends soiling to rear wrapper No. 1 wrappers starting to detach from spine No. 1. No. 1 is numbered 564 of 1000 copies for sale. E. Archer Paperback
1835001239Providence R.I.: Cory and Daniels 1835. Paperback. Very Good -. 23 1 p.: wood-engraved frontispiece title vignette and in-text illustrations; 14 cm. Yellow wrappers printed in black with front wrapper illustration and title within decorative border. Publisher's advertisement on back wrapper within different border. Frontispiece shows boys playing "blind-man's buff" and marbles. Alphabet on verso of title page. Contains also the poem "Dialogue on Creation" on p. 21-23. Title vignette and two illustrations hand-colored by former owner. Not in Rosenbach Early American Children's Books. In Very Good- Condition: wrappers are soiled; pattern of very small holes near fore-edge throughout; pages are soiled. Cory and Daniels paperback
19022686Dundee: John Leng & Co 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 216 Songs of Scotland England Ireland and Wales. 8vo illustrated in black and green on red cloth on front gilt titles on spine. A little edge wear. Pages age toned. John Leng was a keen advocate of Scottish songs and in 1901 he established a trust "to stimulate literary and scientific pursuits amongst the youth of Dundee" and to encourage and promote the teaching of the Songs of Scotland. This volume was published shortly afterwards. Generally clean inside small tear to one page. Traditional songs some well known Auld Langsyne Charlie is My darling John Peelothers not so much. Scarce in any condition. John Leng & Co hardcover
1826106589Philadelphia: J. Crissy and J. Grigg. 1826 Book. Fair. Hardcover. Moderate to significant age/use wear including splitting of spine cloth edges scuffs rub marks edge wear etc. RARE copy of this early 19th century book of poetical works by the noted Scottish poet. J. Crissy, and J. Grigg. hardcover
1912007918London: Printed for James Ridgway 1912. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Handsomely bound in contemporary full polished calf the back ornately gilt double gilt rules to covers matching marbled end papers and edges. Near Fine scattered light toning covers rubbed a bit at tips. Printed for James Ridgway Hardcover
1935005475New York: The Heritage Press 1935. Unpaginated - Approx 30pp/illus. french-folded decorated in colour throughout all text within decorative borders frontispiece text illustrations. Capitals were hand painted with a pure gold paint by Valenti Angelo. This collection of timeless verse portrays the extraordinary love that compels one to leave father and mother cleave unto another and become one flesh with the beloved. These passionate poems are for anyone who has ever known the ecstasy and the pain of love. Black cloth spine lettered in gilt boards decorated in blind; within black card slipcase. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Slipcase. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Heritage Press hardcover
1948414236London: Grey Walls Press 1948. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Item contained in slipcase. Limited edition of five hundred copies. Slipcase and boards are marked. Spine is worn. Nicks on spine head. Light foxing on pastedowns and endpapers. Binding is intact contents are clean and clear. AM. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Grey Walls Press Hardcover
1840003222New Haven Ct: Sidney Babcock 1840. Paperback. Very Good. 16 p.: 7 full-page woodcut illustrations; 11 cm. Yellow wrappers with elaborate borders. Front wrapper has title imprint and illustration of four girls gathered around flowers. Inside front and back wrapper contains decorative border and illustration each signed with Alexander Anderson's AA. Back wrapper has advertisement for "Babcock's Moral Instructive and Entertaining Toy Books." Title page has decorative border and title vignette. Each page printed within decorative border with illustration on left-hand page and text on right. Former owner stitched on an additional wrapper of decorative paper over a tissue guard. Inscriptions inside front wrapper on lower title page indicating that Charles Davis of Lincoln Vt. bought this in 1845. Contents: Ann and the Cat -- The Good Scholar -- The New Penny -- Improvement -- Clever Little Thomas -- The Letter -- Evening Hymn -- The Tear. In Very Good Condition: wrapper lightly soiled; minimal light foxing; otherwise clean and tight. Sidney Babcock paperback
185437613London: Ingram Cooke & Co 1854. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue blind-embossed cloth with extensive gilt lettering and decorations. Ca. 400pp. Frontispiece illustrations. Very good. Edgeworn and a tad scuffed but with giltstamping bright and nice. A tight decent quite handleable first edition of the hefty poetry volume another volume covered fiction -- nice mid 19th-century compilation of the classics of the day printed in two-column format and with each piece numbered separately. From the library of Wisconsin civic leader JAMES M. LYNCH chief clerk at the Adjutant General's Office during the Civil War appointed quartermaster general in 1865; half-title page bears a fine nonauthorial gift inscription to him: "James M. Lynch / From / James W. Ludlam / Dec. 25th 1858." At upper right of same page Ludlam's pencilled ownership signature appears. Ludlam joined the Eighth Illinois Cavalry during the Civil War; his namesake father 1807-59 was an important pioneer resident of Evanston Illinois. Ingram, Cooke, & Co hardcover
1836004125Philadelphia: E.L. Carley and A. Hart 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. 9 18-212 2 p. frontispiece and 5 additional leaves of plates; 16 cm. Original calf boards with embossed decoration on both boards. Possibly late 19th-century spine replacement with brown silk with star pattern. Modern recasing with the silk spine and repair of front hinge. All page edges gilt. Faxon 822. Contents: Introductory Dialogue by Eliza Leslie -- Louisa Simons by Caroline Gilman -- The Partners by Catherine E. Gooch -- The Sale of the Water-Lily by Hannah Flagg Gould -- The Eagle's Speech by Horatio E. Hale -- The Broken Arm by C.M.W. of Philadephia -- The Strawberry by Catherine E. Gooch -- The Happy Trio by Sarah J. Hale -- The Bird's Home by Hannah Flagg Gould -- Childhood's Joys by Horatio E. Hale -- The Willow the Poppy and the Violet by Lydia H. Sigourney -- The Phials by Eliza Leslie -- The Little White Cottage by Mrs. H. Bayley -- Violets by Emma C. Embury -- The Invitation by E.H. of Philadelphia -- Emma and Her Brothers by Eliza Leslie -- Left Foot Foremost by Catherine E. Gooch -- The Dove: A Drama translated by Eliza Leslie from the French of Madame de Genlis -- Viola by Eliza Leslie -- The Christmas Gifts by C.H.W. of Philadelphia -- The Children's Pic-Nic by Catherine E. Gooch. Louisa Simons; or The Advantages of Application by Caroline Gilman has pencilled editorial marks. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; occasional foxing and staining; some pencilled notations; otherwise clean and tight. E.L. Carley and A. Hart hardcover
1971000010261Milwaukee: Morgan Press 1971 16 different colored pages zodiac colors paper edition of 50 one poem per page: Jim Sorcic Jim Gibbons Bill Olsen Lyn Lifshin Jean Orvino Anselm Hollo Josephine Clare Vickie Burton Bob Watt Morgan Burton Nora Riddell Barbara Gibson Michael Lally Philip Dacey Merl Olsen Hasheen Howoga Vickey Burton. The book is 11" by 11". These were some of the poets in Milwaukee of the time. Signed by Vickie Burton Morgan Press paperback
1855349527London: The Art Union 1855. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Childe Harold. Quite handsomely and sturdily rebound reprint edition in a crushed red Morocco leather hardcover format. Gilt-stamped lettering to cover and spine and gilt-stamped dentelles interior and illustrations to front cover. Compartments divided by five raised bands. Scuffing to tips edges spine head and foot and with considerable scuffing to and loss of gilt borders on rear panel. Tank-like of appearance though heavy tall quarto size in format. Unpaginated initial text but then 30 duotone engravings from original drawings by various artists such as J. Tenniel H.C. Selous F.W. Hulme C.W. Cope T. Faed J. Holland and others as then engraved by Williams Dalziel Thompson Linton Measom and many others. A foxed tissue-guarded portrait frontis of Byron previous owner's bookplate inside front flap and another plate inside rear panel with a penned "1378" perhaps an accession number. Library-reinforcing tape at both gutters burgundy colored and remains of the original linen ribbon bookmark a section thereof laid in as well. Gilt edges all-around. Index to the illustrations listing Canto Stanza artist name and engraver. Then following plates is the epic poem proper printed on glossy paper. A Wikipedia entry about the Byronic heroic epic poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage notes that the poem was published between 1812 and 1818 and describes "the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who is disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry and looks for distraction in foreign lands." 275 pp. and including Notes to Canto the Fourth.Member I.O.B.A. C.B.A. and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes and for sets. The Art Union hardcover
1985023957Mallorca: Grup Literari "Guillem Colom" 1985. Numbers 123 in faded hard stock envelopes. Printed Envelopes. Very Good. Grup Literari "Guillem Colom" Paperback
1935107253The United Feature Syndicate. 1935. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 1935. The United Feature Syndicate. 90 pages. Some wear to spine else Very Good condition. Personal copy of actress Ariane Allen wife of Harold Ross editor of the New Yorker. Her name is signed of the front free endpaper. One of 1188 copies Limited Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 90 pages; Signed by Actress . The United Feature Syndicate hardcover
1976107892The Vermont Council on the Arts 1976 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Set of 5 poetry books in slipcase in beautiful condition. Books are: Two Continents by Lyle Glazier The Well by Carol Henrikson Powers by Martha Zweig Readings by Peter Heitkamp and I Think They'll Lay My Egg Tomorrow by Geof Hewitt. Spines are very lightly sunned. The Vermont Council on the Arts paperback
1900495149Brightlingsea Essex UK: T. Clark 1900. Paperback in good condition. This book does not have a publication date. It was not published in 1900. Staple-bound. Covers and page block are marked and tanned. Light creases on covers. Some pages are lightly marked and creased. Text is clear throughout. HCW. Paperback. Good. Used. T. Clark Paperback
1930104908Boston: The American Poetry Association 1930 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. INITIALLED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. RARE copy of this collection of poems from 1930; 50 pages. Dated inscribed and initialled by poet Alice M. Seaman on the flyleaf. . The American Poetry Association hardcover
18851057961885. Wraps. Wraps softcover. 1885. Some spotting to front cover else Very Good condition. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 12 pages . paperback
1885007648London: Elliot Stock 1885. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Finely bound in contemporary white half morocco over marbled boards red leather label with gilt lettering and rules top edge gilt. Near Fine tidy owner signature front end page light soiling to spine. Quite well bound an attractive copy. Elliot Stock Hardcover
2090502113703323Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1793007963London: Printed By E. Hodson for J. Anderson 1793. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition Corrected. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 148 2p Contents leaf bound at end. With an additional engraved vignette title-page. Bound with: 'Topsy Turvy: with Anecdotes and Observations Illustrative of Leading Characters in the Present Government of France'. iv 56 pp. In original contemporary speckled calf gilt back with red morocco label lettered in gilt Very Good light wear at edges scant toning to engraved title-page otherwise remarkably clean and fresh internally. Armorial bookplates of A.R. Sutherland and J.B. Winterbotham and prior owner name T. H. Tragett Awbridge Danes Romsey. Pencil notation on "Monody on the Death of Dick" front end page and at p.129. SCARCE with Topsy Turvy. Printed By E. Hodson for J. Anderson Hardcover