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1844DY5627London: Printed For The Percy Society by T. Richards 1844-1851. HB. Half leather and red marbled boards gilt lettering on red panel on spine with 5 raised bands 12mo all edges of text block stained red. Each work with a separate half-title and title page. St. Brandan: A Medieval Legend of the Sea edited by Thomas Wright 1844 viii 63 pp. The Romance of The Emperor Octavian edited by James Orchard Halliwell 1844 xv 80 pp. Six Ballads With Burdens edited by James Goodwin 1844 xii 15 pp. The Garland of Good-Will edited by James Henry Dixon 1851 xvi 147 pp. plus 4 pp. musical scores at rear. Also contains minutes of Percy Society meetings of May 9 1851 and auditors report for the preceeding year. Title page for Garland of Good-Will partially loose. No marks in book binding tight. Covers show minor edge wear small sticker bottom of spine. Book condition VG. Printed For The Percy Society, by T. Richards hardcover
1893rbr1-cw2727 chapters. List of 69 b&w photo illustrations of ranking military officers. Broken front hinge. Gibson Brothers hardcover
189810822James H Stark. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Original Brn cloth with blk lettering and . grn image on front gilt spine lettering ; spine edges and corners rubbed; . No marks or writing clean tight binding;. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Wonderful b/w photos with two fold out maps indexed and several pages of ads; ; Illustrated; 207 pages . James H Stark hardcover
185455740London: Richard Bentley. Very Good. 1854. Third Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. Contemporary blindstamped cloth spine gilt red eps. Boards toned/stained points bumped edgewear. Half titles folding frontis map frontis view. Viii 423; viii 421. Scattered foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Richard Bentley hardcover
181211469Cambridge: Sumptibus Collegii SS. Trinitatis.joannes Smith. Good with no dust jacket. 1812. First Edition. Hardcover. Xvii iii 334 pages. Index Auctorum Rerum Verborum. Corrigenda Octavo. In what appears to be original grey-green cloth with blind stamped borders and design gilt to spine. Spine is darkened spine tips bit worn edge wear old black tape at bottom front cover interior yellow end papers with tide marks at bottom front and back rear inside cover has library stamp some foxing throughout most pages never separated otherwise clean and unmarked. In Latin with extensive Greek in a very nice crisp and dark typeface. Aged but still respectable and sturdy. The scarce first edition of Porson's Adversaria edited from his notes after his death by fellow scholars Blomfield and Monk. It includes Porson's notes on Athenaeus and the Greek poets and his prelection on Euripides. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages . Sumptibus Collegii SS. Trinitatis,..joannes Smith hardcover
1880051560Baker & Godwin. Good with no dust jacket. 1880. Hardcover. Hardcover. Maroon cloth boards with gold titling and illustration on front board and title and illusrations in black on rear board. Light soil. Board edges frayed. Professionally repaired spine. Paper over front hinge starting to tear. Binding is nice and tight. Water mark to lower margin edge of first few pages. One inch closed tear to tile page edge. Text pages are otherwise clean lightly tanned. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Baker & Godwin hardcover
188024582New York: Baker & Godwin 1880. First edition 8vo pp. 200; pictorial half-title engraved portrait frontispiece of McLean approx. 75 wood-engraved illustrations in the text many full-page; original pictorial pebble-grain purple cloth gilt-stamped in gilt and black on upper cover and spine with the printed presentation slip affixed to the front pastedown as common; spine ends a bit chipped front hinge starting else very good. Riling 1070: "A fantasy of arms.Literally a book in the style of a patent medicine brochure but applied to the consideration of arms rather than ailments. Baker & Godwin unknown
181576601London: Printed by Macdonald & Son 1815. 8vo. xii 59 47 pp. Original boards with repairs at the spine. With edgewear and some markings to the boards. a little loss around the spine and a split at the front board. A few spots and markings to the leaves occasional creasing and some off-setting to the text. James Henry Lewis was a stenographer who wrote on shorthand. These orations provide a heroic account of Wellington's strategy and eventual victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. This volume is split into two parts containing 'The Battle of Waterloo. An Oration on the Military Exploits of the Duke of Wellington' followed by 'The Rise and Fall of Buonaparte. An Oration Extracted from the Actions of the Extraordinary Man' but were issued together in this volume. Scarce. Held only ay the NLS BL York and Open University libraries. . Good. Original Boards. 1815. Printed by Macdonald & Son 1815 hardcover
1878166501London: Wm. H. Allen & Co. 1878. The Punjab Campaign although perhaps not one of the most brilliant was nevertheless of the greatest importance in its results First edition of this uncommon and important narrative of the Second Sikh War 1848-49 combining eyewitness account with an overview of the campaign; the author served with the 24th Foot at both Chillianwalla and Gujrat and gives excellent detail of both battles. This copy is stamped on the half-title "With the Publishers' Compliments". "The objective of this work is to supply from original and official sources information on some points of interest which have not been fully explained either in the Despatches relating to the Punjab campaign or in other sources also reviewing the current of events from the death of Ranjeet Singh to the period in question. There is detail about the battles of Ramnagar Chillianwalla and Gujrat" Chopra. Lawrence-Archer 1823-1889 was gazetted second lieutenant in the 39th Foot in December 1840 and served with the 24th Foot throughout the war. He went on half-pay as a captain in January 1869 and remained on the half-pay list until his death in February 1889. He spent his later years in the composition of a range of historical and genealogical works. Octavo. With 5 maps 1 folding; publisher's 2-page advertisement list at end. Original red pebble-grain cloth gilt-lettered spine covers with border of concentric black fillets enclosing ornamental motifs greyish brown surface-paper endpapers. Twentieth-century bookplate of Antony Charles Thomas 1928-2016 of Lambessow St Clement Cornwall historian and archaeologist Professor of Cornish Studies at Exeter University. Spine lightly sunned binding a little rubbed a few marks to front cover inner hinges cracked but sound paper lifting from same yet this remains just about a very good copy. Bruce 4203. H. S. Chopra Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his Time p.127. hardcover
186920549Boston, Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1869. In-8°, xv-243 pp., intérieur frais (qqs. traits marginaux aux crayon, déch. marginale restaurée en p. 203, mors intérieurs fendu mais néanmoins solidaires). Reliure d'éditeur pleine percaline brune, décors estampé à froid sur les plats, dos lisse titré doré (reliure lég. frottée, coins inf. écrasés, coiffes arasées, mors fendus sur +/-6 cm).
186920549Boston, Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1869. In-8°, xv-243 pp., intérieur frais (qqs. traits marginaux aux crayon, déch. marginale restaurée en p. 203, mors intérieurs fendu mais néanmoins solidaires). Reliure d'éditeur pleine percaline brune, décors estampé à froid sur les plats, dos lisse titré doré (reliure lég. frottée, coins inf. écrasés, coiffes arasées, mors fendus sur +/-6 cm).
1885290009Tauchnitz 1885 in12. 1885. Broché.
1884R240075147HACHETTE ET CIE. 1884. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Rousseurs. 254 + 261 pages - dos et 2ème plat manquant sur les deux tomes - coins frottés - ouvrages désolidarisés - rousseurs et mouillures sans réelle conséquence sur la lecture - tranches salies - 1er plat désolidarisé pour les deux tomes.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1884R200134455Hachette et Cie. 1884. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Quelques rousseurs. 261 pages - papier jauni, dos plié, coin en tête du 1er plat rogné, étiquette et annotation à l'encre sur le 1er plat.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
1895021892New York: Harper and Brothers 1895. First American Edition. Octavo. The author's fascination with the supernatural in the 1880s this collection explores the sadness of loss both physical and spiritual and finds James at his best while providing a glimpse of how the author dealt with death in his own life. Harper and Brothers unknown books
190020240Heinemann 1900. 8vo. First UK Edition with a frontispiece in photogravure original tissue guard presenthalf-title and title-vignettes and 43 plates 11 in photogravure and numerous illustrations in the text endpapers mildly browned neat signatures on front free endpaper; original grey cloth upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and black backstrip lettered in black gilt top uncut covers lightly age-marked else a good firm clean copy. Edle & Laurence record that 1500 copies were printed. Edel & Laurence A23d. Heinemann, hardcover
188027058Boston: Houghton Osgood and Company 1880. First American edition the first issue with the Houghton Osgood imprint on binding and textual errors as noted in BAL. 8vo publisher's original green cloth covers beveled and ruled in blind spine gilt lettered and ruled "Houghton Osgood and Co" imprint in gilt at the foot of the spine. 347pp. A fine and bright copy the text with no spotting or evidence of much use the green cloth bright the gilt with no fading a very handsome copy unusually so. THE AMERICAN FIRST ISSUE ONE OF ONLY 1500 COPIES BELIEVED TO BE PRINTED. UNCOMMON IN SUCH BRIGHT CONDITION. Charming intelligent romantic with female characters that make the men seem like the ultimate idiots but for loving them! Many lovely little twists and turns to the story. One of Henry James' earlier works Confidence is set in the familiar territory of young rich Americans on extended trips in Europe making friendships and romantic acquaintances with other Americans in the expatriate society that has been established in glamorous settings. Houghton, Osgood and Company hardcover
1820012315London: Printed for R. Hunter 1820. Book measures 20.5x13.5.cm. Collation in 2 parts 70pp viii216pp 2 folding tables. Bound in period or early half calf calf corners marble boards. Binding rubbed abrasion wear lacking title label hinge joints worn. Internally free endpaper clipped pages in good clean condition. A nice copy of a rare book. . First Edition. Half Calf. Good Plus. 8vo. Printed for R. Hunter Hardcover
190024138Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company ca. 1900. First edition later issue. 8vo publisher’s original brown cloth with gilt decorations and lettering to the upper cover and spine panel. 473 pp. A bright and handsome copy rear inner hinge with some wear some old unobtrusive evidence of damp. EARLY PRINTING OF THIS ICONIC WORK BY THE MASTER STORY-TELLER. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
1893355490718286London: Macmillan 1893. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition FIRST ISSUE Macmillan. 47 page publishers catalogue dated January 1893 at end last leaf with marginal tear and loss one or two marginal spots original blue cloth gilt to the spine and front board dark green end-papers spine lightly faded with small nicks and splits at ends and lower joint joints and edges a little rubbed. Overall a VG copy. No D/W. Edel & Laurence A37. Very rare first issue copy with Copyright 1892 by Macmillan & Co. to the verso of the title page. Note THIS COPY SHOULD BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE READILY-AVAILABLE SECOND ISSUE: On the cancel title-leaf in the second state the copyright date is altered to 1893. With a single exception all copies examined contain a cancel title-leaf. An apparently unique copy discovered by I.R. Brussel and recently added to the Collamore Collection at Colby contains a first-state title-leaf. Edel & Laurence. Photographs/scans available upon request. Macmillan hardcover
1811500049770Payne Mawman 1811. Hardcover. Fair. Paper covered boards. Inked title on spine . Euripides Hippolytus Coronifer. Ad fidem manuscriptorum ac veterum editionum emendavit et annotationibus instruxit J. H. Monk. <br/> <br/> Payne Mawman hardcover
1897133049London : Rivington Percival 1897. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 122 pages; Physical desc. : x 2 122 p ; 22 cm. Subject: Bimetallism. London : Rivington, Percival hardcover
1829001075London: Veneunt Appud B. Fellowes 1829. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo medium. Half-bound calf over tan marbled boards. xiv 2 188 p.p. Text in Greek with Latin annotations. Some light rubbing to edges and spine ends. Trimmed pages and light sporatic foxing. Tears to the upper margin of two leaves starting p. 187 text unaffected. Interior crisp clean throughout. Else in very good condition. Veneunt Appud B. Fellowes hardcover
1864114London: Charles Griffin and Co 1864. Good plus in publisher's red cloth with paper title panel to spine with some wear to extremities tanning of paper and wear loss and age-darkening to paper spine panel. From the library of George MacDonald with his bookplate to the front pastedown.<br /> <br /> In addition to MacDonald's ownership this volume comes from the library of Maude Egerton King with her bookplate on the flyleaf. Ms. King was a friend of Greville Macdonald and niece of George MacDonald by marriage the son of George Macdonald and it appears to have come into her possession in 1906 one year after George MacDonald's passing. Inscription to Ms. King in what appears to be Greville MacDonald's hand dated 1906.<br /> <br /> 12mo. 252pp. Charles Griffin and Co unknown
1891429329R. Bentley 1891. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leather label to spine with raised bands and spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical Description: x 502 pages; 22 cm. R. Bentley hardcover