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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
1853015876Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. Hardcover. 1853. 8vo 430adspp . Very Good with no DJ. B&W Illustrations Original stamped brown cloth This is the 4th American edition from the third and revised London edition . Blanchard & Lea hardcover
1857000013430London: John W. Parker and Son 1857. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 3 iv-vi 1 8-252 4 pp. Half contemporary brown morocco over marbled paper boards boards ruled in gold with the spine in six compartments gold lettering and design on the spine; top edge gilt. Light blue endpapers and pastedowns. Publisher's device on the title page. The University of Auckland "Special Collections Bookplates". The bookplate of known collector Joseph M. Gleason. Gleason was a historian a priest and an educator who resided in California. Portions of this work were originally published in 1846 under the auspices of the editor James Henry Dixon. The smaller earlier publication was done for the Percy Society a short-lived British publishing house. Our copy is a revised and enlarged edition. Contains numerous short pieces concerning the vagaries of farming class distinctions courtship and other relevant topics to the people of nineteenth-century Great Britain. Light rubbing to the edges of the boards and some residue on the rear pastedown a numerical stamp on the verso of the title page. John W. Parker and Son 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
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
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
184252998London UK: Smith Elder & Co 1842. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/None Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The epic nineteenth century poem that covers the authors trip from home to India and life there with the East India Company. Includes map frontispiece protected by tissue paper. 115pp. Black cloth boards with black decoration. Original black cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration. Gilt lettering to spine. Heavy sunning to spine cloth and general wear to cloth of boards with some surface marking to lower board. Light foxing to preliminary pages. Smith Elder & Co hardcover
1853RCARDIA00ECThe Smithsonian Institution 1853. Very Good. Carleton James Henry Major. Diary Of an excursion to the ruins of Abo Quarra and Gran Quivira in New Mexico under the command of Major James Henry Carleton Ninth Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. NP: The Smithsonian Institution 1853. 295-316pp. Thin 8vo. Book condition: Very good. There are very small moisture stains in the fore edge margins. The Smithsonian Institution unknown
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
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
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
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
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
188925672NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed in pencil by Chapin. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 325 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons 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
1893rbr1-cw2727 chapters. List of 69 b&w photo illustrations of ranking military officers. Broken front hinge. Gibson Brothers hardcover
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
18777963AB1877. 3rd edition. London J. & A. Churchill 1877. 1 lith. Taf. XVI 260 S. 1 Bl. 23 1 Anzeigen-Seiten. OLwd. leicht fleckig. SGC I: I 869 EA London 1858. - Bennet 1816-91 der als erster zwischen gut- und bösartigem Gebärmutterkrebs unterschied s. Garrison/Morton 6036 war Member of the Royal College of Physicians. unknown
1877184051London.: Published by J & A Churchill. 1877. 3rd edition. Dark green cloth gilt spine title blindstamped borders. Pages lightly yellowed otherwise a fine copy. 8vo. 1`22.5x14.5 cm. Gift inscription by author in French on half title. Published by J & A Churchill. hardcover
1876e5912London: J & A Churchill. G : in Good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Chip to spine head. Browning to prelims. Ex Royal College of Surgeons Library in Ireland. 1876. Second Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". xvi 248pp catalogue. . J & A Churchill hardcover
1858e5912aLondon: John Churchill. G : in Good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Browning to prelims. Ex Royal College of Surgeons Library in Ireland. 1858. First Edition. Brown/gilt hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". 210pp catalogue. . John Churchill hardcover
1871e2082London: J & A Churchill. G : in Good condition. Some foxing. Unopened. Ex Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Library. 1871. Second Edition. Green/gilt embossed hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". x 190pp 40pp catalogue. . J & A Churchill hardcover
1872012529New York: Appleton. Original green cloth. x 190 pp. Darkening of spine slight fraying at head and foot of spine slight corner and spine edge wear foxing Good. . Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 1872. Appleton hardcover
184610840DB1846. Winterthur Steiner 1846. XIV 176 S. 2 Bl. Unaufgeschnittene Original-Broschur mit 2 kleinen Fehlstellen. Durchgehend mäßig stockfleckig und Papier leicht knitterfaltig. SGC II: II 229; Engelmann 51; Hirsch/H. Erg.-Bd. 87; Garrison/Morton 6036 zur engl. EA. 1845: 'Bennet was the first to differentiate between benign and malignant uterine tumours.' - James Henry Bennet 1816-91 studierte und promovierte in Paris und wurde in London ein hervorragender Gynäkologe und Geburtshelfer. unknown
184611409AB1846. Winterthur Steiner 1846. XIV 176 S. 2 Bl. Halblederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und filigraner goldgeprägter Ornamentik sowie umlaufendem Marmorschnitt Bezugspapier und Vorsätze erneuert. Innen sehr sauber. Einwandfrei erhaltenes Exemplar. SGC II: II 229; Engelmann 51; Hirsch/H. Erg.-Bd. 87; Garrison/Morton 6036 zur engl. EA. 1845: 'Bennet was the first to differentiate between benign and malignant uterine tumours.' - James Henry Bennet 1816-91 studierte und promovierte in Paris und wurde in London ein hervorragender Gynäkologe und Geburtshelfer. unknown
