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187021727Providence RI: Sidney S. Rider and Brother 1870. 1870. Fair. - Octavo. The remnants of a gilt-lettered leather spine are present but the covers are lacking. 53 pages with engraved head- & tail-pieces. The front & rear endpapers are soiled & there is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. There is occasional soiling to the text & the front edges of a few overlapping pages are darkened. Good reading copy. <p>Two nineteenth-century satiric pieces. The author of the mock-heroic "Dorriad" was anonymous. "The Great Slocum Dinner" according to the introduction was by the authors listed above. These pieces relate to the "Dorr Rebellion" a brief armed uprising 1841-1842 in Rhode Island led by Thomas Wilson Dorr. The insurrection was precipitated by the increasing disenfranchisement of the citizens of Rhode Island many of them recent Irish Catholic immigrants who were unable to vote because of a requirement that voters own at least $134 of landed property. Providence, RI: Sidney S. Rider and Brother, 1870. hardcover
190023531 pages. Cover has separated from body of book. Strike breaking in the West. no writin no tears no mars. ads on rear cover and inside rear cover some poetry. Labor history and living standards.<br /> national executive committee socialist labor party
1891612754New York: D. Appleton and Company 1891. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition wrappered issue. Small octavo. 326 ads pp. Printed red brick paper wrappers. Slight wear very near fine. The wrappered issue is scarce. BAL 10842. D. Appleton and Company unknown
18916042Harper 1891. JANVIER Thomas A. THE UNCLE OF AN ANGEL AND OTHER STORIES. NY: Harper 1891. Sm. 8vo. decorative brown cloth. First Edition. BAL 10844. Very Good faint stain browning endpapers. $50.00. Harper unknown
1867284467Ticknor and Fields 1867. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 22 pages. Reprinted form The North American Review for October 1867. 'The condition of the civil service of the United States is deplorable.' - opening sentence of the report. First edition thus. A near fine copy in orange wrappers paperback. Slight central bend to pamphlet.<br> Ticknor and Fields paperback
1893MAIN009826IPhila: Holman. Near Fine. 1893. no ptgs listed. hardcover. large 8vo . 272 pp . NO OVERSEAS: too big. IN SWEDISH !!! A gift-book rendition pictorial cloth well- cared for over the years. Mail wt 5 lbs. . Holman hardcover
1860dacs1358New York: Published by Carlton & Porter 1860. 16mo original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt spine lettering hardcover 278 xiii Appendix 8 Course of Study x ads pp. Page 266 “Part VI Chapter I†addresses the issue “Of Slavery.†A Very Good clean tight copy. Published by Carlton & Porter, 1860. hardcover
189018769Baltimore: John Murphy & Company. Fine with no dust jacket. c1890. Hardcover. Bound in a beautiful soft full dark blue calf gilt titles and decoration spine a little sunned all edges gilt a lovely clean tight copy. ; 6.5" x 4"; 262 pages . John Murphy & Company hardcover
1875231015London : G. Almond printer 1875. First Edition. Softcover. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 8 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects; Rope trade. Textile industry. Ships. London : G. Almond, printer paperback
1858414753-XY13Amsterdam : Johannes Müller 1858. 2. Hardcover. Good. Originele gepreegde linnen band met goudopdruk op rug nieuwe uitgave naar het Latijn door J.P. Hasebroek predikant te Amsterdam 8vo.; Hier en daar lichte slijtage randen en hoeken kaft en rug; verso voorplat licht beschadigd door verwijderd zegeltje of iets dergelijks; opdrachtje op schutblad. Amsterdam : Johannes Müller hardcover
182961568Neuch‰tel : Gerster 1829. 170x100mm. XXXVIII- cartonnage mouchetÂŽ avec le titre Ã’ImitationÓ dorÂŽ au dos. Rousseurs marginales ÂŽgalement sur les tranches sinon en trÂs bon ÂŽtat. 300 Gerster unknown
187359159George Philip And Son London 1873. 1873. Hardcover. 12mo. orig. cloth hardcover. 141pp. fold-out maps. good hinges cracked foxing some map edges creased. . George Philip And Son, London, 1873 hardcover
186755436Londini Macmillan et Soc Williams et Norgate 1867. Hardcover. Cloth covers soiled and stained with corners slightly frayed; half-title page partially detached; foxing throughout; otherwise very good condition. . 346p. Illus. Title page in red and black. Londini, Macmillan et Soc Williams et Norgate hardcover
1895140521028Benziger Brothers 1895-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 4x3x1. Order today-sent today with tracking number M-F. An acceptable book with a general worn look and feel with yellowing due to age along with bumped corners and edges. This is a good reading copy. We protect your purchase with damage-resistant double-layer bubble-wrap packaging where possible. Your purchase helps fund small charities in Ohio Kentucky Indiana. Our delivery standard: order received by 2PM Eastern US time goes out by 4:30 PM M-F. Benziger Brothers hardcover
183900242291Neuchatel J.P. Michaud Librairie 1839. Hardcover. Good. Gold on cut. Neuchatel, J.P. Michaud, Librairie hardcover
18894447215<p>stapled booklet some wearclosed tears 9 page article by Edison 18 pages of interesting ads unmarked.</p> North American Review paperback
189045572New York: Harper & Brothers 1890. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. viii 446pp 2pp ads. Frontispiece 18 full-page called-for illustrations. Very good. Binding rather edgeworn and a bit rubbed but tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of this adventure yarn which Merle Johnson calls "Ingenious" -- with all fine plates by the then-young Frederic Remington. BAL 10841. HIGH SPOTS p. 48. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1889023285NY: North American Review Publishing Company 1889. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. Entire issue November 1889 in original wraps light general wear spine ends thumbed with minor loss at tail edged untrimmed many pages uncut wraps separated about 2-inches at bottom spine edge "specimen copy" stamp noted at front wrap. Article is 11 pages. From the opening paragraph "So much has of late been said and written upon the subject of high-tension electric currents and their probable or possible danger to human life and so many different opinions have been advanced by men whose positions serve to surround their utterances with an atmosphere of knowledge of the matter under discussion that the mind of an unscientific public has been unable to come to any definite conclusion upon the basis of expert testimony." Scarce. North American Review Publishing Company Paperback
183421145Trenton:Daniel Fenton 1834. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. Trenton:Daniel Fenton. 1834. 339pp iv pp. Overall a very good copy. Bound in brown buckram with the title in gilt on the spine; a previous owners name and notes penciled in on the inside front board and first free end-page; a couple pages have been previously folded over; and one signature in the middle of the book is becoming detached. Trenton:Daniel Fenton hardcover
1891492527London: Richard Bentley & Son 1891. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Third edition with five portraits on steel and more than forty sketches and plans. Introductory note by Sir John Hawkshaw and conclusion by Henry Lambert. Boards and spine are lightly marked and tanned. Leading corners edges and spine are lightly bumped and worn. Text on spine is partially faded. Page block and rough-cut pages are lightly marked and tanned. Previous owner's name penned on FEP. Binding is exposed between a few pages. Spine is slightly cocked but binding remains intact. Contents are clear throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Good. Used. Richard Bentley & Son Hardcover
187224435London: George Philip and Son. Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Second Edition. Hardcover. 40mm tear at tail of spine 10mm loss of cloth at tail of spine. Hinges broken. Foxing. Some pencil marginalia and doodles. 12mm strip removed at upper margin of title leaf. Some maps with creasing or some short tears to margins. Map of Otago with 70mm tear along fold. Provenance: Carl R. Staubel with "C R Straubel" in pencil on front endpaper. Reference: Taylor "Roll of Book Collectors in New Zealand" p. 33. ; viii 141 3 blank pages 11 colour maps 10 folding 35 1 blank pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on front board. Page dimensions: 162mm x 102mm. "In Two Parts. Part I. Containing the General Geography of the Colonym with a Sketch of Its History and Productions. Part II. Containing a Descriptive Account of Each Province or Principal Division." Includes maps of North Island South Island Provinces Offshore Islands "The Off Islands" and Australasia. Reference: Bagnall 589 : "Apart from statistical summary at end some minor rearrangement and slight revision." . George Philip and Son hardcover
1885cfe12617NEW YORK: Scribners 1885. First American Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. From the recently auctioned collection of M.B. Goldstone- with his custom bookplate attached loosely to the front pastedown and pencil notations to the ffep. Goldstone along with his brother Adrian the Steinbeck bibliographer were collector's of the first magnitude with some of their recently auctioned books setting records. This copy is near fine with very few flaws---one corner is bumped and there is light rubbing to the cloth boards owner's gift inscription on ffep from 1886--but not much more. Top stained lightly faded. Tight clean and square with an unread feel to it. The author's first book with a very limited publishing amount 227 pp. 44 pp Scribner's ads. 2 blank pp. A wonderful copy. <br/> <br/> Scribners hardcover
189818703New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Maps missing. Former owner's name on title page; A Baedeker-clone in green with gilt lettering and spine lettering and gilt emblem on front board. Marbled edges. ; 16mo 7" - 7½" tall; 531 pages . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1864010189United Kingdom: Rivingtons 1864. Hardcover. Good/NO Dustwrapper. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Four Books. Written in the first half of the fifteenth century this work ranks next to the Bible in the influence it has exerted upon Christian spirituality. Anonymous nineteenth-century translation. New Edition. Rivingtons London 1864. xii 298 2pp adverts hb No Dust-wrapper embossed gilt green cloth with bevelled edges covers rubbed & stained pages browned date & previous owner's signature scribbled out good <br/> <br/> Rivingtons hardcover
1856220930-MB67Gould and Lincoln 1856. Tooled cloth cover with repaired spine and hinges College bookplate owner's inscription from 1866 slight foxing Original edition from 1856 includes Life of Thomas A Kempis. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Gould and Lincoln hardcover
