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188845436London: Richard Bentley & Son 1888. First edition . Hardcover. Very Good. The Severn Tunnel is a railway tunnel under the Severn estuary between Wales and England. The tunnel links South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales. It was constructed by the Great Western Railway between 1873 and 1886 to shorten the journey between South Wales and Western England." Wikipedia. 188 pages. All steel plate portrates and listed illustrations are present including views maps plans sections and foldouts. Bound in original light green cloth with illustration on the front cover in black and lettering on the spine in gilt. Spine mildly faded. Bookplate on the front endpaper. Contemporary signature on the title page. Occasional spots of foxing. An about very good copy. <br/> <br/> Richard Bentley & Son 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
1827018378London: John Murray 1827. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Three quarter leather with owner bookplate owner signature and wear to the marbilized boards thus very good. All three maps and one plate though not a frontis are present. . John Murray Hardcover
18953iiiGb0012New York et al.: Benziger Brothers Printers to the Holy Apostolic See 1895. Book. Illus. by Jesus Most Suffering! Mary Mother Most Sorrowful! Be Ye My Love Henceforth Till Death Frontispiece. Very Good. Hardcover Canvas. May 1 1895. 16mo or 16° Sextodecimo: 5¾" x 6¾" tall. 800 pp. A rare hard-to-find out-of-print scarce true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! A 19th-Century copy! Solidly bound copy with moderate external but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with crisp pages and clean text. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page. No jacket. . Benziger Brothers, Printers to the Holy Apostolic See 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
1846133716Philadelphia 1846. unbound. 1 page 10.5 x 8 inches Philadelphia July 25 1846 written on personal stationery requesting an hour or two of the senator's time to discuss a political question discreetly unspecified in part: ".I have a political question that I think is of much interest to you and it is somewhat important that it should be talked over before Saturday at noon. What can you do." Natural folds; very good condition.<br/> <br/> Assistant Secretary of War under President Lincoln during the Civil War.<br/> <br/> unknown
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
184126674Middlebury VT: Printed by Ephraim Maxham 1841. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 92pp. Disbound. Includes the original front wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Thomas A. Merrill on the cover to I. P. Wheeler founder of The People's Press: "I. P. Wheeler with the respects of T. A. Merrill." The historical sketch of the first settlement of Middlebury was collected by the author at a meeting of several of the first residents. With a plan of Middlebury a table of the home lots a list of periodicals and original works published in Middlebury a list of lawyers physicians stores and more. Library stamp on title and last page chipping to edges partially affecting the author's signature some scattered foxing tear to lower edge of one of the leaves. A good copy. Scarce. Sabin 48006. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. Printed by Ephraim Maxham unknown
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
182752987London: Gulielmo Pickering 1827. 12mo. xvi viii 281 pp. Edited by Charles Butler. Contemporary full morocco with decorative gilt pattern to front & rear boards and spine. All edges gilt. Yellow endpapers. Early owners' names to ffep. Head and tail-pieces. Decorated initials. Text in Latin. Copac lists only BL; CU; NLS. An attractive binding in VG to Near Fine condition. . Very Good. Full Morocco. 1827. Gulielmo Pickering 1827 unknown
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
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
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
183900242291Neuchatel J.P. Michaud Librairie 1839. Hardcover. Good. Gold on cut. Neuchatel, J.P. Michaud, Librairie hardcover
1883219151883 EXQUISITE Imitation of Christ Thomas a Kempis Illustrated Mennais Woodcuts"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be." ― Thomas à Kempis The Imitation of ChristThomas à Kempis's most famous and important work has for centuries been The Imitation of Christ. It has widely been known to have influence important Christian conversion including that of John Wesley and John Newton. This stunning 1883 La Mennais French edition of Kempis features an illustrated border on every page with full-page engravings as well. Note the stunning decorative leather by Leon Gruel.Item number: #21915Price: $599KEMPIS Thomas aImitation de JeÌsus ChristParis: Gruel & Engelmann 1883.Details: • Collation: Complete with all pageso XVI 655 • Language: French• Binding: Leather; tight and secure• Size: ~6.25in X 4.75in 15.5cm x 12cmOur Guarantee:Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 21915Photos available upon request. Gruel & Engelmann hardcover
18931940London: Elliot Stock 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good stiff boards with pasted on label some bumps to corner and wear to edges but all in all a clean internal copy Elliot Stock 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
1870031444Oxford: Jas Parker 1870. Book. Very Good. Full Leather. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full dark brown leather decorated in blind with Gilt spine titles. Red edges. Inscription on half title dated 1875. Some foxing to prelims and wear to extremities but still an attractive copy. Jas Parker Hardcover
182822814London: William Pickering and John Major 1828. Assumed First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Jacket. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2. 389 Pages. Printed for the Author by William Nicol At The Shakespeare Press in 1828. Book 1 Ends on Page 97. Book 2 Ends 0n Page 159 and Book 3 Ends on Page 389 the last page of the book. Sixteen pages of subscribers names. Mr. Major Bookseller subscribed to fifty copies. Raised bands on spine with marbled endpapers and page edges are gold. Front boards show light wear at the spine area. <br/> <br/> William Pickering and John Major 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
1828053757William Pickering and John Major. A beautiful crisp hardcover copy in good plus condition paper cracked at front hinge but hinge sound rubbing and shelfwear to leather former owners name written neatly in fountain pen on front endpaper and bookplate on paste down age toning to endpapers pastedowns and title page. Bound in full leather with raised bands and gold gilt lettering gilt textblock. Photos upon request. . Good. Hardcover. 1828. William Pickering and John Major hardcover
18667920Oxford: J.N. & J. Parker 1866. Full Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket. Great condition given age boards slightly warped. Extremely rare. email for more info. <br/> <br/> J.N. & J. Parker hardcover
181510037RGWilmington OH: Joseph Wright 1815. 196 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ gilt title on spine. Corners bumped. Wear to extremities. Binding is scuffed. Front hinge is loose. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Foxing throughout. . Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Joseph Wright Hardcover
189817153Printed at Chiswick Press 1898. Original limp vellum with gilt titles to spine lacking ties. 23cm x 15.5cm. xii 324pp. Frontis title printed in red and black within decorative woodcut border 3 further plates and illuminated letters. Wood-engravings by Clemence Houseman after Laurence Housman. One of a limited edition of only 660 copies. A little marking to binding. Light offsetting for example on page 67 from a lovely little feather left inside. Soft Cover. Very Good. Printed at Chiswick Press Paperback
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