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1897AT2784Boston: Roberts Brothers 1897. 1st. HB. Green cloth gilt lettering on front cover and spine 8vo. 133 pp ads. Spine shows some fading slight soiling to covers. Owners name front paste down. Includes frontis photo of hanging of three black men actually one appears to be a boy. Book condition VG. Roberts Brothers hardcover
183351640Exeter NH: J. & B. Williams. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn owner names on preliminary . leaves pages toned and foxed cup rings and stains on front boards. 1833. Hardcover. Vol. II only of two volumes. Green cloth binding with gilt-stamped leather spine labels and sprinkled edges. Engraved frontispiece and engraved title page. Lacking the original printed title page. Frontispiece engraved by Illman & Pilbrow of the intercession of Queen Philippa on behalf of the burgesses of Calais. Title page engraving by Illman & Pilbrow depicts Englishman William of Granville attacking the castle of Euvreux. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 310 pages . J. & B. Williams hardcover
183351639Exeter NH: J. & B. Williams. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn owner names on preliminary . leaves pages toned and foxed. 1833. Hardcover. Vol. I only of two volumes. Green cloth binding with gilt-stamped leather spine labels and sprinkled edges. Engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title page. Frontispiece engraved by Illman after a painting by van Dyke depicting portrait of James Graham Marquis of Montrose in his dress armour. Title page engraving by Illman shows July 23 1638 attacks on Dean of the City and Bishop in High Church of St. Giles Edinburg. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 332 pages . J. & B. Williams hardcover
1899021129South Dakota Baptist Convention/Brown & Saenger Printers: 1899. 273 pages Index illustrated. "In 1870 South and North Dakota then a territory had two Baptist churches. Today the state of South Dakota has 106 churchs and 5835 members. In 1870 the Baptists of the United States numbered 409958; today they number over 4000000." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER dark green cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. South Dakota Baptist Convention/Brown & Saenger, Printers: Hardcover
1899031179Worcester: Worcester Society of Antiquity 1899. Pamphlet. Very Good. Ex-library with usual marks - library boards over original pamphlet wraps. Pamphlet itself in very good condition with one embossed library stamp to cover. Inscribed by author on cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: History; Inventory No: 031179. <br/><br/> Worcester Society of Antiquity unknown
18984837bx41NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition. Stapled wraps. B0006FBKZI . 1898 pamphlet. 1st printing. Decorated yellow card wraps. Chipping to wraps p/o name. Contents VG unmarked. Map references ads.; 5 1/2 x 8" . G. P. Putnam's Sons paperback
188818112Boston: D. Lothrop & Company. Near Fine. 1888. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Spine very slightly darkened owner's name on the second end paper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 114 pages . D. Lothrop & Company hardcover
186822641NY: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1868. Revised Edition. Hardcover. The only xlib mark is a bookplate inside the front cover. Slight rubbing at the spine ends and a piece of paper is tipped onto the second endpaper for whatever reason. Damp stain to the outside edge of the last blank pages. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 501 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1869A50390Hartford CT: J. B. Burr and Company. Very Good-. 1869. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean solid condition. The spine ends corners and edges of the book covers have some bumping rubbing and wear. The book covers have spots of ground-in dirt and water spotting. The rear cover has several noticeable patches of discoloration. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The is a previous owner's address label on the front pastedown page which has been gouged by a former owner to muddy the name and address. There is also a different previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the same page and on the reverse of the front endpaper. The first free page has an inked previous owner's name and Chinese "Chop". "Smith Matthew Hale. A Unitarian minister journalist and author; born in Portland ME in 1810; died in Brooklyn NY 1879. As a newspaper correspondent under the name Burleigh he attained reputation for vivacity and piquancy. He also made successful lecture tours. His writings include: Universalism Exposed 1842 ; Universalism Not of God 1847 ; Sabbath Evenings 1849 ; Mount Calvary 1866 ; and Sunshine and Shadow in New York 186869 " from Bartleby's website . J. B. Burr and Company hardcover
189813846Paris: V. Giard & E. Briere Libraires-Editeurs 1898. 1898. Good. - Small octavo marbled boards backed with blue cloth with a gilt-lettered maroon leather label on the spine. The boards are rubbed & bumped. The front joint is partially split. The spine is faded with the head & tail chipped & frayed and the label is rubbed & chipped. Half-title title 1 leaf 187 & 2 pages. There are red ink underlinings & notations to a few pages. There are 2 small stamps & 2 notations on the verso of the rear endpaper. The page edges are darkened. Good only. <p>First edition in French. Paris: V. Giard & E. Briere Libraires-Editeurs, 1898. hardcover
186535068Circa 1865. 1865. Good. - A black-bordered 2-3/4 inch high by 4-5/8 inch wide cover has been mounted on a slightly larger cream card. The cover is addressed in black ink in Raglan's hand and signed by him at bottom left: "Raglan". There is some staining below the stamp. Good. <p>This front panel of an envelope is addressed by Raglan to Francis Cavendish at the Foreign Office in London.<p>Richard Somerset 2nd Baron Raglan 1817-1884 was a British peer who began his career as Private Secretary to Lieutenant General Sir Colin Campbell in Ceylon. He subsequently joined the Ceylon civil service and then was assistant government agent of Colombo. He left the island in 1849 to become the private secretary of George V of Hanover the last king of Hanover and the father of King George III of Britain. From 1858-59 and 1866-69 he was a Lord-in-Waiting a member of the Royal Household. Circa [1865]. unknown
1872028743Caerfyrddin: Self-Published William Spurrell 1872. Book. Good. Cloth. Third Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Dark green cloth decorated in blind with publisher's device on front cover in gilt. 3rd edition with Preface dated 1 July 1872. Two volumes in one binding. 204284304 pp. with first part dated 1872 second dated 1866. Rebacked in green cloth with rather "home-made" text title author city of publication date apparently generated on a printer neatly trimmed and affixed to cloth with clear tape the overall effect less than elegant but workable. Rubbed corners with exposure some layering. Inner hinges reinforced. Text block shows age-toned edges but is otherwise fully intact with firm binding. Decent reference copy cosmetically compromised but functional and quite scarce in any condition. Self-Published [William Spurrell] Hardcover
183327586Boston: March Capen & Lyon. Good with no dust jacket. 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. In the original dark grey binding. The fragile cloth is separating along the spine and corners not affecting the binding. The spine label is almost rubbed off. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 99112 pages . March, Capen & Lyon hardcover
1842047017London: Richard Bentley New Burlington Street 1842. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. iv 475 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in early full green calf with the spine faded to brown. The binding is worn and the front hinge is cracking. Headcap of the leather spine is pulled and torn. Red and black title labels on the spine show some scuffing and edge chipping. All edges of the text block are nicely marbled. Marbled endpapers. The front flyleaf is stuck to the front pastedown a bit. Light to moderate foxing and toning throughout. The text block is quite sound. This is Volume 3 only of a three volume set that usually sells for several hundred dollars. Each volume is divided into two books so this volume contains the end of Book V and all of book VI of the set. <br/> <br/> Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street hardcover
19001125455Saint John N.B.: Star Line Steamship Company 1900. Ephemera. Very Good. Brochure. no date circa 1900 brochure measuring 8.75 x 4 inches 22.5 x 10 cm 8.75 x 22 .75 inches 10x 50 cm overall; fulll color front wrap accordion fold 5 folds two color map of St. John River showing stopping places of steamers. with table of distances on verso some light soil and slight trace of moisture on one panel Also noted is the steamer "Aberdeen" Noted are "Saturday and Monday Service; Special Excursion Rates; Summer Arrangement" with a description of the river."A landscape panorama fit for the Gods' A Theme for the Song of Poets the Praise of Scholars and the Admiration of Tourists- The Scenic Glories of the Rhine and the Beauties of the Hudson combined.". Star Line Steamship Company Paperback
187020066Salem Oregon: Willamette Farmer. Good. 1870 1886. First Edition. Newspaper. Worn at the folds. The earlier paper is stained at the left edge. Scarce publications priced as-is for both issues. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Willamette Farmer unknown
189327576Cleveland: Laauer & Mattill. Good with no dust jacket. 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Usual xlib marks. Bound in black cloth imprinted with the name of a Rev. Wm. Hansen. Since these were sold to benefit orphans it is reasonable to suppose the Reverend had these bound to hand out as gifts. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages . Laauer & Mattill hardcover
188615963San Francisco: W. M. Hinton & Co. Near Fine. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Spotting to the back cover light wear to the corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 86 pages . W. M. Hinton & Co. hardcover
18992336Toronto: Hunter Rose 1899. 228pp. Red cloth with gilt cover & spine. Spine faded. Ex Lib markings: Call #'s on paper label taped on spine Very neatly scribed front fep. lib. stamp on title page lib. label pasted on back fep. All lib. markings are neat & clean so is book. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 7 1/4 X 5. Ex-Lib. Hunter Rose Hardcover
1883054209London: Chapman & Hall 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tan-olive cloth lettered in gilt illus. in orange and black. Binding rubbed at spine extremities and showing minor exposure at corners minor rubbing to portions of joints. Firm binding clean interior. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. xxviii448 pp. illus. Decently preserved relatively minor faults. Chapman & Hall Hardcover
1885011280Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin and Co. 1885. First Edition Later Printing. . Half-Leather. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Thick quarto 566 pp. numerous b/w illus. 2 color plates 23 b/w full page plates maps bib. index. Part of the larger Riverside Natural History set this is vol 4 Birds. Half-leather binding in v.g. cond. w/only sl. wear to the corners. Binding solid marbled end papers marbled edges former owner's tiny name ink stamp on top right hand corner of the page following the f.f.e.p. A clean nice copy. <br/> <br/> Houghton, Mifflin and Co. hardcover
1853112555613New York: Henry Bill 1853. Print. Good. No Binding. 1 colored lithograph ; image 22.5 x 36.5 cm. on sheet 32.5 x 45.5 cm. printed below image: Published for the History of the world by Henry Bill New York. Exterior view of the Crystal Palace at the New York World's Fair with people and carriages in foreground. lithograph by Sinclair Thomas S. approximately 1805-1881 Philadelpia lithographerprinter engraver author Thomas Sinclair started his lithographic career in Philadelphia ca. 1838 and in 1840 operated his own establishment. Sinclair relocated to North Street in 1868. There is a tear app. 5 inches extending from left margin at mid point into the image. It is a closed tear and can be repaired easily I have not done the repair since the purchaser may wish to have it done professionally. No damage at folds. The Crystal Palace an exhibition building erected for the 1853 World's Fair Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in Reservoir Square present day Bryant Park. The Crystal Palace took its inspiration from the Crystal Palace in London's Hyde Park a similar structure constructed for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Continents in 1851. The Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire on October 5 1858. Henry Bill unknown
1828178131Edinburgh: Constable and Co.; and Hurst Chance and Co. 1828. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Complete in 2 volumes. Vol. I: cxxi 176pp. Vol. II: xii 1 p14-322. Bound in brown calf with gilt decoration and dentilled edges marbled end papers.Wear to extremities spine label on Vol. II about 50% present but otherwise a nice copy. <br/> <br/> Constable and Co.; and Hurst, Chance, and Co. hardcover
188536709Scranton Penn. :: James S. Horton Printer and Publisher. 1885. Hardcover. Hardcover first edition signed by John Torrey and dated 1886 and inscribed to previous owner. Brown cloth covers lightly to moderately worn with spotting and scuffing. Hinges sound uncracked. Notes and heavy foxing on endpapers. Pages tight unmarked but for light minor foxing. No DJ. ; . James S. Horton, Printer and Publisher, hardcover
1873021091Harper & Brothers: 1873. 416 pages illustrated by C. L. Buxton and R. C. Johnson. and 3 Apendices on is on the Flora of Moab by the late W. Amherst Hayne. With a chapter on the Persian Palace of Mashita by Jas.Ferguson. "The circumstances under which the expedition the results of which are narrated in the following pages was undertaken are sufficently explained in the first chapter. The object was a careful examination of the present state of a country frequently referred to in the Old Testament Scriptures and intimately connected with Jewish history but which has not been traversed at leisure by any explorer since the fall of the Roman empire." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER light wear of the green cloth at the spine edges and corners of book gilt lettering is bright on the spine and cover. Internally a nice clean tight copy. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Brothers: Hardcover