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22730Very good. Small archive consisting of: a 7.5" x 9.5" sketchbook titled "F.J. Scholz's Own Design Book" containing 38 hand-drawn designs for gravestones on 12 pages; a single 11" x 13 sheet with 9 hand-drawn monument designs by Charles Scholz dated 1885; two original photographs of monuments; six sales cards with mounted engravings of gravestone designs each with handwritten prices and notations in German; and an 1891 business card for the Scholzs' company Evansville Steam Marble and Granite Works. All materials in good condition with soiling abrasion and other signs of use. Frederick J. Scholz 1848-1936 was born in Nashville Illinois to German immigrants. He attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne then served as a clerk on a Mississippi River steamboat before moving in 1866 to Evansville where he founded Evansville Steam Marble and Granite Works the same year. His son Charles joined the business in the 1880s and in 1895 the firm name was changed to F.J. Scholz and Son. It was still operational as late as 1952. While running his business. Frederick Scholz also served as Census Commissioner for Southern Indiana in 1890 and was elected Indiana State Treasurer in 1894 serving two terms. The work in Scholz's design book and on the engraved sample cards is representative of a time when gravestones were becoming more elaborate and personal. Designs incorporate a range of religious and mourning symbols including crosses doves an anchor and bible a lamb nestled in a seashell a hand pointing upward hands grasped in friendship a weeping willow wreaths roses lilies and other flowers. One monument includes a complex carving of tasseled cloth draped over the stone another has detailed stalks of ripened corn running the length of one side. Makers of these stones--which were offered in both domestic and imported marble and granite--needed a way to showcase the breadth of their offerings. Often that was done through showrooms but this book appears to have have been used to help solicit business from customers far from Evansville. "Henry Knackstedt Inman McPherson Co. Kansas" is handwritten on the front pastedown and the same name is written at the bottom of the business card. An 1891 Kansas newspaper notes that "Henry Knackstedt representative of the Evansville Steam Marble and Granite Works of Evansville Ind. was in Haven Tuesday soliciting orders for the firm." That coupled with the fact that this collection of materials came to us from Kansas leads us to believe that these were essentially a salesman's kit of interest not only for the design elements but for what it shows about the scope and sale methods of the American funerary monument business in the late 19th century. unknown
167811894London: Robert Pawlet. Good with no dust jacket. 1678. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Professional bound in red cloth with owner's inscription dated 1945 on the fep. The first page and last page have been repaired on the edges with archival tape. This would appear to have been removed from another item as handwritten page numbers in the upper corner start at #68 & continue through the book. Obviously early notations perhaps from when it was new and included in some legal work. The balance of the pages are very good or better. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 104 pages . Robert Pawlet hardcover
1813306<p>This is a rare 1813 edition of Charles Christian Rafn's seminal work on Norse exploration of America originally published by the Royal Society of Antiquaries of the North. The black cloth cover features decorative leaf designs but shows significant edge wear all around with a worn and chipped spine. The front hinge is partially cracked but still holds firmly. Inside the pages have some foxing but all remain intact. A library stamp is present on the first page. See Photos</p> Royal Society of Antiquaries of the North. hardcover
1666046908Paris: Robert de Ninville 1666. First Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary vellum old stamp and name to title scattered very minor foxing - a nice clean copy of the first and only edition of the French translation of Boate's natural history of Ireland. 8334 4pp<br/><br/>Published in 1652 it is cited as the first work in English on regional natural history. It was written primarily as an attempt to restore man's Protestant man's dominion over the earth and encourage settlement in Ireland - it praises the land and reproves the Catholic population for their indolence. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 046908. Robert de Ninville hardcover
183128688London: John Murray. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1831. First Edition. First Printing. Leather. First edition thus. Bound in half brown calf over brown linen boards spine in six compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering and borders in three compartments gilt borders in remainder and on covers t.e.g. light brown endpapers. Original cloth spine and covers bound in volume one. Illustrated with engraved portraits on each frontispiece fold-out map in volume two fold-out "Round Table" in volume three. John Wilson Croker 1780-1857 was a British statesman and author. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin where he graduated in 1800. Immediately afterwards he entered Lincoln's Inn and in 1802 he was called to the Irish bar. His interest in the French Revolution led him to collect a large number of valuable documents on the subject now in the British Museum. In 1809 Croker was appointed as secretary to the Admiralty. Many of his political speeches were published in pamphlet form. He was for many years one of the leading contributors on literary and historical subjects to the Quarterly Review with which he had been associated from its foundation. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography comments that "He had a wide appreciation of all varieties of literature and art which made him a valuable intermediary between the politicians and the public and he was an able writer lucid fluent and always well informed." "In 1831 Croker published a new edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson including the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides which was vindictively attacked by Macaulay in the Edinburgh Review but which remained the best edition until superseded by the work of George Birkbeck Hill" - DNB. Pottle 91. Very ligh shelf-wear at head of spine in volume three else fine; unmarked seemingly unread tight hinges strong square and clean. A large heavy set 12 pounds - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 532; 571; 565; 559; 551 pp . John Murray hardcover
180320435London: F. And C. Rivington. 1803. Early Edition. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. F. And C. Rivington hardcover
182924466Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1829. Fifth Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full brown calf spines in six compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering and borders on burgundy labels in two compartments floral gilt tooling in remainder gilt and blind-stamped borders on covers all edges red marbled endpapers gilt dentelles. Gilbert Burnet 1643 1715 was a Scottish theologian and historian and Bishop of Salisbury Sarum. He was fluent in Dutch French Latin Greek and Hebrew. Burnet was respected as a cleric a preacher and an academic as well as a writer and historian. He was associated with the Whig party. In the mid-1670s a French translation of Nicholas Sanders' De origine et progressu schismatio Anglicani libri tres 1585 appeared. Sanders attacked the English Reformation as a political act carried on by a corrupt king. Several of Burnet's friends wished him to publish a rebuttal of the work so in 1679 his first volume of The History of the Reformation of the Church of England was published. This covered the reign of Henry VIII; the second volume 1681 covered the reign of Elizabeth and the Elizabethan Religious Settlement; the third volume 1714 consisted of corrections and additional material.1 His literary reputation was greatly enhanced by this publication. The Parliament of England voted thanks for Burnet after the publication of the first volume and in 1680 the University of Oxford awarded Burnet the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the advice of William Sancroft Archbishop of Canterbury. For over a century this was the standard reference work in the field although Catholics disputed some of its content. Thomas Babington Macaulay describes Burnet in relation to the king he served William of Orange: "When the doctor took liberties which was not seldom the case his patron became more than usually cold and sullen and sometimes uttered a short dry sarcasm which would have struck dumb any person of ordinary assurance. In spite of such occurrences however the amity between this singular pair continued with some temporary interruptions till it was dissolved by death. Indeed it was not easy to wound Burnet's feelings. His self-complacency his animal spirits and his want of tact were such that though he frequently gave offence he never took it." - History of England Vol. 2 Ch 7. . Armorial bookplates of Walter Hamilton Moberly on feps prize inscription in Latin on ffep of Volume One otherwise unmarked tight square and clean. All six volumes of the text but laking the seventh Index volume. VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Oxford University Press hardcover
1826000857Oxford: Clarendon Press 1826. Leather-bound. Good. 8 volumes 5.5 x 8.5. New edition exhibiting a faithful collation of the original ms. with all the suppressed passages; also the unpublished notes of Bishop Warburton. Full brown leather bindings with gold stamping and tooled spines; labels in black leather insets worn/damaged/missing. Interior some foxing else clean; pages supple will easily last another 300 years Clarendon Press hardcover
1682biblio21<p><b>his is a rare publication and has been rebacked to preserve the original period boards. The pages are clean with only occasional foxing to the first and last few leaves and a slight browning to the title-page. There is an interesting ex libris plate from James Harrop Dransfield on the front paste-down. It shows a head in profile impaled upon a sword with the motto: Cutta Cavat Lapidem Non Vi Sed Saepe Cadendol. Also contains the bookplate of James Harrop Dransfield with the quotation "Gutta Cavat Lapidem No Vi Sed Saepe Cadendo." or "</b>A drop of water hollows a stone not by force but by continuously dripping." and it has a Head impaled on a Standing Sword. <b>This is an extremely rare book sold by Calixbooks online. NO Copies of the First Edition are present in ANY library. All libraries have the 1685 edition. No copies of the 1685 edition are available online. Only one library around the world has a copy of the book. <br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Thomas Comber:</p><p><b>'I have reason to believe many have been encouraged to commit by that current and commonly received Error That Tithes are not due by Divine right but only by humane positive Constitutions. For in the days of our Fathers while the Divine right was generally maintained and believed it was thought a matter of Conscience to pay Tithes justly. But now they that are either so cunning to avoid discovery or so great to despise the punishments of the Law do without scrupple in part or in whole subtract or detain their Tithes and by this false Principle are perswaded it is no Sin that they need to repent of so that the same Error that encourages them to do this great injury to the Church causeth them to do a greater to their own Souls.' Comber's Epistle Dedicatory. Comber blames the common occurrence of this error on Selden's work on tithes from whom the argument is borrowed. Comber seeks to straighten out this legal mess and get the believers back to giving every Sunday. A rare and unusual book sold online. Wing C-5472. </b></p> Roycroft, S. for Clavel, Robert hardcover
178438202London: G. Nicoll and T. Cadell 1784. Map. Near Fine. Plate 36 from the atlas volume of Cook James; A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean: Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere published by G. Nicoll and T. Cadell; London 1784. Writing engraved by T. Harmer. Wagner; Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America 696. Map printed border to border measures 15.25 x 26.5 inches plate impression 16.75 x 27.25 inches sheet 21.5 x 30 inches. An exceptionally nice uncolored copy. Request a higher resolution photograph if required. <br/> <br/> G. Nicoll and T. Cadell unknown
18085005176Dublin: M.N. Mahon 1808. This is the scarce no copies on OCLC/Worldcat of the third edition revised of this 63 page printing of this work on Ireland. Bound with Henry Walter's "Letter to the Right Reverend Herbert Lord Bishop of Peterborough . . . on the Independence of the Authorized Version of the Bible printed in 1823 and also including the "Second Letter . . . " which was printed in 1828. Unbound but the endsheets and pages have held up well . . . . Third Edition. Unbound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. M.N. Mahon Paperback
1989010373New York: Random House 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at title page and SCARCE Thus. First Edition First Printing with Random House complete number row stating First Edition and starting with "2". Near Fine small stain top corner rear blank in a Fine dust jacket. A collection of Davis' speeches and writings about the struggles that Black women face in a white supremacist capitalist imperialist world as relevant today as when they were first written. xv 238 1 pages. . Random House Hardcover
1936W2449Washington D. C.: Printed by and for the Editor 1936. The title continues: Together with the journal of the Federal convention Luther Martin's letter Yates's minutes Congressional opinions Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of '98-'99 and other illustrations of the Constitution. Complete in 4 volumes. This is the scarce 2nd edition which includes a significant amount of additional material that was not include in the first edition published between 1827 and 1830. Still the standard reference for anyone researching the founding documents for the United States. Generally in about very good condition though missing the title and volume number patches for volume 2. In volume 1 only there is a scraper across the upper left corner of the textblock that has affected that portion of the blank margin in about half the pages. Please examine the attached photos--the damage is minor and affects none of the text. All pages remain quite supple. Second Edition. Hardcover. About Very Good. Octavo. Book. Printed by and for the Editor Hardcover
188015714Santa Fe NM: R. W. Webb. Very Good. 1880. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Bound in full calf. No xlib marks but there is a stamp from a historical society inside the front cover. The outer edge of the rear cover has been bent cracking the board on the inside. Leather is darkened at the edges and chipped at the spine ends. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 132135 pages . R. W. Webb hardcover
188221093San Francisco: Fariss & Smith. Good. 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in half-leather leather spine cloth covered boards. Rubbed at the corners & edges. Shaken with some signatures slightly proud. One page map which is rubbed at the edges. ; 11"; 507 pages . Fariss & Smith hardcover
1618012669Richard Field London 1618. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Folio. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is sound. Rebacked full brown leather 6 raised bands 8 821 9 pages alphabetical list of topics decorated letters and other illustrative elements. This third edition reinstates "a Digression towards the end of the fourth Booke which had bene formerly effaced out of the Italian and Latine copies in all the late Editions." Italian history covering the late 1400s to mid 1500s. Covers worn especially around edges text block toned/stained title page reattached. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 6 lbs 3 oz. Category: History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 012669. . Richard Field hardcover
1798013825New York: Tiebout & Obrian 1798 Second NY: Tiebout edition with engraved frontispiece of Franklin by Maverick in fur hat and fancy engraved title page as in the First American Edition by Tiebout however collating to the 1798 Tiebout edition. The Life is pp. 184; the Essays pp. 104 followed by 2 pp. Contents. Previous owner names on front endpapers. Spine label partially gone. Near fine. Tiebout & Obrian hardcover
163926927Cambridge: Thomas Buck. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1639. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes the scarce map of Palestine. Rebound in "full brown Oasis Goatskin" by Colophon bindery in Seattle in 1978. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 28628 pages . Thomas Buck hardcover
1909011522-UNew York: B.T. Batsford 1909. Book. Illus. by author. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. edition 1908 Gray cloth hardcover with paste down title to the front board and spine 350 page book. An account of the decorative development of the craft chiefly in england from the 16th. to 18th. century. Chapters on The stucco of the classic period and of the Italian renaissance. Also Sgraffito - Pargetting- Scottish Irish and modern plasterwork . Illustrated with numerous black & white illustrations of all the technique of paster work . A very rare copy of this sought after book in it's original state. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. B.T. Batsford Hardcover
1838007806London: Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son 1838. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. All four volumes published 1838 bound in unsigned contemporary half polished calf over brown pebbled cloth backs with five raised bands red morocco labels lettered in gilt decorations stamped in gilt matching marbled end pages and page edges a handsome and quite well-bound set. Near Fine scant toning to end pages only small rubs to calf at tips. Vols. I - III with 436 engravings Vol. IV. with 114 including frontispiece engraving each volume. viii 1720 viii 1712 4 888 2 1646. SCARCE in the 1838 printing and in such lovely condition. Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son Hardcover
179425288Calcutta India: The Government. Good. 1794. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Contents are very good to near fine but the front board is loose and the rear inner hinge is separating. Bound in contemporary three-quarter leather. Boards are rubbed As-is. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 367 pages . The Government hardcover
189413005Hartford CN: American Publishing Co. Fine. 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightest rubbing to the corners. The gilt is still bright as new. A wonderful copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 534 pages . American Publishing Co. hardcover
2014011525-ECollege Station TX.: Texas A&M University Press 2014. Book. Illus. by Various Photographers . Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st. Edition 1st. Printing 2014 Purple cloth hardcover with the dust jack 224 page book.This scarce copy is also signed by Lawrence T. Jones and dated making it more scarce. Illustrated with the authors vast collection of Texas Images From Daguerreotypes Ambrotypes and Tintypes with Cartes de Viste Stereography Cabinet Cards and Large-Format Mounted Photographs. Illustrated in color and black & white. One of the best researched book on Texas Photographic History.Now out of print . Condition : Fine with a very light ripple at the back bottom edge pages Dust jacket is Near Fine . Texas A&M University Press Hardcover
1852000236London: Richard Bentley 1852. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Edward Lear. 8vo. pp. XX 4 281 1 With 21 sepia lithograph plates including 2 maps. Bound in publisher's blind stamped blue cloth; corners slightly bumped; re-backed preserving original gilt cloth spine - some wear spots of discoloring a couple letters faded. Endpapers are renewed in matching cream paper. Old inscription written on half title dated 1853; tiny date stamp on upper corner of title page; rear fly-leaf marked "National Library of Canada Seen by NLC." No other institutional markings. Scattered foxing - usually mild heavier on verso blanks of some plates. The frontispiece map displays light but uniformly distributed foxing; 3-4 plates contain heavier spots of foxing - mostly marginal. A generally sound and attractive copy. Edward Lear 1812-1888 - English artist who is best known for the caricatures in his numerous nonsense books. Lear however was also an extensive traveler who produced illustrated accounts of his journeys. His journals in Southern Calabria contain not only beautiful landscape illustrations but also offer many interesting anecdotes concerning life in the Italian peninsula's southernmost province. Abbey Travel 175; Lowndes p. 1328-29. <br/> <br/> Richard Bentley hardcover
187516765London: Longmans Green and Co. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1875. Reprint. Leather. Beautifully bound in brown half morocco over marbled boards spines in six compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering in two compartments intricate gilt tooling in the remainder gilt borders on covers marbled endpapers all edges marbled. This collection was edited by Lord Macaulay's sister Lady Trevelyan. NB Thomas Babington Macaulay 1st Baron Macaulay PC 1800 1859 was a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history were hailed as literary masterpieces. He held political office as Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841 and Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848. He played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India. . All of the volumes are unmarked tight square and clean with only minor edgewear. This is a large and heavy 17 pounds set - additional shipping charges may apply. An extremely handsome set. NEAR FINE. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
