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1995263400London: Carpenters' Hall 1995. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. Signed with a personal inscription from Jasper Ridley on the half title page. There is also an autographed letter signed laid in from Ridley to a friend. Previous owner stamp to verso of front free endpaper very slight offsetting to opposing page; number penned to verso of endpaper otherwise no markings in text. Very small closed tear to front edge of dust jacket; dust jacket protected in a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Carpenters' Hall unknown books
1893231362Portland OR: First Unitarian Church 1893. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrations; No pencil or ink markings in text. Black leather binding with stamped gilt lettering. Text block edges are gilded. Light edgewear with slightly heavier wear at top edge of rear board. Very Good binding. First Unitarian Church unknown books
1842008293London: Saunders and Otley 1842. Four volumes in contemporary full polished calf the backs with gilt decorations and black and red morocco labels plain grey end papers. Very Good light rubbing at corners light soiling to boards scattered toning. spots at end papers corner chip to Vol. red label Vol. IV. With the bookplates of Sir Richard Henry Charles Rycroft 3rd Baronet. Each volume with a gift inscription dated March 7th 1852 "Henry Richard Roycoft from his affec. Father and Mother on his 11th birthday. Richard H.C. Roycroft Charlotte A. Roycroft". Sadly Henry Richard Roycroft died two years later in 1854. A SCARCE history in fine contemporary binding. This set will require additional shipping charges for priority and international mail- please inquire. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saunders and Otley Hardcover books
SKU1031778South Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church in America. Hardcover. Good. B06XY8K7LV Blue cloth boards have minor wear. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. xiii 966 pages published 1971. Ships from our bookstore in West Columbia S.C. South Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church in America hardcover books
1969004364London: Oxford Univ Press 1969. Near Fine tiny spots of soil edges of page block in a Very Good dustjacket price sticker shadow front panel front flap bottom corner clipped very scant edgewear. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. Originally published in 1920 out of print in 1952 and this republication in 1969. . Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Oxford Univ Press Hardcover books
1870246476Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA: J. B. Lippincott & Co 1870. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. The handsome full leather edition of this history. Illustrations; Previous owner's name on gift bookplate attached to ffep. No pencil or ink markings evident in text. Last page of index and blank page after are discolored from a bookmark having been inserted previuosly. Light edgewear to extremities. Text block edges are gilded. Very Good binding. J. B. Lippincott & Co unknown books
1855008163London: Longman Brown Green & Longmans 1855. Two volumes handsomely bound in contemporary half red polished calf over marbled boards the backs intricately tooled in gilt marbled end papers top edges gilt the bookplates of the Right Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming serving from 1909 to 192 and Albert Rowe Merrill. Very Good Plus light rubbing at edges and corners original cloth spine affixed front paste down of Vol. I partially covered by bookplate. Internally clean and bright . New Edition. Half Polished Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Hardcover books
1795E0029<b>Samuel Hearne was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean</b><br /><br />xliv458 pages with two of four engraved plates after drawings by the author both folding and four of five folding engraved maps. Quarto 11 3/4" x 9 3/4" bound in full leather with raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine. HillI page 141. Sabin 31181 First edition.<br /><br />Manuscript journal was found by La Pérouse when he captured Fort Albany; later one of his conditions of surrender was that it be published. Samuel Hearne 1745 – November 1792 was an explorer fur-trader author and naturalist. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean In 1774 Hearne built Cumberland House for the Hudson's Bay Company its first interior trading post and the first permanent settlement in present Saskatchewan. From 1769 to 1772 Hearne was employed in north-western discovery searching especially for certain copper mines described by Indians as "Far-Away-Metal River". These copper mines were found in the Barren Lands where the ground is permanently frozen to within a few inches of the surface creating in many areas vast stretches of mosquito- and fly-infested swamp during the summer thaw. For this reason it was decided that travel in winter was preferable. His first attempt began on 6 November 1769. The large size of the expedition and too much European equipment being carried led to the desertion of his Indian guides and the failure of the expedition. His second commencing 23 February 1770 failed because his quadrant was broken and much of his equipment was stolen. Learning from the mistakes of the first two expeditions Hearne contrived to travel as the only European with a group of Indians led by the great chief Matonabbee. The group also included eight of Matonabbee's wives to act as beasts of burden in the sledge traces camp servants and cooks. This third expedition set out in December 1770 in order to reach the Coppermine River in summer by which he could descend to the Arctic in canoes. Matonabbee kept a fast pace so fast they reached the great caribou traverse before provisions dwindled and in time for the spring hunt. Here all the Indian hunters of the north gathered to hunt the vast herds of caribou migrating north for summer. A store of meat was laid up for Hearne's voyage and a band of warriors joined the expedition. Matonabbee ordered the women to wait for his return in the Athabasca country to the west. The Chipewyans were generally a mild and peaceful people however they were in a state of conflict with the Inuit. A great number of Indians joined Hearne's party to accompany them to the Coppermine River with intent to murder Inuit who were understood to frequent that river in considerable numbers.2 On July 14 1771 they reached the Coppermine River a small stream flowing over a rocky bed in the "Barren Lands of the Little Sticks". A few miles down the river just above a cataract were the domed wigwams of an Eskimo camp. At 1am on July 17 1771 Matonabbee and the other Indians fell upon the sleeping Eskimo in a ruthless massacre. Approximately twenty men women and children were killed; this would be known as the Massacre at Bloody Falls. A few days later Hearne was the first European to reach the shore of the Arctic Ocean by an overland route. By tracing the Coppermine River to the Arctic Ocean he had established there was no northwest passage through the continent at lower latitudes. This expedition also proved successful in its primary goal by discovering copper in the Coppermine River basin. However an intensive search of the area yielded only one four-pound lump of copper and commercial mining was not considered viable. Matonabbee led Hearne back to Churchill by a wide westward circle past Bear Lake in Athabasca Country. In midwinter he became the first European to see and cross Great Slave Lake. Hearne returned to Fort Prince of Wales on 30 June 1772 having walked some 5000 miles and explored more than 250000 square miles.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Rebound in attractive leather with raised spine bands. Lacks frontispiece map and two plates. Plate I A North West View of Prince of Wales's Fort and Plate IV A Winter view of the Athapuscow Lake. Some internal spotting. Small repair to title page and verso and front free end paper edge else a better than very good copy. Printed for A Strahan and T Cadell hardcover books
1797225007<p>First edition thus the first edition was published in Philadelphia in 1796 this is the first London printing. Disbound. Light dampstain on lower corners occasionally extending into the text. No signatures or bookplates.</p> T. Williams paperback books
180247893Nottingham: Burbage & Stretton Printers 14 Long Row 1802. 1st printing thus. Stored folded and housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age toning with dust soiling to outer panels when folded. Fold lines with some splits & minor loss along the folds. Edge rash. Mss title to exterior panel with inclusion dates inked underneath. A Good copy of this rare survivor. Broadside printed in 3 columns with title printed in 4 lines at top with bottom 4 paragraphs in two columns a history of the office. Typographical border. 19-3/8" x 15-1/2" <br/><br/>A chronological history of those who served in the office beginning in 1700 with Richard Hacker of Newark Upon Trent and concluding in 1802 with Robert Lowe of Oxton. Of note the printer in the 3rd column lists blanks through the year 1824. We find no institutional records of this broadside neither on OCLC nor COPAC. Burbage & Stretton, Printers, 14, Long Row unknown books
9756<p>Small 4to broadside tipped onto a stiff blank leaf. Spanish text. Bound in 1/2 gilt stamped red morocco over matching cloth spine with raised bands covers ruled in gilt. Fine. Later black cloth slipcase. Scarce. Rare broadside of the Latin American struggle for independence. Carrera 1785-1821 principal leader in the early fighting for Chilean independence where his experience in the Napoleonic Wars secured his place as head of the nationalist government; later his arrogance produced dissentions with other leaders and his rivalry with Bernardo O'Higgins led to the defeat of the nationalist forces at Rancagua in 1814.</p> [Santiago, n.p., ca. 1819] hardcover books
1829008041Oxford: D. A. Talboys 1829. xix 476 6 pp. RARE in the First English language Edition. IN contemporary full calf back ornately gilt end papers and edges marbled ribbon marker. VEry Good front joint weak yet holding rear joint showing wear title at spine rubbed yet still legible 1/4" loss to calf at head of spine interior clean and bright free of blemishes. Overall a handsome copy of a RARE edition. . First Edition in English. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. A. Talboys Hardcover books
1813227638London: Printed for the Proprietor By Joseph Hartnell 1813. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Frontispiece; No pencil or ink markings in text. Full brown leather binding. Archivally rebacked. Very light edgewear to boards. Very Good binding. Printed for the Proprietor, By Joseph Hartnell unknown books
1987M9649London:: Wellcome Institute 1987. 1987. 8vo. 39 pp. Descriptive list. Printed wrappers. FINE. Wellcome Institute, 1987. unknown books
1799biblio153a1-42 binders direction8 subscribers4c-4204 additional subscribers pages with 7 maps 5 folding and 6 plates. Quarto 11 3/4" x 9 1/2" with new spine in six compartment with red label in gilt over original decorative blind stamped calf boards. Ferguson 329; Sabin 104.633 First edition first printing.<br /><br />Captain James Wilson 1760–1814 brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti on ship Duff in 1797. Wilson was a deeply religious man. The missionaries he brought were from the London Missionary Society. There were thirty men six women and three children. Wilson on the Duff also explored and visited many islands in the Pacific some of which had never had any recorded visit by a European. Among these the most important are Mangareva in the Gambier Islands and Pukarua in the Tuamotus. Duff Paid a visit as a missionary ship to Tahiti during 1796 as a result Missionary Society has first been established in Tahiti. Three years after the establishment the directors of the Society appointed a committee to consider a suitable memorial for presentation to Wilson for his services in helping to establish the first mission in the South Seas.<br /><br />Wilson fought with the British army during the American War of independence and then served nine years with the East India company. While in India he was captured by Hyder Ali and after a daring bid for escape was imprisoned in the black hole of Seringapatam. After his release he continued service as a captain and despite illness and further dangerous missions accumulated sufficientr esources to retire. throughout it all Wilson remained fast in his irreligious opinions. While living in England with his niece however he was converted to an evangelical faith. he felt called to volunteer for missionary service after reading the Evangelical Magazine. Haweis did not know Wilson before receiving a letter volunteering his services in the Pacific. his skills and newfound devotion seemed perfectly suited to the situation and Haweis saw him as "God's man." the Duff arrived at Tahiti on march 5 1797. the settlement at Tahiti of twenty of the missionaries five of them with wives and two children gives further examples of the role of the missionary captain. A pattern of intercourse had already been established by other voyagers according to which the captain of a vessel would take the leading role in meetings. It is therefore not surprising that the focus of the chapter describing the arrival is on meetings between significant island figures and Captain Wilson. For example Manemane a "high priest" Frommo'orea sought Wilson as a tayo or friend not Jefferson the president of the missionaries.<br /><br />The official account of the first mission appeared in 1799 under the lengthy title A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean performed in the years 1796 1797 1798 in the ship Duff commanded by Captain James Wilson compiled from thejournals of the officers and the missionaries; and illustrated with maps charts and views drawn by Mr William Wilson.it was placed firmly within the tradition of the voyages ofdiscovery by an introduction compiledby samuel Greatheed that described previous european contacts with the islands and anappendix "including details never before published of the natural and civil state of otaheite." the main narrative was taken from Wilson's journal with additions from his son and a journal kept by the missionaries during the period when the Duff was away from Tahiti at Tonga. Wilson dominated the events recorded in the narrative.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Some offset toning from maps occasional foxing water mark to upper margin on some leaves two leaves miss-bound at back re-backed with contemporary blind stamped calf boards. S Gosnell for T Chapman hardcover books
1790E00534 of 6 volumes. Volume 1: i-ix-372 pages with 23 plates including frontispiece plate of Cook and 4 folding maps; Volume II lacking; Volume 3: 793-1184 pages with 11 plates including frontispiece of Possession Bay and 5 fold out maps; Volume IV: 1185-1546 pages with 26 plates including frontispiece of Woman Child and Man of Van Diemen's Land and 6 folding maps; Volume V: 1547-1938 pages with 30 plates including frontispiece of A View of Huaheine and 8 folding maps; Volume VI lacking. Octavo 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" bound in original full leather with red labels to spine with gilt lettering. Abridged by George William Anderson. An earlier Large folio edition by Anderson was published earlier. This edition originally issued in 80 weekly parts and also called the Large octavo edition. M K Beddie: 39 First edition of the bound edition.<br /><br />Captain James Cook RN was a British explorer navigator and cartographer ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This helped bring Cook to the attention of the Admiralty and Royal Society. This notice came at a crucial moment both in his personal career and in the direction of British overseas exploration and led to his commission in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavour for the first of three Pacific voyages. Cook charted many areas and recorded several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. His achievements can be attributed to a combination of seamanship superior surveying and cartographic skills courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts for example dipping into the Antarctic Circle repeatedly and exploring around the Great Barrier Reef an ability to lead men in adverse conditions and boldness both with regard to the extent of his explorations and his willingness to exceed the instructions given to him by the Admiralty. Cook was killed in Hawaii in a fight with Hawaiians during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific in 1779.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Lacks volume II and VI. First signature of volume one loose inner hinges cracked some interior soiling spine ends and corners of leather rubbed some scuffing to leather else a good set. Printed for A Millar, W Law, and R Cater hardcover books
1870028333Albany: Joel Munsell 1870. First Edition. Cloth. Good Condition. Nice copy with a few library markings. Moderate wear to green cloth boards with heavier wear at the corners and the head and tail of the spine. One puncture hole through cloth in the middle of the spine but not affecting gilt lettering or structure of the binding. Binding is still tight and interior is bright and clean. Top page edges gilt. 312 pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: History; New England; Antiquarian & Rare; Boston; Inventory No: 028333. <br/><br/> Joel Munsell hardcover books
1958395London: Jonathan Cape 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. 384 pp illustrations with frontispiece illustrated endpapers bibliography. Corners lightly bumped; internally clean and sound. Dust jacket has toning to spine and edges; chipping and short tears. The story of Russian and British agents and the so-called Great Game between the two nations in Turkestan. "Maclean tells the dramatic stories of some of these agents and of some other travellers official and unofficial military and civilian who in the course of a hundred years on one errand or another penetrated the Khanates of Central Asia" dust jacket. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1950008260New York: The Geographical Press Columbia University 1950. SCARCE. 8 pp 6 with text and 2 page map printed verso pages 1 and 8 19" h x 12" w closed map 19" h x 24" w open. Near Fine centerfold as issued prior owner name top edge front page light foxing bottom margin front page with text. Scale 1/9000000 or about 150 miles to 1 inch. . 18th Printing. Map. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 19" h x 24 " W. The Geographical Press, Columbia University Paperback books
1981138983Yosemite National Park California: Published by Yosemite Natural History Association 1981. 21.6 cm pp. 28 pp. not paginated 46 illustrations including cover illustrations pictorial self wrappers stapled. First edition. A book of photographs with brief text and picture captions by Maryann Olsen and Henry Berrey. Small bookstore price sticker affixed to rear cover a fine copy. #138983 Published by Yosemite Natural History Association unknown books
1983007319New York: Dover Pubns 1983. Publisher's promotional poster 22"w x 34 1/2"h featuring a view of the top Brooklyn tower & footbridge 1877 and Bridge from Brooklyn Heights 1883. Distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1983 well suited for framing Near Fine a few faint creases. Poster will be shipped loosly rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 22" x 34 1/2". Dover Pubns books
1995191817New York: Vantage Press 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Contents clean and tight. Dustjacket spine is slightly faded. Light wear at top and bottom of dustjacket spine. Light wear at top of rear dustjacket cover at fold; DJ protected with Mylar Cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Vantage Press unknown books
1978249504New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1978. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Jeff MacNelly. 90pp. This copy Signed with a personal inscription by Eugene McCarthy. The dustjacket has some modest wear and is protected with a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. McGraw-Hill Book Company unknown books
008313Boston: Dana Estes and Charle E. Lauriat No Date 187-. Vol. 1 has added t.p. and all volumes have half-title. Fold-out color map V.1 Fine. Six volumes bound in contemporary half pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards marbled end papers and edges. Very Good Plus wear to marbled boards at edges Vol. 1 a bit shaken V. 3 missing frontis engraving tissue guard. Interiors quite clean and lovely. A handsome set in American fine binding of the period. This is an oversized and heavy set that will require additional postage for international and priority mail. Please inquire before ordering. . American Edition . Half Morocco over Marbled Boar. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Thick 8vo. Dana Estes and Charle E. Lauriat Hardcover books
1877008174Boston: Dana Estes and Charle E. Lauriat 1877. Published 1877-1882. Fully illustrated with wood and steel plates by A DeNeuville Leopold Flaming G Staal Viollat Philippoteaux Lienard and others. Three volumes in contemporary half calf over marbled boards the backs with red and black morocco labels and gilt tooled decorations marbled end papers and edges. The ownership signatures of Dr. T. A. Snider of Sacramento Cal. dated 1884 with his occasional marginal and end page notations in ink. Dr. Snider was a prominent physician in Sacramento for many years. Very Good rubs to calf some small rubs to marbled boards. This 3 volume set is heavy and will require additional postage for priority and international shipping. . First American Edition. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Thick 8vo. Dana Estes and Charle E. Lauriat Hardcover books
