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1900211343London : George Newnes; Philadelphia Lippincott 1900. 2nd and revised edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall with some wear to spine and spine hinges with corners slightly bumped. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 314 pages; Physical description.: 314 p. ill. 19 cm. Subject: Cathedrals -- England. London : George Newnes; Philadelphia, Lippincott hardcover
188814263Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei 1888. Segni d'uso sulla brossura annotazione sul piatto anteriore lievi fioriture sulle tavole. . Brossura editoriale a stampa in quarto cm 30 x 22 pp 20 più tre tavole impresse su carta forte dalla Fototipia Danesi con 37 monete riprodotte. Lievi segni d'uso sulla brossura annotazione sul piatto anteriore lievi fioriture sulle tavole. Memoria estratta dalle Notizie degli scavi di Maggio 1888 dell’illustre archeologo siciliano Antonio Salinas relativo a monete reperite in uno scavo nella parte occidentale dell’isola. Sulla brossura presente una nota manoscritta accompagnata dall’invio autografo «Omaggio dell’Aut. E ricordo del Museo Naz. di Palermo» del quale Salinas era direttore dal 1873. Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei unknown
1890058159London: Marshall Brothers Paternoster Row 1890. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1890. 'A standard work of 'Keswick teaching'. States; First Series - no further volumes were issued. . Hardback. Original blue cloth; gilt lettered cover; gilt and black decoration. Original yellow end-papers. Neat pencil owner name to title-page dated Carlisle 1919. No internal markings. Bright tight and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. 123 pages. 3pp 'Notes' section left blank. SCARCE. 8vo. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping No copy held in the National Library of Wales. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . Marshall Brothers Paternoster Row. SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Marshall Brothers, Paternoster Row hardcover
1883283636Paris 1883. unbound. very good. Very scarce A.Q.S. during his self-exile in Europe 5 x 8" removed from a book in full: "Yours for a better knowledge of the World - Wm. Lee Howard- Paris 3-29-83." Very good condition with light toning and an uneven left margin.<br/> <br/> American physician and surgeon called a pervert and degenerate by the medical community because he dared to author books on human sexuality.<br/> <br/> unknown
18633333771863. unbound. Very scarce full signature with rank removed from a document "Geo. W. Booth - Lieutenant March 27th 1865." Measures 1 x 3.5 inches. Uneven right edge but still very good condition.<br/> <br/> George Wilson Booth was a Confederate soldier who served under Stonewall Jackson and other prominent generals. George W. Booth was a teenager 17 years old and a member of the Maryland militia at the time of the 1861 Baltimore riot before joining the Confederacy. He served for four years in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.He fought in major battles including both Manassas battles the Peninsula campaign and the Valley campaign.He served under multiple generals including Jackson "Grumble" Jones Dick Ewell Jubal Early and John Imboden.He was wounded at Greenland Gap and later promoted to Captain. After the war he wrote his "Personal reminiscences of a Maryland soldier in the war".<br/> <br/> unknown
1885272611Paris 1885. unbound. 1 page 10.5 x 8 inches Paris September 7 1885 in English to journalist Henry Meltzer who was in the United States waiting to be called to London for the purpose of establishing a British edition of the New York Herald in part: ".It will hardly be possible for me to tell you definitely about your stay in London until about three weeks later. If you are to remain in London and would like to bring your family over in that case I shall be happy to pay the expenses of the journey." Evenly toned with four small tape repairs on the folds on the back. Very good- condition.<br/> <br/> Son of the founder of the New York Herald. He is best remembered for sponsoring Henry Morton Stanley's trip to Africa to find David Livingston financing the whole endeavor for exclusive dispatches from the Congo. As a sportsman Bennett is credited with organizing the first tennis match in the United States. As a businessman he partnered with Jay Gould and co-founded the Commercial Cable Company.<br/> <br/> unknown
18882818991888. unbound. very good. 1 page 9.5 x 7.5 inches London June 18 1888 confirming his appointment at Wm. Wards studio in part: "Yes! - I shall be not only very happy but very proud to sit to Mr. Ward for my portrait for you & take it as an immense compliment into the bargain. Mr. Ward & myself will be able to arrange about the sittings - when the time arrives - without much difficulty. Forgive me for not writing sooner." This letter was addressed to Sir Henry Lucy a patron of the arts who mounted the letter in a scrap book and added a postscript in the left margin: "The portrait was painted and hung for years in our dining room." Gently faded at the edges with light spotting in the margins; still in very good condition overall.<br/> <br/> English illustrator and political cartoonist who was prominent in the second half of the 19th century. He was the illustrator for "Alice in Wonderland" and is best remembered as the principle political cartoonist for "Punch" magazine for over 50 years.<br/> <br/> unknown
1895274282Boston 1895. unbound. Gorgeous mounted albumin photograph 6.5 x 4.25 inches taken at the studio of Elmer Chickering 21 West Street Boston Massachusetts a shoulder-up profile image of Savage dressed in a heavy coat boldly signed on the image in black ink "M.J. Savage" below the image on the mount in purple ink "M.J. Savage" and again on the back "M.J. Savage - May 24th '95." An exceptional item that is in fine condition. Note: Elmer Chickering 1857 - 1915 was a photographer who specialized in celebrity portraits in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<br/> <br/> American Unitarian Minister who was an early advocate of Darwinian Evolutionistic Optimism and Social Reform and supported the Theory of Evolution through his numerous sermons and church teachings.<br/> <br/> unknown
18802768<p>Etching and drypoint. B.224 iv/iv. one of an ed. of 22.1880.12 x 9 5 with large margins.Etching and drypoint Signed in ink lower left signed in pencil lower right. Printed on blue paper with a deckled edge.</p>
1894032468Toronto: J. Ross Robertson 1894. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 6 Volumes. Maroon and blue cloth with blind tooled decorative designs to front; gilt to front and spine. Illustrated throughout with line drawings foldout pictures and photographs diagrams maps sheet music. Vol 1: 1894 maroon cloth re-backed with most of original spine intact 561 pp. Vol 2: 1896 blue cloth 1128 pp. Vol 3: 1898 limited to 500 copies thus blue cloth 596 pp.; corners pushed and chipping to head and heel of spine. Vol 4: 1904 614 pp. Vol 5: 1908 maroon cloth free endpaper torn 589 pp. Vol 6: 1914 maroon cloth 592 pp . Generally covers lightly scuffed; some corners pushed. Insides clean and square. A very good set. J. Ross Robertson Hardcover
1898570Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle 1898. First Edition. Fine. 12mo 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.192 x 133 mm 225 pp. 1898 Riviere and Son binding in red crushed morocco Art Nouveau leaf-spray devices gilt to spine and covers gilt fillets on turn-ins and binder's mark which reads "R. Riviere & Son for L.S. Montagu 1898" t.e.g others untrimmed marbled endpapers original wrappers bound in at rear. A beautifully-bound first edition of the classic French play about the large-nosed Cyrano obliged to help another more handsome man woo the beautiful Roxanne who Cyrano already loves. Rostand's play stages the tragic complicity between two halves of man puts into question the existence of justice or happy love in this world but ends with the evidence of hope: in the guise of Christian it is the soul of Cyrano that Roxanne loved. This drama in five acts saw its first production on December 27th 1897 with the leading role played by Constant Coquelin who went on to play the role 410 times and toured the play in North America. The dedication of this book reads " C'est à l'âme de CYRANO que je voulais dédier ce poème. Mais puisqu'elle a passé en vous COQUELIN c'est à cous que le dédie. E. R." I wanted to dedicate this poem to the soul of CYRANO. Since that soul has passed through you COQUELIN I dedicated to you. E.R. Rostand was elected to the prestigious Académie Française the following year making him the youngest member to date at age 31. <br /> Cyrano has been performed all over the world and has seen many cinematic adaptations including the 1950 production starring Jose Ferrer winner of the 1950 Oscar for the Best Actor. <br /> <br /> The binder's mark indicates that this copy prepared in London specifically for the library of L. S. Monatagu Louis Samuel 2nd Baron Sawythling: 1869-1927 a prominent member of the British Jewish community a financier and political activist. Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle unknown