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185534798Boston: Phillips Sampson and Company 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 1 viii 352 pages 1. Blueish marbled paper covered boards. Black leather spine and corners. Gilt title on the spine. Rubs and scuffs to the leather spine joints and edges. Old pencil arithmetic written on the front end sheets. Binding is sturdy and interior contents are clean. <br /> <br /> Inscription of "Doctor R C Randolph New Market Va." written in pencil on the right front flyleaf. "Robert Randolph New Market" written in pencil top of title page. An old book store ticket from "Robert Bell Bookseller and Stationer Alexandria Virginia" located in the upper left corner of front paste down. Dr. R. C. Randolph's papers are archived at the University of Virginia. Phillips, Sampson and Company hardcover
18875922Buffalo N.Y.: World's Dispensary Medical Association 1887. Further title from cover: "Compliments of World's Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo N.Y. 1882. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880 by the World's Dispensary Medical Association in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington". Machine-sewn booklet 15 x 9 cm. 24 pages. Calendar. Illustrated. Later issue with the first published in 1880 and carrying a calendar for 1881. A promotional almanac calendar and recipe book for the World Dispensary Medical Association manufacturers of Dr. Pierce's Standard Medicines. This issue includes calendar pages for 1887 and lined pages for memoranda and these have been used with typical household notes. The calendar pages are interleaved with recipes testimonials text and advertisements for various of Dr. Pierce's medicines and supplies and other advertisements. The series appears to have continued at least through 1914. Some light soiling and edge tears some pages and to illustrated wrappers otherwise near very good. OCLC locates two copies of this 1887 issue. World's Dispensary Medical Association unknown
18405155Philadelphia: William W. Walker 1840. 12mo 1 35 1pp including wrappers. Vignette illustrations. String bound green paper backed printed wraps. Good condition backing mostly worn away along spine corners chipped spotting and staining. Rear wrap with some tape repairs and tears otherwise complete. <br /> <br /> For the year 1841 with the 26 states listed on the front cover Pennsylvania being the most prominently displayed. Moon phases recipes weather predictions etc. for each month. The hints and receipts section at the front provides some helpful tips on making very fine Cologne Water taking a rancid taste from butter a note for Dairy Women the Chinese mode of propagating trees and how to grow rich by giving. . William W. Walker unknown
188532929Pittsburgh: Hostetter & Co 1885. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stitched illustrated wraps with punch hole and string upper left corner. 36 pages. Both covers contain printed information. Illustrated. Green paper covers with title on the front. Light edge wear to the upper corner. Interior contents clean. Contents also cover Oregon. Hostetter & Co unknown
186744061New York: Carlton & Porter 1867. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Owner name in pencil else very good in wrapper. Pamphlet format. Carlton & Porter unknown
187228306Halifax. Nova Scotia Printing Co. 1872 1872. Hardcover. 12mo. 18.5cm 224p. numerous ads. throughout original blind stamped pebbled cloth many clippings neatly laid in and several ruled interleaved annotated weather details in a contemporary hand plain spine faded else very good to fine copy .n1. Halifax. Nova Scotia Printing Co. [1872] hardcover
1827102065Pamphlet 12mo 4" x 6 /14" original printed wrappers stitched. Very browned and partially disbound a little insect damage mostly to margins of a few pages some staining and soiling usual chips and folds at extremities faint signature on title; still a respectable copy. While this almanac contains the usual horoscope material this one has a full page for each sign including a small wood engraved illustration of the symbol. Also includes a couple of pages of ads and a list of county officers for the state of New York. William Williams,
189538416Madrid: Rev. Psicológica La Irradiación 1895.- 157 p. 1 h.; 8º menor 153 cm. ESOTERIA TEOSOFÃA PARAPSICOLOGÃA ALQUIMIA CARTOMANCIA SECTAS Y CIENCIAS OCULTAS EN GENERAL Libro en español Rev. Psicológica La Irradiación paperback
1855166257Boston : John P. Jewett 1855. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy rebound in pebble-grained cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 196 pages; Description: 196 p. : tabs. ill. ; 14 cm. Subjects: Boston Almanac --Periodicals --United States --19th century Boston : John P. Jewett hardcover
18986798Posner: Kiadasn 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. miniature. miniature. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Printed in red and black ink. Notations throughout. Scarce generally photographic frontis seldome found. Notations throughout front joint split else bright and tight. Full red leather boards gilt lettering photographic frontispiece aeg. 49x36mm. 58pp. Illus. b/w plate. Kiadasn hardcover
184819017Reading PA: Von Carl Friederich Egelmann 1848. 32pp. Stitched. Original printed wrappers margin-chipped dustsoiled. Front wrapper with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning scattered foxing. Some chipping and wear to edges. Pencil and ink markings in margins throughout text. Good. Printed in German Fraktur the Almanac contains one of the earliest articles printed in America with illustration of a bull fight. <br /> Drake 12681. Von Carl Friederich Egelmann unknown
185032474Philadelphia: Published and Sold by Jos. McDowell 1850. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 36 pages. Illustrated. Brown paper wraps with title and ship illustration on the front cover. Illustrations inside. Stitched wraps has an old tape repair on the spine. Toning to the contents. Scarce. Published and Sold by Jos. McDowell unknown
18808067New York: The Centaur Co 1880. Stapled booklet 16 x 10 cm. 32 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. A small promotional cookbook in the form of an almanac from the makers of Centaur Liniments with recipes testimonials and descriptions of the applications of this miraculous cure from lands far and wide. As is typical of these books the recipes are very brief and uncredited. Short closed tear to fold of wrappers decorated in black red and yellow depicting a Near Eastern landscape with buildings and camel. Tiny pink cord to hang the booklet in the kitchen. Near fine. The Centaur Co unknown
18316413London: Charles Knight 1831. 3 vols. bound as 1 8vo pp. 240 240 256. Contemporary calf boards bordered with triple blind rules spine divided by raised bands red morocco label other compartments tooled in gilt edges sprinkled red. Binding a touch scratched spine lightly sunned. A nicely bound group of early issues of the information-packed miscellanies produced under the auspices of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge to accompany their own series of almanacs which had begun in 1828. Charles Knight hardcover
18752111085<p>Multicoloured mottled boards with brown leather corners and spine. Spine in compartments title in gilt on red and date in gilt on black plus gilt rules and decorations. Tightly bound: cracked front and back where boards meet binding but still solid. Front fixed end paper has stamp: Burden The Hill Clevedon Som and original owner's crest and name: Sir William Miles. Front free endpaper top: 32 and signature N.W. Griffiths. Small label bottom of inside back cover: T. Kerslake and Co. Bookbinders Bristol. Two volumes in one: Almanac 96 pages and Companion to the Almanac total 287 pages plus index.</p> The Company of Stationers hardcover
182522635AB1825. Leipzig Joh. Friedrich Gleditsch 1824. Klein-8°. IV 380 S. Mit gest. Frontispiz u. Titel sowie 10 gest. Tafeln. Moderner Pergamentband mit dreiseitigem Goldschnitt. Goed. VIII 42. - Durchgehend stockfleckig u. stellenweise leicht gebräunt. unknown
188110165New York: Published by John F. Henry & Co. 24 College Place 1881. Booklet sewn on cords 16.4 x 10 cm. 30 unnumbered leaves including the wrapper. Illustrated. Title and imprint from wrapper; date inferred from a calendar for 1882 printed on the rear wrapper panel. FIRST EDITION. A little promotional cookery almanac from the patent medicine firm of John F. Henry & Co. of New York City. Recipes are mixed with advertisements for proprietary remedies including: Oxygenated Bitters Dr. Baker's Pain Panacea and Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup. Much of the book consists of testimonials and praise for these remedies with recipe pages here and there for Charlotte Russe Lobster Salad and the like. Internally clean and sound but for a few small spots of foxing to margins. In publisher's black & white illustrated wrappers with a wood engraving depicting a housewife working in the kitchen. Some light soiling to wrappers otherwise near fine. OCLC locates five copies of this annual issue. Published by John F. Henry & Co., 24 College Place unknown
18829637New York: Published by John F. Henry & Co. 24 College Place 1882. Booklet stapled in wrappers 16.4 x 12.4 cm. 16 unnumbered leaves. Illustrated. Title and imprint from chromolithograph wrapper; a calendar for 1883 is printed on the back of the wrapper. A little promotional cookery almanac from the patent medicine firm of John F. Henry & Co. of New York City. Recipes are mixed with advertisements for proprietary remedies including: Oxygenated Bitters Kellinger's Infallible Ointment and Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup. Much of the book consists of testimonials and praise for these remedies with recipe pages here and there for Charlotte Russe and Lobster salad. Internally clean and sound but for a few small spots of foxing to margins. In publisher's color lithographed wrappers depicting a housewife working in the kitchen. Some light soiling to wrappers otherwise near fine and with a short pink cord for hanging. OCLC locates five copies of this annual issue. Published by John F. Henry & Co., 24 College Place unknown
18898066Rochester N.Y.: H.H. Warner & Co. Stecher Lith Co 1889. Octavo-sized booklet stapled in wrappers 22 x cm. 51 1 pages. Illustrated. Index. Title and publication information from wrapper. FIRST EDITION of the eleventh annual almanac advertising Warner’s patent medicines with the standard elements – ephemeris glowing testimonials illustrated advertisements for the various cures including Warner’s Kidney & Liver Safe Cure Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Benton’s Hair Grower. The cooking recipes themselves an advertisement for Warner’s Safe Cook Book run along the pages as footers. Some advertisements printed on colored paper; small wire loop for hanging in the kitchen. The "Compliments of." box on the rear panel indicates "A.L. Treworgy Surry Me." In a handsome chromolithograph paper wrapper. Small 1/2 cm. stain on front wrapper panel otherwise near fine. OCLC locates six copies; Hoolihan Atwater Collection S-1419. H.H. Warner & Co. Stecher Lith Co unknown
183426879New York: Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms Agent 1834. 47 1 pp profusely illustrated. Illustrated title page captioned 'Dangerous Attempt to Destroy a Hawk's Nest.' Last page a full-page woodcut captioned 'The Dead Elephant--- A Scene in India.' Disbound glue remnant along inside margin of title page. Light scattered foxing lightly worn. Good to Good. <br /> <br /> An attractive almanac with many full-page and in-text woodcuts and accompanying explanatory text. It includes 'An Account of Nahant' with an illustration of the Indian 'Black William Selling Nahant to Mr. Thomas Dexter for a suit of clothes in 1630.' A double-page woodcut is printed of a 'Disastrous Attempt to Ascend Mount Blanc.' Other illustrations with text are offered from all over the world: a 'View of a Chinese Floating Town' a 'Newfoundland Dog' a 'Cashmere Goat' and much else. <br /> Drake 4088 1- MWA. AI 26202 4. Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms, Agent unknown
1824AQ12631A Paris: Chez Pelicier Librarie 1824. 220pp. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco A.E.G. Extremities very slightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Camille Aboussouan to FEP else internally clean and crisp. A beautifully bound almanac printed for use by the French royal court of Charles X. Camille Aboussouan 1919-2013 Lebanese diplomat lawyer and bibliophile. . 24mo. Chez Pelicier Librarie unknown
180510753Suffield CT: Edward Gray 1805. Wrappers. Very Good binding. 12mo. 12 ll. Original wrappers untrimmed and partially unopened. Original stitching perished; early dampstain to the bottom margin of the first two leaves; paper imperfection to the bottom of the third leaf touching text but not impairing comprehension. A beautiful and early 19th century almanac without the usual heavy usage. Also remarkable in that it remains untrimmed and largely unopened. Drake 670; Shaw & Shoemaker 7857. Edward Gray unknown
1853048326London: Wm. S. Orr and Co. 1853. Green marbled boards quarter leather. Cover: some heavy rubbing and scuffing. Spine: gilt title and gilt bands. Wear to boards extremeties. Edges: once red speckled edges now quite faded light browning and foxings. Eps: fep with owners name /address in old English roundhand April 1891; moderate foxings. Faint foxing to many pages pages albeit mostly to the margins. Illustrated drawings. Binding is As New. 512p plus 68p of The Cottage Gardener's Weekly Calendar plus Index. Heavy book: nearly 2 kgs. First Edition. Hb. VG/None. Wm. S. Orr and Co. Hardcover
183847856Te St. Truyden Sint Truiden: J.L. Milis 1838. Small 8vo 11x8 cm. Contemporary blind boards spine damaged. With large woodcut on title 36 unnumbered leaves and the first half: "Kalender Eclipsen & Voorzeggingen" interleaved with 16 blank leaves. The second half: "Prognosticatie Vermaekelijke questie Raedzel Regering der stad Uytdeeling der pryzen Reducties van Nederlandsch & van Luyksch in Fransch geld Jaer-merkten van de provintie Luyk en Limburg". - Pages age-toned spine damaged but on the whole a charming booklet rare J.L. Milis hardcover
1864EXP009George W. Childs 1864. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. George W Childs 1864 1st Very Good As examples of the freshness and value of the matter of this volume the reader should turn to the tables now first published showing the operations of our Internal Revenue system; or to the oages exhibiting the condition of our Navy and its captures during the war; or to the full and recent presentations of the affairs of the great Bureaus of the Interior Department Referring to the first of these instances the reader will find copious tables showing the results of our systtem of Internal Taxation still so new to the present generation of Americans-From the Preface <br /><br />1864 641 pp Book is in VERY GOOD condition for age over 150yrs old NOT EX-LIBRARY Dark brown blind stamped cover with gold gilt lettering on spine Great copy for age! Binding is still tight 641 pp addt'l advertisement pages front & back fly-leaves Bumping to corners open tears/fraying to spine head & tail clear stain on pastedown & front free-endpapers Minor shelfwear present Small signs of visible wear SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects Condition based on age of book To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email George W. Childs hardcover
