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1896292718London: John Murray 1896. Three Quarters Leather. Good binding. The set in two volumes in three quarter burgundy morocco over cloth; marbled endpapers. The joints are a bit tender especially the front joint of Volume I. It has just begun to separate but is still holding pretty well. Good binding. John Murray unknown books
1878135043London: Macmillan 1878. Hardcover. Fair Ex-lib. labels at spines bookplate inside front covers pocket inside backs usual markings; Some wear to cloth particularly at extremities; Back board and last hundred pages of volume one show water damage only at the very top of the pages; Hinges cracking; Some pencil markings throughout but still very readable. Brown embossed cloth; Gilt titling at spine; 335 404 pp.; No illustrations other than title page of volume one. Scottish lawyer and writer; Founded the Edinburgh Phrenological Society in 1820; Combe's major work was The Constitution of Man. Macmillan hardcover books
1844011998NY: Harper and Brothers 1844. 1s US Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. First or early US edition with notes by English historian and ecclesiastic Rev Henry Hart Milman 1791 - 1868 4 volume set complete maps as called for in vols 1 2 and 3 all in original folds. Bound in original or old full calf crusty and flaking front covers loosened but holding in vols 3 and 4. Sporadic foxing throughout all volumes. A good reference set. Harper and Brothers hardcover books
1880158087London: Frederick Warne and Co 1880. Good uniform scuffing to covers but covers are firm. Most of title label on volume 2 is gone. Good shelf appeal but bring your magnifying glass if you intend to read these. 3/4 Suede leather with marbled boards and endpapers. 5-raised bands with extensive gilt tooling mon bands and within the compartments all page edges are marbled. 3 Volumes. Steel engraved portrait frontis in Volume 1. Vol. 1: 768 pp. Vol. 2: 808 pp. Vol. 3 828 pp. good representation of the earlier 3-volume publication of this title by this publisher. Frederick Warne and Co unknown books
1853WVV41Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong 1853. Vol. 3 containing the atlas is not present. Spines faded and crumpled at ends. Repair to cloth tear on upper cover of Vol. 1. Some browning and foxing throughout. All plates present. Plates lithographed by Ackerman from drawings by Lt. Gibbon. An early exploration commissioned by the U.S.Congress. First Edition. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Robert Armstrong Hardcover books
1853W122206Washingtion D.C.: Robert Armstrong 1853. Original dark plum cloth blindstamped. Spine ends frayed and spines faded. Edgewear and corners bumped. Tear on upper board of Vol. 1. Books foxed throughout. All plates present but no atlas. Report of an exploration commissioned by the U.S. Navy published by the Congress after receipt from the President. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Robert Armstrong Hardcover books
1876253726Fort Ellis Montana 1876. unbound. 3.25 x 5.25 inches September 6 no year but almost certainly sent at the height of the Indian Wars circa 1876 postmarked in Fort Ellis Montana and affixed with two Scott # 136 3c Washington stamps. Addressed in Gibbon's hand to "Dr. John W. Draper University of New York New York." Draper 1811 - 1882 was an American scientist chemist historian and pioneer photographer who is credited with taking the first image of a female's face in 1839. He is also the founder of NYU Medical School. Draper has docketed the envelope "Genl. Gibbon" -- a wonderful association piece considering the fact that Draper is rare in any form. Chipping along the borders; very good- condition.<br/><br/> Union General and Indian fighter who was in Montana Fort Ellis during General Custer's expedition against the Sioux Indians in 1876.<br/><br/> unknown books
1854TB31555Washington DC: Robert Armstrong 1854. Reprint. Both volumes of this two volume set are in very good condition in their original purple cloth covered boards with faded gilt text on the spines and blind embossing on the front boards to include "House Document". Both are octavos of 8 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches with some fading to the cloth over the spines minor pencil notations on the front end sheet of Part 2 and pages 7 through 10 bound-in after page 14 and both volumes are moderately foxed throughout. Part 1 contains 417 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 15 plates. Part 2 written by Lardner Gibbon contains 339 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 35 plates. Robert Armstrong hardcover books
1853028596Washington: Robert Armstrong Public Printer 1853. Part I by Lieut. Herndon. 414p. iii p. b/w illus. half-cloth with marbled boards slightly rubbed on the edges U.S. Congress 32d 2d Session. House of Representatives. Executive 43. Robert Armstrong, Public Printer unknown books
18542327Washington: Robert Armstrong 1854. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Octavo. 33rd Congress 1st Session Executive No. 53 House of Representatives one text volume together with atlas. iii 1pp. list of 16 lithographic plates 417pp. Missing 338 pp. Part 2 Volume. Both volumes bound in original plum cloth stamped in blind spine lettering gilt spines slightly faded; atlas contains three large folding maps; map volume a little frayed at spine ends; maps are very good; text volume is very good. <br/><br/> Robert Armstrong hardcover books
187140718New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1871. 1st US edition. Not in Sadleir nor in Wolff though OCLC records 6 holding instituions. Original publisher's printed salmon paper wrappers sewn. Wear & soiling to wrappers with spine roll to volume. Spine paper worn with some paper loss & front wrapper nearly detached. A Good copy. 2 141 1 blank 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts first & last two pages. 8vo. 9-3/4" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>A scarce novel by this British author who Sadleir tells us "was the sentimental counterpart of the sensational Farjeon and in his way as popular. Gibbon was of working class origin and by dogged self-education raised himself first to clerkship then to journalism and finally to the writing of successful fiction." Sadleir XIX C Fiction Vol I p. 139. Harper & Brothers, Publishers unknown books
18534192baWashington D.C: A. Hoen 1853. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 23.3cm blind stamped brown cloth folder spine is tape repaired; no text; First map measures 16 3/4" x 20" topographical map of Andes 7 1/2" tear at fold small tear at other fold; Second map measures 18 1/2" x 28 1/2" folded map including south Peru Bolivia part of Argentina roughly folded 2 small tears at folds; also printed beside larger map 18 1/2" x 4 1/2" Brazil map showing rivers Madeira Mamone 4 1/2" tear at fold; ex libris. Exploration South America Cartography Maps. A. Hoen Hardcover books
1839WRCLIT52593London: John Murray 1839. xvi451112pp. Large octavo. Original publisher's cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. Frontis portrait after Reynolds. Cloth lightly rubbed and soiled with a few faint old splashmarks blank fore-margin of portrait has a light discoloration small nick in inner hinge else a very good copy. First edition of the text as edited by Milman enhanced by his privileged access to the original manuscripts. A decent association copy perhaps with the armorial bookplate of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. on the front pastedown. NCBEL II:1723. NORTON p.196-7. John Murray hardcover books
1840044214Paris: Baudry's Eureopean Library 1840. Early Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition. 8 volumes in brown cloth backed boards. Wear to the cloth with tears and loss on a few of the spines two of the spines laid back down bindings generally sound. Mild to moderate foxing throughout owner stamps on titles. 3 folding maps one with color. Light wear in a few spots tear in one gutter foxed. Size: Octavo 8vo. 8-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 044214. <br/><br/> Baudry's Eureopean Library hardcover books
1827684591827. London 1827. London 1827. Contemporary Account of a Famous English Case of Forced Marriage Trial. Wakefield Edward Gibbon Defendant. Wakefield William Defendant. Wakefield Frances Mrs. Defendant. The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield William Wakefield And Frances Wakefield: Indicted with One Edward Thevenot A Servant For a Conspiracy and For the Abduction of Miss Ellen Turner The Only Child and Heiress of William Turner Esq. of Shrigley Park in the County of Chester. London: John Murray 1827. xv 303 pp. Interleaved with de-acidifying paper. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/4". Recent library buckram white-stamped title shelf number and library name to spine. Text notably fresh some browning to final leaf and title page which has library marks and stamps. $300. Only edition. The first account of the Shrigley Abduction an 1826 British case of forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner. The couple was married in Scotland and travelled to France before Turner's father was able to notify the authorities and intervene. The marriage was annulled by Parliament. Wakefield and his brother William were convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1217. unknown books
1900318397Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co 1900. A New Edition. Frontis. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary polished tan calf gilt spine marbled sides. Almost fine. A New Edition. Frontis. 5 vols. 8vo. Henry T. Coates & Co unknown books
183321655London: Richard Bentley 1833. First edition. 331; 341pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. Binding wornboards detached but present browning of text some excisions in margins of a few pages including the title bookplates removed with an inscription on both volumes reading "1835/ To be returned in a Fortnight/ Mr. Adam President" else a very good copy. First edition. 331; 341pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Founder of the "New Colonization System". Following imprisonment Wakefield began to study colonial affairs of Australia with an eye towards immigration. Recognizing that the depressed condition of Australian affairs was due to a lack of efficiency and sensible handling he gathered his theories for correcting the problems and first published them in "A Letter from Sydney" London 1829 under the name Robert Gouger. It was so well done that the author was supposed to be an immigrant. He revised and refined these views for his "New Colonization System" in "England and America" as the chapter the "Art of Colonisation." The theories for his "System" were to abolish free grants of agricultural land requiring a fixed price which would be kept low enough so that a laborer would be able to purchase land after a few years this to reduce the number of ex-convicts laborers from receiving land for which they had no use to regulate immigration and to use tax monies from the rental of grants to bring laborers to the colonies. One of the main results of his publications and efforts was the founding of the National Colonization Society and then the South Australian Association the latter intended to be based upon Wakefield's theories. He was also a close advisor to the Molesworth Committee. On the appointment of Lord Durham to Canada in 1838 Wakefield became interested in that territory and is credited with having greatly assisted Durham with his famous "Report on the Affairs of British North America." He also acted as an adviser to Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe in Canada in the 1840's. In 1837 Wakefield had formed the New Zealand Association and spent most of years following directing the affairs of the association from England while his brother William Hayward Wakefield directed and managed it from New Zealand. Kress C3643; McCulloch's"Literature of Political Economy" 1845. p 94; Sabin 100976 Richard Bentley unknown books
1827233168London: Talboys and Wheeler; and William Pickering 1827. New edition. Illustrated with maps and a portrait. Printed by D.A. Talboys Oxford. 8 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary tan calf. Bookplate of Fred Robison-Herver. Vol. VIII split hinge several others started. Good only. New edition. Illustrated with maps and a portrait. Printed by D.A. Talboys Oxford. 8 vols. 8vo. Talboys and Wheeler; and William Pickering unknown books
1854207072U.S. Government 1854. hardcover. very good. Case Map. Color lithograph in original brown buckram case. Image measures 9.25" x 5.75".<br/><br/> Case map of two maps pertaining to the Amazon River and it's surrounding area with notes on gold and copper mining. Embossed cloth cover with gilt title. Some wear to spine but both maps are attached. First map is "Map of the Andes" a minimalist chart of altitudes measured by varying boiling points. Measures 17" x 19.75". Second map is "Map Drawn by Lieut. Lardner Gibbon to Accompany His Report" a beautiful map of South America including Bolivia parts of Brazil Argentina and Peru. Includes a side inset of the Rio Mamore in Northern Bolivia to Rio Madeira to Rio Amazon. Measures 18.5" x 28".<br/><br/> U.S. Government unknown books
1854WRCAM32262Washington 1854. Two text volumes plus atlas. Text: 4417pp. plus sixteen plates; 12339pp. plus thirty- six plates and two folding maps. Atlas: Two large folding maps. Contemporary cloth gilt-lettered spines. Minor edge wear spines sunned gilt on spines rubbed. Spine of atlas split. Moderate foxing and dust soiling. Contemporary presentation inscription on front pastedown of first volume. Good. The first volume contains the report of Herndon and the second that of Gibbon. The two went to Lima together and Herndon went north to the Amazon while Gibbon navigated rivers in the south. They met in Serpa and sailed together down the Amazon to Para. ".Contains minute accurate and very interesting accounts of the aborigines of the Andes and the Amazon and its tributaries." - Sabin. "This is an excellent book on the regions cited" - Borba de Moraes. PALAU 113897. HILL 803. SABIN 31524. BORBA DE MORAES p.336. hardcover books
1849WRCAM19970London 1849. xxiv512pp. plus 6pp. of advertisements and errata slip. Modern half calf and marbled boards leather label. Very good. A classic work in the theory of colonization the culmination of Wakefield's attempt at a theory of colonization based upon scientific principles. His ideas influenced colonial officials and practices in Canada Australia and New Zealand and in the latter place Wakefield was instrumental in establishing a permanent British colony. "The importance of Wakefield's achievements in colonial matters can hardly be overestimated. The tangible fruits of his labours are the least part of their result for all subsequent colonial development has followed the direction of his thought" - DNB. FERGUSON 5235. DNB XX pp.449-52. hardcover books
180465139Philadelphia: Published by William Y. Birch & Abraham Small Printed by Robert Carr 1804. First American edition. First published in 1776-1788. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Alexander Lawson after Joshua Reynolds trimmed along lower margin affecting imprint; folding map of "Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople" other map removed and lacking. 8 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep red morocco label. Wormholes and trails on a few of the bindings some rubbing light browning of text even lacking the map a very attractive copy in two cloth open end cases. First American edition. First published in 1776-1788. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Alexander Lawson after Joshua Reynolds trimmed along lower margin affecting imprint; folding map of "Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople" other map removed and lacking. 8 vols. 8vo. Lawson engraved plates for the first volume of Wilson's "Ornithology" and those in the continuation by Bonaparte. Norton 48 maps and portrait were bound in volumes one and two rather than as noted in Norton. PMM 222 for the first edition Published by William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, Printed by Robert Carr unknown books
185319237Washington: Robert Armstrong & A.O.P. Nicholson 18531854. 8vo 23.2 cm 9.1". 2 vols. I: 414 2 iii 1 pp.; 16 plts. II: x 2 339 1 pp.; 36 plts. <br><br>Original government issue of these "Minute accurate and very interesting accounts of the aborigines of the Andes and the Amazon and its tributaries" Sabin. These two volumes are parts I and II of Senate Executive Document no. 36 32d Cong. 2d sess. consisting of Lieut. Herndon's description of following the Amazon itself and Lieut. Gibbon's account of his travels along the Amazon's tributaries in Peru Bolivia and Brazil.<br>Â Â Â Â Many of the 52 lithographed plates are in duotone; some were done by Ackerman Lithography and some by P.S. Duval & Co. after views of scenery buildings and natives drawn by Lieut. Gibbon. Two volumes of maps not present here were issued separately. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Sabin 31524; Palau 113897. Publisher's textured cloth covers blind-stamped spine with gilt-stamped title; vol. I with spine sunned and cloth chipped at spine extremities; vol. II with corners bumped cloth peeling away from spine and chipped at spine extremities spine with gilt dimmed and small area of unobtrusive discoloration from now-absent label. Front pastedowns each with pencilled owner's name and institutional rubber stamp no other markings; front free endpaper of vol. II starting to tear along inner margin. Mild to moderate foxing and spotting; a few text gatherings unopened. One plate in vol. I with short tear from outer margin turning into a narrow scrape extending about halfway into the upper portion of the image; one leaf in vol. II with tiny portion less than one word affixed to opposing plate. Not a perfect set but a perfectly fascinating one. Robert Armstrong & A.O.P. Nicholson hardcover books
1833247284London: Richard Bentley New Burlington Street 1833. First Edition. xii 331 1; iv 341 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter tan calf and marbled boards. Ticket of R.E. Narby Bookseller & Printer Warminster. Bookplate. Fine. First Edition. xii 331 1; iv 341 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Founder of the "New Colonization System". Following imprisonment Wakefield began to study colonial affairs of Australia with an eye towards immigration. Recognizing that the depressed condition of Australian affairs was due to a lack of efficiency and sensible handling he gathered his theories for correcting the problems and first published them in "A Letter from Sydney" London 1829 under the name Robert Gouger. It was so well done that the author was supposed to be an immigrant. He revised and refined these views for his "New Colonization System" in "England and America" as the chapter the "Art of Colonisation." The theories for his "System" were to abolish free grants of agricultural land requiring a fixed price which would be kept low enough so that a laborer would be able to purchase land after a few years this to reduce the number of ex-convicts laborers from receiving land for which they had no use to regulate immigration and to use tax monies from the rental of grants to bring laborers to the colonies. One of the main results of his publications and efforts was the founding of the National Colonization Society and then the South Australian Association the latter intended to be based upon Wakefield's theories. He was also a close advisor to the Molesworth Committee. On the appointment of Lord Durham to Canada in 1838 Wakefield became interested in that territory and is credited with having greatly assisted Durham with his famous "Report on the Affairs of British North America." He also acted as an adviser to Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe in Canada in the 1840's. In 1837 Wakefield had formed the New Zealand Association and spent most of years following directing the affairs of the association from England while his brother William Hayward Wakefield directed and managed it from New Zealand. Kress C3643; McCulloch's "Literature of Political Economy" 1845. p 94; Sabin 100976; Palgrave III p. 648; Goldsmiths' 27890 Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street unknown books
1828321601London: Printed for T. Cadell et al. 1828. 8 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary polished speckled calf gilt spines neatly laid down. 8 vols. 8vo. Printed for T. Cadell et al. unknown books
