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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
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
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
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
1804867071804. GIBBON Edward. THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Includes MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF EDWARD GIBBON ESQ. COMP0SED BY HIMSELF. In eight volumes. Philadelphia: William W. Birch & Abraham Small 1804-1805. First American edition. 8vo. Frontis in volume one three fold-out maps. Contemporary full calf with maroon labels with edge decorations. Ink signature of Samuel Trask on each flyleaf. All bindings are somewhat rubbed several have small nicks to the top of the spine spines a bit dry some hinges a bit tender; overall a very good appealing set of the first American edition of a of a landmark historical work in its original presentation. Shaw & Shoemaker 6381 Norton 48; p.102. 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
186238586London: John Murray 1862. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: John Murray 1862. With Notes by Dean Milman and M. Guizot. Edited with Additional Notes by William Smith. 8 vols. Bound by Bayntun. Illustrated with frontisportrait and maps. 415 425 433 410 415 428 412 434 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. 3/4 green crushed morocco over marbled paper covered boards. 5 raised bands gilt lettering in compartments. Heads heels and corners very lightly rubbed; spines lightly sunned; top edges gilt. interior clean and tight. A nice set. Very good/No jacket issued. Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. John Murray hardcover books
18153586London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies. 1796; John Murray London 1815. First editions. Quarto 3 volumes. Bound in full brown contemporary leather with gilt tooling and titles to the spine ruling to the front and rear panels inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Shortly following Gibbon's death his good friend and literary executor John Lord Sheffield undertook to edit and in 1796 published the first edition of the Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon in order that the reading public have an opportunity to gain a broader insight into the historian and his overall body of work. A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies. 1796; John Murray, London 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
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
1838282389London: Cadell 1838. hardcover. very good. A new edition in 8 volumes. Frontispiece portraits and 3 large folding maps. 8vo bound in full brown polished calf ornate gilt-decorated spines with orange & brown morocco spine labels t.e.g. somewhat rubbed. Volume 3 not uniformly bound but with a rustier color and chipped label. London: T. Cadell 1838. Very good.<br/><br/> Cadell unknown books
18041504743Birtch and Small 1804. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The first American edition of this epic history. 8 volumes. Usually described as 1805 but this has the first four volumes dated 1804 on the title pages. Some front covers detached but can be reattached by any book binder. Appear to be original boards. Spines very worn but could also be original. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 6381 8518. APPLETON'S CYCLOPÆDIA VI p.469. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 222 ref. NORTON THE WORKS OF EDWARD GIBBON 48. Birtch and Small 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
1820L57-1630London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies et al 1820. Hardcover. Good. Half calf and marbled paper gilt-stamped lettering on spine all edges marbled. With two nice bookplates on the front paste-down: that of Abel Berland and the armorial bookplate of Sir Francis Lynch Blosse Bar. A working set with lightly rubbed boards some scuffing along joints some cracking at spine tips and corners. <br/><br/> Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, et al hardcover books
1820226145London: Cadell and Davies 1820. hardcover. very good. 12 volumes. Handsome stipple engraved frontispiece portrait and 2 large folding maps. 8vo full contemporary olive green polished calf with green and tan spine labels. London: Printed for Cadell and Davies et al 1820. "A New Edition". A very good clean set in a handsome binding.<br/><br/> Cadell and Davies unknown books
1811161453Edinburgh 1811. hardcover. 12 volumes. Frontispiece portrait and 2 large folding map. Handsomely bound in contemporary full brown calf; gilt-stamped borders and spines with red leather labels; marbled endpapers and page edges leather is rubbed and a bit edgeworn in spots; hinge neatly repaired in two volumes still a quite attractive set. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute et al. 1811.<br/><br/> 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
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
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
1890WRCAM56663N.p. 1890. 19pp. plus an additional nine lines of manuscript note on two other slips of paper. Main text written on 9 3/4 x 7 1/2-inch sheets. Approximately 2500 total words. Several sheets with penciled cross-outs but very easily readable overall. Minor edge wear. Near fine. In a half green morocco and white cloth folding case spine gilt leather labels. An exceedingly interesting and important firsthand account of the planning leading up to the massacre at the Little Big Horn in June 1876 written by Gen. John Gibbon who was involved in the planning and operations and was one of Custer's superior officers. Gibbon and his troops were among the first to arrive at the scene of the battle and helped to bury Custer's dead and evacuate the survivors. <br> <br> A major question surrounding the Custer tragedy was whether or not Custer exceeded or ignored his orders in attacking the Sioux before the arrival of Gibbon and his reinforcements. This manuscript recounts the deliberations conducted by Gen. Alfred Terry and his officers including Custer and Gibbon and gives a great deal of information on the decision-making process the plans at which they arrived and the orders under which Custer was to operate. Gibbon wrote about his experiences in the Sioux Campaign in an 1877 article called "Last Summer's Expedition Against the Sioux and Its Great Catastrophe" which also appeared as a chapter in his posthumously published memoir ADVENTURES ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER. The information in the present manuscript is not included in either of those works however and to our knowledge the present manuscript is completely unpublished. <br> <br> Gibbon begins by explaining that on June 21 1876 he and his 7th Infantry troops were camped on the north bank of the Yellowstone River with Custer and his 7th Cavalry camped on the south bank. He relates that the two separate columns had already conferred three times and were about to meet for a fourth conference all under the supervision of commanding Gen. Alfred Terry. Gibbon writes that at the first conference with Terry he offered Terry the services of his trusted scout Mitch Bouyer who eventually died with Custer's men: "I little thought that I was sending poor faithful Mitch to his death." Gibbon also briefly discusses his second conference with Terry before describing a third conference which took place in Gibbon's tent. At that meeting Terry chastised Major Marcus Reno for "following the Indian trail up the Rosebud instead of at once returning & reporting what he had discovered; thus not only losing precious time but running the risk of being discovered by the Indians." <br> <br> Gibbon continues: <br> <br> "Shortly afterwards Custer's command made its appearance on the southern bank & I accompanied Genl. Terry on the ship Far West across the River & Custer found us on board.We sat down at a table & with a map before us discussed the situation. My Crow scouts had reported seeing smoke in the valley of the Little Big Horn and hence it was inferred there must be a camp of Indians somewhere along that stream. The question discussed was how to approach them & strike them to the best advantage.I think Genl. Terry had already made up his mind when the discussion took place to send Custer with a command to follow up the trail discovered by Reno.In the course of the discussion I proposed the question what would the Indians probably do when they were disturbed." <br> <br> Gibbon goes on to discuss the various questions that were posed and impressions that were given at the meeting. Among these was the presumption that the Sioux would attempt to "escape" rather than stand and fight. Gibbon notes that they were ignorant of the "desperate fight" that Crook had waged at the headwaters of the Rosebud just a few days earlier. <br> <br> Very importantly Gibbon writes: <br> <br> "I suggested it would be advisable for Custer to keep on up the Rosebud; instead of following the trail over into the Little Big Horn valley & after crossing over nearer to the mountains approach the supposed Indian camp from the south. This would not only interpose his force between the Indians & their refuge the Big Horn Mountains but would give my command the requisite time to get up as I had the longest distance to pass over. This was agreed to apparently on the part of all.Custer was directed to examine the head of that valley and endeavor to send a messenger down it to communicate to Genl. Terry news of his progress & any information of importance he may have gained. This was regarded as a matter of some considerable moment as it would bring us news of the other columns & might possibly cause a modification of our movement." <br> <br> Gibbon concludes by discussing Custer's failure to follow his orders and why he may have done so: <br> <br> "It is now a matter of history that Genl. Terry received no message from Custer.nor received any message from him of any kind nor ever saw him again. It is also well known that Custer did not follow the line of march marked out for him at the conference. It is difficult to account for Custer's failure to endeavor to communicate with Genl. Terry as desired.except upon the supposition that when in the vicinity of the head of that valley on the day he struck the Indians camp his mind may have been so engrossed by his preparations for the conflict before him as to cause him to overlook it for the time.His reasons for not conforming to the 'desires' of his Dept. Comdr. as expressed in the letter of instructions can never now be known.This is a case which forms no exception to the general rule which prevails in all well disciplined military bodies that the wishes of the commander are always when possible to be construed as orders." <br> <br> John Gibbon 1827-96 was born in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia and attended West Point graduating in 1847. During the Mexican-American War he was stationed in Florida helping to keep the peace between American settlers and Seminole Indians and assisting the evacuation of Seminoles to Oklahoma Territory. This experience kindled in him a sympathy for American Indians that would last the rest of his life. Gibbon taught artillery at West Point and produced an influential treatise on the subject. Despite family ties to the Confederacy he fought for the Union during the Civil War and was involved in many important battles including Antietam. At Gettysburg he led forces against Pickett's Charge and was wounded on Cemetery Hill. Later Gibbon helped block the Confederate escape route at the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and he was one of the three commissioners who received the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. After the Civil War he commanded an infantry unit in Montana Territory and took part in the 1876 campaign against the Sioux. Gibbon's men were among the first to arrive at the scene of the battle of the Little Big Horn and helped to bury Custer's dead and evacuate the survivors. The following year he led a bloody attack on the Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph at the Battle of the Big Hole. Afterward Gibbon and Chief Joseph would become friends. In 1885 Gibbon now a brigadier general took command of the Department of Columbia and placed Seattle under martial law during the anti-Chinese riots of 1886. Aside from his ARTILLERISTS MANUAL of 1859 Gibbon wrote two other books PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CIVIL WAR and ADVENTURES ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER both published posthumously. <br> <br> An exciting informative and unpublished firsthand account of the planning that preceded the massacre of Custer and his men at the Little Big Horn by one who was intimately involved in the process. 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
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
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
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
