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188800316BALLADS OF BOOKS Longmans Green 1888 first edition a bright vg/near fine copy with contributions by Ben Jonson Robert Herrick Robert Burns Sir Walter Scott Charles Lamb Leigh Hunt Austin Dobson Edmund Gosse Rober Louis Stevenson Henry Wadust-wrapper orth Longfellow et.al. Longmans Green unknown
180935371Johnson. Fair with no dust jacket. 1809. Hardcover. An early American collection of readings for elocution classes. Old sheep joints broken & spine worn foxed. Last copy located was sold in 1984 by William Allen in similar condition. Works by Dr Franklin A Parable Against Persecution 1760 Goldsmith and others. Lacks endpapers. 4.25" x 625". . Johnson hardcover
1884mon0000027716Williams and Diagneaux 1884. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. No DJ issued. Sunned spine. Gilt page edges. Rear hinge starting to crack. Ink squiggles on page 182. No other markings in book. Williams and Diagneaux hardcover
187834575Vilna: Judah Leib ben Eliezer Lipman Mats 1878. First edition. Hardcover. fair. 8vo. vi 130. Blue marble paper boards. Commentary on the classic collection of Talmudic aggadah “Ein Yaakov.†Text in Hebrew. Wear to cover. Spine chipped. Foxing to leaves. Binding starting but still intact. Overall in poor condition. Judah Leib ben Eliezer Lipman Mats hardcover
1894330310Chicago: The Press Club of Chicago 1894. Hardcover. 181p. frontis-portrait illustrated with plates by Denslow et al. previous ownership name on first blank shelfwear and rubbing to covers first edition hardcover bound in green cloth boards and gilt titles. Much stereotypical Black dialect poetry by the White Chicagoan pianist & humorist. The Press Club of Chicago hardcover
1842h42070Amsterdam 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Small quarto 10.25 x 9 inches original leather boards with mid-20th century amateur blue cloth spine recent endpapers looks like wallpaper contents very good. 144 93 pp. Boards a bit rubbed and used at edges. Aaronsohn 1805-76 was a preacher rabbi and scholar. Born in Salant Lithuania Aaronsohn was a preacher maggid in Eastern Europe Vishtinetz Brotski and Mir and was recognized for his scholarship by 1836 when he published Pardes ha- okhmah a book of sermons. He later published Pardes ha-Binah a book of sermons with responsa. Aaronsohn arrived in the United States c. 1860 living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where he held services in his home and was known as "The East Broadway Maggid." For four years he served as a preacher in a number of established synagogues including Chevrat Vizhaner and the Allen Street Beth Hamedrash which had split from the Beis Medrash Hagadol. In 1864 he became the rabbi at Congregation Adath Yeshurun in New York City. He continued to write responsa and also included the opinions of those rabbis in Eastern Europe with whom he corresponded regarding contemporary halakhic issues. Uncommon in the trade. hardcover
1882BOOKS342642Providence RI: J. A. & R. A. Reid. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 448pp. cover shelf wear to edges and corners corners and spine tips lightly rubbed/bumped otherwise good; edges of text block lightly stained Former owner's signature on front fly-leaf frontispiece and protective tissue sheet lightly foxed otherwise pages clean and unmarked. . J. A. & R. A. Reid hardcover
188639084Boston E. R. Curtis & Co 1886 hardcover. Author was a popular journalist. He wrote this book to "give personal details concerning prominent men and women" in Washington DC. and notes the public has loved such gossip since the plays of Aristophanes were performed in Athens. He also notes that the prominent part women have played in shaping the nation has been underreported. -- Bookplate: gift from the Gethsemane Baptist Church Philadelphia for the recipient's service in the choir. -- Hardcover AEG all-edges-gilt 2 volumes bound in one 544 541 index pages. Condition: very good minus hinges are cracked; owner name on title page; spine tips and corners edgeworn; cover lettering a bit dulled. -- Pages are bright binding is tight the illustrations are crisp overall a nice book. E. R. Curtis & Co hardcover
188211794Providence RI: J. A. and R. A. Reid 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Good . Large octavo 448pp. illustrated. A good or better copy in the publisher's decorative pale green cloth stamped in black and gilt. Corners and spine ends show some wear and the inner hinges are thily cracked but holding. The front inner hinge is crudely repaired with cloth tape. Contents clean. A heavy volume prone to wear this is a reasonably sound example quite clean internally. J. A. and R. A. Reid hardcover
1882SKU1043430J.A. &R.A. Reide Publishers Providence 1882 448pp 1882. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. J.A. & R.A. Reid; Providence 1882. Hardcover. Illustrated with maps and engravings. A Very Good brown cloth binding with emblem and ornate design and black lettering on front board and spine binding intact crimping and some fraying to spine edges some handling/scuffing to boards rubbing along board edges small soiled spot on page 206/207 rub mark bottom text block corner age toning to pages discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers small abrasions to board corners bit of sunning to spine buckram without Dust wrapper. A nice overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 448pp. appendix 71pp. of b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. J.A. &R.A. Reide, Publishers, Providence, 1882, 448pp hardcover
1899342141899. First edition. Paperback. 24pp. Very thin sextodecimo 16 cm Very good. Stapled printed tract. The pages are brown and the top corners of the pages are slightly dog-eared. Flake 7173. From the Atlanta Constitution March 26 1899. paperback
1853379861New York: George P. Putnam & Co 1853. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Brown cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. Contemporary pencil name small tear at the crown one corner very lightly bumped. According to Wright II-2192 Ben Shadow is a pseudonym perhaps for a Mrs. Middelton nee Irving. A nice copy. George P. Putnam & Co hardcover
1884000017826New York: Fords Howard & Hulbert 1884. hardcover. near Very Good. Octavo approx. 5 1/8" wide by 7 1/2" tall 599 pages. Red cloth covers with gilt titles and decorated with two cross swords and two duelling pistols in gilt on top cover; also pistols on spine. Floral patterned endpapers. Includes index. Spine faded and some fraying at head and foot of spine. 092717A Duel Duelled <br/><br/> Fords, Howard, & Hulbert hardcover
188239543Warsaw: M. A. Glikman 1882. Later printing. Softcover. g to g. Large Quarto. 81pp. Rebound in decorative wrappers. Decorative ruling on title page. Decorative endpiece. Commentary on the Talmud tractate Baba Metziya chapters 1-10 with commentary of Rashi Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki RambaM Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon the RiF Rabbi Isaac al-Fasi Tosefta and Tosafot. Text in Hebrew. Wrappers with light wear along edges and spine creasing at lower corner. Light sporadic foxing and a few stains at first 10 and last 5 pages; age-toning throughout block. Binding and interior in overall good to good condition. M. A. Glikman unknown
185511227Phillips Sampson and Co. 1855. Half-Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dedicated to Robert Southey. Frontispiece engraving of Jonson. Very large very thick book brown half-leather marbled boards raised spine double-column format for text slight wear to tips very tiny tears along spine top edge rubbed to most edges 944 pages. Good. <br/> <br/> Phillips, Sampson and Co. hardcover
18865010057Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. First Edition. Exlibrary marks. Sound bindings hinges starting. Clean tanned pages. Decorative cloth over boards is water damaged at lower front and back corners of each volume with other general shelf wear. Label at lower spine. Benjamin Perley Poore 1820-1887 was an American journalist editor and author in the mid-19th century. Ex-Library; 9.0" tall; 1090 pages. Hubbard Brothers hardcover
188650431Allentown PA: Trexler and Hartzell 1886. Paperback. Good. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Trexler and Hartzell Allentown PA 1886. 260 pages. In German language. Nice Tight copy ! Green cloth spine paper-covered thick cardboard boards. Spine cloth worn along board edges. 1920 informational note from previous owner identifying Bon Ben as B. F. Trexler of Allentown. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. 8783 8783 Trexler and Hartzell paperback
1860958T45London: Routledge Warne & Routledge 1860. Leather. Good. 9.5" by 7". None. A leather bound new edition of this collection of the works of English playwright and poet Ben Jonson. New edition. With a portrait frontispiece and title vignette. The collected works of Benjamin Jonson an English playwright and poet whose artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy popularising the comedy of humours. This collection contains: Every Man in His Humour Volpone or The Fox The Alchemist Bartholomew Fair and The Fall of Mortimer alongside his masques epigrams and translations of poetry. With a biographical memoir of the author written by William Gifford an English critic editor and poet famous as a satirist and controversialist. In the original full calf binding. Externally sound with rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Discolouration to the spine with cracks to the joints. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine and board tips. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Good Routledge, Warne, & Routledge hardcover
18840013544New York: Fords Howard & Hulbert. Bound in red cloth with bevelled boards gilt titles to spine and pistols and swords motif to front panel and spine this 1884 hardcover First Edition is Good plus. 599pp with Introduction 31 Chapters. Most countries covered with oddities included. Chapters on duels involving Clergymen & Women Duelling in the dark Bloodless Duels and Humour in Duels. Clean flower decorated endpapers neat inscription to top of title page spine faded with chips at top/tail corners bumped and worn: otherwise Good plus . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1884. Fords, Howard & Hulbert hardcover
1830230788Brunn 1830s. Boards. Good. 33 pp. bookplate hinges taped needs tightening corners of cover boards torn . Yehuda ibn Tibon al Moreh nevukhim lefaresh bo milot ha-zarot ve-shemot she-filosofim mishtamshim ba-hem . ; hosafti perush hadash she-hiber Yisrael baal mehaber sefer ha-nehmad Netsah Yisrael. hardcover
1899RMORTRA00efChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1899-1910. Very Good. Morgan John. Tracts from the Southern States Mission Sammelband. Rich Ben E; Ellis Charles. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1899-1910. 24 24 24 28 27pp. 16mo. Red cloth. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges and a few small faint stains. Names of contemporary owners are on front pastedown and free endsheet. Contains five publications. Table of contents available upon request. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints hardcover
18818095Manchester & London; Abel Heywood & Son/ Simpkin Marshall & Co. 1881- 1886. 1881. Hard Cover. Six of the Nine Volumes in the set. Octavo pp. 1271; 280; 268; 326; 306; 283 1. Frontispiece by J. Shackleton to each volume excepting Daisy Nook Sketches. Publishers' red cloth with gilt and black titles and decoration featuring floral motifs and roundels of mill shuttles; advertisements to lower boards. Spines lightly sunned with minor wear at tips; Waterlow slightly cocked and Out of Work a little shaken. Ex library copies with printed plates to each front pastedown and ffep; ownership inscription to front pastedown Daisy Nook only. Scattered foxing heavier to endpapers and edges. A Good set. Stories by Manchester weaver and dialect writer Benjamin Brierley 1825-1896. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. Manchester & London; Abel Heywood & Son/ Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1881- 1886. hardcover
1882520089Providence RI: J. A. and R. A. Reid. Very Good-. 1882. First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Leather binding show some minor wear including some loss of surface on corner pieces. Overall a very nicy copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages . J. A. and R. A. Reid hardcover
1893000017151n.p.: Ben C. Truman 1893. Later edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to. 2 5-610 pp. Red sheep with decorations in blind on the boards and spine gold lettering on the front board and spine; all edges gilt. Green floral endpapers and pastedowns. With full-page and in-text illustrations in black and white. With articles by other contributors. A bit of rubbing to the spine's crown and foot. [Ben C. Truman] hardcover
187870520Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. Good; Spine Strip & Cover Boards Showing Wear. 1878. Second Edition. Hardback. 1019 pages . Government Printing Office hardcover
