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1880WRCLIT42433Hamden CT: The Appledore Press 1880. Square 16mo. Sewn into stiff plain wrappers titled in manuscript. Chip at crown of wrapper spine first gathering detached from thread else a good copy. First edition of this collection of relevant quotations from dramatic works assembled and printed by Linton in an unspecified but small edition. This is the first work Ransom cites in his brief checklist of Appledore imprints and he dates it "before 1879." However NCBEL dates it 1882. RANSOM p.200. NCBEL III:533. The Appledore Press unknown books
1875WRCLIT42405New York: S.W. Green Printer 1875. 24pp. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers slightly dusty else near fine. First edition of this collection of eleven parodies of some of Poe's better known poems composed and published nine years after Linton left the UK to settle in Connecticut as overseer of his Appledore Farm printing and crafts shop. The copyright is taken in the name of 'Abel Reid' one of Linton's regular pseudonyms. NCBEL III:533. S.W. Green, Printer unknown books
186462991London: Smith Elder & Co. 1864. Red boards with gilt illustrations rubbed in places with four very small spot stains to edge of front board corners and spine ends bumped and frayed edgeworn with spine and boards faded in places period ink inscription to flyleaf prelims chipped to edges map and one hundred illustrations drawn and engraved by Linton gilt closed edges light spotting to edges of some pages gutters cracked but pp secure in binding pp clean and clear to read. Cloth Boards. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Linton W. J. 8vo. Smith, Elder & Co. Hardcover
1891577749Published by Lawrence and Bullen 1891. 1st edition. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Brown Hattie & Linton W.J. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. A Domestic Epic. Natural hessian binding. W.J. Linton writing under the pseudonym of Hattie Brown. Edition limited to 330 copies. Poetry about cats. B/w end-of-chapter drawings. Copy no. 27. Covers soiled. Endpapers browned. Pages unopened at top. One page has a closed margin tear. Published by Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
1855261666New York : Society for the diffusion of spiritual knowledge 1855. Second Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and boards are damaged. Physical description: 537 p. : 2 port. incl. front. ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes appendix. Subjects: Spiritualism. New York : Society for the diffusion of spiritual knowledge hardcover
1866WRCLIT57343Brantwood Coniston Windermere: Printed for the Author 1866. Narrow folio broadside 44.5 x 14cm. Printed on recto only. Folded across middle light use and foxing at edges very good. First separate printing of these two poems the first on the cession of Venetia to Italy by Napoleon and the second re: Bismark Garibaldi and other affairs signed "Spartacus. It is quite possible that this item was printed by Linton on the press he maintained at Brantwood prior to his departure for America and on which he printed the concluding numbers of THE ENGLISH REPUBLIC prior to its cessation in 1855. OCLC reports only copies in the near definitive Linton collection at Yale and supplies the date above. Printed for the Author unknown books
1897WRCLIT42662Hamden CT: The Appledore Press 1897. 176pp. Octavo. Folded untrimmed sheets. Occasional decorations by the author. Near fine. First edition thus reprinting the text of the 1845 edition supplemented by a generous selection of poems from later years including many on political and economic themes. Printed by Linton on his own press in an edition of fifty copies only but not bound and published due to his death on New Years Day 1898. Not in NCBEL or Ransom. The Appledore Press unknown books
1865WRCLIT57344Brantwood Coniston Windermere: Printed for the Author 1865. Narrow quarto broadside 28.5 x 11cm. Printed on recto only. Folded across middle light use at edges very good. First separate printing of this poem. It is quite possible that this item was printed by Linton on the press he maintained at Brantwood prior to his departure for America and on which he printed the concluding numbers of THE ENGLISH REPUBLIC prior to its cessation in 1855. OCLC reports only copies in the near definitive Linton collection at Yale and supplies the date range above. Printed for the Author unknown books
1895y346Heinemann - Colonial 1895. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The boards are a bit marked and worn. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little foxing / tanning and moisture staining. 1st thus. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Heinemann - Colonial hardcover
1880120362Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz 1880. Copyright edition. Hardcover. Very good . 2 vols. in one: 332; 331 p. 17 cm. Half leather. Marbled text block edges. Light wear to outside mainly corners. Small label on front pastedown. Creases in edges of pp. 155-79. <br/><br/> Bernhard Tauchnitz hardcover
1875242147London: Cornhill Magazine 1875. First Appearance published in 3 volumes by Chatto & Windus in 1876. Illustrated. Complete. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary thre quarters blue polished calf and marbled boards. First Appearance published in 3 volumes by Chatto & Windus in 1876. Illustrated. Complete. 1 vols. 8vo. see Sadleir 1427. see Sadleir 1427 <br/><br/> Cornhill Magazine hardcover
1866987Brantwood Coniston Windermere: Printed for the Author 1866. <p>Narrow folio 445 x 140 mm. 17 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. Printed on recto only. Folded across the middle edges with minor tears light use and foxing at edges</p> <br /> <p>First separate printing of these two poems the first on the cession of Venetia to Italy by Napoleon and the second re: Bismarck Garibaldi and other affairs signed "Spartacus." Written during the struggle for Italian independence and the rise of German nationalism Linton a printer poet engraver and friend of Mazzini published numerous articles on liberal subjects from his press in Branston. </p> <br /> <p>This broadside appears to be a proof printing of the two poems and could very well be from Linton's press in Brantwood. OCLC reports only copies in the Linton Archive at Yale the source for the printing date of 1866 for the proof sheet.</p> . Printed for the Author unknown
18657794London: Simpkin Marshall & Co 1865. 266p cloth decorations by Linton paper browning with a little light foxing good. Pencil notations not very legible small packet of hair laid in with label "Hair 1883" in ink and "W.J. Linton" in pencil. First edition. Simpkin, Marshall & Co unknown
1891615425Published by Lawrence and Bullen 1891. 1st edition. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Brown Hattie & Linton W.J. Very good condition with no wrapper. A Domestic Epic. Natural hessian binding. W.J. Linton writing under the pseudonym of Hattie Brown. Edition limited to 330 copies. Poetry about cats. B/w end-of-chapter drawings. Copy no. 251. Slight browning of spine and covers. Offsetting to endpapers. An amusing little book. Published by Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
186438826London: Smith Elder & Co. 1864. Green boards with beautiful gilt illustrations. A little bumped at the edges and some light rubbing but still very good. Hinges unfortunately a little cracked causing front endpapers to come loose for about 2cm at foot and binding to give a little. Ink inscrip. to f-fep and very light foxing occasionally. Pages clean and bright. Gilt edges. Map and 100 illustrations. 1st. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Linton W. J. 4to. Smith, Elder & Co. Hardcover
1845WRCLIT57304London 1845. 4pp. Octavo. Folded leaflet. Light use at edges but very good. First separate edition. A rare printing of a mid-career poem by the talented radical engraver and poet signed at the end 'W.J.L.' and to all appearances printed in the U.K. possibly for his own distribution in the period prior to his emigration to the U.S. OCLC locates a copy in the distinguished Linton collection at Yale undated as well as a different printing in company with two other poems tentatively dated 1845 in an odd format paginated 51- 74pp. It is not listed in Linton's entry in NCBEL and not recorded in NSTC. unknown books
1875WRCLIT43776London: Blakeman & Jagger Old-Style Printers 1875. Printed broadside 26.5 x 21.2cm. Text in double columns. Old folds a bit dusty at edges but very good. A rare broadside printing of this poem by Linton in memory of his close friend and publisher fellow radical James Watson. Written after Linton's removal to the U.S. the text is dated at the end "U.S. Dec 20 1874." Linton's early publication history in Britain was closely connected with Watson dating from the years of Linton's first major endeavor the radical weekly THE NATION. In 1879 Linton published his own significant prose memoir of Watson and their association. Not in Linton's entry in NCBEL. Blakeman & Jagger, Old-Style Printers unknown books
188200285021New Haven Conn.: Appledore Private Press 1882 Poems Not in the Collections wood-cut engraved title page. Grey card boards with four yellow apples. spine chipped top/bottom short tear boards tight. No. 98 of 225 copies only. Signed in pencil by Linton. XVI 4 187 1pgs. Notes Rare Copy of scare early poetry in original conditon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Authors. Limited Edition. Stiff Card. Very Good. Appledore Private Press hardcover
188298639Boston: Estes and Lauriat 1882. later cloth. 4to. later cloth. x 711 pages followed by one printed leaf and 15 blank pages. First edition limited to 1000 numbered copies signed by the author. With 20 full-page plates reproducing woodcuts from such artists as Anderson Linton Cole Kruell Closson and others. The text is followed by a page printed in red ink which states that extra blank pages have been bound in that can be used to mount additional plates. These pages are blank in this copy. Ex-library copy with markings. One leaf partially detached. Estes and Lauriat unknown books
1883MM4342Chatto & Windus 1883. ~E. Lynn Linton 1822-1898 independent woman journalist author of 20 novels. First published in 1861 this second edition has a new preface. Original decorative green cloth endpapers cracked at gutters but binding restored and hinges sound. Old bookplate to inside front board. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. Very Good. xii 320pp. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
1856WRCLIT57337London or Brantwood: By the Author 1856. 4pp. Folded small octavo leaflet. Slightly dusty else a very good copy. First separate edition of this poem composed and published by Linton on the occasion of the celebration of peace with Russia at the end of the Crimean War. It is quite possible that this item was printed by Linton on the press he maintained at Brantwood and on which he printed the concluding numbers of THE ENGLISH REPUBLIC prior to its cessation in 1855. Rare. OCLC locates a copy at Brown and copies in the definitive Linton collection at Yale; it is not reported in Linton's NCBEL entry nor in NSTC. By the Author] unknown books
185757315Alexander Ireland & Co 22 Market Street Manchester & W H Smith & Son 186 Strand 1857. 1st edition. Hardback. Half calf over silk G. viii300pp 2 chromolithographic frontis b/w plan 32 fulll page b/w engraved illustrations & 120 b/w illustrations in the text leather grubby & worn at the edges glue splash to the rar cover some slight marking & staining to the contents occasional offsetting but generally a nice copy of an unaccountably scarce item. A bound copy of a weekly souvenier publication which was produced to mark the 1857 Art Treasures Exhibition which was held in Manchester. It remains the largest art exhibition ever to be held in the UK if not the World with over 16000 exhibits. It attracted over 1.3 million visitors in the 142 days it was open. The two chromolithographs show the building - a temporary iron-and-glass structure similar to the Crystal Palace in London 656 feet long and 200 feet wide with one central barrel vault 56 feet wide. Its selection and display of artworks had a formative influence on the public art collections that were then being established in the UK such as the National Gallery National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Alexander Ireland & Co, 22 Market Street Manchester & W H Smith & Son, 186 Strand hardcover
1865623P43London: Simpkin Marshall & Co 1865. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". W. J. Linton. The very scarce first edition of the engraver William James Linton's collection of poetry with his play 'Claribel'. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. A collection of poetry by the engraver William James Linton. With the play 'Claribel' and the poems 'The Old Legend of King Arthur' 'The Ruined City' 'Nature's Gentleman' 'The Advent of Peace' 'Two Stories of One Fate' 'Principle and Opinion' and more. Illustrated with head and tail pieces throughout illustrated by the author. William James Linton was an Englishman who emigrated to America to try his fortune after suffering from financial difficulties in England. He is said to have reached the highest point of execution in engraving in wood. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally with a crack to the tail of the front joint. Light marking to the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Label to the rear pastedown. Hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper '. from her loving Uncle J.E.D. Christmas 1870'. Internally firmly bound. Pages are with some spots and handling marks heavier to the first and last few pages. Good Simpkin, Marshall, & Co hardcover
185253923101057Whitaker & Co; R Gibson & Son; Callander & Dixon London Whitehaven 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Work on the Whitehaven and Furness Railway initially intended for horse pulled carriages carrying minerals etc. was started in in 1847 and opened in November 1850 just two years before the publication of this book. This small book with its original blind-decorated covers with gilt lettering has the text-block is detached from the covers and early pages are loose. It appears that the book has at some time been partially immersed in water with water-staining on the plates and end-papers pages are generally clean. Contains all twelve required plate but map is missing. 134 18. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53923101057. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. Whitaker & Co; R Gibson & Son; Callander & Dixon hardcover
1889WRCLIT57209London: John C. Nimmo 1889. Large octavo. Publisher's quarter calf and boards t.e.g. Portrait. Bookplate on front pastedown spine a bit rubbed at extremities but a very good copy much better than the norm. With the scarce but somewhat browned prospectus laid in. First edition. One of 780 numbered copies printed on handmade paper for distribution in the UK and US. This copy bears the publisher's presentation inscription: "Charles. T. Jacobi with J.C. Nimmo's compliments April 3/89." The last substantial edition of the radical poet/engraver's works published in the UK during his lifetime. NCBEL III:533. John C. Nimmo hardcover books
