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187313387London: Richard Bentley & Son 1873. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Hardback. A fair copy in the original brown boards which are lettered in black. Some fading to spine and with a number of ink marks on the spine and upper board. Bevelled edges. Due presumably to a binding defect the top half of the first pages stick out beyond the upper board. Some spots of fore-edge foxing and some top edge foxing. A good copy internally. No ownership inscription. Small edge tear to half-title. Pp.viii400. The author spent four years living with Native Americans and paints a very early sympathetic portrait of them. <br/> <br/> Richard Bentley & Son hardcover
185168644-A-64431Amsterdam: J.C. van Kesteren 1851. Origineel omslag met kartonnen voorplat achterplat ontbreekt. Frontispice uitslaande gravure en3 uitslaande tabellen. 295 p. -Achterplat ontbreekt schade en verkleuring aan omslag eerste en laatste pagina's vergeeld. J.C. van Kesteren unknown
18402209150015M'Carty & Davis Philadelphia 1840. Hardcover. Good. Hume's Work Continued by Smollett and Miller to the Reign of George IV 4 volume set. Bound in contemporary sheep. Lacking spine labels. Some rubbing. Hardcover. Added engraved title page has date of 1832. Printed in double columns. Scattered foxing throughout. Portraits of David Hume and Kings George II-IV. "The history of Great Britain from the death of George II to the coronation of George IV : designed as a continuation of Hume and Smollett". M'Carty & Davis, Philadelphia hardcover
187060798Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. n.d. c. 1870. 1st. Ed. pp.352. 8vo. Hardback. Contents nr. fine. Original green cloth boards in thor. vg. / nr. fine condition. With stamp of John Robertson 69 Bold Street Fleetwood and insc. below reading ‘Sept. 20th 1919’. Scarce. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. [n.d. c.] hardcover
1899016703London: George Allen 1899. Book measures 30x24.cm. xvii487pp illustrated throughout some folding. Bound in original publishers brown cloth with gilt lettering. Cloth rubbed some abrasion wear mainly to head and tail of spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally pages clean. A good clean solid copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Quarto. George Allen Hardcover
1867biblio36652<p>New York: M. Doolady Publishers; 1st Edition 1867. 336 pages Ads. Hardcover Maroon cloth Gilt spine title no dj. Light wear to the ends of the spine. Clean Unmarked throughout. Stron tight binding perfect hinges. VG to VG. 7.75"x5.1"x1.1". be 22282.</p> M. Doolady, Publishers hardcover
1802020046New York: T. & J. Swords Printers to the Faculty at Columbia College 1802. Lacks front cover. First edition 1802. Bound volume of four quarterly issues of this influential medical publication providing news of medical breakthroughs studies of diseases and living conditions ongoing research etc. Full calf with tan spine label gilt lettering and spine ruling 492 pages. Covers rubbed front cover absent spine ends chipped text block sound fairly uniform foxing personal library label of of C. N. Gallup M.D. on the front pastedown. . Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. T. & J. Swords, Printers to the Faculty at Columbia College Hardcover
1881974H29London: Bowden Hudson & Co. 1881 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A vanishingly scarce first edition chronicling the history of the parish of St. George-the-Martyr in Holborn the church where Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath married. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a vanishingly scarce first edition of this work.This copy traces the history of St. George-the-Martyr Holborn in the London Borough of Camden charting the parish"s foundation and growth. It offers detailed accounts of the church"s architecture its burial ground successive rectors and the surrounding streets squares and residents along with local institutions such as a home for youths.Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath were married at this church on Bloomsday 16 June 1956. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two slight handling marks to boards. Front hinges slightly cracked but holding. Internally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places but holding. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots. Very Good Bowden, Hudson & Co. hardcover
1853233London: Addey & Co 1853. Hardcover. See description. 2nd Edition. DESCRIPTION: Quarto blue and grey cloth spine and front cover stamped in gilt frontispiece and four inserted plates; original unprinted tissue-guards intact all edges gilt illustrated with five full-page mounted color plates reproducing water-colours by Wehnert Absolon Lee and Weir. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Front and back boards are clean but worn and corns and top of spine. Back board coming away from spin at lower end. Endpaper cracked. Pages clean with a few minor tears with a few pages loose at their lower end Pages 108. BOOK RESUME: Water-Colour Drawings by Edward Wehnert John Absolon William Lee and Harrison Weir Members of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours. London: Addey & Co hardcover
1900007524NY: THE MACMILLAN CO. ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER TWO THOUSAND ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS. QUARTER BOUND LEATHER MARBLED BOARDS OWNER'S NAME. OVERSEAS ORDERS WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. . VG. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. 1900. THE MACMILLAN CO. hardcover
1843178674London: T. Rodd 1843. Hardcover. VG some minor tears to page edges some soiling/wear to boards some foxing interior otherwise clean. Dark olive boards with paper label. 2 preliminary leaves 43 pages 2 leaves 21-115 1 pages 6 folded plans. Now first printed from the 1695 original manuscript. To which is added a catalogue of an extensive collection of books relating to America . Some reversible preservation work has been done to stabilize this book the board edges and spine have been reinforced and the spine has been rebacked in black cloth. Further conservation/restoration work may be undertaken if desired. T. Rodd hardcover
18756056031875. "Faithfully yr friend Joaquin Miller Nov. 2 1875" in black ink on small leaf 4 7/8" x 2 1/2". Very good old tape in top margin from previous mounting. Together with a vintage sepia photograph. 3 3/4" x 5 1/4". Signed by Authors. No Binding. Very Good. unknown
1896030483New York: The Knickerbocker Publishing Company 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Photographs. 347 Pp Ads At Front And Rear. 10 1/8" Tall Blue And Brown Cloth With Lettering In Black And Gilt Beveled Edges Top Edge Gilt. 1896 Date On Title Page 1894 Copyright Date But Worldcat Identifies Only This 1896 Edition. Wear Fraying At Top And Bottom Of Spine Hinges Partly Cracked. Explanatory Article By Ward Mcalllister Who Was Notorious For Creating Lists Of Society From Those From Whom He Had Received "Support". Ex-Library From The California Society Sons Of The Revolution With A Few Marks. Ownership Signature Of Holdridge Ozro Collins A Los Angeles Attorney Whose Portrait Plate And Biography Comprise Pages 26 And 27 Of This Book. <br/> <br/> The Knickerbocker Publishing Company hardcover
1894049235New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Company 1894. First edition first printing the final title in the list of books opposite the title page in one of the bindings described on that page. Green cloth with white spine decorated in gilt top edge gilt 273 pages plus two pages of publisher's ads. Very good condition with light edge rubbing and a couple of minor smudges to the front cover good hinges sound text block clean pages with a few very lightly written pencil lines in the text old gift notation on front free endpaper no other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Thomas Y Crowell & Company Hardcover
1837biblio37006<p>Boston: Hillard Gray and Co./ London: Richard James Kennett; First Edition 1837. X374 pages. Three plates. NearFine Hardcover Maroon cloth bookplate with spine title no dj. Minimal spot of surface damage at the bottom of the spine Light foxing to endpapers. Strong Tight binding Excellent hinges. 7.25"x4.75"x1.2". be26877.</p> Hillard, Gray and Co./ Richard James Kennet hardcover
1900302189London: Henry Stevens Son & Stiles 1900. First edition. Illustrated with Facsimile reproductions of the Silver map and seven other contemporarry charts. xii71 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in silver. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with Facsimile reproductions of the Silver map and seven other contemporarry charts. xii71 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles unknown
1886005334By the Author Hageman Miller. Original beige cloth boards with gilt titles and design. Inscribed by the author on the ffep. Poem prepared and accepted for the Inaugural Ceremony of the Statue of Liberty. However due to the length of the event it was not delivered on the day and instead published here with reference to the historical event. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1886. By the Author, Hageman Miller hardcover
1900mon0002987375Sanderson-Whitten Publishing Co. 1900. Hardcover. Good. . Scarce. First edition. Splitting at inner hinges but binding is intact. General shelf/reading wear. Pages tanned but clean. Map missing. Title almost faded off spine. Otherwise good. Pages clean binding sturdy. Sanderson-Whitten Publishing Co. hardcover
1871264377Paris: Hachette 1871. Deuxième édition. Illustrée de 85 Vignettes sur bois. iv 328 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Bound in three quarter green morocco and marbled boards t.e.g. blue printed wrappers bound in by Stikeman. With a note in the hands of collector John Heckscher "found at an old stand Quai de la Tourelle Paris Sept. 10 1896." With Heckscher's three bookplates and those of Edward Sands Litchfield and F.G. Loeb. Deuxième édition. Illustrée de 85 Vignettes sur bois. iv 328 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Heckscher 1372 Hachette unknown