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1896008213London: H. S. Nichols 1896. One of an unnumbered limited edition of 500 copies. Four volumes in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering rules and fleur-de-lys decorations black end papers. Near Fine small rubs at tips scattered light toning at end papers. Translated from the French. Jeanne Bécu Du Barry 1743-1793 was the Louis XV of France. She was a victim of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution executed 8 December 1793. A heavy set please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international and priority mail orders. Limited Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. H. S. Nichols Hardcover books
1884870951884. MEDICINE. THE CHEMISTS' AND DRUGGISTS' DIARY 1884. London: The Offices of "The Chemist and Druggist" 1884. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of advertisements. Quarto. 290 pp. Publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind-stamping. Ink ownership of Samuel A. D. Sheppard on ffep. This daily calendar for the year 1884 was provided free to every subscriber of "The Chemist and Druggist." Also included are informational articles for pharmacists. A closed-tear at page 151 without loss; otherwise a very good and appealing copy. Unused. $300.00a. unknown books
18642833371864. unbound. fine. Union Navy A.L.S. 8vo. 2 pages August 27th 1864 Aboard the USS Elfin. Just three months before she would be destroyed by bombardment while in service on the Tennessee & Cumberland Rivers. Letter from a sailor who is trying to get his Land Grant application to Wisconsin but he can't raise the $11.00 application fee on his ship. In part: "I received the papers alright and I signed an affidavit before my Commanding Officer - and I signed them and sent them off but could not get $11.00 aboard of the boat. The Captain signed them also. Write to my wife and have her send the eleven dollars down to Menasha before the 20th of September. I was transferred from the 18th Wisconsin Infantry Co. into the United States Navy as I suppose they could get Soldiers easier than they could get Sailors. I think I can serve my country better here than I could in the land service as I have formerly been to sea and I am an able seaman at present." Fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
182611366Boston: Various Publishers 1826-1829. Various Editions. Octavo 22cm.; cloth-backed boards with original paper spine label; 330pp paginated continuously but each report with a separate title page; six inserted leaves of woodcut plates. A solid well-preserved copy with scattered foxing to text; Very Good. First four reports of Timothy Dwight's pioneering Prison Discipline Society dedicated to the amelioration of the harsh conditions prevailing in American prisons during the early republic. With six woodcut plates mostly plans of prison buildlings and grounds. Various Publishers unknown books
1886008384London: John C. Nimmo 1886. British author soldier poet historian and philosopher 1882-1648. One of an unnumbered edition limited to 1000 copies 600 for England and 400 for America. Near Fine in half calf over marbled boards with matching marbled end papers back and top gilt Near Fine light rubbing at edges interior clean and bright. The bookplate of Paul Steinbrecher front paste down. . Limited Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. John C. Nimmo Hardcover books
181665535Middletown CT: Printed by Seth Richards 1816. First edition. 19 cm. 142 pp. error in pagination p.4 misnumbered as p.3. Later calf-backed boards repaired newer spine old chipped spine label laid down. Scattered foxing and age toning through-out. The first American "Uncle Sam" novel. WRIGHT I 952. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 37593 SABIN 24260: "A political squib against the Democrats." During the War of 1812 a humorous nickname was coined for the U.S. Government with "Uncle Sam" coming to stand for "U.S." According to article by Albert Matthews in the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society April 1908 vol. XIX pp.21-65 the term was first used in a scattering of newspapers to refer somewhat derisively to custom house officers and later to soldiers by those who opposed the war but was avoided by the 'war hawks.' It's first appearance in book form was the title offered here "a political skit. written partly in Biblical phrase." The nickname stuck becoming part of the lexicon used by later writers including J.K. Paulding Hezekiah Niles Anne Royall David Crockett etc. <br/><br/> Printed by Seth Richards hardcover books
1839008214London: William Smith 1839. With a Life of the Author An Essay on his Works and a Criticism of his History. Two volumes in contemporary half calf over dark brown buckram boards the backs ornately gilt marbled end papers edges dyed red. The Arts and Crafts bookplates of Warren Olney noted conservationist and founding member of the Sierra Club. From 1903 to 1905 he served as the 34th Mayor of Oakland California. Very Good prior owner name in addition to Olney's signature top corner Vol. II with PON cut out scattered light toning at end pages only interiors clean and bright. A heavy set please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international and priority mail orders. Later Edition. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. William Smith Hardcover books
1850317546London: Longman Brown Green & Longmans 1850. Frontispiece with volvelle 11 folding coloured maps plates. 335 16 ads pp. 12mo. Three quarter Photo/Millmodern mottled calf and marbled boards by J.S. Fellowes. Fine. Frontispiece with volvelle 11 folding coloured maps plates. 335 16 ads pp. 12mo. Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans unknown books
1825318587London: Printed for G.B. Whittaker 1825. First edition. With 21 engravings complete. v ii 360; iv 360; iv 356 pages. 3 vols. 12mo. Quarter near contemporary morocco and marbled baords. Nice set. First edition. With 21 engravings complete. v ii 360; iv 360; iv 356 pages. 3 vols. 12mo. Printed for G.B. Whittaker unknown books
189740473Des Moines: F.R. Conaway State printer 1897. 8vo 22.5 cm 9". 67 1 pp. <br><br>The Clarinda State Hospital was built over the period of 1884 to 1888 and opened its doors in December of 1888. It was the third asylum in the state of Iowa. The original plan for patients was to hold alcoholics geriatrics drug addicts mentally ill and the criminally insane.<br>Â Â Â Â This report contains facts figures and statistics on patients and the day to day running of the facility including the surrounding farm and its animal husbandry.<br>Â Â Â Â WorldCat seems to fail to find any institution holding any of the biennial reports of the board of trustees of the Clarinda hospital. Original printed wrappers. Very good. F.R. Conaway, State printer unknown books
189540472Des Moines: F.R. Conaway State printer 1895. 8vo 23 cm 9". 61 1 pp. 19 ff. of plates. <br><br>Iowa Hospital for the Insane at Mount Pleasant opened in 1861. was the first asylum in Iowa and was built under the Kirkbride Plan. This report contains facts figures and statistics on patients and the day to day running of the facility including the surrounding farm and its animal husbandry.<br>Â Â Â Â Includes 19 leaves of plates the majority showing the exterior and interior of the buildings with remaining being reproductions of microscopy slides from the pathologist. Original printed purple wrappers. Signature on front wrapper. Very good. F.R. Conaway, State printer unknown books
1882008408London: Longmans Green & Co. 1882. SCARCE. Two volumes in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards the backs with five raised bands and gilt tooled decorations and lettering marbled end papers the tops gilt. Very Good Plus small rubs at corners small abrasions to morocco top edge at front board Vol. II. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover books
186670048London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Perhaps a review copy: a holographic note that reads "From the Publisher" appears on the half-title in the first volume. The story of Hereward a historical Anglo-Saxon figure who led resistance against the Normans from a base in Ely surrounded by fen land. It was Kingsley's last historical novel and was instrumental in elevating Hereward into an English folk hero. From the library of Scottish lawyer university administrator and bibliophile Dr. Alexander Bennett McGrigor of Cairnoch LLD 1827-1891 with his gilt-stamped leather bookplate to each front pastedown. Octavo two volumes. In three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper bindings by Maclehose of Glasgow with gilt titles five raised bands and matching marbled endpapers. The original cloth has been laid down on blank leaves and bound in at the rear. The spines are a touch sun faded; otherwise very good and quite lovely. Macmillan and Co hardcover books
1889CAT000691Passaic NJ: Thurston & Barker 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Wide format cloth backed illustrated boards. Corners slightly bumped small dampstain to cover inner joints cracked; fine internally. 114pp with 8pp of ads at front and rear and 12pp of blanks at rear. Cook America's Charitable Cookbooks 164<br/><br/>Cakes puddings sick recipes Boston brown bread rusk potato tymbals chow-chow mock duck pigs in blankets mock turtle soup. Size: 8vo. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000691. Thurston & Barker hardcover books
1858007985London: John Russell Smith 1858. John Lyly Lilly or Lylie c. 1553 or 1554 - November 1606 was a English writer poet dramatist and courtier best remembered now for his plays. V. 1. John Lilly and his works. Endimion. Campaspe. Sapho and Phao. Gallathea. Notes. --v. 2. Mydas. Mother Bombie. The Woman in the Moone. Love's Metamorphosis. Notes. xxxii 298 284 pp. Two volumes in Fine binding signed Matthews William Matthews 1822-1896 the most prominent American bookbinder at that time of full polished calf the backs with red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt and with intricate gilt tooled decorations ornate inner gilt dentelles marbled end papers the top edges gilt. Near Fine scant small rubs front cover Vol.I a bit toned. A quite lovely set of an uncommon title. Library of Old Authors. . First Edition. Full Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Russell Smith Hardcover books
1853CAT000172London: Chapman and Hall 1853. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition. Original green cloth wear at head of spine corners a little bumped mild uniform age toning to pages. "Simplified for the benefit of the most unlearned." A wide collection of French mostly bourgeois cookery that attempts to make a case for French cuisine. "Frogs: Like the preceding receipts this is a dish not palatable to English tastes from prejudice; but that once conquered will be found delicate and good." Oxford Appendix. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000172. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1851240597Boston: Perkins and Whipple 1851. Hard Cover. Good binding. Scant underlining in text. Notes on rear endpaper. Brown embossed cloth binding. Boards soiled and circular dark stain on rear board in middle. Corners bumped with loss of cloth at tips. Tears and chips at top and bottom of spine with some loss of cloth. Previous owner name. Good binding. Perkins and Whipple unknown books
1844269860London: Baldwin & Cradock 1844. unbound. J. & C. Walker. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 16" x 13.25".<br/><br/> This beautiful celestial map issued by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge or SDUK features the constellations of Crux Lupus Centaurus Phoenix and others circumjacent to the South Pole. The map uses the Gnomonic Projection and includes stars up to the sixth magnitude of those that can be seen with the naked eye.<br><br>Originally published by Baldwin and Cradock in October 1830 drawn by W. Newton. Constellations were drawn by W. Clarke and engraved by J. & C. Walker. Chips to right margin with minor foxing and edge wear.<br><br>The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market while still maintaining high quality and precision.<br/><br/> Baldwin & Cradock unknown books
1844298840London: Chapman and Hall 1844. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 16" x 13 1/8".<br/><br/> This mid 19th century map of North America features the Republic of Texas the year prior to its annexation in 1845. Shows the entirety of the United States Canada Mexico and Central America until "Nueva Granada" which is now Colombia.<br><br>Published by Chapman and Hall for the S.D.U.K. The map is in good condition.<br><br> The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market while still maintaining high quality and precision.<br/><br/> Chapman and Hall unknown books
182061537London: John Murray 1820. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original boards uncut spine chipped with paper label. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. John Murray unknown books
1823M5111Elberfeld:: BUschler'sche 1823. 1823. 206 x 126 mm. 8vo. vi 3-202 2 pp. Bibliog. 2 engraved plates of the pelvis. Decorative paper over boards ms. paper spine label edges red; rubbed. Crainz rubber stamp on title. Very good. FIRST EDITION. This is a report on the educational establishment of obstetrics at the University of Bonn. "No more published" OCLC. Hirsch V p. 522. OCLC: NLM UChicago Harvard. PROVENANCE: Professor Franco Crainz 1913-2004 Obstetrics and gynecology university professor took his medical degree in 1936 at the University Rome the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; he was Head obstetrics-gynecology Department University Novara Italy 1956-1964 later becoming head obstetrics-gynecology Department University Rome 1972-1988. Crainz wrote on the history of medicine including a monograph: The Life and Works of Matthew Baillie MD FRS L&E FRCP Etc. 1761-1823 1995 and An Obstetric tragedy: the case of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte Augusta : some unpublished documents of 1817 1977 collected books & papers mostly Italian & European in the history of gynecology. Posthumously published was a paper with John Dewhurst "Dr John Sims. A mystery solved" BJOG 17 May 2005. BUschler'sche, 1823. hardcover books
188726345Washington D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office 1887. First edition. Disbound. Disbound three tears to first leaf staple holes a few minor creases inner margin of map chipped not affecting illustrations or border two tiny holes at folds otherwise map is crisp and bright. 10 pp. map 22 cm. 8vo. Hearings on the proposed organization of the Territory of Alaska; deposition by A.P. Swineford Governor. With map. OCLC shows only 3 copies. U. S. Government Printing Office unknown books
186731839Madison: Atwood & Rublee State Printers 1867. First edition. Rebound in maroon buckram with front wrapper laid on. A very good copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on foot of backstrip their stamp on title. 208 pp. 8vo. Lacking the last four leaves. Scarce Checklist of Wisconsin Imprints 521. Atwood & Rublee, State Printers hardcover books
183255208Richmond: printed by Samuel Shepherd & Co 1832. First edition 12mo pp. 4 iv 1 6-186; contemporary full sheep black morocco label lettered in gilt on spine; very good. OCLC locates only the Huntington and Virginia copies. Not in Vancil. <br/><br/> printed by Samuel Shepherd & Co unknown books
189047413London: Thos. De La Rue & Co 1890. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board; publisher logo gilt stamped to rear board. AEG. PO stamp to front paste-down. Volume professionally refurbished Very Good. 216 8 pp. Thos. De La Rue & Co's List last 8 pages. Frontis. Black & red card illustrations throughout. Oblong format: 8-3/4" x 10-1/8" <br/><br/> Thos. De La Rue & Co hardcover books
