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1900303850East Douglas Massachusetts: Press of Chas. J. Batcheller 1900 Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Some wear to the cloth covers. Press of Chas. J. Batcheller hardcover
18291133Boston: Cotton and Barnard 1829. Paper wraps. By the Author of Thomas Mansfield. The White Palfrey. Boston: Cotton and Barnard 1829. 20 pages in paper wraps. Good condition. Cotton and Barnard unknown
1845948Z2London: James Burns 1845-55. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". W. J. Linton. A collection of German tales all translated into English including Woltmann's 'The White Lady' and four tales from Caroline de la Motte Fouque. The English editions translated from the original German to both.Illustrated with two monochrome frontispieces. Two volumes in one. A collection of five German tales split over two volumes which have been bound together. The set includes 'The White Lady: A Romance' by C. Von Woltmann and 'The Physician of Marseilles The Revolutionists etc' by the Baroness Caroline de la Motte Fouque the wife of the famed German author which includes four German tales such as 'Sophie Ariele' Christmas Eve The Revolutionists' and 'Valerie'. Bound in full cloth. Bound in full cloth. Externally generally smart with fading to the spine bumping and rubbing to the extremities marks to the boards heavier to the rear rear joint starting to the head and small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Owner's ink inscription and bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally binding slightly strained in places otherwise firm with lightly age toned pages with the odd spot and minor tidemarks. Good James Burns hardcover
186837342aOblong 4to. 2 15 1 plus 66 color lithographed plates with facing page of description. A strikingly handsome illustrated survey of all the wharves piers and slips along the East and North Rivers. The purpose of this survey was to enable the repair and extension of the piers which were city property and deemed by the Commissioners to be among the City's most valuable assets. They sought to substantially increase the value of this property by repairing and maintaining it. The plates are colored in varying shades of blue and red with dimensions depths and other statistics in red and black. The facing page gives a description valuation and estimates of repair costs and final value. There is a light waterstain in the lower gutter margin visible mostly on the blank backs of the plate and text pages. A few pages show very light foxing some of the lithos are tanned and the text for Pier 20 is bound upside down. Overall an exciting visual artifact of Manhattan's waterfront history in excellent condition. Front hinge cracked. Bound in half black morocco over green boards with a leather label bearing the name William H. Graham in gilt on the front board. With a copy of the enabling legislation "An Act to Create a Harbor District and a Board of Wharves and Piers Therein. State of New York 1868" layed in.<br /><br /><br /> NY Printing Company hardcover books
186712822New York: The New York Printing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 15 1 plus 66 unnumbered plans of the piers wharves and slips with facing explanation page. Oblong quarto 9.5 x 12.5" in original 3/4 dark green morocco with dark green shagreen cloth boards gilt embossed name plate "Alanson B. Cady" 1836-1906 an architect in Utica . The plans are hand-coloured lithographs the explanatory leaves are printed in red and black. According to the City of New York "It was issued to document the extent and configuration of wharfs piers and slips on the East River in advance of repairing them. The volume consists primarily of maps of the piers accompanied by statements of their value and repair costs. The maps are arranged by location south to north along the East River. " Condition is very good. The leather spine and corners are a little rubbed and scuffed some loss at the top of spine and starting to crack at the top joints a bit of rippling and small stains to the cloth but still quite handsome. The interior has two institutional stamps each on the title page and copyright page some freckling/ foxing throughout but otherwise clean and handsome. A fascinating piece of New York history. ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall . The New York Printing Company hardcover
1875C3200<p>258 pages with frontispiece plates diagrams tables and index. Quarto 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" bound in half leather with five raised spine bands black and red labels in gilt lettering over marbled boards and gilt to head end pages. From the library of J W Rimington Wilson Volume XI. Betts: 7-13 First edition.</p><p>Volume one has the title <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers</em> and published between 1869 and 1879 volumes 1 through 11 no more published. The full name was <em>The Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal Of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama</em> and although a vehicle of the Westminster Chess Club it covered a variety of recreational activities. William Norwood Potter began as one of its Chess editors but soon founded his own venture <em>The City of London Chess Magazine</em> writing ".our <em>Magazine </em>will be devoted entirely to Chess; and we say this without any disparagement of our contemporary the <em>Westminster Papers</em> which while it appeals to a more general class of readers than is contemplated by us nevertheless never ceases to bestow the greatest possible attention upon that portion of its pages which is devoted to Chess." The Westminster club rapidly grew to have a membership of two hundred; and in 1868 it was resolved to publish a magazine <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers</em> to give it its full title at the start which was shortened after the first year to <em>The Westminster Papers</em>. This was to be a <em>Monthly Journal of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama</em> price sixpence and appeared in April. Hewitt and Boden were at the beginning in general control and Duffy was the chess editor; though on the cover of the third number there appeared the statement in some archaic style of humor Edited by Telemachus Brownsmith.</p><p>James Wilson Rimington Wilson 1822-1877 developed an extensive gaming library which was maintained and perhaps added to by his son Reginald Henry Rimington-Wilson 1852-1927. After the death of R. H. his son Captain H. E. Rimington-Wilson 1899-1971 ordered the sale of the library by auction at Sotheby's. It was the Quaritch firm that purchased the vast majority of the Rimington-Wilson lots at Sotheby's. They offered the books in two catalogues shortly after the sale.</p><p><strong>Condition: </strong>J W Rimington Wilson's name to front end paper. Boards hinges cracked and detached but held by tape to the exterior Corners bumped and rubbed else a good copy internally very good.</p> W Kent and Company, W W Morgan, J Menzies and Company, McGlashan and Gill hardcover
1874C2351<p>264 pages with plates diagrams tables and index. Quarto 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" bound in half leather with five raised spine bands black and red labels in gilt lettering over brown boards. From the library of J W Rimington Wilson Volume VI. Betts: 7-13 First edition.</p><p>Volume one has the title <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers</em> and published between 1869 and 1879 volumes 1 through 11 no more published. The full name was <em>The Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal Of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama </em>and although a vehicle of the Westminster Chess Club it covered a variety of recreational activities. William Norwood Potter began as one of its Chess editors but soon founded his own venture <em>The City of London Chess Magazine</em> writing ".our <em>Magazine</em> will be devoted entirely to Chess; and we say this without any disparagement of our contemporary the <em>Westminster Papers</em> which while it appeals to a more general class of readers than is contemplated by us nevertheless never ceases to bestow the greatest possible attention upon that portion of its pages which is devoted to Chess." The Westminster club rapidly grew to have a membership of two hundred; and in 1868 it was resolved to publish a magazine <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers </em>to give it its full title at the start which was shortened after the first year to <em>The Westminster Papers</em>. This was to be a Monthly Journal of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama price sixpence and appeared in April. Hewitt and Boden were at the beginning in general control and Duffy was the chess editor; though on the cover of the third number there appeared the statement in some archaic style of humor Edited by Telemachus Brownsmith.</p><p>James Wilson Rimington Wilson 1822-1877 developed an extensive gaming library which was maintained and perhaps added to by his son Reginald Henry Rimington-Wilson 1852-1927. After the death of R. H. his son Captain H. E. Rimington-Wilson 1899-1971 ordered the sale of the library by auction at Sotheby's. It was the Quaritch firm that purchased the vast majority of the Rimington-Wilson lots at Sotheby's. They offered the books in two catalogues shortly after the sale.</p><p><strong>Condition: </strong>J W Rimington Wilson's name to front end paper. Boards hinges cracked and detached but held by tape to the exterior Corners bumped and rubbed else a good copy internally very good.</p> W Kent and Company, W W Morgan, J Menzies and Company, McGlashan and Gill hardcover
1875C2426<p>258 pages with frontispiece portrait diagrams drawings tables illustrations and index. Quarto 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" bound in half leather with five raised spine bands black and red labels in gilt lettering over marbled boards. Volume VIII. From the library of J W Rimington Wilson. Betts: 7-13 First edition.</p><p>Volume one has the title <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers</em> and published between 1869 and 1879 volumes 1 through 11 no more published. The full name was <em>The Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal Of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama</em> and although a vehicle of the Westminster Chess Club it covered a variety of recreational activities. William Norwood Potter began as one of its Chess editors but soon founded his own venture <em>The City of London Chess Magazine</em> writing ".our <em>Magazine </em>will be devoted entirely to Chess; and we say this without any disparagement of our contemporary the Westminster Papers which while it appeals to a more general class of readers than is contemplated by us nevertheless never ceases to bestow the greatest possible attention upon that portion of its pages which is devoted to Chess." The Westminster club rapidly grew to have a membership of two hundred; and in 1868 it was resolved to publish a magazine <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers</em> to give it its full title at the start which was shortened after the first year to <em>The Westminster Papers</em>. This was to be a <em>Monthly Journal of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama</em> price sixpence and appeared in April. Hewitt and Boden were at the beginning in general control and Duffy was the chess editor; though on the cover of the third number there appeared the statement in some archaic style of humor Edited by Telemachus Brownsmith.</p><p>James Wilson Rimington Wilson 1822-1877 developed an extensive gaming library which was maintained and perhaps added to by his son Reginald Henry Rimington-Wilson 1852-1927. After the death of R. H. his son Captain H. E. Rimington-Wilson 1899-1971 ordered the sale of the library by auction at Sotheby's. It was the Quaritch firm that purchased the vast majority of the Rimington-Wilson lots at Sotheby's. They offered the books in two catalogues shortly after the sale.</p><p><strong>Condition: </strong>J W Rimington Wilson's signature to front end paper. Boards inner hinges taped and held by tape to the exterior corners bumped and rubbed spine heal chipped away else a good copy internally very good.</p> W Kent and Company, W W Morgan, J Menzies and Company, McGlashan and Gill hardcover
1873C2429<p>206 pages with plates diagrams tables and index. Quarto 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" bound in half leather with five raised spine bands black and red labels in gilt lettering over brown boards. From the library of J W Rimington Wilson Volume V. Betts: 7-13 First edition.</p><p>Volume one has the title <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers</em> and published between 1869 and 1879 volumes 1 through 11 no more published. The full name was <em>The Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal Of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama </em>and although a vehicle of the Westminster Chess Club it covered a variety of recreational activities. William Norwood Potter began as one of its Chess editors but soon founded his own venture <em>The City of London Chess Magazine</em> writing ".our<em> Magazine</em> will be devoted entirely to Chess; and we say this without any disparagement of our contemporary the <em>Westminster Papers</em> which while it appeals to a more general class of readers than is contemplated by us nevertheless never ceases to bestow the greatest possible attention upon that portion of its pages which is devoted to Chess." The Westminster club rapidly grew to have a membership of two hundred; and in 1868 it was resolved to publish a magazine <em>The Westminster Chess Club Papers</em> to give it its full title at the start which was shortened after the first year to <em>The Westminster Papers</em>. This was to be a Monthly Journal of Chess Whist Games of Skill and the Drama price sixpence and appeared in April. Hewitt and Boden were at the beginning in general control and Duffy was the chess editor; though on the cover of the third number there appeared the statement in some archaic style of humor Edited by Telemachus Brownsmith.</p><p>James Wilson Rimington Wilson 1822-1877 developed an extensive gaming library which was maintained and perhaps added to by his son Reginald Henry Rimington-Wilson 1852-1927. After the death of R. H. his son Captain H. E. Rimington-Wilson 1899-1971 ordered the sale of the library by auction at Sotheby's. It was the Quaritch firm that purchased the vast majority of the Rimington-Wilson lots at Sotheby's. They offered the books in two catalogues shortly after the sale.</p><p>Condition: J W Rimington Wilson's name to front end paper. Boards hinges cracked held by tape to the exterior some foxing corners bumped and rubbed spine ends chipped else a good copy internally very good.</p> W Kent and Company, W W Morgan, J Menzies and Company, McGlashan and Gill hardcover
183420852H80310NY: Theodore Foster. Wear AND CHIPPING to leather spine. Jan Feb March and April issues bound in hardcover half-leather. . Acceptable. Half-Leather. American Edition. 1834. Theodore Foster hardcover
1889042050London: The Westinghouse Brake Company 1889. 27pp 3 folding bw plates. Or black card decorated in blind and titled in gilt. Very minor surface wear to card light toning. . Sixth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Westinghouse Brake Company Paperback
188524601885. Wood-engraving. 405mm by 280mm sheet. Key to images left to right : 1 Bowen Falls Milford Sound 2 Challing Inlet 3 Wet Jacket the Anchorage 4 In Milford Sound 5 Mount Underwood and Sheerdown Hill 6 Wet Jacket 7 Dusky Sound 8 Head of Wet Jacket'.<br /> Unrelated text on the reverse.A couple of light creases from time of printing lower left. unknown
182911089Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Carey 1829. 1st Edition. Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st edition. Two volumes in one. A Very Good copy. 12mo. 234; 251 pp. Period quarter leather and marbled boards. Both title pages present. Previous owner's name dated 1829 on both title pages barely readable on title page for Volume One. Spine leather a bit dry; joints lightly rubbed. A nice tight copy. Carey, Lea & Carey unknown
184554289Philadelphia: Griffith & Simon 1845. First edition; 12mo; pp. 3 87 1; lithograph frontispiece and 5 lithographic plates by Wagner & McGuigan; original blindstamped terracotta cloth lettered in gilt on the upper cover; very good with mild fading to the cloth and moderate spotting throughout. A contemporary owner's name dated 1846 on the front free endpaper. The Rev. Hunt a radical reformer seeking temperance at all levels wrote three books in 1845 all published by Griffith & Simon and all espousing total abstinence. "The writer of these volumes endeavors to persuade all men every where to embrace the doctrine of total abstinence and certes if he succeeds there will be no drunkards. He has done much to rescue the slaves of strong drink . and has earned the title of 'The Drunkard's Friend.' His D.F. is worth more than a D.D. So long as the advocates of total abstinence contend for the principle on the grounds of expediency we believe the argument to be sound and scriptural . On the other hand to argue that the use of wine is in itself sinful is to assume a position which cannot be successfully maintained: 'For the Kingdom of God consisteth not in meat and drink'. from a review in The Protestant Quarterly vol. IV no. 1 January 1847 p. 95. Wright I 1246. <br/><br/> Griffith & Simon hardcover books
184555789Philadelphia: Griffith & Simon 188 North Third Street. New York - Saxton & Miles 1845. First edition 16mo pp. 87 1; 6 lithograph plates by Wagner & McGuigan; original brown blindstamped cloth gilt-lettered on upper cover; moderate foxing throughout but not the plates one central gathering extended last leaf miscreased; all else very good. The Rev. Hunt a radical reformer seeking temperance at all levels wrote three books in 1845 all published by Griffith & Simon and all espousing total abstinence. "The writer of these volumes endeavors to persuade all men every where to embrace the doctrine of total abstinence and certes if he succeeds there will be no drunkards. He has done much to rescue the slaves of strong drink . and has earned the title of 'The Drunkard's Friend.' His D.F. is worth more than a D.D. So long as the advocates of total abstinence contend for the principle on the grounds of expediency we believe the argument to be sound and scriptural . On the other hand to argue that the use of wine is in itself sinful is to assume a position which cannot be successfully maintained: 'For the Kingdom of God consisteth not in meat and drink'. from a review in The Protestant Quarterly vol. IV no. 1 January 1847 p. 95. American Imprints 3350; Wright I 1246. <br/><br/> Griffith & Simon, 188 North Third Street. New York - Saxton & Miles hardcover books
184554289Philadelphia: Griffith & Simon 1845. First edition; 12mo; pp. 3 87 1; lithograph frontispiece and 5 lithographic plates by Wagner & McGuigan; original blindstamped terracotta cloth lettered in gilt on the upper cover; very good with mild fading to the cloth and moderate spotting throughout. A contemporary owner's name dated 1846 on the front free endpaper. The Rev. Hunt a radical reformer seeking temperance at all levels wrote three books in 1845 all published by Griffith & Simon and all espousing total abstinence. "The writer of these volumes endeavors to persuade all men every where to embrace the doctrine of total abstinence and certes if he succeeds there will be no drunkards. He has done much to rescue the slaves of strong drink . and has earned the title of 'The Drunkard's Friend.' His D.F. is worth more than a D.D. So long as the advocates of total abstinence contend for the principle on the grounds of expediency we believe the argument to be sound and scriptural . On the other hand to argue that the use of wine is in itself sinful is to assume a position which cannot be successfully maintained: 'For the Kingdom of God consisteth not in meat and drink'. from a review in The Protestant Quarterly vol. IV no. 1 January 1847 p. 95. Wright I 1246. Griffith & Simon unknown
184555789Philadelphia: Griffith & Simon 188 North Third Street. New York - Saxton & Miles 1845. First edition 16mo pp. 87 1; 6 lithograph plates by Wagner & McGuigan; original brown blindstamped cloth gilt-lettered on upper cover; moderate foxing throughout but not the plates one central gathering extended last leaf miscreased; all else very good. The Rev. Hunt a radical reformer seeking temperance at all levels wrote three books in 1845 all published by Griffith & Simon and all espousing total abstinence. "The writer of these volumes endeavors to persuade all men every where to embrace the doctrine of total abstinence and certes if he succeeds there will be no drunkards. He has done much to rescue the slaves of strong drink . and has earned the title of 'The Drunkard's Friend.' His D.F. is worth more than a D.D. So long as the advocates of total abstinence contend for the principle on the grounds of expediency we believe the argument to be sound and scriptural . On the other hand to argue that the use of wine is in itself sinful is to assume a position which cannot be successfully maintained: 'For the Kingdom of God consisteth not in meat and drink'. from a review in The Protestant Quarterly vol. IV no. 1 January 1847 p. 95. American Imprints 3350; Wright I 1246. Griffith & Simon, 188 North Third Street. New York - Saxton & Miles unknown
1859000370London: Rivintons 1859. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. A beautiful copy. A full vellum binding with gilt tooling on spine and front and back boards. All edges gilt.There is a lengthy inscription in both English and Greek on front end paper. Light foxing to preliminaries Internally fresh. <br/> <br/> Rivintons hardcover
1860059508London: Catholic Publishing & Bookselling Company Charles Dolman 1860. Not Given . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : 1860. Translation of 'El camino de perfeccion' and four chapters of the 'Conceptos del amor de Dios sobre algunas palabras de los Cantares de Salomon'. Hardback. Original black ribbed-cloth; gilt lettered spine. Blind-stamped decoration to covers. Original yellow end-papers. Bright tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. xxi 274 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. London: Catholic Publishing & Bookselling Company Charles Dolman . SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Catholic Publishing & Bookselling Company [ Charles Dolman ] hardcover
1850160853. 1850. Unbound. Very Good. THE WATERCARRIER. A mid 19th century watercolour depicting a rural cottage with a well in the foreground. A girl is fetching water from the well. In very good condition mounted on near contemporary card. 122mm x 193mm image size. c1850. <br/> <br/> . unknown
186318000London: Macmillan and Co 1863. Decorative Cloth. Very Good . J. Noel Paton. A handsome very presentable copy of the 1863 1st edition 2nd issue lacking the "L'Envoi" page just following the Dedication page. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth with bright gilt-design and bordering along the front panel and bright gilt-titling at the spine. One neat faint 1863 presentation inscription from 2 daughters to their father light rubbing to the panels. Firm binding which shows very light cocking. Octavo top-edge gilt with 2 illustrations including the frontispiece by J. Noel Paton. Also includes an elegant custom-made 1/4 morocco dark-green box which has protected the fragile book nicely. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover books
183115237Philadelphia: Carey & Lea 1831. Ink spots on the fore edge and variously in the front pages. Ink spot inside back cover and back back endpaper. 1/2 x 1/8 tear out of two front endpapers. . Spots on covers and rolling from wet papers through pages. X-library but only marks is ink entry on front endpaper "Williamstown Library Price 1.25 No. 598". Published previously in Dresden and London in the fall. First American Edition. Leather. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Carey & Lea Hardcover
186328153London: Macmillan and Company 1863. First edition without the L'Envoi leaf as is almost always encountered as the author had it removed from all but the first 200 or so copies. With two full page plates by J. Noel Paton and with a number of small illustrations used throughout as opening initials. 8vo in a very fine and very handsome Bayntun of Bath binding of full navy crushed morocco the covers decorated with handsome all-over geometric gilt framework tooling the spine with gilt tooled raised bands separating compartments with matching geometric gilt decorations two compartments gilt lettered wide gilt decorated turn-ins and marbled endpapers a.e.g. The publisher's original green cloth preserved and bound in the rear the upper piece with central gilt Water Baby vignette the spine piece gilt lettered. Also retained is the original half-title. Now all in preserved in a blue cloth slipcase with chemise. 350 pp. A very beautiful and very handsome copy the text wonderfully bright and clean for this title the fine binding pristine and perfect. SCARCE FIRST EDITION IN A WONDERFUL BINDING BY BAYNTUN OF BATH. Kingsley's WATER BABIES was extremely popular and remained a mainstay of English children's literature for many decades. Kingsley wrote the work as part satire in support for Darwin's 'Origin of Species' which Kingsley had been one of the earliest public figures to praise. Within the tale Kingsley alludes to debates among biologists of its day satirizing and at various times referring to Sir Roderick Murchison Professor Richard Owen Professor Thomas Henry Huxley and of course "Mr. Darwin" They and the science of the period become explicitly part of the story.<br> The story is also thematically concerned with Christian redemption and Kingsley also used the book to argue that England treated its poor badly and to question child labour. Unfortunate common prejudices of its day particularly in reference to Americans Jews blacks Catholics and the Irish have led to the story's fall from popularity. Macmillan and Company hardcover
1869104074Macmillan and Co. London. 1869. Macmillan and Co. London. 1869. New edition. Hardback NO DW. Illustrated and with black and white frontis with tissue guard. Blue cloth boards with gilt motif to upper and gilt type to spine. Spine is sunned and boards are marked and rubbed and worn at all corners and along edges. Head and tail of spine frayed and torn with some loss to head. Very slight lean to spine. Front hinge tender. Page edges browned and end papers grubby with ownership inscription to front. hardcover
186372990London and Cambridge:: Macmillan and Co. 1863. First edition second state lacking the scarce L'Envoi leaf. later full blue polished calf; gilt paneled spine; t.e.g. by Morrell Binder London. Spine slightly sunned; otherwise a very attractive copy handsomely bound. 8vo. With two illustrations by J. Noel Paton. Macmillan and Co., unknown
