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189318518Concord N.H.: Republican Press Association 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Corners bumped light wear one small tear in cloth at very head of spine a ghost of a water stain on the rear board else a clean tight very good copy. Duodecimo; pp; xii 322 i; illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-two additional black and white photographs; gilt lettered green cloth;. Covers Baseball Football Track & Field but also Boating. Origin of the "Dartmouth Yell" Republican Press Association hardcover
186421163London: Arthur Hall & Co 1864. Fifth edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Quarto. Blind-embossed brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. All gilt edges. Frontispiece & half-title page engravings. Fascinating account by William Henry Bartlett 1809-1854 of his forty day journey in the late 1840's from Cairo to Petra. Bartlett was a British artist best known for his numerous steel engravings. Illustrated with full-page and in-text steel engravings by Bartlett. Includes one b/w fold-out map of Arabia Petrae. Age wear and staining on binding. Cloth puncture near tail of spine. Head and tail of spine chipped. Free front endpaper missing. Hinges starting. Lacking plate 19. Sporadic foxing throughout. Binding in overall fair interior in good to very good condition. Arthur Hall & Co hardcover
183310954New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill 1833. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Full brown calf black leather title label in gilt gilt lines to spine edge-worn joints good 5 3/4 x 3 7/8 inches tight. Small hole repaired in ffep blank. v 1 709 pages foxing lacks the two folding charts at back. Title continues: Compiled from the best Authorities with References to the most approved Modern Writers. Together with the Natures Properties and Doses of the Simple and Compound Agents employed in Pharmacy as Adopted by the National and Foreign Pharmacopeias. Alphabetically Arranged. By J. S. Bartlett M. D. Of the Royal College of Surgeons in London etc. Second Edition Revised Enlarged and brought down to the Present Time by Henry Coley Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London of the New York Medical Society etc. etc."In the present edition as in the first all attempts at elegant phraseology have been sacrificed to brevity of description; the great aim has been to place within the means of the medical man the creed as it were of his profession by which his recollection of its principals might be quickened and the experience of others brought within his immediate grasp. The subjects are generally described under their common appellations together with their derivations and the terms which science has attached to them." - Preface G. & C. & H. Carvill hardcover
1860rbu06bLondon: George Virtue. G condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with wear and scuffing to leather along corners and spine. Inner hinges cracked. Occasional light largely confined to borders of plates. Aeg. 1860. Reprint. Brown gilt illustrated hardback leather cover. 250mm x 170mm 10" x 7". 18 lxi 423pp xii plates. Steel-engraved plates with tissue guards. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . George Virtue hardcover
1877mon0003094221William H. Young 1877-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000. William H. Young hardcover
1849mon0000923726Arthur Hall 1849. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Arthur Hall Virtue and Co London 1849. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Arthur Hall hardcover
185213987Washington: Printed By A. Boyd Hamilton. Very Good. 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in blue cloth leather label on the spine. Contents include the Boundary Survey Commission and mapping of the headwaters of the Gila. There are six folding maps bound in at the rear including the extract of Disturnell's Treaty Map in the Vicinity of the Rio Grande and Southern Boundary of New Mexico. Maps are all nearly fine with a few minor extra corner creases. Text exhibits some various degrees of foxing throughout but it is largely quite minor. There is a very thin damp stain to the extreme upper page edges intruding into the margin at most 1/8". The covers have some sunning to the spine but very good and very tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 515 pages . Printed By A. Boyd Hamilton hardcover
18657665New York: printed by A. Penfield 1865. Unfolded booklet 13 x 22.5 cm. 6 pages if folded. John B. Barlett’s business was located at 69 Murray Street New York where he distributed the Squire’s Patent Fruit Jar. “The GREAT SECRET in preserving fruit lies in thoroughly expelling the oxygen and safely sealing therefrom". The Squire’s Jars used a combination rubber band and cork to achieve this. The cover illustration depicts a young woman in the process of canning with a steaming pot on the stove in the background and shelves of finished product in the background implying the efficiency of this method which she is employing. Discoloration of one edge of the leaf effecting the illustration; otherwise very good. OCLC locates one copy in an unnamed collection of culinary ephemera; otherwise not located. [printed by] A. Penfield unknown
1883018927Oakland CA: California Publishing Co. 1883. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 255 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor browning to the spine a small scuff/perforation on the rear board and minor shelfwear. The closed page edges have several small spots of dark staining on them and the final few pages have a few small stains. Previous owner's name on title page neatly in pencil. Second edition. California Publishing Co. Hardcover
1864253074Providence: Alfred Anthony 1864. First. hardcover. good. 287pp. Small 4to original 1/2 green cloth edges of boards worn corners bumped. Providence: Alfred Anthony 1864. First Edition<br/> <br/> Author was Secretary of State of Rhode Island for seventeen years starting in 1855. Under his tenure his organized the state papers and records of Rhode Island for publication.<br/> <br/> Alfred Anthony unknown
1890002070Boston MA: Little Brown & Company. 904pp. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt titles. Board fore-corners rubbed minor chipping to the head and foot of the spine cloth last index page free and badly chipped two signatures at he centure of the book loose. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall D6 . Good Plus. Hardcover. Eighth Edition. 1890. Little, Brown & Company hardcover
18971146547Ira C. Evans 1897. Gilt decorations on black cloth. Ex-school library with minimal markings none external. Card pocket rear. Owner's blindstamp on ffep. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thick Small Quarto. Book. Ira C. Evans Hardcover
18996803South Bend: Tribune Publishing Company 1899. Original edition. Very Good. 140 x 200 mm; 118 pages and numerous half-tone plates. Text figures map. Maroon cloth. Gift inscription on front blank dated 1912. Corners bumped but excellent condition overall. <br /><br /> Tribune Publishing Company hardcover
1893B64001Boston: Joseph Knight Company 1893. Hardcover. Good. Cloth backed floral paper covered boards oblong quarto 11.5" x 9.5" illustrated in b&w. Book has soil and rubbing to boards and spine corners worn through pencil on rear board binding tight small tear to top edge of front flyleaf endpapers have pencil names and notes text has some mild soil and foxing throughout. In archival mylar wrap. Joseph Knight Company hardcover
1869053709London: T. Nelson and Sons 1869. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 316 4 pages. Hardcover bound in blue publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in gilt and in black. Light to moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. The gilt is still bright. Inner hinges secure. Illustrated throughout with text drawings as well as full-page steel plate engravings. Text is a little toned but is generally clean. Four pages of publisher's ads at the rear. A nice and attractive copy. <br/> <br/> T. Nelson and Sons hardcover
1853047688Washington D.C: U.S. Senate 1853. 1st . Paper Back. Very Good/Portfolio Very Good. 4to - Portfolio & 8vo- Report. 173pp.; SC white w/blk.; some rub w/tan on edges; dampstainbttm.corner; some scuff & lt.stain w/cleantight pgs. portfolio pale green w/green tape spine; some rub. Special Session Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 6. Papers relating to the Mexican boundary commission & report from commissioner <br/> <br/> U.S. Senate unknown
1886031075Putnam 1886. Hard Covers. Good. All volumes contain written names of co-author Peters' relatives but no subsequent marks. Bindings are solid a few hinges are weakened or cracked. Wear and chipping to spine heads; spines and gilt typeface somewhat dulled. Light corner wear to boards. <br/> <br/> Putnam hardcover
18471379562Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1847. Hardcover. Octavo 547 32 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on black spine label. Boards have tearing to surface of both covers rubbing to spine edges exposing boards and mild shelf wear. Textblock has moderate foxing to pages stamp on front endpaper library stamp on title page and staining to fore and tail edges. Ex-library. Shelved in Room G. 1379562. Special Collections. Lea and Blanchard hardcover
1861121626London: Arthur Hall Virtue and Co 1861. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Good. vi 218 p. 26 cm. Frontispiece title page vignette 1 fold-out plate of Alexandria 2 other maps 30 other steel-engraved plates and 17 woodcuts. Blue cloth hardcover with gold and blank impressing. All edges gilt. Moderate rubbing and soiling to boards. Small hole in upper spine. Cracking at pp. 88-89 104-105 200-201. Ink stamp on both titles. <br/><br/>First published 1849 Bartlett's "Glimpses" of Egypt provide "lively impressions of actual sights" Preface. Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co hardcover
1842x02588<p>Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1842. . First Edition. 8vo. xvi 393 pp. 32 pp add. Very Good. Original brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Some foxing to first and last few leaves otherwise excellent condition with mild staining and dust soiling to boards. Contemporary ownership signature and date to front free endpaper.</p> Lea and Blanchard hardcover
189627948New York: Macmillan Co 1896. 1st edition. Oversize Hardcover in gray cloth boards w gilt spine titling no jacket. Good with unmaked contents scuffed spine & some wear to boards which have been inexpertly reglued to the spine. The result is an old and scruffy looking tome that is very tight and fully functional. Rare old 1st edition copy. <br/><br/>9 x 11-1/4 1910 pp. Macmillan Co hardcover
187761238<p>Troy NY: William H. Young. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled lower corners of front . and rear boards gnawed pages toned and several pages stained. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown decorated cloth. Two engraved portraits of Samuel de Champlain and William Johnson. Index. Historical accounts of upstate New York from prehistoric description of geologic formations indigenous peoples European settlement and Revolutionary War history with emphasis on the Adirondack region. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages .</p> William H. Young hardcover
18396941London 1839. Steel engraving image 12 x 17.5 cms recent hand colour blank verso; prepared to illustrate Juliet Pardoes Beauties of the Bosphorus covering Istanbul and environs. Print unknown
18396934London 1839. Steel engraving image 12 x 18 cms recent hand colour slight spotting blank verso; prepared to illustrate Juliet Pardoes Beauties of the Bosphorus covering Istanbul and environs - in this instance Justinians Hagia Sophia. Print unknown
18396942London 1839. Steel engraving image 12 x 17.5 cms recent hand colour blank verso; prepared to illustrate Juliet Pardoes Beauties of the Bosphorus covering Istanbul and environs. Print unknown
