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1860blb03764<p>New York: J.W. Bradley / H. Dayton 1860. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good. Brown cloth on boards with blind-stamped geometric design to front and back and gilt lettering to spine somewhat faded. Book is tight square relatively sharp-cornered given age and free of markings or major flaws inside and out. Very Good or better. An unusual printing of this ""Authorized Edition"" of Lincoln from J.W. Bradley in Phildelphia and the publisher H. Dayton in New York. Very little foxing inside - overall a great copy with a striking steel-cut tissue-guarded frontispiece of Lincoln.</p> J.W. Bradley / H. Dayton hardcover
182849320Concord: Published by Order of the Convention 1828. First Edition. Octavo 20.5cm.; stitched self-wrappers printed within decorative border; 24pp.; illus. Textblock uniformly browned and slightly dampstained shallow chiping along extremities else Very Good overall. Publication covering the events of the Republican Party's New Hampshire convention at which Bartlett a staunch supporter of John Quincy Adams' refuted Jacksonian charges against the administration for overspending on the White House and diplomatic expeditions. Concludes with a lengthy list of "Testimonials to the Talents and Worth of J.Q. Adams" among these by George Washington Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. SABIN 52790; SHOEMAKER 34381. Published by Order of the Convention unknown
186216330New York: Hunt and Eaton 1862. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Hunt and Eaton 1862. First Edition. 114 pgs. Author and illustrator not stated. This fairy tale was re-published by George Routledge & Sons1866 in a compilation titled 'Two School Girls and Other Tales'. Two lovely engravings. Hard Cover red cloth with black decoration gilt title on spine. Cover has moderate shelfwear faded spine light areas on back. Pages are clean and unmarked slightly toned occasional light foxing. Binding is tight. Very nice copy. Very scarce. Other bibliographic entries list Elizabeth Wetherell and Amy Lothrop as authors. Hunt and Eaton hardcover
1897182045New Hampshire: Ira C. Evans 1897. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Hinges cracked. Ira C. Evans hardcover
190042878<p>As shown on the attached photos the cover edges show some wear and tear. The inside pages are very clean & tight.</p> Little, Brown and Company
1822035278Hartford Connecticut: Published at the Desire of the Congregation George Goodwin & Sons Printers 1822. First edition 1822. Thanksgiving sermon at the Wintonbury meeting-house in what is now Bloomfield CT. Plain blue softcover 19 pages. Covers heavily worn chipped and spotted with Nathan N. Parson's Book handwritten on the front cover binding restitched half-title removed considerable edge chipping occasional foxing and dampstaining throughout name of Helen W. Woodford in pencil at top of title page. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published at the Desire of the Congregation, George Goodwin & Sons, Printers Paperback
1882016332New York: J. Howard Brown 1882. Book. NVG. Original Cloth. First Edition. Book has slightly bumped and worn corners modest cover wear. Spine lettering and decorations are nearly complete. Scarce anti-polygamy novel. J. Howard Brown Paperback
1837j6425ccLondon: Fisher Son & Co. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Wear to boards along extremities. Ink inscription to fep. Inner hinges starting. Scattered foxing. Aeg. 1837. First Edition. Brown gilt decorated hardback leather cover. 280mm x 220mm 11" x 9". 76pp 36 plates. 36 tissue guarded engraved plates; engraved title page. . Fisher, Son, & Co hardcover
1853038446London: Arthur Hall 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. large Octavo. pp 200 advertisements. 1st printing. Prior owner name to FEP with 33 tissue protected engravings on steel. Arthur Hall hardcover
1850826A11London: George Bell and Sons c1850. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6.5" . W. H. Bartlett . A fascinating travelogue of Sinai and Egyptian desert by celebrated British artist William Henry Bartlett adorned with beautiful engravings. Undated copy dated from Jisc. An uncommon Bell edition. Containing William Henry Bartlett's account of his journey following the Biblical steps of the Israelites across the desert after Moses led them out of Egypt from Cairo to Mount Sinai and Petra. Illustrated with twenty-seven steel engravings by the author and a folding map numerous in text. Collated complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with ornamental gilt to front board and spine. Externally sound with shelf wear bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities back strip faded minor damp marks to boards. Internally pages coming loose due to gutta percha binding. Minor spotting to occasional leaf particularly to pates otherwise pages generally clean throughout. Good George Bell and Sons hardcover
1856018222Cambridge MA: John Bartlett 1856. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 8vo. vii358pp. Solid "New" Edition of the well-known compendium of quotations. . Bound in publisher's original green cloth bordered and decorated in blind with gilt spine lettering. Square and tight with just a touch of toning to pages. Moderate wear to spine ends and tips. Boards spotted. Spine panel toned. Bookplate on front paste-down. Ownership signature in pencil on front end-paper. A very presentable collectable copy and quite a bit scarcer than the First Edition. John Bartlett hardcover
1895042996Columbus OH: Press of Hann & Adair 1895. Souvenir Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. A Good copy in edge-sunned brown cloth lettered in gold. Sypher family genealogy notes at the front endpapers with latest date 1932. Wm. A. Sypher page 93 served from 1862 to 1865 and this copy from his family. Marked "Souvenir Edition" at the front cover and title page this 1895 edition is identified by Broadfoot as the first edition. <br/> <br/> Press of Hann & Adair hardcover
18686200London United Kingdom: William MacIntosh 1868. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Blue embossed boards with gilt lettering along the spine. The corners are bumped and just starting to fray. The top and base of the spine are also just starting to fray. The end papers are brown in color. The front hinge has a three inch tear but the webbing is intact. No dust jacket present. FIRST EDITION. 168 pages plus two pages of advertisements. <br/><br/>1A B1 C William MacIntosh hardcover
1877000772A S Barnes 1877. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Scarce book in very good condition for age. mSolid and clean. Boards have some wear. <br/> <br/> A S Barnes hardcover
1877286754Portland Me.: Dresser Mclellan & Co. 1877 Tan Card Covers Cip At Top Gutter. Boards Tight. Index Introduction. 46 Pgs. Rare Minerva Shows One Copy Worldcat 14. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Original Wraps. Very Good. Dresser, Mclellan, & Co. paperback
1896845G0867USA: Granite Monthly Company 1896. Magazine. Illus. by Allison Henry D. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 63-124. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: From Naples to Genoa; The Harmony of Silence; The Benefaction of Melancthon Downs concluded; Midsummer; A sketch of Dublin N.H. - with many great photos of local mansions; The old stage coach; The Cogswell Homestead Gilmanton; Halcyon Days; Mrs. Alice A. Dow; New Hampshire; The Anti-Vivisection Movement; The Elms of Concord; The legend of John Levin and Mary Glasse continued; Educational department; New Hampshire Necrology. Some peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Granite Monthly Company Paperback
1886009639Estes & Lauriat 1886. Hardcover. Good Plus. First Printing . Steel line-engravings by Bartlett and others . Descriptive text by Willis and others . Poems by American and foreign authors . Boards show wear . Hinges are beginning to loosen but are still secure . Text block has no marks of any kind . Estes & Lauriat hardcover
188540115Santa Fe: New Mexican Printing Company 1885. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Original leather boards and spine rebound with new leatherette hinges. Text is the original 1885 printing approved in April 1884 and certified by Attorney General William Breeden on March 28th 1885. This compilation was the first compilation of New Mexico Territory law since 1865; it was commissioned in 1884 by the Legislative Assembly for the purpose of compiling "all the laws general local and private which shall be in force on the fifth day of May 1884." Intended to be comprehensive this edition was published in one volume in English and Spanish and includes the Constitution of the United States the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo the Gadsden Treaty the original act organizing the territory the original Kearny code and a list of laws specifically enacted since the 1865 compilation. The commissioners - Edward L. Bartlett Charles W. Greene and Santiago Valdez along with secretary Ireneo L. Chaves - were appointed by Governor Lionel Allen Sheldon at a rate of six dollars each daily. Book is in good condition original covers chipped bumped rubbed marked and scraped; spine is cracked and missing a 1/2" corner; bottom of new leatherette spine has a white mark; edges of textblock are dustsoiled and stained with a dark black mark on the foreedge affecting pp.446-488; some pages are lightly stained with corners folded but are generally otherwise clean albeit toning slightly; copyright page has a 1" tear to the top. 1736pp. incl. index. Please be aware that shipping this heavy book internationally may require additional shipping. <br/> <br/> New Mexican Printing Company hardcover
1850122476London: Arthur Hall Virtue and Co 1850. Second. Hardcover. VG- Corners bumped; Light wear to extremities. Grey cloth over boards; Gilt titling and decoration to spine; Gilt decoration to both covers; Yellow endpapers; 218 pp.; 52 bw plates and figures. Chronicles the author's travels to Egypt in 1845; Wonderful wood cuts and engravings by various artists accompany the text. Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co hardcover
1874021150Providence RI: Providence Press Company. Navy cloth cover with gilt titles. Cover is soiled and notable cloth chipping to the board corners and spine ends. Some minor pencil notation to the text. Z13 . Good. Cloth. 1874. Providence Press Company hardcover
18801549This is an original 1880 edition that has been rebound for a library archive. It contains typical library markings and stamps. The binding is firm. Brown buckram boards with gold stamping on spine are lightly soiled and rubbed with some edge wear. The text is age tanned but appears clean and unmarked. Includes a history of the county and towns therein as well as hundreds of biographical sketches and many beautifully engraved tissue protected portraits of prominent citizens of the county. A very nice volume. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s O-B4 Everts & Peck hardcover
1886002595Estes and Lauriat 1886 Description: 84 p. 1886. Fo. 1886. Publisher's brown cloth hardcover gilt/black/blind stamped title/decoration on boards and spine cover full gilt leaf edges illustrated text - a series of 20 tissue guarded steel line-engravings on heavy stock. Measures: 1 W x `10.25 D x 13 H inches. About the work: Descriptive text by N.P. Willis and others. Includes poems by American and foreign authors. Excerpt from Forest Rock and Stream: A Series of Twenty Steel Line-Engravings Wedge - shaped promontory or bluff pushes forward to the river at this spot; and on its summit which widens into a noble plain stands the city Of Hudson. CONDITION NOTES: Very good; light wear not commensurate with age and use e.g. fray starting at spine heel/crown covers lightly soiled from handling damp-stained page corner at front endpapers only light sporadic foxing throughout gutter slightly exposed between frontispiece engraving and title page some tissue guards - creased strong square spine clean light age-toned text pages. See images. A nice copy. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Estes and Lauriat hardcover
185425677London. Arthur Hall Virtue & Co. 1854 1854. Hardcover. tall8vo 24cm 2nd edition revised xii13-240p. with 28 engraved plates including frontis and 32 text woodcut engravings appendix prize binding in contemporary full green calf gilt decorated and ruled raised bands elaborate gilt decorations and borders in the panels crushed crimson morocco gilt label wide gilt decorated borders on the boards and gilt school crest Brewood Free Grammar School gilt decoration on the edges and gilt inner dentelles new marbled endpapers not particularly well placed over the hinges and marbled edges early expertly restoration replacing all original a very good to fine attractively bound copy tgc. ~ Sabin 3789.Traces the progress of the Pilgrims in New England. London. Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. 1854 hardcover
1870BIBLIO-19120Kraus Reprint Corporation New York 1963 reprint of 1870-1871 edition. 2 vols cloth 4to. iv 446 554 pp. 1809 1810-4173 entries. This set comprises the 2 volumes of Part III covering the 18th century books. . From the introduction: "For the 18th Century imprints the important period of late colonial times and the American Revolution the only chronological list of the John Carter Brown Library is still the Third Part of John Russell Bartlett's first catalogue which we are now reprinting. The fifty copies originally printed have almost all disappeared and the Union Catalog at the Library of Congress indicates that less than five copies are located in American libraries. The present reprint edition was made from the copy in the New York Public Library. The handwritten annotations were made by the eminent bibliographer Wilberforce Eames one-time Lenox Librarian who continued Sabin's bibliography. Covers slightly rubbed slightly bumped at head and tail of spines otherwise Very Good. Kraus Reprint Corporation, [New York], 1963 reprint of 1870-1871 edition hardcover
18599019247Boston: Little Brown 1859. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition greatly improved and enlaeged bound in the publisher's original brown cloth over boards spine stamped in gilt. Shelfwear to cloth at extremities particularly at the head & heel. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown and presentation in ink on ffep. <br/><br/> Little, Brown hardcover