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18422274986James S. Virtue 1842. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Bartlett W.H. Restoration to front joint boards lightly discolored tide mark to bottom margin light foxing throughout ink gift note on front flyleaf. 1842 Hard Cover. Both books bound together in one volume. 128; 116 pp. 4to. Half-leather gilt titles marbled endpapers includes about 120 engraved plates and a map of the eastern portion of Canada. A companion to American Scenery published two years earlier. James S. Virtue hardcover books
1840158271London: George Virtue 1840. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait and extra illustrated title page. Illustrated with 122 tissue protected plates including the map and the title pages from drawings by W.H. Bartlett engraved in the first style of the art by R. Wallis J. Cousen Willmore et al. 4to. Handsomely bound in contemporary brown polished calf; blind-stamped panels and gilt-stamped spines with black leather labels; marbled endpapers and page edges leather is rubbed but sound and attractive; one plate loose; minimal scattered foxing. London: George Virtue 1840. Very good.<br/><br/> George Virtue unknown books
1840025470London: Virtue 1840. Quarto. Volume I: Portrait frontispiece hand-colored vignette title page and regular title page ix 140 pages 66 leaves of plates one map. Volume II: hand-colored vignette title page and regular title page iv. 106 pages 52 leaves of plates. The map plate in volume I was done by W. Hughes. All 119 plates are present. In 1836 William Henry Bartlett was sent to America to begin making engravings of the major sites in the United States. Virtue had also commissioned Nathaniel Willis to make letterpress descriptions of each image. Thomas Dougherty drew two of the originals while the rest were done with remarkable precision by Bartlett. While Willis is first on the title page it is Bartlett's fine work that has made this the finest 19th century work on America from the artists' perspective. the plates view the Eastern U.S. before the full force of the Industrial Revolution changed the face of the eastern landscape forever. Bound in a very fine rich red 3/4 red morocco spines with bands and decorative panels with a matching slipcase. Abbey Travel in aquatint and lithography 651; Blanck BAL 22755; Sabin 3784. Virtue unknown books
184022476London: George Virtue 1840. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark salmon cloth decorated in blind and gilt front and back covers with gilt arabesques and lettering at spine. Aeg. Very good. Bartlett William H. 48 106 96 140 4 52 28 x 22 cm. 117 steel engrave plates with tissue guards. Originally published in Thirty parts at one shilling or in Divisions 6s. 6d. cloth gilt. Drawings by William Henry Bartlett one of the most prolific of illustrators for topographical works. "It is almost certain that there are more steel engravings after Bartlett than after any other painter of views" -- see RUSSELLp.196. Bartlett made four voyages to America between the years 1836 and 1852. HOWES B209. From the publisher's original announcement: "Like Columbus at first we only dream of America. It is yet both a new and an unknown world to us in regard to its scenes of natural beauty and sublimity. The Proprietors.have sought to produce a series of Select Views which will form a characteristic Panorama of the Western World; especially in its Lake and River Scenery which has no parallel in Europe perhaps not on earth." Four pages of adverts Vol. 1 Vol. III booklabel rear pastedown of publisher rare first issue in five volumes. Slight rubbing to backstrip extremities and a few corners cover gilt illustrations very bright and fresh. George Virtue hardcover books
1883010023Boston: Estes and Lauriat 1883. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. Early edition. Folio. 92 pages of text. Original hardcover cloth binding is heavily worn soiled and rubbed. Complete with 25 black & white engravings. A few spots of foxing near the image area of a few plates. The first several pages and plates are loose with minor chipping tearing and browning to edges not affecting images. The bottom edge of all pages and plates with minor staining. This stain though light comes close to the image area on the final five plates. Estes and Lauriat Hardcover books
1841D12958London: George Virtue 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Ornately gilt-stamped contemporary morocco a.e.g.; complete set of 2 volumes 4to; pp. iv 2 170 plus frontis. additional title-p. with steel-engraved vignette map of Ireland 60 plates; 4 186 additional title-p. with engraved vignette 58 plates; collates complete. Bookplate tasteful on front paste-down of both volumes. Bindings heavily scuffed along joints and edges of boards; some light chipping at spine tips and corners; boards rubbed and a bit scratched. Nonetheless a handsome set gilt remains nice and bright. Internally clean and unmarked -- plates are lovely suitable for display. <br/><br/> George Virtue hardcover books
1840005359London: George Virtue 1840. First edition. Full Calf. Very Good. All plates including frontis portrait two half title and map of the Northeastern United States hand-colored by a meticulous contemporary hand or a total of 120 plates hand-colored. 4to. 27.5 by 22 cm. iv 140 iv 106 pp with first volume also including the hand-colored frontis portrait of Bartlett the map and 66 plates the second volume 53 plates. Bartlett 1809-1854 was a renowned English painter or architectural and topographical views and panoramas who did similar books on such countries as Switzerland and Canada all of which are epitomize the steel engraved view books of the period and are easy to find standard works. In this copy of "American Scenery" there is no question that the hand-coloring greatly enhances the otherwise appealing but unexciting steel engravings and one can not but think that the plates were intended to be colored so. Some finger soiling to the leaves including those with the plates but overall a clean copy. The binding does have wear with abrasions to the diced calf repaired joints and moderate wear besides. Chipping to the black spine labels. <br/><br/> George Virtue unknown books
184252681London: published for the proprietors by George Virtue 1842. 4to 4 volumes in 13; 2 maps and over 200 fine steel engravings list of subscribers and advertisement leaves with the author's notice in the final volume. Bound with: Canadian Scenery Illustrated. Original quarter roan gilt-lettered in decorated publisher's boards; occassional spotting to edges of plates. A rare set of the two works issued together and assembled from the original parts. A most appealing set of an illustrated classic here in extended form with both the separate American and Canadian publications issued in this form as one continuous work numbered as a coherent series on the bindings. The series in this form includes over 200 steel-engraved images. The publisher's charming binding is in particularly good condition. "The New World of Columbus.its sudden rise to independence wealth and power" Author's preface is captured in this Victorian publication on the United States and "British America" Canada with fine engravings after the noted British landscape painter William Henry Bartlett. This is a wonderful illustrated romp published at a time to illustrate the last days of relative freedom of the North American native peoples Willis cites Blumenbach in analysing the "real character of the aboriginal inhabitant" and the development of the cities on the West coast of America and unusually Lower Canada. William Bartlett "made four voyages to the United States and Canada.the fruits of which appeared in American Scenery and Canadian Scenery" DNB. The famous plates depict North American cities New York Philadelphia Boston Washington; important buildings such as the U.S. Bank the Capitol and Yale College; bridges parks falls ferries rivers; as well as fine views of Canada through Quebec Montreal Toronto and including Niagara Falls and Thousand Isles. Also included is an engraved portrait of Bartlett a map of the north-eastern United States and Lower Canada. Sabin calls Canadian Scenery "the finest of Mr. Bartlett's works." Willis's "The Literary Department" accompanying letterpress lyrically opines on the picturesque quoting Byron's Childe Harold on sighting Niagara Falls and noting that in America the traveller may imagine "an Eden newly-sprung from the ocean". Abbey 651 American Scenery; Sabin 3784 3786. <br/><br/> published for the proprietors by George Virtue hardcover books
1840185602London: George Virtue 1840. Hardcover. VG Cover has general edge/corner wear. Bookblock has age toning. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. 2 volumes bound together Marbled book boards with leather corners and spines. illustrations map portrait. From drawings by W.H. Bartlett engraved in the first style of the art by R. Wallis J. Cousen Wilmore Brandard Adlard Richardson &c. ; The literary department by N.P. Willis Esq. author of "Pencillings by the way" "Inklings of adventure" etc. George Virtue hardcover books
19543834Los Angeles CA: UCLA Art Galleries 1954. Softcover. G Label and few marks from previous gallery owner. Black & illustrated stapled wraps. 48 pp. 5 color plates 23 bw plates. Title on cover: Sheeler Retrospective Exhibition. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition featuring works by American artist Charles Sheeler 1883-1965. With a foreword by William Carlos Williams; Essays by Bartlett Hayes and Frederick S. Wight. Lists 43 oils five miniatures 5 conte crayon drawings and 29 photographs. Scarce. LA: University of California Art Galleries Oct. 1954. UCLA Art Galleries unknown books
2006293541Holmes County 2006. 8vo.; in the publisher's photocopied wrappers; 16 unnumbered pages; there are no ownership or other marks in the book.~~A "How to" manual illustrated with text and photographs on every page. The photos were provided by Bartlett Graphics December 1973 and do they ever look like they're from 1973; and they are copyrighted by William G. Bartlett the photographer in 2006. There is on the title page: "NOTICE. The actions shown were carried out by inexperienced teenagers. Under no circumstances should they be attempted by adults or experienced professionals either at home or at work." In other words try riding your cow only if you're young and without experience. Make of that what you will.~~Oh and by the way "After you have successfully ridden your cow a few times you will find that your brothers and friends can also ride your cow." Good to know.~. unknown books
19891448181989. hardcover. near fine/near fine. 709pp. large 8vo cloth d.w.: d.w. faded on spine. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1989. Very good.<br/><br/> unknown books
130869hardcover. 505pp. 8vo cloth; 1/4 inch of the bottom of spine torn. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1938.<br/><br/> unknown books
193837948Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Very Good. 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. No dust jacket. ; Xx 505 p. 22 cm. . Harvard University Press hardcover books
199475189Cambridge:: Harvard University Press. Fine. 1994. Hardcover. 0674951093 . Edited by Joseph Harris. First edition. INSCRIBED by the editor hand written note from him is also laid in. Fine in blue cloth with gilt lettering. No dust jacket. . Harvard University Press, hardcover books
198657559Albuquerque: American Poetry 1986. Fall. 96 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Essays on various aspects of William Carlos Williams Ezra Pound Rexroth Philip Levine James Wright and others. Albuquerque: American Poetry unknown books
196763054NY:: Scribner's. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. First printing. Near fine in a near fine one short closed edge tear dust jacket. . Scribner's, hardcover books
157270hardcover. 8vo cloth d.w.; ex-lib. N.Y.: Scribner's 1967. vg<br/><br/> unknown books
1824012234Boston MA: Printed at the Office of the Howard Gazette 1824. Book. Very good condition. Disbound. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 48 pages of text. Disbound from a larger volume or removed from wrappers which are not present. Minimal soiling to first and last page with two small spots of staining to the final page. Caption title./ At head of title: "Eighteenth Congress Jan. 1824."/ A discussion of Daniel Webster's resolution "That provision ought to be made by law for defraying the expense incident to the appointment of an agent or Commissioner to Greece whenever the President shall deem it expedient to make such appointment." Includes Webster's speech on the Greek Revolution followed by comments of Representatives Joel R. Poinsett John Randolph George Cary Silas Wood Ichabod Bartlett Henry Clay and Timothy Fuller. Greek War of Independence 1821-1829. Printed at the Office of the Howard Gazette Paperback books
185923701859. WARNER Anna Bartlett. HARD MAPLE. With Vignettes. Boston: Shepard Clark & Brown 1859. 16mo. blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. BAL 21052. Good covers right hinges tight foxing text. $50.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1937236340Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1937. paperback. fine. 299pp. 8vo stiff wrappers. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1937. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Includes text by Robert Joseph Allen Fernand Baldensperger Marcel Francon Raymond L. Kilgour E.F. Langley Francis P. Magoun Jr. Fred O. Nolte Robert Gale Noyes and Roy Lamson Jr. Hyder E. Rollins Theodore Silverstein Philip Webster Souers Karl Vietor and Clyde Cannon Webster.<br/><br/> Harvard University Press unknown books
191026620New York City: Waite & Bartlett Manufacturing Co 1910. First Edition. Wraps. Good. First Edition. 48 pages. 8vo. Printed wrappers. Covers nearly detached some wear and creasing. Several stains internally. Nicely illustrated. Wraps. A few examples of other dates in OCLC/Worldcat for this manufacturer. Davis/Dreyfus Finest Instruments notes one example of this edition. Cautery batteries electric light bath cabinet etc. Waite & Bartlett Manufacturing Co unknown books
1904272352Philadelphia: George Barrie 1904. First. hardcover. very good. Plates several in color. xix 502pp. 8vo publisher's 3/4 brown morocco margins uncut spine sunned. Philadelphia: George Barrie 1904. Very good<br/><br/> One of 100 numbered copies. History of the American Revolution. The History of North America volume VI. Edited by Guy Carleton Lee.<br/><br/> George Barrie unknown books
19711043628vo. New York: Burt Franklin 1971. 8vo xiii 2 519pp. Original mint Cambridge light blue cloth stamped in gilt to backstrip; illustrated throughout by means of facsimiles within the text. Fine. § Reprint of the 1928 first edition. Divided into sections on practical bibliography subject bibliography library science general reference books special bibliographies national bibliographies universal bibliography history of writing history of printing book-decoration bookselling and publishing and library history and resources. Burt Franklin hardcover books
19289023833New York: Charle Scribner's Sons 1928. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in the publisher's original cloth covered boards spine and cover stamped in gilt. lightly rubbed edges and extremities. Illustrated throughout. <br/><br/> Charle Scribner's Sons hardcover books
