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1846TB31670Hartford Conn.: H. S. Parsons & Co. 1846. Third Edition of 1846. Very good in its original full leather covered boards with extensive gilt tool work and gilt text on the spine with the edges of the text block marbled. An octavo of 8 by 5 inches with rubbing to the boards and the edges of the boards The contents are mildly foxed in the margins throughout. The fold-out map is missing. 624 pages of text illustrated a frontispiece and from "numerous" woodcut engravings. The first edition of this title was published in Hartford in 1840 and contained only 576 pages. Howes B-124 H. S. Parsons & Co. hardcover books
1848TB33248Worcester Mass.: Warren Lazell 1848. Reprint of 1848. Very good in fine new binding of black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and new end sheets. The edges of the text block are marbled. A small quarto of 9 by 5 1/2 inches with no wear to the binding an early prior owner's name in pencil on the second free end page. The contents are surprisingly clean and bright this dealer suspects the pages were . washed before rebinding. Tthe fold-out hand-colored map is also clean and bright and without any damage 631 pages of text illustrated from 200 woodcut engravings and the hand-colored fold-out map. The first edition of this title was published by Dorr Howland of Worcester in 1839. Armstrong Bibliographies of New England History 103; Howes B-123 Warren Lazell hardcover
1844TB31669Worcester Mass.: Warren Lazell 1844. Reprint of 1844. Good in its original binding of full leather covered boards with gilt decorations and gilt text on the spine. The edges of the text block are marbled. A small quarto of 9 by 5 1/2 inches with the leather worn through over the front and rear joints the lower edges of the boards and the tips of the boards. There is an early prior owner's name written in ink at the upper edge of the title page. The contents are generally foxed on the margins and the fold-out hand-colored map is partially tanned it is in undamaged condition. 624 pages of text illustrated from 200 woodcut engravings and the hand-colored fold-out map. The first edition of this title was published by Dorr Howland of Worcester in 1839. Armstrong Bibliographies of New England History 103; Howes B-123 Warren Lazell hardcover
1846TB31670Hartford Conn.: H. S. Parsons & Co. 1846. Third Edition of 1846. Very good in its original full leather covered boards with extensive gilt tool work and gilt text on the spine with the edges of the text block marbled. An octavo of 8 by 5 inches with rubbing to the boards and the edges of the boards The contents are mildly foxed in the margins throughout. The fold-out map is missing. 624 pages of text illustrated a frontispiece and from "numerous" woodcut engravings. The first edition of this title was published in Hartford in 1840 and contained only 576 pages. Howes B-124 H. S. Parsons & Co. hardcover
181722200Bath: Printed by Richard Cruttwell and Sold by Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown London 1817 1817. First edition. Fleeman 88.3L/6; Courtney page 169. Edges a little rubbed; very good copy. 8vo contemporary black half calf marbled paper sides gilt rules decorations and lettering. ¶ An collection of over 70 letters compiled and edited by Rebecca Warner of Bath who clearly had a scholarly interest in the literature of the 18th century. She assembled correspondence of John Gay Alexander Pope Samuel Johnson Elizabeth Montague William Gilpin et al. and introduced each with "Biographical Illustrations." Warner was the author of one novel Herbert-Lodge 1808 and another similar collection Epistolary Curiosities 1818. <br/><br/> Bath: Printed by Richard Cruttwell and Sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1817 unknown books
18742288750American Publishing Company / F.G. Gilman & Co 1874. Reprint. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Hoppin; Stephens; Williams; White; et al. Early printing of BAL 3357. Rebacked with original black morocco spine labels laid down new gilt rules. Edges rubbed corners exposed. Includes fold-out with tear along one panel repaired with Japanese tissue. 1874 Full-Leather. xvi 17-574 2 pp. 8vo. First published in 1873 The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America -- an age of corruption when crooked land speculators ruthless bankers and dishonest politicians voraciously took advantage of the nation's peacetime optimism. With his characteristic wit and perception Mark Twain and his collaborator Charles Dudley Warner attack the greed lust and naivete of their own time in a work which endures as a valuable social document and one of America's most important satirical novels. American Publishing Company / F.G. Gilman & Co hardcover books
1871328Chicago: Warner Higgins and Beers 1871. 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches. Good condition having marginal staining lower left without incursion into printed image. this is a medium rare map being published in only one year 1871. The map's a superb cartographic artifact. It was printed in black and white and colored by hand at the time of publication. There are two maps on one sheet each map on a different axis of 90 degrees. The Washington and Oregon map is stunning. It has fine hatching for the coastal range defining the geography of settlement. On the western face of the range to the Pacific Ocean there is a highly developed county system indicating significant settlement. Less dense is the areas east of the range. The Territir of Alaska is finely detailed having been acquired by Seward just four years earlier. Warner and Beers continued publishing after 1871. Higgins was dropped from listing in the title the following year. For its time this map represents the highest standard of cartographic productions. Warner, Higgins and Beers unknown
1878954Los Angeles California: Louis Lewin & Co 1878. Fair. An Historical Sketch of Los Angeles County California From the Spanish occupancy by the Founding of the Mission San Gabriel Archangel September 8 1771 to July 4 1876. J. J. Warner Benjamin Hayes J. P. Widney Louis Lewin & Co. Los Angeles California 1876 8.75 x 5.5 inches 88 pp. <br /> <br /> <br /> Glue binding wrappers brittle and toned; large pieces missing from right corners of front wrapper lower left corner and bottom edge of back wrapper; sections of spine glue missing; interior contains previous owner name in pencil and a few pen marks else clean pages; fair condition. <br /> <br /> First edition expanded second issue of An Historical Sketch of Los Angeles County California a shorter version had been published earlier the same year. The appendix contains accounts of the Fourth of July planning and celebration in Los Angeles organized by a group of citizens who wanted to ensure the proper celebration of the American Centennial. This expanded second issue was published concurrently with the holiday celebrations as per the wishes of the committees recorded in the appendix. <br /> <br /> One copy found in OCLC as of November 16 2023. Louis Lewin & Co 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
1892005474American Publishing Company. Publishers boards with bright gilt titles and design. Frontis page separating. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1892. American Publishing Company hardcover
1802e7256London: G & J Robinson. Volume I: Cover rubbed and marked. Lacks outer spine. Closed tear to one page no loss. Volume II: Rebound with new spine and eps. Cover rubbed with some corner wear. Occasional light foxing and pencil annotation. 1802. First Edition. Blue and brown board covers. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". iv 316pp; iv 300pp. Colour frontis Vol. I 10 b/w maps. Both volumes untrimmed. . G & J Robinson unknown
187053681Gloucester: John Bellows 1870. Broadside 12 3/16 x 10 inches 31 x 25.4 mm printed in red and black inks on card stock with a mounted albumen photograph 3 1/8 x 2 7/8 inches 8 x 7.3 mm. There is a closed one-inch tear at the center fold. Age toned. Very good. W. Harding Warner 1816 - 1894 was a British photographer specializing in architecture and landscapes. He issued stereo cards as well as two illustrated guides A SKETCH OF TYNTERN ABBEY and A SKETCH OF ROSS AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD; both are broadsides with a single albumen photograph historical text and a scaled drawing. Each was folded and issued with an envelope which is not present here. <br /> <br /> WorldCat locates only two copies; The British Library and Cambridge University. John Bellows unknown
181084300Bath: Printed By R Cruttwell. 1810. Hardcover. Very Good. 5th edition viii 238pp 1 aquatint frontis 11 engraved maps engraved title page a little manuscript annotation minor waterstain in margin a few pps. Recently bound in smart green cloth; Octavo . Printed By R Cruttwell hardcover
1884251009001Warner Beers & Company 1884. Hardcover. Acceptable. Book has been rebound. While not guaranteed as a first there are strong indicators that it may be. No indicators of a reprint publisher. The reverse of the title page indicates the original printer which usually is where the reprint publisher would put their name. Also the inclusion of a color map which does not exist in the photos I have seen of the reprint. Very Solid Binding. Text is mostly clean but there are some instances of soiling on a number of pages as well as some minor notations throughout. Warner Beers & Company hardcover
187423336H80157Hartford CT: American Publishing Company. Half leather with marble patterned boards. 2 Volume set. . Good. Half-Leather. First Edition. 1874. American Publishing Company hardcover
1841TB26036Worcester Mass.: Dorr Howland & Co. 1841. First Edition. Good in 3/4 red leather and pebbled black cloth covered boards with gilt tool work and text on the spine and with the edges of the text block marbled. An octavo measuring 9" by 5 1/4" with 1/4" deep chipping to the leather at the head of the spine and with 1/8 chipping from the leather at the heel of the spine. The leather at the lower tips of the boards is worn through. There is also considerable foxing throughout the pages but none so bad as to render the text unreadable. 576 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece and throughout the text with line drawings and wood cut engravings by the author. The fold-out hand colored map following the preface is present and is in excellent condition with only a minor closed tear of 1/2" long at one of the folds. Howes B-124 Dorr, Howland & Co. hardcover books
1896845G0869USA: Granite Monthly Company 1896. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 245-310. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: The Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital - feature article with many excellent photos; Night on Moosilauke - a sketch charcoaled in prose; The royal hunt; Their patient expectancies; The Return; Winchester Earlington Arlington Winchester; Two Lives; Another New England Poet - Philip H. Savage; A Lover; Representative Agriculturists C.H. Duncan of Hancock John W. Farr of Littleton ; The Midnight of Years; Polly Tucker part 1; At Home; Educational department; New Hampshire Necrology. Some peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Granite Monthly Company Paperback
1841184382New York: S. Tuttle 1841. Hardcover. G Cover has fading and apparent water damage along top. Book block has age toning. Interior pages have some water staining along top edges. Inside covers and end pages have staining. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. Personal library sticker from previous owner on inside front cover. Some pencil/crayon markings from previous owner on ffep. All text and plates readable and generally clear. Brown leather boards with gilt inlay around edge. Black title blocks on spine with gilt lettering. 608 pages 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations folded map. S. Tuttle hardcover books
1841184382New York: S. Tuttle 1841. Hardcover. G Cover has fading and apparent water damage along top. Book block has age toning. Interior pages have some water staining along top edges. Inside covers and end pages have staining. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. Personal library sticker from previous owner on inside front cover. Some pencil/crayon markings from previous owner on ffep. All text and plates readable and generally clear. Brown leather boards with gilt inlay around edge. Black title blocks on spine with gilt lettering. 608 pages 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations folded map. S. Tuttle hardcover
1833SKU1001131L. H. Young. Fair. 1833. Unknown Binding. First edition New Haven 1833. 19 wood engraving attributed to Samuel Barber. Approx. 3.5x 5.5. Marbled paper cover boards soiled rubbed worn worn leather spine taped over some time ago. Much foxed throughout. Plates sharply printed if foxed.; 106 pages . L. H. Young unknown
1841TB32451Worcester Mass.: Dorr Howland & Co. 1841. First Edition. Very good in its contemporary full leather calf covered boards with faded and rubbed gilt text and decorations on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches with the leather at the head of the spine worn down to the text block and shallow chipping of the leather at the heel of the spine. There is also considerable foxing throughout the pages but none so bad as to render the text unreadable. 576 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece and throughout the text with line drawings and wood cut engravings by the author. The fold-out hand colored map following the preface has lost 2/3rds of its width which has been replaced with a color facsimile. Howes B-124 Dorr, Howland & Co. hardcover
1895295018New York: Harper & Brother Printers & Publishers 1895. First Edition. Three Quarters Leather. Good binding. Signed. 8vo; 7 1/2†x 5 1/8†rebound in 3/4 tan calf over marbled boards with gilt rule to the edges; 346 pages with frontispiece and other illustrations throughout; the front hinge has been very discreetly reinforced.~~Tipped in is an ALS from Charles Dudley Warner with interesting content regarding the naming of a character in the book. The letter is addressed to Eleanor Kilham a person of interest in her own right. A medical doctor engaged in private practice in New York at the outbreak of World War I she sailed for France on the first ship out after the sinking of the Lusitania. For her work in France she received the Medaille d’Honneur and the Medaille de Reconaissance d’Honneur. After the war she devoted herself to welfare work in New York see New York Times April 6 1937.~~The letter is dated Hartford Aug. 10 1893. It reads: “Dear Elenaor A thousand thanks for your suggestion about Jane Brown. I always did hate it. The confounded plebeian “ sound of it hampered me. Your word has given me the stimulus “ to eradicate it. Can you suggest a fitting name How would Ellen Leigh or Emiliy Leigh do It must be as un- common and yet dignified.â€~~The protagonist is in fact named Ruth Leigh and one supposes that Eleanor Kilham had something to do with that.~~~~. Good binding. Harper & Brother, Printers & Publishers unknown
1874001539Hartford: American Publishing Company 1874. Twain's satirical first novel written in collaboration with his friend Charles Warner 1829-1900 a book whose title and theme remain relevant today. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition in a mixed state. Points that are either present or lacking include: list of illustrators on title page includes "White" with Lockwood electrotyper on verso but the date of publication is 1874; the name "Eschol Sellers" changed in later editions remains on p. vii; there is no "Halleluyah" on p.246; Dr. Jackson on p. 280 is accompanied by a period; and p. 403 has no illustration. The fold-out map at p. 246 is present. The binding is full leather with four bands and is a bit dry and flakey; the spine label black with gilt lettering is rubbed but still readable. The text is clean and bright; foxing is minimal; most of the pages however are browned at their edges. Withal a decent copy of this wonderful and important book. Quercus would suggest re-backing the spine to return it to full glory. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Publishing Company Hardcover
18867706Rochester N.Y.: H.H. Warner & Co 1886. Stapled booklet in wrappers 22.75 x 15 cm. 32 pages. Illustrated. Advertisements. Publication date from the latest testimonials. FIRST EDITION. A promotional book for patent medicine from H.H. Warner & Co. with the usual assortment of medicinal recommendations glowing testimonials household and culinary recipes and advertisements. Also mentioned is Warner's Safe Cook-Book "the most valuable family recipes ever published." Lightest discoloration to some leaves otherwise fine in wrappers boldly decorated with a woodcut of a child sitting stop a sea captain's shoulder. Laid-in is a printed addendum a warning against falsely advertised products with a guide to telling the fakes from the real Warner's nostrums. Scarce. OCLC locates two copies appears to be the earliest of the Warner's SY booklets. H.H. Warner & Co unknown books
187615300Hartford: American Publishing Company 1876. Frontispiece wood engraving “The wooden man 6000 years old title vignette woodcut head- and tailpieces. Red pictorial cloth in black and gold rebacked with the original spine laid down; text is toned but clean. Bookplate of the Ladies’ Christian Union. First edition published simultaneously in Hartford by the American Publishing Company of Warner’s account of his travels down the Nile and around Egypt. This work includes detailed stories about his exploration of mosques visits to the Pharaoh tombs and interactions with local Egyptians and their culture. Through interpreters Warner spoke with everyone he could to soak up as much of the Egyptian life as possible while he traveled around what was at the time considered an unknown part of the world to many Americans. Warner 1829-1900 was an American novelist a friend of Mark Twain with whom he co-authored The gilded age. American Publishing Company unknown
