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1893WRCLIT69820Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin and Co. 1893. Two volumes. Gilt red and green three-piece cloth bindings t.e.g. Frontispieces and photogravure plates. About fine in very good gilt lettered red linen wrappers a bit foxed on versos and with paper shelf labels on spines without the slipcase. First illustrated edition trade issue of the account of the second portion of the author's 1875 tour of Egypt and the Levant first published in 1877. Includes a new Preface by the author concerning subsequent developments in the region. 150 additional copies were printed on large paper. BAL 21185. Houghton Mifflin and Co. hardcover books
1886006941Boston: Lee and Shepard 1886. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 452 pages of text followed by viii pages of publisher's advertisement. Original brown hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Previous owner's bookplate neatly on front paste-down endpaper "Judson S. Bemis." Bemis was a bag manufacturer. Lee and Shepard Hardcover books
1876Embry 195426American Publishing Company 1876. First edition first printing. Owner's Penciled gift inscription light wear to spine tips overall near fine and bright in custom mylar cover. B&W illustrations. Brown cloth titled in gilt and decoratively stamped in black. American Publishing Company, 1876. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
1856203826New York: Ackerman Lith 1856. unbound. very good. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 17.25" x 21".<br/><br/> Nice map of Wisconsin and Minnesota illustrating the progress of public surveys. Denotes waterways Indian reservations and townships. Left margin cropped minor toning along folds and light scattered foxing.<br/><br/> Ackerman Lith unknown books
1888SB3786Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good . First printing octavo size 346 pp. Charles Dudley Warner 1829-1900 not only was such a close friend with Mark Twain that Twain served as a pall bearer at Dudley's funeral but he co-authored "The Gilded Age" with Twain in addition to writing numerous works of his own. <br/><br/>This book opens with a humerous story of mounting a horse and continues with an interesting look at the author's adventures travelling in the south of the 1880s and through parts of Mexico and California during that period. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Green cloth over boards title and image of two riders on horseback in black to front board title in gilt on spine; octavo size 7" by 5" pagination: 1-3 4-331 1-15 publishers ads. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Better than very good and could almost be deemed near fine; the binding is clean the hinges are sound and the textblock is square the interior is clean and bright and the only prior owner marking is a tasteful Ex-Libris on the front pastedown; minor overall edgewear the corners are slightly bumped and there are a few light stray marks to the edge of the text block. Even with its few faults still an attractive copy. <br/><br/>___CITATION: BAL 21168. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
18897620Rochester N.Y.: H.H. Warner & Co. Stecher Lith Co 1889. Octavo-sized booklet stapled in wrappers 22 x cm. 51 1 pages. Illustrated. Index. Title and publication information from wrapper. FIRST EDITION of the eleventh annual almanac advertising Warner's patent medicines with the standard elements - ephemeris glowing testimonials illustrated advertisements for the various cures including Warner's Kidney & Liver Safe Cure Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Benton's Hair Grower. The cooking recipes themselves an advertisement for Warner's Safe Cook Book run along the pages as footers. Some advertisements printed on colored paper; small loop for hanging in the kitchen. In a handsome chromolithographed paper wrapper. Fine. OCLC locates six copies; Hoolihan Atwater Collection S-1419. H.H. Warner & Co. Stecher Lith Co unknown books
18552305200Philadelphia: Lippincott Grambo & Co 1855. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition Sabin 9893. Spine and boards toned spine head lightly rubbed. 1855 Hard Cover. viii 17-454 pp. "A remarkable repository of medical scandal." Garrison History of Medicine "Charles Caldwell May 14 1772 Lippincott, Grambo & Co unknown books
1878323231Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1878. Hardcover. Near Fine. Eighth edition. Near fine with light scuffing along the edges of the spine. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
189158109Nprthampton MA: Picturesque Publishing 1891. First Edition. 4to Olive green cloth covered boards with stamped tiles and decoration in gilt. Moderate handling wear with rubbed spine tops and corners hinges loose. 160 pages with extensive index. Fully illustrated with 1500 drawings and photographs. A good set. Heavy. From the introduction: This book attempts to portray to some extent nature's moods. There is more here than simply buildings and landscapes. --- Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the state of Massachusetts. Hampden County is part of the Springfield MA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the most urban county in Western Massachusetts. The Knowledge Corridor surrounding Springfield-Hartford is New England's second most populous urban area after Greater Boston with 1.9 million people. Picturesque Publishing unknown books
185635484New York: D. Appleton and Company 1856. 1st edition BAL 21263; Wright II 2646. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind BAL Binding Style #1. Spine a bit dull. Period pos to ffep & preliminary blank. Some foxing. A VG copy. 516 8 pp. With state B of the adverts no priority established. 12mo. 7-7/8" x 5" <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
185610234NY: Appleton 1856. First US edn. 8vo Pp. 516 adv. A nice tight copy. Wright II. 2646 BAL 21263 BAL printing C no sequence established; Binding 1 no sequence established. Appleton unknown books
185611326NY: Appleton 1856. First US edn. 8vo Pp. 516 adv. A nice tight copy with some minor external wear. Wright II. 2646 BAL 21263 BAL printing C no sequence established; Binding 1 no sequence established. Appleton unknown books
1837TB27239New Haven: Durrie & Peck and J. W. Barber 1837. Second Edition. Very good in a recent dark blue cloth binding with gilt text on the spine. An octavo measuring 9 by 5 1/2 inches with new end sheets. The pages are uniformly lightly foxed throughout and the preliminaries and through page 36 the upper fore corners are nibbled in the margins. The hand-colored fold-out map of Connecticut is lacking by 2/3rds. With some minor foxing throughout. 560 pages of text. Illustrated throughout with 190 wood block engravings. Barber an illustrator and historian 1798-1885 was Connecticut's first popular historian creating one of the first travel guides of the state. Following the index in the front of the book is a hand colored fold-out map of the State of Connecticut noting all of its towns at the time see note above regarding condition. Considered to be "mildly scarce" by Howes. Howes B-120 Originally published in 1836. Durrie & Peck and J. W. Barber hardcover books
1829184027New Haven: J.W. Barber 1829. Second edition. Leather bound. Fair heavy wear to leather boards expected age toning foxing spots throughout water staining hinges internally have heavy wear. Brown leather boards; bw portrait frontispiece of Washington bw folded map bw illustrated title page; 312 pp; bw illustrationsw. Page vii wrongly numbered. Title page also reads "carefully selected from the most approved authorities by J.W. Barber. J.W. Barber unknown books
1899254261Cambridge: Riverside Press 1899. Limited. hardcover. fine/good. Garrett. With Illlustrations by Edmund H. Garrett. Large 8vo cloth backed boards paper spine label. Cambridge: Riverside Press 1899. Limited Edition.<br/><br/> Special large-paper edition. One of 250 signed copies. As new in a plain brown wrapper lettered on the spine. The wrapper is dust soiled and chipped at the edges.<br/><br/> Riverside Press unknown books
1877160569Boston James R. Osgood and Company 1877. 1877. First edition first issue with leaf facing title page blank. 8vo. Original brown cloth stamped in gilt and black; dark brown endpapers. Very good a trifle rubbed. No signatures or bookplates. BAL 21134 - account of author’s visit to Jerusalem Damascus Lebanon Cyprus et.al. F. Hardcover. Boston, James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. hardcover books
185610301NY: Appleton 1856. First US edn. 8vo Pp. 516 adv. A nice tight copy. Wright II. 2646 BAL 21263 BAL printing A no sequence established; Binding 2 no sequence established. Appleton unknown books
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 books
1839TB29065Worcester Mass.: Dorr Howland & Co. 1839. First Edition. Very good in full brown leather covered boards with a rebacked spine of leather with a gilt stamped dark brown leather spine label. The rebacking retained the original marbled paper end sheets. An octavo measuring 8 7/8 by 5 1/2 inches. The leather is worn through at the tips of the boards and the front and rear hinges have been reinforced with modern cloth. The contents are in excellent condition with 624 pages of text with occasional spots of foxing to the pages throughout. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and small engraved vignettes throughout within the text. The hand-colored four-color fold-out map is in place following the front index and is in perfect undamaged condition. Illustrated throughout by the author's 200 line drawings and wood cut engravings. Howes B-123 Dorr, Howland & Co. hardcover books
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
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
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
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
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