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188219060London: James Nisbet & Company. Very Good. 1882. Hardcover. Teal cloth cover with gilt and black blind stamped decor is frayed at corners with wear to caps but clean bright and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Gilt text block lightly scuffed. Abrasion to front end sheet and paste down. Pages are lightly toned but clean and very good. . James Nisbet & Company hardcover
1889024181New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1889. Photograph available upon request. First Edition. A single issue of this monthly magazine. NOT print on demand or a modern reprint. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition. Cover is intact with only light wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO owner's name or bookplate. Bound in the original decorated wraps. Complete with all ads. Questions on content Please inquire. This issue includes OGEECHEE CROSS-FIRINGS A STORY by Richard Malcolm Johnston illustrated by A. B. Frost. Other contributors are George Du Maurier William Dean Howells Charles Dudley Warner Laurence Hutton etc. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Frost A. B.; & George Du Maurier. 6.75" wide by 9.75" tall. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Harper & Brothers, Publishers Paperback
18885622New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1888. First Edition. First edition. Measuring approximately 7.25" x 5" with 331 numbered pages. <br /> <br /> This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and sunning to spine. Minor scuffing and staining to both boards. Previous owner's name on front endpaper with date. Rear hinge cracked. Interior pages are bright and clean. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #O1-137. Houghton Mifflin Company unknown
1889mon0001603675Houghton Mifflin & Company 1889. Hardcover. Good. . Cloth boards green cover decorated and titles.Binding good. Slight tanning to pages but clean and fairly bright. A touri Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee. With notes of travel in Mexico and California. Solid copy. Houghton, Mifflin & Company hardcover
1888WRCLIT22320Boston: Houghton 1888. Pictorial cloth. First edition 1554 copies printed. Spine a bit dull but a good sound copy. BAL 21168. Houghton hardcover books
188811996Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good. 1888. Hardcover. ex-lib; staining to covers; contents clean Good . Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1888WRCLIT79865Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin 1888. Pictorial cloth. Spine a bit dull slight fraying to spine ends endsheets a bit discolored otherwise a very good copy. First edition 1554 copies printed. An excellent association copy inscribed by Warner in the month of publication to "Joseph H. Twichell Forever Chas. Dudley Warner. Hartford Nov. 1888." Rev. Twichell was an intimate Hartford friend of both Clemens and Warner and officiated at Warner's funeral in 1900. BAL 21168. Houghton Mifflin hardcover 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
189336602Washington D.C.: Geo. R. Gray Printer 1893. First edition. Self wrappers. A very good or better copy. 16 pp. 8vo. "This contest is therefore a life and death struggle but if this country is to remain the land of the free and the home of the brace -- if it is to remain a country where government by the people and for the people is to continue -- we must win and we will win!. The compromise we offer therefore is to repeal both the Sherman laws that of 1873 and that of 1890 in the same act and restore to the people the money of the Constitution as it existed prior to 1873." OCLC locates two copies: Univ. Denver and British Lib. of Pol. and Econ. Sci. Also one at Univ. Ill. at Chicago Bimetallism and Currency Reform Collection. Geo. R. Gray, Printer unknown books
1817383156London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1817. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover 3/4 brown calf over marbled boards black leather spine label with gilt lettering. 303 pages. Containing among others many letters from Alexander Pope and three from Dr. Johnson being addressed to Francis Fowke Joseph Fowke and Samuel Richardson. Mild wear to spine otherwise a clean tight copy. Record # 383156 Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 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
1892002841New York: Harper & Bros 1892. Despite the title this book is a wide-ranging group of essays about California there is no doubt of the similarities between the two Mediterranean climates. Warner 1829-1900 was a well-published essayist and close friend of Mark Twain. This is a Very Good Plus copy of a Later Printing one year after the First Edition in a lovely decorative binding. Light green cloth with a darker green for the spine with very fancy gilt designs and lettering. Clean text; 226 pages indexed; with four pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Top edge is gilt others rough-cut. Many many illustrations. The FFEP contains an intriguing inscription identifying the volume as "No. 1048" of the "Sheffield Friendly Union Library." Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Later Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Harper & Bros Hardcover
190046526Herbert Jenkins Limited c. 1900. Good. in x in x in. Palmistry for All 'CHEIRO' WARNER William John Herbert Jenkins Limited London c 1900 hardback with printed boards GD- illustrated from one b/w frontispiece and over 60 pen and ink drawings 187 Boards edge worn abrasions to both boards and spine strip see scans boards slightly bowed damp stained ink stain to back board inscription on front free end paper defaced see scans no annotations cracked spine in two places otherwise binding sound pages heavily tanned damp stains to front and rear end papers edges dust stained The author read palms for Kitchener Edward VIII Gladstone Oscar Wilde etc This is a VERY RARE early edition of this palmistry classic Containing new information on the study of the hand never before published MIND BODY SPIRIT DIVINATION PALMISTRY HISTORY THE LINE OF LIFE AND INNER LIFE DESTINY FATE SUCCESS RELATIONSHIPS CHEROGNOMY SHAPES OF FINGERS AND HANDS 46526 MBS/DIVINATION/PALMISTRY �9500 187 Herbert Jenkins Limited hardcover
186713690New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 30.5 by 17.5 inches engraved map. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
186713672New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 14.5 by 17.5 inches engraved map with separate views of Patterson and Brewsters Station. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
1885914Y62London: Kegan Paul Trench and Co 1885. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart second edition of this thought-provoking exploration into physical expression with illustrations throughout. The second edition of this work.Volume II from 'The International Scientific Series'.In the publisher's original cloth binding.A detailed discussion of the nature meaning and principles of physical expression. The work explores reactions to various stimuli postures as means of expression analysis of facial expressions criticism from an artistic viewpoint and much more. With fifty-one illustrations. Written by Francis Warner an English poet playwright musician and scholar.With two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the front of the work. In the original cloth binding. Externally smart. With a library bookplate to the front board and front pastedown. Moderate rubbing and bumping to the extremities heaviest to the spine. Light discolouration to the spine. Marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting to the first few leaves and bookplate. Very Good Kegan Paul, Trench and Co hardcover
188530eaKegan Paul 1885. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The boards are marked and worn. One ownership plate. Part of the title page is missing. Soundly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Kegan Paul hardcover
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
1891035911NY: HURST AND CO. Rare to find this book in a DJ. Previous owner's inscription in the book. . VG. Hardcover. REPRINT. 1891. HURST AND CO. hardcover
186713680New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 23 by 24 inches engraved map on onion paper. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
186713664New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 26 by 20 inches engraved map on onion paper. Includes a plan of Cortlandt Cemetery. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
186713650New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good condition. 14.5 by 17.5 inches engraved map. This is from the Beers atlas. F. W. Beers unknown
186713656New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 23 by 26 inches engraved map on onion paper. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
189437324n.p.: n.p. American Bimetallic League 1894. First edition. Self wrappers. A very good copy with small chips on edges leaves browned. 15 pp. Sm. 8vo. Two reprinted newspaper articles as part of the American Bimetallic League's Monograph series: "Prices on a Gold Basis" reprinted from the New York Sun of January 12th 1894 and "Going to a Gold Basis. How the Process will Affect the United States" from the New York Sun February 5th 1894 11-15pp. [n.p. American Bimetallic League] unknown books
1888125705PA: Hubbard Brothers. Good; Some light wear to extremites previous owners name stamp. Binding . is good. Quite a few b/w illustrations. 1888. Hardback. 608 pages . Hubbard Brothers hardcover