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1847M4787U.S.: U.S. War Department 1847. Very Good laid on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Notes: From an important series depicting the Mexican-American War Size : 417x520 mm 16.375x20.5 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps Central America Mexico; Maps Military U.S. War Department unknown
184217260Iowa Territorial Legislature. No place. 1842 Single sheet of paper about 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches printed on both sides. A Resolution of the Legislature of Iowa relating to acquisition of land for school purposes in half breed Sac and Fox Indian reservation. A resolution of the 27th Congress 2nd Session in 1842. Very early governance document printed several years before Iowa became a State. Very scarce. Light paper age toning; light chipping to some edges. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Iowa Territorial Legislature. No place. paperback
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 hardcover
1878103154<p>Offering this original collection of outdoor stories <em>In the Wilderness</em> by Charles Dudley Warner. Boston: Houghton Osgood 1878 1st edition. Blindstamped green cloth hardcover with gilt stamping decorations at top and bottom and gilt lettering. Red page edges black endpapers 176 pages.</p><p>Personal essays in the outdoors of the Adirondacks including his most famous ones <em>How I Killed a Bear A Fight with a Trout </em>and <em>A Hunting of Deer</em>. The stories are told with humor social satire and with admiration and empathy for wildlife.</p><p>Condition is Very Good: Mild bumping and wear to the covers. There is a penciled name and the date 1878 one the front blank page in front of the title page else clean and unmarked. The front free endpaper is starting otherwise all pages are intact and the binding is strong.</p><p>Charles Dudley Warner 1829-1900 was an American essayist novelist and friend of Mark Twain with whom he co-authored the novel <em>The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.</em>Warner was a prolific writer who published about 15 volumes of his own standalone works during his lifetime - novels travel books biographies and essays and memoirs. Beyond his core standalones he authored co-authored or extensively edited over 50 book volumes.</p> Houghton Osgood hardcover
18799706Boston MA: Houghton Osgood and Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1879. Early Printing. Hardcover. Publisher's russet cloth with gilt lettering. Minor edgewear and soil; spine a little darkened; slightly bumped spine ends. Minor rubbing/scuffing to text block. Hinges starting and binding cracked in one place. Note in pen to ffep. Offsetting and foxing to pastedowns and eps. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages . Houghton, Osgood and Company hardcover
18780779739Boston: Houghton Osgood and Co. Good/No Jacket. 1878. First Edition. Original Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Used In rust brown cloth with gilt titling and decoration to covers stamped in blind edges dyed red black endpapers 12mo 176pp. A scarce frist edition of this 19th century work. shelfwear and rubbing to tips and corners tips chipped snag to spine strip 1 in. from bottom tip cloth darkened and slightly discolored upper half of pages show browning/darkening from previous smoke/fire damage light warping to block at smoke darkened sections. Altogether a good reading copy of a scarce edition. . Houghton, Osgood and Co hardcover
1878323231Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1878. Hardcover. Near Fine. Eighth edition. Near fine with light scuffing along the edges of the spine. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1893002639Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1893. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth boards with red cloth spine wrap gilt lettering /design to fronts gilt lettering to spines. Two volume set.Illustrated with photogravures tissue guarded. Ribbon book marks.TEG. Tissue guarded frontispieces. This set is VG . Exteriors are rich and clean with modest edge/tip/spine end wear. Front gilt bright spine gilt faded but legible. Insides with armorial BPs on front paste downs. Burgundy EPs which are starting but just so. Texts are unmarked crisp and tight. 568 total pp.Lovely. . Houghton Mifflin & Co. Hardcover
1893166000Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1893. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in boards. Owner name on 2nd FEP of both volumes. Damp staining along top/bottom of both volumes. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
1893457492Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1893. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated edition. Volume one of two only. Octavo. Illustrated with gravure plates. Publisher's red and green gilt decorated cloth top edges gilt green silk bookmark. Front hinge cracked spine cocked edges rubbed very good in a very good paper-backed red linen cloth dustwrapper with gilt spine lettering extremities worn lacking the slipcase. Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover
1882E13360Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1882. Later printing. Hardcover. fine. Octavo hardcover in brick colored cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. 391 pp. with index. The eleventh edition so stated on the title page. Along with its "prequel" "My Winter On The Nile" a record of Warner's experiences and observations of an Oriental journey in 1875-6. A tight bright example. Four pages of handwritten notes from the Cream Ridge New Jersey Circulating Libraryestablished Nov. 25th 1871 including one page of the rules of the library a page list of library members verso of the title page and a page of the date order of the passing of the book . No other library markings cards etc. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover
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
187715221Boston MA: James R. Osgood and Company 1877. 374 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine and gilt decoration on front cover. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed w/ wear to extremities. Covers slightly cocked. Approx. 1" closed tear to outer margin of front endpaper. Previous bookseller's small label on rear paste-down. Few leaves dog-eared. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. James R. Osgood and Company Hardcover
189316006Frontis & numerous b&w. illus. Contains 5 chapters on the history of the Acadians with chapter IV being "The Acadians of Louisiana. Their Social Life Extracts. by Alcee Fortier." F.F. Hansell & Bros., Publishers hardcover
1900AR0GREEN0504London: Longmans & Co. 1900. Hardback tie up folder. 39.5cm x 29cm. Second Series. Complete with 15 full-page plates. Boards a little worn lacking most of original ties. Clean inside. A pleasing copy. A heavy book additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. ar0. Hard Cover. Good . Longmans & Co. Hardcover
1900007874Longmans and Co 1900 Folio 39 cm 3 ff 15 plates in color and 16 leaves of text with descriptions. Housed in the publisher's cloth-backed folder folder rubbed ties missing occasional foxing inside. This collection features beautifully printed facsimiles intended to be reproduced in their original color from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum. The first series was published in 1899. Longmans and Co hardcover
19005795255British Museum 1900. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Contains 13 of the 15 plates. Each stapled to description and several grubby. Plates have been numbered in red pen. With original folio case in worn condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1150grams ISBN: British Museum hardcover
19005795258British Museum 1900. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. 1 plate missing. Some grubbiness in places. Plates numbered in pen. Presented in original folio in worn condition. Ribbon tie missing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: British Museum hardcover