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186713695New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 14.5 by 17.5 inches engraved map. Includes a view of Pelhamville. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
186713683New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 14.5 by 17.5 inches engraved map which includes views of Washington Hollow and Salt Point. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
186713670New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 14.5 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
186729169New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good overall. A lithograph map of this Westchester NY town which extends from Peekskill down to Croton Point. From the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County. 14.5 by 17.5 F. W. Beers unknown
186713678New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 14.5 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
186713668New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 14.5 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
186713679New York: F. W. Beers 1867. Very good. 14.5 by 17.5 inches engraved map which includes views of Poughquag Beekmanville and Green Haven. This is from the Beers atlas that includes Westchester Putnam & Dutchess County which is unusual. Very good condition. F. W. Beers unknown
1881013886New York: Robert Carter and Brothers 1881. Cloth. A Good Copy. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 112p. The author here deals with "worldly amusements" beginning with music dancing theatre and gambling. She warns of the young girl who attends the theatre just one time then becomes addicted and attends again and again. There she sees actors in brilliant costumes without realizing they often are of a terrible moral character. Imagine a man she does not know from the seat behind her peering over her shoulder to "look at the program" on in an opera men actually touch a woman. All of these terrible violations trouble the writer of this description of the book but alas the book must be offered if only to prevent young men and young girls discovering the terrible allure of "worldly amusements."--It would appear that the church members are tired of a drab life and sometimes seek the vain attractions of the world. It is likely there song would be "Tempted and Tired" rather than the standard gospel song tear on p. 26-27 not affecting text. Robert Carter and Brothers unknown books
1881013886New York: Robert Carter and Brothers 1881. Cloth. A Good Copy. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 112p. The author here deals with "worldly amusements" beginning with music dancing theatre and gambling. She warns of the young girl who attends the theatre just one time then becomes addicted and attends again and again. There she sees actors in brilliant costumes without realizing they often are of a terrible moral character. Imagine a man she does not know from the seat behind her peering over her shoulder to "look at the program" on in an opera men actually touch a woman. All of these terrible violations trouble the writer of this description of the book but alas the book must be offered if only to prevent young men and young girls discovering the terrible allure of "worldly amusements."--It would appear that the church members are tired of a drab life and sometimes seek the vain attractions of the world. It is likely there song would be "Tempted and Tired" rather than the standard gospel song tear on p. 26-27 not affecting text. Robert Carter and Brothers unknown
18685792New York: Harper & Brothers 1868. First edition. Didactic fiction for juveniles on gardening. Quite charming. 17 cm; 268 6 pages. Wood engraved floral illustrations in text. Bound in green cloth decorated in gilt on spine. Very good. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
186822607New York:Harper and Brothers Publishers 1868. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. New York:Harper and Brothers Publishers. 1868. 268pp 42adds. Hardcover. Boards soiled and shelf-worn at edges. Spine ends chipped and frayed and edge points worn to boards. Gilt on spine dulled but still legible. Internally pages age-toned with minor soiling scattered throughout. Bookseller ticket to the bottom inside edge of the front board otherwise no previous owners marks or signatures. Overall a very good copy. New York:Harper and Brothers, Publishers hardcover
188735929London: Kegan Paul 1887. Kegan Paul unknown books
1887001307London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co. Author uses three of Charles Darwin's illustrations to prove his thesis. Scattered red pencil marks primarily in table of contents. Two small tears along back of spine. Dr.'s name and address stamp endppr. xiv 135 pp. Full page text illustrations. . Good. Dark Blue Cloth Gilt Lettered. First Edition. 1887. Kegan, Paul, Trench, & Co. hardcover
184555313Philadelphia: V. F & M. F. Harrison no. 27 South Eighth Street 1845. Bust-length mezzotint portrait approx. 22½" x 16½" overall; image size: 12" x 9¾" taken from a daguerreotype; lightly foxed several short creases and breaks in the margins; all else very good. Includes a facsimile of his signature. "Copies were sold in Providence by Abraham Stillwell a local bookseller. Stillwell began advertising the sale of the likeness of Dorr beginning with the June 20 1842 issue of the Providence Daily Express. Stillwell's ad read 'GOV. DORR Just published and for sale at No. 1 Market square a Portrait of Thomas W. Dorr elected Governor of the State of Rhode Island under the People's Constitution'." Phillips Memorial Library Providence College. AAS only in OCLC. <br/><br/> V. F & M. F. Harrison, no. 27 South Eighth Street unknown books
184555313Philadelphia: V. F & M. F. Harrison no. 27 South Eighth Street 1845. Bust-length mezzotint portrait approx. 22½" x 16½" overall; image size: 12" x 9¾" taken from a daguerreotype; lightly foxed several short creases and breaks in the margins; all else very good. Includes a facsimile of his signature. "Copies were sold in Providence by Abraham Stillwell a local bookseller. Stillwell began advertising the sale of the likeness of Dorr beginning with the June 20 1842 issue of the Providence Daily Express. Stillwell's ad read 'GOV. DORR Just published and for sale at No. 1 Market square a Portrait of Thomas W. Dorr elected Governor of the State of Rhode Island under the People's Constitution'." Phillips Memorial Library Providence College. AAS only in OCLC. V. F & M. F. Harrison, no. 27 South Eighth Street unknown
188719693New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1887. Hardcover. Ex-lib marbled board and leather binding is shot. Backstrip worn away. Author inscribed gift presentation from Christmas 1886. Many illustrations. . Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1899165324London: N. J. Powell & Co. 1899. Octavo pp. 1-2 i-v vi-vii viii-x 1 2-116 four inserted plates and two illustrations in the text title page printed in red and black original Japan vellum front and spine panels stamped in gold all edges untrimmed. First edition. A historical novel set in ancient Egypt. Binding warped a very good copy. #165324 N. J. Powell & Co. unknown books
1851FB3823 /11<p>Brown cloth binding with gilt title plate on the spine.</p><p>A very prized edition which was once mistaken as a first edition of £2500 value</p><p><strong><em>The Wide Wide World</em></strong> is an 1850 novel by Susan Warner published under the pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. It is often acclaimed as America's first bestseller. "Published at the end of 1850 <em>The Wide Wide World</em> by Susan Warner went through fourteen editions in two years and may ultimately have been as popular as <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em> with 19th-century American readers". Although it was first rejected by many publishers Warner's first novel became an instant sensation among its readers. The novel paints an excellent picture of the Victorian era of the United States and so the readers of the time appreciated its relevancy to their own lives. Jo March reads the book in <em>Little Women</em>. Pushing Christian values and themes <em>The Wide Wide World</em> was a guide to young ladies of the time who were encouraged to have submissive and humble attitudes towards their elders especially men. The novel also portrayed a part of the author's own life: While Ellen's mother died when Ellen was young Warner's mother had died when Warner was nine years old. Warner then went to live with her aunt who was much kinder than Ellen's Aunt Fortune. In 1987 the Feminist Press published a new edition including the concluding chapter which had been left out by the previous publishers. <em>The Wide Wide World</em> is a work of sentimentalism about the life of young Ellen Montgomery. The story begins with Ellen's happy life being disrupted by the fact that her mother is very ill and her father must take her to Europe requiring Ellen to leave home to live with an almost-unknown aunt. Though Ellen tries to act strong for her mother's sake she is devastated and can find solace in nothing. Eventually the day comes when Ellen must say goodbye to her mother and travel in the company of strangers to her aunt's home. Unfortunately these strangers are unkind to Ellen and she tries to leave the boat on which they are traveling. An old man sees Ellen crying and tells her to trust in God. He teaches her about being a Christian as her mother had done and asks her if she is ready to give her heart to Jesus. After talking with the man Ellen becomes determined to become a true Christian which gives her strength for the rest of the journey to her aunt's place in Thirwall. On Ellen's first night in Thirwall she learns that her father forgot to inform her aunt that she was coming so a "Mr. Van Brunt" escorts her to her aunt's home. This aunt Fortune Emerson proves to be quite different from Ellen's loving mother: she treats Ellen unkindly and refuses to let her attend school. Ellen hates living with Fortune and comes to find comfort in the society of Mr. Van Brunt and other neighbors as she becomes more familiar with her new surroundings. One day discovering that her aunt withheld a letter from Mrs. Montgomery Ellen runs crying into the woods. There she meets Alice Humphreys the daughter of a local minister. Alice is kind to Ellen and invites her to tea the next day to give Ellen a chance to tell her troubles; maybe Alice would be able to help. The girls become fast friends and Alice adopts Ellen as a sister offering to educate her and guide her spiritually teaching her to forgive others and trust in the Lord. Alice and her brother John who is away at school much of the time treat Ellen like family even inviting her to spend Christmas in the nearby town of Ventnor with them and their friends the Marshmans. While there Ellen meets another Ellen Ellen Chauncey. She also gets better acquainted with John Humphreys who comforts her many times after the other children tease her. Ellen comes to realize that if she hadn't needed to be separated from her mother she might never have met Alice and John. About a year later one day when Ellen visits town she overhears from some ladies' conversation that her mother has died. Devastated she turns to Alice and her Bible for comfort. She stays with Alice and John until Aunt Fortune becomes ill and Ellen must look after her. Eventually Aunt Fortune recovers and Ellen returns to Alice and her other friends. After Mr. Van Brunt's mother dies he decides to marry Aunt Fortune; soon after Alice tells Ellen that she is very ill and will soon be "going home" to Heaven; Ellen is not to grieve for her but to trust in God. She also invites Ellen to take her place in the Humphreys household. Ellen immediately moves in and begins by nursing Alice through her final weeks. After Alice dies Ellen turns to John for guidance. He takes over as her tutor spiritual advisor and guiding light. By the time a Humphreys relative dies in England and John must travel overseas to handle the family's business Ellen though sad to see him go is a stronger person. One day Nancy visits Ellen bringing letters she has found while cleaning Fortune's house. They are for Ellen from her mother and express the wish that Ellen goes to live with relatives in Scotland; after sharing the letters with Mr. Humphreys Ellen decides she must honor her parents' wishes so the Humphreys send her to Scotland to live with the Lindsays: her grandmother and uncle Lindsay and Lady Keith. They welcome her into their home and find her delightful but they become very possessive of her and force her to denounce her identity as an American and as a Montgomery. Mr. Lindsay even makes Ellen call him "father" and refers to her as his "own little daughter." The Lindsays also discourage Ellen's faith as they don't see religion as being important to someone Ellen's age. Ellen finds it hard to live without her daily hours set aside for studying religion but still tries hard to live by her faith and everything that John and Alice taught her. Ellen misses John more than anything and during a New Year's Eve party at the Lindsays' he shows up asking for her. The Lindsays try to keep them apart but they are unsuccessful. During their emotional reunion John reminds Ellen to keep her faith; in a few years when she will be able to choose where she lives she can return to America and live with him. When Ellen introduces John to the Lindsays they actually become fond of him. John must soon return to America but not without promising Ellen that they will be together forever soon. In an unpublished chapter at the end of the book Ellen returns to America as Mrs. John Humphreys.</p><p><strong>Susan Bogert Warner</strong> pen name <strong>Elizabeth Wetherell</strong>; July 11 1819 – March 17 1885 was an American Presbyterian writer of religious fiction children's fiction and theological works. She is best remembered for <em>The Wide Wide World</em>. Her other works include <em>Queechy</em> <em>The Hills of Shatemuck</em> <em>Melbourne House</em> <em>Daisy</em> <em>Walks from Eden</em> <em>House of Israel</em> <em>What She Could</em> <em>Opportunities</em> and <em>House in Town</em>. Warner and her sister Anna wrote a series of semi-religious novels which had extraordinary sale including <em>Say and Seal</em> <em>Christmas Stocking</em> <em>Books of Blessing</em> 8 vols. <em>The Law and the Testimony</em>.</p> James Nisbet & Co. hardcover
1851139641New York: George P. Putnam 1851. Only "surpassed by Uncle Tom's Cabin in sales and popularity" First edition of Susan Bogert Warner's first novel written under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Wetherell in bright condition. Warner 1819-1885 began writing The Wide Wide World in 1848. It was to become one of the most popular American novels of its time however initially had difficulty finding a publisher. "Even when George P. Putnam accepted the novel for publication in 1850 largely because his mother was enthusiastic about the manuscript he initially printed only 750 copies; two years later the novel was reprinted for the fourteenth time and for decades to come only Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin surpassed Warner's first novel in sales and popularity" ANB. Henry James wrote admiringly of the work in the Nation in 1860 praising Warner's realistic depiction of rural life. This copy is in the third state listed in BAL without the printer's imprint on the copyright page and the final signature of vol. II being 154; the order of priority given as "probable". Blanck notes in his juvenilia bibliography Peter Parley to Penrod that as in the present copy "in first printed copies the folio at p. 157 vol. I and the folio at p. 34 vol. II are misplaced and appear at the inner portion of the page rather than at the fore-edge" Blanck p. 4. 2 vols octavo. Original green morocco-grain cloth titles and decorative motifs to spine in bronze covers stamped in blind within double-rule frames yellow coated endpapers BAL binding b no priority. Spines gently cocked and a little sunned faint spotting to joints touch of wear to tips occasional foxing; a very good copy indeed. BAL 21253; Jacob Blanck Peter Parley to Penrod: a bibliographical description of the best-loved American juvenile books 1938. hardcover
1899015390London: Hakluyt Society 1899. Book measures 23x15.cm. lxvi104pp 20pp list frontis and 2 folding plates. Bound in original publishers embossed gilt cloth. Cloth lightly rubbed some light staining darkened on spine institutional library stamp. Binding in good solid condition. Internally occasional library stamp light staining to back endpaper and a few pages of list. Pages in good clean condition. A good solid copy. . Cloth. Good Plus. 8vo. Hakluyt Society Hardcover
1865500052349Routledge 1865. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good. no frontpiece <br/> <br/> Routledge hardcover
1868H2092London: James Nisbet 1868. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First UK edition 1868. 8vo beveled lavender cloth gilt 240 pp ads. 6 color plates including frontispiece of an old black man giving a little girl a watering can. Very good some fading to spine light rubbing contents very good old inscription from 1867. The American edition did not have color plates. A book on children learning to garden authored by a Long Island resident best known for her hymns and her collaborations with sister Susan Warner. James Nisbet hardcover
189767069New York London MacMillan 1897. 1899 Edition. Hardback. A fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 264 pages; Description: xix 264 p. Illus. 29 cm. Subjects: Child development -- Education. New York, London, MacMillan hardcover
186845123New York / Cincinnati: Robert H. Johnston & Co. / Robert Clarke & Co 1868. 1st Edition. Original publishers green pebbled cloth card stock boards with gilt stamped lettering to front cover. Later black cloth spine duplicating the original. Minor wear offset to eps VG. IV 5 - 30 2 blank pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>A parody of Longfellow's SONG Of HIAWATHA though asserts the author "the idea of ridiculing or caricaturing Mr. Longellow is too inconsequent and unjust an inference to require formal refutation. That gentleman is far above the reach of such ill-natured assaults." Robert H. Johnston & Co. / Robert Clarke & Co hardcover books
1801mon0000131905Charles Knight & Co. Ltd 1918-01-01. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. in x in x in. Red Hardback/Hardcover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable colouring of page edges due to age. Charles Knight & Co. Ltd unknown
