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18982110502151101280Not Available 1898. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
189230779George Newnes 1892. Roy. 8vo. First Edition with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout free endpapers lightly spotted a little mild spotting throughout; attractively bound in contemporary niger half roan sides ruled in blind back with raised bands tooled in gilt second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt all other compartments tooled with blind lozenge marbled edges a very good bright clean copy. Contains the first appearance of 'Silver Blaze' complete with Paget's inconic illustrations as 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. No. XIII. 'The Adventure of Silver Blaze'. 'Silver Blaze' is of course the classic early tale containing Holmes' famous epigram of the dog in the nightime. It was subsequently collected as the first of the eleven 'Memoirs' published in book form in 1894. This issue also includes Harry How's well-illustrated article 'A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle' pp.182-188. An added Holmesian bonus is the presence of Clarke Russell's 'A Nightmare of the Doldrums' pp.189-198; his tales were a favourite of Dr. Watson: 'I was deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea stories' 'The Five Orange Pips'. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. DeWaal 357. George Newnes, hardcover
1884GEN2-E-1New York; London: The Century Co; F. Warne and Co. 1884-1899. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7.5". Unamed. Two uniform volumes of this wide ranging illustrated magazine from the late nineteenth century. A really good source for less well known perspectives on American History of the period. Rather uncommon. Volume XXVIII New Series Vol. VI May 1884 to October 1884. Volume LVII New Series Vol. XXXV.; November 1898 to April 1899. The Century Magazine was first published in the US in 1881 succeeding Scribner's Monthly Magazine. Its content written by numerous contributors included illustrated history articles matters of recent interest and literature. Its American Civil War series included contributions by generals and over 200 Northern and Southern participants of all ranks. It ceased publication in 1930. Each volume is in its original cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spines. Externally both volumes are sound though with some very light rubbing. Some light straining to the rear hinge of the second volume and both hinges to the first volume are tender. Internally both volumes are firmly bound and bright though with the odd spot and handling mark. Bookseller's ink stamp to the front free endpaper of the first volume. Very Good The Century Co; F. Warne and Co. hardcover
1878NF4008Peterson's Magazine for 1878 Volumes 73 & 74 Charles J. Peterson first edition 1878 a vg copy bound in half leather and marbled boards with near fine contents and all hand colored fashion plates fine and present with more than half of them still bearing their tissue protection. Charles J. Peterson hardcover
1844014RAD60Published for the Proprietors Ingram and Cooke Printers London: . 1844 pp. ii 360. Color lithographed illuminated title page and two chapter heads. Numerous fine line woodcuts used as additional chapter heads or illustrations. Five full page etchings four by Leech browned from the ink in this example as apparently in most others. Early half leather over marbled boards. Joints fragile. Large 4to. 280 mm. Hardbound. Very good. The editor Douglas William Jerrold 1803-1857 was an English dramatist writer editor and wit. He is most closely associated with PUNCH. Punch was a humorous and liberal publication and Jerrold under the pseudonym 'Q' used satire to attack institutions of the day. His liberal satirical inclinations can be seen in 'The Illuminated Magazine' as well. The featured illustrator John Leech 1817-1864 was an enormously popular English caricaturist and artist. Some of the articles are quite remarkable. Often noted are those on social conditions - prisons the poor etc. The articles illustrated by Kenny Meadows 1790-1874 are especially interesting and include one on witchcraft. Another fascinating article we've never seen previously noted is on BOWIE KNIVES. It bears illustrations from one of the Sheffield England manufacturers that exported so many Bowie Knives to the U.S. They became almost ubiquitous in the Civil War especially but not exclusively on the Confederate side. PRICE JUST REDUCED! W79 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good. Published for the Proprietors (Ingram and Cooke, Printers), London: . hardcover
1853003233New York: G.P. Putnam & Co 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. iv 703 1 p. 1 leaf of a plate showing the residence of J.P. Kennedy Ellicott's Mills Md. 1 double-page wood-engraved view of New York City: in-text illustrations map; 24 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-stamped title in second compartment: "Putnam's Magazine vol. 1." All page edges red. Marbled endpapers. Edited and with contributions by Charles Frederick Briggs George William Curtis and Parke Godwin. George Putnam sought to focus on American writers and American literature in the magazine he established in 1853. This volume includes first appearance of two poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- The Warden of the Cinque Ports and Galgano the latter a verse translation of a story from Il Pecorone by Giovanni Fiorentino; The Fountain of Youth by James Russell Lowell; Old Ironsides by James Fenimore Cooper; Ornithomanes by Henry William Herbert; The Living Corpse a Poe-inspired story by the suicidal William North; and three parts of Henry David Thoreau's Excursion to Canada published with additonal material in 1866 as A Yankee in Canada. The focus on American writers includes Briggs' reflections on the popularity of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Uncle Tomitudes; Fitz-James O'Brien in Our Young Authors on Herman Melville; and The Student Life of Daniel Webster by Edwin D. Sanborn. This volume also includes both Henry James Sr.'s declaration of the inferiority of women in his Woman and the "Woman's Movement" and contributions by women writers--Virginia in a Novel Form by Mrs. Hicks Rebecca Brodnax Hicks 1823-1870 who published The Kaleidoscope a weekly newspaper in Petersburg Va.; Mary Spears by Elizabeth F. Ellet 1818-1877 author of The Women of the American Revolution; and Midnight Sun by Fredrika Bremer. It features articles about Cuba Japan and Honolulu; the occult Modern "Spiritualism" by Horace Greeley; Ericsson's caloric ship; New York City in Clarence Cook's series New-York Daguerreotyped and in The Benevolent Institutions of New-York by Charles Loring Brace. It also includes the popular Have We a Bourbon Among Us and The Bourbon Question by Charles H. Hanson who argued that the Rev. Eleazar Williams a missionary to the Indians was actually the dauphin Charles Louis son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. In Very Good Condition: rubbed most heavily at corners but solid; occasional light foxing; a few sections of pages have browned but most have not; clean and tight. G.P. Putnam & Co hardcover
1802282027Hartford Conn. : Hudson & Goodwin 1802. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy wear and tear as with age. Boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 1 volume ; 21 cm. Subjects; Theology -- History -- 19th century -- Periodicals. Missions -- Periodicals. Hartford, Conn. : Hudson & Goodwin hardcover
18693943bCalcutta: Calcutta Central Press. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Scuffing to leather and rubbing to boards. Ex-lib. 1869. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". v 868pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Calcutta Central Press hardcover
18693943Calcutta: Calcutta Central Press. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Scuffing to leather and rubbing to boards. Ex-lib. 1869. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". v 490pp 6pp; 306pp. Volume numbering states volume III in one part and volume I in the other. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Calcutta Central Press hardcover
188187759Augusta Maine: P.O. Vickery 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. 32 Gems - that is chromolithographic cards - "Presented to every subscriber to The People's Illustrated Fireside Magazine". <br /> <br /> Cards: Thirty-two different heavy paper cards each 6.8 in. x 4.1 in. with 1/4 in. white border and color image to center. Age-toning and an occasional spot to cards. <br /> <br /> Casing: 7.25 in x 4.75 in. Cloth boards with silver gold black and beige floral frame design and title to front; magazine's name to spine. Rubbing to edges with chips to top and bottom of spine. Scuffing along front gutter. Corners showing. Interior of bookcase has a raised rigid fore-edge to hold the cards in place. The subscriber's premium set of 32 richly colored cards. Cards vary in theme: religious humourous patriotic sentimental cute romantic. and each card has a caption. Note: Two cards are expressly and horribly racist and often missing from other sets. P.O. Vickery hardcover
1831196681831. African American "Negro Slavery": A Poem: An Original Article from the Catholic Magazine. London 1831. 4 pages of an original article separated from the volume. Measures 5.5" x 8.5". The article titled "Poetry" opens with an excerpt of speech made at a meeting for the Anti-Slavery Society by "Mr. Shiel". The speech reads in part "If the sceptic enquires of me why I feel sensation for the Trans-Atlantic Slave I answer him.'I am a man; and in every thing concerning man'.Can we then be afraid of combining in glorious energy for the relief of those who are in so sad of a condition". The featured poem "Negro Slavery" reveals the horrors in the lives of enslaved persons often utilizing irony to illuminate this topic. The unknown author opens the poem with a stark juxtaposition noting that the sun "flings o'er the world all the raptures of light--But oh! what of rapture of bliss or of peace Can it bring to the slave Do his agonies cease Nor darkness nor light can e'ere solace his pain". A true demonstration of empathy the poet urges the reader to comprehend the atrocities that plague the lives of enslaved persons. Pages are loose with pin size holes on left margin as they were removed from a larger volume. Very good condition overall. unknown
1850392013London : Partridge and Oakey 1850. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original half aniline over marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 1 v. 24 cm. Subjects; Theology ; Miscellanea ; Periodicals. London : Partridge and Oakey hardcover
1859ILN034London: George C Leighton. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 1859. First Edition. Grey/gilt hardback cloth cover. 420mm x 300mm 17" x 12". 624pp. Numerous b/w plates and illustrations. Full page illustrations of Deepdale Viaduct Alexandra Palace Battle of Montebello etc. Includes N.B.: Heavy book-shipping supplement applies for overseas shipping - please ask for shipping quote stating country of destination. . George C Leighton hardcover
1846DEMO014603IPhiladelphia: George R. Graham 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Good. mezzotintsengravingsmusic. Octavo contemporary half calf marbled boards scuffed some foxing <br/><br/>Contains "Marginalia" and "The Philosophy of Composition" by Poe and a review of Herman Melville's "Typee". The Parisian fashion plates are by Le Follet. Also there is an article on California by Charles Jacob Peterson aka Harry Danforth. And with book reviews on THE WILDERNESS AND THE WARPATH by James Hall and Darwin's VOYAGE OF A NATURALIST. George R. Graham hardcover
185191604NY:: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1851. Hardcover. B00LU5XE98 . Contributions include the first appearance of any part of Melville's MOBY DICK - "The Town-Ho's Story" Chapter 54 of the novel. Illustrated with 171 engravings. First edition thus. Thick quarto bound in decorated brown cloth with gilt lettering marbled endpapers. Worn and frayed at the spine ends and corners previous owner's name on front endpage and title page occasional foxing throughout text block else good. ; 864 pages . Harper & Brothers, hardcover
189017891N. P. 1890. 1 vols. 9 1/4 x 11 inch sheet. Marginal tears repaired with tape some soiling. 1 vols. 9 1/4 x 11 inch sheet. From the well-known collection of American Artists' letters manuscripts and rare printed items formed by Professor E. Maurice Bloch. unknown
189451165Chicago: The Cycling Life Publishing Co. 1894. 4to. 50 pp. Lavishly illustrated throughout w/ over 100 text illustrations & illustrated ads showing bicycles bicyclists and equipment. Beautiful colour chromolithograph wrapround cover art of a stunning snow winter scene signed by W.H. Crane and printed by The Orcutt Company Lithographers w/ advertisement for Rambler Bicycles incorporated into image on front cover slight shelfwear NF copy. First edition of this remarkably scarce journal published at the height of the Victorian cycling craze in America filled with articles and advertisements for such bicycle manufacturers as Western Wheel Works The Yost Manufacturing Co. The Falcon Central Cycle Manufacturing Ariel Cycle Manufacturing American Dunlop Tire Co. the Grand Rapids Cycle Co. and many others. No copies located in Worldcat. The Cycling Life Publishing Co., unknown
184215721NY: Every Youth's Gazette. Very Good. 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue boards with a brown spine. Contents are very good to fine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 414 pages . Every Youth's Gazette hardcover
18952110502150401671Dainippon Forestry Association 1895. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Dainippon Forestry Association paperback
181139685Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown. London 1811. V.g./No Jacket. Full leather binding Three of the volumes all first editions have a matching binding the fourth vol . 3 is the second edition. The front board of vol. 3 is detached. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. London hardcover
184373507London: Charles Knight & Co. 1843 - 1845. Large 8vo.Magazine / Journal. 3 volumes. iv 508; iv 508; iv 508 pp. Half tan calf over marbled boards with gilt black leather label gilt ruling and lettering to spines. Wear small areas of loss and bumping to extremities with splitting along joints of first two volumes. Foxing at prelims becoming much more irregular throughout. Black and white illustrations throughout. The Penny Magazine was written from a Whiggish paternalistic perspective and intended for the working class often featuring illustrations of the new machinery of the industrial revolution. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1843. Charles Knight & Co. 1843 - 1845 unknown
1897250523London: George Newnes Ltd. 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Provenance; from the library of Peter F. Walkey with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 804 pages. Notes; First appearance of tragedy of Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Tragedy of the Korosko'. Subjects; The Strand Magazine. Arthur Conan Doyle. 'The Tragedy of the Korosko'. 1897. Periodicals. London: George Newnes, Ltd. hardcover
1855TB33113New York: Samuel Hueston 1855. First Edition. Near fine in full dark brown leather covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text on black leather in one of the compartments and blind embossed binder's devices in the other compartment. The boards are fully embossed in blind. The end sheets are marbled and the edges of the text block are gilt with a placement ribbon sewn in at the head of the spine. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with foxing to the verso of the marbled end sheets. There is an early prior owner's book plate Emily P. Robeson on the front paste down and the signature in ink of a second prior owner Mr. W. Avery at the top of the second free end page. The frontispiece engraved title page and printed title page all have mild foxing as do the majority of the plates. Overall a very handsome and clean copy with the binding tight the joints and hinges very sound and strong. 505 pages of text. Illustrated "with forty-eight portraits on steel from original pictures engraved expressly for this work". The portraits of authors and poets separate the 55 contributions of letters essays poems and short stories. Samuel Hueston hardcover
1803002702Berlin: Königl. Preuß. Akademischen Kunst- und Buchhandlung 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "oder Sammlung der neuesten und wichtigsten Entdeckungen Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen zur Beförderung und Vervollkommnung der Wollen- Seiden- Baumwollen- und Leinenfärberei der Zeugdruckerei und der Kunst zu bleichen." xii 308 p.: 1 leaf of an engraved plate bound as frontispiece; 20 cm. Original red and white speckled paper over boards with original printed spine label lacking half. Former owner's small stamp at head of title page: A. Schoen. This is the second volume from a scarce early 19th-century series by the chemist Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt which presented developments in fabric dying and bleaching. In Very Good Condition: joint and corners are rubbed but solid; lacking half of spine label and the underlying paper; vertical crack in spine with slight loss of paper; browning and light foxing throughout; clean and solid. Königl. Preuß. Akademischen Kunst- und Buchhandlung hardcover
1864g9513London: The Queen. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and edge faded. Upper spine partly cracked. Some foxing. Fold out plate supplement at page 286/287 torn with some loss. Tear to page 509. 1864. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 440mm x 290mm 17" x 11". 516pp. B/w and colour illustrations. N.B.: Heavy book-extra shipping needed for overseas. . The Queen hardcover