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183421190881834. London: Edward Bull. 1834. 8vo. Original pictorial full olive morocco gilt edges; pp. viii 254 2 advertisements 25 steel-engraved plates on mounted India after William Daniell; a little wear to extremities front cover with old repair to scratch light marginal browning to plates; otherwise very good. First edition extremely rare large paper copy of the first annual in this series which was to be continued up to 1840. The fashionable preacher and writer William Caunter was fascinated by India and wrote this mix of information and entertainment probably for the family members who had remained in Britain and where not over in India. Daniell's contributions make this a very handsome publication on India under the Raj. The normal format measures just over 20 by 14 cm wereas this issue measures over 24 by 16 cm. This issue is on better velin paper and the engravings - not foxed as often - are on mounted India paper with tissue guards. This annual appeared between 1834 and 1840 8 volumes with two volumes dated 1839 as a gift book for British people who had members of their family serving in India. unknown
1834144062London: Edward Bull 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Edward Bull 1834. Octavo viii 254 2 publisher's advertisements pages plus 25 steel-engraved plates including the additional engraved title after drawings by William Daniell. Original full olive morocco elaborately blocked in gilt and blind; all edges gilt; leather lightly scuffed and a little rubbed at the extremities with the spine lightly sunned; plates and adjacent leaves foxed as often; stitching slightly shaken; tiny area of loss in the gutter of three consecutive leaves I1-3 a trifling production flaw; a few other minor signs of age and handling; some tissue-guards missing but no bad thing as those that remain are foxed; a very good copy in an impressive publisher's binding of the period. The first volume of this lavish illustrated annual which incorporates a fictionalised travelogue of a journey through India descriptions of important landmarks and short histories and biographies. Publication ceased after the 1840 issue. <p>Daniell's drawings date from his travels in India in the 1780s and 1790s and Caunter's text may also be in part a sensationalised version of Daniell's journal see 'Bengal Past and Present' Volume 25 1923. <p>Faxon: 'Literary Annuals and Gift-Books' 1655. Edward Bull hardcover
184611159London: Charles Knight 1846. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. DESCRIPTION: Volumes I & II bound as one in three quarter calf leather with marbled paper covered books. Gilt ruled four ridged spine with gilt lettered brown leather title plate. Blind stamped decoration to spine panels. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners edges and spine ends. Lightly rubbed. Tightly bound with minor marks to endpapers and strong hinges. Front endpaper starting to crack. Clean unmarked pages. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 226 243. Size: 15cm by 9cm. Charles Knight hardcover
1936004899New York: William H. Sadlier. 353pp. Blue cloth silver stamp lettering and pictoral design on front board. Some wear and scuffs about the edges of the boards and foot and head of spine. Some stains on the end papers. Several full color illustrations and maps and copious black and white illustrations. The text is clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall V4 . Good. Hardcover. Extended Editon. 1936. William H. Sadlier hardcover
0548540640.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0548459177.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2007DADAX0548540640Kessinger Publishing 2007-09-13. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.81x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
1892376201New York: Feast of Saint John the Evangelist 1892. Printed on pure vellum. Title page with seal printed in red. Vignette of eagle at head of first page of service. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt with paper label for J. Roosevelt Roosevelt lower cover with eagle in blind a.e.g. Fine. Bookplate of General Theological Seminary. Printed on pure vellum. Title page with seal printed in red. Vignette of eagle at head of first page of service. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Order of service for the start of the construction of the New York City landmark. <br /> Just a few copies were printed on vellum.<br /> With a presentation inscription from the original owner "To the Rev. Howard C. Robbins Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine J. Roosevelt Roosevelt May 16 1922"<br /> James Roosevelt Roosevelt 1854-1927 was half brother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.<br /> Uncommon and beautiful. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist unknown
1019601973.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1019570830.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
B9781019601976Hardback. New. hardcover
B9781498059046Paperback / softback. New. paperback
B9781162728421Paperback / softback. New. paperback
149805904X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
141794627X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1162728426.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
197036036Pocket Books 1970. VG to VG-/na. Softcover. Some rubbing & edgewear; small creases at corners/edges; yellowing; overall clean & tight. 257 pages Keywords: 0671754165 Pocket Books paperback
48 pages. Features: Nice Dumont TV ad inside front cover features photo of Fred Allen; Nostalgic one-page color ad for Revlon's new ''Sheer Dynamite" face powder; A Formula for Avoiding a Tailspin - converting to the post-war economy; Eight great military photos of Ike, our favorite being the 2/3-page shot of him addressing members of the 29th Division, poised for the final drive into Germany; Is Tomorrow's World Going Left?; Fires That Flame Behind the Arab Crisis - lands of danger and trouble; Above and Beyond the Call of Duty - Staff Sergeant Henry Eugene Erwin of Alabama is the first B-29 crewman to win the Medal of Honor; One-page aerial photo of Osaka ablaze after devastating B-29 attack; How to Make Germans Men of Peace? - a psychiatrist prescribes a possible cure; Shortage of men means some women must learn to live alone and like it; Dean Dixon discusses his mission to bring classical music to the millions; Pro Baseball Article - "Not even the war could put a damper on baseball or on the enthusiasm of fans, with photo of the Red Sox' Cronin sliding into home plate; Lovely one-page color ad for Woodbury powder includes photo of Laraine Day; Two pages of nice dress fashion photos for women; The Bell of Okinawa - located in a pagoda beside Annapolis' Lover's Lane; Nice one-page color ad for Chen Yu nail lacquer and lipstick; and more. Average external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
195251511100009Scott Foresman & Co. Chicago 1952. Paperback. Acceptable. Fair Paperback. Text contains some scribbling and page-turn soiling/creases. Page edge and corner bumps/bends. Covers show edge wear with rubbing creases and pencil scribbling. Front cover upper corner is cut.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago paperback
1952120505Scott Foresman and Company 1952. Paperback. Very Good. Collectible Softcover Primer from 1952 is in Very Good condition with a tight binding and mostly clean crisp pages. There are no school stamps or markings but there are old scotch tape marks inside the front and back cover and on the first and last page- these are not sticky just old tape marks from the 1950's. Outside covers are nice but show some minor creasing. Great Collectible or to use with your own children! Great memories for Baby Boomers! Scott, Foresman and Company paperback
1958100840Scott Foresman 1958. Paperback. Very Good. The New Cathedral Basic Readers. Clean tight & unmarked with some page turning creases. Former owner's name neatly written upper corner of front cover. Creases lower corner and along sack spine. Green covers with brown band along lower edge. Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. Orders are shipped daily via USPS with delivery confirmation. Scott Foresman paperback
2012DADAX0745955266Lion Books 2012-02-17. New. hardcover. New. 8.50x0.75x10.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Lion Books hardcover
188065901J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited London n.d. circa 1880. 1880. Hardcover. Folio. hardcovers. rebound in leather with marbled endpapers all edges gilt.Complete 3 volumes Dictionary volumes 23 & dictionary bound together. pp.994 558 4616. 47 full page b/w engravings on steel with tissue guards in text illus. Very good condition with some foxing mainly on prelims & page edges. Some rubbing to cover edges. Very heavy set extra post will apply if being sent outside of Australia. . J. S. Virtue & Co., Limited, London, n.d. circa 1880 hardcover
1906014457Indianapolis IN: W.W. Douglass 1906 W.W. Douglass Indianapolis IN. 1906. Hardcover. Sold by Subscription. Edition/Printing is not stated. Book is tight square and unmarked but for a F/O name on the FFFP in pencil. Book Condition: Very Good ; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear to head tail and tips with wear through leather on lower tips. No DJ. Ornate black boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine IOOF emblem on front board in gilt embossed IOOF emblem on rear board borders and ornate corner decorations on front and rear boards. Frontispiece engraving of T.G. Beharrell with tissue guard; engraving of Thomas Wildey on page 134 with tissue guard. Tinted textblock edges. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 4 440 pp 3 8vo. This is an immaculate copy of a 1906 I.O.O.F. Monitor and Guide that came from the estate of and elderly gentleman who took very good care of it. A clean very presentable copy. W.W. Douglass hardcover
A9781498063197Paperback / softback. New. paperback