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189012552Annapolis MD: Maryland Republican Steam Press 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 8.75 x 5.90 x 0.30 inches. Extremely rare title. Published in 1890. 71 xxvi pp. This is a former library book with stamps bookplates and a call number sticker. The covers show heavy edge wear particularly at the corners where the boards are visible underneath of the cloth. The spine was painted by the library and the title was written along the spine in contrasting white. Text block edges are stamped. A bookplate obscures an interesting inscription on the front pastedown. Hinges are cracked but have been temporarily repaired with archival glue. Interior is tanned but clean and unmarked. Book will be packaged with extreme care to protect it during shipment. Electronic delivery tracking will be issued free of charge. Maryland Republican Steam Press hardcover
182232692Milledgeville: Grantland & Orme 1822. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. iii-xvi pages 17-662 pages. Brown sheepskin leather binding with stamped borders and title label on the spine. Leather is dry cracked chipped head and base of the spine rubbed and worn. Outer joints cracked and covers nearly detached. Raised bumps and part of an old red wax seal on the title page. Bottom text block corner stain. Moderate toning to the contents. Front end sheets and rear end sheets torn out. Contents include several Slave laws. Poor to fair condition. <br /> <br /> Derenne vol. 1 page 382. Grantland & Orme unknown
1900biblio5<p>Red Cloth gilt titles unmarked notes on clay pipes Iroqouis Medicine Man's mask b/w illustrations at the end there are a few pages of sheet music of 'Indian Songs' and one page obit of Daniel Garrison Brinton 199pp.</p> Warwick Bro's & Rutter, hardcover
1832159890<p>Quebec: Printed and Sold by Neilson and Cowan 1832-33. Hardcover. Fair. Vol. 42. 44 cm. Bound in brown cloth. Lettering on spine reads "Journals House of Assembly Lower Canada 1832-33 Appendix." New endpapers. Front free endpaper has light dampstain to bottom corner. English and French title pages have professional repair to bottom near margin. Some thumbing to pages. Certain sections have wrinkling and staining; approx. the last 60 leaves are more stained. Last 4 leaves have stuck together and last leaf has holes. Very last page of text is illegible in places due to sticking. <br /><br />"From the 15th November 1832 to the 3d April 1833. In the Third year of the Reign of King William the Fourth. Being the Third Session of the Fourteenth Provincial Parliament of This Province." Includes reference to the May 21 election riots in Montreal. On that occasion three supporters of Daniel Tracey of the Parti Patriote were shot dead by government troops. Colonel MacIntosh and Captain Temple are arrested for ordering the shooting. The next day it was announced that Tracey had been elected to the Legislative Assembly for Montreal West. Appendix M approx. 140 p. of this volume pertains to correspondence concerning these events in both English and French. There was also a cholera epidemic in Quebec that year and Appendix D refers to sickness and burials at the Quarantine Station at Grosse Isle.</p> Printed and Sold by Neilson and Cowan hardcover
18511376181851. Hardcover. Good. From the 20th day of May to the 30th Day of August both days inclusive And in the Fourteenth & Fifteenth years of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria. Being the 4th Session of the 3d Provincial Parliament of Canada. Unpaginated. 35 cm. Fold-out partial colour plan of Port Hope Harbour and a Plan for a New Harbour. Half leather with mabled paper boads. Corners worn. Spine tearing away from rear hinge. Especially scuffed on rear. Some foxing. Small tear and light spotting to plan. <br/><br/>Of significance is this scarce plan of Port Hope Harbour surveyed and planned by Peter Fleming January 1846. Fleming's proposed "improvements" shown in pink the proposed sections of the Board of Works shown in green and the "present" sections of the Harbour Lands and Piers shown in yellow. Map is 45 x 55 cm when unfolded. hardcover
1820159893<p>Quebec: Printed and Sold by John Neilson 1820-21. Hardcover. Fair. Vol. 30. 44 cm. Bound in brown cloth. Lettering on spine reads "Journals House of Assembly Lower Canada 1820-21." New endpapers. Remains of original blue covers at both ends. Dampstains to top corners of first and last pages and lighter stains to margins elsewhere. <br /><br />"In the First and Second Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth. Being the Eleventh Provincial Parliament of this Province. Sess. 1820---21."</p> Printed and Sold by John Neilson hardcover
1821159892<p>Quebec: Printed and Sold by John Neilson 1821-22. Hardcover. Fair. Vol. 31. 44 cm. Fold-out chart at rear. Bound in brown cloth. Lettering on spine reads "Journals House of Assembly Lower Canada 1821-22." New endpapers. Stains to bottom margins of both title pages and approx. first 10 p. gradually diminishing. Also stains to edges of rear chart and approx. last 10 p. Other stains to margins throughout. Stains do not affect legibility. Text in English and French. <br /><br />"In the Second and Third Years of the Reign of King George the Fourth. Being the Second Session of the Eleventh Provincial Parliament of this Province. Sess. 1821-22."</p> Printed and Sold by John Neilson hardcover
1823159891<p>Quebec: Printed and Sold by Neilson and Cowan 1823-24. Hardcover. Very good. Vol. 33. 44 cm. Bound in brown cloth. Lettering on spine reads "Journals House of Assembly Lower Canada 1823-24." Some marks on cloth. New endpapers. French title page has chipped bottom corner. Text in English and French. <br /><br />"In the Fourth and Fifth Years of the Reign of King George the Fourth. Being the Fourth Session of the Eleventh Provincial Parliament of this Province. Sess. 1823-24."</p> Printed and Sold by Neilson and Cowan hardcover
1881111818Olympia WA.: Published by Authority / C. B. Bagby Public Printer 1881. Full-Leather -- Good -- Rebacked -- Other than wear at corners exposing boads book is clean and tight 580 pages plus 44 pages of index. Code of Washington -- 1881 -- Containing All Acts of a General Nature -- Revised and Ammended by the Legislature Assembly of the Territory of Washington During the Eighth Biennial Session. And the Extra Session Ending December 7 1881; The Constitution of the United States and Ammendments thereto; The Acts of Congress Applicable to the Territory of Washington; and the Naturalization Laws. Full-Leather. Good. Published by Authority / C. B. Bagby, Public Printer Hardcover
183643732Providence: Printed by William Simons Jr. 1836. Stitched self wrappers. A very good uncut unopened and untrimmed copy signed on front and rear wrappers edges worn light dampstain on lower fore-margin contents lightly soiled. 112 pp. 8vo. Signed in ink by Henry Bowen as "Sec'ry" on the rear under "True copy-witness." Henry Bowen 1785-1867 son of Jabez Bowen Jr was R.I. Secretary of State from 1819 to 1849. William Simons Jr. was appointed state printer during the May 1836 session of the General Assembly. Noted on the front cover: "Town Clerk Glocester." Rare. Not in American Imprints or Sabin. OCLC locates only one copy of this document at the American Antiquarian Society but without any notation of a signature OCLC: 83805212. [Printed by William Simons, Jr.] unknown
1900019208Romae: Typis Vaticanis. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 27cm. xxiii 316 p 8. VG/HC/LEATHER. 1/4 red leather five raised bands marbled boards/endpapers. Very sl. ex-lib. Mild shelf-wear. Tiny gash at tail near front exterior hinge blended fairly well by age. Paper mildly toned. Fine ink signature. Extra international postage required. . Very Good. Leather Bound. 1900. Typis Vaticanis hardcover
18922092902144100664Philosophy Academy 1892. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: A5 Number of books: 4 Philosophy Academy paperback
1860046077London: P. Vallentine Printed & Publisher By 1860. The volumes are divided according to the five most important holidays in the Jewish calendar: Vol. I Passover; Vol. II Shavuot; Vol. III New Year Rosh HaShanah; Vol. IV Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot; Vols V & VI Day of Atonement Yom Kippur. De Sola the first minister to preach a sermon in English within the walls of Bevis Marks all others were either Spanish or Portuguese. First Edition; small 8vo 18 x 12cm. 6 vols; contemporary panelled navy blue calf rich gilt embossed central panel to boards all edges decorative gilt. Spines: four raised ribs; gilt titles on red and green labels with beautiful decorative gilt; light scuffing to head & foot. Edges: gilt; very light touches of rubbing when fanned a few only foxings. Soft touch of rubbing to boards fore corner tips. Eps: yellow glazed eps; reps with Owners signature Oamaru Otago N.Z. June 18th 1869; plus to foot a small triangle sticker From I.M. Myers Booksellers & Binder 13 Duke St Algate E.C.; light foxing to the eps white pages. Few only foxings to a few only pages albeit mostly to the margins. Bindings are As New. Set: 3 kgs. First Edition. Hb. VG/None. P. Vallentine, Printed & Publisher By Hardcover
185857010Charleston: Harper & Calvo Printers 1858. Paperback. Good. 40p. Partial wrapper lacking back cover. 23cm. Soft crease. Old paper and glue remnants along left side of front cover some lettering slightly obscured. Blank bottom corner of one leaf torn off. Cattered minor foxing. Contents sound and clean. First published in 1857. The author of this report and a minority of one was James Johnston Pettigrew 1828-1863. The question being considered was apparently whether South Carolina should revive the slave trade. Pettigrew argued against its revival although he was not against slavery. Pettigrew later served with distinction in the Confederate army rising to the rank of Brigadier General. He was killed in 1863 during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg. Harper & Calvo, Printers paperback
188239678N.P.: Privately printed 1882. 1882. 2nd and best edition - revised and corrected. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" in tan pictorial wrappers. 47 pp. illustrations preface contents introduction. Useful information for the British Emigrant to include who should emigrate when to come what to do upon one's arrival what is required to start with and what is the cost of a home cost of working the land cost of fencing and herding information on tree culture how to prepare the soil methods for planting and cultivation public and private lands railroad lands the soil and its agricultural capacity stock raising climate dairy farming Canadian land regulations floor plan of a typical home etc. Ex-library copy with library stamp to two interior pages and to the front wrapper. Light soiling and wear to the extremities along with neat reinforcement to spine. Very good. An interesting booklet filled with valuable information. Privately printed, 1882. unknown
189670021Providence; Freeman 1896. First Edition. Hardback. Library marks remain; front hinge weak. Otherwise a good copy in the original gilt-blocked green buckram. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners good with an overall tight bright and clean impression. ; 349 pages; Physical desc.: 349 p. Subjects; United States Rhode Island - Politics and Administration. Providence; Freeman hardcover