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1888141979Montreal: Desbarats & Cie. 1888-90. Hardcover. Good. 85 2 leaves printed on one side only. B&w illustrations. 29 x 38 cm. Leather binding with gold impressing. All edges gilt. Spine is much deteriorated with both ends chipped boards are loosening edges worn. Pages are bright and clean. French text. <br/><br/> Desbarats & Cie. hardcover
18991158869Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. State Printers 1899. Contains the Civil WAr Rosters of 1st 15th and 50th Engineers and 1st Battalion of Sharpshooters. Half-leather over paper-covered boards. Covers worn but a tight solid copy. A large heavy book which will require extra shipping charges - cannot ship outside U.S.A. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Thick Large Octavo. Book. Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., State Printers Hardcover
1831elala1146York: James Baxter Printer 1831. 1831. 8vo. pp. 5. text in double columns. modern cloth-backed bds. foxing to title. Rare. Concerning the establishment of a school fund from the sale of Crown lands set aside for the purpose. The committee was chaired by William Morris 1786-1858 who by the late 1820s "had become a recognized authority on the distressing state of schooling in Upper Canada. " DCB VIII p. 640 Fleming 583 Public Archives copy only. Casey I 1334. Not in TPL. Hardcover. York: James Baxter, Printer, 1831. Hardcover
1896170124003State authority Ohio 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. State authority, Ohio hardcover
1888170124004Columbian printing Co 1888. Hardcover. Acceptable. Columbian printing Co hardcover
185722283John Lovell 1857. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. This is a former library hardcover book with 494 pages and includes the 3 folding maps as listed in very good condition but does NOT include the called for Atlas with 20 sheets. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. There are 2 University Library stamps on the first end paper No other library markings. The prior owner wrote their name date and town on the second end paper and wrote some notes on the last end paper. The title page and first few pages show very light foxing. The title page shows 1857 as the published date. The decorative red covers have gold design and gold gilt page fore edges. The covers show light soiling light edgewear and a thin slit along the back/ spine attachment. We always ship in a sturdy box! John Lovell hardcover
1885221188Providence R.I. : General Assembly 1885. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Spine cover sun-toned. Light tanning around page margins. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 198 pages; 198 p. : port. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Anthony Henry B. Henry Bowen -- 1815-1884. United States -- Politics and government -- History -- Politicians -- Biography. Biographical note: Henry Bowen Anthony April 1 1815 - September 2 1884 was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the Providence Journal. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island serving between 1849 and 1851 as a member of the Whig Party. [Providence, [R.I.] : General Assembly hardcover
1843056587Edinburgh: John Johnstone Hunter Square 1843. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Folio. EDINBURGH : 1842-43. Volume Two . Bound issues No. I January 1842 - No. 17 May 1843. Hardback. Large volume. Recent rebind in dark green cloth spine; lighter green paper-covered sides. All edges sprinkled. Triple column text. Ex-Free Church College-Library with tiny ink stamps one to first blank leaf and last leaf of text and blind oval stamps to a few pages. No general title as such. Tight bright and clean. 232 pages. Only two copies recorded in the UK : British Library and Oxford. VERY SCARCE. The series ran from 1839 to 1862 then continued to 1900 starting as here in quarto ending in octavo.Folio; size approx 10 x 12 inches. Heavy book - extra postage required. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping . Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . <br/> <br/> John Johnstone, Hunter Square hardcover
1839056588Edinburgh: John Johnstone Hunter Square 1839. First Edition . Hardcover. Good Plus. Folio. Map. EDINBURGH : 1839-41. Volume One . Bound issues No. I July 1839 - No. 30 December 1841. Hardback. Large volume. Brown leather spine and corners; raised bands. Dark red leather label; 'Missionary Record 1839'. Marbled boards. All edges sprinkled. Triple column text. One map. Ex-Free Church College-Library with tiny ink stamps one to first blank leaf and last leaf of text and blind oval stamps to a few pages. No general title as such. Tight bright and clean. Slight cracking to hinges; sound. GOOD. 420 pages. Only two copies recorded in the UK : British Library and Oxford. VERY SCARCE. The series ran from 1839 to 1862 then continued to 1900 starting as here in quarto ending in octavo.Folio; size approx 10 x 12 inches. Heavy book - extra postage required. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping . Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . <br/> <br/> John Johnstone, Hunter Square hardcover
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
18511370471851. Vol. 10 1851. 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 3rd Provincial Parliament of Canada." Unpaginated. 35 cm. Half leather with marbled paper boards. Worn edges and corners scuffed boards. Cracks in ends of hinges. <br/><br/> hardcover
18658291Springfield IL: Baker & Phillips Printers 1865. 410 pp. Original blue paper covered boards w/ brown leather spine. Gilt title on red leather spine label. Lacks majority of spine and part of label. Insect damage to covers; wear to extremities. Inner hinges starting. Previous bookseller's small label on front paste-down. Light foxing throughout. Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Baker & Phillips, Printers Hardcover
1867299869Carson City.: Joseph E. Eckley State Printer. 1867. 8vo. Contemporary half sheep over marbled boards red and black spine labels with gilt title. Very good spine hear chipped several pages at the outside of the volume have tanned corners caused by the leather used on the corners slight rippling to pages throughout endpapers heavily wrinkled and bubbled. 23x14.5x2.8 cm. A nice copy of this early account of the Nevada Legislature. weight: 1.3 lb. Joseph E. Eckley, State Printer. hardcover
1820072306Albany NY: J. Buel 1820. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Reprinted by the State's appointed printer; each year is paginated individually and begins with an index of vote outcomes. Some toning evident in margins and whatever pattern was originally given the page block edges has worn to an uneven brown; the front endpaper has split along the hinge and there is some residue of a bookplate on the pastedown; the binding remains secure though with a short tear in the legal-yellow cloth along the left front two shallow depressions at the front foreedge wear to the cloth at free and bound corners and noticeable handling prints; decoration at the spine including the red and black leather labels for title and year shows concurrent wear including chipping of leather and flaking of the gilt borders on the leather; nonetheless designed to be sturdy and to maintain its dignity on the shelf in which endeavor it continues to succeed. 932pp A well-kept reprint of the climactic volume in the golden age "Colony of New York" series that preceded the popular multiverse crossover "Constitutional Convention" starring John A. Hancock and Benjamin Franklin Sr. Spoiler alert The letter at the end of March 1776 alludes to events in Boston and taxation problems but later popularizations left out the anger at British welcome of "popery" in Quebec the decline of the three-branch government and the action-packed amendment scenes in which representatives competed to restate portions of the bill with more negative superlatives.; Tall 4to. J. Buel hardcover
1837199394Harrisburg: Printed by E. Guyer 1837. Hardcover. Fair Boards are heavily worn/scuffed/smudged; spine strip is chipped and heavily worn; covers are loosely attached; there is dampstaining at the front and back that shows in parts of the first 10 and last 10 pages; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is toned with foxing and smudging; textblock is solid. Half-bound light brown leather and marbled boards with two mounted cards on the spine with gilt lettering; 821 249 pp. Printed by E. Guyer hardcover
1841007R81Elliott & McCurdy Printers Harrisburg: . 1841 Two volumes. pp. 1043 xi lvii; 422 8 Folding Charts of Accounts. 8vo. 210 mm. Leather backed marbled boards. Boards worn and mostly detached. Pages lightly browned. Bookplate of the Mechanics Library Association of Lancaster PA. An important era in PA especially as regards Canals and Railroads. AMER LAW 1 Basement. Hardcover. Elliott & McCurdy, Printers, Harrisburg: . hardcover
1851113549Quebec City Quebec: Rollo Campbell Printer 1851. Hardcover. Good. Vol. 10 in 5 folios Journal and 4 vol. appendix. Journal: viii 362 lx pages. 34 cm. Cloth spine with marbled boards. Appendix No. 1 A to T: Insert with alphabetized pages and notes inscribed and titled "Dst Court 1815-1816: Index" unpaginated. Appendix No. 2 U. to K.K. Unpaginated. Appendix No. 3 L.L. to Z.Z. Unpaginated. Appendix No. 4 A.A. to O.O.O. Unpaginated. Wear to some of the spines with stitching visible at the joints of some pages. Some yellowing to pages. Wear scuffing and discolouration to the bindings. Text clear and unmarked. Good condition. <br/><br/>Volume 10 of the Journal take for the Legislative Assembly of then province of Canada under the rule of the British Empire. A detailed record of legislative actions for a single calendar year with even more detailed appendices offering further details documents and records. A rich historical source for scholars of Canadian political history in the nineteenth century. Rollo Campbell, Printer 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
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
1808298140Richmond: Samuel Pleasants Junior 1808. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; in full sheep with a border in blind at the perimeter of the boards and with a morocco label and with a volume number in blind to the spine; there is loss at the top of the spine; vi 1 2-322 pages including the Index; lacking both the front and rear endpapers; one leaf 21/22 as a piece missing from the leading edge affecting an annotation.~~NOTE: This is Volume II only of a 2 Volume set; the Index to the Whole is at the rear. Very Good binding. Samuel Pleasants, Junior unknown
1842298179Richmond: Samuel Shepherd--Printer to the Commonwealth 1842. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in quarter calf over marbled boards; 3 4-194 pages including the Index; there is a previous owner name on the pastedown dated in the year of publication; this copy is lacking the front endpaper.~~This sessoin contains much on the incorporation of the town of Lexington. Also many regulations for the City of Richmond. Very Good binding. Samuel Shepherd--Printer to the Commonwealth unknown
1826298096Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1826. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco label; 3 4-125 including the Index; this less common than the Acts later in the century.~~From the early days of the Republic when things were still being shaped in the Commonwealth. For example the town of City Point in Prince George County was established this year. We also note that there was a reward for killing crows. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown
1837298095Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1837. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco label; 338 including Index; 3 4-11 including Index.~~Contains acts about navigation roads canals in this era of expansion; as well as of course slaves. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown