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184935588Manchester N. H.: American Office - James O. Adams Printer 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 2 84 pages. Includes a "Correction" slip tipped in after the title page. Dark green cloth covered boards. Dark green leather corners and spine. Marbled end sheets. Light rubs to the binding extremities. Interior contents clean. <br /> <br /> Originally issued in wraps this bound copy has 87 blank sheets of paper following page 84. Previous owner's inscription "Eliza Little 1899" written on the first front blank end sheet. Another inscription on the second front blank end paper reads "Sarah Little Gray Book Fred S. Little." A blue printed folding genealogy of George Little 1618-1692 Newbury Massachusetts is tipped in after page 84. At the bottom corner of this folded printed document is the hand written inscription "With the regards of James P. Roupeau Newburyport July 4th 1852." The document is lightly foxed and toned. A small closed tear at the bottom fold of the paper. A clipped piece of paper with writing "Charlotte H Little Born Nov. 25 1834 Died July 16 1857" laid inside the book. American Office - James O. Adams, Printer hardcover
186932728Virginia City California 1869. Paper. Very good. Approx. 8" x 3" check with printed green borders information and 2 stamps. Check is drawn on the account and signed by Isaac L. Requa. The information printed on the check is "Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company W. C. Ralston Treasurer. Agency of the Bank of California Virginia City. The written date is Aug 3 1869. <br /> <br /> Requa was a mining engineer early Oakland pioneer and later President of Oakland Bank and Savings. unknown
183614500London: William Pickering 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original blue cloth spine label slightly chipped. Pickering catalogue bound in at front. Contemporary ownership signature of William Dawson. Small 19th century booksellers' label of Henry Greer Belfast. <br/><br/> William Pickering hardcover
183554251London:: Holdsworth and Ball 1835. First edition. original cloth-backed boards with printed paper label on spine. . Front and rear free endpapers lacking; a few leaves at beginning and end foxed; rear joint split but structure still sound; light wear and soiling to boards and spine label. 8vo. Holdsworth and Ball, hardcover
1851019255London: J. Wertheimer 1851. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. A solid copy. Signed by the translator. Library bookplate and 2 cards pasted in. Pen inscription to back pastedown. Tanning to pages. Hinges starting reinforced by clear tape. Board of spine missing yet spine remains strong. Pencil inscription of title to bottom edge of pages. Rubbing soiling and moisture stains to covers. Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair. J. Wertheimer Hardcover
1812z014289London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1812. First edition thus. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Complete in three volumes bound as two. 1812. First edition thus. Hardcover 8vo. in worn 3/4 leather and cloth boards with gilt and morocco title. 787 404 478pp. Deaccessioned ex-library with spine number withdrawn stamps on front pastedowns blind stamps on title pages and other usual markings. Binding in fair condition heavy rubbing and surface loss to leather spine and corners. Spine leather separating from backing hinges cracked and wobbly repaired with binder's tape. Ownership plate on front pastedowns. Despite cosmetic wear contents remain very good clean and unmarked. 2vol. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover
1808004379New York: Printed for the Author by Samuel Wood 1808. Third Edition . Hardcover. Fair. viii 164pp. Full calf leather label gilt border engraved . decorative endpapers Wear to edges and spine spine ends chipped page 79-80 excised from book scattered foxing to text. Publication on title page is 1808 and dedication page is dated 1809. <br/> <br/> Printed for the Author by Samuel Wood hardcover
1833035383Hartford CT: The Evangelical Magazine 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Volume 1 Issues 1-12 from July 1832 to June 1833 bound in one volume. An American Calvinist publication published in Hartford Connecticut with Presbyterian references. Per the preface: "The distinct object of the proposed Magazine will be to explain and defend the system of revealed truth commonly denominated as Calvinistic." This is an association copy of one of the editors Isaac Parsons to whom the bookplate belongs affixed to the front pastedown. Burgundy cloth with original leather spine label stamped in gilt lettering. Indexed. viii 464 pp. <br><br>In addition to articles issues also include reviews ordinations memoirs and pastoral letters and sermons such as: "Concio Ad Clerum: A Sermon Delivered in the Chapel of Yale College on the Evening of August 15 1832" by Timothy Tuttle Pastor of a Church in Groton Connecticut; and "Pastoral Letter: The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States to the Ministers and Churches Under Their Care" by Moderator James Hoge. Articles include a wide variety of topics some of which include: "The Importance of Doctrinal Knowledge"; "Humility and the Basis of Christian Character"; "God as an Eternal Self-Sufficient Independent Being of Infinite Perfection in Knowledge Holiness and Happiness"; "The Nature and Extent of Divine Illumination"; "Summary of Religious Intelligence"; "A New Allegorical Theory of the Origin of Comets"; "The Roman Church"; and "Moral Agency" among others. <br><br>CONDITION:General external wear and rubbing with sunned spine. Moderately foxed throughout yet unmarked. Hinges are strong and binding is sound. Bookplate affixed to the front pastedown by one of the editors Isaac Parsons. A very readable copy filled with doctrinal insights of Calvinistic Theology. Full refund if not satisfied. The Evangelical Magazine hardcover
1830RCHASKE00KTLewis 1830. Very Good. Chapman Isaac A. Sketch of the History of Wyoming Pennsylvania to which is added an Appendix Containing a Statistical Account of the Valley and Adjacent Country. Signed by Chapman on Extra Document. Wilkesbarre PA: Lewis 1830. 1st edition. 209pp. 16mo. Signed by author. Book condition: Very good. The pages are browned and very lightly foxed. The map has some yellow spotting and was torn along the folds but has been repaired professionally. Contained in a pocket are a newspaper clipping a note about Lewis a document with Chapman signature on it and the scarce map of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys by Geo. Jones. Lewis unknown
1801mon0004030064Johns Hopkins Press 1918-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . First edition. No dust jacket. The front free end paper is loose. A book plate is glued on the inside front cover. The pages are lightly tanned. The copy shows minor external wear but is in otherwise clean condition. Johns Hopkins Press hardcover
1872252600New York: Harper 1872. hardcover. good. Engravings. 357pp. 12mo original decorated green cloth lacks one plate at page 167 edges of corners slightly bumped and worn ex-lib cloth lightly soiled. New York: Harper 1872. First American Edition.<br/><br/> "His Hayes' third voyage to the Arctic in 1869 with William Bradford in the Panther resulted in an accurate and lively sketch of Greenland." DAB VIII p. 446.<br/><br/> Harper unknown books
1867293WHPOLNew York: Hurd and Houghton 1867. 454 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to extremities. Hinges starting. Leaves lightly soiled. Map facing page 96 has approx. 2 1/2" tear. Illust. w/ 6 b/w plates 3 maps and tail-pieces. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hurd and Houghton Hardcover
1818260110034James Eastburn and Co 1818. Hardcover. Acceptable. Please Read Good Collectable Book - X-Library markings and stamp - Moderate rubbing on Hardback - Pages look Very Good w/ no marks on text - My shelf location - so-e-7 James Eastburn and Co hardcover
1810111111112282Printed for the Author 1810. Hardcover. Good. This Book is an Ex-Library Book with several library markings. Printed for the Author; Somers Village 1810. Hardcover. A Good original 36-page text block in newer hardcover binding black binding with gilt lettering on spine heavily rubbed joints some board corner wear some rubbing to board corners age toning and scattered foxing to original text block moisture stain to title page pages pulpy handwritten ink name bottom title page 1-inch chip to bottom spine several library markings to front and back matters: bookplates embossed library stamp ink number stamp red ink special permission and withdrawn stamps library due date card pocket few handwritten notations without Dust wrapper. A working copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 36pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Printed for the Author hardcover
1839111111114351William P. Foster 1839-1840. Hardcover. Good. William P. Foster; Concord 1839-1840. Hardcover. Volume 1 and 2 in One Book. This book is an early American agricultural periodical designed to support and elevate the farming profession. Across its first two volumes the work offers practical advice on crop management livestock care seasonal tasks and rural household economy while also promoting the dignity and importance of agricultural life. Foster combines instructional articles commentary and reports from working farmers to create a resource aimed at improving productivity strengthening rural communities and encouraging sound domestic economy during a formative period in American agricultural history. A Good half leather binding gilt lettering on spine label some handling/scuffing to boards rubbing along board edges and joints 1-inch split top rear joint frayed top spine edge specked text block edges moisture stain top fore-edge and partially on margin of few pages age toned text block previous owner handwritten ink name on front pastedown scattered foxing and age toning throughout few pages with ink or pencil note top page margin cracked front hinge pulpy pages without Dust wrapper. 4toquarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches Vol.1 190pp. Vol.2 190pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. William P. Foster hardcover
1885132939NY: Isaac Walker 1885. Hardcover. Fair binding is broken. ex-library with blind stamp and ink stamps on title page and in back. first few pages are loose. full page plates are stamped. Violet cloth. In library slipcase. 211 pp. bw illustrations. Treatise and advice on men's fashion and taste in clothing. Isaac Walker hardcover books
1836WRCAM5959New York 1836. 32pp. Modern cloth original printed wrappers bound in. Foxed. Very good. Howes attributes authorship to Jackson. HOWES J20. hardcover books
184747275Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard. Good with no dust jacket. 1847. American Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding rubbed at extremities; spine ends & corners frayed; backstrip sunned & spotted; boards soiled & scuffed fore-edges chipped; back hinge cracked though textblock tight & firm within binding stitching; owner's name pencilled on front paste-down; corners of a few leaves bent; leaf edges paste-downs & endpapers foxed/smudged else a very solid & clean with bright & clear ils. No dj. ; B&w ils.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 509 pages . Lea and Blanchard hardcover
1863103102-FWashington DC.: GOV.Printing Office 1863. Book. Illus. by Various. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st.ed. 1863 Hard cover in green cloth with gold letters on spine 698 pp. illustrated with black and white wood block engravings of animals fruit and farm machinery of the time. Mr. Hewton report takes about production numbers of comoditys and brings up the Battle of Gettysburg in his quote " With the exception of some fruitless incurgents along the border and the invasion of Pennsylvania and the defeat of the insurgents on the now historic field of Gettysburg the loyal people have everywhere enjoyed a "broad and quiet land" with abundant health and prosperity." The lletter ends with To His Excellency Abraham Lincoln President.Condition:Very good with aging and light soiling to the covers and some light fraing at the spine and on the back cover the book is complete front cover inside has a small rip at the joint 1". Size: 6 1/2" x 9". GOV.Printing Office Hardcover
186927877London: John Camden Hotten 1869. Very Good. London: John Camden Hotten 1869. Reprint.<br /> Octavo; publisher's blue pictorial cloth embossed in gilt grey glazed endpapers; 40626adspp.; 35 color lithographic plates. Margins rather scuffed with brief exposure at corners spine darkened and crown rather chipped front hinge starting else Very Good internally clean and sound. John Camden Hotten unknown
189165541Laconia NH: John J. Lane 1891. 23cm. 32 pp. Original wrappers laid down on stiff boards wrappers heavily chipped on edges with a significant corner loss on rear wrapper affecting part of publishers name. McDADE 852: "Isaac was anxious to possess himself of his brother's property. Hiram was enticed into the country and murdered near Berwick Maine though there is some doubt whether the murder was in Maine or New Hampshire. Isaac cut off his brother's head and buried it separately." <br/><br/> John J. Lane hardcover books
183614500London: William Pickering 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original blue cloth spine label slightly chipped. Pickering catalogue bound in at front. Contemporary ownership signature of William Dawson. Small 19th century booksellers' label of Henry Greer Belfast. <br/><br/> William Pickering hardcover books
18229776London: J. Harris and Son 1822. Second Edition. Octavo printed boards with morocco spine viii 120 iv pp frontispiece map and 84 engravings on 28 illustration plates. Wear to covers spine worn with leather chipped and missing in areas binding loose minor toning and bit of foxing to pages owner inscriptions to front pastedown upper portion of front hinge cracked. J. Harris and Son hardcover
182419961Philadelphia:: Uriah Hunt 1824. Second American edition. contemporary quarter sheep and decorated paper boards. Some inoffensive light foxing; light rubbing to the boards; a very nice copy with an 1825 school prize inscription on the front free endpaper. 12mo. Folding map and 84 engraved illustrations on 28 plates. Juvenile travel book. Uriah Hunt, hardcover
1840000209Hartford: Silas Andrus 1840. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. 15.5x9.5 cm. - 117 3 blank pages. - Contemporary 1/2-leather spine with 4 bands and title in gilt. Worn. - With a multiply folding frontispiece map of America and 78 illustrations on plates. Title-page with a vignette showing a Native American with headgear and a ship Columbus in the background. - Illustration 39 with a small closed tear Illustration 42 with a 1x3 cm piece missing from lower left corner. - With inscription on front free end-paper in old ink: "Presented / to Margaret G. . / By / Isaac Drew / February 20th 1844". - Taylor describes for juvenile readers early travels and the discovery of America including material about Columbus Cortes Native Americans Lewis and Clark and the West Indies. - EXTREMELY RARE: surprisingly WorldCat does not locate any hard copy of this edition. <br/> <br/> Silas Andrus hardcover
