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18475551847. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 240mm by 370mm platemark. A detailed engraved map of the English county with title scale and key. Decorated with an uncoloured engraved view of 'Kendal Church'. <br /> Published by I. Slater Fleet Street London & Fountain St. Manchester. unknown
1836CACSk[JA62New York: Printed By Harper & Brothers. 1836. 1836. 8vo. pp. 32. original printed wrs. wrs. chipped some foxing institutional stamp on front wr. First Edition. Howes J-20. Sabin 30594. F. New York: Printed By Harper & Brothers. 1836. unknown
18713003433Backus Historical Society 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. 3.0000 in x 9.4000 in x 6.4000 in. Second Edition with notes Vol. II only. No DJ. Edges starting to fray especially top spine edge. Some rubbing to covers. Binding is tight. No markings in book. Isaac Backus 1724-1806 was a Baptist preacher and a delegate to the First Continental Congress. Backus became a Baptist in 1751 when he became pastor of the Middleborough Baptist Church in Middleborough MA. In 1774 Backus served as a delegate from Middleborough to the Massachusetts convention. The convention ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. He was one of the leading orators of the 'pulpit of the American Revolution.' Backus also helped found the United States' first Baptist school of higher learning Rhode Island College later Brown University. 584pp. Backus Historical Society hardcover
184453985New York: John Donlevy 1844. Third American edition 16mo pp. 32 3 double-sided folding charts; contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper boards edges dyed green light foxing corner of one chart mis-folded owner's stamp on first page of introduction very good. A relatively early American Pitman imprint. Benn Pitman would not establish himself in the US for another decade. <br/><br/> John Donlevy hardcover books
184453985New York: John Donlevy 1844. Third American edition 16mo pp. 32 3 double-sided folding charts; contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper boards edges dyed green light foxing corner of one chart mis-folded owner's stamp on first page of introduction very good. A relatively early American Pitman imprint. Benn Pitman would not establish himself in the US for another decade. John Donlevy unknown
1898SDBOX89-SB11202019-597Dunlp 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library. Dunlp hardcover
1859ZB1220040Cincinnati: Bloch 1859. 151 pp. the original text with the title page supplied in facsimile; removed from a larger binding text age-toned else good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Cincinnati: Bloch unknown
189123985Cincinnati: Robert Clarke 1891. First edition. Cloth bound in near very good condition; Wear to spine edges especially to the foot; and corners; End papers age toned. 193 pages. Robert Clarke unknown
1814f21ftJohn Murray 1814. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 3 Volume set. Esher bookplate on the front paste down of each volume. Each book has it's own custom made solander box all 3 boxes have gold gilt on the spines. The boards of all 3 volumes are edge worn with marks scuffs creasing and knocks the print on the spine is present but barely legible. The binding of all 3 volumes are secure. Small ink inscription from a previous owner on the front paste down of Volume 1. Spotting and browning throughout each volumes not affecting any text. The pages of all 3 volume are slightly wavy. No other in ink inscriptions or annotations in any of the volumes. Heavy 3 volume set extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. John Murray hardcover
1849008152London: Edward Moxon 1849. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Fourteenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Three volumes finely bound in contemporary polished calf black morocco labels and intricate gilt decorations back marbled end papers and edges the bookplates front paste downs of William Jones Loyd 1821-1885 a partner in the London branch of Jones Loyd & Co and who was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1861. Frontispieces with 2 engraved portraits and one tinted lithographic view. xlii 525 vii 606 viii 588 pp. Very Good Plus light rubbing and soiling to boards moderate toning at end pages and title pages interiors clean and bright. A handsome set. Edward Moxon Hardcover
1845libanx2323Townsend Ward Phila. 1845. Paperback. Good. paper wraps 98 pages Illustrated Frontis Woodcut Townsend Ward Phila. paperback
183344006London: Published by Whittaker Treacher and Co 1833. 8vo. 19.5cm The First Edition viii434p. in contemporary half calf gilt decorated raised bands gilt border decorations in the panels black leather label gilt titles marbled boards re-backed with the original spine laid down some wear on the board edges a very good sound copy. very good. ~ ~ ~ "Anecdotal witty this sharply focused book belies it ponderous title. Fidler came to Canada an avowed Radical; his delusionary dream of America was replaced by a Tory perspective. He reported "Mr. McKenzie and his friends" as being in the pay of the United States and the Methodists as striving for the overthrow of British power in Canada. Fidler earned a parish church in Thornhill by answering Bishop Mountains's doctrinal questions and by reading part of a Greek play and few verses of the Hebrew Bible. "Mrs. F." arriving by canal boat and steamer found her new home unacceptable "and so frequently and loudly complained" that the Fidlers returned to England in spite of Fidler's own feeling that he might have enjoyed the new life". Waterston. The Travellers ~ Canada to 1900. p56. This copy has a "extra litho'd illustration" laid in on the rear paste down endpaper. Entitled "Cortland Manor House Croton N.Y.". No illustrations are called for. Published by Whittaker, Treacher and Co unknown
18145410672 pages with 75 woodcuts on 36 leaves of plates Published by William Darton, Joseph Harvey and Samuel Darton hardcover
182133943E.Butler. London. 1821. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. Black calf backstrip marbled bds. paper label to upper bds. Lovely engravings. Bds. age rubbed. Spine ends chipped with portion missing from Vol.II. Some occ. foxing throughout. A charming set. unknown
184179443Carlisle: S. Jefferson 1841. 48pp plus introduction disbound. A good reading copy with text and pages clean and bright. Soft. Reading Copy. 8vo. S. Jefferson Paperback
1808QQ0214Samuel Bagster 1808. ~FULL TITLE: The Complete Angler; or Contemplatives Man''s Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing. In Two Parts: The First Written by Isaak Walton; The Second by Charles Cotton; with the lives of the authors: and notes historical critical supplementary and explanatory: by Sir John Hawkins ~Original tan diced Russia leather boards bordered with double gilt fillets. Gilt decor to board edges worn; blind decor to turn-ins. Rebacked in near-matching calf blind ruling and gilt lettering to spine. All edges speckled red; top edges darkened. 8vo 13.9 x 21.6cm. Original marbled endpapers restored at gutters. Dedicatory inscription to blank front endpage dated 1868. Printed by Mercier and Chervet. Frontis portraits of Walton Cotton and Hawkins additional engraved t.p. 15 full-page plates inc 2 plates of musical notation and numerous in-text engravings by Philip Audinet: the Advertisement to the Seventh Edition at front of vol. notes that ''these are not copied from former plates but have been engraven after the original drawings of Mr. Wale and other original pictures'' with the in-text illus of fish ''actual portraits of Fish which have been recently captured'' pp. v-vi; Satchell and Westwood call these ''finely finished and faithful'' and ''the best associated hitherto with the work'' The chronicle of the "Compleat angler" of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton 1883 p. 40. Occasional scattered foxing. First Bagster edition; seventh Hawkins edition. A handsomely produced volume; per Satchell and Westwood ''a very comely presence'' p. 40. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders with tracking overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edn thus. Hardcover. Very Good. vi 7-512pp. Samuel Bagster Hardcover
184215726London: Henry Washbourne 1842. The Contemplative Man's Recreation being a discourse on rivers fishponds fish and fishing. With a biographical memoir of Isaac Walton and some account of the life and works of Charles Cotton. Some foxing to pplates and facing pages. leather on spine very scuffed and worn. Quarter Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Henry Washbourne Hardcover
1862073914Privately Printed 1862. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Facsimile of original manuscript his portrait and a map and notes by Gilmary Shea. This copy has been nicely rebound in brown cloth with new end papers and with gilt titles on spine and front board. Fold-out map. Contents are clean. Privately Printed Hardcover
1893299412New York.: Munsell and Co. 1893. 1st Edition. Quarter brown leather over brown textured leather gilt title all edges gilt. Very good rebacked with brown leather original spine laid down. 4to. 27.5x20.5 cm. Volume 2 only of a 2 volume set. Heavy book will require extra shipping. weight: 6.7 lb. Numerous illustrations. Munsell and Co. hardcover
188928097Middletown CT: Self-published 1889. First Edition. Very Good. First Edition. One sheet of 15 x 10 inch bristol board. Black ink on white paper. Some damage to the extremities mostly upper left margins. Inked notes in black and red. Drawing witnesses were D. H. Haywood and C. E. Sundgren. Brown & Griswold were his attorneys. On the verso are penciled notes about the inventor and a note "Amendment Drawing". The assigned patent application serial number was 290167 and it was received by the US Patent Office USPTO on November 6 1888. The patent was issued on May 21 1889 and given design patent number 19110 with a term of 14 years. We have included a printout of the patent text for reference.<br /> <br /> NOTE: This is one of a collection of original patent art recently received. If you are interested in knowing about additional items please let us know. Hand-drawn patent drawings while critical to the patent process don't often appear for sale. With only the inventor attorney and USPTO the likely recipients few were made and after expiring many were discarded.<br /> <br /> This example is a patent for a hammock with a fine weave and nice tassels down the ends. I. E. Palmer was a Middleton CT manufacturer/dealer in hammocks - at least one firm catalog exists from 1907. <br /> <br /> DESIGN PATENTS: what they are how long they last and records management<br /> <br /> Design patents "protect the way an article looks." Historically important they verify new design innovations document changing cultural tastes and establish valuable competitive business advantages. New patents preserve for the stated term the inventor's sole ownership and use of the design.<br /> <br /> The US Patent Office USPTO calls “the drawing disclosure . the most important element of the application.As the drawing or photograph constitutes the entire visual disclosure of the claim it is of utmost importance that the drawing or photograph be clear and complete that nothing regarding the design sought to be patented is left to conjecture†<br /> <br /> To obtain a Design patent inventors submit an original black pen and ink drawing and a description of the innovation to the USPTO typically with the assistance of a patent lawyer familiar with the process. The USPTO assigns the new application a "serial number" and "application date." USPTO patent examiners then vet the application to ensure it is unique and not already protected often with additional communication between the USPTO the inventor and their legal representation. This process can take months if not years. Only if determined to be a new invention will the USPTO issue the inventor a Design Patent number and patent date.<br /> <br /> During the active term of the design patent the USPTO retains the inventor's application and drawings for use in patent dispute cases and other inquiries. After the term of the patent the USPTO may discard or return the materials if no longer relevant to their core mission. Today most issued patents are digitized for preservation. Older paper records and patent models have been periodically discarded most often with little fanfare and to address space or fiscal management issues. Self-published unknown
188928097Middletown CT: Self-published 1889. First Edition. Very Good. First Edition. One sheet of 10 x 15 inch bristol board. Black ink on white paper. Some damage to the extremities mostly upper left margins. Inked notes in black and red. Drawing witnesses were D. H. Haywood and C. E. Sundgren. Brown & Griswold were his attorneys. On the verso are penciled notes about the inventor and a note "Amendment Drawing". The assigned patent application serial number was 290167 and it was received by the US Patent Office USPTO on November 6 1888. The patent was issued on May 21 1889 and given design patent number 19110 with a term of 14 years. We have included a printout of the patent text for reference.<br/><br/>NOTE: This is one of a collection of original patent art recently received. If you are interested in knowing about additional items please let us know. Hand-drawn patent drawings while critical to the patent process don't often appear for sale. With only the inventor attorney and USPTO the likely recipients few were made and after expiring many were discarded.<br/><br/>This example is a patent for a hammock with a fine weave and nice tassels down the ends. I. E. Palmer was a Middleton CT manufacturer/dealer in hammocks - at least one firm catalog exists from 1907. <br/><br/>DESIGN PATENTS: what they are how long they last and records management<br/><br/>Design patents "protect the way an article looks." Historically important they verify new design innovations document changing cultural tastes and establish valuable competitive business advantages. New patents preserve for the stated term the inventor's sole ownership and use of the design.<br/><br/>The US Patent Office USPTO calls "the drawing disclosure . the most important element of the application.As the drawing or photograph constitutes the entire visual disclosure of the claim it is of utmost importance that the drawing or photograph be clear and complete that nothing regarding the design sought to be patented is left to conjecture" <br/><br/>To obtain a Design patent inventors submit an original black pen and ink drawing and a description of the innovation to the USPTO typically with the assistance of a patent lawyer familiar with the process. The USPTO assigns the new application a "serial number" and "application date." USPTO patent examiners then vet the application to ensure it is unique and not already protected often with additional communication between the USPTO the inventor and their legal representation. This process can take months if not years. Only if determined to be a new invention will the USPTO issue the inventor a Design Patent number and patent date.<br/><br/>During the active term of the design patent the USPTO retains the inventor's application and drawings for use in patent dispute cases and other inquiries. After the term of the patent the USPTO may discard or return the materials if no longer relevant to their core mission. Today most issued patents are digitized for preservation. Older paper records and patent models have been periodically discarded most often with little fanfare and to address space or fiscal management issues. Self-published unknown books
183413945NY: Leavitt and Boston: Crocker & Brewster 1834. First US. 8vo pp. 368. Little foxed but a very good tight copy in publisher's boards and linen spine and paper label. Ex-library copy with bookplate on the front paste-down and removed from the rear. Taylor 1787-1865 was an artist author and inventor the oldest surviving son of the artist of the same name. He joined the research staff of The Eclectic Review in 1818 and he published a new translation of Characters of Theophrastus with his own woodcuts. His Fanaticism was issued in London in 1833. See DNB: p. 418. Leavitt and Boston: Crocker & Brewster unknown books
18052203064Lackington Allen & Co; Longman Hurst Rees and Orme et al London 1805 1805. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. These two volumes are re-bound in half leather with some wear to edges and boards as per photos. in good condition. Light foxing present to the pages and wear to the boards. Neat inscription present to one of the front end pages Vol.2. Internally in very good order. <br/> <br/> Lackington, Allen & Co; Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme et al, London, 1805 hardcover
1848002967Berlin: S. Lowenherz 1848. Single sided printed broadside approximately 330mm x 450mm in size. Creased to edges and from old folds lightly browned generally with slightly darker browning along central horizontal fold a few spots of light foxing small ink number '104' to top left hand corner. Hersch "published a series of revolutionary newsletters in a mixture of Yiddish and Berlin dialect for the benefit of those who stood on the barricades" See Elon The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1993. The Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin has a copy of those catalogued under Satirisches Flugblatt Satirical flyer. Ludolf Camphausen was a "leader of the Vormarz liberal opposition . and at the time of this publication prime minister of Prussia. Appointed by the king in April 1848 his efforts to lead a moderately liberal ministry collapsed between the opposition of reactionary court circles and pressure of the leftists in the Prussian National Assembly and in the streets of Berlin" Sperber 'Rhineland Radicals - The Democratic Movement and the Revolution of 1848-1849' page 220. He was also the target of several attacks by Karl Marx in 'Neue Rheinische Zeitung'. First Edition. Unbound. Good. Elephant Folio. Broadside. S. Lowenherz Paperback
1830LTH5-F-3London and Oxford: Holdsworth and Ball; John Henry Parker 1830-1843. Leather. Good Only. 9" by 5.5". None. A set of bound religious work on human nature religious mania and enthusiasm to which is bound an exploration into baptism and a sermon from Reverend E. B. Pusey. Natural History of Enthusiasm is the second edition published a year after the first and includes chapters such as; Enthusiasm Secular and Religious Enthusiasm in Devotion Enthusiasm of Prophetical Interpretation and Sketch of the Enthusiasm of the Ancient Church. Tracts for the Times explores the scriptural view of baptism as established by the consent of the ancient church and contrasted with the systems of modern schools. Reverend E. B. Pusey's sermon was performed in Oxford Cathedral on the fourth Sunday after Easter in 1843. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards and gilt design to the spine. Externally a trifle rubbed with the front board held by the cords only. Internally firmly bound with bright pages and the odd spot which is heavier to the endpapers. Copperplate ink signature to the front free endpaper. Good Only Holdsworth and Ball; John Henry Parker hardcover