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0331154471.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
3459062Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
3459063Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
3459065Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
3459064Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag 308 premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
0994742711.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1792012594Edinburgh: Silvester Doig and William Anderson Sterling 1792. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Six volumes complete uniformly bound in early 19thC mottled calf gilt and red and green labels to spines. Front cover volume 1 hinge slightly revealed but holding. Notes dated 1799 in black ink on the ffe and blanlk prelims volume 1. Internals quite nice. Uncommonly found as a set and in uniform condition. DRAMA. Silvester Doig and William Anderson, Sterling hardcover
18674614261867. Unbound. Near Fine. A collection of 11 long letters written by a young paymaster’s clerk and officer in the U.S. Navy in which he gives detailed accounts of voyages to Central America China and South Africa in 1867-68. Also included is a gripping account of a terrific storm while crossing the Atlantic and of a dramatic rescue of sailors cast off their capsized ship off the coast of France. All 11 letters are densely written in Merrill’s neat small hand and are addressed to his parents at Bangor Maine. One letter has three or four small tears with partial loss to three or four words else near fine overall. Also included are six of the original mailing envelopes and four cabinet card portraits of Merrill: one of Merrill in uniform taken by “Pun-Lun†at Hong Kong and three duplicate portraits taken at Bangor Maine.<br /> <br /> Here is an excerpt from Merrill’s first seven-page letter written on board the storeship Brig Executive in January 1867 in which he describes his first voyage from Bangor to Cette France:<br /> <br /> “… Wednesday night – a gale commenced – and it was a screamer … day and night did every soul labor for dear life … we felt that our doom – by sinking – was sure … Buzzell and Chase and I worked with the rest – and by our aid the exhausted men were enabled to get a little sleep – until the forecastle was flooded and the galley stove in … we lived on raw meat for three days … Such mountainous waves! … they were as high as the upper-topsail yard – and often higher still – and when they would board us – and sweep over the decks – we all clinging to the main rigging … it seemed to us … that we should drown before it all passed over us … so long were we in the wave … During the whole gale … we sped onward in our course …â€<br /> <br /> They ran into another terrific storm off the coast of France near Montpelier where they encountered several ships in peril and participated along with soldiers on the shore in a dramatic rescue of two sailors and a pilot from their capsized boat one of whom later died. They went on to Paris and London where Merrill wrote his next two letters and returned home from Liverpool at the end of January.<br /> <br /> Merrill next writes at length about his voyage on board two Steamships Henry Chauncey and Sacramento and the storeship USS Supply. Setting off in November he sailed first to Aspinwall Colón on the Atlantic coast of Panama went across the isthmus by rail road to the City of Panama and then on to Acapulco and San Francisco. In two letters from November he gives descriptive accounts of Aspinwall including several disparaging remarks about the crowds of “natives and negroes along the plaza … the street was thronged with dusky vendors of fruit claret cakes &c. jabbering the virtues of their merchandise in the most conglomerate mixture of English Spanish and Samboish …†He also describes the structure of the “many isolated negro huts†along the 48-mile railroad trip to Panama City where they transfer their baggage etc. onto the Sacramento:<br /> <br /> “The sea has been as smooth as a pan of milk ever since we left Panama … Among the more noted of our passengers is Gen. Beuham of So. Carolina late of C.S. Army … Bishop Williams of the Episcopal Mission in China … and other missionaries of China … Spanish gentlemen and their families merchants of China & Japan … This morning early a poor fellow died in the Steerage of Panama fever. Another one is sick and will not live till evening … The sharks have followed our ship all the time from Panama … the surgeon said privately that there are other cases also …â€<br /> <br /> In a letter from December Merrill gives a long description of Acapulco: its harbor streets and street vendors the military fort and evidence of the French bombardment etc. In San Francisco his time in the city itself which he loves is curtailed by preparations on board Supply for the voyage to Japan and China. In a long six-page letter from February 1868 he describes various excursions in Canton and Hong Kong:<br /> <br /> “All of us officers went to Canton … and saw all the Elephants including the Temple of 500 Gods … Hong Kong has all the business that was formerly done in Canton … In some places where we went – but few Europeans had ever been and we were curious objects of interest to the population … One walled town we entered – contrary to the permission of the natives and there we met a ‘Sing-Song’ procession – marching about in fantastic costumes celebrating the advent of the Chinese New Year – and when they saw us you may believe there was a scattering and scampering! They perhaps thought that the ‘Fan-Kwei’ foreign devils as they call foreigners had come to kill and destroy … At one town which I entered alone the natives were much pleased to see a Fan-Kwei and they pressed me to take oranges paper cigarettes &c. ad libitum … We saw the forts ruins of at the Bocca Tigris and the Barrier Forts near Canton which were reduced by … the American & English fleet in the China Squabble of 1858-9 … Last Tuesday W. & Thursday were the Annual Races here in Hong Kong. All the fashionable of the Colony were there … We were invited to the whole course 3 days and had quarters in the booths of Russell & Co. and Oliphant & Co. … People and costumes of all nations mingled to make a dashing looking concourse …â€<br /> <br /> He concludes the letter with news about the Satsuma Samurai Rebellion of 1868: “You will probably hear about the outbreak and warfare in Japan … the Hartford and Aroostook are preparing to go there … the Prince of Satsuma … has landed ten thousand men below Osaka under the nose of one of the Tycoon’s frigates without molestation and marched them inland toward … the City of the Mikado or Spiritual ruler and had conflict with the Jap. national troops … the life of Sir Harry Parkes … has been attempted and one or two of our U.S. sailors … killed and it is reported that the Tycoon has taken refuge on the U.S.S. Iroquois …â€<br /> <br /> On the voyage back from China Merrill writes one letter in March from Java and two letters in April from South Africa in which he gives descriptions of Good Hope Cape Agulhas whaling grounds at Algoa Bay and of his excursion to Cape Town. He concludes his account of the voyage with a final letter written at Charlestown Massachusetts.<br /> <br /> A remarkable and historically important cache of letters all rich in content and deserving of further research. A list of the letters with a few quoted extracts is available. unknown
1783D3097London: Printed by assignment from the executors of G. Pearch for J. Dodsley 1783. Hardcover. Very Good. Four volumes 8vo 175 x 110mm. vol. I: xi 1 329 3; vol. II: 4 316 4; vol. III: 4 326. 4; vol. IV: 4 322 4 including ads. Each volume with an engraved title vignette depicting musicians and with opening vignettes depicting in vols. I: Abelard as hooded monk at sea; II: A shepherd and his flock; III: Mary Queen of Scots; and IV: a valetudinarian sickly person; all by Isaac Taylor. Contemporary calf labeled Pearch's poems to spine light occasional toning otherwise clean and good sound copies. Compiled by George Pearch who intended to enhance Robert Dodsley's earlier work A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes London: 1758. First published in 1748. The book reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. It contained many classic works from important dramatists and poets including Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 Hester Lynch Thrale 1741-1821 Richard Savage c.1697-1743 Dr. William Dodd 1729-1777 Oliver Goldsmith 1730-1774 William Collins 1721-1759 and Thomas Gray 1716-1771. Half-titles all present which read: A Collection of Poems Intended as a Supplement to Mr. Dodsley's Collection. A New Edition with Notes. This edition has a new foreword dated 1782. Important compilation of poems from several significant 18th-century contributors skilled in stage and verse. <br/><br/> Printed by assignment from the executors of G. Pearch, for J. Dodsley hardcover
1379247993.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
3459135Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
3459136Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag 308 premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
3459137Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
3459134Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 18th century 1766. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
192140500New York: National Defense Committee 1921. 80p. staplebound booklet wraps withminor traces of wear else very good condition first edition 6x9 inches. Tried "under the Criminal Anarchy Law of New York. The defendants asserted that the existing industrial system should be abolished and that prison sentences would not change their views. They argued that they were not guilty of criminal anarchy as defined by New York law and that they did not write the Manifesto of the left wing as charged." Seidman R246. National Defense Committee unknown
1360930140.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1016743092.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1756006153London: Grays-Inn; near London Bridge; in Fleetstreet; in Cornhill; in Pater-Noster-Row.: T Osborne and J Shipton; J Hodge; L Davies; J Ward; And R Baldwin. 1756. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. WARE I. WATE J. SMITH GL. ROBERTS Thos. VG 1st ed later issue 122 pls frontis & 2 vignettes. In contemporary boards gilt edge tooling corners & edges rubbed. Skilfully rebacked raised bands gilt tooling gilt titles to red morocco label. Internally frontis some spotting 17 1 1 2-92 93-96 2 97-112 2 113-120 2 121-748 4 complete with all 122 plates some large & folding plus frontispiece title page in red & black inks 2 vignettes leaves watermarked IA or XA pl 110 with 2 short gutter tears old ink name to title head Frances Puleston some browning & light spotting pls generally mounted per pl list 1 pl with Warwick Shire rather than Berkshire contents lists Books 1-10. But a Very Good copy. Originally issued in parts 1756-1757. 250420 mm. O'Neil 126a/b. Fowler 436. Avery AAW21. 'A work of Sterling Merit; it relates to the practical as well as the theoretical and decorative part of the Art' - Allibone 2581. Ware's best known work a translation of Palladio's great treatise which offers a comprehensive overview of the theory & practice of Georgian Architecture. It is organized in ten 'Books' treating all aspects of architecture including construction the classical orders interior & exterior details elevations bridges and geometry. <br/> <br/> T Osborne and J Shipton; J Hodge; L Davies; J Ward; And R Baldwin. hardcover
96754London T. Osborne and J. Shipton in the Gray's Inn J. Hodges near London Bridge L. Davis in Fleetstreet J. Ward in Cornhill and R. Baldwin in Pater-Noster-Row 1756 1st edition. FOLIO Size 17 x 10.5 inches. Rebound in half calf leather binding with raised bands on spine and red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Marbled boards new endpapers. In very good condition. Around last 20 plates have a few water marks on corners. Inscription to title: 'The gift of A. Gresley Esq. to Joseph Oaks Esq. Stonemason 1824' Some tanning inside a few corners a little bumped. Else generally clean & tight. 748 pp 20 pp engraved allegorical frontispiece title in red & black with engraved vignette of Pantheon engraved head-piece with 122 pages of engraved plates of which 14 folding. Includes a table of the plates errata and a table of contents. Isaac Ware's important comprehensive overview of Georgian architectural theory and practice. This work covers nearly every imaginable element of architectural design. London T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in the Gray's Inn, J. Hodges, near London Bridge, L. Davis, in Fleetstreet, J. Ward, in Cornhi hardcover
175679166London:: Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton 1756. First edition. old full calf rebacked with a later calf spine and gilt-lettered spine labels. . Three old bookplates on front pastedown; text and plates in very attractive condition with a few double-page plates mis-folded; binding quite scuffed; but tight and sound. Folio. Engraved frontispiece plus all plates listed in the Table of Plates and two additional plates not listed. Although 122 plates are listed the numeration is irregular with double-page plates listed as two plates a few plate numbers repeated and others skipped. Title page in red and black. Additional postage applicable for this very large and heavy book. Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, unknown
175646122London.: Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton . &c. 1756. Contemporary mottled calf. 2 vols. Folio. 412 x 258 mm. Engraved frontispiece printed title in red and black with engraved vignette preface list of plates contents and Ware's text in ten books illustrated with 114 engraved plates 14 folding with irregular numbering in first state with the numbers within the platemark and plate 70 / 71 titled 'Warwick Shire' final eaves with index. PROVENANCE: Ownership signature of John Ingilby to title likely Sir John Ingilby 1705 - 1772 or his illegitimate son also SIr John Ingilby 1758 - 1815; ownership signature of W. B. Colthunt and date '27 Oct. 1919' to front free endpaper. The first edition of Isaac Ware's practical and comprehensive manual of architecture.Isaac Ware 1704 - 1766 the associate of Lord Burlington member of the St. Martin's Lane Academy and member of the 'Board of Works' was already associated with a number of important architecture books 'The Designs of Inigo Jones . &c.' of 1731 the 'Plans . of Houghton' of 1735 'The Four Books of Architecture of Andrea Palladio' of 1738 and the translation of Sirigatti of 1756 before he issued this his massive magnum opus. A follower but not a slavish one of Palladio and Vitruvius Ware offers the two as the pinnacles and authorities for all of architecture but cautions against blind acceptance. Of major importance to English Palladianism Ware's Georgian legacy is also relevant and his 'Complete Body' was of such interest to his contemporaries that a second edition was published a short time after his death in 1766.'Like Vitruvius and Alberti before him Ware arranged his treatise in ten books. Having defined the most commonly used architectural terms he devotes the rest of book one to a discussion of materials. Book two is divided into five sections: the first on location; the second on the functional parts of a building and the third fourth and fifth on the orders. Book three begins the practical advice on house construction. Books four five and six deal with doors windows and interior ornament book seven with exterior ornament and garden buildings book eight with bridges. Book nine consists of an interesting return to what Ware calls 'the construction of elevations upon the true principles of architecture' . It is in the nature of an appendix to the whole and allows Ware to write cuttingly of modern practices. Book ten is a brief introduction to mathematics and mensuration . '. Millard.'There was a copy of either the 1756 or 1767 edition in Jefferson's private library at the time of his death . The copy Jefferson ordered for the University in the section on 'Architecture' of the want list can be identified as either of these two editions from the title but there is no record of the library's ever having received it.' Jefferson's Fine Arts Library pg. 374.Park 84; Fowler 436; Millard 87; Jefferson's Fine Arts Library 126a. Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton ... &c. unknown
1385106603.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1756191111London: Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton in the Gray's Inn J. Hodges near London Bridge L. Davis in Fleetstreet J. Ward in Cornhill and R. Baldwin in Pater-Noster-Row 1756. Hardcover. Fair missing coversmissing frontispiece and title page missing pages prior to page 9 expected age toning throughout spine is split plate 1 is loose appears all plates are here but many are wrongly numbered or double numbered pages 13-22 are torn appx 4 inches down from the top. Oversized missing front and rear covers brown leather spine with 6 raised bands 9-748 pp 20 pp 122 pages of engraved plates with several being fold-out. Includes a table of the plates errata and a table of contents. Isaac Ware's important comprehensive overview of Georgian architectural theory and practice. This work covers nearly every imaginable element of architectural design. 16x10x3" Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in the Gray's Inn, J. Hodges, near London Bridge, L. Davis, in Fleetstreet, J. Ward, in C hardcover
