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1858501889D. Appleton & Company 1858. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. 511 447 pp. Complete in two volumes. 8vo brown bindstamped cloth gilt spine lettering matte endpapers. Some light foxing tidemark to upper portion vol. 2 owner's blindstamp to FFEP's and monograph red stamp to title pages abrasion possibly chewn to fore edge of vol. 1 front board. Otherwise a very sound and handsome set tight binding and unmarked text. D. Appleton & Company hardcover
190022470Privately Printed 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed by author. Hardcover no dust jacket. Light shelfwear to covers with small circular stain at top edge of cover and remnants of spine label at foot of spine presumably from an individual home library. No other ex-library markings. Contents clean and tight. 25 pages index b&w photos. Privately Printed hardcover
184822263New York: M.W. Dodd 1848. Presentation by former owner "for Aunt Mary from William 1849". Chipping on spine. Bumped and worn corners. Chipping on fore edge. Missing back end paper. White spotting on back cover. 63pp. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. M.W. Dodd Hardcover
1851935Y23London: Henry G. Bohn 1851. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None . A smart example of this treatise on home education by Isaac Taylor bound in half crushed morocco. The fifth edition of this work revised. Bound in a half crushed morocco with cloth boards.This work from English philosophical and historical writer Isaac Taylor explores the approach to home education for children. With discussions of the differences between public and private education the conditions required for home education the impact of family order and the three periods of development proposed by Taylor. Bookplate of Egerton Parker to the front pastedown. Parker was a teacher and house master at Hereford Cathedral School for over twenty years. Generally known as Ege Parker he is fondly remembered for his enthusiasm and knowledge of history. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth boards. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and a couple damp marks to the cloth. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spots to the endpapers. Bookplate of one Egerton Parker to the front free endpaper. Very Good Henry G. Bohn hardcover
1838436629London : Jackson and Walford 1838. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Good library copy bound in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. Minor library marks remain. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: viii 380 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Domestic education. Education of children. Home schooling. London : Jackson and Walford hardcover
1851377541London : Henry G. Bohn 1851. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 380 p. Subjects: Home schooling. Genre: Education. Language: English. London : Henry G. Bohn hardcover
1876WRCAM35756Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1876. v-xii9-265pp. including 122 plates plus two frontispiece plates. Original cloth stamped in blind spine gilt. Spine and edges faded. Spine a bit worn and lightly cracked. Overall very good. Second edition enlarged and revised. Featuring 122 designs in a wide array of styles with engraved views and floor plans. Many of the designs included here were prepared for GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK between 1863 and 1873. The importance of these designs and Godey's architectural material in general is discussed in George Hersey's article "Godey's Choice" in the JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS Oct. 1959 pp.104-11. Hersey states that Hobbs' designs must have been responsible for the transformation of many an American suburb. HITCHCOCK 596. J.B. Lippincott & Co. hardcover books
1873013309Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co 1873. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition original brown cloth gilt pictorial front cover double-blind ruled beveled edges gilt to spine 189 pp with designs plans for 84 residences each with a full page illustration and floor plan. Hitchcock 595. Corners moderately worn shallow cloth loss spine ends cloth moderately soiled. Internals clean. Solid unsophisticated copy. J.B. Lippincott & Co hardcover
1876004365Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1876 1876. Second edition--Revised and Enlarged. 4to 23 x 15 cm; 265 pp.; frontispiece and 122 illustrations of house and building designs with plans. Owner's name and stamp to title page and to margin of one plate; some smudging; wear to spine ends; rear fly lacking; else a good copy or better in original gilt-stamped green cloth. A collection of 122 designs for houses villas cottages churches carriage houses etc. in a wide range of styles by Hobbs's Philadelphia firm. Each design is described and given an estimated price; an introduction provides "practical hints in regard to the cultivation of artistic taste choice of situation style construction heating ventilation etc.to aid its readers in the cultivation of taste and the love of the beautiful." Most of the designs originally appeared in "Godey's Ladies' Book" and the book is dedicated to the Ladies of America. Originally published in 1873 with 84 designs this edition includes 38 additional designs. Hitchcock 596. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1876 hardcover
1851168258London : Privately printed 1851. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt cross-bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 295 pages; Physical desc.: 295 p. ; 23 cm. Subject: Jesus Christ - Criticism interpretation etc. Jewish. Christianity - Controversial literature. Judaism - Apologetic works. Referenced by: Vinograd v.2 p. 374; London 503. London : Privately printed hardcover
188980790Liverpool: Edward Howell 1889. original cloth. 8vo. original cloth. xii 401 pages. New edition revised and enlarged. Sabin cxxxvii. The author tells of the methods to be used in determining the accuracy of ancient texts. Still useful. Worn at top of spine. Edward Howell unknown books
1827451291827. TAYLOR Isaac. HISTORY OF THE TRANSMISSION OF ANCIENT BOOKS TO MODERN TIMES; OR A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE MEANS BY WHICH THE GENUINENESS AND AUTHENTICITY OF ANCIENT HISTORICAL WORKS ARE ASCERTAINED: WITH AN ESTIMATE OF THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF THE EVIDENCE USUALLY ADDUCED IN SUPPORT OF THE CLAIMS OF THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES. London: B.J. Holdsworth 1827. 8vo. recent brown quarter-calf leather & marbled boards. First Edition. Near fine small stain leather spine. $175.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
18631007608vo modern calf spine and corners with marbled boards illustrated 354 2 pp. Library stamps including title slight aging; really nice copy in a fine modern binding. Heard was with general Sibley in his campaign against the Sioux. It appears he was stationed in Minnesota for 12 years and witnessed the removal of the Sioux from their ancient homelands to reservations along the Minnesota River. He spent considerable time collecting information from the Indians about what he referred to as massacres and outrages against the whites. This work reflects the output of those efforts. Sabin 31178 Howes H378a Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1865022185New York: Harper and Brothers 1865. Small Octavo. 364pp. illustrated. The author writes about the causes of the outbreaks of the commencement of the massacres and the battles of redwood ferry wood lake etc. the many captivities of families trials of the prisoners executions The battles on the Missouri along with the death of Little Crow. A handsome copy bound in brown embossed cloth spine lettering gilt light rubbing to board edges. A near fine sharp cornered copy. Harper and Brothers unknown books
18939027380New York: Munsell 1893. 1st . Hardcover. Fine. Bound in half leather with brown pebbled leather boards spine stamped and ruled in gilt front cover stamped and ruled in gilt rear cover stamped in blind and ruled in gilt all edges gilt black endpapers elaborately printed in gilt. 120 illustrations most of them photographs. Moderate overall wear especially at cprners. Both inner hinges have been reinforced.Text block is tight. <br/><br/> Munsell hardcover books
189328257Munsell & Company. Good. 1893. Leather. Part II only. Bound in brown half-leather with brown pebbled leather boards. Binding a little weak especially front hinge but holding. Pages unmarked and only slightly aged. Many illustrations some with tissue protective page. Gilt edges all in pretty good condtiion. Former property of Excelsion-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society with tiny handwritten donor reference and gold sticker. Coveris quite worn at corners with boards showing. Front title fine but spine title rubbed. Support an independent used-book store in Minneapolis! ; 1010 pages . Munsell & Company 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
18939027380New York: Munsell 1893. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in half leather with brown pebbled leather boards spine stamped and ruled in gilt front cover stamped and ruled in gilt rear cover stamped in blind and ruled in gilt all edges gilt black endpapers elaborately printed in gilt. 120 illustrations most of them photographs. Moderate overall wear especially at cprners. Both inner hinges have been reinforced.Text block is tight. <br/><br/> Munsell hardcover
1890550791890. NEW YORK REGIMENTAL. HALL Isaac. History of the Ninety-Seventh Regiment New York Volunteers "Conkling Rifles." in the War for the Union. Utica NY: Press of L.C. Childs & Son 1890. 1st ed. 477 pp. Portrait frontis. illus. portraits maps. Orig. blindstamped cloth. Light shelfwear else a very good copy. "More of a history of a division in the Army of the Potomac with regimental data inserted at the end of battles and chapters." Nevins I p. 99. unknown
1863000013973New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 5 vi-x 3 14-354 1-2 pages of publisher's advertisements 4 pp. Brown publisher's cloth with decorations and borders in blind on the boards gold lettering and an Indigenous American in gold on the spine. Illustrated with several full-page and in-text engravings. Field 675. Howes 378a. Rader 1838. Storm 272. Difficult to find in the original cloth. The spine ends and corners visibly rubbed a few previous owners' inscriptions one leaf with a few small brown discolorations. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
1863TB33546New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1863. First Edition. Very good in its original blind embossed brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and the image of a Native American on the spine. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 4 7/8 inches with front hinge cracked but holding; the lower edge of the rear board has two shallow gouges through the cloth and board; There is a prior owner's name and address stamped and the same owner's name in pencil on the first free end page; the cloth at the ends of the spine is worn and rubbed; and a faint dampness stain to the lower fore edge of the text block from the title page to page 319. There are a few red pencil marks and under linings scattered within the text. 354 pages of text followed by two page of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with a frontispiece General Sibley in uniform from an engraving and 19 black and white plates from engravings and 23 vignettes. Howes 378a; Sabin 31178; Field 675; Rader 1838 Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
1863560113New York: Harper & Brothers. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Wear to covers -- corners worn through front outer hinge cloth split and repaired spme loss at spine ends. A few small tears to pages with old repairs. 33 engraved illustrations -- full and partial page. Howes H378a. Small bookplate. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 354 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1863771N.Y.: Harpers & Brothers 1863. Book. Good . Hardcover. 1st Edition. 354pgs ads cloth with gilt lettering illustrated wear to exterior and tips G The author was a member of General Sibley's expedition against the savages in 1862. Rader 1838 Howes 378a. Harpers & Brothers Hardcover
186524863New York:: Harper & Brothers 1865. Early edition. publisher's cloth. . Rubbed and frayed at extremities; but still tight and sound. 12mo. With portraits and illustrations. Harper & Brothers, hardcover
1897381924Amenia NY: Chas. Walsh & Co. . 1897. Hardcover. Very Good- in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Original cloth front inner hinge weak; cloth has slight soiling. Owner name on endpaper. ; Laid in is a 4 page letter from the author regarding genealogy plus a previous owner's 2 page of notes on genealogy. . Chas. Walsh & Co. hardcover