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185822915Boston: D. Lothrop & Co 1858. Later printing. Green cloth with red & gilt decorations at spine & upper board. VG spine ends frayed/bpt/period pos at ffep/corner wear. 220 4 pp adverts at rear. Illustrated. 12mo. 18.5cm x 12.5cm. <br/><br/> D. Lothrop & Co hardcover books
1858405.2Boston: DeWolfe Fiske & Co 1858. Later printing. Green cloth with black & gilt decorations at spine & upper board. VG some edgewear & shelfwear/po bookplate & signature at front pastedown & ffep. 219 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. 18cm x 12.5cm. <br/><br/> DeWolfe, Fiske & Co hardcover books
185415482.1Boston: W. J. Reynolds & Co 1854. 1st editions cf. Weber 17 - 21. Publisher's purple cloth with boards stamped in blind & gilt spine lettering. Yellow eps. An overall VG set spines sunned/volumes cocked a bit/period pos to ffeps. 5 volumes of eventual 10 published. Illustrated with a wood engravings. 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>'Rollo's Tour in Europe' Series 1 - 5. "The Rollo books! . no better books for boys were ever written ." A. Edward Newton "The Books of My Boyhood" THIS BOOK-COLLECTING GAME. W. J. Reynolds & Co hardcover books
186422710New York: Sheldon & Co 1864. 1st edition Sternick 10. Brown cloth with boards stamped in blind & spine in gilt. NF sq & tight/usual light foxing to text paper/po pencil annotations to first page of text noting date/context for the tale. 252 10 pp. Adverts last 10 pp. Engraved title frontis & 5 inserted full-page plates. 12mo in 6s. 6-3/4" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/> Sheldon & Co hardcover books
1839306147Boston: Weeks Jordan and Company 1839. First Edition. Frontispiece and 4 plates. 180 pp. 12mo. Original brown ribbed cloth gilt stamped on upper cover. A brilliant copy with a modicum of foxing. Bookplate of Blairhame. Stamp of Charles C. Chase of Hopkinton N.H. and label of bequest to him in 1840. In brown cloth dropbox and leather label. First Edition. Frontispiece and 4 plates. 180 pp. 12mo. BRILLIANT COPY. The seventh Rollo book. Weeks, Jordan, and Company unknown books
1876AB1001New York:: Harper & Brothers 1876. 1876. Small 8vo. 347 1 4 pp. Original red blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine; spine ends worn. Very good. Abbott was born in Maine and went to Bowdoin College. He was prolific as a writer making numerous books of juvenile fiction brief histories biographies and religious books for the general reader. King Richard II 1367-1400 was also deposed from the throne in 1399. His demise was at the whim of Henry IV who offered him a chance to live at first but earlier supporters of Richard tried to place him back on the throne and thus to remove that threat Henry saw that he died in prison. Harper & Brothers, 1876. hardcover books
183457392New-York: Leavitt Lord & Co. 182 Broadway Boston: Crocker & Brewster 1834. 16mo pp. 237 1; engraved frontispiece; original green cloth gilt-stamped spine; spine faded else very good and sound. Born in Hallowell Maine Abbott 1803-1879 wrote 180 books largely juvenile fiction his series of Rollo books were his most famous biographies religious books and even popular science. He was professor of mathematics at Amherst founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829 and with his brothers a founder and in 1843-1851 a principal of Abbott's Institute and in 1845-1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys in New York City. American Imprints 22802. <br/><br/> Leavitt, Lord & Co. 182 Broadway, Boston: Crocker & Brewster hardcover books
184410168616mo leather spine and boards 4 illustrations including frontispiece 144 pp. Some wear to spine and extremities foxing a bit heavy in places; otherwise good. Jacob Abbott 1803-1879 is considered one of the most prolific writers of children's books in the 19th century. He and his brothers produced a well received set of historical biographies which included stories on Xerxes Darius the Great and Alexander the Great. He also produced a few travel and adventure books. The current tile is about life along the Erie Canal in the mid 19th century. The OCLC locates 6 copies of this edition. heritage-history website. OCLC. T. Harrington Carter & Co., books
184310168516mo leather spine with gilt title and illustration 2 illustrations including frontispiece 140 pp. Some wear to spine and extremities a bit of foxing one signature partially sprung; otherwise very good. Jacob Abbott 1803-1879 is considered one of the most prolific writers of children's books in the 19th century. He and his brothers produced a well received set of historical biographies which included stories on Xerxes Darius the Great and Alexander the Great. He also produced a few travel and adventure books. The current tile is about life along the Erie Canal in the mid 19th century. The OCLC locates 4 copies of this edition. heritage-history website. OCLC. T. Harrington Carter & Co., books
185210168816mo red cloth gilt lettering on spine illustrated 203 pp. Ex-library copy rubber stamp on front endpaper extremity and spine wear a little foxing and aging; otherwise almost very good. Jacob Abbott 1803-1879 is considered one of the most prolific writers of children's books in the 19th century. He and his brothers produced a well received set of historical biographies which included stories on Xerxes Darius the Great and Alexander the Great. He also produced a few travel and adventure books. The current tile is about life along the Erie Canal in the mid 19th century. heritage-history website. Harper & Brothers, books
184810168716mo cloth spine and boards paper label on spine 4 illustrations including frontispiece 144 pp. Top cover almost detached back cover detached some extremity wear and slight staining internally slight foxing but generally bright and clean. Jacob Abbott 1803-1879 is considered one of the most prolific writers of children's books in the 19th century. He and his brothers produced a well received set of historical biographies which included stories on Xerxes Darius the Great and Alexander the Great. He also produced a few travel and adventure books. The current tile is about life along the Erie Canal in the mid 19th century. heritage-history website. Benjamin B. Mussey & Co., books
184510168916mo original cloth gilt lettering on spine 2 illustrations including frontispiece 144 pp. Top cover and front endpaper detached a little extremity wear ex-library with bookplate and embossed stamp normal aging and foxing; internally fairly bright and clean. Jacob Abbott 1803-1879 is considered one of the most prolific writers of children's books in the 19th century. He and his brothers produced a well received set of historical biographies which included stories on Xerxes Darius the Great and Alexander the Great. He also produced a few travel and adventure books. The current tile is about life along the Erie Canal in the mid 19th century. heritage-history website. Benjamin B. Mussey & Co. books
185520386New York: Phillips Sampson & Co 1855. "A New Edition Revised by the Author." Circa mid-to-late 1850s. Vertically-ribbed brown cloth with boards stamped in blind & spine in gilt. VG foxing & browning to paper/contemporary pos to ffep & t.p. upper margin. 192 pp. Illustrated with wood cuts. 12mo in 6s. 4" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/> Phillips Sampson & Co hardcover books
1894150663London: Longmans Green and Co 1894. Hardcover. VG Has light wear to binding edges esp. at head and heel of outer spine; tp is loosening and front hinge is slightly cracked; blindstamp from former owner Clare Boothe Luce is on tp; otherwise this is a wonderfully intact and clean copy!. Navy cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover and silver decoration on spine & covers; 476 pp. 10 BW plates. An early science fiction tale speculating on what daily life would be like in the year 2000. Turns out Americans are fully exploring and hoping to exploit the planets of Jupiter and Saturn. And more much more. Written by American businessman and mogul John Jacob Astor IV 1864-1912. A terrific copy of this intriguing novel. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover books
1832305489New York 1832. 1/2 page. Docketed. Old folds. 1/2 page. Docketed. Olcott was the president of the Mechanics and Farmers' Bank of Albany N.Y. and a prominent figure in New York State politics and finance.<br/><br/>Reads in part:<br/>" I have your letter of 4st & regret---not get the loan of 1200$. unknown books
18612307958Stuttgart / Bonn / Berlin / Gotha. / Hamburg: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag / Adolph Marcus / Ferd. Dummler's Verlagsbuchhandlung / C.F. Thienemann / Agentur des Kauhen Hauses 1861. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Former library copy College of St. Scholastica and likely bound together by them with just a few marks on new end sheets. Marginalia throughout Grimm's work with a few instances of underlining. 1861 Half-Leather. 64; 81 1; 56; 23 1; 142; 8; 29; 22 pp. German text. A sammelband of seven pamphlets by German philologists including an essay by Jacob Grimm of The Brothers Grimm on the origins of language. While he is best known for his work with folklore and fairy tales he also wrote several important works regarding language with very detailed research about the history of the German language and its grammar and 'Grimm's law' is a set of statements about Germanic Sound Shift named after him. The scarce Dummler catalogue includes entries with brief prospectuses for 34 titlesby Grimm Bopp Von Humboldt Steinthal and other notable German philologists; a similar Auszug of linguistic works published by Dummler caption title 8 pp. c. 1858 is present between pamphlets 5 and 6. Titles include: Goethe und die Erzahlungskunst; Chaucer in seinen Beziehungen zur italienischen Literatur.; Uber den Ursprung der Sprache; Verzeichniss von Werken aus dem Gebiete der Sprachforschung Erschienen in Ferd. Dummler's Verlagsbuchhandlung in Berlin. December 1852; Der Ursprung der Sprache in Zusammenhange mit den Letzten Fragen alles Wissens. Eine Darstellung Kritik und Fortentwickelung der Vorzuglichsten Ansichten; Auszug aus dem Linguistischen Verlagskataloge von Ferd. Dummler's Verlagsbuchhandlung in Berlin.; Schleiermacher seine Personlichkeit und seine Theologie.; Licht und Schattenseiten der gegenwartigen Culturentwicklung. J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag / Adolph Marcus / Ferd. Dummler's Verlagsbuchhandlung / C.F. Thienemann / Agentur des Kauhen Hau hardcover books
1834008768Paris: Silvestre 1834. SCARCE in current commerce and fine binding. Vols. I and II published 1834 III and IV 1835. Bound in contemporary quarter vellum over marbled boards the vellum with later restorations the backs intricately tooled in gilt with black and brown morocco labels newer plain end papers. Very Good some rubbing to the marbled boards and labels. A handsome set quite well-bound. A heavy set that will require additional postage for international orders - please inquire. . First Edition. Quarter Vellum. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Silvestre Hardcover books
181042860Kjøbenhavn: Trykt paa den Gyldendalske Boghandlings Forlag 1810. 8vo 2 parts in one volume pp. 598 614; blackletter text in double column; contemporary speckled calf recently rebacked maroon gilt-lettered morocco spine label; blind-stamp of the British and Foreign Bible Society on ffep accomplished in manuscript pencil; about fine. Danish dictionary with German equivalents. OCLC locates 3 copies in North America. Not in Vancil. <br/><br/> Trykt paa den Gyldendalske Boghandlings Forlag unknown books
186458392Washington DC: Smithsonian Annual Report 1864. 8vo. 352-369; 1 379-399 pp. A complete article extracted from the Smithsonian report and bound with blank pages in the rear. Howes B-29 not mentioning this translation. Contemporary three-quarter black leather and marbled boards edges and corners rubbed gilt spine title. <br/><br/> Smithsonian Annual Report hardcover books
1866WRCAM15183New Orleans 1866. 2391209-212246-248pp. Portrait. Contemporary three quarter roan and cloth. Extremities worn bit chipped at toe of spine front hinge broken but cords sound. Foxed. A decent copy. Inscribed: "Presented to Mrs. Chilton by Mr. Jacob Barker 1 Sepr 1866." "A review of the political opinions of Jacob Barker. Some copies contains an appendix pp. 233-239 209- 212 246-248" - Sabin. This copy contains that appendix. Barker was a New Orleans banker who had moved there from the North. He was opposed to slavery but sympathetic to the South. This book covers his political views and statements from 1860 to 1865 as he followed a tangled path through the conflicting sentiments of the period. SABIN 68326. HOWES B139. hardcover books
182465311York PA: np 1824. Broadside. 27 x 32.5 cm. Text in three columns. Signed in type by Jacob Barnitz. "Answering charges of personal and political misconduct put forth in the anonymous pamphlet signed by "Many voters" and comparing his own qualifications for the office of sheriff of York County Pa. to those of his opponent Michael Dowdel i.e. Doudel." see AAS listing. AMERICAN IMPRINTS lists no copies and OCLC only the AAS which is described as mutilated. Amateurish repair on to hold tear through first column a few stains. <br/><br/> np unknown books
186738307San Francisco: Alta California Printing House 1867. 1st edition Cowan II pp. 375-376; Rocq 9192. Original printed pale green paper wrappers. Some modest wear & soiling to wrappers though spine paper mostly perished. A VG copy. 64 pp. Numerous mss corrections to text. Intratextual lot plans ~ 55 describing by city blocks the property of Jacob C. Beideman. 8vo. 9" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>Auction of over 100 pieces of property located throughout the city of San Francisco as amassed by Jacob C. Beideman. One of the largest estates of the era neighborhoods include the Tenderloin area of downtown and along Van Ness Ave. Western Addition & Hayes Valley. OCLC records 6 holding institutions. No copies at auction the past 30 years. Rare in the trade. Alta California Printing House unknown books
185626965London: John Churchill 1856. First Edition. Boards. Very Good. First Edition. viii 583 pages. 8vo. 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Wear overall to the binding fundamentally sound. Some issues have stamp of old hospital library. Boards. Contains 12 issues of the Journal and Transactions. Issues include Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society plus extracts and original articles of interest to the membership. Ethics issues criminal poisoning history of fats notes on materia medica at the Paris exposition experiments with deriving ether electrical apparatus etc etc appear as topics in a quick flip through the pages. A fascinating read with many pointers to other period sources. John Churchill unknown books
1834EEG1023Tubingen:: Heinrich Laupp 1834. 1834. 8vo. x 398 pp. Index. Early quarter gilt-stamped calf German blue paste-paper over boards; spine worn. Title with ownership stamp of the Societe de Lecture de Geneve. Very good. Thirteenth annual. Reviews the contributions from the fields of physics chemistry minerology plant-chemistry biochemistry and geology. / From 1822 until 1841 annual reports were issued regarding articles and studies that advanced knowledge in chemistry minerology geology and other sciences. Berzelius is often credited as one of several founders of modern chemistry. He created a form of chemical notation that remains largely in force today as well as discovering and naming the elements silicon selenium thorium and cerium. He is credited with coining such terms as catalyst polymer and isomer. / "Periodically published bibliographies of chemistry that are of importance to historians include Jacob Berzelius' Jahres-Bericht uber die Fortschritte der physischen Wissenschaften in 20 volumes Tubingen 1822-41. . . " – Andrew Hunter Thornton and Tully's Scientific Books Libraries and Collectors. Heinrich Laupp, 1834. hardcover books
1835EEG1024Tubingen:: Heinrich Laupp 1835. 1835. 8vo. 2 206 pp. Early German blue paste-paper over boards manuscript spine label with original brown printed paper wrappers bound in. Title with ownership stamp of the Societe de Lecture de Geneve. Very good. Fourteenth annual. Translated from the Swedish by F. Wohler. From 1822 until 1841 annual reports were issued regarding articles and studies that advanced knowledge in chemistry minerology geology and other sciences. Berzelius is often credited as one of several founders of modern chemistry. He created a form of chemical notation that remains largely in force today as well as discovering and naming the elements silicon selenium thorium and cerium. He is credited with coining such terms as catalyst polymer and isomer. / "Periodically published bibliographies of chemistry that are of importance to historians include Jacob Berzelius' Jahres-Bericht uber die Fortschritte der physischen Wissenschaften in 20 volumes Tubingen 1822-41. . . " – Andrew Hunter Thornton and Tully's Scientific Books Libraries and Collectors. Heinrich Laupp, 1835. hardcover books