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1840123908Boston Massachusetts: Marsh Capen Lyon and Webb 1840. Hardcover. VG- Very minor wear to extremities; Some dampstaining to first few pages. Brown cloth over boards; 384 pp.; 1 bw foldout; 93 bw figures. Title page indicates this is Volume I of two volumes but there's no evidence a Volume II was actually printed; Includes a foldout featuring figures of great buildings and sites around the world including St. Paul's in London the Pantheon and Coliseum in Rome and much more; Provides a historical outline of the arts and the materials used; Discusses painting writing printing architecture engraving sculpture and much more. Marsh, Capen, Lyon, and Webb hardcover books
1807046293London: J. Walker et al. 1807. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Rebound in full pebbled cloth added marbled endpapers. Light foxing generally very clean itnernally with 7 plates a few w/ light browning and offsetting. 498pp Size: Octavo 8vo. One volume of the 6-volume set. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Inventory No: 046293. J. Walker et al. hardcover books
18872265813Hurst & Co. Publishers / Argyle Press 1887. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Arlington Edition circa 1900. Pages toned front endpapers lightly foxed hinges just beginning to weaken. 1887 Hard Cover. 128 14 pp. 8vo. Translated into English from the original French by Jacob Abarbanell. The author was a popular feuilleton writer and a follower of Emile Gaboriau whose character Monsieur Lecoq was a major influence on Sherlock Holmes. Hurst & Co., Publishers / Argyle Press hardcover books
1863bas176Kjobenhavn: Fr. Woldikes 1863. First Edition. Octavo half black roan & patterned boards gilt-stamped title on spine iv 123 i pp. Lithographic frontis. and five lithograph plates. An account of a Danish expedition to the West Indies mostly St. Thomas and St. Croix. Plates appear to be lightly damp-stained; otherwise Very Good. Fr. Woldikes, 1863. First Edition. hardcover books
1826199927London. : James Ridgway. 1826. Contemporary quarter bound tan over blue boards paper spine label. . Good front hinge split but board still attached spine worn very little foxing contents very good. 8vo. 23.5x14.5 cm. . weight: 0.9 lb. James Ridgway. hardcover books
1882029518Leiden: E. J. Brill 1882. xix 408p. one facsimile original stiff wrappers chipped on the edges black binder's tape along the spine. E. J. Brill unknown books
1873WRCAM35566Ottawa: Imprimé par Robertson Roger & Cie. 1873. 302pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped. Overall very good. First French edition. In 1872 Shantz visited Manitoba with an eye toward the establishment of a Russian Mennonite settlement there. He was impressed with what he saw describing the suitability of the lands in this pamphlet. This work led to the first Mennonite settlement in the West. SABIN 79770. PEEL 376 English ed. Imprimé par Robertson, Roger & Cie. unknown books
188934879Dayton VA: Ruebush Kieffer & Co 1889. Oblong octavo. Original publisher's dark red printed boards. 1f. recto title verso copyright and preface 3-16 "the Rudiments of Music" 17-191 pp. ii index i blank pp. In shape-note notation.<br/><br/>Over 275 tunes with text divided into "Singing School Department" "Church Department" "Sunday School Department" and "Anthem Department."<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; free front endpaper creased free rear endpaper with outer blank corner lacking. Browned; final leaf slightly trimmed at lower margin with no loss of text. First edition of this unusual Virginia shape-note imprint.<br/><br/>Aldine Sillman Kieffer was a music publisher and tunebook compiler. His father died shortly after he was born and he grew up in Singer's Glen Virginia under the influence of his grandfather Joseph Funk. In 1865 he and William S. Rohr revived Funk's periodical the Southern Musical Advocate and Singer's Friend . The following year he began with others as the Patent Note Publishing Co. to issue the Musical Million and Fireside Friend a monthly periodical edited by Kieffer which was a primary instrument for the promotion of shape-note gospel hymnody in the South. In 1872 Kieffer formed a new company Ruebush Kieffer & Co. later the Ruebush-Kieffer Co. with his brother-in-law the singing-school teacher Ephraim Ruebush and John W. Howe to publish the Musical Million which continued to appear regularly until 1914." Harry Eskew in Grove Music Online. Ruebush, Kieffer & Co unknown books
187827939208 Broadway Cor. Fulton St. New York: Department of Docks Evening Post Steam Presses 1878. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 80 pages plus 3 plates two of which are folding. 8vo 5 3/4 x 9 inches. Printed tan wrappers string stitched. Additionally three stab holes at spine probably was in a bound volume at some point. Bright and clean internally inked "10" upper right front wrapper. Wraps. The first 28 pages are financial in nature and include transactions from May 1st 1876 through April 30th 1877. The next section is the report of the Engineer-in-chief who reports on several projects including the New Pier No. 1. N.R. Canal and King Street sections and other areas. The folding plates depict a section and of a bulk head wall King St. section. Â The last plate is an isometrical sketch of concrete blocks showing binding frames. The following section is again financials showing what tasks were accomplished and then a report of the Treasurer. Â A useful document for those interested in Dock related projects in NYC during this time period. [ Department of Docks ] Evening Post Steam Presses unknown books
185032390NY: Harper 1850. Eight volumes. 12mo pp. between 202 and 227. Red cloth. Ex library with spine labels bookplates and pockets. Illustrated with a frontis and small drawings. Covers worn interiors VG. The books are: Ellen Linn Mary Bell Malleville Caroline Rudolphus Wallace Mary Erskine and Stuyvesant. Stories for children illustrating proper behavior and proper ways of upbringing. Harper unknown books
189658544Cumberland MD: Printed by J.J. Miller 1896. First edition. 8vo. 325 pp. Portrait frontispiece of the author. Garrett and Allegheny Counties Maryland the National Road and other subjects related to the growth of western Maryland and Pennsylvania. Howes B-843: "On western Pennsylvania in pioneer times." Owners' names on endpapers and verso of frontispiece else very good. Original purple cloth floral endpapers. #5805. <br/><br/> Printed by J.J. Miller hardcover books
1859WRCLIT54236Paris: Adolphe Delahays 1859. 4xxxix4541pp. Handsomely bound in quarter black morocco and marbled boards spine decorated in gilt. Extreme lower fore-tips of title and half- title show a small tea-like stain occasional light foxing but a very good copy. First edition. A collection of six pieces each accompanied by an able introduction and annotations by Lacroix the whole preceded by an essay on "L'Ancien Théatre en France." VICAIRE I:672. BRUNET IV:1147. Adolphe Delahays hardcover books
1890144119Salem: Observer Book and Job Print 1890. New and Enlarged Edition. Softbound. Fair. An acceptable reading copy not for the collector though. Could be restored of kept in an envelope or clamshelf box. Remnants of front and rear wraps with significant chipping old tape stains spine label gone. 83 pp. An uncommon 1890 printing of this standard and engaging Slave narrative with emphasis on Civil War years. Observer Book and Job Print paperback 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
187234272London: Chatto and Windus 1872. 8vo pp. x 3 536 16 ads dated 1873; 19 plates a few pencil notations some very light foxing label scuffed else a very good copy in contemporary half black calf over marbled boards and red morocco label with gilt lettering on decorative spine raised bands. <br/><br/> Chatto and Windus hardcover books
188439910London: Chatam and Windus Piccadilly. Very Good. 1884. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. Hinges cracked front end pages detached but present edges rubbed otherwise good . Chatam and Windus, Piccadilly hardcover books
181822746Boston: Cummings and Hillard 1818. Sixth edition. 12mo pp. xx 316 with several pages of textural illustrations and two full page engraved plates showing map projections.Bound in original leather backed board internal staining lacks a front flyleaf a good copy. Imprints 43784. Originally published in 1813 this contains a 20 page introduction exlaining geography to teachers. The body includes descriptions of the countries and continents of the world questions to be asked and a gazateer in the end. Cummings and Hillard unknown books
1858303557Paris Aldolphe Delahys 1858. 1858. First edition thus. 8vo. Small 8vo. French text. P.L. Jacob editor. 15 page introduction by Jacob. Foreword by Augustin Asselin. Contemporary 1/2 gilt stamped maroon morocco over marbled boards t.e.g. minor rubbing; marbled endpapers. Very good. 288 pages. Hardcover. Very Good. Paris, Aldolphe Delahys, 1858. hardcover 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
1857280840New York: Harper and Brothers 1857. Half Leather. Very Good binding. In quarter morocco marbled boards with raised bands and titling to the spine; the Volume number "2" is stamped on the spine. Consisting of four books bound together as one each book containing 160 pages. Separately paginated with separate title pages. 1 Aunt Margaret; or How John True Kept His Resolutions; 2 Vernon; or Conversations About Old Times in England; 3 Carl and Jocko; or The Adventures of the Little Italian Boy and his Monkey; and 4 Lapstone; or The Sailor Turned Shoemaker. Very Good binding. Harper and Brothers unknown books
185957529Boston: David Clapp 184 Washington St 1859. 8vo pp. 24; original printed terracotta wrappers; bookseller's ticket of A. E. Foote M.D. Philadelphia at the top of the front wrapper; rubberstamp of Dr. F. C. Thayer Waterville Me. also on front wrapper; previous vertical folds mild dampstaining; all else very good. Bigelow 1818-1890 was professor of surgery at Harvard and for decades a prominent doctor in the Boston area. His "Insensibility during Surgical Operations Produced by Inhalation" 1846 detailing the discovery of ether anesthesia was selected by readers of the New England Journal of Medicine as the "most important article in NEJM history" in commemoration of the journal's 200th anniversary in 2012. <br/><br/> David Clapp, 184 Washington St unknown books
190055994Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1900. First edition 8vo; pp. 8 267 1; original navy-blue cloth; gilt lettering on front cover and spine; frontispiece of Col. George E. Waring Jr.; 11 half-tone plates; spine extremities and corners slightly scuffed; ex-Merriam Public Library with their bookplate and accession sticker on spine; small deaccession stamps on front and rear endsheets; otherwise very good. Most well-known for his 1890 exposé How the Other Half Lives "Riis was a Danish-American social reformer "muckracking" journalist and social documentary photographer. He contributed significantly to the cause of urban reform in America at the turn of the twentieth century" Wikipedia. Riis and the photographers he employed were among the first Americans to utilize flash photography. <br/><br/> Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover books
18962051Oakland CA: Jacob Wright Harlan 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. 242 pp with frontispiece decorative endpapers. Original brown cloth with decoration in gilt and black. Small ownership label on front pastedown light general wear to exterior front hinge a bit wobbly; else sound and clean. No dust jacket. Second edition. Personal account of Gold Rush California. Harlan opines in the introduction that "every fact relating to the early settlement of California should be recorded and treasured up; in fact that it is the duty of every pioneer to put in writing his early California experience." Cowan 264-5: "The author came by the overland route as a member of the Boggs-Moran party and upon his arrival joined Fremont's battalion." Jacob Wright Harlan hardcover books
185121515London: James Watson 1851. Hardcover. Good. Second thousand. 100 pp in publisher's purple cloth with blind-stamped decoration. Significant chipping to the spine cloth small water stain on front board paper cracked over front hinge but hinge secure. Foxing to title page only otherwise interally clean binding tight. "George Jacob Holyoake was mainly self-educated and a vigorous campaigner for secularism and freethought during the 19th century. He wrote 160 books and pamphlets and edited several magazines including The Movement and The Reasoner. Holyoake was the last person in England to be imprisoned on a charge of atheism for saying at a public lecture in Cheltenham in 1842 at a time of economic hardship: "If I could have my way I would place the deity on half pay as the Government of this country did its subaltern officers" Humanists UK. James Watson hardcover books
181431641Elizabethtown: Printed for the Author by R. and P. Canfield 1814. Hardcover. Very good. v 404pp. Contemporary full sheep. Later bookplate on front pastedown contemporary ink name on front free endpaper scattered foxing throughout a good copy. <br/><br/>Sabin 37628 Printed for the Author by R. and P. Canfield hardcover books