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1730378329Samuel Fuller; J. Peele 1730 1731. Full leather. Ex-library foxing. Full leather with raised bands. Boards are significantly bowed. The first title lacks title page and publisher and publication date unknown. 135 72 32 pages. Samuel Fuller; J. Peele hardcover
1733050535London: None Given 1733. First Edition. Softcover Disbound. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. Disbound pamphlet no wrappers light foxing pages untrimmed and some edge soiling & light wear. Size: 8vo. 33 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; 18th century; Religion & Theology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. None Given paperback
178819834Philadelphia: Dobson 1788. 12mo. 179 1 printer's ad pp. Untrimmed partly uncut. In unusual contemporary decorated-paper wrappers front wrap detached but present. Scattered dust Good. Booth's Preface is written from Goodman's Fields March 3 1778. <br/>FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 20976. Not in Jenkins. Dobson unknown books
178851711090014Printed for Thomas Dobson Philadelphia 1788. Leather. Acceptable. Fair Leather covered Hardcover. SCARCE ORIGINAL 1788 PRINTING. Text unmarked. Pages lightly tanned with foxing spots. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/stain marks and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Binding is still tight and hinges still fairly strong. Preserved quite well for its age. pages still quite legible/readable. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Printed for Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia hardcover
1714008296London : at Shakespear's Head over-against Catherine-street in the Strand.: Jacob Tonson 1714. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition 1714 in full calf gilt tooled central image a few small marks edge blind tooling tips repaired. Professionally respined gilt & blind tooling gilt titles to black morocco label. Internally title within double ruled border & vignette port. of Shakespeare 8 1 2-247 pp marbled endpapers faded gilt text block edges some edge browning more towards end. Uncommon at printing no other copy available commercially! 188114 mm. The author describes the people customs economy and trade militia as well as the government and democratic institutions. The book was used by William Coxe in his Sketches of Switzerland published in 1779 and was the first significant book on the country by an English traveler. The appendix is an Account of the Allies of the Switzers. <br/> <br/> Jacob Tonson hardcover
1788799861788. WEATHERWISE Abraham pseud. An Almanack for the Year of Christian ra 1788. Portsmouth NH: John Melcher 1787. 12 leaves. Sewn. Complete. Early owner's name on final leaf some short closed tears else very good. Drake 4645 locates four copies. Evans 20859. ESTC W25187. Includes Franklin's "The Way to wealth. unknown
1718102323<p> Newspaper 16" x 22" six columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center several tears and chips at folds and extremities some loss of text Lincoln text less affected some aging and browning and some uneven darkening ; in about fair condition overall for a newspaper from this period. Dated April 17 1865 this is a relatively early account of the Lincoln assassination. Most of the coverage is on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the "death bed scene" the attacks on Secretary Seward and his son the national reaction and reports on those involved in the plot. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper.</p> books
1718102323<p> Newspaper 16" x 22" six columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center several tears and chips at folds and extremities some loss of text Lincoln text less affected some aging and browning and some uneven darkening ; in about fair condition overall for a newspaper from this period. Dated April 17 1865 this is a relatively early account of the Lincoln assassination. Most of the coverage is on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the "death bed scene" the attacks on Secretary Seward and his son the national reaction and reports on those involved in the plot. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper.</p>
1763146314Amsterdam: Gerrit Ten Boekelaar 1763. Hardcover. Very good. 3 vols.: 6 382; 6 367 14; 4 393 18 p. 16 cm. Engraved title in vol. I. Black and red title pages. Full leather with gilt trim on spines marbled endpapers and red text block edges. Light wear to extremities. Dutch text. <br/><br/>Title continues: "Welke Hutte niet alleen met Loof-en Bladeren maar met een Tafel vol heerlyke Spysen en Vruchten voorzien is: Aangericht Voor Jooden Ter Bekeering Voor Christenen Ter Leering. Met Veele uitgeleezene zoo wel Heilige als andere Zinryke Geschriften Geschiedeniffen en Gedichten verciered. Door Pr. Abraham a st. Clara. Augustiner der Barvoeteris-Ordens en Roomsch-Keyserlyke Hof-Prediker Uit bet Hoogduitsch Vertaaldt." Gerrit Ten Boekelaar hardcover
173655878BBWien und Brünn, Johann Paul Krauss. 1736. Klein-4°. 11 S., 616 S., 32 n.n. S. Register. Schlichter Halbpergamentband.
17497098Wien und Nürnberg, (Bd. 1:) Lehmann bzw. (Bde. 2 und 3:) Krauß, 1723 - 1749. Mischauflage. 3 Bde. 7 Bll., 473 S., 18 Bll., (Register); 6 Bll., 458 S., 18 Bll. (Register), 1 Bl. (Anzeigen); 6 Bll., 419 S., 26 Bll. (Register). 3 Kupfer-Frontisp. Gr.-8°. (Bde. 1 und 3:) HLdr. des 18. Jahrhunderts mit Rückebschildern (stark beschabt und bestoßen) bzw. (Bd. 2:) Pgmt. der Zeit (stark fleckig und gebräunt, kl. hinterlegte Einrisse, etw. bestoßen).
1723ALDR0692Wien und Nürnberg, Georg Lehmann 1723. Lex.-8°, 1 Titelkupfer, Titel, 7 Bl., 419 S., 52 nn. S. Register, neuerer HLdrbd. m. marmoriertem Bezugspapier, goldgepr. Rückentitel, mehrzeilige Widmung auf flieg. Vorsatz, Schriftzug von alter Hand auf Innentitel, Kanten etw. berieben.
17237654Vienna and Nuremberg: Georg Lehmann 1723. First printing. Vellum. Very Good. 4to. 1841953pp. Index. Title printed in red & black. Copper engraved frontispiece. Cont. vellum a bit soiled hand lettered paper spine label. Paper repairs to small wormholes on recto of frontispiece and verso of title. Cont. ownership signature at top of title. Volume 3 of 3 only. Georg Lehmann hardcover books
1721E75858Vienna & Nurnberg Germany: Georg Lehmann 1721. Hardcover. Good. Frontispiece with a party of six sitting under a tree near their hut with a cook preparing a meal in a tent beyond 29 Floral & other initial letters 30 x 30mm a few large handsome tail-pieces. 4to brown leather on 4 raised bands with gilt rules and light tan spine label gilt titled edges worn /lacking approx. 1cm at the head and foot of spine/ hinges cracking but both covers held by all cords and head-bands/ covers are thus well attached Frontispiece titlepage in red and black 8pp = approbation Privilege and Preface 4pp =contents 473pp 37pp =index The front free endpaper has a tearout to remove and inscription and the foot of the page there is a marginal worm tack which decreases until it ends with the last page of the contents. It just touches three letters of one word of the privilege however it just encroaches on the fore-ground of the frontis.where it makes a 1cm V shaped track not touching any of the figures just the floor The verso of the title page 92 have a 2cm round purple library stamp of "S.Maria D.Lacum" The titlepage has an old ink name crossed out to the upper outer margin and "Specto ad biblio" written to the opposide margin and there are also a few ink slurps in pale brown. The text is decorated with floral initial letters 28 of themand a few handsome large head- and tail-pieces.The text has quite some foxing throughout and some gatherings have the text block with a uniform tanning to the text area showing that the ink used had an acidic content. The paper is still entirely sound and not brittle. There are side notes throughout the book and they are nowhere cropped having a good 2cm clear margin to the sides.No tears no loose pages and no writing except to the titlepage. Georg Lehmann hardcover
1718500029192Amstelodami: Trajecti ad Rhenum 1718. First Edition. . Hardcover. Poor. Folio worn vellum binding loss top spine. Stitching loose. Prelims damp affected and pages deteriorated on edges volume 1 <br/> <br/> Trajecti ad Rhenum hardcover
17189854432Sumptibus Societatis Amstelodami Amsterdam 1718. Volumes 1 and 2. First edition. Ex-library books but no library markings found. Hardback covers. Clean from markings. With previous owners names inside cover of volume 1. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Folio rebound with very worn quarter red leather binding brown mottled boards. Covers scuffed and edgeworn leather on covers and spines almost worn away. Raised bands on spines. Front hinge of volume 2 split front board almost detached. Internally clean and good condition. Title pages in red and black. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item6380grams ISBN: Sumptibus Societatis, Amstelodami (Amsterdam) hardcover
177125148Boston: Richard Draper. 1771. Half title 31 1 blank pp. Disbound. Lightly foxed. Very Good. <br/><br/> "As we are made rational and accountable creatures the care of ourselves and of our own happiness is the first natural and reasonable concern of every man. A rational self love though distinct from is not inconsistent with the more noble principles but subserves and promotes them." A footnote states that Hilliard succeeded Reverend Joseph Green who served the Barnstable church from 1725 until his death in 1770. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Evans 12289. 664 NUC 0319346 6. Richard Draper... unknown books
1762WRCAM47563Boston: S. Kneeland 1762. 228pp. Lacks half title. Dbd. Minor soiling. Very good. Sermon preached on the occasion of "the election of His Majesty's Council for said Province." Abraham Williams was the pastor of the church in Sandwich Mass. EVANS 9310. ESTC W29217. S. Kneeland unknown books
176241972Boston: S. Kneeland 1762. 28pp with the half title. Light toning imperfection at leaf 3-4 obscures a few letters. Disbound. Good. <br /> <br /> This election sermon illustrates the conditional loyalty that Colonists were willing to give their colonial government. Williams Pastor of the Church in Sandwich emphasizes that "Rational forms of government" are "conformable to the Will of God." The only legitimate function of rulers is "Good to the People." In forming Society its members do not surrender their natural rights to the fruits of their labors or the "immutable Laws of Equity." A Government "when tolerably answering the good Ends of it ought quietly to be submitted to for Conscience sake." <br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 9310. S. Kneeland unknown
177125148Boston: Richard Draper. 1771. Half title 31 1 blank pp. Disbound. Lightly foxed. Very Good. <br /> <br /> "As we are made rational and accountable creatures the care of ourselves and of our own happiness is the first natural and reasonable concern of every man. A rational self love though distinct from is not inconsistent with the more noble principles but subserves and promotes them." A footnote states that Hilliard succeeded Reverend Joseph Green who served the Barnstable church from 1725 until his death in 1770. <br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 12289. 664 NUC 0319346 6. Richard Draper... unknown
176642036Boston: Printed by R. & S. Draper in Newbury-Street 1766. 29 1 blank pp. Disbound with mild foxing. Else Very Good.<br /> <br /> A scarce Sermon preached on Cape Cod. ESTC locates two copies at AAS and one each at Boston Athenaeum Houghton the Library of Congress and NYHS.<br /> The Sermon asserts that "Christianity contains the most perfect rules for governing the temper and conduct; it prohibits every vicious affection and passion and directs to a right behavior in every circumstance and relation of life." James counsels: "Grudge not one against another Brethren lest ye be condemned. . ." <br /> Evans 10522. ESTC W26499. Printed by R. & S. Draper, in Newbury-Street unknown
177814190London: Published by J. Watts Dealer in Prints & Drawings opposite the Mews Gate Charing Cross 1778. Mezzotints. Printed on laid watermarked paper. In excellent condition. Morning Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches. Plate mark: 10 x 13 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 10 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches. Evening Image size: 9 3/8 x 13 7/8. Plate mark: 9 7/8 x 13 7/8. Sheet size: 10 3/4 x 15 1/8 inches. This is a stunning pair of mezzotints of two hunting dogs catching their quarry by John Watts after paintings by Abraham Hondius.<br/> <br/>Watts was a successful printmaker and publisher who was active in London during the second half of the eighteenth century. He was famed for his rich mezzotints which he exhibited in London between 1766 and 1778. Watts scraped mezzotints after some of the most renowned artists of his day but he had a special penchant for works by the Dutch masters such as this handsome pair after Abraham Hondius the celebrated Dutch animal painter. These rich mezzotints are a superb example of Watts's luxurious style of engraving translating the energy and fluidity of Hondius's beautiful paintings into a dramatic example of superior mezzotint engraving.<br/> <br/>Benezit Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et Graveurs. Published by J. Watts, Dealer in Prints & Drawings opposite the Mews Gate Charing Cross unknown books
177814190London: Published by J. Watts Dealer in Prints & Drawings opposite the Mews Gate Charing Cross 1778. Mezzotints. Printed on laid watermarked paper. In excellent condition. Morning Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches. Plate mark: 10 x 13 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 10 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches. Evening Image size: 9 3/8 x 13 7/8. Plate mark: 9 7/8 x 13 7/8. Sheet size: 10 3/4 x 15 1/8 inches. This is a stunning pair of mezzotints of two hunting dogs catching their quarry by John Watts after paintings by Abraham Hondius.<br/> <br/> Watts was a successful printmaker and publisher who was active in London during the second half of the eighteenth century. He was famed for his rich mezzotints which he exhibited in London between 1766 and 1778. Watts scraped mezzotints after some of the most renowned artists of his day but he had a special penchant for works by the Dutch masters such as this handsome pair after Abraham Hondius the celebrated Dutch animal painter. These rich mezzotints are a superb example of Watts's luxurious style of engraving translating the energy and fluidity of Hondius's beautiful paintings into a dramatic example of superior mezzotint engraving.<br/> <br/> Benezit Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et Graveurs. Published by J. Watts, Dealer in Prints & Drawings opposite the Mews Gate Charing Cross unknown
1718ST16605bWashington D.C.: U. S. Government 17 July 1862. 445 x 565 mm. 17 3/4 x 22 1/2". 17 lines of engraved text in copperplate script with names and dates completed in a fine secretarial hand. <br/> Loose as issued in an archival mylar sleeve. ◆Neatly mended two-and-three-quarters-inch tear to one edge well away from text half inch slit to end of one fold three very short separations along two folds only one touching text otherwise A FINE FRESH SPECIMEN clean and bright the signature dark and clear the wax-and-white-paper seal intact.<br/> <br/> This is an excellent example of a presidential document with Lincoln's full signature and with that of his Secretary of State William Henry Seward 1801-72 remembered for negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia. The consul appointed in this document Jay Haziel Sherman of Vermont served in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island from 1861 to 1865. It is likely this appointee was Jahaziel Blossom Sherman 1801-65 son of pioneering steamship captain Jahaziel Sherman 1770-1844 and that his unusual Old Testament name was misspelled by the scribe who filled in the appointment form. The younger Sherman died in Nova Scotia in 1865. U. S. Government unknown
1800007304Providence: John Carter Printer 1800. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Disbound from a larger work. First edition. 26 pp. A speech reflecting on the life and legacy of George Washington containing several lengthy quotes from Washington regarding his role as general of the American Army as well as president. With several passages of historical detail on the American Revolution including brief mention of Yorktown and Valley Forge. A footnote also contains a short genealogy of the Washington family. This speech was given to the freemason members of the Mount-Vernon Lodge as well as to St. John's Church in Providence Rhode Island on February 22nd 1800 5800. GOOD condition. Mostly minor scattered foxing minor staining and soiling. Remains of leather along the spine. Minor wrinkling. Light browning and some ghosting to the text. Evans 37189. John Carter, Printer unknown