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1880S9851Halle a.S.:: R. Nietschmann 1880. 1880. 8vo. 30 1 pp. Self-wraps; paper browned disbound. Good. R. Nietschmann, 1880. paperback books
18632305094New York: D. Appleton and Company 1863. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Stained pencil marginalia throughout. 1863 Hard Cover. xlvi 487 pp. Eight lectures preached before the University of Oxford in the Year MDCCCLXII 1862 on the foundation of the late Rev. John Bampton M.A. Canon of Salisbury. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
185034684Troy NY: Steam Press 1850. 8vo pp. 18. Wraps removed o/w VG. Steam Press unknown books
18945270Copenhagen: P.G. Philipsens 1894. Second edition "Andet forandrede Oplag". Acceptable/Adam Paulsen the first director of the Danish Meteorological Institute founded 1872 led an expedition to Greenland during the International Polar Year 1882 to conduct auroral and geomagnetic observations. His study of optics was first published in 1874 and is here reprinted in an expanded second edition. 23 cm; 170 pages. 117 illustrations in text. Bound in half pebbled morocco over pale leather sculpted in an unusual "sandy bottom" pattern that is like sand in shallow water. Upper 2 cm of backstrip torn away but present; front joint split halfway up; stain along lower joint. Pages evenly toned; occasional marginal mathematical notations in pencil else clean and unblemished internally. P.G. Philipsens hardcover books
18805117bdChicago: The Interstate Publishing Company n.d. ca. 1880s. Former-owner inscription dated 1888. Octavo cloth-backed illustrated boards hardcover upper cover illustration of two yellow birds on a branch 96 pp. Illustrated. Good with edewear. From first chapter Do Stones Grow: They do grown don’t they Uncle Adam†“Little girls grow I’m sure. Now jump! You’re getting so big I can hardly lift you.†“I don’t mean little girls; I mean stones. Johnny says they dont grow.†“What makes you think stones do not grow Johnny†“Why! How can they They’re so hard!†“So your teeth are hard but they grew. This ivory paper-cutter is hard too; you know where ivory comes from†“Well I know ivory grows and teeth and bones and shells; but they’re different from stones.†“How different†Johnny thought awhile then said: “They’re alive; at least they have been alive or they belonged to something -- elephants or oysters or something -- that was alive†“Might not the stones have sometime been alive in the same way.â€. The Interstate Publishing Company, n.d. [ca. 1880s]. hardcover books
189128233Leipzig: Bartholf Senff PN 2209 1891. Octavo. Original publisher's black cloth-backed blue wrappers with titling within decorative borders. 1 title 2 cast list and contents 3-122 ii blank pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn. Signature to title in blue ink. An opéra comique in one act to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Mélesville A.-H.-J.-Duveyrier after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Singspiel Jery und Bätely Le Chalet was first performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique Salle de la Bourse on September 25 1834.<br/><br/>"Le chalet Adam's first significant success incorporates the music from Ariane à Naxos the cantata written for the 1825 Prix de Rome competition but the opera is distinguished by its freshness of invention as indeed are all his best works. Le chalet was Adam's most popular opera in France throughout the 19th century." Elizabeth Forbes in Grove Music Online. Bartholf Senff [PN 2209] unknown books
1885013669Paris: Librairie Hachette 1885. Thèse pour le docotorat Paris. 254 1p. half-cloth with marbled boards. Librairie Hachette unknown books
1882232049New York. : Theater Ticket Office. 1882. . Pink stapled wraps. . Coves lightly soiled otherwise a very good copy. . 8vo. Scarce. Theater Ticket Office. paperback books
183022530Philadelphia: Thomas Wardle 1830. Later printing. Full leather binding. Abt VG missing half of fold-out map/heavy foxing throughout/preliminary leaf and frontis detached. 493 pp including index. Engraved frontis and title page. 8vo. 22.5cm x 14cm. <br/><br/>Complete in one volume. Thomas Wardle hardcover books
190028259Paris: C. Joubert PN B. & Cie. 9681 1900. Large octavo. i title i publishing note 1f. named cast list and contents 46 1f. blank pp. Lithographed.<br/><br/>Occasional performance annotations in blue crayon and pencil.<br/><br/>Wrappers lacking; spine reinforced with brown paper tape. Minor staining to lower portions of some pages; small oval music seller's handstamp to title; former owner's signature to title cast list and first page of music with transfer to facing blank page; small tear to lower margin of p. 9; vertical crease to pp. 35-38. Printed from Brandus plates.<br/><br/>'Adam's final dramatic work the charming one-act operetta Les pantins de Violette was produced at the Bouffes-Parisiens where it shared the bill with Offenbach's Le thé de Polichinelle on 29 April 1856. Four nights later Adam died in his sleep." Elizabeth Forbes in Grove Music Online. C. Joubert [PN B. & Cie. 9681] unknown books
180114004London: Pr. by A. Strahan for T. Cadell & W. Davies 1801. 8vo. vi 626 pp. <br><br>Fifth edition with corrections. Adam 1741-1809 saw this work achieve great popularity and sales during his lifetime. Contemporary leather: Spine cracked front cover missing. Printed on pale blue paper Pr. by A. Strahan for T. Cadell & W. Davies hardcover books
1885184517Toronto: Rose Publishing Company 1885. Hardcover. VG Cover has general wear. Spine has damage at top and bottom. Bookblock has age toning. Previous owners library sticker on inside front cover. Brown boards with gilt lettering and decoration on front over and spine. vi 2 9-408 pages : portraits. At head of title: From savagery to civilization./ Cover title: The Northwest; its history and its troubles./ P. 223-408 relate to Riel's second insurrection./ Includes bibliographical references. Rose Publishing Company hardcover books
189742333Philadelphia: Century Musical Association 1897. 4to pp. 211-400 plus several portraits and bios of singers. Dark turquoise cloth stamped in black and gilt. Cover little worn at edges and spine but a VG tight copy. Century Musical Association unknown books
184190669Kiobenhaven: Trykt hos F. D. Wuist 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. 166p. Original brown cloth. 17cm. Gilt chipped off three letters in the title on the backstrip. Modest foxing and browning. Danish text. <br/><br/> Trykt hos F. D. Wuist hardcover books
1866190082Berlin.: Julius Springer. 1866. Contemporary quarter green cloth over marbled boards gilt pictorial spine decorations marbled edges. . A very good tight bright copy. 8vo. 19x13.5 cm. . German text. weight: 0.9 lb. 5 lithograph plates by S. Bartsch. Julius Springer. hardcover books
1828401819New York: M'Elrath and Bangs for Carvill Bliss Collis et a. 1828. Some rubbing a few small stains. 8vo. 304pp. Original mottled sheep red morocco lettering-piece. A collection of 16 sermons from the minister at Heydon Hall Middlesex. <br/><br/> M'Elrath and Bangs for Carvill, Bliss, Collis et a. unknown books
1857288275Philadelphia.: Charles Desilver. 1857. Hardcover contemporary full speckled brown calf raised bands black spine labels gilt spine titles. Scattered light foxing owner’s name to ffep otherwise a very good tight copy in an attractive binding. Large thick 8vo. Heavy book will require extra shipping. weight: 4.4 lb. Charles Desilver. hardcover books
1888W0912MAToronto Ontario: William Bryce 1888. Original blue cloth oblong gilt with fair amount of rubbing. Tipped-in over the title page is a facimile of a letter from Windsor Castle May 2 1887 reading: "Sir Henry Ponsonby is commanded by the Queen to thank Mr . Bryce for the Views of Canada which he has presented to Her Majesty." The subtitle of the book is Bryce's Tourists' Illustrated Handbook to the Canadian Dominion. There is considerable soiling of the margins of the text pages and a pencilled name of prior owner. The 60 photos in black and white are 5 3/4X3 3/4 and are mounted on pale orange paper ruled in red. They are all present. Glued onto the back pastedownis a map of the Dominion of Canada railway connections from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It seems to be quite complete although a small cornder is missing under the cartouche and there are three or four tiny tears at the edges. It is fragile but all there and is replete with mathematical figurings on the back in pencil not interfering with the printed information on the other side. The gutters are starting but are strong and holding. An interesting group of pictures. . Unknown. Cloth. Fair/No D.j. 8vo. Trade. William Bryce Hardcover books
186332240Pesten: Rózsavölgyi és társá PN 893 sz 1863. Folio. Disbound. 1f. recto decorative lithographic title with woodland scene incorporating a dancing couple printed by Schneckenberger 3-5 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Publisher's handstamp to foot. <br/><br/>Slightly trimmed; light soiling foxing and offsetting; small tear and paper tape repair to blank margins of last leaf. First Edition. Mona 1778. <br/><br/>Count Széchenyi was an amateur composer who published several dances for piano in the 1860s. His primary focus however was as the chief proponent and organizer of fire protection. He helped to found the National Hungarian Fire Brigade in 1870. He later advanced a similar measure in Turkey for which we was given the title of Pasha one of the few Christians to receive such an honor in the Ottoman Empire. Rózsavölgyi és társá [PN 893 sz] unknown books
1819241433Concord: Printed by Hill and Moore 1819. Disbound. Good binding. Disbound booklet. Pages renumbered by hand. No other markings but some scattered foxing. Good binding. Printed by Hill and Moore unknown books
1885133650New York: R. Worthington 1885. Octavo pp. 1-5 6-324 flyleaves at front and rear original olive cloth spine panel stamped in gold floral patterned endpapers. First edition. The first novel about Cuba written by an American a 31-page Cuban story published in 1851 in Charleston SC preceded. Adam Badeau was on General Grant's staff during the Civil War and later became a diplomat. He was consul-general at Havana from May 1882 to April. 1884 when he resigned because he was not permitted by the U.S. State Department to substantiate charges of corruption he had leveled against it. Wright III 205. Spine darkened light rubbing along edges fore-edge corners of back cover water stained still a solid good copy with clean tight interior. #133650 R. Worthington unknown books
1866799281866. BLACK Adam and Charles. BLACK'S WARWICKSHIRE GUIDE. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black 1866. New edition. xii 220 pp. 2 folding maps and 48 pp. publisher's advertising at rear. 16mo. green cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering cover design Shakespeare bust and three coats of arms. Near fine bright and clean exteriorink and pencil ownership on first blank recto. Front endpapers have gold ink and inkstamped price. Some offsetting from pressed flowers and leaves; a pew pencil margin notes. Folding maps in excellent condition. Very well kept copy. unknown books
181392Burlington: Stephen E. Ustick 1813. first American Edition . Full leather. Good . 12mo vii 300pp. Contemporary full calf with gilt lining and a red/tan leather lettering device to spine. Tight copy with a little rubbing to bottom corners. Pages evenly tanned. Stephen E. Ustick unknown books
18901318799London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1890. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 615; G/no-DJ; brown spine with gilt text and decorations to spine; full leather binding; scarce in leather; raised bands to spine; boards have slight rubbing to exterior; gilt borders to panels; mild wear to edges; marbled text block slight sun faded; ex-library's bookplate to front pastedown; marbled endpapers; slight foxing to some early pages; interior clean; profusely illustrated; tight binding;. 1318799. FP New Rockville Stock. Swan Sonnenschein & Co hardcover books
180915791Tübingen: J.G. Cotta 1809. 1st edition. 19th C. tan half-calf with marbled boards & eps. Maroon spine labels. Original brown wrappers bound in. VG contemporary pos &personal library sticker/some foxing & browning to paper. 175 pp. Text in German. Printed in black letter. 8vo. 4 5/8" x 7 1/4" <br/><br/> J.G. Cotta hardcover books
