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1896113063Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1896. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Book is in great shape for its age. Covers are shelfworn but binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. The Clarendon Press hardcover
1802018053Paris: Agasse An X 1802. Cinque volumi in 8° di 4-CXXVII-368pp; 4-493pp; 4-564pp; 4-556pp; 4-588pp. Ritratto di Smith inciso da Prevost al primo volume. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle dorsi lisci dorati. Tagli gialli. Bella copia. Prima edizione di questa traduzione e del classico commento del Garnier. La stessa edizione esiste anche con fogli di errata a ogni volume. Ma questa sembra essere più rara: All editions usually having at the end of each volume an errata-leaf. Here; however all the errors have been corrected and the errata-leaf is not present. Is the improved version of the first edition of this classic translation scrive il Catalogo 53 di Gerits che lo valuta appunto più degli esemplari con errata. Vanderblue p. 25; K.E. Carpenter The Dissemination of the Wealth of Nations in French and in France p. 175; Kress B.4604; Goldsmiths 18412; Einaudi 5340. Agasse unknown
1858921P29Hull: W. R. Goddard 1858. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. The first edition of Adam Smith's detailed geographical work on the River Ancholme. The first edition of this very scarce work on the River Ancholme a seventeen mile long river in Lincolnshire. This work details the geography of the river as well as noting the repairs made and needed to it and its drainage.By Adam Smith.Blank leaves are bound between each leaf of text. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally cloth is a little rubbed with some marks including to the title label to the front board. Spine is faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Internally binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots and handling marks. Good W. R. Goddard hardcover
1817146213Edinburgh: Silvesterr Doig and Andrew Stirling 1817. Fine binding. All three volume finely rebound in plain red leather over decorated boards; gilt titling. Silvesterr Doig and Andrew Stirling unknown
1898900282London: George Routledge & Son 1898 A clean and tightly bound book for its age. !898. Cover boards scuffed and shelf worn. Very old library sticker on cover.Old sellotape marks on flyleaf and IFC. Reading copy. George Routledge & Son hardcover
1860002047Paris: Guillaumin 1860. Théorie des sentiments moraux ou essai analytique sur les principes des jugements qui portent naturellement les hommes dabord sur les actions des autres et ensuite sur leurs propres actions. Suivi dune dissertation sur lorigine des langues. Precedé dune introduction et accompagnée de notes par H. Baudrillart. Un volume di XIX-518 pp. Bella rilegatura in mezza pelle rossa depoca dorso a nervi ornato e dorato. Ottima copia. Guillaumin unknown
189421211894. In contemporary half leather. Nice condition with library stamps. In contemporary half leather. 367 234 414 404 p. In four volume. The very rare first Hungarian edition of Adam Smith's work 'Wealth of Nations'. unknown
1827405435272113<p>Adam Smith wrote the book to describe the industrialized capitalist system that was upending the mercantilist system.</p><p>This copy was published in 1827 by Thomas Nelson & Peter Brown and is complete in one volume.</p><p>The Wealth of Nations is known today as a cornerstone of capitalism. Popularizing the terms laissez-faire and invisible hand Adam Smith argues for an economic system with little unnecessary government interference that allows people to serve their self-interests.</p> Thomas Nelson & Peter Brown hardcover
18063464Edinburgh: Arch. Constable and Company 1806. First Edinburgh Edition. Leather Bound. Very Good. First Edinburgh Edition. Leather Bound. 3 vol. Adam Smith An nurture into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.<br /> First Edinburgh Edition. With Life of the author. Bound in 3/4 red crushed Morocco leather with marbled boards and gilt embellishment motifs and lettering on spines. Marbled endpapers all edges marbled. Published Edinburgh: Arch. Constable and Company 1806.<br /> H: 8 3/4" W: 5 1/2" D: 1 1/4". Arch. Constable and Company unknown
1812000694 SWard Lock & Co 1812. A Careful Reprint of Edition 3 volumes. Good/No Jacket. S. Hardback. Ward Lock & Co hardcover
1818075103Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson & Son 1818. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12"x10"x3. Prior to the adoption of the present government for the United States of America it was not practicable to collect the facts and data for a Statistical account of our country.each state was sovereign and independent of the confederated government.the details in this work are more extensive than in any previous publication"--from 'Advertisement' at beginning of volume. The Constitution of the United States follows with List of Statements. Subjects presented are e.g. Population; Navigation; Fisheries; Public Lands; Naval Establishment etc. xxvii Index 803 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Quarter grey paper boards spotted and stained corner and edge wear-through. Brown leather hubbed spine replacing original. Binding sound; cracked hinges repaired. Page edges deckled with wear. Leaves are evenly toned text clear without markings. Ex-library stamps notations; previous owner name on front fly leaf dated 1832. Very good condition excellent source of US history. Due to size and weight of 7 lbs. with packaging additional shipping is likely. Full refund if not satisfied. Thomas Dobson & Son hardcover
1835754L5Cambridge: J & J J Deighton 1835. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart uncommon fourth edition of Adam Sedgwick's publication on education at Cambridge University. Uncommon for this work to be in such a smart condition.In a full cloth binding with blind tooled floral motifs. The fourth edition of this popular work.Publisher's adverts to the rear. Written by Adam Sedgwick a British geologist and priest. At the time of publication he was a Woodwardian professor and fellow of Trinity College Cambridge. This work is an expansion of a lecture delivered in the Chapel of Trinity College on the day of the annual commemoration in December. In a contemporary full cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Bumping to the extremities. Spine has faded. Internally firmly bound. Tidemarks to the head of front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed J & J J Deighton hardcover
1890332340London: Cambridge at the University Press 1890. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No dustjacket. 8vo. 2 volume set 23 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. xiii 539 vii 640 pages. Internally very good with tissue guard present on plates bound in brown/gilt cloth gilt device on spinefrontispiece portrait in each volume attractive bookplate on front pastedown of each volume Cambridge at the University Press hardcover
1877008092Edinburgh: Scotish Literary Club 1877. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No.22 of 60 copies only printed for private circulation among members of the Scotish Literary Club. Includes facsimile reprints of the "Rules Of Good Deportment Or Of Good Breeding. For The Use Of Youth" from 1720 and the "Rules Of Good Deportment For Church-Officers; Or Friendly Advices To Them" from 1730. From the library of Desmond Morris whose bookplate is to the fep. Stock toned but otherwise in very good internal order with only occasional light marks. Tissue guarded engraved frontispiece. Bookplate of John Forrester opposite Dr Morris's. Half leather boards a little shaken with wear to edges moreso to rear and gilt titling to spine. A nice copy of an exceptionally scarce item. 8vo. xx; 121; 129pp <br/> <br/> Scotish Literary Club hardcover
189080321Leipzig: Seemann 1890. In-8 p. mm. 223x140 bella legatura in p. marocchino verde restaur. ricchiss. decoraz. e titolo oro ai piatti e al dorso tagli dorati con incise delle figure dentelles dorate ai risg. conservata copertina originale pp. 8280 con 194 illustrazioni in bianco e nero e in tinta nel testo relative a strumenti di legatoria esempi di legature etc. Opera interessante dedicata all'arte del rilegatore. Esemplare ben conservato. Seemann, unknown
1864290420London : Longman Green Longman Roberts and Green 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy bound in quarter buckram over paper boards with a gilt blocked title to the spine. Some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Minor library marks remain. Provenance; from the Bibliotheca Seminarii S. Ioannis with its bookplate and library marks. Series; Rerum Britannicarum medii aevi scriptores ; no. 37. Physical description; 4 lxviii 416 pages 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. ""Published by the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury under the direction of the Master of the Rolls."" -- Title page. By Adam Abbot of Eynsham. Introduction and critical apparatus in English; text in Latin. Includes bibliographical references and index. Text in Latin introduction in English. Subjects; Hugh Saint Bishop of Lincoln 1135-1200. Hugh of Lincoln Saint 1140-1200. Hugh de Avalon Saint bp. of Lincoln. Catholic Church Bishops. Catholic Church Bishops ; Biography. Bishops England Lincoln ; Biography. Christian saints Great Britain ; Biography. Christian saints England Biography. Christian saints ; Biography ; Early works to 1800. Christian saints England ; Biography. Church history England ; Sources. Monasticism and religious orders Great Britain History ; Sources. Saints Great Britain ; Biography. Historical Documents. 12th Century. Bishops. Biography. Church History. Grande-Bretagne Histoire religieuse 1066-1500 Sources. Great Britain Church history 1066-1485 ; Sources. Great Britain History Medieval period 1066-1485 Sources. Genre; Biographies. London : Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green hardcover
1865912T2London: The Early English Text Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1865. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A smartly bound copy of this scarce comic tale from the fifteenth century edited by English philologist Frederick James Furnivall. Scarce work. An English comic tale from the fifteenth century written in verse which follows a working man who decides to get married later in life. On his wedding day he is given a garland of flowers and told they will never fade as long as his wife is faithful. Written by Adam of Cobsham. Copied and edited by Frederick James Furnivall an English philologist best known as one of the co-creators of the New English Dictionary. He founded a number of learned societies on early English literature and made pioneering editorial contributions to the subject the most notable of which was his parallel text edition of The Canterbury Tales. Bound in full green cloth. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting throughout. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed The Early English Text Society by N. Trubner & Co. hardcover
1818VT39336ALondon: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1818. First edition rebound in modern calf and marbled boards xiv 295 pages. Includes 15 hand-colored aquatint plates on 11 sheets. Very good expertly mended closed tear to title page some foxing throughout. Abbey Travel 19; Tooley 344.<br /><br /><br /> Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover books
1845Chetham 004GB: Chetham Society 1845. Original publisher's blind decorated cloth gilt.Name of owner at front of book. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . 1st Edition. Hardback. nrVG/Not Issued in DW. Chetham Society Hardcover
18440636161844. Hardbound. BINDING/CONDITION: a bound collection of popular music from various publishers; a densely woven dark cloth with leather at the spine and corners; gilt borders; gilt spine text; a large piece is torn from the front endpaper; nothing is loose yet but contents are separating toward the rear; some foxing; Fair condition. about 13.75 inches tall by 11 inches wide. Marbled endpapers. Description: A bound collection of popular music; most dates from 1840 to 1844. Color cover page only for the first song. In addition to songs listed in the title this includes: Highland Quick Step; Dreams of the Past Eliza Cook/F B Woodbury; City Waltz William C Glynn The Pilgrim's Legacy; The Old Sexton Park Benjamin/William Babcock; Children's Party Quadrilles Camille Schubert The Stars Their Early Vigils Keep O W Holmes; Jeanie Morrison William Motherwell/ William Dempster; Buonaparte's Quick Step Wm C Glynn and more. hardcover
183029296Montreal: The Office of the Herald and New Gazette 1830. Hardcover. First Edition. 4.25 x 7.25in. 216pp. Publisher's original quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. POOR. Shows extensive loss from the binding lacking frontispiece the text-block is split completely in the middle front board detached etc. The text-block itself shows only extremely minor foxing. As pictured. The Office of the Herald and New Gazette hardcover
1838mon0001568631Longman and Co. 1838. Hardcover. Good. . The cover is marked/faded but sound. The hinges and binding are firm.Pages foxed/tanned. Longman and Co. hardcover
1824SKU1169208Hurst Robinson & Co 1824. Hardcover. Used; Good. Two Volumes; 1824. rebound in black cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; mild wear; 8vo 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jackets. Bookplates on front pastedown's penciled notations on free front endpaper of Volume I; pages toning and spotting; no internal markings; 405 and 459 pages. Photos available upon request. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Hurst, Robinson, & Co hardcover
1897449045Edinburgh : Paterson 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat torn and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 223p. ; 28cm. Subject; Folk songs - Scottish. Publication year suggested. Edinburgh : Paterson hardcover
1869278358Vilnius: R' Reuven Yosef ben R' Menahem 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. HaKohen Lebensohn was one of the first Jewish Enlightenment era writers and Hebrew linguists Maskilim in Eastern Europe. This is the 2nd volume of a 3 volumes set released over a period of time containing his poems. A sticker with a Menorah on the inside cover reads: From the Library of Samuel Mendelsohn Wilmington North Carolina. There is a doodle of the word Shalom as well. Wear on cover edges pages from title through the index have staining but main content pages in good condition. Black wraparound tape on binding. R' Reuven Yosef ben R' Menahem hardcover