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187539309Springfield Mass: G. & C. Merriam 1875. Thick 4to pp. lxxii 1762; color frontispiece displaying the arms of the States and territories of the American Union additional engraved portrait frontispiece and title page both a bit dampstained along bottom edge 3 color plates text illustrations throughout; contemporary three-quarter black morocco over blue cloth boards gilt marble endpapers; shelf wear shows along edges and corners cloth starting to detach from boards in some places; binder's ticket on front pastedown endpaper Relieur G.A. Lafrance Quebec rubber stamp on engraved title page; interior fine. Engraved title page title: "A Dictionary of the English Language" <br/><br/> G. & C. Merriam hardcover books
181057390Concord: printed by George Hough 1810. 8vo pp. 177 3; contemporary marbled wrappers; front flyleaf with tape repair spine partially perished text toned; otherwise good and sound. With a separately printed copyright slip pasted to the verso of the title page. "For some time he had been making a thorough study of the doctrine of the Trinity and in 1810 he published Bible News . setting forth conclusions which were essentially Unitarian. The Hopkinton Association of Ministers to which he belonged passed a vote condemning the book" DAB. American Imprints 22088. <br/><br/> printed by George Hough unknown books
1802234476New York: G. & R. Waite 1802. hardcover. good. 261pp. 1 page table of contents. 16mo contemporary 1/2 calf last blank page creased spine and boards worn boards lightly soiled light foxing throughout title page chipped in margin first two blank pages soiled and chipped endpapers dampstained. New York: Printed by G. & R. Waite for N. Judah 1802.<br/><br/> Shaw and Shoemaker 3514<br/><br/> G. & R. Waite unknown books
1843262665Wells River: Ira White 1843. hardcover. good. Frontis. and several text engravings. 168pp. 18mo original calf-backed boards boards worn and lightly soiled scattered light foxing. Wells River VT: Ira White 1843.<br/><br/> Ira White unknown books
180710091716mo leather spine with blue paper covered boards 240 pp .Lacks endpapers binding worn and somewhat stained hinges tender but in tact foxing and staining throughout; good overall. Noah Webster 1758-1843 introduced his spelling books in 1783 and they would become the basic school book for children in early 19th century America. Revised many times by Webster it would teach generations of Americans how to read and spell. This work which is from the press of Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer Andrews was from another series and designed to improve the minds of young people. It was also published in many editions. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, books
1888712401888. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution Webster Noah 1758-1843. Ford Paul Leicester 1865-1902 Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Pritchard & Hall 1787. Reprint. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain paper wrappers untrimmed fore and bottom-edges. Some wear to spine ends light toning to interior. $150. Only edition. "Written by Noah Webster. This is reprinted from his own copy of the pamphlet and the foot notes in brackets show his corrections and additions" editor's note. unknown books
1888712411888. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution Webster Noah 1758-1843. Ford Paul Leicester 1865-1902 Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Pritchard & Hall 1787. Reprint. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain paper wrappers untrimmed fore and bottom-edges. A few finger smudges some wear to spine ends front wrapper re-attached with archival tape small tear to fore-edge of front wrapper light toning to interior several uncut signatures. $150. Only edition. "Written by Noah Webster. This is reprinted from his own copy of the pamphlet and the foot notes in brackets show his corrections and additions" editor's note. unknown books
183945577New York: White & Sheffield 1839. Stereotyped edition 8vo pp. xxxiii 1 1011; worn and rubbed hinges cracked but still sound; full contemporary calf maroon morocco label on spine. Skeel 624a. A late edition of the Worcester abridgement. <br/><br/> White & Sheffield unknown books
182258417Brattleborough Vt: Holbrook & Fessenden n.d. 1822. 8vo pp. 168 including frontispiece 8 woodcut illustrations in text decorative woodcut border on title; original cloth-backed paper-covered boards; contemporary signature on front board of Silvester Barns; covers soiled some water-staining; ink stain on rear board; pages toned; hinges starting; binding firm. Skeel tentatively dates this as 1822 "because it is virtually identical with the Brattleboro 1821 edition and because 1822 is the only gap in a series of Dated Brattleboro editions appearing annually." Skeel 195; American Imprints 19235. <br/><br/> Holbrook & Fessenden, n.d. hardcover books
1814477781814. WORCESTER Noah. A SOLEMN REVIEW OF THE CUSTOM OF WAR; SHOWING THAT WAR IS THE EFFECT OF POPULAR DELUSION AND PROPOSING A REMEDY. Hartford: Peter B. Gleason 1814-1816. 8vo. tan full-calf leather. First Edition in eight parts. Good few holes in spine & bit of dampstaining last few pages. $175.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1821843121821. WORCESTER Noah. THE FRIEND OF PEACE VOLUME II. BY PHILO PACIFICUS. Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf 1821. Includes nos. 1 - 12. vi 2 variously paginated; includes also: an Appendix to No. 4 Vol II; an Address Delivered at the Fourth Anniversary of the Massachusetts Peace Society December 25 1819; another Address to the same Society December 25 1820; and an article National Dangers and Means of Escape. 8vo. bound in tree calf backstrip missing front board detached with tape adhered to joint edge as is the case with the rear board. Ex-library with usual internal markings. Endpapers foxed. With Table of Contents. Uncommon: As is. unknown books
1831009835Concord NH: Printed by Luther Roby 1831. Presumed First Edition. Calf. VG-. 32mo original or contemporary calf gilt lines to spine 9 10 - 128pp lackling endpapers. Title page and four tables with woodcut border woodcut eagle top half page 9. Some contemporary names in ink on front pastedown and pencil on title page and rear pastedown. Some wear to calf largely at spine ends and corners. Text spotted here and there. Overall a sound attractive copy. Printed by Luther Roby unknown books
1846288613New-York: Huntington and Savage 1846. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Embossed leather bindingr with titling in gilt at the spine; with patterned paper endpapers. The front endpaper was detached and has been stubbed in. There is a bookseller's label on the pastedown for "Worralls' Cheap Book Store" in West Chester Pa. Vancil 1846. Very Good binding. Huntington and Savage unknown books
188044329Springfield Mass: G. & C. Merriam 1880. Second printing of this edition first issued in 1879 with the supplement of new words and a revised biographical dictionary by Loomis M. Campbell; 3 volumes 4to engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster after Samuel F. B. Morse engraved vignette title page in volume II 4 color plates of flags and badges numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text; lexicon in triple column; publisher's original brown cloth elabortately printed advertisements and testamonials on endpapers in volumes I and II gilt-lettered spines; spine ends chipped extremities rubbed else good and sound. The book was also issued in a doorstop edition of a single volume. Kennedy 6539; Vancil p. 268. <br/><br/> G. & C. Merriam hardcover books
18752306353Boston: William F. Gill and Company 1875. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition second state with Rockwell & Churchill device on copyright page BAL 3363. Front and end matter and a couple plates foxed front hinge just beginning to weaken. 1875 Hard Cover. xv 411 pp. Original green cloth gilt and black titles and decorations all edges gilt 19 engravings 31 illustrations. Includes first appearance of Mark Twain's 'An Encounter with an Interviewer' as well as contributions by: Whitelaw Reid Wilkie Collins Mark Twain John Hay John Brougham Noah Brooks P.V. Nasby I.H. Bromley John Elderkin Thomas W. Knox W.J. Florence Chandos Fulton J. Henry Hagar Champion Bissell J.B. Bouton W.S. Andrews Gilbert Burling Chas. I. Pardee M.D. C. McK. Leoser Hon. R.B. Roosevelt William F. Gill C. Florio C.E.L. Holmes Charles Gayler James Pech Mus. Doc. H.S. Olcott Edward Greey J. Brander Matthews and Alfred Tennyson. William F. Gill and Company unknown books
1828100584<p>Small 8vo leather spine cloth with cardboard covers 168 pp. Spine ends chipped and worn front joint cracked and tender corners showing covers a little warped some aging browning and staining but internally in very good condition. Noah Webster 1758-1843 first introduced his spelling book in 1783 and it would become the basic schoolbook for children in early 19th century America. Revised many times by Webster it would teach generations of Americans how to read and spell. </p> Robert H. Sherburne, books
180631181New Haven: from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke 1806. Second edition 12mo pp. 224 2 table of contents; contemporary 1/4 sheep and drab paper-covered boards rubbed and worn at extremes but tight and firm text browning throughout with some spotting overall a good sound copy. The volume is divided into eight sections numbered 14 to 21 and continues the historical geographical agricultural and political discussions begun in volume I first published in 1802. The second edition of vol. II adds the text of Washington's Farewell Address. Josiah Meigs president of the University of Georgia praised both volumes in 1804 in a letter to his friend Webster: "I am much pleased with your manner of describing our North America. You have risen from the briars and brambles of detail and given us a luminous and comprehensive view of a WHOLE. I shall use my influence to introduce it into our schools. ." Skeel 545 see also Skeel 544. <br/><br/> from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke hardcover books
183639574Sandbornton N.H.: Charles Lane 1836. Small 8vo pp. 144; wood-engraved illustrations throughout; contemporary brown paper-backed blue boards some water stains shelf wear wooden boards exposed in various places 1/4-inch loss at spine head hinges weak; foxing pages uniformly toned; interior in over all good condition. 1817 copyright application printed on t.p. verso. Skeel 256a. <br/><br/> Charles Lane hardcover books
180243743Philadelphia: Joseph Charless 1802. 12mo pp. 80; disbound with remnants of sheep spine; edges frayed tear to F5 affecting text without loss of meaning else very good and sound. Skeel 682. <br/><br/> Joseph Charless unknown books
180334270Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1803. 7 1 blank pp. Disbound moderately foxed Good. <br/><br/> Skeel Sabin says is responsible for the attribution of authorship to Webster. The pamphlet attacks "the mad projects of designing men" Jeffersonians who favor "revolutionizing Connecticut" and who seek "to subvert the system of our State government-- to remove from office all those venerable men who have hitherto conducted our affairs and to fill their places with individuals from their own body." The author recommends a list of satisfactory candidates for the upcoming State elections. They include Oliver Ellsworth William Hillhouse David Daggett Chauncey Goodrich Simeon Baldwin Matthew Griswold Jabez Clark-- all respectable Federalists. Jonathan Ingersoll is listed as Chairman of the Meeting and S. Sam Smith as Clerk. <br/>Sabin 102333n. Skeel Appendix A106. Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
187646697Brooklyn: The Author 1876. Paperback. Fair. Wraps half title and last prelims loose but present. Dampstain to left edge of signatures text not affected. Fifteen leaves printed on rectos only five vignette illustrations of fable but lacking the one showing Webster at work. <br/><br/> The Author paperback books
180343744New Haven: Joel Walter 1803. A new edition "improved and enlarged" 12mo pp. iv 2 137; disbound remnants of calf spine still present; last leaf detached but present; pages quite browned and frayed along edges else mostly very good and sound. Skeel 683: "Of the original contents No. VI 'The Grace of God in Dollars' and the Conclusion have been omitted.The essays from p. 75 to the end are new under the heading 'Additional Numbers Written and First Published in 1803.'" <br/><br/> Joel Walter unknown books
1900021885Austin Texas: Gammel Book Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth with black lettering; includes frontis. Boards have moderate wear and soiling; front and rear gutters are cracked; previous owner's inscription on front pastedown; first few leaves are starting to detach from text block; text block has light toning. Memoirs of early Texas written by long-time resident Noah Smithwick. Smithwick "drifted to Texas with the tide of immigration in 1927and spent the next thirty-four years of his life in the new territory. First as a Texas Ranger and later as a merchant and mill operator Smithwick was a keen observer of the panorama of passing events and personalities in Texas" from the publisher's prospectus. He gives anecdotes on men he knew such as James Bowie San Houston Stephen F. Austin and others. Smithwick's opposition to secession took him to California in 1861. Jenkins states that "of all Texas memoirs this is the most fun to read." Jenkins 189. ; Book; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 354 pp . Gammel Book Company hardcover books
18331338976New York: N. & J. White 1833. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Square Octavo 536 pages; VG-; bound in full contemporary calf black label with gilt titling to spine; some rubbing and wear to binding; foxing throughout; text in double-columns; shelved case 9. 1338976. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. N. & J. White hardcover books
1802TB29021Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Charless 1802. Later Printing. Good in 1/4 leather and marbled paper covered boards. A 16mo measuring 6 1/4 by 4 inches with the text block close to loose within its original boards held on only by the sewing cords which are woven into the boards. The pages are all uniformly tanned and there are two early prior owner's names on the front paste down. Page 23/24 has two small chips from its upper and lower margins which does not impact on any printing. 80 pages of text. Skeel 682 Printed by Joseph Charless hardcover books