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1826288356New York: The Sunday School Depository 1826. First Edition. Full Leather. Good binding. An uncommon hymnal designed for the use of mariners -- "necessary wherever public worship is held for the benefit of this valuable class of our fellow-men and by mariners themselves when 'afar off at sea'". Compiled by the founder of American Baptist Publication Society and the father of Noah Davis who taught Moral Philosophy at the University of Virginia for decades in the post-Civil War era. Japanese tissue paper repair to the top edge of the spine; lacking the endpapers and final page of the index. Mottled calf with red leather label on the spine. 4 293 1 pp. AI 24307. Good binding. The Sunday School Depository unknown books
1831AQ27728New-York: Published by White Gallaher & White 1831. 8 532pp. Contemporary sheep ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed. Early inked ownership inscriptions of Susan W. Merrill to front blank fly-leaves several short incisions to two leaves pp183-4 and 259-60 terminal gathering dampstained at head scattered spotting. An early abridged stereotyped edition of lexicographer Noah Webster's 1758-1843 American Dictionary 1828 intended for the use of primary school pupils. . 12mo. Published by White, Gallaher, & White unknown
188477455Paris: Librairie Plon 1884. Fine. Librairie Plon Paris 1884 13 x 19 cm relié First edition of this monograph on the caricaturist Cham with a preface by Alexandre Dumas Fils illustrated with sixteen compositions and facsimiles hors-texte two in color. Autograph inscription signed by the author: ""Offerte à la tombola par l'auteur Félix Ribeyre"" ""Offered to the raffle by the author Félix Ribeyre"". Contemporary half brown morocco binding spine with five raised bands compartments decorated with gilt tools depicting quills and pencil holders gilt date at foot marbled paper boards combed paper endpapers and pastedowns covers preserved top edge gilt on deckled edges. Some light rubbing to upper joint. Scattered foxing more pronounced in places. Our copy is expanded with an autograph letter signed by Cham. Librairie Plon hardcover
1846621193New York: Harper & Brothers 1846. Hardcover. Good. Stated "revised edition with an appendix" the appendix with the copyright date of 1841. Thick octavo. xxiv 1079pp 1 ad. Full contemporary calf with a dark brown leather spine label with "Webster's Dictionary" in gilt. Boards and spine worn hinges cracked but largely sound and foxing and soiling throughout though all of the text remains perfectly legible good or better. The title page states "Abridged from the quarto edition of the author to which are added a synopsis of words differently pronounced by different orthoëpists and Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture proper names." Laid in is a selection of various 19th century ephemera: An advertisement for Hood's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla the poem "Celestial Echoes" by A.J. Swarts an advertisement for Clarence C. DePuy Printer and Designer of Fine Memorial Cards Syracuse NY and more. Harper & Brothers hardcover
18261331826 Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1826 ; in-8 de [2] ff., iii-288 pp., [2] ff., demi-basane havane, dos lisse orné, ex-libris en pied, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque).
188449658New York: E. P. Dutton and Company 39 West 23d Street 1884. 1st Edition McCue p. 24. Color pictorial glazed paper wrapped boards. Extremity wear with tips worn. Some minor foxing & browning. A VG copy. viii 9 - 202 4. Spalding advert follows text. Illustrated. 8vo. 9" x 6-3/4" <br/><br/>Per McCue "This is the first novel completely about baseball. . the plot becomes an interesting picture of baseball a decade or so before the book was published." E. P. Dutton and Company, 39 West 23d Street hardcover books
181960046Albany: Websters and Skinners 1819. 12mo pp. 168; 8 woodcuts illustrating 8 fables; contemporary home-made calf binding with blind geometric details naively executed and with a few holes in the skin; nibbling to textblock corner resulting in loss of last word on 3 leaves and again on bottom edge with loss of type on 7 leaves tidestain on top edge with the ownership signature of Samuel Kinnes many times on endpapers with the warning "steal not this book for fear of shame for hear sic you see the owner's name." Kinnes dates his purchase of the book twice as 1818. Skeel 176. Websters and Skinners unknown
180719659New-Haven: Sidney's Press. Good with no dust jacket; Rear endpaper out. Covers worn page edges . browning & pages yellowed. Some waterstains. Ink in endpapers. Spine . label darkened. 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo; 306 pages . Sidney's Press hardcover
181764586Hartford: printed by George Goodwin & Sons 1817. Second and last edition of Webster's School Dictionary first published in 1807 published here with an expanded Preface and a larger vocabulary and omitting the chronological table square 12mo pp. v 1 366 contemporary calf rebacked black morocco label on spine; dampstaining mostly to last few leaves margins of flyleaves and corner of title page repaired some pencil scribbling in preliminaries a good sound copy of a scarce book. American Imprints 42857; Skeel 579. printed by George Goodwin & Sons unknown
187040664New York: Samuel French 1870. 39 1 blank pp. Original printed orange wrappers rear wrapper trimmed closely shaving several letters. Wood-engraved frontispiece. The pamphlet stitched into contemporary thick muslin wrappers "Coleman Sisters" written in ink on front wrapper. Very Good.<br /> <br /> Jewish American Mordecai Noah wrote and published this play in Charleston in 1812 under the title "Paul and Alexis; or The orphans of the Rhine." According to Jonathan Sarna "The Wandering Boys" was ranked among the best of its genre and only the second American play to appear on the London stage hence it represents the first play by an American Jew to appear on the London stage see Jonathan D. Sarna Jacksonian Jew: The Two Worlds of Mordecai Noah New York 1981. <br /> This copy lists the cast of the 1849 Boston performance so it was not published before then and the publisher moved from the listed address 122 Nassau Street in 1870 or shortly thereafter thus providing a date range of publication. Samuel French unknown
18801409181New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1880. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 12mo viii 2 188 6 pages plus frontispiece. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full blue cloth with black and gilt lettering and decoration; spine with black titling on a gilt title block. Moderate wear to boards with scuffing to covers and rubbing to all edges. Fore corners lightly bumped. Head and tail of spine are crinkled with some fraying to head. Text block shows moderate wear and toning along edges with dust soiling to top edge. Light penciling and smudging present on front free endpapers. Interior otherwise clean. Shelved in Room A.<br /> <br> <br> . This is the first trade edition of The Fairport Nine which was first published in serialized form. Additionally per McCue this is the fifth work of fiction published to feature baseball and one of the first to very heavily feature the sport. Additionally this book is notable for its inclusion of a racially integrated baseball team and for its sympathetic portrayal of a Black player Sam Black as the star left fielder. 1409181. Special Collections. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1875055599Paris: 27 Mars 1875 1875. Soft cover. Very Good. Original chromo-lithograph caricature from the album of 'Chargeons les Russes' which collaborated with French engraver Daumier. Print size: Folio 34x25 cm. glued on a paper sized: 43x33 cm. Signed on the bottom corner by pencil as 'Cham'. Text is in French: 'Le Cosaque: Mon honoeur est engage je ne retirerai ma main qu'avec votre foulardet tout ce que vous avez dans votre poche!'. Ottoman and Russian soldiers in front of the 'Provinces Danubiennes' signboard. With Autograph letter signed 'Cham' in 1875 March 27 to an unknown friend. 1 p. Size: 14105 cm. In French. Cham was raised by a family who wished for him to attend a polytechnic school he instead attended painting workshops hosted by Nicolas Charlet and Paul Delaroche and began work as a cartoonist. He eventually took up the pseudonym of "Cham". In 1839 he published his first book Monsieur Lajaunisse which began a career that would span 40000 drawings. In 1843 he began to be published in newspapers like Le Charivari a publication where he was staff for thirty years. Later works included Proudhon en voyage and Histoire comique de l'Assemblée nationale. He wrote several comic plays towards the end of his life. "Mon cher ami de noce et festin Mardi. Qu'il y long temps que je n'ai en le plaisir de vous voir! Triste! Triste! Trei a vous. A Samedi soir 27 Mars 1875.". i.e. "My dear friend wedding and feast Tuesday. How long it has been since I have had the pleasure of seeing you! Sad! Sad! To you. To Saturday evening March 27 18 75.". <br/> <br/> 27 Mars [[18]75] paperback
186062247London:: John Camden Hotten 1860. New issue in four volumes. old half red morocco; gilt spines; over marbled boards. Slightest of use to bindings; a very attractive set. 12mo. With nearly one thousand illsutrations by the inimitable George Cruikshand and other artists. Noah Brooks's set with his bookplate in each volume in two of the four volumes it is at the rear and the old oval stamp of the Castine Maine Town Library. John Camden Hotten, hardcover
18322012010041New York N. & J. White 1832-01-01. 10th. Hardcover. Good. Bound in contemporary calf. Leather spine label. Rubbing minor scuffs to cover. Binding generally sound. Early signature on front end page. Text printed in two columns. Scattered spotting. 2 preliminary leaves 536 pages 15 x 14 cm. Webster's dictionary was extremely important in establishing standardized definitions and spellings for American words and usage; such as color v. colour and music v. musick. "This dictionary almost at once became and has remained the standard English Dictionary in the United States marked a definite advance in modern lexicography as it included many non-literary terms and paid great attention to the language actually spoken." PMM. New York, N. & J. White hardcover
1808List2316Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin 1808. Letterpress broadside measuring 13 x 7 ¾ inches. Some slight toning near fine overall. Fine. A broadside announcing the candidates for the United States House of Representatives a list which includes Noah Webster. Webster received 212 votes in the preliminary election in May enough to get him a spot on the ballot but lost in the general election in a generally difficult time for Federalist politicians. Webster experienced a religious conversion during this period after being a not particularly devout Congregationalist earlier in his life and embraced the church completely perhaps due to the death of his infant son in 1806. Webster would run again for U.S. Representative in 1810 1812 and 1816 losing each time and eventually abandoned politics his last office held being in the Connecticut House of Representatives ending in 1807 shortly before his first campaign for national office. We find no record of this broadside in OCLC or other ephemera relating to Webster’s political career in Connecticut in the trade. The collected acts from this session were published in octavo format but we find no other record of this broadside printing. Hudson and Goodwin unknown
1884537025New York: E.P. Dutton and Company 1884. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by Al. G. Spalding. Small quarto. 202 1pp. Beveled green cloth boards illustrated in black and gilt. Spine a bit bumped a few small stains on the spine and front panel light stains on a few consecutive leaves of text else a nice very good or better copy. E.P. Dutton and Company hardcover
1839370306New Haven: Printed by S. Babcock 1839. First edition. 39 1pp. 12mo. Publisher's stitched wrappers upper wrapper chipped with minor losses. Minor foxing. First edition. 39 1pp. 12mo. "Language in man is next to reason the grand characteristic by which he is distinguished from the brutes" p. 3. Webster's oration largely concerns the field of etymology about which gives many examples concluding that the "evils proceeding from the improper use of words are greater than men generally suppose" p. 31. Scarce in commerce. Garner Taming the Tongue 88; Sabin 102371; Skeel 716 Printed by S. Babcock unknown
1880000011318New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1880. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 7 viii 2 1-188 6 pages of publisher's advertisements 2 pp. Green cloth with black and gold lettering and decorations on the front board and spine. Pale yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece. McCue 24. A children's book that explores class distinctions and features a sympathetic portrayal of a Black character. The best friend of the main character is Black. He is the team's star left fielder. According to McCue this novel is the fifth fictional work to feature the sport of baseball. Certainly it is an early work to heavily feature baseball two games at least are featured in the book. The novel was first serialized in 1880 this is the first trade edition. A pleasing copy indeed. A small lean a prize bookplate and a name on the front pastedown. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
185823179PRIMERA EDICION .- Paris: Maison Martinet Hautecoeur frères ca. 1858.- 1 h. 20 folios de láminas litográficas en negro la portada con 2 figuras en cada lámina y leyendas al pie de cada dibujo grabadas solamente en la cara anterior; Folio mayor 345 x 26 cm; Texto en francés; Cartoné Ed.- La obra constituye una graciosa visión satírica y crítica de los viajes en diligencia y ferrocarril en aquella época. MUY RARO. Encuadernación original ligeramente fatigada con roces en las esquinas y pequeños desperfectos en la cabeza y pie de la lomera. El interior en muy buen estado salvo algunas motas de óxido. CUENTOS AVENTURAS LEYENDAS LITERATURA INFANTIL CÓMICS HUMORISMO. Livre en français Maison Martinet hardcover
1848051818George and Charles Merriam. 1848. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Hardcover. Full leather boards worn scuffed and frayed. Some professional repair to spine including new title label. Marbleized endpapers rubbed in spots. Hinges cracked binding is still tight. Foxing throughout. Some occasional water marks at margins as well. Pencil names to endpaper and upper title page. This Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language was first published in 2 volumes in 1828. A second edition published in 1840 also in 2 volumes. This 1848 revised edition is the first thus edition published in a single quarto volume published for the first time by George and Charles Merriam. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1367 pages . George and Charles Merriam hardcover
18802156New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. Bound in original brown pictorial gilt cloth; illustrated with a black and white frontispiece. This title predcedes by four years "Our Baseball Club and How it Won the Championship" by Noah Brooks. The second and last chapters describe games between the Fairport Nine and a team made up of working class youth. One game continues through the bottom of the ninth even though the home team has won. The main character Billy Hetherington is best friends with Sam Black who is black and also the team's star left fielder. Expert repair to spine ends new endpapers; minor age-toning to text but overall a very attractive copy of an early baseball rarity. Housed in a custom mococco backed slipcase. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1849W5011BSpringfield MA: George and Charles Merriam 1849. Original calf with remnant of morocco titling piece. Marbled endpapers. Binding is heavilty worn both joints starting but gilt titling still quite legible. 1367 pgs. Prior owner signature and also a gift inscription on ffep. Considerable foxing throughout. Webster tissue guarded frontispiece by S.F.B. Morse. . First Thus. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. George and Charles Merriam Hardcover books
184643205Paris, Aubert et Cie, Editeurs du Journal Les Modes Parisiennes, (1846). 1 vol. In-4 à l'italienne (26,8 x 34 cm) de 1 titre-frontispice, 30 planches et 18 feuillets non chiffrés (catalogue de la librairie Aubert), cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur.
184142883Paris, Aubert, 1841-1842. 8 albums reliés en 1 vol. in-16, demi-basane blonde à coins, dos orné à nerfs, trois pièces de titre en maroquin vert, inscription “PARIS” en pied, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
186012327Paris, Maison Martinet, [1860]. 1 vol. grand in-4. 1f, 18 planches. Cartonnage éditeur vert, lithographie en noir qui reprend la page de titre.
