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187126931Tokyo: Binsei Kyosho 1871. Fukurotoji 7.25" x 4.75" 27 leaves; original blue wrappers printed paper label on upper cover; some wear dampstain entering text at bottom margins but generally good or better and preserving the original printed fukuro paper sheath. Spelling book in English with a Japanese translation by Yôyû Shisui. Osaka Joshi Daigaiku Library Selected Catalogue of Dutch and English Studies B-5. NYPL only in OCLC. [Binsei Kyosho] unknown
187126931Tokyo: Binsei Kyosho 1871. Fukurotoji 7.25" x 4.75" 27 leaves; original blue wrappers printed paper label on upper cover; some wear dampstain entering text at bottom margins but generally good or better and preserving the original printed fukuro paper sheath. Spelling book in English with a Japanese translation by Yôyû Shisui. Osaka Joshi Daigaiku Library Selected Catalogue of Dutch and English Studies B-5. NYPL only in OCLC. <br/><br/> [Binsei Kyosho] unknown books
18541327200Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1854. Hardcover. Quarto; Poor Hardcover; Dark Brown spine with Gold text; Boards shaken heavy edgewear heavy shelfwear part of spine label and text missing due to tearing bumping and heavy rubbing to corners black marks on both covers scratches on both covers fraying along head edge of spine; Textblock has age toning tape to fix tear at top corner of front endpaper split hinge between front endpaper and pastedown split hinge between rear endpaper and pastedown foxing on most pages staining to top corners of first 100 pages split hinge between pages 704 and 705 pages 904 and 905 page 1367 torn in half remaining portion of page 1367 fixed with tape; 1367 pp. 1327200. FP New Rockville Stock. George and Charles Merriam 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
1891RO40166478George Bell & Sons - G. & C. Merriam & Co.. 1891. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Mors arrachés, Intérieur acceptable. 2011 pages. Gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice (portrait). Illustré de très nombreuses gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. texte sur 3 colonnes. Ruban adhésif vert et étiquette de code collés sur le dos. Tampons de bibliothèque en page de titre. Premiers cahiers se détachant.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1891452L-56112aGeorge Bell / G and C Merriam 1891. Rebound in red cloth with leather corners and spine. Considerable wear to cover. First volume pretty good tissue guard over frontispiece portrait present. Volume two has some marks to page edges - looks like but doesn't feel like water damage. A great candidate for restoration. Hardback. Fair. Book. George Bell / G and C Merriam Hardcover
18911688George Bell and Sons London and G & C Merriam & Co. Springfield 1891. hardcover. thick quarto size xcviii20114pp original half leather binding with cloth covered boards with title and rules gilt on spine rubbed- see photoprofessionally rebacked with original spine laid down rubbed on corners all edges tinted numerous wood engravings contents very clean binding very firm overall very good. Please note: this is a very heavy item and may incur an increase in cost of postage. We will gladly supply a quotation for the additional postage on request. George Bell and Sons, London and G & C Merriam & Co. Springfield hardcover
183642461Sandbornton N.H.: Charles Lane. 1836. Hardcover. Good. 16mo; 144 pages; Contents clean and complete housed in original wood boards covered in blue paper paper worn boards exposed in places leather spine worn away front board detached lacks blank ffep; needs rebacking. Bookplate of former owner on fep "E.W. Phillips" D.D. Fisk Printer. OCLC 476492706 Skeel 256a Illustrated with numeroud wood engravings. Noah Webster Jr. 1758 - 1843 was an American lexicographer textbook pioneer English-language spelling reformer political writer editor and prolific author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education." His "blue-backed speller" books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read. "In the 'Speller' Noah Webster sought to free American language from the “pedantry” of English forms and traditions. He believed that the American people were the proper arbiters of correct speech and that spelling should be simplified and brought into better agreement with pronunciation. For Webster these changes in language were only part of a larger cultural transformation that would cut America free from what he saw as a corrupt and failing English/European mindset. His American Revolution was not just about changing political and economic institutions it was about shaping a new American identity. Noah Webster’s incredibly popular book shows how the revolutionary spirit once unleashed can push change in a variety of directions." from The Blue-Backed Speller – Forgotten Intellectual Legacy of the American Revolution 2014 . Charles Lane hardcover
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. Charles Lane unknown
1858j0614London: William Mackenzie. G: in good condition. Covers rubbed and marked with edge-wear. Spines faded. Some inner hinge cracking. Some foxing occasionally heavy. 1858. New and Enlarged Edition. Black hardback cloth cover with blue leather spine. 280mm x 210mm 11" x 8". xxiv 613pp 111pp; 648pp 166pp. 21 plates with frontispiece included 2 with colour b/w in-text illustrations. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . William Mackenzie hardcover
1855039368George & Charles Merriam 1855. B0008BHGE4 1855 Vintage large heavy book edges & boards scuffed & scratched but binding is tight some spotting on pages but overall very good for it's age. Inscription from 1863. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. George & Charles Merriam Hardcover
1896012400New York: American Book Company 1896 New York: American Book Company 1896. First edition of this rare format an abridgement of Webster's International Dictionary with over 800 engravings. 8vo. Rebound with antique marble binding with brown calif spine and contrasting spine label. New endpapers 720 pp. Thumb-indexed. Fine. American Book Company hardcover
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
187616051Brooklyn: privately printed 1876. Folio 15 leaves printed on the rectos only engraved frontispiece portrait of the lexicographer after the painting by Samuel F.B. Morse engraved title-page of A Dictionary of the English Language with a vignette showing Webster at work in his library note: these two engraving are not in all copies of the Genealogy; 5 vignette illustrations of fables taken from early American editions of Webster's Spellers; original plain gray paper wrappers some splitting along top edge and spine but generally a very good example of the first book by the eleven-year-old great-grandson of Webster which he printed himself at his home in Brooklyn in an edition of 250 copies. The original edition of the Genealogy published by Webster himself in octavo format and without illustrations appeared in 1836. BAL 6140; Skeel 752. <br/><br/> privately printed unknown books
187616051Brooklyn: privately printed 1876. Folio 15 leaves printed on the rectos only engraved frontispiece portrait of the lexicographer after the painting by Samuel F.B. Morse engraved title-page of A Dictionary of the English Language with a vignette showing Webster at work in his library note: these two engravings are not in all copies of the Genealogy; 5 vignette illustrations of fables taken from early American editions of Webster's Spellers; original plain gray paper wrappers some splitting along top edge and spine but generally very good. The first book by the eleven-year-old great-grandson of Noah Webster which he printed himself at his home in Brooklyn in an edition of 250 copies. The original edition of the Genealogy published by Webster himself in octavo format and without illustrations appeared in 1836. BAL 6140; Skeel 752. privately printed unknown
1876339724Brooklyn NY: Privately Printed 1876. 16 leaves printed recto only final leaf blank. 4to. Wrappers. 16 leaves printed recto only final leaf blank. 4to. Privately Printed unknown
187646697Brooklyn: The Author 1876. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 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
187040488Paris: Arnauld de Vresse 1870. Fine. Arnauld de Vresse Paris s. d. circa 1870 18 x 25 cm broché First edition. A good copy. Arnauld de Vresse unknown
185323251Paris: Libr. Nouvelle A Bureau du Journal Le Charivari ca. 1853.- 1 h. 15 láminas xilográficas con 4 caricaturas por lámina estampadas por al recto o cara anterior de la hoja y que en total suman 60 caricaturas una en la portada; 4º 24 x 183 cm; Texto en francés; Cubiertas originales estando la anterior decorada por el autor.- Col. des Albums Comiques par Cham. Excelente estado. CUENTOS AVENTURAS LEYENDAS LITERATURA INFANTIL CÓMICS HUMORISMO. Livre en français Libr. Nouvelle paperback
186118410Cont. hcloth. 72 pp. Stamp on title.
186118410Cont. hcloth. 72 pp. Stamp on title. hardcover
1819WRCAM51854New York 1819. vi24311xlvii pp. plus frontispiece and four plates one folding. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt neatly rebacked with original spine laid down edges stained yellow. Boards rubbed. Later ownership inscriptions on front endpapers scattered notations on some leaves frontispiece with pencil embellishment. Light foxing. Very good. Noah was U.S. Consul in Tunis during the Barbary Wars and as such was responsible for freeing American seamen. The present account is based on his experiences while in that office in addition to his travels in Europe. Noah was notable as one of the first American Jews to hold an important diplomatic post and was ultimately removed from office for anti-Semitic reasons. This volume prints letters of support from Jefferson Madison and John Adams. The Jefferson letter is particularly famous for its support for fairness to Jewish citizens. SMITH N17. ROSENBACH 205. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 48941. hardcover books
181927297New York: Kirk and Mercein; London: John Miller 1819. First edition 8vo pp. vi 2 431 1 xlvii; engraved frontis portrait and 4 engraved plates 3 with contemporary hand-coloring and 1 folding; contemporary full sheep red morocco label on gilt-paneled spine; spine scuffed and with a small chip out at the top minor foxing; all else good and sound with the full compliment of plates in an unusual colored state. Early ownership signature of "Richard L. Schieffelin New York 1819." Noah 1785-1851 was a lawyer playwright and journalist. He was born in Philadelphia of Portuguese-Jewish ancestry. "In 1813 he was appointed consul to Tunis with a special mission to Algers. He was instructed to negotiate for the release of some Americans held as prisoners by the Algerine pirates. On May 23 1813 he sailed from Charleston but his vessel being captured by the British he was taken to England and detained two months. In October he arrived in Cadiz where he contracted with Richard R. Keene an American who had become a Spanish subject to affect the release of the twelve Americans . After being detained in France and Spain for more than a year Noah finally arrived in Tunis. On July 30 1815 he received a letter from James Monroe secretary of state revoking his commission and hinting at irregularities in his accounts. Monroe's treatment of Noah was never satisfactorily explained though his association with Keene who had been accused of treason was doubtless detrimental.In January 1817 however Noah received a letter from the Department of State which vindicated his conduct and returned several thousand dollars due him in the enterprise which resulted in the release of the American captives" DAB. Rosenbach 205; American Travellers Abroad N17. <br/><br/> Kirk and Mercein; London: John Miller unknown books
1819D17816New York and London: Kirk and Mercein 1819. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed by the author and rare thus. This volume recounts Noah's experiences as American consul to Tunis where he successfully negotiated for the release of captured seamen and then was recalled by James Monroe on at least partially anti-Semitic grounds. Rosenbach 205. <br/><br/> Kirk and Mercein hardcover books
18191266971819. First Edition. NOAH Mordecai M. Travels in England France Spain and the Barbary States in the Years 1813-14 and 15. New-York; London: C. Kirk and Mercein; John Miller 1819. Octavo contemporary marbled boards rebacked in period style speckled calf-gilt red morocco spine label uncut. $3400.First edition of this fascinating travelogue by Mordecai Manuel Noah the most prominent Jew in America at the timeU.S. Consul to Tunis the first American Jew to receive an overseas diplomatic assignmentillustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait and four engraved plates one folding. An excellent uncut copy in contemporary marbled boards.One of the early American republic's most influential Jews Mordecai Noah 1785-1851 was a journalist editor of New York newspaper The National Advocate publisher of the New York Enquirer and a community activist. He held the position of United States Consul to Tunis in 1816 was the sheriff of New York in 1821 the Surveyor of the Port from 1829-33 and a judge of the Court of General Sessions in 1841. He is perhaps most remembered as the originator of the ambitious though never-realized Ararat Project on Grand Island near Niagara Falls in 1825a proposed utopian city of refuge for persecuted European Jews. ""In 1813 Noah became U.S. Consul to Tunis. The government hoped that he would be able to forge special ties with influential Jews in North Africa and entrusted him with an additional secret mission: to devise a 'means for the liberation' of 11 captive American seamen in Algiers. Noah's efforts to free American captives were mostly unsuccessful. Only two seamen were released the ransom paid was excessive and the secret agent Noah appointed Richard R. Keene turned out to have an unsavory past. Although Noah carried out his other consular duties successfully and also established ties with local Tunis Jews Secretary of State James Monroe recalled him in 1815 In the wake of the recall Noah published Correspondence and Documents 1816 in his own defense followed by Travels in England France Spain and the Barbary States 1819 his most important book. It describes his experiences abroad and contains valuable information on early 19th-century Tunisian Jewry"" ANB. The appendix includes letters from Thomas Jefferson John Adams James Madison and John Quincy Adams addressed to Noah. Rosenbach American Jewish Bibliography 205. Frontispiece and one plate ""Merchant Slave & Arab"" with expertly repaired margins not affecting image or text. Light foxing to text. A nicely refurbished uncut copy in contemporary marbled boards. hardcover