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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. <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
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
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
183944554New Haven 1839. 12mo 12pp. stitched as issued; some light spotting along the gutter edge but generally fine. Skeel 763 showing this to be the same text as that printed in broadside form in 1836 with slight changes. See also Skeel 762: "An essay discussing orthography and pronunciation and the books which record and teach them with particular reference to Webster's series of books. This is followed by a testimonial subscribed by thirty-one senators and severity-three representatives . The compiler believes the introductory matter and connective notes were written by Webster. In this pamphlet version the names are not given individually. From this point the text and recommendations are partly the same partly new the latest date being January 1839." <br/><br/> unknown books
18399583New Haven 1839. 12mo 12pp. stitched as issued; some light spotting along the gutter edge but generally fine. Skeel 763 showing this to be the same text as that printed in broadside form in 1836 with slight changes. See also Skeel 762: "An essay discussing orthography and pronunciation and the books which record and teach them with particular reference to Webster's series of books. This is followed by a testimonial subscribed by thirty-one senators and severity-three representatives . The compiler believes the introductory matter and connective notes were written by Webster. In this pamphlet version the names are not given individually. From this point the text and recommendations are partly the same partly new the latest date being January 1839." <br/><br/> unknown books
181543750New-York: E. Duyckinck 1815. Small 12mo pp. 108; disbound; pages uniformly browned some dampstaining throughout else very good and sound. Skeel 692. <br/><br/> E. Duyckinck unknown 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
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
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
18692309128New York: Charles Scribner & Company 1869. Fourth Edition. Fourth Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Fourth edition. Some loss to spine head label on front paste-down endpaper pencil name on second blank ink name on title page. 1869 Hard Cover. xxvii 673 pp. Five pages of ads follow text. CONTENTS: Introduction: Psychology and the Soul; Psychology Defined and Vindicated; The Relations of the Soul to Matter; The Faculties of the Soul; Is Psychology a Science--Can there be a Science of the Human Soul and what are its Principles and Methods; The Human Intellect: It's Function Development and Faculties; Part First. Presentation and Presentative Knowledge: Consciousness - Natural Consciousness; Reflective or Philosophical Consciousness; Sense-Perception--The Conditions and the Process; Classes of Sense-Perceptions; The Acquired Sense-Perceptions; Development and Growth of Sense-Perception; The Products of Sense-Perception or the Perception of Material Things; Activity of the Soul in Sense-Perception; Theories of Sense-Perception; Part Second: Representation and Representative Knowledge: The Representative Power Defined and Explained; The Representative Object--Its Nature and Importance; The Condition and Laws of Representation--The Association of Ideas; Representation--1 The Memory or Recognizing Faculty - 2 The Phantasy or Imaging Power - 3 The Imagination or Creative Power; Part Third. Thinking and Thought-Knowledge: Thought-Knowledge Defined and Explained; Thought--The Formation of the Concept or Notion; The Nature of the Concept--Sketch of Theories; The Nature of the Concept--Conclusions from the History of Theories; Judgment and the Proposition; Reasoning--Deductive or Mediate Judgment; Reasoning--Varieties of Deduction; Inductive Reasoning or Induction; Scientific Arrangement--The System; Part Fourth. Intuition and Intuitive Knowledge: The Intuitions Defined and Enumerated; Theories of Intuitive Knowledge; Formal Relations of Categories; Mathematical Relations: Time and Space; Causation and the Relation of Causation; Design or Final Cause; Substance and Attribute: Mind and Matter; The Finite and Conditioned--The Infinite and Absolute. Charles Scribner & Company unknown books
186865592New York NY: Charles Scribner & Company 1868. First edition. 8vo. 4 v- xxvii 5-673pp. errata 6pp. publishers ads. Original brown cloth spine stamped in gilt. Crisp copy very good. "The best work on Psychology in English before William James." Encyclopedia of Philosophy. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner & Company hardcover books
18922307183Chicago: Donohue Henneberry & Co 1892. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Binding repaired. 1892 Small Hard Cover. 320 pp. Revised and enlarged edition of 1892. A comprehensive lexicon for the million based on the labors of Noah Webster and other American and English authorities containing over thirty-two thousand words and phrases correctly defined; to which is added a list of foreign words phrases and quotations from ancient and modern languages; abbreviations used in writing and printing etc. etc. Illustrated with 670 engravings. Donohue, Henneberry & Co unknown books
186416481Baltimore: Entz & Bash. Very Good. 1864. Hardcover. Disbound; light soil to title page; 15 clean pages; Good . Entz & Bash hardcover 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
183129116Concord: printed by Luther Roby 1831. Only edition of an uncommon American dictionary 32mo 4.25 x 2.75 inches pp. 8 9-128; title within woodcut ornamental border woodcut on verso of title-p. woodcut headpiece depicting an American eagle; contemporary and probably original full sheep; rubbed but good and sound. George also compiled a shipwreck anthology and a statistical gazetteer as well as other popular works. About 4000 entry words pronunciations parts of speech and brief definitions. American Imprints 7239 4 copies; Burkett American Dictionaries of the English Language before 1861 p. 66; Vancil p. 97; 6 copies in OCLC. <br/><br/> printed by Luther Roby unknown books
182157146Boston: West & Richardson; Joseph T. Buckingham; & Cambridge: Hilliard & Metcalf 1821. Ten issues in all 8vo the first two issues with some worming; all else generally very good in original printed blue wrappers. Worcester 1758-1837 was a fifer in the Revolution and later a clergyman who "came to regard war whether offensive or defensive as unjustifiable" see DAB. A pioneer of the American peace movement in December 1814 he published A Solemn Review of the Custom of War under the pen-name Philo Pacificus "still considered one of the best pieces of anti-war literature ever committed to print and as relevant today as then. In 1815 he founded the Massachusetts Peace Society serving as its secretary until 1828. From 1819 to 1828 he tirelessly edited The Friend of Peace a quarterly periodical of the Society as well as wrote most of its content. In 1828 the Massachusetts Peace Society merged with the newly formed American Peace Society" Wikipedia. Among the contributors besides Worcester himself are Thomas Jefferson and John Jay each contributing letters William Cowper a poem "Pity for Poor Africans"; and extracts from William Penn and Benjamin Franklin etc. Most inside front wrappers and the back wrappers are generally advertising Worcester's text books geographies spellers gazetteers etc. as well as other books published by West & Richardson Joseph T. Buckingham and Cummings & Hilliard. Present in this gathering are: Vol. VIII - XII Boston 1817-1818; Vol. II nos. 3-5 Cambridge 1819; Vol. II no. 12 an Vol. III no. 1 Cambridge 1821. Several of the issues bear the ownership signature of the deacon and sawyer Eleazar Spofford for whom see Wikitree.com. <br/><br/> Hilliard & Metcalf unknown books
180882504New York: D. Longworth 1808. First edition of "the most important Jewish lay leader of the early 19th century" Mordecai Noah's early play published when he was only 23 years old. 12mo bound in modern calf gilt titles to the spine lacking the 2 advertisement leaves called for by Singerman. In near fine condition. Rare. Born in Philadelphia on July 14 1785 Jewish American playwright diplomat and journalist Mordecai Manuel Noah became the most important Jewish lay leader in America in the early 19th century and the first Jewish American to reach national fame. After studying law in Charleston South Carolina Noah moved to New York where he founded and edited The National Advocate The New York Enquirer later merged into the New York Courier and Enquirer The Evening Star and The Sunday Times newspapers. A prolific writer he also enjoyed the reputation of being the most popular American playwright in early 19th century America with his Fortress of Sorrento She Would Be a Soldier and The Seige of Tripoli attracting wide audiences. D. Longworth unknown books
1880170909006New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. ix 188 6pp. Original brown cloth lettered and decorated in black and gilt yellow endpapers. Housed in a plain brown cloth slipcase. Very Good or better with some rubbing and scuffing to cloth slight lean to spine former owner's bookplate on front paste down a few reading smudges. An attractive unsophisticated copy of the early baseball novel written by a friend of Abraham Lincoln's and set in Brooks' boyhood town of Castine here called "Fairport" Maine in the 1840s. Among the ways in which it was ahead of its time is its sympathetic includion of a young African-American baseball player. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
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
18434964Montpelier VT: E. P. Walton n.d. but after 1843. Last Revised Edition. Acceptable/Published in the year of the author's death. 12mo 18 cm; 168 pages. Woodcut frontispiece title page with woodcut ornamental border and seven woodcut vignettes in text. Bound in quarter cloth over printed boards with title page reproduced on upper board. Worn and thumbed yet sound and entire. E. P. Walton hardcover books