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1890s00025666Erie: Dispatch Publishing Company Ltd 1890. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1890. Cloth hardcover with bright gilt title on the spine 343 pp. frontispiece portrait with tissue guard clean unmarked text Very Good copy very minor cracking to the front inner hinge soiling and age-toning to the pages and to the page-edges light soiling to the covers light rubbing to the edges of the covers no dust jacket. Rare old book. Dispatch Publishing Company, Ltd hardcover
1858AR25GLTBK17CLowestoft: Samuel Tymms 1858. Hardback gilt title to spine. 130pp. Complete with 12 plates. Signed by the author to top of title page. Binding a little worn. Previous owners' private labels to front pastdown. Crease down front free end-paper. Some foxing to contents. Scarce. ar25. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Good . Samuel Tymms Hardcover
1806788P22London: S. & C. McDowall; Williams and Smith 1806. Disbound. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. A very scarce and charming pamphlet for the young apprentice containing helpful advice for him as he begins his time as an apprentice. A very scarce pamphlet for the young apprentice containing four brief essays and letters advising the young man as he begins his education as an apprentice. Including; 'A Word of Counsel to a Child Leaving School' by Philemon.'A Letter to His Brother Going Apprentice' by Reverend James Hervey.'Advice to His Son on His Going Apprentice' by Reverend Joseph Chadwick.'An Anecdote' by Reverend Samuel Fairclough.Illustrated with a vignette title page. Unbound. Internally firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned and clean with a few odd spots. Small puncture marks to the gutter. Very Good Indeed S. & C. McDowall; Williams and Smith unknown
1814170943Exeter: C. Norris & Co 1814. Fifth Edition. Leather. 180p. A small hardcover book with a brown leather spine and paper-covered boards. Fair condition; the edges are heavily rubbed and the boards are dented and crinkled all over. The first several leaves are dampstained. The second blank endpaper is torn at the top. All pages age-tanned. Text unmarked and binding secure. A heavily worn but readable copy. A Protestant catechism in question-and-answer format for Catechetical Societies. Measures approx. 5.9" x 3.5 C. Norris & Co unknown
1817Q1973Greenfield Mass.: Printed by Denio and Phelps 1817. Ninth edition. Original marbled wraps 18mo; xi 2 14-198pp. Very Good with bumping to corners and one-inch loss to heel of spine and along the upper joints. A verbose and enthusiastic catechism. American Imprints 42906. <br/><br/>You are conscious that you posses intelligent and capacious souls. The Scriptures declare them precious and immortal. O yes you have just commenced an existence which must be which inevitably will be commensurate with ETERNITY. x. Printed by Denio and Phelps paperback
189641645Privately Printed Colmer Press 1896. 8vo. First Edition thus with portrait frontispiece original tissue guard present illustrations and plans a number full-page in the text and double-page map coloured in outline neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; brown cloth upper board framed and blocked in black and lettered in gilt gilt back primrose endpapers a near fine copy. Abridged version of the original edition of 1880. AN OUTSTANDING COPY. EXTREMELY SCARCE. [Privately Printed, Colmer Press], hardcover
1834353541834 Paris - Arthus Bertrand - 1834 - 1 volume in12 broché de 210 pages + 36 pages de catalogue - Couverture imprimée de l'époque - Etat correct -
1834353551834 Paris - Arthus Bertrand - 1834 - 1 volume in12 broché de 210 pages - Couverture imprimée de l'époque - Moullures marginales au frontispice et à la page de titre - Etat correct -
1834353561834 Paris - Arthus Bertrand - 1834 - 1 volume in12 broché de 230 pages - Couverture imprimée de l'époque - Etat correct -
1834353571834 Paris - Arthus Bertrand - 1834 - 1 volume in12 broché de 324 pages - Couverture imprimée de l'époque - Etat correct -
1889101977Century Magazine. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1889. Magazine. ; 24 pages . Century Magazine unknown
18752818931875. unbound. very good-. 1 page on embossed personal stationery 7.25 x 4.5 inches August 13 1875 to an unidentified recipient in full: "I enclose a letter to the Christ Commission such as you suggest and hope it may be enclosed." Note: the Christ Commission undertook the rewriting of the Old Testament. Mounting remnants on the back; very good- condition.<br/> <br/> English prelate who served as Bishop of Bath and Welles from 1869 - 1894 and was one of the Committee of Revisers of the authorized version of the Old Testament.<br/> <br/> unknown
18752818931875. unbound. very good-. 1 page on embossed personal stationery 7.25 x 4.5 inches August 13 1875 to an unidentified recipient in full: "I enclose a letter to the Christ Commission such as you suggest and hope it may be enclosed." Note: the Christ Commission undertook the rewriting of the Old Testament. Mounting remnants on the back; very good- condition.<br/><br/> English prelate who served as Bishop of Bath and Welles from 1869 - 1894 and was one of the Committee of Revisers of the authorized version of the Old Testament.<br/><br/> unknown books
188733120<p>Green cloth cover with gold lettering shows some wear and is starting to separate at inside front. Gilt around all page edges. Wonderful color illustrations. Clean. With extracts from Longfellow Whittier Bryant Holmes and Others. Pictures on request</p> Nims and Knight hardcover
18923953London: George Philip & Son 1892. First edition thus. hardcover. 8vo 7.75"x5.5". 180pp plus ads. Red cloth bound with gilt-stamped upper board and spine deckled edges some uncut. Laid-in fold-out diagrams color map in bound-in folder to lower board. Sun-darkened spine lightly soiled and spotted upper board rubbed upper joint soft corners. Endpapers starting to crack over hinges crease to ffep bookseller's sticker to pdep previous owner's name in ink to title page chip missing to half-title page toned pages. Closed three-inch tear to the fold-out diagram; three small holes to interior creases corners creased and slight ink-ghosting to color map. Protected by bookseller's mylar. George Philip & Son unknown
1878059639New Haven Conn.: Charles Hervey Townsend 1878. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Together With Some Account Of Their Landing And Burning The Towns Of Fairfield And Norwalk July. 1779. Engravings Of The "Green" And Town Of New Haven 1779. This Copy Is Bound As A Hardcover. There Are A Half-Dozen Engravings Primarily Of The Town And Surroundings Of New Haven Including A Small Map. 112 Pages Including 2 Pages Of Lists Of Names Of Those Defended The Town On Ships. There Is Also A Tipped In Errata Sheet At Rear Board. The Hinges Are Split And Tender Although They Have Been Strengthen With Primitive Hinges. None The Less A Very Scarce Item In The First Edition With All The Plates. . Charles Hervey Townsend Hardcover
1806#BIBLIO-1175British Poets. An unusual small volume being a compilation of works printed and published between 1806-8 by W. Suttaby and others containing works written by various British poets namely: - The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith M.B. with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. London Printed for W. Suttaby Stationers Court and C. Corrall 38 Charing Cross. 1806. 70pp;- The Poetical Works of James Hamond and Lord Hervey; with Biographical Sketches of the Authors. Published by W. Suttaby Crosby and Co. and Scatcherd and Letterman Stationers' Court. 1808. 65pp with frontispiece;- Poems Upon Several Occasions by the Rev. John Pomfret. With the Life of the Author. Printed for W. Suttaby Stationers' Court. 1807. x 110pp with frontispiece;<br />- The Poems of Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author by F.W. Blagdon Esq. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby Stationers'-Court. 1806. 64pp with frontispiece.- The Poetical Works of William Collins with the Life of the Author and Critical Observations by Dr. Langhorne. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby Stationers'-Court. 1806. 94pp with frontispiece. Black quarter-leather and marbled paper. Raised bands gilt-blocked title and decoration. Marbled page edges. Measures 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" x 1". <p>Scuffing and wear to binding but reasonably clean. Rubbing at edges and on hinges and chipping to paper. Bumped and torn corners. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges contain some scuffing and marking and a degree of fading to marbling pattern. Inscription to free endpaper prior to Goldsmith work and signature to endpaper prior to Johnson. Some page corners dog-eared. Top edge of page 65 of Hamond and Hervey has had the top piece cut off. Some foxing staining and other marking throughout with a little ink blotching to initial front endpapers of book but no underlining marginalia etc. </p> W. Suttaby hardcover
18926236London UK: Edward Arold 1892. 1st Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The 1891 Chilean Civil War was fought principally over the division of power between President and Congress with the congress victorious. Hervey was sent to cover the revolution by the Times which then recalled him when his reporting showed a strong bias towards the administration of its president Balmaceda. Included in the Biblioteca Nacional's Memoria Chilena bibliography of La Guerra Civil de 1891. Includes 15b/w illustrations. xii336pp. Three-quarter bound in red leather with gilt lettering to spine and black cloth to remainder. Endpapers have been renewed. Light shelf-wear to extremities a little heavier to lower corners. Lightly turned corners. . Edward Arold hardcover
1895005787New York & London: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1895. Hervey was a correspondent for the "Times" whose despatches from Chile may have been an influence on Conrad's "Nostromo." This is his second novel a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Hubin p. 202. Green cloth binding decorated in silver with two racehorses under a skull and crossed swords; titling in silver on the spine. Clean text; 252 pages. Frontis illustration and three others within by Frank M. Gregory 1848-1927. Light rubbing at the margins. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank M. Gregory. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Frederick A. Stokes Company Hardcover
18301409120007New Haven Conn. : Durrie and Peck 1830-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 144 p. : 7 pl 1 folding. ; 15 cm. Bound in contemporary quarter leather. Gilt lettering on spine. Marbled boards. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Bookplate on inside back board. Clean unmarked pages. Slight toning with scattered foxing. Foldout plate at title with sewing repair. Foldout plate described Uranus still as "The Herschel". Ships daily. New Haven, Conn. : Durrie and Peck hardcover
1835133617Worcester MA: Dorr Howland & Co 1835. marbled paper-covered boards. Astronomy. 16mo. marbled paper-covered boards. 144 pages. Rinderknecht 35408. Fifth edition. Dedication preface table of contents introduction glossary of astronomical terms appendices. This edition "improved" by the addition of problems in practical astronomy by E. Davis. Foldout frontispiece illustration of the solar system. Charts and illustrations in text. Front cover separated. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Foxing. Dorr, Howland & Co unknown
1834031410Worcester Massachusetts: Dorr Howland & Co. 1834. Fourth edition 1834. Very good copy illustrated with folding frontis engraving plus seven additional engraved plates. Marbled boards with brown calf spine lettered and ruled in gilt six inches tall 144 pages. Light external rubbing firm binding name and 1835 date in pencil on front free endpaper pages very clean with only occasional very light foxing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Dorr, Howland & Co. Hardcover
1835031447Worcester MA: Dorr Howland & Co. 1835. Fifth edition . Quarter Leather. Good-/No Jacket. 16mo. 144 pages plus plats and folding frontispiece chart. Leather over spine and marbled paper over boards. Frontispiece shows several misfold creases though remains otherwise intact. Wear and chipping at spine ends and general rubbing on covers. Scattered foxing. Volume remains tight. <br/> <br/> Dorr, Howland, & Co. hardcover
1831JS6947New Haven: Durrie and Peck 1831. Second Edition with an Appendix of Problems on the Globes and Useful Tables. Hardcover. Fair. Marbled paper over boards backed in gilt-ruled morocco; 16mo 3.75 x 5.75 inches; pp. 8 mispaginated 9-144 plus folding frontispiece and 7 plates collates complete. Backstrip perished; front board missing. Text block browned as usual but still perfectly legible. Sold as is. <br/><br/> Durrie and Peck hardcover
18316093New Haven: Durrie and Peck. Good. 1831. Second Edition. Hardcover. 1/4 Leather and Boards. 144 pp. Illustrated with folding frontispiece and 6 additional engravings. Foxing throughout including plates. Frontispiece has a few extra folds. Marbled boards quite worn and rubbed corners rounded. Leather spine is rubbed with 1" split to lower edge. All is quite tight though and intact. ; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Durrie and Peck hardcover