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1807000909London: Button and Whitaker 1807. 2 62pp; 2 50pp 2 dated by watermark to first frontispiece. Quarter calf and marbled paper over boards paper covered corners smooth back divided into six panels by gilt roll. Foot of spine slightly chipped new paper sides. Internally there is a small stain to gutter at head of several pages but it is fairly unobtrusive. A few pages have a cross in ink to head. The first mentioned is uncommon with four locations on COPAC but none with this imprint and none of the same date the second is well held institutionally but again none with this imprint or date. The Magdalen Hospital was established in 1758 later renamed Magdalen Hospital for the Reception of Penitent Prostitutes it provided a refuge and a place where prostitutes could be treated and cared for. The women wore a uniform of light grey dresses and in their whole dress plain and neat. They were instructed in reading and the principles of Christian religion. They were employed in needlework or house-keeping according to their abilities. They made household linens of all kinds shirts shifts knitting mending and learned domestic work to qualify them for service From banksidethenandnow. The Asylum was also established in 1758 mainly due to the efforts of John Fielding brother of Henry. These Psalm / Hymn books were presumably published in order to raise funds. Reprint. Quarter Calf and Boards. Good. 8vo. Button and Whitaker Hardcover
182881504Edinburgh:: Sir D. Hunter Blair and M. S. Bruce 1828. original full crimson morocco with wallet flap intact; a.e.g. Old ink signature; the slightest of rubbing to the binding; very attractive. 3-1/8 x 2 inches. Sir D. Hunter Blair and M. S. Bruce, unknown
182445462Georgetown D.C.: Joseph Milligan. 1824. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo; 172 4 pages; Contemporary binding of quarter calf over marbled boards; chipped at head of spine; corners rounded and rubbed through leather; general rubbing; contents unmarked and secure; faint damp stain at lower outer corner of first 10 leaves; Contents include: the Psalms Proverbs the Sermon on the Mount the Ten Commandements and the Nicene Creed. Shoemaker 15391 American Imprints 1820-1829 . A nice example of an early Georgetown imprint in a contemporary binding probably bound at Milligan's as well. Joseph Milligan was Thomas Jefferson's longtime Georgetown bookseller. When Congress agreed to purchase Jefferson’s library Milligan went to Jefferson’s Monticello home to inventory and appraise the collection. He also supervised its packing and transportation to Washington. When the transfer of Jefferson's book collection to Washington D.C. was completed in July 1815 Jefferson was already working with Milligan to rebuild a new library his ‘retirement library.' . Joseph Milligan hardcover
18983133233London: Passmore and Alabaster 1898. XV, 484 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Leinenband mit Goldprägung. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
