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180228715London: Pub. for John Reeves pr. by W. Bulmer 1802. 8vo 24 cm 9.5". vi 694 pp. <br><br>There were minor differences between the Prayer Books of the Church of England and the Church of Ireland up until 1801 the year that the churches merged; the various 1801 BCPs were the first to use the "United Church" designation. John Reeves had been appointed king's printer in 1800 and edited his own version of the BCP of which this is the second edition; the separate title-page following the preliminary matter is dated 1801. That preliminary matter offering historical and liturgical commentary is extensive and interesting.<br>Â Â Â Â Fore-edge: This beautiful example bears a subtly shaded => fore-edge painting showing Westminster Abbey in the background behind a waterfront view with sailboats.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Full straight-grain dark olive green morocco covers framed in elegant feather and pearl twist gilt roll turn-ins with floral gilt roll. Stone-pattern marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1802/1. Binding as above mild rubbing overall with some abraded areas consolidated joints and extremities subtly repaired aesthetically appropriate endbands supplied. Title-page with inked ownership inscription dated 1803 "The gift of my beloved husband." Intermittent faint spots of foxing mostly confined to early leaves. One inked marginal annotation in an early hand three psalms 14547 with small inked emphasis marks pages otherwise clean. Pub. for John Reeves (pr. by W. Bulmer) unknown books
180727530Dublin: George Grierson 1807. 12mo. 158 54 ff. <br><br>Irish BCP: Dublin edition from a prominent printing dynasty here with "A New Version of the Psalms." This 1807 issue is particularly uncommon with only one U.S. and one U.K. institution reporting holdings.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front fly-leaf with inked inscription of William Johnston dated 1808 with subsequent later additions; outer closed edges with inked inscription of Charles Johnston dated 1823; pastedowns endpapers and some pages with additional Johnston inscriptions. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1807/15; NSTC L1854. Contemporary leather covered over with paper some time ago; original leather much cracked and abraded paper darkened chipped and torn. Front hinge inside cracked; text block starting to pull away from spine with front fly-leaf separated and early leaves loosening. Pages lightly age-toned with occasional faint stains; a few pages trimmed very closely. Two dried flowers laid in. A much-loved much-used copy. George Grierson hardcover books
189840799Harborne England: Johnson Bros. published in the Printing Department of Chad Valley Works 1898. 8vo 21.5 cm 8.5". 40 pp. illus. <br><br>Pages 8 through 31 "hype" the games panoramas and dioramas and gift books available from the Johnsons while pages 32 through 40 list other products such as flushable toilet paper date stampers brush racks family printing devices etc. A relatively simple price list fills pages 4 through 7 but the display pages offer => half- to full-page green-printed illustrations of the firm's eye-filling book covers game pieces and box-tops "moving" and "illuminated' panoramas etc. Original textured cream-colored wrappers printed in green and red; paper of wrappers starting at head and foot of spine with staples offsetting to covers and first/last leaves. => Interior clean and very very nice. Johnson Bros. [published in the Printing Department of Chad Valley Works] unknown books
18472345Boston: Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. 1847. 12mo 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches; 183 x 119 mm 12 pages in original printed wrappers softcover.<br /><br />A full-throated cry against slavery. The Quakers who had long opposed slavery wonder how a supposedly Christian nation could allow such evil to exist. "From the border slave states to the far south and southwest the vessels of the slave-trader regularly ply laden with youthful victims reared like cattle for the market" page 4. <br /><br />OCLC shows 21 physical holdings of this pamphlet by institutions with far more in digital formats. None in commerce. <b>SCARCE.</b> <br /><br />CONDITION: Slight soiling and creasing to wrappers horizontal fold probably for mailing. Very Good or better. Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. paperback books
1830WRCLIT82822Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co. 1830. 10294N4-2G6. 12mo. Full straight-grain dark plum morocco raised bands a.e.g. unsigned. 1836 ownership inscription on verso of front free endsheet a few corners creased small rubs to raised bands; a good copy. Printed at the Clarendon Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co. hardcover books
1857List317New Hampshire 1857. Broadside advertisement 5 ½ x 11 inches. Very Good. An unusual advertisement for a penmanship instructor a Mr. Chadbourn announcing the opening of his academy on September 15 1857 in Wolfborough New Hampshire. The broadside states "Inspired with the confidence of more than five years experience as a Teacher of Writing now offers to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Wolfborough his universally admired system of Penmanship which for beauty of style ease of acquisition rapidity of execution and ready adaptation to the wants of business and private correspondence stands unrivalled by any system extant." An interesting relic from the middle of the Bleeding Kansas period which would serve as a harbinger for the bloodiness of the American Civil War. A very good example with a chip with loss to upper corner and some toning to head but attractive and well preserved. Unrecorded in OCLC. unknown books
186341080Boston: Printed by order of the General Committe 1863. 4to. 2 vols.: 4 4 pp. Original self wrappers; second series chipped along fore-edges and with old institutional blindstamp overmarked "withdrawn"; third series clean. First editions of the second and third series the first was published in 1862 a fourth series appeared in 1864. Reports and testimonials of the teachers' work among the Freedmen and their children; all of the letters are signed with initials. OCLC records three copies of each series Library of Congress Boston Public SUNY-Geneseo for the second series; Western Reserve Library Company of Philadelphia Oxford for the third. RLIN adds the American Antiquarian Society for each. <br/><br/> Printed by order of the General Committe unknown books
181740606Boston: Cummings and Hilliard 1817. 52 pp. b/w plates. <br /><br />A great rarity and the primary document relating to the sea serpent of Cape Ann one of the most widely reported serpent sightings in American maritime history. First seen in Gloucester harbor in 1817 the creature reappeared off the coast in 1818 and 1819. Knowledgeable mariners and shore bound onlookers of all sorts reported sightings. A minister gave a detailed description of the monster which was reported in Boston papers. The Linnaean Society sent three objective observers to the scene and this is their report. In the spirit of strict scientific inquiry it cites about twenty depositions by locals provides information about a Norwegian sea snake to whom the mysterious serpent might be related then gives a detailed description of Scoliophis Atlanticus a baby sea serpent about three feet long killed upon the sea shore by some laboring people of Cape Ann. The account closes with another sighting from Long Island. The folding plate of the baby serpent opens to nearly thirty inches. Pages untrimmed. Handsomely rebound in antique style quarter leather over marbled boards with spine label. Cummings and Hilliard hardcover books
1833WRCLIT49518London Oxford & Cambridge: Roake and Varty et al 1833. 241pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound volume. First and only edition. Very good. OCLC locates one copy; NSTC locates two BL and Cambridge without ascribing authorship. Roake and Varty, [et al] unknown books
185981546Boston: A. Colby 1859. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis 300p. Original cloth. 19 cm. Modest browning. <br/><br/> A. Colby hardcover books
184939429Boston: Redding & Co.; New York:Clark Austin & Co 1849. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Folding engraved map 16 ca. 5 x 6 inch panels Four rows of four panels backed on linen engraved ornamental bordersmall engraved paper label on back. Some browning or soiling generally light cloth darkened with some spotting on verso of map else a very good copy. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Each of the railroad lines is identified. Redding & Co.; New York:Clark, Austin & Co unknown books
1812TB29956Boston: Printed by Chester Stebbins 1812. First Edition. Very good- in stab sewn wrapper with Bowdoin College and the name of an early prior owner Ezra Abbot Jr. written across the upper edge of the front page. An octavo of 9 by 5 7/8 inches with the fore edge and lower edge rough cut and shallow chipping to the fore edge of the front page. Written in pencil is the author's name surrounded in brackets just above the word "Boston". The contents are spotted with foxing throughout but primarily in the margins. 117 pages of text. The author John Lowell 1769-1840 was a Massachusetts lawyer agriculturist philanthropist and a well known Federalist who wrote many pamphlets in support of his point of view. He was often at odds with the Democratic Party and published many unsigned pieces critical of President James Madison's efforts to build a standing army and navy and the War of 1812. DAB Printed by Chester Stebbins unknown books
186334187Boston 1863. Folio broadside printed in three columns 9-1/2" x 16-1/2". Printed in three columns beneath the caption Very Good.<br/><br/> The Society founded in 1863 published numerous articles to promote support for the Union emancipation and victory. The first essay "a letter of an eminent Englishman" expresses dismay at the London Times's support for the Confederacy "a thing which I should have thought impossible." Englishmen support "the federal cause by a great majority." The second essay delights in the victory of the Union party in Maryland and "the sudden development of a radical emancipation sentiment in Maryland in Missouri and in West Virginia. The same phenomenon is manifesting itself slowly in Kentucky rapidly in Tennessee Louisiana and North Carolina." A third piece recites the "Rebel Terms of Peace" as stated by the Richmond Enquirer: "the North must yield all-- we nothing." Finally an article from the Boston Transcript entitled 'The Contraband Question in the South-West' urges "the most sure and vigorous means to get every able-bodied black under arms."<br/>Sabin 52696 reference. The Society's broadsides are scarce. The Library Company owns several but not this one. We note a location at Gettysburg College. The Rubinstein Collection at Duke owns some Society broadsides but evidently not this one. unknown books
186337487Boston 1863. Folio broadside 9-1/4" x 13-1/2". Printed beneath the caption in three columns each column separated by a rule. Blank upper left corner with a slight smudge. Very Good plus.<br/><br/> The Society founded in 1863 published numerous articles to promote support for the Union emancipation and victory. Its folio broadsides are far scarcer than the octavo imprints of the Loyal Publication Society in Philadelphia.<br/> The first of several articles reports on the stunning election results in Pennsylvania and Ohio: "The people of this country-- the great democratic masses-- without regard to parties or prejudices are determined to maintain their government in all its integrity and strength. Both the peace men of the North and the war men of the South received a stunning blow yesterday." In Ohio the traitor Vallandigham "has been beaten by an unprecedented majority." And in Pennsylvania the Copperhead Woodward has been repudiated. Another article expresses hope that the small farmers of the South and "are thoroughly tired of the war."<br/> The final article reports on Kentucky's Joseph Holt's advocacy of the use of Negro soldiers. <br/>Sabin 52696 reference. unknown books
1850WRCAM26487Boston 1850. 20pp. plus advertisements. Small quarto. Cloth. Fine. Reprint of the very rare original published in London in 1676. hardcover books
1850184121Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1850. Hardcover. Good scuffs smudges & scratches to boards; edges & corners rubbed. spine rubbed w/ upper edge torn & flapped. front board nearly detached held w/ tight binding cord; back hinge split tight w/ slight rattle. pastedowns tanned & foxed w/ ex-libris plate. Brown cloth boards w/ leatherette spine & corners w/ gilt trim. 806 pgs w/ frontispieces & tissue-guard plates. Majority pages still bright with a section tanned. Minimal instances of foxing. A custom bound edition of both Volume III published in 1849 and Volume IV published in 1850. Many wonderful portraits with tissue-guards intact. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1851183141Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1851. Hardcover. G covers show normal wear but spine is only slightly faded. Corners bumped and worn. Back hinge is coming loose. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have yellowing. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 486 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Wonderfully bound - has great shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1849183078Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1849. Hardcover. G/G- covers show normal wear. Corners bumped and worn. Spine has been tape repaired original gilt spine is gone. . Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 417 pp illustrations salmon wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. This one has a tight bind but unfortunately has lost it's original spine lessening it's shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1854183156Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1854. Hardcover. G covers show normal wear but spine is only slightly faded. Spine has small tears. Corners bumped and worn. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have toning. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Wonderfully bound - has great shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1853183142Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1853. Hardcover. G/G- covers show normal wear. Corners bumped and worn - starting to split. Spine has is torn at center and chipped but intact could be repaired. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations salmon wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society.Spine has been damaged but could repaired. Has shelf appeal especially if repaired. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1852183143Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1852. Hardcover. G/G- covers show normal wear. Corners bumped and worn - starting to split at hinges. Spine and covers are detached from text blocks but could be repaired. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 402 pp illustrations salmon wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society.Spine has been damaged but could repaired. Has shelf appeal especially if repaired. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1856183161Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1856. Hardcover. Fair/Poor covers detached spines are gone. Corners bumped and frayed. Text block on both has separated. Pages have some toning but generally in good shape. Both are candidates for re-bind. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front. Vol. 10 - 380 pp; Vol. 12 - 370 pp and index in back - both volumes of original wrappers bound in back. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society: 1856 1858. Their condition would normally exclude them from our catalog. These are being sold as a set to complete your current series. If you are interested in some of our better titles of this series we may consider adding these at a larger discount. Please contact us beforehand. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1857183158Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1857. Hardcover. G covers show normal wear spine is faded. Spine has small tears and frayed at top. Corners bumped and worn. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have toning and previous owners marks. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 380 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. A little more worn than some of the other titles we have but still has shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1855183160Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1855. Hardcover. G back cover is missing; front cover is becoming detached. . Spine has tears and frayed at top but has faded lightly. Corners bumped and worn. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have toning and warping. Some back pages have chipping and tears on edge. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The price decrease reflects the condition of the covers and spine - but is a candidate for re-bind. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1859183159Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1859. Hardcover. G covers show heavier wear. Spine has tears and frayed and is missing sections at top and in middle. Corners bumped and worn. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have toning and warping. Title page is torn at bottom right corner - does not affect text. Some back pages have chipping and tears on edge. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The price decrease reflects the condition of the covers and spine - but is a candidate for re-bind. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
