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1983231793London: Lefevre & Partners Auctioneers Ltd 1983. Paperback. Matching formats slick 10.5x7.5 inch high-gloss alkaline covers and paperstock throughout about equally divided between b&w and color exhibit photography; unpaginated but substantial paperbound fastenings anywhere from forty to ninety pages. Three of the cats have laid in lists of both estimated prices and prices fetched with perhaps another leaf or two forthcoming sales added lots absentee bid forms but '85 cat has the 'fetched' but not 'estimate.' Good clean copies no handwriting that we see with a bit of edgewear and mild bumping of corners. Lefevre & Partners (Auctioneers) Ltd paperback books
195046998London 1950. 1st Printing. Gray card stock green and red lettering. Light yellow slip also with green and red lettering. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy. Light pencil markings to menu items otherwise clean and bright. Printed bifolium with slip tipped in. Small vignette to upper wrapper. 11" x 7-3/4" <br/><br/> unknown books
182722538London: S.W. Fores 1827. Pictorial Boards. Mat and illustration. Near fine. Hand colored engraving 10 x 14 inches in mat 15 x 17 inches. Wellington flourishing a document inscribed "Corn Bill" leads Whig blocks against the Ministry represented by Canning and Goderich who stand on the left. The Duke kicks at his opponents stating the Corn Bill must be carried. The two tilted blocks toward Wellington represent Lansdowne and Grey. Goderich pointing to Wellington says "This Opposition is mot appalling -- your squibs will not even singe their whiskers. You'd better make Field-marshals of them. - I oppose the third reading." Canning with a mocking smile. says: "That's a good and rich idea; they'll make excellent Marshals - their head will need little protection." A few small spots at right margin. S.W. Fores unknown books
19659027538New York: Odyssey Press 1965. 1st . Hardcover. Very good/very good. Edited by King Hendricks and Irving Shepard. Includes illustrations chronology and index. <br/><br/> Odyssey Press hardcover books
1680541London: Printed by S. Roycroft for H. Twyford 1680. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 4 ff. 260 11 pp. Signatures: A4 B-S8 COMPLETE. Printed in Roman and Black Letter. Contemporary English calf rebacked with new spine and red morocco label text slightly browned. Preserved in a red cloth protective case. ¶ Seventeenth-century "Court TV": Tours of the Courtrooms of London. ¶ Fascinating Restoration era handbook and guide to the various courts of law in London; it is a complete revision of the so-called "City Law" of 1647 and 1658 as we see from the Preface: "There hath been several times printed a Tract called The City Law 1647 1658 which treats of some of these Courts: But there being many Omissions and Defects therein this Discourse hath not only supplyed the same but also rectified the mistakes therein." Of the greatest interest to legal historians of every nationality. The Sunderland copy sale of the Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana lot 6848 -- subsequently in the Theological Institute of Connecticut now known as the Hartford Seminary with blind stamps on first and last leaves. NB: in 1976 a collection of more than 200000 books from the Hartford Seminary Library were sold to Emory University including this one --> deaccessioned from Pitts Theology Library. TITLE-PAGE TRANSCRIPTION: "Lex Londinensis or The city law: shewing the powers customs and practice of all the several courts belonging to the famous city of London viz. the Lord Majors Courts the Ophans Court the Court of Hastings the Court of Common Councel the Court of Aldermen the Wardmores the Courts of Conservacy for the river of Thames the Court of Conscience the Sheriffs Court the Chamberlains Court: together with several acts of Common Councel very useful and necessary to be known by all merchants citizens and freemen of the said city: and also a method for ministers within the said city to recover their tithes with a table to the whole book." ¶ REFERENCES: ESTC R2792; Wing 2nd ed. L1858. Scarce. Printed by S. Roycroft for H. Twyford hardcover books
1680653621680. The City Law City of London. Court of Common Council. Lex Londinensis; Or The City Law. Shewing the Powers Customs and Practice of All the Several Courts Belonging to the Famous City of London: viz. The Lord Majors Court. The Orphans Court. The Court of Hustings. The Court of Common Councel. The Court of Aldermen. The Wardmotes. The Courts of Conservacy for the River of Thames. The Court of Conscience. The Sheriffs Court. The Chamberlains Court. Together with Several Acts of Common Councel Very Useful and Necessary to be Known by All Merchants Citizens And Freemen of the Said City. And also A Method for the Ministers Within the Said City to Recover Their Tithes. With a Table to the Whole Book. London: Printed by S. Roycroft for Henry Twyford 1680. viii 260 12 pp. Octavo 6-1/2" x 4". Later quarter calf over moire-cloth boards lettering piece and raised bands to spine. A few minor stains to boards light rubbing to extremities corners bumped and somewhat worn crack in text block between pp. vi and vii minor edgewear to a few leaves. Light browning and faint dampspotting to text annotations to title page and margins of several leaves in an early hand. $650. Only edition. This book was the first digest of the London's laws and guide to its courts after the revisions of the city laws from 1647 and 1658. A useful work that gathered a great deal of disparate information it is a valuable resource today for students of seventeenth-century London and its legal system. Probably written by a practitioner the annotations are corrections glosses and amplifications of points in the text along with marks and underlining. English Short-Title Catalogue R2792. unknown books
1680632441680. The City Law Corporation of London. Court of Common Council. Lex Londinensis; Or The City Law. Shewing the Powers Customs and Practice of All the Several Courts Belonging to the Famous City of London: viz. The Lord Majors Court. The Orphans Court. The Court of Hustings. The Court of Common Councel. The Court of Aldermen. The Wardmotes. The Courts of Conservacy for the River of Thames. The Court of Conscience. The Sheriffs Court. The Chamberlains Court. Together with Several Acts of Common Councel Very Useful and Necessary to be Known by All Merchants Citizens And Freemen of the Said City. And also A Method for the Ministers Within the Said City to Recover Their Tithes. With a Table to the Whole Book. London: Printed by S. Roycroft for Henry Twyford 1680. viii 260 12 pp. Octavo 6-1/2" x 4". Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked retaining spine which has gilt ornaments and later lettering piece endpapers renewed. Some rubbing to boards and extremities corners bumped and lightly worn. Light browning and occasional light foxing to text. Early owner underlining to title page which has some edgewear interior otherwise clean. An appealing copy. $750. Only edition. This book was the first digest of the London's laws and guide to its courts after the revisions of the city laws from 1647 and 1658. A useful work that gathered a great deal of disparate information it is a valuable resource today for students of seventeenth-century London and its legal system. English Short-Title Catalogue R2792. unknown books
1970605561970. Lloyd's List Law Reports. 1970. partial Volume 2. Loose original parts. Numbers 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11. London England: Printed and Published by Lloyd's 1970. Loose cover from publisher for binding quarter morocco over black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Ex-private law firm library internally clean and bright. $20. unknown books
1966110501966. Softcover. VG- slightly faded cover. White wraps. 35 pp. 16 bw plates. Biography excerpt from 'Memoir of Peter de Wint' by Walter Armstrong and a catalogue of 111 works set off by fine plates. paperback books
1930292777London: Locomotive Pub. Co. 1930. Soft Cover. Good binding. The booklet opens to the color frontispiece of the "Standard 4-6-0 Locomotive 'Royal Scot' Class" followed immediately to the Foreward. If there was a title page with publisher information it is not present.~~There are a number of black and white illustration of L.M.S. locomotives and eight color plates including the frontispiece. There wrappers have some wear with minor loss to the top of the spine. 51 pages. Good binding. [Locomotive Pub. Co.] unknown books
1835MB42714Good. 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 inches engraved self-wrappers light soiling flap detached 12 pages. This format is double the width and half the thickness of the normal size. Two months are side-by-side in this format as opposed to being the recto and verso of a leaf in the normal size. Entirely engraved. Includes a view of the New National Gallery. Spielmann page 108 describes this as the "double-size." Spielmann 336 smaller format. Welsh 4643. Company of Stationers books
182329769London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme Brown and Green 1823. First book edition. According to the preface many of the letters had been published in the "European Magazine. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards recently rebacked with brown morocco. Some light rubbing light spotting of text mostly at front and back else very good. First book edition. According to the preface many of the letters had been published in the "European Magazine". 1 vols. 8vo. The Marquis de Vermont and Sir Charles Darnley Bart are both pseudonyms. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green unknown books
190686728London: Edward Stanford 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. Linen-backed folding map in Small cloth portfolio. 18cm. Map folds out to approximately 56 x 66cm. Someone has marked and numbered 5 or 6 ports apparently relating to trip were taking or hoped to take. <br/><br/> Edward Stanford hardcover books
1946WRCLIT51390London: Falcon Press 1946. Volume one number one of four issues published. Printed wrappers. Lower wrapper faintly smudged else near fine. Edited by Peter Baker and Roland Gant. Warwick Charlton edited the succeeding issues. Knott Joad Heath-Stubbs S.T. Warner et al. SULLIVAN MODERN p.565. Falcon Press unknown books
184116635London: Mead 1841. hardcover. very good. Engraved frontispiece & title vignette 25 engraved plates of public buildings. 104pp. Small 4to original purple pebbled cloth backstrip slightly faded. London: J. Mead 1841. Very good.<br/><br/> Interior descriptions of London's most famous metropolitan buildings.<br/><br/> Mead unknown books
185345534NY:: Leonard Scott & Co. Good. 1853. Hardcover. American edition. Quarto half-bound in light brown calf leather marbled boards gilt lettering and raised bands along spine marbled endpapers double columned. Moderate shelf wear damp mark about the base of the spine previous owner's name and date 1854 on front free endpaper occasional moderate foxing throughout text block else good. Binding is solid. ; 318 pages . Leonard Scott & Co., hardcover books
185445536NY:: Leonard Scott & Co. Very Good. 1854. Hardcover. American edition. Quarto half-bound in light brown calf leather marbled boards gilt lettering and raised bands along spine marbled endpapers double columned. Moderate shelf wear occasional moderate foxing throughout text block else very good. Binding is solid. ; 318 pages . Leonard Scott & Co., hardcover books
185445535NY:: Leonard Scott & Co. Very Good. 1854. Hardcover. American edition. Quarto half-bound in light brown calf leather marbled boards gilt lettering and raised bands along spine marbled endpapers double columned. Moderate shelf wear occasional moderate foxing throughout text block else very good. Binding is solid. ; 285 pages . Leonard Scott & Co., hardcover books
1963452London Transport Board 1963. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A handsome copy of the 1963 1st edition. Fine in a VG to Near Fine dustjacket and with its rare original wraparound band that has printed on it Special Price 1 Pound. In addition this copy has 2 of the original London Transport Poster catalogues laid-in. 8vo. 124 color plates. <br/><br/> London Transport Board hardcover books
1928699981928. LONDON Jack. LONDON'S ESSAYS OF REVOLT. Edited and introduction by Leonard D. Abbot. New York: Vanguard Press 1928. Second printing. 12mo. brick cloth. Ink ownership. Corners lightly bumped with a small patch of soil to front board. A very good solid copy in a sunned mildly soiled dust jacket with some light chipping to the edges. unknown books
192818642New York: Vanguard Press. Very Good in Very Good dj. 1928. 2nd printing. Hardcover. very slight deterioration to cloth along bottom edge minor bumping/slight fraying at top rear corner old price sticker affixed to upper corner of ffep still quite a nice example of this cheaply-produced book; jacket browned with age especially at spine but complete with just a touch of chipping at top of spine bookstore name rubber-stamped at bottom of rear panel. Agitprop from the writer who "found enduring inspiration in his Socialist faith." Contains the following essays original publication dates noted: "The Apostate" 1906; "The Dream of Debs" 1909; "How I Became a Socialist" 1903; "The Scab" 1904; "What Life Means to Me" 1906; "Revolution" 1908. . Vanguard Press hardcover books
1928D12696New York: Vanguard Press 1928. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Cloth; dust jacket; 12mo; pp. 6 115. Ownership signature of Bessie "Becky" London Jack's second daughter from his first marriage born 1902 on half-title page. Cloth lightly rubbed; spine tips and corners bumped. Dust jacket heavily chipped along the edges affecting some lettering but not legibility heavily tape-repaired against reinforcing backing. Uncommon in any edition and especially with such a close personal association. <br/><br/> Vanguard Press hardcover books
1875383171875. THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. LONG BRANCH 1875: BATHING. An 11-inch by 16-inch hand-colored engraving from the September 4 1875 issue of "The Illustrated London News." The print which is entitled "American Sketches: Bathing at Long Branch New York" actually shows Long Branch New Jersey. The print depicts men women and children in period dress along the shore-line and bathing in the ocean. The Long Branch bluffs and bath houses are in the background. $75.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
191010066New York: The Macmillan Company 1910. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the March 1910 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth with bright lettering and design along the front panel and spine. 12mo 240 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Very light offsetting at the endpapers and pastedowns otherwise clean as could be. <br/><br/> The Macmillan Company hardcover books
191023997New York: Macmillan 1910. First Edition. Octavo 19cm. Navy blue cloth stamped in colors on spine and front cover; vii 240 4pp; frontis; 5 inserted leaves of plates. Spine ends and board corners a trifle rubbed else a straight tight copy Very Good or better with titling strong on spine and cover. A collection of seven stories including the title story "The Passing of Marcus O'Brien" "Flush of Gold" four others. WOODBRIDGE 70. BAL 11915. Macmillan unknown books
