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18867280New York: Century Co 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Original cloth. Minor scuffing to edges. Cover faded. Presentation copy inscribed by Stockton on the half-title to American painter Florence Gotthold 1858-1930: "Florence W. Gotthold / is the owner of this book / which was written by Frank R. Stockton / for just such a / reader as she is."<br /> Provenance: Florence and Frederick Gotthold presentation inscription and Frederick Gotthold's bookplate. From the library of noted book collector William A. Strutz. Century Co hardcover
18921180E064London: T. Fisher Unwin 1892. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 59. Good. 7 x 8.75 inches 17.5 x 22 cm. Paper covered boards with printed title to front board. Spine chipped to edges and slightly worn to ends. Boards have some marks and are worn to corners. Binding a little loose but all pages are fully attached. The engraved title page and one illustration have been coloured by a child gift inscription to half title page dated January 1893. A rare Victorian children's title. WorldCat locates 5 copies worldwide. Overall condition is Good. Size: 7 x 8.75 inches 17.5 x 22 cm. T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
1874225611London : Richard Bentley 1874. New Edition. Hardback. Good copy bound in contemporary gilt-blocked leather-backed marbled boards. Some wear evident around the spine ends. Panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed. Bumped corners. Scattered foxing and marginal dust-toning mainly to prelims. Previous owner's signature to title page. Remain quite well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 408 pages; 408p. 21cm. Genre: 19th century fiction -- Novel. London : Richard Bentley hardcover
18961000719.09Scribner's NY 1896. 1st American ed. Hardcover. Good. 4to. Hardcover green cloth no dj. Good condition for its age. Tiny nicks at upper spine two 1/4-inch & one 1/2-inch tear to lower spine cloth; 2-inch stain on cover. Moderate scuffing to rear board w/ board corners peeking through cloth; mild foxing to opening & closing few pgs. Contents clean binding & hinges tight. xxii 408 pp. 37 full-pg. mostly gravure plates 190 text illus. catalogue of works in rear. Scribner's, NY hardcover
18940015956London: F.V. White & co. 1894. First One-Volume Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : 1894. Hardback. First published in 1893. Tan leather spine with raised bands gilt lines and dark blue morocco label. Marbled boards very unusual pattern with marbled end-papers a different and again an unusual pattern. All edges sprinkled. VERY GOOD INDEED. No owner name or markings. Tight and clean. A scarce book. Only the British Library holds a copy in the UK. viii 312 pages. Complete with half-title. Rosley Books for Literature. <br/> <br/> F.V. White & co., hardcover
1806635620Dalla Società Tipografica de' Classici Italiani contrada di S. Margherita N. 1118 1806. Wraps. Very Good. Volume 2 only. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 282pp. including index and errata page; with 5 foldout engraved plates at the rear featuring 97 examples of the experiments discussed in the text. This copy is still in the original printers wraps with titles and border devices printed on the front and rear wrappers. Overall a Very Good complete copy with moderate wear to the wraps. // This text presents a synthesis of the experimental work carried out for over a ten-year period by Lorenzo Magalotti at the Accademia del Cimento. Dalla Società Tipografica de' Classici Italiani, contrada di S. Margherita, N. 1118 unknown
1897220416-MB30Rand McNally & Company 1897. Very Good Hardcover illustrated by Diagrams Colored Maps and Engravings Remarkably nice condition binding strong no markings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Rand McNally & Company hardcover
188062322Frank Leslie's Publishing House New York 1880. First thus. Hardcover. Very Good minus. An uncommon edition. Quarto 11 1/8" tall 760 pages decorative endpapers 3/4 black leather over marbled boards. This is a very good clean sturdy copy internally but the cover is only good with rubbing at all edges the hinges are strong text paper is moderately yellowed with moderate foxing primarily to the early pages. Frank Leslie's Publishing House, New York hardcover
1899014826London United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition THUS First Printing. n.d. Pp. 344. 'New Edition' to title page rebound in blue buckram gilt title to spine. tight binding a sprinkle of spotting to pages in places mostly fine. Scarce. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
18599672<p>Nice condition copy of "The Ladies' Hand Book of Fancy and Ornamental Work" compiled by Miss Florence Hartley. 1859 1st edition; John E. Potter and Company; Philadelphia. The book is richly illustrated with 262 engravings. "Comprising Directions and Patterns for Working in Applique Bead Work Braiding Canvas Work Knitting Netting Tatting Worsted Work Quilting Patchwork &c. &c." The book is a comprehensive instruction manual dedicated to 19th-century needlework domestic textiles and decorative handcrafts. It served as a practical guide for Victorian homemakers looking to create elegant home decor and personal accessories.<br /><br />Condition:<br />Clean front cover and spine; some tiny specks on the back cover. Bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The pages are age-toned though not brittle and mostly clean with only a small foxing spot here and there.though there is a larger foxing spot at the bottom of the frontispiece and title page. Tiny tear at the outer edge of the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.</p> John E. Potter and Company hardcover
189627901New York : R. Bonner's Sons 1896. First Edition. Hardback. Finely rebound in modern aniline quarter calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt-tooling to the compartments; red morocco gilt-blocked title labels. An exceptional example of a now scarce edition. ; 333 pages; Description: 333 p. : plates ; 20 cm. Series: Choice series no. 130. Series: Choice series no. 130. New York : R. Bonner's Sons hardcover
1895Lib7654BC1mhAmerican Baptist Publication Society Philadelphia 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Book in very good condition. Slight fraying at the top and bottom of spine. Gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text with minimum foxing throughout. Tight spine. Most likely barely read. Original gold decorated cloth. Fist edition. Covers much of his ministerial activities around Rochester N.Y. Tells the life story of Anderson. Please reach out with any questions! American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia hardcover
1898052665London: George Allen Ruskin House 1898. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON. FIRST EDITION : 1898. Hardback. 'Ruskin-green' cloth; gilt lettered spine with striking plant designs to spine and both boards. Top-edge gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Bright tight and clean. Minor wear only. Bookplate in the Arts and Crafts style; Florence Harris 1898. No owner name or internal markings. Slight browning to end-papers. VERY GOOD INDEED. viii 303 pages. Appendix I: Supplementary References Appendix II: Books of the Bible Quoted or referred to in this Volume. Useful reference tool; uncommon these days. 8vo. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . SCARCE. <br/> <br/> George Allen, Ruskin House hardcover
1896100816New York: The Christian Herald Bible House 1896 Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. A work of Christian fiction from the late 19th century being a sequel to the author's Titus A Comrade of the Cross. Binding has light wear moderate soils dampstain around bottom corner on most pages and the binding inked name on flyleaf. The Christian Herald Bible House hardcover
189111801New York: United States Book Co. successors to John W. Lovell Co. 1891. Hardcover. Very good. 336 pages octavo. Decorated cloth covers light wear at cover edges. Former owner name label on front paste-down endpaper and offset stain from this label on the free endpaper else Very Good. 120506A <br /><br /> United States Book Co., successors to John W. Lovell Co. hardcover
184641370Philadelphia: Thomas B. Florence and Joseph Severns 1846. First edition. Broadsheet. A very good copy with owner's name and address on top margin light foxing. Unpaged 2 pp. 20 1/2 x 14 inches. Mainly concerning the speeches on the Celebration of the Anniversary of the Glorious Fourth July 1776 as well as toasts. Began in 1844; ceased in Sept. 1846. Scarce especially the "Extras." Not at AAS. OCLC locates issues from 1846 at only two libraries: LOC and Lib. Co. of Phila with the later the only institution listing this July 14 extra.<br /> <br /> Provenance: Copy of H.B. Chew Towsontown Md. Henry Banning Chew 1800 - 1866 was one of thirteen founding members of the Philomathean Society the University of Pennsylvania's first student organization. He went on to become a successful merchant. He married the daughter of Governor Charles Ridgely of Hampton Maryland. In 1921 the Chew family sold the land from his mansion to Goucher College. Thomas B. Florence and Joseph Severns unknown
189170756Albert Scott & Company 1891. VG. Hardcover / Green boards with silver decoration / Two small spots at bottom front center board / Edges lightly bumped / Two gift inscriptions within one dated 1893 the other 1922 to previous owners / Rear hinge hair-line split but binding solid / Extensively illustrated by J.E. BUNDY Albert, Scott & Company hardcover
1868382211London: Frederick Warne & Co 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. First one-volume edition published in three volumes in 1867. Small octavo. 437pp. Later green cloth boards with gilt title on the spine. A couple of small holes on the spine one signature supplied in facsimile very good or better. OCLC locates two copy of this edition. Frederick Warne & Co hardcover
1891190218New York: John W. Lovell Company 1891. Softcover. Very Good. Authorized edition. First edition. Wrappers. Chipping to spine else very good. Issued February fifth 1891. John W. Lovell Company unknown
1867127123LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY 1867 Victorian Blue cloth blind blocked decorative frame to front with gilt blocked title and chamfered boards 220 x 170 pp. All edges gilt 60 pp. b/w steel engraved frontis 2 others. First Trade edition 1867 being the author's first book a touching story of a young child who's mother dies of scarlet fever. It was first aired in printed form to raise money for a charity bazaar and so impressed the novelist G. J. Whyte-Melville that he advised that it should be published. VG Book - mild general shelf wear to cloth - mainly colour rubbing no cracks to original pale yellow end papers light foxing to reverse of free end papers and last printed page no previous owner name or insc. occasional finger and general soiling to some margins binding generally sound but a little floppy due to glue to back strip failing. However in remarkable condition for a children's book over150 years old. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. RICHARD BENTLEY hardcover
1880HALL252502Hardback. 1880. A Memoir. With a preface by Mountstuart E. Grant Duff. xxiv 322pp 43-page publisher's catalogue mounted photograph frontispiece Macmillan London 1880. Spine & edges of boards worn otherwise a very good copy with coloured Hungarian flag on front cover. . hardcover
1898277609New York.: Longmans Green & Co. no date but circa 1898. red cloth binding with paper covered boards oblong 4to. fair with no dust jacket: damp stains faded and frayed spine shelf wear and very worn edges on cover with some of the paper torn off the cardboard owner’s inscription on ffep soil on pages-As Is. Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover
1898277607New York.: Longmans Green & Co. no date circa 1898. green cloth binding with paper covered boards. fair with no dust jacket: damp stains faded and frayed spine shelf wear and very worn edges on cover with some of the paper torn off the cardboard owner’s inscription on ffep soil on pages-As Is. oblong4to. Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover
1898983G10London : Walter Scott c1898. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A practical handbook for housekeeping in the 19th century for small incomes with 18 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original publisher's green cloth binding. With 18 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work.Written by Irish writer and lecturer Florence Stacpoole whose works focused on health and budgeting for women.This volume is a classic guide providing practical advice on managing a household on a limited budget. Includes sections on housekeeping cookery the care of children every-day ailments and invalid feeding. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart. Bumping to head and tail of spine with light rubbing to edges. Mark to rear board. Spotting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright with light spotting and age toning. Spotting to fore edge. Very Good Walter Scott hardcover
190023708<p>Longman's Green & Co 1900. Hardcover. Good. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton and verses by Bertha Upton; front hiinge is split wide open rear hinge is nearly completely split as well; front flyleaf is missing prior owner's name written in ink on the title page; small tears at bottoms of pp 23 26 through 24 and 47</p> Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
