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18973242Meadville PA: Keystone View Company 1897. Image: # 2501 The Rope Bridge Carrick-A-Rede Ireland. On back: "This rude but novel structure connecting the island of Carric-A-Rede with the mainland spans a chasm 100 feet deep and 60 feet wide. It is four feet wide and consists of two cable on which planks are lashed."; a little wear and darkening to the mount card; very good condition. Very Good. Illus. by B.L. Singley. Keystone View Company unknown books
1813WRCLIT55421Dublin: Printed and Published by John Shea 1813. viiii-vi12419pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Faint old stamps of a defunct mercantile library Preface present in duplicate possibly lacking a half-title otherwise a very good copy. Third edition but the first to be conjoined with the separately printed and paginated APPENDIX TO THE THIRD EDITION. which has its own title and separate register. The first edition appeared in 1812 in response to a pamphlet identified as A STATEMENT OF THE PENAL LAWS WHICH AGGRIEVE THE CATHOLICS OF IRELAND by Denis Scully. Not in Bradshaw. NSTC IRE78. Printed and Published by John Shea unknown books
18832280083G.P. Putnam's Sons 1883. Small Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A nice copy. 1883 Small Hard Cover. iii 144 pp. A dictionary for classical studies. NOTE: The Roman spelling of proper names has been adopted as being more commonly used in school and college text-books. The Greek names of divinities however have been retained as conveying an essentially different idea from the Roman names usually employed. The dates in parentheses immediately following the names are those of the birth and death. When but one date is given it is that of the probable floruit. The era B.C. or A.D. has been appended wherever there could be any doubt. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1807708151807. I Am Inclined to Give Credit to Her Assertions" Manuscript. Trial. Ireland. Account of a Rape. County Carlow Ireland June 25 1807. 11" x 7" leaf docketed on verso. Horizontal fold lines light browning and edgewear. Annotations by presiding magistrate to foot of recto and sections of verso. $1500. Made before magistrate Gilbert Fitzgerald this appears to be testimony by Margaret Janson against Myles Barin in an apparently It reads in part: "Myles Barin opened his small cloths informant asked him what he was going to do to her he answered he would ride her then extending her legs and endeavouring to force something into her body and struggled with her near an hour." Fitzgerald notes: "I did not swear Informant to this Information as she appeared to be entirely ignorant of the nature of an Oath but the facts are strongly corroborated by other evidence and I am inclined to give credit to her assertions. unknown books
1848262219Carroll County Maryland 1848. 2 pp. pen and ink on signle sheet. 4to. Light creasing from prior folding. 2 pp. pen and ink on signle sheet. 4to. Reading in part: "Having lost one of my negro men by death a big valuable one and having sold three more of them and having also sold one of my negro women - the above negros were sold to Mr. Joseph S. Donovan to be sent to the New Orleans market as he is a negro dealer living in Baltimore - the above negroes sold brought the sum of $2800 all of which money has been invested in property in the city of Baltimore . My object in writing to you is to request that you will lay this letter before the Commissioner of Tax of Carroll County and have all of the above negroes taken at once from my assets .". unknown books
188440540London: Simpkin Marshall & Co 1884. original cloth. small 8vo. original cloth. xx 492 2 8 pages. Fourth edition revised and enlarged. Hundreds of authors are quoted and biographically described including Hazlitt Hugo Byron Irving Hunt Trollope Lang etc. Well preserved copy. Simpkin, , Marshall, & Co unknown books
181420257London: Printed for R. S. Kirby 1814. 1st edition. Original paper-wrapped boards professionally rebacked with new paper spine label to style. Overall VG edgewear to boards/occasionally bit of foxing/archival paper reinforcement to gutter paper of first few leaves. x 4 212 pp including index. Untrimmed edges. Frontis some foxing & browning. 8vo. <br/><br/> Printed for R. S. Kirby hardcover books
181431681London: R. S. Kirby 1814. First edition 8vo pp. x 4 212; engraved frontispiece title-p. printed in red and black; contemporary paper-covered boards rebacked in tan calf blindstamped title on spine; edges rubbed corners worn; good and sound. A satirical poem about the mania of print collecting. <br/><br/> R. S. Kirby hardcover books
18141340544London: Printed for R.S. Kirby 1814. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair; missing spine and front panel as is; grayish rear board; rear shows rubbed exterior; worn edges; no jacket; text block exterior edges show age toning; deckled edges; missing endpapers; first few pages loosened but present; title page slightly foxed; previous owner's bookplate adhered to verso of title page; slight foxing to some interior pages; light pencil to rear pastedown; pp 212. Full Title: Chalcographimania; or the Portrait-Collector and Printseller's Chronicle with Infatuations of every Description. A Humorous Poem. In Four Books. With Copious Notes Explanatory. By Satiricus Sculptor Esq. 1340544. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed for R.S. Kirby hardcover books
181414870London: R. S. Kirby Pr. by J. G. Barnard 1814. 8vo. Frontis. x 4 212 4 pp. lacks pp. 209212 supplied in ink . <br><br>By the infamous forger of Shakespeare manuscripts. Title-page printed in red and black ink. Illustrated with a frontispiece decorated with title-page vignette and tail-pieces. Publisher's advertisements and errata at end. Lacks covers with most of spine chipped away first few leaves detached but present. Endpapers soiled and much chipped frontispiece with a couple of shallow chips not touching illustration and last several leaves with tiny chips at corners. Shallow chipping to top outer corners of pp. 157186. Frontispiece and title-page a little soiled; elsewhere occasional spots of soiling. Legibly inked annotations by an early hand on title-page and scattered throughout within text and margins. Ex-library with rubber-stamps of a now-defunct library on frontispiece title-page and several other pages; library charge pocket on back free endpaper; and paper shelf label on front free endpaper. Pp. 199 to end detaching slightly. Pp. 209212 missing supplied in ink by an early hand. R. S. Kirby (Pr. by J. G. Barnard) unknown books
1834221358London 12 Dorset Square 1834. 3pp. in secretarial hand on single folded sheet. Retained copy. 1 vols. 4to. Fine. 3pp. in secretarial hand on single folded sheet. Retained copy. 1 vols. 4to. The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland Pulls Strings. The powerful and influential Plunket 1st Baron served as Lord High Chancellor of Ireland from 1830-1841. His son John Plunket QC 1793-1871 afterwards third Baron Plunket was the father of William Conyngham 4th Baron Plunket Chuirch of Ireland archbishop of Dublin. unknown books
183844981County of Wexford Ireland 1838. Small printed handbill accomplished in manuscript 18.5x12.5cm. mounted to slightly larger leaf 21.5x14cm. Some foxing and chips along extremities none approaching text else Very Good. Circulating handbill for members of the Country Book Club issued to accompany the shared copy of "A Subaltern's Furlough: Descriptive of Scenes in the United States Upper and Lower Canada New Brunswick and Nova Scotia" by Edward Thomas Coke published in two volumes in 1832 and 1833. Listed are nineteen members of the Club both men and women who were allotted ten days with the book before being required to pass it along to the next member lest they receive a "Fine for keeping a Book beyond the Time Two-Pence per Day. Sixpence for omitting to date. No Member is allowed to lend a Book belonging to this Society under a Penalty of One-fourth of its original cost." Below the rules the handbill is separated into three columns listing in print the names of the nineteen members save the last "Mr. Hodgson Cadogan" which is in manuscript together with columns for date "received" and "sent away" which are accomplished in manuscript in each member's hand showing that the book in question was enjoyed by all but one reader between February 20 and September 22 1838. It should be noted that five members kept the book beyond their ten days Mr. John Cookson being the most egregious offender holding onto "A Subaltern's Furlough" from July 7th until August 1st. Location based on member Lady Mary Monck daughter of Henry Monck first Earl of Rathdowne 1785-1848. unknown books
1842WRCLIT81335London: Whittaker & Company 1842. xvi4773pp. Octavo. Stoutly bound in early 20th century library buckram bookplate pockets and stamps of a defunct mercantile library pencil erasures. Unlovely but sound with the half-title and terminal adverts. First edition of this uncommon and archly anti-Catholic novel "By the author of THE LUDDITE'S SISTER RICHARD OF YORK &c." "A well told story with a love interest and a mystery admirably sustained to the end" - Brown. An appendix gives citations to historical sources. OCLC locates a total of 16 copies. Brown IRELAND IN FICTION 31. OCLC: 12460681. Whittaker & Company hardcover books
1806292070London Cheapside; Pall Mall: J. N. Boydell G. and W.Nicol 1806. Third Edition Corrected. Three Quarters Leather. Very Good binding. The artwork in small engraved plates of the influential satirist and book illustrator William Hogarth taken from his manuscript works with detailed analysis and biographical essays by the editor John Ireland. This edition complete in three volumes. With engraved title pages frontispiece and numerous engraved plates throughout. ~~Wear to the joints surface loss to the corners of the boards and spots of scuffing to the spine. Full calf with rules in gilt to the perimeters of the boards and elaborately rolled in blind as well. Flat spines with greek key decorations in gilt. All edges marbled. With the armorial bookplates of Mary Montgomerie. One of a number of the Ireland editions. Very Good binding. J. N. Boydell | G. and W.Nicol unknown books
1812WN55111London: Boydell and Co. 1812. Red burgundy straight grain morocco gilt spine lettering 5 raised bands gilt rules borders dentelles etc. and much blind stamping. AEG. Spines joints corners and edges worn with some leather loss. Some hinges starting. Owner signatures at top of title pages. A unique assemblage and commentary on the work of William Hogarth. Third Edition. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hogarth William. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Boydell and Co. Paperback books
1812290109London: Published by Messrs. Boydell and Co. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co 1812. Third Edition. Three Quarters Leather. Very Good binding. The artwork of the influential satirist and book illustrator William Hogarth taken from his manuscript works with detailed analysis and biographical essays by the editor John Ireland. Complete in three volumes. With engraved title pages frontispiece and numerous engraved plates throughout. Wear to the joints surface loss to the corners of the boards and spots of scuffing to the spine. Three quarters olive green morocco over marbled paper boards. Top edge gilt. Very Good binding. Published by Messrs. Boydell and Co., Printed by W. Bulmer and Co unknown books
1812007809London: Messrs. Boydell & Co. 1812. Finely bound in later 19th c. dark green straight-grain morocco covers with double gilt rules bordering ornate gilt decorations and then an ornate blind tooled border backs with gilt decorations and lettering all edges gilt marbled end pages. Small label rear end pages of J.W. Robinson Co. Los Angeles Very Good spines uniformly sunned from green to brown moderate toning associated with plates boards lightly rubbed at joints and edges a quite handsome set. With 135 engraved plates as listed in Indexes Vol. I 48 Vol. II 43 Vol. III 44. The plate "Copy of Kent Altar Piece" at p. 17 Vol. III printed on blue paper. . Third Edition. Straight - Grain Morocco . Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Messrs. Boydell & Co. Hardcover books
18741250727London: Chatto and Windus 1874. Reprint. Indicative of all 3 volumes Octavo; VG/no-DJ; spine maroon leather w/gold txt creasing at joints Vol.3 front cover has separated from main book wear at head fraying general wear at edges; boards firm and have a sml sticker w/prev owner name inside frnt cvr otherwise clean; binding slightly loose at hinges otherwise maintains strong function even w/Vol.3; pages have some wear aging has produces foxing some staining darkening in some areas as well as discoloration of txt block. Otherwise condition is very good as is. Vol.1: 308 pp 42 prints; Vol.2: 334pp 42 prints; Vol.3: 324pp 67 prints. Overweight: may require additional postage for expedited/international orders Aisle 7. 1250727. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Chatto and Windus unknown books
183856606London: Longman Orme Brown Green and Longmans 1838. With 19 engravings from drawings by D. M'Clise and T. Creswick. 1 vols. Small 4to. Three-quarter morocco a.e.g. Spine faded lightly rubbed. Very Good. With 19 engravings from drawings by D. M'Clise and T. Creswick. 1 vols. Small 4to. George Sala's Copy. Thte title-page bears the signature and address of George Augustus Sala with a note under the illustrations: "Interesting as marking the height of excellence to which the art of line engraving had attained just before it was deposed by wood engraving and by lithography." Sala a mid-19th century journalist and artist was published in Charles Dickens's Household Words and was a foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans unknown books
1841319367London: How and Parsons 1841. First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout 18 maps and many engravings. xii iv 435; vii 468; viii 511pp. 3 vols. 4to. Bound in full polished tan contemporary calf edges marbled. Nice set. First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout 18 maps and many engravings. xii iv 435; vii 468; viii 511pp. 3 vols. 4to. How and Parsons unknown books
1849WRCLIT65424Dublin: Printed by Edward Bull 1849. 31pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Half-title and terminal leaf detached some smudges and a faint old stamp of a defunct mercantile library vertical crease else a good copy. First edition. The convention was presided over by the Earl of Eniskillen. Uncommon. Printed by Edward Bull unknown books
183533188London: Printed for Leigh and Son 1835. Third edition considerably Enlarged and Improved. Folding table frontispiece fore-edge chipped 3 folding maps offsetting large folding handcolored map at back 11 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches; creased some tears along folds offsetting. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. Recent grey paper-backed blue cloth morocco label. Some light wear stamps on title else a very good copy. Third edition considerably Enlarged and Improved. Folding table frontispiece fore-edge chipped 3 folding maps offsetting large folding handcolored map at back 11 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches; creased some tears along folds offsetting. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. Kress Catalogue of Economic Literature 28937 Printed for Leigh and Son unknown books
1824007952London: HardingTriphookand Lepard 1824. SCARCE. Attributed to William Henry Ireland. With half-title in Vol. 1. Printed by S.and R. Bentley Dorset Street. Frontispiece portrait Vol. 1. In contemporary signed fine binding by Riviere and Son of red morocco the backs ornately gilt with gilt lettering on red and black morocco labels wide ornate gilt dentelles dark blue paper end pages top edges gilt. Very Good the covers lightly soiled bottom edge of half-title Vol. I unevenly cut bottom corner bumps. A quite handsome set. . First Edition. Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harding,Triphook,and Lepard, Hardcover books
1824008008London: Printed for Robert Triphook 1824. RARE. Printed by J. Moyes Greville Street. clxii 2 239; cccxix 144 pp. Vol. I with with frontispiece engraved portrait and fold-out chart of the Siege of Orleans in 1428; Vol. II with fold-out frontispiece engraving of the Presentation of Jeanne D'Arc to Charles VII at Chinon and two plates bound after cclxxii showing exterior and interior of house at Domremy where Jeanne D'Arc was born. Bookplates of Monsignor Joseph M. Gleason 1869-1942 who was a Californian Catholic priest educator historian and noted collector of books and photographs Two volumes bound in full polished calf the backs with intricate fleurs-de-lys decorations and two calf labels lettered in gilt the fronts and backs with blind tooled rules bordering three gilt rules and small gilt decorations at corners fronts with gilt initials and numbers bottom left corner with those on Vol. II appearing to be rubbed out. All edges gilt. Plain green end papers that appear early 20th c. A Very Good set dime-sized stain front cover Vol. II light rubbing to boards foxing and toning only at end pages and frontis engraving of Vol. I. rest of interior pages quite clean and lovely. Fold-outs are Fine. "Consists mainly of translation from French works with notes by the editor."WorldCat . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for Robert Triphook Hardcover books
188227306Boston: James R. Osgood 1882. First Edition. 8vo pp. 188 4. American actor series Illustrated. Blue cloth stamped in black and gilt. Owner's bookplate on pastedown cover little soiled and scuffed o/w VG. Biography of Mary Dyke Duff. James R. Osgood unknown books