87 résultats
1786177999London: C. Nourse 1786. 5th. Hardcover. Fair case very worn pages at extremities worn markings at extremities pieces missing from first title page still readable. Brown full leather binding with 5 raised bands. Diagrams and charts throughout. Some diagrams and maps foldout. xxxii approx. 870 pp. Composed for the use of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital the Royal Academy at Portsmouth and the gentlemen of the Navy. Fifth edition. Two volumes in one book. Important textbook on navigation for the 18th century British navy. Edited by William Wales member of Captain Cook's second voyage. C. Nourse hardcover books
194415543New York: Simon and Schuster 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gertrude Elliott. A crisp impressive copy of the 1944 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. And in a bright price-intact $1.50 Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by Gertrude Elliott. <br/><br/> Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1982264024Atlantic Highlands NJ: Humanities Press 1982. Hardcover. 136p. cloth-covered boards illus. with line drawings and two maps very good condition in a lightly yellowed dj. Dolmen Texts No. 4. Translation of the 12th century work Topographia Hiberniae. Humanities Press hardcover books
168031090London: John Wright & Richard Chiswell 1680. Folio 27.1 cm 10.75". 4 13343 1 pp. <br><br>with England & Wales. Sovereign 16601685: Charles II. His Majesties declaration to all his loving subjects touching the causes & reasons that moved him to dissolve the two last parliaments. London: Pr. by the assigns of John Bill Thomas Newcomb & Henry Hills 1681. Folio. 10 2 pp.<br>Â Â Â Â First editions of two significant documents one from Parliament and one from Charles II regarding the furor over the Exclusion Bill. In the first work the tone is indeed almost aggressively humble as per the title but the position is utterly unyielding: The Catholic Duke of York will not be accepted in the line of succession as Charles II's life will allegedly be in constant deadly danger as long as there is any possibility of "a Popish Successor" p. 135. In response to the "Humble Address" Charles dismissed the Parliament and called another which also refused to do his bidding after which he issued the second piece here an attempt at justification which invokes the Fitzharris treason case.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: These two copies were joined together by a contemporary reader who marked the recto of the printing permission of the first piece with "The Address" and the verso of the permission of the second piece that is that piece's final page with "The King's Declaration. This read in ye Parochial Church of Thrandeston May ye first Anno Domini 1681. Tho. Mael." Mael served as rector of Thrandeston from 1670 until his death in 1709. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Humble Address: ESTC R228475; Nelson & Seccombe 647.49B. Declaration: Wing rev. ed. C3000; ESTC R13996. Disbound from a nonce volume. Pages slightly age-toned with scattered light spots; inscriptions as above. => A nice pairing from the library of a clergyman who presumably had a strong interest in the outcome of the struggle. John Wright & Richard Chiswell unknown books
184630113Boston: Published by S. G. Simpkins 1846. 1st edition. Original publisher's blue cloth with gilt stamped spine & boards blocked in blind. Spine a bit sun-tanned. A VG copy. 6 172 2 pp. Advert to penultimate page. Frontis 4 internal wood engravings tailpiece. 12mo in 6s. 6-1/4" x 3-3/4" <br/><br/>Besides the LOST WHEELBARROW the other stories included are: The DANCE Of The MICE LITTLE HORACE & HONEST CUFF. Published by S. G. Simpkins hardcover books
1860138876Boston: Bee Printing Company 1860. Octavo pp. 1-2 1-4 5-7 8 9 10-52 note: first leaf is a blank original cream wrappers printed in black. First edition. Includes an early printing of a Oliver Wendell Holmes poem "International Ode -- 'Our Fathers' Land'" pages 19-20. The centerpiece of the book is an extremely detailed description of the ball in honor or the prince who wore what who danced with the prince etc. also an anonymous poem of nine stanzas "The Prince's Welcome" on page 6. Currier & Tilton p. 330. This printing not noted by BAL. Gift inscription on page 6 reads: "1870 April 26. Gift of Wm. Sumner Appleton of Boston. H. U. 1860" Spine replaced some general soiling to wrappers small stain on rear wrapper generally a very good copy. In a buckram folding case with inner marbled paper and small leather spine label. #138876 Bee Printing Company unknown books
1852WRCAM16070Nashville 1852. Two volumes. viii374 i.e. 376; vii376pp. plus thirty-one plates. Later three-quarter black morocco and cloth spines gilt. Corners lightly worn. Ownership inscription on verso of each frontispiece bookplate on rear pastedowns. First volume with ink stamp on pastedown and titlepage. Lightly foxed. Some light wear and soiling. Very good. A very rare complete set of this interesting and important Tennessee periodical containing all twelve articles entitled "Early History of the Southwest" which constitute the main interest of the magazine for modern readers. After the magazine ceased publication with the December 1852 issue the editors followed their intention stated in their last editorial and gathered all of the narratives into a book issued in January 1853 entitled INDIAN BATTLES MURDERS SEIGES sic AND FORAYS IN THE SOUTH- WEST. ".This was a collection of narratives by various authors. These had appeared separately as articles in the SOUTH WESTERN MONTHLY MAGAZINE printed in Nashville during the years 1851-52. The magazines are considered frontier periodicals of extreme rarity - the 1853 book.is all but unobtainable. Apparently few copies of the book were printed judging from the very few times one finds records of its sale." - Allen. The actual first appearances in print of all of the items in the book are the periodical versions. <br> <br> Articles include "Sketch of the Captivity of Col. Joseph Brown" "The Indian Massacres in the Vicinity of Bosley's Spring." "Indian Murders around Nashville - Narrative of John Davis Esq." "Scalping of Thomas Everett and his two sisters near Buchanan's Fort." "Indian Battles and Murders - Narrative of General Hall" "Perils attending emigration from Virginia to the West.burning of Sigler's Fort. Narrative of John Carr" "The levy of men sent out from North Carolina.narrative of Mr. Samuel Blair" "Narrative of John Rains" "Massacre at Cavet's Station." Virtually all of the narratives describe Indian fights in Tennessee between the 1780s and the War of 1812. <br> <br> An important rarity of Indian warfare on the Old Southwest frontier. This set has a remarkably large number of plates; other sets we know of have far fewer. All seem to be remainders from New York publications used as illustrations without regard to text. HOWES W30 ref. ALLEN RARITIES 47. ALLEN IMPRINTS 3160. hardcover books
191228238New York: William Rickey & Co 1912. 1st US edition. Red cloth binding lettered in gilt. General shelfwear & sunned spine. Slightly shaken. FFEP excised. A Good copy. 302 pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> William Rickey & Co hardcover books
1915511211915. New South Wales. The Statutes of New South Wales Public and Private 1879-96 1899-1915. Sydney: Reprinted by George Stephen Chapman Acting Government Printer 1891-1915. 29 volumes in all. Folio Quarto and Octavo formats. Volumes from 1879-95 are quarter calf over cloth others are quarter cloth over printed boards with early hand-lettered spine labels. Worn backstrips lacking from 1879-95 volumes moderate soiling internally clean. Ex-library. Location labels to spines small stamps to title pages. Solid. $350. These volumes are from a series that began in 1851. All of these volumes are uncommon in the trade. Sweet & Maxwell A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 6:74-75. unknown books
200446707London: Harleian Society 2004. Hardcover. Very good. xlviii 351pp; 352-766pp. Two voluumes both very good in publisher's red cloth. <br/><br/> Harleian Society hardcover books
200725621Chicago: Great Plains Press. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket with gold award seal on front panel "Mom's Choice Award Honoring Excellence.; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; pp . Great Plains Press hardcover books
188241313London: Hutchings & Crowley 1882. Illustrated. 96 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in full vellum and stamped in gilt. Some rubbing. Illustrated. 96 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Hutchings & Crowley unknown books