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19551242E120New York: Crown Publishers Inc. 1955. 1st Edition . Hardback. Good. 16 x 12 inches 41.5 x 31 cm. Lacking jacket. Quarter blue cloth with paper covered boards. Boards worn to edges and heavily rubbed. Corners worn. Stamp to front free endpaper: 'Sisters by the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts. Graton Mass.' Spotting to endpaper joints. Light browning to page edges very clean text throughout. A collection of 80 colour lithographs facsimiles of some of the best Currier and Ives prints issued between the 1840s and the 1870s. Binding is rather worn however the plates are all in excellent condition. Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £19.00; USA £33.00; Oceania £40.00; Rest of World £37.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 16 x 12 inches 41.5 x 31 cm. Crown Publishers, Inc. hardcover
191518015Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1915. Hardcover. Very Good-. Spine darkened and with light wear to spine heels. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Bookplate. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 339 741-1124 pages . The Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover
192200004688New York: Allerton Book Co 1922. Reprint. Hardcover. Very near Fine. Small 8vo. 3 vi-xxiii 4 2-382 2 pages of publisher's advertisements 8 pp. Bound in brown cloth with gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Frontispiece portrait of the author and a fold-out map of the interior of North America in the rear. Includes a small dictionary of English to Cree language phrases in the rear of the volume. Allerton Book Co hardcover
1981054692Houghton Mifflin Company 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 563 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth with gold lettering housed in a burgundy cloth covered slipcase. The slipcase is a little rubbed but is sound. Light wear to the binding of the book. Top edge gilt. The text is clean and sound. SIGNED by the author on the limitation leaf. Limited first edition is #247 of 350 copies. <br/> <br/> Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
194021075Cecil Baugh and Company. Good. 1940. Hardcover. Orange cloth cover has minor damp staining head cap is crushed and frayed tail cap is lightly crushed corners are bumped and lightly worn but cover is in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name written on front end sheet in ink. End sheets and paste downs are toned. Minor damp staining to majority of pages at lower margin. Pages are in good condition. Several B&W plates. . Cecil Baugh and Company hardcover
17491197E035Boston New England: Rogers and Fowle 1749. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. 2 facs title page iii 3 contents 568. Very Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches 13.5 x 20 cm. Volume I only the second volume was issued separately in 1752. Full calf leather binding rebacked with original spine laid over. Double gilt filet border to boards. Spine has five raised bands red leather title label gilt ornaments to compartments. New endpapers title page is a facsimile and the volume is also lacking leaves Hh3 and Hh4 pp253-256. Staining to fore edge of title page creasing and browning to first three leaves. Previous owner's name stamped to last page of Contents. Tear across part of the upper margin of leaf A4. A few occasional small marks but text is in very clean overall condition. Page 464 is misnumbered 456 as expected. This work was originally issued in parts between 1747 and 1749. This volume includes the libellous description of Admiral Sir Charles Knowles in footnote to pages 235-238 ESTC states that this was omitted from most copies of the bound volume. The scarce first edition of a work considered to be the first American history of the whole country. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 13.5 x 20 cm. Rogers and Fowle hardcover
#[36499]Leipzig 1776 . Engraved map of North America by Georg Friedrich Jonas Frentzel. Ca. 235 x 375 cm. - Some faint stains. unknown
1803036613Washington: Printed by A. and G. Way 1803. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Variously paginated. Bound volume containing the reports of the first 15 councils dating from 1803 to 1818. Bound in early full sheep. The leather binding is quite worn and dry and is scuffed and abraded. The hinges are sturdy. Lacks the top leather label on the spine; the bottom label reads "Vol. I / From the / 1st to 15th Council / Inclusive." Early owner's name at the headcap of the spine is illegible and no names within. The binding is designs with rules of alternating oval and diamond designs in blind about the edges. There is some pest damage to the outside edges of the text block towards the rear of the book not affecting the text. Text is toned and foxed with some damping at the front and rear. Two blank flyleaves at the front an numerous blank pages at the rear. Most of the reports have their own title pages. The reports that do not have separate title pages are those for: 8 1810; 12 1815; 14 1817; and 15 1818. In the 6th report 1808 there is insect damage for the leaves of pages 7-8 and 9-10 with significant loss of lettering on the fore edge of pages 7-8. Rare. 1-8 4 9-49 i-ii ix 1-2; 1-32; 1-47; 1-44; 1-46; 20 1; 42; 15 1; 56 iii; 56; 36; 88; 69; 40; 45 pages with 10 blank flyleaves at the rear. The final few flyleaves of torn and stained. Reports 8 12 14 and 15 do not have separate title pages. The rest of the reports do have their title pages. <br/> <br/> Printed by A. and G. Way hardcover
1840042995London: George Virtue 26 Ivy Lane 1840. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. W. W. Bartlett. Quarto. iv 140; iv 106 pages. Complete with 120 engraved plates plus 1 map. The binding measures 11 1/8 inches tall by just over 9 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original 3/4 black leather with dark brown cloth-covered boards. The binding is rubbed and bumped and the hinges are especially rubbed but holding. Corners bumped and abraded. Some old stains and scuffs to the binding. A sound copy. A yellow bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown reads "Applegate Pounsford & Co. / Successors to Applegate & Co. / Publisher's Booksellers / Stationers Printers / and Blank Book Manufacturers No. 43 Main Street. - - Cincinnati." Marbled endpapers. The text is toned and shows some foxing on and around the plates. The foxing can be quite heavy especially at the beginning of the book. Two volumes in one book. The dates are on the title pages. Collates complete with all plates. There are 67 plates including the engraved title page and a map in Volume I and there are 53 plates including the engraved title page in Volume II. <br/> <br/> George Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane hardcover
189218864Verlag Von Ubal & Muller. Very Good. 1892. Hardcover. German text. Burgundy cloth coer with elaborate gilt blind stamped decor of tribal Indian design running through front cover border has wear to extremities but clean bright and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Gilded patterned end sheets and paste downs clean and very good. Pages are very lightly foxed but in very good condition. Lacking many plates but still some plates present and profusely illustrated throughout in b&w. . Verlag Von Ubal & Muller hardcover
18343212Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman. 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. 1/2 leather boards with some rubbing to extremities. Pages occasionally a bit browned. Last blank page a bit torn and corner missing ; 8vo; 324 pages . Mitchell and Hinman hardcover
1927042728Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1927. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 423 pages x 2 indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth with lettering in gilt. The binding is a bit rubbed and bumped. The spine is dulled and there is a rubbed white spot on the front cover. Early signature of "Lucian St." on the front flyleaf is dated 1927. Lacks the frontis portrait of Woodrow Wilson and the gutter between the Half Title and the Title Page is cracked. The rest of the text block and the inner hinges are sound. Endpapers toned and foxed. The text is generally clean. Early original bookseller's ticket at the bottom of the rear flyleaf reads "The Book Shop Inc. / 110 S. Greene St. / Greensboro N.C." Carter Glass 1858-1946 was born in Lynchburg Virginia and was the Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson. He helped establish the U.S. financial regulatory system and was instrumental in setting up the Federal Reserve System. In this work he discusses the history and early aspects of the Federal Reserve System. <br/> <br/> Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1873053209Cincinnati OH: Robert Clarke & Co. 1873. 1st Edition . Leather Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quarto. 403 pages indexed. Hardcover nicely rebound in modern black quarter leather with brown cloths now in a removable clear mylar jacket. Title embossed in gilt on front cover and spine. There is minimal wear to the binding. Outer edges of the text block show some light spotting and discoloration. Upper edge of the text block is gilt. The frontis piece is heavily trimmed at the top and the bottom. The text is toned but clean and sound. <br/> <br/> Robert Clarke & Co. hardcover
1921235715Albany New York: The State of New York 1921. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xvi 689 - 693 - 1423 pp. Both volumes are blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates. Light edge and corner wear; no interior markings; as issued no dustjackets. The Contents of Volume One are: Preface by the State Historian James Sullivan; Charles Mason Dow - in Memoriam by James Sullivan; Introduction by Charles Mason Dow; Niagara Discovered: The French Period; Other Eighteenth Century Accounts: The English Period; Travelers' Original Accounts 1801 - 1840; Travelers' Original Accounts since 1840; Niagara - Historical and Reminiscent; Flora and Fauna; and Science Geology and Physics. The Contents of Volume Two are: Music Poetry Fiction; Maps and Pictures; Industrial Niagara; Preservation of the Falls; Open Road - Guides - Railroads - Canals - Bridges; and Alphabetical List - Bibliography. The State of New York Hardcover
2002008107McGill-Queens University Press 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very slight edge wear and some sticker remains on rear cover otherwise very good. <br/> <br/> McGill-Queens University Press hardcover
1975052262Barkhamsted Connecticut : Barkhamsted Historical Society Inc. 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 345 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. There is light to moderate wear to the binding from rubbing. Corners are bumped. The lower corner of the text block appears browned from the outside but this does not seem to affect much of the interior. The text is clean and sound. Illustrated with photographs and maps including three fold out maps at the end. <br/> <br/> Barkhamsted Historical Society, Inc. hardcover
1889053353Cambridge MA: University Press: John Wilson and Son 1889. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 167 pages. Soft cover bound in original brown printed wrappers now in a protective mylar jacket. There is moderate wear to the binding from handling. Covers are toned and have some smudging/dirt marks. The top of the text block shows some damping. There are a few minor tears to the back top edge. The text is clean and sound. No author stated but the front cover states "Printed For Sale At Mount Vernon. <br/> <br/> University Press: John Wilson and Son paperback
2004051897Charleston West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. 2004. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 235 pages. Soft cover bound in yellow green and red pictorial wrappers. Light to moderate wear to the binding. The headcap of the spine has a small tear. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated with color photos. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page "To Virginia Thompson / A devoted Cub Leader and a good scout! / Joe Wyatt / Dec. '04." Stated First Printing on the copyright page. <br/> <br/> Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. paperback
19361246E097Buenos Aires: Edicion de la Municipalidad de Buenos Aires 1936. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 228. Very Good Minus. 9.5 x 13 inches 24 x 33 cm. First printing. White paper covered boards with integral jacket. Illustrated to front cover. Jacket has a tear to head of spine slight edge wear and light soiling. Light marking to page edges. A few light marks to page margins. A landmark photographic work commissioned to commemorate the city's 400th anniversary. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 9.5 x 13 inches 24 x 33 cm. Edicion de la Municipalidad de Buenos Aires hardcover
1954ZB455542NY 1954. original paper wrappers 120 pp. illustrated very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. NY unknown
187820342Rose-Belford Publishing Company. Good. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Full leather bound cover with blind stamping and gilt is lightly scuffed caps are rubbed corners are lightly bumped and modestly rubbed but cover is in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Minor pencil marking to front end sheet. Pages are lightly toned but clean and in very good condition. B&W illustrated frontispiece. . Rose-Belford Publishing Company hardcover
189719751The London Printing and Lithographing Company. Good. 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth cover with gilt is lightly scuffed caps are chipped and frayed corners are bumped and rubbed but cover is in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Gutter is cracked on title page but binding is still fairly tight. Book plate of former owner on front paste down. Pages are modestly soiled and in good condition. B&W illustrations throughout book. . The London Printing and Lithographing Company hardcover
19191208S022Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro 1919. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: pp109-288. Very Good Minus. 9.25 x 12.5 inches 24 x 32 cm. Quarter blue cloth with plain paper covered boards title label to front board. Blue cloth reinforcements to both endpaper joints. Spotting to cloth on spine. A collection of papers from volume XXII of Archivos Do Museu Nacional Do Rio de Janeiro. The first three papers relate to the Brazilian island of Trindade in the South Atlantic Ocean. Portuguese language. Numerous illustrations. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal and a descendent of Sir George Back the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Very scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate for non-European destinations. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: USA £21.00; Oceania £30.00; Rest of World £30.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 9.25 x 12.5 inches 24 x 32 cm. Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro hardcover
188920943L. M. Ayer Publishing Company. Very Good. 1889. Hardcover. Finely bound cloth cover is sunned at spine caps are rubbed corners are bumped and rubbed but cover is in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Restored with 20th century end sheets and paste downs. Pages are lightly toned but clean and in very good condition. B&W illustrated frontispiece many B&W illustrations. . L. M. Ayer Publishing Company hardcover
19541246E063London: Elek Books 1954. 1st Edition 2nd Impression . Hardback. Printed pages: 255. Very Good Minus. 6 x 9 inches 15 x 23 cm. Signed by Author. Second printing issued in the same month as the first impression. Lacking jacket. Green cloth binding. Fading to spine bump to head of spine. Foxing to top page edge. Browning to free endpapers some rust spots to front endpaper. Good solid binding. Clean text throughout. Personal account of the exploits of explorer-archaeologist Frederick Albert Mitchell-Hedges reputed to be one of the inspirations for the Indiana Jones character in the series of Steven Spielberg films. Included with the book is a two page typed letter signed by the author. Addressed to his niece Edith Pellett the letter gives details of Mitchell-Hedges relatives his writings and estates at Buffgate Manor and Canterton Manor. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6 x 9 inches 15 x 23 cm. Elek Books hardcover
