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188729178London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1887. First edition 4to x 2 287 1; heliogravure frontispiece vignette title-p. gravure portrait on dedication-p. 23 gravure portraits of the pioneers plus a number of illustrations in the text several full-p.; original red cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine t.e.g.; hinges cracked cloth a little bubbled spine extremities cracked and worn all else very good. Biographical sketches of the great early Alpine guides illustrated with Abney's superb photographic portraits. The text contains contributions by 18 noted Alpinists including Douglas Freshfield and William Conway and subjects covered in addition to the biographical sketches include a history of mountaineering from 1387 to 1885 Alpine accidents mountaineering without guides mountaineering in winter ice-axes and rope and "guidecraft." Abney 1843-1920 was a famous photographer and an early pioneer in color photography. He was a experienced traveller and often visited Switzerland and Italy to climb. Cunningham was a Scottish climber and an advocate of winter climbing in Scotland. Neate 197. <br/><br/> Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington hardcover books
1860120320London: Richard Bentley 1860. First. hardcover. very good. With Notices of Customs and Countries from the Elephant Haunts of the Dehra Doon to the Bunchowr Tracks in Eternal Snow. Folding map 4 tinted lithographs 2 illustrations 318pp. small 8vo full polished calf gilt- decorated borders on covers heavily gilt spine raised bands red leather spine label edges lightly rubbed marbled edges. . London: Richard Bentley 1860. First Edition. Very Good .<br/><br/> Presentation copy signed "From the Author" on blank page after the flyleaf.<br/><br/> Richard Bentley unknown books
1899WRCAM53564Little Rock 1899. 488pp. plus portrait. Contemporary grey cloth spine gilt. Some soiling to spine spine ends worn corners bumped. Contemporary presentation inscription on front pastedown manuscript compliments card laid in. Some light tanning and minor scattered foxing. About very good. Rare southern Civil War narrative which follows Lee's Sharpshooters from the beginning of the campaign in Spotsylvania May 4 1864 to Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9 1865. The appendix includes a history of the Mississippi sharpshooters by their commander combined with descriptions of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House battles by the correspondent for the London Morning Herald. HOWES D573. DORNBUSCH III:1222. hardcover books
1816307860Edinburgh: Longman Hurst Rees 1816. Second Edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Half contemporary calf and marbled boards. VG. Second Edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Longman, Hurst, Rees unknown books
1918219480London 1918. unbound. 4 pages each two-page spread measuring 7 x 9 inches Compton House London December 7 1918. This humorous letter was written to his long-time friend -- literary and art critic Sidney Colvin -- in his typical run-on sentence style in part: ".My children gave me your book on Christmas day.I cut it and dipped through it eagerly since which I have read three chapters I found however the thickness of the book not its weight strained and hurt my thumb & first finger in holding it so that I could read it comfortably of an evening in one hand with my pipe in the other as I like to do and have taken it to a nice little Scotch bookbinder at Brighton to bind it in two vols. splitting it at chapter ten which is near the middle & where the chapter comes on a fresh page. I may add that I greatly appreciate the good taste and skill with which it is written." One horizontal fold; near fine condition.<br/><br/> English genre painter author and illustrator.<br/><br/> unknown books
1828220720London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme Brown and Green 1828. Second edition. xxiii 544; 595; 615 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Original cloth and boards paper spine labels. Labels rubbed ffep torn from Vol. II else a very clean set. Second edition. xxiii 544; 595; 615 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green unknown books
1953016736New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation 1953. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. xx 867 pages of text including an index. Original blue hardcover binding with minor sunning to the spine and minor shelfwear including a tiny tear to the top of the spine. No dustjacket. Signed by both authors on the front endpaper with no further inscription. Previous owner's name signed on the front endpaper Charles D. Hurd. Includes a typed letter on Quaker Oats letterhead signed by Dunlop to Hurd in a letter that thanks Hurd for his assistance in editing the book. Hurd is also credited in the Preface. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Reinhold Publishing Corporation Hardcover books
183321417Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and T. Cadell 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 138 pp vi publisher's ads. Bound in what is likely the original binding of paper-covered boards with cloth spine and paper spine label. Cloth partially split along rear joint mild spine slant evidence of removal of bookplates on pastedowns. Occasional foxing but overall quite clean. A supplement to Dunlop's earlier work Parochial Law. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Dunlop "was a firm supporter of the party later known as the non-intrusionists which wished to limit the power of patrons to appoint ministers to Church of Scotland parishes. In 1830 Dunlop was elected to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland.Dunlop thus arrived on the national stage just as the evangelical party was moving to a position of dominance in the church. He became an active member of various church societies including the Church Law Society and the Anti-Patronage Society and by 1834 he was editor of the Presbyterian Review the journal of the evangelicals and non-intrusionists.He was to play a leading role in most of the controversies in the 'ten years' conflict' which resulted in the Disruption of the Church of Scotland in 1843. He acted as counsel for the non-intrusionists and the presbytery of Auchterarder in what became a test case heard in 1838 and 1839 on the legality of the Veto Act. By this measure the non-intrusionists had sought to restrict the power of patrons to present nominees to vacant parishes by making it conditional on a measure of popular assent. William Blackwood and T. Cadell hardcover books
1816401380Edinburgh: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1816. Second edition. Rebacked preserving original spines later red morocco lettering-pieces. Three volumes 8vo. Contemporary calf spines gilt. <br/><br/> Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown unknown books
182729909Philadelphia: E. Littell; New York: Carvill 1827. 8vo. 2 vols. I: 354 pp. II: 286 60 pp. 1 f. 2 ads ff. <br><br>First American edition. Also includes publisher's advertisements and prospectuses. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 28741. Uncut copy. Publisher's quarter brown leather with dun-colored boards; original paper spine label. Binding dust-soiled. Exsocial club library: 19th-century bookplate call number on endpaper pressure-stamp on title-page no other markings. A very nice copy in its delicate original binding which is in very good condition. E. Littell; New York: Carvill hardcover books
181674474Edinburgh: Ballantyne 1816. hardcover. 3 volumes. 12mo occasional spotting 3/4 blue calf contemporary boards rubbed. Edinburgh: Ballantyne 1816. Second edition. Good.<br/><br/> Lowndes I 696.<br/><br/> Ballantyne unknown books
1883856London: Field & Tuer Ye Leadenhalls Presse 1883. viii272pp. Index. Illustrated with 6 plates 2 in color. Orig. black and gilt stamped brown cloth extremities of spine lightly frayed. Field & Tuer, Ye Leadenhalls Presse hardcover books
1829022621Paris: Didot 1829. Disbound. Good . Includes all of Longus' Pastorals including Daphnis and Chloe. Preface in latin excerpt from Dunlop's History of Fiction appended to preface preface totals 62pp. Book is in greek with greek footnotes 154pp to which is appended un lettre circulaire de P.L. Courier sur les pretendues variantes du manuscrit de Florence in french pages 155-163. Then an Animadversionum in Longi Pastoralia Auctarium by Ludovici de Sinner 164-206 comprised of notes in latin and greek. 2 page index to page 208. 62 208. Light edgewear but otherwise unmarked. Disbound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Classics Latin & Greek; Inventory No: 022621. <br/><br/> Didot unknown books
1898Z1205Glasgow:: Kerr and Richardson 1898. 1898. 4to. xiv xv 150 pp. Photogravure frontis. port. of John Dunlop with facsimile signature and tissue guard two color title printed in red and black photogravure port. of James Dunlop 1811-1893 with facsimile signature and tissue guard full page illustration; some foxing. Burgundy cloth printed paper spine label; spine label rubbed with light wear to head of spine. Very good. Limited edition being one of 500 copies. This copy with a PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION: "To M. Dunlop Esq. Bristol from James Allan Glasgow March 1898." Kerr and Richardson, 1898. hardcover books
188334119London: Field & Tuer & NY: Scribner & Welford 1883. First Edition. 8vo pp. vii 272 including index. With 2 chromolithographs and 4 lithographed plates.Review laid in. Ex library. cover little worn at edges and spine one hinge tender o/w VG. The early history of glass in all sections of the world based on the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Field & Tuer & NY: Scribner & Welford unknown books
184267896Philadelphia: Carney and Heart. Good. 1842. Hardcover. Two volumes ex-lib with very minimal marks yellow coated endpapers are slightly soiled contents are solid Good. . Carney and Heart hardcover books
20091342375Statesville NC: Papier Presse 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG-; black spine with purple and blue text; first edition; dust jacket shows slight exterior wear; few dings to edges; cloth clean; strong straight boards; text block clean; pictorial endpapers; tight binding; profusely illustrated; pp 382. 1342375. FP New Rockville Stock. Papier Presse hardcover books
18409177Edinburgh: John Johnstone pr. by Ballantyne & Hughes 1840. 8vo. 2 49 1 pp. <br><br>Second issue. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC 2D22748. Removed from a nonce volume. Title-page with early inked numeral in upper margin; spots of mild foxing to first and last few leaves. John Johnstone (pr. by Ballantyne & Hughes) unknown books
184267660Philadelphia: Carey and Hart. Good. 1842. Hardcover. Two Volumes complete. This is an ex-library set with usual library marks including card pockets at the rear numbers to the spine and library stamps. The covers are slightly ruubed and show some usual wear but the contetns are bright and complete. Good. . Carey and Hart hardcover books
193426077London: Boriswood 1934. First English Language Edition. Octavo 21cm.; original rust cloth spine lettered in yellow; 615pp. A touch dust-soiled; rubberstamp "hae" to half title and copyright page else About Fine. German novel portraying adolescent life during the depression of post-WWI Germany. Publisher's announcement laid in. Boriswood unknown books
35937Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. London Field & Tuer Leadenhall Press 1882. 272 pages plates. Hardcover spine tips frayed generally good condition no jacket. . Other hardcover books
19719026938New York: Praeger 1971. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine stamped in orange cover stamped in blind. Publisher's advance reading copy. Arab social geographical political cultural and religious topics presented. Publisher's original dated note to reader laid in. <br/><br/> Praeger hardcover books
1890Z1206Edinburgh and London:: Young J. Pentland 1890. 1890. 8vo. xiii 222 pp. Maroon cloth gilt-stamped spine title; some offsetting to covers spine ends a bit worn spine slightly stained. Bookplate of Bryan Gandevia M.D.; some inked and penciled annotations to front endleaves. Very good. Young J. Pentland, 1890. hardcover books
196335987New York: Nelson Doubleday: in cooperation with the American Geographic Society 1963. 8vo pp. 59; numerous illustrations in color and black & white some mounted as issued; near fine in original cartographic wrappers. Issued in conjunction with the Around The World Program. <br/><br/> [in cooperation with the American Geographic Society unknown books
1970046815New York: Burt Franklin 1970. 2 vols. xviii 504; vi 701p. folded chart at end of the first volumes original green cloth. Reprint of the 1896 edition. Burt Franklin: Research & source works series 469. Essays in literature & criticism 61. Burt Franklin unknown books
