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185059391Paris J. Corréard 1850. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering on upper cover. 68;26 pp. Plates missing. unknown
1883427479London : Eyre & Spottiswoode 1883. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original cloth-backed illustrated paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat edge-nicked dust-toned and rubbed as with age with some loss and cracking to the material. Some wear around the spine cover edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Estimated year of publication. Physical description; leaves : col. ill. ; 38 cm fol. Subjects; Children's poetry English. Book design : history. Initials ; Specimens. Script type. Jackdaw ; Juvenile literature. Birds ; Juvenile poetry. Cathedrals France Reims ; Juvenile poetry. Chromolithography ; Specimens. Chromolithography England ; Specimens. London : Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover
1883500043306London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1883. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. With twelve illustrations printed in colours. 18pp Printed on one side of the leaf only. Wyth ye old writing & ye new illustrations by Ernest Maurice Jessop. Folio leather <br/> <br/> Eyre & Spottiswoode, hardcover
1898253096New York: Dodd Mead & Co 1898. hardcover. fine. 19 volumes title-pages with decorative red borders. 8vo. Publisher's deluxe binding gold-decorated full blue crushed morocco ornately gilt spines and covers full finely tooled burgundy leather inside all covers top edge gilt deckled fore - and bottom edges. New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1898-1918. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> Autograph Edition limited to 150 copies. Volume 1 signed by Maeterlinck on blank leaf. Previous owners bookplates<br/> <br/> Dodd, Mead & Co unknown
1898016613New York USA: Dodd Mead & Company 1898. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. First American Edition First Printing. pp. 353. Bound in original green cloth title to front and spine in gilt. Top corner of title page cut off does not affect text. Some underlining and notation to early pages possibly by Sutor's old teacher Abbott who Sutor the translator has inscribed this copy to on the half title page. to Dr. Abbott from his very grateful old student the translator Not signed by the author. Dodd Mead & Company Hardcover
1813222847London : printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. . and sold by White Cochrane and Co. . and the Author at the British Museum 1813. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in contemporary boards with a later cloth spine. Gilt-blocked leather spine label. Spine ends slightly rubbed. Panel edges worn and dulled. Bright and clean internally with some marginal foxing and offsetting evident around the plates. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 217 pages; Author of Indian antiquities = Thomas Maurice OCLC RLIN. Physical description: 217p. 3 plates; 24cm. Genre: English literature -- Poetry -- 19th century -- Classical literature -- Drama -- Translations. London : printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and Co. ... and sold by White, Cochrane, and Co. ... and the Author at the British hardcover
1813GEN28-I-7London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. 1813. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7". None. A collection of poems that includes: "Westminster-Abbey : An Elegiac and Historical Poem" "The Lotos of Egypt" and "Hinda; an Arabian Elegy". Features full-page intricate illustrations of Westminster. From the author of "Indian Antiquities". Sold by Maurice at the British Museum. Small publisher's catalogue to the rear. And a dedication to The Earl of Carysfort. Rebound in an institutional binding with an institutional blind stamp to the front board. Externally the spine is labelled with a different title that is not relevant to this text. There is bumping and shelfwear and institutional ink marks to spine. Internally firmly bound and bright. There are also institutional ink stamps throughout. There is also an institutional bookplate to the front pastedown. Good Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. hardcover
189599776<p>Philadelphia PA: Walt Whitman Fellowship. 1895. 1895. Very good. - Octavo 9-1/4 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide. Softcover bound in cream-colored printed self-wrappers. The edges of the cover page are very slightly darkened. 8 pages numbered 23 through 30. A very good unopened copy.</p><p>First edition.</p><p>"Walt Whitman Fellowship Papers: Second Year: 9. Philadelphia November 1895".</p><p>An adventurer in his youth Richard Maurice Bucke 1837-1902 was a Canadian psychiatrist. He was the head of Ontario's provincial Asylum for the Insane in London Ontario and was a friend of significant men of letters throughout the U.S. Canada and Great Britain. He wrote numerous professional articles and was the author of "Man's Moral Nature" "Walt Whitman" a biography of the poet and "Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind".</p> Philadelphia, PA: Walt Whitman Fellowship. 1895. paperback
1891017125London: Macmillan 1891. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Bright red cloth gilt titled spine xi 155pp trimmed edges not affecting text owner name on title-page light bumping on spine ends gilt faded light soiling on upper front cover. Near Fine. Macmillan hardcover
189175632London: Macmillan & Co 1891. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. Good. xi 1 155 1 pages. Bookplate from Ship's Library U.S.S. Bridge. Bookplate of a previous owner Robert R. Martin on fep. Appendix bibliography. Index Boards and spine somewhat stained and spotted. Major-General Sir John Frederick Maurice KCB 1841-1912 was a senior British Army officer chiefly remembered for his military writings. Maurice served as private secretary to Sir Garnet Wolseley in the Ashanti Campaign of 1873-1874; in the Zulu War in 1880; was deputy assistant adjutant general of the Egyptian expedition in 1882; and was brevetted colonel in 1885. In 1885-1892 he was professor of military history at the Staff College Camberley and in 1895 was promoted to major general. In 1905 Maurice was part of a team which went to Berlin to negotiate with the Germans on the problems of the Navy estimates and the escalating threat posed to the Empire. The first USS Bridge AF-1 was the lead ship of her class of stores ships for the United States Navy and served in both World War I and World War II. Bridge was launched on 18 May 1916 at the Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Granville Searcy Fleece a grandniece of Commodore Bridge; and commissioned on 2 June 1917 Lieutenant Commander W. K. Riddle in command. Following her commissioning Bridge loaded stores and provisions and transported and issued them to the fleet and shore stations. Macmillan & Co hardcover
189119229London: Macmillan & Co 1891. fair to good. 155 appendix bibliography index pages uncut boards and spine somewhat stained and spotted. Also contains: An Essay on Military Literature and a List of Books with Brief Comments. A sought-after work on military strategy. Macmillan & Co hardcover
188432820570<p>FIRST EDITION first British issue comprising the American sheets 1883 plus a new section pp. 237-255 Dowden's work on the English critics of Whitman.</p><p>"An unconventional book as much anthology of documents about the poet as a biography. It was also a collaboration; Whitman advised throughout revised Bucke's text and wrote significant portions of the book himself" LeMaster Walt Whitman An Encylopedia. Bucke was one of Whitman's three literary executors.</p><br /><p>Photo intaglio frontispiece portrait of Whitman by Gilchrist. Original olive-brown cloth. Short separation to cloth at bottom of rear joint. Very good.</p> Wilson and McCormick
1883154544Philadelphia: David McKay 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 236 p. 2 p. of ads at rear. 20 cm. Frontispiece portrait by Herbert H. Gilchrist with tissue guard. 7 other b&w plates 3 by Joseph Pennell. Brown cloth has a few marks.Top edge gilt. Corners bumped. Tiny tears in spine ends. Ink signature of former owner on a front pastedown. Fainter signature and small stains on front endpapers. Tear in title page. <br/><br/>According to Whitman bibliographer Joel Myerson "Whitman helped to write and to edit this book." In BAL vol. 9 Michael Winship says Whitman contributed the account of his birthplace and antecedents first 24 p. and revised the text of pages 154-236. Binding B no sequence established with front and rear covers blindstamped with triple rule frame and spine imprint of "David McKay." BAL 21424. Myerson D13. Former owner Watson Griffin may be the Canadian author by that name 1860-1952. David McKay hardcover
1883030097Philadelphia: David Mckay 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 236p. Nice association copy inscribed to W.H. Wyman from W.D. O'Connor the friend and associate of Whitman. Previous owners book plate o/w sound. David Mckay Hardcover
1883209566Philadelphia: David McKay 1883. First Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 236 pages plus advertising. Pages are in very good clean condition; fore-edge yellowed with one small stain. Top edge gilt. Eight plates. Brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Spine is lightly worn at the head/tail. Corners bumped and a little rubbed. Edges rubbed. Back hinge is a little loose but intact. Scarce book. VG- <br/> <br/> David McKay hardcover
1883elala347Philadelphia: David McKay 1883. 1883. 8vo. pp. 236 2ads. 8 plates incl. frontis. portrait. A very nice copy in original blind-stamped cloth top edge gilt very slightly rubbed. First Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1883. Hardcover
1883003837Philadelphia: David McKay 1883. Very Good condition. Clean square and unmarked. Front inner hinge starting to crack a little. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original red-brown pebble-grain cloth lightly rubbed. Gilt on spine is still bright and shiny. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded photo-intaglio frontispiece portrait of Whitman by Herbert H. Gilchrist and 7 other inserted plates as called for. Three of them were drawn by Joseph Pennell. According to Whitman bibliographer Joel Myerson: "Whitman helped to write and to edit this book." In BAL vol. 9 Michael Winship says Whitman contributed the account of his birthplace antecedents on the first 24 pages and revised the text of pages 154-236. BAL printing 2 without mention of G. P. Putnam as publisher of MAN'S MORAL NATURE on page 240. Binding B no sequence established with front and rear covers each blindstamped with a triple rule frame and spine imprint: "David McKay." White wove endpapers. BAL 21424. Myerson D13 WALT WHITMAN A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY Univ. of Pittsburgh Press 1993. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Pennell Joseph & Herbert H. Gilchrist. 8vo. 240pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. David McKay Hardcover
1883267696Philadelphia: David McKay 1883. Firs tedition. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.236 David McKay hardcover
1883115095Philadelphia: David McKay 1883. First edition first printing of this biography of Whitman by his devotee physician Dr. Richard Bucke. "An unconventional book as much anthology of documents about the poet as a biography. It was also a collaboration; Whitman advised throughout revised Bucke's text and wrote significant portions of the book himself" LeMaster: Walt Whitman An Encyclopaedia; p.87. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. Original brown L cloth titles gilt to spine green endpapers top edge gilt. Ink ownership inscription to rear pastedown. Spine a little darkened ends and corners lihtly rubbed small perforation to cloth on front board small area of cracking to endpapers at front gutter some minor spotting around the frontispiece sound and internally clean very good condition. hardcover
188440905Paris: Librairie Artistique 1884. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 9 x 12 inches. xii 212 pages. Fine binding is stamped " Julius Franke Wien" full crushed maroon morocco with gilt lettering and decorations gilt inner dentelles beautiful silk endpapers all edges brightly gilt. Condition is Very Good; very light spots on front cover light wear to spine edges about half the pages have light to moderate foxing binding is tight. FB RGR Librairie Artistique hardcover
183856951Paris: Desessart 1838. In-8 p. mm. 208x124 4 volumi mz. pelle coeva dorso a cordoni con fregi e titolo oro pp. 4367; 4362; 4379; 4383; con 1 carta geografica più volte ripieg. e incise in rame dressée par Combes et Tamisier. Dessinée par A. Vuillemin géographe 1838. Resoconto di un viaggio in Abissinia e nello Yemen durato due anni dal 1835 al 1837 effettuato dai giovani francesi Edmund Combes e Maurice Tamisier. Tale viaggio contribuì ad aprire la vasta area etiopica all'influenza francese e a controbilanciare l'influenza degli Inglesi già presenti in Aden. Per arrivare fino al regno di Choa Combes et Tamisier visitarono Axum Adowa Galla Debra-Tabor il lago di Tana Gondar ecc. Questa dettagliata relazione del viaggio è naturalmente arricchita dalla storia del paese e da approfonditi commenti sugli usi costumi credenze forme di governo commerci delle popolazioni incontrate. Gli ultimi capitoli sono dedicati agli errori commessi da europei precedentemente arrivati in Abissinia: Bruce Valentia e Salt. "Edizione originale". Cfr. Gay2616. Con lievi fioriture o arrossature ma certamente un buon esemplare. Desessart, unknown
1843AMByaCOM71Paris: L.Passard & Lavigne 1843. 1843. 4 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 367; 1 p.l. 362; 1 p.l. 379; 1 p.l. 383. large folding engraved map. A pretty set in contemporary blind-stamped chagrin all edges gilt light wear to extremities some foxing throughout. Second Edition first: 1838. Combes and Tamisier spent two years in Abyssinia and Yemen from March 1835 to March 1837 visiting Axum Adua Galla Tigré Debra-Tabor Tana Gondar Massawa &c. Combes was a former vice-consul at Scala Nova in Asia Minor and a future vice-consul at Rabat in Morocco. In 1846 he published an account of his 1841 travels in Egypt and Nubia. In addition to describing their journey the travellers provide a history of the country and comment on local manners and customs trade and commerce government &c. The last chapters are devoted to the errors made by previous Europeans who came to Abyssinia: Bruce Valentia and Salt. Gay 2616. Hardcover. Paris: L.Passard & Lavigne, 1843. Hardcover
18806036791880. not signed on a 3/4 length pose of Augustin Daly wearing a dark suit vest silk bow tie and white shirt resting his right arm on a marble base. Photograph is on the original stiff photographer's mount with Sarony 87 Union Sqr. N.Y. on the lower mount. 4 1/4" x 6 5/8"; very good traces of mounting on the back; circa 1880. No imprint on the back. No Binding. Very Good. unknown
18906036701890. not signed on a full length pose wearing a dark three piece formal suit holding his large black top hat. Photograph is by Disderi and is on the original photographer's mount. 2 1/2" x 4 1/4"; very good traces of mounting on the back; minor signs of handling; circa 1890. Admiral Maurice Fourichon Minister of the French Navy. No Binding. Very Good. unknown
189547711Paris.: Librairie A. Roquette. 1895. Original publisher's printed wrappers with colour pictorial title by Louis Morin to front cover. 8vo. 210 x 140 mm. Half-title with justification verso printed title in red and black with publisher's vignette and Vaucaire's verse illustrated throughout with vignettes and caricatures by Louis Morin each with pochoir colour final leaf with achevé d'imprimer; also with the additional suite of the illustrations on Chine in monochrome. From the edition limited to 100 numbered copies on Japon Impérial this copy with an additional suite of the illustrations on Chine in monochrome.Printed at Evreux by Charles Hérissey. Librairie A. Roquette. unknown