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189550474London: Chiswick Press 1895. First edition thus the text largely taken from the author's Art of Bookbinding 1880; 8vo pp. 37 3; chromolithograph frontispiece illustrated throughout; ex-U. of Minnesota copy with perforated stamp on title page library pocket on rear pastedown bookplate etc. and with other small stamps; contemporary full straight-grain morocco possibly a Zaehnsdorf binding a.e.g.; rubbed and worn call numbers in white on upper cover the whole mockingly backed in electrician's tape. Gotta love it! <br/><br/> Chiswick Press unknown books
190051036London: George Bell and Sons 1900. Second edition 12mo pp. xix 1 190 4 29 ads 3; frontispiece and 7 monochrome plates text illustrations; original green cloth stamped in gilt and black; light spotting to top edge tidelines on frontispiece and title page else very good and sound. <br/><br/> George Bell and Sons hardcover books
188441291N.p. 1884. Bifolium 8vo; a bit soiled edges toned else very good. 3 copies in OCLC all at Massachusetts institutions. <br/><br/> unknown books
181728346London: printed for Johhn Sharpe 1817. 16mo pp. 12 2 324; engraved plates; contemporary maroon morocco stamped in gilt and blind spine with decorative gilt in 5 compartments 4 raised bands; a.e.g.; light rubbing at the joints and a scuff mark on rear cover still a very attractive copy. <br/><br/> printed for Johhn Sharpe hardcover books
183435690London: William Pickering 1834. Small 8vo 2 volumes engraved portrait Pickering's vignette anchor & dolphin device on title page; early 20th century half brown morocco by Riviere gilt paneled spines in 6 compartments gilt lettered in 2 t.e.g.; fine. Issued as part of the publisher's Aldine British Poets series. Contains a Life of Young by the Rev. J. Mitford. <br/><br/> William Pickering unknown books
1872123738Salt Lake City 1872. Brigham Young signed document as President of the Utah Central Railroad Company ordering the treasurer of the UCRC to pay $13 to C.W. Penrose with Penrose's signature on verso. The entire piece measures 8 inches by 3.8 inches. Brigham Young was a religious leader politician and settler. He was the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS Church from 1847 until his death in 1877. He founded Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young also led the foundings of the precursors to the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. unknown books
1819117109London: Printed for John Thomson & Co. for Baldwin Cradock & Joy London & John Cumming Dublin 1819. Rare first edition of celebrated cartographer James Wyld the Elder's authoritative world atlas. Quarto bound in three quarters contemporary calf over marbled boards with original printed paper titular label to the front panel gilt titles to the spine engraved frontispiece table of comparative heights of of the principle mountains of the world engraved calligraphic title page featuring an engraved vignette of Wyld displaying a globe containing 41 hand-colored numbered maps including one double-page engraved by N.R.Hewitt after Wyld additional table of comparative lengths of principle rivers of the world. The maps include four of the ancient world three world maps including a double-page Mercator's projection map nineteen maps of European countries eight maps of Asia two of Africa and five related to the Americas each featuring a miniature vignette of the country or area's most famed palace city or attraction. The map of the young United States includes several important historical regions. One of the most unique and scarce features on early maps of the United States is the appearance of Franklinia. Franklinia was formed by settlers in 1784 but it was never recognized by Congress. Eventually it was annexed by North Carolina and later reverted back to Tennessee. This ephemeral state appeared on only a small number of maps into the early part of the 19th century this being a later example. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. One of the foremost geographers of his time James Wyld the Elder. made several important contributions to cartography including the introduction of lithography as a method of map printing to England in 1812 He was named royal geographer to His Majesty George IV and William IV as well as HRH the Duke of York. Upon his death in 1836 Wyld's eldest son James Wyld Jr. became the sole owner of the thriving family mapmaking business based in Charing Cross. His maps which covered regions as diverse as London and the gold fields of California were regarded highly and Wyld himself had an excellent reputation as a mapmaker; he was elected as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1839 and he was appointed Geographer to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as had been his father before him. Printed for John Thomson & Co. for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, London & John Cumming, Dublin hardcover books
188537895New York 1885. Limited to 100 copies of which this is no. 10; 4to pp. 220; modern black cloth gilt-lettered spine very good. This "rough list" comprised of over 1300 entries. <br/><br/> hardcover books
188915661New York: American Art Assn. 1889. Large 8vo pp. 4 xv 1 3-450; contemporary half brown morocco rubbed covers loose; ex-MHS. Strong in Americana with a Columbus letter many Jesuit relations and a big section of manuscripts. <br/><br/> [American Art Assn.] unknown books
185128022Oxford & London: John Henry Parker 1851. First edition 8vo pp. xliv 54; removed from binding. The books which occupy the main of the text have been selected from the stock of the bookseller John Henry Parker. Only 6 in OCLC. <br/><br/> John Henry Parker unknown books
185431978New York: Clark Austin & Smith 1854. Square 24mo approx. 4½" tall pp. 96; wood-engraved frontispiece and 5 full-p. wood-engraved illustrations within borders several tail-pieces; original pictorial wrappers printed in red and black; some foxing but generally very good. Short stories providing Christian doctrinal and moral lessons. The imprint on the front wrapper reads Clark Austin & Co. 1851. Issued in the publisher's New Stories for Little Folks series. Michigan State North Carolina and Southern Illinois only in OCLC. The 1851 edition is at AAS. <br/><br/> Clark, Austin & Smith unknown books
190050994London: The Studio 1900. Large 8vo pp. viii 82 ix-xii; 5 color plates; green cloth with decorated title in gilt on upper cover original paper wrappers bound in; textblock shaken boards rubbed owners signature on flyleaf good. Articles on designers from Britain America France Belgium Netherlands and Denmark. <br/><br/> The Studio hardcover books
190054405New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1900. Edition limited to 127 copies this one of 102 on Van Gelder copy no. 95 4to 5 p.l. pp. 204 4; engraved frontispiece portrait from a painting by Jacob Huyman signed in pencil by the engraver T. Johnson engraved title page "illustrated by 86 photo-engraved reproductions of title pages; original quarter parchment over boards gilt-stamped spine and upper cover; boards soiled spine darkened light overall wear; a good sound copy. Printed at the De Vinne Press This copy inscribed "With the sincere regards of Nathl. C. Nash / May 1908" and an ownership label of Dwight Blaney tipped over the inscription and further provenance provided on a slip laid in stating that the book was purchased from the estate of Frank C. Brown in 1932. Also laid in is an envelope addressed to Blaney containing a number of clippings regarding The Compleat Angler and an order form from E. P. Dutton for the John Major edition of the bibliography published in 1927. Blaney is almost certainly the Boston and Ironbound Island Maine painter Dwight Blaney. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
189734150Boston: Little Brown and Company 1897. First edition 1 volume extended to 2 with approximately 110 extra engraved portraits views etc. bound in; 8vo pp. vi 198; 2 199-358 1; slightly later full brown morocco by Root & Son London with triple gilt rules on covers enclosing a large central panel floral ornaments in the corners gilt-decorated spines in 6 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 2 t.e.g. morocco turn-ins decorated in gilt brown cloth slipcase. Fine throughout. Winthrop 1809-1894 Harvard '28 studied law under Daniel Webster served in the Massachusetts Legislature and later was a U.S. Senator and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. <br/><br/> Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
187936158Cambridge Mass: Press of John Wilson and Son 1879. Large 8vo pp. 9; paper wrappers edges worn with loss to back wrapper not affecting text. Republished from the Bulletin of the Library of Harvard University October 1878 and January 1879. Bibliographical Contributions No. 2. <br/><br/> Press of John Wilson and Son unknown books
1880120454Oakland: Thompson & West 1880. First edition of this early work on Los Angeles county. Quarto original leather backed cloth gilt titles. Illustrated with 86 lithographed plates two of them double-page; hand-colored lithographed map. In very good condition. From the library of the Ebell of Los Angeles inscription. Rare in the original binding. Spectacular series of views of the rather sleepy settlements which were to become the megapolis of Southern California including the communities of the future Orange County just prior to the boom of the 1880s. The historical text includes biographical data a business directory etc. One of the scarcer of the Thompson & West county histories and of a very desirable area. Cowan p. 397; Rocq 2657. Thompson & West hardcover books
186624521New York: W.J. Widdleton 1866. 5 volumes 8vo engraved frontispieces in each volume one a folding facsimile of his handwriting; contemporary half blue morocco over combed marbled boards red morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines. Together and uniformly bound with: 'Christopher North.' A Memoir of John Wilson . compiled from family papers and other sources by his daughter Mrs. Gordon. With an introduction by R. Shelton Mackenzie. N.Y. 1866 frontispiece. Wilson 1785-1849 the "Christopher North" of Blackwood's Magazine contributed a column to that magazine called "Noctes Ambrosianae" in which "a symposium on congenial spirits.range over interminable fields of discussion usually suggested by topics of the day" DNB. <br/><br/> W.J. Widdleton hardcover books
183528263Denbigh: printed for the author by Thomas Gee 1835. First edition 8vo pp. xii 200; plates; contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards by Blackwell spine gilt in 6 compartments t.e.g. marbled endpapers; spine only slightly faded title-page a bit discolored; overall an attractive very good copy with previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. <br/><br/> printed for the author by Thomas Gee hardcover books
1875214572Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1875. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. With Illustrations; No pencil or ink markings in text. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Light shelf wear to bottom spine. ; NOT Ex-Library. Very Good binding. Houghton, Mifflin and Company unknown books
187937940Boston: By order of the Trustees 1879. Folio pp. xv 476; portrait frontispiece of George Ticknor; modern black cloth gilt spine fine; pages uniformly toned very good. <br/><br/> By order of the Trustees hardcover books
188927991London: Elliot Stock 1889. First edition 12mo pp. xii 268; minor rubbing else a very good copy in original green cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine. Issued in Wheatley's 26 volume series "The Book-Lover's Library." <br/><br/> Elliot Stock hardcover books
189322351London: Elliott Stock 1893. First edition 12mo pp. xi 1 226 1; flyleaves browned else very good in orig. green cloth gilt. Issued in the publisher's Book-Lover's Library series. Amusing text containing sections on Blunders in General; Blunders of Authors; Blunders of Translators; Bibliographical Blunders; Misprints; Schoolboys' Blunders Foreigners' English etc. <br/><br/> Elliott Stock hardcover books
188714082London: Elliot Stock 1887. First edition 12mo flyleaves browned else very good in orig. green cloth gilt; ex-MHS. Sections on Shakespearean dedications; political and satirical dedications; Johnson's dedications etc. <br/><br/> Elliot Stock hardcover books
183751402London: printed by and for the author 1837. Second edition 8vo pp. iii-vii 1 200; lithographic frontispiece portrait of the author/bookseller 7 other lithograph plates of booksellers and printers plus one other engraved plate; a number of woodcut illustrations including portraits in the text; sectional title for Three hundred fifty years retrospection of an old bookseller Cork 1835 between page 100 and 101; original brown cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover front hinge cracked cloth perished at spine ends the binding a bit shaken; a good copy of an interesting book. The first edition appeared at Cork in 1835. Bigmore & Wyman Bibliography of Printing p. 77: "It is curious to see a bookseller adopt the absurd plan of noting the contents of the second half of his book by a fresh title . It is an extremely curious and amusing work and deserves more attention than it has received." <br/><br/> printed by and for the author hardcover books
184648980Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston n.d. 1846. First edition 8vo pp. 13 14-239 1; steel-engraved frontispiece and title page 8 steel-engraved plates by John Sartain; publisher's full black cloth with blind-tooled borders on covers enclosing an elaborate and large architectural gilt stamp elaborate gilt-decorated spine a.e.g.; very good bright and sound copy. Thompson American Literary Annuals and Gift Books p. 154; see also BAL VI p. 84 etc. for Bryant Longfellow Lowell Pierpont and Sigourney contributions. <br/><br/> Lindsay and Blakiston, n.d. hardcover books
