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185257600London Woodfall and Kinder 1852. Folio. Contemp. hcloth. Titlelabel with gilt lettering on upper boards. 437 pp. and 3 fine aquatint plates: H.M. Ship Surinam being struck by lightening H.M. Ship Thisbe on fire by lightening H.M. Ship Scylla in a perilous thunder squall. <br/><br/><em>"Sir William Snow Harris was an English physician and electrical researcher nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin."Wikipedia.Ronalds p. 230. - </em> hardcover
189976605London 1899. 4to. Originalt dekorert blått helshirtingbind. Topp gullsnitt. xvi 163 s. Rikt illustrert i teksten. Med 12 plansjer utenom pagineringen. 4to. Publishers blue decorated cloth. T. e. g. xvi 163 pp. Illustrated throughout. With 12 plates apart from pagination. Sands & Company. Engelsk. hardcover
1891313258Nantucket Ma 1891. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. 1 vols. Light fold lines small tears along vertical fold line. Very good. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. 1 vols. Snow writes in detail of the sinking of the boat and the subsequent rescue effort. Included is a list of names of those saved and by whom. A charming piece of real-life Nantucket romance. Eberstadt 132:497 unknown
186528231London Sampson Low Son & Marston 1865. Royal 8vo. Later solid full cloth. 473 pp. With 17 engraved plates of portraits. Very few brownspots. A faint dampstain in lower corner of ab. 75 pp. not reaching the text. <br/><br/><em>First edition. </em> hardcover
1882List3658Boston Massachusetts: W. A. Evans & Bro 1882. Folio illustrated wraps. Pages detached from each other small chip to corner images and music fine remains good to very good and quite attractive. Good to very good. A visually striking example of Oscar Wilde–related ephemera issued during the height of the writer’s American lecture tour of 1882. Though lacking a printed date the title strongly suggests publication in connection with Wilde’s appearance at the Boston Music Hall on January 31 1882 where he delivered his lecture “The English Renaissance†as part of his widely publicized tour across the United States. Contemporary accounts describe the event as a notable cultural moment including the presence of Harvard students dressed in exaggerated aesthetic costume who occupied the front rows of the hall reflecting both the fascination with and satirical reception of Wilde’s aesthetic persona.1<br /> <br /> The lithographic cover prominently depicts a figure carrying an oversized sunflower an image closely associated with Wilde and the broader Aesthetic Movement. Such illustrated sheet music functioned not only as musical publications but also as collectible artifacts capitalizing on the figure of Wilde. Over the course of several months he traveled widely across the United States and Canada delivering lectures on art decoration and cultural taste and quickly became a subject of both admiration and parody in the American press. Although he never returned for a comparable national tour Wilde maintained a lasting connection to American audiences. We know of a variant edition of the Evans imprint with a different illustration as well as a different version published in Boston by Ditson the same year. <br /> <br /> OCLC 500491189 specifying this edition with the large sunflower illustration locating five copies. <br /> <br /> 1 “Freshmen at Oscar Wilde’s Lecture†The Harvard Crimson February 1 1882. W. A. Evans & Bro unknown
1866List806Washington: For the Author 1866. 8vo blue wraps 42 pp. Apparently a gift copy from Curtis. Near fine overall with minimal wear. Near Fine. A scarce survival from Lorenzo Snow’s trial in the U.S. Supreme Court for polygamy under the Edmunds Act where two of his three convictions were eventually overturned as the court determined that the offense was continuous and therefore only warranted a single conviction. George Ticknor Curtis defended Snow and published this edition of his speech himself. Curtis argued that Snow had lived continuously with one woman and defended his right to have multiple “wives†as a matter of religious freedom. This copy with “From the Author†on the top margin of the title wrap apparently presented as a gift from Curtis. For the Author unknown
1899350London: Ernest Nister 1899. Fair only with contents separated from stapled wrapper dustjacket with staining closed tear and significant separation and 1899 gift inscription. A scarce 8-page printing on cardstock of Massachusetts author Sophia P. Snow's poem which was first published in 1884 tells the story of two young children on Christmas Eve who had lost their mother and whose father had lost Christmas in his heart and which features Santa Claus.<br /> <br /> Of note this volume contains an early example of a dustjacket. Ernest Nister unknown
18153205London c1815. 130 by 97mm. 5 by 3.75 inches. Engraved caricature map mounted on card original full wash colour. This humorous map is part of the series of cartographic caricatures - including England and Wales as here Scotland and Ireland - which Robert Deighton first produced in the late eighteenth century. England and Wales are depicted as John Bull with full tankard of beer in hand and riding a monstrous fish. The map like much of Dighton's caricatures would be published as a print by Carrington Bowles fl.1752-1793. Carington Bowles worked initially with his father John Bowles before leaving to take over his uncle Thomas Bowles II's business circa 1762. Carington Bowles was one of the most active mapsellers and publishers of his day in London. His business was continued by his some Henry Carington Bowles who in partnership with Samuel Carver continued to publish maps and prints well into the nineteenth century. unknown
1865022472New York: Charles B. Richardson 1865. First Edition. Thick Octavo. Portrait frontispiece 473pp.verso blank 2pp. publisher's ads illustrated with 17 as called for engraved portraits with tissue guards. The author has presented what he believed were the most prominent Generals because including all of them would fill an encyclopedia. . Here he presents us with biographies of 18 Generals. A very good copy bound in publisher's brown embossed cloth rebacked with original spine laid down endpapers re-newed p. 402-403 have off-setting from a leaf laid in at some point. Howes-743. Charles B. Richardson unknown
185267084Liverpool: F.D. Richards 1852. Pamphlet. Very Good. 24pp. Octavo 22 cm; unsewn pamphlet. 'Dr. Richards' written in contemporary ink at the upper right corner on the cover. Minor smudging and bumping along the margins and edges a couple of small pinholes at left margin and some light staining and foxing throughout; still in very good condition. This is the first state of this work with the word "are" printed as the first word in the last paragraph of page iv. We located eight institutional holdings at the time of cataloguing. Uncommon. According to Crawley "the pamphlet opens with an exchange of correspondence between Willard Richards and Zerubbabel Snow an associate justice of Utah Territory with Snow's opinion that Brigham Young proceeded properly in taking the census and organizing the territorial legislature prior to the arrival of the territorial appointees - all reprinted from the Deseret News of November 29 1851. Next are the plea of George A. Smith in defense of Howard Egan at Egan's trial before Snow for the murder of James Monroe and Snow's charge to the jury. These are followed by the text of the act of organizing Utah Territory and the names of the territorial officers appointed by Millard Fillmore September 28 1850.<br /> <br /> The preface signed by Franklin D. Richards and dated March 12 1852 opens with the declaration: "The following compilation may be considered a complete refutation of the charges contained in the Report of the returned Judges for Utah against His Excellency Governor Brigham Young and the citizens of that Territory" - a reference to the tract 'Polygamy Revived in the West' which Lowe had used in his lecture. And in the next-to-last paragraph: "The Organic Act is also introduced that all who wish may know the foundation upon which the organization and government of the Territory of Utah rests.'" Crawley 679. Flake/Draper 7226. F.D. Richards unknown
189616552San Jose California U. S. A.: Abbott Snow & Co. Very Good-. 1896. First Edition. Softcover. Wraps are foxing. The front wrap is stained at the lower corner with damage at all to the inside. Some rubbing at the bottom of the spine. Each page has a photograph on one side and advertising on the back. ; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 35 pages . Abbott, Snow & Co. paperback
1892018993Creston Iowa: Gazette Publishing 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Scarce. 113 pages AEG lovely green bds with gilt titles very attractive. One of several dozen very nice early NH poetry volumes we have just purchased for our collection. <br/> <br/> Gazette Publishing hardcover
184650477London 1846. Whole issue. 230 x 290 mm. Original printed wrappers. Uncut & unopened. Very good /-. Beck showed that in man the thoracis sympathetic chain receives communications from the last cervical thoracic and upper 1 or 2 lumbar ganglia. garrison-morton.com Entry # 1319. unknown
19001126626Charles Griffin & Company 1900. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Third edition. Covers worn. Front hinge cracked. title page moderately soiled. Signatures are a little loose but still intact. Charles Griffin & Company hardcover
1900478505N/A January 1900. Hardcover. Good - Cash. Wear and soiling to black cloth cover with gold embossed lettering. Corners worn through. Spine split vertically. Front hinge is broken. FFEP has previous owner's names and notations written on it and is splitting away from page block near top and bottom. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. N/A hardcover
1899151013001E.R. Dumont 1899-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Complete 10 volume set has some edgewear yellowing bumped corners foxing etc. good shape for age E.R. Dumont hardcover
1856111111112830Knowles Anthony & Co 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Knowles Anthony & Co; Providence 1856. Hardcover. First edition. Good heavy wear to corners and spine edges wrinkles to paste downs moderate wear to edges spotting scratched and scuffing to boards No Dust wrapper. Text is clean and unmarked. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches 57pp. appendix additional 16pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Knowles, Anthony & Co hardcover
1877111111114432Providence Press Company 1877. Hardcover. Good. Providence Press Company; Providence 1877. Hardcover. A Good half leather binding with gilt lettering on spine rubbing along board edges and joints 3-inch split top front joint sunned leather spine handling/scuffing to boards age toning to pages previous owner ink info stamp bottom front free endpaper starting and partially cracked hinges some discoloration to margins of front/back matters few soiled specks to text block edges without Dust wrapper. A good copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 159pp. appendix. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Providence Press Company hardcover
18502111902160200721Yamaguchiya Tobei and others 1850. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Yamaguchiya Tobei and others paperback
1848114614London: John Weale Architectural Library 59 High Holborn. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1848. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. 1848. approx. 18 cm x 10. 6 cm In the original publishers red cloth-covered boards. No titling to the spine as issued. Hardback with decorative blind-stamped boards. Black printed paper Title label to upper board VG and 'Price 10d'. Covers generally Good Plus to VG minus - a few marks and with some small loss to the head and foot of the spine - loss now coloured in to match and hardly noticable as the covers are now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and look Very Good overall. Page fore-edges 'toned' as usual with age and the dust of well over one and a half centuries! Front inner hinge splitting but sound. Internally 4 iv 160 pp. Publisher's single sheet lists of books in this series pasted on to the front and rear pastedowns - stating on the rear list "In preparation to be published early in 1849." . Endpapers plain lemon. 1848 at the foot of the Title page and Preface by the author dated 1848. NO Inscriptions or any marks that I can see. Black and white line drawn full page Frontispiece together with b/w line and monotone illustrations in the text. "Sir William Snow Harris 1791-1867 was a British physician and electrical pioneer and researcher and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships." . Overall a Very Good copy of the First Edition of this important work. See Images. ; Rudimentary Works for Beginners; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . John Weale, Architectural Library, 59, High Holborn, hardcover
1839S4189London:: Richard and John E. Taylor 1839. 1839. Third Series. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. For the year MDCCCXXXIX Part II. 305 x 241 mm. 4to. Pages 215-241. Entire volume: vi 215-438 12 4 pp. 6 tables. Original navy cloth black leather spine label gilt spine; joints reinforced with kozo. Very good. FIRST EDITION of William Harris' Bakerian Lecture. Harris contributed papers on the elementary laws of electricity in 1834 1836 and 1839 and they are described in the DNB as "his best work." Sir William Snow Harris was an electrician who was knighted in 1847 for his improved lightning conductor. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1831. In 1835 Harris received the Copley Medal from the Royal Society for his papers on the laws of electricity of high tension. "The two great authorities on electrical distribution and its consequences are Coulomb and Sir William Harris. . . on repeating the experiments Harris found Coulomb's results only approximately correct and modified these laws accordingly. . ." – John T. Sprague Electricity: Its Theory Sources and Applications 2nd ed. London 1884 p. 63. "Sir William Snow Harris 1 April 1791 – 22 January 1867 was an English physician and electrical researcher1 nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris2 and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin. . . He read papers on the elementary laws of electricity to the Society in 1834 1836 and 1839 and also sent accounts of his experiments and discoveries to the Royal Society of Edinburgh." – Wikip. REFERENCES: DNB XI pp. 30-31; Encyclopaedia Britannica XIII pp. 20-21; Mottelay Bibliographical history of electricity and magnetism pp. 468-469. See: Uman Martin A. The Art and Science of Lightning Protection. Cambridge University Press 2008. pp. 175–176 179. Richard and John E. Taylor, 1839. hardcover
1843H19866London: John W. Parker 1843. First printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo publisher's charcoal black cloth good with some wear and loss along spine and outer joints particularly the lower front joint and lower left of the front board where there are some spotty abrasions. 226 pp in-text illustrations frontispiece and one other plate 226pp 16 pp. publisher's ads. The author was British physician and electrical researcher nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin. John W. Parker hardcover
184354471London John W. Parker 1843. Bound in a fine contemp. red full calf richly gilt spine covers profusely gilt a la cathedrale. All edges gilt. Inside gilt borders. Signed "Hayes. Binder. Plymouth" on bottom of inside frontcover. XIII226 pp. 2 plates textillustrations. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First edition. "Sir William Snow Harris was an English physician and electrical researcher nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin."Wikipedia. </em> unknown
185031361London 1850. Small 8vo. Orig. full blindstamped cloth. Rebacked. Binding a little rubbed. VIII160 pp. and 97 textillustrations. hardcover
1883lbc003.045GB: J & A Churchill 1883. Original blue cloth gilt. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. From the library of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with a number of their stamps internally. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW. J & A Churchill Hardcover
