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1832265137London: De La Rue Cornish & Rock 1832. 22 original drawings numerous plates some hand-colored pasted-in on variously colored leaves some with embossed frames by De La Rue & Co London manuscript verses throughout. 57 ll. Square 8vo. Contemporary dark purple morocco covers embossed in blind with large die of a rococo frame design surrounding a central diamond gilt-ruled border spine embossed in blind by a die with a cathedral design titled in gilt and signed by the binder "De La Rue Cornish & Rock" on the spine a.e.g. pink moire pastedowns. Very slight rubbing to binding edges light dampstaining to a few leaves endpapers evidently removed. 22 original drawings numerous plates some hand-colored pasted-in on variously colored leaves some with embossed frames by De La Rue & Co London manuscript verses throughout. 57 ll. Square 8vo. De La Rue Cornish & Rock Embossed Album. A commonplace book of particular interest for its embossed binding manufactured by De La Rue Cornish and Rock. From 1829 through 1832 Thomas de la Rue 1793-1866 partnered with Samuel Cornish and William Rock to manufacture cards embossed papers and playing cards. "De La Rue produced a number of fine albums annuals etc stamped on the back and sides with very finely executed blind imprints ." Ramsden. The De La Rue company still in operation is now one of the world's largest printers of commercial notes and paper. For binding cf. Maggs 1212 II no 241; Ramsden London Bookbinders p. 59 De La Rue, Cornish & Rock] unknown books
1900WRCAM54627Seattle; Skagway 1900. Twelve photographs each approximately 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Overall very good. A collection of photographs taken by Seattle photographer Frank La Roche. La Roche 1853- 1934 a Philadelphia native transplanted to the Northwest established a photography studio in Seattle in 1889. He undertook many trips to Alaska documenting the Klondike Gold Rush at length from 1897 to 1899. This group contains images of Juneau Sitka Fort Wrangell here spelled Wrangle and Taku Glacier. Two images are of Chilkat Tlingit Indians and one photo of the Seymour Rapids in British Columbia is also included. Each is numbered and captioned in manuscript or in print within the negative. Exemplary images from this noted landscape photographer of Alaska and the West. unknown books
1802262991Baltimore: Printed for Thomas Andrews & Butler. W. Pechin & S. Sower 1802. First American edition of the author's first published work. iv 7-172; 155 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Bound to style in quarter brown calf and marbled boards preserving contemporary red morocco spine label. Foxing throughout very good. First American edition of the author's first published work. iv 7-172; 155 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Author's First Book. Garside Raven & Schowerling: 1789:64 mentioning this edition and another in NY in 1802 ; Loeber and Loeber pp. 1134 Location: NUC InND Loeber coll; Block p. 200; Summers p. 163 first edition; Printed for Thomas, Andrews & Butler. W. Pechin & S. Sower unknown books
1802LD1833Weimar: Bureau de l'Industrie 1802-1804. Hardcover. Very Good. Atlas volumes; four bound together in one with a total of 73 plates. Vol. I: 12 plates one folding. Vol. II: 23 plates on 19 sheets. Vol. III: 24 plates 1-12 13a 13b 14-23. Vol. IV: 14 plates 1-7 8a 8b 9-13. A few maps lightly soiled and wrinkled along the edges but overall contents are nice and clean in worn scuffed binding. <br/><br/> Bureau de l'Industrie hardcover books
