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1830WRCLIT57659London: Edward Moxon 1830. vii11501pp. Small octavo. Full olive green straight-grain morocco gilt extra a.e.g. by Tuckett "Binder to the Queen." Pictorial vignette on title. Some occasional modest foxing joints and extremities rubbed with small crack at top of upper joint otherwise a very good copy enclosed in a silk-lined full morocco clamshell box a bit rubbed. First edition of this collection among the first books to appear under Moxon's imprint. A delightful association copy inscribed on the blank prelim: "To Miss E. Hamilton as a parting token of Friendship from Wm. Wordsworth 16th August 1830 Rydal Mount." With the ownership signature in the top margin of the title of "A. Hamilton." It would seem probable that the recipient was the Irish poet Elizabeth Mary Hamilton sister of Wordsworth's close friend mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton. Elizabeth visited Wordsworth in her brother's company during the summer months of that year. Elizabeth Hamilton is recipient of meaningful praise as a poet in O'Donoghue. With the bookplate of Frank Bemis. LIVINGSTON p. 169ff. O'DONOGHUE p. 94. Edward Moxon unknown books
1876133810Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1876. Hardcover. VG ex -library with minimal markings. a few smudges here and there and some chipped page corners small marginal tears and wear to page edges on bottom. library binding slightly dusty. Burgundy library buckram. All edges gilt. xix 16 pp of text and 120 plates each preceded by a letterpress page with a description. Very nice 19th century compliation of Hogarth engravings. James R. Osgood and Company hardcover books
1876278755Boston MA: James R. Osgood and Company 1876. Half Leather. Very Good binding. .With a Sketch of Hogarth's Life and Career by William Makepeace Thackeray and an Essay on the Genius and Character of Hogarth by Charles Lamb. Complete with heliotyped plates. Bound in three-quarter morocco. Some repair to the moire endpapers and loss to the first blank page. A handsome volume. Very Good binding. James R. Osgood and Company unknown books
181355064Philadelphia: Robert Desilver 1813. 12mo pp. xxi 1 130; frontispiece with a depiction of the rotund Falstaff; quarter sheep over paper covered boards front board bent and nearly loose lower board starting lower margin of frontis excised a couple leaves chipped at corners not affecting text light spotting fair only. <br/><br/> Robert Desilver hardcover books
1804WRCLIT52698Soho: J. Barfield 1804. 2pp. plus conjugate blank. Quarto. Lower edge slightly dusty else fine. First separate printing. The paper is watermarked 1804 and there is a proof corrected by Kirgate at Farmington. HAZEN 95. J. Barfield unknown books
18101302843London: M. J. Godwin 1810. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavos 2 volumes; G; bound in patterned light brown cloth rebacked with brown cloth majority of previous spine preserved including back labels with gilt lettering; some chipping and rubbing to boards; with 20 engraved plates by Blake after drawings by Mulready including frontispieces one for each tale told within some plates offset onto the facing page including the title page for volume 2; Some foxing/spotting throughout; With the bookplate of English Novelist Hugh Walpole on front pastedowns of both volumes; small bookseller sticker to front pastedown of volume 1; Volume 1: xi 1 235 1 Volume 2: 4 261 3 pages; shelved case 0. Lamb says in his preface that he "wished to make these Tales easy reading for young children.for young ladies too it has been my intention chiefly to wrote because boys are generally permitted the use of their fathers' libraries at a much earlier age than girls are they frequently have the best of Shakespear by heart before their sisters are permitted to look into this manly book";<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Hugh Walpole was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s with a large and varied output. Between 1909 and 1941 he wrote thirty-six novels five volumes of short stories two original plays and three volumes of memoirs. His range included disturbing studies of the macabre children's stories and historical fiction most notably his Herries Chronicle series set in the Lake District. He worked in Hollywood writing scenarios for two Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films in the 1930s and played a cameo in the 1935 version of David Copperfield. As a gay man at a time when homosexual practices were illegal for men in Britain Walpole conducted a succession of intense but discreet relationships with other men and was for much of his life in search of what he saw as "the perfect friend". He eventually found one a married policeman with whom he settled in the English Lake District. Having as a young man eagerly sought the support of established authors he was in his later years a generous sponsor of many younger writers. He was a patron of the visual arts and bequeathed a substantial legacy of paintings to the Tate Gallery and other British institutions. wikipedia. 1302843. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. M. J. Godwin hardcover books
186453217Paris: Leiber 1864. First edition. 12mo. vii 287 pp. illustrated from engravings. Contemporary half morocco gilt and marbled paper over boards. Slight rubbing at the tips with the previous owner's ink signature on the first blank leaf; the owner has also written his name "C. CABOCHE" across the top edge. Else a fine and bright copy. An early text on the chemicals used in the photographic process.<br/><br/>Roosens and Salu No. 1818. WorldCat lists only nine copies. <br/><br/> Leiber hardcover books
1876131219Paris: Delahaye 1876. First Edition. paperback. good. 43pp. 8vo printed wrappers; spine worn top margin of front wrapper torn. Paris: Adrien Delahaye 1876. Scarce. Good.<br/><br/> Signed by the author.<br/><br/> Delahaye unknown books
1896123767Paris: Welter 1896. hardcover. Rubricated title 411pp. untrimmed gilt top thick large 8vo 3/4 pebbled morocco gilt-lettered raised bands t.e.g.; corners rubbed. Paris: H. Welter 1896. Very good .<br/><br/> Limited Edition one of 20 copies on Hollande Van Gelder paper.<br/><br/> Welter unknown books
1880289034New York and Chicago: A. S. Barnes and Company 1880. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Vol. II Part II only. With frontispiece and additional plates and in text illustrations. A modern rebinding in green cloth with a leather label. With the original paper wrappers bound in. Very Good binding. A. S. Barnes and Company unknown books
180931829Dublin: Wilkinson and Courtney 1809. First and only edition bound from 11 original parts 8vo pp. iv xxiv 5-438; includes a 16-p. subscriber list; table of order of battle inserted at p. 158; contemporary marbled boards neatly rebacked; worn; title-page spotted; good and sound. An important eyewitness account by a soldier serving under Burgoyne until captured at Saratoga; who then escaped and served with Cornwallis in the southern theatre. Howes L36 noting that it was originally issued in 11 parts; Clark I 268; Sabin 38724. <br/><br/> Wilkinson and Courtney hardcover books
1885237182Salt Lake City Utah: Printed for the Author by the Salt Lake Herald Job Department 1885. First edition. 125 6 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Orange wrappers. Very good. First edition. 125 6 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Falke 4705 Printed for the Author by the Salt Lake Herald Job Department unknown books
1865013753Chicago. 1865. Ephemera. Letter from Chicago based firm "Lamb & Harvey" from 1865 in very good condition. Black text printed on lightly toned paper folded in half and was previously folded twice. Dated to January 23rd 1865 this letter proves the "dissolution of copartnership" between P. B. Lamb and T. W. Harvey who owned and operated lumber mills in the Chicago area. Tarlington Walker Harvey was a successful businessman and in this letter "purchased all the interest of P. B. Lamb in the Planing Mill." ; 1 pp . unknown books
1896282701New York: A. S. Barnes 1896. hardcover. very good. Plates many text Illus. 3 volumes. 8vo original red cloth paper spine labels that are rubbed on all volumes corners lightly bumped on all volumes otherwise very good. New York: A.S. Barnes 1896.<br/><br/> "With the aid of the colonial documents published by the State of New York Lamb was able to write the 1877-81 edition of this history.which for accuracy clearness and precision of statement was far superior to any earlier work on the subject." Dictionary of American Biography volume X page 556. In 1883 Martha Lamb became the editor of the Magazine of American History. Mrs. Burton Harrison was a novelist of many works and a prominent resident of New York City.<br/><br/> A. S. Barnes unknown books
1877295200New York: A. S. Barnes 1877. First. hardcover. very good. Two volumes. More than 150 illustrations--portraits maps buildings landscapes etc-- in each volume. xiii 786 pages and xv 820 pages. Very thick short 4to full black leather with gilt-lettering on spine a.e.g; minor scuffing to covers some repaired damage to head of spine of volume I as well as a reinforced inner rear hinge. New York and Chicago: A. S. Barnes and Company 1877 and 1880. First editions. Internally clean and bright a very good set.<br/><br/> At the time of its publication this work was reputed to be "the most complete history ever published of any city in the world." Kunitz and Haycraft p. 447. Nestler 848.<br/><br/> A. S. Barnes unknown books
1886WRCAM7291New York 1886. Vol. XV No. 2. 105-14423158pp. plus 34pp. supplement bound in. Illus. Quarto. Original gilt cloth front printed wrapper bound in. Ex-lib. with shelf number and rubberstamp. Edgeworn hinges cracked or broken relevant advertisements tipped in and adhered to pastedown. Internally good and clean. Biographical sketch of Anthony Wayne noted for his distinguished service in the Revolution in the capture of Stony point and maneuvers against Cornwallis in Virginia. Reprints twenty-three pages of Lieut. Boyer's journal of Wayne's campaign against the northwestern Indians with a thirty-four-page pamphlet bound in containing a sketch of Wayne by De Peyster. The better part of the volume reprints John Jacob's A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE CAPTAIN MICHAEL CRESAP while another article outlines 200 years in the history of Albany New York. hardcover books
1877241325New York: A. S. Barnes 1877. hardcover. very good. Many engraved plates and text engravings. 2 volumes handsomely bound in 4. Small 4to 3/4 blue morocco over marbled boards gilt decorated spines marbled boards top edge gilt. New York: A.S. Barnes 1877 1880. First Editions. Some light wear to joints still a very good attractive set.<br/><br/> At the time of its publication this work was reputed to be "the most complete history ever published of any city in the world." Kunitz and Haycraft p. 447. Nestler 848.<br/><br/> A. S. Barnes unknown books
1879000342New York: Appleton and Company 1879. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. 4to. 256pp. Contents include the Colonial Period Later Period and Modern Period. Many famous houses such as that of Frederick Church Washington Irving; many in Newport RI not the Vanderbilt mansions yet to be built the White House. Homes from Saratoga Charleston Cambridge Tarrytown Virginia and on and on. Illustrated by 103 B&W illustrations. Slight shake to inner hinge. Pages clean as in pictorial decoration on cover spine. Minimal shelfwear. Gilded foreedges. Overall VG. <br/><br/> Appleton and Company hardcover books
1889183591New York: White and Allen 1889. Softcover. Fair heavy wear to wraps damp staining along all edges spine torn and pages loose but all accounted for. Tan wraps red and blue lettering; 86 pp bw illustrations throughout. Includes: Program of celebration.--First paper. The inauguration of Washington 1789. Read before the New York historical society Oct. 2 1888--Second paper. Washington as president 1789-1790. New York city the seat of government.--Third paper. Historic homes and landmarks. The Battery Bowling Green and vicinity. Includes advertisements. White and Allen unknown books
1816D16976London: Henry Colburn 1816. Hardcover. Good. Three volumes. First Edition; a rare set in the original boards spines quite worn with pages uncut. Housed in a modern slipcase. Complete with the half-titles as called for. Lambs notorious fictionalized account of her affair with Byron was published anonymously with Byron intended as Glenarvon Lord Ruthven and Lamb as Calantha Lady Avondale. <br/><br/> Henry Colburn hardcover books
1816313277London: Henry Colburn 1816. First edition. Two engraved sheet music plates in vol. II. ii 295 1; ii 390; ii 322. 2 ads pp. lacking half-titles called for in vols. I & III. 3 vols. 12mo. Contemporary half calf marbled boards. Joints discreetly mended some foxing. A handsome copy in contemporary binding. First edition. Two engraved sheet music plates in vol. II. ii 295 1; ii 390; ii 322. 2 ads pp. lacking half-titles called for in vols. I & III. 3 vols. 12mo. Lady Caroline Lamb's notorious and deliriously written roman à clé to exact her revenge on Byron for her seduction and abandonment. When our protagonist Calantha encounters Ruthven Glenarvon i.e. Byron her helplessness is described thus:<br/>"The eye of the rattle-snake it has been said once fixed upon its victim overpowers it with terror and alarm: the bird thus charmed dares not attempt its escape; it sings its last sweet lay; flutters its little pinions in the air then falls like a shot before its destroyer unable to fly from his fascination. Calantha bowed therefore with the rest pierced to the heart at once by the maddening power that destroys alike the high and low; but she liked not the wily turn of his eye the contemptuous sneer of his curling lip the soft passionless tones of his voice . "<br/><br/>Byron's dismissive response in a letter to Thomas Moore: "As for the likeness the picture can't be good - I did not sit still long enough" Summers p. 341; Tinker 1454; Wise Byron II pp. 69-70; Wolff 3938 lacks half-titles Henry Colburn unknown books
1816243095London: Henry Colburn 1816. First edition. ii 295; ii 390; ii 322 pp. lacking half-titles. 3 vols. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards spine of vol. I defective missing top half front hinge off; vol II neatly rebacked; endsheets of all three volumes slightly spotted. A good copy however with a contemporary provenance: from the libraries of Dowager Lady Vernon with her signature dated 1816 on each title page; and Edward Lord Suffield with his bookplate both likely acquaintances of Lamb and Byron. First edition. ii 295; ii 390; ii 322 pp. lacking half-titles. 3 vols. 12mo. Lady Caroline Lamb's notorious and deliriously written roman à clé to exact her revenge on Byron for her seduction and abandonment. When our protagonist Calantha encounters Ruthven Glenarvon i.e. Byron her helplessness is described thus:<br/><br/> "The eye of the rattle-snake it has been said once fixed upon its victim overpowers it with terror and alarm: the bird thus charmed dares not attempt its escape; it sings its last sweet lay; flutters its little pinions in the air then falls like a shot before its destroyer unable to fly from his fascination. Calantha bowed therefore with the rest pierced to the heart at once by the maddening power that destroys alike the high and low; but she liked not the wily turn of his eye the contemptuous sneer of his curling lip the soft passionless tones of his voice . " Wolff 3938 lacks half-titles Henry Colburn unknown books
18465315London: John Weale 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. half brown cloth and brown morocco rebacked in cloth with portion of the original spine laid-down. Teg. Very good. Large 4to 36 x 28 cm. 30 pages in text twenty ocher tinted full-page lithographs. A study of the general character of the domestic architecture of the medieval periods in the collection of Sir William Burrell. Detailed text to each lithograph. UNIVERSAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ON ART. Vol.II p.1086. Scattered intermittent text and plate foxing dampstain to lower corner of last few plates not affecting imageand to back cover extremities rubbed owner inscription. John Weale hardcover books
1900178352New York: Hurst 1900. Hardcover. VG leather somewhat chipped some foxing at extremitites otherwise tight and readable. Red three-quarter leather binding with gilt tooled spine lettering and decoration and marbled paper-covered boards. Marbled endsheets. B&W frontispiece. Paraphrases of famous Shakespeare plays meant for a young audience. From the "Companion Books" series. Hurst hardcover books
182826434Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Carey pr. by Mifflin & Parry and J.R.A. Skerrett 1828. 12mo I: 18.4 cm 7.25" II: 16.8cm 6.6". 2 vols. I: 292 pp. II: 230 pp. both vols. without ads. <br><br>First U.S. edition of the official first series and => true first edition of the unofficial second series of Lamb's pseudonymously published essays for the London Magazine. These eloquently written pieces mingle humor and pathos as they describe the experiences of the author and his acquaintances while attending boarding school playing whist listening to music visiting Quaker meetings etc. Food is a recurring topic "A Dissertation upon Roast Pig"; there are two essays on Valentine's Day one in each volume and several on plays and actors.<br>Â Â Â Â The first series made its first appearance in book form in London 1823. The authorized second series was not published until 1833 under the title The Last Essays of Elia; the pieces selected for the unauthorized American second series offered here are different from those contained in that volume and mistakenly include three essays written by other hands. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 33813 & 33814; NCBEL III 1225; NSTC 2L2346. Vol. I: Uncut copy. Publisher's quarter once-red cloth and paper sides covers printed with "Elia" within a simple frame spine with printed paper label; binding rubbed and lightly soiled spine sunned to yellow. Repaired tear to one leaf touching text without loss; remarkably clean and sound. Vol. II: Contemporary speckled sheep spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label; rubbed and head of spine chipped with old refurbishing. Exsocial club library: 19th-century bookplate and call number ticket on front pastedown front free endpaper with inked numerals title-page pressure-stamped. Author's name inked on title-page; front free endpaper and title-page reinforced at fore-edge the latter from the back. Both volumes age-toned with intermittent spots of staining; advertisements absent. The set now housed in a quarter blue morocco and blue clothcovered clamshell case with marbled papercovered sides and gilt-stamped spine. Carey, Lea, & Carey (pr. by Mifflin & Parry, and J.R.A. Skerrett) hardcover books
