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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
1927300502Garden City: Garden City Publishing 1927. hardcover. very good-. Illustrated in black and white. 270 pages. 8vo orange cloth a bit dust spoiled; spine evenly faded. Garden City: Garden City Publishing 1927. A very good- sold copy.<br/><br/> A Star Book.<br/><br/> Garden City Publishing unknown books
200445522Honiton:: Bene Factum Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 1903071089 . Color photographs throughout. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Bene Factum Publishing, hardcover books
1978152372London: Eyre Methuen 1978. Small octavo boards. First edition. Signed by Lamb. The scarce hardbound issue a bind-up in boards of paperback sheets produced for the British library market. Collects twelve stories by Frederick Cowles Barry Pain Lafcadio Hearn Bernard Capes E. F. Benson William Hope Hodgson and others. Text block darkened printed on cheap pulp paper a bit of offset from jacket flap ghosting on endpapers a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with light internal foxing no show through and 15 mm closed tear at bottom edge of front panel. The hardbound issue is very uncommon. #152372 Eyre Methuen unknown books
197626236Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0672520087 . Illustrated by Jeanne Sean and Cyn O'Neill. First printing. Near fine in a near fine two short closed edge tears dust jacket. . Bobbs-Merrill hardcover books
14477Cordeiro Luciano Batalhas da India. Como se perdeu Ormuz. Processo inedito do seculo XVII. Lisbon Imprensa Nacional 1896. 8vo. XV 296 2 pp. Bound in half blue leather with cloth binding. Publisher's lithographed paper wrappers present.<br/><br/>First edition of this classic and important work on the history of Hormuz Iran and the Arabian Sea region by Luciano Cordeiro. Cordeiro 1840-1900 was a renowned 19th century Portuguese historian politician and administrator. In this work the Cordeiro analyzes and transcribes unpublished 17th century Portuguese official documents and correspondence related with Ormuz which at the time was under Portuguese rule. He explains the main reasons behind the Portuguese loss of Hormuz in 1622 accounts for the silk trade in the region the battle of Jasques the expedition and siege of Queshm the Anglo - Persian alliance the rendition of Ormuz and more. Spine with superficial loss of leather publisher's wrappers with minor marginal loss of paper and text browned due to the quality of paper. Overall in very good condition. unknown books
1108Lancaster and New York: American Physical Society. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of the discovery of the "Lamb shift" "Shortly after World War II Lamb began his work to check the accuracy of the predictions of Paul Dirac as they related to the energy levels and spectral lines of hydrogen. Dirac's quantum mechanical theory predicted that the hydrogen atom had two possible energy states with equal energies. Lamb's accurate work using radiofrequency resonance techniques reported in 1947 revealed that there was a minute difference in these energy levels. Small as it was this Lamb shift necessitated a revision of the theory of the interaction of the electron with electromagnetic radiation. For this work Lamb was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics which he shared with another leader of research at Columbia Polykarp Kusch with whom he had performed wartime research in developing microwave radar" .Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists. Particle Physics: One Hundred Years of Discoveries: "First measurements of the fine structure of the hydrogen atom the Lamb shift. Nobel prize to W.E. Lamb awarded in 1955 'for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum.'" IN: The Physical Review Vol 72 No 3 August 1 1947 pp. 241-243. Lancaster PA. and New York NY: American Physical Society 1947. Quarto original wrappers. Tiny bump to outer edge otherwise fine. Rare in wrappers. American Physical Society paperback books
1848224068London Edward Moxon 1848. 1848. First edition. 8vo. Half titles. 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards t.e.g. 2 volumes. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. F. Hardcover. London, Edward Moxon, 1848. hardcover books
18485621London: Edward Moxon 1848. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Later 3/4 maroon crushed levant over marbled boards by Bayntun raised bands t.e.g. Fine. There is a hole on the left edge of the loosely laid in letter where someone had removed it from a mounting. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. With ALS From Bernard Barton in the Form of A Punning Poem. Laid in is an autograph letter signed from the poet Bernard Barton to Yorke sic Clarke Esq. in the form of a punning poem based upon the motto on a wafer sent him which reads - "I trouble you with a line." The poem is one full page long and is dated 9/5/1840. Barton was a Quaker poet and a friend of Southey as well as one of Lamb's intimate circle of friends. A nice association. Edward Moxon unknown books
197613340Kew: Fin 1976. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Double issue 3 and 4 of this magazine devoted to socio-political articles and reviews within a feminist context. This copy INSCRIBED by Judith Rodgriguez cover artist and translator. A very good copy of this uncommon magazine. Fin paperback books
1911716291911. LAMB Charles. THE ESSAYS OF ELIA THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA. With an Introduction by Augustine Birrell and Illustrations by Charles E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1911 1910. Later printing. Title-pages printed in brown and blue. Engraved frontispieces; line illustrations throughout text. Two octavo volumes uniformly bound by Riviere & Sons. Bound in half dark blue morocco with blue cloth sides gilt title and decoration to spines marbled endpapers t.e.g. Internally fine but the leather elements of the bindings are rubbed at joints corners and raised bands on spines. Very good overall. unknown books
04448London: J.M. Dent & Co 1900. A Fine Cedric Chivers Vellucent Binding<br/><br/>CHIVERS Cedric binder. LAMB Charles. BROCK Charles E. illustrator. The Essays of Elia. and The Last Essays of Elia. With an Introduction by Augustine Birrell and Illustrations by Charles E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent & Co. 1900. <br/><br/>Two volumes bound in one. Small octavo 6 15/16 x 4 1/16 inches; 177 x 103 mm. xxii 294 1 imprint 1 blank; xii 254 1 imprint 1 blank pp. Two engraved frontispieces and one hundred and sixty-two black & white illustrations including decorative head and tailpieces all by Charles E. Brock.<br/><br/>Bound ca. 1906 in a fine pastel "vellucent" binding by Cedric Chivers stamp-signed in gilt on rear lower turn-in with a delicately hand-painted 'Art Nouveau' floral design. The front cover with three red flowers and a green vine design enclosing the title "The Essays And The Last Essays of Elia. Charles Lamb". Lower cover with a similar design but with just one red flower. Smooth spine similarly decorated and lettered in watercolor and gilt gilt ruled turn-ins mottled pale-green liners and end-papers all edges gilt. Neat ink inscription dated "Xmas 1906" on front blank. A very fine example housed in the original fleece-lined green cloth slipcase missing the movable spine panel.<br/><br/>This binding is No. LXXXV on page 34 of the Cedric Chivers catalog "Books in Beautiful Bindings"<br/><br/>"In his large bindery at Portway Bath Chivers employed about forty women for folding sewing mending and collating work and in addition five more women worked in a separate department to design illuminate and colour vellum for book decoration and to work on embossed leather. These five were Dorothy Carleton Smyth Alice Shepherd Miss J.D. Dunn Muriel Taylor and Agatha Gales. Most Vellucent bindings were designed by H. Granville Fell but the woman most frequently employed for this kind of work was probably Dorothy Carleton Smyth" Marianne Tidcombe Women Bookbinders 1880-1920 p. 86. <br/><br/>According to Bernard Middleton the first vellucent binding dates to 1903. In these bindings the painting is on paper under the vellum rather than on the underside of the vellum as in Edwards of Halifax bindings History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique pp. 146-147.<br/><br/>Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb; it was first published in book form in 1823 with a second volume Last Essays of Elia issued in 1833 by the publisher Edward Moxon. The essays in the collection first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. Lamb's essays were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers; the essays "established Lamb in the title he now holds that of the most delightful of English essayists." Lamb himself is the Elia of the collection and his sister Mary is "Cousin Bridget." Charles first used the pseudonym Elia for an essay on the South Sea House where he had worked decades earlier; Elia was the last name of an Italian man who worked there at the same time as Charles and after that essay the name stuck. Critics have traced the influence of earlier writers in Lamb's style notably Sir Thomas Browne and Robert Burton - writers who also influenced Lamb's contemporary and acquaintance Thomas De Quincey. Some of Lamb's later pieces in the same style and spirit were collected into a body called Eliana.<br/><br/>Charles Lamb 1775-1834 was born in London in 1775. He studied at Christ's Hospital where he formed a lifelong friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. When Lamb was twenty years old he suffered a period of insanity and was confined to a psychiatric hospital. His sister Mary Ann Lamb had similar issues and in 1796 murdered her mother in a fit of madness. Mary was confined to an asylum but was eventually released into the care of her brother. Lamb became friends in London with a group of young writers who favored political reform including Percy Bysshe Shelley William Hazlitt Henry Brougham Lord Byron Thomas Barnes and Leigh Hunt. In 1796 Lamb contributed four sonnets to Coleridge's Poems on Various Subjects 1796. This was followed by Blank Verse 1798 and Pride's Cure 1802. Lamb worked for the East India Company in London but managed to contribute articles to several journals and newspapers including London Magazine The Morning Chronicle Morning Post and the The Quarterly Review. He is best known for his pseudonymous essays for London Magazine collected and published as Essays of Elia 1823 and for the popular evergreen Tales From Shakespeare 1807 his collaboration with his sister. London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1900 unknown books
1883185339New York / London: G.P. Putnam & Son 1883. Hardcover. Good front hinge has grey cloth binding repair. lower section of back cover hinge/gutter splitting; both hinges firm. boards scuffed stained & scratched; edge-worn. corners rubbed. spine ends rubbed & top worn. back lower corner appears to have glue repair. brown cloth boards; hand-written replacement spine title plate. 501 pgs w/ frontispiece & 8 tissue guarded plates. Deckled edges from opened pgs; edges tanned. Many unopened pages. Pages have occasional instances of foxing; foxing appears concentrated to frontis and plates. Pages remain fairly bright with occasional instances of marks or smudges. Spine label is handwritten. Previous owner's names to flyleaf and a lovely personal inscription to opening page dated Christmas 1883. This is copy 195 of 250 signed simply as G.P. Putnam's Sons Nov. 5 1883. G.P. Putnam & Son hardcover books
1911256155London: J. M. Dent & Sons 1911. Charles E. Brock illustrator. 2 vols. Full green morocco with gilt lettering to spine. Brock Charles E. Charles E. Brock illustrator. 2 vols. J. M. Dent & Sons unknown books
2378Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis 1904. An oblong 8vo. 95 pages plus footnotes bound in original Japon vellum. Both the cover and spine of this exceptional example of Arts and Crafts period design have decorative ornaments and titles executed in light olive green and gilt. The design consists of stylized rose buds and foliage that replicate stenciled hand work. Top edge gilt. Elaborate ornamental title page in the Celtic tradition as well as several head and tail pieces in a mirroring design. A most unusual and handsome gift book produced by one of the leading publishers of the day. The book is notable also as the first volume to be produced in the highly regarded series the Library of English Prose. A fine copy. hardcover books
1890248002New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1890. Part of the Putnam Knickerbocker Nugget series. Ilus. 2 vols. 12mo. Original blue gilt stamped cloth and blure boards. In blue cloth slipcase. Part of the Putnam Knickerbocker Nugget series. Ilus. 2 vols. 12mo. SARA ROOSEVELT'S SIGNED COPIES. From the library of Sara Delano Roosevelt the mother of FDR with her signature and date of 1891 on top right of both title-pages. Mrs. Roosevelt was a strong-willed woman who took charge of every aspect of raising her only son and she would prove to be a dominating force throughout FDR's life until her death in 1941 just months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In the year this book was signed young FDR and his mother began a series of trips to the Rineland spa of Bad Nauheim Germany seeking treatment of his father's ailing heart. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1966Embry 193567Collins Classics 1966. Later printing. Inked name and place else fine in near fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Collins Classics, 1966. Later printing. unknown 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
1992030124Carmel Indiana U.S.A.: Brown & Benchmark Pub 1992. Hard Cover. As New. Ocatvo. volume # 5. includes; Tables charts and graphs.Foreward preface early studies diet summary bibliography discussion and index. 475 p. Brown & Benchmark Pub unknown books
1938317500London: Hamish Hamilton 1938. First edition. Illus with 48 photographs by the author. 415pp. 8vo. Bound in threee quarters green morocco green title label. Fine. First edition. Illus with 48 photographs by the author. 415pp. 8vo. A journey from California to Mexico by Dana & Ginger Lamb in a hand-built boat in the 1930. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1998180461United States: BLS Corporation 1998. Hardcover. VG/VG. Forest green stamped cloth gilt letters on spine white dust jacket illustrated in black and black lettering color illustration on front; 331 pp. BW & color illustrations throughout. A comprehensive consideration of the life and works of American artist and stained glass designer Ella Condie Lamb 1862-1936 complied by her granddaughter. Includes details about the operation of the J. & R. Lamb Studios. BLS Corporation hardcover books
1998137260BLS Corporation 1998. Hardcover. VG Perhaps a few marks from previous gallery owner; no dj; back flyleaf has a few tiny tears. Forest green stamped cloth gilt letters on spine 331 pp. BW & color illus. A comprehensive consideration of the life and works of American artist and stained glass designer Ella Condie Lamb 1862-1936 complied by her granddaughter. Includes details about the operation of the J. & R. Lamb Studios. BLS Corporation hardcover books
1864393535New York: Hurd and Houghton 1864. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. Dark brown cloth gilt-stamped spine. Front hinge and joint cracking spine ends chipped still very good. Hurd and Houghton hardcover books
1823260908London: Taylor & Hessey 1823. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. Short 8vos finely bound by Tout in full polished calf; ornate gilt-decorated spines with raised bands inner dentelles marbled endpapers a.e.g. London: Taylor and Hessey 1823 & London: Edward Moxon 1833. First editions<br/><br/> The first volume has a scuff mark on the front cover and is a second issue with two addresses in the imprint.<br/><br/> Taylor & Hessey unknown books
