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18623910337Berlin: Buchdruckerei der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften August 1862. Octavo 2 plates pp. numbered 545-577; an excellent copy in the original printed buff paper wrappers. <p><p>Uncommon copy of the "monthly journal" of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin for August 1862 with the first notice of the Australian Little Red Flying Fox Pteropus scapulatus Peters.</p> <p>The Academy was founded in 1700 but was revolutionised by Frederick the Great who helped establish it as one of the great centres for scientific research. Among the interesting and diverse articles printed here is one by H.W. Peters on the Little Red Flying Fox the smallest of its species and endemic from Shark Bay in Western Australia right around the top of Australia and down the east coast to Victoria. This article is the first scientific notice of the species based on a specimen gathered by Peters personally in Cape York. Peters did extensive fieldwork on the Australian mainland and any number of species are named after him.</p> <p>Despite its Australian content holdings of this journal in Australia are effectively non-existent.</p> </p> . Buchdruckerei der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, August unknown
1831085651Philadelphia; New York: Marcus T. C. Gould; Issac T. Hopper. Moderately scuffed and edge worn leather covers. Vol. I front hinge cracked and cover almost detached top edge of spine pulled leather over spine discolored and beginning to crack. Vol. II large tear at top of spine leather badly cracked and darkened discoloration continues onto edge of covers. Title spine label legible on both volume number labels worn off on both. Owner name and Pendle Hill library stamp and numbers V2 ffe detached pages browned and foxed bindings tight. Published by Marcus T. C. Gould in Philadelphia and Issac T. Hopper in New York. Spine label and cover to title pages say "The Works of George Fox" Vol. I and Vol. II: Title pages refer only to his journal. Includes index. . Fair. Full Leather. 1831. Marcus T. C. Gould; Issac T. Hopper hardcover
18654564Paris: Dusacq et cie 1865. A lovely copy of this hand coloured lithograph abstracted from Draner's Types Militaires. It shows a member of the Belgian civil guard fishing in his uniform holding an attractive green umbrella. The print itself is clean and bright signed in the plate to the lower right hand side. The surrounding card is a little darkened with light foxing some staining to the top edge and some small edge wear. Slight repair to one edge. Image is 29cm x 20cm. Plate is 44.5cm x 31cm. First edition. . Bel exemplaire de cette lithographie coloriée à la main extraite des Types militaires de Draner. Elle représente un membre de la garde civile belge pêchant dans son uniforme tenant un joli parapluie vert. La lithographie elle-même est propre et brillante signée dans la plaque en bas à droite. La carte qui l'entoure est un peu assombrie avec de légères rousseurs quelques taches sur le bord supérieur et une petite usure des bords. Légère réparation sur un bord. L'image mesure 29 cm x 20 cm. La plaque mesure 445 cm x 31 cm. Dusacq et cie unknown
1862008912Paris: Librairie illustree 1862. Hardcover. Good. The Foreign section of Draner's Types Militaires: Galerie Militaire de Toutes les Nations his collection of humorous sketches of various soldiers from European countries. Complete with 20 colour illustrations including Highlanders and Grenadier Guards. Large 4to. Toning and marking to covers. Tanning and light spotting to edges of plates. Good <br/> <br/> Librairie illustree hardcover
1856025802UK 1856. First Edition . Paper. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Two Original Handwritten Letters from the Crimean War Discussing the Supply of Horses from Kirhee in India to the front in the Crimea. One is a copy letter from Lord Panmure to the War Department and the other is a hand written letter and signed by General Windham. Dated 1856. Lord Fox Maule-Ramsey 2nd Baron Panmure 1801-1874 was a British politician. In February 1855 he joined Lord Palmerston's cabinet filling the new office of Secretary of State for War. Lord Panmure held this office until February 1858. He was at the War Office during the concluding period of the Crimean War. General Sir Charles Windham 1810-1870 was a British Army officer and Liberal Party politician. He led the charge on the Great Redan to the south of the Malakoff redoubt at Sevastopol on 8 September 1855 during the Battle of the Great Redan in the Crimean War. Condition is good. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Size is 240mm x 200mm and 175mm x 115mm. Ref A1234 <br/> <br/> unknown
186625983Clark Austin Maynard NY 1866 HARDBACK NODustJacket 1866 1st Edition THUS VG-/FAIR NOJACKET 4 1/2 X 6 3/4 in. Small Corner Chip 1/2 in from front bk Cvr & Spine Tear at Top edge & Rub wear scuff Extremities OF Spine 16 mo. Embossed blue cloth cvr WITH RUB wear. Interior relatively nice tight Foxing Wear 190 pgs. First Thus. Hard Cover. Clark, Austin Maynard NY hardcover
1856002454New-Brunswick: Published at the Fredonian and Daily New-Brunswicker Office 1856 1856. 1 vol. 10-15/16" x 6-3/8" 1 52 16 Ipp. complete faint rubber stamp on title page upper hinge of first and last page just starting Errata at base of last page SCARCE still a GOOD copy. "Fox murdered Henry in New Brunswick by cutting his throat and leaving the body so that it froze in the ice. He revealed his guilt by knowing too much before the crime was discovered" McDade. Found guilty he was sentenced to death by hanging. "The New Jersey Supreme Court subsequently affirmed the conviction at 25 New Jersey Law Reports 566" Cohen. McDade 317. Cohen 12574. Felcone Collection 1369. According to RBH the last copy to appear at auction was 1968. New-Brunswick: Published at the Fredonian and Daily New-Brunswicker Office, 1856 unknown
189076117Paris: Librairie polytechnique Baudry & Cie 1890. Fine. Librairie polytechnique Baudry & Cie Paris 1890 15.50 x 25 cm broché First edition. Half brown shagreen binding spine with five raised bands set with gilt garlands and decorated with gilt floral motifs minor rubbing traces on the spine blind fillets on brown cardboard boards four scratches on the front board marbled endpapers and pastedowns contemporary binding. Some foxing particularly affecting the edges. Work illustrated with 225 figures in the text. Rare. Librairie polytechnique Baudry & Cie hardcover
1866MH205Cheltenham : Middle Hill Press 1866 Book. Very Good. Disbound. 4 pages. Final page blank. Disbound torn along the inner margin. Transcribes a letter from Fox Talbot about Babylonian cylinders and the inscription on one owned by Sir Thomas. Holzenberg 544. [ Middle Hill Press ] unknown
1842056457London: Printed for Thomas Kelly 53 Pater-noster Row 1842. First Thus . Hardcover. Good Plus. Small 8vo. Frontispiece - Portrait . FIRST EDITION THUS. LONDON : 1816. Hardback. Frontispiece - portrait of Fox. Contemporary full calf-leather. Later plain leather spine over the original. Neat owner name to head of title-page. Feint old stain to upper corner of first four pages. Tight bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. vi 196 pages. Scarce. Sm.8vo.Will be well-packed for posting/shipping . Rosley Books for Antiquarian books Cumberland Inklings Literature Rarities Theology and History. . SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Printed for Thomas Kelly, 53 Pater-noster Row hardcover
1887395153Sheffield : Fox & Sons 1887. 11th edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked blind-tooled cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 296p : ill ; 19 cm. Notes: ""an exposition of the botanic system giving a clear and explicit explanation of the botanic practice the cause cure and prevention of disease"". Subjects: Botany; Medicinal Plants; Botanic Guides; Guides and Handbooks; Manuals; Flora; Medicine Alternative. Sheffield : Fox & Sons hardcover
1866180043London: Smith Elder and Co 1866. With two maps and a plan. Pp. xvi268 frontispiece plan 2 folding maps appendix; cr. 8vo; later half leather spine lettered and decorated in gilt between raised bands green cloth boards; uncut; later endpapers book label of David Levine and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown a little minor pencilling a few small edge chips or splits small surface grazes to pages 156/7 slightly affecting text a couple of faint damp stains a little light foxing and soiling; Smith Elder and Co. London 1866. First edition. William Fox 1812-1893 emigrated to New Zealand in 1842. By 1855 he was premier of the Colony an office he held four times. 'Fox was associated with though he did not initiate what is widely regarded as the most iniquitous act of a New Zealand government. In The War in New Zealand while still criticising the Waitara purchase Fox blamed the new war on the M a ori and defended the confiscations' Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Smith, Elder and Co unknown
18662934844Smith Elder 1866. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Medium 8vo with green cloth. Blind borders and motifs on front and back boards. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners. Frontispiece. Interior is secure clean and clear. Contains two fold out maps.Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN: Smith, Elder hardcover
186666471London:: Smith Elder and Co. 1866. First edition. rebound in modern half calf. Clean tight and sound. 12mo. With two maps and a plan. Smith, Elder and Co., unknown
1815994F35London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1815. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". None. A calf bound set of the speeches of the English Whig politician and statesman Charles James Fox spoken in the House of Commons from 1770-1795. Containing the speeches of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox in the House of Commons. Present here are five volumes of a six volume set. Lacking volume VI only.Fox was a Whig politician and statesman who rose to prominence in the House of Commons as a forceful but eloquent speaker associated with that time rather conservative and conventional opinions though privately he led a notorious and colourful life.This pleasing collection offers a selection of his speeches delivered between 1770-1795 with discussions and debates on issues including the Royal Marriage Act Exclusion of Strangers from the Gallery of the House of Commons Affairs of Ireland Right of Petition Tobacco Excise Bill and much more. Work is prefaced by a letter from Lord Erskine to whom the collected speeches were sent prior to publication for his consideration. Bookplate of Sir Robert Peel Bart. to front pastedown of volume I. In full calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips. Lacking one spine label with further loss to another label. Joints starting with boards of volumes I and II lightly tender and remaining boards firmly held. Light rubbing to back strip heads and tails and joints otherwise externally excellent. Bookplate to front pastedown of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright. Good Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover
1848157469London: Aylott and Jones 1848. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. 3/4 leather vii 862pp. frontis. appendix Boards very worn but internally a nice copy. Would rebind nicely Aylott and Jones hardcover
18157200London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown Paternoster-Row; and J. Ridgway Piccadilly 1815. Leather bound. Finely bound in custom leather. 6-panel hubbed spine with gilt tooled decorations. Yellow dyed edges. Marbled endpapers. With armorial bookplate in each volume from the library of Henry and Gwen Mond 2nd Baron Melchett. Vols II-IV near fine. Front board detached on vol I and both boards detached on vol. VI. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row; and J. Ridgway, Piccadilly hardcover
1815a066.088GB: Longman Hurst . 1815. Bound in contemporary blue-grey paper covered boards with brown spaper spine and original title labels whole but bit browned. Clean but some spine and cover wear with minor loss to top of spine of volume 2. Clean tight texts are mostly uncut. Some minor spotting etc. to endpapers. No halftitle to Volume 1. A very good working set. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 4999g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW. Longman, Hurst ... Hardcover
1860056305London: Cornhill Magazine - Smith Elder & Co. 1860. Paper Back. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pgs.96-121 26fold-out map; SC string-bound-private binding; blue w/handwritten title; rubbed w/wrinkles; residuebk.cover; ft.&bk.pages glued to covers; some lt.tan w/cleantight pgs.w/fold-out map. First-hand account of the Yacht Fox's expedition for the search of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin from diary of unidentified member of expedition describing 1857-59 search. editied by 3rd officer on the "Fox <br/> <br/> Cornhill Magazine - Smith, Elder & Co. unknown
184978597Boston: C.C.P. Moody Printer 1849. Hardcover. Near fine. First published in 1834 this cautionary tale concerns a tanner and his industrious wife who fall into ruin when their drinking become immoderate. 16mo: 36 pp. with two small engravings. Original dark brown cloth binding with gilt-stamped titles and decorations along the spine and blind-stamped borders and ornaments on each board. A remarkably fresh example. C.C.P. Moody, Printer hardcover
184712978Abner Forbes Boston 1847. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original blind-decorated and bordered cloth. Spine bands and panel edges dust-dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Uncommon. ; 36 pages; Subjects: Temperance. Juvenile Literature. Abner Forbes, Boston hardcover
1831212834London : printed for Suttaby Fox & Suttaby etc. 1831 1831. First Edition. Hardback. Good copy in a period binding of gilt-blocked gilt-decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and worn as with age Some scuffs and scratches to the panels. Corners bumped. All edges gilt. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 406 pages; Physical description: 406 151 164 72 144 38p. : illus. ; 18cm. Subjects: Great Britain - Registers. Nobility - Heraldry - Great Britain - Periodicals - 19th century. Full contents: 1 The royal kalendar : and court and city register for England Scotland Ireland and the colonies for the year 1831. --2 Companion to the calendars for the year 1831; being a list of all changes in administration. --3 An appendix to the Royal Kalendar and court and city register for the year 1831 --4 Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom for the year 1831 --5 Stockdale's Baronetage of the United Kingdom for the year 1831. Further bibliographical details available on request. London : printed for Suttaby, Fox, & Suttaby, etc., [1831] hardcover
1871149668London New York Cassell Petter And Galpin 1871 1871. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 379 pages; Description: vi 379 p. 19 cm. Subjects: Commerce --History. Industries --History. London, New York, Cassell, Petter, And Galpin [1871] hardcover
1871129438London New York Cassell Petter & Galpin 1871 1871. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked decorative cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 379 pages; Description: vi 379 p. 19 cm. Subjects: Commerce --History. Industries --History. London, New York, Cassell, Petter, & Galpin [1871] hardcover
1838174049Boston: Munroe & Francis 1838. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 238p. A small hardcover book bound in embossed patterned brown cloth. Covers faded and stained. Cloth worn at the spine extremities and splitting along the edge. Edges of most pages soiled and dampstained. Text unmarked and binding secure with the front hinge reinforced. Fair condition overall. First edition of the memoirs of a Revolutionary War soldier who was captured by the British and sent as a POW to Jamaica. Measures approx. 6.25" x 3.8 Munroe & Francis hardcover
