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18605234Boston: Thayer and Eldridge 1860. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 376 numbered pages. <br /> <br /> This book is in fair condition. Heavy bumping and chipping to both ends of spine. Heavy scuffing to both boards and all edges of textblock. Book slightly cocked causing overbite to textblock. Front and rear hinges are cracked. Boards are loose from binding. Interior pages are moderately foxed. <br /> <br /> "THE tales included in this volume possess a remarkable degree of literary merit which renders no apology necessary for their appearance before the public at this time."<br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory # N10-89. Thayer and Eldridge unknown
1887829engraved front cover and spine. title and author in black on front cover. Front cover shows fight and floral element.spine shows title in black and bottom of spine lives a bobbybottom of spine shows wear as does hinge of front spinebottom edges show wear as do all corners of spinerear cover hingedfront cover has previous owners name and date xmas '92small bur ckear type face. easy to readtext unmarkedbook has been read<br /> Alex. Lloyd hardcover
18870011739Chicago: Alex. T. Loyd & Co. 1887. New Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo 376 pages publisher's illustrated catalog floral endpapers embossed brown cloth pencilled name of J. Snyder <br/><br/>A Queen's Quorum title No. 2. Originally issued as a yellowback in London in 1856. Waters the Detective Policeman. "We think that the reader after having perused the following pages will unite with us in the remark that the true stories contained therein have never been equalled for thrilling interest by any productions of modern fiction. - Preface. Alex. T. Loyd & Co. hardcover
18954673Lawrence and Bullen 1895. 1st English Translation. Hardcover. Used - Good/None. E. R. Hughes. Vol. I: pp 294; spine binding and cover all fine top and bottom edges of spine worn inside guttering on front cover exposed but binding is fine. Contents clean no inscription though endpapers foxing and outer edges softening. Vol. II: pp 352; spine binding and cover all fine top and bottom edges of spine very mildly worn; no exposed guttering. Similar to Vol I contents clean no inscription though endpapers mildly foxing and outer edges softening. Gilt titles on spines and small gilt design on front covers. pages. Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
18850B-9XPN-FDNB1885. Hardcover. Fair. 4th ed 1885. Ex-library with markings and removals including large bookplate to front cover. Otherwise average wear to the original binding. Pages yellowed with smudges and foxing. Binding cracked still serviceable. hardcover
18211408350Baltimore: Frederick G. Schaffer 1821-1833. Hardcover. Octavo Two volumes bound as one: 75 pages ; 293 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print on black banner. Boards in brown leather; front board detached wear to spine caps and corners spine leather is creased and chipping leather on boards in stain small surface tears. Text block has penciled notes on front endpapers top portion of title page torn away name in ink on rear pastedown and on page 3 cracked rear hinge slight amount of penciled marginal notation foxing and tanning to paper throughout. Spine title: Annals of Baltimore. Second title published by William Wooddy Baltimore 1833. <br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #3. 1408350. FP New Rockville Stock. Frederick G. Schaffer hardcover
1859220690Boston: Wentworth and Co. 1859. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. 376 pages. 8vo. Pages are lightly age toned. Small water stain along top edge is visible on several pages. Light age soil on endpapers. Brown stain at bottom edge of last 100 pages. Blue-gray pebbled cloth with blindstamped raised leaf designs. Cloth is spotted and faded around edges. Stains on covers. Edgewear to top and bottom of spine. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Record # 220690 Wentworth and Co. hardcover
18879533146Macmillan 1887. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen markings. With owner's inscription inside cover. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Size: Octavo. Binding: Maroon cloth. Spine has gilt lettering and shelfwear to the top and bottom. Bumped corners. Front page hinge split. Library stickers and stamps used inside. Foxing. Text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: Macmillan hardcover
1873j7128aLondon: John Churchill. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed. Spine faded. Ex Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Library. Prelims foxed. 1873. Second Edition. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm 9" x 6". xi 431pp plates & ads. Nine b/w plates. . John Churchill hardcover
1862j7126London: John Churchill. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Corners bumped and with minor rubbing to covers. Ex library with library stamps of the Royal College of Surgeons. 1862. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm 9" x 6". 114pp 32pp ads. 7 b/w plates. . John Churchill hardcover
1888394945Ottawa: J. Durie & Son 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 87pp. Dark green cloth gilt decorated in black. Modest rubbing and smudging on the boards still a bright and tight very good or better copy of this long poem. J. Durie & Son hardcover
1873H35520New York: Horace Waters & Son 1873. First Printing. Wraps. Very good. 6 x 4.5 inches wraps very good light weaer to edges minor soil and spottiness text very clean with bookplate of Josiah Lilly's Foster Hall collection. 96 pp. Horace Waters was a hymnologist and publisher who collaborated frequently with Stephen Foster and Susan Parkhurst. Lilly the head of the pharmaceutical company and namesake of the Lilly Library was a dedicated collector of music autographs and memorabilia related to the life and works of Stephen Foster a native of Pittsburgh. He built a special "music hall" in the outskirts of Indianapolis to house his collection but in 1937 donated the collection to the University of Pittsburgh which dedicated a Foster hall the Stephen Collins Foster Memorial of its own in the newly constructed Cathedral of Learning. Some years ago we acquired some duplicates from that collection and this was among them. Nice association copy! Horace Waters & Son unknown
1898184296MA: Salem Press 1898. Softcover. Good. Good paperback. The book covers have chipping and tearing covers have minor soiling spine missing. Front cover is coming loose. Salem Press unknown
1828723Original lengthy handwritten ALS dated Monday 24 Sept 1828. From M. Waters to General Sir Herbert Taylor Military secretary and adc to the Duke First Private Secretary to King George III King George IV and King William IV. An important letter regarding subscriptions to erect a monument in memory of "the lamented Duke of York" who has been "has been falsely and shamefully traduced by the Catholic Leaders for his constitutional candid & manly opposition to any further concessions being allowed them" and "for his resolute declaration to uphold the principles which placed the desired House of Brunswick on the Throne". Also referring to a Madame des Mallet. Good condition with edge toning/creasing and browning to folds/edges. Includes a typed transcript by a previous owner with speculation over the identity of Madame des Mallet including whether she might have been a mistress to the Duke of Kent.<br /><br /><i>Prince Frederick Duke of York and Albany 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827; second son of King George III. Mocked perhaps unfairly in the rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York": The towering Duke of York Column on Waterloo Place just off The Mall London was completed in 1834 as a memorial to Prince Frederick.</i> ALS
19005051London and Edinburgh: W. 7 R. Chambers Limited 1900. 8vo 196 plus 32pp publisher's ads. Illustrated plates. Publisher's pictorial gray cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Sunday school bookplate to front pastedown else clean internally. Boards show some soiling with pushing at spine ends illustration nicely preserved. Very good. Later edition of this collection of stories by William Russell writing as 'Waters' originally published as The Recollections of a Policeman in the US 1852 and Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer in London 1856. The book was first published under this title by Chambers with three additional stories added in 1878. Judging from the advertisements in the rear of the book this iteration was meant to be purchased as a prize or presentation for younger readers. <br /> <br /> Hubin pg 427 citing 1878 first edition thus. W. 7 R. Chambers, Limited unknown
1887009398Ipswich: Printed at the request of many hearers 1887 First edition. 31 pp. Essex Institute blindstamp to front cover. Estate bequest noted in pencil. Near fine. Printed at the request of many hearers paperback
1900416526New York: Edgar S. Werner Publishing & Supply Co 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Olive green cloth stamped in black. Floral front endpaper detached else very good. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Edgar S. Werner Publishing & Supply Co hardcover
1898132731England: Privately Printed 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited. Very good plus. Hardcover is slightly rubbed at spine ends and corners gilt top foredges gold stamping on front cover and spines pages slightly browned #243 of 1000 sets. Privately Printed hardcover
1895s00016794London: Lawrence and Bullen 1895. First printing. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes complete. Limited edition ours is number 98 of 210 hand-numbered copies printed 1895. Vellum-backed boards 294 352 pp. clean unmarked text Good books a bit of soiling or age-toning to the pages some soiling to the covers wear to the edges of the books including some splitting or loss no dust jackets. Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
1890P-06343London: Privately Printed 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Original ivory gilt cloth with original etchings. A clean tight unmarked set. Privately Printed hardcover
1878500049470Robson and Sons 1878. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. slight loss to top & bottom spine <br/> <br/> Robson and Sons hardcover
18512977Louisville: George Van Waters 1851. Third Edition. Illustrated boards. New/Custom Clear Mylar. v 80 pp. Illustrated from woodcuts throughout. Illustrated boards. 6 1/2" x 9". Primarily interesting for its early references to California and the California Gold Rush. Preceded by editions dated 1849 and 1850 this edition includes two woodcut views of San Francisco in 1848 and 1849 at page iv as well as two pages 78 and 79 on California which include a map of San Francisco and the waters of the Gold country. The map is titled "Valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin" with a note that the map was engraved for the "Poetical Geography" by "Wightman Buffalo NY". This early publication and map do not appear in many reference works including Wheat Gold Rush Wheat Trans-Mississippi Cowan Sabin Graff or Wagner-Camp. A Good Plus copy Soiled and foxed throughout; rubbed and edgewear now in a custom clear mylar jacket. George Van Waters unknown
1884B60432Marietta OH: J. Mueller & Son 1884. Hardcover. Good. RARE! Gilt stamped brown cloth boards octavo 282pp. illustrated in b&w. Book has rubbing and edgewear to boards and spine binding tight previous owner's signature to front pastedown and another to front endpaper text has some signatures pulling and one near rear of block completely loose all contents present text toned throughout but clean. J. Mueller & Son hardcover
1892020274New York: The Biglow & Main Co. 1892. Includes twenty-seven songs covering various aspects of academia to inspire school students of The Connecticut Literary Institution a private organization founded in Suffield in 1833 which offered college preparatory and enrichment classes. Among the titles: The Truth of God; Science Song; Anacreon Ode; Here's to Alma Mater's Health; and Suffield Onward. Illustrated with three full page black and white plates with protective tissue showing town landmarks including The Connecticut Literary Institution. Tan softcover with orange cover lettering and design thirty-two pages. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Biglow & Main Co. Paperback
1896009399Salem MA: Newcomb & Gauss 1896 First edition. Sewn wrappers. Historical overview of Congregational churches in southern Essex County Massachusetts. 40 pp. Chipping to front cover old waterstain along edges. Solid copy. Good condition. Newcomb & Gauss paperback
