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1896306962New York: G.F. Diehl 1896. 20pp. 12mo. Stapled self wrappers. Slight finger soiling. In half blue morocco and cloth drop box with red leather label. 20pp. 12mo. Pro-capitalist pamphlet by someone claiming to "work in a machine shop in a little New England town. G.F. Diehl] unknown
1859WATERSIE000600W. Kent London. 1859. First edition. pp. 258 2 adverts. Original violet cloth gilt decorated spine. Eight stories based on legendary detective and crime stories.Early gift inscription on front free endpaper. Some spotting. Cloth a little rubbed at edges and slightly scuffed at head and tail of spine. Very good. W. Kent, London. 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
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
185282443New York: Cornish Lamport & Co 1852. First American Edition. Octavo. 19cm. Publisher's original dark blue embossed cloth titled in gilt to spine with elaborate blindstamping to boards. 238pp. Wear rubbing and scuffing to extremities with book board showing through the cloth at corners and edges fraying and loss to spine ends not interfering with the title in addition there is a cosmetic split to the cloth of the front spine hinge. A good serviceable copy with some conspicuous wear. Internally clean rear inner hinge split two previous ownerships in pencil to the prelims with an additional pencil name to page 22. Some thumbing to prelims and with a pale damp stain to the lower front corner of the first 20pp or so. <br /> <br /> Perhaps not the most beautiful example of this scarce and sought after title to surface but a legitimate rarity nonetheless. This first US edition although of dubious legality predates the official first edition of this work by 4 years having been collected from US magazine publications syndicating from the Edinburgh Review and bolted together into book form. One of the very earliest fictional police procedurals and an early contributor to the enduring mystique of Scotland Yard. Cornish, Lamport & Co unknown
1852002646New York: Cornish Lamport & Co. 1852 Bound in brown blind stamped cloth 238 pp. bright gilt spine titles.This ia a first edition pirated preceding the first British edition by four years the first authorized American edition by five. This copy with chipped spine extremities shelf wear spotting to front cover and the first twelve and last five leaves of text foxed. Quite bright and clean. A good to very good copy. Cornish, Lamport & Co. hardcover
185244206New York: Cornish Lamport & Co. Publishers 1852. 1852. First edition. This is the true first American edition that was first issued as a pirated edition by Cornish Lamport & Co. in 1852 with the text lifted from CHAMBER'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL and "some of our American Magazines." The first U. K. edition was published in 1856 as RECOLLECTIONS OF A DETECTIVE POLICE-OFFICER. The first authorized American edition was published in 1857 in Boston by Wentworth and Company. Thomas Waters was the pseudonym of William Russell. 8vo. Original burgandy cloth decorated in blind on front and rear covers titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine 238 pp. preface. Queen 's Quorum 2 says this book is "the most important criminological yellow-back of its time." The first collection of British Detective stories and preceded only by Edgar Allan Poe's TALES in 1845 according to Queen's Quorum. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends corners and extremities cloth is lightly rubbed former owner's name on front pastedown sheet else a very good copy of a rare book. Cornish, Lamport & Co., Publishers, 1852. hardcover
1853E14237New York: Cornish Lamport & Co 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. First edition. 8vo. in red cloth. 238 pp. True tales of a "Detective Policeman" of London who ".is in some repects peculiar to England--one of the developments of the last twenty five years.the record of 'hair-breath 'scapes whcih follow is another verification of the old saying 'Truth is stranger than fiction'". The binding while tight with hinges fully intact is well worn with the spine being chipped and lacking several pieces; covers soiled. The text has some occasional foxing and small stains. Remarkably scarce in first edition. <br/><br/> Cornish, Lamport & Co hardcover
18529305New York: Cornish Lamport & Co. Publishers 1852. 1st Edition . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Extremely scarce first printing. This is the true first American edition that was first issued as a pirated edition by Cornish Lamport & Co. in 1852 with the text lifted from CHAMBER'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL and "some of our American Magazines." Front board very close to detaching binding repaired with tape. Noticeable shelf-wear soiling bumping etc. Some foxing pages otherwise clean. <br/> <br/> Cornish, Lamport & Co., Publishers hardcover
185229015001Cincinnati OH 1852. General wear. Inscription on front cover. Damage to back strip. A textbook only sold by subscription that seeks to teach the reader arithmetic and world geography by using verse often rhyming verse to help the reader memorize the important terms and formulas. For example in describing the divisions of land the following poem is used:<br /> <br /> "Of land and its divisions read the stories;<br /> Peninsulas Continents Islands Promontories<br /> And Isthmuses and Capes and Mountains high<br /> Volcanoes Shores and Deserts wet and dry."<br /> <br /> The book covers both the technically terms in geography meridians tropics latitude longitude etc. and all continents and countries of the world. Additionally they provided some historical and cultural information on the countries as well such as information on the construction of the Great Wall in China and that Holland is one of the most populous districts on the globe. Numerous black and white illustration accompany the text both in the form of maps and illustrations on the geographical and architectural wonders of each locality described. At the end of the book there are six pages of the "Rules of Arithmetic In Verse." Discussed in this section is everything from subtraction to multiplication and decimal fractions to compound interest. Front cover title: "The Poetical Geography with the Rules of Arithmetic in Verse." Inscribed on front cover and inside cover with "Henry Alcott Anthony Rd." 80 pages. Yellow illustrated covers. Measures 9" x 6 1/4".<br /> <br /> To view this item please click on the following link:<br /> https://photos.app.goo.gl/apfB1nLUVFtsZgDg6. unknown
184869716Milwaukee: Wilson & King 1848. First edition 8vo pp. v 2 8-96; original printed yellow wrappers; text somewhat foxed wrappers curled at the edges; good and sound or better. An innovation in education whereby the lessors are given in verse. The poetical geography is "made to accompany any of the common school atlases" and the sections on arithmetic and English history are also given in verse. "This work is sold only by subscription and cannot be obtained at any bookstore in the United States. Wilson & King unknown
1857007146George Van Waters 1857. Hardcover. Fair. This is a remarkable book designed to teach Geography through the use of poetry apparently with the idea that the poetical lines would be easily remembered. Fasinating drawings and maps throughout . General wear. Name of previous owner and other pencil marks on endpapers and title page. Name and neighboring states noted again in pencil at top of pages 25 - 30. Foxing throughout. Some tears to pages. All text is present and readable. George Van Waters hardcover
1897OB312<p>London: Lawrence & Bullen 1897. Hard Cover. 312 pages. 'Ser Giovanni's collection begun in 1378 and finished after 1385 derives its title Il pecorone 'the numbskull'-- a title probably not due to the author-- from the fact that so many pecoroni appear in the book. The frame story tells of a chaplain and a nun who on 25 successive days meet in a convent parlor each telling the other a story each day. About half the stories are fictional; the other half are drawn from the Chronaca of Giovanni Villani. Many of the tales are stupid but a few are definitely good. The best that of Giannetto and the Lady of Belmonte embodies the 'pound of flesh' motif in an excellent plot from which Shakespeare derived directly or indirectly the 'pound of flesh' portion of the plot of The Merchant of Venice' Wilkins. 110 copies printed of which this is number 95. Printed on 'Japanese vellum.' Good copy vellum spine soiled nicked at bottom. Stock#OB312.</p> Lawrence & Bullen hardcover
189760535London: Lawrence and Bullen Ltd. 1897. 4to. This is copy no. 25 of an edition limited to 110 copies on Japanese vellum. xxix 312 pp. Original quarter vellum over boards with red lettering to spine. Boards clean. Internally clean. Faint rubbing to board edges. Internally clean. Small blindstamp to front endpaper. With tissue-guarded illustrations by E. R. Hughes. . Very Good. 1/4 Vellum. 1897. Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd. 1897 hardcover
1897031289London: Lawrence And Bullen 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12 Plates By E. R. Hughes. Quarter Vellum Spine Printed In Red Over Brown Paper Covered Boards. 11 3/4" X 8 3/4". Deckled Edges; An Unopened Copy Pages Still Attached Along Top Edge. #70 Of Only 110 Copies Of This Large Paper Edition Finely Printed On Japanese Vellum. The First Translation Into English. Light Wear Hinges Tight Fraying Along Bottom Edges At Tips. No Names Or Marks. Tissue Guards Clean And Intact. Well Preserved Not An Uncommon Book But Usually Found Damaged. Per Wikipedia L Pecorone Often Referred To In English As The Golden Eagle Is An Italian Collection Of Stories Written Between 1378 And 1385 By Giovanni Fiorentino. It Was Written In A Style Influenced By The Decameron Of Giovanni Boccaccio The Golden Legend Collection Of Saint Lives The Seven Sages Of Rome Or The Gemma Ecclesiastica Of Giraldus Cambrensis. For Its Historical Facts However It Relies On The Nuova Cronica Of Giovanni Villani. It Is Said To Be An Influence On Shakespeare's The Merry Wives Of Windsor And Merchant Of Venice. <br/> <br/> Lawrence And Bullen 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
1898015469London: Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Limited Edition. Octavo. In three volumes limited to only 100 copies this is copy #3 and is the first translation into English illustrated with 12 hand-colored plates by E.R. Hughes printed on Japanese vellum bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers spine stamped in gilt all edges gilt spine ends chipped short split to leather on upper joint of vol. I but not cracked through binding. The color plates are quite striking. A collection of Shakespearian romance novels. Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles unknown
189743102London: Lawrence and Bullen 1897. Boards have very light bumping to edges spine is sunned. Foxing to f-fep and f-rep c/e uncut some light foxing to PP does not affect text gutters slightly weak. Bind in good order text clean and readable. First Edition. Silk Covered Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hughes E.R. 4to Thick. Lawrence and Bullen Hardcover
1895264510London: Lawrence & Bullen 1895. hardcover. Translated into English by W. G. Waters and illustrated by E.R. Hughes. 2 vols. large 4to mauve silk binding a little dusty. London: Lawrence & Bullen 1895. Very good .<br/> <br/> One of 1000 numbered copies for England and America.<br/> <br/> Lawrence & Bullen unknown
189560534London: Lawrence and Bullen 1895. 4to. This is copy no. 165 of an edition limited to 210 copies on Japanese vellum. xxxi 294; x 352 pp. Original quarter vellum over boards with red lettering to spines. Vellum fresh and boards clean. Faint rubbing to board edges. Internally clean. Small blindstamp to front endpaper. With tissue-guarded illustrations by E. R. Hughes. . Near Fine. 1/4 Vellum. Limited Numbered Edition. 1895. Lawrence and Bullen 1895 hardcover
1895781F18London: Lawrence and Bullen 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5 by 8.5. Edward Robert Hughes. A beautifully illustrated two volume edition of the short stories of this fifteenth century Italian poet. Translated into English by W. G. Waters and here in two illustrated volumes this is No. 790 of 1000 copies printed in this edition. With eight plates to volume I and ten plates with tissue guards to volume II all in a pre-Raphaelite style and the work of English watercolour and oil painter Edward Robert Hughes. Collated complete. Fifteenth century Italian poet Masuccio Salernitano is best known for "Il Novellino" a collection of fifty short stories each prefaced by a letter of dedication to a famous person and with an epilogue containing the "moral" of the story. Three of the stories within this work appear to be the source of inspiration for Shakespeare"s "Romeo and Juliet". With the armorial bookplate of Charles A Hill to the front pastedown of volume I. In the publisher"s original cloth binding with bumping to head and tail of spine. Discolouration to back strip. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Scattered spots to the first few pages of each volume pages otherwise generally clean. Very Good Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
1895781F23London: Lawrence and Bullen 1895. Hardback. Very Good. 11.5 by 8.5. Edward Robert Hughes. A beautifully illustrated limited edition two volume of the short stories of this fifteenth century Italian poet. Translated into English by W. G. Waters and here in two illustrated volumes this is No. 20 of 210 copies printed on Japanese vellum paper. With eight plates to volume I and ten plates to volume II all in a pre-Raphaelite style and the work of English watercolour and oil painter Edward Robert Hughes. Collated complete. Fifteenth century Italian poet Masuccio Salernitano is best known for "Il Novellino" a collection of fifty short stories each prefaced by a letter of dedication to a famous person and with an epilogue containing the "moral" of the story. Three of the stories within this work appear to be the source of inspiration for Shakespeare"s "Romeo and Juliet". In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum with paper covered boards. Significant discolouration to the paper vellum portion. Bumping to spine head and tail. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good 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
1895j6575London: Lawrence & Bullen. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Covers rubbed. Spines darkened and marked. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. 1895. Limited Edition 164/210. Brown hardback boards with cream vellum spine. 300mm x 220mm 12" x 9". xxxi 294pp xi 352pp plates. 20 sepia plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Lawrence & Bullen hardcover
