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1894j6574London: Lawrence & Bullen. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Covers rubbed. Spines darkened. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedowns. 1894. Limited Edition 21/210. Brown hardback boards with cream vellum spine. 300mm x 220mm 12" x 9". xxvi 276pp xii 323pp plates. 20 sepia plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Lawrence & Bullen hardcover
1894mon0000035702Lawrence & Bullen 1894. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Two Volume set 1 & 2 extremely scarce and collectable Lawrenece and Bullen first editions on brown silk cloth with gilded square emblem to top left hand corner and gilt lettering to spine.Please ask for photos Lawrence & Bullen hardcover
1894911T66London: Lawrence & Bullen Ltd. 1894-1897. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 8". E. R. Hughes. The first translated editions of these limited edition volumes illustrated throughout. Five volumes. First thus. Translated by William George Waters a British scholar biographer and historian of the Italian Renaissance. Illustrated by Edward Robert Hughes a British painter who primarily worked in watercolours. This set includes: The Nights of Straparola 1894. Complete in two volumes. Limited to one thousand copies unnumbered. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and eight plates. Collated complete. A collection of seventy-five stories by Italian author and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Francesco Straparola modeled after Boccaccio's Decameron. It is considered significant as the first European storybook to contain fairy-tales. The Novellino of Masuccio 1895. Complete in two volumes. Limited to one thousand copies of which this is number four hundred and ninety-six. Volume one is illustrated with eight plates. Volume two is illustrated with ten plates. Collated complete. The fifty short stories of fifteenth century Italian poet Masuccio Salernitano each prefaced by a letter of dedication to a famous person and with an epilogue containing the "moral" of the story. The Pecorone of Ser Giovanni 1897. Limited to six hundred copies of which this is number four hundred and twenty-seven. Illustrated with eleven plates. Collated complete. An Italian novella written by Florentine writer Giovanni Fiorentino said to be an influence on Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Light damp marks to the tail of the spines. Front hinge starting but firm to The Pecorone. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Lawrence & Bullen Ltd. hardcover
18941215London: Lawrence and Bullen 1894. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good. 2-volume set. Limited edition of 210 copies of which this is number 102. First English language edition. 4to. Vol. I 276 pages; Vol. II 323 pages. Quarter bound in vellum over brown paper-covered boards; titles in red on spine. Japanese vellum pages. Ten photogravure plates protected by tissue guards in each volume. Boards marked and stained; rubbed especially along edges; corners bumped; vellum soiled darkened on spine; ends of spine crushed and with small tears in Vol. II. Endpapers toned; pencil bookseller inscription on front pastedown in Vol. I; offsetting from plates on tissue guards; otherwise pages almost entirely clean. Binding firm. <br/> <br/> Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
18944308438Lawrence and Bullen 1894. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. No. 429 of 1000 copies for England and America. Large grey cloth 8vo with gilt motif on front board and gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners and a little fraying. A small knock in edge of front board on vol I. and back board on vol II. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Interior is secure clean and clear save for some minimal foxing. Trimmed. Contains several plates with tissue guards. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2550grams ISBN: Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
1894003880London: Lawrence and Bullen 1894. First English translation of "The Fables and Enigmas of Messer Giovanni Francesco Straparola da Caravaggion" first published at Venice in 1550. Two volumes illustrated. Limited edition of 1000 copies printed on fine Japanese Vellum this being number 102. Original vellum binding. Vol 1: xxviii 276pp. Frontispiece and 9 tissue guarded illustrations. Vol 2: 323pp including 15pp of notes. Frontispiece and 9 tissue guarded illustrations. First Edition. Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Numbered Copy. Lawrence and Bullen 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
1873178897Baltimore: Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. Softcover. G wraps chipped with some soiling/marks small tear at bottom of text block interior clean. Beigh wraps with black lettering 59 pp. Engraved frontispiece. Trial of Udderzook in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Chester Co. Pennsylvania October-November 1873 for the murder of W.S. Goss July 1 1873; with an account of the suit of Eliza W. Goss vs. the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York in the U.S. Circuit Court Baltimore May-June 1873 for payment of insurance on the life of her husband W.S. Goss alleged to have been burned to death February 2 1872. Baltimore Gazette Printers unknown books
18579511London: Ward and Lock. London Ward and Lock n.d. 1857. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. Uncommon. One of Russell's detective works he published detective fiction under the name Waters seemingly less common than the earlier Quorum title Recollections of a Detective Police Officer we can find no sales. Rebound probably relatively recently in half calf. Block a little toned but internally very nice overall. 9511 Hyraxia Books. n.d. 1857 . Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1857. Ward and Lock hardcover
1898006743London: The Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Jules Garnier and E.R. Hughes. Two Sets together: Facetious Nights 4 Volumes and The Pecorone 3 Volumes. Limited editions of 1000 copies; both sets are No. 933 of 1000. Original gray-green cloth with gilt illustrations and lettering on front board and spine Venetian deckle edge paper top edges gilt. Edge wear and rubbing on boards most notably and head/tail of spines. Spines mildly sunned/faded. Gilt still bright on front panels but faded on spines. Some gutters starting or cracked in various volumes. The Facetious Nights of Straparola was originally published in the 16th century and The Pecorone in the 14th. Both are said to be influenced in style by Boccaccio's Decameron and contain collections of stories fairy tales legends and fables of Italy. Both sets were highly influential in their day. The Facetious Nights is said to have inspired later collectors of tales such as Perrault and the Brothers Grimm and The Pecorone is said to have inspired Shakespear's Merry Wives of Windsor. A lovely 18th century set a beautiful addition to any collector's library. The Society of Bibliophiles hardcover
189888203ZPrivately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Hardcover. Good. Volume II only. This edition was printed on Venetian Deckel Edge Paper and was limited to 1000 copies this copy was number 902. Grey cloth boards with gilt illustrations and lettering along with a gilt top edge of pages. Unmarked with the exception of names written on the front endpaper and flyleaf. Pages are slightly yellowed. Cover has wear and bumping on corners and edge of spine. Some discoloration and soil spots throughout the cover. Privately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles hardcover
1898002392The Society of Bibliophiles 1898 7 Volumes 8vo. Privately printed for members of the Society of Bibliophiles London 1898. Sold together are two sets. The Percorone of Ser Giovanni limitation no. 2/500 a 3 volume set. Facetious Nights of Straparola limitation no. 129/500 a 4 volume set. Illustrations by Jules Garner and E.R. Hughes. First English translation from Italian by W.G. Waters. Green publisher's cloth hard covers gilt title and ornamentation on spine covers and front boards leaves are gilt atop with remainder of deckled edges frontispiece guarded by tissue illustrated text pages. Dimensions: 9.75 W x 6.25 D x 9 H inches. Condition: Near fine; faintly sunned spine covers some gently bumped spine crowns extremities effected by light edge wear strong square spines light age-toned text pages ink ownership inscription atop title page otherwise fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. The Society of Bibliophiles hardcover
18981808London: The Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good . 8vo. The Facetious Nights of Straparola 4 Volume set. The Pecorone 3 Volume set. Sold together 7 volumes. Limited set of 1000 numbered copies both of these sets are 838. Now first translated into English from the Italian by W. G. Waters. Illustrated by Jules Garnier and E. R. Hughes. Grey coloured cloth with gilt image to front boards with gilt lettered and decorated spines. Spines faded otherwise an about fine 7 volumes. Boards cloth and interior very good. Clean and bright throughout. Bindings tight and square. Top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Captioned tissue guarded plates. A very handsome set. Fairy tales folk tales. "Consists of an exquisite and delightful collection of humorous witty and mirthful conversations fables and enigmas including singing music and dancing during the thirteen nights of the carnival at Venice. The Society of Bibliophiles hardcover
189856732London - New York: Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Book. Illus. by Jules Garnier E.r. Hughes A.r.w.s. Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. printed on venetian deckel edge paper. limited to 1000 copies. 7 volume set. contains tissue guard. gold gilted and stamped. T.E.G. 4 edge untrimmed edges.-the facetious nights volume 1: 399 pages -the Facetious Nights volume 2: 359 pages. some pages are lose from binding. -The Facetious Nights volume 3: 401 pages. The Facetious Nights volume 4: 315 pages. The Pecorone volume 1: 328 ages -the Pecorone volume 2: 321 pages. The Pecorone volume 3: 276 pages. A collection of 75 stories by Italian author and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Francesco Straparola. Modeled after Boccaccio's Decameron it is significant as often being called the first European storybook to contain fairy-tales; it would influence later fairy-tale authors like Charles Perrault and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Madonna Corsina of Naples sends her son to study at Bologna where he falls sick and dies. Of a device of his contrived so that his mother may not be over-grieved at his death. Society of Bibliophiles Hardcover
186154625London: Charles H. Clarke 1861. Very good plus. First edition of this classic Victorian detective novel ostensibly written in the form of a memoir by an expat detective who fled his home country to avoid political persecution. After his RECOLLECTIONS OF A DETECTIVE POLICE-OFFICER 1856 the first novel of its kind to feature an investigator from Scotland Yard Russell followed-up with this first-person series of eight short stories featuring Detective Duhamel "who escaped his native France to avoid imprisonment for political reasons" Dever 234. <br /> <br /> Detective fiction has always pressed up against the porous borders of that much-derided segment of popular literature now known as "true crime": just as the latter is frequently embellished and distorted for the sake of a better story crime and detective fiction in its earliest forms borrowed the shock of the real insisting as a matter of genre convention that the events depicted were only lightly fictionalized that the reader was given entrée into the "marginalized social space between 'respectable' and 'criminal'" Saunders occupied by the real-life police detective; that they were being told a true story by an insider. Verisimilitude was the point: "The genre was designed to take the private spaces operations and methodologies of the police force and publicize them for the reader and Russell himself explained that his memoir writing was designed to present an inside view into policing for readers" Saunders. <br /> <br /> To this end Russell / Duhamel begin the book with an "essay" "The Difference Between English and French Detectives" writing: "It is true they are alike agents of the public force and that their common mission is to frustrate or detect offenses against the person and against property. But there the resemblance ends . Yes multifarious all-embracing are the duties of the French Secret Police." Rare; OCLC locates just eight copies. 6.25'' x 4''. Original full purple textured cloth with gilt spine titles. 2 13-317 1 publisher's ad pages complete. Spine sunned with faint perished label shadow. Minor shelfwear. Overall clean and sound. Charles H. Clarke unknown
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
1865GITj653Marseille Typographie et Lithographie de H Seren 1865. In-16 broché 8pp. Bel exemplaire en bon état. (4998)
18068619Philadelphia: Published by Archibald Bartram for Thomas Dobson 1806. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Light shelf/edge wear ffep very tender at joint owner signature at second ffep light foxing at preliminaries and minor sporadic throughout tipps gently bumped wear at head else tight bright and unmarred. 570pp; xxix; plus Plates I-XII. Illus. b/w plates. Index <br/><br/>Bell a renowned Scottish surgeon and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Bell published a number of important medical treatises and is widely considered the first Scottish scientific surgeon. In his 1796 A System of Surgery he advocated the routine use of opium to relieve post-operative pain "to be able to alleviate the misery of those who are obliged to submit to dangerous operations must afford the biggest gratification to every practitioner". Uncommon generally quite scarce complete and in the condition found here. Published by Archibald Bartram for Thomas Dobson hardcover books
18068619Philadelphia: Published by Archibald Bartram for Thomas Dobson 1806. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Third Edition. Hardcover. Bell a renowned Scottish surgeon and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Bell published a number of important medical treatises and is widely considered the first Scottish scientific surgeon. In his 1796 A System of Surgery he advocated the routine use of opium to relieve post-operative pain "to be able to alleviate the misery of those who are obliged to submit to dangerous operations must afford the biggest gratification to every practitioner". Uncommon generally quite scarce complete and in the condition found here. Light shelf/edge wear ffep very tender at joint owner signature at second ffep light foxing at preliminaries and minor sporadic throughout tipps gently bumped wear at head else tight bright and unmarred. 570pp; xxix; plus Plates I-XII. Illus. b/w plates. Index. Published by Archibald Bartram for Thomas Dobson 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
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
1900GITk058Paris Imprimerie Gauthier-Villars 1900. In-8 broché 31pp. Orné de 15 illustrations numérotées (9 schémas d'appareils et installations, 6 vues d'usine d'après photographies). Bel exemplaire frais et complet. (5076)
188663961886 Album du salon 1886 ensemble de 19 gravures accompagnées de poemes en cahiers format 33cmX24cm sous chemise toilée; titre sur le plat.
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
1838284577Baltimore: Printed by John W. Woods 1838. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. A First Edition copy of Elder Plummer Waters' Salvation for the Chief of Sinners. the Elder was an early Baptist minister of Maryland preacher for the Fredericktown Hammond and Old Seneca Churches and a congregation in Lisbon. In his Salvation he puts forward his Baptist doctrine as well as gives an account of the opposition to his ministerial practices. He condemns the non-confrontational or purely intellectual sermons of many Maryland ministers which he likens to the dishonesty and cunning of "modern politicians." The same division on ministerial practices would eventually break the Maryland Baptists into "primitive" and "missionary" Baptists culminating in 1845. This work is perhaps an important text for examining the roots of the Maryland Baptist schism. First Edition with a partial list of subscribers to the work at the rear. Dampstaining to the bottom and top edges of the textblock and the fore edge of the preliminaries; blue spot on the bottom of some leaves; foxing throughout; nameplate on the front pastedown. Full calf with a red morocco label on the spine lettering stamped in gilt. Front board discretely reattached by a conservator. An uncommon work we locate only two copies on OCLC. Very Good. American Imprints 1838 p. 241. Joshua Warfield The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties Maryland p. 465. Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage Illinois "Church and Family History Research Assistance for Primitive Baptist Churches in the State of Maryland." Maryland Inventory of Historic Places Addendum "Columbia Primitive Baptist Church" p. 3. Very Good binding. Printed by John W. Woods unknown books
