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1860els2827New York: Redfield 1860. Set of five volumes. Octavo cloth hardcover gilt letters tissue-protected frontis. xxviii 486 pp; xxxvi 432 pp; xvi 469 pp; xxii 468 pp; xii 465 pp. Good with edgewear that includes fraying to spine tips sunning to spines light soiling. Redfield, 1860. hardcover
188934100Nashville: Publishing House of the M.E. Church South 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 200 pages 1. Brown cloth hardcover. Gilt and black decorations and title on the front cover. Title and decorations on the spine. Floral end sheets. Covers are scuffed and worn. Bottom front corner mangled torn. Right front flyleaf detached. Interior contents clean. 1884 previous owner inscription written on the blank page preceding the title. Obscure. Publishing House of the M.E. Church, South hardcover
180825-503<p>This is Volume III ONLY! Original Boards are detached and held only with a. poor tape application. Darkened leather spine over boards with no ledgible lettering visable. Marbeled paper boards. Age toned pages with light foxing mostly in the end papers. well lworn leather tipped board corners.</p><p>Please see photos for contents and condition.</p> Printed for Bell & Bradfute, Edinburg; Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, J. Murray and T. Hamilton, London. hardcover
1807DEMO004447IPhiladelphia: Smith & Maxwell 1807. Hardcover. Fair/See note. 12mo 117 pages uncut considerable worming to spine inscription on pastedown front hinge broken. <br/><br/>This was the first work published by Steele in which he displayed his missionary zeal and reforming spirit which later evolved into his publications with Joseph Addison with whom he is inextricably linked. This duodecimo is in original boards and cloth wrapped by what may be a contemporary "dust jacket". Note: the evidence of the worming suggests that the paper jacket is of lengthy duration. Smith & Maxwell hardcover
18610005875New York: H. W. Derby 1861. New edition. Hardcover. Good . 12mo 552pp. half leather raised bands marbled boards roughened at head of spine <br/><br/>Wight became and expert on Pascal. In the meantime he was already a Universalist minister. Later he became a physician then State Geologist and Surgeon General of Wisconsin and later the Health Commissioner of Milwaukee and Detroit. H. W. Derby hardcover
183933043Boston: New England Female Moral Reform Society 1839. Very Good. Boston: New England Female Moral Reform Society 1839. First Edition. Octavo; self-wrappers unopened. 16pp. Toning and creasing to edges with a few minor nicks; about Very Good. <br /> <br /> The New England Female Moral Reform Society's stated goal was the "prevention of licentiousness" prostitution the moral double standard regarding both and protecting young women from the "unprincipled destroyer who seduce and ruin the unsuspecting." Indeed this issue devotes a section to "Street Beggars" who are imposters attempting to lead astray the young and unsuspecting. The paper continues in telling the story of two young women who were led to "a house of ill fame" by one such imposter and were saved from a member of the society and thus saved "from this sink of iniquity. from her 'whose house is the way to hell going down to the chambers of death.'"<br /> <br /> Also of note here is the ongoing "Letters to Sarah E. Grimke" portion of this publication which runs several pages in this issue gently arguing several points regarding the role of women in society. The letter concludes with a post script that the author has just received Grimke's pamphlet "Equality of the Sexes" acknowledges her sincere obligations and urges everyone who reads this publication to also read Grimke's. Scarce in retail. New England Female Moral Reform Society unknown
1854002903John Murray Albemarle Street. 1854 830 Pp. V1; 575 p. V2; 589 p. V3; 666 p. 8vo. London. Complete in 3 volumes. Finely bound full leather hardcovers title gilt stamped on spine cover with 5 raised bands bordered in gilt compartments on spine and boards accented with dentelle edges matched marble leaf edges and endpapers silk ribbon markers. Measures: 1.75 5 overall W x 6 D x 8.75 H inches. Approx. weight: 6 pounds 14 ounces. About the author and work: Henry Hallam FRS FRSE FSA 1777 1859 was an English historian. Educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford he practiced as a barrister on the Oxford circuit for some years before turning to history. His major works were View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages 1818 The Constitutional History of England 1827 and Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 1837. Although he took no part in politics himself he was well acquainted with the band of authors and politicians who led the Whig party. In an 1828 review of Constitutional History Robert Southey claimed that the work was biased in favor of the Whigs. CONDITION NOTES: Very good; light wear not commensurate with age and use e.g. gently sunned spine covers light sporadic edge wear at extremities foxed front-free papers - V1 gift inscription strong square spines/tight bindings clean light age-toned text pages. A beautiful set. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. John Murray, Albemarle Street. hardcover
1898DEMO004841INo place: Printed for Private Circulation 1898. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto full parchment gilt soiled bookplate embossment on title-page rear pocket unused. <br/><br/>Only 200 copies: 10 on vellum 190 on Whatman hand-made paper this is copy no. 171. Contains five of Franklin's facetious letters including one to Dr. Priestley one to the Royal Academy of Brussels and the infamous "Advising a Young Man as to the Selection of a Mistress." N.B. The original ms. of this once belonged to Charles F. Gunther of Chicago. This edition is not cited by the introduction to this letter in vol. 3 of THE PAPERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. However the final two letters may be even saucier as indicated by the fact that they appear here in their original French tongue without benefit of translation. Scarce. Printed for Private Circulation hardcover
18760007623Boston: James R. Osgood And Company 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Duodecimo green cloth brown coated endpapers bevelled edges tips os pine frayed some spots on lower edge of top cover. <br/><br/>The original titles was expected to be "Poetry and Criticism". BAL 5272 says probably the first printed sheets have the signature mark "N" on page 209 as in this copy. Myerson A34.1.a. James R. Osgood And Company hardcover
1830JD1141Franklin Peacock 1830. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1830; London; very small - 4" tall; brown leather covered boards with heavy wear; spine covering is unglued at the top; all edges gilt; boards showing at corners; hand written note on ffep that is so faded it's barely legible; frontispiece; notations on frep; rear hinge is split; Interior is clean and unmarked; 96 pages Franklin Peacock hardcover
1808004709Pearl Street New York City: T & J Swords 1808. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good . Volume II only. A Good Plus volume with moderate foxing. Lovely decked publishers foredge. Paper over boards with cracked outer hinges front hint partially detatched- but a tight text block. 298 pages plus two pages of publishers back titles. Errata slip tipped in at rear. Original not a facsimile. Important text. Rev. Bowden was the first principle of the Connecticut Episcopal Academy in Cheshire Ct. 1796. He later 1802 served at Columbia College as a professor of moral philosophy and logic. Protected in a mylar slip. <br/> <br/> T & J Swords hardcover
1845547003New York: American Female Moral Reform Society 1845. Unbound. Very Good. Single leaf folded to make eight pages. One quarter of first page toned old folds very good or better. A cursory examination of the contents indicates that the American Female Moral Reform Society weren't very enthusiastic about prostitution. American Female Moral Reform Society unknown
18900072139Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication 1890. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. No date c. 1890. Hardcover cloth-backed marbled boards. 36 pp. 2 engravings including one captioned "A Polish Jew with Fur Cap." Text lightly foxed but readable. Boards worn along edges and corners. Bright gilt title on spine. 4 short stories. Scarce. Digital images available upon request. Presbyterian Board of Publication hardcover