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242581New York or New Jersey 19th century. Engraved by P.E. Hamm Phila. 3-7/8 x 4-3/8 inches. Used. Engraved by P.E. Hamm Phila. 3-7/8 x 4-3/8 inches. Eugene V. Connett 3rd was born into a family of hatmakers founded by his great-great grandfather. After graduating from Princeton with the Class of 1912 he went into the family business. After service as an officer and wartime production manager in the first world war he returned to the hat business and managed the firm until he sold it in 1925. His next career was closer to his heart as a sportman: in 1927 he established the Derrydale Press which published more than 150 titles over the next decade and a half until wartime paper shortages prompted Connett to close down the firm.<br /> <br /> An attractive vignette displaying a buxom Columbia the American Eagle flags and horn clipper ship cornucopia sword and plough and a pair of beavers. With smaller electroplate of same image mounted type high. Provenance: from the family of Eugene V. Connett 3rd and by descent unknown
1855List3668New York: Horace Waters 1855. Sheet music measuring 10 ¾ x 14 ¼ inches 6 pp. Foxed with wear to edges; very good to excellent. A scarce Hutchinson Family sheet published in 1855 with an abolition theme. The song goes in part:<br /> <br /> “The captive now begins to rise and burst his chains asunder While Politicians stand aghast in anxious fear and wonder. No longer shall the bondman sigh beneath the galling fetters He sees the Dan of Freedom nigh and reads the golden letters…†<br /> <br /> It also discusses alcohol within a larger theme of good triumphing over evil. The song is included in some songsters but this standalone version is quite uncommon with one copy held at Dartmouth. In 1855 the Hutchinson Family Singers continued extensive touring across the northeastern United States presenting concert programs that combined abolitionist songs temperance material and political commentary aligned with reform movements. They had embraced abolitionism as a cause about a decade earlier with a string of compositions including “Get Off the Track†and “The Bereaved Slave Mother.â€. Horace Waters unknown
242581Engraved by P.E. Hamm Phila. 4-1/4 x 4 inches. Used. Engraved by P.E. Hamm Phila. 4-1/4 x 4 inches. with smaller electroplate of same image. unknown books
1854004407London: Lovell Reeve 1854. Third edition. Half Calf. Very Good. Extra-illustrated with 23 original pen and ink mostly whimsical drawings by the Hewlitts. 12mo. 18.5 by 12 cm. 240 pp. With the Hewletts' original drawings inserted. These original drawings are larger than the original text by about 2 cm and so the book when opened has an unusual eccentric appearance. Rubbing along joints and corners. Scattered light foxing. <br /><br /> Lovell Reeve books
1854004407London: Lovell Reeve 1854. Third edition. Half Calf. Very Good. Extra-illustrated with 23 original pen and ink mostly whimsical drawings by the Hewlitts. 12mo. 18.5 by 12 cm. 240 pp. With the Hewletts' original drawings inserted. These original drawings are larger than the original text by about 2 cm and so the book when opened has an unusual eccentric appearance. Rubbing along joints and corners. Scattered light foxing. Lovell Reeve unknown
183639107Paris: Béthune et Plon 1836. ONLY 25 COPIES PRINTED. First and only edition of this rare and beautifully-produced genealogical study. 1 264 pp plus TWO LARGE HAND-COLORED FOLDING PLATES one being the family tree and the other depicting 38 coats of arms and seals colored with minute attention to detail. Text printed on fine laid paper; plates printed on fine wove paper. Armorial bookplate of writer and historian George de Soultrait 1822-1888. 8vo. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND in contemporary quarter polished calf and decorated boards. Spine gilt in five compartments. Minor wear to binding minor foxing a couple of short closed tears in larger plate. Else FINE AND BRIGHT with the coloring completely fresh. Of the greatest rarity. <br/><br/> Béthune et Plon hardcover
1959214441959. African American family photograph album late 1950s to 1960s documents domestic life interracial relationships and social networks in New York City during the Civil Rights era and provides direct visual evidence of everyday experience within Black urban communities at a moment of significant social change. The photographs record gatherings leisure and home environments alongside public street scenes capturing both private and public dimensions of life in mid century New York. The presence of interracial couples within intimate domestic settings situates the archive within evolving attitudes toward race and relationships during a period marked by legal segregation's dismantling and ongoing social resistance supporting research into African American history urban studies and the cultural history of the Civil Rights era.<br /> <br /> Approximately 107 black and white silver gelatin photographs many with date stamps from the late 1950s through the 1960s arranged in plastic sleeves most measuring approximately 5 x 3.5 inches. Images depict interior domestic scenes with family members gathered in furnished living rooms featuring mid century décor including televisions console stereos and framed artwork. Numerous photographs show interracial couples in relaxed poses dancing or attending house gatherings alongside children engaged in play and multigenerational family interaction. Music appears as a recurring element with records instruments and dancing featured prominently including one image showing a young woman dancing near a record player and a displayed album associated with jazz performance culture. Exterior scenes include New York City streets and transit locations such as the Dyckman Street subway platform with visible advertisements including Levy's rye bread and Seagram's 7 as well as campaign signage for judicial elections. Additional photographs depict waterfront transit commercial storefronts such as Buster Brown Shoes beach outings likely at Coney Island or Rockaway and suburban yard scenes suggesting leisure and possible residential mobility beyond the city.<br /> <br /> Produced during a period of expanding civil rights activism and cultural transformation these photographs document how African American families navigated urban life while building social and cultural spaces that extended across racial lines. The inclusion of interracial relationships within informal personal settings reflects changing social practices that were not always visible in public discourse while the emphasis on music dance and gathering highlights the role of cultural expression in community formation. Street imagery further situates the album within the commercial and political landscape of New York linking personal experience to broader urban change. As a cohesive archive the photographs provide a detailed record of family life social interaction and environment during a transformative period in American history. Minor wear to some prints with overall strong image clarity and preservation in sleeves; overall condition very good. unknown
1980184411980. African American family photo album Toledo Ohio 1980s-1990s documents the intersection of military service domestic life and community support structures in the late twentieth century United States providing visual evidence of Black family experience in a period shaped by post-Vietnam military participation and evolving urban social conditions. The album includes images of a man in military uniform posing with a rifle situating the family within ongoing patterns of African American service in the U.S. armed forces following the formal desegregation of the military in 1948 and the expansion of Black enlistment in subsequent decades. Family scenes including school graduations leisure travel to Las Vegas and everyday domestic moments establish the material as a record of mobility aspiration and kinship networks within a Midwestern Black household.<br /> <br /> Blue spiral-bound photo album measuring approximately 10 x 11.5 inches containing 85 photographs primarily Polaroids mounted across 10 pages. The album includes snapshots of family gatherings studio portraits school photographs and three images of a man in military uniform with a rifle. Additional items include identification cards and a photocopied memo from the Brandon House Emergency Shelter outlining institutional rules for a residence supporting women in crisis. Decorative elements include handwritten captions and colorful stickers throughout. Images depict children at play including a boy riding a carousel trolley and a woman with a loosely curled afro embracing two children alongside scenes of travel celebration and daily life.<br /> <br /> Created during a period marked by both expanded representation of African Americans in military and civic life and persistent economic and social challenges in urban communities the album provides material for the study of Black family structure gender roles and support systems including evidence of engagement with social service institutions such as emergency housing. The combination of military imagery leisure travel and documentation of institutional assistance situates the album within broader discussions of resilience mobility and structural inequality in late twentieth century African American history. Light staining to covers minor staining to some photographs and occasional overexposure or underexposure consistent with Polaroid use; images remain legible. Overall good condition. unknown
1863008667Edmeston New York 1863. Unbound. Very good. Two letters: one two-page letter and one four-page letter. Both have mailing and storage folds. Clean and legible. Centerfold of one has a split mended with what appears to be archival repair tape. <br /><br />Both letters were written by Waterman Burlingham a New York farmer to his son Horace in Canada. Horace deserted from the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in April 1863 along with 43 other men. One letter also includes notes from Horace's mother and sister. <br /><br />While the letters update Horace about family happenings it is Waterman's desertion information that is significant: <p style="margin-left:3%; margin-right:3%;">"We received a letter from you last spring which informed us that you was . . .safe and sound on Canada grounds which we was very glad to dear. I felt some afraid that you would meet with difficulty in the attempt to cross over. I am sorry to have you from home . . . but under the circumstances glad that you are safe from arrest which you would not have been any where in the States The Provost Marshal by the name of Cole living in Albany came to the flats and arrested John Sivcet Bradley Sheldon Seymour West and John Yates put hand cuffs on them & was off in a hurry. . . . The Marshall said to Coons that he had 200 names of Deserters on his list & orders to take all that he could hear off he said his territory went as far west as Rochester . . . now a word of advice to you don't you be enticed by no man or woman to cross back into the states a man in some office of the government left with a large amount of money and went into Canada a short time ago. Some of these city officers that understand catching men tracked him to Canady & . . . and got him to cross over into this States & then snapt him and if they find out where you are they will play sharp in some way. . . . Don't you write to anyone anything that will hurt Richard E. Seill you know the law makes him accountable for any breach of trust if he is Post Master don't let any body know that he harboured you or informed you what was agoing on or any one else keep everything to yourself for if Barrett or Tresdell should find out that any one helpt you or done any act that they could get an advantage of they would probably take it so be very careful when you write to any one." <br /><br /> books
1972366116New York: Entwhistle Books 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering without dustwrapper as issued. Corners a bit frayed very good. A facsimile of the author's original manuscript. Copy number 103 of 500 copies Signed by Williams. Additionally Inscribed by Williams with a rather come hither sentiment: "For Martha many feelings not yet expressed from Paul. Someday soon. NYC 4/73." A hippie journal from Williams a music critic and the founder of Crawdaddy! the first nationally published magazine of rock music criticism and the literary executor of Philip D. Dick's estate. A much later paperback edition published in 2000 was subtitled: "A Hippie Journal in the Commune & on the Road December 1969-February 1970." Very scarce. Entwhistle Books hardcover
1901299521New York: Doubleday Page & Co. The DeVinne Press 1901. Limited Edition. Vellum Binding. Very Good binding. Large quarto; bound in parchment over boards; with a very discreet patch to the head of the spine affecting just a bit of gilt titling; lxxxviii 2 3-461 including appendices and Index; with portrait of Col. Byrd protected with a captioned tissue guard; this copy belonged to Robert Bryan of Richmond and bears his name and address on the front free endpaper; Mr. Bryan was the son of Joseph Bryan and Isabel Lamont Bryan and the brother of John Stewart Bryan et al. ~~Copies of any edition are uncommon but this is an extremely limited edition: This edition is limited to 15 copies on Imperial Japanese vellum paper of which this is No. 4. Very Good binding. Doubleday, Page & Co. | The DeVinne Press unknown
1940222391940. Photographs of a Chinese American family in Hawaii dating primarily to the early 1940s document transpacific mobility family structure and cultural adaptation during World War II when Hawaii served as a critical military and social hub in the Pacific. The images capture multiple generations of a Chinese diaspora family in formal Western dress situating them within a community that had established significant economic and social presence in Honolulu by the wartime period. Produced in a context shaped by military buildup and shifting racial dynamics in the Pacific theater these photographs support research into Asian American history migration and family life during World War II.<br /> <br /> Archive consists of eighteen original black and white silver gelatin photographs ranging in size from approximately 3.25 x 4.5 inches to 4 x 6 inches. Several larger images depict the family posed on the deck of a passenger ship with individuals wearing flower lei garlands and formal attire indicating participation in departure or arrival ceremonies associated with transpacific travel. These shipboard photographs include men women children and elderly family members emphasizing intergenerational presence. Additional images show posed group portraits in outdoor settings such as gardens and residential yards documenting family gatherings and social presentation. A small number of later photographs extend beyond the wartime period maintaining continuity of the family group across time.<br /> <br /> These photographs were produced during a period when Chinese American communities in Hawaii occupied a distinct position within the islands' ethnic and economic structure with access to certain forms of integration not available to other groups under wartime racial policies. The presence of formal attire staged portraiture and travel imagery reflects both assimilation into American cultural norms and sustained connections across the Pacific. The shipboard scenes provide visual evidence of mobility and exchange at a moment when wartime conditions reshaped migration and identity in the region. Minor edge wear and light toning to a few photographs; images remain clear and well preserved; overall very good condition. This archive provides a focused visual record of Chinese American family life and transpacific movement in wartime Hawaii. unknown
1949085438San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1949. Pp. xiv422colophon blank printed in red & black pictorial title page text decorations; f'cap. folio; cloth backed dark pink papered boards printed paper title label on spine gilt vignette at centre of upper board; uncut; upper hinge starting endpapers lightly offset; The Book Club of California San Francisco 1949. Edition limited to 390 copies printed at The Grabhorn Press each containing 3 tipped-in original leaves from books printed by members of the Estienne family. Hamel 101. Leaf book. In this copy the original leaves are from: Richard of St. Victor Egregii Patris Ricardi de Superdivina Trinitate printed by Henri Estienne Paris 1510 pp. 150/1; Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebii Pamphili Evangelicae Praeparationis libri XV printed by Robert Estienne Paris 1544 pp. 277/8 printed in Greek with an early brief annotation to the verso fore-edge; Cassius Dio Cocceianus Dionis Cassii Romanarum Historiarum libri XXV printed by Henri Estienne II Geneva 1592 pp. 631/2 double column dual text Greek and Latin. The Book Club of California unknown
18562603230033Manuscript document 1856. Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles. Very Good. Signed. Parish of St. Helina Louisiana slave bill of sale. Slave Lucinda about 16 years of age & a slave for life. Sold for the sum of $800.00. Lucinda was bought by the Kemp family. Two page letter in a fine hand writing of the local notary public. Manuscript document unknown
25202aafBern: Bey dess verstorbenen J. Bondeli wittib,, 1735, - 1732 - 32. kl. in-8°, 4 Werke zusammengebunden, etwas gebräunt und vereinzelt etwas fleckig, Halblederband, Leder am Rücken teils abgerissen und lose, (restaurationsbedürftig).
18712437Charterhouse School 1871. Hardcover. Very good. Dates: 1871-1877 and 1910. Small 4to. 37 ff. mostly with newspaper clippings neatly pasted in on both sides 4 ff. in manuscript "Summary of Scores" from 1871-1877 and 1910. Several leaves excised; it is possible that the present album had been re-purposed. On a few of the stubs appear fragmentary MS notations suggesting that the notebook may have once been divided alphabetically. We find on certain stubs "Ai" followed immediately by "Ao" and then several leaves later: "Her. - Hes" followed by "Io." Binding rebacked with smooth calf. In very good condition. Highly interesting homemade album of Cricket Scores available nowhere else specifically documenting the triumphs of three young members of the Blomfield family namely: E.G. Edward George C.J. Charles James and R.T. Reginald Theodore. One wonders if the present album was created in order to promote friendly competition between the brothers two of whom went to Haileybury School and one went to Charterhouse; all three went up to Oxford. There are scores and game synopsis of matches were between Haileybury Charterhouse Marylebone Cricket Club MCC Westminster Trinity College Oxon. Exeter Oxon. and more. One of the more interesting features about the album is that it provides a fascinating record of one family's love of the game:<br/><br/>¶ Edward George 1853-1885 entered Charterhouse School London in 1865 and transfer upon the School's removal to Godalming in 1872; in 1873 he went to Trinity College Oxon. where he earned a B.A. in 1877 and M.A. in 1879; thereafter he served as Curate of St. Mary's Portsea until 1883 and then Vicar of St. Mark's Woolston until his death in London in 1885.<br/><br/>¶ Charles James 1855-1928 went to Haileybury School; he underwent military training at Sandhurst and served as an army officer in India Sudan and Natal. He attained the rank of Major General before his retirement in 1917. NB: this individual is not to be confused with a noted architect of the same name b. 1862 d. 1932. <br/><br/>¶ Reginald Theodore 1856-1942 also went to Haileybury School; he earned his B.A. from Exeter Oxon. in 1880 and M.A. in 1884. He became an architect and was knighted in 1919. He is remembered mainly for his work designing British war memorials. <br/><br/>¶ The parents of the three young men were Rev. George John and his first cousin Isabella Blomfield of Bow Devonshire whose own father Charles James Blomfield was Bishop of London. <br/><br/>¶ At the end is a "Summary of Scores" for the years 1871-1877. Following this in a different hand is the year 1910; although the initial of the last name "Blomfield" remains the same the other initials belong to Reginald Thomas and his two sons Henry George and Austin. <br/><br/>¶ See Stedman Charterhouse Register 1872-1900 passim. CATALOGUER'S NOTE: We are grateful to Catherine Smith Archivist of Charterhouse School for much useful information concerning the Blomfield Family. hardcover books
19172092902141800385Hoki bun-sha 1917. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 Hoki bun-sha paperback
172515891725 Imp. Dominique Eysséric, Carpentras, 1725. In-4, plein vélin d'époque. 169 pages. Textes latin et français en regard sur deux colonnes.Transaction passée entre la ville de Mazan et les seigneurs François des Bernards, Sieur de Saint Andiol, et Messieurs Esprit Laugier et Jean- François Carias.
160021332Paris, Jérémie Perrier, 1600 ; in-8 (166 mm), demi veau havane, dos lisse à faux nerfs de filets dorés, fleurons à froid, titre en long (reliure ancienne postérieure); [4], 60 ff. Fleuron au titre, gravé sur bois montrant un chevalier qui pique un chien sauvage qui l’attaque, lettrines et bandeaux gravés sur bois ; l’Achevé d’imprimer est du 15 janvier 1600.
2660n.d. Abel Pilon, Paris, n.d. Un volume in folio demi chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés, titre doré, tranches dorées, plat aux armes des d'Orléans. Bel ex-libris de Carville Plummer. 43 études comprenant un portrait gravé suivi d'un autographe. Planches hors-texte en chromolithographie, préface de Jules Janin. Bel exemplaire.
1828000714Paris Brissot-Thivars, Imprimerie de H. Balzac 1828
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photo of new office at Hope; 3 pages re: 'Up-to-the-minute' phone system for Vancouver's city hall; Article and photo of J.C. (Joe) Armstrong, founder of the B.C. Telephone Co.; Hope Joins our Phone System; 3 page article with photos re: The Jeffrees and the Pendrays - telephone pioneers in Victoria; The Birthplace of the Telephone - 2 page article; Employee sales plan resutls; Table of number of phone sets per B.C. community, January 1, 1937; The McMicking Family Tradition - 3 pages with photos; Roland (Sam) Nosworthy; North Vancouver Phones to Llanerchymedd; E.J. Haughton of Victoria; Linemen best Coquihalla avalanches; Lloyd Purdy; Peter McNeish; 'Thank-you' replaces repetition of numbers in Vancouver; George H. Halse, former CEO, passes away - 3 pages with photos; Cavalsky's Store was Nanaimo's first telephone office - 2 pages with photos; E. Purcell Johnston; Fire sweeps the Vancouver Sun - 2 pages; Harry Wilson; Great photo of construction men in front of Nanaimo phone office 25 years ago; 1886 fire leaves the Janes family home as Vancouver's telephone office - with photo; Robert Daniel Davies; We can telephone to China!; Life as a Vancouver operator; Low rates for Long-Distance calls Sundays and every night - with full-page rate sheet; Service to Britannia and Texada; Mrs. George Pittendrigh - Vancouver's first Toll Operator; PNE parade float cover photo; Service to Alaska now available; Operators rally to relieve load during Marpole fire; Edmund Esson; Juanita Booth, Seymour chief operator; James Cummins of Victoria - pioneer phone man; Newcastle Island picnic; Flat Rate Telephone Service for Greater Vancouver - 4 pages with photos; Dominion phone organization meets at Minaki Lodge; We can now talk to Haiti; "Operator, Get Me to the Police!" - 3 pages with photos; Anchor fouls North Vancouver cable; Engineers 'see' by phone during construction of new Pattullo Bridge, with photo; Photo of the London international switchboard - heart of the world telephone network; Ocean Falls and Edinburgh linked; Vancouver's phone directory - with photos; Vancouver can now 'magic carpet' from Vancouver to Bagdad; T. Percy Waters; Ten Years of Transoceanic Telephone Service, with photos; B.C. ship-to-shore service now available on commercial basis; Voices under the sea, by Al Miller; Reginald H. Milner; Pioneer James Cowherd; Submarine link with Britannia - 4 page article with photos; New Whytecliff office; Alfred Crickmay and his brothers; Development of the phone in B.C., by James Hamilton, V.P.; Operators used to need great memories - 2 page article with great Victorian-era operating room photo; Zeballos and Alert bay join phone system - article and photos; Prince Rupert centre of new radiotelephone network; Police session told of proposed teletype network; First call from Atlantic ship to Vancouver; Radio hams in our company; Newcastle Island picnic; Miss Almina Eligh; West Van exchange now includes Whytecliff; PNE float details and photos; F.C. Patterson retires, replaced by C.C. Simpson; Two submarine cables severed by Pier D Fire - with photos and text; Ship-to-shore demonstration on CJOR radio; Vancouver's telephone system will be converted to dial; C.A. (Charlie) Price; Frank C. Paterson; Beware of the common cold; Vancouver toll ro Book
1920946New York City N. Y. 1920. <p>Collection of 263 photographic postcards documenting a New York City Italian American family's return to Italy to visit family members and tour the country. The photographs show an enthusiastic family embracing their extended family and the country from which they emigrated.</p> <br /> <p>The photos include: Gibraltar 12. the immigrant ship Presedente Wilson with on-board imagery 22; Napoli 20; Roma 100; Palombara 17; Trento 16; Milano 20; Como 10; Genova 8; Tivoli 5; Torino 4; Verona 4; Pisa 3; miscellaneous unidentified single images of towns and people 18. There is some duplication usually portraits of family members.</p> <br /> <p>Many of the images are identified in black ink in a highly legible hand and often include the year place names and occasionally additional details. Some are initialed "AB" which refers to A. Bernasconi the name that appears in some of the photo-printing. </p> <br /> <p>In the Palombara group of photos Palombara being a small town located in the metropolitan area around Rome there is a photograph of the memorial site of Lorenzo Bernasconi 1845-1905 a member of the local clergy and prominent member of the community. This group also has close-up portraits of various family members and another image of a memorial for the Valenti Family.</p> <br /> <p>The group of images of Rome include many photos of family members including members who have taken religious vows. These photos are usually set with in the cloistered churches and convents and record architectural view of the local institutions to which they are connected. Many other images of Rome include the Vatican the Forum the Pantheon and other marvels of the Eternal City.</p> <br /> <p>Several of the photos include side-bar comments in manuscript which identify specifically the nature of the image. This is especially true of the images of Naples and aboard the Presedente Wilson. One of the photo cards of Naples is a handwritten description of the journey to date and the a brief description of the city and its people.</p> <br /> <p>The photos are generally in very good condition and the images are clear and highly readable. Many of the panoramic views are taken from high vantage points and provide broad perspectives of the land- and cityscapes they record. </p> <br /> <p>The Presidente Wilson formerly the Kaiser Franz Josef I was one of the ships of the Cosulich Line which made voyages carrying immigrants from Trieste to New York. For more on the ship see https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/s-s-presidente-wilson.485168/</p> . unknown
17415090Montreal: 3 April 1741. Reference: PENF #242. When Seigneur Dubuisson died in 1739 he was Commander in the West Major of Trois-Rivières. He had commanded the fort at Detroit from 1710 to 1715 wreaking devastation to the Fox Nation. In the late 1720s he commanded Michilmackinac and continued to confront the Fox. His daughter Louise married Tonti commander at Green Bay Wisconsin and at Fort Frontenac; his daughter Madeleine married Philippe de Joncaire the Indian agent and interpreter. The document testifies that the children received their father's furniture and effects inventoried elsewhere from la Dame de Dubuisson "with the exception of a mirror . which we have left her for her lifetime." In addition to Tonti and Joncaire the document is signed by Marianne du Dubuisson Jacques-Charles junior and by witnesses and the notary. 210 x 230 mm; two pages 22 lines of text. Barked--or rather bitten--at upper left corner. Some ink blemishes. 3 April unknown books
Small folio, title page followed one leaf (2pp.) of letterpress description of each plate, one of 50 copies printed, 25 interleaved engravings by William Camden Edwards (1777-1855), 23 of illuminated pages from manuscripts from the library at Holkham, and 2 portraits of the Coke family, some light internal foxing, this copy bears the bookplate of Sir Willoughby Jones, Bt., of Cranmer Hall, Norfolk, cont. half morocco, corners and spine scuffed and worn, t.e.g. The 1st Earl of Leicester commissioned Roscoe to undertake the cataloguing of the important library at Holkham Hall. This was the third and most detailed catalogue of the library, composed during 1820-1829 and consisting of eight hand-written volumes. Initially written by William Roscoe and later revised and extended by Frederic Madden.
