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179946241Philadelphia: Robert Campbell 1799. First American edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Large octavo 8 1/2 x 5 1/2". xxiii 1 297 1pp Vol. 1; 267 1 xxivpp Vol. 2. Modern brown cloth with gold lettered leather title label to spine. Engraved frontispiece to both volumes. Lacking the separately printed atlas as usual.<br /> <br /> First American edition of this official report on the British Macartney Embassy to China that took place between 1792 and 1794. It was written after the return to England by the Secretary to the mission Sir George Leonard Staunton 1st Baronet 1737-1801 based on his own observations and notes from other crewmembers including his twelve-year-old son Sir George Thomas Staunton 2nd Baronet. <br /> <br /> "The account offers rich insights into the beginnings of British Imperialism in China and thus makes it an important primary source for the historiography of Sino-Western relations. There is an academic dispute whether the account marks a sudden turning point in British-Chinese dynamics or reflects a slow and complex divergence. <br /> <br /> While the political and economic ambitions of the embassy failed the account by Staunton brought back detailed descriptions of and observations on the Chinese culture that were received with curiosity in the West and led to the commercial success of the book and the publication of several translations and subsequent writings on the Macartney Mission." From Wikipedia<br /> <br /> This work is splendidly illustrated throughout with eight stunning engravings by Samuel Seymour two in volume one six in volume two including the frontispieces as called for in the directions to the binder. The xxiv page appendix contains detailed tables and charts dealing with population and socio-economic information.<br /> <br /> Previous owner's stamp E. W. Sage at verso of first frontispiece and at upper margin of first title. Moderate and sporadic foxing / age-toning throughout. Binding in very good interior in good to very good condition. Robert Campbell hardcover
1838373352George Virtue London 1838. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Scotland: Illustrated in a Series of Views 1838 by William Beattie with artwork by Thomas Allom W.H. Bartlett and Horatio McCulloch is a sumptuous two-volume travelogue NOTE ONLY VOLUME 1 OFFERED HERE that blends picturesque steel engravings with evocative prose. Commissioned expressly for this work the illustrations capture Scotland's dramatic landscapes historic ruins and bustling towns at the height of Romantic fascination with the sublime and the national. Beattie a physician and poet provides historical and descriptive commentary alongside each plate weaving together antiquarian detail folklore and personal observation. The result is a richly textured portrait of Scotland its natural grandeur cultural heritage and storied past intended to stir both patriotic pride and aesthetic delight. This volume includes 41 engraved plates including a folding map and were published by George Virtue a leading figure in illustrated books of the period. Original full leather the spine with raised bands gilt ruled and gilt lettered contrasting lettering piece gilt ruled boards. The joints are cracked though the boards are still firmly attached and the corners of the boards are bumped and rubbed. The head of the spine is chipped. The leather boards are scuffed and a little rubbed. The binding is actually quite firm and sound. Vignette title page large folding map and 41 engraved plates. Occaional damp stain on some plates principally to the blank margins and more severe on the last two plates extending to the images. 200 pages. The contents are browned throughout but the text block is firm with no loose or torn pages. Size: 12 x 18 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Special Interest. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. George Virtue hardcover
19281409751Reading: Golden Cockerel Press 1928. Limited Edition #285/500. Hardcover. Octavo 151 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red with black lettering. Bound in publisher's red fabric. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Top edge of text block gilt. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket small closed tears on spine. Three spots of discoloration on front dust jacket. Mild wear and rubbing front and back boards. Shelved in Case 9. Golden Cockerel Press is a curated private press started in 1920 in the Caxtonian tradition of editor-printer-publishers. 1409751. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
200533693<p>London: Folio Society 2005 Beautiful Folio Society Edition in green pink and black illustrated cloth & light blue slipcase First Printing with new Foreword and binding design no markings a Fine unread copy in Near Fine slipcase; 8vo; 493pp illus. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New.</p> London: Folio Society hardcover
1990059927Lincoln Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press 1990. Book. Illus. by Moser Barry. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrators. 157 pages 12mo. SIGNED and inscribed by the illustrator Barry Moser on title page. Foreword by Joyce Carol Oates. Shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges a few small tears along top edge of front cover and top edge of spine moderate spine fade. DJ in mylar. Tightly bound no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. University of Nebraska Press Hardcover
1845007972London: Printed for Thomas Tegg 1845. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Tall 8vo. Very Good in contemporary half pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards spine with five raised bands and lettered in gilt marbled end papers the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down along with a small bookseller's label. Prior owner name top edge verso front end page. Boards rubbed at edges binding solid contents quite clean and unmarked. A scholar's copy. Printed for Thomas Tegg Hardcover
18601191204.29Bradbury Agnew London ca. 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover. No dj red decorative cloth. Vg condition. Later edition. with 13 hand colored engraved plates by John Leech and numerous woodcuts in text. Covers and contents clean unworn no marking or writing. Binding sturdy square and tight with no cracking at endpaper seams. 450 pp. A solid and attractive copy. Bradbury, Agnew, London hardcover
37495London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press 1927. . Limited edition no. 28 of 375 copies tall 8vo. pp.32 quarter orange buckram gilt orange paper-covered boards coloured frontispiece and 4 further hand-coloured plates; toning and some foxing to endpapers light foxing within spine just lightly sunned with light surface soil to boards and wear to paper covering at lower corners of boards overall a very good copy in good unclipped pictorial dust-jacket partially toned with closed tears and light loss to upper margin. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1927. hardcover
198138169Norwalk CT: Heritage Press 1981. 1st edition. Hardback in variegated cloth boards in cardboard cream slipcase. New in New slipcase. Deluxe special edition of this nature classic illustrated with numerous engravings made at Walden Pond. Latd-in is Sandglass descriptive folder. Perfect unread copy. <br/><br/>5-1/2 x 8-1/4 335 pp b/w engravings - many full-page. Heritage Press hardcover
20131670<p>Istanbul: Demirören 2013. Hardover. New. 31x41 cm. In English. Cloth bdg. In publisher's special slip case. B/w and colour ills. Linen binding on cardboard with gold foil logo printing; color printing on fancy paper; magnetic fancy paper tassel box on cardboard; special plush ribbon and bag additions. Limited edition. Thomas Allom'un 1838'de Londra'da yayınlanan eşsiz eserinin tıpkıbasımı gerçekleştirildi. Kitap elle renklendirilmiş 97 adet Türkiye gravürü ve İstanbul'un çeşitli görünümlerini içeriyor. Ayrıca Bursa Manisa İzmir Efes Bergama ve Pamukkale gibi tarihi antik kentlerin gravürlerine de yer veriliyor. Kitabın sayfalarını çevirirken binalar manzaralar ve dönemin sosyal hayatına dair kesitler göreceksiniz. Bu kitap 19. yüzyıl seyahat edebiyatının temel örneklerinden biri olarak kabul edilirken Osmanlı tarihçileri toplum bilimcileri ve şarkiyatçılar için önemli bir kaynak ve çalışma alanı sunuyor.</p> Demirören hardcover
2013019874Istanbul: Denizler Kitabevi 2013. Soft cover. New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. In original decorative cloth bdg. Folio. 41 x 31 cm. In English. Color ills. 218 1 p. A very heavy volume. Fisher's illustrations of Constantinople and its environs. Constantinople and the scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. Illustrated. In a series of drawings from nature by Thomas Allom. With an historical account of Constantinople and descriptions of the plates by the rev. Robert Walsh LL. D. ISTANBUL - Constantinople Ottoman culture Engraving Illustrations History of art Travel Voyage Memoirs Archeology Byzantium Western travellers. <br/> <br/> Denizler Kitabevi paperback
1963003294CThe Stone Wal Press Iowa City 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A very fine hardcover copy in a near fine slipcase. Limited Edition of 300 no. copies. This is copy no. 112. Owner's signature appears on front endpaper with additional info "sent me from the publishers at the request of Beatrice Roethke." Slipcase is very sound with just a touch of rubbing. A nice copy. The Stone Wal Press, Iowa City hardcover
1979JC6303Michael Russell 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Black-and-white patterned cloth black cloth backstrip gilt-stamped lettering on spine; glassine dust jacket. Number 159 from a limited edition of 450 copies signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation page. Book is fine in VG dust jacket with large chip out of bottom edge of front panel. <br/><br/> Michael Russell hardcover
133388480X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1950C45548London: The Dropmore Press 1950. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Number 46 of 300 copies. Slight wear and lean otherwise very good indeed. The Dropmore Press, hardcover
1869ABE-1674993669226Sampson Low London 1869 Handsome clamshell slipcase containing the highly decorated chamfer edged edition brought out to exploit the fourteen coloured engravings by Cooper Clay & Company a bit of a novelty for the time. There are some tissue guards in place and the heavyweight smooth art paper shows the plates at their best. Stored inside this clamshell box made at a later date has preserved the book and its gilt Victorian binding. At the rear of the book is a facsimile of the fair copy written by the poet. Hardcover. Near Fine. Sampson Low London hardcover
MD-LMJA-48THThis is the slipcased hardcover only stated Heritage Edition from 1942. Other than some wear to the slipcase the book is in excellent condition. There are no rips tears markings etc.---and the pages and bindings are tight see photo. Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid now for this magnificent impossible-to-find LITERARY COLLECTIBLE.Like New hardcover
183650325011058Effingham Wilson; Tilt and Bogue London 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Two matching volumes with half-leather with patterned brown covers and simple gilt decoration. Includes required plates. Leather is well- rubbed corners are lightly bumped and there are partial splits in the joints although the covers are securely attached. Internally the binding is sound There are previous owner's names on the otherwise clean front end-papers pages and plates are clean and bright. Volume I published in 1836 Volume II published in 1838 . Cathedrals described are: Volume I: Salisbury Catheral; Canterbury Cathedral; York Cathedral; St. Paul's Cathedral; Wells Cathedral; Rochester Cathedral; Winchester Cathedral. Volume II: Lincoln Cathedral; Chichester Cathedral; Ely Cathedral; Peterborough Cathedral; Norwich Cathedral; Exeter Cathedral; Bristol Cathedral; Oxford Cathedral. xx 144 viii 140. 2 volumes of the 3-volume set. Contains many black and white illustrations. No dust jacket as published. Previous owner's name architectural historian Kerry Downes in pencil at the front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50325011058. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This book is heavier than 1kg and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations. Effingham Wilson; Tilt and Bogue hardcover
199720559Granville Ohio: Limekiln Press 1997. First Edition limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/Without dust jacket none issue. #31 of 100 limited edition printed by hand by Paul Evans Holbrook at The King Library Press wood engravings by Siri Beckman at her press in Maine. Octavo 9 2/3" tall ix 81 pages handmade paper sewn binding marbled orange paper over boards with paper title label. Errata sheet laid in with two addition poems. A near fine clean neat hard cover with light shelf wear soft handmade paper outer layer has rubbed through to inner boards at one corner tip and picked up some very slight soiling interior fine hinges and binding tight paper cream white. Limekiln Press hardcover
185925971Cushings & Bailey Baltimore MD 1859 HARDBACK NODustJacket 1859 1st Revised Edition GOOD- AS-IS Condtion NOJACKET 364 pgs with index in rear of book. Dark Brown Textured cloth with Black Leather Spine with rub wear & small Chips Tears Top spine cover. 4 1/2 X 7 1/2 IN. few small spots cvr. Interior relatively nice tight clean Light fox Wear Small tears cvr at Leather spine cvr . Contents include introduction Celestial GODS and Goddesses; terrestrial Gods and Goddesses; Gods of the Wood and Rural Deities; Goddesses of the Woods; Gods of the Sea; Infernal Deities; Of the DiiMinorum Gentium or the Subordinate Deities; Of the Dii Indigetes and Adscriptitii or the Semi-Dei and Heroes; Of the Virtues and Vices which have been deified etc.RARE VINTAGE BOOK. First Thus. Hard Cover. Cushings & Bailey, Baltimore MD hardcover
1991T1903103Pembridge Design Studio London 1991. 1st Edition Thus. HARDCOVER. Story from the author of Mary Poppins illustrated with 19th centure engravings by Bewick specially printed in a small edition by Pembridge Design Studio. 4to in brown buckram covered boards tan marbled paper end-papers matching the paper used for the dust jacket 48pp printed in brown ink on very pale tan rag-paper leaves. Pembridge Design Studio was a small private press in London c. 1980 - 1992 who typically made books in very small editions. No limitation is stated but probably fewer than 100 copies of this book were made __CONDITION : An extremely well preserved AS NEW unmarked copy merest hint of tanning to page-block edges in an AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy. . __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Pembridge Design Studio, London hardcover
19777560Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1977. Collector's Edition. Leather Bound. pp. x 234. Royal 8vo. Bound in full textured black leather over boards with elaborate gilt lettering rules and ornamentation to the spine and boards; four raised bands to spine five compartments textured terracotta silk moire endpapers like silk ribbon-marker all edges gilt. Black-and-whte illustrated frontispiece of Turgenev of Melville accompanied by many additional full-page black-and-white illustrated plates. No detectable flaws contents bright clean and unmarked with tight sound binding; near fine. Appears unread; as new. <br/><br/> The Easton Press hardcover
1929518Paris: Éditions du Scarabée 1929. First Edition. Near fine. Large 8vo 11 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches 302 x 250 mm; 45 pp. with 4 etchings by Gio Colucci. Edition limited to 115 numbered copies on white Arches paper with Jenson type of which this is copy no. 50 as printed on the limitation page. Loose as issued in portfolio with original paper cover with flaps printed in red and black with beautiful typography and with its original glassine wrapper. There is some toning and slight wear to the glassine and cover and offset to pages facing the etchings but the portfolio is in excellent condition and the impressions strong and powerful.<br /> Inscribed and dated in pencil by artist on the half title. <br /> BNF31506565. This play by François Turpin was created on the stage of the Atelier in Paris by the Athéna theater on February 1 1928 <br /> <br /> Gio COLUCCI 1892-1974 Painter sculptor ceramist was born in Florence. Éditions du Scarabée unknown
0506L007244Fair. Good on the outside 3/4 blue leather and pebbled boards hardcover rebound later 19th C. Lacking initial pages to page 15 introduction. Foxing. Our photos. One photo shows pencilled note on front fly: "Found on camp ground at Manchester where soldiers were encamped before the Battle of Gettysburg. Mathi had this book rebound." Pages 15-828 complete. Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. Phila. 1847. illus. by woodcut engravings thick 8vo. hardcover
192988417Paris: Librairie Hachette 1929. Reprint originally published in 1872. Octavo 27cm; red cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover and decoration blind stamped to rear cover; gilt topstain; iv12-2042pp; black-and-white vignettes to frontispiece and throughout. Text in French. La Grande Librairie sticker to lower rear pastedown. Lightly spine-faded with light oxidation to spine titling slight spine lean shelf-wear and faint tanning to page margins; Very Good. <br /> <br /> "From the 1870s on JV's work tended to repeat itself in gradually darkening hues though he never lost the sense of the fundamental usableness of science and technology a sense vital to 20-century sf science fiction where - as with JV - usableness tends to serve as its own justification" see Clute & Nicholls The Encycopedia of Science Fiction p.1277. CLUTE & NICHOLLS p. 1277. 88417. Librairie Hachette unknown
