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Stopp, Klaus
The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans - I: Pennsylvania: Allentown - Bath / II Pennsylvania: Carlisle - Hanover / III Pennsylvania: Harrisburg - Philadelphia / IV Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh - Reading / V Pennsylvania: St. Clair - York; Maryland Missouri Ohio Virginia / VI Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota New York Wisconsin Canada Germany Switzerland France Supplement Complete in 6 Volumes
Mainz Germany and East Berlin PA: Klaus Stopp 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in six 6 volumes uniformly bound in red buckram lettered in gold foil oblong format. Published 1997-99. Vol. I unnumbered Vols. II-V numbered 82 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Volumes show a few slight surface marks to cover cloth but are essentially as issued with firm square bindings unmarked interiors. 284 286 303 332 240 278 pp. illus. in color b&w. A monumental undertaking stunningly presented. Essential to all fraktur collections. Technically a Vol. VII limited to only 200 copies was issued but is more of a tribute to Stopp including an addendum of copies cataloged since the publication of Vol. VI and typically isn't included in "complete" sets of this series. Klaus Stopp Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 068506 ISBN : 300001358x 9783000013584
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Rodney Dale SIGNED
Louis Wain: The Man Who Drew Cats
London: Michael O' Mara Books Limited 1991. Very informative book on the artist Louis Wain 144 pages in bright clean condition just two thin strips of browning to top and bottom of acknowledgments page at rear SEE IMAGE. Book is SIGNED by RODNEY DALE on title page genuine signature not facsimile Many colour and B/w illustrations plus a few photographs all present as published plus very informative text Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean not price clipped A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . Signed by Author. First Revised Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Louis Wain:. 28 x 22 Cms. Hardcover. Michael O' Mara Books Limited Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 009485 ISBN : 1854790986 9781854790989
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Chandler, Roy F; Arthur B Troup, Jr (fwd)
Antiques of Perry County Pa. #622/800
Deer Lake PA: Printed and Bound by Bacon and Freeman Publishers for Roy F. Chandler 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black textured paper-covered boards lettered in gold foil. Minor surface rubbing in a few areas slight bump to top front cover corner. 1st ed. 200 pp. illus. Printed and Bound by Bacon and Freeman Publishers for Roy F. Chandler Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 068944
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Fox, Rev John
A Universal History of Christian Martyrdom: From the Birth of Our Blessed Saviour to the Latest Periods of Persecution Fox's Book of Martyrs Vol. 1 2 Complete
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh PA: Key and Mielke/John I. Kay and Co. 1831. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in full light brown calf spine panels with black title/volume labels lettered in gilt gilt dentilled edges. Key & Mielke 1831. Ex-library did not circulate with handwritten call numbers on lower spine panels book plate mounted inside each front cover perforation and discard stamps to each main title. Leather rubbed along edges and joints reasonably intact spine panels somewhat darkened by age. Firm bindings and joints generally clean and unmarked interiors. Unpaginated illus. w/ 55 lv engraved plates over both volumes printed variously on white light blue and pale yellow leaves. Key and Mielke/John I. Kay and Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 069053
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Johnson, James, MD M D
A Treatise on Derangments of the Liver Internal Organs and Nervous System - From the Third London Edition Revised and Improved
Concord NH: Horatio Hill and Co. 1832. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Brown 1/4 cloth tan paper-covered boards paper title label mounted on upper spine. Edges rubbed corners mildly rounded with exposure spine cloth a bit faded some spotting and soil marks to covers. Firm binding. Presumed 1st thus first issued in London in 1826. vi13-234 pp. complete and without loss pagination as given. Internal foxing/tanning ranges light to moderate. A period signature and inscription indicates that the former owner purchased this copy at auction in Philadelphia on 23 Jan. 1838 for 40 cents!. Horatio Hill and Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 069246
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L'Office de la quinzaine de pasques suivant le nouveau breviaire de Paris et de Rome; en Latin et en Francais
Paris: Chez Theodore de Hansy Libraire fur le Pont au Change a S. Nicolas 1777. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Full brown calf spine panel with 5 raised bands 5 compartments decorated in gilt and one with gilt titles on burgundy field edged in gilt with marbled endpapers. Corners rounded with exposure surface leather typically rubbed minor cracking along joints. Firm binding. iv584 pp. A prayer book in French and Latin containing the liturgical offices of the Easter ceremonies. Earlier editions by this publisher in 1749 1750 and 1775 this one apparently the first of the "new" breviary of Paris and Rome with at least one later edition in 1779. Chez [Theodore] de Hansy, Libraire, fur le Pont au Change, a S. Nicolas Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 069253
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Southam, B C
Jane Austen's Literary Manuscripts: A Study of the Novelist's Development through the Surviving Papers Oxford English Monographs
Oxford University Press 1964. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth lettered in gilt. As issued. Light gray dust jacket slightly foxed with slight scuff to lower spine panel otherwise essentially as issued now in mylar. 1st ed. xiii154 pp. A notably well-preserved copy collector-grade condition. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 069347
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, William Elliot Griffis, Henry James, John Hay, William Dean Howells, Charles Dudley Warner
The Atlantic Monthly Library of Travel: 1 Our Old Home Hawthorne - 2 The American in Holland Griffis - 3 A Little Tour in France James - 4 Castilian Days Hay - 5 Italian Journeys Howells - 6 In the Levant Warner Complete in 6 Volumes
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Co. 1907. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in six 6 volumes uniformly bound in red cloth spine panels lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt deckled text block edges with top edges in gilt. Slightly rubbed extremities otherwise nearly as issued with firm square bindings clean and unmarked interiors showing mild tanning to endpapers and a few early/late leaves in some volumes. 1st eds. thus. Note that while all 6 volumes have matching bindings and gilt spine decoration and all show 1907 dates of issue Vol. 3 James shows transposed series and title cartouches on spine panel and is labeled the "Atlantic Monthly Library of Travel" rather than merely the "Atlantic Library of Travel"; all volumes are labeled "Atlantic Monthly Library of Travel" internally on half-title and title pages. Houghton Mifflin and Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 069506
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The Wand of Venus the High History of the Birch Rod
East Sussex UK: AKS Books Ltd 2001. Book of the use of the birch rod in history in schools judicial and domestic134 pages in very bright clean condition Over 80 b/w illustrations all present as published plus very informative text Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean not price clipped A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN ON REQUEST . Reprint. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 24 X 16 Cms. Hardcover. AKS Books Ltd Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 009520 ISBN : 1899861033 9781899861033
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Morris, William
The Hollow Land: A Tale
Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher 1900. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Stiff unprinted thin cardstock boards integral dust jacket lettered in black with orange capital. Dust jacket's upper front panel shows minor wrinkling with 1/4" closed tear to upper front joint. 97 pp. 1st ed. thus limited to 425 copies. Lacking original slipcase. Thomas B. Mosher Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 069963
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Milton, John; Robert Vaughan (editor, notes, life of Milton)
Milton's Paradise Lost Illustrated by Gustave Doré
New York: Peter Fenelon Collier Publisher 1892. Book. Illus. by Gustave Doré. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original burgundy cloth lettered and illus. in gilt and black. Front cover shows minor flecking in a few areas modest rubbing to gilt in places with minor dampstaining toward top edge; back cover shows surface rubbing and several mild surface scratches. Firm binding intact hinges; corners and spine extremities nicely intact without significant wear. Endpapers a bit foxed/tanned text block edges typically dulled by age. Unrestored and showing relatively minor cosmetic faults. Undated but ca. 1892 according to several online sources though Collier seems to have published an edition of PL with the Dore illustrations as early as 1866. Peter Fenelon Collier, Publisher Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 070113
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William MacGillivray
The Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. Vol VII. British Quadrupeds
London: W H Lizars 1838. Volume VII of the Naturalist's library Mammalia the natural history British quadrupeds bats shrewsdeer and many more Contains 310 pages of text in overall clean condition some small occassional foxing spots. Slight loosness to binding at page 17 but it is holding brown matrking to first few pages where previous owner used newspaper as bookmarks one page is deeper brown than other 4 SEE IMAGES. 34 hand coloured illustrationsall present as listed plus very informative text NO dustwrapper outer boards are a little marked SEE IMAGES Though not perfect still a pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN UPON REQUEST. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 18 x 11.5 Cms. Hardcover. W H Lizars Hardcover
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Ryskamp, Charles (prefs); William Voelkle, Paul Needham, Felice Stampfle, Herbert Cahoon (intros)
Major Acqusitions of the Pierpont Morgan Library 1924-1974: Mediaeval & Renaissance Manuscripts / Early Printed Books / Drawings / Autograph Letters & Manuscripts Complete in 4 Volumes Slipcased
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library 1974. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in four 4 volumes uniformly bound in stiff brown wraps lettered in gold foil. All 4 volumes as new/as issued appear unopened. Slipcase VG due only to cosmetic blemishes showing several dark streaks coffee to one side panel and one bottom edge soiling to bottom panel otherwise as issued. xvi106 xvi100 xxx103 xv103 pp. illus. All volumes except "Drawings" with errata slips tucked in at front. Contents Fine/as new slipcase VG. Pierpont Morgan Library Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 070925
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Keynes, Geoffrey
A Bibliography of Wiliam Blake
New York: Kraus Reprint Co. 1969. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original copy of 1969 facsimile reprint rebound in brown buckram with spine panel lettered in ivory ex-library from Barnard College with withdrawal stamp non-circulating and thus without significant wear minimally marked/stamped. xvi5161 pp. illus. Original 1921 edition was limited to 250 copies. Very durable study copy with only minor faults. Kraus Reprint Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 050976
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Chaucer, Geoffrey; William S Peterson (afterword)
The Kelmscott Chaucer The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
London: The Folio Society 2008. Book. Illus. by Edward Burne-Jones. As New. Hardcover. First Thus. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Dark rust buckram covers elaborately decorated and lettered in gold foil with silk book mark bound in slipcased. Facsimile of the famous edition by William Morris printed by Cambridge University Press on Oxenford twin-wire laid paper made at the James Cropper Mill Burneside Cumbria with binding design by David Pearson and binding executed by Sigloch Buchbinderei Blaufelden Germany. 559 pp. Elephant folio a massive 16 3/4" x 12' format. Absolutely as issued. Slipcase shows minor shelf wear as expected thus Near Fine to Fine. The Folio Society Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 051187
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Coigney, Rodolphe L
Izaak Walton: A New Bibliography 1653-1987 SIGNED LIMITED #41/500
New York: James Cummins 1989. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED LIMITED with additional inscription. Red buckram lettered in gold foil front panel device stamped in blind. New/as issued color illus. dust jacket with just a hint of sunning to spine panel now in mylar. xix434 pp. illus. No. 41 of an edition of 540 copies 500 in this form hand-numbered and signed by author on rear colophon. Additionally inscribed by author on front blank following flyleaf full signature personalized "Hommage au l'auteur.". James Cummins Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 051617
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Morris, Rev Richard
Dan Michel's Ayenbite of Inwyt or Remorse of Conscience. In the Kentish Dialect 1340 A.D.
London: N. Trubner & Co. Ltd. for Early English Text Society 1866. Book. Near Fine. Half-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown 1/2 morocco brown cloth accented and lettered in gilt 5 raised spine bands front dover device in gilt marbled endpapers deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt. 4th ptg.: 1895. Leather shows a few minor scuff marks with slight surface loss; spine panel leather somewhat sunned. Firm binding. Interior shows minor foxing along fore-edge and scattered on late leaves. c359 pp. Presentation book plate mounted inside front cover to Henry James Cheney University College Reading England 1909-10. N. Trubner & Co., Ltd. for Early English Text Society Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 051620 ISBN : 0197220231 9780197220238
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Cooper, James Fenimore
The Prairie; A Tale Vol. I II Complete
Philadelphia PA: Carey & Lea 1833. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in original full calf. Vol. I with 1/4" loss Vol. II with 1/2" loss at spine extremities with joints split with covers still anchored by binding cords. Leather rubbed at corners darkened toward edges and along spine panels with a few typical scuffs and areas of surface loss. Vol. I lacks front flyleaf Vol. II lacks front blank after flyleaf and both volumes show vintage gift inscription at top corner of main title; interiors otherwise complete and intact with scattered minor interior foxing. viii9-262 260 pp. Early 1833 printing of Cooper's novel originally issued 1827. Carey & Lea Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 051671
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Cooper, James Fenimore
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish: A Tale Vol. I II Complete
Philadelphia PA: Carey Lea & Carey 1833. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in original full calf. Both volumes show 1/2-3/4" leather loss at spine extremities with joints split with covers still anchored by binding cords. Leather rubbed at corners darkened toward edges and along spine panels. Both volumes show a front blank lacking approx. 25% where a vintage inscription was torn out and both flyleaves show a penciled gift inscription dated 1840 possibly a later transcription of the original inscriptions that were removed interiors otherwise complete and intact with some foxing/toning to endpapers scattered minor interior foxing. x11-251 234 pp. Early 1833 printing of Cooper's novel the first American edition of which dates to 1829. Carey, Lea & Carey Hardcover
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von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang; John Anster (transl); Burdett Mason (intro)
Goethe's Faust
New York: Dodd Mead and Co. 1895. Book. Illus. by Frank M. Gregory. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Dark red cloth lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt text block edged in gilt. Cloth along spine panel is somewhat faded cloth a bit darkened along edges. Paper along hinges split but hinges and binding are firm interior clean. 1895 book plate mounted inside front cover. 250 pp. 18 b&w illus. 10 photogravure plates w/ tissue guards. Copyrighted 1894 dated 1895 on lower main title assumed 1st. Scarce. Dodd, Mead and Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 052002
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Wordsworth, William
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - A New Edition
Boston: Phillips Sampson and Co. 1850. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Brown textured cloth elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt text block edged in gilt. Mild binding lean covers a bit rubbed corners rubbed with relatively minor exposure. Firm binding intact hinges unmarked interior beyond former owner's signature in pencil on front flyleaf. 539 pp. Scattered internal foxing mostly very minor more pronounced on frontis. engraving and tissue guard. Phillips, Sampson and Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 052176
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Medical Essays / Autocrat of the Breakfast Table / Professor at the Breakfast Table / Poet at the Breakfast Table 4 Volumes
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co. 1891. Book. VG. Half-Leather. First Thus. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. A nicely preserved matched set in four 4 volumes uniformly bound in dark green cloth spine panels lettered in gilt beveled edges with front cover device in gilt and back cover device in blind top text block edges in gilt. Medical Essays is an 1889 ptg. and all 3 Breakfast Table volumes are 1891 ptgs. Portions of cover cloth show light flecking minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities; Professor shows small indentation along top edge of back cover. Some fore-edges in Medical History are ragged from improper opening that volume thus G-VG others Near Fine. Firm bindings intact hinges clean and unmarked interiors. Houghton, Mifflin and Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 052184
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Fielding, Henry, Esq
The History of Tom Jones a Foundling Complete in 4 Volumes
London: Printed for W. Strahan J. & F. Rivington Hawes & Co. W. Johnston T. Longman S. Crowder et al. 1773. Book. Good. Full-Leather. First Thus. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Complete in four 4 volumes bound in full leather bordered in leather spine panels numbered/ruled in gilt with applied title labels. All boards detached but present making restoration rather than rebinding an option bindings themselves intact and firm; boards typically rubbed along edges. Spine panels chipped and lacking portions one title label missing. Interiors generally clean with scattered minor soiling an occasional lightly-printed page. xx304 x288 viii330 xii347 pp. each volume illus. w/ engraved frontis. Printed for W. Strahan, J. & F. Rivington, Hawes & Co., W. Johnston, T. Longman, S. Crowder, et al. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 052203
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Das Leben Abrahams von dem Ehrw. Daniel Smith - Aus dem Englischen ubersetzt zum Gebrauch in Sonntagsschulen
New Berlin PA: S. G. Miller 1842. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Black 1/4 cloth brown paper covered boards. Covers are spotted and show surface rubbing; cloth typically soiled with loss to lower spine panel and two chips along front joint binding firm. 1856 ownership inscription in pencil on front flyleaf. 116 pp. Interior typically foxed ranging light to moderate with paper loss and some scribbling inside back cover. Text in German. Scarce. S. G. Miller Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 052781
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Mollan, Isabella M, and L Gertrude Howes
Voices of the Field and Forest
Boston MA: Field and Forest Club 1909. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full limp leather suede lettered in gilt. Leather has a few color gradations due to uneven aging with some spotting to upper back cover but is otherwise supple and fully intact without rubbing or tears. 72 pp. illus. w/ sepia plates. Gift inscription inked on front flyleaf otherwise unmarked. Collector-grade a nearly unimprovable copy of a fragile issue. Field and Forest Club Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 053057
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Reynolds, John Hamilton; [John Keats]; Charles E Hurd (intro)
John Keats Unpublished Poem To His Sister Fanny April 1818
Boston MA: Printed for Members of the Bibliophile Society 1909. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. LIMITED. Ivory 1/4 paper tan buckram spine panel lettered in gilt lacking slipcase. Ivory portion of binding typically somewhat grubby with mild soiling to buckram; label ghost to upper back cover binding corner and small area of red staining near bottom rear edge. xxii pp. printed on vellum interleaved with tissue-paper guards one of which shows numerous creases. Limited to 489 copies. This poem was later attributed to Keats' friend John Hamilton Reynolds. Printed for Members of the Bibliophile Society Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 053064
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Woods, Leonard, DD D D
A Sermon Preached at Haverhill Mass. in Remembrance of Mrs. Harriet Newell Wife of the Rev. Samuel Newell Missionary to India who Died at the Isle of France Nov. 30 1812 Aged 19 Years to Which are Added Memoirs of her Life 9th Edition
Published for Abel Brown 1830. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Original full dye-mottled leather rebacked in brown cloth with gilt lettering new endsheets. 238 pp. On front blank preceding main title is a pencil sketch of a home or possibly a church undated but likely near to date of issue. Interior shows foxing mostly light moderate in a few instances. A very presentable and durable copy. Published for Abel Brown Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 053242
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FitzGerald, Edward (transl)
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Printed by Spottiswoode Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. Book. Illus. by Willy Pogany. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine binding in full brown polished calf front cover elaborately decorated in gilt and green mirrored on back cover in blind in grape cluster and leaf pattern spine panel stamped with 6 compartments including title untrimmed text block edges with top edge in gilt. 112 pp. interior lettered in black with teal borders and decorations illus. w/ 16 tipped-in color plates. Covers and portions of joints show minor surface rubbing. Mottled brown endpapers show approx. 1/4" border in blue which we assume to be original to issue. Former owner's small book plate hinge-mounted on verso of front flyleaf. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. [Printed by Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd.] Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 053272
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Hocker, Edward W; Rev R L Winters
The Sower Printing House of Colonial Times / John Caspar Stoever Colonial Pastor and Founder of Churches Pennsylvania German Society Vol. LIII 53 1948
Norristown PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1948. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. PGS Vol. LIII. Proceedings and addresses at Reading PA 20 Oct. 1944 at Waynesboro PA 19 Oct. 1945 and at Trappe PA 18 Oct. 1946. Blue stiff paper wraps lettered in dark blue. Covers a bit faded with extended edges typically rubbed with a few short closed tears and creases. Binding square firm with a few minor stress creases. xxivvi125vi171 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. Clean interior beyond former owner's signature inside front cover. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 053277
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Earnest, Corinne, and Russell Earnest
The Heart of the Taufschein: Fraktur and the Pivotal Role of Berks County Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania German Society 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ivory linen lettered in blue foil color front cover pastedown illus. Essentially as issued dust jacket with slight shelf wear now in mylar. x304 pp. illus. 1st ed. The Pennsylvania German Society Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 053705 ISBN : 091112263x 9780911122633
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Dickens, Charles
The Battle of Life: A Love Story
London: Bradbury & Evans 1846. Book. Near Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Dark red 3/4 morocco marbled paper covered boards spine panel lettered in gilt with 5 raised bands top text block edge in gilt. Minor rubbing to spine extremities with mild foxing to endpapers and a few early/late leaves. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. vii176 pp. illus. double engraved frontis. 1st ed. 4th issue. A lovely example in an elegant period binding that is perhaps original to issue. Bradbury & Evans Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 054678
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Burns, Robert
The Complete Works of Robert Burns Illustrated with Sixty Etchings and Wood Cuts Maps and Facsimiles Complete in 12 Volumes
New York and Chicago: E. R. DuMont Publisher Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in six volumes each volume divided into two parts thus twelve 12 volumes total uniformly bound in red 1/2 cloth in simulated leather weave marbled paper-covered boards lettered in gilt on black title labels deckled text block edges with top edges in gilt. Bindings firm interiors clean. Several of the top text block edges and some of the top cover edges are partially darkened likely mild smoke damage but without odor or other compromising faults. Spine panels mildly darkened as well. Some of the spine title labels are rubbed along edges. An elegant set nicely illustrated. E. R. DuMont, Publisher Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 056714
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Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton; Richard Le Gallienne (editor)
The Compleat Angler First La Gallienne Edition - 1897
London and New York: John Lane/The Bodley Head 1897. Book. Illus. by Edmund H. New. Very Good. Half-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green 1/2 calf marbled paper covered boards edged in gilt spine panel with 6 compartments in gilt 5 raised bands top edge in gilt marbled endpapers. lxxxiv42816 pp. Leather rubbed with mild exposure to corners and spine extremities leather faded along joints spine panel toned to brown. Leather separated and likely mended along front joint/hinge presently firm. Clean interior beyond former owner's surname in ink and book plate mounted on front blank. Coigney 182; Horne 177; Oliver 164. John Lane/The Bodley Head Hardcover
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Walton, Izaak; Richard Le Gallienne (pref)
The Complete Angler; or The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition published in 1653 Second Le Gallienne Facsimile - 1897
London: Elliot Stock 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Oliver green cloth lettered/illus. in brown. Covers rubbed and with surface soiling minor binding lean. Text block typically a bit tanned. xxvi246 pp. Coigney 180 previously unrecorded; Horne 176 and Oliver 165 but showing only the Stock imprint on main title with the cloth and illustration colors also not in conformity with Horne. Uncommon. Elliot Stock Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 057024
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Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton
The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton; Extensively Embellished with Engravings on Copper and Wood . . . to which are added an Introductory Essay; the Linnaean Arrangement of the Various River-Fish Delineated in the Work; and Illustrative Notes First Major Edition - 1823
London: John Major 1823. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full dark green morocco regular size not large paper covers bordered and with dentilled edges in gilt spine panel with 2 compartments lettered and 4 decorated in gilt 5 raised bands all text block edges gilt marbled endpapers. Cloth is mildly spotted on both covers slightly rubbed along joints and at corners. Firm binding clean interior. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover and owner's stamp to verso of front flyleaf with minor offsetting. lx4124 pp. illus. w/ 14 engraved/etched plates woodcuts in text. A quite presentable copy with relatively minor faults. Coigney 23; Horne 23; Oliver 21. . John Major Hardcover
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Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton; Edward Jesse (editor); Henry G Bohn (additional text)
The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton Second Jesse Edition - 1861
London: Henry G. Bohn 1861. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark olive 1/2 morocco marbled paper covered boards edged in gilt spine panel with two compartments lettered and four decorated in gilt 5 raised bands marbled endpapers top text block edge in gilt. Leather is rubbed along joints and spine bands toned on spine panel to medium brown also some rubbing to corners. Firm binding clean interior beyond former owner's signature and annotation in pencil on upper main title small "John Wanamker" where originally sold stamp on upper verso of front flyleaf. xix4962 pp. Coigney 79; Horne 78; Oliver 76. Henry G. Bohn Hardcover
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Dymond, Jonathan
An Inquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity and an Examination of the Philosophical Reasong by which it is Defended. With Observations on Some of the Causes of War and on Some of its Effects
Philadelphia PA: Uriah Hunt and Son/Joseph Snowdon 1830. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black textured paper covered boards covers bordered in gilt spine panel lettered and decorated in gilt. Rubbed edges and corners mild surface rubbing. Front cover detached along joint but still firmly connected by binding cords back cover starting. 158 pp. Interior foxed ranging light to moderate. Undated but with a matching Open Library entry showing publication date of 1800 seems early and a copy in the Wellesley College archive dated to the 1830s more likely. Uriah Hunt and Son/Joseph Snowdon Hardcover
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Guttmann, Oscar
Monumenta Pulveris Pyrii: Reproductions of Ancient Pictures Concerning the History of Gunpowder with Explanatory Notes
London: Printed for the Author at the Artists Press 1906. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Half tooled burgundy morocco pressed wood boards brass clasps 5 raised bands spine panel lettered in gilt deckled text block edges. No. 229 of an edition limited to 270 copies hand-numbered on verso of leaf opposite main title. Text set in three columns iin English German and French. A few minor surface marks to wood boards leather a bit scuffed on band edges bottom corners rubbed with minor exposure. Offsetting to flyleaves as expected. 34 pp. 102 engraved plates. Printed for the Author at the Artists Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 058004
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Beardsley, Aubrey
The Story of Venus and Tannhauser: A Romantic Novel
New York: Issued Privately for Subscribers Only 1927. Book. Illus. by Bertram R. Elliott. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gold 1/4 cloth black paper covered boards upper spine panel lettered in black deckled text block edges. 931 pp. illus. No. 237 of an edition limited to 750 copies printed on handmade paper hand-numbered on rear colophon. Spine panel cloth lightly soiled/foxed with a spot of dampstaining near heel covers with slight surface rubbing. Former owner's illus. book plate mounted inside front cover. Half-title a bit tanned. Lacking original glassine dust wrapper housed in black paper-covered slipcase that seems just a shade tall and slightly wide thus possibly not original to issue. Issued Privately for Subscribers Only Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : MK029
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Leonard, William Ellery (verse translation)
Beowulf #117/950 Limited Edition - Rockwell Kent illus.
New York: Random House 1932. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrators. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Gray and white buckram lettered/illus. in white deckled text block edges. 148 pp. illus. w/ 8 lithographs by Rockwell Kent. No. 117 of an edition limited to 950 copies printed by Pynson Printers New York hand-numbered and with Kent's thumb print on rear colophon. Though hard to spot because of the variegated cloth binding the front cover may show slight tanning toward the edges with minor foxing noted to deckled text block edges. Rear flyleaf appears to have been neatly excised along binding gutter though perhaps original to issue rear colophon is followed by two blanks and the paper used for the endpapers is consistent with that used throughout the text block interior otherwise fully intact and about as issued. Original gray paper dust jacket is in 5 pieces reassembled with minimal archival tape on verso and now in mylar. Random House Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : MK030
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de Fontenelle, Bernard; John Glanvill (transl); David Garnett (prologue)
A Plurality of Words La Pluraliste des Mondes #867/1600 Nonesuch Press 1929
London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No. 867 of an edition limited to 1600 copies 400 for sale in the U.S. hand-numbered on rear colophon bound in limp vellum lettered in gilt deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt slipcased. Designed by Francis Meynell composed by T. W. Hay printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen Press. Minor tanning/foxing to covers with a hint of dampstaining along back cover fore-edge bend/crease to bottom back corner. Slightly foxed endpapers former owner's illus. book plate mounted inside front cover interior otherwise clean and unmarked. Minor shelf wear to slipcase. Glanvill's 1688 translation. The Nonesuch Press Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : MK004
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Leonard, William Ellery (verse translation)
Beowulf #802/950 Limited Edition - Rockwell Kent illus.
New York: Random House 1932. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrators. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Gray and white buckram lettered/illus. in white deckled text block edges. 148 pp. illus. w/ 8 lithographs by Rockwell Kent. No. 802 of an edition limited to 950 copies printed by Pynson Printers New York hand-numbered and with Kent's thumb print on rear colophon. Slight rubbing at heel of spine and bottom corners otherwise about as issued. Random House Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 058229
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Danielson, Neal E
Kansas Hunting and Fishing
Wichita KS: D's Enterprise 2003. Book. As New. Spiral Bound. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps spiral-bound. v329 pp. illus. in color b&w. Fascinating anthology of history relating to Kansas fish and game with many illus. of licenses stamps etc. also explanations of game laws statutes biennial reports much more. D's Enterprise Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 058388
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Moore, Thomas
Lalla Rookh: An Oriental Romance
Boston: Estes and Lauriat 1888. Book. Illus. by E. H. Garrett Hy. Sandham B. Irwin F. T. Merrill J. Wells Champney Robert Blum W. B. Closson Frank Myrick W. L. Taylor S. G. McCutcheon Walter Satterlee W. St. J. Harper M. Lyle Durgin Kenyon Cox J. H. Wheeler F. S. Church E. L. Weeks. VG. Hardcover. First Thus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Illustrated edition. Light blue-gray cloth lettered in gilt. Cloth is modestly soiled with minor rubbing to spine extremities. Firm binding clean and unmarked interior. Overall a nicely preserved copy with minor faults. xii276 pp. copiously illus. Early printing of this edition copyrighted 1884 this copy issued 1888. Estes and Lauriat Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 058820
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Robertson, William
An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India; and the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope Robertson's India
London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell; and E. Balfour 1794. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 2nd Edition. Full original calf gilt on red title label mounted on upper spine spine panel decorated in gilt. Leather split along front joint but board is still secure. Leather shows several scuffs and abrasions with dampstaining to lower front cover. vii44120 pp. 2 folding maps at rear. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. Mild dampstaining to lower portion of leaves extends to about p. 50 growing fainter interior otherwise generally clean and intact maps nicely intact with mild creasing/curling along one edge. Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell; and E. Balfour Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 058854
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Chatto, William Andrew
Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards
London: John Russell Smith 1848. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original 1848 edition vintage rebinding in mauve buckram spine panel lettered in gilt thus presents essentially "as issued" except for tanned text block edges which have been trimmed. viii343 pp. illus. Metropolitan Club Library Washington D.C. stamp to main title. John Russell Smith Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 058863
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Martin, Peter (editor)
North Carolina State Revenue Society Archive Series
Lincroft NJ: State Revenue Society 2008. Book. As New. Spiral Bound. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spiral-bound in clear PVC cover. As issued. 116 pp. printed on rectos only. State Revenue Society Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 058838
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Chatto, William Andrew
Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards
London: John Russell Smith 1848. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original 1848 edition vintage rebinding in dark blue cloth spine panel lettered in gilt with red title label thus presents essentially "as issued." viii343 pp. illus. A few slightly ragged fore-edges untrimmed. John Russell Smith Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 058875
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Davison, Gerald
The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics English and Chinese Edition
London: Han-Shan Tang Books 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue leatherette lettered in gold foil silk book mark bound in. Very slight handling wear essentially as issued with art museum price sticker mounted inside front cover. 197 pp. illus. 1st ed. Very scarce. Han-Shan Tang Books Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 058791 ISBN : 0906610206 9780906610206
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Martin, Peter (editor)
Florida State Revenue Society Archive Series
Lincroft NJ: State Revenue Society 2007. Book. As New. Spiral Bound. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff wraps spiral-bound. As issued. 260 pp. printed on rectos only. State Revenue Society Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 058839
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