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Mackenzie, Henry.
THE MAN OF FEELING. A New Edition.
pp. vi, 245. Small 8vo. 160 mm. Paper age toned. Contemporary (likely original) full leather binding. Front board almost detached. Early manuscript ownership of H. Laight. Henry Mackenzie (1745-1831) a Scottish novelist and miscellaneous writer, known as the 'Addison of the North.' Mackenzie had attempted to interest publishers in what would become his first and most famous work, 'The Man of Feeling' for several years, but they would not accept it, even as a gift. Finally, Mackenzie published it anonymously in 1771, and it became instantly successful. His "Man of Feeling" is a weak creature, dominated by a futile benevolence, who goes up to London and falls into the hands of people who exploit his kind innocence. In contrast to the masculine ideals of the Age of Reason, it inaugurated a vogue for a new kind of hero - a sensitive male. The book looks forward to the kind of Romantic- era heroes who were unashamed to weep. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! VERIA 2
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Hallam, Henry.
WORKS IN EIGHT VOLUMES. Containing: THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF HENRY VII TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE II. Fifth Edition. 1846. Two volumes. // VIEW OF THE STATE OF EUROPE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES. Ninth Edition. 1846. Two Volume
Eight Volumes. Over 5000 pages. 8vo. 220 mm. Text clean and tight. Nineteenth century full leather bindings, with the gilt arms of a English bishop on each board. Spines nicely decorated in gilt. Gilt lettered black morocco labels. All edges marbled. Some dings, wear, and weakness to the bindings, but still quite attractive. Armorial book plate of Henry James William Stillingfleet (1826-1887), Rector of Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire. The impressive coat of arms on the boards of the bindings are possibly those of his ancestor, Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699), Bishop of Worcester. Henry Hallam (1777-1859) was an famed English historian. His works as presented here "took a place in English literature which was not seriously challenged until the 20th century." - Wiki. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W107
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Molineux, T(homas);
AN INTRODUCTION TO MR. BYROM'S UNIVERSAL ENGLISH SHORT HAND, Or The way of Writing English in the Most Easy, Concise, Regular and Beaufiful Manner. Designed for the Use of Schools by T. Molineux. The Third Edition.
pp. iv, 104 + 20 Full Page Engraved Plates. Engraved title page. Age stained. XLib. 205mm. Original leather spine over marbled boards. Worn boards detached. Original printed paper title label on front board. Major loss on spine. Hardbound. On the rear board is a small pencil drawing of an eagle and an arch. John Byrom (1692-1763) was an English poet, the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand, and later a significant landowner. His shorthand system was considered beautiful, elegant, and legible. It was taken up by many important people including: John and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism, Lord Chesterfield, and others. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHORTHAND
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Chalmers, Stephen.
ENCHANTED CIGARETTES OR STEVENSON STORIES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
pp. 44 + Frontis, and small woodcut text illustrations. 12mo. 170 mm. Original pictorial boards binding. This work grew out of a paper, ".read before the Stevenson Society at its first annual meeting on Oct. 28, 1916." Corners worn. Hardbound. Very good. First edition. W33
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Charles I - King of England, etc; Baron Finch of Fordwich.
HIS MAJESTIES DECLARATION: TO ALL HIS LOVING SUBJECTS, OF THE CAUSES WHICH MOVED HIM TO DISSOLVE THE LAST PARLIAMENT. Published by His Majesties speciall command.
pp. [2], 55. Signatures: A^(4)(-A1) B-G^(4) H2. There are two settings of this same edition known (no priority as to first issue, and many copies contain mixed formes). This setting has the title page with a small version of the royal arms; and on the verso a large, full page, engraved version; and the last line of D4v begins: as ever'. **Short contemporary Ms. note on title: 'This p'lament began Apr. 16, 1640 & was dissolved May 5 folowing.' Small 4to. 190 mm. Later blue boards binding; leather title strip lettered in gilt. Clean and attractive copy. Charles I (1600-1649), King of Great Britain and Ireland. In his early disputes, arguments, and battles with the Scots, tried a new tool. He resolved to call an English parliament, and to ask for means to enable him to make war effectually upon Scotland. The discovery of an attempt made by the Scottish leaders to open negotiations with the king of France led him to hope that the national English feeling would be touched. In the meanwhile the English privy councillors offered him a loan which would enable him at least to gather an army without parliamentary aid. The Short parliament of 1640 was opened by the King on 13 April with a few words indicative of the gravity of the situation, the task of more fully setting forth the royal wishes and intentions being devolved upon the Lord Keeper (Baron Finch). Under Pym's leadership the Parliament showed itself disposed to ask for redress of grievances as a condition of a grant of supply, and it subsequently refused to give money unless peace were made with the Scots. On 5 May Charles dissolved parliament by means of this Declaration. Getting money by irregular means, he proceeded to push on the war, and formed an Irish army to join the mutinous and un-warlike Royal army. Terrified and exasperated Englishmen, believed that this army would be used in England to crush their liberties. The Scots knew that the opinion in England was in their favour, and they had already entered into communication with the parliamentary leaders. On 20 Aug. they crossed the Tweed, defeated part of the royal army at Newburn on the 28th, and soon afterwards occupied Newcastle and Durham. Charles's money was by this time almost exhausted, and he was obliged to summon the English peers to meet him in a great council at York, as there was no time to get together a full parliament. The great council met on 24 Sept. It at once insisted on opening negotiations with the Scots, and sent some of its members to London to obtain a loan to support the army during the progress of the treaty. Charles had now agreed to summon another parliament, and the negotiations opened at Ripon were adjourned to London. Possibly written by John Finch, Baron Finch of Fordwich (1584-1660), Speaker of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper. STC (2nd ed.) 9262; Thomason, E.203[1]; Lincoln's Inn. Catalogue of Pamphlets, 1506-1700. The attractive First Edition of a scarce and important pamphlet. KING CHARLES I DISSOLVES THE "SHORT PARLIAMENT". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STC 2
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Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731).
LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. Including a Memoir of the Author, and an Essay on His Writings.
630 p. + Eight wood engraved plates. 12mo. 200 mm. Original full cloth binding. Spine decorated in gilt. Binding somewhat worn and faded, but still attractive. Hardbound. Very good. Printed ownerships of George H. Wren (b. 1847). As a youth Wren worked in his father's foundry and machine shops in Pottsville, PA. In 1866 he became the co-owner of the Grant Iron Works, and 10 years later the full owner of this important enterprise. PA 30
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Plato; Church, F. J.
EUTHYPHRO APOLOGY AND CRITO and the Death Scene from Phaedo. Translated by F. J. Church. Translation revised, with an Introduction by Robert D. Cumming.
pp. xviii, 68. 20 cm. Original blue printed wraps, slightly sun darkened. Reprint of the 1948 edition. The Little Library of Liberal Arts publication [Number Four]. PHILOSOPHY BOX 3
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Josephus, Flavius; Whiston, William.
THE WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, The Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian and Celebrated Warrior. To Which Are Added Seven Dissertations Concerning Jesus Christ, John The Baptist, James The Just, God's Command To Abraham, Etc. Translated by William Whisto
1055p. + Engraved Half Title and Portrait Frontis. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings. Double column. First signature loose. 260 mm. Disbound. [Leather boards detached, spine worn with small lose, original leather spine labels]. RELIGION BOX 6.
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Palmer, Roundell.
THE BOOK OF PRAISE. From the Best English Hymn-Writers. Selected and Arranged by Roundell Palmer.
pp. xix, 480, 4 [Publisher's catalogue]. Decorated title page and chapter headings. Inked presentation "Mrs. L. H. Reynolds with love of her Paster, 1887, Z. Knight". Top edge gold. Small 8vo. 165 mm. Original full cloth binding. Front board ruled in gold with center gilt design of a lyre. Very slight loss at extremities. RELIGION BOX 2
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Greek Concordance of the New Testament; Bible.
THE NEW ENGLISHMAN'S GREEK CONCORDANCE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
pp. xviii, 1020, 14 [Index]. Double column. Small 4to. Original full red cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket torn with loss. Hardbound. Very good. This standard reference work was first published in 1840. It gives the reader, with no previous knowledge of Greek, fresh insight into the New Testament. Coordinated with Strong's Bible Concordance. RELIGION BOX 9
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Josephus, Flavius; Whiston, William.
THE WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, The Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian and Celebrated Warrior. To Which Are Added Three Dissertations Concerning Jesus Christ, John The Baptist, James The Just, God's Command To Abraham, Etc. With a Complete Index To the
pp. 880. (6) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait Frontis Engraved by J. B. Mould + Full page plates. Double column. Age stained. Frontis very foxed. Inked inscription on front fly leaf "From the Library of John Y. Daten hoping that this book will prove useful, John Daten, Jr". Rear fly leaf penciled inscription "When on this Page You chance to look Just think of me and shut the book, William". 235 mm. Original full cloth binding. Boards elaborately decorated in gold and with a portrait of Flavius Josephus in center. Spine faded and worn. Some loss at extremities. Hardbound. Very good. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SE 2/1
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Luthardt, Dr. Chr. Ernst.
HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN ETHICS. I. History of Christian Ethics Before the Reformation. Translated from the German by W. Hastie.
pp. xxxii, 388, (12) [Publisher's catalogue]. XLib. Donated by Rev. Jeremiah Zimmerman. Slightly foxed. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Extremities slightly worn. Remnants of library call marks on spine. Volume I of New Series, Volume XL, of Clark's Foreign Theological Library. Hardbound. Very good. RELIGION BOX 7
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Clemen, Carl (Christian).
PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY AND ITS NON-JEWISH SOURCES. Translated by Robert G. Nisbet.
pp. xiii, 403, (4) [Plates], (12) [Publisher's catalogue]. XLib. Inked ownership of Howard N. Beam. Edges foxed. Large 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Spine lettered in gold with remnants of library call letters. First English edition. A fascinating and important work. RELIGION BOX 7
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Gardiner, Frederic; Bible.
A HARMONY OF THE FOUR GOSPELS IN GREEK, According to the Text of Tischendorf; With a Collation of the Textus Receptus, and of the Texts of Griesbach, Lachmann, and Tregelles.
pp. lv, 268, (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. XLib. Bookplate of John W. Poffinberger on front pastedown and his signature on title page with date Oct. 5th, 1873. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. Manuscript notes on first and last fly leaves. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding, worn. Library call letters on spine. Hardbound. Good. RELIGION BOX 7
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Dead Sea Scrolls; Gaster, Theodor H.
THE DEAD SEA SCRIPTURES. In English Translation. With Introduction and Notes by Theodor H. Gaster. Revised and Enlarged Edition.
pp. x, 420. Doubleday Anchor paperback. RELIGION BOX 4
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German Christian Churches.
PEACE AND THE CHURCHES. Souvenir Volume of the Visit to England of Representatives of the German Christian Churches. May 26th to June 3rd, 1908. Including the Visit to Scotland, June 3rd to 7th, 1908; DER FRIEDE UND DIE KIRCHEN.
pp. viii, 248. Illustrated with numerous photographs. English and German languages printed in double columns on each page. All edges gilt. Mildly XLib from the Mohonk Arbitration Conference Library. Inked inscription on front fly leaf "To Albert K. Smiley, The recollections of these two days on the Summit of This Holy Mountain will ever remain one of the happiest memories in the mind of Thy Guest and Friend, J. Allen Baker, Lake Mohonk, NY, May 20-21st, 1909". (Baker, M.P. London, Quaker). Inked ownership of D. Smiley The Lake Mohonk Mountain House, run by Albert K. Smiley (1828-1912) and Daniel Smiley (1855-1930), hosted a Mohonk Arbitration Conference from 1895-1916. Oblong 8vo. Original full green buckram lettered in gold. Binding worn. Hardbound. Good. RELIGION BOX 3
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Ignatius, Saint; Cureton, William.
CORPUS IGNATIANUM: A Complete Collection of the Ignatian Epistles.
pp. xvii, lxxxvii, 365 (2) [Works of William Cureton] + Two facsimile plates. Rev. Charles James Wood's unusual woodcut bookplate. Penciled ownership of Wm. Berrian. Extract from a 1845 magazine with a review of studies on manuscripts from Egyptian monasteries. 26 cm. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind. Worn spine repaired with some loss. "Genuine, Interpolated, and Spurious; Together With Numerous Extracts From Them, As Quoted by Ecclesiastical Writers Down to the Tenth Century; In Syriac, Greek, and Latin: An English Translation of the Syriac Text, Copious Notes, and Introduction." William Cureton (1808-1864), a clergyman and scholar, discovered in 1845 the Syriac version of St. Ignatius's Epistles at the British Museum. He was working there as an assistant keeper, examining manuscripts which had recently been brought from the Nitrian desert. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RELIGION BOX 2
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Benoit, Pierre.
THE PASSION AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. Translated by Benet Weatherhead.
pp. x, 342. Book label of Rev. Raymond Collins, New York. Inked underlinings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket, slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very good+. RELIGION BOX 9
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Gibbs, Robert.
A HISTORY OF AYLESBURY WITH ITS HUNDREDS, THE HAMLET OF WALTON AND THE ELECTORAL DIVISION. Buckinghamshire.
pp. viii + 688 + Hand colored frontis + Full page archictectural photo illustrations; etc. Manuscript genealogical notes. 4to. 260 mm. Nineteenth century half leather over cloth boards binding; joints cracked. Hardbound. Very good. Scarce original 1885 first edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NEW ENG 4.
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Kokko, Yrjo.
THE WAY OF THE FOUR WINDS. Translated by Naomi Walford.
286p. + Full Page Photographs. Pages 40 & 41 stained by old news clipping. Foxed. Inked ownership of Margarat Dow. Tall 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, slightly soiled. Original priced dust jacket chipped with loss and stained. POLAR 2
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Bath - England; Guidebook.
THE IMPROVED BATH GUIDE, or, Picture of Bath and its Environs : Describing every Institution in the City that regards either Charity, Science, or Amusement; and Comprising All other Particulars necessary to the Visitor or Resident. A New Edition.
pp. [4], 140 + Engraved frontis and a folding plate of buildings. The folding engraved map lacks the upper and lower thirds. Foxed. Disbound. Mildly XLib. SWAF. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!JUN5 BOX 2
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Butler, Chas. J.
A BACHELOR'S RAMBLES THROUGH THE BRITISH ISLES.
pp. [2], 205, [2] + Frontis portrait. Small 8 vo. 205 mm. Original full cloth binding, lettered in gilt; some slight stains and wear. Early pencil ownership of Virginia Karrer, Audubon, NJ. A diary / journal account of a trip to Britain in 1895. It also includes original poems: The Southwark; My Home Across the Sea (with melody arranged); and Old England. Also - "Epitaphs copied from various churchyards and cathedrals in England and Scotland." Hardbound. Very good. Quite scarce. Mickey. ENGLAND 3
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Ingoldsby, Thomas (Pseud. for Richard Harris Barham).
THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, or Mirth & Marvels. Three Volume Set.
Three volumes. pp. xii, 339; vii, 288; vi, 364 + 19 engraved plates by George Cruikshank, John Leech, and others (most with marginal damp stain, but text quite clean). Tall 12 mo. 209 mm. Half leather bindings, over marbled boards; slightly rubbed. All edges marbled. Hardbound. Very good. With the engraved Railroad Bookplate of Robert Heysham Sayre, South Bethlehem, PA 1900 (the long-time President of the Pennsylvania & New York Railroad). Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), was an English novelist, humorous poet, and priest in the Church of England. He was very much better known by his nom de plume - Thomas Ingoldsby. From Wiki: "on the establishment of Bentley's Miscellany in 1837 he began to furnish the series of grotesque metrical tales known as The Ingoldsby Legends. These became very popular, were published in a collected form and have since passed through numerous editions. In variety and whimsicality of rhymes these verses have hardly a rival since the days of Hudibras. But beneath this obvious popular quality there lies a store of solid antiquarian learning, the fruit of patient enthusiastic research, in out-of-the-way old books, which few readers who laugh over his pages detect." Even with the dampstain on the plates, this is a very attractive set of the fifth edition of this classic work. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 SETS SW2
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Hay, E. G.
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH OF POTTSVILLE, PA., From its Origin, May 16th, 1847, To September 1st, 1888.
167p. Illustrated. Margins on first 14 pages torn with small loss. 8vo. Original purple stiff linen wraps lettered in gold. Spine and edges rubbed. PA PAMPH 19_20 BX1
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American Philosophical Society.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. Appointed (January 6, 1888) By the American Philosophical Society To Assist The Commission On Amended Orthografy, Created by Virtue of a Resolution of the Legislature of Pennsylvania.
25p. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. (Read before the American Philosophical Society, April 5, 1889). Very nice copy of this interesting report on spelling reform. Fine. PA PAMPH 19_17 BX1 x 2c.
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Freeman, Edward Augustus.
COMPARATIVE POLITICS; Six Lectures Read Before the Royal Institution in January and February, 1873; With The Unity of History; the Rede Lecture Read Before the University of Cambridge, May 29, 1872. 2nd edition.
pp. viii, 361, [1]. 8vo. 23 cm. Original brick red cloth binding, lettered in gilt. The First Edition was published in 1873. Edward Augustus Freeman (1823-1892) was an important English historian who was deeply interested in politics (and was a staunch follower of Gladstone). Hardbound. A fine example. W141
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Leaming, Thomas.
A PHILADELPHIA LAWYER IN THE LONDON COURTS. An Address Delivered at Bedford Springs before The Pennsylvania State Bar Association. June 27, 1906.
34p + 3 Full Page Plates by the Author. XLib. Old tape repair on first page. Bottom margins worn. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps very worn with loss. Spine repaired with library tape. Wraps very XLib and worn. PA PAMPH 20_15 BX7
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Dodd, William.
THOUGHTS IN PRISON: In Five Parts. Viz. The Imprisonment. The Retrospect. Publick Punishment. The Trial. Futurity. By the Rev. William Dodd, LL.D. to which are added, His last prayer, written in the night before his death, and other miscellaneous pieces.
pp. [2], iii, [1], 72, 81-206, [2], 209-232, [1](Advertisement for Dodd's books). Substantially in verse. Pagination irregular, but continuous. Foxed. 8vo. 21 mm. Original full leather binding; boards detached, but present. William Dodd (1729-1777) was an English Anglican clergyman and man of letters. He lived extravagantly and fell deeply into debt. He dabbled in forgery in an effort to clear his debts, was caught, convicted, and, despite a public campaign for a Royal pardon (led by Samuel Johnson), he became the last person to be hanged at Tyburn for forgery. His tale really struck an emotional and literary chord in England and America. This work was widely reprinted for many decades. This true FIRST EDITION is very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W138
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Gay, John.
FABLES. By the Late Mr. John Gay. In Two Parts, Complete In One Volume.
167 p. Foxed. 165mm. Leather backed stipple decorated leather boards. Leather spine label misplaced. Loss on spine. John Gay (1685-1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. In 1727 he wrote for six year old Prince William, later the Duke of Cumberland, Fifty-one Fables in Verse, for which he naturally hoped to gain some preferment, although he has much to say in them of the servility of courtiers and the vanity of court honours. He was offered the situation of gentleman-usher to the Princess Louisa, who was also still a child. He refused this offer, which all his friends seem to have regarded (without much apparent reason) an indignity. Scarce. An unusual and very scarce little edition. POETRY BX 2
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Dahlinger, Charles W.
1758. BEING A SKETCH OF THE FOUNDING OF PITTSBURGH.
18p. Mildly XLib. Tall 8vo. Original gray printed wraps, XLib call marks on front cover. Reprinted from the Sesqui-Centennial Number of the Gazette Times, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Sunday, September 27th, 1908. PA PAMPH 20_15 BX4
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Surtees, Robert S.
HILLINGDON HALL OR THE COCKNEY SQUIRE. A Tale of Country Life. By Author of "Hadley Cross," "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities," Etc. With Twelve Illustrations in Colour by Wildrake-Heath-Jellicoe.
pp. xiii, 519 + 12 full page color drawings by Wildrake, Heath, Jellicoe. Decorated title page printed in red and black. Top edge gold. Large 8vo. 9" x 5.5". Original full red cloth binding, soiled. Spine lettered in gold. Limited Edition. Number 304 of only 1,000 copies for the United States. Hardbound. Very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 BOX 4
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Maitland, Captain Frederick Lewis.
NARRATIVE OF THE SURRENDER OF BUONAPARTE, AND OF HIS RESIDENCE ON BOARD H.M.S. BELLEROPHON; With a Detail of the Principal Events That Occurred in That Ship, Between the 24th of May and the 3th of August, 1815.
pp. xii, 176. Foxed. Age stained. Inked ownership of A. A. Smetz? December 30, 1826 on title page. Inked ownership of Francis Wilson, 1889, on front fly leaf. Mildly XLib. Bookplates of W. Emmert Swigart and Juniata College library (withdrawn). 12mo. Original stiff paper boards. Spine very worn with major loss at head and tail. XLib call marks on top of front board. Boards detached. Virtually disbound. S&S #25212. Promoted to Admiral, Maitland (1777-1839) later commanded the British fleet in India and China. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 BOX 5
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Payne, John (Translator).
ALADDIN AND THE ENCHANTED LAMP; Zein Ul Asnam and The King of The Jinn: Two Stories Done Into English From the Recently Discovered Arabic Text by John Payne.
pp. xxxi, 250. Wide margins. Top edge gold. Uncut. Small 4to. Original full vellum binding, decorated in gold. Binding very stained. Hardbound. ISLAM BOX 2
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Mathers, Powys (Translator).
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT. Rendered into English From the Literal and Complete French Translation of Dr. J. C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers. Four Volumes.
Four Volumes. Small 4to. Original full blue cloth bindings, spines gold lettered. Original dust jackets, slightly soiled. Hardbound set. Second printing. Very good. This set would make a nice gift. ISLAM BOX 3
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Grass, Gunter.
THE RAT. Translated by Ralph Manheim.
371p. Small 4to. Original black cloth spine over black paper covered boards, spine lettered in silver. Original priced dust jacket, very slightly soiled. Jacket illustration by Gunter Grass. Hardbound. Very Good. First United States Edition. LIT BOX 4
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Colette.
THE OTHER ONE. Translated by Elizabeth Tait and Roger Senhouse.
160p. 12mo. Original full black cloth binding, spine lettered in white, yellow and light blue. Original priced dust jacket, designed by Catherine Smolich, spine darkened. Hardbound. First United States Edition? LIT BOX 4
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Michelson, Truman.
NOTES ON THE FOX WAPANOWIWENI. Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 105.
pp. v, 195. Text in Fox and English. Small 4to. Original printed wraps. Some loss on front wrap. LOC W17
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George, Daniel [Editor].
A PECK OF TROUBLES, or An Anatomy of Woe, in which are collected by Daniel George Many Hundreds of Examples of those Chagrins and Mortifications which have beset, still beset, and ever will beset the human race and overshadow its journey through this eart
340 p. 8vo. Full cloth binding. Hardback. First published in 1936. Good. In most cases the spellings of the original sources is retained, adding to the charm and information value of this book. Good. ENGLAND 3
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Philips, John.
POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
pp. 12 (Ode to Henry S. John; in English and Latin); 36 (Life of Philips by Sewell); 8 (Splendid Shilling)[1719]; 28 (Blenheim); 71 (Cyder); 1 (Publisher's Advertisement) + Engraved portrait frontispiece and engraved plate at 'Cyder. Both plates engraved by Gucht. 12mo. 165 mm. Original full leather binding; cracked at joints. Age stain to fly leaves. Manuscript ownership of J. Chappel Woodhouse, 1772 (Woodhouse apparently was Rector of Donington, in Shropshire). Engraved bookplate of George F. Northall. Hardbound. Scarce Third Edition. John Philips (1676-1709), English poet, was one of the few to write in blank / free verse in an age when the heroic couplet was the standard form. His 'Splendid Shilling' (1701, 1705) is a parody of Milton. 'Cyder' (1708), a utilitarian poem describing the cultivation of apples and the pressing of cider, is modeled after Virgil's 'Georgics'. This is a fine early collection of of Philips' major poems, works that, "written in revolt against the heroic couplet, between the death of Dryden and the appearance of Pope, occupy an important position in the history of English literature." The various editions of Philips's poetry are all nonce collections (with separate title pages, and often variant imprint details and dates). Foxon, p. 570 (incorporating p242 and p249); CBEL II 563. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W140
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Miller, Henry; Corle, Edwin.
THE SMILE AT THE FOOT OF THE LADDER.
pp. (125), (3). 8 vo. Title printed in red, blue and black. Drawings inserted and in text, including a reproduction of two pages of the manuscript. Illustrated with circus and clown drawings by Klee, Picasso, Chagall, Rouault, Toulouse-Lautrec, de Segonz. Attractive binding - blue and tan boards, backed in gilt lettered cloth. Red and white striped end papers. Original dust jacket in orange, yellow and blue; price partially clipped. Designed by Merle Armitage; printed under the supervision of M. A. Johnson. Though the dust jacket is somewhat soiled and torn, it is still attractive. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W41
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Koran; Sale, George.
THE KORAN; COMMONLY CALLED THE ALCORAN OF MOHAMMED. Translated into English Immediately from the Original Arabic; by George Sale, Gent. To Which Is Prefixed "The Life Of Mohammed": Or the History of That Doctrine.
pp. 472, 8 [Publisher's catalogue]. Book label of Marshall S. Snow (who was a professor of history in St. Louis; There is a bookplate for Marshall S. Snow ( probably Robert Lincoln's Exeter classmate Ca. 1860, and later a professor and dean at various coleges). Large 12mo. Original embossed publisher's full buckram binding. Loss at head and tail of spine. Hardbound. Interesting Koran published during the American Civil War. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ISLAM BOX 2
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Qur'an.
THE QUR'AN. Translated by M. H. Shakir.
467p. Paperback. Nice copy. Eleventh U.S. edition. ISLAM BOX 2
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Hariot, Thomas.
A BRIEF AND TRUE REPORT OF THE NEW FOUND LAND OF VIRGINIA. A Facsimile Edition of the 1588 Quarto, with an Introduction by the late Randolph G. Adams.
pp. xviii, (48) [Facsimile]. 12mo. Original paper covered binding, boards decorated with map. Spine lettered in gold. Original slip case, paper title label slightly browned. Hardbound. First of a Facsimile Series Printed Especially for the Members of the History Book Club. VOYAGES BOX 1
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Wright, Louis B. (Editor).
NEWES FROM THE NEW-WORLD. Wherin May Be Seene The Excellent Qualities of the Beastes of the Fielde, the Fish, and Fowl, As well as the singular and rare Vertues of the Earth and Air of that Goodly Land. Perused and Published by the Officers and Council of
29 p. Limited to only 1,000 copies. Printed at The Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles. Thin 8vo. Original paper covered boards, lettered in blue. Binding somewhat soiled. Hardbound. Friends of the Huntington Library Occasional Publications. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! VOYAGES BOX 1
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Corsan, W. C.
TWO MONTHS IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES. An Englishman's Travels Through the South. Edited with an Introduction by Benjamin H. Trask.
pp. xx, 155 + photographs. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. As new. First reprint of the 1863 edition. SHELF W20
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Columbus, Christopher; Robbins, Frank E.
THE COLUMBUS LETTER OF 1493. A facsimile of the Copy in the William L. Clements Library with a New Translation into English by Frank E. Robbins.
18 p. + Facsimile. Collotype facsimile by Meriden Gravure Company. Designed by Fred Anthoensen. One thousand copies printed for The Clements Library Associates at The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine. Tall 8vo. Original gold lettered cloth spine over decorated paper covered boards. Hardbound. VOYAGES BOX 1
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Norman, Charles.
DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA.
pp. xiii, 322. Numerous illustrations. Age stained. Sm.4to. Original full red cloth binding, spine lettered in gold. Front board decorated in blind with a design of an Indian. Original dust jacket, slightly worn, price clipped. Hardbound. VOYAGES BOX 1
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Columbus, Christopher.
EPISTOLA DE INSULIS NUPER INVENTIS. By Cristoforo Colombo. With an English Translation by Frank E. Robbins. Readex Microprint Reprint.
pp. (7), (8) [Columbus Letter, 7-18 [English Translation]. Thin 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in gold. Hardbound. Great Americana Series. Fine condition. "In 1493, Columbus wrote a brief report concerning his discoveries of 'Islands of India beyond the Ganges.' It was intended as a public notice to announce his discoveries and to garner support for another voyage. The first edition of this letter was printed in Spanish in Barcelona in April 1493. Within the month a Latin translation of the letter was published in Rome by Stephan Plannck. It was through these Latin editions the news of his discoveries spread throughout Europe. NW22
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Adams, Francis.
THE NEW EGYPT. A Social Sketch.
pp. xxiv, 297. Uncut. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Front board decorated in color with a design of the sphinx and the flag of Great Britain flying over its head. Binding worn and soiled. Hardbound. Very good. This is the scarce original edition. The Malta born British author, Francis William Lauderdale Adams (1862-1893) was a poet, novelist, commentator, journalist, and radical. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HOLY LAND BOX 2
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Service of the Synagogue.
SERVICE OF THE SYNAGOGUE. DAY OF ATONEMENT. A new Edition of the Festival Prayers with an English Translation in Prose and Verse. Reprinted from the latest and best London Edition.
289 p. Text printed in English and Hebrew. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding. Hardbound. JUDAICA BOX 3
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