‎English‎

‎Noy, William.‎

‎THE GROUNDS AND MAXIMS, AND ALSO AN ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH LAWS. To Which Is Annexed, A Treatise Of Estates, By Sir John Doderidge. From the Seventh London Edition.‎

‎pp. xx, (8), 160, (4) [Index]. Early manuscript ownership of J. Sanderson on title page. This is likely Judge John Sanderson, Jr. (born 1834), who was involved in several significant legal cases. Early manuscript ownership of John Musgrave on first fly leaf. Inner hinges cloth taped. 12mo. 180 mm. Original but very worn leather binding. Spine crudely taped. Title continues: "And Observations On A Deed Of Feoffment, By T.H. Gent. With Notes And Additions, By Charles Barton, Of The Inner Temple, Esq." S&S/AI 15787. Sixth edition. Hardbound. Binding very poor. Text very good. Should be rebound. First American Edition. AI BX 6‎

‎Moore, Thomas (1779-1852).‎

‎MELODIES, SONGS, SACRED SONGS, AND NATIONAL AIRS. Containing Several Never Before Published In America.‎

‎192 p. Foxed. Lacks fly leaves. Top of title page clipped. Includes notes and index. 125 mm. Original full leather binding. Original spine label. Head of spine repaired. Small loss at tail. Leather binding scuffed and worn. Front board fragile. [S&S/AI 39037 x 4] Hardbound. AI BX 1‎

‎Smith, Charles.‎

‎ZAIDA; OR THE DETHRONEMENT OF MUHAMED IV. A Novel, Funded On Historic Facts. Translated From the German of Augustus Von Kotzebue.‎

‎213 p. Printer's device on title page. Offsetting on last leaf from title page. Early manuscript ownership of George Comrey, this 23rd day of May 1804 on first fly leaf. Mild age stain. 12mo. 175 mm. Original leather binding. Boards worn and detached. Spine worn. First American edition of this is a tale of a lovely woman in the Court of Mehmed IV, Sultan of the Turks (ca. 1642-1693). S&S/AI 5058. Hardbound. Good. AI BX 6‎

‎Aikin, John (1747-1822); Hayley, William (1745-1820); Howard, John (1726-1790).‎

‎A VIEW OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS, AND PHILANTHROPIC LABORS OF THE LATE JOHN HOWARD. Bound With: ODE INSCRIBED TO JOHN HOWARD.‎

‎pp. 196, (1) [Subscription promotion] + (3) [Publisher's advertisement and catalogue] + Engraved portrait frontis of John Howard engraved by Thackara & Vallance, Philadelphia, 1794, signed in plate. Original paper guard for frontis. Age stain. Handsome manuscript ownership of Edward Dowers, January 1796 on verso of frontis. Subscribers' names pages 187-197. 12mo. 17 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Corners rubbed with loss. Front board fragile. Spine rubbed and worn. Remnants of original leather spine label. Hardbound. Good. John Howard (1726-1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer. 'His detailed proposals for improvements were designed to enhance the physical and mental health of the prisoners and the security and order of the prison. His recommendations pertaining to such matters as the prison location, plan and furnishings, the provision of adequate water supply, and prisoner's diet promoted hygiene and physical health.' In 1777, Howard's sister died, leaving him L15,000 and her house. He used this inheritance and the revenue from the sale of her house to further his work on prisons. By 1784, Howard calculated that he had travelled over 42,000 miles visiting prisons. His crusade and personal example greatly influenced reformers in the U.K. and the U.S. Evans 26543. PALIB 6‎

‎Brougham and Vaux.‎

‎OPINIONS OF LORD BROUGHAM, ON POLITICS, THEOLOGY, LAW, SCIENCE, EDUCATION, LITERATURE, Etc. Etc. In Two Volumes.‎

‎Two Volumes. Foxed. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. Early manuscript ownership of B. Champriey in both volumes. Slight insect damage on inner front hinge of volume II. 200 mm. Original full linen cloth bindings, faded. Original paper spine labels, worn. Loss at head of spines. Slight insect damage to front joint of volume II. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'As Exhibited In His Parliamentary And Legal Speeches, And Miscellaneous Writings.' Henry Peter Brougham (1778-1868), 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He was called to the bar in 1808. In 1810 he entered the House of Commons as a Whig. Brougham took up the fight against the slave trade and opposed restrictions on trade with continental Europe. In 1820, he won popular renown as chief attorney to Queen Caroline, and in the next decade he became a liberal leader in the House. He not only proposed educational reforms in Parliament but also was one of the founders of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1825 and of University College London in 1826. As Lord Chancellor from 1830 to 1834 he effected many legal reforms to speed procedure and established the Central Criminal Court. In later years he spent much of his time in Cannes, which he established as a popular resort. S&S/AI 54668. First American Edition. PAIMP 10‎

‎Say, Jean-Baptiste.‎

‎A TREATISE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY; OR THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION OF WEALTH. Sixth American Edition.‎

‎pp. (8), lxiii, (1) [Blank], (65)-493, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Brown and foxed. Bookplate of Corneille and Warren Rucker. Early manuscript ownerships of: Hon. S. Harris, September 2, 1835, Chapel Hill, NC; James O.L. Goggin, Lynchburg, VA, rear fly leaf. 8vo. 220 mm. Original full leather binding, rubbed. Original leather spine label. Small loss at tail of spine. Hardbound. Very Good. Title continues: 'Translated from the Fourth Edition of the French, by C.R. Prinsep. Sixth American Edition, containing a translation of the introduction, and additional notes, by Clement C. Biddle'. Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) was a French economist and businessman. He had classically liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints on business. e is best known for Say's Law, also known as the law of markets, which he popularized. Scholars disagree on the surprisingly subtle question of whether it was Say who first stated what we now call Say's Law: 'Supply creates its own demand'. First Biddle edition. SCARCE. S&S/AI 26645. PAIMP 20‎

‎Walker, John. (1732-1807).‎

‎A CRITICAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY, AND EXPOSITOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Fourth Philadelphia, from the London Stereotype Edition.‎

‎960 p. Double column. Dampstain. Browned. First few signatures loose, very browned with foredges worn and damaged. Large 8vo. 210 mm. Disbound. Title continues: 'In Which not Only the Meaning of Every Word is Explained, and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown but Where Words are Subject to Different Pronunciations, the Reasons for Each Are Duly Considered. Rules to be observed by the Natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London.'. S&S/AI 36468. Fourth Philadelphia, from the London Stereotype edition. Disbound. Poor. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! PAIMP 21‎

‎Murray, Lindley (1745-1826).‎

‎INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH READER: Or, A Selection Of Pieces, In Prose And Poetry; Calculated To Improve The Younger Classes Of Learners In Reading.‎

‎pp. (2), (xi)-xiv, (15)-156. Foxed. **Early manuscript ownership 'Daniel Keller His Book November the 27th 1827 Barnville School Robert Mellan Teacher' on first fly leaf. 160 mm. Original leather spine over paper covered boards. Some loss of paper on boards. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'And To Imbue Their Minds With The Love Of Virtue. To Which Are Added, Rules And Observations For Assisting Children To Read With Propriety'. S&S/AI 17280. PAIMP 21‎

‎Pitt, William; Burke, Edmund; Erskine, Thomas; Black, Jeremiah Sullivan.‎

‎CELEBRATED SPEECHES OF CHATHAM, BURKE, AND ERSKINE. To Which Is Added, THE ARGUMENT OF MR. MACKINTOSH, In The Case Of Peltier. Selected By A Member Of The Philadelphia Bar.‎

‎540 p. Foxed. **Early autograph ownerships of Jeremiah Sullivan Black, Somerset Penn. on first fly leaf, title page and leather binding. XLib bookplate of the Historical Society of York County on front paste down. Small printed Bookseller's label, Conrad & Parsons, Philadelphia. 8vo. 220 mm. Original full leather binding, rubbed. Original leather spine label, rubbed and worn. Raised bands. Hardbound. Good. Pennsylvania Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810-1883) was an important statesman and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania (1851-1854), Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice (1851-1856), Attorney General (1857-1860) and the U.S. Secretary of State (1860-1861) under President James Buchanan. He denied the constitutionality of secession, and urged that Fort Sumter be properly reinforced and defended. However, he also argued that a state could not be legally coerced by the Federal government. Black was also briefly Counsel for President Johnson in his Impeachment trial before the United States Senate, and for William W. Belknap; United States Secretary of War from 1869 to 1876, who in 1876 was impeached on a charge of corruption; he also represented Samuel J. Tilden during the contest for the presidency between Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes.S&S/AI 26289. Hardbound. Good. PAIMP 22‎

‎Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832).‎

‎THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL, A ROMANCE. In Two Volumes.‎

‎Two Volumes. pp. 310; 316 (pp. 122-124 blank and/or excised with no loss of text). Foxed. 12mo. 175 mm. Original leather spines and corners over marbled boards, rubbed. Hardbound. Good. A Scottish romance set in the early 1600's. The first edition was published in the same year in three volumes at Edinburgh. First American edition. S&S/AI 10197. PAIMP 22‎

‎Bolmar, Antoine.‎

‎A BOOK OF THE FRENCH VERBS. To Which Is Added, A Complete List Of All The Irregular Verbs. A New Edition.‎

‎pp. (3), (1)-173, 12 [Publisher's catalogue]. Foxed. Pages 11 to 14 loss of some letters. 12mo. 190 mm. Original leather spine over printed paper boards. Front board detached. Rear board very fragile. Binding worn and soiled. Title continues: 'Wherein The Model Verbs, And Several Of The Most Difficult Are Conjugated Affirmatively, Negatively, Interrogatively, Annegatively And Interrogatively. Containing Also, Numerous Notes And Directions.' Hardbound. Fair. SCARCE. PAIMP 23‎

‎(Haliburton, Thomas Chandler) [1796-1865].‎

‎THE CLOCKMAKER; OR THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF SAMUEL SLICK, OF SLICKVILLE. Second Series.‎

‎192 p. Damp stain. Age stain. 12mo. 190 mm. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Boards damp stained with loss. Paper spine label perished. Hardbound. Fair. Haliburton was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. Politically, he played a significant role in the history of Nova Scotia prior to its entry into Confederation. While Haliburton gained a reputation as a local businessman and as a judge, his greatest fame came from writing. He wrote a number of books on history, politics, and farm improvement. He rose to international fame with his Clockmaker serial, which first appeared in the Novascotian and later published as a book throughout the British Empire, becoming popular light reading. The work recounted the humorous adventures of the character Sam Slick. He was the first international best-selling author from what is now Canada. S&S/AI 56101. First edition of the second series. PAIMP 23‎

‎(Hook, Theodore Edward) [1788-1841].‎

‎SAYINGS AND DOINGS. A Series Of Sketches From Life. In Two Volumes.‎

‎Two Volumes bound in one: pp. 323; 347. Engraved bookplate of Macaulay. 12mo. 185 mm. Later 19th century binding. Leather spine over marbled covered boards. Spine decorated and lettered in gold gilt, worn and repaired. Hardbound. Good. Hook was an English man of letters and composer, and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810. The world's first postcard was received by Hook in 1840, which he probably posted to himself. While he was confined in a debtors sponging-house from (1823-1825), he wrote the nine volumes of stories afterwards collected under the title of Sayings and Doings. After various successes Hook returned to his old habits and a prolonged attempt to combine industry and dissipation resulted in the confession that he was done up in purse, in mind and in body. His estate was seized by the Treasury. He never married but lived with Mary Anne Doughty and they had six children. Hook was one of the most brilliant figures of Georgian times. He inspired the characters of Lucian Gay in Benjamin Disraeli's novel Coningsby and Mr Wagg in Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Coleridge praised him as being 'as true a genius as Dante'. First American edition. SCARCE. S&S/AI 16576. PAIMP 23‎

‎(Lytton, Edward George Earl Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron) [1803-1873].‎

‎FALKLAND. By the Author of 'Pelham,' 'Paul Clifford,' etc,‎

‎192 p. Early 1830 manuscript ownership trimmed on top edge of title page. Light foxing. Inner hinge cracked. 12mo. 180 mm. Later 19th century binding. Spine crudely rebacked in leather, worn. Marbled boards. Hardbound. Good. First American Edition. SCARCE. S&S/AI 2301. PAIMP 23‎

‎Byron, George Gordon Noel (1788-1824).‎

‎THE PROPHECY OF DANTE. A POEM. BY LORD BYRON.‎

‎48 p. Foxed. Deckle edges. 160 mm. Original printed paper covered boards, darkened. Rear board dampstained. Spine perished. Hardbound. Good. First American edition, published almost simultaneously as the British first, 'The Prophecy of Dante' was written at Ravenna, June, 1819, 'to gratify' the Countess Guiccioli, who believed herself 'at the point of death.' Byron was experiencing heightened interest in Italian literature and Italian politics, which lent zest to this labour of love, and, time and place conspiring, he composed 'the best thing he ever wrote' (Letter to Murray, March 23, 1820). S&S/AI 4895. PAIMP 25‎

‎Trenck, Baron Friedric.‎

‎THE LIFE OF BARON FREDERIC TRENCK. As Contained in the Fourth Volume; Being the most Important. Translated from the German. Bound With: THE LIFE OF. Containing His Adventures.‎

‎Two works bound in one: pp. 68; 256 + Portrait frontis. according to Evans the 2nd work should be bound first. Age stain. Browned. All signatures loose. Early ownership that appears to be Beiler (a common Amish name). Pages 107/108 torn without loss. 12mo. 180 mm. Loose in the original full leather binding; worn. Baron Trenck, Imprisoned in 1745, at Glatz under the guard of Heinrich August de la Motte Fouque. The King ordered that Friedrich had to sit on his own gravestone. In 1746 Trenck escaped. Then, in 1749, he obtained an employment as Rittmeister of an imperial cuirassier regiment in Hungary. He traveled to Russia where he, or so he claimed, became gentleman of the bed chamber in the court of Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. He fell in love with a married woman, whose name he never revealed. In 1753, he went to Danzig for the funeral of his mother, but was again captured on the orders of Frederick II and was sent to the Citadel Magdeburg. To prevent him from attempting to escape, they fastened his hands, feet, and body with heavy chains and manacles. In 1763, he was released through the intervention of Empress Maria Theresa. During the next ten years he led an active life - writing literature, running a wine trading business, and travelling to England and France. His autobiography (1787) was first translated into English by Thomas Holcroft, an officer of the Royal Artillery. It became popular reading in the late 18th century, and must have been thrilling for its early Amish owner. Evans 27814. EVANS1‎

‎Zimmermann, Johann Georg. ritter von (1728-1795).‎

‎SOLITUDE CONSIDERED WITH RESPECT TO ITS INFLUENCE UPON THE MIND AND THE HEART.‎

‎pp. (4), (i)-vii, (1)-328. Age stain. **Early manuscript ownerships of Jno. Spayd (1764-1822) on title page. He was a very prominent Reading PA attorney. In the War of 1812 he raised militia to protect Philadelphia. 12mo. 175 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Front board detached. Spine very rubbed and worn. Title continues: 'Written Originally in German by M. Zimmerman, Aulic Counsellor and Physician to His Britannic Majesty at Hanover. Translated from the French of J.B. Mercier'. Evans 26528. Hardbound. Binding Poor. Text good. EVANS1‎

‎Debrett, John.‎

‎DEBRETT'S PEERAGE, OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND: CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF ALL THE PEERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, WHETHER BY TENURE, SUMMONS, OR CREATION; THEIR COLLATERAL BRANCHES, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND ISSUE. AND AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE PRESENT BARONETS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND ; WITH A LIST OF PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE HONOUR OF KNIGHTHOOD DURING THE PRESENT REIGN.‎

‎Volume One (of 2?). pp. lxxvi, 40 [Engraved Coats of Arms etc.], 409 +Plus frontis portrait of King George III. 16 mo. 140 mm. Original gilt tooled spine remains. Both boards not present. John Debrett (1753-1822) first produced this famous and essential guide to the British Peerage in 1769. Though the 1805 edition is sometimes encountered this 1806 'handy' version is very scarce. It was probably heavilly used by tradesmen that had or sought custom with the Peerage. CHEST 2/1‎

‎Bible. English. Polyglot. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.‎

‎THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE POLYGLOTT BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.‎

‎Old and New Testaments bound in one: pp. viii, 3-587; 190 + Engraved frontis and title. Irregular pagination. Text beginning to brown but not brittle. Double column. Early manuscript ownership of Julia A. Lumbard on first fly leaf. Front fly leaves loose. 16mo. 145 mm. Original leather binding. Original leather spine label, lettered in Gothic type. Spine worn with small loss at rear joint. Title continues: 'With The Marginal Readings: Together With A Copious And Original Selection Of References To Parallel And Illustrative Passages. Exhibited In A Manner Hitherto Unattemped'. Hardbound. Good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. This is the English text from Samuel Baxter's eight language Polyglot printed in London in 1822. The little book became an immediate success and later editions are not uncommon, but this first edition is quite SCARCE. Hills 753; D/M 1785. PAIMP 21‎

‎CHARLES GRAESER‎

‎CHRESTOMATHIE ANGLAISE CHOIX DE MORCEAUX DES MEILLEURS PROSATEURS ET POETES ANGLAIS PREMIER VOLUME‎

‎Edizione del 1885 di questa crestomazia inglese scritta da Charles Graeser. L'opera era composta da due volumi siamo purtroppo in possesso solo del primo volume. All'interno: aneddoti, dialoghi, storia naturale, descrizioni, tratti storici, narrazioni fittizie ecc... In mediocri condizioni. Copertina editoriale in mediocri condizioni generali con usure ai margini e dorso. Piatto anteriore staccato e posteriore assente. Legatura quais assente. Pagine in discrete condizioni con fioriture. In 8. Dim. 21,5x14 cm. Pp. 225+(1). Edition of 1885 of this collection of english texts by Charles Graeser. The work was made up of two volumes, unfortuynately we only have the first volume. Inside: anecdotes, dialogues, natural history, descriptions, history, false narrations ecc... In poor conditions. Editorial cover in poor general conditions with wearings in the edges and spine. Front plate detached and back plate missing. Binding is almost missing. Inside pages are in fair conditions with foxings. In 8. Dim. 21,5x14 cm. Pp. 225+(1).‎

‎Montalbano, Giorgio Finale‎

‎Il violino antico. Un intoccabile feticcio? - The antique violin. An untouchable fetish?‎

‎Mm 215x305 Copertina rigida, 51 pagine con illustrazioni in nero. English-italian texts. Copia come nuova, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.‎

‎Crosson, Robert‎

‎The Blue Soprano - Il Soprano Blu‎

‎Mm 155x240 Edizione numerata di 500 copie di cui la nostra è la n. 61. Elegante brossura originale con alette, 37 pagine in lingua inglese ed italiana con una illustrazione in chiusura di William Xerra. Copia pari al nuovo, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.‎

‎Aa. Vv.‎

‎PASTA. History, Technologies and Secrets of Italian Tradition.‎

‎Mm 215x290 Volume rilegato in tela con titolo al piatto e al dorso, 208 pagine con numerose figure a colori nel testro redatto in lingua inglese - english text. Libro in condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrinkwrap. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.‎

‎Fabbri, Fabriano - Muzzarelli, Federica‎

‎Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Elio Fiorucci: arte e moda dalla Pop al Neopop / Art and Fashion from Pop to Neo-Pop‎

‎Mm 170x240 Volume nella sua brossura originale con alette, 223 pagine profusamente illustrate in nero e a colori. Testo in lingua italliana ed inglese - english & italian texts. Copia in perfette condizioni di nuovo ancora nel suo cellophane editoriale - brand new in original shrinkwrap. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.‎

‎Mondelli, Gianni (a cura di)‎

‎Un mondo di pasta. Atti del 1° Congresso Mondiale‎

‎Mm 175x245 Atti del Convegno tenuto a Roma, 25-28 ottobre 1995 - Volume in copertina rigida di 343 con numerose illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Contributi di autori vari in lingua originale (italiano, inglese, francese o spagnolo). Libro in perfette condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.‎