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1881Best.-Nr. 008415Londini: Longmans Green & Co. 1881. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE in lovely fine binding stamp signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London for Marshall Field and Co. Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian. Published a month after Carlyle's death by his literary executor James Anthony Froude to much controversy over the editing. They were republished in 1887 with Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton as the editor. Two volumes in contemporary half calf over marbled boards the calf undyed at the spines and dyed green at the covers to harmonize with the green marbled boards backs gilt marbled end papers top edges gilt wear showing at joints yet still holding nicely small rubs at corners interiors clean and bright. A handsome set. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover books
1824Best.-Nr. 9553Three volume set. First English edition. Half light brown morocco over marbled boards with five raised bands and gilt lettering on spines. Top edge gilt. Sans title page to Vol. I but with a facsimile laid in otherwise a nice clean set with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 5 x 8 in 12.5 x 20 cm Oliver & Boyd/ G. & W. B. Whittaker hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 358873New York: New York Botanical Garden 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Two volumes. Quartos. 293; 361pp. Illustrated with plates some in color. Owner's gift inscription on front endpapers of both volumes light foxing to preliminary pages else near fine in near fine dustwrappers with volume one price-clipped and both modestly soiled. New York Botanical Garden hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 358873New York: New York Botanical Garden 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Two volumes. Quartos. 293; 361pp. Illustrated with plates some in color. Owner's gift inscription on front endpapers of both volumes light foxing to preliminary pages else near fine in near fine dustwrappers with volume one price-clipped and both modestly soiled. New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
1970Best.-Nr. 040030United Kingdom: Regency Press Ltd 1970. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fine/NO Dustwrapper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Covers each of the Major Arcana in detail with some divinatory aspects of the Minor Arcana and with appendices on Karma Maya and the Hebrew Alphabet. Preface by Douglas Baker. Signed by the Author. Third Edition. Regency Press Ltd London 1970. line illus 112pp hb No Dust-wrapper pict blue boards fine Regency Press Ltd hardcover
Best.-Nr. 707578Durham: Duke University Press 1970-1995. Lückenlose Reihe von Band 1 bis 24. In 24 Bänden. - Jeweils mit einigen Tafeln. - Einbände teils am Rücken gebräunt. Sonst saubere und wohlerhaltene Exemplare. 0 0 0 Durham: Duke University Press 1970-1995. unknown
1895Best.-Nr. 301476London : Chapman and Hall Ld. 1895. The Ashburton edition. Hardcover. Good set bound in full aniline calf with gilt decoration to the boards and spine with leather gilt title labels to the spines. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of the St. Paul's School with its prize bookplate. Physical description; 2v 1 leaf of plates : 1 port. ; 22 cm. Contents; Vol 1: ""The Bastille"" ""The constitution"" ; vol 2: ""The guillotine"". Subjects; France History Revolution 1789-1799. France History Louis XVI 1774-1793. London : Chapman and Hall, Ld. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 39345showing him head and shoulders in profile with this head resting on his hand 6½" x 4¼" no place no date unknown
1905Best.-Nr. 012422London: Printed at the Chiswick Press 1905. Inscribed on free endpaper '' to Murray Marks Esq with S. C. Cocker's kind regards April 20 1910. Collation 36pp 25 plates each with a reproduction of 2 MS pages title printed in red and black. Bound in original publishers leather backed printed boards. Binding rubbed some abrasion wear top board sprung. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally light browning to endpapers. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A nice inscribed copy. F. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Near Very Good. Oblong Quarto. Printed at the Chiswick Press Hardcover
1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Hypnotist Detective - Dr. Leopold Thoma of Vienna is a new kind of detective; Knocking at the Cannibals Door - a very dramatic story of the "white man's burden" near the Kunimaipa River in British New Guinea; My Misadventures in Finistere - an amusing account of a holiday sojourn on a little island off the northern coast of Brittany; Through the East by Air - Part III - The adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline who were commissioned by the National War Museum to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia; The Tiger Calls - an account of what befell two Indian teaplanters; Our Little Outing - An exciting story from a P. Burns and Co. beef camp southeast of Olds, Alberta; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part III - the remarkable story of a man who conducted the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever occur in America; The Ship That Disappeared - The perilous adventure of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine steamer "Canadian Importer"; The "Human Leopards" - A Terrible secret society in Sierra Leone, West Africa; The Blue Spot Theory - a funny story about checking for birthmarks on Burmese babies; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part I - Oscar Olsson's aim was to shoot big game with a film camera; My Fishing Trip - a British Officer's touch and go experience in Sopor, a village in Kashmir; and more. 86 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Best.-Nr. 110033London: Chapman & Hall circa 1887 people's edition. Hardcover set Very good no dust jacket. 33 of 37 volumes. Brown cloth decoratively stamped in black and with gilt titles on the spine. Folding maps appendix index. Previous owner's name ex-library with library stamps clippings taped to endpapers of a few volumes some notes and lining in ink and pencil in margins and endpapers. Externally this is a very presentable set which is bright and with no markings. Lacks: Latter-Day Pamphlets. Life of Schiller. Translations from Musaeus Tieck and Richter 2 Vols. Biography of Oliver Cromwell Frederick the Great--Emperor of Prussia. Book about French Revolution & Wilhelm Meister. Sets Sets. Chapman & Hall Hardcover
1850Best.-Nr. 7802London: Chapman & Hall 1850 First collected edition consisting of: No. 1 Feb. 1850: The Present Time; No. 2 Mar. 1850: Model Prisons; No. 3 Apr. 1850: Downing Street; No. 4 Apr. 1850: The New Downing Street; No. 5 May 1850: Stump-Orator; No. 6 June 1850: Parliaments; No. 7 July 1850: Hudson's Statue' No. 8 August 1850: Jesuitism. Full tan polished calf by Bedford. Gilt-decorated spine with raised bands gilt triple-rule borders on covers red morocco spine label. Gilt inner dentelles top edge gilt. . Eight pamphlets bound together. Octavo. The Hoe copy with his leather and paper bookplates. Fine condition. Latter-Day Pamphlets marked Carlyle's most extreme foray into anti-democratic social criticism. The views he expresses here have been described by one modern scholar as "almost insanely unenlightened" and alienated all his liberal friends Oxford History of English Literature. Chapman & Hall, hardcover
1850Best.-Nr. 7802London: Chapman & Hall 1850 First collected edition consisting of: No. 1 Feb. 1850: The Present Time; No. 2 Mar. 1850: Model Prisons; No. 3 Apr. 1850: Downing Street; No. 4 Apr. 1850: The New Downing Street; No. 5 May 1850: Stump-Orator; No. 6 June 1850: Parliaments; No. 7 July 1850: Hudson's Statue' No. 8 August 1850: Jesuitism. Full tan polished calf by Bedford. Gilt-decorated spine with raised bands gilt triple-rule borders on covers red morocco spine label. Gilt inner dentelles top edge gilt. . Eight pamphlets bound together. Octavo. The Hoe copy with his leather and paper bookplates. Fine condition. Latter-Day Pamphlets marked Carlyle's most extreme foray into anti-democratic social criticism. The views he expresses here have been described by one modern scholar as "almost insanely unenlightened" and alienated all his liberal friends Oxford History of English Literature. Chapman & Hall, hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 72536Laguna Beach: Laguna Verde Imprenta 1975. First edition. Limitation not stated. Selection of poems "of MacIntyre's buried in correspondence four decades now past to be here printed many years after his death" Ritchie introduction. Prints 5 poems most with snippets from correspondence and/or Ritchie's notes. INSCRIBED BY RITCHIE on colophon "John from Ward/ November 8 1975." Small 4to hand-sewn pale green paperwraps printed on front only in dark rose and blue; 15 unnumbered pages; illustrated with nature prints of leaves making each copy unique. Colophon reads "Printed on an 1835 Albion hand press by Ward Ritchie/ in his first experiment with Nature Printing./ November 1975/ wr 2." Near fine with mild toning to cover edges and light stain to upper inside corners last several leaves. Exceedingly scarce especially so signed or inscribed. (Laguna Verde Imprenta unknown
1884Best.-Nr. 114676London: Longmans Green & Company 1884. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Both volumes Very Good in period binding of half brown morocco with raised bands gilt decoration to spine marbled boards edges and endpapers. On each front pastedown is the armorial bookplate. James Anthony Froude editor.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
1883Best.-Nr. 114674London: Longmans Green & Company 1883. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All three volumes Very Good in period binding of half brown morocco with raised bands gilt decoration to spine marbled boards edges and endpapers. On each front pastedown is the armorial bookplate. James Anthony Froude editor.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
1836Best.-Nr. 124840Boston Massachusetts: James Munroe and Company 1836. First US. Hardcover. VG- Spine chipped at top and bottom; Some wear to cloth at extremities; Pencil markings at ffep; Light foxing. Two uncuts sheets inexplicably have amjor tear at mid-page may be a binding error but will need expert repair. Brown cloth; Gilt titling at spine; 299 pp.; No illustrations. The first US edition of Carlyle's major work. James Munroe and Company hardcover
1836Best.-Nr. 124840Boston Massachusetts: James Munroe and Company 1836. First US. Hardcover. VG- Spine chipped at top and bottom; Some wear to cloth at extremities; Pencil markings at ffep; Light foxing. Two uncuts sheets inexplicably have amjor tear at mid-page may be a binding error but will need expert repair. Brown cloth; Gilt titling at spine; 299 pp.; No illustrations. The first US edition of Carlyle's major work. James Munroe and Company hardcover books
1882Best.-Nr. B4319London.: Longmans Green and Co c.1882. A fine copy in original decorative half morocco. Plates are clean. . Binding: Original brown half morocco with matching marbled boards. Tooled gilt rules 5 raised bands in 6 compartments tooled gilt lettering and elaborate design on the spine. Marbled pasted and free end papers Notes: Ex Libris Abel E. Berland. Thomas Carlyle 4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish satirical writer essayist historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science" wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia and became a controversial social commentator. Size: 8vo: 135 x 215mm Illustration: llustrated with 4 black and white plates in volume 1. Volume: Two Volumes. Pages: P. Vol.1: Half title Printer info frontis title preface v-xvi Contents xvii-xviii 1-432; vol2: Half Title Contents v-viii 1-486 Category: Book Biography; Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover
1881Best.-Nr. 114036London: Longmans Green & Company 1881. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Both Volumes Very Good in the publishers green cloth. Tiny bookstore sticker to front pastedown of volume 1. Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
1866Best.-Nr. 008308London: Chapman & Hall 1866. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later Edition. Small 8vo. Four volumes finely bound in contemporary full vellum with beveled edges red morocco labels with gilt lettering and black morocco tail labels marbled end papers with red edges Near Fine moderate toning mainly at end papers light soiling to vellum. The bookplates of noted New Testament scholar William Sanday Christ Church to front paste downs. A quite handsome and well-bound set with distinguished provenance. Extra postage charges will be requested for international orders. Chapman & Hall Hardcover
1866Best.-Nr. 008308London: Chapman & Hall 1866. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later Edition. Small 8vo. Four volumes finely bound in contemporary full vellum with beveled edges red morocco labels with gilt lettering and black morocco tail labels marbled end papers with red edges Near Fine moderate toning mainly at end papers light soiling to vellum. The bookplates of noted New Testament scholar William Sanday Christ Church to front paste downs. A quite handsome and well-bound set with distinguished provenance. Extra postage charges will be requested for international orders. Chapman & Hall Hardcover books
Best.-Nr. Z1-C-046-01236Bibliobazaar. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Bibliobazaar unknown
1885Best.-Nr. 241526London : Chapman and Hall Limited 1885. Later Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in near-fine contemporary gilt-blocked calf over boards. Remains preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; Two volumes. Notes; First published in 1837. Subjects; France — History — Revolution 1789-1799. London : Chapman and Hall Limited hardcover
Best.-Nr. FORT410553James Fraser. Used - Good. First Edition 1st Edition in original binding only 750 printed. Small octavo. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine; Blindstamped decorations on boards. Some soiling fading and rubbing to boards. Binding loose. Fore and bottom edges are uncut. Pages are generally clean internally. James Fraser hardcover
