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1857ref. 69002Philadelphia: Parry and McMillan 1857. First edition. 20 cm. Original brown blind stamped cloth. Wear to edges. Previous owner's signature on flyleaf. Wright II 530. A rare religious tale including a revival. Parry and McMillan unknown books
1828ref. 69025Boston: Bowles & Dearborn 50 Washington Street 1828. First edition. 15 cm. 200 pp. Vignette by D.C. Johnson on title leaf. Original printed boards printed paper label chipped. Vignette repeated on front board along with imprint. Front cover nearly detached lacking front and rear free endpapers. Wright I 2083. Johnson 192. Hamilton 1700 expresses uncertainty concerning Johnston but only records the second edition of 1831. Bowles & Dearborn, 50 Washington Street unknown books
1803ref. 021561London: Tegg and Castleman 1803. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages toned with scattered soiling and foxing pencil notes on endpapers; binding Fine. Modern calf-backed orange paper boards 4-1/8" x 7"; 72 pages. Frontispiece engraving by I. Taylor after a design by W. M. Craig. Scarce Gothic fiction employing Phantasmagoria developed in the late eighteenth century from the earlier magic lantern: illusionistic exhibitions and public entertainments in which "specters" were produced through the use of a magic lantern. One should not underestimate the horror felt by those whose vision not trained by photography or the cinema revealed to them spiritual entities that one could seemingly touch. According to an article by Terry Castle CRITICAL INQUIRY 15.1 Autumn 1988: page 39 A number of literary works of the period contain episodes in which magic lanterns are used to deceive credulous would-be ghost-seers. Friedrich Schiller's fragment DER GEISTERSEHER 1789 translated into English as THE GHOST-SEER; OR THE APPARITIONIST 1795 is the best known of such works. See also the anonymous Gothic tale PHANTASMAGORIA: OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAGICAL DECEPTION London 1803." Scarce early horror fiction. Tegg and Castleman hardcover books
1917ref. 68330New York: The Cortes Society 1917. Number one of the "Documents and Narratives Concerning the Discovery and Conquest of Latin America" series by Cortes Society. This is copy No. 9 of an edition of 250 copies of which ten are on Kelmscott paper. 22 cm. 93pp. Stitched for binding put never bound. Unopened. The Cortes Society unknown books
1863ref. 66192New York: Office of the Bankers' Magazine 1863. First edition. 8vo. 20pp. Original printed green wrappers some shallow chipping to edges. A Letter to Salmon Chase preceding the text is signed in type "R. S." The author expresses his desire to "point out to the government new facilities for procuring the increased supply of money made necessary by the present wicked rebellion. Office of the Bankers' Magazine unknown books
1940ref. 442Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1940. Staplebound. Very good. Folio; 18pp; full color illustrated textured paper wrapper with three staple binding; full page color illustrations and in text; light scuffing to wrapper a few smudges; very good. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
1925ref. 63832NP: np 1925. First edition . 16mo 16 cm. 8 pp. A nostalgic look at the rural institution in America with James Whitcomb Riley's famous poem "The Passing of the Backhouse" printed at the end "a true-to-life human-interest story of an old landmark which has endeared itself in the memory of hundreds of thousands of real American folks" from the foreword. Apparently not recorded on OCLC and we have been unable to find any information on this pamphlet's publishing history elsewhere. Very good. Original illustrated wrappers rubbed central vertical fold stapled. 10307. np unknown books
1725ref. 019172London: J. Darby 1725. Hardcover. Margins shaved not affecting text. Trivial wear. About Fine. Duodecimo 3-1/4" x 5-1/2" in a lovely unsigned binding of full dark green morocco leather with gilt floral decorative devices with small white morocco onlays the spine with five raised bands gilt lettering and decorations gilt dentelles scarlet silk endpapers and doublures all edges gilt; 119 1 pages. Wood-engraved frontispiece. A translation of the anonymous French text LE COMTE D'ESSEX HISTOIRE ANGLOISE printed in Paris in 1678 and first published in English in 1680. This edition of a sensational account of Elizabeth's love life seems to be just as scarce. J. Darby hardcover books
1945ref. 9015531Chicago: Abraham Lincoln Bookshop 1945. Hardcover. Very good condition. Prefatory Notes by F. Lauriston Bullard. Foreword by Carl Sandburg. One of 500 copies printed at the Norman Press. Spine sunned. Slipcase. Abraham Lincoln Bookshop hardcover books
1757ref. 8493London: E. Withers E. Withers 1757. Hardcover. Fine. Rebound in black cloth with gilt-stamped spine. Fine condition. E. Withers, E. Withers hardcover books
ref. 8494London Jones & Co. n.d. Engraved by Henry Gastineau. Quarter red leather with gilt stamped and decorated spine and mabelized front and back covers. Marbelized front and back endpapers. Fine condition. Over 100 scenic engravings. London, Jones & Co., n.d. hardcover books
ref. 8379no location No publisher No date. In French. Decorated front cover. Music and words with color illustrations. Good condition but for mended front hinge and sun fading at edges. Normal browning of edges of pages. no location, No publisher, No date unknown books
1995ref. UANONIG00drpWordsworth 1995. Very Good. Anonymous. A Night in a Morrish Harem. Hertforshire UK: Wordsworth 1995. 126pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping. Wordsworth paperback books
1995ref. UANOSUB00drpWordsworth 1995. Very Good. Anonymous. Suburban Souls. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth 1995. 483pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed edges. Wordsworth paperback books
2019ref. UANOWAR01fpTwelve 2019. Fine. Anonymous. A Warning. New York: Twelve 2019. 259pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Twelve hardcover books
1996ref. UANOPRI00fpRandom House c1996. Very Good. Anonymous. Primary Colors : a Novel of Politics. New York: Random House c1996. 366pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Light fading on edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light creasing on covers. Random House hardcover books
1996ref. UANOPRI00CGMRandom House c1996. Fine. Anonymous. Primary Colors : a Novel of Politics. New York: Random House c1996. 366pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine with lightly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Random House hardcover books
1803ref. 16091London: Richard Phillips 71 St. Pauls Church Yard 1803. Engraving. Printed on wove paper. In excellent condition with the exception of two skillfully mended tears on the top margin outside the platemark. Top left corner has been expertly in-filled. Small mended tear on left margin outside platemark. Three tiny mended tears on bottom edge of sheet. A charming view of the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris published by Richard Phillips the infamous Jacobite printseller. Towards the middle of the eighteenth century a trend developed amongst English and European artists and printmakers which sought to visually record their country's natural beauties. Sparked by a sense of national confidence and patriotism artists and printmakers began to publish topographical prints of important sights and architectural attractions. In addition to being a visual record of the countryside they were meant to encourage public recognition of national treasures. These topographical prints were aimed at English and foreign tourists who desired a memento of their travels or at those vicarious tourists who collected topographical prints instead of traveling. Published in both English and French this charming view is a superb example of the popular topographical prints which Phillips sold in great quantity in his London shop. A true jack-of-all-trades Sir Richard Phillips 1767 - 1840 was one of the most fascinating men of his day. Born in London to a Leicestershire family his original name was Philip Richard. He began his career as hosier but in 1790 established himself as a publisher and bookseller in Leicester. In 1792 he founded the "Leicester Herald" which he used as a platform for his radical beliefs. An ardent Jacobite Phillip's shop became a depot for radical literature of the revolutionary period. In 1795 he was imprisoned for selling Paines' "Rights of Man" but he continued to edit the Leicester Herald throughout his imprisonment. After his release he set up his business in London where he established the infamous "Monthly" magazine. In 1807 he became a sheriff of the City of London and was knighted in 1808. His publications included a vast number of elementary class books and cheap manuals as well as fine art prints and maps. Dictionary of National Biography. Richard Phillips, 71 St. Pauls Church Yard unknown books
1952ref. 41749New York: Random House 1952. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good minus in wrappers. A foreword by John Steinbeck. Random House unknown books
1920ref. 2282Springfield Mass: McLoughlin Bros 1920. E. NISTER W. FOSTER Louis WAIN. JUVENILE SHAPE BOOK ILLUSTRATED RHYMING VERSE. Folio die-cut in the shape of a cat 13 3/8" x 8 7/8"; 8pp; glazed chromolithographed stiff die-cut wrapper in the shape of a cat with a top hat and umbrella on the front title in red "270"; rear wrapper has pictorial scene of a rock in water with trees; three staple binding; black line illustrations with orange accents illustrate some of the verse; 4 pages of chromolithographic illustrations with verse; old internal repair of folded spine bottom staple has let go of the gathering; spotting on front and rear wrapper; very good. OCLC locates 5 copies 4 in the U.S. and one in Canada. Dating of the book based on the OCLC cataloging and the purchase of McLoughlin Bros. publishing by the Milton Bradley Company of Springfield Mass. One of the black line illustrations is signed "E. Nister" for Ernest Nister the other is signed "W. Foster." The line drawings and the color pictorials are in the style of Louis Wain but are not signed. Common in this time for companies to "borrow" the illustrations without permission or credit. McLoughlin Bros unknown books
1875ref. 2233New York: McLoughlin Bros 1875. JUVENILE ABECEDARIAN RHYMING VERSE ILLUSTRATED. Small 4to; 12pp; stiff yellow pictorial wrapper with the title printed in red on the front and a color vignette of a woman sewing while a young child looks on with an open ABC book; ownership in pencil on front above the border; rear wrapper features publisher's ad for "New Picture Books for Little Children" including "Big Picture Series-31 Kinds." "Uncle Ned's Picture Books." "Gilt Cover Picture Books." "Golden Light Series." and "Half-Hours with the Bible."; publisher's string binding; alphabet letters printed in red and accompanied by color pictorials; numbered lessons with one-syllable words are found on alternate pages; 3" split from bottom at spine fold; very good plus. OCLC locates only 6 copies. A wonderful child's ABC book with a colorful pictorial front cover. Lively color illustrations accompany each boldly printed letter and many are accompanied by rhymes. In typical Victorian fashion many of the rhymes are quirky and would raise eyebrows in a children's book today. "C. Curious croaking carrion Crow / The tailor shot at with his cross-bow." "T. This a trim and turban'd TURK / More fond of smoking than of work." The moral lessons so frequently found in Victorian children's books are also represented. "E. Earnest ELLEN will excel / For she learns her lessons well." "I. IGNORANCE and IDLENESS / Bring poor Isaac to distress." The lessons included in this book are numbered II through XI skipping the number I. Preceding the lessons the alphabet is pictured in capital letters and in lowercase letters or minuscules. The lessons feature two three- and four-letter words to teach both spelling and pronunciation. McLoughlin Bros unknown books
1838ref. 2154Northampton Massachusetts: John Metcalf 1838. BARBER. CHAPBOOK JUVENILE RELIGION RELIGIOCENTRISM ETHNOCENTRISM. John Warner BARBER woodcut. Cover title: Hymns for Children Northampton: J.H. Butler No date 1838-1850. 24mo 5 1/4" x 3"; 24pp; yellow wrappers with a decorative border surrounding the lettering and a vignette of 3 children with a dog and cart on the front the rear features a vignette of a man and young boy in a dooryard; publisher's string binding; woodcut fp titled "Going to Church" and signed "Barber"; vignette of three children kneeling in prayer on the title page; alphabets and numbers inside a border on verso of title page; small woodcut illustrations throughout; light wear and hand soiling light foxing throughout; very good. OCLC does not locate copies with Butler's wrapper. Sixteen unnumbered rhyming hymns without musical notation follow the page of printed alphabets and numbers. These appear to be poems not to be sung but to be read as prayers at the day's beginning or end. Most have common sentiments of thanksgiving requests for blessing and protection and a desire to do good and please God. Two point to the religiocentrism and ethnocentrism of mid-19th century America. In "A Child's Hymn of Praise" the verses read: I thank the goodness and the grace Which on my birth have smil'd And made me in these Christian days A free and happy child. I was not born as thousands are Where God was never known; And taught to pray a useless prayer To blocks of wood and stone. I was not born a little slave To labor in the sun And wish I were but in the grave And all my labor done! I was not born without a home Or in some broken shed; A gypsy baby taught to roam And steal my daily bread. My God I thank thee who has plann'd A better lot for me And plac'd me in this happy land And where I hear of thee. The first two stanzas of "God every where" read: God made the world-in every land His love and power abound; All are protected by his hand As well as Christian ground. The Indian hut and English cot Alike in his care must own; Though savage nations know him not But worship wood and stone. Published or reissued by J.H. Jonathan Hunt Butler along with the Metcalf imprint between 1838 and Butler's move to Philadelphia in 1850. John Metcalf unknown books
1864ref. 2164Philadelphia and Baltimore: Fisher & Brother 1864. JUVENILE ILLUSTRATED. C.W. Murray Washington D.C. electrotype. Spine series title: Treasury of Gems 48mo 3 7/8" x 3 ¼"; 144pp; gilt stamped maroon cloth over board gilt stamped fillet encloses a decorative swirl of leaves and flowers surrounding the title on the front rear board is blind stamped; gilt stamped lettering on spine; all edges gilt; pale pink eps; wood-engraved fp 8 additional illustrated plates; lightly sunned light wear to head of spine; very good plus. OCLC locates only 2 copies one at Univ. Southern Florida and one at Emory Univ. Library. The story of a boy named Ulrich who is the caregiver of his ill foster mother. The story traces the hardship of his life as his mother dies and leaves him to fend for himself. The story has a happy ending with the boy reuniting with his loving grandfather. There are moral lessons learned along the way. Fisher & Brother unknown books
1860ref. 2159Edinburgh and London: William Oliphant and Co.; Hamilton Adams and Co 1860. JUVENILE RELIGION. Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co.; and London: Hamilton Adams and Co. Murray and Gibb Printers Edinburgh. First edition thus 16mo 6 7/16" x 4 7/16"; 95 1pp 2 3-16pp of publisher's ads; ornate blind-stamped design on maroon cloth over board gilt letters on front and spine; glazed yellow endpapers; engraved fp with tissue guard historiated first letter head and tail-pieces; illustrated rear publisher's ads; spine lightly sunned a few light fingerprints and scattered foxing; very good plus. OCLC locates one copy at Cambridge Univ. with these publishers. This appears to be the first edition with these two listed publishers. In addition to the two moralistic and religious stories "Order and Disorder" and "A Sabbath in the Country" Bible verses are inserted to impress the reader with a sense of doing what is morally and socially correct. William Oliphant and Co.; Hamilton, Adams, and Co unknown books
1878ref. 2032Glasgow: John S. Marr & Sons 194 Buchanan St 1878. JUVENILE. 24mo 5 15/16" x 4 1/8"; 64pp 16pp publisher's ads; decoratively embossed maroon cloth over board chromolithograph pictorial onlay to front board blind-stamped decoration to rear; yellow glazed eps; color fp; title page has decorative font; head and tail-pieces; light hand-wear to boards; near fine. OCLC locates one copy at the British Library. A lovely little book with a story about children in everyday activities all with moralistic and religious overtures. John S. Marr & Sons, 194 Buchanan St unknown books
