1870ref. 278711870. np nd and unsigned. All are laid into a beautifully gilt tooled full calf oblong quarto portfolio 9-3/4 x 12 inches. One of the designs has some rubbling to the edge the rest are bright and clean. unknown
1960ref. 1644Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine. Shank's Mare being a translation of the TOKAIDO volumes of HIZAKURIGE Japan's great comic novel of tavel & ribaldry by Ikku Jippensha 1765-1831. Illustrated with full-color reproductions of a rare version of the famed series of woodblock prints "The fifty-three stages of the Tokaido" by HIROSHIGE ANDO 1797-1858 & faithfully rendered into English by Thomas Satchell. Near Fine decorated hardcover in dustjacket corner clipped DJ Charles E. Tuttle Company hardcover
ref. 0908A188531Leather Bound. Good. Leavitt and Allen New York. No date circa 1860. Elaborate floral tooled green leather and bright gilt locket like oval title design both front and back covers. Very good though lacking spine strip. Binding holding neatly. Tight. All edges gilt. Significant rubbing and rounding at extrems. Christmas 1861 gift inscription else unmarked. Six engravings plus illus. vignettes tissue guards VG and intact. hardcover
1879ref. 69085Charles M'Lean 1879. 1879 New and Revised Edition. hardcover. 147pp original decorative green cloth a.e.g. foxing to endpapers near Fine. A beautiful copy. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Charles M'Lean hardcover
1931ref. 355490725903London: Methuen 1931. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 3/6 net to the spine. 4to. 100pp. Publisher's blue thick card covers with colour drawing by BATCHELOR of a man astride two racing sports cars red bold lettering on cover black lettering on spine. Matching dustwrapper. Wear at the tip and tail of the spine showing the webbing underneath. Otherwise boards bright and clean. No inscriptions. Offsetting to both sets of end-papers. Foxing to the page block edges which has crept into the text block in places. Overall a very good copy. The dustwrapper is good only and is chipped to the head and tail of the spine and also to the middle affecting the title. A collection of upwards of a 100 of the funniest pictures about motors and motorists that appeared in Punch from 1896 through to 1930. Here are the classics of motoring humour including jokes on charabancs taxis road-hogs motoring snobs and 'baby' cars and some which are emphatically on the side of pedestrians. A VERY SCARCE book especially in dustwrapper. Further photographs available upon request. Methuen hardcover
1979ref. 017406Seattle: Odmark 1979. Facsimile edition. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 26x18.5.cm. Text illustrations throughout. Bound in original publishers blue cloth with gilt lettering. Both volumes in very good clean firm condition. Internally pages near fine. a very nice clean set. . Cloth. Very Good Plus. Quarto. Odmark Hardcover
1767ref. 9591767. 12mo. with an engraved folding map; contemporary speckled calf sides with double gilt frame border back gilt with five raised bands compartments tooled in gilt to a floral design calf label gilt sprinkled edges binding a little rubbed and worn else a very good crisp clean copy. With a bookplate. Anderson p.22 records no other editions. A two-leaf catalogue of books by L. Davis and C. Reymers Holborn is bound in at end. hardcover
2014ref. 34474Opus Media. Very Good. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 062061725X . The Midi Edition is an edited smaller version of the Classic Edition one corner of box bumped see photo A heavy item that will require addition shipping for overseas shipping on some sites; Elephant Folio 23" tall . Opus Media hardcover
ref. 355490722285First Edition. Hard Cover. London; Robert Jackson nd 1905. First UK Edition. 92 pages including the index. Issued with 40 page price list dated March 1905 titled: American fancy groceries imported by Rt. Jackson & Co. Recent blue cloth binding with gold lettering to the spine and brown coated end-papers. A VG or better copy. The copy held at the University of Leeds Library is dated as 1909 on account of the price list at the front of their copy being dated November 1909. The copy on offer here has an earlier price list dated March 1905 which casts doubt on the Leeds University publication date of 1909. This copy has the one page of adverts to the rear of the title page as called for by Driver. Rare. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
ref. 102336London George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1936 1st. Hardback 10 x 7 inches. Blue cloth with paper title label to spine and front. In very good condition. Some fading to spine. Spine label rubbed and faded. Some minor darkening to edges. Slight curl to boards. Some light foxing to endpapers. No inscriptions. Pages clean. Small tear to top edges of 3 plates 33 - 38. Else a clean and tight copy. 15pp Text. With 48 full-page B&W photo plates. London, George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1936 1st hardcover
ref. 97606London Print. for T.& J. Allman W.H. Reid & Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1817 2nd. Small hardback approx 6.5 x 4 inches. Halfbound leather with green embossed patterned paper to boards. Gilt line edging raised baning and gilt lettering and decorations to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. In very good condition. Some wear and handling marks to cover; corner bumped and chipped rubbing to spine edges some darkening and marks to boards. Bookplate to front endpaper “Charles Hammersley.” Some moderate darkening and foxing to frontis plate and title page. One or two minor handling marks to pages else pages and plates clean and bright. Else a very good copy. v 150pp & 69pp. London, Print. for T.& J. Allman, W.H. Reid, & Baldwin Cradock and Joy, 1817 2nd hardcover
1778ref. 9378Printed for John Bew No. 28 Pater Noster Row 1778. 16mo. First Edition on laid paper; attractively bound in twentieth century grey boards paper label lettered and ruled in black on upper board small marginal chip in D4 not affecting text a remarkably bright fresh clean copy. Most attractive copy of a none-too-subtle satire on the supposed power of the Scots in the English establishment and society. The barb was evidently a popular one for it reissued in the same year with a third printing in 1780. Rare. Printed for John Bew, No. 28 Pater Noster Row, hardcover
1738ref. MM3062T. Woodward 1738. Original full speckled calf double gilt frames to boards. Raised bands gilt decor and volume number and red gilt label to spine. Wear to boards and board edges corners bumped. Spine worn with small loss to top of spine. Starting to crack over outer hinges especially near top of spine. Endpapers cracked over inner hinges. Front hinge slightly slack hinges otherwise holding. All edges red speckled top edges darkened. Mild offset browning to endpapers. Owner's signature to inside front board: 'William Dyde - 1759' possibly the printer and antiquarian author of the History and Antiquities of Tewkesbury 1790. 2pp. bookseller's advertisement at front of volume and 5pp. catalogue at rear. 12mo 10 x 17cm. Decorative head- and tail-pieces and fleurons. Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 1500 copies printed ESTC. Published anonymously this volume includes several of Jonathan Swift's most well-known poems as well as works by other authors from Swift's milieu. Teerink-Scouten 30 2 ESTC T39459. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Hardback. Hardback. Good. viii 239 5pp. T. Woodward Hardcover
ref. BN407640Wordsworth Editions Ltd. Mediaeval Ornament: From the 9th to the 16th Century The Cambridge Library of Ornamental Art Mediaeval Ornament: From the 9th to the 16th Century The Cambridge Library of Ornamental Art Anon Wordsworth Editions Ltd unknown
1790ref. 5749France S.P. C1790 Cette feuille, encadrée dans un cadre ancien (mais non d'époque) sous verre, semble être une planche de spécimens ou d'aperçus de coiffures couvrant les deux règnes, probablement réalisée à la fin des années 17801790 ou au début de la Restauration (vers 1800années 1820) à titre de rétrospective ou de document de référence. Elle s'adressait aux perruquiers, aux costumiers de théâtre ou aux collectionneurs souhaitant avoir un aperçu des coiffures à la mode de l'époque. Gravée et colorée à la main à l'aquarelle, elle présente vingt coiffures et bonnets portés par des dames à la mode. La feuille présente des taches en haut et en bas, ainsi que quelques traces d'usure sur les bords. Les gravures se sont estompées, ce qui lui confère toutefois un aspect d'époque plutôt charmant. Le cadre est ancien, mais date probablement du début du XXe siècle. Il a été restauré au niveau des boiseries et présente des pertes au niveau du motif qui l'entoure. Cela contribue à donner à l'objet une certaine « patine ». La feuille mesure 360 × 260 mm (14Œ × 10Œ pouces) et le cadre 42 cm × 32 cm. Sous un verre ancien. On observe un filigrane représentant une fleur de lys couronnée (« Lys couronné ») sur la feuille de papier à chaînes. La feuille présente une gamme allant des coiffes imposantes et très poudrées, associées à la mode la plus somptueuse de l'époque de Marie-Antoinette sur la rangée du haut, jusqu'aux coiffes de tous les jours plus simples sur la rangée du bas.
1875ref. 5069Italy N/P C1875 Une collection attrayante de cinq photographies à l'albumine de l'Italie collées sur deux grandes cartes de support. La première carte mesure 54 cm x 43,5 cm. Elle contient une photographie de la porte de la basilique de Saint Zeno à Vérone. Une grande photographie en excellent état. 36cm x 27cm. Propre et nette. Épreuve touristique, n° 645 sur le bord inférieur. D'après les détails de la photographie, celle-ci date d'environ 1890. Le dos de la carte présente quelques marques et un éclat sur le bord supérieur, mais l'ensemble est en bon état. Le verso est vierge. La deuxième carte mesure 58 cm x 44 cm. Elle contient deux photographies de Rome, chacune collée dans un double cadre encré à la main. La photographie du haut représente la place Saint-Pierre et la basilique. Elle est étrangement vide, à l'exception d'un cheval et d'une charrette sur le côté. La mention "Le Vatican, Rome" est encrée sur le bord. L'image est généralement propre, avec un peu de rousseur sur le bord supérieur. 25,5 cm x 35,5 cm. Il s'agit d'une photo datant d'environ 1875. Ci-dessous se trouve une image du Forum de Rome. Là encore, il n'y a pas de visiteurs. Il s'agit probablement d'une photographie de Tommaso Cucioni (1860-1875) ou d'un autre photographe qui a copié le cadrage de Cucioni. 27 cm x 38,5 cm. Au verso se trouve un motif encré attrayant sur toute la feuille. A la place se trouvent deux photographies à l'albumine. En haut, une petite image de 15 cm x 10 cm de la statue du Lion de Lucerne. Il s'agit probablement d'un tirage touristique. En dessous se trouve une belle image de la cathédrale de Cologne en 1875 (basée sur les deux tours en construction). Une belle image propre. Dans l'ensemble, il s'agit d'un bel ensemble d'images à l'albumine sur deux feuilles.
1895ref. 5332Egypt S.P. C1895 Une magnifique photographie sur papier albuminé représentant une femme fellah, vêtue d'un long voile, portant un panier de fruits. Il s'agit d'un portrait réalisé en studio vers 1895. Anonyme, mais correspondant exactement à la référence photographique RP-F-1997-28-35 du Rijksmuseum d'Amsterdam. Cela inclut le texte au bas de la photographie, qui est présent sur notre exemplaire, mais qui a été masqué par le passe-partout/montage. La photographie visible mesure 26,5 cm x 23 cm. Le montage mesure 37,5 cm x 32 cm. Tous les défauts/rayures apparents sur la photographie sont également présents sur la copie du Rijksmuseum. En excellent état.
1780ref. 4558Paris Chez Onfroy 1780 Deux volumes en un, première édition. Un guide de l'état de la Grande-Bretagne d'un point de vue français. Le premier volume porte sur l'année 1780, le second sur l'année 1781. Il semblerait qu'il était prévu que ce soit une revue annuelle, mais si c'est le cas, cela ne semble pas s'être produit, car Worldcat n'enregistre que ces deux années. Reliure en plein cuir avec décoration dorée au dos. L'étiquette et un panneau de la dorure au dos ont été arrachés, laissant un peu de cuir, mais pas de surface (voir les photos). Le reste des planches est en bon état, légèrement bosselé. A l'intérieur, la signature d'un propriétaire figure sur la page de garde. Le reste est propre et bien rangé. Le demi-titre indique "Etat de l'Angleterre, pour l'année 1780". [viii], 178, [2] pages. Le premier volume est conforme à OCLC : 40428559. Il est suivi d'un autre demi-titre pour l'année 1781, et d'un second volume du livre. [viii], 199, [3] pages. Ce deuxième volume est conforme à OCLC : 630334412. Les deux volumes contiennent les informations détaillées dont les chercheurs ont besoin. Y compris les noms, les adresses, les grades, etc. Par exemple, il y a une liste des noms et adresses de tous les banquiers de Londres, les comptes du roi et de la cour, les noms des navires et des vaisseaux de la marine, etc. etc. Texte en français. 170 x 100 mm. Aucun autre exemplaire disponible à l'achat au moment du catalogage.
1767ref. 26672AB1767. Amsterdam et Paris Vallat-la-Chapelle 1767. Kl.-8°. 1 mehrf. gef. Kupfertaf. XII 424 S. Ldr. d. Zt. mit RVerg. und farb. RSch. bestoßen hinteres Gelenk etwas eingeplatzt oberes Kapital beschäd. Horn/Schenkling S. 1219; Barbier III 256 beide geben 430 S. an. Vorliegendes Exemplar aber offensichtlich komplett. - C. J. Thomé war ein Kaufmann aus Briguais b. Lyon. - Die Tafel mit drei Abb. von Querschnitt und Vorderansichten eines Ofens der Wasserdampf erzeugt durch den die Seidenraupen in ihren Kokons abgetötet werden. - Nur wenig fleckig. Taf. etwas knitterfaltig. unknown
1945ref. 5-1505Kingskraft C. 1945 1945. Publisher on rear board. About 50p. All photos or cartoons. This is the ship that captured the U-505. Capt. D. V. Gallery in command. Two blank preforated pages at the rear loose/laid-in. Photographic paste down on front. Gilt lettering. Blue textrured cloth. Near Fine copy. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Kingskraft , C. 1945 Hardcover
1744ref. 195224to. 2 cont. hcalf. Backs a little rubbed. (6),730,(8),616 pp.
1744ref. 195224to. 2 cont. hcalf. Backs a little rubbed. 67308616 pp. unknown
1858ref. 69335NP Allegheny County PA 1858. Broadside 49 x 23 cm. Text in two columns with caption title in large bold type. Old fold lines a few tiny holes and some toning previous owner's pencil margin notes. The text reads in part: "From necessity Fellow Citizens we are compelled to talk to you through the medium of Hand-Bills and Circulars the Newspaper Press of the County having been bought by the Railroads and Bondholders." The anonymous author warns fellow taxpayers their hard earned money is being plundered to finance the debts of "worthless and defaulting Rail Road Companies -- viz: The Steubenville Allegeheny Valley and Chartiers." The appeal challenges taxpayers to use their votes to elect a Commissioner and Treasurer who "will not suffer the tax to be levied or assessed." Statistics related to the debts for the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny as well as the county totalling $5500000 are given. Noted are roads "repudiated" in 1856 and 1857 and an estimate for ones that "will repudiate in 1858" helping to date this piece. "Will you cast your Suffrages for a Ticket pledged to enforce the collection of these Taxes. or will you rather use the power of the ballot box. to compel the Robbers who have been plundering you to surrender their ill-gotten Gains. The 1850s were an era of increasing infrastructure investments in railroads at least partially financed through taxes and bonds. The Pennsylvania Railroad chartered by the state legislature in 1846 ran its first excursion train to Pittsburgh in 1851. The Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad chartered two years later began to use a station at Allegheny City in 1851. The two lines were connected by a bridge across the Allegheny River in 1858. The pencil notes on this copy posit a question: "What would City Property be worth without Public improvements." see: William Kenneth Schusler's essay part of his doctoral dissertation "The Railroad Comes to Pittsburgh". unknown books
1890ref. 5757np: unk. publisher ca. 1890. Edition Unknown. Cloth backed paper covered wooden box. A good copy showing some wear to the blocks; some scrapes to cover; hinge repaired. Small 4to. An attractive set of children's letter and number blocks. There are 18 blocks that are 1 3/4 inches square and 1/4 inch thick printed recto and verso. Numbers are printed in black against an orange background on nine of the blocks. The remaining block faces have the alphabet in black and white. The blocks are in a wooden case that is decorated with a scene of children playing. The box has a cloth backstrip and the cover opens as a book. It apparently was intended to sit on a shelf as a book. unk. publisher hardcover books
ref. 3051 75 11 pages. 1. 18mo 6 x 4 inch full leather journal; 2. 16mo 7 x 5 inch faux leather cloth journal. Both intact & GOOD CONDITION. The first journal is about 1900 in vintage as is the possibly Knights Templar or Knights of Pythias ritual written into the first 51 pages in fountain pen. The Knights of Kadosh ritual written into the next 75 pages was written in relatively modern times probably late 1990's or early 2000's with some type of modern gel pen. I believe that the first 51 pages of the c. 1900 journal contain either a Masonic Knights Templar or a Knights of Pythias ritual. The second part of 75 pages is for certain a full Freemasonry Scottish Rite 30th degree Knights of Kadosh ritual from Open to Close. The second journal is c. 1990's in vintage and contains a Knights of Kadosh Lecture to accompany the ritual that closes out the first journal. The last 4 pages of the older journal after the Close of the Knights of Kadosh ritual gives an exposition of the various Apartments necessary to carry out the work and of the various officers involved in the work. A LITERALLY UNIQUE ONE-OF-A-KIND KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS AND KNIGHTS OF KADOSH HAND-WRITTEN MANUSCRIPT. NO TARIFF ZONE: ANY AND ALL TARIFFS ARE PREPAID BEFORE SHIPPING Unpublished. hardcover