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1787ref. 95793Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank 1787. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor. Original calf binding. Front board is detached but present. Rear board is missing. Title is visible on spine but spine is split. Paper is tanned with some light spotting but not very much. Biographies of deceased Quakers "in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Parts adjacent from nearly the first Settlement thereof to the Year 1787 with some of the last Expressions and Exhortations of many of them." Preface signed A.N. Alphabetical index in front. 8vo. 439 pp. Joseph Crukshank hardcover
1840ref. 46883Providence: H.H. Brown and A.H. Stillwell 1840. Scarce first edition. A rapidly-spreading fire broke out on the . Providence: H.H. Brown and A.H. Stillwell 1840. Scarce first edition. A rapidly-spreading fire broke out on the "Lexington" as she steamed from New York to Stonington. The engines could not be stopped and life boats could not be launched. "Only four survived of the 126 on board; they had floated on cotton bales and wreckage. One account claimed that a sloop could have saved many of those in the water but that the captain feared to lose the tide and made his home port."See Huntress 305C. Occassional tanning and foxing throughout. Handsomely rebound in modern black calf over marbled boards with leather title panel inset into front board. Original wrappers which show some paper repairs are bound in. 13 x 22.5 cm. 32 pp. b/w wood engraved frontispiece. . H.H. Brown and A.H. Stillwell hardcover
1860ref. 12979Philadelphia: Weik & Weik 1860. Handsome print of a Macaw and a Toucan sitting on a tree branch. From the rare "Album of the Finest Birds of all Countries" published ca. 1860 in Philadelphia. The album consists of 25 hand-coloured lithographed plates with the plates hand-coloured in Germany. The species are arranged by continent. 10 x 14" beautiful condition. Weik & Weik unknown
1950ref. 47888The Delphic Press 1950. hardback. near very good condition in boards with a cloth spine- the covers are rubbed moderately dirty and shelfworn. There are a few tape marks on the front end pages. The Delphic Press hardcover
1943ref. 77-1778Berlin Leipzig: Nibelungen Verlag 1943 1943. 80p. Kriegsfreivilliger. Printed boards. Paper toned. Some cracks at the top and bottom of spine. Very Good Copy. Hardcover. Very Good. Nibelungen Verlag, 1943 Hardcover
1961ref. 3461Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Softcover. Green wraps perfect bound many fold-outs. This original report is uncommon in the trade. ; 6" x 9"; v 445 pp; Worn at corners spine top and bottom first few pages show light corner wear pages clean and unmarked. . U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1838ref. 041582Amsterdam: S. de Grebber 1838. Later Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Original paper wraps worn covers detached spine degraded. Internally very good with slight foxing generally quite bright. Attractive frontispiece of a kitchen scene a few notes in margins. The two plates illustrating carving are torn but complete. A later edition of one of the classic texts of 18th century Dutch cuisine. Scarce. Cagel 1098 earlier ed. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 041582. S. de Grebber unknown
1861ref. 21474Civil War Eleven Star Confederate Flag. No place: No publication information 1861 Printed envelope 14 x 8 cm. Unused. Very good. An unusual example featuring an 11-star version of the First Confederate National flag more commonly known as the "Stars & Bars" with its stars arranged in a diamond pattern. The flag's 11 stars represent the 11 states that would initially secede from the Union: South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas Tennessee and North Carolina.
1737ref. 49953London: C. Rivington 1737. King Charles was executed in 1649. The monarchy was abolished and the Commonwealth of England was established as a republic. The . London: C. Rivington 1737. King Charles was executed in 1649. The monarchy was abolished and the Commonwealth of England was established as a republic. The monarchy would be restored to Charles's son Charles II in 1660. Contents as listed on title page - "1.The complete Tryal of King Charles the First; 2.The Loyal Martyrology; 3. An Historical Register; 4. The Loyal Confessors." These events signaled the foundation and short life of "The Commonwealth of England." "Sixth edition very much enlarged." The 18th century text is bound in later 19th century half calf over marbled boards with spine label. Very good condition and scarce. 19 cm. xxxi 1 308 4 publisher's ads pp. b/w engraved frontispiece. . C. Rivington hardcover
1896ref. CAT0009971896. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Half leather shaken and spine separating fine internally. Two dated recipes in the collection 1896 and 1906 and the rest apparently a similar time frame. 8" x 7" over 300 pages; an extensive cookery with many recipes attributed A nice lunch cake Madeira cakes curried calves feet mutton puffs marbled veal calf's foot jelly rhubarb preserves fillet of mackerel chutney cowslip wine rhubard champagne. A wide ranging middle class collection of recipes. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000997. hardcover
1740ref. 047394Paris: Jean Desaint 1740. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. Attractively rebound in half leather over marbled boards modest browning a bit heavier early on a few creased page edges. 4 568 lxxii pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Music. Inventory No: 047394. Jean Desaint hardcover
1895ref. CAT0010241895. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Contemporary cloth ca. turn of the century. A carefully kept middle class cookery with recipes in German - a worldly cookery with a variety of continental recipes. 264 pages including a comprehensive index. Most pages with 2-4 recipes. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT001024. hardcover
1847ref. 78-2078NY: Nafis & Cornish 1847. 1847. NAP. 256p. Frontis and Half title hand colored. Several other illustrations uncolored. Original light brown embossed cloth with gilt decorations. Pencil doodles on margins of title page. Top of spine damage. Owner's name. Good Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Good. Book. Nafis & Cornish, 1847. Hardcover
ref. CAT000720Hardcover. Good Condition. Two German language manuscript cookbooks one 12mo and half cloth the other 4to in worn cloth backed boards. Undated both ca. late 19th century. 143 used pages second half blank lots of meat recipes braten fricandeau in the smaller a little faint in spots but in very good condition. the second with 161 numbered pages almost all filled up water stains to bottom edge not really affecting legibility but a tight small script with a number of recipes on most pages. A few signatures loose but complete as per the numbering. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000720. hardcover
1925ref. 0069221925. Wraps. Near Fine. Eighteen mounted black and white sepia toned photographs of a replica model of King Ludwig II's castle Neuschwanstein. 12mo. 18 by 13.5 cm. The model was constructed between November 20 1924 and May 1 1925 by an unknown artist. The replica was done with meticulous attention to detail -- it is very impressive. The model looks like one of the elaborate confections made from Lego blocks but the model predates Lego which began in 1932. The photos show the model from different angles and ranges with both panoramic and close-up photos. The photos are mostly near full page with two smaller photos sharing a page. The ink writing on the cover is in a cursive now long in disuse and so we aren't able to decipher it in its entirely unfortunately. unknown
1810ref. 48491London: A. Strahan 1810. These papers relate primarily to the sea battle between the British warship . London: A. Strahan 1810. These papers relate primarily to the sea battle between the British warship "HMS Leopard" and the American frigate "USS Chesapeake" that took place in 1807 off the coast of Virginia. "Leopard" attacked and boarded the American ship searching for British deserters. "Chesapeake" was unprepared for battle and her commander James Barron surrendered her to the Brits. The uproar surrounding this event led to Jefferson's embargo of 1807. Manuscript inscription on title page reads "The Earl of Liverpool." and the complete title corrected in manuscript reads "Papers not laid before the Lords Relating to America." Robert Banks Jenkinson was the Earl of Liverpool and the Secretary of State for the Colonies at this time."Contents - Papers relating to the encounter between His Majesty's ship Leopard and the American frigate Chesapeake. Correspondence between Mr. Secretary Canning and Mr. Pinkney from September 23 to November 28 1808. Instructions to the Honourable D.M. Erskine by Mr. Secretary Canning; and the correspondence between the Honourable D.M. Erskine and the Honourable Robert Smith." See Howes P-60 who points out that this collection "Relates largely to the Leopard and Chesapeake affair." That section occupies 106 pages. Bound in cloth over marbled boards with paper spine label. Endpapers renewed. Very good condition. 21 cm. viii 178 4 index pp. . A. Strahan hardcover
1914ref. 4344Sydney 1914. First printing. Very Good. 189 pages Country Press Ltd . folding maps - some tears to maps. Cloth to spine. Rare! Red boards with gold titles to front. Crack down front cover. hardcover
1959ref. 2376New York: Limited Editions Club 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near Fine condition quarto black leather over red cloth beveled boards with black leather medallion on center of cover. LIMITED EDITION of 2250 copies with this one numbered 708. 295 pages including a critique a conspectus a bibliography and indexes to the first 250 publications of the LEC. Includes matching slipcase in Very Good condition. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1791ref. OB1041-3A Paris: Chez Pichard Libraire au Luxembourg 1791. Hard Cover. 39 p.; 19 cm. Ttitle continues: Le but de l'auteur étoit de répondre à la dernière lettre pastorale de M. Le Fessier Evèque constitutionnel du département de l'Orne; mais il a généralisé son travail par l'avis de quelques personnes eclairées à qui il l'a communiqué." Reference: Martin & Walter IV 2: 14947. Very Good in recent marbled paper boards. One of a collection of forty Royalist and counter-revolutionary tracts of the French Revolution. Stock#OB1041-3. Chez Pichard, Libraire, au Luxembourg hardcover
1763ref. 045560Madrid: Antonio Sanz 1763. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary acid calf wear at edges discoloration to boards old spine labels affixed. Small mostly faint dampstain to bottom right corner heavier to endpapers otherwise clean internally. 58pp Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 045560. Antonio Sanz hardcover
1834ref. CAT000655London 1834. First Edition. Hardcover rebound in cloth. Near Fine Condition. Rebound in two tone cloth vol vii from 1834. 336 101 50pp minutes appendix index 6 plates of measuring equipment and a folding colored map of corn selling systems at rear. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Business Finance & Marketing. Inventory No: CAT000655. hardcover
1911ref. 414Vienna: Verlag Von Artaria 1911. Near Fine. Near Fine. Folio. Limited edition of 550 copies. Beautiful colr and B&W pictures. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering beveled boards very slight fading. Top edge gilt. Text in GERMAN. Tight binding clean copy with no markings. Verlag Von Artaria hardcover
ref. 047270Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. 93 pages. A small book measuring 5 3/8 inches tall by just over 3 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with a central image of a reclining woman dreaming in gilt on the front cover and in blind on the rear cover. The binding is worn and soiled and has some chipping to the cloth on the front cover near the fore edge. Front cover has been damped and this is more evident on the front inner pastedown. Spine ends a little chipped. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. The front pastedown also has a piece of an early newspaper clipping pasted to the top edge. Frontis piece illustration of a woman dreaming on a couch with several people or babies or angels in a window above her. The text block is sound and the text is foxed. No date. Worldcat locates 3 copies and suggests a date between 1839 and 1859. The front matter of the book notes that the "Dictionary of Dreams" at the rear is based on that of Andrew Bell. Scarce. Henry F. Anners hardcover
1824ref. 47187Philadelphia: Robert Desilver 1824. Pirates John Gow Baker Brous and Peterson and Edward Jordan and wife Margaret are featured here along with 25 other highwayme . Philadelphia: Robert Desilver 1824. Pirates John Gow Baker Brous and Peterson and Edward Jordan and wife Margaret are featured here along with 25 other highwaymen pickpockets sharpers and murderers assembled for us by an anonymous "Friend of Man." Bound in full tree calf. Rebacked to match with original spine label. 10 x 17.5 cm. vi 280 pp. Six b/w engraved plates. . Robert Desilver unknown
1830ref. 30244Devenport: S & J Keys. n. d. C.1830 1830. First Thus. Soft cover. First Thus. Soft cover. From TBCL's Children's Bookcase. THE HISTORY OF TOM THUMB. Devenport: S & J Keys. n. d. c.1860. A very uncommon title from the Keys one penny pamphlets. 12mo. 8pp. illustrated with woodcuts throughout. Victorian printed pink paper wrappers. A very nice example of this Children's Classic. Quite uncommon. S & J Keys. n. d. C.1830 unknown