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1785ref. 784R7Bath: W. Gye 1785. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce and unusual pocket guide to evading and escaping the law written by 'an eminent Barrister at law'. ESTC Citation No. T224641.With instructions against the imposition and extortion of the bailiff and gaoler.Penned by 'an Eminent Barrister at Law'.A fascinating criminal work printed in Bath and bound in the original leather. In a half calf binding. Externally a trifle worn with the front joint starting; all calf corners are lost boards are rather worn and spine is rubbed. Internally generally firmly bound with a strain to the front hinge. Pages have the odd spot. Good W. Gye hardcover
1845ref. LTH16-A-4Glasgow: Blackie and Son 1845. Leather. Near Fine. 15" by 11.5". Martin Poussin. A sought after lavish version of the Holy Bible with engravings from eminent artists ranging from John Martin to Nicolas Poussin. In an excellent full leather binding. Complete in One Volume. The Imperial Family Bible containing the Old and New Testamentsm according to the most approved copies of the authorized version. With Many Thousand Critical Explanatory and Practical Notes; Also References Readings Chronological Tables and Indexes. Illustrated by A Superb Series of Engravings from the most admired productions of ancient and modern art. With a family register between the Old and New Testaments an ink inscription to the front free-endpaper and an ink inscription to the front blank all concerning the Partridge family and the passing of this Bible between generations. In a full morocco binding. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound with scattered spots to the plates and pages near them. With a copperplate ink signature to the engraved title page. Near Fine Blackie and Son hardcover
1679ref. 784R24London: Richard Royston 1679 . Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce early English translation of Blaise Pascal's 'Les Provinciales' bound in smart nineteenth century leather. Pascal penned his 'lettre pronvinciales' defending the Jansenist Antione Arnauld. The letters are a rhetoric against casuistry a means used by Jesuit theologians. The book was banned by Louis XIV in 1660. It was first translated into English in 1657.Written by Blaise Pascal 1623-1662 the French writer philosopher mathematician and theologian. Lacking the frontispiece illustration.Bound by Webb & Hunt of Liverpool. An early English translation of this influential work. In a half calf binding. Externally generally smart with some rubbing to the extremities and a little wear to the boards. Front joint is starting a touch. Internally front joint is strained but firm. Pages are a little age-toned with the odd mark. Very Good Richard Royston hardcover
1771ref. 24054Philadelphia: Henrich Miller 1771. First Edition. Contemporary half-leather on paper covered boards. Some wear around the upper front joint of the binding; boards chafed; there is a loss of several letters and 4-5 words along the gutter of the last page of the Contents; the running title is also affected; on the verso an ornamental ruling line and the final letter "r" in the word Herausgeber. There is overall toning and some finger soiling to the first 5 leaves. Front free endpaper is torn; several pages loose in the first signature. 8vo 10 2 3 -184 pp. Vignette title the second title page with the frequently reproduced woodcut of a horse. Rare. One of the earliest American veterinary books in the colonial era. Though the horse is main subject the inclusion of all kinds of domestic farm animals insured its use in the rural Pennsylvania German farming towns. The medicinal recipes are presented in a thoroughgoing fashion with the admonition from the author that many botanical remedies in the available literature mainly the Philadelphischen Calender that always contained a section devoted to botanical cures and practice bear multiple names but are identical. Something his readers should be aware of when following the recipes. He also warns that general treatment and care of animals is as important as the suggested remedies on offer. Austin #2085; Evans #12692; Arndt #403; Tucher #2206 copy located apparently not complete. Henrich Miller hardcover books
1872ref. 8961872. Wood - engraving and chromolithograph. 360mm by 460mm image. Title below image with following text above the image "Supplement presented gratis with Christmas number of the Town & country journal Decr. 21st 1872". Centre fold as issued.Acid free mount. unknown
ref. 50089Calcutta : The Cyclopedia Publishing Company 1907 - 1909. Three volumes complete quarto publisher's half leather over buckram edges rubbed and a little marked gilt emblems to upper boards gilt lettered on spine marbled endpapers colour frontispieces; pp. 400; 5; 390; 5; 502; 3 extensively illustrated with black and white photographs a very good set. A scarce complete set of this monumental history of British India from pre-colonial days to the present focussing chiefly on key figures of the British Raj including civil servants administrators traders and business people the clergy and the army. It incorporates chapters on the history and commerce of Bombay Calcutta Madras Karachi Rangoon Chittagong the states of Mysore and Hyderabad and discussion of the tea cotton jute industries amongst others. Chapters are dedicated to the Roman Catholic Church Scottish Church Church of England and Armenian Churches in India. The invaluable biographical entries are illustrated with several hundred portrait photographs. Rare in the trade no copies traced on Rare Book Hub. hardcover
ref. 29058Published under the patronage of His Excellence the Governor of Fiji the Administrative and Legislature of the Colony and the Wardens and Town Councils of Suva and Levuka. A complete historical and commercial review of Fiji. An epitome of progress. A compendium of statistics and data concerning the group never yet compiled or brought together in a single publication. Descriptive and biographical facts figures and illustrations. Sydney : The Cyclopedia Company of Fiji 1907. Quarto pp. iv; 332; 2 - folding plate of early colonists. Together with : The cyclopedia of Samoa Tonga Tahiti and the Cook Islands illustrated. Published under the patronage of His Excellence Dr. Solf the Governor of German Samoa His Majesty King George 11 of Tonga His Brittanic Majesty's Consul at Tonga Hamilton Hunter Esq. C. M. G. &c. &c. A complete review of the history and traditions and the commercial development of the islands with statistics and data never before compiled in a single publication. Descriptive and biographical facts figures and illustrations. Sydney : McCarron Stewart & Co. 1907. Quarto pp. ii; 112; iv; 66; 20; 6. Bound in maroon cloth over boards discoloured split to head of spine lettered in gilt The cyclopedia of Fiji Samoa Tonga Tahiti and the Cook Islands internally clean a good copy. The definitive references for the Pacific Islands in the early twentieth century originally published under separate imprints combined by the publisher into a single volume. Rare with no copies recorded at auction on Rare Book Hub. hardcover
1997ref. mon0000422555Heligan Manor Gardens Project 1997T. paperback. Good. in x in x in. Heligan Manor Gardens Project paperback
ref. 77244Aylesbury: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. Hardcover. Very Good. The Journal of the Architectural and Archaeological Society for the County of Buckinghamshire A run of 12 volumes. Volume 1 1858 to Volume 12 1927-1933 illustrated beautifully bound uniformly in half green leather/green cloth v sl scuffing of spines spines are gilt embellished with raised bands and leather spine labels. Scarce; Large Octavo . Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society hardcover
1978ref. SBBIH-DKGFUOQIBECNDean & Son Ltd London 1978. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Dean & Son Ltd, London hardcover
1860ref. 413London: Trubner 1860. Very Good. Reproduced in Facsimile from the Scriverius copy in the British Museum with an Historical and Bibliographical introduction by J. Berjeau. Folio 36pp. and XVI plates reproducing 32 wood-blocks. . Light rusting on first few pages slight split in boards and cover of spine some light soiling to cover and one spot. VERY GOOD condition. Prior owner signature near front page upper corner dated 1864. Trubner hardcover
1857ref. 23027Madras: Printed and Published at the American Mission Press For the American Missions in Ceylon and South India 1857. Unknown. Original blind stamped horizontally ribbed pale pink cloth. Fine; trifle sunned. 12mo 206 4 pp. The text is illustrated throughout. There is one leaf 2 pp. of errata loosely inserted that is included in the page count. The text is in Sinhalese throughout. The Preface is signed in type S.F.G.; being S F Green who identifies himself through his location in Jaffna Ceylon Sri Lanka. The book is based on a free translation of an earlier work by Dr. Calvin Cutter. It is meant to provide basic medical knowledge and a clear idea of the structures of the human body and how the body functions. Portions of the text on individual organs and subjects were reprinted as individual pamphlets in 1877 at the mission press in Jaffna. Printed and Published at the American Mission Press, For the American Missions in Ceylon and South India hardcover books
1806ref. 016248Northmpton : Printed By And for T. E. Dicey W Sutton And R. Smithson 1806. From Saturday January 4th 1806 to Saturday December 26th 1807. 2 full years lacking April 19th 1806. Book measures 53x37.cm. Each issue 4pp. Binding worn. Internally occasional spotting. Pages clean. . Very Good. Folio. Printed By And for T. E. Dicey, W, Sutton, And R. Smithson unknown
1744ref. 601L5London: J Roberts 1744. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A politically fuelled eighteenth century pamphlet written anonymously and addressed to the 'Whigs and Well-Affected Tories'. This work charges that criticism of George II strengthens the Pretender's James Stuart cause. Two editions of this work appeared in this year by the same publisher. This work is a copy of ESTC no. N24599 and has the ornament on the title page of a face flanked by two cupids. There was another edition of 1744 issued by J Roberts and another copy printed in Dublin for Joshua Kinnier. This edition is closely cropped to the bottom edge in some places affecting the occasional catch-word and printer's signature mark. The author of this work is unknown. To the entry for the 1745 edition on the ESTC it is noted that there is a manuscript note 'By Mr. Gordon'. In paper wraps. Externally generally smart. Loss to the paper wraps at the head of front wrap. Minor chipping to the extremities. Several light tidemarks to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with light scattered spots to the first and last few pages and the odd spots to textblock. Very Good J Roberts paperback
1818ref. 3666London Printed for the proprietor; and sold by Wetton and Jarvis 1818
1705ref. 792L1Bath: From My Shop in Bath 1705. First edition. Disbound. Good. 7" by 4.5" . None. A very scarce eighteenth century pamphlet defending the healing properties of the water in Bath to one Dr Radcliffe of Tunbridge Wells. ESTC reference no: T62772.In this letter the anonymous author appeals to Radcliffe who is an 'enemy to our Bath-waters' as he vilifies them 'as good for little or nothing'. In the pamphlet the author addresses rumours that Radcliffe the physician to George of Denmark planned to poison the waters of Bath with a toad. This rumour has become a part of the legend of Beau Nash of Bath who was said to have calmed people's fears claiming he could neutralise the toad's poison with music which resulted in him raising money for an orchestra to play at the baths. The author tells Dr Radcliffe that he needs to stop speaking ill of the waters in Bath as it was once his favourite 'Tunbridg has been your Favourite formerly next Bath and then Tunbridg again; which argues you have much more fancy than judgement'. Unbound as issued. A very scarce work with this being the first edition. A second edition 'improv'd and corrected' was printed in the same year. Unbound as issued. Externally generally smart. A few light chips to the extremities. Several marks to the front leaf. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Good From My Shop in Bath unknown
1792ref. LTH3-F-27London: J Debrett 1792. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An historical work on the French revolution. This work discusses the revolution from its inception until the year 1792. A scarce work. The ESTC states that this work is frequently but doubtfully attributed to Sir James Macintosh. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally rubbed to the spine and to the joints. Small loss to the head of spine due to rubbing. Evidence of repair to the head of front joint. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown Rose Fule Whistler. Front hinge is strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Scattered pots to the first and last few pages. The odd spot throughout. A few light ink spills to the margins of contents pages not affecting text. Very Good J Debrett hardcover
1818ref. 3666London: Printed for the proprietor; and sold by Wetton and Jarvis 1818. First edition. Scarce. Hardback mottled boards with paper title label. Part of the title page is printed in gilt letters. Boards are quite rubbed and the front board is a little loose but holding well. Inside the book has some age toning but is otherwise good. viii 136 pp. With illustrated frontis. 230 x 140 mm 9 x 5½ inches. Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales 1796 - 1817 was the only child of George Prince of Wales and his wife Caroline of Brunswick. Charlotte was to ascend the British throne after the deaths of her grandfather George III and her father but died in childbirth - at the tender age of 21. Printed for the proprietor; and sold by Wetton and Jarvis hardcover
ref. 75905Merioneth Record Society. 1111. Hardcover. Very Good. Volumes 1 to 12 1949 to 1997 pus 1 volume of extra publications 9.5" x7.5" illustrated beautifully bound in recent half calf/green cloth raised bands/gilt leather spine labels original covers bound in a magnificent set that would grace any bookshelf; Quarto . Merioneth Record Society hardcover
1813ref. 007993London. Great Newport Street.: Republished by James Dunford 1813. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Anon. A Rare unrecorded set of Welsh plates In modern quarter green calf over green cloth gilt title to red calf label. No label to spine. Internally modern endpapers original blue printers soft paper wrappers with red publishers label at centre 4 wonderful plates each with a title at the base and the publication details below London Published February 1st. 1813 by James Dunford. Great Newport Street. The plates are: Near Beddgelert at the base of Snowdon. Near Montgomery North Wales. Between Llanydloes & Machynleth. Mallwyd Merionethshire. All in near fine condition no visible watermarks. 466280 mm. Accompanied by 2 letters from the National Library of Wales 1984 & 1985 discussing the rarity of this bound set of 4 and noting that the NLW has the 4 loose which they purchased in 1918. They have no information on the artist or engraver or the publishing history of these prints. Republished by James Dunford hardcover
1663ref. mon0000161583London: for G. Bedell & T. Colli 1663. 1 vol. folio 11-1/4" x 7-1/2" viii416 i.e. 428 x pp. with the license leaf complete title-page printed in red and black clean and bright throughout. Bound in fine early 18th C. tree calf over cords spine gilt with Greek key design gilt lettered red morocco spine label covers ruled in gilt hinges fine head and foot of spine fine A FINE COPY ex-Easton Neston Library with the shelf label on the front pastedown. Wing; C185 London: for G. Bedell & T. Colli unknown
ref. 3733009New York 1859. 16pp. 8vo. First edition and “Printed by Order of the Society.” Original printed wraps are darkened; general creases and soft fold lines from mailing and handling. bjcb 352231 Entirely in verse West Point Life: An Anonymous Communication Read Before a Public Meeting of the Dialectic Society… “details the intense social life at West Point on the eve of the Civil War with amusing accounts of balls and dances and courtships as well as learning soldiering.” Jenkins Authorship has been attributed to Horace C. Porter Class of 1860. The copy at hand gives this penciled inscription on its title-page: “To Miss Constant. With the compliments of Cadet Kilpatrick U.S.M.A.” In a later hand beneath: “Gen. Judson Kilpatrick.” Later nicknamed “Kill-Cavalry” the Irish-American Hugh Judson Kilpatrick 1836–1881 was a fellow member of the Dialectic Society who acted in numerous club performances. Martin p17 Kilpatrick graduated with the Class of 1861 as did Custer and it has been claimed that he was the first regular army officer to be wounded during the Civil War. Kilpatrick’s exploits during the War were numerous if not at times controversial or amusing. Surprised by Confederate forces while taking his bath purportedly sprang naked into his boots and onto his horse and then led a charge against the enemy. He served under Sherman as cavalry chief on the March to the Sea and as a “cavalry commander he was a brilliant leader having originated the saying that ‘cavalry can fight anywhere except at sea.’” DAB In 1874 Kilpatrick co-authored Allatoona: an historical and military drama in five acts and described by Benet’s as being “one of the earliest plays to deal with the Civil War . a tale in which two classmates at West Point fight on opposite sides in the great struggle.” The play was re-interpreted in 1930 by Christopher Morley and published as The Blue and the Gray: Or War is Hell. Kilpatrick’s inscription here as a twenty-three year old West Point cadet is one of the earliest examples one could hope to find for this colorful Union General. Ref. Farley West Point in the Early Sixties. With Incidents of the War. 1902. Martin Kill-Cavalry : The Life of Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick… 2000. unknown
ref. 3731482Tamworth England: Cotton Printer n.d. ca. 1780s; pre-1783. 12½ x 7½ inches. Woodcut two ornamental chain lines. Printed in four columns. Three old manuscript corrections in last column; two lines of text are mostly worn off at the top one partly legible. Archival mat window mylar sheet. An unrecorded 18th century broadside commemorating Sir Lancelot du Lake and Sir Tarquin’s hand-to-hand combat battle. The sheet was sold to tourists at Tamworth Castle in Tamworth Staffordshire where a 16th century mural on the castle’s Great Wall depicted the fight. The mural was whitewashed over in 1783. Friends of Tamworth Castle and Museum The broadside states: “If Travellers who pass that way Tamworth Castle On Serjeant Willcox call He to this Day can shew these Knights Fighting against a Wall.” Prefatory text wraps around a woodcut of Sir Tarquin falling to the ground mortally wounded by Lancelot. Based on Thomas Deloney’s The Noble Acts newly found Of Arthur of the Table Round the verse has has 144 lines consisting of 36 hymnal stanza quatrains. A lesser-known character in Arthurian lore Tarquin had imprisoned 44 knights of King Arthur’s court. When Lancelot confronts him Tarquin at first does not recognize him as the slayer of his brother: "“If thou be of the Table Round Quoth Tarquin furiously Both thee and all thy Fellowship I utterly defy. / Tarquin that’s over bold reply’d Du Lake courageously; Then clapping Spurs unto their Steeds They at each other fly. /. Both wounded were and bled full sore For breath they both did stand. Leaning upon their Swords awhile Quoth Tarquin Hold thy hand /. Why that’s well said quoth Lancelot then Thy motion likes me well; But who’s this Knight thou so do’st hate. His name I pray thee tell / His name quoth Tarquin is Du Lake He slew my Brother dear… / Strait at each other like two Boars They both enraged fly; And two long Hours by Tamworth They fought most furiously. / The Ground besprinkled was with gore Long Time was hard to say Which of these knights the bravest was Or which would win the day; / Till Lancelot with one mighty Stroke His foe did so assail That Tarquin stagger’d and his strength Therewith began to fail; / With loss of blood he then grew faint Which when Sir Lancelot found With all his Force a blow he gave Which brought him to the Ground. / Then forthwith taking off his Helm Smiting his Neck in twain His Body and his Bason threw Into the River Tame. /. God bless our King and may his Knights When put upon the Trial Approve themselves as Lancelot did As Valiant and as Loyal.”" We find no 18th century items with this imprint in OCLC or ESTC. Not in ESTC or OCLC and no entries in either of any items having this imprint. Not to be mistaken for ESTC N8306 i.e. A famous battle fought between Sir Lancelot du Lake and the famous giant Tarquinwhich begins: “Within this ancient British land…” unknown
1920ref. 6067Paris: N.p. 1920. Two manuscripts 7" x 9.25" preliminary draft 23 pages entirely illustrated and written in pencil. The other manuscript 9" x 11.5" contains 17 leaves recto and verso; the text written in pencil but with beautifully detailed gouache illustrations 4 full page and the remainder inset in the text. Housed in a paper folder. The preliminary draft is toned and smudged in places while the color manuscript remains bright and clean. Stunning illustrated manuscript of a Japanese legend from the "City of Pleasure" concerning the beautiful courtesan Otzoumi and the Buddhist priest Itzari. The text of this story appeared in a compilation La cité d'amour au Japon Courtisanes du Yoshuwara by Dr. Tresmain-Trémolières in 1905. The cover and the spine of the paper folder which houses the manuscript both have written manuscrit a Cottin. Perhaps this is a hint as to the author/artist or perhaps means in the style of say Eugène Cottin or another. The gouache pieces are bright colorful detailed and fantastical and to us seem to us to resemble the Art Deco style of George Barbier. Certainly a manuscript worthy of further study. From the library of Jacques Loreau 1920-2010 operatic tenor and avid collector of 19th and 20th century literature and theater. . N.p. unknown
ref. 21160Late 17th century. Overall in very good condition seemingly only having received light use; thread tarnished in spots; margin thread partially split along part of one edge of one inner compartment. . Rectangular envelope form meas. appx. 9 x 11 cm. Heavy raised "gold" thread embroidered decoration front only against a leather background within a plain border of equally heavy green thread that seals the edges; a small center fold front hook clasp. The purse is lined in a pale rosé colored leather with three inner compartments each with a pierced and blindstamped leather flap. Remarkable survival; most likely of Italian origin. hardcover books
