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ref. 1447442474.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1837ref. 723L9Anon: Anon 1837. Disbound. Near Fine. 8" by 5" . None. A very scarce historical poem which was privately printed following its recital at Rugby School. The first and only edition of this work. No records of this poem being held institutionally. The title page states that this poem was recited in Rugby School on March 29th 1837.This prize poem is in Latin and is based on the Battle of Veii in ancient Rome. The siege or battle of Veii is approximately dated 396 BC. Veii was approximately 10 miles from Rome and an attack on the city was lead by Marcus Furius Camillus the elected dictator. Disbound as issued.The poem has been initialled 'RB'. A prior owner has filled in the name Robert Blayney in a contemporary hand. This could be Robert Blayney son of T Blayney Esq. the Lodge Evesham. His name is found in the Rugby School Register published in 1881. An extremely scarce historical poem. Disbound. Externally very smart. A few light marks to the front and rear pages. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with just a couple of light spots. Near Fine Anon unknown
1850ref. 781P40London: Williams and Norgate 1850. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. The author's own copy of his translation of the German epic poem 'Nibelungenlied' with Lettsom's notes throughout and his signature. The scarce first edition of William Nanson Lettsom's translation of the epic poem 'Nibelungenlied'.Originally written in Middle High German around 1200 the poem is based on an oral tradition of Germanic heroic legend.The author's own copy with his ink signature to the verso to the front blank and his occasional annotation to the text. His ink notes to the recto to the front blank.Ink note to the recto to the front free endpaper 'This is William Nanson Lettsom's own copy of the . with his ms. notes and autograph J. Johnston Abraham 6.4.37'.Lettsom's obituary and advert for the sale of his library bound in after the front endpaper. In a full morocco binding. Externally generally smart with some discolouration to the boards and spine. Light rubbing. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Author's notes throughout. Very Good Williams and Norgate hardcover
1850ref. 1991New York: Printed by John P. Prall No. 9 Spruce-Street 1850. First edition. 164 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original blind-stamped brown ribbed cloth. Small chip at head of spine otherwise fine. First edition. 164 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. A curious little volume of verse interleaved with blank pages. On the verso preceding the first page the author has written: "The blanks are for sketch or music by who've taste and time and read with only moderate haste." Harris Collection p. 90; NUC 2 copies: DLC & MB OCLC: 11914135. ONLY TWO COPIES IN NUC. Harris Collection p. 90; NUC 2 copies: DLC & MB OCLC: 11914135 Printed by John P. Prall, No. 9 Spruce-Street hardcover
1925ref. 044079London: The Religious Tract Society. 164pp hardback full brown leather gilt 215 hymns words only with engravings in text mostly depicting children ownership signature dated 1827 book without date ca 1825 leather rubbed with loss to top of spine uncommon . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1925. The Religious Tract Society hardcover
ref. 23779Oddy and Co. London ca. 1810. title continued medicine confectionery pastry brewing distilling pickling preserving perfumery dyeing gilding painting varnishing agriculture farriery gardening hunting fishing fowling &c. &c. &c. : with specifications of approved patent medicines all the most serviceable preparations for domestic purposes and numerous successful improvements in the ornamental as well as useful arts manufactures &c. : extracted from the records of the Patent Office and translated from foreign books and journals in all the languages of Europe : a compleat library of valuable domestic knowledge and general economy : selected from the experience of ages and combined with all the chief modern discoveries and improvements of our own and other countries in those useful and elegant arts which not only contribute to the happiness the convenience and the comfort of civilized and social life but even to the preservation and prolongation of life itself.First edition 4to 11 1/ x 8 3/4 inches pages: 584 substatial unpaginated index. Original boards uncut. Backstrip very chipped hinges split boards nearly detached. Two burn holes in title. Oddy and Co. London [ca. 1810]. hardcover
1940ref. 24042Ohio: Unknown ca1940. As issued. Near fine; a bit of wear along the edge of the lower horizontal blank margin. Large banner meas. appx. 27.5 x 38 inches. Imprinted in black on thin cotton; metal grommets in each of the upper corners for suspension. The horse is shown in side view with 46 parts of its anatomy enumerated. Intended for instruction in horse anatomy. There is an imprint but it is illegible the ink has bled into the fabric at printing thereby eliminating the letter detail in the small type used. Unknown unknown books
ref. 38019NY: Hurst & Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. N.D. First Edition. Hardcover. The copyright page appears to be missing the next page after the title page is the preface the hinge is cracked between the two exposing the binding below. However the roman numerals pagination indicates there may have not been a copyright page therefore no missing page. Faint water ring lower/center of front cover some shelf-wear. ; No date indicated appears to be turn of the century circa 1900.; 654 pages . Hurst & Company hardcover
1840ref. 72107London: Office. 1840. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 volumes 472pp index 480pp 472pp index all volumes illustrated with engravings of sheep horses cattle implements sm worm hole in corner 1 plate folding plates plans of farm buildings bound in original half leather binding rubbed and chipped; Large Octavo . Office hardcover
1787ref. 045863London: H. Gardner 1787. Third Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary acid calf light wear at the edges spine cracked in the center and book a bit over opened but binding still sound. Identified as the Third Edition on the title though it went through a few editions with slightly different titles since it was first published in 1754. 2 volumes bound as 1; 211pp; 210pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 045863. H. Gardner hardcover
1826ref. 5812Boston: J Loring 1826. Second Edition. Contemporary calf backed boards. A very good copy. 12mo. There is a frontis. . An uncommon letter manual of American origin. It covers all kinds of social domestic and commercial forms. S & S # 25420. J Loring hardcover books
1967ref. CAN0252Toronto ON Canada: Ontario Department of Education. Good. 1967. First Edition. Card Covers. Cardboard box containing a short biographical sketch and drawing of each of the Fathers of Confederation. Box edges corners worn. Individual sheets for the politicians are as new. Issued under the auspices of Project 67 for study in schools.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall . Ontario Department of Education unknown
1850ref. 129708London: John Mitchell plus many others 1850. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. no date circa 1850 original half green leather with marbled boards spine titled in gilt "English Songs" illustrated throughout gilt ruled and lettered green leather label to upper cover with original owners name upper hinge a little weak covers rubbed otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. John Mitchell plus many others hardcover
ref. 31358Thomas Nelson and Sons London. 1899. Thomas Nelson & Sons London. 1899. Original laminated boards. viii 126pp. Frontis. Illustrated throughout. Boards soiled worn and rubbed lacking portion from head of spine affecting text. Inner hinge cracked. Pages thumbed and some slightly grubby o/w contents sound. hardcover
2026ref. LRB7002590Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 592 pages. Printed on premium paper. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1815. An instructive early nineteenth-century domestic manual for young women combining advice on accomplishments conduct domestic management health remedies cookery and household economy. The work also includes examples of eminent women reflecting contemporary ideals of female education sociability and domestic responsibility. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026ref. LRB36017463Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 596 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1811. Text in English. This comprehensive guide from the early 19th century offers a wealth of advice on the accomplishments expected of women in society including domestic economy cookery and medicinal remedies. It also features biographical sketches of notable women serving as both an educational and inspirational resource. The text reflects the social norms and expectations of the period making it a valuable historical document for scholars of gender studies and social history. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
ref. 66066Sampson Low for J. Ginger. London. 1798. 12mo. pp. ii 187 i. Half sheepskin and marbled boards rebacked without the half-title or frontispiece occasional marginal mark offered as a good working copy. AEGIS - the protection backing or support of a particular person or organization. 'Mankind owes so much to the influence of the female character for the degree of refinement to which we are at this moment arrived that one would hardly suppose any could be found who questions this influence much less that some are depraved enough to express unqualified contempt towards the whole sex.' PREFACE. Sampson Low, for J. Ginger. London. 1798. 12mo. hardcover
1798ref. 1809130105London : Print. by Sampson Low 1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Bound in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. Joints worn partially cracked. Engraved frontispiece. Half-title 2 187 pages. A book instructing young women on conduct through life. "The Female Aegis. outlines for its young female readership the three areas in which "the influence of the female character is most important": 1 In contributing daily and hourly to the comfort of husbands of parents of brothers and sisters.in the intercourse of domestic life under every vicissitude of sickness and health of joy and affliction. 2 IN forming and improving the general manners disposition and conduct of the other sex by society and example. 3 In modeling the human mind during the early stages of its growth and fixing while it is still ductile its growing principle of action. The text advocates a kind of educational reform for young women "drawing forth the reasoning power of girls into action" through their instruction in "geography natural history portions of general history and popular facts in astronomy and in other sciences" - Andrew O'Malley The Making of the Modern Child: Children's Literature in the Late Eighteenth Century Routledge 2004 p. 114. London : Print. by Sampson Low hardcover
1830ref. 045140London: Sears & Co 1830. First Edition. Hardcover rebound in cloth. Very Good Condition. M.U. Sears. Rebound in salmon cloth with the chipped lettering piece laid back down. A singularly paternalistic and shotgun approach at the genre - includes recommendations on apparel the duties of married life female biography "or records of feminine talent worth and virtue" courtship and marriage among the Tartars of the Crimea arithmetic contentment and cookery. 440pp. Scarce. Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustrator: M.U. Sears. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Women & Feminism. Inventory No: 045140. Sears & Co hardcover
ref. 21173Liverpool : Nuttall Fischer & Dixon 1812. 8vo 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches 560-pages. Contemporary half black calf extremities rubbed 1 1/2 inch crack and small chip to base of lower joint all edges marbled. Overall strongly bound. Liverpool : Nuttall, Fischer & Dixon [1812]. unknown
ref. 1260London: Charles Clarke nd. 17.25x12cm. 411pp. Very good content. Half leather. Spine and corners are bumped with some loss. London: Charles Clarke, nd. hardcover
1875ref. 10381875. Wood-engraving. 200mm by 275mm sheet. Cartoon from 'Melbourne Punch'. Initialled 'TC' in the image. Francis Thomas Dean Tom Carrington 1843-1918 was a journalist political cartoonist and illustrator.Bottom right hand corner of sheet missing. unknown
1950ref. 46647London: The Rank Organisation 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. First edition. No date - circa 1950s. Quarto paperbound. 16 pp many colour photos of productions of Swan Lake; the Firebird and Ondine which are in the film. Book has a striking cover taken from a painting of Fonteyn dancing. Good condition. Scarce. No dust jacket. The Rank Organisation paperback
1824ref. 48907House of Commons. 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. Clean hardback tightly bound in half calf over marbled paper with gilt titles on red spine panel 5 raised spine bands with gilding blind tooling to edges marbled endpapers blue sprinkled edges handwritten index bound in before title page through-paginated by hand a few pencilled annotations which could easily be erased otherwise no inscriptions. 1070 pages. An attractive copy which has been sympathetically rebound to a very high standard. A treasure trove of information. Heavy book nearly 4kg . House of Commons hardcover
1901ref. 51791901. Silver gelatin stereoview photograph. 86mm by 177mm card. On 10th July 1901 a disastrous fire razed the Anthony Horden building costing the lives of 5 employees at the time and another death during demolition. A couple of light foxing spots. Slight twist to the card. unknown
