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1842réf. 52998London UK: Smith Elder & Co 1842. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/None Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The epic nineteenth century poem that covers the authors trip from home to India and life there with the East India Company. Includes map frontispiece protected by tissue paper. 115pp. Black cloth boards with black decoration. Original black cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration. Gilt lettering to spine. Heavy sunning to spine cloth and general wear to cloth of boards with some surface marking to lower board. Light foxing to preliminary pages. Smith Elder & Co hardcover
1915réf. 019994NY: Occult Book Concern 1915. Book. NVG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Book has owners signature and toning to the spine thus nearly very good. . Occult Book Concern Hardcover
1872réf. 012529New York: Appleton. Original green cloth. x 190 pp. Darkening of spine slight fraying at head and foot of spine slight corner and spine edge wear foxing Good. . Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 1872. Appleton hardcover
1914réf. ABE-1494358099071Macmillan and Co 1914 very good only 1250 copies printed Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Macmillan and Co, hardcover
1998réf. 70874Salt Lake City UT: Signature Books 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signature Books hardcover
1998réf. 70874Salt Lake City UT: Signature Books 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signature Books hardcover books
1880réf. 25685New York: Baker & Goodwin 1880. Eccentric Purveyor of Imaginary Weapons Dr. McLean a prosperous patent medicine huckster from St. Louis here sets forth his revolutionary weapon designs in the form of a remarkably elaborate propaganda piece. Most of his plans are based on the classic idea of inventing weapons so powerful that no enemy could withstand or even consider resisting them. Included are portable forts impregnable fortresses both fixed and floating modular metal shield blocks indestructible "Hercules Guns" rapid-fire battery guns inescapable magnetic torpedoes; 48-shot pistols and the like. Dr. McLean goes so far as to compare himself to Napoleon Wellington Washington U.S. Grant and others. "A fantasy of arms.Literally a book in the style of a patent medicine brochure but applied to the consideration of arms rather than ailments" - Riling. This copy inscribed by the author. Quarto. Original pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt spine gilt. Edges of spine lightly scuffed. Author inscription on front pastedown and fly leaf. Mild toning light foxing to preliminaries. Very good plus. In a black cloth slipcase. RILING 1070. hardcover
1880réf. 25685New York: Baker & Goodwin 1880. Eccentric Purveyor of Imaginary Weapons Dr. McLean a prosperous patent medicine huckster from St. Louis here sets forth his revolutionary weapon designs in the form of a remarkably elaborate propaganda piece. Most of his plans are based on the classic idea of inventing weapons so powerful that no enemy could withstand or even consider resisting them. Included are portable forts impregnable fortresses both fixed and floating modular metal shield blocks indestructible "Hercules Guns" rapid-fire battery guns inescapable magnetic torpedoes; 48-shot pistols and the like. Dr. McLean goes so far as to compare himself to Napoleon Wellington Washington U.S. Grant and others. "A fantasy of arms.Literally a book in the style of a patent medicine brochure but applied to the consideration of arms rather than ailments" - Riling. This copy inscribed by the author. Quarto. Original pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt spine gilt. Edges of spine lightly scuffed. Author inscription on front pastedown and fly leaf. Mild toning light foxing to preliminaries. Very good plus. In a black cloth slipcase. RILING 1070. hardcover books
réf. 42936Andesite Press. New. Brand New Hardcover Book Andesite Press hardcover
1844réf. DY5627London: Printed For The Percy Society by T. Richards 1844-1851. HB. Half leather and red marbled boards gilt lettering on red panel on spine with 5 raised bands 12mo all edges of text block stained red. Each work with a separate half-title and title page. St. Brandan: A Medieval Legend of the Sea edited by Thomas Wright 1844 viii 63 pp. The Romance of The Emperor Octavian edited by James Orchard Halliwell 1844 xv 80 pp. Six Ballads With Burdens edited by James Goodwin 1844 xii 15 pp. The Garland of Good-Will edited by James Henry Dixon 1851 xvi 147 pp. plus 4 pp. musical scores at rear. Also contains minutes of Percy Society meetings of May 9 1851 and auditors report for the preceeding year. Title page for Garland of Good-Will partially loose. No marks in book binding tight. Covers show minor edge wear small sticker bottom of spine. Book condition VG. Printed For The Percy Society, by T. Richards hardcover
réf. 42864London: Histories & Mysteries of Man 1988. . 8vo. pp.xliv343;xxx428;xxix279;xxx520;xi203 purple hardcover gilt; light foxing to edges of text block not affecting margins internally clean light bruise to rear upper right corners of volumes four and five else very good indeed. London: Histories & Mysteries of Man, 1988. hardcover
1988réf. 9693London: Histories & Mysteries of Man Ltd 1988. Five volume set. Near fine. Reprint edition. Five volumes in purple faux leather binding. Set in excellent near-fine condition save for light rubbing to corners of all volumes. Previous owner signature in pen to volume 1 front pastedown. Due to size/weight of book additional shipping charges may apply. Histories & Mysteries of Man Ltd unknown
réf. 458121 . hardback. Very Good. 1st ed. Boston James R. Osgood 1876. Brown cloth over bevelled boards Wear to tip of spine and upper front hinge and book is slightly racked. Still a very good copy. hardcover
réf. DADAX0750614838Butterworth-Heinemann 0000-00-00. 2Rev Ed. hardcover. New. 8.50x0.75x12.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Butterworth-Heinemann hardcover
2019réf. x-0367001454Routledge 2019. Hardcover. New. 279 pages. 8.86x6.26x0.79 inches. Routledge hardcover
1976réf. SKU1007143Macmillan Pub Co 1976-03-01. Hardcover. New. New Inside & Out. Clean & Crisp! No markings. You will be pleased. Excellent book! z1s73B There is some very minimal shelf wear on mylar dust cover. Fast Shipping! Macmillan Pub Co hardcover
1798réf. 7052986Lee and Hurst 1798. Volumes 1 - 3 complete. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With almost no library markings In good all round condition. With b/w frontis in volume 1 and 4 folding b/w plates in volume 3 as called for. With offsetting. Half calf leather scuffed patterned boards. Internally clean and tight. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2100grams ISBN: Lee and Hurst hardcover
1848réf. 244622New York: Harper and Brothers 1848. First edition. 2 folding maps. 229 2 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original red cloth. Very good some wear and small loss at top of spine. Bookplate of James Torr Harmer. First edition. 2 folding maps. 229 2 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Sabin 10905 Harper and Brothers unknown
1848réf. 244622New York: Harper and Brothers 1848. First edition. 2 folding maps. 229 2 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original red cloth. Very good some wear and small loss at top of spine. Bookplate of James Torr Harmer. First edition. 2 folding maps. 229 2 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Sabin 10905 Harper and Brothers unknown books
réf. 216619CLASSICS OF MEDICINE LIBRARY. Hardcover. GOOD. 0 9789900194118 1986 REPRINT OVERSIZED FULL GREEN LEATHER W/GOLD TOOLING GILT EDGES PEN GIFT INSCRIPTION INSIDE ON A BLANK PAGE PUBLISHED IN FACSIMILE & HIEROGLYPHIC TRANSLITERATION WITH TRANSLATION AND CLASSICS OF MEDICINE LIBRARY hardcover
1880réf. 27058Boston: Houghton Osgood and Company 1880. First American edition the first issue with the Houghton Osgood imprint on binding and textual errors as noted in BAL. 8vo publisher's original green cloth covers beveled and ruled in blind spine gilt lettered and ruled "Houghton Osgood and Co" imprint in gilt at the foot of the spine. 347pp. A fine and bright copy the text with no spotting or evidence of much use the green cloth bright the gilt with no fading a very handsome copy unusually so. THE AMERICAN FIRST ISSUE ONE OF ONLY 1500 COPIES BELIEVED TO BE PRINTED. UNCOMMON IN SUCH BRIGHT CONDITION. Charming intelligent romantic with female characters that make the men seem like the ultimate idiots but for loving them! Many lovely little twists and turns to the story. One of Henry James' earlier works Confidence is set in the familiar territory of young rich Americans on extended trips in Europe making friendships and romantic acquaintances with other Americans in the expatriate society that has been established in glamorous settings. Houghton, Osgood and Company hardcover
1880réf. 051560Baker & Godwin. Good with no dust jacket. 1880. Hardcover. Hardcover. Maroon cloth boards with gold titling and illustration on front board and title and illusrations in black on rear board. Light soil. Board edges frayed. Professionally repaired spine. Paper over front hinge starting to tear. Binding is nice and tight. Water mark to lower margin edge of first few pages. One inch closed tear to tile page edge. Text pages are otherwise clean lightly tanned. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Baker & Godwin hardcover
réf. 30038CARLETON James Henry. The Battle of Buena Vista with the Operations of the "Army of Occupation" for one Month. N.Y.: Harper & Brothers 1848. 1st ed. 2 folding maps. vii 238pp plus advt. A very good copy in orig. cloth. Sabin 10905. The author was a Captain in the first Regiment of Dragoons and served on General Wood's staff. unknown
1854réf. 55740London: Richard Bentley. Very Good. 1854. Third Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. Contemporary blindstamped cloth spine gilt red eps. Boards toned/stained points bumped edgewear. Half titles folding frontis map frontis view. Viii 423; viii 421. Scattered foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Richard Bentley hardcover
1930réf. 012831Chicago: The University of Chicago Press for The New York Historical Society 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine for age/No Jacket assume none issued. Both volumes in light brown cloth with broad dark brown spines gilt spine lettering would be 'As New' but for bumped and rubbed bottom fron outer corner Vol.1 trivial knock to same on Vol.2. and slight browning to front edges Vol.2. Voi.1. : xxiv inc. prelims 596 with brown 'Additional Corrigenda' added below end text 5 cm x 11 cm 8 plates with 18 figs. Vol.2: xiii Introduction 22 plates each numbered with additional A except the first which has C and D these As and the D being the facing transliterations with some lines in red where this occurred in original though not immediately apparent in the photos Plates 2-5. photos of original unfolding. These all blank on recto and verso respectively and transliterations have 'hanging shoulder' notes in outer margin. A 5th October1930 New York Times story about the work slipped in at Plate 5. GM 4th ed. 5547. The English translation is in Vol.1. Internally both pristine. No copies on JISC at time of listing only 3 copies of an earlier1920s journal paper offprint. Weighs just under 4.8 kg so allow for significant additional shipping cost especially outside UK as packed weight will be over 5 kg. Vol.1: 23 cm x 30 cm Vol.2: 30 cm x 40 cm The University of Chicago Press for The New York Historical Society hardcover
