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réf. Z1-W-030-01760U.S. Government Printing Office. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown
1805réf. 38755Paris Janet 1805. 24mo. Contemporary full calf spine and boards gilt. 16 24; 22 40 20 pp. With engraved title a calender for 1806 and 12 engraved plates. A few notes in old hand. Calendar for the year XIV of the Republic with the corresponding dates in the old calendar. hardcover
1781réf. 35644Paris Delalain 1781. 12mo. Contemporary full calf gilt. Extremities a little rubbed. Engraved title. 183194 pp. unknown
1762réf. 51489Paris Durand 1762. In-24. 93 x 58 mm. Contemp. papercovers gilt. 62 pp. and 2 folded miniature maps in woodcut 1. France par Gouvernemens - 2. France Ecclesiastique. Some contemporary additions in ink. unknown
réf. 9675A Paris chez Testu. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Back with minor traces of use. Stamp on title. 880 pp. unknown
2010réf. DADAX1600571360Brand: FACTS 2010-08-16. 2011 ed. paperback. New. 6.00x0.75x8.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: FACTS paperback
réf. DADAX0886877458Brand: St Martins Pr 0000-00-00. paperback. New. 1.54x5.41x8.03. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: St Martins Pr paperback
2009réf. SONG0160820081Government Printing Office 2009-01-12. Annual ed. hardcover. Used: Good. 7.10x1.10x10.10. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Government Printing Office hardcover
1905réf. HALL404371Hardback. 1905. 1905. 1370pp 3 engraved portraits 12mo Gotha 1905. Spine sl.worn else VG . hardcover
réf. HALL029001Hardback. Vol.1. A-Z of Banks General Information. Vol.2. Country Index Town Index Geographical Index. 2353 & 2111pp 1990. VG . hardcover
1786réf. ABC_48085Berlin 1786. 24mo 10.7 x 6.2 cm. George Jacques Decker Contemporary German embroidered binding: ivory silk over boards sides purled with blackened silver threat a double row of silver sequins enclosing on the front cover the embroidered year "1787" within a wreath of silver thread hanging on an embroidered knot and on the back cover a basket with colored flowers also hanging on a knot spine ornamented with silver thread gilt edges. With an engraved portrait of Princess Frederique of Prussia by C. Tounley after Cuningham dated 1786 as a frontispiece. This is printed on one double-leaf with the engraved title page. Further with a folding engraved map 13 x 18.2 cm by D.F. Soltzmann after C.L. Oesfeld 1785 showing the projected Kiel Canal 12 numbered etchings illustrating the 12 months of the calendar by Daniel Chodowiecki. Text of all pages printed within a frame with small corner pieces. 240 pp. Rare almanac for 1787 from a series of Berlin almanacs that appeared under various titles from 1769 to 1813. The almanacs could be acquired with etched plates illustrating the 12 months by the greatest German book illustrator of the 18th century Daniel Chodowiecki. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Art and worked for the Berlin Genealogischer Kalender or Almanac Généalogique from 1770 until his death in 1801 as well as for other almanac publishers. Chodowiecki was given free rein to choose the subjects of the 12 plates always in the calendar section of the annual almanacs. He often chose popular plays; in the present work his 12 illustrations depict scenes from the play Die Jäger Chasseurs by the German actor and playwright August Wilhelm Iffland 1759-1814 published in 1785. The subject of each illustration is explained in a 7-page "Explication des estampes". Also included is an engraved portrait of the young Princess Frederique Charlotte Ulrique Catharine of Prussia 1767-1820 who would become Duchess of York and Albany through her marriage to Prince Frederick King Georges second son in 1791. The folding map depicts the projected route of what is today known as the Kiel canal completed in 1784 which joints the North Sea to the Baltic.The binding shows signs of wear some sequins are lost the silk is somewhat soiled Some sequins lost silk soiled occasional slight foxing and staining with a tear along the gutter of the map. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Lanckoronska & Oehler Die Buchillustration des XVIII. Jhts. II pp. 92-93. hardcover
1843réf. ABC_50248Paris 1843. 128mo ca. 2.5 x 1.8 cm. A. Marcilly Original publisher's gold-tooled red morocco a fleuron in the centre of the front and back surrounded by an ornamental border gilt edges. With 6 full-page engravings. 64 pp. Charming miniature almanac for the year 1844 published by Marcilly one of the most well-known producers of miniature books of the early 19th century. The work is a so-called "almanach chantant" a miniature almanac of less than 3 centimetres in size with 64 pages and illustrations. Typically intended for women they were usually beautifully bound and contained poetry and love songs. The present example contains several illustrated poems Le Gondolier Vive la Gaité A Bacchus L'ours et le renard Minuit L'hiver followed by a calendar. The almanac only had a short run as it was only published for the years 1843-1845.The bookblock is partly detached from the binding. Otherwise in good condition.l Grand-Carteret 2333; Welsh A bibl. of miniature books 5026; not in Nauroy. unknown
1818réf. ABC_48186Amsterdam 1818. 16mo. Marten Westerman Contemporary vellum over thin boards gilt edges house in the original matching slipcase. With an engraved calligraphic title a folding engraved leaf with musical scores and 6 full-page engraved plates by P. Velyn. 28 15 1 99 1 blank pp. Illustrated separate volume in a series of almanacs published from 1818 till 1823 by the poet painter book seller and publisher Marten Westerman 1775-1852 who continued his successful series under the title Jaarboekje aan bevalligheid deugd en kunst gewijd from 1824 till 1828. The series is one of the better Dutch literary periodicals a genre that was developed in the early 19th century from the traditional almanacs. The preliminaries contain the usual items for almanacs: religious feast days public holidays the calendar eclipses seasons travel and postal services etc. but the main part is reserved for literary miscellanea mainly poems. The contributions in this volume are unsigned a few giving the initials of their author as was common for literary periodicals of the early 19th century. The music however is signed by Wm. Sundorff.The spine ends are bumped the boards are slightly soiled. Internally mostly clean with slightly creased corners and a tear in the fore edge margin of page 63. The slipcase with pen markings on the front and back missing a small portion of the side. Otherwise in good condition.l Van der Aa 20 pp. 146-147; Saakes 6 p. 351; cf. H. Eijssens De litt. almanac als standmeter van de Nederl. poëzie Thesis Univ. Adam 2016 pp. 170-172; not in Vandenhole; Waller. hardcover
1779réf. ABC_48279Leeuwarden 1779. 12mo. Abraham Ferwerda and Gerrit Tresling Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf sewn on 4 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine the coat of arms of Friesland in the centre of both boards surrounded by a double fillet frame with corner pieces gold-tooled board edges red sprinkled edges red sprinkled end papers. With a woodcut vignette on the title page of ad 1 and a vignette built up from typographical ornaments on the title page of ad 2 the first two quires of ad 1 are interleaved with blank leaves. 2 works in 1 volume. 88; 132 pp. Ad 1: Rare late 18th century Frisian almanac. The work includes a calendar marking saints days lunar phases and market days throughout the country. Tides and eclipses are also listed as well as the timetables of barges ferries and postal services to various towns in and beyond Friesland. In addition the almanac includes an "address book" of important figures in the country such as government official councillors and lawyers at the Court and the Admiralty Councils professors at the Franeker Academy and members of the clergy. The Friesch comptoir almanach was published by Abraham Ferwerda 1716-1783 and Gerrit Tresling 1739-1787 from 1742 to 1781 but only one or two copies from each year have been recorded by the STCN.Ad 2: Rare late 18th century Dutch memo book for 1779 and the first two months of 1780. The work is highly reminiscent of a modern diary with blank leaves for each week of the year. It also includes a specification of seals and a list of the differences between the weights used in towns across Western Europe.The spine ends are chipped both covers with two small pinholes along the fore edge likely remnants of clasps or catches. The leaves are somewhat browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: STCN 318489422 1 copy; not in Vandenhole; ad 2: this ed. not in the STCN. hardcover
1815réf. 4301Paris 1815. 16mo. chez Janet Contemporary gold-tooled dark red paper imitating straight-grained morocco with a vine on the spine and an ornamental border on both boards gilt edges. Housed in a matching slipcase. With an engraved title for both parts and 6 fine stipple-engraved plates by Massol after designs by Sébastian Le Roy protected by tissue paper guards. 2 parts in 1 volume. 48 36 pp. Beautiful almanac for ladies here published for the first time inspired by the great success of the Paris opéra comique of the same name written by Nicolas Isouard 1775-1818. Consequently Joconde contains a collection of the most popular songs from the musical beautifully illustrated with engraved plates mostly of stage characters singing duets. The second part Petit souvenir consists of the calendar and blank leaves for each day of the week and each month for annotations. Grand-Carteret lists only this one volume of the almanac but he mentions that a Monsieur Weckerlin possibly the composer Jean-Baptise Weckerlin possessed a copy that was dated 1821.With a hole at the front joint. The leaves are slightly foxed a water stain in the lower margin in the last three quarters of the work. Otherwise in good condition.l Grand-Carteret 1742; not in Vandenhole. hardcover
1806réf. ABC_48240Paris 1806. 12mo ca. 11.5 x 6.5 cm. imprimerie de J.M. Eberhart volumes 3-6: imprimerie de Richomme for Janet Contemporary coloured boards green pink blue or grey gilt edges volume 3 with lithographed boards and the title printed in black on the spine volumes 5 and 6 in a matching slipcase with the title lettered in gold on the spine. Each volume with an engraved title and 4 full-page steel-engraved plates protected by tissue paper guards volume 4 with an extra portrait of Louis XVIII. 6 volumes. 32 190 2 12; 32 196 4 12; 32 240 8; 32 228 4; 32 254 2; 32 254 2 pp. Rare set of six French almanacs for the years 1807 1809 1814-1815 1824 and 1825. They were published by Pierre-Étienne Janet in Paris as a series that ran from 1806 until 1866. The almanacs were intended for the upper ten at the Court in Paris as well in the military and the departments. They include a calendar and the names of the most important figures in the country at the time such as royals ambassadors clergymen the military lawyers national and regional magistrates physicians etc. divided per department. Each volume is illustrated with 4 full-page plates which in the earlier volumes are reproductions of famous paintings including Mary and John the Baptist praying for the sleeping Christ by Raphael The smoker by David Teniers and landscapes by Jan van Goyen and Jan Asselijn. The first two volumes include 12 blank leaves in the back for annotations. The 1815 edition the first to be published after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte includes portraits of French kings.The boards are somewhat rubbed and discoloured volumes 1-4 are lacking the slipcase the boards of volume 4 are partly detached from the bookblock. The leaves of volumes 5 and 6 are somewhat browned and foxed. Otherwise in good condition.l Grand-Carteret 1480. hardcover
1818réf. ABC_48112The Hague 1818. 12mo. Gosse et Comp. Contemporary gold-tooled imitation long-grained red Morocco with an ornamental border on both boards gilt edges. The work is housed in the original matching slipcase. With the coat of arms of the Dutch Kingdom on the title page and a folding engraved hand-coloured map of the Dutch Kingdom in a roundel by Basnel & son with a list of all the provinces of the Kingdom with the numbers of their populations and distances from Amsterdam The Hague and Brussels. 84 192 55 1 pp. Rare official almanac of the Kingdom of the Netherlands printed by the "imprimeur et libraire de Sa Majesté" for the year 1819 in French one of the two official languages of the country at the time. Apart from the parts usually present in almanacs calendar eclipses postal rates coins etc. the Calendrier Royal contains a complete overview of the members of the royal family the official functions of the court and the civil service of the Dutch Kingdom the government and the Dutch ambasasdors in other countries with the names of all the officials and office holders. We have not been able to find the present edition anywhere else.With contemporary annotations in the back mostly a list of names and an annotation on the first free flyleaf suggesting that the present copy was owned by Baron Constant Rebecque paymaster whose name has been marked on p. 148. The spine is gone and has been repaired with a strip of red paper which is partially detached the edges and corners of the boards of both the book and slipcase are scuffed. Internally very clean.l Not in Grand-Carteret; Nauroy; Welsh; WorldCat. hardcover
1818réf. ABC_50251Paris 1818. 128mo ca. 2.7 x 1.7 cm. chez Louis Janet Original publisher's gold-tooled red morocco with an upside down fleuron in the centre of both boards surrounded by a vegetal border gilt edges. With 8 full-page engravings. 64 pp. Beautiful miniature almanac for the year 1819 published by Janet one of the most well-known producers of miniature books of his time. The work is a so-called "almanach chantant" a miniature almanac of less than 3 centimetres in size with 64 pages and illustrations. Typically intended for women they were usually beautifully bound and contained poetry and love songs. The present example which has curiously been bound upside down contains several illustrated love songs some of which are allegorical and a calendar. The illustrations depict men and women engaged in a variety of different activities dressed in the fashion of the time. Several issues of the almanac were published in the same year with a different number of illustrations and some with the publisher's name on the title page.The boards and spine have been somewhat rubbed. The leaves are lightly browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Grand-Carteret 1869; cf. Nauroy p. 75 other issue; Welsh 5630 other issue. hardcover
1782réf. ABC_50232Middelburg 1782. 16mo. Jan Dane Original publisher's printed boards with the title and the arms of Zeeland in black on the front and the arms of Middelburg with the imprint on the back both within an ornamental border red sprinkled edges. With an engraved title by R. Vinkeles and 5 folding plates. 70 475-568 =22 pp. Separate volume of the famous Zeeland almanac teaching children the history of their province in a playful way by means of questions and answers. Zeelands chronyk-almanach was published from 1777 to 1792 with each volume focussing on a separate aspect of Zeeland. The present volume describes the coins which are depicted on the folding plates. It further includes the calendar information on the tides and the times of the closing of the gates in the various towns of the province the dates of holidays and markets the times of departure of the ferries and an illustrated description of the Middelburg town hall. It also contains the fifth instalment of a chronicle of the history of Zeeland which was published in parts in each volume.The boards and spine have been somewhat rubbed with some loss of material at the head and foot of the spine. The leaves are slightly browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Nijhoff-Van Hattum 349; STCN 17217516X; not in Vandenhole; Waller. hardcover
1853réf. ABC_48321Schoondijke: A.J. Bronswijk volumes 2-3 printed by J.C. & W. Altorffer at Middelburg 1853. Later quarter black buckram marbled paper sides with the original front wrapper pasted to the front board. 12mo. With 5 lithographed plates 1 folding 4 full-page 1 in each in volumes 2-6. 6 volumes. Comprising:1 Cadsandria jaarboekje voor 1854.2 Cadsandria Zeeuwsch-Vlaamsch jaarboekje voor 1855.3 Cadsandria Zeeuwsch-Vlaamsch jaarboekje voor het schrikkeljaar 1856.4 Cadsandria Zeeuwsch-Vlaamsch jaarboekje voor het jaar 1857.5 Cadsandria Zeeuwsch jaarboekje voor 1858.6 Cadsandria Zeeuwsch jaarboekje voor 1859. Complete set of the original series of this historical and literary almanac for Zeelandic Flanders mainly edited by Johan Hendrik van Dale 1828-1872 schoolmaster at Sluis whose name has become immortal as the composer of the first scholarly Dutch dictionary: De grote Van Dale. Apart from some traditional elements belonging to the almanac including a preface calendar feast days birthdays of the royal family eclipses tide-tables and market days the volumes contain historical accounts of important regional figures and events descriptions of local legends and short stories and poems from local authors. The first four volumes focus exclusively on Zeelandic Flanders and the final two on all of Zeeland. The plates include views of the tower and town hall at Sluis the Church of St. Bavo at Aardenburg Castle Windenburg in Dreischoor and a portrait of Colonel Joseph Ledel.The fourth volume is of particular interest because it includes the original invoice. The volume was bought from the well-known Amsterdam bookseller Frederik Muller on May 8 1857 by the Dutch Mennonite banker and art collector Christiaan Pieter van Eeghen 1816-1889 because he was particularly interested in the first article of the work on the Mennonite minister Ghysel Hebberecht 17th century.Volume 4 with the original invoice for this volume loosely inserted and the initials of Christiaan Pieter van Eeghen in pencil on the title page a contemporary ownership annotation below the opening plate in volume 5. Some of the boards are slightly browned and stained. The leaves are somewhat browned and occasionally slightly foxed the full-page plate in volume 5 has been mounted onto the leaf. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Lo van Driel Een leven in woorden. J.H. van Dale schoolmeester archivaris taalkundige 2003; NNBW 1 cols. 675-676; Vaderl. Letteroef. 1855 pp. 105-107. A.J. Bronswijk (volumes 2-3 printed by J.C. & W. Altorffer at Middelburg), hardcover
1882réf. ABC_48114Rotterdam: E. de Bont & Zn. 1882. Uniformly bound in contemporary overlapping vellum wrappers with a red closing tie. 16mo ca. 9.5 x 7.5 cm. With the title and calendar of each work printed in red and black the woodcut coat of arms of Enkhuizen on the title page of ad 1 and of Alkmaar on the title page of ads 2 and 3 12 woodcut illustrations in the calendar of each work 1 for each month and 12 full-page woodcut plates in each work illustrating the literary contributions. 3 volumes. With: 2 ALMANAC. Alkmaarsche almanak voor het jaar 1887. Aanwijzende alle de jaarmarkten kermissen Paard- beest- en leermarkten in het Konigrijk der Nederland.Alkmaar Hermannus Coster& Zn. 1886.3 ALMANAC. Alkmaarsche almanak voor het jaar 1891. Aanwijzende alle de jaarmarkten kermissen Paard- beest- en leermarkten in het Konigrijk der Nederlanden.Alkmaar Hermannus Coster& Zn. 1890. Uniformly bound set of three late 19th-century almanacs including the 1883 edition of the Enkhuizer almanak and an 1887 and 1891 edition of the Alkmaarder almanak. The three almanacs have been uniformly printed with the divisional title pages for the different sections being identical for each. They all include a calendar with eclipses tides and dates of markets; predictions for the weather for the following year based on the data from previous years and the tasks of gardeners for every month; and a long illustrated section with poems and short stories which was a typical addition to almanacs of this time.The wrappers of each work are slightly soiled and stained. The leaves are somewhat browned. Otherwise in good condition. E. de Bont & Zn., hardcover
1804réf. 4622Offenbach: C.L. Brede 1804. Contemporary pink boards tooled in black with a floral ornament in the centre of both boards surrounded by a dotted frame paste paper pastedowns. The work is housed in a brown decorative paper slipcase. 32mo. With an engraved frontispiece an engraved title with a vignette and 8 full-page numbered engraved plates by Neubauer. Fine illustrated German almanac with a calendar and literary contributions including poetry a story in prose and several aphorisms. Most are signed only with initials but two have been signed by Von Münchausen. Each month in the calendar is accompanied by a poem. Several of these are listed at the beginning which means they were considered suitable to use in an Album Amicorum. The plates not accompanied by explanatory texts illustrate scenes from a theatre play and show Romantic scenes after paintings by Buchhöltz.The boards are slightly rubbed some discolouration at the top where the boards are not covered by the slipcase. The frontispiece and title page are detached but still present the page edges of the second half of the work are darker than those of the first half but the two halves likely belong together pencil markings on the verso of one of the plates and the last free flyleaf. Otherwise in good condition.l The children's world of learning 2484; not in Köhring; Lanckoronska-Rümann; Vandenhole. C.L. Brede, hardcover
1836réf. ABC_48113Amsterdam: A. Spin for J. Immerzeel Jr. 1836. Original yellow lithographed publisher's boards with the title and year of publication printed on the spine. 12mo. With a steel-engraved title a full page steel-engraved portrait of Jan ten Brink 6 full-page steel engraved plates protected by tissue paper guards and a folding leaf with musical annotation. Scarce edition of the Nederlandsche Muzen-almanak the most successful literary almanac published in the Netherlands in the 19th century. It was the first almanac in which the literary content played a predominant role although some characteristics of the traditional almanac remained such as the calendar. The almanac featured poetry and fictional stories which had not been published before and marked the debut of many 19th-century Dutch poets and writers. The present edition includes works by Bilderdijk Afscheid first edition J. and A.N. van Pellecom N. Beets J.G. de Hoop Scheffer J. J. L. Ten Kate and Petronella Moens. The almanac was published annually by artist author and publisher Johannes Immerzeel Jr. 1776-1841 from 1819 until 1840 who also contributed to the contents himself.The hinges are weakened but have been repaired with a strip of paper. The boards are partly detached from the book block but the hinges have been repaired with tape occasional minor foxing. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. H.J. Eijsens De literaire almanak als standmeter van de Nederlandse poëzie. Gedemonstreerd aan de Nederlandsche Muzen-Almanak. Thesis UvA 2016. A. Spin for J. Immerzeel Jr., hardcover
1804réf. ABC_48705Paris 1804. Large 8vo ca. 19.5 x 12 cm. L.É. Testu Contemporary gold-tooled tree marbled calf with an ornamental border on both boards a richly gold-tooled spine with red calf title-label lettered in gold gilt board edges gilt edges marbled endpapers. With the engraved coat-of-arms of the First French Empire on the title page and numerous letterpress tables. 16 832 pp. Attractively bound copy of this interesting French almanac for the year 1804-1805 An XIII i.e. year 13 counted from 1792 the period running from 23 September 1804 to 22 September 1805 according to the French Republican calendar which was used from 1793 to 1805. It is the last almanac using the terminology of the French Revolution before Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 was crowned Emperor of the French on 2 December 1804.This almanac contains a wealth of information concerning the organization of the administration of the French state in the first year of the First French Empire. It comprises the names of the main dignitaries in France and abroad mentioning i.a. Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States of America the public officials in Paris and in the provinces the magistracy the clergy the army officers etc. as well as the usual subjects present in most almanacs such as annual fairs stagecoaches and timetables. It is concluded with an extensive index pp. 817-824 and a supplement pp. 825-832 which is not always present in most copies we could trace.The French publisher Laurent Étienne Testu 1765-1839 worked from 1788 for the French printer François Jean Noël Debure 1743-1802 who was the son-in-law of the French printer Laurent Charles dHoury 1723-1786. The family of DHoury had started with the annual publication of the famous Almanach royal which appeared under this title from 1700 to 1792.In 1791 Testu took over Debures printing house and in 1792 the title of the almanac was turned into Almanach national de France due to the new political situation caused by the French Revolution. After Napoleons coronation to emperor in 1804 its title was subsequently changed into Almanach imperial. Testu was appointed imperial publisher to Napoleon until his abdication in 1814.With the 19th-century oval bookplate of the French military Albert Le Lorier "Sous-Intendant Militaire" mounted on the front pastedown. The head of spine is slightly chipped/damaged the corners of the boards are slightly worn. The title page is slightly stained in the outer blank margin two text leaves Oo2 and Zz5 are re-attached probably replaced and their outer blank margins are slightly shortened otherwise a beautiful binding in very good condition.l Grand-Carteret Les almanachs français no. 1433. BOOK HISTORY & PRINTING EUROPE HISTORY Almanacs France hardcover
1836réf. ABC_48424Calcutta: Samuel Smith and Co. at the Bengal Hurkaru Press 1836. Contemporary gold-tooled crimson goatskin with the title and year of publication lettered in gold on the spine. 8vo. With a folding table. Rare directory describing Calcutta's inhabitants during the Company rule in India 1773-1858. It lists the members of the government civil servants and the members of the king's troops as well as schools events religious societies births marriages and deaths and the departure and arrival of ships with the ships from Calcutta further highlighted on a folding table. The work is very rare as it is only available in one library and we have not been able to find it in any sales records of the past 100 years. This seemingly exhaustive directory is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the movements of people in Bengal at the time.The leather is somewhat scratched and bumped the front joint has split at the head and foot but the board is still attached the leather on the spine is slightly cracked. With a grey stain on the fore-edge some of the text on page 25-29 has been crossed out by hand pages XI-XIV in the back are nearly detached. Otherwise in very good condition.l WorldCat 776890501 1 copy. Samuel Smith and Co. at the Bengal Hurkaru Press, unknown