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réf. 5535JOHN GIBBON 1827-1896. Gibbon was a Union Army General.DS. 1pg. March 16 1895. Seattle Washington. A financial document signed J.G on the verso. The body of the document which concerns the terms of a loan was written in anther hand and bears a secretarial signature: One 1 year after date without grace for value received I promise to pay to the order of John Gibbon Brig. Genl. U.S.A. Retired the sum of Two hundred and fifty -- $250 Dollars with interest at the rate of six 6 per cent per annum from date hereof until paid. Interest payable semi-annually at maturityJno. Gibbon. The document is on the letterhead of the Agency for Royal Exchange Assurance Pacific Coast Branch. In fine condition. unknown books
1913réf. M9012New York:: E. P. Dutton 1913. 1913. 8vo. xv 296 pp. Tables index. Full gilt stamped red cloth; minor shelf-wear front inner hinge starting. Early ownership signature of Charles Russell Bardeen. Very good. First edition. Bardeen was the first Dean of the Wisconsin Medical School. E. P. Dutton, 1913. hardcover books
réf. 25951Holden A. CURTIS Elizabeth Gibbon. GATEWAYS AND DOORWAYS OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. New York: Architectural Book Publishing 1926. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece xiii i pages 68 plates. First edition. Photographs of ironwork doorways and gateways with contributions by Maxwell Kimball and Arthur Holden. Cover worn; internally fine. unknown books
réf. 26382GIBBON Edward. GIBBON'S JOURNEY FROM GENEVA TO ROME. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1961. 8vo. Cloth dust jacket. Frontispiece xxiv ii 268 pages 11 plates. Second impression. In 1764 Edward Gibbon made a leisurely trip with William Guise from Geneva to Rome. Gibbon kept a methodical journal in French recording every facet of their trip - countryside towns people churches palaces architecture and works of art. This journal reveals his tastes and interests and provides a portrait of the future author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Bonnard as made a faithful reproduction of Gibbon's original French text. Good. unknown books
1788réf. 160730004London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1788. First Edition. Very Good. Complete in six volumes. All First Editions except volume 1 which is a Second Edition. Large quarto. Full contemporary mid-brown calf with early 20th century rebacks vol. 1 fully renewed at the same time and replaced endpapers raised bands red lettering piece and black numbering piece. Tips worn and exposed boards edge-worn. Sporadic light foxing throughout. A handful of small closed tears and marginal stains. Vol. 1 has some offsetting from engraved frontispiece portrait to title page as well as heavy foxing to both; first page of preface torn and missing about half; small wax stain on pages 471-4. Vol. 2: both maps present with small marginal tears but no loss. Vol. 3: binder mistakenly placed duplicate of map "The western Part of the Roman Empire" in previous volume rather than "The eastern Part." map. An attractive set of Gibbons' magnificent history. W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown books
réf. 71808London: The National Book Association and Hutchinson & Co nd. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 288pp. Pages tanned else a very good hardback in a jacket that is darkened on the spine and at the edges of the panels. First published by Jarrolds in 1934 and widely reviewed at the time it quickly became one of the most controversial texts of the Scottish literary renaissance of the early decades of the twentieth century. The National Book Association and Hutchinson & Co hardcover books
1834réf. 624691New York: Harper and Brothers 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Tall octavo. 376pp. followed by publisher's ads inserted dated October 1833. Original cloth with printed paper spine label. Nicks and small tears at the spine ends overall sunning and light wear on the boards small stain at the crown foxing scattered throughout a very good copy. Howes W-18. Harper and Brothers hardcover books
1908réf. 10641THE MOTHER OF THE AMERICAN ATHENS in Harper's Magazine for September 1908 first edition some modest wear to the spine else a vg copy with fine contents of stories poems essays and articles not to mention those marvelous ads. Contains a full page full color illustration by Howard Pyle as well as many such illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green and Frank Schoonover and original stories by Norman Duncan Percival Gibbon Harry Stillwell Edust-wrapper ards and others as well as the serial essay MY DISCOVERIES IN TIBET by Sven Hedin. Harper & Brothers unknown books
1854réf. 207072U.S. Government 1854. hardcover. very good. Case Map. Color lithograph in original brown buckram case. Image measures 9.25" x 5.75". Case map of two maps pertaining to the Amazon River and it's surrounding area with notes on gold and copper mining. Embossed cloth cover with gilt title. Some wear to spine but both maps are attached. First map is "Map of the Andes" a minimalist chart of altitudes measured by varying boiling points. Measures 17" x 19.75". Second map is "Map Drawn by Lieut. Lardner Gibbon to Accompany His Report" a beautiful map of South America including Bolivia parts of Brazil Argentina and Peru. Includes a side inset of the Rio Mamore in Northern Bolivia to Rio Madeira to Rio Amazon. Measures 18.5" x 28". U.S. Government unknown books
1961réf. 11577London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1961 First edition limited to 105 copies on handmade paper. Full stiff vellum with gilt spine. Top edge gilt others uncut. . Quarto. Frontisportrait from a drawing by Thomas Patch. French text preliminaries and notes in English. A fine unopened copy. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., hardcover books
1963réf. 224739England: Cassell 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket. Book and dust jacket lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners book foredges lightly soiled pages lightly browned at edges dust jacket lightly soiled and worn. Cassell hardcover books
1979réf. 130433New York: Crescent 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illustrated by Photos by Edmund Nagele. Fine in fine dust jacket. Crescent hardcover books
1963réf. 164023New York: Dell 1963. Softcover. Good. Good paperback. Pages brown clean text. Light rubbing to cover. Dell unknown books
2002réf. 3992Atlantic Monthly Press 2002. GIBBON Peter H. A CALL TO HEROISM. Foreword by Peter J. Gomes. NY: Atlantic Monthly Press 2002. 8vo. boards in dust jacket; 277 pages. First edition first printing. Signed presentation by Gibbon on title page. Near fine few minor bumps covers in fine d/j. $15.00. Atlantic Monthly Press unknown books
1999réf. 190904London England: Laurence King Publishing 1999. Hardcover. VG spine ends bumped. bump to back lower corner. light scuffs scratches to boards. dustjacket has edge-wear creasing to spine ends rubbing to corners. black boards w/ gilt spine printing. 208 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. pictorial & green dustjacket w/ white red printing. "The ikat silks of nineteenth-century Central Asia are unrivalled in their gloriously inventive designs resplendent colours and technical mastery. Ikat is an ancient technique in which colours are applied to silk warp yards in multi-stage tie-dye resist methods before being woven." "Incorporating original research in Russian and Uzbekistan the text places Central Asian ikat production in its historical and social context. The complex history of the region is described in particular the social and economic structure of the ikat-producing centres offering fascinating insights into the textile guilds and workshops and defining the important ritual function of textiles in society." "Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia stands as an eloquent testimony to the extraordinary skills of dedicated craftsmen and their magnificent creations and is a reference work for textile scholars collectors and designers as well as all those interested in this area of Asian textile production."--WorldCat. Laurence King Publishing hardcover books
réf. 184123New York: Charles C. Bigelow & Co not dated. Hardcover. Good ex-library with library stamps and labels on blocks spines inside front and rear covers. Previous owner's name on title half-pages. Pages are lightly age toned but otherwise clean and clear. Six volume set bound in red cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Each volume has a bw illustrated frontispiece with protective guardsheet. Six volume set detailing the decline of the Roman empire. Charles C. Bigelow & Co hardcover books
1878réf. 135043London: Macmillan 1878. Hardcover. Fair Ex-lib. labels at spines bookplate inside front covers pocket inside backs usual markings; Some wear to cloth particularly at extremities; Back board and last hundred pages of volume one show water damage only at the very top of the pages; Hinges cracking; Some pencil markings throughout but still very readable. Brown embossed cloth; Gilt titling at spine; 335 404 pp.; No illustrations other than title page of volume one. Scottish lawyer and writer; Founded the Edinburgh Phrenological Society in 1820; Combe's major work was The Constitution of Man. Macmillan hardcover books
1989réf. 126318Sacramento California: Crocker Art Museum 1989. Softbound. VG. Pictorial wraps 84 pp 49 color and BW plates plus additional images. Published for the exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum Sacramento CA September 16-October 29 1989 and the Laguna Art Museum Laguna Beach CA November 24 1989- January 28 1990. Crocker Art Museum paperback books
1682réf. 1409275London: printed by J. M. J. Macock 1682. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 16 165 3 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown leather with gilt titling to spine. Both boards are detached from spine has a significant loss of leather to edges and spine ends and cracking to surfaces. Textblock has the front free end page detached from spine an ownership inscription to the recto of the front free end page chipping to edges of front matter age toning stains to some pages and minor worming to bottom margins of some pages throughout. Text in English and Latin. Shelved in Room A. USTC: 3105598. 1409275. Special Collections. printed by J. M. [J. Macock] hardcover books
1811réf. 161453Edinburgh 1811. hardcover. 12 volumes. Frontispiece portrait and 2 large folding maps. Handsomely bound in contemporary full brown calf; gilt-stamped borders and spines with red leather labels; marbled endpapers and page edges leather is rubbed and a bit edgeworn in spots; hinge neatly repaired in two volumes still a quite attractive set. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute et al. 1811. unknown books
1988réf. 300068London: The Folio Society 1988. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Sold as 8 volume set two slipcases with 4 volumes each~~Volume I: The Turn of the Tide; Volume II: Constantine and the Christian Empire; Volume III: The Revival and Collapse of Paganism; Volume IV: The End of the Western Empire; Volume V: Justinian and the Roman Law; Volume VI: Mohammed and the Rise of the Arabs; Volume VII: The Normans in Italy and the Crusades; Volume VIII: The Fall of Contantinople and the Papcy in Rome. ~ ~The two slipcases have some general wear; a bit of separation but they are both holding quite well; each book has a stick from the previous bookseller indicating they are sold as a set. Near Fine binding. The Folio Society unknown books
1997réf. 324327London: Laurence King 1997. paperback. near fine. Illustrated throughout mostly in color. 208 pages. 4to matte pictorial wrappers. London: Laurence King 1997. First softcover edition. A near fine copy with small bump at head. Published to accompany the touring collection. Laurence King unknown books
1997réf. 307389London: Laurence King 1997. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Replete with 500 illustrations including 424 in color. 368 pages. Large folio black silk cloth d.w. two-part slipcase. London: Laurence King in association with Alan Marcuson 1997. Deluxe first edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper and printed solander slipcase. Far superior to the smaller book only 148 illustrations with very similar title printed in 1997 by Calmann & King. Laurence King unknown books
1933réf. 302096Glasgow: University Press 1933. hardcover. very good. Jean Bourdichon. Illustrated with black and white paintings and sketches throughout. 190 pages. 8vo red boards small chip on spine. Glasgow: University Press 1933. A very good copy spine lightly soiled and extremities bumped. Ex-library copy with a few light pencil markings. Scarce. University Press unknown books
1796réf. 202758London: Strahan 1796. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece portrait 2 vols. large 4to bound in full mottled calf rubbed green leather spine labels; light foxing on a few pages otherwise fine. London: A. Strahan T. Cadell Jun W. Davies 1796. Very good Strahan unknown books
