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ref. 51-5782London: Macmillan and Co. 1894 1895. 16mo. 12 x 18.4 cm. Original publisher's blue cloth and blue and green endpapers with gilt embossing and edges. Heads of spines reinforced with thin later blue cloth. Ownershiip ink incription on blank white endpaper of one voplume. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894, 1895 hardcover
1854ref. 98280London UK: Henry G.Bohn 1854. 5th Edition. Leather Bound. Fine. 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. Henry G.Bohn London UK 1854. 5th Edition. 500 pages. 9 full-page engravings on steel by J. Hinchliff including a frontispiece portrait of Tasso. 22 in text engravings on wood by S. Williams. Deluxe binding 5-ribbed Green leather spine and board tips gold decorations on spine green cloth boards with gold rule borders pastel marbled endpapers top page ends gold gilt. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Unmarked. hinges excellent. No foxing. Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Jerusalem Delivered La Gerusalemme liberata is an epic poem by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso first published in 1581 which tells a largely mythified version of the First Crusade in which Catholic knights led by Godfrey of Bouillon battle Muslims in order to take Jerusalem. The poem is composed of eight line stanzas grouped into 20 cantos of varying length. The poem was immensely successful throughout Europe and over the next two centuries various sections were frequently adapted as individual storylines for madrigals operas plays ballets and masquerades; scenes from the poem were also depicted in paintings and frescoes. Contents: Dedication in verse to Georgiana Duchess of Bedford; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; facsimile of Tasso's writing; Life of Tasso; List of English Crusaders; Postscript to the Life of Tasso by John Devey controversy of causes of Tasso's imprisonment and his love affair with Leonora; Canto Summaries; Jerusalem Delivered; L'Envoi 2 page poem. Poetry::Before 1900 History::Medieval History::Middle East Military History::Medieval RBR17 RBR17 Henry G.Bohn hardcover
1864ref. mon0000078266Groombridge and Sons London 1864-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. Volume V of the Intellectual Observer ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON' WOOD. Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1863ref. mon0000078263Groombridge and Sons London 1863-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. 1863 leather bound edition of the intellectual observer volume II - ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AlID NUMEROUS ENGRAVlNGS ON WOOD. Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1865ref. mon0000078264Groombridge and Sons London 1865-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. 1865 leather bound edition volume VI of the Intectual Observer libris plate to end paper ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1865ref. mon0000078247Groombridge and Sons London 1865-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. Rebound leather edition half bound on brown and burgundy cloth includes two Volumes VII & VIII. REVIEW OF NATURAL HISTORY MICROSCOPIC RESEARCH AND RECREATIVE SCIENCE . VOLUME VII & VIII - ILLUSTRATED with PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD from GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1867ref. mon0000078249Groombridge and Sons London 1867-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. loose leather binding 1867 edition vol XI repoairable and inner content very good ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS and TINTS AND NUMEROUS Engravings on wood Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1905London, Dent & Aldine house, 1905. In-8 (20 x 15 cm) percaline éditeur illustrée en or, doré sur tête, gardes illustrées par Daveny, illustrations de Rackham : 12 planches couleurs & illustrations en noir in-texte, 638, p. Exemplaire très frais. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), artiste britannique, illustrateur de nombreux livres. L'œuvre de Rackham est bien plus riche qu'on ne le pense généralement ; certes, la majeure partie de son travail concerne les livres pour enfants, cependant, il a aussi travaillé sur nombre d’ouvrages pour adultes.
1993ref. Q-0942604032Madison Square Pr 1993-02-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Madison Square Pr hardcover
1993ref. Q-088705644XWishing Well Books 1993-04-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wishing Well Books hardcover
ref. 121297London Printed by Henry Hills and John Field 1660. . Three works in one vol; 8vo 17.5 x 12 cm; illustrated with 140 engraved plates ruled in red throughout Old Testament New Testament and Psalmes titles in woodcut borders early ownership inscription in pen to title of Common Prayer extensive manuscript family register to endpapers with tipped-in newspaper obituaries later endpapers hinges strengthened at gutter margins trimmed close to top-margin with occasional minor loss to lettering first 2ff of Common Prayer tipped to front endpapers occasional manuscript captions in pen to plates; 18th-century straight-grain blue morocco flower and wheat-sheaf gilt roll border to covers spine lettered and tooled in gilt with Cherub-head ornament all edges gilt near fine. A fine King James Bible printed the year of the Restoration of Charles II and extra-illustrated with 140 engraved plates. The first 40 plates comprise William Slatyer's c.1587-1646 illustrations to the Book of Genesis printed in c.1635. The sequence is numbered in pen to the lower right corner of each sheet and but for plates 1-2 all are double-page engravings. See ESTC S4008 which records 6 examples in institutional collections worldwide. The plates numbered 1-16 feature printed couplets in Latin Greek Hebrew and English and include an engraved dedication-page with two poems to King Charles I signed Guliel. William Slatyer c.1587-1646 and Jacob Fl. Van Langeren which follow the engraved title-page with vacant cartouches. Plates 17-40 have captions in English drawn from scripture. The New Testament is further illustrated by a sequence of 85 single-image engraved plates with captions in English drawn directly from scripture 14 oval engraved portraits depicting the Holy Family and Disciples many with manuscript captions in pen and a portrait of King David enthroned from the engraved title-page to the Psalterium Davidis printed by Robert Young in 1640 ESTC notes this images was occasionally used as a frontispiece to the Sternhold and Hopkins psalms where it has 4 lines of text below the portrait. Beautifully bound in the eighteenth-century in straight-grained blue morocco the covers with flower and wheat-sheaf gilt roll and Cherubic-head ornaments to the spine. With extensive provenance for the Ball family of Minehead and later Bath including the Hon. Henry John Ball d.1874 who served as actign Chief Justice of Hong Kong and later Attorney General of the colony. ESTC R16969 R210225 & S4008; Herbert 669 & cf.645. London, Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, 1660. unknown
1865ref. 23803London: Day & Son 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt rebacked with most of original spine laid down. Aeg. Very good. Jones Owen. Small folio 28 x 22 cm. 52 chromolithograph plates on twenty-six leaves by Owen Jones and Henry Warren on stone by Albert Warren. Each illustration and accompanying text in a distinct decorative border. GORDON N. RAY The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914 notes that in his later years Owen turned to "original designs of his own." This mid-Victorian time period was the heyday of chromolithography printing with this a brilliant example. Embossed cloth decorated in gilt and green with gilt lettering. Lovely example of Victorian binding beveled edges endpapers toned slight toning to a few fore-edges not affecting plates which are brilliant and clean. Endpapers renewed front cover lettered and decorated in gilt with green rectangular border in gilt. Day & Son hardcover books
19694to., Second Edition, with coloured plates and over 400 illustrations in monochrome; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Greatly augmented version of the original edition of 1958. A standard reference
1860ref. 1086London: Ward & Lock. c.1860. First edition thus. Publisher's original colour-printed pictorial yellow card wrappers. Octavo 25 x 16.5cm. 8pp. printed on one side only and mounted on linen. Each page illustrated with a hand-coloured wood engraving by the Dalziel Brothers. Publisher's adverts to the rear cover verso. A very good copy the binding secure with a little separation to the covers at the foot of the spine a small chip to the head of the rear cover and minor wear to the extremities. The contents with scattered foxing are otherwise in very good order. A scarce mid-nineteenth-century edition of Sleeping Beauty the pages linen-backed and the illustrations hand-coloured. The title forms No. 11 in Ward and Lock's 'The National Nursey Tales' series which according to the publisher's advertisement are "handsomely printed with Coloured Illustrations price 6d. each or on Cloth indestructible 1s. as in the present copy. The attention of the Public is particularly called to this beautiful Series of Children's Books which are in every respect of a superior character. The drawings are by eminent Artists and the Engravings by Dalziel Brothers". Only one institutional copy recorded in Britain according to Library Hub V&A. London: Ward & Lock. hardcover
1966ref. C3VGvg-ES071526Z3New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 x 10 x 4. Complete Set of 2 The Historians' History of the United States. VG. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover Books Volumes I & II w/ slipcase. 1966. G.P. Putnam's Sons NY. Unmarked. Very Good boards; bindings tight solid & square. Very Good dust jackets w/ bit of edge & shelf wear; small nicks & chips to head & foot of spine on larger volume; sunfaded spines; bright color to fronts. Green publisher slipcase sun faded; very sturdy no splits. 1384 pp. 7x10x4". Anthology of American history drawn from the writings of the nation's foremost historians including Francis Parkman Henry Adams George Bancroft & Charles A. Beard arranged chronologically from the pre-colonial era through the mid-twentieth century. Edited by Andrew S. Berky director of the Schwenkfelder Library & James P. Shenton professor of history at Columbia University. Ships in box from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: 2 Volume boxed Set. The Historians' History of the United States compiled and edited by Andrew S. Berky and James P. Shenton is a two-volume historical anthology presenting a pageant of American history. Chronologically structured from the pre-colonial era through the mid-twentieth century the work brings together chapters and essays by American historical scholars including Francis Parkman Henry Adams George Bancroft and Charles A. Beard offering diverse analytical perspectives on the political social and economic milestones that shaped the nation. First published in 1966 by G.P. Putnam's Sons in New York the anthology also functions as a survey of how American historical writing itself evolved across two centuries. By integrating writings from different eras and academic traditions it serves as a reference work for libraries and students of American historiography. Editors Andrew S. Berky a specialist in early Pennsylvania history and director of the Schwenkfelder Library and James P. Shenton a professor of history at Columbia University and Civil War scholar compiled these volumes to offer students and historians a multifaceted overview of the nation's historical literature. The set was issued with illustrated dust jackets featuring a patriotic American eagle motif and housed in a publisher's slipcase. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1865ref. 23803London: Day & Son 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt rebacked with most of original spine laid down. Aeg. Very good. Jones Owen. Small folio 28 x 22 cm. 52 chromolithograph plates on twenty-six leaves by Owen Jones and Henry Warren on stone by Albert Warren. Each illustration and accompanying text in a distinct decorative border. GORDON N. RAY The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914 notes that in his later years Owen turned to "original designs of his own." This mid-Victorian time period was the heyday of chromolithography printing with this a brilliant example. Embossed cloth decorated in gilt and green with gilt lettering. Lovely example of Victorian binding beveled edges endpapers toned slight toning to a few fore-edges not affecting plates which are brilliant and clean. Endpapers renewed front cover lettered and decorated in gilt with green rectangular border in gilt. Day & Son hardcover
1993ref. 71786New York: DC Vertigo 1993. First edition. #1 in Gaiman's 3-part spinoff from his bestselling "dark fantasy" comic-book series "The Sandman" featuring Sandman's older sister "Death." SIGNED ON FRONT COVER BY ARTIST CHRIS BACHALO. Number 1955 of a stated 10000 copies signed by either Gaiman or Bachalo. Housed together with "Death Certificate of Authenticity" in unopened clear plastic envelope sealed with "Limited Treasure Editions Seal of Authenticity" tamper-proof label. Few creases to plastic around label otherwise altogether fine. DC Vertigo unknown
1908ref. 17419London, Nutt, 1908. XVii, 233 (1) pages, heliograph frontispice from a drawing by the author (Marianna and her Vision by the Fire). 8°, blue original cloth with gilt-stamped title and vignette on top, top edge gilt.
ref. 122321London David Nutt 1888. . First edition one of 1000 copies; large 8vo 230 x 175 mm; half-title tissue-guarded frontispiece and 2 plates by Walter Crane decorative head and tail-pieces occasional spotting heaviest to half-title short closed tear to front free endpaper small loss to upper margin of p. 51 not affecting text auctioneers slips from 1976 loosely inserted; publisher's Japanese vellum boards spine lettered in black and lightly rubbed upper cover printed in red and black with illustration by Jacomb Hood boards toned a few small marks on lower cover corners gently bumped a very good-plus copy that presents well; preserved in a later chemise and green morocco-backed slipcase; x 116 2pp. A particularly good copy of the first appearance of five of Wilde's classic fairy tales for children comprising: The Happy Prince The Nightingale and the Rose The Selfish Giant The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket. Mason 313. London, David Nutt, 1888. hardcover
ref. 108503London David Nutt 1888. . First trade edition; large 8vo 230 x 175 mm; illustrated & embellished by Walter Crane & Jacomb Hood contemporary neat ownership name to upper endpaper dated the year of publication; occasional light marginal spot or mark otherwise very good; modern full maroon morocco crimson lettering-piece to spine gilt preserved in a custom-made slip-case fine. Oscar Wilde's marvellous all-time favourite work as illustrated and embellished by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood. Mason 362. London, David Nutt, 1888. unknown
1923ref. C4Gg-A072726A11New York: A. L. Burt Company 1923. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 5.25 x 7.75. G/AC. First Edition; First Printing. 1923. A. L. Burt Company NY. Previous owner name on front flyleaf else unmarked. Hardcover. Good light blue cloth boards w/ black cover illustration & lettering; fading to spine discoloration around edges edge & corner wear minor edge rubbing. Chip & light fray to cloth edges; soiling & rubbing to back cover. Moderate even toning to text block edges. Scattered light foxing. Glossy b&w frontispiece by Phil Schaeffer. Acceptable dust jacket w/ several chips and missing pieces front and back interior flaps missing moderate tanning light soiling & shelf wear; missing piece to spine heel small chips & closed tears along top & bottom edges. 247 pp. 5.25x7.75". Seventh volume in L. P. Wyman's Golden Boys juvenile wilderness series following brothers Bob & Jack Golden Rex Dale & Penobscot guide Kernertok on a canoe trip along the Allagash River in northern Maine. Ships in box from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Published by the A. L. Burt Company in 1923 The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash represents the seventh installment in L. P. Wyman's ten-volume juvenile wilderness adventure series. Set along the remote Allagash River waterway in northern Maine the narrative follows brothers Bob and Jack Golden their companion Rex Dale and Penobscot guide Kernertok as they embark on a canoe expedition through the backcountry. Their mission centers on tracking a fugitive named Stebbins to recover stolen funds vital to Rex's family while navigating river rapids timber camp rivalries and wilderness survival challenges. Presented in publisher-designed light blue cloth boards featuring a black-stamped pine forest and canoeing cover illustration the volume includes a glossy black-and-white frontispiece plate illustrated by Phil Schaeffer. Bibliographical analysis confirms this printing as a First Printing identified by the interior copyright page catalog listing The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash as the seventh and final title published in the series to date. Authored by Levi Parker Wyman Ph.D. Dean of Pennsylvania Military College the Golden Boys series served as a forerunner to the outdoor boy-detective genre popularized later in the decade. Drawing on Wyman's personal knowledge of the Maine woods the text incorporates authentic details of canoeing logistics Penobscot guide tradecraft and regional Allagash geography. With its original pictorial dust jacket this volume serves as a scarce physical record of early 1920s American youth fiction and regional wilderness publishing. A. L. Burt Company hardcover
1923ref. C4VGvg-A072726A10New York: A. L. Burt Company 1923. First with early print jacket. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.25 x 7.75. Married Pair. First Print book w/ early print jacket 1923 copyright. VG/VG. Hardcover. A. L. Burt Company NY. Previous owner name short inscription on front flyleaf w/ small sticker else unmarked. Nice bright yellow cloth boards w/ black cover illustration & lettering; edge & corner wear light fray to cloth edges. Small stain outer text block does not affect interior text or margins. Glossy frontispiece. Very Good dust jacket nice color light tanning & soiling nicks and small edge tears. Book lists to itself. Front jacket flap to Haunted Camp. 247 pp. 5.25x7.75". Third volume in L. P. Wyman's Golden Boys juvenile wilderness series following brothers Bob & Jack Golden in the Maine woods. P. Wyman's Golden Boys juvenile wilderness series following brothers Bob & Jack Golden Rex Dale & Penobscot guide Kernertok on a canoe trip along the Allagash River in northern Maine. Ships in box from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Published by A. L. Burt Company The Golden Boys in the Maine Woods represents the third installment in L. P. Wyman's classic 1920s juvenile adventure series. Set in the dense pine forests and waterways surrounding Moosehead Lake the story follows teenage brothers Bob and Jack Golden as a wilderness retreat at their father's lumber camp transforms into an action-packed outdoor mystery involving stolen motorcycles a coded treasure map hidden moonshiners and wilderness survival. The volume features publisher-designed yellow cloth covers decorated with black and red stamped title lettering and a full-front cover illustration depicting two wilderness adventurers on snowshoes. The text block is equipped with a glossy paper frontispiece illustration by American Golden Age artist Mead Schaeffer who also provided the full-color jacket art. Dr. Levi Parker Wyman a Maine native and Dean of Pennsylvania Military College drew upon his academic background and military academy experience to craft wholesome instructive adventure fiction for high school-aged readers. Published during the golden era of American series fiction prior to the dominance of syndicate-driven pseudonyms this work stands as an authentic historical record of early twentieth-century juvenile publishing and 1920s outdoor adventure literature. Original paper dust jackets from 1920s A. L. Burt series titles suffer from an exceptionally high historical attrition rate with few surviving the passage of time. A. L. Burt Company hardcover
1971ref. ayfxTafelberg-Uitgewers Beperk Cape Town 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1st edition. 316 pages complete. Heavy extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. A beautiful book in good to very good condition. The illustrations are tidy raffinee serene. They are bright and fresh. The dustjacket a bit edge worn and marked. Foxing. Mild tanning. It is however benign and secure. The cloth board covers have some mild shelving wear. The contents are in excellent condition. The pages are clean clear diligent assured generous. R22-08-2021 Mk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Tafelberg-Uitgewers Beperk, Cape Town hardcover
1857ref. 17417London H. Hering n.d. 1857 First edition. Undated but the December 12 1857 issue of Bent's Literary Advertiser lists the book as recently published. The identity of the poet is unclear though a children's phonic reading book published in 1876 reprints the poem and attributes it to a Frances S. Hodgson not to be confused of course with Secret Garden author Frances E. Hodgson Burnett. Publisher's color-printed white pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Pale yellow endpapers. . Oblong quarto. . Richly color printed on every leaf. Illumination inspired by the work of Owen Jones and Noel Humphreys. The designs incorporate medieval illumination-inspired initial letters and decorative bands. Text in Gothic script. Foxing to boards and some edgewear. Contemporary ink ownership signature Eliza Maude Widdas to front flyleaf and twentieth century bookplate Edward J. Law to front pastedown. Very clean and bright throughout. A very good copy of a scarce book. We could not locate much information on Elizabeth Howard-Vyse née Seymour 1815 – 1892 and Fanny Lucy Cecilia Greville 1831 – 1912 in the sources available to us. Howard-Vyse also published a travel account A Winter in Tangier and Home Through Spain 1882. This appears to be Greville's only published book. Howard-Vyse was married to Lt. Col. George Howard-Vyse at the time the present work was published; the couple lived in Windsor which was likely also the home of Greville who was the daughter of a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy. Henry Hering 1814 – 1893 was a publisher society photographer and the last in a family line of bookbinders. Though his primary business venture was not printing he did dabble in printing religious texts and gift books often with his partner Remington and was a promoter of Achille Colas' relief printing process. H. Hering, hardcover books
1857ref. 17417London H. Hering n.d. 1857 First edition. Undated but the December 12 1857 issue of Bent's Literary Advertiser lists the book as recently published. The identity of the poet is unclear though a children's phonic reading book published in 1876 reprints the poem and attributes it to a Frances S. Hodgson not to be confused of course with Secret Garden author Frances E. Hodgson Burnett. Publisher's color-printed white pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Pale yellow endpapers. . Oblong quarto. . Richly color printed on every leaf. Illumination inspired by the work of Owen Jones and Noel Humphreys. The designs incorporate medieval illumination-inspired initial letters and decorative bands. Text in Gothic script. Foxing to boards and some edgewear. Contemporary ink ownership signature Eliza Maude Widdas to front flyleaf and twentieth century bookplate Edward J. Law to front pastedown. Very clean and bright throughout. A very good copy of a scarce book. We could not locate much information on Elizabeth Howard-Vyse née Seymour 1815 – 1892 and Fanny Lucy Cecilia Greville 1831 – 1912 in the sources available to us. Howard-Vyse also published a travel account A Winter in Tangier and Home Through Spain 1882. This appears to be Greville's only published book. Howard-Vyse was married to Lt. Col. George Howard-Vyse at the time the present work was published; the couple lived in Windsor which was likely also the home of Greville who was the daughter of a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy. Henry Hering 1814 – 1893 was a publisher society photographer and the last in a family line of bookbinders. Though his primary business venture was not printing he did dabble in printing religious texts and gift books often with his partner Remington and was a promoter of Achille Colas' relief printing process. H. Hering, hardcover
