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1837ref. g9054London: W. Lewis & Son. G : in good condition. Rebacked. Some dampstaining and age toning. Tape reinforcement at half title. Bookplate to front pastedown. 1837. First Edition limited to 250 copies. Quarter calf over black cloth cover. 240mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xliv addenda 685pp. Contains a list of subscribers. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . W. Lewis & Son hardcover
1991ref. x-0534139329Chapman & Hall 1991. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 320 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.75 inches. Chapman & Hall hardcover
2003ref. x-0824746996Marcel Dekker Inc 2003. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 616 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.50 inches. Marcel Dekker Inc hardcover
1924ref. 15164Paris, Editions d'Art Edouard Pelletan / Helleu et Sergent, éditeurs 1924. Deux volumes in -8 brochés, en feuilles, à marges de 325 et 368 pages au format 17 x 21,5 cm. Dos resté carré, légèrement jaunis, comme les bords des plats. Petites rousseurs intérieures. Frontispice, bois originaux, en-têtes et culs-de-lampe par Fernand Siméon. Edition en deux volumes qui compose le septième tome des Oeuvres de Charles Baudelaire. Un des 25 exemplaires numérotés sur chine et paraphés par l'éditeur ( n° 18 ), après 15 japon, complet de la suite en noir des illustrations, tirée sur chine, non indiquée au justificatif de tirage. Edition originale illustrée.
ref. 121589London George Allen & Unwin ltd 1967 . First UK edition; 4to 242 x 170mm; several illustrations in b&w usual age-toning no spotting; publisher's original laminated pictorial boards laminate cover to upper board is fragile but the binding is very good a clean copy in very good condition; 112pp. It has often been said that the author owed his writing success to the bedtime stories he created for his own children. What makes this book so special is that it reads as if the author were telling a remarkable story spontaneously as it were to a group of children listening intently at his feet. London, George Allen & Unwin ltd, 1967, hardcover
ref. Bloomsbury-9780567645913T&T Clark. Hardback. New. 224 pages T&T Clark hardcover
ref. Bloomsbury-9780567645913T&T Clark. Hardback. New. 224 pages T&T Clark hardcover
1873ref. 007709Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles 1873. Book. Fine. Morocco. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cette édition a été tirée à 500 exemplaires sur papier de Hollande. one of 500 copies printed on Halland paper. In a Fine signed 19th century Auguste Petit binding of gold-toned full crushed morocco back in five raised bands with gilt rules lettering and tail date covers and edges bordered in 3 gilt rules ornate gilt dentelles marbled end papers top edges gilt A Fine and lovely set with just the slightest of soiling. Librairie des Bibliophiles Hardcover
1873ref. 007709Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles 1873. Book. Fine. Morocco. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cette édition a été tirée à 500 exemplaires sur papier de Hollande. one of 500 copies printed on Halland paper. In a Fine signed 19th century Auguste Petit binding of gold-toned full crushed morocco back in five raised bands with gilt rules lettering and tail date covers and edges bordered in 3 gilt rules ornate gilt dentelles marbled end papers top edges gilt A Fine and lovely set with just the slightest of soiling. Librairie des Bibliophiles Hardcover books
ref. 70186London: George Allen and Unwin Limited 1967. Children's classic FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo 25 x 18cm pp.112. Publisher's glazed pictorial boards illustrated throughout the text with black and white line drawings. Contents clean without spotting no inscriptions. Notoriously fragile covers are in very good condition showing gentle use some laminate shrinkage and wear. An attractive example. Basis for the Oscar-nominated 1996 family feature film Best Original Musical. Listed in BBC's Big Read 200 Best Novels 2003. London: George Allen and Unwin Limited, 1967 unknown
ref. 29807London: George Allen and Unwin. 1967. First UK edition first printing. First UK edition first printing. Publisher's original illustrated laminated boards with black titles printed to the upper board and spine without dustwrapper as issued. Illustrated with line drawings throughout by Michel Simeon. A near fine copy the binding firm and slightly cocked the cover artwork bright and fresh lightly rubbed to the extremities with a couple of small chips to the fragile laminate film at the spine and just a little scuffing to the spine tips. The contents with a touch of toning to the closed text block are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. An excellent example of a notoriously brittle production. The first British printing of this classic of children's literature and the first edition to feature illustrations by Michel Simeon which remained the standard up until 1990. Quentin Blake first illustrated the book in 1995. The story was first published in America in 1961 by Alfred A. Knopf with illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. It has been adapted many times most notably for the 1996 musical feature film directed by Henry Selick and starring Paul Terry as James Henry Trotter which is now considered a cult classic. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: George Allen and Unwin. 1967 hardcover
1760ref. 40177Nürnberg Raspe | Nurnberger (Nuremberg) 1760 | 10 x 17 cm | relié
1920ref. 74956Plon | Paris 1920 | 16 x 26 cm | relié sous étui
1923ref. 65018Editions Mornay | Paris 1923 | 17.50 x 22 cm | broché
1839ref. 39951Paris, Bachelier, 1839. 4to. Contemporary hcalf, gilt spine with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamps on titlepage. VIII,226,(1) pp. Broadmargined on good paper. Light scattered brownspots.
1839ref. 39951Paris Bachelier 1839. 4to. Contemporary hcalf gilt spine with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamps on titlepage. VIII2261 pp. Broadmargined on good paper. Light scattered brownspots. First edition. Poisson made importent contribution to many categories in mathematics and mathematical physics "Poisson'sTheorem" the mathematical treatment of attractive forces etc. "The Recherches sur le Mouvement.projectiles the item offered is the first workto deal with the subject by taking into account the rotation of the earth and the complementary acceleration resulting from the motion of the system of reference. A decade after its publication it inspired Focault's famous experiment demonstrating the earth's rotation"Pierre Costabel in DSB. - In this researchhe extended Lapalce's analysis to allow also for the rotation of the projectile in motion and it helped Léon Foucault to conceive of his pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. - The work is a collection of memoirs. "Ce recherches se composent de plusieurs Mémoires lus par l'Auteur à l'Academie des Sciences et insérés dans les XXVIe et XXVIIe cahiers du Journal de l'Ecole Polytechnique." From verso of halftitle - Bibliotheca Mechanica p. 261. unknown
ref. 57294Tall narrow folio 150 pages in ink; the first 6 leaves with overpasted newspaper clippings; some pages loose cut or missing; some pencil doodlings; some toning and occasional offsetting; contemporary and likely original calf-backed marbled boards spine partially perished and joints cracked. Detailed accounts of the work of a largely unknown itinerant Massachusetts housewright and general builder Simeon P. Pullen. Housewrights were somewhat different than simple carpenters in that they could make plans organize other workers and bring a building project to completion. Little is known about Simeon P. Pullen personally although his marriage to Mary L. Bradford appears in the Fall River Mass. records in 1829. His work detailed here was for jobs in Fairhaven Dartmouth New Bedford Mansfield and Providence R.I. and he boarded his family on location. For a job in Dartmouth in April 1 1834: "Simeon P. Pullen moved into David Crosby house the last day of march 1834 hired the hole consern for one year and to pay him forty dollars rent". His crew at the time included David Cardy who began work May 12 1834 for $5 a month Crapo probably Isaac Crapo and Sparrows whose first name is not given. The next job was in Fairhaven with Mr. Pearce "to finish a part of Mr. Abernathy hous for $225. and find more new stuff ". In 1833: "Mr. William and Charles Mason to Pearce & Pullen for work on Andrew Rodman house witch thay agree to pay and on Miss rodman hous". In Dartmouth in 1834 Pullen did a major job building a bridge for Joseph Gifford at $1.17 per worker per day. In Providence in 1836 & 1837 Pullen was in partnership with one Isaac G. Brown. They worked on projects for Mr. Baker Elisha Durfee's wharf and D. Vincent. "Providence August 1837. D. Vincint to Brown & Pullen for one door frame $1.00 to one window fraim .50 for putting the pediment a crost the north end $12 for a pot closet under the garet stairs $2.00 to cobboards in the chimney $6.00 for repairing the well drum .50 to buildin the fence at .33 per foot $13.33." In August of 1838 Pullen built a jeweller's shop in Providence for Benjamin B. Brownell for $450. He and his crew worked on the steamboat John W. Richmond as well as for "Dr. Arminton". The steamboat John W. Richmond plied the waters between New York and Providence and was named for a successful physician who was also known for holding much of the State of Rhode Island's Revolutionary Debt in bonds and stocks. The last jobs in the book are back in the Fairhaven and New Bedford area. unknown
ref. 57294Tall narrow folio 150 pages in ink; the first 6 leaves with overpasted newspaper clippings; some pages loose cut or missing; some pencil doodlings; some toning and occasional offsetting; contemporary and likely original calf-backed marbled boards spine partially perished and joints cracked. Detailed accounts of the work of a largely unknown itinerant Massachusetts housewright and general builder Simeon P. Pullen. Housewrights were somewhat different than simple carpenters in that they could make plans organize other workers and bring a building project to completion. Little is known about Simeon P. Pullen personally although his marriage to Mary L. Bradford appears in the Fall River Mass. records in 1829. His work detailed here was for jobs in Fairhaven Dartmouth New Bedford Mansfield and Providence R.I. and he boarded his family on location. For a job in Dartmouth in April 1 1834: "Simeon P. Pullen moved into David Crosby house the last day of march 1834 hired the hole consern for one year and to pay him forty dollars rent". His crew at the time included David Cardy who began work May 12 1834 for $5 a month Crapo probably Isaac Crapo and Sparrows whose first name is not given. The next job was in Fairhaven with Mr. Pearce "to finish a part of Mr. Abernathy hous for $225. and find more new stuff ". In 1833: "Mr. William and Charles Mason to Pearce & Pullen for work on Andrew Rodman house witch thay agree to pay and on Miss rodman hous". In Dartmouth in 1834 Pullen did a major job building a bridge for Joseph Gifford at $1.17 per worker per day. In Providence in 1836 & 1837 Pullen was in partnership with one Isaac G. Brown. They worked on projects for Mr. Baker Elisha Durfee's wharf and D. Vincent. "Providence August 1837. D. Vincint to Brown & Pullen for one door frame $1.00 to one window fraim .50 for putting the pediment a crost the north end $12 for a pot closet under the garet stairs $2.00 to cobboards in the chimney $6.00 for repairing the well drum .50 to buildin the fence at .33 per foot $13.33." In August of 1838 Pullen built a jeweller's shop in Providence for Benjamin B. Brownell for $450. He and his crew worked on the steamboat John W. Richmond as well as for "Dr. Arminton". The steamboat John W. Richmond plied the waters between New York and Providence and was named for a successful physician who was also known for holding much of the State of Rhode Island's Revolutionary Debt in bonds and stocks. The last jobs in the book are back in the Fairhaven and New Bedford area. unknown books
1866ref. 860061866. BLOODGOOD Simeon Dewitt. The Sexagenary: or Reminiscences of the American Revolution. Albany NY: J. Munsell 1866. 234pp. Square 8vo. Portrait frontis. two portraits. Early 20th-century three-quarter red morocco and red cloth spine in gilt compartments with raised spine bands t.e.g. Fine. Howes B-545. Sabin 5985. One of 300 copies. Account of the Revolution in central New York drawn in part from the papers of Gov. DeWitt Clinton and Gen. Van Schaick. Simeon DeWitt Bloodgood 1800-1866 was private secretary to New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. First published in 1833 "the edition of 1866 forms No. 5 of Munsell's Series of Local American History" - Sabin. This binding is signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe and is still remarkably clean and bright. unknown
ref. 54013MASSACHUSETTS. BARNSTABLE COUNTY. DEYO Simeon L. ed. History of Barnstable County Massachusetts. N.Y. 1890. Limited ed. Large thick 4to. Illus. portrs. xii 1010pp. A fine copy. A.e.g. in 3/4 morocco. unknown
1997ref. 202343Dayton KY: Biplane Productions Publisher 1997. 1st. Hardcover. VG/VG: In excellent condition. Clean pages strong clamshell box and sturdy binding. Exquisite binding. Clamshell box in 3/4 dark orange leather with silver gilt lettering. The fabric portion is tan. There are silver decals lining the fabric. There is a silver gilt lettered leather bookmark in a black pocket inside the clamshell box. The book is leather the same shade of dark orange as is on the box. The title is in silver lettering down a spine that has two raised ribs. There is a silver mounted coin in the center of the front cover. The free and pasted end pages are a heavy marbled yellow-orange. The book is signed by the author photographer and vice-president of the remington society. Pages: 17 xvi-xxi 2-331 1. Profusely illustrated with color images. This is copy #60 of 250 leather copies; copy #60 of 225 with the silver coin the other twenty-five were gold. Contents are as follows: Introduction -- Ch. 1. Remington supplies the gun trade: 1816-1860 -- Ch. 2. Remington's initial government contracts: 1846-1858 -- Ch. 3. Remington enters the revolver trade: 1856-1861 -- Ch. 4. Remington supplies the union with longarms: 1861-1865 -- Ch. 5. Remington serves the union army and navy revolvers: 1862-1865 -- Ch. 6. Remington revives its civilian market: 1863-1865 -- Ch. 7. Remington adapts to cartridges: 1866-1875 -- Ch. 8. Remington adopts rider's designs: 1865-1914 -- Ch. 9. Remington adds Hepburn's line: 1880-1907 -- Ch. 10. Remington's deringer pocket pistols: 1865-1935 -- Ch. 11. Remington eyes the western revolver trade: 1875-1900 -- Ch. 12. Remington serves the urban market: 1873-1888 -- Ch. 13. Remington repeating rifles: 1880-1906 -- Ch. 14. Remington enters the shotgun trade: 1866-1983 -- Ch. 15. Remington: arsenal for democracy in two wars: 1914-1945 -- Ch. 16. Remington experiments with the self loader: 1905-1935 -- Ch. 17. Remington slide action repeaters: 1907-1949 -- Ch. 18. Remington small bore rifles: 1931-1966 -- Ch. 19. Remington experiments with new materials: 1966-1980 -- Ch. 20. Remington after 150 years: 1966-1997 -- Acknowledgements. Biplane Productions Publisher hardcover
1997ref. 202343Dayton KY: Biplane Productions Publisher 1997. 1st. Hardcover. VG/VG: In excellent condition. Clean pages strong clamshell box and sturdy binding. Exquisite binding. Clamshell box in 3/4 dark orange leather with silver gilt lettering. The fabric portion is tan. There are silver decals lining the fabric. There is a silver gilt lettered leather bookmark in a black pocket inside the clamshell box. The book is leather the same shade of dark orange as is on the box. The title is in silver lettering down a spine that has two raised ribs. There is a silver mounted coin in the center of the front cover. The free and pasted end pages are a heavy marbled yellow-orange. The book is signed by the author photographer and vice-president of the remington society. Pages: 17 xvi-xxi 2-331 1. Profusely illustrated with color images. This is copy #60 of 250 leather copies; copy #60 of 225 with the silver coin the other twenty-five were gold. Contents are as follows: Introduction -- Ch. 1. Remington supplies the gun trade: 1816-1860 -- Ch. 2. Remington's initial government contracts: 1846-1858 -- Ch. 3. Remington enters the revolver trade: 1856-1861 -- Ch. 4. Remington supplies the union with longarms: 1861-1865 -- Ch. 5. Remington serves the union army and navy revolvers: 1862-1865 -- Ch. 6. Remington revives its civilian market: 1863-1865 -- Ch. 7. Remington adapts to cartridges: 1866-1875 -- Ch. 8. Remington adopts rider's designs: 1865-1914 -- Ch. 9. Remington adds Hepburn's line: 1880-1907 -- Ch. 10. Remington's deringer pocket pistols: 1865-1935 -- Ch. 11. Remington eyes the western revolver trade: 1875-1900 -- Ch. 12. Remington serves the urban market: 1873-1888 -- Ch. 13. Remington repeating rifles: 1880-1906 -- Ch. 14. Remington enters the shotgun trade: 1866-1983 -- Ch. 15. Remington: arsenal for democracy in two wars: 1914-1945 -- Ch. 16. Remington experiments with the self loader: 1905-1935 -- Ch. 17. Remington slide action repeaters: 1907-1949 -- Ch. 18. Remington small bore rifles: 1931-1966 -- Ch. 19. Remington experiments with new materials: 1966-1980 -- Ch. 20. Remington after 150 years: 1966-1997 -- Acknowledgements. Biplane Productions Publisher hardcover books
1795ref. 707801795. Pioneering English Treatise on Election Law Simeon John 1756-1824. A Treatise on the Law of Elections In All Its Branches. Corrected and Enlarged. London: Printed by A. Strahan 1795. xx 210 cxxvii 13 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Contemporary calf rebacked in period style gilt-edged raised bands and lettering pieces to spine front endpapers and rear free endpaper renewed. Negligible light rubbing and a few scuffs to boards moderate rubbing and a few nicks to board edges corners bumped and moderately worn front hinge cracked partial crack between final two leaves of index. Moderate toning to text faint dampstaining to head of text block short clean tear to margin of leaf Y4 pp. cxvii-cxviii not affecting text. A handsome copy. $750. Second and final edition. With extensive index containing extracts from election cases. "We have seen that Douglas the reporter in the court of King's Bench had also made reports of election cases which he published in 1775-177 and that other reports of election cases began to appear about the same time. The publication of these reports gave an opportunity for a more logical treatment of the subject which was provided by Simeon's book.": Holdsworth History of English Law XII:346. The first edition which has less content was published in 1789. English Short-Title Catalogue N14028. unknown
1795ref. 707801795. Pioneering English Treatise on Election Law Simeon John 1756-1824. A Treatise on the Law of Elections In All Its Branches. Corrected and Enlarged. London: Printed by A. Strahan 1795. xx 210 cxxvii 13 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Contemporary calf rebacked in period style gilt-edged raised bands and lettering pieces to spine front endpapers and rear free endpaper renewed. Negligible light rubbing and a few scuffs to boards moderate rubbing and a few nicks to board edges corners bumped and moderately worn front hinge cracked partial crack between final two leaves of index. Moderate toning to text faint dampstaining to head of text block short clean tear to margin of leaf Y4 pp. cxvii-cxviii not affecting text. A handsome copy. $750. Second and final edition. With extensive index containing extracts from election cases. "We have seen that Douglas the reporter in the court of King's Bench had also made reports of election cases which he published in 1775-177 and that other reports of election cases began to appear about the same time. The publication of these reports gave an opportunity for a more logical treatment of the subject which was provided by Simeon's book.": Holdsworth History of English Law XII:346. The first edition which has less content was published in 1789. English Short-Title Catalogue N14028. unknown books
1760ref. 40177Nurnberger Nuremberg Nuremberg: Nürnberg Raspe 1760. Fine. Nürnberg Raspe Nurnberger Nuremberg Nuremberg 1760 10 x 17 cm relié First edition illustrated with 20 figures battle scenes at the end of the work. Gothic round typeface. Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Jansenist spine with raised bands. Tawny morocco title label. Blind title. German binding. History of the war between Prussia and its allied states and Austria and its allied states. It was Frederick II who triggered the hostilities between the two nations by attempting to seize Silesia this war took place within the conflict of the Austrian succession. Nürnberg Raspe hardcover