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1931rif. 4931Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission 1931. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1931 reprint of this 1767 travel diary and written record of one man's observations while visiting the Missions of the Province of Texas. Clean and VG in its original stapled wrappers. Octavo 42 pgs. Small neat former owner initials at top-edge of front panel. Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission paperback books
1929rif. WRCAM39667Paris 1929. 2121pp. plus 4pp. of printed wrappers. Quarto. Original printed wrappers. Contemporary label for the Society for Promoting Christian Bookplate of John Lawson on front wrapper verso. Knowledge mounted on front wrapper largely removed. Institutional inkstamp on front wrapper. Wrappers lightly chipped torn at spine. Paper lightly toned and brittle. Good. A rare ethnological account and extensive lexicon of the Warau or Guarano Indians of the Orinoco Basin originally published in Volumes XX and XXI new series of the JOURNAL DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES AMÉRICANISTES DE PARIS 1928-29. OCLC lists only nine copies. unknown books
1817rif. 007022London UK: John Murray. Very Good. 1817. Later Edition. Softcover. Seventh edition. Previous owner name or notation on title page. Missing wraps or cover original binding unknown. Text is clean and free of markings tape repair to last page.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . John Murray paperback books
1962rif. 248633Milano: Officine Grafiche Ricordi 1962. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Text in Italian and English; no pencil or ink markings in text; red cloth binding; large heavy book; chips on top and bottom dust jacket spine; light edge wear to dust jacket covers; dust jacket protected in a mylar cover; digital images can be made available upon request. Very Good binding / near Very Good dust jacket. Officine Grafiche Ricordi unknown books
1987rif. 424099Cantini Edizioni d'Arte 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Square 8vo. Cloth. 131 pp. Text in Italian. B/w illustrations. Light shelfwear. Jacket with light wear at edges. Very good in a very good jacket. Cantini Edizioni d'Arte hardcover books
1980rif. 74965New York: Vantage 1980. First. hardcover. very good/very good-. v 153pp. short thin 8vo cloth d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. New York: Vantage Press 1980. First edition. A very good copy in a very good - dust wrapper. Vantage unknown books
1935rif. 028105Vienna: Jos. Schlesinger 1935. Octavo. 641 1 iii 3 pages 15 unnumbered leaves of plates. English and Hebrew on opposite pages. Bibliography of the Hebrew Book 1470-1960. The follow of God has to knock on Heaven's Gates. In other words these are not merely verbal prayers but prayers of the heart. Is it possible Bob Dylan's early Jewish background influence his writing of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Bound in brown cloth color pictorial pastedown within a gilt framed spine lettered and decorated in gilt color illustrations all edges gilt gift inscription "In remembrance of the engagement of Millie Hauser and Reuben Shimilove". A very nice copy. Jos. Schlesinger unknown books
1773rif. S13775London:: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly 1773. 1773. Sm. 8vo. xxxvii 3 136 pp. Engraved frontispiece. On page 121: "Inscribed to Mr. Betteroth". Original calf rebacked with handsome new spine and red morocco gilt-stamped spine label. Bookplate of Hastings Nathaniel Middleton. Some minor ink annotations to the title. Very good. Originally issued in 1729 under a slightly different title and then again reissued in 1739. This is the third edition. "Brown was an enthusiastic angler and in 1750 at the suggestion of Dr. Johnson brought out an edition of Walton and Cotton's "Compleat Angler". . . MOSES BROWNE 1704 – September 1787 was a pen-cutter from Clerkenwell London England who became a poet and eventually rose amongst the ranks of the Church of England. He made various contributions to the Gentleman's Magazine founded by Edward Cave at St. John's Gate in 1731 who awarded Browne several prizes for his contributions. Browne mixed with some distinguished literary figures of his time including befriending Samuel Johnson. Browne was appointed vicar of Olney Buckinghamshire in 1753. In 1764 Browne took on the post of Chaplain at Morden College in Blackheath London. He remained vicar of Olney at the same time as vicar of Sutton Lincolnshire until his death in 1787. See: John Bartlett Catalogue of Books on Angling: Including Ichthyology . . . 1882 page 15; DNB III pp. 52-3; Thomas Westwood Thomas Satchell Bibliotheca piscatoria a catalogue of books on angling. . . 1883 pp. 43-4. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773. unknown books
1968rif. TB29605Barre Mass.: Barre Publishers 1968. Republication of 1968. Near fine in white paper covered boards with blind text embossing on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with a prior owner's name on the first free end page and with bumps to the upper fore corners of the boards. In a very near fine price clipped dust jacket with a tiny 1/8" closed tear at the lower fore edge of the front panel. 116 pages of text and illustrated with reproductions of the photographs of the last six men alive as of 1864 who were soldiers during the American Revolution. Originally published in 1864 by R. A. Moore in Hartford Conn. which when found is extremely uncommon. Barre Publishers hardcover books
1817rif. 306781London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. Slip announcing vol. IV of Typographical Antiquities inserted before half title of Vol. I. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Original drab boards printed spine labels untrimmed. Old clean repairs to the joints of vol. I; joints of vol. III a bit rubbed. Ownership signature of Mary Curteis Dec. 29 1817 on pastedown in each volume; bookplate of Charles Sarolea and his signature on title page; small morocco label; printed label of Claude Smith on flyleaf. Very good. Cloth slipcases. First edition. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. Slip announcing vol. IV of Typographical Antiquities inserted before half title of Vol. I. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70 Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press unknown books
1817rif. 306787London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Contemporary straight-grained red morocco by Charles Smith covers gilt ruled with gilt side-pieces along central panel spines in six compartments with elaborate gilt scrollwork gilt turn-ins blue silk doublures with gilt cornerpieces duplicated on silk free endpapers a.e.g. Foxed minor rubbing to boards an attractive copy. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Bound by Charles Smith. Dibdin's lavish work in an ornate binding by Charles Smith one of the more active and competent binders in London of the 1810s-'30s with his "13 Church St Soho" ticket in volume 1. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70. Provenance: R.P. Hooper bookplate Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press unknown books
1817rif. 261849London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue and slip of gold printing with directions to binder slip at vol. II p. 417. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. Bound in contemporary three quarters blue pebbled morocco spine gilt and marbled boards and edges. Fine small bump to some pages in Vol. I. Bookplate of The Right Hon. Charles Abbot prob. Charles Abbot 1st Baron Colchester in Vols II & III. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue and slip of gold printing with directions to binder slip at vol. II p. 417. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70 Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press unknown books
1824rif. 262161London: Printed for Harding Triphook and Lepard Finsbury-Square and J. Major Fleet Street 1824. Large paper copy of the first edition. li i 400; 512 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. Full tree calf a.e. g. by Riviere. Labels reads "Dibdin's Work." Bookplates of Henry William Poor Marinus Willet Dominick Francis J. Gagliandi and Stuart B. Schimmel. Large paper copy of the first edition. li i 400; 512 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. LARGE PAPER COPY. Pagination not as called for in Pippin and Windle who call for continuous pagination. Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square and J. Major, Fleet Street unknown books
1765rif. 53988London: Printed by W. Bowyer for A. Millar in the Strand 1765. Third Edition. Frontispiece in Volume I by Hoare of Ralph Allen on engraved t.p. 204; 331; 338 pp. 3 vols. 12mo. Polished contemporary calf gilt spine. Very good. Third Edition. Frontispiece in Volume I by Hoare of Ralph Allen on engraved t.p. 204; 331; 338 pp. 3 vols. 12mo. Printed by W. Bowyer, for A. Millar, in the Strand unknown books
1900rif. 008172London / New York : S. T. Freemantle / J. B. Lippincott Co. 1900. # 188 of 208 copies printed for America. Two volumes in publisher's original green buckram gilt lettering at spines top edges gilt. Profusely and wonderfully illustrated. Very Good spot of discoloration rear board Vol. II scattered light toning at end papers only. A handsome set of this classic of natural history. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Thick 8vo. S. T. Freemantle / J. B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover books
1964rif. 3842bdCharlottetown P.E.I.: St. Dunstan’s University 1964. First Edition. Octavo blue cloth hardcover viii 308 pp. Map plates. Near-Fine in a slightly chipped and rubbed dust jacket. St. Dunstan’s University, (1964). First Edition. hardcover books
1745rif. 42910San Sebastian: por Bartholome Riesgo y Montero impressor de dicha M N y M.L. Provincia 1745. First edition 2 volumes folio pp. 18 ccxxix 1 436; 2 392 12; titles printed in red and black lexicon in double column engraved amorial headpiece errata leaf at the back of vol. II; full 19th-century speckled calf red edges double gilt-ruled borders on covers gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments red and black morocco labels in 2; a few minor imperfections hinges tender else a very good sound set. Bookplate of "Milton / Peterborough." This is the first dictionary of Basque preceeded only by Oihenartus' Notitia utriusque Vasconiae tum Ibericae tum Aquitanicae Paris 1638 to which was appended a Basque word list. Larramendi also compiled a Basque grammar 1729. Entry words are in Castilian with Basque and Latin equivalents. The 230-page introduction is an extensive history and grammar of the Basque language the only non-Aryan language of western Europe and a language unaffilliated with any other. Not in NUC. Not in Collison Dictionaries of Foreign Languages; Trubner Catalogue of Dictionaries and Grammars cites only the 1853 revision. Zaunmuller col. 28. por Bartholome Riesgo y Montero, impressor de dicha M N y M.L. Provincia unknown books
1968rif. 31935Los Angeles: the Ward Ritchie Press 1968. First edition 1 of 500 copies 8vo pp. vii 1 39 1; illus.; fine in original gray cloth stamped in gilt near fine slipcase. Introduction by Doyce B. Nunis Jr. the Ward Ritchie Press hardcover books
1861rif. 2284Amherst: Henry A. Marsh 1861. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. 15p. removed. Stearns 1805-1876 was na American Reformed minister and teacher who served as president of Amherst College from 1854 to 1876. None found in trade at time of this writing April 2020. Here he speaks on the Civil War. Spot to title page. Henry A. Marsh unknown books
1866rif. 70048London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Perhaps a review copy: a holographic note that reads "From the Publisher" appears on the half-title in the first volume. The story of Hereward a historical Anglo-Saxon figure who led resistance against the Normans from a base in Ely surrounded by fen land. It was Kingsley's last historical novel and was instrumental in elevating Hereward into an English folk hero. From the library of Scottish lawyer university administrator and bibliophile Dr. Alexander Bennett McGrigor of Cairnoch LLD 1827-1891 with his gilt-stamped leather bookplate to each front pastedown. Octavo two volumes. In three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper bindings by Maclehose of Glasgow with gilt titles five raised bands and matching marbled endpapers. The original cloth has been laid down on blank leaves and bound in at the rear. The spines are a touch sun faded; otherwise very good and quite lovely. Macmillan and Co hardcover books
1857rif. 70049Cambridge: Macmillan and Co 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. With the Crimean War as its backdrop this novel called attention to the issues of sanitation and public health. From the library of Scottish lawyer university administrator and bibliophile Dr. Alexander Bennett McGrigor of Cairnoch LLD 1827-1891 with his gilt-stamped leather bookplate to each front pastedown. Octavo three volumes. In three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper bindings by Maclehose of Glasgow with gilt titles five raised bands and matching marbled endpapers. The original cloth has been laid down on blank leaves and bound in at the rear. The spines are a touch sun faded; otherwise very good and quite lovely. Macmillan and Co hardcover books
1850rif. 70047London: Chapman and Hall 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. In this novel Kingsley set out to expose the social injustice suffered by workers in the clothing trade and the trials and tribulations of agricultural laborers. It also gives an insight into the Chartist campaign with which Kingsley was involved in the 1840s. From the library of Scottish lawyer university administrator and bibliophile Dr. Alexander Bennett McGrigor of Cairnoch LLD 1827-1891 with his gilt-stamped leather bookplate to each front pastedown. Octavo two volumes. In three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper bindings by Maclehose of Glasgow with gilt titles five raised bands and matching marbled endpapers. The original cloth has been laid down on blank leaves and bound in at the rear. The spines are a touch sun faded; otherwise very good and quite lovely. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1837rif. BL4647New York:: American Tract Society 1837. 1837. D. Fanshaw printer; also issued in Boston the same year. 12mo. 108 pp. Engraved frontispiece; light foxing. Original quarter calf marbled boards; rubbed extremities showing wear. Ownership signatures of Cornelia J. Tarbell; J. Perkins. Very good. American Tract Society, 1837. hardcover books
1833rif. BL4654Boston:: Crocker and Brewster 1833. 1833. Small 4to. 4 ¼ inches. viii 204 pp. Original full plain calf; lacks spine label upper joint split holding by cords edge wear. Provenance: Signatures of Mrs. Mary Pritchard and Mary B. Sawyer. Note: Also printed in New York in the same year. Good. Crocker and Brewster, 1833. unknown books
1830rif. BL4680New York:: G. & C. & H. Carvill 1830. 1830. 2 volumes. 8vo. 439 1; 491 1 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author; a couple of minor waterstains. Original quarter brown cloth plain paper over boards printed paper spine labels; extremities very worn. Untrimmed. Ownership signatures of Rev. John Grosvenor Tarbell 1793-1882. Scarce. The Rev. Robert Hall 1764–1831 born at Arnesby near Leicester taking his degree at King's College he became a prominent Baptist minister. Carol Rinderknecht A Checklist of American Imprints 1830-1839: Author Index. Scarecrow Press 1989 1731; Edward C. Starr A Baptist bibliography: Being a Register of Printed Material By and about Baptists 1954 H981. G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1830. hardcover books
