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1836réf. 34112New Haven 1836. 8vo 8pp. stitched as issued with 2 small corrections in the text in the hand of Noah Webster in red pencil and in ink as usual; fine copy. Skeel 751: "This pamphlet was printed but not published copies being given to each of Webster's children and grandchildren for the purpose of preserving the history of the family . and to correct an error in Dr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut." Surprisingly it is only the 11th printed genealogy of an American family. unknown books
1832réf. 34082London: published by Black Young and Young foreign booksellers to the King 1832. First English edition used by Webster as a template for his 1841 octavo "reprinted by E.H. Barker Esq. of Thetford Norfolk from a copy communicated by the author and containing many manuscript corrections and additions: with an appendix by the editor"; 2 volumes 4to; pp. viii i-civ plus unpaginated lexicon in triple column; 2 and unpaginated lexicon; the publisher's advertisements noted by Skeel have not been preserved in this copy. A good sound copy in mid-19th-century half calf over marbled boards rubbed and scuffed top of one spine with small chip; good and sound. One of the scarcest of the early editions of Webster. Of note is the inclusion of Joseph Worcester's "Synopsis of Words pronounced by different Orthoepists" extracted from the American edition of 1829 which was edited by Worcester and published prior to the rift that developed between the two lexicographers. As to the text of the lexicon itself Skeel notes that it "was reworked by the English editor and was not merely a reprinting." Vancil p. 260; Skeel 589A. published by Black, Young, and Young, foreign booksellers to the King unknown books
1967réf. 19488New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1967. First edition 8vo pp. vii 1 184; 4 full-page illustrations included in pagination; jacket a little soiled and abraided else very good. Essays by Webster on the United States mostly political but some on cultural nationalism. Frederick A. Praeger unknown books
1848réf. 31188Springfield: George & Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontispiece portrait after Samuel F. B. Morse slightly offset onto title page; full original sheep gilt lettered direct on spine; some rubbing and wear but sound. George & Charles Merriam unknown books
réf. 155648vo pp. 96-104 offprint loose as issued in orig. blue printed wraps. "A private letter on political matters" Skeel. Enclosed in loose boards showing this copy to be that of Emily E.F. Skeel with her bookplate; thence ex-N.Y.P.L. Two other pamphlets listed on the N.Y.P.L. accession slip are not present. unknown books
1806réf. 31181New Haven: from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke 1806. Second edition 12mo pp. 224 2 table of contents; contemporary 1/4 sheep and drab paper-covered boards rubbed and worn at extremes but tight and firm text browning throughout with some spotting overall a good sound copy. The volume is divided into eight sections numbered 14 to 21 and continues the historical geographical agricultural and political discussions begun in volume I first published in 1802. The second edition of vol. II adds the text of Washington's Farewell Address. Josiah Meigs president of the University of Georgia praised both volumes in 1804 in a letter to his friend Webster: "I am much pleased with your manner of describing our North America. You have risen from the briars and brambles of detail and given us a luminous and comprehensive view of a WHOLE. I shall use my influence to introduce it into our schools. ." Skeel 545 see also Skeel 544. from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke unknown books
1913réf. 584New York: privately printed 1912 1913. First edition 8vo 2 volumes; presentation copy "from the daughter of Emily Ellsworth Fowler Ford i.e. the editor Emily E.F. Skeel Xmas 1913" to name erased. A note on the verso of each title reads "Printed by Kathleen Gordon Ford Turle Rosalie Greenleaf Ford Barr Grace Kidder Ford Williams Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel Worthington Chauncey Ford Roswell Skeel Jr." A printer's imprint at the end of each volume shows that the book was printed in Glasgow by Robert Maclehose & Co. The work contains seven first printings of certain Webster materials mostly extracts letters and memoranda -- see Skeel 766. With two frontispiece portraits browned from acidic tissue and 7 plates; extremities lightly rubbed and with some slight chipping spines soiled else a good sound set in original blue cloth. privately printed, 1912 unknown books
1871réf. 26931Tokyo: Binsei Kyosho 1871. Fukurotoji 7.25" x 4.75" 27 leaves; original blue wrappers printed paper label on upper cover; some wear dampstain entering text at bottom margins but generally good or better and preserving the original printed fukuro paper sheath. Spelling book in English with a Japanese translation by Yôyû Shisui. Osaka Joshi Daigaiku Library Selected Catalogue of Dutch and English Studies B-5. NYPL only in OCLC. [Binsei Kyosho] unknown books
1876réf. 16051Brooklyn: privately printed 1876. Folio 15 leaves printed on the rectos only engraved frontispiece portrait of the lexicographer after the painting by Samuel F.B. Morse engraved title-page of A Dictionary of the English Language with a vignette showing Webster at work in his library note: these two engravings are not in all copies of the Genealogy; 5 vignette illustrations of fables taken from early American editions of Webster's Spellers; original plain gray paper wrappers some splitting along top edge and spine but generally very good. The first book by the eleven-year-old great-grandson of Noah Webster which he printed himself at his home in Brooklyn in an edition of 250 copies. The original edition of the Genealogy published by Webster himself in octavo format and without illustrations appeared in 1836. BAL 6140; Skeel 752. privately printed unknown books
1839réf. 9583New Haven 1839. 12mo 12pp. stitched as issued; some light spotting along the gutter edge but generally fine. Skeel 763 showing this to be the same text as that printed in broadside form in 1836 with slight changes. See also Skeel 762: "An essay discussing orthography and pronunciation and the books which record and teach them with particular reference to Webster's series of books. This is followed by a testimonial subscribed by thirty-one senators and severity-three representatives . The compiler believes the introductory matter and connective notes were written by Webster. In this pamphlet version the names are not given individually. From this point the text and recommendations are partly the same partly new the latest date being January 1839. unknown books
1833réf. 2749New York: Huntington and Savage 1833. Leather bound. Fair. Leather bound. 5 3/8" X 4 3/8". vi 341pp plus one leaf of testimonials. Original leatherbound boards with black gilt-stamped title label to spine. Heavy wear to binding with boards exposed at extremities and edges of spine heavy scattered rubbing and chipping. Spine mostly disintegrated with title label present but peeling away. Warping to boards. Lean to spine. Hinges cracking mostly detached. Previous owner's name to front pastedown and the half of rear free endpaper present. Dampstain to pages 321 through to the end. Age toning to pages. Dictionary in triple column. Huntington and Savage unknown books
1790réf. 465383Hartford: Printed by Elisha Babcock 1790. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Edited by Noah Webster and signed by him on the dedication page. Octavo. 6 364 4pp. Contemporary calf over boards with leather titling label on spine. Two contemporary owners' names in ink at top margin of title page. A third autograph has been neatly clipped from the top edge of the title page. Wear to the edges of the boards and corners spine back and label are scuffed front joint is split both hinges neatly reinforced with one thin strip of cloth tape a good copy with modest scattered foxing. Copied from Winthrop's original manuscript by Connecticut Governor John Trumbull the editor is identified as Noah Webster by Skeel and by his signature in this copy. A desirable copy of Winthrop's historically important journal which includes the first written account of the ascent of Mt. Washington in 1642. ESTC W20590; Evans 23086; Skeel E.E.F. Webster 781; Trumbull J.H. Connecticut 1695. Printed by Elisha Babcock hardcover books
1928réf. 009470New York: J. H. Sears & Company 1928. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition Thus. Wide 8vo. Illustrated end papers by Christopher Rule. Color frontispiece and marginal illustrations every page by Eva Noe. Bound in bright orange cloth with gilt lined color illustration on paper front cover Near Fine spine just a hint lightened small rubs at corners a quite handsome copy gift quality. Sears Illustrated Juveniles series. J. H. Sears & Company Hardcover books
1802réf. TB29021Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Charless 1802. Later Printing. Good in 1/4 leather and marbled paper covered boards. A 16mo measuring 6 1/4 by 4 inches with the text block close to loose within its original boards held on only by the sewing cords which are woven into the boards. The pages are all uniformly tanned and there are two early prior owner's names on the front paste down. Page 23/24 has two small chips from its upper and lower margins which does not impact on any printing. 80 pages of text. Skeel 682 Printed by Joseph Charless hardcover books
1779réf. 48338Sulzbach: Aharon ben Meshulam Zalman 1779. First edition. Hardcover. vg- to vg. Folio. 254 4 double-sided leaves. Rebound in brown buckram over decorative tan paper boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Title page with decorative woodcut border. This work of Halacha Jewish law by German Rabbi Noah Hayyim Zevi Hirsch Berlin 1734-1802 interprets the talmudic laws concerning the washing of the hands the laws of mixed eruvs "Eruvei Hazerot" and the prohibition on incest. One of the more prominent Talmudists of his era Rabbi Berlin was considered an intelligent teacher and interpreter of the the oral law. Here he makes use of both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud as his sources. This is among his best known works. Decorative woodblock headpiece at the top of the first page and a decorative floral woodblock tailpiece on the verso of leaf 254. The last four pages at the back contain an extensive index refering to the Shulhan Aruch printed in three columns. Text throughout Hebrew. Binding with some minor bumping and scratches to the spine. Some minor bumping to extremities including the bottom right corner of the front cover and the side-edge of the back board. Title page with a period inscription in ink along the bottom margin as well as a few light water stains. A few small wormholes start on the title page and run until p.25 one of which continues until p.130. Text almost entirely unaffected by the holes. Small orange sticker on the top on the interior front cover. Binding in very good interior in very good- condition overall. Hebrew Title: . ספר עצי ×למוגי×: ×•×”×•× ×‘×™×ור עמוק ורחב על כל דיני נטילת ×™×“×™× והלכות עירובי חצירות ושניות לעריות Author: נח ×—×™×™× צבי ברלין Alternate transliteration: Atzei Almogim Aze Almogim Bibliographic reference: Vinograd p.299 Sulzbach #363. Aharon ben Meshulam Zalman hardcover books
1955réf. 109869Garden City:: Doubleday & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paperback. A Doubleday Anchor Original mass market paperback. Age darkened along the spine else very good in illustrated wraps. Cover illustration by Edward Gorey. . 1955. Doubleday & Company, paperback books
1998réf. 1402864New York New York: Harmony Books 1998. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 295 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is bright orange with black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "$23.00" on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail and mild creasing to rear joint. Signed flat on title page by Noah Hawley. Shelved in Room Z. 1402864. Special Collections - Upstairs. Harmony Books hardcover books
2016réf. 1402871New York New York: Grand Central Publishing 2016. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 391 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is white and gray with blue and gray lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "$26.00" on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head mild shelving wear and creasing along spine tail and rear tail joint. Textblock edges have mild shelving wear; interior has mild shelving wear along fore edge. Signed flat on title page by Noah Hawley. Shelved in Room Z. 1402871. Special Collections - Upstairs. Grand Central Publishing hardcover books
2012réf. 1404473New York New York: Doubleday 2012. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 307 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is red with black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "$25.95" on front flap. Boards have small dent to spine head and mild shelving wear along spine tail. Signed flat on title page by Noah Hawley. Shelved in Room Z. 1404473. Special Collections - Upstairs. Doubleday hardcover books
1815réf. 802Cambridge: Printed and sold by Hilliard and Metcalf 1815. First Edition. 42 pp. plus one page of publisher's advertisements. Original self-wrappers stitched. Stamp of Providence Library on front wrapper. Small nicks in front wrapper edges worn open tear in lower margin of pp. 35/36. Toned throughout unevenly in front wrapper and lower outer corner of first several leaves. Good to very good untrimmed. The propsectus and first issue of Noah Worcester's FRIEND OF PEACE quarterly journal which ran to 1827. Worcester 1758-1837 was a Revolutionary War veteran and Unitarian Congregationalist pastor who helped lay the foundation for American peace movements with his 1814 tract A SOLEMN REVIEW OF THE CUSTOM OF WAR. Sabin 105253. Printed and sold by Hilliard and Metcalf paperback books
1976réf. 1417480London: Oxford University Press 1976. Softcover. Quarto vii 113 pages. In Good plus condition. Paperback binding. Covers dark beige with black lettering to the front. Covers have slight wear including faint soiling and sparse minor chips to the head/tail edges. Text block has very slight wear. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex QB/Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for international expedited orders. Economy International/expedited shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1417480. FP New Rockville Stock. Oxford University Press unknown books
1889réf. 628497New York: The Trow City Directory Company 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimile edition. Prefaced by a general description by Noah Webster. 215pp. Folding map. Quarter parchment and papercovered boards with printed paper label. Corners rubbed and a little soiling small tears on a couple of roughly opened leaves a very good copy. One of 100 numbered copies. The Trow City Directory Company hardcover books
1870réf. 40664New York: Samuel French 1870. 39 1 blank pp. Original printed orange wrappers rear wrapper trimmed closely shaving several letters. Wood-engraved frontispiece. The pamphlet stitched into contemporary thick muslin wrappers "Coleman Sisters" written in ink on front wrapper. Very Good. Jewish American Mordecai Noah wrote and published this play in Charleston in 1812 under the title "Paul and Alexis; or The orphans of the Rhine." According to Jonathan Sarna "The Wandering Boys" was ranked among the best of its genre and only the second American play to appear on the London stage hence it represents the first play by an American Jew to appear on the London stage see Jonathan D. Sarna Jacksonian Jew: The Two Worlds of Mordecai Noah New York 1981. This copy lists the cast of the 1849 Boston performance so it was not published before then and the publisher moved from the listed address 122 Nassau Street in 1870 or shortly thereafter thus providing a date range of publication. Samuel French unknown books
1751réf. 31003Boston: D. Fowle 1751. 172 2- bookseller advt but lacking the half title. Light blindstamp to first two leaves disbound. A small blank corner chip to title last leaf margins repaired affecting a couple of numbers in the Table of Contents. Scattered spotting. Good. Hobart was pastor for many years of a Congregational church in Fairfield Connecticut and an active participant in the struggle to thwart the establishment of the Episcopal religion in the colonies. Jenkins called this pamphlet a "keystone volume in the history of the Episcopal Church in America with many documents and reports as appended matter." Sabin quoting Stevens says it is "perhaps more suggestive than any other one volume for the materials of the historian who contemplates a history of the Establishment of Episcopacy or the Church of England in New-England." FIRST EDITION. Evans 6693. Sabin 32311. II Jenkins 131. ESTC W29098. D. Fowle unknown books
1786réf. 30995Newbury-Port: Printed by John Mycall 1786. 61 1 blank pp with the half title. Stitched in contemporary drab wrappers. Untrimmed. A lovely copy with occasional mild foxing. Near Fine. Half title inscribed "Edw. Titcomb". The pamphlet is Worcester's argument in his doctrinal dispute with Reverend Murray the founder of Universalism. FIRST EDITION. Evans 20158. NAIP w003489. Printed by John Mycall unknown books
