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1710rif. 29188A 1710 reprint edition of "The Primer set furth by the kinges maiestie & his clergie" printed by Richard Grafton in London on 17 August 1546 is a Tudor Church of England prayer book in English. Derived from the 1545 Henry VIII primer it contains the Lord's Prayer Apostles' Creed Ten Commandments psalms and reformed devotional material. Its English text reflected the religious changes of the Reformation and anticipated the Book of Common Prayer. Collation: 118 unnumbered leaves. Size: 7 x 4.5 inches 17.8 x 11.4 cm. Bound in leather with marbled boards and leather corners gilt title to spine. Condition: Very Good binding secure mild rubbing to leather light toning to pages. References: #29188 PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Richard Grafton hardcover
1692rif. WB18475Amsterdam 1692. Hardcover. Very Good. Amsterdam: 1692. Folio 304 x 198 mm. Title page in red and black with engraved vignette of British royal arms extra engraved title page bound after dedication 12 full-page engraved plates and numerous engraved illustrations of medals in text. 18th century calf gilt morocco lettering piece. Leather a bit dry front hinge cracking but overall still a very good copy. 20 copper engraved commemorative medals by Adriaen Schoonebeeck. Added engraved title page signed by Romeyn de Hooghe dated 1691. 12 full-page etchings signed by de Hooghe that depict festival constructions for Williams entry into The Hague in 1691 and also portraits of William and Mary among other emblems. Engraved headpiece and initial decoration on dedication leaf signed by Schoonebeck followed by full-page engraved leaf honoring Chevalier with depictions of Atlas Aristotle and other muses. Full contemporary vellum blind-stamped with central lozenge design; very slight foxing or staining engravings fresh; covers slightly bowed. Initialled bookplate P.M.G to front pastedown. First Edition in French of this biography of William III of England extensively illustrated to show important events in the monarchs life. hardcover
1835rif. 177521835. Garrison William Lloyd associated. Third Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the New England Anti Slavery Society 1835 an early institutional document of organized abolitionism that records the structure leadership and expanding influence of the New England Anti Slavery Society during a formative stage of the movement. Issued four years after the Society's founding in 1831 under the leadership of William Lloyd Garrison editor of The Liberator the report documents the transition from localized reform efforts to a coordinated national campaign through affiliated societies. The text situates abolition as a moral and political imperative asserting the rapid growth of antislavery sentiment and anticipating legislative abolition. Garrison and Knapp. Third Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the New England Anti Slavery Society. Boston: Garrison and Knapp 1835. First edition. Pamphlet. The report includes the Society's constitution lists of officers detailed subscription and donation records and a treasurer's report alongside rosters of life and honorary members. Named figures include William Lloyd Garrison Moses Brown Thomas Clarkson Josiah Wedgwood and William Wilberforce linking American abolitionist organizing to transatlantic reform networks. The closing statement declares "Thousands and tens of thousands of conscientious persons are already beginning to look upon slaveholding in its true light as an atrocious crime. it will have been abolished by the State legislatures" expressing confidence in the accelerating spread of antislavery conviction. Published in 1835 the same year the New England Anti Slavery Society reorganized into the Massachusetts Anti Slavery Society the report documents a critical moment of institutional consolidation and expansion within the abolitionist movement. The inclusion of financial records and membership lists provides evidence of the material and social networks sustaining reform while the ideological language reflects the shift toward immediatism that defined Garrisonian abolitionism. Later plain wrappers; light wear with clean and stable text. Overall very good condition. unknown
1834rif. 38513Edinburgh: Thomas G. Stevenson 1834. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EDITION OF 27 LETTERS ALMOST ALL OF WHICH ARE HOMOEROTIC MISSIVES FROM THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM TO KING JAMES I BELIEVED TO BE HIS LOVER. 4 xlii 40 pp. 11 of the letters had been printed before with modernized spelling and often bowdlerized; the other 16 are printed here for the first time. ALL 27 LETTERS APPEAR HERE WITH THE ORIGINAL SPELLING AND COMPLETELY UNEXPURGATED. See David M. Bergeron "King James & Letters of Homosexual Desire" Iowa City: University of Iowa Press 1999 chapter 5. EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY 51 COPIES. 8vo. Fore- and lower edges uncut top edge gilt. Attractively bound by J. Larkins signed in 19th-century half morocco and marbled boards. Some wear to extremities of binding. INTERNALLY FINE AND BRIGHT. An early and important monument in the history of homosexuality in Great Britain. Thomas G. Stevenson hardcover
rif. 20106Printed by John Baskerville Printer to the University Cambridge 1761. First Baskerville edition third title impression with the price of 8s. 6d. on the title page. 8vo 9 3/4 x 6 inches. Contemporary full dark blue calf with wide 1 1/8 inch decorative gilt border to sides spine ornamentally blocked in gilt in 7 compartments and unlettered all edges gilt. Headband a little frayed some rubbing but no cracking to the joints. Overall very good and internally very clean. With the signature of Mary Craven on upper margin of title and another dated 1802 on front fly. Seven Craven family births recorded on rear free endpaper 1806-1843. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Printed by John Baskerville, Printer to the University, Cambridge, 1761. unknown
1687rif. 000829London: Printed by Ric. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St Paul's Church-Yard 1687. Half leather. Very Good. Hollar W.; Hertochs A. Second edition; large folio; 8 720 4 pp complete with four engraved plates. In contemporary half leather over marbled boards worn with loss to extremities spine rubbed splits to leather along hinges but binding is secure. Occasional unobtrusive ink marks spots and paper browning closed tear and creases to front free end paper undulations to final few quires probably resulting from vertical storage of this large folio early ink manuscript inscription to front paste-down; overall a clean and wide-margined example of this attractive edition. Complete with 3 double-page plates and engraved portrait frontispiece by A. Hertochs opposite engraved coat of arms by W. Hollar A very good copy of this monumentally comprehensive and well printed edition. ESTC R6734. Printed by Ric. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St Paul's Church-Yard hardcover
1736rif. 240Oxford: Printed by John Baskett 1736. Leather Bound. Very Good. 8 x 10 1/2 inches. 4to. 3 ffep 1 marbled a 8 leaves A - F 8 leaf quires G 4 leaves. Printed in two columns. Griffiths 1736/3. Bound with: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Authorised King James Version. Oxford: Printed by John Baskett 1736. A - Rrr OT & Apocrypha Qqq - Iiii in 8s NT a - d in 8s Index. Not in Herbert or ESTC. Separate title page for New Testament dated 1735 and stating location as London. Also not in Herbert or ESTC. Bound with: Sternhold Thomas and John Hopkins. The Whole Book of Psalms: Collected into English Metre. London: Printed by T. Wood and E. Palmer for the Company of Stationers 1732. A - G 8 leaf quires. Printed in two columns. ESTCT90365. Gift inscription from Maria Rice to Lucy Rice dated 1773 and later gift inscription dated 1855. Occasional loss at edges. All page edges gilt. Bound in beautiful full black morocco with light surface and corner wear. Boards with extensively gilt decorated borders and edges. Spine with five raised and gilt bands and extensive gilt decoration in six compartments. A nice Baskett BCP and an unusual unrecorded Bible in an exceptional 18th Century binding. Printed by John Baskett unknown
1750rif. 49463finely bound copy with engraved frontispiece title page in red and black double column final leaf of common prayer Bbb Psalms dated 1751 30 pages Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches: and the form or manner of making ordaining and consecrating of bishops priests and deacons Printed by George Grierson hardcover
1985rif. mon0000551278Forward Publicity 1985T. paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Some marking due to age on pages but overall book remains in good condition considering age. Forward Publicity paperback
rif. WAL-R-5d-01256Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Used - Very Good. A bright square and overall a nice copy Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing unknown
2017rif. __0415738024Taylor & Francis 2017. Hardcover. New. 786 pages. 9.25x6.25x2.00 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
1727rif. 474Edinburgh: John Baskett Mr. Baskett and Company 1727. Contemporary fine Scottish red morocco. Very Good. A very scarce Edinburgh published pocket-sized Book of Common Prayer bound in well-preserved contemporary fine Scottish morocco.The Book of Common Prayer BCP is the central prayer book of the Church of England first published in 1549 and later revised containing the forms of worship sacraments and ceremonies for Anglican use SCARCITY Only a handful of institutions have a copy and it rarely comes up for sale at an established auction house - three examples that I can find in the auction record and one copy was missing leaves. I do not see another example of this edition for sale. Overall condition: Very Good. Complete. BOOK INFO Published in 1727 in Edinburgh Scotland by Mr. Baskett and Company John Baskett. Bound in contemporary Scottish cottage-roof period red-brown hue popular in the late 1600s and early 1700s fine morocco. The boards are a stunning and beautifully preserved example of early-Georgian decorative 'All Over' geometric gilt tooling from a high-end Scottish bindery. Each cover features repeating intersecting gilt circles and semicircles running down the vertical axis. The delicate gold tooling utilizes small pointillé dotted stamps inside the circular intersections framed with stylized floral roll-tools and corner sprigs to give it a rich dense texture. This central design is flanked by ornate stylized rosettes and fleur-de-lis devices. The main design is bordered with double gilt fillets and an outermost layer of triangular gilt paneling. The spine has four raised bands separating compartments richly tooled and ruled in gilt. All board edges tooled in gilt. All page edges gilt. Inner gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers. A sumptuous luxurious binding. Pocket-sized 24mo format 4.75" x 2.5". Collated and complete. All catchwords align and all leaves are present including blanks. Signatures: Pi2 a12 B-Q12 R10 ABOUT THE WORK The Book of Common Prayer is the title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches historically related to Anglicanism. The first prayer book published in 1549 in the reign of King Edward VI of England was a product of the English Reformation following the break with Rome. The 1549 work was the first prayer book to include the complete forms of service for daily and Sunday worship in English. It contains Morning Prayer Evening Prayer the Litany Holy Communion and occasional services in full such as funeral or marriage rites. CONDITION REPORT The book is in Very Good antiquarian condition. Exterior and binding: Lovely preserved leather still rich in its original reddish-brown hue. Light wear to extremities. Spine sunned a little. Gilt tooling in excellent shape overall remaining chiefly intact except where some board rubbing occurred. Some spine lean. Page edge gilt is dulled and faded. Firm hinges and joints very tight binding. Bottom corners are worn. Interior: Pages are lightly toned and generally clean. Faded endpapers. Former owner name in faded antiquarian ink on both front blank and at the foot of the 'Articles of Religion' first page at the back. No bookplates. There is some light damp-staining mostly marginal. Signs of handling: One leaf has a small marginal hole an occasional bent corner or cluster of bent corners some creases. A lovely copy. All in all a very scarce Scottish Book of Common Prayer in nicely preserved and beautiful contemporary fine binding. John Baskett (Mr. Baskett and Company) unknown
1762rif. 851Cambridge: Printed by John Baskerville 1762. First Baskerville duodecimo edition. Leather Bound. Very Good . 4 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches. 198 leaves including cancel title without slip over price second issue with title reset. Light marginal soiling. Griffiths 1762/8. Bound with: Sternhold Thomas and John Hopkins. The Whole Book of Psalms Collected into English Metre Printed by John Baskerville Cambridge for B. Dod London BCP; John Baskerville Birmingham Psalmes 1762. 61 leaves. First Baskerville edition. ESTCT87252. Marbled endpapers. All page edges gilt now worn. Bound in contemporary dark olive morocco. Elaborately gilt-tooled to cottage roof design gilt now dulled and worn. Front hinge professionally repaired. Two first edition Baskerville printings bound together. A unique book. Baskerville was an innovative printer and typographer whose works are considered to be some of the most beautiful printed in the English language. Tributes to his genius as a printer include the font that bears his name as well as nods by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles and Umberto Eco who named the protagonist in The Name of the Rose William of Baskerville. Printed by John Baskerville unknown
1824rif. FIN3-C-11London: W. Bent 1824. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 4". Not Stated. Published by W.Bent by the King's authority this is a personalised copy of the weeks preparation. This companion contains two parts and is a guide to the week including prayers hymns and a companion for the altar. Full title: The New Week's Preparation for a worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper: as recommended and appointed by the Church of England: consisting of meditations and prayers for the morning and evening of every day in the week: with forms of examination and confession of sins: and a companion at the altar directing communicant in his behaviour and devotions at the Lord's table: also instructions how to live well after receiving the Holy Sacrament: to which are added a morning and evening prayer for the closest or family. In a full calf gilt stamped binding. Personalised gilt stamp indicates owner as Isaac Oldham Bold Esq Bailiff of Liverpool. Externally very smart. Some mild rubbing to boards joints and tail of spine. Small ink spill to rear board. Pastedowns and endpages lined with silk and gilt stamped. Internally generally firmly bound. Front endpaper loose. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed W. Bent hardcover
1930rif. mon0000061174The Pilgrim Press 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Hardback. Well read copy with some spine wear creasing to several pages and discolouring of page edges due to age. Still very useable. The Pilgrim Press hardcover
rif. Bloomsbury-9781509981144Hart Publishing. Hardback. New. 744 pages Hart Publishing hardcover
rif. Bloomsbury-9781509981144Hart Publishing. Hardback. New. 744 pages Hart Publishing hardcover
1792rif. 028192London: L. Wayland 1792. Large Octavo. Frontispiece 12 284 250 58 pages. Nice large type. One of the better unofficial printings done at the end of the 18th century. The border resembles Didot. The use of the singular for the sacraments is an error see Griffiths. Both the British Library and the Huntington have copies with this variation. Special full black straight grained morocco both boards centrally inlaid red green and gilt insignia with the name Thos. Harrison above insignia and dated 1823 below boards trimmed in a decorative gilt roll binding by Thomas Harrison with 1825 on front cover with red insignia. Very clean text engravings have foxing with tissue guards. ESTC T082266; David M. Griffiths The Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer p. 205. L. Wayland unknown
1919rif. 348420Boston: Small Maynard & Company 1919. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Slight mustiness else fine in very good dustwrapper with small nicks and tears and some overall soiling. Scarce in jacket. Small, Maynard & Company hardcover
1611rif. 751911611. The Creation of Baronets Under James I James I 1566-1625 King of England and Ireland. His Majesties Commission to All the Lords And Others of the Privie Counsell Touching the Creation of Baronets Whereunto are Annexed Divers Instructions And His Majesties Letters Patents Containing the Forme of the Said Creation. Also the Forme of an Oath to be Taken by the Said Baronets. London: Imprinted by Robert Barker 1611. iv 18 p. 18 18-38 2 39-44 pp. First leaf blank signed "A". Lacking final leaf a blank. Quarto 7-1/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into modern three-quarter calf over marbled boards gilt and blind fillets and gilt title and publication date to spine. Moderate toning to interior light soiling to first leaf a small repair to its verso minor smudges to title page and following leaf. A handsome copy. $850. Only editions. Enactments dealing with the creation of the baronetage by James I. The title of baronet "a new dignitie between Barons and Knights" was established by letters patent as a way for James to raise revenue quickly without Parliament. Initially prospective baronets were required to pay enough money to "maintaine the number of thirtie foote-Souldiers in Ireland" for three years at a rate of eight pence per day men badly needed to maintain English control in Ulster. The second title largely reprints the letters patent of the first title and includes some additional clarification about matters of precedence. There are 1274 baronets on the Official Roll of the Baronetage today. English Short-Title Catalogue S122652 S100729. unknown
1740rif. 200029AG1740. Augsburg Seutter c.1740. Original hand-coloured engraving. Plate Size: 48.6 cm x 56.7 cm. Sheet Size: 54 cm x 62.1 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Some minor browning evident with the slightest traces of staining to outer margins. Tape repairs to reinforced reverse. Moreland and Bannister 1983: Tooley 1979. A very detailed and interesting map of England and Wales. To the north lies Scotland while offshore parts of Ireland and France are seen. Rivers headlands towns and cities are identified and relief shown pictorially. Divides England into pre-Norman Conquest: The Kingdome of West Saxons The Kingd. Of South Saxons The Kingd. Of Kent The Kingd. of East Saxons The Kingdom of East Angles The Kingdom of Mercie The Princedome of Wales and the Kingdome of Northumberland. Shows major cities and regions such as Surrey Cornwall Dorsetshire Wiltshire Somersetshire Essex Suffolk Warwikshire London Hartfordshire Denbighshire Shorpshire Yorkshire Cumberland Cambridge and Darbyshire. Includes the British Channel to the south and the Irish Sea or St. George's Channel to the west. In the top right of the map a large allegorical title cartouche represents the wealth of Britain - illustrating the sciences trade and industry agriculture and maritime activity throughout the realm. In the opposite corner a smaller cartouche shows map symbols and three scale bars. A compass rose guards the mouth of the Bristol channel. Matthäus Seutter 1678-1757 was one of the most important and prolific German map publishers of the 18th century. Matthaus Seutter the elder first published his "Atlas Geographicus" in 1720 and added to the contents in subsequent editions under the title "Atlas Novus". He was succeeded in his business by his son Georg Matthaus Seutter and after his death his son Albrecht Carl inherited but died early in 1762. Matthaus' widow then sold the business to her sons-in-law Tobias Conrad Lotter and Johann Michael Probst who eventually left it to M.A. Lotter Matthaus' grandson. Wikipedia unknown
rif. SONG0754661105Used: Good unknown
1976rif. SBBIH-XIWZ7AX53QOTFabian Society 1976. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Fabian Society paperback
1948rif. 073827Arkansas State College Press. Hardcover no jacket in Good condition previous owners name inside there are no other marks or writing some edge wear especially at the corners straight spine good binding some wear but good shape for its age . Good. Hardcover. 1948. Arkansas State College Press hardcover
rif. DADAX0806129425Brand: University of Oklahoma Press 0000-00-00. paperback. New. 7.00x0.75x10.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: University of Oklahoma Press paperback
