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1958pp. iv, 567. Inked ownership of Elizabeth E. Heale, Havertown PA. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket with price, slightly scuffed and soiled. Hardbound. Nice copy. TRAVEL/1
1910xvi, 181 + Frontis and full page tipped in photograuvers. Top edge gold. Inked ownership. 12mo. Original three-quarters red leather over marbled boards. Spine gold lettered with raised bands. Hardbound. Nice copy. Revised and enlarged edition of the 1903 publication. TRAVEL/1
1905pp. xxxii, 458. Printer's ornaments and initials taken from the early originals. 8vo. Original blue cloth bindings, lettered in gold. Manuscript ownership of: Edward S. Parsons, March 1905. An absolutely fascinating collection of scarce texts and tracts reprinted from Arber's 8-volume "English Garner" (1877-90) and re-edited by Thomas Seccombe, with new introductions by Andrew Lang (1844-1912), scholar, folk-lorist, poet, fairy tale author, and general man of letters). A wonderful glimpse of English life in the 17th century. It includes: "Of English Dogs" (1536); "Doctor John Dee" (1577); "Notes on Wines used in England" (1568); "The English Army Rations in the time of Queen Elizabeth" (1591), "Comments on the Secrets of Angling" (1653); and much, much more. These are very rare popular tracts. Really quite a remarkable collection. A very nice copy of the First American Edition. W55
1798257 p. Double column. 8vo. 210 mm. Later plain wraps. Blank corner missing from first two leaves. A wonderfully miscellaneous collection of late 18th century observation and commentary on (mostly English) life, history, manners, politics, economics, and all sorts of prominent men (and women). Some of the essays are quite substantial and illuminating. In many of them there is a generous portion of humorous misogyny. It make for worthwhile reading by anyone interested in 18th century Britain. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 8
1903pp. v, 154. 16mo. 165 mm. Unusual contemporary full cloth binding. Autograph ownership of Belle Shetter. Very good. "Ninth edition." Henry Augustus Shute (1856-1943) was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy (1875) and Harvard University (1879). He was born and lived in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he worked as a lawyer and a judge of the municipal court. Sometime in the 1890s, He began writing for the Exeter News-Letter. His weekly stories based on recollections from boyhood were popular, however, it was not until the publication of 'The Real Diary of a Real Boy' (1902) that Shute acquired national recognition. He went on to write nineteen other books and published extensively in the Saturday Evening Post (1925-1928). Called the "Mark Twain of New England," Shute's humorous, innocent, and 'jolly' stories continue to provide valuable insight into the customs of his time and place. Tasha Tudor later (1968) illustrated this charming New England Tale. HUMOR 8
1829Two volumes. pp. xxxiv, (6), 498 + Frontis engraving, dated 1798, of Mercury, seated; (6), 590, (2). Offsetting from frontis, as usual. Foxed. 8vo. 235 mm. The original paper boards binding has perished and should be sometimereplaced. John Horne (1736-1812), later known as John Horne Tooke began his celebrity when he became an enthusiastic partisan of Wilkes in 1768. They made a good pair. Horne loved battles of wits and legal maneuvering, and he sympathized with every cause for liberty, including the French Revolution, and the independence of the American Colonies. Wilkes and Horne later came to bitter disagreement and fought a war of 'Letters'. The redoubtable Junius entered the controversy on Wilkes's side. Horne retorted vigorously, and proved the most successful critic of that famous agitator. A friend of Horne's, William Tooke, lived in the charming town of Purley, and it was he who persuaded John Horne, by then a famous political agitator, to add the name of Tooke to his (as a mutual honor after Horne had successfully fought an Enclosure Act which would have adversely affected Tooke's Purley property). After John Horne Tooke wrote 'The Diversions of Purley' it was apparent that he wanted to be heir to at least half of his Tooke's fortune; but thiswas not to be. This edition of discursive and eccentric linguistic essays,edited and printed by Richard Taylor (1781-1858), is considered the best version of 'The Diversions of Purley'. W151 R
1838pp. lxvii, 420, (8) [Publisher's Catalogue]. Illustrated with 140 wood engravings in text, taken from ancient paintings. 8vo. 230 mm. Later full buckram binding. A very good copy of this great classic (First Edition - 1801). "This book is a key source for information on leisure time activities in 'Olde England,' including sports, hunting, games, dancing, gymnastics, music, festivals including Christmas and May Day and customs such as Mumming, The Boy Bishop, and The Lord of Misrule. It answers questions such as "How do you score a joust?," (p. 125) "When did feral wolves become extinct in Britain?," (p. 12) and "How much do you pay the piper?" (p. 164) And what is Shakespeare talking about when he mentions Shove-Groat (p. 242) or Nine Men's Morris (p. 256)? (The modern equivalents are shuffleboard and tic-tac-toe). Included are numerous quotes from original documents and dozens of plates based on period illustrations. Strutt also documents the constant conflict between popular culture and the religious and secular powers." **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GAMES BOX 5
1986159 p. Folio. 345 mm. Includes over 120 wonderful full-color photographs, supported by a literate text. Cloth boards backed in a leather-like material. Soiled dust jacket. The wide range of subjects and the brilliant color clarity of the photos make this volume a treasure. NEW ENGLAND 1
1899pp. viii, 286. Uncut. 8vo. Original full red buckram binding. Original paper spine label. Hardbound. Very nice example of a scarce and important work. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GAMES BOX 2
194847p. + 8 full page color plates. Twenty- seven black & white illustrations. 8vo. Original full paper binding. Original dust jacket, very slightly worn. Hardbound. Very nice condition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GAMES BOX 3
1933325p. + Plus Frontis and full page plates. Ownership of L. Greenwalt. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, very slightly soiled. Hardbound. First Printing. Nice copy. SHAKESPEARE BOX 1
1868Two Volumes. Inked ownerships of Paxton Parkin, 1884, on both title pages. P.W.P, 1884, on front paste downs. Slight age staining. 8vo. Original full red buckram bindings. Volume II lacks half spine. Hardbound. A comprehensive history of dueling throughout the world. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! . GAMES BOX 1
1852pp. vi, 424. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original half leather over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine, lacks original leather labels. Raised bands. Hardbound. SHAKESPEARE BOX 4
1971pp. xi, 114 + Portrait plates. 8vo. Original blue wraps. As New. A still useful bibliography of the great mountains of New Hampshire. NEW ENGLAND 1
196619 p. Illustrated. Color printed wraps. 5.5" x 8.5". Brief but valuable review of medicine in early New England. NEW ENGLAND 1
195862 p. Illustrated. Color printed wraps. 5.5" x 8.5". Useful descriptions of the buildings and sights in this famous historic recreation. Revised edition. NEW ENGLAND 1
196926 p. Illustrated. Color printed wraps. 5.5" x 8.5". Brief but valuable review of medicine in early New England. NEW ENGLAND 1
1937pp. xxvi, 302. Illustrated with 217 monochrome photos and 20 color plates. Large 8vo. 10.5" x 7.25". Original full blue cloth binding; spine decorated in gold. The title page continues: Exhibiting the development of the Arts of Interior Architecture and House Decoration, the Arts of Cabinetmaking, Silversmithing, etc., especial emphasis being laid upon the Point that our early Craftsmen evolved from the Fashions of the Old World a Style of their Own; with an Account of the Social conditions surrounding the life of the original Owners of the various Rooms. PA 47
193890p. 8vo. Original printed wraps. A fine copy of this useful bibliography on King Arthur and the tales that surround the Knights of the Round Table. REF8
1978108p. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. Very good copy. AMERICANA BOX 4
1932pp. xv, 95 + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Presented by the author to the Altland Historical Library. Signed by the author. Call letters on title page and edges. Foxed. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, spine slightly marred. Hardbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 2
1804Two Volumes. With 10 hand-coloured aquatint plates "Drawn by H. Repton. Engraved by Stadler.", title vignettes signed "H. Repton inv. & delin. H. R.Cook sculpsit." Offsetting. Plates age stained especially on verso. Decorated title pages. 185mm. Disbound. Early inked ownership of E.W. Spangler in both volumes and scratched out ownership on title pages. Edward Webster Spangler. (1846-1907) was from York, PA. During the Civil War he was a member of Company K, 130th Regiment PA Volunteers, Second Brigade, Third Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. After the War he was a lawyer in York for more than 40 years, president of the Spangler Manufacturing Company, and for a time publisher of the York Daily (Record). .Humphry Repton (1752-1818) was a great English landscape designer, and illustrator. These 'Odd Whims' were dedicated to his neighbour William Windham of Felbrigg Hall. Repton served as Windham's confidential secretary during Windham's very brief stint as Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ENGSETS BX 5
1797Fuller Title: JOHNSON'S LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS, Abridged: With Notes and Illustrations by the Editor. Designed for the Improvement of Youth in the Knowledge of polite Literature, and as a Useful and Pleasing Compendium for Persons of Riper Years. To which is prefixed, Some Account of the Life of Dr. Johnson. pp. xxi, [3], 239. Lacks the frontispiece. 12mo. 180 mm. Original leather boards; with a nice modern leather back. New endpapers. Printed bookplate of M.S. Carothers. First English abridgement and the first Newbery edition. `A work better calculated to lead the young mind to an acquaintance with English Literature, than Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, is, perhaps, not in existence.' Fleeman 79.4 LP/A/2; Courtney & Smith, p. 143; Roscoe J191A. Hardbound. Very good. In 2008 Quaritch had a similar copy , but with a frontis priced at $1500.00. W144
1860Two Volumes. pp. xvi, 395; vii, 440 + Engraved frontis portrait. 8vo. Some light foxing to preliminary leaves. Handsome full leather binding, decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gold gilt. Engraved armorial bookplate of Lewis Loyd. A handsome set of the First Edition. Edited by T.F. Ellis, this set includes some of his earliest and latest works, among them: Macaulay's Poems and Inscriptions, 'Criticisms On the Principal Italian Writers', 'Mill On Government', 'Sadler's Law Of Population', 'On Mitford's History Of Greece', Utilitarian Theory Of Government', articles on John Dryden, John Bunyan, Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson, William Pitt, &c. Many of them were originally articles written for the Knights Quarterly Magazine, the Edinburgh Review, and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. A handsome set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SW2
1866351 p. Small 8vo. Pages browned. Contemporary half leather binding. Early ownerships of John E. Miller and Nellie Bradford. "No book published within the memory of man, in the English or any other language, has effected so great a revolution in the previously received opinions of society. The influence of that unpretending treatise has extended to hundreds of thousands of minds which know not whe nce they derived the new light that has broken in upon them, and percolated into thousands of circles that are scarcely conscious of knowing more about Mr. Combe than his name, and the fact that he wa s a phrenologist. the appearance of which created a sensation unparalleled by any philosophical work ever published in the language" - Illustrated London News, 1858. The book's fame did carry a word for phrenology with it; but Constitution is not a book about phrenology, instead it is a book of natural philosophy which teaches that Man is as subject to natural laws as the rest of Nature- Physical , Organic, and Moral. Ignorance of or disobedience to the natural laws led to 'punishment' - such as catching a cold from exposure to the elements. The first steps towards the good life were to study and obey the distinct natural laws (notably excluding the Bible). Combe's book was hugely controversial from the 1820s through the 1850s. Evangelicals founded societies to oppose it, wrote books and a rticles against it, and sometimes even burned it! The fuss popularly believed to have resulted from Darwin's Origin of Species pales in comparison to that of Combe's Constitution, one of the most infl uential books of the 19th century. The 8th was the final edition revised by Combe. This is the first Henderson Edition. NW45 Rt.Stk