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1820pp. vi, (2), 5-356. Old damp stain and browning. 12 mo. Worn original leather backed marbled boards. Contemporary manuscript ownership of Gorham Parsons. First Edition. "William Tudor (1779-1830) was an American merchant, Massachusetts legislator, U.S. consular officer (Lima and Rio de Janiero), founder and first editor (1815-17) of the North American Review, and one of the founders of the Boston Athenaeum. He was also famous as the creator of the and established the ice trade with the West Indies. A keen critic of contemporary manners, in this his best-known work he publishes the text sixteen actual letters he wrote to various individuals around the country." He covers subjects such as: Politics; Religion; Commerce; Literature; Fine Arts; On the Relative Ranks of Americans; Character and Condition of Women; Agriculture; Manufactures; Harvard University; Genius; Characters and Manners of the Inhabitants of Boston; the Future state of the Indians; funeral ceremonies; and more. Howes T405; Sabin 97407; S&S/AI 2241. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W145 Rear
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1833pp. (8). (13)-267, (1) [Publisher's catalogue]. Collates Complete. Typographically printed music throughout. Very light foxing. 16mo. 155 mm. Original leather spine over orange paper covered boards. Callcott was one England's most celebrated composers of songs and vocal harmonies; and, through this text, a great teacher of the principles of musical notation, melody, harmony, and rhythm. This 1806 text was probably first published in the U.S. around 1810. S&S/AI 18082. Hardbound. Very good. Scarce. AI BX 8
1828Two volumes with continuous pagination. Illustrated engraved half titles. Thirty full page cooper engraved plates. Plate 25, The Phaeton, bound as "Frontis" in volume II. Plates 6 and 28 heavily foxed, other plates lightly foxed. Deckled edges. Wide margins. 235 mm. Volume II has printed paper boards, front board detached. Volume I lacks printed paper boards. Bindings need to be resewn. This Dance of Death deals with the visit Death eventually pays to people in all walks of life. Some are especially interesting and unusual, ie: the Boxer; the Cricketer; the Lawyer; the Alychemist, and, of course, the Antiquary. S&S/AI 32881. From the second London edition. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED AGAIN! AI BX 7
1828pp. 406, (2) [Index, (1)-46 [Appendix] + 13 full page wood engravings. Plates browned. Text foxed. XLib bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's Library on front paste down. Inked accession numbers on title page. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full worn leather binding. Front board detached. Binding cracked, needs to be resewn. Rev. J. Goldsmith pseud. for Sir Richard Phillips. He was a printer and bookseller, and later a sheriff of London - after which he was knighted by King George III. This American edition was improved by American polymath, Dr. Percival, who was also a poet, philologist, and geologist. S&S/AI 34778. Hardbound. Good. Ron bought before consign. AI BX 8
1821Three Volumes. Frontis and half title in all three volumes. Light damp stain in volume one. Bookplate of Aaron O. Shuff, Trenton on front paste down of volume one. 1824 manuscript presentation "Miss Eliza Biskham presented by Mrs. Maria Percival, 21 Oct., 1824 on title pages in all three volumes. 24mo. 145 mm. Original mottled decorated calf leather bindings. Boards ruled in gold gilt. Original leather spine labels. Raised bands. Bindings rubbed with some loss at extremities. Front board almost detached on volume three. S&S/AI 6098. A distinguished edition of Montgomery, a poet of great interest to Americanists and historians of abolition. Hardbound. The early owner of this set, Aaron O. Shuff, ran the Steamboat Hotel near the wharf in Bloomsbury (South Trenton), on the Delaware River in the early 1820's, and beyond. Even with its defects, this is a handsome little set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 1
1838216 p. Lacks first fly leaves. Penciled manuscript ownership of David. B. Franklin, 1888, with his red penciled text underlinings and margin notes. Age stain. 24mo. 150 mm. Original very worn muslin cloth binding, frayed. Spine perished. Front board detached. Title continues: "In Which The Various Theories That Have Preceded It Are Reviewed And Compared. Delivered In Cincinnati, Ohio, By Samuel Robinson. With Introductory Remarks By The Proprietor." S&S/AI 52688. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 5
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