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1875réf. 15568Edinburgh: Gibb. Poor with no dust jacket. 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacking the "Plan of Edinburgh and Leith". Binding poor. Joints split and hinges broken. Boards detached. Lacking the front free endpaper and the half-title page. One preliminary leaf detached. ; Seventieth annual publication. iii-xx 695 1 pages 1 double page map of the county of Edinburghshire 148 11 pages advertisements at rear. Also advertisements on endpapers. Blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 135mm. Useful historical and genealogical source. Alphabetical listing of people's names with their profession and street address. Also listing of names by street address. The advertisements at the rear are for numerous local businesses. Seller ref: KnightCol; 8vo . Gibb hardcover
1805réf. 101503Pamphlet 8vo removed dbd 7 pp. Removed partially disbound ink numbers in upper right corners some wear or small chips at extremities moderate aging and browning; good or better. Gideon Granger 1767-1822 provides information on what would be involved in terms of costs for carrying mail between Fayetteville North Carolina to Charleston South Carolina. Granger born in Connecticut and a Yale graduate would become the Post-Master General under President Thomas Jefferson. While he would fail in a congressional bid in 1798 he would eventually serve in the New York Senate in 1820-1821. ANB.
1870réf. 1851Original manuscript. 1870-1906. 32 x 21cm. Contemporary full burgundy roan with titles in gilt to the spine "Correspondence E" and working metal clasp. Marbled endpapers. Decorative engraved stationer's label for Waterlow & Sons to the front pastedown. The contents comprising approximately 480pp. of manuscript ink text on blue lined-paper with many notices circulars and other item inserted throughout with a detailed index. The binding remains secure with heavy rubbing to the spine and boards and with chipping to the spine ends and board corners. The contents with cracking to the front hinge the front free endpaper detached a couple of leaves with large tears and with the occasional smaller tear elsewhere and with a little wear to the edges of some of the inserted sheets. An extensive letter book for Post Offices operating within London's Eastern District during the late nineteenth century including transcriptions of official letters orders and notices regarding all aspects of mail delivery the conduct of post office employees and the operation of postal system at large the book almost entirely dealing with the 1870s-1890s. Typical entries include: "proceedings in cases of intoxication" of employees; instructions for the supply of uniforms to the Boy Sorters employed in the Metropolitan District this comprising a blouse and trousers every eight months and a belt once in three years; details regarding the introduction of a 'boatage' fee to be levied on all messages for delivery after dark at the docks; concerns of compressed cotton spontaneously igniting in post office storerooms; procedures for the delivery of circulars; a note from the Royal Mint solicitors with instructions should spurious coins be offered at post offices; notice that messages intended for conveyance by the Eastern Railway should be handed to the post boy at Liverpool Station thus saving the transmission by wire to the Shoreditch PO; notes 1881 on diseases and the workplace including measles and scarlet fever; a letter dated 1870 discussing pay structure for the Eastern District PO - "one postmaster £500 one clerk £260 increasing by £10 to £350 two clerks £80 three inspectors £130 fourteen sub-sorters 16/- sixty-two letter carriers 18/- and eleven sorters 24/-"; another dated 1870 extending night delivery in Leytonstone district to the Merchant Seaman's Orphan Asylum with additional expense for the extra work involved; detailed records regarding the number of registered letters delivered during various years the number delivered during 1874 in the Eastern District recorded as 36307; closure of PO in Stoke Newington; rules for prolonged leave and other leave of absence notes; a list of post offices pillar and wall boxes opened in the Eastern District during various years; details of pay increases to letter carriers in Bethnal Green and Bow with additional boy sorters to assist; pay structures for male and female employees; a letter from the postmaster in 1876 relating that no boy under fourteen years old is to be taken on as a telegraph messenger; information regarding the cost duration and leasing of private boxes; an application for outdoor boy telegraph messengers; a confidential circular raising concerns regarding theft from letters by employees with betting habits; amongst many many other things. An uncommon and in-depth insight into the workings of the capital's postal system previously forming part of the collection of the celebrated Bath Postal Museum prior to its closure. Provenance: Ex. Bath Postal Museum. [Original manuscript]. hardcover
1878réf. 1008308vo pamphlet two parts removed disbound XLII 122 62 pp. Pamphlet is removed but text is complete first signature almost detached from block normal aging and toning. This work contains a massive amount of information relating to using railroads to transport mail across the continent. As part of the analysis in supporting railway mail service the special commission provides charts that show profits and expenses for 114 railroad companies and postal statistics between 1789 and 1877. The costs relating to delivering mail by rail are shown in a few ways including the transport costs per foot of train. Interestingly the pamphlet touches on the skills and importance of postal clerks and suggests that they should not be fired except for cause. Government Printing Office,
1810réf. 23647Washington: Printed for the General Post-Office 1810. Early Postal Laws Early American post office laws including instructions to post masters an act for establishing post roads with descriptions of the routes in the various states and rules governing all aspects of mail delivery. Dbd. Couple of light dampstains in margins. Some foxing. Still very good. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 21793. unknown
réf. 0428198953.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2013réf. x-1461367174Springer Verlag 2013. Paperback. New. 162 pages. 10.00x7.01x0.38 inches. Springer Verlag paperback
réf. 0483731277.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 66548Oxford: Francis Macpherson 1850. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. 20 x 12 cm. pp. xvi143. Contemporary green pebbled cloth with paper label to spine. Ownership inscription of 'R. P. Hardie' to front flyleaf. Some ink stains to boards label browned and damaged; binding slightly sprung. Generally very good. Aristotle's 'Posterior Analytics' is a treatise on scientific demonstration and knowledge part of the Organon in which he sets out the conditions under which a syllogism can produce genuine scientific knowledge rather than merely probable or dialectical conclusions. It examines the nature of demonstrative proof definition and first principles arguing that all demonstration must ultimately rest on premises that are themselves true primary and known immediately rather than derived. This copy is inscribed by Robert Purves Hardie 1864–1942 a Scottish philosopher mathematician and translator best known for his translation of Aristotle's Physics in the Oxford translation of Aristotle's works. He was also a founding member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. Oxford: Francis Macpherson, 1850. hardcover
réf. 1330719247.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0266440665.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1334062218.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0365351458.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1853réf. 772R31London: John Russell Smith 1853. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 6". None. An antiquarian exploration of the history of Ancient Britain with illustrations including folding plates. This work explores the geography of Ancient Britain its histories monuments chronicles and religion.Written by Beale Poste 1793-1871 an English antiquarian and archaeology enthusiast. He was one of the earliest members of the British Archaeological Association and often wrote for their journal. His other works included 'Britannia Antiqua' 'The Coins of Cunobeline and of the Ancient Britains' and 'Celtic Inscriptions on Gaulish and British Coins'.A first edition of this uncommon work.With two folding maps as well as two in-text illustrations. Collated complete. In a full cloth binding. Externally a trifle rubbed with wear noticeable in particular to the head of the spine and joints. Ex-library bookplate to the front pastedown has been covered over. Internally generally firmly bound except the straining to the front hinge. Pages are bright and clean with just a little age-toning. Good John Russell Smith hardcover
réf. B9781016055062Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. Z1-E-007-02003Springer. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Springer unknown
2000réf. 030095Gagosian Gallery New York 2000. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 156 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. Minimal shelfwear to the edges and associated faint rubbing to the covers. Lacking the printed paper wrapper. Otherwise the binding is tight the interior clean and unmarked. Bound in gilt-stamped red leatherette covered boards and published on the occasion of the exhibition held from September 23-December 16 2000. Gagosian Gallery, New York Hardcover
réf. 0656978813.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 048380245X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0483802115.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0366712160.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. ria9782329221083_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Instruction generale sur le Service des postes / Direction générale des postesDate de l'édition originale : 1868Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise e paperback
1990réf. 176842Trifório 1990. Tapa blanda. 2ª Mano. . . Revista Trimestral. Año II. Abril 1990. Texto. bilingue Portuges Español. Muy ilustrado con fotos. y planos. Firma anterior propietario. Tapa blanda 34x24 cm 112 pag Trifório unknown
1892réf. 001568MaMacMillan London England 1892. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. 168 pp. Text contains minor marks and annotations. Front hinge is cracked. Minimal shelfwear to the cover. Corners are bumped and rounded. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Politics & Government; Greece; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001568. . MaMacMillan hardcover
