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1830pp. (3), (1)-273. Foxed. Text in English and French. All edges decorated in yellow. Early manuscript pencil inscription 'Formerly owned by Sam Parker, M.D'. 12mo. 180 mm. Original leather spine over marbled covered boards, worn. Spine worn. Front board detached. Hardbound. Good. French born Antoine Jean Claude Brunin de Bolmar (1797-1861) settled in Philadelphia in 1828. To escape an 1832 cholera epidemic, Bolmar moved to rural West Chester outside Philadelphia and engaged in writing text books. In 1834 he was convinced to take over running the West Chester Academy, which went on to become very popular. In 1840 he opened a boarding school for young men and boys. This school, known as Bolmar's Seminary, became one of the most successful educational institutions in the state, which caused Bolmar to gain fame and students from all over the Western Hemisphere. The school was open until 1859. S&S/AI 573. PAIMP 23
1921Vintage book by the doyenne of Girls School stories first published in 1920, this copy is undated, but the list of other titles by the author does not list any books published after 1921, so it is a very early reprint. Slight shelf wear and some light soiling, but overall a nice piece of nostalgia for lovers of the genre . Book
1836167 p. Title page ruled in black and decorated with an American eagle. Numerous text woodcuts of animals and birds. Ruled in black throughout. XLib stamp of Lebanon County Historical Society on first fly leaf. Also a Spangler ownership in light pencil. Text mildly foxed. Front inner hinge cracked. 12mo. 170 mm. Original leather spine over paper covered boards. Hardbound. Very Good. S&S/AI 36486. PAIMP 25
1887pp. (6) 279 + Six plates. Text somewhat foxed and soiled. 12mo. 195 mm. Original decorated full cloth binding; faded and somewhat worn, but still attractive. Large school prize plate from the Plymouth (England) School Board to Arthur Bradford, "For Regular and Punctual Attendance, 1893." Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883) was a popular Flemish author who "possessed, to a high degree, the sense of the dramatic and pathetic. and had a wonderful power of grasping the picturesque side of things. rendering it with a rare felicity of expression." A fine tale of travel and adventures, with vignettes of: sea travel; mutiny; gold prospecting; gambling; ghosts; and even a lynching. Amedee Forestier (1861-1930) was an illustrator for the Illustrated London News. W148.
1821180 p. Browned but not brittle. pp. 133 and 134 torn without loss. Early manuscript ownerships of Emily H. Rodgers, Nov. 20, 1822 and Robert S. Morison from his mother's library 1899. 12mo. 165 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Original leather spine label. Front board fragile. Third edition. S&S/AI 5137. Very good. Hardbound. PA 64
1952Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Fine. Small 4to. (27 x 20 cm). 583 p. Vol. 1, all published. Ills. Rare. Galatasaray tarihi.
rif. 1333038852.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1827pp. xiv, 169. 8vo. Original marbled boards. Spine taped. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 8
1981A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Small tears to edge worn cover. 578 pages.
183164 p. Damp stain. Age stain. Early manuscript pencil ownership of Edward Henry. 100 mm. Original worn marbled wraps. Spine perished. Scarce. Apparently not in S&S/AI. OCLC records only the 1836 edition in one example (Univ. of PA). Softcover. Good. AI BX 8
2004A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full orange cloth boards. This book smells a bit like nag champa incense. 128 pages.
1810pp. xix, (5), 103 [all in a fin small Greek typeface], 159. May lack a leaf of Preface, but this may be common to all examples of this version. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full leather binding. Spine mostly gone; and front board detached. The Very Revd. Dr William Smith (1711-1787) was Dean of Chester and a famed British Greek and Latin scholar. LongiusThe Very Revd. Dr William Smith (1711-1787) was Dean of Chester and a Greek and Latin scholar. This essay on the sublime is one of his most interesting works. The Greek type used here is most unusual for an early American printing. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMER IMP 1 / YHS
1824pp. (2), (xi)-xiv, (15)-156. Foxed. **Early manuscript ownership 'Daniel Keller His Book November the 27th 1827 Barnville School Robert Mellan Teacher' on first fly leaf. 160 mm. Original leather spine over paper covered boards. Some loss of paper on boards. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'And To Imbue Their Minds With The Love Of Virtue. To Which Are Added, Rules And Observations For Assisting Children To Read With Propriety'. S&S/AI 17280. PAIMP 21
1990A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Staple-bound. Edge wear and slight discoloration to white cover. This book has the scent of nag champa incense. Limited edition of 500.
1897pp. (8), 17-471, 23-35 [Paper read by R.S. Rhodes, of Chicago, at the Fourteenth Convention of American Teachers of the Deaf, at Flint, Michigan], (6) [Illustrated Publisher's catalogue, includes advertisement for the Deaf, The Audiphone, hearing through the teeth] + Frontis and full page drawings. Many pages printed upon light color drawings, red, purple, green and blue, which cover the full page. Note: Six candid original photographs of cowboys pasted on first fly leaves. Four Photographs of cowboys and their horses, one photograph of their bunk house and one photograph of their chuck wagon. Small loss on bottom margin affecting text on pages 143 and 144. Inner hinges slightly cracked. Floral end papers. Paper beginning to brown and slightly brittle. Small 8vo. 200 mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding. Front board decorated in silver with design of a cowboy and his horse within an elaborate border. Spine decorated and lettered in silver. Extremities slightly rubbed with very small loss. Graff 3328; Howes P500; Jenkins. Texas #689; Adams. Rampaging Herd #1819. One of the Earliest Books on the Cowboy. An exceptional artifact of early cowboy culture. W4
1990Set of seven Curious George books adapted from the Curious George film series, published in 1986-1990. All books are bound in yellow cloth. The dust jackets show wear, small tears, and some have price sticker residue. The books are 8 1/2"w x 8 1/4"h and 32 pages each. Clean and unmarked, with tight bindings. Titles included are Curious George at the Ballet; Curious George at the Beach; Curious George Visits an Amusement Park; Curious George Goes to School; Curious George Goes to the Dentist; Curious George Bakes a Cake; and Curious George Goes to an Air Show.
rif. 1334403732.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1970A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Age-toned pages. 159 pages. Slight cover curl. Printed in Denmark!-- and you know what that means....
1913Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph document signed by Yusuf Râzî Giridî Bel. 23,5x15,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Six lines. Script: "Yalniz elli aded lira-yi Osmanîdir. Defter-i Hakânî Nezâreti muavini Refik Beyefendi'nin nakden elli lira-yi Osmanî ... ahz ettigimi ve meblag-i mezbûru tarih-i senedden itibâren alti ay zarfinda iâde edecegimi mübeyyin isbû sened müsarileyhe ita kilindi. 17 Subay [1]329, Sûrâ-yi Devlet âzâsindan Yusuf Râzî Giridî.". Yusuf Razi, who was born in 1870, is the son of Sirri Pasha, known as Giritli, and Leyla Hanim, one of the well-known poets and composers of the time. After graduating from Galatasaray High School, Yusuf Razi, who studied engineering in Paris, was appointed as a member of the Ottoman Council of State after teaching at the Engineering School for a while. Yusuf Razi, who left all his duties in 1920, wrote articles in various magazines and newspapers and worked in (Resimli Kitap) and (Sehbal) magazines published after the Second Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. Meanwhile, Yusuf Razi was the Turkish correspondent for magazines published in Berlin and Paris titled 'Illustration' and 'Illustriert Berlin'. Later he translated and published his mother Leyla Hanim's memoirs under the title "Le Harem Impérial" in Paris. During his life, Yusuf Razi, who also worked as the General Directorate of Postal Telegraph and Istanbul City Hall, translated many books.
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rif. ria9781544389523_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
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