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Sumtibus Orphanotrophei, Halle: ., 1767 Four Parts in one volume, with separate title pages. pp. xvi, 1334; 79, [1]; 48; 75. Engraved title vignette by Grundler. Woodcut printer's ornaments and initials. 8vo. Foxed. Disbound. XLib. Second Revised Edition (First - 1752) of this manual version of E. van der Hooght's text, prepared by J. Simonis, Professor at Halle. The appendices include a dictionary and an explanation of the Massoretic notes. Printed at Francke's famed Orphan House Press. The Pietist, August Hermann Francke (1663-1727) was a German Lutheran Pietist clergyman, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar. He ranks high also in the history of education, owing to the establishment (1695) of his orphan asylum, around wh ich he grouped various institutions suited to the needs of teachers and pupils. He also turned his attention to foreign missions; the Pietists promoted the dissemination of the Bible through the establishment (1710), by Freiherr von Canstein, of a bible house at the… Leer más

(Press of J. J. Little, Astor Place, for) Doubleday, Page, & Co., New York: 1903, 1903 pp. xvi, 183 + Halftone plates in monochrome and color. Foxed. 4to. 26.5 cm. Uncut and mostly unopened. Top edge gold. Thick soiled buckram binding. Worn leather spine label. "Nature is not lavish of her beauties; They are widely scattered and occasionally displayed, to be selected with care, and gathered with difficulty" -- Lord Byron (1821). **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W149 Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover. Very Good.

(J. W. Little & Co. for) Doubleday, Page, & Co., New York: 1902, 1902 pp. xii, 359 + Publisher's ad. + 48 Halftone color plates. Foxed. 4to. 26.5 cm. Uncut and mostly unopened. Top edge gold. Thick soiled buckram binding. Worn leather spine label. In his introduction, (General) G. O. Shields (Coquina) argues for the protection of these beautiful American bird species; which were being decimated, not only by hunters, but by the fashion to adorn ladies' hats with mult icolored feathers. "Nature is not lavish of her beauties; They are widely scattered and occasionally displayed, to be selected with care, and gathered with difficulty" -- Lord Byron (1821). **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W149 Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover. Very Good.

(Printed by T.K. & P.G. Collins for) Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia: ., 1854 pp. (3), (1)-173, 12 [Publisher's catalogue]. Foxed. Pages 11 to 14 loss of some letters. 12mo. 190 mm. Original leather spine over printed paper boards. Front board detached. Rear board very fragile. Binding worn and soiled. Title continues: 'Wherein The Model Verbs, And Several Of The Most Difficult Are Conjugated Affirmatively, Negatively, Interrogatively, Annegatively And Interrogatively. Containing Also, Numerous Notes And Directions.' Hardbound. Fair. SCARCE. PAIMP 23. Hardcover.

(London: 1772?)., 1772 pp. [4], 10, [2], 11-48. + Engraved portrtait frontis. Thirty two of the text pages are fully engraved. 16mo. 140 mm. Signed by Joseph Gurney, the son and successor of the author. Original full leather binding. Quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHORTHAND Language: eng. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Very Good.

Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA: 1955., 1955 337 p. + illustrations. 8vo. Gilt decorated black publisher's cloth. Edition honoring the founding of the College 1880-1955. Bookplate of William P. Bucher on front paste down. PA 09A. Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Fleming H. Revell Co., (NY): 1950, 1950 174 p. + Illustrations. Foxed. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding. The Boyd Lee Spahr Lectures in Americana. Volume One 1947-1950. PA 17 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

(Printed by Ballantyne Press for) George Routledge and Sons, London and New York: ., 1885 320 p. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Unopened. Paper slightly browned. 200mm. From Morley's Universal Library, uniformly bound with others in the series. Gilt lettered faux vellum spine over blue gray linen boards. Spine very slightly darkened. Fine condition. Henry Morley (1822-1894) was a popular lecturer and prolific writer who did more to promote education and love of literature than any other person in the Victorian era. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! LOC W48 BAG 1 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good Plus.

M(oses) Polock, Philadelphia: (1836)., 1836 167 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. See Wiki article on Moses Polock (1817-1903) who was a Jewish-American publisher and bookseller. He had a huge stock of early children's books and many other books of importance. He is considered the first bookseller in the US who specialized in rare books. PAIMP 6. Hardcover. Very Good.

Published by Philip H. Nicklin; A. Small, Printer, Philadelphia: ., 1814 pp. [2], 260. 8vo. 200 mm. First two leaves worn. Text browned, but not brittle. XLib with a stamp on the title page. Original full leather; worn, with both boards detached. Hardbound. Fair. EARLY MANUSCRIPT COMMENTS on rear flyleaf: 'Vox populi Vox Dei, The voice of the people is the voice of God. (A false saying).' Also: 'Mondacium ab ovo a Mala. A lie from beginning to end.' AI /S&S 32707. Though a poor copy this early Americanm schoolbook is rendered interesting by its little bit of American Latin manuscript. PA IMP 6. Hardcover.

Strahan, London: 1758., 1758 8vo. pp. (18), 234, (99). Title page printed in red & black, but age soiled. Disbound. Sallust was a famed Roman historian and politician. He was tribune of the people (52 B.C.) and praetor (46). He was ejected (50) from the senate ostensibly for adultery, but more probably because of his partisanship for Caesar. He served with Caesar after his praetorship and was his governor in Numidia; he was s ubsequently accused of misusing his governorship for personal gain. His principal works are the Bellum Catilinae, on the conspiracy of Catiline and his account of the Jugurthine War, Bellum Jugurthinu m. His history of Rome is extant only in fragments; it probably covered the period 78 B.C. to 67 B.C. As a historian Sallust was important as one of the first to write historical monographs dealing wi th sharply limited events and periods. Although his style is consciously archaic, it is distinguished by its terseness and directness. His character sketches are particularly… Leer más

Harper & Bros., New York: (1843)., 1843 16mo. 106p. Contemporary full cloth binding. Very Good + **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W120 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Macmillan & Co., London: 1965., 1965 pp. lix, 215. Play in Latin and very marked with a student's manuscript notes. Notes and introduction in English. 170mm. Original full red cloth binding. Hardbound. Very good. CLASSICS BX 1 0.0. Hardcover.

T.C. Davis & Sons, Philadelphia: 1902., 1902 140p. Roll lists all students and names of parents and their addresses. 12mo. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Original printed wraps, loss at head and tail of spine. Inked ownership of George Smyser A. with loss of last name at top front corner. Loss at rear corners. Front wrap torn. Text very good with penciled marks by officers names. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PAMPH 20_4 BX4 0.0. Soft cover. Good.

Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, MI: (Ca. 1930)., 1930 ff. (2), 90 leaves mimeographed on one side. Large 4to. Stapled. Wraps. First Edition. A remarkable work of metaphysics, economics, and philosophy. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OCC14 0.0. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good.

Camera Craft Publishing Company, San Francisco: (June, )., 1937 151 p. Illustrated with photographs. Includes photographic advertisements. Foxed. Small 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, extremities slightly worn. Original priced dust jacket, worn with loss. Second printing. Hardbound. Very Good. W103RtStack 0.0. Hardcover.

Henry Altemus, Philadelphia: 1895., 1895 278p. + Frontis. Illustrated with numerous full page plates. XLib stamp on title page and front pastedown. H. W. Boltz ownership stamp on first fly leaf. Ink presentation on second fly leaf "Presented to Harry W. Boltz (1884-1954) for attending every day of school in the year 1896, Teacher Harry M. Mease". 16mo. Original full light green cloth binding. Color pictorial design of Moses discovered in the reeds on front board. Lettered and decorated in silver. Binding faded and slightly soiled. RELIGION BOX 1 0.0. Hardcover.

Georg Conrad Gsellius, Leipzig and Zelle: 1753., 1753 pp. [6], LII, 550, [29]. Small 8vo. 18 cm. Very Scarce German Latin reader. Latin text with notes in German.**PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 7 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

De Wolfe Fiske & Co., Boston: Ca. 1890., 1890 7 leaves. Chromolithographed leaves and color illustrations printed on thick paper. Oblong 8vo. Original chromolithograph covers with string ties. Leaves and covers have some wear with slight loss at extremities. (Text starts on front cover and continues to rear cover). A nice late nineteenth century children's Christmas book teaching the alphabet. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W67 Language: eng. Portfolio. Very Good.

Impensis J. Bowyer, Londini (London): 1708., 1708 pp. (20), 95, [1]. Small 8vo. (in 4). 18 cm. Latin text. Illustrated with printer's devices and intials. Very foxed. Names crudely inked-out in a couple of places. Original full leather binding, board s detached. Early ownerships of Thomas Hun. This is probably the Hun that was one of the founders of Kappa Alpha Society in 1825 at Union College, Schenectady, New York. An This important London printed Latin edition of AN ART ON HOW TO HAVE HANDSOME CHILDREN includes "Ad Eudoxum Epistola" and "In obitu Petri Gassendi. lugubre encomium". Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 4 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.