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(Printed by C. Sherman & Company for) Alexander Towar; Hogan & Thompson, Philadelphia: ., 1833 pp. viii, 244. Twenty wood engravings by Atherton. Illustrated title page. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of George S. Schmidt, York, PA. 12mo. 190 mm. Original green polished linen cloth binding with paper label pasted on front board. Hardbound. Very Good. S&S/AI 18552. PALIB 4. Hardcover.

Thomas Ruddiman, Edinburg: ., 1732 pp. ([4], 12 [i.e.8]) Small 4° Thick paper Latin text. Interesting decorated endpapers with old repairs to the front flyleaf. Wonderful full leather Scottish Wheel Binding, tooled all over in gold gilt. Very Good. Contains the 'graduation' thesis of Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger from the University of Edinburgh. He was educated first at home and at school, and then at the University of Edinburgh. In 1733, he proceeded to Utrecht University, then celebrated for the teaching of Roman law. Lord Dundas (1713-1787) served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1742 to 1746; as Lord Advocate from 1754 to 1760; and as Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1754 to 1761. He was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1760 to 1787, losing his popularity for giving his casting vote against Archibald Douglas in the famous Douglas Cause. ESTC T196921. The only examples of this work that we've located are at the Bodleian Library (Oxford) and the… Leer más

The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT: (1979)., 1979 682 + Plus color portrait frontis and full page drawings by Edy Legrand. Pale orange silk moire endpapers. All edges gold. Original bright yellow page ribbon. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, not filled in. 4to. Original full crushed morocco binding decorated with embossed gold figure of Don Quixote with his lance and horse, on both boards. Gilt sun burst designs on spine. Raised bands. Hardbound. Very beautiful, crisp copy. This Collector's Edition is published in advance for the subscribers of the Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W75 Language: eng. Full Leather. Hardcover. Fine.

Hubbard Brothers, Philadelphia: 1888., 1888 pp. 443, lii [Publisher's Appendix] + Portrait Frontis and full page plates, maps and a large folding map on tissue paper. Inked ownership of Clifton Wright, Oct. 6, 1888 from his father. Floral endpapers. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Front board decorated with a design in gold and black of the Mississippi River and rear board decorated with the source of the river in Minnesota. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Beveled edges. Small loss at head and tail of spine. Binding slightly soiled. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 4. Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Athenian Society, London & New York: (1903)., 1903 This is Vol. VII from a work that was to be published in twenty volumes. pp. (14), 348 + Four Water-Colored Illustrations, printed in duplicate, in photogravure + another pair uncolored. Numerous watercolor marginal designs, decorations illuminations and illustrations in the text. All illustrations and text printed on Imperial Japan Vellum imported expressly for this work. 8vo. 240 mm. All edges gilt. Bound in full Seal-skin, tanned, inlaid and embossed with a colorful coat of arms. The book is doublured with Water Color Illustrated Panels of Satin; laid within a leather frame, handsomely decorated in gilt and with color leather inlays; faced by watered silk fly leaves. Preserved in a custom satin lined box. The box is now somewhat worn, but the book is still extra fine. ONE OF AN EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY EIGHT COPIES! The price on each volume, when issued in 1903, was $300.00! We will attach a picture of one of the water color painted doubleur… Leer más

Sanborn, Carter & Bazin, Boston: 1856., 1856 14 Volumes. 8vo. 230 mm. Bound in original half leather over cloth boards; raised bands. Heads of a few volumes slighly chipped or worn, but still very tight. Handsome on the shelf and in the hand. Marbled edges and endpapers. Hardbound. Very good. Francis Lieber (1800-1872), an educator & political activist, was born and educated in Germany, emigrating to Boston in 1827. Not long after his arrival in the U.S., Lieber approached the firm of Carey Lea & Carey (of philadelphia) proposing a number of possible literary projects. Henry Carey agreed to sponsor an encyclopedia. It was a massive undertaking. Lieber modeled the work on Brockhaus' 'Conversations Lexikon' with appropriate portions adapted to its American audience. Publication of the original parts issue began in 1829. For this edition Lieber had the assistance of: Edward Wigglesworth (1804-1876); Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802-1887); Henry Vethake (1792-1866); and many others.… Leer más

(Printed by C. van Benthuysen, for) Weare C. Little, Albany: ., 1853 300 p. Foxed. 12 mo. 190 mm. Original full black cloth binding. The boards are nicely decorated in blind with a vase within a line and scroll border. The spine is brightly gold gilt with a similar scroll design and title lettering. Autograph ownership of W. J. (?) Greenough. John Hanbury Dwyer (1780-1841), was born in Clonnel County, Tipperary, Ireland; and came to America 1811, He was a brilliant actor, and a star of both the British and American stage. He was most famous in the mid-19th century for this work on Elocution. A nearly fine and brilliant copy of a book usually found well worn. Hardbound. These influential early school books are becoming scarce in the marketplace. A fine collection of them could still be formed inexpensively. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NW53 Language: eng. Hardcover. Near Fine.

(At the Cardinal's Press) Chez Megard, Rouen, 1829., 1829 pp. (12) 323 + woodcut frontispiece; and the arms of the Archbishop of Rouen on the title page; text within woodcut frames. Lightly foxed. 24 mo. 128 x 65 mm. All edges gold. Lovely full leather binding; the boards decorated with a blind embossed central lozenge, within a frame composed of a blind role and a gold frame. Spine decorated in a similar style. Small engraved bookseller's label of Frere, Rouen. The title vaguely translates as: New, Convenient and Useful NEW YEAR'S GIFTS, printed by Permission of the Cardinal Prince de Croy, Archbishop of Rouen, etc. With the Usages of its Diocese. With a new enlarged edition of the Mass of the Marriage, the Ceremonies of the Confirmation, Etc. Cardinal Gustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croy (1773-1844) was born Cambrai, France at his family's castle l'Ermitage. The fifth son of the 8th Duke of Croy, he entered ecclesiastical life at a very young age, and because of the French… Leer más

Printed by Francis Wyeth, Harrisburg: ., 1828 pp. xiii, 280. Lacks front fly leaves. Age stain. All edges decorated in yellow. Early manuscript ownership of George Floyd, 1829 and Andrew Floyd on rear fly leaf and paste down. 12mo. 175 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Original leather spine label, worn. Spine decorated with sun bursts in gold gilt. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'And Too Frequent Degradation And Consequent Misfortunes Of The Fair Sex. By the Author of the 'Beauties of Philanthropy'. S&S/AI 32462. Third improved edition. PALIB 4. Hardcover.

Harper & Brothers, New York: (1909)., 1909 121 p. + Fantastic frontis showing image of the sea captain riding a spherical rocket ship through space. 8vo. Original full red pictorial cloth binding, decorated with an image similar to the frontis . Though the binding shows some slight wear, this is an extremely well preserved copy. Released in October 1909, Captain Stormfield was the last book Mark Twain published in his lifetime. Twain had worked on the story over a period of almost 40 years. RW70 Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Very Good.

Dodd, Mead & Co., NY: 1881., 1881 Three Volumes. Illustrated. Contemporary half leather bindings, rubbed. XLib. From the library of Rodman Wanamaker. Lewis Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928) was a department store magnate in Philadelphia, New York, and Paris, France. He was a patron of the arts, education, golf and athletics. He made significant contributions to Native American scholarship. He was also an investor in early aviation. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN2B / CASE. Hardcover. Very Good.

The Eichbaum Press (Pittsburgh): 1899., 1899 46 p. + Illustrations, including a folding photo plate showing a map of Pittsburgh in 1795. Original full brown cloth binding; beveled edges; lettered in gold gilt. Hardbound. Very good. The site of Fort Pitt, built 1759-1761. Visited by George Washington , 1753 - 1758 - 1770. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 30 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Privately Printed (by the Chiswick Press) London: ., 1923 Volume four (of four) [Le monument du Costume; Suite de Larmessin pour les Contes de la Fontaine; The Illustrations of Moreau le Jeune for the Works of Jean Jacques Rousseau; Illustrations for the tales of La Fontaine. pp. 497- 641, [1]. Beautifully printed on soft unbleached Arnold paper. With many etched, engraved and photogravure plates - some finished in aqua-tint color. Folio. Handsome elaborate full crushed red morocco gilt binding, by Riviere and Son. Top edge gilt. Original slip case. Number 20 of an edition limited to only 120 copies. The plates are wonderful, and the beautifully printed explanatory text is illuminating. The full four volume set retails for about $7000.00 today. This collection, originally formed by Albert Christophle, was preserved by the wealthy American art collector and sportsman Joseph Early Widener (1871-1943). Born in Philadelphia, he was the second son of Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836-1896) and the extremely… Leer más

Privately Printed (by the Chiswick Press) London: ., 1923 Volume two (of four) [Drouais-Krantzinger]. pp. x, 172-331 [1]. Beautifully printed on soft unbleached Arnold paper. With many etched, engraved and photogravure plates - some finished in aqua-tint color. Folio. Handsome elaborate full crushed red morocco gilt binding, by Riviere and Son. Top edge gilt. Original slip case. Number 20 of an edition limited to only 120 copies. The plates are wonderful, and the beautifully printed explanatory text is illuminating. The full four volume set retails for about $6000.00 today. This collection, originally formed by Albert Christophle (1830-1904), was preserved by the wealthy American art collector and sportsman Joseph Early Widener (1871-1943). Born in Philadelphia, he was the second son of Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836-1896) and the extremely wealthy transportation and real estate magnate Peter A. B. Widener (1834-1915). Joe was the uncle of the famed brilliant young book collector Harry Elkins Widener,… Leer más

Charles Scribner, New York, ., 1861 pp. [vii], 336. 12mo. 19cm. Handsome half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Very good. Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908) was an American essayist and novelist who usually wrote under the pen name I.K. Marvel. Throughout his life he showed a particular interest in agriculture and landscape gardening, which he followed at first in pursuit of health. He served as U.S. consul at Venice, Italy, from 1853 to 1854, and in 1855 he settled at his estate, called Edgewood, near New Haven, CT. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., called him "one of the pleasantest of our American writers." Sets SW3 Rt. Hardcover. Very Good.

(Norwood Press for the) MacMillan Company, New York: 1901., 1901 pp. ix, 354, (2)[Publisher's Advertisement] + Eight photogravure plates. Small 8vo. Handsome publisher's full green cloth binding, brilliantly decorated in silver, light green, and tan, in a floral pa ttern. Top edge gold. "The Garden of a Commuter's Wife is a legend that gives no hint of the wit and wisdom and graceful phrase within its covers. The Commuter's charming woman writes of her suburban garden, her original servants, and various other incidents which come in the course of living in a thoroughly human way. It breathes an air of cheery companionship, of flowers, birds, all nature, and the warm affection of human friendship" - Contemporary review in Chicago Post. BIND ? 0.0. Hardcover. Very Good.

John Lane- The Bodley Head, London & New York: ., 1900 pp. 252,(2)[Publisher's Advertisements] + Eighteen (18) monochrome illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. Partially unopened. Top edge gilt. Square 8vo. 200mm. Original full cloth binding, brilliantly decorated in gold gilt with many XXs. and stylized bees & fleur de lis. 1899 Date on copyright page; 1900 date on title page. The Golden Age, first published in 1895, is a collection of childhood reminiscences by Kenneth Grahame, the author of The Wind in the Willows. The Parrish edition of The Golden Age was the first illustrated edition, published in 1899. It was bound in red cloth, with the title page dated 1900. A near fine example of this classic tale of childhood, featuring illustrations by Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), a Philadelphia born painter and illustrator, He is best known for his saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. but these monochrome plates are also especially distinctive. ** BINDINGS W58. Hardcover. Near Fine.

John Lane- The Bodley Head, London & New York: ., 1900 pp. 252,(2)[Publisher's Advertisements] + Frontis, Title Page, marginal decorations, and Eighteen (18) monochrome illustrated plates by Maxfield Parrish. Partially unopened. Top edge gilt. Square 8vo. Original full cloth binding brilliantly decorated in gold gilt with many XXs, and stylized bees & fleur de lis. 1899 date on copyright page, 1900 date on title plate. A near fine example of this classic tale of childhood, featuring wonderful illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) was a Philadelphia born painter and illustrator. He is best known for his saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. These monochrome plates are especially disctinctive. DC16 / YORK. Hardcover. Very Good.

National Alumni, n.p.: (1923)., 1923 Seven volumes. Numerous illustrations. Uncut and unopened. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green, blue, brown and red faux leather bindings, intricately gold decorated. Authorized facsimile of the original art bindings on the official individual countries' copies of the Versailles Peace Treaty. Some volumes have very slight chipping at top edge of spine. A very handsome set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 3 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

The Bobbs-Merrill Co, Indianapolis: 1904., 1904 168 p. + 12 Monochrome Engraved Illustrative Plates, by Howard Chandler Christy. With tissue guards. Text decorations by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Slight foxing. Original full cloth binding; lettered in gilt and nicely decorated in ivory and blind. Small 8vo. 210 mm. Hardbound. Very good. "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety." - From Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra' 1606. W61 Rt/F Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.