Resultados de búsqueda: Nineteenth Century from Zetetic Books

Allan & Ferguson Single sided engraved ticket, approximately 90mm x 60mm in size, n.p. but probably Glasgow, n.d. c.1841? Lightly browned, slightly rubbed with some loss to imprint, minor soiling, light glue stains to corners of reverse, printers name is indistinct but appears to be Allan & Ferguson. A ticket for 'front seats' in the Assembly Rooms, Glasgow, which were designed by the brothers Robert and James Adam, and aimed to provide the city with a meeting place for dancing, music, reading and other cultural pursuits. The Library contained upwards of two thousand volumes, in every department of literature and science, from which every purchaser of a lecture ticket was entitled to read for twelve months. R.B. Hardy is advertised in 'The Phrenological Magazine' as giving a lecture on the "genius and character of Burns" at the Anderston Popular Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1841, so it is possible that this was another lecture on the same… Leer más

Castalla [Spain]: No Publisher, 1813. Single sided printed broadside, approximately 220mm x 315mm in size. Slightly creased, faint pencil line through top left hand corner of text, couple of tiny chips, undeciphered note in ink to reverse, but generally fairly clean. Desertion during the Peninsula Wars was a serious problem, Linch in his 'Desertion from the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars' finds that "between 1803 and 1815 there were 77,696 cases of desertion", though "desertion from British corps primarily occurred in the British Isles". A rough translation follows. "Notice. Attentive to some soldiers dependent on the army of S.M.B. that I have the honor of commanding in chief, they desert their flags, and may forget their duty to such an extent, that they prefer to go to the host of the common enemy, rather than bolver to meet those of their legitimate Sovereign; Therefore, all Spanish citizens and civilians who love their homeland and national liberty are… Leer más

Loughborough: [Alpheus] Buck Single sided printed broadside, approximately 135mm x 310mm in size, n.d. c1815? Occasional spot of foxing, slightly worn to edges, a couple of creases from old folds, but generally fairly bright and clean. The printer was Alpheus Buck, who is not listed in the BBTI. The adulteration of bread was common, even after the 1757 Making of Bread Act, which was introduced after a report accused bakers of using lime, alum, chalk, plaster, and even powdered bones to add weight and keep bread white. Vogler notes that the medical journal 'The Lancet', which campaigned against adulterants, "found that every single loaf the report's author bought at random in London contained alum. The millers and bakers responded by denying that alum was toxic, but Eliza Acton drily pointed out that, 'as their education generally does not qualify them to form an opinion worthy of respect upon the subject, it is unwise of them to make such an assertion'" (Vogler,… Leer más

Meerut: Royal Irish Fusiliers Printed, single-sided broadside with a poem within a decorative frame, no date, but probably relatively contemporaneous with the battle. Slightly chipped to edges, lightly browned, lightly creased from old folds, small hole to centre just catching a letter but with no loss of sense, generally fairly bright. A poem about the capture of the Napoleonic Eagle at the battle of Barrosa, on the 5th March 1811, and printed at their own press in Meerut. Uncommon, not found in COPAC. First Edition. Unbound. Good+. Folio. Broadside.

Senegal: No Publisher, 1813. Double sided manuscript receipt, approximately 260mm x 130mm in size. Lightly browned, slightly creased, a few small chips and tears, but generally complete and fairly clean. Dated 23rd January, 1813 and issued in Senegal, this is a bill of exchange on Greenwood Cox & Co. (the army agents), for the sum of one hundred pounds sterling, to reimburse the local agent paying wages to the soldiers of the Royal African Corps in Senegal. The reverse has a certification of the current rate of exchange by the 'principal inhabitants and merchants of Senegal'. The Royal African Corps was established in 1804, originally raised as the Goree Corps in 1800, to defend the Island of Goree in Senegal. It was composed primarily of prisoners, deserters and condemned men from the hulks. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 24mo (Oblong). Receipt / Invoice.

Glasgow: Commonwealth Office, 1859. 16pp, bound in later half-morocco and marbled paper over boards, gilt title to spine. Spine faded, slightly rubbed to extremities, text a little grubby, title more so. Also bound in are a 4pp 'Autograph Poem of Robert Burns', published by Kerr and Richardson, Glasgow (late 19th C?), and two articles on Burns from the Edinburgh Review of 1809 and 1828. The first item is at the NLS only on COPAC. First Edition. Quarter Morocco and Boards. Good. 8vo.

Nottingham: T. & W. Plant; Thomas Stevenson, 1854. Collection of seven provincially printed broadsides relating to the Crimean war, all printed in 1854 or 1855, the smallest measuring approximately 170mm x 370mm in size and the rest approximately 245mm x 370mm. All lightly browned, some light foxing and light creasing, a few small nicks and tears, one 'News From Sebastopol!' with small chip to left hand margin and small hole to centre catching a few letters but with no loss of sense, 'Statistics and Statements' with loss to bottom right hand corner, but no loss of text, 'Bombardment of Sebastopol' is laid on to linen. 'Bombardment of Sebastopol' was printed by T. & W. Plant in Clare Street, Nottingham, possibly descendants of James Plant (see BBTI); the remainder were printed by Thomas Stevenson in Wheeler-Gate, probably the same printer as the Thomas Stevenson & Co. located in Middle Pavement Nottingham in 1847 (see BBTI). A mixture of news from the Crimean… Leer más

Great Yarmouth: J. Cooper [Printer], 1874. Single sided printed broadside, approximately 290mm x 445mm in size. Damp stained to top edge with a couple of smaller and lighter patches towards middle, with a couple of small nicks and tears and a small repair to reverse at head, lightly browned, otherwise fairly bright. Dated the 7th of November 1874, the notice warns that a George Pillar has been found guilty, and fined, for having kept pigs in his yard and premises, "so as to be a common nuisance". Not in COPAC. First Edition. Unbound. Fair. Elephant Folio. Broadside.

No Place: C. Marsh, 1824. Single sided engraved receipt, completed in manuscript, approximately 205mm x 110mm in size. Lightly browned to edges and reverse, docket title in pen to reverse, otherwise fairly bright and clean. Made out to a Miss Hind, engraved by C.[harles] Marsh, who the BBTI notes worked at 3 St. Andrew's Terrace in Bath around 1830 and before. First Edition. Unbound. Good+. 32mo (Oblong). Receipt / Invoice.

Manchester: No Publisher, 1818. Part printed part manuscript invoice for drapery. Creased from old folds, slightly browned, a couple of small holes and tears to creases, but generally fairly bright. Made out to Ms. Davenport and dated June 24 1818, for a large order of various items over a period of time, including silk shawls, handkerchiefs, ribbons and a bonnet, coming to a total (on the reverse), of £43, 7s, 7d. The address is given as 16 St. Anns Square. The invoice notes 'Funerals Furnished' and they are an 'Importer of Irish Linens. For Ready Money Only'. First Edition. Unbound. Good. Folio. Receipt / Invoice.

London: J. Pitts Single sided printed broadside, approximately 245mm x 365mm in size, n.d. but c.1820. Slightly chipped and creased to edges, lightly browned, a couple of small spots, but generally quite clean. Double column, with attractive border. Relates the dream of a seaman called James Covey, who, two weeks before the battle of Camperdown with the Dutch fleet, had dreamed that he had both of his legs blown off. During the engagement, he did indeed lose both of his legs. The text is signed John Griffin, who was pastor at the Tabernacle in Orange Street, near Southsea Common, which had opened in 1754, and who was the author of several books and pamphlets. Pitts was at this address in 1820 and 1821. Showing at Hull only in Library Hub, but the R.T.S. seemingly issued the story in a 8pp pamphlet around the same time, so I'm not sure which came first. Unknown. Unbound. Good. Folio. Broadside.

London: Olliver, 1848. [5], 6-32pp. Modern cloth, title and date in gilt to spine. Lightly browned throughout, otherwise clean. Goldsmiths suggests the author is T. Clutton Salt, but Library Hub calls this attribution 'dubious'. Library Hub also suggests that 'John Bull' is John Stanley. It was reprinted a year later with the second and third examinations and an appendix. Goldsmiths 35610. First Edition. Hardback. Good+. 8vo. Pamphlet.

Newcastle: D. Bass Single sided printed broadside, approximately 225mm x 335mm in size, n.d. c.1803? Trimmed to edges, otherwise fairly bright and clean. Printed by D.[avid] Bass, Foot of Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, where he was based from 1801-1811. Bass printed chapbooks and other ephemera, including pornography and became bankrupt in 1811 (See Hunt, 'The Book Trade in Northumberland and Durham to 1860', pages 8-9). Probably printed in response to the threat of invasion by Bonaparte ("the Gallic despot"). Not in COPAC. First Edition. Unbound. Good. Folio. Broadside.

London: Pardon and Son, 1869. Double sided, lithographed ticket for the opening ceremony of Bunhill Fields cemetery, approximately 270mm x 190mm in size. Front with one or two tiny spots of foxing but is generally quite bright and clean, reverse with remnants of glue from once being stuck in an album, with some light discolouring and surface abrasion, but not affecting text. The reverse is a plan of the burial ground, with the location of prominent internees numbered (John Bunyan, Daniel De Foe, Richard Cromwell, Isaac Watts, Thomas Hardy, John Horne Tooke etc). It is the burial ground of Nonconformists. This 'opening ceremony', (it had already been in use for over two hundred years), was to celebrate the development of the site by the City of London. This involved laying out paths, undertaking tree planting and carrying out repair work to the tombs including re-cutting and recording inscriptions. For the printers, Pardon and Sons, see Bigmore and Wyman II:117. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 8vo… Leer más

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1897. xii, 250pp, original cloth, title in gilt to spine. Spine slightly faded, slightly rubbed to extremities. Previous owners' ink-stamped name to half-title, otherwise quite bright and clean. First Edition. Hardback. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo.

Bury [St. Edmunds]: J. Rackham, 1814. Single sided printed broadside, approximately 195mm x 300mm in size. Slightly trimmed, lightly browned, small amount of loss to left hand side, probably from once being removed from an album, lightly creased, a couple of small tears to margins, with a couple of pencilled corrections/additions to the text. Festival dinner held in Bury St. Edmunds, one of many held around the country, to celebrate the peace and defeat of Bonaparte (slightly prematurely). It ended with an effigy of Napoleon being burned. Suffolk Record Office have a different broadside for the same event, promising other events, including donkey races, male (winner gets a pair of shoes) and female (winner gets a copper kettle) races, and a pig hunt (winner keeps the pig!). For the printer J.[ohn] Rackham (fl.1778-1821), see BBTI. Not found in Library Hub. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 4to. Broadside.

Grays: J. Jessop Photographic cabinet card of an unidentified fireman, approximately 110mm x 165mm in size, n.d. c.1880? Slightly rubbed to corners, otherwise fairly bright and clean, reverse is blank. An attractive image of a fireman, presumably from the local fire brigade, with his kit, medals (including what appears to be a long service medal) and iconic brass helmet. First Edition. Unbound. Good+. 16mo. Cabinet Card.

Colne: J. Wilkinson Photographic cabinet card of a group of tanners / leather workers, approximately 165mm x 110mm in size, n.d. probably between 1872 and 1896. Corners very slightly chipped, image quite bright and clean. Reverse is blank. Details of J.[oseph] Wilkinson of Colne appear in several directories, the earliest being Worrall's Directory of 1872, appearing again in Barratt's Directory of 1879, Kelly's of 1885 and Barratt's again in 1896. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 16mo (Oblong). Cabinet Card.

Bolton and Manchester: W. Currey, 1877. Photographic cabinet card of Gladstone at his estate resting after cutting wood, approximately 110mm x 165mm in size, dated 1877. Minor rubbing to corners, otherwise quite bright and clean, reverse with printed details of W.[illiam] Currey and initialled and dated in ink by someone to head (dated 1878). A more informal portrait of Gladstone at Hawarden, the National Portrait Gallery has the same image but in a slightly smaller format. First Edition. Unbound. Good+. 16mo. Cabinet Card.

No Place: No Publisher, 1889. Cabinet card of a ?Regimental boxing match in India, approximately 165mm x 105mm in size, dated 1889 to reverse. Image faded, pin hole to either end where once pinned up, slightly rubbed. Reverse has notes in ink, 'From Joseph Theodore O'Brien to his affectionate chum Edward Perkins, ?Ramplu, India, 20th February 1889, for Rs 150, 37 rounds'. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 32mo (Oblong). Cabinet Card.