1765. 1 handwritten parchment document (39 x 55 cm.), stamped sealed. Lady Frances Arundell (d. 1769)of Allerton Mauleverer, York Co., widow, gives to Edward Pearce of Truro burough, Cornmall Co., surgeon, Penpolwartha in Cornwall for 57 pounds and annual rent as a life interest during the life of Edward Pearce..... More
New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 59 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, including the..... More
Reading, Pa. Johann Ritter und Comp. 1821. Hardcover. Die Zweyte Auflage. 251, [1] p.; 15 cm. Contemporary full calf. Bound with one set of clasps, but only the hardware on the front board remains. Last page contains a multiplication table. Former owner's name at foot of last page: Aaron Roland..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [14] p.: 4 full-page chromolithographed illustrations and many orange-and-black in-text illustrations: 28 cm. Chromolithographed illustrated stiffened paper covers. No date of publication, but probably 1895 or slightly later (imprint includes "Ltd." and lists New York and Paris as places of publication). Identified as..... More
New York: Mark H. Newman & Co., 1851. Sartain, John. Hardcover. iv, 241, [1] p., engraved frontispiece portrait of Kossuth and 15 leaves of engraved plates: music; 25 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped portrait of Kossuth on front cover, with the same blind-stamped on..... More
Paris: Ambrose Dupont et Cie. 1828. Hardcover. Volume 11 only (of 16 volumes): [4], 525 p.: tables; 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. This volume covers the history of Chile and Argentina from 1770 to..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [14] p.: illustrations (line drawings and chromolithographed illustrations); 37 cm. Chromolithographed card covers; upper edge of covers and pages is shaped to follow the front cover illustration. Front cover chromolithographed illustration is of three children, a bag of toys, and a cat chasing..... More
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London: Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, 1824. Published anonymously; attributed to William Henry Ireland, forger of Shakespeare. 2 v.: frontispiece portraits; 23 cm. 19th-century half calf binding with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled spine title, "Memoirs of Henry the Great," and decoration. Attributed to Lucy..... More
Keulen, Netherlands: Pieter Hamer, 1700. Paperback. 40 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-E4. B3 missigned B5. (4to). Plain wrapper. Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14502. A debate over the Spanish succession in the form of a dialogue between Pasquin and Marphorio. In Fine Condition. A very scarce pamphlet relating..... More
Washington, D.C. United States, 1864. 34 x 41 cm. Engraved eagle clutching the Ameircan flag. On Oct. 1, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln made an executive order thanking the volunteers for 100 days from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin who had been raised to aid the campaign of General Sherman by..... More
![De Septem Verbis a Christo in Cruce Prolatis Libri Duo [provenance: J.B. Bouvier]. Roberto...](/pictures/thumb/005587.JPG?v=1500148853)
Coloniæ Agrippina [Cologne]: Joannem Busaeum, 1662. Hardcover. [18], 190, [8] p.: engraved title page, 3 full-page engraved illustrations (including a portrait of the author); 12 cm. Signatures: A-N8 O4 (12mo). Contemporary calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine decorations. Lacking original label from second compartment. Final two..... More
Rome: Generoso Salomoni, 1750. Hardcover. [16], 128 p.; 17 cm. Signatures: *8 A-H8 (8vo). Contemporary vellum with faint remains of handwritten spine title. Gilt-tooled decoration on upper corner of front board and on turn-in at each corner. All page edges red. In Very Good+ Condition: several small holes in spine;..... More
London: Printed by A. Strahan for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800. Hardcover. "The Fourth edition, with great additions, and a copious index." 3 volumes, 1 folded map of the Russian Empire, 3 frontispieces with portraits: genealogical tables; 22 cm. 19th-century half red morocco with six spine compartments between raised..... More
Dublin: Oli. Nelson, 1764. Hardcover. The Sixth Edition. [6], 223, [14] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A6 B-L12 (-L6) (12mo). Contemorary leather spine with leather label reading "Collier on Redicul." In modern clamshell box in maroon cloth; gilt-tooled title on front section: "Collier, Reflections upon Ridicule." States "In Two Volumes" on..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. Hardcover. 2 volumes ([3], viii-xii, [2], 14-252 p.; 276 p.); 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with five spine compartments. Gilt-tooled red and black morocco spine labels; gilt-tooled decoration in other compartments. Originally bound as part of a set of Cooper novels; the..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1886. Hardcover. [6], 25, [43] p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Dark green cloth spine with gilt spine title and decoration. Green paper over boards with white and black title and illustration. All page edges green. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated title page. Small bookseller's label on front fixed endpaper..... More
London: William Innys, 1716. Hardcover. [16], 304, [16] p.; 20 cm. Contemporary calf boards; flax spine repair dyed to match boards, with gilt-tooled leather spine label. Publisher's advertisements on page following Contents and on final page after the end of the index. Title page within double-ruled border. Woodcut head-pieces, tailpieces..... More
Philadelphia: J. & A.Y. Humphreys, 1812. Hardcover. 256 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red leather spine label with gilt-tooled title. Marbled paper over boards. Former owner's name at head of title page: Geo. Metzger. First American edition. Early American Imprints, 2nd series..... More
Naples: Giuseppe Raimondi, 1754. Hardcover. [20], 288 p.; 23 cm. 19th-century? half calf with gilt-tooled spine title and gilt-ruled decoration on spine; marbled paper over boards. Grey endpapers. Woodcut initials. Errori Correzioni on p. [17]. Round label on front fixed endpaper for F.C. Schottin, bookbinder, Buffalo, N.Y. Faint stamps on..... More
Albany: Re-printed by Barber and Southwick, for Thomas Spencer, book-seller, 1794. Hardcover. 458, vii, [1] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between gilt-rolled bands; red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title. First American edition. Early American Imprints, 1st ser. (Evans), 27057. Attributed to Oliver Goldsmith..... More
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Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1834. Hardcover. Imprint: "Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart--Chesnut Street. Baltimore: Carey, Hart, & Co." Vol. 2 only. [4], 238, [24] p.; 19 cm. Original red cloth spine with plain green paper over boards. Remains of paper labels on spine. Bookplate of the Library..... More
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey and A. Hart, 1830. Hardcover. First American edition. 173, [3] p., 1 leaf of a folded plate; 23 cm. Modern maroon library buckram with gilt-stamped spine title. Publisher's catalog of medical works on final 2 unpaginated pages. The folded leaf contains a table for recording cases of..... More
Erlangen: Hilpert, 1815. Paperback. 26 p.; 24 cm. As printed, the title page left the specific date of the lecture blank; in pencil it was changed to "Die 3. Januar MDCCCXVI," indicating that, rather than being delivered in Dec. 1815, it was delivered on Jan. 3, 1816. Disbound from a...... More
New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. Hardcover. Two parts in one volume: [8], 207, [1], 211, [1] p.; 19 cm. Modern rebacking of contemporary leather spine and corners with original marbled paper over boards. Original brown endpapers. Series title preceding title page for Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books..... More
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 328 mm (image is 154 x 222 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published July 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Very Good- Condition: lightly soiled in margins;..... More