London: George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1839. Hardcover. Six Acts of Parliament enacted in 1811, 1845, and 1847, bound together with the cover title "Colchester Navigation and Improvement Acts." [approx. 260], xvi p.; 31 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between gilt- and..... More
Boston: National Publishing Co., 1902. Black pebble-grain cloth covers with gilt-stamped publisher's emblem on front cover. Attached accordian-style to color, folded, canvas-backed map (91 x 142 cm. [36 x 56 inches]); 13 x 27 cm. folded. Scale: 3 miles to an inch. Includes tables showing the population of Vermont every..... More
Germantown, Pa. Michael Billmeyer, 1799. Hardcover. Title continued: "als auch für den öffentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind. Nebst einem Anhang des Heydelbergischen Catechismus, wie auch erbaulicher Gebäter. Nach einem Synodal Schluss zusammen getragen und eingerichtet vor die Evangelisch-Reformirten Gemeinen in den Vereinigten Staaten von America." Zweyte Auflage. [6], 148, [8], 585..... More
Paris: Le Décor d'Aujourd'hui, 1951. Hardcover. [14], 324 p.: 21 color plates tipped in on heavy, captioned stock, and many black-and-white photographs, drawings, and plans; 30 cm. Buff linen spine with black-stamped spine title; buff paper over boards printed in black with a leaf pattern. Grey endpaper. Lacking dust jacket..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. I. Kohler, 1867. Hardcover. viii, 1033, [5], 297, 17, xi p.: 2 engraved frontispiece portraits signed: J. Serz; 29 cm. Full leather with gilt-tooled spine title and blind-tooled ornamentation on spine and both boards. Both metal clasps present. All page edges and endpapers marbled. New Testament has separate..... More
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1849. Paperback. 31, [1] p.; 22 cm. Yellow wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter, along with wood and coal. The..... More
London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, for T. Waller, 1769. Hardcover. "The Second Edition, with many References and considerable Additions." Attributed variously to Robert Foley, Sir Geoffrey Gilbert, Matthew Bacon, and Henry Pooley. cf. British Museum Catalogue. Vol. 2 only. [22], 780, [42] p.; 37 cm. Folio. Contemporary..... More
Paris: A.J. Dénaina, 1834. Hardcover. Volume 15 only of 16 volumes: [4], 536 p.: tables (1 folded); 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. The folded table is not included in pagination. This volume covers the..... More
Philadelphia: Central High School, 1908. Hardcover. 1 bound volume containing the monthly publication The Mirror for the school year 1907-1908 of Central High School, Philadelphia, Pa. 32, 34, 36, 42, 40, 40, 40, 38, 36, 70 p., frontispiece and 8 leaves of illustration: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 25 cm..... More
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1850. Paperback. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter, along with wood and coal. The intention..... 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
Boston: Manning & Loring, 1806. Hardcover. "Printed by Manning and Loring. Sold by them, and by Etheridge & Bliss, Boston; Cushing & Appleton, Salem; Thomas & Whipple, Newburyport; Charles Peirce, Portsmouth; Henry Cushing, Provience; Lincoln & Gleason, Hartford; Bronson, Walter & Co. New-Haven; I. Thomas, jun. Worcester; J. Prentiss, Keene;..... More
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes in 1: [8], 368, [14] p.; [4], 344, [16] p.; 29 cm. Signatures: A-3C4 (-3C4) pi2 B-2Y4 (4to). Dark brown cloth spine and corners (20th-century?) with printed paper spine label; marbled paper (19th-century?) over boards. Matching marbled endpapers..... More
Paris: Presso Baudry, Libreria Europea, 1836. 4 volumes: frontispiece portrait of the author in vol. 1; 21 cm. Half black morocco with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between raised bands with "Ariosto" in the second compartment and the volume number in the fourth. All page edges speckled red..... More
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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
New York: Minerva Publishing Co., 1892. Paperback. [2], 196, [2] p.; 18 cm. Paperback with brown cover printed in black. Romantic Series, no. 12. "July, 1892" -- on front cover. "by Mrs. Annie Bradshaw" -- on front cover. Advertisements on several pages and back cover for Scott's Emulsion, Van Houten's..... More
New York: Eastburn, Kirk & Co., 1814. Hardcover. Printed by D. & G. Bruce. 136 p.; 15 cm. Publisher's beige paper over boards; black spine and cover titles. Publisher's advertisements on back board; both boards printed within decorative border. Pages untrimmed. Lara written by Lord Byron; Jacqueline written by Samuel..... More
London: H. R. Young; and T. H. Whitely, 1819. Hardcover. Volume 1 only. xii, 171, [1] p., 39 leaves of engraved plates; 30 cm. Calf boards. Marbled endpapers. Bound in following the title page is a slip "To the Public" stating that two of the prints (Will Ellis and William..... More
London: Printed by S. Roycroft, for Joan. Brome, R. Littlebury, R. Scot, R. Clavell, G. Wells, and R. Lambert, 1684. Hardcover. Title continued: "Part I. Of Morning and Evening Prayer. Part II. Of the Litany, with the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings. Part III. Of the Communion Office, with the Offices..... More
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London: John Major, 1836. Hardcover. 2 parts bound in 1 volume (xxxii, [4], 982, 44 p.): frontispiece, title vignette, 8 additional leaves of plates (1 folded), in-text illustrations and facsimiles; 22 cm. Contemporary three-quarter dark green morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine..... More
Philadelphia: James Y. Humphreys, 1822. Hardcover. Second American from the last London edition. 4 volumes ([2], 380, 358, 359, 395 p.): frontispiece maps (folded) in vols. 1 and 2; 22 cm. Contemporary calf with irregular dark horizontal patterns. Four spine compartments; dark green morocco labels in second compartments with gilt-tooled..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Hardcover. [6], 312 p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Light blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and cover illustration. Illustrated blue dust jacket (in mylar cover), with price of $1.00. Yellow illustrated endpapers. Date of 1933 on title page. Former owner's name on half title page..... 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
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 261 x 328 mm (image is 153 x 218 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Nov. 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in..... More
London: F.C. et J. Rivington [et al], 1810. Hardcover. "Editio Nova, typis et cura R. Taylor et Socii." viii, [approx. 830] p.; 28 cm. 19th-century calf spine with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment: Hederici Graecum Lexicon. Diced leather over boards with double gilt-ruled borders..... More