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The American's Guide: The Constitutions of the United States of America, with the Latest Amendments; also the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, with the Federal Constitution, and Acts for the Government of the Territories

The American's Guide: The Constitutions of the United States of America, with the Latest Amendments; also the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, with the Federal Constitution, and Acts for the Government of the Territories

Philadelphia: William McCarty, 1813. Hardcover. "Printed by William & David Robinson, Trenton." [4], 380 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "American's Guide." Handwritten paper labels with red borders over third and sixth compartments with... More

Price: $950.00

The Bell Telephone: The Deposition of Alexander Graham Bell in the Suit Brought by the United States to Annul the Bell Patents

The Bell Telephone: The Deposition of Alexander Graham Bell in the Suit Brought by the United States to Annul the Bell Patents

Boston: American Bell Telephone Co., 1980. Hardcover. iv, 469 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Yellow floral endpapers. Stamps on endpapers and title page indicating that this book belonged to the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Public Relations Library and the A.T. & T.... More

Price: $115.00

The Child's First Alphabet of Bible Names

The Child's First Alphabet of Bible Names

Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1827. Paperback. "Stereotyped by L. Johnson. . . . I. Ashmead & Co. Printers" -- front wrapper. 15, [1] p.: woodcut illustrations; 10 cm. Blue wrappers, stitched; decorative border on each wrapper. Front wrapper illustration of a pocket watch. Identified as no. 16, IV series... More

Price: $135.00

Eniautos Terastios, Mirabilis Annus, or The Year of Prodigies and Wonders: being a faithful and impartial Collection of several Signs that have been seen in the Heavens, in the Earth, and in the Waters

Eniautos Terastios, Mirabilis Annus, or The Year of Prodigies and Wonders: being a faithful and impartial Collection of several Signs that have been seen in the Heavens, in the Earth, and in the Waters

London: 1661. Hardcover. Title continued: "together with many remarkable Accidents and Judgments befalling divers Persons, according as they have been testified by very credible hands; all which have happened within the space of one year last past, and are now made publick for a seasonable Warning to the People of... More

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The Genuine Works of William Hogarth; Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes, a Chronological Catalogue, and Commentary; by John Nichols and the late George Steevens [2 vols]

The Genuine Works of William Hogarth; Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes, a Chronological Catalogue, and Commentary; by John Nichols and the late George Steevens [2 vols]

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808. Hardcover. Vol. 2 published in 1810. 2 volumes: vii, [1], 524 p., frontispiece and 62 leaves of engraved plates; viii, 444, [30] p., frontispiece and 95 leaves of plates (one folded): one in-text engraving; 29 cm. Original brown boards; both spines are covered... More

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The Lucky Bag Filled by Father Tuck

The Lucky Bag Filled by Father Tuck

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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Rouen--Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge [and] Fontaine Sainte-Marie [2 albumen prints]

Rouen--Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge [and] Fontaine Sainte-Marie [2 albumen prints]

1889. 2 albumen prints. The first, Rouen--Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge, is 255 x 199 mm. on a cardboard mount (297 x 239 mm). Caption printed in photograph in lower right: "54. Rouen_Fontaine de la Grosse horloge." Written in ink at lower edge of image: "Rouen, August 25/89." Written in... More

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The Tragi-Comic History of the Burial of Cock Robin; with the Lamentation of Jenny Wren; the Sparrow's Apprehension; and the Cuckoo's Punishment

The Tragi-Comic History of the Burial of Cock Robin; with the Lamentation of Jenny Wren; the Sparrow's Apprehension; and the Cuckoo's Punishment

Philadelphia, Pa. Benjamin Warner, 1821. Hardcover. Title continued: "Being a sequel to the courtship, marriage, and pic-nic dinner of Robin Red-Breast and Jenny Wren." 16 p.: frontispiece and 7 additional leaves of engraved plates; 12 cm. Original plain salmon paper over paste boards. Half-title: The Burial of Cock Robin. The... More

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Michael Collins and Making of a New Ireland by Piaras Beaslai [provenance: James H. Rowe]. Piaras Beaslai.

Beaslai, Piaras

Michael Collins and Making of a New Ireland by Piaras Beaslai [provenance: James H. Rowe]

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover. 2 volumes: xv, [1], 458 p.; vii, [1], 484 p., 2 frontispieces and 16 leaves of plates; 23 cm. Grey cloth with printed paper spine labels. Bookplate of James H. Rowe, designed by Lyon, on each front fixed endpaper. James H. Rowe (1909-1984)... More

Price: $285.00

Italy, with Sketches of Spain and Portugal [with: Vathek: an Arabian Tale]. William Beckford.

Beckford, William

Italy, with Sketches of Spain and Portugal [with: Vathek: an Arabian Tale]

Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1834. Hardcover. Imprint: Paris: Baudry's European Library; Berlin: Asher's British and Foreign Library, 1834. vi, 338, 127 p.; 22 cm. Contemporary quarter polished calf with gilt-tooled title "Italy Vathek," quintuple gilt rules, and blind-tooled decoration. Marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Blue ribbon book mark. Series... More

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Church-of-Englandism and Its Catechism Examined: Preceded by Strictures on the Exclusionary System, as Pursued in the National Society's Schools: Interspersed with Parallel Views of the English and Scottish Established and Non-Established Churches and Concluding with Remedies Proposed for Abuses Indicated: and an Examination of the Parliamentary System of Church Reform Lately Pursued, and Still Pursuing: Including the Proposed New Churches. Jeremy Bentham.

Bentham, Jeremy

Church-of-Englandism and Its Catechism Examined: Preceded by Strictures on the Exclusionary System, as Pursued in the National Society's Schools: Interspersed with Parallel Views of the English and Scottish Established and Non-Established Churches and Concluding with Remedies Proposed for Abuses Indicated: and an Examination of the Parliamentary System of Church Reform Lately Pursued, and Still Pursuing: Including the Proposed New Churches

London, Eng. Effingham Wilson, 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. xlii, [3], vi-lii, 248, 456 p.; 22 cm. Half calf with marbled paper over boards. Includes Table of Errata following Preface on Publication. Oval stamp of the New York Society Library on the title page and on page 456, each with "Withdrawn"... More

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New Researches on Acute Articular Rheumatism in General: and Expecially on the Law of Coincidence of Pericarditis and Endocarditis with this Disease, as well as on the Efficacy of the Method of Treating it by Repeated Bloodlettings at Short Intervals; Translated by James Kitchen. Jean Baptiste Bouillaud.

Bouillaud, Jean Baptiste

New Researches on Acute Articular Rheumatism in General: and Expecially on the Law of Coincidence of Pericarditis and Endocarditis with this Disease, as well as on the Efficacy of the Method of Treating it by Repeated Bloodlettings at Short Intervals; Translated by James Kitchen

Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1837. Hardcover. iv, [1], 10-64 p.: table; 23 cm. Modern binding: beige paper over spine and grey paper over boards with printed paper label on spine "Acute Articular Rheumatism." First American Edition. Disbound from a volume stamped "Withdrawn from A.P.S." on a preliminary blank page... More

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The First Minute Book of the Gainsborough Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, 1669-1719; edited by Harold W. Brace [complete: vols 1-3]. Harold W. Brace, ed.

Brace, Harold W., ed.

The First Minute Book of the Gainsborough Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, 1669-1719; edited by Harold W. Brace [complete: vols 1-3]

Hereford, Eng. Lincoln Record Society, 1951. Hardcover. 3 volumes (149, 222, 217 p.): 1 map; 27 cm. Light yellow-green cloth (vols. 1 and 2) and light yellow cloth (vol. 3); black-stamped spine and cover titles with the emblem of the Lincoln Record Society on the front cover of each. Pages... More

Price: $125.00

The Camp, the Battle Field, and the Hospital; or, Lights and Shadows of the Great Rebellion: Including Adventures of Spies and Scouts, Thrilling Incidents, Daring Exploits, Heroic Deeds, Wonderful Escapes, Sanitary and Hospital Scenes, Prison Experiences, etc., etc., etc. L. P. Brockett, Linus Pierpont.

Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont)

The Camp, the Battle Field, and the Hospital; or, Lights and Shadows of the Great Rebellion: Including Adventures of Spies and Scouts, Thrilling Incidents, Daring Exploits, Heroic Deeds, Wonderful Escapes, Sanitary and Hospital Scenes, Prison Experiences, etc., etc., etc.

Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1866. Hardcover. 512, [2] p., double frontispiece and 32 leaves of plates; 23 cm. Modern binding in bonded leather with gilt-tooled spine label. Original marbled endpapers with modern hinge repair. Advertisement by the National Publishing Co. on page following text for agents to sell the company's... More

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Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects, and Reptiles; Embellished with Upwards of Two Hundred Engravings. Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon.

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc

Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects, and Reptiles; Embellished with Upwards of Two Hundred Engravings

London: Printed for the Proprietor, and sold by H.D. Symonds, 1798. Hardcover. 5 volumes (vii, [1], 332 p.; vii, [1], 332 p.; viii, 320 p; viii, 322 p.; viii, 386, 2 p.): 43 leaves of engraved plates; 18 cm. Full contemporary morocco with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled... More

Price: $525.00

Hudibras, in Three Parts; Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended with Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey. Samuel Butler.

Butler, Samuel

Hudibras, in Three Parts; Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended with Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey

London: C. Hitch, 1764. Hogarth, William. "Printed for C. Hitch, G. Hawkins, C. Bathurst, J. Tonson, J. Worral, R. Baldwin, T. Longman, J. Bathoe, C. Corbett, T. Lownds, G. Kearsly, T. Becket, W. Nichol, and M. Richardson." 2nd edition. 2 v.: ([2], xiv, xxxvi, 424, [16] p.; [2], 446, [24]... More

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A Treatise on Tetanus, being the Essay for which the Jacksonian Prize, for the Year 1834, was Awarded, by the Royal College of surgeons, in London. Thomas Blizard Curling.

Curling, Thomas Blizard

A Treatise on Tetanus, being the Essay for which the Jacksonian Prize, for the Year 1834, was Awarded, by the Royal College of surgeons, in London

Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1837. Hardcover. 126 p.: tables; 23 cm. Modern binding: beige paper over spine and grey paper over boards with printed paper label on spine "A Treatise on Tetanus." First American Edition. Disbound from a volume stamped "Withdrawn from A.P.S." on a preliminary blank page and... More

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Afrique: Histoire des Voyages dans cette partie du Monde, Guerres, Produits, Moeurs, Anecdotes, abrégé de La Harpe et des Voyageurs Modernes [Bibliothéque Universelle des Voyages, vol. 1]. Jules Dufay.

Dufay, Jules

Afrique: Histoire des Voyages dans cette partie du Monde, Guerres, Produits, Moeurs, Anecdotes, abrégé de La Harpe et des Voyageurs Modernes [Bibliothéque Universelle des Voyages, vol. 1]

Paris: Bureau de Courval, et Compagnie, 1826. Hardcover. Vol. 1 of Bibliothéque Universelle des Voyages, only. [2], 527, [1] p., handcolored frontispiece and 3 leaves of handcolored plates; 21 cm. Contemporary full speckled calf with gilt-tooled spine labels and spine decoration; gilt-rolled border on each board, which have gilt-rolled edges... More

Price: $195.00

Des. Erasmi Roterod. Colloquia: nunc Emendatiora [with armorial bookplate of Thomas Preston]. Desiderius Erasmus.

Erasmus, Desiderius

Des. Erasmi Roterod. Colloquia: nunc Emendatiora [with armorial bookplate of Thomas Preston]

Leiden: Elzevier, 1643. Hardcover. "Lugd. Batavorum. Officina Elzeviriana." [24], 672, 44, [4] p.; 13 cm. *12 A-2E12 a-b12 (12mo). 18th-century red morocco with five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine title and decoration; both boards have gilt double ruled borders and gilt corner decoration as well as gilt-rolled edges... More

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A Sketch of the Denominations of the Christian World; accompanied with a Peruasive to Religious Moderation; to which is prefixed an Account of Atheism, Deism, Theophilanthropism, Judaism, Mahometanism and Christianity. John Evans.

Evans, John

A Sketch of the Denominations of the Christian World; accompanied with a Peruasive to Religious Moderation; to which is prefixed an Account of Atheism, Deism, Theophilanthropism, Judaism, Mahometanism and Christianity

Burlington, Vt. Stephen C. Ustick, 1812. Hardcover. "Corrected and Enlarged, with a Chronological Table of the Leading Events of Eccelesiastical History, from the birth of Christ down to the present time. Fifth American Edition, With additional Notes and Corrections." Dennis Heartt, printer. 324 p., frontispiece; 18 cm. Contemporary calf spine... More

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The Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion 1861-1865. Samuel Clarke Farrar.

Farrar, Samuel Clarke

The Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion 1861-1865

Pittsburgh, Pa. Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Ringgold Cavalry Association, 1911. Hardcover. xi, 4-538 p.: frontispiece portrait of Col. Andrew J. Greenfield, leaves of plates containing illustrations, portraits, and maps (1 folded); 24 cm. Dark green publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped cover illustration. Green moire-patterned endpapers. Bookplates on front... More

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Les Civilises par Claude Farrère; Bois de Falké [provenance: Monroe Wheeler]. Claude Farrère.

Farrère, Claude

Les Civilises par Claude Farrère; Bois de Falké [provenance: Monroe Wheeler]

Paris: Éditions Mornay, 1931. Hardcover. [6], 336, [4] p., color frontispiece: color illustrations; 21 cm. Contemporary binding by Saulnier: half red morocco and marbled paper over boards; gilt-tooled spine author and title. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original illustrated wrapper bound in. Numerous wood-engraved illustrations by Pierre Falke. 1065... More

Price: $375.00

Alphonso and Dalinda: or, The Magic of Art and Nature: a Moral Tale; written in French by Madame la comtesse de Genlis; translated into English by Thomas Holcroft. Stéphanie Félicité Genlis, comtesse de.

Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de

Alphonso and Dalinda: or, The Magic of Art and Nature: a Moral Tale; written in French by Madame la comtesse de Genlis; translated into English by Thomas Holcroft

Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1787. Hardcover. "A new edition." 240 p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-U6 (12mo). Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between gilt rules. Red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Alphonso & Dalinda. Early American Imprints, ser. 1, (Evans), 20385. The author, Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de... More

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Parley's Picture Book. Samuel G. Goodrich, Samuel Griswold.

Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

Parley's Picture Book

New York: Gates and Stedman, 1847. Hard Cover. New edition, with additions. Copyright 1834 by S.G. Goodrich. 168 p.: woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, and in-text illustrations throughout; 15 cm. Publisher's green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration. Gilt-stamped cover title: A Gift for a Good Child. Blind-stamped decorative border... More

Price: $145.00

Prayers for Sundays, Holy-Days, and Other Festivals, [vol. 3] From Trinity-Sunday to Advent. John Gother.

Gother, John

Prayers for Sundays, Holy-Days, and Other Festivals, [vol. 3] From Trinity-Sunday to Advent

London: T. Meighan, 1743. Hardcover. Attributed to John Gother. Vol. 3 only (of 3 volumes): 534 p.; 15 cm. Signatures: A-Y12 Z4(-Z4) 12mo. Contemporary calf with gilt-ruled borders on both boards. Old unskilled leather spine replacement. Inscribed on title page "Rowland Eyre" and in another hand "Hassop Chapel"; back free... More

Price: $215.00

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