London: P. J. and A. E. Dobell, 1924. Paperback. [4], 52, iii, [1] p.; 23 cm. Includes 3-page index, and list of references on final page. Brown wrapper printed in black. Title page printed in red and black. George Thorn-Drury (1860-1931) is generally considered to be the compiler of this..... More
1684. 1 handwritten parchment document (12.5 x 26.5 inches). On 23 Nov. 1684 Gregory Bruen, son of William Bruen, now of Exeter College in Oxford, for 70 pounds and 1 guinea sold to John Seward of the county of Devon, property in the parish of Sowton in the county of..... More
Monroe, N.Y. s.n., 1845. [approx. 120] p. book, with writing on the first half. Original calf back board. Attached is the official printed order to Samuel Pelcer, the collector of Monroe, for tax collection based on the assessment roll, with directions for the distribution of the collected money to the..... More
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1899. Paperback. Parts 11-15 and 17-24 in original wrappers. Pages 153-232, 249-376: color plates, in-text and full-page line drawings; 43 cm. Each part contains one color plate. Front wrapper illustration is by Edward Edwards. Lacking part 16. A contemporary history of the Spanish-American..... More
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1899. Paperback. Parts 26-32 in original wrappers. Pages 393-508: color maps and plates, in-text and full-page line drawings; 43 cm. Each part contains one color plate. Front wrapper illustration is by Edward Edwards. Printing error: wrappers have incorrect part number with correct number..... More
S.l. Amerikanischen Kriegsinformationsamt, 1945. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Contains photographs taken at five liberated concentration camps: Buchenwald, Belsen, Gardelegen, Nordhausen, and Ohrdruf. "This small but important book was distributed in Germany by the American War Information Unit at the end of the World War II in order to..... More
Paris: La Vie Parisienne, 1912. Hardcover. 1 bound volume containing issues of La Vie Parisienne from Jan. 6 through Dec. 28, 1912. 947, [1] pages: heavily illustrated, including one double-page illustration in each issue; 34 cm. Half morocco with red morocco-grain cloth over boards. Floral patterned endpapers. The French weekly..... More
1665. 1 handwritten parchment document (19 x 33 cm.), dated 28 Nov. 1665. Mary Russell of Ripe, or Eckington, in Sussex Co., widow, has purchased from Thomas Kennard of Hellingly in Sussex Co., yeoman, a house, outbuildings, etc. in Hawkhurst, Trent Co. Russell appoints John Unie, clerk, of Ripe, or..... More
Narberth, Pa. Narberth Choral Society, 1921. Paperback. [44] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Tied with red thread; wrapper printed in red and black. The chorus was conducted by Clarence C. Nice. The soloists in this concert were soprano Lucy Marsh and violinist John Richardson. The chorus was accompanied by the Victor..... More
1890. Hardcover. [60] pages; 37 cm. Half calf with dark brown morocco-grained cloth over boards. Five spine compartments between gilt rules. White moire endpapers. Contains 88 mounted albumen photographs in a variety of sizes, with large ones attached individually to pages, medium ones two to a page, and smaller ones..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1845. Paperback. [16] p.: tables; 88 mm. Sewn wrapper, as issued. Wrapper title. Publisher's advertisement on back wrapper. Contains almanac for 1846, eclipses for 1846, an interest table, and a table "showing the number of days from any day in one month to the same day in..... More
Paris: Charles Maurier, 1835. Hard Cover. Imprimerie de Madam de Lacombe. [4], 194 p.; 20 cm. Disbound. An account of the trial of French cavalry officer Emile François Guillaume, comte Clément de La Roncière (1803-1874). The victim of a legal scandal, he later became the 8th French governor of Tahiti..... 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
Napoli: Presso R. Marotta e Vaspandoch dalla Tipografia Francese, 1821. Hardcover. 35, [5] p.; 21 cm. Contemporary full polished leather (pigskin?); red morocco spine label with gilt-tooled title: Inno Alle Najadi. Gilt-tooled decoration on upper and lower parts of spine and decorative border on each board. All page edges gilt..... More
Paris: Presso Baudry, Libreria Europea, 1836. Hardcover. 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..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co., 1930. Paperback. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Dorothy Appleby on front cover; photographs of Mary Doran and Anita Page on inside and outside of back cover. This issue contains sections with circus-themed jokes and cartoons; included 10 by..... More
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New York: J. C. Buttre, 1870. 1 leaf 26 x 18 cm. with engraving of George Washington from the portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Full bust, head to left. Vignette. Mezzotinto. "Engraved expressly for this work." -- at lower edge. Baker, 188. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: very light discoloration behind..... 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
1814. On 25 March 1814 Margaret Cauffman of Philadelphia, gentlewoman, sold to Isaac Overholtzer of Norriton Township, Montgomery County, for $650 a lot of woodland of almost 5 acres in Providence Township, Montgomery Co., on the road leading from the Germantown and Perkiomen turnpike and on the Norristown Road. Signed..... More
London: James Phillips, 1791. Hardcover. The Fifth Edition. vii, [1], 601, [3] p.; 21 cm. Signatures: a4 A-2P8 (-2P7, 2P8) 8vo. Original? plain calf boards with later plain calf spine. Modern box with gilt-tooled spine title: Chalkley's Works. The Works of Thomas Chalkley has a separate title page but continous..... More
Paris: Goupil & Cie, 1898. Hardcover. [2], iv, 155, [1] pages, 10 double-leaf color plates, and many black and white plates: black and white in-text illustrations; 33 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine title; black and gilt cover title and illustration. Top page edges gilt. Grey endpapers. One of the..... More
London: Cochrane and Pickersgill, 1831. Hardcover. 2 volumes: [4], lxiv, 327, [1] p.; [4], 324 p., 2 frontispieces, 15 leaves of plates; 17 cm. Contemporary half polished calf with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between double gilt rules. Gilt-tooled title and volume numbers on spine. All page edges..... More
Paris: Ludovic Baschet, 1900. Hardcover. Typogravure Goupil & Cie. [2] p., 56 plates; 37 cm. Red leather spine with gilt spine title; red and black marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Title page is printed on pink paper, with advertisements on the reverse. No date of publication. The plates are..... More
London: J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter, W. and J. Innys, R. Robinson, J. Osborn, and T. Longman, 1726. Hardcover. [4], liv, 506, 208 p., 4 leaves of engraved plates; 34 cm. Late 19th-century binding: leather spine with seven spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment; speckled..... More
Weimar: Gebrüdern Gädicke, 1799. Hardcover. [2], vii, [1], 514 p., 1 folded leaf with a table on each side; 21 cm. 19th-century? tree calf. "Nach den Orten alphabetisch geordnet, undmit kurzen statistischen Nachrichten versehen." Part of the series Geographisch-Technologisches Handbuch für reisende Kaufleute. Armorial bookplate on front fixed endpaper of..... More