Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux Civils et Militaires by Abbe Tiron - 1845

In addition to being much scarcer, the first edition contains approximately two hundred photographs on coated stock not to be found in the more common second edition. A fine copy in professionally bound red quarter morocco over patterned boards ; xvi, 431 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

This is a beautifully illustrated copy of "The World's Show" by Henry Mayhew. "1851: or, The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family, Who Came up to London to 'Enjoy Themselves,' and to See the Great Exhibition." Published in 1851 (though undated) by David Bogue in London; 1st edition in book form following the serialized edition. The book features wonderful illustrations (many are fold-outs or 2-page spreads) by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Handsome, custom-bound copy with three-quarter leather, gilt lettering on the spine with raised bands, and marbled end papers. The book is a fantastic example of Cruikshank's work.Condition:Some very light soiling at the top of the front cover; clean back cover and spine; sharp corners; bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are in overall very good condition - mostly clean with only a few random, light stains/ink smudges found; no writing found. The 2-page illustration between pages 58 and 59 is torn at the… Read More

25 fabric designs with fabric description on back. Blue cloth binding; gilt particulars to spine and front. Blue and yellow hanger cord. Protective plastic cover. 12.5 x 17.5 in.

Some wear and tear in spine Some pencil markings 1920. Rittenhouse publishing. Blue on boards with gold design.

No Dust Jackets
Volumes: Complete 7-volume set from the library of Englishman, William Greenly (see below). Stapled binding. Thin gilt bordering on both boards, ribbed spine with gilt lettering, and gilt-bordered compartments (photo). Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in Volume One (photo). Subscriber's list in Volumes 3 & 5.Volumes 1 & 2 have the Greenley pasted bookplate and William's dated signature (photo). Volumes 3,4, & 6 have a Greenley bookplate and undated signature. Volumes 5 & 7 have bookplates only.All volumes have extensive tanning on the endpaper margins (photo). Heavy toning on page edges of all volumes.
Volume 7, The top and bottom spine edges are missing, and the title is partially defaced (photo). The cracked spine has been mended. Volume 6 has weakened boards but is still attached to the spine.
NOTE: Volume One is two volumes by separate authors. As noted by Sterne in the Preface, the first volume contains Mr.Yorick's re-published 7 sermons, followed by the second volume… Read More

Milano: Edizioni Futuriste di "Poesia", 1923. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Foxing to covers, title page loose, cover partially split at spine. A good copy. With a foreword by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. ; Octavo; 27 pages.

Manchester: Printed by Joseph Harrop, 1767. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, [1], [3]-92pp. There are two minor pagination errors: page 69 is erroneously numbered 68; the page number 76 is missing. The text is complete. Recent dark brown patterned paper over boards, spine lettered in gold. One engraved table and twelve engraved plates. Occasional light foxing, old repair to title page, otherwise very clean. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo.

London: Printed by P. Rose and Son, Broadmed, Bristol, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. 44pp. Contemporary cloth backed boards, portrait frontispiece. With the bookplate of Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Baronet, on the front board and the front pastedown endpaper and the small, gilt bookplate of Alexander McGrigor on the front free endpaper. Also with the small blind stamp of Crendon Hall on the title page and first page. In his book "On Poisons, in Relation to Medical Jurisprudence and Medicine" (Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1848), Doctor Alfred Swaine Taylor states: "The great value of chemical evidence in otherwise doubtful cases of poisoning, was never more strongly shown than at the trial of Mary Ann Burdock at Bristol, in 1835... The body of the deceased had been buried fourteen months: it was exhumed, and the poison discovered in the stomach and viscera." This advance in forensic science led to a substantial increase in poisoning trials. Chipping to spine, some soiling to boards. Internally clean… Read More

London: Printed for the Author, 1703. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 566pp + index and errata. Modern full clay brown sheepskin, spine decorated in gold and with vellum labels lettered in gold. A dictionary of dreams, often categorized both in an elaborate and inordinate manner. This title was the first in a series of books on dreams, based on the writer's own oneiric experiences and shrouded in mysticism. Text block is heavily toned. The edges of the first few leaves are brittle and those of the title page are chipped. Probably lacks a preliminary blank. A very good copy. Uncommon. ; Octavo.

London: Printed for J. Newbery and W. Nicoll, 1765. Hardcover. Second edition in English after the one printed in 1764. 213pp + 1p of advertisements. Recent mottled half calf over marbled boards, raised bands and gold decorations and lettering on the spine, all edges marbled. Light toning to text block, some mild scattered foxing, minor annotations in pencil, name on title. A clean, near fine copy. ; 12mo.