The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories by Harte, Bret - 1885

NY: Sears, 1846. Sears' Pictorial Magazine 1846. The third year of a short lived magazine, which ran until 1849. Published NY: Sears, 1846. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 10." Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and designs on spine, and marbleized paper covered boards. The first 9 monthly issues for the year 1846 are present, which run from pp. 9 - 378. Pages 379 - 528 for the subsequent issues are not present. Frontis, title page, preface, table of contents and embellishments are missing (pp.1 -8), as is the plate of The Old Billop House on p.106. (P. 105 was blank, being the verso of plate.) Profusely illustrated with many full page engravings - approximately 85 are present among the nine issues. Articles include The Whale and Whale Catching, The Pampas of Buenos Aryes, Music, The Pallisades of New Jersey, Cicero, Benjamin Franklin, The Island of Capri, Form and Structure of the Earth, etc. Some rubbing to the leather with wear at the tips and extremities. Binding is tight and sound. Pages… Read More

London [and] New York: Whittaker, Treacher, and Co [and] Reprinted for the Booksellers Fourth Edition, Complete in One Volume. Published the same year as the first edition. London [and] New York: Whittaker, Treacher, and Co: Reprinted for the Booksellers, 1832. 8vo., 5 1/2" x 9", 325pp, illustrated with 8 plates. Bound in brown linen cloth, backstirp missing, wear at the tips and along edges, fading to the cloth, name/date on title page, foxing on endpapers, mild toning along edges. Internally very good, paper bright, binding tight, all plates present. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Boards have water stain.DJ with clipped corners and water stains.Feathered edges to pages.

Whipple & Damrell, Boston, 1837. Clothback. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. 72 pp. clean, unmarked and lightly foxed, typical of age. Front and rear free endpaper missing, otherwise intact. Title page perforated with Ohio State University stamp and date stamp on inside back cover. Clothback version of this era is vary rare to find in this condition. Unable to find another copy on internet for comparison.

****Please note that this case has been constructed to house and protect the original book & slipcase issue together and is NOT a replacement for the original slipcase issue**** . Richard Bachman THE REGULATORS MOTOKOPS 2200 EDITION CUSTOM DISPLAY CASE. Please note that the listing is for a Slipcase only. Contact Me for Custom Slipcases made to order. Each slipcase is individually hand made from the highest quality materials using time honored traditional techniques, and it is important to note that there are no acidic glues, resins, or epoxy mixes in their construction. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free. Please note that this case has been designed to fit the 1st Edition / 1st Printing of the title and other copies are not guaranteed to fit. Specifications - 1st Edition 1st Printing Custom Slipcase - 1/4 Inch Moisture Resistant Customwood 300 gsm Textured Cardstock - Cloth lining - Titebond non-toxin original wood glue.. Slipcase Only. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slipcase.

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1874. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- William H. Prescott- Illustrated- Merrill & Baker- New York, 1874- 1st Edition- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- brown flexible leather with marbled endpapers-slight rubbing, 3 tiny perforations on hinge, otherwise tight and square- A saleman's sample/dummy copy of the Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes of the Artist's Edition, limited to 26 Lettered Sets and 500 numbered sets- Contents: Frontis gravure of Montezuma, Title page for The Conquest of Peru, copyright page, Title page for The Life Of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor, copyright page- 15 engraved plates, 8pp of excerpts from some volumes, extra extended inner flap which shows leather binding available-SEE PHOTOS- Highly collectible and scarce!!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2618). 1st Edition. Leather. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo… Read More

This is an exceptionally maintained Book published in 1904. It is a Biography of William II, the Emperor of Germany. The Author, Marguerite Cunliffe-Owens, remained anonymous and did not include her name anywhere on this Book as she had done with several of her other Books. This Book has 282 pages and 16 illustrations. This Book also includes a signature by Emperor William dated 1903 under his photo in the frontispiece.

Imitations en grec de nos romans de chevalerie depuis le XIIe siècle. vii+371 pp. Imprimé à l'Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 1866. Chapitre 1: Les derniers romanicer grecs, dits byzantins. Chapitre 2: Rapports de l'Europe avec l'Orient, surtout à l'époque des croisades. Chapitre 3: Aperçu général des oeuvres grecques où se montre l'influence des poëmes français. Chapitre 4: Le vieux chevalier - Analyse. Chapitre 5: Les amours de Belthandros le Romain et de la Belle Chrysantza, fille du roi d'Antioche la Grande. Chapitre 6: Les amours de Lybistros, chevalier latin et de Rhodamné, princesse d'Arménie - Analyse; Rapprochements avec quelques oeuvres du Moyen Âge. Chapitre 7: Les romans de la guerre de Troie, par Benoît de Sainte-More, poëme français terminé vers l'an 1180. Chapitre 8: Poëme grec publié par M. Bekker, 1845 - Il Filocopo, di Giovanni Boccacio. Chapitre 9: Bélisaire, poëme en grec moderne par Géorgillas Limnitès. Chapitre 10: ΙIstoyre du vaillant chevalier Pierre,… Read More

Octavo (8 3/4 X 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: Printed For Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. Original First Edition. 16 page sewn paper pamphlet in wrappers, minor discoloration to edges of covers, old $2 price, and old library call numbers written in pencil on top of front cover, old 15 cent price, and calculation figures not related to text written in pencil on back cover, contents clean and unaffected.

In this pamphlet, Judge Leavitt states his reasons (based on historical fact and the Constitution) for his ruling that denied a writ of habeas corpus for the defendant C. L. Vallandigham; leader of the "Peace Democrats," and Supreme Commander of the "Sons of Liberty."

The accused was charged with "mischievous disloyalty" in his opinions and statements; and subsequently arrested at the orders of General Burnside. Lincoln became involved when, in May of 1863, he wrote to Stanton stating that suspension of habeas corpus, as Stanton wanted, would not be necessary in this case.

Lincoln is not referred to in… Read More

Tan leather spine with black title plate and gilt title. Red and brown marbled boards.
Very scarce early work containing much ephemera relating to this great man Ebenezer Elliott (17 March 1781 – 1 December 1849) was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer for his leading the fight to repeal the Corn Laws, which were causing hardship and starvation among the poor. Though a factory owner himself, his single-minded devotion to the welfare of the labouring classes won him a sympathetic reputation long after his poetry ceased to be read. Elliott's poems often seem naive or archaic to the modern reader who gets the impression that Elliott is struggling to write verse - the more he wrestles, the worse he becomes! In a fragment of autobiography printed in The Athenaeum (12 January 1850) he says that he was entirely self-taught, and attributes his poetic development to long country walks undertaken in search of wildflowers, and to a collection of books, including the works of Young, Barrow, Shenstone… Read More