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Mayhew (the Brothers), The Greatest Plague of Life: or The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant. By one who has been "Almost Worried to Death." Edited by the Brothers Mayhew. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, David Bogue, 86 Fleet Street, N.D. [1847]. First edition in book form. Stamp-signed Bayntun binding, Bath. Twelve etchings by George Cruikshank and a glyphograph by him on the title-page. [ii; 286] List of plates on the verso of the last paginated leaf (p. 285). Original cloth wrapper bound in at the end. Cohn 544. 18 cm; 8vo. Bound in brown calf with gilt-ruled covers and spine, morocco title and author labels on the spine are chipped, top page edge gilt, back repaired, original back strip preserved. A good copy, bright and fresh. Wear at extremities of spine.
The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall: by Roberts, Col David - 1815 with Sketches by Rowlandson; and Notes. By an Officer.
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The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall:: with Sketches by Rowlandson; and Notes. By an Officer.
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Thomas Rowlandson. [Col. David Roberts] The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall: with Sketches by Rowlandson; and Notes. By an Officer. London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 198, Oxford-Street, Corner of Orchard-Street, 1815. First edition. 23 cm; 8vo; [frontispiece; title page, with W. Wilson, Printer, 4 Greville-Street, Hatton-Garden, London, on the verso; dedication to the subalterns of the British Army; 188 pages]; fifteen hand-colored full-page etchings by Thomas Rowlandson: a frontispiece plus fourteen in-text illustrations. Resewn, but not over-sewn, and rebound in full black morocco with five raised bands. Top edge of the text block was trimmed slightly for gilding, the rest of the page is untrimmed. The text-illustrations are all numbered and signed "Drawn & Etched by Rowlandson"; and, all are bound in where designated by the publisher on the top right-hand corner above the etching frame. Plates 3, 5, 7 and 8 were trimmed of "London: Pub. Feby. 1.1815 by P. Martin, 198 Oxford Street." Plate 4 states "L. Martin" instead of P. Martin. A magnificent copy. Tooley, 417; Abbey Life, 378.
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Soldiers Three: a Collection of Stories Setting Forth Certain Passages in the Lives and Adventures of Privates Terence Mulvaney, Stanley Ortheris, and John Learoyd
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Kipling, Rudyard, Soldiers Three: a Collection of Stories Setting Forth Certain Passages in the Lives and Adventures of Privates Terence Mulvaney, Stanley Ortheris, and John Learoyd, London: Simpson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, Limited, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C., 1890. 93 pages, plus "opinion of the Press" and "L'Envoi," followed by a page of advertisements for A.H. Wheeler & Co.'s Indian Railway Library. Remains of original wrappers conserved and bound in. A clipped signature of Kipling pasted down on the title-page. Bound in full red twentieth century calf. Except for the now-conserved worn original Indian Railway Library wrappers, this is a fine copy.
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The Works of Honore de Balzac - Complete 32 Volume Set
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London: George Newnes, Burleigh Street, Strand, 1891 The Strand Magazine July 1891 till Dec. 1893 bound in 5 Volumes (Vol. II to VI). The first appearance of the 24 Sherlock Holmes adventures preceeding the first publishing of the books "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (according A10 and A14 Green/Gibson). Including many of the famous original illustrations of Sidney Paget which help form the popular image of Holmes. Also very interesting is the article in Vol. IV about the daily life of Dr. Doyle with photos of him, his wife and his home.
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The Book of common prayer : and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church
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1807 SECRET Fore-Edge Painting ART Captain John Smith America New England MAP An incredible, stunning, and highly desirable early 19th-century Book of Common Prayer! While many examples of this Book of Common Prayer are available from this era, few, if any, are as coveted as this example. This 1807 printing features a hidden fore-edge painting only revealed when the pages are fanned. The secret painting depicts a portrait of Captain John Smith and a map of the New World – a beautifully colored, detailed painting.
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Mayhew (the Brothers), The Greatest Plague of Life: or The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant. By one who has been "Almost Worried to Death." Edited by the Brothers Mayhew. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, David Bogue, 86 Fleet Street, N.D. [1847]. First edition in book form. Stamp-signed Bayntun binding, Bath. Twelve etchings by George Cruikshank and a glyphograph by him on the title-page. [ii; 286] List of plates on the verso of the last paginated leaf (p. 285). Original cloth wrapper bound in at the end. Cohn 544. 18 cm; 8vo. Bound in brown calf with gilt-ruled covers and spine, morocco title and author labels on the spine are chipped, top page edge gilt, back repaired, original back strip preserved. A good copy, bright and fresh. Wear at extremities of spine.
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Soldiers Three: a Collection of Stories Setting Forth Certain Passages in the Lives and Adventures of Privates Terence Mulvaney, Stanley Ortheris, and John Learoyd
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Kipling, Rudyard, Soldiers Three: a Collection of Stories Setting Forth Certain Passages in the Lives and Adventures of Privates Terence Mulvaney, Stanley Ortheris, and John Learoyd, London: Simpson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, Limited, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C., 1890. 93 pages, plus "opinion of the Press" and "L'Envoi," followed by a page of advertisements for A.H. Wheeler & Co.'s Indian Railway Library. Remains of original wrappers conserved and bound in. A clipped signature of Kipling pasted down on the title-page. Bound in full red twentieth century calf. Except for the now-conserved worn original Indian Railway Library wrappers, this is a fine copy.
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The Works of Honore de Balzac - Complete 32 Volume Set
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This 32 volume set of the works of Honore de Balzac is bound in burgundy colored cloth with paste-on labels on the spine. Some of the volumes show slight wear at corners or edges, and some of the spine labels show chipping. Some volumes have a former owner's name or bookplate inside. The books are in overall Good Condition, and were issued by the publisher without dustjackets. The pages have rough cut edges, and each volume contains three or four engraved illustrations. The text is in English. Shipping costs will be individually quoted depending upon shipping method and destination.The 32 volumes contain the following stories:The Seamy Side of History, A Prince of Bohemia, A Man of Business, Gaudissart II, Sarrasine, Facino Cane, Z. Marcas, An Episode Under the Terror, At the Sign of the Cat and Racket, The Ball at Sceaux, The Purse, , Madame Firmiani, Pierrette - Part One of The Celibates, The Vicar of Tours - Part Two of The Celibates, Cousin Betty, The Quest of the Absolute, The Unknown…
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London: George Newnes, Burleigh Street, Strand, 1891 The Strand Magazine July 1891 till Dec. 1893 bound in 5 Volumes (Vol. II to VI). The first appearance of the 24 Sherlock Holmes adventures preceeding the first publishing of the books "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (according A10 and A14 Green/Gibson). Including many of the famous original illustrations of Sidney Paget which help form the popular image of Holmes. Also very interesting is the article in Vol. IV about the daily life of Dr. Doyle with photos of him, his wife and his home.
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Adventure I. - A Scandal in Bohemia
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Adventure III. - A Case of Idendity
Adventure IV. - The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Adventure V. - The Five Orange Pips
Adventure VI. - The Man With The Twisted Lip
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The Book of common prayer : and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church
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1807 SECRET Fore-Edge Painting ART Captain John Smith America New England MAP An incredible, stunning, and highly desirable early 19th-century Book of Common Prayer! While many examples of this Book of Common Prayer are available from this era, few, if any, are as coveted as this example. This 1807 printing features a hidden fore-edge painting only revealed when the pages are fanned. The secret painting depicts a portrait of Captain John Smith and a map of the New World – a beautifully colored, detailed painting.
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The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall
by [Roberts, Col. David]
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London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1816. Second edition. 15 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson. 188 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (8-1/4 x 5-3/8 inches). Full maroon morocco binding with gilt spine and crossed epee emblems. Gilt top edge. Faint offsetting from plates; light rubbing to spine edges of binding, else near fine. Rowlandson, Thomas. Second edition. 15 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson. 188 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (8-1/4 x 5-3/8 inches). A beautiful copy. Tooley 418
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Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, The
by ROWLANDSON, Thomas; ROBERTS, Lt. Col. David
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London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1816. Fifteen Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Drawn and Etched by Thomas Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [ROBERTS, Lt. Col. David, author]. The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula, and in Pall Mall: With Sketches, by Rowlandson, and Notes. By and Officer. Second Edition. London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1816. Second edition. Octavo (8 9/16 x 5 3/8 inches; 218 x 137 mm). [4], 188 pp. Fifteen hand-colored aquatint plates drawn and etched by Rowlandson, including frontispiece. Lower margin of pp. 65/66 replaced just affecting one letter on verso. Small hole (1/8 inch) on pp. 111/112 just affecting one letter. Some minor offsetting from plates to text and some scattered light foxing to text. Bound ca. 1930 in full dark red crushed levant morocco, covers with triple gilt-rule borders, spine with two raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt-decorated board edge…
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London: Published for the Author, and sold by Sherwood, Neeley, and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1816. Second edition. 15 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson. 188 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (8-14 x 5-3/8 inches). Contemporary full straight-grained morocco, gilt, a.e.g. Light rubbing to binding, else near fine. Bookplate. Rowlandson, Thomas. Second edition. 15 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson. 188 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (8-14 x 5-3/8 inches). A beautiful copy. Tooley 418
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London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1815. Fifteen Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Drawn and Etched by Thomas Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [ROBERTS, Lt. Col. David, author]. The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome. With an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall: With Sketches by Rowlandson; and Notes. By and Officer. London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1815. First edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 210 x 130 mm). [4], 188 pp. Fifteen hand-colored aquatint plates drawn and etched by Rowlandson, including frontispiece. Handsomely bound ca. 1900 by Rivière and Son in full dark red crushed levant morocco, covers with triple gilt-rule borders, spine with five raised bands, elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt-ruled board edges, decorative gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut. Small neat and almost invisible repair to lower blank margin of title-page, some very minor offsetting from plates to text otherwise a…
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Escape On Venus Tarzana
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Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation
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Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).
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Punky Dunk and The Gold Fish
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Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.
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Graziella
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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Book. Illus. by Jacquier. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in patterned cloth. Text in English, translated by Ralph Wright, with 30 pochoir illustrations by Jacquier. "This edition consists of 1,600 copies, of which 600 are for sale in the United States of America by Random House Inc. It has been printed on Arches paper by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd. And the illustrations in colour have been stencilled by The Curwen Press, which has also printed the binding cloth : the whole under the care of Francis Meynell. This is number 1373." Darkening to spine, stain to rear free endpaper, text block near fine..
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RIP VAN WINKLE
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Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp
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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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JEFFREY JONES: THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE
by Hill, Patrick K. Et Al
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9781934331545
- ISBN 10
- 1934331546
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
- Item Price
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$60.00
Show Details
Description:
Coral Gables, FL: Vanguard Publishing, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear else a bright, solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear else bright, intact and whole.
Item Price
$60.00