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This is an antique directory for the city of Hartford, CT - "Geer's Hartford Directory" for July 1883 to July 1884. This edition contains listings for "Samuel Clemens" as well as his pen name, "Mark Twain"; he is listed as "author" with his address. A unique item for the Twain collector!The directory contains beautifully illustrated ads (printed on a variety of colored paper) with an Index, an Index to Illustrations, a Calendar, a Guide to Location and Numbers of Streets and Avenues, a fold-out Map of Connecticut, Abbreviations and Explanations, Geer's Hartford City Directory (containing the listings for both "Samuel Clemens" and "Mark Twain"), a "List of Persons who have Removed," Necrology of Hartford, Geer's Comprehensive Business Directory, Geer's History of Hartford...and much, much more.Condition:Pea-sized stain spot on the front cover; a few tiny white stain spots on the back cover; bright gilt lettering on the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The interior of the…
Read More The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, The Power of Movement in Plants, The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Animal Kingdom, The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication (Volumes I and II), The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits, Insectivorous Plants, The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World by Charles Darwin - 1877 - 1884
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The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, The Power of Movement in Plants, The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Animal Kingdom, The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication (Volumes I and II), The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits, Insectivorous Plants, The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World
by Charles Darwin
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This is an early 10-volume set of CHARLES DARWIN botany/natural history books. The books were published by D. Appleton and Company in New York and date from 1877 to 1884. Most of the books contain illustrations and/or tables (see below). Four of the books are stated 2nd Editions (see below). The set is comprised of the following 10 volumes:
* The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species (1877; Illustrated)
* The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1883; 2nd Edition; Illustrated)
* The Power of Movement in Plants (1883; Illustrated)
* The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Animal Kingdom (1883; with Tables)
* The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - Volume I of II (1883; 2nd Edition, 4th Thousand; Illustrated)
* The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - Volume II of II (1883; 2nd Edition, 4th Thousand)
* The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits (1883; Illustrated)
* Insectivorous Plants (1884; Illustrated)
* The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects (1884; 2nd Edition; Illustrated)
* Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World (1884; Illustrated)
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Overall the book are very clean on the insides with nice pages. Fraying to the heads of the spines. Here are the condition issues by volume: Animals & Plants Vol I has a circular stain on the front cover and cracks at the hinges; stains to a few pages at the beginning of the book up to the title page; stains on the long edge of the text block; Vol II has a 3" cloth tear at the right edge of the spine, a tear at the bottom of the spine that has been repaired and partial cracks at the hinges. Cross and Self Fertilization has a thin, light stain at the upper-outer edge up to about page 111. Climbing Plants has a crack at the front hinge before the title page. The first 3 pages of Orchids have a thin, light stain at the outer edge. The first 4 pages of Vegetable Mould have a thin, light stain at the bottom edge. Movement of Plants has a crack at the front hinge before the title page and a thin, light stain at the outer edge of the first 2 pages.
* The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species (1877; Illustrated)
* The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1883; 2nd Edition; Illustrated)
* The Power of Movement in Plants (1883; Illustrated)
* The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Animal Kingdom (1883; with Tables)
* The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - Volume I of II (1883; 2nd Edition, 4th Thousand; Illustrated)
* The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - Volume II of II (1883; 2nd Edition, 4th Thousand)
* The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits (1883; Illustrated)
* Insectivorous Plants (1884; Illustrated)
* The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects (1884; 2nd Edition; Illustrated)
* Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World (1884; Illustrated)
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Overall the book are very clean on the insides with nice pages. Fraying to the heads of the spines. Here are the condition issues by volume: Animals & Plants Vol I has a circular stain on the front cover and cracks at the hinges; stains to a few pages at the beginning of the book up to the title page; stains on the long edge of the text block; Vol II has a 3" cloth tear at the right edge of the spine, a tear at the bottom of the spine that has been repaired and partial cracks at the hinges. Cross and Self Fertilization has a thin, light stain at the upper-outer edge up to about page 111. Climbing Plants has a crack at the front hinge before the title page. The first 3 pages of Orchids have a thin, light stain at the outer edge. The first 4 pages of Vegetable Mould have a thin, light stain at the bottom edge. Movement of Plants has a crack at the front hinge before the title page and a thin, light stain at the outer edge of the first 2 pages.
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Geer's Hartford Directory: MARK TWAIN and SAMUEL CLEMENS Listings
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Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble, Once Mayor of Mudfog: With Other Tales and Sketches
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This is a scarce, very early Charles Dickens book that was published when he was only 25 years old. "PUBLIC LIFE OF MR. TULRUMBLE, ONCE MAYOR OF MUDFOG" by Boz ("Boz" was the pen name of Dickens). 1837; Carey, Lea and Blanchard; Philadelphia. The book contains "Other Tales and Sketches, from Bentley's Miscellany, and the Library of Fiction" including a story by James Fenimore (spelled "Fennimore" on the contents page) Cooper titled "An Evening of Visits." There are 11 stories in all - please see the photos for the complete list of contents. This is one of the first stories by Dickens published in book form in the United States.Condition:Worn corners (the tips of the boards are exposed); 1/2" cloth tears at the top edge of the spine, small cloth tears at the bottom edge. The front board bows at the center just a bit. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end papers. The pages are in good condition with only some occasional light foxing (heaviest on the title page - see photo) and staining.…
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The Youth's Companion 1850-1855
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This is a massive, custom three-quarter leather bound volume of 169 issues of "THE YOUTH'S COMPANION" newspaper/magazine from the 1850's. Although the label on the front cover states "1852-1855," one issue from 1850 is included. "A Family Paper, Devoted to Piety, Morality, Brotherly Love - No Sectarianism, No Controversy." The Youth's Companion was a weekly magazine/newspaper published by Nathaniel Willis in Boston from 1827 to 1929. Each issue contains 4 pages and features an engraving on the first page. Scarce find with this many early issues in this condition.The volume contains the following 169 issues:1850 - December: 26 1852 - September: 30; October: 7, 14, 21, 28; November: 4, 11, 18, 25; December: 2, 9, 16, 30 1853 - January: 6, 13, 20, 27; February: 3, 10, 17, 24; March: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April: 7, 14, 21, 28; May: 5, 12, 19, 26; June: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; July: 7, 14, 21, 28; August: 4, 11, 18, 25; September: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; October: 6, 13, 20, 27; November: 3, 10, 17, 24; December: 1, 8,…
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A Fairy Garland: Being Fairy Tales from the Old French
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Rare copy of "A FAIRY GARLAND" - Being Fairy Tales from the Old French signed by the illustrator, Edmund Dulac. 1928 1st edition; Cassell & Company; London. The book features 12 wonder color illustrations by Dulac. Signed Limited Edition - this copy is #97 of only 1,000 copies printed. Edmund Dulac's signature appears in pen on the limitation page. Gilt top edge.The contents are as follows:* The Fairy SongTALES BY CHARLES PERRAULT* Riquet with the Tuft* Puss in BootsTALES BY MME. d'AULNOY* Bablet* Green Dragon* Fortunata* The Blue Bird* Princess RosettaTALE BY COUNT ANTHONY HAMILTON* MayblossonCondition:Light soiling to covers and spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No loose pages. The blue cloth over the front board is peeling up just a bit along the top half of the left edge. Crack at front hinge between the pastedown and endpaper. The pages are in overall very good condition - mostly clean and white with only some occasional light foxing (though heavier on the front pastedown up to the title…
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Fragmenta Aurea - A Collection of All The Incomparable Peices: Suckling's Poems and Plays
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Nice condition early leather-bound copy of "FRAGMENTA AUREA" - A Collection of All The Incomparable Peices, by Sir John Suckling. 1658 3rd edition (stated) "With some New Additionals"; Printed for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard; London. (Note - the last two works are dated 1659 on the title page.)The book contains the following "Peices":* Poems, &c.* Letters to Diverse Eminent Personages: Written on Several Occasions* An Account of Religion by Reason - A Discourse upon Occasion presented to the Earl of Dorset* Aglaura - Presented at the Private-House in Black Fryers, By His Majesties Servants* Aglaura - Represented at the Court, By His Majesties Servants* The Goblins - A Comedy Presented at the Private-House in Black Fryers, By His Majesties Servants* Brennoralt - A Tragedy Presented at the Private-House in Black Fryers, By His Majesties Servants* The Last Remains of John Suckling - Being a Full Collection of All His Poems and Letters Which Have Been so Long Expected,…
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This is an antique directory for the city of Hartford, CT - "Geer's Hartford Directory" for July 1883 to July 1884. This edition contains listings for "Samuel Clemens" as well as his pen name, "Mark Twain"; he is listed as "author" with his address. A unique item for the Twain collector!The directory contains beautifully illustrated ads (printed on a variety of colored paper) with an Index, an Index to Illustrations, a Calendar, a Guide to Location and Numbers of Streets and Avenues, a fold-out Map of Connecticut, Abbreviations and Explanations, Geer's Hartford City Directory (containing the listings for both "Samuel Clemens" and "Mark Twain"), a "List of Persons who have Removed," Necrology of Hartford, Geer's Comprehensive Business Directory, Geer's History of Hartford...and much, much more.Condition:Pea-sized stain spot on the front cover; a few tiny white stain spots on the back cover; bright gilt lettering on the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The interior of the…
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Trilby, Social Pictorial Satire
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Unique find for the du Maurier fan! This is a custom-made, three-quarter leather bound book that contains the complete serialized 1st Edition (first appearance) of "TRILBY" in eight Parts. The eight Parts were taken from individual issues of Harper's New Monthly Magazine (beginning in the January 1894 issue and concluding in the August 1894 issue) and bound as one complete book. With illustrations by the author. Also included in this book in serial form is du Maurier's work "SOCIAL PICTORIAL SATIRE" in two Parts (beginning in the February 1898 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine).Condition:Clean covers with no stains; worn corners and heads of spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are in terrific condition - clean and white with no writing, stains, foxing or tears found.
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Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble, Once Mayor of Mudfog: With Other Tales and Sketches
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This is a scarce, very early Charles Dickens book that was published when he was only 25 years old. "PUBLIC LIFE OF MR. TULRUMBLE, ONCE MAYOR OF MUDFOG" by Boz ("Boz" was the pen name of Dickens). 1837; Carey, Lea and Blanchard; Philadelphia. The book contains "Other Tales and Sketches, from Bentley's Miscellany, and the Library of Fiction" including a story by James Fenimore (spelled "Fennimore" on the contents page) Cooper titled "An Evening of Visits." There are 11 stories in all - please see the photos for the complete list of contents. This is one of the first stories by Dickens published in book form in the United States.Condition:Worn corners (the tips of the boards are exposed); 1/2" cloth tears at the top edge of the spine, small cloth tears at the bottom edge. The front board bows at the center just a bit. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end papers. The pages are in good condition with only some occasional light foxing (heaviest on the title page - see photo) and staining.…
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A Fairy Garland: Being Fairy Tales from the Old French
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Rare copy of "A FAIRY GARLAND" - Being Fairy Tales from the Old French signed by the illustrator, Edmund Dulac. 1928 1st edition; Cassell & Company; London. The book features 12 wonder color illustrations by Dulac. Signed Limited Edition - this copy is #97 of only 1,000 copies printed. Edmund Dulac's signature appears in pen on the limitation page. Gilt top edge.The contents are as follows:* The Fairy SongTALES BY CHARLES PERRAULT* Riquet with the Tuft* Puss in BootsTALES BY MME. d'AULNOY* Bablet* Green Dragon* Fortunata* The Blue Bird* Princess RosettaTALE BY COUNT ANTHONY HAMILTON* MayblossonCondition:Light soiling to covers and spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No loose pages. The blue cloth over the front board is peeling up just a bit along the top half of the left edge. Crack at front hinge between the pastedown and endpaper. The pages are in overall very good condition - mostly clean and white with only some occasional light foxing (though heavier on the front pastedown up to the title…
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The Movements And Habits Of Climbing Plants
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The Naturalist's Calendar
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Leather Bound. Good. Half leather over cloth boards in good condition. Marbled endpapers. TEG. With 40 hand-colored engravings. Raised bands on the spine. A few words underlined pp. 115-116. Some foxing. Eight pages have a dark mark in the center of the page, but the text is still legible. A damp stain on the lower corner of many pages. With additions and Supplementary notes by William Jardine. Edited with further illustrations, a biographical sketch of the author and a complete index by Edward Jesse.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
by Bass, Rick
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket and mylar cover. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket has sticker residue over the price, otherwise no wear or soiling present. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pp; Signed by Author .
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The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
by Peter Oikarinen
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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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