Plain and Full Instructions to Raise all Sorts of Fruit-trees in England. Second edition, revised and enlarged in many places; together with an addition of two intire chapters of Greens and Green-houses by Langford, T - 1696

1938. Good. DUNTHORNE, GORDON. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries. Their History, Makers and Uses, With a Catalogue Raisonne Of The Works In Which They Are Found. Washington, DC: published by the author, 1938, First edition, limited to 2500 copies. Folio, pp.xiv, 275, illus. w. 37 color plates and 35 halftone plates. Index. Orig. coated linen cloth with leather spine label and gilt dec. leather inset on front cover. Slipcase. Signed by the author. Some remnants of scotch tape adhesive on front free end paper, otherwise a very nice copy. This is one of the 750 copies to have a fold-out color plate listing the subscribers.

Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1681. First edition [1681]. Two volumes in one binding. Full contemporary calf binding with red spine label, raised spine bands, gilt decorated compartments, edges speckled red, first title page in red and black, (8), 564, 416p. Covers rubbed with chipping to the spine ends, joints good, text block sound with no loosened pages, name of Monsieur Desbois mounted at bottom of title page, ol inscription on front free endpaper. Pages very clean with some worming to the outer margins of the second part, not affecting text. A sound and internally very clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to (27.5 cm tall).

London. : John Murray, 1882. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vol. I xiv 473 pages Vol. II x 495 pages, plus 32 pages of other John Murray publication. Green cloth with gilt print on spine. On both volumes the boards are lightly rubbed , its edges lightly chipped and both have an ownership stamp and a gift inscription, else a clean, unmarked copy in solid binding. An attractive set. Second Edition Revised, Fifth Thousand. "A large proportion of the book contains detailed information on the domestication of animals and plants but it also contains in Chapter XXVII a description of Darwin's theory of heredity which he called Pangenesis." From Darwin's Preface: "The eleventh chapter, and that on Pangenesis, are those which have been most altered, parts having been re-modelled; but I will hive a lisy of the more important alterations for the sake of those who may possess the first edition of this book

London: Charles J. Skeet, 1859. First edition. A rare personal account of the Crimean War, written soon after the events described. Orange red buckram, with gilt titles to the spine. Darkened to the spine and with some marks to the boards. Binding is a little shaken, with a slight lean. Pages are a little darkened, with some foxing spots. Errata. Adverts for recent publications to rear. [vi], 351 [i], [4]. pp The author (anonymous here but Charles Townshend Wilson) was with the Coldstream Guards. He purchased his commission in 1839, was an Ensign by 1842, a captain in 1846 and Lt Colonel in 1854. He served at Alma, Balaclava and Inkemann, as well as at the Siege of Sebastapol. He received the Crimea Medal with 4 bars, and retired by sale in 1855. Died in 1887. 200 by 130mm (7¾ by 5 inches).

1893. Folio , (4to) 12½x9½. Limited edition, extra Illustrated, with 61 plates (some sepia-tone), 3 are hand-colored (including frontispiece), with tissue-guards; also 14 small illustrations within the text and decorative initials; mostly photogravures and etchings from drawings and paintings, period full dark blue levant morocco, gilt-stamped armorial vignette surrounded by four crowned capital M's on the front cover, raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, top edge gilt; bound by Zaehnsdorf in 1896. No. 116 of 200 copies printed on Japanese paper, for distribution in Europe.
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In this beautifully illustrated folio volume, Sir John Skelton chronicles the life of the doomed Mary Queen of Scots, from her royal birth at Linlithgow Palace in 1542 to her execution in the reign of Elizabeth I in 1587.
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Baltimore, MD: Munsell Color Company, Inc., 1942 IN GOOD CONDITION. 19 color charts dated 1929, separated by clear mylar sheets, in the original 6 ring binder. COLOR REFERENCE.

1904 1st ed Mark Twain Adam's Diary Fall of Man Creation Illustrated Satire

"Wheresoever she was, there was Eden."
– Mark Twain, Diaries of Adam and Eve

Mark Twain's 'Diaries of Adam and Eve' are first-person memoirs that follow along from the beginning of creation, getting to know each other, and their final days on earth after 'the fall'.

'Adam's Diary', first published in 1904, was Twain's comedic and satirical take on the Book of Genesis. It was filled with illustrations by Strothmann; however, most of them were considered pornographic in nature when it was first published in the United States.

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TWAIN, Mark
Extracts from Adam's Diary
London & New York: Harper & Bros., 1904. First edition.

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1691 Shadwell Royal Shepherdess Fountain Rewards of Virtue English Theater

"The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world". ­­
– Thomas Shadwell

Thomas Shadwell was a famous 17th-century English poet who wrote a number of plays and poems, many of which have been set to a number of songs. One of Shadwell's earliest plays was 'The Royal Shepherdess' which was an adaption of John Fountain's 'Rewards of Virtue'. According to Lowndes, Shadwell altered the play and simply published under a new title in 1669.

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SHADWELL, Thomas
The royal shepherdess: a tragi-comedy, as it is acted by Their Majesties servants
London: Printed for Henry Herringman: and are to be sold by Francis Saunders ... and James Knapton, 1691.
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Good copy of a Roman souvenir travel guide with 57 fine engraved views in a damaged bindingIn the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market.New collection of principal views of ancient and modern Rome, with ruins of the war drawn from life in 1849Engraved title page, 50 views of famous tourist sights in Rome, and 7 views of battles after the Revolution of 1848-49 and the First War of Italian Independnce during June 1849. Some titles in French, some in Italian. The architectural views include the Trevi Fountain, St. Peter's Basilica, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Spanish Steps, Plaza Popolo, Temple of Vesta, Marcello Theater, Colosseum, Arch of Titus, etc.Pietro Datri or Pierre d'Atri was active in Rome from 1840 to 1867 publishing souvenir books of views.Oblong octavo, black full leather binding with four raised bands, gilt title on spine, insect damage to rear board. Good impressions of the copperplate engravings, mostly clean,… Read More

London, Michael Joseph, 1954. 1st Edition, 288 pages. Very good if slightly soiled beige cloth boards. No dust jacket. Internally very good with no markings or inscriptions. Illustrations by Sir Francis Rose. Still a scarce and sought after title. The first English edition is noteworthy for containing the recipe for Hashish Fudge, which was removed from the US 1st edition.