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London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. Half calf and marbled boards, modern leather spine label. Marbles textblock and endpages. Bindings tight and square. Moderate handling wear. Text clean, no ownership markings, light even toning. 8vo; (iii)-viii, 472 pages. 8.5 by 5.25 inches. First Edition. Woodcut illustrations.. Reports about life under the Ottoman Turks and descriptions of regional monuments, Pyramids, etc. This is a curious mixture of information from St. John's own travels in 1832-3 with details from many other writers on Egypt, e.g. Alpinus, Light, Wilde, Burckhardt, Belzoni. A shortened and "more literary" description of the author's Egypt and Mohammed Ali REF: OCLC: 25950873. Bold: 013781126; Hilmy: 204ff [vii]
[Travel, Exploration] The Polar World a Popular Description of Man and Nature Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the World by Hartwig, Dr. G - 1874
by Hartwig, Dr. G
[Travel, Exploration] The Polar World a Popular Description of Man and Nature Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the World
by Hartwig, Dr. G
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Provenance: Helen Gould Shepard (with her bookplate). A beautifully illustrated and finely bound scientific and historical study of the polar regions. Written with the intention of conveying 'solid instruction under an entertaining form', Hartwig describes the geography, geology and history of exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Provenance: Helen Gould Shepard (with her bookplate). A beautifully illustrated and finely bound scientific and historical study of the polar regions. Written with the intention of conveying 'solid instruction under an entertaining form', Hartwig describes the geography, geology and history of exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
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Egypt and Nubia; their scenery and their people. Being incidents of history and travel, from the best and the most recent authorities, including J.L.Burckhardt and Lord Lindsay
by St. John, J.A. [James Augustus, 1795 - 1874]
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Adventures in New Guinea
by Chalmers, James (1841 - 1901)
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London: The Religious Tract Society, 1889. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. Born in Scotland, James Chalmers was a missionary in New Guinea. He was an early explorer and brought first-hand descriptions of the land and people. Early Edition. 6 engraved illustrations, including frontispiece. Decorated boards with title in gilt band. Bindings firm. Lower corners rubbed. Previous owner's name on flyleaf; Closed tear top page 192. [last page]. Text clean with light even toning. Occasional minor staining. 192 pages. 16mo; 5.75 inches tall.. Background Information: James Chalmers was a Scottish-born missionary, active in New Guinea. On 4 January 1866 Chalmers sailed in the missionary ship John Williams to Australia. Chalmers was initially disappointed to find the island partially Christianized, but soon found there was much work to be done in fighting drunkenness and in directing the natives' energies into wiser practices. He learned the language, did much teaching, and became personally…
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[West Indies, Slavery, Cuba] The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, The West Indies and Florida
by McQuade, James
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New York: Thomas R. Knox & CO, 1885. A Very Good Hardcover. A Very Good Hardcover; No Dust Jacket Issued.. Publisher's dark brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt and spine and front stamped decoration in black. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with frayed spine tips and minor rubs on corners. Endpages renewed. 8vo; 8.5 inches tall; xv, [i], 441 pp. Frontispiece & 15 plates.. The Montauk's cruise was from New York to the Caribbean, which set sail February 21, 1884 and returned May 3, 1884 stopping at Bermuda, St. Kitt's, St. Pierre, Martinique, Trinidad, Curacao, Jamaica, Cuba, Havana and Florida. An interesting amount of sheet music and poetry add to the narrative. Gives very detailed descriptions of social conditions with notes on slavery and the natives in the places visited. The author was an accomplished stylist including ironic humor, puns and amusing turns of phrase in his narration. REF: Toy,1057; Morris & Howland, 92;…
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A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters
by Moore, John
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Boston: Printed at the Apollo Press by Belknap and Young, for David West, 1792. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. Bound in full leather, with red leather spine label and gilt lettering to the spine. The text is adorned with an engraved headpiece. Page 215 mis-numbered [115]; page 187 mis-numbered [178]. [ESTC 006454642] Displays external wear, with rubbing and scuffing visible to the covers; and faint vertical cracking and chipping visible to the spine and spine edges. The hinges of this volume are cracked. The armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque Schorsch is present to the front paste-down, and a previous owner's signature appears on the front flyleaf. The interior of this volume exhibits foxing and toning, as well as occasional faint moisture markings. 430 pages; 8.5 inches tall; 5.75 inches wide. A very handsome copy of the American edition. This volume and his subsequent volume of travels in Italy were immensely popular. This book relates, via series of letters, Moore's…
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Our Village
by Mitford, Mary Russell
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London: Macmillan and Co, 1893. Finely Bound Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Attractive half blue grained morocco with five spine bands. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even expected toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and 100 black & white illustrations by Hugh Thomson. First Edition, thus with these illustrations.. Our Village is a collection of about 100 literary sketches of rural life written by Mary Russell Mitford, and originally published during the 1820s and 1830s. The series first appeared in The Lady's Magazine. The full title is: Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery.
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Egypt and Nubia; their scenery and their people. Being incidents of history and travel, from the best and the most recent authorities, including J.L.Burckhardt and Lord Lindsay
by St. John, J.A. [James Augustus, 1795 - 1874]
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. Half calf and marbled boards, modern leather spine label. Marbles textblock and endpages. Bindings tight and square. Moderate handling wear. Text clean, no ownership markings, light even toning. 8vo; (iii)-viii, 472 pages. 8.5 by 5.25 inches. First Edition. Woodcut illustrations.. Reports about life under the Ottoman Turks and descriptions of regional monuments, Pyramids, etc. This is a curious mixture of information from St. John's own travels in 1832-3 with details from many other writers on Egypt, e.g. Alpinus, Light, Wilde, Burckhardt, Belzoni. A shortened and "more literary" description of the author's Egypt and Mohammed Ali REF: OCLC: 25950873. Bold: 013781126; Hilmy: 204ff [vii]
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Adventures in New Guinea
by Chalmers, James (1841 - 1901)
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London: The Religious Tract Society, 1889. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. Born in Scotland, James Chalmers was a missionary in New Guinea. He was an early explorer and brought first-hand descriptions of the land and people. Early Edition. 6 engraved illustrations, including frontispiece. Decorated boards with title in gilt band. Bindings firm. Lower corners rubbed. Previous owner's name on flyleaf; Closed tear top page 192. [last page]. Text clean with light even toning. Occasional minor staining. 192 pages. 16mo; 5.75 inches tall.. Background Information: James Chalmers was a Scottish-born missionary, active in New Guinea. On 4 January 1866 Chalmers sailed in the missionary ship John Williams to Australia. Chalmers was initially disappointed to find the island partially Christianized, but soon found there was much work to be done in fighting drunkenness and in directing the natives' energies into wiser practices. He learned the language, did much teaching, and became personally…
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[West Indies, Slavery, Cuba] The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, The West Indies and Florida
by McQuade, James
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New York: Thomas R. Knox & CO, 1885. A Very Good Hardcover. A Very Good Hardcover; No Dust Jacket Issued.. Publisher's dark brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt and spine and front stamped decoration in black. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with frayed spine tips and minor rubs on corners. Endpages renewed. 8vo; 8.5 inches tall; xv, [i], 441 pp. Frontispiece & 15 plates.. The Montauk's cruise was from New York to the Caribbean, which set sail February 21, 1884 and returned May 3, 1884 stopping at Bermuda, St. Kitt's, St. Pierre, Martinique, Trinidad, Curacao, Jamaica, Cuba, Havana and Florida. An interesting amount of sheet music and poetry add to the narrative. Gives very detailed descriptions of social conditions with notes on slavery and the natives in the places visited. The author was an accomplished stylist including ironic humor, puns and amusing turns of phrase in his narration. REF: Toy,1057; Morris & Howland, 92;…
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A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters
by Moore, John
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Boston: Printed at the Apollo Press by Belknap and Young, for David West, 1792. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. Bound in full leather, with red leather spine label and gilt lettering to the spine. The text is adorned with an engraved headpiece. Page 215 mis-numbered [115]; page 187 mis-numbered [178]. [ESTC 006454642] Displays external wear, with rubbing and scuffing visible to the covers; and faint vertical cracking and chipping visible to the spine and spine edges. The hinges of this volume are cracked. The armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque Schorsch is present to the front paste-down, and a previous owner's signature appears on the front flyleaf. The interior of this volume exhibits foxing and toning, as well as occasional faint moisture markings. 430 pages; 8.5 inches tall; 5.75 inches wide. A very handsome copy of the American edition. This volume and his subsequent volume of travels in Italy were immensely popular. This book relates, via series of letters, Moore's…
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Our Village
by Mitford, Mary Russell
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London: Macmillan and Co, 1893. Finely Bound Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Attractive half blue grained morocco with five spine bands. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even expected toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and 100 black & white illustrations by Hugh Thomson. First Edition, thus with these illustrations.. Our Village is a collection of about 100 literary sketches of rural life written by Mary Russell Mitford, and originally published during the 1820s and 1830s. The series first appeared in The Lady's Magazine. The full title is: Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery.
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Tan, Amy | Opposite of Fate, The | Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Book
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Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a black leather binding with gold stamping and dust cover, signed by the author. Limited to one of 200.
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Cussler, Clive & Blackwood, Grant | Kingdom, The | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition
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Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition June 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.
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Cussler, Clive & Du Brul, Jack | Jungle, The | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition
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Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition March 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.
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Cussler, Clive & Scott, Justin | Race, The | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition
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Germinal
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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.
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Jacobson, Alan | Inmate 1577 | Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Book
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Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. July 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, hand signed by Alan Jacobson. Numbered editions are numbered 1-100, in custom slipcase.
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The King of the Golden River
by Ruskin, John
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5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.
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The Night the Bear Came Off the Mountain
by Sinclair, John L
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Santa Fe: Rydal, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Limited Edition, No. 2 of 5 copies: this is a proof copy of the First Edition, bound in fine gilt-stamped black leather with marbled endpapers. 8vo, black leather; vg+ (scratch and two faint scrapes to front cover; faint smudge to side edge); 108pp.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Unmutilated and Correct Version
by Franklin, Benjamin; Bigelow, John
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.
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Ikebana Arranging Images
by Kamata, Soseke
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Ikebana Arranging Images; Kamata, Soseke, 1950's. A nice publication given to Julia Jane Jeffers Dodge while here husband was helping Japan recover after the war. Her husband Joseph Morrell Dodge had a long and distinguished career and tried to help reform Europe but later wound up as financial advisor to Douglas MacArthur in the economic revitalization of Japan. This edition is in very good condition internally. Photos of Ikebana arrangements by the famous Japan Ikebana master. A gift given to Julia Jeffers Dodge and placed in her library. 38 single sided (double page but other side blank) on high quality Japan paper with photo examples of Ikebana, black and white. A rare publication.
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