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[JOHN BELL]. EDITOR. (VARIOUS AUTHORS). BELL'S BRITISH POETS. THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN. (18 OF 61 BOOKS). BAGSTER'S EDITION. Cadell and Davies...and Samuel Bagster, London, 1807. First Edition Thus. First edition from this publisher reprinted from John Bell's British Poets 1776-1782 poetry serial anthology True First Edition. In publisher's original polished calf, red and black morocco labels, with numerous decorations and titles in gilt and engraved frontispiece from John Bell's edition. A incomplete set total of 18 books of the original 61 books, 37 of the 124 volume set from Cadell and Davies. This unique Bagster edition contained a compact 2 volumes per book and a few books even have 3 volumes. Condition: Very Good ~ Near Fine. Most books appear unread, scuffs to covers, light foxing, chips to extremities, (label and chip dislodged and safely placed in a mini plastic zip lock bag from Mathew Prior #27 book, can be easily repaired at a professional book binder) pages are clean and binding tight.… Read More

[ROBERT POLLOK]. THE COURSE OF TIME, A POEM, IN TEN BOOKS. Crocker and Brewster, Boston, 1828. Third U.S. Edition. Condition: Very Good / Good. Original quarter muslin and paper covered boards, original rough cut pages, printed titles on spine label paper, minor soiling to covers, mild foxing, staining to pages thoughout, otherwise pages are very clean and binding tight. Previous owner's stamp to ffep. Rare in original muslin boards. Classic Americana 19th Century poetry collectible. 247 pgs. 12mo.

[AMERICANA]. LOT OF FOUR RARE 18TH-19TH CENTURY U.S. GOVERNMENT PAMPHLETS. All 16mo size in Near Fine ~ Very Good Condition.
[DR. JAMES CURRIE, M.D.]. JASPER WILSON (Pseudonym). London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1793 "Third Edition, Corrected and enlarged." 72pp "A letter, commercial and political, addressed to the Rt. Honble. William Pitt, in which the real interests of Britain in the present crisis are ... state of Europe."
[ROBERT CHARLES WINTHROP]. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. POLITICAL SPEECH PAMPHLET 1838. Sub Treasury System Speech "In the Mass. House of Representatives, on the Resolutions Relating to the Sub-Treasury System March 26, 1838". Signed on front cover to James Draper with author's initials.
[ATKINSON, EDWARD]. "Senator Sherman's Fallacies; or, Honesty the Best Policy." A. Williams and Co. Publishers, 1868.
New York Tribune Edition, 1863. United States Tax Law as Amended: an act to provide internal revenue to support the government and pay interest on the public debt. Scarce.

[JOHN HABBERTON]. HELEN'S BABIES. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR WAYS INNOCENT, CRAFTY, ANGELIC, IMPISH, WITCHING, AND REPULSIVE. BY THEIR LATEST VICTIM. Loring, Publisher, Boston, 1876. First Edition, early printing. Condition: Good / Fair. In original green cloth, with the original Victorian decorative cloth covers, tooled illustrations and type, black and gilt type with gilt decorations on front cover, spine. Previous owner's inscriptions and stamp to endpapers with shelf wear, mild soiling to covers, rubbing to edge extremities, corners, spine ends, hinges starting, large chip to lower left of cover and tail of spine typical of vintage books of this age, a scarce book in any condition. Pages are generally clean and binding tight. Classic 19th Century fiction, rare collectible. 206 [6] pages 8vo.

[HORACE WALPOLE]. ANNA B. MCMAHAN. EDITOR. LAUREL - CROWNED LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE: THE BEST LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE. A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1890. First Edition. Book Condition: Fine / Near Fine. In original publisher's brown cloth, titles and decorations stamped in gilt on cover and spine, with A.C. McClurg acorn logo stamped in gilt at tail of spine. Mild fraying, rubbing at head of spine and corner extremities, pages are clean and binding tight. Neat owners inscription(s) on first endpapers and pastedown. Horace Walpole is known as the father of very first Gothic Novel; The Castle of Otranto. Not a reprint and not a facsimile copy. Scarce biography of author's letters from a well known publisher, collectible. 305 pgs. 16 mo.

[ALFRED LORD TENNYSON]. MAUD LOCKSLEY HALL AND OTHER POEMS. VIGNETTE EDITION. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1891. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, in three-quarter cloth bound with titles, floral decorations in gilt over floral decorated boards, light rubbing to edges else pages are clean, unmarked and binding tight. With 97 illustrations, nearly all by Charles Howard Johnson with three by Frederick James Boston. Classic 19th Century first edition poetry collection from a major author, rare collectible. 382 pgs, 8vo.

[SILAS WEIR MITCHELL]. THE RED CITY. A HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. The Century Co., New York, 1908. First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears gently read, in original black lettering and illustration on gold cloth with color illustration of harbor town on front cover, original 2 half titles, original 9 plates and frontispiece. Mild shelf wear, light bumping to headband and endband, one centimeter tear near head of spine near back cover, tape to ffep and pastedown, hinges are excellent with no splitting, all pages intact, pages are overall clean with scattered foxing mostly to the first few pages, no tears to pages, binding is tight and solid. Neat owners name stamped on ffep. Overall a Very Good plus copy. Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. A wonderful book of President George Washington's second term in office, scarce in any condition. 421 pgs. 8vo.

[MARIETTA HOLLEY]. SAMANTHA AT SARATOGA OR, RACIN' AFTER FASHION. Hubbard Publishing Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1887. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, cream colored cloth boards with plastic archival protector, pages are clean, bright and binding is tight, mild soiling to covers. Illustrated by Frederick Opper with illustrated pages through out. 32mo.

[BLANCHE MCMANUS]. THE TRUE MOTHER GOOSE. Lamson, Wolffe, and Co., New York, 1896. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Good+. Appears lightly read, in original golden-tan cloth with titles in gilt, illustrated endpapers, soiling, scuffs to covers, rubbing to edges, coloring from previous owner on title page / pages though out, hinge starting, chips, dogears, creases to pages through out typical of this title else pages are generally clean, bright and binding tight. A scarce book in any condition. Neat previous owner's gift inscription on title page. This is the author / illustrator's very first children book, one of the most famous female illustrators at the 19th / 20th turn of the century, Blanche McManus illustrated books for Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Carroll, Alfred Lord Tennyson and many other authors of the day. Classic fantasy tale from a major turn of the century illustrator, rare collectible. 4to. 133 pgs + [4 pgs. index].