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Boston, 1896. Hardcover. Good. 4to - 10"x6.75. Book Hardbound, gold & tan marbled boards, tan leather half and tips w/gilt, attractive book, good+; words by C. M. Cady, music by Wm. B. Bradbury, costumes by R. W. Seager, revised by Leon Keach, has directions for staging; ; pp 1 title, 76; To see picture, click to next;

"Britannia". 1st Ed was 1586, by William Camden (Guilielmo Camdeno). This is the 1st German Ed, 3rd of all editions. Spine rebound mid 1800's, keeping the original board leather (see pictures). Last pg of the index was adhered to the back cover (see picture). Damp marks are on the edges of some pages, but does not get to the printing. Published in Latin. For two centuries Britannia was the authority on Ancient British history, and was frequently reprinted.
Roughly, for every book published from 1500 to 1600, there were 1000 published by 1700. For each of those, there were 1,000 published by 1800. For each of those, there were 2,000 published by 1900. For each of those, there were 10,000 published by 2000. Incunabulum, those published from Gutenberg to 1499, sell mostly by the page, while some from the 1500s, such as "Decreatum Aureum", also sell by the page.

Richmond, VA, 1827. Hardcover. Poor. 12mo 7.25"x4.25. Book Library of Congress does not have a copy of this book; This is a book of poems, one opera (The Climax of Iniquity, 20 pgs. in length) and one song. The poem, A Voice from the Clouds is missing up to stanza 19 of 32. First "Monody on the death of Thomas Jefferson" is missing. "Another, on the same subject" is present. "The Epitaph" (to Jefferson's death) is present; printed by Thomas W. White; pp 132 is last pg. but contents list a song on 135, pgs. 7-14, 103-110, 117-120, 127-8 133-6 missing; 7.25"x4.25"; Hardcover w/leather spine. Front cover is a copy of the title page. Rear cover is an advertisement for T. W. White's Printing Establishment. Covers are stained and worn, barely readable, but in fair condition.

London, 1751. 1st Edition . Leather Bound. Fair. 16mo 6.75"x4.25. Book The Rudiments of the French Tongue or an Easy and Rational Introduction to French Grammar wherein the Principles of the Language are Methodically digested; First Edition; pub'l A. Millar, 1751, London; pp 138; Circular 1" ink library stamp on title and last pages, ink spots on margin of pg. 77 with some smaller marks throughout, orig. full leather, w/splits at hinges but covers holding, covers have wear & spots, spine almost complete w/paper label at top stating "I" and "No." under that in smaller type (#1?), lacks blank end pages, pgs. tight, condition fair; To see picture, click to next;

German language, 1762 Edition. There are 18 introductory pages and 596 numbered pages. Marbled paper covered boards, with some loss to lower spine paper, and has red colored page edges (see pictures). There is a frontis engraving, and 16 numbered fold out engravings, plus an engraving at page 352, which is not numbered or counted, and those at pages 406 and 422 are both numbered 12. Engraving are at pages 304, 308, 312, 316, 320, 344, 348, (352), 364, 400, 404, 406, 422, 438, 462, 464, 476. The pages have even, very light toning, and very little foxing. Binding is tight (see pictures).

Genevae, 1687. Vellum. Good. 4to 9.75"x7. Book M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera Omnia Cum Selectissimis Jani Gruteri & Variorum notis, Ac Indice locupletissimo, accurante Cornelio Schrevelio. Ad exemplar editionis Elzevirianae. Accedunt nove hux Editioni Dion. Gothofredi argumenta. Basileae; auth. Marcus Tullii Ciceronis; pub'l Leonardi Choulet & Jo. Ant. Cramere; printed by Joh. Rudolphi Genathii; engraved frontis is of Cicero giving a lecture; pp 4 frontis, title, prefatio + 51 Historia + 3 Elogia + 1393 + 33 index; Genevae, 1687; 4to 9.75"x7"; Complete in one volume, vellum on boards w/impressed design, frt. hinge cracked, pgs. good, binding tight; To see picture, click to next;

London, 1868. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo 9.5"x7.25. Book Vol II, yrs '68 & '69 2nd published bi-annual, 1st Ed. of; Annual hardbound of weekly, from Dec. 1, 1868 thru Nov. 23, 1870; edit. J. Erskine E. Clarke; '68 pub'l William MacIntosh, '69 pub'l W. W. Gardner, London; printer Strangeways & Walden; pp 412; Half-cloth covers w/red boards w/gold trim w/leather tips; 9.5"x7.25"; The frontis are full pg. stone lithographs in color; "Cherry Ripe", the listed 2nd frontis of the 1st annual vol is the 1st frontis of this vol. "Tom's Supper", the listed 1st frontis of this vol is bound as the 2nd frontis in this vol. The listed 2nd frontis of this vol "The Recruit" was not orig. bound w/this vol, though two frontis are in this 2nd vol, while none were bound in the 1st vol; There is scuffing and worn tips to the cover, pages are very good, so overall condition good; To see picture, click to next;