19th Century Literature

Green cloth, tissue guarded illustrations, spine labels chipped and faded, light edgewear, some signs of external wear, top edge gilt, bindings in general tight and square, clean, unmarked, no date circa 1900, VG/--.

The cover of this book has much wear. A binding was added later as well as pads for the corner's of the book. the previous owners names are written on the inside of the front cover and on the top of the third blank page. The pages are yellowing and tanning. The edges of most of the pages are worn. This is a rare book and dates 147 years old.."There are three books which ought to be found in every household - the Bible, an English dictionary, and a Bible dictionary. The necessity of the first two is universally admitted; and a moment's consideration will show the almost equal importance of the third." - Preface to the edition by the publishers

Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Frontispiece map plate printed in gray and three other colors (red, brown and blue). Second edition issue points (besides the fact it is stated to be the Second Edition on the title page) include: "dead man's chest" uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, "rain" for "vain" in the last line of page 40, the "a" is missing from the phrase "at a glance" at the break between lines 5/6 on page 63, "worse" for "worst" in line 3 of page 197, the period is missing following "opportunity" in line 20 of page 178, and "Treasure Island" is listed as having 304 pages on page 4 of the publisher's advertisements. Includes 8 pages of advertisements dated with the code "5R-12.83" with the last two leaves (pp. 5/6 & 7/8) still uncut. Additional pictures available upon inquiry Size: 7.5"-8" -… Read More

1853 Life of Blessed Virgin Mary Orsini English Catholic Ireland IllustratedA beautiful, rare English edition of Orsini's 'Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.' This fine work of Catholic literature was translated out of the original French into English and is "a labor of love for a Catholic to celebrate the praises and publish the renown of our most dear Mother." Called a 'Superb Work' by the Lambruschini 'Treatise on the Immaculate Conception', this work was written to honor the Virgin Mary and hold her in the highest regard. Translated by Mrs. J Sadlier, this work "follows the course of the universal devotion wherewith the Church has honored, and does still honor, this Queen of angels and of men. It shows how from age to age that devotion has grown and prospected coequal with Catholicity and records the shrines and churches erected in every land under her invocation. It embodies the Eastern traditions concerning her with the conclusive testimony of the Fathers; the little which is related of her in… Read More

1874 1ed Mivart Man & Apes DARWIN EVOLUTION Zoology Illustrated Gorilla Catholic

A first American edition account of George Mivart's reaction to Darwinian naturalism.

George Mivart was a 19th-century English biologist known for his attempts to merge the beliefs of Darwinian evolution and the Catholic Church – curiously, he was condemned by everyone! Mivart held views that were contrary to other scientists, including his view on the language of animals – he states:
"Since we are unable to converse with brutes, we can but divine and infer from their gestures, motions, and the sounds they emit, what may be the nature of their highest psychical powers."
Mivart discounted many of Darwin's own studies including his "hasty attribution of human qualities to brutes, on account of certain superficial resemblances." (Radick, p.69).
According to Cooper and Hull,
"Mivart describes primates, including humans, as being 'unguiculate, claviculate, placental mammals, with orbits encircled by bone; three kinds of… Read More

Harper and Brothers circa 1915. All ten volumes are in fair condition with dark green cloth boards with decorative gilt spines. Texts are clean and unmarked. Boards are sturdy. Bindings in Volumes II and IV are weakening and Volume I shows slight separation. Covers show some stains and fading. Edge wear is primarily at spines. Gilt lettering and decoration on spines is faded.

1874 Missouri & Mississippi Legends INDIANS Negro Murder Native American Tales

Hopewell's book "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" is written in a dime novel style as a work of twisted fact and fiction. Hopewell writes on river legends, stories of Indians, Peter Griffin the hunter, Pere Marquette, Hernando De Soto, Negro murders, Blackbird, Pontiac the chief of the Ottawas, Bernard Guillet the first settler of St. Charles Missouri, Jack Pierce, and much more!

This undated edition of "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" features 4 full-page plates!
Item number: #12649
Price: $499
HOPEWELL, Menra
Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi.
London, Ward, Lock and Tyler [1874].

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, 506
o 4 illustrations
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References: Howes H 628; Graff 1948;
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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Quite scarce
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1807 1ed Noah WEBSTER Dictionary English Language American School ed Grammar
Rare first edition of Webster's famous school dictionary!
The name 'Webster' has become synonymous with dictionary over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely 'American' culture that was independent of British claim, he achieved this by creating this dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.
According to the 'Printing of the Mind of Man',
"This dictionary, which almost at once became, and has remained, the standard English dictionary in the United States, was the end-product of a stream of spelling books, grammars, readers, and dictionaries which flowed from the pen of the industrious Noah Webster. Webster's great dictionary, all the 70,000 entries of which he wrote with his own hand, has been reprinted and brought up to date innumerable times. The book marked a definite advance in modern lexicography, as it included many non-literary terms and paid… Read More

1873 1ed History of Booksellers Longman Cadell Colburn Moxon Milton Paradise

'A History of Booksellers' is a rare, late 19th-century book of biographical sketches of the most iconic and important booksellers and publishers including:
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The Longmans
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Cadell
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John Murray
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Henry Colburn
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Edward Moxon
However, the first chapter of this book is perhaps the most important. This chapter covers some of the earliest books, handwritten manuscripts in monasteries and institutions, and details on the earliest editions of the most famous pieces of literature such as Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
Item number: #16537
Price: $499
CURWEN, Henry
A History of Booksellers, the old and the new ... With portraits and illustrations.
London : Chatto & Windus, [1873].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o viii, 483, [1]
o Visible repair at back inner hinge
o Heavily illustrated throughout
· Provenance: Bookplate – Joseph M. Gleason
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1855 Solider Journals Colonial Revolutionary WAR Minute Men American Military

A rare printing of two 18th-century American military journals from soldiers Lemuel Lyon and Samuel Haws. These journals provide important details not only the events leading to the Revolutionary War and the iconic Minute Men, but on life in colonial America in the 1750s and 1770s.
Item number: #18363
Price: $499
LYON, Lemuel; HAWS, Samuel
The military journals of two private soldiers, 1758-1775
Poughkeepsie : A. Tomlinson, 1855.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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128
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References: Howes T 289; Sabin 42860
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Provenance: Handwritten – Seth T. Crawford
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Green cloth
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Size: ~9.5in X 6.25in (24cm x 15.5cm)
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This is a complete, uniform, set of the 25 volume Author's National Edition. However, all the volumes are not first editions from the 1899 publication by Harper and Brothers. Thirteen of volumes are from the 1899 first edition publication. The remaining twelve volumes span the years 1901 - 1909. Condition of each book varies from Good to Very Good+. Pages on all the volumes are clear, without marks and overall without foxing (with only a few exceptions which have some light foxing). Book spines are all in good to excellent condition. We could not find any tears on pages except for a tear on the second page of volume xx (the page with the author's lithographed signature). All have a varied amount of shelf wear at the top and bottom of the spines. Otherwise shelf wear is very slight. Some have slight age toning. All include photogravure front pieces of the author or an illustration related to the book, as well two other illustrations scattered throughout the book. All have Mark Twain's… Read More

1859 History of CRUSADES Michaud Holy Wars Jerusalem Knights Templar MAPS 2v

A rare, 19th-century printing of Joseph-François Michaud's "History of the Crusades". Michaud's principal work discusses the beginning of the crusades through the Council of Clermont. It covers the departure of crusaders after the Council of Nicee, the Siege of Antioch, Election of Godefroy, Battle of Ascalon, reign of Baudouin II, conquests of Saladin, and the events designed to protect Jerusalem from a fall.
Note the impressive folding maps in these tomes from the 1859 American edition.
Item number: #19803
Price: $750
MICHAUD, Joseph-François
History of the Crusades
New York: Redfield, 1859.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
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Vol. 1 – xxvi, 509, [1]
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Vol. 2 – vii, [1], 493, [1]
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Vol. 3 – vii, [1], 547, [1], 8
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3 folding maps
· Provenance: Bookplate/Handwritten – Thos. Borden
· Language: English

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Folio Society, 2009. Limited Edition No. 1106 of 1750. Hardcover. As New. Books unread and in crisp, clean and collectable condition/Insignificant rubbing on slipcase.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1855. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. FIVE VOLUMES, of which four are FIRST EDITIONS. The five famous Christmas stories uniformly bound in full red leather trimmed in gilt, raised bands trimmed and decorated in gilt. All edges trimmed in gilt. 'Carol' is the thirteenth edition. The four additional stories are all First Editions. The Chimes, published in 1845 by Chapman & Hall; The Battle of Life, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1846; The Cricket on The Hearth, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1846; and The Haunted Man, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1848. A copies are near fine with publishing dates at the base of the spine. Five of Dickens' Christmas stories, all but one (Carol) a first edition.

1885 St Augustin Florida ATLAS Historical Guide MAP SLAVERY Illustrated Bloomfield

Max Bloomfield's 'Historical Guides' were famous and widely used 19th-century travel atlases for American travelers. This particular issue was written for travelers in St. Augustine, Florida. Published in 1885, this book offers not only information for travelers into Florida, but also extensive histories of Florida and the St. Augustine area, surrounding islands, and natural resources. One particularly interesting chapter focuses on the slave market that was established in St. Augustine. Note the impressive, folding map of Florida at the back of the book.

Item number: #21718
Price: $750

BLOOMFIELD, Max

Bloomfield's illustrated historical guide : embracing an account of the antiquities of St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine, Fla., Max Bloomfield, 1885. 1st edition

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o 104
o Several illustrations throughout
o Includes large color folding map
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