ANONYMOUS (SIR JOHN BARROW)

A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great

London: John Murray and Thomas Tegg, N.D.. Fifth Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full calf, spine in six compartments, gilt lettering on burgundy label in one compartment, intricate gilt tooling in the remainder, gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, marbled edges. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Peter the Great. nd (c. 1850).. Hinges professionally reinforced, a portion of upper board lightly sunned, else unmarked, tight, square, supple and clean. An extremely handsome binding. VERY GOOD. Portrait Frontispiece. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xvi, 366 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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A'BECKETT, GILBERT ABBOTT

The Comic History of England: With Twenty Coloured Etchings, and Two Hundred Woodcuts by John Leech (Two Volumes Bound in One)

London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co, N.D.. Reprint. 1. Leather. Illustrated by John Leech. Beautifully bound in burgundy half leather over marbled boards by Henry Young and Sons, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, elaborate gilt tooling in the remainder, gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. nd (c. 1864). Profusely illustrated with 20 hand-colored etchings and 200 woodcuts by John Leech. Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 – 1856) was an English humorist, lawyer and writer. He was born in London, the son of a lawyer, and belonged to a family claiming descent from Thomas Becket. He was educated at Westminster School and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1841. He edited the comic paper "Figaro in London" and was one of the original staff of "Punch" and a contributor until his death. He was an active journalist on "The Times" and "The Morning Herald," contributed a series of light articles to "The Illustrated London News," conducted in 1846 "The Almanack of the Month" and found time to produce some fifty or sixty plays, among them dramatized versions of Charles Dickens's shorter stories, written in collaboration with Mark Lemon. He is perhaps best known as the author of "Comic History of England," "Comic History of Rome," "Comic Blackstone," etc. He wrote the book for two operas with music composed by his wife Mary Anne à Beckett (née Glossop), "Agnes Sorrel" and "Red Riding Hood." John Leech’s "humor is as keen, his sense of fun as marked [as George Cruikshank’s] [Leech’s pictures] are of the most graphic and mirth-producing kind, and yet the raillery is invariably good-humored" (DNB).. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean, with only very minor cover and edge-wear. NEAR FINE. Color Engravings and B&W Woodcuts. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xviii, 320, 304 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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A' BECKETT, GILBERT ABBOTT

The Comic History of Rome

London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co, N.D.. Reprint. First Edition. Hard Cover. Illustrated by John Leech. Expertly rebacked in half-leather over marbled boards, original spine laid down in six compartments, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in remainder. Illustrated with ten hand-colored steel engravings and 98 in-text woodcuts by John Leech. nd (c. 1870). "One of the wittiest writers of the day" (Allibone, 152), writer Becket worked with illustrator Leech on the staff of the poplar and influential humor magazine "Punch." Leech’s "humor is as keen, his sense of fun as marked [as George Cruikshank’s] [Leech’s pictures] are of the most graphic and mirth-producing kind, and yet the raillery is invariably good-humored" (DNB). Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811-1856) was an English humorist, lawyer and writer. He was born in London and belonged to a family claiming descent from Thomas Becket. He was educated at Westminster School and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1841. He edited the comic paper "Figaro in London" and was one of the original staff of "Punch" and a contributor until his death. He was an active journalist on "The Times" and "The Morning Herald," contributed a series of light articles to "The Illustrated London News," conducted in 1846 "The Almanack of the Month" and found time to produce some fifty or sixty plays, among them dramatized versions of Charles Dickens's shorter stories, written in collaboration with Mark Lemon. He is perhaps best known as the author of "Comic History of England," "Comic History of Rome," "Comic Blackstone," etc. He wrote the book for two operas with music composed by his wife Mary Anne à Beckett (née Glossop), "Agnes Sorrel" and "Red Riding Hood." . Boards mildly shelf-worn, unmarked, tight and square. All illustrations bright and clean. NEAR FINE. Hand colored steel engravings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xii, (i), 308 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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BLAKE, WILLIAM

Selections from the Writings of William Blake

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1893. 0316521558. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Vellum. ISBN: 0316521558. Original full Vellum binding with title in red and medallion in black on cover, and titles in red and black on spine, t.e.g, others deckle. Frontispiece is original engraved plate, "The Sons of God Appearing Before the Lord." Introductory Essay by Laurence Housman. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co, Edinburgh and London. The Vellum is, as usual, beginning to bow. A beautiful little volume. VERY GOOD+.. Steel engraving. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. xxxii, 259, (1) pp. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued .

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BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI

The Decameron of Boccaccio

New York: The Bibliophilist Society, c. 1930. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, fore-edge deckle, top edge red. Illustrated with B&W frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio, and several full-page B&W plates on glossy stock. Spine sunned and moderately worn, printed bookplate on fep, gift inscription on first preliminarey page (dated December 25, 1938), hinges sprung, else good. FAIR. B&W Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. xii, 310, vii, 307 pp. Fair with no dust jacket .

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BOURGET, PAUL

La Geole

Paris: Librairie Plon / Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1923. L'Edition Originale. First Printing. Leather. Custom half blue morocco over blue silk boards (Bound by MacDonald for Charles Scribner's Sons), spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, fleur-de-lys tool in remainder, gilt borders on covers, t.e.g, fore-edge deckle, marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound-in. In French. "The storytelling of M. Paul Bourget's novels is always original; the twists and turns are happily arranged and the characters clearly drawn. Such rare qualities would suffice to ensure their success and their author could limit his ambition, sure that he would achieve his purpose, to entertain his readers. But the novelist of "The Disciple" and "The Stage" sets higher goals for himself. Each of his novels tends to a moral end, poses a problem. The one he studies in "The Prison" raises the agonizing question of the struggle of the individual against heredity. Can man free himself from the burden that his ancestors place on him? Mr. Paul Bourget does not hesitate to assert that every individual must try to do so, and that there is always for him, in this struggle, the possibilities of victory, the duty which, following tragic events, imposed on his hero, Jean-Marie Via Lily. A whole atavistic past places the latter at the mercy of impulses that can automatically trigger the act of suicide. His mother, on the advice of a doctor, concealed this heavy inheritance from him and spared him too strong emotions. She even went so far as to hide from him the betrayal of his wife, whom he loves blindly. But the tragedy, despite everything, breaks out, and Jean-Marie Vialis, faced with the ruin of his happiness, arms his revolver. He would kill himself, as his father had done, if his mother, in a desperate impulse, did not reveal to him the reasons for his silence and the weakness she had for the hidden life of the unfaithful wife. She shows him new duties, reasons for living. She teaches her regenerated son to know how to suffer and to make sense of his pain. The dramatic power of this novel and the mastery with which the characters are drawn further increase the interest in the problems it raises and give more force to the very lofty lessons it offers us." (Le Figaro, March 31, 1923) (Google Translate)). Slight scuffs along edges, some underlining in pencil throughout, very brief gift inscription in pencil on first preliminary page (Xmas 1923), else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 309, (1) pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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CARMICHEL, JIM

Jim Carmichel's Book of the Rifle

New York: Outdoor Life Books, 1985. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Limited edition. This is No.1097 of 1500 copies, signed by the author. Bound in publisher's full beige linen, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with B&W photographs, drawings and tables. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. The original slipcase shows only minor wear. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. FINE in NEAR FINE slipcase. B&W Photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. x, 564 pp. Signed by Author. Fine+ with no dust jacket .

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CHURCH, REV. ALFRED J.

The Story of the Last Days of Jerusalem: From Josephus

London: Seeley & Co, 1889. First Edition Thus. 1. Leather. Publisher's full morocco leather, spine in six compartments separated by five raised bands, gilt lettering on red label in one compartment, intricate gilt decoration in all the others, gilt and blind-stamped borders on both covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Illustrated with eight full-page color plates. Spine worn with slight loss at head, corners mildly worn, tight and square. Signed presentation bookplate from Great Yarmouth Grammer School on fep. VERY GOOD.. Color Plates. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. viii, (ii), 166 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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DARWIN, CHARLES

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1979. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Publisher's full black leather, decorated with 22kt gilt, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, intricate gilt decoration on both covers, a.e.g, tan moire silk endpapers, printed on archival paper, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smythe sewn, with concealed muslin joints. Illustrated with B&W drawings by Fritz Kredel and with an preface by Ashley Montagu. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. B&W drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xvii, 362 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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DIMSDALE, THOMAS JOSIAH

The Vigilantes of Montana, or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains

Omaha, NE: The Legal Classics Library, 2012. Reprint. 1. Leather. Publisher's full red leather accented with embossed gilt covers, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, a.e.g, marbled endpapers, satin ribbon marked sewn in. "Perhaps no book excells Dimsdale's in presenting the picture of the lawless conditions that characterized the mining camps of the Rocky Mountain country. The author was editor of the Virginia City Montana Post and a participant in the extraordinary campaign against lawlessness" (Adams). Includes biographical sketches of Henry Plummer, Boone Helm, George Ives, Aleck Carter, Bill Bunton, Cyrus Skinner, Bill Hunter, Stephen Marshland and James Daniels. [Graff 1086; Howes D345] "Textually the most important book ever printed in Montana." The original publication in 1866 was the first book published in Montana and was based on a series of articles Dimsdale had written for the Montana Post in 1865. Former owner's printed bookplate, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. FINE. The Legal Classics Library Series. B&W Photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 290 pp. Fine with no dust jacket .

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EMERSON, RALPH WALDO

The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson: The First Series and the Second Series

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1975. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full light brown leather, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, intricate gilt decoration on both covers, red moire silk endpapers, a. e. g, printed on archival paper, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smyth sewn, and with concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. Illustrated with specially commissioned color frontispiece portrait. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Color Frontispiece Portrait. 4to 11" - 13" tall. x, 262 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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FRANCE, ANATOLE

Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, Membre de L'Institut

Paris: Calmann-Levy, 1923. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Leather. Bound in half black morocco over marbled boards (Brentanos New York), spine in six compartments separated by raised bands and outlined in gilt, gilt lettering in one compartment, t.e.g, fore-edge deckle. In French.. Corners very lightly worn, former owners' names on first blank preliminary page (March 5, '25), some pencil underlining throughout, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 323, (1) pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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HALLAM, HENRY

The Constitutional History of England: From the Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II (Three Volumes, Complete)

London: John Murray, 1867. Eighth Edition. 1. Leather. Beautifully bound in full brown leather prize binding, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on one burgundy and one black label on each volume, the remaining compartments decorated with intricate gilt tooling, gilt and blind-stamped borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Henry Hallam (1777-1859) was an English historian. Hallam was a fellow of the Royal Society, and a trustee of the British Museum. In 1830 he received the royal gold medal for history.. Prize label on fep of Volume One only (Presented by the Wolverhampton Law Association to Alfred Whitehouse in January of 1878). Signature of Alfred Whitehouse dated January, 1878 on first preliminary page of Volume One only, otherwise unmarked. The volumes are in excellent condition, tight, square and clean, with strong hinges and seemingly unread. An extremely handsome set. FINE. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xvi, 419; viii, 465; viii, 457 pp. Fine with no dust jacket .

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HOWITT, WILLIAM

The Rural and Domestic Life of Germany: With Characteristic Sketches of Its Cities and Scenery, Collected in a General Tour, and During a Residence in the Country in the Years 1840,41 and 42.

London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1842. First Edition Thus. 1. Leather. Illustrated by G. F. Sargent. Publisher's full brown calf, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on dark green leather label in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with over 50 B&W drawings by G. F. Sargent. William Howitt (1792-1879), was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. William and his wife Mary also owned a school still used today; Howitt Primary School in Heanor, Derbyshire. In 1840 they went to Heidelberg, primarily for the education of their children, remaining in Germany for two years. In 1841 William Howitt produced, under the pseudonym of Dr Cornelius, "The Student Life of Germany," the first of a series of works on German social life and institutions, of which the instant volume is one. William Howitt wrote some fifty books, and his wife's publications, inclusive of translations, number over a hundred. Spine is rubbed at head, front endpaper is torn with tape repair, former owner's printed bookplate on fep, shelf-wear to bottom edges, corners bumped, gilt on spine faded, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD-.. B&W drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 520 pp. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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KAVANAGH, JULIA

Women in France During the Eighteenth Century, with Portraits (Two Volumes, Complete)

NY and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Limited, Large-Paper Edition (No. 46 of only 100 copies). Brown half leather over printed gilt and brown floral boards, gilt lettering and intricate decoration on spines, gilt borders on covers, t.e.g, fore and bottom-edges deckle, gilt and brown printed endpapers. Illustrated with ten tissue-protected, tipped-in, engraved portraits. The author, Julia Kavanagh (1824-1877) was an Irish novelist and woman's history author. She moved to France in the 1840s and adopted the country as her home. The book contains biographical sketches and portraits of notable French women, including Madame de Pompadour, Duchesse du Maine, Madame de Tencin, Madame du Chatelet, Madame du Barry, Charlotte Corday, Marie-Antoinette, Madame de Stael, Madame Roland, and Madame Tallien. Originally published in 1850, this was Kavanaugh's most notable work.. Old bibliographic pencilled note on reverse of ffep ("Large Paper Edition, limited to 100 copies"), otherwise unmarked, front hinge slightly separated between frontispiece and title page in volume one only, but strong, tight, square, and clean. NEAR FINE. Engraved Portraits. 4to 11" - 13" tall. viii, (2), 232; vi, (2), 259 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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