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	Erinnerungen Aus Kriegs Und Friedenszeiten Geschrieben Aus Einerreise Von Hamburg. . . . . . . CARL THEOD. SCHLUTER. 1852, First Edition. Cloth. first edition - small 8vo - 3/4 calf - paper label worn - vg copy. USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.25 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5295] Book number: 7656 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	Evangelical Album Issued As a Premium for Our Weekly Church Organs - the Evangelical Messanger and Der Christliche Botschafter for the Year 1895 Cleveland, Thomas & Mattill. 1894, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - oblong 8vo - 75 full page illustrations, an Evangelical viewbook, with emphasis on the Cleveland publishing house, elders, photos of churches, etc. - scarce book, nice condition. Very Good. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 10795 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	The Sketch London, The Sketch. 1893, First Edition. the first volume of this art and social magazine which gradually added more social & political satire - 790 pp. 3 months 12 issues to which is added - THE JULY 10TH ISSUE 1893 - THE " ROYAL WEDDING " ISSUE - COVERING THE ROYAL WEDDING OF PRINCESS VICTORIA MARY OF TECK AND VICTORIA'S SON - THE DUKE OF YORK - ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS & PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROYALTY AND TWO MAGNIFICENT FULL FOLIO CHROMOLITHOGRAPNS OF THE ROYAL COUPLE . BOUND IN AT THE END - FOLIO 3/4 BLACK MOROCCO AND CLOTH BOARDS - GILT STAMPED SPINE - WITH 3 " SPLIT AT A LOWER HINGE O/W A NICE TIGHT COPY WITH SOLID HINGES - SCARCE - ALSO SPORTS, YACHTING, WARS, DARWIN SATIRE, OXFORD/CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE ISSUE, - ETC. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 \| £UK 150.25 \| JP¥ 22064] Book number: 7649 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	Sunday Half-Hours in Fifty-Two Chapters with Illustrations on Every Page and Sixteen Tinted Illustrations London, James Sangster. 1875, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - gilt stamped brown cloth - heavily illustrated - vg tight clean copy. Very Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 10462 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	BEVANS, JOHN A Brief View of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, As Professed By the Society of Friends in the Form of a Question & Answ London, Haddon / William Phillips. 1811, First Thus. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2nd edition, revised & corrected. Minor foxing to prelims else a very good copy in original unprinted tan boards, as issued - chipped at the tips. Nice copy of the scarce British edition of this instruction manual for young Quakers. Very Good. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 1302 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	CAMPBELL, JOHN LORD The Lives of the Chief Justices of England. - from the Norman Conquest Till the Death of Lord Tenterden - Second Edition Complete in 3 Volumes London, Murray. 1858, First Thus. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. second edition - complete in 3 volumes - May, 1858 ads - original gilt stamped & pictorial brown cloth - an ex-lib. set with internal stamps, but with clean bright spines, hinges repaired, some chipping at spine tips but still a nice looking complete set & cheap - EXTRA POSTAGE AT COST. Good. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 \| £UK 60.25 \| JP¥ 8826] Book number: 9143 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	CROOK, REV WILLIAM Ireland and the Centenary of American Methodism London, Eng. Hamilton, Edwards & Co. 1866, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - history of Irish Methodism in America - Christmas day 1866 inscription on the fly-leaf from a prominant Canadian Methodist [ and founding father of the Chautauqua in Canada ] to his " Irish Methodist Wife " - cloth a bit used, large corner of last 2 ad leaves torn away, lacking one plate, else a good tight copy of a scarce book. Good. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 10929 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	GELLERT, C. F. Sammtliche Fablen Leipzig, Buchhandlung. 1817, First Thus. Cloth. first of this new edition with a wood engraved frontis of muse, harp, leaf-laurel & background spinks - 8vo - original marbled paper boards vg copy - label worn. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 7658 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	GREVILLE, FULKE - LORD BROOKE The Friend of Sir Phillip Sidney : Being Selections from the Works in Verse and Prose of Fulke. . . . . . London, Elliot Stock. 1894, First Edition. Cloth, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. 255 pp. selection made by Alexander B. Grosart - vg tight copy . Very Good. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 8691 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	HEAD, FRANKLIN H. Shakespeare's Insomnia and the Causes Thereof Boston, Houghton Mifflin. 1887, First Edition. Original Wraps, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. - has been reprinted several times - vg in French vellin wraps - gilt decorated - [ first issue is quarter bound in calf ] - this first edition is scarce . Very Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 8036 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	WEIDENBACH A J Mythologie Der Griechen Und Homer. . . . . Frankfurt, Bronner. 1850, First Edition. Cloth. first edition - 2 volumes in 1 - mythology of the greeks and homer with reference to some German poets 1850 - bound with mythology of the Scandenavians & Germans with reference to German & Nordic poets - 1851 - 272 pp. & 430 pp. - vg tight copy - 3/4 tan calf & marbled boards - scarce. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 \| £UK 60.25 \| JP¥ 8826] Book number: 7650 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	JACKSON, THOMAS The Life of John Goodwin. . . . Comprising an Account of the Controversaries in Which He Was Engaged in Defense of Universal Toleration. . . . During the CIVIL Wars and the Commonwealth London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer. 1872, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - ' second edition, greatly improved ' - Goodwin was an Armenian Puritan Theologian ( 1593-1665 ) - 450 pages, extensively indexed, engraved steel portrait frontis, gilt & blind stamped purple cloth, little faded at the spine, minor fraying starting at tips, but a nice tight copy, with strong hinges - a very uncommon volume . Very Good. USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 \| £UK 75.25 \| JP¥ 11032] Book number: 9584 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	LEVIEN, EDWARD, TRANSLATOR - XENOPHON Memoirs of Socrates for English Readers, a New Translation from Xenophon's ' Memorabilia ', with Illustrative Notes London, Eng. Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle. 1872, First Edition. Decorative Cloth, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. - first english edition [ also Scribner's edition ] - a new translation by Edward Levien - 239 pages, blue gilt stamped cloth, all edges gilt - bright tight copy - scarce . Very Good. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 9618 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	LONG, JOHN H. & R. H. BUEL. The Cadet Engineer Or Steam for the Student. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1865, First Edition. Cloth. 1st edition. 179 pp, indexed. Written to supply practical informatin on steam mechanics. Cloth a bit chipped at the spine top else a ncie tight copy. Scarce. USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.75 \| £UK 51.25 \| JP¥ 7502] Book number: 4323 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	LYTTELTON, HOWSON, WELLDON, COOKSON POLLARD, ET AL Thirteen Essays on Education By Members of the XIII London, Eng. Percival and Co. 1891, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - essays on English education system & theory, religion, music, commerce, universities, importance og Greek studies, etc. - reference stamp else a fine copy. Fine. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 10178 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	MILNES, RICHARD MONCKTON Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats New - York, George P. Putnam. 1848, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - First American edition, variant binding, in green blind stamped cloth, gilt at the spine ' Putnam's Choice Library ' in blind on the front board & lower spine - complete in one volume - issued without frontis - this edition contains 133 pages of previously unpublished material, a long dramatic poem, ' Otho the Great ' - 20 sonnets - ' King Stephen - a dramatic fragment ' - ' The Cap and Bells - a Faery Tale, unfinished ' in 88 stanzas - and many miscellaneous poems - 393 pages - green cloth, faded to tan at the spine and edges of the boards, gilt still clearly visible, fraying with some loss at the spine top, hinges tight, contemporary name - quite a nice copy of a rare issue, cotaining much original material . Very Good. USD 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 233.5 \| £UK 210.5 \| JP¥ 30890] Book number: 9510 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	STEELE, DANIEL Antinomianism Revived; Or, the Theology of the So-Called Plymoth Brethren Examined and Refuted Toronto, William Briggs. 1887, First Edition. Cloth. - first Canadian edition - 266 pages - Anti - Quaker text - underlining in pencil & ink throughout, o/w a nice tight, bright copy. Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 9767 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	WELLS, DAVID A. Science: Popularly Explained. London, W. Kent. 1856. Cloth. Cassell's Educational edition. Upwards of 200 illustrations. 568 pp, indexed. Highly polished 3/4 tan calf. Six spine panels, raised bands, gilt & blind stamped. Faintly scuffed at the tips, lacking fly-leaf else about fine. Attractive binding. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 \| £UK 60.25 \| JP¥ 8826] Book number: 3790 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).

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	Erinnerungen Aus Kriegs Und Friedenszeiten Geschrieben Aus Einerreise Von Hamburg. . . . . . . CARL THEOD. SCHLUTER. 1852, First Edition. Cloth. first edition - small 8vo - 3/4 calf - paper label worn - vg copy. USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.25 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5295] Book number: 7656 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	Evangelical Album Issued As a Premium for Our Weekly Church Organs - the Evangelical Messanger and Der Christliche Botschafter for the Year 1895 Cleveland, Thomas & Mattill. 1894, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - oblong 8vo - 75 full page illustrations, an Evangelical viewbook, with emphasis on the Cleveland publishing house, elders, photos of churches, etc. - scarce book, nice condition. Very Good. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 10795 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	The Sketch London, The Sketch. 1893, First Edition. the first volume of this art and social magazine which gradually added more social & political satire - 790 pp. 3 months 12 issues to which is added - THE JULY 10TH ISSUE 1893 - THE " ROYAL WEDDING " ISSUE - COVERING THE ROYAL WEDDING OF PRINCESS VICTORIA MARY OF TECK AND VICTORIA'S SON - THE DUKE OF YORK - ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS & PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROYALTY AND TWO MAGNIFICENT FULL FOLIO CHROMOLITHOGRAPNS OF THE ROYAL COUPLE . BOUND IN AT THE END - FOLIO 3/4 BLACK MOROCCO AND CLOTH BOARDS - GILT STAMPED SPINE - WITH 3 " SPLIT AT A LOWER HINGE O/W A NICE TIGHT COPY WITH SOLID HINGES - SCARCE - ALSO SPORTS, YACHTING, WARS, DARWIN SATIRE, OXFORD/CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE ISSUE, - ETC. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 \| £UK 150.25 \| JP¥ 22064] Book number: 7649 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	Sunday Half-Hours in Fifty-Two Chapters with Illustrations on Every Page and Sixteen Tinted Illustrations London, James Sangster. 1875, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - gilt stamped brown cloth - heavily illustrated - vg tight clean copy. Very Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 10462 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	BEVANS, JOHN A Brief View of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, As Professed By the Society of Friends in the Form of a Question & Answ London, Haddon / William Phillips. 1811, First Thus. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2nd edition, revised & corrected. Minor foxing to prelims else a very good copy in original unprinted tan boards, as issued - chipped at the tips. Nice copy of the scarce British edition of this instruction manual for young Quakers. Very Good. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 1302 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	CAMPBELL, JOHN LORD The Lives of the Chief Justices of England. - from the Norman Conquest Till the Death of Lord Tenterden - Second Edition Complete in 3 Volumes London, Murray. 1858, First Thus. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. second edition - complete in 3 volumes - May, 1858 ads - original gilt stamped & pictorial brown cloth - an ex-lib. set with internal stamps, but with clean bright spines, hinges repaired, some chipping at spine tips but still a nice looking complete set & cheap - EXTRA POSTAGE AT COST. Good. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 \| £UK 60.25 \| JP¥ 8826] Book number: 9143 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	CROOK, REV WILLIAM Ireland and the Centenary of American Methodism London, Eng. Hamilton, Edwards & Co. 1866, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - history of Irish Methodism in America - Christmas day 1866 inscription on the fly-leaf from a prominant Canadian Methodist [ and founding father of the Chautauqua in Canada ] to his " Irish Methodist Wife " - cloth a bit used, large corner of last 2 ad leaves torn away, lacking one plate, else a good tight copy of a scarce book. Good. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 10929 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	GELLERT, C. F. Sammtliche Fablen Leipzig, Buchhandlung. 1817, First Thus. Cloth. first of this new edition with a wood engraved frontis of muse, harp, leaf-laurel & background spinks - 8vo - original marbled paper boards vg copy - label worn. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 7658 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	GREVILLE, FULKE - LORD BROOKE The Friend of Sir Phillip Sidney : Being Selections from the Works in Verse and Prose of Fulke. . . . . . London, Elliot Stock. 1894, First Edition. Cloth, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. 255 pp. selection made by Alexander B. Grosart - vg tight copy . Very Good. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 8691 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	HEAD, FRANKLIN H. Shakespeare's Insomnia and the Causes Thereof Boston, Houghton Mifflin. 1887, First Edition. Original Wraps, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. - has been reprinted several times - vg in French vellin wraps - gilt decorated - [ first issue is quarter bound in calf ] - this first edition is scarce . Very Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 8036 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	WEIDENBACH A J Mythologie Der Griechen Und Homer. . . . . Frankfurt, Bronner. 1850, First Edition. Cloth. first edition - 2 volumes in 1 - mythology of the greeks and homer with reference to some German poets 1850 - bound with mythology of the Scandenavians & Germans with reference to German & Nordic poets - 1851 - 272 pp. & 430 pp. - vg tight copy - 3/4 tan calf & marbled boards - scarce. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 \| £UK 60.25 \| JP¥ 8826] Book number: 7650 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	JACKSON, THOMAS The Life of John Goodwin. . . . Comprising an Account of the Controversaries in Which He Was Engaged in Defense of Universal Toleration. . . . During the CIVIL Wars and the Commonwealth London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer. 1872, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - ' second edition, greatly improved ' - Goodwin was an Armenian Puritan Theologian ( 1593-1665 ) - 450 pages, extensively indexed, engraved steel portrait frontis, gilt & blind stamped purple cloth, little faded at the spine, minor fraying starting at tips, but a nice tight copy, with strong hinges - a very uncommon volume . Very Good. USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 \| £UK 75.25 \| JP¥ 11032] Book number: 9584 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	LEVIEN, EDWARD, TRANSLATOR - XENOPHON Memoirs of Socrates for English Readers, a New Translation from Xenophon's ' Memorabilia ', with Illustrative Notes London, Eng. Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle. 1872, First Edition. Decorative Cloth, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. - first english edition [ also Scribner's edition ] - a new translation by Edward Levien - 239 pages, blue gilt stamped cloth, all edges gilt - bright tight copy - scarce . Very Good. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 9618 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	LONG, JOHN H. & R. H. BUEL. The Cadet Engineer Or Steam for the Student. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1865, First Edition. Cloth. 1st edition. 179 pp, indexed. Written to supply practical informatin on steam mechanics. Cloth a bit chipped at the spine top else a ncie tight copy. Scarce. USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.75 \| £UK 51.25 \| JP¥ 7502] Book number: 4323 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	LYTTELTON, HOWSON, WELLDON, COOKSON POLLARD, ET AL Thirteen Essays on Education By Members of the XIII London, Eng. Percival and Co. 1891, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - essays on English education system & theory, religion, music, commerce, universities, importance og Greek studies, etc. - reference stamp else a fine copy. Fine. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 10178 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	MILNES, RICHARD MONCKTON Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats New - York, George P. Putnam. 1848, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. - First American edition, variant binding, in green blind stamped cloth, gilt at the spine ' Putnam's Choice Library ' in blind on the front board & lower spine - complete in one volume - issued without frontis - this edition contains 133 pages of previously unpublished material, a long dramatic poem, ' Otho the Great ' - 20 sonnets - ' King Stephen - a dramatic fragment ' - ' The Cap and Bells - a Faery Tale, unfinished ' in 88 stanzas - and many miscellaneous poems - 393 pages - green cloth, faded to tan at the spine and edges of the boards, gilt still clearly visible, fraying with some loss at the spine top, hinges tight, contemporary name - quite a nice copy of a rare issue, cotaining much original material . Very Good. USD 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 233.5 \| £UK 210.5 \| JP¥ 30890] Book number: 9510 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	STEELE, DANIEL Antinomianism Revived; Or, the Theology of the So-Called Plymoth Brethren Examined and Refuted Toronto, William Briggs. 1887, First Edition. Cloth. - first Canadian edition - 266 pages - Anti - Quaker text - underlining in pencil & ink throughout, o/w a nice tight, bright copy. Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 9767 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).
	WELLS, DAVID A. Science: Popularly Explained. London, W. Kent. 1856. Cloth. Cassell's Educational edition. Upwards of 200 illustrations. 568 pp, indexed. Highly polished 3/4 tan calf. Six spine panels, raised bands, gilt & blind stamped. Faintly scuffed at the tips, lacking fly-leaf else about fine. Attractive binding. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 \| £UK 60.25 \| JP¥ 8826] Book number: 3790 Click here to order or inquire at alphabet bookshop (ABAC/ILAB).