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Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1816. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 227 pages, 24 pages of advertising; Poor; Brown leather boards with blue/black spine; Boards detached from spine, spine edges missing, moderate shelfwear; Textblock has age toning to pages, foxing to pages, green marks along textblock edges, small open tear along fore edge of some pages; Sabin 14695; RWO. 1360083. Special Collections.

New York: E.P. Dutton, n.d.. Hardcover. Octavo, 315 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine red with dark blue lettering. Boards show sunned spine with chips to the edges. Three thin boarders to front and triple rules to head and tail spine edges. Text block has moderate plus age toned. Deckled fore edge. Inked notations to front pastedown and few paper remnants. Frontispiece. Heavy foxing to several pages interiorly. Illustrated. Slight cracking to the gutter to pages sixty four through sixty five, ninety six through ninety seven, one hundred twenty nine and facing page. 1371662. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [4], 411 pages; VG-; Half calf and marbled boards, with morocco spine label and gilt lettering; Boards show cracking to leather along joints, light plus wear to edges, and moderate wear to corners; Textblock has moderate age-toning and foxing to speckled edges, and light occasional foxing to pages interiorly. RWO. Everett served as the charge d'affaires at the American Embassy in the Hague from 1818 until 1824. This edition was published simultaneously with the Boston release. 1358311. Special Collections.

Jordanville, New York: Holy Trinity Monastary, 1974. Hardcover. Octavo, 543 pages. In Very Good condition with plastic covering. Spine is dark red with no text. Boards have minor shelf wear with some dirt staining from dirt trapped beneath the plastic. Text block has minor foxing along the exterior edges. Text in Russian. NOTE: Shelved in Room A. 1373494. Special Collections.

Cincinnati: Bangs and Company, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 332 pages; G-; Original cloth boards, with tooled covers and gilt letters to spine; Boards show significant wear/chipping to head/tail of spine, moderate wear to corners, several chips to cloth on back board, and light soiling overall; Textblock has moderate plus age-toning and light soiling to edges, a tear to the top corner of the ffep, light occasional foxing to pages interiorly throughout, and three ownership inscriptions (one to ffep, one to sfep, and one to succeeding page); Includes eight illustrations (engraved), including frontispiece. RWO. 1358172. Special Collections.

West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1975. First Illustrated Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; blue illustrated spine, black text; jacket has little to no wear, unclipped and has protective mylar cover; boards have light bumping on the head and tail of spine, otherwise strong and clean; textblock and interior pages have light age toning, otherwise clean; limited edition; pp 312. 1288159. Full-priced Rockville.

Poughkeepsie: Paraclete Potter, 1822. Hardcover. 12mo, xii, 13-260 pages, [4]; G-: Fully bound in calf with red label and gilt lettering to spine; Boards have ornamental blindtooling along edges, light shelfwear overall, faint damp-staining to both covers, and light+ wear to spine; Textblock shows light age toning to edges and interior, occasional light foxing, and light to moderate damp-staining throughout interior. RWO. 1365314. Special Collections.

Dover: Charles Peirce, 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [8], 431 pages; G-: Fully bound in leather with worn label to spine; Boards have moderate shelfwear overall with bumping to corners, edgewear, rubbing, remnants of adhesive to back cover, and moderate cracking/wear to spine; Textblock shows light+ age toning to edges and interior, uneven light to light+ foxing throughout interior, staining to rear paste down, and ownership markings to index. RWO. 1365219. Special Collections.

Albany: Printed by Charles R. & George Webster, 1794. Hardcover. Small Quarto, xiv, pp. 17-467, [1], 24; G-, Bound in full brown leather with red spine label with gilt lettering; Severe chipping to head/tail of spine as well as corners and edges, leather cracking moderately on spine, severe bumping to corners, front/back joints beginning to split at top and bottom (boards still attached), 1/4 in hole in leather on front board; Moderate age toning to text block, moderate age toning to pages throughout, slight foxing to pages throughout, pages warped slightly, 1in open tear in ffep, dog earring to pages throughout, previous owners inscriptions in ink on ffep and sfep as well as back pastedown; Publishers ads at back. RWO. 1365288. Special Collections.

Hagerstown: Jacob D. Dietrick, 1806. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 527, [68] pages; G-; Bound in full tree calf with morocco spine label and gilt lettering; Moderate chipping to head of spine, moderate bumping to head/tail of spine and corners, leather on spine cracking, front joint beginning to split at top of spine, light shelf wear to corners and edges, and leather beginning to peal from boards; Light age toning to text block and pages throughout, mild foxing to pages throughout, and previous inscription at top of title page has been excised; Ex-Library plate on ffep. RWO. 1365141. Special Collections.

Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, Inc, 1963. Softcover. Quarto; VG-/paperback; 1/4 bound green spine without text; stiff board exterior panels shows mild toning toward edges; intact binding; some spotting to spine; black lettering to front; text block exterior edges have light tone; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 76. 1351542. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Nelson and Sons, c. [1880]. Hardcover. Octavo, 211 pages; VG-; fully bound in brown cloth, spine and front cover have gilt lettering and tooling; binding has minor wear, with minor bumping and fraying at the top and bottom of the spine and on the fore edge corners; pages have minor age toning and minimal detachment in several locations. 1331108. FP New Rockville Stock.

Philadelphia: Printed by: J. H. Cunningham, 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 228 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in bound tree calf with red spine label and gilt lettering. Light bumping to head and tail of spine as well as corners, light rubbing to tail of spine, slight warping to head of spine, light plus rubbing to edges and corners, one small worm hole to front board, and one small worm hold to back board. Moderate age toning to exterior of textblock, light age toning throughout interior of textblock, light to moderate uneven foxing throughout interior most prevalent at first and last few pages, moderate offsetting from text throughout, pen and pencil emendations to front pastedown, and pages 17-20 detached from binding. RWO Consignment. 1370530. Special Collections.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1916. Hardcover. Octavo, [2], 5-395. Good; bound in contemporary black cloth with gilt titling on spine, some light surface marks and areas of discoloration to covers, chipping and wear to spine edges and corners; binding tight; marbled text block clean; pages clean; previous owner name "H. L Whittle" on inside front pastedown; MF consignment. 1358556. Special Collections.

Philadelphia: American Medical Association, 1855. Softcover. Octavo, 3-6, vii-viii, 13-127 pp with one folding plate. Good; bound in contemporary black leather with tears to spine and wear to corners; binding tight; text block age-toned; pages clean; folding map at back present and intact but with slight tears to join; MF consignment. Lewis Henry Steiner was born in Frederick, Maryland and educated at Marshall College, Pennsylvania, where he received the degree of A.M. in 1849, and was graduated the same year at the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a professor and lecturer at several medical colleges and universities before being actively employed during the Civil War as an inspector by the United States Sanitary Commission. For a period he was in charge of its operations in the Army of the Potomac as chief inspector. He published a brief history of the Commission in 1866. He became president of the Frederick County School Board in 1865 which was engaged in developing… Read More

Philadelphia: Edward Earle and Co, 1811. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 130 pp (Vol. 1); 3-280 pp (Vol. 2). Fair; bound in contemporary leather, with some light marks to covers, some cracking to spine and wear to edges and corners; boards slightly shaken but binding else tight; text block slightly uneven and discolored; age-toning and some foxing to pages throughout; two folding plates at back mostly torn away, one panel remains of third folding plate; MF consignment. 1356448. Special Collections.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1861. Hardcover. 12mo; G Hardcover; Black cloth spine without lettering; Bound in green textured cloth, moderately marked and stained; corners moderately rubbed and bumped, with more significant fraying to lower left corner of front board; text block age-toned and slightly foxed with scattered small stains; light damp staining to top edge of frontispiece, tissue protector, and title page; x, 361, (10) pages complete with numerous black and white illustrations and 10 unnumbered pages of advertising. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1349870. FP New Rockville Stock.

Philadelphia: T. Dobson, 1793. New Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, v-xii, 528 pp with one folding plate. Good; bound in contemporary leather, rebacked in modern leather with black spine labels, extensive wear to covers and corners; one signature slightly loosened but binding else tight; text block deeply age toned; very slight foxing to pages throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; MF consignment. 1359735. Special Collections.

London: J. Murray; Joseph Johnson, 1781; 1783; 1784; 1786; 1788; 1789; 1790. Hardcover. Octavos, 7 volumes (non-inclusive) with uniform binding. Good+; rebound in modern marbled paper with 1/2 leather to spines, black labels with gilt titling, very minor wear to corners and some slight bumping to spine edges; bindings tight; text blocks age toned but clean; some foxing to pages; ex-library copies with usual markings, including an loose bookplate retained after rebinding and institutional stamps to several pages; MF consignment. Volume 1, 1781 Volume 4, 1783 Volume 5, 1784 Volume 7, 1786 Volume 9, 1788 Volume 10, 1789 Volume 11, 1790 . 1359605. Special Collections.

Philadelphia: T. Dobson, 1793. New Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, iii-xii, 528 pp with one folding plate. Good; bound in contemporary leather with deepened burgundy spine label with gilt titling, extensive wear to covers, spine edges and corners; front hinge compromised but binding tight; text block deeply age toned; very slight foxing to pages throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings, including bookplate to front inside pastedown; MF consignment. 1359738. Special Collections.