Fearsome Critters by Henry H. Tryon - 1939

France, 1749. In French and Latin. Volume IX (nine) only. A rare book "with approval and privilege of the King." The French Revolution and the persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in France in the 1790s makes this a truly rare volume to have survived as many churches were looted and damaged and clergy persecuted, imprisoned and executed. From title page: "La Sainte Bible en Latin et an Francois, avec des notes litterales, critiques et historiques, des prefaces et des dissertations, tirees du Commentaire de Dom Augustin Calmet, Abbe de Senones, de M. l'Abbe de Vence, & des Aureurs les plus celebres; pour faciliter l'intelligence de l'Ecriture Sainte. Ouvrage enrichi de Cartes Geographiques & de Figures. Tome Neuvieme. A Paris, Rue S. Jacques, Chez: Gabriel Martin, a l;etoile; J.B. Coignard & Ant. Boudet, a la Bible d'or; Pierre-Jean Mariette, aux Colomnes d'Hercule; Hippolyte-Louis Guerin, a S. Thomas d'Aquin. M.Dcc. XLIX. Avec… Read More

London: Frederick Warne, 1866. 8vo size pictorial hardcover; brown cloth covers with ultra bright gilt decorations on spine and front cover. Elephant, snail and butterfly glow in bright gilt. Black and white illustrations and decorations throughout. 271 toned pages with intermittent light foxing. Contents include: The Mother, the Nurse and the Fairy Cupid, Hymen and Plutus The Philosopher and the Pheasants The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf The Tame Stag The Wild Boar and the Ham The Bull and the Mastiff The Dog and the Fox: to a lawyer Plutus, Cupid and Time The Ravens, the Sexton, and the Earth-Worm: to Laura The Countryman and Jupiter: to Myself The Baboon and the Poultry: to a levee-hunter The Court of Death The Man and the Flea The Hark and Many Friends The Poet and the Rose The Mastiff and much, much more. Corners are worn. Spine has two tears to spine and is frayed at top and bottom. Fep and following page have booksellers penciled notations. Pages 97-112 and 115-126 are detached from rest… Read More

New York: Hanover National Bank, 1920. Being an account of the experiences of the men of the Hanover National Bank in the Great World War Published for private distribution 1920, very rare; we couldn't find another copy. 8vo size hardcover; 181 cream laid pages. Faded gilt titles on spine; bright gilt titles and decoration (Hanover Bank logo) on cover. Includes sepia photos on glossy stock. Following a brief biographical sketch each employee tells his story of employment, enlistment and training and service. Other information may include birth date, where and when born and where the subject went to school and where else he was employed. Employees include: Claude M. Adamson John P. Anderson John H. Barnett Ralph S. Beckhorn Richard Dewey Benson Alexander Bissett Charles Bobel James A. Bolton Arthur Francis Clarke John Clos, Jr. F.F. Christopher Richard E. Everiss Elmer A.F. Hanscom Ernest T. Gogoll George A. Godine Joseph V. Gately William Porklab Walter H. Meyer Conrad J. Meir Frank… Read More

Hagae-Comitis: Apud Arnoldum Leers, 1682 Book. Very Good. Full vellum. [xviii], 412 pages + portrait plate of the author Glisson before page 1. Illustrations in the text. Small adhesion damage to the title page affecting the r of puerili. Ink number written on the front free end paper has transferred a little to the title page. In the original full vellum binding, ink titled to the spine..

Glasgow: Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, 1784. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition; two volumes; 340, 368pp. In contemporary full speckled calf (somewhat worn, front hinges cracked but secure), gilt volume numbers and remains of title labels to spines, early ink ownership inscription to half-title of volume 2, sporadic light paper browning but overall a very good complete copy of this uncommon history. ESTC T128905, citing 8xUK and 8xUS institutional copies.

France, 1749. In French and Latin. Volume IX (nine) only. A rare book "with approval and privilege of the King." The French Revolution and the persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in France in the 1790s makes this a truly rare volume to have survived as many churches were looted and damaged and clergy persecuted, imprisoned and executed. From title page: "La Sainte Bible en Latin et an Francois, avec des notes litterales, critiques et historiques, des prefaces et des dissertations, tirees du Commentaire de Dom Augustin Calmet, Abbe de Senones, de M. l'Abbe de Vence, & des Aureurs les plus celebres; pour faciliter l'intelligence de l'Ecriture Sainte. Ouvrage enrichi de Cartes Geographiques & de Figures. Tome Neuvieme. A Paris, Rue S. Jacques, Chez: Gabriel Martin, a l;etoile; J.B. Coignard & Ant. Boudet, a la Bible d'or; Pierre-Jean Mariette, aux Colomnes d'Hercule; Hippolyte-Louis Guerin, a S. Thomas d'Aquin. M.Dcc. XLIX. Avec… Read More

New York: Hanover National Bank, 1920. Being an account of the experiences of the men of the Hanover National Bank in the Great World War Published for private distribution 1920, very rare; we couldn't find another copy. 8vo size hardcover; 181 cream laid pages. Faded gilt titles on spine; bright gilt titles and decoration (Hanover Bank logo) on cover. Includes sepia photos on glossy stock. Following a brief biographical sketch each employee tells his story of employment, enlistment and training and service. Other information may include birth date, where and when born and where the subject went to school and where else he was employed. Employees include: Claude M. Adamson John P. Anderson John H. Barnett Ralph S. Beckhorn Richard Dewey Benson Alexander Bissett Charles Bobel James A. Bolton Arthur Francis Clarke John Clos, Jr. F.F. Christopher Richard E. Everiss Elmer A.F. Hanscom Ernest T. Gogoll George A. Godine Joseph V. Gately William Porklab Walter H. Meyer Conrad J. Meir Frank… Read More

Hagae-Comitis: Apud Arnoldum Leers, 1682 Book. Very Good. Full vellum. [xviii], 412 pages + portrait plate of the author Glisson before page 1. Illustrations in the text. Small adhesion damage to the title page affecting the r of puerili. Ink number written on the front free end paper has transferred a little to the title page. In the original full vellum binding, ink titled to the spine..

Glasgow: Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, 1784. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition; two volumes; 340, 368pp. In contemporary full speckled calf (somewhat worn, front hinges cracked but secure), gilt volume numbers and remains of title labels to spines, early ink ownership inscription to half-title of volume 2, sporadic light paper browning but overall a very good complete copy of this uncommon history. ESTC T128905, citing 8xUK and 8xUS institutional copies.

David McKay, 1920. Hardcover. Near Fine. Has a good DJ which not surprisingly for being over 100 years old has small chips and tears along the edges. Protected in an archival plastic cover over the original DJ.