The Spirit of Christmas by Van Dyke, Henry - 1905: With autographed letter from Henry Van Dyke

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1874. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- William H. Prescott- Illustrated- Merrill & Baker- New York, 1874- 1st Edition- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- brown flexible leather with marbled endpapers-slight rubbing, 3 tiny perforations on hinge, otherwise tight and square- A saleman's sample/dummy copy of the Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes of the Artist's Edition, limited to 26 Lettered Sets and 500 numbered sets- Contents: Frontis gravure of Montezuma, Title page for The Conquest of Peru, copyright page, Title page for The Life Of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor, copyright page- 15 engraved plates, 8pp of excerpts from some volumes, extra extended inner flap which shows leather binding available-SEE PHOTOS- Highly collectible and scarce!!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2618). 1st Edition. Leather. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo… Read More

This is an exceptionally maintained Book published in 1904. It is a Biography of William II, the Emperor of Germany. The Author, Marguerite Cunliffe-Owens, remained anonymous and did not include her name anywhere on this Book as she had done with several of her other Books. This Book has 282 pages and 16 illustrations. This Book also includes a signature by Emperor William dated 1903 under his photo in the frontispiece.

Imitations en grec de nos romans de chevalerie depuis le XIIe siècle. vii+371 pp. Imprimé à l'Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 1866. Chapitre 1: Les derniers romanicer grecs, dits byzantins. Chapitre 2: Rapports de l'Europe avec l'Orient, surtout à l'époque des croisades. Chapitre 3: Aperçu général des oeuvres grecques où se montre l'influence des poëmes français. Chapitre 4: Le vieux chevalier - Analyse. Chapitre 5: Les amours de Belthandros le Romain et de la Belle Chrysantza, fille du roi d'Antioche la Grande. Chapitre 6: Les amours de Lybistros, chevalier latin et de Rhodamné, princesse d'Arménie - Analyse; Rapprochements avec quelques oeuvres du Moyen Âge. Chapitre 7: Les romans de la guerre de Troie, par Benoît de Sainte-More, poëme français terminé vers l'an 1180. Chapitre 8: Poëme grec publié par M. Bekker, 1845 - Il Filocopo, di Giovanni Boccacio. Chapitre 9: Bélisaire, poëme en grec moderne par Géorgillas Limnitès. Chapitre 10: ΙIstoyre du vaillant chevalier Pierre,… Read More

Octavo (8 3/4 X 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: Printed For Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. Original First Edition. 16 page sewn paper pamphlet in wrappers, minor discoloration to edges of covers, old $2 price, and old library call numbers written in pencil on top of front cover, old 15 cent price, and calculation figures not related to text written in pencil on back cover, contents clean and unaffected.

In this pamphlet, Judge Leavitt states his reasons (based on historical fact and the Constitution) for his ruling that denied a writ of habeas corpus for the defendant C. L. Vallandigham; leader of the "Peace Democrats," and Supreme Commander of the "Sons of Liberty."

The accused was charged with "mischievous disloyalty" in his opinions and statements; and subsequently arrested at the orders of General Burnside. Lincoln became involved when, in May of 1863, he wrote to Stanton stating that suspension of habeas corpus, as Stanton wanted, would not be necessary in this case.

Lincoln is not referred to in… Read More

Tan leather spine with black title plate and gilt title. Red and brown marbled boards.
Very scarce early work containing much ephemera relating to this great man Ebenezer Elliott (17 March 1781 – 1 December 1849) was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer for his leading the fight to repeal the Corn Laws, which were causing hardship and starvation among the poor. Though a factory owner himself, his single-minded devotion to the welfare of the labouring classes won him a sympathetic reputation long after his poetry ceased to be read. Elliott's poems often seem naive or archaic to the modern reader who gets the impression that Elliott is struggling to write verse - the more he wrestles, the worse he becomes! In a fragment of autobiography printed in The Athenaeum (12 January 1850) he says that he was entirely self-taught, and attributes his poetic development to long country walks undertaken in search of wildflowers, and to a collection of books, including the works of Young, Barrow, Shenstone… Read More

This used paperback book is in very good condition. The pages are clean and neat. The binding is tight. The boards are clean inside and out.

New York: New York Book Company, 1870. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 650pp. 42 plates of engravings. illus. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine titles. Hinges broken, front end paper missing, old masking tape connecting front paste down and frontispiece verso, mostly mild/ some moderate foxing to interior, light wear to board edges and spine ends, spine mildly cocked. This is an apparent reissue with a twist of original title by the publisher of the 1869 Women of New York or the Under-world of a Great City by Ellington - a pseudonym according to OCLC, possibly for James Dabney McCabe in the opinion of one scholar (citation on request). The contents: Women of Fashion, Women of Pleasure, Married Women, Wicked Women, Female Artistes, Life in a Female Seminary, Other Women, Female institutions. The last paragraph of the preface sums up the book's general premise: " There are doubtless many true and noble women among the fashion and… Read More

London: Printed and published by W.E. Andrews, 1827 Book. Fair. Hardcover. [i], iii, 460 pages. Browned and stained throughout, very heavily in places. In old half leather, but front board detached and rear board only holding on by a cord. Ink stamped owner's name of J Restraux Jun [?] to the front free end paper. Pages 31/2 have the outer upper corner cut away and there is a tear in the page at 397/8..

Very slight tinge of toning, else, appears as lightly read, near unblemished copy in white decorated (printed) on maroon cloth boards displaying moderate surface/edge wear, as shown.
Book One: The Transient Guest, and other poems by Elbert A. Smith. Book Two: Song Of Endless Life, and other poems by David H. Smith. Illustrations by Elbert A Smith. Notes are made where the poem was written and the date. Places include Burlington, IA, Colorado Springs, CO.,(January 5, 1908) San Bernadino, (November 1902) and more. A clipping of "As A Woman artist see the vice-president of the Unites States. " A portrait of Charles Curtis painted recently in Washing By Elie Cristo-Loveanu Of Rumania, is included.
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The Writings in Prose and Verse of Eugene Field. First edition. xiii+253 pp.+2 pl. h.t. 19,5x13,5 cm. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1896.
--- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth), with gilt lettering and decoration. Some wear to extremities. Top edges gilt. Fore-edge and bottom-edge untrimmed. Some numbers written and a stamp on endpapers. Very tight binding. Pages bright and clean.