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London: Printed for E. Newbury by J. Cundee. Good. 1799. Hardcover. ***xi, [1], 148, (2) pages; Contents clean and securely stitched, binding of red roan spine over marbled boards quite worn, backstrip lacking and front board detached, corners rounded, lower corner of first few leaves creased, lacks half title and advertisement (supplied in facsimile). Fabulous… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: P.W. Ziegler & Co.. Very Good. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. 280 pages; Clean and tight in original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine. Many b&w illustrations, including several folding plate portraits of early clergy. A nice example of this valuable church history. OCLC: 2220692 A history of the Swedish Clergy in Pennsylvania… Read more about this item

Holmiae (Stockholm): Joh. Laur. Horrn. Very Good. 1731. Hardcover. Engraved Plates; Very good, in 19th century red half morocco with some wear and rubbing at extremeties. This is the preferred edition of the great work on Scandinavian numismatics (rare first edition was 1691) -- with 1780 bibliography added at end. Illustrated by engraved plates of coins.… Read more about this item

Upsala: Stenhammar och Palmblad. Very Good. 1812. Second Edition. Hardcover. 238 pages; Contemporary binding: brown half calf over marbled boards, flat spine with gilt stamped decoration and a gilt-lettered label in citron, text block edges decoratively stained blue-green. Two folding engraved maps at the end. A lovely copy of this geographical dictionary of the… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Way and Gideon. Good. 1823. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. The first three of four volumes all bound in contemporary tan calf, rubbed at extremities, spines of all three volumes have extensive chipping and rubbing, red and black leather spine labels lost, except for Volume I. Contents clean and tight but for two previous owner's names… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: GPO. Very Good. 1900. First Edition. Removed Document. 65, 9 folding maps and plans pages; 53d Congress, 3d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 249. Transmitting The report of the Chief of Engineers on the subject of acquiring by purchase the locks and dams on the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania. Sixty-five pages of text and tables including 8… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: GPO. Very Good. 1900. First Edition. Removed Document. 8, 1 folding map pages; House of Representatives, Document No. 235; 56th Congress, 1st Session. January 3, 1900. Eight pages of text accompanied by a folding map at rear. Measuring 30" high x 27" wide; splitting along lowest fold (no noticeable loss) OCLC 1063933761… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: GPO. Very Good. 1900. First Edition. Removed Document. 7, 1 folding map pages; House of Representatives, Document No. 234; 56th Congress, 1st Session. January 3, 1900. Seven pages of text and tables accompanied by a large folding map at rear. Measuring 20" h x 41" wide titled James River from South City Line… Read more about this item

London: E. Nister. Very Good. 1892. Hardcover. 32 pages; A delightfully illustrated anthology of poetry by various authors for each day of the month. Original owner's brief inscription in pencil dated Sept. 17, 1892. Date is approximate. Clean and tight in original pictorial boards with a black cloth spine. Illustrated with colour lithographs as well… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton. Good. 1873. First Edition. Paperback. 417-440 pages; Wrappers are edgeworn and separated at spine, steel engraving and other illustrations are clean and in Very Good condition. This is Part 42 of the 48 numbers comprising pages 417 through 440 of the complete work Picturesque America. The individual parts were sent to … Read more about this item

Paris: Chez Le Normant. Very Good. 1818. First Edition. 8vo. 2 preliminary leaves (half title and title) & 36 pp. Disbound, but complete. With small stab-holes in the gutters of the leaves from previous stab-sewing. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it… Read more about this item

Paris: Albert Savine. Very Good+. 1890. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 356 & [1] pages; Contemporary brown pebble-grained morocco leather spine over marbled boards, flat spine lettered, ruled and decoratively stamped in gilt. This handsome and well preserved binding shows only moderate wear and rubbing along the edges of the boards -- the morocco spine is… Read more about this item

[London]: (Chiswick Press). Very Good. c. 1870. Hardcover. 46 pages; In modern tan buckram, with title stamped in gilt on a red label mounted to the front cover, cream endpapers, all edges gilt (this appears to be contemporary with the volume). A handsome book, in black letter throughout, with running titles and decorative initials in red. … Read more about this item

Philadelphia: James K. Simon. Very Good. 1843. Third Edition. Hardcover. 107 pages; by the author of "Edward and Miriam." Original publisher's brown cloth binding, gilt lettering on front cover, decorative blind stamping. Engraved frontispiece of two girls in a cemetery. Former owner's name at top of title (Ann C. Page), scattered foxing, faint stain to … Read more about this item

Tetschen [Decín - Czech Republic]: Druck von F. W. Stopp. Very Good-. 1860. Second Edition. Hardcover. xiv & 154 pages; Contemporary pattern-printed green boards with cloth spine. With 109 illustrations on 8 folding lithographed plates. Somewhat foxed throughout, edges of the boards worn and rubbed. There is an ink numeral "69" on the half title,… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, E. Flammarin Successeur. Very Good. 1885. Hardcover. Complete eight volume set bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with marbled endpapers, with anchor device on title pages, woodcut decorations to heads and tails of acts and plays, green silk ribbon place markers, gilt lettering and decoration at spines. Colour mildly faded at… Read more about this item

Zürich: Meyer und Zeller. Very Good. 1858. Hardcover. 2 p.l., 203 & [1, errata] pages; Contemporary pattern-printed paper-covered boards, flat spine ruled in gilt, red titling slip lettered in gilt. Probably a publisher's binding. This is one of the early modern editions of "Orendel" -- a Middle High German poem, traditionally called a "Spielmannsdichtung."… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers. Very Good. 1894. Hardcover. 195 pages; Clean and tight in original green cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration at spine and front cover in a lovely pattern of torches with ribbon bows. Text & illustrations are clean and bright, a couple minor spots of foxing on endpapers. A… Read more about this item

New York: F. T. Neely. Very Good. 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. 211 pages; Clean and tight in original pictorial cloth binding; cloth rubbed at corners and spine ends. Top edges gilt, foredge untrimmed. The wonderful scene on the decorative cloth binding wraps around from the front board to the spine and rear board. The scene… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: U. S. Department of State. Very Good-. 1861. Hardcover. 15 pages; Printed wrappers. This copy was bound nearly contemporaneously with publication for the Library of Congress, in diced green cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards. There is an old oval Library of Congress stamp in blue ink on the front wrapper, which also has faint… Read more about this item