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Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1837. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo. 350 pages. Hardcover quarter bound in green leather with green marbled boards. The binding is rubbed but sound. There is some splitting to the rear hinge near the foot of the spine. Nice gilt designs on the spine. Endpapers are marbled. Early owner's book plates on the front pastedown. One is of "H. L. Barton" and has a shield with three dragons' heads on within the shield and another above it. The motto on the banner reads, "Fide et Fortitu Dine." A smaller label above it offers the location of this book in the owner's library as being Case A, Shelf 4. A piece of later marbled paper, has been affixed to the front flyleaf (perhaps over another bookplate). The half title notes, "Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors. / Vol. CLXXI. / Abel Allnutt." The rear pastedown has the remains of what appears to have been a date due receipt. A sound copy with clean text.

Londres / London: Chez Jean Nourse, 1741. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. xvi, 376, [3] pages. Hardcover bound in full leather. The binding shows heavy wear, and the boards are bowed outwards at the edges. The leather is cracked and chipped, especially at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracking, but the text block is sound. Marbled endpapers are worn and chipped. The title page is soiled, and the text block is mostly clean but has some stains. All edges red. A rough translation of the title into English is, "Abridged from Mr. Locke's Essay on Human Understanding, Translated from English.

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. Variously paginated. COMPLETE 7 VOLUME SET. Hardcovers bound in blue cloth. The bindings show moderate wear and are quite sturdy. Some corners are a little bumped, and there is some foxing to the covers. Outside edges of the text blocks are foxed, but the interior appears clean. One leaf in Volume III is loose, but this appears to be an addition to correct a printing error. A second leaf for pages 283/284 is bound in between 382 and 385, but the correct leaf for 383/385 is laid in loosely to correct the mistake. (There is also a 283-284 bound in where it is supposed to be). So the text is complete and is as issued. Occasionally illustrated with some family crests, coats of arms, and photos, but this is not a heavily illustrated work. A decent set of the complete work. This set weighs about 20 pounds.

Washington: Printed by A. and G. Way, 1803. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Variously paginated. Bound volume containing the reports of the first 15 councils, dating from 1803 to 1818. Bound in early full sheep. The leather binding is quite worn and dry and is scuffed and abraded. The hinges are sturdy. Lacks the top leather label on the spine; the bottom label reads, "Vol. I / From the / 1st to 15th Council / Inclusive." Early owner's name at the headcap of the spine is illegible, and no names within. The binding is designs with rules of alternating oval and diamond designs in blind about the edges. There is some pest damage to the outside edges of the text block towards the rear of the book, not affecting the text. Text is toned and foxed with some damping at the front and rear. Two blank flyleaves at the front an numerous blank pages at the rear. Most of the reports have their own title pages. The reports that do not have separate title pages are… Read More

Raleigh, N.C.: Printed at the Recorder Office / Published by Order of the Society, 1846. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 26 pages. Soft cover bound in original pink printed wrappers. The wrappers show wear and have sunning about the edges and soiling from handling. A sound copy. Signed in pencil at the top of the front wrapper, "J. A. Jarratt" or "S. A. Jarratt." Now housed in a removable board back plastic sleeve. The text block is sound, and the text is a bit toned and has just a little sporadic foxing. Bartholomew Figures Moore (1801-1878) was a North Carolina attorney and politician and was largely a Union loyalist during the Civil War He was born in Halifax County and graduated from UNC in 1820 and was a trustee of the University 1840-1868 and then again from 1871 until his death. He was a member of the NC Constitutional Convention of 1835 and was Attorney General of North Carolina (1848-1851).… Read More

Raleigh: Holden & Wilson, "Standard" Office, 1855. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 32 pages. Bound in yellow printed wrappers. The binding is rubbed and has some soiling from handling is quite sound. There is a dark brown stain at the bottom edge of the title page (from ink?) which affects the next few leaves and is also visible on the front wrapper. There are a couple of chips on the spine. An old partly erased signature is difficult to read ("J. A. J...?")The text is toned. The subject of the address focuses on history, and there is much about Cromwell throughout. Housed in a removable plastic sleeve with a board backing. Quite scarce. [Thornton 436]. Thomas Atkinson (1807-1881) was the third Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina. He was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and he was one of four brothers who all went into either the Episcopal or Presbyterian ministry. He graduated from Hamden-Sydney College in 1825 and he was ordained by… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 423 pages, x, [2], indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth with lettering in gilt. The binding is a bit rubbed and bumped. The spine is dulled, and there is a rubbed white spot on the front cover. Early signature of "Lucian St...(?)" on the front flyleaf is dated 1927. Lacks the frontis portrait of Woodrow Wilson, and the gutter between the Half Title and the Title Page is cracked. The rest of the text block and the inner hinges are sound. Endpapers toned and foxed. The text is generally clean. Early (original?) bookseller's ticket at the bottom of the rear flyleaf reads, "The Book Shop, Inc. / 110 S. Greene St. / Greensboro, N.C." Carter Glass (1858-1946) was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and was the Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson. He helped establish the U.S. financial regulatory system and was instrumental in setting up the… Read More

New York: Published by G. & C. Carvill, / Elliot & Palmer, Printers, 1827. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 64 pages. Hardcover bound in early full leather with gilt rolls on the edges of the covers and some gilt designs and a burgundy leather label on the spine. The binding is worn but sound. A small paper label is affixed near the foot of the spine. Front hinge starting. The binding is a bit mottled, as if it were covered in some glossy treatment which is partly rubbed away. Early library bookplate on the front pastedown is crudely torn away, exposing some board beneath. An early price is written upside-down on the rear pastedown. Endpapers foxed; text is toned. Author's name is written in pencil on the title page. Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867) was a popular poet in the early 19th century and was considered the "American Byron." He was born and raised in Guilford, Connecticut and was part of the… Read More

London: James Ridgway and Sons, Piccadilly, 1837. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quarto. 428 pages, indexed. COLLATES COMPLETE with 48 uncolored plates. Hardcover bound in original green publisher's cloth. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. The corners are a little bumped, and there is some pale spotting along the fore edges and top edge of the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Prior owner's 1954 inscription on the front flyleaf of "William Lanier Hunt" INSCRIBED on the title page, "From the Author." The text is a little toned but generally clean. There is some offsetting from the plates. Contains 48 uncolored plates. William Lanier Hunt (1906-1996), the 1950s owner, was the "Dean of Southern Horticulture." He donated land along the Morgan Creek in southern Orange County, NC to the North Carolina Botanical Garden and is now known as the Hunt Arboretum.

Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. 93 pages. A small book measuring 5 3/8 inches tall by just over 3 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with a central image of a reclining woman dreaming in gilt (on the front cover and in blind on the rear cover). The binding is worn and soiled and has some chipping to the cloth on the front cover near the fore edge. Front cover has been damped, and this is more evident on the front inner pastedown. Spine ends a little chipped. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. The front pastedown also has a piece of an early newspaper clipping pasted to the top edge. Frontis piece illustration of a woman dreaming on a couch with several people or babies or angels in a window above her. The text block is sound, and the text is foxed. No date. Worldcat locates 3 copies and suggests a date between 1839 and 1859. The front matter of the book notes that the… Read More

London: George Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1840. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. W. W. Bartlett. Quarto. iv, 140; iv, 106 pages. Complete with 120 engraved plates, plus 1 map. The binding measures 11 1/8 inches tall by just over 9 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original 3/4 black leather with dark brown cloth-covered boards. The binding is rubbed and bumped, and the hinges are especially rubbed but holding. Corners bumped and abraded. Some old stains and scuffs to the binding. A sound copy. A yellow bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown reads "Applegate, Pounsford & Co. / (Successors to Applegate & Co.) / Publisher's, Booksellers / Stationers, Printers / and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 43, Main Street. - - Cincinnati." Marbled endpapers. The text is toned and shows some foxing on and around the plates. The foxing can be quite heavy, especially at the beginning of the book. Two volumes in one book.… Read More

Cincinnati: Published for Subscribers / Whetstone & Buxton, Printers, 1829. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 610 pages. Hardcover bound in original full leather. The binding is quite worn but holding. Front hinge is heavily rubbed and is starting. The spine is slightly curved inward. Marbled endpapers. Front flyleaf a little loosened. Outside edges of the text block show heavy wear. The text is foxed but the text block is sound. Illustrated with 6 engraved plates, including a folding frontis plate (HALF OF THE FOLDING FRONTIS IS MISSING). This book was reprinted throughout several years, and most copies appear to have some plates missing or no plates at all. We have not seen any copies with more than 6 plates, but some later printings appear to have some plates (Alexander Hamilton and Nathaneal Greene) which do not appear in this edition. No author is given on the title page, but this work is attributed to Amos Blanchard.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Company, 1857. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 510 pages. Hardcover in brown publisher's cloth with title in gilt on front cover and other designs in blind. The binding shows heavy wear. Corners are bumped, rubbed down to boards. Spine is damped/wrinkled, with fraying and tearing at headcap/foot. Endpapers are foxed. Front pastedown has smudging and a stamped name. Prior owner's name is written three times on front flyleaf. "James McKee - Raleigh NC" Name is written again on second front flyleaf. Text is foxed. Some dog-eared pages.

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. xxiv, 505; xix, 480 pages, indexed. Hardcovers bound in early full calf with gilt tooling on the spines. Spines with green leather lettering pieces. Light to moderate rubbing and wear to the bindings. The corners are bumped. The hinges are sound. The front pastedown of each volume has the bookplate of "Vice Admiral Young" showing a shield with a stag above and three lions within. The crest motto is, "Prae Utilitate Patria." William Young (1751-1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He saw action in the American Revolution as well as the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. During the American War for Independence, his first command was on the sloop HMS Snake and then the 24 gun HMS Hind. In 1782 he took command of the 32 gun HMS Ambuscade and remained there until the end of the war. After the surrender he was given command of the HMS… Read More

Edinburgh and London: Printed for William Creech and T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1797. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. x, 351; 382; [385] pages. Hardcovers bound in 19th century 3/4 brown leather with plum cloth-covered boards. All edges marbled. Red and black leather labels on the spines. The bindings are rubbed and scuffed but sound. Possible ex-library set with evidence of labels removed from the spines. No interior library markings. The front pastedowns have a prior owner's 1936 signature ("Ian Battle"?) from Edinburgh. Endpapers foxed. The text is toned but generally clean. Complete three volume set.

Greensboro, North Carolina: North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. Three titles bound in one volume. 149; 125; 115 pages. Hardcover nicely bound in three quarter black morocco leather with green cloth boards in a modern removable mylar jacket. Raised bands on the spine. Top edge gilt. There is light wear to the binding, which is a little bumped at the edges. The text is toned but clean and sound. Three separately published titles bound in one volume (bound in the order of No. 3; No. 2; and No. 1). Original wrappers bound in on the second two titles. As a special note, the "Race Elements in the White Population of North Carolina" does NOT pertain to black and whites (or slaves) but to divisions within the white race, specifically the English in North Carolina, the Highland Scotch, the Scotch-Irish, and the Germans in North Carolina. The three lectures bound into this volume were part of a 5 lecture… Read More

New York and Philadelphia: Published for the Author by Boericke & Tafel, 1877. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 132 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in brown and black cloth. The binding shows some wear and rubbing about the edges. Binding is sound with secure inner hinges; spine is sunned. Text is a little toned but is generally clean. Contains a couple of illustrations. We don't know if this would qualify as a Homeopathic work, but the publisher Boericke & Tafel largely published books of Homeopathy and alternative medicines

Mataro (Spain): Establecimiento Tipografico de Feliciano Horta, 1888. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 404, [1] pages. Hardcover bound in full leather that with the design of tree calf. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. An ex-library copy with a removed label from the spine, and a removed bookplate from the front pastedown. A sound copy with secure hinges and supple leather. Fore edge is foxed, and some foxing to the half title. Text is in Spanish. A rough translation of the title is, "Historical Notes on the Province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Republic.

New York: Home Publishing Company, 1903. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo. 147 pages. Hardcover in grey cloth with front cover designs embossed in dark brown and gilt. The binding is quite rubbed and worn. The front board has damping. Rear board has smudges and scuffs. Some pages are damped have smudging. Text is foxed. No copyright date, but the book was published in 1903. An early owner's inscription on front flyleaf reads, "To Thomas (?) from Katherine Kelby. / Feb. 19, 1905." We have found a listing of this book for sale in the December, 1903 advertisements of "The Theosophical Forum." The advertisement in that journal of this book states, "The dawn of a new day in the intellectual and spiritual development of the child. These stories, which embody the higher laws of being, are so simply told that the youthful mind can easily comprehend them. Between each story is an exquisite 'Moonlight Lullaby.'" (The "Moonlight Lullaby" is a poem… Read More

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1831. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. xiii,. 332 pages. Hardcover bound in 19th century full brown leather with raised bands on the spine. Compartments and boarders of the boards are ruled in gilt, and the spine titles are in gilt. All edges red. The binding is rubbed, especially along the hinges and shows some old stains, especially at the fore edges and the top edge. The red edges of the text block are rubbed and show pale spotting. An ex-library copy with white shelf numbers partially rubbed off at the foot of the spine. Removed label from the front flyleaf shows some paper residue. The text block is sound, and the text is a little toned but generally clean. Scarce.