Rare books from T.W. & Barbara Clemmer

Hurd & Houghton, 1865. brown cloth with gilt lettering and design, FRONT COVER DETACHED,. chromolithography by Julius Bien, New York, unpaged, 17 leaves, contains six full-color plates (the title and one for each verse of Hopkins' popular hymn) and a seventh for the full text and music., some HEAVY foxing on front plates, spine cover missing. Illus. by Color Plates & b/w/ Drawings. 8vo.More pictures available.

Phila: King & Baird, 1866. 22 pp., original printed wrappers, small chip to top corner, some dampstaining, The first issue of this periodical "designed to be a monthly or quarterly publication devoted to the improvement of Government and Politics, Church, State, and Human Society " Topics discussed include reconstruction of the government after the war, suffrage restrictions, security for the public debt, export duties, public lands and new states, punishment for rebellion, etc. The editor was decidedly against negro suffrage: "as there are no more slaves, there is no longer necessity for the word "free" in the Constitution, and therefore that word should be removed and the words, white, duly naturalized, put in its place; thus, to make a clear constitutional recognition of the superiority of the white race.".. 1st. Wrappers. Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This book was reprinted numerous times, but this is the original printing.

Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1834. Eugene Francois Vidocq is considered the father of criminology and the first private detective. This is a one-volume edition of the original four-volume work, first published in 1828. Front board is nearly detached and cloth spine shows considerable wear. Boards are waterstained as is some of the interior of book, althoough textblock is tight and only lightly foxed.. Early Edition. Cloth Spine, Paper-Covered Boa. Good/None. 8vo.

Cambridge, England: The Limited Editions Club, 1956. Printed in an edition of 1500 copies, of which this is #261. Signed by Robert Gibbings, the illustrator. Book has new glassine wrapper and housed in a good slipcase which shows shelfwear. Slight soiling to spine, previous owner's signature on front pastedown and ffep, otherwise a clean, tight copy of one of the most important works in the history of science, which ultimately led to Darwin's magnum opus THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.. Decorative Beige Sailcloth. Very Good +/None. Illus. by Robert Gibbings. Folio.

Boston: Richard g Badger, 1916. Red cloth binding in very good condition, line drawings, first 2 blank free endpapers have a little silverfish damage at page edge,(discovered and cleaned 15 or so years ago) otherwise no markings, writing, etc. A few pages and rear ends have some age marks and some minimal foxing. Divided into 3 books, definitions and 6 chapter headings in book III: The Gentleman's Game, The Ladies, The Negro, the Quiet, the Hotel and Poker Education. . 3rd Edition. Red Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Garrett Brown Jr.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. -.