London: John Nisbet & Co., 1877. Forest green cloth decorated in black and gilt. Extremities a bit bumped and rubbed, occasional foxing, small ink drop on fore- edge; about very good. First edition. Inscribed by the Irish translator / linguist / historian in the year of publication: "To Mrs. Carter.....
London: Printed for Richard King, 1721. xl,92,[4]pp. Octavo. Extracted from nonce pamphlet volume. Scattered light foxing, some tanning to foremargins of last four leaves, but a very good copy. First edition. Prussian born Grabe (1666- 1711) settled in Oxford in 1697, and there distinguished himself as "the most outstanding patristic.....
Ysleta [TX]: Edwin B. Hill, 1939. [20]pp. Stapled printed wrapper. Minor bumps to tips, otherwise about fine. First edition. A collection of poems (including "To Opium") by a figure in the amateur press world whose work Hill asserts "shone resplendent." One of 100 copies.
Ysleta [TX]: Edwin B. Hill, 1939. [20]pp. Gathered folded sheets. Preserved unbound. Fine. First edition. A collection of poems (including "To Opium") by a figure in the amateur press world, whose work Hill asserts "shone resplendent." One of 100 copies.
[ Barrie, Ontario: Published by the author], 1885. 22pp. Original printed wrappers. Wrapper extremities chipped and a bit dusty, but a good copy of an extremely fragile pamphlet. First edition of these renderings (in verse) of Ojibbeway legends "collected directly from the tribe...dwelling on the North Shore and at French.....
New York & Baltimore: Samuel Wood, 1821. Two volumes: vi,[2],399; iv,384pp. Contemporary tree calf, spines ruled in gilt, gilt morocco labels. Boards rubbed and stained. Early ownership signature on front free endpaper of both volumes. Tanned and foxed, old marginal stains in first few signatures of both volumes. Good. John.....
Oxford: T. and G. Shrimpton, 1860. Original printed wrappers. First edition of the author's first separate publication. Wrappers faintly dust soiled, minor nick at toe of spine, otherwise a near fine copy. Full morocco pull-off case (a bit rubbed).
London: Wm. Smith, 1846. [4],[5]-8pp. plus extra illuminated color title and 39 additional chromolithographed plates, with accompanying text leaves and tissue guards. Large quarto (33 x 26 cm). Contemporary three quarter calf, neatly rebacked in cloth with the original backstrip laid down and new endsheets, a.e.g. Extremities somewhat shelf- worn.....
