London. 1781. [4],22,[18],543,[21]pp. plus four (of six) plates, one added plate, (three colored) and two partially colored folding maps. This copy lacks the frontispiece of Carver and has a portrait of Alexander Mackenzie instead; and lacks the plate of Indian pipe opposite p.296. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, t.e.g......
[Cascades. ca. 1910s]. [32]pp. containing seventy-one gelatin silver prints, most 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 to 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches, with nine larger images about 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, most mounted, some tipped-in, some cornered. One titled "On the Queets Trail," one signed "G.P. Fera" in.....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1862. viii,298,[2]pp. plus fifty handcolored lithographs, printed by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia (eighteen after George G. White, thirty-two drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock). Original tan publisher's cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners rubbed. Modern bookplates on front pastedown. Minor scattered foxing.....
London. 1753. ii,255-300pp. plus folding map and colored plate. Original wrappers, disbound from larger volume. Else very good. An interesting case of book promotion involving Mark Catesby's NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA. The second edition of Catesby was in the works when this issue of the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE came out and.....
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Nov. 21, 1867. 5pp. manuscript (written on rectos only) on folio sheets, with the letter addressed to his mother on the fifth page, following the description of events. Approximately 1250 words total. Sheets with wear around the edges. Each sheet neatly backed with paper, repairing small.....
Paris. 1814-1819. Eight volumes. 425 color plates (two folding). Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spines gilt, leather labels. Corners rubbed. Light foxing. Very good. An interesting and beautifully illustrated series, with plates produced during the great period of French color printing. The title appears to have been loosely interpreted.....
Ithaca. [ 1869]. 155,[2]pp. plus ten original mounted photographs. Original blue publisher's cloth, spine gilt. Spine lightly faded, head and foot of spine chipped, corners rubbed. Minor scattered foxing. Photographs sharp and clear, some with faint offsetting from text. Very good. A handsome photographically-illustrated volume, depicting waterfalls around Ithaca. Several.....
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New York: Published by R. Martin, 1847-49. Three titles bound in one volume. 385,[1],iii,[3],152,8pp. plus fifty handcolored plates and two uncolored plates. Additional handcolored titlepage in first volume. Quarto. Original morocco, elaborately stamped in pictorial gilt, rebacked, with original richly gilt backstrip laid down, a.e.g. Binding a bit rubbed and.....
Madras: Printed by H. Smith, 1856. [6],78pp. Original cloth backed wrappers (front wrapper detached), printed paper label on front cover. Some scattered foxing. Contemporary ink corrections and additions. Overall a good plus copy. A presentation copy, inscribed on the front wrapper: "B. Daydon Jackson Esq. / from / H. Cleghorn.....
Castile, N.Y. Published by the Author, 1846. First volume only [all published]. 255,[1]pp. Contemporary calf. Spine ends chipped, calf generally rubbed and worn, upper backstrip separating from textblock. Rear hinge split, held by one cord. Pencil marks on front free endpaper. Old stains and light foxing throughout. Good. A domestic.....
Concord, N.H. 1842. 271pp. Contemporary sheep, leather label. Spine ends worn. Binding rubbed. Internally clean. A good plus copy. A later American edition, after the original edition published in London in 1821. An early work promoting gardening in America, including helpful hints on the cultivation on all manner of fruits.....
Milford, N.H. John Burns, 1846. 181,[1]pp. plus eleven plates (including frontispiece). Contemporary calf, gilt morocco label. Spine rubbed and scuffed, hinges and spine ends worn, modest edge wear. Bookseller label on front pastedown. Pencil marks on front endpapers and final page of text. Tear in outer margin of p. vii.....
Milford, N.H. John Burns, 1846. 181,[1]pp. plus eleven plates (including frontispiece). Contemporary calf, gilt morocco label. Spine and front board a bit scuffed. Internally bright and clean. A very good copy. "Third edition, enlarged and revised," stated on titlepage. The verso of the title-leaf is printed with a "Preface to.....
New-York: Printed...and London Reprinted: for J. Brindley, 1746. 75pp. Modern three-quarter speckled calf and original marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Lightly toned. Very good. The first British edition of Cadwallader Colden's important early contribution to American scientific knowledge, first published in New York in 1745. Colden was an important.....
Philadelphia: A. Comfort, 1843. xv,514pp. plus medicinal advertisement leaf. Original speckled calf, gilt morocco label. Spine rubbed. Lightly worn at hinges, edges, and corners. Early ink ownerhip inscription and ornaments on front two free endpapers. Later genealogical ink notes about original owner by descendant. Newspaper clipping laid in. Light scattered.....
Paris. 1726. 4pp. Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Contemporary inscription. Very lightly tanned. Near fine. A French royal decree, setting the rate at which the Compagnie des Indes can redeem gold during the months of February, March, and April of 1726. This decree was made to facilitate trade in.....
Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1836. [2],iv,110 (of 118) pp. plus sixty (of sixty-five) colored plates. 19th-century three-quarter morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Binding slightly edgeworn and darkened. Small ownership stamp on titlepage and an occasional very light fox mark, else internally very clean. Very good. A mostly complete copy of this.....
London: Printed by W. and A. Strahan for G. Nichol and T. Cadell, 1784. Three quarto text volumes plus large folio atlas. Text: twenty-four engraved maps, coastal profiles, and charts (thirteen folding); folding letterpress table. Atlas: sixty-three engraved plates, charts, and maps (including one folding map and one double-page map).....
Lancaster: Printed for the Author and Publishers. John Bear, Printer, 1840. 303pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt morocco label. Foot of spine and corners lightly worn. Ink signature on front free endpaper. A few leaves with old light dampstain on foredge, some scattered light foxing. Good plus. A domestic medicine work.....
[Kansas City:]: Union Bank Note Company, 1907. 56pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Pictorial wrappers, sewn. Minor wear and dust- soiling, faint coffee ring on front cover and front blank. Very good. In a tan burlap chemise and slipcase, gilt leather label. A rare, privately printed, and handsomely illustrated account of.....
London: Printed for the Brethren's Society, 1767. Two volumes. lix,405;497,[1]pp. plus two folding maps and plates. Contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt ruled, gilt leather labels. Boards slightly rubbed, with a few scuffed areas, light wear to corners and edges, volume two label detaching. 20th-century bookplates on front pastedowns. Internally clean.....
Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1793. 240pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, preserving original morocco label. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage. Some light foxing and soiling. Very good. The first American edition, based on the first London edition of 1782. Crèvecoeur came to America during the French and Indian.....
Maastricht: J.E. Dufour & Phil. Roux, 1785. Two volumes. xxiv,457,[1]; [4],431,[1]pp. Half title in each volume. 12mo. Contemporary three- quarter calf over marbled boards. Spines and covers worn, front board of first volume detached. Bookplate of Caspar Joseph von Weber on front pastedown of first volume, Weber's ownership signature on.....
Paris: Chez Cuchet, 1784. Two volumes. xxiv,[iv],422,[2]; [4],iv,400,[2]pp. Half title in second volume. Bound in matching contemporary mottled calf, spines richly gilt. Boards and outer joints with instances of moderate wear. Occasional minor foxing, light dampstaining in upper corner of final 60 pages of second volume. A very good set.....
Paris: 1784. Two volumes. xxiv,iv,422,[2]; [4],iv,400,[2]pp. Half title in second volume. Bound in mismatched contemporary calf, first volume with the spine richly gilt. Boards of second volume quite worn, spine badly chipped. Bookplate on front pastedown and early signatures on titlepage of first volume. Some foxing and tanning. A good.....
