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SOLDSOLD Charles Dickens twenty volume set from 1868
Books:Antique
Charles Dickens, Cleartype Edition. BOOKS, INC. New York-Boston 1868. Typeset, Nickel Typed, Printed and bound in the United States of America by The Colonial Press Inc. in Clinton Mass. Titles include: David Copperfield (856 pages) Bleak House (830 pages) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Containing A Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Down-Fallings, Misfortunes, Uprisings, DownFalling, and Complete Career Of The Nickleby Family with Illustrations by Hablot ...
SOLDSOLD Doctor's Medical Handbook, "Guide to Health" by Benjamin Colby
Books:Antique
New Hampshire medical book by Benjamin Colby. Hardcover, stated second edition. Published by John Burns, 1845, Milford, NH. Some staining to pages, pencil writing on inside cover. Front and back pulling away from spine. 181 pages.
SOLDSOLD The Complete Home: An Encyclopedia of Domestic Life & Affairs
Books:Antique
Wonderful decorative victorian book by Mrs. Julia Mc. Nair Wright published in Philadelphia,, Pa. by J. C. McCurdy & Co., 1879. The book is gold hard cover with high-victorian graphics and having gilt and black titles. THE HOUSEHOLD in its Foundation, Order, Economy, Beauty, Healthfulness, Emergencies, Methods, Children, Literature, Amusements, Religion, Friendships, Manners, Hospitality, Servants, Industry, Money, and History. A Volume of Practical Experiences Popularly Illustrated. This is the ...
SOLDSOLD Cuerves (Poetry) de Paul Verlaine
Books:Antique:Paul Verlaine, Poesies, Ca 1910, Hand Painted Spine On Vellum
This is only the second volume I have bought (the 1st was an ivory prayer book) that was not written in English. This book is such a beautiful work of art, though, that I had to have it. It has marbled boards for front and back, and vellum spine and corners, The amazing thing about this volume though, is that the spine is hand painted, with a couple walking off amid the flowers. I don't think I have ever seen a book with a hand painted spine before. The fronts and endspieces are also marbled, ...
SOLDSOLD Lord "Byron's Works" Complete 5 Volume Set Leather C.1823
Books:Antique:English:Byron
Complete set of 5 volumes,leather bound books titled "Byron's Works" by Lord Byron,London,John Murray,Albemarle Street,C.1823. Printed in London by Thomas Davison,Whitefriars. British dark green leather front and back cover with gold tooling,dark brown leather spine with gold tooling,all page edges gilded on three sides. Tiny gold tooling on leather just inside the front and back cover that adds another accent from the outside along side the pages. Excellent reading. All volumes in excellent ...
SOLDSOLD Rise & Fall of the Confederate Government 1st Edit 1881 2 vol
Books:Antique:1881:1st Edition:Civil War:Jefferson Davis
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government By Jefferson Davis In Two Volumes. Published in New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881. First Edition in tan board covers. Volumes 1 & 2 pages: 707 pages, 808 pages. Ads in back. Very Good Hardcover. 8vo-over 7 3/4 "-9 3/4 " tall. 2 volume set, complete. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full tan binding with gilt lettering. Marbled edges and endsheets. All text maps and portraits are present, and the books are complete with every page accounted for. ...
SOLDSOLD Church of England Prayerbook , Ivory, Victorian
Books:Antique:Church Of England Prayerbook, Ivory, 1870
This quite an interesting prayerbook. I was told, when I purchased it in England, that it was ivory, and I believe it to be, but it has a sort of plastic cover, inside the brass binding, which may well have been added later to protect the ivory. Anyway, the book is in very good shape, and it is dated, 1870, It has gilded pages, brass clasp, and measures almost 5 inches North to South, 3 and 1/2 inches East to West, and is 1 inch and 1/4 thick.
SOLDSOLD "First Steps for Little Feet in Gospel Paths" by Charles Foster
Books:Antique:Christianity
First Steps for Little Feet in Gospel Paths by Charles Foster, (Author of "Story of the Bible," etc.) Published in Philadelphia by Charles Foster Publishing Co., first edition - 135th thousand color frontispiece (with tissue guard) "Eastern Shepherd" illustrated title page, 328 pages (with index), 148 engraved illustrations (most full-page) + 8 page publisher's catalog original publisher's mustard colored cloth over boards black titles on front cover and self-cloth on gilt panel on spine, ...
SOLDSOLD Byron's Poetical Works, Leather Bound Book, Victorian
Books:Antique:Byron's Poetical Works, Leather Bound, Victorian Edition
What a large, lovely, full calf leather bound volume of Byron 's work this is. The famed Romantic poet's name is tooled in gold, both on the front and the back of the volume, and the title is tooled in gold on the spine. The pages are gilded and the book was published in New York (unusual for me as most of the books I buy were published in London), in 1863. The volume is illustrated with steel engravings, and it is in very good shape for it's 146 years. The pages are yellowed, but all are intact ...
SOLDSOLD Leather Bound Book McFingal
Books:Antique
Hartford (CT) 1782., 1782. M'Fingal: a modern epic poem, in four cantos. Hartford (CT): printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1782. 100 pp. 8vo,First complete edition; the first two cantos had first appeared in 1775 (reprinted in 1776). A clever satire on the blunders and cowardice of the British during the American Revolution. The poem has sometimes been characterized as a piece of anti-Tory propaganda, but its success was essentially literary, and its popularity largely confined to the post-war ...
SOLDSOLD Antique "Baby Journal" keepsake gift book ~UNUSED, floral lithos
Books:Antique:Baby Journal:Gift Book
It is rare to find these keepsake booklets in such fine condition as this. Unused, the cover is exceptionally clean. This would make a fabulous baby shower gift for the vintage or antique book lover. Published by H. M. Caldwell Co. and printed in Germany, I find no copyright date but this is certainly circa 1900. There are numerous color illustrations as well as sepia or black/white pictures. Floral illustrations include roses, bluebells, forget-me-not, violets, clover, etc. Also included are ...
SOLDSOLD Early 1900's Leather/Cloth Cover Wood-Craft Books
Books:Antique
Welcome to Penaroyal Collectibles!!! We have for sale a set of Early 1900's Leather/Cloth (over hard board) Wood-Craft Books. This is a wonderful old set of books that we have had for years. The books start in 1906 and go to 1913. There are eleven volumes and each has a leather and cloth cover. The books vary in size and condition. Each book is full of hundreds of beautiful lithos, pictures and information. The lithos and pictures are some of the best we have seen. This set of books came from ...
SOLDSOLD A Book of Sweethearts - Harrison Fisher & Others
Books:Antique:American Artists:Illustrators:Art Nouveau:Christy:Fisher
For your consideration we offer this hardcover book titled: A book of Sweethearts: Pictures by Famous American Artists. Decorations by Will Jenkins. I believe this is a first edition book, Published in Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, September 1908. The book measures approximately 11 3/8" x 10 3/8". There are twelve full color illustrations by Harrison Fisher; Clarence T. Underwood; Will Grefe; Howard Chandler Christy; E. Nathan Cootes. I did not note signatures on a couple of the full ...
SOLDSOLD Surgical Pathology Billroths 1871
Books:Antique
General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics, In Fifty Lectures. A text-book for students and physicians. By Dr. Theodor Billroth, Professor of Surgery in Vienna. Translated From the Fourth German Edition, with the Special Permission of the Author by Charles E. Hackley, A.M., M.D., Surgeon to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Physician to the New York Hospital, Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, Etc., Etc. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 90, 92, & 94 Grand Street. 1871. Entered, ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Coloured Fairy Books Series Lang Plates Gold Gilt
Books:Antique
Oh where to begin…If you are familiar with Andrew Lang’s twelve Coloured Fairy Books series (1889-1910) - then you know what I am talking about, if not you soon will. This is a collection of six of Andrew Lang’s fairy books in his highly collectible series. It consists of The Brown Fairy Book, The Violet Fairy Book, The Orange Fairy Book, The Yellow Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book and The Blue Fairy Book. By Andrew Lang Illustrated by Henry Ford. In order to due these books justice I’ll break ...
SOLDSOLD Shepps Photographs Of The World 1891 1st ed
Books:Antique
IN ONE VOLUME. sold by subscription only .....by JAMES W. SHEPP and DANIEL B. SHEPP. LIC apartments in royal places--UNIVERSITIES--COLLEGES--VOLCANOES--lake and mountain scenery--lochs--fjords--river scenery--canyons--GEYSERS--BRIDGES--PARKS--FOUNTAINS--THEATRES--OBELISKS--TOWERS---MEMORIALS--TOMBS---CAVES--CEMETERIES--PYRAMIDS--RUINS OF CASTLES--RUINS OF TEMPLES--RUINS OF ANCIENT CITIES--TROPICAL SCENERY--TOWNS--VILLAGES---HUTS.............together with a large array of instantainous ...
SOLDSOLD Two Volume Set of the Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated, Leather Bound
Books:Antique:Shakespere
This is a beautiful two volume set of the Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated by forty-nine engravings on steel. The books were published in London by George Virtue, although there is no publication date, we would estimate these books to be c. 1880. The books are large, and are bound in a beautiful brown leather on the spines and 1/4 of the cover, with each corner in brown leather. The spines, which show wear, are ornately designed using gold tooling. A black text block is used to ...
SOLDSOLD A Treasury of American Prints By Thomas Craven book
Books:Antique
A Treasury of American prints – a selection of one hundred etchings and lithographs by the foremost living American Artists. Edited by Thomas Craven. Publisher - N. Y: Simon & Schuster, 1939. The book is ring-bound with a hard cover and slipcase. The book has green boards with a black spine and the slipcase is also black. The book is in very good condition with some slight (very minute) edge rubbing here and there. The slipcase has wear to the corners and along the seams. The artists include: ...
SOLDSOLD Herbert's Poetical Works, Leather Bound Book, Victorian
Books:Antique:Herbert's Poetical Works, Leather Bound, Victorian
This is a beautifully bound, full calf leather volume of the poetry of George Herbert, the famed English writer of 17th Century religious poetry. He lived from 1593 to 1633. This volume, bound in rich brown leather with decorative tooling on the front , back, and spine, was published in London in 1857. It is in excellent condition, (only a few foxed pages) and it also has gauffred pages. If you don't know what that is, don't feel badly, because you don't see it often, but it the gold tooled ends ...
SOLDSOLD 1642 Sr Francis Bacon Private Edition Essayes or Counsels Civill & Morall
Books:Antique:Religion:Spirituality:368 Years Old:Authors Signature
Sir Francis Bacon was Born Jan of 1561 and died in April 1626. This book is Titled , Essayes , and was his first book published in 1597. Not many people could read back then. This edition is a rare piece because it contains in this second publication , is The Colours of Good and Evil .It was a private publication noted on the title page. It Reads, Newly Enlarged London . Printed F.Beale for Richard Royfton , and are to be found at his shop at the signe of the Angell in Ivie-Lane , 1642. You will ...
SOLDSOLD Boots And Saddles By Elizabeth B Custer 1885 1st
Books:Antique
An outrageous story of life with General George Custer in dakota. The hardships,preparations for travel,life at the out post,the war like indians and letters from soldiers makes this a mind griping story that you wont soon forget.She ends her story on the morning of little big horn,someone else had to finish the story.The condition of this book is good.
SOLDSOLD Books Balzac Droll Stories Limited Edition Illustrated & Numbered
Books:Antique
Honore De Balzac Droll Stories edited by Ernest Boyd illustrated by Ralph Barton volume I & II 1928 published for subscribers only by Boni & Liveright New York MCMXXNIII copyright, 1928, by Boni and Liveright, Inc. printed in the United States of America. Publisher’s Notice This edition of Droll Stories of Balzac in two volumes is limited to 2,050 numbered sets, printed from type on special paper with illustrations by Ralph Barton. The plates of the illustrations will be destroyed after printing ...
SOLDSOLD Book of Common Prayer, Leather, Victorian
Books:Antique:Book Of Common Prayer, Leather, Victorian
This is a nice prayer book, full calf leather, with a brass cross, clasp, and rims. I could not find a date on it, but know from my experience in dealing with these items that it is circa 1870. The volume is in excellent condition with all pages present. The ends of the pages are gilded, and the book measures 5 and 1/2 inches North to South, 3 and 1/2 inches East to West, and is 1 and 1/2 inches thick.
SOLDSOLD Autographed Book Soul Of The Bible
Books:Antique
This Summer I was lucky enough to acquire some personal library effects of the Honorable Hannibal Hamlin of Bangor Maine. He was the 15th Vice President of the United States. In office March 4, 1861-March 4, 1865 Under President Abraham Lincoln. He was preceded by John C Breckinridge & Succeeded by Andrew Johnson. He was the 26th Governor of Maine January 8, 1857-February 25, 1857. Born August 27, 1809 in Paris Maine Died July 4, 1891 at age 81 in Bangor Maine Democrat & Republican Wife Ellen ...
SOLDSOLD Set of Mark Twain Early Books
Books:Antique
These books are dated from 1890 thru 1917, the contents are nice and clean but some of the covers have chipping and staining. They are leather with gilt lettering total of 24 books.
SOLDSOLD Antique Book Mosses From An Old Manse Nathaniel Hawthorne Leather Gilt Marbled
Books:Antique
What a Beautiful Old Book this One Truly is! Except for some slight wear to the spine this Book almost seems New. c1880s! Lovely Tan Leather with Green & Blue Marbled Covers, with Delicate Gilt Lettering on Spine. Book is undated, estimate it to be from the mid to later 1800s. Book appears to have never been read, no marks , no folds, no loose pages, really seems like New! Really Atounding Condition for its age. Published by John Lovell, Gorgeous interior marbled end-papers, still shiny! Marbled ...
Books:Antique:Civil War
This is a set of wonderful antique books that we acquired at an Estate Sale in the State of Vermont. We consider these books to be in very good condition. Gilt lettering are on the spines and reads as follows: HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA JOHN S.C. ABBOTT VOLUME I ILLUSTRATED we also have VOLUME 2. The leather covers and spines are heavily tooled and embossed with lovely designs, volume I leather is a bit lighter in color than volume 2. Inside first page reads as follows: THE HISTORY OF ...
SOLDSOLD The Life of Zachary Taylor, His Battles, Letters and Fillmore
Books:Antique
Approximately 10” x 6 ¼”, 64 pages, “The Life of Zachary Taylor Embracing His Military and Civil Career; Including the Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca De La Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista with his Letters in reference to the Presidency in which he added A Biographical Sketch of Hon. Millard Fillmore. Illustrated with Engravings. New York 1848. Chapters include: The War in Mexico; Taylor’s Studies—promotion to the Rank of Colonel—ordered to the Florida War; Antecedents of the Mexican War—Gen. ...
SOLDSOLD Antique 1879 Karl Frohlicks Flolicks w Scissors and Pen Silhouette Book
Books:Antique
This book is seldom seen, even on the wide world of the Internet. Karl Frohlich's Frolicks with Scissors and Pen the rhymes translated and adapted from the original German of Frohlich by Madame de Chatelain. It is a hard cover book published by R. Worthington, 750 Broadway New York, in 1879. This is the actual 1879 book, not a reprint. The book is 10 inches tall , 8 1/2 inches wide and although the pages are not numbered, it has 25 pages of silhouettes, plus wonderful pages of ads in the back. ...
SOLDSOLD 1900 era "Floral Painting Book" ~ color lithos & instruction, Roses etc
Books:Antique:Painting Album:Floral Lithos
This is a fabulous turn-of-the century painting album or book. This example was published by Mcloughlin Bros., New York, and is smaller but similar to the booklet put out by Raphael Tuck & Sons. The condition is just excellent as shown, surprisingly because it was also used and the line drawings have been painted or partially completed by an enthusiastic artist. The contents are very clean though and this is a beautiful collectible for the art lover. Inside are four color lithographs of flowers ...
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