No, this is a small (32mo) leather-bound edition published in French by Aime Payen, Paris, 1825. 284 p., plus t.o.c., not ex-lib., but with former owner's name on an upper margin, crossed out, and with small tan stains in margins of first few pages. Wonderful engravings throughout. One page of them marred (been pp. 250 and 251) by open tear in margin that extends to engraved medallion showing Pirrhon. Marbled end pages and ends. Leather boards nearly detached, and section comprising pp. 149-152 detached from sewn signatures but all pages present. Evidences of gilt ornamentation nearly effaced... View More...
Full title: Achilli vs. Newman: a Full Report of This Most Extraordinary Trial for Seduction and Adultery Charged Against Dr. Achilli, the Apostate Catholic Priest, by the Celebrated Dr. Newman, the Oxford Puseyite, Both of Whom are Seceders from their Former Creeds : the Only Correct Edition, Being the Verbatim Testimony from the London Reports;" 30 p., on age-toned and stained paper but unmarked except for name of former owner on upper margin of front panel of wrapper; binding firm in sewn signature; paper strong but nibbled at edges of by bigoted rodents who were not interested in the subst... View More...
32mo.; 2,105 p., on thin but very strong paper, clean and unmarked although end pages have penciled notations in back and penciled name of former owner on front end page, where there are two odd closed tears, quite small, in the middle of pages; some pages dog-eared; AEG; gutters cracked and here is some splitting of leather along edges of spine but book square and no pages are detached; black leather boards are bumped and rubbed, esp. the ends of strip that fits into a leather loop on front board. Actually still beautiful, this volume deserves skillful repair. View More...
32mo; 288 p., clean and unmarked within but with penciled notations on back end page; dark brown cloth cover has lettering blind-stamped; binding firm with sewn signatures but back gutter cracked; considerable rubbing at crown and foot of spine; back lower corner beginning to curl. Thin paper age-toned but strong. View More...
Odd pagination--pp. 1-15 comprises Introduction and "To Each Young Man in the United States;" followed pp. 270-295 "Laws Which Authorise the Traffic in Ardent Spirit as a Drink, Morally Wrong" and pp. 394-493, "The Traffic in Ardent Spirt, To Be Used as as Drink, is a Violation of the Law of God, and is an Immorality." Pp. 490/491 and 492/492 have large open tears, removing upper pages of text. Pp. 482- on have biopredation at upper margins above text that could be surmised to be attacks by anti-temperance rodents. In the absence of a cover or wrapper the t.p. and first few pages are smudged ... View More...
First ed., 13 p., clean and unmarked except for the name of D.S. G. Cabell, descendant and former owner, on upper margin of front panel of wrapper, which is faintly stained, chipped, creased and detached from text block. Back panel is missing. Text block firm, with sewn signatures; some staining on t.p. and first few pages creased at upper corners. Back corners of pp. 9-13 are missing with small open hone in last page, which is blank. Appears to be biopredation, perhaps perpetrated by alumni rodents, or more likely those who failed to graduate since they neglected to ingest any of the interest... View More...
First ed., 1943; 220 p., clean and unmarked; former owner's signature and stamp are on front of wrapper; in series "Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Anthropology and Ethnology, Harvard University Vol. XX;" tables, figures, maps and quite wonderful period photos, with four glossy plates; binding firm; black print clear; beige wrapper has suffered some abrasion at crown and foot of spine and lower corner of wrapper and first few pages of front matter are dog-eared; also slightly dog-eared are corners of back wrapper. 8x10-1/2 inches. View More...
Extremely rare, and its rarity is increased by inscription "Presented to D.S. G. Cabell by B. R. Wellford. The former owner of this little (16mo) volume belonged the distinguished Cabell family and the presenter belonged to the Wellford family of distinguished doctors, possibly the youngest son of Beverly Randolph Wellford.66 p., firmly bound, immaculate and unmarked within--gray wrapper with engraved ill. is smudged along edges and on back on ad for Davis' Canneries. Many fine engravings illustrate the sites described, as well as the six additional pages of ads in back for furniture, books, ... View More...
70 p.,on strong pape of fine quality, mildly age-toned but foxed; cover pf wrapper has lovely engraving but has smudges and stains; name of former owner written in beautiful hand on back of wrapper and in upper margin of front; some pages chipped or dog-eared; occasional stains. Some pages unopened. Contents comprise : "On Tragedy;" "To a Friend;" "Philsophical criticism;" "The Charm of Novelty;" "Farewell;" "Rest;" "Two Theories--Comparison;" "The Political Machinery of the Middle Ages;" "Editors' Table. View More...
106 p., stained but unmarked except for name of former owner on upper margin of t.p.; text block firmly bound in sewn signatures but front panel of wrapper missing. First few pages dog-eared. List of book on back panels of wrapper, inner and outer. Paper strong and not brittle. View More...
First ed., deckle edges; 110 p., clean and unmarked--signature of former owner is on upper margin of wrapper. This volume is actually quite good for its age--but light blue wrapper has stain from a cup being set down on it and smudging; first few pages are dog-eared and wrapper has closed tear along upper edge of spine; sewn-signature-binding firm. 12mo. View More...
First ed.; pp., 391-396 plus 4 p. of period photos (7) on glossy paper; only marking is on upper edge of front of beige wrapper--the signature of former owner. Stapled binding firm; wrappers clean with little wear--slight crease along upper edge and tiny closed tear at lower edge of wrapper. View More...
Probable first ed. thus; 18mo; 200 p., immaculate and unmarked though foxed--paper strong and otherwise only mildly age-toned; not ex-lib., no former owner's name; insert card with photo of Choctaw mother (Madonna?) holding baby and printed thank you from the director of the Bureau of catholic Indian Missions, Rev. William Hughes, with a cordial handwritten Christmas greeting written on the back and signed "Father Hughes." Many beautiful engravings. Binding is firm. However, dark red boards with clear black lettering have been bumped, rubbed and quite stained on lower corner of back board. P... View More...
Title continued: "and Virtue with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading." 18mo; 251 p., good quality paper heavily foxed with pencilled notations, former owner's name and calligraphic exercises on end pages. Leather binding much scuffed, and spine is split in two. Needs skillful repair. View More...
184 p., clean and unmarked, plus 8 p. of "Preston's Cubical Estimates of Boxes, Bales and Casks, Adapted to the Use of Merchants and Carriers." Former owner's name on front paste-down.which is abraded at lower inner corner. Back end page torn. Paper of fine quality, strong and only mildly age-toned, though foxed. Some pages dog-eared but not brittle.Binding firm, but front board is detached and crown of spine is abraded. Portions of gilt lettering effaced. Back board advertises other offerings of the publisher. View More...
Extremely rare first ed.; 180 p., without front matter or t.p.--begins with Dedication page and has full text. Generally clean text on strong paper of good quality but there are brown stains on all upper corners; binding cracked and front matter missing but volume square. 18mo. Black embossed boards with clear gilt lettering on spine reading "Smith On Peters." Abrasion at crown and foot of spine; small stains and dings on boards. View More...
No front panel of wrapper for the first issue and the t.p. for the second is part of the last sewn signature of the first issue--does not appear to have been sewn in later and they appear to belong together. Name of former owner on t.p. of the first. Paper strong on both, but there are smudges and faint stains, dog-eared pages on both. Some nibblings at margin edges by dilettante rodents who do not know to partake deeply of knowledge or not at all. Large open tear on pp. 277-280 of first issue, and on attached t.p. and page of advertising of se ond. Some pages uncut. Articles include a revie... View More...
Full Subtitle: "A Supplement, Being a Selection of More than Three Hundred Hymns from the Most Approved Authors, on a Great Variety of Subjects. Among Which Are All the Hymns of Dr. Watts, Adapted to Public and Private Worship, Not Published in the Common Editions. With Indexes Very Much Enlarged and Improved to Facilitate the Use of the Whole in Finding Psalms and Hymns Suited to Particular Subjects or Occasions." LXXXV p. (pref., indices, tables) plus 687 hymns, plus supplement: XXV p. of indices and syllabus, followed by 315 p. of hymns. 48mo. Binding firm though spine is slightly concave... View More...
