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Albany: Gray, Sprauge & Co., [1851]. 8vo. 270 x 180 mm. (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches) 16 pp. with first and last leaves attached to wrappers, printed on one side only. Eight hand-colored illustrations, including frontispiece. Some minor edgewear and smudges. Bottom of page 10 chipped, but text unaffected..... More
New York: Mahlon Day, 1833. Chapbook. 110 x 65 mm. (4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches). 16 pp. Paper wrappers with a list of books for sale by M. Day on the back. Illustrated with 15 woodcuts and short descriptions of domesticated animals such as the horse, the cow, and..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros, [ca. 1870-1880]. Small 8vo. 190 x 150 mm. 7.5 x 6 inches.[12] pp. Original color-printed yellow wrappers. Hand-sewn binding with advertisement for Swift's Toy Blocks on the back cover. Six color lithographic illustrations. Front cover chipped on bottom right corner. Minor edgewear. Overall, an attractive copy..... More
Worcester: Published by Edward Livermore, 1852. Large 4to. 280 x 215 mm., [11 x 8 ½ inches]. 148 pp. Illustrated with 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building on 54 plates and in the text. Contemporary sheep, Black leather label with title in gilt on spine; some rubbing..... More
New York: Frederic A. Brady, 1864. 8vo. 312 pp., plus 1 p. ads. Frontispiece caricature of the author at work. Bound in green publisher’s cloth, gilt decoration of the author on front board, blind tooled decorated cloth; binding showing some wear and discoloration. Owners signature of Rufus Munyan, Co. D...... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co.:, 1857, Large 8vo. 270 x 185 mm., [10 ½ x 6 ¾ inches]. xvi-536 pp. 12 folding maps and one chart. Embossed publisher’s cloth, title gilt on spine; head and tail of spine chipped, joints a bit worn with small chipped missing; otherwise a...... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871. 8vo. 230 x 145 mm., [9 x 5 ¾ inches]. x, pp. [9]-242. 8 plates, 6 of which are folding, numerous woodcuts in the text. Original brown cloth, faded spine and top of boards, otherwise a good, sound copy. Signature in pencil of..... More
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1813. 2 volumes. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm., (8 ½ x 5 ½ inches). [2], xxviii, 472 pp., iv, 551 pp. Illustrated with 21 folding plates of diagrams. Full contemporary calf, red leather labels; spines a bit rubbed, small chip from the head of spine of volume..... More
Chicago: Max Stern, 1872. 8vo. 195 x 130 mm., [7 ¾ x 5 inches]. [v], 146, 24 pp., plus [8] pp. ads. Illustrated with a folding stencil colored map, and three folding lithographic plates. Bound in publisher’s green cloth binding, title in gilt on spine; edges of cloth a bit..... More
Harrisburg, Pa: Gedruckt und zu haben bey G. S. Peters, ca. 1830. 140 x 90 mm. [5.5 x 3.5 inches]. 18 leaves, printed on one side only. Eight full-color illustrations. Original orange paper printed wrappers. Light edge wear with a slight crease down the front. The words 'Sept 1940' and..... More
Providence: Sidney S. Rider & Brothers, 1867. 8vo. 240 x 175 mm., [9 1/2 x 7 inches]. 14 ff., printed recto only. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings by N(athan) Orr & Co., after designs by Augustus Hoppin. Red publisher's cloth, gilt title and narrative design on upper board and in..... More
Philadelphia: Carey and Co, 1787. 12mo. 165 x 100 mm., [ 6 ½ x 4 inches]. viii, 123 pp. Contemporary brown calf, joints cracked and reinforced with expert tissue repair; paper stock brown with age, three leaves with expert repair to tears, edges a bit fragile, yet a sound and..... More
Burlington (VT): Printed by Smith & Harrington, 1836. 4to. 275 x 225 mm., [10 ¾ x 9 inches]. vi. 46 pp. Lithographic title-page and 13 full-page lithographic plates. Original cloth, paper label on spine; cloth discolored and shows some remnants of water staining, spine and tips expertly repaired with tissue..... More
Ephrata in Pennsylvanien: Gedruckt bey J. Ruth, 1811-12. 12mo. 165 x 105 mm., [6 12/2 x 4 inches]. 395 [i.e. 400] pp. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved frontispiece image of Christ revealing divine truth, 5 engraved plates, and one woodcut image of the serpent printed in the text; the..... More
Lancaster: Zum Druck befördert durch Jacob Schweitzer, Gedruckt von Johann Bär, 1828. 12mo. 180 x 100 mm., [7 x 4 ¼ inches]. 360 pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 44 small woodcuts on 11 plates. Bound in contemporary calf, clasps; binding scuffed on boards and joints, lower clasp repaired. Text..... More
New York: Haper & Brothers Publishers, 1895. 8vo. 230 x 185 mm., [9 x 6 ¼ inches]. 8 [2], 269, [2] pp. Original light brown publisher’s cloth, decored with design of a Native American being chased by a Calvary Soldier, decorated spine; binding bumped in lower edge of front board..... More
New York: Published at Fulton Street, (for the Author?), 1842. 12mo. 180 x 110 mm., [7 x 4 ¼ inches]. 72 pp. Illustrated throughout with woodcut images of the planets. Disbound, trimmed to outer margin. First edition. “No. 1.—To be Continued Annually.” This appears to be the only edition printed. ..... More
Hartford: Printed for Hudson and Co., and Cooke and Hale, 1818. 8vo. 220 x 135 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¼ inches]. viii, [3]-424 pp. Illustrated with eight full-page plates. Contemporary tree calf, red leather label; binding lightly rubbed, but in excellent condition. First American edition published immediately after..... More
Hamilton, Ohio: Niles Tool Works, 1891. 4to. 260 x 170 mm., [10 x 7 inches]. 244 pp. Illustrated with double page view of the Niles plant, 72 full-page lithographs and numerous lithographs in the text. Bound in publisher’s terra cotta colored cloth, title and logo embossed in gilt and black..... More
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Published by Ernest Whitney, 1891. Oblong 8vo. 205 x 255 mm., [8 x 10 inches]. Title-page, 12 leaves of poems printed on tissue, and 12 photogravures. Bound in publisher’s green cloth , title in gilt of upper board, blind tooled borders on both boards; edges a bit..... More
