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New York: Charles Scrimber's Son, 1892. 8vo. 245 x 180 mm., [9 ½ inches x 7 inches]. xvii, 435 pp. Illustrated with 18 plates. Original publisher’s cloth, medallion on upper cover, and title and author gilt on spine. Binding a bit soiled and lightly faded, but sound and attractive. Bookplate..... More
Philadelphia: Printed for D. Johnson, Portland by J. Watts, 1806. 12mo. 180 x 110 mm., [7 x 4 ¼ inches]. [viii], 273 pp. Portrait frontispiece and title-page vignette. Bound in contemporary calf, red leather label, gilt spine; joints cracked but sound; paper stock lightly brown with age, some sporadic foxing. ..... More
Cambridge: Press of John Wilson and Son, 1866. 8vo. 195 x 130 mm. [7 ¾ x 5 inches]. 185 pp. Original publisher’s cloth; head and tail of spine with s few minor tears, cloth joint expertly repaired; some minor water staining to the margins of the text. This copy has an..... More
London: Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., (1832). 8vo. 190 x 110 mm., [7 ½ x 4 ½ inches]. xxxi, 275 pp. plus 2pp. ads. Illustrated with six color plates. Contemporary cloth; expertly rebacked preserving spine, new endpapers. One plate loose in text. Fifth edition with additions. With faults an attractive copy..... More
Boston: James B. Dow, 1834. Square 12mo. 165 x 135 mm., [6 ½ x 5 ¼ inches]. 277 pp. Original floral-patterned cloth; faded, joints showing some loss of cloth, label missing, front endpaper clipped. First edition, second issue, originally published in 1833; a second edition appeared in 1837. Rare school..... More
New York: Greeley & McElrath, Tribune Buildings, 1848. Two volumes. 8vo. 230 x 145 mm., [9 x 6 inches]. 608pp;, 568 pp., plus 8 pp. ads. Illustrated with two lithographic plates and woodcut illustrations throughout the text. Publisher’s embossed cloth, author and title gilt on spine; minor fraying to heads..... More
Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1840. 8vo. 215 x 140 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ½ inches]. 14 pp. Original green printed wrappers; removed from a tract volume, spine paper missing, otherwise very good copy. First edition of the constitution of the National Institution, which was organized to ensure..... More
