A Directory of Printers and Others in Allied Trades: London and Vicinity 1800-1840
by Todd, William B., comp
London: Printing Historical Society, [1972] First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Near fine in like dust jacket. Two small tears to jacket.
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Theories of the Symbol. Translated by Catherine Porter
by Todorov, Tzvetan
Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press, [1982] First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Small stain from pressure-sensitive label on front free endpaper. Front flap of d.j. lightly worn at top. Near fine in very good d.j.
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![Tolstoi's Love Letters. With a study on the autobiographical elements in Tolstoi's work by Paul Biryukov. Translated from the Russian by S[amuel] S[olomonovitch] Koteliansky and Virginia Woolf.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/328/993/1750993328.0.l.jpg)
Tolstoi's Love Letters. With a study on the autobiographical elements in Tolstoi's work by Paul Biryukov. Translated from the Russian by S[amuel] S[olomonovitch] Koteliansky and Virginia Woolf.
by [ Tolstoy, Leo ]
Richmond [Surrey, England]: The Hogarth Press, 1923 First edition, printed in an edition of 1,000 copies. "There is a secondary binding in grass-green cloth with white paper label on spine similar to the noted above. Mr. Leonard Woolf does not recall the reason for this, but thinks that the paper, of Czechoslovak origin, may have run out and that the later copies were bound in the green-grass cloth which was used originally for the spine only." . Publisher's red and... Read More
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Personal Recollections. By Charlotte Elizabeth.
by [ Tonna ], Charlotte Elizabeth
London: published by R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, and sold by L. and G. Seeley, 1841 First edition. Half black calf over marbled boards, gilt spine with burgundy morocco label, edges sprinkled brown. . Twelvemo. With added engraved title-page. Binding extremities rubbed, engraved title foxed, printed title slightly foxed. Old ink signature on printed title. A very good copy. Charlotte Tonna (1796-1846) was a writer and social reformer and friend of Hannah More. She married an army... Read More
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The Rockite, an Irish story. By Charlotte Elizabeth
by [ Tonna, Charlotte Elizabeth, née Browne, formerly Mrs. Phelan.]
London: James Nesbit, 1829 First edition. Contemporary half calf, gilt-ruled spine. . Twelvemo. Spine and joints rubbed, lacks label. Some foxing, especially at the beginning and end. But a good copy overall. Charlotte Tonna (1796-1846) was a writer and social reformer and friend of Hannah More. She married an army officer, George Phelan, and accompanied him to his estate in Ireland. She then began publishing religious tracts for the Dublin Tract Society, using the name Charlotte Elizabeth. She also became... Read More
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The Summer Lake. A Collection of Poems.
by Toogood, [Harriet].
London: Joseph Masters, 1852 First edition. Contemporary calf stamped in blind and ruled in gilt. Five paneled spine with gilt-lettered, black morocco label. Marbled edges. . Octavo. Binding extremities lightly rubbed and worn. Light offsetting to terminal blank. Some minor pen and pencil notations on front fly leaf. A very good, bright copy of a scarce book. Harriet Toogood is remembered for her cookbook, The Treasury of French Cookery (1866), a church history for children, and a Greek history book,... Read More
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A Bibliography of English Conjuring 1581-1876
by Toole Stott, Raymond
Derby, England: Harper & Sons of Derby Limited, [1976] First edition. One of 1,030 copies, signed by the compiler. Blue cloth. Two volumes, octavo. Plates. Fine in fine d.j.
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Specimens of Bantu Folk-Lore from Northern Rhodesia. Text (Collected with the help of the Phonograph) and English Translations. With Musical Illustrations
by Torrend, J
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1921 First edition. Brown cloth with gilt spine. Octavo. Light shelfwear. A little foxing, fly-leaves browned. A very good, tight copy.
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The Deerings of Medbury
by Townsend, Virginia F
Boston: Loring, [1871] First edition. OCLC states nine copies of this edition held in libraries worldwide—seven in the US (majority east coast) and two in the UK. . Publisher's clay red clott, Triple ruled in blind. Center title stamped in gilt. Spine title-stamped in gilt with publisher's device. Twelvemo. ads. Frontispiece and 3 full-page black and white illustrations. device. Moderate wear to head and foot of spine with fraying of cloth and some loose strands at head. Additional mild... Read More
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The Mills of Tuxbury.
by Townsend, Virginia F
Boston: Loring, [1871] First edition. Deep green pictorial publisher's cloth with title and ornate floral design stamped in gilt and black to front cover and spine. Back board triple ruled in blind. . Twelvemo. Frontispiece and two unnumbered black and white plates (woodcuts) by Frank T. Merrill. Very mild shelfwear to board extremities. Dark brown endpapers. Very light cracking at front and rear hinges, still sound, and remarkably bright and clean. Intermittent very light foxing throughout text. Last gathering... Read More
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Giant Picture Printer. An Arnold Arnold Toy.
by [ Toys ]. Arnold, Arnold.
Greenwich, Conn.: The Chaspec Manufacturing Company, [n.d., ca. 1950s] [ Together with:] Arnold, Arnold. How to Play with Your Child. New York: Ballantine Books, [1955]. 4 x 7 in. [6], 185 pp. Diagrams and chapter heading vignettes. Color-printed paperback covers. Some creasing to front cover. Contemporary ink mark to fore-edge. Uniform toning due to paper quality. A very good copy. First edition of this handbook for parents on how to lead children in educational play. . Publisher's paper-covered box lid... Read More
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![Sat'amashoebis laboratoriis ek'sponatebis albomi. [i.e., An Album of the Toy Laboratory Exhibits.]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/914/448/1694448914.0.l.jpg)
Sat'amashoebis laboratoriis ek'sponatebis albomi. [i.e., An Album of the Toy Laboratory Exhibits.]
by [ Kindergarten.Toys]
Tbilisi [Georgia, then the Georgian SSR]: Zaria Vostoka, 1941 First edition. The present work comprises articles written for teachers by the inventors of each toy that outline their use and educational value. The introduction states that the toys shown here are innovations of the last decade. . Original textured black cloth with title and decoration stamped in white. . 10 in. x 7 in. . With four hand-colored full-page illustrations of educational toys and thirty-two photo reproductions (in black-and-white). Of... Read More
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Dante: Illustrations and Notes.
by Traquair, [Phoebe Anna, illustrator]
Edinburgh: T & A Constable, 1890 First edition. OCLC records only three copies in North American libraries. Original red glossy paper boards with pictorial onlay on upper board. Octavo. Illustrated frontispiece, with text "I, even I, am Beatrice" printed on vellum. Twenty engraved plates by Phoebe Traquair. Edges and joints rubbed. Spine is a little faded and has a small tear. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Gilt floral-patterned endpapers. A very good copy. Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936) was an Irish-born... Read More
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Der Marsch ins Reich der Caoba.
by Traven, B
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1933 First edition. Blue cloth with red lettering on front cover and spine, top edge stained red. . Octavo. Spine a bit faded, very minor foxing at fore-edge only. A very good copy, lacking the scarce dust jacket. This title was published after Buchergilde Gutenberg had left German. Since the company had lost some of its customer base, they published this in a much smaller than normal edition. It is therefore rarer than some... Read More
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Die Rebellion der Gehenkten
by Traven, B
Zurich-Prag: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936 First edition, Treverton's second state. Blue cloth with red lettering on front cover and spine, top edge stained red. . Octavo. One half-tone illustration. Minor fading at top of spine. A very good copy, lacking the scarce dust jacket.
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Die Troza.
by Traven, B
Zurich-Prag: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936 Blue cloth with red lettering, top edge stained red. . Octavo. Spine a bit faded, otherwise a very good copy, lacking the scarce dust jacket.
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Die Weisse Rose
by Traven, B
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1929 First edition, mixed state, with "disturp" on p 61, however chapter heading S on p 109 correct. Pale brown cloth with dark brown lettering on front cover; dark brown lettering and decoration on spine. . Octavo. Design of cover and initials at chapter headings by Rudolf Dorwald. Light shelfwear, minor browning of endpapers. A very good copy, lacking the scarce dust jacket.
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Forelaesninger over den Kantisske Philosophie.
by Treschow, Niels
Copenhagen: Trykt paa Gyldendals forlag, 1798 First edition. A German language edition was published in Copenhagen in the same year. We have no idea which preceded, but publication was likely virtually simultaneous. Both editions are rare: OCLC notes three copies of the present edition in North America (Columbia, Northwestern, and Saint Olaf College); it lists no copies of the German edition in North America. Contemporary mottled sheep, gilt spine with gilt red morocco label, edges sprinkled blue. . Small octavo.... Read More
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Marrying Damian
by Trevor, William
London: Colophon Press, 1994 One of 207 copies, signed by the author. This copy not lettered or numbered. Wrappers. Octavo. Fine.
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E.M. Forster. [Series:] The Makers of Modern Literature
by Trilling, Lionel
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, [1943] Octavo. Cloth. A little fading at head of spine. Otherwise fine in fine d.j.
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Ecclesiastes. The Preacher.
by [ Trissel, James ]
[Colorado Springs:] The Press at Colorado College 1992 One of forty copies signed by printer James Trissel. Quarter black morocco over gray linen boards, front cover and spine stamped in silver. . Folio. Printed in black and red, with ornaments in shades of gray. A fine copy.
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He Knew He Was Right
by Trollope, Anthony
London: Strahan and Company, Publishers, 1869 First edition. Late nineteenth/early twentieth century half red leather over marbled boards with brown morocco spine labels lettered and tooled in gilt. Marbled edges. . Two volumes, octavo. With thirty-two plates and thirty-two textual illustrations by Marcus Stone. Binding extremities lightly rubbed with a few minor chips to spine and boards. Spine slightly toned. Very minor foxing. A very good copy. Anthony Trollope's (1815-1882) He Knew He Was Right is a tragic work, which... Read More
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An Autobiography.
by Trollope, Anthony
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1883 First edition. Publisher's red cloth with front covers stamped in black and spines in black and gilt. Dark brown endpapers. Two volumes, octavo. Frontisportrait in Volume I. Binding extremities rubbed, spines faded, as is usually the case. Front hinge of Volume II and back hinge of Volume I cracking, but sound. Front hinge of Volume I starting to crack, Volume I with two small stab marks to spine. Two old ownership signatures in each volume. A... Read More
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An Abecedarium for the Makers of Artist's Books
by Trottier, Nancy Anne
[Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ducks in a Row Press, 2009] Limited edition of twenty-six copies (plus four proof copies), of which this is number twenty. Hand-bound in full patterned cloth with printed paper top cover and spine labels. Housed in a matching-cloth slipcase with printed paper spine label. . Small quarto (5 3/4" x 2 3/8"). The Caledonia and Bulmer types were set at Firefly Press in Boston, Massachusetts. Asian-style rubber stamp on the title page. Colophon with two Asian-style rubber stamps,... Read More
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The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes
by Truman, Charles
Los Angeles: Los Angels Couinty Museum of Art, [1991] Cloth. Quarto. With 494 color and 48 black and white illustrations. Fine in near fine dust jacket. A little light edgewear to jacket.
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