Glastenbury For Two Hundred Years: A Centennial Discourse...
by Chapin, Alonzo B.
Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853. Book. 8vo, orig cloth, rebacked. Pp. 252, frontis map. First edition. Some foxing, but a very decent copy..
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Evolution of Life.
by Chapman, Henry C.
Philadelphia: J.B.Lippinoctt & Co,, 1873. Book. 8vo, original cloth. Pp. 193. Folding frontis. and 32 plates. Top of spine chipped, spine faded, a very good copy. First edition, inscribed by the author to historian Alexander Johnston, with his engraved bookplate. A relatively early attempt to explain evolution to the American public, by the noted Philadelphia physician and biologist. (See DAB)..
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Les Natchez: Roman Indien.
by CHATEAUBRIAND, Francois Auguste, Vicomte de.
Paris et Londres: Chez Henri Colburn, 1827. Book. 3 volumes. 8vo, original boards, cloth spines, printed paper labels. A little rubbed at extremities. An attractive set. A rare three decker edition of this popular Indian novel, printed in London. Chateaubriand spent time among the Natchez during his extensive American travels in the 1790's, and his experience provides his frontier romances with more substantive detail than would characterize subsequent examples of the genre. Les Natchez was completed by 1800, but the... Read More
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The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. A practical and scientific encyclopedia of horticulture.
by CHITTENDEN, Fred J., ed.
Book. Second edition, by Patrick M. Synge. Oxford, Clarendon Press, (1956) and 1969. 6 vols, 4to, cloth. Pp. 2316 (Vols 1-4); 334; 554. Illus. Covers of one volume bubbled from damp, otherwise a nice tight set., 4 vols plus supplement, with the revised second edition of the supplement. A standard authority, uniting the best in 19th and 20th century practices. Using George Nicholson's able Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening (1884-1888) as a starting point, Chittenden organized a stable of contributors drawn... Read More
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Music and Manners in France and Germany: A Series of Travelling Sketches of Art and Society.
by CHORLEY, Henry F.
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1841. Book. 3 vols. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 maroon morocco, marbled boards, morocco labels. Pp. xvi, 30, binders/ errata leaf; viii, 302; xii, 290 + leaf of ads. Minor rubbing, an excellent set. First edition of a key eye-witness account of continental music and musicians by the principal English music journalist and critic of the time. "Three delightful volumes abounding not only in descriptions of musical performances, and observations in society, but in... Read More
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A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope, inquiring into the motive that might induce him in his satyrical works, to be so frequently fond of Mr. Cibber's name.
by CIBBER, Colley
Book. London: W. Lewis, 1752. Pp. 66. [with] The Life and Prophecies of Robert Nixon, commonly called The Cheshire Prophet. The Third edition. London: for Mess. Fielding and Walker, [1780? ]. Pp. 28. Wanting half-titles. 8vo (in 4's) contemp half-calf and marbled boards, raised bands, ruled in gilt, red morocco label. First edition of Cibber's famous letter, defending himself from Pope's ill treatment in the recently published fourth book of the Dunciad. NCBEL 2, 778. Together with a rare... Read More
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Dialogues on the Nature, Design, and Evidence of the Theological Writings of The Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg.
by Clowes, John.
New York, 1821. Book. 8vo, original blue paper wrappers, stitched. Pp. 72, uncut. Foxed; a very good copy. A fundamental explication of Swedenborg's writings, first published in America in 1795. With a contemporary inscription, "Wm. Z. Ripley, Presented him by Doct. Shurtleff of Boston", probably Dr. Benjamin Shurtleff, father of Nathaniel Shurtleff, antiquary and thrice-mayor of Boston. Imprints 5008..
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Engraved satirical twopence note, 1810.
by Cobbett, William.
Book. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches, untrimmed. Fine. Rare piece of pro-Cobbett mock currency, stating "I promise to pay Messrs. Cambridgeshire, Ryecastle & Co. or bearer on demand twopence when Englishmen's grievances be recompensed, when foreigners are banished from our land, & Willm. Cobbett cease to expound Briton's cause...(s igned) S. Innocence." In the upper left is a parody of the anti-slavery kneeling slave insignia, bearing the motto "A day, an hour of virtuous liberty is worth a... Read More
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A Manual Containing Information Respecting the Growth of the Mulberry Tree, with Suitable Directions for the Culture of Silk
by COBB, Jonathan Holmes.
Book. Fourth edition, enlarged. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company, 1839. 12mo, original cloth. Pp. xii, [13]-162, plus 4 pp. ads; illus. Folding plate. Library bookplate and blindstamp on title. Rubbed at extremities, a very good copy. Enlarged edition, with a substantial appendix newly added, giving a short historical account of the American silk industry, receipts for dyes, newly invented machinery, a list of books on the subject, etc. A FAMILY PRESENTATION COPY of the most influential American work on the... Read More
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Evolution of To-Day. A Summary of the Theory of Evolution...and Progress Made by the Investigations of a Quarter of a Century.
by Conn, H. W.
New York: Putnam's Sons, 1886. Book. 8vo, orig cloth, paper label (stained). Pp. ix, 324. Rubbed, internally very good..
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La Constitution Francaise, présenté au Roi le 3 Septembre 1791, et acceptée par Sa Majesté le 14 du même mois.
by (France- Constitution)
Paris: de l'Imprimerie Nationale,, 1791. Book. 12mo, 19th c. quarter morocco, marbled boards, raised bands, gilt compartments. Pp. [2], iv, 179, uncut. Lightly foxed, near fine, with the half-title. The official printing of France's first constitution and its famed preamble "Declaration de Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen," and the only 18th century edition from the national press. The priority of the various editions of the constitution printed in 1791 seems not to have been yet sorted out, but it... Read More
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The Tomb of Shakespear. A poetical vision.
by COOPER, John Gilbert
London: For R. and J. Dodsley, 1755. Book. to, disbound. Pp. 12. Fore-edge cropped close, otherwise nice cleancopy. First edition. A fanciful reverie, incorporating elements of King Lear, Midsummer Night's Dream and Macbeth, and in the end a tribute to Shakespeare's humane influence. A rare poem, by an adversarial poet and critic, admired and slighted by Johnson. ESTC locates copies at British, Cambridge and Birmingham Libraries in the UK; Folger, Huntington, Princeton and U of I in US..
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Public School Songs (Revised).
by Copenheaver, J.W.F.
Codorus, PA, 1896. Book. 12mo, illus. title wrappers. Pp. 44. Fine. Mixture of poular and original tunes for school children..
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
by COPLAND, Aaron
New York: Cos Cobb Press, Inc Book. (1929). Large 4to, original printed pale green wrappers. Pp. 67. Edges of wrappers moderately browned and rubbed, moderate soiling; a very good copy. First edition. One of the first works from the Cos Cob Press, established in 1928 by Copland and Alma Wertheim to promote the works of young composers. Copland dedicated his piano concerto to Wertheim..
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Poemata Latina. In quibus continentur sex libri plantarum, viz. duo herbarum, florum, sylvarum, et unus miscellaneorum.
by COWLEY, Abraham.
Book. London: Jo. Martyn, 1678. 12mo, early full calf, spine gilt. Pp. [xxiii], 343, [13]. Engraved frontis. port. Spine worn at extremities, rear board nearly detatched . Bookplate. Second edition of this collected edition, with a new index, edited with a biographical notice by Thomas Sprat. The practical value of Cowley's Plantarum has been questioned but "it was read by many including the intellectuals of the day, and it must have done much to further the interest in botany and... Read More
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Eighty-Two Illustrations on Steel, Stone and Wood. With letter-press description
by Cruikshank, George
London: William Tegg, 1870. Book. Illus. by Cruikshank, George. 4to, original decorated glazed paper boards, cloth spine. Pp.80 Double lithograph frontispiece, 10 steel engraved plates, numerous text cuts. Boards rubbed, light foxing, some soiling to blank guard leaves, but plates generally clean. A sound copy. Scarce compilation of Cruikshank's later illustrations, made up of large-paper proofs from the publisher's catalogue. BLC..
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Elements of Agricultural Chemistry, in a course of lectures for the Board of Agriculture.
by DAVY, Humphrey.
Book. London: for Longman, Rees, etc., 1814. Thick 8vo, original boards, paper label. Pp. xi, 479, [9]. With 10 folding engraved plates. Extremities of spine worn, front hinge repaired, a fresh, uncut, copy. The second editionl.
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Contributions Toward the Improvement of Agriculture in Nova Scotia; with Practical Hints on the Management and Improvement of Live Stock... Second Edition, Revised and Improved.
by Dawson, J.W.
Halifax,N.S.: Richard, Nugent, 1856. Book. 8vo, orig cloth; pp. 280, illus with engravings. Spine chipped, some soiling, running stain to upper corner of the last third of the book, not affecting text. Otherwise a good, tight copy..
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A Letter to the Shareholders of the Imperial Brazilian Mining Association.
by DE BERCKEM, Francis.]
London: Printed by C. W. Dix, 1831. Book. 8vo, later wrappers. Pp. 37. Title dusty, very good. Sole edition, unrecorded. A defense by De Berckem against accusations of deceit, obstruction and mismanagement of the company's affairs at the gold mines at Gongo Soco, including a long file of various testimonials and depositions. Not on OCLC, not in Sabin, Kress, or BLC..
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Askaros Kassis The Copt.
by De Leon, Edwin.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1870. Book. 8vo, orig. gilt cloth; pp. 462 + 6pp. ads. Spine and outer hinge faded and a little rubbed; otherwise very good. Frist edition. Wright II, 715..
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Le Nobiliaire des Eaux-de-Vie et Liqueurs de France.
by DES OMBIAUX, Maurice
Liege: MAWET, J. Book. [1927]. 4to, 1/4 morocco. Pp. 145, (5). Illustrated with woodcut vignettes and initials. A fine copy. First edition. One of 450 copies on papier soufflé anglais..
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Essays on American Silk, and the Best Means of Rendering It a Source of Individual and National Wealth. With directions to farmers for raising silk worms.
by D'HOMERGUE, John, and Peter Duponceau
Philadephia: John Grigg, 1830. Book. 8vo, original printed stiff wrappers. Pp. xxii, 120, [1]; uncut. Bookplate. A very fine copy. First edition, a series of essays by D'Homergue, with a long preface by Duponceau, both of whom led the movement to establish an American silk industry. Uncommon in this condition. Rink 1729; AI 1156.; Sabin 32731..
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Flax and Hemp, Their Culture and Manipulation. By Sebastian Delamer [pseud.]
by DIXON, Edmund Samuel.]
London: G. Routledge and Co., 1854. Book. 12mo, orig stamped cloth gilt. Pp. viii, 158 + ads. Frontis + 7 plates; illus. Spine faded, a very good copy. Sole edition of a scarce guide. Most of the plates are devoted to flax culture and processing..
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Principle English Writings. Prefaced by a Sketch of His Life.
by DOHERTY, Patrick John.
Quebec: L.H. Huot, 1873. Book. 12mo, contemp. 1/4 morocco, marbled boards, gilt morocco label. Pp. 237, (1). Frontis. port. Extremities rubbed, front hinge tender; a very good, copy. First edition. Consists mostly of Doherty's travel letters from Europe and the Holy Land..
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A Treatise on Manures.
by DONALDSON, John.
Book. Their Nature, Preparation, and Application. With a description and use of the most approved British grasses. To which is added a miscellaneous article on farming, with an estimate and description of an example-farm of three hundred acres. London: Robert Baldwin, 1842. Large 8vo, original cloth, (worn). Pp. 416, illus. Covers nearly detached. A binding copy, but sheets decent. First edition of a substantial treatment of the subject. R.A.S. Catalogue..
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