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1036. "The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: with a memoir by Richard Henry Stoddard", 8 Vol. Set New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son (by arrangement with George P. Putnam's Sons), 1894. 8-volume "Amontillado Edition." Octavo, deckled edges, gilt top edge. Set 120 of 315 numbered copies, dated consecutively April 21- September 15, 1894. Bound in brown pebbled cloth with pastedowns on spines and gilt facsimile of Poe's signature on front. Each volume with frontis (various artists) and tissue guard; Vol. 1 with frontis of portrait of Poe; engraved title pages. 300/600 Sold: $299.00 |
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1037. "Illustrated London News" Vol. 4 (Jan-June) and Vol. 5 (July-Dec), 1844 Inclusive, Bound as One London: William Little. Folio approx. 16" x 11-1/2". Marbled paper-covered boards, 1/4 green leather, leather corners; spine with stamping, gilt letters, five raised bands with gilt decorations; marbled edges, pink end-papers. Issued bound with preface, list of engravings, and index to Vol. 4 (July 1844); event chronology July-Dec. 1944, "London and the Thames" supplement with 49" fold-out engraving and descriptive key (Jan. 11, 1945), index and list of engravings to Vol. 5. The hand-colored panorama issue and was sold separately. The present issue was a premium for ILN subscribers. The Panorama was the ILN's answer to the rival upstat Pictorial Times (Henry Vizetelly), which promoted itself by publishing a 4-part 12-foot mural of London. The ILN was first published in 1842, and its success had inspired the founders/backers of the PT. Engravings were the main draw for the ILN. 150/300 Sold: $166.75 |
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1038. "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent (2 Vols.) By Robert Seymour (pseud. of John Mottley) London: Printed for J. Read in White-Freyers, Fleet Street, 1734. Folios, full leather (see condition report). Vol. I: large folding map of London and 7 copper-engraved plates (some folding) plus other illustrations; elaborate head and tail pieces; title, dedication, 3-262, 263-498, 499-822. Vol. II: title, 1-236, 257-490, 491-690, 691-869, 870-899 (appendix), blank, 901-918 (index to both volumes). Vol. II text complete despite printing error in pagination (p. 237 misnumbered 257, continues from there). 600/1,200 Sold: $718.75 |
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1039. "The History of the Devil, Ancient and Modern: in Two Parts with a Description of the Devil's Dwelling", 1793, "Malleus Maleficarum: Translated with an Introduction, Bibliography and Notes by the Rev. Montague Summers", 1928, and "The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The most Ancient and the Most Important of the Extant Religious Texts of Ancient Egypt Edited with Introduction, a Complete Translation and Various Chapters on its History, Symbolism etc." Charles Davis, H. S. Editor 1) London: A. Law, W. Millar, and E. Catar, 1793. 12mo. viii, 304 pp. Full brown leather; spine with gilt title dyed red leather inset. Front fly page missing. 2) John Rodker, 1928. Numbered copy 831 in limited edition of 1275; first English translation from the edition 1489. Tall quatro, 278 pp. in double-column text; frontispiece engraving of Pope Innocent VIII. Tan cloth boards, red vellum spine, gilt letters and decoration, deckled edges on Dutch paper made especially for this edition. The Malleus Maleficarum (trans. "The Hammer of Witches") is probably the most infamous book on witchcraft ever written. A manual on the detection, trial, and punishment of witches, it was widely used during the Inquisitions of the 15th and 16th centuries. 3) New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1894. First edition, with 99 plates reproduced from the Turin Papyrus and the Louvre Papyrus. Folio, vi, 186 pp., 20 plates, and 79 plates, some fold out plates. Original dark green cloth with gilt letters and yellow ochre decoration. 200/400 Sold: $218.50 |
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1040. "Memoirs of Madame du Barri", Published by H. S. Nichols London: Published by H. S. Nichols, 1896. Four (4) volumes in 3/4. Red leather with numbered boards and end papers. Fine raised bands on spine with decorated compartments. Gilt top paper edge. Limited to 500 edition. 500/700 Sold: $460.00 |
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1041. "Thousand Nights and A Night, The Book Of: Plain and Literal Translation of The Arabian Nights Entertainments..." Richard Burton Translator, Limited Burton Club Edition, 17 Vols N. P. Privately printed by the Burton Club, for subscribers only. No date given. Edition limited to 1000 set out of which this set is number 228. Large 8vo. Out of seventeen volumes, ten are "Thousand Nights and a Night" and seven are "Supplemental Nights to the book of the thousand nights and a night with notes anthropological and explanatory." Each volume with frontispiece (by various artists), two-tone title pages. Bound in cloth. Fist ten vols. gilt titles on spine and boards, "Supplemental" volumes with silver titles on spine and boards. Gilt top paper edge, deckled paper edges on the side. 300/500 Sold: $138.00 |
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1042. "Veritate Religionis Christianae" by Hugo Grotius and "E Societate IESV S. R. E. Cardinalis, de Scriptoribvs Ecclesiasticis..." by Roberti Bellarmini 1) Hague: Anthony Van Dole, ca. 1734; measures approx. 6-1/4"T x 4"W x 1"D; worn brown morocco binding with embossed decoration along the spine; five raised bands on spine; endpapers originally were marbled; 384 pages; red and black title page; text in Latin; book plates of previous owners on the inside "Lord Lilford", "Library Lilford", "The Cantley Library..." ad some pencil marks. 2) Paris: ca. 1658; measures approx. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" x 1-1/4"; brown morocco binding with a gilt perimeter around the boards; five raised bands on the spine, gilt lettering, vignettes and decorations, however, with losses on top part; endpapers toned, originally were marbled; 573 pages; text in Latin; previous owner book plate inside. 200/300 Sold: $184.00 |
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1043. "The Novels and Other Works of Lyof Tolstoi" 22 Vols. New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1899-1900. 8vo, 22 vols. Marbled paper-covered boards, 1/4 green leather, leather corners. Five raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine. Gilt top edge, otherwise deckled paper edges. Frontispiece illustration in all the volumes. Two-tone title page. Contents described. 300/600 Sold: $759.00 |
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1044. "Essay on the Life of George Washington" by Aaron Bancroft and "The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia: A Comprehensive Collection..." John Foley Editor 1) Worcerter: Isaiah Thomas & Struvevant, October 1807. First edition. Octavo, 552 pp. Original brown leather binding and spine with gilt lettering are worn; endpapers toned. 2) "The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia: A Comprehensive Collection of the View of Thomas Jefferson, classified and arranged in alphabetical order under nine thousand titles, relating to government, politics, law, education, political economy, finance, science, art, literature, religious freedom, morals, etc. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1900. Quarto, 1009 pp (printed double column). First edition, "Patron's Centennial" issue. Original gilt-stamped brown cloth, with a portrait medallion of Jefferson on the upper board. 200/400 Sold: $57.50 |
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1045. "History of Shawnee Indians: From the Year 1681 to 1854, Inclusive" by Henry Harvey, "The Exiles of Florida: The Crimes Committed by our government against the Maroons..." by Joshua R. Giddings, "History of the Conspiracy of Pontiac: And the war of the North American Tribes against the English Colonies..." by Francis Parkman Jr. and "Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology... 1887-'88" J. W. Powell Director 1) Cincinnati: Ephraim Morgan & Sons, 1855. First printing. 12mo, 316 pp. Original embossed brown cloth binding, gilt lettering on the spine, endpapers toned, old inked names inside boards. Classic work on Shawnee Indians. Measures approx. 7" x 4-1/2" x 7/8". Rare book. 2) Columbus, OH: Fillett, Foster and Company, 1858. First printing. octavo, 338 pp. Frontis "Death of Waxe-hadjo" plus 5 engraving portraits of Seminoles. Original blind stamped brown cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Sabin 27327, Bradford 1881. 3) London: Richard Bentley, 1851. First printing. Octavo. Vol. I: xvi, 316 pp plus advertisements; Vol II: vii, 316 pp. Both volumes indexed. Original blindspamped green cloth with gilt titles on spine. Bookplates in both volumes, John Horton, Hereford, England. This is the first English edition, which was released shortly before the first American. Parkman's classic work on the French-Indian wars. Does not include the maps of the first American edition. 4) Washington: Government Printing Office, 1892. First printing. Large quarto, xlvi, 617 pp. plus two maps ("The Hunting Grounds of the Point Barrow eskimo" and "Map of Northwestern Alaska" ) and six color plates with tissue guards (one showing a necklace of human fingers). Original olive green cloth with gilt titles and gilt stamped decoration of Native American. Illustrated with 448 b/w drawings. 300/500 Sold: $230.00 |
