Smith, Albert and Reach, Angus, editors
London, 1847-49
Smith, Albert [Richard] and Reach, Angus B[ethune] editors, The Man in the Moon. With Illustrations by Phiz, Kenny Meadows, Hine, Nicholson, Thomas, A. Mayhew, Smythe, Cham; and Others. Vols. I, II. Angus B. Reach, editor Vols. III, IV, V. London, Clarke, Warwick Lane, and All Booksellers and Sold at Every Railway Station in the Kingdom, 1847 - 1849. First edition in book form. Two copies of the monthly serial are recorded at the British Library and in the British Library Reference Collection. Other copies are found at Princeton (imperfect, lacking some numbers), the Morgan Library and in the Koninklijke Biblioteek, Den Haag. Seven volumes: five volumes of text in 16mo, with two volumes of fold-out, linen-backed plates. The original wrapper for No. 10, October 1847 is bound in with advertisements in the front of Vol. I, preceding the printed text. Seven matching volumes bound in quarter tan calf with patterned spines over marbled boards. Condition fine. Please contact us for a full description.
Various
Venice, 1785
[POESIE. Gratulatoria per il Signor Gio. Antonio Gabriel Cavaliere, e Cancellier Grande] Poesie per l'Ingresso Solonelle di Sua Eccellenza il Signor Gio: Antonio Gabriel Cavaliere, e Cancellier Grande. Frontispiece after Pietro Antonio Novelli (1729-1804) with Gabriel's portrait and four city views: Turino, Roma, Milano and Napoli. Morazzoni, Libro Illustrato Veneziano del Settecento, p. 270.
Still in the publisher's pink, gilt-embossed heraldic paper wrapper, with a second identical title page. Frontispiece and first title page loose. There are ink annotations on the verso of the first copy. This copy lacks signature B1-6. The last page is XCVIII (98) Annotazioni, explanatory notes, is followed by the colophon, "Apresso Alessandri, e Scattaglia Incisori in rame. Venezia." There is a tear in the colophon margin, not affecting content. Printed on heavy laid paper with a decorative engraved border-frame for each page referencing the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe and America. For America, indigenous people in feathered headdresses are depicted. For Asia, an opium pipe-smoker is depicted. Contact us for a full description.
Thew, Robert
New York, 1859
Thew, Robert. Fanny Kemble (Butler) as Isabella, "Merciful Heaven!" New York: Johnson, Fry & Co., 1859. Engraving, portrait print by Robert Thew of Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble Butler (1809-1893) in costume as Isabella in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. The sheet measures 10 in x 7 ¼ in, with a vignette-decorated border of scenes from the play around an oval image, showing Fanny Kemble Butler in a full-figure pose. Once an illustration in a book, now disbound, with original tissue guard still attached, now torn. Slight chipping of the upper right-hand corner of the sheet, with no image loss.
Blackwood, Algernon
London, 1938
The Tales of Algernon Blackwood. London: Martin Secker, Publisher to the Richards Press, 8 Charles Street, St. James's Square, 1938. Signed on the portrait frontispiece, from a photograph by Douglas Ltd., by Algernon Blackwood (1869-1961). 25 cm. Blue cloth, no dust jacket. The spine is creased and sunned but not broken. The book block is solid and secure. 8vo. [xv; 684 pages; 2 blanks] A collection of twenty-two of Blackwood's ghost stories printed between 1906 and 1910, printed here in chronological sequence, with an introspective introduction by the author.
Beck, H. C.
London, 1934
[London. Underground] H. C. Beck, Henry Charles Beck, RAILWAY MAP LONDON UNDERGROUND TRANSPORT, 1934, No. 2. ISSUED FREE. Printed by Johnson Riddle & Co. for London Transport, 55 Broadway, Westminster, S.W.I, Victoria 6800. Signed in lower left-hand corner below the reference, "H. C. Beck." This 1934 underground railroad pocket map was issued just one year after Henry Charles Beck's revolutionary railroad map design made its first appearance in 1933. Beck's first design maps ran from 1933 to 1938. On the back, verso, are listed Places of Interest and Theatres, a feature replaced with a schematic design map of Interchange Stations Central Area on subsequent maps in Beck's first series design. 14.5 cm x 25.8 cm. This map's blue border was trimmed slightly to fit into a pocket diary, where it was preserved in good condition.
Collier, Jeremy, M.A.
London, M DCC III. [1703]
Collier, Jeremy, M.A., Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects. In Two Parts. The Fifth Edition. London: Printed for Richard Sare at Grays-Inn-Gate in Holborn, M DCC III. [1703] Parts I and II paginated separately as follows: Part I [viii; 246 pages; 1 leaf with advertisements recto and verso]; Part II with title page stating "Printed by W.B. for H. Rhodes, at the Star, the Corner of Brides-Lane, Fleet Street; and T. Newborough, at the Golden-Bull in St. Paul's Church Yard. 1705." [viii; 200 pages] Page 124 in numbered incorrectly as 224 in Part II. Bound with Part III, In-8, "Printed by W.B. for H. Rhodes, at the Star, the Corner of Brides-Lane, Fleet Street; and T. Newborough, at the Golden-Bull in St. Paul's Church Yard. 1705." [title-page; v (preface); i (Errata and Table on the verso of v); 279 pages]. Parts I and II, ESTC Cit. No. T110889, Part III, ESTC Cit. No. T110888. Parts I and II appeared first in 1694 and 1695 respectively. Re-backed, 5 raised bands; original stamped paneled tan calf covers preserved. A very bright, crisp, and clean copy of Parts I and II. Part III has some slight foxing and browning, but still a very good copy.
