- A SHORT TREATISE OF ARTIFICIAL STONE,
A SHORT TREATISE OF ARTIFICIAL STONE, AS 'TIS...A Short Treatise of Artificial Stone, As 'tis now Made, and Converted into all Manner of Curious Embellishments, and Proper Ornaments, of Architecture , by Richard Holt, London: Stephen Austen and John Brindley, 1730. Holt patented his formula in 1722 and famously accused Batty Langley of stealing it.
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Paper binding. Overall some toning, stain to title page, wear to edges.
- CHINESE HARDWOOD DISPLAY CURIO SHELFChinese
CHINESE HARDWOOD DISPLAY CURIO SHELFChinese hardwood display curio shelf. Fretwork form with two brass wall supports. Scuffs, marks and wear throughout wood.
30 1/8" W x 5 3/4" D x 24 1/4" H. 24 lbs.
- (LOT OF 3) CHINESE HARDWOOD CURIO CABINETS
(LOT OF 3) CHINESE HARDWOOD CURIO CABINETS WITH STAGGERED SHELVES (lot of 3) Chinese hardwood curio cabinets with staggered shelves. From 27.5" to 32.5" high.
- 10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS INCLUDING LIMITED
10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS INCLUDING LIMITED EDITIONS A lot of 10 books by Mark Twain: Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog by Mark Twain. Published 1940 by Pocahontas Press. Bound in striped boards. Light wear on boards. Pages look clean. 16mo. 19pp. King Leopold's Soliloquy by Mark Twain. Published 1905 by P.R. Warren. Second edition. Bound in brown boards with a paper title on the front. Dust jacket not present. 12mo. 56pp. Merry Tales by Mark Twain. Published 1892 by Charles L. Webster. Bound in green boards with gilt titling on the front. Some wear to boards with pencil marks from a previous owner inside. 12mo. 209pp. with ads. The Curious Republic of Gondour by Mark Twain. Published 1919 by Boni and Liveright. Bound in yellow boards with black titling. Light wear on boards with pencil marks from a previous owner just inside. No dust jacket present. 12mo. 140pp. English As She Is Taught by Mark Twain. Published 1887 by T. Fisher Unwin. Bound in tan blind stamped boards with black titling. Wear on the boards. Some spine loosening. 12mo. 109pp. The Niagara Book by Mark Twain. Published 1893 by Underhll and Nichols, Buffalo. Bound in green boards with silver decoration and red titling. Light wear on boards. Pages look good with only light pencil marks at the front. 12mo. 225pp. Fireside Conversation in the Time of Queen Elizabeth or 1601, A Fragment by Mark Twain. Privately printed in 1920. Specially bound in blue boards with gilt titling on a red field. Light wear and pencil marks at the front. 12mo. 25pp. Mark Twain - Privately Printed for C. Charles Burlingame in 1948. Pictorial cover with an illustration of Mark Twain and a facsimile signature. 8vo.
Mark Twain's Letters to The Rogers Family - The Millicent Library Collection. Edited with Notes and Introduction by Earl J. Dias. Published 1970 by Reynolds Dewalt. Bound in red boards with gilt titling. 8vo. 76pp. The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass by Mark Twain. Published 1938 by Covici. Bound in brown boards with a dust jacket. Some light wear on the dust jacket. 8vo. 59pp.
- 8VOL MARK TWAIN EARLY EDITIONS IN FINE
8VOL MARK TWAIN EARLY EDITIONS IN FINE BINDING Eight volumes similarly bound of the following books by Mark Twain: Extracts From Adam's Diary by Mark Twain, published 1904, Harper and Brothers. Is Shakespeare Dead? by Mark Twain, published 1909, Harper and Brothers. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, published 1883, Chatto and Windus. The 1,000,000 Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain, published 1883, Chatto and Windus. Christian Science by Mark Twain, published 1907, Harper and Brothers. The $30,000 Bequest by Mark Twain, published 1906, Harper and Brothers. Editorial Wild Oats by Mark Twain, published 1905, Harper and Brothers. A Curious Dream/Information Wanted by Mark Twain, published 1876, George Routledge and Sons. Books are quarter bound in blue leather with blue boards. Spine features gilt decoration and titling on a field of red.
- BEN. FRANKLIN CONSTITUTIONS DES TRIEIZE
BEN. FRANKLIN CONSTITUTIONS DES TRIEIZE ETATS 1783 Constitutions Des Treize Etats-Unis de l'Amerique. Printed 1783 by D. Pierres, Paris. Contains the first printed appearance of the Great Seal of the United States designed by Benjamin Franklin. The Franklin-inspired French edition of the Constitutions of the original thirteen states of the newly created United States of America. Only 600 copies were printed for Franklin, of which 100 were on large paper. Franklin was then Ambassador to the French Court and had just completed negotiations with Great Britain for the independence of the United States. The work was translated by the Duc de la Rochefoucauld at Franklin's suggestion and includes over 50 footnote annotations by the latter. "Franklin's grand gesture in publishing and distributing these constitutions, about which there was an intense interest and curiosity among statesman, was one of his chief achievements as propagandist for the new American Republic" - Streeter. Also included are the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the treaties between the United States and France, the Low Countries, and Sweden. Bound in brown leather with raised bands on the spine. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine as well. 8vo. 540pp. Howes C716, "aa." Sabin 16118. LIvingston, Franklin and His Press at Passy, pp. 181-188. Streeter Sale 1035.
- 2VOL CHARLES DICKENS IN THE NEW YORKER,
2VOL CHARLES DICKENS IN THE NEW YORKER, 1840/1841 Two complete volumes of "The New Yorker" volumes number 9 and 11, with volume 9, #1- 26, running from 3/21/1840 TO 9/12/1840 with #9 containing the American serialization and first appearance of "Master Humphrey's Clock" and the "Old Curiosity Shop" and with volume #11, #1-26 running from 3/20/1841 to 9/11/1841 with #11 containing "Barnaby Rudge." This was the American serialization and the first American appearance of "Barnaby Rudge." Both bound in leather with marbled paper overlays.
- CHARLES DICKENS OLD CURIOSITY SHOP,
CHARLES DICKENS OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, ORIGINAL CLOTH The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. Published 1841 as a separate edition by Chapman and Hall. First edition. Binding is secondary binding in original cloth attached to new boards. Book is bound in the original secondary binding cloth with blind stamping on the front and back boards. The spine features gilt titling with additional blind stamping. 4to. 223pp.
- CHARLES DICKENS, A CURIOUS DANCE PRINTED
CHARLES DICKENS, A CURIOUS DANCE PRINTED 1852 A Curious Dance Round A Curious Tree by Charles Dickens. Published 1852 as a fundraiser for St. Luke's Hospital. Scarce first edition. Small book is finely bound in tan calf with raised bands on the spine. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine as well. Original paper bindings bound in the back. A small book. 12mo. 19pp.
- 6VOL C. DICKENS BOOKS INCLUDING FIRST
6VOL C. DICKENS BOOKS INCLUDING FIRST EDITIONS Six books by Charles Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby/Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. Large edition. Printed 1840s by Chapman and Hall. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. Published 1904 by Macmillan. Prize book. Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. Two volumes bound as one. Published 1866 by Chapman and Hall. Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. Volume 1 only. Published by Chapman and Hall. No date. Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. Published 1842 by Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. Original cloth. Child-Pictures by Charles Dickens. Published 1868 by Ticknor and Fields, Boston. Books have various bindings, including leather. Some are covered in the original cloth.
- 7VOL C. DICKENS NOVELS INCL TAUCHNITZ
7VOL C. DICKENS NOVELS INCL TAUCHNITZ EDITIONS Seven volumes of works by Charles Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens. Published 1852 by Chapman and Hall. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. Published 1840s by Chapman and Hall. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Published 1840s by Chapman and Hall. Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. Published 1848 by Chapman and Hall. Bleak House Volume III by Charles Dickens. Published 1852 by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. Bleak House Volume IV by Charles Dickens. Published 1853 by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. Pictures from Italy by Charles Dickens. Published 1846 by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig.
- 9VOL C. DICKENS, VICTORIAN LARGE PAPER
9VOL C. DICKENS, VICTORIAN LARGE PAPER EDITIONS Nine volumes by Charles Dickens of the larger paper editions. Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 423pp. Red leather binding with gilt titling on the spine. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 420pp. Red leather binding with gilt titling on the spine. Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 440pp. Red leather binding with gilt titling on the spine. Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 400pp. Brown leather binding with black boards and gilt titling on the spine.
Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 440pp. Bound in brown leather with black boards and gilt titling on the spine. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 423pp. Blue leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt titling and decoration on the spine. Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 319pp. Burgundy leather with marbled boards. A Child's History of England bound with Old Curiosity Shop. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 464pp. Burgundy leather binding with marbled boards. Oliver Twist/Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall. 4to. 427pp. Burgundy leather with marbled boards.