Bell 1832 (6 Ergebnisse)

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Zustand: Good. Engraving. Image: 5.25" x 3.5". Very Good. In protective sleeve.

0. Sprache: Deutschu.

A nice piece of Edinburgh historical ephemera. See the entry on George Berry (1795-c.1874), the first man to register to vote there following the passing the Great Reform Act, in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1874-1875, where he is described as 'an enthusiastic "Free Trader"'. 40 x 10 cm slip of laid paper, with printed form on one side, headed 'COPY of ENTRY in the REGISTER of QUALIFIED VOTERS for the CITY of EDINBURGH.' In fair condition, lightly aged and creased, with clean vertical cut unobtrusively repaired with archival tape. Endorsed on reverse, in a contemporary hand: 'The first voting which took place on the Reform Bill'. The form is divided into eight columns, and is completed as follows, with manuscript additions in square brackets: 'No. [269] | Date. [13 Septemr 1832.] | Name. [George Berry] | Calling. [Agent & Merchant] | Proprietor or Tenant. [Tennant] | House, Warehouse, Shop, &c. [house 10 Antigua Street] | Street, Lane, or other Place or Residence. [residing there] | Parish [St Cuthbert]'. Printed beneath the form is: 'Certified by me, Conjunct-Clerk,' and beneath this is the signature 'Carlyle Bell'. …

6. Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, 1820, small in-4°, 20,5 x 14,5 cm, lxv pp + (1)(bl.) + (1)(errata) + (1)(bl.) + 102 pp + (2)(bl.) + 3 engraved plates (of which one large folding) (complete). bound in contemporary mottled calf, smooth spine with red leather title label and gilt decoration, sprinkled edges. Very fine copy with the bookseller's label of Denné Schmitz (Paris) tipped in on the first paste down. Text in Spanish. Illustrated exposition of the Bell-Lancaster system for learning the deaf-mute the art of speaking.…