holmes william john barber (13 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Good. 154, 77-159, [1] pp., hand colored frontis. & half-title page; original gilt & blind stamped cloth (hardcover), masonic book plate to the front paste down, light to moderate foxing throughout, spine frayed, corners worn, else good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. (christian art, symbolism, emblems) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Red Cloth, Gilt. Zustand: Good. Colored Frontispiece Anmd 1st Title Page; B/W Engravings Throughout (illustrator). First Edition. 160; 160 Pp. [Two Volumes In Publisher's One-Volume Edition]. 1854 Date On Printed Title Pages Of Both Volumes, Matching Copyright Dates. Publisher's Red Cloth, Gilt And Blind-Stamped. Bindings Quite Worn, Spine Cloth Partly Detached, Leaving Title "Scripture Emblems And Allegories" Intact. Hinges Cracked, Binding Cracked, But All Still Intact. Previous Owner's Signature On Front And Rear Covers. Guidance On How Religious Symbolism Can Help One Dismiss Everything And Everyone Inconsistent With One's Own Beliefs Copied From Others. Mix With Democracy And Presto, Irreconcilable Factionalism.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Bound together with "Directions for Getting and Keeping Spiritual Peace and Comfort" by Richard Baxter. Full leather cover with decoration in blind and gilt shows minor wear and tear, rubbing and loss. Marbled edges and endpapers. Fold-out color frontispiece. Pages show minor scattered foxing.

Hardcover. 8vo., (7 6/8 x 4 6/8 inches). Wood-engraved frontispiece on yellow paper and illustrated throughout with engraved vignettes (spotted and stained throughout). Contemporary half black morocco, red paper boards, gilt (a bit worn at the extremities). Barber said that his "primary ambition was to "preach the Gospel by means of pictures." Five of his first seven publications had religious themes, and his New England Primer incorporated engravings of Christian stories to teach reading. Four of these works were directed toward children. Although Barber was a religious man, he was also aware that children's literature was a rapidly growing market, especially among the educated middle class. "Barber's most productive work, however, was in history. In 1827 he traveled around the country in a horse and wagon, interviewing witnesses to local historical events and collecting data from books, newspapers, gravestones, and other sources that he thought would yield useful information on the nation's past. He published his findings in Historical Scenes in the United States and illustrated his text with his own engravings of scenes of America's early settlement. Although the book was not well received, Barber's use of local data became the methodology of his future historical work. He was more successful in 1831 with History and Antiquities of New Haven, which was followed in 1836 by a history of Connecticut. In 1839 he published Massachusetts Historical Collections, then in 1840 entered into a partnership with Henry Howe to write a history of New York State, which was followed by Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey in 1844. The team of Barber and Howe followed the same formula that was initially successful for Barber: they traveled around gathering material and conducting interviews, primarily of old people. They then compiled their data and divided states into geographic or political sections, described each with statistics, anecdotes, or long quotations from printed sources, and illustrated the material with engravings. The results were collections of history and folklore. Their goal was "to give faithful representations, rather than picturesque scenery, or beautiful specimens of art" (Michael T. Johnson for ANB). Catalogued by Kate Hunter.

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Binding. Illustrated (illustrator). Early Reprint. Cincinnati: Johnson, 1851. Early reprint. 12mo. Holmes, Rev. William and John W. Barber. Emblems & Allegories: Religious emblems, being a series of Emblematic Engravings BOUND TOGETHER WITH Religious Allegories. Cincinnati:Johnson, 1851. Two books bound together (Religious Emblems, Religious Allegories). Decorative cloth, gilt decoration and blindstamping. Two-page engraved vignette/title hand-colored. 159 pp., 159 pp. Illustrated with engravings. Foxing. Half of decorative spine cloth lacking. Corners. Acceptable - very interesting book.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnBeing A Series Of Emblematic Engravings With Written Explanations, Miscellaneous Observations And Religious Reflections Designed To Illustrate Divine Truth In Accordance With The Cardinal Principles Of Christianity.

Reprint (first published in 1846, with a number of editions issued over the next decade). 12mo. Two volumes bound in one: (2), [3]-159; (2), [3]-159, (1) pp. Wood engraved frontispiece to each volume, one nicely colored, extra engraved title page to volume one, also nicely colored, in-text illustrations from wood engravings. Persistent foxing, but a good solid copy. Contemporary calf (rubbed), spine richly gilt with ornaments and title (joints repaired), all edges marbled. (#6320).