David longworth (27 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Both CDs included. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. Vol. 1. (poetry) 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover. Vol. I. only. Full leather binding with gold stamping on spine and title stamped in gold on red leather label. Boards appear scuffed with bumping to corners, but there are no significant cracks to the leather. A nice, smooth volume you could slip in your pocket. Measures about 3.5 x 5.75 inches. Writing under the pseudonym Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella, Letters from England is an account of a tour supposedly from a foreigner's viewpoint. It is considered to present the most accurate picture of English ways at the beginning of the 19th century. Published in two volumes, but we only have the first volume available currently. Title page dated 1808. 256 pages, and this last ends in the middle of a sentence -- it looks like one or two pages has been torn out. Lots of illegible writing in ink and pencil on the front and rear pasted endpapers, and the title page similarly has been decorated with the names of many previous owners. There is also a two-inch tear, taking out the the top right corner of the page. Pages otherwise free of foreign markings, with only a few light blossoms of foxing here and there. Binding is strong. Overall, this volume is in good condition. Please e-mail us with questions or to request photos. …

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. Stated second edition. Pamphlet, lacking any wrappers issued. 72 pp. With a list of the English cast of the play preceding the text. A comedy, popular in the 19th century despite poor reviews from critics, by the British playwright Thomas Morton. GOOD condition. General browning. Minor foxing and spotting. Extremities creased and worn.…

Zustand: Very Good. 12mo (16 cm); 2 volumes bound in one, 212, 180 pages. Bound in contemporary full calf, decorated in gilt on spine. Edges worn but sound and entire. Stain on bottom edge. Light scattered foxing; pages uniformly toned. Shaw & Shoemaker, 23965. First American edition of Southey's bizarre poetic romance set in India.…

Zustand: Good. 12mo, 100 pp., illustrations within the text; contemporary marbled boards & leather backstrip (hardcover), spine dry and chipped, masonic book plate to the front paste down, else internally clean and tight. - 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.…

100 pp.; 197, [1] pp. Illus. with b/w engravings. 24mo (13 cm.). Hayley's poem was first published in England in 1771 and many engravers undertook to illustrate it including William Blake and Peter Maverick (1780-1831) -one of three printmaker sons of a printmaker- an engraver of bookplates, maps, bank notes and book and magazine illustrations, who took as an apprentice Asher B. Durand with whom he established a partnership between 1817 and 1820. He designed the plates for the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York using the then new process of lithography. OCLC lists only 11 copies. Bound with Sotheby's Constance de Castile (Boston: Published by West and Blake; Greenough and Stebbins, printers, 1812). Shaw & Shoemaker 26781. William Sotheby (1757-1833) was a patron of literature as well as translator and author whose friends included Byron, Coleridge, Scott, Wordsworth, and many others. OCLC lists only 13 copies. Shaw & Shoemaker 17727. Shaw & Shoemaker 26781. Spine heavily rubbed with loss at head; boards rubbed, occasional browning to endpapers, scattered light foxing throughout, front flyleaf torn with one half excised, minor creasing to two leaves, tiny tear to one leaf, but overall still tight and clean. A scarce copy of both works in these early bindings. Half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details: hardcover, volume II only of the two-volume set. Both front and rear boards are missing with only the spine leather left. Spine area is heavily worn and cracked with considerable chipping to the edges, particularly the top. There are no end pages on either side present with the first exposed page being the title page which is darkened and heavily worn along the edges. The top of the title page contains the signature of Phil Faulkner of Winchester VA. This is the prominent Faulkner family which has lived in that area since the mid-1700s. All of the remaining pages are still quite secure although various pages show different degrees of tanning. There is scattered foxing and spotting, even a few random pages have dampstains, but nothing is severe. A few pages also have corner folds most of which have been straightened out. The last page exposed his page 445, which is the last text body page. There is supposed to be several free end page and one that contains a small paragraph which reads D. Longworth, at the Shakespeare Gallery, New-York, Printer Publisher and Bookseller, Will execute all orders for printing &c. with which he may be honored from the southern states". This pages also missing along with all of the end pages. The few remaining copies of this title seem to also lack the boards, as this one does. This is the rarer volume 2 (only). As shown in the photos you can see that multiple pages in the front and the rear show quite a lot of bumping and tearing along the edges and corners. The bulk of the interior pages are in much better condition. Needs rebacking, page edges/corners close to the exposed ones restored, and paired up with the missing volume 1. …

Boards. Zustand: Very Good. [3], [4]-100 pages. Leaf containing pages 67/68 bound out of order, and in reverse (page numbers in the gutter instead of at the fore-edge). 3 x 5 inches. Period leather, neatly rebacked preserving original marbled endpapers. Light foxing and browning throughout. A sound copy. Illustrated throughout with engravings, four of which are signed "Engrd. by P. Maverick". Previous owner name ("Lucy Coit Tracy, 1815") inked on a blank flyleaf. Boards. Printed by D. & G. Bruce. Sometimes called emblem books, this poetry book has allegorical illustrations (engravings). The leaves with illustrations are on thicker paper, and probably run through the press twice, once for the letterpress words, and again for the engravings. First published in the 18th century, this is a nice illustrated edition.…

First Edition. Poorly bound copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Missing title page. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 570 pages. Subjects; Science. Education history. Natural History. Education. Natural history. Science. Science Addresses, essays, lectures. Education United States History. Natural history United States. United States. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. First Edition. 191, 75pp. Recent quarter leather. Endpapers replaced. Toning to text, stain to lower edge affecting the last few leaves, one leaf partially torn. A very good copy. "A poetical review of the principal political occurences of the year 1812." Sabin 62747. ; 24mo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Volume I only. Charleston; 1809. Fold-out map is missing; Poor condition. Paper covered boards with cloth spine; heavy wear to edges and covers; front external hinge starting to crack at spine ends; rough cut edges; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; penciled notations and previous owner's names on front endpapers; tidemarks on first few pages; 1" x 3" section cut from top of title page; foxing and finger smudges to page edges; a few gutter gaps; text is unmarked; rear free endpaper chipped along edges; 478 pages.…

Zustand: Good. The scarce first edition. 12mo. 148 pp. + 2 pp. ads. 7 engraved plates after T. Stothard. Presentation copy from the engraver, Dr. A. Anderson to Catherine Buel. Contemorary tree calf with gilt spine, Front cover missing. Back cover separated. Some foxing thoughout.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 12mo. x + pp(11) - 178. With engraved frontispiece (by B. Tanner after T. Stothard) and 6 engraved plates, wood-engraved end-piece vignettes. Contemporary calf, gilt spine with label; slight wear to edges. Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) first published 'Pleasures of Memory' in 1792, and it achieved popularity. It is here published with the complementary work of Robert Merry, (1755-98), who was a member of the Della Cruscan school (named after the Florentine academy founded in 1582 with the object of sifting and purifying the Italian language; its emblem was a sieve). Merry noted in conversation with Rogers that 'rememberance, more frequently occasioned uneasiness than delight, that it was rather the source of regret than satisfaction.' Samuel Rogers turned down the post of Poet Laureate (1850) following the death of Wordsworth. The present American edition contains 'some few alterations and additions' (pp95-112). Occasional light foxing, otherwise in very good condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. Two Volumes Complete. Charleston, 1809. Three quarter leather with marbled boards; leather spines have been professionally replaced; leather corners are chipped and scuffed with boards exposed; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; pages toned, damp stains to first few pages of Volume I, pages of Volume II has dark spotting on several pages; no internal markings; lacking maps; 478 and 602 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Photos available upon request.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 74 pps. complete, 4 x 2 1/2 inches., stiff paper wraps. With the original embossed slipcase. Wraps are slightly chipped and the spine paper is lacking, and a 1 cm light dampstain runs along the bottom edge of front wrap into the title page. Last page states "from the press of T&J Swords". Frontis "stamp duties" table opposite title page, with numerous engravings by Harrison and Fox of European architecture head each month. One of the first pages has lyrics to "A Negro Song". First edition of an early American almanac intended for use among the upper class. Ultra-rare, and even more so with the slipcase. No RBH auction record ever. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Harrison, G.F. Fox (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Duodecimo (4-1/4" x 7") in original calf-backed boards, the rear board printed; 458 pages. Illustrated with a full-page engraving of P. M. Stollenwerk's Mechanical Panorama and a small zodiac text engraving. Contains a wealth of information about New York City at the time including a list of all residents. Several owner names and annotations on endpapers and front cover. Very Good.…

First Edition. First Edition of All Parts, With the Rare First State of Part I. [IRVING, WASHINGTON] Salmagundi; or the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, ESQ. And Others. New York: David Longworth, 1807-1808. First edition of all 20 parts of Salmagundi, bound together in two small octavo volumes (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 inches; 143 x 90 mm). With the rare first edition, first state of part I, with "Dress he!" and other parts in mixed first edition states as usual. With the frontispiece portrait in the first state without caption. With BAL title-page B in volume I and BAL title-page A in volume II, according to BAL "No sequence has been determined" for the title-pages. All parts have been collated against BAL and match as follows: Part 1- Rare first state with "Dress he!" On page 20. Part 2- Matches BAL, no states noted. Part 3- First printing, with early printing notice, and last words on pg 39 "conversation with the" Part 4- With signature mark A4 (unknown sequence) and in second state of text. Part 5- Third state. Part 6- Matches BAL, no states noted. With Setting B, state A of leaf B ("leaf B was printed from two settings. It is presumed that these were used simultaneously." BAL). Part 7- Second state Part 8- Mixed state, with leaves in both first and second states. Part 9- Matches BAL, no states noted. Part 10- First state, with "published" spelled incorrectly as "Publised" Part 11- With page 207 ending in the first state manner with "slang," but with page 214 in BAL Second (?) State. Part 12- Matches BAL, no states noted. Part 13- First edition with "XIII" and not "13" on date line. Part 14- First edition with signature marks A and B, not G and H. Part 15- First state, with no imprint. Part 16- First state. With signature marks A, not K and L. Part 17- Second state. Part 18- First state. Part 19- Matches BAL, no states noted. Part 20- First state. Title-pages- With BAL title-page B in volume I and BAL title-page A in volume II, according to BAL "No sequence has been determined" Frontispiece portrait- 1st state, no caption. Uniformly bound by Stikeman in full tan Morocco. Boards double ruled in gilt. Spines stamped and lettered in gilt. Gilt dentelles. Top edges gilt. Some minor rubbing along outer joints. With a repair to corner of Part 1, page 5, not affecting text. Small marginal repair to page 141, not affecting text. Volume II with a small repair to inner margin of page 263, affecting some text. Page 281 with a small repair, just barely touching text. A few pages shorter with bottom margin untrimmed. A few instances of small stains to a few leaves, but otherwise a very good set. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell, with black leather label. Notoriously difficult bibliographically, BAL notes "the final collation of Salmagundi has not been achieved.' The present set was touted as "A Perfect Copy of the First Edition" on a laid-in slip, the lot number on the slip corresponding to a penciled note on the verso of the front free endpaper reporting this the [William D.] Breaker copy, sold [at Rains Galleries, Brooklyn] on November 27, 1935, lot 378. "Satirical essays and poems, published in 20 periodical pamphlets (Jan. 24, 1807-Jan. 25, 1808), by Washington and William Irving and J. K. Paulding, who used such pseudonyms as Anthony Evergreen, Jeremy Cockloft the Younger, Will Wizard, and Pindar Cockloft, Esq. The work was collected in book form (1808). Modeled on the Spectator, these whimsical pieces travesty contemporary New York's tastes, society, and politics, showing the authors' aristocratic Federalism. The "letters" of the visiting Mustapha-Rub-a-Dub Keli Khan to Asem Haachem satirically describe "mobocratic" and "logocratic" Jeffersonian democracy, while other essays and poems deal in a humorous, pseudo-learned style with such various topics as fashions in women's clothing, the vulgarity of parvenus, theatrical and musical criticism, style in literature, and caricatures of celebrities. A second series of Salmagundi papers was wri.…

Zustand: Good. 21 pp., margins cut down with no loss, light age staining, disbound in self wrappers, - 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: Good. vol. 1 only; 12mo, 212 pp., disbound, text block only. - 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. Photos available upon request.…

First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); removed; 148pp. Top third of first few leaves quite darkened, title page (serving as upper cover) somewhat chipped with a few tiny losses, none approaching text, else Good to Very Good overall. From the DAB: ".considered a lucid account of the current state of American scientific research." The discourse (pp. [3]-38) is followed by more than one hundred pages of notes and citations. SABIN 13715; SHAW & SHOEMAKER 34371.…

56 pages. 1 vols. 12mo. Zustand: Disbound, fine. 56 pages. 1 vols. 12mo. Published in the same year as the first English edition.

Lacking frontispiece portrait. First (American) edition. First (American) edition. Lacking frontispiece portrait. Mary Anne (Thompson) Clarke (1776-1852) was the mistress of Frederick, Duke of York. She became his mistress in 1803, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the Army. In 1809 it was discovered that she had been selling army commissions, causing a national scandal, leading to York's resignation; he was later exonerated and reinstated. Mrs. Clarke was prosecuted for libel in 1813 and imprisoned, and she later moved to France. She is also the author of a book of memoirs, and 'A Letter Addressed to the Right Honourable William Fitzgerald.'. Unprinted front wrapper is detached and a bit chipped, but present. Lacking fragile spine (but original delicate sewn binding intact], moderate early soiling and browning to both covers, text is uniformly tanned, else a good to very good copy.…

188, [4, ads]; 172 of 176pp. 12mo. BAL 6454 Later nineteenth century pebbled half morocco. Very Good. Ownership signature of Lydia Whitlock 1815 188, [4, ads]; 172 of 176pp. 12mo.

Unbound. Zustand: Good Only. First edition. A very scarce collection of eighteen issues of Washington Irving's humorous and ill-fated first literary endeavour, including seven issues in the first state. Eighteen of the very scarce twenty issues published of this early Washington Irving's work, authored alongside his brother William, and James Kirke Paulding.This was a satirical periodical that lampooned New York City culture and politics. The essays mock the tastes, activities, and political trends of New York, and reflect the more aristocratic sympathies of the authors.It was discontinued in January 1808, following a disagreement with publisher David Longworth over profits.BAL 10097. Consisting of the following:No. 2, the first printing.No. 3, the fourth edition.No. 4. the third edition.No. 5, the third edition.No. 6, the first printing, setting A.No. 7, the second edition.No. 8, the second edition.No, 9, the second edition.No. 10, the second edition, revised and corrected.No. 11, the first edition, first state.No. 12, the second edition.No. 13, the first edition, first state.No. 14, the first edition, first state.No. 15, the BAL's 'second (?) state' with imprint to final leaf.No. 16, the first edition, first state.No. 17, the second state.No. 18, the second state.No. 19, the first edition, first state.Also present is the general title page and index of volume II.Lacking only Nos. 1 and 20.Disbound, lacking the vanishingly scarce publisher's paper wraps. Library stamps to issues 3 and 8.This is viewed as being first original work by Washington Irving (following a collaboration with Howard Payne), and is very scarce in the original parts. Disbound, extracted from a pamphlet volume and with calf residue to back strips. Individual issues generally firmly bound, but with several first and final leaves detached but present. Pages generally lightly age toned, but clean, with library stamps to numbers III and VIII. The odd spot. Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

First Edition. First Edition. Two folding maps (one outlined in contemporary color). xii, 478; iv, 602 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. The better part of the book is devoted to the southern campaigns of the Revolution and America's tumultuous first decades, and to biographies of prominent early Carolinians. The Streeter sale catalogue notes that "as a survey of life in contemporary South Carolina is of great value." Ramsay "was a passionate opponent of British policy . If medicine was Ramsay's vocation, revolutionary politics was his most ardent passion. A strong supporter of the federal Constitution in his writings and as a member of the state ratifying convention, Ramsay ran for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1788 . It is no exaggeration to say that Ramsay defined an American national history. Among his contemporaries he stands out. for having been the first to compose histories addressed to the needs of the newly developing phenomenon of revolutionary nationalism." His History of the American Revolution and History of South Carolina "stood as prototypes for Ramsay's generation, and he became the nation's most respected historian and one of its premier literary figures" (ANB). Howes R34, "aa"; Sabin 67686; Streeter Sale 1139 Contemporary calf, gilt leather labels. Extremities lightly worn, boards rubbed. Contemporary ownership inscription on each titlepage, slightly effaced; modern bookplate on rear pastedowns. Lightly toned throughout, some light scattered foxing. Old repair to the large map. A good, solid set Two folding maps (one outlined in contemporary color). xii, 478; iv, 602 pp. 2 vols. 8vo.…

1st Edition. Mixed set: Volume I title page dated 1807 (BAL title page C); vol II title page A; part I is third edition, parts II and III are second edition, parts IV through XX are first editions; frontispiece in part VIII, BAL portrait 2; part X is the later state with published spelled correctly on p. 206). 1 vols. 12mo (5-5/8 x 3-1/2 inches). The first original work by Washington Irving (after a collaboration with Howard Payne). A whimsical collection of essays poking fun at the tastes, activities, and political trends of New York, and reflecting the aristocratic, Federalist sympathies of the authors. The "Whim-Whams and Opinions" include contributions by Irving, James Kirke Paulding, and Irving's younger brother William Irving Jr. During his lifetime, Irving refused to permit Salmagundi to be reprinted in his collected works. A work of devilish bibliographic complexity, with BAL noting that Blanck's caution still holds: "anything remotely resembling finality is impossible. However, some progress toward that devoutly-to-be-wished end has been made." This set is textually complete and includes the 1807 title page of vol. I, the portrait of Launcelot Langstaff, esq., in early state, and early ownership signatures. BAL 10097 Removed. A clean set lacking the wrappers. Owner signatures of A. Heard to title pages. Very good. Custom morocco backed slipcase and cloth chemise 1 vols. 12mo (5-5/8 x 3-1/2 inches) Mixed set: Volume I title page dated 1807 (BAL title page C); vol II title page A; part I is third edition, parts II and III are second edition, parts IV through XX are first editions; frontispiece in part VIII, BAL portrait 2; part X is the later state with published spelled correctly on p. 206).…