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John Gould
        Trogon Temnurus (Cuba Trogon)
      London 1838 - John Gould (1804-1881) was an English ornithologist, self-taught artist and naturalist. Gould first worked as a gardener under his father in the Royal Gardens of Windsor, from 1818-1824, where he began his illustrations. He became and expert taxidermist, opening his own practice in London in 1824 and in 1827 he became the first Curator and Preserver at the museum of the Zoological Society of London. Through his work he was about to meet with the countrys leading naturalists and view new collections of birds given to the Zoological Society. His interest in birds was continually developing and in 1830 he published his first volume on birds, A Century of Birds From the Himalaya Mountains. For the next fifty years, Gould, his wife and artists working with them traveled around Asia, the East Indies and Australia. His wife Elizabeth and other artists were able to transfer his sketches to stone; hand print and hand color them. Gould became the leading publisher of ornithological illustrations in Victorian Britain, creating over three thousand plates of birds in over forty volumes. Gould conceived of a specialized monograph on the trogons as a complimentary volume to his book on the toucans. The two highly colorful species were the only birds for which he created monographs, dedicated to one sort of bird rather than those of a particular geographical area. A Monograph of the Trogons was published from 1858-1875, and contains forty-seven hand colored lithographs. Gould's illustrations for the Trogons are some of the most magnificent that the ornithologist ever produced. This folio size, hand-colored lithograph, Trogon Temnurus, measures 22" x 14.75" and is in excellent condition with only light foxing marks around the edges. Commonly called the Cuba Trogon, this bird is brilliantly colored in luminous shades of red, blue and green. White and black are used as details to relate the intricate patterns on the wings of the Cuba Trogon. The colors blend along the body of the bird creating an iridescent effect. The lines on the body expertly shape and define the feathers and tail.

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GLENELG, Baron Charles Grant Lord (1778-1866) & DURHAM, Lord John George Lambton Earl of Durham [1792-1840]
        Lower Canada: return to an address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the 30th July 1838, for copies of all appointments made by the Earl of Durham to the Special Council of Lower Canada ; and copies of all ordinances passed in such Special Council, together with the dates of the same
      [London]: H.M.S.O., Great Britain. Colonial Office, 1838. 1st. No binding. Very Good. A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.THE EARL OF DURHAM REPORTS FROM CANADA ON THE REBELLION IN LOWER CANADA, 1838. Dated Downing-street, 20th January 1938. (Presented by Her Majesty's Command) Ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed, 23, January 1838 Paper No. 325. 2 August 1838. Folio, 10 pp+ 2pp., sewn as issued, deckled edge paper, slightly dusty at edges, wide margins, three light HORIZONTAL MAILING FOLDS otherwise very good condition.Return to an Address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the 30 July 1838. Volume 325; Volume 1838 of Parliamentary papersCOPIES OF ALL APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE EARL OF DURHAM TO THE SPECIAL COUNCIL OF LOWER CANADA; AND COPIES OF ALL ORDINANCES PASSED IN SUCH SPECIAL COUNCIL TOGETHER WITH THE DATES OF THE SAME RESPECTIVELY; OF ANY PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE EARL OF DURHAM ON THE 28TH OF JUNE LAST; AND OF ALL THE MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL OF LOWER CANADA ON THE 28TH OF JUNE LAST. Ordered to be printed 2nd August 1838. COLONIAL OFFICE. LOWER CANADA. Only 4 copies located in three institututions; TPL (2 copies), Library of Parliament and McGill. The Earl of Durham reports from Canada on the Rebellion and makes particular reference to the sentences to be imposed on the ringleaders of the Rebellion, including the exile of some to Bermuda ("M. PAPINEAU and his associates, who fled from justice, are prevented from re-entering the Province...). Numerous alleged traitors are identified in the text.It is this dispatch to Lord Glenelg of the very first actions taken by Lord Durham that caused major political (and legal) controversy and triggered the the loss of support from Lord Melbourne (Prime Minister who appointed him) and other original supporters including Queen Victoria. Durham's resignation and departure just 5 months later was the result.Durham was appointed on 15 Jan. 1838 and departed for the Canadas on 24 April, 1838 He arrived in Canada on May 28, 1838 and left for England on November 1, 1838.

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MCKENNEY, Thomas L (1785-1859) and James HALL (1793-1868)
        Stum-Ma-Nu, a Flat-Head Boy
      Philadelphia: F.W. Greenough, 1838. Hand-coloured lithograph. In excellent condition. A fine image from McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America': `One of the most important [works] ever published on the American Indians' (Field),` a landmark in American culture' (Horan) and an invaluable contemporary record of a vanished way of life. Stumanu (?1818- 1839) was of the Chinook, or Flathead (as designated by the whites), tribe that inhabited the region north of the Columbia River in present day Washington (then Oregon Territory). According to McKenney, the Chinook were "a very interesting people. They are honest, hospitable, and kindly disposed towards the whites. They excel most other Indians in simplicity and frankness of character." Stumanu, who, living on the Columbia, was an expert fisherman, was educated at the Indian school founded by Dr. John M'Loughlin, "Father of Oregon". Still young, Stumanu was taken east by a missionary in a fundraising effort. There, in New York City in 1839, he contracted an unknown illness and died. McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America' has long been renowned for its faithful portraits of Native Americans. The portraits are largely based on paintings by the artist Charles Bird King, who was employed by the War Department to paint the Indian delegates visiting Washington D.C., forming the basis of the War Department's Indian Gallery. Most of King's original paintings were subsequently destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian, and their appearance in McKenney and Hall's magnificent work is thus our only record of the likenesses of many of the most prominent Indian leaders of the nineteenth century. Numbered among King's sitters were Sequoyah, Red Jacket, Major Ridge, Keokuk, and Black Hawk. After six years as Superintendent of Indian Trade, Thomas McKenney had become concerned for the survival of the Western tribes. He had observed unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of the Native Americans for profit, and his vocal warnings about their future prompted his appointment by President Monroe to the Office of Indian Affairs. As first director, McKenney was to improve the administration of Indian programs in various government offices. His first trip was during the summer of 1826 to the Lake Superior area for a treaty with the Chippewa, opening mineral rights on their land. In 1827, he journeyed west again for a treaty with the Chippewa, Menominee , and Winebago in the present state of Michigan. His journeys provided an unparalleled opportunity to become acquainted with Native American tribes. When President Jackson dismissed him from his government post in 1830, McKenney was able to turn more of his attention to his publishing project. Within a few years, he was joined by James Hall, a lawyer who had written extensively about the west. McKenney and Hall saw their work as a way of preserving an accurate visual record of a rapidly disappearing culture. (Gilreath). Cf. BAL 6934; cf. Bennett p.79; cf. Field 992; cf. Howes M129; cf. Lipperhiede Mc4; cf. Reese, Stamped With A National Character p. 24; Sabin 43410a.

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Jakob Götzenberger (1802 Heidelberg - Darmstadt 1866)
        Scipio Cicala in der Blauen Grotte
      1838. Aquarell und Weißhöhung über Bleistift auf Papier, 38,5 x 28,4 cm. Provenienz: Sammlung Artaria, Wien. Professionell unter säurefreiem Museumspassepartout montiert.. "Vor seiner Abreise hat Hr. Götzenberger uns das Gemälde sehen lassen, das er für die nächste Ausstellung im Louvre bestimmt: es ist das Innere der Blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri, mit dem Auftritte, der in dem Roman von Rehfues: Scipio Cicala so anmuthig beschrieben ist. Es ist eines jener Gemälde, die desto mehr gefallen, je länger man sie betrachtet. Ein sehr gefälliges Colorit, das bei der besonderen Beleuchtung der Grotte und der Strahlenbrechung des von unten herauf dringenden Lichtes Schwierigkeiten bot, so wie eine Reihe graciöser weiblicher Gestalten, verleihen diesem Bilde einen Werth, der von den Franzosen umso williger wird anerkannt werden, als sie ihm den Vorwurf der Farbenverschmähung nicht machen können."1 Das Gemälde Jakob Götzenbergers, das die Allgemeine Zeitung vom 29. November 1838 mit diesen Worten lobte und dem der Künstler einen so hohen Wert beimaß, dass er es in Paris ausstellte, ist heute verschollen. Doch hat sich diese kolorierte Entwurfszeichnung erhalten, welche Aufschluss über die Komposition gibt und somit ein bedeutendes Zeugnis ist. Die Darstellung illustriert eine folgenreiche Begebenheit aus dem 1832 erschienenen Historienroman Scipio Cicala von Philipp Joseph Rehfues (1779-1843). Der aus Sorrent stammende Scipio Cicala wird in der ersten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts in politische Konflikte seiner Heimat hineingezogen und hat viele Prüfungen zu bestehen. Gegen Ende des Romans klettert Scipio auf der Insel Ischia - nicht Capri wie in dem zitierten Artikel - von oben in eine Felsengrotte, in der sich zahlreiche Fischer versammelt haben. Von einem Vorsprung aus, beobachtet er eine Dreiergruppe bestehend aus einem Mann, einer schönen, jungen Frau in lagernder Haltung und ihrer afrikanischen Dienerin, die einen Turban trägt. Schnell erkennt Scipio, dass es sich bei der Schönen um Narcissa handelt, die Tochter des türkischen Flottenführers Uludsch-Ali. Sie ist ihm bereits zuvor bei einigen seiner Abenteuer begegnet. In der Grotte befiehlt Narcissa ihrer Dienerin, mit dem Musizieren aufzuhören und die Laute ins Feuer zu werfen. Kurz darauf bereut sie dies und das Instrument wird aus den Flammen gezogen, schließlich landet es stark beschädigt in einer Ecke der Höhle. Wenig später entdeckt sie Scipio und ruft ihn zu sich. Diese Begegnung führt dazu, dass der Protagonist mit seiner Vergangenheit bricht und sich den Türken um Uludsch-Ali anschließt. Auf der Zeichnung Götzenbergers ist dieser Wendepunkt im Leben des Titelhelden detailgetreu wiedergegeben. Auf einem verschatteten Felsen in der rechten Bildhälfte kniet Scipio und schaut herab in die von mehreren Feuern beleuchtete Höhle. Grazil lagert dort Narcissa mit ihren Begleitern. Sie wird in Rückenansicht wiedergegeben. Ihr rechter Arm weist in Richtung des jungen Mannes, ein Zeichen dafür, dass sie ihn gerade entdeckt hat. Diagonal im Vordergrund auf der Grenze von erhelltem Bereich und dunklem Felsen liegt die zerstörte Laute. Schon in diesem in Blau-, Grau- und Brauntönen gehaltenen Entwurf wird deutlich, welche besondere Rolle der Lichteinfall für die Komposition spielte. Die Beleuchtung der verwinkelten Grotte durch mehrere Feuer wird kunstvoll eingefangen und mit den düsteren Felsen kontrastiert.

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ECKERT H.A
        DAS DEUTSCHE BUNDESHEER In characteristischen Gruppen entworfen und gezeichnet in Verbindung mehrerer Kuenstler von H.A. Eckert in Muenchen.
      Wurzburg,, (1838).. In-4 gr., volume in cartonato ottocentesco con tit. ms. al piatto (sciupato), contenuto in una scatola in tela moderna. L'opera è costituita da una stupenda raccolta di 64 tavv., applicate su fogli di carta forte con didascalia e timbro a secco dell'editore. Sono litografie colorate a mano, composte e disegnate dal vero da Dietrich Monten. Ogni tavola rappresenta militari in uniforme da combattimento o da riposo, in gruppi caratteristici a piedi o a cavallo, appartenenti alle seguenti regioni della Confederazione tedesca: "Wuertemberg" (30 tavv.) - "Bayern" (1 tav.) - "Baden" (19 su 21 tavv.) - "Hessen Darmstadt" (9 su 16 tavv.) - "Hessen (Kassel)" (5 su 20 tavv.).Cfr. Colas,I,935 - Benezit,VII, p. 500 per il pittore di battaglie e litografo Dietrich Monten (1799-1843) - Monod "Le prix des estampes",II, p. 130.Nel ns. esemplare aloni di umidità (più o meno pesanti) al marg. inf. bianco dei fogli che però non intaccano le bellissime incisioni.

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WYLD, James (1812-1887)
        A Map of the Province of Upper Canada, describing all the new settlements, townships &c, with the countries adjacent, from Quebec to Lake Huron Compiled from the original documents in the Surveyor General';s Office
      London: James Wyld, 1838. Slip case. Very Good. London, Published by JAs. WYLD, Geographer to HER MAJESTY. CHARING CROSS EAST 1838. 24 1/2 x 36 5/8 inches (61 x 93 cm). Hand-colouring to some areas on map. Paper trimmed and mounted on linen, as issued and folded into 24 panels ( 3 x 8). Two backed linen panels have ads for James Wyld mounted on them and when map is folded they appears at the front and back panels. Folded to a final size of 8 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches (20.5cm x 11.5cm) and inserted into the original green cloth slipcase with paper label on front. Condition: Map has offsetting from being folded and a couple of 1/4 inch brown marks otherwise, very good condition. Slipcase is good condition with wear and splitting on corners. Old library, xlibris, label affixed to back of slip case. This 1838 later issue of the map had two different 1838 printings and this is the appears to be the 6b version as identified in the bibliography book, Winearls Mapping Upper Canada, page 15, item 30.6b.An early map of Upper Canada in generally very good condition.Winearls, 30.6b.

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Verein der Freunde Israels in Basel [hrsg.]:
        DER FREUND ISRAELS. Nachrichten von der Ausbreitung des Reiches Gottes unter Israel, 2. Bändchen (1838-40) bis 9. Bändchen (1859-61). [Zeitschrift für Judenmission, Schweiz, 19. Jh] SELTEN!!!
      Basel : Felix Schneider, 1838.. 9 Bände, insgesamt ca. 3500 S. 8° , Hardcover/Pappeinband. 9 Bände!!! Von einem 1830 gegründeten Verein für Judenmission aus Basel (1 Bändchen = 3 Jahre). Das seltene Blatt enthält Nachrichten zu Missionsaktivitäten weltweit und dokumentiert dadurch das jüdische Alltagsleben des 19. Jahrhunderts in sämtlichen Kulturkreisen. Band 2 mit einen Bericht über die Pläne der "London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews" zur Errichtung einer Missionskirche auf dem Zionsberg bei Jerusalem (mit Faltplan!!!). Ausgesonderte Bibliothelsexemplare, mit entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen versehen. Verschiedene Pappbände der Zeit, teilweise mit Papierschutzumschlägen. Außen etwas berieben. Seiten stockfleckig. Bindungen fest. Guter Zustand. Weitere Bände (Dubletten) vorrätig. zqx mbx jqx

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Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
        BIBLIOGRAPHICAL, ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND IN SCOTLAND.|A
      James Bohn, London 1838 - tall 8vo. contemporary full red polished calf with gilt fillets and and embossed border surround covers, five raised bands and spine ornat. xv,(x),436; (iv),(437)-1090,xxx),(2) pages. 2 volumes. First edition and only edition. (Windle A65; Jackson no.89). Profusely illustrated with 44 separate plates and tipped-in woodcuts and facsimiles. Dibdin's last major work. Volume one has twelve unnumbered plates, volume two has 32 unnumbered plates. The work is dedicated to Frances Mary Richardson Currer, who subscribed to nine copies of the work. According to Windle, Dibdin began to contemplate writing a tour of England after the publication of his continental tour in 1821. A notebook of Dibdin's kept in the course of visiting the libraries of Cambridge University marks the preparation for this work. A facsimile of this notebook was published by Oak Knoll Press in 1989. Covers show rubbing with abrased spot on front cover of volume one; hinges cracked and partially split. Bookplate. contemporary full red polished calf with gilt fillets and and embossed border surround covers, five raised bands and spine ornat [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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        HISTOIRE DE FRANCE / STORIA DI FRANCIA. Tradotta da Pasquale Dell'Aquila ed arricchita di 58 tavole inventate e disegnate da Tommaso De Vivo ed incise da Domenico Marchetti e figlio. Roma, Presso gli Editori, Via Ripetta, 1838.
      Formato oblungo, cm.35,5x52,5. Pg.XII, 296. Imponente legatura coeva in piena pelle con titoli e fregi decorativi impressi in oro alla coperta. Tagli in giallo. Testo a fronte, su due colonne, italiano - francese, con capilettera incisi. Fuori testo le 58 belle tavole, nitidamente incise a piena pagina: le tavole n°17 - 18 e n°37 - 38 sono posposte. Assai belle le tavole napoleoniche. Monumentale Opera, ben conservata, arricchita delle stupende illustrazioni create dal pittore Tommaso De Vivo (Orta di Atella, presso Caserta, 1790 - 1884 ) ed incise da Domenico Marchetti (Roma, 1780 - 1844).

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COMBES Edmund / TAMISIER Maurice
        VOYAGE EN ABYSSINIE, DANS LE PAYS DES GALLA, DE CHOA ET D'IFAT PrÃ©cÃ©dÃ© d'une excursion dans l'Arabie-Heureuse.
      Paris, Desessart, 1838. In-8 p. (mm. 208x124), 4 voll., mz. pelle coeva, dorso a cordoni con fregi e tit. oro, pp. (4),367; (4),362; (4),379; (4),383; con 1 carta geografica, più volte ripieg. e inc. in rame, ?"dressée par Combes et Tamisier. Dessinée par A. Vuillemin, géographe, 1838.?" Resonconto di un viaggio in Abissinia e nello Yemen durato due anni, dal 1835 al 1837, effettuato dai giovani francesi Edmund Combes e Maurice Tamisier. Tale viaggio contribuì ad aprire la vasta area etiopica all?'influenza francese e a controbilanciare l?'influenza degli Inglesi, già presenti in Aden. Per arrivare fino al regno di Choa, Combes et Tamisier visitarono Axum, Adowa, Galla, Debra-Tabor, il lago di Tana, Gondar, ecc. Questa dettagliata relazione del viaggio è naturalmente arricchita dalla storia del paese e da approfonditi commenti sugli usi, costumi, credenze, forme di governo, commerci delle popolazioni incontrate. Gli ultimi capitoli sono dedicati agli errori commessi da europei precedentemente arrivati in Abissinia: Bruce, Valentia e Salt."Edizione originale". Cfr. Gay,2616. Con qualche fiorit. o lieve arross. ma certam. un buon esemplare.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY
        "The Great South Land:" Four Papers on Emigration Designed to Exhibit the Principles and Progress of the New Colony of South Australia
      London: Simpkin & Marshall, 1838. Octavo, 34 pp. (last blank), folding lithographed map; some foxing, a good copy on later worn quarter roan. South Australia for Scottish emigrants. Uncommon booklet published by the South Australian Company promoting emigration well after the settlement was established, and aimed squarely at the Scottish market. This is the second edition, following the success of the first edition published in Stirling earlier in 1838.The book is based on articles which had appeared in the Stirling Observer in early 1838; it openly encourages the curious to apply directly to the South Australian Company in London. A two-page postscript prints excerpts from Macarthur's Emigration to New South Wales, on the grounds that Sydney and Adelaide are 'situated nearly in the same latitude.' The other interesting inclusion is a later issue of the map captioned "Part of Southern Australia", based on that in the 1834 work titled South Australia. Outline of the plan of a proposed colony with the details of the Murray River. The map was newly lithographed for this second edition and bears a details of a different printer from that of the first edition.The need for a second edition is explained in notices to the verso of the title-page: 'The reception and rapid sale of the first Edition of this publication (2000 copies having been disposed of within the first month) call for a new edition, in which, though the shape of the articles has been continued, their original character as newspaper contributions has been, to some extent, departed from. They are, in many respects, materially enlarged and amended, the writer having had access personally to the most recent information on the subject from the best sources.' The title of the second edition has been slightly amended to reflect this change, with 'articles on emigration' of the first edition replaced with 'papers on emigration.'This second edition was distributed in London by Simpkin and Marshall, the title page also includes a generous list of Scottish agents (for Glasgow, Aberdeen, Perth and elsewhere).

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Dickens, Charles] Boz
        OLIVER TWIST; Or the Parish Boy's Progress
      Richard Bentley, London 1838 - First edition in three volumes in the original publisher's fine diaper cloth with arabesque designs on the boards. First issues with Boz on the title pages (not "Charles Dickens") and with the "fireside plate" in volume 3. Bound with all half-titles and ads as required by Smith. A set that is a little better than Good, but not much. Amatuer repairs to the spines of all three volumes. Internal contents generally clean although with scattered foxing, most noticeable near the plates. Dickens' second novel, "Oliver Twist," is a dark and biting work, but one that is balanced with Oliver's indefatigable innocence and charm. Often cited as the first Victorian novel to feature a child protagonist, it was developed as a social commentary and a call for improving the conditions of London's destitute and orphan children. And it was immensely successful, both as a novel filled with memorable characters and also as a work prompting much needed reform. Today it remains high within the pantheon of Victorian literature and is a work that has been successfully adapted to both the stage and screen. [Attributes: First Edition]

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Embury, Emma C
        Constance Latimer or The Blind Girl. With Other Tales Published for the benefit of the New York Institution for the instruction of the blind.
      New York: Harper & Brothers. First edition.. Very good + condition with only minor signs of external wear. Mild foxing throughout. Private gift inscription in the year of publication on front free endpaper. Extremely Rare publication of one of Edgar Allan Poe's favourite contemporary women writers.. First edition. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1838. 13 x 20cm. VI, 169 pages with an additional 26 pages of publisher listings. Original Hardcover. Green patterned cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good + condition with only minor signs of external wear. Mild foxing throughout. Private gift inscription in the year of publication on front free endpaper. Extremely Rare publication of one of Edgar Allan Poe's favourite contemporary women writers. In "The Literati of New York" - No. IV - Edgar Allan Poe wrote about Emma C. Embury: Mrs. Embury is one of the most noted, and certainly one of the most meritorious of our female [page 77:] littérateurs. She has been many years before the public — her earliest compositions, I believe, having been contributed to the "New York Mirror" under the nom de plume "Ianthe." They attracted very general attention at the time of their appearance and materially aided the paper. They were subsequently, with some other pieces, published in volume form, with the title "Guido and other Poems." The book has been long out of print. Of late days its author has written but little poetry — that little, however, has at least indicated a poetic capacity of no common order. Yet as a poetess she is comparatively unknown, her reputation in this regard having been quite overshadowed by that which she has acquired as a writer of tales. In this latter capacity she has, upon the whole, no equal among her sex in America — certainly no superior. She is not so vigorous as Mrs. Stephens, nor so vivacious as Miss Chubbuck, nor so caustic as Miss Leslie, nor so dignified as Miss Sedgwick, nor so graceful, fanciful and spirituelle as Mrs. Osgood, but is deficient in none of the qualities for which these ladies are noted, and in certain particulars surpasses them all. Her subjects are fresh, if not always vividly original, and she manages them with more skill than is usually exhibited by our magazinists. She has also much imagination and sensibility, while her style is pure, earnest, and devoid of verbiage and exaggeration. I make a point of reading all tales to which I see the name of Mrs. Embury appended. The story by which she has attained most reputation is "Constance Latimer, the Blind Girl." Mrs. E. is a daughter of Doctor Manly, an eminent physician of New York city. At an early age she married a gentleman of some wealth and of education, as well as of tastes akin to her own. She is noted for her domestic virtues no less than for literary talents and acquirements. She is about the medium height; complexion, eyes, and hair light; arched eyebrows; Grecian nose; the mouth a fine one and indicative of firmness; the whole countenance pleasing, intellectual and expressive. The portrait in "Graham's Magazine" for January, 1843, has no resemblance to her whatever. _____________________________________________________________________________ Emma Catherine Embury (February 25, 1806 ?- February 10, 1863) was an American author and poet. Embury was born in New York City on February 25, 1806, to Dr. James R. Manley and Elizabeth Post. She became a regular contributor of juvenile verse and stories to the New York Mirror by the age of twenty. On May 10, 1828 she married Daniel Embury a Brooklyn banker. For a time, she was one of two "lady editors" for Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia, along with Ann S. Stephens. She died in Brooklyn on February 10, 1863. (Wikipedia)

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William Mitford
        1838 THE HISTORY OF GREECE W. MITFORD 8 VOLUME SET FULL LEATHER XERXES PERSIA WAR MILITARY RARE
      THE HISTORY OF GREECE1838; William Mitford, William King; London, T. Cadell; Full Leather, Re-backed; Illustrated; Each About 500-600 Pages; w5.6"xh8.6"; Very Rare!!!Great For any Fan of the Famous Author or Collector. Great Shelf Set; Complete in Eight Volumes!!!Attributes:Eight Charming, sleek full leather cover designs with gold borders, re-backed leather bindings with ornate gold floral décor, with eight pretty coin illustrative title pages, a portrait frontispiece, and a fascinating history read!!!Background:William Mitford (10 February 1744 ?" 10 February 1827), English historian, was the elder of the two sons of John Mitford, a barrister (died 1761) and his wife Philadelphia Reveley.He married Miss Fanny Molloy in 1766, the daughter of James Molloy of Dublin. He retired to Exbury for the rest of his life, and made the study of the Greek language his hobby and occupation. After ten years his wife died, and in October 1776 Mitford went abroad. He was encouraged by French scholars whom he met in Paris, Avignon and Nice to give himself systematically to the study of Greek history. But it was Edward Gibbon, with whom he was closely associated when they both were officers in the South Hampshire Militia, who suggested to Mitford the form which his work should take. In 1784 the first of the volumes of his History of Greece appeared, and the fifth and last of these quartos was published in 1810, after which the state of Mitford's eyesight and other physical infirmities, including a loss of memory, forbade his continuation of the enterprise, although he painfully revised successive new editions.Condition:Conditions are Good/Good+. Some wear to edges/boards, missing a little leather to some corners, last volume missing some leather to lower front board, wear near edges, spotting to end pages, pages/hinges/text blocks are very good for over 175 years old!!!

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MCKENNEY, Thomas L. (1785-1859) and James HALL (1793-1868)
        Kish-Ke-Kosh, a Fox Brave
      Philadelphia: F.W. Greenough, 1838. Hand-coloured lithograph by J.T. Bowen after George Cooke's 1837 portrait. In excellent condition apart from some light off-setting and soiling. A fine image from McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America': `One of the most important [works] ever published on the American Indians' (Field),` a landmark in American culture' (Horan) and an invaluable contemporary record of a vanished way of life. A reputedly fierce warrior with an imposing presence, Kish-Ke-Kosh attended the delegation of Sioux and Fox and Sauk chiefs at the War Department in 1837, where the two tribes signed a tenuous peace treaty. Despite his normal appearance, his name roughly translated means 'The Man with One Leg' or 'He with a Cut Hoof'. The Fox tribe, which are actually the Mesquaki, inhabited the Great Lakes region of the United States and merged with the Sauk tribe in the eighteenth century. McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America' has long been renowned for its faithful portraits of Native Americans. The portraits are largely based on paintings by the artist Charles Bird King, who was employed by the War Department to paint the Indian delegates visiting Washington D.C., forming the basis of the War Department's Indian Gallery. Most of King's original paintings were subsequently destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian, and their appearance in McKenney and Hall's magnificent work is thus our only record of the likenesses of many of the most prominent Indian leaders of the nineteenth century. Numbered among King's sitters were Sequoyah, Red Jacket, Major Ridge, Keokuk, and Black Hawk. After six years as Superintendent of Indian Trade, Thomas McKenney had become concerned for the survival of the Western tribes. He had observed unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of the Native Americans for profit, and his vocal warnings about their future prompted his appointment by President Monroe to the Office of Indian Affairs. As first director, McKenney was to improve the administration of Indian programs in various government offices. His first trip was during the summer of 1826 to the Lake Superior area for a treaty with the Chippewa, opening mineral rights on their land. In 1827, he journeyed west again for a treaty with the Chippewa, Menominee , and Winebago in the present state of Michigan. His journeys provided an unparalleled opportunity to become acquainted with Native American tribes. When President Jackson dismissed him from his government post in 1830, McKenney was able to turn more of his attention to his publishing project. Within a few years, he was joined by James Hall, a lawyer who had written extensively about the west. McKenney and Hall saw their work as a way of preserving an accurate visual record of a rapidly disappearing culture. (Gilreath). Cf. BAL 6934; cf. Bennett p.79; cf. Field 992; cf. Howes M129; cf. Lipperhiede Mc4; cf. Reese, Stamped With A National Character p. 24; Sabin 43410a; Horan 188.

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Ricord, Phillippe
        Traite pratique des maladies veneriennes
      Paris: Rouvier..., 1838. 1st edition. Ricord, Philippe (1800-1889). Traite pratique des maladies veneriennes. . . . 8vo. [4], 808pp. Paris: Rouvier & Le Bouvier, 1838. 226 x 142 mm. (uncut). Modern quarter morocco, marbled boards in period style; original printed wrappers bound in. Light foxing, but very good. First Edition. Garrison-Morton 2381 & 5202. Ricord re-established the specific character of syphilis (after his predecessors John Hunter and J.-F. Hernandez), distinguishing it from gonorrhea and other venereal diseases. He divided syphilis into primary, secondary and tertiary stages, described vaginal, uterine and urethral chancres, and showed that patients with syphilis were resistant to re-infection. Quetel, History of Syphilis, pp. 109-12.

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Brentano, C.
        Gockel, Hinkel, Gackeleia. Mährchen wieder erzählt von Clemens Brentano. Frankfurt, Schmerber, 1838. XIV, 346 S. Mit lithogr. Titel u. 14 lithogr. Tafeln. Neuer weinroter Hldr. (Orig.-Rücken m. goldgepr. RTit. montiert; Deckel beschabt).
      1838. . Goedeke VI, 62,43.- Mallon 112; Rümann 130 u. 2562.- Erste Ausgabe.- Eines der schönsten Bücher der romantischen Schule. Die Urfassung entstand 1815/16, wurde aber erst 1846/47 gedruckt. Zu seinen Lebzeiten veröffentlichte Brentano nur die zu einem Arabeskenroman ausgestaltete Spätfassung, die er ab 1835 überarbeitete und durch die 'Herzliche Zueignung' sowie durch das abschließende Tagebuch der Ahnfrau erweiterte. Die reizvollen Illustrationen und der Titel wurden nach Entwürfen des Dichters lithographiert. Das weiße Dreieck in der Illustration zu S. 97 mit Schrift, also schon im 2. Zustand, die Tafeln nicht mehr getönt wie beim ersten Druck.- Text durchgehend etwas feuchtrandig, zum Ende stärker, vereinzelt etwas braunfleckig, Tafeln meist sauber umd meist mit umlaufendem weißen Rand sowie mit eingebundenem Schutzblatt.-

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Weick, Wilderich (Hrsg.)
        Freiburg im Breisgau und seine Umgebungen. Mit Beiträgen von den Herren Professoren Fromherz, Leuckart, Spenner, Werber und den Herren Dr. Bader und Dr. Müller. Hrsg. v. W. Weick.
      Wangler, Freiburg 1838. VIII, 414 Seiten, 1 Bl. mit 6 gest. Tafeln u. 2 zusätzlichen ganzseitigen lithogr. Abbildungen auf Vorder- u. Rückseite d. Einbands. Kl.-8°. Illustr.-Ppbd. - Etwas berieben. Rücken lose u. mit Fehlstelle oben (ca. 3 cm). Die Tafeln etwas gebräunt. Sonst schön u. sauber erhalten. - Tafeln: Freiburg, Freiburger Münster, Burg Zähringen, Badenweiler, Alt Breisach, Der Zwehrenbach. Einbandbilder: "Kopf Garten" (Café Kopf, Münsterplatz), Felsenkeller v. Fendrich (Schloßberg). Wie immer ohne die auf dem Titel genannte Karte, die separat verkauft wurde. - Detailliert über das Leben in Freiburg um 1838, Natur, Straßen, Häuser, Menschen, Geschäfte u.a. Sehr selten.

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HOLMES, Oliver Wendell
        Boylston Prize Dissertations for the Years 1836 and 1837
      Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown. 1838. First. First edition. Octavo. 8vo. xiv, (2), 371 pp. Folding map frontispiece with the state borders outlined by hand in colors. Brown ribbon-embossed cloth (oak-leaf and acorn pattern), gilt spine title. A couple of short closed tears at the spinal extremities and a few scattered spots of light foxing in the text. A lovely, very near fine copy. Holmes's first book of prose and first medical book, comprising three essays: "Dissertation on Intermittent Fever in New England" (which the map accompanies), "Dissertation on Neuralgia," and "Dissertation on Direct Exploration." This copy is Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to William Hussey Page, a prominent Boston physician of the time who later moved west: "Mr. W.H. Page from his friend O.W. Holmes." Beneath the inscription the recipient added a date "Feb. 18, 1852." and "Vol. 98"; the latter designation he repeated and added his name "Wm. H. Page" on the final text leaf. The Boylston Prize awards helped the young Dr. Holmes inaugurate his successful career as a professor of medicine. The first book in his literary career was a collection of poems that appeared two years earlier. Ives, Bibliography of Oliver Wendell Holmes, p. 161; BAL 8732. A beautiful, very near fine copy. .

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Tupper, Martin Farquhar:
        PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY: A BOOK OF THOUGHTS AND ARGUMENTS, ORIGINALLY TREATED
      London: John Rickerby, 1838.. 224,[4]pp. Original blue-black cloth, stamped in blind, spine stamped in gilt. Head and toe of spine a bit worn, with small breaks in cloth, corners bumped, with a couple small nicks at edges, a few minor spots to sizing, minor discoloration at lower edge of front endpapers, imperceptible tightening between endsheet and first gathering, otherwise a bright, unusually nice copy. First edition. From the library of Siegfried Sassoon, with his monogram stamp on free endsheet, a snippet of doggerel verse: "Had Tupper proved profound as (once) the public thought, This First Edition had not for three bob been bought. SS," and a seven line quote from Tupper's DNB entry written out. Although slow to take off, this work became one of the great Victorian bestsellers, with over sixty editions appearing in the next half century. A difficult book, perhaps even scarce, in original cloth; most copies we have seen in the trade of late were rebound. NCBEL III:557.

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Grohmann Paul
        Wanderungen in den Dolomiten. Wien, Gerold, 1877. 8°. VIII, 327 S., mit 4 Holzschn.-Tafeln in Tondruck. Lwd. d. Zt. mit Deckeltitel.
      - Dreyer 209 - Imhof 429 - Perret 2063.- Erste Ausgabe, sehr selten.- Der österr. Alpinist Paul Grohmann (* 12. Juni 1838 in Wien; ? 29. Juli 1908 in Wien) war Mitbegründer des Österreichischen Alpenvereins. Ihm gelangen zahlreiche Erstbegehungen in den Dolomiten, den Karnischen Alpen und den Zillertaler Alpen. Bezüglich der Zahl der Erstersteigungen wird Paul Grohmann wahrscheinlich von keinem anderen Bergsteiger in den Alpen übertroffen.- Ihm zu Ehren wurde 1875 der bis dahin unbestiegene Sasso di Levante in der Langkofelgruppe in Grohmannspitze umbenannt.- Die Tafeln v. J. J. Kirchner mit Ansichten von Cortina d?Ampezzo, Tofana, Christallo, Marmolada.- Innendeckel mit Exlibris von Otto Barth (1876-1916) für Alfred Korndörfer.- Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt, sonst schönes Exemplar.# First edition, very rare.- The 4 plates by. J.J. Kirchner with views of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Tofana, Christallo, Marmolada.- With bookplate of Otto Barth (1876-1916).- Good copy. [Attributes: First Edition]

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Stromeyer, Georg Friedrich Louis
        Beiträge zur operativen Orthopädik, oder Erfahrungen über die subcutane Durchschneidung verkürzter Muskeln und deren Sehnen.
      - Hannover, Helwig, 1838, 8°, VI, 154 pp., mit 18 Abbildungen auf 8 lithographierten Taf., Halbleinen der Zeit mit Rückentitel; St.a.Tit, kleiner Eckabriss i.d. Vorrede restauriert, sonst gutes Exemplar. BEGINN DER ORTHOP?DISCHEN CHIRURGIE! - ERSTE AUSGABE. Sehr selten. Noch bis in die 30iger Jahre des 19. Jahrhunderts galt die Maxime "Wahre Klumpfüße werden nicht geheilt und müssen amputiert werden." - So kann man verstehen, mit welcher Begeisterung die neue Methode der subkutanen Durschneidung der Achillessehne aufgenommen wurde. Obwohl bereits 1816 von Delpech in Frankreich ohne bleibenden Erfolg angewendet, verhalfen erst die Berichte Stromeyers und die Veröffentlichung seines Buches der neuen Technik zum Durchbruch. Damit begann eine neue Ära in der Orthopädie. Nicht nur der Klumpfuß, sondern auch der Schiefhals, die Skoliosen, etc. konnten einer andern Behandlung zugeführt werden. Nicht wenig zur Verbreitung der neuen Methoden hat der vorzügliche Erfolg Stromeyers in der Behandlung des englischen Arztes William John Little (1810-1894) beigetragen. Little hat darauf hin die Methode Stromeyers in Berlin bei Dieffenbach und später in England eingeführt. -- In diesem Zusammenahng ist besonders erwähnenswert, daß Stromeyer den allergrößten Wert auf eine gute Nachbehandlung seiner operierten Patienten legte (Steckapparate, etc.). - Georg Friedrich Louis Stromeyer (1804-1876), als Sohn eines Arztes in Hannover geboren, begann seine Lehrtätigkeit an der dortigen chirurgischen Schule und richtete zugleich eine Orthopädische Anstalt ein war entsprechend den damaligen Gepflogenheiten zehn Jahre lang in einem bestimmten Distrikt in Hannover als Armenarzt tätig. In dieser Zeit wurde Stromeyer, wie Bade berichtet, ein fgrüher Verfechter der Krüppelfürsorge, da er anregte, "Arme Krüppel und amre missgestaltete Kinder durch Staatsmittel zu heilen und zu behandeln". 1829 gründete Stromeyer in Hannover sein orthopädisches Institut, das bis 1838 bestand und arbeitet nach Delpech's Anregungen. In einem Prospekt dieser "Heilanstalt für Verkrümmte des Hofchirurgus Dr. Stromeyer zu Hannover" wird hervorgehoben, dass die zweite Etage für die Streckbetten bestimmt sein und dass auch gymnastische Übungen zweimal am tage im Freien stattfinden" (Valentin) In dieser Zeit beginnt stromeyer auch mit seinen . wie er sie nennt - "orthopädischen Versuchen", die sich bald zu einer erfolgreichen praktischen und wissenschaftlichen Tätigkeit erweitern. Die damals üblichen unblutigen orthopädischen Behandlungsmethoden, meist mit großen apparativen Aufwand ausgeführt, versucht er zunehmend durch kleinere operative Eingriffe, wie Sehnendurchtrennungen, zu verbessern bzw. erleichtern. - 1838 erhielt er den Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie an der Universität Erlangen. 1841 ging er nach München, 1842 nach Freiburg. 1848 ist er Professor in Kiel und Generalstabsarzt der Schleswig-Holsteinischen Armee. 1854 wird er Generalstabsarzt der Hannoverschen Armee, wo er 1866 bei der Schlacht von Langensaltza seine kriegschirurgischen Grundsätze praktizieren konnte. Noch 1870-71 ist er als Chirurg bei der Schlacht von Sedan und während der Belagerung von Paris in Versailles tätig. Sein unvergänglicher Verdienst, ist es aber die subkutane Tenotomie und Myotomie zum bleibenden Eigentum der Chirurgie gemacht zu haben. - - *First Edition. Rare. Stromeyer is the founder of modern surgery of the locomotor system. He advocated and practised subcutaneous tenotomy for all deformities of the body arising from muscular defects. In Stromeyer's private institute for orthopaedics in Hannover, the treatment of clubfoot was revolutionized. One of his early patients and most enthusiastic proponent of his methods, was the great British surgeon William John Little (1810-1894). The result of tenotomy of his heel cord was so satisfactory to him, that Little remained at Hannover for a period to acquire the knowledge of the technique. At the end of his stay in Germany, he hastened to Berlin to . [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), (1794-1854)
        Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott / By J. G. Lockhart, . In four volumes
      Paris : Baudry's European Library, ., 1838 - Physical description: 4v. ; 22cm. Subjects: Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832 -- Authors, Scottish -- English literature -- 19th century -- Biography. Language: English. Spine title: Lockhart's Life of Sir W. Scott. Very good copies bound in contemporary 1/2 black leather over marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leather labels to spines with gilt-crossed bands. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. All edges marbled. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown of each volume. Minor, scattered marginal foxing, mainly around prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. 3 Kg. 0 pp. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Surtees Robert Smith
        [Sporting Novels] Jorrocks Jaunts and Jollities * Hawbuck Grange * Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour * Handley Cross * Ask Mamma * Plain or Ringlets * Hillingdon Hall
      Walter Spiers. Longman, Nimmo, Bradbury and Evans, 1838. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good. John Leech, H.K. Browne etc.. 7 volumes bound uniformly in half black leather over green cloth - apparently all rebacked uniformly from an earlier rebinding with the earlier spines laid down - 5 raised bands, gilt compartments, etc.. Housed in a cloth box, the interior done in marbled paper. Modest wear at edges of volumes, occasional scuffs, a few spine strips chipped from the earlier rebinding ("Ask Mamma" is the only volume with significant damage in this regard - the top panel on the spine is largely missing). Generally quite attractive.Comprises:Jorrocks's Jaunts: First edition in book form with 12 engravings by Browne plus portraits. Original cloth cover and spine bound in at rear.Hawbuck Grange: First edition in book form. 8 engravings by Browne. Original cloth cover and spine bound in at rear.Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour: 13 color plates and 84 engravings by Leech. Bound from the original parts with original wrappers and ads bound in at rear. Ownership marks to wrapper coversHandley Cross: 17 color plates, 84 engravings by Leech. Second issue of the first edition. Original covers and spine bound in at rear."Ask Mamma": 13 color plates and 69 engravings by Leech. Bound from the original parts with the wrappers and ads bound in at rear. First issue (Ask Mamma in outline letters on Part I wrappers) Ownership marks to wrapper covers.Plain or Ringlets: 13 color plates and 44 engravings by Leech. Bound from the original parts with the wrappers bound in at rear. With engraved, colored, title.Hillingdon Hall: 12 hand colored illustrations by Wildrake - Heath - Jellicoe. First illustrated edition. Original covers, spine, and ads bound in. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrator: John Leech, H.K. Browne etc.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 036545.

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LINSOLAS (DE) Aubert
        SOUVENIRS DE L’ITALIE
      Avignon, L. Aubanel, 1838. In-8 p. (mm. 201x127), 2 voll., mz. pelle coeva, decoraz. e tit. oro al dorso, pp. 303; 309,(3); con 1 grande pianta (più volte ripieg.) degli scavi di Pompei e 91 bellissime tavv. litografate f.t. su disegni dell?'Autore, che raffigurano vedute di Genova, Pisa, Firenze, Roma, Napoli e dintorni (Pozzuoli, lago d?'Averna, Baia, Pompei, Vesuvio), Civita-Castellana, Terni, Spoleto, Ancona, Verona, Milano. Poichè l?'opera è dedicata in gran parte a Roma, numerose sono le vedute di monumenti antichi e moderni relativi alla capitale e dintorni. Resoconto di un Interessantissimo viaggio in Italia (da Genova a Napoli, con rientro in Francia attraverso la Marca d?'Ancona, il bolognese, Venezia e Milano) in cui l?'A., più che al folklore delle popolazioni incontrate, dedica la sua attenzione alla loro storia attraverso le bellezze artistiche ed archeologiche dei monumenti visitati. Di Roma il de Linsolas si sofferma a considerare anche la letteratura e i principali artisti nazionali e stranieri ivi residenti, le sue più importanti feste, cerimonie e divertimenti, con brevi cenni sulla politica e la religione.Edizione estremamente rara e sconosciuta alle bibliografie. E?' stata collazionata con l?'esemplare digitalizzato su internet. Molto ben conservato.

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Tegner, Esaias.
        Axel. From the Swedish of Esaias Tegner. By R.G. Latham.
      T. Hookham, London 1838 - First edition in English, 8vo, pp. [4], 44; publisher's presentation blindstamp embossed in the title page, original plain paper wrappers with paper label on upper cover, advertisement slip tipped in at the back. From the library of George Stephens, the runic archaeologist, with his accession sticker on the back wrapper. Together with Tegner's masterpiece Frithjofs Saga, Axel is the poem on which this Swedish author's reputation is based. In 1838 Latham translated and edited, with Sir E. Creasey, both Frithiof's Saga and Axel. These were his first two books of many on philological subjects, including his famous History of the English Language (1841, 5th edition 1862); and his edition of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, which he largely rewrote.Nine in OCLC, only Harvard, Minnesota and Wisconsin only in the U.S. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

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CUMBERLAND County, New Jersey. - Theodore Sutton PARVIN (1817-1901, cartographer)
        An untitled manuscript map of Cumberland County, New Jersey, and the surrounding area
      [No place but Burlington, Iowa, 1838. Pen, ink and watercolour map of Cumberland County, with the properties of D. Parvin and D. Harris, and numerous towns located, the demarcation line between marsh and solid ground marked, and the routes and names of all the main rivers and creeks shown, some roads marked in pencil, and the route between Salem, Salem Co., and the tip of Cape May marked with a purple dotted line. Sheet size: 16 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches. An attractive map of Cumberland County, in southern New Jersey The Parvin property is identified as being on the southern bank of the Cohansey River in Fairfield Township. The Harris property is in adjoining Downe Township. These are the only two individual properties identified on the map, suggesting that the map was either compiled for or by a member of the Parvin or Harris family. This map was loosely inserted in an 1838 edition of Bradford's Illustrated Atlas , inscribed on the title "Theodore Sutton Parvin, Burlington, Iowa, August 15/ [18]38", and an examination of the map of New Jersey in the atlas shows that the Cumberland County area was squared up for enlargement. All of which gives a source and probable author of the map. Parvin has added some names and geographical features in addition to those shown on the Bradford engraved map. Theodore Sutton Parvin was born in Cedarville, Cumberland County, N. J., on January 15, 1817; and died June 28, 1901. He graduated at Woodward College, Cincinnati, in 1836; he studied law; was private secretary of Robert Lucas, the first governor of the Iowa Territory, and was the first librarian of that territory. Later he was librarian and professor in the Iowa State University; was a founder of the Iowa State Historical Society in 1857, and for the years 1863-65 was its corresponding secretary and editor. He was the founder, in 1844, of the Iowa Masonic Library, and through his exertions this library has its present building at Cedar Rapids. From its foundation until his death, fifty-seven years, he was its librarian. ( Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society , [1905]. vol.X, part II, p.871).

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Dickens, Charles
        The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (20 parts in 19)
      Chapman & Hall, London 1838 - First Edition, First Printing. A magnificent set in the original monthly parts. The complete set has all advertisements and advertisers except Amesbury Patent Supports in Part 3, and Tyas Heads in Parts 7 and 8. The ad in Part 19/20 for Hills Seal Wafers has five intact specimen color wafers; Mechi's Catalogue with red and black wrappers in Part 8; Part 16 with uncalled-for Views for Tourists slip; Part 4, p. 123 with "visiter" for "sister"; Part 5, p. 160 with "latter" for "letter." Eckel, pp. 64-66; Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 131-160 Overall, a lovely set with minor wear in collector's' condition housed in a custom clamshell slipcase. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

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[Williams, Thomas. 1779 - 1876]. Wilson, William R. - Prior Owner
        The BATTLE Of The GREAT DAY. Revelation, XVI, 12 - 21
      [n. p.]:. [n. d.].. 8-5/8" x 4-5/8". 1st printing (presumed). Ca 1838. Single sheet broadside, printed recto only. Seven quatrains, in rhyming couplets.. Period prior owner signature of one "W. R. Wilson", with an. inscription to verso: "A present from Rev / Thomas Williams /. Plainfield / Pn / February 20 [25 underneath] 1838 / William Wilson. [flourish underneath]". Paper foxed & browned, as to be expected. A. Very Good copy.. An extremely rare, and early, 'Millerite'-themed broadside by this prolific, early 19th New England preacher. While other works of Williams are recorded in UMI's "Millerites and Early Adventists", this ephemeral publication is not. Not in the NUC, though OCLC shows one institutional holding, at Brown, recording the publication date as 1849, presumably based on the date that WilliamsÕ work Discourse on the Battle of the Great Day was published, and wherein this poem is also found. From the inscription of the verso of this broadside copy, we know a more accurate publication date of [ca] 1838.

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