S.l. [Paris] s.d. [5 mai 1884], 10x12,9cm, 4 pp. sur un feuillet double. - S.l. [Paris] s.d. [5 mai 1884], 10x12,9cm, 4 pp. sur un feuillet double. - 70 linee in inchiostro nero, un disegno originale con inchiostro su un doppio foglio di intestazione "83, rue Dulong". [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Lettre autographe signée de Guy de Maupas­sant à la comtesse Potocka, 70 lignes à l'encre noire, agrémentée d'un dessin original à l'encre, sur un feuillet double à en-tête « 83, rue Du­long ». Enveloppe jointe. Maupassant a, des années durant, été l'un des sou­pirants les plus assidus de la comtesse Potocka. Il s'ap­prête à aller la voir sur invitation de son mari : « Vous savez, n'est-ce pas, que je dîne chez vous demain, invité par votre mari. » Son époux le comte Potocki vivait en totale liberté avec la comtesse, occupé qu'il était à entretenir la célèbre courtisane Émilienne d'Alençon, il ne s'offusqua pas des « Macchabées » de son épouse, son groupe de soupirants. Les « Macchabées » avaient érigé l'amour en reli­gion et ils en étaient les pénitents. Ainsi Maupassant écrit-il à la comtesse : « Il n'y a pas deux pénitentes comme vous, d'abord. Et puis j'ai qu'une péni­tente qui me fait plutôt l'effet d'une Directrice car je me sens disposé bien plus à lui obéir qu'à la conseiller. » Plus loin, alors qu'il décrit une soi­rée à laquelle il a assisté, il admet s'être abîmé dans la ferveur que la comtesse provoque chez lui : « Comme j'avais mon chapelet dans ma poche je me suis mis à en réciter une dixaine en répétant entre chaque « ave » - « Notre Dame de Vassivière, patronne du lac P … [Click Below for Full Description]

Condition: Acceptable. Hardcover *SCARCE* ALL IN A LIFE TIME A ROMANCE by Susan H Wixon FALL RIVER, MASS PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR 1884 Presumed 1st edition/printing (1884 on title page) Also included with this listing is an early era escort card that was found inside this book. (If book states "First Edition, Printing" it will be noted above, otherwise please see pics.) # of pages: 397 Dust jacket? NO Please see pics for more details such as printing year/edition, subject, publisher, etc. CONDITION: Heavy cover wear. Front & back hinge separation. Pencil writing on 2nd endpage (1886) Writing on first pastedown. Age tanned pages have foxing and stains. Binding is loosening. Let me know if you need more info. PLEASE DISREGARD THE LETTER/NUMBER IN [ ] THAT PROCEEDS THE LISTING. IT IS FOR STORE USE ONLY. SHIPPING DISCOUNT: 50% DISCOUNT FOR ADDITIONAL LIKE ITEMS. IF YOU ARE PURCHASING MULTIPLE ITEMS YOU MAY NEED TO WAIT TO PAY, UNTIL I HAVE A CHANCE TO UPDATE THE SHIPPING, SO THAT YOU WILL GET YOUR DISCOUNT (ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE BUYING FROM OTHER OF MY LISTINGS). INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: PLEASE EMAIL FOR SHIPPING COSTS PRIOR TO BIDDING/BUYING. WE ALSO HAVE A VAIETY OF OTHER ITEMS: NASCAR CARS & TRUCKS, OLD & RARE BOOKS, VINTAGE ITEMS, OLD TOYS, FIGURINES [ELEPHANTS, DRAGONS, LIGHTHOUSES], LIGHTERS, MOVIE POSTERS, AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & SERVICE CATALOGS & MANUALS, BACK ISSUE MAGAZINES, EARLY 1900's SHEET MUSIC, SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS, GENEALOGY & COURT RECORDS, FRANKOMA, FIREKING DISHES, COLLECTOR PLATES, RARE DVD & VHS TAPES, PORCELAIN DOLLS, MILITARY SURPLUS, SWORDS, PURSES, LEATHER BELTS, B … [Click Below for Full Description]

Paris: 1884. 8vo, pp. xii, 600, 20 (C. Reinwald & Cie. catalogue); lithograph frontispiece, 15 lithograph plates (several printed in blue, 3 double-page), folding stencil-colored world map, tables in the text; quite a delightful copy, uncut, unopened, in original burgundy cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. Of the "Conférences scientifiques sur la doctrine de l'évolution en général et celle de Darwin, Goethe et Lamarck en particulier, traduites de l'Allemand par le docteur Ch. Letourneau" (from the title-p.). First published in French in 1874. Haeckel's books are famously illustrated, and while not one of the stunning quartos, the illustrations are compelling and the book is in fine condition.

New York: G. W. & C. B. Colton, 1884. Hand-colored pocket map approx. 9" x 22½" folding down into the original brown cloth covers lettered in gilt; hinges cracked, some minor discoloration to the cloth; map is fine. A smaller version of that issued by Colton in 1882.

1884. Please feel free to request a detailed description. Short description (computer translated from Russian into English): Karnovich. E.P. Remarkable and mysterious persons of the XVIII and XIX centuries. - St. Petersburg: A.S. Suvorin. 1884. - [6]. 520 pp.. [13] portrait.; 23.5x16 cm. In contemporary half-leather binding. Stickers with the title of the book and the author's name on the spine are renewed. [ANT_book]. SKUANT7/449 We ship to worldwide destinations from worldwide origination points. including our overseas facilities. Shipping and handling charges are based on the actual weight. Buyers are advised to request a postage cost estimate before placing an order. Most orders are delivered by international mail within 30 days. For expedited shipping please contact us before placing your order.

London: George Routledge and Sons, [1884]. First edition. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Printed in color by Edmund Evans. 1 vols. 6 x 4-3/4 inches. First edition. White parchment paper boards, gilt. Joints starting but sound, minor soiling to covers. A good copy withal. Item #21568. [Attributes: First Edition]

Condition: Good / Signed. Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Good. 1884. Hardcover. This book includes a report for the House of Representatives titled "Improvements in Steamships: Memorial Relating to Inventions and Improvements in Steamships by Capt. Charles G. Lundborg, Formerly of the Royal Swedish Navy" with two tipped in, sepia-toned frontispieces and four fold-out plates. Boards are dark brown with title gilt on front. Boards have moderate wear and soiling, and top and bottom of spine have light chipping. All edges have moderate foxing. Presentation copy with author's signature on first endpaper. Moderate foxing to frontispieces and light foxing and soiling to fold-out plates. All plates have a 1" tear where bound into book. Frontispieces are tipped in photographs of proposed steamship models, or photographs of paintings of proposed steamship models. Plates are b&w and contain charts concerning improvements of steamships. In this report, Charles Lundborg, a former Captain of the Royal Swedish Navy, provided new ship models for the improvement of the U. S. Navy which were received with enthusiasm. Two copies in OCLC as of May 2017. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 71 pp; Signed by Author. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

Paris: Laplace, Sanchez, n.d. [1884]. Small 8vo. (iv) 615p. Large print. Illustrated with four steel-engraved plates and a frontispiece in chromolithography by Emrik & Binger, Haarlem. Bound in full tortoiseshell with watered silk endpapers, a.e.g., with tortoiseshell clasps, the upper cover with borders of lace work silver overlay. Some pages foxed, covers very fine. Item #20624 A lovely example of this binding style.

Paris: Imp. A. Quantin. First edition of which there were no large paper copies. A fine copy. Rare. [Attributes: First Edition]

London; New York: 1884. Twenty-three novels bound in nineteen volumes [one volume absent]. Advertisement to front pastedown to The Caxtons states 'Lord Lyttons Novels. The Caxton Edition. Messrs. George Routledge and Sons beg to announce the publication of a New Edition of Lord Lytton's Novels, which will be issued in twenty monthly volumes.' Novels included are as follows: The Caxtons; "My Novel " by Pisistratus Caxton Or, Varieties in English Life, in two volumes; Paul Clifford; The Parisians, complete in one volume; Rienzi: The Last of the Roman Tribunes; What will he do with it? in two volumes [by Pisistraus Caxon, author of My Novel]; Harold: The Last of the Saxons Kings; Kenelm Chillingly, his Adventures and Opinions; Ernest Maltravers and Alice, or the Mysteries, bound in one volume; The Last of the Barons; Pelham and The Disowned, bound in one volume; Eugene Aram and Zanoni, bound in one volume; Night and Morning; A Strange Story and The Haunted and the Haunters; Leila or the Siege of Granada; Calderon the Courtier; and The Pilgrims of the Rhine; Devereux and Godolphin, bound in one volume; The Coming Race: Falkland, Zicci and Pausanias the Spartan. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC (1803 - 1873), was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. With publisher's advertisements to endpapers to volume one. Bound by Westleys and Co. with binder's label to rear pastedown to some volumes. In cloth binding … [Click Below for Full Description]

1884.

Honoluli, HI: J. H. Soper; J. M. Oat Jr. and Co, 1884. [Attributes: First Edition]

Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic seas, and round the world: being personal narratives of attempts to reach the North and South Poles; and of an open-boat expedition up the Wellington Channel in search of Sir John Franklin and Her Majesty's ships "Erebus" and "Terror", in Her Majesty's boat Forlorn Hope, under the command of the author. To which are added an autobiography, appendix, portraits, maps, and numerous illustrations. FIRST EDITION. Please see additional details below. DETAILS: Title: Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic seas, and round the world: being personal narratives of attempts to reach the North and South Poles; and of an open-boat expedition up the Wellington Channel in search of Sir John Franklin and Her Majesty's ships "Erebus" and "Terror", in Her Majesty's boat Forlorn Hope, under the command of the author. To which are added an autobiography, appendix, portraits, maps, and numerous illustrations. Author: Robert M'Cormick. Published: 1884. Place Published: London. Published By: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, And Rivington. Description: A complete set, with three maps (one folding), Four foldout illustrations, three portraits, numerous full page plates and illustrations in the text. Complete in two volumes! Size (for each volume): Approx 9 7/8" x 6 3/4" x 1 3/4". CONDITION: Overall: Good to very good. Neatly rebound in half leather fine bindings! Pages: Good to very good with occasional mild foxing or hand soiling, some tearing to folding map, most tissue guards missing, (please see pictures). Binding: Excellent / rebound. Hing … [Click Below for Full Description]

A Law Dictionary, adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America and of the Federal States of the American Union: with References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law, By John Bouvier Fifteenth Edition, Thoroughly Revised and Greatly Enlarged, published by J.B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1884. This 2 volume set is bound in full lamb and would be in very good condition but the covers are loose from the volumes. This is an early and rare edition worth having rebound or repaired by a professional bookbinder. The front endpaper has a presentation to a M.J. Moore presented to him by the Draftsman's Division of the U.S. Patent Office, June 10, 1884. Over 9 inches in height indicates quarto sized volume, what they used to refer to as "Royal Octavo" in the 19th century. There is a previous owner's name inside front cover on ffep. Volume II has 857 pages, Volume I has 841. Please see photos.

Title: LIEDER BY LUCY KAMPFER - WIEN 1884 Author: Lucy Kamper Publisher/Copyright: Commissionsverlag Bon L. W. Seidel & Sohn. Edition: Assumed First Edition with only one date present on the title page Condition:(all defects if any are formulated into pricing) Outside of book has a price like pull from the front board. Book is nicely done and well bound with decorated boards and sectioned spine. The inside board and end paper is nicely decorated in flowers. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean, book is tight and sturdy. A good copy. Size: 6 x 4 ½ (approximately)Pages: 148 + index pages Binding/Cover: Hardback without dust jacket Shipping & Handling: Refunds: All items are 100% refundable up to 10 days after item received Background/Description:BOOK IS WRITTEN IN SCANDINAVIAN OR GERMAN! Assumed First Edition with only one date present on the title page. Good/None dust jacket condition as issued. Overall book is in good condition. Very decorative book that is good for decorating, gifting, reading, displaying, or research. PI 24 INV Code W64 002509.

Russia: 1884. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy]

"Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Indiana" 58 volumes, dates range from 1884 to 1966, Illustrated with portraits, most bound in Blue cloth, some in Black cloth, each volume approximately 6 by 9 inches, Good Condition. See picture. Postage extra. Nice volumes. Priced at $10 a volume. Here are the dates: Grand Lodge: 1884, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 196, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966. [Attributes: First Edition]

Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1884. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy]

1884. American Orators and Oratory: Comprising biographical sketches of the representative men of America, together with gems of eloquence upon leading questions of the republic to the present time [Hardcover] this is a used genuine family heirloom that is in fairly good condition considering its age (published in 1884). PLEASE SEE DETAILED PHOTOS TO EXAMINE CONDITION. measure 8" x 10" x 3", weighs approx 6+ lbs. This book is from my grandfather's estate. I have tried my best to make these descriptions accurate as possible. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: overall pages are in good condition considering their age but several pages have writing in pencil on them (see example in pic 12) The spine is still intact for the most part but shows obvious signs of wear (please see pic 8). Pages are yellowed from age - it appears that the 1120 pages are intact. This hard cover book was published by the occidental publishing co., san francisco in 1884. authored by c.m. whitman of the iowa press association with an introduction by hon. frank gilbert (author of "the world, historical and actual"; american literature" And "english literature". this book features biographical sketches on the following: John Adams, "Favoring The Declaration" Allison, William B Anthony, Henry B Arthur, Chester A "Welcome To The Guests of the Nation" Baird, Thomas F Beck, James B Beecher, Henry Ward "Evolution" Benton, Thomas H Blaine James G "Eulogy on Garfield" Blair Henry Ward "Aid To Common Schooled" Brown, Joseph E "Pinioning Soldiers of Mexican War" Butler, Benjamin F "Free and Equal Suffrage" Calhoun, John C "Last Sp … [Click Below for Full Description]

Roberts Brothers, 1884. Cover moderately soiled, book slightly canted. See photos. Corners bumped. Binding split with some sections of pages at split attached by threads (see photo), but all covers and pages still attached. One page of rear endpaper missing (see photo). Map is not included, although there is no evidence (e.g. a torn/page remnant at crease) that it was ever removed. This is a very rare 1st American & 1st illustrated edition, in its first printing state. This is validated by several points, including the fact that "Dead Man's Chest" is not capitalized on pages 2 and 7 (see photo of page 2), and the typo "rain" (instead of "vain") in the last line of page 40. (Subsequent printings corrected these errors.) Please note the red marks/arrows on photos are added digitally - they are not on the actual pages of the book! Gray cover with black design/text. Four B&W plates by F. T. Merrill. Cover moderately soiled, book slightly canted. See photos. Corners bumped. Binding split with some sections of pages at split attached by threads (see photo), but all covers and pages still attached. One page of rear patterned endpaper missing (see photo). Map is not included, although there is no evidence (e.g. a torn/page remnant at crease) that it was removed. Owners pencil inscription on blank front endpaper. This edition WITH the map sells for $5,000+ (if you can find one). I believe my Buy-It-Now price is fair, based on condition and missing map for this rare edition of a much-coveted literary work... but feel free to make me an offer! Approximately 5-1/2" x 7-1/2". [Attrib … [Click Below for Full Description]

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Bibliotheque Nouvelle De La Jeunesse, 1884. [Attributes: First Edition]

H. S. Crocker & Company, San Francisco, 1884. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very rare! Thin over sized volume. Green pebbled cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated with 8 color illustrations. Former owner's vintage name card glued to the front end paper. ; 55 pages. Seller Inventory # 286536 California residents must add 8.5% Sales Tax or provide a valid California Resale number. No exceptions! Shipping via the USPS. I have been a USED and Rare Bookseller for 40 years, so I'm generally accurate in my descriptions and will pack everything well! Thanks for looking!.

Jules Verne THE TOUR OF THE WORLD Chicago: Belford, Clarke And Co 1884 Early Pirated Edition. Original blue decorative cloth, gilt at spine and front cover, floral endpapers in original decorative and printed dustjacket. Exceedingly scarce in 19th Century dustjacket, with title page dated 1884. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some chipping at spine ends, some darkening overall. Item #32366. [Attributes: In Dust Jacket]

1884. When ordering from the US, parcels may be subject to import tax and duty charges, which the buyer is responsible to pay. Up for sale is a set of architectural drawings from 1884. Design for Residence for Jacob D. Zouck, Esq. - Hanover, PA by Charles L. Carson, Architect, Baltimore, MD. Mr. Zouck was born in Baltimore County in 1837. He was married in 1884 to Alinnie F. Hauer, of Hanover, daughter of Rev. D.J. Hauer, prominent Lutheran minister. At the age of 42, Mr. Zouck became the President of the First National Bank of Hanover. Charles L. Carson (Nov. 3, 1847 - December 18, 1991), was an architect born in Baltimore, MD. He was the oldest son of Daniel Carson, a builder, and one of the founders of the Baltimore chapter of AIA. Charles had little formal training as an architect. Around 1870 he partnered with Thomas Dixon while taking lessons at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Carson and Dixon worked from their offices at 117 Baltimore Street as Thomas Dixon and Charles L. Carson until sometime before 1877 when the partnership was dissolved. In 1888 Charles hired Joseph Evans Sperry who become his chief assistant, and later his partner and successor. A number of his works are listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. The set includes several designs on vellum paper. The main house design is approximately 18" x 18" and shows the front elevation - this is currently paper clipped to cardboard. Followed by a rolled up, typed contract that measures approximately 14" x 8". Next, is a sketch for a fireplace mantel and is approximately 13" x 13". There is … [Click Below for Full Description]

Le roman lui plaît « infiniment », et d'abord « cette gaieté débordante, outrée, roulant comme un ruisseau après une pluie d'orage », puis ce « défilé de caboches extraordinaires » : « l'originalité est dans ce côté caricatural, dans le déhanchement des personnages, auxquels on ne demande plus dès lors un équilibre dont ils font fi eux-mêmes »... Il relève plusieurs scènes « très réussies, d'un grand relief », dont le mérite est dans « la vérité du document, qui se trouve sous les moindres détails ». L'auteur a dû connaître tous les personnages et toutes les scènes : « c'est à peine si vous avez inventé les transitions nécessaires. Rien ne remplace cela, la chose vue, surtout lorsqu'on la rend avec votre sincérité, votre crânerie qui ne recule devant rien. Ah ! vous n'y allez pas de main morte, dans les faits et dans les mots ! Jamais encore on n'avait si carrément vidé ses tripes et fait la bête à deux dos, comme dit Rabelais ». Cependant il critique la composition du roman : il n'y a ni relief, ni perspective, tout est sur le même plan, chaque épisode a la même valeur, et « on n'a plus qu'un défilé de pages, on n'a pas un tout. - Hein ? Suis-je assez Boileau et La Harpe ! ». Passant au style, il se fait « pion », et critique sévèrement « le mot incorrect inutile, l'épithète de couleur qui va contre l'image, la torture de chic imposée à la phrase, et qui la rend obscure ». La prose est factice, affectée. « Saint-Simon dégorgeait sa bile, sans mettre des malices dans son écriture (...).Tandis que vous, avec vos disloquements, vous vous fichez du public, vous faites des effe … [Click Below for Full Description]

1884.

Paris: Imprimerie de A. Quantin. Condition: Very Good. First edition, Janvier, 1884. Small 8vo, original printed gray wraps, 72 pp, including the Discourse by Antonin Proust at rear. VG copy with subtle reinforcement of the spine, original spine paper laid down in dyed japanese paper, contents VG, if a little tanned, minor wear to fore-edges of wraps. Very RARE and with extreme value at auction, including a recent auction record of nearly 2400 Euros including the buyer's premium. [Attributes: First Edition]

Fleet Street London: William Clowes and Sons Ltd. Condition: Good. Look at pictures.Vintage Collectable Law books, all rubbed, chipped edges & spine, some yellowing to pages some flaking of leather due to age, all books legible.Note:Volume 12 & 13 1884 front cover loose at top leftVolume 16 & 17 1885 front and back cover loose Volume 19 1887 loose front coverVolume 25 1890 loose front cover. THE Law Reports UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE AND CONTROL OF THE INCORPORATED COUNCIL OF LAW REPORTING FOR ENGLAND AND WALES SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE. CASES DETERMINED IN THE Queens Bench Division (14 Volumes) Volume 12 & 13 1884 Volume 14 & 15 1885 Volume 16 & 17 1886 Volume 18 & 19 1887 Volume 20 & 21 1888 Volume 22 & 23 1889 Volume 24 & 25 1890 And On Appeal Therefrom In The COURT OF APPEAL, Decisions On CROWN CASES RESERVED AND DECISIONS OF THE RAILWAY AND CANAL COMMISSION -------------------- EDITOR - A. P. STONE, Barrister-at-Law _________________________________________________________ Item Ref Batch 2 Free P&P is for Mainland UK ONLY IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THESE BOOKS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. Email roryallin@aol.com Tel: 01446 735789 _____________________________________________________ If buying from overseas, please ask for the price of P&P before bidding, I WILL ONLY SHIP OVERSEAS BY SECURED MEANS i.e. RECORDED/SIGNED FOR, and unless you request otherwise, I will ship by airmail. The postage quoted in this ad is for the UK Mainland only and all transactions are in £'s Sterling.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884. First edition of this comprehensive Victorian guide to book illustration, featuring twenty-four specimens of modern print processes. A printer by trade, Hodson notes that popular techniques of illustration developed more rapidly in the nineteenth century than in the prior three hundred years of print history, and offers a practical guide to current methods, "including those which are mechanical and chemical, as well as those which are based upon the application of the discoveries of photography." The plates include original examples of traditional illustration processes (line engraving, etching), as well as newer ones like chromolithography, zincography, heliotype, and Woodburytype. A crisp, near-fine copy of an uncommon book. Single volume, measuring 8.5 x 5.5 inches: [8], 224, [6], 32. Original deep blue blindstamped pebbled cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, black endpapers. Twenty-four plates, two mounted, three in color, demonstrating different printing processes; advertisements printed in red and black at rear. Royal Society of Arts stamp to title page and dedication page, ink annotation ("G3") to verso of front free endpaper. Occasional stray mark to binding.

Libreria Editrice Domenico Briòla, 1884. Scheda in lavorazione. A breve verra' aggiornato il prezzo. Ci scusiamo per il disagio Opera completa composta da due tomi rilegati in un unico volume, rispettivamente di 369 e 364 pagine. Volume acefalo della seconda metà dell'800 in stato discreto, coperta in mezza pelle, piatti in tessuto, dorso a quattro falsi nervi, caratteri e fregi floreali incisi in oro, scolorito, alcuni segni del tempo, fioritura sparsa, tagli bruniti con macchie, pagine in buono stato, prime e ultime ambrate, qualche segno a matita al margine del testo. USATO

See below. Treasure Island 1884, Cassell Second edition, following the 1883 first edition Cheaper alternative to the incredibly expensive first edition, which typically fetches near $10,000. The second edition is actually far scarcer than the first. Condition and description: Bound in publisher's original cloth red cloth. Copies were also bound in green and blue cloth. Condition is very good especially given the age. See pictures for the cover condition. Binding sturdy, though there are points of light separation at several points throughout text. Back hinge lightly cracked. Previous owner's name in penn on blank verso of frontis.

Honolulu: J.H. Soper / The Hawaiian News Co, [1884-1888?]. Folio, 18 sets of sheet music, 16 are 3pp, one is 5pp, and one is 7pp. Full dark red velvet over flexible boards, upper cover lettered in gold and blind. "During 1884 and 1886 Honolulu bandmaster Henry Berger had a collection of sheet music published. With the exception of 'Aloha Oe' by Princess Liliuokalani, the pieces were his own compositions. Each was published separately with an identical pictorial title cover featuring a circular vignette of Diamond Head framed by palm trees. At the right of the scene is a list of songs in the collection, with the title of the composition within underlined" - Forbes. Though Forbes notes that copies of this work in the original binding vary from eighteen to thirty selections, having been issued over several years, the present copy has 18 pieces and other copies ahve been noted with 13 or 14 songs. Forbes 3574. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

MILANO: Libreria Editrice Domenico Bri�la, 1884?. MILANO: Libreria Editrice Domenico Briòla, 1884?. RILEGATO. DISCRETO. 14,9 22,8. USATO

MILANO: Libreria Editrice Domenico Bri�la, 1884?. MILANO: Libreria Editrice Domenico Briòla, 1884?. RILEGATO. DISCRETO. 14,9 22,8. USATO

T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1884. xiv, [2], 318pp, [32]. With half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, fore-edge foxed. Decorated endpapers, armorial bookplate of Roberti Comitis de Crewe to FEP, very occasional light spotting. The first edition in English of Indian journalist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's (1838-1894) novel of Hindu life under the British Raj. The work, originally titled Vishabriksha, first appeared in serialised form in 1873 in the Bengal-printed journal Bangadarshan founded by Chatterjee in 1872. Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, marquess of Crewe, formerly Lord Houghton (1858-1945), politician, onetime secretary of state to India. Size: 8vo [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

Libreria Editrice Domenico Briòla, MILANO, 1884. ITALIANO Opera completa composta da due tomi rilegati in un unico volume, rispettivamente di 369 e 364 pagine. Volume acefalo della seconda metà dell'800 in stato discreto, coperta in mezza pelle, piatti in tessuto, dorso a quattro falsi nervi, caratteri e fregi floreali incisi in oro, scolorito, alcuni segni del tempo, fioritura sparsa, tagli bruniti con macchie, pagine in buono stato, prime e ultime ambrate, qualche segno a matita al margine del testo. Numero di pagine: 733

Libreria Editrice Domenico Briòla, MILANO, 1884. ITALIANO Opera completa composta da due tomi rilegati in un unico volume, rispettivamente di 369 e 364 pagine. Volume acefalo della seconda metà dell'800 in stato discreto, rilegato con coperta, non coeva, in mezza pergamena, piatti in tessuto, dorso con caratteri e fregi incisi in nero, pochi segni del tempo, fioritura sparsa, tagli, puntinati in rosso, bruniti, prime e ultime ambrate e con i margini consunti, su risguardia timbro di legatoria, mancante indice. Numero di pagine: 733

apud Weidmannos 1884-1904, Berolini. Dorso del terzo volume leggermente difforme. Perduto frammento dell\'ultima pagina del primo volume XVI + (6) + 56 + XXXII + 882; XXX + 513; XVII + 813 p. 3 voll in-8

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884. 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. An elegant full crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands and the panels and boards framed with gilt pallets and rolls. Wide gilt dentelles and gilt top edge. Armorial bookplates. 11 Japan mounted proofs and hundreds of woodcut illustrations throughout. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

VGC.Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1884.Second edition with some of the first issue points. dead man's chest on pages 2 and 7, rain for vain in the last line of page 40, the 8 is present in the pagination on page 83, which is generally missing, worse for worst in line 3 of page 197, the period is lacking following opportunity in line 20 of page 178, and Treasure Island is listed as having 304 pages on page 2 of the publisher's advertisements. Includes 8 pages with advertisements dated 5R-12.83. Frontispiece map of Treasure Island printed in 3 colours. Light green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small marks,ink marks,scratches and nicks on the edges of the spine,small nicks,dents,scratches and small mark on the cover) in VGC, no Dj cover as iisued.Nice and clean pages with small foxing marks and tainted on the outer edges,small foxing marks,nicks and creases on the edges of the pages,previous owner's name and date(1884) written on the edges of the half-title page,some foxing marks inside the first two and last two pages of the book.The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear.294pp. A collectable and scarce book.

1884.

London: 1884. In very poor condition. 11 signatures are detached,5 signatures are missing [pages 113 - 160, & pages 177 -208 are missing].The remaining text is in good condition. The front & rear covers illustration & text are very worn, with the front corners very worn & the rear corners very worn and chipped. The spine paper is all but detached and very worn & chipped. This book was very cheaply made, with stapled signatures rather than sewn, & not much of a spine construction.

New York, NY: Worthington, 1884. [English Literature] FINELY BOUND. 14 volumes. Octavo (19 x 13 x 57cm). Illustrated. Elegantly bound in half tan calf, gilt backs, twin coloured labels, marbled sides edges and endpapers. Some toning to text block, light wear only to exterior, which is nicely aged. A fine collection of all Dickens titles bar three (A Tale of Two Cities, Sketches by Boz and, Christmas Stories) in an attractive vintage leather binding.

Franklin Square, New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1884. First edition thus. Rare. Gigantic 15" x 19" elephant folio design weighing over seven lbs. Beautifully illustrated beveled boards in bright gilt and crisp black on grey-green b.g. Some cover, corner, edge, spine wear, discoloration, splashes of paint; majority at front board. Cover depicts crouching angel holding key and candle w/richly decorated, gilded wings. Pages and plates generally very good, no writing; few small closed tears, some w/moderate discoloration. First illustration trimmed apprx. 1/2" along opening edge. Dark brown endpapers w/some chip. Bind good; hinges reinforced. Wood engraved frontispiece of Pallas w/busts of Poe and Doré designed by Elihu Vedder. Additionally, twenty-six full-page illustrated plates of Gustave Doré grace the large volume from various engravers. Doré's mystical and chillingly macabre imagery illuminate Poe's eerie poem of sadness and longing for the dearest Lenore. Doré passed a year previous in January, 1883 after completing this, his last commission. With comment on Poe's narrative poem by Edmund C. Stedman. Solid, intact rarity with near very good interior, rare in any condition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Insured post. Edgar Allan Poe's hazy narrative begins on a night in December when "The Raven" haunts the unnamed narrator who sits reading "forgotten lore" to sublimate the loss of his love, Lenore. A "rapping at his chamber door" reveals nothing, yet excites his soul to "burning". A similar rapping, slightly louder, is he … [Click Below for Full Description]

Folio. Honolulu: J.H. Soper / The Hawaiian News Co, [1884-1888?]. Folio, 18 sets of sheet music, 16 are 3pp, one is 5pp, and one is 7pp. Full dark red velvet over flexible boards, upper cover lettered in gold and blind. "During 1884 and 1886 Honolulu bandmaster Henry Berger had a collection of sheet music published. With the exception of 'Aloha Oe' by Princess Liliuokalani, the pieces were his own compositions. Each was published separately with an identical pictorial title cover featuring a circular vignette of Diamond Head framed by palm trees. At the right of the scene is a list of songs in the collection, with the title of the composition within underlined" - Forbes. Though Forbes notes that copies of this work in the original binding vary from eighteen to thirty selections, having been issued over several years, the present copy has 18 pieces and other copies ahve been noted with 13 or 14 songs. Forbes 3574.

Prag, Tempsky, 1879 - 1884. 4 Bde. Pag. OLwd. EA. Mit chromolithogr. Tafeln und Frontispizen (403). Jeweils mit vorgebundenen Textteil. Im Band I fehlen Seite 72 und 99 im Band IV sind 102 Lithographien. - Leichte Gbrsp. Kanten berieben. Schöne Exmeplare. (Abbildung ist ein Symbolfoto). Sprache: deutsch. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Prag, Tempsky, 1879 - 1884. 4 Bde. Pag. OLwd. EA. Mit chromolithogr. Tafeln und Frontispizen (403). Jeweils mit vorgebundenen Textteil. Im Band I fehlen Seite 72 und 99 im Band IV sind 102 Lithographien. - Leichte Gbrsp. Kanten berieben. Schöne Exmeplare. (Abbildung ist ein Symbolfoto). Sprache: deutsch. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Honolulu: J.H. Soper / The Hawaiian News Co, [1884-1888?]. Folio, 18 sets of sheet music, 16 are 3pp, one is 5pp, and one is 7pp. Full dark red velvet over flexible boards, upper cover lettered in gold and blind. "During 1884 and 1886 Honolulu bandmaster Henry Berger had a collection of sheet music published. With the exception of 'Aloha Oe' by Princess Liliuokalani, the pieces were his own compositions. Each was published separately with an identical pictorial title cover featuring a circular vignette of Diamond Head framed by palm trees. At the right of the scene is a list of songs in the collection, with the title of the composition within underlined" - Forbes. Though Forbes notes that copies of this work in the original binding vary from eighteen to thirty selections, having been issued over several years, the present copy has 18 pieces and other copies ahve been noted with 13 or 14 songs. Forbes 3574. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

[London: J. S. Virtue and Co., Ltd, c. 1884]. Folio (370 x 270 mm) [6], 321-722pp., frontispiece showing the premises in Wood Street, numerous colour lithograph and chromolithographed plates, illustrations, a few margins close-trimmed, one or two plates with frayed fore-edges and reinforced with sellotape at gutter, hinges tender, orig. black cloth, lettered in gilt, some damp-staining to covers, spine worn. Section II of an exceptionally well-illustrated trade catalogue, including every conceivable item from ladies sterling tortoise-shell and mother-of-pearl card cases to horse harnesses, bicycles to English Majolica ware. Although no maker's name appears on the board, the trade mark, that was registered on the 22nd October 1880, clearly identifies the manufacturer as Silber & Fleming of 56, Wood Street, Cheapside, London. The initials within the trade mark 'AMS' are those of sole proprietor of this business Albert Marcius Silber. The Wood Street premises of Silber & Fleming were destroyed by fire in December 1882 and rebuilt by 1884. They became a limited liability company in 1886 and were acquired in 1898 by Faudel Phillips & Sons in 1898.