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Transatlantic Crossing; American Visitors to Britain and British Visitors to America in the Nineteenth Century

ALLEN, WALTER, ED · 1971 · Bookshop Baltimore

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

William Morrow, 1971. Hardcover. ISBN: 0434018309. 332 pages. Clean, good binding, no DJ. Includes: Nathaniel Parker Willis; James F. Cooper; William C. Bryant; Bayard Taylor; Melville; Prescott; Parkman; Emerson; Stowe, Hawthorne; Henry Brooks Adams; Elihu Burritt; Joaquin Mill…

A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster

'A Society of Gentleman'; Henry Chamberlain · 1770 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, J. Cooke , 1770. Leather. A large, richly illustrated history of London "by a Society of Gentleman", revised by Henry Chamberlain. The revised, corrected and improved edition by Henry Chamberlain. Bound in full calf. Rebacked, with later spine and contemporary boards la…

Six Photographers: An Exhibition of Contemporary Photography

Henry, David D. (pres.); Weller, Allen S. (dean) · 1961 · Wittenborn Art Books

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 1961. Folio. [16 pp]. Stiff, stapled green printed wraps. Very good. Full page black and white plates. Includes works by Harry Callahan, Robert Frank, William Garnett, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Wayne Miller, Henry Holmes Smith. Catalog created fo…

Flower, Fruit and Thorn Pieces: Or the Married Life, Death and Wedding of the Advocate of the Poor

Jean Paul Friederich Richter; Edward Henry Noel · 1845 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, William Smith, 1845. First edition. Cloth. The first English language edition of this novel by German Romantic writer Johann Paul Friedrich Richter. Complete in two volumes. In the very scarce original full cloth bindings. Translated from the original German by Edward He…

Letters from His Late Majesty to the Late Lord Kenyon, on the Coronation Oath with His Lordship&Apos;S Answers: And Letters of the Rt. Hon. William Pitt to His Late Majesty, with His Majesty&Apos;S Answers, Previous to the Dissolution of the Ministry in 1801.

George III; Lord Kenyon; William Pitt; · 1827 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, John Murray, 1827. First edition. Leather. A selection of letters from George III to two political figures regarding the proposition of Catholic emancipation and his Coronation Oath. He writes to British politician and barrister, Lord Kenyon and the then Prime Minister W…

History of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. Volume XV 1894 - 1895

Hindmarsh, William T; Stuart, Charles; Loney, Peter; &c · 1897 · Barter Books Ltd

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

Worn condition. Cover rubbed. Front board detached. Content in overall condition Alnwick Henry Hunter Blair First Edition 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 390pp, xxxviii + plates. 13 b/w plates.

A History Of The County Of Lancaster Part 11 - Political History

Farrer, William & Brownbill, J [Editors] Tait, James & Law, A · 1920 · Eastleach Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Constable & Co 1920 1st edition thus. Card wrappers, VG. pp175-259, text tables, card covers rubbed & chipped at the edges, otherwise a nice copy. The VCH as issued in parts in 1920. Complete for the political history. Tait wrote the section to the end of the reign of Henry VIII…

Memoirs Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn

John Evelyn; William Bray [ed.] · 1819 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Henry Colburn, 1819 . Leather. Two beautifully illustrated volumes of John Evelyn's life and writings, edited by William Bray. The second edition of this work, frequently regarded as the best edition of the publication. The illustrated two volume second edition of t…

Telegraph Hill. Signed. First Edition of the Etching

William Hancock Wilke (1879-1958) · 1929 · Wittenborn Art Books

$300.00 (€272.18 | £227.04 | ¥47,912)

San Francisco: circa 1929. Etching on rag paper. 9 x 3.5 inches on sheet 10.75 x 5.75 inches. Signed, titled and dedicated to Betty Lark-Horovitz .. William Hancock Wilke (1879-1958), painter, printmaker, designer and illustrator, was born in San Francisco on June 1, 1879. He st…

Newsweek Magazine, July 12, 1971 - Victory for the Press

BUNDY, WILLIAM P.; ET AL · 1971 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$99.95 (€90.68 | £75.64 | ¥15,963)

New York: Newsweek, Inc, 1971. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 92 pages. Features: Nice color-photo ad for the ill-fated Ford Pinto inside front cover; Nice Long Distance ad features photo of Miss Mary Ann Van, Executive Secretary, Arthur Godfrey Productions; Victory for t…

The Months Descriptive of the Successive Beauties of the Year

Leigh Hunt · 1821 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)

London, C and J Oliver, 1821. First edition. Leather. A scarce copy of the first edition of Hunt's delightful work on the months of the year. James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 – August 28, 1859) was an English essayist, poet and writer. Leigh Hunt was educated at Ch…

The Photographic History of the CIVIL War (10 Volumes)

Miller, Francis Trevelyan; Robert S Lanier; Henry Wysham Lanier · 1912 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$200.00 (€181.45 | £151.36 | ¥31,941)

1912. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Profuse photography throughout, as the title suggests. Contents: v.1. The opening battles / contributors, William H. Taft, Henry Wysham Lanier, Eben Swift, French E. Chadwick, George Haven Putnam, Ma…

1940 Diary of a Virginia Psychiatrist Who Trains and Works with Giants in the Field at Johns Hopkins and the Medical College of Virginia

DR. PATRICK HENRY DREWRY JR. · 1940 · Katz Fine Manuscripts

$4,255.99 (€3,861.33 | £3,220.91 | ¥679,708)

Baltimore Maryland Md, Richmond, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, 1940. Softcover. On offer is a sensational piece of medical history, being the 1940 diary of the psychiatrist and professor, Dr. Patrick Henry Drewry Jr. (1907-1980). The son of Virginia Congressman Patrick Henry D…

The Boys Budget 1933

Havilton, Jeffery ; Bailey, William; Seymour, A W; et al · 1933 · Caerwen Books

A$9.00 (€5.53 | $6.10 | £4.61 | ¥974)

Book Thomas Henry; Thomas Somerfield et al Good 1st Edition. Blackie & Sons England Circa 1933 printing, includes Thomas Henry illustrations. 1st story is Persuading Hanson by Jeffery Havilton. Contains a colour frontis and other black & white plates. Content: Persuading Hanson …

Richardson's Monitor Of Free-Masonry : Being a practical guide to the ceremonies in all the degrees conferred in Masonic Lodges, Chapters, Encampments, &c., Explaining the signs, tokens and grips, and giving all the words, passwords, sacred words...

RICHARDSON, JABEZ [ PSEUDONYM OF BENJAMIN HENRY DAY ] . · 1914 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London: Siegle, Hill & Co, 2, Langham Place, 1914 . 0. A very good original binding. 8vo. 6.75" x 4.5" x 0.5". pp.192. Maroon cloth with gilt Masonic Ritual to front board and titles to spine (a little rubbed). Boards and spine, rubbed and faded. Original plain endpapers, no pre…

Sudbury - Attested copy of Lease for a year.

18TH CENTURY LEGAL -HENRY & THOMAS ROGERSON; THOMAS GREIVE, SOLOMON HENRY, SAMUEL HASKELL; SAMUEL SMITH; WILLIAM ARCHER; CHRISTOPHER BOURNEY; JOHN BERRY; THOMAS GODWIN; WILLIAM SHERMAN; JAMES SPARKES. · 1768 · Chilton Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

29th August, 1768 . 0. 1768 - Attested copy of Lease for one year. Between Henry & Thomas Rogerson of Swithins Lane, London, Watchmaker and Thomas Greive, Swithins Lane, London, Gentleman The properties located in Cornard End Street, Sudbury, Suffolk. Tenants: ? Haskell; William…

Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity, Published by the Society of Antiquities of London, Vol. XLII (42) 1869

Edward Peacock, John Henry Parker, John Yonge Akerman, Henry Charles Coote, George Scharf, etc. · 1869 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Society of Antiquaries of London; Printed by J Nichols, London, 1869. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Red half-leather with black spine-labels and gilt lettering and decoration, leather is rubbed at edges and spine-ends. Clean marbled end-papers, ma…

Memoirs of John Evelyn

John Evelyn, William Bray (Ed) · 1819 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Henry Colburn, 1819. Leather. A detailed edition of the life and memoirs of diarist John Evelyn. Second edition. 'Comprising his diary, from the year 1641 to 1705-6, and a selection of his familiar letters. To which is subjoined, the private correspondence between K…

View of the Ferry Building in San Francisco from the Bay. First Edition of the Woodcut

William Hancock Wilke (1879-1958) · 1929 · Wittenborn Art Books

$300.00 (€272.18 | £227.04 | ¥47,912)

San Francisco: circa 1929. Color woodcut on rag paper.7 x 4 inches on sheet 12 x 7.5 inches. 4 pages with poem on page 3, beginning with the text: The Stately ships of old.. William Hancock Wilke (1879-1958), painter, printmaker, designer and illustrator, was born in San Francis…

The Natural History of Selborne; with Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist&Apos;S Calendar

Rev. Gilbert White; William Jardine; Edward Jesse · 1861 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1861 . Cloth. A profusely illustrated edition of Gilbert White's collection of letters and naturalist findings. A later edition, first published in 1789 by the author's brother. In the original Henry Bohn Illustrated Library green cloth binding.…