Coates Reynell Editor (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Bound in publisher's ornately gilt tooled and decorated full leather binding. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Foxing to plates. Discoloration, severe toning to end pages. Half-titles illustrated in color. "An illuminated annual". Early gift inscription from 1845 on the color presentation page.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Bound in publisher's highly decorative leather binding. Stamped in gold. Rear cover has significant loss to leather. Binding sound. 312 pages. 2 chromolithographic leaves and 7 full-page engraved plates. Early signature of Caroline.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Bound in publisher's highly decorative leather binding. Stamped in gold. 312 p., 12 plates ; 24 cm. (8vo). Front hinge cracked. Mezzotints by John Sartain. Chromolithographs by Thomas Sinclair. Plates included in pagination and include presentation leaf, frontispiece, and added engraved t.p. Early signature of Caroline A. Joyce.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual for 1848. Edited by Reynell Coates. Philadelphia: Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1848. Complete twelve plates including four illuminated. 312 p. Original decorated leather binding measures 9.5 x 6.25", 8vo. In good condition. Boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Front hinge split front board FRAGILE. Rear hinge creased. Head and tail of spine scuffed with tearing and rubbed leather. Gilt lettering and deco normally dulled, but overall attractive and legible. All edges of text-block gilt. Ownership bookplates on front paste-down: "W. G. Bowdoin" and "Harry Little". Pasted-in note on top edge of front paste-down: "Illustrations by Sartain". Toning and age-staining through text-block, mostly around plates. Binding intact, front hinge fragile. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Reynell Coates (1802 - 1886) was an American physician, scientist, teacher, poet and politician. He was the editor of Graham's Magazine and contributed to the other literary journals of the time, both in prose and in verse. From 1845, he edited Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual, an annual illustrated collection of short stories and verse, of which eleven volumes are known. Of his poems The Gambler's Wife (1846), Christian Charity and The Drunkard's Child were best known. COLI1848AFHB FORN-TUB-0096-BB-2601-HK3132. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. lacking covers and spine, opportunity to re-bind, owner name stamped and crossed out on title page, inscription handwritten on presentation plate, lacking 2 of 12 plates "the Proposal" and "Sisters", all 4 illuminated plates present, story by Mary Shelley "Euphrasia a tale of Greece", this story originally appeared in Keepsake 1839, all of text present 306 pages, with all faults.…

Full Morocco Leather. Condition: Fair. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full brown morocco leather with gilt design on both the cover and the spine, moderate wear to the extremities. Previous owner's name plate on the endpaper along with stamped name, several chromolithographic plates. Includes a story by Mary Shelly entitled "The Dream". Overall in FAIR condition. Photos available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual for 1851. Edited by Reynell Coates. Philadelphia: Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1851. Complete twelve plates including four illuminated, 312 p. Henry Altemus original decorated leather binding measures 9.5 x 6.25", 8vo. In fair condition. Boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Large spots of dampness staining on both boards, beginning at fore-edges. Dampness staining NOT SEEN through text-block. Head and tail of spine scuffed; hinges creased. Gilt lettering and deco overall bright and clean. All edges of text-block gilt. Ownership bookplate found on front paste-down: "Harry Little". Normal toning and age-staining through text-block, mostly around plates. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Reynell Coates (1802 - 1886) was an American physician, scientist, teacher, poet and politician. He was the editor of Graham's Magazine and contributed to the other literary journals of the time, both in prose and in verse. From 1845, he edited Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual, an annual illustrated collection of short stories and verse, of which eleven volumes are known. Of his poems The Gambler's Wife (1846), Christian Charity and The Drunkard's Child were best known. As noted in the Preface (Advertisement) - binding is by Mr. Altemus: The Henry Altemus Company was a publishing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for almost a century, from 1842 to 1936. The firm started as a bookbindery. In 1863, Altemus was awarded a patent for a particular type of binding for photographic albums. These albums were huge sellers for Altemus and were the mainstay of their publishing business until the mid-1880s. The albums were supplanted by Bibles in the 1880s. Starting in 1889, books were published with the Henry Altemus imprint. COLI1851BHJB - 01/26 - HK3133.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Full morocco, 9.5 inches tall. A handsome binding with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and gilt and blind tooling to the boards, the blind titles being within a sunken panel. All edges gilt. Including contributions by Poe, Marryat, Mitford and Donnelly. With 12 full page illustration, 4 in colour. A manuscript dedication to Miss R B Moore is tipped in. 2 neat previous owners names are in ink on the free endpaper. Some foxing and rubbing to the spine, edges and caps.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual for 1850. Edited by Reynell Coates. Philadelphia: Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1850. LACKING EIGHT PLATES! Four illuminated plates remain, 312 p. Henry Altemus original decorated leather binding measures 9.5 x 6.25", 8vo. Features a 1st Printing of Edgar Allan Poe's Sonnet to My Mother (page 48). In fair condition. Beautifully embossed boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine scuffed; hinges lightly creased. All edges of text-block gilt. Pencil marginalia on front paste-down; gift inscription, in ink, on front end-page. Ownership signature, in ink, on front fly-leaf. Front gutter cracked at presentation plate with exposed binding. Toning and age-staining through text-blocks, especially where plates were bound (but now lacking). Rear gutters plate with exposed binding. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Reynell Coates (1802 - 1886) was an American physician, scientist, teacher, poet and politician. He was the editor of Graham's Magazine and contributed to the other literary journals of the time, both in prose and in verse. From 1845, he edited Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual, an annual illustrated collection of short stories and verse, of which eleven volumes are known. Of his poems The Gambler's Wife (1846), Christian Charity and The Drunkard's Child were best known. As noted in the Preface (Advertisement) - binding is by Mr. Altemus: The Henry Altemus Company was a publishing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for almost a century, from 1842 to 1936. The firm started as a bookbindery. In 1863, Altemus was awarded a patent for a particular type of binding for photographic albums. These albums were huge sellers for Altemus and were the mainstay of their publishing business until the mid-1880s. The albums were supplanted by Bibles in the 1880s. Starting in 1889, books were published with the Henry Altemus imprint. COLI1850BIKB - 01/26 - HK3131. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual for 1849. Edited by Reynell Coates. Philadelphia: Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1849. 312 p. Complete twelve plates including all (four) illuminated plates. Original decorated leather binding measures 9.5 x 6.25", 8vo. In good condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine scuffed; hinges very lightly creased. Gilt lettering on spine rubbed, but deco remains remarkably bright and clean. All edges of text-block gilt. Gift inscription, in pencil, found on front end-page. Permanent ink ownership stamp on front end-page. Normal toning and age-staining through text-block, mostly around plates. Off-setting on tissue guards. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Reynell Coates (1802 - 1886) was an American physician, scientist, teacher, poet and politician. He was the editor of Graham's Magazine and contributed to the other literary journals of the time, both in prose and in verse. From 1845, he edited Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual, an annual illustrated collection of short stories and verse, of which eleven volumes are known. Of his poems The Gambler's Wife (1846), Christian Charity and The Drunkard's Child were best known. Incredibly clean, bright & attractive. All plates remain intact. Gift quality. COLI1849BJKB - 01/26 - HK3129.…