Gray T Homas (4 results)
Published by Printed for J. Dodsley, London, 1789
- Hardcover
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller[6] 55 pp. Engraved portrait; engraved frontispiece; three additional full-page engravings and numerous initial letters and head- and tail-pieces. Folio, old cal; both covers detached and boards and spine quite worn. 19th c. armorial bookplate and old presentation label to a library, with subsequent withdrawal stamp; same privat…e owner's faint old circular stamp on final leaf. Some staining to a few leaves. Binding a shambles as noted.
More imagesJOURNAL Of The PROCEEDINGS Of The LINNEAN SOCIETY. BOTANY. Vol. V. [Bound with] Supplement to Vol. V - Botany. Florula Adenensis. A Systematic Account, with Descriptions, of the Flowering Plants Hitherto Found at Aden.[by] Thomas Anderson, Esq.; Second Supplement to Vol. V - Botany. Containing Notes on Aurantiaceæ by Daniel Oliver, Esq. and on Menispermaceæ, Tiliaceæ, Bixaceæ, and Samydaceæ. By George Bentham, Esq.; [and] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.
Anderson, Thomas (1832-1870); Archer, William (1830-1897); Babington, C[harles]. C[ardale]. (1808-1895); Bentham, George (1800-1884); Gray, Asa (1810-1888); Hogg, John (1800-1869); Hooker, J[oseph]. D[alton]. (1817-1911); Lowe, R[ichard]. T[homas]. (1802-1874); Mitten, William (1819-1906); Spruce, Richard (1817-1893); Welwitsch, Frederick (1806-1872); [including others] - Contributors
Published by "Sold at the Society's Apartments, Burlington House; and by Longman, Green, Longmans And Roberts, and William And Norgate, London, 1861
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller1st Edition. iv, 200; xxiv, 47, [1 (blank)]; [2], 99, [1 (blank)]; lvi, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with hand-colored lithographs (with light green ink only) by W[alter]. [Hood] Fitch (1817-1892). 8-1/2" x 5-7/8" Thomas Anderson "studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MD in 1853. While at University…he became interested in botany, and earned a gold medal for the best local collection of plants, and assisted in arranging the Indian herbarium. In 1854 he entered the Bengal medical service, and went to Calcutta. Subsequently he went to Delhi, where he was actively engaged during the mutiny, returning to Calcutta in 1858. His health failing, he came home, and, the steamer being detained at Aden for some days, he made an interesting collection of the plants of that region, upon which he based his 'Florula Adenensis,' published in 1860." [wiki]. Walter Fitch was a botanical illustrator from Scotland. Fitch's illustration have appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, most publications issued by Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, George Bentham's 'Handbook of the British Flora', James Bateman's "A Monograph of Odontoglossum" and William Hooker's "A century of Orchidaceous Plants". "Fitch was made a fellow of the Linnean Society in 1857." [wiki]. The previous owner inscription reads "Skipper Kent 1953". Skipper Kent was a restauranteur in the San Francisco Bay Area, owning Zombie Village in Oakland and Skipper Kent's in San Francisco. These "tiki" inspired restaurants were his pride and joy as he was already and avid collector of Polynesian art and artifacts. Kent was also an avid orchid collector, so we suspect this was in his library at one time, with his interest in botany. The embossed library stamp comes from the library of Herman Knoche (1870-1945). Knoche was born in San Jose, California and studied botany at Stanford University. He moved to France to further his studies at University of Montpellier; his particular interest was island vegetation. Boards and edges are rubbed/(scuffed), some tears to the paper wrapped boards (especially lower board and corners), some soiling to boards and back strip, blue ink inscription to ffep - possible previous signature, some soiling to end papers (particularly to fore-edge), embossed library stamp to head of "List of Papers" (a.k.a. table of contents), age toning to leaves, water damage to fore-edge of leaves as well as a bit to tail -going towards middle of leaves, water damage is most noticeable on the leaves with illustrations (see photos), some light chipping and creasing to lower corner of last few leaves. A Good copy. Period binding, stamped in gilt to back strip, black ink stain to all edges.
More imagesPublished by Printed by William Flyn, Cork, 1768
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United KingdomAntiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 325.00
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Add to basketFirst edition. 79pp, [1]. With contents page printed at rear. Contemporary calf- backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering- piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and food of spine and surface wear to boards. Armorial bookplate of Sir George Cooke, Baronet, of Wheatley to FEP. Lea…ves lightly browned, light spotting to initial leaves. The sole edition, provincially published in Cork, Ireland, of the collected poetry of Thomas Gray (1716-1771) including his popular odes on 'A Distant Prospect of Eton College' and 'A Favourite Cat'. The book, intended to display a suitable example of the 'art of printing' to the Cork population, is dedicated to a 'Mrs. Elizabeth Gray' - of whom we could find no trace - who is described as a 'chief promoter' of the work, and includes John Duncombe's 'An evening contemplation in a college' (1753), a parody of Gray's 'Elegy in a Country Church Yard' (1751), which the editors hope is 'no unacceptable addition to this work'. ESTC T60059. Size: 8vo.
Published by London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1766
- Hardcover
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United KingdomFrancis Edwards ABA ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 550.00
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Add to basket4to. [8]p.,35 leaves,[4],39-55,[1]p. Additional mounted port. frontis. by W. Henshaw after Mr Mason, title page vignette, 6 engraved plates, 13 engraved vignettes, 6 engraved historiated initial letters. From the Library of Jerrold Northrop Moore, handsome scripted verse to rear e.ps. and front flyleaf, inscribed by 'J. Burleigh…' and 'D. Brown the Gift of the Rev. Jn. James after the decease of his uncle Mr John Burleigh', contemporary relevant newspaper clipping affixed to front f.e.p., light browning, marbled e.ps., hinges taped, contemporary calf boards, marked and with some loss to extremities, faded gilt tooling to edges of boards, rebacked in modern gilt lettered morocco. Inscribed 'C.W. Moule from his affectionate brother H.C.G.M.' Charles Walter Moule (18341921) was a prominent Fellow, librarian, and historian at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was an academic figure who contributed to historical records and published Musa Domestica, a collection of private verses. He is also noted in biographies of the era, such as that of Bishop Handley Moule. Handley Carr Glyn Moule (1841-1920) evangelical Anglican theologian, writer, poet, and Bishop of Durham from 1901 to 1920.First published in 1753.ESTC No. N9933 'With a half title. The six poems are printed and foliated on the recto only. 'Odes by Mr. Gray' and the 'Explanation of the prints', by Horace Walpole, are printed on both the recto and verso.' Local note Ht. = 34-37 cm. our copy 35cm. Hazen, 42. US$743.
