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Published by G. P. Putnam, New York, 1851
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Stamped original cloth. Head and foot of spine cloth chipped, covers and extremities with rubbing. A partially erased previous owner's name on front flyleaf. A damp stain in the upper gutters of nearly all pages that does not get into text. Edges of text block dyed red. Binding is very sound. PayPal accepted.
Published by G.P. Putnam, New York, 1851
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American edition. 135pp. Early owner name, foxing to the first and last couple of pages, slight fraying at the foot of the thin spine, still a handsome very good or better copy. The author's account of his fairly extensive American travels takes up most of this slim volume.
Publication Date: 1851
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: VG. New York 1851 Putnam. Hardcover. 12mo., 135pp., original purple embossed boards with later paper spine. Bookplate of Mose A. Dropsie. VG, light wear.
Publication Date: 1832
Seller: Imperial Books and Collectibles, Wauwatosa, WI, U.S.A.
Signed Letter. Condition: Very Good. One page letter from Lord Morpeth (a/k/a George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, dated May 4, 1832. Dimensions unopened: 9" x 7.5" with four center folds. VG condition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Published by 'Castle Howard Oct 30 /43', 1843
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
See the two men's entries in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice. Addressed to 'Dear Mr Paxton' and signed 'Morpeth'. Much of the letter comprises a twenty-three line quotation from a letter Morpeth has received 'from a great friend of mine in Dublin, Mr Hamilton' (After the transcription of Hamilton's letter Morpeth gives his name as 'William Tighe Hamilton Esqre [1807-1886] / Donnybrook / Dublin'. In his letter to Morpeth Hamilton boasts that he is 'a great collector of green-house and stone plants; I have now the largest Houses devoted to flowers in this country except at the Botanic Gardens'. He asks Morpeth if he could put in a word with Paxton regarding the the 'overflowings', 'chips and parings' of 'The Duke [of Devonshire]'s collection of Orchidaceous plants': 'It is only thus that humble people like myself can collect such plants, and perhaps I might be admitted to a share of the crumbs.' He ventures to ask this 'because I am a gardener, and gardeners are licensed beggars'. Morpeth would be pleased if Paxton could oblige Hamilton, but does not mean to 'ask any-thing that is indiscreet'. He ends: 'We have very variable weather here.'.