Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1851
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.
HC. B&W illustrations (illustrator). 476pp FROM THE INVASION OF JULIUS CAESAR TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE II. WITH A CONTINUATION TO THE YEAR 1845. WITH QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION AT THE END OF EACH SECTION. BESIDES A VARIETY OF VALUABLE INFORMATION, ADDED THROUGHOUT THE WORK. CONSISTING OF Tables of Contemporary Sovereigns and Eminent Persons; Copious Explanatory Notes; Remarks on the Politics, Manners, and Literature of the Age; and Outline of the Constitution, &c. &c. good, black leather spine, cloth covered boards.
Published by Philadelphia, Key and Biddle, 1836
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Rev., cor., and very considerabl. Bound in contemporary leather, with gilt lettering. Hardcover. Minor rubbing. Spotting throughout. 372 pages. Presentation copy, "to Miss Ann Eliza Johnson, from Abraham Roseberger, Letherach Seminary, 1848.".
Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait, Co., 1843
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. The exterior and pages are lightly tanned. Stains are present throughout. The copy shows minor external wear, but is in otherwise clean condition.
Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait, Co., 1843
Seller: Booksavers of Virginia, Harrisonburg, VA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ours is 1845 publication. 395 pp. Binding tight, pages unmarked but there is some foxing and stains. Brown boards with black bonded leather spine cover have wear, corners bumped to cardboard, scuffs. As pictured. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
£ 22.61
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Language: English
Published by Baudry's European Library, 1840
Seller: Tilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd), Warrington, MER, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. black leather boards with gilt titles and decoration to spine and blind embossed decoration to front board, spine ends worn and rubbed, pen name front end-paper, gilt edges pages, pen initials top title page, pictorial title page, x + 488pp + xxix, some tanning to some pages , overall VG condition.
Condition: New.
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Condition: New.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Black leather spine with black cloth boards, some scuffing yet with good joints, bright gilt spine titles & lines, 7 3/4 x 5 inches. 1858 owner's signature in pencil on the ffep, 380 generally clean pp. with infrequent pencil marks, publisher's catalogue, illustrated with wood cuts. A couple of gatherings near the front of the book are a bit shaken. Title continues: Together with Questions for Examination at the end of Each Section. Illustrated with numerous Engravings. By Wm. C. Taylor, LL.D., of Trinity College, Dublin.Thirty-Fifth American, from the Nineteenth English Edition.Goldsmith's History had been improperly abridged and expanded, according to the editor of this edition. He sought to restore the accuracy and to reduce the unnecessary verbiage of earlier editions of this valuable history.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by London: Whittaker and Co., 1852., 1852
Seller: Owl Books, County Leitrim, Ireland
To Which is Prefixed An Introduction to the Study of Roman History, and a Variety of Valuable Information Added Throughout the Work on the Manners, Institutions, and Antiquities of the Romans; With Numerous Biographical and Historical Notes; A Dictionary Explaining the Most Difficult Words, at the Beginning, and Questions for Examination at the End of Each Section. Corrected and Enlarged by W.C. Taylor. With Several Engravings From Montfaucon and Other Authorities. x, 539 pp + 5 pp ads. Twenty-Ninth edition. Folding map of the Roman Empire opp. page 1. Frontispiece, & other illustrations in text. Internally text clean. Bound in full maroon leather with gilt lettering on spine. Spine split and chipped with some pieces of leather missing. Edges and corners of boards rubbed. Overall condition Good+.
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Language: English
Published by Whittaker & Co, 1834
Hardcover. Condition: Good. This 1834 Whittaker & Co. edition combines Oliver Goldsmith's elegant history of Rome with William Pinnock's structured learning aids, including examination questions and notes on Roman customs. Richly illustrated with wood engravings and detailed maps, the volume traces the city's origins through the fall of the Empire. It stands as a refined example of a 19th-century school book, blending narrative history with essential visual and reference tools. Good/Fair condition. Russet leather binding with gilt titles to spine. Contents are clean with more toning to end papers. Ink stain to bottom fore-edge. Gathering "L" is slightly lose otherwise binding firm. Maps are good with small ink stain to bottom corner. Light edge-wear to extremities with some bumping to corners. Notable ring mark to front board and creasing along spine with small split to spine head.
Published by F. W. Greenough, Philadelphia, 1838
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Later Edition. Cloth over boards, rubbing to all corners and fraying from the cloth. Some pages loose but still tied in partially. Sporodic foxing, some darker, but all pages legible. Engravings of historical scenes throughout.
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
£ 40.48
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Condition: New.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Key and Biddle, Philadelphia, 1836., 1836
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. Sated "First American Edition, Augmented and Improved;" "Illlustrated with Thirty-Two Engravings on Wood by Atherton;" continued subtitle: by the Addition of Several New Chapters and Numerous Useful Notes. Together with Questions for Examination at the End of Each Section." 359 p., plus three-page preface and 30 p. catalog at front of volume and 18-p. catalog at end of other titles offered by the publisher. All pages clean and unmarked except for one small ink flourish on back paste-down; front gutter cracking but text block is intact and volume square--it is possible blank end pages are missing; red boards somewhat bumped on edges; clear gilt lettering on spine reads "Pinnock's Goldsmith's Greece:" some wear along spine, exp. at crown.
Published by London : Printed for Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825, Ninth Edition, for Use of Schools,1832, 18251832, 1825
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. hardback, 8vo,lxxvi,450,(2)pp, 2 folding maps, one badly creased and a large closd tear (no loss), moderate browning and foxing, full leather binding, worn, front board , with title page and frontis, detached, rear hinge cracked, Fair condition.
Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait, Co., Philadelphia, 1843
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK FAIR. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1st U.S. Edition. An excellent candidate for rebinding. The front cover is detached. Previous owner name on the front endpaper. ."to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman History, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institu tions and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section." Illustrated with thirty engravings on wood by Atherton. This is the first American edition, corrected and revised, from the twelfth English edition. Over 395 pages.
Published by Geo. B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria Lane, London, 1826
Seller: Excalibur Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Full-Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Complete with 2 Fold-Out Maps, of the Ancient World and the Roman Empire. Frontispiece has an engraved portrait of Goldsmith. Illustrated Title Page followed by a Printed Title Page dated 1826. Contemporary Brown full leather cover, crudely repaired with a wide strip of leather covering the spine and overlapping the boards (see photo). Front hinge cracked and repaired with tape. Text block firm. Pages in very good condition, only a little foxing, mostly to first and last few pages. 6 3/4" Tall Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.
Published by F.W. Greenough, Philadelphia, 1837., 1837
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. First U.S. ed. "corrected and Revied, from the Twelfth English Edition;" "illustrated with thrity engravings on wood by Atherton;" 395 p. clean with light pencil notations on margins of the 3-page introd. and the end pages--the last end page has been torn and partially missing. Text preceded by 44-page "Catalogue of School Books." Paper mildly age-toned and occasionally foxed by strong and of fine quality; text block is firm but gutters are cracked; blue patterned boards moderately work but the cloth on the black spine with gilt lettering is detached, the upper portion missing. This rare and interesting volume deserves to be rebound.
Published by Whittaker, Treacher & Co, London, 1832
Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart copy of this abridged history of Greece, produced for the education of early nineteenth century school children. The tenth edition of this work, edited for a younger audience by W.C. Taylor, and with a short dictionary to the beginning of each section, and with a chronological index to the rear.Illustrated with a frontispiece and folding map.A wonderful historical study of Ancient Greek history, covering topics including the legislation of Sparta, the Peloponnesian wars, and the literature of the Greeks.With the former owner's inscription of Elizabeth Perkins, dated 1842, to the front free endpaper. In a full calf binding, with rubbing to back strip head and tail. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Very Good. book.
Published by Baudry's European Library, Paris, 1840
Leather/Marbled Boards. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. Red banded leather spine, marbled boards, marbled endpages and fore-edges, boards tight, normal wear. Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors. Vol. CCLVIII. Goldsmith's History of England. With A Continuation to the Present Time. By Pinnock. Illustrated with 115 Woodcuts. 488 pgs. Appendix.Literature, Science, and the Arts of the Age. xvi. Regalia used at English Coronations. xx. The Genealogy of the Present Royal Family of Great Britain, Lineally Deduced from Egbert, xxix.ect. Rare Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
£ 26.27
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Add to basketPAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Baudry's European Library Paris, 1840
Seller: Libreria Yelets, Roma, RM, Italy
Ril. d'epoca, fioriture sparse per il resto ottimo, illustrato con 115 incisioni. HdFil+ edizione: A new edition pp. 450 lingua: inglese.
Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 530.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Print on Demand.