L C Baker (9 results)

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (United States, Secret Service, Civil War) A reading only copy. Boards/spine/hinges may be broken, detached, or missing. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes/highlighting, be heavily stained, or detached. May be missing non-text pages (e.g. end pages, half title, title, frontispiece.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No Jacket. 16 colour plates, index; x+56pp. folio orig. buckram gilt, slight wear on extremities, t.e.g., rest uncut.

Antiquarian hardcover; later o. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Antiquarian hardcover; later or repaired binding. 1867. First Edition. No ISBN — pre-ISBN publication. Fair antiquarian hardcover, apparently rebound or substantially repaired at an earlier date, with worn tan boards and a burgundy cloth spine. Boards are heavily rubbed, scratched, stained, and worn at the edges and corners. Spine label is heavily worn and cracked. Title page and other leaves show foxing, staining, age toning, and occasional edge wear. Period ownership label is affixed inside the front cover. Binding is holding but should be handled carefully. Sold as photographed; no restoration has been attempted. Scarce 1867 first edition of General Lafayette C. Baker's firsthand history of Civil War-era federal detective and intelligence operations, including wartime espionage, counterfeiting investigations, and matters surrounding the Lincoln assassination. This copy bears a period ownership label that appears to read "J. H. Wickersham, Co. F, 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, Greenfield, Ohio." The military organization on the label corresponds with the documented history of the regiment; the individual's identity has not been independently confirmed. Please see all photographs for condition and identifying details. Orders ship within 2 business days. Domestic standard shipping is via USPS Media Mail. Priority Mail upgrade available. Books are securely packaged to prevent damage in transit. Delivery times are estimates provided by USPS and are not guaranteed. For the satisfaction of our customers, we DO NOT and WILL NEVER use OSM Worldwide or third-party mail consolidators. Not Signed.…

Condition: Good. 2nd edition, improved. Contemporary half Morocco, VG. folio, [iv]+195+28pp, folding map of Colchester, 10 further engraved plates including 2 folding, index, rubbed a little, but a nice clean copy. Small closed tear to the map & very slight loss to a few letters on 1pp. Good history of Colchester, with the appendix. 1550 grams.…

Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. 1867, 704pp, illus., bottom corners worn & bumped, top of spine worn, some soiling to cover, slight foxing to eps, waterstain affects last 20 pgs, contents clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No Jacket. Colour frontis. and 124 tissued plates, some in colour; xxvi+153pp. 4to orig. cloth gilt, worn, hinges loosening, t.e.g..

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. Hardback, red leather, gilt titles and decoration to spine. 37cm x 24cm. 195pp, 28pp. With 10 plates, 2 of which are folding. 2nd edition 1768. Binding is rubbed and worn, outer joints cracked. Front inner hinge weak and has been re-inforced. Some damp-staining/foxing to contents. Private ownership. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (r15).…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of Oliver Goldsmith's popular Roman History, together with Volume II of John Brown's influential 18th century critique of British manners and morals. In contemporary full calf bindings. An appealing group of eighteenth-century historical and social commentary, compromising: The second edition of Goldsmith's Roman History, published in two volumes in 1770. The work was first published in London in 1769. ESTC No.: T146145. With Volume II only of John Brown's An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times, published by L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1758. This imprint corresponds to the seventh edition of Brown's work. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Irish novelist, poet, playwright and essayist, and one of the leading literary figures of 18th century Britain. He is best remembered for The Vicar of Wakefield, The Deserted Village and the comedy She Stoops to Conquer. John Brown (1715-1766) was an English clergyman, essayist and moralist. His Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times offered a highly critical assessment of contemporary British society. An attractive group, bringing together Goldsmith"s accessible account of Roman history with Brown"s trenchant critique of 18th century British society. Externally, sound. Joints of "Roman" cracked, hinges slightly strained with wear to gutters, but holding. Discolouration to perimeters of boards and spines. Lacking spine label of "Manners." Loss to spine labels of "Rome." Minor chipping to calf at spine ends, more so to "Rome." The odd handling and scuff mark to boards with slight rubbing. Previous bookseller's discreet label to front paste down of vol I of "Rome." Contemporary ownership inscription to paste downs of "Rome." Discolouration from binder's glue to endpapers of "Rome." Bookplate of Joseph Tasker to front free endpaper of "Manners." Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, if slightly age toned. Light soiling to first and last few leaves. The odd light spot and handling mark to fore edge. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Two volumes by Philip Morant, bound together: The History and Antiquities of the Most Ancient Town and Borough of Colchester in the County of Essex. In Three Books Collected chiefly from Manuscripts. With an Appendix of Records and Original Papers. AND (bound with) One of Two Volumes of The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. Compiled from the best and most ancient Historians; from Doomsday-Book, Inquisitions Post Mortem, and other the most valuable Records and Mss, etc. Both printed for T. Osborne, J. Whiston, S. Baker, L. Davis, C. Reymers and B. White, London, 1768. Folio. Second edition from 1748. Colchester: frontispiece plate, tp, dedication to Richard, Lord Bishop of London, Preface [2], Intro. xxvii. 193pp. Book I General Account, 1-104pp, fold-out of Ichnography of Colchester; Book II Containing particular Account of the Place, 105-162pp., 3 plates, fold-out Ruins of St. Botolph's; Book III Gifts and Benefits to the Corporation and the Several Parishes, 163-193pp., 3 plates. Appendix, Index & Agenda (inconsistent pagination) 1-26 and 26-28. Essex: frontispiece f/o map of County Essex, tp, Contents to First Volume, dedication to Lord Dacre, f/o map with parts of Hertfordshire, Barnstable, Middlesex & Kent, 1-519pp. 3 plates, 3 f/o maps of Wansted House (10 folds), Parts of Barstable & Kent, and Part of Suffolk; Index 504-519, Directions for Placement. End of Vol I of Essex. Does not include Vol II. Second edition from 1748. Very good. Contemporary leather boards with new spine. Offsetting on endpapers. Scattered foxing mostly in margins and heavier on maps. Text block is sound. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.…