PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Published for the Author, New-York, 1856
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brown cloth boards, blind stamped, gilt title to front board, unlettered spine. 45, [4 pp.], [4] plates of engravings by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson. Previously rebacked, newer cloth spine. Boards and edges rubbed, spine cocked. Interior toned commensurate with age. Paper repair to rfep.
Published by Published for the Author, New York, 1856
Seller: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ), Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. vii, [2], 9-45, [1] pages + 4 leaves of engraved notes printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson. Publisher's cloth with gilt titles on front board. Blind stamped decorations. Staining and minor dampstaining to the boards. Top 1 1/2 inches of spine cracked and starting to separate (common with this title). Previous owner "B. G. Godfrey & Co, 239 Marker St, Philadelphia" inked on front flyleaf and penciled on the second flyleaf. Some foxing internally, generally a sound copy. Cloth. Laid in is a printout from PA-Roots about Lincoln Godfrey and his father who founded B. G. Godfrey and Company, "one of the large dry-goods commission houses in the country." Often found rebacked or with significant wear, this is a decent copy in the original cloth. "Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson (RWH&E), one of the most prominent printing and engraving firms in nineteenth-century America, was the first to receive a government contract for designing and printing U.S. postage stamps. Though the firm's production was smallonly two stamp Issuesits artistry set the standard for succeeding U.S. printing and engraving firms. The RWH&E issues were generally superior to the first stamps produced by other countries." (Smithsonian National Postal Museum).
Published by New York, New York, 1856
Seller: High Ridge Books, Inc. - ABAA, South Deerfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
24x15 cm. First edition. Original full cloth, very good condition with light foxing and soiling. 45, [4] pp., 4 plates featuring images of notes printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson. Includes a 4-page tipped-in essay describing A. Thompson's "System of Detecting All Kinds of Counterfeit, Spurious, Altered and Photograph Bank Notes.".
Published by New York, New York, 1856
Seller: High Ridge Books, Inc. - ABAA, South Deerfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
24x15 cm. First edition. Original full cloth, front hinge gone, with front board nearly detached. Backtrip torn and chipping. 45 pp., 4 plates. Published by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, whose notes are represented by the plates. Presentation copy from the author to W. H. Fry, Esq., dated April 5, 1856.