History and Genealogy of the Cabot Family, 1475-1927 by Briggs, L. Vernon - 1927

Ulm: Gorlin, August Vindelicorum, 1655. Published 1655. First volume in a massive genealogical work that eventually consisted of four volumes. This volume contains the genealogies of some of the most famous rulers and nobility of Germany and of the Holy Roman Empire, shown in graphic form with dozens of woodcut coats of arms. Period binding in full calf stamped with a profusion of gilt fleur-de-lis, gilt stamped armorial seals on front and rear covers showing three lilies in a sheild surrounded by thorns, the words Lilium Inter Spinas above, Collegium Grassinaeum below, copper engraved title, (10), 151, 64, 97, 282 (36) pages. Front cover detached, covers and spine badly chipped and worn, text block sound with two leaves detached and worn about the edges but present, numerous dampstains, very minor worming to the index, names on preliminary blank and title page. A quite rough but complete copy of this volume.. Hard Cover. Poor. Folio - 33 cm Tall.

London: John Leigh, 1672. Third edition. Hardcover. Good +. 756 pages. 8 x 12 1/2 in. Several full page and many small illustrations. Black half calf binding with marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, five raised bands, edges of text block tinted yellow. Condition of the book is GOOD+: wear to spine and covers esp. corners, spine is missing a corner, split in half and is almost detached, hinges cracked, covers separated but still attached, corners bent, some nicks to leather, boards worn.. Top edge of text block slightly darkened, light foxing on edges of text, pages very clean, illustrations clean.

London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859. Hardcover. Near Fine. The first, second, and third series published in 1859, 1860, and 1863. 3 volumes (vi, 437 p.; [2], 438 p.; xix, [1], 444 p.); 20 cm. Bound by Bayntun of Bath, Eng. Three-quarter crimson morocco; red cloth over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment of each volume; gilt-tooled author and series number in fourth compartment of each volume. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments with year of publication at tail. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binder's stamp on front free endpaper: Bayntun Binder, Bath, Eng. Front fixed endpaper of each volume bears bookplate of Joel Cheney Wells designed by Elisha Brown Bird and signed: P.C.B. S.L.S.Sd, 1929 and E.B. Bird. This plate is not included in Truesdell's E. B. Bird: His Book Plates (Boston: Chas. E. Goodspeed, 1904). Joel Cheney Wells (1874-1960) held several patents related to opthamology and… Read More

Durham, NC, U.S.A.: Author, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with lightly worn extremities, prev. owner name on copyright page, and 8 pages have ink underlining. Scarce..

Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG/1st ed. A clean, tight copy with lightly tanned pages and the previous owner's name and address on the front free end paper. Lightly bumped corners on the back corners. Some very light scattered on preliminary No other markings to the interior. Some rubbing to cloth over boards. 334pp., a few photos, chapter notes, index. Very Scarce. Comes to you in an acid free document bag, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC

Ulm: Gorlin, August Vindelicorum, 1655. Published 1655. First volume in a massive genealogical work that eventually consisted of four volumes. This volume contains the genealogies of some of the most famous rulers and nobility of Germany and of the Holy Roman Empire, shown in graphic form with dozens of woodcut coats of arms. Period binding in full calf stamped with a profusion of gilt fleur-de-lis, gilt stamped armorial seals on front and rear covers showing three lilies in a sheild surrounded by thorns, the words Lilium Inter Spinas above, Collegium Grassinaeum below, copper engraved title, (10), 151, 64, 97, 282 (36) pages. Front cover detached, covers and spine badly chipped and worn, text block sound with two leaves detached and worn about the edges but present, numerous dampstains, very minor worming to the index, names on preliminary blank and title page. A quite rough but complete copy of this volume.. Hard Cover. Poor. Folio - 33 cm Tall.

London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859. Hardcover. Near Fine. The first, second, and third series published in 1859, 1860, and 1863. 3 volumes (vi, 437 p.; [2], 438 p.; xix, [1], 444 p.); 20 cm. Bound by Bayntun of Bath, Eng. Three-quarter crimson morocco; red cloth over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment of each volume; gilt-tooled author and series number in fourth compartment of each volume. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments with year of publication at tail. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binder's stamp on front free endpaper: Bayntun Binder, Bath, Eng. Front fixed endpaper of each volume bears bookplate of Joel Cheney Wells designed by Elisha Brown Bird and signed: P.C.B. S.L.S.Sd, 1929 and E.B. Bird. This plate is not included in Truesdell's E. B. Bird: His Book Plates (Boston: Chas. E. Goodspeed, 1904). Joel Cheney Wells (1874-1960) held several patents related to opthamology and… Read More

Durham, NC, U.S.A.: Author, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with lightly worn extremities, prev. owner name on copyright page, and 8 pages have ink underlining. Scarce..

Macon, Georgia: J.W. Burke Company, 1934. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG/1st ed./Signed. A nice looking solid copy with a little wear. Hard to come by. Some molting to the cloth covering the spine, and a small hole in spine on the back side. Gilt lettering on front cover is bright, a bit darker on the spine. Signed and inscribed by the author to the previous owner," Presented to Mrs. Lula Hitch Chapmore by the author Mrs. J. L. Walker 1939". Binding is very firm, hinges and gutters are whole and good, pages are a higher quality slick paper. The first five or six pages have light foxing, after that there's no foxing. 547pp., with several intentional blank pages for notes, lots of maps, lots of illustrations, information about civic and church organizations. Church cemetery records, list of Confederate graves. Prominent families from very early listed, with a short bio.. A chapter on the Negroes of Ware County. This volume covers a lot of ground and appears well… Read More

Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG/1st ed. A clean, tight copy with lightly tanned pages and the previous owner's name and address on the front free end paper. Lightly bumped corners on the back corners. Some very light scattered on preliminary No other markings to the interior. Some rubbing to cloth over boards. 334pp., a few photos, chapter notes, index. Very Scarce. Comes to you in an acid free document bag, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC