Reports Upon the Botanical Collections Made in Portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, during 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874 & 1875 [Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian] by Rothrock, J.T - 1878

New York: The Century Co., 1892. PLAY IN PROVENCE- Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- Illustrated by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- The Century Co.- NY- 1892- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers beige cream cloth illustrated and titled in red and brown- book is tight, somewhat soiled, but a desireable copy of a scarce book nonetheless- 202pp are clean, no tears or writing-no loose pages- some adhesions to endpapers, probably from PO bookplate which was removed- "Over 100 b&w illustrations-Notable sketches of southern France and the "country of Mireio"; particularly interesting for Pennells drawings of the pageantry of a Provencal bullfight."- Non-fiction-France-travel-stories-anecdotes-illustrated (1387). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Printed for the Cambrian Archaeological Association by The Bedford Press. London. 1917. Royal Octavo. xvi, 371pp. Engraved portrait plate, 1 photo plate. Later quarter calf, cloth boards. Spine in six with gilt rules, lettering, embellishment and leather labels. More recent endpapers. Lightly toned, with some foxing to prelims and towards the end. Ink splash to top foredge. Slightly strained at portrait.
Richard Fenton (1747-1821), poet and topographical writer. His friends included Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, William Owen Pughe, Theophilus Jones and Sir Joshua Reynolds. "He built up a large library of books, manuscripts … and toured Wales extensively to visit prehistoric sites, many of which he excavated, and other features in the landscape. His books and journals, more tour literature than history, are entertaining reading, being an attractive mixture of accurate reporting and recording interspersed with personal descriptions of scenery and accounts of… Read More

Compania Litografica Nacional. HARDCOVER. 1991. 9586380319 :Medellin, Colombia: Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideolgia. Spanish language edition. Photography by Jorge Mario Munera B. Good in like jacket. Glossy leaves a little wavy, probably resulting from exposure to high-humidity but no adhesions nor musty odor. Pictorial Boards. Jacket a bit wavy and dust scratched but o/w Good, 288pp. 9586380319 . Good. 1st.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 252pp. Brown cloth, paper spine label. Cover faded, spine label chipped but readable, first and last few pages heavily foxed and stained, rest of contents only occasionally foxed, author's name written on title page ( author's autograph?) and page 2, binding is tight. The observations during his tavels through some of the middle and northern states. Howes D-609.

London: Richard Bentley, 1843. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 310pp. Half-morocco maroon boards, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Chipping to upper spine, partial fading to boards, light edgewear, text mildly age-toned, a very occasional spot in text, owner's name on front free endpaper,pencil notes on rear endpaper, binding is tight. A very sound copy in a very attractive binding.

New York: The Century Co., 1892. PLAY IN PROVENCE- Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- Illustrated by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- The Century Co.- NY- 1892- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers beige cream cloth illustrated and titled in red and brown- book is tight, somewhat soiled, but a desireable copy of a scarce book nonetheless- 202pp are clean, no tears or writing-no loose pages- some adhesions to endpapers, probably from PO bookplate which was removed- "Over 100 b&w illustrations-Notable sketches of southern France and the "country of Mireio"; particularly interesting for Pennells drawings of the pageantry of a Provencal bullfight."- Non-fiction-France-travel-stories-anecdotes-illustrated (1387). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Printed for the Cambrian Archaeological Association by The Bedford Press. London. 1917. Royal Octavo. xvi, 371pp. Engraved portrait plate, 1 photo plate. Later quarter calf, cloth boards. Spine in six with gilt rules, lettering, embellishment and leather labels. More recent endpapers. Lightly toned, with some foxing to prelims and towards the end. Ink splash to top foredge. Slightly strained at portrait.
Richard Fenton (1747-1821), poet and topographical writer. His friends included Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, William Owen Pughe, Theophilus Jones and Sir Joshua Reynolds. "He built up a large library of books, manuscripts … and toured Wales extensively to visit prehistoric sites, many of which he excavated, and other features in the landscape. His books and journals, more tour literature than history, are entertaining reading, being an attractive mixture of accurate reporting and recording interspersed with personal descriptions of scenery and accounts of… Read More

Compania Litografica Nacional. HARDCOVER. 1991. 9586380319 :Medellin, Colombia: Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideolgia. Spanish language edition. Photography by Jorge Mario Munera B. Good in like jacket. Glossy leaves a little wavy, probably resulting from exposure to high-humidity but no adhesions nor musty odor. Pictorial Boards. Jacket a bit wavy and dust scratched but o/w Good, 288pp. 9586380319 . Good. 1st.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 252pp. Brown cloth, paper spine label. Cover faded, spine label chipped but readable, first and last few pages heavily foxed and stained, rest of contents only occasionally foxed, author's name written on title page ( author's autograph?) and page 2, binding is tight. The observations during his tavels through some of the middle and northern states. Howes D-609.

London: Richard Bentley, 1843. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 310pp. Half-morocco maroon boards, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Chipping to upper spine, partial fading to boards, light edgewear, text mildly age-toned, a very occasional spot in text, owner's name on front free endpaper,pencil notes on rear endpaper, binding is tight. A very sound copy in a very attractive binding.