Search Results: By Year Of Issue / 1840s from Books Tell You Why, Inc.

Frankfort, KY: A. G. Hodges...State Printer. Good. 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition in Good condition heavily foxed throughout with detached front board, faded signature to front board, writing to front pastedown, flyleaf, and first two leaves, writing, also, to final leaf and rear flyleaf. Calf over boards; Contains a record of acts, laws, and resolutions passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1843. Shaw 44-3558, locates 2; small 4to; [i-ii], 1-300 pages; GinsID899; ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY: PASSED AT DECEMBER SESSION, 1843. Frankfort, Hodges, 1844. 300pp. Calf over small 4to boards, joints weak. First edition. Contains a record of acts, local and private laws, and resolutions for 1843. Shaw 44-3558,locates 2.; OP:175 .

Landshut, Wien, Luzern: Vogel'sche Verlagsbuchhandling. Very Good. 1842. Fifth Edition. 1/4 Leather. An attractive fifth edition (first published in Munich on Easter 1830) , published in one volume in solid, Very Good condition, light rubbing to marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine faded. Minor annotations to a small handful of pages, minor foxing; Aus der Vulgata mit Bezug auf den Grundtext neu übersetzt und mit kurzen Anmerkungen erläutert. Mit Approbation des apostolischen Stuhles. From the Vulgata with references to the base content, newly translated and explained with brief commentary. In the original German language; 4to ; xvi, 1314, [2] pages .

s.l.. Very Good. [1840?]. First Edition. A smart first edition in Very Good condition with minor soiling and damp staining to upper page edges. Sewn without wraps, as issued; Not in Sabin or DeRenne. Library of Congress gives no author, place of publication or date. "An interesting discussion about slavery in American between Nabob and Gottlieb in the State of Georgia. " (translation of title). OCLC does not locates any copies; 8vo; [1] 2-16 pages; GinsID627; INTERESSANTES GESPRACH UBER SCLAVEREN IN AMERIKA ZWISCHER NABOB UND GOTTLIEB IM STAATE GEORGIEN. [N.p., n.d., 1840?]. 16pp. Sewn as issued. First edition. Not in Sabin or DeRenne. Library of Congress gives no author, place of publication of date. " An interesting discussion about slavery in American between Nabob and Gottlieb in the State of Georgia." (translation of title). OCLC does not locates any copies of this little rarity.; OP:300 .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. [1972]. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with light soiled and sunned boards, and adhesive residue to front flyleaf in Near Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear; This book is a comprehensive guide to wills, both ancient and modern. It covers the history, mechanics, and interpretation of wills, as well as providing examples from both ancient and modern wills. The book is an invaluable resource for lawyers, estate planners, and anyone else interested in wills.; 8vo; 154 pages .

Philadelphia, PA: Lea and Blanchard. Very Good+. 1848. 3rd Edition; Later Printing. 3/4 Leather. A handsome third edition/later printing in Very Good+ with heavy scattered foxing. Rebound in 3/4 Leather binding with four raised bands. Three volumes bound in one. [i-xvi], 17-203 [204]; [2] 7-222 [2]; [2]-253 [254] [4] pages; "An announcement of this work ... appeared in the Literary Gazette of August 26, 1937, and other leading periodicals of the day, under its original title of "Historical Memoirs of the Queens of England" (from the preface); 8vo .

Brattleboro, VT: Self Published. Very Good-. 1849. First Edition. Original cloth. A handsome first edition bound in original cloth with rubbed edges and corners, two bookplates (one from the Spokane Public Library and the second, a personal bookplate, from the library of S. G. Kellogg) and soiling to front pastedown, and a Spokane Public Library stamp to the title page. Appendix. Original decorative cloth; John Humphrey Noyes was the founder of this sect which was the precursor of the Oneida Community. Noyeists were revivalists more than socialists, and so they continued till after their transfer to central New York. Hinds: American Communities pp. 144-172. When Noyes deserted his followers, Rev. Eastman had had enough. When the excitement died down, he published this rare expose; Ex-Library; 12mo; [i-iii] iv-viii [ix] x-xii, [13] 14-432 pages; GinsID1421; NOYESISM UNVEILED: A HISTORY OF THE SET SELF-STYLED PERFECTIONISTS; WITH A SUMMARY VIEW OF THEIR LEADING DOCTRINES. Brattleboro, the… Read More

London: The Committee of General Literature and Education. Very Good+. 1848. First Edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition in original blind-stamped cloth, glit lettering on spine. Minor bumping and rubbing to boards, internally near fine. ; "There is, perhaps, nothing in the whole natural world more calculated to impress us with a sense of the majesty and power of the Creator, than the phenomena of a thunder-storm" From the first chapter. ; Small 8vo; viii, 287, [1] pages .

Cincinnati, OH: Robinson and Jones. Very Good-. 1845. First Edition. Original cloth. A first edition in Very Good- condition with cocked spine, bumped corners, rubbed covers, front hinge starting, soiled pages, bookplate of Louis S. Hardy to front pastedown, previous owners' names and addresses to front pastedown and front flyleaf. Illus. Original decorative green cloth, gilt bouquet to front board. Newspaper and magazine clippings laid in; Cist contributed poetry to the Western Monthly Review and The Hesperian before he went into banking in 1850. Thomson 226; Ex-Libris; small 8vo; [i-ix] x [xi] xii, [13] 14-184, [6] pages; GinsID1432; TRIFLES IN VERSE: A COLLECTION OF FUGITIVE POEMS. Cincinnati, Robinson, 1845. 184pp. Illus., engraved frontis. port. Original gold decorated small 8vo cloth. First edition of his only published work. He contributed poetry to the Western Monthly Review and the Hesperian before he went into the banking business in 1850. Harris Collection p.56. The port is… Read More

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. Very Good-. 1843. A first english edition, translated from the fifth german edition in very good- condition with rubbing and soiling to the boards, spine separation and foxing to the pages; This book is about the adventures of a young man named Peter Schlemihl who is magically transformed into an object - a shoe - and then loses his memory. He travels through Europe and the Middle East in search of his identity, encountering strange creatures along the way. The book is full of humor and is a classic children's story.; 281 pages; 1 lb .