Search Results: Titles starting with A from Quaker Hill Books

Philadelphia:: Printed for the Author,, 1841. 199pp.. "Account by a Presbyterian minister of a journey by sea to Galveston and then to Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Goliad.The rest of the book if made up of general but rather favorable observations on Texas, an attach upon "Popery," a discussion taking several pages to the effect that Texas is at a disadvantage in not having ministers with degrees of Doctor of Divinity and so on. One of the items in the index is the Proposed Charter of Galveston University." . A beautiful fresh clean copy with some very widely scattered foxing. Bound in new 1/2 cordovan morocco over marbled paper boards. Ribbed spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Black, gilt lettered spine label.Vandale 107. Phillips Sporting Books p.242: "Hunting experiences." Graff 2575. Clark Travels in the Old South III 209. STREETER TEXAS 1387. CLARK III:209. RADER 2275. RAINES, p.142. SABIN 42979. HOWES M34. GRAFF 2575. First Edition. Excellent. 12mo - over… Read More

Washington, 27 April 1843. Very good, lightly soiled. 8vo., 1 page., 6 lines to: John Gray declining to accept a case..

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1899. A beautiful, near fine copy in the publishers red cloth with embossed horsehead surrounded by a gilt horeshoe on the front board, spine lettered in gilt. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE TO BISHOP WARREN, with an additional inscription on the bottom of the first free endpaper. Bishop Henry Warren was a noted Methodist clergyman whose strong pro-temperance stand and anti-McKinley sermons made him a close friend of Andrew Carnegie.. Near Fine. 8vo..

BostonBoston: , 1833 Disbound. First Editions. 5 Issues. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This short-lived periodical ran only to 12 issues. The present issues contain an announcement of the first annual meeting of the New England Anti-Slavery Society, as well as a printing of Rushton's Expostulatory Letter to George Washington (taking him to task as a slaveholder)..

Montgomery:Montgomery:: , 1861 Blue Paper. Excellent. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed in type by Jefferson Davis. Includes "President's instructions to Private Armed Vessels," signed in type by Robert Toombs; with "Form of Bond" for such vessels. Leather slipcase; moderate wear with a few minor marginal nicks. A wonderful copy of a landmark Civil War declaration..

Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.: Davis and Force, 1825 Original Wrappers. Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some pages unopened. Many interesting and important acts concerning: Native American treaties, lighthouses, forts, slavery. Some foxing and creasing to page ends otherwise a very nice copy..

London:London:: , 1777 1/2 Green Calf. Very Good. 8vo. The sequel to Reverend Price's first treatise and published during the war with America. Price was a strong defender of colonial rights in the new world especially regarding the subject of taxation and representative government. His good friendship with Benjamin Franklin no doubt had a lot to do with his views. He was a noted and well respected author of many books on moral philosophy and economics. This is the scarce FIRST EDITION in wonderful condition. Bound in later 3/4 green calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf. Binding is rubbed around the edges. Former owner's inscription on ffep. Sabin 65444; Howes P583..

Boston, 1909 First edition. Olive cloth. Excellent - minor scuffing and soiling. 2 portrait plates. 8vo., Inscibed by Lodge and bound in olive green cloth with gold lettering..

New York:: Charles L. Webster and Company,, 1885. Containing the following issue points: silk cloth under portrait bust of Twain; heading for chapter VI on page 9 reads " Decided"; "Him and another Man" incorrectly listed as page 88; page 57-line 11 up: "....with the was...". numreal 5 missing from page 155. Contemporary owner's name in ink on ffep with the date February 24th 1885; small bookplate on front pastedown, corners bumped, top and bottom of spine frayed, some pages show moderate soil, otherwise a good strong copy with all the first edition issue points.. First Edition. Good. 8vl..

New York & London:: Charles L. Webster,, 1885. Near Fine. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a wonderful copy of the First US edition, final state with the following issue points: Title page is bound in; illustration list p87; "with the saw;" p155, final "5" is present in different font; p.283 trouser illustration redone and page bound-in; photogravure frontis portrait; p.l43, "L" in Col present and "b" in body corrected. Contemporary owner's signature in neat hand on ffep. 174 text illustrations. A beautiful fresh and bright copy with only very slight wear to lower corners and foot of spine. A later issue of this classic but in pristine condition.. First Edition. Orignal Green Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo..

London, 1819 1/2 calf. 8vo., 3 vol., 1/2 polished calf with gilted spine, raised bands over marbled boards. 15 beautiful hand colored aquatint plates by J. Clark, made specially for this edition. Excellent - some very minor foxing and offsetting. A lovely set..

NY, 1885. First. edition. Green cloth. Very Good. Inked ownership on ffep dated Feb.24,1885. Large 8vo., The earliest possible state in cloth. Ends of spines are eroded but an exceedingly rare book in very good condition..

LondonLondon: Chatto & Windus, 1884 Orig. Pictorial Red Cltoh. Excellent. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition prededing the American edition by some days. State A of the sheets, 32-page publisher's catalogue dated October 1884 at end. With a custom cloth slip case. BAL 3414..

LondonLondon: , 1768 Full Comtemporary Brown Calf. Very Good. 4to. Translated from the French of Francois Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray. Contents excellent with only slight soiling. Spine in 7 compartments decorated in gilt. Binding rubbed and scuffed, front board loose but well attached..

New York:: D. Appleton & Co.,, 1854. First Edition. Orig. cloth. Spine lightly faded and rubbed - Very Good. Colored plates. 8vo., Original green cloth embossed with gold anchor and lettering. Highly interesting account of Commander Foote's exploits in supressing the African slave trade off the coast of Africa in the early part of the 19th century. The book became an important source for the growing anti-slavery movement in the Unites States at the time. An excellent copy, clean and fresh. Small ex-lib sticker on front past down. No other markings..

Houhton Mifflin. Boston & New York, 1912. First Edition. orig. cloth. Near Fine. 8vo., This is a lovely copy of the First Edition/second issue..

New York:: Covici Friede Pub., 1929. 1/1300 copies . Folio, Gray/brown paper boards with green linen spines lettered in gilt. 1274 pp total in all three volumes. Illustrated beautifillu through in color and B&W. Spines slighlty faded otherwise a beautiful set in near fine condition.. Limited Edition. Near Fine. Illus. by Jean de Bosschere. Folio. 3 Volumes.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1915. An excellent copy of TRs polemic against current US policy during World War I.. First Edition. Original Tan Cloth.. Excellent. 8vo..

New York, 1892. First edition. green cloth Near Fine. 8vo..

London:: Chapman and Hall, 1842. First Edition/First State with the preliminary pages of volume I misnumbered. Smith Part II. 3 - this copy with the variant binding of vertically ribbed cloth.Original Leighton & Eeles cloth binding with their ticket in volume I. Uncut and housed in a 1/2 leather slipcase. Moderate wear and minor foxing and soiling but an exceptionally fresh and sound copy.. First Edition - First State. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo..