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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes in 1: 400, 240 p., 2 engraved frontispieces, each with 7 portraits; 24 cm. Contemporary speckled calf with five spine compartments between raised bands; red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title. Gilt-tooled edges. Added engraved title pages with imprint: New York: J. & J. Harper, 1832. Compiled by Joseph Clinton Robertson and Thomas Byerley. In Very Good Condition: edges lightly rubbed; top edge of vol.1 title page with former owner's name lacking, without impact on printing; occasional light foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

London: Printed for T. Boys , 1822. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5" by 3". Not Stated . Pocket sized copy of the Percy Anecdotes by Thomas Byerley in smart calf binding. Supposedly written by brothers Sholto and Reuben Percy, pseudonyms for respectively Joseph Clinton Robertson and Thomas Byerley. With frontispiece and engraved title page. Containing anecdotes of eloquence, concerned with Greek statesmen and orator Demosthenes, Cicero, Doctor Shaw, 'the orator of the human race,' and much more. Rebound in full calf with decorative gilt tooling to spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, light rubbing to joints. Previous owner's neat gift inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1823. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed

London: T. Boys, 1820. Handsomely bound in maroon morocco with ornate gilt-stamped spines. 40 vols bound in 20 volumes. Two engraved frontispieces in each volume by W. Fry. The frontispieces of notable people are associated with the topic of the book - Humanity is illustrated by William Wilberforce, the early abolitionist; Mrs Fry (Beneficence); Mrs. Siddons (Drama); Joseph Banks (Science); Mungo Park (Enterprise); Napoleon Bonaparte (Exile) and so on. Only electronic resources & single volumes recorded on Trove. With interesting content including George Bruce, a British sailor who served Lt. "Robins, Flinders and others surveying the coasts of Port Jackson" (Sydney) saved Tippahee the king of New Zealand, is welcomed into his family and marries Princess Aetockoe and their later traveling with Dalrymple to the Bay of Islands, thence by foul winds to India, Malacca, Penang, Bengal, New South Wales and returned to New Zealand; account of Mr. Jansen who penetrated the Dismal Swamp in North Carolina;… Read More