Search Results: Nineteenth Century from Zetetic Books

London: No Publisher, 1840. [4]p, with the last page being the integral address panel, each page approximately 180mm x 225mm in size. Lightly soiled, creases from old folds, remnants of wax seal to final page, with address panel and date stamp, but lacking postage stamp. Fitzalan writing to his architect Robert Abraham on December 12th, 1840, noting the presence of bugs in his house in Gloucester Place, "which of itself is enough to stop proceedings there, so that I think we must make up our minds to remain where we are this year and look about for next. We are very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken for us; but remember, you must let me have an account of what you have done, as your time is much too valuable to be wasted". The remainder of the letter asks Abraham if he could find a John Overington a job. Lord Fitzalan, possibly ?Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk, see ODNB; Robert Abraham, architect, (1773-1850), see ODNB. First Edition. Unbound. Fair.… Read More

London: No Publisher, 1865. Single sided autograph letter signed, approximately 135mm x 210mm in size. Lightly creased, otherwise fairly bright. Letter, in French, to an unnamed lady, dated 24th June 1865, and written in London, explaining that their last letters crossed, and regretfully declining her offer. Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc (29 October 1811 - 6 December 1882) was a French politician and historian. A socialist who favoured reforms, his political and social ideas greatly contributed to the development of socialism in France. Signed by Author. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 8vo. Letter.

London: No Publisher, 1872. Single sided autograph letter signed, approximately 135mm x 205mm in size. Very slightly browned, a couple of small light spots of foxing, minor chipping to corners, otherwise fairly bright and clean. Letter, in French, from Blanc to Demangeat, from Blanc's address of 9 Dorset Square, London, dated 27th August 1872, thanking him for a note, regretting that he has not received the letter referred to, and promising that once he knows what is wanted, he will deal with the matter promptly. Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc (29 October 1811 - 6 December 1882) was a French politician and historian. A socialist who favoured reforms, his political and social ideas greatly contributed to the development of socialism in France. Signed by Author. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 8vo. Letter.

London: No Publisher, 1831. Single page autograph letter signed, approximately 115mm x 180mm in size. Evidence of removal from an album to left hand side, with slight remnants of paper to the front and glue residue to the reverse, a couple of small spots to text but not affecting sense. Dated 27th November, [18]31, and sent from 1 Curzon Street, Mayfair, Granville states, "Hi, Since my letter of the 20th I succeeded in finding a copy of my work on the Royal Society for which 5/m? ?inquired. Should you desire to ?copy it, please send as many stamps, and I will see it is transmitted to you either by Bookpost or Railway parcel delivery. ?Remain ??? for ?French. A.B. Granville". Augustus Bozzi Granville MD, FRS (born Augusto Bozzi, 1783-1872) was a physician, writer, and Italian patriot. The book referred to in this letter is 'Science Without a Head, or the Royal Society Dissected', published anonymously by Granville in 1830, his contribution to the debate over the decline of science in… Read More

London: No Publisher Single page autograph letter signed, approximately 110mm x 175mm in size, date slightly indistinct, but probably 1883. Lightly browned, slightly creased, minor off setting where folded when the ink was still wet, otherwise fairly clean. Dated 24th December, from Haverstock Hill, London to 'My dear Mrs. ?Woolven', declining a 'kind invitation for Tuesday evening I have to preside at a committee (the first) at our Institute to set-up a fancy ball'. William James Linton (1812-1897), wood-engraver. "In 1844 he took a prominent part in exposing the violation by the English post office of Mazzini's correspondence. This led to a friendship with the Italian revolutionist, and Linton threw himself with ardour into European politics. He carried the first congratulatory address of English workmen to the French Provisional Government in 1848" (Wikipedia). Linton had by this point moved to the USA, but was back in England from 1882-1884 (See Smith, F.B.,… Read More

No Place: No Publisher Autograph note signed, approximately 210mm x 130mm in size. Slightly creased, with small hole to head of left hand margin, otherwise quite bright and clean. A note in French, in Blanc's hand, possibly part of a lecture, it roughly translates as: "There are men who imagine that it is possible to be clever in evil, and that iniquity changes its nature, for that reason only it is called reason of state. Nothing more wrong thank god! The blow that reaches an innocent person shakes the security of all; it is therefore about the whole of humanity. Yes, to examine things from above, to study them in their entirety, thousands of drunk men, as a result of a truth that is unknown, are a calamity less than a single man who suffers as a result of an injustice we admit". Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc (29 October 1811 - 6 December 1882) was a French politician and historian. A socialist who favoured reforms, his political and social ideas greatly contributed to the development… Read More

Brighton: No Publisher, 1866. Single sided autograph note signed with conjugate blank, approximately 130mm x 210mm in size. Lightly browned, lightly creased from old folds, short tear to central fold with minor chipping to corners. Note from Blanc, in French, to a Mr. Merivale, (probably Herman Merivale), sent from 20 Grand Parade, Brighton, dated 10 ?October 1866, thanking him for the piece he had sent which will be used in a new edition. Herman Merivale was a professor of political economy at Oxford and later Permanent Under-Secretary for India. Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc (29 October 1811 - 6 December 1882) was a French politician and historian. A socialist who favoured reforms, his political and social ideas greatly contributed to the development of socialism in France. Signed by Author. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 8vo. Note.

Marlborough: Lucy and Co., 1873. Printed, single sided broadsheet, approximately 340mm x 430mm in size. Lightly browned, old creases from folds, small nicks to sides at central crease and a small tear to centre just catching text but with no loss of sense. Statement of accounts for a Marlborough friendly society, where members paid in as an insurance against sickness or death, the receipts and expenditures are listed here, including the surgeon's salary, with a list of the elected officials. First Edition. Unbound. Good. Elephant Folio. Broadsheet.

Bury St. Edmunds and London: Gedge and Barker [Printers] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811. [3], iv-xvi, [1], 2-296pp. Original boards, with original paper label to spine. Worn to extremities, outer joints with Japanese tissue paper repair, spine browned. Internally the text is lightly browned, with sporadic very light foxing, repaired tears to L3 and L4, L4v with old tape stain to text but not affecting sense. Bookplate of John Grey Mannings to front pastedown, previous owners name and date in pen above the bookplate, with book label of Peter Crofts to ffep. The preface is by the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson. Goldsmith's 20381. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo.

Whitby: R. Rodgers, 1832. 21pp, [1], disbound. Slightly rubbed, a few small spots of foxing, but generally quite bright and clean. Uncommon, BL and York Minster only on COPAC. First Edition. Paper Covers. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

Bury St. Edmunds and London: Gedge and Barker [Printers] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811. [3], iv-xvi, [1], 2-296pp. Original boards, with original paper label to spine. Head of spine defective, lacking about an inch, foot of spine slightly chipped, spine browned, edges and corners bumped and worn. Internally some light foxing, but generally fairly bright, largely unopened at head. Name and address of a previous owner to ffep. 6p of adverts bound in at the front (from 1818). The preface is by the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson. Goldsmith's 20381. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo.

Whitby: R. Rodgers, 1832. 21pp, [1], disbound. Slightly rubbed, very slightly browned, but generally quite bright and clean. Uncommon, BL and York Minster only on COPAC. First Edition. Paper Covers. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

London: James Cochrane and Co., 1832. [5], viii-x, [1], 2-336pp. Contemporary half morocco, smooth back, with title and running title inside an attractive frame to spine, marbled sides, edges, and marbled endpapers. Rubbed to extremities. Light off setting from frontispiece on to title, very occasional and very light foxing to text, generally quite bright and clean. Armorial bookplate of Sir William Eden to front pastedown, small bookseller's label to reverse of front marbled endpaper. With four engravings by George Cruikshank (as called for). In the 'Roscoe's Novelists Library' series. Cohn 706; Sadleir 3736a. First Thus. Hardback. Good. Illus. by Cruikshank, George. 12mo.

London: W.S. Johnson [Printer] Single sided printed broadside, approximately 140mm x 345mm in size, n.d. but probably 1843. Lightly browned, slightly creased, otherwise clean. Advertising broadside for an evening of Jacobite songs, with an accompanying pianoforte, at the Music Hall, in Store Street, Bedford Square, London. The foot of the broadside advertises Wilson's edition of 'The Songs of Scotland' (published in 1842 according to Oxford in JISC), the universal calendar notes that the 1st of May was on a Monday in 1843. The printer was W.[illiam] S.[pencer] Johnson, who began trading in 1835 in Nassau Street, Soho, and by 1846 had moved to St. Martin's Lane (see BBTI). First Edition. Unbound. Good. Folio. Broadside.

London: James Cochrane and Co., 1831. Two volumes complete - Volume One - [5], 2-422pp and Volume Two - [5], 2-448pp. Contemporary half morocco, smooth back, with title and running title inside an attractive frame to spine, marbled sides, edges, and marbled endpapers. Rubbed to extremities. Light foxing and off setting to frontispiece and title, very occasional and very light foxing to text, generally quite bright and clean. Armorial bookplate of Sir William Eden to front pastedown, small bookseller's label to reverse of front marbled endpaper. With eight engravings by George Cruikshank (as called for). In the 'Roscoe's Novelists Library' series. Cohn 704; Sadleir 3736a. First Thus. Hardback. Good. Illus. by Cruikshank, George. 12mo.

Alnwick: W. Davison, 1809. Single sided printed handbill, approximately 190mm x 150mm in size. Browned, slightly chipped to left hand side with small amounts of loss, with ink number and print run to head and ink initial to the left of the imprint. Dated February 18, 1809, noting that the time for the hiring of 'hinds' has been put back a month so "it is requested, therefore, that the Gentlemen and Farmers in this Neighbourhood will defer Hiring such Servants accordingly". A 'hind', (the term is probably from Scotland though clearly also used, as here, in Northern England), was "applied to a married skilled farm worker who occupies a cottage on the farm and is granted certain perquisites in addition to wages" (Dictionary of the Scots Language). The printer was W.[illiam] Davison of Alnwick (fl.1802-1858), described in the BBTI as a printer, engraver/etcher, bookseller, stationer, publisher, bookbinder, librarian/owner of circulating library, stereotyper/stereotype… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. Two volumes complete - Volume One - iv, 306pp, [2] and Volume Two - iv, 300pp. Original blindstamped cloth with central arabesque, original primrose endpapers, gilt to spines, bound by Bone and Son with their ticket to rear pastedowns. Volume one has been rebacked, with the slightly chipped original spine laid on, spines slightly faded, light staining to lower cover of volume one, volume two chipped to spine ends, corners slightly bumped, slightly rubbed. Internally lightly browned, but fairly clean. From the library of Michael Foot, with his name in pencil to ffep. Sadleir 1337, Wolff 3805 (this copy does not have the 32pp catalogue mentioned by Wolff) and Parrish, page 11 (not mentioning the catalogue), Harrison and Thompson, 'Bibliography of the Chartist Movement', page 137. Kingsley's second novel, though the first published in book form, a 'Christian Socialist' novel, which was heavily influenced by Mayhew and Carlyle, sympathetic to… Read More

London: J. Walker; R. Lea; J. Cuthell; J. Nunn; Longman and Co.; Lackington, Allen and Co.; Otridge and Son; S. Bagster; J. Black; T. Hamilton; Cradock and Joy; and R. Saunders, 1813. Two volumes complete - Volume One - [4], vii, xxiv, [1], 2-461pp, [1] and Volume Two - [3], 2-612pp. Contemporary full straight grain morocco, raised bands, spines in six panels, title lettered direct to second panel, author and volume to fifth, remaining panels with central gilt flower head lozenge, gilt roll to bands, accentuated with black paint above and below, with date in gilt on black to foot, covers with triple fillet border surrounding a gilt anthemion roll, gilt roll to inner edges, all edges marbled. Sporadic surface abrasion to covers with some loss to gilt rolls, but generally in good order. Internally some light browning, occasional light spotting, a few notes, some in pencil and three lines in pen, to front pastedown of first volume, previous owner's name to head of titles, otherwise fairly bright and… Read More

Dublin: M. Goodwin, 1830. [2], 3-16pp. Modern cloth, title and date in gilt to spine. Very slightly rubbed to extremities, title and final page of text very slightly soiled, otherwise fairly clean. The full title is, "An Antidote to Revolution; Or, A Practical Comment on the Creation of Privilege for Quadrating the Principles of Consumption with Production, and Thereby Creating Stimulus for the Unlimited Production of National Wealth, Neutralizing the Motives for Political Discontent, and Establishing a Solid Base for the Promotion of Morality". Includes a brief look at 'colonies' (ie. Robert Owen and William Thompson), and includes suggestions for the reorganisation of land and labour in the West Indies. Four physical locations in Library Hub. Goldsmiths 26083. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

London: Samuel Bagster, 1817. a-b12, [4] leaves of plates, B-Q12, R6 (complete but final two contents pages misbound at end, ie. should be a-b12, c2, B-Q12, R4). Half calf and boards, later rebacked, smooth back, spine in five panels divided by gilt double rules, leather title label to second panel. Slightly rubbed to extremities, corners worn, paper covering boards worn and slightly discoloured. Internally lightly browned, with some light foxing and spotting, occasional light soiling, single worm track to bottom margin of title and a2, further diminishing to minute holes around signature C, small piece missing from bottom corner of C11, tiny tear to fore edge margin of D10 and G10, ink stain to K9r and K10v, catching a few letters but no loss of sense. With two engraved plates, each with engraved letterpress explanation opposite. William Kitchiner (1778-1827), epicure and writer, whose "inheritance permitted him to enjoy, and to write extensively on, those three arts which most pleased him:… Read More