Search Results: Titles starting with N from CraigsClassics

This is a complete musical score (sheet music) for the opera "NORMA" - Opera del Maestro VINCENZO BELLINI ("Work of the Master Vincenzo Bellini"). The sheets are string-bound within a heavier canvas-type paper wrap. Complete in 85 pages (all pages are present). Circa 1830's (there is no date of publication stated). "Norma" was first produced at the opera house "La Scala" in Milan, Italy on December 26, 1831. Please see the photos for the "Indice" (Index) showing the various parts of the Opera. The sheets are written entirely in Italian. "Riduzione per Piano-forte del M. Luigi Truzzi" (Reduction for Piano-forte by Mr. Luigi Truzzi). "Dall'Editore Dedicata alla Signora Marianna Pollini" (From the Publisher, Dedicated to Mrs. Marianna Pollini). "Edizione Privila da Govern. Risoluzione" (Private Edition by Government Resolution).Condition:Light foxing and soiling to the pages; staining to the lower-outer corners throughout. A few of the pages have pieces missing at the lower-outer corners. There is a… Read More

Nice condition vintage copy of "NAKED LUNCH" by William S. Burroughs. 1959 1st edition, 12th printing (stated); Grove Press; New York. From a review: "(The book) tells the story of a drug addict's bizarre experiences in a dreamlike landscape, which is populated by grotesque creatures known as Mugwumps, and where taboo acts such as rape and murder are committed constantly with no consequences. 'Naked Lunch' is one of the best-known works by William S. Burroughs, largely due to its reputation as one of the most 'obscene' pieces of literature ever published. Burroughs was even taken to court over it, but his eventual victory in that trial actually played a key role in the overturning of American obscenity laws."Condition:Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only a small, light stain (foxing spot?) at the outer edge of the front and rear blank end paper. Name/address/phone… Read More

"A Narrative of the VISIT TO THE AMERICAN CHURCHES by the Deputation from the Congregational Union of England and Wales" by Andrew Reed and James Matheson. 1835 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. Complete set in two volumes. The book chronicles the extensive travels through the American Northeast observing camp meetings, Shakers and Hicksites, female academies, colleges, and centers of all denominations. Comments are made on slavery and anti-slavery societies, impressions of stagecoach travel, inns, manners and "The Kentucky Squeeze." An unusual and scarce account of early American travel.Here are more examples from the contents: Passage to New York; Whig Celebration; Journey to Washington; President's House &c.; Slave Pen; Mount Vernon; Family of Washington; Journey to Philadelphia; Penn's Monument; Quakers; Departure for Boston; Old South Meeting; Plymouth Rock; Burial Ground; Shaker Settlements; Niagara; Account of Revival; Log Huts; Prairies; Storm in the Forest; Mormonites; Fourth of July;… Read More

This is an antique set of Major Long's Second Expedition ~ "Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c. &c. Performed in the Year 1823, by Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War under the Command of Stephen H. Long, Major U.S.T.E." compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, and Calhoun by William H. Keating. 1824 1st edition; H.C. Carey & I. Lea; Philadelphia. Complete set in two volumes. The set contains 15 full-page illustrations. (Note - the frontispiece and title page within volume I are facsimiles). The fold-out map is not present.From a review by Field: "...almost a cyclopedia of material relating to the Indians of the explored territory. Nothing escaped the attention of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition; and their statements regarding the customs, character and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes, are among the most valuable we have of those people."Condition:Both volumes have been re-bound in… Read More

"Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries, and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864" by David and Charles Livingstone. 1866 1st American edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book features 36 in-text illustrations and full-page engravings (including a two-page frontispiece engraving of a "Bird's-Eye View of the Great Cataracts of the Zambesi, and of the Zigzag Chasm below the Falls through Which the River Escapes"), as well as a large fold-out map of Dr. Livingstone's travels at the back.From the Preface: "It has been my object in this work to give as clear an account as I was able of tracts of country previously unexplored, with their river systems, natural productions, and capabilities; and to bring before my countrymen, and all others interested in the cause of humanity, the misery entailed by the slave-trade in its inland phases - a subject on which I and my companions are the first who have had any opportunities of forming a judgment. The eight years… Read More

This is an interesting copy of "A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres Comprising Three Voyages Round the World; Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery of the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands" by Amasa Delano. This particular copy has ties to the War of 1812 - please see "Provenance" below. 1817 1st edition; Printed by E.G. House, for the Author; Boston. Full leather binding. With a frontispiece portrait of Delano, a portrait of "Abba Thulle" - King of the Pelew Islands taken 1791, and a partial fold-out map of "Pitcairns Island" (only 2 of the 3 panels are present). The book chronicles Massachusetts sea captain Delano's voyages between 1790 and 1810, covering the Hawaiian, "Pelew," and Galapagos islands; New Guinea, Australia, and the East Indies; Chile and Peru; and Manila, Canton and Macao. This book (chapter 18 in particular) was used as inspiration by Herman Melville for his novel "Benito Cereno."PROVENANCE: This copy contains the handwritten names… Read More

This is a vintage college yearbook from 1935, "THE NASSAU HERALD" - A Record of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-five of Princeton University. At the back of the yearbook are two 3-panel class photos (printed back-to-back).Condition:There are a few tiny white specks at the bottom-right corner of the front cover; some white staining on the back cover. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There are tiny tears to the paper along the hinge between the frontispiece and title page. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean and white with only some very light smudging to the title page. Page 327 has a 1/2" tear at the outer edge. Overall the yearbook is in Very Good- condition.

This is an early, original edition of "The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, For the Year 1796" published by "Order of the Commissioners of Longitude." Printed in London by C. Buckton. Though the Almanac is for the year 1796, the year stated on the bottom of the title page is 1790. "Thirtieth impression" (as stated in the Preface). The Nautical Almanac was first published in 1767. Leather-bound (original leather binding with no repairs).At the back of the book is a section titled "Tables to Improve and Render More General the Method of Finding the Latitude, by Observing Two Altitudes of the Sun, and the Interval of Time Between" by John Brinkley, A.M., Andrew's Professor of Astronomy, Dublin.From the Preface by Nevil Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal:"A Work which must greatly contribute to the Improvement of Astronomy, Geography, and Navigation. This Ephemeris contains every thing essential to general Use that is to be found in any Ephemeris hitherto published, with many other useful and… Read More

Early antique copy of "NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS" by Robert Louis Stevenson. 1887 1st Edition thus; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. New Arabian Nights is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The collection contains Stevenson's first published fiction, and a few of the stories are considered by some critics to be his best work, as well as pioneering works in the English short story tradition.The following 6 short stories are included:* The Suicide Club* The Rajah's Diamond* The Pavilion on the Links* A Lodging for the Night* The Sire de Maletroit's Door* Providence and the GuitarCondition:Light soiling and some dark stains on the covers; fraying to the top and bottom edges of the spine; 1/2" tear at the top-right corner of the spine; corner wear (the tips of the boards are exposed). Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in excellent condition - clean and white with no stains, tears or foxing found; name written in pen on front end… Read More

This is an early copy of "The NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER Containing Descriptions of All the States, Counties and Towns in New England" by John Hayward. 1839 7th edition (though published in the same year as the 1st edition); Israel S. Boyd and William White; Concord, NH. Full leather binding. The book features a frontispiece engraving of "Boston and Bunker Hill" (with a tissue guard) and other full-page engravings (including the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the Vermont State House in Montpelier), as well as illustrations at the beginning of each state. Also included are "Descriptions of the Principal Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Capes, Bays, Harbors, Islands and Fashionable Resorts within that Territory."Condition:Clean covers and spine. Wear to the cover corners. The top edge of the spine is worn down. A small bit of the leather has peeled away at the bottom edge of the back cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There are splits along the left and right edges of the spine where… Read More

This is a bound volume of the publication "THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER - A Monthly Journal Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Their Kindred Arts and Sciences" (edited) by Simon Brown. Volume IV containing all 12 issues (January to December) for the year 1852. Published by Raynolds & Nourse in Boston. The issues are "embellished and illustrated with numerous beautiful engravings." Each issue contains a nicely illustrated masthead at the front, and numerous advertisements (some of which are illustrated) at the back. There is an Index at the front of the volume.Condition:There are some light stains at the bottom of the front cover. The top and bottom edges of the spine are worn with pieces missing and a 1.5" cloth tear at the top-right corner. Small cloth tears along the bottom edge of the back cover. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a 1.5" tear at the bottom edge by the spine between the 2 front blank end papers. Nice pages with only some mild foxing. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

This is a bound volume of the publication "THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER - A Monthly Journal Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Their Kindred Arts and Sciences" (edited) by Simon Brown. Volume XII containing all 12 issues (January to December) for the year 1860. Published by Nourse, Eaton & Tolman in Boston. The issues are "illustrated with numerous beautiful engravings." Each issue contains a nicely illustrated masthead. There is an Index at the front of the volume.Condition:Clean covers and spine; sharp corners. Small cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior with only some occasional foxing to the pages. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.

This is a handsome, full-leather bound set of "A New Library of Poetry and Song" edited by William Cullen Bryant. 1883; Fords, Howard & Hulbert; New York. Nicely bound in full-leather with gilt lettering and decorations on the covers and spines, five raised bands on the spines, and gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. Complete set in two volumes. "Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets, English, Scottish, Irish, and American; Including Translations from the German, Spanish, Ferench, Portuguese, Persian, Latin, Greek, &c. With an Introductory Treatise by the Editor on the 'Poets and Poetry of the English Language.' Memorial Edition: Revised, and Enlarged by the Addition of Many Poems and a Multitude of Fragmentary Passages under the Respective Divisions. Together with Indexes of Authors and their Porms; of Titles; of First Lines; and of Famous Lines and Phrases, rendering the Work a Completely Classified Dictionary of Poetry and Poetical Quotations. Including also a Biographical Memoir… Read More

"The New Speaker and Declaimer; Containing Prose Poetry and Dialogues for Schools and Exhibitions" compiled by A. Pitts. 1858 1st edition; Higgins, Bradley and Dayton; Boston. The book contains dozens of "specimens" of "American Eloquence" prose works by numerous eminent figures (such as Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Joseph Warren, Horace Greely, Jefferson Davis, James Otis, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay...and many more). Topics include The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, Early Days of the Revolution, Early Deeds of Our Fathers, The First Battle-ground of the Revolution, Aspirations for America, The Battle of Bunker Hill, The Boston Massacre, The Patriot's Hope, The Fate of the Indians, The Spirit of Liberty, Deaths of Jefferson and Adams, American Independence, In Memory of Washington, New England and Virginia, Supposed Speech of John Adams, The Puritan...and much more - please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Both covers have some small… Read More

"THE NEW SPIRIT" by Havelock Ellis with its original dust jacket. 1935; National Home Library; Washington, D.C. From the dust jacket: "Havelock Ellis is one of the greatest of English essayists. In this book, a renowned masterpiece, he makes us feel the very spirit of the daring men who refused to accept 'things as they are' and threw off the shackles of bigotry and ignorance to which the multitudes were bound for ages before them. He writes of DIDEROT, the inspiring and creative thinker, of HEINE, the poet and 'Soldier of Humanity,' of TOLSTOY, the reformer and champion of the oppressed, of HUYSMANS, of IBSEN, and of WALT WHITMAN. No library is complete without this representative work of a truly great mind." The dust jacket comes with a clear, protective sleeve (not shown). The book measures 6 1/2" tall x 4 1/4" wide.Condition:The book is in Near Fine condition - clean both inside and out with only some very light age-toning to the pages. The dust jacket has a few small pieces missing along the… Read More

"New Writing" - Volume 2. Autumn 1936; John Lane the Bodley Head; London. This edition contains the first appearance of the essay "Shooting an Elephant" by GEORGE ORWELL. The essay describes the experience of an English narrator (possibly Orwell himself) called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in Burma. Because the locals expect him to do the job, he does so against his better judgment, his anguish increased by the elephant's slow and painful death. The story is regarded as a metaphor for British imperialism, and for Orwell's view that "when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys." Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Light soiling to the covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Light foxing to the first and last half-dozen pages or so...otherwise clean. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

"NEW YORK BEAUTIFUL" by Wallace Nutting with its original dust jacket. 1936 1st edition; Garden City Publishing Co.; New York. The book is richly illustrated with black & white photographs throughout. From the dust jacket: "From the mighty thunder of majestic Niagara to the serene sweep of the stately Hudson, within the boundaries of the great State of New York lies an extraordinary variety of magnificent scenery. In the North the lofty Adirondacks reach rugged spires to the sky; in the South the Palisades hem with a volcanic wall the inner shore of America's Rhine. Centrally lie the ragged Finger Lakes, fed by the rushing torrents of the northern hills, and eastward spread the broad expanses of Lakes George and Champlain, great bodies of blue water that early voyagers mistook for undiscovered seas. The friendly Catskills, whose wooded fastnesses still breathe the fabled fold-lore of the early Dutch, release their gentle northward slopes to cattle and the plowing fields of man, and rolling hills… Read More

"NEWCASTLE FISHERS' GARLANDS" - A Collection of Right Merrie Garlands for North Country Anglers, edited by Joseph Crawhall. 1864; George Rutland; Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom. The book is a compilation of content from past publications of "The Fisher's Garland" from 1820 to 1864. At the back of the book is a Memorial to Izaak Walton, best know as the author of "The Compleat Angler.""Dedicated to the Members of the Coquet-Dale Angling Club, with an earnest hope that the lines herein cast may perchance rise some stray Roxby or Doubleday of that honourable body, and induce an attempt to resume and continue the Newcastle Fishers' Garlands, so charmingly set forth by the spirits of a former generation."Condition:Some areas of bubbling under the cloth on the front cover; sharp corners; bright gilt lettering on the spine; light soiling to front and back covers. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Occasional foxing to a handful of random pages...otherwise, the pages are clean and white with no… Read More

"THE NEWCOMES" - Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by William Makepeace Thackeray. First Edition with publication dates of 1854 (volume I) and 1855 (volume II); Bradbury & Evans; London. Complete in 2 volumes. The volumes contain illustrations "on steel and wood" throughout (including many that are full-page) by Richard Doyle. Marbled covers and marbled page edges on all sides.Condition:The set has been nicely rebound with contemporary leather spines and corners; the original marbled boards remain. Both volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. Occasional foxing to the pages; no writing or tears found. Overall the set is in very good condition.

"THE NEWCOMES" - Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by William Makepeace Thackeray. First edition with Volume I (1854) and Volume II (1855) custom-bound into one book; published by Bradbury and Evans in London. The volumes contain both full-page and in-text illustrations throughout by Richard Doyle. Marbled page edges on all sides.Condition:Wear to the corners; there is a small piece of paper adhered to the top of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages; crack at the front hinge after the half title page (despite the crack, the front cover is firmly attached and is not shaky). The text pages are in very good condition - mostly clean with only a few random light smudges/stains found; the end papers have darker stains at the outer corners. Overall the book is in very good condition.