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London: J. Debrett, 1786. Second Edition. Good-. Full leather with gilt title on spine Front cover detached and showing some wear at spine ends and edges but else in good condition for its age Text is in very good to excellent condition throughout, with just slight age toning Foldout frontispiece is present and undamaged Captain Philip Thicknesse (1719 â€" 1792) was an English author, eccentric, and friend of the artist Thomas Gainsborough He wrote several travel guides, including this one He was a friend of the society artist Thomas Gainsborough, and of his less well-known brother, the inventor Humphrey Gainsborough As an author he wrote for The Gentleman's Magazine He also published The Speaking Figure and the Automaton Chess Player, Exposed and Detected, a none-too-accurate exposé of a chess-playing machine, The Turk Thicknesse died on a journey near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, and was buried there In his later life he had become an "ornamental hermit" His will stipulated that his… Read More

London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1818. First thus. Very Good. 8vo [2], 617 pp, the last 7 pp being an index to part 2 Three parts in one volume, each part with title-page, pagination continuous Without the portrait mentioned by Howes, without map found in some copies Bound in period marbled boards, rebacked, front board with "Board of Agriculture 1820" in gilt One of several early editions of this work Howes C525; Sabin 14021 Spine and extremities worn and scuffed, contents quite clean throughout with only occasional minor foxing or soiling William Cobbett (1763--1835) was an English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain foreign activity, and raise wages, with the goal of easing poverty among farm labourers and small land holders Cobbett backed lower taxes, saving, reversing commons enclosures and resisting the 1821 gold standard He opposed borough-mongers,… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 2001. First paperback printing. Near Fine. From the publisher: "Roddy Doyle, Conor McPherson, Gene Kerrigan, Gina Moxley, Marian Keyes, Anthony Cronin, Owen O'Neill, Hugo Hamilton, Joseph O'Connor, Tom Humphries, Pauline McLynn, Charlie O'Neill, Donal O'Kelly, Gerard Stembridge, and Frank McCourt Fifteen of Ireland's brightest and most entertaining authors came together to benefit Amnesty International-resulting in this raucous, raunchy, and diabolically entertaining mulligan stew of a novel." This copy is near fine in color illustrated wrappers.  Slight age darkening on page edges.  No other marks or damage at all.  Signed on the title page by 10 of the 15 authors:  Frank McCourt, Roddy Doyle, Marion Keyes, Gina Moxley, Gene Kerrigan, Charlie O'Neill, and what appears to be Conor McPherson, Joseph O'Connor, Tom Humphries and Hugo Hamilton.  (See photo.  Some of the signatures are not particularly intelligible.) .

Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1862. First thus. A poor copy, since both wrappers are missing, and there is only 1 of the original 16 p of publisher's ads at the rear However, the text of the 65 pages of the novel itself is complete, unmarked and quite clean Since paperbacks of this vintage were cheaply produced on cheap paper, most copies disintegrated long ago So this is a quite scarce edition, even without wrappers 65 pp.

London: Ebury Press, 2005. First. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From the publisher: "A long way from the usual ghosted celebrity autobiography, this is Julian Clary's debut as a writer of huge talent - perhaps closer in style to Fay Weldon or Muriel Spark than Dale Winton. Julian has led a unique life." From Wikipedia: "Julian Peter McDonald Clary (born 1959) is an English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter. He began appearing on television in the mid-1980s.  Since then, he has also acted in films, on television and in stage productions, including numerous pantomimes. He was the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in 2012.  ...Clary is gay, and his sexuality forms the basis for much of his comedy. He refers to himself as a "renowned homosexual" and is known for his outrageous and flamboyant costumes and make-up, and interactions with his audience such as looking in their bags, commenting on their attire and flirting with straight men in the audience." This copy is fine in red paper-covered boards… Read More

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1824. First. Fair. A fair copy in Marbled green boards with black leather spine Spine deteriorating, and boards loose and scuffed but still intact Ex lib label on inside front cover, and loss of 1" spot on front cover where another label may have been removed, Corners worn First page of text torn in half but still attached with no loss Text has moderate foxing throughout, but in generally good condition American Sunday-School Union (from Wikipedia) With roots in the First Day Society (founded 1790), the InFaith officially formed in 1817 as the "Sunday and Adult School Union" In addition to its primary work of starting Sunday schools in rural communities, the Sunday and Adult School Union became known for its publications and its ticket reward system for Sunday school students who memorized Scripture Several people influential in the United States during the 19th century, including Francis Scott Key, Associate Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington, and… Read More