Proverbial Philosophy

New York: John Wiley, 1849. Hardcover. Good. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. viii, 154 pgs. Green blindstamped cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tissue-protected B&W frontis. Condition is GOOD ; corners and ends of spine bumped and worn, small tear to top of spine. Covers faded and spotted, spine darkened. Binding is sound, text is moderately… Read more about this item

London: Joseph Rickerby, 1838. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First Edition. 8vo, gilt titles on spine and embossed pattern on front. 224pp plus 4pp publisher’s catalogue. Crack to binding at the spine and some shelfwear, some foxing inside. Bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown and some pages uncut. Contents include Words of Wisdom..of Truth of Things False, of… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Herman Hooker, 1846. black leather w/marbled boards; some wear and chipping of boards; lite pencil notes on end papers; 256 clean, unmarked pages, lite foxing. 4th. Leatherbound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12 vo.

Boston: E. O. LIBBY & CO., 1859 Book. Fair. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. TITLE: PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY: A BOOK OF THOUGHTS AND ARGUMENTS 1859 AUTHOR: MARTIN FARQUHAR TUPPER, D.C.L., F. R. S., OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) /COPYRIGHT: E. O. LIBBY & CO., BOSTON 1859 EDITION: Reprint Edition assumed with 1850 on the copyright page… Read more about this item

London: Joseph Rickerby, 1838. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 7 3/8" Tall. 311 Pp + 4 Pp Catalog At End. Green Embossed Cloth, Spine Gilt, Yellow Endpapers. Philosophical Thoughts On Myriad Topics, Each Concept Commented On In A Poetical Form. A Bright, Clean, Attractive Example Of The First Printing Of… Read more about this item

Buffalo, NY: Phinney & Company, 1850. 1850. Decorative blue hardcover (3¾-inches wide x 5¼-inches high), gold/gilt lettering, all edges in gilt, frontispiece of the author with tissue overlay, 383 pages. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE OR PRINT-ON-DEMAND BOOK OR A MORE MODERN REPRINT. THIS IS THE ACTUAL 1850 COPY, AN EARLY PRINTING OF THE POPULAR PHILOSOPHICAL BOOK. Condition: Two corners… Read more about this item

London: T. Hatchard, 1851. Hardback [Full Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Lower board detached with much rubbing to the leather elsewhere. Damp staining to the top corner of the first couple of leaves including the portrait. Text complete, clean and tight else. . Hardback [Full Leather]. Physically 6½” x 4” (0.7 kg); (viii) 514 (4)pp; 22nd thousand. Decorated… Read more about this item

London: Hatchard and Co., 1859. Thirty-Fifth Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 15.5cm x 11cm. viii, 385 pages. Full leather Hatchard and Co. signed binding, gilt lettering and decoration, all edges gilt. The Thirty-Fifth Edition containing the First and Second Series of Martin Farquhar Tupper's (1810-1889) Proverbial Philosophy, the long winding moral flowers of this and that which… Read more about this item

New York: Wiley and Putnam. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1846. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 159 & 154 pages; Beautiful full leather binding. Interior pages with dampstaining and foxing. Does not affect the binding. .

London: T. Hatchard, 1851. Hardcover. Good. Poetical, philosophical aphorisms on a variety of topics including cheerfulness, beauty, ambition, etc. Full leather, bound by Riviere. All edges gilt. Raised bands to spine. Frontisportrait. Toning and rubbing to spine. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Some spotting to title page and end-papers. Occasional pencil… Read more about this item

London: Hatchard and Co, 1859. Thirty-fourth Edition. Fine. Thirty-fourth Edition. Small 8vo. viii, 385p. Portrait frontispiece. Bound in full brown morocco over slightly beveled boards with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the covers with three gilt ruled borders, the spine with gilt titles, the panels with central floral design, each panel with simple gilt frame and a larger embossed frame… Read more about this item

John Wiley, 1848. Hardcover. Good. .

London: Joseph Rickerby, 1838. Hardback, gilt title and decoration to spine. 224pp, 4pp. 1st edition 1838. Small losses to spine ends, with cracking to outer hinges and front inner hinge. Binding remains secure. Some occaisonal foxing to contents. Private ownership. (bs137). 1st Edition.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

Philadelphia: Herman Hooker, 1843. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. A Good copy in brown cloth lettered and decorated in gold (a bit sun-faded at the spine), all edges gilt. Small early gift inscription. Scattered foxing to the paper. The binding is sound, and the text is unmarked. Believed the first U.S. edition (from the fifth… Read more about this item

(BOOKBINDING) TUPPER, Martin Farquhar. PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY; A BOOK OF THOUGHTS AND ARGUMENTS. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1851. 8vo. Publisher's cloth, all edg gilt. Frontispiece, vi, 282 pages. First American edition. In an unusual trade binding for its time, featuring a chained pattern on both boards and the spine. Bookplate.

Philadelphia, PA: Herman Hooker. G/No Dustjacket. 1846. ........ Cloth. sm 8vo., 256 pp., rubbed, bumped, frayed, page toning, foxing .

J Hatchard & Son 1849. Small duodecimo, maroon leather boards gilt & blind tooled decorative rule, maroon leather spine with gilt decorative rule between five raised bands & gilt lettering in black panel, all edges marbled, marbled eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, 515pp, VG (light rubbing to boards & spine sides, some tanning to page edges). Lovely little book.… Read more about this item

London : T. Hatchard, 1850, 1850. (Later Edition?) Sixteenth Thousand. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked blind-tooled cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 514 pages; Physical desc.: viii, 514, [2], 36 p : port (tissue… Read more about this item

New York: Wiley & Putnam. Very Good-. 1847. Hardcover. Full leather, wear at extremities. ; Two volumes in one. .

Philadelphia: E.H. Butler & Co., 1857. FIRST AMER. EDITION, first printing. This is the Authorized Edition other printings by other publishers were pirated. Full brown morocco leather blind stamped decorated on the front cover, spine, and back cover, all edges gilt, moderate to heavy shelf wear. Overall in mild foxing. 16 steel plate illustrations. Gift… Read more about this item