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1857 Harper's Weekly FIRST ISSUE 1ed SLAVERY China Voyages Mormons Railroad RARE

Harper's Weekly was an early American magazine published by Harper. Beginning in 1857, it was a primary source of news, fiction stories, humor, satire, and a number of other topics. This 1857 first edition of 'Harper's Weekly' includes all of the first 52 issues of the magazine. This edition features the illustrations of the most prestigious illustrators of the time including Winslow Homer, Grandville Perkins, and Livingston Hopkins.

The enormous tome includes fascinating contents including:
· Stories of slave hunts
· Accounts of Chinese navigation
· Works of Charles Dickens
· Details on the Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah
· Railroad expansion
· Astronomy and sightings of comets
· Ruling on the Dred Scott court case
· and even 'colored man jokes'

An incredibly impressive and beautiful tome with utterly fascinating contents!

Item number: #24340
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UsedVeryGood. 1994 printing w/ same cover pictured on Amazon. Slightly yellowing. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. The cover has visible markings and wear. Some corner dings. This is a paperback copy. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

1835 Davy Crockett 1ed American Tour Politic Andrew Jackson Texas Alamo Folklore

"I know, that obscure as I am, my name is making a considerable deal of fuss in the world."
― Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett is often regarded as the most famous American folk hero of the 19th-century. Best remembered for his involvement in the Battle of the Alamo, Crockett was also an accomplished politician. Beginning in 1834, Crockett took a political tour of the American North, visiting major cities of Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, in hopes of gaining support for re-election to Congress. The work contains
"Crockett's own records and observations of his trip, most of it was political, boosting his re-election campaign as well as the Whig cause in General. [The author] included no less than ten repetitions of Crockett's anti-Andrew Jackson speech in various forms as delivered on the tour." (Groneman, p.)

Item number: #24870
Price: $950

CROCKETT, Davy

An account of Col. Crockett's tour to the North and down… Read More

George Bell and Sons. London. 1870. SIX VOLUMES. 4to. (10 x 7.3 inches). Complete and beautifully illustrated with 365 finely hand coloured full page plates, each with a tissue guard. Bound in attractive early half dark green morocco leather, by Bickers and Son. The spines with five raised bands, each with a gilt ruled line. The compartments fully decorated, lettered and double ruled in gilt. The spines have all faded to a uniform and attractive mid brown colour and the gilt is still bright and fresh. Green morocco grained cloth on boards. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. This is an ex library set but the only evidence is a library stamp, with circular 'cancelled' stamp over it, and five digit library number to each title page. The rest of the volumes, both text and plates are unmarked. Some foxing to the first and last few pages of each volume and to the margins of some plates but overall a very good set of this classic ornithological work.

1828 Costumes of ENGLAND Bishops Gypsies Dress Illustrated Alexander 50 PLATES

Early in the 19th-century, author William Alexander published what proved to be some of the most coveted and highly sought after historical surveys of Eastern costumes. Published under the title "Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners", this anthropologic study of human custom has remained popular for more than two centuries and delivers descriptions and exquisite illustrations of people from around the world.

This particular volume, 'Costume of England, includes 50 exquisite color engravings depicting 19th-century men and women, English bishops, gypsies, milk maids, Hussars and other military soldiers, mayors, postmen, politicians and judges, shepherds and farmers, and so many more.

Item number: #25169
Price: $750

ALEXANDER, William

Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English

London: Printed for James Goodwin, [1828]. 1st edition

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Wien u.a., Rikola Verlag, 1922. 4to. (28:20 cm). Folge von 10 Tafeln mit zugehörigem Begleitheft.. 27 x 20 cm. 4 nn. Bl. Textheft, 10 mont. Lichtdruck-Tafeln nach Handzeichnungen von Gustav Klimt, in der (oft fehlenden) Orig.-Flügelmappe mit faksimilierter Signatur Klimts auf dem Vorderdeckel. Die Mappe fachmännisch restauriert (unterlegt), Textheft und Kunstblätter in gutem Zustand.

Ordnance Survey, 12/19/2005. B. Map. Used; Very Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

New York: Doubleday. New York, Doubleday, 1978. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. King's first collection and the third Doubleday book. Some bumping and wear to the spine tips and corners, price-clipped. Spine a touch faded. Some bumping to the spine tips and corners. 20mm tear to the top of the jacket at the spine. [11394, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1978.

London: Gollancz. London, Gollancz, 1964. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. One of Ballard's most collectable works. A collection of 12 short stories, in some ways being the epitome of modern sf short stories. Some tanning to the spine, and a few small nicks to the jacket, owner's name to the front endpaper. A few marks to the boards. J.G. Ballard (1930-2009) was one of the most influential writers in the genre, beyond his exceptional and unique take on the genre, he was vital to the transition to modern sf via his work in the New Wave movement in the 50s and 60s. [11440, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1964.

London: New English Library / NEL. London, New English Library / NEL, 1980-1983. First edition, first impression. Paperback. A very good set. The complete run of early Bachman books. Increasingly difficult to find, these are the UK first editions. Rage was published first in the US in 1977, but in the UK Roadwork was published first, in 1980, with the other three coming in 1983. Some general edge wear to all volumes, spine on Long Walk a little creased, moreso on Roadwork and Running Man. Blocks tanned. Roadwork is water stained. Rage is the best of the four. [11384, Hyraxia Books]. 1980-1983 . Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1980.

London: Lockwood & Co.. London, Lockwood & Co., 1864. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. First edition of this uncommon work of interplanetary fiction featuring an early antigravity device which propels the protagonists to a lunar utopia. The book follows the story of Stephen Howard and Carl Geister, who find an ore called "repellante" in the Colorado Mountains. "They fly to the Moon in a repellante-powered spaceship, where they crash-land. Here they discover a utopian lunar society of four-feet-tall humanoids called Notol. Afrer a year living amongst these people and exploring the Moon, they inscribe their adventures on metal tablets and fire these back to Earth by dropping them into an exploding lunar volcano" (Roberts, p. 156). The result is a "fascinating philosophical romance, intermediate between satirical lunar voyages and scientific romances" (Barron, p. 415). The book was part of the surge of creative works inspired by the Moon… Read More

London: Henry Colburn. London, Henry Colburn, 1828. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A gothic novel of reincarnation and seemingly a response to Frankenstein. Uncommon. "Boaden's novel will be read as a riposte to Frankenstein. The bleakness of Shelley's novel is reflected in the coarse physicality of the creature and in the battle between him and Frankenstein in the dead zone of the polar ice cap. Boaden, howereve, wants to make death meaningful by suggesting that a contemplation of a past life enables us to reflect upon, and so rectify, the harm that we have done to others. The implicit doubling between Frankenstein and his creature is reworked by Boaden through reincarnation as the subject attempts to make amends for the conduct of an earlier self. Boaden's narrator is a would-be artist and the texts discussed here all centre on ideas about death and creativity." [Smith, Gothic Death 1740-1914: A Literary History]. Complete in two volumes. Rebacked… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine copy, signed by the author by way of a numbered plate (833 of 2000). These were issued at an event, and are basically the trade issue with the plate added as part of the official event. Small ding to the jacket and a little rolling to the edges. [11391, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. 1998.

London: New English Library / NEL. London, New English Library / NEL, 1979. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. This is the first British issue. A fantastic novel, the Dark Tower is always viewed as King's magnum opus, but I think that's just a confusion of the term magnum opus; The Stand is a much better representation of King's greatest work. Some creasing to the laminate, as usual. A couple of areas of rubbing and some wear to the corners. Bumping to the spine tips. A handful of short tears to the jacket, fixed by tape to the reverse. [11386, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1979.

London: Gollancz. London, Gollancz, 1963. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. First British edition. Inscribed by the author. Cat's Cradle is postmodern tour-de-force satire of contemporary society, speckled with science fiction. Owner's inscription above Vonnegut's inscription, some wear to the jacket corners, and spine tips and a little general handling wear. Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) is one of those rare writers bridging the gap between literary fiction and science fiction. He's best remembered for Slaughterhouse Five, along with Cat's Cradle and The Sirens of Titan. [11436, Hyraxia Books]. . Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1963.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press. Burton, MI, Subterranean Press, 2016. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine set. 146 of 500 copies, signed as issued. The Farseer trilogy is one of the important fantasy works of this generation, bridging the gap between the post-Tolkien clones and the 21st century grimdark movement. Along with the Wheel of Time and the Song of Ice and Fire, the Farseer Trilogy represents an important epoch in the genre. Robin Hobb (1952-) is one the most beloved fantasy writers of the last few decades. She also writes under the pen name Megan Lindholm. In 2017 she was awarded the Life Achievement at the WFC. Cover art by John Howe [11444, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. 2016.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2020. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine copy, number 128 of 200 copies issued in a slipcase and signed by the author. A well-received dark fantasy involving the usual battle between good and evil in another realm. [11389, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. 2020.

Fullerton(?), California: No Publisher. Fullerton(?), California, No Publisher, 1975. . . A three-page (3pp) typed letter signed. Dated Feb 13th, 1975. The letter is signed by PKD with six corrections and a postscript all in the author's hand. Addressed to Claudia Bush. Bush commenced her dialogue with PKD whilst writing her thesis on him for her MA at Idaho State University. The thesis was published as "The Splintered Shards: Reality and Illusion in the Novels of Philip K. Dick." Much of the Bush correspondence is held in the Willis E. McNelly collection at California State University Fullerton; they are scarce in commerce. This letter is written in the aftermath of his VALIS visions of 1974, which happened shortly after a wisdom tooth operation. Dick received a home delivery of opioids from a woman wearing a Christian Ichthys necklace. The symbol emitted a pink beam of light which was the catalyst for months of visionary experiences, including Dick's belief that his mind had been… Read More