1870s Books

AUTHOR: SPENSER, Edmund (J. Payne Collier - editor). TITLE: The Works Of Edmund Spenser. PUBLISHER: London: Bickers & Son, 1873. DESCRIPTION: 5 vols., 9" x 6-5/16", frontis portr...

AUTHOR: POPE, Alexander. TITLE: The Works Of Alexander Pope. Includes Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials. PUBLISHER: London: John Murray, 1871. DESCRIPT...

A rare set of Daniel Defoe's works published in 1878 by George Bell & son's in London. George Bell & Sons was a reputable publisher in the 19th century, known for producing high-qua...

Sherman, William T. Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Written By Himself. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. First edition. In two volumes. Rebound in quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers. New custom archival cloth slipcase with Sherman portrait inlay. Presented is a first edition printing of The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman. This two volume book set was published by D. Appleton and Company, in New York, in 1875. It is presented here, rebound in striking quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers, and a custom archival cloth slipcase to fit both books. Ten years after the end of the Civil War, Sherman became the first General to publish his memoirs of that period. He began writing his account in 1872 and the two volumes were published by D. Appleton and Company in the spring of 1875. According to the publisher’s prospectus, the two volume set was originally offered in four different bindings, including fine blue cloth, green cloth, full sheepskin, and half blue moroccan leath. Sherman explains his motivations for writing in the preface of Volume I: “Nearly ten years have passed since the close of the civil war in America, and yet no satisfactory history thereof is accessible to the public;…. What is now offered is not designed as a history of the war, or even as a complete account of all the incidents in which the writer bore a part, but merely his recollection of events, corrected by a reference to his own memoranda, which may assist the future historian when he comes to describe the whole, and account for the motives and reasons which influenced some of the actors in the grand drama of war.” His two volume account touches briefly on his early life, including his time at West Point, his life in and out of the army in Florida, California, New York, Kansas, and Louisiana. Yet the bulk of the writing is focused on the Civil War. “Written with the propulsive energy and intelligence that marked his campaigns” his memoir provides firsthand accounts of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, the infamous Atlanta campaign, and his march to the sea through Georgia and the Carolinas. The memoir describes striking incidents and anecdotes and collects dozens of his incisive and often outspoken wartime orders and reports. Throughout it all, Sherman is quite frank in describing the rights and wrongs of the campaigns he saw, writing without much concern for the feelings or experiences of others. This complex self-portrait of an innovative and relentless American general provides for a vivid read and an exceptional Civil War account. CONDITION: Good condition. First edition. In two volumes. Beautifully restored and rebound. Quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers. Paper is okay to good, with toning as to be expected. Scattered spots and smudges. Inscribed twice by previous owner, inscription on the top of the Note page of Vol I and on the full title page of Vol II. Large "Military Map...

8 of 10 volumes (2-7 and 9-10) Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts New and Revised Edition, printed 1872 by W. & R. Chambers, Edinburgh. Uniformly bound in hal...

Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, Franklin Square. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. With b&w frontispiece; map of New...

Rectangular with 3/4 gallery carved on the outside with a central lion flanked soldiers. Interior with walnut over two drawers. Bun feet. Meant to be placed on a desk with the back f...

Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1872. Illustrated by John Tenniel. First US Edition. Octavo. Rebound in full white lea...

A fine Bayntun-Riviere set of Anthony Trollope's noted series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire'. With an illustrated frontispiece to all volumes. Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an...

A very pleasing set of thirty-seven volumes in uniform leather bindings of the works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a stunning collection in thirty-seve...

The World of Comets. Translated and Edited by James Glaisher. With Numerous Woodcuts and Chromolithographs, by Amedee Guillemin. 1st Ed Leather Bound hardcover, Published by Sampson ...

AUTHOR: HARDY, Thomas. TITLE: The Return of the Native. PUBLISHER: London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1878. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 3 vols., 7-1/4" x 4-15/16", (without the quotation marks...

AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge: (Lewis Carroll). TITLE: Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1872. DESCRIPTION: PRE-...

Author: JONSON, Ben. Title: The Works of Ben Jonson. Publisher: London: Bickers & Son, 1875. 9 vols., 9" x 6-1/4", engraved frontis portrait plate in volume 1, title-pages ...

Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called " Sermons ". These beautiful books are perfect...

Pair of old books dating from the 19th century. These two volumes are National Biographies. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect ...

Antique Japanese History book Meiji era, circa 1878 Woodblock print book Book dimensions: 182 mm x 121 mm There are damages because it is antique i...

Author: TENNYSON, Alfred. Title: Queen Mary A Drama. Publisher: London: Henry S. King & Co., 1877. NEW EDITION. 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, spine panels and covers ruled in red, green, and gold, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk page marker...

Author: TENNYSON, Alfred. Title: The Lover's Tale. Publisher: London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879. Description: 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, spine panels and covers ruled in red, green, and gold, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk page marker...

Author: Tennyson, Alfred. Title: Harold A Drama. Publisher: London: Henry S. King & Co., 1877. Description: 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, spine panels and covers ruled in red, green, and gold, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk page marker...

Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’, Liverpool and London, Henry Sotheran, 1875. 2 volumes, first edition hardback folio including 41 coloured an...

Author: Tennyson, Alfred. Title: Gareth And Lynette Etc. Publisher: London: Strahan & Co., 1872. Description: 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, spine panels and covers ruled in red, green, and gold, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk page marker...

4 Volumes From The Accession Of Queen Victoria To The Berlin Congress. Bound in Full Tan Calf By Zaehnsdorf, Marbled Edges, Raised Bands, Ornate Gilt On Spines. Published: London...

Parton, James. Life of Andrew Jackson. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. Three volume set, later printing. Rebound in ¼ calf and matching blue cloth boards with gilt titles, stamps, and raised bands to spine. With matching archival blue cloth slip case with ribbon and inlaid portrait of Jackson on the cover. Presented is an 1876 printing of James Parton’s three volume biography of President Andrew Jackson. First published in 1859-60 by Mason Brothers of New York, this is a later printing by Boston-based James R. Osgood and Company. James Parton's biography of the life of Andrew Jackson is one of the most important and best accounts on the early American president. In fact, Bunn and Williams call this work "the first serious biography of the [Jackson]" (Bunn). Parton’s biography appeared in print amid the escalating political crisis of 1860, providing readers and pundits with a historical lens through which to view current events. Born in England and raised primarily in the United States, James Parton (1822-1891) was among the leading biographers of the mid-nineteenth century. His Life of Horace Greeley (1855) and Life and Times of Aaron Burr (1857) garnered widespread acclaim, and he would later publish books on Benjamin Butler...

4 volumes. Edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett. Bound in 3/4 blue Morocco by Birdsall, cloth boards, top edges gilt, ornate gilt on spines, raised bands, illustrated with 1...

This is the original and complete edition of the Classic. Contains all 60 plates.

This is F. V. Hayden's Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory, an unmatched geological record for its time. Published by the Department of the Interior in 1877, the Atlas of Colorado consists of twenty double elephant sized sheets, divided into two series. The first series, four sheets, embrace the entire area on a scale of twelve miles to an inch, and include Triangulations, Drainage, an Economic Map, and a General Geological map...