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The Life of Captain James Whitney. Containing, his Most Remarkable Robberies and other Adventures ... To His Execution Near Smithfield Bars, ... the First of February 1692/3

The Life of Captain James Whitney. Containing, his Most Remarkable Robberies and other Adventures ... To His Execution Near Smithfield Bars, ... the First of February 1692/3

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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller
Title
The Life of Captain James Whitney. Containing, his Most Remarkable Robberies and other Adventures ... To His Execution Near Smithfield Bars, ... the First of February 1692/3
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Nineteenth-century Dutch combed marbled boards with maroon roan spine titled in gilt. Binding rubbed, internally clean. Very goo
Description
London: Printed for A.R. near Temple-Bar, 1693. First edition. [iv], 30 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Nineteenth-century Dutch combed marbled boards with maroon roan spine titled in gilt. Binding rubbed, internally clean. Very good. First edition. [iv], 30 pp. 1 vols. 4to. "every Man's handsome that goes to be hang'd" Stirring account of the life and crimes and amorous exploits of Capt. Whitney, who began stealing deer while a young butcher's apprentice, soon progressed to robbery. When he encounters an Irish mercenary on the road to London and bids him, "Stand and Deliver ... Your Purse, you Dog", his victim launches into a tale of woe, a desperate and futile attempt to hold onto the 20 guineas in his purse. Whitney's undoing begins in an exchange with the spirited wife of a man, "so Cow-hearted, in so tame a submission", whom Whitney has robbed. He makes an assignation with her, and she deserts her husband, and they run off. "But as Men of his cautious Profession generally make their Residence, like Tartar Camps, not long in one place, but always in motion, he danced her about from one quarter of the Town to another." After they settle in Hounds-Ditch, Whitney is sold out by a landlord with his eye on the £40 bounty, and in his flight he turns into a dead end: "put into a Coach, he was ushered in great Ceremony (especially if Crowds and Noise be any part of State) to Newgate". RARE. ESTC: R4823 (Eton, Huntington, Toronto). Provenance: Ricky Jay (bookplate)
A William Cullen Bryant Signed Image

A William Cullen Bryant Signed Image by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

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Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Title
A William Cullen Bryant Signed Image
Author
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
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Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description
PS. 4 x 6 . No date. No place. A photograph signed William Cullen Bryant on the mount of a carte-de-visite holder. The image of an older, bearded Bryant was slipped into the holder. There is minor browning to the holder, and the signature is dark. There is a similar photograph signed John P Hale on the lower margin; he was a prominent New Hampshire Senator.
The Diamond Mines of South Africa

The Diamond Mines of South Africa by Williams, Gardner F.

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The Diamond Mines of South Africa
Author
Williams, Gardner F.
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York and London: Macmillan, 1902. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to. (4) v-xviii, [2], [2], 681pp. Frontispiece portrait, 28 photogravures on 27 plates, printed on thick japan paper, 3 in color, numerous illustrations and maps, some double-page. Nicely bound in half deep green morocco, spine in five compartments with raised bands, gilt rules and titles. Marbled paper sides. Top edge gilt. A couple of small spots on the spine else a fine copy, with the engraved calling card of Richard Vary Campbell affixed to the title page, and a bookseller label on the reverse. ,A comprehensive and detailed account of the history of diamond mines in South Africa by American mining engineer Gardner F William, the first trained mining engineer to be appointed in South Africa. Considered the important authoritative source on South African mines and essential to any diamond library. .
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A Letter on the Genius and Dispositions of the French Government, Including a View of the Taxation of the French Empire by [Walsh, Robert]

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A Letter on the Genius and Dispositions of the French Government, Including a View of the Taxation of the French Empire
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[Walsh, Robert]
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good, handsome copy; some paper covering of the spine abraded..
Description
Philadelphia: Hopkins & Earle, 1810. First Edition.. Original paste paper boards.. Very good, handsome copy; some paper covering of the spine abraded... 8vo. Walsh was the scion of a wealthy American family. He spent his life in journalism and various areas of education. As a young man he travelled in France and England for three years. He even contributed articles to the Parisian press. The book offered here was written shortly after his return and is informed by a considerable fund of first hand observation and knowledge. This is especially the case in dealing with the financial matters of the French state. S & S #21936; Kress B-5762.
Fontwell Park, Accounting Ledger, 1967-1972

Fontwell Park, Accounting Ledger, 1967-1972

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Fontwell Park, Accounting Ledger, 1967-1972
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Swan's Fine Books (United States)
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Very good
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[United Kingdom]: [Fontwell Park]. Full leather. Very good. Elephant Folio, 504 pp. The manuscript accounting ledger for Fontwell Park Race Track for the years 1967-1972. Fontwell Park is a horse racing park located in West Sussex, UK., established by Alfred Day in 1924 as a hurdles track. Queen Elizabeth II had her first winning horse at Fontwell in 1949 (per Wiki). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full green leather with blind debossed border to front and rear boards,gilt lettering on the spine, textblock edges marbled, marbled front and rear end papers, chart of accounts in manuscript to verso of front free end paper, 119 manuscript pages of accounting entries detailing income, expenses, capital, assets and liabilities of the enterprise, a 8 1/2" by 11 1/2" leaf of the Jan. 1973 Trial Balance laid in; elephant folio size, approximately 19 7/8" by 13 5/8", pagination: printed page numbers 501-1000, note that actual page count is 502, with two unumbered, 119 pages have actual entries. ___Condition: Volume is very good, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, straight corners which have been rubbed through to the boards, moderate edgewear with boards exposed, front and rear boards with moderate rubbing, stain to top five inches of front board at the joint. ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually large and heavy volume and additional postage will be required; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
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Galaxy Formation and Evolution by Mo, Houjun: Bosch, Frank van den: White, Simon

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Title
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
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Mo, Houjun: Bosch, Frank van den: White, Simon
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Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9780521857932
Condition
Very Good
Description
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2010. Hardcover. 10"x7" xix, 806pp. Graphs and equations throughout text. Glossy illustrated black paper over boards. Some bumping to corners and small tear to top of spine, else Very Good. ISBN: 9780521857932 . Very Good. Hardcover .

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