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The Dawn of the Victorian Age: Victoria Summons a Member of the House of Lords to Her Coronation

The Dawn of the Victorian Age: Victoria Summons a Member of the House of Lords to Her Coronation by Queen Victoria

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The Dawn of the Victorian Age: Victoria Summons a Member of the House of Lords to Her Coronation
Author
Queen Victoria
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The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
09/05/1838. The Victorian era was a time of monumental importance for the world, and it was so named for the great British monarch who sat on the throne of the world’s dominant power for six decades. It was a time of the rise of science, industrial explosion, literature eminence, broad imperial expansion, exploration, and great political reform. She so bestrode her age that to this day, we speak of people as Victorians in a way we do not of any other person other than Queen Elizabeth I. And with Lincoln, Lee, Darwin, Freud and Einstein as examples, what an age it was.The Victorian era began on 20 June 1837, when King William IV died and his niece, Princess Victoria, became Queen at the age of 18. Her official coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on June 28 1838. The coronation was a huge occasion and four hundred thousand visitors went to London to see the new Queen crowned and attendant ceremonies.As the London Globe reported, “The appearance of the resident and foreign ambassadors, in their splendid carriages and gorgeous uniforms, many of which were picturesque and elegant, excited much admiration, and a running comment on the policies of their respective governments was freely indulged in by many who had scarcely indulged in anything else…. Except the general admiration bestowed indiscriminately on all that formed the procession, many composing it passed without particular notice or comment, until Her Majesty’s state carriage approached. This was the signal for the kindliest and most affectionate demonstrations, and a shout echoed and re-echoed along St. James’s-street and Pall-Mall – deep, fervent, and enthusiastic, was sent up from the immense assemblage. Many an eye gazed upon her with mute and affectionate regard – many a tongue bid God bless as she gracefully bent forward in her splendid state carriage and acknowledged these and many touching demonstrations of loyalty and considerate affection. The windows and balconies were alive with a splendid assemblage of beauty and loveliness, even the roofs had their occupants, and scarfs, handkerchiefs, and hats were waved as Her Majesty passed, without intermission, – every balcony was a parterre – every window was a bouquet of loveliness and beauty. Her Majesty was visibly affected with these marks of devotion and attachment on the part of the people so warmly and affectionately expressed, and more than once turned to the Duchess of Sutherland to conceal or express her emotions.”The eighth Earl of Scarborough represented Nottinghamshire and Nottinghamshire North in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.Document Signed, St. James Court, London, May 9, 1838, to the Earl of Scarborough, being his invitation to the Coronation. “Right Trust and Right Well Beloved Cousin, We greet you well. Whereas the Twenty eighth day of June next is appointed for the solemnity of Our Royal Coronation, These are to will and command you (all excuses set apart) to make your personal attendance on us at the time abovementioned furnished and appointed as to your rank and quality appertaineth, there to do and perform all such services as shall be required and belong unto you whereof you are not to fail. And so We bid you most heartily farewell. Given at Our Court at St. James’s the ninth day of May, 1838 in the first year of Our Reign. By her Majesty’s Command.” The document is countersigned by the Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk.Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 until 1901, a span of 64 years, longer than any other British monarch.It is just the second invitation to Victoria’s coronation we have carried in all these decades.
Document Signed by Queen Victoria at Age 18, Just Two Months into Her 63 year Reign

Document Signed by Queen Victoria at Age 18, Just Two Months into Her 63 year Reign by Queen Victoria

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Document Signed by Queen Victoria at Age 18, Just Two Months into Her 63 year Reign
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Queen Victoria
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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29/08/1837. Document Signed as Queen, August 29, 1837, appointing Thomas Hamilton a major in the Nineteenth Regiment of Foot of the British Army. Very good, some foxing, with a paper and wax seal. An extremely early example of her autograph as Queen, and the earliest document we can find of hers having reached the public sale market in the past decade.Victoria became Queen on June 20th. It is particularly interesting to note that Hamilton’s promotion to Major was to date from January 23rd which was during the reign of her predecessor, King William IV.
The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins; or the History of the Flying Islanders. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Hector. By R. S. a Passenger in the Hector

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins; or the History of the Flying Islanders. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Hector. By R. S. a Passenger in the Hector by [Paltock, Robert]

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The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins; or the History of the Flying Islanders. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Hector. By R. S. a Passenger in the Hector
Author
[Paltock, Robert]
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Original rose cloth-backed boards, printed paper labels (worn). Cloth faded with some tears, binding rubbed, inner hinges of fir
Description
Boston: Published by Baker & Alexander. Rufus Colton, Printer, Woodstock, VT, 1828. First American edition. Frontispieces engraved by David Claypoole Johnston. Illustrated titles. These plates are considered the first fantastic or "fantasy" plates published in America. 2 vols. Sm. 12mo. Original rose cloth-backed boards, printed paper labels (worn). Cloth faded with some tears, binding rubbed, inner hinges of first volume broken, front free endpaper there lacking, shaken, a tear on p.86/7 with loss affecting 4 lines of text, some browning and staining, generally light and in the second volume. With the signature of Francis H. Hunston dated 1834 on endpaper. Brown cloth and marbled paper open end case. First American edition. Frontispieces engraved by David Claypoole Johnston. Illustrated titles. These plates are considered the first fantastic or "fantasy" plates published in America. 2 vols. Sm. 12mo. The adventures (or mis-adventures) of Wilkins from his life in Cornwall to his journeys and shipwrecks at sea to Africa and slavery and to the land of the flying islanders, the Glums and Gawrys. The illustrations depict these flying beings. Originally published in 1751 with illustrations by Louis Philippe Boitard. Written in imitation of "Gulliver's Travels" and "Robinson Crusoe" this romantic and imaginative work soon became very popular. Coleridge, Leigh Hunt, Charles Lamb, Sir Walter Scott and Southey were great admirers of this work. In Southey's "Curse of Kehama," his "Glendoveers "were based upon the "Gawrys." David Claypoole Johnston, engraver (1797-1865) is best known for his annual publication, "Scraps," first issued in 1830. He earned the nickname "The American Cruikshank" from his caricatures. (Fielding "Dictionary of American Painters ... "). Bleiler p. 162; Sabin 58394; Shaw and Shoemaker 34637; Rhanders-Pehrson 13 " ... the story of Peter Wilkins is one of the best known among the early aviation novels.
A Treatise on Watering Meadows: wherein are shewn some of the many Advantages arising from that Mode of Practice, particularly on Coarse, Boggy, or Barren Lands; and the Method of performing the Work. Also Remarks on a Late Pamphlet upon that Subject

A Treatise on Watering Meadows: wherein are shewn some of the many Advantages arising from that Mode of Practice, particularly on Coarse, Boggy, or Barren Lands; and the Method of performing the Work. Also Remarks on a Late Pamphlet upon that Subject by [BOSWELL, George]

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A Treatise on Watering Meadows: wherein are shewn some of the many Advantages arising from that Mode of Practice, particularly on Coarse, Boggy, or Barren Lands; and the Method of performing the Work. Also Remarks on a Late Pamphlet upon that Subject
Author
[BOSWELL, George]
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Six engraved plates on five folding sheets. xii, 122 pp., 8 pp. of Debrett ads (lacking the leaf with directions to the binder). 8vo, cont. calf (joints a trifle cracked at head & tail), flat spine gilt, green morocco lettering piece on spine. London: J. Debrett, 1792. “Second edition, with many additions,”of this work specifically on the cultivation of water meadows, first published in 1779. “Francis Forbes had recommended water meadows and had given some instruction how to make and manage them, and several other previous writers had done the same, while the actual practice had been fairly common in parts of Wiltshire and Berkshire, Gloucester and Dorset for at least two centuries…The methods of construction and management were only to be found, of course, by seeking through a mass of general information, and some one came to the conclusion that a specific treatise on the subject was necessary. A suggestion was made to George Boswell of Piddletown, Dorset, a local expert, that he should write such a book.”–Fussell, II, p. 121. In the present edition Boswell vigorously replies to criticisms levelled at him by the Rev. Thomas Wright in his pamphlet An Account of the Advantage and Method of Watering Meadows (1789). A very good copy, lacking the leaf of directions to the binder. Stamp of the Lawes Agricultural Trust on the front paste-down.
A Table d'Hote or French Ordinary in Paris

A Table d'Hote or French Ordinary in Paris by Rowlandson, Thomas

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A Table d'Hote or French Ordinary in Paris
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Rowlandson, Thomas
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
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London: Thomas Tegg, 1810. First edition. Broadside. Fine. Hand-colored etching approximately 9-5/8 by 13 5/8 inches. Published on May 30, 1810. Framed and glazed in a simple antiqued gold wooden frame with a hunter green mat. Not examined out of frame but appears to be in fine condition. Frame size is 17 by 21 inches. There appears to be a short manuscript inscription along the left edge of the print. Guests at dinner around a long table in an ornate room. Two men and a woman serve wine, one of them men pulling a cork and the other two spilling the wine. Another waiter spills soup on the head of a guest, wile a woman and child play a tambour and triangle as their dog begs for food. Bottles of various kinds of wine are seen on the floor in the lower right. Scarce Rowlandson original caricature. .
A Bibliography of the Writings of Norman Douglas

A Bibliography of the Writings of Norman Douglas by McDonald, Edward D.

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A Bibliography of the Writings of Norman Douglas
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McDonald, Edward D.
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Thorn Books (United States)
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Very good
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Philadelphia: The Centaur Book Shop, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 165,(9)pp. Cloth spine, printed paper label, decorated paper over boards. Frontispiece portrait. Cloth spine soiled especially at foot; frontispiece has offset onto the title page, light stain on front endpapers from what looks like a clipping, else this is a very good copy. One of 190 copies of the numbered large paper edition signed by the author as well as Norman Douglas. This is number 34. .
Sky Full of Sand

Sky Full of Sand by DeMarinis, Rick

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Sky Full of Sand
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DeMarinis, Rick
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780939767489
Condition
As New
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Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo., 271pp. Beautiful Unread First Limited Edition. One of 156 lettered copies published, this being letter T. Bound in original publisher's 1/4 leather over hand-made paper covered boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear with equally attractive unclipped dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Signed by the author on the limitation page as well as by James Crumley, who wrote the introduction. All components are As New. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
Landhäuser

Landhäuser by Zechlin, Hans Josef

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Landhäuser
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Zechlin, Hans Josef
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
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fair
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Tübingen: Ernst Wasmuth, 1951. Neue Ausgabe. Hardcover. fair. Quarto. 175, [1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers over tan cloth with brown-stamped lettering on spine and front cover. Printer's device on title page. A survey of contemporary suburban and country houses in Europe and America. Featuring work by Breuer, Esherik, Gropius, George Howe, Louis Kahn, Luckhardt Bros., Neutra, Bruno Taut, and others. Some age wear on wrappers with creasing, chipping and closed tears along edges. Previous owner's ex-libris on inside of front cover. Minor foxing on very first and very last pages. Text in German. Wrappers in overall poor to fair, binding and interior in good+ condition.
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COLUMBIA'S COMMERCIAL HERITAGE: An Inventory and Evaluation of Older Commercial Buildings in the City Center by Bultman Coulter Gasque Associates

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COLUMBIA'S COMMERCIAL HERITAGE: An Inventory and Evaluation of Older Commercial Buildings in the City Center
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Bultman Coulter Gasque Associates
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
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Acceptable
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City Of Columbia, South Carolina,, 1977. spiral_bound. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Oblong paperback in stiff wrappers with black plastic comb binding. Light damp stain on the front cover. A bit of damage to the top two rungs of the binding. Internally, Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. A number of black/white photographs of historically and architecturally significant buildings in Columbia. Brief descriptions of these photos and general discussion of the commercial building development history of Columbia.
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The Pink Panther in the Haunted House (Little Golden Books) by Kennon Graham (Author)

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The Pink Panther in the Haunted House (Little Golden Books)
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Kennon Graham (Author)
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
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Acceptable
Description
Western Publishing January, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. 7x6x0. Hardcover with illustrated boards published by Little Golden Book in 1976. Wear primarily along the edges. Internally a few color marks on two pages, other wisw Clean, has a good binding, no other marks or notations. Prompt shipping.
The Yacht Sailor.

The Yacht Sailor. by Vanderdecken." (William Cooper).

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The Yacht Sailor.
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Vanderdecken." (William Cooper).
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition
Third edition. Victorian yachtsmanship as well as information on design, building and rigging, racing, and an interesting chapt
Description
London: Hunt & Co., 1871. Third edition. Victorian yachtsmanship as well as information on design, building and rigging, racing, and an interesting chapter on boats. See Toy 1955 for various editions. Bound in blindstamped and gilt covers. Light cover wear, else very good condition. . 20.5 cm. xii, 184 pp. b/w folding plates.
Navaho Indian Ethnoentomology

Navaho Indian Ethnoentomology by WYMAN, Leland C. and Flora L. Bailey

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Navaho Indian Ethnoentomology
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WYMAN, Leland C. and Flora L. Bailey
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1964. First Edition. First Printing, softcover. Octavo (23cm); tan paper wrappers; 158pp; illus. University of New Mexico Publications in Anthropology Number 12. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his pictorial bookplate to half-title page. Lightly tanned with trace shelf-soil, and pencilled notes to upper half-title page; Very Good. Examines ethnoentomology within Navaho culture, with contents including Navaho classification of insects, ethnoentomological and insect lists, and references to insects in myths. [87269].
Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING FLIGHT

Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING FLIGHT

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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING FLIGHT
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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The First Anthology: 30 Years of the New York Review of Books

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The First Anthology: 30 Years of the New York Review of Books
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Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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[NY]: NYREV. (1993). The advance reading copy (marked "uncorrected proof"). Collects Sontag, Didion, Chatwin, Robert Lowell, Hannah Arendt, others. Near fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine.
Indian Country

Indian Country by CAPUTO, Philip

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Indian Country
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CAPUTO, Philip
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780553051872
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Bantam Books, 1987. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Printed wrappers. Covers with modest general wear, spine with reader's creases, very good. Advance Reading Copy. A novel of a veteran struggling with his memories of the Vietnam war long after he's returned home to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
History of Celibacy.
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History of Celibacy. by ABBOTT, Elizabeth.

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History of Celibacy.
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ABBOTT, Elizabeth.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780684849430
Condition
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
NY: Scribner. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0684849437 . First printing. Very near fine in like dust jacket. .
Crispin At the Edge Of the World

Crispin At the Edge Of the World by Avi

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Crispin At the Edge Of the World
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Avi
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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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New York: Hyperion, 2006 Hard cover in illustrated dust jacket. The sequel to Avi's Newbery Medal book, Crispin: Cross of Lead.. First Printing. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

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