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Hardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Board on both volumes significantly shaken with splitting at joints. Both volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; light plus bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines. CONTENTS: Vol. LIX, Part 1 (iv, 579, [18] pages. Front free endpaper loose but present. Lacking "View and plan of the Revolution House" and "View of the County Hall"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. -- Vol. LIX, Part 2 ([2], 582-1218, [18] pages. Lacking "View of Hearts"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman's Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These issues include, among many others, articles about the Articles of Confederation and the beginnings of the French Revolution. 1389076. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Rear board on Part 2 significantly shaken; splitting at joints of both volumes. Both volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; moderate bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines. Ink library stamp and personal bookplate to front pastedown of each volume; Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. CONTENTS: Part 1 (iv, 583, [15] pages) -- Part 2 ([2], 585-1220, [16] pages). Shelved in Room D. 1389086. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Rear board Part 2 somewhat shaken; splitting at joints on both parts. Both volumes with light bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; moderate bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines. Ink library stamp and personal bookplate to front pastedown of each volume; Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. Part 2 lacking "An Anemone"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. CONTENTS: Part 1 (iv, 583, [15] pages). -- Part 2 ([2], 585-1221, [17] pages. Shelved in Room D. 1389071. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Part 1 with both boards shaken; Part 2 with rear board shaken and front board loose. Splitting to joints on both volumes. Both volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; light plus bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines. All plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. CONTENTS: Vol. LX Part 1 (iv, 579, [15] pages). -- Vol. LX Part 2 ([2], 582-1216, [20] pages. Small open tear to top margin of first issue title page, impacting some text. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman's Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These volumes contain, among many other subjects, articles about Benjamin Franklin and the mutiny of the Bounty. 1389073. Special Collections.…

BRITISH PRINTING OF THE AMERICAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, 1776. 8vo, 210 x 130 mm, 8½ x 5 inches, full year of 12 issues, January - December 1776, bound together, plus the Supplement, each month with its own title page with a woodcut of St. John's Gate at the top. Complete with14 engraved maps and plates as reqired in the plate list on final page, including: Map of the South Pole, Map of the discoveries of Captain Cook, Folding Projection of the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, plus a folding plan of the City and University of Cambridge in the 16th century, Map of the Country round New York and Philadelphia, Map of Long Island, Map of Connecticut, Map of the Progress of His Majesty's Armies in New-York, 5 engraved plates,1 folding, plus a few small illustrations in the text, engraved plate at page 80 misplaced at page 248, pages: [4], 1-608, plus 16 pages of index, errata and list of plates. Bound in half calf, marbled boards, gilt title, volume number and date to spine, engraved bookplate to first pastedown. Marbled covers rubbed with loss of paper, shelf wear to lower edges of boards, pale foxing to both Hemisphere maps, small repair to Eastern Hemisphere plate, no loss of image, pale browning and offset from text to maps, occasional pale browning, otherwise a very good copy. The DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE is found on pages 361 and 362 of the August issue for 1776. There are also some other articles of interest on America, such as: Account of the Proceedings of the American Colonists, since the passing of the Boston Port-Bill. Edward Cave (1691 1754) launched The Gentleman's Magazine in 1731 creating the first general-interest "magazine" in the modern sense. It soon became the most influential and most imitated periodical of its time. See Joseph Sabin, Dictionary of Books Relating to America, No.26954. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavos, thirty volumes. In Fair to Good plus condition. Bound variously in full brown calf or quarter brown calf with marbled paper boards; all volumes with red leather spine labels bearing gilt titling. All volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; light plus bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines and at least light plus wear at joints. Many volumes with boards shaken; four volumes with one board detached but present. Vol. LXXIV, Part 2 lacking "A Representation of the death of Charles the Bad [etc.]"; Vol. LXXV, Part 1 lacking frontispiece and "Sections of Timber"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Ink library stamp to front pastedown of each volume; many volumes with bookplate also present on front pastedown. Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. Shelved in Room D. 1389813. Special Collections - Upstairs.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavos, forty-two volumes. Volumes in Fair to Very Good minus condition; majority of volumes either Good minus or Good. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines; thirteen volumes now lacking spine labels, and five with loss of significant portion of label. Two volumes with one board detached but present; additional volumes with loose boards, significant cracking to joints and spines, etc. Multiple volumes with tightly trimmed margins, resulting in minor loss of text near margins; in several instances, an earlier reader has excised columns of text or portions of columns. Most volumes lacking some plates and maps. Light plus age toning and scattered foxing to text blocks. Ink library stamp and personal bookplate to front pastedown of each volume; Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. A volume-by-volume inventory with notes on plates and general condition can be found HERE. Please contact us with any additional questions. Shelved in Room D. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman's Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These issues cover the first forty-two years of the publication's history. In order to establish the completeness of the plates and maps in these volumes, each volume was compared with the lists provided in Charles St. Barbe's A Complete List of the Plates and Wood-cuts in Gentleman's Magazine (London: John Nichols and Son, 1821). 1389799. Special Collections - Upstairs.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavos, eleven volumes. In Good minus to Very Good minus condition. Bound variously in quarter calf bindings with marbled paper boards or in full speckled brown calf; all volumes with red leather labels bearing gilt titling. All volumes with some rubbing and minor chipping to head and tails of spines and edges and corners of boards; wear and splitting to joints. Surfaces of boards show light to moderate rubbing and shelf wear. All volumes with bookplate and ink library stamp to front pastedown and Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown (except the volume for 1782, which lacks the bookplate on the front pastedown and the deaccession stamp in the rear). CONTENTS: Vol. XLIV (1774) ([4], 628, [16] pages). Title page loosening. Lacking "Plate IX. Curiosities of Herculaneum", "View of Bolton Castle", "Plate XI. (marked X.) Curiosities of Herculaneum", and "Map of the Roads from London to Barnard Castle". Other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLV (1775) ([iv, 639, [13] pages). "A Plan of the Town and Chart of the Harbour at Boston" inserted after p. 41. Lacking "Map of the Road from London to St. David's", "Plate XII. (marked XI.) of Curiosities of Herculaneum", "Dr. Johnson's introduction to a Highland Hut", "Plate XIII. (marked XII.)", "Map of the Road from London to Norwich", "Map of the Road from London to Shrewsbury", "Map of the Road from York to Chester", "A View of Wingfield Castle", "Plate XIV. (marked XIII. Curiosities of Herculaneum," and "A Map of the Road from London to Barnstaple and Truro". "Plan of the Town of Boston" is inserted after p. 492. Other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLVI (1776) ([4], 609, [15] pages). Lacking "Dr. Johnson's Entertainment at a Highland Change or Inn" and "Map of Connecticut and Rhode Island". "Map of New York" bound in after p. 606. Other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLVII (1777) ([4], 642, [14] pages). "A Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent" and "Portrait of Lazarus Coloredo" are inserted after p. 572. "A Bird, the Hoopoe" is inserted before p. 313. Lacking "Roman Inscriptions at Nismes". All other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLVIII (1778) ([4], 645, [15] pages). Lacking "View of Woolsthorp House", "View of the Cascade of Velika Gubaviza", and "The Larva of the Moth Sphinx Atropos"; all other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLIX (1779) ([4], 649, [15] pages). Front board shaken; free endpaper loose but present. "Elevation of the Back of the North Front of Somerset House" inserted after p. 392. All other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. L (1780) ([4], 628, [16] pages). Front board shaken. Lacking "Portrait of Joseph Highmore"; all other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LI (1781) ([3], 598-600, iii-iv, 633, [15] pages). Lacking "Four Figures illustrating the doctrine of Water-spouts"; all other plates present as listed in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LII (1782) (iv, 631, [17] pages. Lacking "Portrait of George Sandys [etc.]", "View of the Temple of the Sepulchre"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LIII, Part 1 (1783) (iv, 543, [1] pages). Some margins narrowly trimmed resulting in minor loss at edges of pages. All plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LIII, Part 2 (1783) ([2], 545-1067, [27] pages. Lacking "Elevation of the Front of the Cathedral at Lisieux"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including con.…