BURLINGTON BUGGY CO. (BURLINGTON IOWA 1899) High Grade Vehicles by Burlington Buggy - 1899

Chicago: Argus Press, 1927. Unusual item. "This edition consists of 490 numbered copies and 17 copies lettered A to Q and signed by the author. This is number _________" This field would normally be filled in by hand and the book would then be signed by the author. This field is blank and the book is not signed, making it a very rare item. Brown hardcover boards have dark brown leather spine which extends about an inch and a half onto covers. Bright gilt titles and decoration on front on leather. 71 pages on handmade or heavy ivory laid paper. Sewn binding. From page 49 "The love element is the dominant feature in Herrick's poetry, and it suggests a most interesting question: Did the women of whom he sang really exist, or were they creatures of fancy? This has always been a problem, not only for the student of Herrick and his day, but for all lovers of poetry: for it animates the dispute as to whether a man can create, upon a foundation of unreality, a thing of real… Read More

Verona: Francesco Pollidi. Very Good. 1837. Hardcover. Handsomely tooled leather with double gilt borders and center geometric design. Gilt arabesque designs on spine. All edges gilt. Text tight, clean and intact. Very light foxing on page edges. Internal hinges professionally re-enforced. Sections include: Sermons, Cenni Sulla Vita Aristo; Panorama di Verona; La Riviera D'orta; La Piazza SS. Gio. E Paolo in Venezia and Poesie. Tissue protected engraved plates: A Map of Pianta delle Cosi dette Grotte Di Catullo in Sermione; Cenni Storici su Verona; Colle S. Pietro; I Sepolcri Degli Scaligeri; La Piazza Bra; L'Anfiteatro; La Piazza S. S. Giovanni and Paolo. Full page German inscription slightly blurred dated 1837 appears to read "To Konigin von Griechenland." Provenance note: Another book from this lot & era was inscribed to Queen Amelia of Greece. Rare; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages .

London: J. Brindley. Very Good+. 1733. Second Edition. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Complete in three volumes. Printed for J. Brindley. Clean marbled boards with matching endpaper & page edges. Leather spine with gilt decorated raised bands. & title. Vol. 1. 269pp & 6 index. Engraved frontispiece. Vol.2. 238pp & 4 index and vol. 3. 260pp &5 index. Leather protected front corners. All texts tight, clean & intact without foxing. Humour; Ornamental Head Pieces; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 781 pages .

Leipzig: Wilhelm Diebener. Very Good. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan paper covered boards, green title on front cover with a green cloth spine. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Ink stamp of " Georg Garbe Chronometermacher" on first few pages. He was a noted author on watchmaking. Portrait of the author; eight color plates and 164 b/w illustrations. [viii, 180, 8 (tafel) ]Rear internal hinge has paper tear with cover firmly attached. Corners lightly rubbed. Old Watches & Clocks, German text. ; Color & B/W Illus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 180 pages .

Paris: Seymour De Ricci. Very Good+. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green buckram cloth. 150 copies printed for private circulation, this is #126. Gilt title on spine. Illustrated with tissue protected b/w plates. Grey covers bound In. Bookplate of M. Robert Guggenheim (1885-1959) , American statesman and member of the prominent Guggenheim Family. German Antiquities, Art, ; B/W Plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Verona: Francesco Pollidi. Very Good. 1837. Hardcover. Handsomely tooled leather with double gilt borders and center geometric design. Gilt arabesque designs on spine. All edges gilt. Text tight, clean and intact. Very light foxing on page edges. Internal hinges professionally re-enforced. Sections include: Sermons, Cenni Sulla Vita Aristo; Panorama di Verona; La Riviera D'orta; La Piazza SS. Gio. E Paolo in Venezia and Poesie. Tissue protected engraved plates: A Map of Pianta delle Cosi dette Grotte Di Catullo in Sermione; Cenni Storici su Verona; Colle S. Pietro; I Sepolcri Degli Scaligeri; La Piazza Bra; L'Anfiteatro; La Piazza S. S. Giovanni and Paolo. Full page German inscription slightly blurred dated 1837 appears to read "To Konigin von Griechenland." Provenance note: Another book from this lot & era was inscribed to Queen Amelia of Greece. Rare; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages .

London: J. Brindley. Very Good+. 1733. Second Edition. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Complete in three volumes. Printed for J. Brindley. Clean marbled boards with matching endpaper & page edges. Leather spine with gilt decorated raised bands. & title. Vol. 1. 269pp & 6 index. Engraved frontispiece. Vol.2. 238pp & 4 index and vol. 3. 260pp &5 index. Leather protected front corners. All texts tight, clean & intact without foxing. Humour; Ornamental Head Pieces; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 781 pages .

Leipzig: Wilhelm Diebener. Very Good. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan paper covered boards, green title on front cover with a green cloth spine. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Ink stamp of " Georg Garbe Chronometermacher" on first few pages. He was a noted author on watchmaking. Portrait of the author; eight color plates and 164 b/w illustrations. [viii, 180, 8 (tafel) ]Rear internal hinge has paper tear with cover firmly attached. Corners lightly rubbed. Old Watches & Clocks, German text. ; Color & B/W Illus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 180 pages .

Paris: Seymour De Ricci. Very Good+. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green buckram cloth. 150 copies printed for private circulation, this is #126. Gilt title on spine. Illustrated with tissue protected b/w plates. Grey covers bound In. Bookplate of M. Robert Guggenheim (1885-1959) , American statesman and member of the prominent Guggenheim Family. German Antiquities, Art, ; B/W Plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .

First edition hardcover. 1866, New York. Condition is Very Good: Library sticker on spine, pencil note on copyright page, no other library markings. Some pencil notes on front blank, none elsewhere. Occasional foxing in text. Binding is sound. Light general wear to boards. A nice copy of an uncommon book. Author aims to offend as many people as possible and succeeds. Paginates: blanks, frontis, 312, [2], blanks, plus 11 unpaginated plates. Extremely obscure item. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Author is brother of Samuel Comstock - infamous mutineer of the whaleship Globe. Such a lovely family. More notes: Satire aimed at (?) Charles Farrar Browne who was a humorist working under the name Artemus Ward. Browne (Ward) was reportedly a favorite of Abraham Lincoln. More notes: Most, but not all, first editions of this time period have the date on the title page and this copy does not. I have looked at WorldCat, online libraries and sale copies; I cannot locate any copy with a date… Read More