MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF SIR HUMPHRY DAVY
by (DAVY, HUMPHRY). DAVY, JOHN
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1836. FIRST EDITION. 222 x 135 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 3/8"). Two volumes..
Fine contemporary purple calf by Ingalton of Eton (binder's ticket on front pastedown), covers decorated in gilt and blind with gilt scrolling cornerpieces and gilt rules, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with scrolling and floral decorations, brown morocco labels, turn-ins gilt-rolled, marbled endpapers and edges. Volume I with frontispiece portrait engraving of H. Davy, a few in-text illustrations. First blank with ink inscription, "John Wolley from his sincere friend R. J. Hargane (sp?). Eton. July 1842." With half-sheet errata bound in before p. 1. ◆Spine and a portion of covers slightly sunned and faded, light wear to joints, foxing to endpapers, but an excellent copy of this memoir of the famed chemist and inventor, little changed since it was presented to naturalist John Wolley (1823-59) at the time he left Eton for Trinity College, Cambridge.
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Fine contemporary purple calf by Ingalton of Eton (binder's ticket on front pastedown), covers decorated in gilt and blind with gilt scrolling cornerpieces and gilt rules, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with scrolling and floral decorations, brown morocco labels, turn-ins gilt-rolled, marbled endpapers and edges. Volume I with frontispiece portrait engraving of H. Davy, a few in-text illustrations. First blank with ink inscription, "John Wolley from his sincere friend R. J. Hargane (sp?). Eton. July 1842." With half-sheet errata bound in before p. 1. ◆Spine and a portion of covers slightly sunned and faded, light wear to joints, foxing to endpapers, but an excellent copy of this memoir of the famed chemist and inventor, little changed since it was presented to naturalist John Wolley (1823-59) at the time he left Eton for Trinity College, Cambridge.
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- Bookseller
- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST14729t
- Title
- MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF SIR HUMPHRY DAVY
- Author
- (DAVY, HUMPHRY). DAVY, JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2006
McMinnville, Oregon
About Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books an Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material, but over the years, the business has gravitated toward historical artifacts that are physically attractive in some way--illuminated material, fine bindings, books printed on vellum, fore-edge paintings, beautiful typography and paper, impressive illustration. Today, the company still sells a wide range of things, from (scruffy) ninth century leaves to biblical material from all periods to Wing and STC imprints to modern private press books to artists' bindings. While we are forgiving about condition when something is of considerable rarity, we always try to obtain the most attractive copies possible of whatever we offer for sale.
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