THORNBURY, Walter.
A Tour Round England.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1870. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, 326; 310pp. Ex-library with markes from the removal of labels on the upper covers and spines, a good set.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1870. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, 326; 310pp. Ex-library with markes from the removal of labels on the upper covers and spines, a good set.
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THORNBURY, Walter.
Criss-Cross Journeys.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1873. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 329, 342 16pp.ads. Traces of label removed from upper covers, some rubbing o/w a very good set.
The author notes that the greater part of these sketches had been published years earlier and that the American describe that country on the eve of the Civil War. The Russian sketches depict that country before the abolition of serfdom. Volume one and one third of volume two deals with America, the remainder of volume two covers Egypt and Russia.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1873. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 329, 342 16pp.ads. Traces of label removed from upper covers, some rubbing o/w a very good set.
The author notes that the greater part of these sketches had been published years earlier and that the American describe that country on the eve of the Civil War. The Russian sketches depict that country before the abolition of serfdom. Volume one and one third of volume two deals with America, the remainder of volume two covers Egypt and Russia.
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THORNBURY, Walter.
Life In Spain. Past and Present.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, 388pp. A near fine copy.
An account of the authors travels though Spain.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, 388pp. A near fine copy.
An account of the authors travels though Spain.
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THORNTON, Edward.
The History of The British Empire In India.
London: Wm. H. Allen and Co., 1841-1843. In six volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. green half morocco, marble boards, gilt. Volume 6 is lacking the titlepage and table of contents, there are signatures covering the verso of the front free e/paper and the recto of the facing blank of volume one, no doubt the book was presented as a gift with those involved signing o/w a near fine copy of this history of British India.
"Edward Thornton [1799-1875] Thornton was at East India House from 1814 to 1857, and was head of the maritime department from 1847. Among his publications were gazetteers of the territories held by the East India Company and the 'countries adjacent to India on the North-West', and a six-volume "History of the British Empire in India" (1841-5)" (ODNB).
London: Wm. H. Allen and Co., 1841-1843. In six volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. green half morocco, marble boards, gilt. Volume 6 is lacking the titlepage and table of contents, there are signatures covering the verso of the front free e/paper and the recto of the facing blank of volume one, no doubt the book was presented as a gift with those involved signing o/w a near fine copy of this history of British India.
"Edward Thornton [1799-1875] Thornton was at East India House from 1814 to 1857, and was head of the maritime department from 1847. Among his publications were gazetteers of the territories held by the East India Company and the 'countries adjacent to India on the North-West', and a six-volume "History of the British Empire in India" (1841-5)" (ODNB).
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THORNTON, WIllis.
The Country Doctor. A Story based on the 20th Century Fox Photoplay. With Pictures of the Dionne Quintuplets.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1936). First edition. Sm.4to., orig. cloth backed pictorial paper boards, (131)pp. Bookplate o/w about fine in the pictorial d/w which has some light wear to the spine ends but is still very nice.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1936). First edition. Sm.4to., orig. cloth backed pictorial paper boards, (131)pp. Bookplate o/w about fine in the pictorial d/w which has some light wear to the spine ends but is still very nice.
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THORPE, T.B.
The Hive Of "The Bee-Hunter," A Repository of Sketches, Including Peculiar American Character, Scenery, And Rural Sports.
New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1854. First edition. 8vo., orig. cloth, 312pp. Staining throughout affecting the bottom half of most leaves, wear to the foot of the spine, a very good copy.
New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1854. First edition. 8vo., orig. cloth, 312pp. Staining throughout affecting the bottom half of most leaves, wear to the foot of the spine, a very good copy.
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THROWER, Norman J.W. (editor).
The Three Voyages Of Edmond Halley In the Paramore 1698-1701. Edited by....
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1981. In two volumes. Second Series, Vol. 156 and 157. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, 392 pp., vol. 2 is a portfolio containing two charts (one on two sheets) Spines slightly faded o/w fine.
"Halley's departure on the first voyage was delayed because of his employment by Newton; and by Tsar Peter's desire to sail in the newly-commissioned Paramore. The first voyage ended prematurely with the court martial of Halley's first lieutenant. However, the second voyage was an eminently successful undertaking in which the Paramore made a wide sweep through the Atlantic reaching 52°24´S latitude. Halley made many observations which enabled him to produce the first isogonic map: this is also the earliest isoline map of any phenomenon. In his third and last voyage in the Paramore, in the summer of 1701, Halley made a detailed study of the English Channel. This voyage was also productive of highly original cartographic work including the first tidal chart."
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1981. In two volumes. Second Series, Vol. 156 and 157. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, 392 pp., vol. 2 is a portfolio containing two charts (one on two sheets) Spines slightly faded o/w fine.
"Halley's departure on the first voyage was delayed because of his employment by Newton; and by Tsar Peter's desire to sail in the newly-commissioned Paramore. The first voyage ended prematurely with the court martial of Halley's first lieutenant. However, the second voyage was an eminently successful undertaking in which the Paramore made a wide sweep through the Atlantic reaching 52°24´S latitude. Halley made many observations which enabled him to produce the first isogonic map: this is also the earliest isoline map of any phenomenon. In his third and last voyage in the Paramore, in the summer of 1701, Halley made a detailed study of the English Channel. This voyage was also productive of highly original cartographic work including the first tidal chart."
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THUBRON, Colin.
Mirror To Damascus. London: Heinemann, (1967). Uncorrected proof copy of the authors first book. Wrappers. Library stamp on half title, no other library markings in fact a near fine copy in the d/w with "Uncorrected Proof" at the foot of the front flap, the d/w has some creasing at the top as is oversize, a chip at the top of the front panel affecting the title but is o/w very nice. Scarce. "This deeply sensitive portrait of Damascus past and present is an unique work. The author is strongly perceptive whether he is describing the foibles of his Arab family or a dervish ceremony, and Damascus proves herself more fascinating than the myth which surrounds her name."
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THURSTON, Katherine Cecil.
The Gambler. Illustrated by John Cameron.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, nd. (190-?) "Special Limited Edition" so stated at top of titlepage. 8vo., orig. brown cloth with a pictorial paper panel on the upper cover, 499, (4)pp. ads. Name o/w a near fine copy.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, nd. (190-?) "Special Limited Edition" so stated at top of titlepage. 8vo., orig. brown cloth with a pictorial paper panel on the upper cover, 499, (4)pp. ads. Name o/w a near fine copy.
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TIMBS, John.
Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Hall Of England and Wales; Their Legendary Lore and Popular History. By.......Re-Edited, Revised and Enlarged by Alexander Gunn. North.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., nd. (188-?) Volume three of a four volume work, but complete in itself. Thick 8vo., orig. red cloth with elaborate pictorial decoration in gilt, silver and black on the upper cover and spine, xii, 573pp. Name on half title, inner front hinge cracked o/w a near fine copy of an attractive book.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., nd. (188-?) Volume three of a four volume work, but complete in itself. Thick 8vo., orig. red cloth with elaborate pictorial decoration in gilt, silver and black on the upper cover and spine, xii, 573pp. Name on half title, inner front hinge cracked o/w a near fine copy of an attractive book.
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TOLFREY, Frederic.
The Sportsman In Canada.
London: T.C.Newby.... 1845. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., cont. green half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (iv), 283; (ii), 286pp. With frontispiece in each volume and plates in each volume. Bookplate, some foxing, some light rubbing to the hinges but this is still a better than very good, not quite near fine copy.
"Tolfrey was a clerk of cheques in the ordinance department... His representation of garrison life of that day has its value. These were the halcyon days of the British officer, whose only idea was to amuse himself on the 'gather ye rosebuds while ye may' principle. Mr. Tolfrey relates his shooting and fishing exploits." - Kingsford, History of Canada; "Mr. Tolfrey... throws into his narrative a good deal of descriptive and dramatic character, and unconsciously introduces his reader to many sketches of Canadian life. He has also some 'good stories' of governors, and other persons such as circulate in particular cliques and classes... Colonization is chiefly regarded with an eye to Canada as a sporting country." -The Living Age, 1845. One of the earliest books to cover salmon fishing in Canada.
London: T.C.Newby.... 1845. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., cont. green half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (iv), 283; (ii), 286pp. With frontispiece in each volume and plates in each volume. Bookplate, some foxing, some light rubbing to the hinges but this is still a better than very good, not quite near fine copy.
"Tolfrey was a clerk of cheques in the ordinance department... His representation of garrison life of that day has its value. These were the halcyon days of the British officer, whose only idea was to amuse himself on the 'gather ye rosebuds while ye may' principle. Mr. Tolfrey relates his shooting and fishing exploits." - Kingsford, History of Canada; "Mr. Tolfrey... throws into his narrative a good deal of descriptive and dramatic character, and unconsciously introduces his reader to many sketches of Canadian life. He has also some 'good stories' of governors, and other persons such as circulate in particular cliques and classes... Colonization is chiefly regarded with an eye to Canada as a sporting country." -The Living Age, 1845. One of the earliest books to cover salmon fishing in Canada.
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(TOMBLESON, William).
Tombleson's Upper Rhine. London: Tombleson & Co., nd. (1832). Second series. First edition. Tall 8vo., contemporary half calf, cloth, viii, 181, (3)pp. This copy has been professionally rebacked with a new calf spine, leather spine label, name on the first blank, there is some foxing to the edges of the plates but this is still a very nice copy. This is the second series, from the "Alps to Mentz" the first series was "Cologne to Mentz" published the same year.
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TOMILINSON, H.M.
War Books. A Lecture Given at Manchester University February 15, 1929. Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1930. First edition. 1 of 215 copies. Fine in slipcase as issued.
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TOMKINS, E.
Poems on Various Subjects.....
London: Printed for B. Crosby and Co., 1804. 12mo., cont. half calf, marble boards, (vi), 256pp. Inscription, name on title, o/w a very good copy.
London: Printed for B. Crosby and Co., 1804. 12mo., cont. half calf, marble boards, (vi), 256pp. Inscription, name on title, o/w a very good copy.
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TOMLINSON, H.M.
All Our Yesterdays.
London: William Heinemann, 1930. First edition, 1 of 1025 copies signed by the author. Small 4to., orig. beige buckram. Fine in slipcase as issued.
London: William Heinemann, 1930. First edition, 1 of 1025 copies signed by the author. Small 4to., orig. beige buckram. Fine in slipcase as issued.
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TOMLINSON, H.M.
The Sea & The Jungle. .....With Woodcuts by Clare Leighton.
London: Duckworth, 1930. 1 of 515 copies signed by the author. Name, top of spine and small part of the middle of the spine faded o/w near fine in the d/w which is chipped at the top of the spine and has a piece out in the middle but it still very good.
London: Duckworth, 1930. 1 of 515 copies signed by the author. Name, top of spine and small part of the middle of the spine faded o/w near fine in the d/w which is chipped at the top of the spine and has a piece out in the middle but it still very good.
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TOOKE, John Home.
EIITEA IITEPOENTA. Or The Diversions of Purley.
London: Printed for the Author, 1798, 1805. Two parts bound in one volume. Second edition of Part I, First edition of Part II. 4to., cont. half vellum, marble boards, (8), (l)-534; (8), 516, (36)pp. [A-Xxx4, Yyy3; A-Aaaa4]. Discreet contemporary signature on titlepage, blanks in text on T3 in part two supplied in manuscript in contemporary hand, (printing error), some foxing to frontispiece, some very occasional foxing, piece of the marbled paper torn off board near spine on the upper cover, spine label missing but o/w this is a very nice clean copy.
John Home Tooke [1736-1812] English politician and philologist, educated Westminster, Eton and St. John's College Cambridge; ordained 1760. Despite his ordination, Home Tooke spent the better part of his life promoting political and parliamentary reform. He began his career with the publication of a pamphlet in 1765 entitled "The Petition of an Englishman" which provided a scathing attack on Lords Bute and Mansfield. He was instrumental in the founding of "The Society for Supporting the Bill of Rights" (1679) and also claimed for the public the right of printing debates in parliament. In 1773 he resigned as a curate and devoted himself to the study of law and philology. Befriended by William Tooke in gratitude for help with legal matters, Home added "Tooke" to his surname. In 1794 as a reaction against the French Republican movement there was a policy of repression in England which led to Tooke's arrest and trial for high treason. After his acquittal he spent his remaining years in retirement, supported by friend. The above work, established Tooke's reputation as a philologist. The first part was originally published in 1786; and in 1798 there was a second edition of Part I, and in 1805 the Second Part was published. The work attracted immediate attention in England and on the Continent. "As a philologist, Home Tooke deserves credit for seeing the necessity of studying Gothic and Anglo-Saxon, and learnt enough to be much in advance of Johnson in that direction...His philology was meant to subserve a characteristic philosophy. Locke, he said, had made a happy mistake when he called his book an essay upon human understanding instead of an essay upon grammar. Tooke was in fact, a thorough nominalist after the fashion of Hobbes… held that every word meant simply a thing; and that reasoning was the art of putting words together. …In this respect Tooke had a great influence on James Mill, who constantly accepts Tooke's philological doctrines in order to confirm his own philosophy." (DNB, 11th Britannica, Lowndes— who also notes missing text supplied in manuscript).
London: Printed for the Author, 1798, 1805. Two parts bound in one volume. Second edition of Part I, First edition of Part II. 4to., cont. half vellum, marble boards, (8), (l)-534; (8), 516, (36)pp. [A-Xxx4, Yyy3; A-Aaaa4]. Discreet contemporary signature on titlepage, blanks in text on T3 in part two supplied in manuscript in contemporary hand, (printing error), some foxing to frontispiece, some very occasional foxing, piece of the marbled paper torn off board near spine on the upper cover, spine label missing but o/w this is a very nice clean copy.
John Home Tooke [1736-1812] English politician and philologist, educated Westminster, Eton and St. John's College Cambridge; ordained 1760. Despite his ordination, Home Tooke spent the better part of his life promoting political and parliamentary reform. He began his career with the publication of a pamphlet in 1765 entitled "The Petition of an Englishman" which provided a scathing attack on Lords Bute and Mansfield. He was instrumental in the founding of "The Society for Supporting the Bill of Rights" (1679) and also claimed for the public the right of printing debates in parliament. In 1773 he resigned as a curate and devoted himself to the study of law and philology. Befriended by William Tooke in gratitude for help with legal matters, Home added "Tooke" to his surname. In 1794 as a reaction against the French Republican movement there was a policy of repression in England which led to Tooke's arrest and trial for high treason. After his acquittal he spent his remaining years in retirement, supported by friend. The above work, established Tooke's reputation as a philologist. The first part was originally published in 1786; and in 1798 there was a second edition of Part I, and in 1805 the Second Part was published. The work attracted immediate attention in England and on the Continent. "As a philologist, Home Tooke deserves credit for seeing the necessity of studying Gothic and Anglo-Saxon, and learnt enough to be much in advance of Johnson in that direction...His philology was meant to subserve a characteristic philosophy. Locke, he said, had made a happy mistake when he called his book an essay upon human understanding instead of an essay upon grammar. Tooke was in fact, a thorough nominalist after the fashion of Hobbes… held that every word meant simply a thing; and that reasoning was the art of putting words together. …In this respect Tooke had a great influence on James Mill, who constantly accepts Tooke's philological doctrines in order to confirm his own philosophy." (DNB, 11th Britannica, Lowndes— who also notes missing text supplied in manuscript).
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TOPFFER, R. (Rodolphe).
Nouveaux Voyages En Zigzag La Grande-Chartreuse, Autour Du Mont Blanc Dans LEs Valles D'Herens, De Zermatt, Au Gfimsel........ Paris: Garnier Freres, ... 1886. Fifth edition. Sm.4to., contemporary green morocco spine, cloth, raised bands, gilt compartments, small gilt decoration on upper cover, A.E.G., (xviii), 454pp. Bookplate, o/w near fine.
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(TOPLEY, William James).
Views of Ottawa Canada by Topley. (Cover title).
(Ottawa: W.J. Topley Publisher and Photographer, nd. 1870's) This work contains 10 original albumin photographs measuring 4" X 6 1/4" mounted into original printed paper boards, which fold open to reveal the photographs. A few chips to the spine, some light wear but certainly a very good copy in the original paper boards.
The views included here are: Lumber District, Chadieres Falls in Distance; Post Office and Custom House, Shewing Dufferin & Sapper's Bridges; Interior of Library; Ottawa River & Government Buildings; The Parliamentary Library; Eastern Block; Western Block; Chaudier Falls; Government House; and Houses of Parliament.
(Ottawa: W.J. Topley Publisher and Photographer, nd. 1870's) This work contains 10 original albumin photographs measuring 4" X 6 1/4" mounted into original printed paper boards, which fold open to reveal the photographs. A few chips to the spine, some light wear but certainly a very good copy in the original paper boards.
The views included here are: Lumber District, Chadieres Falls in Distance; Post Office and Custom House, Shewing Dufferin & Sapper's Bridges; Interior of Library; Ottawa River & Government Buildings; The Parliamentary Library; Eastern Block; Western Block; Chaudier Falls; Government House; and Houses of Parliament.
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TOTT, (Francois) Baron De.
Memoires Du Baron De Tott, Sur Les Turcs Et Les Tartares.
Amsterdam: no publisher, 1784. Four parts bound in two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., full cont. calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, lvi, 274, (302); 252, 208pp. Small rubber stamp on the verso of the front free e/paper, some very minor rubbing but in fact a fine copy.
Francois Baron de Tott [1733-1793] son of a Hungarian noble. De Tott served as a lieutenant in the French armay and in 1755 he went to Istanbul as the secretary of the French ambassador Vergennes. However, his real mission was to learn Turkish and observe the condition of the Ottoman Reign and to provide information, particularly about Kirim. After a brief return to Paris and Switzerland in 1766, he was sent out again to Kirim in 1767 as French Consulate to research the region and the rebel Tartars. He was assigned to protect the Canakkale Bogazi against Russia. He followed Humbaraci Ahmend Pasha and attempted to reform the Ottoman army and supervised the building of new castles around the Bosphorus. Despite bickering with the Turks he managed to impart something of western military technique. "Eton asserts Baron Tott's account of Turkey, and of its inhabitants, to be the best and most exact. There are, however, several exaggerations and inaccuracies in the work, as may be easily conceived from the character of the author. The description of the Crimea, and its inhabitants, is, perhaps the most interesting." (Cox).
Amsterdam: no publisher, 1784. Four parts bound in two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., full cont. calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, lvi, 274, (302); 252, 208pp. Small rubber stamp on the verso of the front free e/paper, some very minor rubbing but in fact a fine copy.
Francois Baron de Tott [1733-1793] son of a Hungarian noble. De Tott served as a lieutenant in the French armay and in 1755 he went to Istanbul as the secretary of the French ambassador Vergennes. However, his real mission was to learn Turkish and observe the condition of the Ottoman Reign and to provide information, particularly about Kirim. After a brief return to Paris and Switzerland in 1766, he was sent out again to Kirim in 1767 as French Consulate to research the region and the rebel Tartars. He was assigned to protect the Canakkale Bogazi against Russia. He followed Humbaraci Ahmend Pasha and attempted to reform the Ottoman army and supervised the building of new castles around the Bosphorus. Despite bickering with the Turks he managed to impart something of western military technique. "Eton asserts Baron Tott's account of Turkey, and of its inhabitants, to be the best and most exact. There are, however, several exaggerations and inaccuracies in the work, as may be easily conceived from the character of the author. The description of the Crimea, and its inhabitants, is, perhaps the most interesting." (Cox).
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