Collected Essays & Papers on Freemasonry by Robert Freke Gould - 1913

Item Description:Book is in Excellent condition for age. No DJAn anthology of fictional stories about several boys at the Axleford school for boys.Hard to find first edition, 1880, George Routledge & SonsNicely Illustrated by Gettie, Houghton, Fraser, Mahoney, Walker and French.Remarkably clean pages for ageSmall amount of separation at front / rear hinges, but minimalSome surface wear,Gift inscription at the front of the book in ink.

Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. In three volumes. 448, 12pp; 431, 17pp; 303pp + foldout tables. Contemporary quarter calf over cloth, spines elaborately decorated in gold, marbled endpapers. Each volume is signed by the author. An in-depth history of engraving in Europe from the early 1400s to the late 1700s. Includes biographical notes on the artists and tables with the engravers' monograms. Wear to extremities, two tears to cloth (to lower edge of volume two and three), some annotations in pencil on the margins, small note affixed to the front pastedown endpaper of volume one (with an explanation in Italian on how to clean old prints). ; Octavo.

Hard cover Folio (15 x 12 in). Original gilt tooled full brown morocco, edges gilt marbled endpapers. Pages complete xxiv + 180, with 250 full-page black and white engravings on card with captioned tissue-guards.Containing two hundred and fifty beautiful engravings selected from the Dore Bible, Milton, Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, Atala, Fontaine Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine with critical essays by Edmund Ollier.Page edges lightly scuffed and rubbed with some small scratches to cover boards - some remedial work done to secure the cover boards and spine, but otherwise good. Card plates bright but some foxing to the outer edges. Some foxing to the later text pages.The plate index is a little tricky to use, but all plates are present with the following corrections:Plate 75 misplaced to p130, plate 91 misplaced to p95.Note: This volume is heavy (38x31x10cm, approx 10kg). Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery.

The cover of this book has much wear. A binding was added later as well as pads for the corner's of the book. the previous owners names are written on the inside of the front cover and on the top of the third blank page. The pages are yellowing and tanning. The edges of most of the pages are worn. This is a rare book and dates 147 years old.."There are three books which ought to be found in every household - the Bible, an English dictionary, and a Bible dictionary. The necessity of the first two is universally admitted; and a moment's consideration will show the almost equal importance of the third." - Preface to the edition by the publishers

1848 Fascination Charming Occult Sleep Walking HYPNOTISM Satanism Philosophy
John Newman's "Fascination" is a mid-19th-century classic on the study of hypnotism and spiritual therapy. Also known as "The Philosophy of Charming", this book covers a wide variety of topics from a Christian perspective including snake charming, Satanic worship, spirits in the physical world, somnambulism (sleep walking), secrets of ancient of Egypt, and much more!
Item number: #12905
Price: $499
NEWMAN, John
Fascination, or the philosophy of charming.
New York: Fowlers and Wells, 1848.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages:
o
x, 176, [12]
o
18 illustrations
· References: Wellcome .b2114378x;
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)
· Quite scarce
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Item Description:Book is in Excellent condition for age. No DJAn anthology of fictional stories about several boys at the Axleford school for boys.Hard to find first edition, 1880, George Routledge & SonsNicely Illustrated by Gettie, Houghton, Fraser, Mahoney, Walker and French.Remarkably clean pages for ageSmall amount of separation at front / rear hinges, but minimalSome surface wear,Gift inscription at the front of the book in ink.

Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. In three volumes. 448, 12pp; 431, 17pp; 303pp + foldout tables. Contemporary quarter calf over cloth, spines elaborately decorated in gold, marbled endpapers. Each volume is signed by the author. An in-depth history of engraving in Europe from the early 1400s to the late 1700s. Includes biographical notes on the artists and tables with the engravers' monograms. Wear to extremities, two tears to cloth (to lower edge of volume two and three), some annotations in pencil on the margins, small note affixed to the front pastedown endpaper of volume one (with an explanation in Italian on how to clean old prints). ; Octavo.

Hard cover Folio (15 x 12 in). Original gilt tooled full brown morocco, edges gilt marbled endpapers. Pages complete xxiv + 180, with 250 full-page black and white engravings on card with captioned tissue-guards.Containing two hundred and fifty beautiful engravings selected from the Dore Bible, Milton, Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, Atala, Fontaine Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine with critical essays by Edmund Ollier.Page edges lightly scuffed and rubbed with some small scratches to cover boards - some remedial work done to secure the cover boards and spine, but otherwise good. Card plates bright but some foxing to the outer edges. Some foxing to the later text pages.The plate index is a little tricky to use, but all plates are present with the following corrections:Plate 75 misplaced to p130, plate 91 misplaced to p95.Note: This volume is heavy (38x31x10cm, approx 10kg). Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery.

The cover of this book has much wear. A binding was added later as well as pads for the corner's of the book. the previous owners names are written on the inside of the front cover and on the top of the third blank page. The pages are yellowing and tanning. The edges of most of the pages are worn. This is a rare book and dates 147 years old.."There are three books which ought to be found in every household - the Bible, an English dictionary, and a Bible dictionary. The necessity of the first two is universally admitted; and a moment's consideration will show the almost equal importance of the third." - Preface to the edition by the publishers

1848 Fascination Charming Occult Sleep Walking HYPNOTISM Satanism Philosophy
John Newman's "Fascination" is a mid-19th-century classic on the study of hypnotism and spiritual therapy. Also known as "The Philosophy of Charming", this book covers a wide variety of topics from a Christian perspective including snake charming, Satanic worship, spirits in the physical world, somnambulism (sleep walking), secrets of ancient of Egypt, and much more!
Item number: #12905
Price: $499
NEWMAN, John
Fascination, or the philosophy of charming.
New York: Fowlers and Wells, 1848.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages:
o
x, 176, [12]
o
18 illustrations
· References: Wellcome .b2114378x;
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)
· Quite scarce
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Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund… Read More