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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book immerses readers into the captivating world of the 'Bazaar'- an eminent emporium established in the heart of London in the early 19th century. The author transports us to this vibrant hub of commerce and culture through the eyes of a well-to-do Victorian family on a memorable shopping expedition. As the family explores the Bazaar's diverse stalls, from the jeweler's to the haberdasher's, we learn about the origins and significance of various luxury items and everyday necessities. Through the family's lively dialogue and the author's erudite observations, this book illuminates the social history of retail during this period, highlighting the global trade routes and manufacturing processes that shaped the material lives of Victorian society. It invites readers to reflect on the evolution of consumerism and the enduring fascination with craftsmanship and artistry. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Contemporary wraps. Condición: Gut. Kl.-8°. 1 Bl., IV, 42 S. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1001.

Leather. Condición: Good. First Edition. 552 + 88 pages; with useful index at front. This monthly periodical was considered the foremost American literary publication of its kind, with reviews, poetry, essays on various topics, world and domestic news, travel, scientific discoveries and speculations, law & politics, biographies and obituaries. In 1809, it was under the editorship of Joseph Dennie (1768 - 1812) An essayist & critic: "Despite his serious doubts about the fate of the country, Dennie began in 1801 the work that would make him famous in his time. In January of that year he published the inaugural issue of Port Folio, which became under his guidance the most influential and longest-lasting literary journal of its time. Styling himself Oliver Oldschool, Esq., Dennie used the magazine to praise Goldsmith-like "simplicity" in style and to express contempt for the language of common people and their leader Jefferson Although deliberately out of step with his times, Dennie nonetheless stayed in print by cultivating a theory of taste that appealed to a continuing Anglophilia among the literary elite" (Jeffrey H. Richards in the ANB) Bound volume includes the Prospectus & issues for Vol. I of the "New Series" ie., Vol. VII January, 1809 No. 1, February, March, April (misbound after) May, June and Vol. II July, 1809 No. 1 July. Embellished with various engravings, including a frontispiece of the Port Folio open on the globe of the Earth; Buttermilk Falls by G. Murray; a portrait of William Penn by Edwin; Mr. Brides Machine for gunning, carding & Spinning Cotton at one operation by B. Tanner after J. Cist; View of the Botanic Garden at Elgin, in the vicinity of the City of New York by Leney after Simond; a portrait of Gen. Anthony Wayne by Edwin; a profile likeness (silhouette) of Duncan McIntosh; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, B. Tanner after J.J. Barralet; two 'fashion plates,' Evening Dresses in Jan'y 1809 and Full Dress; and a plate of the Egypto-classical Monument to Sir Ralph Abercrombie erected in St. Pauls Cathedral, by B. Tanner after Westmacott (Half of the plate gone). Articles include a review of Freycinet "A Voyage of Discovery"; notice of the College of Medicine of Maryland; Vindication of Machiavelli; an Account of Mineral Waters; Memoirs of Hayti; Essay on the Nature and Use of Wine; 'Sporting Intelligence' and Travels in a series of Letters from Geneva and France. Poetry on the eruption of Mt. Etna, Ode on Spring, On singing the pathetic Ballad of Mozart's "Vergiss me Micht"; Verses written on beholding the miniature of Miss Mary C-, a lady whom the writer has never seen. Printed by Smith & Maxwell. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4" size; bound in paper covered boards, leather spine, gilt spine titles and simple line-rules. Some edge & tips wear to the binding; some foxing and spotting; in good condition.

Leather. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Group of bound material includes: The Port Folio. A Monthly Journal. Conducted by Oliver Oldschool, Esq. Vol. VI. July-December, 1818. Philadelphia: Published by H. Hall, J. Maxwell, Printer. 472 pages; with useful index. Edited by John Elihu Hall from 1816 - 1827, this monthly periodical was considered the foremost American literary publication of its kind, with reviews, poetry, essays on various topics, world and domestic news, travel, scientific discoveries and speculations, law & politics, biographies and obituaries. The September issue, pages 200 - 207 contains a disparaging review of 'Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus' by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; the unnamed critic begins by comparing the story of Frankenstein with William Godwin's 'Mandeville' as being 'of the same family and race' and less than impressed with the 'ghost story'Illustrations include title-page "Embellishments" for each month: The Kalmia Latifolia (colored, with part of folding panel torn away); the Monument to General Montgomery; Fort Ticonderoga; Anthony Benezet's House in Philadelphia; Fac-simile of Dr. Johnson's Writing and a View of the Falls at Gill on the Connecticut River. Also interspersed with the texts of some of the issues (and making the collation a bit confusing) are separately-paginated continuations of lengthy articles from the Appendix of this journal. Report of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; compiled from Documents Laid Before the Board, at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting Boston: Printed for the Board by Crocker and Brewster 1825. 112 pages. With the lists of societies, officers, board members and contributors, monetary reports and the establishment and ongoing conditions of missions. Reports from various locales in Bombay & Ceylon, news of the efforts to publish tracts in native languages, educate the young and teach reading; notice is given of the careers of those employed in the mission works and their progress. Also, with similar reports of domestic U.S. missionary work among the Cherokee at several stations, with news of each, in West Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas, including translations of the New Testament, and some 'retrograde' movement: "When novelty is past, natural indolence is apt to prevail. Parents have no government, and will not insist on a child's going to school longer than he pleases. In addition to these causes, the prevalence of a new mode of writing, which has lately sprung up among themselves, withdraws their minds from learning EnglishA form of alphabetical writing, invented by a Cherokee named George Guess, who does not speak Englishis attracting great notice among the people generallyyoung Cherokees travel a great distance to be instructed in this easy method of reading and writing. In three days they are able to commence letter-writing, and return home to their native villages prepared to teach others" Similar news comes with reports on the various missions to the Choctaws, in the states of Mississippi and Alabama, a Mr. Byington having taught himself the language of that people in order to preach. "Great obstacles are interposed to the civilization of the Indians by the vicious habits of many of their chiefs. They are peculiarly exposed to the enormous evil of intemperate drinkingThe present situation of the Indians is in a high degree critical" In addition to their labors in spreading the Christian religion, there is reportage of crops grown, schools built, travel itineraries, biographical and genealogical data on the tribe's members as well as for the missionaries and support staffs, medical personnel and other occupations. The mission report from the Sandwich Islands (P. 65- 79) gives news of the Hawaiian royalty, relations with the missionaries and events of importance - burning of a mission church & its rebuilding, death of the governor, numbers of converts of chiefs, children, adults; and from Waimea, in the Island of Tauai (Kauai) "The labors of this mission were interrupted by an insurrection, promoted by George, son of the late king of Tauainot pleased, however, with the will, which his father had made; and was disposed to obtain, by the fortune of war, what he considered as his patrimonial inheritance. On the 8th of August, he attacked the fort of Waimea, and was repulsed" With the deaths of prominent chiefs and queens on the islands and their biographical details, and the reluctance of some of these to embrace the ways of the missionaries. The report with shorter notices of missions in Palestine, Malta, Beyrout (Beirut), Jerusalem and in South America. Report of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; compiled from Documents Laid Before the Board, at the Seventeenth Annual Meeting Boston: Printed for the Board by Crocker and Brewster 1826. 136 pages; with similar news detailed as the above; notable is the report on the visit of British naval officer George Anson Byron at Hawaii (returning the King & Queen after their deaths of disease in Britain) and the operations of the printing press there. The First Report of the American Sunday School Union: Read at their Annual Meeting, Held in the City of Philadelphia, On Tuesday Evening, May 24, 1825. Philadelphia: Printed for the American Sunday School Union, by J. Ashmead & Co. 1825. 108 pages. With reports from around the U.S. as well as bits from Canada, the West Indies, Polynesia, Australasia and other locations. At back is a catalogue of tracts for sale with bibliographic data including their pricing, at a rate of one dollar for twelve hundred pages. A Charge Delivered to the Grand Jury of the Circuit Court of the United States, at its first session in Portland, for the Judicial District of Maine, May 8, 1820, And Published at the Unanimous Request of the Grand Jury and of the Bar. By the Hon. Joseph Story. Portland: Printed by A. Shirley. 1820. 21 pages. The RBH listing for this item quotes the Midland Notes catalogue No. 27 from 1946: "Judge Sto.

Pas de couverture. Condición: Bon. Isidore de La Carry, commandant du port de La Rochelle.P.S., sd [ap. 9 mai 1781], 1p in-folio. Copie partielle d'une lettre du marquis de Castries (qui sera maréchal en 1783) à La Carry concernant le chevalier Isle (Jean-Jacques Isle de Beauchaine (1747-ap.1792), officier de marine). Castries est persuadé que le roi sera sensible aux qualités du chevalier. On joint une copie partielle de deux dépêches de Castries, du 24 février 1782 et du 8 septembre 1782, relative à une longue maladie du chevalier Isle qui a été bloqué à Tenerife (Canaries) pendant un long moment. Il y avait débarqué le 28 octobre 1781 alors qu'il servait sur L'Iphigénie. [338].