This offers a number of “family at home” illustrations that are both quaint and charming.

•  Brown, Culinary Americana, 2284 (1924 ed.).   Publisher's printed paper wrappers, in pastels both strong and sweet; front wrapper with owner's name pencilled in upper portion. A clean, fresh copy.  (26050)

•  Publisher's blue cloth, front cover and spine stamped in white, green, and gilt; binding slightly cocked, with light rubbing to extremities. Front pastedown with institutional bookplate ("Fifth Form English Library"); front free endpaper with small bookseller's ticket and pencilled owner's name. A clean, handsome copy. (16721)

This offers one rather sweet cut, above the first poem, of flowers in a basket.

•  American Imprints 36358. On the binding, see: Krupp, Bookcloth in England & America, 1823–50, Fs1.   Publisher's quarter ribbon-embossed blue cloth of Krupp's style Fs1, with printed paper–covered sides; paper darkened/spotted and chipped (so that construction is clear), spine partially discolored. Ex–social club library: bookplate on front pastedown, title-page pressure-stamped. No other markings. Two leaves separated and soiled; all else firm and clean. One small pencilled correction.  (26286)

Provenance: Front pastedown of vol. I with bookplate of Francis de Neufville Schroeder, a descendent of the first mayor of New York.

•  Not in Bitting. Contemporary half red morocco and marbled paper–covered sides, spines with gilt-stamped author and title; corners and joints showing some shelf wear, spines slightly darkened. Vol. I front pastedown with bookplate as above. Original yellow wrappers in near-perfect condition; overall, a lovely set.  (25885)

Tyson and Walton signed the document on 24 August 1791.

An excellent display piece.

•  Old folds with a few short tears. Residue of mounting tape at two points on the left margin. (14729)

Binding: Publisher's tan cloth, front cover and spine pictorially stamped in black, white, and red.

•  Spine very slightly sunned, otherwise a lovely copy. Pages clean.  (26919)

Binding:  Publisher's olive-green cloth, front cover and spine stamped with title and floral decorations in maroon, dark blue, and gilt.

•  Wright, III, 773.   Binding slightly cocked, extremities rubbed, back cover with small spots of discoloration, spine head lightly discolored. Ex–social club library: call number on endpaper, title-page rubber-stamped, no other markings. A few leaves with small spots of staining (tea drops?), otherwise clean. An entertaining read in a pretty, if not pristine, binding.  (26886)

•  Publisher's quarter lavender cloth over sage-green printed paper–covered sides, light rubbing; spine sunned, front cover with old spot. A few smudges to page margins, only; otherwise quite clean.  (26920)

Binding: Publisher's red pictorial cloth, front cover and spine stamped in black, brown, and gilt.

•  Good++. Some soiling to binding; light to moderate foxing internally. (8539)

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The Irish-born Burnside, then treasurer of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, was later a justice of the Pennsylvania state supreme court.

A notary’s seal is affixed to the document, which was signed by both Burnside and Patton.

•  Creased and slightly age-toned, with the folios separated and some offsetting from seal; a few small holes, touching text without notable loss.

•  Shaw & Shoemaker 1178. Contemporary speckled sheep, worn and rubbed; joints cracked, spine with cracking gilt-stamped leather label and chipped paper shelving label. Front pastedown with small institutional bookplate. One “somewhat immodest” proverb carefully excised from footnotes, with no other loss of text.

•  Binding as above, very gently sunned, upper outer corners slightly bumped. Front pastedown with private collector's armorial bookplate. Pages clean. (19634)