Isaiah Thomas, Signed (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. *Autographed by editor.* Limited edition #1646 of 1950. Hardcover in slip case. Fine binding and cover. Slight musty smell. Light spotting to page ends. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. Signed.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. Signed by Alan James Robinson on custom bookplate on endpage. Shelf worn. Foxed on page edges. Sticker remains on pastedown. Shelf cocked. Toned on page edges.(history, printing, united states, biography).

Thomas, Isaiah (illustrator). 12mo. decorated boards, paper cover label. 7 pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies and signed by the designer, Eugene M. Ettenberg. Most of spine covering chipped away. decorated boards, paper cover label.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Near Fine hardcover in blue-grey cloth boards with gilt spinal lettering, as issued w/out dj, in a Very Good slipcase (small color print of a bird, presumably cut from a magazine, pasted to top right corner of front pastedown; small 1/4" tear to one corner of slipcase and some slight shelf wear to slipcase). A nice copy - clean text, tight binding, and clean and bright covers. Edited by Marcus McCorison from the Second Edition. Limited Edition of 1950 copies (this is copy # 1722) signed by the editor. Includes an original leaf from the 1810 edition tipped-in. 650pp. Please note that the actual shipping rate will apply for this heavy book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. xxi, 650 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Hardcover in slip case. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. One of 1,950 numbered copies containing an original leaf from the 1810 first edition and signed by McCorison. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Signed.

Hardcover. Limited Edition #785/950. Large Octavo, xxi, 650 pages. In Very Good condition. Housed in publisher's tan paper slip case. Bound in publisher's blue-gray cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor general shelf wear. Light penciling to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Enumerated and signed by McCorison on limitation page in rear. Shelved on Books on Books. 1391620. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hard Cover. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. Limited Edition. Signed by Editor. VG- HB with no slipcase. Limited Ed., #937 of 1,950. Signed letterhead card from McCorison presenting this copy with the note "Glad you like the book" pasted onto FEP. That plus nice selection of the leaf from the 1810 First Edition tipped in--the start of the history of Revolutionary-era publisher John Holt of the "Newyork Journal" (pp. 150-151)--makes this a desirable copy. However, it is marred by the fact the binding is broken (webbing visible, though still holding) at the half-title page. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 650 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); United States; 1970s; Communications & Media. Signed by Editor. ISBN: 0876360096. ISBN/EAN: 9780876360095. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 836.

2nd edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in a fine slip-case. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; Ruari McLean. Physical description; xxi, 650 p. port. 26 cm. Notes; "Nineteen hundred and fifty copies of this book have been printed. . This is copy number 1456. [Signed]". Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Printers. Newspapers. Typefaces. Fonts. Graphic design. Printing - history. Typography - history. 3 Kg.

Lacks slipcase, else in fine condition. No. 1570 of 1950 copies; signed by editor. Contains an original leaf from the first edition of History of Printing in America (Worcester, 1810). Illustrated by Frontispiece portrait. Limited edn. Binding is cloth.

Second edn. 8vo, pp. xxi, 650. Index. Edited by Marcus A. McCorison. Signed by the editor on the colophon. Original leaf from the first edition (Worcester, 1810) tipped in. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt, in a box with facsimile of first edition title. Fine. Colophon reads: "Nineteen hundred and fifty copies of this book have been printed from type by The Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. Roderick D. Stinehour designed the book, using Monotpe Bembo and Centaur types. The frontispiece portrait of Isaiah Thomas, a copperplate stipple engraved for the "Freemason's Magazine" of Novermber 1811 by W. R. Jones of Philadelphia, was pulled from the original plate ow in the American Antiquarian Society. The title page eagle was drawn specially for this book and is based on elements of two type ornaments from the Binny & Ronaldson type foundry in Philadelphia, whose types Thomas used in printing this work in 1810. An original leaf from that edition, printed by Thomas in Worcester, is included in this Imprint edition. The text paper is Imprint, made by Monadnock Paper Company. The book was bund by New Hampshire Bindery in Concord, New Hampshire. This is copy number 903 (Numbered and signed by McCorison.).

2nd edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in a fine slip-case. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; Ruari McLean. Physical description; xxi, 650 p. port. 26 cm. Notes; "Nineteen hundred and fifty copies of this book have been printed. . This is copy number 1456. [Signed]". Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Printers. Newspapers. Typefaces. Fonts. Graphic design. Printing - history. Typography - history. 1 Kg.

Full calf. First edition. [8], 5-389 pp., [5]. 8vo (21 cm). p. 231 mis-numbered 431. Lacking only the final rear blank. The first true compilation of the complete laws of Massachusetts published the same year as the ratification of the Constitution. Called the "Baskerville of America" by Ben Franklin, Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), founder of the American Antiquarian Society, was an anti-British radical and leading publisher as well as the author of History of Printing in America, with a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers (1810). Signed by C. H. Witt. Evans 21245. Sabin [45932]. ESTCW6813. Barlow 1592. Rich 348. Boards quite tender, though holding, worn, circular stain to front board, chips to rear board, leather separating, spine label lacking, head and tail bands chipped, dampstain to free front endpaper, scattered foxing and toning, small worm hole to rear pastedown, impressions quite strong with only the odd crease. A good copy.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Reprint of 2nd Edition. "With a Biography of Printers & an Account of Newspapers." Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) was one of America's foremost printers & publishers & is a primary source for the understanding of America's printing history. This volume is a reprint of the 2nd ed. of 1876. It was printed at the Stinehour Press & is signed by editor Marcus McCorison. #1555 0f 1950 printed. An original leaf from the 1st edition (Worcester 1810) is tipped in. Blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, very fine. Slipcase has large paper label on front. It is very slightly soiled & has a bit of corner wear. Signed by editor.

Cloth (in Slip Case). Condition: Near New. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Limited Signed Edition. Beautiful, crisp and clean edition of Thomas' History of Printing in America, with tipped in page from the original, and signed on colophon by editor, Marcus McCorison. This is # 404 out of 1.950 copies. Book is bound in blue cloth, with gilt title on spine, and tan end papers. In near new condition. Pages blindingly clean and bright and, naturally, beautifully designed, with wide margins on lovely paper. Slip cover in slightly less perfect condition, with some bumps, rubbing, and scrapes. Slip cover has image of original cover. Printed with type from the Stinehour Press in Luneberg, Vermont. Designed by Roderick D. Stinehour, using Monotype Bembo and Centaur types. Frontispiece portrait of Isaiah Thomas, a copperplate stipple engraved by W.R. Jones, was pulled from the original plate now in the Antiquarian Society of America. Title page eagle was drawn especially for this book and is based on elements of 2 type ornaments from the Binny & Ronaldson type foundry in Philadelphia, whose types Thomas used in printing this work in 1810. An original leaf from that edition is included in this edition. Text paper is Imprint, made by the Monadnock Paper Company. Bound by New Hampshire Bindery in Concord. May require extra postage due to weight. Size: 10 x 6 3/4. Signed by Editor.

Of an Edition of 1950 Copies Printed at The Stinehour Press, this is No. 806. It is signed by the editor and includes an original leaf from the 1810 (first) edition of Thomas's work. Octavo, cloth, xxi, 650 pp. Near-Fine in slip case. Books About Books, Reference.

2nd Edition?. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; an uncommonly good example; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. And complete in the original slip-case. ; 650 pages; Physical desc. : xxi, 650 p. Port. 26 cm. Edited by Marcus A. McCorison from the 2d edition. Subject: Printing America - History. American newspapers --History. Notes: Includes an original leaf from the 1st ed. (Worcester, 1810) . "Nineteen hundred and fifty copies of this book have been printed. . This is copy number 1456. [Signed] M. A. McCorison. " 4 Kg.

2nd Edition?. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; an uncommonly good example; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. And complete in the original slip-case. ; 650 pages; Physical desc. : xxi, 650 p. Port. 26 cm. Edited by Marcus A. McCorison from the 2d edition. Subject: Printing America - History. American newspapers --History. Notes: Includes an original leaf from the 1st ed. (Worcester, 1810) . "Nineteen hundred and fifty copies of this book have been printed. . This is copy number 1456. [Signed] M. A. McCorison. " 2 Kg.

Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Thus. Signed by Author Slip-Case - Hard Cover. Here is a Very Fine First Limited edition that was published in 1970 in an edition of 1950 copies of which this is number 1526. The book as well as its slipcase are in Very Fine condition. It is printed on rich cream-colored paper and is a true classic of the history of printing in the American Colonies. Published by the Imprint Society the book still has information regarding their other publications laid in. Bound into the book is an original page from the First edition of 1810. This volume is one of the most important references we have on this subject and it is also wonderful to read. The book is fully indexed and runs to 650 pages not including the Limitation page which is numbered and signed by the editor. This is a volume that almost always provokes interest among collectors. I have given you a picture of the Table of Contents page so that you can see how the book is organized. Anyone interested in early American history will truly enjoy this book. We are pleased to send pictures on request.

ISAIAH THOMAS, JR. (1773-1819). Thomas, Jr. was the son and business successor of his father, the prominent newspaper publisher and author, and founder of the American Antiquarian Society.Signed pamphlet. 36pg. 5 x 8. August 29, 1812. No place [likely Worcester]. A pamphlet entitled An Oration, Pronounced At Worcester, (Mass.) On The Thirty-Sixth Anniversary Of American Independence, July 4, 1812, By Francis Blake. It is signed on the top margin of the front cover John Wheelson from his friend Isaiah Thomas Jr. Augt 29, 1812. The extreme top edge of the inscription has been trimmed. There is light foxing and soiling to the front cover, and the condition is very good.