Pinnock Goldsmith (91 results)

HC. 476pp FROM THE INVASION OF JULIUS CAESAR TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE II. WITH A CONTINUATION TO THE YEAR 1845. WITH QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION AT THE END OF EACH SECTION. BESIDES A VARIETY OF VALUABLE INFORMATION, ADDED THROUGHOUT THE WORK. CONSISTING OF Tables of Contemporary Sovereigns and Eminent Persons; Copious Explanatory Notes; Remarks on the Politics, Manners, and Literature of the Age; and Outline of the Constitution, &c. &c. good, black leather spine, cloth covered boards. B&W illustrations (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated Edition. This is an antique copy of the "HISTORY OF ROME" by Oliver Goldsmith - "Pinnock's Improved Edition." 1853; Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.; Philadelphia. The book features "numerous engravings" by William C. Taylor. "To Which is Prefixed an Introduction to the Study of Roman History, and a Great Variety of Valuable Information Added Throughout the Work, on the Manners, Institutions, and Antiquities of the Romans; with Numerous Biographical and Historical Notes and Questions for Examination at the End of Each Section." Leather spine with gilt lettering. The book is a historical narrative tracing Rome from its legendary founding in 753 BC to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. It explores the political, military, and societal events that transformed a small city-state into a vast global power. This edition was written as a shorter version of Goldsmith's work made easier for students by schoolbook publisher William Pinnock. Condition: There are a few small, light stains on the covers. Cloth tears at the cover corners. Rubbing to the leather along the left and right edges of the spine. 1" cloth tear at the top edge of the front cover; 1" cloth tear at the bottom edge of the back cover; cloth tear along the bottom half of the right edge of the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The text pages have consistent mild foxing, though heavy foxing on the end papers and pastedowns. Name/address/date (1857) written in pencil on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good- condition.…

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ours is 1845 publication. 395 pp. Binding tight, pages unmarked but there is some foxing and stains. Brown boards with black bonded leather spine cover have wear, corners bumped to cardboard, scuffs. As pictured. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Hinge cracked, boards detached. Contemporary signature of Jarvis Morris. 399, [1], 9-15, [1] pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Rev., cor., and very considerabl. Bound in contemporary leather, with gilt lettering. Hardcover. Minor rubbing. Spotting throughout. 372 pages. Presentation copy, "to Miss Ann Eliza Johnson, from Abraham Roseberger, Letherach Seminary, 1848.".

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. black leather boards with gilt titles and decoration to spine and blind embossed decoration to front board, spine ends worn and rubbed, pen name front end-paper, gilt edges pages, pen initials top title page, pictorial title page, x + 488pp + xxix, some tanning to some pages , overall VG condition.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Black leather spine with black cloth boards, some scuffing yet with good joints, bright gilt spine titles & lines, 7 3/4 x 5 inches. 1858 owner's signature in pencil on the ffep, 380 generally clean pp. with infrequent pencil marks, publisher's catalogue, illustrated with wood cuts. A couple of gatherings near the front of the book are a bit shaken. Title continues: Together with Questions for Examination at the end of Each Section. Illustrated with numerous Engravings. By Wm. C. Taylor, LL.D., of Trinity College, Dublin.Thirty-Fifth American, from the Nineteenth English Edition.Goldsmith's History had been improperly abridged and expanded, according to the editor of this edition. He sought to restore the accuracy and to reduce the unnecessary verbiage of earlier editions of this valuable history.…

To Which is Prefixed An Introduction to the Study of Roman History, and a Variety of Valuable Information Added Throughout the Work on the Manners, Institutions, and Antiquities of the Romans; With Numerous Biographical and Historical Notes; A Dictionary Explaining the Most Difficult Words, at the Beginning, and Questions for Examination at the End of Each Section. Corrected and Enlarged by W.C. Taylor. With Several Engravings From Montfaucon and Other Authorities. x, 539 pp + 5 pp ads. Twenty-Ninth edition. Folding map of the Roman Empire opp. page 1. Frontispiece, & other illustrations in text. Internally text clean. Bound in full maroon leather with gilt lettering on spine. Spine split and chipped with some pieces of leather missing. Edges and corners of boards rubbed. Overall condition Good+.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This 1834 Whittaker & Co. edition combines Oliver Goldsmith's elegant history of Rome with William Pinnock's structured learning aids, including examination questions and notes on Roman customs. Richly illustrated with wood engravings and detailed maps, the volume traces the city's origins through the fall of the Empire. It stands as a refined example of a 19th-century school book, blending narrative history with essential visual and reference tools. Good/Fair condition. Russet leather binding with gilt titles to spine. Contents are clean with more toning to end papers. Ink stain to bottom fore-edge. Gathering "L" is slightly lose otherwise binding firm. Maps are good with small ink stain to bottom corner. Light edge-wear to extremities with some bumping to corners. Notable ring mark to front board and creasing along spine with small split to spine head.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Contemporary full leather binding. The title panel on the panel has bright gilt lettering and the gilt decorations on the spine are also bright. The spine has some slight edge wear and there is light rubbing to the corners and edges of the boards which are rather bowed. Browning to the page edges with some dark spotting to the top edges. There is some spotting at the front and back of the book and some browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. hardback, 8vo,lxxvi,450,(2)pp, 2 folding maps, one badly creased and a large closd tear (no loss), moderate browning and foxing, full leather binding, worn, front board , with title page and frontis, detached, rear hinge cracked, Fair condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK FAIR. No Dustjacket. 1st U.S. Edition. An excellent candidate for rebinding. The front cover is detached. Previous owner name on the front endpaper. ."to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman History, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institu tions and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section." Illustrated with thirty engravings on wood by Atherton. This is the first American edition, corrected and revised, from the twelfth English edition. Over 395 pages.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Complete with 2 Fold-Out Maps, of the Ancient World and the Roman Empire. Frontispiece has an engraved portrait of Goldsmith. Illustrated Title Page followed by a Printed Title Page dated 1826. Contemporary Brown full leather cover, crudely repaired with a wide strip of leather covering the spine and overlapping the boards (see photo). Front hinge cracked and repaired with tape. Text block firm. Pages in very good condition, only a little foxing, mostly to first and last few pages. 6 3/4" Tall Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.…

Condition: Fair. First U.S. ed. "corrected and Revied, from the Twelfth English Edition;" "illustrated with thrity engravings on wood by Atherton;" 395 p. clean with light pencil notations on margins of the 3-page introd. and the end pages--the last end page has been torn and partially missing. Text preceded by 44-page "Catalogue of School Books." Paper mildly age-toned and occasionally foxed by strong and of fine quality; text block is firm but gutters are cracked; blue patterned boards moderately work but the cloth on the black spine with gilt lettering is detached, the upper portion missing. This rare and interesting volume deserves to be rebound.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. A smart copy of this abridged history of Greece, produced for the education of early nineteenth century school children. The tenth edition of this work, edited for a younger audience by W.C. Taylor, and with a short dictionary to the beginning of each section, and with a chronological index to the rear.Illustrated with a frontispiece and folding map.A wonderful historical study of Ancient Greek history, covering topics including the legislation of Sparta, the Peloponnesian wars, and the literature of the Greeks.With the former owner's inscription of Elizabeth Perkins, dated 1842, to the front free endpaper. In a full calf binding, with rubbing to back strip head and tail. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather/Marbled Boards. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. Red banded leather spine, marbled boards, marbled endpages and fore-edges, boards tight, normal wear. Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors. Vol. CCLVIII. Goldsmith's History of England. With A Continuation to the Present Time. By Pinnock. Illustrated with 115 Woodcuts. 488 pgs. Appendix.Literature, Science, and the Arts of the Age. xvi. Regalia used at English Coronations. xx. The Genealogy of the Present Royal Family of Great Britain, Lineally Deduced from Egbert, xxix.ect. Rare Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

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