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Stevens, Henry A.L.s. - Henry Stevens to W.H. Huntington
London n.p. 1880 letter, 8 by 5 inches
Two page A.L.s. from Henry Stevens, Jr.(1819-1886), to W.H. Huntington in Paris, dated September 2, 1880. Stevens noted that he had sent a copy of his essay on Franklin's writings to Huntington and expected payment from a Mr. Smalley, which had not been received. Stevens asked Huntington to settle the account. Stevens was a London bookseller (catalogue entry for the Henry Stevens papers, University of Vermont library, Burlington).
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 116310

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Stevens, Henry CATALOGUE OF MY ENGLISH LIBRARY COLLECTED AND DESCRIBED BY HENRY STEVENS ...
London C. Whittingham 1853 12mo. original cloth. 5751 entries.
First edition, limited to 1000 copies. (Sabin p.85). One of the very earliest Stevens catalogues, proceeded only by two extremely scarce catalogues of limited distribution. Stevens moved from Vermont to England to become one of the prime forces in the formation of many superb American libraries including the Lexon and Brown. Light wear at spine ends. First blank page has dampstained along bottom. Light foxing. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 10503

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Stevens, Henry CATALOGUE OF THE ATLASES, CHART-BOOKS, ETC., IN THE MACPHERSON COLLECTION
N.P. n.p. n.d. 4to. polished buckram 43+6 pages
Catalogue covering atlases and chart-books from the years 1477-1928 in the Macpherson Collection. Organized by date. Annotations added throughout, with many blank leaves inserted, type-written index. Corners bumped. Spine faded. Covers slightly scratched.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 104110

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Stevens, Henry HISTORICAL NUGGETS, BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA OR A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF MY COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS RELATING TO AMERICA.
2 volumes. London Printed by Whittingham and Wilkins 1862 tall 12mo. later cloth. xii,436; (iv),437-805+(1) pages.
First edition. An important catalogue of Americana produced by the great 19th century bookseller whose stock was the basis for many of the great collections formed in this field. Rebound ex library copies with markings.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 103820

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Stevens, Henry HISTORICAL NUGGETS, BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA OR A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF MY COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS RELATING TO AMERICA.
2 volumes. London Printed by Whittingham and Wilkins 1862 tall 12mo. original brown cloth stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, each volume enclosed in a separate cloth slipcase with cloth chemise. xii,436; (iv),437-805+(1) pages.
First edition. An important catalogue of Americana produced by the great 19th century bookseller whose stock was the basis for many of the great collections formed in this field. Ex library copies with markings including the library name perforated on the title page. Covers are worn with front cover of first volume detached.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 107756

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Stevens, Henry RECOLLECTIONS OF JAMES LENOX AND THE FORMATION OF HIS LIBRARY
Revised and Elucidated by Victor Hugo Paltsits. New York New York Public Library 1951 8vo. cloth. xxxvi, 189 pages.
Revised from 1886 edition. An excellent book by the rare book Henry Stevens, on the Americana collector, James Lenox. With much information on bookselling in the 19th century.
Price: $ 37.50 other currencies Order nr. 10508

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Stevens, Henry RECOLLECTIONS OF JAMES LENOX AND THE FORMATION OF HIS LIBRARY Revised and Elucidated by Victor Hugo Paltsits.
New York New York Public Library 1951 8vo. cloth. xxxvi, 189 pages.
Revised from 1886 edition. An excellent book by the rare book Henry Stevens, on the Americana collector, James Lenox. With much information on bookselling in the 19th century. Ink inscription on free endpaper.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 61681

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Stevens, Henry RECOLLECTIONS OF MR. JAMES LENOX AND THE FORMATION OF HIS LIBRARY
London Henry Stevens & Son 1886 small 8vo. original half cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, leather spine label, top edge gilt, others uncut. x, 211, (3) pages.
First edition. An excellent book by the rare book dealer, Henry Stevens, on the Americana collector, James Lenox. With much information on bookselling in the 19th century. Loosely inserted in this copy is a one page A.L.s. dated August 15, 1862 from Lenox to Simon Stevens, brother of Henry N. Stevens, the author of this book. Lenox is asking Simon Stevens to deliver letters to his brother in London. Covers rubbed and spine label partially chipped away. Armorial bookplate of W. Wood.
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 10506

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Stevens, Henry RECOLLECTIONS OF MR JAMES LENOX AND THE FORMATION OF HIS LIBRARY
London Henry Stevens & Son 1886 small 8vo. original half creme colored cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, leather spine label. x, 211, (3) pages.
First edition. An excellent book by the rare book dealer, Henry Stevens, on the Americana collector, James Lenox. With much information on bookselling in the 19th century. Spine age darkened with small spot. Wear along edges. Bookplate.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 10507

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Stevens, Henry RECOLLECTIONS OF MR. JAMES LENOX OF NEW YORK AND THE FORMATION OF HIS LIBRARY.
London Henry Stevens & Son 1886 8vo. original three-quarter creme colored cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, leather spine label. x, 211 pages.
First edition, one of the very scarce large-paper copies printed on Whatman paper. The three portraits are done in proof on India paper. Well printed by the Chiswick Press. A wonderful history of Americana collecting told by the bookseller, Henry Stevens. Loosely inserted is the original four page prospectus offering both the trade and the special editions of this book. These special large paper copies are in a bigger format and the original price was almost 4 times the price of the regular edition, Covers show rubbing and some soiling. Small chip out of edge of leather spine label.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 3617

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(Stevens, Henry) Stevens, Henry. STEVENS'S HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS, PART I, CATALOGUE OF THE FIRST PORTION OF THE EXTENSIVE & VARIED COLLECTIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF AMERICA.
London Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 1881 tall 8vo. original publisher's blue cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. vi, 229+(1) pages.
Auction catalogue of this sale of Stevens' collections. Included De Bry's Collections of Voyages and Travels, early American History and Literature, Burn's autograph poems, 18 early autograph letters of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin's Life and Writings. Presentation over the entire front free endpaper in the typical scrolling writing of Stevens "C.W. Wyman, with the regards of Henry Stevens. 10 Tafalgar Square, June 9, 1881." Wyman was the noted printing history authority who co-authored Bigmore & Wyman. Covers age darkend along edges and spine with wear at spine ends.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 20977

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