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25602With partial Boston postmark. No year but between 1844 and . The recipient Lady Theresa Lewis 1803-1865 was successively wife of the novelist Thomas Henry Lister 1800-1842 and the Liberal politician Sir George Cornewall Lewis 1806-1863 all of whom have entries in the Oxford DNB. The present item is an 11.5 x 8 cm panel of light-brown paper from the front cover of an envelope. Part of a large Boston postmark is at the left with a manuscript ‘2’ written over a few letters of the address. All in Ticknor’s hand it reads: ‘Lady Teresa Lewis / South Place / Knightsbridge / London SW.’ with the signature ‘Geo: Ticknor’ at bottom left. From the papers of Lady Theresa Lewis which also contain a letter from Ticknor to her first husband Thomas Henry Lister and two letters to her from the American historian William Hickling Prescott. With partial Boston postmark. No year [but between 1844 and ] unknown
25603‘Brunswick Hotel Jermyn Street London / May 26. 1838.’. Signed ‘Geo. Ticknor’. The male recipient is not named but the item is from the papers of the author Lady Theresa Lewis 1803-1865 successively wife of the novelist Thomas Henry Lister 1800-1842 and the Liberal politician Sir George Cornewall Lewis 1806-1863 all of whom have entries in the Oxford DNB. 2pp 12mo. On first leaf of a bifolium with a trace of glue from mount to the second leaf. In good condition lightly aged and folded for postage. He is ‘much interested that the Life of Ferdinand & Isabella written by a friend in America should be known in England where it has already obtained some reputation & is well liked by Hallam Allen & Southey.’ He asks him to ‘do me the favour to accept a copy of it from me. If it serves for nothing else it may serve to remind you of the kindness you and your friends have shown Mrs. Ticknor and myself ever since we have been in Europe.’ From the papers of Lady Theresa Lewis which also contain two letters to her from Prescott. ‘Brunswick Hotel [Jermyn Street, London] / May 26. 1838.’ unknown
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1975144323Cambridge Massachusetts: The MIT Press 1975. Hardcover. Very good. First edition. 4-486 pp. Quarto. Hardcover original maroon cloth white letters on the spine pictorial edpapers. All edges trimmed leaves organically yellowed on the edges clean and unmarked. Dust-jacket has a tear along the rear panel missing a piece of the bottom edge chipping and wears to the front side of DJ. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Numerous B&W and colour plates. DJ in fair and book in very good condition. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet d. 1926 was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. His work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture nature and religion. According to the preface this book is the most complete and detailed study about the life and works of Antonio Gaudi.</p><p>Provenance: Helen Hadala 1975 The MIT Press hardcover
1975022591New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1975 First printing of the stated first bilingual edition with Spanish/English text. Faint toning to jacket spine else book and dust jacket in fine condition. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux hardcover
76-0145Madrid: Real Academia circa 1906. Etching aquatint and drypoint on laid paper. 23.5 x 32 cm sheet. Very Good light toning in the margins.Ref.: Harris 151; Delteil 160. Madrid: Real Academia, [circa 1906]. unknown
193726237Valencia: CNT 1937. 49 tabloid issues ca.48cm with publication seqence as follows: Año II Nos. 219 224-225 227-228 233-234 241-243 245 327-329 331-332 334-340 342 347-349 351-352 356 358-363 365-378. Printed offset on newsprint ca.8pp per issue; illus. Issues show light overall wear and toning creases and small tears with underlining and marginalia in red and blue colored-pencil to most issues; overall Very Good. Substantial run of this Spanish Civil War newspaper the official organ of the anarcho-syndicalist group Confederación Nacional del Trabajo. Published in Valencia between 1936-1939 the paper provided daily coverage of the Republican struggle with articles by Jesus Muro Felix Paredes Enrique Lopez Alarcon Gaston Leval and Juan Lopez et al. Illustrated with political cartoons and caricatures throughout. Large runs extremely uncommon in the trade; OCLC shows just 5 American institutions holding any issues. [CNT] unknown
1920RF1178<p><b>History and Stories for Children and Teenagers by One of the Most Important Spanish Publishers of All Times</b></p><p>12vo; 4 series 20 issues each: <i>"Cuentos" "Vida de hombres celebres" "Cuentos" "Episodios historicos"</i>; original illustrated wrappers; fine condition.</p><p>Ramón Sopena 1867-1932 was a Spanish editor who founded the publishing house that bears his name in 1894 in Barcelona. He was a multifaceted editor that published essentially dictionaries and encyclopedias but also journals. For some time he also edited erotic works and then opted for popular literature.</p><p>In the children's genre he published small works in series such as the ones we offer here: the CHILDREN COLLECTION or the LIBRARY FOR CHILDREN. The printing house had a long life since it closed only in 2004.</p><p>The purpose of the CHILDREN'S COLLECTION "<i>Episodios historicos</i>" "<i>Historical episodes</i>" was to make relevant topics of Spain's history available to children. "<i>Vida de hombres celebres</i>" "<i>Life of famous men</i>" are brief biographies of characters from Spanish and universal history. Finally the two series of "<i>Cuentos</i>" "<i>Tales</i>" are small stories without specifying their authors.</p><p># WorldCat: no copies of this series in US Libraries. <b><br /></b></p>
21391Good. Good clean copy with a tight binding. Cover wear tear at bottom of spine. No dust jacket. unknown
169719796London: Printed for R. Sare F. Saunders and Tho. Bennet 1697 1697. First edition in English. ESTC R5377; Wing Q188. Binding particularly the spine rubbed; text fine; very good copy. 8vo contemporary mottled calf gilt decorated and lettered spine. The first English translation of Francisco de Quevedo's La Hora de Todos y la Fortuna con Seso a biting satire of Spanish politics and the follies of the times written under the guise of a prose fantasy. Ouevedo 1580-1645 a contemporary and friend of Cervantes was one of the greatest writers of his era in Spanish literature. The translator Capt. John Stevens was a prolific translator of Spanish literature and author on Spanish subjects. London: Printed for R. Sare, F. Saunders and Tho. Bennet, 1697 unknown
1104149656.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1020365404.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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193830423San Sabastian Spain. 1938. First Printing. Periodical. Scarce English edition the first issue of this monthly mimeo magazne printed on rectos only stapled at center of top edge issued by the fascist party formed when Franco merged two separate National groups. This issue leads off with a speech by Franco an open letter to the army from Jose Antonio What National Syndicalism is Doing for Spain. Some Social Reforms and Books. Recommended. Very good- with small tears creasing and geneal wear; last page present but detached. ; 9 x 13"; 16 pp . unknown
199813538Lima Peru: Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru / Dondo Editorial 1998. First Spanish language edition. Oversized Softcover. Very Good. Octavo standard size. Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. Name of the former owner professor J. R. Parsons in flyleaf. 460 p. w/ maps plates notes tables bibiography. <br/><br/>Section B Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru / Dondo Editorial paperback
0878914935.Gpamphlet. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
2007Q-0942929144Read Street Publishing 2007-11-05. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Read Street Publishing hardcover
199717601<p>Washington DC National Geographic Society 1997. S<i><b>igned by Ed Viesturs and Spanish Climber Araceli Segarra who has included a sketch of mountain peaks</b></i>. First edition / First printing. Green boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An account of the <b>1996 IMAX Everest expedition</b> led by David Breashears and Ed Viesturs. Featuring Beck Weathers Jamling Tenzing Norgay Araceli Segarra Paula Viesturs and others. <i><b>Araceli Segarra was the first Spanish woman to summit at Mt Everest. She was part of the rescue team during the May 1996 Mount Everest disaster.</b></i></p> National Geographic Society, hardcover