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1997LB2511010087G103Zondervan Publishing 1997-01-01. hardcover. Good. 7x1x10. Leather bound--name embossed on front cover--chapter tabs on pages--no marking on pages Zondervan Publishing hardcover
178289848Paris: Aux dépens du Lord North 1782. Fine. Aux dépens du Lord North Paris 1782 15 x 23 cm Broché First edition of the French translation based on the sixth English edition.Copies listed in the CCF only at the BnF Dijon and Rouen libraries.Our copy is preserved in its original state in contemporary marbled paper wrappers.The only edition of this curious political pamphlet seemingly without any real connection to an English original which proposes to reorganize Europe through jointparticularly militarycontrol by the four principal continental powers Austria France Spain and Prussia over all the others in order to ensure peace and balance across the continent.These prophetic if still utopian reflections are preceded by an analysis of Europes situation since the Seven Years War. Aux dépens du Lord North unknown
180789677Vienna No Location: Chez les principaux libraires de l'Europe 1807. Fine. Chez les principaux libraires de l'Europe Vienna No Location 1807 13 x 19.7 cm 3 volumes brochés First edition of this study in political economy.Three copies listed in OCLC all in the United States. BMC records only the second edition London 1809.""Sur quelle base reposent les gouvernements les lois les peuples les autorités les souverainetés les partages les propriétés les distinctions les inégalités : voilà le problème important dont on s'occupera dans cet ouvrage.""Some small losses of paper to the spines and corners rear cover of the first volume soiled a pleasant clean interior.Rare copy preserved in its original grey wrappers. Chez les principaux libraires de l'Europe unknown
175248400à Avignon: Chez Jean-Florent Baour 1752. Fine. Chez Jean-Florent Baour à Avignon 1752 17 x 21 cm broché Copy in original wrappers without cream interim covers. Manuscript annotation on first endpaper. Some marginal tears to endpapers which serve as covers. Presumed author: Henri de Goyon de la Plombanie. In the journal des savans of 1752 article titled: Mémoire sur la manière d'élever les vers à soye. The first part is a series of advice for successful silkworm breeding; the second consists of observations on the management of silkworms; the last relates a method for harvesting silkworm eggs. Following a detailed table of the work's contents. Rare. Chez Jean-Florent Baour unknown
1822038533United Kingdom: G. Walker 1822. Hardcover. Good/NO Dustwrapper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ancient and Modern. published anonymously - attributed to Daniel Defoe In Two Parts. Part First Containing A state of the devil's circumstances from his expulsion out of Heaven to the creation; with remarks on the several mistakes concerning his fall. Part Second Containing His more private conduct down to the present times; his government his appearances his manner of working and the tools he works with. With a Description of the Devil's Dwelling. G. Walker Durham UK 1822. 352pp hb No Dust-wrapper rebound with 1/4 gilt brown linen & grey paper boards new eps pages browned with some discolouration some pages crinkled one page slightly adrift scarce edition good <br/> <br/> G. Walker hardcover
18605628Japan: No Publisher C1860. First edition / original artwork. Two lovely pieces very similar to and likely copies of details from Itaya's monumental banner of the night procession which was created in 1860. The original banner showed a large number of the demons. These pieces each show one detail from this spectacular night. Original water colour and gouache on silk covered washi Japanese card with an applied gilt border and the silk speckled kozo washi mulberry paper surround. In the first painting two oni 鬼 Japanese supernatural demons are in the parade with a long banner or streamer on a pole. In the second image four female yÅkai or demons are engaged in a cosmetic / grooming ritual. They are busy applying makeup holding a mirror and attending to one another. The red lipstick in particular implies that these are demons. Both images are humorous in style much as Halloween takes the fear out of All Hallow's Eve. The hyakki yagyo 百鬼夜行 is the parade in which one hundred demons or yokai march through the streets at certain times of the year. As the parade passed those foolish enough to peer out of their windows risked being killed or abducted. Each painting has a silk painted panel of 16cm x 17cm on a backing of 22cm x 27cm. The original 6 metre long panel is currently hanging in the "Art Gallery of New South Wales." Another detail from the panel in an almost identical style and border is held at the Pompidou Centre Paris. Holding ref. AM 2023-361. Première édition / Å“uvre originale. Deux jolies pièces très proches de la bannière monumentale d'Itaya représentant la procession nocturne réalisée en 1860 et qui en sont probablement des copies de détails. La bannière originale représentait un grand nombre de démons. Ces Å“uvres montrent chacune un détail de cette nuit spectaculaire. Aquarelle et gouache originales sur washi papier japonais recouvert de soie avec une bordure dorée appliquée et un encadrement en washi kozo papier de mûrier moucheté de soie. Sur la première peinture deux oni 鬼 démons surnaturels japonais défilent portant une longue bannière ou une banderole sur une hampe. Dans la deuxième image quatre yÅkai ou démones sont occupées à un rituel de beauté et de toilette. Elles s'affairent à se maquiller à tenir un miroir et à s'entraider. Le rouge à lèvres rouge en particulier laisse entendre qu'il s'agit de démones. Les deux images sont de style humoristique tout comme Halloween enlève la peur de la veille de la Toussaint. Le hyakki yagyo 百鬼夜行 est le défilé au cours duquel une centaine de démons ou yokai défilent dans les rues à certaines périodes de l'année. Lorsque le défilé passait ceux qui étaient assez imprudents pour jeter un Å“il par la fenêtre risquaient d'être tués ou enlevés. Chaque peinture est un panneau de soie peint de 16 cm x 17 cm sur un support de 22 cm x 27 cm. Le panneau original de 6 mètres de long est actuellement exposé à l'« Art Gallery of New South Wales ». Un autre détail du panneau dans un style et avec une bordure presque identiques est conservé au Centre Pompidou à Paris. Référence : AM 2023-361. No Publisher unknown
1859877F47London: W.H. Smith and Son 1859/1860 . Cloth. Very Good. 16.5" by 12". Not Stated. A very scarce beautifully illustrated history of the construction of the SS Great Eastern the largest ship ever built at the time of her launch. A richly illustrated construction history of the largest ship in the world the Great Eastern a 211 meter long sailing steamer designed by the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel with a capacity for carrying 4000 passengers from England to Australia without refuelling.The ship was launched in January 1858 and is immortalized in literature in Jules Verne's novel 'Une Ville Flottante'.Illustrated with three vibrant chromolithographs - including a folding frontispiece after Edwin Weedon - and five further steel-engraved folding plates with numerous further vignettes. Collated complete.Undated; this work is consistently identified as being published in either 1859 or 1860.With the bookplate of Marshall Laird to the front pastedown and inscription to front free endpaper.A beautiful celebration of one of the major achievements of Kingdom Brunel the British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is viewed as one of the most important and innovative individuals during the Industrial Revolution. Rebound in quarter cloth bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally fine. Bookplate to front pastedown inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Large closed tear to one fold of first folding plate. Closed tear neatly repaired to one steel-engraved folding plate. Pages generally clean and bright with the odd spot. Significant spotting to plate perimeters. Very Good W.H. Smith and Son hardcover
1964144062Canada: Canadian Pacific 1964. Original colour silkscreen poster. Three small closed tears on the upper left side and one on the middle right side all ranging from 0.3cm to 1.5cm. Colours are bright and clean. The size is 60 x 90 cm or 23.6" x 35.4". In overall very good to near fine condition. This 1964 Canadian Pacific poster captures the essence of adventure and travel with its vibrant and captivating illustration. At its center the majestic Glacier Park train dominates the scene adorned with a prominent Canadian Pacific logo proudly displaying its affiliation. The train traverses through a simple mountain range surrounded by lush green trees that evoke a sense of natural beauty.</p><p>The illustration is enclosed within a triangular frame bordered by contrasting block colors of orange and yellow which add a dynamic and eye-catching effect. Positioned below the image the phrase "Pyramids your rail travel savings" stands out boldly in black reflecting the promotional tagline of the time.</p><p>Underneath the renowned Canadian Pacific name appears in their traditional font and color with "Faresaver Plan" taking center stage in bold capturing the viewer's attention. Additional details are presented at the poster's bottom featuring the message "New low train fares every day of the week" along with the company's claim to fame: "Trains/trucks/ships/planes/hotels/telecommunications world's most complete transportation system." The classic Canadian Pacific submark complements the information displayed in a smaller font ensuring a cohesive and visually appealing composition.</p><p>This exact poster can be found on page 197 of the book "Posters of the Canadian Pacific" by Marc H. Choko and David L. Jones. 1964 Canadian Pacific unknown
1793935Suisse: De L'imprimerie Philosophique 1793. Hardcover. Near fine. A Lovely 1793 Printing of the Notorious Les Trois Imposteurs <br /> <br />The most ubiquitous and influential of the clandestine philosophical manuscripts <br /> <br />ANON Traité des trois Imposteurs A Treatise on the Three Imposters De L'imprimerie Philosophique En Suisse 1793. 1 blank leaf TP TP 3 168 i iii = Table des Matieres 1 blank leaf. 12mo. Later edition. <br /> <br />NOTE: This edition contains the six notorious chapters along with three Appendices: "Sentimens sur le Traité des trois imposteurs" by B. de La Monnoye pp. 113 - 144; "Réponse à la dessertation de Mr. de La Monnoye sur le Traine des trois Imposteurs" signed J.L.R.L. and attributed to P.F. Arpe and to J. Rousset de Missy pp. 145 - 163 dated Janvier 1716; "Copie de l'article IX du tome ler seconde partie des Mémoires de littérature imprimes a la Haye ches Henry du Sauzet 1716 pp. 164 - 168. <br /> <br />The publication history of this book has become something of a cottage industry for Enlightenment bibliographers. The authorship has been variously attributed to Lucas Faint-Glain Boulainvilliers Levier Vroesen Aymon and even to Baron dHolbach. Because of its heretical and blasphemous content Israel in Radical Enlightenment says on p. 695 that it surpasses infinitely in atheistical profanity even those works of Spinoza which are regarded as the most pernicious this text was long an underground affair never officially published showing up in slightly different hand-written versions and frequently seen incorporated with other texts. Its history is still confused by the fact that everyone involved with this work was so secretive an understandable position to take given the harsh penalties including death that could result from being associated with this text in any way. <br /> <br />The first printed appearance the text seemed to have been just a part of a larger work La Vie et lEsprit de Spinosa which had a tinypress run in 1719 by a Dutch printer see Israel Radical Enlightenment 684 & 700. The text of Traite des trois Imposteurs was then excerpted and avidly copied by hand and circulated among the most radical free thinkers of Europe who frequently paid exorbitant prices just for the privilege of owning a copy. <br /> <br />Beginning in 1768 printers became brave enough or government supervision lax enough that they actually began to print and surreptitiously sell various editions of the text. Offered here is a 1793 edition of this revolutionary and heretical work. <br /> <br />The short treatise presents a direct assault on the three great monotheistic religions and challenges the integrity of their founding figures Moses Jesus and Muhammad claiming that these religions lack any substance whatsoever and owe their success in the world to the fear that underlies all of their basic assumptions and pronouncements. In contradistinction to these three frauds the text claims that Nature as the only god that is acting within the world. <br /> <br />For more details and a scholarly discussion of this important work see Jonathan Israels Radical Enlightenment Oxford University Press Oxford 2001 especially pages 684-703. <br /> <br />CONDITION: Very good to near fine in contemporary full leather gilt decorated spine with title in gilt to black panel. Mior cracking to hinges. Decorative endpapers. Former owners bookplate to verso of front endpaper. Small elegantly scripted annotations to the first page of the Reponse and Copie pages. A wonderful copy of this extraordinarily important text of the Radical Enlightenment. <br/><br/> De L'imprimerie Philosophique hardcover
187716169London: Privately Printed 1877. Leather lightly scuffed evidence of minor archival repair to the spine light rippling to pages likely caused by the mounting of the photographs hint of foxing; photographs themselves noticeably browned at the edges; a lovely copy overall of a period travelogue with excellent pictures and typography. First Edition. Octavo. Full leather with raised bands on spine stamped in gilt. This delightful book features the tale of a family trip to North Wales as told in verse and photography. INSCRIBED by the author unknown to an Ellen Pitman and dated in the year of publication. With 55 original mounted photographs many quite good albeit discolored along the edges. The typeface throughout is particularly lovely and a good sample of font from this period. Comical woodcuts at the end of each chapter. Only three copies in OCLC all in the U.K. London: Privately Printed unknown books
1824008239London: James Carpenter and Son 1824. SCARCE "Engraved from the best authorities and illustrated by notes biographical critical and poetical." Text describes 138 portraits which are interleaved. "Printed by D.S. Maurice Fenchurch Street"--Vol. 1 page 144." Two folio volumes bound in contemporary pebbled blue morocco over blue moire silk boards backs with gilt lettering and gilt decorations tops gilt. Very Good Plus light to moderate spotting associated with portrait pages light rubbing at tips. A handsome and well-bound set and quite uncommon. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. James Carpenter and Son Hardcover books
51238Germany 1968. Original silk-screened poster printed in black and red measuring 84 à 59 cm. Very good or better. A remarkably drastic anti-war poster issued as a fake poster for the fourth Documenta in Kassel held in 1968. The fourth installment of the famous contemporary art fair - considered the most important European art fair of the decade - heavily featured American art especially Pop Art and Op-Art including works by Andy Warhol. The press conference prior to the opening of the show was interrupted by protests that included artists such as Wolf Vostell and Jörg Immendorff who reacted against the relative lack of political contributions as well the dearth of works of Fluxus and Action art in the exhibition.<br/><br/>The artist and publisher of this work are unknown and as of February 2021 the poster could not be traced by us via KVK OCLC. unknown books
2978188vo in 3/4 dark brown leather spine rubbed with laid title on front cover. 40pp with 35 actual specimens carefully preserved on white cards tipped in to each page. p18 has small tape repair otherwise in very good condition. London circa 1890.<br/><br/> Exquisite 19th century scrapbook of artfully arranged seaweed specimens. Seaweed collecting was a sub category of scrapbooking and a popular activity for women during the Victorian era. It was considered a wholesome way for women to engage with the outdoors.<br/><br/> unknown books
189954286Maruya Yokohama 1899. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. ANONYMOUS Joseph Ernest de Becker. The Nightless City or The History of the Yoshiwara Yukwaku Yokohama: Maruya & Co. 1899. Octavo first edition pp. v 441 xix appendix 3 sheet music red cloth boards with beveled edges and gilt lettering stamped gilt and black image of two ladies of the night on front cover 20 plates including 5 folding color prints on japan other color plates 2 double-page photogravures text in English. Includes two pages of sheet music to the Kappore Dance. One halftone plate is loose but present. The author who identifies himself only as "an English student of sociology" covers practices of a long-standing red-light district under government control. Scarce especially in attractive condition. Condition of this book: Very good with a chip at the top edge of the front cover else minor wear at extremities. Split in rear pastedown exposes webbing but hinge is sound. Bright attractive copy. Size: Octavo standard book size. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is loose but fully intact. All edges clean neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Japan; 19th century; Erotica. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54286. . Maruya hardcover
1856140940710London and New York: H. Bailliere 1856. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. iv 208 pp. Bound in publisher's elaborately blind stamped dark cloth with gilt spine lettering yellow endpapers. Very Good with slightly sunned spine slight wave to text a little foxing to contents former owner's bookplate on paste down. Nice shape overall.<br /> <br /> <p>The complete run in six issues of an anonymously-edited mid-19th century spiritualist publication scarce in book format. Prophecy ghostly manifestations in London California and the European continent clairvoyance mesmerism fairies "Sir Charles Isham on Spiritualism" and "Loss of the Steamship Pacific" are some of the many topics covered herein. A copy of this book apparently wound up in his Harry Houdini's collection; the famous magician was a skeptic and debunker of spiritualism. H. Bailliere unknown
13668Anonymous. Wedding Chair. Punjab 19th - early 20th Century. Painted wood and metal bells. 37 x 22 x 22 inches. In very good conidtion with wear to the paint at the front of the arms suggesting use and age. unknown
1775001856London: G. Pearch 1775. Here is a stunning exceptional and rare set of collected poetry in a fine binding from the late 18th Century. This is an expansion of the collection published by Robert Dodsley 1703-1764 in 1758. Or perhaps Pearch is just piggy-backing on Dodsley's popularity; he published a two-volume edition in 1768 and expanded it here seven years later. Quite rare; Quercus has found only the British Library holding copies. These are bound in lovely smooth calf tooled and banded on the spines filled with gilt. Red spine label "Pearch's Collection". These are ASSOCIATION COPIES. Blindstamped with the Coat of Arms of Trinity College Dublin on the front covers. In addition there is a Printed and Signed label affixed to the front paste-downs indicating the books were awarded as a prize by Trinity in 1777. Clean texts with bright laid paper and marbled endpapers. 317 316 324 and 316 pages all indexed in the rear. Volume Four includes an errata page and 2 pages of publisher's adverts. Minor splits at the spines holding nicely. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. G. Pearch Hardcover
540949Englewood Cliffs N.J.: Prentice-Hall 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with tiny creases on the jacket flaps. Fictitious "diary" of a smart 15 year-old who descends into heavy drug use and other ills allegedly found by her parents after her death by overdose and published as a cautionary tale. The book was actually the product of author and "editor" Beatrice Sparks and other "preparers" who have since produced a number of similar first-person warnings for youth though the exact authorship remains unknown. Despite or perhaps because of its manufactured origins surprisingly compelling reading. Basis for a 1973 TV movie with William Shatner as Alice's father and Mackenzie Phillips in her prophetic debut as one of Alice's ill-influencing friends. Something of a cult classic reprinted several times and very scarce in the first edition. Prentice-Hall hardcover
170662250A la Haye, Aux Depens de la Troupe des Comediens, 1706. 12mo. In floral coloured wrappers with leather back-strip. Wear to extremities, title-page with underlignings in red. Internally nice and clean. 60 pp.
170662250A la Haye Aux Depens de la Troupe des Comediens 1706. 12mo. In floral coloured wrappers with leather back-strip. Wear to extremities title-page with underlignings in red. Internally nice and clean. 60 pp. <br/><br/><em> The exceedingly rare first edition of “Le Bourru†a comedy in 24 acts a fine example of early eighteenth-century comic theater drawing heavily on the tradition of Molière. We have not been able to trace a single copy in the trade nor does OCLC list any copies. The authorship has puzzled readers and bibliographers since its publication: Immediately after its publication it was questionably attributed to playwright Jean Palaprat. The attribution seems to originate from a confusing bibliographic note by Beauchamps in 1706 which have been misread or misinterpreted over time. This early note ambiguously linked Le Bourru to Le Grondeur a known play co-authored by Brueys and Palaprat which created a trend among bibliographers to assume Palaprat's authorship. Subsequent scholars and catalogers De Mouhy de la Vallière and Professor Koch accepted this assumption with varying levels of caution gradually turning it into a fact. Spire Pitou concluded in “Jean Palaprat and Le Bourru 1706â€â€œModern Language Notes†Vol. 75 No. 4 1960 that the Palaprat-attribution is a result of bibliographic tradition rather than actual evidence and that the author is anonymous. The paper also suggests that the play was probably written for a military audience in Holland as it was published in The Hague and set in Namur and contains no offensing political content. </em> hardcover
178963601789 Paris, Regnault, 1789. 3 tomes et 3 vol. in-8: 13 x 20 cm. I/ [1] f. de faux-titre, au v. avis au relieur, [1] carte grav. dép. enluminée, [1] f. de titre, iv pp. d'avant-propos, [1] pl. grav. dép., 368 pp. de texte et tables, [1] p. d'errata + [6] pl. grav. dép.; II/ [2] ff. de faux-titre et titre, 382 pp. de texte et tables; III/ [2] ff. de faux-titre et titre, 402 pp. de texte, tables et notes, [1] f. d'appobation et privilège + [4] pl. grav. dép. Édition originale (Hoefer mentionne 4 éd.: 1789, 1797, 1803, 1807). Bien complet des 12 planches gravées dépliantes, à savoir 1 carte et 2 plans gravés par Tardieu (Carte enluminée de l'Espagne, Plan de Madrid, Plan de la Baie de Cadix), 8 vues et plans (Passage de la Bidassoa, Château de Sergovie, Aquéduc de Sergovie, Façade du Palais de Saint-Ildefonse, Escurial, , Vue d'Aranjuez, Vue de Gibraltar, Cathédrale de Séville) et 1 planche double avec les Statues de Charles-Quint et Philippe IV. Reliures de l'époque en veau moucheté. Dos lisses à fers et fleurons dorés avec pièces de titre en maroquin rouge et pièces de tomaison en maroquin vert. Filets dorés sur les coupes. Tranches marbrées. Gardes de papier marbré. Petit travail de vers au pied du plat sup. du vol. 2, manque à la coiffe de tête du vol. 1, quelques griffures aux coupes; intérieur en parfait état, papier propre, gravures fraîches. Bel et élégant ensemble.
LBW-7469[fin du XVIIIe siècle]. 36 x 47,5 cm.
LBW-7470[fin du XVIIIe siècle]. 38 x 49 cm.
LBW-7471[fin du XVIIIe siècle]. 37 x 45,5 cm.
1793LBW-6579[vers 1792-1793]. 48,5 x 61,5 cm, sur une feuille de 51,2 x 66,5 cm.
