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179714112Paris: Libraires Associes 1797. Hardcover. Very Good-. Meditations on the Revolutions of Empires". Written on the eve of the French Revolution and published during it. This 12mo version could be an early printing of the 3rd edition but I rather think it is a later printing of the 2nd. Vg- in half leather with marbled boards; has about an inch and a half of worm damage on one side of the spine of vol. 2. All corners are worn. Tops are dust-darkened but the text is as clean as you could wish as are the frontispiece and 2 folding maps in vol. 1. 246 272 pp. <br/> <br/> Libraires Associes hardcover
18599London: Printed for Edward Edwards 53 Newgate Street 1822. Bound in quarter red leather and marbled boards and marbled end papers; A FINE COPY. Translated from the French. Frontispiece engraving still under original tissue; Fold out plate of a map of the Astrological Heavens of the Ancients. Not uncommon except in the 1822 edition a favorite of Neuberg who gifted his copy to the Leicester Library. xii 47 404 pages indexed. Octavo. London: Printed for Edward Edwards, 53, Newgate Street, 1822 hardcover
41680Weimar. Weimar. im Berlage des E.G. privil Landes = Industrie = Comptoirs. 1804. 8vo 19.6cm. in 8's viii283p. rear folding map text block no binding in clam shell box fine condition thus hoL. ~ Sabin: 100690. cf. T.P.L. 724.724 listing the French editions. Howes V-141. Not in Lande. No recent auction records the last being 1983; 1974; 1936. Weimar. Weimar. im Berlage des E.G. privil, Landes = Industrie = Comptoirs. 1804 unknown
1804C000016195London: J. Johnson 1804. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition in English 1804. 8vo rebound in late 19th century half leather and marbled boards brown leather black spine label flat spine 503 1 pp. including errata two folding maps and two plates. Leather a little rubbed and discolored modern bookplate on pastedown possibly lacking first blank or half title as it begins with the title page contents nice and bright as are the folding plates and maps. J. Johnson hardcover
40523Weimar F. G. privil. Landes-Industrie-Contoirs 1804. 8vo. 2 VIII 1 1 blank 283 pp. fold. engr. map. Spotting throughout. Contemporary green paper boards spine faded. From the library of L. F. Rääf at Forsnäs with its book plate. Part 14 of Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten reisebeschreibungen. herausgegeben von M. C. Sprengel fortgesetz von T. F. Ehrmann. Sabin 100690. First german translation of this important book on the climatology meteorology geography history and Indians of North Amerika. The French original was published the same year as “Tableau du climatâ€. hardcover
180456357Philadelphia: J. Conrad. Good. 1804. Hardcover. Contemporary full leather with morocco spine label. Foldout frontis and three other foldout plates two are maps. Three of the plates are linen mounted with small part of the margins cut away. Xxviii 446pp. Scattered foxing some stains and damping. PO name at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . J. Conrad hardcover
1895111026282NEW YORK: FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Clean pages with general mild cover soil and some small stains. Secure binding with nice pages. Beautifully illustrated. 11 x 9-1/4 with 78 pages. Rare!. FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY Hardcover
1950mon0003239638Truth Seeker Company 1950T. hardcover. Good. . No jacket but minimal wear to the cover. Pages are tanning. Truth Seeker Company hardcover
180451284Philadelphia J. Conrad & Co. 1804. Hardcover. Released Harvard College Library" stamped on half-title page. Blind stamped private ownership embossments on front and rear blanks. Two folding maps and two other folding plates all in good condition with no tears but some foxing and a small piece of the margin of one of the maps missing. Although the book has been rebound brown morocco over marbled boards the edges have not been trimmed with the result that the margins are ample. . 466p. Maps and folding plates. Includes a chapter on the Indians of North America and another on the vocabulary of the Miami Indian language. Philadelphia, J. Conrad & Co. hardcover
180456588Philadelphia: J. Conrad. Very Good. 1804. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebacked with original boards new eps. First US edition. Retains two original front blanks and three rear blanks half title page with edge tear. PO name to title page. Pp. Xviii 446 with two folding plates and two folding maps. Mild foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . J. Conrad hardcover
1796k5947London: J. Johnson printed for. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind with new endpapers. 1796. Third Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover on marbled boards. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xvi 395pp. Engraved frontis plate; two folding rear plates depicting a view of the Astrological Heaven of the Ancients and a folding map of the world. A handsome copy. Translated from the French. A French linguist historian politician and philosopher Constantin François Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney was the author of 'Les Ruines; Ou Méditations sur les Révolutions des Empires'. The work enshrined the ideas and values of the French Enlightenment. A meditation begun at the ruins of Palmyra on the natural causes of the rise and fall of great cities and nations. . J. Johnson [printed for] hardcover
1880995H35London: Farrah c1880. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4". None Stated. A later English edition of Volney"s landmark meditation on the rise and fall of civilisations including The Law of Nature illustrated with two fold-out plates and a frontispiece. In the publisher"s original green cloth.Illustrated with two fold-out plates and a frontispiece. Collated complete. This edition includes The Law of Nature Volney"s exposition of secular ethics and political philosophy a text that proved especially influential among radical and freethinking audiences in Britain and America.A later English edition of Volney"s celebrated philosophical and historical meditation on the rise and fall of civilisations first published in France in 1791 and shaped by the intellectual and political aftermath of the French Revolution.Constantin François de Volney 1757-1820 was a French philosopher historian and committed Enlightenment rationalist closely associated with the ideals and reformist spirit of the French Revolution. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Very minor blistering to boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if characteristically age toned with one or two light spots. Slight cockling to pages. Very Good Indeed Farrah hardcover
180157475Philadelphia: printed for John Conrad & Co. No. 30 Chestnut-street M. & J. Conrad & Co. no. 140 Market-street Baltimore; and Rapine Conrad & Co. Washington City. J. Bioren printer 1801. Ostensibly the first American edition see below; 16mo pp. xvi 186 2 ads; contemporary full sheep red morocco label on spine; upper joint cracked extremities rubbed; a good sound copy. Volney 1757-1820 the French savant undertook a journey to the United States in 1795 where he was accused in 1797 of being a French spy "sent to prepare for the reoccupation of Louisiana by France. He was obliged to return to France in 1798. The results of his travels took form in his Tableau du Climat et du Sol des Etats-Unis 1803" EB-11. Page 186 contains a note from the translator. Both Jefferson and Barlow had translated Volney's Les Ruines ou méditations sur les révolutions des empires published in 1802 in Paris but there's no evidence they had any part in this translation. The translator remains unknown. Evans 29822 records a 1795 edition under a slightly different title no copies located in Evans and of which no copy in OCLC either; this may be a ghost. American Imprints 1592. printed for John Conrad & Co. No. 30, Chestnut-street, M. & J. Conrad & Co., no. 140, Market-street, Baltimore; and Rapine, Conr unknown
1952018730Phoenix: The Office Of L. Ron Hubbard 1952. First Edition . Green Wrappers. Near Fine. With Printed Greeting " Good Hunting! L. Ron Hubbard" On First Page. An Early Publication Showing Only Five Other Books Then Available: Dianetics What To Audit A Key To The Unconscious Handbook For Preclears Advanced Procedure And Axioms And Unspecified Courses Booklets Other Texts All Available From "The Office Of L. Ron Hubbard 1405 N. Central Ave. Phoenix Arizona." With Definitions Of Scientology And Dianetics On Rear Cover. Provenance Available From The Estate Of A. E. Van Vogt A Prominent Science Fiction Writer Who Was The Head Of This Organization And Who After Its Dissolution Founded A Separate Dianetics Organization And Remained A Life-Long Friend Of Lrh. Previous Ownership Signature Of Early Dianeticist And Scientologist W B Mckeen Dated 12/16/1952 And Van Vogt's Printed Note "E-Meter Diagram" On Front Cover. With A Loose Single Sheet 8 1/2" X 11" "Notes On Technique 100 By L. Ron Hubbard And Volney G. Mathison" With Mckeen's Handwritten Note "Issued With Archlight For 7/15/52"; This Discusses How To Use The Six "Acts" Of The 100% Honesty Technique For Experienced Or Completelyonexperienced Dianeticists And Auditors. <br/> <br/> The Office Of L. Ron Hubbard unknown
2007Alibris.0032615Costa Mesa California: Cycle News. 2007. Trade paperback. Very good. 241 p. Includes illustrations. Cycle News paperback
M7371Firmin Didot Frères Fils et Cie Paris 1860. First edition. In-4 frontispiece 778 pages. Contempoary half-leather some worm holes along the spine and on inner hinges text itself in fine condition. A good copy. Language: French/Français. This book ships from Europe shipping costs will be updated accordingly BPF. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists. unknown
M7236bComplete set of 2 volumes. Bossange Frères Paris 1822. Cinquième edition. In-8 Vol. I: viii & 456 pages. Vol. II: 455 pages. With 2 geographical maps and two engraved plates depicting the ruins of the Sun Temple at Balbek and those of the town of Palmyra in the Syrian desert. Some worm damage on the boards and first pages of volume I and tiny worm holes throughout the two volumes. Ink note on top of first two pages of volume I and a decorative Arabic stamp. A good set. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III VSX. Language: French/Français. This set ships from the USA shipping costs will be updated accordingly TXR. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists. unknown
1992Manohar-9780791411834SUNY 1992. Hardcover. New. SUNY hardcover
1992Manohar-9780791411834SUNY 1992. Hardcover. New. SUNY hardcover
1986x-0275920461Praeger Pub Text 1986. Hardcover. New. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. Praeger Pub Text hardcover
1992SONG0791411834State University of New York Press 1992-09-09. y First printing. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.25x0.75x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. State University of New York Press hardcover
18217749759Bossange Freres 1821. Volumes 1 2 4 5 6 8. Ex-library may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. Hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 8vo. Orange marbled boards half calf with gilt trim. Ridges gilt lettering and embellishments on spines. All spines are partially torn with volumes 2 4 and 8 heavily torn with most of backstrips missing. Front board of volume 4 missing. Front boards of volumes 1 and 2 detached. Rear boards of volumes 1 4 and 8 detached. Leaves foxed. French text. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3450grams ISBN: Bossange Freres hardcover
2024x-1108493106Cambridge University Press 2024. Hardcover. New. 249 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.63 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
17923602714J. Johnson London 1792. Backstrip taped.Covers marked and worn.Pages cut.Pages foxed.Text in good condition.Binding badly split by covers.Bookplate inside front cover.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: J. Johnson, London hardcover
3639305167.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
