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1805007926London: Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes 1805. RARE. Twelvemo printing 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" four volumes bound in two. In contemporary half vellum over marbled boards the backs with red morocco labels lettered in gilt and richly ornate gilt tooled decorations marbled end papers top edges gilt. Very Good Plus 3/8" chip to top edge of rear cover Vol. I & II light soiling to vellum. Bindings tight interiors clean and fresh. . First Edition. Half Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes Hardcover books
1961004648Oslo Norway: Dreyers Forlag 1961. Full pale-blue calf gilt ruled and decorated boards top edge gilt. Near Fine light foxing fore edge in a Very Good Plus dustjacket 2 small chips at head of spine small spot of soil rear panel. Twelve articles concerning the Nobel Prize winner's life and work emphasizing achievements in exploration art and humanitarian activities. First Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dreyers Forlag Hardcover books
49522California n. d. Ca 1900. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Modest wear excellent detail to image. Overall VG. Recto with printed caption under image; verso blank. No photograher or studio indentified. Horizontal format: 1-3/8" x 2-9/16" <br/><br/> unknown books
216798London: Church of England Zenana Missionary Society. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. Green cloth binding with dark lettering. Corners bumped. Small closed tears at top of spine. ; NOT Ex-Library. near Very Good binding. Church of England Zenana Missionary Society unknown books
1936007846Novara Italy : Officine Dell'istituto Geografico De Agostini 1936. RARE. First and only edition of this children's alphabet book published specifically for Italian children living abroad intended to indoctrinate them in the strength and glories of Mussolini's Fascist government. Very Good foxing to blank paste downs boards rubbed at edges. Foreword by Piero Parini director for the Fascist flagship newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia and coordinator of Fascist organizations of the Italian diaspora. 88 pp. With striking modernist and cubist-inspired full-color illustrations every page by the poster artist C.V. Testi and poems by Vincenzo Fraschetti. RARE given the intended audience and the postwar drive to eliminate Fascist material especially from librairies. Worldcat shows 3 institutional holdings 2 in the US and 1 in Germany. . First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Small 4to. Officine Dell'istituto Geografico De Agostini, Hardcover books
200434085Oxford: Oxford University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0199271259 . First edition. As new in like dust jacket. . Oxford University Press hardcover books
1952CA0250Description:<br />2 volumes. Royal octavo 9 1/4" x 6 3/4" bound in facsimile velum with title printed in red and black on covers and horizontally ink lettered. Introduction by Francisco Gonzalez de Cossio. From the library of George M Foster. Second edition limited to 500 copies of which this is number 13.José Antonio Villaseñor y Sánchez was an 18th-century geographer historian and mathematician in New Spain. He was born in San Luis Potosà México and studied at San Ildefonso in Mexico City. He became an accountant and later official cosmographer geographer of New Spain. By order of Philip V the viceroy of New Spain Conde de Fuenclara was commanded in 1740 to have a report prepared on the true condition of the provinces of his jurisdiction. He commissioned José Antonio Villaseñor y Sánchez to prepare the report. Villaseñor occupied a number of important posts: official mayor of the Contaduria de Reales Tributos contador general de la azogues and cosmographer of New Spain. He wrote a number of works of mathematical and astronomical interest. The outcome of this commission by Fuenclara was the Theatro Americano descripción general de los reinos y provincias de la Nueva España y sus jurisdicciones. It appered in two volume in 1746 and 1748. The first volume contains introductory chapters on pre-Spanish and Spanish history of Mexico followed by a jurisdiction-by jurisdiction description of the archdiocese of Mexico and diocese of Puebla. The second volume continues the description for the diocese of Puebla. The second volume continues the description for the diocese of Michoacán Oaxaca Guadalajara and Durango. The work comprehends a great mass of data regarding the ethnology and population of the Mexican provinces in the mid-18th century. Handbook of Middle American Indians.George McClelland Foster Jr born in Sioux Falls South Dakota on October 9 1913 died on May 18 2006 at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California Berkeley where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979 when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics including acculturation long-term fieldwork peasant economies pottery making public health social structure symbolic systems technological change theories of illness and wellness humoral medicine in Latin America and worldview. The quantity quality and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of his major publications have been reprinted and/or translated. Provenance from the executor of Foster's library laid in.Condition:<br />Foster's stamp to front limited page some wear to edges small linear tear at spine head of volume 2 else a very good copy. Editora Nacional paperback books
1930008349New York: Horace Liveright 1930. RARE. With the ownership signature of F. W. Rueckheim 1846-1937 German immigrant and entrepreneur who is credited with inventing Cracker Jack and who became the target of anti-German sentiments in 1917 when he was reported to the Secret Service for insulting the Illinois Militia. He was later cleared of those charges having established his loyalty to the US. Near Fine two pages toned from old paper apparently laid in at one time in a Very Good dust jacket small chips at spine ends 2 small corner creases to flaps 1" closed tear bottom edge front panel. xiv one leaf 3-327 pp. profusely illustrated. With fantastic dust jacket designed by Alfred Maurer. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Horace Liveright Hardcover books
200324111New Haven: Yale University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0300101716 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Yale University Press hardcover books
1844E0023xcii616 pages with bibliography. Octavo 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" bound in contemporary half calf with black spine label and gilt lettering. Publications de la Societe d'Etudes pour la colonisation de la Guyane francaise Number 4. The bibliographical catalogue occupies pages 579-616 and contains descriptions of 240 works on Guiana. Sabin 56097. First edition.<br /><br />French Guiana French: Guyane française officially Guyane is an overseas department French: département d'outre-mer or DOM of France located on the northern coast of South America. It has borders with two nations Brazil and Suriname. Like the other DOMs French Guiana is also an overseas region of France one of the 26 regions of France. Its currency is the euro. The prefecture is Cayenne. The addition of the adjective "French" comes from colonial times when three such colonies existed: British Guiana now Guyana Dutch Guiana now Suriname and French Guiana. The three are still often collectively referred to as the Guianas. French Guiana was originally inhabited by a number of indigenous American people. It was settled by the French during the 17th century. After the Treaty of Paris in 1763 Louis XV sent 12000 settlers to French Guiana to colonise the region. One and a half years later only a few hundred survived.2 Its infamous Île du Diable Devil's Island was the site of penal settlements from 1852 until 1951. More than 70000 French convicts were deported to French Guiana between 1852 and 1939.3 In 1809 a Portuguese-British naval squadron took French Guiana for the Portuguese Empire. With the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1814 the region was handed back to the French though a Portuguese presence remained until 1817. A border dispute with Brazil arose in the late nineteenth century over a vast area of jungle leading to the short-lived pro-French independent state of Counani in the disputed territory and some fighting between settlers before the dispute was resolved largely in favor of Brazil by the arbitration of the Swiss government.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Front inner hinge cracked rubbing to hinges and corners some internal foxing else a very good copy. Imprimerie de Bethune and Plon hardcover books
1730043619Paris: Jacques Vincent 1730. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. 5 volumes in contemporary gilt calf worn dry hinges and joints split boards attached but precariously in a few cases. Scattered browning internally and occasional creased pages spine labels bookplates and old embossed theological library stamps to title but generally clean and unmarked otherwise. 36 plates many folding and 4 maps hand colored in outline. Published 1730-1745. Size: Folio. 5-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 043619. <br/><br/> Jacques Vincent hardcover books
1833045117Paris: Paulin 1833. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Two volumes bound in one in quarter green leather. Foxing early on but otherwise quite clean internally. 311pp; 251pp and 4 pages of ads. Inscribed by the author "a mon ami Albert Stapfer". Philipp Albert Stapfer politician and proponent of Kant was a contemporary of Viardot. Size: Octavo 8vo. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 045117. <br/><br/> Paulin hardcover books
19878422Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0674399757 . Translated from the French by Arthur Goldhammer. First printing. About fine in like dust jacket. . Harvard University Press hardcover books
1793003158Dublin: P. Byrne Grafton-Street 1793. First Edition full calf red label with gilt titles to spine. Calf rubbed front and rear boards moderate foxing throughout page block. prior owners names front endpages and title page front hinge just starting to separate. Contents are unmarked. One of the prior owners whose name is handwritten 3 times is "Alfred Balch Nashville". Balch was a close personal friend and neighboring plantation owner to President Andrew Jackson. He was a practicing lawyer in Nashville and eventually became head of the Nashville Bar Association. During Andrew Jackson's presidency Balch was appointed to the role of Commissioner of Indian Treaties. During this time he would be active in trying to resolve issues the Creek and Seminole tribes had with the United States government and may have helped resolve the Second Seminole War. Later in 1840 during the presidency of Martin Van Buren Jackson would pressure his former vice president to appoint Balch to the role of United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida where he would serve as a Florida District Judge for only one year. In 1835 letters appear between Alfred Balch and Andrew Jackson suggesting a level of comfort that only friends would have with one another. In one letter Jackson seems to write angrily about a secret conspiracy to undermine his chosen successor Martin Van Buren. What evidence there is seems to suggest a very close relationship between Andrew Jackson and Alfred Balch.Balchepedia; the Encyclopedia of Balch History. A great association to Presidential and Tennessee history ! . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Minus/No Jacket As Issued. P. Byrne, Grafton-Street Hardcover books
1659046187London: John Streater or Simon Miller 1659. Later Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Later paneled and gilt calf hinges a bit rubbed cracking and weakening but still an attractive binding; bookplates of Charles John Shopee on pastedown and added endpaper. Either the 1659 or 1663 edition of Thomas Langley's translation and abridgement of Vergil's De inventoribus rerum. Lacking the title and preliminaries - the 1663 edition was the same as the 1659 but with the title and preliminaries canceled likely this was a leftover that was canceled but not bound up with the new title page the 1663 had no preliminaries. Scattered minor foxing minor old marks short notes underlines and soiling small burn mark in one margin and a tiny hole at the upper right of page 1 trimmed a little close in spots but not obscuring any text. 311 26pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; History. Inventory No: 046187. <br/><br/> John Streater or Simon Miller hardcover books
167736147Sur la Copie a Paris: Chez Frederic Leonard 1677. Second French edition. Engraved title two parts continuous pagination. 24 550 38 pp. 1 vols. Sm. 12mo. Vellum. Title in pen on spine upper joint torn some soiling of binding light browning of text mostly marginal else a very good copy. Second French edition. Engraved title two parts continuous pagination. 24 550 38 pp. 1 vols. Sm. 12mo. Amelot de la Houssaye was secretary to the French embassy at Venice and his account of the Republic for the first time revealed the policy of the Venetian governement. When the book appeared the Venetian state complained to the French court and Amelot was sent to the Bastille for six weeks. Chez Frederic Leonard unknown books
1785045311Paris: Duflos 1785. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Marillier; Duflos. Full contemporary crushed red morocco a bit of wear at edges and corners. Incomplete binding up a small section of the complete work - 30 plates along with 2 title pages and table the last section of 6 plates from Abrege de l'Histoire Sacrée. Mostly very light dampstain in the inner margin of the first half - quite attractive and engraved throughout on recto only. The complete work is rare complete and had over 200 plates and was issued in parts this comprises plates 1-6 of parts 1-3 of Abrege de l'Histoire Universelle along with 1-6 part 1 of Sacrée along with 7-12 of part 2. An attractive selection in a nice binding. Size: Octavo 8vo. Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Illustrator: Marillier; Duflos. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 045311. <br/><br/> Duflos hardcover books
1793008946Philadelphia New York and London : Various 1793. Five works in all each bound without original wrappers in order of binding: The Speech of Albert Gallatin delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the first of March 1798 upon the Foreign Intercourse Bill 2nd Edition with an Appendix Philadelphia Printed by Richard Folwell 1798 48 p. Sabin 26996. shallow chip and prior owner name in ink top edge of title page evenly browned WITH The Political Censor for Nov. 1796 Remarks on Citizen Adet's notes to the Secretary of State no place Philadelphia no authorPeter Porcupine no publisher William Cobbett 1796 5 - 78 p. Evans 30226. pages 73-78 with top and bottom fore corner chips not affecting text a few widely scattered spots of browning. WITH A New Year's Gift to the Democrats; or Observations on a Pamphlet entitled "A Vindication of Mr. Randolph's Resignation" Second Edition Philadelphia Published by Thomas Bradford Printer by Peter Porcupine William Cobbett 71 p. shallow chip fore edge of title page early writing top edge of title page evenly browned. WITH Persecution The Case of Charles Pigott; contained in the Defence He Had Prepared and Which Would Have Been Delivered by Him on His Trial if the Grand Jury had not thrown out the bill preferred against him London Printed for D. I. Eaton 1793 by Charles Pigott vi 52 p. lacking the half-title slight toning else clean and lovely. WITH A Dissertation Concerning Political Equality and the Corporation of New-YorkNew York Printed by D. Denniston by James Cheetham 1800 50 p.Shaw & Shoemaker 37171. evenly toned. Overal Very Good bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards spine label titled "Pamphlets" in gilt on darker brown calf the binding rubbed and worn at the corners yet solid. Gallatin's Speech last seen at auction 1961 not found in current commerce. The Case of Charles Pigott not found in current commerce one in dealer's catalogue in 2020 no auction record at RBH. Cheetham's Dissertation on Political Equality last seen at auction 1946 none in current commerce. . Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Various Hardcover books
1903046394Leigzig: Hinrich 1903. Hardcover Half Cloth. Good Condition ex-library. Volumes 1-16 bound in 4 volumes - usual library marks lightly used. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046394. Hinrich hardcover books
1783046804London: R. Baldwin 1783. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Original leather backed boards quite worn hinges cracked shaken binding still more or less sound; scattered mostly modest foxing and browing. Originally the whole year but lacking the first 16 pages of January. July was the switch-over to being called The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved. Page 603 of the appendix prints The Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War - a very early appearance of the treaty which was signed September 3 1783. It also contains a section of American Papers with news from the colonies a list of the debts of the 13 states Washington's farewell address to the armed forces etc. Paginated continuously 17-640 a few plates. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 046804. R. Baldwin hardcover books
195814505Richmond VA: Virginia Historical Society 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. xi 475 pp original printed wrappers. Clean tightly bound unmarked; minimal wear to wraps. Publication date is given as March 1959 on cover but as 1958 on title page. Highly valuable source for understanding the inner workings of the short-lived Confederate government. Vandiver writes in the Foreword to the Proceedings of the First Confederate Conference "The proceedings presented here are somehow more than transcripts of the actions of a Congress; they are more than a diary of a legislative body. In these proceedings may be seen reflected the fears the hopes and the realities of the Southern people at war; mirrored in the movements of many political mannequins--mannequins who defy tradition by having minds of their own.Captured in the daily routine of their Congress is an amazing kaliedoscopic view of the war as the Confederates knew it." Virginia Historical Society paperback books
195314551Richmond VA: Virginia Historical Society 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Original wrappers clean tightly bound and unmarked with mild edgewear. Some pages unopened. Eight-page introduction by Vandiver followed by 463 pages of conference proceedings. An invaluable source for understanding the inner workings of the short-lived Confederate government. From the Foreword: "The proceedings presented here are somehow more than transcripts of the actions of a Congress; they are more than a diary of a legislative body. In these proceedings may be seen reflected the fears the hopes and the realities of the Southern people at war; mirrored in the movements of many political mannequins--mannequins who defy tradition by having minds of their own.Captured in the daily routine of their Congress is an amazing kaliedoscopic view of the war as the Confederates knew it." Virginia Historical Society paperback books
1994003228London: Merrell Holberton 1994. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket with a tiny rub at the bottom edge rear panel. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Merrell Holberton Hardcover books
1685041459's Gravenhage: Johan Veely Tongerloo Jasper Doll 1685. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary leather worn at edges heavily at corners hinges rubbed spine cracked but binding firm and intact. Bright internally wear to endpapers. Attractively engraved added title page. Printed in two columns 1520 numbered leaves. Size: Octavo 8vo. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 041459. <br/><br/> Johan Veely, Tongerloo, Jasper Doll hardcover books
1952008522Tokyo: Privately Published by the Author 1952. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at Limitation Page. #468 of 1000 copies SIGNED and sealed by the author. Original cloth with gilt lettering and central gilt decoration front cover. Very Good Plus corners with mild bumps scattered toning associated with tissue guards. Numerous tissue-guarded plates and photographs by Yoshitane Uchida. Two small importer's labels front paste down. An excellent scholarly source book. An oversize and heavy book additional shipping charges will be requested for priority and international mail. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed and Numbered Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Published by the Author Hardcover books
