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8vo. First Edition with photographs illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth gilt back a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, and photographs and maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author combines first-hand accounts of Waterloo with the story of William Siborne, the model-maker attempting to create an accurate representation of the crucial moment of the action.
170 pages. Index. of figures. "Raised a Mennonite, Peter Estril Snyder has devoted over twenty years to the creation of paintings that reflect the lifestyle of the gentle, industrious Mennonite farmers of South-Western Ontario. Snyder's love of nature and of country life is also revealed in paintings and drawings from his travels to Europe, Virginia and throughout Canada. Personal anecdotes by the artist about his approach to painting and life, accompany the paintings." - from dust jacket. Signed and dated (August, 1986) by author upon title page, else book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket bears two 2" closed openings to front panel and is now attractively preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. This anonymous journal was compiled as early as 1818 whilst the events were still relatively fresh in the writer's mind. It was first published in Edinburgh in 1819.
Sm. 8vo., Tenth Edition, with a frontispiece, 6 photographic plates, a full-page outline map coloured by hand, 5 engraved illustrations in the text and a large folding plan of the battle coloured by hand, page-edges browning slightly as usual; handsomely bound in red full morocco, back with raised bands lettered in gilt, original printed wrappers preserved, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Cotton served in the 7th Hussars and later spent fourteen years as resident guide to the battlefield. This edition is one of the several issues printed by Tilbury for the Hotel de Musee. A lovely copy.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first memoir of this campaign from this famous regiment to appear in print, Crowe's journal of Wellington's final campaign was written up on a daily basis, and subsequently refined by the author in the years 1842-3. A minor milestone among contemporary account of the Peninsular War
Hand-numbered copy #123 of 200. vii, 162 pages. Several fold-out tables at back. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. A facsimile reprint of the second edition, published in 1820. Light foxing to top edge, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
In folio (mm. 465x320), bella legatura in mz. pelle coeva a grandi ang. con fregi dorati, dorso a cordoni con decorazioni e titolo oro, pp. 76,(28), magnificamente illustrato fuori testo da: 1 tavola con 10 piccoli ritratti in medaglione, 1 mappa “exhibiting the retreat of the French Army from Moscow to Paris”, 1 tavola con facsimili, tutte inc. in rame e 19 splendide acquetinte colorate a mano (di cui 4 a doppia pagina) che raffigurano per lo più vedute di: “Mosca (2) / Danzica / Berlino / Francoforte / Dresda / Amburgo / L’Aja / Lipsia (4) / l’Isola d’Elba, ritratto di Napoleone, Porto Ferrajo / Amsterdam / Rosiere / Smolensko / Hanau / Paris / Ceremony of Te Deum by the Allied Armies on the Square of Louis XV, at Paris, the 10th April 1814”, tutte ampiamente descritte. Sempre dello stesso A., è unita la seguente opera: - "The Campaign of Waterloo", illustrated with engravings of “Les quatre bras. La belle alliance. Hougoumont. La Haye Sainte”, and other principal scenes of action. Including a correct military plan, together with a Grand View of the Battle on a large scale. To which is prefixed a history of the campaign, compiled from official documents and other authentic sources. London, 1816, di pp. (2),34,10 (“Biographical notices of the sovereigns, warriors and statesmen who have eminently signalised themselves in the campaigns of Moscow, Leipsic, France and Waterloo”), arricchita da: una bella veduta dell’Isola di S. Elena, inc. su legno nel t., 2 tavole con numerosi picc. ritratti in medaglione “of the British and their allied - The royal family of France, The family of Buonaparte, French generals, statesmen, etc.; 1 piano della battaglia, inc. in rame f.t. e 4 splendide acquetinte colorate a mano (di cui 1 a doppia pagina): “View from Mont St. Jean of the Battle of Waterloo.. the Evening of the 18th June 1815”. Entrambe le opere sono in "prima edizione". Cfr. Benezit,II, p. 701: “Robert Bowyer (1758-1834), britannique. Acquarelliste, miniaturiste. Il fut très apprécié à la cour de George III et exposa à la Royal Academy, entre 1782 et 1828 et à la Free Society en 1828” - Tooley “English Books with coloured plates..”, nn. 97 e 98. Testo con qualche lieve uniforme ingiallitura; una tav. con piccolo alone al margine super., altrimenti bell’esemplare ben conservato.
Stubbe, Lotte & Wolf: Anthonie Waterloo 1610-1690. Um 1660 auf Reisen gezeichnet. Ansichten aus Hamburg, Altona, Blankenese, Holstein, Bergedorf, Lüneburg und Danzig-Oliva. Hamburg: Christians, 1983. 232pp with 60 monochrome illustrations, good condition. Hardback. 29.5 x 23.5cms. Drawings of landscapes and townscapes during his travels, c.1660. With bibliography; index of people, landscapes, places and buildings. Text in German. Drawings of landscapes and townscapes during his travels, c.1660. With bibliography; index of people, landscapes, places and buildings. Text in German
Features: Across the Continent in Model A Fords; AAA Revives Glidden Trophy as 60th Anniversary Feature; Central Division Spring Meet at Waterloo, Iowa; Roamer Speedster Found! - Art Austria's 1921 model; Rambler Familiy Album, 1897-1962 - dozens and dozens of wonderful photos with captions; Paul Grard's 1900 Renault; A few notes on leather upholstery; and more. Front cover a bit faded otherwise average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 127 pages. Large format: 10 1/4"w x 12 1/4"h. "In this selection of projects by European architects, both built and currently under construction, including Waterloo International Terminal, Roissy, Lisbon Expo 98, Lyon Satolas, Marcus Binney illustrates the complex range of factors explored in the creation of this new architecure of rail."
Mm 140x210 Brossura editoriale di pagine 440 con 127 illustrazioni in nero. Testo in lingua francese / French text. Opera in buone condizioni. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Paris, 1834 circa. Incisione in rame, colore, cm 26 x 40,8 circa (la parte figurata). Bella veduta animata della battaglia. In recente ma bella coloritura, buona conservazione.
Napoleone durante la battaglia di Waterloo
8vo., First Edition, free endpapers very lightly spotted; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Crisp copy of a valuable collection seldom found other than in ex-institutional state (even the Sandler copy is one such). SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Brown & Christie 282; Sandler 3432.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, top outer corner clipped from front free endpaper; terracotta pictorial cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in red, white and black, gilt back, a remarkably bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
16°, pp.126 (2), br.ed. ill. Tra le notizie, sono particolarmente interessanti gli appunti sui costumi locali, prezzi di alcuni oggetti esposti nei negozi, osservazioni sul sistema giudiziario belga, note sul carcere di St.-Gilles (tra cui descrizione del mobilio delle celle, del riscaldamento, acune norme del regolamento, misure speciali, scuole interne al carcere, etc.),l'utilizzo dei cani poliziotti, l'Esposizione universale di Bruxelles, una gita a Waterloo, note sulle città del Belgio.
56 pages. Features: The Legion of the US; Salvaging a Cavalryman; Assembling Metal Figures; Battle at Shimpstown; Making the Banners of War; The Work of Karen Holstrom; British Cigarette Cards; The Waterloo Berline; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
54 pages. Features: The U.S. Rifle Regiments; Volunteer Uniforms; Netherlands Uniforms at Waterloo; Warriors of the Khan; Toy Soldiers at West Point; Never Say Never; Glen Frakes and His Students; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Green Santas, Plum Pudding and Spritzen - Swiss, German, British and Ukrainian Christmas traditions are all current in Waterloo County, Ontario; Historic Houses re-create the Victorian Christmas; Signposts for Collectors VI - Canadian Presentation Pieces and Awards of Merit; Appraisals - how much is it worth? to whom? for what purpose?; Saints and Angels, Kings and Prophets - stained glass in Trinity College, University of Toronto; Railway Tickets - a new source of collectibles. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: Hooked Rugs; The Unknown Furniture Master of Waterloo County; The Constancy of Glass; Christian L. Hoover - Markham Township fraktur artist; Remembering University College; The New Hamburg Pottery - Waterloo County, Ontario; Early Academic Laurels in Canada; Canadian Glass Collecting; The Shand House, Windsor, Nova Scotia, 1890; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Pages 1-40. Features: Thunder Bay - The Lakehead City; The Mennonites of Waterloo County; Chinese Written Language and geographical Names; Himalayan Highway; Sea-Floor Spreading and Continental Drift; Nice colour-photo back page ad for the 1970 Hardtop Cadillac Sedan de Ville. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Map, car rosters and many black and white archival photos. "The name Canadian Pacific Electric Lines is the unofficial title given to the small electric railways leased by Canadian Pacific in Southern Ontario in the early 1900s. These began in Waterloo County between Galt and Preston and the first line, the Galt and Preston Street Railway opened on July 26, 1894." - from page one. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Bit of sticker remnant atop front cover. Sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
