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pp. (16), 310, (34). Duysendt engraved title + Woodcut Illustration. Small 24mo. [120 x 65 mm.] Old English full leather binding. Spine worn. All edges gold gilt. Edited by Marcus Zuerius Boxhornius. The second of four Elzevier editions issued in 1634. Willems 412. "Jolie edition peu commune" - Brunet V:85. "A beautiful little volume" - Dibdin II: 384. Sallust was a famed Roman historian and politician . He was tribune of the people (52 B.C.) and praetor (46). He was ejected (50) from the senate ostensibly for adultery, but more probably because of his partisanship for Caesar. He served with Caesar after his praetorship and was his governor in Numidia; he was subsequently accused of misusing his governorship for personal gain. His principal works are the Bellum Catilinae, on the conspiracy of Catiline and his account of the Jugurthine War, Bellum Jugurthinum. His history of Rome is extant only in fragments; it probably covered the period 78 B.C. to 67 B.C. As a historian Sallust was important as one of the first to write historical monographs dealing with sharply limited events and periods. Although his style is consciously archaic, it is distinguished by its terseness and directness. His character sketches are particularly impressive and vivid, and his work has found as many imitators as critics - Columbia Encyclopedia. Very Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 2/Ron4
Faint scratch to front board. Very light shelfwear. ; Latin text with English introduction and Notes and Vocabulary at back. ; 128 pages
pp. 48, 392, (1) + Three plates engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790) + Engraved headpiece. Woodcut printer's device. Small 8vo. [146 x 85 mm.] All edges gold gilt. Wide margins. Fine contemporary full French olive morocco gilt binding. Silk doublures. Manuscript Crozat (1813) ownership. Leather gold Ex Libris of Dudley C. Majoribanks. Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth, also known as the Laird of Guisachan and Glenaffric (18201894), was a Scottish businessman and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1853 until 1880, when he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedmouth. Beautifully printed and handsomely bound edition that appears to be essentially the sheets of the 1744 edition with a new title page. Includes a life of Sallust by Etienne Andre Philippe de Pretot (d. 1787). A brief history of the Barbou Classics is given by Schweiger (II 1269). In 1742 Lenglet de Fresnoy persuaded Coustelier to start a series which was meant to be a French rival to the Elzeviers - even surpassing them in terms of scholarship and typography. Though this effort soon exhausted itself, it was revived by Jean Joseph Barbou in 1753. Seven of these attractive little books appeared in 1753-1755, and though there were more issued in the next decade, there was not enough market interest to support a sustained publishing program. They still stand as a monument to French scholarship and typography. Brunet V:87. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 3
313p. Foxed. All edges gold. 16mo. (in 8). [116 x 74 mm]. Lovely French full leather binding. The boards tooled in blind with a central star-burst within a diamond. Spine and borders gold. Engraved Ex Libris of the Bibliotheque Congregation de Notre Dame, Maison des Oiseaux. Oval engraved French booksellers label (Potey). Brunet V:88. Sallust was a famed Roman historian and politician. He was tribune of the people (52 B.C.) and praetor (46). He was ejected (50) from the senate ostensibly for adultery, but more probably because of his partisanship for Caesar. He served with Caesar after his pra etorship, and was his governor in Numidia; he was subsequently accused of misusing his governorship for personal gain. His principal works are the Bellum Catilinae, on the conspiracy of Catiline, and his account of the Jugurthine War, Bellum Jugurthinum. His history of Rome is extant only in fragments; it probably covered the period 78 B.C. to 67 B.C. As a historian Sallust was important as one of t he first to write historical monographs dealing with sharply limited events and periods. Although his style is consciously archaic, it is distinguished by its terseness and directness. His character s ketches are particularly impressive and vivid, and his work has found as many imitators as critics - Columbia Encyclopedia. A very nice example of one of the best editions of Sallust. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 1
325 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "This book could win back most of our lost freedoms!" - Harry Schultz. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Tight and square. Solid copy. Book
95 pages. Author's signature upon title page. "Money, and in modern times credit, in all their forms and instruments, are the lifeblood of society and the nation. For generations, practically all modern industrialized nations have experienced periods of boom times and inflation, followed by depression, hard times and a shortage of 'money'... and in recent decades, every country seems plagued with an escalating mountain of debt - and taxation to pay the interest on the mounting debt." - dust jacket. Author has been an inexhaustable and prominent proponent of freedom for Canadians for many decades. Unread. Gift quality. Book
626 pages. Glossary. "Highlights from the State of Competition in the Canadian Petroleum Industry - the government report that alleges monopoly practices by Canada's big oil companies." - from front cover. "Compiled from the more than 135,000 secret oil company documents that were seized by government investigators in raids between 1973 and 1978.... Shows that the oil companies purposely restricted competition, worked together to keep prices and profits up, and sacrificed Canadian interests when they were told to do so by their foreign parents." - from back cover. Considering that Esso sounds eerily like an acronym for the Rockefeller's Standard Oil (S.O.) readers of this work will also surely be interested in the early writings of Ida Tarbell and her revelations about the methods of that company and its founder, J.D. Rockefeller. Has anything changed? Book
48 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs. "Tells the story of the peoples of Canada, and points to a road for us to follow towards permanent unification of all our groups into one strong, resolute nation." - from Foreword. Eight pages are devoted to the subject of 'World Conspiracies" and the fact that "The Communist conspiracy has worked among many of our Canadian groups, the most important of which, in terms of numbers, are the Anglo-Saxons, the Ukrainians, the Russians, the Finns, the Magyars, the Jews, and the Poles." Also discusses Nazi infiltration in Quebec. Above-average but not excessive wear. Top inch of front cover missing. Unmarked. Still a sound copy of this fascinating, rare, and now politically incorrect, work. Show this to your young kids to illustrate how times have changed. Book
Signed and affectionately inscribed by Carter Glass upon front free endpaper. "Here is a character composed of truth, sincerity and courage. He hates deceit and detests a lie. But this Jeffersonian Democrat possesses a rarer integrity which we call intellectual integrity. Appointed to the Banking and Currency Committee in 1904, the supreme opportunity soon came to him to be the chief architect of the Federal Reserve System. He became the great post-WWI Secretary of the treasury and won Woodrow Wilson's intimacy, trust and praise. He came to the Senate and is the most outstanding Senator Virginia has ever contributed to the nation's chief deliberative council." - Introduction. xv, [1], 519 pages. Index. Four black and white plates. Unmarked with average wear to publisher's navy blue cloth. Binding sound. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in mylar. Photocopy of New York Times book review, dated May 28, 1939, laid-in. A sound signed copy of the life story of this highly-influential Virginian. Book
600 pages including index, notes, bibliography, and black and white plates. "Persuasive... brilliantly illuminating... more satisfying than any conspiracy theory." - New York Times. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
pp.x, 235. "As a research scientist and product design engineer [the author] has been directly involved with programs and projects for the design and development of portable cell phones, radio frequency mobile radios, microwave telecommunications systems, video display systems, and biological effects research." - vi. "Provides a broad view of the scientific landscape that clearly advises us that there is danger here. Provides a historical accounting of the research that is available, has been available for forty years or more, and has been neglected or buried by an industry that will place its absolute need to sell products above the health and well-being of its own customers. The practice of producing such products can only be viewed as predatory. Offers a commentary on a litany of past research studies, hundreds of research studies from the 1950s through the mid-1990s. These older studies are alarming in their findings of radiation exposure, DNA damage, chromosome damage, tissue damage, radiation absorption, cataract formation, tumor formation, memory loss, motor skills degradation, and more." - ix-x. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning to spine and parts of front cover. Binding tight. A quality copy of this extraordinary and most timely expose. Book
Signed and briefly inscribed by Martin Gilbert [1936-2015] atop title page. xix, 359 pages. Maps, bibliography, index, black and white photographic plates. "Drawing on a lifetime's study as Churchill's official biographer, Martin Gilbert now explores a fascinating new aspect of the life and work of this greatest of Britons, following Churchill's sometimes troubled but always strong relationship with the Jews during more than fifty years and shedding new light on his thoughts and decisions." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Slight tanning to contents. A high-quality copy. Book
113 pages. Quebec's Ultimatum to 20 million Canadians - Change Confederation to meet our demands - or we leave. This book gives a Canadian answer. Unmarked. Negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
155 pages. Black and white illustrations. "This book is a first attempt to analyse the Paris Agreements and to show the great dangers which they entail for all Germans and all the peoples of Europe. The book was completed at the beginning of January 1955 and does not deal with any of the written and oral secret agreements which form part of the Paris Agreements and which have, so far, been kept secret. This book is intended to be a contribution to the maintenance of peace in Europe and the reunification of Germany." - from Preface. "The main aim of the Paris and London agreements is to rearm German militarism and turn a remilitarised West Germany into a military camp of the imperialist Western Powers. It is noteworthy that every effort has been made to camouflage this decisive fact - the creation of a West German Army." - The opening lines of the book. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Decent working copy of this interesting work. Book
217 pages. Index. Black and white photos. "The author was given the go ahead to mastermind the overthrow of Mossadegh and return the Shah to the Peacock Throne... He explains in minute detail how he performed his mission." - dust jacket. Author is "The quiet American... the last person you would expect to be up to his neck in dirty tricks." - Kim Philby. Former library copy with usual markings. Dust jacket in protective mylar which has been affixed to boards. Binding intact. A sound reading copy. Book
96 pages. Index. Many interesting black and white photos. A book devoted to exposing 'counterfeit goods' i.e. consumer products which simply do not live up to their billing. Author co-authored the landmark '100,000,000 Guinea Pigs.' This wonderful early consumer protection publication remains informative, and entertaining, today. Binding intact. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive external wear to brown cloth-covered boards. Mild beige moisture marks to periphery of all pages. A worthy working copy. Book
288 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "More than nine million Germans, soldiers and civilians, died as a result of Allied starvation and expulsion policies in the first five years after the second world war - deaths which are still being concealed and denied, especially by Western governments. This book is the extraordinary story of what happened to those people and why." - from back cover. Extensive underlining and occasional marginalia, plus markings to some plates. Prior owner's details atop first page. Above-average wear. A worthy reading copy. Book
327 pages. Includes a historical sketch of the origin and progress of Free Masonry and a collection of Masonic songs, Funeral Service, etc. Contents include: On Opening and Closing Lodges; Entered Apprentice's Degree; Fellow-Craft's Degree; Master Mason's Degree; Mark Master's Degree; Past Master's Degree; Most Excellent Master's Degree; Royal Arch Degree; Royal Master's Degree; Select Master's Degree; Order of High Priesthood; Constitution of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons for the United States of America; List of Grand Lodges and Grand Chapters in the United States. Gorgeous gilt illustration upon decorated front board. Bright gilt lettering upon spine. Includes numerous attractive and intriguing black and white diagrams. Light wear to greenish-blue cloth boards. Front fixed endpaper bears small bookplate with name peeled off. Prior owner's details written upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Half inch opening to central portion of back hinge. Excellent attractive copy of this most revealing work. Book
219 pages. "When first published in 1923 this work became the first book-length discussion of the scope and function of professional public relations and of its practitioner, the counsel on public relations." - from Preface. Bernays has subsequently come to be known as the 'Father of Spin'. Light wear. Library markings upon each edge of text and title page. Pocket removal markings inside each board. Front endpaper removed. Front hinge open. Cole p.27, Larson 7, Lasswell, Casey & Smith p.32 Book
Signed and inscribed by Gary Webb upon half-title page. xxviii, 548 pages. Footnotes, glossary and index. "Shows how the L.A. crack market flourished through a breathtaking combination of government negligence, greed, and criminal conduct... Demonstrates that U.S. government agencies, including the CIA, DEA and FBI, were aware of the activities of this well-connected drug network and did little or nothing to stop it. Indeed, in several instances documented here, the Justice Department, the CIA, and the secret National Security Council unit run by Oliver North, took extraordinary steps to protect the ring from public exposure. In the final chapters Webb reveals the conflict that led to his newspaper's stunning repudiation of its own series - and at what cost he stood by his story." - from dust jacket. Webb was found dead in his home in 2004 with two gunshot wounds to his head. Curiously, his death was ruled a suicide. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade mylar. A quality signed copy of this heroic work. Book
8vo., Second Impression, small neat signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Fast-moving novel of WWII
[14], 231 pages. Footnotes. Glossary. Index. "The CIA is not now nor has it ever been a central intelligence agency. It is the covert action arm of the president's foreign policy advisers. In that capacity it overthrows or supports foreign governments while reporting 'intelligence' justifying those activities. It shapes its intelligence to support presidential policy. Disinformation is a large part of its covert action responsibility, and the American people are the primary target of its lies." - Ralph McGehee. "McGehee spent 25 years in the CIA from 1952-77. He entered a super-patriot at the height of the Cold War; he left disillusioned and shattered by what he had seen and learned, especially in Vietnam where he saw a tragic and senseless war develop." - back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. A sound copy. One of twenty-three books selected for inclusion on the 'Forbidden Bookshelf' which highlights titles disparately policed, and imperceptibly contained, by state and corporate entities well-placed and perfectly equipped to wipe out wayward writings Book
392 pages. Footnotes. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Hockey lovers will be fascinated by the truth about how the National Hockey League was founded and how, through less than savoury means, it captured permanent possession of the Stanley Cup." - from dust jacket. Appears unread. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Gift quality. Book
221 pages. Bibliography and footnotes. Promotional leaflet laid in. "Intended to lay before the average Canadian public the reasons for the deficit and debt of governments, to publicize the debt of corporations and the general public, and to offer a plan for ridding ourselves of this unacceptable predicament and the effects it has on an unsuspecting population." - from mission statement. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and squiare. Appears unread. An excellent copy. Book
43 pages. "Exposing the psychological lies which built the foundation of Canada's censorship laws" - subtitle. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A sound copy. Book
