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1819064053Edinburgh: Sirling and Slade; Archibald Constable and Company 1819. Hardcover. Very Good -. This 5 volume set published in 1819 is a translation of Sully's memoirs which were originally published in 1638 largely overseen by the Duke of Sully himself. This set represents the first English translation to include an appendix. Sully was a close counselor to Henry IV of France. "Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques. While not all of his policies were original he used them well to revitalize France after the European Religious Wars." Taken from Wikipedia. All five volumes are in essentially the same condition. Worn and rubbed covers with a rectangular blindstamp design. Each volume contains an illustrated frontispiece. Front and back hinges starting though intact. Heads and tails are all mildly or moderately chipped. All volumes are free from writing or marginalia within. There is a library bookplate on the inside cover of each volume as well as some type of leather library label or sticker near the tail foot. Each spine shows the ghost of what used to be leather title and volume labels. On Volume 4 about half of that label remains. Each volume approximately 500 pages with volumes 1-4 containing a volume-specific appendix at back and volume 5 containing no appendix but rather a massive index which is applied to all 5 volumes. Volume 5 also contains "The Trial of Francis Ravaillac For The Murder of King Henry IV 1610." Overall this set is in very good condition for it's age. Due to this book's size and/or weight additional shipping charges may be needed especially for international orders. Full refund if not satisfied. Sirling and Slade; Archibald Constable and Company hardcover
1881063453D. Appleton and Company 1881. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Red cloth with gilt and black decorative stampings. 372pp. International Scientific Series volume XXXIII 33. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
188440351884. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illusions: A Psychological Study by James Sully published in 1884. The author was the founder of the exprimental psychology laboratory at University College in London. Text printed in two columns taken from Humbolts Library Series Hardcover with old library stamps. Uncommon. hardcover
1881H13580New York: D. Appleton 1881. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth 8vo good copy spine faded and discolorated minor restoration to front inner hinge. With G. Stanley Hall's bookplate signature on title page and occasional pencil marks to margins probably his. 372 pp. Treats perception hallucinations hypnotism dreams etc. A neat association copy linking two contemporaries of roughly the same age and inclinations: both Hall in America and Sully in England became interested in psychological education and leaders in the Child Study movement. They even shared an unpaid intern in Max Friedrich Meyer who first worked with Sully before coming to America to work with Hall. Sully cites Hall's 1881 paper on hypnotism in this book. In fact it can be argued that Hall's main counterpart in England would be James Sully. D. Appleton hardcover
18772346728London: Henry S. King & Co 1877. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. Formerly Westminster College's Paton Library copy with bookplate and ink stamp inside edges lightly worn. 1877 Hard Cover. xv 477 3 pp. James Sully was a founding member of the British Psychological Society and wrote some of the first English-language psychology textbooks. This is his second book preceding the 1881 Illusions which was admired by Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Wundt. Sully later became a leading figure in the Child Study movement. Here he discusses optimism and pessimism with an analysis of the life and character of Arthur Schopenhauer Edward von Hartmann and other well-known thinkers of the era and descriptions of the basis of pessimism in science and experience. Also included are a lengthy discussion of pleasure and happiness and appendices on consciousness and the physiology of pleasure and pain. Henry S. King & Co hardcover
1882021965New York: D. Appleton and Company 1882. Very Good condition. Spine moderately darkened sunned but all lettering is still easily legible. Photos upon request. Hinges are perfect. Decorated endpapers. Previous owner's name on the first white page. Pages are creamy white. All text is clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1882. First U. S. Edition British edition was a year earlier. The International Scientific Series Volume XXXIII 33. Illustrated with a few line drawings. Footnotes. Index. Bound in the original handsomely embossed red cloth stamped in black and gold. Per Wikipedia: "Between 1892 and 1903 the author was Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London where he was succeeded by Carveth Read. An adherent of the associationist his school of psychology his views had great affinity with those of Alexander Bain. He wrote monographs on subjects such as pessimism and psychology textbooks some of the first in English including The Human Mind 1892. His 1881 Illusions was commended by both Freud and Wundt. Sully opened an experimental psychology laboratory at University College London in January 1889. In 1901 he was one of the founder members of the British Psychological Society and in fact personally called the meeting at which the Society was formed." . First U. S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. xii 372pp 8 page publisher's catalog. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
188324980Paris: Germer Baillère 1883. First edition in French 8vo pp. 8 264 32 ads; spine a little faded else a good sound copy in orig. purple cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. The anonymous translation of Illusions: A Psychological Study was done by Henri Bergson 1859-1941 one of the most famous and influential French philosophers of the late 19th century and early 20th century and who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1927; this constitutes his first work published in book form. Issued as no. 42 in the publisher's Bibliothèque scientifique internationale series. Germer Baillère unknown
1819406083Edinburgh: Sterling and Slade 1819. 1st Revised. Hardcover. Good/None. Five volumes complete. Bound in half leather with marbled boards. Spines with raised bands and gilt lettering. Marbled design to all edges. Each volume with an engraved frontispiece portrait. Covers rubbed worn moderate foxing mostly to early pages otherwise clean solid copies. Gilt lettering on spine faded rubbing and wear to ribs and edges. Gutter crack in Vol. 1 at rear in middle of appendix This is the first revised and corrected edition with a new appendix. Record # 406083 Sterling and Slade hardcover
188215175NY: D. Appleton & Company. Near Fine. 1882. First American Edition. Hardcover. The spine is perhaps just slightly darkened. Owner's name & bookplate inside the front cover. Amazing condition. Bright red embossed cover. The British edition was a year earlier. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 372 pages . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1810297949London: William Miller 1810. hardcover. very good. 5 volumes. Frontispiece copperplate portraits in each volume some browning offset from the frontispieces. 8vo 1/2 brown morocco marbled boards all volumes are worn and crackled on the spines hinges on volume 3 are reinforced and spine is faded. London: William Miller 1810. Very good.<br/> <br/> William Miller unknown
1819002287Edinburgh: Printed For Stirling and Slade And Archibald Constable. 1819. A New Edition Carefully Revised. First published in English in 1756 this is the first edition with the appendix. Volumes 1-4 of 5 Uniformly bound - orig. cloth backed boards marbled end-papers and page edges - paper spine labels xxx 1-484 14 1-4746 1-502 10 1-554 14 1-268 index. With an engraved frontis portrait in each volume. Some foxing. Spines worn and covers loose on Vols 1 & 3. Maximilien De Bethune Sully 1560-1641 French statesman. Brought up in the Reformed faith Maximilien was presented to Henry of Navarre in 1571 and was thereafter attached to the future King of France. After studying at the College of Bourgogne he studied history and mathematics at the court of Henry of Navarre and on the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in the Protestant Army. He displayed bravery in the field and exhibited a talent as an engineer. In 1583 he served as Henry's special agent in Paris. With the renewal of the Civil War in 1589 he served in the Army and was wounded at the battle of Ivry. As soon as Henry's power was established Maximilien received rewards in the form of estates and dignities. He was made the sole superintendent of Finances in 1598 and brought order to the countries financial affairs introducing several influential and important changes dealing with trade and economy. In 1599 Maximilien was appointed Commissioner of Highways and Public Works Superintendent of Fortifications and Artillery; in 1602 Governor of Mantes 1604 Governor of Poitou and in 1606 Duke and Peer of Sully. Sully's influence was widespread; he encouraged agriculture urged free circulation of produce promoted stock raising planned a system of canals and forbade the destruction of the forests. He strengthened the French military establishment promoting the construction of great lines of defences on the frontiers. He represented Henry at the Court of King James I arranged Henry's marriage to Marie De Medicis and helped to put down several revolts by the nobility. Sully's political power and influence ended with assassination of Henry IV in 1620. While he was unpopular with his colleagues he nonetheless exhibited a gifted executive ability throughout his career as well as an unbending loyalty to the King. Sully was largely responsible for the transformation in France between 1598-1610 when agriculture and commerce improved and foreign peace and internal order were maintained. . Revised Edition. Boards. Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed For Stirling and Slade, And Archibald Constable.... hardcover
184643653Charleston 1846. One page. 1 vols. 4to. Old folds else fine. One page. 1 vols. 4to. Interesting association between the American painter and one of the most popular of America's women authors of the 19th century Caroline Gilman 1794-1888 author of the immensely popular Southern novel Recollections of a Southern Matron 1838.<br /> <br /> " . I have been delighted and profited by reading your 'Southern Matron.' The interesting story and episodes are the means of giving a full display of Southern manners and customs . / Sincerely your friend / and obedient servant / Thos Sully. unknown
181534134Philadelphia: Murray Draper Fairman & Co. and J. Webster 1815. Hand-coloured engraving. This example is beautifully printed in the mid 20th-century from the original 19th-century copper plate with wide margins on hand-made paper. The Battle of Lake Erie was the first naval engagement of the War of 1812. The British had gained control of the lake in August 1812 when General Hull surrendered at Detroit. Among those captured was a master ship-builder from Erie Pa. named David Dobbins. After his release from custody Dobbins went to Washington and persuaded the U.S. Government to literally build a naval fleet on Lake Erie in order to challenge the British for its control. Dobbins then went immediately to Erie and rapidly constructed six ships. Meanwhile five more ships were sailed to Erie making a fleet of eleven. In September 1813 Oliver Hazard Perry took command of nine of these ships and set off to engage the British fleet which was captured after three hours of fierce battle; whereupon Perry sent his historic message: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." In May 1814 Commander Perry wrote approvingly to the publishers about the accuracy of this print: "I have no hesitation in pronouncing them a correct representation of the engagement at those particular moments."<br/> <br/> Stauffer American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel 2288; Grolier The United States Navy 1776-1815 121; Olds Bits and Pieces of American History 241. Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. and J. Webster unknown
1827298981827. A Amsterdam aux dÂŽpens de la Compagnie 1725. 12 vol. au format in-16 138 x 82 mm de 1 f. bl. 3 ff. n.fol. 472 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. n.fol. ii - 455 pp. ; 2 ff. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 459 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. n.fol. 2 ff. bl. 452 pp. et 1 f. bl ; 1 f. bl. 3 ff. n.fol. 448 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. bl. 3 ff. n.fol. 501 pp. et 2 ff. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 3 ff. n.fol. 447 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. et 557 pp. ; 2 ff. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 509 pp. et 2 ff. bl. ; 2 ff. n.fol. 508 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 523 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 1 f. n.fol. 493 pp. et 2 ff. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de pleine basane glacÂŽe et mouchetÂŽe fauve filet ˆ froid encadrant les plats dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽs de filets gras ˆ froid doubles caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs semis de pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs formant fleurons piÂces de titre de maroquin acajou piÂces de tomaison de maroquin havane titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe palette dorÂŽe en queue tranches rouges dentelle intÂŽrieure dorÂŽe. Ensemble complet des 12 volumes le constituant. DeuxiÂme ÂŽdition du texte complet. Marque ˆ la sphÂre portÂŽe sur chacune des pages de titre. ''Les ÂŽditions prÂŽcÂŽdant celle de 1745 mÂŽritent d'Âtre conservÂŽes''. ''Nous possÂŽdons peu de monuments historiques aussi prÂŽcieux que les MÂŽmoires de Sully. C'est une narration ÂŽtendue des ÂŽvÂŽnements du rÂgne d'Henri IV des opÂŽrations du gouvernement surtout de celles que Sully dirigea. On y trouve d'intÂŽressants dÂŽtails sur la vie privÂŽe du roi celle de son ministre et les intrigues de la cour''. in QuÂŽrard. Graesse VI TrÂŽsor de livres rares et prÂŽcieux p. 527 - Brunet V Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 589 - QuÂŽrard IX La France littÂŽraire p. 290. Angles ÂŽlimÂŽs. Quelques coiffes arasÂŽes. Petit manque en queue de l'un des dos. Marque d'eau sur un des premiers plats. Petit dÂŽfaut - sans consÂŽquence - affectant trois mors. Quelques marques d'usage ÂŽparses pouvant en outre affecter les reliures. Petit manque angulaire affectant un feuillet. Une piÂce de tomaison ainsi qu'une piÂce de titre absente. Quelques feuillets inÂŽgalement oxydÂŽs. Rares rousseurs dans les corps d'ouvrages. Du reste bonne condition. Peu courant. b42961 unknown
1870001641no place: Not published 1870. Autograph. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. No edition stated. Octavo 8vo. A note written and signed by Thomas Sully. Addressed to Henry S. Randall Esq. it reads "Dear Sir. It will give me great pleasure to recieve sic the "History of New York" published by the Legislature of the State which you have kindly proffered me. Please send by Adams' Express to my address -- No. 11 South 5th St. or to W. Pennington Book seller No. 10 South 5th. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servany signed Tho Sully." The folded into approximate sixths note measures 5 and 3/8 inches tall by 8 inches wide. Three small old archival mount remnants on the reverse of the document. In very good plus condition without any stains or smudging. Thomas Sully lived 1783 to 1872. He was born in England and moved to the United States as a boy. Studied with his brother Lawrence died 1803 opened a studio in New York 1806 and Philadelphia 1808. Known to have painted more than 2600 works. Among his best known are "Washington Crossing the Delaware" "Marquis de Lafayette" and "Jefferson Madison Jackson.". No date listed; circa 1870. Not published Paperback
1873806Philadelphia: J.M Stoddart & Co 1873. Hardbound. VG- light soiling. Azure blue vellum. 55 pp. Color plate of a painter's pallete which is colored by hand and also the folding chart at p. 14 which is frequently missing. Karpel I-1351 states ".Describes materials and procedures for portrait painting. Sully's handbook reveals many of the techniques used by himself and his contemporaries including Allston West Leslie and Trumbull in the preparation of varnishes canvases and flesh-tones." Slight separation of vellum from board on front cover still a very desirable book in solid condition. Extremely scarce. The book was reprinted by Faber Birren and Reinhold in 1965. J.M Stoddart & Co hardcover
18199032703Edinburgh: Printed for Stirling and Slade and Archibald Constable et al. 1819. Hardcover. Very Good. In English. Originally published in 1756 this is the first edition with an appendix. "A New Edition Carefully Corrected Embellished With Portraits." Bound in half-calf with tan cloth boards spines stamped in illustrated gilt and red spine labels. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated portrait frontispiece in each volume. Text blocks are mostly in very good condition clean and bright with sunning to endpapers and very occasional and minimal foxing. Volume four has light water damage along bottom edge to roughly an inch in height not affecting text. Minimal wear to extremities barely through calf on less than half of the corners. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. <br/><br/> Printed for Stirling and Slade, and Archibald Constable, et al. hardcover
186125926Philadelphia 1861. Half page. 1 vols. 8vo. Lined paper. Fine. Half page. 1 vols. 8vo. Thomas Sully 1783-1872 emigrated from England at the age of 9 and grew up in Charleston. He learned painting from his brother Lawrence whose widow he subsequently married and from his brother-in-law Jean Belzons; he later studied with Benjamin West in London. He moved to various locations settling in Philadelphia in 1808 where he quickly became its leading portrait painter a position he held until his death. <br /> This letter to the famous historian Benson Lossing is in response to Lossing's request for the character and appearance of "the late Commodore Decatur.he demeaned himself as a perfect gentleman. His form was perfect. I painted him for the City of New York 12 of July 1814." It is one of his most famous portraits now in City Hall New York. It is a full figure portrait with Decatur leaning on the hilt of his sword and with Castle William and New York Bay in the background. Edward Biddle & Mantle Fielding "The Life and Works of Thomas Sully 1783-1872 #450 Portrait of Decatur referred to here unknown
1819291640Edinburgh: Stirling 1819. hardcover. very good. 5 volumes. Frontispiece copperplate portraits in each volume. 8vo full contemporary brown crushed morocco ornately gilt spines marbled page edges. Hinges on volume 1 and 5 reinforced. Edinburgh: Printed For Stirling and Slade And Archibald Constable. 1819. A New Edition Carefully Revised. First published in English in 1756 this is the first edition with the appendix. A handsome set.<br/> <br/> Stirling unknown
181745415Philadelphia; Edward Earle 1817. A new edition revised and corrected. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt-blocked titles. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional set - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 0 pages; With additional notes some letters of Henry the Great and a brief historical introduction. Subjects: Henry IV King of France 1553-1610. France--History--Henry IV 1553-1610. Philadelphia; Edward Earle hardcover
185610829London: Henry G. Bohn 1856. Hard Cover. Good binding. 12mo. 8 ads xii 509 1 xii 454; x 432; x 503 1 pp. frontises New edition. As issued in publisher's embossed cloth with title on the spine. Each volume has 14 pages of adverts that function as endpapers p. 2-8 at the front p. 2 being the front pastedown and p. 9-15 p. 15 being the rear pastedown. A fairly presentable set with wear to the extremities including some fraying with closed tears to the spine ends of a couple volumes; hinges are loose but holding; contents are largely clean. <br /> <br /> This set belonged to Confederate Colonel John Mosby and to Confederate General Eppa Hunton in turn and bears both names on the first blank page of each volume-the former name being crossed through in ink. In another book from this collection is a pencil note beneath Mosby's name and above Hunton's: "Bought at sale of Col. / Mosby - Warrenton VA." The pencil note is later and thought to be by Eppa Hunton IV General Hunton's grandson and from whose library this set was purchased. This inscription is not present in this title but one might suppose that Hunton bought multiple books at the sale and surely Sully's Memoirs was one of them.<br /> <br /> As a colonel Eppa Hunton took command of the 8th Virginia Infantry in 1861 and that July under Gen P. T. Beauregard Hunton's brigade helped to halt a Union advance on Richmond. He distinguished himself at Ball's Bluff and then commanded Pickett's brigade after Pickett's wounding at Gaines' Mill. Hunton led Pickett's men through the balance of the Peninsula Campaign acquitting himself with distinction. Hunton's brigade was with Pickett at Gettysburg after which he was promoted to brigadier general for his valor. During the last stages of the war Hunton was involved in battle around Richmond including Cold Harbor and Five Forks. He was captured at Sayler's Creek on August 6 1865 and was imprisoned for three months at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. But Hunton was more than a Confederate General; after the Civil War Hunton would rise politically in Reconstruction era Virginia and serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. <br /> <br /> Both Mosby and Hunton were from Warrenton VA where they practiced law and both ultimately served in the United States Government Mosby in the Department of Justice and Hunton in Congress. Interestingly Hunton bought Mosby's home Brentmoor from him in 1877 who had himself purchased it from Virginia Supreme Court justice James Keith. While Hunton and Mosby traveled in a very tight political and social orbit there was certainly an adversarial level as after the war most Virginia politicians were staunch Democrats Mosby became a Republican and was even Grant's campaign manager in Virginia. These volumes point to a side of the owners rounding out what is often a history that is one-sided and neglects to consider their lives after the Civil War. Oxford American National Biography. Henry G. Bohn unknown
