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1922EH398261922 Six loose engraved and hand-coloured plates of this very rare work on East African insects and arthropods. Offered here are 1 plate Tenthrédinides et Mutilidae / 1 plate Ichneumonides / 1 plate Ichneumonides, Braconides et Euménides / 1 plate Sphégides / 1 plate Sphégides et Euménides / 1 plate Formicides. Many authors worked on the Hymenoptera parts: Konow, Szepligeti, André, Magretti, Forel, Du Buysson & Vachal. Plate size small folio (28 x 36 cm). Plates very clean and bright.Maurice Edmond Charles Rothschild (1881-1957) financed and organized (together with Henri Neuville) a collecting expedition in East Africa; travelling from Djibouti, across Eritrea to Ethiopia and Kenya. The specimens were presented to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. A large number of entomologists, including Charles Rothschild, worked on the specimens and their descriptions were published in the first two volumes of this publication. Only 400 copies were printed. Spoiler alert: A complete set of 100 (extra large) plates of this expedition will be offered in a deluxe paper catalogue, featuring the rarest and never before offered books I have in stock. To be issued early next year (1925)!
1922EL398271922 Four loose engraved and hand-coloured plates of this very rare work on East African insects and arthropods. Offered here are plates drawn by Le Cerf and engraved by A. d’Apreval & A. Millot. Plate size small folio (28 x 36 cm). Plates very clean and bright.Maurice Edmond Charles Rothschild (1881-1957) financed and organized (together with Henri Neuville) a collecting expedition in East Africa; travelling from Djibouti, across Eritrea to Ethiopia and Kenya. The specimens were presented to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. A large number of entomologists, including Charles Rothschild, worked on the specimens and their descriptions were published in the first two volumes of this publication. Only 400 copies were printed. Spoiler alert: A complete set of 100 (extra large) plates of this expedition will be offered in a deluxe paper catalogue, featuring the rarest and never before offered books I have in stock. To be issued early next year (1925)!
1922ES398291922 Three loose (2 engraved and 1 lithographed) and hand-coloured plates of this very rare work on East African insects and arthropods. Offered here are plates drawn by M. Trottet & A. Millot. Plate size small folio (28 x 36 cm). Two have some slight foxing, the third plate clean (depicting a large specimen of Phasmid - then in the order of Orthoptera but now in its own order Phasmatodea).Maurice Edmond Charles Rothschild (1881-1957) financed and organized (together with Henri Neuville) a collecting expedition in East Africa; travelling from Djibouti, across Eritrea to Ethiopia and Kenya. The specimens were presented to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. A large number of entomologists, including Charles Rothschild, worked on the specimens and their descriptions were published in the first two volumes of this publication. Only 400 copies were printed. Spoiler alert: A complete set of 100 (extra large) plates of this expedition will be offered in a deluxe paper catalogue, featuring the rarest and never before offered books I have in stock. To be issued early next year (1925)!
1922EW398301922 Six loose engraved and (partly) hand-coloured plates of this very rare work on East African insects and arthropods. Offered here are plates drawn by the sisters Marthe and Juliette Vesque of Homoptera. Plate size small folio (28 x 36 cm). One plate with some very slight and faint small stains, remainder very clean and bright.Maurice Edmond Charles Rothschild (1881-1957) financed and organized (together with Henri Neuville) a collecting expedition in East Africa; travelling from Djibouti, across Eritrea to Ethiopia and Kenya. The specimens were presented to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. A large number of entomologists, including Charles Rothschild, worked on the specimens and their descriptions were published in the first two volumes of this publication. Only 400 copies were printed. Spoiler alert: A complete set of 100 (extra large) plates of this expedition will be offered in a deluxe paper catalogue, featuring the rarest and never before offered books I have in stock. To be issued early next year (1925)!
1922EW398311922 Two loose engraved and hand-coloured plates of this very rare work on East African insects and arthropods. Offered here are plates drawn by M. Trottet of Heteroptera. Plate size small folio (28 x 36 cm). One plate with some very slight and faint small stains, remainder very clean and bright.Maurice Edmond Charles Rothschild (1881-1957) financed and organized (together with Henri Neuville) a collecting expedition in East Africa; travelling from Djibouti, across Eritrea to Ethiopia and Kenya. The specimens were presented to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. A large number of entomologists, including Charles Rothschild, worked on the specimens and their descriptions were published in the first two volumes of this publication. Only 400 copies were printed. Spoiler alert: A complete set of 100 (extra large) plates of this expedition will be offered in a deluxe paper catalogue, featuring the rarest and never before offered books I have in stock. To be issued early next year (1925)!
1869mon0000137881de J. Claye 1869. Bound in full brown morocco raised bands gilt lettered spine gilt dentelles purple silk doublures and endpapers a.e.g. hinges fine VERY GOOD. Published by the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Nord on the death of Baron James de Rothschild. James de Rothschild was the fifth and last son of Mayer Rothschild founder of the bank in Frankfurt. James moved to Paris in 1812 and made great advances to the French branch which earned him the title of banker king of kings and bankers. The book talks about his amazing career and his philanthropy and generosity. de J. Claye hardcover
1894S414431894. 6 col plates. . HB. 4to rebound in recent buckram with leather title piece to spine. Vg. The text only for Vol. I No 2 is here bound with the plates for Vol. I No 1. Contents: Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by W. Doherty in the Malayan Archipelago by Martin Jacoby pp. 267-330; An Account of a Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr W. Doherty at Humboldt Bay Dutch New Guinea and in neighbouring islands by H. Grose Smith pp. 331-365 543-551; New Genera and Species of Geometridae by W. Warren pp. 366-466; First Glimpses of the Zoology of the Natuna Islands by Walter Rothschild pp. 467-483 and several other short papers. The text for Vol. I No 2 calls for 3 plates which are not present. The 6 fine chromolithographic plates bound in this volume illustrate the text in the previous part - Vol. I No 1 - and are by F.W. Frohawk 3 of Sphingidae Lep. and 3 of Cerambycidae Col. hardcover
189543621Wien Vienna: Friedrich Jasper 1895. Limited First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. 1/160. Elephant folio 18 3/4 x 14 1/4". 12 67 1pp Text 44 leaves Color map and Photo plates Vol. 1; 12 73 1pp Text 32 leaves Color map and Photo plates Vol. 2. Uncut. Original gilt-stamped full calf with gold lettering and tooling to front covers and spines. Raised bands. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Tissue-guarded photo-illustrated title page in each volume. Decorative initials. <br /> <br /> The author of this work Nathaniel Mayer von Rothschild 1836-1905 was the eldest son of the banker Anselm Salomon Freiherr von Rothschild. As he was not really interested in the affairs of the family he left the bank early to work exclusively as an art collector travel writer amateur photographer flower grower and generous benefactor. <br /> <br /> In this two-volume set published for his immediate circle of friends Nathaniel Rothschild describes the two Mediterranean trips he carried out with his friend Baron August Twickel in 1893 and 1894 onboard the "Aurora" first voyage and the "Thalia" second voyage. <br /> <br /> Splendidly and lavishly illustrated throughout with 1 color map 43 full-page and 50 in-text collotypes the first volume is dedicated to the first voyage and describes the following places: Livorno Corsica La Goulette Hammam Meskoutin Biskra Bougie Algiers Oran Alicante Ibiza Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona. <br /> <br /> The second volume contains 1 color map 31 full-page and 50 in-text collotypes and describes the second voyage covering Dalmatia Montenegro Corfu Greece and Turkey. <br /> <br /> One of 160 numbered copies of which this is No. 107.<br /> <br /> Bindings with sporadic age-toning staining and rubbing. Sporadic foxing throughout. Text in German. Bindings in overall good- to good interior in good to very good condition. Friedrich Jasper hardcover
1969004552London: Dawsons 1969. Two volumes complete - Volume One - 5 vi-xx 2 400pp and Volume Two - 5 vi-viii 2 401-839pp 1. Original two colour cloth. Rubbed to extremities top edges of text blocks lightly dust stained light stain to upper cover of second volume internally quite bright and clean. Titles in red and black. The Dawsons reprint of the 1954 original . Reprint. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 4to. Dawsons Hardcover
1947004182Cambridge and London: Privately Printed at Cambridge University Press and Chiswick Press Plates 1947. 8p plates. Original quarter cloth and boards original paper title label to upper cover. Upper cover stained affecting mainly the upper portion and printed label with some light staining to cloth and spine. Internally there is a small light stain to upper cover throughout but generally it is unobtrusive. With two attractive chromolithographic plates of Payne bindings printed at the Chiswick Press. One of a hundred copies. Uncommon not in the standard bibliographies. First Edition. Hardback. Fair. Folio. Limited Edition. Privately Printed at Cambridge University Press and Chiswick Press (Plates) Hardcover
1896H22270Chicago: A. M. Rothschild & Co 1896. Paperback. Very Good. 6.75 x 5 inches pictorial wraps very good light wear and tanning about 50 pp. of either actual music reduced to fit the page or priced lists of sheet music. Uncommon. Worldcat/OCLC finds NO copies in institutions. A. M. Rothschild & Co paperback
32 pages. Features: The Killers' Struggle to Exist - all animals wage unending war for mere right to live; Legislating in Secret Session - Budget Officer Rules United States and is not Answerable to the People - New Method of Neutralizing Congressional Government; Why (Woodrow) Wilson Disliked Reporters (part 2) - distaste for publicity developed into aversion for newspapermen through their boorish blunders; The Fallacies of Philanthropy - There are some glaring inconsistencies in organized charity - Is there a remedy?; Galli-Curci Swayed by Swedish Music - Prima Donna gives a wonderful interpretation of the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page; Editorial criticizes lax enforcement of prohibition law and includes list of names of people recently indicted, including Benjamin Gleeman, Harry Gelman, Morris Roisner, Nathan Bader, Samuel, Harris, Abe Ginsberg, Benjamin Weiss, Leon Gleckman, Harry Bernstein, Benjamin Gersonstein, Albert Haimowitz, James Silberstein, and more; Rev. John Roach Straton is heckled during his sermon criticizing actresses; Satirical piece entitled "No - Don't Let Them See It (the Bible)"; M. Pietri of the Finance Commission of the French Chamber claims Great Britain is in debt to France after WWI; Criticism of Mussolini who has confiscated the home of a journalist critical of him - in New York; Will Palestine Ever Pay Its Board? - fascinating photo-illustrated article on this land which 'For thirty years before the War, Baron Rothschild had diligently sought to encourage Jewish immigration'; Washington Irving's London Has Gone - the glamour of his descriptions persist, though the landmarks have vanished; The Voyage of the Victoria - Light on the Dark Ages (first of a series); Where the Buffalo Survives - Ravalli, Montana; The Gorilla at Home - This Anthropoid, usually very peaceable, is much maligned; Uncle Sam Smashes Dishes to Study Them - testing proves American dishes and glassware to be the best; Hong Kong brings in very stiff penalties for importing firearms; Dinshah P. Ghadiali appeals his conviction related to his scheme for curing all ills through 'attuned color waves'; Manipulating the King's English - brevity and lucidity are our best word-soldiers when there is a dress parade; Kodiak legend of Shliam Shoa; Piano Sheet music and dance information for song "The Ripple". Average wear. Center page loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Q-0029145104The Free Press 1965-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! The Free Press paperback
19651iiFg0045New York: The Free Press/A Division of Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1965. Book. Illus. by Lorraine Blake Cover Design. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 4th Printing. 8vo or 8° Medium Octavo: 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 284 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine. Small stain on bottom edge. Title and copyright page detached from spine. The Free Press/A Division of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. Paperback
1989Q-0151360707Harcourt 1989-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harcourt hardcover
1982Q-0313234302Praeger 1982-10-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Praeger hardcover
1993LFA-126740679Un ouvrage de 224 pages, format 315 x 250 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1993, Editions Assouline, bon état
14613On his monogrammed letterhead New Court St Swithin's Lane E.C. London. 16 March 1900. 2pp. 12mo. In very good condition on lightly-aged paper. Declining in polite terms to comply with her request that he consent to put his signature to 'a paragraph about myself for the purpose of publication'. He explains that he would be 'very sorry that anything should be printed about me which I myself had not dictated or signed'. On his monogrammed letterhead, New Court, St Swithin's Lane, E.C. [London.] 16 March 1900. unknown
2012104174D. A. P. Distribution. New. 2012. Paperback. 3942405679 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English and German. 186 pages; illustrated with color as well as with black and white images. -- with a bonus offer-- . D. A. P. (Distribution) paperback
19130MV910Very Good. 1913. Manuscript. ALONZO ROTHSCHILD 1862-1915 Jewish-American author and Lincoln authority; member Anti-Imperialist League; author of LINCOLN - MASTER OF MEN 1906. Signed proof sheet for his bio in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA 1914-15 edition. ; 8 x 11 Inches Approx; JUDAICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA WHO'S WHO ABRAHAM LINCOLN ; Signed by Autograph . unknown
1332418058.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2019AME_9781536156836Nova Science Publishers 2019. 1. Hardcover. New/New. Nova Science Publishers hardcover
A9781163984307Paperback / softback. New. paperback