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1902181292New York: Anglo-American Authors Association 1902. A unique homage to the age of Napoleon An extraordinary extra-illustrated set produced at the turn of the 20th century in Napoleonic splendour including the autographs of Napoleon and 33 other luminaries of the age and 800 plates. The autographs are bound into a single volume and comprise letters documents and military orders. The Napoleon autograph is his bold "N" on a commercial license. Other autographs are those of his family members Lucien and Joseph his marshals Soult and Ney his nemesis Wellington and the financier Necker among many other military and civil figures. Extra-illustrating was a hobby of wealthy collectors and a profitable market for bookdealers - fill a prominent work with additional historic material and have it finely bound expanded to far more volumes than the original. The set was composed and bound by the Anglo-American Authors Association a dealership who specialized in such productions. It is styled as the "Monograph Copy" on the manuscript titles pages - such sets were often given such grandiose titles. This set merges Hazlitt's biography of Napoleon with the memoirs of Napoleon's contemporaries de Bourriene and Junot. The plates which date from across the 19th century comprise portraits of Napoleonic figures and views of prominent buildings and historical events. 33 vols octavo 219 x 144 mm. Extra-illustrated with 800 plates and with manuscript title pages. Contemporary pink morocco spines lettered in gilt gilt turn-ins enclosing doublures of colour-printed illustrations on glossy paper green silk free endpapers top edges gilt others uncut. Bindings fine; some loss and repairs to documents but generally in very good condition. unknown
1937132909Meriden Conn.: The Ralston Society 1937. Rare first edition of this classic bestseller which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with reinforcement to the verso. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable in the original dust jacket and signed. Think and Grow Rich was written in 1937 by Napoleon Hill promoted as a personal development and self-improvement book. Hill writes that he was inspired by a suggestion from business magnate and later philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. While the book's title and much of the text concerns increased income the author insists that the philosophy taught in the book can help people succeed in any line of work to do and be anything they can imagine. First published during the Great Depression at the time of Hill's death in 1970 Think and Grow Rich had sold more than 20 million copies and by 2015 over 100 million copies had been sold worldwide. It remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill's books. BusinessWeek magazine's Best-Seller List ranked it the sixth best-selling paperback business book 70 years after it was published. The Ralston Society paperback
1937133570Meriden Conn.: The Ralston Society 1937. Rare first edition of this classic bestseller which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on an official bookplate on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable in the original dust jacket and signed. Think and Grow Rich was written in 1937 by Napoleon Hill promoted as a personal development and self-improvement book. Hill writes that he was inspired by a suggestion from business magnate and later philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. While the book's title and much of the text concerns increased income the author insists that the philosophy taught in the book can help people succeed in any line of work to do and be anything they can imagine. First published during the Great Depression at the time of Hill's death in 1970 Think and Grow Rich had sold more than 20 million copies and by 2015 over 100 million copies had been sold worldwide. It remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill's books. BusinessWeek magazine's Best-Seller List ranked it the sixth best-selling paperback business book 70 years after it was published. The Ralston Society paperback
1925140947492Cleveland OH: Napoleon Hill 1925. First Edition. Near Fine. Incomplete. First edition of the incredibly rare 1925 version of Napoleon Hill's Law of Success. An incomplete set with three volumes only of 15 according to Wikipedia; other sources mention 16 including Lessons 11 13 14. Bound in publisher's original black pebbled semi-flexible boards. Very Good with relatively uniform wear to each volume light soiling and heavy rubbing to lettering. Light tanning to contents occasional corner crease and slight waviness to Lesson 13. Prior to the 8-volume 1928 expanded edition Hill self-published this work as found here in fifteen volumes. It is rumored that only 118 sets were originally printed. Volumes from these 1925 sets are extremely rare to market. Napoleon Hill unknown
1928140945092Meriden CT: The Ralston University Press 1928. First Edition. Very Good. First Edition. Complete eight volume set bound in dark blue variant cloth decorated in blind and stamped in gilt. Ranging from Very Good to Near Fine with light soiling and light wear to covers light worming to textblock edges former owner name to front endhseet of several volumes marking to text in several volumes though pages mostly clean one long tear to top edge of page 21/22 in Volume 3. A rare set which has become increasing hard to obtain. The Ralston University Press unknown
1937150615Meriden Conn.: The Ralston Society 1937. Rare first edition of this classic bestseller which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with various original ephemera relating to the original release of this title. Rare and desirable in the original dust jacket and signed. Think and Grow Rich was written in 1937 by Napoleon Hill promoted as a personal development and self-improvement book. Hill writes that he was inspired by a suggestion from business magnate and later philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. While the book's title and much of the text concerns increased income the author insists that the philosophy taught in the book can help people succeed in any line of work to do and be anything they can imagine. First published during the Great Depression at the time of Hill's death in 1970 Think and Grow Rich had sold more than 20 million copies and by 2015 over 100 million copies had been sold worldwide. It remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill's books. BusinessWeek magazine's Best-Seller List ranked it the sixth best-selling paperback business book 70 years after it was published. The Ralston Society paperback
1937140943908Meriden CT: The Ralston Society 1937. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with slight dulling to spine cloth slight rubbing to gilt slight wear to extremities. Light pencil marking throughout text and repair to rear inner hinge. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear. The Ralston Society unknown
1937126722Cleveland: The Ralston Society 1937. Rare first edition of this classic bestseller which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket ownership name to the front free endpaper. Rare in the original dust jacket. Think and Grow Rich was written in 1937 by Napoleon Hill promoted as a personal development and self-improvement book. Hill writes that he was inspired by a suggestion from business magnate and later philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. While the book's title and much of the text concerns increased income the author insists that the philosophy taught in the book can help people succeed in any line of work to do and be anything they can imagine. First published during the Great Depression at the time of Hill's death in 1970 Think and Grow Rich had sold more than 20 million copies and by 2015 over 100 million copies had been sold worldwide. It remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill's books. BusinessWeek magazine's Best-Seller List ranked it the sixth best-selling paperback business book 70 years after it was published. The Ralston Society paperback
1927150488London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1927. Elaborately bound Cosway style first edition in English of Emil Ludwig's biography of Napoleon Bonaparte. Octavo bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full Cosway style scarlet morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands inset ivorene hand-painted portrait of Napoleon depicting him with medals to the front panel gilt fleuron corner-pieces withing double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels all edged gilt gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles red watered silk endpapers illustrated with engravings. In fine condition. During the 1920s German-Swiss author Emil Ludwig became achieved international fame for his popular biographies of historical "greats" which combined historical fact and fiction with psychological analysis. As Ludwig's biographies were popular outside of Germany and were widely translated he was one of the fortunate émigrés who had an income while living in the United States. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. unknown
1945145872Los Angeles: The Willing Publishing Company 1945. First edition of Napoleon Hill's classic work. Octavo original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on a half-title page. Very good in a good dust jacket name to the half-title page. Rare and desirable signed. Based on the Andrew Carnegie's formula for money-making The Master Key To Riches describes in step-by-step detail today's greatest practical philosophy of success. This philosophy culled from the success experiences of hundreds of the world's most powerful and wealthy men will show you how to succeed in any walk of life. The Willing Publishing Company hardcover
1939448h6114Meriden Conn.: The Ralston Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Rare first edition copy of this magnificient Napoleon Hill title. "Includes a complete analysis of the stupendous achievements of the man who has 'sold his way' into more millions of dollars than any other man who ever lived." - subtitle. One-page black and white photo of Hill's famous "Castle-On-The-Hill" overlooking Lake Dora Florida. p. 4 2-371 1 2 ads. Bright gilt lettering and decoration upon publisher's blue cloth. Clean tight and unmarked with light external wear. No dust jacket. Bonus: Laid-in is an original 7.5" x 5.3" two-color promotional advertising slip for this book. A superior copy.; 8vo . The Ralston Society hardcover
1945ST17640qWaltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press 1945. No. 412 OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES. 317 x 190 mm. 12 1/2 x 7 1/2". 422 2; 78 2 pp. Two volumes bound in one. Translated and edited by Somerset de Chair. <br/> HANDSOME RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN RIVIERE stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in covers with double gilt rule surrounding a field of alternating gilt tools a bee and the letter "N" encircled by a wreath upper board with inset WATERCOLOR OVAL PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON with two flags a gun and a saber outlined in gilt appearing to cross behind it lower cover with large gilt armorial device raised bands compartments ruled in gilt with bee or "N" tool at the center gilt lettering thick turn-ins with gilt rules and decorative cornerpieces blue watered silk endleaves top edge gilt others untrimmed original map endpapers bound in. Volume I with a frontispiece portrait of Napoleon volume II with a black and white photograph of a modern sculpture of the general title page of each volume with a woodcut design of an eagle clutching a flag among other accoutrements of war. Title page of volume one SIGNED BY THE EDITOR in ink. Chanticleer 167; Cave & Manson 167. Small nick to head of spine and some minor damage along the tail two small stains and a couple of dings to covers but still a beautiful binding in very pleasing condition. Small repair to edge of one of the map endpapers one or two isolated trivial smudges elsewhere but the contents nearly pristine.<br/> <br/> This is a finely bound copy of an innovative version of the memoirs that were based on conversations between Napoleon and Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonné-Joseph Comte de Las Cases 1766-1842. The count accompanied the defeated emperor into exile on Saint Helena as an informal secretary took a great many notes about Napoleon's life inserted his own impressions colored his account to the point of favorable misrepresentation and published the work as the celebrated "Mémorial de Ste. Hélène" from which he made a substantial amount of money. Our translator and editor Somerset de Chair has turned the text into a first-person narrative and rearranged the pieces so that events are recalled in chronological order. The first volume covers the general's career from Corsica to Marengo and the second is devoted to Waterloo. The so-called "Cosway" binding featuring handsome morocco inset with one or more painted miniatures apparently originated with the London bookselling firm of Henry Sotheran about 1909. It was in that year that G. C. Williamson's book entitled "Richard Cosway" dealing with the British miniature painter of that name 1742-1821 was remaindered by Sotheran and presumably given this special decorative treatment. The name "Cosway" was then used to describe any book so treated whoever its author. Other prominent binderies chiefly Sangorski & Sutcliffe and Bayntun produced their own versions of the popular style. The Bayntun firm founded in Bath in 1894 is now the last of the great Victorian trade binderies still in family ownership. Among the great English workshops of the Edwardian "golden age" of lavish bindings Bayntun has the distinction of being the only one located outside London's West End to be sought after by bibliophiles. In 1939 Bayntun took over the esteemed Riviere firm founded in 1829. The oval portrait on the present work is especially pleasing because it communicates something of Napoleon's character: he appears smug and in control yet expressing some of the famous charisma that contributed to his success. The miniature bears the monogram "WMB" quite likely the initials of William Mineard Bennet 1778-1858 a painter and miniaturist who studied under Thomas Lawrence. According to Benezit he went to Paris in 1835 "where he was extremely well received enjoying the patronage of both the Duke de Berry and King Louis-Philippe.". Golden Cockerel Press unknown
19529122St Helena: Unpublished 1952. An extensive collection of diaries photographs blueprints letters and documents - and even a painted sample sheet of Longwood's famous wallpaper from the 1920s - which together record the rescue and rebuilding of Napoleon Bonaparte's dilapidated home on St Helena. Longwood housed Napoleon from December 1815 to his death in 1821 was bought by the French government but fell into disastrous disrepair by the time Basil Lennox Hart took charge of its renovation in the 1950s. His - this - archive includes his St Helena personal diaries blueprints and plans for the building works and a large number of his photographs of Longwood before during and after its semi-demolition and rebuilding. Informing this process is a series of otherwise unknown copy photographs from the 1850s which were given to Hart by a grandson of his predecessor as Commissioner on St Helena John Charles Mellis. These otherwise unknown images add significantly to the visual record of Longwood. The decision to rebuild Napoleon's last home was prompted by the visit of King George VI to the island; he summoned the French Ambassador on his return to London prompting a joint effort by Britain which controlled St. Helena as a Crown Colony and France which had owned the French Domains of Saint-Helena since 1858 to restore the buildings. The archive includes reports on the disastrous state of Longwood House with further plans made for reconditioning the residence of the French Consul and the area around Napoleon's Tomb. Hart's pocket diaries from 1952 1953 and early 1954 c10000 words record his arrival in St Helena in February 1952 and the process of surveying producing plans hiring workmen and the minutiae of the reconstructive works: 'Longwood started stripping Old House Roof Library & dining R.' 'Longwood all day men cutting concrete curb away around rafters Library & Dining R. & concrete gutters & East Dormer down had consul up about concrete trusses' 'Longwood pulling down N. wall Library completed & new concrete foundations to be put in.' Hart records delays to wages endless rain and the liberal application of Rentokil to combat termites. Most revealing are Hart's photographs of the process which have been mounted on sheets as if for display purposes; alongside these is a small group of photographs from a century earlier which were submitted to him by John Charles Mellis's grandson. One final evocative item is a painted replica of the wallpaper inside Longwood reproduced by a French official in the 1920s and submitted to Hart to help inform his restoration project. Are we looking at an image of the wallpaper that killed Napoleon Alongside these items are copies of monthly accounts with tabulated material costs rates of pay and day-to-day expenses towards final reopening in 1955. The archive comprises: 1. Application and Acceptance Letters 1951: Correspondence between Hart and the Crown Agents for the Colonies. 2. Collection of 10 Government Publications 1951- 1952: Documents on passport application inoculation insurance and living conditions in St. Helena. 3 Diaries 1952-1954: Written on an almost daily basis documenting his work on the project detailing the progress incidents visits and problems as the work progressed. 4 Employment Agreement 1952: Copy of the employment agreement between Hart and the ViceConsul of St. Helena. 5 Reconstruction Report April 1952: Report on the work necessary for the reconstruction of Longwood 'Old House. 6 Letter from H.J. Melliss 1952: Enclosing copies of photographs taken of Longwood House in 1858 when his father as consul handed the site over to the French government. 7 RSVP Group 1952-1954: A collection of RSVP responses from various islanders tickets to events press cuttings and releases. 8 Brochures and Documents on Termites 1953 and later: A collection of brochures and advice documents on killing and preventing termites. 9 7 Extensive Typed Copies 1954: Addressed to Mons G.E. Peugent the French Vice-Consul at St. Helena detailing the progress of ongoing work payments for materials subsistence costs weekly employment of local workmen together with their names and countersignatures on receipt of their wages. 10 2 Blueprints 1952: Blueprints of the 'French Domain St. Helena Island New House adjacent to Emperor Napoleon's tomb 11. Sample Sheet of Wallpaper: Reproduced from fragments of the original by the French Government in the 1920s. 12. Collection of 11 Income Tax Documents 1952-1954: Related to St. Helena and the United Kingdom. 13. 56 Postcard-Size Photographs 1952-1954: Mounted on album sheets depicting various views of the work being carried out on the site captioned in French. These were possibly produced for official and important visitors to the site to help explain the ongoing work. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1952 Unpublished unknown
1937140946381Meriden CT: The Ralston Society 1937. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth stamped in gilt lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with trivial wear and light soiling to cloth. Light foxing to all edges contents tanned minor offsetting to endsheets and a small pinhole to the front free endpaper. A great copy of this hugely popular self-help book. The Ralston Society unknown
1937140947305Meriden CT: The Ralston Society 1937. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. ii 381 pp. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to cover extremities and light soiling foxing and shallow nicks to textblock edges. Contents tanned endsheets foxed. A scarce first printing of a book Hill claimed was inspired by a suggestion from Andrew Carnegie with unusually bright and clean covers. The Ralston Society unknown
1910ABC_487091910. All postcards ca. 9 x 14 cm. In a 20th-century ring binder with the title "Postzegelmapje van Nederland" lettered in gold on the spine and the front underneath a gold embossed coat-of-arms of the Netherlands. The postcards are loosely inserted in 21 translucent plastic covers. With 81 hand-coloured or black-and-white photographic picture postcards including 9 duplicates. Three remarkable sets of early 20th-century French picture postcards which form a large image of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 when laid side-by-side. This type of photographic collage is known as "instalment puzzle postcards". The three sets consist of 12 10 and 12 postcards respectively and are partly coloured by hand. They show Napoleon Bonaparte in a classic pose with bicorne hat and one hand in his waistcoat surrounded by various scenes from his domestic and military life. Also included are nearly 40 postcards composed of scenes with actors and montaged reproductions of historical engravings relating to Napoleon.Two of the puzzle postcard sets are published in the series "Croissant" referring to the address "Rue du Croissant" in Paris where the publisher Charles Fontane was located at the beginning of the 20th century. Fontane is also known as director of the French magazine "Le Cartophile" and president of the "Cartophile-Club".Two sets with "carte postale" printed on the verso the third set with "made in France" printed on the verso. A fourth set of Napoleon puzzle postcards is incomplete missing one postcard. All postcards are unused with only signs of minor wear. Overall in very good condition. unknown
1937140946430Meriden CT: The Ralston Society 1937. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth stamped in gilt lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with soiling to cloth wear fading to spine and light wear at the extremities. Offsetting to endsheets contents tanned and with light sporadic stains. A scarce first printing of a book Hill claimed was inspired by a suggestion from Andrew Carnegie. The Ralston Society unknown
1937140946657Meriden CT: The Ralston Society 1937. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth stamped in gilt lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Fading to spine cloth with lettering dulled and wear at spine ends mottling to cloth. Former owner rubber address stamp to front free endpaper and contents tanned. A scarce first printing of a book Hill claimed was inspired by a suggestion from Andrew Carnegie. The Ralston Society unknown
1937140946752Meriden CT: The Ralston Society 1937. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth stamped in gilt lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Cloth lightly worn at corners and spine ends spine dulled gilt rubbed tiny white speckling to top edge. Contents tanned contemporary former owner name to front pastedown and foxing to preliminary and terminal sheets A scarce first printing of a book Hill claimed was inspired by a suggestion from Andrew Carnegie. The Ralston Society unknown
1945138267Los Angeles: The Willing Publishing Company 1945. First edition of Napoleon Hill's classic work. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear to the extremities. Based on the Andrew Carnegie formula for money-making The Master Key To Riches describes in step-by-step detail today's greatest practical philosophy of success. This philosophy culled from the success experiences of hundreds of the world's most powerful and wealthy men will show you how to succeed in any walk of life. The Willing Publishing Company hardcover
1968442H5039USA: Prentice-Hall Inc. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1968. Combined Registry Edition. Hardcover. Neatly signed without inscription upon front free endpaper by W. Clement Stone who built $100 into a multi-million dollar organization. xv 1 2 3-254 pages. Index. Bibliography. Reprint of the 1960 first edition. "Filled to the brim with tried tested rules and personal case histories this book will go with you on your journey to success - but you must put the principles to work. Start now on your way to success in business at home and in your social life. Here is your guide. Read what others have done how they have done it and remember that you can do it too." - dust jacket. "These two men have the rare gift of inspiring and helping people. In fact I owe them both a personal debt of gratitude for the helpful guidance I have received from their writings." - Norman Vincent Peale. Somewhat above-average external wear to book. Hairline opening at half-title page otherwise binding intact. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper. Highlighting underlining or marginalia on 82 pages. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy signed copy of this self-help classic.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Napleon Hill W. Clement Stone Positive Thinking Self Help; Signed by Authors . Prentice-Hall, Inc. hardcover
1969130509Paris: Editions Buchet / Chastel 1969. Finely bound example of Octave Aubry's Ecrits de Napoleon. Octavo bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt central vignette to the front panel gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In fine condition. A beautiful example. French novelist and historian Octave Aubry was one of the five members of the Académie française elected on 1 February 1946 to replace the many vacancies left by the Nazi occupation of Europe. Aubry's fascination with history led to several historical novels. These included Louis XVII Bonaparte and Josephine The Coup d'état of Brumaire The Lost King Marie Waleska The Bed King and Gaspard Hauser. He also authored numerous scholarly books on the great historical figures of 19th century. These were Napoleon III Empress Eugenie A History of the Second Empire King of Rome The Private Life of Napoleon and French Revolution. One of his most famous works was The Journey to St. Helena a book to write which he spent several weeks on the island. Editions Buchet / Chastel hardcover
194595845<p>inscribed and signed by the author on the free front end page- good condition with some wear and spine sunning - no dust jacket</p> Willing Publishing Company hardcover
193979153aaaThe Ralston society 1939. hardcover. Good/Missing. 8x5x1. Blue cloth hardbound without dust jacket. Copyright 1939 published 1940; printing not stated but may be first printing. A pleasant copy with mild wear. No text markings noted. One page creased along edge. The Ralston society hardcover
1954441H4453Chicago: Napoleon Hill Associates 1954. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 7 8-309 pages. Index. Black and white photographic portraits of Napoleon Hill and Andrew Carnegie. Third printing of the 1953 first edition. "The only work by Napoleon Hill 1883-1970 which gives the verbatim success talks he had with his sponsor Andrew Carnegie 1835-1919 who it has been said helped more men to raise their own salaries than did any other great industrialist. The success formula presented in the chapters which follow will prove to you that 'Whatever the mind can conceive and BELIEVE the mind can ACHIEVE.'" - title page. Moderate wear to publisher's maroon cloth. Binding tight. Please note: ink scribbling on front free and fixed endpapers page 123 and back free endpaper Handsome replica dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival Brodart. A sound copy of this Napoleon Hill classic. Napoleon Hill Associates Hardcover
