Edmond AboutLivre Rare Book
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186812158Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie 1868 301 pages in12. 1868. reliure éditeur demi chagrin dos à nerfs. 301 pages. Le Roi des montagnes est un roman satirique d'Edmond About publié en 1868. Il raconte l'enlèvement d'un jeune botaniste allemand par le chef de brigands Hadji-Stavros en Grèce et dénonce avec humour la collusion entre bandits et autorités politiques ridiculisant le mythe romantique du héros bandit grec
18678243Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie 1867 301 pages in8. 1867. reliure editeur demi basane. 301 pages. Publié en 1867 ce roman d'aventures et de satire sociale d'Edmond About suit un jeune botaniste français en mission en Grèce vers 1850. Il se retrouve mêlé aux agissements d'Hadji-Stavros un dangereux chef de bande qui se fait appeler le 'Roi des montagnes' dans une histoire pleine de rebondissements d'humour et d'ironie
189057233NY: Harper & Brothers 1890. First Edition. Second Edition was published in 1891. Matthew Simpson 1811-1884 was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church elected in 1852 and based mostly in Chicago. During Reconstruction after the Civil War most evangelical denominations in the North especially the Methodists were initially strong supporters of radical policies that favored the Freedmen former slaves and distrusted the Southern whites. However by the late 1860s in border state conferences the MEC North moved well away from their work with the Freedmen's Bureau and often sided with the grievances of Southern white members. Bishop Simpson played a leading role in mobilizing the Northern Methodists for the cause. His biographer calls him the "High Priest of the Radical. Thick 8vo. decorative green cloth stamped in black & gilt; 512 pages. Book weights about three pounds. Illustrated. Very Good minor wear covers gilt bright; contents clean & tight with bit of foxing to few preliminary and end pages. Harper & Brothers unknown books
185214060New York: Harper and Brothers 1852. First Thus . Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Later edition first in this form original in 1736; Edited by G. R. Crooks with a Life of Bishop Butler as well as notes and an index and an unfinished Analysis by Rev. Robert Emory; rebound in brown leather with gilt lettering and new brown marbled endpapers; new boards nf shelfwear interior good considerable foxing; pages toned and stiff. <br/> <br/> Harper and Brothers hardcover
1847173631New York: Harper & Brothers 1847. Fourth Edition. Leather. 409p plus advertisements. A hardcover book bound in full brown leather. Spine leather is crackly edges are scuffed and small dent in back cover. Owner's bookplates and pencil notations on endpapers. Foxing throughout but text otherwise clean. Binding secure. Good condition for its age. Harper & Brothers unknown
1889SKU1141638Hunt & Eaton 1889. Hardcover. Very Good/Missing. Vol. IV only. Black cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; spine is slightly sun faded; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Bookplate on front pastedown; interior is unmarked; fold-out map near rear of book; 558 pages. Hunt & Eaton hardcover
18837630Librairie des Bibliophiles 1883 299 pages in8. 1883. reliure editeur demi basane à coins. 299 pages. Un jeune botaniste allemand (ou français selon les sources) est envoyé en mission en Grèce et se fait enlever avec deux Anglaises par le chef de bandits Hadji-Stavros dit le "Roi des montagnes". Le roman publié en 1856 mêle aventure palpitante satire sociale et humour pour dénoncer la collusion entre brigands et autorités politiques dans la Grèce post-indépendance
1870_201601002Paris, s.e. (V. Bunel), vers 1870 ; in-4, 560-448 pp., relié demi-cuir, coloris brun, dos lisse (divers frottements, dos de reliure décollé du volume) (quelques feuilles déchirées). Édition populaire. Indications sur le dos de la reliure: Aug. Maquet, «Histoire des bagnes». Ouvrage retraçant les divers bagnes de France: Brest, Toulon, Rochefort, Lorient, Cayenne – vie du bagne, forçats célèbres – la chaîne évasion – le bourreau du Bagne – bastonnade, suivi d'un dictionnaire d'argot des bagnes de France. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc.
1892ZB346666Washington: GPO 1892. 30 pp issued as 52d Congress 1st Session HED 95; light extraction roughness at spine now in self wrappers; concerns the seizure of the schooner Lord Nelson on Lake Ontario in 1812 a matter that had been before Congress for over seventy five years. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: GPO, unknown
1861506074Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. 1861. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Well rebound in brown boards. Some dampstain to bottom edge of first several pages and rear endpapers. Else clean and sturdy. . J.B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover
1890319510New York 1890. First edition. Frontis. 512pp. 8vo. Bound in full blue morocco a.e.g. for Asprey & Co. Fine. First edition. Frontis. 512pp. 8vo. unknown
1858282713George Knapp 1858. Hardcover. Good. 8vo in the original brown cloth title in gilt on the upper board. All four fold-out plates are present and undamaged. Spine gilt faded shallow chipping at the spine ends moderate rubbing at the corners tilte page and errata foxed light dampstain from page 334 to end. George Knapp hardcover
184720390Paris, Charpentier, 1847 (Poitiers, imp. A. Dupré) ; in-12, demi-chagrin réglisse, dos à nerfs décoré et doré, titre doré (Bruyère) ; 366 pp., [1] f. de table.
185860972St. Louis Mo.:: George Knapp & Co. 1858. First edition. later old half crimson morocco over marbled boards t.e.g. Some expert marginal repairs; scattered foxing; binding scuffed and worn with a 3" split to the front joint. 8vo. Four folding plates some trimming to margins due to rebinding and engraved text illustrations. Howes T-52. George Knapp & Co., hardcover
1858WRCAM42580St. Louis 1858. 430pp. plus two of four folding engraved plates. Original brown publisher's cloth cover stamped in blind and gilt; rebacked with brown cloth. Corners worn. Lightly foxed; text block lightly dampstained around the edges. A few small edge tears. One plate with a small tape repair. About good. A scarce illustrated history of St. Louis with wonderful folding lithographs of the Merchant Exchange steam boats and a stove works factory. Contains short sketches on all manner of local retailers including furniture warehouses hotels jewelers and a Daguerrean Gallery Mr. J.J. Outley proprietor. Also describes local railroad routes. A great compendium of information on early St. Louis businesses. The NUC lists this title but fails to note any locations. HOWES T52 "aa." hardcover books
188312345Paris, E. Plon et Cie, 1883 ; in-4, demi-chagrin maroquiné rouge cerise à coins, dos à nerfs soulignés de filets à froid et dorés, caissons richement décorés et dorés, titre doré, doubles filets dorés sur les plats, tête dorée, non rogné (reliure de l’époque) ; (6), 412 pp. ; 10 planches en héliogravure et 1 carte dépliante en couleurs hors-texte, très nombreuses illustrations in-texte, 17 à pleine page.
18586517St. Louis MO: George Knapp & Co 1858. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 430pp. With 4 folding plates including the frontispiece a hand tinted in yellow lithograph of the Merchants Exchange. Some text foxing. Top outer blank corner of title torn away probably the name of a previous owner. Frontispiece lightly chipped at fore-edge not into the image. Orig. green cloth gilt somewhat soiled and spine extremities a bit chipped. George Knapp & Co hardcover books
185020201Paris, Julien, Lanier et Cie (Le Mans, imprimerie de Julien, Lanier), 1850 ; in-8, demi-chagrin bordeaux, dos lisse à faux nerfs dorés, titre doré (reliure de l’époque) ; X-511 pp.
