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1809232411809. A Paris chez Gabriel WarÂŽe Bossange PÂre 1809. Un vol. au format in-8 197 x 128 mm de 2 ff. n.fol. 279 pp. catalogue ÂŽditeur in fine. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-basane glacÂŽe brune dos lisse ornÂŽ de filets dorÂŽs roulettes dorÂŽes cha”nettes dorÂŽs larges fleurons romantiques dorÂŽs piÂce de titre de basane chair titre dorÂŽ palette dorÂŽe en queue tranches jaspÂŽes. Edition originale de la traduction franÂaise de cet ''ouvrage rare''. in QuÂŽrard. Outre des considÂŽrations historiques relatifs ˆ la prise et au pillage de Rome par le ConnÂŽtable de Bourbon l'ouvrage prÂŽsente l'attrait de ''contenir une digression fort longue sur les attributions des Nobles Grands et Magnats de la RÂŽpublique florentine.'' QuÂŽrard I La France littÂŽraire p. 396. Angles et coupes ÂŽlimÂŽs. Petit manque de papier marbrÂŽ en marge supÂŽrieure du premier plat. TrÂs rares rousseurs dans le texte. Du reste belle condition. b42961 unknown
18381335804London: John Van Voorst 1838. Hardcover. Thin Octavo; G; pp 67; navy blue spine without text; no jacket; cloth has staining to front and rear toward head edge; slight sun fading to exterior; gilt lettering to front; minor wear to corners; strong boards; text block shows slight age toning toward edges; age toned endpapers; slight cracking to front hinge otherwise intact interior; light paperclip offset to half title page and pastedown; illustrated. 1335804. FP New Rockville Stock. John Van Voorst hardcover books
183335614Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell vol I; Carey Lea & Carey vols II & III; Carey & Lea vol IV 1833. 4 volumes folio. 15 x 12 inches. 27 hand-colored engraved plates by Alexander Lawson 11 after Titian R. Peale 15 after A. Rider and 1 after J.J. Audubon and A. Rider. Vol. 4 uncut. Some foxing browning and offsetting as ususal. Contemporary half red morocco and marbled paper covered boards rebacked.<br/> <br/>First edition first issue of this important American ornithological work: the first book appearance of any engraving after John James Audubon.<br/> <br/>Bonaparte's important continuation of Wilson's American Ornithology describes 60 birds not in the original work. "A love for the same department of natural science and a desire to complete the vast enterprise so far advanced by Wilson's labors has induced us to undertake the present work" Bonaparte writes in the preface "in order to illustrate what premature death prevented him from accomplishing as well as the discoveries subsequently made in the feathered tribes of these States." "The work which had been performed by Wilson's hands alone now gave employment to several individuals. Titian R. the fourth son of Charles Wilson Peale not only collected many of the birds figured while on the Long expedition which were credited to Thomas Say who originally described them in footnotes scattered through the report; or in a subsequent private trip to Florida during the winter and spring of 1825 under the patronage of Bonaparte; but also drew the figures engraved for the first and two plates for the fourth and last volume. A German emigrant by the name of Alexander Rider of whom little is known beyond that he was a miniature painter in 1813 and a portrait and historical painter in 1818 was responsible for the remainder of the drawings with the exception of the two figures of plate 4 of volume I." Frank L. Burns On Alexander Wilson. That plate the Great Crow Blackbird is notable as being the first book appearance of any engraving after John James Audubon. Perhaps the most influential artist involved with the work however was Bonaparte's master engraver Alexander Lawson arguably the most talented ornithological engraver in America at that time. Multiple issues of the first edition of Wilson's continuation have been identified. This fine set is comprised of the rare first issue of vol. 1 with the Mitchell imprint and containing an early issue of plate 6 in that volume with the Latin name given as Pyrrhula Erythrina; see Ellis/Mengel; and with first issues of volumes two through four published by Carey Lea & Carey or Carey & Lea and printed by William Brown. Carey & Lea would reissue the first volume with their own imprint after purchasing the rights to the publication from Mitchell in 1828 and all the volumes would be reprinted by T.K. and P.G. Collins with their imprint replacing that of William Brown for Carey & Lea with unchanged dates on the titles but actually printed in about 1835.<br/> <br/>Anker 47; Bennett 16; Coues 1:609; Ellis/Mengel 312a-b; Fine Bird Books 1990 p. 78; Nissen IVB 116; Sabin 6264; Wood 247; Zimmer p.64. Samuel Augustus Mitchell [vol I]; Carey, Lea & Carey [vols II & III]; Carey & Lea [vol IV] unknown books
183334816Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell vol I; Carey Lea & Carey vols II & III; Carey & Lea vol IV 1833. Four volumes small folio 15 x 12 inches vols. 2 and 4 and 14 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches vols. 1 and 3. 27 hand-colored engraved plates by Alexander Lawson 11 after Titian R. Peale 15 after A. Rider and 1 after J.J. Audubon and A. Rider. Foxing to the text particularly in vols. 3 and 4 though the plates clean throughout. Vols. 2 and 4 uncut. Publisher's half red morocco and marbled paper covered boards<br/> <br/>First edition first issue of this important American ornithological work with the plates beautifully hand colored.<br/> <br/>Bonaparte's important continuation of Wilson's American Ornithology describes 60 birds not in the original work. "A love for the same department of natural science and a desire to complete the vast enterprise so far advanced by Wilson's labors has induced us to undertake the present work" Bonaparte writes in the preface "in order to illustrate what premature death prevented him from accomplishing as well as the discoveries subsequently made in the feathered tribes of these States." "The work which had been performed by Wilson's hands alone now gave employment to several individuals. Titian R. the fourth son of Charles Wilson Peale not only collected many of the birds figured while on the Long expedition which were credited to Thomas Say who originally described them in footnotes scattered through the report; or in a subsequent private trip to Florida during the winter and spring of 1825 under the patronage of Bonaparte; but also drew the figures engraved for the first and two plates for the fourth and last volume. A German emigrant by the name of Alexander Rider of whom little is known beyond that he was a miniature painter in 1813 and a portrait and historical painter in 1818 was responsible for the remainder of the drawings with the exception of the two figures of plate 4 of volume I." Frank L. Burns On Alexander Wilson. That plate the Great Crow Blackbird is notable as being the first book appearance of any engraving after John James Audubon. Perhaps the most influential artist involved with the work however was Bonaparte's master engraver Alexander Lawson arguably the most talented ornithological engraver in America at that time. Three issues of the first edition of Wilson's continuation have been identified. This set is comprised of the rare first issue of vol. 1 with the Mitchell imprint and containing the first issue of plate 6 in that volume see Ellis/Mengel and with first issues of volumes two through four published by Carey & Lea and printed by William Brown. Carey & Lea later reissued the first volume with their own imprint after purchasing the rights to the publication from Mitchell in 1828. The third issue includes volumes reprinted by T.K. and P.G. Collins with their imprint replacing that of William Brown for Carey & Lea with unchanged dates on the titles but actually printed in about 1835 after the completion of the final volume.<br/> <br/>Anker 47; Bennett 16; Coues 1:609; Ellis/Mengel 312a-b; Fine Bird Books 1990 p. 78; Nissen IVB 116; Sabin 6264; Wood 247; Zimmer p.64. Samuel Augustus Mitchell [vol I]; Carey, Lea & Carey [vols II & III]; Carey & Lea [vol IV] unknown books
183322742Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell vol I; Carey Lea & Carey vols II & III; Carey & Lea vol IV 1833. 4 volumes folio. 15 x 12 inches. 27 hand-colored engraved plates by Alexander Lawson 11 after Titian R. Peale 15 after A. Rider and 1 after J.J. Audubon and A. Rider. Extra-illustrated with 5 uncoloured engraved plates in vol. IV. Usual paper toning in vol. IV minor offsetting in vols. II-IV short repaired tear to an uncoloured plate in vol. IV. 19th-century black half morocco over green cloth-covered boards the spine in six compartments with raised bands lettered in the second and fourth the compartments bordered in gilt with double fillets marbled endpapers top edge gilt.<br/> <br/>Provenance: Juliette Clary inscribed by Bonaparte on the vol. I title "Offert par l'auteur a sa Cousine Juliette"<br/> <br/>A very fine set of the first edition first issue of this important American ornithological work inscribed by Prince Bonaparte to his cousin and with additional uncoloured states of the plates in volume four.<br/> <br/>Bonaparte's important continuation of Wilson's American Ornithology describes 60 birds not in the original work. "A love for the same department of natural science and a desire to complete the vast enterprise so far advanced by Wilson's labors has induced us to undertake the present work" Bonaparte writes in the preface "in order to illustrate what premature death prevented him from accomplishing as well as the discoveries subsequently made in the feathered tribes of these States." "The work which had been performed by Wilson's hands alone now gave employment to several individuals. Titian R. the fourth son of Charles Wilson Peale not only collected many of the birds figured while on the Long expedition which were credited to Thomas Say who originally described them in footnotes scattered through the report; or in a subsequent private trip to Florida during the winter and spring of 1825 under the patronage of Bonaparte; but also drew the figures engraved for the first and two plates for the fourth and last volume. A German emigrant by the name of Alexander Rider of whom little is known beyond that he was a miniature painter in 1813 and a portrait and historical painter in 1818 was responsible for the remainder of the drawings with the exception of the two figures of plate 4 of volume I." Frank L. Burns On Alexander Wilson. That plate the Great Crow Blackbird is notable as being the first book appearance of any engraving after John James Audubon. Perhaps the most influential artist involved with the work however was Bonaparte's master engraver Alexander Lawson arguably the most talented ornithological engraver in America at that time. Three issues of the first edition of Wilson's continuation have been identified. This fine set is comprised of the rare first issue of vol. 1 with the Mitchell imprint and containing the first issue of plate 6 in that volume see Ellis/Mengel and with first issues of volumes two through four published by Carey & Lea and printed by William Brown. Carey & Lea later reissued the first volume with their own imprint after purchasing the rights to the publication from Mitchell in 1828. The third issue includes volumes reprinted by T.K. and P.G. Collins with their imprint replacing that of William Brown for Carey & Lea with unchanged dates on the titles but actually printed in about 1835 after the completion of the final volume. We are aware of the existence of only one other inscribed set of Bonaparte's Ornithology to have appeared on the market in the last 30 years inscribed to the Count Charles de Chatillon.<br/> <br/>Anker 47; Bennett 16; Coues 1:609; Ellis/Mengel 312a-b; Fine Bird Books 1990 p. 78; Nissen IVB 116; Sabin 6264; Wood 247; Zimmer p.64. Samuel Augustus Mitchell [vol I]; Carey, Lea & Carey [vols II & III]; Carey & Lea [vol IV] unknown books
180953226Paris: Gabriel Warée 1809. 8vo pp. 2 279 1; parallel text in Italian and French; slightly later quarter tan calf over marbled boards red and black morocco label on gilt-paneled spine; very good. Translation of the author's Ragguaglio storico del sacco di Roma dell anno 1527 of which Gamba Serie dei testi di lingua says: "Non è che un plagio impudente tolto della Storia di Francesco Guicciardini dalle Vite del Giovio e dal Sacco di Roma di Luigi Guicciardini" i.e.: It is nothing but an impudent plagiarism taken from the History of Francesco Guicciardini from the Vite del Giovio and from the Sacco di Roma by Luigi Guicciardini. <br/><br/> Gabriel Warée hardcover books
1804249527Paris 1804. Signed with a flourish in pen and ink on a manuscript document with brief addition in Louis Bonaparte's hand. 4to. Old fold faint marginal soiling one trace of old paper clip. Fine. Signed with a flourish in pen and ink on a manuscript document with brief addition in Louis Bonaparte's hand. 4to. Excellent autograph of Louis Bonaparte 1778-1846 brother of Napoleon I named by him King of Holland in 1806 and the father of Napoleon III. This document informs the recipient that the Emperor has already filled a position and that accordingly his request to return to active dury is declined. The blow is sweetened by acknowledging that a request for admission to the Légion d'honneur would be accepted with a note in Louis Bonaparte's hand "auquel j'a déjà fait la demande". unknown books
1818664Leghorn Italy 1818. 4to. 250 x 210 mm. 9 ¾ x 8 ½ inches. 6pp. approximately 1000 words.  Autograph letter signed written in ink in very legible hand folded. Remnants of an impressed seal paper stock a bit browned edges frayed with a few small holes and cuts at folds all expertly reinforced with Japanese paper.  Confidential and quite rare letter written by Thomas Appleton U. S. Consul in Leghorn Italy to Thomas Aspinwall the American Consul in London requesting Aspinwall's assistance in publishing the manuscript written by Louis Bonaparte entitled Documens historiques et réflexions sur le gouvernement de la Hollande.  " I am in possession of the original manuscript which I have received from the hands of the author a work of about 1800 pages.by the late King of Holland.it contains all the important events of his life comprising all the documents relative to his reign.his letters to and from the Emperor Napoleon". Appleton expresses the importance of the work and how it will be avidly received by the world being "the most important work offered to the press during the revolution". Appleton cautions confidentiality repeatedly "although it does not contain a sentence that would cause the slightest umbrage" and says that Napoleon will pay for the printing but that it may be advisable to try more than one printer "in order to excite a competition". The letter goes on to stipulate that the author requires "one hundred copies such as shall be printed for sale and twenty-five other copies to be handsomely bound & printed on 'grand et beau papier velin'. . . The author gives his sacred word of honor that on other person but myself is in possession of the work nor shall it be given to any one but to the person whom I may dispose of it who shall when paid for by him be the compleat & sole proprietor of this work." It continues with mention of compensation to Aspinwall and other details The first edition of Louis Bonaparte's three volume work appeared in Paris in 1820 followed quickly with editions printed in Ghent Brussels and Bruges the same year. Thomas Appleton 1763-1840was appointed by George Washington as the first U. S. Consul to Livorno Italy. He honed his skills as a diplomate in the 1780's while living in Paris and associating with Thomas Jefferson then Ambassador to France. He became a lifelong friend and correspondent of Jefferson and over the years acted as Jefferson's agent in France and Italy. To supplement his income as consul general Appleton became an art dealer and was one of the first to ship sculpture and paintings to Boston and was instrumental in establishing a taste for the classical style of  European for an American audience.  Thomas Aspinwall 1786-1876 a Harvard lawyer had been appointed consul to London by President James Madison a position he held for 38 years from 1815 to 1853. His distinguished career was highlighted began with his participation in the War of 1812 where he lost an arm at the battle of Lake Eire and promoted to the rank of Colonel.  He was also an important collector of Americana while in Europe and a catalogue of his collection was published in Paris in 1833. Much of the collection which included a Columbus Letter was purchased en-bloc by Samuel Barlow and can be found listed in the noted Bibliotheca Barlowiana published in 1864 and again in 1889. Napoleon proclaimed his brother Louis King of Holland in 1806. From the first the emperor reproached him for being too easy on his subjects. By 1809 Napoleon was considering annexing Holland in order to arrest the trade the Dutch secretly conducted with England. In 1810 failing to negotiate successfully with either England or Louis the Emperor dispatched French troops against the Dutch capital. Louis abdicated and fled his kingdom which on July 9 Napoleon annexed to France. Styling himself the Comte de Saint-Leu Louis lived for some time in Bohemia Austria and Switzerland. He spent his later life in Italy largely occupied with literary pursuits.  Carl Canon American Book Collectors pp. 66 103. See biographical references to Appleton online-database American National Biography and for Aspinwall there is a short notice in Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography I p. 111.  . unknown books
1812125247Londres: Chez Guillaume Miller 1812. Hardbound. VG with the following exceptions: Exlibrary with perforation stamp to title page accession number at base of first page of the catalogue; every single plate of the 142 present has a small circular inked stamp in a lower corner of it making this an excellent utility copy of this rare title. Black library buckram with simple spine title and call number. 4 7 p. 142 leaves of plates. Includes mythological and biblical scenes sceneries views naval scenes and genre scenes plays still lifse and portraits. This collection was dispersed at auction in 1834. Chez Guillaume Miller hardcover books
1836276373New York: Harper 1836. hardcover. very good-. 176pp. and 42pp. plus ads 12mo brown cloth with paper spine label; ink stamp inside front cover and flyleaf text heavily foxed covers worn. New York: Harper & Borthers 1836. A very good - copy.<br/><br/> Harper unknown books
1818221443London: Henry Colburn 1818. hardcover. very good. Translated from the French. Frontispiece portrait. 2 volumes in 1 thick 8vo red cloth backed marbled boards spine chopped rubbed and slightly soiled. Scattered foxing on the first few pages. London: Henry Colburn 1818. A clean tight copy with ample margins.<br/><br/> Henry Colburn unknown books
181513508Philadelphia: John Conrad & Co. pr. by J. Maxwell 1815. 12mo. Vol. I of II. 285 1 pp. lacking pp. 73-96. <br><br>First American edition with the text translated by the Rev. S. Butler and the Rev. Francis Hodgson. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 34160. 19th-century library half-sheep with paper-covered sides rubbed and worn with back joint starting covers pressure-stamped by a now-defunct institution spine with paper shelving label. Title-page and several others stamped. Vol. I only with pp. 7396 lacking. John Conrad & Co. (pr. by J. Maxwell) unknown books
1815008240London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1815. SCARCE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -" ministre des Etats Unis de la de l'auteur. Rome Avril 1819 author's initials". Two volumes rebacked in 20th c. quarter leather with gilt lettering over original paper covered boards. Eight page publisher's catalogue at front of Vol. I frontispiece portrait of bust of author xl 2 388 frontispiece map of Plan of Rome Vol. II 419 pp. Very Good 1st signature Vol. ! loose but holding boards worn at edges and lightly soiled end pages browned light spotting throughout both volumes some pages yet uncut. Lucien Bonaparte Prince of Canino 1775-1840 was a younger brother of Napoleon and a French statesman who played an indispensable role in Napoleons rise to power. He wrote this heroic poem on Charlemagne while living in exile in England where he was forced to stay after attempting to obtain a passport to go to America. SIGNED copies of his books are quite uncommon and this copy with its intriguing inscription is unique. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presentation Copy. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown Hardcover books
184658406Paris: J. Dumaine 1846. 4to 1 volume only of 6 - the second volume wasn't published until 1851 and volumes 3-6 weren't published until 1862-71; pp. xxviii 387 1; 10 engraved plates of weapons and equipment of war; contemporary full green morocco elaborate gilt rules on covers enclosing the Napoleonic crown with the letter 'N' beneath gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 2 a.e.g. inner dentelles; extremities a bit rubbed small crack starting at the bottom of the front joint all else very good. This copy inscribed "Lord William Lennox souvenir de la part de l'auteur Napoleon Louis B" part of the 'B' lost to the binder's knife. Lord William Pitt Lennox 1799-1881 was a British Army officer and writer of bad novels. He preferred sport horseracing literature and other entertainments to military life - a life cut short by blindness in one eye. <br/><br/> J. Dumaine unknown books
1841307881Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci 1841. Battistelli. Color lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8"<br/> <br/> Beautiful print of two species of geckos from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati" published between 1832-1841. <br> <br> Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte 1803-1857 was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson updating his seminal "Wilson's Ornithology or History of the Birds of the United States." After his return to Europe he published "Iconografia della Fauna Italica" describing the animals of Italy and later a similar work comparing birds he observed in Philadelphia with those in Italy. He worked closely with other prominent scientists and naturalists throughout his career including John Edward Gray John James Audubon and Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar. This is a lovely example of his work.<br/> <br/> Dalla Tipografia Salviucci unknown
1836A50673London: John van Voorst 1836. vii 67 1 4-Ads . . HB. 8vo in 4s orig. cloth spine lightly faded with small tear to cloth; endpapers browned. Gatherings partly unopened; 3.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of one page. Good. Bookplate of Marshall Laird. First edition. Charles Lucian Bonaparte 1803-1857 was a French biologist and ornithologist who wrote extensively on American and European ornithology. He was the nephew of Napolean Bonaparte. John van Voorst hardcover
1838045726London: John Van Voorst 1838. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Ex-library copy from non-circulating institutional library spine and joints clear-coated with handwritten call label on lower spine two book plates mounted on front fixed endpaper. vii684 pp. Cloth split and neatly mended along upper front joint. Front flyleaf slightly chipped along fore-edge and with minor loss to top corner. John Van Voorst Hardcover
1838045893London: John Van Voorst 1838. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Horizontal crease/bend to upper front board with mended separation of cloth along upper front joint otherwise modest shelf wear. Toned endpapers clean interior. vii684 pp. Scarce. John Van Voorst Hardcover
1825823871825. BONAPARTE Charles Lucian. American Ornithology; or the Natural History of the Birds Inhabiting the United States Not Given by Wilson. With Figures Drawn Engraved and Coloured from Nature. Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Carey 1825-1833. 1st ed. 4 Volumes. Folio. vi 2 105; vii 3 95; 4 60; 4 142 pp. 27 plates. In orig. morocco-backed boards with corners. Collates complete. Vols. 1 3 & 4 have been rebacked in morocco with backstrips laid down. Boards are rubbed. Contents are moderately foxed and toned as usual particularly Vol. 4. A few leaves with short closed tear to the margin. Final several leaves of Vol. 4 with dampstaining to the fore-edge margin. Remarkably the hand-colored plates are free of foxing and very clean. A very good set in slipcases. Bennett p. 16. Sabin 6264. In this work Bonaparte finished what Alexander Wilson started in his monumental work of the same title-and the first such work by an American. Of Bonaparte's work Bennett writes "This admirable supplement to Wilson is in the same format as the original 9 volume series and is regarded as an essential part of the work the whole being the most important work on American birds prior to Audubon and a collectors' item of absolutely basic importance" p. 16. This set is almost invariably found foxed as here with pronounced foxing to Vols. 1 2 & 4 while much milder in Vol. 3. But the plates in this set many retaining their tissue guards are remarkably bright. unknown
182571529Philadelphia:: Carey Lea & Carey 1825-1833. First edition. old half red morocco over marbled boards. There is some offsetting foxing particularly to the tissue overleaves and age-toning particularly to Vols. II-IV as is usually the case. This discoloration affects the text primarily; the lovely plates are largely free of it. Light rubbing to the bindings; all are tight and sound. . Folio. Illustrated with 32 hand-colored engraved plates. Additional postage applicable for this set of oversized volumes. Carey, Lea & Carey, hardcover
1812Alibris.0019318Londres: Chez Guillaume Miller 1812. First edition. 1/4 leather. Good. No dust jacket as issued. . Good. Not in Worldcat. Front board detached. Light dampstaining to edge of pages not affecting engravings Includes: illustrations diagrams. Marbled endpapers and boards. Chez Guillaume Miller hardcover
1846K7GAIGO8ZLIMNaples 1846. Large 4to 32.5 x 23.5 cm. Stamperia e cartiere del Fibreno Contemporary green wrappers. With a vignette of two fish on the title page. 97 1 blank 1 1 blank pp. First and only edition of the standalone version of a systematic classification of European species of fish by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte 1803-1857. This publication - in Latin but with an Italian title - was also published as part of the proceedings of the 7th congress of Italian scientists held in Naples in 1845 at which Bonaparte presided over the zoological commission. "As early as 1831 Bonaparte became interested on the great principle of classification and was critical of Cuvier's concepts. In ichthyology Bonaparte made use of the location the structure and the relationships of the branchiae in the classification of fishes. Bonaparte tried to establish our knowledge of various zoological groups once and for all and published numerous synopses conspectuses and catalogs" DSB.Binding worn with the head of the spine damaged and a large tear at the back repaired with tape. Some foxing throughout but otherwise in good condition.l Dean I p. 149 1845.2; DSB II pp. 281-283; Mulder Bosgoed Bibliotheca ichthyologica et piscatoria 591. unknown
181473464-A-64042Londres: Longman Hurst Rees Orme et Brown 1814. 2 vols half-cloth binding 28x22 cm. Frontispices. xxviii 392 419 p. -Pages foxed but otherwise the set is in very good condition. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme et Brown hardcover
1814042241Rome: Francoise Bourlie 1814. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Plan De Rome Frontispiece. 415 Pp. Including Errata At End. Full Red Morocco Gilt Spine Title And Rules.Marbled Endpapers. All Edges Gilt. Volume Ii Only. 10 7/8" X 8" X 1 5/8". Light Dampstain In Lower Left Of First 15 Leaves; First Half Of Book Lacking Much Of Gilt At Edges. Binding Re-Backed To Repair Front Joint Chipped Along That Joint And At Right Side Of Top And Bottom Edges. <br/> <br/> Francoise Bourlie hardcover
1815008240London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1815. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SCARCE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -" ministre des Etats Unis de la de l'auteur. Rome Avril 1819 author's initials". Two volumes rebacked in 20th c. quarter leather with gilt lettering over original paper covered boards. Eight page publisher's catalogue at front of Vol. I frontispiece portrait of bust of author xl 2 388 frontispiece map of Plan of Rome Vol. II 419 pp. Very Good 1st signature Vol. ! loose but holding boards worn at edges and lightly soiled end pages browned light spotting throughout both volumes some pages yet uncut. Lucien Bonaparte Prince of Canino 1775-1840 was a younger brother of Napoleon and a French statesman who played an indispensable role in Napoleon's rise to power. He wrote this heroic poem on Charlemagne while living in exile in England where he was forced to stay after attempting to obtain a passport to go to America. SIGNED copies of his books are quite uncommon and this copy with its intriguing inscription is unique. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown Hardcover
