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18152887Boston: Published by John Eliot and Cummings and Hilliard 1815. First American edition. In contemporary calf in two volumes with red title vignettes on spines. Ownership inscriptions on inner front panel and title page Ten Eyck De Witt Veeder; A. Underwood. Binding rubbed bumped at corners. Paper tanned stained. Otherwise in fine condition. First American edition. In contemporary calf in two volumes with red title vignettes on spines. 216; 215 1 p. <p><br /> First American edition of Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte’s novel.<br /> <p><p><br /> This two-volume romance novel set in Holland was originally published under the title Marie ou les peines de l’amour in 1812 and in 1814 its revised edition appeared Marie ou les Hollandoises. Louis Bonaparte 1778–1846 was Napoleon’s younger brother appointed as the monarch of the Kingdom of Holland between 1806 and 1810. <br /> <p><p><br /> The present copy belonged to Ten Eyck De Witt Veeder 1854–1923 born in Schenectady New York and served in the United States Navy with the rank of Commodore.<br /> <p>. Published by John Eliot, and Cummings and Hilliard unknown
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
2006Q-057203198xFoulsham 2006-08-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Foulsham paperback
19767On letterhead of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland Sussex Chambers Duke Street St. James's. 2 June 1843. 1p. 12mo. In good conditionl on lightly-aged paper with traces of stub along one edge. Reads: 'Lord Dudley Stuart presents his Compliments to the Editor of the Globe and would feel greatly obliged by the insertion of the accompaning article in his Columns tomorrow Saturday'. The Association was founded in 1832 by the Scottish poet Thomas Campbell and the German lawyer Adolphus Bach. On letterhead of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, Sussex Chambers, Duke Street, St. James's. 2 June 1843. unknown
1980307681U.S.A.: Prometheus Books 1980 HARDBACK BOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITIONDUST JACKET IS VERY GOOD-PLUS. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. U.S.A.: Prometheus Books hardcover
187338778Paris: Michel Lévy frères 1873. A LARGE-PAPER COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of the collected letters of Sainte-Beuve to Mathilde Bonaparte niece of Napoleon I. 3 III 367 pp. ONE OF VERY FEW COPIES PRINTED ON FINE DUTCH LAID PAPER "hollande". 8vo. Attractively bound in contemporary quarter morocco and decorated boards. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Tiny traces of wear to binding else FINE AND BRIGHT. <br/><br/> Michel Lévy frères hardcover
1374525707.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
108097Folio. 1 48 6 blanks pp. Black ink with pencil corrections and additions in margins. Florence 31 May 1829. Bound together with: ROUGET Christophe Michel. Manuscript letter by general C. M. Rouget concerning the manuscript signed 13 dec 1852. â€Maison de l’Empereur. Service de l’aide de campâ€. 1 p. Both mounted in later fine red half morocco richly gilt spine Franz. Book plate. Manuscript copy of Napoleons’s brother Louis Bonaparte’s letter in reply to Norvin’s â€Histoire de Napoléon†together with a letter about the manuscript from general Christophe Michel Roguet 1800-77 â€Maison de l’Empereur. Service de l’aide de campâ€.The polemic book â€Histoire de Napoléon†by the historian and politician Jacques Marquet de Montbreton de Norvins 1769-1854 that was published in 1827 was a major success and it was hightly critical to Napoleon Bonaparte. This reply by Napoleons brother Louis Bonaparte was printed and published by J. Bousquet in 1834 as â€Observations de Louis Bonaparte Cte de St-Leu sur L'Histoire de Napoléon par M. de Norvins". The present manuscript differs from the published text in some details.Louis Bonaparte 1778-1846 brother of Napoleon was in 1806 appointed king of Holland. He was however troublesome and when Napoleon merged Holland with France in 1810 Louis abdicated. He settled as comte de Saint-Leu in Graz and after 1815 he lived in Italy writing historical works. He is father to Charles Louis Napoleon the Emperor Napoleon III. Count Christophe Michel Roguet 1800-77 was marchal and first adjutant to Napoleon III. The letter where he let the reciever know that it’s a very interesting manuscipt was sent to a monsieur F. Chasserieau. unknown
189086795s. l. 1890. Fine. s. l. s. d. ca 1890 10.50 x 16.50 cm une page sur un double feuillet Autograph letter signed by Mathilde Bonaparte known as Princess Mathilde daughter of Jérôme Bonaparte and his second wife Catherine of Württemberg 15 lines in black ink. Fold marks inherent to postal delivery. Princess Mathilde's cipher stamped blind at the head of the letter. Two stains in right and upper margins not touching the text. Mathilde Bonaparte is inconsolable: ""Je suis touchée de votre sympathie : j'ai perdu un ami incomparable."" I am touched by your sympathy: I have lost an incomparable friend. and thanks Julia Daudet for the attention she pays to her grief: ""Recevez ainsi que monsieur Daudet l'expression de tous mes sentiments dévoués et reconnaisants."" Please accept as does Monsieur Daudet the expression of all my devoted and grateful sentiments. unknown
1913995N11London: Arthur L. Humphreys 1913. Hardback. Very Good. 6" by 4.5". Unknown. A scarce compilation of love letters which offer an intimate glimpse into famous figures like Napoleon John Keats and Mary Wollstonecraft. A scarce compilation of love letters including those written by Napoleon Bonaparte Robert Burns and Mary Wollstonecraft. Published by Artur L. Humpreheys in 1913.Paperback in the original decorative paper wrapper and original slipcase. Contains tipped in engraved illustrations and a decorative title leaf.While many of these figures are more famous for other feats such as Napoleon as a conqueror Keats and Burns as poets and Mary Wollstonecraft for her writings on social equality these intimate love letters offer an intimate glimpse into their minds and showcase their literary talent in day to day writing. Paperback in the publisher's original paper wrapper and slipcase. Externally smart with the small spot to the extremities of the boards. Wrapper is smart with a couple of faint spots to the extremities. Fading to the wrapper slightly heavier to the spine. Wrapper is adhered to spine and cannot be removed. Slipcase is mostly smart with the odd spot to the title label and fading to the front and extremities of rear. End papers are bright and generally clean with the odd spot. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a couple of small spots to first and final leaf. Very Good Arthur L. Humphreys hardcover
1830D4RF0SQXA54ZPointe Breeze New Jersey 1830. 4to 25 x 20 cm. Manuscript letter in French in brown ink on wove paper 3 sides of folded leaf signed and dated. 3 pp. Autograph letter by Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte 1768-1844 the elder brother of Napoleon I of France who made him King of Naples and Sicily 1806-1808 and later King of Spain and the Indies as Joseph I of Spain 1808-1813. After the fall of Napoleon I Joseph styled himself "Comte de Survilliers" and fled to America in 1816. In the present letter Bonaparte thanks the politician Pierre François Réal 1757-1834 for his messages on the recent July Revolution 27-29 July 1830 called "Les Trois Glorieuses" the overthrow of the French Bourbon monarch Charles X at Paris. Bonaparte shows himself disappointed in the role of the Marquis de La Fayette 1757-1834 the famous French general and political leader who had played such a great role in the American Revolution.Some soiling and waterstains a large tear in the folding of the leaf some folds and some tears in the margins. Still in good condition.l Cf. NBG XXXVII cols. 447-448 & 41 cols. 790-793. unknown
24265Couverture rigide. Bon/1891. in-8. Paris Chamerot et Renouard 1891 in-8 25pp broché Extrait de ""L'annuaire du Club alpin français"" 17° volume 1890 unknown
0364563087.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
31793Versailles l'auteur 1885. Two papers in one. Small 4to. Half-titles and titles in red and black; 16; 40 pp.; two chromolithographed folded tissue-guarded maps one table. Later blind quarter cloth over marbled boards. Original printed wrappers bound in. = Offprints on behalf of the author of works published in the Comptes Rendus de la Société de Géographie de Paris. The author Roland Napoléon Bonaparte 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano 1858-1924 was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death Wikipedia. As a renowned traveller and anthropologist he was especially interested in Suriname Dutch Guiana and Dutch New Guinea now Irian Jaya. Printed in very small numbers and therefore rare. Provenance: the name A. Beaujon stamped in both title pages top margin. Anthony Beaujon 1853-1890 was a Dutch professor. Also with a small printed label "Legaat P. A. de Lange" on front wrapper versos. Otherwise very good clean. hardcover
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#[37933]Paris A. Quantin 1884. Large folio. Original decorated green cloth with gilt eagle and lettering on front some small light spotting. With frontispiece 2 double-page/folding lithographed maps in colours 9 ornamental initials 13 chromo-lithographed plates showing ornaments and head-dresses and 62 collotype plates depicting Indians maroons and blacks. 4VIII2261 pp. First edition. - First great anthropological work by Prince Roland Bonaparte 1858-1924. He was a grandson of Lucien Bonaparte Napoleon's brother scholar soldier scientist and photographer. Twenty-eight people from Suriname accompanied by plantation owner William MacIntosh were displayed as human curiosities at the world exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883. The result was the first photobook about the people of Suriname photographed by Friedrich Carel Hisgen. It was the first time that living people were included in a world exhibition. The photographs contain portraits of male and female members of all ages of the Indian and black population groups with an accurate description of their sources of income dress work religion and social institutions. This comprehensive anthropological study on Suriname was among the first to make systematic use of photographs in studying an indigenous group in the Americas. - A monumental book.- Light waterstains in some corners otherwise fine copy. Work p.643; Cat. KITLV p.634; Suriname-catalogus UB Amsterdam 0770; Koeman Suriname 77. hardcover
1884310538Paris: A. Quentin 1884. First. hardcover. very good. Numerous plates some folding; 59 photographic portraits by Roche: phototypes of natives in full face & profile; 13 vibrant chromolithographs of tribal headdresses ornaments etc. Folding colored maps with tissue guards. Elephant folio original green pictorial cloth uncut edges. Paris: A Quantin 1884. First edition. Some buckling on spine and wear at end; some waviness on the bottom margins of some pages; inner hinges strengthened but some pages starting. A very good copy of a scarce book.<br/> <br/> Prince Roland was the grandson of Lucien brother of the Emperor Napoleon I. He was one of the earliest anthropologists to successfully employ photography.<br/> <br/> A. Quentin unknown
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57722Paris Imprimé Pour L'Auteur 1890. 60 p. Paperback spine repaired. in good condition Paris, Imprimé Pour L'Auteur 1890 paperback
1890libanx09090Imprime Pour L'Auteur 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. fine shape with marble boards probably rebound plates throughout Imprime Pour L'Auteur hardcover