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Broadsheet, 4pp, with fine 'Threepence Halfpenny' newspaper tax stamp in red on front page corner; a little dusty and age-faded else a remarkably well-preserved copy. Contains details of forthcoming production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the Lottery winners, numerous legal judgements, trade advertisements, naval news, editorial, 'dreadful accident', sporting intelligence, stock prices, police news, births, marriages and deaths, etc. Ideal for framing either as a single leaf or a double-page spread.
Paris, Ancienne Librairie Furne,Sans date (190?) - In-4 - Couverture polychrome verte - Dos à nerfs, orné de fleurs - accroc en queue - Premier plat orené au centre d'une couronne de laurier avec mention "Université de France, Lycée Condorcet" - Ouvrage illustré de 35 gravures sur bois, dont 5 Hors-texte - 256 Pages - Bon exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné
L'évêque de Reims, bien connu pour sa fougue antijanséniste, s'adresse non seulement à ses pairs mais aussi aux cardinaux pour leur rappeler toute l'intransigeance qu'il faut maintenir contre les Novateurs (jansénistes). Ce combat lui vaudra de rejoindre lui-même le cardinalat.
Paris, chez Jannet, 1855. Bibliothèque Elzévirienne, In-12 relié percaline éditeur rouge, 233 pages + catalogue in fine. Bon état
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, and very numerous monochrome plates and illustrations in the text; orange cloth, backstrip lettered in red, orange top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges. One of the scarcer titles in Batsford's 'British Art & Building' series.
Make charming replicas of your favorite American landmarks with this inspiring collection of 25 original origami models. Patterns, instructions, and historical commentary. Previous owner's name inside. 10 1/8"w x 14 1/2"h. You can make these buildings: Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, AT&T Building, Trump Tower, Flatiron Building, Statue of Liberty, Manhattan Skyline, Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Capitol Building, White House (front and back), National Air & Space Museum, Dulles International Airport, Carpenter Center, Gateway Arch, Republic Bank Center, Marina City, Crown Hall, Johnson Wax Building, Hyat Regency Hotel, Golden Gate Bridge, TransAmerica Pyramid, San Francisco Skyline, and the Hollywood Sign.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 1/2"w x 9 7/8"h. 338 pages. Black and white illustrations.
Regency and Victorian England This is a nice facsimile of the delightful guide first published by George Rowe in Cheltenham in 1850.103p, Index + xlvix pages of advertisements of local businesses. Book
L'un des épisodes de la longue querelle entre jansénistes et jésuites. Une grande énergie est déployée au moment même où la France de la Régence bascule dans d'autres mœurs et où la modernité du Système de Law pose les bases de l'économie moderne et dont cette année là représente à la fois son apogée et l'amorce de sa chute.
Broché. 573 pages. Manques à la couverture. Fortes rousseurs.
Around the turn of the 19th century the towns, villages and countryside of Britain attained a level of picturesque beauty and charm that has been unsurpassed since. In watercolour drawing artists caught the changing light and weather to perfection, and in aquatint engravings their subtle tones could be reproduced in prints virtually indistinguishable from the originals. Here nearly 50 of the finest views and scenes in prints of the period are reproduced, their colours still as fresh and vivid today as when they were first published. Drawing upon contemporary accounts, John Barr provides a commentary of the artists, engravers and prints in this album which portrays the elegance and robust variety of Regency Britain for today's armchair tourist.A selection 50 illustrations reproduced from Topographical and Colour Plate Books of the Regency period [1790-1840] "providing today's armchair tourist with an album that faithfully portrays the elegance and robust variety of Regency Britain." 127p.illus. Illustrated endpapers Book
Beau Nash was a one-time Master of Ceremonies at the spa in Bath and concurrently at the more provincial resort located in Tunbridge Wells. Beau Nash has been called by some the most picturesque dandy of the age. Connely writes from the viewpoint of one who is very familiar with Bath and the enourage of those who went there "to take the cure" 194p. plates bibliography index. name of previous owner, else fine Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Book shows very little use and is very clean. 224 pages filled with color photos and detailed descriptions
"A scholarly account of the life and work of the cabinet-maker Duncan Phyfe. includes chapters about his competitors and brief histories of many of his customers." ( An unabridged and unaltered republication of the original limited edition NY. 1939. ) 364pp. with many (295) illustrations (B & W) Clean crisp copy, spine crease, else fine Book
Reliure demi-chagrin. 253 pages.
Entertaining, racy memoirs of life in Georgian England, and voyages to China & India in the days of the East India Company. Hickey's Memoirs give an extraordinarily vivid picture of life in late 18th-century London, Calcutta, Madras and Jamaica which stands comparison with the best of his near-contemporary James Boswell. 452p. plates.index This is an original edition and NOT a Print-on-Demand that you have to wait get printed Book
Antonia Fairfax was sent home from London by her secret fiancé, Charles Kenyon, because of a small indiscretion. But seven years have passed, with few letters from Charles. Now Antonia must return to London for her niece's coming-out. Antonia knows she can never love anyone but Charles and looks forward to seeing him, but Viscount Kedrington does share her love of verbal sparring.201p. Spine of dj slightly sun=faded, else finer Book
'A Justin & Anthea Rutherford Georgian Suspense Novel'. Years of exile in an Australian convict settlement fuelled his passion for revenge against three men. Now the day of reckoning was at hand... Sir Eustace Knowle was found battered to death. Threatening, anonymous letters had already been delivered to two others in the party gathered for the wedding of Sir George Marton's daughter. A chain of mysterious event and frightening "accidents" followed. It was at the masked ball that the Honourable Justin Rutherford and his niece, Anthea, witnessed the first incident--but this seemed an unlikely start to one of their famous adventures. Name of previous owner [blacked out] on ffep, elseAS NEWe Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name inside. Light edge wear to dust jacket. 128 pages. 11 5/8"w x 10 1/2"h. Many color illustrations. Contains "the complete series of aquatints for the first time since they were executed and contains a fold-out section through the state apartments."
"this lively guide...clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England. For anyone who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho!" at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," This book serves as an indispensable historical and literary resource to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, The Brontes, Dickens, Trollope and others. 426p. illus bibliography. index. Book
"As the sole remaining heir to the Earl of Daventry, Alexander Randall knows his duty: find a wife and sire a son of his own. The perfect bride for a man in his position would be a biddable young girl of good breeding. But the woman who haunts his imagination is Julia Bancroft, a village midwife with a dark secret that thrusts her into Randall's protection " Book
Beautifully illustrated book demonstrating the lovely architecture, furnishings and fashions of Jane Austen's life in Regency England. 224p. illus (col) bibliography.index.Large format volume Book
In her seventh captivating adventure, Jane Austen finds her crime-solving mettle put to the test in a confounding case of intrigue, murder, and high treason. Among the haunted ruins of an ancient abbey, Jane is drawn into a shadow world of dangerous secrets and traitorous hearts where not only her life is at stake--but the fate of England. Book
"This new selection from the letters is separated into six periods of the writer's life, starting in 1796, when she was twenty, and ending in 1817, the year of her death." Selected and introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett. 160p. illus bibliography.index. Donor inscription on ffep, else fine. Book
Vintage guide (in the famous series of books published by Batsford covering most places in Britain) to the city of Bath with with 84 illustrations from engravings, paintings, and photographs by Paul Fripp, and others. vii, [1], 9-117, [1] p. col. front., illus. (plan) plates (part col.) ports. . Book