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191040446NY: Scribner's 1910. First Edition. 8vo pp. x 376. Index. Dark blue cloth spine stamped in gilt. TEG. Unopened. Hinges tender little water-stained at lower outer corners cover little worn at edges o/w VG. Scribner's unknown books
1941194605San José Costa Rica: Impr. Nacional 1941. 169p. pictorial wraps light wear at spine edges gift inscription on front free endpaper rear wrap soiled with several small ink stains else good condition. Text in Spanish. Impr. Nacional unknown books
1890WN15615Philadelphia: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1890. Page 77 opened roughly though book is mostly uncut. Covers bumped banged and spotted. Insribed to Alexander Biddle Esq. by the Charlemagne Tower Fund. TEG fore-edge deckle and bottom edge untrimmed. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Hardcover books
1976106612Boston: Gregg Press 1976. Octavo cloth. First U.S. hardcover edition. Translated from the French by P. J. Sokolowski. New introductions by Pierre Versins and Marc Angenot. Text offset from the 1975 DAW Books edition. A masterpiece of nineteenth century science fiction STAR 1854 is one of the earliest "space operas" and the first work of its scale in the science fiction genre. The story describes the earth leveled by plague the flight of a few survivors to other planets and the settlement of Star. ".a flamboyant early example of space opera. by the obscure Charles Defontenay stands out quite prominently not only as an intriguing literary curiosity but as a novel well ahead of its time." - Anatomy of Wonder 1987 p. 406. ".a remarkable unique work." - Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 556. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-311. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V pp. 2146-49. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. #106612 Gregg Press unknown books
18903381Philadelphia PA: Historical Society of Pennsylvania/J.B. Lippincott 1890. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ as Issued. Corners gently bumped light chipping/wear at head and heel very minor toning at fore edge else tight bright and unmarred. Black pebbled cloth boards gilt lettering deckled fore edge teg frontispiece. 4to. 298pp. <br/><br/>Privately printed for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. A wonderful collection of early statutory code and including an execptional bibliography of early Americana e.g. Elliot Tracts with collation and notations. An rather exceptional reference volume. Historical Society of Pennsylvania/J.B. Lippincott hardcover books
234344Arthus Bertrand. Bayot. Lithograph with hand-coloring. Image measures 11.5" x 13.75".<br/><br/> This plate from Lefebvre's "Voyage en Abyssinie" features two figures against a yellow background showing the local costume of Abyssinie now Ethiopia. The figure on the left wears traveling clothes and is carrying a rifle. The figure on the right is outfitted for battle with a spear and shield. The print is in good condition with browning and tears limited generally to the margins where they do not affect the image. Some unnoticeable stray marks and stains on the image. Charlemagne Théophile Lefebvre 1811-1860 was a French explorer whose 9-volume "Voyage en Abyssinie" was the first detailed scientific survey of Ethiopia. He compiled the work based on an expedition he made for the French government between 1839 and 1843 to the the principal towns of Ethiopia: Adwaz Aksum Adegrat Chalaqot Ankobar Angolah and Gondar as well as a number of villages markets and monasteries. 3 volumes of plates depicting the botany landscape zoology ethnography and anthropology of the region and its people. This print is an interesting example from this rare work.<br/><br/> Arthus Bertrand unknown books
