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1849WRCAM19970London 1849. xxiv512pp. plus 6pp. of advertisements and errata slip. Modern half calf and marbled boards leather label. Very good. A classic work in the theory of colonization the culmination of Wakefield's attempt at a theory of colonization based upon scientific principles. His ideas influenced colonial officials and practices in Canada Australia and New Zealand and in the latter place Wakefield was instrumental in establishing a permanent British colony. "The importance of Wakefield's achievements in colonial matters can hardly be overestimated. The tangible fruits of his labours are the least part of their result for all subsequent colonial development has followed the direction of his thought" - DNB. FERGUSON 5235. DNB XX pp.449-52. hardcover books
199923-01-17-EST-6955-MDThe Folio Society 1999-01-01. Book Club ed. hardcover. New. 14x11x11. New and sealed The Folio Society hardcover
1946L3 box1020 b1<p>The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Three Volume Set. By Edward Gibbon. The text edited by J. B. Bury with notes by Mr. Gibbon the introduction and the index as prepared by Professor Bury and a Letter to the Reader from P. Guedalla. Illustrated from the etchings by G. B. Piranesi. 1946 The Heritage Press. Hardcover 3 volumes total 2538 pp.</p> The Heritage Press. hardcover
FORT802591Henry T. Coates & Co. Used - Good. 5 Volume set. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Octavo. Half bound in blue leather with gilt lettering and raised bands on spine; Marbled paper covered boards and endpapers. Top edges gilt. Henry T. Coates & Co hardcover
51821This career U.S. Army officer is often remembered as commander of the "Iron Brigade; while commanding the 2nd Division he was badly wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862 and his division took part in many major engagements including Gettysburg; after the war he led the expedition against Sitting Bull and fought Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. ALS 3pp lettersheet 5" X 8" Vancouver Barracks WA 13 July 1890. Addressed to Tompkins possibly MOH winner Brigadier General Charles H. Tompkins 1830-1915; or possibly his son Selah Reeve Hobbie Tompkins 1864-1939 who served under Gibbon at Fort Laramie Wyoming. Near fine. On letterhead of "Headquarters Dept. of the Columbia" which Gibbon commanded from 1886 to 1890 he writes: "Had you along been over I should have felt disposed to write you a letter of condolence. So the matter stands I send my congratulations. The thing has turned out fortunately for you personally. No one can now say you were jumped for personal or political reasons. I fear we shall now have appointments made in the Army on the principle Mr. Cleveland made them until he gets back again & until a change is made the Army must continue to be the football of politicians. I do not question the good qualities of the new QM Gen'l but it was not necessary to slap six others in the face in order to recognize them." Nicely penned in Gibbon's large clear script and signed in full at the close. Intriguing if cryptic content but given the Quartermaster General content the more likely recipient is Charles Tompkins who served in the Quartermaster Corps in the 1880s until retirement in 1894. The letter is tastefully double-matted in cream and green double sided with one portion displayed on verso alongside a 7¼" X 9¼" high-quality modern reproduction of a well-known head-and-shoulders portrait of Gibbon in uniform and an engraved 5" X 3½" plate listing his name birth/death years and brief text. A handsome presentation overall dimensions 23" X 18½ unknown
1930346H5276New York: The International News Company 1930. Book. Illus. by Tresilian S.; Robinson T.H.; Wenban R.; Bestall A.E.; Holloway Cyril; Cleaver Reginald; Peddie T.H.; Goss G.W.; Inns Kenneth; Prater Ernest; Abbey S.;. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II of II of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield Berger and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. The International News Company Paperback
183000286455B. F. French 1830 Contemporary brown calf w/gilt title plates rubbing at corners top spine scuffed/chip Vol. 2 boards all tight. foxing damp stains. Rare OCLC finds 0 copies of 4 volume edition. Nice solid set of classic work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good. B. F. French hardcover
1985mon0000001953Penguin Books 1985-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex library book usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean copy. Penguin Books paperback
2012x-1848726120Psychology Pr 2012. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 488 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. Psychology Pr hardcover
1983459299London : Folio Society 1983. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 8 volumes : illustrations maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Text reproduced from the Everyman edition 1910. Subjects; Gibbon Edward 1737-1794. Rome History Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire History To 527. London : Folio Society hardcover
217615A Paris, chez le Directeur de la Décade Philosophique, an V 2 vol. in-8, XXXVI-352 pp. et IV-452-[2] pp., frontispice au tome I, veau fauve flammé, dos lisse orné, roulette dorée encadrant les plats, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque). Petites usures aux coins. Ex-libris L. Dussieux et Marquis Des Roys.
177720816paris Debure frères, Moutard 1777 in-8 plein-veau 3 volumes, reliure plein veau havane raciné in-octavo (binding full calfskin in-8) (19,8 x 13 cm), dos à nerfs (spine with raised bands) décoré or et à froid (gilt and blind stamping decoration) filets or, filets perlés or(gilt line), roulettes or et filets à froid (blind-stamping line decoration), titre et tomaisons frappés or, pièce de titre sur fond bordeaux avec filet or et filet perlé or en encadrement, pièce de tomaison sur fond noir avec filet or et filet perlé or en encadrement, entre-nerfs à fleuron au fer plein (floweret with full blocking stamp) dans un encadrement à filet or et filet perlé or avec rinceaux or aux angles, roulette "feuillage" or en tête et en pied, filet à froid de part et d'autre des nerfs, plats ornés d'un filet à froid en encadrement, filet or aux coupes, toutes tranches lisses rouges, sans illustrations, (XVI + 466 + XCVIII + 4 p. d'Approbation et Privilège) + ( II + 466 + CI + 1 p. d'errata) + (426 + 1 p. de Tables) + ( [2] + CVIII pages formant la "SUITE DE L'HISTOIRE DE LA DECADENCE ET DE LA CHUTE DE L'EMPIRE ROMAIN", Traduite de l'Anglois de M. GIBBON, 1777 Edité à Londres aux dépens de la Société Typographique des Deux-Ponts) Pages, 1777 Paris : Debure frères, Moutard Editeurs,
38182Edinburgh Bell and Bradfute Peter Hill Silvester Doig A. Stirling and John Ogle 1811 Hardcover books A New edition 1811 in a twelve volume set . Illustrated with two maps by Thos. Kitchin of the Eastern and Western parts of the Roman Empire. Each book is bound in half-leather with decorated gilt panels to spine. The title panel and Volume Number panel in gilt on black. Marbled paper covered boards with brown endpapers. Each book carries the armorial bookplate of John James Lecky. Lecky was born in 1799 and was magistrate and deputy lieutenant of County Carlow where he served as High Sheriff in 1828. The books and contents are Very Good with light foxing in places. The maps are Very Good with the odd short closed tear to edges and in places poorly folded. Volume IV lacks it's Volume Number . The Bindings are firm and tight. There is some rubbing to covers as you would expect for books over 200 years old but they still have a pleasing antiquarian appearance. Pictures available. Edinburgh Bell and Bradfute, Peter Hill, Silvester Doig, A. Stirling, and John Ogle, 1811 hardcover
18270791966London: Thomas Tegg. 1827. F Edition and Printing Not Stated Collectible. H Full Leather. Good. 11 volume set - complete. Bound in full dark brown calf lether with darker brown leather spine labels. Edition and Printing Not Stated. Good to very good several of the spine labels are cracking but complete bottom spine label on vol. 10 is missing the top right corner several of the volumes have darkened along the front edges of both covers. Still a very attractive set protected in clear archival quality protectors. Glass35 Thomas Tegg hardcover
1815208729Lond. Printed for Lackington &c. 1815. Old full calf with raised bands on spine. Blind tooled decorative border around the front & back boards. Various pag. Marbled edges. Frontispiece portrait. Folding maps in vols.1 & 7. Some foxing else a very good set in an attractive binding. Scarce. Generally acclaimed as the greatest historical work in the English language it was first published between 1776 and 1788. The set Lond. Printed for Lackington &c. hardcover
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MA03OS-00005Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong. Collectible - Acceptable. Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong 1854. 1st edition. Three volume set. Sm 4to Hardcover. 417pp; 339pp; Unpaginated. B/W plates. Fair set. Brown boards with blind front and spine decorative design and front and spine lettering. All volumes: Moderate edgewear. Spine sunned. Pages age toned. Soiling to the boards. With typical period foxing throughout. Volume 1: Slight dampstaining to the bottom gutter of last 1/4 of pages. Previous owner's name inked to the upper title page. Volume 2: Textblock bound upside down. Short penciled gifter's inscription on front pastedown. Slight dampstaining to the fore-edge of pages 194-296. Rear fold-out map torn. Volume 3: Spine broken in two pieces. One map detached but present. In polypropylene bag. south america exploration adventure natural history brazil peru Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Washington, D.C.: Robert Armstrong hardcover
201611010Norwalk CT: Easton Press 2016. Deluxe Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. From the Easton Press deluxe limited edition of Edward Gibbon's The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire. Quarto two volumes xvi xi 1 643pp; xi 1 666pp. Full green leather titles in gilt on spines raised bands with illustrated gilt compartments. Title with decorative gilt illustrations on front and back covers. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmarks bound-in. Green cloth slipcase with black felt lining title in gilt on front panel with matching decorative gilt illustration as on volumes. Limited edition of 600 copies which this is number 139. A handsome set. Easton Press unknown books
1980290015Franklin Center: Franklin 1980. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated in black and white. 6 volumes. 8vo gilt stamped brick-red leather orange silk moire endpapers all edges gilt; very subtle fading to spines one scuff to spine of volume I and very light spotting on gilt at top edges still a near fine set.<br/><br/> Franklin unknown books
1854WRCAM32262Washington 1854. Two text volumes plus atlas. Text: 4417pp. plus sixteen plates; 12339pp. plus thirty- six plates and two folding maps. Atlas: Two large folding maps. Contemporary cloth gilt-lettered spines. Minor edge wear spines sunned gilt on spines rubbed. Spine of atlas split. Moderate foxing and dust soiling. Contemporary presentation inscription on front pastedown of first volume. Good. The first volume contains the report of Herndon and the second that of Gibbon. The two went to Lima together and Herndon went north to the Amazon while Gibbon navigated rivers in the south. They met in Serpa and sailed together down the Amazon to Para. ".Contains minute accurate and very interesting accounts of the aborigines of the Andes and the Amazon and its tributaries." - Sabin. "This is an excellent book on the regions cited" - Borba de Moraes. PALAU 113897. HILL 803. SABIN 31524. BORBA DE MORAES p.336. hardcover books
MJP-9789388694612MJP Publishers. Hardcover. New. MJP Publishers hardcover
MJP-9789388694612MJP Publishers. Hardcover. New. MJP Publishers hardcover
21590Paris, Maradan, 1812. 13 vol. in-8, basane marbrée havane, frise dorée en encadrement sur les plats, dos long orné de frises et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre rouge, pièce de tomaison verte (épidermures, rousseurs).
1903724L8London: John Murray 1903-1925. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". None. A bright smartly bound set of Edward Gibbon's seminal work 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. With an illustrated frontispiece of Edward Gibbon and a folding map to the rear of volume I. Folding map frontispiece to volumes III IV V VI VII VIII. Folding map to the rear of volumes V VI and VIII. Maps remain in a bright condition. A New edition with notes by Dean Milman M Guizot and Sir William Smith. This set comprises seven of eight volumes only. Lacking volume II. Collated the volumes that are present are complete. Volume I is dated 1925 Volume III is dated 1922 Volume IV is dated 1925 Volume V is dated 1922 Volume VI is dated 1925 Volume VII is dated 1903 and volume VIII is dated 1903. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire traces the trajectory of Western civilisation from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium and therefore spans a nearly 1500 year period from 98 to 1590 of the Roman Empire. Therefore Gibbon discusses the history of early Christianity the Roman State Church as well as the history of Europe. The popularity of this work rests on Gibbon's objectivity and heavy use of primary sources. In the eighteenth century the use of primary sources for historical was very rare which was why his work was extremely popular. His methodology also became a model for later historians. Edward Gibbon wrote many historical works but is best known for this title. This is due to its quality the use of primary sources as well as the open criticism of organised religions. The work earned him a reputation as the first modern historian of Ancient Rome. In uniform cloth bindings. Externally generally smart. Externally generally smart. Bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. A few light marks to spines. Crease to front board of volume V. Internally all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright. Good John Murray hardcover
187634851Philadelphia: Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger 1876. 6 volumes. A new edition to which is added a complete index of the whole work. With an engraved portrait frontispiece in volume one with tissue guard. 8vo in period bindings of three-quarter polished brown calf over marbled paper covered boards the spines very handsomely gilt tooled with a lattice in two compartments gilt lettering in two others and fine gilt tooling around a central gilt flower device in one other these all separated by delicately gilt stippled raised bands marbled endpapers and page edges. A nicely preserved set the text completely free of any foxing stains or spotting looking largely unused the bindings are firm and solid with strong hinges the calf with a little rubbing and general wear but with bright gilt. A very handsome set in contemporary bindings of the greatest historical work ever undertaken. The text is largely that of John Murray's 1846 edition and embodies the important notes of Rev. Milman.<br> It was in Italy while "musing amid the ruins of the Capital" that Gibbon formed the plan of his history. Originally published in six volumes from 1776 to 1788 Gibbon's fine scholarship has remained for the most part unchallenged. The work's numerous reprintings throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are evidence of its popularity and historical accuracy.<br> "For twenty-two years Gibbon was a prodigy of steady and arduous application. His investigations extended over almost the whole range of intellectual activity for nearly fifteen-hundred years. And so thorough were his methods that the laborious investigations of German scholarship the keen criticisms of theological zeal and the steady researches of two centuries have brought to light very few important errors in the results of his labors. But it is not merely the learning of his work learned as it is that gives it character as a history. It is also that ingenious skill by which the vast erudition the boundless range the infinite variety and the gorgeous magnificence of the details are all wrought together in a symmetrical whole. It is still entitled to be esteemed as the greatest historical work ever written" Adams Manual of Historical Literature pp. 146-147.<br> The success of the work was immediate. "I am at a loss" Gibbon wrote "how to describe the success of the work without betraying the vanity of the writer. The first impression was exhausted in a few days; a second and third edition were scarcely adequate to the demand and the bookseller's property was twice invaded by the pyrates of Dublin. My book was on every table and almost on every toilette." Publication of this grand work placed Gibbon at the "very head of the literary tribe" in Europe according to Adam Smith. Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger hardcover
