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11375Some woodcut diagrams. Woodblock-printed. 3 76; 71; 93; 71 folding leaves. Four quyển in four vols. 8vo orig. wrappers with pasted-on handwritten title-slip leaves appear to be knot-bound inside red edges. Vietnam: Nguyá»…n dynasty.<br /> <BR> <BR> Rare Vietnamese edition of the Classic of Changes incorporating cosmological diagrams and commentaries of the Neo-Confucian philosophers Shao Yong é‚µé› 1012-77 Cheng Yi ç¨‹é¢ 1033-1107 and Zhu Xi 朱熹 1130-1200. The only other Vietnamese copy of the Classic of Changes in WorldCat is a different edition held at Leiden University accession no. 695525306. <br /> <BR> <BR> "The Yijing was probably introduced into Vietnam at about the same time as it reached Korea and Japan but it did not become influential until the establishment of the Lê dynasty 1428-1789. During that period Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism became state orthodoxy and the Changes was studied both as a Confucian classic at the Imperial College and as a divination manual at the Ministry of Rites."-Richard J. Smith The I Ching: A Biography 2012 pp. 151-52.<br /> <BR> <BR> "Yijing scholarship in Vietnam was highly pragmatic. Vietnamese scholars were not interested in metaphysical discussions or textual criticism. To most Vietnamese the Yijing was a book of high practical value. The Yijing was basically treated as a textbook for the civil service examinations. The Vietnamese government reprinted Zhu Xi and Cheng Yi's commentaries on the Yijing numerous times to promote Confucian education and morality.<br /> <BR> <BR> "Traditional Vietnam also applied Yijing-related principles to things and affairs in their daily life. Though not a popular and influential text in the Vietnamese Confucian circle the Yijing and its yinyang wuxing two primal forces and five basic agents doctrine penetrated the ideas and practices of Vietnamese politics medicine agriculture calendrical studies geography religion and folklore. The yinyang wuxing doctrine shaped the Vietnamese perception of their society politics human relationship and the outside world.The imperial family and the courtiers applied the principle of wuxing in naming. Vietnamese scholars used the Yijing to advocate the 'six-eight poetry.' Some Vietnamese officials claimed authority from the divination of the Yijing. Geomancy or fengshui based on the yinyang wuxing doctrine was prevalent in Vietnamese thought and folklore."-Wai-Ming Ng "Yijing Scholarship in Late Nguyá»…n Vietnam" Review of Vietnamese Studies 3 No. 1 2003 p. 5.<br /> <BR> <BR> Our copy of the Classic of Changes appears to be identical to the digitized copy held at the National Library of Vietnam HVv.1/1-4 which has been described as a Vietnamese reprint of a Yongle-era 1403-25 Chinese edition. It is a succinct presentation of the Classic of Changes with essential prefatory and in-line commentaries by Neo-Confucian scholars including a series of cosmological diagrams in the first volume. As Richard Smith notes above Yijing editions such as ours have been published in Vietnam since the Lê dynasty and the absence of publication information - either of the Chinese edition or the Vietnamese reprint - makes our copy difficult to date. The presence of handwritten marginalia in sinographs nevertheless makes clear that our copy has been carefully studied by at least one Vietnamese student of the classic presumably before the abolishment of the civil examination system in 1919.<br /> <BR> <BR> Overall very good condition with light and mostly marginal staining and worming. The endpapers are recycled paper with printed and handwritten texts. Edges are painted red and some are split along the fore-edge which does not affect reading. Annotated by hand throughout in red ink with additional and later page numbers in Arabic numerals and glosses in the Vietnamese Latin alphabet. <br /> <BR> <BR> ⧠Yuenan Hannan wenxian ziliaoku 越å—漢喃文ç»è³‡æ–™åº« Academia Sinica. unknown
188640586New York: William S. Gottsberger 1886. 1886 and 1887. Complete in 6 volumes. Four of the volumes 3 through 6 are first printings with the date of 1886 on title page and "Press of William S. Gottsberger" at the bottom of the copyright page. Two volumes 1 and 2 are dated 1887 on the title page and there is no Gottsberger imprint on the copyright page. 12 mo original brown publisher's cloth stamped in black and gilt. Overall Very Good condition with light to moderate shelf wear and evidence of damp stain to front cover of volume 5. William S. Gottsberger hardcover
17617561Lyon: Chez Pierre Bruyset - Ponthus 1761. Full Leather. Very Good. President George Washington's copy with his bookplate which was restruck before 1863 from the original copper plate. "The inventory of Washington's books made at the time of his death.shows that his library then numbered about nine hundred volumes. These under his will became the property of his nephew Judge Bushrod Washington who also inherited his papers and the Mansion House of Mount Vernon. Here Judge Washington lived and added to General Washington's library a part at least of his own books. In his will in 1826 he provided as follows: 'All the papers and letter books devised to me by my uncle Gen'l Washington as well as the books in my study other than law books I give to my nephew Geo. C. Washington; the books in the cases in the dining-room I give to my nephew John A. Washington.' In the inventory of his estate are these items: In the dining-room 468 vols. miscellaneous works left to John A. Washington 658 vols. of miscellaneous works left to Geo. C. Washington 1125 N. of miscel. Pamphlets left Geo. C. Washington beside 169 vols. of State papers 22 vols. of Journals of Congress and 649 vols. of Law Books 22 law pamphlets. These latter were destined for Bushrod Washington Herbert the son of a niece in case he should be trained for the law. Mount Vernon was next occupied by John A. Washington. The books left to George C. Washington remained there for many years but in 1847 or 1848 a considerable portion of them perhaps all that remained were sold to Henry Stevens the bookseller. Mr. Stevens announced his intention of sending them over to the British Museum. To prevent this and to secure them for Boston a number of Boston and Cambridge men particularly Prof. Jared Sparks Prof. Andrews Norton Mr. George Livermore and Mr. Charles Eliot Norton.raised $3800 to purchase them from Stevens. This amount and $450 beside was collected the Athenaeum itself contributing $500; and at a meeting of the subscribers it was voted to place the books permanently in the Boston Athenaeum.The remainder of Washington's library has been scattered and no large number of his books now exists in any one place beside the Boston Athenaeum. What became of the rest of the books left to George C. Washington can only be conjectured. Those given to John A. Washington passed to his son John A. Washington and then to his son Lawrence Washington of Alexandria Va.other sales have given an opportunity to book collectors to bid for books which once belonged to Washington. The titles of the Catalogues of these sales will be found on pp. 470-475 of this volume. A sale of books claiming to be from Washington's library but having spurious book-plates took place in Washington in 1863." The present title is one of those. So the "spurious" bookplate was struck by the Washington family from the original copper plate and placed into some of the books in the collection - so to call it "spurious" is a misnomer. The collection of General Washington in the Boston Athenaeum contains 13 volumes with this bookplate - they were purchased in Washington in 1863 see page 565 of "A Catalogue of the Washington Collection in the Boston Athenaeum". 12mo 775 pages. Contemporary calf marbled end papers red leather lettering piece on spine; all edges stained red. Internally very good; binding shows considerable wear. Bookplate of George Washington on front pastedown a 19th century restrike from the original copper plate. Housed in a contemporary full leather box with a slide-off top. <br/><br/> Chez Pierre Bruyset - Ponthus hardcover books
191023430Reilly & Britton Chicago 1910. Hardback NODUSTJAKCET 1910 1ST EDITION VG/VG- AS-IS. NO JACKET Slight SOIL & Sun SPINE COVER 19cm. with four titles listed on title page. Ending with YUCATAN Small Corner Ding From Top edge Cover. Interior nice Tight Light FOX Wear. 343 pgs ADS Aeroplane Boys Series & Airship Boys Series Verso of half title lists five titles ending in Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan. Very good condition with slight remains of smoke to spine. Gift inscription dated 1911 on front free endpaper . One of the scarcer titles in the series and one especially hard to find in collectible condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Reilly & Britton, Chicago, hardcover
Druck der Ashendene Press in 328 Exemplaren auf Bütten. Durchgehend in Rot und Schwarz gedruckt. Die 178 Initialen wurden von Graily Hewitt und Mittarbeiterinen in verschiedenen Größen und Farben mit der Tuschfeder eingemalt. Einer der schönsten Drucke der Presse. "In my humble jugment it is one of the most satisfactory books of the Press (St. J. Hornby)". Tadellos erhalten.
19450009118DIJON FRANCE FR. Very Good. 1945. On offer is the 1945 Come-Back Diary of the 602 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion detailing the few months of the battalions involvement in World War II. The document is an incredibly unique and interesting piece of World War II memorabilia. As well each and every newsletter in the collection was written or compiled by Sidney Bernstein one of the most famous music promoters of the 1960s and the man who booked the Beatles among many other in their first tour of America and helped jump start the British Invasion in the mid-1960s. The Come-Back Diary contains within it all the volumes of the 602nd AAA Gun Battalion daily newsletter published between April 1945 and October 1945. Bernstein and the 602 AAA Gun Battalion are stationed in Dijon France for the entirety of the newsletters production The first issue of the first volume April 11 1945 has the headline Your 3 Minutes Gazette Goes To Press!! and feature short paragraphs under the titles Feature Story Music Dept. Your Daily Comic Strip Gossip Column Editorial War News and Tonites Movie. Other sections featured throughout the seven month run include Afterthoughts Religious Services Notes from a G.I.s notebook Letter of the Day Sports Personalities Predictions Sinatra what is the strange phenomena called Frank Sinatra and many many more. As the issues progress the newsletter takes on a more conversational tone dealing less with the events coming up than with the general feelings and daily life in Dijon in the waning months of the War as well as including more personal thoughts from Bernstein himself. For example: Vol. 2 No. 13 June 26 1945. Brother is hot.He cusses and cusses and cusses - The Sun-baked tents - the dirty sons of the Rising Sun - the Sun itself.but then he remembers - an intensely cold winter night on guard in Germany - reports on the hot loop Nazi paratroopers dropping all around - his fingers almost froze to his M1 that long long night and how he prayed that hed see the sun once more.The guys stops cursing.peels off his OD shirt and strips to the waist leaves his tent for a slug of water.smiles at the sun.and goes to work on the Tuesday edition. In total the newspaper is filled with items and tidbits from back home in the U.S. entertainment and lifestyle information for the serviceman of the Six-Oh-Second. Bernstein is a very competent and very enjoyable writer throughout and does an exceptional job of conveying emotion wit and the experience of daily life as a soldier in the Dijon. Days of heightened emotion such as FDRs death Hitlers death VE day VJ day the opening of Bernsteins GI Nite Club and many others in the last year of the war are especially interesting. Bernstein is an incredibly adept and interesting writer and these days show off his talent especially well. The newsletters continue until September 24 1945. There is one later newsletter included in the collection from October 13th. This is on the first page of the compilation and does an excellent job of setting the scene of the post WW2 landscape as well as Bernsteins feelings of writing the newsletter during the war. It is one of the most interesting newsletters in the collection account for roughly 85 pages. Each page seemed to be set and printed by Sidney Bernstein himself. The pages are in good shape showing occasional rips and tears but very little other than that. Some pages have smudging of the ink but nothing to affect the legibility of the content. The cover is a simple brown paper. It seems the front cover used to say 602 AAA COMEBACK DIARY with a drawing of what looks to be the Statue of Liberty however the drawing and letters have faded almost completely and are very difficult to make out. There is no spine and the book is bound by thread. This would make an absolutely amazing document of World War II history as it presents a nuanced and comprehensive picture of the life of servicemen in Dijon as the War came to end. As well this would be great for anyone interested in the incredible life of Sid Bernstein before he helped change the world of music forever. Sample Text: April 12 - EDITORIAL - The President of the United States of America our Commander in Chief passed away last night. The strange thing about death is that life still goes on men are painting others guarding prisoners rations billets motor pool the Colonel on his daily inspection to the Major continues with his daily conferences more men liberated from the hell that is Germany the whole works the whole world continues with their jobs for that is the way he wanted it. He is a casualty of war just like Otto Kiefers brother and Leo Olszowas brother who died while serving their country.; THE GI NITE CLUB - It opens tonite at 7 PM.Will be open every nite from to-nite on until 11:30 PM.The place was planned as a club for every enlisted man whos got some time and very little money to spend.It belongs to every man with six chevrons or less.The GI Club is being opened in a hurry because of the urgent need for one.The fellows of the 214th AAA and those of the 602 AAA who make up the small operating staff of your GI Nite-Club have had a rugged time.You cant appreciate success unless you have a hard time achieving it.Its better this way.The returns on a few nights sales of beer will allow us to buy wine.sparkling Burgundy - Cognac - and Champagne.; August 6 - The latest news on the closing of GI Joes is that there is none. In this case No news is Good news - the popular and much needed eatery is still functioning as of old. The news of its closing upset more people and stomachs than any local news item in weeks.DIJON has a growing reputation as the all GI town - perhaps the powers that be have recognized this fact - and are trying to keep Dijon as the town - that is first last and always - of - for - and by YOU - Mr. JOE G. I.your garcon Sidney.; August 15 - Yes its all over - All over the world - Lady peach has resumed her reign. We her subjects bow humbly at her throne.The world has again become Gods kingdom - And we his children lift our hearts and voices in prayer - for this is not just a day of rejoicing.it is a day - that puts an end to all that is bad - a day whose prayers hopes and accomplishments will mark the beginning of a bigger better world.Wood-blocks and printers ink.bold black type and huge head-lines.blaring trumpets and empty cognac bottles. lip-sticked cheeks and eager lips.horns and boat whistles.an extra hour in bed.being called by your first name and calling the Lieutenant by his.a smile from the frozen face Madame and a happy Bonjour from the unknown jolie Madamoselle.Peace Its Wonderful - La Guerre est Finie. Background: Sidney Bernstein August 12 1918 August 21 2013 was an American music producer and promoter. Bernstein changed the American music scene in the 1960s by bringing The Beatles The Rolling Stones Herman's Hermits The Moody Blues and The Kinks to America. He was the first impresario to organize rock concerts at sports stadiums. Bernstein was born in New York City in 1918 and was adopted by a Russian Jewish family. He studied journalism at Columbia University before working in a ballroom and joining the US Army in 1943. During World War II he was stationed in Britain and also served in France with the 602nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion of the United States Army. besides his military duties as part of the 602nd Triple A Gun Battalion he published a newspaper filled with items from back home entertainment and lifestyle information for the serviceman called The Comeback Diary. Bernstein helped jumpstart the British Invasion as the first concert promoter to bring The Beatles over to the United States from Britain. OVERALL: VG; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SIDNEY BERNSTEIN 602 ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION 602nd AAA GUN BN SIX-OH-SECOND COME-BACK DIARY LAST MONTHS OF WW2 LIFE OF A WORLD WAR TWO GI SOLDIERS NEWSLETTER COMPANY GAZETTE VE DAY VJ DAY DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL PERSONAL HISTORY FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT FRANCE AFTER THE LI . unknown
17891296<p>London: Philadelphia printed Re-Printed J. Debrett 1789. First edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. 8vo. 364 pages including the errata sheet and terminal advertisement. Collates as: a 2 leaves b 6 leaves A - B in 6s C - P in 12s Q 6 leaves. Handwritten note to ffep in near contemporary hand noting "Rev'd Marshall D. Smith Passaic New Jersey. Very rare and therefore to be carefully used and returned to the owner." Small thumbnail sized chip at bottom outer margin of title page with no loss of text. Some light soiling to first half of the text but pages otherwise clean and free from marking soiling or staining. Top edge brightly gilt. Other edges uncut. Bound in early 20th Century polished calf by Pratt with gilt panels of triple gilt-ruled borders and gilt acorn decorations in corners. Original spine with six gilt decorated compartments and two black morocco spine labels relaid. Extremities lightly rubbed. Griffiths 1789/8. A spectacular and uncut copy of the rarest Anglican/Episcopal Prayer Book. The Protestant Episcopal Church was founded at a convention at Philadelphia in 1785. After the American Revolution a new American Prayer Book was proposed and printed in an edition of 4000 copies by a Philadelphia printer. This edition was printed in a very limited number for the use of the bishops in England. Only fifty 50 copies were printed. "A rarer book connected with American church history can hardly be named." Perry's History.</p> Philadelphia printed, Re-Printed J. Debrett hardcover
176256918Frankfurt am Mayn, Garbe, 1762. 8vo. Very nice contemporary full mottled calf with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A bit of wear to spine, causing slight loss of leather and a neat restoration to lower compartment. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Small loss of leather to back board. A stamp on title-page (Holstein=Holsteinborg). (70), 397 pp., 4 folded tables, paginated 391-97. Internally clean, some quires printed on thick paper.
176256918Frankfurt am Mayn Garbe 1762. 8vo. Very nice contemporary full mottled calf with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A bit of wear to spine causing slight loss of leather and a neat restoration to lower compartment. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Small loss of leather to back board. A stamp on title-page Holstein=Holsteinborg. 70 397 pp. 4 folded tables paginated 391-97. Internally clean some quires printed on thick paper. <br/><br/><em>The rare first edition of the founding work of Niebuhr's Arabia-expedition which would gain world-wide fame and establish the scientific description of the Arabian peninsula. The present work consists in 100 questions the answers to which constitute the purpose of the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition. In fact the present work is the handbook of Niebuhr's travel to Arabia Felix as its author is the spiritual father of it. The work is extraordinary in many ways and it not only served as the basis for the Arabia-expedition it also constitutes a forerunner of modern bible science that would begin to emerge a few decades later. Johann Davis Michaelis 1717-19 was a theologian and orientalist whose fame today rests upon the present work and upon the fact that he was responsible for the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix namely that of Niebuhr. In 1753 he had come up with the idea for the the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition 1761-1767 and had gotten the Danish minister Bernstoff to agree to it. In 1760 when the expedition was becoming a reality Michaelis recommended Niebuhr as a participant and he outlined the entire purpose of the trip - namaly the list of 100 questions that he prepared and published for the members of the expedition in order for them to answer in the course of the voyage. For all intents and purposes Michaelis was the spiritual father of the Arabia-expedition. As a theologian and an orientalist many of Michaelis' questions have root in the Bible. But unlike many other theolgians of the time Michaelis sought to shed light over biblical themes through sources outside of the Bible - especially from the Middle East not least Arabia. In this regard his 100 Questions also came to be a precursor to the emergence of modern bible science.Although the expedition would have never taken place had it not been for Michaelis and his 100 questions - many of which are also purely naturalistic - he could not quite have foreseen the scientific outcome of the expedition. He had not foreseen that Niebuhr would become the founder of the scientific description of the Arabian peninsula and that Niebuhr's notes would become the basis for the first decipherment of Mesopotamian and Persian cuneiform. On the contrary he was probably quite disappointed that his questions were not all answered as thoroughly as the had anticipated. Adding to that Niebuhr's answer to the questions "only" takes up six pages in the preface to "Description of Arabia" although the text itself contains many detailed explanations and answers to Michaelis' questions. </em> hardcover
1755ABC_474521755. Manuscript of 24 pages 6 printed maps on cardboard. This wonderful logbook details the journey of a French captain from Manila to the Maluku Islands in todays Indonesia. The journey took place during the months of March to May of 1755. The captain of the ship recounted with great detail the events of every day of the journey with detailed daily accounts of the weather winds manoeuvres of the ship its departures anchorages and precise coordinates at every point of the journey. The captain furthermore had a keen eye for the geographical and nautical details along the journey. He recounted the exact locations of for example sandbanks and bays where ships and their crews can take provisions and fresh water. The accounts are detailed and captivating: "After our boats were back on board we set sail . in the afternoon to moor under the old Portuguese fort on the Solor island Indonesia the winds for the tide were fresh at 1:34 a.m. . sand and gravel and then I went back to mooring. The pavilion of the fort . the village is under the said fort at 3 cables from us .". The captain goes on to describe the geographical features of the islands as well as other places en route with great detail. Curiously we find inscriptions in Spanish and the names of one don Phelipe Qui who describes himself as el piloto and one Padre Don Estevan de Melo. The latter might be identical with Don Estevan Roxas y Melo a native of Lima Peru and secretary to the Archbishop of Manila Rodriguez since 1736. Roxas y Melo was part of the 1751 reconstruction of the Cathedral of Manila working under the auspice of the Italian architect Juan de Uguccioni.The logbook comes with six printed maps partly illustrating the journey of the captain pasted on contemporary cardboard. They depict the Bay of Sulavesi with the city of Bantang Pitcairn the coast of New Guinea the coast of Queensland the Santa Cruz Islands in the present-day Solomon Islands and Alejandro Selkirk Island. The plates stem from the French translation of James Hawkesworths An Account of the Voyages Hawkesworth Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majesté Britannique actuellement regnante; pour faire des découvertes dans l'hemisphère meridional Paris 1774.Some holes on the first sheet not affecting the text. Small water damage some slighlty affecting the text. Remnants of seals on last page. Otherwise in good condition. unknown
19632110502151003580Kojunsha Publishing Office 1963. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 13 Kojunsha Publishing Office paperback
15741412080047Parisiis : Apud Galeotum a Prato & Ioannem Ruellium 1574-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 8 107 frontis 196 ill. Parallel Latin and French. Quarter bound in fine early 20th century quarter green Moroccan. Gilt spine. 5 raised bands. Speckled boards. Marbled end pages. Silk ribbon. Printers device on final blank. Clean unmarked pages with minimal tanning. Inlaid auctions slips from 1936 and 1940 of this book at auction and the 1551 edition. Harvard Mortimer French 316; Brunet III 343; Adams H852. <br><br> Hieroglyphica is a text extant from the early medieval period ascribed to Horapollo Horus Apollo but it may be a pseudepigraph. The text of the Hieroglyphica consists of two books containing a total of 189 explanations of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The books profess to be a translation from an Egyptian original into Greek by a certain Philippus of whom nothing is known. The text was discovered in 1419 on the island of Andros and by the end of the 15th century the text became immensely popular among humanists. <Br>The Greek text is not in this edition which reproduces the engravings from the 1551 edition with some additions and a nice frontispiece Brunet. The frontispiece is attributed by Didot in his essay on the woodcut gives it as the most elegant woodcut that surrounds the title page and attributes the work to Jean Cousin. Papillion adds further that all the figures of this book are from the same artist. from auction slip. Parisiis : Apud Galeotum a Prato, & Ioannem Ruellium hardcover
18961812240048Boston Mass. : Published by the New-England Historic Genealogical Society 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. The Tan Book series: Massachusetts Genealogy 182 volume set. Hardcovers. A massive collection of many of the towns in Tan Book series. Census information births marriages deaths. Contains the Vital Records of the following Massachusetts towns: Acton; Alford; Amesbury; Andover vols 1-2; Arlington; Ashfield; Ashburnham; Athol; Barre; Becket; Bedford; Beverly vols 1-2; Billerica; Brimfield; Bolton; Boxford; Bradford; Brockton; Brookfield; Burlington; Canton; Carlisle; Cambridge Vols 1-2; Charlemont; Charlestown Vol 1. Newer printing; Charlton; Chatham NP 1991; Chelmsford; Chelsea NP; Chester; Cohasset; Conway; Dalton; Danvers vols 1-2; Dartmouth Vos. 1-3; Deerfield; Dennis Vols. 1-3 np; Dorchester South; Douglas; Dracut; Dudley; Dunstable; Edgartown 2 vols; Essex; Falmouth Picton Press 1993; Framingham; Gardner; Gloucester vols. 1-3; Grafton; Granville; Great Barrington; Greenfield; Groton vols. 1-2; Hamilton; Harvard; Harwich Harwick Historical Soc 1982; Haverhill vols. 1-2; Heath; Hinsdale; Holden; Holliston; Hopkinton; Hubbardston; Hull; Ipswich Vols. 1-2; Lee; Leicester; Leominster; Lexington; Lowell Vols. 1-4; Lynn Vols. 1-2; Kingston; Malden; Marblehead Vols. 1-3; Marlborough; Manchester; Medford; Methuen; Middleborough Mass. Soc. Mayflower Desc. 1986 Vols 1-2; Middleton; Middlefield Vols. 1-4; Nantucket Vols. 1 3-5; New Ashford; New Bedford Vols. 1-2; New Braintree; Newbury vols. 1-2; Newton; Northbridge; Norton; Oakham; Palmer; Pelham; Pembroke; Petersham; Phillipston; Princeton; Plympton; Reading; Richmond; Rowley; Roxbury Vols. 1-2; Royalston; Rutland; Salem Vols. 1-6; Salisbury; Saugus; Shelburne; Shirley; Shrewsbury; Southborough; Southbridge Holbrook NP; Spencer; Stoneham; Stoughton; Stow; Sturbridge; Sudbury; Sutton; Taunton Vols. 1-3 vol 1; Templeton; Tewksbury; Tisbury; Topsfield; Tyngsborough; Tyringham; Webster Holbrook np; Wakefield; Warren; Washington; Wayland; Wenham; Westborough; West Bridgewater; West Boylston; Westford; Westminster; West Newbury; Westport; West Stockbridge; Weymouth Vols. 1-2; Winchendon; Windsor; Williamstown; Worthington; Upton; Uxbridge. Note: 9 of the volumes later printings as indicated. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Boston, Mass. : Published by the New-England Historic Genealogical Society, hardcover
17901102170067William Porter Skinner-Row 1790. Leather Bound. Very Good. 3 volumes. 8vo. Superior copy near fine. Clean unmarked pages including four beautiful folded maps in fine condition with no splits or foxing. Good binding and covers bound in full contemporary leather very minor rubbing. Spines solid with six compartments. Gold gilt lettering and decorations on the spine bright spine lettering. Inside cover labelled with the crest and motto of Edward Westby of County Clare Ireland. Volume I: 34 336 2 pp. Volume II: 24 383 2 pp. 12 371 2 pp. Maps: Volume 1: p. 1. The World with the Latest Discoveries p. 290. A New Map of Spain Designed for the Present State of Spain Volume 3: p. 1. The British Islands p. 335. A Map of Ireland principally intended to show the position of the Chief Groups of Mountains and the courses of the greater Rivers. Copied with some additions from Beaufort's small Map by permission. William Porter, Skinner-Row hardcover
1916022588Paris: Devambez. Rare First Printing of Claude Debussys Elegie for Piano L. 146 138 Wrappers. First and Limited Edition: No. 11 of only 25 copies on Imperial Japanese Paper and signed by Mary Mellor. Large 4to. 211 pp. printed text and facsimiles of manuscripts. This book was composed to honor the contributions of women during World War I. Debussy was one of 92 men and 30 women who participated in the project offering a range of artistic contributions from France England the United States Canada and Russia. Among contributors in addition to Debussy were Auguste Rodin Rudyard Kipling Robert Baden-Powell Anatole France Lord Kitchner Pierre Loti Marcel Prevost Jerome K. Jerome and Gertrude Atherton. The book is dedicated to Queen Alexandra of Denmark Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of India. The portrait of Queen Alexandra is bordered with hand-colored stenciled roses. Debussy wrote his Elegie in December 1915 when he was still experiencing the devastating events of the First World War. Shortly before he had undergone a cancer operation from which he never quite recovered. The Elegie was the only piano piece he wrote during that year and it was to be his last piano work. Due to his deteriorating health he wrote very little afterwards. The spine has been superbly restored. Edge roughness on a blank that is not Japanese Imperial Paper mostly unopened. Very Good. Rare collectable. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1916. Devambez paperback
0913UY0LCL0Unknown Binding. Good. Philadelphia: Printed by R. Aitken and Son 1788. Almost very good. Front cover detached. Name from 1791 on front fly. Scarce. unknown
1701AQ33150London: Printed by T. Ilive for Edward Brewster 1701. 160pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T60836. Bound with: The Most Pleasant and Delightful history of reynard the fox. The second part. London. Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Brewster 1681. 112pp. ESTC R218371 Wing M2912. And: The shifts of reynardine The son of Reynard the Fox Or a Pleasant history of his life and death. London. Printed by Thomas James for Edward Brewster 1684. 8 160pp. ESTC R40614 Wing S3426. Quarto. Text predominantly black letter with headlines and side notes in roman and italic. Modern blind-ruled chestnut morocco lettered in gilt to spine. Very occasional minute marginal worm-tracks scattered spotting naive marginal paper repairs to title page and first mentioned and terminal leaf of final mentioned work. Reynard the Fox 'hero of several medieval European cycles of versified animal tales that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly amoral cowardly and self- seeking he is still a sympathetic hero whose cunning is a necessity for survival. He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength usually personified by Isengrim the greedy and dull-witted wolf.The main literary tradition of Reynard the Fox descends from the extant French 'branches' of the Roman de Renart about 30 in number nearly 40000 lines of verse. The facetious portrayal of rustic life the camel as a papal legate speaking broken French the animals riding on horses and recounting elaborate dreams all suggest the atmosphere of 13th-century France' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. ESTC R35186. Quarto. Printed by T. Ilive, for Edward Brewster unknown
65432Bombay: Printed at the Education Society's Steam Press Byculla 1893. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. xxiii2362 errata4 ads. Arabic and English text. Publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and upper cover. From the library of the "Newman School of Missions" of Thabor Jerusalem with their book label to front pastedown. The Newman School of Missions was a historical institution located at a place called Thabor in Jerusalem British Palestine active at least during the 1920s to 1940s. Some rubbing and fading to cloth slightly cocked contents clean and unmarked save for one ink scribble to lower portion of page 95 generally a pleasant copy in the original cloth. An important and uncommon English translation of the Mu'allaqat 'The Suspended Odes' one of the most celebrated compilations of pre-Islamic poetry. The seven poems by Imru' al-Qais Tarafa Zuhayr Labid 'Antara Ibn Shaddad 'Amr ibn Kulthum and Harith ibn Hilliza are believed to have been hung in the Kaaba although many scholars have argued the title is less literal referring instead to suspension in the mind. Due to its renown the Mu'allaqat attracted several important commentaries by leading scholars of early Arabic poetry. This edition is translated line by line with notes alternative readings historical context etc. by Capt. F.E. Johnson. It also features an introduction and analysis by Sheikh Faizullabhai a Fellow of the University of Bombay. Bombay: Printed at the Education Society's Steam Press, Byculla, 1893. hardcover
788A11London: The Winston Churchill Statue Committee 1973. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 15" by 10.5" . None . An extremely scarce and bright remarkable large paper manuscript containing the list of sponsors and subscribers for the appeal of Winston Churchill Memorial Statue in 1970 inscribed in ink by Mr W.A. Brake. A very scarce large manuscript volume comprising a list of subscribers and contributors to the appeal of £30000 for the Winston Churchill Memorial Statue launched on the 27th February 1970 by the Lord Mayor of Westminster through an Executive Committee representing Peers and Commoners of which Sir John Tilney was Chairman. The idea of a memorial statue for Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was conceived originally by a few members of the Parliament. In 1969 Harold Wilson promised the availability of a site in Parliament Square if a Committee were successful in raising sufficient funds. This book contains the names of four thousand four hundred and ten contributors who subscribed £32104. The realisation of the twelve-foot statue was then commissioned to Mr Ivor Roberts Jones.The Statue was unveiled in 1973 in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen. A very scarce copy rarely found on the market. This large manuscript book was issued in a handful of copies inscribed by W. A. Brake. No limitation is given. S. Bray gave the paper and binding for this book which was bound free of charge by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full cloth with Winston Churchill's family crest in gilt to the front board. This volume comes with a vinyl recording the 'Unveiling of Sir Winston Churchill's Statue at Westerham 23rd July 1969.' Sculpted by Oscar Nemon. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with Churchill's family crest stamped in gilt on a morocco label to the front board by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Loosely inserted a vinyl recording the 'Unveiling of Sir Winston Churchill's Statue at Westerham 23rd July 1969.' Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Inscribed in ink by W. A. Brake. Fine The Winston Churchill Statue Committee hardcover
1951AQ29517London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1951. xi 1 280pp. With 39 maps and four charts. Contemporary cream cloth contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Original publisher's printed green wrappers bound in. Lightly rubbed and marked. With later bookplate 'From the Library of the Earl of Avon' i.e. Sir Anthony Eden loosely inserted. Presentation copy inked inscription to verso of upper wrapper: 'To Anthony in memory of his very gallant son from Dickie'. A poignant and significant presentation copy of the definitive HMSO report of the Burma campaign during the Second World War inscribed by the author Louis Mountbatten first Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900-1979 whom Churchill had appointed as Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command SEAC in the summer of 1943; to then Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden whose eldest son Simon Gascoigne Eden - a navigator with the 62nd Squadron RAF VR - had been serving in Burma when his plane went missing in June 1945. His death was confirmed the following month just before the 1945 General Election. From the library of Sir Anthony Eden 1897-1977 Lord Avon British foreign secretary 1935-38 1940-45 and 1951-55 and Prime Minister 1955-1957. Following active service in the First World War Eden read Oriental languages at Oxford. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1923. In 1935 he was appointed foreign secretary a position he resigned in 1938 to protest Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Nazi Germany. When Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940 he was named secretary of state for war and later during the Second World War once more served as foreign secretary. Eden succeeded Churchill as Prime Minister in 1955. In 1956 his failure to respond effectively during the Suez Crisis and the subsequent loss of party and public support ultimately led to his resignation from office in 1957. He was knighted in 1954 and created earl of Avon in 1961. . First edition. Quarto. His Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
175520474AB1755. Tha Hague Duren 1755. 20 : 165 cm. 4 leaves 420 pages with 103 engraved illustrations. Contemporary calf on 5 raised bands spin gilt back lable. The Spectacle of Human Life: Or Lessons in Wisdom is a book written by Jean Le Clerc in 1755. This book is a collection of reflections on human life and the lessons in wisdom that can be drawn from it. The author addresses topics such as death loneliness love family religion and morality. He also offers practical advice on how to lead a happy and fulfilling life. The book is written in a clear and accessible style making it an enjoyable read for anyone seeking to better understand life and find answers to the most profound questions of human existence. - On second leaf the Dutch title: 'Schouwtoneel des menschelyken leevens' the explanations to the engravings are in Latin German French and Dutch. The engravings in the text are after Otto van Veen - The two title-pages verso with annotations which show through to the main title the first and the last four pages with some stain inside fine with the engravings in strong impressions ca 1 cm of top of spine missing joins a bit rubbed. - Still a desirable copy of this scarce oeuvre. hardcover
186328153London: Macmillan and Company 1863. First edition without the L'Envoi leaf as is almost always encountered as the author had it removed from all but the first 200 or so copies. With two full page plates by J. Noel Paton and with a number of small illustrations used throughout as opening initials. 8vo in a very fine and very handsome Bayntun of Bath binding of full navy crushed morocco the covers decorated with handsome all-over geometric gilt framework tooling the spine with gilt tooled raised bands separating compartments with matching geometric gilt decorations two compartments gilt lettered wide gilt decorated turn-ins and marbled endpapers a.e.g. The publisher's original green cloth preserved and bound in the rear the upper piece with central gilt Water Baby vignette the spine piece gilt lettered. Also retained is the original half-title. Now all in preserved in a blue cloth slipcase with chemise. 350 pp. A very beautiful and very handsome copy the text wonderfully bright and clean for this title the fine binding pristine and perfect. SCARCE FIRST EDITION IN A WONDERFUL BINDING BY BAYNTUN OF BATH. Kingsley's WATER BABIES was extremely popular and remained a mainstay of English children's literature for many decades. Kingsley wrote the work as part satire in support for Darwin's 'Origin of Species' which Kingsley had been one of the earliest public figures to praise. Within the tale Kingsley alludes to debates among biologists of its day satirizing and at various times referring to Sir Roderick Murchison Professor Richard Owen Professor Thomas Henry Huxley and of course "Mr. Darwin" They and the science of the period become explicitly part of the story.<br> The story is also thematically concerned with Christian redemption and Kingsley also used the book to argue that England treated its poor badly and to question child labour. Unfortunate common prejudices of its day particularly in reference to Americans Jews blacks Catholics and the Irish have led to the story's fall from popularity. Macmillan and Company hardcover
18531955Boston: John P. Jewett and Company 1853. First Edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. viii 263 pages. Bound in original green cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt both boards stamped in blind pale yellow endpapers. Browning to spine with fading to gilt. Hinges sound some light scattered foxing within textblock. Fading to spine binding shows minor extremity wear. Pencilled ownership signature of Azariah Smith dated August 1853 on preliminary blank leaf with his small name label on front free endpaper. Three wood-engraved plates with tissue guards. Important collection of anti-slavery testimonies by eminent authors. Includes facsimile signatures of most contributors which include Horace Mann William Seward Charles Sumner Annie Parker Gerrit Smith Miss C. E. Beecher and many others. <br /> <br /> Most importantly however this collection contains the only piece of fiction published by Frederick Douglass. This short story titled "The Heroic Slave" is based on an actual slave insurrection led by Madison Washington in 1841 aboard the slave ship Creole while enroute to New Orleans from Virginia. This important Douglass item occupies pages 174-239 in four parts with his signature in facsimile at the end.<br /> <br /> Other important contributions by African American writers include the poem "How Long" by James Madison Whitfield and James McCune Smith's biographical sketch "John Murray of Glasgow."<br /> <br /> A handsome and quite sound copy of this elusive Frederick Douglass item in its original cloth binding. <br /> <br /> Ref. BLOCKSON 9204; DUMOND p.62; BAL 11172. John P. Jewett and Company unknown
First edition, folio, [6], viii, 64, [3]pp., with half-title, additional engraved title with large allegorical vignette, text in English and French, without the list of subscribers, 7 hand-coloured engraved plates with some transparency varnish, 8 plates showing examples of engraving, stipple, soft ground etching, and aquatints (one double-page), 4 half-page vignettes, one plate of six mounted specimens of the coloured papers that produce the best imitation of Stained Glass, the tip of each having been been dipped into Transparent Varnish shows the effect when so cleared, wood-engraved tail-pieces, small ink stain to lower margin of first 6 leaves, some occasional spotting, endpapers creased, orig. paper-covered boards, soiled, rebacked with paper spine, with orig. oval printed paper title label within a decorative border on upper cover, uncut, persevered in a smart morocco-backed solander box, spine lettered in gilt. "A book dealing with a special method of using varnishes in order to render transparent the paper employed for coloured prints on glass. This curious fashion of transparencies or glass paintings arose at the end of the seventeenth century, and was much in vogue for windows, screens, and the like. They were produced by laying specially tinted impressions on glass and rubbing away the paper behind, leaving just enough film to enable the colouring to be put on by hand."?Prideaux. The varnished images include two Chinese men with lanterns, the head of a cat, the British Imperial crown, a philosopher in his windowed study, and a fireplace. Provenance: "A.S. Gratton, Chesterfield", early ownership inscription on front free endpaper; J.A. Beedham, twentieth century inscription on front pastedown. Abbey, Life 230; Prideaux pp. 284 & 346.
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