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186935191London 1869. Color and b/w plates. xiv-833 pp. First edition of the great Confederate sea-raiders memoirs of his adventures aboard the dauntless Alabama. The book was first issued in London because of Great Britains sympathies with the Confederacy. This edition is famous for its handsome colored lithograph plates. A good copy in lightly worn original cloth with gilt cover decoration. Pages are somewhat tanned but the color lithographs have retained their brilliance. books
1869WN31324Baltimore: Kelly Piet & Co. 1869. A solidly rebound title in maroon buckram with gilt titling. Prior owner signature on preliminaries. Frontispiece tape repaired on top edge. Browning and foxing throughout and especially on top edge of appoximately first 60 pages not interfering with text. 6 full color chromo-tint nautical plates and 2 plates of officers. Text block slightly cut down in rebinding. First Edition. Buckram. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Allan C. Redwood. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Kelly, Piet & Co. Hardcover books
188763484Baltimore MD: Baltimore Publishing Co 1887. Later edition first published under another title in 1869. Large 8vo. 833 pp. Chromolithographic plates portrait plates etc. Howes S-286. Nevins I P. 233 for the 1869 edition: "A first-hand subjective account by the captain of the C. S. Sumter and Alabama; interestingly written." Owner's name crack at head of spine else a very good copy. Publisher's brown three-quarter leather rubbed edges and corners bumped and marbled boards gilt title ornaments and rules between raised bands on spine marbled endpapers and edges. 9965. <br/><br/> Baltimore Publishing Co hardcover books
1868j21jrBell and Daldy 1868. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Bound in leather. The boards are edge worn with scuffing marks and small paint marks. The binding is secure. Ink inscription from a previous owner on the front end page and half title page. The following plates are missing: No. 2 Pg 6; No. 6 Pg 14; No. 8 Pg 18; No. 10 Pg 22; and No. 29 frontispiece. The following plates are stained: No. 1 7 9 11 16 18 19 20 21 24 and 28. The pages are lightly browned due to age. There are no other ink inscriptions or annotations. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Bell and Daldy hardcover
189846.222Madrid: Victoriano Suárez 1898. 1ª ed. Rústica. 12.5x20.4. Victoriano Suárez paperback
18883713526Madrid.: Imprenta de La Revista de Legislación. 1888. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 21 cm. 453 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal con lomo en piel. TESORO -- DONACION ALCORTA . Cubierta deslucida. Imprenta de La Revista de Legislación. hardcover
1896100134598De Victoriano Suarez 1896 in8. 1896. Cartonné.
186895406Bailly-Bailliere 1868. hardcover. Bueno. Madrid 1868. Carlos Bailly Bailliere. Pasta española. 694 pp. 23x15. Ilustrado. Algunos puntos de óxido. Bailly-Bailliere hardcover
180821993Paris: Didot le Jeune 1808. Hardcover. In three volumes. xli 384pp; xxxvi 420pp; xxiv 425pp. Quarter calf with the spine lettered and decorated in gold sprinkled edges silk bookmarks. The spine of volume 1 is partially split a few mild creases to some of the pages light wear to extremities. Overall a nice very good set. ; Octavo. Didot le Jeune hardcover
181071453Seconde édition, entièrement refondue, augmentée, présentée sous un ordre nouveau, revue, corrigée par l'auteur et ornée de son portrait, 3 vol. in-8 reliure demi-basane brune, Chez L'Huillier, De l'Imprimerie de Didot Jeune, Paris, 1810, XVI-541 ; VIII-492 ; VIII-432 pp. avec portrait en frontispice
188038702México: José María Sandoval 1880. Paperback. Good. 251p. wrps. In entregas. José María Sandoval paperback
1894RO40264096La Viña Americana, Barcelona. 1894. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 335 pages de texte et 12 planches de photo-gravures en noir et blanc. Dos muet, anciennement consolidé, désormais très abîmé. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. 2e plat manquant. Manques sur les bords du 1er plat. Cahiers se détachant.. . . . Classification Dewey : 460-Langues espagnole et portugaise
186011062México: Imp. de Andrade y Escalante 1860. Hardcover. Good. 826p. full calf shelfwear. Appended by glossary of medical terms. The standard treatise of its time. Imp. de Andrade y Escalante hardcover
189486577Paris Chez Simonis-Empis 1894, 12 x 18,5 cm, broché, 273p. Rare édition originale. Illustration de couverture par Andhré des Gachons. La plupart des contes de Raphaël Landoy ont paru dans l’hebdomadaire Le Diable au corps (8 janvier 1893-1er avril 1895) avant d’être recueillis dans les Récits de Rhamsès II (en 2 volumes), publiés par les éditeurs parisiens Simonis-Empis et par la Librairie Internationale, respectivement en 1894 et 1900. R. Landoy était le cousin de Colette, née Sidonie Landoy. Brochage fendu en 4 points. Exemplaire A RELIER. Texte de toute fraîcheur. Contient : Préface / Willy. Contes pour M. Jules Verne : Un Problème insoluble - La Puce - Pour un Chiffre. Histoires belges : Le bon Eléphant - Clémentine - Jef et Jan - La Femme trouée - Comment le vidame Spons faillit réaliser l'alliance franco-russe. Légendes : La vraie légende Saint Nicolas à Bruxelles - Pourquoy fusrent ceulx de Dendermonde nommez « Vierpannen » - Légende flamande - Rédemption - Le bon sire de Boitsfort - Le véridique récit de ce qu'il advint aux trois Rois Mages après leur visite sacrée. Contes pour M. Darwin : La Baleine du docteur Champagne - Hérédité - Une bonne Blague : Récits pudibonds - La Citrouille - Le Pélerinage - Histoires de Pochard - Le Record des Records - Le Télescope. Études psychillogiques : Le Truc de M. Pepperbol - Cruelle énigme - Enseignement mutuel - Séance d'Hypnotisme - Le Casino des Affligés - Vibration. Théâtre de l'avenir : La Tache effacée - L'honnête Menuisier - Crime et Châtiment. A la manière d'Edgar Poe : La coupe du vidame. Dicts de Bazoef : Les Aventures de Lollepot au Congo - La Noël du petit anarchiste - Le Chef-d'œuvre - La Dent malade - Le Voyage interrompu - Le Cadavre - Bazoef à la Valkyrie.
1833500026571Paris: Audot 1833. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo green cloth. Title page and 39 engraved plates. Foxing some plates loose. Complete The plates all apparently by Raphael have different ascriptions in pencil on rear such as pellegrino de modena. <br/> <br/> Audot hardcover
1834D6891London: William Charlton Wright n.d. 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf gilt-stamped ornament on raised bands and in spine compartments inside gilt dentelles t.e.g.; 12mo 4.25 x 7.25 inches; pp. i-vii 1 blank 3-220 plus full-color folding frontispiece. Light scuffing along joints and edges of boards; tiny chips at spine tips. Frontispiece torn along creases leaving 2 whole and intact panels bound in and the rest detached but complete and laid-in. An easy repair. The rest of the text block is nice and bright with just a few instances of some very faint foxing. A nice copy of an uncommon title. <br/><br/> William Charlton Wright hardcover books
1833D19135London: To be had at the Prinicpal booksellers 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 19th century 3/4 leather and boards. Spine nicely gilt. Text in both English and French. Scattered foxing as typical. Illustrated throughout. <br/><br/> To be had at the Prinicpal booksellers hardcover
1890021220New York: Frederick A. Stokes and Brother 1890. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Folio. First edition #430 of 1000 clothbound books issued. Signed by the publisher on the copyright page. White cloth with extensive gilt decorations along with gridded cloth. Large folio. Unpaginated. 10 photogravures of paintings throughout. A look at various depictions of the Madonna by Old Masters accompanied by critical and historical commentary. GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing and toning to the covers with some soiling and staining. A few small wormholes in the front cover. Text block weak with some pages slightly loose in the binding. One plate rather foxed. Text block toned. Frederick A. Stokes and Brother unknown
18552105190078London New York The London Printing and Publishing Company 1855. Hardcover. Good. 44 cm. Loose as issued held in cloth portfolio. Spine perished. Includes seven plates. Each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress. "The cartoons were produced by Raphael to form the groundwork or patterns for . tapestries" - Introduction. London, New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company hardcover
18752301130033Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1875. Hardcover. Very Good. Large folio; 63 x 47 cm 18 1/2 x 26 inches. Reproduced by the heliotype process. 22 of 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : loose as issued. In original folder. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company hardcover
1896959P15London: Printed and Published by the Author; Robert Thomas Cross 1896-1910. Paperback. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Three scarce reprints of Raphael's important ephemeris for various years across the nineneenth century. Three scarce volumes of 'Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris' reprints of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for the years 1842 1878 and 1891.This series of ephemeris originated by Robert Cross Smith an astrology using the pseudonym 'Raphael' first published in the early nineteenth century though the name was owned by a handful of people during the decades. The 1842 'Ephemeris' was by a Mr. Medhurst whereas both 1878 and 1891 were by Robert Thomas Cross who was still 'Raphael' by the time that these reissues were published. The Raphael ephemeris present a series of tables used in astrology to determine the position of the sun moon and planets. Each of these volumes details their positions for each of the years. Thus these scientific works offer a unique insight into life during these years. The original Raphael Robert Cross Smith was significant for popularising the system of astrological house division known as the Placidean. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally generally smart a little edge worn. Wraps are age-toned with spots and handling marks. Wear to the backstrip of 1842. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few spots and pencil marks. Pages of 1842 are unopened to the fore edge. Very Good Printed and Published by the Author; [Robert Thomas Cross] paperback
189411241London: W. Foulsham and Co. Limited 1894. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Later Printing. Hardcover. Robert Cross Smith 1795-1832 was an English astrologer writing under the pseudonym of "Raphael". He married in 1820 and moved to London where he became interested in astrology. Together with G. W. Graham he published a book on geomancy in 1822. Smith began to edit a periodical entitled The Straggling Astrologer in 1824 but failed to receive enough subscribers and the periodical had to be discontinued after a few issues. He collected the issues of the failed periodical in a volume entitled The Astrologer Of The Nineteenth Century in the same year. From 1827 until his death in 1832 he edited an astrological almanac entitled The Prophetic Messenger. Also published by Smith was The Familiar Astrologer and A Manual of Astrology both in 1828. Smith died on 26 February 1832 in London. His almanac continued to be edited as Raphael's Ephemeris and would become a standard work in British and US American astrology. Raphael's Ephemeris popularized the system of Placidian system of astrological houses in the English-speaking world and in modern western astrology in general. Published posthumously. Original copies come with two "cards to be used with Raphael's Pythoness" on tear sheets lacking in this copy. Moderate wear to boards darkened scuffing bumped corners toning else tight bright and unmarred. Tape repair p. 15. Gold cloth with black titling decorations. Small 8vo. 212pp. Illus. b/w charts. Decorative endpapers. Missing two perforated tearout leaves. W. Foulsham and Co., Limited hardcover
1834D6891London: William Charlton Wright n.d. 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf gilt-stamped ornament on raised bands and in spine compartments inside gilt dentelles t.e.g.; 12mo 4.25 x 7.25 inches; pp. i-vii 1 blank 3-220 plus full-color folding frontispiece. Light scuffing along joints and edges of boards; tiny chips at spine tips. Frontispiece torn along creases leaving 2 whole and intact panels bound in and the rest detached but complete and laid-in. An easy repair. The rest of the text block is nice and bright with just a few instances of some very faint foxing. A nice copy of an uncommon title. <br/><br/> William Charlton Wright hardcover
1862235509Mame et Cie. Tours 1862. Hardcover Leinen Zustand: keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Mame et Cie., Tours, hardcover
189745668London 1897. Very good collection folded edge worn one tear affecting small portion of text minor soiling a few sticker remnants. 9 pp. A rare archive of five letters to "yet another woman artist who needs our attention" Victorian artist Mary F. Raphael from renowned Victorian artists and illustrators Reginald Cleaver; George Percy Jacomb-Hood; Henrietta Rae Normand; Claude Hayes; and William Quiller Orchardson.<br /> <br /> Marianna Mary Florette Moses Raphael 1861-1942 studied art in her youth but did not pursue it professionally until her husband the wealthy Arthur Lewis Raphael died suddenly in 1891. Widowed at 30 Mary was left to care for their daughter Gladys and enrolled at Cooke's Studio on Fitzroy Street. Her talent was recognized shortly after her enrollment and her works including "The Wood Nymph" and "Britomart and Amoret" had appeared in galleries throughout the 1890s. Britomart clearly suggests desire between two women In the early 1900s Raphael continued to exhibit designed cover art for books became active in the suffrage movement and was a prolific short story writer. She was also an accomplished novelist publishing her first "Phoebe Maroon" in 1914 fannycornforth.blogspot./2021/02/mary-f-raphael-1861-1942. <br /> <br /> "Mary Raphael began her art studies at Cooke's studio in London and received instruction and encouragement from well-known artists including Simeon J. Solomon. She continued her studies in Pans and her work since shows her determination to strengthen her own style in her highly competent and original works. Her Wood Nymph an acclaimed Royal Academy exhibit in 1896 shows her talent in painting nude female figures as well as her real achievement in solving drawing and composition problems. She has shown equal virtuosity' in her portraits of women and children Her portrait of A. E. Woodley Mason will be featured as the frontispiece to his next book." Rinder Frank “Mary F. Raphael " Art Journal 1899: 257- 259. <br /> <br /> Most if not all of the letters are written during the 1890s early in Raphael's career and pertain both to social engagements and to professional matters. Contents include:<br /> <br /> 1. ALS. Reginald Cleaver. March 28th 1894. 22 Bolton Studios Redcliffe Road. S.W. 1 pp. Accepting an invitation to join Raphael on April 11th. British cartoonist Reginald Cleaver 1870-1954 was best known for his work for Punch and The Daily Graphic.<br /> <br /> 2. ALS. George Percy Jacomb-Hood. April 1st 1894. 26 Tite Street Chelsea S.W. 1 pp. Declines an invitation from Raphael. "I have only just returned from 6 months in Italy to find your kind invitation for the 19th. The distance from Chelsea to Regents Park must be my excuse for not having paid my respects to you yet. I thank you for the invitation but I never go to dances now." Jacomb-Hood 1857 -1929 was a painter and illustrator. He was a founding member of the New English Art Club and Society of Portrait Painters. As an illustrator for The Graphic he worked overseas on a regular basis.<br /> <br /> 3. ALS. Henrietta Rae Normand. December 4th 1897. Auklands West Norwood. 2 pp. Pertaining to an upcoming exhibit where Raphael's "The Wood Nymph" and potentially another work would be on display. "As the hanging proceeds I will communicate with you about the portrait & if there should be space I will call you for it in addition to the other contribution if you will allow me to make this arrangement. I should not like to hang it badly but if we are crowded it might have to go higher than I should like to see it." Henrietta Rae Normand 1859-1928 was a painter skilled in classical and literary subjects. The exhibit to which Normand may be referring is the Jubilee of Queen Victoria an 1897 exhibition of work by female artists.<br /> <br /> 4. ALS. Claude Hayes. Nov. 17th.n.d. but ca. 1896. Wiburn Hill Addleston. 3 pp. Thanking Raphael for payment and apologizing for being unable to see her due to a five-day show. "We were indeed sorry to have missed you & really hoped to have made time to come & see you but having a five days' show is rather trying & made hard work of our pleasure . we dined every night of the five days & went as well to see "Under the red robe"! . Shall I see your large portrait you speak in the New or R.A. I wish could had the life of a painter pure & simple like you for instance for half my time is employed in catching trains for teaching purposes." Claude Hayes 1852-1922 was a Dublin-born portrait and landscape painter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy the New Watercolour Society the New Gallery and the Royal Institute for Painters in Watercolour. Letter not dated but likely around 1896 considering the mention of the stage play "Under the Red Robe.<br /> <br /> 5. ALS. W.Q. Orchardson. n.d.13 Portland Place. 2 pp. Reply to arrange a time to meet later in the week. "I have just got your note which has followed me to & from the country. I am sorry for the delay but I shall do myself the pleasure of calling on Wednesday between 3 & 4 in the hope that that hour will suit your convenience. Many thanks in your kindness of not forgetting." William Quiller Orchardson 1832-1910 was a Scottish portraitist and painter distinguished for his depiction of domestic and historical subjects. Harris & Scott: A Gallery of Her Own.Annotated Bibliography of Women in Victorian Painting: 200. unknown