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18210005110London: John Murray 1821. First edition. Original Boards. Fine. Lithographs. Octavo 235pp. untrimmed with new paper spine and its original paper label portrait frontispiece foxed <br/><br/>The Italian author of the French manuscript gave this work its first appearance in English because "The continent is accustomed to receive the truth with less distrust when it proceeds from Great Britain -Preface." The mss. was transmitted to the translator in detached portions. It includes the Declarations Laws &c of the Carbonari. One large folding lithograph of a meeting of the Carbonari at p.25 3 portraits 2 uniformed plus 6 folding documents in lithographic facsimile at rear. Quite Scarce. John Murray hardcover
1895568NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1895. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full cream cloth gilt lettering and vicomte coronet decoration gilt on spine gilt lettering and coat-of-arms medallion gilt and blue on covers t.e.g. fore-edges deckle. cii 424; xxi 610; xlii 591; xxxix 617 pp. Illustrated with seven portraits in photogravure two facsimiles and two Plans. Edited with a general Introduction Prefaces and Appendices by George Duruy. Translated from the French by C. E. Roche. Volume One: The Ancient Regime and The Revolution; Volume Two: The Directorate up to the 18th Fructidor; Volume Three: The Directorate from the 18th Fructidor to the 18th Brumaire; Volume Four: The Consulate The Empire The Restoration and Analytical Index. Paul François Jean Nicolas vicomte de Barras 1755 1829 was a leader of the French Revolution the main executive officer during the Directorate and the man largely responsible for the rise of Napoleon as well as for his marriage to Josephine. . Spines uniformely sunned boards moderately soiled slightly cocked former owner's name neatly stamped on fep of volume one only otherwise unmarked tight and clean. VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
186821107London: John Murray. 1868. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Vellum boards with gilt spine decoration and red spine label with gilt lettering. Steel-engraved large front map. Steel-engraved plan of Naples Environs of Naples and fold-out of Pompeii. Lister 205; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; xlv 470 pages . John Murray hardcover
1823W1312London: R. Ackermann 1823. Complete in 2 volumes: 161 and 200 pages plus 32 of 32 hand-colored stipple engravings. Abbey Travel 6; Tooley Color Plates 515. Full brown leather. The books are clean and tight. All volumes have been professionally rebacked retaining the original spines. Some relatively minor edgewear; pages and plates are clean and bright. The engraved bookplate of Pearl Haggins designed by Spenceley is affixed to the front pastedown endpaper in each volume. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Book. R. Ackermann Hardcover
1881192263London: J.C. Nimmo and Bain 1881. Rare & sound publication with clean pages and clear content. This is NOT a print on demand POD copy. Spotting on some of the pages and light discolouration of the page block. Light edge-wear to cover and small spot on front- and back-cover. Hardcover. Good. Used. J.C. Nimmo and Bain Hardcover
1841j3713London: J Pigot & Co. G : in Good condition. Modern rebind with new eps. Spine faded. Browning and some off-setting within. Some closed tears and slight mis-creasing to maps. 1841. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover with brown leather spine. 250mm x 160mm 10" x 6". 416pp 58pp 92pp 32pp 64pp 156pp 173pp xxvi maps & ads. 7 colour fold-out maps. 'To Which is Added Classified Directories of the Great Manufacturing Towns of Manchester and Salford'. Maps of Yorkshire; Leicestershire & Rutlandshire; Lincolnshire; Northamtonshire; Nottinghamshire; Manchester & Salford; 40 Miles Around Manchester. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . J Pigot & Co hardcover
1858005067London and New York: London Printing and Publishing Co 1858. Hardcover. Very Good . Illustrated with Battle Scenes Views of Places Portraits and Maps Beautifully Engraved on Steel." 2 volumes: 8 2 vii 1 647 1 p.; 4 viii 663 1 p. frontispiece and added engraved title page in each volume and 77 leaves of additional engraved plates including double-leaf map; 28 cm. Modern leather rebacking with gilt-tooled spine titles; original maroon pebble-cloth over boards. No date of publication; History of the Indian Mutiny was issued in parts in 1858 and 1859. Each volume contains the London Printing and Publishing Co. title page with as appropriate vol. I or vol. II; vol. 1 also contains a title page for S.D. Brain stating "Copyright Edition." Inscription on blank leaf preceding vol. 1 frontispiece indicating that this was given by James W. Leonard to John H. Bowman in 1939. Heavy; for international shipping they will have to be sent by international priority. In Very Good Condition: lacking pp. 11-12 vol. 2; old repair to lower corners of several leaves in vol. 1 without loss of text; old repair to closed tear from lower edge of one plate without impact on caption or image; foxing primarily in margins of plates; otherwise clean and bright. London Printing and Publishing Co hardcover
1828007773London: Republished by the New Proprietor J. Dowding 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. An Improved Edition." 90 p. added engraved title page and 24 leaves of color plates; 38 cm. Dark green library buckram with gilt-stamped spine title and call number. Plates state: "Aquatinted by R. Havell. Published June 1 1815 by R. Havell." No date of publication. The first edition appeared in 1815; this "improved" edition was published in the 1820s. Stamped "Brooklyn Public Library" on upper and lower page edges and back fixed endpaper; performated library stamp on added endgraved title page and title page; library number stamped at lower edge of title page. Official withdrawn stamp of the Brooklyn Public Library on back free endpaper. Former owner inscription on added engraved title page: Charles John Kean Limerick 185. Charles John Kean 1811-1868 was an Irish actor and the son of actor Edmund Kean. He acquired this volume in the 1850s when he was acting and managing the Princess Theatre in London where it most likely influenced costume design. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: engraved title page and title page are starting to separate at tail; old repair along upper edge of engraved title page; old repairs of a few closed tears from edges of text; light finger soiling in margins; plates are clean and bright. Republished by the New Proprietor, J. Dowding hardcover
1853009314London: Thomas and William Boone 1853. Complete 1853 set. vol 1; xxiv 522pp 10 plates: vol 11; xiii 500pp 12 plates: vol 111; xi 427pp; 9 plates: vol 1V; xiv 478pp 11 plates: vol V; x 444pp 11 plates: vol V1; vii 463pp 2 plates. William Napiers eyewitness account of the Napoleonic conflict in Spain and the South of France complete with the original battlefield maps and diagrams. Original blind stamped brown cloth with gilt spine titles. Corners bumped. Previous owner card inside front covers. All volumes tight and clean. Gift inscription dated 1856 inside cover of Vol 1. Vol 1 and 4 have clear tape across spines. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Thomas and William Boone Hardcover
1898010263Paris: A. Lahure. First edition. Beautifully bound in fine three-quarter Morocco leather in heavy boards with raised bands gilt titles and intricate spine designs marbled boards and endpapers top edge gilting ribbon marker bound-in. Published Paris: A. Lahure 1898 printed November 1897. Folio 10 1/4" 13 1/2" 172pp. illustratred with 24 tissue-guarded intaglio engraved plates and 236 vignettes engraved in the text. A reference monograph on the painter Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille who specialized in military scenes and was regarded as as the "semi-official artist of the French army." Minor foxing on edges of page block else a near fine stunningly bound attractive copy. . Near Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. 1st. 1898. A. Lahure hardcover
1816DEMO014591ILeeds Wakefield: B. Dewhirst for Robinson Son and Holdsworth 1816. Second edition Enlarged. Hardcover. Good. engravings woodcuts. Folio; xvi xvii 261 i.e. 268123 159 11: pagination irregular; 42.5 cm. contemporary panelled & diced calf extra gilt newly rebacked foxed . Ex libris Alfred Harris and G. F. Ferrand. <br/><br/>2 vols in 1. With the pedigrees of many of the Nobility and Gentry from records original evidences and manuscripts including 13 genealogical tables. The original edition of this book in 1715 justified Thoresby's membership in the Royal Society and displayed his erudition on Englands's Roman antiquities and coins many of which are depicted here. Thoresby also owned a broad collection of "curiosities" from incunables to medical anomalies which was ranked second only to Tradescant. In this edition the continuation of the Pedigrees was principally done by Christopher Bolland and the additions to Part 2 "Musaeum Thoresbyanum" detail items added after 1715 to the time of the collections dispersal. Also includes a Life of Thoresby who has been called the First Historian of Leeds. The frontispiece is a mezzotint portrait of Thoresby with an engraved view of Leeds by J. Le Keux and a portrait of John Harrison & 8 other engravings of views and coins or antiquities and also dozens of heraldic devices.Includes a lengthy poem about John Thoresby by Theodore Bathurst. The 'Ducatus leodiensis' forms vol. I the Loidis and Elmete" by T.D. Whitaker 1816 vol II of what is commonly called "The history of Leeds." - Boyne. B. Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Holdsworth hardcover
1818000478London Eng: Effingham Wilson 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xlii 3 vi-lii 248 456 p.; 22 cm. Half calf with marbled paper over boards. Includes Table of Errata following Preface on Publication. Oval stamp of the New York Society Library on the title page and on page 456 each with "Withdrawn" stamped over it and the same oval stamp used sometimes twice on another 13 pages often but not always in the margin of a new section or a section ending but not obscuring the text. Gilt tooling on the spine also identifies this as formerly belonging to the New York Society Library. Very Good Condition: front hinge and spine archivally repaired restorer's report available on request; edges rubbed; small loss of leather at ends of spine; ex-library as noted but no spine label or pocket; stain in lower margin of pp. 95-98; otherwise pages are clean and tight. A very scarce copy of an important early 19th-century work on religion and politics. Effingham Wilson hardcover
18161206T035London: Baldwyn and Co. 1816. 2nd Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 4to. 6 224 2 cxlii. Very Good Minus. 8.75 x 10.25 inches 22.5 x 26.5 cm. Recent half leather binding with marbled boards. Spine has five raised bands with gilt ruled decoration red morocco title label. Page edges untrimmed. Half title page has the word Norway excised with paper repair 3cm cut to frontis. Heavy foxing to pp212-215 scattered foxing and some offsetting elsewhere. Paper repairs to upper margin of appendix leaves K1 to M2. Staining to margins of final 4 leaves of appendix. Leaves T2 and T3 are loose but still attached by lower cord. Complete with frontis and eight plates all bound before chapter one. 21 engraved vignettes within the text. All plates have foxing plus staining to inner margin. Originally published in 1814. This second edition has additions to the appendix on the political situation in Denmark-Norway. Wolff was an Anglo-Danish shipbroker and merchant who served as Danish Consul in London between 1803 and 1807. He had previously published his account of a tour of southern Europe in 1801. Scarce in commerce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 8.75 x 10.25 inches 22.5 x 26.5 cm. Baldwyn and Co. hardcover
1893194London: Henry and Co. . 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Mild burn mark on top edge of volume II. Moderate rubbing to boards and spine ends with light chips. Outer hinge covering weak. Boards with extremely light bubbling. Endpapers with light foxing. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. A bit of play to the hinges. ; Large limited edition of 165 copies this one not numbered. Casada 88 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 562 pages . Henry and Co. hardcover
1857e1102Newcastle-upon-Tyne: The Duke of Northumberland. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed with some discolouration. Occasional slight foxing. 1857. First Edition. Green hardback half-leather cover. 570mm x 420mm 22" x 17". 24pp 38pp. 11 large double plates 22" x 32" with hand-coloured outlines. Presentation inscription to the Right Honorable Earl Grosvenor with the Duke of Northumberland's Compliments. Consists of the Plans of the Military Works The Stations Camps Ancient Ways and other remains of the earlier periods in the Northern Counties. From the original surveys made by direction of The Duke of Northumberland KG Patron of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. Roman Wall across the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria; Map of Watling Street Durham and Northuberland. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . The Duke of Northumberland hardcover
1889007032Paris: Boussod Valadon et Cie 1889. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 volumes bound together: 2 128 4 p. frontispiece and 32 color plates; 4 116 8 p. frontispiece and 28 color plates: many in-text drawings; 49 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment and gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Marbled paper over boards. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Issued in 16 parts in portfolios. Title pages in red and black with vignette. Contents: vol. 1. États-majors -- Écoles -- Infanterie -- Cavalerie; vol. 2. Armes spéciales -- Corps indigènes -- Corps auxiliaires -- Marine. The artist Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille 1848-1912 was the official painter of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and became famous for his paintings of soldiers military life and manoeuvres and uniforms all of which are included in this impressive volume. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; text and plates are clean and bright. Boussod, Valadon et Cie hardcover
1895010394Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts Em. Lévy et Cie Éditeurs 1895. Hardcover. Very Good -. Title pages and 34 leaves of color plates with text in portfolio. Red cloth with gilt-stamped title. Part of the series Historiques et Uniformes de l'Armée Française. Each of the six sections listed in the title consists of one or more plates with text providing the history of the regiment and color illustrations of uniforms on either side of the text. In addition there are color plates of Zouaves 2 Tirailleur Algerien 2 Infanterie Légere d'Afrique 2 and Régiments Étrangers 2. No date of publication; the latest date in the text is 1894. Very scarce. A heavy item; for international shipping the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Very Good- Condition: portfolio is in two pieces soiled and rubbed; corners are heavily rubbed; occasional minor chipping of edges; lightly browned along edges; closed 2-cm. tear from lower edge of one plate; plates are clean and bright. Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, Em. Lévy et Cie Éditeurs hardcover
181223262Edinburgh: Archibald Constable et al. 1812. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition. Quarto pp. xv 491 complete with 3 maps one folding 4 folding charts and 14 engraved plates of which 8 are lovely hand-colored aquatints. Additional engravings in the text. Rebound in quarter-leather and brown cloth. Approximately 10 text pages with significant foxing otherwise very clean. A chemist and geologist by training Mackenzie 1780-1848 traveled to Iceland with the physicians Henry Holland 1788-1873 and Richard Bright 1789-1858 both of whom made constributions to this book. First published in 1811 it describes the natural history of the island and the history literature and diseases of its people. This edition has some revisions to the geological observations and interpretation as well as some new material in the Appendix. Abbey Travel 160 first edition. Archibald Constable et al. hardcover
1826biblio141<p><em>Robert Jennings. London. 1826. First edition Large Paper. Engraved title. Dedication to the Countess of Pembroke 60 tissue guarded engraved plates with accompanying text as indexed vignette. Half calf marbled boards. Spine in six compartments with raised bands gilt lettering and motifs. Top edge gilt others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. Light variable foxing. Spotting to engraved title page. A handsome copy with historic provenance.</em></p><p><strong><em>Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty</em></strong><em> 1789-1848 army officer and artist Batty compiled books illustrated with plates etched by himself. He served in the Peninsular War in the Duke of Wellington's 1815 Campaign at Waterloo where he was injured in the thigh. "Following Wellington's victory Batty entered Paris with the 3rd battalion on 7 July having en route been at the storming of the fortress of Péronne on 26 June. Three days later he became a lieutenant and captain in the first guards. He served in the army of occupation in France." He was elected FRS in 1822. "Batty acted as Lieutenant-General Sir William Clinton's aide-de-camp with the 1826–7 expedition to Portugal in support of the young Portuguese queen against Spanish-backed rebels." ODNB.</em></p><p><strong><em>Provenance</em></strong><em>: Bookplate of Gerald and Carola Lenanton Bride Hall to fep.</em></p><p><em><strong>Sir Gerald Roy Fay Lenanton </strong>1896-1952. Bride Hall became the Special Operations Eexecutive secret weapons research 'Station VI' during WW2</em></p><p><em><strong>Oman Carola Mary Anima</strong> 1897-1978 Historian and novelist. Daughter of the military historian Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman 1860–1946. She married Gerald Lenanton in 1922.</em></p> Robert Jennings hardcover
18201231I018Milano Milan: Tipografia Manini e Rivolta 1820. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 4to xi 1 blank 428 2; 534 2; 594 2; 528. Very Good. 9 x 11.25 inches 23 x 28.5 cm. Complete four volume set. Quarter leather bindings with marbled boards. Gilt ruled compartments to spines. Good solid bindings with no cracking to joints. A little light foxing to half title pages. A few occasional light marks to text but overall in very clean condition throughout. Volume I has a small hole to rear free endpaper and old bookseller's label to rear pastedown endpaper. Volume II pages 275-278 and adjoining plate are loose but still attached. Volume III lacking one plate at p367. All the portrait plates and two of the in-text illustrations have the subject's name handwritten below in purple ink. Illustrations are as follows: Volume I: 6 plates incl. one fold-out and 9 illustrations within the text. Volume II: 12 plates 13 illustrations within the text plus large fold-out map of the Duchy of Milan with slight creasing to margin. Volume III: 4 plates of 5 and 12 illustrations within the text. Volume IV: fold-out plan of Milan plus one illustration within the text. Italian language. A comprehensive history of Milan from its foundation up to the year 1535. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a very heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate - a postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Please contact us for an accurate postage cost for your location. Size: 9 x 11.25 inches 23 x 28.5 cm. Tipografia Manini e Rivolta hardcover
18091231I079Torino Turin: Gaetano Balbino Librai Michelangelo Morano Librai Domenico Pane e Comp. Stampatori 1809. 1st Edition . Paperback. Printed pages: 8vo. xlii 286 8; 298 8; 362 10; 306 8; 336 8; 291 1 3 Errata. Very Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21 cm. Complete six volume set. Original publisher's wraps. Page edges untrimmed. Some wear to spines but all volumes are very securely bound and with all covers firmly attached. Very clean text throughout. Italian language. The history of Western Italy up to the time of Napoleon to whom this work is dedicated. An excellent unrestored example. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21 cm. Gaetano Balbino Librai, Michelangelo Morano Librai, Domenico Pane e Comp. Stampatori paperback
18201175E002London: Rodwell & Martin 1820. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: Large 8vo. 8 197 1. With engraved title page and 60 leaves of plates. . Very Good. 7.25 x 10.5 inches 18.5 x 27 cm. Full calf leather binding by Colnaghi & Co. London rebacked with original spine laid over. Spine has five raised bands and richly decorated compartments. Ornate gilt panelled boards gilt ruled board edges and turn-ins. All page edges gilt later marbled endpapers. Some light foxing to plates some browning and offsetting to pages facing plates. A few occasional marks but overall a very clean example. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 7.25 x 10.5 inches 18.5 x 27 cm. Rodwell & Martin hardcover
1840118c5014London: William Smith 1840. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xxxvi 640 xvi 552 pages. Balance of title reads as follows: "Containing an Account of the Cruel Civil Wars Between the Houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the Possession of Paris and Normandy By the English; Their Expulsion Thence; and of Other Memorable Events That Happened in the Kingdom of France as well as in other Countries. A History of Fair Example and of Great Profit to the French. Beginning at the Year MCCCC. Where that of Sir John Froissart Finishes and Ending at the Year MCCCCLXVII. and Continued by Others to the Year MDXVI." Illustrated with woodcuts. Bookplate of Reginald Hibbert Tupper upon each front free endpaper. Mr. Tupper was the son of the Canadian Prime Minister of the same name. Ink signature upon verso of front blank leaf of volume I. Some foxing to colour title page of volume I. Faded marbling to edges. Back hinge of Volume I starting. Somewhat above-average external wear. Both volumes tight and square. William Smith Hardcover
1878W1292London: C. KEGAN PAUL & CO. 1878. x 237 pages. First printing of Stevenson's first book a description of his experiences traveling in Belgium and France. The edition is reported to have been limited to only 750 copies and few copies in collectible condition come on the market. In an early twentieth century 3/4 blue morocco binding by Riviere & Son; gilt ruled spine with 5 raised bands; gilt spine decoration and lettering; top edge gilt;. The book is clean and tight with very minor rubbing of leather and slight toning of pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine-/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Walter Crane. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. C. KEGAN PAUL & CO. Hardcover
1892010257Paris: Boussod Valadon & Cie Imprimeurs-éditeurs. First illustrated edition. Beautifully bound in three-quarter leather and marbled boards. Published Paris: Boussod Valadon & Cie Imprimeurs-éditeurs 1892. Text in French. Folio 11 7/8" x 14" viii168pp. printed on heavy coated paper illustrated with 43 full page plates - 20 in full color four of which are double page 23 b/w eight of which are double page plus numerous b/w illustrations within the text. Bound in three-quarter red Morocco leather with raised bands and gilt titles over marbled paper covered boards marbled endpapers top edge gilting green ribbon marker bound-in. Some scuff to the leather and rear cover wear at the tips. A very good clean bright attractive example. . Very Good. Leather. 1st. 1892. Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Imprimeurs-éditeurs hardcover