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1st edition, original cloth with dust jacket, 8vo. Vii+527 pages. In Yiddish and English. The first in a series of Yiddish polemical pamphlets (Diskursn) appeared one week before the elections to the second National Assembly in the Republic of the Netherlands on August 1, 1797. Inspired by the expanded freedom of the press and the satirical and often vulgar Spectatorial writings which were popular at the time, a small but energetic group of enlightened Jews in Amsterdam decided the previous summer to publish a periodical. These Yiddish polemical pamphlets would serve as an informative and propagandistic vehicle through which members of the new community could anonymously persuade the Jews of Amsterdam to choose the party of progress and enlightenment. The author or authors inveighed strongly against the alleged abuses in the established community and those they held responsible, the parnosim (board of directors) and their officials. In order to reach the Jewish masses in a city with about 20, 000 Ashkenazic Jewish inhabitants, the reformers chose to write the Diskursn in Amsterdam Yiddish. Their efforts were so successful that the established community thought it necessary to enter the fray by publishing its own version of a thirteenth installment shortly before the thirteenth installment of the original series was due to appear. From then on, two series of Diskursn competed for public favor. Using criticism, salacious gossip, slander, and accusations, the same three or four main characters and a few secondary ones railed against the excesses and foibles of the other community. Both series ended after the parnosim of the old community were deposed in the early spring of 1798. By then, 24 Diskursn from the new community and 11 from the established community had appeared, together more than 500 printed pages. Of course we cannot judge the two communities fairly based on the texts of the Diskursn. Both sought to discredit their opponents with stories of whores, sexual scandals, illegitimate children, hypocrisy, religious violations, bankruptcy, and fraud. Nevertheless, the pamphlets describe the environment of Amsterdam Jewry and reveal what interested those Jews and how they responded to revolutionary changes. All of this is depicted by inventive authors who came up time and again with different, often humorous settings for their volleys of curses and torrents of abuse. These Yiddish polemical pamphlets are a rare phenomenon, not just in the history of Jewish communities in the period of emancipation, but in the histories of Yiddish literature and satirical/polemical periodicals as well. This is the first-ever bilingual edition of a major portion of this collection of documents and the first time any of them have been published in English translation. A lengthy introduction and five appendices help the reader understand and appreciate these colorful Dutch Jews and their often impassioned arguments. Near perfect condition, Very Good Condition Overall. (AC-6-11)
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary, this is the finest overall treatment of the airborne battle (Operation MARKET). It is Middlebrook at his best, painstakingly combining many valuable vernacular accounts with a characteristically well-researched view of the background. Note that it does not cover the ground forces making their way towards Arnhem (Operation GARDEN). A beautiful copy of a superb tribute.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps; grey cloth, backstrip letterd in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary, this is the finest overall treatment of the airborne battle (Operation MARKET). It is Middlebrook at his best, painstakingly combining many valuable vernacular accounts with a characteristically well-researched view of the background. Note that it does not cover the ground forces making their way towards Arnhem (Operation GARDEN). A beautiful copy of a superb tribute.
<p>5x22 cm, album, brossura illustrata a colori; p. 15 con numerose illustrazioni edue carte geografiche con mostra della funzione delle dighe. Testo francese</p>
401pp.+ enige buitentekstills., linnen band, geïll.stofwikkel, 26cm.
401pp.+ enige buitentekstills., groene linnen band, stempeltje, 26cm.
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4 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, with 4 engraved frontispieces and a large folding plan, blank preliminaries and plan lightly spotted; handsomely bound in blue full morocco, upper board with triple frame border stopped at corners by rosettes all in blind enclosing arms and motto of the Lodge family elaborately blocked in gilt, lower board with triple frame border stopped at corners by rosettes all in bind enclosing arms of Oxford University elaborately blocked in gilt, backs with five raised bands, second and third compartments lettered and tooled in gilt, all edges gilt, bevelled boards, doublures richly tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers, backstrip lettering faded to near-blind else a remarkably bright, crisp, clean set in a most impressive nineteenth century armorial binding. With the trade ticket of Rivingtons of Oxford in front paste-down of first volume. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM SIR RICHARD LODGE TO THE GIRLS' LIBRARY OF CHRISTS HOSPITAL WITH THE LATTER'S BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWNS. Motley's classic study was first published in 1860.
12mo; 3 volumes, xvi, 485; xii, 527; viii, 518 pp, index to the 3 volumes. contemporary full calf, raised bands, giltdec, giltlettering on red and black labels, scuffed and wear at edges, bookplates, very good set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. "A great book . . . for its descriptions. His account of the seige of Leiden is a real classic." (Bob Moore in Best Books)
Volumes one and three show spine pieces missing to title and volume info. Wear to extremities ; Three-quarter leather with marbled design, endpapers, and edges. Decorated spines with five raised bands. Originally published in 1856, an extremely detailed look at the founding and flourishing of the Dutch Republic ; 8vo; 579,582,664 pages
With 28 maps and plans. (The Blue Guides) eng
DJ with very small chipping; With 28 maps and plans [in color] ; The Blue Guides; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 219 pages
fort volume in-8, 683 pp., broche, couv.- 9782070733958 Bon etat. [TX-16]
in-8, broché sous jaquette illustrée. Bel exemplaire. [GA-2]
in-16, 391 pp., broché, couv. Bel exemplaire - Very Good [VA-3]
in-16, 439 pp., broché. Bel exemplaire. [FNAC]
48 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Contents of This is Poison! - article with many great illustrataions; A Star Was Born - The Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher Co.- super article with great photos; Chuck Malone with Bitters on Display; What Makes Glass Transparent?; British Bottle Bits; Special Deliveries; The J.J. Melchers WZ. Distilling Co. of Schiedam, Holland; Messages; Up-Dates; Little Rock Show; So You're Going to Collect Insulators? - Reflections and advice by Dick Bowman. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
14 pages. Contents: Cover Illustration "Child's Gabrielle Dress and Walking Coat and Ladies' Summer Dresses"; Politeness at Home; Manners Upon the Road - of summer friends; New York Fashions; Nice illustration "The Peddler"; Births in Holland; Hugh Damer's Last Leger - continued; Handkerchief with tatted border; fringe for trimming coverlets, curtains, etc.; crochet rosette for covers, lingerie; Medallions for cigar-cases, etc.; cover for prayer-books, bibles; Hair Dressing - with illustrations; A Very Natural Flower; Chat from the Capital; Useful Recipes; The Empress Augusta - full-page illustration; Invalidism; Notable Sleepers; humor. Average wear. Page 420 loose but present. Book
Vintage French-language magazine. Cover photo shows a smiling Chinese man with drugs hidden inside a dead rat with the caption 'Les Contrebandiers de la Drogue". Contents: Le Capitaine Phoebus (fin); Le Circuit de Minuit (Acte II); Le Jubile de la Reine Wilhelmine; La Vie des Dames de Pierre; Un Drame Des Journees de Juin (fin); Bidon v Ouvre la Chasse; Les Contrebandiers de la Drogue; Coiffes et Recettes; Pages Oubliees - Le Cure de Vireloup; Cote <Cours>; Marie-Antoinette a Versailles; Le M'Zab Pays du Mystere; Payes Vos Gages!; Trois Minutes avec les Humoristes en vacances. Photos: La Famille Royale; La petie princesse Beatrice de Hollande; La reine et la princesse Juliana; A-F Goachetti dans le role de Verdi. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Pieces of red tape at top and bottom of backstrip. Book
90 pages. Features: Latvia on Ten Tfilin a Day; Photo Phunnies; 1001 Reasons to Hate Americans; Cartoons; Lucky Day for a Lucky Guy; Punks on the Beaches; The Sales Director; Ariel Ad Parody; Norwegian Woof; Squeak the Mouse; Miracle in Holland; The International Naff Sex Guide; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Seeking the Golden Cliff - a prospecting expedition in the Central Australian desert; The Hyena - a veteran mining prospector and his story of African Ju-Ju; The Train was Late; A Fool Afoot in France - Part II of an Englishman's walk in France; Murder by Witchcraft - the Crown Prosecutor recounts an amazing case from British East Africa; Crackerjack - interesting stories of serving under a 'character' British sea-captain; The Sadhu's Gift - an interesting Indian tale; Chinese Makeshifts - how the Chinese adapt obsolete products into tools of use - photos; The Mad Trapper - a most extraordinary tale from the annals of the Canadian "Mounties"; How Holland Fights the Sea; The Conquered the Desert - a tribute to the camel - photos; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Backstrip missing chips. 3" x 2" chunk from bottom edge of back cover. Unmarked. Book
In 4° (23,8×19 cm); (16), XLVIII, (12), 193, 192, (14) pp. e 32 tavv. f.t. ripiegate e una tabella. 2 parti in un volume. Bella legatura coeva in tutta pergamena rigida con titolo parlato al dorso. First edition, good copy. Frontespizio in rosso e nero. Prima edizione in ottime condizioni di conservazione di questa raccolta illustrata di esperimenti relativi alla misurazione di umidità, pressione atmosferica, la struttura del ghiaccio, caldo e freddo, capillarità, ottica, il movimento del suono, il magnete, ecc. Esemplare con leggerissima ed uniforme brunitura dovuta alla tipica qualità della carta utilizzata a Leida ma non fastidiosa e meno intense che nelle altre copie conosciute e nel complesso bellissimo esemplare. Opera di estrema importanza per la storia della fisica moderna. Qui è presente anche la prima descrizione del pirometro (Pyrometer chiamato così da Musschenbroek), uno strumento per misurare la dilatazione dei corpi solidi quando esposti al calore. Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692-1761), professore di fisica a Leida, fu un grande ammiratore di Newton e Desaguliers. Iniziatore della fisica sperimentale in Olanda, il suo insegnamento fu particolarmente apprezzato per la qualità dei suoi esperimenti. L’eccellenza delle sue lezioni aiutò a mantenere la reputazione che l’Università di Leida aveva acquisito sotto Boerhaave e Gravesande, continuando ad attrarre studenti provenienti da tutta Europa, tra i quali Jean Antoine Nollet che divenne poi il primo professore di fisica sperimentale presso l’Università di Parigi. Il suo nome rimane legato all’invenzione della così detta “bottiglia di Leida” che ebbe un’importanza cruciale sulle ricerche riguardanti l’elettricità. La bottiglia di Leida costituisce la forma più antica di condensatore. Fu utilizzata per condurre molti dei primi esperimenti sull’elettricità durante la seconda metà del XVIII secolo. In questo libro, l’autore, raccoglie e presenta con commenti, integrazioni e spiegazioni diversi esperimenti fisici portati avanti nell’Accademia del Cimento. Il tutto è preceduto da un discorso sulla storia e i fondamenti della fisica sperimentale. L’opera contiene anche la prima traduzione in latino dell’opera del Magalotti “Saggi di naturali esperienze”, fatta dallo stesso Petrus van Musschenbroek che aggiunse ad essa le sue “Oratio de methodo instituendi experimenta physica” i “Commentarii” (o “Additamenta”) e “Nova Experimenta” che contengono importantissime aggiunte e nuove esperienze pratiche mai prima provate. Tra gli esperimenti effettuati molti “deal with the mechanics of rigid bodies, air pressure, heat, cohesion, capillarity, phosphorescence, magnetism, and electricity. Many of these experiments have become classics in elementary instruction. One of the better-known apparatuses is the pyrometer (the name was given by Musschenbroek) first described in the Tentamina of 1731…” (Dict. of Scientific Biogr., vol. 9, pp. 594-6). Prima non comune edizione in ottime condizioni di conservazione. Rare. A good copy. Bibl.: Wellcome Vol. 4 p. 23; Graesse IV, 637 e VI, 218; Wheeler Gift Cat. 276.
33x25. 150p. Fotogr. Comentarios, B. Haak. Enc. Tela ed. Sobrecubierta.
ROTTERDAM - 1775 - In-8 - 1/2 reliure, dos à 4 nerfs avec pièce de titre noire et titre doré - Plats et gardes marbrés - Armoiries de chaque famille - Table - 411 pages - Légères traces d'humidité en premières pages sinon propre
Sans lieu, sans date (1764?) - Histoire de l'académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres - In-4 - couverture muette - Pagination 273 à 286, puis 263 à 272 & 303 à 310 - tache en tête, sinon bon exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné - Photographies sur demande