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181920079Paris 1819. FIRST EDITION. Modern boards uncut. First edition “excessively rareâ€- Dorbon. A refutation of Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal which the author believes trivializes and negates the true existence of the paranormal. Here Simonnet provides anecdotal evidence for ghost sightings miracles witchcraft werewolves demons and prophecies. In his conclusion he asserts that denying the existence of these things is heresy. The text concludes with an alphabetic table of the authors cited. This work was so incendiary to the Catholic Church that the Vatican invested huge sums of money to remove copies from private libraries. <br /> Caillet 10217; Yve-Plessis 76; Dorbon 977; Barbier Anon IV: 16. unknown
1832012260London: To be Had of Erasmus H. Simon 1832. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Quarter black calf leather spine label gilt compartments orig. paper boards. xii 179 pp. 9 B&W plates. Recently professionally rebacked new spine. Boards rubbed. Errata laid down to face title page re: US copyright errata at rear. Ink ownership inscription to ffep. Paper repair to lower corner of rfep. Light damp stain to outer margin of a few pages a few instances of light foxing else clean. To be Had of Erasmus H. Simon hardcover
1818925Z40Paris: J. G. Dentu 1818. First edition. Unbound. Good. 7.5" by 5". None . The first edition of this scarce work featuring Simon Canuel's commentary on Charles Fabvier's pamphlet on the Lyon riots caused by Canuel's harsh conduct. The first edition of this scarce work. Written in French. This work features a response from Simon Canuel to a pamphlet produced in 1817 by Charles Nicolas Fabvier entitled 'Lyon'. Canuel was a French general during the French revolution and Napoleonic wars. Fabvier was French member of parliament and Chief of staff after Napoleon's death and was in charge of calming the riots in Lyon caused by Canuel's harsh conduct. Canuel was later suspended from the military. This work addresses and defends his actions and provides a response to Fabvier's pamphlet on the matter. Disbound from the original covers. Retaining original half title. Disbound from the original covers. Retaining original half title and title page. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and generally clean pages with the odd spot to the front and rear. Good J. G. Dentu unknown
182947014Boston: S.G. Goodrich & Co 1829. Very Good. Boston: S.G. Goodrich & Co. 1829. First Edition. Octavo; bound in contemporary tree calf with gilt stamping to spine; edges stained yellow; 383pp. collated and complete. Minor wear and scuffing; front board slightly bowed; binding sound; preliminary blanks nearly detached; contemporary ownership inscriptions 1829 and 1846 to preliminaries and title; light spotting to interior; Very Good and sound.<br /> <br /> History of "El Libertador" and his military campaigns by Prussian officer Decoudray Holstein who served under Bolivar as a colonel and was a witness to the revolutionary years of 1814-1816 in South America. Decoudray Holstein later worked as a bookseller attempted to liberate Puerto Rico and became a professor of Modern Languages at the college in Geneva New York. Uncommon in retail.<br /> <br /> Sabin 32644. S.G. Goodrich & Co unknown
1882ABC_49508Venice 1882. 12mo. Francesco Andreola for Gaetano Martini Contemporary gold-tooled half calf decorated paper sides with the title lettered in gold on the spine. 3 parts in 1 volume. 156; 156; 150 pp. Charming Italian edition of the "Mille et un Quart-d'heure. Contes tartares" originally written in French in 1715 by Thomas-Simon Gueullette 1683-1766. The collection of orientalist stories was ranked alongside the "Arabian Nights". Although the main purpose of this work like that of its illustrious model is entertainment it also boasts a certain didacticism particularly about the Tartars and their customs. Tartary was Central Asia occupied by Turko-Mongol peoples divided into Chinese Tartary Russian Tartary and independent Tartary. In the "Contes tartares" Doctor Abukeler must find a cure for the king's blindness and until he returns the doctor's son must tell the king a story every day for a quarter of an hour or suffer death.Rare: only three copies located in library catalogues internationally Università di Bologna Biblioteca nazionale Marciana Biblioteca Civica Rovereto none outside Italy.Wit the faded library stamps of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Rome on the front flyleaf and the title page. The edges and corners of the boards are slightly rubbed occasional foxing and browning. Otherwise very well preserved.l OPAC SBN ITICCUUBOE124483 2 copies; WorldCat 799511527 1 copy. hardcover
1845540049London: William Pickering 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. First reprint of the original edition. 12mo. 29 3pp. Near contemporary quarter levant gilt lettered spine purple paper over boards. Head and tail of spine are rubbed corners a little scraped else near fine. A scarce reprint of the suppressed edition of 1524 reprinted by William Pickering “on account of its historical importanceâ€. Two auction records note that the Pickering edition was limited to 100 copies. OCLC locates only three copies. William Pickering hardcover
185529528Harrisburg 1855. 48pp. Stitched in original printed blue title wrappers spine-chipped. Two stab holes in blank left margin. Light scattered foxing old vertical fold Very Good. <br /> <br /> This document says Howes was reprinted "to discredit" Cameron a Pennsylvania kingmaking politician who stuffed his pockets with the spoils of a panoply of public offices. In 1838 President Van Buren made him an Indian Commissioner in charge of settling the Winnebago Indian land claims. The appointment ended in scandal when he used his own bank's notes as part of the adjustment. He became derisively known as "The Great Winnebago Chief." The front wrapper quoting from the St. Louis Reporter calls Cameron's activities "infamous speculation." <br /> Bibliographers-- recording only a 38-page pamphlet under this title-- conclude that this pamphlet was printed in 1839. That seems unlikely. Original House Document 229 was printed during the 25th Congress in 1839. This reprint was published to thwart Cameron's designs on a U.S. Senate seat and was probably printed in 1855: he was running for the Senate that year and a related pamphlet entitled a Rejoinder to the Defence Published by Simon Cameron also issued in 1855. Each of them exposes Cameron's shady business dealings during his term as Indian Commissioner. "Plot of Simon Cameron and fellow rascals to defraud these Indians of half a million dollars frustrated by a young army officer E.A. Hitchcock" Howes. <br /> OCLC's seven locateions as of June 2026 are all collated at 38 pages with an 1839 publication date. Field 1686 and Howes W569 38pp. unknown
18371071961837. Cornopolis: Imprimerie de l'Encorné i.e. Lille: printed for the author chez Bloquel c. 1837. <br /> <br /> 12mo 3-107 1pp. With a folding hand-colored frontispiece. Printed on yellow paper bound with three "sermons" at the end. Early quarter calf marbled boards bookplate of E. Alexander.<br /> <br /> § Very rare and amusing treatise on cuckoldry; known in at most 4 copies Univ. of Chicago plus 3 in France. No copy recorded at auction or through the trade except for this one ex-Nina Musinsky. Musinsky's long note accompanies this copy: "First edition of an illustrated spoof printed on yellow paper. it provides plentiful anecdotes of adultery featuring cuckolds from every walk of life from Kings to shopkeepers. the book belongs to a tradition of French cuckold satires of which the earliest example.was published in 1708. bound in at the end are three facetious sermons.". unknown
1822008955Paris: Firmin Didot 1822 8vo 21.5 cm frontispiece with the coat of arms of Elzevirs 4 299 5 pp. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards spine gilt in compartments black gilt-lettered label all edges sprinkled marbled endpapers red silk bookmark binding slightly rubbed some foxing inside. Inscribed by the author to Firmin Didot at the top of the half-title. An early bibliography of books printed by the Elzevirs preceded by a history of this famous Dutch family of booksellers publishers and printers. The bibliography is curiously arranged. In the first part books printed in-12 are described in chronological order. The second part includes collections of works by the same author or on the same subject. The third part contains works on politics history and religion. The fourth part lists books in grand in-12 and small in-8. In the fifth part books printed in sizes smaller or larger than in-12 are described. Also included is a special section of books printed in oriental languages. Over 50 pages of indexes. Simon Bérard 1783-1859 was a French politician industrialist and book-collector. He was a founding member of the Société des Bibliophiles François. === Demi-veau fauve dos lisse orné de filets dorés et à froid tranches mouchetées Reliure de l'époque. Envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à l'éditeur Firmin Didot. Édition originale de curieuse bibliographie des livres imprimés par les Elzévirs précédée d'une notice sur cette célèbre famille de libraires éditeurs et imprimeurs hollandais. La première partie comporte les éditions de format petit in-12 ; seconde partie collections d'ouvrage d'un même auteur ou sur un même sujet ; troisième partie ouvrage relatifs à la politique à l'histoire et à la religion ; quatrième partie éditions de format grand in-12 et petit in-8 ; cinquième partie éditions d'un format inférieur ou supérieur à l'in-12. La partie non numérotée comprend les éditions en langues orientales. Plus de 50 pages d'index. Simon Bérard 1783-1859 est un homme politique industriel et haut fonctionnaire français bibliophile et bibliographe membre fondateur de la Société des bibliophiles françois. Firmin Didot hardcover
181643452New-York: Re-printed: For John Reid Bookseller 1816. Hardcover. First American edition. Original Boards. 8vo. 79 pages. 23 cm. In English with some Hebrew. Singerman 0260. <br> Copy belonging to Simon Gratz 1773-1839 with his signature and date 1817 the year after publication on the front end paper and on the title page. The signature matches examples of his signature which can be seen online at <br> www.kaplancollection.org/item/deed-simon-gratz-to-james-duncan-and-2b696467<br> The book then bears the donation bookplate of another later "Simon Gratz esq" 1837-1925 who was a prominent 19th-century Philadelphia lawyer educator and civic leader. The bookplate is from Gratz College which the later Simon Gratz helped found. <br> Nikelsburger takes on an apostate Jew Rev. Frey who is intent on converting his former coreligionists to Christianity. In his opening letter to Frey Nikelsburger does not hold back: "In your eagerness to convert the Jews to your way of thinking you make no scruples of converting and perverting the prophets by turning their words to a meaning which you conceive to be best adapted to your purpose; and in doing this you make them not only flatly contradict each other but themselves also." <br> "For American Jews Koul Jacob seemed an appropriate answer to Frey a Jewish convert to Christianity who had resumed his missionary activities shortly after his arrival in America. It was a well-tempered but firm refutation of Frey's arguments. Moreover its author was an English Jew and if American Christians were to take offense at it its European authorship distanced American Jews from it" Berlin G. Defending the Faith. Albany: SUNY 1979.<br> <br> "Simon Gratz 1773-1839 and Hyman Gratz 1776-1857 inherited their father's business. Their store was at the Graff House 7th & Market where Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. Both Simon and Hyman Gratz were treasurers of Mikveh Israel. They were among the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Simon served in the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the war of 1812." www.ushistory.org/mikvehisrael <br> Simon Gratz' sister was Rebecca Gratz 1781-1869 the founder of the first Jewish Sunday school in America and who was also "said to have been the model of Rebecca the daughter of the Jewish merchant Isaac of York who is the heroine in the novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. Scott's attention had been drawn to Gratz's character by Washington Irving who was a close friend of the Gratz family" Wikipeida. <br> In addition Simon Gratz was a participant in the famous US Supreme Court real estate case of 1848 Gratz Vs. Cohen see: Solis-Cohen J. "A FAMOUS FAMILY FIGHT ABOUT REAL ESTATE: GRATZ VS. COHEN." Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society no. 37 1947: 345-52. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43058341 .<br> <br> OCLC: 5192299A copy with no special assocation sold for $1000 with commissions at auction in 2005. Rear board detached light wear to boards some staining nice copy. Good Condition. RAB-58-16-MLDB. New-York: Re-printed: For John Reid, Bookseller hardcover
18191002411819. Paris de l'Imprimerie de Mme Ve Courcier rue du Jardinet no. 12 1819. 4pp. Unbound as issued. On 29 floréal an X 19 mai 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte 'Premier Consul' at that time passed a law to have the Canal Saint- Martin constructed together with the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq. The project of the engineer Pierre Simon Girard 1765-1836 was chosen to resolve the problems of drinking water navigation in Paris. In 1790 he had won a price of the Academy for a work on the construction of canals and in 1798 he published the first work on the resistance of materials. By creating these canals there was the additional that a shortcut of the Seine was created. So ships could avoid the difficult center of Paris and ports could be built. Building of the canal Saint-Martin started in 1805 at both ends but the canal was only finished in 1825. Numerous difficulties related to constructing a canal in such an urban area had to be surmounted. The present document signed by Girard objects to a change that has been made in the initial project which wants to let the canal pass underneath the Hospital Saint-Louis. The author explains all his objections in detail. Important document for the history of the urbanisation of Paris. unknown
1861222517Paris: Delarue 1861. First edition variant issue. vi 7-288 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Contemporary quarter brown morocco over marbled boards green vellum french tips spine gilt signed L. Pouillet. Near fine. First edition variant issue. vi 7-288 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Rare first edition of Simon Blocquel's 1760-1863 history of tobacco and advice for its use. Sections include a discussion of its cultivation its introduction to Europe government control the advantages and disadvantages of its use and "Le Code du Cigare ou la politesse du fumeur." The Arents catalog identifies two issues of the first edition this being the issue without the folding plate but printed in the same year.<br /> Blocquel had no less than seven pseudonyms; he wrote on domestic economy for women gastronomy travel history white magic and literature. Arents 1696 Delarue unknown
189859481Kjøbenhavn Simon Bernsteen 1898. 8vo. Indbundet ubeskåret i original kartonnage med shirtingsryg. Trykt titel på forpermen. Ren og pæn indvendig. Trykt på svært papir. Med egenhændig dedikation på forsatsbladet fra Simon Bernsteen til Emil Hannover: "Til / Herr / Bibliotekar Emil Hannover / Deres Forb. / Simon Bernsteen. / 18-II-1898." XV1XIV pp. <br/><br/><em>Nydeligt dedikationseksemplar til den store danske kunsthistoriker og bibliofile Emil Hannover. </em> unknown
185330416Paris: Mme Vve Louis Janet 1853. 1853. Very good. ILLUSTRATED WITH 14 SUPERB COLORED LITHOGRAPHS - Quarto 12-5/8 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide. Bound in red textured cloth titled in gilt on the front cover with a decorative frame stamped in blind on both covers. The covers are stained darkened and rubbed the front cover is detached and the partially perished spine is quite frayed. 104 pages illustrated with pictorial initials and 14 superb colored lithographs by Louis Lassalle after works by major artists. A paper remnant adheres to the creased front endpaper. There is some occasional soiling and some minor foxing. There is a very short tear to the margins of a two text leaves. A complete copy with spectacular bright colored lithographs. <p>RARE. The Bibliotheque National de France dates the book as 1853.<p>Louis Simon Cabaillot Lassalle 1810-1870 is known for his genre paintings. The colored lithographic plates illustrate works by Le Prince Lancret Paul Potter Chardin Boucher Lest Tenters Gerard Dow Greuze Lutherburgh Rembrandt Ph. Wouwermans Watteau Joseph Vernet and Oudry. Paris: Mme Vve Louis Janet, [1853]. hardcover
185553792Philadelphia: Bicking & Guilbert 1855. First edition. Softcover. Very good. Octavo. 43 1 blankpp; 2 maps 1 folding. Contemporary blue title wrappers lightly chipped at extremities lettered in black. Stain limited to top margin throughout latter half else a very good copy text clean and crisp.<br /> <br /> First edition of this rare Brief of Title. The Gratz family of merchants and community leaders in Philadelphia was founded by Barnard Gratz 1738-1801. As a young man he emigrated from Germany to London where he was briefly employed as a clerk. Shortly after relocating to Philadelphia in 1754 he went into business as a merchant in the coastal and West Indian trade and formed around 1760 a lasting partnership with his brother Michael who was involved in the Indian and fur trade as well as land speculation. The two brothers helped found the first synagogue in Philadelphia. Two of Michael's sons Simon Gratz 1773-1839 and his brother Hyman 1776-1857 carried on the family business. Apart from his ongoing involvement with the Jewish Congregation Mikveh Israel "Simon was among the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts" Morais and "a director of the Pennsylvania Botanical Garden" Rosenbloom. Includes a three-page extract from the will of Simon Gratz dated February 16 1839 with his instructions for the disposition of the 71 acres of his estate contained in "the four tracts of land mentioned at the beginning of this Brief." As noted in the present brief p. 28 The Farmers and Mechanics Land and Building Association received its Charter of Encorporation on March 17 1852 acquiring by purchase the Willington Estate from Louisa Gratz Edward Gratz David Gratz and Elizabeth Gratz on April 16 1852.<br /> <br /> Provenance: The business card of Henry Tunison Jr. "Real Estate Agent and Collector of House and Ground Rents. S. E. Corner 18th & Spruce Streets Philadelphia" has been mounted at the bottom of the front wrapper; Mr. Tunison's manuscript entry appears at the top.<br /> <br /> A rare item not indexed in OCLC which does however locate two copies of an 1871 edition at Hebrew Union College and the University of Michigan; Singerman is also only aware of the 1871 printing noting copies at the American Jewish Historical Society and the Library Company of Philadelphia. References: Cf. Singerman Judaica Americana no. 2256 ed. 1871. For the Graz family see: H.S. Morais The Jews of Philadelphia 1894 p. 25. J.R. Rosenbloom A Biographical Dictionary of Early American Jews 1960 pp. 47-48. Bicking & Guilbert unknown
1815299403New York: Printed for the Author by Sherman & Pudney 1815. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Disbound. 176pp. Foxing on title page else very good or better. Bishop Henry Treadwell Onderdonk's copy with his ownership signature twice one of which is dated in 1816. Onderdonk was one of the most controversial figures in Episcopal history with his suspension by the Church for improper conduct with women but fueled at least in part for his supposed sympathy to Roman Catholicism still being debated to this day. Printed for the Author by Sherman & Pudney hardcover