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Stampa antica ed originale con testo al retro
XV, 279 p.; 18,5 cm. Brossura editoriale restaurata. La copertina originale, che presentava mancanze soprattutto al dorso, è stata incollata a un cartoncino e applicata al volume. Restauro non professionale, ma solido. Raro
In-4°, pp. (8), 124, brossura editoriale GIALLA con titolo entro duplice filetto. Bell' esemplare. Prima e unica edizione, non comune. "Pubblicazione fatta per le nozze della nobil signora Camilla Palmieri - Nuti con il nobil signore Cav, Stanislao Mocenni Maggiore di Stato Maggiore Ufficiale d'Ordinanza Onorario di S. M.". Autore dello studio è il fratello della sposa, che intese con esso ripercorrere le orme di un loro antenato, Giovanni Palmieri, che era stato un Cavaliere di Malta a cavallo tra il XVI e il XVII secolo. Vengono pubblicate numerosissime lettere inedite del personaggio in questione. I Cavalieri Ospitalieri, o Ospedalieri, nati come Cavalieri dell'Ordine dell'Ospedale di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, quindi come Cavalieri di Rodi e, in seguito, come Cavalieri di Malta (oggi Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta) furono, ai loro albori, un ordine ospedaliero benedettino, fondato intorno al 1100 a Gerusalemme in seguito alla prima crociata. Esso divenne presto un ordine religioso cavalleresco cristiano dotato di un proprio statuto e preposto principalmente alla cura e alla difesa dei pellegrini diretti in Terrasanta. In seguito alla perdita dei territori cristiani in Terrasanta, l'Ordine si rifugiò a Rodi, su cui estesa la propria sovranità, e successivamente a Malta, con lo stato di vassallo del re di Sicilia. La famiglia Palmieri, nel ramo dei Marchesi di Monferrato, "si ritiene di origine francese.. Passò all'Ordine di Malta dal 1584 con Giovanni Maria nel ramo di Napoli..." (Sticca, V, p. 85). L'autore della presente memoria lasciò anche una pregiata "Storia di Siena dalle origini al 1559". Invito a nozze - I nuptialia della Biblioteca delle Oblate, n. 236 (repertorio telematico).
In 8, pp. 15 + (1b). Br. ed. Saggio sull'intellettuale maltese Don Giuseppe Zammit (1802-1890), detto Brighella, poeta satirico maltese dalla vena aspra.
Two Volumes. Illustrated with thirteen full page aquatint plates. Offsetting to the text from plates. Mildly XLib. Foxed. 4to. 260 mm. Disbound. Abbey 247. This substantially discounted price allows for a nice re-binding of this important book. **PRICE MUCH REDUCED! TRAVEL/5
40 pages. Features: 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse); 7th Light Cavalry; 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry; The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse); 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force); Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force); Same Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force); 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers; Dress Regulations for the Indian Calvalry, Indian Army Regulations, Volume VII, 1913; Duke of Cambridge receiving Native Officers of the 9th Bengal Lancers, Malta, 1878; 2nd Bengal Lancers. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
Tractatio historico - polemica chronologicis tabulis monarchiarum successiones, spectabiliorumque cum sacrorum, tum prophanorum gestorum seiem, tempusque ab orbe condito ad Christum signantibus illustrata. In Regio Taurinensi Atheneo, s.a. (1720) In folio; pp.632 e 7 carte n.nn. di indice. Testo su due colonne. Pergamena coeva, dorso a cordoni, titolo calligrafato. Treccani.it: “Bencini Francesco Domenico. Nato a Malta (amava chiamarsi Maltensis o addirittura Africanus) intorno al 1664, si addottorò in teologia probabilmente a Roma, dove, titolare dell’abbazia di S. Ponzio, insegnò dal 1687 al 1720 nel Collegio Urbano de propaganda fide. Chiamato alla cattedra di teologia dogmatica dell'università di Torino rinnovata da Vittorio Amedeo, giunse nella capitale subalpina nel 1720 con i suoi duemila libri, per sistemare i quali subito chiese un alloggio migliore di quello che gli era stato assegnato. Iniziò i suoi corsi il 2 nov. 1720 e, ottenuto anche il titolo di abate di S. Costanzo, l’8 nov. 1729 diventò prefetto della Biblioteca universitaria e poi, il 25 sett. 1732, fu nominato preside delle Arti per un triennio e riconfermato per un altro trienno il 29 ott. 1735. Morì nel 1744”.
Stories: Back to Nature; Khushal Khan's Rifle; Mountain Rescue; Indian Pantherss; The Hard Road; The Water Tank; Bhanamati; Malta Ferry; The Corner House; Bill Buffalo; Whaling in the Antarctic; Water-Divining in Malabar. Covers present but detached. Book
Features: In Search of the "Hairy Frog" - an expedition into the British Cameroons collecting specimens of wild animals and birds for zoos, with photos; The Navy Pay-Roll Robbery - an audacious hold-up of a large Navy payroll in Malta, G.C.; Luck of the Game - a story from an original prospector in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast; Ozark Excursion - hunting with the hillmen, including one who uses a crossbow and another who 'catches fish with his teeth'; The Lost Mine (Part 2) - Somewhere in Panama lies Tisingal, reported to be one of the richest gold-mines ever worked by the Spaniards; The Cowrie Shell - White men in Africa usually scoff at the native's faith in charms and amulets; My Friend Bull; House-to-House; Japanese Net Balls (Glass Floats); Brown's Donkey - a strange incident from the North African desert; The Rest-House - a tale from the Eastern Himialayas; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
Features: In Search of the Hairy Frog - An expedition into the little-known interior of the British Cameroons, with photos; The Navy Pay-Roll Robbery - An audacious hold-up in Malta G.C. of a navy van containing a considerable payroll, with photos; Luck of the Game - story from a Gold Coast Prospector; Ozark Excursion - interesting people including a cross-bow hunter; The Lost Mine - Tisingal, in the interior of Panama; The Cowrie Shell - white men usually scoff at the native's faith in charms and amulets; My Friend Bill - a fellow in Australia; House-to-House; Japanese glass net-balls (floats); Brown's Donkey - an incident from the North African Desert; The Rest House - a striking example of premonition from India; and more. Above-average wear. Brown tape secures covers. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Produced during World War II and a stirring account of the defense of Malta, and the incredible hardships endured by the residents of Malta, subjected to continual bombardment by both Italy and Germany. King George VI awarded the island the George Cross for their bravery, 208p. plates. maps on endpapers. Neat tight copy, but flawed, since the frontispiece is missing - this was a facsimile copy of the Military Order of the Day, May 1940, issued by General Dobbie. Book
La più importante e curata fra le monografie conosciute riguardanti la Cattedrale di San Giovanni della Valletta, tempio del più noto ordine cavalleresco del mondo - Opera ill. con le fotografie di Daniel Cilia, nt. e ft. a col. in calce al vol., e con figg. in bianco e nero nt. ad inizio del vol. - Testi in inglese (8e).
Tiny scratches to front wrap. Minor shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 239 pages
Una prestigiosa pubblicazione illustrata a colori - Con le fotografia di Daniel Cilia - In lingua inglese (8e).
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 20 plates on 10, free endpapers lightly spotted; original navy blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter chipped and frayed with minor loss. AURORA was at Narvik, and in the Bismarck hunt, but won her nickname under Agnew while leading Force K from Malta. The book goes on to cover TORCH, Sicily and Salerno and ends in the Aegean where she was seriously damaged. Includes honours list and ROH. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONdITION. Enser, p.383; Law, 1014.
First Edition, 21, [1] pp., original cloth-backed printed wrappers, a nice copy.
245 pages. Index. Selected bibliography. "Re-creates a story with the compulsive grip of a classic thriller." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. Book
2 vols., 4to., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs throughout; cloth, gilt backs, a very good, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper. Superb collection of photographs of HM ships (with detailed descriptions) taken by the Ellis family in Malta
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous full-page photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Invaluable collection of fine photographs, many not easily obtaoinable elsewhere.
4to., First Edition, with 11 coloured plans (8 double-page), 4 full-page diagrams and several illustrations and charts in the text; pictorial boards lettered in white, a fine copy. Naval Staff Histories were produced after WWII in order to provide as full an account of the various actions as was possible at the time. The audience was largely serving officers; some of the volumes were classified, not to restrict their distribution but to allow the writers to be as candid as possible. At this stage of history they represent a uniquely valuable resource. This volume contains Battle Summary 18 (Mediterranean Convoys 1941) and Battle Summary 32 (Malta Convoys 1942), completed by J. Owen and originally issued in 1944 and 1945 respectively. These summaries were combined and extensively revised by Pitcairn-Jones and re-issued in 1957 as Selected Convoys (Mediterranean) 1941-42. By this time Pitcairn-Jones had access to the full records including those captured from German and Italian forces.
189 pages. Includes line illustrations by Lord Baden-Powell and photographs. Light foxing to title page and following two pages.
Opera in lingua inglese corredata da ill. fot. in b.n. f.t.
Faint shelfwear. ; 8.1 X 5.6 X 0.2 inches; 95 pages
