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16864982Toulouse: Chez Jean Boude 1686. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 8 pp. Bound in marbled wrappers and housed in a fine red morocco case. $3850 Extremely rare first and only edition of this detailed popular newsletter concerning the contemporary reception of three Siamese ambassadors in Paris in September of 1686. The report gives a full description of their entrance their itinerary and the names and qualities of the individual ambassadors - whose 9-month stay in northern France between 1686 and 1687 must have provoked enormous interest. Providing the reader with some background the work notes that the King of Siam having been only recently convinced of the greatness of Louis XIV and the French nation has decided to send three more mandarins as envoys. "Ces Mandarins sont tres-honnestes les meilleures gens du monde doux civils & complaisans de tres-bonne & agreeable humeur .". According to this account they arrived at Brest on the 18th of June and reached Paris only on the 12th August. On the 'first day of this month of September' the delegation was officially presented to Louis XIV. Its centerpiece was the King of Siam's letter to Louis written on a blade of gold encased in a golden boëte bottle and poised atop a golden chalice all of which was carried aloft on a machine by 12 Swiss guards. The ambassadors themselves it is recorded took care to cover the machine with their parasols. Upon meeting the king "ils firent une profonde reverence en leur maniere se prosterant & mettant leurs mains sur leur vissage". The gifts presented by the envoys are notable for their overwhelming Japanese provenance a closed center of trade to the French and are accompanied here by occasional offhand remarks. Two vases of tombac a flexible alloy similar to brass are thought "presque aussi précieux que l'or" and are imputed to be "what the ancients called electrum"; two samurai swords presented by the King of Japan to the King of Siam are accompanied by the remark "they say that those who know how to handle these swords properly can cut a man's body in half; it's this that makes them beyond price"; etc. An antique marble sculpture apparently depicts a Chinese man whom the Siamese call To inghoing; "we belivee that this is the same as he whom we call Confuscius". The writer of the newsletter seems surprisingly well-informed and is certainly aware of the plans of the official retinue suggesting a source perhaps close to the court. "They are presently busy seeing the beauties and the riches of the Capital of our Kingdom. Around February after they have had their final royal audience they will return and recount all that they have seen and assuredly they will not forget what they have learned and understood of the suprising reunion of Protestants to the Roman religion for the King of Siam having proposed Louis le Grand as a model in all things and desiring to be able to make his entire kingdom French.has demanded that the King send him missionaries persons experienced in warfare wise men and men learned in many arts." Following this account of the ambassadors' visit is a brief 'Description du Royaume de Siam' - with much reference to Arab and Moorish settlements to the Siamese love of music to their 'superbly-dressed women' etc. Thanks to royal decree Siam enjoys public schools in which laws and religion are taught in the vernacular but the sciences are reserved for a learned tongue. Inspired no doubt by the Chinese rites controversty the commentator notes that despite their plural deities the Siamese do believe in one Creator of the Earth and the Heavens and they do maintain that the world will end in fire. The final leaf of the work is occupied with a discussion of the 'names and qualities' of the amabassadors. OCLC records only the copy at Cornell. OCLC 64004509 Chez Jean Boude paperback books
190041516Paris: A la Société d'Anthropologie de Paris 1900. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good unopened uncut copy with light soiling on wrappers small chips to spine contents clean. 69-168 pp. Illus. with b/w in-text drawings. Sm. 4to. The Society's "Mémoires" were issued in a separate series from 1859-1902. Lead article: Les Slaves de races et leurs origines. A la Société d'Anthropologie de Paris unknown books
1956586561956. Paperback. Very Good. index 343p. Wrapper. 26cm. Name on cover and half-title. Scattered ink annotations. Mostly unopened. French text. Article titled "Caracteres Distinctifs de la Langue Tadjik" on pages 111-186 by Gilbert Lazard. <br/><br/> paperback books
190310648Paris and London: Ernest Leroux Editeur Rue Bonaparte 28 1903. 462 pages; many signatures unopened; French text; list of members of the Section des Sciences Economiques et Sociales at back; articles and discussions notices include: Des Rapports Entre La Sociologie et Le Droit M. Duprat; Memoire De M. De la Grasserie; Observations De MM. Emile Bouvier Pascaud Leon Duguit; Memoire De M. Maurice Le Gouix; De La Theorie De La Valeur et Des Consequences Economiques Des Diverses Definitions Qu'on Donne De La Valeur; Etude Economique De L'administration d'Aubert De Tourny Memoire De M. Joseph Benzacar; Etude Sur Les Relations Commerciales De Bordeaux Avec La Cote Occidentale d'Afrique Congo exclu Memoire de M. Philippe Delmas; La Navigation Su l'Ariege et Le Commerce Des vins a Pamiers Aux XIIIe et XIVe Siecles Communications de M. Le Chanoine Ferran; Note Sur Les Relations Coloniales De Bordeaux a L'epoque De Charles IX; L'Emigration Des Basques et La Colonisation De l'Afrique Du Nord Memoires De M. Henri Lorin; more; a few owner's notes laid-in; original printed paper wraps binding; some edgetips wear to covers front wrap detached; contents in very good condition and clean. Soft Cover. Good. Ernest Leroux Editeur Rue Bonaparte, 28 Paperback books
2011130524Paris: Sotheby's 2011. Softcover. "Arts.": VG some curling and small creases around edges of covers. "Pierre Guerre.": VG. Both volumes: White glossy wraps with color illustration. "Arts.": 130 pp. "Pierre Guerre.": 56 pp. Profuse color illustrations in each. In French with some English. Set of two books which present the following works: Pierre Guerre Art d'Afrique and Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie including the collection Thomas G. B. Wheelock. Main volume "Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie" gives detailed information on Lots 11 - 111 and brief treatment of Pierre Guerre's Art d'Afrique Lots 1-10. Has prices realized or value notations written for most items. Companion volume "Pierre Guerre Art d'Afrique" details Lots 1 - 10. Sale held Wednesday 15 June 2011. With prices realized or value notations written for most items. Sotheby's paperback books
1995S13588Cambridge:: Cambridge University Press 1995. 1995. Royal 8vo. xiii 1 281 1 pp. Illus. index. Black gilt-stamped cloth dust-jacket. Near fine. ISBN: 0521351685 Hardcover issue. Part B of Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics continues the history of celestial mechanics and observational discovery through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It provides a synoptic view of the main developments and furnishes details about the lives ideas and interactions of the various astronomers involved. Twelve different authors have contributed their expertise to this book that begins with the reception of Newton's inverse-square law. In the remainder a large place is given to the development of the mathematical theory of celestial mechanics from Clairaut and Euler to LeVerrier Newcomb Hill and Poincare. This emphasis is balanced by other chapters on observational discoveries and the rapprochement of observation and theory for instance the discovery of Uranus and the asteroids use of Venus transits to refine solar parallax introduction of the method of least squares and the development of planetary and satellite ephemerides. Lists of "Further Reading" provide entry to the literature of the several topics. This book will be of great interest to historians of science and astronomers." TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part V. Early Phases in the Reception of Newton's Theory: 14. The vortex theory in competition with Newtonian celestial dynamics Eric J. Aiton / 15. The shape of the Earth Seymour L. Chapin / 16. Clairaut and the motion of the lunar apse: The inverse-square law undergoes a test Craig B. Waff / 17. The precession of the equinoxes from Newton to d'Alembert and Euler Curtis Wilson / 18. The solar tables of Lacaille and the lunar tables of Mayer Eric G. Forbes and Curtis Wilson / 19. Predicting the mid-eighteenth-century return of Halley's Comet Craig B. Waff. Part VI. Celestial Mechanics During the Eighteenth Century: 20. The problem of perturbation analytically treated: Euler Clairaut d'Alembert Curtis Wilson / 21. The work of Lagrange in celestial mechanics Curtis Wilson / 22. Laplace Bruno Morando. Part VII. Observational Astronomy and the Application of Theory in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century: / 23. Measuring solar parallax: The Venus transits of 1761 and 1769 and their nineteenth–century sequels Albert Van Helden / 24. The discovery of Uranus the Titius-Bode and the asteroids Michael Hoskin / 25. Eighteenth–and nineteenth century developments in the theory and practice of orbit determination Brian G. Marsden / 26. The introduction of statistical reasoning into astronomy: from Newton to Poincare Oscar Sheynin / 27. Astronomy and the theory of errors: from the method of averages to the method of least squares F. Schmeidler. Part VIII. The Development of Theory During the Nineteenth Century: / 28. The golden age of celestial mechanics Bruno Morando. Part IX. The Application of Celestial Mechanics to the Solar System to the End of the Nineteenth Century: / 29. Three centuries of lunar and planetary ephemerides and tables Bruno Morando / 30. Satellite ephemerides to 1900 Yoshihide Kozai. Cambridge University Press, 1995. hardcover books
1783WRCAM34362Paris: Ph.-D. Pierres Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roi. 1783. 4pp. Quarto. Modern marbled boards leather label. Near fine. The final proclamation of peace between England and France in the American War of Independence. This is the version issued by the Paris police. Other editions were printed regionally in the same format. No copy of this printing is located on OCLC. Ph.-D. Pierres, Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roi... hardcover books
1783WRCAM34311Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1783. 3pp. Quarto. Later marbled boards leather label. Near fine. The proclamation by Louis XVI calling for a cessation of hostilities with Great Britain in the American War of Independence according to the agreements of Jan. 20 1783. This ordinance particularly addresses the end of naval hostilities between the two nations. Not in Wroth and Annan ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION. OCLC lists only a printing in Lille locating three copies. Rare. de l'Imprimerie Royale hardcover books
1783WRCAM20840London 1783. 14pp. Quarto. Antique half calf and marbled boards. Some minimal old ink underscoring else a near fine copy untrimmed. The first British publication of the terms of peace agreed upon between France and England after the American Revolution. The French had hoped to obtain more from England in the final peace settlement but De Grasse's catastrophic naval loss to Rodney in the Caribbean in 1782 weakened their position and the American commissioners forced their hand by coming to their own accord with the British on Nov. 30 1782. By this treaty the British cede Newfoundland fishing rights return St. Lucia and Tobago to France and France gives back Nevis Grenada St. Kitts Montserrat and St. Vincent to the British as well as territorial exchanges in India. This treaty was vital to the final resolution of the American Revolution since the United States was pledged to move with France as an ally and was not in a position to settle without her. The final treaties of all the warring powers were signed on Nov. 3 1783. DAVENPORT 169. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 83-45. hardcover books
1783WRCAM34310Paris 1783. 4pp. printed in double columns. Quarto. Later marbled boards leather label. Near fine. On January 20 1783 terms for a general armistice between England and France and Spain were reached two months after terms with the United States had been worked out. A general armistice was agreed upon for February 4. This supplement to the ROYAL GAZETTE was probably the first publication of the terms of the British-French agreement. The French advantage after Yorktown had been largely lost with De Grasse's defeat in the Caribbean in 1782 so the net effect was largely a return to status quo with Caribbean possessions of both sides restored. Furthermore England's claims to Newfoundland were maintained and mutual fishing rights off the Canadian coast were agreed upon. DAVENPORT 169. hardcover books
1783WRCAM12795Lyon: L'Imprimerie du Roi 1783. 12pp. Quarto. Modern marbled boards leather label. Very good. An unrecorded contemporary Lyon printing of the peace treaty between France and England at the end of the American Revolution. Concluded on the same date as similar treaties between England and the United States and Spain this treaty enhanced the French position in the Caribbean and their position with regard to fishing rights off Canada. See Davenport 171. L'Imprimerie du Roi hardcover books
1783WRCAM34309Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1783. 35pp. Quarto. Later marbled boards leather label. Very minor marginal dampstain throughout. Near fine untrimmed. The official French printing of the final treaty of peace between France and England in the American War of Independence concluded Sept. 3 1783 the same day as the final peace between the other powers in the conflict. Because of the French naval setbacks in 1782 the treaty resulted in little territorial loss for England and the powers returned each other's Caribbean possessions. Furthermore England's claims to Newfoundland were maintained and mutual fishing rights off the Canadian coast were agreed upon. The NUC and OCLC together locate nine copies of this scarce printing. DAVENPORT 171. SABIN 96557. OCLC 25450771 21984761. de l'Imprimerie Royale hardcover books
1783WRCAM15744Bilbao 1783. 10pp. Quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Very good. A rare Spanish edition of the preliminary articles of peace between Spain and England which ended their conflict in the American Revolution. The primary impact of this treaty was to return the Floridas to Spain thus setting the stage for conflicts between the United States and Spain on its southern and western borders and ending twenty years of British control of the Floridas which had effectively been lost when Galvez seized Pensacola in 1781. DAVENPORT 170. SERVIES 597 Madrid ed. hardcover books
1783WRCAM20839London 1783. 10pp. printed in double-column format in parallel French and English. Small quarto. Dbd. Some old minor ink underscoring. Else very good. Untrimmed. In a half morocco box. The official English publication of the preliminary articles of peace between Spain and England. By this treaty an armistice was concluded Britain gave back the Floridas to Spain and Spain restored the Bahamas to England. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 83-44. DAVENPORT 170. unknown books
1783WRCAM15743Paris 1783. 8pp. Tall folio designed to be folded with docket title sideways on last leaf. Later marbled boards leather label. Near fine. A French printing of the treaty between Spain and England adopted as part of the general peace of Sept. 3 1783. Through this treaty Spain reacquired the Floridas and the Mediterranean island of Minorca while Britain retained Gibraltar and acquired the Bahamas. This printing is unrecorded so far as we can discover. It seems to have been printed for the use of the French commissioners at the time of signing and is in folio form with docket printed on the side so that it could be folded and put in a file. It probably represents a printing during the later stages of the negotiation process. OCLC locates only microfiche copies made from an original in the Public Archives of Canada. Rare. DAVENPORT 174. OCLC 19494242. A different printing of this treaty is recorded as: SERVIES 598. SABIN 96558. PALAU 339315. hardcover books
1783WRCAM20585Madrid: En la Imprenta Real 1783. 494pp. in Spanish and French plus a map. Small quarto. Original plain wrappers. Spine bit chipped. A crisp near fine copy. In a half morocco and cloth case. This is the official Spanish printing of the treaty in which England and Spain make peace in the American Revolution. England gives the Floridas back to Spain and Spain returns the Bahamas to England. The navigation of the Belize and Hondo rivers is made common to both nations. They also settle all hostilities concerning the Revolution a necessary component of the final Peace of 1783. England's returning Florida to Spain provided the U.S. with a headache not resolved until the U.S. purchased Florida from Spain in 1819. The engraved map depicts the Hondo and Belize rivers. DAVENPORT 174. SABIN 96558. PALAU 339315. SERVIES 598. En la Imprenta Real hardcover books
1783WRCAM21253London 1783. 10pp. printed in double columns in parallel English and French. Small quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. A very good crisp copy. This preliminary settlement had been a stumbling block to the general settlement of the other parties in the American Revolution. All other treaties were concluded the day after this one. It revolves mainly around questions of trade with various colonies. England's final treaty with Holland was not concluded until the following year. This is the official English edition of the preliminary articles. SABIN 65045. hardcover books
1783WRCAM51461Caen 1783. 2pp. Quarto. Antique-style marbled boards gilt leather label. Near fine. Untrimmed. A regional printing of the official French proclamation of "bonne ferme stable & solide" peace between France and Great Britain bringing an end to the war of the American Revolution and warfare in other colonies and Europe. Although a preliminary peace had been negotiated in Paris as of Nov. 30 1782 with an armistice in effect as of Jan. 20 1783 the final treaty took many more months to conclude both because of last minute wrangling over fishing rights on the Grand Banks and delays in Trans-Atlantic ratification. The final treaties between France England and the United States were originally proclaimed on Nov. 3 1783 and this version of the announcement was printed at Caen on Dec. 27 1783. As a Channel port the notice of peace would have been of particular interest there. hardcover books
1783WRCAM34308Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1783. Broadside 9 1/2 x 7 inches. Bound into later marbled boards leather label. Very good. A supplement to the ROYAL GAZETTE announcing that the peace treaties had been signed between France Spain England and the United States. No copies listed in OCLC. Rare. de l'Imprimerie Royale hardcover books
1783WRCAM12780Paris 1783. 2 leaves printed in double-column format. Quarto. Later marbled boards leather label. Good. An unrecorded contemporary printing as a supplement to the official GAZETTE produced by the Imprimerie Royale of the peace treaty between France and England at the end of the American Revolution. Concluded on the same date as similar treaties between England and the United States and Spain this treaty enhanced the French position in the Caribbean and improved their position concerning fishing rights off Canada in India and elsewhere. hardcover books
1814WRCAM34343London 1814. 39pp. with text in French and English on facing pages. Half title. Small quarto. Dbd. Minor foxing half title detached but present. Very good. By this treaty the borders of France were returned to the status quo of 1792 including holdings in the Caribbean so that France got back Tobago St. Lucia and Martinique but had to return part of Santo Domingo. OCLC locates only three copies of this scarce printing. DAVENPORT 196. OCLC 38656503 24454998. unknown books
29649Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. prononces au Banquet de 6 Nov 1875. 48-page pamphlet bound with its wrappers in cloth binding. Very good condition. Frontispiece is a representation of the Statue of Liberty fold at edge of image no loss . . Other hardcover books
188019276Washington DC: GPO 1880. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth. Very good. Vols. 1-4. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Voluminously illustrated: plates some folding and diagrams. Vol. I: Report of the commissioner general list of exhibitors and awards. Vol.II: Fine Arts. Vol. III: Iron and steel ceramics and glassware. Vol. IV: Chemical processes mining machinery clocks and watches. Backstrip extremities chipped a few corners worn gilt front cover medallions generally sound. GPO hardcover books
1927WN625151New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company 1927. Full green morocco 5 raised bands with gilt lettering and elaborate borders and dentelles. AEG. Wear and splitting of joints and edges though book is very tight. Patterned green endpapers. Number 391 of 600 copies personally signed by General Dubail Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor. Following page 232 is page indicating this book to be the Personal Record of S.M. Vauclain chief excecutive of Philadelphia's Baldwin Locomotive Works whose name appears in the America's Roster of recipients of the French Legion of Honor. Tissue guarded full color portrait of Napoleon and many other illustrations and photographs. Limited Numbered. Full Leather. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Funk and Wagnalls Company Paperback books
1927185685Funk and Wagnalls Company; New York and London 1927. Hardcover. Good. Signed. Signed Limited Edition. Signed by General Dubail Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor. #445 of 600 copies. Green leather bound with nicely tooled gilt design. Boards have minor wear. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Color frontispiece of Napoleon. Gilt page edges. x 240 pages. Funk and Wagnalls Company; New York and London hardcover books
