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1829WRCAM10411Ithaca 1829. 360pp. Contemporary calf spine gilt leather label. Spine and boards worn leather label partially detached. Moderate age-toning and dampstaining. A good copy. Includes a section on the war with Algiers and the resulting peace treaty segments from the U.S. army register and peace treaties with various North American Indian tribes. HOWES D128. SABIN 18875. hardcover books
1829262410Ithaca: Davis & Saunders 1829 1829. First. hardcover. good. by Sea and Land.the Destruction of the City of Washington.To which will be Added the War with Algiers and the Treaty of Peace; The Treaties of Peace with the various Tribes of North American Indians.360pp. 12mo contemporary mottled calf leather label spine and edges of corners worn corners bumped light foxing throughout covers rubbed front flyleaf and last blank page holes in title-page with the partial loss of two letters bottom margin of dedication page torn. Ithaca: Davis & Saunders 1829. First Edition<br/><br/> Author served in the in the United States army during the War of 1812. Howes D-128. Sabin 18875.<br/><br/> Davis & Saunders, 1829 unknown books
181820590Paris: Chez Janet 1818. First edition. Hardcover. Modern green cloth faded to brown. Very good. 144 pages. 13.5 x 8.5 cm. 11 engraved color fashion plates plus color title page. Eight page events calendar for the year 1818 at rear. Interior contents generally clean. Where to go and what to see in France for the year. Text in French. Chez Janet hardcover books
186913859London: Longmans et. al. 1869. 3 volumes royal 8vo; 1 folding facsimile in color illustrations in margins throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings some pages slightly browned three hinges cracked extremities and spines rubbed cracks at tops of spines covers slightly spotted and scuffed else a good sound copy in contemporary quarter brown morocco over black paper-covered boards or blue cloth. Two works on English history by Matthew Paris both published from Paris' original manuscripts. The Historia Anglorum was written in 1250 compiled by Paris from his greater work a world history but including additional information. The history begins with William the Conqueror and concludes in 1253 during the reign of Henry III. The Abbreviato Chronicorum Angliae begins with the marriage of Ethelred in 1002 ending in 1252 with a continuation in another monk's hand to 1255. This history is an abridged version of the Historia Anglorum but with alterations and insertions containing new matter or giving the opinion of the author. In Latin. <br/><br/> Longmans, [et. al.] hardcover books
