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179395926Cadiz Spain: En la Imprenta de Don Antonio Murguia Plazuela de Correo 1793. 1793. Very good. - Small quarto 7 inches high by 5-3/8 inches wide printed self-wraps removed by a previous owner from a larger collection of pamphlets. 11 pages plus 1 blank with a decorative rule above the first page of text. The edges of the title & the rear blank are slightly darkened & there is some light staining to the title. The bottom corners of the last 3 leaves are creased. Very good. <p>An impassioned denunciation of the French for their execution of Louis XVI. The French king was killed in December 1792. The text is in Spanish.<p>Jean Charles de Coucy 1746-1824 was a refugee in Spain during the French revolution 1792-1814. He was made bishop of La Rochelle in 1789 but because of his strongly pro-monarchical views he was soon exiled to Spain where he resided in Guadalajara. In 1801 he refused the Pope's request for his resignation thus contributing to a schism in the lower church. He became one of the "refractaires". In 1803 Napoleon Bonaparte asked the King of Spain to have him arrested whereupon he was imprisoned until 1807. He returned to France in 1816 and was made Archbishop of Rheims the following year.<p>Rare. WorldCat and KVK locate only one copy worldwide. Cadiz [Spain]: En la Imprenta de Don Antonio Murguia, Plazuela de Correo, (1793). paperback
178894952December 8 1788. 1788. Very good. - Over 45 words penned on 9-1/4 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide creamy white watermarked paper. Apparently only one page of a longer letter likely missing an attached leaf from what is claimed by the endorsement on the verso to be a letter of recommendation. Only the closing lines and sentiments are present. "Lady Clifden presents her best compliments to you and adds her wishes to mine to see you once more in good health & spirits in this old Castle." Signed "Clifden". "Brig. Gen. Clarke" is penned in darker ink in a contemporary hand next to the Viscount's signature. A few letters are smudged including the first letter in Viscount Clifden's signature. The letter is folded for mailing with ink annotations centered on the verso indicating that the letter was penned by Lord Clifden on December 8 1788 and received nearly a year later on September 1st 1789. The letter is additionally identified as "Recommending Mr. ". There are remnants of gray paper adhering to one edge of the verso indicating that the letter was once mounted. Very good. <p>The Irish peer & politician James Agar 1st Viscount Clifden 1734-1789 was a Member of Parliament for Gowran. He together with William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby held the post of joint Postmaster General of Ireland from 1784 to 1789. December 8, 1788. unknown
174196766Paris: Chez Jean Desaint 1741. 1741. Good. - 18mo 6-5/8 inches high by 4 inches wide. Full contemporary brown calf with a gilt titled red leather label and floral decorations in gilt between raised bands on the spine. The covers are rubbed and scuffed with wear to the edges and corners. The head of the spine is chipped with a small piece out adjacent to the rear joint. 518 & 5 pages with decorative head & tail pieces and initials. An early owner's name is penned on the title page. There is occasional minor soiling and evidence of early worming to the front edge of the last 2 leaves of text rear blank and endpaper. Good. <p>The French bishop and theologian Jacques Benigne Bossuet 1627-1704 was renowned for his sermons and considered one of the most brilliant orators of all times. A strong advocate of political absolutism and the divine right of kings Bossuet was the court preacher for Louis XIV. Contained within this work are his three great orations delivered at the funerals of Queen Henrietta Maria who was the widow of the English king Charles I in 1669 that of her daughter Henriette Duchess of Orleans who passed away a year later and the French military commander le Grand Conde in 1687. Paris: Chez Jean Desaint, 1741. hardcover
1794030271Paris: Convention Nationale 1794. Disbound. Good . 19pp pamphlet issued by the Convention Nationale regarding the payment to soldiers defending France. Collot-D'Herbois was a playwright actor and essayist who was a member of The Committee on Public Safety Comites de Salut Public during the reign of terror. An attempt was made on his life in 1794 around the time of a similar attempt on the life of Robespierre that enhanced his reputation immeasurably. Mild general soiling and foxing but legible and only shows light wear at edges. Undated cas. 1794. Collot-D'Herbois was one of the few members of the Committee to escape the guillotine but was deported and died of yellow fever the next year. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: History; Inventory No: 030271. <br/><br/> Convention Nationale unknown
179926611London: Printed for J. Hatchard 1799. 1799. Good. - Octavo. Softcover pamphlet unbound removed in the distant past. Half-title & 33 pages plus 1 page of publisher's ads. The half-title is detached with a few short tears to the edges. There are 2 short tears to the bottom edge of the leaves throughout. A good clean copy of this pamphlet and well worth binding. <p>The first edition in English. This work was translated from the German edition published without the author's knowledge as "Ein Wort eines freyes sic Schweizers an die Franzosische Nation.".<p>Subsequent to the French Revolution France sought by force to impose its new system of government on its neighbors. Lavater chides the French representatives for their hostile actions in Switzerland. Applauding the principles of "Liberty Equality and the Rights of Man" Lavater tellingly signs the work in print at the end "In The First Year of Swiss Slavery".<p>The Swiss theologian Johann Caspar Lavater was the author of the significant work of "Essays on Physiognomy".<p>Scarce. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1799. paperback
1800001583Hartford Conn: Hudson and Goodwin 1800. Paperback. Very Good. 16 p.; 21 cm. Signatures: A4 B4 8vo. Woodcut title vignette. Disbound from a nonce volume. Evans 37337. The author Warren Dutton 1774-1857 was a lawyer from Connecticut who also served in the state legislature. This poem was his Master's oration at his commencement from Yale. In his Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College 1911 Franklin Bowditch Dexter describes Dutton's poem as "Unusually sprightly and clever" with a passage "given to the ridicule of Abraham Bishop's Oration on political delusion." In Very Good Condition: disbound; light foxing throughout; pages are otherwise clean and solid. Hudson and Goodwin paperback
17965758660G. Paramore 1796. Volume 19. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Medium 8vo with marbled boards and brown leather half binding. Backstrip missing. Front board detached. Bumped corners and some general wear of boards. Brown end papers. Frontispiece with some transference. Interior is secure clean and clear save for some foxing. Marbled edges. Contains several plates. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN: G. Paramore hardcover
17913793809London: J. Dodsley 1791. Volume 1. The Eighth Edition. Small 8vo bound in brown calf covers. The front and back boards are detached but present. The spine is missing. Covers are marked rubbed and scuffed. Internally clean there is slight foxing throughout. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: London: J. Dodsley hardcover
17404544169Tewkesbury 1740. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. In the original marbled boards. Very worn and chipped. Front board detached but present. Backstrip missing. Some pen inscriptions. Light off-setting pages otherwise clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: Tewkesbury hardcover
17933370586Not stated 1793. An original copy which has been re-bound by library. Dark red covers gilt lettering on front cover internally clean.This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: Not stated hardcover
17606619414C.Hitch & L. Hawes 1760. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Small 4to. Raised bands. Gilt tooling on spine.Original leather binding split at hinges. Boards slightly loose. Generally rubbed. Internally clean. Complete with frontis. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN: C.Hitch & L. Hawes hardcover
17698388098R. Baldwin 1769. Volume 5. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 8vo unattached paper front cover and titl page unattached marbled board back cover label on backstrip backstrip heavily worn and cracked stains on some pages pages otherwise clean. Previous owners name on title page. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN: R. Baldwin hardcover
17556838247S.Bladon 1755. Full calf binding heavily rubbed and scuffed. Front board detached but present. 8vo.Hand annotations to 2nd free endpaper. Pages agetoned and occasionally spotted. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN: S.Bladon hardcover
176278087Abredoniae: Jacobi Chalmers. Fair in Good dust jacket; to Front Cover Board Missing Back Board . Detached - Text in Latin. 1762. Hardback. Jacobi Chalmers hardcover
1763098851Edinburgh 1763. Hardcover. pp. 198. Small 8vo. Quarter brown leather over dark green paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Green ribbon page marker and engraved frontispiece; folding portion of frontispiece and all other plates missing. Scuffing to extremities light scoring to rear board spots and tidemarks to some pages; good. Two parts in one continuous pagination. Bookplate of Le Duc de Cres to front pastedown. hardcover
17720100357Berlin: George Jacques Decker 1772. Reprint. Vellum. pp. 256. 8vo. Vellum binding red leather spine label with gilt lettering. Light spotting to text; very good. See Sabin 59239. [George Jacques Decker] unknown
1740089247London: J. Bancks 1740. Leather Bound. pp. 472. 8vo. Bound in brown leather. General shelfwear and scuffing most prominently to corners front board loose but present rear board holding on tenderly light soiling and tide line to upper edge ink inscription to title page binding otherwise tight and contents clear; good. Allegedly compiled from the original manuscripts Matthew Prior but with questionable legitimacy. [J. Bancks] unknown
17965847540E. and T. Williams 1796. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 8vo re-bound leather-backed red cloth with gilt title to spine untrimmed edges. Spine is torn along front edge and front board is loose but internally the binding is secure and pages are clean though age toned with some light markings. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN: E. and T. Williams hardcover
17965847545E. and T. Williams 1796. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Very poor condition. 8vo. Leather boards with gilt title to spine. Front board is detached rear board is missing spine is split through centre and part is loose. Some dampstaining at front and rear. Text block is intact and all pages appear present however frontispiece is detached. Complete with coloured illustrations to title page and frontispiece. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: E. and T. Williams hardcover
17735776662J. Dodsley 1773. Volume 6. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Library sticker on front cover.Medium green cloth 8vo with gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners and a little shelf wear. A few small nicks in cloth. Interior is secure clean and clear save for a couple of small pencil markings and light age toning. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: J. Dodsley hardcover
1793044802Upsala: Johan Edmans Enka 1793. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Contemporary boards spine defective wear to title page and soiling to final few pages a few notes in an early hand clean otherwise and a nicely printed wide margined copy. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 044802. <br/><br/> Johan Edmans Enka hardcover
17976712London 1797. Original wraps. Good. London 1797 Wraps Good 94 pages unmarked marbled edges wrapped in a plain sheet of paper which has edgewear and a 1" tear on the back The first two sheets consisting of the title page plus page one and page two are separated from the rest of the the booklet Printed by J Owen paperback
179295927Paris: De l'Imprimerie du Cercle Social 1792. 1792. Very good. "Oh Liberty what crimes are committed in thy name!" - 12mo unbound leaves laid into plain creamy-yellow wraps soiled with tiny chip at top of front wraps; crease & tear to top corner of rear wrap; titled in holograph on front cover. 14 & ipp. Fine in good wraps. <p>A famous letter from the Girondin interior minister Jean-Marie Roland de la Platiere 1734-1793 addressed to King Louis XVI. It is an impassioned appeal for the King to cooperate with the National Assembly. The letter was drafted by Roland's wife Jeanne-Marie Philipon Roland de la Platiere 1754-1793 known commonly as Mme Roland. Her salon in Paris was a meeting place for the Girondins and from it she directed her husband's activities. As a result of this June 10 1792 letter Roland--together with most of the other Girondin ministers--was dismissed from the Cabinet June 13 by Louis XVI. Roland's June 13 statement to the Assembly is appended to the end of this pamphlet. Mme Roland was arrested during the Jacobin insurrection in 1793 and was guillotined November 8th. Her famous last words were: "Oh Liberty what crimes are committed in thy name!".<p>Rare. RLIN locates only 3 copies. Paris: De l'Imprimerie du Cercle Social, 1792. paperback
17999244396W. Bulmer and Co. 1799. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. 8vo. Brown leather binding. Heavily worn. Gilt bands and lettering on backstrip. Library sticker and white markings on backstrip. Library sticker on rear cover. Binding firm. Pages moderately foxed but clean throughout. Includes fold-out maps and charts which are foxed but in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN: W. Bulmer and Co. hardcover
179735620Lansingburgh: Printed by William W. Wands 1797. Hardcover. Poor. 12mo. xlii 297 pages 2 pages appendix 1 page errata 12 pages of subscriber names. Lacks the frontispiece engraving by A. Reed of coins in current usage in the U.S. Brown calf leather binding with leather title label on the spine. The Rear cover is detached. Front cover is near detached. Front hinge and front outer joint cracked. Light to moderate toning to the text. Several old ink notes and numbers on the end sheets title page introduction page last subscriber page and rear end sheets. These ink notes include math work names dates and letters. This copy was formerly owned by "Silas Titus F.D. Water. Born 23rd April 1789." On the last subscriber page is the note - "Oysterbay Township.at Bethpage 1810 Sept. 20."<br /> <br /> Howes L 196 - "First book to adopt the dollar sign." Sabin 39719. Printed by William W. Wands hardcover
