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676 pages including index. The great events of three decades shown in political, economic, military, technological, social, and intellectual context. Originally published as Part II of Tragedy and Hope. "Deals successively with World War II, the transformed age that followed, the period of nuclear rivalry and the Cold War, and the era of shifting international power balances in the 1960s." - from back cover. For this edition Quigley included a new introduction providing a perspective for the period. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
19315466London. Walter Perry and Co. Ltd. 1931. Gilt titled crimson cloth. 4to. Edition for 1931. Profusely illustrated with photographs drawings and period advertisements. An absolute treasure depicting the grand and elegant days of travel. A complete guide to Hotels and boarding houses in Great Britain Europe Australia New Zealand South Africa Canada and the USA. Charming period advertising allows one to travel back to the heady romantic days of Somerset Maugham and the Orient Express. Indexed and tabbed this is a true gem of nostalgia. A Very Good copy Walter Perry and Co. Ltd. hardcover
19315466London. Walter Perry and Co. Ltd. 1931. Gilt titled crimson cloth. 4to. Edition for 1931. Profusely illustrated with photographs drawings and period advertisements. An absolute treasure depicting the grand and elegant days of travel. A complete guide to Hotels and boarding houses in Great Britain Europe Australia New Zealand South Africa Canada and the USA. Charming period advertising allows one to travel back to the heady romantic days of Somerset Maugham and the Orient Express. Indexed and tabbed this is a true gem of nostalgia. A Very Good copy Walter Perry and Co. Ltd. hardcover books
154698951546 basane mouchetée, dos à n., tr. r. (reliure XVIIIe). in-8, 430pp., (8ff.) marque le Griffon ailé de Gryphe au V° du dernier f. Lyon Seb. Gryphe 1546,
1916BURG0166Bln., Wasmuth 1909-1916. Fol., 102 Texts. mit 430 Abb., Rissen u. Zeichn., 150 lose Taf., OHLn.-Mappen mit Verschlussbändern, berieb., leicht bestoß., RüKanten von Mappe I zerschlissen und tlw. aufgeriss., Titellagen zumeist etw. braunfl., sonst in sehr gutem Zustand. Mappe I und II: Oberitalien; Mappe III: Mittelitalien.
334 pages including index. "The thrust of this challenging book is that America is the first society to move beyond the industrial age into the new "technetronic" era, and that this transition affects directly both our international and our domestic problems. Part 1 describes the impact of the scientific revolution on world affairs in general and on the Third World in particular, and exposes the ambiguous position of its principal disseminators, the US. Part 2 examines how this has effected the content, style, and format of man's political outlook on his global reality. Part 3 assesses the contemporary relevance of communism to the problems of modernity. Part 4 focuses upon the US, a society that is both a social pioneer and a guinea pig for mankind, and examines the crisis of American institutions and values during the current transition - as well as the challenge posed by the New Left. Part 5 outlines in broad terms the general direction the US might take in order to make an effective response to its foreign and domestic dilemmas." - from dust jacket (not included). "This is one of the most original books on political and social thought to appear in recent years. The author projects the impact of technology and electronics on the political and social values of the United States, the Soviet Union and other 'post-industrial' states. As a study of global society in transition, this seminal work is bound to elicit major controversy and will be difficult to ignore." - Foreign Affairs. Bit of soiling to fore-edge else clean and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
197861465Illustrations de Jean Gradassi "Le Miniaturiste", un des 350 exemplaires numérotés de 351 à 700 (n° 520) enrichis d'une illustrations originale en couleurs et d'une suite en gris de payne des illustrations hors texte, 3 vol. in-4 reliure éditeur plein chagrin grenat estampé à froid et richement orné sous étuis bordés, tête dorée, Achevé d'Imprimer sur les Presses de de la Société Le Chant des Sphères sous la direction de Joseph Pardo, Editions Arts et Couleurs, Editions Sefer JP, Monte Carlo, 1978 - 1979
Illustrations de Jean Gradassi "Le Miniaturiste", un des 350 exemplaires numérotés de 351 à 700 (n° 520) enrichis d'une illustrations originale en couleurs et d'une suite en gris de payne des illustrations hors texte, 3 vol. in-4 reliure éditeur plein chagrin grenat estampé à froid et richement orné sous étuis bordés, tête dorée, Achevé d'Imprimer sur les Presses de de la Société Le Chant des Sphères sous la direction de Joseph Pardo, Editions Arts et Couleurs, Editions Sefer JP, Monte Carlo, 1978 - 1979 Bel exemplaire du tirage à 350 exemplaires enrichi d'une planche originale en couleurs (en l'espèce il s'agit de la planche "Le Grand Ferré") et de la suite en gris. Le célèbre miniaturiste Jean Gradassi illustre ici le chef-d'oeuvre de l'archiviste et historien Siméon Luce (1833-1892) qui rassemble sous ce titre des études très diverses sur la période, dont nous donnons quelques exemples : "La mort de Charles V" ; "Perrette de La Rivière, dame de la Roche-Guyon" ; "Louis d'Estouteville et la défense du Mont-Saint-Michel" ; "Jeanne Paynel à Chantilly", etc. etc... Louis Gautier put écrire de l'historien : "personne n'a mieux connu cette désastreuse époque, personne ne l'a mieux jugée. On peut dire qu'il fréquentait personellement tous les acteurs de ce grand drame, et qu'il était jour par jour au courant de leurs moindres affaires". Bel exemplaire (petit mouchetage sur le plat d'un étui, parfait état par ailleurs). Français
Sixteen colour prints of Vietnamese children's art circa 1968 through 1970. Prints measure approximately 10.25" by 7.25" with actual picture size of approximately 8.5" by 6.25". All text in Vietnamese. Verso of each print bears print number (1 through 16), plus what appears to be title, artist's name, date, and age of artist. Print one shows a seated Ho Chi Minh surrounded by adoring children. Print five shows children gathering vegetation to assist soldiers in the camouflaging of a large truck-mounted rocket. Print 16 shows a soldier teaching children how to use a rifle. Prints are stored in a well-worn but still attractive colour-illustrated protective cover. Bottom of cover reads "Nha xuat ban my thuat - am nhac." Prints in nice shape with no markings. Includes yellowed business card of a Japan-based Canadian academic. A lovely, fascinating and unique set. Book
19452691Paris, Union Latine d’Edition, 1945 ; in-folio, sous emboîtage cartonné et papier marbré ; plein-vélin, dos lisse, titre doré, décor à froid sur le premier plat en forme de croix, sur laquelle est placée une épée dorée, toutes tranches dorées; (5) ff. (3 bl., faux-titre, titre), XXXI pp. (préface, avant-propos), 198 pp., (11) ff. (table, justification, cinq études d’Yves Brayer pour l’illustration, 3 bl.) ; 16 gouaches hors-texte.
174724713Paris Hyppolythe-Louis Guérin et Jacob Guérin 1747 In-folio Demi veau restauré, plats en vélin à l'imitation d'un papier, XIII-108 pp sur papier fort, Les planches représentant ce curieux alphabet ancien sont gravées in et hors-Texte - Manque de dorure aux endroits restaurés et garde refaites en papier ancien.
176199411761 veau marbré, dos à n. (mors à restaurer) in-folio, titre, XXII-558pp., cLxxxiijpp., 2 cartes, 3 fleurons et 3 vignettes par Eisen et Gravelot ; (mq. le f. OO2 p. 291-292), Paris De l'Imprimerie Royale 1761,
6174LONG ISLAND. This scrapbook displays photographs taken between 1887-1889 that capture a wealthy familys life on Long Island during the Gilded Age. The term The Gilded Age created by Mark Twain refers to the period of the late nineteenth century typically the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century during which rapid economic growth rapid industrialization and widespread European immigration primarily unskilled labor transformed the economies of the Northern and Western United States. According to the United States Census the era saw a real wage growth of 40% from 1860 to 1890 with the average annual wage per industrial worker including men women and children rising from $380 in 1880 $11523 in 2022 dollars to $584 in 1890 $18370 in 2022 dollars a gain of 59%. This rise in wealth resulted in the rise of a New Money elite those who made their money not through generational wealth and family connections but rather through oil the railroads and other rising industries. They are best exemplified by John D. Rockefeller Jay Gould Henry Clay Frick Andrew Mellon Andrew Carnegie Henry Flagler J. P. Morgan Leland Stanford and Cornelius Vanderbilt. New York was often at the center of the Gilded Age as the worlds dominant financial market and the nations leader in economic investment immigration political corruption and culture. This scrapbook contains 59 black-and-white photographs. They are affixed or mounted to 43 of 70 pages in the album. 29 of the photographs are 3.5 x 4.5 19 are 6.5 x 4.5 and 11 are 5.5 x 7.5. Two of these images are cyanotypes. Though the family is not named in the album and photographs with names underneath lead to nothing online there is a photograph in front of a house labeled Westbrook. The Westbrook estate on Long Island was designed in 1886 for William Bayard Cutting 18501912 by the architect Charles C. Haight in the Tudor Revival style. It contained the first private golf course in the United States and is now a part of a state park called the Bayard-Cutting Arboretum. Cutting started the sugar beet industry in the United States in 1888 was a builder of railroads operated the ferries of New York City his maternal grandfather was a partner of Robert Fulton and developed part of the south Brooklyn waterfront Red Hook. Images include a large extended family repeatedly and leisurely photographed the Harvard-Yale sailing race in 1887 at New London young men likely Yale students yachting and relaxing on a boat named the Princess and beautiful images of the scenery and waters of Long Island. Overall the album is in good shape. One photograph is damaged and several others have minor tears or chips. The scrapbook is half-leather and half-cloth so the spine is worn and the corners are rubbed and bumped. Regardless the scrapbook is a prize for anyone interested in this fascinating and relevant era in American history. It provides fantastic insight into the life of a wealthy Long Island family including what they did what they wore and how they presented themselves to each other and their neighbors. hardcover
197799587<p>Palm Beach Florida March 7th through March 14th 1977. 1977. Very good. - Three autograph letters signed by Sheilah Graham in 1977 together with a photocopy of the article about her by Wright Tyson with notes penned in ink by Graham on October 21st 1985 also addressed to Jean Dalrymple. In her first letter of March 7th 1977 Sheilah Graham has penned over 70 words on 10 inch high by 8 inch wide buff paper confirming her arrangements to rent Jean Dalrymple's New York City apartment. She informs Jean that she'll be arriving on "Monday March 28" and staying for a month & a half". "I look forward to coming & to seeing you" Signed "Love Sheilah". The letter is folded for mailing else fine. The letter is accompanied by a retained copy of Jean Dalrymple's typed reply offering to cook dinner for Sheilah and correcting the address "except that my address is 150 West 55th Street not 130 . as I'm sure you well know! My office is 130 West 56th Street as on this letterhead! Often confuses people!"</p><p>Sheilah Graham's second letter consists of over 116 words penned on both sides of 9 inch high by 6 inch wide buff paper. She mentions including her check for $500 for one month "It's an answer to my prayer." She'll be in New York on the 14th though moving in on the 28th and as she's working on a new book asks if Jean could call "Plaza Typewriter" and have them deliver an "IBM Standard Electric not the ball keys" to her apartment. Signed "Love Sheilah".</p><p>In her third letter dated March 14th Sheilah Graham pens over 170 words on both sides of a 10 inch high by 8 inch wide sheet of cream paper. The thought of Jean "cooking dinner on the 28th wafts me to Paradise" though she expresses concerns "since my upset tummy landed me in the hospital I'm being very careful". She goes on to state that "I'm coming along well with my new book & I'm going to try to sell it to a network or for a movie." Signed "Love Sheilah". The letter is folded vertically & horizontally for mailing with a couple of short tears to the top & bottom of the folds. Very good. The letter is accompanied by a retained copy of Jean Dalrymple's typed reply dated March 17. "I'm so happy I can get your dinner on the 28th. and of course I wouldn't invite anyone else! But if you ever want to have people in. I can do very fine 'catering' for you!!!!" She reassures Sheilah about her diet "I am the original "Regime Minceur" cook. now made famous by the great French chef Bocuse." "By the way I'm sure you remember that we had a fatal fire at my apartment house. The owner is still fixing the house up and we have new doors but the hall still needs some painting. but I'm pretty sure it will be done within the next eleven days so it wll be pretty when you arrive!"</p><p>There is also a photocopy of Wright Tyson's article on Sheilah Graham from the September 1985 issue of Andy Warhol's "Interview" Magazine illustrated with a portrait of Sheila in Jean Dalrymple's apartment. Graham has penned a lengthy note along the left border of the page dated October 21st 1985. "Dear Jean this was taken at your apartment. The screen was added but if you look closely you will see some of your things on the table! Love Sheilah".</p><p>The British-born American gossip columnist Sheilah Graham born Lily Shiel 1904-1988 was a nationally syndicated gossip columnist during Hollywood's Golden Age. Her career spanned nearly four decades. She was involved in a relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald in the latter years of his life which she immortalized in her autobiographical book "Beloved Infidel". The book became a best seller and was subsequently made into a movie starring Deborah Kerr and Gregory Peck.</p><p>The recipient Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jos Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.</p> Palm Beach, Florida, March 7th through March 14th, 1977.
191428380<p>George H. Doran New York 1914. HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET VG/VG- NOJACKET 1914 on copyright pg First Printing First Edition without "Printed in" on copyright page. First state with copyright date and publishers name only on copyright page. in brown paper boards and with blank leaves Before Title pg BROWN CLOTH LITE Wear WITH LABEL ON FRONT CVR & SPINE & Embossed Design on front CVR Medium brown paper covered boards with title and author paper labels on front board and spine. Gold Gilt rubbed of at top Outer pgs FOX to Labels & lite chips to spiner Cvr Ends Slim 8vo 75 pgs JOYCE KILMER' HE WAS THE LEADING AMERICAN POET OF HIS GENERATION AND PAST AWAY TO EARLY IN LIFE First state with copyright date and publishers name only on copyright page. death of joyce kilmer in France Aug. 1918 age 31 graduate Columbia University Kilmer was killed in action during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.</p> George H. Doran, New York, hardcover
1829507894Knight and Lacey London 1829. Card Covers. Very Good Condition. The Mechanics' Magazine in October 1829 documented one of the most pivotal moments in railway history the Rainhill Trials a competition held to determine the best locomotive for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. This event showcased several steam engines : The Rocket designed by Robert Stephenson won the competition and established a standard for future steam engines. It introduced a multi-tubular boiler improving efficiency and speed. The Sans Pareil built by Timothy Hackworth this locomotive was a strong contender but was ultimately less efficient than the Rocket and The Novelty designed by John Braithwaite and John Ericsson this locomotive was lightweight and innovative but suffered mechanical failures during the trials. The Rainhill Trials proved that locomotives were feasible for railway transport shaping the future of rail travel and marking the beginning of the age of speed transforming how people lived worked and travelled. Three complete issues of the Mechanics' Magazine No's 323 324 & 325 for October 1829. Genuine Original and Packed with Innovation! This weekly magazine isn't just a fragment of history it's a window into the cutting-edge advancements of the Victorian era! Since 1823 The Mechanics' Magazine has tackled revolutionary topics from printing presses to vapor baths hydrostatics and hydraulics. It dives into breakthrough safety measures preventing explosive contaminated air while exploring the mechanics of oxy-hydrogen blowpipes and self-laying rail carriages. Every page crackles with Victorian-era engineering brilliance capturing the relentless drive for invention that shaped the modern world! This is an exclusive standalone issue carefully separated from its original volume; authentic original and uniquely crafted. It is not a reprint or reproduction but a distinct piece in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 21 cms. Category: Mechanics' Magazine; New Arrivals; Special Interest. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Knight and Lacey unknown
1908C2950Calais, Imprimerie Peumery, 1908 ; in-8, XIV-319 + 336 pp., reliures demi-chagrin brun, dos orné à nerfs. Très bon état.
Calais, Imprimerie Peumery, 1908; in-8, XIV pp. + 319 pp. + 336 pp., reliures demi-chagrin brun, dos orné à nerfs. Très bon état.
18548696Paris Le Normant & Garnier 1854 12 volumes petit in-8 deVIII-420, 430, 418, 434, 432, 439, 415, 418, 448, 448, 446, 465 pp., demi chagrin vert, dos à nerfs ornés, rousseurs.
3410paris picard 1901-1906 - 6 volumes In8 demi chagrin noir dos à 5 nerfs 2 pièces de titre - 286/322/244/354/CLXXXVII-196/218 pages.
7727Paris, Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie, 1870 - 1872 ; trois tomes in-8, brochés ; (4), 418 ; (4), 419 ; (4), 491 pp., couvertures jaunes imprimées.
Published in the late 1970s, this magnificently illustrated set brings to life the richness of our real Canadian past, in all its colour and vitality. "There are no fictional embellishments. Some of Canada's best authors have used sensitivity, imagination, and true literary skill to tell Canada's story as it really was. These are not academic textbooks, but a fascinating and accurate 'social history' that should appeal to everyone." - Professor J. Michael Bliss, University of Toronto. "Delivers a totally new and essential look at ourselves, with a broad down-to-realities approach." - Peter C. Newman. Includes the following volumes: The First Canadians, The Colonial Dream 1497-1760, Redcoats and Loyalists 1760-1815, Days of the Rebels 1815-1840, Pioneer Days 1840-1860, Dawn of the Nation 1860-1870, The Age of Innocence 1870-1880, Canada Moves Westward 1880-1890, The Naughty Nineties 1890-1900, Into the 20th Century 1900-1910, The Years of Agony 1910-1920, The Crazy Twenties 1920-1930, The Hungry Thirties 1930-1940, A Time of Heroes 1940-1950, The Booming Fifites 1950-1960, The Years of Progress 1960-1970. Moderate to average wear. Unmarked with the exception of the last volume which bears a few library markings. Binding of the 1930-1940 volume is taped at title page. Binding of the 1900-1910 volume is weak at title page. A quality copy of this magnificent set. Book
186669620Texte restitué par M. l'Abbé Delaunay, Curé de St Etienne du Mont, Honoré du Suffrage de N.S. Père le Pape Pie IX, 2 vol. in-4 reliure postérieure demi-chagrin à coins rouge, dos à 5 nerfs dorés orné, mors dorés et estampés à froid, L. Curmer, 1866 - 1867, Tome I : 12 ff., 214 pp. et 4 ff. n. ch. avec portrait du Pape Pie IX et 53 chromolithographies hors texte ; Tome II : Liste des souscripteurs, la préface, la biographie de Jehan Foucquet, description de ses oeuvres, celle des miniatures reproduites dans le premier tome, une notice sur ses oeuvres présumées, l'opinion de la presse sur l'ouvrage, une description des ornements accompagnant le texte et 4 tables, avec 1 figure dessiné par Fossey gravée par Colin tirée sur chine, 5 chromolithographies hors texte et 17 titre en chromo, portrait de femme par Pauquet sur Chine rapporté dans le texte à la fin de la préface
1 vol. fort in-8 carré reliure demi-veau brun, dos à 5 nerfs richement orné, G. Gounouilhou, Bordeaux, Paris, 1891, X-457 pp. avec pl. dont une dépliantes et G. Gounouilhou, Bordeaux, J. Rouam, Paris, 1893, 231 pp. Très bel exemplaire réunissant les deux ouvrages consacrés par le professeur Emile Labroue au Périgord Blanc et à Bergerac. L'auteur précise dans la préface à cette seconde édition de "Bergerac sous les Anglais" : "Notre éditeur bordelais, M. G. Gounouilhou, qui ne néglige aucune occasion de mettre en lumière tout ce qui intéresse l'histoire de Bergerac, sa ville natale, a pensé qu'il convenait de présenter au public, sous un même format, nos deux études d'histoire provinciale, "Bergerac sous les Anglais" et "Le Livre de Vie", et de faire ainsi, en deux volumes in-4, comme une "Histoire de Bergerac au XIVe siècle". C'est avec plaisir que nous avons répondu à son invitation, et nous publions aujourd'hui une seconde édition de "Bergerac sous les Anglais". Français
Concinnata & Historica narratione (sed brevi) illustrata Opera ac Studio Ioannis Iacobi Luckii Argentoratensis, Cum gratia et privilegio Sacrae Caesareae Maiestatis, 1 vol. in-folio reliure de l'époque pleine basane marron, dos à 6 nerfs orné, Sumptibis Ipsi Authoris, Typis Reppianis, Argentinae [Strasbourg ], 1620, 4 ff., 383 pp. et 1 f. Plus qu'un superbe catalogue numismatique recueillant les pièces et médailles provenant de la collection de l'auteur, ce bel ouvrage richement illustré des portrait des grands personnages du temps évoque les faits et geste de chacun d'entre eux, de manière chronologique. Brunet évoque un "recueil devenu assez rare". Grand généalogiste et collectionneur, Johann Jacob Luck (1574-1635) finit sa carrière en tant que bailli du Staufenberg (Bade). Etat satisfaisant (manque important à un feuillet - le folio H - un manque en coiffe sup., qq. mouill. discrètes, coins frottés, bon état par ailleurs). Prix en l'état. (Brunet, III, 1217) Latin
