London. 1729. [4],28pp. Half title. Later plain paper boards, paper spine, manuscript spine label. Minor foxing. Ex-Huntington Library. Very good. The present pamphlet is written in the form of a letter to the publisher Nicolas Amhurst, the famous political writer, who disguised his identity under the pseudonym of "Caleb D'Anvers.".....
Venice: Nicolo Zoppino, 1528. [10],73 leaves, including four double-page maps and two single-page maps, and numerous woodcut maps and plans in the text. A few leaves misnumbered. Small folio. 18th-century vellum, spine gilt, leather label. Boards and spine moderately soiled, leather label abraded. Titlepage printed in red and black with.....
London. 1738. 7pp. Woodcut frontispiece. Folio. Later wrappers. Minor tears at folds of leaves, else good. First edition, first issue. An extremely attractive 18th century British ballad critical of Walpole's dealing with Spain. The full-page woodcut shows the Spanish king pulling the tale of the British lion, which is about.....
London. 1732. Four volumes. Contemporary calf, ruled in gilt, gilt morocco labels. Moderate wear to spine ends, joints, and corners. Occasional light tanning. Very good. Styled the second edition on the titlepage, but much expanded to comprise a completely different set, believed to have been edited by Samuel Whatley. The.....
London. 1710/1713. Two volumes. 35,[13],448; xxii,[2],560,23pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards, gilt morocco labels. Bookplate on verso of each titlepage, old signature and small ink stamp on each titlepage. Some foxing and light tanning. Overall, good plus. The first collected English treaties. The first volume covers material from 1648.....
London. 1718. 45pp. Dbd. Printed in two columns. Very good. The text of a treaty between the Prince George and Prince Charles VI. The treaty obligates Britain and the Holy Roman to a mutual defense pact against the Ottoman Empire. "That the Design and End of the Defensive Alliance be.....
[N.p., but Holland. ca. 1900]. Chromolithographic poster, three sheets joined together, 49 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches in total. A bit of slight wrinkling. Near fine. Linen-backed. A stunning poster advertising the Dutch publication of a Buffalo Bill serial magazine, showing the front cover of twelve issues packed with Western.....
New York. 1791. [4],196pp. [bound with:] VINDICIAE GALLICAE. DEFENCE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND ITS ENGLISH ADMIRERS AGAINST THE ACCUSATIONS OF THE RIGHT HON. EDMUND BURKE...by James Mackintosh. Dublin. 1791 [2]vi,167pp. [bound with:] LESSONS TO A YOUNG PRINCE, BY AN OLD STATESMAN, ON THE PRESENT DISPOSITION IN EUROPE TO A......
Philadelphia. 1795. 120pp. Dbd. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage. Minor soiling to outer leaves, some light scattered foxing. Very good. A broad attack on Great Britain and all of her policies, by this rabid politician and Republican. The titlepage styles this both "Third edition" and "Part the First" - both.....
London. 1795. 156pp. Modern paper boards, printed paper label. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Light scattered foxing and soiling. About very good. In a tan half morocco and cloth folder. The first complete edition, after appearing in pamphlet form in 1792. A broad attack on Great Britain and all of.....
[Firenze, 1789]. 16pp. Small quarto. Modern half morocco and cloth. Very good. The author is known for his ELOGIO D'AMERIGO VESPUCCI...(Florence 1788) in which he describes Vespucci as the true discoverer of America and dismisses Columbus as an imposter. Sabin lists a variant title. The NUC notes only the Lenox.....
Paris. 1788. Two volumes. xxii,[2],520; [4],536pp. plus folding map. Contemporary three-quarter calf and boards. Some light wear to extremities. Contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. Minor scattered foxing, a few leaves lightly toned. Very good plus. First French edition. These letters from Carli to his cousin the Marquis de Gravisi argue.....
London: Published by the Author... 1852. Two volumes. xvi,296; xii,336pp. plus plates (lacking plate 21). Half titles. Early 20th-century three-quarter red calf and marbled boards, leather labels, by Zaehnsdorf, spines gilt extra. A very good set. Third edition of CATLIN'S NOTES OF EIGHT YEARS' TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE IN EUROPE..., consisting.....
London. 1848. Two volumes. xvi,296; xii,336pp. Twenty-four plates. Modern gilt red calf by Bayntun of Bath, spines gilt extra, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., with original gilt pictorial cloth of each volume preserved and bound in at the rear. Front board of first volume detached, but present. Internally quite clean. Overall just.....
London: Published by the author, 1848. Two volumes. xvi,296; xii,336pp., plus twenty- four plates. Printed slip bound in following p.302 in second volume. Original pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and blind, spines gilt. Expertly rebacked, retaining original backstrips. Endpapers renewed, save for the original front free endpaper in the first.....
[Various places in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and especially Iwo Jima, as described below. ca. 1908-1945]. 229 letters, 1.622 photographs (the majority mounted) measuring from 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches to 8 x 10 inches and numerous clippings mounted in ten albums. Five typescripts by Chaney, two.....
Paris. 1667. [24],362,329-528,[2]pp. plus engraved titlepage. Small quarto. Contemporary calf, expertly rebacked in matching style. Minor scattered foxing, else very good. Samuel Chappuzeau (1625-1701), a French writer in the service of the Duke of Brunswick, compiled this review of the government, politics, and prospects of Europe for the year 1666.....
1950. 230pp. Frontis. Stiff printed wrappers. Some pencil marginalia, minor soiling. Very good. A romance based on the famous novel, ATALA, by Chateaubriand, set among the Indians in the South.
London: J. Debrett, 1784. 31,[1]pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Very fine, partially unopened. The report of the Commissioners implied that Clinton had made too liberal use of Royal funds. He replies to those imputations with considerable heat. Despite lacking the explanatory slip (not found with all copies), still a......
London: J. Debrett, 1784. 31,[1]pp. Early 20th-century three quarter morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Extremities worn. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Minor foxing, primarily to outer leaves. About very good. Untrimmed and unopened. The report of the Commissioners implied that Clinton had made too liberal use of Royal funds.....
London. 1793. 41pp. Half title. Stitched, as issued. A beautiful, unopened copy in pristine condition. Clinton defends himself against charges of malfeasance in the contracting of supplies during the Revolution.
Philadelphia. 1796. 78pp. Dbd. Foxed titlepage. Good. Cobbett lashes out at the representative of the French Directorate.
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[Amsterdam. 1800]. 2pp. Quarto sheet. Old folds. Minor wear. Contemporary manuscript notations. Very good. Broadsheet detailing the current prices of goods for importation from and exportation to America. One side lists imports, the other exports. Imports listed include coffee, sugar, tobacco, indigo, cocoa, various kinds of wood including mahogany, whale.....
Venice. 1543. 40 leaves. 12mo. Modern half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt. Occasional very minor spots, some leaves expertly restored in lower margin, not affecting text. Leaf C3 bound before C2, leaf C7 bound before C6. A very good copy. The rare third edition of Contarini's account of his.....
London. 1835. iv,319pp. including errata slip pasted to verso of Preface leaf. Contemporary three-quarter calf and cloth, spine gilt. Leather label lacking. Spine and edges noticeably worn. Contemporary library bookplate on the front pastedown, a clean copy. Very good. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to His Royal Highness, Prince.....
