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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. Signed by Chris Van Allsburg on the title page. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, navy paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
Rerum Scoticarum Historia, ad Jacobum VI Scotorum Regum. Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-Vernacular. Multis Flosculis, ex antiquis Albinorum Monumentis & Lingua Galeciorum prisca decerptis, Adspersa. by Buchanan, George; Irvine, Christopher - 1697
by Buchanan, George; Irvine, Christopher
Rerum Scoticarum Historia, ad Jacobum VI Scotorum Regum. Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-Vernacular. Multis Flosculis, ex antiquis Albinorum Monumentis & Lingua Galeciorum prisca decerptis, Adspersa.
by Buchanan, George; Irvine, Christopher
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George Buchanan Rerum Scoticarum Historia, ad Jacobum VI Scotorum Regum. Antonium Schouten. Trajecti ad Rhenum. [Utrecht]. 1697. 8vo. 700pp; index. Title page in red and black. Historiated initials. Toned. Paper fault lower corner 449, lower corner fault to 663, no loss of text. Some creased corners. Title page edges fragile with small hole and repair to upper margin. Signature of JW Norwood, dated 1860 to title, decorative stamp of Thomas Francis Fowler to verso and to last page.
Christopher Irvine Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-Vernacular. Multis Flosculis, ex Antiquis Albinorum Monumentis & Lingua Galeciorum Prisca Decerptis Adspersa. Jacob Watson, Craig's Close. Edinburgh. 1697. 96pp. Engraved vignette to title page. Some creased corners.
George Buchanan (1506-1582) Scottish historian and humanist scholar. Lecturer at Coimbra, Portugal. Tutor to Mary Queen of Scots. Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland. "The greatest Latin writer, whether in prose or in verse, in sixteenth century Europe".
Christopher Irvine of Bonshaw (c. 1620-1693) Physician General of Scotland. He became historiographer to King Charles II and to King James II and VII. He also served under Cromwell, reverting to supporting the monarchy upon the Restoration.
A prime example of the Scottish-Dutch book trade of the late seventeenth century.
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- Date Published 1697
- Keywords Scotland, Scottish, Kings, History, Latin
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Zathura: A Space Adventure.
by VAN ALLSBURG, Chris
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The Paris Diary of Ned Rorem.
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New York: George Braziller, 1966. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth. Very fine in price-clipped, fine dust jacket. The author's first book.
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England to Calcutta by the Overland Route, in 1845
by Simms, Frederick Walter
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Dunedin: Stone, Son, and Co., 1894. 106pp. Red cloth binding, spine a bit faded but gold lettering still clear and bright. A remembrance written later in life of the author's traveling out to India in 1845 - before the Suez Canal - to take a position as an engineer.
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Edward T. amd William Potter: American Victorian Architects
by Landau, Sarah Bradford
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305 illustrations: timelinetitle and author in silver gilt on spine two borders top and bottom of spineex liblib numbers bottom spine, lib stamp inside front coverbook has been read but text in unmarkedappendix list of buildings and designs by date selected bibliography of manuscripts by location: bibliography of printed sources and theses book is theses of 483 pages and 100 pages of illustrations. Such a dissertation would not be possible today.,because of time and money limitations at universities in 2019
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NEW YORK IN COLOR DUSTJACKET, 1950 , STORY by Bernadine Bailey, Illustrated by Kurt Wiese, Gaily PICTURED GEOGRAPHY in Story & Pictures, STATE OF NEW YORK picture book, EMPIRE STATE with Long Rich History. NEW AMSTERDAM,
by STORY by Bernadine Bailey, Color & B/W Illustrated by Kurt Wiese CALDECOTT HONOR ARTIST ,Inner DJ Flap PRICECLIPPED, BUT INTACT, Color Endpaper, May 1950 gift inscription on title Pg,
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HBDJ, 1950 on Title PG TWICE , 1ST EDITION, RATHER TIRED RATTYJACKET FAIR- TEARS WEAR, CORNER & DJ Spine CHIPS, SCUFFED EDGES, ETC. SLIGHTLY LARGER in Series ,SMALL , 8 1/4"x6-3/4" RED OBLONG Illustrated Hardback Cvr WITH FABULOUS SCENE FROM A BOAT COUPLE LOOKING AT MANHATTAN, NOT EX-LIBRARY, VG Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kurt Wiese (illustrator). 1st Edition. 28 pp., Color Illus, Color illus e.p., RED Hardback with Color ILLUSTRATED LABEL Cover, Oblong 8vo, VG, Assumed 1st ed. Light shelfwear, light tone, May 1950 gift inscription, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn, Taped on reverse, chips and tears, rub, name stamp on rear flap, wear. Solid oblong hardcover. ; "The author's narrative has a splendid informational background. Yet it gives a vivid, delightful picture of New York's vast resources in industry, in commerce and business, and in the accomplishments of its inhabitants. Picture Book Of New York is enriched by Kurt Wiese's many pictures in color which catch the drama of life…
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The History of Legal Education in the United States Commentaries and Primary Sources (2 volumes)
by Sheppard, Steve (editor)
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Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0893563315 . Light foxing to the page fore-edges. Ex-library, both volumes with normal marks (card pockets, labels to spine and rear). International shipping billed at cost.; Ex-Library; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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The Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City Preakness Day, May 12, 1924
by Sparrow, C. Edward (editor)
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Baltimore: Self-published. Very Good. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Boards and spine with moderate loss, light toning throughout, brief insect chews on the endpapers. ; Original issue of the club's Preakness program, bound in full brown calf with the club's logo stamped in black on the front, stiff boards, stitched binding, cloth backing. Includes photographs, club history, Pimlico history, and Preakness stakes winners. Cool and collectible, but in need of restoration or rebinding. Great Maryland history. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 72 pages .
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Multinuclear NMR
by Mason, Joan (edited by)
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New York: Plenum Press. Very Good+. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). 0306421534 . Edge rubbing, price sticker, corner bumps. Photos on request. International shipping billed at cost. ; Large/heavy book: international buyers may be charged for additional shipping costs.; Tables; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 639 pages .
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François Villon
by Lewis, D.B. Wyndham
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New York and Hartford: Coward-McCann, Inc. And Edwin V. Mitchell, Inc., 1928. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 407pp. Brown embossed boards, gilt lettering to cover and spine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Book is clean and unworn, mild toning to contents, former owner's name on front pastedown. Unclipped dust jacket is missing large piece from head of spine with some loss of text, edges chipped, archival tape repair, front panel and spine darkened. Preface by Hilaire Belloc.
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THE TARGUM TO FIVE MEGILLOT. RUTH, ECCLESIASTES, CANTICLES, LAMMENTATION, ESTHER. CODEX VATICAN URBINATI 1.
by Levine, Prof. Etan (editor)
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Jerusalem: Makor, 1977. Limited and Numbered Edition . Orig. Half-Leather. Near Fine. 4to. 130pp introduction in English and 155pp facsimile of the manuscript Codex Vatican Urbinati I. A LIMITED EDITION OF 36O COPIES ( THIS COPY NR. 129) INSIGNIFICANT OUTSIDE MARKINGS. A FINE COPY, FRESH AND CLEAN, IN A SUPERB HALF LEATHER BINDING.
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