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London: Joyce Gold, 1799 - 1818, 1799. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 40 volume set. 8vo. Uniformly bound in brown buckram, stamped in gilt. Good bindings and covers. Profusely illustrated with engraved and etched plates, including maps, plans, portraits. Scattering foxing and offsetting to text and plates. <br> The Naval Chronicle was a monthly magazine published in London from January 1799 to 1818. The Naval Chronicle served as a source for contemporary reports of the affairs of the Royal Navy during the period from the Napoleonic Wars to the War of 1812. Published in London twice a year it offers first-person accounts were by officers as illustrious as Nelson and biographies of fascinating characters like Cochrane was a staple. Typical issues featured lists of vessels captured and wrecked, promotions, accounts of battles, biographical sketches, articles on technological advances, and tidbits of naval gossip, as well as copper engraved portraits of officers, views of foreign ports, and c…Read more

Augsburg: Gedruckt durch Andream Aperger, 1620. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. [German Military Medicine in the Thirty Year's War] An attractive copy. First edition. Small 8vo, 15.5 x 10 cm. Bound in modern marbled boards. Woodcut headers and initials. Scattered underlining. Light, occasional staining, but pages bright and clean. [16], 232, [7] pages ; 16 cm. Minderer practiced in Augsburg and was personal physician to Holy Roman Emperor Matthias and Duke Maximilian of Bavaria. This small medical handbook was intended to be carried by soldiers in the field. "Minderer's book gives a good idea of the position of military surgery during the Thirty Year's War." Garrison-Morton-Norman 2145.

England: Manuscript, 1801. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. [Unique Astrological Manuscript with four bound pieces] Square, 12mo. Bound in contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards. Joints cracked, but binding solid. Hand-drawn watercolor "Hieroglyphic" and several astrological diagrams. Manuscript pages are written with an wonderfully neat hand. Hand-drawn yellow borders. Red lettering to bold names, titles. Includes an anti-Bonaparte introduction, astrology, the Brumal Ingress (Winter Quarter), Of the Vernal (Spring Quarter), Of the Estival (Summer Quarter), Of the Autumnal Quarter, a horoscope for each month of the year (which European geopolitics), and extensive predictions. After the manuscript section is bound an an old book and print seller's catalogue issued in 1801 by Edward Orme of London. This is followed by "Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy" (printed in London, 1805). Finally, "A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God,…Read more

Cafa Co., Kowloon, Hongkong, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. [The Best Chinese Seal Reference] 4 volume set. Thick quartos, 27.3 x 20.5 cm (10 3/4 x 8"). Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Hardcover and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Significant loss to dust jackets of v.1-V.2. Books are in near fine condition besides. Very good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Contents: v. 1. From the Jin to the Yuan dynasty (265-1368 A.D.); v. 2. Ming dynasty (1368-1643 A.D.); v. 3. Qing dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.); v. 4. Brief biographies . <br> Red and black and white illustrations of Chinese seals transcribed and transliterated into English. The seals are presented in actual sizes. An important reference text for determining the authenticity of Chinese paintings and calligraphy. Compiled by the Joint board of Directors of the National Palace Museum and the National Central Museum Taichung, Taiwan, the Republic of China. <br> Reference: Christie's Aucti…Read more

E theatro Sheldoniano, Oxonii; Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1750. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. [Rare Numismatic Title with handsome engravings] Folio, 41.5 x 26.5 cm. Bound in later 3/4 leather-backed brown boards. Solid binding and cover. [2], 343, [13] pages, complete with 23 engravings of Greco-Roman, early British, Saxon, and Anglo-Norman coins. Additional engraved title page by James Green after Samuel Wale. Printed title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian. Title page has a crease. Generally pages are clean and unmarked. Armorial bookplate. Hand drawn personal bookplate of Bernard Mitchell, 1862. Latin. Refs: Dekesel W196. Hirsch 142. Lipsius 439. Manville 142.

Simon and Schuster, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed. Signed on title page, "Best wishes, Charlie Chaplin," in black pen. Hardcover and dust jacket. Stated First Printing. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 512 p. illus., ports. 25 cm. Minor shelf wear to dj. In protective mylar.

San Francisco : Vedanta Ashtam, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Rebound in cloth. Library bookplate. Clean, white pages. Solid binding and cover. The Vedanta Philosophy includes the different branches of the Science of Yoga. Four of these have already been treated at length by the Swami Vivekananda in his works on "Raja Yoga," "Karma Yoga," "Bhakti Yoga," and "Jnana Yoga"; but there existed no short and consecutive survey of the science as a whole. It is to meet this need that the present volume has been written.

Dell; Avon; Signet; Ballantine Books; Fawcett; Popular Library; Pyramid; Crest; Berkley; Daw Books; , 1943. Paperback. Good. [A lifetime of Science Fiction, 439 volume set] Printed 1943-1992. Softcover. Shelf wear. Some edges creased. Generally clean with some owner's names, stamps, and book prices on prelims. Occasional staining. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. <br> Contents: The 2nd Avon Fantasy Reader, Donald A. Wollheim (Editor), 1969; 3 From Out There, Leo Margulies (Editor), 1959; 6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction, Groff Conklin (Editor), 1954; 13 Great Stories of Science Fiction, Groff Conklin (Editor), 1960; 17x Infinity, Groff Conklin (Editor), 1963; 21st Century Sub, Frank Herbert, 1956; 2018 A.D. or the King Kong Blues, Sam J. Lundwall, 1975; 2020 Vision, Jerry Pournelle, 1974; Ability Quotient, Mack Reynolds, 1975; Adventures in Time and Space, Raymond J. Healy (Editor), 1954; A for Andromeda, Fred H…Read more

Printed by Joseph Crukshank for R. Aitken, Bookseller, Philadelphia, [1772], 1774. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. [British Colonial American Imprint: First American Register] Bound in contemporary sheep. Hardcover. Mylar dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Includes a brief history of each colony, and a list of prominent men. Inscribed on rear flyleaf: "D & T Keiner Baltimore / Druggists Brought on Order / from Joseph Ashton." The publisher, Robert Aitken, says: "As the following General Register, is the first attempt of the kind that hath yet appeared in these colonies, the publisher begs leave to bespeak the patronage and encouragement of all those who are friends to the political and commercial interests of British America." Sabin 550; Evans 12638. Joseph Ashton (1742–1819) was a prominent Baltimorean.

Lugduni : Sumptibus Laurentii Anisson, 1672-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Folio. Contemporary vellum binding, hand written title in brown ink. Title in red and black. Engraved title. Text in 2 columns. [12] p., 438 p., [44] p., 64 p., [8] p. Scattered brown ink notation. Marginal loss to top corner of final 100 pages, no text loss. <br><br> Pereira (1575-1655) was a noted Jurist who served in Spanish Peru. He was appointed judge in Lima in 1609 (Real Audiencia). In 1616 he was appointed governor and inspector of the mines of Huancavelica. (Huancavelica was noted as one of the pillars of Spanish mineral wealth in the New World and important source of mercury.) Pereira continued as a jurist and prosecutor, on the Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias. An important book in Spanish-American history and the legal treatment of natives in the Spanish Indies. Ref: Palau. Sabin. Editio nouissima ab innumeris, quibus priores deformatae erant mendis emaculata. De Indiarvm Ivre.

Chez De Bure, 1789. Leather Bound. Very Good. 4to. Chez De Bure, 1789. Contemporary full leather, tooled with gold ornamentation. See our pictures. Internally very good. 31 plates, 20 double page/fold out plates. Quite fetching. Hand colored. Marbled end pages. Faint damp stain on a few pages of. Excellent binding and good cover. Chip missing from head of spine cover. Provenance: From Chillingham Castle (Northumberland), and the Earls Grey. A nice copy despite minor flaws. Hardcover. (Atlas to accompany Jean Jacques Barthelemy, Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grece.)

Academiae Litterarum, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Blue cloth with black leather spine label and head & tail lines. Good binding and cover. Tanning. Shelf wear. Library marks. Small page tear.

G. & J. Robinson, 1802. Leather Bound. Good. 8vo. G. & J. Robinson. 1802. Describes Barthelemy's travels in Italy in 1755-1757. Full contemporary binding. Internally excellent, clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Library stamp on title page, label on spine. Some chipping to cover. See our pictures. Ships daily.

Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1934. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Supplementband 26. Bound in later black cloth. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. From the library of noted Medical Historian and Galen Scholar Owsei Temkin, with Dr. Temkin's signature on the title page.

Baudry's European library, 1836. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Baudry's European library, 1836. Clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Leather spine. Rubbing to cover. Ships daily.

Rogers and Manson Company, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. Heavy folio. Brown cloth. Complete volume 25, 1916. Profusely illustrated. Clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Spine ends chipped. Edges sunned. Ships daily. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.

William Mariboe, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 1860 printing. Clean, unmarked pages. 1/2 calf leather spine. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. 18 x 12 cm, 137 p. <br>Describes a voyage to Brazil and to the Danish West Indies.

Washington, D.C., The Society of the Fifth division, 1/1/1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Suede spine, with map of the Meuse River and towns shown. Clean, unmarked pages. Near fine binding and cover, hint of rubbing to cover. Hardcover. 11 maps. 424 pp. See our pictures. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Knight & Lacey, 1824. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Knight & Lacey, 1824 printing. Clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Bound in later cloth. See our pictures.

G.P. Putnam & Co, 1854-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Blue cloth. G.P. Putnam, 1854. 1st edition. 522 pp. Rear map of Nile present, map has a small tear. Clean, unmarked pages. Not foxed. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Small chip missing from bottom spine edge. See our pictures.

Dublin: J. Moore, 1800. Hardcover. Acceptable. 8vo. 3 volume set. Cloth spine. J. Moore, 1800. Dublin imprint. 5th edition. Internally good, without marks or significant damage. Vol. 1 includes fold out map of Russia. Covers are worn, bindings chipped, front board of vol. 1 detached. Outer visage is not agreeable.

Fernand Nathan, 1961. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 2 volume set. Volumes 1 and 2 only. Folios. French. Fernand Nathan, 1961. Clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Bindings slightly cocked. Tears to jackets. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Ritchie and Heiss, 1847. Leather Bound. Good. Volume III, Documents No. 101 to No. 224. Washington, 1847. Very thick 8vo. Original leather binding. Text includes a number of folded charts and diagrams, and at least one large folded map pertaining to West Florida. Some wear and scuffing to cover. See our pictures.

1854. Hardcover. Good. Lithograph map with original hand-colored highlights. Approximately 12 1/4 X 12 1/2" on 18 X 18" sheet with extensive printed text at all margins. Title and credit in the map at upper right, good condition with some aging at folds. <br> Original slim 12mo dark green leather-covered board folder with gilt lettering at upper cover. Some scuffing and wear at edges. Additional smaller lithograph map with hand-colored highlights mounted at inside of upper cover. Lengthy 1858 pencil notation of purchase ("on the Field of Waterloo") from Cotton's niece on verso of map.