Search Results: Authors starting with A from Buddenbrooks, Inc.

Greenfield: A. Phelps, 1845. First edition. VERY RARE. 12 illustrations Small 8vo, original illustrated wraps. 8 pp Cover and pages are still bright, pages separated at hinge. This children’s book is called a chapbook, a more modern term that derives from the chapmen. Chapmen were pedlars who hawked their goods in towns and villages, and at country fairs. In 1553, Edward VI proclaimed that champmen must be licensed and Chettle, in Kind Hart’s Dreame (1592) wrote that “‘Chapmen are able to spred more pamphlets...then all the booksellers in town.’” Although they sold other wares, too, they always had cheap booklets, sometimes ballad sheets which eventually assumed the familiar form af a miniature booklet, with a paper cover thatusually had a picture. Even Shakespeare, in Henry IV, mentioned the chapmen as did Urquhart’s Rabelais in 1653. With the growth of small printers, miniature editions of old favourites could be printed. While chapbooks were ostensibly designed to… Read More

Paris,: L'Edition Francaise Illustree, 1915-1917.. 28 parts. First Appearances. For The Lot. 28 choice issues, (hand selected from a large lot) printed in color, featuring such artists as Cappiello, Raemaekers, Fabiano and many others. The poster like quality covers, rivals the best poster art of the period. With special issues lampooning Hindenberg, German militarism, cinematic cameraman, pacifism etc. Scarce in the original wrappers. 4to,, original color printed wrappers. Fine copies.

Paris: J.-J. Dubochet et Ce., 1844. Very scarce first edition. 8vo, in the publisher's original yellow paper wrappers printed in black. Now housed in an unusual and very attractive black protective box with Plexi protector, the lid held in place by stiff panel decorated with an sepia photograph visible through a port. iv, 248 pp. A rare first edition copy in fully original state and in the printer's delicate wrappers, the text largely unopened and quite fine but for some very minor spotting or mellowing, the wrappers with some soiling and wear but completely original and unsophisticated, the spine largely worn. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, THIS COPY IN FULLY ORIGINAL STATE AND LARGELY UNOPENED. ARGUABLY THE FIRST DEFINITIVE MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY. Marc-Antoine Gaudin's full and complete treatise on the Daguerréotype process was at the time the definitive manual on photography and covered virtually every aspect of making both Daguerréotype and the Calotype… Read More

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1943. Reprinted third edition. 8vo, full blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. xxxiv, 741, Index. A fine copy. A FINE COPY OF THIS REVISED EDITION. In India, Dubois was at first attached to the Pondicherry mission, and worked in the southern districts of the present Madras Presidency. After the fall of Seringapatam in 1799, he went to Mysore to reorganize the Christian community that had been shattered by Tipu Sultan. His most notable achievement was his record of Hindu manners, customs and ceremonies. Although Dubois disclaimed the title of author, his collections were not so much drawn from the Hindu sacred books as from his own careful and vivid observations, and it is this, united to a remarkable prescience, that makes his work so valuable. Dubois's French manuscript was purchased for eight thousand rupees by Lord William Bentinck for the British East India Company in 1807. In 1816, an English translation was published, and about 1864, a curtailed… Read More

Berlin: Verlag Der Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1929. An important offprint, first edition. With mathematical formulas in text. Small folio, in the original orange off-print paper wrappers printed in black on both covers. 8 pp. Very fine, nearly as new. A RARE AND IMPORTANT OFFPRINT. EINHEITLICHEN FELDTHEORIE, which means "A Coherent Theory of the Electro-Magnetic Field" and is the title of a five-page paper of highest mathematical formulae which Relativist Albert Einstein worked on for ten years. His report is a purely mathematical extension of the general theory of relativity to include gravitational and electromagnetic phenomena. His relativity theory, which he phrased within only three printed pages, made time & space the creator of matter. When this paper on the Unified Field Theory was published, it was a headline story in the newspapers. Few, if any people, understood the complex mathematics, but many were fascinated by the thought that Einstein had possibly came up with a new… Read More

The Psychoanalytic Review, 1972. Extract offprint from the Psychoanalytic Review, Volume 59, No. 2 227 x 151mm, unbound sheets stitched as issued. [1] 283-293, blank. Fine and very well preserved. A very uncommon offprint of the Psychoanalytic Review. This is Sperber’s analysis of Sigmund Freud and Victor Tausk in relation to Helen Tartakoff’s 1966 nosological entity called the “Nobel Prize Complex”.

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1908. Early edition. Frontispiece and 12 black and white full-page illustrations by W.H. Magretson. With 1 map. 8vo, publisher’s original teal cloth with Edwardian style painted illustration in black, brown, and white on the front cover and spine. Lettered in beige on front cover and gilt on spine. 390 pp, 27 ads. A fine, well-preserved copy with mild toning to the gilt lettering on the spine. The campaign against Tippoo Saib and the British battle for control of Southern India. Possibly one of the most popular boy’s adventure writers of all time. In each, a boy finds himself caught up in one of the great adventures of history. While his stories span all ages and civilizations, he captures the true spirit of the Victorian age of exploration.

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1909. First edition. Profusely illustrated with 66 photographic illustrations, 51 figurative illustrations, and a folding map. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth over boards, ruled in blind on the covers, lettered in gilt on the spine. xl, 328 pp. A very good copy, the cloth lightly mellowed, text clean and well preserved, some evidence of damp to a small section of the rear cover edge and a spot on the front cover edge, a bit of bleeding of the red onto the edges not affecting the text. FIRST EDITION WITH ALL ILLUSTRATIONS. ‘[An] important early ethnographic study of one of the major ethnic groups in Kenya which had been an obstacle to British settlement until its ‘pacification’.” The book is profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings.

New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1864. First American Edition. With frontispiece and three other steel-cut plates. Small 8vo, publisher's textured green cloth, the spine ornately decorated and lettered in blind, the spine gilt lettered and decorated. 276, [12 ads] pp. A very bright and near fine copy, the green cloth bright with no fading and only a light touch of edge wear, the text surprisingly clean and fresh without any foxing, spotting or staining A POPULAR COLLECTION OF MORAL TALES BY "A LADY OF ENGLAND". Charlotte Tucker's children's writings are imbued with her Evangelical religious beliefs. Most of her stories were allegories with a clear moral, but she leavened her didacticism with a degree of realism and naturalism. The proceeds from her writings she often devoted to missionary or charity work.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1890. First edition. Illustrated with numerous black and white drawings, a fold-out map, and a photographic frontis of the author, as well as a large fold-out copy of the Mahdi's Letter to Emin Pasha in Arabic demanding his surrender. 8vo, bound in publisher’s original rust cloth, lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated in black and gilt on the spine and upper cover. xxiv, 490, 2 ads. A well-preserved copy with minor age-mellowing to the spine, the gilt and pictorial decorations in good order, textblock clean and fresh, the hinges sound. SCARCE TRUE FIRST EDITION. An engrossing account of Mounteney-Jephson’s travels and harrowing experiences in the Equatorial Province from 1888-89 with Emin Pasha. He recounts in riveting detail the harsh and unfair treatment he received while in Emin’s territory and indeed of his long imprisonment there. His book revealed an unknown side of the governor’s leadership style in Africa, one which… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, American Issue, formated and designed identical to the English first but for the cloth colour change to an attractive forest green. Illustrated with numerous black and white drawings, a fold-out map, and a photographic frontis of the author, as well as a large fold-out copy of the Mahdi's Letter to Emin Pasha in Arabic demanding his surrender. 8vo, bound in publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated in black and gilt on the spine and upper cover. xxiv, 490, pp. A well-preserved and handsome copy with minor age-mellowing to the spine, the gilt and pictorial decorations in good order, textblock clean and fresh, the hinges sound. SCARCE TRUE FIRST EDITION. An engrossing account of Mounteney-Jephson’s travels and harrowing experiences in the Equatorial Province from 1888-89 with Emin Pasha. He recounts in riveting detail the harsh and unfair treatment he received while in Emin’s territory and… Read More

London: Edward Arnold, 1911. First One Volume Edition, the first New Edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and 31 plates from the author's own sketches and drawings, and a folding colour map. 8vo, publisher's original wine red cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt on the spine, upper cover with a central tool in blind. xvi, 350, appendix pp. A fine copy, rarely seen in this condition, the cloth with only trivial evidence of age, internally very bright and clean and well preserved, endleaves with a touch of the typical offsetting. A MOST ATTRACTIVE COPY OF THIS FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION. This work begins with a brief history of the missionary foundations laid prior to Tucker ‘s arrival and then encompasses the eighteen years that Tucker spent there (1874-1892), much of it as Bishop of Uganda . “Although this work touches, not infrequently, upon events having to do with the political, material and spiritual history, advancement, and development of Uganda and East Africa, it does… Read More

London: Edward Arnold, 1908. 2 volumes. First edition. Illustrated with 60 plates from the author's own sketches and drawings, some i colour, one folding colour map. 8vo, original dark blue cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt on the spines, upper covers lettered in gilt with a gilt vignette. Publisher’s paper file copy label also on upper covers. xvi, 359, 16 ads; xii, 388 (including index). A handsome set, rarely seen in such nice shape, the cloth with only minimal rubbing at the edges or extremities, internally fresh and clean with minor spotting to the prelims only. SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THIS ILLUSTRATED SET. This work begins with a brief history of the missionary foundations laid prior to Tucker ‘s arrival and then encompasses the eighteen years that Tucker spent there (1874-1892), much of it as Bishop of Uganda . “Although this work touches, not infrequently, upon events having to do with the political, material and spiritual history, advancement, and development of Uganda… Read More

London: Mills & Boon, Limited, 1911. First edition. With illustrations by C. Liebich, G. English and M. E. Lindnen and 22 photographs, four plates are in colour and with a colour pastedown on the cover. 8vo, publisher's original forest-green cloth, the upper cover decoratively lettered in black and with a large colour illustrated pastedown framed in black, the spine lettered in black. viii, 325pp, 10pp ads. A bright and attractive copy, the binding with very little age mellowing, the text quite fresh with only light occasional foxing, the plates are all in fine condition. FIRST EDITION AND A wonderful rambling tour through some of Europe's most beautiful territory, including areas such as Freiburg, Hollenthal, Hornberg, Gutach, Baden - Baden, Wiese Valley, Badenweiler and many other towns and regions. The contemporary photographs are very interesting in their own right and include, of course, a clock-maker's shop.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863. An early printing of Abbott's popular work on the life of Julius Caesar With a fine colour illuminated title-page gilt burnished from a design by Gwilt Mapleson, and 12 engraved illustrations, some within the text and some on plates, this printing apparently not bound with the map of Rome called for in the table of contents. 8vo, publisher's blind embossed red cloth gilt lettered on the spine and with gilt Greek-key motif at the spine tips. viii, 278 pp. Internally a fresh, clean, and solid copy, the paper very well preserved, the binding is solid and the red is not faded, a slight bit of age evidence and rubbing to the extremities. A pleasing copy. ONE OF JACOB ABBOTT'S POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES WRITTEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. While his clear and distinct writing style made his works suitable for a young audience his books are intended for those with a degree of maturity, as he does not skimp on the facts or their implications. A prolific author, JULIUS CAESAR is… Read More

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1921. First Edition. With 248 illustrations, chiefly from sketches by the author, and a folding map. Large 8vo, publisher's original dark-green cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, the upper cover with gilt pictorial device, top edge gilt. xx, 452, including appendices and index pp. A very well preserved, bright and handsome copy, the binding strong and sound and the text-block in very good order. FIRST EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC WORK. An in-depth study of the wildlife of the Sudan, conducted over a period of fifty years by this great naturalist.

Philadelphia: Printed and sold by John Dunlap, [1779]. A very early issue of a Weatherwise American Almanac. Illustrated with the well-known anatomical woodcut of a man “governed by the twelve constellations,” and woodcut page frames. 12mo, original printed self wrappers, stitched. 15 leaves unnumbered including printed wrappers. A very well preserved little almanac, the wrappers somewhat worn at the corners, the rear with a little loss at the bottom outside corner, some expected toning and mellowing to the paper and some spotting but complete and very usable and with the original stitching still strong and tight. AN EARLY WEATHERWISE ALMANAC, and a competitor of Franklin's "Poor Richard". Abraham Weatherwise was of course a pseudonym, and one which was likely used by multiple almanac printers. They “ushered in the healthiest and most interesting period of almanac making” (Sagendorph, 116). Along with the typical astronomical data and weather forecasts, this almanac also… Read More

New York: Viking, 1979. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with sweet pencil drawings by Raphael Soyer. 4to, publisher’s original beige cloth over orange boards, lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover, and in the pictorially illustrated dustjacket. (x), 70. A fine and bright copy, the jacket with a little edge wear and a few small tears FIRST EDITION. “These six original stories of Abraham Soyer, first published in Hebrew, are given new life in a charming, timeless translation by Rebecca Beagle and Rebecca Soyer. The subtle pencil drawings by internationally acclaimed artist Raphael Soyer are a poetic and evocative accompaniment to his father’s tales.”

New York: Viking, 1979. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with sweet pencil drawings by Raphael Soyer. 4to, publisher’s original beige cloth over orange boards, lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover, and in the pictorially illustrated dustjacket. (x), 70. A rather fresh and clean copy. FIRST EDITION. “These six original stories of Abraham Soyer, first published in Hebrew, are given new life in a charming, timeless translation by Rebecca Beagle and Rebecca Soyer. The subtle pencil drawings by internationally acclaimed artist Raphael Soyer are a poetic and evocative accompaniment to his father’s tales.”

London: For R. Ackerman, 1812. 2 volumes. First edition and First Issue, originally issued in 16 monthly parts. A copy with pleasing provenance. Illustrated with 81 magnificent hand-coloured aquatint plates of views of Westminster Abbey and an egraved portrait of William Vincent and a floor plan of the Abbey. Large 4to, handsomely bound in fine red morocco, the spines with wide gilt decorated and gilt ruled raised bands creating the compartments, two compartments gilt lettered and ruled, the covers with triple gilt fillet rules at the borders, turnovers tooled in blind, all edges gilt., armorial bookplates of George Dunn of Wooley Hall and Arthur John Dorman. xviii, 330, [6]; 275, [4] pp. A very handsome and pleasing set, the plates clean and bright and in an excellent state, the bindings strong and firm, some inevitable offsetting from plates to text as usual, the text leaves with some very occasional light spotting as normal. FIRST EDITION OF THIS TRULY GRAND WORK BRILLIANTLY BOUND AND… Read More