Berlin: Schall & Grund, 1895. Hardcover. xi, [1], 690, [4] p.: frontispiece portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm I, 21 additional leaves of illustrations (including 3 folded leaves of maps), many in-text portraits, maps, and other illustrations; 29 cm. Publisher's light grey cloth with black-and-gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; black-, gilt-, and..... More
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 1938. Paperback. "An abstract of a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in German in the graduate school of the University of Illinois, 1938." [2], 14, [4] p.; 23 cm. Stapled brown wrapper; front wrapper printed..... More
Cambridge, Eng. Cambridge University Press, 1994. First Edition. xvii, [1], 477 p.: 4 tables, 1 full-page map, 157 in-text illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback; illustrated cover. Includes notes and index. First paperback edition. The author explores the ideas held by the English people about their physical and social environments, as well..... More
Urbana, Ill. University of Illinois Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 203 p.; 24 cm. Deep purple cloth with gold-stamped spine title. Color dust jacket. Includes bibliography and index. No price listed. First Edition. The author "focuses on the social origins, career patterns, domestic lifestyles, religious duties, and political activities of..... More
Edinburgh: James Robertson, 1794. "Carefully corrected, and many sentences added, which, owing to the low tone of voice used by some of the witnesses, are omitted in the London copy. The public may therefore by assured that this is the genuine edition." 195, [1] p., engraved frontispiece portrait; 20 cm..... More
Warwick, Eng. L. Edgar Stephens, 1939. First Edition. Published under the direction of the Records Committee of the Warwickshire County Council. Forword by Sir Wilfrid Greene. lxxvii, 275 p.: folded frontispiece, 7 leaves of plates (1 folded); 24 cm. White buckram spine with gilt-stamped spine title; green cloth over boards..... More
Paris: Pagnerre, 1843. Hard Cover. 112 p.: frontispiece and 4 leaves of plates; 20 cm. Disbound. The trial of Irish political leader Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847). In Good+ Condition: light foxing on plates; otherwise, clean and solid. More
Stuttgart; Leipzig: Verlag des Herausgebers; Expedition des Klosters, 1847. Hardcover. "Aus Wilh. von Reinöhl's handschriftlichen und artistischen Sammlungen herausgegeben von J. Scheible." xvi, 1106, [14] p., 71 leaves of plates (a few folded, several hand-colored): in-text illustrations; 16 cm. Modern binding of flax paper over boards with gilt-tooled title on..... More
Rome: Moroli's Travel Bureau, 1925. Paperback. Printed by Alterocca, Terni. 16, [4], 26, [2] p., [24] p. of photographs and drawings, 1 folded map: illustrations, plans, map; 28 cm. Plain wrappers with yapp edges; printed in red and black with illustrations on front and back. Advertisements for Moroli's Travel Bureau..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1875. Hardcover. New Edition. 3 volumes: xviii, 544 p., 1 leaf with a frontispiece portrait of Charles the Fifth engraved by John J. McCarty; viii, 549, [1] p.; vi, 530 p.; 20 cm. Publisher's red-brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: Robertson's Charles the Fifth. Coat-of-arms..... More
London: Printed for C. Hitch, 1742. Hardcover. 4 volumes; 17 cm. Contemporary speckled calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Black leather label in the second compartment of each volume with gilt-tooled title: Rollin's Belles Lettres; volume number gilt-tooled in third compartment of each. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments..... More
Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse University Press, 1986. Paperback. xxviii, [2], 288, [2] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contains essays by Merry E. Wiesner, Jane Tibbetts Schulenburg, William Monter, Madelon Sprengnether, Carole Levin, Leah S. Marcus, Janel M. Mueller, Elissa Weaver, Mary Ellen Lamb, Tilde Sankovitch, and Mary Beth..... More
London: Fisher, Sons, & Co., 1832. Hardcover. [1], 6-44 p.: 20 leaves of steel-engraved plates; 29 cm. Half speckled calf; six spine compartments between gilt rules with red morocco spine label in second compartment reading "Views." Marbled paper over boards. Engraved title page. Caption and running title: Picturesque Illustrations of..... More
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. Hardcover. 460, [12] p.; 24 cm. Original plain red linen spine with plain beige paper over boards. Pages are untrimmed. Publisher's advertisements on 12 unpaginated pages following text. First edition, which was published simultaneously in London, with slight changes, by R. Bentley, as Narrative..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. Hardcover. These six lectures were first delivered at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1896. This is the first printing in the United States. vi, [2], 184 p.; 21 cm. Brown cover with black spine title. Top page edges black. Orange..... More
London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1794. Hardcover. "A new edition, carefully corrected." Vol. 2 only (of 5 volumes): [32], 467, [1] p.23 cm. (8vo). Contemporary tree calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled decoration in spine compartments. All page edges speckled black. ESTC, T148503. This volume covers the..... More
London: Ernest Benn, 1958. Paperback. Fourth edition. 224 p., [24] p. of black-and-white photographs; 18 cm. Yellow and blue paperback with aerial photograph of Knole on front cover. Includes a chronological table and a genealogical table. This fascinating account by author Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) of the Sackville family and Knole..... More
Paris: Ch. Massin & Cie. 1928. Loose_leaf. 12, [4] p.: 40 leaves of photographs; 34 cm. Portfolio has red cloth spine and corners, with red ribbon ties; printed in red and black. The text and leaves of plates are loose in the portfolio, as issued. Text is entirely in French..... More
London: Willoughby & Co., 1851. Hardcover. [2], 363, [1], 52 p., engraved title page and 24 leaves of plates; 26 cm. Contemporary half calf with five spine compartments between double gilt rules; gilt-tooled title in second compartment. Paper label with handwritten number in first compartment. Marbled paper over boards. Caption..... More
Haarlem, Netherlands: Wilhelmus van Kessel, 1710. First Edition. Paperback. 24 p.; 22 cm. Signatures: A-C4 (4to). Woodcut title vignette of a bird feeding baby birds in a nest with a banner reading "Trouw Moet Blyken," and woodcut initial. Knuttel, 15891. A very scarce poem from the War of the Spanish..... More
Leyden, Neth. Hendrik van Damme, 1705. 8 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: *4 (4to). Disbound. Woodcut initial letter. Not in Knuttel. A poem praising John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, as a military hero. In Very Good Condition: disbound and without stitching; leaves are separating at fold; pages are clean and..... More
Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press, 1971. Hardcover. xv, [1], 572, [1], xiii, [1] p., 1 double-leaf color map, 1 folded leaf with a map on each side; 22 cm. Dark brown cloth with gilt spine title. No dust jacket (as issued). First published in 1939. An examination of political developments in..... More
Exeter, N.H. J. & B. Williams, 1833. Hardcover. 249, [1] p., frontispiece and added engraved title page; 16 cm. Contemporary plain black paper over boards with black leather over spine with gilt-tooled decoration (most of which is lacking). Frontispiece is engraving of the meeting of the bishops of Dunkeld and..... More
Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlas-Anstalt, 1964. Hardcover. Zweite Auflag/Second Edition. 438, [2] p., 40 unpaginated pages of facsimiles: illustrations; 28 cm. Red cloth with gilt-on-black spine title and gilt-stamped cover illustration. Illustrated dust jacket. List of the author's works on the final 2 unpaginated pages. History of France from 1789 to 1848..... More
Akron, Ohio: Werner Co., 1900. Hardcover. [6], 181, [1] p., 41 leaves of color plates; 45 cm. Black cloth with gilt cover title: Deutschlands Heer und Flotte. Title page in red and black. Text in parallel columns of German and English; plate captions in both languages. Some plates are labelled..... More