Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl, 1895. Paperback. [14] leaves, accordian-style: color illustrations; 19 cm. Plain wrappers; front wrapper printed in black, reproducing title page. There is no date of publication, but Moritz Ruhl issued a number of works on European uniforms and armies in the 1890s. First and leaves attached to wrappers;..... More
London: 1661. Hardcover. Title continued: "together with many remarkable Accidents and Judgments befalling divers Persons, according as they have been testified by very credible hands; all which have happened within the space of one year last past, and are now made publick for a seasonable Warning to the People of..... More
London: J. Sewell and J. Debrett, 1792. Hardcover. "Printed for J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, Piccadilly." [3], 324-400 p., frontispiece portrait of John Smeaton, civil engineer, and 1 additional leaf of a plate: music; 22 cm. Later (possibly 20th-century) dark blue cloth spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper..... More
London: Graphic, 1882. Hardcover. iv, 644 p., 1 chromolithograph plate of Prince Bismarck, 4 double-leaf plates, 5 single-leaf plates: many illustrations (a few double-leaf); 42 cm. Half calf with marbled paper over boards. Six compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment. Former owner's yellow bookplate on front free..... More
1776. 1 handwritten document, folded. 3 leaves; 40 cm. Tripartite indenture among (1) Richard Peage of Slapton, yeoman, and Edmund Whiteway of Harberton, yeoman, (2) Joseph Symons of Harberton, yeoman, and (3) Christopher Symons, son of Joseph Symons. Regarding the sale of part of the Manor of Slapton, late the..... More
Netherlands: 1710. Paperback. 8 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A4 (4to). Possibly disbound from a larger volume. No publication information. Not in Worldcat or STCN; not in Knuttel. Intended as a continuation of J.M.G.V. Bouckart's satirical poem "Koning Lodewyk in de Griekse A tot Delft, op het Eyndigen der Campangje 1702"..... More
Cernobbio, Italy: Villa d'Este, 1938. Hardcover. [2], 63, [1] p., [4] p. of illustrations, 1 folded leaf of a map: black-and-white illustrations, 4 color plates tipped onto captioned pages; 19 cm. Plain tan card cover with attached off-white dust jacket; dark brown title and illustration on dust jacket. The Villa..... More
S.l. Amerikanischen Kriegsinformationsamt, 1945. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Contains photographs taken at five liberated concentration camps: Buchenwald, Belsen, Gardelegen, Nordhausen, and Ohrdruf. "This small but important book was distributed in Germany by the American War Information Unit at the end of the World War II in order to..... More
Paris: Ambrose Dupont et Cie. 1828. Hardcover. Volume 11 only (of 16 volumes): [4], 525 p.: tables; 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. This volume covers the history of Chile and Argentina from 1770 to..... More
Paris: La Renaissance, 1916. Paperback. p. 2053-2084: illustrated advertisements; 31 cm. Light green wrappers printed in black with illustrated advertisements on front and back wrappers. Text printed in two columns with French and English. Contains prose and poetry reflecting on British genius. Contributors include: Antonin Dubost, Paul Deschanel, Maurice Ajam..... More
France: 1710. Paperback. "Traduit de l'Anglois." 24 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: A-C4 (4to). No publication information. At foot of p. 24: "Londres le 10, 20, Février 1710," although largely trimmed off in this copy. Knuttel, 15905. The identity of the English-language original, if it exists, has not been established. A...... More
Gravenhage, Netherlands: Nicolaes Wilt, 1684. Paperback. [2], 10 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: pi1A4B1 (4to). Woodcut title vignette. Date of publication from Worldcat. Knuttel, 11922. Not in STCN. Old ink page numbering 799-810 written over printed page numbers. Contains lists of the number of batallions of infantry, gendarmes, cavalry, and dragoons..... More
La Haye, France: Paul Scheltus, 1702. Paperback. "publié le 15 Mai 1702." 8 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A4 (4to). Plain wrappers (later). Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14762. The French translation of the official declaration of war against France and Spain by the Netherlands on May 15, 1702..... More
Rotterdam: Barent Bos, 1701. "Uyt het Engels vertaalt." 52 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-F4 G2 (4to). Imprint from wrapper. Woodcut printer's device on front wrapper. Disbound. Knuttel, 14618. In Very Good- Condition: disbound; lacking back wrapper; faint dampstaining on pp. 37-48; minimal foxing; otherwise clean and tight. A very scarce..... More
Paris: Pagnerre, 1839. Hard Cover. [4], 135, [1] p.; 20 cm. Disbound. An account of the trial against the Messager by the ex-prefect of Police and State Councilor Joseph Henri Gisquet (1792-1866) for accusing him of fraud and financial offenses. In Good+ Condition: light foxing throughout; otherwise, clean and solid..... More
Gravenhage, Netherlands: Meynder Uytwerf, 1703. Paperback. 15, [1] p.; 21 cm. Signatures: A-B4 (4to). Woodcut title vignette. Knuttel, 14956. Translation of Remarques sur le Memoire presenté par Mr. d'Opdam a Nos Seigneurs les Estats de Hollande. The actions of General Jakob B. van Wassenaer (Heer van Obdam) during the Battle..... More
Washington, D.C. 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 2 p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. A report concerning the coal used by the named British steamship companies on their service between England the New York. In Very Good- Condition..... More
New York: s.n., 1900. Hardcover. 518 p.: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 27 cm. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt spine and cover titles; black and red spine and cover illustrations. Title page printed in red and black. No publication information other than the place. Copyright 1900 by C.R. Graham. Advice..... More
London: Printed for C. and G. Kearsley, 1793. Hardcover. vii, [1], 571, [1] p.; 28 cm. Grey library binding with gilt-on-black spine title "Harleian Miscellany" and call number at tail of spine. Publisher's advertisement on one page following text. Bookplate of the Rittenhouse Club, Philadelphia, on front fixed endpaper. The..... More
Athens, Greece: Ekdoseis Sfiggos, 1964. Paperback. 58, [6] p.: maps, illustrations; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover; black cover title. The maps are on the inside of the front and back covers. Final 6 unpaginated pages, headed "Remarks" are otherwise blank. The many illustrations are captioned in Greek, English, French..... More
Berlin: J. Bloch, Verlag der Sozialistische Monatshefte, 1907. Paperback. [1], 420-498 p.: tables; 24 cm. Orange wrappers printed in black with cover illustration. Contains articles by Ernst Deinhardt, Max Schippel, Eduard Bernstein, Willem Hubert Vliegen, Edmund Fischer, Otto Hue, Simon Katzenstein, and Fausto Pagliari. In Good Condition: lacking paper over..... More
Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1995. Paperback. 73, [3] p.: color illustrations; 19 cm. Paperback. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held June 8-Oct. 15, 1995, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Contents: Symbolism or the irredeemable ego by Jean Clair -- The symbolist constellation by Jean-Michel Charbonnier..... More
Keulen, Netherlands: Pieter Hamer, 1700. Paperback. 40 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-E4. B3 missigned B5. (4to). Plain wrapper. Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14502. A debate over the Spanish succession in the form of a dialogue between Pasquin and Marphorio. In Fine Condition. A very scarce pamphlet relating..... More
Zagreb, Yugoslavia: Urbanisticki Institut SR Hrvatske, 1978. Paperback. [62] p.: illustrations, maps; 26 cm. Paperback. Printed in blue and black. A report on the work of the town planning institute of the Soviet Republic of Croatia from 1947 to 1977. In Croatian and English. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: cover..... More
Torino, Italy: S.E.A.T., 1984. Hardcover. 391, [1] p. (1 folded): illustrations; 35 cm. Blue cloth with red and white spine and cover titles. Red endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Comunicare l'Architettura vol. 1. Text is in Italian. Well-illustrated study of 20 Italian monuments, a prehistoric cave, the Caverne dei Balzi Rossi..... More