‎Collectibles‎

‎Paez, Elena et al‎

‎Los Austrias: Grabados de la Biblioteca Nacional‎

‎Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional / Ollero. Fine copy issued without dust jacket. 1993. 1st. hardcover. Oblong 4to 365 pp. . Biblioteca Nacional / Ollero hardcover‎

Referencia librero : BOOKS091825I ISBN : 8478960430 9788478960439

‎Page, James R; Raymond B Fosdick; Max Mason; Lee A DuBridge; Vannevar Bush; Ira S Bowen‎

‎Dedication Of The Palomar Observatory And The Hale Telescope. June 3 1948 With Program The Dedication Of The Palomar Observatory With An Original Photograph Of The Audience Seated Below The Telescope And Other Photographs Ephemera And Another Book‎

‎Pasadena / San Francisco: California Institute of Technology / Grabhorn Press 1948. First Edition with Original Photograph . Wrappers. Very Good . 13" Tall. 35 Page Keepsake Hand Printed At The Grabhorn Press On Handmade Paper Plain Blue Wrappers With Cover Label Printed In Black And Red "Palomar June 3 1948" And The Caltech Emblem. This Publication Includes The Full Text Of The Speeches At The Event. Lightly Used Text Block Separated From Wrappers As Is Usualy Found. With The Program For The Event "Dedication Of The Palomar Observatory" With Background Information But Not Including The Speeches. With An Original Photograph 10 1/8" X 8" Showing The Hundreds In The Audience Some Quite Distinguished Seated On Folding Chairs Beneath The Great Telescope. Also With Three Large Photographs Of Palomar Astronomical Staff: 1. 29 Men Pencil "Astrophysics Shop & Engineers" On Back Fragment Of Paper Identifying Many Of Those In The Photo; 2. Photo Of 7 Men In Front Of The Palomar 48" Schmidt Telescope Including Ira S Bowen Max Mason Rudolph Minkowski Don Henderson Bob Harrington Al Wilson; 3. 16 Men In Caltech Library Ink Notes On Reverse Dated March 1955 Names And Locates "Staff Mount Wilson And Palomar Observatories" Including Guido Munch Allan Sandage G W Pettit Horace Babcock Rudolf Sic Minkowski Seth B Nicholson Robert S Richardson Donald Osterbrock Olin C Wilson William A Baum Fritz Zwicky Milton Humason Ira S Bowen Jesse L Greenstein Walter A Baade Armin Deutsch. With 4. Frontiers In Space An Official Publication Of Palomar Undated Probably 1950'S. Also With 5. Engineering And Science Two Issues May 1949 And April 1959 With Articles On Palomar. Also With 6. 1950 Handout "Facts About Palomar" Mimeo 7 Pp. Also With 7. 4 Pp Booklet "The Palomar Observatory Of The California Institute Of Technology" Undated But Circa 1950. With 8. Program First Day Of Issue Of The Commemorative Stamp" August 30 1948 With An Attached First Day Cover. Also With 9. Giants Of Palomar: Drawings By Dr. R W Porter 1983. <br/> <br/> California Institute of Technology / Grabhorn Press unknown‎

Referencia librero : 026063

‎Page, Jutta-Annette‎

‎Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style 1500 - 1750‎

‎Corning NY USA: The Corning Museum of Glass 2004. Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. Jacket is lightly scored with one or two minor nicks. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. The Corning Museum of Glass Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 476162 ISBN : 0872901572 9780872901575

‎PAGEOT, Alphonse Joseph Yves (?-?)‎

‎Autograph Note Signed third person‎

‎This French diplomat served as ambassador to the United States in Andrew Jackson's time; he married Mary Lewis daughter of President Jackson's aide Major William Lewis in the first Roman Catholic ceremony ever held in the White House on November 29 1832; Jackson was godfather to their son -- Andrew Jackson Pageot whose baptism was the second Roman Catholic ceremony held in the White House. Third person ANS 1p 4½" X 7¼" Washington DC 1846 December 7. Addressed to Mr. Young. Very good. Bit of mild age toning and minor touch of foxing. "Mr. Pageot presents his compliments to Mr. Young & begs leave to remind him of the case of appraisement he submitted to him some time ago also of the collection of the circulars in relation to the Tariff & warehouse uptown which he was good enough to promise to furnish him." Unusual. unknown‎

Referencia librero : 29353

‎Pagninus‎

‎SIR THOMAS PECKITT'S PERSONAL COPY: HEBREW GRAMMAR: Thesaurus Linguæ Sanctæ‎

‎LUGDUNI. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1575. Half-Leather. ROYAL FOLIO. PRINTED 1575. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HEBREW GRAMMARS EVER COMPILED AND AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE KING JAMES BIBLEFrom the esteemed 18th century library of Thomas Peckitt himself the author of Hebrew Grammar and other theological works with his fine bookplate and signature. It should be noted that this is a very important volume in the Biblical Studies; The Trinitarian Bible Society in their April - June 1979 Quarterly Record cites this volume as being at the disposal of the translators for the KING JAMES BIBLE. The Book: Pagninus "Thesaurus Linguæ Sanctæ" Lugduni 1575. Large Folio Orginal soft calf with blindstamping sympathetically rebacked internally clean. From the famed library of Henry Peckitt well known 18th century scriptural scholar with his siganture and handsome bookplate. Pagninus was perhaps the greatest of Christian Lexicographers and whose work was fundamental as an aid to 16th-century scriptural translators. A highly important work only one copy of this 1575 edition in 30 years of auction records and that copy was a very poor one lacking a leaf. A Finer 1548 Edition of this work Christies June 26 1996 lot 113 $9240.00 As a measure if Pagninus' importance it should be noted that that the first printed Bible divided into verses was an Old Testament Latin edition by Pagninus. ; Latin Hebrew; Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall; JUDAISM HEBREW LANGUAGE GRAMMAR CHRISTIANITY BIBLE STUDIES THESAURUS DICTIONARYREFERENCE JUDAICA JUDAISM HEBREW ETHNIC CHOSEN PEOPLE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK JEW HEBRAIC JUDEO-CHRISTIAN . LUGDUNI hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 000429b

‎PAHER, STANLEY W‎

‎Nevada an annotated bibliography. Books and pamphlets relating to the history and development of the Silver State‎

‎Las Vegas: Nevada Publications 1980. First edition 8vo pp. 558 2; illustrations maps; fine in original red cloth spine and cover gilt. 2544 items with an index. Nevada Publications unknown‎

Referencia librero : 23264

‎Paine Thomas‎

‎Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America Plain Truth Rights of Man Parts I & II and An Answer to Pain’s Rights of Man.‎

‎J. Almon J.S. Jordan and J. Stockdale: London 1776-1793. Finely bound collection of the works of Thomas Paine including the rare first British editions of Common Sense and Plain Truth London: J. Almon 1776 second editions of Rights of Man Parts I & II London: J.S. Jordan 1791-1792 complete with half-titles present and a rare early printing of John Quincy Adams' response to Paine's Rights of Man London: J. Stockdale 1793 attributed to his father John Adams and written when John Quincy Adams was 26 years old. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine red morocco spine label all edges speckled black. In near fine condition. A rare and desirable collection. One of the founding fathers of the United States Thomas Paine authored two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution which ultimately inspired the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Virtually every American rebel read Paine's powerful pamphlet Common Sense which crystallized the American Revolution and demand for independence from Britain. John Adams asserted "without the pen of the author of Common Sense the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." London hardcover books‎

Referencia librero : 96237

‎Paine Thomas‎

‎Dissertations on Government the Affairs of the Bank and Paper-Money.‎

‎Philadelphia: Printed by Charles Cist 1786. First edition of Paine's defense of the Bank of North America. Small octavo bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Rare. "Another time that tried men's souls occurred in 1780 when the American troops were at the end of their patience because of lack of pay and scarcity of supplies. Serious features of mutiny and sedition had already appeared. A tone of discouragement swept through the Pennsylvania Assembly for the treasury was empty. One member said 'We might as well give up first as last.' But Paine did not agree and when he drew his meager salary he took $500 and started a subscription for the relief of soldiers. Robert Morris and many others followed and by June 18 1780 had raised 300000 pounds and started a bank which supplied the army through the campaign.When the bank came under attack by those who favored inflation after the war Paine rushed to its defense with this pamphlet."Gimbel 45. In very good condition with the title page backed with some restoration period ownership signature stamp to the verso of page 53 notations throughout. Printed by Charles Cist hardcover books‎

Referencia librero : 104062

‎Paine Thomas‎

‎Large Additions to Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.‎

‎Philadelphia: Printed and sold by R. Bell in Third-Street 1776. Scarce 1776 separate edition of the Large Additions to Common Sense. The title reads in full: Large Additions To Common Sense: Addressed To The Inhabitants Of America On The Following Interesting Subjects. I. The American Patriot's Prayer. II. American Independancy defended by Candidus. III. The Propriety of Independancy by Demophilus The dread of Tyrants and the sole resource Of those that under grim Oppression groan. Thomson. IV. A Review of the American Contest with some Strictures on the King's Speech. Addressed to All Parents in the Thirteen United Colonies by a Friend To Posterity And Mankind. V. Letter to Lord Dartmouth by an English American. VI. Observations on Lord North's Conciliatory Plan by Sincerus. To Which Is Added And Given An Appendix to Common Sense; Together with an Address to the People Called Quakers on their Testimony concerning Kings and Government and the Present Commotions in America. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over boards gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine marbled endpapers. In very good condition internally very clean. Rare with only two examples appearing at auction in the last 80 years. One of the founding fathers of the United States Thomas Paine authored two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution which ultimately inspired the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Virtually every American rebel read Paine's powerful pamphlet Common Sense which crystallized the American Revolution and demand for independence from Britain. John Adams asserted "without the pen of the author of Common Sense the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." The 1776 Large Additions lends insight into the fascinating publishing history of the most important and popular tract of the American Revolution. After the publication of the first edition of Common Sense by Bell in 1776 in a small edition of 1000 copies Paine was greatly disappointed when Bell advised him there were no profits. He had intended to donate the proceeds to the causes of liberty and independence. Paine and Bell 44 had an immediate falling out and Paine subsequently hired Bradford to print a competing edition. This naturally infuriated Bell who included an attack on the still anonymous author in his next printing. The controversy between Bell and Paine played out in the press over the next several weeks and in no small part helped further ignite the popularity and widespread dissemination of Common Sense. Bell tried to compete against Bradford with a second unauthorized edition and gathered these additions to differentiate his work for the purpose of marketing. Nevertheless Bell could not easily compete since Paine refused to copyright the work and granted free permission for anyone to reprint it. Howes P22 states that "Paine was not the author of these Additions; they were gathered from various sources by Bell to make his edition 3 times larger than the enlarged edition issued at Philadelphia by Bradford to whom Paine had turned after his estrangement from Bell. Some copies were issued separately - and paged" as in the present example " . to permit their being bound with the first and second editions of Common Sense. Printed and sold, by R. Bell in Third-Street hardcover books‎

Referencia librero : 106523

‎Paine Thomas‎

‎Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Congress of the United States of America in the Late War.‎

‎Albany New York: Charles R. & George Webster 1792. Nine of Paine's writings gathered each pagination with a separate title page. Octavo bound in contemporary calf. One of at least four issues with variant title pages for this work this apparently the first without the addition of "Rights of Man Part the Second. In very good condition with some light foxing. Rare and desirable. One of the founding fathers of the United States Thomas Paine authored two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution which ultimately inspired the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Virtually every American rebel read Paine's powerful pamphlet Common Sense which crystallized the American Revolution and demand for independence from Britain. John Adams asserted "without the pen of the author of Common Sense the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." Charles R. & George Webster unknown books‎

Referencia librero : 81112

‎Paine, Albert Bigelow‎

‎Mark Twain A Biography. The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens In Four Volumes Unopened‎

‎New York / London: Harper & Brothers 1912. First Edition . Green Cloth Gilt. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Plates. Green Cloth Gilt Volumes I Ii Iii And Iv Complete Four Volume Set Each With Publisher's Code I-M On Copyright Page. First Printing Of The Four Volume Edition. The Earliest Issues Of The Near-Simultaneous 1912 Three Volume Edition In Red Cloth Have Code "H-M" Indicating Publication A Month Earlier. Thick Rough Cloth With Gilt Design And Rules On Front Cover. Lightly Used An Unopened Copy Pages Still Attached Along Foredges Slight Wear Cloth Slightly Faded Gilt Bright But Not As Brilliant As When New. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024873

‎Paine, Thomas‎

‎A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North-America. In Which the Mistakes in the Abbes Account of the Revolution of America Are Corrected and Cleared Up.‎

‎London: Printed for J. Ridgway 1791. 1791 London edition of Paine's passionate reply to the Abbe Raynal preceded by the 1782 Philadelphia and London editions Octavo bound in half diced calf over marbled boards all edges speckled red. In very good condition. Bookplate to the pastedown. Ownership name to the title page. Rare. Raynal's Revolution of America elicited a response from Thomas Paine who "objected to Raynal's claims that the war arose entirely from a dispute over taxation and that peace efforts had been hampered by the Americans' alliance with France. His Letter.is an exemplary piece of diplomacy" DNB. Printed for J. Ridgway hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 134029

‎Paine, Thomas‎

‎Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America Plain Truth Rights of Man Parts I & II and An Answer to Pain’s Rights of Man.‎

‎J. Almon J.S. Jordan and J. Stockdale: London 1776-1793. Finely bound collection of the works of Thomas Paine including the rare first British editions of Common Sense and Plain Truth London: J. Almon 1776 second editions of Rights of Man Parts I & II London: J.S. Jordan 1791-1792 complete with half-titles present and a rare early printing of John Quincy Adams' response to Paine's Rights of Man London: J. Stockdale 1793 attributed to his father John Adams and written when John Quincy Adams was 26 years old. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine red morocco spine label all edges speckled black. In near fine condition. A rare and desirable collection. One of the founding fathers of the United States Thomas Paine authored two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution which ultimately inspired the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Virtually every American rebel read Paine’s powerful pamphlet Common Sense which crystallized the American Revolution and demand for independence from Britain. John Adams asserted "without the pen of the author of Common Sense the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain. London hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 96237

‎Paine, Thomas‎

‎Dissertations on Government the Affairs of the Bank and Paper Money.‎

‎London: Printed by W.T. Sherwin 1817. First British edition of Paine's defense of the Bank of North America. Small octavo bound in modern wrappers. In near fine condition with light toning to the extremities. Another time that tried men's souls occurred in 1780 when the American troops were at the end of their patience because of lack of pay and scarcity of supplies. Serious features of mutiny and sedition had already appeared. A tone of discouragement swept through the Pennsylvania Assembly for the treasury was empty. One member said 'We might as well give up first as last.' But Paine did not agree and when he drew his meager salary he took $500 and started a subscription for the relief of soldiers. Robert Morris and many others followed and by June 18 1780 had raised 300000 pounds and started a bank which supplied the army through the campaign.When the bank came under attack by those who favored inflation after the war Paine rushed to its defense with this pamphlet."Gimbel 45. In very good condition with the title page backed with some restoration period ownership signature stamp to the verso of page 53 notations throughout. Printed by W.T. Sherwin unknown‎

Referencia librero : 112396

‎Paine, Thomas‎

‎Large Additions to Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.‎

‎Philadelphia: Printed and sold by R. Bell in Third-Street 1776. Scarce 1776 separate edition of the Large Additions to Common Sense. The title reads in full: Large Additions To Common Sense: Addressed To The Inhabitants Of America On The Following Interesting Subjects. I. The American Patriot’s Prayer. II. American Independancy defended by Candidus. III. The Propriety of Independancy by Demophilus The dread of Tyrants and the sole resource Of those that under grim Oppression groan. Thomson. IV. A Review of the American Contest with some Strictures on the King’s Speech. Addressed to All Parents in the Thirteen United Colonies by a Friend To Posterity And Mankind. V. Letter to Lord Dartmouth by an English American. VI. Observations on Lord North’s Conciliatory Plan by Sincerus. To Which Is Added And Given An Appendix to Common Sense; Together with an Address to the People Called Quakers on their Testimony concerning Kings and Government and the Present Commotions in America. Octavo bound in three quarter morocco over boards gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine marbled endpapers. In very good condition internally very clean. Rare with only two examples appearing at auction in the last 80 years. One of the founding fathers of the United States Thomas Paine authored two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution which ultimately inspired the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Virtually every American rebel read Paine’s powerful pamphlet Common Sense which crystallized the American Revolution and demand for independence from Britain. John Adams asserted "without the pen of the author of Common Sense the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." The 1776 Large Additions lends insight into the fascinating publishing history of the most important and popular tract of the American Revolution. After the publication of the first edition of Common Sense by Bell in 1776 in a small edition of 1000 copies Paine was greatly disappointed when Bell advised him there were no profits. He had intended to donate the proceeds to the causes of liberty and independence. Paine and Bell 44 had an immediate falling out and Paine subsequently hired Bradford to print a competing edition. This naturally infuriated Bell who included an attack on the still anonymous author in his next printing. The controversy between Bell and Paine played out in the press over the next several weeks and in no small part helped further ignite the popularity and widespread dissemination of Common Sense. Bell tried to compete against Bradford with a second unauthorized edition and gathered these additions to differentiate his work for the purpose of marketing. Nevertheless Bell could not easily compete since Paine refused to copyright the work and granted free permission for anyone to reprint it. Howes P22 states that “Paine was not the author of these Additions; they were gathered from various sources by Bell to make his edition 3 times larger than the enlarged edition issued at Philadelphia by Bradford to whom Paine had turned after his estrangement from Bell. Some copies were issued separately - and paged†as in the present example “ . to permit their being bound with the first and second editions of Common Sense. Printed and sold, by R. Bell in Third-Street hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 106523

‎Paine, Thomas‎

‎The Life and Works of Thomas Paine.‎

‎New Rochelle New York: Thomas Paine National Historical Association 1925. The Patriot's edition of the Life and Works of Thomas Paine. Octavo ten volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands marbled endpapers top edge gilt. In good condition. One of the founding fathers of the United States Thomas Paine authored two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution which ultimately inspired the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Virtually every American rebel read Paine’s powerful pamphlet Common Sense which crystallized the American Revolution and demand for independence from Britain. John Adams asserted "without the pen of the author of Common Sense the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." Thomas Paine National Historical Association unknown‎

Referencia librero : 138611

‎Painter, George D‎

‎William Caxton: A Biography‎

‎NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1977. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0399118888 . Publisher's full blue cloth gilt lettering on brown panel on spine gold endpapers. Illustrated with 15 plates and reproductions. Includes Notes on the Illustrations Select Bibliography References Chronological List of Caxton's Editions Caxton's Device as Evidence for Dating and detailed Index. "Caxton is one of the most famous yet least known of great Englishmen. The sources for his eventful life are unexpectedly rich and varied but have not as yet been adequately studied and interpreted. They range from the abundant contemporary documents in which his name and affairs are mentioned to the hundred surviving editions of books from his press with their texts types and woodcut illustrations and the revealing and entertaining prologues and epilogues which he wrote for them. An attractive and original but distinctively English character emerges a man of gusto piety and humour of business acumen and enduring political loyalties a gifted compulsive writer with a special delight in printing his own works an editor-publisher of Chaucer Gower Lydgate and Malory who enriched English literature by translating the bestsellers of France and Burgundy and the offstage companion as propagandist and protégé of Yorkist and Tudor royalty and nobility of the heroes and villains of Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III. In this biography I have described and discussed every known Caxton document and edition both intrinsically and in relation to the events persons and movements of contemporary history in which Caxton was so intimately involved. I have tried to rectify the disconcertingly many established and hitherto unsuspected errors of fact or inference in the work of William Blades E. G. Duff W.J. B. Crotch and others to bring new light and truth to all aspects of Caxton's career from an independent study of the primary sources and to write for the general reader the student and the specialist scholar alike. New conclusions are reached on Caxton's family connections his early activities as apprentice in London and cloth-trader at Bruges his appointment and fall as Governor of the English merchants in the Low Countries his diplomatic missions in the protracted trade negotiations of the 1460s his discovery of his vocation for writing and printing his relationships with his instructor Johann Veldener and Colard Mansion his associate and the foundation and chronology of his first press at Bruges.Caxton's hitherto unrealised function as a Yorkist and Tudor propagandist is explored in detail as a major key to his entire career as a printer. New information is given on the sources and authorship of Caxton texts previously misattributed and dates are supplied on new typographical and other evidence for many of Caxton's undated editions." . Former owner's name neatly written on title page otherwise unmarked unread tight square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket now in Mylar is in perfect condition. NEAR FINE/FINE. . Reproductions. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xi 227 pp . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 27203 ISBN : 0399118888 9780399118883

‎Painting By R W Crocker‎

‎Riverside '61 Painting Of Eucalyptus Tree‎

‎Riverside 1961. Original Art Work . No Binding. Near Fine. 20" X 16" Oil Painting On Canvasboard. Notes On Reverse Indicate That It Was Shown At The Los Angeles Art Association Studio On La Cioenega Near Melrose Apparently Soon After It Was Painted. <br/> <br/> unknown‎

Referencia librero : 038717

‎Painting By Z A Champion‎

‎Tropical Scene Color Tempera Painting On Paper‎

‎Circa 1957 1957. Original Art Work . No Binding. Fine. 12 3/4" X 9 7/8". Tempera On Black Paper. Signed As "Hell" But Painted By Z. A. Champion <br/> <br/> unknown‎

Referencia librero : 038472

‎Painting, Signed M N Hunter????‎

‎Young Girl: Original Painting On Masonite‎

‎Circa 1930 1930. Original Artwork . No Binding. Very Good. 10" X 8". Original Painting Of A Young Girl Circa 1930 Signature Indistinct But Likely "M N Hunter". <br/> <br/> unknown‎

Referencia librero : 038241

‎Pakradouni, Karim, And Emile Lahood‎

‎Years of Resistance: The Mandate of Émile Lahoud the former President of Lebanon‎

‎Garnet Publishing 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. X 390 Pp. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. Fine. Inscribed By Emile Lahood To A Cousin In 2018. Written By Pakradouni Who Met With Lahood Weekly From June 1999 To November 2007. Per Wikipedia Émile Jamil Lahoud 1936- Is A Lebanese Politician Who Served As The 16Th President Of Lebanon From 1998 To 2007. His Main Foreign-Policy Achievement Was To End The Israeli Occupation Of Southern Lebanon In May 2000 Which Had Been Occupied Since 1982. He Downplayed Sectarianism And Rearmed The Lebanese Army With Help From Syria. However Factionalism And Lebanon's Politics Undermined His Strength. In A 2006 Der Spiegel Interview Lahoud Argued That Hezbollah Enjoys Prestige In Lebanon Because It "Freed Our Country". He Further Stated That Although Hezbollah Is A Small-Scale Organization It Stands Up To Israel And Voiced His Respect For Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. In 2007 His Presidential Term Ended. However A New President Was Not Immediately Elected. Following A Political Deadlock Which Lasted For Six Months The Lebanese Parliament Elected Former Army Chief Michel Suleiman As President. It Was Claimed That Lahoud Spent Much Of His Presidency Term Swimming And Sunbathing At The Yarzeh Country Club Minutes Away From The Presidential Palace. Although There Were High Expectations From His Own Christian Maronite Community And The Support Of The Military Which He Had Commanded In The Post-War Period The Unpopular Lahoud Developed A Reputation As A Weak Leader By Some Largely Due To Following Syria On Most Matters. In Line With These Views Druze Leader Walid Jumblatt Publicly Described Lahoud As A "Helpless Ghost" Regarding His Presidency. Such Political Opinions Are Grounded On Partisan Politics In Lebanon Since Lahoud Is Generally Viewed With Respect And Gratitude By The Factions Of 8 March. Not Noted In The Wikipedia Analysis Is That Lahoud Like All Lebanese Politicians Would Probably Claim No Personal Responsibility For The Endless Politicization Corruption Nepotism And Immovable Stupidity Of The Government Of One Of The Most Dysfunctional Modern States - If A Temporary Cabal Of Local Warlords With No Interest In General Issues Of Administration For The Common Welfare And Their Apologists Can Be Called A Government. <br/> <br/> Garnet Publishing hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 054223 ISBN : 1859643078 9781859643075

‎PALAEPHATUS‎

‎Palaephati De incredibilibus graece sextum edidit ad fidem cod. MS. Mosquensis aliorumque et libri Aldini denuo recensuit emendavit explicavit indicemque verborum graecorum copiosissimum adiecit Ioh. Frider. Fischerus. Accessere Prolusiones quatuor in Palaephati fabulas una cum orationibus duabus.‎

‎Leipzig Lipsiae Sumtu Caspari Fritschii 1789. 8vo. LXXIV200173 indices1;1155 index p. Half calf 21 cm Ref: VD18 11355840; Brunet 4312; Hoffmann 336 and also p. 38 for the 'Prolusiones' by J.F. Fischer; Schweiger 1221; Graesse 5103; Ebert 15647; this type of Leiden prize copy with only 'Diligentiae praemium' on the back is not mentioned in Spoelder Details: Prize copy of the Gymnasium Leiden including the printed prize. Back gilt. Gilt text on the back: 'Diligentiae praemium'. Marbled boards and endpapers. Edges also marbled. Small paper label on the front pastedown'. Paper somewhat foxed Condition: Binding scuffed. Marbled paper on the boards loosening from the leather backstrip Note: The mythographer Palaiphatos in Latin Palaephatus probably a pseudonym 'spoken long ago' or 'of old fame' a poetical adjective already found in Homer and Pindar might be a contemporary of Aristotle. He probably dates from the second half of the fourth century B.C. Of his work we possess only a short abstract probably composed in the Byzantine age 9th century under the title 'On Incredible Tales'. In 52 chapters he rationalizes myths in a peripatetic way. Every myth departs from a reality which is obscured by poets and storytellers. Palaephatus offers a historical and rational explanation. This is how the treats e.g. the abduction of princes Europa in chapter 15 eliminating the metamorphosis of Zeus and minimizing his role: 'They say that Europa the daughter of Phoenix was carried across the sea on the back of a bull from Tyre to Crete. But in my opinion neither a bull nor a horse would traverse so great an expanse of open water nor would a girl climb upon the back of a wild bull. As for Zeus - if he wanted Europa to go to Crete - he would have found a better way for her travel. Here is the truth. There was a man from Cnossus by the name of Taurus who was making war on the territory of Tyre. He ended up by carrying off from Tyre quite a number of girls including the king's daughter Europa. So people said: 'Bull has gone off with Europa the king's daughter'. It was from this that the myth was fashioned'. 'On Unbelievable Tales translation introduction and commentary by J. Stern' Wauconda 1996 p. 46/47 § The collection became a favourite mythological manual in late byzantine times. The author was probably also appreciated for debunking Greek pagan stories. From its first edition in 1505 the text enjoyed also in Western Europe a on-going popularity as a schoolbook. Palaephatus was thought a proper text to learn the rudiments of ancient Greek and at the same time the fundamentals of ancient myth. § The German classical scholar Johann Friedrich Fischer born in 1726 studied at the University of Leipzig. In 1751 he was appointed Konrektor of the Thomasschule at Leipzig and in 1767 Rektor which he remained till the end of his days in 1799. In 1762 he became also 'professor extraordinarius' of Latin and Greek literature at the University. In 1761 Fischer published at Leipzig his first edition of Palaephatus. The work was evidently a success. He produced 6 editions each one more complete and exhaustive than its precursor. This is the last one. After the text of Palaephatus accompanied by exhaustive commentary we find 4 'Prolusiones' of Fischer on the text a kind of appendices in which he explains difficulties concerning the text of Palaephatus. At the end are printed 2 'orationes' of Fischer: his inaugural lecture 'Oratio de Ioachimo Camerario grammatico pariter atque theologo excellente Lipsiae' held in 1762 on the occasion of his appointment of 'Professor extraordinarius' of ancient literature; and his lecture held on occasion of his appointment as Rector of the Thomasschule in 1767 Provenance: The prize dated 1840 and signed by J.J. de Gelder was awarded to 'Paulus Claudius Lezwijn' for his diligence and his love for Greek literature. Paulus Claudius Lezwijn of Huguenot origin became a prominent citizen of Leiden. In 1846 his 'dissertatio juridica' was published. Lezwijn was a leading member of the 'Waalse Kerk' at Leiden. He was also a member of a national commission for the investigation of the conditions of child labour ca. 1860. § Small paper label on the front pastedown reading: 'Boekwinkel en boekbinderij van P. Engels Nieuwsteeg 710 te Leyden' Collation: a-d8 e6 minus blank leaf e6; A-Z8 Aa4 minus blank leaf Aa4 Aa3 verso blank. A-G8 H4 Photographs on request hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 130414

‎Palahniuk , Chuck‎

‎HAUNTED A.R.C.‎

‎New York: Doubleday 2005. Book. Very Fine. Soft cover. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. 1st. ed. 1st. printing 2005 Soft cover with illustrated wrap 404 page book . This is an Advance Reading Copy and a true first edition of the book a scarce copy . Condition : Very Fine . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Paperback‎

Referencia librero : 021507-P ISBN : 0385509480 9780385509480

‎Palahniuk , Chuck‎

‎RANT w/ ARC signed‎

‎New York: Double Day 2007. Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1st. Printing 2007 . Both the Hardcover with dust jacket and the Advanced Reading Copy as a set . Both are signed by Mr. Palahniuk and ink stamped dated by him . Condition : Very Fine . Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Double Day Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 090108-K ISBN : 0385517874 9780385517874

‎Palahniuk, Chuck‎

‎Choke‎

‎Book and dust jacket show very light shop wear.‎