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‎Burlingame, H. J.‎

‎HERRMANN THE MAGICIAN. His Life; His Secrets.‎

‎298p. + Frontis. Text illustrations. pp. 113/114 is present in a modern xerox. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, soiled. Yellow bindings from this era often get very soiled. as this one is. Sometimes careful use of an eraser will make it cleaner. There is not much substantial wear to the cloth or text, but the book does lack endpapers. Scarce. From the working magic library of Bill Lieberman (Master of Magic) MAG 2‎

‎Quakers.‎

‎A COLLECTION OF MEMORIALS CONCERNING DIVERS DECEASED MINISTERS AND OTHERS OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, IN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW-JERSEY, AND PARTS ADJACENT, FROM NEARLY THE FIRST SETTLEMENT THEREOF TO THE YEAR 1787. With some of the last Expressions a‎

‎pp. viii, 439. 8vo. 20 cm. Age stained. Disbound. Extremely useful still as a biographical reference to early American Quakers. Evans 20377; Sabin 14377; ESTC W37427. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!‎

‎Walpole, Horace (1717-1797).‎

‎HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD THE THIRD.‎

‎pp. xv, 134, [ii] + Two nice engraved plates. 4to. Worn contemporary full leather binding; boards detached. Should be rebacked. With the engraved armorial bookplate Sir Edmund Antrobus, an uncle of Walpole's friend, the poet Thomas Gray (1716-1771). Antrobus is famous as the owner of Stonehenge. Walpole's splendidly written and much celebrated defence of King Richard, influenced most later historians and commentators. Though Walpole was no great historian, he nevertheless well understood that all `history is written by the victors' and records from the past should be reviewed with some scepticism. This is one of the earliest attempts to rehabilitate a character previously stamped with infamy. These doubts provoked several answers, which are criticized in a supplement edited by Dr E. C. Hawtrey for the Philobiblon Society (1854). First Edition. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W151.‎

‎Casanova, Jacques.‎

‎THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA Written by Himself Now for the First Time Translated into English.‎

‎Eleven (of twelve) volumes. Lacks volume 10. 8vo. Uncut. Deckled edged. Original vellumized paper boards binding, worn. This is the rare unabridged London Edition of 1894, translated by Arthur Machen. Limited to only 1000 numbered copies, 500 of which are for America. Copy number 475. Engraved armorial bookplate of Francis Bailey, showing three profile portraits of Negroes. The picture on this entry show a complete set that is not oours. EROS7‎

‎Smith, Page.‎

‎JOHN ADAMS.‎

‎Two volumes. pp. viii, 599, xx; 600-1170. 8vo. Very clean original full cloth bindings. Dust jackets with a couple of small tear. A very good set. BOMC. The first biography of Adams written after his papers and letters became available. Winner of the Kenneth Roberts Memorial Award. A very nice set for gift giving. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W141‎

‎Chesler, Ellen.‎

‎WOMAN OF VALOR. Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America.‎

‎639p. Plus photo illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket. The history of the fight for the right to practice birth control. WOMEN 1‎

‎George, Margaret.‎

‎ONE WOMAN'S "SITUATION". A Study of Mary Wollstonecraft.‎

‎pp. viii, 174, Plus two page illustration. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Price clipped. WOMEN 1‎

‎Ristori, Adelaide.‎

‎MEMOIRS AND ARTISTIC STUDIES OF ADELAIDE RISTORI. Rendered into English by G. Mantellini. Biographical Appendix by L. D. Ventura.‎

‎pp. xvi, 263 + Plus portrait frontis and full page illustrations. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding decorated with gold and silver portrait. Early inked presentation. Foxing on frontis tissue guard with very slight transfer on to title page. First Edition. A nice copy. The Marchesa Capranica del Grillo, better-known as Adelaide Ristori, died in Rome, in 1906, aged 84. Her life, aside from her stage exploits, was full of vivid adventure and color. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WOMEN 2‎

‎Royde-Smith, Naomi.‎

‎PORTRAIT OF MRS. SIDDONS. A Study in Four Parts.‎

‎pp. xviii, 296, Plus frontis and full page portraits of Mrs. Siddons. 8vo. Original faded pink full cloth binding with portrait illustration on front cover. Original very worn dust jacket. First Edition. WOMEN 1‎

‎History of Popes, Emperors, and Kings.‎

‎HISTOIRE CHRONOLOGIQUE DES PAPES, DES EMPEREURS ET DES ROIS QUI ONT REGNE EN EUROPE DEPUIS LA NAISSANCE DE JESUS-CHRIST JUSQU'A PRESENT.‎

‎pp. (7), 376. Slight worming to first few leaves. Small 12mo. Contemporary full leather binding. Gilt spine worn. A handy early biographical dictionary. This edition is rare. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR3‎

‎Saint-Georges, A. David de.‎

‎ACHILLE-FRANCOIS DE LASCARIS D'URFE. Marquis du Chastellet, Lieutenant General des Armees de la Republique, 1759-1794.‎

‎382 p. + Plates. Browned but not brittle. Very tall 8vo. Handsome leather backed marbled boards binding. Original wraps bound in. Number 46 of an edition limited to only 400 copies. First edition. Important record of this remarkable character, who was both a Noble and a Republican. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR4.‎

‎Tailhe, Jacques (1702-1778).‎

‎HISTOIRE DE LOUIS XII.‎

‎Three volumes. Engraved frontis. 16 mo. Contemporary full leather binding. Spines dry. Some labels missing. "Louis XII (1462-1515), King of France, was the son of Charles, duc d'Orleans. He succeeded his father as duke. While still duke, he rebelled against the regency of Anne de Beaujeu and was imprisoned (1488), but was released (1491) by his cousin King Charles VIII, whom he succeeded (1498) on the throne. Immediately after his accession he ensured the continuance of the personal union of Brittany and France by having his first marriage annulled and marrying his predecessor's widow, Anne of Brittany. Thereafter the king and his minister, Georges d'Amboise, attempted to assert French claims in Italy. Louis conquered Milan and Genoa, but he failed to secure Naples, which he had conquered in alliance with King Ferdinand II of Aragon. By the treaties of Blois (1504), Louis attempted a compromise with Spain and with Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, who had so far remained an inactive opponent; the treaties subsequently collapsed, and the king's daughter Claude, whose marriage to Maximilian's grandson Charles of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) was to have been the keystone of the new entente, was betrothed to her cousin, Francis of Angouleme, later King Francis I. In 1507, Louis suppressed the revolt of Genoa, and in 1508 he joined the League of Cambrai against Venice, defeating the Venetians at Agnadello (1509). When his Italian territories were attacked (1511) by Pope Julius II's Holy League, he committed their defense to Gaston de Foix, but after Gaston's death (1512) his troops were forced by the Swiss (then the Pope's main allies) to evacuate Milan. In 1513 the Swiss routed his army at Novara while another army was defeated at Guinegate by Maximilian and King Henry VIII of England, also the Pope's allies. In 1514 he made a truce with all his enemies save Maximilian. Louis endeavored to rule France with justice and moderation, and was known as the 'Father of the People'." Cambridge Encyclopedia. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SCARCE. FR2‎

‎Vetault, Alphonse.‎

‎CHARLEMAGNE. Introduction par Leon Gautier.‎

‎556 p. + Plus First edition. 4to. Half leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 556 p. Plus 22 plates, including three chromolithographed in brilliant colors. Uncut. Top edge gold gilt. Tall 4to. Attractive and impressive contemporary half morocco leather over marbled boards binding. Masonic book plate of Jacob Barr Lamb, and presentation plate from Robert H. Iglehart. Mildly XLib. An important study of Charlemagne (Charles the Great or Charles I) [742?-814], Emperor of the West, King of the Franks. A remarkable production. First Edition. FR4.‎

‎Luthy, David.‎

‎AMISH FOLK ARTIST BARBARA EBERSOL: Her Life, Fraktur, and Death Record Book.‎

‎111 p. Highly illustrated in color. Oblong 4to. Original cloth binding. Dust jacket. First edition. As New. The captivating story of a most remarkable 19th century folk artist. A member of the Old Order Amish, and a dwarf, Barbara Ebersol (1846-1922) is famous for her fraktur bookplates and paintings. She also produced hand drawn bookmarks, tokens of remembrance, watercolor paintings, genealogical records, and did decorative needlework. This is great resource for any one interested in American folk art and/or Amish life. It also includes a great deal of Amish genealogical information. A lovely book. PA 013B x2. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!‎

‎Broderick, Francis L.‎

‎W. E. B. DUBOIS. Negro Leader In a Time of Crisis.‎

‎pp. xiv, 259 + Plus portrait frontis. 8vo. Original printed wraps. BLKAM 2‎

‎Johnson, Gerald W.‎

‎ANDREW JACKSON. An Epic in Homespun.‎

‎pp. ix, 303 + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. XLib from the Altland Historical Library, Hanover, acquired May 10th, 1928. Call letters on title page. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, paper labels on spine and front cover. Spine marred. Hardbound. Third printing. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1‎

‎Thayer, William Roscoe.‎

‎THEODORE ROOSEVELT. An Intimate Biography.‎

‎pp. xiii, 474 + Plus full page plates. Some age staining. Very XLib. Large 8vo. Original full olive green cloth binding. Call letters on spine. Hardbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 2‎

‎Thayer, William Roscoe.‎

‎GEORGE WASHINGTON. The Riverside Library.‎

‎pp. ix, 274. XLib. Call letters on title page and edges. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. Spine darkened with call letters. Hardbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 2‎

‎Martyn, Carlos.‎

‎WENDELL PHILLIPS: The Agitator. With an Appendix Containing Three of the Orator's Masterpieces, Never Before Published in Book Form, Viz: "The Lost Arts" / "Daniel O'Connell" / "The Scholar in a Republic."‎

‎600p. First signature loose. XLib. 8vo. Original full half leather binding. Spine taped. Extremities worn. BLKAM 1.‎

‎Abbott, John S. C.‎

‎THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. In Two Volumes.‎

‎Two volumes. Volume One Lacks title page and table of contents. Engraved frontis. Numerous text illustrations and maps. Age stained. Dampstained. Inked ownership of S. W. Barnes, 1878. 8vo. Original full gold decorated brown embossed cloth binding, worn. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FRENG 5‎

‎Heritier, Jean.‎

‎CATHERINE DE MEDICI. Translated by Charlotte Haldane.‎

‎pp. 480 + Plus frontis and full page plates. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. FRENG 2‎

‎Lanfrey, P.‎

‎THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON THE FIRST. In Three Volumes.‎

‎Three Volumes. Uncut. XLib. XLib stamp on title pages and elsewhere. Library bookplate. 8vo. Original full green buckram bindings. Gilt stamped spines. FRENG 4‎

‎Lockhart, J. G.‎

‎HISTORY OF BUONAPARTE: In Two Volumes. Harper's Family Library. No. IV and No. V.‎

‎Two volumes. Engraved frontis. Uncut. XLib. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, worn. First volume with spine loss at top. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FRENG 3‎

‎Wilder, Marshall P.‎

‎THE PEOPLE I'VE SMILED WITH. Recollections of a Merry Little Life.‎

‎pp. xii, 268 + Plus portrait frontis and one plate. Title page loose. Top edge gold. Pages beginning to brown. Stamped ownership of L. M. Sherow. 8vo. Original full green and orange gold pictorial cloth binding. Hardbound. Very good. Nice binding. Marshall P. Wilder (1859-1915), a "hunchback dwarf", was a highly visible public figure who is now largely forgotten. This famous vaudeville performer and actor was often described "one of the world's greatest comedians" and his roster of friends and acquaintances was quite remarkable. HUMOR 8. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!‎

‎Wilder, Marshall P.‎

‎THE PEOPLE I'VE SMILED WITH. Recollections of a Merry Little Life.‎

‎pp. xii, 268 + Plus portrait frontis and one plate. First few leaves stained and foxed. 8vo. Original full green gold pictorial cloth binding, worn. First published 1886. Marshall P. Wilder (1859-1915), a "hunchback dwarf", was a highly visible public figure who is now largely forgotten. This famous vaudeville performer and actor was often described "one of the world's greatest comedians" and his roster of friends and acquaintances was quite remarkable. HUMOR 1. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!‎

‎Griffith, Beatrice Fox.‎

‎PENNSYLVANIA DOCTOR.‎

‎pp. 239 + Plus photo illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, foxed. First Edition. Details the life of Dr. L. Webster Fox, an early medical pioneer, credited with eliminating "trachoma" (an eye disease) in the American Indian population. Almost as new. MED 7 x9c.‎

‎Maurois, Andre.‎

‎THE LIFE OF SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING. Discoverer of Penicillin. Translated from the French by Gerard Hopkins. Introduction by Professor Robert Cruickshank.‎

‎pp. 293 + Plus portrait frontis and full page plates. Decorated paste downs and endpapers. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, soiled. First American Edition. MED 7‎

‎Pfahler, Muriel B.‎

‎THE LOVE OF A PHYSICIAN. George E. Pfahler, M.D. Pioneer Radiologist.‎

‎pp. 274 + Plus portrait frontis. Presentation copy from the author. Tall 8vo. Original gold stamped full orange cloth binding. First Edition. MED 7‎

‎Lapp, Aaron Jr.‎

‎WEAVERTOWN CHURCH HISTORY. Memoirs of an Amish Mennonite Church.‎

‎pp. xi, 301. 4to. Pictorial paper boards binding. An important record of the issues and personalities involved in the history of the early development of the Beachy Amish-Mennonite congregations. and, not incidentally, a wonderful glimpse of an important part of Lancaster County life. **PRICE JUST REDUCED‎

‎York Continental Congress.‎

‎CONTINENTAL CONGRESS COURAGEOUS. The Delegates at Yorktown, PA 1777-1778.‎

‎175 p. Color illustrations. Cloth bound. Life sketches of the delegates who met in York and adopted the Articles of Confederation. A fine copy of a handsome and informative book. IP(LR)‎

‎Fox, Charles, et. al.‎

‎JAZZ ON RECORD. A Critical Guide.‎

‎352p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Nice copy. An alphabetical listing of jazz artists with suggested tracks and brief critical entries. JAZZ 1‎

‎Gourse, Leslie.‎

‎EVERY DAY. THE STORY OF JOE WILLIAMS.‎

‎pp. xvi, 208 + Plus numerous photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. JAZZ 1‎

‎Lees, Gene.‎

‎WAITING FOR DIZZY.‎

‎pp. vii, 251. 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket. Nice copy. JAZZ 1‎

‎Panassie, Hugues and Gautier, Madeleine.‎

‎GUIDE TO JAZZ. Translated by Desmond Flower. Edited by A. A. Gurwitch. Introduction by Louis Armstrong.‎

‎pp. vii, 312 + Plus photographs. Double column. Inked ownership of Harry E. Seyler. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Nice copy. First printing. JAZZ 1‎

‎Sanford, Herb.‎

‎TOMMY AND JIMMY: THE DORSEY YEARS. Introduction by Bing Crosby.‎

‎305p. Numerous photographs. Top edge dust spotted. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. "Herb Sanford unravels the Dorsey's complex relationship in a biography he is uniquely qualified to write. He got to know the Dorseys in 1925, soon became their good friend. This biography of the fabulous Dorseys is also something more. It is a portrait of a great era in American music and American life. Tommy and Jimmy came on the music scene just when the big bands were taking on a shape that would define the music of a whole generation.In an age of musical giants, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey commanded the peaks. They welded jazz and popular music, and gave distinction to both. In the twilight of the Big Band Era, the stars began to flicker. Glen Miller went first. Then the others: Artie Shaw, Paul Whiteman, Jimmie Lunceford, Claude Thornhill, Sammy Kaye, Glen Gray, Cab Calloway, Charlie Barnett, Eddy Duchin, Gene Krupa - some retired, some dead. Tommy and Jimmy held out longer than most. When they went, an era died with them." JAZZ 1 ** !‎

‎Bainbridge, Henry Charles.‎

‎PETER CARL FABERGE. Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court. With a forward by Sacheverell Sitwell.‎

‎pp. xx, 167 + Plus color frontis and One Hundred and Twenty Eight full page plates, some in color. Large 4to. Original full black cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Very slightly smudged. Reissue of the 1949 edition. Nice copy. ART 4‎

‎Delevoy, Robert L.‎

‎BOSCH. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. [The Taste of Our Time] Collection planned and directed by Albert Skira.‎

‎142p. Numerous tipped in Bosch color reproductions engraved by Guezelle et Renouard, Paris. Blind, embossed ownership stamp. Small square 8vo. Original full linen cloth binding. Nice copy. ART 2‎

‎Delevoy, Robert L.‎

‎BRUEGEL. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. [The Taste of Our Time] Collection planned and directed by Albert Skira.‎

‎153p. Numerous tipped in Bruegel color reproductions engraved by Guezelle et Renouard, Paris. Blind, embossed ownership stamp. Small square 8vo. Original full linen cloth binding. Nice copy. ART 2‎

‎Wyeth, Andrew.‎

‎ANDREW WYETH. Temperas. Watercolors. Dry Brush. Drawings. 1938 into 1966. Exhibition Organized by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, October 5 - November, 27, 1966.‎

‎111p. Illustrated with reproductions, some in color. Two Hundred and Twenty-two catalogue entries. Dampstain. Square 8vo. Original printed wraps. ART 2‎

‎Estienne, Charles.‎

‎VAN GOGH. Translated by S. J. C. Harrison. [The Taste of Our Time] Collection planned and directed by Albert Skira.‎

‎127p. Numerous tipped in Van Gogh color reproductions engraved by Guezelle et Renouard, Paris. Blind, embossed ownership stamp. Small square 8vo. Original full linen cloth binding. Slight browning at edges. Slight musty smell.**PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 2‎

‎Guptill, Arthur L.‎

‎NORMAN ROCKWELL ILLUSTRATOR. Preface by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Biographical Introduction by Jack Alexander.‎

‎pp. 208 + Plus portrait frontis. Illustrated with numerous reproductions and text drawings, some in color. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Slightly worn at extremities. Original dust jacket, worn at extremities with one tear. Second edition. This is a standard work on Rockwell, first published the year before. Preface by Dorothy Caufield Fisher; Introduction by Jack Alexander. ART 2‎

‎Lieberman, William S.‎

‎PABLO PICASSO. Portfolio Edition.‎

‎24p. Ten full page tipped in color reproductions. Text illustrations. Folio. Original decorated printed wraps. ART 2‎

‎Hobbs, William Herbert.‎

‎PEARY. With 27 maps, 13 halftones, 10 records and diagrams and 36 drawings by the author after photographs by Peary and others.‎

‎pp. xv, 502 + Plus portrait frontis, folding maps, photographs and diagrams. Numerous text illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Second printing. A very nice example. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 2 **‎

‎Miller, Francis Trevelyan.‎

‎BYRD'S GREAT ADVENTURE. With the Complete Story of All Polar Explorations For One Thousand Years. With Forewords by General A. W. Greely and Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn. The Flight to Conquer the Ends of the Earth.‎

‎383p. + Plus color frontis of the airplane "Floyd Bennett". Numerous illustrations. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered in silver and black. Front cover color vignette, mirrors frontis drawing and dust jacket. Original dust jacket, very slightly chipped and worn with a small tear on bottom rear edge. Beautiful copy well preserved by dust jacket that is often missing. First edition. Examples with DJ are quite scarce. POLAR 4‎

‎Nansen, Fridtjof.‎

‎FARTHEST NORTH. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen. With and an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram. In Two Volumes.‎

‎Two Volumes + 120 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations; 16 Colored Plates from Dr. Nansen's Own Sketches; Etched Portrait; and Photogravures. Large 8vo. Original full dark blue cloth binding, spine gold lettered. Slight spotting to binding, but still a very nice set. In 1893, with a crew of 12 men and five years' supplies, Nansen left the shores of Norway and sailed through the Northeast Passage to the New Siberian Islands, where he allowed the Fram to become frozen into the ice. The ice floe drifted westward, carrying the ship with it, but it never came as close to the North Pole as Nansen had hoped. In March 1895 he therefore left the Fram together with Hjalmar Johansen and tried to reach the pole on skis. After many vicissitudes they arrived at 86o 14'N, further north than any explorer before them, but here they were forced to turn back. After a dramatic journey home again, they reached Norway on 13 August 1896, the same day that the ice loosened its grip on the Fram north of Svalbard. Thus Nansen was able to vindicate his theory of a westward current, and the success of the expedition made the names of Nansen and the ship Fram known throughout the world. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 4‎

‎Putnam, George Palmer.‎

‎ANDREE. The Record of a Tragic Adventure.‎

‎239p. + Plus portrait frontis and photographs. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, very slightly worn. First printing. The story of an ill-fated 1897 attempt to find the North Pole by means of balloon travel. POLAR 3‎

‎Smucker, Samuel M.‎

‎THE LIFE OF DR. ELISHA KENT KANE, And of Other Distinguished American Explorers: Containing Narratives of Their Researches and Adventures in Remote and Interesting Portions of the Globe.‎

‎406p. (20)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus engraved portrait frontis. Slightly foxed. Early ownership stamp of Eliza McWilliams. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding, embossed in blind. Gilt lettered spine. Usually found only in poor condition, this is quite a nice example. Includes biographies of: John Charles Fremont; Elisha Kent Kane; John Ledyard, Matthew C. Perry; Charles Wilkes; et. al. Covers explorations in: Africa; Arctic; Japan; New Zealand; North Pole; Peru; Siberia; South America; Tahiti; and the American West. Samuel Mosheim Schmucker or Smucker (1823-1863) was an American historical writer, Lutheran pastor, educator, and popular biographer. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 1‎

‎Weems, John Edward.‎

‎PEARY. The Explorer and the Man. Based On His Personal Papers.‎

‎pp. ix, 362 + Plus photographs. Map endpapers. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, very slightly worn. Nice copy. POLAR 3‎

‎(Luckombe, Philip).‎

‎THE TABLET OF MEMORY; SHEWING EVERY MEMORABLE EVENT IN HISTORY, From the Earliest Period to the Year 1807. Classed under distinct Heads, with their Dates. Comprehending An Epitome of English History With An Exact Chronology of Painters, Eminent Men. To wh‎

‎pp, (4), 348. 12mo. Marbled edges. Modern full cloth binding. Early (1806) manuscript ownership of W. R. Broad. A nice clean and tight copy. An absolutely wonderful compendium of a broad range of facts, statistics, and historical events. Sort of a combination handy encyclopedia / Information Please Almanac / and Guinesses' Book of Records. Covers a wide range of topics beyond those mentioned in the title, like: history; accidents; battles; floods; oddities; royalty; politics; reference; statistics; law; diplomacy; wars; military; biography; economics; government; chronology; roads; inventions; architecture; religion; commerce; storms; earthquakes; records; etc. The 1806 ownership indicates that these were early examples of gift books, issued for the Christmas and New Year's trade. The supposed author, Philip Luckombe, was responsible for all sorts of interesting miscellaneous literature, including: 'A Concise History of the Origin an Progress of Printing' 1770. W144/Rear.‎

‎Chambliss, Rev. J. E.‎

‎THE LIFE AND LABORS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE. COVERING HIS ENTIRE CAREER IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA. The Greatest Explorer of Modern Times In a Wild and Wonderful Country.‎

‎pp. 805 (9)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus large color folding map, torn with slight damp stain. Profusely illustrated with full page woodcuts. Age stained. Large 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding, worn. AFRICA/3‎

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