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Europe 2000
Amsterdam: European cultural foundation. Four studies on the society tomorrow on the situation of Man in the society of the 21st century. Softback Ex-Librarywith usual stamps markings in good all-round condition no dust jacket 72 pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item250grams ISBN: European cultural foundation unknown
Bookseller reference : 41626
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European Energy and Transport Scenarios on Key Drivers
Unknown 2005. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1100grams ISBN:9789289466844 Unknown paperback
Bookseller reference : 7421429 ISBN : 9289466847 9789289466844
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Great-Grandfather's Horley: a Selection of Photographs of the Parish
Horley Local History Society 1982. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. Stapled paperback. In VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photos. Horley Local History Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032095
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Great-Grandfather's Horley: Book 3 - a further Selection of Photographs of the Parish
Horley Local History Society 2001. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. Stapled paperback. In VG clean condition except for some rubbing to the cover. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photos. Horley Local History Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032094
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London A Holiday Magazine Guide
The Curtis Publishing Company 1964. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN: The Curtis Publishing Company paperback
Bookseller reference : 8857310
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Lot of 6 Issues of Germany's First Published Aviation Magazine, Der Flieger, Featuring WWI Flying Aces .
Lot of 6 issues of Germany's first published aviation magazine, Der Flieger, published by the founder Kurt Tucholsky during the Great War, these issues featuring flying aces such as the Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen and leading tactical pioneer of aerial formations Oswald Boelcke, and notable events taking place in the air and on the frontlines of the Great War. Octavo. Illustrated field newspapers, issues number 19, 22, 23, 34 from 1917, issue number 29 dated May 1918, and issue number 1 dated October 1918 Text is in German. Magazines vary slightly in size, the smallest measuring approximately 26 x 35 cm and the largest measuring approximately 27 x 38 cm. Some chips and small tear at extremities, otherwise in very good condition, nicely preserved. Der Flieger was published by Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935), who became one of the most important journalists of the Weimar Republic. Der Flieger was a field newspaper, now remembered as the oldest German aviation monthly periodical. From 1915 to 1917 Tucholsky served in the artillery flying school East I in Alt-Autz. From 26 November 1916 to November 1918 he published the field newspaper Der Flieger. Tucholsky was one of the most important journalists of the Weimar Republic Early issues of Der Flieger are exceedingly scarce. The present lot features Richthofen's 75th victory described by one of the very first men with whom Richthofen shared the details only two hours after the bold action, not long before he lost his own life in combat, an account of how in 1916 Oswald Boelcke earned the award "Pour le Mérite" along with Max Immelmann, an aviator's aerial view of Verdun shortly after the great battle of 1917, and more. Richthofen's 75th victory, a most notable attack which earned him a prestigious chivalry award, is recounted by one of the very first men who heard the details firsthand from the gallant aviator himself - only a couple of hours after the incident. Flying Ace Manfred von Richthofen, the famed Red Baron, is featured in the issue of 12 May 2018 with an article titled "Wie Richthofen seinen 75. abschoß [How Richthofen Shot Down his 75th." Richthofen had died in air combat only six weeks earlier on 21 April 1918, being the highest-scoring ace of the war, eventually being credited with 80 official victories. The account is written by a Lieutenant Lampel, who had only just met the famous ace for the first time on 2 April 1918. Only a couple of hours earlier Richthofen had claimed his 75th victory, by taking the lives of 19-year-old Second Lieutenant E.D. Jones and Second Lieutenant R.F. Newton. Flying ace Oswald Boelcke is featured with a portrait sketch on the front of the October 1918 issue, which is followed by an article describing the event that earned him the prestigious award "Pour le Mérite" being the second Great War aviator to receive the honor, immediately after and on the same day as Max Immelmann. Published for German aviators and frontline fighters alike, the issues center on matters timely and relevant to those who were directly involved in the monarch's scheme for economic and political domination of central Europe and the creation of a German colonial empire.
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Parallele zwischen den englischen und französischen See-Häfen am Canal und an der Nord-See. [Parallel between the English and French Sea Ports on the French Canal and the North Sea.]
8vo. 11 pages. Text is in German. This is a complete monthly issue, containing the above mentioned account. Attractively bound booklet style in recent blue paper covers with label. This issue contains a report that contrasts English and French harbours with the German North Sea harbour and their suitablity for war. The author further speculates whether Napoleon is building a new war harbour at Terneuse (Terneuzen) in the Netherlands.
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Rare Slavery Document: Wisselbrief [Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note].
A numbered (278) and printed document granting financial compensation to a slave owner in Suriname, by the Dutch government, signed in the original by numerous parties including the Gouverneur de Kolonie Suriname [Governor of Suriname] Van Lansberge, the Administrateur van Financienvan Het Ministerie van Kolonien te s-Gravenhague [Finance Administrator for the Ministry of the Colonies, at The Hague], and the recipient of the funds who is not only a slave owner but well-known chirurgeon A.D. Charlouis. Text is in Dutch. With steel engraved colonial coat of arms, official ink stamps, the embossed stamp of the "Klein Kolonie Suriname" government. Single leaf measuring approximately 26,5 x 13 cm. Very good condition, beautifully preserved, a scarce and historical slavery document with notable signature. The present document is interesting, as is was made almost two years after the official abolition of slave ownership in Suriname, which reveals the lengthy time period over which this process was stretched. The government's primary concern was not the freedom of the enslaved people; it was the preservation of the plantation economy, lest there be a mass exodus of workers leaving the plantations. The latter was cited as the reason and justification for the mandatory employment contract which accompanied 'free status' of a slave. Chirurgeon Andries Daniel Charlouis (Emden, Lower Saxony 1820 - Paramaribo, Suriname 1880) is the recipient of this compensation. Historical evidence reveals that he had more slaves than what is represented with this document, and that he released them gradually. He was well-known in the field of medical science, particularly for his studies on medicinal matters and the indigenous people of South America; his name appears in numerous medical journals of the period. Reinhart Frans Cornelius van Lansberge (1804-1873), whose signature authorizes this document, was the Governor-General of Suriname from 1 August 1859 to 29 June 1867. Slavery was abolished in the Dutch West Indies during his governorship. Previous to this post, he was Governor of Curacao from 1855 to 1859, and formerly Dutch Consul-General Venezuela. Doctor Charlouis, whose original signature is found to verso, received 1935 guilders with this promissory note effective 15 August 1865. This figure represents the release of approximately 6 slaves. A manuscript annotation to upper left margin, penned in a West Germanic language, refers to the abolition act: "Opheffing der slavernij... 1863" [Elimination of slavery... 1863]. Red ink annotations reveal that this document was registered on 16 September 1865, and signed by a Geregistreerde referendaris J.C. Jaunen [registered secretary]. Additional annotations to the upper margin suggest that the funds were cashed in on 16 October 1865 "Betaalbaar te Amsterdam" [paybale to Amsterdam]. Also interesting to note, two of the signed annotations to verso, those of Charlouis and a witness, make reference to German plantation owner, banker Wilhelm Eduard Ruhmann at Paramaribo. As such, this transaction was most likely transacted at Surinaamsche Bank which had been founded earlier the same year, and the funds dispatched from there to the Dutch government in The Netherlands. The Netherlands abolished the Atlantic slave-trade in 1814. However, localized slavery continued for over half a decade. Slavery was finally abolished in Suriname and the Dutch West Antilles on 1 July 1863 with the Emancipation Act. On that day, about 35,000 slaves in Suriname and 12,000 slaves on the Dutch islands in the Caribbean were given their freedom, or rather a modified version of freedom. Freed men in Suriname come under state supervision for ten years with a mandatory employment contract on the plantations. The slave owners received financial compensation from the government upon releasing their slaves to this system. The Dutch government paid 300 guilders per slave to the owner for the "lost property". (In the Dutch East Indies, payments were far lower, 50 to 350 guilders depending on the age of the slave). The abolition of slavery was referred to as 'emancipation'. Parties were organized in which King William III was presented as a key figure and benefactor of the freed slaves.
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Teleny Or The Reverse Of The Medal
Icon Books Limited 1966. Paperback. Very Good. First Icon edition paperback with an introduction by H. Montomery Hyde 1966 in overall very good used condition with minor signs of age handling and storage - slight rubbing to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read no annotations or inscriptions; light tanning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available. Icon Books Limited paperback
Bookseller reference : 150775
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THE LIGHT INFANTRY : 300 YEARS OF HISTORY 1685 1985
UK. The Light Infantry: 300 Years of History Which Began With the Formation on 20th June 1685 of the Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment. 1685-1985. Oblong stapled wrappers. Published: UK no publisher stated 1985. Unpaginated illus color photos. Very good. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1985. paperback
Bookseller reference : 010829
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The Royal Highland Fusiliers Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment : A Soldier's History
Glasgow: Robert MacLehose and Co. Wrappers in printed limp vinyl. Published Glasgow: Robert MacLehose and Co. no date. 8vo. wrappers 72pp. illus with color and b/w plates folding map in front pocket. Fne. . Fine. Limp Vinyl. Robert MacLehose and Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 010826
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Royal Leamington Spa
12mo [13 x 19 cm]; 88 pp, illus, color plates, folding map, ads at rear. original wraps, slight aging but near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Leamington is 90 miles north of London and was a major attraction in its day, this item being a comprehensive handbook of the attractions
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A List of Dark Age Sculpture and Inscribed Stones in the National Museums of Scotland
Edinburgh: HMSO 1981 Book condition: VG with light handling-wear. 8 pages. A bright copy. HMSO paperback
Bookseller reference : 000934 ISBN : 0948636106 9780948636103
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Archaeological Fieldwork on the Islands of Canna and Sanday Inner Hebrides Summer 1994: First Interim Report
Bradford: Department of Archaeological Sciences Book condition: Good/VG in green card spiral bound; light wear/soft creasing to edges corners; light reading wear. 11 pages many pages of diagrams. A bright copy. Department of Archaeological Sciences paperback
Bookseller reference : 006299
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Bacon's Scottish Counties: Map of Ayr & Bute
London: G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. Map cover: Good with some wear to edges corners; light marks/abrasions; neat name to inside cover. Map: VG with pinhole to one corner; light reference wear. No date c1920s. A bright copy. G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. paperback
Bookseller reference : 005176
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Bewcastle: a Brief Historical Sketch
Book condition: VG with some soft creases and light general handling-wear; light sunning. No date but c1950/1960s. 6 pages. paperback
Bookseller reference : 000829
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Breviarium Romanum ex Decrêto Sacrosáncti Concílii Tridentîni Restitûtum, S. Pii v P. M. jussu editum, et Clementis VIII. primùm, nunc denuo Urbani PP. VIII. auctoritate recognitum. [with] Commune Sanctorum [with] Proprium Sanctorum Hispanorum qui General
This handsome eighteenth century Spanish binding features gilt tooled motifs to boards and spine, four raised bands, gilt and gauffered edges, two brass clasps. Text is in Latin, black and red ink. With 7 fine allegorical woodcut engravings, two title pages also illustrated with woodcuts. Contemporary ownership signature to verso of title page. Volume measures approximately 21,5 x 15 x 8 cm. Slight wear to boards with some creasing at spine, fracture to one clasp, otherwise in very good condition, well preserved for its age. The Roman Breviary (Breviarium Romanum) is the liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office. The Breviary rightly so called, only dates from the 11th century; the earliest manuscript containing the whole canonical office is of the year 1099 and is in the Mazarin library. Undergoing several reforms through the centuries, the volume containing the daily hours of Roman Catholic prayer was published as the Breviarium Romanum until the reforms of Paul VI, when it became known as the Liturgy of the Hours.
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Britain's Cottons: Vintage Sample Box by the Cotton Board Home Trade Department.
Boxed samples supplied by the Cotton Board Home Trade Department, containing cotton samples in seven formats at different stages of production, thirteen unique fabric swatches made from said cotton, each of the samples and swatches accompanied by a text description on a blue card. Together with the original photographic pictorial insert printed recto and verso to illustrate industrial cotton processing and provide statistics to entice commercial buyers. Original blue cardboard box measuring approximately 32 x 16 x 4 cm, with six box compartments within it serving to neatly separate and display the contents, and paper label to front. Wear and pierce marks to box, otherwise in excellent condition, its contents well preserved, an intact and complete item. Samples show cotton at various stages, including: An American Cotton Boll, Cleaned Cotton (Scutcher Lap), Carding (Card Silver), Slubbing, Roving, a Mule Cop of weft yarn ready for use in a loom shuttle, a Ring Tube of weft yarn suitable for warp in the weaving process, 13 finished woven fabric swatches, most of which are dyed. Statistics printed on the inserted leaf, reveal that in the year 1960, the United Kingdom exported cotton goods amounting to a value of £63,000,000 while local consumers purchased approximately 1,800 million square yards of cotton textiles. Further listing all the countries from where raw cotton and the like was imported, the United Kingdom purchased 822 million lbs. From this, the finished product of cotton textiles exported to Africa, Australia and New Zealand, America, and Western Europe, amounted to 327 million square yards exported. An astounding 222,720 workers were employed in the United Kingdom Cotton Industry, mostly in Lancashire, but also including the neighbouring districts of Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire. The Cotton Board was an organisation to oversee the organisation, research, marketing and promoting the cotton textile industry mainly based in Lancashire and Glasgow. A voluntary Cotton Board was set up in 1940 to "promote the welfare of the industry by internal reorganisation, by the development of export trade, scientific research, propaganda and other means." The board was given statutory status from 1948 to 1972 under the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947, and was known in its last years as the Textile Council. The Board had equal representation from industry and trades unions, with four members each, plus three independent members. It was given the power to levy up to £250,000 a year from the industry. Its headquarters was in Manchester, together with the "Colour, Design and Style Centre", which became the public face of the board. Between 1956 and 1962, the Cotton Board organised promotions to try and increase sales of Lancashire cotton within the UK, using generic marks, particularly the slogan "Buy British Cottons" - as seen on the leaf in the present display box. Its initiatives included new methods for utilising labour, recruitment and training, the encouragement of collaboration within the cotton industry, and design innovations. British fashion designs and fabrics were showcased at national and international exhibitions, ranging from an exhibition on the history of the cotton mills and a display of 1960s children's clothing to soft furnishing promotions at large stores and national fashion shows. Initiated by the Cotton Industry Act 1959, the Board engaged in a major attempt to reorganise the cotton industry, which entailed "the scrapping of machinery and compensation for redundant workers in the industry, which was carried through with great success and great expedition". Regrettably, a combination of reduced consumer demand, poor marketing and cheaper Commonwealth imports during the period of reorganisation created, a reduction of confidence in the industry, according to the Board's chairman Lord Rochdale. This both reduced the amount asked for by industry and invested by the government and resulted in machinery being installed in mills that either closed or became idle. Furthermore, because of the need to replace machinery on a ten-year cycle, idleness was likely to mean that investments would not be recouped. The Board funded research into cotton fabrics via an industry-wide levy. This was undertaken by the British Cotton Industry Research Association (BCRIA), better known as the Shirley Institute. By the 1960s, research also involved man-made fabrics, whose manufacturers began to pay a research levy to the Cotton Board from 1961. Meanwhile, from 1946, the British Rayon Research Association (BRRA) was formed by the British Rayon Federation and others, to investigate the chemical and physical properties of rayon and rayon fabrics, using a wide range of laboratory and theoretical methods. It became clear that a merger between the BCIRA and BRRA was needed, and in 1961 the two joined together as "The Cotton, Silk, and Man-Made Fibres Research Association in 1961", still popularly referred to as the Shirley Institute. In 1967, the Cotton Board was renamed the Textile Council. Between 1967 and 1969, the Textile Council conducted an enquiry into the productivity of the industry, and produced a major report. The report ultimately recommended a move away from cotton import quotas to imposition of tariffs on cotton goods imported from the British Commonwealth and elsewhere, to protect British industries. The recommendation was accepted by Wilson's Labour government and its Conservative successor. The Textile Council was dissolved in 1971-2, at its own request, as it was felt the work would be better handled by a new voluntary British Textile Council.
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Cambrian Railways Time Tables 1904
Oxford Publishing Co. 1977 Book condition: Good with some handling/reading wear; slight browning to spine and edges. A tight copy. Oxford Publishing Co. paperback
Bookseller reference : 012303 ISBN : 0860930084 9780860930082
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Catalogue of Books and Bound MSS of the Irish Historical Archaeological and Antiquarian Library of the Late Francis Joseph Bigger Presented to the Belfast Public Library
Belfast: Belfast Public Library 1930 Book condition: VG/Fine in half leather over blue cloth covered boards; gilt titles to spine. 303 pages. A bright copy. Belfast Public Library hardcover
Bookseller reference : 016667
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Catholic Young Men's Society Constitution
Dublin: C.Y.M.S. of Ireland 1948 Book condition: Good with wear to edges corners; wrinkles/light creasing to cover; tiny marks; fairly heavy reading wear. 30 pages. 4 page Amendments leaflet 1951 loosely inserted. A bright copy. C.Y.M.S. of Ireland paperback
Bookseller reference : 004375
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Class of Nineteen-Nineteen United States Military Academy Thirty-Five Year Book
Washington: United States Military Academy 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 117 pages. Hardcover bound in grey cloth with cover designs in black. Moderate wear to the binding which has a couple of damp stains. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Laid in loosely are 12 small sheets comprising a "Daily Bulletin" dated November 1 1955 with a list of changes or updates of individuals. <br/> <br/> United States Military Academy hardcover
Bookseller reference : 048499
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Class of Nineteen-Nineteen United States Military Academy Fifty-Year Book
Washington: United States Military Academy 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 135 pages. Hardcover bound in grey cloth with cover designs in black. Light to moderate wear to the binding which has a dull scuff mark on the front cover. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Contains several pages of illustrations. <br/> <br/> United States Military Academy hardcover
Bookseller reference : 048500
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Cologne Cathedral a Descriptive and Historical Guide
Coln am Rhein Cologne Germany: Hoursch & Bechstedt. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo. 45 pages. Soft cover bound in grey wrappers. Light wear to the binding. The title page is splitting at the gutter near the foot of the spine but otherwise the booklet appears to show light wear and minimal use. Illustrated with drawings and photos. Text is in English. No date but appears to be 1910s to 1920s. <br/> <br/> Hoursch & Bechstedt paperback
Bookseller reference : 026527
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Country Life Illustrated. The Journal for all Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. Vol. XIX No. 470 - Vol. XIX No. 495. January 6th 1906 - June 30th 1906. Bound Volume
London: The Offices of Country Life George Newes 1906. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. v 960 2 pages. Volume 19 only January 1906- June 1906. The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as some light scuff marks. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens English manor houses dogs hunting Lords and Ladies etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner "Dr. G. C. Lippincott U.S.N. / Salem N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott 1850-1951 was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series. <br/> <br/> The Offices of Country Life, George Newes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 046926
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Country Life Illustrated. The Journal for all Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. Vol. XXIV No. 600 - Vol. XXIV No. 625. July 4th 1908 - December 26th 1908. Bound Volume
London: The Offices of Country Life George Newes 1908. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. vi 928 pages. Volume 24 only January 1906- June 1906. The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as well as some light scuff marks on the front cover. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens English manor houses dogs hunting Lords and Ladies etc. Six page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner "Dr. G. C. Lippincott U.S.N. / Salem N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott 1850-1951 was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series. <br/> <br/> The Offices of Country Life, George Newes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 046927
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Country Life Illustrated. The Journal for all Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. Vol. XXV No. 626 - Vol. XXV No. 651. January 2nd 1908 - June 26th 1909. Bound Volume
London: The Offices of Country Life George Newes 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. vi 960 pages. Volume 25 only January 1906- June 1906. The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as well as some light scuff marks. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens English manor houses dogs hunting Lords and Ladies etc. Six page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner "Dr. G. C. Lippincott U.S.N. / Salem N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott 1850-1951 was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series. <br/> <br/> The Offices of Country Life, George Newes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 046928
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Histoire de Napoleon Ier Empereur des Francais Depuis sa naissance jusqu'a la paix de Tilsitt Ornee des portraits do Leurs Majestes Imperiales et Royales. Five Volume Set
Paris: Chez Barba Libraire 1807. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mos. ix 14-251 5; viii 230; xii 211 1; 239; 364 pages. Hardcovers bound in quarter leather and marbled paper-covered boards. The bindings are quite worn scuffed and bumped but the bindings are sound. An ex-library set with full markings. Removed shelf labels from the spines and paper label on the front covers. Ink stamps on the title pages one from Austria and one in Russian. The title labels on the spines are worn with two showing heavy chipping and pest damage. In Volume IV there are burn marks at the tops of pages 229-239 with some loss of text heavy loss on the last fe3w pages. The text blocks are quite sound. A scarce early work on Napoleon. No other copies online; no auction records found. <br/> <br/> Chez Barba, Libraire hardcover
Bookseller reference : 051183
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Illustrated Latin Manuscript Leaf, Hand Painted With Symbolism of Anti-Slavery, Introducing an Early Work of Translation by a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order.
Manuscript leaf introducing an early work of translation by a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order, hand painted in full colour and featuring fascinating symbolism. Text is in Latin. Leaf measures approximately 34 x 49 cm. One soft fold, minor age-toning, otherwise in very good condition, a beautifully preserved hand painted document made at the turn of the 18th century. The present document suggests that as membership of the Franciscan Third Order grew rapidly, and no formal papal education was being received by those preaching in the streets, there was a need for some form of instruction or guidance. As such, some of the key and simple canonical documents began being written for the laymen/women to understand the principles. The symbolism features intimation of anti-slavery. Purposed with works of teaching the gospel, providing charity, and social well-being for the public, early members of the Franciscan Third Order were a community focused on truth and humility, striving to emulate Christ and model a pure life. The symbolism in the manuscript illustration of the present document is fascinating and enlightening, in particular the focal image top and center. This is an armorial motif depicting slavery, rather the Catholic church's purported desire to slavery. Unlike the standard Moor's head seen in the papal coat of arms seen since early days, the imagery here features an African tribal warrior chief, all seen but his legs, with a confident stance and holding a spear up high in declaration; this is drawn inside of a gold shield topped with the pope's mitre simplex headdress. As a whole, this could be interpreted as the Franciscan Third Order's support to abolish slavery. Some of the more common instances of symbolism are the red ribbons to signify the Blood which Christ, and the laurel leafs in a circular placement as in the ancient Greek custom of symbolising victory, honor, and peace, in this case being victory over sin, honor to the Holy one, and peace on earth. There are also two large gilt fleur-de-lis, which is often said to from 1244 in the arms of the Kings of France, although clearly used earlier as this document precedes the latter event by 40 years. In early Catholic-based examples such as the present leaf, the fleur-de-lis is believed to represent either the Trinity, or the lancehead of a spear such as which would have pierced the side of Jesus on the Cross. Manuscript
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Ireland's Own Song Book: 15 Famous Songs
Glasgow: Mozart Allan Book condition: Good with small mark to front; rusty staples. 12cm x 9cm. 24pages. No date c1930s. A bright copy. Mozart Allan paperback
Bookseller reference : 000954
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Irish International Exhibition Dublin 1907: Official Souvenir
Dublin: Hely's Limited 1907 Book condition: Fair/Good in green cloth covered boards with gilt titles. Original wrappers bound-in. New binding in VG condition with two bumps to edges. original binding marked but intact apart from two tiny areas of loss to rear. 2 pages of text 18 plates on 9 pages landscape quarto. Smudges/marks to text. Faint foxing/smudges to margins of plates; tiny loss to margin corner of one page; ink revision to title of one plate. Hely's Limited hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013431
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Living in New Lanark: A Brief Guide to the History of Housing in the Village
New Lanark Conservation Trust 1995 Book condition: Near Fine. 28 pages; illustrated. A bright copy. New Lanark Conservation Trust paperback
Bookseller reference : 007194
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Manuscript Court Documents Pertaining to an American Merchant Ship Captured in 1801 by a Spanish Privateer and Recaptured Again by the American Crew.
Four manuscript court documents pertaining to an American merchant ship captured in 1801 by a Spanish Privateer while on a voyage to Barcelona and Malaga with valuable cargo, the subsequent recapture by the American crew, and claim for compensation from the salvage of her cargo. Three folio, one octavo, all single-leafs. Two documents are split at folds, one of which has very minor loss to text, otherwise the lot in very good condition, clean and legible, a most interesting record of the event and proceedings in the Admiralty Court. The American Brig Eliza, formerly Schooner Maria, whose homeport was Charleston and master was Captain Joseph Michael, was destined for Barcelona and Malaga in June 1801, with a cargo belonging to an American merchant named John Seamy. Near Tarifa, in Cádiz Province, on 10 July she was seized by Spanish privateers and ordered to the Port of Algeciras. While at anchor there, Captain Michael, with the help of his crew, in particular a Benjamin Hubble, managed to re-take the ship from the Spanish. They immediately proceeded across the Bay to Gibraltar with the intention of selling the ship and cargo for personal gain. Refusal to acquiesce to the Spanish privateers would have resulted in extreme retribution for the American captain and crew if they had not succeeded in their escape, as mentioned in the documents as a reason to disallow the captain of any monetary gains for the recovered vessel. There was also intense fighting around Gibraltar, involving the French, Spanish, and British, therefore the Spanish were well-positioned and well-armed. It was the Battle of Algeciras Bay taking place, having begun only 4 days earlier on 6 July 1801. (It would end on the 12th). Adding to the eminent danger for the Americans, when the United States had declared independence, British diplomats were quick to inform the Barbary States that U.S. ships were open to attack. In May 1801, some 6 weeks before the incident described in the present documents, the First Barbary War had begun, a war between the alliance of the United States and several European countries, against the Northwest African Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States. Prior to independence, American colonists had enjoyed the protection of the British Navy. The British no longer offered protection. The Mediterranean Sea was now a precarious place for Americans to sail. On 4 December 1801, four members of the crew, Benjamin Huddle, Robert Sherington, Thomas William, William Sesten, engaged a proctor to recover the ship and her cargo. His compensation would be half of the value of the salvage. Following the recovery voyage, accusations flowed freely and, a few months later, in December 1801, a trial in the Admiralty Court ensued. The proctor presented his case for the claimants. The result of the trial is not identified herein, but can be assumed in favour of the claimants, based on the final document, which is a "release of all claims" by the ship's new captain, Nathan Ells, who was a mate under Captain Michael, employed on the ship during the event in question.
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Perth: The Archaeology of the Medieval Town
Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1984 Book condition: VG with browning with edges to cover. 28 pages; illustrated. A bright copy. Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust Ltd. paperback
Bookseller reference : 007818 ISBN : 0947544011 9780947544010
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Plymtree in Devon: Its Parish Church Rood-Screen Manor and Rectors
Plymtree Rectory 1956 Book condition: Good with faint spots/browning to cover; three small ink splash marks to front; wrinkle to last page; light reading/handling wear. 19 pages; illustrated. Originally published in the Exeter Diocesan Gazette 1905. A tight copy. Plymtree Rectory paperback
Bookseller reference : 004908
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Robert Louis Stevenson: Supplementary Catalogue of the Stevenson Collection in the Edinburgh Room
Edinburgh City Libraries 1978 Book condition: VG with light reading/handling wear; very light sunning to cover. 42 pages. A bright copy. Edinburgh City Libraries paperback
Bookseller reference : 009630 ISBN : 0900353058 9780900353055
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Spoof Decree of a Criminal Prosecution for Drunkenness in the Form an Exorbitant Monetary Fine Payable to the Deliverer of the Document - COMPLETED IN MANUSCRIPT.
8vo. 1 page, printed document completed in manuscript including date, name of recipient/delinquent, amount of the fine, name and signature of the messenger/collector of funds. With a partial manuscript message to inner page of leaf. Double leaf measuring approximately 17 x 21 cm in its folded state, watermarked with the year 1822. Signed in ink in an original hand, "Jno. Rd. Carter," as the messenger. Very good and original condition, an amusing document, seldom seen completed in manuscript. Roughly designed after an authentic court document, the heading bears the abbreviations "G.R. IV" signifying the reign of King George IV and features an engraved representation of the Royal Coat of Arms of the British monarch. Dated 31 January 1826 in manuscript, charges are laid upon a Mr. David Crossby of Gosberton [South Holland district, Lincolnshire], who is guilty of the crime of "the wicked and abominable sin of drunkenness, by frequently swallowing large quantities of Beer, Ale, Porter, and all other Malt Liquors, (Small Beer excepted) Brandy, Rum...", his fine being 50 pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, payable within 24 hours to the deliverer of the said notice. Fifty pounds sterling was a very large sum of money at the time, £50 then being equivalent to approximately £4,450 today, although substantially more impactful when we consider that the average income from 1800 to 1825 was less than £20 a year. As such, the fine here would represent approximately 3 years wages to the poor bloke who was "convicted" of simply consuming alcohol.
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St. Peter's Beeding: Church and Priory
Hove: Shirley Press Ltd. Book condition: VG with light reading/handling wear. 8 pages 10cm x 16cm; illustrated. A bright copy. Shirley Press Ltd. paperback
Bookseller reference : 007792
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Standing Orders of the Third Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
Belfast 1917 Book condition: Fair/Good in green cloth covered boards with gilt titles; marks/rubbing to binding; browning to spine; dust/faint marks to closed page edges; bookseller's stamp Belfast to front pastedown; very light spotting/smudges to endpapers; a couple of fox marks to margins but contents otherwise bright and unmarked. 125 pages. A tight copy. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011866
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The Cathedral Church of St. Patrick Armagh
Armagh: Privately Published Book condition: Good/VG with slight rust to staples; wrinkles around spine; light smudges to rear. No date 1970s. 20 pages; illustrated. A bright copy. Privately Published paperback
Bookseller reference : 011880
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The Edinburgh Academical Football Club Centenary History
Edinburgh: Privately Published 1958 Book condition: Good/VG in blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles; a little rubbing to binding; very faint specks to closed page edges. Lacking jacket. 165 pages; illustrated. A bright copy. Privately Published hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012877
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The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: Index to the First Nineteen Volumes of the Society 1849-1889
Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co. 1902 Book condition: Good/VG in brown cloth covered boards with gilt titles; slight rub to spine ends; a couple of small scuffs; uneven browning/light spotting to blank endpapers and half title page; smudges to rear blank endpaper; small faint spot to margin of first few pages. A bright copy. Hodges, Figgis & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013800
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The Kirk of Saint Nicholas Aberdeen: The Celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church
Aberdeen 1998 Book condition: Good with wrinkles to cover pages below. 8 pages. A tight copy. paperback
Bookseller reference : 007101
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The Story of the Parish Church of St. Petroc Bodmin
Gloucester: The British Publishing Company Limited Book condition: Good/VG with light wear to edges corners; faint smudges to covers. 12 pages; illustrated. No date c1960s. A bright copy. The British Publishing Company Limited paperback
Bookseller reference : 006881
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Two Signed Membership Documents Pertaining to the Acceptance of Monica Mary Cole, an English Geographer, into Two Scientific Societies.
Two signed membership documents formally accepting English geographer Monica Mary Cole into two scientific societies for the learned, the Royal Geographical Society and the Geologists' Association, respectively. 8vo. Two separate printed documents, three leafs combined, each document completed, signed and dated by the respective society's secretary. Leafs measure approximately 20,5 x 26 cm. Creasing to one document, otherwise in very good condition. Monica Mary Cole (1922-1994) was an English geographer, lecturer, and author, an intellectual woman and polyglot, whose legacy has been described by her colleagues as "a leader in her chosen field of academic research" who "scaled the heights of a profession that, even today, finds too few women as the incumbents of chairs." She left the Royal Geographical Society £10,000 for it to establish a research travel grant for young female physical geographists. The Archives of the Royal Holloway, University of London holds a collection of papers relating to Cole. They include her personal papers and objects connected to her career as a geographer between 1967 and 1970. During her distinguished career she produced pioneering works in the fields of biogeography and geobotany, remote sensing and terrain analysis, and mineral exploration. Her research spanned Central and Southern Africa, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia, China and Finland. Cole was not the archetypal quiet and contemplative academic. She was a larger-than-life character, and people loved to be around her. She was elected as a Fellow in the Royal geographical Society on 22 June 1942. The following year, on 6 December 1943, she also became an elected member of the Geologists' Association of London. The present documents are her official membership declaration papers from each of these societies. In 1947, Miss Cole was appointed geography lecturer under Bill Talbot at the University of Cape Town. She conducted a detailed land utilisation survey on the soils and crop yield affected by climate anomalies in Elgin, Western Cape, which was called "one of the most thorough and useful land utilization surveys carried out anywhere in South Africa" by Stanley Jackson, in The Geographical Journal.
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Vintage Appointment Certificate for the Country of Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Original certificate of appointment to His Majesty's Commission, naming a Justice of the Peace for the County of Londonderry. Printed document completed in typescript, featuring manuscript ink signature and the clerical red embossed stamp of the Clerk of the Crown. Single-leaf, watermarked, measuring approximately 33,5 x 21 cm. Minor creasing, otherwise in very good condition, clean and bright. From the brief 75-year existence of the Londonderry County Council, when the town of Coleraine was the seat of the County of Londonderry, completed and signed in the historic Coleraine Courthouse. Issued to a Henry Haslett Davison, Esq. of Owenroe, Dungiven, Northern Ireland, who is being appointed as a Justice of the Peace for the County of Londonderry, this document is signed in the original by A. Newton Anderson, Clerk of the Crown of Northern Ireland. Anderson, who was a recipient of the O.B.E., retained this role until at least 1944. Andrew Newton Anderson OBE (1880-1950) was born in Lurgen, Ireland. He was educated at Campbell College in Belfast. From 1915-1919 he served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Irish Rifles. He later became a Solicitor and Permanent Secretary of the Supreme Court of Judicature, Northern Ireland, subsequently Clerk of the Crown of Northern Ireland. In November 1944, he administered the Oaths for the Right Honourable William Lowry, A.C., M.P., who became His Majesty's Attorney General for Northern Ireland. Londonderry County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Council was formed under orders issued in accordance with the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 which came into effect on 18 April 1899. Also as a result of the Act, the city of Londonderry, now popularly referred to simply as Derry, was detached from the county for administrative purposes, becoming a separate county borough from 1899. As such, the county town of County Londonderry, and seat of the Londonderry County Council were therefore moved to the town of Coleraine. The Council was originally based at the Coleraine Courthouse, then moved to County Hall in Coleraine in 1970. The Council was abolished in 1973 in accordance with the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. The Old Coleraine Courthouse, now a Grade B1 listed building, is a former judicial facility on Castlerock Road in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The foundation stone was laid by a local magistrate, Charles Knox, on 24 November 1850. Construction was completed in 1852. The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became a meeting place for Londonderry County Council. An extensive programme of renovation works was completed in 1908. In the 1960s, county leaders decided that the courthouse was too cramped to accommodate the county council in the context of the county council's increasing administrative responsibilities, especially while the courthouse was still acting as a facility for dispensing justice, and therefore chose to move to County Hall, conveniently located just to the north of the courthouse in Coleraine, in July 1970.
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Country Life Illustrated. The Journal for all Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. Vol. XVIII No. 444 - Vol. XVII No. 469. July 8th 1905 - December 30th 1905. Bound Volume
London: The Offices of Country Life George Newes 1905. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. v 960 pages. Volume 18 only July 1905- December 1905. The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as some light scuff marks and there is a strip of damping along the fore edges of the front and rear covers. There is also a strip of pale plant fiber stuck on the front cover likely from when it was originally bound. Outside edges of the text block are foxed and some of the pages are lightly stuck together at the fore edges but still open easily. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens English manor houses dogs hunting Lords and Ladies etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner "Dr. G. C. Lippincott U.S.N. / Salem N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott 1850-1951 was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series. <br/> <br/> The Offices of Country Life, George Newes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 046925
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Country Life Illustrated. The Journal for all Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. Vol. XII No. 287 - Vol. XII No. 312. July 5th 1902 - December 27th 1902. Bound Volume
London: The Offices of Country Life George Newes 1902. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. iv 856 pages. Volume 12 only July 1902- December 1902. The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. There is a strip of soiling or fading along the fore edge of the front cover. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens English manor houses dogs hunting Lords and Ladies etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner "Dr. G. C. Lippincott U.S.N. / Salem N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott 1850-1951 was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series. <br/> <br/> The Offices of Country Life, George Newes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 045326
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Country Life Illustrated. The Journal for all Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. Vol. X No. 235 - Vol. X No. 260. July 6th 1901 - December 28th 1901. Bound Volume
London: The Offices of Country Life George Newes 1901. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. iv 856 pages. Volume 10 only July 1901- December 1901. The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some scuff marks on the back cover but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens English manor houses dogs hunting Lords and Ladies etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner "Dr. G. C. Lippincott U.S.N. / Salem N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott 1850-1951 was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series. <br/> <br/> The Offices of Country Life, George Newes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 045324
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Country Life Illustrated. The Journal for all Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. Vol. XI No. 261 - Vol. XI No. 286. January 4th 1902 - June 28h 1902. Bound Volume
London: The Offices of Country Life George Newes 1902. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. iv 856 pages. Volume 11 only January 1902- June 1902. The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens English manor houses dogs hunting Lords and Ladies etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner "Dr. G. C. Lippincott U.S.N. / Salem N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott 1850-1951 was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series. <br/> <br/> The Offices of Country Life, George Newes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 045325
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