‎Europe‎

‎Stackhouse Thomas‎

‎Russia in Europe map‎

‎London: T. Stackhouse 1783. Map. Fine. Matted hand-colored copper engraving. Image size: 14.5 x 15.25 inches. Mat size: 22.75 x 23.75 inches. A beautiful example of this map of Eastern Europe showing the jurisdictions as titled on the map of Moscow Woronesk Bielgorod Kiow Smolensk Novogorod Nisi Nowogorod Penzinskoi Alatyrskoi Galicoskoi Chlynowskoi Solkamskoi Kaygorodskoi Soli Wyczegokkoi Jarenskoi Peczora Mezeskoi Archangel Carelia the Kingdom of Kazan and Russian Lapland as well as parts of Poland Ukrain Livonia Lithuania Finland and Siberia. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. T. Stackhouse unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004429

‎Havard, Henry‎

‎La Hollande: A Vol d'Oiseau; eaux-fortes et fusains par Maxime Lalanne provenance: Theodore Woodman Gore with bookplate by E.H. Blashfield‎

‎Paris: G. Decaux; A. Quantin 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. Troisième Édition." 6 ii 400 p. frontispiece and 24 leaves of plates including 1 map: many in-text drawings; 31 cm. Red morocco spine with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second comparment; marbled paper over boards. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bookseller's label on front free endpaper verso for "Librairie Nouvelle . . . E. Rodenfuser succr. de Martin." Small embossed bookseller's label at foot of title page for "Ritter & Flebbe formerly C.A. Koehler & Co. . . . Boston Mass." Engraved bookplate of Theodore Woodman Gore on front fixed endpaper with the Gore family motto "In Hoc Signo Vinces"; bookplate is signed: E.H. Blashfield. Edwin Howland Blashfield 1848-1936 was an important American bookplate designer in the late 19th century before becoming better known as a painter and muralist. The former owner Theodore Woodman Gore 1847-1921 was a marine adjuster and book collector. A former owner tipped in on the front free endpaper verso a color map of Holland by W. & R. Chambers London. A list of other works by Havard is on the verso of the half title page. Title page printed in red and black. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; 2 tears of 1 cm. at head of spine without loss; light foxing on text pages only; otherwise pages and plates are clean and bright. G. Decaux; A. Quantin hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004308

‎Byrne, Muriel St. Clare, editor‎

‎The Elizabethan Home Discovered in 2 Dialogues by Claudius Hollyband and Peter Erondell; edited by M. St. Clare Byrne 8/725‎

‎London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. This is number 8 of 725 copies printed by the Westminster Press of which those numbered 1 through 75 were printed on English handmade paper. xiv 95 1 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Full vellum with gilt-tooled spine title and decoration on both covers. Title vignette. "The dialogues here reprinted were the work of Claudius Hollyband and Peter Erondell two Huguenot refugees who taught French for their livelihood in Elizabethan London."--p. vii. "The cuts have all been taken from the Roxburghe Ballads"--p. 90. "The Haslewood Books"--at foot of p. 1. In Very Good Condition: vellum covers are curving out; vellum is slightly soiled and scraped; loss of some gilt from back cover; pages and illustrations are clean and crisp. Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004207

‎Thiers, Adolphe‎

‎Histoire de la Révolution Française par M.A. Theirs vol. 6‎

‎Paris: Furne Jouvet et Cie 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. Treizième Édition. vol. 6 only: 4 395 1 p. frontispiece and 4 additional leaves of engraved plates; 21 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment author and volume number in fourth gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; upper corner of front board scraped; foxing on some edges of plates and facing pages; otherwise clean and bright. Furne, Jouvet et Cie hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004175

‎Hughson, David‎

‎London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood to Thirty Miles Extent From an Actual Perambulation vol. 6‎

‎London: J. Stratford 1809. Hardcover. Fair. 632 viii viii p. 46 leaves of plates; 22 cm. Contemporary full calf. Includes "Addenda: Comprising various necessary Corrections and an Account of such Improvements as have taken Place in and about London since the Commencement of this Work"; index and a list of subscribers including members of the royal family. This volume covers Hertfordshire Essex and Middlesex. In Fair Condition: boards are detached but present; leather over spine is cracked and partially lacking as seems to be typical for this volume; occasional foxing on plates; otherwise clean and tight. J. Stratford hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004066

‎Faber, Theodor von‎

‎Sketches of the Internal State of France; by M. Faber; Translated from the French‎

‎Philadelphia: J. & A.Y. Humphreys 1812. Hardcover. Very Good. 256 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red leather spine label with gilt-tooled title. Marbled paper over boards. Former owner's name at head of title page: Geo. Metzger. First American edition. Early American Imprints 2nd series Shaw & Shoemaker 25386. Translation of Notices sur l'intérieur de la France by Gotthilf Theodor von Faber 1766-1847 published in St Petersburg in 1807. Fascinating first-hand account of France under Napoleon Bonaparte. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed with minor loss at head of spine; stain on pp. 86-87; minimal foxing; otherwise clean and tight. J. & A.Y. Humphreys hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003913

‎Cichini Briefmarken Katalog: Österreich Deutschland 1947‎

‎Graz Austria: Otto Cichini 1947. Paperback. Near Fine -. 64 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. White paper covers printed in black. A catalog of German and Austrian stamps from the 19th and 20th centuries with many black-and-white photographs. In Near Fine- Condition: cover lightly soiled; pages are browning; otherwise clean and tight. Otto Cichini paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003764

‎Gifford, John‎

‎The History of France From the Earliest Times Till the Death of Louis Sixteenth; From the French of Velly Villaret Garnier Mezeray Daniel and other eminent historians; with notes critical and explanatory vol. 2‎

‎Philadelphia: Printed for James Stewart & Co. by Snowden & M'Corkle 1797. Hardcover. Good . Vol. 2 only of 4 volumes. 567 1 6 p. frontispiece 6 additional leaves of plates; 26 cm. Signatures: A-4B4 index signed: a b c 4to. Original full calf with gilt-ruled spine; black leather spine label with gilt-tooled volume number. Includes index on final 6 pages. Bookbinder's label on front fixed endpaper: "Books Bound and Libraries Repaired by William Derickson No. 11 Carter's Alley Philadelphia." Very little is known about the bookbinder William Derickson. Verso of first plate in text contains manuscript record of the births of Anne Matilda Acuff b. 1811 Justus W. Acuff b. 1813 and Mary Catharine Acuff b. 1815. This volume of Gifford's history covers the years from 1328 under Philip the 6th to 1483 under Lewis the 11th. This Philadelphia edition is much scarcer than the 1794 London edition. In Good Condition: back joint separated from head of spine for 5 cm.; corners bumped and rubbed; old tape residue at head of spine on both boards; lacking last leaf p. 7 of index following W/Wild; lacking front free endpaper; old faint dampstaining in first and last pages; fore-edge of 3rd plate lacking without impact on plate; 3-cm. tear from upper edge of 6th plate without impact on plate; lower corner of pp. 51-52 lacking without loss of text; small hole in pp. 565-567 with minimal loss of text; light browning and soiling throughout. Printed for James Stewart & Co. by Snowden & M'Corkle hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003563

‎Disraeli, Isaac; Disraeli, Benjamin, ed‎

‎Amenities of Literature: Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli; A New Edition edited by his son the Right Hon. B. Disraeli 2 volumes provenance: Morris Morgan‎

‎Cambridge: Privately printed Riverside Press 1864. Hardcover. Very Good -. 2 volumes 419 453 p.; 23 cm. Half calf with gilt-tooled spine title. Red-brown paper over boards. Top page edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Title page printed in red and black with vignette. On each front fixed endpaper is the armorial bookplate of Morris Morgan with griffin stag's head and 3 cupids and the Morgan family motto "Fama praestante praestantior virtus". In Very Good- Condition: heavily rubbed; old repair at vol. 1 head of spine; some browning of pages; clean and tight. Privately printed, Riverside Press hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003459

‎Eintheilung Stärke und Dislocation der Russischen Armee in Graphischer Darstellung‎

‎Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl 1895. Paperback. Very Good -. 14 leaves accordian-style: color illustrations; 19 cm. Plain wrappers; front wrapper printed in black reproducing title page. There is no date of publication but Moritz Ruhl issued a number of works on European uniforms and armies in the 1890s. First and leaves attached to wrappers; first leaf blank. Series title at head of front wrapper and title page: Ordre de Bataille der Heere Europa's II. Text is in German. In Very Good- Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled; chipping along fore-edge and lower edge of front wrapper; minor loss at lower corner of both front and back wrapper; two approx. 1-cm. tears from upper edge of title page without loss; illustrations are clean and intact. Moritz Ruhl paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003377

‎Besse, Joseph‎

‎An Abstract of the Sufferings of the People call'd Quakers vol. 3‎

‎London: Assigns of J. Sowle 1738. Hardcover. Very Good . For the Testimony of a Good Conscience From the Time of Their being first distinguished by that Name Taken from Original Records and other Authentick Accounts; Volume III From the year 1660 to the year 1666." 2 546 xxviii 10 p.: 1 leaf folded; 20 cm. Signatures: B8x1 C-2H8 2I-2U4 x4 8vo. Modern calf with original original gilt-tooled spine label. The folded leaf contains the table A Summary Account of the Sufferings in the Second and Third Volumes. Contains: An Alphabetical Index of the Names of the Sufferers in the Third Volume pp. 479-546 and An Index Containing Some of the Principal Contest of this Third Volume pp. 1-xxviii. Includes Errata on first page following p. xxviii and publisher's advertisements on final 8 unpaginated pages. In Very Good Condition: very occasional soiling; folded leaf is intact and solid. A clean and tight copy of an important work in Quaker history. Assigns of J. Sowle hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003373

‎Roses and Thorns of Paris and London: A Historic and Descriptive Review of the Virtues and Vices of the Two Greatest Cities of the Earth‎

‎New York: s.n. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good . 518 p.: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 27 cm. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt spine and cover titles; black and red spine and cover illustrations. Title page printed in red and black. No publication information other than the place. Copyright 1900 by C.R. Graham. Advice for Americans travelling to Paris and London by someone who thought they should really stay in the United States. "It is an undeniable fact that Europeans do not know how to live; they have no idea of luxuries and very little of comforts." p. 47 The anonymous author emphasizes the scandalous aspects of life in Paris as much as possible the can-can "consists of high kicking and lascivious posturing by depraved women.". Contains amusing descriptions of restaurants cafes and theaters; parks monuments cemeteries and catacombs; cultural and educational institutions; horse races and festivals; and street life with the types of people to be seen: students artists' models vendors socialists anarchists gamblers and criminals. In general the section on Paris presents the fascinating and slightly scandalous world first dramatised for the world in Puccini's La Bohème. The section on London emphasizes the city's history and architecture. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: ends of spine slightly rubbed; cover is lightly soiled; slightly shaken; pages are clean and bright. s.n. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003159

‎Johnson, Samuel‎

‎Debates in Parliament vol. 2‎

‎London: John Stockdale 1787. Hardcover. Very Good. Vol. 2 only of 2 volumes. 6 516 p.; 22 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Johnson's Debates. Volume number in third compartment. Board edges are gilt-tooled. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: Maggie Okeson. Issued as vol. 13 of a 13-volume edition of The Works of Samuel Johnson. Series title page precedes volume title page. Contains debates from Dec. 1 1741 to Feb. 23 1743 as imagined by Johnson based on notes taken by someone else during the debates. In Very Good Condition: edges are rubbed; spine is scraped; gilt-tooled spine label is intact; title pages are foxed; occasional foxing otherwise; some pages are browning; otherwise clean and tight. John Stockdale hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003197

‎Brace, Harold W., ed‎

‎The First Minute Book of the Gainsborough Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends 1669-1719; edited by Harold W. Brace complete: vols 1-3‎

‎Hereford Eng: Lincoln Record Society 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 volumes 149 222 217 p.: 1 map; 27 cm. Light yellow-green cloth vols. 1 and 2 and light yellow cloth vol. 3; black-stamped spine and cover titles with the emblem of the Lincoln Record Society on the front cover of each. Pages are unopened. The Publications of the Lincoln Record Society vols. 38 40 44. Published in 1949 1949 and 1951 respectively. Contents: v. 1. 1669-1689. -- v. 2. 1689-1709. -- v. 3. 1709-1719. Vol. 3 contains an index and several appendices with biographical information about Lincolnshire Quakers who are mentioned in the minutes as well as information about contemporary matters referred to in the minutes. The volumes cover a critical period in the history of Quakerism. In Very Good Condition: light soiling at head of spines; spine of vol. 2 is sunned; cover of vol. 2 is lightly soiled; otherwise all 3 volumes are clean and bright. Lincoln Record Society hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002847

‎Payne, AA. A. A.‎

‎A Handbook of British and Foreign Orders War Medals and Decorations Awarded to the Army and Navy Chiefly described from those in the collection of A.A. Payne of which there are some 2500; More than 500 of these have been awarded to officers whose services are therein recorded; Illustrated with nearly Sixty Portraits Orders and Medals‎

‎Sheffield England: J.W. Northend printer and lithographer 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. lxix 3 811 p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author and 58 leaves of plates from photographs chiefly reproduced by Furniss of Sheffield; 25 cm. Printer's royal blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and illustrations of crown and drum and gilt-stamped Loyal and True medallion on the front-cover. Lacking dust jacket. Title page in red and black. Includes addenda and corrigenda; indices by medal and officer; lists of military officers colonels of regiments naval officers and and officers connected with the peerage baronetage and knightage and an index of the services of naval officers all whose decorations were in the author's collection. Top page edges gilt. Beige endpapers. Inscribed "With the Author's compliments" on the dedication page doubtless to one of the 80 subscribers listed after the dedication page. First Edition. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; back hinge cracked; pages and illustrations are clean and tight. J.W. Northend, printer and lithographer hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002751

‎Thackeray, William Makepeace‎

‎The Chronicle of the Drum‎

‎New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1882. Hardcover. Very Good -. xi 1 70 p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece 30 full-page illustrations; 26 cm. Publisher's grey cloth with red black and gilt embossed spine title cover title and cover illustration and decoration. Boards have bevelled edges. All page edges gilt. Dark brown endpapers with black decoration. Half-title on verso of frontispiece. Title vignette: portrait of author. French military history told from the perspective of a family of army drummers. In Very Good- Condition: cover lightly soiled; edges lightly rubbed; front hinge weak; back hinge just starting to crack; occasional foxing along gutter; otherwise pages and illustrations are clean and bright. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002620

‎Gillies John‎

‎The History of Ancient Greece Its Colonies and Conquests; From the Earliest Accounts till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East; Including the History of Literature Philosophy and the Fine Arts 4 volumes‎

‎Philadelphia: James Y. Humphreys 1822. Hardcover. Good. Second American from the last London edition. 4 volumes 2 380 358 359 395 p.: frontispiece maps folded in vols. 1 and 2; 22 cm. Contemporary calf with irregular dark horizontal patterns. Four spine compartments; dark green morocco labels in second compartments with gilt-tooled title "Gillies Grece" and volume number. Gilt decoration in remaining compartments. Gilt-rolled border on each board. All page edges yellow. Marbled endpapers. Vol. 1 frontispiece map: The Western Division of the Grecian Colonies and Conquests. Vol. 2 frontispiece map: Eastern Division of the Grecian Colonies and Conquests. Former owner's name at head of title pages: J.D. Slack. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed; joints are weak; spine leather is cracked with some loss particularly on vols. 3 and 4; vol. 1 map has old repair of tear near gutter chipping along fore-edge just starting to separate along horizontal fold from each end; vol. 2 map has 4-cm. tear from gutter edge without loss; light foxing throughout; occasional old dampstaining. A solid set of this scarce early 19th-century American edition. James Y. Humphreys hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002489

‎L'Art de Vérifier les Dates depuis l'Année 1770 jusqu'a nos Jours: Formant la Continuation ou Troisieme Partie de l'Ouvrage Publie sous ce Nom par les Religieux Benedictins de la Congregation de Saint-Maur vol. 11 Chile and Argentina‎

‎Paris: Ambrose Dupont et Cie 1828. Hardcover. Very Good -. Volume 11 only of 16 volumes: 4 525 p.: tables; 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. This volume covers the history of Chile and Argentina from 1770 to 1828. In Very Good- Condition: ends of spine and corners rubbed; slight loss at lower corner of front board; foxing heavy on some pages; otherwise pages are clean and tight. Ambrose Dupont et Cie hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002350

‎Craig, Edward Gordon‎

‎The Mask: A Journal of the Art of the Theatre -- Volume Ten Number Two April 1924‎

‎Florence Italy: Edward Gordon Craig 1924. Paperback. Very Good. 6 47-94 6 p. frontispiece and 4 leaves of plates: in-text illustrations; 23 cm. Orange wrappers printed in black with small strip of matching orange paper on front wrapper below address bearing price 10 shilling or $2.50. Wrapper title: The Mask: An Illustrated Journal of the Art of the Theatre. Six unpaginated pages of advertisements precede text. Embossed circular stamp of Yale University Department of Drama Library on front wrapper. Edward Gordon Craig son of actress Ellen Terry was a theater director critic and theater designer. He published the first international theater periodical The Mask from 1908 to 1929. In addition to anonymous and pseudonymous contributions by Craig contents include: The Decree of Moscow: Translated from the French by Pierre Ramés and with foreword comments and notes by John Balance Craig; Plays Old and New by Henry Gay Calvin; Il Pianto della Vergine: a Drama by Jacopone Da Todi; On"The Tempest" by Edward Gordon Craig; Some Bibliographical Notes on some Old Plays and Wood Cuts by Felix Urban Craig; and reviews of plays. A number of these "authors" were also pseudonyms used by Craig. The final 6 unpaginated pages contain advertisements for theater-related publications. A scarce issue of this important theater publication. In Very Good Condition: wrappers lightly soiled; very slight loss of paper at ends of spine; pages and plates are clean and bright. Edward Gordon Craig paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002262

‎Hine, Reginald L.‎

‎A Mirror for the Society of Friends: Being the Story of the Hitchin Quakers With an Introduction by Edward Grubb‎

‎London: George Allen & Unwin 1929. Very Good -. Lucas Samuel. First published in The History of Hitchin vol. 2 1929; this separate edition published later the same year. 150 2 p.: 9 in-text drawings 13 leaves of illustrations many by Samuel Lucas; 25 cm. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped center medallion on both boards. Title page in red and black with decorative border. Publisher's device on page following index. Top page edges gilt. Includes bibliography and index. Faint white library call numbers on spine. Front fixed endpaper bears inscription: Friends House Preparative Meeting Library. The same with Friends House Euston Road London stamped on the front free endpaper. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "Helen F. Carpenter Withleigh West Heath Rd Hampstead London NW3." A history of the Society of Friends in Hitchen Herfordshire England. In Very Good- Condition: spine is sunned slightly faded; ends of spine and corners rubbed with fraying at head of spine; remains of white call numbers on spine; cover slightly soiled; foxing primarily on first few leaves including title page; otherwise clean and tight. George Allen & Unwin unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002150

‎Hallam, Henry‎

‎View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages Vol. 1‎

‎London: John Murray 1829. Hardcover. Good . Fifth edition. This is volume 1 only of 3 volumes. xix 1 549 p.; 22 cm. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between gilt rules; black morocco label in the 2nd and 4th compartments with gilt-tooled title and volume number. Gilt-ruled borders on both boards. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Contents: Chapter I: The History of France from its conquest by Clovis to the invasion of Naples by Charles VIII; Chapter II: On the Feudal System especially in France; Chapter III: The History of Italy from the extinction of the Carlovingian emperors to the invasion of Naples by Charles VIII. In Good Condition: part of each morocco spine label lacking; edges rubbed; small section of leather lacking at tail of spine; spine is sunned; small scrape on back board; lower corners of last few pages creased; title page and a few additional pages foxed; otherwise pages are clean and tight. John Murray hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002043

‎De Quincey, Thomas‎

‎The Cæsars The Caesars‎

‎Boston: Tickner Reed and Fields 1851. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4 295 p.; 19 cm. Original brown ribbed publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; boards have blind-stamped center medallions and borders. Pale yellow endpapers. This is the fourth volume in the publisher's series De Quincey's Writings. The series list on the verso of the half title page goes through the fourth volume. A 4-page publisher's catalog dated March 1851 is bound in between the front endpapers. In Very Good Condition: covers are slightly rubbed and soiled; back cover is stained; slight loss of cloth at head of spine; tail of spine fraying; pages are clean and tight. Tickner, Reed, and Fields unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001940

‎Regnault, Elias‎

‎Procès de O'Connell et de ses Coaccusés précédé d'un Aperçu Historique sur l'Union la Question du Rappel O'Connell les Meetings et sur les Principaux Faits qui ont Motivé la Poursuite des Repealers par Élias Regnault‎

‎Paris: Pagnerre 1843. Hard Cover. Good . 112 p.: frontispiece and 4 leaves of plates; 20 cm. Disbound. The trial of Irish political leader Daniel O'Connell 1775-1847. In Good Condition: light foxing on plates; otherwise clean and solid. Pagnerre unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001953

‎Lyndall, Joseph‎

‎Business: As It Is and As It Might Be‎

‎London: Walton and Maberly 1854. Paperback. Good. 4 140 4 p.; 19 cm. Original green paper wrapper printed in black. Front wrapper and title page with vignette indicating that this was a Young Men's Christian Association prize essay. Printed by Wertheimer and Co. Last four pages contain publisher's catalog. According to the Preface this essay was judged the winner among 46 essays on the topic written by young businessmen not over 36 years old. The judges of the contest were: Richard Burgess Charles Stovel Thomas Binney and George Hitchcock. Contents: The physical evils of the present system of business -- The moral evils of the present system of business -- The difficulties presented by the evils of the present system of business to the attainment and development of personal piety -- Remedial suggestions. An interesting and perceptive examination of working conditions in mid-19th-century England. Very scarce in the original wrapper. In Good Condition: lacking back wrapper; front wrapper slightly soiled and separating along joint; some loss of wrapper at ends of spine; a few pages stained by former presence of botanical specimen; one pencilled notation; otherwise clean and tight. Walton and Maberly paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001647

‎Desmoulins, Camille‎

‎Le Vieux Cordelier Journal Politique Rédigé en l'An II: Causes secrètes de la journée du 9 au 10 Thermidor an II suivies des mystères de la mère de Dieu dévoilés par Vilate ex-juré au Tribunal Révolutionnaire‎

‎Paris: Baudouin Frères 1825. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "Précis historique inédit des événements de la soirée du 9 Thermidor an II par C.A. Méda Gendarme Chargé de Réduire la Commune de Paris et les conventionnels insurgés; avec une notice sur la vie de l'auteur mort géneral de brigade et Baron." 4 394 p.; 21 cm. Contemporary full polished Spanish calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red and green morocco spine labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled series title in one and the names of the authors Desmoulins Vilate and Méda in the other. "Paris 1825" is gilt-tooled at tail of spine. Remainder of spine is densely gilt-tooled. Gilt rule border on each board. Board edges are gilt-tooled; turn-ins are blind-tooled. All page edges red. Part of the series Collection des Mémoires Relativs a la Révolution Française. Front fixed endpaper bears armorial bookplate with the name Alington and the motto: En Dieu est tout. In addition to Desmoulins' Le Vieux Cordelier this volume contains Causes Secrètes de la Journée by Joachim Vilate which includes Interrogatoire de Catherine Théot se Disant Mére de Dieu and Précis Historique des Événements by C.A. Méda. In Very Good Condition: slight loss of leather at ends of spine; edges rubbed; front joint starting but hinges are solid; occasional light foxing; otherwise pages are clean and tight. Baudouin Frères hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001689