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1815ref. 34134Philadelphia: Murray Draper Fairman & Co. and J. Webster 1815. Hand-coloured engraving. This example is beautifully printed in the mid 20th-century from the original 19th-century copper plate with wide margins on hand-made paper. The Battle of Lake Erie was the first naval engagement of the War of 1812. The British had gained control of the lake in August 1812 when General Hull surrendered at Detroit. Among those captured was a master ship-builder from Erie Pa. named David Dobbins. After his release from custody Dobbins went to Washington and persuaded the U.S. Government to literally build a naval fleet on Lake Erie in order to challenge the British for its control. Dobbins then went immediately to Erie and rapidly constructed six ships. Meanwhile five more ships were sailed to Erie making a fleet of eleven. In September 1813 Oliver Hazard Perry took command of nine of these ships and set off to engage the British fleet which was captured after three hours of fierce battle; whereupon Perry sent his historic message: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." In May 1814 Commander Perry wrote approvingly to the publishers about the accuracy of this print: "I have no hesitation in pronouncing them a correct representation of the engagement at those particular moments." Stauffer American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel 2288; Grolier The United States Navy 1776-1815 121; Olds Bits and Pieces of American History 241. Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. and J. Webster unknown
1752ref. 27933London: Not Stated 1752. eight volumes complete in original contemporary full calf bindings London stated as publishing location though binding style is French nicely decorated in gilt on spines usual French endpapers text sound and clean throughout early owner Edward Hendrick has put his signature on title pages of all volumes. As a multi-volume set extra postage costs will be involved depending on location. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Not Stated Hardcover
1768ref. 50675à Londres London: S. n. 1768. Fine. S. n. à Londres London 1768 9.50 x 17 cm 9 tomes en 8 volumes reliés New edition after the first one produced by Abbé de Lescluse in 1745 in-4° and in-12°; illustrated with a portrait of Henri IV as frontispiece to the first volume and a second portrait of Sully in the same volume. Supplement to the memoirs in volume 9. Contemporary or near-contemporary half blonde sheep binding with marbled boards. Smooth spine decorated with 2 grotesque compartments and 2 ornamental tools. Red morocco title-label and green morocco volume labels. One cut at head of volume II. Beginning of crack to upper joint of volume I at head upper joint of volume 2 partly split. Title page of volume 2 stained. Upper joint of volume 6 split. One hole in title page of volume 6. Rubbing. Good decorative set. Sully's text has been revised in modern French. This famous edition of the Memoirs is valuable for the abundance of notes by Abbé de l'Ecluse des Loges on these fundamental memoirs for French history. The Supplement to the memoirs is a critique and attack on the edition produced by Lescluse allegedly denaturing Sully's original work. S. n. hardcover
1747ref. 2818London 1747. Second edition. Hardcover. Good . Vol 1 – xxxvi 607 pgs. Vol 2 – x 612 pgs. Vol 3 – vi 617 pgs.8 x 10 in. Text in French.Polished calf original binding. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. 5 raised bands on spine. Marbled endpapers. Red edges to text block. Engraved frontis illustration. Red and black lettering on title page with engraved illustration. Remains of blue silk bookmark in all. Condition of books is GOOD ; Bindings sound with cracking to front edge of Vol 3. Worm damage to spines. Corners worn. Rubbing small tears to covers. Foxing throughout. Small David B. Ogden bookplate on front paste down. Engraved armorial bookplate in center of front paste down depicting Samson and “Emanuel Conte de Nay et de Richecourt” likely original owner c. 1750. Marbled endpapers vivid. Vol 1 – tears to cover surface ink marking on bookplate.Vol 2 – slight tears to surface of calf on front and back more wear to all corners. Vol 3 – scratches tears to front and back cracked/damaged front hinge on cover but binding tight. hardcover
1827ref. 29898A Amsterdam, aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1725. 12 vol. au format in-16 (138 x 82 mm) de 1 f. bl., 3 ff. n.fol., 472 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. n.fol., ii - 455 pp. ; 2 ff. bl., 2 ff. n.fol., 459 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. n.fol., 2 ff. bl., 452 pp. et 1 f. bl ; 1 f. bl., 3 ff. n.fol., 448 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. bl., 3 ff. n.fol., 501 pp. et 2 ff. bl. ; 1 f. bl., 3 ff. n.fol., 447 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., 2 ff. n.fol. et 557 pp. ; 2 ff. bl., 2 ff. n.fol., 509 pp. et 2 ff. bl. ; 2 ff. n.fol., 508 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. bl., 2 ff. n.fol., 523 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., 1 f. n.fol., 493 pp. et 2 ff. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'époque de pleine basane glacée et mouchetée fauve, filet à froid encadrant les plats, dos à nerfs ornés de filets gras à froid, doubles caissons d'encadrement dorés, semis de pointillés dorés formant fleurons, pièces de titre de maroquin acajou, pièces de tomaison de maroquin havane, titre doré, tomaison dorée, palette dorée en queue, tranches rouges, dentelle intérieure dorée.
ref. 31219Londres, sans nom, 1747. 8 volumes in-12, lx-416; viii-556; x-563; vi-450; viii-480; vi-472; vi-481; vi-378-[10]-124p. Reliures plein veau caillouté, dos lisses ornés de fleurons dorés, pièces de titre rouges, pièces de tomaison brunes, tranches jaspées.
1788ref. 53349Chez Jean François Bastien | à Paris 1788 | 12.50 x 20 cm | 6 tomes en 6 volumes reliés
ref. 13640Londres 1767 in 12 (18x10,5) 8 volumes reliures demi basane fauve anciennes, dos lisses, ornés, piéces de titre de maroquin rouge, piéces de tomaison de maroquin vert, tranches teintées jaune, VIII LIV 415 pages, VIII 560 pages, X et 565 pages, VI et 454 pages, VIII et 484 pages, VI et 477 pages, VI et 483 pages, VI et 375 pages. Ensemble en bel état
1870ref. 001641no place: Not published 1870. Book. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. No edition stated. Octavo 8vo. A note written and signed by Thomas Sully. Addressed to Henry S. Randall Esq. it reads "Dear Sir. It will give me great pleasure to recieve sic the "History of New York" published by the Legislature of the State which you have kindly proffered me. Please send by Adams' Express to my address -- No. 11 South 5th St. or to W. Pennington Book seller No. 10 South 5th. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servany signed Tho Sully." The folded into approximate sixths note measures 5 and 3/8 inches tall by 8 inches wide. Three small old archival mount remnants on the reverse of the document. In very good plus condition without any stains or smudging. Thomas Sully lived 1783 to 1872. He was born in England and moved to the United States as a boy. Studied with his brother Lawrence died 1803 opened a studio in New York 1806 and Philadelphia 1808. Known to have painted more than 2600 works. Among his best known are "Washington Crossing the Delaware" "Marquis de Lafayette" and "Jefferson Madison Jackson.". No date listed; circa 1870. Not published Paperback books
1788ref. 129602chez F. J. Desoer, Imprimeur-Libraire..., M. DCC. 1788 8 volumes. In-12 17,5 x 9,5 cm. Reliures de l’époque veau havane, dos lisses ornés de roulettes dorées, plats encadrés de roulettes dorées, portrait de Sully en frontispice, vignette aux titres, bandeaux & culs-de-lampe, XLVIII-322-439-430-354-374-364-371-364-291-243-348 pp., table des matières à la fin de chaque volume. Ex-libris P. R. Duperray & CGL Miremont.
1763ref. 23297London: printed for A. Millar et al. 1763. 6 volumes 12mo 2 engraved portraits and a folding map in volume I; full contemporary calf gilt-decorated spines maroon morocco labels; spines a bit soiled front hinge on volume I cracked small chip from the bottom of the spine on volume VI but generally good and sound or better. Translated by Charlotte Lennox and first published in quarto 1756. printed for A. Millar [et al.] unknown
1757ref. ST14844London: A. Millar; J. Dodsley; and W. Shropshire 1757. Second Edition. 222 x 140 mm. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2. Five volumes. Contemporary gray paper boards backed in sheep with unusual wavy edges raised bands black morocco labels with gilt titling. Front pastedowns with armorial bookplate of Francis Eyre of Warkworth Northamptonshire. Corners slightly bumped and edges a little tattered one spine with minor loss to leather in one compartment boards a bit rubbed but overall the contemporary bindings very sound and in excellent condition; the occasional small blemish a few marginal open tears one closed tear minimally affecting text but internally very well preserved in general. This is the first English translation of the memoirs of French statesman Maximilien de Béthune Duke of Sully undertaken either by Samuel Johnson or by best-selling female novelist Charlotte Lennox and offered here in the original unsophisticated and unusual bindings. A Huguenot of noble family Sully 1560-1641 was presented to the Protestant King Henri of Navarre when he was 11 years old and became permanently attached to that monarch until the king's assassination in 1610. Sully although a lifelong Protestant himself encouraged Henri to convert to Catholicism in order to become King Henri IV of France arranged for the marriage of Henri to Marie de Medici and served as a lifelong advisor and confidante to the king. His insider's views of this crucial period of French history make his "Memoirs" of continuing interest to scholars. Originally published in French in 1638 the first edition in English appeared well over 100 years later in 1756 a year before our second edition. The ESTC notes that the translator may have been Samuel Johnson but the book itself as well as later editions credits Charlotte Lennox ca. 1729-1804 author of popular women's adventure novels including "The Female Quixote." She was born in the American colonies but spent her working life in England where literary friends and supporters included the aforementioned Johnson. The bindings here are not extraordinarily attractive but they are interesting as specimens of an unusual slightly rustic design: the wavy edges where the leather and paper meet are clearly purposeful and add a playful element not usually seen in modest bindings such as these. A. Millar; J. Dodsley; and W. Shropshire unknown
1870ref. 001641no place: Not published 1870. Autograph. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. No edition stated. Octavo 8vo. A note written and signed by Thomas Sully. Addressed to Henry S. Randall Esq. it reads "Dear Sir. It will give me great pleasure to recieve sic the "History of New York" published by the Legislature of the State which you have kindly proffered me. Please send by Adams' Express to my address -- No. 11 South 5th St. or to W. Pennington Book seller No. 10 South 5th. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servany signed Tho Sully." The folded into approximate sixths note measures 5 and 3/8 inches tall by 8 inches wide. Three small old archival mount remnants on the reverse of the document. In very good plus condition without any stains or smudging. Thomas Sully lived 1783 to 1872. He was born in England and moved to the United States as a boy. Studied with his brother Lawrence died 1803 opened a studio in New York 1806 and Philadelphia 1808. Known to have painted more than 2600 works. Among his best known are "Washington Crossing the Delaware" "Marquis de Lafayette" and "Jefferson Madison Jackson.". No date listed; circa 1870. Not published Paperback
1787ref. 119661787 1797 Londres. Liège. Desoer pour une partie. 1797-1798. 10 volumes in-12, demi-veau, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge et pièce de tomaison de maroquin noir. XLVIII pp. ; 322 pp. — (2) ff. ; 439 pp. ; (1) p. pb. — (2) ff. ; VIII pp. ; 430 pp. — (2) ff. ; 354 pp. — (2) ff. ; 374 pp. — (2) ff. ; VIII pp. ; 371 pp. ; (1) p. bl. — (2) ff. ; VI pp. ; 364 pp. — (2) ff. ; VI pp. ; 291 pp. ; (1) p. bl. — (2) ff. ; 243 pp. ; (1) p. —VIII pp. ; 349 pp. ; (1) f. bl
ref. 898976Bastien Paris 1788 6 volumes in-8 pleine basane fauve marbrée, dos à nerfs ornés de caissons et fleurons dorés. 2 portraits gravés hors-texte. Menus defauts aux reliures sinon bel exemplaire.
1918ref. 100341918 1918 Paris. Pour les Amis du Livre. 1914- 1918. 1 volume in-4, demi-maroquin bleu nuit à coins, plats et coins bordés d’1 filet doré, dos à nerfs richement orné, tête dorée. Couvertures et dos conservés. Reliure signée Canape.XVI pp., 286 pp., 1 f. bl.
1778ref. 279585London : Printed for J. Rivington 1778. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Minor library marks remain. Physical description; 6 v. : ill. map fold. ports. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Henry IV King of France 1553-1610. France History Henry IV 1589-1610. London : Printed for J. Rivington hardcover
1763ref. 23297London: printed for A. Millar et al. 1763. 6 volumes 12mo 2 engraved portraits and a folding map in vol. I; full contemporary calf gilt-decorated spines maroon morocco labels; spines a bit soiled front hinge on vol. 1 cracked small chip from the bottom of the spine on vol. 6 but generally good and sound or better. Translated by Charlotte Lennox and first published in quarto 1756. printed for A. Millar [et al.] unknown books
1788ref. 53349à Paris: Chez Jean François Bastien 1788. Fine. Chez Jean François Bastien à Paris 1788 12.50 x 20 cm 6 tomes en 6 volumes reliés New edition illustrated with 2 portraits at the frontispiece of volume I. Full brown granite sheep bindings. Spine with raised bands decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. 4 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. A brown stain at the foot of the upper board of volume I. Handsome set. Edition based on all previous critical editions including the very famous one by abbé de l'ecluse 1745 and those containing observations and remarks by abbé de Montempuis who accused L'ecluse of excessive partiality towards the Jesuits. Volume 5 contains various pieces and observations intended to provide greater objectivity in reading the memoirs. A large general table occupies almost the entirety of the last volume. Chez Jean François Bastien hardcover
1873ref. 806Philadelphia: J.M Stoddart & Co 1873. Hardbound. VG- light soiling. Azure blue vellum. 55 pp. Color plate of a painter's pallete which is colored by hand and also the folding chart at p. 14 which is frequently missing. Karpel I-1351 states ".Describes materials and procedures for portrait painting. Sully's handbook reveals many of the techniques used by himself and his contemporaries including Allston West Leslie and Trumbull in the preparation of varnishes canvases and flesh-tones." Slight separation of vellum from board on front cover still a very desirable book in solid condition. Extremely scarce. The book was reprinted by Faber Birren and Reinhold in 1965. J.M Stoddart & Co hardcover
1664ref. 29Mémoires de Maximilien de Béthune Duc de Sully Memoires des sages et royalles oeconomies d'estat domestiques politiques et militaires de Henry le Grand l'Exemplaire des Roys le Prince des Vertus des Armes & des Loix & le Pere en effet de ses peuples François. Chez Alethinosgraphe de Clearetimelee & Graphexechon de Pistariste à l'enseigne des trois Vertus couronnees d'Amaranthe Château de Sully A Amstelredam Amsterdam S.d. In-folio 8 535 8 463pp. 2 tomes reliés en 1 volume. Agréable exemplaire d'une des contrefaçons réalisées probablement en 1664 peu après la première édition des célèbres du Duc de Sully dont la première partie fut tirée à très petit nombre en 1638 en son château de Sully. Exemplaire en plein vélin de l'époque réunissant les deux parties au complet. Mors ouverts petites réparations anciennes aux mors et en bas du dos. 4 feuillets liminaires brunis. Rousseurs quelquefois un peu fortes. Bon exemplaire toutefois sain. Grand format : 372 x 253 cm Envoi avec suivi et assurance hardcover
1752ref. 176932A Londres A Londres, 1752. 8 volumes In-12 reliés plein veau brun, dos à nerfs très ornés de filets et fleurons dorés, triple filets d'ecadrement sur les deux plats de chaque volume avec fer à la fleur de lys dans les quatre coins, tranches marbrées, gardes de papier marbré. LX + 424 + VIII + 567 +X + 577 + VI + 464 +VIII + 493 + VI + 489 + VI + 497 + VI + 378 pages. Des frottements aux reliures, mors fragilisés dont deux partiellement fendus, le deuxième plat du tome II présente un manque de cuir. Le corps des ouvrages est en bon état, on signale juste une déchirure à la page de titre sans manque, des annotations d'appartenance en pages de gardes blanches avec mentions pour restitution en cas de perte au tome IV, une trace d'humidité marginale au tome VIII, le deuxième plat du tome I qui est un peu déformé, des coins un peu émoussés. Malgré les défauts signalés, dont notre prix tient compte, reste un ensemble très correct pour ces mémoires recherchées et peu courantes complètes.
1819ref. 9032703Edinburgh: Printed for Stirling and Slade and Archibald Constable et al. 1819. Hardcover. Very Good. In English. Originally published in 1756 this is the first edition with an appendix. "A New Edition Carefully Corrected Embellished With Portraits." Bound in half-calf with tan cloth boards spines stamped in illustrated gilt and red spine labels. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated portrait frontispiece in each volume. Text blocks are mostly in very good condition clean and bright with sunning to endpapers and very occasional and minimal foxing. Volume four has light water damage along bottom edge to roughly an inch in height not affecting text. Minimal wear to extremities barely through calf on less than half of the corners. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Printed for Stirling and Slade, and Archibald Constable, et al. hardcover
1664ref. 11842Paris: chez Lovis Billaine 1664. leather_bound. stark abgenutzt. Titelei 5 Blatt 587 Seiten; Titelei 3 Bl. 623 S. Leder der Zeit mit ornamentaler Rückenvergoldung. Folio 37 x 23 cm. bestossen berieben Bezug mit Fehlstellen Erster Titel und letztes Blatt eingerissen Titel mit Ausrissen ohne Textverlust innen nur wenig gebräunt resp. braunfleckig. Maximilian von Béthune Herzog von Sully Baron dann Marquis von Rosny geb. 13. Dezember 1560 in Rosny bei Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines; gest. 21. Dezember 1641 in Villebon Eure-et-Loir 20 km westlich von Chartres war ein hochrangiger französischer Artillerieoffizier Großmeister der Artillerie von Frankreich Minister Staatsmann Marschall von Frankreich und Freund Heinrichs IV. Sein vollständiger Name und Titel lautete: Maximilien Ier de Béthune Duc de Sully Baron de Rosny Pair de France Prince Souverain d'Henrichemont et de Boisbelle Marquis de Nogent-le-Rotrou Comte de Muret et de Villebon Vicomte de Meaux. Sully wurde in der reformierten Kirche erzogen und zugleich mit Heinrich von Navarra unterrichtet. Er nahm mit Auszeichnung an den Feldzügen des jungen Königs von Navarra teil und kämpfte bei Coutras 1587 und bei Ivry 1590 mit. Ein strenger Calvinist stolz und schroff trat er auch seinem königlichen Freund besonders seiner Verschwendung und Ausschweifung wiederholt mit Energie entgegen; doch vereinte beide bald wieder die gemeinsame Liebe zum Vaterland. Deswegen riet er auch 1593 Heinrich zur Annahme des Katholizismus um den Bürgerkrieg zu beendigen. 1597 an die Spitze der Finanzen gestellt Conseiller aux Finances tilgte er eine Staatsschuld von 200 Millionen Livres erwarb den größten Teil der verschleuderten Domänen zurück hob eine Menge überflüssiger Ämter auf ordnete und vereinfachte das Steuerwesen baute Straßen führte die Seidenkultur und andere Erwerbszweige ein und begünstigte den Ackerbau; diesen und die Weidewirtschaft mfrz. pastourage frz. pâtourage erklärte er wiederholt als die Brüste von denen Frankreich ernährt werde «Labourage et pasturage sont les deux mamelles dont la France est alimentée». Seit 1599 auch als erster Großmeister der Artillerie von Frankreich und Oberaufseher über alle Befestigungen des Landes stellte er in kurzem die öffentliche Ruhe wieder her namentlich durch Vernichtung vieler Räuberbanden. Auf Heinrichs Zug nach Savoyen 1600 eroberte Sully die für unüberwindlich gehaltenen Festungen Montmelian und Bourg. Nach dem Frieden übernahm er unter dem Titel eines erblichen Kapitäns der Häfen Flüsse und Kanäle das Département der öffentlichen Bauten hob Zölle auf erklärte den Getreidehandel für frei legte Kanäle an und leistete in dieser Stellung viel für die Verbesserung der Kommunikationsmittel des Landes. Zugleich leitete er auch die auswärtigen Verhandlungen. 1604 wurde er zum Gouverneur von Poitou und 1606 für sein Schloss Sully an der Loire nebst den dazugehörigen Ländereien zum erblichen Herzog ernannt. Dabei erwarb er für sich selbst ein bedeutendes Vermögen. Nach der Ermordung Heinrichs IV. 14. Mai 1610 wurde er seiner Stellung am Hof entbunden und von diesem auf sein Schloss verwiesen; doch bediente sich auch Ludwig XIII. öfters seines Rats und ernannte ihn 1634 zum Marschall von Frankreich. Sein gleichnamiger Sohn übernahm das Amt des Großmeister der Artillerie von Frankreich starb aber bereits 1634 mit 46 Jahren. Maximilien de Béthune Herzog von Sully starb am 21. Dezember 1641 im Alter von 81 Jahren. Maximilien de Rosny eine durch den Herzog von Sully inspirierte literarische Figur verkörpert den beinahe idealen Politiker in Heinrich Manns Roman Die Vollendung des Königs Henri Quatre. wikipedia. Wichtig für die Geschichte seiner Zeit obwohl durchaus nicht zuverlässig sind seine in Stil und Form ungenießbaren "Mémoires ou Oeconomies royales d'Estat" Amsterdam 1634 2 Bände; 2 Supplementbände 1662. - Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage oder auf unserer Homepage. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 12.10.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 10/12/2026. chez Lovis Billaine hardcover
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