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ref. 217615A Paris, chez le Directeur de la Décade Philosophique, an V 2 vol. in-8, XXXVI-352 pp. et IV-452-[2] pp., frontispice au tome I, veau fauve flammé, dos lisse orné, roulette dorée encadrant les plats, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque). Petites usures aux coins. Ex-libris L. Dussieux et Marquis Des Roys.
ref. MJP-9789388694612MJP Publishers. Hardcover. New. MJP Publishers hardcover
ref. MJP-9789388694612MJP Publishers. Hardcover. New. MJP Publishers hardcover
ref. MA03OS-00005Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong. Collectible - Acceptable. Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong 1854. 1st edition. Three volume set. Sm 4to Hardcover. 417pp; 339pp; Unpaginated. B/W plates. Fair set. Brown boards with blind front and spine decorative design and front and spine lettering. All volumes: Moderate edgewear. Spine sunned. Pages age toned. Soiling to the boards. With typical period foxing throughout. Volume 1: Slight dampstaining to the bottom gutter of last 1/4 of pages. Previous owner's name inked to the upper title page. Volume 2: Textblock bound upside down. Short penciled gifter's inscription on front pastedown. Slight dampstaining to the fore-edge of pages 194-296. Rear fold-out map torn. Volume 3: Spine broken in two pieces. One map detached but present. In polypropylene bag. south america exploration adventure natural history brazil peru Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Washington, D.C.: Robert Armstrong hardcover
1827ref. 0791966London: Thomas Tegg. 1827. F Edition and Printing Not Stated Collectible. H Full Leather. Good. 11 volume set - complete. Bound in full dark brown calf lether with darker brown leather spine labels. Edition and Printing Not Stated. Good to very good several of the spine labels are cracking but complete bottom spine label on vol. 10 is missing the top right corner several of the volumes have darkened along the front edges of both covers. Still a very attractive set protected in clear archival quality protectors. Glass35 Thomas Tegg hardcover
ref. 38182Edinburgh Bell and Bradfute Peter Hill Silvester Doig A. Stirling and John Ogle 1811 Hardcover books A New edition 1811 in a twelve volume set . Illustrated with two maps by Thos. Kitchin of the Eastern and Western parts of the Roman Empire. Each book is bound in half-leather with decorated gilt panels to spine. The title panel and Volume Number panel in gilt on black. Marbled paper covered boards with brown endpapers. Each book carries the armorial bookplate of John James Lecky. Lecky was born in 1799 and was magistrate and deputy lieutenant of County Carlow where he served as High Sheriff in 1828. The books and contents are Very Good with light foxing in places. The maps are Very Good with the odd short closed tear to edges and in places poorly folded. Volume IV lacks it's Volume Number . The Bindings are firm and tight. There is some rubbing to covers as you would expect for books over 200 years old but they still have a pleasing antiquarian appearance. Pictures available. Edinburgh Bell and Bradfute, Peter Hill, Silvester Doig, A. Stirling, and John Ogle, 1811 hardcover
1985ref. mon0000001953Penguin Books 1985-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex library book usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean copy. Penguin Books paperback
1830ref. 00286455B. F. French 1830 Contemporary brown calf w/gilt title plates rubbing at corners top spine scuffed/chip Vol. 2 boards all tight. foxing damp stains. Rare OCLC finds 0 copies of 4 volume edition. Nice solid set of classic work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good. B. F. French hardcover
1983ref. 459299London : Folio Society 1983. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 8 volumes : illustrations maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Text reproduced from the Everyman edition 1910. Subjects; Gibbon Edward 1737-1794. Rome History Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire History To 527. London : Folio Society hardcover
ref. DADAX0198187335New unknown
ref. FORT802591Henry T. Coates & Co. Used - Good. 5 Volume set. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Octavo. Half bound in blue leather with gilt lettering and raised bands on spine; Marbled paper covered boards and endpapers. Top edges gilt. Henry T. Coates & Co hardcover
1930ref. 346H5276New York: The International News Company 1930. Book. Illus. by Tresilian S.; Robinson T.H.; Wenban R.; Bestall A.E.; Holloway Cyril; Cleaver Reginald; Peddie T.H.; Goss G.W.; Inns Kenneth; Prater Ernest; Abbey S.;. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II of II of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield Berger and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. The International News Company Paperback
1946ref. L3 box1020 b1The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Three Volume Set. By Edward Gibbon. The text edited by J. B. Bury with notes by Mr. Gibbon the introduction and the index as prepared by Professor Bury and a Letter to the Reader from P. Guedalla. Illustrated from the etchings by G. B. Piranesi. 1946 The Heritage Press. Hardcover 3 volumes total 2538 pp. The Heritage Press. hardcover
1796ref. 165516London: A. Strahan T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1796. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols. 703p; 726p. Rebound. A set of two large hardcover books rebound in blue cloth. Volume 1 is in essentially fine condition apart from some very minimal foxing. Text unmarked and binding quite secure. Volume 2 has a small hole in the title page and penetrating as far as page 12 and on the blank rear free endpaper. Otherwise only mild occasional foxing unmarked text and secure binding. Overall this pair of volumes is in very nice condition. A two-volume anthology of Gibbons' lectures essays and correspondence. Most selections are in English but a substantial amount is in French. Both volumes measure approx. 11.2" x 8.75 A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun., and W. Davies hardcover
1825ref. 16506London: Plummer for McLean Goodwin et al 1825. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. A New Edition" of the history the first volume of which was first published in 1776 and in full in 1788. Two volumes in each bound book. Vol. XII includes general index for all. Half leather raised bands and marbled paper boards. Spines with gold stamped decoration and gold lettering on red and black background. Blue marbled endpapers and all edges marbled. Some rubbing on front & rear boards & edges. Frontis in volume one with offsetting on title page. Large folding map in volumes I and II: one has 3" tear. Some foxing especially on pages around maps and illustration of Hadrianus. The other books have a little foxing on title pages only. First book is good others in very good condition. All books are tight straight and unmarked. Not available for international shipping. Plummer (for McLean, Goodwin, et al) hardcover
1838ref. 321024London: T. Cadell; C. and J. Rivington et al. 1838. New edition. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait by Dean after Joshua Reynolds foxed in volume I three folding engraved maps. 8 vols. 8vo. Bouind in full green contemporary morocco a.e.g. Bookplates. New edition. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait by Dean after Joshua Reynolds foxed in volume I three folding engraved maps. 8 vols. 8vo. T. Cadell; C. and J. Rivington, et al. unknown
1838ref. 321024London: T. Cadell; C. and J. Rivington et al. 1838. New edition. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait by Dean after Joshua Reynolds foxed in volume I three folding engraved maps. 8 vols. 8vo. Bouind in full green contemporary morocco a.e.g. Bookplates. New edition. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait by Dean after Joshua Reynolds foxed in volume I three folding engraved maps. 8 vols. 8vo. T. Cadell; C. and J. Rivington, et al. unknown books
1849ref. 19970London. 1849. A classic work in the theory of colonization the culmination of Wakefield's attempt at a theory of colonization based upon scientific principles. His ideas influenced colonial officials and practices in Canada Australia and New Zealand and in the latter place Wakefield was instrumental in establishing a permanent British colony. "The importance of Wakefield's achievements in colonial matters can hardly be overestimated. The tangible fruits of his labours are the least part of their result for all subsequent colonial development has followed the direction of his thought" - DNB. Half title. Modern half calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather label. Early ownership signature on titlepage minimal foxing. Very good plus. FERGUSON 5235. DNB XX pp.449-52. hardcover
1849ref. 19970London. 1849. A classic work in the theory of colonization the culmination of Wakefield's attempt at a theory of colonization based upon scientific principles. His ideas influenced colonial officials and practices in Canada Australia and New Zealand and in the latter place Wakefield was instrumental in establishing a permanent British colony. "The importance of Wakefield's achievements in colonial matters can hardly be overestimated. The tangible fruits of his labours are the least part of their result for all subsequent colonial development has followed the direction of his thought" - DNB. Half title. Modern half calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather label. Early ownership signature on titlepage minimal foxing. Very good plus. FERGUSON 5235. DNB XX pp.449-52. hardcover books
ref. 24949By Wm. Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon Lieutenants United States Navy. In three volumes. Washington: Robert Armstrong Public Printer 1853 - 54 Med.8vo. 1. Part I. By Lieut. Herndon. 417ivpp. 16 tinted lithograped plates appendix. 2. Part II. By Lt. Lardner Gibbon. x339pp. 36 lithographed plates some tinted 2 hand-coloured folding lithographed maps appendix. 3. 3 lithographed folding maps 2 with hand-colouring. The expedition started in Peru and ended at the mouth of the Amazon. "An excellent book on the regions mentioned." - Borba de Moraes p.399 who lists just the three maps in the third volume this copy has two extra maps. In the original cloth the map case having been rebacked usually this book is found in appalling condition due to the poor quality of the paper. However this copy is particularly clean with very little browning of the text none on the plates and the maps are very good with only the occasional split. The covers on volume I are faded unevenly and volume II has been bound-in upside down. A very nice set of the first edition in the publisher's cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa Oceania archaeology anthropology travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.O hardcover
ref. 22027Paris Chez le Directeur de la Décade philosophique, An Ve de la République 1796 in 8 (20x13) 2 volumes reliures pleine basane fauve mouchetée de l'époque, dos lisses ornés, pièces de titre de maroquin rouge, pièces de tomaison de maroquin vert, faux-titre, portrait frontispice gravé: Gibbon en pied, Triturant sa prise de Tabac, titre, XXXVI et 352 pages; faux-titre, titre, IV et 452 pages [1]. Bel ex-libris gravé héraldique, portant la devise: A moy, nec unquam te contamina, Lamais. Première édition française. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1813ref. mon0000147437T. Cadell et al 1813T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Lovely 12 volume leather bound set from Cadell & Davies 1807 ask for images T. Cadell et al hardcover
ref. 315926The Easton Press. Hardcover. Near Fine. Typical leather binding. Eaven foxing to the gilt on all volumes. Collector's edition. Please request a shipping quote. The Easton Press hardcover
1974ref. 310207Easton Press 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine. Six volumes in the typical extravagant Easton treatment. Each volume had the Easton bookplate affixed to the front pastedown all of which have been removed leaving a very light shadow. Across the six volumes only two very small pin pricks to the page edge gilt. Obviously a bit heavier than normal postal charges would allow. Please request a shipping quote before ordering. Easton Press hardcover
1764ref. 030945London: T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt 1764. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition in English. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full leather gilt rebacked scuffed and scratched bumped corners original covers darkened near the joints. This is the scarce first English translation of Gibbon's first book. Title page repaired and former owner's name written there minimal foxing and soiling with browning on the margins of the page after the title and the final page. 4 pp of ads present. This book is remarkably clean for its age. The original was written in French in 1761 and proved a success in Paris. Gibbon is most well known for writing The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt Hardcover
