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1808Paris, Léopold Colin, 1808. Un volume de format in 8° de IV, 180 pp. Reliure en demi veau à coins brun, coins un peu usés. Bon exemplaire.
1876formato 22X16. Legatura editoriale tutta tela pagine 306. Con 56 incisioni e 7 carte geografiche piegate. Bella copia
1966ref. USIMROC00tpmUniversity of Nebraska 1966. Very Good. Simonin Louis L. The Rocky Mountain West in 1867. Lincoln: University of Nebraska 1966. 170pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with light bumping. Contains dedication on front free endsheet by translator and annotator Wilson O. Clough. University of Nebraska hardcover books
1867ref. 183015Paris.: Hachette. 1867. 2nd edition. Contemporary quarter black morocco over marbled boards raised bands gilt spine decorations marbled endpapers. . Very good light shelfwear scattered foxing. Large 8vo. French text. A nicely illustrated book on underground mining. Heavy book will require extra shipping. weight: 4.9 lb. Numerous illustrations including 164 wood engravings 30 colored maps and 10 chromolithographic plates. Hachette. hardcover books
1960ref. 139082Paris: Societe Nouvelle Pathe Cinema 1960. Original French petite small poster for the 1960 film. Set during WWII Candide Cassell is an orphaned Westphalian who falls in love with the baron's daughter Cunegonde Lavi and is thrown out of the house when the baron discovers them kissing. Candide is drafted and captured by the Nazis but escapes and joins the International Red Cross. His improbable adventures take himto the revolutions of South America the tribes of Borneo Moscow and to racially charged New York. 16 x 27 inches folded once as issued. Good with edge tears creases and chips light foxing. Scarce. Societe Nouvelle Pathe Cinema unknown books
1869ref. 58478Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et cie 1869. First edition large 8vo pp. ix 3 516; 6 chromolithograph plates including frontispiece 15 color charts and 91 text engravings 43 of which are full-page; contemporary if not original half brown morocco over marbled paper boards marbled endpapers; spine in six compartments with gilt-lettered direct in 2; upper joint reattached and rubbed some residue and small closed tear on upper endpaper text clean and sound all else very good. Simonin 1830-1886 a mine engineer and professor of geology explored mines around the world including in America. This work includes many chapters devoted to the origin and role of minerals marbles precious stones and diamonds. This volume covers his work in France Cuba Colorado Arkansas Morel-Faito Italy and Elba. Librairie de L. Hachette et cie hardcover books
1867ref. 58454Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie 1867. First edition large 8vo pp. 6 iii 1 604; title page printed in red and black; 163 wood engravings in the text many full-page 30 colored maps 2 double-page and 10 chromolithographs; a fine copy in original brown morocco-backed brown cloth gilt decorated spine laid out in 5 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 1 a.e.g. Includes sections coal mining mining for metals and mining for precious stones. Also on mining in the Americas including maps of the Lake Superior region and California-Nevada. Many of the wood engravings are dramatic images of miners at work and the perils of the undertaking. Sabin 81317. Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie hardcover books
1867ref. S13748Paris:: L. Hachette et Cie 1867. 1867. 274 x 194 mm. 8vo. iii 1 errata 604 pp. 163 figs. 10 splendid hand-colored lithographic plates some heightened in gold or silver 30 colored maps 2 double-page; lightly foxed. Contemporary quarter purple morocco green tips marbled boards raised bands gilt spine all edges red. Very good. FIRST EDITION of this comprehensive work on mining which includes a history of mining metallurgy and mineralogy as well as methods techniques and equipment. The three parts of the book are divided into coal-mining metal-mining and the mining of precious stones. Simonin also includes sections on mining in America with a map of the sites along Lake Superior and one of California-Nevada. Perhaps the most notable part of this work is its attempt to represent mining life graphically. The many excellent text illustrations are engravings depicting mining techniques and conditions in the mines. Included are 10 handsome lithographic plates. A number of the illustrations show details of equipment ranging from drill bits to elevators to miner lamps. A long chapter discusses and pictures various mining accidents. Altogether a very interesting work of broad scope. REFERENCES: BM Nat. Hist. IV p. 1928; Sabin 81317; Zeitlinger 4393 English edition 1868. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY. L. Hachette et Cie, 1867. hardcover books
1867ref. 57617Paris: L. Hachette et Cie 1867. Second edition. 164 wood engravings 30 colored maps and 10 chromolithographic plates. iii 607 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Green blind-stamped pebbled cloth spine lettered and detailed in gilt a.e.g. Upper board detached lower joint tender. Top section of spine torn. Internally Fine. Second edition. 164 wood engravings 30 colored maps and 10 chromolithographic plates. iii 607 pp. 1 vols. 4to. L. Hachette et Cie unknown books
1966ref. 79379Lincoln:: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Translated from the French and annotated by Wilson O. Clough. First edition thus. Very good in a very good moderate rubbing dust jacket. . University of Nebraska Press, hardcover books
1867ref. 008284Le Tour Du Monde. Very Good. 1867. Softcover. Louis Simonin was a French mining geologist and engineer that traveled throughout the American West. This French-language narrative is relatively free of engineering observations with some maps of mining districts in Colorado but instead focuses on Simonin's route and encounters with American Indians. Many illustrations throughout. Sewn between stiff marbled green wraps. Pages are clean save for some light water damage free of markings a few discreet repairs. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 34 pp . Le Tour Du Monde paperback books
1869ref. 008207London: Chapman and Hall 1869. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Royal octavo tall 8vo. xx 522 pages of text including an index followed by ii pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding of brown cloth; rebound for a library but without any mark on the exterior. Minor foxing to title page and just a few pages with tiny tears or chips to edges. Contains 10 color lithograph plates. Ex-library and stamped as such on page edges with bookplates on endpapers but only the title page and following page marked within the text with a small stamp of five numerals in the bottom margin. Chapman and Hall Hardcover books
1966ref. Embry 182700U. of Nebraska Press 1966. First edition first printing. Fine in very good but rubbed dust jacket with a small chip in mylar cover. U. of Nebraska Press, 1966. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1861ref. 55770Paris: Claye 1861. Paperback. Good. 39p. Original wrapper. 24cm. Cover worn. Name or other stamps on several pages. Munger Africana Library stamp embossed on cover. Gift inscription on half-title by "LS" probably the author. French text. Extrait de la Revue Des Deux Mondes 1 Novembre 1861. Claye paperback books
1876ref. 183636Paris. : Hachette. 1876 . 1st edition. Contemporary quarter brown morocco over marbled boards marbled endpapers. . A near fine copy nicely bound. 8vo. 19x12.5 cm. . French text. A journey across America from New York to California. weight: 1.3 lb. Hachette. hardcover books
1966ref. 8821966. SIMONIN Louis L. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST IN 1867. Translated and Annotated by Wilson O. Clough. Lincoln: University Of Nebraska Press 1966. Small quarto cloth in dust jacket. First Edition thus. Narrative of Frenchman Louis L. Simonin a mining engineer who visited the Colorado and Wyoming regions in 1867. Signed presentation from Clough on the title page: "Wilson O. Clough 1967 with thanks for your interest." Very Good bookplate on front endpaper with an ink presentation and with "Laramie Wyoming" also written; rubbing & small chip to rear panel d/j. Autographed copies by Clough are uncommon! $85.00. hardcover books
1792ref. WN47556Paris: Joubert Graveur Marchand d'Estampes 1792. Original gray paper wraps on 74 pg. text portion and 49 individual loose plates complete. Slipcase covered in patterned hand decorated pastepaper with some wear on edges and corners with some paper loss but overall very much intact. Text missing paper on spine but very tight and sewing good. Some dampstaining in rear pages and browning here and there. Plate 1 soiled other plates have occasional soiling and plates 22-30 and 46-49 have faint water discoloration. These materials are in original state anticipating formal binding. A treatise in French on the architectural and construction details for arches niches and other building details. Excellent drawings. First Edition. Paper Wraps. Good/Slipcase Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. Joubert, Graveur, Marchand d'Estampes Paperback books
2014ref. x-1108072011Cambridge University Press 2014. Paperback. New. 660 pages. 9.45x6.61x1.42 inches. Cambridge University Press paperback
1973ref. 100046422Gallimard 1973. Bon état général cependant rousseurs sur la couverture en haut à gauche tranche sup. ternie intérieur propre avec jaquette. in8. 1973. Broché. Gallimard unknown
1876ref. 45181Paris: Hachette 1876. Cloth hardcover. viii396 pp.; 19x12.5 cm. Text in French / Français. - top of spine sl. bumped sl. browned Although very good see picture Hachette hardcover
1858ref. 25825Nancy: Imprimerie De A. Lepage 1858. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Octavo. 110pp A very good copy in printed wraps. Nicked along the spine Imprimerie De A. Lepage paperback
1877ref. 39292Philadelphia: Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger 1877. First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. 73p octavo. Front cover has a small chip at the lower corners otherwise a very good crisp copy in original gray printed wraps. Scarce. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger paperback
ref. 69925chapman and hall london 1869. first UK edition 522pp ills.b/w and col.- frontis.missing G rebind in burgundy cloth w.dk.green leather spinerubbed and soiledchipping and wear to extrems.dealer's and owner's blind stamps to prelims.owner's inscr.to prelim.preface page detached but presentfrontis.missing but another col.plate has been tipped-in to title gutterall col.plates presentcontents sl.foxed/soiled w.some col.pencil margin annoatationsspine cracked w.sections loosening chapman and hall london 1869 hardcover
ref. 87960Couverture rigide. Bon/1876. in-12. Paris 1876 in-12 392pp Reliure pleine toile Bel exemplaire! Bel envoi autographe de l'auteur! unknown
ref. 5153Couverture rigide. Bon/sd. in-8. Paris sd in-8 344pp reliure demi-chagrin rouge Très bel exemplaire unknown
