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1991réf. 932004Essex House Thame Oxon: Mandrake Press Ltd 1991. Hand-numbered Limited to 350 copies. Unread. Touch of age still FINE in Dust Jacket see scan. Laid-in Publisher's Original Double-sided Laminated Announcement 8" x 6" in Fine condition : "Hardback Edition Limited to 350 copies bound in white Aberlave Buckram. Of the many curious and obscure Crowley works Alexandra is one of the most mysterious. The blanket of silence that Crowley cast over Alexandra subsequently led to much confusion concerning the nature and history of the book. The whole of the original stock was thought to have been destroyed by H M Customs on the grounds of obscenity and lèse majesté but is now available for the first time in this strictly limited edition". First Edition Limited/Hand Numbered. Hard Cover Buckram Sewn. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Frontispiece Drawings Decorative Drop Cap etc. 8vo - 9½" tall. Mandrake Press Ltd hardcover
réf. 128583LEXISNEXIS 2015-08-31. paperback. New. 0x0x0. Brand new gift quality softcover oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. LEXISNEXIS paperback
réf. 5002No date mid-to late Nineteenth-Century. Four pages folio chipped with small loss of text. IN FRENCH. He begins: "Les nombreuses experiences que j'ai fait sur la lumiere electriquee l'appareil que j'ai confectionne me mettant en meme de pouvoir l'appliquer a l'eclairage des villes avec avantage et economie sur tout autre systeme". He discusses the expense of gas and gives a precis of his plan "L'agende" giving letters which correspond to a "dessin" which is not present and listing his points with a little detail: un ballon de gaz; filet ensoie; cordes en soie; Lampe electrique . . .; deux cabines; contre poids; deux meches en charbon lengthy description; un reflection en coupe parabolique; conducteur en Rubans de cuire; Etablissement au centre d'une ville d'ou eleverait sous les soirs le ball; fourneau; laboratoire; piles en fonction; poulie a tour mort. He mentions "difficultes meteorologique" in some detail accidents caused by electrical phenomenon. "Je liens du Sieur Lasseigne . . . qui a fait plus de cinq cent ascensions en ballon . . . ." In the final paragraph he says: Je travaille a une regulation qui fonctionant avec un tres petit nombre des elements me permettait d'appliquer la lumiere electrique a l'eclairage des magasins et des coins de rue j'en dormerai la description . . .Signed Charles Dubos. " Note: a Charles Dubos received an award for improvements to electrical lighting 1878 and invented something to improve the bicycle in 1868 see Net. This may give some idea of when he was operating - and how much of a pioneer he was in street- and domestic lighting at least in theory. IMage on request. No date (mid-to late Nineteenth-Century). unknown
1795réf. 21236SERMON CLAIMING REPUBLICANISM DIVINELY INSTITUTED first edition 8vo. in fours 4 5-42 2 blankpp. large ornamental headpiece on p.5 later half dark tanned roan marbled sides smooth spine direct lettered in gilt small closed tears or cuts no loss at upper margin of the first two leaves repaired on versos joints little rubbed very good fresh copy. ESTC w29303 locating copies only in BL and O outside of the U.S.A. Forbes 1742-1812 was the Pastor of the church in Raynham President pro-tem of Brown University and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He seems to have specialised in sermons on public occasions; in 1784 he preached at the execution for burglary of one John Dixon. This sermon reflects a key moment in the politics of the young Republic and the special political character of Massachusetts. George Washington who was in the middle of his final term as President was attempting to hold the balance between two political forces the Federalists who had created the Union and the Democratic- Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson who stressed states' rights and libertarian principles. Behind the disputes about domestic issues lay important philosophical disagreements. The Federalists were distinctly lukewarm about the French Revolution and the whole idea of democracy; their opponents accused them of being aristocratic and royalist in their aspirations. In foreign policy this led the Federalists to sympathise with England against France while the Democratic- Republicans held the reverse view. Washington while officially non-partisan was psychologically drawn to the Federalist position and went over openly to them after his Presidency ended. This led to bitter criticism of him by Jefferson and his party. Massachusetts was the strongest centre of Federalism indeed the Party survived there long after it had collapsed in the rest of the country. The Governor Samuel Adams a cousin of the 2nd President John Adams was a Federalist. His career illustrates that revolutionary fervour against English rule was not necessarily associated with social radicalism. He was one of the earliest separatists and drafted the Massachusetts constitution and the Bill of Rights. He was an organiser of the Boston Tea Party. Fobes' sermon takes as its text 2nd. Peter 11 10 & 12 'They despise government - are not afraid to speak evil of dignataries - and things they understand not'. He strongly criticises those who 'speak evil' of governors an obvious reference to the Democratic- Republicans and the idea that government can be carried on if not based on the Christian religion - a specific attack on French influences Deism and Tom Paine. However he qualifies this by referring to the light of liberty kindled in America now shining in France and by claiming that Republicanism is the form of government enjoined by the Bible. This is an interesting aspect of the Sermon. There are any number of sermons which proclaim that Monarchy is the Divinely instituted form of government but few which claim this for Republicanism. In France the Republican ideal was associated with the rejection of Christian doctrines and in Ireland the division within the camp of democracy was between those inspired by French ideas and the upholders of legislative independence under the English crown. In Ireland the American and French Revolutions had very different effects - the triumph of the Volunteers in 1782 and the defeat of the United Irishmen in 1798. This sermon with its innate conservatism helps to cast useful light on the ideological gulf which separated these revolutions which in historical writing have been closely associated. Printed at the Mercury Press by Young & Minns hardcover
réf. 219332 Whiteheads Grove London 12 August 1837. One page 4to fold marks sl. turned corners mainly good condition. "I should have much pleasure in complying with the wish of the lecture committee but now having given a public lecture I am totally unprovided with diagrams of a large size without which it would be impossible to convey instruction on any branch of the fine Arts - perhaps at some other time my attention may be turned to this subject when it wiull be a gratification to comply with this request." 2 Whiteheads Grove, [London] 12 August 1837. unknown
réf. 11550New York; 4 July 1835. 3pp. 4to. 74 lines of text. Originally a bifolium but with the two leaves now separate. Good on aged and lightly-worn paper. Addressed on reverse of second leaf to 'George P Morris Esq. Cold Spring.' The reference in the letter to Morris having 'cut down the wood' around his property is ironic given that he is most famous for the poem/song 'Woodman! Spare that Tree!' Hamilton begins by stating that he has seen 'Mr. Robinson' who will see Morris on the subject of buying Morris's house. Hamilton considers Morris's price of $8000 for his house 'very cheap'. 'Indeed if you had not cut down the wood I should be half inclined to buy it myself but that I consider a paramount objection to the property.' He thinks that 'most of the objections contained in the memorandum' Morris sent him on Undercliff 'of a nature that would occur in any New House The work will swell & requires easing repeatedly. As to the Locks I am sure who ever told you they were "common Locks" knows nothing about it as I paid Pye's Partner for them myself - all the fastenings are of the same quality as those of the house I occupy'. He has 'sent for a person competent to judge' who informs him that 'the house is as well built as Contract Houses are generally and that the work is as good if not better than that of the one I am in - The frame was up under my eye - The walls built under my personal inspection and all appeared to be solid and substantial'. He hopes Morris will see that 'Mr Peirson fulfils all his contract. He is necessitous and I wish to pay the small balance due him as soon as you are satisfied'. After a paragraph discussing the roof Hamilton declares: 'I think you have a very cheap property - a beautiful place and a good and commodious house'. He states what he considers the 'correct view' of 'one point': 'when I sold the House - you will admit I sold it as it stood with the benefit of the contracts I was careful to be explicit in telling you there would be some extras in addition to the contract work but expressly said I could not tell the amount - I have expended on it about $6400 Dollars altogether and with the Interest to the 1st of June last I shall be a loser of from 6 to 700 Dollars'. He considers that 'Forty Dollars judiciously applied under you eye will do every thing you want but if you trust to workmen to come and do as they please there is no limit to the cost'. He ends by discussing 'the Stucco of the Columns' and the outside of the house. New York; 4 July 1835. unknown
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1771réf. 372964Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey 1771. New Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in vellum covered boards with a tape repair. Spine bands worn with some loss. Text remains in fine condition; clear without blemish. Physical description: 223 pages. Notes: Text is in French. Subjects: Ovid. Roman literature. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey hardcover
1760réf. 223920London : printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-mall MDCCLX. 1760 1760. First Edition. Hardback. Manuscript notation to the front endpaper. Finely bound in full contemporary aniline calf. Raised bands gilt-cross bands. Bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and toned as with age. Scans on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 200 pages; Physical description; xvi 200 p. ; 8vo. Subjects; Painting - Appreciation - Early works to 1800. Art criticism - Early works to 1800. Aesthetics - Early works to 1800. Painting - Criticism and interpretation - Early works to 1800. Painting - History - Early works to 1800. Painting - Appreciation and connoisseurship. London : printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall MDCCLX. [1760] hardcover
2019réf. x-0231192665Columbia Univ Pr 2019. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 302 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. Columbia Univ Pr hardcover
2013réf. 1-1442224185Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc 2013. Paperback. New. 3rd edition. 303 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc paperback
2014réf. x-0231168268Columbia Univ Pr 2014. Hardcover. New. 322 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. Columbia Univ Pr hardcover
2021réf. x-0891183779Acsess 2021. Hardcover. New. 3rd edition. 576 pages. 0.39x0.39x0.39 inches. Acsess hardcover
1980réf. 031232Nevada City CA: IDHHB Inc. 1980. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 226pp.; HB blk.w/gilt; some rub w/lt.wear on edges&corners; sml.chipspine; cleantight pgs. "Just as a midwife assists birth the reader or Guide assists the Voyager while in the between-lives state to achieve a good rebirth." text on right side recto illus. on left. unnumbered copy of ed.of 200. IDHHB, Inc. hardcover
réf. Bloomsbury-9780742563056Rowman & Littlefield. Paperback. New. 292 pages Rowman & Littlefield paperback
réf. Bloomsbury-9780742563056Rowman & Littlefield. Paperback. New. 292 pages Rowman & Littlefield paperback
réf. 152459Elgin: James D. Yeadon. Pp. 128 coloured frontispiece 6 coloured and black & white plates appendices index; cr. 4to; red boards lettered and decorated in gilt and black a little worn spine a trifle sunned upper fore-corners bruised; uncut; book label of David Levine Sydney on upper pastedown ownership name on half-title page edges of leaves lightly browned and foxed small stamp on title page; James D. Yeadon Elgin 1934. White p. 147. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. James D. Yeadon unknown
1789réf. 14006AB1789. N.p. 1789. 23 : 14 cm. 97 pages. Modern full vellum binding slipcase Very rare! Infamous and mean pamphlet in which the Queen is described as a 'Tribade' of the worst kind. Hayn-Got. IV. 414 f. It is not sure who is the author both names are given in libraries and bibliographies.' Essai historique sur la vie privee de Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche Reine de France' is listed under the author Brissot de Warville or Goupil. - Fromm II 8672; Weiler I 142. - Title with small collectors- and blind stamp: titel page with two stains. hardcover
1890réf. 0611113Oregon Immigration Board & Union Pacific Railway Portland 1890 1890. First Edition. Soft cover. Good. Pictorial & decorated wraps size 5" x 6 1/2". 64pp. Illustrated with wood engravings. Tables. A very fragile & rare booklet touting the glories of Portland Oregon and the Pacific NW with various economic and meteorological facts. The back cover is a Union Pacific RR ad promoting "The Overland Route". Inside the front cover is an 1890 census numeration of Portland East Portland Albina and Immediate Suburbs. Dating of this booklet is from the precipitation table the last entry of which is June of 1890. The table begins in 1872 & runs month by month. Engravings: Portland Chamber of Commerce The Portland Opened to the public April 7 1890 Marquam Block Now Building Thompson Burrell Block Pacific Coast Elevator Grace M. E. Church Washington Building City Hall Now Building Worcester Building First Presbyterian Church Union Passenger Depot Now Building. Some of structures are said to have been built in 1889. Covers chipped but 95% or so present. Pages browning but flexible. Stain to upper front & back covers & upper margins of some pages. Quite rare; WorldCat located only two copies. Oregon Immigration Board & Union Pacific Railway, Portland, 1890 unknown
1647réf. 006302Amsterdam: N.P. 1647. Hard to find hand colored map included only in Blaeu's Atlas Major centering in the towns of Ipres and Rouselare near Bruges and Belgium with smaller engravings of towns surrounding the main map. Measures 18" tall by 21.75" wide mounted on paper board. Some foxing to margins no chips or tears colors bright. Behind glass in old black painted wooden frame with many paint chips. An attractive map. Good. N.P. unknown
2024réf. x-1805395882Berghahn Books 2024. Hardcover. New. 416 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. Berghahn Books hardcover
2013réf. Atlantic-9780230367159Red Globe 2013. 2nd Ed. Paperback. New. Red Globe paperback
2013réf. Atlantic-9780230367159Red Globe 2013. 2nd Ed. Paperback. New. Red Globe paperback
1972réf. 382751Washington DC: New Classroom 1972. Unbound. Fine. Black corrugated box with folding flap containing two 60-minute audio cassettes. Measuring 4.25" x 7.25". Fine in original shrinkwrap with green broadsheet stating contents. A Fluxus-style literary magazine consisting of audio recordings of poetry by James Tate Jerome Rothenberg Dennis Schmitz Andrea Wyatt Michael Rossman Edmund Skellings Edward Gold Etheridge Knight Todd Gitlin Sha'ir Rasul Marge Piercy and Pablo Neruda. New Classroom unknown
réf. 16-633116th or 17th Century. . Engraving. 19.5 x 15cm. Bedecked queen seated on a throne holding the scales of justice.Provenance:Né en 1906 à Lezay Deux-Sèvres Jacques Cathy a exercé d’abord la profession de caricaturiste à l’hebdomadaire « Le Rire ». Il a rejoint vers 1927 l’équipe du Cabaret « La Vache Enragée » conduite par Roger Toziny. Jacques Cathy poursuit sa carrière de chansonnier après le décès de Toziny en 1939 et après la guerre il conduit parallèlement une carrière d’acteur dans le cinéma. Jacques Cathy était le 3ème Maire de La Commune Libre de Montmartre à partir de l’élection en 1949.Final provenance: Les Collections Aristophil - 164 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine. 16th or 17th Century. unknown
