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1920réf. 2312260020The College Press San Francisco 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. A Strange Story of Mystic Revelations Bound in blue cloth. Gilt lettering on front board. Personal copy of Marcella Grossy. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Some offsetting on end pages. Handwritten correction on end page some ink bleeding through to surrounding pages. 80 p. 20 cm. "Here is a book that will tell you about the real facts of reincarnation. It is a story of the Soul and explains in detail how the Soul enters the body and how it leaves it where it goes and when it comes back to earth again and why. The story is not just a piece of fiction but a revelation of the mystic laws and principles known to the Masters of the Far East and the Orient for many centuries and never put into book form as a story before this book was printed. That is why the book has been translated into so many foreign languages and endorsed by the mystics and adepts of India Persia Egypt and Tibet. Fascinating Alluring Instructive. Those who have read the book say that they were unable to leave it without finishing it at one sitting. The story reveals the mystic principles taught by the Rosicrucians in regard to reincarnation as well as the spiritual laws of the soul and the incarnations of the soul." - The Rosicrucian Order The College Press, San Francisco hardcover
1840réf. 50291Firenze: Piatti 1840. Cm. 30 pp. pp. ix 1 327 1 cciv. Con un grande albero genealogico più volte ripiegato e 6 tavole incise in rame da Gio. Paolo Lasinio. Legatura originale in cartonato rigido con titoli e decorazioni a stampa e dorso in tela. Qualche leggera fioritura peraltro marginoso e genuino in ottimo stato di conservazione. Esemplare appartenuto a Walter Ashburner con tuo timbro nobiliare di possesso. Quest'ultimo 1864-1936 fu professore di giurisprudenza a Oxford e tra coloro che sul fronte inglese insieme a Edward Hutton Herbert Trench Lina Waterfield e altri contribuirono a fondare la collezione del British Institute. Piatti unknown
1840réf. 38865Firenze: Dalla Stamperia Piatti 1840. Cm. 31 pp. x 2 327 1 cciv. Con un grande albero genealogico ripiegato fuori testo e 6 tavole in rame fuori testo ad illustrazione della Cappella gentilizia della Famiglia Rinuccini nella Sagrestia di S. Croce. Legatura originale in cartonato rigido con decorazioni e titoli a stampa. Bella dedica manoscritta dell'autore al indirizzata a Pompeo Litta. Ex libris nobiliare inciso. Qualche leggera brunitura e piccoli segni d'uso superficiali esterni ma complessivamente esemplare genuino marginoso ed in ottimo stato di conservazione. Dalla Stamperia Piatti unknown
réf. 10269P., Le Monde Thermal, sd [ 1863] ; grand in-4. 250pp.-9ff. (Table et publicités). - 20 planches hors-texte gravées sur bois, certaines contrecollées sur chine. Illustrations in-texte gravées sur bois. Demi-basane rouge, dos à nerfs, titre, filets et fleurons dorés. Quelques rousseurs.
1907réf. 89080Milano: Hoepli 1907. Cartella di cm. 50 frontespizio 90 tavole a fogli sciolti. Legatura in tela con titoli impressi. Ottima conservazione. Volume di tavole. Si aggiunge: Volume di testo di cm. 34 pp. 197 1. Ristampa edita a Torino s.a. Leg. edit. in tela.Collezione paleografica Bobbiese. Volume 1. Edizione a tiratura limitata di 175 esemplari. Hoepli hardcover
réf. 39495Torino: Crudo s.a. anni '20. In-folio cm. 37 pp. xiv di testo introduttivo ed indici 186 tavole in nero ed a colori. Bella legatura originale in mezza tela e cart. decorato a colori. Bell'esemplare stampato su carta patinata ed in eccellente stato di conservazione. Tratta dell'arte decorativa dal 1918 al 1925 e presenta una raccolta di documenti pubblicati nella rivista "Art et décoration". Crudo hardcover
réf. 55580Bergamo: Arti Grafiche s.a. anni '40. Cartella di cm. 30 x 24 contenente pp. 40 di testo 2 d'indice e 20 tavole fotografiche in nero. Cartella orig. ill. Minimi segni d'uso ben conservato. Arti Grafiche unknown
réf. 7033Paris, Veuve d'Olivier de Varennes, 1679 ; in-12. 12ff.n.ch.-148pp. Veau brun de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, tranches jaspées.Coiffe inférieure et coins frottés. Légères sallissures sur le premier et dernier feuillet. Bon exemplaire.
1969réf. 9302Bergamo: Bolis 1969. Due volumi di cm. 25; il primo di pp. 240 con 100 figure raccoglie una serie di studi sul "De sphaera" il secondo di pp. 32 riproduce il codice con splendide miniature rialzate in oro. Preziose leg. in velluto verde con impressioni in oro. Entro apposita custodia in piena pelle decorata. Perfetta conservazione. Sontuosa edizione promossa dalla Banca Popolare di Bergamo. Bolis unknown
1951réf. 74468Bruxelles: Bieleveld 1951-52. Tre volumi di cm. 27 pp. 8 722; 668; 862. Con moltissime illustrazioni nel testo e tavole f.t. fra cui molte e bellissime in xilografia a colori di Henri Kerels. Legatura editoriale in mezza pelle e percallina verde con fregi a secco e titoli in oro. Esemplare fresco e genuino in ottimo stato di conservazione. Opera assai documentata e con uno straordinario apparato iconografico. Bieleveld unknown
1817réf. 67212Milano: Sonzogno 1817. Due volumi di cm. 17 pp. 600 ca. complessive. Con una carta geografica più volte ripiegata un prospetto economico e 7 belle tavole acquarellate. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle verde con piccole punte dorsi lisci con titoli e fregi in oro. Piatti e sguardie in carta marmorizzata. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato. L'opera apparve in Italia all'interno della Raccolta di viaggi dopo quelli di Cook eseguiti tanto per mare quanto per terra e non pubblicati finora in lingua italiana tomi 33 e 34. Non comune ed interessante edizione originale italiana. Sonzogno unknown
1750réf. AL13GLTBK142London: John And James Rivington 1750. Hardback recent half-calf with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Marbled paper covered boards and end-papers. iv 200pp 1 errata. Several decorative headers title vignette 1 folding page and a couple of illustrations within the text. 1st edition 1750. Binding a little rubbed. A very pleasing copy. al13. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. John And James Rivington Hardcover
1802réf. 941P7London: William Miller; W. Bulmer 1802. First edition. Leather. Good. 10" by 6". Robert Smirke. The first edition of Edward Forster's important translation of 'Arabian Nights' illustrated by painter Robert Smirke. The complete five volume first edition thus large paper edition.Illustrated with three plates to Volume I five plates each to Volumes II III and V and four plates to Volume IV. Collated bound without two plates to Volume I and one plate to Volume IV. Additionally bound without the half-titles.These plates are the work of painter and illustrator Robert Smirke whose paintings works were often engraved and used to illustrated editions of such works as 'Don Quixote' and 'Gil Blas'.In this edition cleric and miscellany writer Edward Forster has translated Antoine Galland's enormously popular French edition of the tales into English.'Arabian Nights' or 'One Thousand and One Nights' is a collection of folk tales from the Middle East. It was collected over centuries with the roots of the tales being traced from Greek Indian Arabic Persian Turkish and Jewish folklore. The tales are being told by Scheherazade to the King Shahryar in a bid to save her life. After discovering his wife was cheating on him he killed her and vowed to marry a new virgin every day and then behead them the next. In this vein he had killed one-thousand and one women before marrying Scheherazade. Scheherazade entices the King by telling him a story on their first night together pausing halfway through as the sun came up. The King being absorbed by the story keeps Scheherazade alive eager to hear more from her.Bookplate of William Russell Griffiths to the front paste downs. In a full straight grain morocco binding. Externally rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spines resulting in a small amount of loss and lifting to the tail of the spines. A few light marks to the boards and spines. Front hinge of Volume I is strained. Front hinge of Volumes II and V are starting. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Tidemark to the rear endpaper and rear paste down of Volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few scattered spots. Repair to the final leaf of text to Volume I resulting in loss to about half of the page. Good William Miller; W. Bulmer hardcover
1797réf. 828W22London: Cadell Johnson and Dilly 1797 . First edition. Paperback. Good. 18" by 11.5". None. The scarce first edition of this topographical study of Devonshire from the late eighteenth century. Scarce first edition of The History of Devonshire by Reverend Richard Polwhele.In re-backed cloth backed paper wrap. Complete in three volumes this is volume one only. With 179 complete pages.Contents include topics such as The First Settlements The Roman-British period and The Period of Rebellion and Restoration. Richard Polwhele was a Cornish clergyman and historian. He also wrote vast amounts of poetry. In In re-backed cloth backed paper wrap. Externally smart. There is bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some wear to the spine and the boards. The hinges are starting but firm. Internally generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Good Cadell, Johnson, and Dilly paperback
1888réf. 38532Paris: A la Librairie IllustrËe 1888-1905. A la Librairie IllustrËe unknown
1911réf. 146904Adelaide: Hussey and Gillingham 1911. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Hussey and Gillingham 1911 'Second edition - revised enlarged and continued to a later period'/ 1907. Octavo xxiv 480 pages with 39 plates and a map. Gilt-decorated red cloth slightly flecked and bumped; spine lightly sunned; minimal signs of age and handling; a very good copy. 'Presented by the Author to Mr. Stephen King at the Stuart Jubilee Celebration July 25th 1912. John Blacket' is inscribed on the front pastedown. The rear free endpaper has a small circular inkstamp for the 'Stephen King - Stuart Collection'. Stephen King Jr 1841-1915 was the surveyor and unofficial artist on John McDouall Stuart's sixth and final expedition the party of ten made the first successful return crossing of the continent of Australia from south to north in 1862. Later occasional reunions took place in Adelaide; four of the five survivors were present at the golden jubilee celebrations in 1912 King W.P. Auld Heath Nash and J. McGorrey. J.W. Billiatt 1863-1919 King's cousin and brother-in-law had returned to live in England in 1900; he was the last survivor. Hussey and Gillingham hardcover
1834réf. 144062London: Edward Bull 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Edward Bull 1834. Octavo viii 254 2 publisher's advertisements pages plus 25 steel-engraved plates including the additional engraved title after drawings by William Daniell. Original full olive morocco elaborately blocked in gilt and blind; all edges gilt; leather lightly scuffed and a little rubbed at the extremities with the spine lightly sunned; plates and adjacent leaves foxed as often; stitching slightly shaken; tiny area of loss in the gutter of three consecutive leaves I1-3 a trifling production flaw; a few other minor signs of age and handling; some tissue-guards missing but no bad thing as those that remain are foxed; a very good copy in an impressive publisher's binding of the period. The first volume of this lavish illustrated annual which incorporates a fictionalised travelogue of a journey through India descriptions of important landmarks and short histories and biographies. Publication ceased after the 1840 issue. Daniell's drawings date from his travels in India in the 1780s and 1790s and Caunter's text may also be in part a sensationalised version of Daniell's journal see 'Bengal Past and Present' Volume 25 1923. Faxon: 'Literary Annuals and Gift-Books' 1655. Edward Bull hardcover
1878réf. 115491Adelaide: W.C. Cox Government Printer 1878. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide W.C. Cox Government Printer 1878. Octavo 24 pages. Title-wrappers; trifling silverfish damage along the spine; tiny tear to the middle of the leading edge of the last four leaves expertly sealed; last page a little marked; a very good copy. The first edition; it was reissued in 1879 as an addendum to Taplin's 'The Folklore Manners Customs and Languages of the South Australian Aborigines' and reprinted the following year with reset contents page and variant title page. Ferguson 16709. W.C. Cox, Government Printer paperback
1837réf. 623P27London & Paris: Fisher Son & Co 1837. First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. An illustrated biography about King William IV documenting his successful reign and personal life written by George Wright. The first edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. William IV was only on the throne for seven years but managed to fill his reign with several reforms including updating the poor law restricting child labour and abolishing slavery in almost all the British Empire. This work was published in 1837 the year of his death the year that his niece Victoria succeeded to the throne. Written by George Newenham Wright an Irish writer and Anglican clergyman. He was also a teacher teaching classics in Windsor as well as taking pupils boarding in his house at Frome before becoming master at Tewkesbury Grammar School. He wrtoe mostly topographical and educational works such as 'A Guide to the Lakes of Killarney' 'Scenes in North Wales' and 'The Chinese Empire Illustrated'. With a frontispiece illustrated title page and twenty-four plates being an extra illustrated edition. Collated complete. In the original half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart. Light discolouration to the leather to the joints with patches of rubbing to the joints. Further light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine extremities and to the paper to the boards. Light marking to the boards. Front hinge of Volume I is strained whereas the front hinge of Volume II is starting but firm. Front endpaper and frontispiece of Volume I is detached but present. Internally Volume II is firmly bound and Volume I is generally firmly bound with the textblock from the title page to page 16 and 83 to 86 are working loose. Pages are bright with scattered spots spotting being significantly heavier to the plates. Tidemarks to the bottom and fore edge of the frontispiece to each volume being heavier to Volume II. Good Fisher, Son, & Co hardcover
1882réf. mon0000189370Thomas Nelson and Sons 1882-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Not ex-library. Clean copy in good condition. Cover and front pages are falling off. Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
réf. 1092331789, 8 textes reliés en 1 volume in-12 de 180x120x15 mm environ, 8-4-8-32-29-1fb.-15-6-66 pages, avec un tableau dépliant, reliure pleine basane marbrée fauve, dos lisse portant titres, orné de caissons à fleurons dorés, pièce de titre rouge, filet doré sur les coupes, gardes de marbrées de couleurs, tranches rouges. Trous de ver sur la coiffe supérieure, 2 coins légèrement émoussés, quelques frottements et petites épidermures, bordures du tableau un peu pliées et fendillées.
1840réf. 006577Firenze: Passigli 1840-1849. .i nomi di regie e di illustri famiglie di scismi religiosi di parti civili di sette filosofiche dall'origine del mondo. con una raccolta di tavole comparative. 5 volumi in 8vo grande di 1040; 1168; 1200; 1200; 1076 pagine con 15 ritratti o scene storiche incisi fuori testo su cartoncino. Poche fioriture. Bella legatura in mezza pelle verde dorso a nervi con titoli dorati. Ottime condizioni. Il curatore avrebbe voluto concludere l'opera con un Supplemento contenente le annunciate tavole comparative ma non riuscì nel suo intento. L'opera è quindi completa nei suoi cinque volumi con voci riprese dal Dizionario biografico francese ma molte aggiunte o sviluppate secondo criteri italiani. Senza dubbio il miglior dizionario biografico dell''800 in Italia. Spedizione con Paccocelere Extra weight Passigli unknown
1553réf. 100741Vinegia Gabriel Giolito dé Ferrari et Fratelli 1553. In 12° mezza pergamena fine ottocento con titolo su tassello al dorso. Pp. 36 n.n. 624 fregio al frontespizio che include il titolo e fenice rivolta a destra come insegna tipografica giallitura alle ultime pagine leggero alone ad alcune pagine e da pag. 141 a 188 un sottile filo rosso solo al margine esterno lungo il taglio. Nel complesso buon esemplare unknown
195188 pages. Features: Humourous cover art by Oscar Cahen; The Censorship that Helps the Enemy - The bad events of March 17, 1951 in the Korean War involving the Princess Patricias - Editorial; There'll Always Be a Massey - Canada's most famous family started on the road to wealth from a tiny implement forge near Port Hope, Ontario - article with photos; You Laughed at My Father - story by James Aldridge; The Hottest Square Mile in the World - under the humpland between Ace Lake and Beaverlodge lies an abundance of Uranium, and here Uranium City will be built - article with photos; The West Coast's Worst Disaster - The Tragedy of the Princess Sophia which disappeared off Vanderbilt Reef and took 343 people to their deaths in icy Alaskan waters - a Maclean's flashback; How to Raise Ten Kids in Six Rooms - Frank and Helen Teskey of Toronto have ten kids under fifteen and they'd welcome more; One-Man Powerhouse - John Deagle of Whitefish Falls, Ontario runs his own electric power company! - article with many photos of this incredible man; Sherbrooke, Quebec - where French and English share a city in harmony - nostalgic article with photos; The Battle to Beat Leukemia - doctors search for a cure; Footlights Round My Heart - story by Ronald R. Smith; Sensational full-page colour Coke ad features illustration of young lady and the caption "Want Something Good?"; Nice colour Chevrolet ad; DeSoto car ad; Full-page ad for Birks Jewellers features watches including the Challenger Eterna-matic; Plymouth car ad; Canada Savings Bond ad features James F. Johnston, Superintendant of Palm Dairies Limited in Regina; Great colour photo Caterpillar ad inside back cover shows horses pulling vintage auto through the mud. Light wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. A quality copy. Book
réf. 111372Milano Electa s.d. 197. In folio cofanetto a scatola in piena pelle con titolo e riproduzione di un'opera al piatto anteriore titoli anche al dorso. Contiene: pp. 8 n.n. di testo pp. 2 n.n. per definizione dell' edizione AD PERSONAM pp. 8 n.n. contenente anche il giustificativo della tiratura limitata di 300 esemplari numerati a mano in lettere romane con autografo dell'A. ed elenco delle tavole 8 n.n. con bibliografia dell'A. ed indice delle illustrazioni seguono le 113 tavole contenute sciolte in cartella editoriale con titoli a stampa. Opera in buono stato di conservazione non comune in questa tiratura speciale unknown
