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Best.-Nr. 113143London Longman 1859. . First edition; 8vo; presentation copy from the publishers blindstamp to title engraved portrait frontispiece large folding chart coloured diagrams in text; original blindstamped blue grained cloth gilt lightly rubbed a very good copy; xlviii 315 pp errata slip 24 pages ads at end dated October 1858. William Scoresby junior the great Arctic explorer was actively engaged on scientific research into magnetism and published several papers on the subject. To further his knowledge he made a voyage to Australia on board the iron-hulled Royal Charter in 1856 to study terrestrial magnetism. His account of the voyage and his researches was published posthumously and was seen through the press by Archibald Smith. Fergusson 15510; Not in Hill. London, Longman, 1859. hardcover
1917Best.-Nr. 0002251KINGSTON SURREY ENGLAND ST PETER DIOCESE SOUTHWARK. Good. 1917. On offer is a super fascinating British home front manuscript diary handwritten by the Reverend Newton Heelas Vicar of Norbiton Kingston Surrey 1917 where along with the mundane parish happenings he comments on war events in this month on a page 'Churchman's Almanac' making for short terse recaps of the bigger news: 29 Jan HMS Laurentic sunk 200 lives lost; 1 Feb German ruthless submarine warfare; 10 Mar Baghdad taken; 12 Mar revolution in Russia abdication of Czar; 1 April America enters war; 25 April Dangerous submarine menace 36 vessels sunk; 14 June Zeppelin shot down on South Coast; 7 July Saw Zeppelin fired at over Wimbledon; 29 Sept Air raids in London Great noise; 31 Oct 30 German Gothas. Air Raid from 12 - 2am not very pleasant; 7 Nov Balfour promises Palestine to the Jews; 9 Dec JERUSALEM taken by Gen Allenby. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF REVEREND NEWTON HEELAS VICAR OF NORBITON ZEPPELINS AIR RAIDS WORLD WAR I BRITISH HOME FRONT DIARY WWI WW1 WORLD WAR ONE BRITAIN KINGSTON SURREY ENGLAND ST PETER THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK GERMANY THE KAISER EARLY AIR WARFARE DIRIGIBLES BALLOONS IN WARFARE KINGSTON MUSEUM AND HERITAGE SERVICE. BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
1822Best.-Nr. 6312-volume set 1822 first editions John Campbell 1766-1840 was a Scottish missionary and traveler. He was passionate about Christian philanthropy which led to his founding of the Magdalene Society in 1793 and the Missionary Magazine Edinburgh in 1796. He travelled to preach in neglected villages promoting the establishment of Sunday schools. The Magdalen Asylum to help prostitutes in England and Glasgow founded by Campbell was one of several societies he created to help those in need. He opposed the slave trade and became involved in the Society for the Education of Africans. Through collaboration with James Alexander Haldane he brought 30-40 African children to England to be educated. In 1812 he was sent by the London Missionary Society to inspect mission stations at the Cape. His account of the trip was published in 1815 on his return titled "Travels in South Africa undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society". Campbell returned to the Cape in 1819 this time to improve those mission stations that had fallen into neglect. In 1820 he travelled north from Cape to Mosega in Barotseland and the Kaditshwene settlement near the Limpopo River. He left Cape for England in 1821 and published two further volumes covering his journey. Francis Westley hardcover
1838Best.-Nr. 20733Paris, Bourgueleret, 1838 ; in-8 (226 x 148 mm), demi-maroquin citron à coins, dos à grand décor de rocaille dorée mosaïquée de rouge, bleu clair et vert, auteur et titre à froid, filets à froid sur les plats, tranches non rognées (reliure de l’époque); XXVII, 581 pp., [1] f. d’Avis au relieur, portrait frontispice sur chine contrecollé, 10 figures hors-texte gravées sur acier d’après les dessins de Tony Johannot, accompagnées de serpentes légendées et une centaine de vignettes gravées sur bois, dessinées par Jacque, Marville, Janet-Lange, etc. Texte encadré d’un double filet noir.
1574In-8° antico (cm. 14,5x9,5 all'interno, cm. 15x10 all'esterno), carte (2), (8), 376, (34), (2b) con 149 bei CAPILETTERA FIGURATI o ornati e con alcune testatine e finalini xilografici. Al front. la mitica marca edit. che fu già di Vincenzo Valgrisi del serpente attorcigliato a bastone a forma di tau sostenuto da mani uscenti da nuvole. Piena pergamena rigida con unghie, elegante titolo con grande fregio calligafico a penna anticamente scritto al dorso, 4 nervi appena sensibili, tagli picchiettati. Antica annotazione a penna di libraio o di proprietario al verso del piatto e al verso della prima pagina bianca; timbro di privata appartenenza alla prima facciata bianca. Antichi segni a penna a qualche margine. Lievi ombre da gora e buchetto solo alla prima carta bianca, se no fresco ed immacolato ad ampi margini e bei caratteri corsivi. Rara seconda edizione (la prima uscì da De Franceschi nel 1562), Una delle pochissime rimasteci dal Rinascimento su questo argomento, l'opera più nota di MARINELLI, medico del modenese (scrisse anche un trattato di ginecologia) e letterato, soggiornò a Venezia, dove probabilmente morì; gran conoscitore del latino e del greco (pretende di aver tratto il libro "dalle scritture di medici Greci, Arabi,& Latini" ma le formule e ricette, ben più moderne, lo smentiscono), Diviso in quattro libri, è una miniera di consigli di bellezza basati su nozioni di medicina e di cosmetica. il libro primo tratta i difetti del corpo e i rimedi volti ad attenuarli; il secondo e il terzo, la bellezza e la cura dei capelli e del viso; il quarto, la cura della gola, del collo, del petto, delle mani e del resto del corpo. (cfr. Treccani). Cfr.anche Brunet III, 1432.
1840Best.-Nr. 18262Prato: Giachetti 1840-1845. In-8 mm. 236x146 18 volumi mz. pelle coeva verde piccolo spacco al dorso del volume XI fregi e titolo oro ornati da testate e finali xilografati molto ben illustrati fuori testo da complessive 152 su 156 tavole 2 non segnalate in Indice inc. in acciaio da vari artisti alcune a colori: sono vedute carte geografiche raffiguraz. delle popolazioni locali nei loro usi e costumi ritratti dei vari navigatori fatti storici monumenti ecc. Alcune tavole sono precedute da velina con didascalia nel ns. esemplare per lo più brunite. La raccolta comprende le relazioni dei più importanti esploratori e viaggiatori arricchite da documenti e note critiche di viaggi effettuati nel Nuovo Continente - in Oriente - in Asia e in Africa. Cfr. BrunetIII1439 che la cita solo in 15 volumiNel ns. esemplare alcune tavole presentano aloni al margine inferiore; circa 30 pp. del volume X con brutti restauri qualche fioritura. Complessivamente un buon esemplare. Giachetti, unknown
Best.-Nr. $A40220.- Madrid. 1666. En casa de Gregorio Rodríguez. 20x16 cm. 1 tomos. 384 pgs. Pergamino de época. Papel oscurecido debido a la época. Leve falta en parte inferior del frontis. Dos hojas con pequeña rasgadura. Faltas marginales en última hoja. Marca de humedad en últimas 80 páginas. A pesar de las faltas el libro está bien. . . unknown
1911Best.-Nr. 138541911 Paris, Honoré Champion, 1911, grand in folio de 20 pp. et XI-117 grandes planches d'armoiries en couleurs, en feuilles dans une chemise à lacets, cart. vert d'éditeur imprimé en lettre d'or sur le 1er plat, dos et coins toilés vert, bel ex.
1903Best.-Nr. 250806003Raleigh North Carolina: Self-published Reverend Morgan Landon Latta 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rare true first edition of the controversial autobiography of Reverend Morgon London Latta. IMPORTANCE Born into slavery from a background of poverty from which he successfully emerged Latta is a polarizing historical figure. In some circles Latta is recognized in as an important leader in Black education during post-Reconstruction. For others he is a fraudulent schemer whose autobiography was found to be filled with falsehoods and exaggerations of the truth that were used to exploit Northerners into donating to fund his university Latta University donations largely misappropriated for personal use - a scandal which ultimately shut down Latta university and tarnished his image. Condition- VG - ex-library. Note: I rarely sell ex-library but a true first edition of this infamous and fascinating "autobiography" rarely comes up for sale. All other copies I currently see listed as of this posting as first editions are actually the 1923-24 reprint. This copy would be a $3-5k book if not ex-library. ABOUT THE BOOK Self-published in 1903 by the author in Raleigh North Carolina. True first edition first printing as indicated by green cloth with brown black and gilt pictorial decorated top cover with the central image of a rural cabin scene and the correct 371 total pages the reprint of 1923-1924 with the 1903 copyright was significantly expanded to 600 pages. Octavo 8 3/8" x 6" 371 pp. Black and white photo illustrations. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rev. Morgan London Latta L.L.D. 1853 -1937 was an African American educator who operated a fraudulent scheme to solicit and misappropriate funds. He founded Latta University in Raleigh North Carolina and used it to exploit the goodwill of Northern donors during the post-Reconstruction era. Despite the exposure for his criminal misconduct which brought an end to his school and standing Latta's legacy continues to be commemorated in Raleigh as a pioneer in Black education. Latta founded Latta University in Oberlin Village an antebellum enclave established by free Blacks in West Raleigh. Latta University received its official incorporation on February 15 1894 following the acquisition of land in Oberlin Village and fundraising efforts to finance its construction a process spanning three years. Latta traveled across the North making speeches and fundraising for the university. Despite numerous primary accounts and documents revealing his autobiography to be false it played a crucial role in his fundraising efforts and decades later in establishing his legacy. In 2019 Morgan Latta was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame stating "Reverend Latta's history and legacy continues to inspire children from all backgrounds through programming by the City of Raleigh and the Latta House Foundation." CONDITION REPORT VERY GOOD - ex-library. Library numbering stamp on spine stamp on bottom of introduction page and rear pastedown with the library card and pocket for Hartford Public Library in Connecticut. The book was donated to the library by Henry J. Belden. His name appears on the gift bookplate of the library and his name is signed in pencil on the introduction page. Front board a bit loose. Sun-faded spine. Rubbed extremities. Corners bumped several large stains on back board and top text block edge. Mildly rubbed top cover. Lightly toned pages. Darkening and cracked gutter between two pictures preceding title page. Some creasing a few bent page corners. Text block is clean and bright. Only a few light finger smudges along the margins. All in all a very scarce example of the true first edition an important and controversial historical book. Self-published, Reverend Morgan Landon Latta hardcover
1966Edizioni Esca, settembre 1966. Documenti Pontifici, Paolo VI. Lettere Pastorali sui documenti Pontifici. Lettere Pastorali sui documenti conciliari. Liturgia. Strumenti della comunicazione sociale. Chiesa. Ecumenismo. Documenti della IV sessione del Concilio: presentazioni. Riflessioni sul Concilio. Altre lettere Pastorali dell'Episcopato Italiano. 2342 pagine. 22 cm x 32 cm.Indice schematico, indice analitico, indice degli autori, indice generale. Libro in ottime condizioni. Ordinarie tracce del tempo. Non ci sono strappi o scritte al suo interno. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata in tutta Italia entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Hardback cover, all in good conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
1839Best.-Nr. 87631London: Fisher Son & Co 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. London Fisher Son & Co. 1839 and 1840. Quarto two volumes iv xxxvi 84 pages plus a map 46 full-page plates including an unlisted plate facing page 54 'Ancient Archway of Cavern in the Balkan Mountains' and an engraved vignette title page; and iv 100 pages including the cumulative index plus a double-page map 48 full-page plates and an engraved vignette title page. Most plates have the original tissue-guards. Matching full dark green morocco the spines lettered and decorated in gilt in compartments all sides decorated in gilt and blind; all edges gilt; covers a little bumped and lightly worn at the corners; leather a little scuffed and marked; scattered foxing and minor signs of handling more so in the first volume which is inexpertly reinserted in its binding with a rear endpaper that would be greatly improved by removing and replacing it and a front free endpaper that appears to be original but salvaged from the rear and amateurishly lined with tissue; overall a decent set which certainly presents well on the shelf. Provenance: John Michael Skipper 1815-1883 artist solicitor and South Australian pioneer with his ownership initials on the engraved title page of the first volume and his signature and most interesting inscription of the front free endpaper of the second volume: 'J M. Skipper from Mrs. Thomas March 14th. 1841' his mother-in-law. Skipper was born in Norwich the son of a solicitor; 'he was intended for the law but was more interested in art in which he was encouraged by his uncle. In 1833 he abandoned his studies to become a midshipman in the East India Co.'s "Sherbourne" bound for Calcutta. On his return deciding to migrate he arranged to be articled to Charles Mann the new South Australian advocate-general and sailed in the "Africaine" arriving at Holdfast Bay on 6 November 1836. He sketched scenes on the voyage and met Frances Amelia eldest daughter of Robert Thomas; he married her on 28 December 1839' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Accordingly these volumes not only date from the foundation years of British settlement in the colony they also come from two of the first settlers. They are offered together with a copy of 'The Diary and Letters of Mary Thomas 1836-1866. Being a Record of the Early Days of South Australia. Edited by Evan Kyffin Thomas' Adelaide 1925 revised and enlarged third edition/ 1915. It is an account of the Thomas family's journey to South Australia on the 'Africaine' in 1836 and the fascinating early years of colonization as described in Mary's letters to her brother in England. Her husband Robert was the first newspaper publisher in South Australia and important details of the practical difficulties involved in the printing business are included. This is one of 300 unbound copies of the original 1925 edition discovered in the family attic in 1985; the entire cache has now been attractively bound in full reconstituted morocco. It comes in a slipcase with a fine copy of the first edition of a companion family volume 'Maisie. Her Life in her Letters from 1898 to 1902' edited by Joan Kyffin Willington Adelaide 1992. Each book in this 'collectors' duo' contains a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Joan Kyffin Willington Maisie's granddaughter and Mary's great-great-granddaughter. 4 items. Fisher, Son & Co hardcover
1906Best.-Nr. 0001393BELGIAN CONGO ALBERTVILLE 1906. On offer is an original letter written in English dated Haut Upper Congo Nov 14th 1906 by an unknown female writer who appears to be the wife of a missionary who was being prosecuted by the Congo Police casual research suggest this is possibly the British Reverend Edgar Stannard. The letter specifically refers to implication in the "Commandant Hagström affair." The tremendous political controversy surrounded a charge of libelling Congo police officer Hagström made by the Governor General of the Congo Free State and King Leopold against the Reverend who accused Hagström of practicing brutality and cannibalism. Arthur Conan Doyle also described exploitation and atrocities in his book "The Crime of the Congo." . Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-M-014-01667Kessinger Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-S-011-02796Kessinger Publishing. Used - Good. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day.Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
1988Best.-Nr. 28127Milano: Edi.Artes 1988. Cm. 31 pp. 30 di testo 60 tavole di disegni in vari toni di colore e 5 splendide ceremolli e acquetinte originali numerate e firmate cm 25 x 18 e protette da doppia velina. Bella leg. edit. in mezza pergamena con punte e titoli in oro su tassello al dorso. Entro custodia edit. Perfetto stato di conservazione. Nel testo appaiono le domande a Cantatore di Mario Monti ed un testo di Enzo Carli. Edizione originale ed unica di 250 esemplari numerati ns. xxxiii/L della tiratura di 50 esemplari destinata ai collaboratori. Edi.Artes unknown
1849Best.-Nr. 4369New York:: V.G. Audubon 1849-54. First Royal Octavo Edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored lithograph on paper. Royal Octavo 10.5 x 7 inches. Drawn from nature by John Audubon drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock and lithographed printed and colored by JT Bowen Philadelphia. Accompanied by the original text written by the Reverend John Bachman DD. The Quadrupeds of North America; portrayals of 155 four-legged mammals native to North America depicted in their natural environment was a collaborative effort between the premier nineteenth century American Ornithologist Naturalist Artist and Frontiersman John James Audubon 1785-1851 his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon and the naturalist Reverend John Bachman. The four men were unified in their desire to document and portray what they recognized as a dwindling resource; America's native animals amidst the natural beauty of the untouched American landscape. Their collective wisdom predicted the impending effects of Manifest Destiny- man's encroachment on the wilderness and natural landscape of North America- and as such was the impetus for the journey. To document and then portray America's native animals in the splendor and majesty of the uninhabited North American landscape the team traveled westward from Audubon's home in Mill Grove Pennsylvania up the Missouri River and through territory just previously explored by Lewis and Clark; from the Canadian border of the Northern Russian Territories- now Alaska- then southward to Mexico. Arduous and monumental the journey is recognized in the pathos of the compositions. However the true legacy of the work rests on John James Audubon's prolific vision and mastery of his subject and medium. Heretofore unseen The Quadrupeds of North American is a wildlife classic: an essential and timeless contribution to both Early American culture and the Art of American Wildlife Painting. The American Review a Whig journal heralded the national origin of the Quadrupeds: "We have at last have a Great National Work; originated and completed among us- authors artists and artisans of which are our own citizens the Bible of Nature!" John James Audubon in the West. New York: Henry H. Abrams 2000. Sabin 2368. Wood 208. Matted in Ivory Rag Board 12 x 16 inches. V.G. Audubon, unknown
1849Best.-Nr. 4396New York:: V.G. Audubon 1849-54. First Royal Octavo Edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored lithograph on paper. Royal Octavo 10.5 x 7 inches. Drawn from nature by John Audubon drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock and lithographed printed and colored by JT Bowen Philadelphia. Accompanied by the original text written by the Reverend John Bachman DD. The Quadrupeds of North America; portrayals of 155 four-legged mammals native to North America depicted in their natural environment was a collaborative effort between the premier nineteenth century American Ornithologist Naturalist Artist and Frontiersman John James Audubon 1785-1851 his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon and the naturalist Reverend John Bachman. The four men were unified in their desire to document and portray what they recognized as a dwindling resource; America's native animals amidst the natural beauty of the untouched American landscape. Their collective wisdom predicted the impending effects of Manifest Destiny- man's encroachment on the wilderness and natural landscape of North America- and as such was the impetus for the journey. To document and then portray America's native animals in the splendor and majesty of the uninhabited North American landscape the team traveled westward from Audubon's home in Mill Grove Pennsylvania up the Missouri River and through territory just previously explored by Lewis and Clark; from the Canadian border of the Northern Russian Territories- now Alaska- then southward to Mexico. Arduous and monumental the journey is recognized in the pathos of the compositions. However the true legacy of the work rests on John James Audubon's prolific vision and mastery of his subject and medium. Heretofore unseen The Quadrupeds of North American is a wildlife classic: an essential and timeless contribution to both Early American culture and the Art of American Wildlife Painting. The American Review a Whig journal heralded the national origin of the Quadrupeds: "We have at last have a Great National Work; originated and completed among us- authors artists and artisans of which are our own citizens the Bible of Nature!" John James Audubon in the West. New York: Henry H. Abrams 2000. Sabin 2368. Wood 208. Matted in Ivory Rag Board 12 x 16 inches. V.G. Audubon, unknown
1892Best.-Nr. 376200New York: Feast of Saint John the Evangelist 1892. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt with paper label for Rev. E.A. Hoffman a.e.g. Loose in binding. Bookplates of General Theological Seminary and perforated stamps to bottom margins of first and last leaves. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Order of service for the start of the construction of the New York City landmark. Dean Hoffman was head of the General Theological Seminary. Just a few copies were printed on vellum. Uncommon. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist unknown
1892Best.-Nr. 376200New York: Feast of Saint John the Evangelist 1892. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt with paper label for Rev. E.A. Hoffman a.e.g. Loose in binding. Bookplates of General Theological Seminary and perforated stamps to bottom margins of first and last leaves. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Order of service for the start of the construction of the New York City landmark. Dean Hoffman was head of the General Theological Seminary. Just a few copies were printed on vellum. Uncommon. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist unknown books
1879Best.-Nr. 144271Adelaide: E. Spiller Acting Government Printer 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide E. Spiller Acting Government Printer 1879. Octavo viii 174 2 24 'The Grammar of the Narrinyeri Tribe' xii lithographed 'Facsimiles of Letters Written by Aborigines' one leaf folding 2 25-28 index pages including a page of lithographed music plus 9 lithographs from drawings by Aboriginal artists and 7 original albumen silver photographs 3 are approximately 105 × 145 mm; 4 are approximately 115 × 95 mm mounted on captioned leaves. Original green cloth attractively blocked in gilt on the front board and in blind at the rear; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; covers a little worn and marked with the binding a little shaken; acidic paper tanned with the folding facsimile document splitting at one fold; mounts a little cockled; trifling loss to the corner-tip of one photograph; page 29 printed close to the right-hand edge an imposition error during production; a few mild signs of age and handling; a very good copy of a rare and important work with the photographs in excellent condition. An early ownership signature on an initial blank is proving difficult to decipher Ruppard Sheppard. The original photographs that illustrate the book are almost certainly the work of Captain Samuel Sweet see Robert Holden: 'Photography in Colonial Australia. The Mechanical Eye and the Illustrated Book' 1988. We have handled a number of copies of this work and this copy conforms with what we suggest might be called the first and most desirable issue of these photographs. The substance of the book was derived from a 48-question circular compiled by George Taplin and 'distributed to all the keepers of aborigines' depots throughout the colony and to all persons who are known to be acquainted with the manners customs and languages of the aborigines'; the value of the work may be judged by the editor's remark in the introduction 'that much information has been elicited and that most of the papers show that the writers have used their powers of observation in an intelligent manner'. The untimely death of Taplin in June 1879 at the early age of 47 may account for the failure of further volumes in the series to materialize. Ferguson 16711; Holden 105 and pages 49-51. E. Spiller, Acting Government Printer hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 65901J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited London n.d. circa 1880. 1880. Hardcover. Folio. hardcovers. rebound in leather with marbled endpapers all edges gilt.Complete 3 volumes Dictionary volumes 23 & dictionary bound together. pp.994 558 4616. 47 full page b/w engravings on steel with tissue guards in text illus. Very good condition with some foxing mainly on prelims & page edges. Some rubbing to cover edges. Very heavy set extra post will apply if being sent outside of Australia. . J. S. Virtue & Co., Limited, London, n.d. circa 1880 hardcover
1839Best.-Nr. 152017New York: Printed by S.W. Benedict 1839. Rare early improved edition of this prominent religious leader's influential call for America to end slavery. Duodecimo contemporary brown paper boards. In very good condition signatures to the front free endpaper. Anti-Slavery Manual Containing a Collection of Facts and Arguments on American Slavery 1837 is a foundational document of the American abolitionist movement written by the Reverend La Roy Sunderland 1802-1885 a Methodist Episcopal minister and one of the most energetic and theologically grounded anti-slavery agitators of the antebellum period. Published at a moment of intense national controversy over the question of slavery the volume assembles a systematic compendium of factual evidence statistical documentation legal analysis and moral argument designed to equip abolitionists with the intellectual armament necessary to counter proslavery arguments in the public arena. Sunderland who had co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society alongside William Lloyd Garrison and Theodore Weld and edited the Methodist abolitionist journal Zion's Watchman approached the subject with the disciplined rhetoric of a preacher trained to marshal Scripture and evidence in service of a moral cause making the Anti-Slavery Manual simultaneously a work of theological argument and empirical documentation. The volume was sufficiently influential to be issued in multiple editions and printings in 1837 alone and is today held in the collections of Harvard University and the Library of Congress. Printed by S.W. Benedict hardcover
1845Best.-Nr. 0001254ERZROOM ERZURUM TURKEY. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1845. Non-Book. On offer is an original manuscript extract handwritten dated Erzurum Turkey Mar. 3 1854 it is believed to be in the hand of Rev. Josiah Peabody 1807-1873. Peabody served under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions A. B. C. F. M. . He and his wife Mary Lawrence Herbert Peabody 1817-1899 lived in Turkey for his missionary work from 1941-1955 see BIO NOTES at the end of the listing. The writings are a superb relic of the times; what historians and collectors of Turkish-Russian relations era will recognize as pivotal being only mere months after Russia destroyed Turkey's fleet and this note reports the Turks' struggle to gain any advantage the handwriting describes: "As to the war everything is still dark. Immense efforts are made by the Turks in this region and hopes are entertained that they may be able to withstand the Russians especially as they have a number of European officers "The letter also includes content regarding some of the new officers the Sultan and further analysis of Turkey's chances against Russia. While unsigned this extract was found amongst the letters sent by his wife Mary L. H. Peabody to her brother Rev. Charles D. Herbert 1818- in Missouri. Timelines and genealogical records indicate that this letter extract can be confidently attributed to Josiah. Condition: Handwritten on 7.5 x 5.5 inch scrap of paper. Overall VG. BIO NOTES: Reverend Josiah Peabody 1807-1873 was born in Topsfield Mass. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1936 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1840. In March 1841 he married Mary Lawrence Herbert 1817-1899 of Ellsworth Maine. About a month after their wedding Peabody and his bride sailed to Smyrna on route to Ezroum Turkey for his missionary work under the direction of A. B. C. F. M. He served in Turkey until his transfer to Constantinople in 1855. The Peabodys returned to the USA in 1860. They had three children that survived beyond infancy: Mary Charlotte Anne Lucy and Josiah Charles. Mary Lawrence Herbert 1817-1899 and Charles D. Herbert 1818-1893 were born to George Herbert 1778-1820 and Charlotte Tuttle 1782-1869. They were two of six children born to George and Charlotte. George Herbert was educated at Dartmouth and became a well-known lawyer in Ellsworth Maine sometimes referred to as the first lawyer in Ellsworth. Reverend Charles D. Herbert was the youngest son of the family. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1841 and from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1843. Following a few years doing home missionary work "in the west" he became the pastor of the West Newbury Church in Mass. He married and had two sons George Herbert and Rev. C. E. Herbert. ; Manuscripts; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 1 pages; ANATOLIA CITY OF KARIN MISSIONARY MISSIONARIES CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANITY OTTOMAN EMPIRE OUTREACH TURKEY ERZROOM ERZURUM TURKISH MIDDLE EAST THE LEVANT POLITICS Russia War HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL 19TH CENTURY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
1565In-folio, (8), 369pp, (1), legatura in pergamena coeva, titolo manoscritto al dorso; rilegato con Tractatus tres de balneis Patavinis e con Tractatus de modo componendi Medicinas, & de dosi earum, e Antidotarium. Medico di origine veneta morto nel 1460, esercitò a Padova anche come insegnante presso la locale e prestigiosa Università di medicina, dove dai documenti risulta professore dal 1422 al 1441. La sua opera Consilia, stampata nei primi decenni del secolo successivo, è molto conosciuta e apprezzata. Viene anche ricordato per l’attività di chirurgo ed esperto di anatomia: si dice che abbia eseguito personalmente quattordici dissezioni complete. Trattandosi di uno studioso quattrocentesco, i suoi interessi botanici sono strettamente legati alla sua attività di medico nella preparazione dei medicamenti che provenivano per la maggior parte dal mondo vegetale. Il prestigio dei Consilia durerà per alcuni secoli e molti saranno gli autori di medicina che attingeranno alle sue informazioni scientifiche e alla struttura del libro, organizzato sapientemente nella discussione di 305 casi clinici comprendenti tutta la materia medica conosciuta, chirurgia e anatomia comprese. In-folio, (8), 369pp, (1), contemporary vellum binding, handwritten title on the spine; bound with Tractatus tres de balneis Patavinis and with Tractatus de modo componendi Medicinas, & de dosi earum, and Antidotarium. Doctor of Venetian origin who died in 1460, he also practiced in Padua as a teacher at the local and prestigious University of Medicine, where the documents prove him as professor from 1422 to 1441. His work Consilia, printed in the first decades of the following century, is well known and appreciated. He is also remembered for his activity as a surgeon and anatomy expert: he is said to have personally performed fourteen complete dissections. Being a fifteenth-century scholar, his botanical interests are closely linked to his activity as a doctor in the preparation of medicines that mostly came from the plant world. The prestige of the Consilia will last for a few centuries and many medical authors will draw on its scientific information and on the structure of the book, expertly organized in the discussion of 305 clinical cases including all known materia medica, surgery and anatomy included.
1802Best.-Nr. 000560Venezia: Dalle Stampe Di Giacomo Zannardi Con Regia Permissione & Privilegio 1802. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete set of this rare edition of this classic work on the Council of Trent which was held in three parts between 1545 to 1563. The Ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church was prompted by the Reformation. The Council of Trent was highly important for its sweeping decrees on self reform and for its dogmatic definitions that clarified virtually every doctrine contested by the Protestants. The Council was a key part of the Counter Reformation and played a vital role in revitalizing the Catholic Church.Fourteen volumes in seven all ltitle pages present Bound in 19th c half calf over buckram covered boards. No foxing present but there is some light toning throughout. Odd volumes of this edition turn up occasionally but a full set is rare. Volumes 1-1V published in 1802 Volumes V -X1V published in 1803. There is some scuffing and shelf wear to bindings otherwise firm. No stamps or otherwise to indicate that this set is Ex Libris Contact seller regarding shipping Dalle Stampe Di Giacomo Zannardi (Con Regia Permissione & Privilegio) hardcover