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Best.-Nr. B9781015585188Hardback. New. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0265966256.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1894Best.-Nr. 1388816New York: D. Appleton and Company 1894. Hardcover. Octavo vi 476 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is blue with faded gold print. Boards in blue cloth with silver decorative design and gold print. Tattering to spine caps edges and corners toning to spine smudging/shelf wear cocked spine. Text block has cracked hinges shaken spine intermittent spine breaks brittle paper. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1388816. FP New Rockville Stock. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1894Best.-Nr. 159551894. Beard Dan. Illustrated. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1894. Original very dark blue cloth decorated in silver. First Edition of this science fiction tale involving space travel to Jupiter and Saturn in the year 2000 -- where dinosaurs and dragons and spiritual beings abound. Astor himself a millionaire inventor used this JOURNEY to brainstorm various high-tech ideas -- such as "magnetic levitation" high-speed trains a NYC subway system electric vehicles a worldwide telephone network and solar power; the spaceship "Callisto" uses anti-gravity energy for propulsion. Astor subsequently served in the Spanish-American War and in 1912 he went down with the Titanic. The book is illustrated by Dan Beard perhaps best known for his work in some Mark Twain titles. This is a near-fine copy trifling wear at the extremities with the silver on the binding brighter than usual. Wright III 148; Bleiler Checklist p. 12. unknown books
1894Best.-Nr. 150663London: Longmans Green and Co 1894. Hardcover. VG Has light wear to binding edges esp. at head and heel of outer spine; tp is loosening and front hinge is slightly cracked; blindstamp from former owner Clare Boothe Luce is on tp; otherwise this is a wonderfully intact and clean copy!. Navy cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover and silver decoration on spine & covers; 476 pp. 10 BW plates. An early science fiction tale speculating on what daily life would be like in the year 2000. Turns out Americans are fully exploring and hoping to exploit the planets of Jupiter and Saturn. And more much more. Written by American businessman and mogul John Jacob Astor IV 1864-1912. A terrific copy of this intriguing novel. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 1019127163.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1990Best.-Nr. R200026351ALBIN MICHEL. 1990. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 241 pages. Tampon sur la page de titre et de faux titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 230-Christianisme. Théologie chrétienne
1990Best.-Nr. R200058607ALBIN MICHEL. 1990. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 240 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1990Best.-Nr. 116503Albin Michel Expérience Intérieure 1990 Albin Michel, Coll. Expérience Intérieure, 1990, 241 p., broché, bon état.
2019Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789357349239Facsimile Publisher 2019. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 2.86 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789357349239Facsimile Publisher 2019. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 2.86 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
1744Best.-Nr. 834131744. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4". Rare. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4". Rare. A Superb Copy with Distinguished Country-House Provenance: From the Library at Ombersley Court Barons Sandys Jacob Giles 1686-1744. A Law Grammar; Or Rudiments of the Law: Compiled From The Grounds Principles Maxims Terms Words of Art Rules and Moot Points of Our Law In a New Easy And Very Concise Method. For the Particular Instruction of All Young Gentlemen Either at Schools Colleges Or the Universities Or if Privately Educated Attornies Clerks And Other Persons; Whereby They Will Acquire a Great Deal More Useful Law-Learning Than by Any of the Books Yet Publish'd. London: Printed by Henry Lintot Assignee of Edw. Sayer Esq; for Aaron Ward At the King's Arms in Little Britain 1744. 12mo. ii iv 138 6 pp. Publisher advertisement facing title page. 6-1/2" x 4"; 10 cm x 16.5 cm. Contemporary sheep boards ruled in blind spine with raised bands and blind fillets. Moderate rubbing and wear to extremities small nicks and scuffs to boards corners bumped joints and hinges starting. Penciled shelf mark to front free endpaper. Light toning somewhat heavier in places. A very good copy the text notably fresh. $1250. First edition. A compact but ambitious introduction to English law designed for a wide readership extending from university students to attorneys' clerks and the "privately educated." Characteristic of Jacob's practical and commercial sensibility the work distills foundational doctrines terminology and maxims into an accessible format; it proved enduringly popular reaching eleven subsequent editions by 1792. It belongs with his other successful efforts to democratize legal knowledge including The Common Law Common-Placed 1726 and Every Man His Own Lawyer 1736. From the library of the Barons Sandys second and third creations housed at Ombersley Court Worcestershire-one of the notable country-house libraries of England. The original owner was likely Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys 1695-1770 Whig politician Chancellor of the Exchequer and Justice in Eyre. Though not formally trained in the law Sandys occupied offices in which a practical command of legal principles was advantageous making a manual of this kind entirely apposite. Rare in commerce; the second copy we have handled. English Short-Title Catalogue. unknown
1767Best.-Nr. BS16BRN2112London: H. Woodfall 1767. Hardback full-calf. Pp. iv 202 6. Fourth edition 1767. Binding is slighlty rubbed and worn with some cracking to outer joint binding remains firm. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper. A pleasing copy. bs16. Hard Cover. Good. H. Woodfall hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1020649844.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1744Best.-Nr. 834131744. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4". Rare. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4". Rare. A Superb Copy with Distinguished Country-House Provenance: From the Library at Ombersley Court Barons Sandys Jacob Giles 1686-1744. A Law Grammar; Or Rudiments of the Law: Compiled From The Grounds Principles Maxims Terms Words of Art Rules and Moot Points of Our Law In a New Easy And Very Concise Method. For the Particular Instruction of All Young Gentlemen Either at Schools Colleges Or the Universities Or if Privately Educated Attornies Clerks And Other Persons; Whereby They Will Acquire a Great Deal More Useful Law-Learning Than by Any of the Books Yet Publish'd. London: Printed by Henry Lintot Assignee of Edw. Sayer Esq; for Aaron Ward At the King's Arms in Little Britain 1744. 12mo. ii iv 138 6 pp. Publisher advertisement facing title page. 6-1/2" x 4"; 10 cm x 16.5 cm. Contemporary sheep boards ruled in blind spine with raised bands and blind fillets. Moderate rubbing and wear to extremities small nicks and scuffs to boards corners bumped joints and hinges starting. Penciled shelf mark to front free endpaper. Light toning somewhat heavier in places. A very good copy the text notably fresh. $1250. First edition. A compact but ambitious introduction to English law designed for a wide readership extending from university students to attorneys' clerks and the "privately educated." Characteristic of Jacob's practical and commercial sensibility the work distills foundational doctrines terminology and maxims into an accessible format; it proved enduringly popular reaching eleven subsequent editions by 1792. It belongs with his other successful efforts to democratize legal knowledge including The Common Law Common-Placed 1726 and Every Man His Own Lawyer 1736. From the library of the Barons Sandys second and third creations housed at Ombersley Court Worcestershire-one of the notable country-house libraries of England. The original owner was likely Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys 1695-1770 Whig politician Chancellor of the Exchequer and Justice in Eyre. Though not formally trained in the law Sandys occupied offices in which a practical command of legal principles was advantageous making a manual of this kind entirely apposite. Rare in commerce; the second copy we have handled. English Short-Title Catalogue. unknown books
Best.-Nr. Q-0615254829Yaakov Press 2014-05-07. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Yaakov Press paperback
Best.-Nr. 1642253405.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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