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1748réf. 92480London: Printed for R. Dodsley 1748. Early English translation of Frederick II King of Prussia's history of the Brandenburg Dynasty. Dedicated to his Royal Highness to Prince of Wales. Authors Preface. Initially published in three installments by Frederick II's private press at the palace of Sanssouci near Berlin the volumes were read as part of the curriculum at the Prussian Academy of Sciences and considered as the fourth volume of Frederick's Oeuvres du Philosophe de Sans Souci The works of the philosopher of Sans Souci. Small octavo disbound with part of the original gilt spine intact. In very good condition. A nice example. Frederick the Great was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786 the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his military victories his reorganization of Prussian armies his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment in Prussia and his final success against great odds in the Seven Years' War. Frederick was the last titled King in Prussia and declared himself King of Prussia after achieving full sovereignty for all historical Prussian lands. Prussia had greatly increased its territories and became a leading military power in Europe under his rule. Printed for R. Dodsley unknown books
1767réf. 82415Berlin: Chez Chretien Frederic Voss 1767. Early example of Frederick II King of Prussia's history of the Brandenburg Dynasty. Initially published in three installments by Frederick II's private press at the palace of Sanssouci near Berlin the volumes were read as part of the curriculum at the Prussian Academy of Sciences and considered as the fourth volume of Frederick's Oeuvres du Philosophe de Sans Souci The works of the philosopher of Sans Souci. Quarto three volumes bound into one rebacked contemporary boards elaborate engraved allegorical frontispiece by Georf Friedrich Schmidt two folding genealogical tables two folding maps. In very good condition. Frederick the Great was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786 the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his military victories his reorganization of Prussian armies his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment in Prussia and his final success against great odds in the Seven Years' War. Frederick was the last titled King in Prussia and declared himself King of Prussia after achieving full sovereignty for all historical Prussian lands. Prussia had greatly increased its territories and became a leading military power in Europe under his rule. Chez Chretien Frederic Voss hardcover books
1801réf. WRCAM35405Washington 1801. Title-leaf pp.227-352 plus index. Original plain wrappers. Spine perished. Tanning and foxing a few leaves torn. Index leaves through rear wrapper wormed. Fair. The first Congressional printing of the United States-Prussia treaty of Amity and Commerce. This was the second treaty between the two powers the first having been made in 1786. It appears on pp.317-52 and is printed in English and French on facing pages. MALLOY p.1486. unknown books
1785réf. WRCAM29072Paris 1785. 42 photostatic leaves. Modern green morocco gilt-stamped spine and borders gilt inner dentelles. Entirely in facsimile. Leaves slightly curled. Very good. A positive photostat evidently taken from the original about 1940 of an important treaty between the United States and Prussia. Negotiated by Jefferson and endorsed by both Franklin and Adams the present treaty establishes the guidelines for international trade between the two countries and grants Prussia most favored nation trading status. This treaty was negotiated at a time when the United States was working feverishly to establish trade with European powers recognizing that significant commercial relations were vital to the success of the new nation. Extremely rare OCLC locates only one copy of this facsimile. OCLC 29688674. MALLOY pp. 1477-86. unknown books
1761réf. 55837n.p. 1761. Avec XIII Planches gravées en Taille-douce most folding bound at the end. xii 201 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf gilt spine red leather label marbled endpapers engraved armorial bookplate on front pastedown all edges red. Fine plates clean and fresh. Avec XIII Planches gravées en Taille-douce most folding bound at the end. xii 201 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. French translation of Frederick's The Great's Instructions written in 1747. They were printed in limited numbers in Berlin in 1753 and captured by the Austrians in 1760. Thereafter published by the Austrians and as here in French by Georg Rudolph Faesch. An English translation first appeared the following year. OCLC locates only five copies of this edition. unknown books
1849réf. 25907London: David Bogue 1849. First edition in English of the rare privately printed German Aus meinem Tagebuche 1842-1843.; 2 volumes 8vo pp. xvi 338 1; v 1 377 1; frontispiece in volume I slightly offset onto title page vignette titles in both volumes 4 folding maps 3 hand-colored in outline; B5-6 crudely opened in volume I minor foxing; slight discoloration of the spine else a very good copy in original brown cloth gilt-lettered spines. Adalbert 1811-73 was a German nobleman and explorer who traveled for four months in open boats in 1842 and 1843 primarily along the Amazon from the delta to the Rio Xingu thence to Sousel finally ascending the cataracts into tribal territory. "Of all the tributaries of the Amazon the Xingu was the least known and Adalbert's survey was the first of its kind but saw only the lowest 300 kilometres of the river. In fact the upper Xingu remained unexplored until Karl von den Steinem arrived at the headwaters . in August 1884" Howgego II A-3. Sabin 162; Borba de Moraes I 13. David Bogue hardcover books
1807réf. 20583Edinburgh: Ogle and Aikman 1807. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CAMPAIGN IN 1806 TO THE CONCLUSION OF PEACE BETWEEN FRANCE AND RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA ON THE 9TH OF JULY 1807. Edinburgh: Ogle and Aikman 1807. First edition. Illustrated with a copperplate frontispiece of Alexander I. 58 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Loose folded sheets in modern blue cloth portfolio. Minor browning and offsetting to the first sheet comprising the frontispiece and title-page. Over all the sheets are nice and clean. Very good/No dust jacket. Insurance required to ship this item. Ogle and Aikman hardcover books
1760réf. 41713Berlin: Chretien Frederic Voss 1760. First edition. About very good; spine scuffed worn at ends and along joints lacking label on spine boards rubbed partially removed bookplate from verso free front end-paper; tiny date written bottom edge of title; else contents clean binding tight. 2 306 pp. Illus. with b/w in-text drawings. 12mo. Chretien Frederic Voss hardcover books
1797réf. 295409Sherborne: William Cruttwell 1797. Second. hardcover. very good-. Translated from the French by Lieut. Foster. 8vo original blue speckled paper boards spine quite worn and joint cracked but firm; top of half title torn off butnot affecting text. Sherborne: William Cruttwell 1797. Second Edition. Uncommon book although it went through several editions. William Cruttwell unknown books
1998réf. 2291463Royalty Digest 1998. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1998 Hard Cover. xv 1 247 1 pp. 8vo. 1995 reissue of 1929 original. A biography by the second daughter of Frederick III German Emperor and his wife Victoria one of Queen Victoria's daughters providing a firsthand account of life among the nobility from the 1860s through the late 1920s. Royalty Digest hardcover books
1968réf. 008847Göttingen: Göttinger Verlagsanstalt 1968. 362p. b/w illus. genealogical tables dj. Autobiography of this Prussian noblemen b. 1907. Göttinger Verlagsanstalt unknown books
réf. 0000419Elbing: Im Verlag der Hartmannsschen Buchhandlung numbers 1 to 104 inclusive January to December 1822. First edition. 8vo 8.5" x 7.5" unpaginated 8 pages per issue. Contemporary paper vellum over boards with a gilt-lettered red spine label. Text in German printed in two columns. Binding rubbed & soiled with joints just beginning to split & hinges cracked. Internally first printed leaf partially detached causing minor tattering small rubber stamp on the first page moderate toning & sporadic light foxing throughout Good or better. "The Highest Approved Royal West Prussian Elbing Newspaper from the State and Scholars" edited by Friedrich Traugott Hartmann began publication in the early 19th century. Editor Hartmann as several sources cite apparently held anti-Semitic views. Enjoying essentially a monopoly until supplanted by rival "Elbinger Anzeigen" the final issue was published in 1830.Uncommon in general within institutional collections this particular year is not represented in OCLC 6/15/2018. Im Verlag der Hartmannsschen Buchhandlung hardcover books
réf. Z1-S-038-02395Ohio Univ Pr. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. Ohio Univ Pr unknown
2016réf. x-1374569011Wentworth Press 2016. Hardcover. New. 710 pages. German language. 6.14x1.50x9.21 inches. Wentworth Press hardcover
1778réf. 173569N: N 1778. dated 14th April 1778 Headquarters at Schonwalde near Silberberg expressing pleasure at his desire to come and join him. Single sheet 22.7 cm. x 19 cm. 7 lines written on one side with creases. Frederick II King of Prussia known as Frederick the Great 1712-1786 was ' a brilliant military campaigner who in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers greatly enlarged Prussia's territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe Britannica'. lang2057 The recipient probably Vicomte de Houdetot often spelled Houdelot belonged to a prominent French aristocratic family. N unknown
2014réf. x-0124081371Academic Pr 2014. Hardcover. New. 3rd edition. 564 pages. 9.50x7.75x1.50 inches. Academic Pr hardcover
1912réf. 145443London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Hodder and Stoughton 1912 first edition in English. Octavo xvi 132 pages with 9 illustrations plus 28 plates from photographs mounted on thick card leaves and a colour frontispiece with a tissue guard. Gilt-lettered green cloth sunned and a little flecked; binding a little shaken; some light offsetting from the plates; old prices markings in blue pencil on the half-title; a very good copy. A memoir of hunting in Asia and Europe by the eldest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II. It includes elephant and tiger hunting in India and Ceylon as well as ibex deer chamois and game birds in Europe. Translated by J.E. Hodder Williams. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
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