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1797ref. 1022418vo contemporary calf spine and tips rebacked with original spine label laid down new endpapers includes half title 407 pp. Signature on front endpaper and title ink and pencil numbers on back of title extremity wear to binding corner mended dampstaining to the bottom third of book some soiling foxing and aging; otherwise in very good condition overall. Before James Monroe 1758-1831 became president of the United States his political apprenticeship included serving as Minister to France. He was appointed by George Washington in 1794 to this post which proved disastrous from a political standpoint. He was recalled in 1796 and while he was an enthusiastic supporter of the French Revolution he was openly critical of the Jay Treaty with Britain which antagonized Washington's pro-British cabinet. This work was Monroe's attempt to justify his position. New Book of Knowledge. Evans 32491. Sabin 50020. Howes M727. Benj. Franklin Bache, books
1778ref. 1001488vo period calf rebacked with modern calf and new endpapers 3 202pp. Wear to covers; ink name to top of title page and some foxing and darkening within. Otherwise very good. The contents provide coverage of the important proceedings before the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776.This commentary reflects the efforts of the Second Continental Congress which was headed by John Hancock. A good portion of the contents focus on correspondence between Washington who had taken command of the Continental Army in May 1775 and Congress election of delegates form each of the Colonies and funding the war with Great Britain. Some remarks actually give insight into the pay that soldiers received privates got $5 per month. Also some information on printing of paper money and what denominations would be used. While the title page indicated this was a reprinted work Sabin only lists the London edition. Reprinted For J. Almon books
viii + 290pp.+ 1 carte dépliante en couleurs, br.orig., 23cm., bon état
226pp.avec illustrations dans le texte + quelques planches hors-texte, reliure cart., 24cm., bon état, R42669
Complet en 3 tomes, vii + 1486pp. (pagination continuée) + 52 planches (avec photos en n/bl), 24cm., br.orig., Thèse de Doctorat, cachet au verso de la p.d.t., texte frais et en bon état, poids: 2.5kg., A110555
Paris, Cercle du Livre Précieux, 1961. In-8, en feuilles, couverture rempliée, sous chemise et étui. (chemise et étui neufs refaits à l'identique). Les 12 gravures originales de Michel SIMEON ont été coloriées par Maurice Beaufumé. Edition limitée à 750 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin (n° 429). Apollinaire, Fleuret et Perceau, qui citent l'édition originale (1892), indiquent " roman licencieux qui nous donne l'apparence et les moeurs de Saint-Pierre de la Martinique peu avant la destruction de cette ville par l'éruption du Mont Pelé. Cet ouvrage est peut-être le seul où l'on ait recueilli des expressions créoles les plus libres. L'affabulation en est ingénieuse. "
Paris, Robert Laffont, 1966. In-8, broché, 270 pp. Page de titre avec envoi autographe MAIS pas de l'auteur.. Edition originale sans grand papier annoncé.
Paris, Cercle du Livre Précieux, 1961. In-8, en feuilles, couverture rempliée, sous chemise et étui de l'éditeur. Les 12 gravures originales de Michel SIMEON ont été coloriées par Maurice Beaufumé et sont à part sous papier cristal. Edition limitée à 750 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin, celui-ci hors-commerce Apollinaire, Fleuret et Perceau, qui citent l'édition originale (1892), indiquent " roman licencieux qui nous donne l'apparence et les moeurs de Saint-Pierre de la Martinique peu avant la destruction de cette ville par l'éruption du Mont Pelé. Cet ouvrage est peut-être le seul où l'on ait recueilli des expressions créoles les plus libres. L'affabulation en est ingénieuse. " Bel exemplaire, état neuf.
Paris, Grasset, 1941. In-8, broché, non coupé, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 262 pp. Avec 10 planches hors-texte dont 2 grandes cartes rempliées en fin d'ouvrage. Bon exemplaire malgré quelques rousseurs sur la couverture.
In-8, xxxj-374-[2] pages Edition originale. Avec un titre gravé et 10 planches gravées dépliantes. Jean Barthélemy Maximilien, père NICOLSON (Abbeville 1734-vers 1790), botaniste et missionnaire dominicain à Saint-Domingue recense près de 400 espèces de végétaux récoltés sur l'ile dans cet ouvrage. Nom de possesseur en page de titre, sinon exemplaire de première fraicheur.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with numerous musical notations in the text, series title and title lightly spotted, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; decorative cloth, blocked in gilt and black, gilt back, uncut, covers a little age-marked, upper hinge cracked but quite sound else a good, sound copy of a very scarce work. Publications of the Folk-Lore Society, LV.
8vo. First Edition, with numerous illustrations and facsimiles in the text, inked scribble on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. With relevant cuttings mounted on endpapers. SCARCE.
8vo., Fourth Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates, maps and endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped but worn dustwrapper, the latter with loss at backstrip and heavily rubbed at fold-ins.
4to., First Edition, with fine coloured frontispiece, 10 fine coloured plates and endpaper maps; olive cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, crisp copy of a standard reference.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, full-page maps in the text and endpaper maps in sepia; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Well-illustrated, detailed and often harrowing account of the West Indies under slavery. The original edition is already scarce in this condition.
8vo., First Edition, with double-page map as frontispiece, plates and maps (a number folding); original Society binding of blue cloth, upper board with multiple frame border in blind enclosing sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 148. Bridges & Hair, p.291.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS ATLAS OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIES, published in France during the Seven Years' War (also known as the "French and Indian War".) xii, 171 pp + engraved title and THIRTEEN FINE MAPS, of which 8 are folding (complete). Also illustrated with ten headpieces, nine of which depict the entry into a major port. Includes Jamaica (with several maps), Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua, the Lucayes (now the Bahamas), and Bermuda. 4to (26 x 20.3 cm). Attractively bound in contemporary calf, with the ARMS OF KING LOUS XV OF FRANCE EMBLAZONED IN GILT ON FRONT AND BACK COVERS. Binding restored at head and tail of spine, and very solid. Small, faint marginal stain to engraved title-page, else INTERNALLY FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH MAPS AND TEXT VERY FRESH. Sabin 4553. RARE AND IMPORTANT.
In-4°; cc.14 (di cui la seconda è bianca), 365 carte num. Capilettera incisa su legno. Marca tipografica al frontespizio (In cornice fig.: una stella cometa con sette stelle tra le punte. Intorno alla coda nastro con il motto: Inter omnes.) . Manca ultima carta con timbro tipografico. Note manoscritte di possesso, datate 1740 e 1926. piccoli segni di tarli nell’ultime carte e macchie di umidità. Legatura in pergamena.
Bella mappa raffigurante il Golfo del Messico con Florida, Messico e America Centrale, ornata da un bellissimo cartiglio in una cornice floreale. Geografo veneziano di Padova, Rizzi-Zannoni studiò astronomia e fu nominato idrografo navale durante il suo soggiorno in Francia. Fu professore di geografia della Società Cosmografica di Norimberga e membro dell'Accademia di Gottinga. Morì a Napoli nel 1814. Buono stato con contorni acquerellati dell'epoca. Beautiful map depicting the Gulf of Mexico with Florida, Mexico and Central America, adorned with a beautiful cartouche in a floreal frame. Venetian geographer of Padua, Rizzi-Zannoni studied astronomy and was appointed as naval hydrographer during his stay in France. He was professor of geography of the Nuremberg Cosmographic Society and member of the Academy of Göttingen. He died in Naples in 1814. Good condition with watercolors of the time.
xviii, 366 p. front., illus., plates Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
Présence Africaine 1956. In-12 carré broché de 188 pages. Préface par Aimé Césaire. Légères rousseurs à la couverture sinon bon état.
Paris, Au siège de la société 1954. In-8 broché de 149 pages illustrées non coupées. Précisions sur quelques plantes du Sénégal. Nouveautés sur les graminées du Sénégal. Les loranthacées des Antilels Françaises. Les cryptogammes des Saintes (Antilles françaises). ETC... Très bon état
Institut de la France d'Outre-Mer de Bordeaux avec le concours de la Faculté des Lettres de Bordeaux et de la Société de Géographie Commerciale de Bordeaux , 1948, tome I complet, soit 4 fascicules In-8 brochés en pagination suivie totalisant 392 pages. Photos, cartes, figures. Parfait état. Tiré de l'Editorial du 1° Cahier paru : "...Au moment ou se regroupent, sur des bases nouvelles et dans des conditions d'ailleurs difficiles, les territoires sur lesquels flotte notre drapeau, nos "Cahiers" seront une revue de l'Union Française. Nous voulons faire de notre publication un organe de documentation sur les pays français d'Outre-Mer. Nous dirons quelle est la situation économique de nos territoires et quelles sont leurs possibilités d'avenir. Le MAROC, les ANTILLES, l'AFRIQUE NOIRE et, parfois, MADAGASCAR et l'INDOCHINE, seront, en ces pages, l'objet d'études et de chroniques..."
Odé 1955, In-12 toile grége de l'éditeur, 412 pages. Préface de Jacques PERRET. Txetes de Victor ALBA, Jean BABELON, Tibor MENDE, Philippe SOUPAULT etc...Illustrations de BARTOLI, BEUVILLE, VILLETTE etc... Trés bon état.
Guadeloupe, Basse Terre, 1960. In-8 broché. 190 pages. Nombreux dessins. Bon état. Broché