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1889One Original Signed Letter, written Springfield Newnham, Cambridge, Nov 24 [1879]. 2 pages, 8vo. Bi-folium on headed paper with mourning border, "Down, Beckenham, Kent, Railway Station, Orpington S.E.R." Leaf measures approximately 11,5cm x 18cm (4.5 inches x 7 inches), when folded. Very Good Condition, nicely preserved. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. The Letter reads: My dear Frances, I see in the papers that you have lost your dear mother. I remember when you kindly wrote to me by her wish, that she felt herself that her end could not be very distant. I should be very grateful for a line, and I trust you will be able to tell me that she did not suffer very much; but rather that her placid & happy nature remained with her to the last. Believe me , Very sincerely yours, Emma Darwin" Frances Julia "Snow" Wedgwood (9 July 1833 – 26 November 1913) was an English feminist novelist, biographer, historian and literary critic. She was described as "a young woman of extreme passions and fastidious principles" and "at once a powerful reasoner and an inexorable critic of reason” Manuscript
1889One Original Signed Letter, written ca.1889, 2 pages 8vo. Bi-folium on headed paper, "Down, Farnborough R.S.O, Kent". Leaf measures approximately 11,5cm x 18cm (4.5 inches x 7 inches), when folded. Very Good Condition, nicely preserved. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. The letter reads: My dear Frances, I am anxious to know how your cousin is today, & whether you have hopes of being able to move tomorrow. If you had leisure to come & see me this afternoon for a short time, I should be glad; but only send me a verbal answer at all events. yours very sincerely, E. Darwin, (Mrs. Charles Darwin)" Frances Julia "Snow" Wedgwood (9 July 1833 – 26 November 1913) was an English feminist novelist, biographer, historian and literary critic. She was described as "a young woman of extreme passions and fastidious principles" and "at once a powerful reasoner and an inexorable critic of reason. Manuscript
1864An English translation by Dr. C. F. Fisher, from the Scientific Publications of the Novara Expedition, comprising important and fascinating observations and survey work by German-Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter at the onset of British settlement in the region. 8vo. 113 pages, plus table of contents, title page. Red cloth boards titled in gilt to front. Volume measures approximately 14 x 21 cm. Faint blemish to boards, otherwise very good condition, clean and bright. An early work presenting discoveries made in New Zealand, specifically in Auckland and Nelson, during the Austrian Imperial Novara Expedition. It includes two important lectures delivered by esteemed geologist and expedition leader Ferdinand von Hochstetter. A principal member of the expedition, Hochstetter was involved in its planning from the onset. His surveys were used in the making of the first geological map of New Zealand, created the bases for future geological research. The Novara Expedition (1857-1859) was the first large-scale scientific, around-the-world mission of the Austrian Imperial navy. In 1859, during the expedition, Hochstetter was funded by the government of New Zealand to make a rapid geological survey of the islands. Over 150 years later, his work is regarded as an authoritative primary source still today. the volume's content centers largely on Hochstetter's survey of Auckland, beginning with his lecture on the region's geology. Subjects further include its extinct volcanos, Lake Rotomahana and its hot springs [Te Tarata thermal springs], and three inlets on North Island - Whaingaroa [now known as Raglan], Aotea, and Kawhia. Approximately one quarter of the text is devoted to his geological work in the Province of Nelson.
1854Japan: Suharaya, and others, Kaei 7 (1854). Fascinating and scarce account of a samurai's son whose personal determination led him to rise above the family's financial poverty, to properly care for his horse, build his own stables, and breed additional horses, all by learning the ancient long-forgotten ways of the ancient samurai. 8vo. 1 volume, 78 pages, including 9 full-page illustrations, two of which are hand coloured. Woodblock print. All text is in Japanese. Postscript records the first edition being published in 1806. Traditional karitoji paper binding string-stitched at spine, fukurotoji style ("bound-pocket" with folded leafs bound into spine), and opening from left to right. Natural paper covers, with manuscript title label to front. Together the volumes measure approximately 18 x 25,5 x 1 cm. Negligible creasing to boards and age-toning to upper margins, otherwise in very good and original condition, a pleasing and uncommon work. Based primarily on contemporary descriptions of the financial distress felt by the long-standing prestigious samurai class, such as the present account, it is accepted, without dissent that the ruling samurai class suffered increasing poverty during the Tokugawa (Edo) period. Seifu Murata (1746-1811) wrote: "For years now, the samurai have suffered from poverty and their minds have been occupied by making a living. ‘Buy this, sell that’ and ‘pawn this to pay for that’ has become all of their lives. Even for those dedicated to their duties, it was inevitable to debase themselves and to engage in unsavory conduct (i.e., engage in trading)". Even the wives of those who were earning as much as 200 koku busied themselves in trading and in shops. This is the hero's journey, imparted firsthand, of a brilliant young samurai born into poverty but wide-eyed and unrelentingly in pursuit of mastering the skills of a samurai and honouring his destined status in this class of nobility. Young Ryuzando Shujin began by learning the equestrian warrior traditions with a borrowed horse, and was eventually able to convince his father to buy him a horse of his own, despite of the family's economic situation. When the cost of caring for the horse became a burden no longer bearable, and he was told the horse would be sold, he fixated on finding a solution. Immediately, he began conducting extensive research into the ancient methods employed when most samurai were farmers who held the role of warrior in the event of a battle. The solution to combating the costs was breeding and selling. He began the process, while being scrutinized, mocked and judged by others, in particular jeering his rudimentary (cost-effective) hand-made stables. But he did not let any outside opinions pierce his confidence. After repeated trial and error, it was not long that he possessed six horses. Surely too, he had solved the challenges of the household finances. Shujin championed horsemanship as a duty of all samurai. With the belief that all samurai should therefore possess their own horse, in part to best perform archery, spearmanship, and swordsmanship, and owing to the fact that this was an era where some samurai families were poor, he published his methods for others to follow, and ultimately uphold their rights and responsibilities that their title suggests. The volume includes instructions for building horse stables by hand, without incurring high costs. He describes the breeding process, his training methodology, and proper feeding. His own experiences with horses falling to sickness and how he treated them back to health are also shared. Clearly a man with a charitable and honest heart, he concludes by stating that all of this aside, the single most important thing for a healthy and happy horse is "aishin" (affection).
1813Manuscript letter by Sir Richard Croft, Physician to King George III and the Royal Family, accoucheur (obstetrician), and British peer, describes complications of a pregnancy four years before the "triple obstetrical tragedy" Princess Charlotte which has become his unfortunate infamy. 8vo. 2 pages in manuscript. Double leaf measuring approximately 12 x 18,5 cm, watermarked with the year 1811, with integral address, two postal ink stamps and a lovely red wax seal. Very faint age-toning only to sections of the leaf exposed for mailing, otherwise in very good condition, beautifully preserved and highly relevant to the writer's occupation as a manmidwife and the complications of pregnancy and birthing in the early nineteenth century. "Sir Richard Croft (1762-1818) physician and man-midwife gained notoriety after his involvement in the labor of Princess Charlotte, which resulted in her death. He never shook off the shame of the tragedy, and shot himself three months later." (Oxford DNB). Manuscript signed letter from the Royal Physician and Male Midwife to the late Princess Charlotte, Sir Richard Croft, who is remembered for causing the "Triple Obstetrical Tragedy" of 1817, in which is a primary source account of early nineteenth century complications and precepts surrounding pregnancy and child deliveries. The writer is Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet (9 January 1762 - 13 February 1818), English physician to the British Royal Family and the obstetrician to Princess Charlotte, who is famed for his role in "the triple obstetrical tragedy" of her death in 1817. He received his medical training from, among others, his father-in-law, Dr. Thomas Denman, a preeminent obstetrician in London whose textbook on childbirth had been first published in 1788. He graduated with his MD from the University of Oxford in 1789. Croft was appointed the personal physician of King George III. He was also a member of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, and Physician to the Lying-in Charity on Old Burlington Street. He was the primary accoucheur or midwife to Princess Charlotte, granddaughter of the reigning King George III. Manuscript
1963ref. 190719Madrid, 1930-1963. M. zahlr. (teils farb.) Abb. In 29 uniformen Hldrbdn. Sehr gut erhalten.
1777ref. 185599Paris, Panckoucke, 1777. 12°. M. 108 (st. 111) Kpfr.-Taf. Hldrbde. d. Zt. m. Rsch. u. Rverg. Einbde. (teils stark) beschabt u. bestoßen. Rücken teils etwas angerissen. Gebräunt u. braunfl. Stellenw. m. Nässespur. Es fehlen: Taf 5 u. 9 in 1759/3 sowieTaf. 8 in 1766/2. 1759/3 eine Taf. doppelt eingeb, ebenso in 1762/2. Dort auch eine Taf. (19) m. Fehlst.
1986ref. 168523Washington, 1940-1986. Bibl.-Hlwdbde. bzw. OBr. m. Bibl.-St. Vol. 92 No. 2392 Tit. mit Ausschnitt. Es fehlen: Vol. 113 No. 2937; Vol. 151 No. 3710-3712; Vol. 154 No. 3745; Vol. 183 No. 4127.
1951ref. 221751Berlin, 1951-84. 4°. Geb. u. in Heften. Teilw. St. a. Tit. Fehlt: TI zu Jg. 33.
1741ref. DEZ-6846Paris, Jean Desaint et Charles Saillant, 1741. In-4 en plein marbré au dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés. 4 pp dont titre, avertissement, et errata, xxiv dont préface, réflexions sur le mouvement, avertissements, avis et errata, 616 pp, lvii-(1) pp dont "formation de l'ellipse, tables, et approbation et privilèges du roi". Bien complet des 25 planches dépliantes dont celle avec les systèmes. Edition Originale. Exemplaire de second tirage qui contient la préface. Coins émoussés, coiffe supérieure arasée, cuir fendu au niveau du plat supérieur, reliure restant solide. Intérieur frais.
1752ref. 48400Chez Jean-Florent Baour | à Avignon 1752 | 17 x 21 cm | broché
1789ref. 17404S. n. | à Genève [Auxerre] 1789 | 13 x 20 cm | 2 volumes reliés
ref. 1229In Bologna, per Giosesso Longhi, 1678., (15), 630 p. Petit in-8, demi-basane brune, dos plat orné, reliure moderne.
1760ref. 4790A Paris, chez H.L. Guérin & L.F. Delatour, rue S. Jacques, à S. Thomas d'Aquin, 1760. 1760 1 vol. in-8° (206 x 132 mm.) de : XXXII (dont f. bl., faux titre, titre, avertissement, avis au relieur); 352pp; [1] f. (titre); 23 pp. (tables); [1] p. (Remarque); [47] ff. (dont titre, table des Logarithmes); 13 planches dépliantes (dont 6 cartes). (déchirure à une planche). Plein veau de lépoque, dos à nerfs orné. (mors usé, coins frottés).
ref. 1364P., David, 1742, un volume in 8 relié plein veau marbré, dos orné de fers dorés, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque), (légères éraflures sur les plats, coins légèrement émoussés, petite piqure de vers sans gravité à un mors), 16pp., 458pp., (7), 6 PLANCHES DEPLIANTES
1668ref. 21068Ex officina Ludovic Billaine | Parisiis (Paris) 1668 | 11.7 x 18.7 cm | relié
ref. 93149Paris, Au Bureau de l'Imprimerie, chez A. Boyer, Libraire, / A la Librairie Classique et d'Education de Mlle Emèlie Desrez, 1844-1846, 47 volumes reliés en 23 tomes et un supplément, in-12 de 185x115 mm environ, 480 à 580 pages par volume (2 volumes par tome), et 3 atlas de planches in-4 de 300x190 mm environ, soit 720 planches en couleurs réunies en 3 volumes, demi-basane verte pour les tomes et demi-basane brune pour les atlas, dos lisses portant titres et tomaisons dorés, ornés de filets, frises et petits motifs romantiques, gardes marbrées, tranches finements mouchetées de brun. Dos insolés, frottements sur le cuir et le cartonnage, une coiffe ébréchée sur le tome 2 (atlas), début de fente sur un mors du tome 1 (atlas), des tampons de bibliothèque raturés sur la plupart des volumes, quelques rousseurs, sinon bon état.
1769ref. 22391Ex typographeo Dammeano | Leyde 1769 | 23 x 28 cm (In-4) | relié
1760ref. 12414Paris, Hérissant, 1760 2 tomes en 1 volume grand in-8 de XVI-404 et 524 pages, 1 frontispice, 5 planches dépliantes,veau ancien , dos à nerfs orné . Coiffes et coins usés. Petite trace de mouillure ancienne sur l'angle supérieur droit aux 16 premiers feuillets .
1803ref. 36212Chez L. Duprat Letellier | à Paris 1803 | 12 x 20 cm | 3 volumes reliés
ref. 19015Leyde, chez Pierre Vander Aa, 1717. 2 parties en 1 vol. in-4, [12]-701-[33] pp. 25 pl., veau granité brun, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, pièce de titre rouge, tranches mouchetées de rouge (reliure défraîchie, importantes rousseurs et mouillures).
1780ref. 10334Jombert Paris 1780 1 vol. In-8 broché de 2 ff.n.ch., 202 pp. 1 f. n.ch., couverture muette papier coquille (non rogné, grandes marges).
1740ref. 362671740 La Haye. Jean Neaulme. 1740. 2 tomes en 1 volume in-4, veau moucheté, dos à nerfs avec pièce de titre en maroquin rouge. (X) pp. ; 320 pp. ; (IV) pp. - 321 - 701p. ; (33) pp. ; 26 planches gravées dépliantes.
1799ref. 40382Chez Gueffier | A Paris 1799 | 13 x 20.50 cm (In-8) | 5 volumes reliés
ref. 005660Paris, Delalain, De l'Imprimerie de Marchant, 1801. In-8 (203 X 129 mm) demi-cuir de Russie acajou à coins, dos lisse cloisonné de doubles filets dorés, deux volutes dorées en queue, titre doré (Reliure de l'époque) ; (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 210 pages, IV pages de table des chapitres, 5 planches dépliantes hors-texte. Une petite épidermure au dos, petits manques de cuir aux coins qui ont été réteintés, plissure à l'angle supérieur droit de 16 feuillets, sans caractère de gravité. Exemplaire relié SANS le tableau dépliant hors-texte qui donne les tarifs de l'eau-de-vie à l'usage du commerce.
