Category: History

TYPED LETTER ABOUT A PHOTOSTAT OF AN ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT SIGNED BY BRITISH ORIENTALIST AND ISLAMIC SCHOLAR DOUGLAS MORTON DUNLOP.

By: Dunlop, Douglas Morton. (1909-1987). British Orientalist and Islamic scholar.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Cambridge, U.K.: November 9, 1954. : 1954.

Seller ID: 35776

Condition: Good

- Typed letter filling 1-1/4 sides of his gray 7-1/8 inch high by 5-3/8 inch wide letterhead with his address printed at the top. Signed "D. M. Dunlop". There is some light staining to the edges of the letter with an additional small, light stain to the blank section of the verso. Folded once for mailing. Good. Dunlop writes to his correspondent about a photostat of an Islamic manuscript offered for sale in Dawson's catalogue. "...I am inclined to think that this is the same work as the Kitab Tafhim fi'n-Nujum (sic, not Najum, as in the catalogue), and further, that the photostat n...
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A GUIDE TO HISTORICAL LITERATURE

By: Dutcher, George Matthew; Shipman, Henry Robinson; et al; editors

Price: $10.00

Publisher: NY: The Macmillan Company, 1937. : 1937.

Seller ID: 6053

Condition: Good

NY: The Macmillan Company, 1937.. 1937.. Good. - Octavo, red cloth. Rubbed & bumped. 1,222 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings. Good.
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THE AGE OF THE ARCHIVE. Monday Evening Papers: Number 7. (Cover title)

By: Edel, Leon

Price: $15.00

Publisher: [Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1966). : (1966).

Seller ID: 16363

Condition: Fine

[Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1966).. (1966).. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. 21 pages. Near fine.

One of a series of papers read during the Center's sessions on Monday evenings to Fellows of the Center and members of the Faculty. Leon Edel was a Fellow of the Center in the fall semester of 1965 and read this paper on October 11 of that year.
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LECTURES IN INDIAN CIVILIZATION

By: Elder, Joseph W.; editor; King, Christopher R.; Johnson, Willard L

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, (1970). : (1970).

Seller ID: 15484

ISBN-13: 9780840303110

Condition: Very good

Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, (1970).. (1970).. Very good. - Small quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in printed red wraps. The wraps are rubbed & bumped with the head of the spine & the adjacent edge of the rear panel lightly chipped. xviii & 453 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white maps. Some bottom page corners are bumped & 2 are creased. Very good. A series of lectures intended to enable college students studying India to learn about all aspects of Indian civilization -- history, arts, politics, religion, economics, anthropology, ...
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A WONDERFUL VINTAGE NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING THE QUEEN TO BE AND YOUNG 2 YEAR OLD PRINCE CHARLES

By: Elizabeth II and Prince Charles

Price: $10.00

Publisher: (International News Photos), (1950). : (1950).

Seller ID: 25579

Condition: Very good

(International News Photos), (1950).. (1950).. Very good. - sc A 9 inch high by 7 inch wide black & white news photograph from the International News Photos with their credit line stamped under their pictorial eagle logo on the verso. A small piece of tape is mounted to an edge of the verso. Else, very good.
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A VIEW OF THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE PRESENT WAR WITH FRANCE. By the Honourable Thomas Erskine. The Fifth Edition

By: Erskine, Thomas

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1797. : 1797.

Seller ID: 3985

Condition: Very good

London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1797.. 1797.. Very good. - Octavo, disbound, removed with only a portion of the leather spine present. 138 pages. The leaves have been additionally numbered in ink at top right by a previous owner. The half-title is lightly darkened and the title page lightly stained. The is a small piece out from the bottom corner of one leaf. The contents are in othewise very good condition.
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DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN EVELYN, F.R.S. To Which Is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles First and Sir Edward Nicholas and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon, and Sir Richard Browne. Edited from the Orginal MSS. at Wotton by William Bray, Esq. F.A.S. A New Edition in Four Volumes. Corrected, Revised, and Enlarged. (4 volumes)

By: Evelyn, John; Bray, William; editor

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London: George Bell and Sons, 1889-1891. : 1889-1891.

Seller ID: 21317

Condition: Good

London: George Bell and Sons, 1889-1891.. 1889-1891.. Good. - Octavo, three quarter tan calf & marbled boards with gilt-lettered leather labels between raised bands & decorations in gilt on the spines. The top edges are gilt & the endpapers are marbled. The bindings are lightly rubbed with some darkening to the leather at the extremities. Some kind of veneer has been applied to the spines & there are pieces out of the leather & out of the labels, affecting the titling. The front cover of Vol. 1 is detached. xxxviii & 434 pages; [iv] & 398 pages; xii & 399 pages; viii & 469 pages; with a 16-pag...
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LA GUERRA IN SALOTTO: Miti, Monumenti, Memoria, Quotidiano della Grande Guerra. DER KRIEG IM SALON: Mythen, Denkmaler, Erinnerungen, Alltagliches des 1. Weltkrieges.

By: Fabi, Lucio; editor.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: (Udine, [Italy]): Gaspari, (1999). : (1999).

Seller ID: 34024

Condition: Good

(Udine, [Italy]): Gaspari, (1999).. (1999).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed. There is a sticker on the rear wrap & the film surface is chipped along its front edge. 95 & [1] pages. Illustrated in black & white and color. The contents are near fine. Good.

Catalog for an exhibition being held through the summer of 1999 at the "grande sala espositiva del Municipio di Lavarone". The text, which is printed in Italian and German is by curator and editor Lucio Fabi and by Laura Safred.
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AN ATLAS OF AFRICAN HISTORY

By: Fage, J. D

Price: $17.50

Publisher: London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, (1961). : (1961).

Seller ID: 4913

Condition: Good

London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, (1961).. (1961).. Good. - Quarto, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped & lightly soiled. The dust jacket is stained, soiled, darkened & chipped. The top edge of the front panel & the head of the dust jacket spine are torn & creased. 64 pages. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white maps.There is scattered light foxing & staining. Good in a fair dust wrapper. Second printing.The history of Africa told through a series of maps with accompanying commentary.From the library of cartographer Vincent Kotschar with his signature on the front endpap...
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L'OTTOCENTO A PRATO / a cura di Renzo Fantappie / testi di Rosella Agresti, Sandro Bellesi... [et al]

By: Fantappie, Renzo; editor

Price: $25.00

Publisher: (Prato, Italy): CariPrato, (2000). : (2000).

Seller ID: 24588

Condition: Very good

(Prato, Italy): CariPrato, (2000).. (2000).. Very good. - Quarto [12 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide], black cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed. 365 & [1] pages plus colophon. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

The text is in Italian. Dust jacket present.
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Image for A SUBSTANTIAL FRAGMENT from an AUTOGRAPH LETTER or JOURNAL penned by PRINCE FERDINAND PHILIPPE OF ORLEANS from Mostagenem, Algeria during the period of France's African Campaign and conquest of Algeria.

A SUBSTANTIAL FRAGMENT from an AUTOGRAPH LETTER or JOURNAL penned by PRINCE FERDINAND PHILIPPE OF ORLEANS from Mostagenem, Algeria during the period of France's African Campaign and conquest of Algeria.

By: Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans (1810-1842).

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Mostagenem, May 19th, 1841. : 1841.

Seller ID: 36570

Condition: Good

- Approximately 275 words penned in French on both sides of a 4-/14 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide fragment of paper torn from a larger sheet. In his letter, penned from Mostagenem, Algeria during France's conquest of Algeria Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans describes the arid ruins of the town, colorfully commenting on storks nesting on the hill above and makes mention of the pompous speech offered by an officer to his troops. The manuscript is entirely penned in his hand though any signature is lacking. Folded for mailing, the paper is slightly darkened and the bottom edge is unevenly torn....
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LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE ET LE VAR

By: Ferrier, Jacques; editor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: (Toulon): Academie du Var, (1990). : (1990).

Seller ID: 25551

Condition: Very good

(Toulon): Academie du Var, (1990).. (1990).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps. The wraps are very slightly bumped & rubbed. [vi] & 304 pages with a colophon laid in. Illustrated in black & white and color. Near fine.

A book of articles based on the proceedings of a year-long commemoration, organized by the Academie du Var, of the bicentenary of the French Revolution.

Bulletin Special de 1989 / realise et presente par Jacques Ferrier avec la collaboration de Maurice Agulhon, Maurice Arreckx, Emmanuel Carli.... [et al]. The text is in French.
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Image for HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY: A RICHLY TONED WOODBURYTYPE PORTRAIT of the German Emperor and King of Prussia FREDERICK III.

HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY: A RICHLY TONED WOODBURYTYPE PORTRAIT of the German Emperor and King of Prussia FREDERICK III.

By: Frederick III [Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl (1831-1888)]. German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Lock and Whitfield, circa [1880]. : [1880].

Seller ID: 96441

Condition: Fine

- A richly hued 4-3/4 inch high by 3-1/2 inch wide woodburytype portrait of the then Crown Prince Frederick III mounted onto 11-1/4 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide stiff cream stock. An eagle & crown device above a light gray printed decorative frame highlights the image. The subject is identified in the same light gray centered within the lower half of the sheet. Specially taken for this work by Lock and Whitfield is centered below the title. Near fine. Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl (1831-1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for a period of 99 days in 1888, the year in which he passed ...
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LOST ON EARTH: Nomads of the new world

By: Fritz, Mark

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, Publishers, (1999). : (1999).

Seller ID: 26986

Condition: Fine

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, Publishers, (1999).. (1999).. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed yellow wrappers. There is a tiny brown mark to the rear wrap. [x] & 288 pages. Near fine. Uncorrected advance proof.Laid in is a typed letter signed from the publisher to Peter Matthiessen, sending him the advance copy of the book and asking for his opinion. He notes that the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Fritz concerns "the largest migration in human history--the millions of people who, since the end of the Cold War, have become refugees or displaced persons wit...
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Image for LEON GAMBETTA: A RICHLY TONED WOODBURYTYPE OVAL PORTRAIT of the French statesman LEON GAMBETTA who opposed the 1851 coup d'etat and played a prominent role during the Franco-Prussian War.

LEON GAMBETTA: A RICHLY TONED WOODBURYTYPE OVAL PORTRAIT of the French statesman LEON GAMBETTA who opposed the 1851 coup d'etat and played a prominent role during the Franco-Prussian War.

By: Gambetta, Leon (1838-1882). French statesman prominent during and after the Franco-Prussian War who, as an attorney, defended the journalist Delescluze and opposed the 1851 coup d'etat.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Lock and Whitfield, circa [1875]. : [1875].

Seller ID: 96430

Condition: Very good

- A richly hued 4-1/2 inch high oval woodburytype portrait of Leon Gambetta mounted onto 11-1/4 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide stiff cream stock. A light gray printed decorative frame highlights the image. The subject's name is printed in the same light gray centered within the lower half of the sheet. Lock and Whitfield and Woodbury Process are printed at left and right along the lower edge. There is a light vertical crease in the mat and a tiny stain to it's right edge. Very good. The French statesman Leon Gambetta (1838-1882) was admitted to the bar in 1859 and the Conference Mole in 1861. In...
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THE NEW MAP OF AFRICA (1900-1916). A History of European Colonial Expansion and Colonial Diplomacy.

By: Gibbons, Herbert Adams.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York: The Century Co., 1918. : 1918.

Seller ID: 36041

Condition: Good

- Octavo, red cloth titled in gilt on the spine and in black on the front cover. The covers are bumped, soiled and spotted. The edges of the book are foxed. xiv, [ii] & 503 pages, illustrated with 6 folding color maps. There is some minor foxing. A previous owner's name is penned on the front pastedown. Good.
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SIGNATURE OF BRITISH LIBERAL POLITICIAN THOMAS MILNER GIBSON ON THE LATTER HALF OF A LETTER.

By: Gibson, Thomas Milner. (1806-1884). British Liberal politician who served as President of the Board of Trade under Lord Palmerston (1859-1866).

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Theberton, Suffolk, U.K.: circa [1865]. : [1865].

Seller ID: 36606

Condition: Good

- The closing 8 lines of a letter penned in black ink on part of a sheet of cream note paper, 3-5/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Signed Thos. Milner Gibson. Folded for mailing approximately 1 inch from the top edge. The left edge is slightly creased. Good. Gibson is writing to his correspondent about reports written by [Walter] Plowden, the first British Consul to Abyssinia. Perhaps his reports on Abyssinia may have been sent before he was made Consul, in 1848 or 1849. If you could send me these to Theberton I should be very much obliged. Thomas Milner Gibson [1806-1884] was a British Con...
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Image for A SHORT ADDRESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LOYAL ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS; Containing a Brief Exposition of the designs of the French upon this Country, and of Their Proposed Division of Great Britain and Ireland into Three Distinct and Independent Republics. With a List of the Directories and Ministers of the Same, as Prepared by the Directory at Paris.

A SHORT ADDRESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LOYAL ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS; Containing a Brief Exposition of the designs of the French upon this Country, and of Their Proposed Division of Great Britain and Ireland into Three Distinct and Independent Republics. With a List of the Directories and Ministers of the Same, as Prepared by the Directory at Paris.

By: Gifford, John. [John Richards Green; 1758-1818].

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London: T. N. Longman, 1798. : 1798.

Seller ID: 94959

Condition: Good

- Octavo, softcover, bound into later decorative wraps. There are tiny chips to the head & tail of the spine. The corners of the wraps are lightly creased with a chip to the bottom corner of the front wrap. 43 pages plus 1-page publisher's catalog. The half-title is lacking. The title page is darkened & dampstained with a tear to its top edge & with a previous owner's notes penciled on the verso. The page corners through page 10 are creased. Good. The author fears for the state of the world In the wake of the French Revolution. At that memorable period, the new doctrines which had sprung up in...
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CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P., AND MR. REARDEN, M.P. With an Appendix

By: Gladstone, William Ewart; Rearden, Denis Joseph

Price: $125.00

Publisher: (London: McGowan and Danks, Steam Printers, Great Windmill Street), 1868. : 1868.

Seller ID: 32992

Condition: Good

(London: McGowan and Danks, Steam Printers, Great Windmill Street), 1868.. 1868.. Good. - Octavo, printed self-wraps, unbound, removed. 25 pages. There are stains & light soiling to the title page & rear blank with small, light stains to the bottom edges of the remaining pages, else a clean, bright copy. Good. Gladstone became leader of Britain's Liberal party in 1867 and was Prime Minister from 1868 to 1874 [the first of three periods during which he held this office]. Denis Joseph Rearden was the Liberal party member of parliament for Athlone, Ireland, from 1865 to 1868. Ireland was an are...
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THE SEVEN CURSES OF LONDON

By: Greenwood, James

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1869. : 1869.

Seller ID: 12716

Condition: Good

Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1869.. 1869.. Good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the spine with frames & decorations stamped in blind on both covers. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped. The tail of the spine is lightly chipped & frayed & the head is chipped & torn. viii & 336 pages. The front hinge is starting & a library label of the New England Genealogical Society's F. M. Bartlett Colllection is mounted on the front pastedown & stamped "withdrawn". Good. First American edition.A book about the social ills of nineteenth century London with sections on neglected children...
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Category: History