Category: History

REDE DES FUHRERS UND REICHSKANZLERS ADOLF HITLER VOR DEM REICHSTAG AM 20. FEBRUAR 1938

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Berlin: M. Muller & Sohn, [1938]. : [1938].

Seller ID: 7880

Condition: Good

Berlin: M. Muller & Sohn, [1938].. [1938].. Good. - Squarish octavo, soft covers bound in printed cream wraps. The wraps are darkened & very lightly soiled & their front edges are lightly chipped with a small piece out of the bottom edge of the front wrap. 71 pages. The pages are darkened. Good only.

Hitler's February 20, 1938 Reichstag speech. The text is in German.
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KRISE UDEN ALTERNATIV: En anaylse af dansk gronlandsdebat

By: Hojlund, Niels

Price: $10.00

Publisher: [Kobenhavn, Denmark]: Gyldendal, (1972). : (1972).

Seller ID: 24075

Condition: Good

[Kobenhavn, Denmark]: Gyldendal, (1972).. (1972).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial blue wrappers. The binding is rubbed & bumped with creasing to the spine & extremities. 218 & [1] pages. Good.

"Crisis Without an Alternative: An Analysis of the Danish Greenland Debate". A book about the relationship between Denmark and Greenland. The text is in Danish.
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Image for THE LIFE OF BARON FRED. TRENCK: Containing His Adventures, and Cruel and Excessive Sufferings, During Ten Years Imprisonment, at the Fortress of Magdeburg, by Command of the Late King of Prussia.

THE LIFE OF BARON FRED. TRENCK: Containing His Adventures, and Cruel and Excessive Sufferings, During Ten Years Imprisonment, at the Fortress of Magdeburg, by Command of the Late King of Prussia.

By: Holcroft, Thomas.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Hartford: B. & J. Russell, 1814. : 1814.

Seller ID: 97011

Condition: Fair

- 32mo, 4-3/4 inches high by 3 inches wide. Vintage light blue boards backed with a tan paper covered spine. There is wear to the edges of the stained covers and the boards are splitting along the joints with a large piece out from the tail of the spine. The covers are nearly detached. iv, [1], 96 pages, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. The bottom edge of the frontispiece appears to be trimmed with some loss. A large piece is out from the bottom corner of pages 47/48, with partial loss of text to 4 lines. A piece is clipped out from the rear endpaper and there is occasional scattered ...
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MADAME DE MAINTENON

By: Houssaye, Arsene

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Mossant, Vallon & Co., n.d. [1930s]. : n.d. [1930s].

Seller ID: 13393

Condition: Very good

Mossant, Vallon & Co., n.d. [1930s].. n.d. [1930s].. Very good. - Small quarto [7 inches high by 5 inches wide], softcover bound in printed white wraps with raised decorative patterning on the front wrap, sewn with white thread. The edges of the wraps are slightly darkened & the rear wrap is lightly soiled with a tiny black stain. [28] pages. Very good.

Mossant & Vallon produced fine felt hats in the 1930s.
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THE OXFORD HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

By: Howard, Michael; Louis, William Roger; editors

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Oxford, U.K./New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. : 1998.

Seller ID: 16643

Condition: Fine

Oxford, U.K./New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.. 1998.. Fine. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. xxii & 458 pages. Illustrated in black & white and color. Near fine.

First American edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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EUROPE IN ZIGZAGS. Social, Artistic, Literary, and Political Affairs on the Continent. With 36 Illustrations

By: Huddleston, Sisley

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1929. : 1929.

Seller ID: 3496

Condition: Good

Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1929.. 1929.. Good. - Octavo, decorative tan cloth. The covers are bumped and soiled. 354 pages, illustrated with 36 sepia-toned photographic illustrations on 32 plates, including depictions of Mussolini, Gabriele d'Annunzio, German Athletic Youth, Heinrich and Thomas Mann, etc. Good.

First edition. As the sub-title so aptly describes it, this work captures the social, artistic and political flavor of Europe in the late twenties. Though still several years away, the coming war looms within the sub-text. First Edition.
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AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PACIFISM.

By: Huxley, Aldous; editor.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus, 1937. : 1937.

Seller ID: 37295

Condition: Good

- Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wrappers titled in red. The spine & extremities are darkened. Title, 125 & [1] pages. Very good First edition. A rebuttal of pro-war arguments published under the auspices of The Peace Pledge Union. First Edition.
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LA JEUNESSE DE LA REINE MARIE-AMELIE (1782-1806).

By: Imbert de Saint-Amand, [Arthur Leon]. (1834-1900).

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Paris: E. Dentu, Editeur, 1891. : 1891.

Seller ID: 36951

Condition: Good

- Octavo, marbled boards backed with black calf & titled in gilt with decorations in gilt between raised bands in blind on the spine; marbled endpapers. The corners of the covers are rubbed & there is light rubbing to the leather. Half-title, title & 288 pages. The fore-edge & bottom edge are lightly foxed. The pages are darkened & there is foxing or staining to the margins of several pages. Despite its flaws, a very good, handsomely bound book. First edition.A title in the series Les Femmes des Tuileries.From the library of Alice Maud Livingston with her signature and the date 1894 on the fly...
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MARIE-AMELIE AU PALAIS-ROYAL.

By: Imbert de Saint-Amand, [Arthur Leon]. (1834-1900).

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Paris: E. Dentu, Editeur, 1892. : 1892.

Seller ID: 36950

Condition: Good

- Octavo, marbled boards backed with black calf & titled in gilt with decorations in gilt between raised bands in blind on the spine; marbled endpapers. There are small areas of rubbing to the covers and the head of the spine is rubbed & chipped. Half-title & 410 pages. There is some light foxing to the half-title & last index page & to the bottom edges of several pages. The top corner of the front endpaper is rubbed & there is a small stain to the book's bottom edge. Despite its flaws, a very good, handsomely bound book. First edition.A title in the series Les Femmes des Tuileries.From the li...
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MARIE-AMELIE ET LA COUR DE PALERME 1806-1814.

By: Imbert de Saint-Amand, [Arthur Leon]. (1834-1900).

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Paris: E. Dentu, Editeur, 1891. : 1891.

Seller ID: 36942

Condition: Good

- Octavo, marbled boards backed with black calf & titled in gilt with decorations in gilt between raised bands in blind on the spine; marbled endpapers. The binding is lightly rubbed. Half-title, title, 255 & [2] pages. There is some darkening & light foxing to the pages. Despite its flaws, a very good, handsomely bound book. First edition.A title in the series Les Femmes des Tuileries.From the library of Alice Maud Livingston with her signature and the date 1894 on the flyleaf.Arthur Leon Imbert de Saint-Amand [1834-1900] was a nineteenth-century French aristocrat, choreographer and historia...
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THE KEY TO SOUTH AFRICA: DELAGOA BAY.

By: Jessett, Montague George.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: NY: New Amsterdam Book Company / London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. : 1899.

Seller ID: 33563

Condition: Good

NY: New Amsterdam Book Company / London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899.. 1899.. Good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on front cover & in gilt with vignette stamped in gilt on spine. The covers are lightly bumped & the head & tail of the spine are rubbed. xvii, 177 & [1] pp. & 16-page publisher's catalogue. B&W portrait frontispiece & 11 B&W plates. The book is cracked at page 38; the endpapers are darkened; there is scattered light foxing & soiling; 1 plate is detached with the front edge roughed. Good. First American edition.In view of the projected acquistion of the southeast African port of D...
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VIENNA VIENNA: The Golden Age 1815-1914

By: Johnston, William M

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Publishers, (1981). : (1981).

Seller ID: 26744

ISBN-13: 9780517545553

Condition: Fine

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Publishers, (1981).. (1981).. Fine. - Quarto [11-5/8 inches high by 7-7/8 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The rear panel of the dust jacket is lightly rubbed. 332 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine.

First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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FINLAND: CREATION AND CONSTRUCTION

By: Kallas, Hillar; and Nickels, Sylvie; editors

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd / New York: Frederick A. Praeger / Helsinki: Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, (1968). : (1968).

Seller ID: 12007

Condition: Very good

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd / New York: Frederick A. Praeger / Helsinki: Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, (1968).. (1968).. Very good. - Octavo, pictorial paper covered boards. The binding is lightly soiled with the extremities slightly darkened. 366 pages with a folding color map in the rear. Numerous photographic illustrations in black & white & color and black-and-white diagrams. Very good.
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NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: Charts, Indexes, Sketches.

By: Kaplan, Flora.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: (Chicago, IL): published by the author, (1939). : (1939).

Seller ID: 95324

Condition: Good

- Quarto [11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], dark blue cloth with a light green printed label mounted on the front cover. The binding is rubbed with the head & tail of the spine chipped. The label covering the front cover is darkened & soiled. 60 pages. Illustrated with tables & with a large folding chart. Also with 2 black-and-white portraits. Ex-library with ink numerals on the front cover & the first portrait, library stamps on both pastedowns, an ink notation & a blind stamp on the title and labels partially remove from the rear endpaper & pastedown. Good. The portraits are of Alfred No...
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VOKS BULLETIN No. 7/8

By: Kemenov, Vladimir; Editor-in-Chief

Price: $20.00

Publisher: (Moscow): U.S.S.R. Society for Cultural Relations, (1945). : (1945).

Seller ID: 32109

Condition: Good

(Moscow): U.S.S.R. Society for Cultural Relations, (1945).. (1945).. Good. - Small quarto [11 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed cream wrappers with a vignette in black on the front wrap. The binding is bumped, soiled & a bit creased. There are small pieces out of the bottom corners of the front cover. The spine is chipped with pieces out of its head & tail. 67 & [1] pages. Black-and-white illustrations. From the Stefansson collection at Dartmouth College Library with 2 stamps on the front cover. Good. Among the contents of this issue are a report on the anniversary ...
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VOKS BULLETIN No. 9/10

By: Kemenov, Vladimir; Editor-in-Chief

Price: $20.00

Publisher: (Moscow): U.S.S.R. Society for Cultural Relations, (1945). : (1945).

Seller ID: 32069

Condition: Good

(Moscow): U.S.S.R. Society for Cultural Relations, (1945).. (1945).. Good. - Small folio [11 inches high by 8-1/8 inches wide], softcover bound in printed cream wrappers with a vignette in black on the front wrap. The spine & extremities are darkened. The binding is lightly soiled with the spine chipped & with 2 vertical creases to the rear wrap. 67 & [1] pages. Black-and-white illustrations. From the Stefansson collection at Dartmouth College Library with 3 stamps on the front cover. Good. Among the contents of this issue are a review of a concert of American music; articles on the strategic...
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LITERARY DUBLIN: A HISTORY. With Illustrations by Charles Carroll

By: Kenny, Herbert A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York: Taplinger Publishing Company / Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, (1974). : (1974).

Seller ID: 3762

ISBN-13: 9780717107025

Condition: Fine

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company / Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, (1974).. (1974).. Fine. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine in a pictorial creamy white dust wrapper. The dust jacket is slightly soiled with creases and chips along the top edge. 336 pages, with black & white illustrations by Charles Carroll. Near fine in a very good dw.

First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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FORCED OUT: The Agony of the Refugee in Our Time

By: Kismaric, Carole; Shawcross, William; et al

Price: $15.00

Publisher: [New York]: Human Rights Watch and the J. M. Kaplan Fund, (1989). : (1989).

Seller ID: 23800

ISBN-13: 9780679723479

Condition: Very good

[New York]: Human Rights Watch and the J. M. Kaplan Fund, (1989).. (1989).. Very good. - Quarto [13-3/8 inches high by 10 inches wide], softcover bound in black- and-white pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with some creasing to the corners. The head & tail of the spine are slightly chipped. 191 pages plus colophon. Profuse black-and-white photographic illustrations, including folding illustrations. The top page corners & a few bottom page corners are lightly bumped. Very good. First edition.Published in association with Random House, Inc. The text includes eyewitness accounts b...
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AUTOGRAPH of the British liberal politician JAMES KITSON, 1ST BARON OF AIREDALE.

By: Kitson, James; 1st Baron Airedale (1835-1911). British Liberal politician, member of Parliament.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Circa [1880's]. : [1880's].

Seller ID: 36889

Condition: Very good

Circa [1880's]., [1880's].. Very good. - James Kitson's signature penned on a 1-1/2 inch high by 2-7/8 inch wide slip of paper mounted onto a 1-3/4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide piece of paper cut from an autograph album. Very good. The British liberal politician James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale (1835-1911) was initially a member of Parliament and subsequently appointed a peer. Kitson ran Gladstone's electoral campaign and supported Irish home rule, education and old age pensions. The first Lord Mayor of Leeds, he was a member of the Institution of Civil engineers and the Institution of Mecha...
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Image for AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO MAJOR POND OF THE POND LECTURE BUREAU SIGNED BY BRITISH CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT LEES KNOWLES, 1ST BARONET.

AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO MAJOR POND OF THE POND LECTURE BUREAU SIGNED BY BRITISH CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT LEES KNOWLES, 1ST BARONET.

By: Knowles, Lees, 1st Baronet. (1857-1928). British barrister, military historian and Conservative politician.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York: September 23rd, 1901. : 1901.

Seller ID: 36415

Condition: Fine

- A letter penned in black ink in a secretarial hand fills 2-1/2 sides of a sheet of cream letterhead folded once to form 4 sides, each approximately 7 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide. Knowles' British address, which is printed at the top of the first side with a vignette & a Latin motto, has been crossed out and his New York address at the Murray Hill Hotel is written in. Signed Lees Knowles, / M.P.. There is a light crease across the bottom corner of the 3rd & 4th sides. Near fine. Knowles writes to Major Pond of the Pond Lecture Bureau telling him that he is in New York City with the Oxfo...
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Category: History