Von Aubérive bis Brimont Bilder aus der Champagne Dritte Folge Herausgegeben Von der Schriftleitung der Champagne-Kriegszeitung 1918 Gedruckt im Felde in der Armeedruckerei der l.Armee

Berlin, Stellvertretenden Generalstabes, 1918. Soft cover. 143pp. Text in German. Lower half of spine chipped, mild fading to covers, text mildly toned, inscription dated and signed on reverse of title page, occasional pencilled notations. Profusely illustrated. Very Good.

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Book number: 002799

Catalogue: Military, History

Keywords: "WW I" Germany

The Ballet of the Second Empire 1847-1858 and 1858-1870 - 2 VOLUMES

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1953. 1st Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 133, 148pp. 2 vOLUMES covering the years 1847-1870. Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Both books are clean and sound and unmarked, and both are illustrated. A wonderful comprehensive and concise history of ballet during the reign of Napoleon III. 2 volumes. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004747

Catalogue: Dance, European History, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet Theatre "Social History" Ferraris Cerrito Rosati Gautier "2 volumes"

(Anderson, Elbert)

Claims On the United-States By the Late Contractor for the State of New -York, &c.

New-York, War Department. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 179, 24pp. Paper over boards, title to spine. Binding is shaken and split in 2, contents are tanned, foxed and partially dampstained, text is complete. It is said that the name "Uncle Sam" originated as result of Anderson's claim. Anderson sold meat to the US Army, which came from a meatpacker named Samuel Wilson. The meat was stamped EAUS (Elbert Anderson United States). The soldiers joked that the initials stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam. A very scarce book. Poor.

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Book number: 003115

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "Uncle Sam"

(Barrow, John)

A Family Tour Through South Holland; Up the Rhine' and Across The Netherlands, o Ostend.

London, John Murray and Thomas Tegg and Son, 1836. Second Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Half morocco, marbled boards, gilt lettering and gilt decoration to spine, leather spine label. Folding map and 7 of 10 engravings. Front cover detached but present, ex-library label on front pastedown, edgewear and scuffing, half-inch circular chip to spine, contents mildly age-darkened. Despite the foregoing imperfections, thiis is still an attractive little book. Fair.

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Book number: 003939

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, European History

Keywords: Sightseeing Netherlands Europe Rhine Amsterdam Antwerp Rotterdam

(Pullen, Henry William)

The Fight at Dame Europa's School

New York, Francis B. Felt & Co. 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thomas Nast. 34pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. A very clean, unworn copy, contents age-toned, small spot in margin of 4 pages, otherwise unblemished. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004435

Catalogue: History, Humor, Military

Keywords: Satire "Franco-Prussian War" "Thomas Nast"

Life of the Duke of Wellington. To Which are Added Memoirs of Duke of Marlborough

St. Louis, MO, Nafis & Cornish, 1847. 1st Edition, 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Hardcover. 256pp. FIRST EDITION. Green stamped boards, gilt stamped design to cover and spine. hand-colored title page and frontispiece plus 11 full-page black and white illustrations, text pages have ruled frame borders. Corners and spine edges worn and chipped, moderate fading to gilt, text is age-darkened with variable foxing, a few scribbles on front endpapers, former owner's stamp on front endpaper, binding is solid. A miniature book measuring 4 3/4 x 3 inches, and scarce. Good.

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Book number: 004783

Catalogue: Military, History, Biography

Keywords: Battles Vittorio Busaca Waterloo

(Hamilton, Thomas)

Men and Manners in America

Philadelphia, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. vi, 410pp. Half leather, raised bands, gilt spine lettering and decoration, marbled endpapers. Corners and spine rubbed, superficial cracking to front inner hinge but hoding tightly, binding is sound, former owner's bookplate and bookseller's small label on front pastedown, owner's name on front free endpaper, contents are mildly toned and there is a very occasional marginal note. A fascinating and often witty critique of American society in the 1830s. Howes H-138. Good.

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Book number: 003909

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing "Social Critique"

A Pocket Almanack For the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Leap Year,...Calculated chiefly for the Use of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bound with The Massachusetts Register for 1794 By T. and J. Fleet

Boston , T. & J. Fleet, 1794. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 148pp. Marbled boards, leather spine and leather backing. Rear board detached but present, front board barely holding, first 5 leaves separated (including title age), contents age-toned but clean and unmarked. A fascinating journal of a day's activities, by a former owner, is written on a blank leaf and is titled "A Journal.", all clearly legible. The first portion of the book is the almanack, and the latter portion is The Massachusetts Register for 1794, which includes much information about Massachusetts, its government, its institutions, including its military, judiciary, religious institutions, schools etc. Drake 3517. Fair.

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Book number: 004759

Catalogue: Reference, Government and Politics, History

The Republican Club of the City of New York

New York, Republican of the City of New York, 1908. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 132pp. Light soil and spotting to covers, small tear to head of spine, contents are toned and clean and unmarked. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003127

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: "By-Laws" Membership Incorporation

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Stories of the Last Battles of the American Revolution

New York, Philip J. Cozans. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 64pp. No date, but circa 1850s. Decorative stiff wraps, red, gold blue and white decoration and lettering. Covers are worn, soiled and almost detached. Contents are age-toned and have some occasional foxing and soiling, and edgewear to first few pages, but are otherwise complete. Numerous engravings throughout the text. This scarce title is from Uncle Philip's Library for Good Boys and Girls, which lists on the rear cover 6 additional titles: First Battles Amer. Revolution, Last Battles, Discontented Squirrel, Pleasant Stories in Rhyme, Stories for Good Boys and Stories for Good Girls. Fair.

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Book number: 001321

Catalogue: American History, Children's

Keywords: Gates Cornwallis Greene Howe Burgoyne Washington

(Goodrich, Frank B.)

Tricolored Sketches in Paris, During the Years 1851-2-3

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1855. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 368pp. FIRST EDITION.Blue embossed cloth, gilt spine lettering. Corners worn, spine ends chipped, spine slightly darkened, slight internal separation, endpapers darkened from offsetting, light foxing to first and last few pages, pencil notes on rear endpaper,former owner's name on front endpaper. Good.

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Book number: 003715

Catalogue: Biography, Military, History

Keywords: France Revolution "Louis Napoleon"

(Barber, Joseph)

War Letters of a Disbanded Volunteer. Embracing His Experiences as Honest Old Abe's Bosom Friend and Unofficial Adviser.

New York, Frederic A. Brady, 1864. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 312pp. Blind stamped black boards with gilt stamped decoration to front cover. Covers detached but present, backstrip missing, owner's name, bookplate and pencil notations on front pastedown, bookplate of Military Historical Society of Massachusetts on rear pastedown, text is mildly age-toned, edges darkened, but text is otherwise quite sound and clean. Humorous account written phonetically in the local vernacular. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001799

Catalogue: American History, Americana, Military

Keywords: "Civil War" Lincoln

Ainsworth, William Harrison

The Tower of London; A Historical Romance

New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1903. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. George Cruikshank. 478pp. Marroon cloth, paper spine label, top edges gilt, 40 plates and 58 woodcuts by Cruikshank. Spine darkened and missing a 2cm piece from top of spine, spine label worn but mostly legible, text foxed but most plates not affected, owner's name on front free endpaper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001271

Catalogue: Illustrated, History

Keywords: Elizabeth Mary Northumberland Dudley Devonshire London Execution Cruikshank

McCoy Amasa

Funeral Orration on the Death of Hon. Daniel Webster, Delivered at a Commeroation in the Presbyterian Church, Ballston Spa, N.Y., Monday Evening, November 8, 1852.

Boston, C.C.P. Moody, 1856. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 39pp. Grey printed wraps. Light wear and light soil to cover, contents are clean. INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR on title page. Bound in at fron are 5 pages of endorsements from prominent individuals of McCoy's speech. Good.

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Book number: 004451

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Government and Politics

Keywords: Speech Oratory Autograph

Aubenas, J.-A.

Histoire de Fréjus Forum JUL II Ses Antiquités - Son port

Fréjus, Louis Leydet, 1881. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 800 pp, Text in French. 3 folding plates. Rebound in vellum, red spine lettering. Some soiling and curling to boards, contents and plates are clean and unmarked, several fold tears mended with archival tape, some 0ages still unopened. Very Good.

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Book number: 003634

Catalogue: Art and Architecture, Travel and Geography, History

Keywords: France