Dumbarton Oaks Papers; Nos. 23 and 24

Washington (DC), Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies, 1970. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. 393 pgs. Illustrations. Very Good. Cover has general wear. Bookblock has age toning an corner darkening .

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Book number: 190926

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Dumbarton Oaks, Byzantium ; Byzantium ; ;

De Geschiedenis Van Rome, Een Leesboek Voor Kinderen Van 7 Tot 15 Jaaren (Tweede Deel Met Plaaten))

's Gravenhage, Isaac Van Cleef, 1789. Leather bound. 3/4 leather, marbled boards. 3 3/16" x 5.25", deckled blue edges. 370 pp. two copper engravings by Jonxis. Text is in Dutch. Volume 2 only, of two. A very bright copy. Worldcat locaates 7 copies all in Europe. VG clean inside, plates very crisp, minor wear to the leather .

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Book number: 177812

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History ; Roman History ; ; Hhistory

History of the Royal Prussian Guard Pioneer Battalion; Edited on Official Occasion

Berlin, Mittler & Sohn, 1910. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with red striped section near spine. SIlver lettering on front cover and spine with silver decorative elements. VII, 421 pages, maps in small pocket section at rear of book. Very Good. Cover has general wear, some color peeling, corner damage. Bookblock has age toning. Bookblock is broken up into smaller sections due to pages seperating from binding. All pages appear to be present .

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Book number: 190379

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Germany, Military ; Germany ; ;

Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Passed at the Session of 1841, in the Sixty-Fifth Year of Independence, Including One Act Passed by Both Sessions of the Legislature, at the Session of 1840

Harrisburg, PA, Peacock & M'Kinley, 1841. Hardcover. Multicolor cloth boards. Brown leather spine. xv, 1 unnumbered page, 449 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 23 pages. Includes index. G Cover has general wear. Spine is faded with no writing, Identification sticker on lower spine. Bookblock has age toning and some staining. Interior pages have age toning and foxing .

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Book number: 187658

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Pennsylvania ; Pennsylvania ; ; History - American

Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Passed at the Session of 1842, in the Sixty-Sixth Year of Independence

Harrisburg, PA, M'Kinley & Lescure, 1842. Hardcover. Multicolor cloth boards. Brown leather spine. xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 500 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 42 pages. Includes index. G Cover has general wear, peeling and tearing. Spine is faded with no writing, peeling and tearing, Identification sticker on lower spine. Bookblock has age toning and some staining. Interior pages have age toning and foxing .

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Book number: 187659

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Pennsylvania ; Pennsylvania ; ; History - American

Naval and Military Anecdotes; Collected to Illustrate Ancient and Modern Warfare and Particularly the British Character. Volume 2

London, William Sams, 1825. Hardcover. Gray paper boards, tan cloth spine, black lettering on title block on spine; bw engraved frontispiece and title page; XII, 420 pp. This is volume 2 only. Good (bookplate of Spencer Van Bokkelen Nichols inside front cover, pages age toned but otherwise clear, binding secure. Appears to lack all illustrations but no appearance they were ever bound in.) .

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Book number: 189713

Catalogue: History- Militaria

Keywords: History- Militaria ; Military History; Army and Navy in Literature ; ;

Philadelphia As It Is, and Citizens Advertising Directory: Containing a General Description of the City and Environs, List of Officers, Public Institutions, and Other Useful Information; for the Convenience of Citizens, As a Book of Reference, and a Guide to Visitors. With a New Map of the City

Philadelphia, P. J. Gray, 1833. Hardcover. Brown leather covered boards. 204 pp. A hearty reference, with an index to topics and an 11 page Citizens Advertising Directory in the rear. Though present, the map needs much restoration and is in pieces. Fair, front cover off, rear cover off .

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Book number: 189578

Catalogue: American History

Keywords: American History ; City Directories ; ; History - American

The Political Register and Impartial Review of New Books for Mdcclxix (1769) Volume 5 (July to December)

London, Printed for Henry Beevor in Little Britain, 1769. Leather bound. 3/4 Leather with marbled boards and marbled page edges and endpapers. Title-page, pp. 375-380 (Index), pp. 1-374. With 6 engravings (5.5" x 8.4"). Includes several noteworthy contributions relative to the American Colonies: "An Analysis of The British Constitution, in it's genuine purity, from which is deduced the policy and expediency of adopting conciliatory measures with respect to our American Colonies (pp. 70-78, signed HAMPDEN; several texts from addresses in the Assembies in New York, Boston and Virginia (pp. 98 - 106; Continuation of American Affairs including extrracts from the South Carolina Gazette, pp. 138- 144, including the infamous and groundbreaking resolution in the Massachusetts Assembly on July 8, 1769 (attested to by Sam Adams, clerk of the House) that "No laws imposing taxes, and made by any authority in which the people had not their representatives, would be obligatory, etc" (taxation without representation and the presence of a standing army in Boston); an essay in the form of a letter of "The Administration of The Colonies (pp. 164-166, signed Junius Americanus (Arthur Lee) where taxation without benefit is discussed; Continuation of The American Papers pp. 231-239, describing reactions to the British forces camped in Boston under General Gage, signed by Fra. Bernard; a review (pages 295-303) of a book "Letters to the Right Honourable the Earl of Hillsborough, from Governor Bernard, General Gage, and the Honourable His Majesty's Council for The Province of Massachusett's Bay with an Appendix containing divers Proceedings refered to in Said Letters." Much else related to the Colonies. A superb relic, worthy of restoration to the covers and binding. Fair. Front cover off, internally VG with several ancient ownership stamps of "John H. Lick, Fredericksburg, Pa" throughout .

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Book number: 175892

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History ; Pre-Revolutionary ; ; History - American

A New Yorker" (Charles fenno Hoffman)

A Winter in the West

Harper & Brothers, 1835. Hardcover. Two volumes in original publishers plain brown paper-covered boards with thin paper spine with gilt embossed title and publishers name at base. Vol. 1: (2), pp. 1-337. Vol. 2: 346 pp. Narrative of a journey through Pennsylvania, the old Northwest, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. "Hoffman's first book, an entertaining and informative journal of his travels from New York to Ohio, Missouri and Illinois in the winter of 1833. Field thought highly enough of Hoffman's account of the various Western Indian tribes to give it a "high rank in aboriginal literature." "BAL 8521; Sabin 32389; Howes H 568; Graff 1918; Clark II, Field 706 - "The numerous incidents of personal intercourse with Indians of various western tribes, the interesting details which the author's ardent curiosity regarding them drew from persons familiar with their life and habits, and the voluminous notes appended to these volumes, extracted from works not easily accessible, entitle them to a high rank in aboriginal literature. Ill.: `. Fair+, spine coming off of Volume 1, which also has two contemporary reviews related to the work pasted onto the ffep. Vol. 2 has loss to the top of the spine but not to any lettering of the title. Text blocks are solid, very minor marginalia noted on one page of volume 2. Overall a very nice set in untouched condition .

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Book number: 174099

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History ; Travel in America ; ; ` History - American

Aftalion, Florin

The French Revolution : An Economic Interpretation. Ex-Library

Cambridge (Eng.), Cambridge University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dj. clear mylar cover. xviii, 226 pages : illustrations. Translation of: L'économie de la Révolution française./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index. VG/VG ex-lib copy Associated library stamps/stickers on spine, bookblock, endpages .

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Book number: 184930

Catalogue: History

Keywords: French Revolution, History ; French Revolution ; ; French Revolution, History

Agapito, Girolamo

Compiuta E Distesa Descrizione Della Fedelissima Città E Porto-Franco Di Trieste

Vienna, Dalla tip. di Antonio Strauss, 1824. Hardcover. Italian language text. Decorative boards with white leather corners and spine. Red title block with gilt lettering on spine. Decorative end pages. iv, [2], 337 pages. Contents: Index of the objects contained in this description - Geographical and physical situation, meteorology, topographical division, shape, circumference and extension of Trieste and its ancient territory, ancient and present population - History of Trieste - Public squares and monuments in them existing, notable public and private buildings - IR Established authorities, Civic Magistrate - Port and bay of Trieste and harbor captaincy, Salvore lighthouse - Central Health Magistrate and health office at the casino of sea arrivals, Lazzaretti andS. Teresa wharf, Darsena, S. Carlo wharf, The canal - Shipbuilding yard, known as the new Squero, Il Pachebotto a steam - Vescovato, chapter of the cathedral and Catholic churches, The cathedral of S. Giusto, the parish of S. Maria Maggiore, its filial church of S. Francesco, the parish of S. Antonio, its filial church of S. Pietro, the Chapel of Sartorio, the Chapel of S. Servolo, the Church and convent of the Benedictine nuns - Community non-Catholic religious, Eastern Greek community, Slavic-Serbian community, Evangelical community of the Augustan confession, Reformed evangelical community of the Swiss confession, Jewish community - Mercantile exchange, Approved stock exchange firms, Security establishments andlicensed brokers - Consuls of commerce of foreign powers - Commerce, its ancient and current history, extension and navigation of Trieste - Approved factories, manufactures and trades - Educational institutes, IR Royal and nautical academy, Head of normal school , and public elementary civic schools, private educational and educational institutes for the youth - Public library, periodical sheet: L'Osservatore Trieste, Typographies and book shops - The Cabinet of Minerva - Roman Antiquities - Military establishments , Guernigione, barracks, military hospital, Civic Guard eterritorial, The Castle - Charitable establishments, Civil Hospital, Hospital of the Israelites, Pio Hospital of the Navy, General Institute of the Poor - Public Shows and Entertainment, Theater; Hall of the reduced audience, Daytime Amphitheater - Establishments for public safety and comfort, Inns, tractors and , casinos, cafes and taverns, city cars, and public toilets, City lighting - Products of the country, Cultivation of vines, sheep farming , horse breeds, minerals, fossils, hunting and fishing. Very Good. Cover has general wear, discoloration. Bookblock has age toning. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. Bookplate from previosu owner on interior of front cover .

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Book number: 191568

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Trieste ; Trieste ; ;

Albert, Bill; Henderson, Paul

South America and the First World War: The Impact of the War on Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile

Cambridge ; New York, Cambridge University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Illustrated dj; red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. x, 388 pages. Series: Cambridge Latin American studies #65. Contents: Before the War -- The early impact of the War -- The recovery of trade during the War -- Seeking financial solutions -- The War and the growth of manufacturing industry -- The War and the workers -- After the War. Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-378) and index. G+. ex-library. Stamped on text block, flylead, pocket in back. Pages have slight toning/yellowing on edges, otherwise clean and tight.

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Book number: 184261

Catalogue: History

Keywords: World War, 1914-1918 -- South America. ; World War, 1914-1918 -- South America ; ; History - American

Alden, John

Souvenir and Official Programme of the Centennial Celebration of George Washington's Inauguration As First President of the United States

New York, Garnett & Gow, 1889. Hardcover. dark purple boards w/ bevelled edges & gilt printing to cover & spine. 393 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Wonderful, late 19th Century advertisements. Other than the worn covers, this is a very strong, firm copy. Good. covers highly worn to edge areas & spine. corners rubbed & curled. slight crack to lower edge of cover pastedown/hinge. pastedowns & endpapers tanned & foxed. pgs have instances of foxing; lightly tanned, but bright. tight binding.

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Book number: 181297

Catalogue: History - American

Keywords: George Washington, Centennial Celebration of George Washington ; George Washington, Centennial Celebration of George Washington ; ;

Aldrich, Lewis Cass; George S Conover

History of Ontario County, New York

Syracuse, D. Mason & Co, 1893. Hardcover. Brown 3/4 leather boards with decorative corners. 5 raised band spine with gilt lettering. Full gilt bookblock. [11]-518 pages, 1 leaf, 396 pages illustrations (including plans, facsimile) plates, portraits. with illustrations and family sketches of some of the prominent men and families; edited by George S. Conover, compiled by Lewis Cass Alrich. g Front and back cover and several pages seperated from book, Cover has wear, coenr/edge damage, and staining. Bookblock has age toning. Interior pages have age toning anf foxing. Several interior pages have tears and staining. Some pencil marking from previous owner .

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Book number: 184400

Catalogue: History

Keywords: New York, History ; New York ; ; New York History

Allestree, Richard (supposed author)

The Ladies Calling. In Two Parts

Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1673. Leather bound. Bound in brown leather with five raised bands on spine; gilt spine lettering; bw engraved frontispiece, bw illustrated title page, (22), 141, 95 (1) pages. Several errors throughout in pagination. Engraving of frontispiece attributed to W. Faithorne titled "The Ladies Calling". From title page: "By the author of the Whole Duty of Man. The Second Impression. Favor is deceitful, and Beauty is vain: but a Woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Pr. 31.30" Divided into two parts. Vg (leather has general wear, age toning and some staining to pages as expected with age, but pages are otherwise bound tight, clear to read.) .

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Book number: 179135

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History ; Women's History, Religion ; ;