Sezgin, Fuat

Geschichte des Arabischen Schrifttums. Band VI. Astronomie Bis ca. 430 H.

Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1978. 24,5 cm, Hardcover (cloth). No images. Conditie: Very good.

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Book number: 11772

SHERRARD, O.A

Lord Chatham Volume I. A Minister in the Making (1952) Volume II. Pitt and the Seven Years' War (1955) Volume III. Lord Chatham and America (1958)

London, The Bodley Head, 1952 - 1958, First edition. Hardcover (cloth), met stofomslag. Black & White images. Conditie: Good, Dustwrappers with some wear, protected by mylar jackets (causing reflection in the photo). Nice set in good condition.

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Book number: 6435

SHERVINTON, KATHLEEN

The Shervintons: Soldiers of Fortune. Shervinton of Madagascar, Shervinton of Salvador and Tom Shervinton

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. Hardcover (cloth). 280 pp. Black & White images. Conditie: Good, A little wear to the binding, some foxing to the pages. Printed on thick paper with ample margins. Lettering on binding in gilt. Top edge of pages gilt. Charles Robert Shervinton served for the British Army in various parts of Africa, his brother William fought as a mercenary in Guatamala.

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Book number: 6000

SILVESTRE, ARMAND; THOM?, FRANCIS, CHERET, JULES (ILL)

La Fee du Rocher Ballet-Pantomime en deux actes & six tableaux 1/100 ex.

Paris, L. Conquet, 1894. 45 cm, Hardcover (cloth back). Color Illustrations. Conditie: Good, Niet gepagineerd (36 blz.). Formaat circa 45 cm, gewicht ongeveer 1,14 kg.Groen linnen op rug en hoeken, gemarmerde platten. Uitgegeven in een gelimiteerde genummerde oplage van 100 exemplaren, dit is nummer 34. Behalve de normale titelpagina is er ook nog een geïllustreerde titelpagina in zowel kleur (zonder tekst) alsook monochroom (alle illustraties in tweevoud, eenmaal in kleur zonder tekst en eenmaal in monochroom in de tekst). Vervolgens een lijst van personages (met illustraties in monochroom in de tekst en nogmaals maar dan zonder de tekst en in kleur). Hierna de tekst met illustraties in de tekst gevolgd door steeds nogmaals de illustratie maar dan in kleur en zonder de tekst (bladen met tekst en 6 illustraties in kleur). De bladzijden allemaal enkelzijdig bedrukt. In totaal dus 8 illustraties in kleur zonder tekst en 8 in monochroom in de tekst. Tenslotte achterin het blad met de opgave van oplage. De fraaie zijn door de beroemde Franse kunstenaar Jules Chéret, bekend om zijn posters in Art Nouveau stijl uit de Belle Epoque. Band met slijtageplekjes. Voorste blanco bladzijde en laatste blad met opgave van oplage los. Blanco schutbladen en ongeïllustreerde titelpagina gebruind, wat foxing. Zeldzame uitgave. Referentienummer 10979.

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Book number: 10979

SINAIS, BERTRAND; VENOT, GUY

Catalogue des Obliterations des Colonies Francaises. Tome 1: Les Possessions du Pacifique. Oceanie Nouvelle-Caledonie Nouvelles-Hebrides Wallis et Futuna Clipperton

n.p., Editions Bertrand Sinais, 1989. Paperback. 310 pp. No images. Conditie: Good.

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Book number: 7036

SINGER, SAMUEL WELLER

Researches into the history of playing cards. With illustrations of the origin of printing and engraving on wood

London, Bensley and son, for Robert Triphook, 1816. 28, Different. xvi, 373, (3) pp. Color Illustrations. Conditie: Good, Some wear to binding, a little foxing. Frontispiece loose at one corner from page. Contents otherwise still very good considering its age. With 8 plates in colour and 11 plates (including frontispiece) in black and white. Besides these plates there are illustrations within the text in black and white. One line on page 134 gilt. Appendix 3 is in French the rest is in English. . Fine morocco binding, richly gilt. Blue marble endpapers (front pastedown with some damage, probably due to the removing of an ex libris). Pages gils on all sides. Frontispiece printed on thin paper and applied to a page. Printed in a limited edition of 250 copies as noted in the front above the list of subscribers..

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Book number: 9985

SLADEN, DOUGLAS

Segesta, Selinunte, and the West of Sicily. Embracing Segesta, Selinunte, Castelvetrano, Marsala, Motya, Trapani and Mt. Eryx

London, Sands & Co, 1903. Hardcover (cloth). 136 pp. Black & White images. Conditie: Good, Some wear to binding. Cover with illustration to the cover (as issued). With plates and illustrations within the text. Rare book about Sicily.

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Book number: 8740

SLOBOZAN, INNA IVANOVNA; BORISOV, NIKOLAJ AKOVLEVIC

LENINGRAD. FOTOPANORAMY

Leningrad, LENIZDAT, 1967. 21,5 cm, Hardcover (cloth). Color Illustrations. Conditie: Good, Oblong shape (21,5 x 33,5 cm). A little wear to head of spine. Photobook with illustrations in colour with captions in Russian, English, French, German and Spanish).. Rare publication in good condition. More photo's available upon request. ЛЕНИНГРАД CCCP ФОТОЛАНОРАМЫ ПЕНИЗДАТ 1967.

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Book number: 9212

SMART, CHRISTOPHER

A Poetical Translation of the Fables of Phaedrus, with The Appendix of Gudius and an accurate Edition of the Original on the opposite Page. To which is added, a parsing index for the use of Learners

London, Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall Mall: And fold by J. Wilkie in St. Paul's Church-yard, and T. Merrill at Cambridge, 1765, first edition. Leather binding. xvii+221 pp plus index. Engravings. Conditie: Good, Book in English and Latin. Nice leather binding. Gilt on spine. Five raised bands on spine. Ex Libris Bathurst of Lydney Park (Earl of Bathurst with his moto "Tien Ta Foy" which can be translated into English as steadfast faith). Normal wear to binding, contents with a little foxing. Considering its age still a good or better copy. . More photo's available upon request.

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Book number: 2474

SMUTS, GENERAL J.C.

Africa and Some World Problems. Including the Rhodes Memorial Lectures delivered in Michaelmas Term

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1930. Hardcover, met stofomslag. 184 pp. No images. Conditie: Good, Some damage to the dustjacket, otherwise good. With folding map.

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Book number: 6581

SOUTHWELL-COLUCCI, EDITH

Chants populaires corses PLUS Anthologie des expressions corses (Ettori, Fernand) PLUS Pruverbii e detti corsi

Borgu, Editions Mediterranea, n.d.. Paperback. 239 pp. No images. Conditie: Good, Drie boeken taal en zang op corsica. Paperback. Southwell-Colucci, Edith. Chants populaires corses. 239 Blz. In goede staat. Oude corsicaanse liederen (in het corsicaans). Zeldzaam. Referentienummer 6179. Paperback. Ettori, Fernand. Anthologie des expressions corses. 176 Blz. Uitdrukkingen uit het corsicaans vertaald in het frans. In goede staat. Referentienummer 6181. Paperback. Dalmas-alfonsi, paul. Pruverbii e detti corsi. Corse-français. Rivages. 127 Blz. Spreekwoorden en gezegden uit het corsicaans vertaald in het frans. Boek in goede staat. Referentienummer 6217. Foto is een collage, onderlinge verhoudingen niet weergegeven.

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Book number: 6217

ST. JOHN, JOHN

William Heinemann. A Century of Publishing 1890-1990

London, Heinemann, 1990. Hardcover, met stofomslag. xiii+689 pp. Black & White images. Conditie: Good, A few few small tears in dustjacket, otherwise very good.

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Book number: 9766

STADLER, MARGIT

Das Stalten-Kochbuch. Neue Rezepte fur die fleischlose Kuche

Stuttgart, Rabe-Verlag, 1981. Paperback, met stofomslag. 119 pp. Color Illustrations. Conditie: Good, Small tear in dustjacket, otherwise good. Stamp of Haus am Stalten. Printed in green, both text and illustrations. Printed on semi-transparant textured paper (with the exception of the end papers). More photo's available upon request.

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Book number: 10504

STEAD, W.T.

Truth About Russia

London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1888. Hardcover (cloth). vii+464 pp. No images. Conditie: Good, Some wear to binding. Gilt letters on spine. Top edge op pages gilt.. With index. Stead was a British journalist who died when the Titanic ran into an iceberg. More photo's available upon request.

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Book number: 9334

STEEL, DAVID

Steel's Naval Chronologist of the Late War, from its Commencement in February 1793, to its Conclusion in 1801. The Third Edition, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged

London, J.G. Barnard, n.d., third edition. 15 cm, Different. [4]-CIV-122-[6] pp. Black & White images. Conditie: Good, Bound with leather on spine and corners, morbled boards. Wear to binding. Not dated (1802?). . Frontispiece and six maps: 1. A Chart from Ushant to Brest, showing the Position of the British Fleet before Brest Harbour, with the Advanced Squadron & reconnoitring Frigates (following page xl) 2. Plans of the Battle 150 leagues E. N from Ushant June 1st 1794 Between the British Fleet under Admiral Earl Howe and the French Fleet under Adm. Villaret de Joyeuse (following page 4) 3. Plan of the Battle off the Nile August 1st 1798 Between the British Squadron under Rr. Adm. Sir H. Nelson K.B. and the French Fleet under Admiral Brueys (following page 16) 4. Plans of the Battles off Camperdown, October 11 1797 Between the British Fleet under Adm. Duncan and the Dutch Fleet under Adm. De Winter (following page 30) 5. Plans of the Battle off Cape St. Vincent Febr. 14th 1797 Between the British Squadron under Admiral Sir Jn. Jervis, K.B. and the Spanish Fleet under V. Adm. Don Jos. Cordova (follwoing page 34) 6. Plan of the Battle off Copenhagen April 2nd 1801 between the British Fleet under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and the Danish Line of Defence, commanded by Admiral O. Fischer (following page 42). Rare edition.

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Book number: 6315