Ragozin, Zenaide A.

A History of the World: Early Egypt.

New York: William Beverley Harison, 1900. 1900. - Octavo, light grayish blue pictorial boards backed with a gray cloth spine, titled and illustrated in maroon and black on the front cover. The covers are soiled with slight wear to the corners and head and tail of the spine. 95 pages, plus 6 pages of ads for charts and material offered for sale by the publisher. Illustrated with a folding map and numerous textual and full page illustrations. An early owner's name is penciled at the top of the front endpaper. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; EGYPTOLOGY; A HISTORY OF THE WORLD: EARLY EGYPT; ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATION; FOLDING MAP; ADS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Ransford, Oliver.

The Rulers of Rhodesia. From Earliest Times to the Referendum.

London: John Murray, (1968). (1968). London: John Murray, (1968). (1968). Good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in red cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed, creased and chipped along the edges. ix, [1] & 345 pages illustrated with a double-page map, textual maps & 16 pages of photographs. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition. From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan, signed by him on the first blank with his Nairobi address. In a tribute to Bill Ryan (c.1908-1985) in Gamecoin Magazine, Chuck Ennis writes of him: "Bill was one of Kenya's best liked and well-known professional hunters". Bill Ryan arrived in Kenya from South Africa when he was 11 years old. He quickly became a crack shot and an expert horseman. He spoke several African languages fluently. After serving in World war II h went into the saw milling business. In 1954 he took up professional hunting full time. He was eagerly sought after and escorted many celebrities throughout East Africa - including Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper Bing Crosby and others. During the last 14 years of his life he resided in Nairobi and Malindi with his dear friend "Bimbetta", the widow of Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh, Virginia. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; HISTORY; AFRICA; THE RULERS OF RHODESIA; FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE REFERENCUM; OLIVER RANSFORD; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; BILL RYAN; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; HUNTER; ILLUSTRATED; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Read, David.

Barefoot over the Serengeti.

London: Cassell, (1979). (1979). London: Cassell, (1979). (1979). Very good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in tan cloth titled in silver on the spine, laid into a pictorial price-clipped dust wrapper. xii & 187 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece map and 8 pages of illustrations. Very good. First edition. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL; HISTORY; MASAI; BAREFOOT OVER THE SERENGETI; AFRICA; DAVID READ; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Reed, L. L.; Wressell, H. B.; Hammond, G. H.; et al.

Seventy-Eighth Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario 1947. (Cover Title).

Toronto: printed by the Printer to the King, 1948. 1948. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream-colored wraps. There is some light creasing & minor soiling to the wraps with a heavier crease to the top corner of the rear wrap. 93 pages. Illustrated in black & white with tables & a few photographic illustrations. The top corners of a few rear pages are creased Good. Published by Authority of Honourable Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ENTOMOLOGY; INSECTS; PESTS; PESTICIDES; PEST CONTROL; ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO 1947; WIREWORMS; HORN FLIES; WEEVILS; TOBACCO CUTWORMS; EUROPEAN ELM DISEASE; P

Burdett, Sir Francis (1770-1844). British reformer and anti-establishment politician.

Autograph Letter Signed by Sir Francis Burdett, on the Verso of the Correspondent's Letter, Regarding George Mainwaring's Petition Accusing Burdett of Voter Fraud.

1804. 1804. - Quarto, [9-1/4 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Over 40 words penned on the verso of a folded sheet of creamy white paper within which is penned the correspondent's original letter emphasizing that Burdett should make an appearance in the neighborhood in support of his allies. In his reply, addressed "Dear White", Burdett expresses his conviction that he has no doubt that White is pleased with the result following Mainwairing's petition accusing Burdett of voter Fraud in the election to represent Middlesex. Burdett asks White "will you set to work immediately in your neighborhood, & write a line to [___?] as I do not know his direction." Signed "Yours sincerely, F. Burdett". Addressed in Burdett's hand to "H. White, Esq. / Chace Lodge / Enfield" on the fourth page, with Burdett's faint free frank mark and a date stamp. Folded for mailing with a small hole at the middle which affects the first two letters in the name of the person that he would like the correspondent to write to. Good.

A supporter of Parliamentary Reform, Sir Francis Burdett was asked to run as the left wing candidate for the county of Middlesex in 1802. His win of that seat in the general election of 1802 against William Mainwaring who had previously resisted Burdett's calls for an inquiry into Prison abuses, was voided in 1804. This was the result of a petition filed by William's son George which sought to have the election overturned claiming voter fraud. Burdett went on to lose the 1804 and 1806 elections against George Mainwaring. Rather than contest once again for the Middlesex seat, Burdett was encouraged by a more radical electorate to run as the candidate for Westminster, and he was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament for that district.

The English reformist politician, Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (1770-1844) became a member of Parliament in 1796 and, influenced by the political views of his friend, the radical lawyer Horne Tooke, refused to join the Whigs or the Tories. His maiden speech in Parliament as an independent accused the government of oppressing and enslaving the Irish people. He opposed the suspension of Habeas Corpus in 1796 and opposed the government suppression of individual freedom. Burdett later stated that "The best part of my character is a strong feeling of indignation at injustice & oppression and a lively sympathy with the sufferings of my fellows." His campaigns on behalf of mutinous sailors imprisoned in Cold Bath Fields Prison and attacks on the conditions at that prison brought about an official inquiry, but resulted in his being barred by the government from visiting any prison in the kingdom for some time. Burdett became a close friend of the radical politician and publisher William Cobbett who printed Burdett's speech denouncing the imprisonment by the House of the radical John Gale Jones. The House considered this action a breach of privilege and ordered his arrest. Burdett barricaded himself in his house for 2 days, while a mob gathered in his defence. When his friend Thomas Cochrane offered him military assistance, Burdett chose to decline rather than be the cause of bloodshed. He was eventually arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London but was then released when Parliament was in recess. Burdett denounced corporal punishment in the army, pushed towards Parliamentary reforms, and was prosecuted and imprisoned briefly for his censure and denunciation of the government following the Peterloo Massacre. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; ENGLISH; RADICAL; SIR FRANCIS BURDETT; MAINWARING PETITION; GEORGE MAINWARING; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; REFORM; REFORMER; ENGLAND; 18TH CENTURY; HOUSE OF COMMONS; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; ASSOCIATION; SUSPENSION OF HABEAS CORPUS;

Rennie, James.

Natural History of Birds: Their Architecture, Habits, and Faculties. With Numerous Engravings.

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. 1840. - Small octavo [approximately 6-1/4 inches high by 4 inches wide], printed tan boards. The binding is rubbed & darkened with a small area of tiny black dots to each cover. xi, [1] leaf & pages [9]-308. Illustrated in black & white with 35 full-page & textual engravings. There is light foxing to the fore-edge, pastedowns & endpapers & scattered very light foxing to some illustrations & text pages. Good. Harper's Family Library No. 98. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS: THEIR ARCHITECTURE, HABITS, AND FACULTIES; JAMES RENNIE; ILLUSTRATIONS; ENGRAVINGS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Reynolds, David.

Rich Relations: The American Occupation of Britain, 1942-1945.

New York: Random House, (1995). (1995). - Octavo, black boards backed with brown cloth & titled in gilt in a dust wrapper. The tail of the spine & the adjacent corners of the covers are faded. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed. xxx, 555 & [2] pages. Illustrated in black & white with photographic illustrations, maps, charts & tables. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. First edition. An account of relations between the British people and the three million American soldiers who passed through their country between 1942 and 1945. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; MILITARY; WORLD WAR II; SECOND WORLD WAR; U. S. ARMY; RICH RELATIONS: THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN 1942-1945; AMERICAN-BRITISH RELATIONS; SOCIAL LIFE; CUSTOMS; WARTIME LIFE IN BRITAIN; DAVID REYNOLDS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Richards, Sir Edward Trenton; Williams, J. Randolf.

Peaceful Warrior. [Signed by Sir Edward Trenton Richards and by the Author].

Bermuda: Camden Editions, (1988). (1988). Bermuda: Camden Editions, (1988). (1988). Very good. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in red cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper featuring a portrait of Sir Richards. The head and tail of the spine are very lightly bumped. xvi & 375 pages, illustrated with frontispiece and a 28 pages of photographs. An errata slip is laid in. There is a minor stain to the title page, not affecting the text nor signatures. There are some minor indentations to the bottom edge of the book. Very good. First edition, SIGNED BY SIR EDWARD TRENTON RICHARDS and by the author J. RANDOLF WILLIAMS. Sir Edward Trenton "ET" Richards (1908– 1991) was the first Black Bermudian to head the government of Bermuda and the first Premier of Bermuda. Richards was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1970. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; BERMUDA; SIR EDWARD TRENTON RICHARDS; J. RANDOLF WILLIAMS; PEACEFUL WARRIOR; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPHS; SIGNATURES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; 1ST PREMIER OF BERMUDA; FIRST BLACK BERMUDIAN TO HEAD THE GOVERNMENT; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; ILLUST

Richardson, Hubert N. B.

A Dictionary of Napoleon and His Times.

London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1920. 1920. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt on the spine with a device in blind on the front cover. The binding is rubbed with the head & tail of the spine chipped. vi, [ii] & 489 pages plus colophon. Illustrated in black & white with maps & plans. The endpapers are darkened & the pastedowns are slightly foxed. There is a tear to one of the preliminary pages. The edges of the book are foxed with a small area of soiling to the bottom edge. Good. First edition, with a chronological table and a classified bibliography. From the library of Major J. F. K. Lockhart with his book label mounted on the front pastedown. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRANCE; REFERENCE; A DICTIONARY OF NAPOLEON AND HIS TIMES; HUBERT N. B. RICHARDSON; MAPS; PLANS; CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE; CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY; MAJOR J. F. K. LOCKHART'S COPY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Riffenburgh, Dr. Beau; editor.

Polar Record: Journal of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. Volume 30, Number 174, July 1994.

(Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press), (1994). (1994). - Quarto [approximately 11-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with some creasing to covers. The edges of the covers are slightly darkened. Pages 165-253 plus ads. Black-and-white photographic illustrations, maps & tables. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are articles on the Falkland Islands; industrial pollution in the Kol'skiy Poluostrov, Russia; protected areas of McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea; and measured properties of the Antarctic ice sheet. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL AND HISTORY; ARCTIC; ANTARCTIC; POLAR REGIONS; POLAR RECORD: JOURNAL OF THE SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; PERIODICAL; BEAU RIFFENBURGH; ENVIRONMENT; ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; NORTHERN SEA ROUTE; FALKLAND ISLANDS; INDUSTRIAL PO

Riffenburgh, Dr. Beau; editor.

Polar Record: Journal of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. (Volume 37, Number 203, October 2001).

Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 2001. - Quarto [approximately 11-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wrappers. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed. Pages 289-384 plus ads. Black-and-white photographic illustrations, maps & tables. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are Harpoon guns, the lost Greenland settlement, and penal colonies: George Manby's Arctic obsessions; Contributions of traditional knowledge to understanding climate change in the Canadian Arctic; The Northern Sea Route: 1999-2000; and Wilderness and aesthetic values in the Antarctic. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL AND HISTORY; ARCTIC; ANTARCTIC; POLAR REGIONS; POLAR RECORD: JOURNAL OF THE SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; PERIODICAL; BEAU RIFFENBURGH, EDITOR; HARPOON GUNS; PENAL COLONIES; GEORGE MANBY; CLIMATE CHANGE IN CANADIAN ARCTIC

Riffenburgh, Dr. Beau; editor.

Polar Record: Journal of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. (Volume 37, Number 201, April 2001).

Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 2001. - Quarto [approximately 11-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped & the edges of the wraps are slightly darkened. The upper half of the rear wrap is lightly rippled. Pages 97-192. Black-and-white photographic illustrations, diagrams, maps & tables. The top page corners & the bottom corners of the first few leaves are lightly bumped Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are Norwegian use of the polar oceans as occupational arenas and exploration routes; Ice-shelf collapse, climate change and habitat loss in the Canadian high Arctic; and The influence of L. R. Blake, pioneering sub-Antarctic geographer and geologist, on the topographic mapping of Macquarie Island. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL AND HISTORY; ARCTIC; ANTARCTIC; POLAR REGIONS; POLAR RECORD: JOURNAL OF THE SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; PERIODICAL; BEAU RIFFENBURGH, EDITOR; ICE-SHELF COLLAPSE;CLIMATE CHANGE; HABITAT LOSS; CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC; L. R.

Riffenburgh, Dr. Beau; editor

Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research. Journal of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. Volume 41, Number 219, October 2005

Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 2005. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 2005. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 11-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wrappers. The binding is bumped with some light creasing to the rear wrap. Pages 281-376 plus inside wraps. Black-and-white illustrations, maps & diagrams. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are "Pioneer Whalers in the Ross Sea, 1923-33. William Barr and James P. C. Watt"; "The men who sailed with Franklin"; and "Nelson and the bear: the making of an Arctic myth", illustrated with historical depictions of encounters between men and polar bears. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL & EXPLORATION; HISTORY; POLAR REGIONS; POLAR RECORD: JOURNAL OF ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH; JOURNAL OF THE SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; PERIODICAL; BEAU RIFFENBURGH, EDITOR; PIONEER WHALERS; WILLIAM BARR; JAMES P.

Riley, J. H

Birds from Siam and the Malay Peninsula in the United States National Museum Collected by Drs. Hugh M. Smith and William L. Abbott

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1938. 1938. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1938. 1938. Very good. - Octavo, soft covers bound in printed gray wraps. The spine & extremities are darkened & the head & tail of the spine are chipped. There is an ink name in the top corner of the front wrap & there are a few tiny brown marks to the rear wrap. iv & 581 pages, partially unopened. Very good.

First edition.

Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin 172. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; FAR EAST; SIAM; MALAY PENINSULA; BIRDS FROM SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTED BY DRS. HUGH M. SMITH AND WILLIAM L. ABBOTT; J. H. RILEY; COLLECTION; UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEU

Rintala, Marvin.

Two Compromises: Victorian and Bismarckian. (Cover Title).

(London: London School of Economics), 1968. 1968. (London: London School of Economics), 1968. 1968. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed blue wrappers. The wraps are slightly darkened along the spine. Pages 207-221. Very good.

Reprinted from Government and Opposition, A quarterly of comparative politics. Vol. 3 No. 2 Spring 1968.

Inscribed [but not signed] by the author above his printed name "A small expression of appreciation from".

Rintala contrasts the effects of the industrial revolution on the relative powers of the ruling class, the middle class and the new proletarian class in England and Germany. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; POLITICS; CLASS; RULING CLASS; MIDDLE CLASS; PROLETARIANS; TWO COMPROMISES: VICTORIAN AND BISMARCKIAN; MARVIN RINTALA; INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; REPRINT FROM GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION.