Pansa, Giampaolo

La Grande Bugia

Milano, Sperling & Kupfer, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to edges. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket. The fourth volume in a series about the violence that transpired in Italy after September 1943. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 14342

Catalogue: History

Keywords: italian book, Italian Language, non-fiction, History, Italy, Resistenza

[U. S. Civil War - Discharge Papers]

1865 CIVIL War Discharge Papers for Sergeant Allen B. St. John of the Second Regiment of Connecticut Heavy Artillery

1865. Ephemera. One sheet of paper with another sheet with the oath of identity attached to the back (the photocopy of the oath is part of the papers that will come with the document). Allen St. John enlisted as a Private on August 18, 1862, was promoted to Corporal on November 4, 1862, and to Sergeant on March 23, 1864. When he joined his unit in 1862 it was known as the 19th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. In November of the same year the name was changed to 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery. The regiment served in the defenses of Washington, D. C. until May 17, 1864 when it was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac. It participated in the battles of Spottsylvania, Tolopotomy, Hanover Court House, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg, all in Virginia. The papers come framed in a nice vintage double matted bevelled wood frame decorated in black and gold. Condition is near fine. .

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Book number: 35079

Catalogue: History

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, CIVIL WAR ERA, EPHEMERA, 1860s, CONNECTICUT, CANAAN, HISTORY, AMERICAN HISTORY, CONNECTICUT HEAVY ARTILLERY Antiquarian Ephemera Americana

Dos Passos, John

Facing the Chair: Story of the Americanization of Two Foreignborn Workmen

Boston, Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, 1927. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 127pp. Original light brown wrappers lettered in black. Very mild chipping to spine, some stains to covers. Internally clean. A good+ copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 22166

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Non-fiction, NICOLA SACCO, BARTOLOMEO VANZETTI, ITALIAN AMERICANS, IMMIGRANTS, ANARCHISTS, ANARCHISM, HISTORY, UNITED STATES

Perceval, Spencer

The Genuine Book. An Inquiry, or Delicate Investigation Into the Conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales; Before Lords Erskine, Spencer, Greenville, and Ellenborough, the Four Special Commissioners of Inquiry, Appointed by His Majesty in the Year 1806. Reprinted from an Authentic Copy, Superintended Through the Press by the Right Hon. Spencer Perceval

London, Reprinted and Sold by M. Jones, 1813. Second Edition. Hardcover. vii, 108pp + list of documents and errata. Contemporary full calf, marbled edges. Boards are very worn, spine rebacked in cloth, internally fairly clean. A good+ copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 25858

Catalogue: History

Keywords: non-fiction, ANTIQUARIAN, GREAT BRITAIN, HISTORY Antiquarian

Pojmann, Wendy

Immigrant Women and Feminism in Italy

Aldershot, Ashgate, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. New. No dustjacket, as issued. The book provides comprehensive overviews of the Italian women's movement and the history of immigration to Italy. Part of the Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series. ; Octavo; 188 pages. New with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 6588

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Non-fiction, History, ITALY, Italian Feminism, WOMEN, Female Migrants, Immigrant Studies, SOCIAL Life And Customs, CONTEMPORARY History

Pojmann, Wendy

Migration and Activism in Europe Since 1945

New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Hardcover. New in publisher's shrinkwrap. ; Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series; Octavo; 273 pages. .

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Book number: 12101

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Europe, Immigrant Studies, POLITICAL STUDIES, protest movements, politics and governments

Pratt, Hugo; Catalanotto, Baldassare

In Un Cielo Lontano: 70 Anni Di Aeronautica Militare. (with a Complete Story by Hugo Pratt)

Città di Castello, Petruzzi Editore, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Italian Air Force. 191pp. Pictorial boards. An in-depth look at the history of military aviation in Italy edited by Baldassare Catalanotto. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Includes a complete 72-page story in color by Hugo Pratt created specifically for this volume and set in Eastern Africa during the first years of World War II. Faint spot to top edge else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with mild wear to the upper edge of the front panel and light toning to the edges. In the Italian language. ; 23 x 31 cm. .

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Book number: 24773

Catalogue: History

Keywords: ITALIAN COMICS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN AIR FORCE, HUGO PRATT, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AFRICA, WORLD WAR II, HISTORY Italian Comics

Quincy, Edmund

An Examination of the Charges of Mr. John Scoble & Mr. Lewis Tappan Against the American Anti-Slavery Society

Dublin, Webb and Chapman, 1852. First Edition. Pamphlet. 27pp + appendix. Unbound. Addendum pasted at the bottom of page 27. Taped along the spine, soiling, large chip to title not affecting text, lower corner of title and first leaf torn, old annotations on some of the pages. A good copy. Sabin 67184. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 25865

Catalogue: History

Keywords: UNITED STATES, ANTIQUARIAN, PAMPHLETS, ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT, AMERICANA, non-fiction Antiquarian Americana

D. M. R.

Précis Historique Sur L'Inquisition, Son établissement En Italie, En Espagne, En Portugal Et Aux Indes, Ses Faits, Ses Progrès Et Se Résultats; PréCédé Des Prophéties de Ste. Hildegarde, Et Suivi de Notes Historiques, Curieuses Et Intéressantes. Par D.M. R.

Madrid / France, Chez Copin Frères / Chez les principaux Libraires, 1809. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 172pp. Contemporary green half calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold, edges uncut. In the preface, the author, himself a victim of the Inquisition, recounts the story of his wife's suffering at the hands of the Inquisitors. He bemoans the "sacerdotal despotism, superstition, and fanaticism" of the time and puts great faith in the ability of Napoleon to pull humanity into an age of liberty and justice. Drawing in pencil on the front pastedown endpaper. Rubbing to covers, wear to edges and corner tips. A very good- copy. Scarce. ; 16mo. .

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Book number: 29536

Catalogue: History

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, HISTORY, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, SAINT HILDEGARD, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, PROPHECIES Antiquarian

Rainsford, Marcus

An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: Comprehending a View of the Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; with Its Antient [Sic] and Modern State

London, Albion Press Printed : Published by James Cundee, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. xxiii, [1], 467, [9]pp index + 3pp of publisher's advertisements. Recent deep brown half calf, five raised bands, spine ruled, decorated and lettered in gold. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and eight engraved plates by J. Barlow after drawings by the author, letter facsimile, folding map of the island of St. Domingo, folding plan of the city of Cape Francois as it existed before the revolution. Includes A Succinct historical View of the Colonies of Hispaniola and St. Domingo, Origin of the Revolutionary Spirit of this Period in St. Domingo, Account of the Progress and Accomplishment of the Independence of St. Domingo, State of Manners on the Independence of the Blacks in St. Domingo, View of the Black Army, and of the War between the French Republic and the independent Blacks of St. Domingo, On the Establishment of a Black Empire, and more. Margins very slightly trimmed, faint stain to the verso of the frontispiece, mild toning and foxing to text block. A near fine copy. Sabin 67531. Brunet V.1090. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 22812

Catalogue: History

Keywords: NON-FICTION, HISTORY, HAITI, ANTIQUARIAN Antiquarian

[United States House of Representatives]

Claim for Salvage Against United States Steamer Leviathan. Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Claim of the Officers and Crews of the United States Gunboat de Soto and Transport Crescent for Salvage Against the United States Steamer Leviathan

[Washington, DC], 1869. 40th Congress, 3rd Session. Ex. Doc. No. 32. 17pp Disbound. A fine copy.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 25861

Catalogue: History

Keywords: UNITED STATES, NON-FICTION, LEVIATHAN, AMERICANA, ANTIQUARIAN, CONGRESS, HISTORY, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Antiquarian Americana

Ridolfi, Carlo

Le Maraviglie Dell'Arte, Overo le Vite de Gl'Illustri Pittori Veneti, E Dello Stato. Ove Sono Raccolte le Opere Insigni, I Costumi, & I Ritratti Loro. Con la Narratione Delle Historie, Delle Favole, E Delle Moralità Da Quelli Dipinte. Descritte Dal Cavalier Carlo Ridolfi. Con Tre Tavole Copiose de' Nomi de' Pittori Antichi, E Moderni, E Delle Cose Notabili. Parte Prima

Venezia, Presso Giovanni Battista Sgava, 1648. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume one. [64], 406, [1]p. With some pagination errors. Contemporary full vellum with lettering in ink on the spine, sprinkled edges. Engraved title, frontispiece of the author and twenty inserted plates with copper engraved portraits. Initials, head-pieces and tail-pieces. Gamba mentions that the most sought after copies are the ones with the inserted plates, like this copy. About Ridolfi, he states: ".. la presente opera lo palesa scrittore giudizioso ne' precetti dell'arte, chiaro ed esatto nelle descrizioni, e rare volta pecca in fatto di lingua.. " An in-depth look at the life and works of painters such as Andrea Mantegna, Giorgione, Vittore Carpaccio, Palma il vecchio, Lorenzo Lotto, Tiziano Vecellio, Jacopo da Ponte da Bassano, and numerous others. Includes tables with the names of the Greek and Roman painters cited, of the lives of the various painters described, of their works and their locations. Light toning to text block, a few old small professional mends to some of the leaves, old number in ink on the back cover. Overall, a nice, very good copy. In the Italian language. Gamba 2063. Graesse VI.120. Haym II.553.3. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 25060

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[United States Congress - Bill of Rights]

Acts Passed at the Second Congress of the United States of America: Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the Twenty-Fourth of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-One: And of the Independence of the United States, the Sixteenth. [with] Second Congress of the United States: At the Second Session, Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the Fifth of November, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Two

Philadelphia, Printed by Francis Childs and John Swains, 1793. First Edition. Hardcover. 175, iii, [3], 178-291, [ii], [1], [24]pp. Contemporary full calf with red label lettered in gold on the spine. The Acts of the Second Congress are of particular importance because they codified the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution (Bill of Rights) and established the United States Postal Service and the United States Mint. A formative moment in early American history. Housed in a custom tan cloth clamshell box. Text block is mostly clean with a stain affecting the edges of some of the leaves. Front cover detached, part of the spine missing, boards are worn. Still an appealing copy of a scarce title in its original binding. Evans 26295. Sabin 15499. (Both Evans and Sabin list 289pp for this title). ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 30818

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY, BOOK, UNITED STATES, ANTIQUARIAN, AMERICANA, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, CONGRESS Antiquarian Americana

Ripamonti, Giuseppe; Cusani, Francesco, trans

La Peste Di Milano Del 1630. Libri Cinque Cavati Dagli Annali Della Città E Scritti Per Ordine Dei LX Decurioni Dal Canonico Della Scala Giuseppe Ripamonti, Istoriografo Milanese, Volgarizzati Per la Prima Volta Dall'Originale Latino Da Francesco Cusani, Con Introduzione E Note

Milano, Tipografia e Libreria Pirotta e C. 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition in Italian. Five books in one. xxxv, 362pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Head-pieces and initials. Originally published in Latin in 1840, the text documented the Great Plague of Milan, which almost halved the population of the city and cost the lives of tens of thousands more people in Northern Italy. Alessandro Manzoni used this account to describe in detail the effects of the plague in his masterpiece, The Betrothed. Light wear to extremities, some scattered foxing throughout, old faint dampstain affecting the lower part of the text block. A very good copy. In the Italian language. Graesse VI.129.; Quarto. .

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Book number: 27955

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Keywords: non-fiction, HISTORY, ANTIQUARIAN, ITALY, MILAN, BUBONIC PLAGUE Antiquarian

Rogers, J. Henry

The California Hundred: A Poem

San Francisco, H. H. Bancroft and Company, 1865. First Edition. Flexible cloth. 100pp. Original brown limp cloth decorated and lettered in gold, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers. A story in verse of California's Volunteer company that fought in the Civil War with the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry. Long inscription in pencil on the front endpaper dated 1866. Spine is very heavily chipped, vertical crease to front cover, some soiling to endpaper. About very good. In Cowan, p. 194. Sabin 72703. ; 12mo. .

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Book number: 24017

Catalogue: History

Keywords: LITERATURE, POETRY, HISTORY, AMERICANA, ANTIQUARIAN, CIVIL WAR, CALIFORNIA Poetry Antiquarian Americana