(Byng, George, Lord Torrington)

George Byng / Lord Torrington": A Vintage 18th Century Mezzotint Portrait of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington

Circa [1790]. [1790]. Circa [1790]. [1790]. Very good. - sc A 7-7/8 inch high by 6-7/8 inch wide oval mezzotint portrait of the 1st Viscount Torrington, mounted with glue from the verso on 7-7/8 inch high by 6-7/8 inch wide rectangular heavy cream paper stock. Though cropped & mounted, the mezzotint is in very good condition.

British Admiral and Statesman, George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1668-1733) served as First Lord of the Admiralty under King George II. He began his naval career as a King's Letter Boy and, as a Lieutenant in 1683 shipped for the East Indies. A supporter of William III, Prince of Orange, he played a crucial part in the Revolution of 1688 which brought about the ascension of William to the throne of England. As commander of the ship "Nassau", he took part in the capture of the French Fleet at Vigo in 1702 and was soon after promoted to Vice-Admiral. He received a knighthood for his part in the Battle of Malaga. Promoted to full admiral in 1708, he fought against the Jacobite uprising and commanded the fleet which routed the Spanish at the Battle of Cape Passaro. He was rewarded for this latter feat with the full power to negotiate, on England's behalf, with the Princes and states of Italy. His role in assisting the Germans in taking Messina and destroying the remaining Spanish fleet was highly rewarded. He was made rear-admiral of Great Britain, member of the privy council, and became Baron Byng of Southill in Bedford and 1st Viscount Torrington of Devon. Made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1725, he was named First Lord of the Admiralty by King George II in 1727. In this capacity he established the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth. Very good .

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Book number: 28399

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; ART; ORIGINAL PRINT; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; MILITARY; 18TH CENTURY; NAVAL; PORTRAIT; MEZZOTINT; BRITISH ADMIRAL; STATESMAN; GEORGE BYNG; 1ST VISCOUNT TORRINGTON; BARON BYNG OF SOUTHILL; FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY; COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF BATH; RO

Bynner, Witter; Fletcher, John Gould; Benet, William Rose; Neruda, Pablo; et al. Smith, Jessica; editor.

Soviet Russia Today. March 1943. (Vol. 11, No. 11). Red Army Anniversary Issue. (Cover Title).

(New York: S.R.T. Publications, Inc.), 1943. 1943. - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], soft cover bound in pictorial wraps titled in red & with a dramatic picture of a Soviet warrior after a poster by Klimashiny on the front cover. The top corners of the wraps are lightly creased. 34 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Very good. Among the contents of this Red Army Anniversary Issue are "The Russians: Marching Song for 1943", a poem by Wytter Bynner, and tribute poems to the Red Army by John Gould Fletcher and William Rose Benet; and an exchange of letters between Ilya Ehrenburg and Pablo Neruda. Very good .

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Book number: 95403

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; WORLD WAR II; SOVIET UNION; AMERICAN PERIODICAL; SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY; RED ARMY ANNIVERSARY ISSUE; JESSICA SMITH EDITOR; PABLO NERUDA; ILYA EHRENBURG; WYTTER BYNNER; JOHN GOULD FLETCHER; WILLIAM ROSE BENET; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Caesar, L.; Mitchener, A. V.; Criddle, N.; et al.

Fifty-First Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario 1920. Ontario Department of Agriculture. Printed by Order of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Toronto: Printed by Clarkson W. James, 1921. 1921. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed blue wraps. The corners of the wraps are lightly creased & there is a pencil sketch on the rear wrap. There is a piece out of the tail of the spine. 92 pages. There are a few black-and-white illustrations. The page corners are very lightly creased. Good. Most of the articles in this report concern insects that cause problems for agriculture. Among them are "Notes on Leaf Bugs Attacking Fruit Trees in Ontario" by L. Caesar, "The Manitoba Grasshopper Campaign of 1920" by A. V. Mitchener, "The Influence of Locusts on the Ranges of British Columbia" by E. R. Buckell, and "The Control of the Cabbage Root Maggot in British Columbia" by H. C. Treherne. Good .

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Book number: 95437

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; ENTOMOLOGY; INSECTS; PESTS; FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO 1920; ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; L. CAESAR; A. V. MITCHENER; N. CRIDDLE; E. R. BUCKELL; H. A. TREHERNE; LEAF BUGS ATTACKING FRUIT TREES

Caesar, L.

The San Jose and Oyster-Shell Scales. (Cover Title).

Toronto: Ontario Department of Agriculture, 1914. 1914. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed blue wraps. The edges of the wraps are faded & the corners are lightly creased. 30 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations & line drawings. The top page corners are lightly creased & there are very light vertical creases to the pages where the pamphlet has been folded. Good. First edition. Bulletin 219, Ontario Agricultural College, Ontario Department of Agriculture. Good .

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Book number: 95204

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; ENTOMOLOGY; INSECTS; SCALES; AGRICULTURAL PESTS; THE SAN JOSE AND OYSTER-SHELL SCALES; L. CAESAR; ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, BULLETIN 219; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Cairns, Hugh; 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885). Irish-born British statesman who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.

Holograph Cover with the Signature of the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns.

1868. 1868. - Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns' signature at the bottom left of a 3 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide clipping from an envelope. "London Official Paid" is stamped in red at top right above Miss Nicholson's address penned in an unknown hand. The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto a larger sheet of heavier stock clipped from an album. Very good. The Irish-born British statesman Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl of Cairns (1819-1885) was a prominent Conservative statesman in the House of Lords. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Benjamin Disraeli. Cairns was the 17th Chancellor of the University of Dublin, serving in that position from 1867 to 1885. Very good .

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Book number: 96558

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; BRITISH; IRISH-BORN STATESMAN; HUGH CAIRNS, 1ST EARL CAIRNS; LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; SIGNED; POSTMARK; LONDON; FREE FRANK; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN.

Calthrop, Dion Clayton

The Charm of Gardens

London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. (1910). (1910). London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. (1910). (1910). Good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on spine & in dark green on front cover. The covers are bumped & the spine is faded with the head & tail lightly chipped & a small tear along the rear joint. xv, 239 & [1] pp. There is an owner's pencil inscription on the front endpaper & a faded date stamp on the front pastedown; the top page corners in the first half of the book are lightly creased; there are occasional small stains. Color frontispiece & 15 color plates. Good.

Probably a later printing. Good .

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Book number: 12652

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; GARDENING; GARDENS; ENGLISH; BRITISH; DION CLAYTON CALTHROP; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; A & C BLACK; COLOR PLATES; THE CHARM OF GARDENS; ILLUSTRATED; NATURE.

Campbell, John, 9th Duke of Argyll [Marquess of Lorne]. (1845-1914). The fourth Governor General of Canada.

Autograph Letter Signed by the 4th Governor General of Canada John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll.

September 21, 1905. 1905. September 21, 1905. 1905. Very good. - Letter penned in black ink filling both sides of a sheet of cream- colored 6-1/4 inch high by 4- 1/2 inch wide paper. Signed "Argyll". There is some very minor soiling to the letter with a small area of light creasing to the top edge. There is an ink blot to one word on the first side. Folded once for mailing. Very good.

Argyll writes about his wife's health: "I am sorry to say that my wife is in a state of health which the Doctors say will become serious unless she stops exhausting functions. Winter journeying must be avoided as far as possible, so that more expeditions like that to Leeds are prohibited.."

John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll [1845-1914], usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. In 1871 he married Princess Louise, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, the first time since 1515 that a daughter of the sovereign had married a subject of the crown. When his Canadian appointment was announced there was great excitement throughout Canada at the idea of having a royal resident in Rideau Hall, though the press disapproved. Lord Lorne was intensely interested in Canada and Canadians and he and his wife made many lasting contributions to Canadian society, especially to the arts and sciences. A number of Canadian places were named in honor of Lorne and his wife. Very good .

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Book number: 34973

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; BRITISH NOBLEMAN; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE 4TH GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA JOHN CAMPBELL, 9TH DUKE OF ARGYLL; LORD LORNE; ALS; A.L.S.; SIGNATURE; WIFE'S HEALTH; PRINCESS LOUISE, 4TH DAUGHTER OF QUEEN VICTORIA; GAY ASSOCIATION.

Carlyle, Thomas

The French Revolution. Vol. I: The Bastille. Vol. II: The Constitution. Vol. III: The Guillotine. (3 Volumes)

New York: George Routledge and Sons, circa [1888]. [1888]. New York: George Routledge and Sons, circa [1888]. [1888]. Good. - Octavo, olive green cloth with paper labels on the spines. The bindings are lightly rubbed & bumped and the head & tails of the spines are lightly chipped. The labels are foxed with pieces out. 207 pages; 212 pages; and 240 pages. Vol. 2 is lightly cracked at p. 116. There are short tears to the front edges of 2 pages in Vol. 3. Good. Good .

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Book number: 29446

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; FRANCE; THE FRENCH REVOLUTION; THE BASTILLE; THE CONSTITUTION; THE GUILLOTINE; BRITISH HISTORIAN; THOMAS CARLYLE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Carlyle, Thomas

Jocelin of Brakelond from Past and Present

NY: William Edwin Rudge, 1923. 1923. NY: William Edwin Rudge, 1923. 1923. Good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt on spine. The front joint is split along the top. Title, half-title, [v] pp. [1] l. & 157 pp. plus colophon. Good.

Limited edition of 510 numbered copies with typography by Bruce Rogers.

A bookseller's catalogue listing of the book is mounted on the rear pastedown.

The twelfth century chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond recorded the achievements of Abbot Samson of the Monastery of St. Edmund in Edmunston. For Carlyle, the chronicle epitomized the virtues that modern England had lost. In the book, he first castigates the civilization around him, then partly retells, partly translates Jocelin's story. Good .

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Book number: 2509

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; ENGLAND; MEDIEVAL; MONASTERIES; MONASTIC; MONK; JOCELIN OF BRAKELOND; ABBOT SAMSON; MONASTERY OF ST. EDMUND; EDMUNSTON; HISTORIAN; THOMAS CARLYLE; FINE PRESS; WILLIAM EDWIN RUDGE; TYPOGRAPHER; BRUCE ROGERS; LIMITED EDITION.

Carter, Robert

The Hungarian Controversey: An Exposure of the Falsifications and Perversions of the Slanderers of Hungary

Boston: Redding & Company, 8 State Street, 1852. 1852. Boston: Redding & Company, 8 State Street, 1852. 1852. Fair. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wrappers. The wraps are bumped, chipped & soiled with staining to the top edge of the front wrap & a tear to its front edge. The spine has been repaired with white cloth tape which is chipped & torn. The lower half of the rear wrap is detached. 48 pages. The page corners are bumped. There is staining to the top edges of the first 2 leaves with light staining to the top corners of the pages & to the lower front edges of a few rear leaves. A fair reading copy.

Carter contends that those Americans who do not support the Hungarians in the war between Hungary and the House of Hapsburg are being swayed by unjustified attacks on Hungary by the North American Review and the New York Courier and Enquirer. Fair .

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Book number: 20521

Catalogue: History

Keywords: AMERICANA; HUNGARIAN WAR; AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS; NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW; NEW YORK COURIER AND ENQUIRER; JOURNALISM; ROBERT CARTER; THE HUNGARIAN CONTROVERSY: AN EXPOSURE OF THE FALSIFICATIONS AND PERVERSIONS OF THE SLANDERERS OF HUNGARY; PAMPHLET; NINETEENTH

Chase, Ilka.

Elephants Arrive at Half-Past Five. A Photo-Safari in East Africa. Photography by Norton Brown.

London: W.H. Allen, 1964. 1964. London: W.H. Allen, 1964. 1964. Very good. - Octavo, 8 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in light greenish gray cloth backed with a black cloth spine, titled in green on the spine. The book is laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are rubbed with slight wear to the spine. The head of the price-clipped dust jacket's spine is repaired with old tape from the verso. xii & 270 pages, profusely illustrated with endpaper maps & photographs. Very good. First edition. Inscribed to two legendary safari outfitters, Bill Ryan and John Dugmore. "To Bill Ryan and John Dugmore appreciation of a wonderful trip. / Jack, Bob, and Peter Aron / June 22, 1964. Very good .

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Book number: 98679

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL; HISTORY; SAFARIS; ELEPHANTS ARRIVE AT HALF-PAST FIVE. A PHOTO-SAFARI IN EAST AFRICA; PHOTOGRAPHY BY NORTON BROWN; ILLUSTRATED; ILKA CHASE; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; INSCRIBED; BILL RYAN; JOHN DUGMORE; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTU

Chichlo, Boris; editor

Siberia I: Siberian Questions / Economy, Ecology, Strategy. Siberie I: Questions Siberiennes / Economie, Ecologie, Strategie

Paris: Institut d'Etudes Slaves, 1985. 1985. Paris: Institut d'Etudes Slaves, 1985. 1985. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed white wrappers with a black-and-white map on the front wrap. There is some very minor soiling to the wraps with a light crease to the front wrap. 416 pages. Illustrated with tables. Very good.

A collection of papers presented at an international colloquium in Paris May 24-27, 1983. The book is a title in the series "Cultures et societes de l'Est" published by l'Institut du Monde Sovietique et de l"Europe Centrale et Orientale (IMSECO).

Some of the papers are in French, others in English. Very good .

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Book number: 28959

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL & HISTORY; RUSSIA; SIBERIA; SIBERIA I: Siberian Questions. Economy, Ecology, StrategY; SIBERIE I: Questions Siberiennes. Economie, Ecologie, Strategie; BORIS CHICHLO; GEOPOLITICS; TRANSPORT; Cultures et societes de l'Est; ENVIRONMENT.

(Charles I [1600-1649]; Church, Randolph W.).

King Charles I & the Tobacco Trade; the Proclamation of January 6, 1630-31. Reproduced to Honor the Service of Martha W. Hiden to the Virginia State Library As a Member of Its Board. Edited by Randolph W. Church, State Librarian.

Richmond, VA: Virginia State Library, 1952. 1952. - Folio, 19-3/4 inches high by 13 inches wide. Softcover, creamy tan wraps bound with black cotton cord, titled in black & red on the front cover. 8 pages, including the covers, printed in red and black on Linweave's early American paper stock with facsimiles of the 2 pages of the original proclamation tipped-in at the center. The facsimile of the proclamation is illustrated with King Charles' crest and a decorated initial. A diagram, and a decorated initial and tail-piece, all printed in red, enhance the text of the book. There are minor creases to the corners. Near fine. "Composed, printed and bound by the William Byrd Press, Inc. Richmond, Virginia. The plates were made by the Virginia Engraving Company, also of Richmond. Text material was set in Linotype Janson with display in American Type Founders' Cloister Oldstyle and Monotype's Goudy Forum. The paper stock used for the text is Linweave's Early American. The facsimile plates of the proclamation were printed on Tovil, an English hand-made stock." [Quoted from the colophon]. Laid in is an 8 inch high by 6-1/4 inch wide broadside notice proclaiming that "A meeting of the Virginia State Library Board was held on June 20, 1952 for the purpose of recording its esteem for Martha W. Hiden.." RARE in Commerce. Very good .

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Book number: 97187

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; KING CHARLES I & THE TOBACCO TRADE; THE PROCLAMATION OF JANUARY 6, 1630-31; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; FACSIMILE; VIRGINIA; BERMUDA ISLANDS; COLONIES; GREAT BRITAIN; MARTHA W. HIDEN; COMMERCE; ILLUSTRATED; DECORATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; VIRGINIA STATE LIBR

Churchill, Abby P

Birds in Literature

Worcester, MA: The Davis Press, Inc. 1911. 1911. Worcester, MA: The Davis Press, Inc. 1911. 1911. Good. - Octavo, dark green cloth. The binding is rubbed with some light staining to the covers & with the corners of the covers chipped. The head & tail of the spine are chipped & frayed. 189 pages plus 1-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with color plates. The bottom corners of a few pages of the preliminaries are creased. Ex-library with a handwritten label on the spine, library labels removed from the front pastedown & endpaper and handwritten numerals on the verso of the title page & the first text page. There is a tear to page 17. Good.

Second edition.

A brightly illustrated compilation of literary quotations about birds in prose and poetry. Good .

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Book number: 31416

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDS; BIRDS IN LITERATURE; ABBY P. CHURCHILL; LITERARY QUOTATIONS; PLATES.

(Churchill, Winston S.). Charmley, John

Churchill's Grand Alliance: The Anglo-American Special Relationship 1940-57

NY: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995). (1995). NY: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995). (1995). Very good. - 8vo, black cloth backed black boards titled in red, in dw (rubbed). xv & 427 pp. Illustrated in B&W. Very good.

First American edition.

"Churchill carried on the war because of his misguided faith that U.S. help could be enlisted to save the British Empire, contends Charmley. President Roosevelt, however, sought an end to imperialism and thus entered the war only belatedly, ensuring that Britain would end the war weak and dependent on America."--From the dw. Very good .

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Book number: 31670

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; MILITARY; POLITICS; WORLD WAR II; WINSTON S. CHURCHILL; FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT; HARRY S. TRUMAN; ANTHONY EDEN; ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS; JOHN CHARMLEY ; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.