Aubry, Octave. Livingston, Arthur (translator)

St. Helena

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1936. First American Edition. Cloth. Stated first edition. Red cloth. No jacket. 608 pp. With 43 illustrations in duotone. A history of Napoleon Bonaparte's captivity on St. Helena, examining both the British perspective as well as that of the camp of Napoleon. Aubry draws on primary documents, including the papers of Hudson Lowe and other records in an attempt to present an unbiased look at the events surrounding the death in exile of Napoleon and the subsequent fallout. GOOD+ condition. General fading to the cloth, with darkening along the spine. Minor scuffing and soiling. Light scuffing along the extremities. Bookplate of Willard Hallam Bonner on the inside front cover. Small red lines in the margins of two pages of the preface. Text otherwise clean and solid. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006456

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Noisbn History Napoleonic Studies

No Author

Color Map of Ireland/Scotland

No Place, Geo. F. Cram, Publisher. Unbound. No date, perhaps pre-1918. 14 ½ by 10 3/4 inches (for whole page). A two sided color map, disbound from a larger work, with one side depicting Ireland and the other Scotland VERY GOOD condition. Light toning and a hint of soiling. Very Good .

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Book number: 008448

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Noisbn Cartography

No Author

Color Map of England and Wales/Europe

No Place, Geo. F. Cram, Publisher. Unbound. No date, perhaps pre-1918, based on Croatia and Hungary being part of Austria on the Europe map. 14 ½ by 11 inches (for whole page). A two sided color map, disbound from a larger work, with one side depicting England and Wales, and the other depicting Europe. GOOD+ condition. Binding holes along one edge, with a small chip/tear missing from the margin on that edge. Light toning and a hint of soiling. Good .

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Book number: 008449

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Lord Byron et al.

The European Magazine for March, 1817

London, Printed for James Asperne, 1817. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, LACKING any wraps and endpapers that were issued. Also lacking the portrait of Thomas Didbin. Pagination runs 188-280. A single issue of this general interest magazine, featuring 'resolutions of the Corps of Light Horse Volunteers for increasing their effective strength,' a 'Letter, by Order of the Emperor Napoleon, addressed by Gen. Count Montholon to Sir Hudson Lowe, British Governor of the Island of St. Helena,' a brief chart on the strength of the British Navy, and a poem by Lord Byron 'Lines Inscribed Upon a Skull,' among other poems, essays, etc. Also present is a list of East India ships, giving names, owner's names and other info. GOOD condition, lacking covers and endpapers. Minor foxing and staining to the paper, with a noticeable spot to the upper front cover. Good .

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Book number: 007328

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Noisbn History

Lord Byron et al.

The European Magazine for May 1814

London, Printed for James Asperne, 1814. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, LACKING any wraps and endpapers that were issued. Also lacking the portrait of Frederick William the Third. Pagination runs 379-472. A single issue of this general interest magazine, featuring a description of the Isle of Elba, a brief review of 'Mawe's Travels in the Interior of Brazil,' a brief chart on the strength of the British Navy, and extracts from a poem by Lord Byron 'Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte.' GOOD condition, lacking covers and endpapers. Minor foxing and staining to the paper. General fading. Good .

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Book number: 007329

Catalogue: European History

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Drobnjakovic, Borivoje

Habitats Et Origine Des Habitants. No. 36. Academie Serbe Des Sciences. Classe Des Sciences Sociales. Recueil Serbe D'Ethnographie T. LXXIV

Belgrade, No Publisher, 1960. Wraps. Printed wraps. 418 pp. Plus black and white photo plates and a few fold out diagrams. Text appears primarily in Serbian, with a short section in English and another in French. A detailed study of the ethnic origins and early history of the people of Solta and Rugova. Solta is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, while Rugova refers to the mountainous western region of Kosovo. VERY GOOD condition with moderate browning to the wrappers along the extremities. Minor creasing to the covers and spine. Interior clean and solid, with many pages unopened. Very Good .

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Book number: 006528

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Noisbn Serbia History

No author Given

Italia. Map of Italy

No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Single sheet, printed on laid paper. Map presumably engraved, as faint plate indent in paper is present. Apparently disbound from a larger work, as binding holes are present. Approximately 10 ¼ by 8 ¾ inches. Some boundary lines in color, with the islands of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica tinted pink. A map of Italy, perhaps from the late 1700s or early 1800s, depicting cities and geographic features, as well as some bordering countries. All text in Latin. GOOD condition. Minor toning, curling and soiling to the piece, with a few very minor stains. Some creasing at the corners. Small notation in ink at the center right margin. Good .

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Book number: 013902

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Noisbn Cartography

de Rougemont, Denis

Le Paysan Du Danube. Les Cahiers Romands Deuxieme Serie. No. 9

Lausanne, Librairie Payot et Cie, 1932. Quarter Leather. #9 of 35 copies SIGNED by the author. Blue marbled paper covered boards with a blue leather spine (not as issued). Original wraps bound in. 201 pp. All text in French. A few black and white photo plates and illustrated plates throughout. A travelogue of the author's trip through central Europe in the late 1920s, in an effort to recapture the romantic notion of Europe. Denis de Rougemont was a Swiss author and cultural theorist. GOOD+ condition. Heavy scuffing/fading to the leather along the spine. Minor fading and edgewear to the book. Some browning to the paper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010599

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Noisbn History Travel

De Weck, Rene

Amiel Ou la Noix Creuse. Les Cahiers Romands Deuxieme Serie. No. 2

Lausanne, Librairie Payot et Cie, 1931. Numbered. Hard Cover. #9 of 35 copies SIGNED by the author. Blue marbled paper covered boards with a blue leather spine (not as issued). Original wraps bound in. 84 pp. All text in French. An apparent work on the Swiss philosopher Henri-Frederic Amiel, including the reaction of Switzerland and Swiss authors/critics on the centenary of his birth. By Rene De Weck, perhaps best known for his work as a member of the Swiss consul in Bucharest, Romania, where he helped in stopping the deportation-due to Nazi persecution-of 2000 Jewish orphans in Moldavia in 1942 (see biography on the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation website). GOOD+ condition. Heavy scuffing/fading to the leather along the spine. Minor fading and edgewear to the book. Some browning to the paper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010725

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Noisbn History