Von Aubérive bis Brimont Bilder aus der Champagne Dritte Folge Herausgegeben Von der Schriftleitung der Champagne-Kriegszeitung 1918 Gedruckt im Felde in der Armeedruckerei der l.Armee

Berlin, Stellvertretenden Generalstabes, 1918. Soft cover. 143pp. Text in German. Lower half of spine chipped, mild fading to covers, text mildly toned, inscription dated and signed on reverse of title page, occasional pencilled notations. Profusely illustrated. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 002799

Catalogus: Military, History

Trefwoorden: "WW I" Germany

The Ballet of the Second Empire 1847-1858 and 1858-1870 - 2 VOLUMES

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1953. 1st Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 133, 148pp. 2 vOLUMES covering the years 1847-1870. Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Both books are clean and sound and unmarked, and both are illustrated. A wonderful comprehensive and concise history of ballet during the reign of Napoleon III. 2 volumes. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Boeknummer: 004747

Catalogus: Dance, European History, Performing Arts

Trefwoorden: Ballet Theatre "Social History" Ferraris Cerrito Rosati Gautier "2 volumes"

(Anderson, Elbert)

Claims On the United-States By the Late Contractor for the State of New -York, &c.

New-York, War Department. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 179, 24pp. Paper over boards, title to spine. Binding is shaken and split in 2, contents are tanned, foxed and partially dampstained, text is complete. It is said that the name "Uncle Sam" originated as result of Anderson's claim. Anderson sold meat to the US Army, which came from a meatpacker named Samuel Wilson. The meat was stamped EAUS (Elbert Anderson United States). The soldiers joked that the initials stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam. A very scarce book. Poor.

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Boeknummer: 003115

Catalogus: American History, Military

Trefwoorden: "Uncle Sam"

(Barrow, John)

A Family Tour Through South Holland; Up the Rhine' and Across The Netherlands, o Ostend.

London, John Murray and Thomas Tegg and Son, 1836. Second Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Half morocco, marbled boards, gilt lettering and gilt decoration to spine, leather spine label. Folding map and 7 of 10 engravings. Front cover detached but present, ex-library label on front pastedown, edgewear and scuffing, half-inch circular chip to spine, contents mildly age-darkened. Despite the foregoing imperfections, thiis is still an attractive little book. Fair.

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Boeknummer: 003939

Catalogus: Travel and Geography, European History

Trefwoorden: Sightseeing Netherlands Europe Rhine Amsterdam Antwerp Rotterdam

(Pullen, Henry William)

The Fight at Dame Europa's School

New York, Francis B. Felt & Co. 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thomas Nast. 34pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. A very clean, unworn copy, contents age-toned, small spot in margin of 4 pages, otherwise unblemished. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Boeknummer: 004435

Catalogus: History, Humor, Military

Trefwoorden: Satire "Franco-Prussian War" "Thomas Nast"

(Anburey, Thomas)

Journal d'un voyage fait dans l'intérieur de l'Amerique septentrionale .(Volume I only. Includes Autograph letter.)

Paris, La Villette, 1793. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 336pp. Later binding paper over boards, half bound decorative paper, paper spine label, decorative endpapers, one folding map and one folding plate, engraved frontispiece, bookplate of Rowland Hazard on front pastedown. handwritten letter by Edward Everett Hale (author of Man Without a Country) pasted in. Light shelf wear, very light scattered foxing, contents mostly clean and sound, binding is tight. The handwritten letter, written and signed by Edward E. Hale is pasted in after title page. The letter explains to the owner (Rowland Hazard) that this book is a translation of Thomas Anburey's "Travels Through the Interior Parts of America by an Officer." An unusual association copy. Good.

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Boeknummer: 004068

Catalogus: American History, Signed, Travel and Voyages

Trefwoorden: ALS "Edward Everett Hale"

(Hamilton, Thomas)

Men and Manners in America

Philadelphia, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. vi, 410pp. Half leather, raised bands, gilt spine lettering and decoration, marbled endpapers. Corners and spine rubbed, superficial cracking to front inner hinge but hoding tightly, binding is sound, former owner's bookplate and bookseller's small label on front pastedown, owner's name on front free endpaper, contents are mildly toned and there is a very occasional marginal note. A fascinating and often witty critique of American society in the 1830s. Howes H-138. Good.

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Boeknummer: 003909

Catalogus: Social History, Travel and Geography

Trefwoorden: Tourism Sightseeing "Social Critique"

(Johnson, Susannah Willard)

A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Johnson, Containing an Account of Her Sufferings During Four Years With the Indians and French

Lowell, Daniel Bixby, 1834. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 150pp. Fourth edition. Leather backed marbled boards. Covers and spine are worn, hinges cracked, front free endpaper missing, pages 66-68 and 149-150 laid-in in facsimile, a few pages slightly loose but holding, contents are age-toned and occasionally dampstained, but text is mostly complete. Howes J-153. Fair.

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Boeknummer: 002545

Catalogus: American History, Health

Trefwoorden: Kidnapping Massachusetts Charlestown Abduction

A Pocket Almanack For the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Leap Year,...Calculated chiefly for the Use of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bound with The Massachusetts Register for 1794 By T. and J. Fleet

Boston , T. & J. Fleet, 1794. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 148pp. Marbled boards, leather spine and leather backing. Rear board detached but present, front board barely holding, first 5 leaves separated (including title age), contents age-toned but clean and unmarked. A fascinating journal of a day's activities, by a former owner, is written on a blank leaf and is titled "A Journal.", all clearly legible. The first portion of the book is the almanack, and the latter portion is The Massachusetts Register for 1794, which includes much information about Massachusetts, its government, its institutions, including its military, judiciary, religious institutions, schools etc. Drake 3517. Fair.

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Boeknummer: 004759

Catalogus: Reference, Government and Politics, History

The Republican Club of the City of New York

New York, Republican of the City of New York, 1908. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 132pp. Light soil and spotting to covers, small tear to head of spine, contents are toned and clean and unmarked. Good/No Jacket.

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Boeknummer: 003127

Catalogus: American History, Government and Politics

Trefwoorden: "By-Laws" Membership Incorporation

15

Stories of the Last Battles of the American Revolution

New York, Philip J. Cozans. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 64pp. No date, but circa 1850s. Decorative stiff wraps, red, gold blue and white decoration and lettering. Covers are worn, soiled and almost detached. Contents are age-toned and have some occasional foxing and soiling, and edgewear to first few pages, but are otherwise complete. Numerous engravings throughout the text. This scarce title is from Uncle Philip's Library for Good Boys and Girls, which lists on the rear cover 6 additional titles: First Battles Amer. Revolution, Last Battles, Discontented Squirrel, Pleasant Stories in Rhyme, Stories for Good Boys and Stories for Good Girls. Fair.

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Boeknummer: 001321

Catalogus: American History, Children's

Trefwoorden: Gates Cornwallis Greene Howe Burgoyne Washington

(Goodrich, Frank B.)

Tricolored Sketches in Paris, During the Years 1851-2-3

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1855. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 368pp. FIRST EDITION.Blue embossed cloth, gilt spine lettering. Corners worn, spine ends chipped, spine slightly darkened, slight internal separation, endpapers darkened from offsetting, light foxing to first and last few pages, pencil notes on rear endpaper,former owner's name on front endpaper. Good.

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Boeknummer: 003715

Catalogus: Biography, Military, History

Trefwoorden: France Revolution "Louis Napoleon"

(Barber, Joseph)

War Letters of a Disbanded Volunteer. Embracing His Experiences as Honest Old Abe's Bosom Friend and Unofficial Adviser.

New York, Frederic A. Brady, 1864. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 312pp. Blind stamped black boards with gilt stamped decoration to front cover. Covers and frontispiece detached but present, backstrip missing, owner's name, bookplate and pencil notations on front pastedown, bookplate of Military Historical Society of Massachusetts on rear pastedown, text is mildly age-toned, edges darkened, but text is otherwise quite sound and clean. Humorous account written phonetically in the local vernacular. Poor/No Jacket.

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Boeknummer: 001799

Catalogus: American History, Americana, Military

Trefwoorden: "Civil War" Lincoln

Abbott, John S.C.

The History of the Civil War ini America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion, of the Various Naval and Military Engagements, of the Heroic Deeds Performed by Arimies and Individuals, and of Touching Scenes in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital, and the Cabin. (2 VOLUMES)

New York, Henry Bill, 1863. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 507, 507PP. Embossed brown leather, gilt lettering to spine, marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Wear to edges, hinge of volume I slightly tender but holding, text blocks of both volumes tight, frontispiece of Vol. I not present, scattered foxing and age-toning to text and plates. Both volumes illustrated throughout with engraved scenes and portraits, plus numerous maps and diagrams. Fair.

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Boeknummer: 004705

Catalogus: American History, Military, U.S. Civil War

Trefwoorden: "Civil War" Slavery Union Confederacy LIncoln Grant

Ainsworth, William Harrison

The Tower of London; A Historical Romance

New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1903. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. George Cruikshank. 478pp. Marroon cloth, paper spine label, top edges gilt, 40 plates and 58 woodcuts by Cruikshank. Spine darkened and missing a 2cm piece from top of spine, spine label worn but mostly legible, text foxed but most plates not affected, owner's name on front free endpaper. Good/No Jacket.

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Boeknummer: 001271

Catalogus: Illustrated, History

Trefwoorden: Elizabeth Mary Northumberland Dudley Devonshire London Execution Cruikshank