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Antwerp: Ex Officina C. Plantini, 1579.. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 239 pages. With Plantin's device on the title-page. Historiated woodcut initials. In a vellum binding. GRAESSE II, 176.
Descrição do Reino de Portugal by NUNES do LEÃO, Duarte - 1610
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Descrição do Reino de Portugal
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Lisbon: Jorge Rodriguez, 1610. Original vellum (spine worn). Ownership signature on front free endpaper, slight spotting on f. 76 recto, ink annotations on f. 162 verso, lacks back free endpaper.. First edition of this notable work. "The painstaking and talented Duarte Nunez de Leam (c. 1530-1608), born at Evora, son of the Professor of Medicine João Nunez . . wrote . . an interesting Descripção do Reino de Portugal . . which he finished in 1599" (Prestage, Portuguese Literature, p. 210). This classic study was published posthumously by the author's nephew, who contributed the dedication and prologue. The work includes valuable information about the towns and cities of Portugal, the geographical features, the gold and silver mines, precious stones, agricultural produce, citing the fertile plains of Alentejo with their abundant wheat harvests, of Portuguese saints, and the virtues of the Portuguese people. Innocêncio II, 211. Pinto de Mattos p. 339. Palha 2741, "rare et estimé." Ameal 1648, "livro clássico, interessante e muito apreciado. Edição primitiva, a mais estimada. Os exemplares são hoje em dia muito raros." Cf. Azevedo-Samodães 2241.)
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De Officiis Libri III.
by Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. New Edition in Four Volumes. Embellished with an Elegant Head of the Author. Embellished with an Elegant Head of the Author.
by SMITH,ADAM
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4 volumes, twelvemo, ORIGINAL PALE BLUE BOARDS, UNCUT, original printed paper labels, engraved frontispiece portrait of Adam Smith from the Tassie Medallion, pp.viii, 304; iv, 286; iv, 284, (4); iv, 280, skilful repair to hinges of volume I, heads of spines chipped, a little browned throughout, unopened on some gatherings, a good copy surviving in its original publishers binding.Vanberblue, p.13
Rare first Glasgow edition, taken from the fourth edition of 1786, and the first printing of the Wealth in Scotland and the first to contain a portrait of the author.
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Avusturya devleti tebaasının memalik-i Osmaniyede ticaretlerine ait mevadd-i ahdiyye mecmuasıdır
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Viyana: Dar tibaʹ al-imberaturiyy, 1846 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), 88 pp. Publisher's wrappers (wrapper slightly faded, title page soiled, inventory number, stamp of a defunct library on the last page). Printed in red and gold with a beautiful title page in gold and blue. In Ottoman Turkish. A curious edition of texts of commercial treaties between Turkey and the Habsburg Empire, published in oriental style in Vienna by Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, an imperial printshop.
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A History of Prices: And Of the State of The Circulation
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In 6 volumes, covering 1793-1856; vol. 1 published 1838, vol. 6 published 1857. Very Good: no cracks or tears, slight abrasions on spine of volume four.Tooke's groundbreaking analysis of the financial and commercial history of the period, concentrating on the principles of pricing, monetary circulation, issuance and valuation/devaluation of currency, the effects and principles of bank-issued currency, the effects of weather, war, monopoly, transportation and colonialism upon the mechanisms of pricing.
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Through the First Antarctic Night | 1898-1899; A Narrative of the Voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the South Pole
by Cook, Frederick A.
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London: William Heinemann, 1900. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo [9.5x6.75in]; xxiv, 478 pp., 84 plates of 122 illustrations and images including color frontispiece and three color illustrations with tissue guards, 3 maps, and 21 illustrations in text, six appendices of scientific summaries and index; Blue-gray cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, white lettering and illustration of Belgica on front, all edges untrimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, small creases at upper spine and front joint, small mark on spine, small sticker on rear end paper. [Rosove 76.A3b, Howgego III C24(C), Spence 311, Conrad p. 85]. Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) was a physician and polar explorer during the Heroic Age of Polar exploration. He also organized one of the first polar tourist excursions to Greenland. He began his polar experience in 1891 as a surgeon on Robert Peary's second Greenland expedition. This book is about his participation as the surgeon in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition…
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Collection of 16 autograph letters, all but 3 signed, to Luiz de António Abreu e Lima (1787-1871), 1º Visconde and 1º Conde de Carreira. On paper, in Portuguese.
by RENDUFE, Simão da Silva Ferraz de Lima e Castro, Barão and later Conde de.
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, , 1829-1846.. 4° and 8º, unbound. Written in ink, in a small, even, legible hand. Foldlines. Very fine. 16 letters, a total of 60 pages of text on 31 leaves. The final three letters lack at least one leaf each. *** Collection of 16 letters from the Barão (later Conde) de Rendufe, a high-ranking diplomat, to the Visconde (later Conde) de Carreira, a friend and contemporary in a similar position, with frank comments on the Portuguese scene during the Lutas Liberaes and their aftermath, 1829-1846. Rendufe provides witty, energetic eyewitness accounts of military actions, debates in the Portuguese parliament, a society wedding, and much more. By 1829, when the first letter of this collection was written, Simão da Silva Ferraz de Lima e Castro (1795-1857), Barão de Rendufe, was a rising star in the Portuguese diplomatic corps due to his dramatic actions during the battles between liberals and absolutists. In 1823, as corregedor for the Rossio neighborhood of Lisbon, Silva Ferraz supported D.…
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HUMAN ACTION: A Treatise on Economics
by Von Mises, Ludwig
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949, third printing (October, 1949). Large 8vo., xv+889pp. "This book is the counterweight of Marx's Das Kapital and of Lord Keynes' General Theory and of countless other books...In this analysis of the fundamental drives to action of human beings, he shows why only the free market and free enterprise can produce that outpouring of goods and services that is democratically controlled..." Gray cloth with black titles. Previous owner name/offset toning on flyleaf, inscription on free endpaper, small edge spot, else very good, bright and attractive in very good, lightly edgeworn dust jacket (not price clipped) with a long closed tear at the hinge fold, and minor soiling. Scarce in dust jacket. . Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world : many of which are now first translated into English : digested on a new plan
by PINKERTON, John
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1808 1ed Pinkerton VOYAGES Exploration Illustrated MAPS Europe Stonehenge 6v'A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages' is a monumental and important early 19th-century historical account of world voyages by Scottish historian John Pinkerton. Pinkerton includes European voyagers as well as essays and treatises on voyages.
The European section of 'Voyages' is a six-volume set that covers a wide variety of voyages including some of the following:
· Dutch voyages to the North
· Hugh Willoughby voyages to Siberia and Russia
· Pontanus dissertation on the North East Passage
· William Bray tour of Derbyshire
· Skrine, Malkin tours of Wales
· Thomas Pennant tour of Scotland
· Horace-Bénédict deSaussure's attempts to reach Mont Blanc
· Spallanzani travels in Italy
· William Coxe travel chronicles – Denmark, Norway, Russia, Switzerland
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Tableaux De La Suisse, Ou Voyage Pittoresque Fait Dans Les Treize Cantons Et Etats Allies Du Corps Helvetique : Représentant les divers Phénomenes que la nature y rassemble, & les beautés dont l'art les enrichis ; suivis de la description topographique, physique, historique, morale, politique & littéraire de ce Pays; tome deuxieme
by ZURLAUBEN, Beat Fidel
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1786 ENORMOUS 1ed Zurlauben Geography Switzerland Swiss Alps Castles CathedralsBeat Fidel Zurlauben was an 18th-century Swiss military officer and historian who published a work on the geography, topography, and history of Switzerland. 'Tableaux De La Suisse' is filled with 20 impressive illustrated views of castles, mountains and glaciers, villages, city life and public baths, cathedrals, and much more.
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ZURLAUBEN, Beat Fidel
Tableaux De La Suisse, Ou Voyage Pittoresque Fait Dans Les Treize Cantons Et Etats Allies Du Corps Helvetique : Représentant les divers Phénomenes que la nature y rassemble, & les beautés dont l'art les enrichis ; suivis de la description topographique, physique, historique, morale, politique & littéraire de ce Pays; tome deuxieme
A Paris: chez Lamy, 1786. First edition.
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Histoire de Geneve : Rectifiée & augmentée par d'amples notes; Avec les actes et autres pieces servant de preuves à cette Histoire
by SPON, Jacob
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1730 1ed History of GENEVA Switzerland Spon Illustrated Swiss City Views 2v SETJacob Spon was a 17th-century French archaeologist and historian who had a special interest in antiquarian studies. Spon traveled throughout Europe stopping in Greece, Constantinople, the Levant, as well as Switzerland. He found impressive treasures, coins, and handwritten manuscripts which inspired his famed book 'The History of the Republic of Geneva'.
This book features impressive folding views of Geneva as well as engravings of coins and medallions. And while the illustrations are valuable, the importance of this book comes from that this book was the first published history of the city of Geneva.
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SPON, Jacob
Histoire de Geneve : Rectifiée & augmentée par d'amples notes; Avec les actes et autres pieces servant de preuves à cette Histoire
Genève : Fabri & Barrillot, 1730.
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Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries Vol. II (Froissart's Chronicles)
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London: William Smith, 1839. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket (as published). 7" x 10. History from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Volume 2 of 2. Damage to the spine / backstrip and the back board detached though present but page block still tightly bound. Rough cut paper, pages clean throughout. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually within 24 hours. Please call or email with your questions. This could be a good rebinding / restoration project. A heavier book, please enquire about shipping costs to your destination. 7"x10
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Soviet Russia: Promise or Menace?
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New York: New York Labor News Company, 1939. 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 183 x 127 mm), 62, [2] pages, in stapled wrappers (soft cover). Attack on Soviet communism by Arnold Petersen, who was a leader of the Socialist Labor Party. The SLP was a bitter foe of the Communists, claiming they had abandoned Marxism. CONDITION: Vertical crease throughout, soiling to wrappers but internally clean and unmarked. Very Good.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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The Man In The Brown Suit
by Christie, Agatha
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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ANONYMOUS GESTA HUNGARORUM [KING BELA'S BOOK ON THE DEEDS OF THE HUNGARIANS]
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Budapest: Magyar Helikon, 1977. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: [6]7 - 172 [3]. Printed dust jacket over red cloth covered boards. Complete title: 'King Bela's book on the deeds of the Hungarians'. All printing on the jacket, book, and text is in Hungarian. The book includes a map of present-day Hungary, and surrounding area as it was in 1200CE. The book was originally written in Latin around 1200 and was first translated into Hungarian about 500 years later. This is a very good or better copy with light edge wear on the jacket, and light shelf wear on the boards.
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Grand Hotel
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GRAND HOTEL BY VICKI BAUM. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION. Also published in the German language as Menchen Im Hotel. Used. Good Condition. No DJ is included. Bright pages. STATED FIRST EDITION. Copyright page states: "All rights reserved. First published 1930" Geoffrey Bles Publishers, London. Original source material for the famous film of the same name.
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
by W. B. Dixon
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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000Seattle, Washington USA 98155
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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World (3 Volumes)
by Fernand Braudel
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The Folio Society, 2000. Hardcover . Must-Have. Would 100% gift this book! It's in great used book condition, with only the barest of shelfwear on the edges. In slipcase, which has minor wear and an unfortunate paint line on the back - easily hidden against the back of a bookcase! All books on our shelves are good condition - lightly read or worn - unless otherwise indicated. The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for New Arrival stories and bookseller recommendations.
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