An Illustrated Collection of the Coats of Arms of Maltese Families ( Stemmi Maltesi )( Malta History / inc. The Basic Rules of Blazon; Marshalling of Arms; Bibliography; Coats of Arms [in colour]; Index; Introduction ) by Gauci, Charles A ( C A ) - 1989

New York: Edizioni Sociali, 1933. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Includes black and white photographs and with a selection of letters by Malatesta. Foreword by Sebastian Faure. Small stains to the fore edge not affecting text, tiny chip along upper edge of front cover, library label on first page but non-circulating and not otherwise marked. A well preserved copy of the rather scarce first edition which was printed in Paris. ; Octavo.

London: J. M. Dent, 1909. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Green decorative cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto top boards and spines, top edges gilt, patterned endpapers. Text fine and unmarked in all three volumes. Vol 1 - xvi, 179 pp; Vol 2 - 164 pp; Vol 3 - 157 pp. Extensively illustrated with hand colored plates, monochrome photos and B&W illustrations throughout. Some fading and minor rubbing to boards. An excellent and in depth work showing the clothing and fashions of the 19th century. Translated by M. Edwardes with an introduction by Grace Rhys. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh.

Clean & tight & unmarked. Some yellowing of pages with age. No DJ. 89 pages.

This is the author's revised edition, Agapida Edition, published in 1893. 2 volumes Beautiful books in light cream colored leather binding , high quality deckled pages and lovely Moorish gilt designs on the cover and spine. Each page is framed with Moorish scroll work. The photos throughout the books are covered with glassine paper. There is some darkening, due to age, along the beveled edges of the covers and the first few pages of vo. 1. Also an inscription and signature, dated 1937 on the third flyleaf page of vol. 1.. Otherwise, the book is in fine - near new condition.

(Ministère de la Guerre) Librairie Armand Colin, s.d. (1916) 35x28,5 cm. Fascicule VI: Reims - Soissons - Arras Fascicule VII: En Alsace reconquise Fascicule VIII: Armes et munitions Fascicule IX: En Artois Fascicule XI: Prisonniers et trophées Fascicule XII: De l' Yser à la mer du Nord Fascicule XIV: Les étapes du blessé
--- Some wear at spines. Valuable B&W photographs from the First World War. Text in french.

Published in Faden's New General Atlas, 1811, 1794. 28" x 21"- 71.1 x 53.3 cm. Copper engraved map with old hand colouring. Offsetting to the North Sea, two short tears to right margin extending just past neatline, dampstain to lower margin, on the whole very good.
A very detailed double page map showing the Netherlands, Flanders, parts of France, Luxembourg and Germany. Cf Phillips 6010, 6013, 6047.

William Faden was a prominent Scottish mapmaker (he dropped the "Mac" from his name when he moved to London), Royal Geographer to King George III and publisher during the late 19th and early 19th Centuries. He produced one of the finest set of maps during the American Revolution, as well as producing detailed charts from around the world.

Kyiv: Holovna Redaktsiia Ukrains'koi Radians'koi Entsyklopedii an URSR 1969. (4to) 785pp. Very good, no dust jacket. One volume from a series of 26 covering the history of the cities and villages of each district of the province. Black and white and color photographs, illustrations, maps, notes, index. There is a previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Series Editor Tron'ko. P.T. Text in Ukrainian Language. Locale: ; Zakarpattia Oblast--Ukraine. (History--Ukraine, History--Ukraine, Local History--Ukraine).

A very good Hardcover cloth-bound book with tanning of paper, underlining of text. 424p. 22,8x17cm. 1000gr. Gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice, (portrait). Illustré de quelques reproductions en noir et blanc hors texte et d'une carte en couleur sur planche dépliable en fin d'ouvrage.Excerpt from L'Indépendance Grecque Et l'Europe.Les diverses formes d'évolutions historiques, soit guer tmrcs, soit pacifiques, qui ont donné naissance aux États nouveaux, telles que la conquète, le démembrement d'un grand État préexistant, l'agrégation de plusieurs groupes ethniques ont presque toujours eu jusqu'à notre siècle un caractere commun elles ne comportaient que la pré sence des parties directement intéressées, le conquérant et le conquis, l'état démembré et le groupe révolutionnaire, les unités ethniques décidées à se concentrer. Les autres Etats ne participaient pas à la création plus ou moins volon taire de la nouvelle souveraineté, et se contentaient de la reconnaître… Read More

"The History of the Puritans in England" (by W.H. Stowell) and "The Pilgrim Fathers" (by D. Wilson) - complete in one volume. Three-quarter leather binding with marbled boards and marbled end papers; gilt top edge. The red ribbon page marker is present (but detached). With 2 frontispiece illustrations. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Preface:"This volume is intended to compress, within narrow limits, the story of the English Puritans, by weaving into the tissue of the general narrative some biographical details respecting the men who bore that name. The writer has spared no pains in consulting the best authorities on both sides of the great controversy of which Puritanism was the result. He can conscientiously present the history to the public as authentic; and he hopes it will not be condemned by any intelligent and candid reader as wanting in fairness towards the opponents of the Puritans."Condition:Some rubbing and light scratches to the marbled boards; scuffs to… Read More

Budapest: Akademiai Kiado [963-05-5290-6] 1989. (Small 4to) 824pp. Very good in very good plus dust jacket. Blue boards with white spine lettering. Illustrations, tables, folding maps. The top of the front board and bottom of the back board have been damp with resulting blue staining to the inner side of the jacket. Otherwise a tight sound book. Text in Hungarian Language. (History--Hungary, History--Hungary).