Indian Biography: or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished Among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters. In Two Volumes by Thatcher, B. B. (1809-1840) [Benjamin Bussey] - 1841

n.p.: Unpublished, 1956. First day of issue postcard boldly signed by Chief Justice Rehnquist. The postmark is November 16, 1956; so the signature came later (that is usually the case with autographed first day covers). We guarantee that the autograph is authentic, and there is no time limit on the guarantee. The autograph is bright and unfaded; the postcard is clean and crisp.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 3.25" X 5.5". Manuscript.

This book shows very little ware, lower corner of page 41/42has a small chip, otherwise cover and text are unmarked andvery clean. All shipments, except international, includedelivery confirmation/tracking at no cost to the buyer.

New York.: Rizzoli., 2003. 1st Edition.. Red cloth, blue titles, color illustration pasted on cover.. Lower corner lightly bumped, otherwise a near fine copy, no dust jacket as issued.. folio.. Signed by the artist on the half-title page. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 5.1 lb. Copiously illustrated.

Graavenhaage: Pieter De Hondt, 1728. No Binding. Very Good. Bernard Picart. Depiction of the "Last Supper". Captions in 6 six languages (Greek, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch) relating to Matthew 26. . ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) drawn by the French painter BERNARD PICART, engraved by Blois. Beautiful and clear imprint of the etching with impressive light and shadow effect ("Nachtbild") . Printed on strong imperial paper ( with watermark) with extra large margins (3 sides untrimmed). Margins with hardly visible really minimal age toning here and there, etching absolutely clean. 2 original folds as issued. 1 faint crease in outer margin (right bottom) far from image. Truely VERY GOOD CONDITION- Double sheet from the prestigious edition of :" Taferelen der voornaamste Geschiedenissen van het oude en nieuwe Testament". Size of the illustrated area: 42 x 35 cm / 16,5" x 13,17". Size of whole sheet: 68,5 x 52,5cm / 26,9" x 20,6

Paris France: Librairie Hachette, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. Couverture relie, cuir chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs couverture demi-cuir.Circa 1900's . Poète et homme de théâtre, Musset est l'enfant terrible du romantisme. Esprit indépendant et fantasque, il est l'auteur d'une poésie très personnelle, surtout inspirée par la passion amoureuse. Né dans une famille d'artistes, Musset connaît très tôt le succès. À 20 ans il fait paraître son premier recueil de vers, Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie, qui décrivent de manière très colorée deux pays où le jeune homme n'a pourtant jamais mis les pieds. On le considère comme un enfant prodige. Mais il ne tarde pas à rompre avec l'école romantique qui lui paraît trop artificielle. Il ne veut dorénavant… Read More

Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., no date. Side stapled color wrappers. Near Fine. 12mo. Illustrated in color & in black & white.. Jell-O ads and recipes on rear wrapper and last page

A little foxing here and there, and some fraying of the spine heads and heels, but all pages clean and tight. One foldout has two small tears.Arguably the greatest diary in English by possibly the world's greatest diarist. This is Henry B Wheatley's 1896/1897 10-volume publication (the diary in 8 volumes, plus the index published in 1924 and the Pepysiana published in 1928). This is the diary the world knew until Robert Latham's and William Matthews' nine-volume definitive edition of 1970-1983.These eight volumes of the diary belonged to and bear the bookplates of Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1859-1909), eldest son of Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna and a cousin of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. He was a Major General in the Russian Army, a skilled musician and the founder of the Mecklenburg Quartet.

305 illustrations: timelinetitle and author in silver gilt on spine two borders top and bottom of spineex liblib numbers bottom spine, lib stamp inside front coverbook has been read but text in unmarkedappendix list of buildings and designs by date selected bibliography of manuscripts by location: bibliography of printed sources and theses book is theses of 483 pages and 100 pages of illustrations. Such a dissertation would not be possible today.,because of time and money limitations at universities in 2019

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First Edition.. Hardcover. very good Plus/No Jacket. John W. Thomason. Copyright date 1934, first edition, first printing (with A present on the title page). Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering and design on the front and on the spine a glued on illustrated adaptation of Davy Crockett on the front board. Top page edges tinted, yellow inside covers front and back. No tears, bent pages, No Dust Jacket. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine with light fading to the spine. Text and illustrations remains bright and clean, binding is secure, a solid collectible book.

Paris: Chez Elie Josset, Rue S. Jacques, Au Coin de la Rue de la Parcheminerie, a la Fleur de Lys D'Or, 1692. Nouvelle Edicion. Leather bound. Very good +/none as issued. A very good plus New edition of 1692 in full leather with five raise bands and ornate gold tooling in each compartment. Binding is tight and sturdy, book opens a bit when lying flat but is without any water damage. 1/4 inch lx 1/4 inch leather loss at foot of spine (both corners of spine). Date of 1692 is not correctly done in the Roman (see photos), printer's error. All edges spattered red as issued. Previous owners' names and inscriptions on first free endpaper. Text is crisp, clean, and bright. Text in French. 498 pp. Trigesimo-secundo (32mo), 3 & 1/2 x 6 inches tall. Simon-Michel Treuvé, born in Noyers on August 8, 1651and died in Paris on February 22, 1730, was a French Catholic theologian. This book was a huge success with over a hundred editions including translations into English, German and Dutch. -… Read More