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London: John Murray, 1823. First Edition, second issue. Hardcover. Very Good. Edward Finden and J.Curtis.
Captain John Franklin (Sir John) first edition, second issue, with 4 folding engraved maps, one with outline hand-coloring, and 31 engraved plates by Edward Finden and J.Curtis after Curtis, George Back & Robert Hood, 12 hand-colored (mostly aquatints), tissue guards, title and colored map browned, occasional some foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Abbey, Travel 635; Hill 635; Sabin 25624], 4to, 1823. 783 pp, with addendum, plus a page of Note to page 506 (omitted). No half title or frontispiece. This second issue is scarcer than the first and contains an additional color plate. Maps are dated Nov. 1823, (vs first issue dated Mar. 1823)
Account of Franklin's first expedition which included a 5500 mile overland journey exploring the Arctic coast and back across the Barren Lands in appalling conditions of cold and hunger. Many of the expedition died as a result and one was murdered by a previously-friendly Iroquois voyageur.
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The historie of the holy warre; by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge; [bound with] The Holy State [and the Profane State]
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An historical collection, of the most memorable accidents, and tragicall massacres of France, under the raignes of Henry. 2. Francis. 2. Charles. 9. Henry. 3. Henry. 4. now living. Conteining all the troubles therein happened, during the said kings times, until this present yeare, 1598.
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London: Thomas Creede, 1598. First English language edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Small folio. Lacking preliminary blank leaf, thus pp. [10], 310, 292, [4]. Page numbering is erratic. Leaf Ee3 is mis-signed as F3, but all leaves are present and in order. The title page contains a woodcut vignette/device. Each chapter begins with a woodcut decorative head piece and an initial. Bound in full dark brown modern calf with blind tooled borders and stamps after an early period style. The upper part of the title page is age-toned / tanned; a professionally sealed 7 cm. tear runs from the gutter part way across the upper portion of the title and is difficult to detect on first sight; a couple of tiny chips on the top edge are restored. Interior pages are generally attractive but with occasional mild age-toning and periodic faint marginal damp staining. A small repair patch is present on the inner margins of leaves A6 and V6. A tear on leaf V6 (also carefully sealed) extends vertically about 8.5 cm…
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil War in England, to which is added an Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland
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The historie of the holy warre; by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge; [bound with] The Holy State [and the Profane State]
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Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel, and are to be sold by John Williams at the signe of the Crown in Pauls Church-yard [through 1648], 1647. Full Calf. Fine. Small Folio: [16], 286, [28, chronological table and index]pp, with additional engraved title page depicting the crusades and folding map of Palestine; [8],189 [124 mis-numbered 104], 200-394,435-510 (pagination is irregular, per ESTC Citation No. R6571, but text is continuous), with additional engraved title-page and 20 engraved portraits. The Profane State has separate title page, dated 1642. Contemporary full calf boards paneled in gilt, spine rebacked in period style with red morocco lettering piece gilt, marbled edges and end papers. A Fine copy, tightly bound, pages fresh and bright, with excellent impressions of the plates; minor marginal staining to first few leaves, repairs to explanatory leaf opposite first frontispiece. Pforzheimer 390 and 92 (for first editions). Lowndes 847 (citing this edition of The Holy State as "best"). Wither…
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Lugduni: Sebastianum Gryphium, 1552. Limp Vellum. See Description. Folio. pp. [36], Cols. 1-1218, pp. [3]. With printer's device on title page. The colophon (verso of final leaf) reads "Sebastianus Gryphius excudebat Lugduni, anno M.D.LII." and contains a large woodcut griffin device. Dual column text with fine decorative initials. Several diagrams are included with the text illustrating… Bound in full period vellum (rubbed). Title and shelf number are written on the spine in an early hand. An old ownership or institutional stamp is present on the title page, the second leaf, leaf T5, and also on the colophon page. Interior pages contain mild to moderate age-toning and periodic scattered foxing and spotting. Some pages are more uniformly toned. Raffaelo Maffei (1451-1522) was an Italian humanist, historian and theologian. His "Commentariorum urbanorum" (first published in 1506) is an encyclopedia of all subjects known at the time. The work is particularly notable for the importance given to…
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An historical collection, of the most memorable accidents, and tragicall massacres of France, under the raignes of Henry. 2. Francis. 2. Charles. 9. Henry. 3. Henry. 4. now living. Conteining all the troubles therein happened, during the said kings times, until this present yeare, 1598.
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Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea: Volume I
by John Franklin
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Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea: in the Years 1819,20, 21, and 22
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John Murray, 1823. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBACKED RETAINING ORIGINAL MARBLED BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT STAMPED DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME RUBBING TO BOARDS AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE EXCELLENT, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND END PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER INSCRIPTION TO TITLE PAGE DATED 1823 (SEE PHOTO), MINIMAL FOXING. ILLUSTRATED WITH 30 FULL PAGE PLATES (MANY IN COLOR) AND FOUR LARGE FOLD OUT CHARTS AS CALLED FOR, 768 PAGES PLUS ERATTA SLIP, LACKING HALF TITLE. QUARTO (10.75"x9"). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, 196 YEARS OLD. AN UNUSUALLY NICE AND CLEAN COPY, SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. First edition of one of the classic Arctic journeys. ?The author traveled by Hudson Bay? to Fort Chipewyan?descended the Coppermine and explored by canoe the coast of Coronation Gulf? The narrative includes detailed descriptions of travel conditions,…
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Collectible Dolls: Facts & Trivia Volume One
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364 Pages. This fascinating reference book on antiques' dust jacket has a repaired tear on the front side and worn areas along the top and bottom edges and on its corners. The interior book, other than having an inscription to the former owner inside the front cover, has no other visible markings and thus is in extremely well preserved and Fine condition.This book will be carefully wrapped up and then boxed and shipped right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes with our absolute appreciation for your order.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Forced Native Labor in Sixteenth Century Central America
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xvi+469 pages with appendix and bibliography. Royal octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First editionFocusing on the fate of the natives under Spanish rule, the author traces in graphic detail the rupturing of Indian traditions and the fate that befell the Indian people. While demonstrating the excesses of the conquistadors and unscrupulous crown officials, he also emphasizes that Central America was the scene of the first attempt to apply the famous New Laws. Although that legislation was not fully implemented, the reformist judge Alonso Lopez de Cerrato made significant improvements in labor conditions, in the face of furious opposition from the Spanish settlers. Aside from it discussion of labor practices, this account deals with population figures and the extent of the slave trade, and corrects a number of errors in traditional sources. In addition, Spanish Indian policy, particularly at the local level, is examined…
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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SOCIAL THEORY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE TWO NEW ESSAYS ON THEORETICAL SOCIOLOGY
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New York: The Free Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [vi]vii-xxiii [4]1-702. THE FIRST EDITION of the 1968 Free Press publication. The copyright page states 'first printing'. Includes a preface to the 1957 revised edition. Robert K. Merton is generally considered the father of modern Sociology and a major influence in the study of criminology. This was his first book and has become established as a work of central importance in the social science. The 1968 edition includes the complete 1957 text and two new essays; "On the History and Systematic of Sociological Theory," and "On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range," This is a very good copy in a dust jacket with moderate edge wear, mainly at the top. There is some soiling and darkening of the spine. The jacket is now protected with a Brodart cover.
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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 Natyasastra - A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics Ascribed to Bharata-Muni, Volume I (Chapters I-XXVII)
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Calcutta : Royal Asiatic Society, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Volume I only. Rebound in modern gray cloth. Pencil marginalia. Stamp to final text pages. Lacking original wraps.
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Moose Fort Journals 1783-85
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xxx+392+iv pages with 3 fold out maps, appendixes and index. Royal octavo (9½" x 6½")issued in blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Edited by E.E. Rich, Assisted by A.M. Johnson. Introduction by G.P. de T. Glazebrook. Hudson Bay Record Society volume XVII. Number 1549 of a limited edition.A fort was built near the mouth of the Moose River on James Bay North East Ontario, Canada, by Charles Bayly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in the early 1670s. In the struggle between the English and French in Canada, the fort changed hands several times and shortly after 1696 was destroyed. In 1730 the company built a post close to the ruins of the original fort. This post has been in continuous operation to the present day. This is the first publication of the Record Society to deal specifically with affairs at the "Bottom of the Bay."Condition:Pages unread. A very good to fine copy without jacket as issued.
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Archivo Historico de Queretaro: Nicolas de San Luis Funda HUIMILPA, Queretaro en 1529
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45 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") issued in wrappers. Edited by Luis Vargas Rea. From the library of professor George M Foster. First edition limited to 100 copies.George McClelland Foster, Jr born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on October 9, 1913, died on May 18, 2006, at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979, when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications, his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics, including acculturation, long-term fieldwork, peasant economies, pottery making, public health, social structure, symbolic systems, technological change, theories of illness and wellness, humoral medicine in Latin America, and worldview. The quantity, quality, and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of…
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