Traite de Palaephate, touchant les histoires incroyables, traduit du grec avec une preface et des notes du trad. C.-G.P.D.B. by PALAEPHATE [Palaephatus]; Charles-Godefroi-Etienne POLIER DE BOTTENS (1753-1782) - 1771

London: J. Sewell and J. Debrett, 1792. Hardcover. Near Fine. Printed for J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, Piccadilly." [3], 324-400 p., frontispiece portrait of John Smeaton, civil engineer, and 1 additional leaf of a plate: music; 22 cm. Later (possibly 20th-century) dark blue cloth spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. The second plate is a view of "An ancient place of tournament at Senlis." Pages are untrimmed; 4 leaves are unopened. In addition to reports on the pardoning of two men involved in the mutiny on the Bounty and the execution of three others, includes: Remarks on Slavery by Adam Smith -- Remarks made in a trip to Paris in 1792 -- The Blatant Beast: A Poem by Moses Mendez [1st appearance of this poem by Moses Mendes] -- Critique on Somerset House, London, by a foreign architect -- Remarks on an ancient place of tournament at Senlis, built by James, Duke of Vendome -- State Papers related to the French Revolution -- Occasional Address, and Elegy: The Dead… Read More

Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957. Volume Two. First edition. Hard cover. Published Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957, first printing. Small 4to., 8" x 11", 436pp., profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates, fold-outs. Gilt stamped cream cloth with gilt cover design, ribbon marker. Text in Italian. Partial foxing along two edges, else very good plus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.

Berlin: Verlag Ullstein. Very Good; Boards rubbed, owner bookplates on front pastedowns.. 1925. Hardcover. In two volumes. Half brown leather with green cloth sides. Titles stamped in gilt on spines. Text in German fraktur. xviii, 439, [18] pp; 444-851 pp. Many black and white photos, color charts and tables and color plates. A Germano-centric, between-the-wars view of world history with many images of military leaders, intricately-bearded gents, and royal types. Heavily illustrated. A handsome set. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Boston: Jenks, Hickling, and Swan. Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards worn, dampstained and . sunned, vol. 1 gift inscription and dampstaining to lower half of boards . and text.. 1854. Hardcover. A married set in two volumes (volume one in ribbed dark brown cloth while volume two is in patterned lighter brown cloth). Uniform gilt lettering and designs on spines, boards stamped in blind. 332; 355 pp. An early American edition of Dickens’ only book written for children - his own, in fact - which provides his lively view of English history from ancient times through the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Dust Jacket Protector) has some Small Scratches (mostly to the Rear Cover) and some Edgewear, including Small Tears (1/4" long or smaller), Small Creases, and Slight Chipping at the Head and Base of the Spine and some Bumping to the Fore Edge Corners, which has caused a Few Small Tears (1/4" long or smaller) and associated Small Creases, but the Dust Jacket has No Stains or Foxing. The Hardcover Boards have Slight Corner Bumping but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining with the Exception of a Gift Inscription on the Front End Page and with Light Corner Bumping to the Top Fore Edge Corner but No Tears, Dog-eared Pages, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.Book Description:Impregnable fortresses, welcome… Read More

London: J. Sewell and J. Debrett, 1792. Hardcover. Near Fine. Printed for J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, Piccadilly." [3], 324-400 p., frontispiece portrait of John Smeaton, civil engineer, and 1 additional leaf of a plate: music; 22 cm. Later (possibly 20th-century) dark blue cloth spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. The second plate is a view of "An ancient place of tournament at Senlis." Pages are untrimmed; 4 leaves are unopened. In addition to reports on the pardoning of two men involved in the mutiny on the Bounty and the execution of three others, includes: Remarks on Slavery by Adam Smith -- Remarks made in a trip to Paris in 1792 -- The Blatant Beast: A Poem by Moses Mendez [1st appearance of this poem by Moses Mendes] -- Critique on Somerset House, London, by a foreign architect -- Remarks on an ancient place of tournament at Senlis, built by James, Duke of Vendome -- State Papers related to the French Revolution -- Occasional Address, and Elegy: The Dead… Read More

Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957. Volume Two. First edition. Hard cover. Published Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957, first printing. Small 4to., 8" x 11", 436pp., profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates, fold-outs. Gilt stamped cream cloth with gilt cover design, ribbon marker. Text in Italian. Partial foxing along two edges, else very good plus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.

Berlin: Verlag Ullstein. Very Good; Boards rubbed, owner bookplates on front pastedowns.. 1925. Hardcover. In two volumes. Half brown leather with green cloth sides. Titles stamped in gilt on spines. Text in German fraktur. xviii, 439, [18] pp; 444-851 pp. Many black and white photos, color charts and tables and color plates. A Germano-centric, between-the-wars view of world history with many images of military leaders, intricately-bearded gents, and royal types. Heavily illustrated. A handsome set. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Boston: Jenks, Hickling, and Swan. Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards worn, dampstained and . sunned, vol. 1 gift inscription and dampstaining to lower half of boards . and text.. 1854. Hardcover. A married set in two volumes (volume one in ribbed dark brown cloth while volume two is in patterned lighter brown cloth). Uniform gilt lettering and designs on spines, boards stamped in blind. 332; 355 pp. An early American edition of Dickens’ only book written for children - his own, in fact - which provides his lively view of English history from ancient times through the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Dust Jacket Protector) has some Small Scratches (mostly to the Rear Cover) and some Edgewear, including Small Tears (1/4" long or smaller), Small Creases, and Slight Chipping at the Head and Base of the Spine and some Bumping to the Fore Edge Corners, which has caused a Few Small Tears (1/4" long or smaller) and associated Small Creases, but the Dust Jacket has No Stains or Foxing. The Hardcover Boards have Slight Corner Bumping but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining with the Exception of a Gift Inscription on the Front End Page and with Light Corner Bumping to the Top Fore Edge Corner but No Tears, Dog-eared Pages, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.Book Description:Impregnable fortresses, welcome… Read More