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By: (Adams, Marcus). Prince Charles
Price: $10.00
Publisher: (1951).: (1951).
Seller ID: 25329
Condition: Very good
(1951).. (1951).. Very good. - sc The 9 inch high by 7-1/8 inch wide black & white photograph depicts the young Prince Charles posing for a photograph to celebrate his birthday. Distributed by the Associated Press News Photo with their stamp on the verso. There is a tiny piece of the image near the prince's hand which is rubbed away. Very good.Intended for publication in newspapers of the period with text for a press realease accompanying the photograph printed in type on paper mounted to the the bottom of the photo from the verso. The text of the press release reads as follows: "PRI... View more info
By: (Adams, Marcus). Prince Charles.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: (1954).: (1954).
Seller ID: 33916
Condition: Very good
(1954).. (1954).. Very good. - The 9 inch high by 7-1/8 inch wide black & white photograph by Marcus Adams depicts the young Prince Charles posing for a photograph to celebrate his birthday. Distributed by the International News Photo with their stamp on the verso. There is a small crease to the top left corner and edges are curling in. The top edge of the verso is darkened. Very good. Intended for publication in newspapers of the period with text for a press release accompanying the photograph printed in type on paper mounted to the the bottom of the photo from the verso. The text of the p... View more info
By: (Bacon, Francis). Dixon, William Hepworth
Price: $45.00
Publisher: Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861.: 1861.
Seller ID: 641
Condition: Good
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861.. 1861.. Good. - 8vo, brown cloth (bumped & rubbed; spine faded; small dent to top edge of front cover) titled in gilt (somewhat faded) with frames & decorations stamped in blind on both covers. xix & 424 pp. (pencil name & white ink name on front endpaper with offsetting to pastedown; scattered foxing; small stains to fore-edge with tiny stains to front edges of a number of pages). Good. In his first chapter, the author writes that Spedding's new edition of Bacon's work "has drawn men's thoughts to the character of Bacon as painted by his foes; and the ins... View more info
By: (Brown, Robert). Kline, David.
Price: $250.00
Publisher: Chicago, IL: Liberator Presss, (1979).: (1979).
Seller ID: 35359
Condition: Very good
- Oblong quarto [approximately 8-3/4 inches high by 10 inches wide] black cloth. There is some very light spotting to the front cover with a tiny chip to the bottom edge of the binding. [5] & 115 pages. Profuse black-and-white photographic illustrations by Robert Brown. There is a light glue mark to the front endpaper where a sticker was removed, with creasing to its top corner. The book has a slight musty odor. Very good. First edition.In April 1975 a group of four Americans from the Communist party visited Cambodia. The group included the photographer Robert Brown, Mike Klonsky, the a... View more info
By: (Byng, George, Lord Torrington)
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Circa [1790].: [1790].
Seller ID: 28399
Condition: Very good
Circa [1790].. [1790].. Very good. - sc A 7-7/8 inch high by 6-7/8 inch wide oval mezzotint portrait of the 1st Viscount Torrington, mounted with glue from the verso on 7-7/8 inch high by 6-7/8 inch wide rectangular heavy cream paper stock. Though cropped & mounted, the mezzotint is in very good condition. British Admiral and Statesman, George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1668-1733) served as First Lord of the Admiralty under King George II. He began his naval career as a King's Letter Boy and, as a Lieutenant in 1683 shipped for the East Indies. A supporter of William III, Prince of Oran... View more info
By: (Churchill, Sir Winston S.).
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1957.: 1957.
Seller ID: 18225
Condition: Very good
- Small quarto [10-3/8 inches high by 7 inches wide], blue paper covered boards titled in gilt. The spine & extremities are faded & the head of the spine is lightly chipped. the covers are bumped. 48 pages plus colophon. Full-page and textual illustrations in color and black & white. The contents are near fine. The Williamsburg Award is made "to a person who in the course of contemporary events has made an outstanding contribution to the historic struggle of men to live free and self-respecting in a just society." View more info
By: (Churchill, Winston S.). Charmley, John
Price: $10.00
Publisher: NY: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995).: (1995).
Seller ID: 31670
Condition: Very good
NY: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995).. (1995).. Very good. - 8vo, black cloth backed black boards titled in red, in dw (rubbed). xv & 427 pp. Illustrated in B&W. Very good. First American edition."Churchill carried on the war because of his misguided faith that U.S. help could be enlisted to save the British Empire, contends Charmley. President Roosevelt, however, sought an end to imperialism and thus entered the war only belatedly, ensuring that Britain would end the war weak and dependent on America."--From the dw. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View more info
Price: $95.00
Publisher: Athens, Greece: January 3, 1897.: 1897.
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 36407
Condition: Good
DOCUMENT AWARDING CAMPBELL CLARKE THE HIGHEST HONOR OF GREECE - Document printed on the first side of a sheet of cream-colored paper folded once to form 4 sides, each 13-34 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide. The document is filled in in a secretarial hand and is signed "A. Skouzes". The document is folded once & there is creasing around the fold with a short tear at the right edge. The bottom edge is lightly creased with a stain at the bottom right corner. Good. The Order of the Redeemer is a Greek order of merit, the oldest and highest decoration awarded by the Greek state. The Cross o... View more info
By: (Cromwell, Oliver). Hood, Paxton
Price: $20.00
Publisher: London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1884.: 1884.
Seller ID: 7376
Condition: Good
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1884.. 1884.. Good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt with a pictorial vignette in gilt & black on the front cover & in gilt with a vignette in black on the spine.The binding is lightly rubbed & the covers are bumped. iv & 428 pages. Illustrated with 8 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece. The title page is lightly chipped with a short tear & there is a contemporary owner's inscription above the title. There is scattered foxing, including to the margins of the plates. Good. Second edition. View more info
By: (de Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez). Fowler, Will.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Lincoln, NB and London, U.K.: University of Nebraska Press, (2007).: (2007).
Seller ID: 37630
Condition: Very good
- Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wraps. xxvi & 501 pages. Black-and-white portrait frontispiece & a few textual illustrations in black & white. Near fine. "Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) is one of the most famous (and infamous), figures in Mexican history. Six times the country's president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrant -- the exclusive cause of all of Mexico's misfortunes following the country's independence from Spain. He is also, as this biography makes clear, grossly misrepresented." [From the rear cover copy]. View more info
By: (Devambez, Pierre; editor)
Price: $17.50
Publisher: NY: Frederick A. Praeger, (1967).: (1967).
Seller ID: 6465
Condition: Very good
NY: Frederick A. Praeger, (1967).. (1967).. Very good. - Small quarto, cloth, in dw. The dw is lightly chipped with a short tear. 491 pp. Profusely illustrated in B&W. Very good. First American edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View more info
By: (Dick, Sir Charles William Hockaday; Dick, Sir William).
Price: $45.00
Publisher: Brighton: Printed by Fleet and Son, Printers, Herald-Office, 1864.: 1864.
Seller ID: 32872
Condition: Good
- Octavo, printed self-wraps. 16 pages. There is foxing to the first 3 leaves & the last page with tiny black stains to the lower halves of pages 2-8. The edges of the title page & the bottom corner of the 2nd leaf are chipped. Good. First edition. Sir Charles was Custodian of the Brighton Museum for many years. When he lost that post he sunk into poverty. One of his ancestors, Sir William Dick, espoused the Royalist cause during the reign of Charles I, losing a fortune of about 200,000 pounds sterling, including a loan to the King of more than 50,000 pounds. An act was passed, making this a p... View more info
Price: $45.00
Publisher: (Paris: Leon Techener, 1875).: 1875).
Seller ID: 34258
Condition: Very good
- Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps & titled within a decorative frame in black on the front wrap. The wraps are lightly bumped & the rear wrap is soiled & is darkened along the spine. There is light creasing to the top edge of the front wrap & the tail of the spine is lightly chipped. Half-title, title & 88 pages plus colophon. The contents are bright and fine. The publisher's cover title is "Collection de Pieces Fugitives / Pour servir a l'Histoire de France". The introduction is by Alfred Franklin. The text is in French. The colophon reads: "Cette Edition a ete impr... View more info
By: (Frederick the Great). Hegemann, Werner.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1929.: 1929.
Seller ID: 35787
Condition: Good
- Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The top edge is gilt. The covers are lightly bumped & rubbed. The spine is darkened with the head & tail chipped. xviii & 541 pages. 4 black-and-white plates, including a portrait frontispiece. The bottom edge is slightly soiled. The contents are very good. First English edition. First Edition. View more info
By: (Gladstone, William Ewart). British Conservative Party.
Price: $75.00
Publisher: London: National Union, 1873,: 1873,
Seller ID: 36869
Condition: Very good
- Octavo, softcover, unbound, removed. 15 pages plus 1-page publisher's catalog. The title & last page are somewhat darkened around the edges. There is some very light foxing to the title page with a tiny chip to its front edge. Very good. National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations publication No. 22. Described in the National Union catalog as "A Sequel to 'The Gladstone Administration,' No. 17." A negative account of Gladstone's Liberal administration. Uncommon. View more info
By: (Greenland)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Kobenhavn: (S.L. Mollers Bogtrykkeri), 1950.: 1950.
Seller ID: 24063
Condition: Very good
Kobenhavn: (S.L. Mollers Bogtrykkeri), 1950.. 1950.. Very good. - Octavo, softcovers. Six parts in nine volumes bound printed dark blue wraps titled in white on the front covers and the spines. The books are housed in a tan kraft cardboard slipcase with folding lip and a printed title label on the spine. The covers are very slightly creased and rubbed. The slipcase is rubbed with some slight wear to the edges. Includes 8 text volumes and a book illustrated with 14 full-page and folding maps and plans, some of which are in color. Very good. The text of this work on Greenland's economy, polit... View more info
By: (Grosz, Jozsef)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Budapest, [Hungary]: Published by the State Publishing House, 1951.: 1951.
Seller ID: 1178
Condition: Good
Budapest, [Hungary]: Published by the State Publishing House, 1951.. 1951.. Good. - Octavo, original light green and white printed wraps. Titled in black on the front cover. The covers are quite soiled and stained with, as one might well expect, several chips to the overlapping edges. 411 pages with illustrations from photographs. The front hinge is cracked. A good copy. Jozsef Grosz conspired to restore the monarchy to Communist Hungary. View more info
By: (Gruenther, Alfred). Kruls, General H.J., editor-in-chief.
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Amsterdam: Printed by Jacob van Campen N.V., 1956.: 1956.
Seller ID: 95105
Condition: Very good
FROM THE LIBRARY OF GENERAL ALFRED GRUENTHER, SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EUROPE - Quarto, 12-3/8 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide. Glossy wraps bound into full light brown calf titled in gilt within a blind outer frame on the front cover, with a special presentation page bound in preceding the front wrap. The bottom front corners of the leather covers are bumped. 136 pages with profuse black & white illustrations throughout. The bottom front corners of the pages are creased. Very good. General Alfred Gruenther's copy with his name penned onto a special presentation page bound in at the front: &#... View more info
By: (H. R. Moulton)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: H. R. Moulton, 1930.: 1930.
Seller ID: 28375
Condition: Good
Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: H. R. Moulton, 1930.. 1930.. Good. - sc Quarto, original printed wraps. The spine is chipped & torn with pieces out; the rear wrap & last 3 leaves are detached. 341 pp. Page edges slightly darkened. 1 facsimile. A good working copy, well worth repairing.Together with a suite of 6 leaves of plates (dampstained), and a general index [121 pages with 11 pp. of facsimiles] both bound in printed wraps. The facsimiles included with the index are dampstained with 2 of the pages stuck together & the page edges are darkened. Thousands of deeds are catalogued. "The pres... View more info
By: (H. R. Moulton)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: H. R. Moulton, 1930.: 1930.
Seller ID: 28376
Condition: Good
Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: H. R. Moulton, 1930.. 1930.. Good. - Quarto, 12-1/4 inches high by 10 inches wide. Hardcover with the original wraps bound in buckram titled in gilt. The binding is rubbed, soiled & stained. 341 pages. Scattered foxing. A suite of 12 pages of illustrations, with its own wrappers, is bound in at the front. A good, tight copy. An ALS by Herbert Moulton to the recipient of the catalogue, a Dr. Gordon Ward, is tipped in. Also tipped in are three prospectuses for the catalogue.Described in the catalogue are approximately 10,000 ancient deeds, from the 12th to the early... View more info