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Missions And Pueblos Of The Old Southwest Their Myths, Legends, Fiestas, and Ceremonies, With Some Accounts Of The Indian Tribes And Their Dances, An 105.18 CAD 386 pages, frontis, illustrations, top edge gilt, index, very slight war, in a plain brown jacket. Complete and authentic story of all the Spanish Missions and Pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona during both the Franciscan and Jesuit periods.

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[Signed] Rummy, That Noble Game; Expounded in Prose, Poetry, Diagram and.With an Account of Certain Diversions Into the Mountain Fastnesses of Cork a 335.18 CAD One of 250 signed copies, large octavo size, 59 pp., signed by both Coppard and Gibbings. The Golden Cockerel Press came together in autumn of 1920, at a time when post-World War I society was ushering in a renaissance of creative minds, including another renaissance of the printing press as the artist's tool similar to that of William Morris and the arts and crafts printers of the previous century. The press worked with many notable artists including Eric Gill, Blair Hughes-Stanton, and the artist for this work, Robert Gibbings - who was also the owner of the Press at this point. Alfred Edgar Coppard (1878-1957) was an aspiring author when The Golden Cockerel Press published one of his prior works, ""Adam & Eve & Pinch Me"" in 1921; it was met with critical success which launched Coppard's career as a writer. This humourous little book is a compendium of how to play Rummy along with (or while?) exploring parts of Ireland, embellished with wood engravings by both Coppard and Gibbings, often taking jabs at each other in the captions.even one of the final pages of text (""Index"") has boldly printed in red ink at the bottom the notation: ""Postscript: For Coppard read throughout Prevaricator. - R.G."". ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter bound in green morocco with patterned cloth over boards, title in gilt on the spine, illustrated title page with the word ""Rummy"" in red, the signatures of Coppard and Gibbings on dedication page (""To the finest hotel in the world, Cronin's of Gougane Barra"" - which, incidentally, is still in existence), fifteen engravings both in-text and half-page throughout, vintage bookseller ticket on the rear pastedown; Caslon O.F. type on Batchelor paper, large octavo size (9 5/8"" by 6 3/8""), pagination: [i-iv] 1-[53] [1, blank] [1, colophon]; signed limited edition of 250 copies, this no. 39 (there were also 1000 unsigned trade editions). ___CONDITION: Better than very good, the leather shelfback smooth and supple, the boards clean, straight corners with minimal rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; the spine sunned to brown, a small area of residue on the front pastedown likely from an old Ex-Libris, minor toning and a few light spots on the endpapers. ___CITATION: Chanticleer, no. 86. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

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[Signed] The Navigator, Containing Directions For Navigating The Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, And Mississippi Rivers; With An Ample Account Of These 2885.18 CAD Octavo, x, [13]-295pp, [1]. Period quarter brown leather spine, paper boards, heavily worn at edges. General toning and soiling throughout. Faint dampstain to rear endpapers, limited impact on text. Previous owner's name (James Williams) written in ink on front free endpaper. Faded notes and a rough sketch on rear endpapers. Free of marginalia within text block. This work is complete with all 28 woodcut maps, including navigation charts of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers (13 each), plus a map of Pittsburgh and one of the Falls of Ohio. (Thomson 282) (Howes C855) (Sabin 17385) A very nice example of this important guide used for travel along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in the early nineteenth century. ""At the beginning of the 19th century, the waterways of the trans-Appalachian West were important transportation routes for emigrants, traders, and travelers. Flatboats, keelboats, and eventually steamboats carried goods and people to various destinations along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers as well as their tributaries. River guides became standard purchases for those who traveled the western waters. One of the earliest and best-known river guides was compiled by Zadok Cramer."" (""American River Guides from 1800 to 1860,"" AB Bookman's Weekly, July 27, 1998, p. 125) Cramer died in 1813, two years after the publication of the 7th edition of The Navigator. His wife, and eventually his daughter, took his place in the printing business, and five additional guides were published between 1814 and 1824.

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[Signed] Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, describing The Manners and Customs of the North American Indians; with an account o 2235.18 CAD First edition. London: Printed for the Author, 1791. First edition. Quarto (10 11/16"" x 8 3/4"", 272mm x 222mm): binder's blank, [pi]4(-[pi]1) A-Pp4, binder's blank [$2 signed]. 155 leaves, pp. [2] (title, blank), i-iii iv-x (2pp. dedication, 4 pp. subscribers, 4pp. preface), [2] (errata, blank), 1 2-295, blank. With an engraved folding map ""Sketch of the Western Countries of Canada 1791."" Collated complete against Howes. Bound in modern quarter morocco over marbled bards. On the spine, five raised bands. Title gilt to red sheep in the second panel. Some rubbing and bumps to the extremities of the boards. A light crease to the lower fore-corner of the text-block, not affecting the text. Some offsetting to the map. A good clean copy with excellent margins (e.g., S1 fore-deckle preserved) of 50-65mm. The author is unknown outside the autobiographical details he offers within the Voyages and Travels. The order of his descriptors -- Indian Interpreter first, then Trader -- is circumstantial. He came to Montreal in 1768 as a clerk, and in the course of his mercantile duties he came to converse well in the languages of those people with whom he traded. Ojibwa was the common tongue for fur-traders, but Long went further, embedding himself -- he describes an ""adoption"" by the Ojibwa chief Madjeckewiss (Mudjekeewis, a spirit) -- and learning about their culture. The American Revolution interrupted trade along what is now the U.S.-Canadian border, and Long writes of travels through Wisconsin, Quebec and Ontario, largely aiming to skirt armed conflict in favor of continued trade. He remained in North America through the late 1780's, his fortunes having declined somewhat, and sold his story in London, publishing this first edition in 1791. As a first-hand account it falls within an established genre from the period. Where the work stands out is its lengthy vocabularies at the end, including Esquimeaux (the Eskimo-Aleut language family) Iroquois (the Iroquoian family), Algonkin (the Algonquian family), Chippeway (Ojibwa), Mohegan (Mohegan-Pequot, part of the Algonquian family) and Shawanee (Shawnee, also Algonquian). The map extends to the west of Ontario and modern Minnesota and north to James Bay, and is thought to be the work of Long himself; it is an important map of the Great Lakes region. Ayer Indian Linguistics 28; Field 946; Graff 2527; Howes L 443; Sabin 41878; Streeter VI:3651.

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The Chemical Principles of the Metallic Arts; With an Account of the Principal Diseases Incident to the Different Artificiers; The Means of Preventio 335.18 CAD Designed chiefly for the Use of Manufacturers. The Chemical Principles of the Metallic Arts; With an Account of the Principal Diseases Incident to the Different Artificiers; The Means of Prevention and Cure; and a Concise Introduction to the Study of Chemistry Birmingham: Printed by Thomas Pearson; and sold by R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster Row, London, 1790 First Edition, first issue 8vo: Endpapers, 47 leaves (mispaginated as clii, 1 leaf, 201, (1) pp, 2 leaves (index), 1 blank, 3 folding tables (first two following p xxxii; third following p 186). Modern Â¼ calf over cont. marbled boards. Maroon morocco label, and gilt decorations on smooth spine. Light library stamps of Birmingham General Hospital Library. Overall VG. Neville II p 376: An important and certainly one of the earliest English books on diseases resulting from working in the mining and extractive metallurgy industries. The sheets of this 1790 book were reissued in 1806 with a new title page. See Neville for very brief biogtaphical details of this surgeon.

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The Life of Richard Bentley, D.D., Master of Trinity College, and Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, with An Account of his 309.36 CAD London: printed for C.J.G. & F. Rivington, and J. & J.J. Deighton, Cambridge, 1830. First edition. xxiii[i]+668+lxxxiii[i]p. Portrait frontispiece. Foxing to first few and last few pages, including portrait, otherwise very good internally. Rebound in half leather over older boards with new endpapers, five raised bands to spine, with older gilt spine label laid down.Some wear to corners.

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The Zincali, or, An account of the gypsies of Spain : with an original collection of their songs and poetry, and a copious dictionary of their langua 377.9 CAD FIRST EDITION - NICELY BOUND IN FULL BURGUNDY GILT DECORATED LEATHER : SIGNED ZAEHNSDORF: 2 Volumes - spine ornately gilt in compartments with brown morocco spine labels, inner gilt dentelles, t.e.g. p.xvi, 362; two small brown spots to p 338/339, text still clearly visible; p.156, [vi],113 [vi] 120- 135. Silk bookmarks. Note: In this work George Borrow writes about the living and culture of the Romani people especially in Spain. At the end of the book a dictionary of the Romani language can be found. A lot of anecdotes of Borrow's encounter with this people are to be found in this book, which shows that he spoke the Romani language fluently and was even considered as one of them. In contrast to most modern works about the Romani people also the dark side of the Romani culture is discussed, like fraud and robbery, which were apparently common with the Romani people in the author's lifetime. Nevertheless, George Borrow respected them highly and also mentioned the long history of their persecution in Europe and elsewhere.

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The Works of James Thomson, with his last corrections and improvements, prefixed by an account of his life and writings James Thomson [Patrick Murdoc 635.18 CAD First edition, complete in two volumes. With two frontispiece portraits and fourteen engraved plates. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1762. Quarto, bound in contemporary calf, rebacked to style with five raised bainds, decorations in blind, volume number in gilt, spine label titled and ruled in gilt; pp. Vol 1: frontispiece, (vii), xxiii, [7], 468; Vol 2: frontispiece, (vi), 524. Boards show wear and a bit of discoloration, areas of loss to original calf, spines remain in very nice condition. Wolferstan bookplate to front pastedowns, offsetting from plates with scattered light foxing, overall quite clean internally.

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Paul Revere's Ride; A Deposition; The Personal Account by Revere of His Famous Ride with an Introduction by Esther Forbes Revere, Paul [Fine] [Hardco 120.18 CAD Miniature volume, 36pp. Brown morocco, title in gilt on front cover with illustration of Revere on a horse stamped in the blind. Book measures approximately 2 x 2.5 inches. Patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. Solid text block, light shelf wear. A fine example. Limited to 1,000 copies. A known variant of the first edition with an inlaid sheet attributing the frontispiece portrait of Revere to John Singleton Copley. (Bradbury, 2289).

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African Game Trails: An Account of The African Wanderings of An American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt; with Illustrations from Photographs 534.18 CAD 1910 Theodore Roosevelt 1ed African Game Trails HUNTING Expedition Illustrated “African Game Trails” is an engaging 20th-century book penned by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. The narrative chronicles Roosevelt’s thrilling hunting expedition across East Africa following his presidency. Along with his son Kermit and other members of the expedition, Roosevelt embarked on this adventure, hunting various game while studying and cataloguing the region’s wildlife. Their encounters with diverse animals, landscapes, and cultures are detailed in Roosevelt’s lively storytelling, making it a captivating journey into the African wilderness. The book is further enriched with an array of illustrations based on photographs taken by Kermit Roosevelt and other expedition members, along with drawings by acclaimed artist Philip R. Goodwin, offering readers a visually detailed account of their expedition. In this 1910 first edition, Roosevelt describes the excitement of the chase, the people he met, as well as the flora and fauna he collected in the name of science. Long out of print, this classic is one of the preeminent examples of Africana and belongs on every collector’s shelf. Item number: #41094 Price: $499 ROOSEVELT, Theodore; ROOSEVELT, Kermit (Illus.); GOODWIN, Philip R. (Illus.) African Game Trails: An Account of The African Wanderings of An American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt; with Illustrations from Photographs by Kermit Roosevelt and Other Members of the Expedition, and from Drawings by Philip R. Goodwin. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1910. First Edition. Details: • Collation: Complete o xxiii, [1], 583, [1] o Illustrated throughout • References: Czech 138 o Czech: “…one of the most famous of all big game hunting epics. In British East Africa, Roosevelt hunted lion and plains game on the Kapiti Plains, while, in the Bondoni Hill Country, he collected rhinoceros and giraffe.” • Provenance: Bookplate – Harry C. Manos • Language: English • Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Pictorial green cloth • Size: ~ 9.75in X 6.75in (24.5cm x 17.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 41094 Photos available upon request.

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[Signed] The Bermuda Islands. An Account of Their Scenery, Climate, Productions, Physiography, Natural History and Geology, with Sketches of Their Di 685.18 CAD x, 548 pages illustrations, plates LXV-CIV (including frontispiece, 2 portrait) 25 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original navy blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration to upper cover. Book Condition: spine ends pushed with cloth chipped in places, shelf wear to covers, gilt lettering to spine dulled, though always legible; elaborate gilt decoration on upper cover much brighter and commanding our attention. Text block and plates unmarked and unmarred. Very good+ at least. Two letters from A. E. Verrill himself tipped-in, just before the ffep, the first dated March 9, 1903 apologizes for the delay in shipping the brand new first edition due to heavy demand for copies, there is also the last minute addition of a matched volume brought out more or less simultaneously, entitled ""Zoology of the Bermuda Islands Vol. 1"" and consisting of the large amount of scientific study which the author possessed to a degree unmatched. The second letter comes only one day later and continues the general tenor of the first letter, that is to say it is easy to imagine this customer as no match for Mr. A. E. Verrill's skills as a salesman. Both letters approximately to easily 600-700 words.

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African Game Trails An Account Of The African Wanderings Of An American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt; with illustrations from photographs 534.18 CAD 1910 Theodore Roosevelt 1st ed African Game Trails Illustrated HUNTING Sporting Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right. Theodore Roosevelt The twenty-sixth president of the United States was also a world-renowned hunter, conservationist, soldier, and scholar. In 1908 he took a long safari holiday in East Africa with his son Kermit. Roosevelt describes the excitement of the chase, the people he met, and flora and fauna he collected in the name of science. Long out of print, this classic is one of the preeminent examples of Africana and belongs on every collector's shelf. According to Czech, this work is: one of the most famous of all big game hunting epics. In British East Africa, Roosevelt hunted lion and plains game on the Kapiti Plains, while, in the Bondoni Hill Country, he collected rhinoceros and giraffe. Item number: #26812 Price: $499 ROOSEVELT, Theodore African Game Trails An Account Of The African Wanderings Of An American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt; with illustrations from photographs by Kermit Roosevelt and other members of the expedition, and from drawings by Philip R. Goodwin. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First edition Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o xv, [1], 529, [1] o 50 plates References: Czech 138 Provenance: o Bookplate/Handwritten Gideon Stoddart, 1911 o Handwritten [Sarah Wolf] Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Brown cloth Size: ~9.75in X 6.75in (24.5cm x 17cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 26812 Photos available upon request.

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Travels through the Canadas, containing a description of the picturesque scenery on some of the rivers and lakes; with an account of the productions, 7600.18 CAD THE BOBINS COPY of ""THE EARLIEST AND MOST IMPORTANT AQUATINT BOOK PUBLISHED ON CANADA"". First edition. London: T. Gillet for Richard Phillips. Quarto (10 1/2"" x 8 7/16"", 268mm x 214mm). [Full collation available.] With 28 plates: 27 hand-colored aquatint plates, of which 7 are folding (one bound as a frontispiece; and a folding hand-colored engraved chart of the St. Lawrence River. Bound in XIXc half dark morocco over marbled boards. On the spine, five raised bands. Author and title gilt to the second panel. Marbled end-papers. All edges of the text-block marbled. Worn at the edges, with some loss to the paper covers. Joints strengthened. Mild even tanning throughout, with foxing to quire EE and FF1. Leaf O1 trimmed at the fore (not affecting the text) but otherwise good margins, with many lower deckles preserved. Two of the folding plates with repairs at the margins and at the folds. Offsetting at the plates, with modern tissue guards laid in. Bookplate of Norman Bobins to the front paste-down. In the decades after American independence, the United Kingdom concentrated on the profitable management and settlement of Canada. The Canadas -- Upper and Lower (Quebec) -- stretched from the Great Lakes to the coast of Labrador (western territories would come only in the 1860's), and comprised territory rich in fur, timber and fish. George Heriot (1766-1844) was postmaster-general of the Canadas (that is, deputy postmaster general of the United Kingdom, responsible for the Canadas), and had traveled previously in the West Indies; he was, to boot, a self-taught artist of considerable accomplishment. The plates are all after Heriot's own watercolors. These experiences and abilities combined to produce two books, the 1804 History of Canada and the present work, celebrated by Hill as ""the earliest and most important aquatint book published on Canada."" The work was issued with uncolored as well as colored plates, as here; the latter is a traditional sought-after Canadianum. The text expresses the sociological attitudes of the day; the second part explores the customs of Native Americans right through North and South Americas, and is followed by Rasles's vocabulary of the Algonquin languages Norman Bobins began his vast collection of color-plate books in the early 1980's -- many having been purchased at Arader -- and began to disburse them in a series of landmark sales at Christie's. The present item was lot 45 in part one (""American Color,"" 16 June 2023). Abbey, Travel 618 (plates only); Bobins 50; Hill 801; Sabin 31489.

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[Signed] 1900 The Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward From A.D. 276 to A.D. 1900. Together with Some Account of the Office of Alderman, Alderman's Deputy an 131.14 CAD A smart first edition, inscribed by the author and Lord Mayor, John James Baddeley, this privately issued volume documents the Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.This copy is inscribed and signed by the author, addressed to ""Sir Henry Knight. Alderman of Cripplegate Ward. with the kind regards, the Author. Feb, 1901.""This is a privately issued historical reference work compiling every known Alderman of the City of London""s Cripplegate Ward from 1276 through 1900, with biographical notes, information on the office itself, and lists of Aldermen""s Deputies and the ward""s Common Councilmen.Includes a monochrome frontispiece, a facsimile of the earliest recorded Cripplegate aldermanic election (1446), and in-text monochrome portraits of the ward""s aldermen, each accompanied by biographical notes.John James Baddeley (1842-1926) served as Deputy for Cripplegate Ward Without and later as Lord Mayor of London (1921-1922). In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. slight rubbing to boards resulting in slight loss to gilt text. The odd slight spot of damp staining to front board. One or two slight handling marks to boards. Spine slightly faded. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Signed and inscribed by the author to the half-title. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but holding firm. Pages bright and clean, with just one or two spots and handling marks to fore edge. Very Good

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[Signed] Ben Hardin Helm; ""Rebel"" Brother-in-Law of Abraham Lincoln - with a biographical Sketch of His Wife and an Account of the Todd Family of Ken 185.18 CAD 21 x 14 cm. 72pp. Frontispiece portrait. Blue and grey cloth. Publication number 1 of ""The Civil War Round Table"". Limited to 225 copies signed by the author on the rear colophon page. Mild rubbing to the cloth.

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An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year 1692; bound together with: An Account of Sueden [Sweden] Together with an Extract of the History of that 1385.18 CAD An Account of Denmark: London: Printed for Timothy Goodwin, at the Queen's Head against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street, 1694. Third edition corrected. An Account of Sueden: London: Printed for Tim. Goodwin at the Queen's Head, against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street, 1694. First edition. Franco-Gallia: London: Printed for Tim. Goodwin, at the Queen's Head against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street, 1711. First edition in English. Robert Molesworth, First Viscount Molesworth (1656-1725) was an Anglo-Irish politician and ardent Whig writer whose An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year 1692 (first published in 1694) became famous among the American revolutionists for its demonstration that the liberty of a people is dependent upon their vigilance in preserving it. Molesworth's tract on Denmark represented an early form of comparative political analysis at a time when political science was just emerging as a discipline. Molesworth, an ardent British Whig, served as the British ambassador to the Court of Denmark from 1689 to 1692, during which time he composed his fervent attack on the Danish absolutism initiated by Danish King Frederick III. His objective was to show how the subversion of constitutional liberties rendered an otherwise free government despotic, and he used his experience in Denmark as a case study. Molesworth argued that the absolutist corruption he observed in Denmark poisoned the commonwealth just as a disease sickens the body, and that by diagnosing and comparing the symptoms, a people may properly treat and avoid the harmful results. In furtherance of his analysis, Molesworth would later publish (in 1711) an English translation of Francis Hotoman's Franco-Gallia (originally published in Latin in 1574), which traced the loss of liberties in France as a result of the crown's usurpation of power. Both works therefore warned against incremental encroachments upon liberty and authority. Similarly, the British diplomat and Swedish envoy John Robinson (1650-1723) wrote his An Account of Sueden Together with an Extract of the History of that Kingdom to challenge the subjugation of the Swedish peoples by their king and the confiscation of their property through the use of force, bribery, and coercion. Robinson's Account of Sueden was first published by Timothy Goodwin in 1694 shortly after the publication of the third edition of Molesworth's Account of Denmark, and Goodwin published the tract anonymously and without Robinson's authorization. Goodwin defended his publication by emphasizing in his introduction that since ""several copies of it were got abroad, I considered it might at last chance to come forth in Print less Correct than at present I undertake to give it to the World, whom I pretend to oblige by a very Accurate Edition."" Goodwin concludes by expressing his hopes that the author (Robinson) ""will not be offended at this Undertaking, since 'tis likely 'twould have been published by others, not so well to his...

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[Signed] A. Lincoln with Compass and Chain: Surveying career as seen in his notes and maps, and with an account of the Hanks family cousins, makers o 685.18 CAD First Edition. 4to. xx. 180pp. + 24 plates. Hanks Family Historical Series, V. Bound in the original archival buckram. Signed by the author, Adin Baber, with inscription: Inscribed to my loyal cousin, Asa Baber Greathouse Jr., with affection, Adin Baber, Nov. 7, 1968. Baber was a descendent of Abraham Lincoln and an important contributor to his genealogy and biography. The book itself, the definitive reference on the early surveying career of Lincoln, lead to the installation of the Lincoln the Surveyor statue in New Salem, Illinois. VERY GOOD. Shows a touch of dust to the edges, a small light toning mark at the front paste-down, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and plates are clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

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The Works of Thomas Reid, D.D. F.R.S. with an Account of His Life and Writings Reid, Thomas [Very Good] [Hardcover] 285.18 CAD New York: E. Duyckinck, Collins and Hannay, 1822. Three octavo volumes uniformly bound in original period calf with spines stamped in gilt. First US edition of this collection of works by the noted Scottish philosopher. Reid (1710-1796), one of Hume's contemporaries and founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, played a key role in the Scottish Enlightenment. Following publication of his treatise ""An Inquiry Into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense"" (1764) he was awarded the Fellowship of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, which had been held previously by Adam Smith. This is a VG- set with heavy wear and rubbing to boards and spine joints, heavier to Vol, the spine of which is partially perished; boards slightly bowed, internally text blocks are foxed and spotted, with bookplate of Virginia native Samuel McDowell Reid on the fpep of each volume.

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The Spirit of Laws [With an ""Account of the Author's Life and Writings"" extracted from ""Eloge de M. de Montesquieu"" by M. de Maupertuis] Montesquieu, 3535.18 CAD The first American edition of Montesquieu's (1689-1755) classic work of political theory that helped form the American Constitution. Montesquieu first published The Spirit of Laws in 1748 in his native France (as De l'esprit des loix) anonymously, in part because his works were subject to censorship. The book became recognized for its pioneering work on political theory and comparative law, and was rapidly translated into other languages and published throughout Europe. Thomas Nugent, the influential Irish historian and travel writer, published the first English translation in 1750, but in 1751 the Roman Catholic Church placed the work on its Index Librorum Prohibitorum (""List of Prohibited Books""). Despite the book's censorship, it would profoundly influence the American Founding Fathers and other political luminaries, including Alexis de Tocqueville. The book was first printed in America by the influential revolutionary war printer and anti-British journalist Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), and was sold and distributed by Thomas and fellow American printer and economist, Mathew Carey (1760-1839). Montesquieu spent nearly twenty-one years researching and writing The Spirit of Laws, which covers a wide range of topics, including law, philosophy, government, social life, and anthropology. Montesquieu's work is perhaps best remembered today for its influential thesis that the best means for promoting and safeguarding political liberty is through a constitutional government that is subject to a separation of powers-an insight that would directly shape the formation of the American constitutional republic. The work also famously argues that successful political institutions must reflect the social and geographical aspects of the communities they govern, and that legitimate governments are those that preserve legality and individual civil liberties. This edition was the first to be printed in the newly born United States of America and sets forth Montesquieu's enduring thought in thirty-one books that are divided into six sections. A masterpiece of political theory and sociology and a defining part of American history. Two volumes bound as one. Contemporary calf. Re-backed, new endpapers, hole in upper margin of title and adjacent leaves, tear on final leaf affecting a few letters, browning and offsetting to pages. Enclosed in an open-end case of brown cloth with leather tips.

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The Spirit of Laws [With an ""Account of the Author's Life and Writings"" extracted from ""Eloge de M. de Montesquieu"" by M. de Maupertuis] Montesquieu, 3535.18 CAD The first American edition of Montesquieu's (1689-1755) classic work of political theory that helped form the American Constitution. Montesquieu first published The Spirit of Laws in 1748 in his native France (as De l'esprit des loix) anonymously, in part because his works were subject to censorship. The book became recognized for its pioneering work on political theory and comparative law, and was rapidly translated into other languages and published throughout Europe. Thomas Nugent, the influential Irish historian and travel writer, published the first English translation in 1750, but in 1751 the Roman Catholic Church placed the work on its Index Librorum Prohibitorum (""List of Prohibited Books""). Despite the book's censorship, it would profoundly influence the American Founding Fathers and other political luminaries, including Alexis de Tocqueville. The book was first printed in America by the influential revolutionary war printer and anti-British journalist Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), and was sold and distributed by Thomas and fellow American printer and economist, Mathew Carey (1760-1839). Montesquieu spent nearly twenty-one years researching and writing The Spirit of Laws, which covers a wide range of topics, including law, philosophy, government, social life, and anthropology. Montesquieu's work is perhaps best remembered today for its influential thesis that the best means for promoting and safeguarding political liberty is through a constitutional government that is subject to a separation of powers-an insight that would directly shape the formation of the American constitutional republic. The work also famously argues that successful political institutions must reflect the social and geographical aspects of the communities they govern, and that legitimate governments are those that preserve legality and individual civil liberties. This edition was the first to be printed in the newly born United States of America and sets forth Montesquieu's enduring thought in thirty-one books that are divided into six sections. A masterpiece of political theory and sociology and a defining part of American history. Two volumes. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. Some browning of text, generally light. Contemporary signature of ""Jos. Allen"" on titles. Enclosed in an open-end cloth case.

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A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York Riis, Jacob A [Very Good] [Hardcover] 130.18 CAD 267 pp. Green grained cloth binding with gilt lettering. Spine ends a bit shelf worn, prior owner's name on second free endpaper, small old bookstore label at bottom of rear pastedown. Binding, text block and photographic plates all tight and clean. Frontispiece of Colonel George E. Waring Jr. Riis's ""account of the battle with the slum in New York"" includes essays on tenement house blight, and the genesis of gangs. 267 p.

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[Signed] A survey of the cathedral-church of Worcester; with an account of the bishops thereof, from the foundation of the see, to the year 1600. Als 609.18 CAD Reissue of the 1736 edition (with cancel title page printed in red and black) of this account of the bishops of Worcester. Demy 4to (252 x 191mm): [2],vi,124; 222; [2,blank],8,210pp, with 27 full-page and five half-page plates of monuments and tombs (including four folding) and three woodcut headpieces (one signed 'FH'), three woodcut tailpieces (one signed 'FH'), and three woodcut factotums. Some words and inscriptions in black letter. ""An Account of the Bishops of Worcester"" and ""Chartæ originales ex registris sedis episcopalis Wygorn"" (including Index, which references the whole work) with separate title pages, pagination, and register. Engraved Chippendale armorial book plate of George Kenyon of Peel Esq. Contemporary full calf, spine richly gilt in six compartments separated by raised bands, burgundy morocco lettering piece gilt. Occasional neat, informative marginalia in light pencil, several quires lightly toned, skillful professional repairs to joints and head cap, but a fresh, bright example. Comports completely with Upcott's description of 1736 first edition (excepting canceled title leaf) and is thus the same edition (probably reissued to correct the year up to which the Account of the Bishops is taken: erroneously given as 1660 on 1736 title page). Upcott III, pp. 1342-44. Lowndes 2667. The engraved Chippendale armorial book plate book belonged to one of several eighteenth-century George Kenyons of Peel Hall, a large timber, stone and brick house built in the late sixteenth century. with the title Lord Kenyon. Perhaps the second Baron Kenyon (1776-1855), but more likely, given the florid rococo style of the book plate, a style in sharp decline after 1770, the first. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

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A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy, with an Account of the Processes Employed in Many of the Most Important Chemical Manufactures. To Which are 935.18 CAD This two-volume dictionary, authored by Arthur Aikin and his brother Charles Rochemont Aikin, represents an early and comprehensive reference work on chemistry and mineralogy. The publication is notable for its detailed and systematic organization of chemical and mineralogical knowledge during the early 19th century. The authors, Arthur Aikin (1773-1854) and Charles Rochemont Aikin (1775-1847), were brothers. Arthur was an eminent English chemist, mineralogist, and founding member of the Chemical Society, he studied under Joseph Priestley. Charles was a medical doctor and chemist. This two-volume work served as a comprehensive reference for early 19th-century chemistry and mineralogy, providing a detailed examination of chemical processes, apparatus, and measurements, reflecting the period's burgeoning industrial and scientific advancements. Notable for its extensive coverage of chemical manufacturing processes and its inclusion of key recent discoveries, this dictionary highlights the evolving understanding of chemistry during the Industrial Revolution. It also provides a valuable historical insight into the tools and methodologies of early chemists. An important reference for chemists, historians of science, and collectors of early scientific works. 2 Volumes, Large 4to cont. marbled paper-covered boards, newly rebacked in leather with morocco labels, staining to first few pages but text clean, 15 plates at the end of Volume 2 (not in Neville collection).

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[Signed] Records of a clerical family. An account of the descendants of Richard Lloyd, Sealer of the High Court of Chancery, 1766-1774, together with 96.87 CAD [x], 84 pages. Hardback in the original cloth binding which is lightly soiled. Inscribed to the front free end paper - Vere Lloyd from Henry S Eeles, December 1959.

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A Typographical Masterpiece; An account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edit 235.18 CAD One of 450 copies, folio size, 120 pp. This publication from the Book Club of California is an in-depth look at the Golden Cockerel Press edition of ""The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ"", printed in 1931; John Dreyfus presents the history and development of this masterful work through numerous facsimiles of documents pertaining to the publication, including sketches and working papers and the original paste-ups for the text. The volume particularly focuses on the work of printer and typographer Eric Gill (1882-1940), a highly regarded printmaker, sculptor, and typographer (as well as a complicated man). Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press, as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press. ___DESCRIPTION: Full beige cloth, illustration in gilt on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine, brown endpapers, frontispiece a facsimile of a wood engraving by Eric Gill, title page with illustration of a cockerel in black, facsimiles of wood engravings by Gill, type specimens, and pages from ""The Four Gospels"", as well as black-and-white photographs, throughout; linotronic Galliard type, Mohawk Superfine paper, folio size (13.25"" by 9.5""), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xiv] 1-105 [1 colophon], one of 450 copies, unnumbered. In a glassine wrapper. ___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The glassine wrapper fine overall, clean and without noticeable wear. ___CITATION: BCC no. 194. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

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The Study of Chemical Composition - An Account of its Method and Historical Development with Illustrative Quotations Freund, Ida [Very Good] [Hardcov 448.18 CAD First Edition. xvi, 650, [4] (ads) pages. Plus folding plate extra to the pagination. 8vo. Original dark green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine and front board, and blind ruling to boards. Corner tips and base of spine bumped. Some scuffing to the boards. Tiny stain to foredges affecting prelims and first four leaves. Clean internally. While dated 1904 on the title page (the usual first edition indication for this publisher) the advertisements in the rear note two works, one that was published in 1907, the other in 1908). So a later issue of the first edition sheets. We would welcome any information about this binding without the advertisements for our own research purposes. Cloth. ""Ida Freund (5 April 1863 - 15 May 1914) was the first woman to be a university chemistry lecturer in the United Kingdom. She is known for her influence on science teaching, particularly the teaching of women and girls. She wrote two key chemistry textbooks and invented the idea of baking periodic table cupcakes, as well as inventing a gas measuring tube, which was named after her.Freund is known for her interest in science education, and in particular for improving science teaching in girls' schools. At the time, in Cambridge, women could not work in the same laboratories as men so Freund taught special classes in the Chemistry labs at Newnham College. She also wrote textbooks and organised holiday workshops for women teachers. Freund experimented with different teaching techniques, favouring Wilhelm Ostwald's approach, in which ""[t]he main facts of chemistry are dealt with in the form of a dialogue between a teacher and a pupil"". She insisted that her students read original research and test the validity of published work - a revolutionary approach for the time, for which she was criticised. However, she had a significant influence on the teaching techniques of the time and was much loved by her students. Hutchinson and Thomas, the editors of her posthumously published textbook The Fundamental Principles of Chemistry, described her teaching ethos thus ""Miss Freund had a dread of thoughtless experimenting and slipshod thinking. She felt strongly that much that passes for training in science has little relation to scientific method and is of small educational value."" They quote her as saying, "" I aimed at giving by means of class teaching not only a common ground of knowledge but also a common standard concerning the nature of scientific proof and the meaning of real accuracy"". She opposed the introduction of domestic science teaching in girls' schools as a substitute for fundamental scientific education but made use of her own baking and culinary skills to create engaging teaching resources. "" (Wikipedia).

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[Signed] Sons of Sinbad: An Account Of Sailing With The Arabs In Their Dhows, In The Red Sea, Round The Coasts Of Arabia, And To Zanzibar And Tangany 1625.13 CAD First Edition / first printing (Scribner seal & A on copyright page). Signed ""Best-wishes, Alan Villiers"" on the first title page. Book is in very good (previous owners bookplate facing the first title page, light soiling to covers) condition with a very good - (spine lightly sunned, wear at chipping on upper edge & lower corners) unclipped dustjacket protected in a Brodart wrapper. An Attractive Copy! Please feel free to ask me for pictures or more information, Thanks.

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African Game Trails An Account Of The African Wanderings Of An American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt; with illustrations from photographs 534.18 CAD 1910 Theodore Roosevelt 1st ed African Game Trails Illustrated HUNTING Sporting Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right. Theodore Roosevelt The twenty-sixth president of the United States was also a world-renowned hunter, conservationist, soldier, and scholar. In 1908 he took a long safari holiday in East Africa with his son Kermit. Roosevelt describes the excitement of the chase, the people he met, and flora and fauna he collected in the name of science. Long out of print, this classic is one of the preeminent examples of Africana and belongs on every collector's shelf. According to Czech, this work is: one of the most famous of all big game hunting epics. In British East Africa, Roosevelt hunted lion and plains game on the Kapiti Plains, while, in the Bondoni Hill Country, he collected rhinoceros and giraffe. Item number: #26921 Price: $499 ROOSEVELT, Theodore African Game Trails An Account Of The African Wanderings Of An American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt; with illustrations from photographs by Kermit Roosevelt and other members of the expedition, and from drawings by Philip R. Goodwin. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First edition Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o xv, [1], 529, [1] o Heavily illustrated throughout References: Czech 138 Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Brown cloth Size: ~9.75in X 7in (25cm x 17.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 26921 Photos available upon request.

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Pioneer History of the Champlain Valley; Being an Account of the Settlement of the Town of Willsborough by William Gilliland, Together With His Journ 285.18 CAD This Book ""Pioneer History of the Champlain Valley:"" being an account of the settlement of the Town of Willisborough by Winslow bC. Watson is a historical account of the early settlement of the Champlain Valley in New York State. The book provides a detailed description of the establishment of the town of Willsborough, including the challenges faced by the pioneers who settled there. The book includes detailed accounts of the early industries in the region, including farming, logging, and fishing. It also provides information on the early schools, churches, and other institutions that were established in the town. A rare Adirondack title. Plum Adirondack Bibliography Number 394. Near fine hardcover. The gilt on the spine is a bit faded, but readable. The pictures on the listing page are of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly, ofter the same day.

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Ludlow: A Century and a Centennial, Comprising a Sketch of the History of the Town of Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Together with an Account 115.13 CAD Rare original 1875 copy in overall very good condition with some minor signs of wear and age. The covers have some light wear with sunning to the spine and some light fraying to the extremities. The binding is good and sound. There are a couple of spots of minor damage to the title page which does not go through to the other side and does not affect any text. The interior is lightly toned from with the occasional light bit of foxing. Along with that there may be the very occasional page with some kind of other minor imperfection such as a creased page corner, tiny chip or tear, light bit of soiling or grubbiness, minor stain or marking, etc. Generally though, it's a nice copy. The book measures approximately 9 1/4 inches by 6 inches and is 208 pages long with two black and white portraits.

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A tour of duty in California: including a description of the gold region ; and an account of the voyage around cape Horn; with notices of lower Calif 785.18 CAD 1849 CALIFORNIA 1ed GOLD Rush Americana Slavery INDIANS Illustrated Tour of Duty Joseph Warren Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, was a United States officer best known for being a Union Brigadier General in the Civil War. His book ‘A Tour of Duty in California” is a collection of personal essays of his experiences sailing from the Chesapeake to California. It became a guidebook for those traveling to the west coast. Revere included details on California’s history, people, environment, the gold fields and mines, the conquest of California, Indians of California and their wars, ceremonies, depredations, horses, hunting, revolts, African slavery in California and much more! Per Cowan, “One of the most valuable works of the period.” Larned notes, “His opportunities for first-hand observations were excellent, and no other book of the period is more accurate in respect to local nomenclature, and topography” This 1849 first edition features a map and 5 plates! Item number: #26922 Price: $750 REVERE, Joseph Warren A tour of duty in California: including a description of the gold region ; and an account of the voyage around cape Horn; with notices of lower California, the Gulf and Pacific coasts, and the principal events attending the conquest of the Californias New York: C.S. Francis & Co., Boston: J. H. Francis 1849. First Edition. Details: • Collation: Complete with all pages o [4], vi, [2], 305, [7] o 5 engraved plates, plus folding map • References: Sabin 70182; Field, 1294; Larned 2066; Howes R 222; Graff 3474; Cowan 189-190; Zamorano 80, no. 63. • Language: English • Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure • Size: ~8in x 5.25in (20cm x 13cm) • Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at over $2000 Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! Photos available upon request.

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Sketches Of Western Adventure; Containing An Account Of The Most Interesting Incidents Connected With The Settlement Of The West, From 1755 To 1794: 1235.18 CAD Small octavo, xii, [13]-360pp. Rebound in red cloth, title in gilt on a black morocco spine label. Solid text block, foxing and toning throughout text. Occasional marginalia. Previous owner's name stamped on title page and written in pencil on last page. Housed in a custom red morocco clamshell, title in gilt on spine with four raised bands. (Coleman 2221) (Howes M46) (Sabin 43052) (Thomson 745). One of the primary sources of the tale of Daniel Boone.

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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. [bound with] The Principle Corrections and Additions; Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, i 4435.18 CAD 2 vol. 4to. [3], iv-xii, [17], 2-516; [3], 2-588 [586], [4], 2-42 pp. Contemporary calf with the spines in six compartments, recent black morocco labels lettered in gilt on the spines, gilt decorations and stamping on the spines. Volume one illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Johnson (a stipple-engraving by James Heath), volume two with two plates (the ""Round Robin"" plate and the facsimile of Johnson's handwriting). Completing the title page: ""[with a] Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished"". Grolier Club, 100 Famous Books in English Literature, 65. Oxford DNB, Gordon Turnbull ""Boswell, James (1740–1795)"". Pottle 79. Rothschild 463. Our copy has the second state point in volume one, with the word ""give"" spelled correctly on page 135. A contemporary bookplate on each front pastedown. Boswell's historical and literary magnum opus: arguably the most famous biography in English literature. Many have praised Boswell for his reconstruction of the larger-than-life character of Samuel Johnson. Johnson's personality shines through the letters and journal entries included in these volumes. Samuel Johnson of course is best-remembered for his revised English Dictionary, done after Nathan Bailey's first pass at an English-language dictionary. Johnson's dictionary stands out as one of wit, full of pithy entries, reflective of his life experience and skilfull command of the English language. A handsome set of Boswell's story of Samuel Johnson, a work that has been celebrated throughout the ages as a turning-point in biography, remembrance, and as a revolution in the characterization of a historical person. Recently and sympathetically rebacked, a few corners subtly renewed. Each title page and the final plate has a neat and tidy repair.

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The history of the Orkney Islands: in which is comprehended an account of their present as well as their ancient state: together with the advantages 343.63 CAD FIRST EDITION. 4to, frontis., fldg. engr. map and 10 other plates, cont. half calf, rebacked, map repaired, some offset from the plates, corners chafed. [Extra charges required for overseas)

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Our First Ambassador To China: An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney with Extracts from His Letters, and The Narrative of His Experienc 514.99 CAD First edition. 8vo. xx, 479 pp. teg. With illustrations including tissue-guarded frontispiece. In the publisher's green cloth, gilt-stamped to spine and front board. Day's Library ticket gummed to front board. A very readable and well-illustrated account of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793, written by the great-granddaughter of that first envoy, George Macartney, from previously unpublished correspondence and documents. A very good copy, corners slightly bumped.

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[Signed] The Scientific Lady in England 1650-1760: An Account of Her Rise, With Emphasis on the Major Roles of the Telescope and Microscope Meyer, Ge 105.18 CAD 126p. Signed and inscribed by Meyer on front endpage. Text is unmarked with a light patina. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Midnight blue cloth boards are crisply pointed. Jacket is soiled but remains unclipped with numerous small chips and tears along the edges.

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Primitive Religions; being an introduction to the study of religions, with an account of the Religious beliefs of Uncivilised peoples, Confuciainsim, 76.31 CAD Nicely bound but worn at the edges, turned and rubbed at the spine ends and a fe small marks. Insc crossed out on front pastedown. Eps age browned. Contents clean, firm and vg for age, no foxing, with lots of illustrations of the various races, pictures of their temples, and of their customs. 267pps.

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Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island; with an appendix containing charts, and various hydrograp 4235.18 CAD THE FIRST WESTERN ACCOUNT OF KOREA AND OF OKINAWA. First edition. London: John Murray, 1818. Quarto (10 3/4"" x 8 7/16"", 272mm x 215mm). [Full collation available.] With 15 plates: 10 aquatint-engraved plates (of which 8 are hand-colored) and 5 engraved charts (of which 2 are folding). Bound in contemporary diced calf (re-backed) with a triple gilt fillet border around a gilt roll border. On the spine, 5 raised bands. Author and title gilt to the second panel. Double gilt fillet to the edges of the boards and to the turn-in. Brown-coated end-papers. All edges of the text-block gilt. Re-backed, with repairs to the spine-side of the front board. Rubbed generally, with wear at the edges. Graphite marginalium to p. 1. Internally quite clean, with occasional offsetting around the plates. Azure tissue-guards present but sometimes creased and foxed. Pink armorial bookplate of Robert Ramsay to the front paste-down. Captain Basil Hall (1788-1844) traversed the world with the Royal Navy, first aboard HMS Endymion in the Napoleonic Wars (Napoleon was a friend of his father's, and he used the connection to land an interview with the First Consul on his way back from the East) and eventually to South Africa and on to China, Japan and Korea aboard the Lyra and the Alceste on Lord Amherst's embassy. The present work, the first edition of that journey, is one of the first Western accounts of Korea. In the late 1820's he traveled through the United States with his wife. From 1831 he published nine volumes of Fragments of Voyages and Travels, which cemented his place in the public imagination. The ""Loo-Choo Island"" to which he refers is modern Okinawa -- part of the Ryukyu Archipelago that stretches southwest from Japan toward Taiwan. Once the capital of the Ryukyuan people, the native culture (and language) were suppressed by Japan in the Meiji era, making the present work not only one of the earliest accounts in the West but an important record of a largely-vanished culture. William Havell (1782-1857) -- brother of Robert Havell Sr., whom Audubon approached to make the aquatint-engraved plates of the Birds of America (his son, Robert Jr., would carry out the work) -- accompanied Hall on his travels and so drew the subjects from life and could oversee their coloration. Inasmuch as Japan itself was closed to foreigners and Korea still largely unknown, the plates offered the first accurate glimpses to Westerners of two major cultures of the Pacific. The owner who placed his bookplate is a difficult figure to pin down. Perhaps it Rear Admiral Robert Ramsay (1773-1854), the Scottish sailor who commanded HMS Mistletoe, which sailed to Buenos Aires in time to evacuate the Brazilian Viceroy when the May Revolution broke out in 1810. Ramsay then commanded HMS Regulus in the War of 1812, fighting in the Chesapeake Campaign. Given their ages and time in the Navy, perhaps Ramsay and Hall even knew one another. Abbey, Travel 558; Cordier, Sinica 3009.

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[Signed] Mediterranean Picture Lands, by Emelene Abbey Dunn, with Illustrations from Water-Color Sketches by the Author. Prefaced by an Account of Mi 144.85 CAD A beautiful copy of this work by American artist, Emelene Abbey Dunn (1859-1929), who founded the New York Normal Art School, after studying art in Florence and Paris. The main part of the book features her account of her travels and her watercolour illustrations. The manuscript of the book was found amongst her personal effects after she died. Mediterranean Picture Lands, by Emelene Abbey Dunn, with Illustrations from Water-Color Sketches by the Author. Prefaced by an Account of Miss Dunn's Life and Work. We believe this preface is most likely to have been written by Mary S. Dunn (Mary Skinner Dunn, 1855-1937), who claims copyright in the book, and is the sister of Emelene Abbey Dunn. The book carries a tipped in card with inscription from Mary D. Dunn. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His signature to first blank free endpaper and some minor pencil annotations. Please see our other listings for related works. Essentially privately printed as a memorial edition, by Mary S. Dunn / the New York Normal Art School, and printed by the Du Bois Press, Rochester, New York, 1929. First edition. A near fine blue cloth hardback with pictorial gilt cover design and titles to spine. The cover is crisp and clean with minor bumping to extremities. The text is lovely - clean and bright throughout. With deckled vertical edge and some of the pages still remaining uncut. The plates are beautifully reproduced. All soundly bound. A most attractive publication. 126pp + Colour Plates. Text in English. Weight approximately 626g (unpacked). Dimensions: Approximately 242mm high x 167mm wide x 22mm deep. More photos on request.

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The Japanese Enthronement Ceremonies with an Account of the Imperial Regalia Holtom, D.C. [Very Good] [Hardcover]

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