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Principal Navigations, Voyages by HAKLUYT, Richard

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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC

Title: Principal Navigations, Voyages
Author: HAKLUYT, Richard
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description: London: George Bishop, Ralph Newberrie and Robert Barker, 1599. Full Description: HAKLUYT, Richard. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation, made by Sea or ouer-land, ro the remote and farthest distant quarters of the Earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres: Deuided into three seuerall Volumes, according to the positions of the Regions, whereunto they were directed... London: George Bishop, Ralph Newberrie and Robert Barker, 1599-1600. The second, expanded edition of Volume I. The first edition of Volumes II and III as they were not part of the first edition. With the second state of the title-page which has the publication year of 1599, the mention of Cadiz has been removed and it also has "yeres" for "years". This copy retains the often excised leafs about Cadiz (pp 607-620). Three books in two folio volumes (11 x 7 1/4 inches;278 x 185 mm ). [24, 620; [16], 312, 204; [16], 868 pp. Black letter. Woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces. Bound without the map in the third volume as usual. Pforzheimer notes: "it is generally allowed that the map which belongs in that third volume, only occasionally found, was not issued with all copies." In the style of 17th century full calf, neatly rebacked with 17th century spines. Boards with gilt central device. Spines ruled in gilt. Tan morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Newer endpapers. Some scorching to the top and bottom margin of the first volume, occasionally touching the heading and page number. The final three leaves (Rrr4-6) of the first book (volume II) with some staining. Occasional dampstaining. Previous owner's occasional old ink marginalia. The first title-page with two early ink signatures. Armorial bookplate on verso of the first and third title-pages. Still, overall a very good copy. "The most complete collection of voyages and discoveries, by land as well as by sea, and of the nautical achievements of the Elizabethans" (PMM on first edition) This is the second state of the second edition of this celebrated chronicle, which comprises a remarkable and comprehensive assemblage of English exploration narratives from the sixteenth-century As is well known, Elizabeth I ordered the excision of the account of the 1596 Voyage to Cadiz after the Earl of Essex (a principal player at Cadiz) disgraced himself by returning from Ireland without leave on 28 September 1599. Unlike many other copies, the account of the Voyage to Cadiz is still present in this copy. The third volume of this title is entirely devoted to America. Richard Hakluyt (1552?-1616), English scholar and clergyman. His Principal Navigations (1589) "contains accounts of the voyages of Raleigh, of the Cabots, of Drake's circumnavigation, of Martin Frobisher's search for the Northwest Passage, and the like. His work, which reflects the great exploring spirit of the Elizabethan age, gave additional impetus to English exploration, conquest, and colonization" (Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia). According to Church, " Hakluyt's Principall Navigations was the fruit of a life devoted to promoting the cause of English colonisation and commerce by disseminating knowledge about, and stimulating interest in, all the less known, or recently discovered parts of the world', and the supplement 'contains fourteen rare works not easily accessible in any other form, and is quite as important as either of the volumes published in [Hakluyt's] time." In regards to the first edition of this title, this is the first appearance of Sir Francis Drake's account of his circumnavigation which also includes his exploration of the California Coast. "Hakluyt had indeed begun to prepare such an account [of Drake's Circumnavigation] but withdrew it so as not to prejudice a collection of Drake's voyages which was in preparation. Permission now came to insert it, not improbably from Drake himself" (Hakluyt Handbook, p. 475). Church 322. Fox I pp.3-4. STC 12626. Hill 744. Pforzheimer 443. PMM 105. Sabin 29595. HBS 69271. $22,500.

During the Mexican War, President James K. Polk Appoints a Future Civil War Notable a Quartermaster in the Army by James K. Polk

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Title: During the Mexican War, President James K. Polk Appoints a Future Civil War Notable a Quartermaster in the Army
Author: James K. Polk
Seller: The Raab Collection (United States)
Description: 24/03/1847. Acquired directly from the descendants and never before offered for sale Letters and documents of Polk from the Mexican War have become quite scarceLangdon C. Easton graduated at the U. S. Military Academy in 1838. He served in the Florida and Mexican wars, and during the Civil War. He was Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Cumberland from December 1863, until May 1864, and of the armies commanded by Major General William T. Sherman from May 4, 1864, until the war’s end, being present during the operations of the campaign from Chattanooga to the taking of Atlanta, and subsequently at the capture of Savannah. On the march from the latter city to Goldsborough, NC, and thence to Washington, DC, via Raleigh and Richmond, General Easton acted in the same capacity. During the war he was brevetted major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, and brigadier general, ""for distinguished and important service in the quartermaster's department in the campaign terminating in the capture of Atlanta, Georgia,"" and major general, March 13, 1865, ""for meritorious service during the war."" After the war he remained in the regular army, serving as quartermaster with the rank of colonel.Document signed, with an eagle, stars, flags and cannon, Washington, March 24, 1847, naming Easton assistant quartermaster general with the rank of captain, effective the third day of March, 1847. The document is countersigned by Secretary of War William Marcy. This was the very post Easton had wanted, as he had just the month before written a friend, “I shall be very disappointed if the war terminates without my having a hand in it. My best chance for advancement would be to obtain the appointment of Captain and Assistant Quartermaster"".Letters and documents of Polk from the Mexican War have become quite scarce, and those documents making interesting appointments even more so.

Poo-Poo and the Dragons by Forester, C. S.

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Title: Poo-Poo and the Dragons
Author: Forester, C. S.
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. First US edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. (144)pp. Green cloth printed in dark green on the spine and upper board. Illustrated endpapers. A fine, bright copy with only the barest trace of rubbing along the bottom edge. The dustwrapper is unclipped and is in fine, bright condition with only a trace of aging along the top of the rear flap. You will not find a nicer copy of this title. .

[Untitled, Black/White] by LAWLER, Louise and Janelle Reiring

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Title: [Untitled, Black/White]
Author: LAWLER, Louise and Janelle Reiring
Seller: Harper's Books (United States)
Condition: Minor rubbing to spine of illustrated wrappers; near fine. Uncommon.
Description: New York: Self-published, 1978. Minor rubbing to spine of illustrated wrappers; near fine. Uncommon.. Artist's book. Duodecimo. One of two intertwined bookworks self-published by Louise Lawler in 1978; Black/White offers a loose adaptation of an unfilmed screenplay from Metro Pictures founder Janelle Reiring, dramatizing the 1917 execution of exotic dancer/alleged spy Mata Hari in France. For both publications, Lawler worked with the same conceit: printing two distinct prices for the edition to the versos of the front covers, with each copy having one of the two options circled; in this instance, the more expensive price is selected ($100.00, instead of $4.95).

Derrière le Miroir 44-45. Chagall. With 2 lithographs by G. Bachelard, C. Estienne, A. Vollard

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Title: Derrière le Miroir 44-45. Chagall. With 2 lithographs
Author: G. Bachelard, C. Estienne, A. Vollard
Seller: Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition: Very Good-
Description: Maeght Editeur, March 1952. Two original lithographs in color on double page, of which one on the cover, text by G. Bachelard, C. Estienne and A. Vollard. Very good but 1 inch tear on the bottom of the cover.

Memories by Galsworthy, John

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Title: Memories
Author: Galsworthy, John
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: William Heinemann, 1914 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First illustrated edition, first published in 1912. Quarto (11x8 inches). Pp. xi, [1], 71. Illustrated with 4 tipped-in color plates and 23 black & white text drawings by Maud Earl. Illustrated endpapers. Original gray-brown paper over boards, pictorially stamped in black and lettered in gilt on front cover, spine with deeply embossed title in green. Slight (very minor) wear to head of spine, 2 light surface scratches to bottom of front cover. A very fine copy with the extremely elusive pictorial dust jacket matching the front cover (jacket lightly worn at spine ends, corners and top edge, with tape reinforcing). Housed in a custom Lucite box. Original gift inscription on top edge of flyleaf, "From Mum, Christmas, 1914" John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English novelist and playwright. His notable works include The Forsyte Saga and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. This book, first published as a part of "The Inn of Tranquility" in 1912, was then published in this separate illustrated edition in 1914. The illustrator, Maud Alice Earl (1864-1943) was an eminent British-American canine painter. Her works are much enjoyed by dog enthusiasts and accurately record many breeds..

The pathological anatomy of the human body. Translated by George E Day. 10 plates (some hand-col) by Vogl, Julius

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Title: The pathological anatomy of the human body. Translated by George E Day. 10 plates (some hand-col)
Author: Vogl, Julius
Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description: London: Bailliere, 1847. With 10 plates (some hand-colored).

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The Beautiful. by AHDIEH, Renee.

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Title: The Beautiful.
Author: AHDIEH, Renee.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9781529368130
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description: London:: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2019. Hardcover. 1529368138 . First printing. SIGNED by the author on the publisher's specially bound in front endpage. Fine in a fine dust jacket (red text block edges, reversible dust jacket). ; Signed by Author .

THE RED DEVIL BATTERY SIGN by WILLIAMS, Tennessee

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Title: THE RED DEVIL BATTERY SIGN
Author: WILLIAMS, Tennessee
Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
Description: (New York): New Directions, (1988). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Crandell A56.

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