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Catalogue des Estampes, Livres, Ouvrages a Figures, Antiquités et Curiosités, du Cabinet…Par Duchesne Aîné et Dubois. Dont la Vente se fera le Lundi 2 Avril 1832 et jours suivans…

Catalogue des Estampes, Livres, Ouvrages a Figures, Antiquités et Curiosités, du Cabinet…Par Duchesne Aîné et Dubois. Dont la Vente se fera le Lundi 2 Avril 1832 et jours suivans… by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: HAUTERIVE, Alexandre Maurice Blanc de la Nautte, Comte d’)

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Catalogue des Estampes, Livres, Ouvrages a Figures, Antiquités et Curiosités, du Cabinet…Par Duchesne Aîné et Dubois. Dont la Vente se fera le Lundi 2 Avril 1832 et jours suivans…
Author
(AUCTION CATALOGUE: HAUTERIVE, Alexandre Maurice Blanc de la Nautte, Comte d’)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
viii, 63 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Dubois, 1832. A rare sale catalogue of a varied and rich collection formed by one of Napoleon’s trusted advisors. Hauterive (1754-1830), statesman and archivist, fled from the Revolution to the United States, where he served as French consul in New York. He was recalled to France by Talleyrand to a high post in the office of foreign affairs in 1798. The two collaborated on De L’État de la France à la fin de l’an VIII (1800), which justified Napoleon’s coup d’état to the world. D’Hauterive entered Napoleon’s inner circle and significantly shaped the foreign policy of Napoleonic France. He was essential in the drafting of the Concordat of 1801 and his influence shines through in the final document. A disagreement with Talleyrand led to d’Hauterive’s reassignment to the archives of the foreign ministry, where he distinguished himself and was elected a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres in 1820. 627 lots. At the beginning of the catalogue, the experts of this sale, Duchesne and Dubois, highlight some of the finer pieces in the collection, such as prints by Dürer, Schongauer, Lucas van Leyden, Rembrandt, Hollar, Poussin, Rubens, etc.; the famous books of Piranesi (no. 167), Buffon (no. 348), and Le Vaillant (no. 350); and artifacts from Greece, Italy, Egypt, as well as Hawaii, California, and Alaska. One section lists “Objets fabriqués par des peuples sauvages.” D’Hauterive also possessed an impressive library of illustrated books which is described herein, including books on architecture, natural history, costumes, emblems, voyages, and a handful of manuscripts. Nice copy, we find none in North America. As in most cases, the present copy lacks the supplement of 13 pages. ❧ Lugt 12936. N.B.G., Vol. 23, cols. 587-92.
Exhibition postcard: Robert Barry: 16th century (2-28 September 1974)

Exhibition postcard: Robert Barry: 16th century (2-28 September 1974) by (BARRY, Robert)

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Title
Exhibition postcard: Robert Barry: 16th century (2-28 September 1974)
Author
(BARRY, Robert)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Basel: Rolf Preisig, 1974. Postcard invitation for Barry's solo debut with Rolf Preisig. In fine condition. Mailed to Kurt Hermanns of Cologne. ❧ S. Richard, Unconcealed: The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77, Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections (2010), p. 376.
A President's Country: A Guide to the Hill Country of Texas; Edited by Jack Maguire. With drawings by Mac Tatchell

A President's Country: A Guide to the Hill Country of Texas; Edited by Jack Maguire. With drawings by Mac Tatchell by Johnson, Lyndon [Bundy, McGeorge]

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A President's Country: A Guide to the Hill Country of Texas; Edited by Jack Maguire. With drawings by Mac Tatchell
Author
Johnson, Lyndon [Bundy, McGeorge]
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
Austin: The Alcalde Press, 1964. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. The specially bound 1964 Christmas Gift of A President's Country: A Guide to the Hill Country of Texas, inscribed by President Lyndon Johnson to National Security Advisor, McGeorge Bundy.. Twelvemo, 80pp. Full red calf, title stamped in gilt, saddle design on the front cover, gilt dentelles. Stated "First Edition 1964" on copyright page. Illustrated endpapers, appears unread. This work was edited by Jack Maguire with drawings by Mac Tatchell. Light wear at heel of the spine. Inscribed on the title page: "To Mary and Mack Bundy - with appreciation - Lyndon B. Johnson." Exceptionally rare. One of a small number of specially bound copies presented as Christmas gifts by President Johnson to his colleagues and close friends for Christmas 1964. McGeorge Bundy (1919-1996) served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. During Johnson's administration, Bundy remained one of the president's chief foreign policy advisers from 1963 until early 1966, helping shape U.S. policy on Vietnam at a time of deepening American involvement in the war. Before his White House service, Bundy had worked in government during World War II and later became a leading academic as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard.
The complete works of Charles Reade

The complete works of Charles Reade by READE, Charles

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The complete works of Charles Reade
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READE, Charles
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, [n.d.]. Each volume with engraved frontispiece, titles in orange and black. Half-calf over marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments, black and red labels (a few of the title labels faded). An excellent set from the library of Louis E. Goodman, with his bookplate. Reade (1814-84) was an English novelist and dramatist. Included in this complete edition of his works is It's Never Too Late to Mend, written with the purpose of reforming abuses in prison discipline and the treatment of criminals. He is best known for The Cloister and the Hearth.
Autograph letter signed in full, addressed "Cher Monsieur," in all likelihood noted musicologist, conductor, and music editor, Arthur Mendel

Autograph letter signed in full, addressed "Cher Monsieur," in all likelihood noted musicologist, conductor, and music editor, Arthur Mendel by BLOCH, Ernest 1880-1959

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Autograph letter signed in full, addressed "Cher Monsieur," in all likelihood noted musicologist, conductor, and music editor, Arthur Mendel
Author
BLOCH, Ernest 1880-1959
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
1 page. Octavo. Dated 25 July 1933. On letterhead of the Hotel Peter Stuyvesant in New York. In French (with transcription and translation). Bloch informs his correspondent that there will be a "hearing" of his "Service" the next evening at Schirmer's before a "very small committee" consisting of "C. Engel, I. Freed - "an old pupil of mine," possibly O. Downes," etc., and that he hopes to see him, specifying the meeting place and time, "in front of G. Schirmer at 8 o'clock p.m.," with an alternative at the Biltmore in case of rain. Creased at folds and slightly overall. Bloch's monumental Sacred Service, Avodath ha-Kodesh, is based on text drawn from the Reform Jewish prayer book. The work premiered in Italy in January of 1934 and had its first American performance in New York in April of that same year. The audience for this apparently private performance of the Service included Carl Engel (1883-1944, American musicologist, head of the Music Division of the Library of Congress 1922-34, president of G. Schirmer, etc.); Isadore Freed (1900-1960, American composer specializing in Jewish sacred music and early pupil of Bloch); and Olin Downes (1885-1955, American music critic). "Bloch attracted many distinguished students (among them Sessions, Douglas Moore, Rogers, Chanler, Frederick Jacobi, Porter and Elwell), whom he taught to develop and create according to their individual temperaments and talents, an approach he adopted from his teacher, Knorr. He neither founded any school nor blazed new trails; he moulded into a distinctive style the ingredients he found already in use, including aspects of atonality and 12-note theme s... In his best work, the expression of his firm faith in the spirituality of mankind always shows through. Bloch was, and continues to be, a singular figure in the music of the 20th century." David Z. Kushner in Grove Music Onlin.
The book of conversation; a guide for the tongue. Under the following important and useful heads: conversation, babbler, silent man, whitty man, droll, jester, disputer, opinionist ... flatterer, liar, boaster ... the tongue of women, language of love ... Translated from the French

The book of conversation; a guide for the tongue. Under the following important and useful heads: conversation, babbler, silent man, whitty man, droll, jester, disputer, opinionist ... flatterer, liar, boaster ... the tongue of women, language of love ... Translated from the French

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The book of conversation; a guide for the tongue. Under the following important and useful heads: conversation, babbler, silent man, whitty man, droll, jester, disputer, opinionist ... flatterer, liar, boaster ... the tongue of women, language of love ... Translated from the French
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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Charleston, [South Carolina]: printed and published by S. Babcock & Co, 1837. First edition, 16mo, pp. xviii, [1], 20-251, [1]; engraved frontispiece; original brown cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover; top gutter corner of upper cover stained, light occasional foxing; generally good and sound. The preface identifies this as "A new and highly improved edition of this most valuable work", - which is originally from the French..." American Imprints 43302.
Vogel-, Fisch- und Thierbuch, 1666.

Vogel-, Fisch- und Thierbuch, 1666. by Baldner, Leonhard.

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Vogel-, Fisch- und Thierbuch, 1666.
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Baldner, Leonhard.
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Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
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Stuttgart: Müller und Schindler, 1973-74. 4 volumes. Small oblong folio, 2 facsimile volumes in leather-backed textured boards, rubbed; commentary and introduction in wrappers; slipcase. Complete facsimile of a natural history manuscript richly illustrated with zoological watercolors, now in the Kassel Library.
Railroad Mills Extra Wheat Barrel Label

Railroad Mills Extra Wheat Barrel Label by [Broadside advertisement; Edson, F.M.]

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Railroad Mills Extra Wheat Barrel Label
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[Broadside advertisement; Edson, F.M.]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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Rochester, N.Y.: Rochester Daily Advertiser Print, 1850. Broadside (21.9 x 25.4 cm.). An advertisement for F.M. Edson's Railroad Mill in Le Roy, Genesee County, New York. Flour manufactured from local wheat and "equal to any manufactured in the world!" It notes that new machinery ensures clean wheat and thus pure flour. Freeman Edson was one of the founding Directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Printed on plain cream-colored paper (we've handled them printed on salmon-colored paper as well). One hard crease to a corner (not effecting image), and some foxing to right edge, otherwise very good. Scarce.
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Adolf von Baeyer's Gesammelte Werke ...., 2 vols. by Baeyer, A v - CHEMISTRY

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Adolf von Baeyer's Gesammelte Werke ...., 2 vols.
Author
Baeyer, A v - CHEMISTRY
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
A very good copy; some occ. spotting; short split to frt. jt. of vol. 1; sig. torn from half title in vol. 1.
Description
Berlin: F Vieweg und Sohn, 1905. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A very good copy; some occ. spotting; short split to frt. jt. of vol. 1; sig. torn from half title in vol. 1.. 8vo. There is a frontis. portrait of the author. The collected papers of the celebrated chemist issued for his 70th birthday. DSB I, 390 - `91.
Tom o'Bedlam's Beauties

Tom o'Bedlam's Beauties by READING, Peter

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Tom o'Bedlam's Beauties
Author
READING, Peter
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Secker & Warburg, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slight offsetting on front fly, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with light edgewear. Inscribed by the author to poet Michael Curtis on the title page: "To Michael Curtis with best wishes from Peter Reading xii 81." Poetry.
SHADOW PLAY

SHADOW PLAY by BAXTER, Charles

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SHADOW PLAY
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BAXTER, Charles
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1993). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Advance Reader's Copy in pictorial wraps reproducing the art of the dustwrapper.

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