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Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes

Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes by ADAM, Albert

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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes
Author
ADAM, Albert
Seller
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, 1840. Parisian and Country Tribulations The Humorous Side of Distress, Trouble, Misery, Anguish, Agony, Grief and Wretchedness... ADAM, Albert, illustrator. Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes. Par Albert Adam. Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, [ca. 1840]. First edition. Folio (12 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 328 x 251 mm.). Lithographed pictorial title-page and Thirty-two plates hand-colored lithograph plates heightened with gum arabic, on sixteen sheets. Several of the plates have more than one image depicted. Tiny piece of lower corner of title-page and plate 10 torn away, small piece of lower inner margin of plate 16 torn away - nothing affecting any images. Some light marginal soiling and toning otherwise an excellent copy of this extremely scarce title. Bound to contemporary style in full dark green straight-grain morocco. Covers elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, decorative gilt turn-ins, gold marbled end-papers. This is the first time in over fifty years that I have seen this very amusing title which depicts the humorous side of distress, trouble, misery, anguish, agony, grief and wretchedness... especially plate 12 (the top image) "Arrcheur de Dents sans douleur" (pain-free teeth remover). The Plates: 1. Un Chien emporté / Culbute à la Marche 2. Désagrément du Macdam / Le Pot de fer et le Pot de terre 3. Une Famille d'Allemands / Touché !!! / Deux blaguers / Il l'aura .. il l'aura pas! / Le Repas 4. Ces Messieurs s'amusant... / C'est celle-là ! qui est une bête de premier mérite 5. Une branche de salut / Une belle Famille 6. Un accident imprévu / Marchands d'oranges etc 7. Voiture à l'usage des amateurs de culbutes / Le Dejeuner interrompu 8. Arrosement public et gratis / La Ruade 9. Gentlemans au Bois / Visite désagréable 10. Train de plaisir à l'heure / [not titled] 11. Départ du Roulage / Position très désagréable 12. Arrcheur de Dents sans douleur / Le bon père de Famille 13. Concurrence monstre. - Route de Passy / Cheval qui a un défaut marquant 14. Une glissade / [not titled] 15. L'Artiste culbuté / Cheval antropophage 16. Un Mosieur qui n'a pas l'habitude etc / Noouvelle course au Clocher Very scarce: According to OCLC there are just five copies located in libraries and institutions worldwide (Morgan Library, NY; UCLA, CA; Library of Congress, DC; Clark Art Institute, MA, and Harvard Univ. Houghton Library, MA). Albert ADAM (1833-1900) was the son of Caricaturist and lithographer Jean-Victor Adam (1801-1867) whom he often assisted with his commissions.
A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies.

A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies. by Backhouse, James.

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Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co.
Title
A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies.
Author
Backhouse, James.
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description
London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1843. xviii, 560, cxliv (appendices) pp. b/w plates, folding maps. Backhouse concluded a tour of Australia and sailed for the Indian Ocean in 1838. His lengthy work includes extensive descriptions of Mauritius, Mozambique Channel, and the Cape Colony, as well as many interior locations. "Backhouse and Walker were encouraged ... to visit the penal establishments and Aboriginal settlements and to make observations and suggest improvements. Their valuable reports were quite frank..." Hill 45. Ferguson 3558. Front inner hinge cracked, otherwise very nice UNOPENED copy of the first edition bound in original blindstamped cloth with gold spine lettering. Some internal foxing, bookplate removed from the front pastedown. The three maps - "The World," "Tasmania," and "New South Wales," are in excellent condition.
The Laws of Barbados. By Authority. 2 Vols. London, 1875

The Laws of Barbados. By Authority. 2 Vols. London, 1875 by Barbados

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Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd
Title
The Laws of Barbados. By Authority. 2 Vols. London, 1875
Author
Barbados
Seller
The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
1875. Compiled Laws of Barbados, 1648-1875 [Barbados]. The Laws of Barbados. By Authority. London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, 1875. 2 volumes. xv, 591; xiv, 616 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Original pebbled cloth, rebacked retaining original spines, endpapers renewed. Some rubbing to extremities, faint residue from removed spine labels. Light toning to text, internally clean. Ex-library. Small inkstamps to title page, embossed stamps to preliminaries. $450. * With indexes and side-notes. A compilation of acts and other legislation from 1648 to 1874. Dealing with a wide range of topics, these volumes are useful for their insights into the daily life of the colony and the mechanisms of colonial administration. OCLC locates 9 copies in North American law libraries. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 7:295.
A Letter from Elizabeth Webb to Anthony William Boehm, With His Answer.

A Letter from Elizabeth Webb to Anthony William Boehm, With His Answer. by Webb, Elizabeth

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Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Title
A Letter from Elizabeth Webb to Anthony William Boehm, With His Answer.
Author
Webb, Elizabeth
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Joseph Crukshank 1781 First edition. Four later editions were also published, including two German language editions (also published in Philadelphia). The German editions were published in 1783 and 1798, and two later English language editions were published in 1802 and 1806. The letters printed here were originally exchanged in 1712 and seem to have circulated in some form in the intervening years, though not from this publisher. The preface states that the present printing of the letters had been revised to update the "incorrect copies" that had been distributed previously from other sources. Disbound, with stitching holes at inner margins. . Twelvemo. Uniform toning due to paper quality, and some foxing. A good copy of an important work by one of the earliest known American Quaker writers, as well as one of the first women circulating their writing in the colonies. The two letters here were exchanged between Anthony Wilhelm Boehm (1673-1722), the Lutheran minister and court chaplain to the Prince of Denmark, and Quaker minister Elizabeth Webb (née Hoopes, 1663-1726). Webb had been drawn to Quakerism during her youth, while growing up in a more traditional Protestant family, and eventually became a certified minister before relocating from England to Philadelphia in 1697. Her letter recounts to Boehm her process of spiritual discovery, and the motivation that spurred her to leave England and preach in the colonies. Boehm's response is considerably shorter than Webb's initial letter, comprising only the final two pages of the present item, though he expresses mutual respect and gratitude for her story.
Compendio di Geografia Moderna, accresciuta delle ultime scoperte &c. Ad uso del Collegio Nazerno di Roma

Compendio di Geografia Moderna, accresciuta delle ultime scoperte &c. Ad uso del Collegio Nazerno di Roma

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Compendio di Geografia Moderna, accresciuta delle ultime scoperte &c. Ad uso del Collegio Nazerno di Roma
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Contemporary calf, with small oval label of Luigi Basetti on the title-page. Minro soiling and rubbing. Very good
Description
Venice, 1800. Seconda edizione Veneta. viii, 376pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf, with small oval label of Luigi Basetti on the title-page. Minro soiling and rubbing. Very good. Seconda edizione Veneta. viii, 376pp. 1 vols. 12mo. School geography, based upon earlier geographies printed at Rome by Zempel. The last chapter discusses "Nuovo Scoperte" including short accounts of Cook's voyages and discoveries in the Antarctic regions. Only one copy recorded in OCLC. OCLC: 848508571 (Siena)
McSweeney's Furry Journal
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McSweeney's Furry Journal

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Title
McSweeney's Furry Journal
Seller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN
9781934781913
Condition
Near Fine
Description
McSweeney's. Near Fine. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. 1934781916 . Near Fine. Still in original shrink-wrap. .
How to Make ESP Work for You

How to Make ESP Work for You by SHERMAN, Harold

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Title
How to Make ESP Work for You
Author
SHERMAN, Harold
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
very good(+)
Description
Los Angeles: DeVorss & Co, 1964. hardcover. very good(+). xii + 278 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt lettering. Los Angeles: DeVorss & Co., (1964). Third printing. Mild bumping to top fore-corner of front cover. Front endpaper neatly removed; pen marking to page 219. A very good(+) copy.
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Marianne Moore's First Poem by Moore, Marianne

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Title
Marianne Moore's First Poem
Author
Moore, Marianne
Seller
Brattle Book Shop (United States)
Condition
VeryGood
Description
Philadelphia: Philip H. & A. S. W. Rosenbach Foundation 1972. Softcover. 6.75" x 5". "Facsimile of Marianne Moore's first poem written at the age of eight, annotated by her mother on the verso: Marianne placed this on the 'chimney piece' on Christmas Eve." Blue wraps bound with string. Very minor edge wear. Near Fine. . VeryGood. Paperback .
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Entwined Destinies: West Point and The Coastal Empire, 1802-2002. by Adams, James Mack.

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Entwined Destinies: West Point and The Coastal Empire, 1802-2002.
Author
Adams, James Mack.
Seller
Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company for The West Point Scoiety of Savannah, Georgia, 2001. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Octavo, gray cloth (hardcover), xx, 205 pp. Plates, map illustrated endpapers. Fine in dust jacket.

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