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The Original Appointment of the Duke of Wellington to Negotiate at the Congress of Vienna, Which Established the European Balance of Power for a Century, Signed by Future King George IV

The Original Appointment of the Duke of Wellington to Negotiate at the Congress of Vienna, Which Established the European Balance of Power for a Century, Signed by Future King George IV by George IV

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The Original Appointment of the Duke of Wellington to Negotiate at the Congress of Vienna, Which Established the European Balance of Power for a Century, Signed by Future King George IV
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George IV
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18/01/1815. By 1792 the French Revolution was in the hands of its radicals, and the other governments in Europe were convinced they had to intervene to prevent its spread. They invaded France, thus commencing a war that would not end for well over two decades. By its close, France, led by Napoleon, had conquered (at one time or another) much of the continent, and spread its influence pervasively throughout. Virtually no aspect of life in Europe was unaffected by what came to be called the Napoleonic Wars. Finally, on March 31, 1814, the Allied forces entered Paris, compelling Napoleon to abdicate and go into exile at Elba.The hostilities were suspended by a convention signed on April 23, and on May 30 the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the state of war. But this was just the start. The victorious European powers determined to reestablish, as far as possible, the order and borders in force in 1792, and to resolve the many other problems that had arisen during revolution and war. They called the Congress of Vienna, which started on September 27, 1814. The Congress proved to be the most important international conference in European history, at least until the Versailles Conference in 1919. Although these representatives wanted what was best for their own countries, they followed one fundamental principle: in order to prevent another major war, they wished to create a European ‘balance of power’ which would prevent any one nation from being able to again dominate the continent. The settlement that resulted accomplished this crucial goal, and was the first conference that foresaw what was essentially a European Union.Wellington had been appointed Ambassador to Paris after the abdication of Napoleon in 1814, but the weakness and instability of the restored Bourbon monarchy was such that by the autumn of that year the British government feared for his safety. Lord Castlereagh had been the initial representative of Great Britain at the Congress of Vienna until early 1815, when he had to return to his parliamentary duties. Wellington was chosen to replace him and reached Vienna on February 3, 1815. He was there on March 7 when news reached the city that Napoleon had escaped from Elba. A new coalition was hastily formed, and Wellington was soon heading west to Brussels and, ultimately, Waterloo. The Congress of Vienna continued to meet throughout the Hundred Days and the final agreement was signed on June 9, 1815. It was the most comprehensive treaty that had ever been agreed in Europe up to that time.This is Wellington's original appointment to negotiate a new European balance of power at Vienna. Document signed ""George PR"", at the head, addressed to the Lord Chancellor Lord Eldon, January 18, 1815, authorizing ""Full Power to our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Councillor Arthur Duke of Wellington ... constituting and appointing him His Majesty's First Commissioner and Plenipotentiary at the Congress at Vienna"", also signed at the foot by the Secretary of War Lord Bathurst, with a copy of the 9 page instrument itself attached, papered seal, stab-stitched with blue ribbon, altogether 11 pages. George signed PR (Prince Regent) from the time his father became insane and he was named to act for him in 1811, until the time he himself became King in 1820.
Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliotheque de feu M. le Duc de la Valliere. Premiere Partie contenant les Manuscrits, les premieres Éditions, les Livres imprimés sur vélin & sur grand papier, les Livres rares, & précieux par leur belle conservation, les Livres d'Estampes, &c. dont la Vente se fera dans les premiers jours du mois de Décembre 1783

Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliotheque de feu M. le Duc de la Valliere. Premiere Partie contenant les Manuscrits, les premieres Éditions, les Livres imprimés sur vélin & sur grand papier, les Livres rares, & précieux par leur belle conservation, les Livres d'Estampes, &c. dont la Vente se fera dans les premiers jours du mois de Décembre 1783 by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: LA VALLIÈRE)

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Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliotheque de feu M. le Duc de la Valliere. Premiere Partie contenant les Manuscrits, les premieres Éditions, les Livres imprimés sur vélin & sur grand papier, les Livres rares, & précieux par leur belle conservation, les Livres d'Estampes, &c. dont la Vente se fera dans les premiers jours du mois de Décembre 1783
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(AUCTION CATALOGUE: LA VALLIÈRE)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Engraved frontis. port., one folding engraved plate, & four engraved facsimiles (three folding). Three vols. 8vo, cont. vellum over boards, spines gilt. Paris: G. De Bure, 1783. An attractive set of the celebrated catalogue of the first part of the most important book and manuscript collection of the 18th century. The catalogue, prepared by De Bure and Van Praet, contains MSS., noteworthy incunabula, and books printed on vellum or large paper. The sale, consisting of 5668 lots, made the enormous sum of 464,677 liv. 8 s. "The manuscripts constitute an amazing collection of early French poetry and romances."­Taylor, Book Catalogues, p. 248. This set does not have the Supplément to the first part; it is very rare and is usually found only in large paper sets. Brunet, II, 554. Peignot, pp. 128-29. Pollard & Ehrman no. 297.
Robert INDIANA. NUMBERS. 1968. With 10 silkscreens

Robert INDIANA. NUMBERS. 1968. With 10 silkscreens by Dieter Honisch

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Robert INDIANA. NUMBERS. 1968. With 10 silkscreens
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Dieter Honisch
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
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Dusseldorf: Editions Domberger Stuttgart, 1968. One of 2500 unnumbered copies. Foreword by Dieter Honisch. Illustrated with 10 silkscreens in color after Robert Indiana, depicting a series of numbers spanning from 1 to 0 (zero), the illustrations accompany the poetry text in English and German by Robert Creeley. In original brown paper wrappers, and black slipcase.
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A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope, inquiring into the motive that might induce him in his satyrical works, to be so frequently fond of Mr. Cibber's name. by CIBBER, Colley

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A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope, inquiring into the motive that might induce him in his satyrical works, to be so frequently fond of Mr. Cibber's name.
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CIBBER, Colley
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Savoy Books (United States)
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Book. London: W. Lewis, 1752. Pp. 66. [with] The Life and Prophecies of Robert Nixon, commonly called The Cheshire Prophet. The Third edition. London: for Mess. Fielding and Walker, [1780? ]. Pp. 28. Wanting half-titles. 8vo (in 4's) contemp half-calf and marbled boards, raised bands, ruled in gilt, red morocco label. First edition of Cibber's famous letter, defending himself from Pope's ill treatment in the recently published fourth book of the Dunciad. NCBEL 2, 778. Together with a rare printing of prophecies by Nixon the Prophet, a plough boy who lived by this account in the 15th century, by others in the 17th. Surviving in folk tradition and manuscript, the prophecies were first printed in 1714, with various treatments appearing well into the 19th century. The present edition has a new historical preface, and takes pains to distinguish itself from John Oldmixon's version, whichaccounts for the majority of previous printings. A checklist of the various editions appeared in Notes and Queries (4th s., xi, March 1, 1873), and it does not include this title in any 18th century edition. The ESTC records only two copies (NLS and Liverpool) of this edition, and no others of this title. Nice copies in a contemp. binding..
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The physical background of perception by Adrian, Edgar Douglas

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The physical background of perception
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Adrian, Edgar Douglas
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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1947. Adrian, Edgar Douglas (1889-1977). The physical background of perception. [8], 95pp. Text illustrations. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1947. 220 x 140 mm. Original cloth, dust-jacket (sunned, chipped, portion torn from back wrapper). Minor toning but very good. First Edition. Adrian (first Baron Adrian) shared the 1932 Nobel Prize in physiology / medicine with Charles Sherrington for his investigations of the physical basis of sensation. The present book was based on Adrian's Waynflete Lectures of 1946. .
The Household Guide and Family Receipt Book: The perusal of this pamphlet will amply repay the reader

The Household Guide and Family Receipt Book: The perusal of this pamphlet will amply repay the reader by [Dr. Hooker's Cough & Croup Syrup; Leet, C. D. (publisher)]

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The Household Guide and Family Receipt Book: The perusal of this pamphlet will amply repay the reader
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[Dr. Hooker's Cough & Croup Syrup; Leet, C. D. (publisher)]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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[Springfield, Mass: C.D. Leet, publisher; Samuel Bowles & Company, Printers, 1867. Cord-sewn booklet (18.5 x 11 cm.), 24 pages. Calendar. Advertisements. At head of title: "Take one". Evident FIRST EDITION. A product cookbook with testimonials for advertised products, some cooking recipes, etc., for C.D. Leet’s Patent medicines. Includes promotional literature for Dr. Hooker's Cough and Croup Syrup and Dr. Miller's Soothing and Healing Balsam or Nature's Assistant. Moderate foxing throughout; some water stains to a few leaves. In publisher's pale salmon-colored wrappers, printed in black. Scarce. [OCLC records four copies].
[Trade Catalog]: QRS Piano Roll Catalog 1003: World's Leading Piano Roll Manufacturer Since the Turn of the Century

[Trade Catalog]: QRS Piano Roll Catalog 1003: World's Leading Piano Roll Manufacturer Since the Turn of the Century

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[Trade Catalog]: QRS Piano Roll Catalog 1003: World's Leading Piano Roll Manufacturer Since the Turn of the Century
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(Buffalo, New York): QRS Music Rolls, 1985. Softcover. Very Good. Trade catalog. Slim small quarto. 33pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers. Wrappers worn and with a bit of soil, small area of label residue on cover, a couple of titles faintly highlighted or with small ink checkmarks, very good. With an errata slip tipped-on inside the front wrap. Why yes, they *are* offering "Hotel California" for the player piano.
The Last Empire: Photography in British India, 1855-1911

The Last Empire: Photography in British India, 1855-1911 by Worswick, Clark; Embree, Ainslie; The Earl Mountbatten of Burma

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The Last Empire: Photography in British India, 1855-1911
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Worswick, Clark; Embree, Ainslie; The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
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9780912334998
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New York: Aperture, 1976. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Near fine in good jacket. 2 inch tear along top jacket edge, jacket edges a bit rubbed. 1976 Large Hardcover. 146 pp. "A brilliant selection of virtually unknown and rare photographs of India taken between 1855 and 1911. Images include the work of early photographers and adventurers who first recorded the glories of the Himalayas, ancient archeological wonders and the picturesque facade of the British Raj in the subcontinent. This collection represents British views of a land that held romantic and exotic place in the western imagination.

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