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Napoleon, With this Document, Launches the Napoleonic Era by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Title: Napoleon, With this Document, Launches the Napoleonic Era
Author: Napoleon Bonaparte
Seller: The Raab Collection (United States)
Description: 23/10/1793. Written just days after his first ever promotion One of only 4 documents of Bonaparte, stretching back a century, we can find during the siege, signed with the early Italian form his signature, BuonaparteThe French Revolution had not only overthrown a monarch, it had pitted Europe against France. Austria and more distantly England saw a revolutionary France as a transcendental threat. So as Paris was engaged in a massive upheaval, it faced an ongoing state of hostilities with its neighbors. This led to a series of executive governments, the most famous of which was the Committee of Public Safety, established in April 1793, after the King had already been beheaded. In July of that year, Maximilien Robespierre was elected to the Committee; and so under his leadership began the Reign of Terror, so named because terror was in fact a policy instrument recognized by the state as an extension of the Revolution, which must be maintained at all costs. This control extended everywhere; they controlled the police and the army, and their agents went nationwide to do Robespierre’s bidding.Among the gravest threats to the new government under Robespierre was the royalist sentiment in the South along the coast, which just so happened to be within reach of the British Royal Navy. Here, in open defiance of the Republicans, royalists hoisted the “flour de lys” flag in the fall of 1793 in the city of Toulon. By that time, French troops were already on their way to that city where they would confront 13,000 men from the combined forces of England, Spain, Naples and Piedmont. The French generals were in control of their troops, but Robespierre also sent to this key battleground his brother, Augustin, and Antoine Saliceti, a Corsican like Napoleon, and like him close to the French cause. These two were to report on the loyalties of generals, the extent of success, and to advise Paris in all matters. They had final say in the South, and in reality controlled life and death.At the time when the siege of Toulon began, the Chief of Artillery was wounded, and since Toulon would require a strong bombardment, this deficit had to be filled. Napoleon Buonaparte (as he spelled his name then) had until then mainly been involved in provincial battles in his native Corsica. He was a relative unknown in France, and had no high title, although he had studied in the military academy there and was in service to the national army. His family had in fact fled Corsica because of its allegiance to France. In what may go down as one of the great coincidences in history, he happened to be in the area as the French gathered for the assault on Toulon and was given the command of artillery by Augustin Robespierre and Saliceti, whom he knew from Corsica. This seemingly insignificant event at the time would make his career and changed the history of Western Europe.The siege itself began in mid September. He was dissatisfied by the sole battery—called the ""Mountain"", positioned on the height of Saint-Laurent since September 19. He established another, on the shore of Brégallion, called the ""sans-culottes"". On the first of October, after a failure of General La Poype against the ""Eastern Fort"" of Faron, Bonaparte was asked to bombard the large fort of Malbousquet, whose fall would be required to enable the capture of the city. He therefore requisitioned artillery from all of the surrounding countryside. Promoted to Chief of Battalion on October 18, he set about strengthening his battery for the great push.Document signed, October 23, 1793, Ollioules near Toulon, signed Buonaparte, an early, Italian form of his signature, just days after being promoted to Chief of Battalion. ""Statement of the pieces of artillery and other necessary effects to complete the army for the Siege of Toulon."" The document continues us columns to note the type of weapon, what would be necessary, what they have now, and what is missing, along with any observations.Napoleon performed with great skill and Toulon was taken, a significant defeat to the royalists and to England. Buonaparte was credited with French success. Where soldiers who failed Paris were guillotined, those who won were feted and promoted. Augustin reported back to his brother Maximilien Robespierre that Napoleon was an exceptional commander. The elder brother decided that he would be named brigadier general in December 1793.

Ackermann's Sporting Scraps by ALKEN, Henry

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Title: Ackermann's Sporting Scraps
Author: ALKEN, Henry
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description: London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1850. One of the Rarest of all Henry Alken's Albums ALKEN, Henry. [Ackermann's Sporting Scraps]. London: Rudolph Ackermann, February 20th. 1850 - March 13th. 1861. First edition. Oblong quarto (8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches; 214 x 273 mm.). Thirty-six superb hand colored aquatint plates, heightened with gum arabic, by J.Harris after H. Alken, W.J. Shayer, and W.A. Knell. Bound ca. 1900 by J. Larkins in full tan calf, covers with triple-gilt borders and corner fleurons. Spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and turn-ins, purple coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. Small neat repair to lower edge of front cover. A few plates with light marginal foxing, Steeple Chase Scraps plate 2 a little foxed. A very good copy of an exceedingly rare book. Fine impressions of the Henry Alken plates. Twenty-eight out of the thirty-six being by him. It includes the best plates from Ackermann's famous publications... A fine collection of skillfully rendered sporting scenes, splendidly characteristic of the humor and unrivaled talent of Henry Alken (1785-1851) who drew twenty-eight of the thirty-six plates. These small format aquatints are quite scarce, especially with such fine hand-coloring, and are only mentioned very infrequently in the relevant literature. Excessively Rare. According to OCLC there is just one copy in libraries and institutions worldwide: The Huntington Library (CA, USA). The note from OCLC reads "Title from label on inside front cover./ Plates colored by hand./ The plates are mostly in groups of four and cover the following subjects: hunting, racing, coaching, coursing, shooting, steeple-chase, Indian sporting, fishing, deer stalking, stag-hunting, and yachting./ Four plates on coaching by W.J. Shayer; four on yachting by W.A. Knell; remainder by Alken./ Engraved by J. Harris." The plates: R. Ackermann's Hunting Scraps (dated March 13th. 1861) 1. Drawing Cover 2. Gone Away 3. Full Cry 4. The Death R. Ackermann's Racing Scraps (dated April 27th. 1850) 1. Training 2. Preparing to Start 3. Started 4. The Race Ackermann's Coaching Scraps (dated March 20th. and April 20th. 1854) 1. The Wet Morning 2. Springing 'em 3. The Rivals 4. The Time Keeper R. Ackermann's Steeple Chase Scraps (dated February 20th. 1850) 1. Getting away - Now for the front 2. The Brook 3. The Stone wall and double fence 4. The last Struggle R. Ackermann's Indian Sporting Scraps (dated April 9th. 1850) 1. Beating for a Boar 2. Raising the Boar from his lair 3. Charging the Boar 4. The wounded Boar Charging R. Ackermann's Shooting Scraps (dated June 10th. 1850) 1. Going out 2. The Point 3. The Shot 4. Down Charge R. Ackermann's Coursing Scraps (dated June 12th. 1850) 1. Going Out 2. Soho 3. The Course 4. The Death R. Ackermann's Fishing Scraps (dated July 15th. 1850) Trout Fishing R. Ackermann's Deer-Stalking Scraps (dated July 12th. 1850) Taking the Stag R. Ackermann's Stag Hunting Scraps (dated July 12th. 1850) Taking the Stag R. Ackermann's Shooting Scraps (dated July 15th. 1850) Flacker Shooting R. Ackermann's Yachting Scraps (dated April 20th. 1850) 1. Running off the wind 2. The Sapphire 3. Yachts on a wind 4. The Bianca Schooner Yacht Bobins III, 1168; Siltzer, pp. 65-67; Not in Abbey, Dixon, Snelgrove/Mellon or Tooley.

A Narrative of the Mysterious and Dreadful Murder of Mr. W. Weare, Containing the Examination Before the Magistrates, The Coroner's Inquest, the Confession of Hunt... and a Full Report of the Trial, and Subsequent Execution at Hertford

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Title: A Narrative of the Mysterious and Dreadful Murder of Mr. W. Weare, Containing the Examination Before the Magistrates, The Coroner's Inquest, the Confession of Hunt... and a Full Report of the Trial, and Subsequent Execution at Hertford
Seller: De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description: London: J. M'Gowan, 1824. 247 pp. The book is bound in a later binding with leather spine and replaced end paper. The flyleaf is lacking right corner, and the hinges of the book are cracking. This includes two full page illustrations, and 4 other illustrations are printed in the text. Complete. This was one of the most sensational murder trials of the period. John Thurtell and friends killed Weare so Thurtell would not have to pay a gambling debt. Thurtell was hung for the crime and one of his Assocaites was sent to Australia. A scarce title.

Jobs, Machines, and Capitalism by Arthur Dahlberg; Edward Alsworth Ross [fwd.]

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Title: Jobs, Machines, and Capitalism
Author: Arthur Dahlberg; Edward Alsworth Ross [fwd.]
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good +
Description: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. Very Good +/Fine. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. First Edition. Octavo. 252 pp. Large colored chart to rear pocket; b&w illustrations. Printed dust jacket. Brown boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket with $3.00 price stamped to front flap and else bright and remarkably well preserved. Boards show light shelfwear and gilt to spine a bit dulled; binding sound and interior unmarked; Very Good or better in a Fine dust jacket. Scarce work on the role of labor and machines in Depression-era Capitalism.

Flight Through the Forest by Paul Landacre (1893-1963)

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Title: Flight Through the Forest
Author: Paul Landacre (1893-1963)
Seller: John Howell for Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: [Los Angeles, CA: Paul Landacre, 1932, 1933]. Electrotyped wood engraving reused on a holiday greeting card. Image: 2 1/16 x 6 1/16 inches. Greeting Card is a Bifold, 8 3/16 x 6 1/4 inches. Corner-mounted so no adhesive is used to hold the bifold to the stiff paper board that measures 16 x 13 inches; small stain at the top margin of the bifold. The stiff sheet of board is hinge mounted to the bottom board, this upper board with a window to expose the front of the holiday card; there is also with a small plastic sheet hinge-mounted to the bottom stiff board to offer protection to the artwork beneath; some light soiling to the top board and minor shelf wear. LL723-010. Very Good. Paul Landacre's wood engraving Flight Through The Forest was conceived for The Limited Editions Club edition of Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson. It was created during the winter of 1932-33. It is here reused to decorate a holiday card tor Catherine and Leigh Harline. Text printed letterpress above and below the image reads "All the better wishes for the New Year, from Catherine & Leigh Harline." "Paul Landacre" is printed below the abstract image. "The edition size and date of printing of the card are unknown." Wien. Leigh Adrian Harline (1907-1969) was an American composer and songwriter. He was known for his musical sophistication that was uniquely Harline-esque by weaving rich tapestries of mood-setting underscores and penning memorable melodies for animated shorts and features. After graduating from the University of Utah where he studied piano and organ, Harline moved to California where he worked at radio stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles as a composer, conductor, arranger, instrumentalist, singer, and announcer. In 1931, he provided music for the first transcontinental radio broadcast to originate from the West Coast. He was then hired by Walt Disney where he scored more than 50 tunes, including the Silly Symphonies cartoon series of the 1930s. He is perhaps best-known for the song When You Wish Upon a Star." from the film Pinocchio (1940). Other notable tunes to his credit include Whistle While You Work, Heigh-Ho, and Some Day My Prince Will Come from the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Wikipedia. REFERENCE: Wien, 124. Other examples of the Harline's holiday card are to be found at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, the Occidental College Library, and UCLA (Zeitlin Papers).

Etching titled, "Etudes des Negres", published by Alfred Salmon, approx. 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches on cream colored Japanese style paper. "Edm. Ramus, sc" is printed under the right lower corner of the image. Under the left lower corner, "P.P. Rubens, poinx." is printed and and in the middle "Imp. A. Salmon" who printed this etching. Docketed on lower right in pencil, "original etching after Rubens." A striking image by RAMUS, EDMOND

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Title: Etching titled, "Etudes des Negres", published by Alfred Salmon, approx. 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches on cream colored Japanese style paper. "Edm. Ramus, sc" is printed under the right lower corner of the image. Under the left lower corner, "P.P. Rubens, poinx." is printed and and in the middle "Imp. A. Salmon" who printed this etching. Docketed on lower right in pencil, "original etching after Rubens." A striking image
Author: RAMUS, EDMOND
Seller: Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description: Princeton University Art Museum has a copy of this etching which is described as a "faithful copy after an oil sketch originally painted on wood by Rubens between 1613 and 1615, depicting an unknown man of African descent expressing various emotions." [ see art museum at Princeton collections- objects/9044] Condition: Very good overall condition except for slight chip and tape remnant in upper left corner and very slight tear on upper margin, tape remnant on right margin, some sunning likely from previous frame.

La passion de Roland Garros. by Ajalbert, Jean.

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Title: La passion de Roland Garros.
Author: Ajalbert, Jean.
Seller: Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description: Paris (Les Éditions de France), 1926.. 2 vols. 263, (1), 392pp. Dec. wraps., printed in orange and black with dramatic compositions by Maurice Busset. A married set, Vol. I being one of 175 numbered copies on papier Alfa.

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