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In an Apparently Unpublished Letter, Napoleon Writes from Madrid to Reincorporate the Survivors from His First Great Land Defeat and Humiliation: the Battle of Bailen and the Surrender of Nearly 20,000 Men

In an Apparently Unpublished Letter, Napoleon Writes from Madrid to Reincorporate the Survivors from His First Great Land Defeat and Humiliation: the Battle of Bailen and the Surrender of Nearly 20,000 Men by Napoleon Bonaparte

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In an Apparently Unpublished Letter, Napoleon Writes from Madrid to Reincorporate the Survivors from His First Great Land Defeat and Humiliation: the Battle of Bailen and the Surrender of Nearly 20,000 Men
Author
Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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19/12/1808. A letter never before offered for sale, acquired from the direct US-based descendants of the recipient; it does not appear in the published works of Napoleon or online at the Fondation Napoleon Napoleon's letters mentioning the surrender at Bailen are great rarities, and we have not seen one having been sold publiclyThe Battle of Bailén was fought in 1808 between the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by General Francisco Javier Castaños and the Imperial French Army's II corps d'observation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de l'Étang. This battle was the first open-field defeat of a Napoleonic army. The heaviest fighting took place near Bailén (sometimes anglicized Baylen), a village by the Guadalquivir River in the Jaén province of southern Spain.The defeat was total. Dupont surrendered all his forces, those who were not killed, instead of fighting his way out. Napoleon considered it a great treachery, the biggest blow to his ego to date. Apart from the blow to French prestige, Bailén threw the French invasion forces—faltering after their failure to secure Gerona, Zaragoza, Valencia, Barcelona, and Santander, and with the country rapidly arming and mobilizing against them—into panic and disarray. With the sudden loss of 20,000 troops, Napoleon's military machine abruptly fell apart and had to be put back together.The fate of the prisoners was tragic in most cases. Dupont had surrendered with the understanding that his men would be allowed back to France. But his Spanish opponents, once the surrender occurred, did not honor the agreement, and instead most of the 20,000 or so captured were sent west and ended on vessels, the vast majority eventually dying. A few, among them Dupont, were sent back to France, to Rochefort, and from there made their way back to the front lines to be incorporated into the ranks.General Mouton, the Count of Lobau, was a prominent general and later Marshall of the Empire for Napoleon. Mouton means ""lamb"" in French, the source of Napoleon's now famous statement on Mouton: ""My lamb is a lion."" Napoleon valued Mouton to the extent that for his great Russia campaign he made him senior aide to camp. In 1806 Mouton was a Brigade General. He would remain in Napoleon's service until the end of the Empire, during which time he showed himself to be forthright, direct (“he's no fawner”, Napoleon is noted to have said) but also disciplined, loyal, meticulous and highly organized. He was at Austerlitz with Napoleon and was charged with the preparation of the campaigns in Spain (1808), Russia (1812), Germany (1813) and Belgium (1815). Napoleon also wrote “Mouton is the best colonel to have ever commanded a French regiment.”Letter signed, Chamartin (Madrid), December 19, 1808, to General Mouton. ""There are at Retiro 4 depots of isolated men, one from the 1st corps, one from 4th, one from the 6th and another of isolated French prisoners of Dupont's corps which is returning. You will conduct a review and report back to me with their state. There is also a clothing store at Retiro. You will find attached here an account of its status. Go to visit it and acquaint me of the use we could make of the 2300 habits, 2300 vests, 3000 culottes and the 800 pants located there. You will bring to me tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the morning the state of the depots and the state of the stores, along with that of the men we could clothes in the four depots.""Never before offered for sale, acquired from the direct descendants of the recipient now residing in the United States. It does not appear in the published works of Napoleon or online at the Fondation Napoleon.
Die wunderbare Geschichte von Concordia ....

Die wunderbare Geschichte von Concordia .... by Anon. - HANDCOLORED BROADSIDE

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Die wunderbare Geschichte von Concordia ....
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Anon. - HANDCOLORED BROADSIDE
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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Good; irregular marginal trimming; old folds.
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[Ephrata?]: [Joseph Bauman?], ca1800. Edition not known.. Not bound.. Good; irregular marginal trimming; old folds.. Broadside appx. 280 x 220 mm embellished with a hand-colored woodcut of Concordia appx. 140 x 70 mm "One of the most unusual of the German ballads ...." The tale is of a girl who visits paradise and returns after what she believes is a few hours but in reality is over a century. According to Yoder this ballad was read, or sung to the tune of the hymn "Mein Gemüt erfreut sich". The story of the human bride-of-Christ can be found as early as the 13th century and has many variants. The broadside has 29 verses (Yoder translates the entire tale for his book) and is decorated with a superb hand colored woodcut of the subject. The ballad has 21 identified variant settings issued by different printers in the first four decades of the nineteenth century. The version offered here has one location at the Free Library of Philadelphia; it is absent from American Imprints. See Yoder, PA German Broadside, pp. 63 - 66; PSU copy (defective) is a much later variant.
Entwurf einer Apotheker-Ordnung für den österreichischen Kaiserstaat

Entwurf einer Apotheker-Ordnung für den österreichischen Kaiserstaat by Schneller, J & Würth, I von - LAW FOR PHARMACISTS

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Entwurf einer Apotheker-Ordnung für den österreichischen Kaiserstaat
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Schneller, J & Würth, I von - LAW FOR PHARMACISTS
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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Good; some dog earring; some spotting and dustiness to the wrappers; untrimmed.
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Vienna: Carl Ueberreuter, 1849. First Edition. Original publisher's printed wrappers.. Good; some dog earring; some spotting and dustiness to the wrappers; untrimmed.. 8vo, 73, [1 - blank], [2 - adverts] pp. A signed presentation from Schneller on the inside of the front wrapper dated Nov.4, 1849. An informative and lengthy account of the attempt to draft legislation for the Austro-Hungarian Empire that reflects the advances in the medical sciences and separates the governance of the practice of medicine from that of pharmacists. The text is filled with little known nuances of the myriad laws within the empire. Supplementing the text are lists of items that may only be sold through pharmacies or to pharmacists in the employ of trade.
The Book Of Common Prayer, And Administration Of The Sacraments & Other Rites & Ceremonies Of The Church, According To The Use Of The Church Of England; Together With The Psalter of Psalms Of David, Pointed As They Are To Be Sung or Said In Churches; & The Form And Manner Of Making, Ordaining, And Consecrating Of Bishops, Priests, And Deacons

The Book Of Common Prayer, And Administration Of The Sacraments & Other Rites & Ceremonies Of The Church, According To The Use Of The Church Of England; Together With The Psalter of Psalms Of David, Pointed As They Are To Be Sung or Said In Churches; & The Form And Manner Of Making, Ordaining, And Consecrating Of Bishops, Priests, And Deacons by Ashbee, Charles Robert

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The Book Of Common Prayer, And Administration Of The Sacraments & Other Rites & Ceremonies Of The Church, According To The Use Of The Church Of England; Together With The Psalter of Psalms Of David, Pointed As They Are To Be Sung or Said In Churches; & The Form And Manner Of Making, Ordaining, And Consecrating Of Bishops, Priests, And Deacons
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Ashbee, Charles Robert
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Crushed purple morocco rebacked with most of original spine laid-down. Fine in fine blue cloth clamshell box
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Chipping Camden, London & New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904. First American edition. leather_bound. Crushed purple morocco rebacked with most of original spine laid-down. Fine in fine blue cloth clamshell box. 387 pages. Folio, 36 x 28.5 cm. One of a small number of copies printed on vellum for the American market, The Trinity Edition with a hand illuminated presentation leaf to Anna L. Wilson tipped-in. With an eight page Supplement to the American Edition laid-in: "Showing Variants From The Prayer Book Of The American Church," which includes an image of Teddy Roosevelt and a prayer for him. Deluxe binding by the M. Walter Dunne bindery, gilt lettered spine, gilt bordered covers with center Royal crest surrounded by four crown and fleur-de-lis emblems decorated in pink, white and blue with suede doublers, silk moire endpapers, and silk marker ribbon. Proofs were corrected by Dunne and printed at the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
Oeuvres Poissardes de J. J. Vade, et De L'Ecluse

Oeuvres Poissardes de J. J. Vade, et De L'Ecluse by Vade, J.J. [Jean Joseph]; L'Ecluse

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Oeuvres Poissardes de J. J. Vade, et De L'Ecluse
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Vade, J.J. [Jean Joseph]; L'Ecluse
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve. Printed by L'Imprimerie de Didot le Jeune, 1796. Hardcover. Marbled paper pastedown on boards and spine. Near Fine. Lovely early copy of Vade's "poissard" songs, poems, dialogues, etc. 12mo. 216 pp. With five copper engraved plates, one of which is a frontis portrait of Vade, the other four, street scenes. Vade invented the poissard genre, which reveled in the more vulgar vernacular of literally, the fish-wife, and sought to dignify the lives, joys and trials of more common people. Minor soiling scattered. Light wear to contemporary red morocco.
A History of Harvard University; North Carolina Debates Ratifying the Constitution; and a List of Newly-Minted U.S. Senators

A History of Harvard University; North Carolina Debates Ratifying the Constitution; and a List of Newly-Minted U.S. Senators by CONSTITUTION

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A History of Harvard University; North Carolina Debates Ratifying the Constitution; and a List of Newly-Minted U.S. Senators
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CONSTITUTION
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Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
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Fine
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Philadelphia, PA, 1788. Softcover. Fine. The Columbian Magazine. Magazine. The Columbian Magazine, Philadelphia, Pa., December, 1788. 52 pp., 5 x 8 in. Lacking plates. This title has the honor of being the first successful American magazine, having begun in September 1786 and lasting until December 1792. Although many titles existed earlier, none enjoyed the success of lasting beyond a few issues or a couple of years.Opens with five pages on ""An Account of the Ancient Colleges at Cambridge in New England..."" that being Harvard University. (pp. 669-673).A recipe for making artificial Asses milk (p. 698).With ""The American Plutarch - Memoirs of Captain John Smith"" (pp. 699-703, continued for a previous issue and concluded in the next).A section on ""American Intelligence"" (pp. 715-718) with the latest news reports, including an item from Edenton, North Carolina:""a new convention be recommended for the purpose of reconsidering the new constitution held out by the federal convention as a government for the United States."" (p. 716).With a ""List of Senators of the United States Already Chosen"" by state (pp. 717-718).Also mention of the officers for the Masonic Lodge at Philadelphia (p. 716).
Printer's Proof -- Pen company - Gladiators - Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Printer's Proof -- Pen company - Gladiators - Pen is Mightier than the Sword

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Printer's Proof -- Pen company - Gladiators - Pen is Mightier than the Sword
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New York: Meyer, Merkel & Ottmann. A 5 5/8" x 4 3/8" proof for Aikin Lambert & Co. New York. Logo in upper left corner "Pen is Mightier than the Sword". Scene depicts gladiators in the Coliseum dueling with pens instead of sword. Layered color, almost appears as split-fountain. Gold vs. Steel at base Reverse is blank.
My Soul has Grown Deep: Classics of Early African-American Literature

My Soul has Grown Deep: Classics of Early African-American Literature by Wideman, John Edgar, compiler

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My Soul has Grown Deep: Classics of Early African-American Literature
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Wideman, John Edgar, compiler
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McBlain Books (United States)
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9780762410354
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Near Fine
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Philadelphia and London: Running Press, 2001. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. photo, 1270p. dj. 23 cm. SIGNED (his scrawl) by Wideman on title-page. Twelve works by African Americans, each preceded by a brief biographical essay by Wideman.
14th Annual National Competition American Indian Painting and Sculpture May 5 through May 31, 1959. (Cover title)

14th Annual National Competition American Indian Painting and Sculpture May 5 through May 31, 1959. (Cover title)

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14th Annual National Competition American Indian Painting and Sculpture May 5 through May 31, 1959. (Cover title)
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Tulsa: Philbrook Art Center, 1959. Paperback. Very Good. Two full-page and several smaller black & white illustrations, (8) unnumbered pages. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. After having to fight to get his painting admitted to the 1958 show, his "Dancing the Scalps" was adjudged winner of the Grand Prize in Regional Paintings.
ERROLL GARNER at PIANO (1958) Publicity photo

ERROLL GARNER at PIANO (1958) Publicity photo by Columbia Records

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ERROLL GARNER at PIANO (1958) Publicity photo
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Columbia Records
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
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Columbia Records. No binding. Near Fine. [New York: Columbia Records], 1958. Vintage original 9 x 7" (23 x 18 cm) black-and-white photo. With Dell Library stamp and handwritten notation of receipt on 10-16-58, printing notations in blank margin, near fine.  Publicity photo of American jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner during a performance on WWTV in Cadillac, Michigan.
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Baroness Burdett-Coutts: A Sketch of Her Public Life and Work by ADELAIDE, Mary

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Baroness Burdett-Coutts: A Sketch of Her Public Life and Work
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ADELAIDE, Mary
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Chicago, A.C. McClurg and Company, 1893., 1893. First edition. Small 8vo. Frontispiece portrait. 4 page introduction by Bertha Honore Palmer. Original gilt stamped blue cloth. Very good. 204 pages + 4 pages advertisements. Eugene Field's copy, signed by him, 1893, on the front free endpaper. With Eugene Field's bookplates on the front pastedown.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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The Dugum Dani: a Papuan culture in the highlands of West New Guinea by Heider, Karl G.

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The Dugum Dani: a Papuan culture in the highlands of West New Guinea
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Heider, Karl G.
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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Chicago: Aldine Publishing Co. [for the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research], 1970. First edition, 8vo, pp. xv, [1], 334; 59 illustrations from photographs, 7 maps, 9 diagrams, and 11 tables; previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology no. 49. "For many years anthropologists have speculated about primitive warfare, its place in a particular culture, its form, and its consequences on other tribes. This full-scale ethnography of the Dugum Dani centers on the issue of hostility between groups of human beings and the place and function of violence. This book provides the data and analysis necessary for the full understanding of this isolated and technologically primitive people, whose life has already been described in Robert Gardner's classic film Dead Birds, in the photographic book, Gardens of War, and in the narrative history, Under the Mountain Wall, by Peter Matthiessen" (jacket blurb).
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he Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. Federal Regulation and the Cattleman's Last Frontier by Savage, Jr., William W.

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he Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. Federal Regulation and the Cattleman's Last Frontier
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Savage, Jr., William W.
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
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Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 1973 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition. Oblong 8vo. 7¼ x 9¼ inches. 154 pp. Illustrated with early photographs, portraits, facsimiles, drawings, etc.; bibliography and index. Green cloth with brown lettering on spine. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. Jacket price-clipped and with some light shelf-wear. Approximately 6.5 million acres had been conveyed to the Cherokee Nation in 1819 under treaty which was then leased by that Nation to the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. Changes in federal land policies, the encroachments by boomers, etc. gradually changed this situation. This work documents the federal government's dealings with the cattlemen and examines the role of the Indian as entrepreneur. .
You and Your Food

You and Your Food

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You and Your Food
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Near fine
Description
Chicago: Club Aluminum Co, 1928. Staplebound. Near fine. 8vo; 21 pp; color illustrated paper wrappers; light age toning; near fine. Promotional booklet touting the advantages of cooking with their alumnium cookware. Laid in is an order form and a folding brochure on the care of the aluminum eqipment. The folding brochure contains a few recipes. Scarce, only one listed in WorldCat.

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