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Catalogue Général des Livres composant les Bibliothèques du Département de la Marine et des Colonies

Catalogue Général des Livres composant les Bibliothèques du Département de la Marine et des Colonies by DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARINE, FRANCE

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Title
Catalogue Général des Livres composant les Bibliothèques du Département de la Marine et des Colonies
Author
DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARINE, FRANCE
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
1838. Five thick vols, each printed on heavy laid paper. 8vo (230 by 150 mm), uniformly bound ca. 1847 by the atelier of the Imprimerie Royale for the Prince Royal, Louis-Charles-Philippe-Raphaël d’Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896) in crimson straight-grained morocco (minor & skillful repairs to several joints), sides and smooth spines richly gilt in the style of the “Rocaille Louis-Philippe,” the solid tools on covers connected with curved triple fillets, in centers the initials “LO” surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by the royal crown (OHDR fer 2), inside gilt roll borders, light-blue watered-silk liners and endleaves, a.e.g. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1838-39-40-42-43. This magnificently bound five volume catalogue is to a large extent tantamount to a bibliography of French naval and colonial history, describing 17,108 works printed up to 1842, plus approximately 3000 later acquisitions, short-title listed in the index only. It was compiled under the supervision of Louis Marie Bajot (1775-d. “after 1854“), Inspector General of the library of the ministry of the French navy, in collaboration with Angliviel, in charge of the ministry’s library of maps and charts. The compilation of the catalogue required remarkable cooperation of numerous librarians in Paris, the ports, and far-flung places such as Pondicherry and Guadeloupe. The catalogue, in fact, lists the contents of no less than eleven libraries belonging to the Ministère de la Marine: its main library and the Dépot général des Cartes et Plans in Paris; the libraries of the naval bases at Cherbourg, Brest, Lorient, Rochefort and Toulon; and the naval hospitals of these ports (except for Lorient). It also gives a list of six colonial naval libraries. In all cases, the names of the librarians in charge and their salaries are given (interestingly, Bajot’s was 7,000 frs, while Angliviel’s was more than double at 18,000 frs per year). This information is repeated in the preliminary matters of each volume. The catalogue itself preferably describes the copies of the two Paris libraries, otherwise those in one of the other nine libraries; three columns indicate the symbols and shelf numbers of the eleven libraries in three columns headed “Ports,” “Hôspitaux,” and “Paris.” During the Restoration, and especially under Louis-Philippe, the binding atelier of the Imprimerie Royale, under the direction of a certain Courtois, bound the official publications of the Imprimerie in good calf bindings for the ministries, and in richly gilt deluxe morocco for the King and the Crown Prince (the Duc de Nemours, second son of Louis-Philippe, had succeeded his elder brother on his death in 1842 as Prince Royal). These binding for the Duc de Nemours are particularly successful for the handsome treatment to the wide spines. The Duc de Nemours, who was himself an important book collector, was greatly interested in the Navy and especially the colonies, having participated in the conquest of Algeria. His library was dispersed many years after his death, in 1931-32. Preserved in five lined red cloth boxes, morocco labels on backs. ❧ Gustave Brunet, Dictionnaire de Bibliologie Catholique, cols. 643-44–“Le ministère de la Marine a fait en bibliographie un fort bon travail, très-digne de servir de modèle…Le catalogue de la marine se recommande par les notes qui accompagnent les titres d’un grand nombre d’ouvrages, indiquant exactement le contenu des livres enregistrés…Ces renseignements sont d’une grande utilité pour les travailleurs. Le catalogue contient en tout 17,108 articles.”.
Padre Ignacio: or the Song of Temptation

Padre Ignacio: or the Song of Temptation by WISTER, Owen

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Padre Ignacio: or the Song of Temptation
Author
WISTER, Owen
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1911. First Thus. First separate printing. 12mo (18cm); light blue cloth with color pictorial paper onlay to front board; glassine dustjacket; [iv],[68]pp; inserted illustration at frontispiece. Previous owner's name inked on front endpaper. Top left corner of cover illustration very slightly peeled, dust-soil to upper edge of textblock, two tiny spots to upper front cover (not impacting illustration), and mild rubbing and foxing to rear pastedown and endpaper; Very Good+. In rare printed glassine dustjacket, with creasing and wear, 1mm chip to crown (affecting title), and three missing sections on front panel; Very Good. Often focused on the Western frontier, this is Wister's eighth novel. JOHNSON p.547. FPAA IV p.393. [82287].
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The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition. To Which is Added, a Valuable Collection of American Anecdotes. Original and Select by [BYERLEY, Thomas and Joseph C. ROBERTSON]

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The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition. To Which is Added, a Valuable Collection of American Anecdotes. Original and Select
Author
[BYERLEY, Thomas and Joseph C. ROBERTSON]
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
Front joint broken but threads intact, spine label partly perished, some pale foxing
Description
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. Front joint broken but threads intact, spine label partly perished, some pale foxing. Two volumes in one, 8vo. Two engraved frontispieces and engraved titles. Contemporary calf.
A Century of Sisterhood 1869 YWMIA 1969

A Century of Sisterhood 1869 YWMIA 1969 by [Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association]

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A Century of Sisterhood 1869 YWMIA 1969
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[Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association]
Seller
Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
[Nagoya, Japan]: Narumi Fine China, 1969. 29 cm diamter Gold border on bone china with an image of two women at the center, one in a pioneer dress and the other in a groovy light blue dress. In fine condition with faux wood stand. Commemorative plate produced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of YWMIA. "An elaborate June Conference was held in 1969, with many foreign countries represented. An early morning reception on Temple Square was followed by banquets, dance festivals, musicals, dramatic readings, road show presentations, camp training in the nearby mountains, athletic seminars, and testimony meetings. The final general session was held in the Tabernacle on Sunday." - p.1618 'Encyclopedia of Mormonism'.
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Modern Road Building and Maintenance: Principles and Practice by ANDERSON, Andrew P.

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Modern Road Building and Maintenance: Principles and Practice
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ANDERSON, Andrew P.
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
very good
Description
Chicago: Hercules Powder Co, 1915. paperback. very good. Black & white illustrations throughout. 146 pages, tall slim 8vo, original gray pictorial wrappers, paper label for title on spine. (Chicago): Hercules Powder Co., circa 1915. Very Good. Large chapter on explosives.

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