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Nouvelle mechanique des mouvements de l’homme et des animaux by BARTHEZ, P.-J

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Title: Nouvelle mechanique des mouvements de l’homme et des animaux
Author: BARTHEZ, P.-J
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Carcassonne: P. Polere, 1798. FIRST EDITION. A lovely copy partially printed on blue-tinged paper, interior with wide margins, occasional browning and spotting due to paper stock. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt I compartments, red moroco label, triple gilt fillets, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First edition of a rare scientific contribution to the study of aerial flight, as well as of the body movement of humans and other animals. This work, of historic importance following that of Borelli, focuses on the manner by which Barthez' approach to diagnosis of illness and disease works hand in hand with muscular movement by examining the mechanics of standing, walking, jumping, crawling, flying, etc. "The vital force is found in all parts of the body, but cannot work separately for any considerable period in any one of those parts, being transferred speedily by sympathy to all the others. From it originate ‘the muscular and tonic forces, the general and special sensitive forces, animal heat and the sympathies" (Handerson). Barthez (1734-1806), a professor of medicine at Montpellier, was a consulting physician to Napoleon. He is memorable for his introduction of the term "vital principle" (vitalis agens) which was derived from Stahl's theory of the "anima." He added much to the works of Borelli on the mechanism and movement of animals, not only in making known Borelli's errors but also in explaining in a new and more realistic manner the different forms of locomotion. Based upon his approach to diagnosing disease and illness, Barthez is known as the creator of the natural, analytic and empiric method of treatment.

Histoire des femmes depuis la plus haute antiquité kisqu à nos jours, Avec des Anecdotes curieuses, et de Détails très intérressans sur leur état civil et politique, chez tous ls peoples barbares et civilizes, anciens et moderns. Traduit de l'anglois Par le C. Cantwell.. by [ Alexander, William ]

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Title: Histoire des femmes depuis la plus haute antiquité kisqu à nos jours, Avec des Anecdotes curieuses, et de Détails très intérressans sur leur état civil et politique, chez tous ls peoples barbares et civilizes, anciens et moderns. Traduit de l'anglois Par le C. Cantwell..
Author: [ Alexander, William ]
Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Paris: Chez Briand, 1794 First French translation of this well known Hitory of Wome, which first appeared in 1779. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt flat spines with brown and black morocco labels, edges stained red. Four engraved frontispieces by Philibert Boutrois. Complete with half-titles. Light wear to binding extremities, a little light foxing. A very good, clean set. William Alexander (bap. 1742?, d. 1788?) was a University of Edinburgh-educated medical doctor. The present work, which has sociological and anthropological overtones, is his best know. It "deserves to take a place among Enlightenment histories of civil society. Though Alexander clearly knew and was influenced by Montesquieu and the encyclopédistes, it was to contemporary Scottish historians such as John Millar, Lord Kames, and Gilbert Stuart that he owed his greatest debts. Like them, he attempted to place the history of women and gender roles firmly within the history of civil society, though he also perpetuated their disagreements and inconsistencies. The History is long, rambling, and inconsistent, and omits any scholarly references. In it, Alexander drew widely and indiscriminately upon biblical history, theological studies, classical and medieval histories, and travel literature to construct narratives of women's employment, marriage, child-rearing patterns, customs and ceremonies, and the status and public power of women. He explored the relative influences of nature, or biology, and education, or environment, in shaping the manners of women; the potential for the moral corruption of nations in the absence of female chastity; the relationship between the progress of 'civilization' and the condition of women; and the distinctive characteristics of both 'northern' and British women. On the whole Alexander was inclined to give little weight to the influence of Christianity in the improvement of the condition of women, and there is an anti-Catholic and anti-clerical tinge to much of his discussion" (D.N.B.). The History of Women went through three British editions in as many years. It was translated into French and German, and two American editions were produced.

[Certificado de Nacionalidad from the Chinese Consulate in Cuba] by [Cuba]. [China]

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Title: [Certificado de Nacionalidad from the Chinese Consulate in Cuba]
Author: [Cuba]. [China]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Havana: September 8, 1880. Very good.. Partially-printed broadside, 6.5 x 8.25 inches, completed in manuscript in Spanish and Chinese. Small marginal wormhole, mild edge wear, light toning. Ink stamp of the Consulado General at bottom-center. A scarce certificate issued in 1880 by the Chinese Consulate in Havana, authenticating the registration and details of a Chinese laborer in Cuba. The printed form is completed in manuscript with the name of the recipient, his age, place of origin, occupation, and place of residence. The present examples were completed for a sixty-year-old laborer from Canton being called Pedro Pulido, who was going to work and/or live at 48 Calle Figueroa in Havana. The printed text states that, "El Cónsul General de China en la Habana, certifica que [blank] ha hecho constar en este Consulado General ser súbdito de S.M. el Emperador de la China, y como tal se halla inscrito en el Registro de dicho Consulado General, segun número y filiacion anotados al márgen." The certificate is dated September 8, 1880, and is stamped with the seal of the consulate in red and with the rubberstamped signature of the Consul General Lin Liang Yuan. The form are also bears two ink signatures in Chinese in the left margin, a rare occurrence. An excellent document of the bureaucracy surrounding imported Chinese labor to Cuba in the last quarter of the 19th century.

ZUAN SHINGIHO^ KO^ZA NOUVEAU COURS: METHODES DU DESSIN DECORATIF 8 vo by [PREWAR DESIGN] Atorie-sha

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Title: ZUAN SHINGIHO^ KO^ZA NOUVEAU COURS: METHODES DU DESSIN DECORATIF 8 vo
Author: [PREWAR DESIGN] Atorie-sha
Seller: Boston Book Company (United States)
Description: 1932. [PREWAR DESIGN] Atorie-sha. ZUAN SHINGIHO^ KO^ZA NOUVEAU COURS: METHODES DU DESSIN DECORATIF 8 vols. To^kyo^, Atorie-sha, Sho^wa 7 [1932]. 8 volumes, 8vo., complete, bound western-style in wrappers. An interesting synopsis in Japanese of world-wide trends in commercial art in the early 1930s. Very good or better condition, many b+w illustrations. In the original publisher's slipcases. The Atorie-sha was one of the most important publishers of art criticism, etc. before the war in Japan.

The History of America by COLUMBUS (Christopher)

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Title: The History of America
Author: COLUMBUS (Christopher)
Seller: BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description: (Christopher COLUMBUS)The History of America.London: W. Wetton, circa 1830.Small 8vo, 176pp + [4] adverts, listing this title as number 15 (of 22); original gilt leather-backed marbled boards, the spine titled "Columbus".Rare juvenile biography of Christopher Columbus, of which there is apparently no copy in OCLC.

Special 1896 Catalogue, E. No. 57, of Buggies, Surreys, Phaetons, Spring Wagons, Carts, Road Wagons, Harness, Saddles, etc., etc.

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Title: Special 1896 Catalogue, E. No. 57, of Buggies, Surreys, Phaetons, Spring Wagons, Carts, Road Wagons, Harness, Saddles, etc., etc.
Seller: James Arsenault & Company (United States)
Description: 158 to 164 W. Van Buren Street, Chicago, ILL: Cash Buyers' Union, 1896. 8vo, printed pink wrappers. 128 pp., numerous b&w illus. An excellent carriage catalog offering buggies, surreys, wagons, saddles, harnesses, etc. Issued by Cash Buyers' Union Manufacturers who promise high-quality vehicles and harnesses at wholesale prices since they cut out the middleman, don't employ salesmen, and only accept cash. "The man who buys with cash will get the utmost that his money will buy, and he will help to pay for no other man's debts." Included are 3 pages of testimonials. such as from J. L. Powell "The saddle was received in good shape and it is a daisy. Saved $4 or $5 by purchasing from you." Laid in are two folded pages of ads from another publication. CONDITION: Good, bit of loss to paper at spine, a few short tears and losses to wrappers, mildly soiled and stained, contents clean.

Improvement Era, vol 11, 1908

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Title: Improvement Era, vol 11, 1908
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1908. Very Good. Improvement Era, vol 11, 1908. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1908. 984pp. 8vo. Book condition: Very good. Light rubbing and scuffing to extremities. Spine a bit faded. Contents very good, clean and tight. Includes an MIA Convention brochure between pages 904-905. Collated complete.

Improvement Era vol 29 No.11 Sept 1926

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Title: Improvement Era vol 29 No.11 Sept 1926
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: YMMIA, 1926. Very Good. Improvement Era vol 29 No.11 Sept 1926. Salt Lake City: YMMIA, 1926. Illustrated. 8vo. Wraps. Book condition: Very good.

The Comic History of England by Abbott a Beckett, Gilbert; Leech, John (illus.)

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Title: The Comic History of England
Author: Abbott a Beckett, Gilbert; Leech, John (illus.)
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., n.d. (c. 1850). Hardcover. Very Good+. Half gilt-ruled green morocco and green cloth, gilt-stamped lettering and ornament in spine compartments (5 raised bands), a.e.g.; complete set of 2 volumes, 8vo; pp. xviii, 320; 304; with 20 hand-colored steel-engraved plates (10 in each volume), numerous wood-engraved illustrations in text; collates complete. Spines sunned; boards lightly rubbed; corners a little scuffed. Internally bright and clean, with plates in excellent condition, colors remain true. Armorial bookplate of George Burnham Wells on front paste-down of Volume 1. A handsome set.

Browning's Italy: A Study of Italian Life and Art in Browning by Clarke, Hellen Archibald

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Title: Browning's Italy: A Study of Italian Life and Art in Browning
Author: Clarke, Hellen Archibald
Seller: De Simone Company, Booksellers (United States)
Description: New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1907. 8vo. 210 x 135 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches]. [16], 382 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and 20 photographic reproductions. Bound in publisher's green cloth, with color printed pastoral scene pasted to the upper board, gilt title on spine; binding showing light wear to tips and spine, some soiling to the cloth, spine faded with some discoloration. With faults a nice copy. First edition. A study of the Brownings' travels to Italy in 1838, 1844, and there nine year stay in country from 1846 and 1855 and the influence these experiences had on their writing. Included are detail on the people and places they visited and the impact of political and societal changes that were taking place in Italy during the middle years of the century. Clarke's work is considered a significant contribuiton to of the poetry and prose of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Helen Archibald Clarke (1860-1926) was the editor of the works of Robert and Elizabeth Browning, and author of critical biographies of Hawthorne and Longfellow. She was also the founder of the journal Poet Lore with Charlotte Porter. Her father was a professor of music at the University of Pennsylvania and through his influence Charlotte was able to study for two years at Penn, then still a male only institution, and she earned a certificate in music in 1883.

CHARLES RICKETTS, R.A., SIXTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS

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Title: CHARLES RICKETTS, R.A., SIXTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description: London: Cassell, 1933. cloth. Ricketts, Charles. 8vo. cloth. (xxii), LX pages. First edition. With a gift inscription on the half-title page in ink. Lacking the dust jacket. Minor fading to spine, very minor wear to spine ends, else a near fine copy. Showcases the work of Charles Ricketts, with an introduction by T. Sturge Moore.

HANDBUCH DER KAISER WILHELM-GESELLSCHAFT by VON HARNACK, Adolf

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Title: HANDBUCH DER KAISER WILHELM-GESELLSCHAFT
Author: VON HARNACK, Adolf
Seller: Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description: Verlag von Reimar Hobbing, 1928. VON HARNACK, Adolf. HANDBUCH DER KAISER WILHELM-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN. Berlin: Verlag von Reimar Hobbing, 1928. Small 4to., green cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Good (some chipping spine ends & edgewear, small chip front endpaper). $50.00.

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Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers 2015 by Rovine, Arthur W. (Ed.)

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Title: Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers 2015
Author: Rovine, Arthur W. (Ed.)
Seller: Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN: 9789004334540
Condition: LikeNew
Description: Leiden/Boston: Brill/Nijhoff [2017]. Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.25". vi, 250pp. Blue publisher's boards. Light bumping to corners. Near Fine. ISBN 9789004334540 . LikeNew. Hardcover .

MASTER DRAWINGS, THE WOODNER COLLECTION by (ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS)

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Title: MASTER DRAWINGS, THE WOODNER COLLECTION
Author: (ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS)
Seller: The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description: (ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS) MASTER DRAWINGS, THE WOODNER COLLECTION. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. Folio. Printed wrappers. 304 pages. This catalogue of the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition of the Woodner Collect of Master Drawings is arranged by school and chronologically by artist. It i well illustrated and contains thorough descriptions of each work, as well as bibliography. There is an essay on "Private Collections of Old Master Drawin in America in the Twentieth Century". Fine.

Body Sculpture. [For Artists, Sculptors and Students.] by Agniel, Marguerite.

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Title: Body Sculpture. [For Artists, Sculptors and Students.]
Author: Agniel, Marguerite.
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Description: New York (E.H. & A.C. Friedrichs Co.), 1933.. (4)pp., 31 plates. Boards. D.j. (slightly worn).

The Railroads: Republican Mistakes and Democratic Remedies. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's Speech Delivered at Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 17, 1932 by Roosevelt, Franklin D.

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Title: The Railroads: Republican Mistakes and Democratic Remedies. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's Speech Delivered at Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 17, 1932
Author: Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Seller: Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description: New York: The Democratic National Committee, 1932. 14pp. Narrow duodecimo [21.5 cm] Stapled printed wrappers. Good only with staining to covers that are coming loose. "Leaders and the rank and file of Rocky Mountain Democracy today converged on Salt Lake City to discuss policies and campaign plans with their presidential nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, and to hear him outline railroad relief plans. Preliminary to the delivery of his address at the historic old L.D.S. tabernacle, Mr. Roosevelt and the party's national chairman James A. Farley, and Frank C. Walker, the national treasurer, conferred with leaders from Utah, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada at Roosevelt living quarters in the presidential suite of the Newhouse hotel." - Salt Lake Telegram (1932-09-17).

The Contact Print 1946-1982 - Untitled 30 by ALINDER, James (editor) Harry Callahan, Frederick Sommer, Emmet Gowin et al.

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Title: The Contact Print 1946-1982 - Untitled 30
Author: ALINDER, James (editor) Harry Callahan, Frederick Sommer, Emmet Gowin et al.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780933286320
Description: Carmel, CA: Friends of Photography, 1982. First edition. Softcover. Edited and with an introduction by Alinder. Includes photographs by Harry Callahan, Nicholas Nixon, Olivia Parker, Frederick Sommer, Linda Connor, Emmet Gowin, Michael A. Smith, Josef Sudek, Brett Weston and Minor White. A very good plus copy in stapled wrappers with some creasing and minor wear. Still, a pleasing copy.

The Living Christ. by Anonymous.

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Title: The Living Christ.
Author: Anonymous.
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Boston: Willard Tract Society, n.d. [ca.1870]. 32mo (4 x 2.5 inches), printed self-wrappers, [32] pp. Fine.

Alternate systems study bulletin. Vol. 18 no. 6, vol. 19 no. 1

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Title: Alternate systems study bulletin. Vol. 18 no. 6, vol. 19 no. 1
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Kyoto: the bulletin, 2012. Two issues of the zine-format publication, 25 and 21 pages respectively, photocopied from computer printouts; text in Japanese. Associated with Hitoshi Ebara, formerly of the Sekiho-ha, RG.

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