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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art. February-June 1833. Vol. XXII

Various Authors · 1833 · Mare Booksellers

$43.00 (€39.01 | £32.54 | ¥6,867)

Philadelphia, E. Littell and T. Holden, Publishers, 1833. Hard Cover. Paper covered boards with a cloth spine. Pagination runs 146-720. MISSING the January issue, although seemingly not bound in. A general interest magazine reprinting articles or excerpts of articles from vari...

Unconditional. The Japanese Surrender in World War II

Gallicchio, Marc · 2020 · Mare Booksellers

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York, Oxford University Press, 2020. Hard Cover. Black paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. 264 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of the period between VE Day and VJ day in 1945, examining how contentious the terms of surrender with Japan were ...

Ben Franklin's Privateers. A Naval Epic of the American Revolution

Clark, William Bell · 1969 · Mare Booksellers

$43.00 (€39.01 | £32.54 | ¥6,867)

New York, Greenwood Press, 1969. Cloth. Gray cloth. No jacket. 198 pp. A few illustrations and maps present. A study of Benjamin Franklin's commission and use of privateers during the Revolutionary War, with the ultimate goal of freeing American prisoners in England. VERY GOOD...

Canadian Railway Club Montreal. Official Proceedings. Bound Volume Containing January-May 1924 (Vol. 23, Nos. 1-5) and September-December 1924 (Vol. 23 Nos. 7, 7a-9)

Various authors · 1924 · Mare Booksellers

$59.00 (€53.53 | £44.65 | ¥9,423)

Montreal, Canada, Canadian Railway Club, Publisher, 1924. Half-Leather. Original blue wrappers bound in half leather with marbled boards. Black and white photos of trains and locomotives, as well as illustrated ads, throughout. Bound volume, apparently missing one number, of t...

Rails Through the Wiregrass. A History of the Georgia and Florida Railroad

Grant, H. Roger · 2006 · Mare Booksellers

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

DeKalb, IL, Northern Illinois University Press, 2006. Hard Cover. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 223 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A history of the Georgia and Florida Railroad, from its founding in 1906 as a cobbling together of logging short lines, to its va...

Europe from Renaissance to Reformation

Elton, G.R. · 2001 · Mare Booksellers

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

London, Folio Society, 2001. Cloth. Blue cloth illustrated in gilt. No dust jacket or slipcase present. 321 pp. A few color plates present. A history of Europe and its transition from Renaissance to the Reformation era, focusing on religious movements and how beliefs shaped an...

Histoire Des Hommes, Ou Histoire Nouvelle de Tous Les Peuples Du Monde. Partie de L'Histoire Ancienne Tome XXXVII. Suite de L'Histoire de L'Ancienne Rome. (Book 11 on Rome)

No author given · 1785 · Mare Booksellers

$43.00 (€39.01 | £32.54 | ¥6,867)

Paris, No Publisher, 1785. Leather. Full leather, with gilt banding on the borders and gilt decorations on the spine. 343 pp. All text in French. A continuation of a history of ancient Rome, starting with the expedition of Caesar against the Gauls, and discussing other subsequ...

Facts Today in the Middle East. No. 15-January 30, 1975

No author given · 1975 · Mare Booksellers

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Beirut, Lebanese Association for Information on Palestine, Publisher, 1975. Wraps. Single sheet, folded into thirds, making 6 pages. A publication looking at the conflicts in the Middle East, this issue focusing on the Sinai strategy of Israel and its occupation of the peninsu...

Hellenistic Art (330-50 B. C). Part of the Arts of Mankind Series

Charbonneau, Jean; Martin, Roland; Villard, Francois · 1973 · Mare Booksellers

$26.00 (€23.59 | £19.68 | ¥4,152)

New York, George Braziller, 1973. Cloth. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 422 pp. plus a few fold out maps in the rear. Black and white and color photos throughout. A detailed history and survey of ancient Greek or Hellenistic art spanning from 350 to 50 BC, and including studie...

Biggar and the House of Fleming. An Account of the Biggar District, Archaeological, Historical and Biographical

Hunter, William · 1862 · Mare Booksellers

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.30 | ¥12,936)

Biggar, David Lockhart, Bookseller (Publisher), 1862. Cloth. Blue cloth. 376 pp. A few illustrations and plates throughout. A history of the Biggar region of Scotland, ranging from a study of early occupation, castles, churches, schools, witches of the Biggar district, vagrant...

Facts Today in the Middle East. The Battles of the Arqoub January 2-18, 1975. Supplement April, 1975

Various authors · 1975 · Mare Booksellers

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.43 | ¥4,312)

Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanese Association for Information on Palestine, Publisher, 1975. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 16 p. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A supplemental publication of Facts, this documenting the battles of the Arqoub region of Lebanon, printin...

The Ordinance of 1787. A Reply

Poole, William F. · 1892 · Mare Booksellers

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,111)

Ann Arbor, Privately Printed, 1892. Wraps. Printed wraps. 15 pp. A piece reprinted from the January 1892 issue of the Inlander, being a rebuttal from one historian to another regarding authorship of the Ordinance of 1787. Poole, feeling unfairly accused of misattribution of au...

Colombia. Precolombina la Cultura Muisca

Alzate, Carlos; de Castellanos, Joan et al. · 1900 · Mare Booksellers

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.08 | ¥7,826)

Bogota, Columbia, Tiempo Presente Limitada, presumed Publisher. Wraps. : no date, perhaps mid to late 1900s. Printed gold colored paper folder with loose pages of photos and text. Text in English and Spanish. 10 color photo pages and 9 pages of text, printed on both sides, one...

Derniere Reflexions Sur le Projet D'Emprunt; Ou Response a Un Article Anonyme Du Moniteur

Perier, Casimir Pierre · 1818 · Mare Booksellers

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,111)

No Place, D'Ant Bailleul, Publisher. Pamphlet. No place or date, presumably circa 1818. Pamphlet, lacking any wraps issued and apparently disbound from a larger work. 37 pp. All text in French. A work reflecting on finances and the economy of France, by Casimir Pierre Perier, ...

History of Rome, from Its Earliest Period to the Death of Vespasian

Mac Dermott, W.C. · 1853 · Mare Booksellers

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.08 | ¥7,826)

Dublin, Alex. Thom and Sons, 1853. Cloth. Brown cloth. 400 pp. A history of ancient and early Rome, focusing on its military exploits and the various wars in which it engaged. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading, with moderate scuffing. Minor to moderate soiling, spotting and ...

Natural History. January-February, 1923

Various authors · 1923 · Mare Booksellers

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,111)

New York, American Museum of Natural History, Publisher, 1923. Wraps. Printed wraps. Single issue of this journal issued by the American Museum of Natural History. With a photo illustrated article on primitive fishing methods still used on Lake Titicaca; a photo illustrated ch...

The Printer's Copy of Commandino's Translation of Archimedes, 1558

Neville, Pamela · 1987 · Mare Booksellers

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Firenze, Leo S. Olschki, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Printed wraps. 6 pp. Presumably an offprint from another source. Signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the top of the front cover. A short discussion of the history and importance of a manuscript printer's copy of a...

The Flowering of the Renaissance

Cronin, Vincent · 2001 · Mare Booksellers

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

London, The Folio Society, 2001. Cloth. Blue cloth decorated in gilt. No dust jacket (or slipcase if, presumably, issued). 330 pp. With a section of black and white and color illustrations. A history of the Renaissance in Europe, focusing primarily on Venice and the arts. VERY...

This Week October 23-29, 1948

No author given · 1948 · Mare Booksellers

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Mexico City, Ramon Alcazar, Publisher, 1948. Wraps. Wraps. Small oblong format. 67 pp. Illustrations throughout. A guide for the traveler and tourist visiting Mexico, including sites, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, etc. With small maps. GOOD condition. Heavy toning to t...

Year Book New England Gladiolus Society. 1933

No author Given · 1933 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

No Place, New England Gladiolus Society, Publisher. Wraps. No place or date, presumed 1933. Wraps. 192 pp. including ads. Illustrations throughout, including two color photos (printed in Holland), presumably promoting gladiolus for sale by a Dutch company. A yearbook containin...