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Ambrose Bierce's Civil War.

Bierce, Ambrose, edited & with introduction by William McCann, · 1996 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Wings, (1996). 1st ptg thus. VG in VG DJ. Bierce's Civil War writings are both factual & fictional. He fought in the war & turned his experiences to literary account. One of the few writers who actually fought in the war, he is recognized as one of the greatest chroniclers o…

Book-plate for G. Catalani .

DAVID YOUNG CAMERON (1865-1945) . · 1922 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

1922. 0. Black & white bookplate. 125mm x 88mm . Laid-down to verso of front board of a book. ** "David Young Cameron (1865–1945) was one of Scotland’s most prolific and influential artists. He was born in Glasgow, the son of a minister, and in the early 1880s he went to study a…

L'Heureux chanoine de Rome. Nouvelle galante, ou la resurrection predestinée

1707 · Boekhandel J de Slegte BV

€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.57 | ¥44,001)

1707, Half leather, This anonymous novel tells the story of the diverse adventures and intrigues associated with Francesco Bertinetti. Francesco Bertinetti, also known as François Bertinet, was an Italian medalist active in France from about 1653 to 1686. He died sometime after…

The Jungle Book

KIPLING, RUDYARD · 1981 · Kalamos Books

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

London, Piccolo / Macmillan. 1981, Reprint. (ISBN: 0330242407) Pbk. Ill.: J.Lockwod Kipling & W.H.Drake. Book, Here is the exciting story of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves deep in the jungles of India. As he grows, he learns the language and ways of animals. Bagheera the panther…

Le sculpteur Jean Del Cour. Sa vie, son oeuvre, son évolution, son style, son influence. Etude historique, esthétique et critique.

COUR,JEAN DEL. Lesuisse,Rene. · 1953 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

[Bruxelles, Couillet, 1953]. 222 pp. 128 monochrome ills. Softcover. - Pages unopened (as issued).Jean Delcour, or Del Cour (1627, in Hamoir - 1707), was a Baroque sculptor from Liège, in present-day Belgium. At the age of 15 he became a sculpture pupil in Liege of the monk Arno…

Tidings from Wallingford.

HUNTINGTON (William): · 1786 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London: Printed by Denew & Grant..., 1786. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. 13 [14 - 16 blank], disbound. With the inscription \"John Bourne 1788\" in the top margin of the title-page. Huntington (1745 - 1813), the preacher and religious writer, was the natural son of a Kent farmer, …

One Last Kill

Barry Eisler · 2005 · Book Haven

NZ$12.50 (€6.26 | $6.90 | £5.23 | ¥1,102)

Penguin 2005 Paperback, 288pp. Assassin John Rain has a new employer the Mossad which wants him to fix a 'problem' in Manila and a new partner Dox whose good ol boy persona masks a sniper as deadly as Rain himself. He also has a new hope: that by using his talents in the service…

Tinder

Sally Gardner · 2014 · Book Haven

NZ$11.50 (€5.76 | $6.35 | £4.81 | ¥1,014)

Orion Children's Books 2014 Hardback. Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death he walks a dangerous path. A half beast half man gives him shoes and dice which will lead him deep into a web of dark magic and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire - pure of heart a…

Chainfire

Terry Goodkind · 2006 · Book Haven

NZ$13.50 (€6.76 | $7.46 | £5.64 | ¥1,191)

HarperVoyager (UK) 2006 Paperback, 744pp. Richard observed the storm around him with an odd sense of detachment. Only the pain seemed real. He remembered hearing it once said that when you died, no matter how many poeple were with you, you died alone. That's how he felt now - al…

Mendelssohn and the Organ

William A. Little · 2010 · Boekhandel J de Slegte BV

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,560)

Oxford University Press, 2010, Gekartonneerd met stofomslag, 486, Although Mendelssohn was most famous during his lifetime as a composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor, he also enjoyed an enviable reputation as a highly skilled organist. The instrument had fascinated - one mig…

EHELICHES ANDICHTBÜCHLEIN

Wolzogen, Ernst von [1855 - 1934].  Wolzogen, Elsa Laura Seemann von Mangern von [b. 1876].  · 1903 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$104.50 (€94.81 | £79.10 | ¥16,687)

Berlin: F. Fontane & Co, 1903. 3rd thousand. Original publisher's yellow cloth binding with black printed lettering & graphic to front cover. Patterned paper eps. 79, [1] pp. Illustrations by J. Martini. 7-1/4" x 5-1/2". Slight lean, some wear & soiling to cloth, Very Good. "Wol…

Willem Usselinx. [Thesis].

[Usselinx [Usselincx], Willem (1567-1647]. Ligtenberg, Catharina. · 1914 · Fahrenheit 451

€30.00 ($33.07 | £25.03 | ¥5,280)

Utrecht, A. Oosthoek, 1914, (10),237,(2); CXXXII,(1) pag., frontispiece portrait, original wrappers, square octavo (21,7 x 17,1 cm.).= In 1621, Usselincx was one of the founding fathers of the Dutch West India Company, an enterprise he had planned for many years. His intentions …

Oeuvres complettes de M. Le C. de B*** [2 Vol.]. Dernière édition

François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis 248569 · 1767 · Boekhandel J de Slegte BV

€145.00 ($159.82 | £120.97 | ¥25,521)

1767, Cont. full calf, Cardinal de Bernis (1715-1794) was a French diplomat and friend of Voltaire with whom he maintained extensive correspondence. He was introduced into politics by Madame de Pompadour, who was won over by his gallant verses. He was admitted to the Académie Fr…

Du magnétisme animal considéré dans ses rapports avec diverses branches de la physique générale.. Deuxième édition

A.M.J. Chastenet de Puysegur · 1820 · Boekhandel J de Slegte BV

€325.00 ($358.21 | £271.14 | ¥57,201)

J.G. Dentu, 1820, Half leather, marbled boards, spine on 4 raised bands with gilt decorations and red title label, marbled endpapers, 8vo, Illustrated with engr. frontispiece. # The Marquis de Puysegur (1751-1825) was a wealthy and distinguished member of the French aristocracy…

Lebenserinnerungen eines Ausgräbers.

Andrae, Walter, · 1898 · Gamander Antiquariaat [Psweloveyou]

€23.00 ($25.35 | £19.19 | ¥4,048)

He initially studied architecture, and in 1898 participated in an archaeological dig at Babylon under the leadership of Robert Koldewey (1855-1925), where he played an influential role in the smuggling of the Ishtar Gate out of the country. From 1903 to 1914, he directed the exc…

Portrait of Samuel Ayscough

1745 · Antiquariaat Goltzius

€46.00 ($50.70 | £38.38 | ¥8,096)

Engraving of Samuel Ayscough Samuel Ayscough (1745-1804) was an English librarian, scholar, and bibliographer, best known for compiling the first comprehensive index to Shakespeare’s works. After overcoming a difficult childhood and working as a miller, he joined the British Mu…

Color Drawing on Rag of Seated Woman Being Pleasured by Man Kneeling Before Her

Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) (ed.) · 1875 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

[Rome, Italy: Le Lieur, [ca. 1875]. Ink on rag. 11.4 x 13.6 cm. VG. Scarce. Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) was a French photographer and collector who mostly worked in Italy, where he had settled in 1859. He first travelled there following the French army of Napoleon III, during the…

Ink Sketch of Kneeling Lovers Engaged in Coitus. With Drawing of a Classically Robed Woman on Verso

Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) (ed.) · 1875 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

[Rome, Italy: Le Lieur, [ca. 1875]. Ink on rag. 21.7 x 16.8 cm. VG. Scarce. Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) was a French photographer and collector who mostly worked in Italy, where he had settled in 1859. He first travelled there following the French army of Napoleon III, during the…

Man with and Lady Disrobed Engaged in Coitus on the Edge of a Bed

Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) (ed.) · 1875 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

[Rome, Italy: Le Lieur, [ca. 1875]. B&W Photo Print on card. 9.6 x 7.5 cm. VG. Scarce. Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) was a French photographer and collector who mostly worked in Italy, where he had settled in 1859. He first travelled there following the French army of Napoleon III,…

Man with Three Musketeers Style Moustache and Lady Mostly Disrobed Engaged in Coitus

Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) (ed.) · 1875 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

[Rome, Italy: Le Lieur, [ca. 1875]. B&W Photo Print on card. 5.3 x 8.3 cm. VG. Scarce. Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) was a French photographer and collector who mostly worked in Italy, where he had settled in 1859. He first travelled there following the French army of Napoleon III,…