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Poems on Various Subjects; Selected to enforce the Practice of Virtue, and to comprise in one Volume the Beauties of English Poetry. A New Edition, with Vignettes.

TOMKINS (E. [sic, for Thomas]): · 1804 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London: Printed for B. Crosby and Co....By J. Swan..., 1804. 12mo, 153 x 92 mms., pp. [vi], 256, engraved vignette on title-page and three other engraved vignettes, contemporary calf, gilt border on covers, gilt spine, red leather label; one front free end-paper removed, bindin…

An Exposition of the Gospels - Volume I only, Matthew and Mark - consisting of an analysis of each chapter and of a commentary critical, exegetical, doctrinal and moral

Most Rev. Dr. MacEvilly, Bishop of Galway · 1876 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

W. B. Kelly, Dublin, 1876. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Green cloth covered boards with blind print decoration and gilt lettering on spine. Corners and spine ends are slightly rubbed and worn. Covers a little worn and marked. Paper is completely split…

Annuaire des établissements français de l'Océanie et du Protectorat des Iles de la Société et dépendances pour l'année commune 1863.Papeete, Imprimerie du Gouvernement, August 1863. With: (2) [FRENCH POLYNESIA - PERIODICAL]. Annuaire des établissements français de l'Océanie et du Protectorat des Iles de la Société et dépendances pour l'an 1864 (title on the front wrapper: Annuaire de Taïti pour 1864).Papeete, Imprimerie du Gouvernement, October 1864. 2 volumes. Small 8vo. With two original photographs in the 1863 edition, both reproducing maps, one showing the islands Tahiti and Moorea and the other showing archipels which were then under French protectorate. Original publisher's printed wrappers.

[FRENCH POLYNESIA - PERIODICAL]. · 1842 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€2,500.00 ($2,755.46 | £2,085.66 | ¥440,011)

VIII, 372; [4], LX, 126, [2 blank] pp.Two very rare issues of an administrative annual periodical (in the form of an almanac) on Tahiti, Moorea and other parts of French Polynesia, printed in Papeete (the capital of French Polynesia and Tahiti). In 1842 the French proclaimed the…

A Study and Translation from the Chinese of Tang Hou's Huajian (Examination of Painting): Cultivating Taste in Yuan China, 1279-1368

Chou, Diana Yeongchau and Hou Tang · 2005 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$300.00 (€272.19 | £227.08 | ¥47,906)

Lewiston, NY, Edwin Mellen Press, 2005. Hardcover. Light blue cloth over boards with black lettering and b&w and color illustration; v, 235 pp.; 22 unnumbered pages of plates; richly illustrated. Scarce. Prior to this study and annotated translation by Diana Chou, an Anglophone’…

More Famous Houses of Bath & District: Being the Second Series of That Work

J. F. Meehan · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Bath, B. & J. F. Meehan, 1906. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated study of the eighteenth century residents of Bath and its surroundings, and the houses they occupied. The first edition of this study of the grand homes of Bath and Somerset. This work is the second series, prin…

The House-Keeper&Apos;S Pocket-Book, and Compleat Family Cook. Containing Above Three Hundred Curious and Uncommon Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &C. With Plain and Easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing Everything Suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten &C. And Directions for Plating Them in Their Proper Order. Concluding with Many Excellent Prescriptions of the Most Eminent Physicians, of Singular Efficacy in Most Dis

Mrs Sarah Harrison · 1733 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,917.85 | $2,113.82 | ¥337,550)

London, T. Worrall , 1733. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Mrs Harrison's pocket-book for house-keepers, beautifully illustrated with Bills of Fare diagrams. An excellently illustrated first edition of Mrs Sarah Harrison's Pocket-Book, published …

ENSIGN COMMISSION. State of Kentucky. 9th of May 1832

Cravens, Elisha B. [1807 - 1881] - Recipient. Metcalfe, Thomas [1780 - 1855] - Signator · 1832 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$825.00 (€748.52 | £624.46 | ¥131,742)

Frankfort Kentucky: , 1832. SIGNED by the Kentucky Governor, Thomas Metcalfe, and Secretary of the State, John F. Macurdy. Now housed in a clear mylar sleeve. Printed government form, completed in manscript, in the favor of Mr Cravens. Manuscript annotations to the verso: "Fayet…

Cavalarice, or, the English Horseman: Contayning All the Art of Horse-Manship, Asmuch As Is Necessary for Any Man to Understand, Whether Hee Be Horse-Breeder, Horse-Ryder, Horse-Hunter, Horse-Runner, Horse-Ambler, Horse-Farrier, Horse-Keeper, Coachman, Smith, or Sadler. Together, with the Discovery of the Subteil Trade or Mystery of Horsecoursers, an an Explanation of the Excellency of a Horses Understanding: Or How to Teach the to Do Trickes Like Banks His Cutrrall: And That Horses May Be Made

Gervase Markham · 1617 · Rooke Books

£9,500.00 (€11,387.26 | $12,550.83 | ¥2,004,205)

London, Edward White, 1617. Leather. The second edition of this immensely important work on Arabian horses, written by the man, Robert Markham, who brought the now common breed to England for the first time. Illustrated with in-text woodcuts throughout. A very important work. Th…

Byzantine Historiographical Prefaces (4th?15th Centuries) A Study on the Praxis and Culture of Writing History in Byzantium

Eirene-Sophia Kiapidou · 2025 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€75.00 ($82.66 | £62.57 | ¥13,200)

, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2025 Paperback, Pages: 268 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:6 tables b/w., Language(s):English, Greek , *new . ISBN 9782503612515. In recent years a lively debate has developed on the features of Byzantine historiography. The increasingly domi…

The Liberal Magazine: A Periodical for the Use of Liberal Speakers and Canvassers Volumes III, IV, V, VI and IX

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Liberal Publication Department, 1896-1902. Cloth. Five volumes of the Liberal Magazine at the turn of the century, 'forming a political record' for each year. Volumes III, IV, V, VI and IX only. Covers the years 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1901. Binder's la…

The Beauties of Sincerity, or, a Selection of Passages, Prompted by Heart-Felt Love, Indited by Sincere Affection, and Delivered from the Pulpit

Various · 1818 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, Wetton and Jarvis; T. Boys, 1818. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce work published to commiserate the death of Princess Charlotte of Wales, the first edition of this touching volume of sermons. The first edition of this very scarce work.Collated, bound without the …

Race Problems and Human Progress

GEORGE, WESLEY CRITZ; ROOSEVELT, ARCHIBALD B. (INTRODUCTION); GARRETT, HENRY E. (FOREWORD); RAND, CLAYTON (ABOUT THE AUTHOR) · 1996 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$395.00 (€358.38 | £298.98 | ¥63,076)

USA: Scott-Townsend Publishers, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 187846518X. "I strongly urge you to read this booklet with care. it is written by a scientist and not by a political propagandist. it is presented calmly with an endeavor to get at scientific facts, not to spread ha…

Every Man His Own Farrier; or, the Whole Art of Farriery Laid Open. Containing a Distinct and Accurate View of the Causes, Symptoms, and Most Approved Methods of Cure, for Every Disease to Which the Horse Is Liable

Francis Clater · 1812 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, B. Crosby and Co, 1812. Hardback. Francis Clater's popular and well respected guide to the art of farriery, an essential work for the science that has remained the standard work on the subject. This work is an informative guide into the art of farriery, alongside in…

The Second Day of Summer: Modern Matrimonial Adornment 2002 a Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Mfa, University of Washington, School of at, Art History, and Design

CARRIZZI, PHIL · 2002 · Pegasus Books

$52.75 (€47.86 | £39.93 | ¥8,423)

No Place: Mypublisher.com, 2002. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Illustrated by Doug Yapple,photographer. Hard cover is black cloth with b/w paste down on front. Grey endpapers. Oblong shaped. Pages not numberd, 44 pages, each with a b/w photograph. Based on the author's upcoming …

Histoire Des Rã©Volutions de Portugal

Rene-Aubert Vertot · 1722 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Amsterdam, D'Etienne Roger, 1722. Leather. Vertot's history of Portugal's revolutions, in the original French, complete with folding plates. In the original French.'Histoire des Revolutions de Portugal' delves into the history of the revolutions in Portu…

Three Volumes on England from Dorothy Hartley

Dorothy Hartley · 1943 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd; Macdonald, 1943-1979. First edition. Cloth. Three smart volumes on England and its topography from English social historian Dorothy Hartley, with illustrations. Three volumes. Written by Dorothy Rosaman Hartley was an English social historian, illustr…

Tu Felix Austria, nube - La dynastie de Habsbourg et sa politique matrimoniale a la fin du Moyen Age (XIIIe-XVIe siecles),

C. Debris; · 2005 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€88.00 ($96.99 | £73.42 | ¥15,488)

Turnhout, Brepols, 2005 Paperback, IV+674 p., 1 b/w ill., 160 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503516752. Its matrimonial policy allowed the Habsburg dynasty to enlarge its heritage and thus to acceed to the Holy Roman Empire. The motivations (territorial, financial, military, diplomatic) and…

Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks

R. W. Symonds · 1940 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , B. T. Batsford, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, with colour illustrations. A first limited edition copy, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies for sale in the UK. This volume is a study in walnut an…

New Magical Conceptions

Louis F Christianer · 1919 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Los Angeles , FG Thayer , 1919. Paperback. A very scarce guide to magic tricks by Louis F Christianer. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce.A guide to magic tricks by Louis F Christianer, co-owner of Thayer and Christianer's 'The Magic Shop of the West' in …

Ludwig Senfl (c.1490-1543): A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works and Sources. Volume 2: Catalogue of the Sources ? Abbreviations, Bibliography, Indexes

Stefan Gasch, Sonja Tröster, Birgit Lodes · 2020 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€55.00 ($60.62 | £45.88 | ¥9,680)

, Brepols, 2020 Paperback, 412 pages, Size:180 x 250 mm, Illustrations:2 tables b/w., Language: English. ISBN 9782503584799. Summary Until now, scholars have had an inadequate picture of the scope and transmission of the oeuvre of Ludwig Senfl (c.1490-1543), one of the most im…