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Memoranda of my official life.Little Stanmore, Middlesex, 1859. Small octavo. No binding.

ERSKINE, W.C. · 1810 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€425.00 ($468.44 | £354.51 | ¥74,812)

[1], 21, [1] pp.The Memoranda of my official life by Walter Coningsby Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie (1810-1872) is a unique insight into the life of a British officer and administrator in India in the middle of the nineteenth century. Erskine wrote this account of his life in 185…

Anthropological observations in South Arabia.[offprint from:] Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 42 (1932). Large 8vo. With 2 plates (XI-XII) from photographs: (1) two views on the landscapes of the Sands of Dakara and the Qara Mountains, Arabia; (2) 12 portraits of members of the various tribes of Southern Arabia/Jemen. Blue wrappers with printed title label on the front cover.

THOMAS, Bertram. · 1892 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€750.00 ($826.66 | £625.61 | ¥132,022)

83-108 pp.One of the important scholarly anthropological studies on the original inhabitants of the southern Arabic Peninsula/Jemen by the first documented Westerner to cross the Rub' al Khali (the sand desert encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula), Be…

Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux, a swindler and thief, now transported to New South Wales for the second time, and for life. Written by himself. Second edition.London, Whittaker, Treacher, & Arnot, 1830. 12mo. Publisher's green cloth.

VAUX, James Hardy. · 1782 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€450.00 ($495.99 | £375.37 | ¥79,213)

[2], XXIV, 288 pp."Fourth" edition, as part of a series of notable autobiographies, of the first full-length autobiography written in Australia. In his memoirs, James Hardy Vaux (1782-after 1841) describes the first 32 years of his life, during which he was twice transported to …

Gulielmi Kist, Oratio de voluptate animi ex diligenti veterum auctorum lectione capienda. Publice dicta Medioburgi A.D. X Iunii 1789, cum Historiarum et Eloquentiae Professionem in Illustri Athenaeo sollemniter auspicaretur.

KIST,W. · 1789 · Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

€80.00 ($88.18 | £66.73 | ¥14,082)

Middelburg (Medioburgi), Apud Petrum Gillissen et filium, 1789. 43 p. Sewn in contemporary marbled paper wrapper. 26 cm (Ref: STCN ppn 157807282) (Condition: Somewhat dog-eared. Frontcover loosening) (Note: The Dutch author and schoolmaster Willem (Gulielmus) Kist,1758-1841, s…

C. Valerius Flaccus Argonautica Book II. A commentary.

POORTVLIET, H.M., · 1991 · Scrinium Classical Antiquity

€75.00 ($82.67 | £62.56 | ¥13,202)

VU University Press, Amsterdam, 1991. (II),349p. Theses. Paperback. Edges a bit rust stained. Corners cover slightly dog's eared. (Rare thus). ‘P. has written a very good book in many respects, which on the whole seems to me to rank over its German counterparts. He is strong on…

Alexander de Grote. Vertaald door Victor Verduin.

FOX, R.L., · 2000 · Scrinium Classical Antiquity

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam/Antwerpen, 2000. 4th ed. 603p. ills. Paperback. Unread. Licht door de auteur aangepaste revisie van het Engelse origineel. 'There can be no doubt that Lane Fox's book is a remarkable achievement. The most remarkable thing about that the author was twent…

In the Peninsula with a French Hussar: Memoirs of the War of the French in Spain

A. J. M. De Rocca · 2017 · Winkles Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,216)

Book New New Frontline Books Barnsley 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Born into a distinguished Burgundian family in 1770, Louis Nicolas d Avout began his military career with the French Royal Army but fully embraced the principles of the French Revolution, joining the Republican army…

Liber Memorialis. Edmond & Louise Carton de Wiart 1910 - (1952) . Autograph manuscript on paper.

CARTON DE WIART Edmond (1876 - 1959) : · 1910 · Antiquariaat W. de Goeij

€2,400.00 ($2,645.30 | £2,001.95 | ¥422,470)

" Manuscript on paper, originates from 1910 till 1952, 341 pp., format 25 x 17,5 cm, 29 lines per page, (ca. 55.000 words). Very regular handwriting. Bound in full green morocco, with title in gilt on the front cover, within a gilt frame with floral decorations, raised gilt spin…

[Autograph Quote Signed] Wisconsin Politician Philip F. La Follette's Fond Tribute to His Father, Robert M. La Follette

[Wisconsin] La Follette, Philip F. · 1930 · Kaaterskill Books

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

1930. [1] pp. 8 x 10 inches. Dated May 31, 1930, and signed Philip F. La Follett, who was governor of Wisconsin (1931-33), brother of Robert M. La Follette, Jr. with whom he created the Wisconsin Progressive Party, and the son of Robert M. La Follette, leading Wisconsin statesma…

Robert Polidori: After the Flood

Polidori, Robert; Rosenheim, Jeff L. · 2006 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$245.00 (€222.28 | £185.41 | ¥39,128)

Gottingen, Steidl, 2006. Hardcover. Large Oblong Quarto. Hardcover. Violet cloth in gloss photographic wrapper. 333 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 x 39 cm. "In late September 2005, Robert Polidori traveled to New Orleans to record the destruction caused by Hurricane Ka…

Quest of the Dark Lady

READE, QUINN (PSEUDONYM OF RICHARD MEADE PSEUDONYM OF BEN HAAS) · 1969 · S. Howlett-West Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

New York, NY: Belmont Tower Books, 1969. 3rd Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. B&W Illustrations; This is a mass market paperback book. Belmont Towers book number 51101 with a price of 1.25. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. (Third print…

An Abridgement of Baron Van Swieten's Commentaries Upon the Aphorisms of the Celebrated Dr. Herman Boerhaave Volume II Only (of Five Volumes)

HOSSACK, COLIN · 1774 · S. Howlett-West Books

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

London, England: Robert Horsfield and Thomas Longman, 1774. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Full calf leather. This book is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally solid condition. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book …

An Abridgement of Baron Van Swieten's Commentaries Upon the Aphorisms of the Celebrated Dr. Herman Boerhaave Volume III Only (of Five Volumes)

HOSSACK, COLIN · 1774 · S. Howlett-West Books

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

London, England: Robert Horsfield and Thomas Longman, 1774. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Full calf leather. This book is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally solid condition. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book …

In Classic Shades and Other Poems

MILLER, JOAQUIN · 1890 · S. Howlett-West Books

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

Chicago, IL: Belford-Clarke Co, 1890. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. Signed by the author's daughter, Juanita Miller on the dedication page in bue pencil and dated 1948. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its co…

The City in the Autumn Stars Being a Continuation of the Story of the Von Bek Family and Its Association with Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, and the Cure for the World's Pain

MOORCOCK, MICHAEL · 1986 · S. Howlett-West Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

London: Grafton Books, 1986. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0246128437. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping to the spine ends of t…

Christianity in Polynesia a Study and a Defence

KING, REV. JOSEPH · 1899 · S. Howlett-West Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

Sydney, Australia: William Brooks and Co, 1899. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Good only condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some lightish bumping and rubbing. There are several tiny nicks to the spine…

Lafcadio Hearn

STEVENSON, ELIZABETH · 1961 · Little Lane Books

A$40.00 (€24.59 | $27.10 | £20.51 | ¥4,328)

USA, Macmillan. 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, 362pp & 800g to post. Hearn's fascination with Japan was reciprocal as he was an early European visitor to many areas of Japan, so much so that the screens of his accommodation were often pierced by pinholes so the l…

The James Beard Celebration Cookbook

BEARD, JAMES · 1990 · Little Lane Books

A$30.00 (€18.44 | $20.33 | £15.38 | ¥3,246)

USA, William Morrow & Company. 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 26.5cm. Book, 415 crisp pp, 1.2 kg to post. Edited by Barbara Kafka. Recently a booksite foolishly listed a "Top 100 cookbooks", well anytime you do something along those lines it's bound to turn into a bun fight i…

Las Obras y Relaciones De Ant. Perez Secretario de Estado, que fue del rey de España Don Phelippe II, deste nombre. Illustravat ndumVexat,

PEREZ (Antonio): · 1644 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£500.00 (€599.42 | $660.68 | ¥105,515)

Geneva Por Ivan de Tornes M.DC XLIV` 1644. 8vo, 166 x 97 mms., pp. [xvi], 1126, printer's ornament on title-page, contemporary calf, gilt title on spine, remnants of gilt border on covess; joints and corners worn, nicks and scratches to binding, but a respectable copy with the …

The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, In Six Volumes; With Notes by Joseph Rann.

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

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1786 - 1793. 6 volumes. Large 8vo, pp. [viii], 628; [iv], 676; [iv], 690 [691 notice to subscribers and Erratum, 692 blank]; [iv], 699 [700 Errata]; [iv], 607 [608 blank]; [iv], 549 [550 blank], contemporary mottled calf, red and black morocco l…