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NELSON,L. · 1921 · Moby Dick

€5.00 ($5.51 | £4.17 | ¥880)

Leipzig 1921, 36 pp., not ill., not a nice binding (code B-151)

The Adventures of Numa Pompilius, Second King of Rome

M. de Florian; Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian · 1790 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)

Brussels, B. le Francq, 1790. Leather. A bilingual edition of de Florian's exciting biographical novel on the life of the legendary second King of Rome, Numa Pompilius. Illustrated with detailed plates throughout. Complete in four volumes. Volume I illustrated with a fronti…

Cours pratique d'éducation à l'usage des jeunes demoiselles, et convenable aux jeunes gens qui ne sont pas à porté de suivre les études de collège, ou qui les ont suivies sans succès; contenant la grammaire, précédée de principes de lecture servant d'introduction; la rhétorique, l'arithmétique, la cosmographie, la géographie, l'histoire et la mythologie, traitée séparément pour l'enfance et pour l'adolescence, par demandes et par réponses. Dédié à Son Altesse Royale Madame, Duchesse d'Angoulême.Paris, Librairie d'Éducation d'Alexis Eymerie, and the author (on back of title-page: printed by J.-B. Imbert), 1816 (vol. 3!)-1817 (vols. 1-2). 3 volumes. Large 12mo (17.5 x 10.5 cm). With a large folding engraved map of France, 3 astronomical and cosmographical figures on 3 engraved plates, a large folding hierarchical "tableau synoptique" of French grammar, and numerous numerical tables and mathematical equations in the text. Contemporary richly gold-tooled, grained green morocco, each board with the large arms of the dedicatee, Marie Thérèse de France, Duchesse d'Angoulême, daughter of King Louis XVI: a crowned double coat of arms (each in an oval) in a wide border of fleurs-de-lis and tulip-like flowers, the dexter arms (of her husband) that normally used by the Duc de Berry, but also by the seconde maison Capétienne d'Artois and the sinister arms (of her father Louis XVI) matching that of the Kings of France, pink silk endleaves, gilt edges.

GALLAND, P.J. · 1778 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€25,000.00 ($27,554.55 | £20,856.65 | ¥4,400,106)

[4], 515, [1]; 552, [2]; 492, [2] pp.Very rare first and only edition of a compendious educational work intended for girls, dedicated (in the newly restored Bourbon monarchy) to Marie Thérèse de France (1778-1851), Duchesse d'Angoulême and daughter of King Louis XVI and Queen Ma…

[Letters from an American farmer] Lettres d'un Cultivateur Américain, écrites a W. S. Ecuyer, Depuis l'année 1770, jusqu'a 1781. Traduites de l'Anglois par ***

CRÈVECOEUR, Michel Guillaume St Jean de (1735-1813) · 1784 · Fine Editions Ltd

$1,624.00 (€1,473.44 | £1,229.24 | ¥259,332)

A Paris Chez Cuchet, Libraire, rue & hôtel Serpente First Edition in French, First Issue (with errata, not found in second issue) of the author's free translation (adding a second volume) of his Letters from an American Farmer, "as literature, unexcelled by any American work of …

Peter Parley&Apos;S Tales About Greece and Rome

Peter Parley [Samuel Griswold Goodrich] · 1941 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Blackie and Son, [1941]. Cloth. Smart copy of Peter Parley's popular tales of Greece and Rome, in a charming Talwin Morris style publisher's binding. Peter Parley's popular tales narrating of the history and culture of Greece and Rome, in Blackie's Li…

Letters of Affaires, Love and Courtship Written to Several Persons of Honour and Quality by the Exquisite Pen of Monsieur de Voiture a Member of the Famous French Academy Established at Paris

Monsieur de Voiture; John Davies · 1657 · Rooke Books

£8,500.00 (€10,188.60 | $11,229.69 | ¥1,793,236)

London, T Dring and J Starkey, 1657. First edition. Leather. The First English edition of Vincent Voiture's letters. With a portrait frontispiece of Voiture. A very scarce work, last seen at auction in 1970. Vincent Voiture was a French poet and writer of prose. During his …

Biographical Memoirs of the Late Revd Joseph Warton, D.D. Master of St. Mary Winton College; Prebendary of Winchester Cathedral; and Rector of the Parishes of Wickham and Upham, Hants: To Which Are Added, a Selection of His Works; and a Literary Correspondence between Eminent Persons, Reserved by Him for Publication. Volume I

Rev. John Wooll · 1806 · Rooke Books

£169.99 (€203.76 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, Printed by Luke Hansard for T. Candell and W. Davies, 1806. First edition. Leather. The first edition of these biographical memoirs. Volume I of this work where no further volumes were published. A half brown leather hardback with gilt lettering on the spine. This is the…

ESAI SUR L'INTEMPERANCE

BERTRAND,E. · 1875 · Moby Dick

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Paris 1875(?), 410 pp., not ill., not a nice copy (code B-165)

Myth, Legend, & Romance an Encyclopedia of the Irish Folk Tradition

Dr Daithi O Hogain · 1991 · Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

New York, Prentice Hall Press, 1991-04. First American.Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine Hardcover Fine Mylar Protected Dust Jacket First Edition 449 pp. Clean pages. NOT a library copy. NOT a remainder. A large one Volume Encyclopedia of Irish and Celtic Folklore. A work on …

The History of the County of Cumberland and Some Places Adjacent from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time: Comprehending the Local History of the County; Its Antiquities, the Origin, Genealogy, and Present State of the Principal Families, with Some Biographical Notes; Its Mines, Minerals and Plants, with Other Curiosities, Either of Nature or of Art.

William Hutchinson · 1794 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, B. Law and Son, W. Clarke, and T. Taylor, 1794. First edition. Leather. The beautifully illustrated, two-volume first edition of Hutchinson's celebrated history of Cumberland, in full calf. An excellent two volume set of Hutchinson's history of Cumberland. ESTC…

The Antiquaries Journal, Being the Journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Vol VI, No. 2, April 1926

Cyril Fox; G McN. Ruthforth; A B Tonnochy; R R Marett & Col. T W M de Guerin; L C G Clarke · 1926 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£11.00 (€13.19 | $14.53 | ¥2,321)

Society of Antiquaries of London; Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press, 1926. First Edition, Soft cover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Grey paper covers are slightly darkened at edges. Sound binding. Clean pages and plates. Some pages are uncut (unopened). Contents in…

Die Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Hannover. IV: Regierungsbezirk Osnabrück 4: Die Kreise Lingen und Grafschaft Bentheim.

Nöldeke,Arnold. · 1919 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€80.00 ($88.17 | £66.74 | ¥14,080)

Hannover, 1919. 230 pp. 254 b/w ills. Not or. h.cloth. - Cover sl. foxed.

The Art of Spinning and Casting Sugar

Alphonse Landry · 1872 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, E. W. Janson and the Author, 1872 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is the very scarce first edition of Alphonse Landry's detailed guide to decorative sugar work. A vanishingly scarce first edition.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and eigh…

INSTITUZIONI DELLA RELIGIONE CRISTIANA

CALVINO,G. · 1944 · Moby Dick

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Milano 1944, 262 pp., not ill., not a nice binding (code B-669)

ASPECTS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

BHUIYAN,R. · Moby Dick

€5.00 ($5.51 | £4.17 | ¥880)

Dhaka n.d., 74 pp., not ill., not a nice copy (code B-125)

The Enlightened: The Writings of Luis de Carvajal, el Mozo

CARVAJAL, LUIS DE EL MOZO; LIEBMAN, SEYMOUR B. [TRANSLATOR AND EDITOR] [SIGNED]; NEVINS, ALLAN [PREFACE] · 1967 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$2,950.00 (€2,676.51 | £2,232.92 | ¥471,077)

Coral Gables, Florida: University of Miami Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Satenstein, Harvey. Signed and inscribed by Translator and Editor Seymour B. Liebman [1907-1986] atop half-title. "Poetic beauty and religious fervor flow from the memoirs and letter…

The Flying Squadron

Richard Woodman · 1992 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , John Murray, 1992. First edition. Hardback. A handsome first edition, referencing copac, of Richard Woodman's 'The Flying Squadron.' Illustrated with a map. From the Nathaniel Drinkwater series, who is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during …

Journey Through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the Excavated City of Petra, the Edom of the Prophecies

M. Leon de Laborde · 1836 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,223)

London, John Murray, 1836 . First edition. Leather. The first English language edition of M. de Laborde's travel narratives of his time in Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt, with illustrations throughout and a folding map. The first English translation of French archaeologist and…

The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Volume 67, 1995, a Review of History, Antiquities and Topography in the County, published Under the Direction of the Council of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society

Ed. R M Butler. C Burgess & P Cardwell; I Roberts; W Pearson; D H Heslop & S Anderson, E Crowfoot, L Gidney, S Harrison, S Jackson, W Jones, M Marlow, P Ryder, S Sherlock; N Vickers; J Muggleston; D B Foss; E Edmonds; S D Hogarth & C C Webb; T G Manby; R · 1995 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

The Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1995. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. ISSN 0084-4276. Contents include: A Bronze Age Rapier from Catterick Bridge, by C Burgess, with a contribution by P Cardwell; Excavation of a D-Shaped Encl…

Magnum Dictionarium Latinum Et Gallicum, Ad Pleniorem Planioremque Scriptorium Latinorum Intelligentiam

Pierre Danet · 1740 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Lyon, Devilles, 1740. Leather. A scarce early edition of Magnum Dictionarium Latinum et Gallicum, ad Pleniorem Planioremque Scriptorium Latinorum Intelligentiam by Pierre Danet (c1650 - 1709). In French and Latin. Complete in one volume. With an engraving to frontispiece, a two …