HYDE — 1641 libri antichi

[9 autograph letters, signed, mostly from the writer's time as Préfet maritime in Brest]. Brest, 22 February 1819 - 18 June 1829. Folio and 4to. Autograph letters in French, written in brown ink on single and double leaves of several laid and wove paper stocks. With: (2) GHÉMAR, Louis-Joseph. Duperré [lithographic portrait].Brussels, Charles Hen (printed by P. Degobert), dated 1842 by the artist.

DUPERRÉ, Admiral Guy-Victor. · 1775 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

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[4]; [1], [1 blank]; [3], [1 blank]; [1], [1 blank]; [1], [1 blank]; [1], [1 blank]; [1], [1 blank]; [2]; [2] pp.Significant collection of 9 autograph letters by Guy-Victor Duperré (1775-1846), a French admiral, Pair de France and three times Naval Minister. The letters, all sen…

Fasciculus astronomicus, containing observations of the northern circumpolar region; together with some account of the instrument with which they were made: and a new set of tables, by which they were reduced to the mean position for the beginning of January 1800. To which are added a few other papers and precepts, which it was imagined might be acceptable to the practical astronomer.London, printed by Luke Hansard, sold by G. Wilkie and D. Bremner, 1800. 4to (27 x ca. 21 cm). With a divisional title page for part 2. Contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf, re-backed with the original backstrip laid down.

WOLLASTON, Francis. · 1762 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

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[3], [1 blank], 256; 87, [1] pp.First edition of Francis Wollaston’s (1762-1823) Fasciculus astronomicus. Wollaston was an English natural philosopher, chemist, and clergyman, educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated as Senior Wrangler and First Smith’s P…

The Illustrated London News (Iln), Saturday, August (Aug. ) 8, 1942 - Shattered Sebastopol

BRYANT, ARTHUR; FALLS, CYRIL; SQUIRE, SIR JOHN; · 1942 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

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London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd, 1942. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan. Pages 141-168. Features: Cover photo of General Sir Alan Brooke and Lt.-Gen. Archibald Nye; Page of illustrations of decoratio…

The Illustrated London News, Saturday, February [Feb. ] 15, 1941 - Sir Archibald Wavell Cover Photo

BRYANT, ARTHUR; ET AL · 1941 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

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London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd, 1941. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Turner, C.E.. 32 pages. Features: Cover photo portrait of Sir Archibald Wavell who led the capture of Benghazi; Photo of J.G. Winant, new U.S. Ambassador to Great Brita…

Rowlandson's Sketches from Nature

ROWLANDSON, Thomas · 1822 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$6,500.00 (€5,897.39 | £4,919.99 | ¥1,037,966)

London: , 1822. Extremely Rare Series of Eighteen Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Depicting the West Country and Cornwall [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. Rowlandson's Sketches from Nature. [London: 1822]. Oblong quarto (8 7/16 x 10 11/16 inches; 214 x 272 mm.). Eighteen finely h…

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('the Lord Chancellor. Wot Is to Be')