THE GALIL, A Challenge to the Canadian/Jewish Community.
(Jewish National Fund of Canada: Montreal, Quebec) n.d. Illus (incl. overlays), 12 x 9", spiral wraps, unpaged, vg. More
WORLD HISTORY
GENOS 2003 No. 2
Suomen Sukututkimusseruran (Finnish Genealogical Society): Finland, 2003. Paperback. 9.5 x 7", pict stapled wraps, 128pp. Light wear and creasing to covers else very good condition. Genealogical Journal Of Finland. More
GESCHICHTE SIBERIENS UND DER MANSCHUREI [History of Siberia and Manchuria]
Carle Georgi: Bonn 1899. 9 x 6", half leather, marbled boards, 220pp, moderate wear else vg. More
GREAT DOMESDAY FACSIMILE, Case I: Folios 0-188.
Alecto Historical Editions: London, 1986. 16.5 x 12, portfolio, 094845900X, massive facsimile reprint of the Domesday book consisting of folded string-tied gatherings in 3 separate folders, all housed in a brown cloth hard clamshell case. This is Case I only of 6 cases. It covers southern England and Cornwall. More
A GUIDE TO POONA (Pune).
The International Book Service: Poona, nd (c 1970). Ads, 7 x 4.7, pict wraps, 78 pp, covers rubbed and soiled, rare outer hinge torn at bottom, double pp dog-eared else a decent copy with worn, toned maps of Poona in back pocket (one with tear at fold). Also included is..... More
HALF HOURS ON THE QUARTER DECK: The Spanish Armada to Sir Cloudesley Shovel, 1670.
James Nisbet: London, 1899. 7.5 x 5, cloth, 376 pp, engraved illustrations, black and gilt decorated blue cloth, lightly worn and soiled, vg, sound hinges, nice decorative copy. EARLY PRINTING. More
HASTINGS, ST. LEONARDS, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD ILLUSTRATED.
F. J. Parsons: Claremont, Hastings nd (1890s?). Ads; illus, oblong 9.75 x 12.25", pict wraps, 83pp, ink name on front cover, covers very worn, soiled, progressive chewed margin on foredge of first 20-some pp,m inor soil & stains else good. Mostly ads for hotels, railroads, local businesses. Resort area in..... More
HIGH-WAYS AND BY-WAYS; Or Tales of the Roadside, picked up in the French Provinces.
London 1823. 8.5x5.5.5", 3/4 gilt-stamped leather with Van Goghish marbled boards, 432pp, bookplate, top of spine chipped, front hinge cracked. FIRST EDITION. More
HIS GREATEST YEARS 1874-1965.
Swan Publishing Co.: Toronto 1965. Photos, 11x8", pict stapled wraps, unpaged, covers a bit worn and yellowed. FIRST EDITION. More
HISTORIA DI HELIODORO DELLE COSE ETHIOPCHE Nella Quale Fra Diversi Compassioneuoli . . .
Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari: Vinegia, 1560. 6 x 3.5, later (18th century?) gilt ruled mottled calf, 399 pp, covers a bit worn, outer hinges starting, hinges loose, old bookplate removed, some ink writing on front fly, contents toned with minor spotting and soil and staining, some ink annotations/underlining, else a...... More
HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MONASTERY AND CHAPEL ROYAL OF HOLYROODHOUSE: With an Account of the Palace and Environs.
Mrs. JNo. Petrie: Edinburgh, 1819. Hardcover. 8/8 plates (including a folding plan), 8.5 x 5", 1/2 lea, marbled boards, 118 w/index, inner front hinge detatched from text block, cello-tape repairs, title browned, covers rubbed, top of spine at front hinge torn. More
THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF WINCHESTER, Setting Forth its Original constitution, government, manufactories, trade, commerce and navigation. 2 Vols.
Winton 1773. 13 plates, 7.5x4.5", later 3/4 leather, 237; 299pp, bookplates, handstamps, scattered foxing and staining, few pp repaired, edge tears, some plate margins cropped, mis pagination in v.2 (pp 264-269). FIRST EDITION. More
HISTORY OF THE BUNHILL FIELDS BURIAL GROUNDS, With some of the Principal Inscriptions.
London 1902. 2 folding plates, 6.5x4", wraps, 67pp, covers slightly chipped and sunned. More
HOW TO ENJOY PARIS ["and Smart Resorts 1927-28" cover title].
International Publications: Paris, 1921. Photos, illustr, 7.25 x 4.75, printed wraps, 411 pp + index, covers worn and soiled, hinges reinforced inside and out, a very loose copy but still intact. This is what every 1920s American traveler was carrying when visiting Paris. Lots of listings of restaurants, stores, where..... More
HUNGARY UNDER SOVIET RULE III, A Survey of Developments From the Revolution to August 1959 with Special Annex: Tibet -- An Asian Hungary.
The American Friends of the Captive Nations: NY 1959. Map, 9 x 6", stapled wraps, 93pp, covers yellowed. More
HYGINI GROMATICI ET POLYBII MEGALOPOLITANI, DE CASTRIS ROMANIS, Quae exstant………..
Amsterdam 1660. Extra title; 3 charts; I illus, 8x6", vellum, 328+index, bookplate removed, neat ink names and dates on titles, minor text spotting and staining, spine defective, short notes on end papers, page 238 ink corrected, minor woming on f.e.p. Roman Military History. More
IDENTIFICATION PAPERS OF THE GUARDE IMPERIALE, REGIMENT DE LANCIERS, FRENCH ARMY. Circa 1860's.
Paris 1859-64. 6.5x4", vellum, 80 pre-printed pages filled-in in ink, cover spotted and worn, interior foxed, worn and soiled else a remarkably well-preserved copy of a French soldier's identification papers. Issued to a Chretien Rogy, boook details his appointments, personal info (yeaux gris), clothing, weapons, pay and expenses, and even..... More
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ROYAL PROGRESS IN 1842.
Printed by Thomas Constable: Edinburgh, 1844. 12 full page engravings, one map; text illustr, 11 x 8.5, gilt decorated embossed cloth, aeg, unpag, covers quite worn and dull, spine holed with fraying at ends, contents heavily foxed, with foredge stain. More
Indenture between Onley Savill Onley of Stisted Hall Essex and William Davis King of Jenkyns Farms regarding the lease of Jenkyns Farm made on June 30, 1869, with notice of the surrender of the lease dated November 29, 1879
London, 1869 and 1879. 21 x 27.5", five sheets one of which is double sided, brown ink on vellum, wax seal, blue paper embossed ten shilling stamp and date stamp on each of the pages, red ten shilling stamp on one page, four black and white VR paper stamp. Folded..... More
Indenture between Thomas Leyson, Ramsbury, Wiltshire and Johosaphat Leimbor, Sanden Fee, Box, Wiltshire, February 3, 1690
np, 1690. Paperback. 16 x 21", folded down to 7 x 4.25" with seal. Fold creases, soiled, lettering along one fold is rubbed and hard to make out else good to very good condition. Johosaphat Leimbor will pay to Thomas Leyson fourteen pounds and five shillings for property. The script..... More
INSTRUZIONE MILITARE DEL RE DI PRUSSIA Per Li Suoi Generali, Tradotta dal Francese in Italiano Con tredici Piani incise in Rame.
Bartolomeo Occhi: Venezi (Venice). 1767. Frontis portrait of Frederick the Great; 13 folding plates, 7 x 4, full contemporary vellum, 120 pp with Tavola, cover worn, darkened and a bit spotted, pp stained and spotted, some plates either badly folded and/or waterstained, but still a decent copy, in Italian. FIRST..... More
INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS CONCLUDED BY THE GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTED AT THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
San Francisco, 1945. Facsimile signatures, 13.5 x 10, gilt decorated blue cloth, unpag, text in English, French, Chinese, Russian and Spanish, covers with shelf wear, paste-downs glue stained, some minor finger soil else a very nice copy of this fairly scarce item. More
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TERRAIN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 4TH International Conference Proceedings, 4 volumes.
Stockholm, 1972. 8 x 6, softcover, 384 pp, 258 pp, 278 pp, 249 pp, illustr, ex lib, usual library markings, moderately worn and sunned, a couple leaves loose, good FIRST ED. More
INVITATION AND MENU TO BANQUET TENDERED BY THE CITIZENS OF CHICAGO IN HONOR OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS GUSTAF ADOLF, CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS LOUISE, CROWN PRINCESS OF SWEDEN. 23 June 1926, Chicago.
9 x 5.5, cloth, unpag, illustr of prince and princess tipped in, menu, lists of committee members and guests, sky blue cloth with yellow cloth backing, moderately soiled or darkened, FIRST ED. More
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM AND ISLAMIC RADICALISM. Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session.
US Government Printing Office: Washington. 1985. Photos, 9 x 5.5, printed wraps, 443 pp, covers moderately worn and soiled, contents good. Much on Lebanon, though there is a section on the Iran-Iraq war. More