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[PHILOSOPHY] THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ARISTOTLE
by Christopher Shields (Editor)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Small Quarto; in black paper covered boards; in an unclipped jacket; xx, 710 pages including the Index; light wear to the edges of the jacket.~~From the jacket “ The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle reflects the lively international character of Aristotelian studies, drawing contributors from the... Read More
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BARNABAE ITINERARIUM, OR BARNABEE'S JOURNAL. THE SEVENTH EDITION: TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED AN ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR, NOW FIRST DISCOVERED; A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE FORMER EDITIONS OF THE WORK; AND ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. | BARNABEE'S JOURNALL, UNDER THE NAMES OF MIRTILUS AND FAUSTULUS SHADOWED. BARNABAE ITINERARIUM, MIRTILI & FAUSTULI NOMINIBUS INSIGNITUM. (TWO VOLUMES IN ONE)
by Corymbaeus [Richard Brathwait] | [Joseph Haslewood] (Editor)
London: Printed for J. Harding by R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Two volumes bound together. The first volume being the bibliographical and textual history and criticism by the editor, Joseph Haslewood. Second volume is the "fac-simile edition of the first impression of the Itinerary" (p. 142), published concurrently. The most famous of Brathwaite's... Read More
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CORNELIUS NEPOS. DE VITIS EXCELLENTIUM IMPERATORUM
by Cornelius Nepos | Nicolaus Courtin (Editor)
Londini: Impensis G. G. & J. Robinson, J. Scatcherd, G. Wilkie, C. Ipaw, & T. N. Longman & O. Rees, 1801. Edition Decima Quinta. Full Leather. Good binding. Text in Latin. Some foxing and dampstaining throughout. Bound in calf with a red morocco label. Wear and surface loss to the joints, corners, and spine, affecting the label. Soiling... Read More
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![[ILLUSTRATED] MELBA'S GIFT BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN ART AND LITERATURE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/040/274/1560274040.0.m.jpg)
[ILLUSTRATED] MELBA'S GIFT BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN ART AND LITERATURE
by Dame Nellie Melba | Franlin Peterson (Editor)
Melfbourne: George Robertson and Co, 1915. De Luxe Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. Large Octavo; in the publisher's slightly faded puce moire gilt-decorated cloth, without a dustjacket; the boards have some quite minimal sunning at the edges; with seven tipped in colored plates and portrait frontispiece, as well as addtional color plates and in-text black and... Read More
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![THE INDEPENDENT. A WEEKLY JOURNAL. [19 Issues]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/597/962/725962597.0.m.1.jpg)
THE INDEPENDENT. A WEEKLY JOURNAL. [19 Issues]
by Edward Carroll (Editor)
Reading, PA, 1896. The first (only?) 19 issues of The Independent, A Weekly Journal published in Reading, Pennsylvania and edited by Edward Carroll. Volume 1, No. 1 is from September 14,1875; Volume 1, No. 19 is January 18. 1896. The issues were bound with the front wrappers (they are now disbound). Each issue is illustrated... Read More
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![[INTERIOR DESIGN] DECORATIVE ART IN MODERN INTERIORS, 1962-63. VOL. 52](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/914/641/1616641914.0.m.jpg)
[INTERIOR DESIGN] DECORATIVE ART IN MODERN INTERIORS, 1962-63. VOL. 52
by Ella Moody [Art Editor]
Studio Books, 1962. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Quarto; in publisher's tan cloth, with titling in gilt, with dustjacket; 176 pages; with photographic illustrations in black and white and in color; the dustjacket has minor wear; there are no ownership marks of any kind in the book.~~A terrific resource for those interested in mid-century design.... Read More
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ANALYSIS OF THE CHESS ENDING. KING AND QUEEN AGAINST KING AND ROOK
by Euclid" | E[dward Freeborough [Editor]
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Limited, 1895. First Edition. Very Good binding. In the original pictorial cloth with decoration and titling in gilt; with the frontispiece in red and in blue. Binding has some minor rubbing and the front hinge has been discreetly reinforced. [xii], 118, [6]. Very Good binding.
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L'EPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1400-1600). TOME III. MATURATIONS ET MUTATIONS (1520-1560)
by Eva Kushner (Editor)
Amsterdam | Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. A clean copy of Volume III only, Maturations et Mutations 1520-1560. Text in French. Bound in laminated boards, with a line of creasing to the lamination along the top of the front board and spine. Near Fine binding.
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![[CIVIL WAR] THE REBELLION RECORD; A DIARY OF AMERICAN EVENTS, WITH DOCUMENTS, NARRATIVES, ILLUSTRATIVE INCIDENTS, POETRY, ETC. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS ON THE CAUSES OF THE STRUGGLE, AND THE GREAT ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNTRY, BY EDWARD EVERETT [12 VOLUMES; COMPLETE SET]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/569/555/1669555569.0.m.jpg)
[CIVIL WAR] THE REBELLION RECORD; A DIARY OF AMERICAN EVENTS, WITH DOCUMENTS, NARRATIVES, ILLUSTRATIVE INCIDENTS, POETRY, ETC. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS ON THE CAUSES OF THE STRUGGLE, AND THE GREAT ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNTRY, BY EDWARD EVERETT [12 VOLUMES; COMPLETE SET]
by Frank Moore [Editor]
New York: G. P. Putnam | D. Van Nostrand, 1869. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Twelve quarto volumes; the volumes are matching in either green or brown pebbled cloth, with titling and decorations in gilt; the hinges are for the most part quite intact, though a few are beginning to crack; the rear hinge of the last volumes... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] ANTIETAM: ESSAYS ON THE 1862 MARYLAND CAMPAIGN](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/222/179/1685179222.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] ANTIETAM: ESSAYS ON THE 1862 MARYLAND CAMPAIGN
by Gary W. Gallagher (Editor)
Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 1989. First Edition. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Signed. 8vo.; in the publisher’s black cloth binding, with dustjacket; ix, [1], 2-102 pages including the Index, followed by [1] list of contibutors’ this copy is Signed by the editors, Gary W. Gallagher on the title page.~~The essays are by Dennis E. Fry, Robert... Read More
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[SIGNED] [EDITOR’S COPY] THE THIRD DAY OF GETTYSBURG & BEYOND
by Gary W. Gallagher [Editor]
Chapel Hill & London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Signed. Large octavo; in the publisher’s navy blue cloth, with dustjacket; x, 217 page with illustrations.~~Six essays on the Civil War covering a variety of topics, including tactcs, myth-making in the Southrrn tradition, and the uses of autobiography.~~This First... Read More
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EASTWARD HOE (THE TUDOR FACSIMILE TEXTS)
by George Chapman | John S. Farmer (Editor)
AMS Press, 1970. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. This is #108 in the facsimile text series. There is no writing in the book, previous owner names or underlining. There is light and scattered foxing to the endpapers and the edges of the textblock. Very Good binding.
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![THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. OCTOBER, 1863 NO. 10 [Confederate Imprint]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/139/994/724994139.0.m.1.jpg)
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. OCTOBER, 1863 NO. 10 [Confederate Imprint]
by George William Bagby (Editor)
Richmond: Macfarlane & Fergusson, 1863. This issue contains more from Robert Howison's History of the War, and from the "Editor's Table", "The Battle of Chickamauga", "Battle of Thoroughfare Gap" and "Burial of Capt. O. J. Wise".The Southern Library Messenger was the most significant magazine in the South from the time of its founding by Thomas White in 1834 until... Read More
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THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. APRIL, 1861. VOL. 32, NO. 4 (Confederate Imprint)
by George William Bagby (Editor)
Richmond: Macfarlane & Fergusson, 1861. This issue with a substantial article on nullification as a doctrine supporting the position of the South. The Southern Library Messenger was the most significant magazine in the South from the time of its founding by Thomas White in 1834 until its last issue in 1864.From 1860 on, when George W. Bagby took it... Read More
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![THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. JULY & AUG. 1862. VOL. 34, NOS. 7&8 [Confederate Imprint]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/142/994/724994142.0.m.1.jpg)
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. JULY & AUG. 1862. VOL. 34, NOS. 7&8 [Confederate Imprint]
by George William Bagby (Editor)
Richmond: Macfarlane & Fergusson, 1862. This issue contains Robert Howison's History of the War; Equanimity of Richmond People; Yankee vs. Confederate Generals; Military Catechism; etc. The Southern Library Messenger was the most significant magazine in the South from the time of its founding by Thomas White in 1834 until its last issue in 1864.From 1860 on, when George W.... Read More
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![THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. MAY, 1863 NO. 5 [Confederate Imprint]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/154/994/724994154.0.m.1.jpg)
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. MAY, 1863 NO. 5 [Confederate Imprint]
by George William Bagby (Editor)
Richmond: Macfarlane & Fergusson, 1863. This issue contains more from Robert Howison's History of the War, and, in the Editor's Table, "Bandages at Manassas" and "Extracts from General Polk's Report from the Battle of Shiloh." The Southern Library Messenger was the most significant magazine in the South from the time of its founding by Thomas White in 1834 until... Read More
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![THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. NOV. & DEC., 1862. VOL. 34, NOS. 11 & 12 [Confederate Imprint]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/140/994/724994140.0.m.1.jpg)
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. NOV. & DEC., 1862. VOL. 34, NOS. 11 & 12 [Confederate Imprint]
by George William Bagby (Editor)
Richmond: Macfarlane & Fergusson, 1862. This issue contains, in the Editor's Table, |"Constitution of the Confederate States" and "Despotic Nature of President Davis".Quite interesting to see the editor souring on the Confederate government. The Southern Library Messenger was the most significant magazine in the South from the time of its founding by Thomas White in 1834 until its last... Read More
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THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. OCTOBER, 1861; NO.4 (Confederate Imprint)
by George William Bagby (Editor)
Richmond: Macfarlane & Fergusson, 1861. This issue contains, from the "Editor's Table", "War Spirit Among the Women" and "Confederate School Books".The Southern Library Messenger was the most significant magazine in the South from the time of its founding by Thomas White in 1834 until its last issue in 1864.From 1860 on, when George W. Bagby took it over, the... Read More
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THE GLASS OF GOVERNMENT (THE TUDOR FACSIMILE TEXTS)
by George Gascoigne | John S. Farmer (Editor)
AMS Press, 1970. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. This is #49 in the facsimile text series. There is no writing in the book, previous owner names or underlining. There is light and scattered foxing to the endpapers and the edges of the textblock. Very Good binding.
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![[FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR] WITH THE ROYAL HEADQUARTERS IN 1870-71 [VOLUME I OF THE WOLSELEY SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/296/591/1390591296.0.m.jpg)
[FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR] WITH THE ROYAL HEADQUARTERS IN 1870-71 [VOLUME I OF THE WOLSELEY SERIES]
by General J. [Julius] Verdy du Vernois | Capt. Walter H. James [Series Editor]
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1897. Hard Cover. Good binding. Large 8vo,; in the publisher's red cloth binding with fade to the spine and the edges of the boards and a quite small bit of paint at the bottom corner of the lower board; xix, 263 pages, with portrait frontispiece and large folding map at... Read More
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UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZUR FUNKTION DER GÖTTER IM HOMERISCHEN EPOS. (UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZUR ANTIKEN LITERATUR UND GESCHICHTE SERIE ; BAND 24)
by Hartmut Erbse | Winfried Bühler; Peter Herrmann; Otto Zwierlein (Series Editor)
Berlin | New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1986. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A copy of the "Examination of the Function of Gods in Homeric Epics," by Hartmut Erbse. Text in German. Eleven pages at the rear, minimally marked in pen. Foxing to the cloth covered boards. Green cloth, with lettering stamped in gilt. Top edge gray. Very... Read More
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![[MILITARY] THE PROVISIONING OF THE MODERN ARMY IN THE FIELD](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/824/195/1565195824.0.m.jpg)
[MILITARY] THE PROVISIONING OF THE MODERN ARMY IN THE FIELD
by Henry G. Sharpe | Captain Frank A. Cook [Editor]
Kansas City, Mo: Franklin Hudson Pub. Co, 1907. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; in the publisher's blue cloth with titling in gilt; 98 pages, with a few illustrations, and with some pencilled marginalia.~~With an apt quote from Vegetius, De Re Militaria, on the verso of the first blank leaf: "To neglect the care of... Read More
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PRINTING FOR KINGDOM, EMPIRE, AND REPUBLIC. TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE
by H. George Fletcher (Editor)
New York; Paris: The Grolier Club; Imprimerie Nationale, 2011. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. The catalogue published to accompany the exhibition held at The Grolier Club 6 December 2011 - 4 February 2012. With no marks. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine binding.
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THE LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD. EDITED BY PETER CUNNINGHAM. NOW FIRST CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED. IN NINE VOLUMES. VOL. I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX. (NINE VOLUMES)
by Horace Walpole | Peter Cunningham (Editor)
London: Richard Bentley, 1857. Half Leather. Very Good binding. The Letters of Horace Walpole, complete in nine volumes. With frontispiece and additional plates, mostly portraits, in each volume. Text is reasonably bright. Library bookplate on the front pastedown, and library stamp and overlapping withdrawn stamp on the title page. Half dark green morocco over green cloth, with gilt... Read More
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![[RCIHMOND] THE SPIDER. 1911. YEAR BOOK OF RICHMOND COLLEGE. VOLUME IX. ANNUAL](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/716/540/1616540716.0.m.jpg)
[RCIHMOND] THE SPIDER. 1911. YEAR BOOK OF RICHMOND COLLEGE. VOLUME IX. ANNUAL
by Russell G. Smith (Editor-in-Chief)
[Richmond]: [Dietz Printing], 1911. An attractive copy of this early Richmond College Year Book, bound in suede with yapp edges. With color frontispiece in the style of Harrison Fisher.
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