Search Results: World History from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

[Leipzig?]: Impensis Voegelianis, 1606. 5 1/2" X 3 3/8". 357, (45 Index) pages. "editi Per Henricum Schvalenberg, Opt. Art. Magistrum Et Professorem publicum in Academia Lipsiensi". "[An epitome of the "Hieroglyphica" of G.P. Valeriano Bolzani, and of C.A. Curio's supplement thereto.]." (WorldCat) Contemporary dark leather with three raised bands at spine. Very Good, first two blank front end neatly excised, 1 1/4" tear to leather at base of spine with chip to leather, 1/4" loss of leather at head of spine, corners and edges rubbed, toning at end papers. faint numbers in pencil rear paste down. Interior clean and free of markings, text in Latin and is complete. Uncommon in current commerce. . Second Edition. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, London , 1768. New modern calf with raised bands and spine label, Embossed in gold similar to original spine, new parchment end papers. Large fold-out map with early tape mend and slight creasing at for-edge, else Fine. Half-title present, Occasional browning, mostly at initial and ending pages, 1/4" dia.marginal brown spot pp.47-60. xxi, [xxii, blank], [2, contents], 382 pages, blanks at end replaced with new parchment. Near Fine overall, in a Fine binding. First Edition, First State of Boswell's first important book. E2 and Z3 are cancels. A handsome copy of this important work. . First Edition. Calf. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Helsinki, Finland: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, 1940. Two volumes in original dustjackets. Both volumes are Fine, Vol.I dustjacket Very Good, 1 1/2" triangular chip bottom edge at spine, tears at spine folds and 2 tears horizontally at spine, Vol. II jacket Near Fine, small chips bottom edge of spine. List of donors laid in. One folding plate (map index), 15 folding maps at rear Vol. II. Numerous black and white photographs in text. A classic scholarly text, ''In the spring of 1906 I received orders from the Russian General Staff to undertake a journey from Russian Turkestan through Chinese Turkestan and Western China and the provinces of Kan Su, Shensi and Shansi to Peiping as the final goal. The object of this expedition was to study the conditions in the interior of Northern China, collect statistical materials and perform various tasks of a military nature'' (Preface). Mannerheim also collected archaeological and ethnographic materials, and manuscripts, and studied… Read More

Cambridge at the University Press: Cambridge Press, 1965. Two volumes bound in original teal cloth with red leather labels and gilt lettering and designs, map end papers, Near Fine, tidy prior owner name front end pages, tiny rubs to cloth at corners, in Near Fine dust jackets, front flaps corner-clipped with publishers price stickers at bottom corners, small rubs at spine ends. A handsome set. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1900. In original half leather over brown cloth boards, end pages and page edges marbled, at least 28 fold-out maps, other maps in text, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. 477 pp + errata page at rear. Detailed reports from the Phillipines under Major-General MacArthur, including reports from Departments of Northern and Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao and Jolo. Very Good, stamped in gilt front boards "Property of Columbia Club Indianapolis", with its stamp title page as well, leather rubbed at edges, leather starting to separate externally at spine. Maps all in Near Fine to Fine condition. SCARCE, overall a quite handsome copy. . First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1954. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - " To Carl from Hellmut". Near fine, slight soiling to fore edge, in a Near Fine dust Jacket, faded at spine, light rubbing. The first study in English on how the Nazis and the Soviet Union used art for propaganda purposes during and after WW II. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Merrell Holberton, 1994. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket with a tiny rub at the bottom edge rear panel. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Random House, 1972. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Dear Sandra, Don't let the Hill get you down. Stand with him while he's right, and part with him when he's wrong. David". A great political Association Copy, Sandra obviously being a Congressional staffer known to the author given his use of first names only. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist best known work, his chronicle of what went wrong in Vietnam, Very Good, boards ligtly soiled, in a Very Good dust jacket, light war at edges, front flap vertical creases. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1911. ASSOCIATION COPY, presented by the author to his brother, the noted actor Marcel Boulenger, inscribed at the half-title page - "A Marcel Boulenger........ par Jacques Boulenger". Finely bound in half crushed tan morocco over marbled boards, five raised bands with gilt lettering back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, front hinge starting to open at top edge, small rubs at corners. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Half Morocco over Marbled Boar. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

Melbourne, Australia: Colorgravure Publications, 1957. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase, one corner of the slipcase with a tape mend. #4314 of an edition of presumably 5000copies. Profusely illustrated with both B&W and color photographs. 200 pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.

Pittsburgh, PA: The Slovak League of America, 1917. SCARCE. One page corner crease and wrappers lightlly soiled, Else Fine. The author was formerly of the Austro-Hungarian Diplomatic Service, and played a key role in alerting the U.S. government to German intrigue and sabotage in the runup to U.S. entry into WWI. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

New York: Berkley Caliber, 2015. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "To Fred and Linda, From one patriot to another ! Thank you for your service to our country. Very best wishes Lee Trimble 8/3/15". SCARCE SIGNED. Near Fine, small bump bottom corner, in Fine dust jacket. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1891. RARE First Edition in English, finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in half crimson morocco over marbled boards, spine with five harp decorations with gilt borders, marbled end pages, all edges gilt. xii, 499 pp., with fifty-seven wood engraved illustrations (including frontispiece and 23 plates). Near Fine, spine sunned, light rubbing to marbled boards, internally clean and bright. Gautier's classic work on chivalry, in which he set out the "Ten Commandments of Chivalry", of course hundreds of years after the time of medieval chivalry. "Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil". . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1892. Inscribed at front end page to "John V. MacMillan from his tutor C. L (?), Eton Election 1895". Sumptuously bound in full vellum, backs with red and brown morocco labels, gilt lettering, ornate floral gilt tooled decorations, double gilt rules to covers, marbled end papers, all edges stained red, a glorious set befitting the occasion and the recipient, a scion of this set's publisher. John V. MacMillan ( 1877-1950) was the son of Alexander MacMillan, the co-founder in 1843 of MacMillan Publishing. John did not enter the publishing business, instead deciding on an ecclesiastical career and eventually becoming the Bishop of Dover, the fifth in the modern era. Profusely decorated throughout with vignettes and full page illustrations, many in color. Four volumes, Near Fine, slight toning to end pages, a few pages small top corner creases, boards light soiling, fold-out of London Bridge Vol. III Near Fine with a few small creases, top edges a bit dulled, a few… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1822. The Third Edition, 1822, complete with five fold-out plates, 338 pp. In handsome unsigned contemporary fine binding of black Levant, gilt crown of King George IV center of both covers and with blind-tooled border inside double gilt rules then fine intricate floral decorations in gilt bordered by double gilt rules, back with larger gilt floral decorations and gilt lettering and tail date, all edges gilt, edges of covers with double gilt rules, gilt inner dentelles, marbled end papers. The binding Near Fine, small rub at head of spine. Internally Near Fine with moderate toning, mostly to plates and adjacent pages. A superior copy, fit for a King's library. . Third Edition. Levant Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Librairie d'Amyot, 1845. SCARCE biography of King Francis I of France (1494-1547, who ruled 1515 until his death in 1547). Four volumes bound in contemporary midnight polished calf, gilt rules and decorations, rules in blind, marbled end papers and edges, silk markers, Vol. I with the stamp of Simier R. du Roi front end page and in gilt at tail , that of René Simier (1772-1843), one of the best French binders of the nineteenth century and binder to the King. Near Fine, widely scattered toning, boards lightly rubbed, a quite distinguished set. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Smith, 1840. Two volumes handsomely bound in contemporary unsigned American full calf, backs ornately gilt and with two morocco labels with gilt lettering and gilt tail date, covers double gilt ruled borders with gilt ruled edges, marbled end pages and page edges, the armorial bookplates of John G. Watmough and David Milne. Near Fine, shelf rubbing bottom edges, small rubs at raised bands and corners, joints showing light wear, the engravings moderately toned. 51 engravings. . Later British Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Large 8vo.

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1884. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front paste down -"Arthur Wyatt Edgell, Esq. with ? kind regard" likely the translator's inscription. Small stamp of Cowley House, Exeter, the home of Edgell. Very Good, cloth at spine sunned and worn and with small tears, moderate foxing associated mainly with tissue cover for frontis photograph. hinges starting from top and bottom edges, complete with sketch-map and 12 plates, which are clean and lovely. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Richard Bentley, 1860. SCARCE. Handsomely bound in unsigned half red calf over marbled boards, the back gilt, marbled end papers and edges, the bookplate of C. Morrison, Hampworth Lodge, Downton, with clan Morrison motto Pretio Prudentia Praestat (In Price Prudence Predominates) front paste down. Very Good, front hinge showing wear, corners rubbed, toning from frontispiece engraving to title page. Contains all the Princes of Wales from Edward of Caernarvon to George Augustus Frederick of St. James, 17 in all. 539 pages, interior clean and bright. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Duffield & Co., 1930. A classic of tea literature, SCARCE in this 14th edition handsomely bound in quarter cloth over floral paper covered boards, the spine a bit darkened, light rubbing at edges. Originally published by Fox, Duffield and Co. in 1906, the Introduction by Tsuneo Matsudaira was first published in the 7th edition. . Fourteenth Edition. Quarter Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.