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Memoirs of the War of Secession. From the original manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A. I. Hagood's 1st 12 Months, S.C.V. II. Hagood's Brigade. [Edited by E.R. Brooks.]

Memoirs of the War of Secession. From the original manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A. I. Hagood's 1st 12 Months, S.C.V. II. Hagood's Brigade. [Edited by E.R. Brooks.]

by Hagood, Johnson

Columbia, SC: State Co, 1910. First edition. 8vo. (10), [9]-496 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, maps, one folding. Hagood (1829-1898), a native of Barnwell, was elected colonel of the 1st S.C. Volunteers as the war began, served at Fort Sumter and the first battle at Manassas and in his home state, before returning to Virginia for the 1864 battles around Richmond to Petersburg; he served as governor of South Carolina, 1880-1882. Nevins I, p. 98: "As much a biography as an autobiography; Gen.... Read more about this item
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€142.30
THE CHEER

THE CHEER

by MEREDITH, William

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Meredith's own copy of the uncorrected proof in printed wraps. Laid in on a 7" x 5" card is a MANUSCRIPT poem from the book, "Country Stars," written by Meredith and dated January 1975.
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€237.17
Probate of the Will of Julia Sarah Baverstock, Deceased, of New Malden, in the County of Surrey. Dated 23rd July 1915

Probate of the Will of Julia Sarah Baverstock, Deceased, of New Malden, in the County of Surrey. Dated 23rd July 1915

Book. Good. No Binding. 12 page vellum document (some pages blank) with seal..
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€9.41
Catalogue 2: The Editions Originales of the World-Famous French Classics of the XVIth to the XVIIIth Centuries; Association Books from Erasmus to Boswell, Very Choice Elzevirs, Exquisite Mosaic Armorial and Embroidered Bindings, Authors' Original Manuscripts Etc.

Catalogue 2: The Editions Originales of the World-Famous French Classics of the XVIth to the XVIIIth Centuries; Association Books from Erasmus to Boswell, Very Choice Elzevirs, Exquisite Mosaic Armorial and Embroidered Bindings, Authors' Original Manuscripts Etc.

by Michelmore, G., & Co

London: G. Michelmore & Co, 1921. First edition. Soft cover (yapped). Good (base of spine chipped, short tears to yapp edges). 191p (251 items) + several pls. of bindings, a few in color and/or folding. Bookseller catalogue, with occasional pencil checkmarks. One large folding color plate shows an elaborate embroidered 18th-century Italian binding made for a cardinal. Two color plates show mosaic bindings by Padeloup. Laid in: June 1921 postcard offering one-third off the catalogue prices.
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€16.13
Theatrum fungorum, oft het tooneel der campernoelien waer inne vertoont wort de gedaante, ken-teeckens, natuere, crachten, voetsel, deught ende ondeught.Antwerp, Joseph Jacobs, 1675. 4to. With folding engraved portrait of the dedicatee (the Antwerp city physician Joh. van Buyten) by Arn. van Westerhout after Car. E. Biset, and 36 mostly folding engraved plates by P. van Sickeleers. Contemporary vellum.

Theatrum fungorum, oft het tooneel der campernoelien waer inne vertoont wort de gedaante, ken-teeckens, natuere, crachten, voetsel, deught ende ondeught.Antwerp, Joseph Jacobs, 1675. 4to. With folding engraved portrait of the dedicatee (the Antwerp city physician Joh. van Buyten) by Arn. van Westerhout after Car. E. Biset, and 36 mostly folding engraved plates by P. van Sickeleers. Contemporary vellum.

by STERBEECK, Franciscus van

[38], 396 pp.First edition of the earliest Dutch monograph on fungi, by Franciscus van Sterbeeck (1630-1693), a Flemish clergyman, botanist and mycologist. Clusius had done research on fungi at the end of the 16th century, and published the results as part of his Rariorum plantarum historia in 1601. However, Clusius's original manuscript for this part, together with his 87 original drawings, had been lost. Accordingly, the publisher had to use other (and rather inaccurate) illustrations for the 1601... Read more about this item
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€7,500.00
Lindisfarne Gospels

Lindisfarne Gospels

by Backhouse, Janet

Hardback. Acceptable.
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€2.44
NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture “After the Thin Man”

NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture “After the Thin Man”

by unnamed, Robert Riskin association

[THIN MAN RADIO SCRIPT, WORLD WAR II OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION, FRENCH TEXT] NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture "After the Thin Man", RECORDED AT: Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, DATE: DECEMBER 22, 1944, TIME: 1 P.M. TO 7 P.M., (for) United States Government, Office of War Information (Overseas), Hollywood, Calif., U.S.A., N. Y. Radio Program Bureau, French Hollywood Unit, typescript manuscript heavily annotated with text and... Read more about this item
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€1,138.44
THE TREATISE OF THE POOL: Al-Maqala al-Hawdiyya

THE TREATISE OF THE POOL: Al-Maqala al-Hawdiyya

by Obadyah B. Abraham b. Moses Maimonides; Paul Fenton ed.; Georges Vajda preface

Octagon Press, 1981. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. FINE/Very Good. xvi, 146, 28 pp. 3 B/W photo plates of the Bodleian's original manuscript. 12mo, beige paper over boards, gilt spine lettering. Leaves tanned as usual, clean and sharp otherwise DJ spine a bit sunned, tips worn. Hebrew text with English introduction and commentary, Vajda's preface in French. Scarce in trade.
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€156.54
ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, radio script adaptation of popular movie, with signatures of John Loder, Mischa Auer, Denise Vernac, and other cast

ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, radio script adaptation of popular movie, with signatures of John Loder, Mischa Auer, Denise Vernac, and other cast

by Gerald Kean, director

[WWII US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION RADIO PLAY WITH 'CHINESE SPOT' IN CHINESE PICTOGRAMS INSERTED]; SCRIPT IN FRENCH; RARE CAST SIGNATURES WWII ERA] ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, Voice of America, French Project, Hollywood, French language half-hour radio script adaptation of the 1944 Columbia Pictures movie of the same title signed by Jon Loder and other cast members as required for payment…the radio play was intended to be... Read more about this item
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€758.96
Autograph Musical Scores in the Coolidge Foundation Collection

Autograph Musical Scores in the Coolidge Foundation Collection

by Library of Congress Music Division

Washington, D.C.: Self, 1950 30 pp. Wear and scuffing to wraps.. Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€9.58
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] “FEMME OU DEMON” — from the Universal Pictures “DESTRY RIDES AGAIN”, 1945

DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] “FEMME OU DEMON” — from the Universal Pictures “DESTRY RIDES AGAIN”, 1945

by Jacques Surmagne

[1945 DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] "FEMME OU DEMON" — from the Universal Pictures "DESTRY RIDES AGAIN" [the movie title for the release to the English-speaking market, "Femme…" is the movie title in French for the international market release in 1939], original ribbon radio script for the U. S. Office of War Information (OWI) WWII program, heavily annotated by director Gerald Kean whose name is in red pencil... Read more about this item
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€521.78
Ein Erntelied (A Harvest Song)

Ein Erntelied (A Harvest Song)

by Madeleine, Marie [Manuscript Poem]

Paper with additional horizontal center fold, small fold tear. Erasure marks in the upper right corner on the first side. Signature with small ink smudge. Very good manuscript work from this protagonist of the Decadent movement. JBS-127. [Manuscript Poem]   Marie Madeleine  "Ein Erntelied" ("A Harvest Song")   c.1905 Manuscript poem by Marie Madeleine, the subject of Ronald K. Siegel's 2016 book The Priestess of Morphine: The Lost Writings of Marie-Madeleine in the Time of Nazis. Folded paper... Read more about this item
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€948.70
The Duck and the Kangaroo

The Duck and the Kangaroo

by Lear, Edward

Thin brown wraps with silver lettering on front. Facsimile of handwritten and hand illustrated poem with accompanying text by Philip Hofer. Edition of five hundred printed by The Harvard Printing Office.
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€61.67
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ON ARCHITECTURE: Selected Writings 1894-1940. Edited with an Introduction by Frederick Gutheim

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ON ARCHITECTURE: Selected Writings 1894-1940. Edited with an Introduction by Frederick Gutheim

by Wright, Frank Lloyd

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. First edition, advance copy, uncorrected galley proof. pp. [xi], 265 (printed on rectos only). 4to. Green wrappers. Owner's contemporary embossed stamp on front cover and first three leaves: "Sheldon & Caroline Keck" [Sheldon Keck was a pioneer in the field of art conservation. He, and his wife Caroline, were consultant conservators for the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, etc.]. Spine is tanned, with uneven one-inch chip at base of spine,... Read more about this item
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€569.22
South Africa's 800 : The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth (Revised and reprinted, November 2003)

South Africa's 800 : The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth (Revised and reprinted, November 2003)

by Katzew, Henry

South African Zionist Federation, 2003. Revised Edition . Softcover. Very Good. Compiled and produced by Maurice and Marcia Ostroff from Henry Katzew's original manuscript. Edited by Joe Woolf. Revised and Reprinted edition, November 2003. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 382 pages and Photo Album 58 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binging is excellent. R* 16/06/2022 GK.... Read more about this item
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€54.08
[Album of six watercolor views in Kamchatka and Siberia in the late 18th century]

[Album of six watercolor views in Kamchatka and Siberia in the late 18th century]

by (Kamchatka and Siberia)

[Netherlands?], 1808. Six watercolors on individual sheets, measuring approx. 10-1/2 x 16-1/4 inches. Five of the six watercolors titled in manuscript below the image, and with extensive Dutch-language notes on the verso of each sheet. Oblong folio. Bound into modern half morocco and marbled boards (oblong quarto in size), gilt morocco label on front board reading: KAMTSCHATKA ET SIBERIE ALBUM DE DESSINS. Very minor wear or soiling in the edges of the margins, else fine. Six watercolors on individual... Read more about this item
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€28,461.00
The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh Matba'at Bulak prepared by the author in 1936 to be presented to the faculty of literature in the Egyptian University in Cairo, for the MA. degree

The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh Matba'at Bulak prepared by the author in 1936 to be presented to the faculty of literature in the Egyptian University in Cairo, for the MA. degree

by Abu-l Futouh Ahmad Ridwan (1908 - 1982)

long 4to, 30. 192ff, with 26, 16ff appendix. WITH UNPUBLISHED PARTS. The most important of the specific history of Bulak press which later printed in Bulak printing house in 1953 as: تاريخ مطبعة بولاق و لمحة في تاريخ الطباعة في بلدان الشرق الأوسط Unique manuscript of the author.
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€33,204.50
Cases in Law and Equity: argued, debated and adjudged in the King's Bench and Chancery, in the twelth and thirteenth years of Queen Anne, during the time of Lord Chief Justice Parker. With two treatises , the one on the action of Debt, the other on the Constitution of England. Now first printed from the original manuscript of the Late Lord Baron Gilbert

Cases in Law and Equity: argued, debated and adjudged in the King's Bench and Chancery, in the twelth and thirteenth years of Queen Anne, during the time of Lord Chief Justice Parker. With two treatises , the one on the action of Debt, the other on the Constitution of England. Now first printed from the original manuscript of the Late Lord Baron Gilbert

by (Law, English) Gilbert, Geoffrey, Lord Chief Baron

In the Savoy: Printed by Catherine Lintot, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; for W. Owen, 1760. First edition. xii, 354, (6) 357-468. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary blind stamped calf, more recent red leather title label. Nice copy. Bookplate of Dn. Pedro Forstall. First edition. xii, 354, (6) 357-468. 1 vols. 8vo. Gilbert who died in 1726 was highly lauded by Blackstone. The final two sections on Debt and the Constitution are of great interest o.
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€332.04
1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY 2 related life insurance documents original

1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY 2 related life insurance documents original

by Atlas Assurance Company, London, England

[1867 BRITISH INSURANCE DOCUMENT, 2 RELATED DOCUMENTS] 1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY, 2 related documents concerning life insurance policy for John Watkins Freeman, (i) letter dated 16th Nov. 1867 with letterhead Atlas Assurance Office, Life Department, London, typescript with blanks filled in by hand pinned to (ii) handwritten notice to the Atlas Assurance Office from the "Solicitors of said Mary Ann Freeman"; NOTES: ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY was a British life and fire insurance company established at the... Read more about this item
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€56.92
Handwritten Letters from Stephen Crane to Elbert Hubbard and Related Ephemera

Handwritten Letters from Stephen Crane to Elbert Hubbard and Related Ephemera

by [CRANE, Stephen]; [HUBBARD, Elbert]; [ROYCROFT] [SIGNED]

This is a unique collection of paper ephemera regarding an 1895 celebratory dinner honoring Stephen Crane, whose The Red Badge of Courage was at the time a modest success in its second printing. The event was hosted by Elbert Hubbard, the influential publisher, editor, and founder of the Roycroft arts and crafts community. These items belonged to Edith Maclure Love, a friend of both Stephen Crane and Elbert Hubbard. The following items are included in this sale: -Two handwritten letters from Stephen... Read more about this item
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€9,487.00
Mel Bay presents Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar, Volume Two.

Mel Bay presents Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar, Volume Two.

by Van Eps, George

Pacific, Missouri:: Mel Bay Publications, 1981.. Paper covers; spiral bound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covers with a metal spiral binding; the covers (especially front cover) are ragged at the ends; Good condition.. about 12 inches tall by 10 inches wide . Description: From the foreword: ''All of the voices in a passage or progression, long or short, must be thought of as melodic lines that have to make harmonic sense and become musically believable, even though the lines may contain notational... Read more about this item
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€23.72
The Compositors of the First and Second Madrid Editions of Don Quixote, Part 1

The Compositors of the First and Second Madrid Editions of Don Quixote, Part 1

by Flores, R. M

London: Modern Humanities Research Association, 1975. Hard Cover. x, 149 p., folding leaf, [2] leaves of plates, illus., facsims.; 26 cm. In English or Spanish. This is an attempt to determine what the compositors "did to the text of the original manuscript." Stock#45631. Vg /no dj.
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€47.44€18.97
ACROSS THE WAR WORLD (UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT)

ACROSS THE WAR WORLD (UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT)

by REED, John

At sea: Hillacre, September, 1917. First Edition. Manuscript. Occasional staining, some aging to paper, normal folds from mailing. Very Good. Nine pages typed on four 8-1/2" x 11" leaves of Hotel Brevoort letterhead and Scandinavian-American Line letterhead with Reed's name typed at the top right corner of the first page, and pages numbered at the tops of the following pages. With the original envelope addressed in Reed's hand, postmarked twice and stamped "Opened by Censor." Reed's important... Read more about this item
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€5,929.38
[MELBOURNE] A small archive of original poetry by G. H. Batten, Master of Richmond Grammar School and Honorary Secretary to Governor Sir Henry Barkly. 1859-1880.

[MELBOURNE] A small archive of original poetry by G. H. Batten, Master of Richmond Grammar School and Honorary Secretary to Governor Sir Henry Barkly. 1859-1880.

by BATTEN, George Henry (1819-1881)

G. H. Batten (1819-1881) was a schoolmaster in Devon for many years before emigrating to Port Phillip in 1856, where he served for a brief time as Honorary Secretary to the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Barkly. In January 1857 Batten became the proprietor and master of the Richmond Grammar School, a school for young gentlemen in Lennox Street, which he continued to run throughout the 1860s. His own residence was a stone cottage on nearby Church Street hill. The democratically-minded Batten was... Read more about this item
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€1,347.28
1942 WORLD WAR II MILITARY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE

1942 WORLD WAR II MILITARY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE

by Arthur Cassandre

[1942 WORLD WAR II MILITARY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION; ARTHUR CASAGRANDE; RARE ARTICLE] PROPOSED SOIL CLASSIFICATION FOR AIRFIELD PROJECTS by A. Casagrande, Cambridge, Mass., Sept 5. 1942, in upper right corner U. S. Engr. Off., Division Engr., North Atl. Division, NA 6790, NAD 36/1, 10/8/42, New York, NY, light purple mimeograph pages, 8 pages of text, 8-1/2" x 11", single space, followed by 1 page fold out chart Table 1 –Soil Classification for Airfield Projects, 4 page carbon copy, single space letter... Read more about this item
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€237.17
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