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  • An Ambrotype portrait of a sitting lady by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    An Ambrotype portrait of a sitting lady

    Spain: n/a, 1850. A nice example of a Spanish ambrotype photograph. The image is a 2.5 x 2 inches (quarter plate) glass plate held in a gold coloured soft metal frame (3 inches by 2.5 inches) This in turn is held in a leather backing (with some rubbing). some slight surface scratching to the protective glass. A very nice clean image, with a touch of hand colouring to the woman's cheeks. This from a Spanish collection.
    Total size: 80 x 72 mm (3¼ x 2¾ inches).

    Ambrotype also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass. Each is a unique original that could only be duplicated by using a camera to copy…

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    Spain: n/a, 1850. A nice example of a Spanish ambrotype photograph. The image is a 2.5 x 2 inches (quarter plate) glass plate held in a gold coloured soft metal frame (3 inches by 2.5 inches) This in turn is held in a leather backing (with some rubbing). some slight surface scratching to the protective glass. A very nice clean image, with a touch of hand colouring to the woman's cheeks. This from a Spanish collection.
    Total size: 80 x 72 mm (3¼ x 2¾ inches).

    Ambrotype also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass. Each is a unique original that could only be duplicated by using a camera to copy it. Developed circa 1850, by the mid 1860's Tintype and Albumen photographs had superseded the process.

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    Book ID: 3884
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  • An Ambrotype portrait of a sitting woman by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    An Ambrotype portrait of a sitting woman

    Spain: n/a, 1850. A nice example of a Spanish ambrotype photograph. The image is a 3.25 x 2.5 inches (quarter plate) glass plate held in a gold coloured soft metal frame. some slight surface scratching and a slight "halo effect" to the woman's head. Came from a Spanish collection.
    Ambrotype also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass. Each is a unique original that could only be duplicated by using a camera to copy it. Developed circa 1850, by the mid 1860's Tintype and Albumen photographs had superseded the process

    Book ID: 3874
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  • An Ambrotype portrait of a Sitting Woman. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    An Ambrotype portrait of a Sitting Woman.

    Spain: n/a, 1850. An example of a Spanish ambrotype photograph. The image is a 2 x 1.75 inches (quarter plate) glass plate held in a gold coloured soft metal frame (2.5 inches by 2 inches) There is no backing plate, and the black is quite scratched and chipped. There is also a small burn to the woman's face. When held against a white or dark background it is still an attractive image though. Came from a Spanish collection.
    Ambrotype also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass. Each is a unique original that could only be duplicated by using a camera to copy it. Developed circa 1850, by the mid 1860's Tintype and Albumen photographs had superseded the process

    Book ID: 3888
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  • An Ambrotype portrait of a Small child by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    An Ambrotype portrait of a Small child

    Spain: n/a, 1850. An example of a Spanish ambrotype photograph. The image is a 2 x 1.5 inches (quarter plate) glass plate held in a gold coloured soft metal frame (2.5 inches by 2 inches) Some slight surface scratching to the image glass. The image is quite dark, and not very distinctive. Came from a Spanish collection.
    Ambrotype also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass. Each is a unique original that could only be duplicated by using a camera to copy it. Developed circa 1850, by the mid 1860's Tintype and Albumen photographs had superseded the process

    Book ID: 3886
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  • An Ambrotype portrait of a Young Girl by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    An Ambrotype portrait of a Young Girl

    Spain: n/a, 1850. An example of a Spanish ambrotype photograph. The image is a 2 x 1.5 inches (quarter plate) glass plate held in a gold coloured soft metal frame (2 inches by 1.75 inches) with a slightly scuffed leather backing. The image is quite dark, but shows clearly when a light is shone upon it. Came from a Spanish collection.
    Ambrotype also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass. Each is a unique original that could only be duplicated by using a camera to copy it. Developed circa 1850, by the mid 1860's Tintype and Albumen photographs had superseded the process

    Book ID: 3887
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  • An Authentic Copy of the Charter and Bye-Laws of the City of Rochester, With an Abstract of the Customal by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    An Authentic Copy of the Charter and Bye-Laws of the City of Rochester, With an Abstract of the Customal

    London: 1809. Recent rebind, with half tan leather and gilt titles, and marbled boards. 86 pp. with contemporary annotations, from Rochester Museum. City of Rochester museum bookplate to inside front board. A very nice copy

    Book ID: 2077
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  • An Honourable Deception? by SHORT, Clare
    SHORT, Clare
    An Honourable Deception? New Labour, Iraq, and the Misuse of Power.

    London: Free Press, 2004. Nice copy of this first edition. Clean and tidy dust wrapper. No significant flaws. Very slight lean to the book. An account of the Iraq war from Short, who resigned from Blair's cabinet over his Iraq war policy. 294 pages.
    245 x 170 mm (9¾ x 6¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2304
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  • An Impartial History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by HOOPER, Jacob.
    HOOPER, Jacob.
    An Impartial History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England During the Reign of King Charles the First. With the precedent Passages and Actions that contributed thereto, and the happy End and Conclusion thereof by the Restoration of King Charles II.

    Cambridge: R. Walker & T. James. Two Volumes, first thus. This is the two volume re-issue of this work by Walker, in 1745. It was longer than the earlier edition (extending to 1234 pages rather than 1109), but it was not issued with the engravings. This copy conforms to ESTC T154531 with pages up to Y4 the same as the earlier issue, those after differing. In this copy, Y4 is not a cancel. Half contemporary leather bindings, with marbled boards (now significantly faded) gilt volume number but no titles to each spine. Leather is a little cracked, but binding is holding well. Vol. 1 has a modern cutting with a portrait of Cromwell pasted to the inside front board.…

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    Cambridge: R. Walker & T. James. Two Volumes, first thus. This is the two volume re-issue of this work by Walker, in 1745. It was longer than the earlier edition (extending to 1234 pages rather than 1109), but it was not issued with the engravings. This copy conforms to ESTC T154531 with pages up to Y4 the same as the earlier issue, those after differing. In this copy, Y4 is not a cancel. Half contemporary leather bindings, with marbled boards (now significantly faded) gilt volume number but no titles to each spine. Leather is a little cracked, but binding is holding well. Vol. 1 has a modern cutting with a portrait of Cromwell pasted to the inside front board. Title page is a little darkened. Rest of the work is in good clean condition, with a few pages a little dirty. To volume II, the rear paste down is covered in pencil page references. The last text page has a repaired tear, with a corner of loss (not affecting text.). (viii) 1-716, 721-1234. pp. 110 by 170mm (4¼ by 6¾ inches).

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    Book ID: 3299
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  • An Inaugural Lecture on the Utility of Anglo-Saxon Literature. by INGRAM, Rev. James
    INGRAM, Rev. James
    An Inaugural Lecture on the Utility of Anglo-Saxon Literature. To which is added the Geography of Europe by King Alfred, including his Account of the Discovery of the North Cape in the Ninth Century.

    Oxford University Press, 1807. First edition. Original stiff card boards. Ex-library copy with label to front paste down and a couple of discrete library stamps. viii, 1-112 pp. With engraved map of two voyages to the Baltic. Some copies include an additional folding map, but Copac states that this is dated 1808 and suggests that this was in subsequent editions. The boards are a little darkened. Rubbing and chipping to the spine with a little loss. Binding holding well. Internally clean and tidy, Slight darkening to title page edges. No marks other than library stamps. Overall a very good example. 290 x 230 mm (11½ x 9 inches). Copac ref. 19331769
    "The geography of Europe; extracted from King Alfred's…

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    Oxford University Press, 1807. First edition. Original stiff card boards. Ex-library copy with label to front paste down and a couple of discrete library stamps. viii, 1-112 pp. With engraved map of two voyages to the Baltic. Some copies include an additional folding map, but Copac states that this is dated 1808 and suggests that this was in subsequent editions. The boards are a little darkened. Rubbing and chipping to the spine with a little loss. Binding holding well. Internally clean and tidy, Slight darkening to title page edges. No marks other than library stamps. Overall a very good example. 290 x 230 mm (11½ x 9 inches). Copac ref. 19331769
    "The geography of Europe; extracted from King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Orosius" (p. [57]-90). "Notes on the first chapter of the first book of Ælfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Orosius. By Mr. J. R. Forster" (p. [91]-112)

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    Book ID: 2206
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  • An Oration, Pronounced July 4 1808, at the Request of the Selectmen of the Town of Boston. by RITCHIE, Andrew.
    RITCHIE, Andrew.
    An Oration, Pronounced July 4 1808, at the Request of the Selectmen of the Town of Boston. In Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence.

    Edition: First Edition

    Boston: Russell & Cutler, 1808. First edition. Pamphlet, disbound. Title with printer's vignette, "vote of the town", text. There is an owner's inscription on the title leaf. (Isaac Porter from Wm. Porter). There is some browning and foxing throughout (heavier towards the end); the first and last leaf are detached, the rest of the pamphlet loosely bound together. 19, [i] pp. 205 x 130 mm (8 x 5 inches).

    Orations were given annually in Boston, often called "municipal Orations"; typically two or more addresses were given. The impetus for the tradition of municipal orations in Boston stemmed from an act passed at a town meeting in March 1783, when it was decided that the annual celebration of commemorating the…

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    Boston: Russell & Cutler, 1808. First edition. Pamphlet, disbound. Title with printer's vignette, "vote of the town", text. There is an owner's inscription on the title leaf. (Isaac Porter from Wm. Porter). There is some browning and foxing throughout (heavier towards the end); the first and last leaf are detached, the rest of the pamphlet loosely bound together. 19, [i] pp. 205 x 130 mm (8 x 5 inches).

    Orations were given annually in Boston, often called "municipal Orations"; typically two or more addresses were given. The impetus for the tradition of municipal orations in Boston stemmed from an act passed at a town meeting in March 1783, when it was decided that the annual celebration of commemorating the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, be replaced with a yearly Independence Day celebration. The local newspaper reported following this oration:

    "The Repertory tells us that Mr. Ritchie delivered an excellent Oration. So much the better for Mr. Ritchie! The Oration was doubtless federal, else it could not have been excellent, and it must have abused the President, else it could not have been federal, and it was delivered on the anniversary of independence, a fit federal occasion for abusing the government of our choice! " (American Mercury, 11 August 1808, 2)

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    Book ID: 1402
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  • Ancient Britain and the Invasions of Julius Caesar. by HOLMES, T. Rice
    HOLMES, T. Rice
    Ancient Britain and the Invasions of Julius Caesar.

    Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1907. First Edition. The author's story of early Britain and its inhabitants, Julius Cæsar's two invasions, and their results. Hardback in red cloth, with gilt titles to spine. Contains 44 b/w illustrations and three folding maps. Previous owner's ex libris to front pastedown. Some foxing to prelims, light bumping / rubbing to boards, and spineis slightly sun faded. xi, 764 pages. 230 x 155 mm (9 x 6 inches). Hardback in red cloth, with gilt titles to spine. Contains 44 b/w illustrations and three folding maps. Previous owner's ex libris to front pastedown. Some foxing to prelims, light bumping / rubbing to boards, and spineis slightly sun faded.

    Book ID: 3219
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  • Artikel 311 Wetboek van Strafrecht. by DE CASEMBROOT, E. A. O.
    DE CASEMBROOT, E. A. O.
    Artikel 311 Wetboek van Strafrecht. Academisch proefschrift ter verkrijging van den graad van Doctor in de Rechtswetenschap aan de Rijks-Universiteit te Leiden op gezag van den Rector Magnificus Dr. S. S. Rosenstein, Hoogleeraar in de Faculteit der Geneeskunde, voor de faculteit te verdedigen op Zaterdag 26 November 1887, des namiddags te 3 uzen,
    door Eduard August Otto De Casembroot, geboren te Tholen.

    Leiden: P. Somerwil, 1887. Eerste editie. Gebonden in rood linnen met vergulde en zwarte versieringen. Alle paginaranden verguld. In zeer goede staat. 80 pagina's. 230 x 150 mm.

    Book ID: 3800
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  • ALS by twice British prime minister The Duke of Wellington
    Autograph Letter Signed by The Duke of Wellington regarding his hearing problem. by WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of
    WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of
    Autograph Letter Signed by The Duke of Wellington regarding his hearing problem.

    London: 1837. Addressed to an unidentified recipient, this signed letter concerns the appointment of an officer with hearing loss, which the Duke relates to his own experience of deafness. Like many exposed to the sound of artillery fire, the Duke of Wellington suffered from noise-related hearing loss. Subsequently he underwent a botched treatment which resulted in permanent deafness in one ear. This ALS is dated London, 16 April 1837. This was the year that Queen Victoria ascended the throne, and was written when the Duke was in his late 60s. Expected fold marks. Whole written in brown ink. 2pp. with integral blank leaf. 185 x 118 mm (7¼ by 4¾ inches)

    Book ID: 3589
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  • Signed
    Battles and Enchantments. by O'CONOR, Norreys Jephson
    O'CONOR, Norreys Jephson
    Battles and Enchantments. Retold from Ancient Irish Literature.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1922. Author signed, First Edition. In original blue cloth with gilt decoration to front board and title to spine. Original brown unclipped paper dust jacket. Dust jacket has some marks and is nicked to the head of the spine. Inside the book is clean, just basic shelf wear. Author signed dedication to FFEP. 168 pages. 200 x 145 mm (7¾ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2093
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  • Beautes de L'histoire D'Espagne et de Portugal by NOUGARET. P.J.B,
    NOUGARET. P.J.B,
    Beautes de L'histoire D'Espagne et de Portugal Reunis en un Seul volume

    Paris: Le Prieur, 1814. A lovely copy of this first edition. Full leather binding, with lovely gilt titles and decoration to the spine. A little rubbing to the edges of the boards. Label / bookplate to the inside front board which shows that this was given as a school prize. Frontispiece & 7 further engraved plates (so a total of 8) Complete. Pages and plates in very good condition. A few have a touch of edgewear. 694 pages. 170 by 100mm (6¾ by 4 inches). Bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Reliure plein cuir, jolis titres et décor dorés au dos. Un petit frottement sur les bords des planches. Étiquette / ex-libris sur le panneau avant intérieur qui montre…

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    Paris: Le Prieur, 1814. A lovely copy of this first edition. Full leather binding, with lovely gilt titles and decoration to the spine. A little rubbing to the edges of the boards. Label / bookplate to the inside front board which shows that this was given as a school prize. Frontispiece & 7 further engraved plates (so a total of 8) Complete. Pages and plates in very good condition. A few have a touch of edgewear. 694 pages. 170 by 100mm (6¾ by 4 inches). Bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Reliure plein cuir, jolis titres et décor dorés au dos. Un petit frottement sur les bords des planches. Étiquette / ex-libris sur le panneau avant intérieur qui montre qu'il s'agit d'un prix de l'école. Frontispice & 7 autres planches gravées (donc un total de 8) Complète. Pages et planches en très bon état. Quelques-uns ont une touche de edgewear. 694 pages. 170 par 100 mm

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    Book ID: 3251
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  • Billingsgate Market. by ACKERMANN, R[udolph].
    ACKERMANN, R[udolph].
    Billingsgate Market. A plate from the "Microcosm of London."

    London: R. Ackermann's Repository, 1808. Plate number 9 from Ackermann's "Microcosm of London". A lovely aquatint. First edition. Plate is 24cm x 29 cm. Mount size is 32.5cm by 38cm (12¾ by 15 inches). The architectural details were drawn by Pugin, and Rowlandson drew the figures (both are credited on the sheet). The aquatinting was done by J. Bluck. Very nice clean impression of this plate, with good colouring. A very small closed foxing spot to the bottom edge of the plate. Ackermann produced this work between 1807 and 1810. One of the greatest of the colour plate books. "The plates by Rowlandson and Pugin present an unrivaled picture of London in early 19th century, of historic value, as…

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    London: R. Ackermann's Repository, 1808. Plate number 9 from Ackermann's "Microcosm of London". A lovely aquatint. First edition. Plate is 24cm x 29 cm. Mount size is 32.5cm by 38cm (12¾ by 15 inches). The architectural details were drawn by Pugin, and Rowlandson drew the figures (both are credited on the sheet). The aquatinting was done by J. Bluck. Very nice clean impression of this plate, with good colouring. A very small closed foxing spot to the bottom edge of the plate. Ackermann produced this work between 1807 and 1810. One of the greatest of the colour plate books. "The plates by Rowlandson and Pugin present an unrivaled picture of London in early 19th century, of historic value, as many of the buildings no longer exist." (Tooley)

    . Planche numéro 9 du "Microcosme de Londres" d'Ackermann. Une belle aquatinte. Première édition. La plaque mesure 24 cm x 29 cm. La taille du montage est de 32,5 cm sur 38 cm (12¾ sur 15 pouces). Les détails architecturaux ont été dessinés par Pugin, et Rowlandson a dessiné les personnages (les deux sont crédités sur la feuille). L'aquatinte a été réalisée par J. Bluck. Très belle impression propre de cette planche, avec une bonne mise en couleur. Une très petite rousseur fermée sur le bord inférieur de la planche. Ackermann a réalisé cette œuvre entre 1807 et 1810. L'un des plus grands livres de planches en couleurs. "Les planches de Rowlandson et de Pugin présentent une image inégalée de Londres au début du XIXe siècle, d'une valeur historique, car de nombreux bâtiments n'existent plus." (Tooley).

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    Book ID: 1724
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  • Briefwechsel des Beatus Rhenanus. by RHENANUS, BEATUS., HORAWITZ, A./ HARTFELDER, K. (EDS.)
    RHENANUS, BEATUS., HORAWITZ, A./ HARTFELDER, K. (EDS.)
    Briefwechsel des Beatus Rhenanus.

    Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1966. Nice copy of this first edition thus - A Facsimile of the 1886 edition. Correspondence from Beatus Rhenanus. Collected and edited by Adalbert Horawitz and Karl Hartfelder. Red cloth with black label to spine. Gilt titles. Very good clean condition. Frontis portrait of Rhenanus. Very slight cracking to the top edge of the spine to the title page. Very small stamp to ffep showing this was a publisher's archive example. XXIV, 700 pages. 240 by 170mm (9½ by 6¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3234
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  • Signed dedication to Bill Fine
    Buffalo Bill and the Wild West by SELL, Henry Blackman, Victor WEYBRIGHT
    SELL, Henry Blackman, Victor WEYBRIGHT
    Buffalo Bill and the Wild West SIGNED

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. First Edition. Signed dedication from Sell on the half-title page to Bill Fine (former president and general manager of WCVB-TV Channel 5 in the USA): Dear Bill Fine - never underestimate the Cody-Billings bloodlines - Henry Blackman Sell, Cody, Wyoming 1965. Linen boards in yellow illustrated dust jacket; Illustrated throughout. 278 pages. 260 x 200 mm (10¼ x 7¾ inches). The book has some discoloration, and the dust jacket is sun faded, with number of shallow chips to the edges. The contents are in a good clean condition, but the first few pages has evidence of a paperclip having been attached at some point. Sell was an ancestor of "Buffalo Bill", real name…

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    New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. First Edition. Signed dedication from Sell on the half-title page to Bill Fine (former president and general manager of WCVB-TV Channel 5 in the USA): Dear Bill Fine - never underestimate the Cody-Billings bloodlines - Henry Blackman Sell, Cody, Wyoming 1965. Linen boards in yellow illustrated dust jacket; Illustrated throughout. 278 pages. 260 x 200 mm (10¼ x 7¾ inches). The book has some discoloration, and the dust jacket is sun faded, with number of shallow chips to the edges. The contents are in a good clean condition, but the first few pages has evidence of a paperclip having been attached at some point. Sell was an ancestor of "Buffalo Bill", real name William Frederick Cody (1846 – 1917), a frontiersman who has been portrayed in many ways over the years.

    Bill Fine (until 2020) worked for WCVB Channel 5, Hearst Television's flagship station, and in 1965 Sell was editor for Hearst's Harper's Bazaar, so they would have been colleagues.

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    Book ID: 2761
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  • Cardinal Richelieu and the Development of Absolutism. by TREASURE, G. R.R.
    TREASURE, G. R.R.
    Cardinal Richelieu and the Development of Absolutism.

    London: Adam & Charles Black, 1972. First edition. Red cloth hardback book in original unclipped dust jacket. Frontispiece is a map of France in 1630. Additions after 1630 are marked with the date of accession; towns underlined were seats of parlements (sic). Both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. Very small previous owner's name to top of front pastedown. Geoffrey Treasure was a popular history teacher and housemaster at Harrow School. He was the author of several books, mainly about France in the 16th and 17th centuries. 316 pages, including bibliography and index. 225 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

    . Première édition. Livre cartonné en toile rouge dans sa jaquette d'origine non fermée. Le…

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    London: Adam & Charles Black, 1972. First edition. Red cloth hardback book in original unclipped dust jacket. Frontispiece is a map of France in 1630. Additions after 1630 are marked with the date of accession; towns underlined were seats of parlements (sic). Both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. Very small previous owner's name to top of front pastedown. Geoffrey Treasure was a popular history teacher and housemaster at Harrow School. He was the author of several books, mainly about France in the 16th and 17th centuries. 316 pages, including bibliography and index. 225 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

    . Première édition. Livre cartonné en toile rouge dans sa jaquette d'origine non fermée. Le frontispice est une carte de la France en 1630. Les ajouts après 1630 sont marqués de la date d'adhésion ; les villes soulignées étaient les sièges des parlements (sic). Le livre et la jaquette sont en très bon état. Très petit nom de l'ancien propriétaire en haut du pastedown avant. Geoffrey Treasure était un professeur d'histoire populaire et un maître de maison à Harrow School. Il est l'auteur de plusieurs ouvrages, principalement sur la France des XVIe et XVIIe siècles. 316 pages, y compris la bibliographie et l'index. 225 x 145 mm

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    Book ID: 4199
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  • Carrousel de L'Ecole de Cavalerie 1908 by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Carrousel de L'Ecole de Cavalerie 1908

    Saumur: E. Roland. First Edition. An attractive programme for the 1908 Carrousel. The front and rear covers show designs by Grasser, The programme inside, show the name, rank etc of each cavalry officer taking part, and what they are doing during the Carrousel. 4 pages. 320 by 250mm (12½ by 9¾ inches). The covers are a little darkened and marked. small pinhole to one edge. Repaired split to the bottom 3-4 cm of the spine. Internally clean but slightly darkened. A nice piece of ephemeral military / equine history. The Cavalry school at Saumur was established in 1763 to train riders in the military. Legend has it that the Bishop of made the school move to Saumur to bring…

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    Saumur: E. Roland. First Edition. An attractive programme for the 1908 Carrousel. The front and rear covers show designs by Grasser, The programme inside, show the name, rank etc of each cavalry officer taking part, and what they are doing during the Carrousel. 4 pages. 320 by 250mm (12½ by 9¾ inches). The covers are a little darkened and marked. small pinhole to one edge. Repaired split to the bottom 3-4 cm of the spine. Internally clean but slightly darkened. A nice piece of ephemeral military / equine history. The Cavalry school at Saumur was established in 1763 to train riders in the military. Legend has it that the Bishop of made the school move to Saumur to bring pain to the Protestant town (after the officers had been too friendly with the local ladies). The regular Carousel is one of the highlights of French Horse riding. The school still exists today, training officers of the tank regiments, and supporting the nearby Cadre Noir, France's elite horse riders.

    . Un programme attrayant pour le Carrousel de 1908. Les couvertures avant et arrière présentent des dessins de Grasser. Le programme à l'intérieur indique le nom, le grade, etc. de chaque officier de cavalerie participant, et ce qu'ils font pendant le Carrousel. 4 pages. 320 x 250 mm (12½ x 9¾ pouces). Les couvertures sont un peu assombries et marquées. Petit trou d'épingle sur un bord. Fente réparée sur les 3-4 cm inférieurs du dos. L'intérieur est propre mais légèrement assombri. Une belle pièce d'histoire militaire / équine éphémère. L'école de cavalerie de Saumur a été créée en 1763 pour former les cavaliers à l'armée. La légende veut que l'évêque de Saumur ait fait déménager l'école à Saumur pour faire souffrir la ville protestante (après que les officiers aient été trop amicaux avec les dames locales). Le carrousel régulier est l'un des points forts de l'équitation française. L'école existe toujours aujourd'hui, formant les officiers des régiments de chars et soutenant le Cadre Noir, l'élite des cavaliers français.

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    Book ID: 4100
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