Contesting Power: Resistance and Everyday Social Relations in South Asia
University of California Press, February 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight copy. Ink stamp on interior cover. More
Rare History
Konrad Adenauer und Seine Zeit
Berto-Verlag, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG/VG in DJ. Presentation copy, signed ('Adenauer') and inscribed by Adenauer to Prof. Dr. Karl With on front free endpaper, March 8, 1967; with an additional letter from the German Consulate regarding the transmission of the book. Dr..... More
The Fan
J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A poor copy (corners bumped, wear to edges, some stains and tears to cloth at spine). [6]+143 Notable for Avril's designs and decorative borders (in a variety of colors). 14pp pub cat ('October 1883') at..... More
Barnum, The Yankee Showman, And Prince Of Humbugs
Clarke and Beeton, [1855]. First Edition. Hardcover. Rare autobiography of the greatest showman on earth. Ca. 1855. 171pp. + [4] pages of ads. Original printed paper covered boards. Spine has been repaired with cloth over the boards, some rubbing, corneres bumped. Overall a Good copy, text is complete. // details..... More
Umstandliche Geschichte der Kaiserl. und des Heil. Romischen Reichs Freyen Stadt Lubeck
Georg Chr. Green [et al] 1782-1805, 0000. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Small 4tos. 524; 460; 432 + 32pp. Text in German. History of the port city in 17 parts, from late Roman times to the beginning of the 19th century; plus an appendix and index..... More
![Item #609189 Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858 'Manuscript Edition' [4 volumes]. Albert J. Beveridge](https://arundelbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/609189.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1654895735)
Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858 'Manuscript Edition' [4 volumes]
Houghton Mifflin, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Copy #961 of 1000 numbered copies of the 'Manuscript Edition' with a page of the auhtor's handwritten manuscript bound in. 4 volumes, complete as issued. A near fine set in original blue cloth over blue boards, paper spine label (has a few minor spots..... More
The Maccabees: An Account of Their History from the Beginnings to the Fall of the House of the Hasmoneans (Schocken Library, Vol. 6)
Schocken Books, January 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. From the private library of noted American poet William H. Matchett, with his name and date on the ffep. Translated from the German by Moses Hadas. 125 pp., 12mo. - measuring over 4 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. Red boards with gilt..... More
Memoirs of the famous Bashaw Bonneval : containing an account of the late war in Italy : likewise the secret variety of France, Spain, Savoy, &c. : intermix'd with a great variety of genuine adventures in love and gallantry of the principal persons concern'd : also many curious incidents relating to most parts of Europe, never before printed
Printed for Olive Payne ... and sold by J. Brindley, 1736. Second Edition. Leather. A fine copy in recent 3/4 burgundy morocco over marbled boards by Mark Valentine, spine with raised bands, black morocco label, and gilt fleur-de-lys tooling, edges yellow (some evidence of foxing and browning to text). The..... More
After Sorrow: An American Among the Vietnamese
Viking Adult, May 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" From the library of American Poet Denise Levertov, and is inscribed to her on the title page. A Fine copy in dust jacket. First Printing with a complete numberline. More
Carmel -- At Work and Play
The Seven Arts, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (small). Spine sunned; slight rubbing to covers (boards; chiefly at edges); slight internal browning to edges. 109 pages + plates. Includes numerous references to the artist's colony in Carmel, then in the fullest flower; notable for..... More
The Carrian File
Far Eastern Economic Review, 1984. Trade Paperback. A Very Good copy. Scarce. book has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, & a former owner's stamp on the front endpaper. Interior is otherwise clean, unmarked, & tight. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾' (tall). More
The Mountain Meadows Massacre.
University of Oklahoma Press, 1962. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316pp. Originally published in 1950, this volume has corrected and amplified text (author's statement). Signed by the author and dated June 25, 1965 on the title page. On the front pastedown there is an ink gift inscription..... More
Stranger Than Fiction
MacMillan, 1931. Hardcover. From the private library of noted American poet William H. Matchett, with his name and the date on the ffep. 377 pp., 8vo. - measuring over 5 in. x 7 3/4 in. Red boards with gilt titles stamped on the spine and front panel. Illustrated throughout with..... More
Die Freiheitskämpfe des Jahres 1848 : Die wiener ungarische, italienische, französlsche, berliner ; badische und holsteiner Revolutionen, nach authentischen Quellen bearheitet
Joseph von Bulow, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. A good copy in the original dark brown cloth decorated in gilt and blind, all edges gilt (some wear and minor chipping to cloth; inner hinges starting; some creasing to endpapers; some browning and occasional folds to text). More
Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot
A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1853. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG in cloth (small chip/head of spine; slight rubbing/corners). Small 8vo 315 Spine title: Alfred Bunn in America. Notable recollections of the famed English theatrical manager and poet (1796?-1860). 'Two volumes of the..... More
History of the Eighth Regiment Vermont Volunteers. 1861-1865
Press of Deland & Barta, January 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G+ in cloth 1886 (slight wear/head & foot of spine; upper hinge starting). 8vo x+[2]+3 35.over 30 photos/illustrations. More
Christophori Cellarii Smalcaldensis Geographia antiqua recognita denuo : & ad veterum novorumque scriptorum fidem, historicorum maxime, identidem castigata, & quinta editione plurimis locis aucta & immutata. Huic demum sextæ editioni tot chartas ex Majori
Sumptibus S. Ballard, M. Senex, G. Innys, T. Longman & T. Shewell, 1745. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Bound in full brown period brown calf, spine with raised bands (heavy rubbing; front joint tender; text has some minor foxing; mid 19th-century ink signatures of John Gibbs). Complete with..... More
The Indian Testimony (A Pendle Hill Pamphlet) No. 72, June 1953
Pendle Hill, 1953. First Edition. Saddle-stapled wraps. Inscribed by Chakravarty on the title page: with my friendly words-- (signed) Amiya Chakravarty / August 28, 1953. 5 x 7.5 in. 40pp., in printed green wraps. Foreword by Aldous Huxley. Light tanning along the spine, else Fine. More
Le Procez, L'Adiournement Personel, L'Interrogatoire, Et L'Arrest De Mort Du Roy D'Angleterre : Avec le procede dont il a este mis a mort: Et la Harangue quil fit sur l'echaffaut ...
Chez Francois Preuveray, 1649. First Edition. Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Pamphlet of 14pp. with title page. Signatures: [A]² B-C² D1. Spine overstitched; text browned and foxed, else Very Good. This scarce work reflects part of continental Europe's consternation at the executiuon of King Charles I of England..... More
![Item #005491395 The T.B.B Herd [The Big Bull Herd]: Inner Herd Guard. Fenelon F. Chevis, The Big...](https://arundelbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/005491395.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1552956161)
The T.B.B Herd [The Big Bull Herd]: Inner Herd Guard
The Author, 1911. First Edition. Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare founding document, recording the creation of a new fraternal order. Origiinal fulll brown flexibile suede, handsewn and painted with bold design of a red fez and white horsehair tassle, cover hand-lettered in black. T.B.B. Herd is..... More
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The T.B.B Herd [The Big Bull Herd]: Little Bull
The Author, 1911. First Edition. Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare founding document, recording the creation of a new fraternal order. Origiinal fulll brown flexibile suede, handsewn and painted with bold design of a red fez and white horsehair tassle, cover hand-lettered in black. T.B.B. Herd is..... More
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The T.B.B Herd [The Big Bull Herd]: Old Pap Bull
The Author, 1911. First Edition. Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare founding document, recording the creation of a new fraternal order. Origiinal fulll brown flexibile suede, handsewn and painted with bold design of a red fez and white horsehair tassle, cover hand-lettered in black (sewing broken). T.B.B...... More
While England Slept: A Survey of World Affairs 1932-1938
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. A good copy in the original blue cloth stamped in silver and red (mnor wear, snag to top of spine; ink name on pastedown; some minor light pencil marking to text). More
The Blasted Oak: The Oak Tree: Natural History, Art and Myth in European Culture
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, January 1987. Saddle-stapled wraps. 4to. A Very Good copy. Book has edgewear, bumped corners, toning to pages, stress lines to covers, mild rubbing to covers, and shelfwear. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked; staples are shiny. More
Ten Years in Washington: or, Life and scenes in the National Capital, as a Woman Sees Them... Including a Full and Authentic History of the Life and Death of President James A. Garfield
Hartford Publishing, 1882. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full period brown calf, raised bands, black morocco label, and gilt ruling (upper hinge split, boards rubbed).Frontis Portrait. More