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(SEGETH, Thomas).
De Principatibus Italiae: Tractatus Vary. Lugd. Bat: Ex Officina Elzeuirana (Elzevir) 1628. With the bookplate of Stillman Drake laid in. Sm. 8vo., (4 1/2" X 2 1/4") full contemporary vellum, 318, (15)pp. [A-X8 with x8 blank] Contemporary ink notes on a few pages, name on titlepage, o/w a fine copy.
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SEGNI, Bernardo.
Storie Fiorentine Di Messer.........Dall' Anno MDXXVII. al MDLV. Colla Vita di Niccolo Capponi Gonfaloniere della Repubblica di Firenze, descritta dal medesimo Segni suo Nipote. Augusta: David Raimondo Mertz, e Gio. Jacopo Majer, 1723. Folio, full contemporary calf, raised bands, elaborate gilt compartments, leather spine label, (12), 384, (48), 42, (4)pp. [a4, b-Ppppp2, Qqqqq1, )(1, a-l2, m2 (with m2 a blank). Small tear in the engraving of Segni, some light wear to the head of the spine but o/w a near fine, clean copy of this history of Florence. There are two censored passages omitted on p.304 as issued, which have been supplied in xerox. The first relates to Pier Luigi Farnese and the Bishop of Fano; the second is a brief portion of a paragraph relating to Pope Paul III.
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SEGUIN, L.G.
Walks in Algiers and Its Surroundings. London: Chatto & Windus, 1888. New edition. 8vo., orig. red pictorial cloth, xii, 498, 32pp. ads. Bookplate, spine faded, some soiling but certainly a very good copy. An account of the authors extensive wanderings in an about Algiers. She includes information on Algiers as a winter residence; the native inhabitants; christian slavery in Algiers; the French in Algiers; the markets; the Jewish quarter; weddings; with additional information on the surrounding area. An interesting book. Written by Mrs. Lisabeth Gooch Strahan under the name "L.G. Seguin" this work was first published in 1878. She "describes as well and observes as closely as Mrs. Ameila Edwards."
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SEITZ, Don C.
Elba and Elsewhere.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1910. First edition. 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth, (94)pp. Touch of rubbing to spine ends o/w near fine.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1910. First edition. 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth, (94)pp. Touch of rubbing to spine ends o/w near fine.
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SELDEN, John.
De Dis Syris Syntagmata II. Adversaria nempe de Numinibus commentitiis in Veteri Instrumento memoratis. Accedunt fere quae sunt reliqua Syrorum. Prisca porro Abrabum, Aegyptiorum, .........
Lipsiae (Leipzig): Impenis Joahnn Brandeli, Charactere Johannis Erici Hahnii, 1662. Sm.8vo., full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, (40), 1-(374), (50)pp. [ (20)l., A-Cc8, Dd4. Outer hinges rubbed, head of the spine chipped away but o/w a very good copy.
This work, first published in 1617, investigated the history of the idol deities mentioned in the Old Testament and provided a comprehensive enquiry into both Syrian and heathen theologies.
Lipsiae (Leipzig): Impenis Joahnn Brandeli, Charactere Johannis Erici Hahnii, 1662. Sm.8vo., full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, (40), 1-(374), (50)pp. [ (20)l., A-Cc8, Dd4. Outer hinges rubbed, head of the spine chipped away but o/w a very good copy.
This work, first published in 1617, investigated the history of the idol deities mentioned in the Old Testament and provided a comprehensive enquiry into both Syrian and heathen theologies.
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SELKIRK, Earl of.
Observations On The Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, With A View of The Causes and Consequences of Emigration.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme..... 1805. First edition. Tall 8vo., full 19th century calf, gilt, leather spine label, (viii), (224), lvi pp. There is a two inch crack in the outer front hinge o/w this is a fine copy.
"In 1792 THomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, undertook an extensive tour through the Scotch Highlands and became convinced that emigration thence was unavoidable. He also recognized the need of some controlling hand to direct it. He first conceived the idea of settlement at Red River (what is now Winnipeg) but this did not materialise unitl 1811. The above work was partly written as a defence against various reports whichi had subsequently been spread concerning his colonization schemes. In it he speaks of the tide of emigration to the U.S.A and suggests that this emigration might be turned to Canada. He also speaks at length of the success of his settlement at Prince Edward Island, which he had founded when his first attempts at Red River had not met with success." (Lande).
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme..... 1805. First edition. Tall 8vo., full 19th century calf, gilt, leather spine label, (viii), (224), lvi pp. There is a two inch crack in the outer front hinge o/w this is a fine copy.
"In 1792 THomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, undertook an extensive tour through the Scotch Highlands and became convinced that emigration thence was unavoidable. He also recognized the need of some controlling hand to direct it. He first conceived the idea of settlement at Red River (what is now Winnipeg) but this did not materialise unitl 1811. The above work was partly written as a defence against various reports whichi had subsequently been spread concerning his colonization schemes. In it he speaks of the tide of emigration to the U.S.A and suggests that this emigration might be turned to Canada. He also speaks at length of the success of his settlement at Prince Edward Island, which he had founded when his first attempts at Red River had not met with success." (Lande).
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SENDAK, Philip and Maurice Sendak.
In Grandpa's House. Translated and Adapted by Seymour Barofsky. Pictures by Maurice Sendak.
New York: Harper & Row, (1985). First edition. Fine in d/w.
While there should be a prices of $9.95 on the d/w, this copy matches that one listed in Hanrahan, which also has no price on the d/w.
New York: Harper & Row, (1985). First edition. Fine in d/w.
While there should be a prices of $9.95 on the d/w, this copy matches that one listed in Hanrahan, which also has no price on the d/w.
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SENNETT, A.R.
Across the Great Saint Bernard. The Modes of Nature and the Manners of Man..... London: Benrose and Sons, 1904. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. dark green cloth with a circular pictorial decoration in silver and white on the upper cover and spine, xvi, 444, 100, (4)pp.ads. A fine copy of a pretty book. An account of life in the Alps. The appendix contains chapters on "Glaciers and their Motion," "Concerning the Earth," etc.
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SERGEANT, Adeline.
Out of Due Season A Mezzotint.
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 306, (10)pp.ads. Some light wear to spine ends o/w very good.
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 306, (10)pp.ads. Some light wear to spine ends o/w very good.
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SETH, Vikram.
A Suitable Boy.
Toronto: Little, Brown & Company Canada, (1993.) First Canadian edition. Signed by the author. Fine in d/w.
Toronto: Little, Brown & Company Canada, (1993.) First Canadian edition. Signed by the author. Fine in d/w.
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SETH, Vikram.
From Heaven Lake. Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet.
London: Chatto & Windus, (1983). First edition of the author's first book. Fine in d/w. A difficult title to find.
London: Chatto & Windus, (1983). First edition of the author's first book. Fine in d/w. A difficult title to find.
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SETON, Grace Thompson.
Poison Arrows Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer Annam, Cambodia, Siam, and the Lotos Isle of Bali. London: The Travel Book Club, (1938). Cloth, 301pp. Covers a bit warpped o/w a nice copy.
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SEVERIN, Tim.
The Jason Voyage. The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1985). First edition. Cloth backed boards, 262pp. Remainder mark o/w fine d/w.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1985). First edition. Cloth backed boards, 262pp. Remainder mark o/w fine d/w.
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SEVERIN, Timothy.
The Oriental Adventure. Explorers of the East. (London): Angus and Robertson, (1976). First edition. Sm. 4to., cloth, 240pp. Fine in d/w. Account of explorers to Asia (India, Siberia, China and Southeast Asia). A fascinating account.
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SEYMOUR, H.D. (Henry Danby).
Russia On The Black Sea and Sea of Azof: Being the Narrative of Travels In The Crimea and Bordering Provinces; With Notices of the Naval, Military, and Commercial Resources of Those Countries. London: John Murray, 1855. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, leather spine label, xxiv, 361pp. Bookplate, chip out at foot of the spine but o/w a near fine copy. In his introduction Seymour states that "my original intention was to have compiled a summary of the history of the Caucasus, where I spent nearly three years, and to which a short account of the Crimea would only have served as an introduction. The increasing interest attaching to the latter subject, however, made me pay more attention to it; so that I now offer to the public some notices on that country and the shores of the Sea of Azof, without being able to add anything upon what I hoped to make the main subject of my inquiry..."
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SHANKLAND, Peter.
Byron of the Wager. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, (1975). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 288pp. Fine in d/w with light wear to the foot of the spine.
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SHAW, Bernard.
Press Cuttings A Topical Sketch From the Editorial and Correspondence Columns of the Daily Press.
New York: Brentano's, 1913. First U.S. edition, first issue (preceded by a copyright edition). 8vo., orig. green wrappers, (46)pp. Lower corner chipped off the upper wrapper, some wear to the spine ends o/w very good.
New York: Brentano's, 1913. First U.S. edition, first issue (preceded by a copyright edition). 8vo., orig. green wrappers, (46)pp. Lower corner chipped off the upper wrapper, some wear to the spine ends o/w very good.
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SHAW, Bernard.
The Political Madhouse In America and Nearer Home A Lecture by.....: London: Constable & Co., 1933. First edition. Original printed paper boards. Name, trace of rubbing to spine ends o/w near fine.
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SHAW, G. Bernard (editor).
Fabian Essays In Socialism. By G.Bernhard Shaw. Sidney Webb. William Clarke. Sydney Olivier. Annie Besant. Graham Wallas. Edited by G. Bernhard Shaw.
London: The Fabian Society, 1889. First edition, second impression with the date on the upper cover and trontispiece changed to '1890.' Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth with decoration in dark green by Walter Crane on the upper cover and May Morris on the spine, (viii), 236pp. Trace of rubbing along spine hinges, upper corners bumped, a touch of wear to the lower corners, trace of soiling on rear but in fact a better than very good but not quite near fine copy.
'Shaw took charge of production of the book from first to last: he edited the text, revised the essays of William Clarke and Annie Besant, wrote the preface, compiled the index, supervised the Crane-Morris cover designs, arranged for the blocks, chose the paper, selected the type, and drafted the handbill announcement.' (Laurence). Essays included are: The basis of socialism: Economic, by G.B. Shaw. Historic, by S. Webb. Industrial, by W. Clarke. Moral, by S. Olivier.- The organization of society: Property under socialism, by G. Wallas. Industry under socialism, by A. Besant.- The transition to social democracy: Transition, by G.B. Shaw. The outlook by H. Bland.
London: The Fabian Society, 1889. First edition, second impression with the date on the upper cover and trontispiece changed to '1890.' Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth with decoration in dark green by Walter Crane on the upper cover and May Morris on the spine, (viii), 236pp. Trace of rubbing along spine hinges, upper corners bumped, a touch of wear to the lower corners, trace of soiling on rear but in fact a better than very good but not quite near fine copy.
'Shaw took charge of production of the book from first to last: he edited the text, revised the essays of William Clarke and Annie Besant, wrote the preface, compiled the index, supervised the Crane-Morris cover designs, arranged for the blocks, chose the paper, selected the type, and drafted the handbill announcement.' (Laurence). Essays included are: The basis of socialism: Economic, by G.B. Shaw. Historic, by S. Webb. Industrial, by W. Clarke. Moral, by S. Olivier.- The organization of society: Property under socialism, by G. Wallas. Industry under socialism, by A. Besant.- The transition to social democracy: Transition, by G.B. Shaw. The outlook by H. Bland.
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SHAW, George A.
Madagascar and France. With Some Account of The Island, Its People, Its Resources and Development.
London: Religious Tract Society, 1885. First edition. 8vo., orig. light brown cloth with elaborate pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover, 320pp. Small rubberstamp on last page of the index, a couple of small chips out of the e/papers o/w a near fine copy of a pretty book.
"An endeavour is made in the following pages, not only to set forth a true historical sketch of the connection between France and Madagascar from the earliest times to the present, by which it will be seen how little claim the former has to the island......but also to answer various questions which are arising in the minds of many, with regard to the country--its products and adaptability for foreign enterprise and commerce; and its people, their character, habits, employments; and advance in civilisation and Christianity....." The author was a missionary working with the London Missionary Society, stationed in Madagascar for 14 years.
London: Religious Tract Society, 1885. First edition. 8vo., orig. light brown cloth with elaborate pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover, 320pp. Small rubberstamp on last page of the index, a couple of small chips out of the e/papers o/w a near fine copy of a pretty book.
"An endeavour is made in the following pages, not only to set forth a true historical sketch of the connection between France and Madagascar from the earliest times to the present, by which it will be seen how little claim the former has to the island......but also to answer various questions which are arising in the minds of many, with regard to the country--its products and adaptability for foreign enterprise and commerce; and its people, their character, habits, employments; and advance in civilisation and Christianity....." The author was a missionary working with the London Missionary Society, stationed in Madagascar for 14 years.
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