SLADEN, Douglas and Norma Lorimer.
More Queer Things About Japan. To which are added "The Letters of Will Adams" written from Japan, 1611-1617, reprinted by special permission.....
London: Anthony Treherne & Co., 1904. First edition. Tall thick 8vo., orig. wine buckram, xl, (484)pp. Bookplate, binding rubbed but certainly a better than very good but not quite near fine copy.
London: Anthony Treherne & Co., 1904. First edition. Tall thick 8vo., orig. wine buckram, xl, (484)pp. Bookplate, binding rubbed but certainly a better than very good but not quite near fine copy.
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SLATIN, Rudolf C.
Fire and Sword In The Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting And Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895. By Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha. Translated by Major F.R. Wingate. Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly.
London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Second edition. Tall thick 8vo., recently rebound with a dark brown calf spine, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xx), 636, 32pp.ads dated "March 1896." Fine.
Sir Rudolf Slatin [1857-1932] Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Slatin made his first journey to the Sudan at age 17, reaching Khartum in 1875. He went through Kordofan to Dar Nuba, exploring the mountains of the region. Slatin met Emin Pasha who later recommended Slatin to General Gordon for employments in the Sudan. Although Slatin returned to Austria for a time, he received a letter from Gordon and returned to the Sudan in 1879, and was appointed Governor of Dara a post he held until 1881. In 1881 he was appointed Governor General of Darfur. In this position he dealt with revolts and endeavored to remedy abuses. Soon he met the rising power of the Madhi Mohammed Ahmed. Early in 1882 the Arabs were in revolt and without reinforcements and sufficient resources Slatin was forced to surrender in 1883. When he refused to co-operate by helping to secure Gordon's surrender, Slatin was placed in chains and held in captivity for 11 years. After 11 years, he was helped to escape by Major Wingate, of Egyptian Intelligence, reaching Egypt in 1885. Slatin recorded his experiences in " the remarkable book, Fire and Sword, issued in 1896, Slatin gave not only a personal narrative of fighting and serving but also a connected account of the Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa."
London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Second edition. Tall thick 8vo., recently rebound with a dark brown calf spine, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xx), 636, 32pp.ads dated "March 1896." Fine.
Sir Rudolf Slatin [1857-1932] Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Slatin made his first journey to the Sudan at age 17, reaching Khartum in 1875. He went through Kordofan to Dar Nuba, exploring the mountains of the region. Slatin met Emin Pasha who later recommended Slatin to General Gordon for employments in the Sudan. Although Slatin returned to Austria for a time, he received a letter from Gordon and returned to the Sudan in 1879, and was appointed Governor of Dara a post he held until 1881. In 1881 he was appointed Governor General of Darfur. In this position he dealt with revolts and endeavored to remedy abuses. Soon he met the rising power of the Madhi Mohammed Ahmed. Early in 1882 the Arabs were in revolt and without reinforcements and sufficient resources Slatin was forced to surrender in 1883. When he refused to co-operate by helping to secure Gordon's surrender, Slatin was placed in chains and held in captivity for 11 years. After 11 years, he was helped to escape by Major Wingate, of Egyptian Intelligence, reaching Egypt in 1885. Slatin recorded his experiences in " the remarkable book, Fire and Sword, issued in 1896, Slatin gave not only a personal narrative of fighting and serving but also a connected account of the Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa."
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SLATIN, Rudolf C.
Fire and Sword In The Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting And Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895. By Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha. Translated by Major F.R. Wingate. Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly. London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Third edition. Tall thick 8vo., orig. maroon cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt, (xx), 636, 32pp.ads dated "April 1896." Some scattered foxing, heavier on prelims o/w a near fine copy. Sir Rudolf Slatin [1857-1932] Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Slatin made his first journey to the Sudan at age 17, reaching Khartum in 1875. He went through Kordofan to Dar Nuba, exploring the mountains of the region. Slatin met Emin Pasha who later recommended Slatin to General Gordon for employments in the Sudan. Although Slatin returned to Austria for a time, he received a letter from Gordon and returned to the Sudan in 1879, and was appointed Governor of Dara a post he held until 1881. In 1881 he was appointed Governor General of Darfur. In this position he dealt with revolts and endeavored to remedy abuses. Soon he met the rising power of the Madhi Mohammed Ahmed. Early in 1882 the Arabs were in revolt and without reinforcements and sufficient resources Slatin was forced to surrender in 1883. When he refused to co-operate by helping to secure Gordon's surrender, Slatin was placed in chains and held in captivity for 11 years. After 11 years, he was helped to escape by Major Wingate, of Egyptian Intelligence, reaching Egypt in 1885. Slatin recorded his experiences in " the remarkable book, Fire and Sword, issued in 1896, Slatin gave not only a personal narrative of fighting and serving but also a connected account of the Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa."
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SLAVERY).
Adventures of an African Slaver. Being a True Account of the Life of Captain Theodore Canot, Trader in Gold, Ivory & Slaves on the Coast of Guinea: His Own Story as told in the Year 1854 to Brantz Mayer. Now Edited with an Introduction by Malcolm Cowley.
New York: Charles & Albert Boni, 1928. Third printing. Cloth backed boards, (376)pp. Some rubbing o/w very good.
New York: Charles & Albert Boni, 1928. Third printing. Cloth backed boards, (376)pp. Some rubbing o/w very good.
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SLEIGH, Lieutenant-Colonel.
Pine Forests And Hacmatack Clearings; Or,Travel, Life and Adventure, in The British North American Provinces.
London: Richard Bentley, 1853. First edition. Tall 8vo., recently rebound in full read calf,raised bands, leather spine label, xvi, 408pp. Small blindstamp on the titlepage o/w a near fine copy.
TPL 3391, Lande 2205, Sabin 82126.
London: Richard Bentley, 1853. First edition. Tall 8vo., recently rebound in full read calf,raised bands, leather spine label, xvi, 408pp. Small blindstamp on the titlepage o/w a near fine copy.
TPL 3391, Lande 2205, Sabin 82126.
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SMEDTS, Matthew.
No Tobacco No Hallelujah. A Tale of a Visit to the Stone Age Capaukoos. London: William Kimber, (1955). First edition. Cloth, xii,13-204, (2)pp.ads. Near fine in d/w. An account of a mission among the Capaukoos, one of the most bizarre tribes in the stone age communities of New Guinea.
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SMITH, Edwin and Andrew Dale.
The Ila-Speaking Peoples of Northern Rhodesia.
New York: University Books, (1968). In two volumes. (Reprint of the first edition of 1920). Cloth, xxvii, 423; xiv, 433pp. Fine in d/w's.
"A great classic of African ethnology, this is one of the most comprehensive accounts available of the life of an African people (in what is now Zambia) at the turn of the century, before they had been greatly altered by the impact of the new political and economic forces which were to change the African scene.
New York: University Books, (1968). In two volumes. (Reprint of the first edition of 1920). Cloth, xxvii, 423; xiv, 433pp. Fine in d/w's.
"A great classic of African ethnology, this is one of the most comprehensive accounts available of the life of an African people (in what is now Zambia) at the turn of the century, before they had been greatly altered by the impact of the new political and economic forces which were to change the African scene.
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(SMITH, Goldwin)
The Bystander A Monthly Review of Current Events, Canadian and General. Vol 1 January To December 1860; Vol. II January to June 1881; Vol III January to October 1883. Toronto: Hunter Rose, 1880-1883 Complete in three volumes as publication was suspended from July 1881-Dec. 1882, 1884-1888. A fourth volume, New Series, was published Oct. 1889-Sept. 1890. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels. Fine. It is unusual to find the three volumes together. In his entry for Goldwin Smith in the DCB, Ramsay Cook states that this periodical was Smith's "own one-man show, The Bystander, subtitled 'A monthly review of current events, Canadian and general.'The performance was a breathtaking one. For three years Smith’s outpourings filled its pages with brilliant, opinionated comment on virtually every political, cultural, and intellectual development in Europe and North America. He was determined to broaden the mental horizons of Canadians and by 1880 was pleased to admit that “the great questions of religious philosophy are beginning to engage a good many Canadian minds.” He expounded Adam Smith’s political economy, denounced women’s suffrage as a threat to the family, warned of the dangers of Herbert Spencer’s social Darwinism, castigated Bismarck, expatiated on the Eastern Question, and sniped at Disraeli. He even found space, when Sarah Bernhardt visited Canada in 1881, to agree with Bishop Édouard-Charles Fabre* and the Presbyterian (Montreal) in condemning her for her unsanctified liaisons. The Bystander’s suspicious eye frequently detected clerical power in Quebec and Ireland, and Jewish control over the European press. When Smith decided to give his active pen a rest in June 1881, he had established himself as a vigorous intellectual voice in Canada. A second series of the Bystander, this time published quarterly from January to October 1883, began after his return from another lengthy stay in England. The third and final series appeared between October 1889 and September 1890. "
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SMITH, Goldwin.
A Trip to England. Toronto: C. Blackett Robinson, 1888. First edition. Tall square 8vo., orig. flexible cloth boards, (62)pp. Paper a bit browned as usual o/w a near fine copy.
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SMITH, J.H.
Historical Sketch Of The County Of Wentworth And The Head Of The Lake.
Hamilton: Printed By Order Of The County Council, 1897. First edition. With the bookplate of Dr. J. H. Holbrook. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth backed boards, 140pp. Bookplates, inner rear hinge reinforced with brown paper, extensive notes and underlining perhaps by Dr. J.H. Holbrook the former owner, o/w a good copy. From 1908 until 1945, Holbrook was the Medical Superintendent of the Hamilton Sanitorium, at one point the largest sanitorium in the British Commonwealth.
Hamilton: Printed By Order Of The County Council, 1897. First edition. With the bookplate of Dr. J. H. Holbrook. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth backed boards, 140pp. Bookplates, inner rear hinge reinforced with brown paper, extensive notes and underlining perhaps by Dr. J.H. Holbrook the former owner, o/w a good copy. From 1908 until 1945, Holbrook was the Medical Superintendent of the Hamilton Sanitorium, at one point the largest sanitorium in the British Commonwealth.
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SMITH, Maxwell Herbert.
Life and Times of.....William Henry Smith. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1893. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xii, 360, xii, 374pp. Name, inner front hinge cracked o/w very good.
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SMITH, Mrs. A. Murray.
Westminster Abbey. Painted by John Fulleylove. Described by.... London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. light blue dec.cloth, 147, (4)pp.ads dated "Spring 1904." Inscription, some minor rubbing to the spine ends o/w near fine.
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SMITH, Sydney.
The Works of The Rev. Sydney Smith. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1845. Three volumes in one, as issued. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, 480pp. double columns. Foxing throughout, dampstain on first 10 and last 100 pages, o/w very good.
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SMITH, William.
A Yorkshireman's Trip To The United States and Canada.
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth stamped in black and gilt, T.E.G., xvi, 317, (3)pp.ads. Front free e/paper stuck to pastedown o/w a near fine copy.
The author stops in the Canadian cities of Chatham, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal and Quebec and also makes the usual visit to Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands. (pp.226-229, 261-290).
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth stamped in black and gilt, T.E.G., xvi, 317, (3)pp.ads. Front free e/paper stuck to pastedown o/w a near fine copy.
The author stops in the Canadian cities of Chatham, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal and Quebec and also makes the usual visit to Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands. (pp.226-229, 261-290).
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SMOLLET, Tobias. (translator).
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A New Translation by the Author of Roderick Random. Adorned with Twelve new Cuts, neatly engraved.
London: Printed for T. Longman; B. Law and Son......and R. Baldwin, 1792. In four volumes. First of this translation by Smollett. 8vo., full cont. calf, leather labels, xii, 312; vi, (264); (viii), 292, viii, 276pp. Some minor wear to the head of the spine of volume one o/w a very nice set.
London: Printed for T. Longman; B. Law and Son......and R. Baldwin, 1792. In four volumes. First of this translation by Smollett. 8vo., full cont. calf, leather labels, xii, 312; vi, (264); (viii), 292, viii, 276pp. Some minor wear to the head of the spine of volume one o/w a very nice set.
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(SMOLLETT, Tobias). Le SAGE.
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. Translated from the French by....Tobias Smollett.
Exeter: Printed by J. B. Williams, 1841, (1840). American edition. Sm. 8vo. , (size of 12mo.), publishers black leather, gilt decoration on spine, xvi, 268; iv, 232; (vi), 254; vi, 237pp. Some light rubbing o/w a nice set.
Exeter: Printed by J. B. Williams, 1841, (1840). American edition. Sm. 8vo. , (size of 12mo.), publishers black leather, gilt decoration on spine, xvi, 268; iv, 232; (vi), 254; vi, 237pp. Some light rubbing o/w a nice set.
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(SMOLLLETT, Tobias). Le SAGE.
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. Translated from the French by......
Boston: Little, Brown, 1864. In three volumes. A New edition, carefully revised. (so stated.) 8vo., cont. tan half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather labels, 398; 395; 407pp. Boards rubbed, hinges rubbed but still a nice set.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1864. In three volumes. A New edition, carefully revised. (so stated.) 8vo., cont. tan half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather labels, 398; 395; 407pp. Boards rubbed, hinges rubbed but still a nice set.
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SMUCKER, Samuel M.
Memoirs of the Court and Reign of Catherine the Second, Empress of Russia: With a Brief Survey of the Romanoff Dynasty; Embracing the Reign of Nicholas, Fall of Sevastopol, etc. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1855. First edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, xiv, 338, (16)pp.ads. Name, inner rear hinge cracked, some foxing, spine faded, some light rubbing; still a very good copy.
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SMUCKER, Samuel M.
The Life and Reign of Nicholas The First, Emperor of Russia; With Descriptions of Russian Society and Government, A History of the War in the East, until the Present Time, and Sketches of Schamyl the Circassian Chief, and Other Distinguished Characters. Boston: L.P. Crown & Company, 1856. 8vo., orig. brown cloth with gilt decoration on the spine, xvi, (17)-415, 16pp. ads. Foxing throughout, spine a bit cocked and slightly faded o/w a very nice copy.
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SMUCKER, Samuel M.
The Public and Private History of Napoleon the Third, Emperor of the French; with Biographical Notices of his Most Distinguished Ministers, Generals, Relatives, and Favorites, and a Narrative of the Events of the War in Italy. Philadelphia: J.W. Bradley, 1859. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue blindstamped cloth, xx, 21-418, (4)pp.ads. Two small holes in the inner front hinge, some light rubbing but in fact a near fine copy.
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