Sale 668: Fine Books: A Biblio-Medley for All Tastes

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Almanach de Gotha, Annuaire Diplomatique et Statistique: 1846, 1851, 1853, 1854, 1862, 1863, 1868, and 1869

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(Almanacs)
Headline
Annual Almanacs for Gotha 1846, 1851, 1853, 1854, 1862, 1863, 1868, and 1869
Publisher
Justus Perthes
Date Published
1846-1869

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Antonianum: Periodicum Philosophico-Theologicum Trimestre

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(Antonianum)
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Antonianum 1926-1996 71 vols.
Publisher
Directio et Administratio
Date Published
1926-1996

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Orlando Furioso

Author
Ariosto, Lodovico
Headline
Orlando Furioso 1587
Publisher
Appresso gli heredi di Pietro Deuchino
Date Published
1587

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Baconiana. Or Certain Genuine Remains of Sr. Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, and Viscount of St. Albans

Author
Bacon, Francis
Headline
Baconiana 1679
Publisher
Printed by J.D. for Richard Chiswell
Date Published
1679

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25

Northern France from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire. Including Paris and its Environs

Author
Baedeker, Karl
Headline
1889 Baedeker guide for Northern France
Publisher
Baedeker.
Date Published
1889

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WITHDRAWN: The Use of the Blowpipe in Chemical Analysis and in the Examination of Minerals

Author
Berzelius, Jöns Jacob
Headline
Use of the Blowpipe J.J. Berzelius
Publisher
Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy
Date Published
1822

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52

Geografia universale, two editions

Author
Buffier, Claudio
Headline
Two editions of the Geografia universale, c.1780
Date Published
Various dates

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Catalogo degli ordini religiosi Della Chiesa Militante. Espressi con Imagini, e spiegati con una breve narrazione

Author
Buonanni, Filippo
Headline
247 copper engraved plates of religious costumes 1722
Publisher
Giorgio Placco
Date Published
1722-23

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55

Verhandeling over het bouwen van een fort, in den mond der Westerschelde, buiten Vlissingen en Breskens

Author
Caland, Abraham
Headline
Dutch work on hydro engineering
Publisher
J. van de Velde Olivier
Date Published
1836

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59

The French Revolution: A History

Author
Carlyle, Thomas
Headline
Carlyle's French Revolution finely bound
Publisher
Porter & Coates
Date Published
[1892]

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60

Silent Spring

Author
Carson, Rachel
Headline
Rachel Carson Silent Spring First Edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1962

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61

Projet pour Rendre la Paix Perpetuelle en Europe

Author
Castel de Saint Pierre, Charles-Irenee, abbe de Tirnon
Headline
A theory of perpetual peace in Europe 1713
Publisher
Antoine Schouten
Date Published
1713

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70

Broadcast Addresses to the People of Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Russia, and the United States, by the Prime Minister of the British Empire, Winston Churchill, MCMXL-MCMXLI

Author
Churchill, Winston S.
Headline
Winston Churchill Broadcast Addresses Grabhorn
Publisher
Ransohoffs
Date Published
1941

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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

Author
Churchill, Winston S.
Headline
Winston Churchill's History of English Speaking People
Publisher
Cassell and Company
Date Published
[1956-1958]

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73

Life of James H. Coffin, for Twenty-seven Years Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy in Lafayette College; Member of the National Academy of Sciences, and Other Learned Bodies; Discoverer of the Laws which Govern the Winds of the Globe

Author
Clyde, John Cunningham
Headline
Life of James H. Coffin 1881 inscribed
Publisher
Easton
Date Published
1881

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One hundred and twenty-two hand-colored plates from Zur Geschichte der Kostüme

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(Costumes)
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122 color plates of historical costumes
Publisher
[Braun & Schneider]
Date Published
[1880]

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81

To Cuba and Back. A Vacation Voyage

Author
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.
Headline
To Cuba and Back, 1st Ed.
Publisher
Ticknor and Fields
Date Published
1859

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83

Panoplia contra schisma graecorum, qua romana et occidentalis Ecclesia defenditur, adversus criminationes Nectarii nuperi Patriarchae Hierosolymitani, quas congessit in libro 'Peri archès tou Papa', de primatu Papae

Author
de Altimura Ponticensis, Stephani [pseud. of Le Quien, Michel]
Headline
Contra Schisma Graecorum, 1718
Publisher
Apud Nicolaum Simart
Date Published
1718

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84

Mémoires Secrets Et Correspondance Inédite Du Cardinal Dubois: Premier Ministre Sous La Régence Du Duc D'orléans

Author
De Sevelinges, L.
Headline
Memoirs and Correspondence Of Cardinal Dubois 1815
Publisher
Chez Pillet
Date Published
1815

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91

The China Coast - inscribed

Author
Donnelly, Ivon A. and Joan Power
Headline
The China Coast - inscribed by Joan Power
Publisher
Tientsin Press Limited
Date Published
1931

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The Farmer's Letters to the People of England in 2 volumes [and] A Six Weeks Tour, through the Southern Counties of England and Wales

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(English Agriculture)
Author
Young, Arthur
Headline
Young, The Farmer's Letters [&] A Six Week's Tour
Publisher
Printed for W. Strahan, W. Nicoll et al.
Date Published
1771-72

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100

Leonhard Eulers Vollständige anleitung zur niedern und höhern algebra nach der französichen ausgabe des Herrn de La Grange mit anmerkungen und zusätzen herausgegeben.

Author
Euler, Leonhard and Johann Philipp Grüson
Headline
Euler's Complete Guide to Lower and Higher Algebra 1796-97
Publisher
G.C. Nauck
Date Published
1796-97

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117

Bibliotheca Belgica, Sive Virorum in Belgio vita, Scriptisque Illustrium.

Author
Foppens, Joannis Franciscus
Headline
144 portrait plates portraying authors of the Low Countries 1739
Publisher
Per Petrum Foppens
Date Published
1739

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119

Paris pittoresque: Ouvrage illustré de nombreuses gravures dans le texte et de dix grandes eaux-fortes originales par Lucien Gautier. Paris

Author
Gautier, Lucien
Headline
Paris Pittoresques Lucien Gautier 1883
Publisher
Librairie de l'Art
Date Published
1883

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121

Gothaischer Genealogischer Hofkalender [Hof-Kalendar] nebst diplomatisch-statistischem Jahrbuche 1852 (x2), 1854, 1861, 1862, 1864

Author
(Germany)
Headline
Five Genealogischer Hofkalenders for Gotha, Germany 1852-1864
Publisher
Justus Perthes
Date Published
1852-1864

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130

A Biographical History of England from Egbert the Great to the Revolution [With] A Supplement, Consisting of Corrections and Large Additions, To A Biographical History of England

Author
Granger, J[ames]
Headline
Granger's Biographical History of England
Publisher
Printed for T. Davies, et al.
Date Published
1775

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148

The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers

Author
Headley, J.T.
Headline
The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers, illus.
Publisher
Hubbard Bros.
Date Published
1878

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151

Armour and Weapons in Europe. From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century

Author
Hewitt, John
Headline
Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe
Publisher
John Henry & James Parker
Date Published
1855

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152

Several letters which passed between Dr. George Hickes, and a Popish Priest...

Author
Hickes, George, George Bull, Charles Leslie, and R Nelson
Headline
An exchange of letters on an apostate, 1705
Publisher
Richard Sare
Date Published
1705

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153

The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales, A.D. MCLXXXVIII. By Giraldus de Barri.

Author
Hoare, Richard Colt, Sir
Headline
Travels through Wales in the 12th century
Publisher
Printed for William Miller... by W. Bulmer and Co.
Date Published
1806

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156

Hone's Popular Political Tracts

Author
Hone, William
Headline
Hone's Popular Political Tracts with numerous engravings
Publisher
Printed for William Hone
Date Published
1819-1822

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178

De Iustitia et Iure Ceterisque Virtutibus Cardinalibus Libri Quatuor

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(Law)
Author
Lessius, Leonardus
Headline
Leonardus Lessius Justice and Law 1617
Publisher
Andream Baba
Date Published
1617

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181

Four volumes on T.E. Lawrence

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(Lawrence of Arabia)
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Four volumes on Lawrence of Arabia
Date Published
Various dates

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182

An American Genius. The Life of Ernest Orlando Lawrence - signed by ten Nobel laureates

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(Lawrence, Ernest Orlando)
Author
Childs, Herbert
Headline
Life of Ernest Orlando Lawrence - signed by ten Nobel laureates
Publisher
E. P. Dutton
Date Published
1968

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183

Bibliotheca Rhetorum Praecepta et Exempla Complectens, quae tam ad Oratoriam Facultatem, Quam ad Poeticam Pertinent

Author
Le Jay, Gabriel Francois
Headline
Le Jay's Bibliotheca Rhetorum 1727
Publisher
Joh. Andr. de la Haye
Date Published
1727-47

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186

The Journal of Lewis and Clarke, to the Mouth of the Columbia River Beyond the Rocky Mountains, in the Years 1804-5, and 6...

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(Lewis & Clark Expedition)
Headline
Apochrypha Illustrated Journal of Lewis & Clarke
Publisher
B. F. Ells
Date Published
1840

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188

Historia Inquisitionis. Cui Subjungitur Liber Sententiarum Inquisitionis Tholosanae...

Author
Limborch, Philippi A.
Headline
Early history of the Inquisition 1692
Publisher
Henricum Wetstenium
Date Published
1692

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190

Pictorial Relics of Ancient Liverpool

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(Liverpool)
Author
Herdman, William Gawin
Headline
Pictorial Relics of Ancient Liverpool 1878
Publisher
Published for Brown, Barnes & Bell by G. G. Walmsley
Date Published
1878

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194

The History of Florence...together with The Prince

Author
Machiavelli, Niccolo
Headline
George B. McClellan's copy of The Prince
Publisher
Henry G. Bohn
Date Published
1854

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198

The Codex Palatino-Vaticanus, no. 830

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(Marianus Scotus)
Author
MacCarthy, Bartholomew
Headline
The Codex Palatino-Vaticanus, 1892
Publisher
The Academy House
Date Published
1892

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206

Rounding Cape Horn and Other Sea Stories

Author
McRoberts, William
Headline
Rounding Cape Horn and Other Sea Stories, illustrated 1st Ed.
Publisher
H.S. Hill Printing Company
Date Published
1895

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207

Annals of Medicine for the Year 1797. Exhibiting a Concise View of the Latest and Most Important Discoveries in Medicine and Medical Philosophy. Volume II.

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(Medical)
Author
Duncan, Andrew, Sen., MD & Andrew Duncan, Jun. MD
Headline
Duncan's Annals of Medicine for 1797 - rare
Publisher
Printed for G. Mudie and Son
Date Published
1798

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208

Medical Inquiries and Observations Upon the Diseases of the Mind

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(Medical)
Author
Rush, Benjamin
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Early American view of mental disease
Publisher
John Richardson
Date Published
1818

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209

Eight works from the history of medicine

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(Medical)
Author
Various authors
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Eight medical works 18-19th centuries
Date Published
Various dates

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210

Yaggy's Anatomical Study; presenting the skeleton, muscles, arteries, veins and nerves, also four life-size manikins of the body, the head, the eye and the ear with additional manikins of arm and leg...

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(Medical)
Author
Yaggy, [Levi]
Headline
Yaggy's Anatomy with chromo overlays
Publisher
Western Publishing House
Date Published
[c.1886]

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214

The Sine-cure. A poetical petition to the Right Honourable Robert Walpole, Esq; for the government of Duck-Island, in St. James's Park.

Author
Miller, Mr.
Headline
The Sine-cure, 1724
Date Published
1724

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217

La Verité des Miracles operés par l'intercession de M. de Paris, demontrée contre M. l'Archevêque de Sens. Ouvrage dedié au Roy

Author
Montgeron Louis Basile, Carré de
Headline
Jean Restout's paintings of the miracles 20 engraved plates.
Publisher
Chez les Libraires de la Compagnie
Date Published
1737

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218

A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy: with anecdotes relating to some Eminent Characters

Author
Moore, John
Headline
American edition of Moore's travels in Europe, 1783
Publisher
Printed and Sold by Robert Bell
Date Published
1783

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232

WITHDRAWN - Neues Taschenbuch Von Nürnberg

Author
[Osterhausen, Johann Karl; Wilder, Georg C.]:
Headline
WITHDRAWN - Neues Taschenbuch Von Nürnberg 1819 in two volumes
Publisher
Riegel und Wiessner
Date Published
1819

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236

Collection of 12 Manuscript Letters

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(Papal History)
Author
Ottoboni, Pietro
Headline
Letters of Cardinal Pietro Ottobani, c.1696-1709
Date Published
c.1696-1709

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242

Hone's Genuine Edition of Counsellor Phillips's Eloquent Speech for the Plaintiff, in Browne V. Blake, for Adultery, on Wednesday, the 9th of July, 1817

Author
Phillips, Charles
Headline
Counsellor Phillips's Speech in Browne V. Blake 1817
Publisher
Printed by and for W. Hone
Date Published
1817

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264

Picturesque Tour of the Seine, From Paris to the Sea...

Author
Sauvan, Jean Baptiste Balthazar.
Headline
Sauvan's Tour of the Seine color plates
Publisher
R. Ackermann
Date Published
1821

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265

George Castrioti Scanderberg (1405-1468)

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(Scanderberg, George Castrioti)
Author
Noli, Bishop Fan Stylian
Headline
George Castrioti Scanderberg rare
Publisher
International Universities Press
Date Published
[1947]

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280

In Darkest Africa: or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria

Author
Stanley, Henry M.
Headline
Stanley's In Darkest Africa, illus.
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1891

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281

Through the Dark Continent; or, The Sources of the Nile, Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean

Author
Stanley, Henry M.
Headline
H.M. Stanley Through the Dark Continent
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1878

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282

H.M. Stanley's Wonderful Adventures in Africa

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(Stanley, Henry Morton)
Author
Headley, J.T. & W.F. Johnson
Headline
H.M. Stanley's Wonderful Adventures in Africa, illus.
Publisher
Excelsior Publishing
Date Published
[1890]

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293

A Year's Journey Through the Pais Bas; or Austrian Netherlands

Author
Thicknesse, Philip
Headline
A Year's Journey Through the Pais Bas
Publisher
J. Debrett
Date Published
1786

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296

Banquet Given to Sir John Pender, K.C.M.G., at the Hôtel Métropole, on Monday Evening, April 23, 1888.

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(Transatlantic Telegraphy)
Headline
Rare souvenir volume celebrating a pioneer of transatlantic communications
Publisher
(Printed by George Tucker at "The Electrician" Office on Fleet Street)
Date Published
1888