Hannover: Adolf Sponholtz, 1939. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 72pp. Original illustrated wrappers with black, red and white lettering on cover and attractive publisher's logo in b/w on back cover. Historical account of political and economic relations between Germany and Russia from the time of Bismarck in the latter part of..... More
Paris; Edinburgh; London: Goupil & Co., 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [10], V, [1], 185, [3]pp. Uncut. 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and tooling on spine and gold-stamped ruling on covers. Top edge gilt. Color frontispiece portrait of Charles I protected with a captioned tissue-guard..... More
London: William Ball, Paternoster Row, 1840. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. 1184pp. 30pp. Maroon gold lined leather with gold stamped coat of arms decoration on front and rear boards, edges of boards decorated with gold, raised bands, gold lettering to spine, marbled page edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece portrati engraving. The historical works..... More
London: British Museum, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 x 6 1/2"). [2], xxv, [3], 895, [1]pp (Vol. 1); [2], 767, [1]pp (Vol. 2). Modern grey cloth, with gold lettering to spines. Top paper edges gilt. Catalogue of George Thomason's impressive and massive collection of more than 22,000 books and..... More
Stuttgart: Adolph Krabbe, 1852. Second edition. Quarto. xii, 556pp. Original gilt stamped green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Light orange endpapers. Frontispiece gravure. Vignette on title page. Five books profusely illustrated with 140 intriguing b/w woodcuts covering the history of Vienna from Roman times to the mid 19th century..... More
Hilversum: Gemeente Hilversum for B.C. Rozenbeek, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [12], 520, [6]pp. Uncut. Original cloth with brown-stamped lettering, borders and decorations on front cover and spine. Etched frontispiece-view of Hilversum by L.K.C.Prins, protected with a tissue-guard. Decorative head-chapters, initials and tailpieces. Fascinating work in Holland paper published to..... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1903. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. x,272pp. Original wrappers. Wraps have been crudely repaired with clear tape on spine. Discoloration, creasing and one closed tear to wraps. Upper part of spine torn and almost detached from book. Pages unopened. Text in German & Greek. Wraps in poor..... More
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, 1922. First printing. Hardcover. Folio. xxiii, 356pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine and pasted on photograph on cover. Mylar dust jacket with red lettering. Decorative endpapers. A collection of essays with photographic plates on the architecture and literature found in the Spanish province of Granada..... More
Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional-Casa de Moeda, 1986. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 411 pp. Original embossed, printed wrappers. Descoberta do Mundo. Reprodução em fac-símile do exemplar da Biblioteca Nacional com introdução de Luís de Albuquerque. Illustrated with black and tan reproductions of book pages. Slight rubbing to edges of wraps, rear wrap..... More
Berlin: Meyer & Jessen, 1910. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. xii, 224pp. Stiff paper-covered gray wraps with cover-and title-plate. Frontispiece of author pasted-in by previous owner. Minor age wear to binding. Humorous memoirs of the Swiss Ulrich Bräcker and his "harsh" treatment in the Prussian Army in the 18th century. Text..... More
S.-Peterburg (St. Petersburg): Tip. i lit. V. A. Tikhanov, 1895. Hardcover. Ex library. 8vo. 387pp. Light brown cloth with pasted-down title-plate. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Small stamp of library in Yiddish and numbers "11/6327" written in red on free front endpaper. Stamp on fore-page edge..... More
S.-Peterburg (St. Petersburg): Tip. i lit. V. A. Tikhanov, 1893. Edition: Izd. 2. Hardcover. Ex library. 8vo. 386pp. Light brown cloth with pasted-down title-plate. Abrasion on title-plate. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Small stamp of library in Yiddish and numbers "11/6327" written in red on free..... More
S.-Peterburg (St. Petersburg): Tip. i lit. V. A. Tikhanov, 1894. Hardcover. Ex library. 8vo. v,444pp. Light brown cloth with pasted-down title-plate. Inventory library plate near tail of spine. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Minor closed tears on tail of spine. Small stamp of library in Yiddish..... More
London: Aiglon Press, 1951. Hardcover. 8vo. 160pp. Blue cloth in original dust jacket. Minor staining to dj. Slight browning to pages. "This timely and scholarly study is an attempt to find a single answer to three questions. Why were the foreign, pagan cults in Ancient Rome sometimes tolerated, sometimes suppressed..... More
Siegen, Leipzig, Berlin: Hermann Montanus, 1915. Hardcover. 8vo. 112pp. Erster Band. Gilt decorated tan boards. Age wearing to edges and spine. Color frontispiece. Silk ribbon marker. A history on German Aviation from it's beginnings until 1901-1915. Illustrated with 315 annotated b/w photographs of famous pilots, airships, planes, areal views, factories..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiii, 141pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettering, tooling and ruling on spine. Publisher's device on title page. Study of the history and development of the pretorian prefecture during its period of greatest influence–from the beginning of the reign of..... More
Trier: Verlag der Paulinus-Druckerei, 1896. Hardcover. Sm. 8vo. xxxvi, 308pp. Three-quarter cloth over marbled boards with gold lettering and decoration on spine. Minor rubbing to binding. Decorated page edges and endpapers. Fascinating work on Jews and Catholics in the Austrian (Austro)-Hungarian empire. Text in German, Gothic script. Tight copy in..... More
Berlin: Paul Schmidt, ca. 1933-34. First edition. Softcover. 16mo. 32pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Rare work being a compilation of the major songs of the National Socialist movement, such as "Horst-Wessel", "Das dritte Reich", "Heil Hitler Dir", "Unser Führer", and numerous others. All songs have their lyrics and music scores. Tiny..... More
Madrid: Libreria Catolica de San Jose, 1880. Hardcover. 1 of 3 volumes. Ex library. 8vo. 786pp. Half leather over marbled boards. Age wearing throughout binding. Head and tail of spine chipped. Abrasions, wear and scuffing to boards and spine. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to edges. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of..... More
S.-Peterburg (St. Petersburg): ObshchestvennaiaPloza, 1908. Hardcover. Ex library. 8vo. xx,620pp. Olive cloth with gold lettering on spine. Library inventory plate near tail of spine. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly rubbed. Minor scuffing and staining to boards. Stamps from library in Yiddish on free front endpaper, title-page and..... More
Madrid: Impr. de T. Fortanet, 1875. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 85 pp. Original paper-covered boards. De La Literatura Catalana. Discursos Leidos Ante la Real Academia de la Historia en la Recepcion Publica del Excmo. Senor Don Victor Balaguer el Dia 10 de Octubre de 1875. Essay on Catalana literature, history..... More
Zürich: Atlantis Verlag, 1939. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 4to. 816pp. 885pp. Silver-stamped blue cloth and spine. Spines sunned. Head and tail of spines slightly chipped and frayed. Some discoloration and scuffing to boards. Two-inch closed tear along head of spine on back cover on Vol.II. A magnificent 2 volume set of..... More
Weimar: International Camp Committee, 1945. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 174pp. Original tan wraps with orange triangle and black lettering on cover. Comprehensive report by the International Camp Committee Buchenwald describing the horror inflicted on the German population by the Nazis through their concentration camp system, covering the development of the..... More
Hartford: Printed by Samuel Hanmer, 1831. Hardcover. Ex library. Sm. 8vo. xii,408pp. Original calf with gilt decorated spine and "Joabe Griffin" in gilt on front cover. Residue of clear glue on spine. Rubbing and scuffing to parts of spine and boards. Wear to edges. Small stamp "Wilson Collection" and small..... More
Wien: Wilhelm Braunmuller, 1872. Hardcover. 2 volumes. lxix,375pp. 391pp. Dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine. Minor scuffing and staining to binding. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Marbled page edges. Tiny piece of cloth missing near head of spine on Vol. I. Tear on title-page and page..... More