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FROISSART, John [c1337-c1405].
Chronicles Of England, France, Spain, And The Adjoining Countries, From The Latter Part Of The Reign Of Edward II. To The Coronation Of Henry IV. Newly Translated.With Variations And Additions From Many Celebrated Mss. By Thomas Johnes.Third Edition.
London: Printed For Longman, Hurst, Rees, And Orme; And J.White, 1808..
12 Volumes of text & 1 of plates. 8vo. tinted aquatint frontis. in Vol. I (trimmed & mounted); folding map & 58 double-page tinted aquatints by (most by John Harris) in plate volume. 19th century half calf (rubbed, some spine labels chipped, 2 lacking). Third Edition of the English Translation by Thomas Johnes [1748-1816]. Prefixed are a life of Froissart, an essay on his works, a criticism of his history, and a dissertation on his poetry.
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GARIBALDI, Giuseppe [1807-1882].
The Life Of Genl. Garibaldi. Written By Himself. With Sketches of his Companions In Arms. Translated By His Friend And Admirer Theodore Dwight.
New York: A.S.Barnes And Burr, 1859..
12mo. pp. 1 p.l., vii, 320. engraved frontis. portrait. original cloth (stained, extremities frayed, bookplate removed from front paste-down, frontis. foxed & title browned). First Edition of this English Translation by Theodore Dwight.
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GEDDES, Michael [1650?-1713].
Miscellaneous Tracts: Viz. I. The History of the Expulsion of the Moriscoes out of Spain, in the Reign of Philip III.
London: Printed for A. and J.Churchil[l], 1702..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 478, [1]ads. contemporary paneled calf (worn, short splits in joints). First Edition. Title continues: II. The History of the Wars of the Commons of Castile, in the Beginning of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. III. A View of the Spanish Cortes, or Parliament. IV. An Account of the Manuscripts and Reliques found in the Mountains of Granada, 1588. V. A View of the Inquisition of Portugal. VI. A Spanish Protestant Martyrology. Geddes was chaplain to the English factory in Lisbon from 1678 to 1686, when the Inquisition ordered an end to his activities. He was appointed Bishop of Salisbury in 1691 and created LL.D. in 1695. Further volumes of tracts were published in 1705-06-15.
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GODOY [ALVAREZ DE FARIA RIOS SANCHEZ Y ZARZOSA], Manuel [De], Principe De la Paz, [Duke de la Alcudia] [1767-1851].
Mémoires Du Prince De La Paix.Traduits En Français D'Après Le Manuscrit Espagnol, Par J.-G. D'Esmenard.
Brussels: H.Dumont, 1836..
4 Volumes. 12mo. contemporary half calf (rubbed & scuffed, some foxing). First Brussels Edition of the French Translation. The Spanish courtier Godoy earned the title 'Prince of Peace' for concluding peace with France in 1795. These memoirs also include lengthy discussions of Bonaparte's sale of Louisiana and the Spanish possessions in America. cfSabin 27667-78 (Spanish & English edns.).
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GOLDELMAN, Solomon I.
Jewish National Autonomy In Ukraine 1917-1920.
Chicago: Ukrainian Research and Information Institute, 1968..
8vo. pp. 131. wrs (edges rubbed).
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GOOCH, G.P. & Harold TEMPERLEY (Editors).
British Documents on the Origins of the War 1898-1914. Vol. IX The Balkan Wars. Part I The Prelude; The Tripoli War & Part II The League And Turkey.
London: Printed And Published By His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1933-34..
2 Volumes. 4to. pp. lxxxvi, 873; c, 1190. 2 frontis. facsimiles. original cloth.
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GOSCH, Charles A.
Denmark And Germany Since 1815.
London: John Murray, 1862..
8vo. pp. xvi, 459, [1] + 32(ads). 1 folding genealogical chart & 4 folding engraved maps (incl. frontis., 3 hand-coloured). original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (scuffed, extremities bit frayed, some light foxing to maps). Author's Presentation Copy, inscribed "To Richard Placker (?) with the kind regards of the Author. July 25th. 1862". additional place names added in manuscript on 3 maps. newspaper review of the work mounted on 4pp. of ads. First Edition.
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GRIMESTON, Edward [d. 1640].
A General Historie Of The Netherlands. Wih the genealogie and memorable acts of the Earls of Holland, Zeeland, and west Friseland.
London: Printed by A.Islip, and G.Eld, 1608.
folio. pp. 13 p.l., 1415 [i.e. 1403], [17]index & errata (last page misnumbered & pp. 300-309 omitted in pagination). engraved title border & 57 full-length portrait engravings in the text by Christoffel von Sichem. woodcut ornaments & initials. A nice copy in contemporary calf, gilt arabesque ornament on centre of covers, rebacked, corners renewed (title backed, occasional marginal stains). early ownership entries of John Lamott Honeywood [1647-1694], A. Garway (dated 1616), and Powle Garway. First Edition, First Issue. The work is largely a translation from J. F. Le Petit, La grande chronique ancienne et moderne (Dordrecht: 1601), and utilizes the same plates by Christoffel von Sichem for the engraved title border and engraved portraits. Grimeston includes a translation of Le Petit's preface and indicates that most of the continuation is derived from Emanuel van Meteren. This is one of several large and influential European histories which Gimeston translated or derived from foreign sources, the others devoted to France, Spain, and Venice. STC 12374.
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GRISCELLI DE VEZZANI, [Jacques François].
Memoirs Of The Baron De Rimini (Griscelli De Vezzani) Secret Agent Of Napoleon III (1850-58) Cavour (1859-61) Antonelli (1861-62) Francis II (1862-64) The Emperor Of Austria (1864-67).
London: Remington & Co. Publishers, 1888..
8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 319, [1]ads. with half-title. original black-stamped cloth (spine faded & extremities frayed). Second Edition.
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GUICCIARDINI, [Francesco] [1482-1540].
The Historie of Guicciardin: Containing The Warres Of Italie and other partes, continued for manie yeares under sundrie Kings and Princes.Reduced into English by Geffray Fenton.
London: Imprinted by Richard Field.sold by Arthur Johnson, 1618..
folio. pp. 4 p.l., 821, [8]index. [leaves of signature F misbound]. woodcut device on title. woodcut ornaments & initials. 19th century half sheep over marbled bds. (rubbed, front joint cracked, some marginal dampstaining, small library stamp on title & bookplate, small hole in title costing 1 digit from imprint date, leaves closely trimmed with the occasional side-note shaved). Third Edition of the English Translation by Sir Geoffrey Fenton [1539?-1608]. Guicciardini's history "remains the most solid monument of the Italian reason in the 16th century, the final triumph of the Florentine school of philosophical Historians which included Machiavelli, Segni.". (J.A.Symonds) "Guicciardini is the first 'universal historian', as he sees the history of Italy in the larger context of the European system of States, with sound political instinct and devoid of ecclesiastical bias." (Printing and the Mind of Man) Including a small section discussing Portuguese and Spanish explorations, the voyages of Columbus and Vespucci. STC 12460. European Americana 618/55. cfPforzheimer 442. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 85.
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HALLAM, Henry [1777-1859].
View Of The State Of Europe During The Middle Ages...
London: John Murray, 1856..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xv, 504; 1 p.l., [v]-vii, 427, [1]; iv, 517, [1]. armorial bookplate of Josiah Vavasseur. 19th century calf, gilt backs (Vol. I spine ends chipped & front joint cracked & weak, Vol. II rebacked with spine mounted). Eleventh Edition, Including Supplemental Notes.
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HEIFETZ, Elias.
The Slaughter of the Jews in Ukraine.
New York: Thomas Seltzer for the Jewish People's Relief Committee of America, [1921]..
12mo. pp. iii, [3], 408. cloth (corners rubbed, both hinges cracked, front joint cracked, foxing to front end papers & paste downs). First Edition.
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[HEREFORD, Charles [John Ann] [b. 1757 or 8].
The History Of Spain, From The Establishment Of The Colony Of Gades By The Phoenicians, To The Death Of Ferdinand, Surnamed The Sage. By The Author Of The History Of France.
London: Printed For C.&G.Kearlsey, 1793..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xii, [1 leaf]ads, 455; x, 491, 5(ads); viii, 439, [39]index. contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt backs (front cover of Vol. I detached, several joints cracked, lacking spine labels). First Edition.
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HIRZEL, H[ans] C[aspar] [1725-1803].
Denkrede auf weiland Seine Hochwohlgebohrne Gnaden Herrn Hs. Conrad Heidegger, Burgermeister der Republik Zu?rich. Bey einer o?ffentlichen Versammlung der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft vorgelesen von D. H. C. Hirzel, ersten Stadtarzt und des Grossen Raths. Den 18ten May 1778.
Zurich: Orell, Gessner, Fu?esslin und Compagnie, [1778]..
small 8vo. pp. 156. engraved frontis. original bds. (joints & extremities rubbed, light foxing to first few leaves). First Edition.
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HUNCZAK, Taras.
Ukrainian Historical Association Series: Ukrainian Jewish Studies, No. 1. Symon Petliura And The Jews: A Reappraisal.
Toronto & Munich: Ukrainian Historical Association, 1985..
8vo. pp. [1], 61. index. wrs (light discolouration near spine).
$60 USD Book Number: aly1426 Order / Enquire
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