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VITKOVICH, Victor.
A Tour of Soviet Uzbekistan. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1954. First edition in Englisn. Cloth, 246pp. Very good.
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VOLNEY, M.
The Ruins: Or A Survey of the Revolutions of Empires. Translated from the French.
London: Printed For J. Johnson..... 1796. Third edition. Tall 8vo., full cont. calf, xvi, (396), (4)pp.index. Bookplate, outer hinges rubbed o/w a very good copy.
London: Printed For J. Johnson..... 1796. Third edition. Tall 8vo., full cont. calf, xvi, (396), (4)pp.index. Bookplate, outer hinges rubbed o/w a very good copy.
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VOLPI, Gio. Antonio.
Rime Del Signor ..........Impressione Seconda molt accresciuta, illustrata e dedicata dall' Autore All' Eccellenza Del Signor Lodovico Manini.......
In Padoua: Appresso Giuseppe Comino, 1741. Second edition. 8vo., later vellum spine, boards, leather label, (xvi), (304)pp. Rear board stained, but o/w a very nice copy.
In Padoua: Appresso Giuseppe Comino, 1741. Second edition. 8vo., later vellum spine, boards, leather label, (xvi), (304)pp. Rear board stained, but o/w a very nice copy.
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VON BULOW, Hans.
The Early Correspondence of......Edited by His Widow. Selected and Translated into English by Constance Bache.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, nd. (189-?) Tall 8vo., orig. wine cloth, xvi, 266pp. A bit of dampstaining not affecting text or binding, some rubbing, in fact a very good copy.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, nd. (189-?) Tall 8vo., orig. wine cloth, xvi, 266pp. A bit of dampstaining not affecting text or binding, some rubbing, in fact a very good copy.
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Von Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph.
South Asian Societies A Study of Values and Social Controls. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, (1979). First of this edition. Cloth, 239pp. Fine in d/w. This book deals with the nature and place of moral concepts in primitive and selected advanced societies.
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VON HAGEN, Victor W.
The Golden Man. A Quest for El Dorado. London: Book Club Associates, (1974). First of this edition. Cloth, 346pp. Fine in d/w.
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VON RAUMER, Frederic.
Italy and the Italians. London: Henry Colburn, 1840. In two volumes. First edition in English. 8vo., contemporary brown half morocco, cloth, raised bands, single gilt decoration in compartments, A.E.G., x, (352); (x), (372)pp. A fine copy. Fredrich von Raumer (1781-1873) was a German historian, professor of political science and history at Berlin, who held the chair until 1847. Raumer travelled extensively; to Venice in 1815, Switzerland and Italy in 1816-17, England in 1835, Italy in 1839 and finally to America in 1843. These visits led to the publication of several works including the above title.
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VON RAUMER, Frederick.
England in 1835: Being a Series of Letters Written To Friends in Germany During a Residence in London and Excursions Into the Provinces. (Translated from the German by Sarah Austin.)
London: John Murray, 1836. In Three Volumes. First edition in English. 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, x, 280, vi, 310, vi, 318, (2)pp. ads. Marks on front pastedowns from removal of bookplates, some light rubbing o/w a very good set.
Fredrich von Raumer (1781-1873) was a German historian, professor of political science and history at Berlin, who held the chair until 1847. Raumer travelled extensively; to Venice in 1815, Switzerland and Italy in 1816-17, England in 1835, Italy in 1839 and finally to America in 1843. These visits led to the publication of several works including the above "England in 1835" which is a series of letters/observations about English society in 1835 and includes not only the usual description of scenery but also comments about the contemporary political questions. (11th Brit).
London: John Murray, 1836. In Three Volumes. First edition in English. 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, x, 280, vi, 310, vi, 318, (2)pp. ads. Marks on front pastedowns from removal of bookplates, some light rubbing o/w a very good set.
Fredrich von Raumer (1781-1873) was a German historian, professor of political science and history at Berlin, who held the chair until 1847. Raumer travelled extensively; to Venice in 1815, Switzerland and Italy in 1816-17, England in 1835, Italy in 1839 and finally to America in 1843. These visits led to the publication of several works including the above "England in 1835" which is a series of letters/observations about English society in 1835 and includes not only the usual description of scenery but also comments about the contemporary political questions. (11th Brit).
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VORREN, Ornulv and Ernst Manker.
Lapp Life and Customs. A Survey. Translated from the Norwegian by Kathleen McFarlane. Oslo: Oslo University Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth, 183pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed d/w.
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VOSGIEN.
Dictionnaire de poche, geograhique, ou, Description des republicques, royaumes, provinces, villes: eveches, duches, comtes,ports, forteresses, et autres lieux considerables des quartre parties du monde......Traduit de l'anglais sur la 13 ed. de Laurent-Echard, pars Vosgien. (Pseud. of Jean Baptiste Ladvocat). Paris: Chez Lesguilliez, freres...... an IX. (1801). New edition, revised, corrected and enlarged. Sm.8vo., full cont. calf, leather spine label, iv, 730pp. double columns. Some tears to two of the maps, no loss, outer rear hinge cracked, but certainly a very good copy. This edition in an abridgement of Antoine Bruzen de la Martinere's "Geographical Dictionary" translated from the English of Laurence Echard by Vosgien. The three folding maps are of France; Europe and the World; the last presented in two hemispheres and shows Australia.
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W. Pitt Byrne, Mrs.
Social Hours With Celebrities Being the Third and Fourth Volumes of "Gossip of the Century" by the Late.......Edited by Her Sister Miss R.H. Busk.
London: Ward & Downey, 1898. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth, xii, (452); (vi), (292)pp. A fine, bright copy.
These volumes deal with social celebrities in France, Belgium, Hungary and Spain; eccleiastical celebrities in France and England, the Theatre Francais and the French Archives.
London: Ward & Downey, 1898. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth, xii, (452); (vi), (292)pp. A fine, bright copy.
These volumes deal with social celebrities in France, Belgium, Hungary and Spain; eccleiastical celebrities in France and England, the Theatre Francais and the French Archives.
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WADDINGTON, Mary King.
Chateau and Country Life in France.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown pictorial cloth, (336)pp. Large piece torn off front free e/paper, cloth worn, a good copy only.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown pictorial cloth, (336)pp. Large piece torn off front free e/paper, cloth worn, a good copy only.
| $35 | Book Number: 23037 | Order / Enquire |
WADDINGTON, Mary King.
Letters Of A Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900.
London: Smith Elder, 1903. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, viii, 417pp. A fine copy.
Letters of Mary Waddington, American born, English educated, who married William Henry Waddington whose family ran cotton manufactories in France. Waddington served in several foreign ministry postings and Mrs. Waddington accompanied him to both England and Russia. These letters were sent to her sisters to describe her life.
London: Smith Elder, 1903. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, viii, 417pp. A fine copy.
Letters of Mary Waddington, American born, English educated, who married William Henry Waddington whose family ran cotton manufactories in France. Waddington served in several foreign ministry postings and Mrs. Waddington accompanied him to both England and Russia. These letters were sent to her sisters to describe her life.
| $125 | Book Number: 9829 | Order / Enquire |
WAER, Jack.
17 and Black.
New York: Viking, 1954. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped d/w with wear to the spine ends and corners, but still very good.
New York: Viking, 1954. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped d/w with wear to the spine ends and corners, but still very good.
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WAFER, Lionel.
A New Voyage & Description Of The Isthmus Of America. With Wafer's Secret Report (1698) and Davis's Expedition To The Gold Mines (1704). Edited, with Introduction, Notes and Appendices by L.E. Elliott Joyce.
Oxford: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1934. Second Series, Vol. LXXXIII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xliii, 209pp. Spine very slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
Oxford: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1934. Second Series, Vol. LXXXIII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xliii, 209pp. Spine very slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
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WAGNER, Bruce.
Force Majeure.
New York: Random House, (1991). Fine in d/w.
New York: Random House, (1991). Fine in d/w.
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WAIN, John.
The Twofold. (Frome, Somerset: Hunting Raven Press, 1981). 12mo., orig. wrappers, 14pp. Name o/w fine.
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WAINEMAN, Paul.
A Summer Tour in Finland. WIth sixteen Illustrations in colour by Alexander Federley and sixteen other illustrations. London: Methuen & Co., 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. pale green cloth with pictorial decoration in blue and white on the uppe cover, xvi, 318pp. Name o/w near fine. An interesting account of a summer tour around Finland with stops in Helsingfors, Borga, Viborg, Pungaharju, Tornea, Uleaborg,Tavastehus castle, Imatra, Valinkoski Falls, and many other places.
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WAKEFIELD, Edward Jerningham.
Adventure In New Zealand. an abridgement, edited by Joan Stevens. (Auckland): Viking, (1987). Reprint. Cloth, 320pp. Fine in d/w. Adventures of Wakefield son of the founder of the New Zealand Company; this work is based on his journal about life in New Zealand.
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WALES/GUIDBOOK).
A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide To Llandudno and North Wales. (Northern Section). Six District Maps and Plans of Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhylll, Conway, Bangor, Caenarvon and Chester.
London: Ward Lock & Co., nd. (ads dated "1936-37.) 8vo., orig. red cloth decorated in black, Near fine.
London: Ward Lock & Co., nd. (ads dated "1936-37.) 8vo., orig. red cloth decorated in black, Near fine.
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