The Royal Warship Vasa (Architectura Navalis) by Bjorn Landstrom - 1988

London: Printed by J. Barfield for Cadell and Davis, and Others, 1800. Octavo. 2nd edition. Volume one. Translated from the French. 379pp., three folding maps, (one very large map has old repair to fold). This is basically a reprint of the 1797 first edition with a few changes and corrections and of course with added maps. He had planned a five volume set over the next couple of years 1800-1801. Bound in full calf, spine flat and decorated in gilt, joints rubbed and somewhat fragile, closed edge tear to last page. Author's note: "It is scarcely necessary to say, that the high price to which paper has lately risen, and the still greater increase of expence, incurred by the addition of the maps, do not permit the price of this volume to be left the same as that of the first edition". A good copy.

Patavii: Josephus Cominus. Very Good. 1720. First Edition. Hardcover. Josephus Cominus; Cornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer nearly all of whose writings are lost. His only surviving work is the "Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae" (included herein pp. 1-125). This is actually only one volume of Nepos' larger "De Viris Illustribus," originally containing descriptions of foreign and Roman kings, generals, lawyers, orators, poets, historians, and philosophers. Johann Albert Fabricius (1668 - 1736) who was a German classical scholar and bibliographer included this work in his 'BIBLIOTHECAE LATINAE" (1st pub. 1703). [ ( xxxvi) , 140pp, 66] Vellum, spine with raised bands. Marble page edges. Interior of text Is tight and intact. A few margin notes. First 15 pages have a bottom margin damp stain. Slight lean. Roman History; Thin 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 144 pages .

Profusely illustrated review of the French Navy in the 19th century with engraved title page, 8 finely handcolored plates of men in uniform and 1 of flags of the Nautical Powers, 22 full-page steel engravings of ships and maritime scenes, and over 100 engravings and vignettes in the text by Antoine Leon Morel-Fatio. 240 pp, 31 plates, text in French.The costume plates are handcolored lithographs by the famous Pauquet Brothers after illustrations by Andre Castan, A. Gusman, P. Goyer, Louis, etc., and show ranks from Admiral to Matelot. The steel plates by de Tournemine, E. Isabey, Morel-Fatio, etc., show famous French ships of the line, nautical scenes, historical events.The vignettes by Morel-Fatio show many different types of vessels as well as life on board sailing ships, in the rigging, on deck and below decks. Condition: Covers a little frayed, binding tight, ex-library stamp Marinens Bibliotek on frontis and barcode on front endpaper, some slight browning and foxing throughout. Antoine Leon… Read More

1730. First English Edition . No Binding. Very Good. I.B.Martin. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) dated 1730, of Tripoli in Lebanon, as seen from the sea. Drawn by I.B.Martin in 1729 (date appears at the right bottom). Nr. 1 on the map indicates the CASTLE (site of former Crusaders' CITADEL of RAYMOND DE SAINT GILLES, also known as Qala'at Sanjil and Qala'at Tarablus ).- Very good impression. Original centerfold. Size of image in cm 43,8 x 27,5 (inch 17,1 x 10,3) . Whole leaf: 46,5 x 39cm (18,3" x 15,3"). Untrimmed large margins. Very few tiny ageing stains at center bottom of outer margins. VERY GOOD AND FRESH CONDITION. (ANCIENT CITY TOPOGRAPHY TARABULUS ASH-SHAM PHOENICIA)

Six Hardcover leather bound volumes 489, 473, 501, 507, 362, 335 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated second edition 1805. Lovely decorated leather over marbled boards with red boxes and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Marbled edges discolored with age. Pages are lightly toned with spotting and minor signs of wear and/or age. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
The biographical account of Pope Leo X and his pontificate in six extensive volumes by William Roscoe. Born into the prominent political Italian family of Medici of Florence, he was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent), and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489. Pope Leo X was Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. He was not only the head of the Christian Church, but also the temporal ruler of the Papal States and head of the Medici family… Read More

London: Printed by J. Barfield for Cadell and Davis, and Others, 1800. Octavo. 2nd edition. Volume one. Translated from the French. 379pp., three folding maps, (one very large map has old repair to fold). This is basically a reprint of the 1797 first edition with a few changes and corrections and of course with added maps. He had planned a five volume set over the next couple of years 1800-1801. Bound in full calf, spine flat and decorated in gilt, joints rubbed and somewhat fragile, closed edge tear to last page. Author's note: "It is scarcely necessary to say, that the high price to which paper has lately risen, and the still greater increase of expence, incurred by the addition of the maps, do not permit the price of this volume to be left the same as that of the first edition". A good copy.

Dublin, Four Courts Press/Irish Academic Press, 1980, hardcover, 112 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, very slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The personal memoirs of an Irish Republican soldier from his swearing in at the age of fifteen in 1911, through his rise in the ranks to Chief of Staff of the Irish Army, to the truce and treaty of 1921. Mapped endpapers. Index appended. ISBN 9780906127261

1730. First English Edition . No Binding. Very Good. I.B.Martin. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) dated 1730, of Tripoli in Lebanon, as seen from the sea. Drawn by I.B.Martin in 1729 (date appears at the right bottom). Nr. 1 on the map indicates the CASTLE (site of former Crusaders' CITADEL of RAYMOND DE SAINT GILLES, also known as Qala'at Sanjil and Qala'at Tarablus ).- Very good impression. Original centerfold. Size of image in cm 43,8 x 27,5 (inch 17,1 x 10,3) . Whole leaf: 46,5 x 39cm (18,3" x 15,3"). Untrimmed large margins. Very few tiny ageing stains at center bottom of outer margins. VERY GOOD AND FRESH CONDITION. (ANCIENT CITY TOPOGRAPHY TARABULUS ASH-SHAM PHOENICIA)

Budapest: Akademiai Kiado [963-05-5291-4] 1989. (Small 4to) pp825-1569.. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Blue boards with white spine lettering. Illustrations, tables, folding maps, bibliography, index. The top edge of the front and back boards have been damp with resulting blue staining to the inner margin of the jacket. Otherwise fine. Text in Hungarian Language. (History--Hungary, History--Hungary).

Six Hardcover leather bound volumes 489, 473, 501, 507, 362, 335 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated second edition 1805. Lovely decorated leather over marbled boards with red boxes and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Marbled edges discolored with age. Pages are lightly toned with spotting and minor signs of wear and/or age. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
The biographical account of Pope Leo X and his pontificate in six extensive volumes by William Roscoe. Born into the prominent political Italian family of Medici of Florence, he was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent), and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489. Pope Leo X was Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. He was not only the head of the Christian Church, but also the temporal ruler of the Papal States and head of the Medici family… Read More