Travels Through Several Provinces of Spain and Portugal by Richard Croker, Esq - 1799

1685 1ed Minority Report History of Louis IX Louis XI Henry II French Kings
Antoine Varillas was a French historiographer who is remembered for his numerous historical accounts of French royals such as King Louis XI, Louis XII, Henri II, and even Saint Louis.Unfortunately, his writings received little recognition. As a result, his scholarly reputation was negatively impacted. Initially having high hopes, his works failed to reach the status he had desired during his lifetime. It was not until much later that the public would show interest in his writings.
In 1685, Varillas' book on the lives and reigns of Saint Louis, Louis XI, and Henri II was published in La Haye.
Item number: #13659
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VARILLAS, Antoine
La minorité de Saint Louis : avec l'histoire de Louis XI et de Henri II
A la Haye : Chez Adrian Moetjens, Marchand Libraire prez la cour, à la Librairie Françoise, 1685.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
o [14], 139, [1]; [10], 312
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1691 History of Charles VIII France King of NAPLES Italian War Varillas 3v SET
Antoine Varillas was a French historiographer who is remembered for his numerous historical accounts of French royals such as King Louis XI, Louis XII, Charles VIII, and even Saint Louis. Unfortunately, his writings received little recognition. As a result, his scholarly reputation was negatively impacted. It was not until much later that the public would show interest in his writings.
His 'History of Charles VIII' is an important history of late 15th-century France, the Italian War of 1494-98, and the fall Kingdom of Naples to France.
Item number: #19505
Price: $599
VARILLAS, Antoine
Histoire de Charles VIII
A Paris: Chez Claude Barbin, 1691.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
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Vol. 1 – [62], 248, [2]
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Vol 2 – 367, [3]
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Vol 3 – 416, [2]
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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1832 1ed Devonshire & Cornwall England Illustrated Geography John Britton MAPS

John Britton's "Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated" is one of his many illustrated accounts of cities and environs of England. This book contains exquisite full-page steel engravings of scenes, landscapes, and scenery from both Devonshire and Cornwall. This book contains nearly 70 engravings throughout including maps!
Item number: #18545
Price: $599
BRITTON, John
Devonshire & Cornwall illustrated, from original drawings by Thomas Allom, W.H. Bartlett, &c., with historical and topographical descriptions by J. Britton & E.W. Brayley
London : H. Fisher, R. Fisher, & P. Jackson, 1832.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
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'Devonshire' – 106
48 plates, plus engraved title page
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'Cornwall' – 48
23 plates, plus engraved title page
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.75in X 8.5in (27.5cm x 21.5cm)
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1859 1ed History of Franco-Austrian War ITALIAN Independence MAPS Napoleon III
A rare, illustrated account of the Second Italian War of Independence or Franco-Austria War of 1859. This book, written by John Tuel, offers a description of Northern and Central Italy while still focusing on the causes of the war. While other histories of this war exist, this book was published the same year as the war and contains numerous maps and illustrations, most notably the huge color folding map of Northern Italy and portrait of Napoleon III.
Item number: #19399
Price: $499
TUEL, John
Illustrated history of the war in Italy
New York : J.G. Wells, 1859.

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Collation: complete
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xii, [17]-336, [2], 21, [1]
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26 illustrations throughout, plus 2 folding color maps; lacking one illustration
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13.5cm)
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1773 1ed History of Winchester England Cathedral Mary's College Illustrated 2v

A rare, 18th-century history of Winchester, England. Written by an unknown hand, this book contains descriptions of the earliest days of Winchester, outlines of the government, commerce and trade, and notable accounts of cathedrals, Mary's College, and architectural ruins. This 1773 two-volume first edition contains 13 impressive full-page and folding engravings.

Item number: #20108
Price: $550
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The history and antiquities of Winchester : setting forth its original constitution, government, manufactories, trade, commerce and navigation
Winton : printed and sold, by J. Wilkes. Sold also by S. Crowder, 1773. First edition.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – x, [2], 237, [1]
8 engraved plates
o Vol. II – [4], 299, [1]
5 engraved plates
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o Handwritten – Wm. Andrews
o Armorial Bookplate – Schol: Rugbirns: Biblioth:
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B. F. French, 1830 Contemporary brown calf w/gilt title plates, rubbing at corners, top spine scuffed/chip Vol. 2 boards all tight. foxing, damp stains. Rare OCLC finds 0 copies of 4 volume edition. Nice solid set of classic work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good.

London: London: printed for the author; and sold by G. Hawkins, at the Middle Temple-Gate, in Fleet-Street, 1759. 1st Edition . Full leather. Good. First edition; two volumes, quarto; xxvii, 452; (iv), 350, (xxxviii), 71, (xxix)pp; with 7 copper-engraved maps and plans (5 of them folding), folding table, and frontispiece portrait. Full contemporary leather (worn, hinges weak, boards held by cords, spine label missing from vol.2), five raised spine bands, some browning and spotting particularly to opening and closing leaves, early ink inscription to vol.1 front free endpaper. Good complete working copy of this uncommon first edition. Harte's work, Ian Campbell Ross suggests [in The Shandean v.20, November 2009, p.9 et seq] was the source of several Shandean elements - from his early reflections on the difficulty of writing his book and his use of digression through to his reference to the Abbess of Quedlingberg - and though debate continues as to the precise influence Harte's work may have had, the… Read More

Published in English 1987, originally published in Italian, copyright 1982 by Societa Editrice II Mulino, Bologna. Ex library book with usual markings: library ticket pocket on back endpaper, library stamp on text block (head, tail & and fore-edge). Jacket as shown with this listing has an acetate cover and is in good condition. Edges are aged and text is tanned, binding is firm. Would be listed as good but for the library marking - price reflects this. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR)

Very good copy of Henry Rene d'Allemagne's classic history of sports and games of skill.With 100 lithographic and heliogravure plates (30 hand-coloured, many tinted) and 328 illustrations in the text. Games described include hoops, kite-flying, stilt-walking, spinning tops, hide-and-seek, darts, archery, carousels, bilboquet (cup and ball), the diabolo (Chinese yo-yo), tennis, golf, billiards, boules or petanque, wrestling, dancing, gymnastics, acrobatics, etc. The illustrations are facsimile heliogravures of ancient illuminated manuscripts, engravings, woodcuts and prints from the medieval era to the 19th century.Text in French.Henry-Rene d'Allemagne (1863-1950), was librarian at the Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal in Paris, an archivist, historian and specialist in decorative arts. He published books on many unusual subjects such as games, ancient locksmithing, illumination, playing cards, etc.Some browning to the decorative colour pictorial boards, t.e.g., marble endpapers, interior clean and bright with… Read More

Good set of this landmark in chromolithography.

With 324 beautiful chromolithographs mainly by Claudius Joseph Ciappori and Ferdinand Sere.

Complete in two volumes of plates and two volumes of text. With one chromolithographed frontispiece in each text volume, 159 and 163 chromolithographs in the plate volumes.

With a total of 324 beautiful chromolithograph plates illustrating the sumptuary or luxury arts of France and Europe from the 5th to the 17th century. A comprehensive survey of costumes, fashions, fabrics, jewelry, ivory carvings, armor, weapons, furniture, household equipment and tools, room interiors, and more. With Biblical and historical figures depicted in contemporary European costumes, many copied from old-master paintings, illuminated manuscripts and stained-glass windows of the era.

The designs mainly by Claudius Joseph Ciappori (Ciappori-Puche) and Ferdinand Sere, with others by Felix De Vigne, Auguste Racinet, Emile Beau, Gsell, etc.

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