Search Results: Rare History from Rose's Books, IOBA

New York: Angell, Engle & Hewitt, Publishers Book. Fair. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Sections of "A Child's History of England" appearing in periodical form. Chapter XX, XXII, XLI in various copies of Household Words bound together as "Selections from Household Words" and published by James Miller. Front hinge cracked, pages toned. Tear to edges of cloth, bubbling. Fair condition..

Garden City, New York: Garden City, 1928. Book. Illus. by Covarrubias, Miguel. Good. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Garden City, NY, 1928. Reprint. 8vo. Black cloth with yellow lettering on spine, illustrated in black and white by Miguel Covarrubias, 376 pp. A true account of Captain Theodore Canot, trader in gold, ivory and slaves on the Coast of Guinea: his own story as told in the year 1854 to Brantz Mayer and now edited with an introduction by Malcolm Cowley. A compelling read. Rare! Bindings frayed and shelf-worn, endpapers and illustrations showing some foxing, pages slightly tanned but not brittle, owner name but otherwise no markings. Good..

New York: Macmillan, 1964. Ex-Library. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Macmillan, 1964. 8vo. Reprint. 308 pp. including index, illustrated with 8 plates and 5 maps. Red cloth bindings, gold title. History of Wellington and his times. Usual library effects, plus edges of pages blacked-out. Otherwise a solid copy in good condition..

Chicago, IL: Lakeside Press, 1936. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chicago, IL, Lakeside Press, 1936. Edition unstated. 8vo. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering, rough cut pages, color frontispiece features portrait of Alexander Legge, decorated title page, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout, 232 pp. Privately printed by the Alexander Legge Memorial Committee. "The life story of a truly great American who loved and served his Country well, who achieved world-wide distinction as an industrial leader, as a patriotic public servant and as the devoted friend and champion of all who tilled the soil." An interesting and informative biography of farming implement industrial leader Alexander Legge, also known for his role in developing the Treaty of Versailles, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Discolorations where color is wearing off rear board, former owner name stamped in several places, rear… Read More

Chicago, IL: Lakeside Press, 1936. Chicago, IL, Lakeside Press, 1936. Edition unstated. 8vo. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering, rough cut pages, color frontispiece features portrait of Alexander Legge, decorated title page, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout, 232 pp. Privately printed by the Alexander Legge Memorial Committee. "The life story of a truly great American who loved and served his Country well, who achieved world-wide distinction as an industrial leader, as a patriotic public servant and as the devoted friend and champion of all who tilled the soil." An interesting and informative biography of farming implement industrial leader Alexander Legge, also known for his role in developing the Treaty of Versailles, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Discolorations where color is wearing off rear board, former owner name stamped in several places, rear endpaper has some foxing, text block tight, clean and appears gently read. Very good..… Read More

Levenkusen: Bayer Pflanzenschutz, 1975. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Levenkusen, Bayer Pflanzenschutz, 1975. First edition. 4to. Tan cloth with front board decorated with artwork depicting traditional German houses, lettering in dark brown, textured cream-colored endpapers, illustrated in color and black and white throughout, includes maps, 49 pp. A delightful collection of traditional German architecture, charmingly illustrated with line drawings and color paintings, floor plans and maps. Rare! Rear board has a few bumps at edge of binding, the largest, 1/8", goes through the cloth, slight wear on corners, clean, crisp, bright text block. Appears unread. Very Good..

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1955. Book. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 1955. First edition. 8vo. Yellow quarter cloth over dark blue boards with a red title field embossed with gilt lettering on spine and author's signature embossed on front board, illustrated with black and white photographs, 310 pp. American in the Rough is a full-blooded job that must have been hard to put together; a book as hard to build a s bridge. But now the story is here and Bill Coffman's adventurous life riding the rails, sailing around the Horn, rambling around the Barbary Coast, surviving the San Francisco Earth Quake and Fire and so much more.. is now available for the public to enjoy. Dust jacket is somewhat soiled and missing a few chips, flat tears on outer edges, but colors are still bright, binding has minor shelf-wear, tanning on endpapers, otherwise text block is tight, clean, bright and sharp. Very… Read More

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, advance review copy with publisher's note laid in. 509 pp., including index. An interesting look at the cultures of the Americas from the European settlement to modern transplants. Near fine in very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1964. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1964. First thus, revised edition. 8vo. Brown cloth binding, 538 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Front hinge open, library effects. Good condition..

Paris: Chez Capelle, Libraire-Commissionnaire Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Quarter Leather. Second Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Second edition. Published in "An X" (I have no idea how to convert French Revolutionary time to the Common Era). Leather spine, marbled boards. 6 compartments defined, gold titles. Marble endpapers. Four-color engraved frontispiece showing a woman in front of a revolutionary committee being criticized for having a bottle of Spanish wine. Introduction to second edition (6); 216 pp. Appears to be a satire in drama, prose, poetry. Chipping top and bottom of spine, 1" rub to rear, small hole in half-title, occasional foxing. In French. Very good condition. Scarce..

Boston: Ginn, 1924. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA, Ginn, 1924. First edition. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and artwork embossed on spine and front board, lavishly illustrated in black and white throughout, 250 pp. This book aims to treat arts as a whole, embracing, aside from aesthetic principles, its general relations with society and to lay a groundwork of appreciation and understanding in the history and world of art. Rare! Ex-library, spine sunned, slight shelf-wear, endpapers tanned, text block remarkable bright, clean and crisp, overall in Very Good condition..

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1908. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Harper & Brothers, 1908. First edition. 8vo. Dark navy blue silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine and gilt lettering and silver artwork embossed on front board, two-color (black and red) title page, illustrated with fourteen charts, 247 pp. A must-have for astronomy collectors! Owner name and date, slight shelf-wear, text block clean, sharp, appears gently read. Very good..

Boston: Atheneum, 1926. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA., Atheneum, 1926. First thus. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine and black lettering and artwork embossed on front board, color front piece, illustrated in black and white throughout, 470 pp. A detailed look at our solar system by Doctors Henry Norris Russell, Raymond Smith Dugan and John Quincy Stewart, all of the Princeton University Observatory. Includes 183 illustrations and 6 tables. Owner name, endpapers tanned, text block tight, sharp, appears gently read. Very good..

New York: Random House, 1968. Book. Good. Wrappers. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. William J. Newman, The Balance of Power in the Interwar Years, 1919-1939. New York: Random House, 1968. First edition. 12mo. Softcover. In this in-depth study Professor Newman rigorously analyzes an example of the concept of balance of power in international relations-the balance established by the 1925 Locarno treaties among Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Name inside and some underlining. Pages foxed. Good condition..

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Remainder. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 2000. First edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over flecked-tan boards, with red lettering embossed on spine, illustrated with black and white photographs and tables, 436 pp. The author brings to the life the unsung code-breaking heroes of World War II which effectively won the battle of Midway, broke the German Enigma machine and more! Engrossing and exciting! Remainder mark, else brand new. Light shelfwear, small outwardly invisible internal stain to very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

Paris: D'Alexis Eymery, 1816. Book. Illus. by Engravings and decoration. Very Good. Quarter Leather. Signed by Author and Publisher. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paris: D'Alexis Eymery, 1816. First edition. Leather spine with 5 compartments, decorated ridges and compartments in dark brown and gold, gold titles. Marble boards, marble endpapers, all edges marble. 312 pp. Engraved frontispiece of explorers who discovered the "New World". Decorated title page. 12 additional engravings of indigenous peoples on 6 pages.(A number of engravings have been cut out). A most unusual book, signed by both the author and the publisher. Amusing publisher's signature on verso of half title with printed inscription: "Chaque exemplaire doit être revêtu de ma signature. - Je poursuivrai les contrefacteurs. [signed] A. Eymery Author's signature on last page: "Fait par moi Hapde Auguste" [emphatic script]. The book also has… Read More

Mukilteo, WA: Scott Publications, 1975. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mukilteo, WA, Scott Publications, 1975. First edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS. 8vo. Bright orange cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, endpapers decorated with map, illustrated in black and white throughout, 182 pp. This volume includes over fifty stories, some of them well known, others known only in the oral traditions of the families who have handed them down by word of mouth for generations. Included are the authors' adventures as they seek out the timeless tales that fill these pages. Rare! Orange dust jacket is somewhat faded at edges and on spine, three 1/8" to ¼" flat tears, very slight foxing, book appears unread, bindings and text block are bright and clean. Very good in a good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

London and New York: The International Library Book. Near Fine. Unbound. Facsimile Reprint. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Facsimile reprint. Elephant Folio, 11" x 17". Two loose pages, the first describing the facsimile, the second the facsimile plate itself printed on quality paper in two colors, suitable for framing. Beginning of the symphony which accompanies the entry of Alcides in Tobias Smollett's otherwise unknown play of "Alcestes", set to music by Handel between 27 Dec. 1749 and 8 Jan.1750. The composition is the only known specimen of incidental music by Handel, and only two acts are extant. The music was never performed as originally composed (for Covent Garden Theatre); but, as appears from the note in the plate, parts of it were used for "The Choice of Hercules," June-July, 1750. Holograph. [Add. MS. 30,310, f. 26.]Facsimile Document from the British Museum. Minor chipping to descriptive page, light edgewear to plate. Near fine..

New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf, 1941. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First edition. 8vo. Deep red cloth with silver lettering and designs embossed on spine and front board, rough-cut pages, 605 pp. The subject of this diary is not its keeper, but Europe, which he watched with increasing fascination and horror plunge madly down the road to Armageddon in the last half of the 1930's. The primary cause of the Continent's upheaval was one Country, Germany, and one man, Adolf Hitler. He saw European democracies falter and crack, their confidence, judgment and will paralyzed, with the exception of Britain, until they could no longer make a stand. Share the author's wartime experiences in this thrilling first-hand account. Ex-library with all the usual library markings, labels and stickers removed; former owner's blind stamp, spine sunned, dog-eared at top and bottom, bindings lightly soiled, some… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1907. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition with bibliography and index. Fine navy blue cloth binding, gold titles, top edge gilt, 936 pp. Bookplate and signature inside. Very good condition..