Frederick ii the great (22 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 2nd prtinting; dj w/uncloipped price, in mylar; 436 clean, unmarked pages/notes/index; owner's name. b/w Plates (illustratore).

Second printing of the first edition. [10], 330 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 15.75cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Gray cloth boards moderately soiled; spine cloth darkened with spine lettering difficult to discern; light bumping at spine ends. Past owner's personal bookplate on front pastedown; ownership inscription on front free endpaper. A good+ copy. With frontispiece and seven b/w plates. …

Condizione: Very Good. 33 pages, 1 fold-out plate, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13.5 x 22 cms. Category: The Private Library; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-Very Good (+) Book. No Jacket. Revised Edition. Green cover with gilt title. Solid binding with clean pages & light cover wear. Two sections. 175 plus 261 pages. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. A fine original copper engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. A splended opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage. Engraved By Cooke (illustratore).

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. A fine steel engraving, from 'The Popular History of England' by Charles Knight, c. 1860. Mounted and ready to frame, engraved size approx 9 x 6 ins, 23 x 15 cms. High quality, delicate engraving with decorative border, and name plate - most unusual, decorative and attractive. Mounted and ready to frame.…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 251 printed pages of text with 20 monochrome illustrations throughout. Light foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the extremities, not price clipped, £1.75. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0435329405 ENGLISH HISTORY.…

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. A fine oval portrait, a stipple engraving on an historiated plinth. Mounted and ready to frame, mount size approx, 14.5 x 11.5 ins, 37 x 29 cms. An excellent opportunity to purchase this delicate stipple engraving. ca 1800. Engraved By J.Chapman (illustratore).

Early Edition. Near fine copy in gilt-blocked half leather. All edge gilt. Internally bright and clean. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 32 pages. Notes: Text is in French. Subjects: Fredrick II, King of Prussia. Royal parties. Prussia history. Prussian nobility. 1 Kg. …

[0-89919-352-8] 1986. (Hardcover) Very good in very good plus dust jacket. 715pp. Map endpapers, maps, photographs, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. The spine is wrinkled, previous owner's name and bookplate. Biography of Frederick II--King of Prussia & Frederick the Great--Emperor of Prussia. Locale: Prussia. (History--Germany).…

Early Edition. Near fine copy in gilt-blocked half leather. All edge gilt. Internally bright and clean. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 32 pages. Notes: Text is in French. Subjects: Fredrick II, King of Prussia. Royal parties. Prussia history. Prussian nobility. 1 Kg. …

8vo, pp. [vi], vii, [ix], 371; bound without the half title in contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, label wanting; marbled endpapers. A sound copy. First edition in English, and rare: ESTC online lists only eight copies. This is an intimate early correspondence of Frederick the Great, dating from the years immediately before his accession (1736-40), featuring many literary and philosophical themes, and broken only by de Suhm's death in late 1740. This is one of the publications of John Walter's unsuccessful concern, the 'Logographic Press'; he later went on to greater success in founding The Times.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. Heavily annotated with underlining and marks, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers. ; French language letters; Vorwort, Zur literarischen Einführung, Anhang and footnotes in German language. Three of three volumes, complete set: I (1908), II (1909) and III (1911). Ownership signature of George R Havens on front paste-down of Volume III, noted scholar of the French Enlightenment and Ohio State professor. The letters document the nearly half-century intellectual and personal relationship between Frederick the Great of Prussia and Voltaire, begun with correspondence from Crown Prince Frederick in 1736. Documentation from the Prussian archives of Friedrich's correspondence with Voltaire, a significant part of 18th century intellectual history, from the library of an outstanding scholar of the period. ; 0 pages.…

12mo, 16.8cm, [iv],162 & 167pp., 2 parts in One volume, expert recent full paneled calf in antique restoration style, raised bands, gilt decorated panels, crushed crimson morocco label, rubricated title in red and black; a fine clean copy, complete with divisional title to second part. A very scarce work.(ds1). ~ Vide Barbier Anonymes 235-236. An "enlightened despot", Frederick II's first concern was the strength and discipline of his army; he also instituted important legal and penal reforms, set up trade monopolies to create new industries, promoted education, and accomplished internal improvements such as drainage projects, roads, and canals. He wrote remarkably well on politics, history, military science, and philosophy, and almost always in French, counting among his circle of educated men such personalities as Voltaire, d'Alembert, Le Mettrie and Maupertuis. The comment in the title that the work is "from the hand of the Master" is an interesting one.…

Berlin, Voss, 1770. 8vo. In later marbled paper covered boards. Paper on front hinge partly detached. Internally nice and clean. 32 pp. First seperate edition of this important philosophical essay by Frederick II of Prussia (1712?1786) originally delivered before the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences and Belles-Lettres on 11 January 1770. Here Frederick examines the nature of self-love and its relationship to morality arguing that self-interest, when properly directed, can serve as a foundation for virtuous conduct and the welfare of society.…

dated 14th April 1778, Headquarters at Schonwalde near Silberberg, expressing pleasure at his desire to come and join him. Single sheet (22.7 cm. x 19 cm.), 7 lines written on one side, with creases. *Frederick II, King of Prussia (known as Frederick the Great) [1712-1786] was ' a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia's territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe [Britannica]'. lang2057 The recipient, probably Vicomte de Houdetot (often spelled Houdelot), belonged to a prominent French aristocratic family. Signed.…

Mostly 4to. 23 ff. 4 letters on halved sheets; mostly folded. Addendum. Highly interesting collection of personal letters from the last years of the King's life. In French, to Eléonore de Maupertuis, lady-in-waiting to Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, Frederick's youngest sister. Eléonore was the daughter of the well-esteemed Prussian diplomat, scholar, and translator Kaspar Wilhelm von Borcke. In 1744 she had married the French mathematician and astronomer Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, also a close confidant of Frederick's and head of the Prussian Academy of Science. After her husband's death in 1759 she concentrated on her office in the household of the Princess. - Since 1756 Anna Amalia of Prussia was Abbess of the Quedlinburg Convent but spent most of her time in Berlin. She is mainly remembered for her alleged affair with the Prussian officer and adventurer Frederick von der Trenck. While the historical truth of this anecdote cannot be proven, she was undoubtedly - and more importantly - one of the 18th century's few female composers of note. Her music collection ("Amalienbibliothek") contains many important prints and manuscripts, including the autograph of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerts. She spent her last years in seclusion at Berlin, always remaining in close contact with her brother, who visited her regularly. She survived Frederick's death on 17 August 1786 by just a few months, passing away on 30 March 1787 (cf. MGG I, 486f. and T. Debuch, Anna Amalia von Preußen, Berlin 2001). - There are but few sources for the life of Anna Amalia, many of which are dubious (such as Trenck's autobiography) or focus on Frederick the Great (such as the diaries of Count Lehndorff). Thus, the King's present letters to Eléonore de Maupertuis constitute a unique source for the last years of the Princess. They reflect Frederick's concern for Amalia's health after she suffered a stroke in 1773 and underscore the close relationship between the siblings: "Ma cher Madame, J'ai non recours a Vous pour ne point fatiguér ma bonne Soeur, Com(m)e je suis obligé de ma rendre demain au Parc pour des affaires je me propose des profités en ces Voisinages pour rendre visite a ma bonne Soeur [.]" (Charlottenburg, 2 May 1783). - "Je Vous prie Ma chere Madame, de Conjurer ma Soeur en mon nom de Voulloir prendre quelque Medecine, pour Luy facillitér L'expectoration [.]" (n. d.). - "Voici ma bonne Madame deux Sortes de Tabac pour ma bonne Soeur [.]" (n. d.). - "Je vous prie Ma chere Madame, de m'envoyer Le Nom de Soupes que Ma Soeur mange avant dinér, et une Liste des plats qu'elle aime et qui convienent le mieux en Sa Santé [.]" (n. d.). - "Je vous suis bien obligé, des bonnes nouvelles que vous me donnez de la Santé de la Principe ma Soeur, par votre lettre endate d'hier [.]" (6 March 1785). - Almost all letters close with the words "Votre (tres humble) Serviteur Federic". Most of the present letters are a quarter or half page in length and undated; a few are dated only by day but not year ("ce 6 May", "ce 22", "ce 25 Juin", etc.). One bears a note by another hand on the reverse ("[.] Potzdam, 1777, Von I. M. d. König"). Only two are dated in full: "Charlottenburg ce 2 May 1783" and "a Potsdam le 16 de Mars 1785". This last letter is written by a scribe's hand, bearing only an autograph postscript and signature by the King. This is also the only letter formally addressed "à la Gouvernante de Maupertuis, neé de Borck, à Berlin". Content and form, however, prove that all letters are from the same time and to the same recipient. - All letters written in brown ink on fine, clean laid paper, most with posthorn watermark. Includes a browned folio sheet (watermark St. Wolfgang, pointing to Georg Friedrich Meyer's Röthenbach paper mill) with late 18th-c. caption: "Collection de Lettres de Fredéric le Grand Roi de Prusse, de Sa main propre; à feüe Madame de Maupartuis Gouvernante de feüe la Princesse Amélie Soeur de ce Roi". - An exceptionally.…

Condizione: Gut bis sehr gut. Frederick II. - The Great (1712-1786) - Letter signed - King of Prussia from 1740 until his death. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities earned him the sobriquet "Frederick the Great". Letter signed, 1p., bifolium, 7.5 x 9.25 inch, Berlin 1741 December 23. To "Kammerpresidenten v. Katt" (Heinrich Christoph von Katte/ von Katt 1675-1743) regarding an appointment. In German, in full: "Vester, besonders lieber getreuer. Ich habe Euer Schreiben vom 18. Dieses erhalten. Um Euch ein Marque Meiner Euch intragenden Gnade, Euren Sohn den in Österreichischen Diensten sonst gestandenen Rittmeister aber, Meine erkenntlichkeit wegen seiner bezeugten Devotion zu geben, so habe Ich aus eigener Bewegung resoltiert, denselben stat ihn bey den Malockofskischen Regiment Husaren zu emplöiren. bey des Regiment Dragoner von Möllendorf zu setzen und ihn dabey zum Major zu declariren in der Hoffnung er werde sich durch treue Dienste und eine beständige Appelation dieses Meines in ihn gesetzen Vertrauens ferner würdig zu machen suchen. Ich bin übrigens. Euer wohlaffectionirter König." Mailing folds, minor stains, else good condition. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers. …

Condizione: Gut. Frederick II. - The Great (1712-1786) - Letter signed - King of Prussia from 1740 until his death. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities earned him the sobriquet "Frederick the Great". Letter signed "Federic". 1p., bifolium, 7.5 x 9.0 inch, Potsdam, 1781 May 10. To Abbé Matteo Ciofani (1715-1798) in Rome from 1763 onwards, the "confidant" of the Prussian Crown among the Vatican clergy (Prussian Resident). In French: "Votre depeche du 7 d'Avril M'apprec., a la verite, les difficultes, que vous rencontres, dans l'affaire dei. L'Abbe du . Main Je vous les ne Me parois de nature, a fermer a cet ecclesiasti que, tout acces a L'Episcopat. Qu il uit ete Moine ou . cie ou Docteur de Sorbonne; ce sont, dans le fondes des riens, ainsi que vous les taxes vous meme; eta e M'attens, que vous continueres, a employertout votre savoir". Translated: "Your dispatch of April 7th has, admittedly, apprised me of the difficulties you are encountering in the matter of the Abbé du . Yet these difficulties do not appear to me to be of a nature to bar this ecclesiastic from all access to the Episcopate. Whether he was a monk, a cleric, or a Doctor of the Sorbonne - these are, fundamentally, trifles, just as you yourself have deemed them to be; and I fully expect that you will continue to employ all your expertise in this regard". Mailing folds, writing a little light, else good condition. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers. …

Condizione: Gut. Frederick II. - The Great (1712-1786) - Letter signed - King of Prussia from 1740 until his death. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities earned him the sobriquet "Frederick the Great". Letter signed "Federic". 1p., bifolium, 7.5 x 9.25 inch, Potsdam, 1780 June 14. To Abbé Matteo Ciofani (1715-1798) in Rome from 1763 onwards, the "confidant" of the Prussian Crown among the Vatican clergy (Prussian Resident). In French: "J'ai recu votre lettre du 17 da Mai dernier, avec toutes ses incluser, et Je vous adresse, a la suite de la presente, Mes reponses aux freres Ducs de St. Arpino, pour l coleur remettre, avec un compliment conversable.". Translated: "I received your letter of May 17th, along with all its enclosures, herewith, I am sending you my replies to the brothers, the Dukes of St. Arpino, for you to deliver to them, accompanied by a suitable compliment .". Mailing folds, else fine condition. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers. …

Condizione: Gut bis sehr gut. Frederick II. - The Great (1712-1786) - Letter signed regarding the Jesuit Order - King of Prussia from 1740 until his death. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities earned him the sobriquet "Frederick the Great". Letter signed "Federic". 1p., bifolium, 7.25 x 9.0 inch, Berlin, 1775 May 22. To Abbé Matteo Ciofani (1715-1798) in Rome from 1763 onwards, the "confidant" of the Prussian Crown among the Vatican clergy (Prussian Resident), whom he had commissioned to intercede with Pope Pius VI. for the preservation of the Jesuit Order, which had been suppressed in 1773. In French: ". Le Pape n'ait pas bien saisi Mon idée. Il ne s'agit nullement de lui demander quelque chose, qui pût choquer Sa Sainteté, ou blesser sa dignité. Mon unique but, dans la conservation de l'ordre des Jesuites est, de Leur continuer la direction de l'instruction de la jeunesse, dont ils s'acquittent si bien .". Translated: " . The Pope may not have fully grasped my idea. There is absolutely no question of asking him for anything that might offend his Holiness or wound his dignity. My sole objective in preserving the Jesuit Order is to allow them to continue directing the education of the youth - a task they perform so admirably .". Mailing folds, else fine condition. The Jesuit Order (officially the Society of Jesus) is one of the largest Catholic male religious orders, founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola. The suppression of the Jesuit Order in 1773 was a historical event in which Pope Clement XIV., under pressure from the Bourbon monarchies (France, Spain, and Portugal), banned the Society of Jesus worldwide. The Order was accused of being too powerful and politically active. The suppression remained in effect until its restoration in 1814. In 1773, Frederick the Great refused to implement Pope Clement XIV's ban on the Jesuit Order in Prussia. As an enlightened ruler, he valued the Jesuits as capable teachers for his educational system. He permitted them to remain as teachers and spiritual guides, thereby preserving the Order in Silesia and other parts of Prussia. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers. …

Condizione: Gut bis sehr gut. Frederick II. - The Great (1712-1786) - Letter signed regarding the Jesuit Order - King of Prussia from 1740 until his death. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities earned him the sobriquet "Frederick the Great". Letter signed "Federic". 1p., bifolium, 7.25 x 9.0 inch, Potsdam, 1775 May 11. To Abbé Matteo Ciofani (1715-1798) in Rome from 1763 onwards, the "confidant" of the Prussian Crown among the Vatican clergy (Prussian Resident), whom he had commissioned to intercede with Pope Pius VI. for the preservation of the Jesuit Order, which had been suppressed in 1773. In French: " . En effet, voila deja deux mois passés, que le nouveau Pape a pris le gouvernail de l'eglise, sans que Je sache, si vous avés entamé vôtre negociation, et quelle apparence il y a pour son succès. Elle n'est pourtant rien moins que difficile; et à vous dire vrai, il y a deja longtems, que Je me suis attendû, d'apprendre au moins les premiers pas, que vous avés faits, pour la conduire à une bonne fin.". Translated: ".Indeed, two months have already passed since the new Pope took the helm of the Church, yet I remain unaware of whether you have commenced your negotiations, or what prospects there are for their success. The task is, however, by no means easy; and to tell you the truth, I have long been expecting to learn - at the very least - of the initial steps you have taken to bring it to a successful conclusion .". Mailing folds, else fine condition. The Jesuit Order (officially the Society of Jesus) is one of the largest Catholic male religious orders, founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola. The suppression of the Jesuit Order in 1773 was a historical event in which Pope Clement XIV., under pressure from the Bourbon monarchies (France, Spain, and Portugal), banned the Society of Jesus worldwide. The Order was accused of being too powerful and politically active. The suppression remained in effect until its restoration in 1814. In 1773, Frederick the Great refused to implement Pope Clement XIV's ban on the Jesuit Order in Prussia. As an enlightened ruler, he valued the Jesuits as capable teachers for his educational system. He permitted them to remain as teachers and spiritual guides, thereby preserving the Order in Silesia and other parts of Prussia. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers. …