Petit j et al (7 risultati)

Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Vol 107, pp. 133-145 + 146-152, Illus, Extracted from Orig Vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, VG (2 Related papers).

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ALABAMA SENATOR JOHN SPARKMAN. [4], 108, [12] pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.5cm. No dust jacket. Blue cloth rubbed with light spotting, slight flaking to front board's otherwise vibrant gilt lettering, front board decorated with color pictorial paste-on of inauguration throng at the US Capitol building, spine's gilt lettering remains vibrant. Scattered foxing throughout but strongest on several early leaves. Binding is firm. Else a very good copy. Three-line ink inscription upon front free endpaper: "To Ferman E. Duckworth | From | Senator John Sparkman." Large glassine envelope affixed upon rear pastedown contains a (H) 10 inch x (L) 8 inch b/w portrait photographic print of Senator Sparkman additionally inscribed in white ink: "To Ferman Duckworth | With best wishes | John Sparkman." Alabama Democratic Party politician John J. Sparkman (1899-1985) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1936 to 1946 and in the U.S. Senate from 1946 to 1979 as well as being Adlai Stevenson's vice-presidential running mate in the 1952 U.S. presidential election. Includes essays "The Search for a Usable Past" by Henry Steele Commager (pages 77-86), "The Contributions of the Civil War" by Bruce Catton (pages 87-88), and "The Twentieth Century" by Paul Horgan (pages 89-95). With b/w and color photographs and illustrations.…

Cuir. Condizione: Très bon. Jaquettes en très bon état. 8 volumes in-12, paginations diverses. 1979-1998. Les trois premiers volumes et le cinquième sous jaquettes et étuis, les quatre autres sous étuis illustrés. Coll. "Bibliothèque de la Pléiade".

Paperback. Condizione: As New.

2 vols., [iv], [vi], [iv], 5-550; [ii], 209, [i], 441, [i]. Eccentric signatures, but pagination and text are correct. Sporadic light foxing. Vol. I with bookseller's notes to ffep, M4 with loss to fore-edge margin not affecting text, a few leaves short at fore-edge. Vol. II with quite a few pages unopened at head edge. Contemporary dark green quarter cloth, drab paper-covered boards, spines gilt ruled with red labels. Worn, some splashes and marks to spines, loss to edge of vol. II label, end caps and corners frayed, edges worn, externally a little shabby but unsophisticated and sound. Each volume with bookplate of William Bartlett to front pastedown and illegible ownership inscription to head of title-page. Very scarce in the UK and Ireland. WorldCat finds physical copies at the National Library of Ireland and Hull Central Library; LibraryHub adds a copy at Senate House Library, though catalogued with a date of 1920, so perhaps a reprint. Contents as follows: [Pommereul, F. R. J. de] Campaign of General Bonaparte in Italy, 1796-7; Berthier, L. A. Original journal of the second campaign of Bonaparte, being the campaign in Egypt and Syria, in the year 1798 and the operations of General Desaix in Upper Egypt; Journal in Upper and Lower Egypt. during the campaigns of General Bonaparte in that country; Miot, J. M. Narrative of the French expedition to Egypt and Syria; Petit, C. Journal of the campaign in Marengo, in Italy, 1799. Journal during the siege of Genoa. Official narratives of the campaigns of Buonaparte, since the peace of Amiens. Being a complete collection of the whole of the bulletins pub. by Buonaparte to his abdication: Campaign in Germany, 1805; in Prussia, 1806-7; in Germany, 1809; in Russia, 1812; in Germany, 1813; in France, 1814; Campaign and battle of Waterloo, 1815; Marshal Ney's account of the battle of Waterloo.…

Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Bound Numbers 261 (21 April 1891) through number 297 (27 December 1891) of this illustrated satirical weekly. Le Pilori was a nationalist, clerical tabloid, both anti-semitic and anti-masonic. Chips to edges not affecting type or images. Expect extra charges for overseas shipments; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 144 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. . J. Blass, Alfred le Petit, Valere Morland (illustratore).…

Condizione: Good. Complete two-volume set. Rebound with new endpapers and fly leaves. Brown cloth with red labels to spines. Faint marbled edges. Sporadic foxing throughout, also affecting the first/last few pages. Previous owner's faint stamp to the original flys and to the top of the contents page. More significant toning/discoloration to the title page of Vol. I (see image). Infrequently, there is a previous owner's name to the top of a page. Worming from left side of back cover of volume 1, ending at page 405, only affecting the margin; text not affected. Bindings remain tight with no additional defacements to the text. Scarce. 6.25 x 9.75 in (16 x 24.5 cm).…