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(1): viii, 656, with half-title in volume two, 2 vols, 8vo,
contemporary half calf, with labels, gilt: a very good copy.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
[MacKENZIE (Alexander
Slidell) ].
The American in England. By the author of “A Year
in Spain”.
Paris, Baudry’s European Library …,
1836. Pages xii,
323, without the half-title, 8vo, contemporary half calf, gilt: very
good-nice.
First published at London 1835. MacKenzie enjoyed a considerable
reputation in London as a raconteur.
(2)
LABAUME (Eugene).
A circumstantial narrative of the
campaign in Russia, embellished with plans of the battles of the
Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz. Containing a faithful description
of the affecting and interesting scenes, of which the author was
an eye-witness. Translated from the French. Second edition,
considerably improved.
Printed for Samuel Leigh,
1815. With large
folding hand-coloured map and 2 other folding maps, pages viii,
416, 8vo, contemporary half calf: light fingering, binding little
dull but sound & strong: very good. (3)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
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BLIGH (Thomas), Lieutenant General: -.
Reflections on
the conduct of General Bligh, and Commodore Lord Howe, on
the French coast.
London: Printed for J. Pridden, at the Feathers, in
Fleet-street, near Fleet-Bridge.
[1758?]
FIRST (ONLY) EDITION, pp (4), 16, with half-title, 8vo, recent
wrapper: very good copy.
ESTC locates copies at L, C / MBAt, MH, NN, NjP. Not found on-line
in D. Bligh (1693-1775), of Rathmore, Co Meath, soldier and
politician, represented Athboy as MP for sixty years. During his long
military career he was involved in actions at Dettingen, Malle and
Fontenoy.
€50-€70 (£40-£56 approx.)
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BOER WAR.
Report of the Royal Commission appointed
to inquire into sentences passed under martial law. Presented …,
November, 1902. [Cd. 1364. ].
For HMSO,
1902
Pages v, 63, folio, disbound: a nice copy.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
SOUTH AFRICA.
Further
correspondence relating to political affairs in the South African
Republic. (In continuation of [C. 9518], August, 1899).
Presented to both houses … September, 1899. [C. - 9521. ].
For
HMSO …,
1899. Pages viii, 65, folio, original printed wraps:
wrapper a little chipped, else very good-nice.
(2)
BLOEMFONTEIN CONFERENCE.
South African
Republic. Correspondence relating to the Bloemfontein
Conference, 1899. Presented to both houses … July, 1899. [C. -
9404].
For HMSO …,
1899. Pages (3), 66, folio, sewn in original
blue printed wrappers: in very good to nice state.
(3)
BOER WAR.
[Documents not previously published or
portions of previously published documents which were omitted
at the time of publication are indicated by a black marginal line.
] … [Cd. 968. ]. 1902. small circular stamp on title, otherwise a
very good-nice copy.
(4)
NATAL.
Correspondence on the subject of a proposal for
the construction of railways in the Colony of Natal. Presented
to both houses … July, 1872. [C. - 618. ].
For HMSO …,
1872.
Pages (2), 44, folio, unbound, sewn as issued: a nice, fresh copy.
(5)
BOER WAR.
South Africa (Transports). Return …
“showing the name, tonnage, and speed of each vessel employed
to convey troops to South Africa … “ Ordered … to be printed,
17 August 1901. [Cd. ] 374.
For HMSO …,
(1901). Pages 11, (1),
folio, disbound: small very faint stamp on title, otherwise very
good-nice.
(6)
CAPE TOWN & DOCK RAILWAY.
Cape Town and
Dock Railway. Copy of extracts of correspondence between the
Colonial Office and the Government of the Cape Colony and
the Directors of the Cape Town and Dock Railway, respecting
that undertaking. (Mr. Arthur Mills.). Ordered … to be printed,
6 July 1865. 487 [cmd no. ]. (1865). Docket title, 53-pages, folio,
unbound, sewn as issued: a nice, fresh copy.
(7)
SOUTH AFRICA, TELEGRAPHS.
Telegraphs (South
Africa) …agreement … by the … Treasury with the Telegraph
Construction and Maintenance and Eastern Telegraph
Companies for establishing telegraphic communication... [Cd. ]
196. (1879). Docket title, pages 7, (1), folio, unbound, sewn as
issued: a very good copy. (8)
€60-€80 (£48-£64 approx.)
63
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BOER WAR.
South Africa Despatches. Vol. I [-II and
supplementary volume]. [Cd. 457, 458 and 463].
For HMSO …,
1901
Pages 140: 138: 8, three volumes bound in one volume, folio,
recently and finely bound in quarter morocco, gilt ruled spine,
with contrasting label, gilt: in nice state throughout.
Important: rarely found, as here, complete with the supplement.
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
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BONA (Giovanni), Cardinal.
De sacrificio Missae,
tractatus asceticus.
Waterfordiae, impensis Johannis Bull,
1810
Pages xiv, (15) - 224, 12mo, contemporary unlettered calf, gilt
ruled spine: very good-nice
Bona (1609-74). This late Waterford printing is not in NSTC, which
has only a Dublin printing of 1816: COPAC has a single copy (BL), but
misquotes pagination
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BILLUART (Charles René), OP.
De mente Ecclesiae catholicae, circa accidentia Eucharistiae,
dissertatio unica. Adversus D. Antonium l’Engrand …
Leodii
[Liége]: typis U. Ansion
[1715]. FIRST EDITION, pages vii, (1,
blank), 160, large 12mo, contemporary calf, gilt spine: the
binding a little worn but sound and otherwise a very good
unsophisticated copy.
Denique, 1711, pp (12), 100, one signature misbound but complete.
(2)
BECANUS (Martinus), SJ.
Analogia Veteris ac Novi
Testamenti. In qua primum status veteris, deinde consensus,
proportio, & conspiratio illius cum nouo explicatur.
Paris: apud
Carolum du Mesnil...,
1653. Pages (20), 521, (19), large 12mo,
contemporary vellum: some light old marginal staining but still
a good to very good unsophisticated copy in a sound
contemporary binding.
De Backer & Sommervogel 484, variant imprint. Of this edition
COPAC notes only the Durham copy.
(3)
BUXTORF (Johannes).
Epitome grammaticæ Hebrææ,
breviter & methodice ad publicum scholarum usum proposita.
Adjecta succincta instructio de mutatione punctorum vocalium,
et textuum Hebraicorum Latina interpretatio. Jam variis in locis
a mendis typographicis emendata, illustrata, & nonnullis
necessariis præceptis aucta, atque per sectiones & paragraphos
ubique distincta. A Johanne Leusden. Editio quinta.
Lugduni
Batavorum: apud S. et J. Luchtmans...,
1761. Pages (16), 176, 8vo,
contemporary calf, worn but binding strong, wanting endpapers
and the final leaf of text a little frayed but without loss: a good
to very good copy.
(4)
POLMAN (Jean).
Breviarium Theologicum, continens
definitiones, descriptiones, & explicationes terminorum
theologicorum. Editio novissima, a mendis pluribus, ac non
levibus expurgata.
Patavii [Padova], ex Typographia Seminarii, apud
Joannem Manfre,
1705. Pages 674, (68), wanting half-title, 12mo,
contemporary calf, gilt spine: headband worn, binding strong,
light worming in three places: a good to very good copy. (5)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)