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Zwölf Monatsblätter für Freunde von (.). Für das Jahr 1794. (Einzeltitel:) Lavaters Monatsblat (sic) für Freünde. o. Dr., (Zürich, 1794 - 2 Bände. (Zürich, o. Dr. 1794). 24°. 4 S. Vorwort, Jan.-Nov. 72 S., Dez. 71 S. Kalbleder der Zeit, reiche Rückenvergoldung mit rotem Titelschild und grünem Bandzahlschildchen, Schnitt grün gefärbt. Weigelt 403; Wilpert/Gühring 170. - Exemplar für Dorothea Schulthess, die Blumen- und Bildnismalerin (1776-1853) mit hs. Eintrag auf beiden fliegenden Blättern "Dorothea Schulthess. 6. Febr. 1795". Darunter "Ich habe bekrönt des Empfängers freündliche Liebe. G." und "Seelig ist in Freüden, und seelig in Leiden die Liebe. G.". Wohl nicht Lavaters eigene Schrift. Kalbleder der Zeit, reiche Rückenvergoldung mit rotem Titelschild und grünem Bandzahlschildchen, Schnitt grün gefärbt. [Bookseller: EOS Buchantiquariat Benz AG] 
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Beschreibung der aeussern und innern Merkwürdigkeiten der Königlichen Schlösser Berlin, Charlottenburg, Schönhausen in und bey Potsdam ein Handbuch für Freunde und Einheimische. Berlin W Oehmigke d J 1794 - gest. Tit. m. altkol. Vign. im Oval, 3 altkol. Kst. auf 2 Taf., Dedic. ( an Luise von Preussen ), 2 Bll., 296 SS., 1 Bl., kl.- 8°, Ppbd. d. Zt. ( Rücken fehlt, stark ber. u. besch,) Berl.- Bibl. S. 494. - Erste Ausgabe. - Die in der Art von Miniaturen sorgfältig kolorierten Kupferstiche zeigen folgende Motive: " Ansicht von Sans Souci " ( Sanssouci ), " Ansicht des großen Schlüterschen Portals im in(n)ern Schloßhofe " ( Stadtschloss ), " Neues Palais " und " Marmor Palais " ( Potsdam ). - Titel mit Vignette stärker fingerfleckig, die ersten Seiten ebenso. Durchgängig minimal gebräunt, insgesamt aber sauber und gut erhalten. - Selten [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Antiquariat Nikolaus Struck]
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Sammelband mit 5 Schriften (davon 3 in verschiedenen Auflagen) Paris, 1794 - 1831.Lwd. um 1900. Enthält: I. Rapport sur les principes de morale politique qui doivent guider la Convention Nationale dans l?administration intérieure de la République (Kopftitel). (Paris, Imprimerie des 86 départemens, 1794). 32 S. - II. Rapport fait à la Convention Nationale, au nom du Comité de Salut public, sur les rapports des idées religieuses et morales avec les principes républicains, et sur les fêtes nationales. (Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1794). 40 S. - III. DASS. Ebda. (1794). 1 Bl., 45 S. - Zweifach eingebunden! - IV. DASS. Paris, Prévot, 1831. 49 S. - Dieser erneute Druck als letztes Stück des Sammelbandes eingebunden. - V. Discours, prononcé dans la séance du septidi 7 Prairial, an IIe de la République française une & indivisible. (Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1794). 8 S. - Alle Drucke leicht gebräunt und etw. fleckig. Bitte um Beachtung: Wir sind bis einschließlich 14.01.2016 im Urlaub, der Versand Ihrer Bestellung erfolgt am 15.01. - Please note: Until Jan. 14th we are on holidays, ordered items will be mailed at Jan. 15th. Bücher fr [Bookseller: Antiquariat Turszynski]
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Instruction sur les mesures déduites de la grandeur de la terre, uniformes pour toute la République, et sur les calculs relatifs à leur division décimale; Par la Commission temporaire des Poids & Mesures républicaines, En exécution des Décrets de la Convention Nationale. Edition originale. (VERITABLE EDITION ORIGINALE DE PREMIER TIRAGE). - Paris, Imprimerie Nationale exécutive du Louvre, an II [1794]. In-8, demi-veau acajou, dos lisse orné d'un jeu de filets dorés et au noir, gras et fins alternés, pièce de titre de veau noir (rel. vers 1830, petit accroc à un mors), xxxij, 224 p. et (27) p. de tableaux de conversion, 1 planche dépliante contenant 6 figures gravées. Véritable édition originale de premier tirage, comportant la mention "édition originale" sur le titre et l'errata au verso de celui-ci. Le rapport historique instituant l'unification des poids et mesures sur une base décimale, produit par la Commission composée par LAGRANGE, LAPLACE, MONGE, BORDA, LAVOISIER et HAUY qui rédigea cette "instruction". (Cf. Duveen, 'Lavoisier', n° 686. Dibner, 'Heralds of Science', 113 ["the official manual of the metric system and the first description of the system as it exists today"]. Goldsmiths', n°15939.5. Martin & Walter, II, 16403). Petite étiquette de bibliothèque. Bon exemplaire, bien conservé, assez grand de marges (201 x 130 mm), imprimé sur papier hollande. [Attributes: First Edition] [Bookseller: Librairie HATCHUEL]
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Pillnitz (Dresden). - Schloss & Fähre. - Wizani. - "Pillnitz sur l'Elbe près de Dresde". - Radierung / Umrissradierung, auf Whatman-Bütten, in brauner Tusche laviert, 1794. Von Johann Friedrich Wizani. 37,4 x 52,5 cm (Darstellung / Einfassungslinie) / 43,1 x 53,5 cm (Platte) / 47 x 57 cm (Blatt). Rechts unterhalb der Darstellung signiert, mittig darunter französisch betitelt. Whatman-Wasserzeichen 1794. - Recht obere Ecke fachkundig restauriert. Insgesamt aber guter Erhaltungszustand. Johann Friedrich Wizani (1770 Dresden - 1838 Dresden). Deutscher Landschaftsmaler, Zeichner und Stecher. Ab 1787 Studium an der Dresdner Akademie bei Adrian Zingg, in den 1790er Jahren bei Johann Philipp Veith. Ab 1792 zeichnete, radierte und aquarellierte er vorwiegend sächsische Gegenden und verdiente sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Miniaturgemälde. Eine Malertätigkeit an der Meißner Porzellanmanufaktur musste er wegen einer Augenerkrankungen aufgeben, die ihn zeitlebens beeinträchtigte. Ab 1820 entstanden großformatige Umrissradierungen mit Panoramen v.a. der Gegend um Dresden, aber auch anderer Orte. [Attributes: Signed Copy] [Bookseller: GALERIE HIMMEL]
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Op. 15]. Tre Quartetti per due violini, viola, e violoncello. Opera 15.[Parts] [Artaria Comp. PN 479] [1794], [Vienna] - First Edition. Weinmann, Artaria, p. 36. RISM H5953 (one copy only in the U.S., at the New York Public Library). World Cat (one copy only, at the British Library). "The frequently uttered judgement that Hoffmeister's music lacks depth and originality. may be correct in some cases, but it is unsuited to characterize his complete output, vast and manifold. One has to accept that Hoffmeister took the abilities and the taste of musical amateurs into account. Thus, comparison with the works of Mozart and Beethoven and, consequently, with standards that emerged only later is of little help. The extraordinary popularity of Hoffmeister's music in the composer's lifetime is mirrored in the large number of editions and issues and also in the reviews, not only in specialized journals but also elsewhere." Axel Beer in MGG2 Folio. 20th-centurybrown wrappers with typed titling. Violino I: 1f. (title), 19, [i] (blank) pp.; Violino II: [1] (blank), 2-18 pp.; Viola: [1] (blank), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp.; Violoncello: [1] (blank), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Footer "Op. XV" to all pages of music.With several earlier ownership markings: signature "Johann Baptist Huber" in brown ink to foot of title and first pages of Violino II, Viola, and Violoncello parts, each crossed out and replaced with signature "Carl Kaltenbach"; circular handstamp, "Sammlung Dr. Fiala Wien" to title. Titling in ink in the hand of Johann Baptist Huber to blank first pages of Violino II, Viola, and Violoncello parts; bifolia numbesr ("Bögn" [!Bögen]) noted at lower right corner of blank first pages, possibly in the same hand. Occasional notational corrections and performance-related annotations in pencil and blue crayon. Somewhat worn and browned, with occasional stains, worming and dampstaining; repairs and reinforcement to spine of Violino I part; imprint erased. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover] [Bookseller: J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC]
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Der Ackerbau des Königreichs Böhmen im flachen Lande, Mittel- und hohen Gebirge, mit XXXVI Kupfern, auf welchen die böhmischen Ackerwerkzeuge perspektivisch und zergliedert abgebildet . sind. Neue mit dem zweyten Theil vermehrte Auflage. 2 Teile in 1 Band. Dresden: Walther 1794 - 12, 166 S., 3 Bl.; 90 S., 3 Bl.: 36 gefaltete Kupfertafeln. Gelb gesprenkelter Pappband der Zeit mit handschriftlichem Rückenschild, gering berieben, leicht bestoßen. Erste vollständige Ausgabe, so komplett selten. - Die Ackergeräte (Pflüge, Eggen, Sämaschinen etc.) werden technisch exakt beschrieben und auf den Tafeln im Ganzen und im Detail anschaulich abgebildet. - Kleines ovales Wappenexlibris im Innendeckel, Stempel einer Schloßbibliothek auf Vorsatz. - Schönes, sehr sauberes Exemplar. - Vgl. Poggendorff II 101 zum Verfasser; nicht bei Güntz. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Antiquariat Scheppler & Müller]
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Adventures of Col Daniel Boon [sic], One of the Original Settlers at Kentucky; Containing the Wars with the Indians on the Ohio, from 1769, to the Year 1784 " [Contained in:] BEERS'S ALMANAC AND EPHEMERIS FOR 1795 Hartford, 1794. 12mo. Gathered signatures, stitched. Tanned and somewhat soiled. Good. In a folding cloth chemise and a half calf and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. One of the earliest printings of Filson's Daniel Boone narrative, covering eight pages of the Beers almanac for 1795. Containing the story of Boone's adventures in Kentucky (captioned at the end, "Fayette County, Kentucky"), his Indian captivity, and his trials and tribulations in the wilderness. It was through its dissemination in popular literature such as this that Boone's legend was spread and made iconic. Also contains a one-page essay on "The Origin of Tobacco. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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THE ELEMENTS AND PRACTICE OF RIGGING AND SEAMANSHIP (VOL. I + II) (complete) Printed for David Steel, London 1794 - First edition. Vol.I: Frontispiece, 65 engraved plates, some folding, and a folding table. Quarto. 28 x 22 cm. [2],[v]-xv, 242 pp. (actually 266 pp. due to insertion of section titles and irregularities in pagination and unpaginated plates). Water stains at edges of frontispiece, edges of pages browned, owner's name on title, small stamp of a stylized ship at back of folding plates, texts and figures unmarked and unstained. +++ Vol. II: 425 p., XIX plates; plus 151 p. (PHOTO #2 is taken from this volume); "Miscellaneous": plates with inventions, a two-page upperdeck plan of a 74 gunship, 147 p. table of quantities and dimensions of the standing and running rigging, up to 677 tons burthen. +++ Both vol. luxuriously bound in half leather with guilt lettering and ornaments on spine (of XX. century). Very rare and, considering the age, very well preserved. +++ More photos available from: mDOTfruthAThotmailDOTde +++ 4º. Mit gestoch. Frontisp. (in der Pag.), 92 (2 doppelblattgr., 5 gefalt.) Kupfertafeln und 6 Tabellen (davon eine gefaltet). XV S., 1 Bl., S. 1-242 (5 Bl. zwischengeb.); 2 Bl., S. 243*-260*, S. 243-425, 1 Bl., 147 S. Mod. Hldr. mit Rsch. und Rvg. (minimale Gebrauchsspuren). Erste Ausgabe. ¿ Bibliotheca Nautica 1339: "One of the outstanding works on the subject." Scheepvaart Mus. 753 Anm. ¿ Die Tafeln mit detaillierten Darstellungen zum Schiffsbau, von Masten, Seilen, Segeln usw. ¿ Vorsatz und Titel mit Besitzvermerk, Tafeln verso meist mit Schiffsstempel eines "Marine Asylum", die zweiteilige Kompaßtafel ohne die beweglichen Zeiger, wenige Einrisse, stellenw. etwas fleckig, s. leicht gebräunt. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Magister Michalis]
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Des Herrn Abt Millots Universalhistorie alter, mittlerer und neuer Zeiten. Mit Zusätzen und Berichtigungen von Wilhelm Ernst Christiani Wien Verlag Franz Haas 1794 - Old., 15 Bände und ein Registerband. Jeder Band (exkl. des Registerbandes) mit einem Titelkupfer. Alle Bände in gutem Zustand, Bindungen vollkommen in Ordnung, Ecken etwas bestoßen und die Schildchen am Buchrücken abgeblättert, der goldene Druck am Buchrücken aber (im Wesentlichen) intakt. Ohne Exlibris, ohne Eigentümervermerk, etc., ohne Markierungen, keine Knicke. Gute Ausgabe. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Buchhandlung ERLKÖNIG]
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Admiral Earl Howe, in a "Secret" message to his second in command, Admiral Thomas Graves, writes "The Station of the Fleet will be from 5 to 10 Leagues West of Ushant ? You are to cruize for joining the Fleet?" noting "Rendezvous not to be disclosed but when absolutely necessary?" - Two months later, Howe's Fleet was victorious over a superior French fleet in the French Revolutionary Wars Third Battle of Ushant, also known as the Battle of the Glorious First of June Aboard the Queen Charlotte at Spithead, March 25, 1794. 7.5" x 9.75". "Manuscript DS ""Howe,"" 2p, 7.5"" x 9.75"". ""On Board the Queen Charlotte at Spithead,"" March 25, 1794. To Vice Admiral [Thomas] Graves on ""His Majesty's Ship the Royal Sovereign."" On watermarked laid paper. Countersigned ""W.M. Hopley."" Integral leaf addressed ""To Vice Admiral Graves / &c &c &c / Royal Sovereign."" Marked ""Secret / No. 5"" on the address panel and in the upper left corner of the first page of the letter. Mounting strip at blank right edge of address leaf. Fine Condition.Headed: ""Rendezvous not to be Disclosed but when absolutely necessary for the Government of Ships having occasion to communicate with the Fleet."" In full, ""The Station of the Fleet will be from 5 to 10 Leagues West of Ushant, while the Wind continues from the N.N.W. and from that Point Eastward to the S.E. If the Wind is Westerly with fair Weather the Fleet will most probably be found from 15 to 30 Leagues West from Ushant. But during thick and tempestuous Weather when the Wind is more to the South and West than is expressed as above for confining the Fleet to a Distance not exceeding 10 Leagues from Ushant it is then to be looked for in the Stream of the Channel.""Having remained Three days on either of those Stations as the case may be You are to cruize for joining the Fleet from 5 to 10 Leagues South from the Lizard: Sending in from time to time for Intelligence from Falmouth; Not finding on those occasions any Instructions lodged there for you during the Ten days you are to continue on the Station last mentioned You are to proceed to Torbay and wait there for further Directions from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty after notice given to Mr. Secretary Stephens of your arrival by the usual Course of the Post, unless you have extraordinary Intelligence to communicate for the information of the Board which is then to be forwarded by Express.""Noted in the margin above the red wax seal (present): ""Rendezvous (No. 5) / Not to be opened but in case of Separation"" and, in a different hand, ""30 March 1794 signaled 6 May 1794."" Mended tear at the notation when opened at wax seal. Directly penned beneath red wax: ""Memo Particular attention is to be had to the Instruction relative to Rendezvous Pa:39 of the Additional Instruction Book.""""Royal Sovereign"" was the 100-gun flagship of Howe's second-in-command, Admiral Thomas Graves. Howe's flagship, was the 100-gun ""Queen Charlotte."" The first fleet action of the French Revolutionary Wars culminated in a major battle on June 1, 1794, called The Battle of the Glorious First of June or the Third Battle of Ushant. It was fought in the Atlantic, off Ushant, west of the Breton Peninsula. A British fleet, including the ""Royal Sovereign,"" under Admiral Lord Howe was escorting merchantmen to North America as a French fleet under Rear Admiral Louis Villaret de Joyeuse was escorting 130 merchantmen loaded with grain from America to a starving France. Howe attacked and took six enemy ships. Both sides claimed victory in the battle, the British because they had defeated a superior enemy force and the French because the grain convoy got through." [Bookseller: University Archives]
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Vom Baue des weiblichen Beckens. - Leipzig, bei Wilhelm Heinsius dem Jüngern, 1794, 4°, (16), 96 pp., mit 9 gefalt. Foliokupfertafeln mit 20 Einzeldarstellungen, Pappband der Zeit; breitrandiges, feines Exemplar. Selten - Erste und einzige Ausgabe! - Creve war ein bedeutender Schriftsteller auf dem Gebiete der Gynäkologie und gibt hier einige unbekannte Tatsachen und eine neue Darstellung des wichtigen Themas; die guten Abbildungen sind von Keck gezeichnet und wurden sogar von Creve's Lehrer und Freund Soemmerring verbessert. - - Johann Kaspar Ignatz Anton Créve, "geb. zu Coblenz 28. Oct. 1769, studirte und promovirte 1792 in Mainz mit der Diss.: "De fracturis ossium pelvis", erhielt daselbst schon 1793 eine ausserord. Professur, die aber später einging, wurde Hof- und Med. Rath und Beisitzer der med. Facultät, liess sich 1800 in Eltville im Rheingau nieder, siedelte nach einigen Jahren nach Frankfurt a. M. über, wo er zum herzog. Nassauischen Geheimrath ernannt wurde und eine lucrative Praxis erlangte. Zuletzt zog er rieh wieder nach Eltville zurück und starb hier 7. Juli 1853. Creve war ein sehr fruchtbarer Schriftsteller. Ein vollständiges Verzeichnis seiner Schriften findet sich in den unten citirten Quellen. Erwähnenswerth ist die Arbeit: "Beiträge zu Galvani's Versuchen über die Kräfte der thierischen Elekfricität auf die Bewegung der Muskeln" (Frank f. und Leipz. 1793), für die er 1798 von der Edinb. Med. Soc. eine sehr werthvolle goldene Medaille erhielt; ferner u. A.: "Vom Baue des weibl. Beckens" (Leipz. 1794, 4., in. 9 Kpft.) - " Von den Krankheiten des weibl. Beckens" (Berlin 1795, 4., in. 11 Kpft.). Viele seiner übrigen Schriften bewegen sich auf dem Gebiete der Geburtshilfe." Pagel, Hirsach-H. II, pp.142-143 - - siehe Stricker, p.261; Dechambre, XXIII, p.214; Callisen, IV, p. 401; XXVII, p.177. - - Blake 103. Hirsch-H. II, 142. Fasbender 531 [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Antiq. F.-D. Söhn - Medicusbooks.Com]
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Department of State, July 31, 1794, The Secretary of State requests the [blank] to permit any persons interested and inquiring for the List at the foot hereof, to see the same . [Philadelphia] 1794 - (13 x 7 3/4 inches). 4pp. Signed in print by J. Wagner, Clerk. Contemporay manuscript notations on each page tallying the number of vessels. Unbound A contemporary official printed list of American vessels with spoliation claims, issued by the Secretary of State in the midst of the negotiations over Jay's Treaty. In 1793 and 1794, the British captured numerous neutral American merchant ships during its conflict with France, including ships in both European and North American waters. The Secretary of State here issued an official list of 304 American merchant vessels -- including the ship's name, as well as the names of the masters and owners -- for distribution among port collectors, compiled "from the record of the Cases in the office of the Department of State." The terms of Jay's Treaty would include compensation for the vexations and spoliations, with the British eventually paying out over $10,000,000 by 1802. A rare and ephemeral early American document. OCLC cites but a single copy (Library Company). Not in Evans or Bristol. [Bookseller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA)]
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Investigacion de la Naturaleza y Causas de la Riqueza de las Naciones. OBRA COMPLETA a Oficina de la Viuda é Hijos de Santander,, Valladolid 1794 - Traducción del Licenciado José Alono Ortiz. Los cuatro tomos tienen carcoma en el exterior, (cubiertas y lomo) y los tomos 2 y 3 tambien en el interior, en el tomo 2 solo afecta a los margenes y el tomo 3 es el más afectado, aunque en ningun momento afecta a la lectura y entendimiento del texto. Se ruega, en caso de interes, solicitar más fotos. Size: 21 x 14,50 [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Reus, Paris, Londres]
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Geschichte des siebenjährigen Krieges in Deutschland zwischen dem Könige von Preußen und der Kaiserin Königin mit ihren Alliirten vom General LLoyd. [ 3 Bände von 6] Erster Theil / welcher die Feldzüge von 1756 und 1757 enthält. Zweiter Theil / welcher den Feldzug von 1758 enthält. Dritter Theil / welcher den Feldzug von 1759 enthält. Berlin, gedruckt und verlegt von Johann Friedrich Unger, 1794 - 1. Theil: 1794, 302 Seiten, 8 Karten, 2. Theil, 1785 , 387 Seiten, 3 Karten, 3. Theil, 1795, 334 Seiten, 2 Karten. (Kupfertafeln und Texttabellen jeweils gefaltet) -Ott1- (in guter Erhaltung, Papier tlw. braunfleckig, Die Kupfer in guter Erhaltung. Einbände und Kanten leicht berieben) Die 13 Kupfertafeln mit mehrfach gefalteten Karten zeigen die Schlachtenaufstellungen bei (1.Bd.:) Lowositz, Reichenberg, Prag, Kollin, Jägerndorff, Rosbach, Breslau und Leuthen, 1756 u. 1757, (2. Bd.:) Krefeldt, Zorndorf(mit 3 verschiedenen Stellungen, bezeichnet Tafel 1-4) und Hohkirch ,1758, (3.Bd.:) Minden und Cunersdorf ,1759. [Der 1. Band (mit falscher Schreibung des Verfassernamens: Tempelhof) ist eine Übersetzung von "The History of the late war in Germany, between the King of Prussia and the Empress of Germany and her allies" von Henry Lloyd, die weiteren Teile verfaßte Tempelhoff (1737-1807). Der englische General Henry Lloyd hatte den Beginn des Siebenjährigen Krieges auf österreichischer Seite mitgemacht - 1760 trat er in preußischen Dienst.] Ich versende mit der Deutschen Post (Büchersendung) und der DHL (Pakete). Die Lieferzeit ist abhängig von der Versandart und beträgt innerhalb Deutschlands 3-5 Tage, in der EU 5 - 14 Tage. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2300 Geprägte Halbledereinbände der Zeit. 1. Theil: Aus dem Englischen aufs neue übersetzt, mit verbesserten Planen und Anmerkungen. [Bookseller: St. Jürgen Antiquariat]
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Anton Graf, vor der Staffelei sitzend und im Dreiviertelprofil dem Betrachter zugewandt. Radierung von nach einem Selbstbildnis Anton Graffs (1736 Winterthur - 1813 Dresden). Nach 1794. - In der Platte signiert und bezeichnet. Mit der Inschrift "Antoine Graff, Peintre de la Cour Electroale de Sax" sowie mit der Adresse von Frauenholz, Nürnberg. Brillanter Druck auf vollrandigem Bütten (mit Wz.). J. G. Müller, renommierter Grafiker der Goethezeit, wird in Paris bei J. G. Wille ausgebildet und 1776 nach Stuttgart zum Leiter des neu gegründeten Kupferstecherei-Instituts an der Hohen Carlsschule berufen. Ab 1798 leitet er eine eigene Druckerei, in dieser Zeit entsteht seine, den Dargestellten fokussierende Radierung nach dem Gemälde von Graf, das nach einer Würdigung von Theodor Heuss als "Selbstporträt von Dresden" in die Kunstgeschichte eingegangen ist: "Dresden hat ein Selbstporträt. Da sitzt er vor der grossen Leinwand, wendet den Oberkörper keck und unbefangen zum Beschauer und legt den Arm leicht über die Stuhllehne, wie wenn jemand, während er arbeitete, ins Zimmer getreten sei, dem er sich nun prüfend zukehrt, ohne die Absicht, sich weiter stören zu lassen. ( ) Dies Selbstporträt atmet ein schönes phrasenloses Selbstbewusstsein und Gelassenheit, und begreift man seinen Stil, dann weiss man, dass Graff nicht bloss für den formalen und ästhetisierenden Kunstgeschichtler vorhanden ist, sondern in seinem Werk wie in seinem eigenen menschlichen Wesen eine knappe, scharfe Formel der besten Art seiner Periode darstellt. Er ist so in gewissem Sinn geschichtliches Urkundenmaterial.", zit. nach Wikipedia (Graff). - Mit dem Blindstempel von Frauenholz, Nürnberg (Lugt 944). Verso mit violettem Sammlerstempel "SchK" (Druckbuchstaben, legiert). - Sehr gut erhalten. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2100 [Bookseller: Kunstantiquariat Joachim Lührs]
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Faust`s Leben, Thaten und Höllenfahrt. In fünf Büchern. - 2. verb. u. verm. Ausg. St. Petersburg [d.i. Leipzig], [Jacobäer], 1794. 4 Bll., 411 S., mit Frontispiz, gest. Titel u. 5 blattgroßen Kupfern, Kl.-8°, Halbleinen d. Zt. mit Rückentext Engel 1368: "Diese neue Ausgabe Faust`s, welche die wiederholten Nachdrücke verhindert haben, ist um vieles vermehrt worden; andeuten lassen sich diese Vermehrungen nicht, da sich durch`s Ganze und zwar bis an`s Ende zerstreut sind. Dann folgt von Seite 3-411 der Text, welcher gegen die erste Auflage, besonders am Ende und im `Epilogus`, vielfach und umfangreich erweitert ist." - Faust, der an das Gute glaubt, bekommt vom Teufel die Welt aus einer anderen Sicht gezeigt: "Der Vertrag, den Klinger`s Faust mit dem Teufel abschließt, ruht auf einer Bedingung, welche dem Romantiker Raum genug läßt, um seinen satyrischen Humor spielen zu lassen." (Engel) - Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752-1831), deutscher Dichter u. Dramatiker. Sein 1776 erschienenes Stück "Sturm und Drang" (ursprünglich "Der Wirrwarr") wurde namensgebend für eine ganze Literaturepoche. - Einband beschabt u. bestossen u. mit Abrissen des Bezugpapiers; leicht schief gelesen; Innendeckel mit alter Illustration, die Mephistopheles auf der Weltkugel stehend zeigt "Satan regit"; Vorsatz mit drei Signaturen; Seiten leicht gebräunt u. tlw. leicht fleckig, sonst ein gutes Expl. [Bookseller: Versandantiquariat Hans-Jürgen Lange]
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Untersuchungen über wahre und fabelhafte Theologie. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen des Uebersetzers begleitet. 2 Theile (in 1 Band). Zweyter Theil: Zeitalter der Vernunft. Eine Untersuchung über die wahre und fabelhafte Theologie. Von Thomas Paine, dem Verfasser der Schriften: Gesunder Menschenverstand - die Rechte des Menschen Th. 1 und 2, - dem ersten Theile des Zeitalters der Vernunft - und den Abhandlungen über die ersten Grundsätze der Religion. Deutschland, Paris (d.i. Lübeck), [Johann Friedrich Bohn], 1794-1796. Klein-8°. 287, Titelblatt, XVI, 304 Seiten. Pappband der Zeit. Erste deutsche Ausgabe. Als Erscheinungsort wird Deutschland 1794 bzw. Paris 1796 angegeben. KVK gibt als Übersetzer Heinrich Christoph Albrecht, als Drucker Johann Friedrich Bohn in Lübeck an. Gebunden in einfachem Pappband der Zeit. Papierbezug am Rücken fehlt größtenteils. Einige Seiten minimal fleckig. Innen sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. Simple contemporary hardcover. Cover with traces of use. Few pages light spotted. Inside fine copy. Versand D: 4,90 EUR Aufklärung / enlightenment; Philosophie / philosophy [Bookseller: Antiquariat Lenzen GbR]
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A New and Correct Map of Scotland or North Britain with all the Post and Military Roads, Divisions &ca. Drawn from the Most Approved Surveys Illustrated with Many Additional Improvements, and Regulated by the Latest Astronomical Observations by Lieutenant Campbell. 1794 - London, Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Original outline colour. Four sheets conjoined, total 1230 x 1070mm. Minor repairs to binding folds. A huge map of Scotland, based on the Marcus Armstrong map first published by Sayer & Bennett in 1782, but here revised with improved western coastlines by Admiralty surveyor Lieutenant Robert Campbell. [Bookseller: Altea Antique Maps]
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Éléments de Géométrie avec des notes. A Paris. Chez Firmin-Didot. 1794. - 1 volume in-8° relié demi-veau marron, dos lisse décoré de frises dorées, pièec de titre de maroquin rouge. Plats cartonnés sans cuir. XII + 334 p. + 12 planches hors-texte + 3 f. nchf. (errata et catalogue). Petite mouillure marginale en charnière supérieure sur les XII premières pages, petits trous de vers en gardes fin de volume. hormis le manque de cuir facilement remplaçable très bon état d'ensemble pour cette édition originale des éléments de géométrie plusieurs fois réeditée. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Mesnard - Comptoir du Livre Ancien]
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: PLAN DE LA VILLE DE WASHINGTON EN AMÈRIQUE. - This fascinating plan shows Washington, D.C. by the plan developed by Pierre Charles l’Enfant and modified by Andrew Ellicott. It is one of the earliest printed maps of Washington, and notably one of the earliest affordable maps, printed in 1794, only 3 years after the new capital had been proclaimed, and long before its construction was completed. The plan shows the elegant plan of the giant edifices, monuments and wide strategically placed wide boulevards that remain the hallmark of today’s D.C., including the layout of The Mall. The legend in the lower left identifies A) The Capitol; B) the President's House; C) the Stock Exchange (which was never realized, as finance remained based in Philadelphia and New York); D) the Arsenal; E) the Statue of George Washington Monument; while a-h label major streets and i labels Georgetown. On January 24, 1791, President George Washington proclaimed the creation of a new capital for the American Republic, to replace the provisional capital of Philadelphia. The city was to be built within the District of Columbia, a new federal jurisdiction that was carved out of Maryland and Virginia. The French-born American military engineer Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant (1754 -1825) was chosen to design the capital. While L’Enfant’s plan was generally accepted, he proved to be so difficult to work with that he was suspended form his post in 1792, before being formally dismissed the following year. He was replaced by Andrew Ellicott (1754 – 1820), who slightly revised L’Enfant’s plan, drafting the earliest surviving map of Washington, D.C. in 1792. From 1792 to 1794, less than a dozen maps of Washington, D.C. were printed, all of which range from scarce to very rare, and few of which are affordable. Due to the enormous and longstanding German emigration to America, there was always tremendous interest in Germany in the Unites States, resulting in the production of many fine maps and books. The present map was engraved by I.G.A. Weidener (fl. 1794 -1811) of Weimar and included within the Almanac de Gotha pour l'Annee 1795 (Gotha: C.W. Ettinger, 1794), a small calendar book. It was printed in French, as that language was then the Pan-European intellectual lingua. It is the second edition of the map, the first was made jointly by Weidener and J.G. Klinger, likewise appearing in 1795 Gotha almanacs. Although it is practically identical to the first edition, the present second edition was engraved on an entirely new plate. References: MapForum (on-line) Issue 12, ‘Plans of Washington, D.C.,’ no. 12. [Bookseller: Antiquariat Dasa Pahor]
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Geheime und kritische Nachrichten von Italien nebst einem Gemälde der Höfe, Regierungen und Sitten der vornehmsten Staaten dieses Landes. Von Joseph Gorani, französischem Bürger. (Erster), Zweiter (und) Dritter Theil. [drei gleiche Kupferstiche (als Exlibris?) von Martin Tyroff auf den Innendeckeln] Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1794 371; 466; 407 S., 8° goldgeprägtes Halbleder der Zeit mit Leder-Ecken Deckel etwas angestaubt, nur leicht fleckig; Leder-Ecken gering bestoßen; 3 gleiche Kuferstiche (ca. 7 x 6 cm) auf den Innendeckeln, fec (fecit) M. (Martin) Tyroff; Bände eins und zwei nur sehr vereinzelt - meist sehr schwach - braun-/stockfleckig, in Band drei stärker, auch ist dort das Papier leicht gebräunt; insgesamt ist dieses selten vollständig anzufindende Werk sehr sauber, gut bis sehr gut erhalten. Versand D: 3,00 EUR [Bookseller: Versandantiquariat Daras]
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TRAVELS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE, IN THE YEARS 1793 AND 1794. London, printed by A. Strahan, for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, and others, 1802.FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 1802 - 1803, 2 volumes, complete set, translated from the German. LACKS 5 COLOURED PLATES. 4to, approximately 275 x 220 mm, 10¾ x 8½ inches, Volume I: pages xxiii, (1) (errata), [3] 4 - 552, 23 of 25 engraved and aquatint plates, 9 folding, 18 finely hand coloured, 14 vignettes in the text, 13 hand coloured; Volume II: pages xxx, (2) errata, [3] 4 - 523, 24 of 27 engraved and aquatint plates, 15 folding, 20 hand coloured, 14 vignettes in the text, 9 hand coloured, plus 4 double page maps, bound in half calf over marbled sides, rebacked with gilt decoration and rules, gilt lettered morocco labels, all edges speckled, original endpapers retained. Covers and corners worn and bumped with loss of leather at tips, small armorial bookplate of Sir Marcus Somerville on front pastedown, small bookseller label at the bottom of both pastedowns ( Sold by S. Smith, Milsom St, Bath), title pages just slightly foxed, that in Volume II has vertical crease, small tear to inner margin of 3 leaves of prelims in Volume I, all neatly repaired, not affecting text, closed tear to 1 margin, neatly repaired, not affecting text, fore - edge margin of 1 plate foxed and browned, most of the tissue guards missing, 4 uncoloured plates faintly foxed in margins, faint offsett to some folding plates. Binding tight and firm. A very good copy (lacking 5 plates otherwise complete). Peter Simon Pallas (1741 - 1811) was counsellor of state to His Imperial Majesty of all the Russias when this book was published. He was a noted German naturalist and collector of plants. The beautiful illustrations depict the natives of the regions visited, their costumes and occupations, some domestic animals, and the scenery and landscapes. See: See: J.R. Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770 - 1860, Volume 1, page 196, No. 222; R. V. Tooley, English Books with Colour Plates 1790 - 1860, page 289, No. 357. LACKING THE FOLLOWING PLATES : Peculiar domestic cat; Common Arnaut; Trukhman with bow; Two Tartar Mountaineers; Crimean Camel. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. [Bookseller: Roger Middleton P.B.F.A.]
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Almanach der Revolutions Opfer für das Jahr 1794 und 1795. Jahrgänge 1 und 2 (alles Erschienene). 2 Bände. 31 Bl., 46, 336 S., 4; 40 Bl., 439 S., 4 Bl. Mit 2 gestoch. Titeln und zusammen 35 Kupfertafeln nach Berger, Berggold, Schubert u. a. 12°. Illustr. Orig.Broschuren (Band 2 stärker berieben und mit Gebrauchsspuren). Goldschnitt. In 2 mod. läd. Halbleinenkassetten. Chemnitz, Karl Gottlieb Hofmann, (1793-1794). - Sehr seltener Almanach, enthält u. a. Biographien von Charlotte Corday, De Launay (Befehlshaber der Bastille), Ludwig XVI., Marie Antoinette, Gustav III. von Schweden, Karl I. von England sowie Beiträge über die Vorgänge im revolutionären Frankreich. Die Kupfer zeigen Porträts und Ereignisse der Revolution wie die Gefangennahme und Hinrichtung Louis XVI. "Diese beiden . Duodezbändchen gehören zu den Seltenheiten der deutschen Almanachliteratur" (Lanck./Rümann 20, nennt nur in Leder gebundene Exemplare). – Gutes Exemplar in den sehr seltenen Originalbroschuren. – Köhring 17. Baumgärtel 68. Marwinski 149. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Antiquariat Wolfgang Braecklein]
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Voyage du Professeur Pallas dans plusieurs provinces de l'Empire de Russie, et de l'Asie septentrionale. Atlas A Paris, chez Maradan An II. 1794. Atlas in - Folio relié sous couverture d'attente cartonnée de l'époque. Le papier est manquant en dos de la reliure. Traduit de l'Allemand par le Cit. Gauthier de la Peyronie. Nouvelle édition revue et enrichie de notes par les C C. Lamarck, Professeur de géologie au Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle ; Langlès, Sous - Garde des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale, pour les langues Arabe, Persane, Tatane - Mantchoue, & Billecocq, Homme de lettres. Contenant la Carte générale de l'Empire de Russie, d'après la nouvelle division de cet Empire en quarante - deux gouvernemens ; dix Cartes Géographiques ; soixante - dix - sept planches de botanique ; douze autres représentant des fourneaux, moulins, monumens & ; onze d'idoles et costumes ; et onze d'animaux, d'Histoire naturelle, d'Hiéroglyphes, &c. Atlas bien complet des 108 planches dont douze dépliantes. Celles - ci sont toutes montées sur onglets et classées selon la disposition de l'édition in - 8. Déchirure sans manque au bas de la planche 33 - 33 bis, sans manque. [Bookseller: Librairie Artgil]
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Denkwürdigkeiten für die Heilkunde und Geburtshülfe. (Und) Neue Denkwürdigkeiten für Aerzte und Geburtshelfer. Vandenhock-Ruprecht, bzw. Johann Georg Rosenbusch,, Göttingen, 1794 - 6 Teile in 3 Bänden und 1 Tafelmappe. Göttingen, Vandenhock-Ruprecht, bzw. Johann Georg Rosenbusch, 1794-1799. 8°. 2 Bl., CXX, 254 S.; Titel, IV, S. 259-464; XII, 282, VIII, 341 S. Mit 3 gestochenen Titelvignetten (davon eine koloriert) und 14 (davon eine koloriert) gestochenen Tafeln. Pappbände des 20. Jahrhunderts. Blake 322 und 115. - Waller 7020 (nur für den ersten Band). - Sammlung zur Entwicklung der Geburtshilfe und der gynaekologischen Anatomie. - Exemplar in unbeschnittenen Verlagsbögen. 4 Kupfer doppelt vorhanden. Band 2 auf besserem Papier. Stellenweise stockfleckig. - Komplett selten. Pappbände des 20. Jahrhunderts. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: EOS Buchantiquariat Benz AG]
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Voyage du Professeur Pallas dans plusieurs provinces de l'Empire de Russie, et de l'Asie septentrionale. Atlas - A Paris, chez Maradan An II. 1794. Atlas in-Folio relié sous couverture d'attente cartonnée de l'époque. Le papier est manquant en dos de la reliure. Traduit de l'Allemand par le Cit. Gauthier de la Peyronie. Nouvelle édition revue et enrichie de notes par les C C. Lamarck, Professeur de géologie au Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle ; Langlès, Sous-Garde des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale, pour les langues Arabe, Persane, Tatane-Mantchoue, & Billecocq, Homme de lettres. Contenant la Carte générale de l'Empire de Russie, d'après la nouvelle division de cet Empire en quarante-deux gouvernemens ; dix Cartes Géographiques ; soixante-dix-sept planches de botanique ; douze autres représentant des fourneaux, moulins, monumens & ; onze d'idoles et costumes ; et onze d'animaux, d'Histoire naturelle, d'Hiéroglyphes, &c. Atlas bien complet des 108 planches dont douze dépliantes. Celles-ci sont toutes montées sur onglets et classées selon la disposition de l'édition in-8. Déchirure sans manque au bas de la planche 33 - 33 bis, sans manque. [Attributes: Soft Cover] [Bookseller: LIBRAIRIE GIL-ARTGIL SARL]
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TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY, THE EXTENSIVE TERRITORIES OF THE MUSCOGULGES OR CREEK CONFEDERACY, AND THE COUNTRY OF THE CHACTAWS [sic] London, 1794. Later three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, raised bands, gilt morocco label. Light rubbing to spine and boards. Very light occasional foxing. Titlepage backed and upper half-inch of titlepage repaired, not affecting text. Overall, very good. Styled the "Second Edition in London" on the titlepage. One of the classic accounts of southern natural history and exploration, with much material on the southern Indian tribes. For the period, Bartram's work is unrivaled. "...[He] wrote with all the enthusiasm and interest with which the fervent old Spanish friars and missionaries narrated the wonders of the new found world...he neglected nothing which would add to the common stock of human knowledge" - Field. "Unequalled for the vivid picturesqueness of its descriptions of nature, scenery, and productions" - Sabin. The folding map shows the eastern coast of Florida, from the River St. John to near Cape Canaveral. Chapter VI is entitled "Language and Manners [of the Muscogulges and Cherokees]." A handsome copy in contemporary condition. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; Consisting of His Life, Written By Himself, Together With Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary; Chiefly On The Manner of The Spectator Samuel Campbell, New York 1794 - Condition: FINE. [TWO VOLUMES IN ONE: 206 & 139] Full leather volume with rich patina, normal corner bumps, title faded on spine but letters clear. Book is as tight as new. Some small clean page tears here and there; only serious flaw is the part of page 48 in Volume I is missing. Browning and foxing throughout, but easily readable. Prev/owner's markings on first endpaper and title page. This volume contains Ben Franklin's writings on his own life, as well as extracts from his Will, in which he bequeaths money to the free schools of Boston where he was first taught as a child. A delightful surprise deep in the text between two pages is well-dried four-leaf clover, left by an earlier reader. The book includes the epitaph Dr. Franklin wrote for his tombstone: "Here lies the body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like The Cover On An Old Book, Its Contents Torn Out And Stript of Its Lettering And Gilding) Lies Here Food For The Worms; Yet The Work Itself Shall Not Be Lost, For It Will (As He Believed) Appear Once More, In A New And Beautiful Edition, Corrected And Ammended By The Author." Book is a splendid addition to any library of history or biography. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Shadetree Rare Books]
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The Continental Harmony, Containing a Number of Anthems, Fuges, and Chorusses, in Several Parts. Never Before Published. Composed by -- Author of Various Music Books. [.] Published According to Act of Congress Printed, Typographically at Boston by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Sold at their Bookstore, No. 45, Newbury Street; by said Thomas in Worcester; and by the Booksellers in Boston, and elsewhere, Boston 1794 - First edition of Billing's last work. Letterpress pages. In contemporary paper boards, restored. xxxiv, (1), 36-199, (1) p. Final collection published by the father of American choral music. Published in Boston by Thomas and Andrews in 1794, it was sponsored by several musical societies to help the "distressed situation of Mr. Billings' family." The fifty-one compositions with full text include one set-piece for four voices, seventeen anthems, and poems and hymns by Isaac Watts, the «Father of English Hymnody», among them the renowned «Creation» (pp. 52-54). The tune book has an introductory section on the rudiments of music and a commentary on the rules in the form of a dialogue between a master and scholar. "In its introduction, Billings defended his rustic native style in the face of the public's increasing preference for the more refined, less demanding European idiom. 'Variety is always pleasing, and.there is more variety in one piece of fuging music, than in twenty pieces of plain song.'" (John Ogasapian, "Music of the Colonial & Revolutionary Era," p. 140) "The [?] last of his publications contains longer, more complex works intended for the knowledgeable choirs and singing societies. In none of the pieces is originality sought. Nevertheless, the sound is a counterpart of the rocky soil and questing spirit that typified many of his contemporary New Englanders. Billings's music held the attention of music lovers for its melodic expression, effortless vitality, and suitability to the requirements and limitations of amateur singers. No matter what the vocal part, it is not hard to sing and enjoy. All the singers are given interesting lines to engage their attention. If some of the notes in a part do not please, the composer occasionally offers the singer 'choosing' notes from which he or she can select." (Nicholas Tawa, "From Psalm to Symphony," p. 37-38) "In early 1782, of the 264 musical compositions published by American-born writers, 226 of them were by Billings. Of the 200 anthems published in America by 1810, over a quarter were written by Billings." (Elizabeth Axford, "Song Sheets to Software" p, 5.) Rare. OCLC records only six copies and none outside the United States. Sabin 5415, Evans 26673, RISM, A/I/1, B2655, Britton & Lowens 104. Without the engraved frontispiece as most copies. General usual browning, moderate stains, primarily through the introductory section, somewhat darker in the final fifteen pages, the penultimate leaf with worming extending just into the lower line of music, the final leaf torn and with the top of music mostly perished. Approximately five other pages with tears or small worm holes in the margins, none which affecting the music. In contemporary paper boards, restored First edition of Billing's last work. Letterpress pages. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Földvári Books]
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The Wisdom of Angels Boston: Isaiah Thomas, Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1794Probably first American editionQuite rareEmail us via the Bailey Books seller homepage for a technical description and additional photos. Response within 24 hours. We provide swift and professional service. [Bookseller: Bailey Books]
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Observations on the Genus Mesembryanthemum, in Two Parts, containing scientific descriptions of above one hundred and thirty species, about fifty of which are new; directions for their management; new arrangements of the species; references to authors; and a great variety of critical, philosophical, and explanatory remarks. London: Printed and Sold for the Author by J. Barker, -. First edition. 1794 - Pp. (4), 480. Original full cognac-brown morocco leather, spine with seven pairs of gilt panel lines that border six compartments, one compartment has a red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, edges of all boards have elaborate gilt decorations, all page edges with faint speckle decorations, 8vo. This work was issued in two parts each with its own title page; the first was published in 1794 and the second part in 1795 – both parts have continuous pagination. See also Stafleu and Cowan no. 2488. Haworth (1768-1833) was a British gardener and entomologist who was also a leading authority in succulent plants; he had a garden in Chelsea where he grew succulents. Haworth grew species of the genus Mesembryanthemum, a prostrate succulent plant native to Africa, Sinai and southern Europe, in his garden. Haworth died of cholera that he possibly contracted on a plant-collecting trip to Africa. Armorial bookplate of Earl Fitzwilliam – this is the title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Fitzwilliam family. This volume likely belonged to the fourth Earl, William Fitzwilliam. Also on the front endpaper is a printed label of the place name: Milton, Petersborough. This place name is also connected with William Fitzwilliam. The title page has just a touch of foxing, the remainder of the text and the fine leather binding are bright and clean; a near fine copy in a very attractive binding. [Bookseller: Natural History Books]
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Philosophical, Political, and Literary Travels in Russia During the Years 1788 and 1789. Translated from the French of Chantreau with a map, and other plates. Perth: R. Morison and Son. [Vernor and Hood, London]. 1794, 1794. First English edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. One folding map and three finely engraved plates. Bound in contemporary tan tree calf boards with later tan spines, black title labels, embellished with gilt centre tools and ruled compartments. Strong and solid. Internally clean, plain endpapers bearing the book plate of Rosalie and Harold O. Voorhis (Harold Oliver Voorhis was the first Secretary of the New York University) to the front pastedown. Contemporary ink ownership to upper corner of title page. An attractive, scholarly and informative translation of Chantreau's travels. Very handsome indeed. [Bookseller: Adrian Harrington Rare Books]
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LAWS OF NORTH-CAROLINA. AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BEGUN AND HELD AT NEWBERN.IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY- FOUR.BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE SAID ASSEMBLY [caption title]. Newbern: From the Press of Francois X. Martin, [1794]. - 9,[1]pp. Folio. Modern buckram, gilt leather label. Ink library stamps on first leaf, dampstain at bottom of gutter, some spotting and tanning. Good. The session laws for the second session of the North Carolina legislature in 1794. The first act here cedes land on Cape Fear near Fort Johnston to the United States. The remainder of the work is concerned with laws related to the state militia. Rare, ESTC records ten copies. EVANS 27425. McMURTRIE 197. ESTC W35576. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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Geschichte des Herzogthums Oldenburg. Oldenburg, Stalling 1794 - 1796. 3 Bände. Mit 3 gest. Titeln mit Vignette, 2 gest. Frontispices von Daniel Chodowiecki und D. Berger sowie 2 gefalt. Stammtafeln. XXXII, 516 S., 1 Bl.; XXIV, 515 S.; XII, 638 S. HLdr.-Bde. d. Zt. Erste Ausgabe. - Georg Anton von Halem (1752-1819), Jurist und Schriftsteller, war Begründer der \"Oldenburgischen Literarischen Gesellschaft\". \"Er hatte großen Einfluß auf die Entwicklung des Geschichts- u. Nationalbewußtseins in Nordwestdeutschland\" (NDB VII, 536). - Mit Abdruck zahlr. Urkunden, Bd. I mit Quellenangaben der benutzten Handschriften und Druckwerke. - Gest. Titelvignetten mit Ansichten: Ruine eines Zisterzienserklosters (von Chodowiecki, Bauer 1739) und Zwischenahn sowie Porträt Anton Günther letzter Graf zu Oldenburg und Delmenhorst. - Die Frontispices zeigen Schloß Rastede und Friedrich August Herzog von Holstein-Oldenburg. - Mit Subskribentenverzeichnis. - Wenig berieben. Titel von Bd. 1 gestempelt. Tls. leicht braunfleckig. Versand D: 5,00 EUR [Bookseller: Antiquariat Uwe Turszynski]
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Untersuchungen über die Natur und die Ursachen des Nationalreichthums. Aus dem Englischen der vierten Ausgabe neu übersetzt (von Christian Garve), Erstausgabe, Halbleder-Ausgabe, 4 Bände. Breslau, Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn, 1794 - 1796. XX, 476 S., 2 Bl., 274, 451, 484 S. Vollständiges Werk in 4 Bänden. Braune Original-Halblederbände mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln und goldenen Ornamentbändern; Buchdeckel in anthrazitfarbener Marmorierung und mit Lederecken. Hauptwerk des schottischen Ökonomen und Begründers der klassischen Nationalökonomie, Adam Smith (1723 - 1790), das erstmalig am 9. März 1776 unter dem Titel \"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations\" erschien. Smith entwickelte hier eine liberale Gegentheorie zum seinerzeit in Europa wirtschaftspolitisch vorherrschenden Merkantilismus und schuf das theoretische Grundgerüst einer liberalen Wettbewerbsökonomie und ihrer gesamtwirtschaftlichen Steuerungsfunktionen (Prinzip der \"unsichtbaren Hand\"). Bei der vorliegenden Ausgabe handelt es sich um die erste vollständige Übersetzung des Werkes ins Deutsche (eine erste Übersetzung in zwei Bänden war 1776 und 1778 von Johann Friedrich Schiller unter dem Titel \"Untersuchung der Natur und Ursachen von Nationalreichthümern\" erfolgt), die von dem Philosophen Christian Garve (1742 - 1798) vorgenommen wurde. Garve, der in seinem sozialen und ökonomischen Denken in hohem Maße von der englischen und schottischen Aufklärung beeinflußt war, gilt neben Kant, mit dem er sich eine wissenschaftliche Kontroverse lieferte, als einer der popupärsten deutschen Philosophen des späten 18. Jahrhunderts. Buchrücken etwas berieben, Rückenschilder partiell mit Abrieben. Sonst sehr gutes Exemplar dieser äußerst seltenen frühen Ausgabe des Klassikers der Nationalökonomie. Auch innen sehr gutes Zustand; Seiten sauber und nahezu fleckenfrei. Weitere Fotos zu diesem Angebot auf der Homepage des Antiquariats (bitte Art.-Nr. auf der Angebotsseite in das Suchfeld eingeben). Versand D: 5,00 EUR Adam Smith Volkswohlstand Nationalökonomie Marktwirtschaft Kapitalismus [Bookseller: Das Konversations-Lexikon]
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ENSAIO ECONOMICO SOBRE O COMERCIO DE PORTUGAL E SUAS COLONIAS Lisbon, 1794. Half title. Small quarto. 19th-century black polished calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Bookplate of John Carter Brown on front pastedown, with his ink stamp on fourth leaf. Some light soiling on half title, else internally clean. Very good, untrimmed. The scarce first edition of the "best known work by Azeredo Coutinho, the controversial figure of the Brazilian Enlightenment" (Borba de Moraes). Azeredo Coutinho (1742-1821) was a "member of the new rich sugar aristocracy of the Campos dos Goitacazes in Rio de Janeiro, [who] held many important ecclesiastical posts in Brazil and in Portugal and repeatedly prodded the government to undertake reforms that would benefit the economies of both the kingdom and her most vital colony. Thus, in 1791 he strongly opposed new price restrictions on sugar, arguing that higher prices would allow Brazilians to buy more goods from Portugal. Three years later he published a series of reform proposals in 'AN ECONOMIC ESSAY ON THE COMMERCE OF PORTUGAL AND HER COLONIES,' in which he revived the century-old argument that the 'true mines' of Brazil were her agricultural resources, not the gold placers which had produced illusory gains" (CAMBRIDGE HISTORY). Like many works of this time period, this piece was probably written in Brazil and then printed in Lisbon, as there was no printing press in Brazil itself until 1808. An interesting look at the economics of the sugar trade in Brazil. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 30th, 1794. GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I LAY BEFORE YOU A REPORT MADE TO ME BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR RESPECTING THE FRONTIERS OF THE UNITED STATES [caption title] [Philadelphia, 1794. Original blue-grey wrappers, stitched as issued. Lightly soiled. Very good, untrimmed. In a half morocco box. This copy bears the ownership signature on the front wrapper of Stephen Row Bradley. Bradley (1754-1830) graduated from Yale and served in the Continental Army and in a variety of judicial and political posts in Vermont before becoming the first United States Senator from that state, in 1791. He served in that position until 1795, and again in the U.S. Senate from 1801 to 1813, as a Democratic Republican. A very rare report and a remarkably frank and candid assessment from Secretary of War Henry Knox regarding conflicts with Indians on the frontier, especially in Ohio Territory and Georgia. With a candor that no modern Defense Secretary could approach, Knox lays much of the blame for conflicts with frontier tribes at the feet of unruly, grasping Americans: "The desires of too many frontier White people to seize by force or fraud upon the neighbouring Indian lands has been, and still continues to be, an unceasing cause of jealousy and hatred on the part of the Indians, and it would appear upon a calm investigation that until the Indians can be quieted upon this point and rely with confidence upon the protection of their lands by the United States, no well grounded hope of tranquility can be entertained. The encroachment of White people is incessantly watched, and in unguarded moments, they are murdered by the Indians. Revenge is sought and the innocent frontier people are too frequently involved as victims in the cruel contest. This appears to be a principal cause of Indian Wars....It seems that our own experience would demonstrate the propriety of endeavouring to preserve a pacific conduct in preference to a hostile one with the Indian tribes. The United States can get nothing by an Indian war, but they risque men, money and reputation. As we are more powerful and more enlightened than they are, there is a responsibility of national character, that we should treat them with kindness and even liberality. It is a melancholy reflection that our modes of population have been more destructive to the Indian natives than the conduct of the Conquerors of Mexico and Peru. The evidence of this is the utter extirpation of nearly all the Indians in most populous parts of the Union." Knox does not directly blame the United States government for the past treatment of the Indians or for the conduct of settlers on the frontier, but he encourages the President to continue the practice of making treaties with the tribes, and recommends the construction of more forts on the frontier, especially along the boundaries with Indian tribes. Knox also encourages the tribes to be proactive in handing over members responsible for the killing of whites, in order to dampen reprisals from settlers. Washington, in transmitting the report, observes: "I feel confidence that Congress will devise such constitutional and efficient measures as shall be adequate to the great objects of preserving our treaties with the Indian tribes, and of affording an adequate protection to our frontiers." NAIP locates only three copies, at the Library of Congress, the American Antiquarian Society, and the Boston Athenaeum. A fascinating review of American Indian policy in the early days of the Republic. Rare, and with a significant provenance, from a Democratic- Republican Senator from Vermont. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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A View of Nature, in Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps. With Reflections on Atheistical Philosophy, Now Exemplified in France. In Six Volumes London: T. Becket, Pall Mall. Hardcover. Six volume set. Leather covers. No annotation, underlining, or highlighting found inside. 502 + 461 + 520 + 497 + 437 + 511 pp. Average size (8vo): > 7.75 - 9.75 inches tall. . Fair. 1794. [Bookseller: Corner-Stone Bookshop]
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The European Part of the Russian Empire, from Maps Published by the Imperial Academy at St. Petersburg, with the New Provinces on the Black Sea London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 18 1/2" x 50". This magnificent and rare map of the Russian Empire covers the European as well as the Asian portions of Russia. It extends from the Black Sea east to Kamchatka and the Bering Sea and includes Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic. Includes parts of neighboring Poland, Scandinavia and China. Shows beautifully rendered topography rendered in profile. The most interesting feature is the mapping of Kamchatka and vicinity. The exploration tracks to the Kuril Islands are noted and "Behring's Island" is identified, where the great Arctic explorer ultimately died in 1741. Sakhalin is speculatively mapped as to separate islands with the lower islands identified as "Ezzo". Published by Laurie and Whittle in Kitchin's "General Atlas", this is one of the finest maps of Russia from a 18th century atlas. In good condition with some offsetting. Minor foxing with minimal edge wear. Toning over folds. Thomas Kitchin (1719-1784) was an English engraver and map-maker. His maps and atlases of England earned him the position of hydrographer to the King. This large map of the Russian Empire is an impressive example of his work. Robert Laurie (c. 1755 - 1836) and James Whittle (1757-1818) were London-based map and atlas publishers active in the late 18th and early 19th century. Their firm combined Laurie's engraving skills with Whittle's social contacts and print sales experience. Together, they published numerous maps and atlases, often enlisting prominent cartographers such as Kitchin, Faden, Jefferys and others to update and modify their plates. [Bookseller: Argosy Book Store]
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Poems, in English, Scotch, and Latin Paisley: Printed by J. Neilson for the Author 1794 - Extremely scarce title. There is a contemporary inscription facing the title page: "These poems are the works of my most kind and dear early fried James Grahame, author of The Sabbath. I never saw another copy, and doubt if there are half-a-dozen in existence. [signed] J. Richardson [?]. He bought them all [?] and destroyed them." There is a further, probably modern note in pencil after Richardson's signature: "Friend of Sir Walter Scott." 140p. 22cm. Subjects: English literature -- Poetry -- 18th century -- Early works before 1800. Extremely scarce title. There is a contemporary inscription facing the title page: "These poems are the works of my most kind and dear early fried James Grahame, author of The Sabbath. I never saw another copy, and doubt if there are half-a-dozen in existence. [signed] J. Richardson [?]. He bought them all [?] and destroyed them." There is a further, probably modern note in pencil after Richardson's signature: "Friend of Sir Walter Scott." 140p. 22cm. Subjects: English literature -- Poetry -- 18th century -- Early works before 1800. 1 Kg. 140 pp. [Attributes: Signed Copy] [Bookseller: MW Books Ltd]
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A Narrative of the Operations of Captain Little's Detachment, and of the Mahratta Army, Commanded by Purseram Bhow; During the Late Confederacy in India, against the Nawab Tippoo Sultan Bahadur. George Woodfall., LONDON 1794 - Quarto, [iv] xv, [xvi] 524pp [2, index to the plates, errata ] Contemporary Green leather, raised bands, over marbled boards. uncut. marbled end-papers, Binders ticket. Complete Copy with the large folding map and seven engraved plates . Excellent Copy. [Attributes: First Edition] [Bookseller: HALEWOOD & SONS ABA ILAB. est.1867]
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Reise nach Kopenhagen im Sommer 1793. Auszug aus dem Tagebuch. Durchaus bloss für Freunde. o. Dr.,, O. O., 1794 - O. O., o. Dr., o. J. (1794). 12°. Titel, 449 Seiten. Original-Interimsbroschur. Weigelt 306; Goedeke IV/1, 274, 69; Schulte-Strathaus 185; Kippenberg 5548; Denkschrift J.C. Lavater (1902), 51; Stewart, Die Reisebeschreibungen und ihre Theorie im Deutschland des 18. Jhdts. (1978), 170f. - Erste Ausgabe. Druckort gemäss Schulte-Strathaus und Wilpert/Gühring ist Zürich, Goedeke und Kayser zitieren "Hamburg, bei Gundermann, 1794". Auf der Innenseite des Vorderumschlages ein handschriftliches Gedicht von zehn Zeilen, datiert 1794, und gezeichnet "Georg an Jacques", vermutlich von Lavaters Schwiegersohn und Biograph Georg Gessner (1765-1843). Daneben weist unser Exemplar fünf handschriftliche Korrekturen oder Ergänzungen (S. 289, 291, 355, 357 und 363) sowie zwei Durchstreichungen (S. 435 und 437) auf, wohl auch von Gessners Hand. - Seit 1791 hatte Lavater Verbindung mit den "Kopenhagener Sehern", einer aus vornehmen Mitgliedern bestehenden geheimen Gesellschaft, die behaupteten, die Wiederkunft Christi vorzubereiten. Vor allem um sich mit diesen "Wissenden" in Verbindung zu setzten, reiste Lavater, einer wiederholten Einladung des dänischen Ministers Graf Bernsdorff folgend, zusammen mit seiner Tochter Nette am 20. Mai 1793 über St. Gallen, Bregenz, Augsburg, Nürnberg, Erlangen, Bayreuth, Hof usw. nach Kopenhagen. Seine Aufzeichnungen schliessen mit dem 28. Mai 1794. Von einer geplanten Fortsetzung wurden aber nur wenige Bogen gedruckt. Lavaters Reisewerk fand beim Lesepublikum beträchtlichen Zuspruch, löste aber auch eine Kontroverse aus, auf deren Höhepunkt 1795 zwei Parodien von A. von Knigge und G.G. Rebmann erschienen. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover] [Bookseller: EOS Buchantiquariat Benz AG]
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Eigenh. Brief m. U. Paris, 19. Messidor II (7. Juli 1794). - 1½ SS. Folio. An seinen Kollegen Dupuis, über dessen erfolgreiche Arbeit er sich freut ("que tu faisois le plus grand bien dans ta mission"). Er setzt sich für steuerliche Entlastungen für seine Gemeinde Mornant ein: „[elle] a eprouvé des taxes revolutionaires trez multipliées qui ont ete imposées au hazard", und gibt Beispiele dafür, wie den Bürger Duchamp, der die Adelssteuer von 500 Livres habe zahlen müssen: „C’est un brave laboureur, excellent patriote, et a qui la commune vient de donner le meilleur certifficat de civisme, en le nommant depuis peu officier municipal. Ce bon citoien est mon frere-de-lait". Er fordert die Rückerstattung dieser ungerechten Belastung. [Bookseller: Kotte Autographs GmbH]
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History of The Mission of The United Brethren Among The Indians of North America. London: Brethren's Society. 1794, 39. First English edition. 8vo. Bound in recent full speckled calf gilt with a burgundy title label. Edges speckled. Plain endpapers. Internally pretty clean, a little isolated browning and foxing here and there, some customary offsetting, a repair to the title page and a spot of archival strengthening to the folding map. The final index/ads leaf has a shallow tear with some loss to the, bottom margin, not affecting text. Very good. Probably the best 18th century "authority" on the native american tribes and cultures, covering some of the customs, languages, and beliefs of various tribes; the natural flora and fauna of their various locales and the occasional cheery second hand account of a massacre. The information is mainly accumulated from the writings of David Zeisberger who served as a missionary in the Americas for nearly fifty years. A fascinating collection. [Bookseller: Adrian Harrington Rare Books]
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THIRD CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES...AN ACT TO ERECT A LIGHTHOUSE ON THE HEAD-LAND OF CAPE HATTERAS; AND A LIGHTED BEACON ON SHELL CASTLE ISLAND IN THE HARBOR OF OCCACOCK IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA [caption title] Philadelphia, 1794. Minor foxing and soiling, slight edge wear, old fold lines. Very good. An important act passed by the Third Congress, authorizing the construction of the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras, one of the most prominent navigation landmarks on the East Coast. Though this act was passed in 1794, construction did not actually begin until 1799, and the lighthouse was not put into use until 1803. "The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals. Hundreds and possibly thousands of shipwrecks in this area have given it the reputation as the 'Graveyard of the Atlantic'" - National Park Service. "Approved - May the thirteenth 1794" and signed in print by Speaker of the House Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Vice President John Adams, and President George Washington. Variant states of other acts of the Third Congress are known, and this issue is that which also has the printed lines "Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State" and "Secretary of State," and signed in manuscript by the second Secretary of State, Edmund Randolph. NAIP locates copies at the Library of Congress, Rhode Island Historical Society, and the American Antiquarian Society; OCLC locates just three more. Edmund Randolph became the second Secretary of State on Jan. 2, 1794, succeeding Thomas Jefferson, who resigned at the end of 1793. He continued the practice begun in the First Congress of the Secretary of State signing a small number of "official" copies of Congressional acts for distribution to the States and important government officials. After the Third Congress official acts were no longer signed in manuscript by the Secretary of State. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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New Map of the Whole Continent of America Divided Into North and South and West Indies London: Laurie & Whittle. Very Good. 1794. Map. Full title in ornate title border continues "...Wherin are exactly Described the United States of North America as well as The Several European Possessions according to the Preliminaries of Peace at Versailles Jan. 20, 1783. Compiled from Mr. D'Anville's Maps of that Continent with the additions of the Spanish Discoveries in 1775 to the north of California & Corrected in the Several Parts belong to Great Britain from the Original Materials of Governor Pownall, M. P. London. Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794." A detailed engraved full-color map of North and South America from the close of the 18th century. On four sheets joined in two pairs (north and south). A few margin chips and tears with a short split along a horizontal fold. The map has good detail in the east and southwest of North America, with a mostly blank interior west and fair accuracy along the western coast up to the Queen Charlotte Isles. On the Calfornia coast Rio del Carmel is shown just north of San Diego, and a Rio de los Delores emptying into Puerto de la Bodega el Cordon, with an alternate name of Sr. Francis Drake's Harbour 1579, well south of Pta. De los Reyes on the map. In the left-hand portion of the southern sheet is a large table giving colonial possessions, and below that a large inset of Baffin's and Hudson's Bays and Greenland. Fleur-de-lis watermark, Heawood 1861. Wheat Transmississippi 226. ; 40 1/2" x 46 1/2" . [Bookseller: Back of Beyond Books, ABAA]
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