The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
New York: Basic Books, 2000. Illustrated in black & white. xxi + 580 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Basic Books, (2000). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Basic Books, 2000. Illustrated in black & white. xxi + 580 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Basic Books, (2000). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Harcourt, 1968. Profusely illustrated. 216pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1968). First U.S. edition. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Venice: Ateneo Veneto, 1989. 4 volumes. Illustrated. Thick 8vo, printed wrappers. Venice: Ateneo Veneto, 1988-1991. Very good copies Volumes 26-29, covering the academic years 1988-1991. More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1981. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 95 pages. Thin, square 4to; red pictorial wrappers (sunned at spine, minor edgewear). Washington, DC: Smithsonian, (1981). A very good(+) copy. More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1987. 286 illustrations, including 250 plates in color. 356 pages, 4to, beige cloth, d.w. (spine a bit sunned). Washington: National Gallery of Art & New York: Harry Abrams, (1987). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Illustrated in black and white. xii, 575 pages. Thick 8vo, navy cloth-backed boards, d.w. (spine sunned, lightly edgeworn). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Near fine. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Faber, (1963). vg. More
Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878. Numerous full-page steel engraved portraits, 788pp., tall 8vo, rebacked in cloth; corners bumped and worn. Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878. Good (+). More
1689. 20 pages (pp. 31-51) extracted from a larger volume. Short 4to, modern wrappers. London: Tim. Goodwin, 1689. Light browning and minor marginalia, still a very good copy. Author was a judge on the Court of Common-Pleas and Speaker of the House of Lords. Bernardiston had been elected by his county to serve in Parliament. Soames prevented him from taking office. Atkyns ruled in favor of Bernardiston. More
1689. 26 pages. 4to, modern wrappers.; (light browning, top margins chipped). London: Timothy Goodwin, 1689. Robert Atkyns was one of the Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas who later became the Speaker of the House of Lords. Lord William Russell was implicated in the Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II, tried and executed. Atkyns contributed legal advice to Lord Russell's defence. The treason charges against Lord Russell were overturned later by Parliament. Wing (STC) A4136. More
1689. 15, 2, [1] pages. 4to, modern wrappers; (scattered foxing, margin of last leaf of text repaired). London: Timothy Goodwin, 1689. Robert Atkyns was one of the Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas. Lord William Russell was implicated in the Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II, tried and executed. Atkyns contributed legal advice to Lord Russell's defence. Atkyns defends his innocence and analyzes Parliament's later decision to overturn the treason charges against Lord Russell. Wing (STC) A4140... More
1689. 63 pages. 8vo, modern wrappers. London: Timothy Goodwin, 1689. Pages somewhat toned, still a very good copy. Author was the noted lawyer, Judge of the Court of Common-Pleas, and Speaker of the House of Lords. Wing (STC) A4141. More
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1943. 383 pages, 8vo, beige cloth, d.w. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1943. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1936. Translated by Arthur Livingston. 43 illustrations. 608pp., thick 8vo, red cloth. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1936. A very good (+) copy. More
Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1945. Frontis. 134pp., 12mo, cloth-backed boards; bookplate inside front cover. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1945. A very good copy. More
The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002. Illustrated, 494pp, 8vo, cloth. New York: New York University Press, 2002. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed presentation copy. More
New York: Penguin, 2003. 296 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Penguin, 2003. First edition. A near fine copy with slight scuffing to bottom outer edge; in a very good(+) dust wrapper with a touch of tearing at foot. More
Rajasthan: Roli, 1999. Numerous illustrations in full color and in sepia. Small slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (Rajasthan: Roli, 1999). Fine. More
New York: Russell & Russell, 1965. 8vo, blue cloth, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Russell & Russell, 1965. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1951. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Columbia University Press, (1951). Near Fine. More
New York: Dryden, 1951. xiv + 384pp., 8vo, cloth. New York: Dryden Press, 1951. A very good copy. More
New York: Knopf, 1984. Illustrated in black & white. 383pp. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, (1984). Very good Biography of the Dalai Lama and history of Tibet since the Chinese conquest. More
Chicago: L. W. Walter, 1913. Color frontis., many black-and-white photographs. 384 pages, 4to, pictorial cloth; multiple ownership signatures, covers rubbed, hinges weak. Chicago: L. W. Walter, 1913. Internally clean and tight, a very good(-) copy. More
New York: Abbeville, 1990. Lavishly and extensively illustrated. 418pp., large 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1990). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2007. 270 pages. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (front covers slightly bumped). Philadelphia: Running Press, (2007). Evenly toned text block, some spotting at outer edge of text block but, internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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