The French Revolution of 1789 as Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions.
New York: Harper, 1887. Frontispiece and numerous other illustrations. 2 volumes, large 8vo, green cloth. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1887). VEry Good (+). More
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Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adam
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee, 1860. Frontis. x + 429 pages, 8vo, green cloth; early ink ownership signatures inside front cover and title page, some early pen marginalia and notes, wear at spine ends and corners. Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company, 1860. A very good copy. More
Prophets Of The Revolution; Profiles of Latin American Leaders.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Macmillan, (1964). vg. More
The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2006. 3 maps. 441pp. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2006). Very good. More
The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005. Illustrated in black and white, includes 3 maps. x, 441 pages. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2006). Small bump at tail, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Dumourier / Französischer Bürger, Feld Herr, der flüchteten Jacobiner Armee aus Niederlanden General 1793
Germany. Engraving. Image measures 12.75" x 7.75". This fine engraving depicts Charles François Dumouriez, the French Revolutionary General. Posted resolutely in front of a tree that mirrors his firm stature, Dumouriez is shown with his sword in hand, fearlessly and even threateningly admiring the sharp tip of his weapon. Behind him, a scene of a military camp includes cannons, flags, tents, and soldiers on horseback. The print is in good condition with narrow margins. Two stains toward the right, otherwise..... More
The New French Revolution.
Illus., 501pp., tall 8vo. N.Y., (1969). Presentation copy. More
The Mensheviks in the Russian Revolution.
147pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1976). More
Revolutionary Politics & Locke's Two Treatises of Government
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986. xxii + 613 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1986). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by author. Also laid in is a warm hand-written letter from the author. More
The Winds of Revolution: In Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the French Revolution
New York: Wildenstein, 1989. Illustrated (black & white). 112 pages. Slim 4to, paper wrappers. New York: Wildenstein, (1989). A near fine copy. More
Art and Revolution: Russian and Soviet Art 1910-1932
Vienna: Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, 1988. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. 4to, bright red cloth, d.w. Vienna: Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, 1988. First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Museum Exhibition March 11 to May 15, 1988. Text in English and German. More
Seven Days of Freedom: The Hungarian Uprising, 1956.
Illus., 232pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Stein and Day, (1974). Fine. More
Official Map of Cuba
Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Co., 1898. Map. Lithograph. Image measure 13 x 20.25 inches, sheet measures 15.75 x 22 inches. Shows some wear and repairs along original fold lines, otherwise in very good condition. From the book Our Great War Book and History of Cuba by Trumbull White (Philadelphia: Globe Publishing Co., 1898). Inset of Havana with text on the Cuban Revolutionary Government. Verso shows 'Map of the World on Mercator's Projection.'. More
The Man At The Door With The Gun.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Monthly Review, 1963. The influence of the Cuban revolution on South America in 1962. vg. More
English Historians on the French Revolution
Cambridge: University Press, 1968. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1968. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
S.A. Royale, Monsieur, Charles-Philippe de France, Comte d'Artois; Charles X, King of France
Chez Bertrand. Stipple engraving. Image size 27.5 x 19.5 inches. Sheet size 30.25 x 23 inches. Expert repairs and lined, image loss to lower right corner. Stamp at lower right corner. Fabulous oversize portrait of Charles Philippe, the Count of Artois - later Charles X of France. He was known as a charming, frivolous and impulsive King and before the Revolution, as a Count, he was a close friend of Marie Antoinette. Text reads 'S.A. Royale, Monsieur, Charles-Philippe de France..... More
Collection des Memoires Relatifs a la Revolution Francaise.
Paris: Baudouin Freres. 15 volumes, 8vo, early 1/2 tan calf, marbled boards ornately gilt spines with red leather spine labels, red speckled edges, occasional foxing, a few small ownership stamps. Paris: Baudouin Freres, 1791-1824. Very good (+) set. BERVILLE et BARRIER. Memoires du Marquis de Ferrierieres. 3 volumes, 504, 512, 532 pp., 1821. La Vie et lea Memoires du General Dumouriez. 4 volumes, 446, 464, 412, 300 pp., 1822. Memoires du Marquis de Bouille. 2 volumes, 440, 324 pp., 1821..... More
Fort Tryon Hall, The Residence of C.K.G. Billings, Esq. A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue issued Privately by the Owner.
Washington Heights, New York: 1910. Over 50 photogravures, of European paintings, interior & exterior views of the mansion and landscape, objects & three of Billing's famous horses. Folio, full red morocco, stamped in gilt & silver, with Billing's coat of arms. Washington Heights, New York, 1910. Printed at the Riverside Press in Cambridge. Photogravures by A.W. Elson & Co., Boston. Billings purchased 25 acres of land on the site of Fort Tryon in northern Manhattan, and built a summer residence..... More
Last Letters; Prisons and Prisoners of the French Revolution, 1793-1794
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1987. Frontis. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1987). More
Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 379pp. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America.
New Haven: Brainard, 1839. Translated by George Alexander Otis. 2 vols., 8vo, full brown calf, rebacked, 5 maps and 6 engravings. New Haven: Brainard, 1939. Very good. Ninth Edition, revised and corrected. "Most valuable history of the Revolution up to its date." Howes B-636. T. More
Death Is Incidental; A Story of Revolution.
Chicago: Willett, Clark, 1937. Illus. Thin 8vo, red cloth. Chicago: Willett, Clark, 1937. Very good. A novel set in Mexico during the Revolution. More
The World's Greatest Conflict; Review of France and America, 1788 to 1800, and History of America and Europe,
Boston: D. Lothrop, 1890. 1800 to 1804. 12mo, green cloth, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled, extremities rubbed. Boston: D. Lothrop, (1890). More
Doomsday 1917; The Destruction of Russia's Ruling Class.
New York: Putnam, 1976. Illustrated in black and white. 204 pages, 8vo, black cloth, price clipped chipped d.w. New York: G.P. Putnam and Sons, 1976. First American edition. A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Theater & Revolution: The Culture of the French Stage.
New York: Viking, 1980. Illustrated occasionally in black & white. 490pp. Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, slightly sunned and edge worn d.w. (tear near foot of spine). New York: Viking, (1980). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More