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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Revolution, Armies, and War; A Political History
Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1985. 8vo, red cloth. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, (1985). Fine. 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
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
Art in Revolution: Soviet Art and Design Since 1917
London: Arts Council, 1972. Color fontispiece and many black-and-white illustrations. 111 pages, small slim 4to, printed wrappers. London: Arts Council in conjunction with the Hayward Gallery, 1972. Very good(+). More
The Mensheviks in the Russian Revolution.
147pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1976). More
Revolution! Mexico, 1919-20.
illus. 8vo, cloth. (London): Macmillan, (1969). vg From the library of George W. Ball with his bookplate. 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
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
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
The French Revolution.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Illustrations. 353pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (1988). More
American Apollo. Vol. III. No. 13. Friday, December 27, 1793
Boston: Belknap and Hall, 1793. Folio, 4 pages, light foxing, lower right corner of front page with seven inch expertly repaired tear with partial loss of some words, center fold repaired in margin. Boston: Belknap and Hall, 1793. An entire issue of a Boston newspaper with mostly political content. The American Apollo was only published from January 6, 1792 to December 25, 1794. The entire front page is an article by William Fox, the political reformer, pamphleteer, and bookseller from... 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
American Heritage History of the United States
New York: Viking, 1998. Over 500 color and black and white illustrations. 628 pages thick 4to, cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Viking, (1998). A very good copy in a very 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
C. L. R. James; The Artist as Revolutionary
London: Verso, 1988. 197pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. with a few small tears, inner flaps of d.w. creased, back cover of cloth lightly soiled. London: Verso, (1988). First Edition. More
Autograph Letter Signed
New London: 1813. FAULTY INTELLEIGENCE OF ANTICIPATED ATTACKS ON NEW LONDON WILL ULTIMATLY RESULT IN THE BURNING OF WASHINGTON! Important content War of 1812 A.L.S. "H. Burbeck", 4to. 2 pages, New London, Ct. August 28th 1813, to Governor John Cotton Smith, in part: "If the Enemy remains in The Chesapeake, and no reinforcement of Troops and Ships arrive off here, I should not think it necessary to call out so large a draft as there is at present, but should... More