Capt Hon Bingham (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. SCARCE ORIGINAL 1901 PRINTING. THIS IS VOLUME 2 ONLY of a 2 volume set. Pages are clean and unmarked. Gilt top page edge rubbed. Covers (blue boards with red labels on spine) show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding tight, hinges strong. Volume 12 of Versailles Memoirs. Previous owners name stamped on inside front cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Binding Tight Pages Clean Boards Worn At Edges No Dust Jacket Boards Red Previous Owner's Name On First Page. Book.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. By Denis Arthur Bingham, prefaced by James Breck Perkins. No edition remarks, in this instance issued in gilt adorned red cloth which remians very bright and tidy having been protected by a cloth dust jacket which had a spine design after the same style of the boards, the jacket not being a little rubbed and faded. Page edges gilt. Contents are a little tanned but are clean, clear and sit in a firm binding. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gilt lettering and ornate decorations on red cloth covered boards, Top edge gilt. Red silk bookmark ribbon. Blue personal library stamp of Rev. William J. McAdam on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 Volume Set. Versailles Memoirs, Volume XI and XII. Illustrated with portraits from the original. bound in blue cloth boards with paper title boxes adhered along spines. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and covers, some light staining on cover boards, previous owner's name on front endpapers of both volumes, light tanning along page edges. Volumes are in Very Good condition.

Condition: Fair. 1888. No Edition Remarks. 470 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Good- - wear to the covers and spine, name written on the flyleaf, owner's bookplate attached to the end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Two volume set. Vol. I: Blue cl. w. gilt fleurs de lys and black lines, cover sl. spotted. Backstr. gilt lettering, black lines, top edge has tears. Bookplate ffep. Bookplate also on free forematter p., obscuring some writing. Frontis. w. tissue overlay. Illus. 568pp., sl. toned. Vol. II: Blue cl. w. gilt fleurs de lys and black lines, backstr. sl. rubbed at bottom, 1/4" puncture to middle of backstr. Bookplate ffep. Bookplate also on free forematter p., obscuring some writing. Frontis. w. tissue overlay. Illus. 570pp. incl. index, sl. toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First American Edition. Two volumes. Rare publisher's paper-lined cloth dust wrappers, which have protected the Margaret Armstrong designed bindings. Red cloth binding elaborately decorated by Armstrong. Two hinges (front of vol. 1, back of vol. 2) somewhat cracked and glue strengthened. 478 and 485 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator). First American Edition. 2 volumes, First American Edition, 478 + 498pp, sepia and red title pages, very well illustrated, hardcovers, 8vo, bound in blue gilt decorated cloth, elaborate gilt decoration on front boards and spines, gilt lettered, top edges gilt, A HANDSOME SET, very good condition, James Pott & Company, New York, 1901. * a well-illustrated and detailed account of one of the most famous prisons in the world.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5.2 lbs.; 2 vols.; Good to VG; Dust jacket is heavy duty clothesque on paper, gilt spine is bright; cloth boards are decorative gilt, bright and clean; 478pp. and 498pp.; both books include separate indices. Mild shelfwear; no marks; this is a handsome matching copy, pages clean and square; binding is solid, no imperfections to note. 21 Chapters. 18 illustrations on heavy paper and each has protective tissue with printed note in red.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First U. S. Edition, 1901. A beautiful 2 volume set, tightly bound in contemporary 3/4 brown leather with green marbled boards and endpapers. The spine has five raised bands and ornately tooled gold titles. The top text block edges are gilded. Very slight rubbing to the binding edges only. The contents include 34 fine B/W photogravures by Elston and Company, Boston. The previous owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown, otherwise the interior is fine. International shipping may require added postage charges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st American Edition. 12mo [133.35mm x 203.2mm]. Two Volumes. Decorative red cloth binding by Margaret Armstrong [1867-1944], her initials stamped in gilt at foot of front covers. T.e.g. Vol. I: [6] 478 p.p. With [15] plates of illustrations, incl. frontis; Vol II:[2] 498 p.p. With [10] plates of illustrations, incl. frontis. Tissue guards. Bookplate of James Scarlet [1848--1920] to front pastedown in both vols. A prominent lawyer from Pennsylvania and Princeton graduate, who once famously represented the state in the Capitol Graft case. Light rubbing to edges, extremities. Rear corner at foot of volume two slightly bruised. Some fraying at spine ends. Trimming to pages and rough cut edges. Some sporadic smudges, else a very good copy offering a history of the construction and building of the Bastille, one of France's famous prisons as well as a discussion on prisoners, including the Man in the Iron Mask.

Hardcover. Two volume set. 20.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. 478pp, 18 plates and 498pp, 16 plates. Bound in red gilt decorated cloth and both in uncommon original thick paper jackets. Gilt top foredges. Red ribbon bookmarks. Fading to the jacket spines. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper of both volumes. Small stain to the front jacket flap of volume 1. A few instances of erased pencil underlining. Nice set. Near Fine in Near fine dust jackets.

Cloth Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jackets. Boards have moderate wear including spine tanning, edge wear, rubbing and bumping. Ink inscrips, CE uncut. Light foxing and pencil notation throughout, a good set otherwise. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First edition. Two volume set bound 1/2 black leather and brown boards. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 470 and 516pp. Frontispiece in each volume. Scuffing to the spines. Corners of boards are bumped. There is a stain on the reverse of the frontispiece as well as on the title page of both volumes. The stain is not visible on the frontispiece itself.

1st US Edition. 2 volumes: xix, [1], 470; vii, [1], 516 pp Illustrated (8 plates in each volume). 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8" VG+ (gilt bright/pos on title page). A nice set. Blue-green cloth bindings with gilt stamped lettering & gilt stamped graphics of the Bastille to front board.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Bright gold on dark blue cloth with design of keys in gold on covers, spine and signed MA for Margaret Armstrong with decorated title pages in sepia. A bookplate in both volumes on front cover page in German. A very tight clean 2 volume copies. Vol 1 478 pgs and Vol 2 498 pgs.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Tells the history of the French prison during four centuries, describing the experiences of many of its most famous inmates. Octavo, two volumes: 478 pp. + 498 pp. with frontispieces and 32 full-page plates, all photogravures with orange-printed captioned tissue guards, after photographs, engravings, and paintings. The title pages are printed in orange and black. In the publisher's blue diagonal fine-ribbed cloth bindings designed by Margaret Armstrong, with gilt-stamped dot and line borders and surround, repetitive key devices, and scrolled banner with crown device and tiling on the front panels, and gilt-stamped dot and line border, compartments with crown and scrollwork, scrolled banner, and titling on the spines. Top edge gilt, with blue silk ribbon markers. Just a hint of rubbing to the corners and tips; else fine. In the scarce blue buckram dust jackets with gilt-stamped decoration repeating the binding. Housed in the publisher's blue buckram-covered slipcase with gilt-stamped circular crown, dotted line frame with key device, and titling on the top panel. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin.

Leather. Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). A superb documentary concerning the siege of the Bastille. First Edition Making reference to much primary source material and replete with index, this excellent history will be of great interest to the student of Revolutionary history. Bound with original publisher's cloth boards and spine (bearing gilt vignette and lettering) mounted on thick leaves to rear of each volume. Rebound in half-calf. Very smart with some shelfwear only. Lovely blue patina with matching paper boards; gilt banding and lettering, and ridged spine. Light wear to extremities. Internally, very firmly bound with new endpapers. Very clean throughout. Fine. book.

Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket condition is fine also. Binding designed by Margaret Armstrong, with her initials in the bottom right corner of each volume. (illustrator). The Bastille was the most famous of prisons. Only the Tower of London could be compared with it, and while the Tower has attained a greater age, and has harbored kings, princes, and many of England's most famous sons, yet the Bastille appealed more strongly to the imagination. It seemed the visible symbol of tyranny; mystery hung over the fate of those immured within it; many of them were confined without charge, remained without trial, and suffered without record. In its annals, both romance and history have found abundant material. As is the case with many famous institutions, tradition has somewhat exaggerated its importance. Mr. Bingham tells us that when the Bastille was captured by the Parisian mob, it contained only seven prisoners, obscure and unimportant criminals. It had become no more than an ordinary prison; except as marking the beginning of a Revolution, its overthrow was not deserving of long commemoration. Even in the days when the Bastille was reserved for more dignified offenders, its terrors somewhat diminish as we study history. The most of its inmates were persons of social importance, and they usually had all the comforts that were consistent with restraint. During the reign of Louis XV, many persons famous in literature were sent to the Bastille, in order to manifest the government's disapproval of their views. Ribbon marker in volume I is a little frayed at the end but that is about the extent of damage. These two exquisite volumes, now 120 years old are so beautiful and fresh and bright and untarnished. The sturdy decorative dust jackets have preserved them. Dust jackets were rare in 1901. This is an especially fine set indeed. Two 8vo. volumes, each with its own index. But Indices are identical! 478 pp. and 498 pp. 18 illustrations in vol. I and 16 illustrations in vol. II. Red cloth binding stamped in gold. Red ribbon markers. Top edges gilt. Each volume has a stiff red cloth dust jacket with gold stamped spines to match their books.

London 1888, 470/516 pp., wo b&w lithos, half-leather bindings, back of vol. 1 is repaired, Extensive well-written history of what can be considered France's most famous building ever. Blows many myths about the allegedly horrendous circumstances and the lawlessness surrounding it, but in vain, as the myths still continue to dominate general understanding, buttressing the belief that with the fall of the Bastille on 14th July 1789 a new era in human history had begun. Perhaps not accidentally, a book not from France but from abroad. (code N-38).