Charles Random Berenger (32 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Helps and Hints how to Protect Life and Property, with Instructions in Rifle and Pistol Shooting, &c. By Lt. Col. Baron De Berenger. The Embellishments by Mr. Bonner and others after designs by Messrs. G. and R. Cruikshank, Alken, Haghe, Fussell, and De Berenger. London: Published for the Proprietor, By T. Hurst, 65, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and may be had at the Stadium, Chelsea. 1835. Paginates; vii, [1], 286, [2]; Complete. Wood-engraved title vignette after G. Cruikshank, 2 folding lithographic plates, 4 etched plates by George and 3 by Robert Cruikshank, one engraved plate by A. Adlard after the author, wood-engraved illustrations, 3 after G. Cruikshank. 10 plates plus woodcuts. The Cruickshank etchings and the folding lithographs un-foxed (unusual), with nice impressions. PRESENTATION COPY, title inscribed: "Harding Esq. with the compliments of the Author". Original publisher's green cloth. Split to the front top hinge. Wear to spot on spine. Internally fine, with no stains or foxing to pages and plates. Endpapers unbroken. 19th C bookplate of Samuel Hoare, to upper pastedown. First edition. A marksman and inventor with an 'inclination to self-publicity and aggrandizement' (Credland), Charles Random de Berenger (1772-1845) in 1830 established 'the Stadium' or 'British National Arena' at Chelsea, where he encouraged 'manly and defensive exercises, equestrian, chivalric and aquatic games, and skillful and amusing pastimes', as detailed (or rather advertised) in the present volume. The volume measures 23 x 15 x 2.5 cm. Each leaf measures 220 x 140 mm. The volume measures 23 x 15 x 2.5 cm. Each leaf measures 220 x 140 mm. G. and R. Cruikshank (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

First edition. Original green cloth, backstrip and boards nearly detached, light soiling. 286, [2] pp., 10 plates (2 folding, foxed). Lacks 2 illustrations listed on contents leaf. Contains numerous illustrations by G.and R. Cruikshank and a small section on archery. A marksman and inventor with an 'inclination to self-publicity and aggrandisement' (Credland), Charles Random de Berenger (1772?1845) in 1830 established 'the Stadium' or 'British National Arena' at Chelsea, where he encouraged 'manly and defensive exercises, equestrian, chivalric and aquatic games, and skilful and amusing pastimes', as detailed (or rather advertised) in the present volume. The Baron de Berenger's memory is marred, however, by his involvement in a fraud of the stock exchange in 1814, in which he artificially raised the value of Government stocks by falsely reporting the death of Napoleon. See Riling 460.…

First Edition. 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 286, [2]; with woodcut title vignette, 10 plates (of which 2 folding), and numerous woodcut illustrations in text; very short tear to fold of one plate; a very good copy in near-contemporary half calf with pebble-grained cloth sides, spine gilt in compartments with gilt black morocco lettering-piece in one, marbled edges and endpapers, sewn on 3 sunken cords; skilfully rebacked, rubbed and slightly sunned, bump to top-edge of upper board; printed booklabel of J.C. Lowe, St Louis, to upper pastedown.First edition, with advice on riding and driving, illustrated by George and Robert Cruikshank. A marksman and inventor with an 'inclination to self-publicity and aggrandisement' (Credland), Charles Random de Berenger (17721845) in 1830 established 'the Stadium' or 'British National Arena' at Chelsea, where he encouraged 'manly and defensive exercises, equestrian, chivalric and aquatic games, and skilful and amusing pastimes', as detailed (or rather advertised) in the present volume. The Baron de Berenger's memory is marred, however, by his involvement in a fraud of the stock exchange in 1814, in which he artificially raised the value of Government stocks by falsely reporting the death of Napoleon. Cf. Credland, 'Charles Random, Baron de Berenger, inventor, marksman, and proprietor of the Stadium' in Arms & Armour III, no. 2 (2006), pp. 171-191. Language: English.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, vii, [i], 286pp, [2], title-page vignette and 18 woodcut illustration, 4 by George Cruikshank, and 3 by his brother Robert, 2 folding etched scenes, all of sporting life, in publisher s dark green pebbled cloth, spine with gilt cartouche and titling (small spot rubbed through along upper joint, mild wear at corners, mild foxing within, but heavier foxing to 2 folding plates, very good or better). Berenger was popular within sporting circles, also convicted of stock fraud in 1814, spending a year in prison. Later he rebound financially, establishing The Stadium, or British National Arena for the purposes of public fairs and events, as well as a place for shooting and archery clubs. Provenance: Contemporaneous bookplate and ownership signature of Philip John Budworth, Greenstead Hall Essex, with additional bookplate of author and bibliophile Eric S. Quayle of Greensleeves, Sutton Coldfield dated 1962, both at front paste-down. British writer, historian, and bibliophile Eric Quayle amassed a library of over 12,000 books and produced a series of lavishly illustrated books on book collecting, as well as a biography of 19th century adventure story writer R. M. Ballantyne.…

28pp, [4]. With a half-title and 11 plates and plans, three of which folding, and a printed notice advertising 'sacrifices and alterations from the terms, amusements & regulations' tipped to the inside of the upper wrapper. Original publisher's buff paper wrappers. Some loss to spine, slight marking, but generally a well preserved example. Early ownership inscription of 'Mary Wright Bought this Book at Chelsea on the 21st of July 1838' to inside of upper wrapper. An apparently unrecorded issue, in original unsophisticated state, of the scarce introductory brochure and guide to the Stadium, a pioneering metropolitan sports club set up at Chelsea Farm in 1831 by convicted stock-market fraudster Charles Random, Baron de Berenger. The contents and fine engravings by the brothers Cruikshank details the decidedly martial athletic opportunities available at the National Sporting Club, which included rifle shooting, archery and equitation. The final section also promotes the opportunity to buy a shareholding of the venture, which was ultimately unsuccessful; the only lasting impact on the surrounding area is recognised by the still extant Stadium Street. Originally issued in 1834, in 36pp and featuring 7 plates, the text was also incorporated as pp[247-274] of Berenger's popular Helps and hints how to protect life and property (London, 1835). This separate 1835 edition - with 11 plates - however, appears unrecorded in the usual databases. The four additional plates consist of two landscape scenes, and two plans of the site, three of which did feature in Helps and hints. c/f Cohn 772. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [The History of Financial Hoaxes - The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814] First edition. Bound in later 3/4 sheep over green boards. Good binding and cover, with minor edge wear. 604 pages, [4] ads; 26 cm. Includes folding plate. Old institutional book plate. Goldsmiths' 21014. An account of the trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, and others for their conspiracy to defraud the price of government securities. After spreading false information of Napoleon's death and causing bond prices to rise, Berenger and his co-conspirators sold more than a million pounds of government bonds at a tidy profit. Once news of Napoleon's death was found to be a hoax, bond prices plummeted. Investigators quickly discovered the conspiracy and the six men were arrested and tried. Berenger, and Cochrane, a British MP and Admiral, was expelled from the Order of Bath, jailed and fined, and ordered to stand for one hour in the pillory in front of the Royal Exchange. The events became known as the Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814. Lord Cochrane maintained his innocence throughout the episode and was eventually pardoned in 1832, impart because popular opinion had sided with the naval war hero. The evidence appears to show that Cochrane had intimate knowledge of the scheme.…

Facsimile reprint. Bound in modern gilt-blocked mustard buckram. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 604 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; Beaufain, Charles Random de Be?renger baron de ; Trials, litigation, etc. Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane Earl of 1775-1860 ; Trials, litigation, etc. Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane 1767- ; Trials, litigation, etc. Butt, Richard Gathorne ; Trials, litigation, etc. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. Trials (Conspiracy) Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

Facsimile reprint. Bound in modern gilt-blocked mustard buckram. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 604 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; Beaufain, Charles Random de Be?renger baron de ; Trials, litigation, etc. Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane Earl of 1775-1860 ; Trials, litigation, etc. Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane 1767- ; Trials, litigation, etc. Butt, Richard Gathorne ; Trials, litigation, etc. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. Trials (Conspiracy) Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 334. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1835 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 334.…

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1816 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 37 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 37.…

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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 438. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1816 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 438.…

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No Binding. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

No Binding. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

No Binding. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

No Binding. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 622. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1814 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 622.…

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

hardcover. Condition: very good. London, for the Proprietor by Hurst 1835. Octavo publisher's green grained cloth (rebacked with the original spine preserved); viii,286,[2]pp, two folding lithograph views, eight etched plates by George or Robert Cruikshank, wood engravings through the text. A leaf torn without loss, a little browning of the lithographs, the rebacking perhaps a bit thorough but a rather good copy in a modern cloth slipcase. How not to leave a bank; how to deal with footpads, whether on foot or in a carriage; and countless other useful tips on how to survive in London, on the highway and in the country (''eject out of a room, how to, anyone with certainty'' surely works in town or country). The last 30 some pages, which includes the etchings and lithographs, is an advertisement for de Berenger's Stadium, or British National Arena which covered 24 acres of Chelsea. The Baron de Berenger, or Charles Random, who has been described variously as an inventor, sharpshooter, print colourer and stockmarket fraud, set up his Stadium in 1831 and held modern Olympics there in 1832 and 1838. He certainly had no claim to the rank of Lt. Colonel but there is some uncertainty about his claim to his title; it may have some validity. The Cruikshank brothers seem to have had a closer relationship with Berenger than mere hired illustrators: Arthur G. Credland, in an article on Berenger in 'Arms & Armour' (2006), speculates that through their keen interest in archery and shooting that one, or both of them, taught at the Stadium and he recounts a less than illustrious heritage for Berenger transmitted via the Cruikshanks. # Customers in the EU should email first.…

London, 1814. The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814 [Trial]. Random, Charles, Baron de Berenger, Principal Defendant. Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of [1775-1860], Principal Defendant. Gurney, William Brodie [1777-1855], Reporter. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, Commonly called Lord Cochrane, The Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, And Henry Lyte; For a Conspiracy, In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, On Wednesday the 8th, And Thursday the 9th of June, 1814: With the Subsequent Proceedings in the Court of King's Bench; Taken in Short Hand. London: Sold by J. Butterworth and Son, 1814. 604, [4] pp. Folding table. Includes four-page publisher catalogue. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-3/8"). Later library cloth, red and black calf lettering pieces to spine. Light shelfwear and some soiling. Light browning and foxing to text, early owner signature (Joseph Tate) and faint library stamp to title page, a few library annotations to verso, another owner signature ("Wm Green. 1843") at head of main text, brief early annotations in a few places. $850. * Only edition. Gurney's is the most detailed account of one of the greatest English fraud cases of the nineteenth century. In 1814 Berenger, a Prussian aristocrat posing as an aide to Britain's ambassador to Russia, announced that Napoleon had been killed by Russian Cossacks. This news caused stock prices to rise. After discovering that Berenger's news was a hoax, which caused prices to drop, investigators discovered that six men had profited substantially from the false information. All were alleged to have been conspirators with Berenger. One of these men was Cochrane, a Member of Parliament, an admiral and one of the greatest naval heroes of the Napoleonic Wars. The case against him was weak and circumstantial, but he was, to the surprise of many, convicted, sentenced to 12 months in prison, fined ?1,000. and ordered to stand in the pillory opposite the Royal Exchange for one hour. In subsequent weeks, he was dismissed from the Royal Navy and expelled from Parliament. On the orders of the Prince Regent, Cochrane was humiliated by the loss of his appointment Knight of the Order of the Bath. A month later, however, Cochrane was re-elected unopposed and, following a public outcry, his sentence to th. London, 1814 (illustrator). …

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1814 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 627 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 627 Language: English.…