Howel James (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. A privately printed reprint of the 1679 edition, in two parts. A clean unmarked copy in dulled cloth.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Department of Justice, 1995. 255 pg. spiral bound text, printed on glossy stock. The covers are worn at the extremities, esp. the overlap of the text block, with a couple closed tears. One page (pg.125/6) was mis-bound, so that the holes at one point don't coincide with the laminated spiral wire (see photo). Six sections with dividers. No previous owner marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 12mo. 74 and 34 pages. Circa 19th century reprint. Hardcover bound in dark blue moire cloth with a tanned spine label. Binding is warped from damping. Paper label on the spine notes "Antiquarian Researches / 1679. / Cotton. 7s. 6d." Hinges are starting. Pages untrimmed. Contains six titles: "A Relation of the Proceedings against Ambassadors Who have miscarried themselves, &c."; "That the Kings of England Have been pleased, usually, to Consult with their Peers in the Great Council, and Commons in Parliament, of Marriage, Peace, and War"; "That the Soveraigns Person is Required in the Great Councils, or Assemblies of the State, as well at the Consultations as at the Conclusions"; "A Discourse of the Lawfulness of Combats to be performed in the presence of the King, or the Constable and Marshal of England"; "A Brief Abstract of the Question of Precedency between England and Spain." A Remonstrance of the Treaties of Amity and Marriage before time, and of late, of the House of Austria and Spain, with the Kings of England, to advance themselves to the Monarchy of Europe.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. In 4° (21,5 X 28 cm) de XVI + 385 pages et un feuillet d'avis à relieur. Bien complet des deux planches dépliantes. Une note de lecture en marge de la page 313. Intérieur particulièrement frais hormis une mouillure très claire en marge inférieure des 10 dernières pages. Dans un plein cartonnage (papier à la cuve) postérieur. Exemplaire à peine ébarbé sur la tranche supérieure. Première édition de cette traduction parue en l'an V.

Hardcover. First edition thus. xvi, 385 pp. 2 folding maps; small quarto, contemporary full mottled calf, gilt spine, morocco lettering piece. First French edition of Thomas Howel's "A Journal of the Passage from India, by a Route Partly Unfrequented through Armenia and Natolia, or Asia Minor." (London, 1789) together with James Capper's "Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt, and across the Great Desert." Translator Theophile Mandar (1759-1823) was a French politician and writer - a supporter of the Revolution who was known as one of the first to enter the Bastille on July 14, 1789. At the time of publication he had held for 3 years the position of National Commissioner of the Executive Council of the French Republic. It seems more than likely that the French translation and official publication by "L'Impirmerie de la Republique" of these 2 detailed works on travel across the Middle East was intended to aid Napoleon in planning his Egyptian Campaign, which began in May, 1798. This copy from the library of V. Perdonnet with his ex-libris in gilt on front board and paper label to front pastedown. Vincent Perdonnet (1768-1850) was a Swiss-born banker whose career took him to Paris in time for the French Revolution where he was imprisoned during the Terror. He emerged to found a trading firm in Marseilles and by 1799 was the Consul and Commissioner of Commercial Relations of the Helvetic Republic, in the pay of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was also an important figure in the Vaudoise Revolution, bringing the ideals of the French Revolution to Switzerland. Joints tender with short split at bottom of front joint, darkening at base of spine, else very good.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. [1797]. In-4° ; (2)-XVI-385 pp.-1 f. non chiffré [Avis au Relieur]-2 cartes repliées h.-t., plein veau granité, dos lisse très joliment orné, p. de titre en maroquin vert, roulette or d'encadrement sur les plats, tranches mouchetées, reliure de l'époque, très bel exemplaire. Gay, 2066, Blackmer, 282 (pour l'originale anglaise de la relation de James Capper en 1783). ÉDITION ORIGINALE DE LA TRADUCTION FRANCAISE. FIRST FRENCH EDITION. NICE COPY.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). An early posthumous collected edition of the works of Sir Robert Cotton, the renowned antiquarian and founder of the Cotton Library, bound in full calf. The third edition, being a scarce early copy of this collected edition.A collection of works from the renowned antiquary Sir Robert Cotton. Cotton was a member of Parliament and an antiquarian, who is best known for founding the 'Cotton Library', a collection of ancient manuscripts. This collection includes works such as 'That the Kings of England Have been Please.etc', 'A Relation of the Proceedings Against Ambassadors Who Have Miscarried Themselves', and many more, which provide an account of the history, politics and government of the seventeenth century.The register runs as A4, B8-Z8. Collated, lacking the vanishingly scarce frontispiece, otherwise complete.Bound in full contemporary leather and re-backed in modern calf. Bound in full contemporary leather and re-backed in modern calf. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally very smart with minimal wear to the extremities of the boards, and slight marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages, and tidemarks to the corners of the pages from pp.15-83. A contemporary inscription to the title page with slight loss to pp, 95 and the odd spot. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 4to 19thC rebound and is missing the title page but does have the engraving 'Heic tutus obumbror' which shows James Howell leaning against a tree mispaginated 1- 123, 301-407, [No 128]. Book.

1 vol. in-4°, demi-basane fauve, dos lisse orné de fleurons et roulettes dorées, pièce de titre en maroquin vert, tranches rouges. reliure de l'époque, mors sup. fendu en tête sur qq. cm. Bon exemplaire. 2 cartes hors-texte gravées repliées, (2) ff., xvj-385 pp., (2) p. Edition originale de la traduction française. L'édition originale anglaise avait paru en 1789 sous le titre de Journal of the Passage from India, by a route partly unfrequented through Armenia and Natolia, or Asia minor. Certains avancent que cette taduction fut entreprise en vue de l'expédition en Orient de Napoléon. L'ouvrage est illustré de deux cartes : la première est la Carte des routes (.) de Bassora à Constantinople (.) et de Latichra à Bassora par Alep et à travers le Grand Désert. La seconde est une carte de l'Egypte avec les Routes tant anciennes que modernes de la Mer Rouge à la Mer Méditerranée. Chadenat, 5072.

First edition. Engraved frontispiece of the author leaning against an oak by Abraham Bosso, folding panoramic view of London. 4to. Calf, slightly bumped, slightly exposed at joints, spine worn. [x], 1-128, 301-(408), [viii]pp. London, printed by J. Streater. Despite the peculiarity in pagination, according to Upcott, the book is complete and conforms with several institutional copies.