Leonard Frederic Editor (14 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stiff color illus. wraps. 1st ptg. thus with complete letter line (A). xxxvi,616 pp., illus. Mere hints of shelf wear, essentially as issued, with square, uncreased binding, clean and unmarked interior. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 117 pages. 12.00x9.00x0.35 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. bilingual edition. 67 pages. French language. 12.00x9.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 117 pages. 12.00x9.00x0.35 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. bilingual edition. 67 pages. French language. 12.00x9.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. Stated first edition ABCDE. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing to dust wrapper edges. Very clean, nearly like new. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 266 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1102 pages. 9.30x6.20x2.13 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 266 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. Frontispiece portrait (illustrator). First Edition. Vol. 1: [x, 350pp, Vol. 2: vi, 335pp, Vol. 3: vi, 336pp [discarded ex-library from City of Indianapolis Public Library, with that institution's 1873 bookplates inside front covers; library cloth-tape bindings over marbelled boards, with library spine lettering and markings; general use and wear, but internally fairly clean] Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Leather. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. [10], clxii, 288, [88] pp. Added frontis illustrated plate. Red and black title page. Octavo in full leather. Spine in 5 compartments with gilt decoration, title panel missing. Smooth calf boards with blind stamped rectangular cartouche with fleurons at the corners. Corners bit rubbed, spine leather starting to crack. Interior no end papers, nice old signature on the second blank (unreadable) with a date of January 1730, text is clean and unmarked. Page cxxxiii/cxxxiv is out of order in the Prologue, but otherwise everything else is good. Entirely in Latin, nice printing. Text surrounded by commentary, followed by Index Vocab. The Delphin editions were designed to help the heir to the French throne - the Dauphin -- learn his Latin classics; each classic was edited, emended, commented upon and here, also put into an easier prose translation as well, by the most eminent classical scholars of the times. Terence was one of Rome's greatest playwrights; who wrote amusing and affecting plays in a beautiful Latin style, direct and mellifluous and still very enjoyable today. They were popular throughout Medieval Europe and throughout the Renaissance. Terence was probably a native of Carthage, was a slave in the family of a Roman patrician. Because of his witty conversation and graceful manners, he became a favorite in fashionable Roman society and received his freedom. His sayings have become the general property of mankind: "Many men, many minds!" "I consider nothing human alien to me," and "While there's life there's hope." It is through Terence, more than any one else, that the traditions of comedy can be traced back to the New Comedy of the Greeks. The beautiful plate is signed Michael Vandergucht (or van der Gucht; 1660 16 October 1725) , a Flemish engraver who worked for most of his career in England. The same year he engraved this plate, he was also carving a frontis for Shakespeare's The Tempest. OCLC 85877450.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 266 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

This massive compilation is the first major collection of French treaties, beginning in 1435 and running to 1692, including many treaties relating to America. Many important French state papers appeared here for the first time, especially ones from the 15th and 16th centuries. It was not until the early 17th century that published versions of treaties began to appear simultaneously with the event, and even then treaties between kings were often secret, or contained secret sections, for decades. Thus, the Leonard set offers either first or very early printings of many documents of the greatest importance, including a number that are important for the Americas. The NUC entry for this work describes it in six volumes and locates five sets. Sabin states the work consists of six regular volumes plus two additional volumes of twenty-nine treaties with separate titlepages for each, covering treaties from 1697 to 1719. This set includes the original six volumes published in 1693, and is complete in and of itself. Frances Davenport identifies eleven treaties for which the Leonard set provides the first or first French printing between 1556 and 1684, as follows: 1) Davenport 20. Treaty between France and Spain, 1556, by which the French agreed to stay out of Spanish America and the Spanish agreed to leave alone French fisheries off the North American coast. 2) Davenport 22. Treaty between France and Spain, 1585. A similar agreement to keep France out of the Indies. 3) Davenport 26. Treaty between France and England, 1603. This treaty was made while England and Spain were still at war, and arranged for the French and British to take concerted action, with England raising a fleet to attack the Spanish New World dominions. It became a dead letter when James I made peace with Spain the next year. 4) Davenport 29. A defensive alliance between the Netherlands, France and England, in which the latter two agreed not to interfere with Dutch trade in the New World. 5) Davenport 32. Treaty between the Netherlands and France, agreeing not to interfere with each other's trade in the New World. 6) Davenport 34. Treaty between England and France settling the brief war between the powers of 1627-28. In this war the British had seized much of New France, including Quebec, which was restored with the peace. 7) Davenport 36. Treaty between Great Britain and France (St. Germain-en-laye). This treaty followed up Davenport 34, above, and called for the specific restoration of all of Canada; England gave up Nova Scotia reluctantly, and only in the face of French naval superiority. 8) Davenport 37. Treaty between France and Portugal, 1641. Portugal, having won independence back from Spain, agrees to cooperate with the French and Dutch against Spain in the New World. 9) Davenport 68. Agreement between Spain and the Netherlands, made by Spain in an attempt to defend its New World possessions. 10) Davenport 73. Cessation of hostilities in America between France and Sweden on one hand, and Denmark and Brandenburg on the other, 1679. This war had involved battles between the West Indian possessions of all powers, and restored the status quo while allowing free trade in West Indian ports. 11) Davenport 77. Treaty between Spain and France, 1684 (Ratisbon). This treaty supposedly brought peace between the Spanish and French throughout the world, but was really a screen by Louis XIV for his incursions on Spanish dominions in the New World. Immediately after it he authorized La Salle to start his colony on the Gulf of Mexico, and attempted to seize northern New Spain. A most important collection. SABIN 40104. Six volumes. Quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, gilt morocco labels. Old small library stamp on titlepages. Scattered light tanning and an occasional fox mark, small bit of worming in lower margin of some leaves in second and third volumes, else internally clean. A very good set.

A vast collection of all the treaties and commercial agreements entered into by France with other nations from 1435 to 1700, including many treaties relating to America. The NUC entry for this work describes it in six volumes and locates five sets. Sabin states the work consists of six regular volumes plus two additional volumes of twenty-nine treaties with separate titlepages for each. This set includes the first of these additional volumes, but not the second. An important collection of treaties, with much material relating to French possessions in America. Frances Davenport identifies eleven treaties for which the Leonard set gives the first or first French printing between 1556 and 1684, as follows: 1) Davenport 20. Treaty between France and Spain, 1556, by which the French agreed to stay out of Spanish America and the Spanish agreed to leave alone French fisheries off the North American coast. 2) Davenport 22. Treaty between France and Spain, 1585. A similar agreement to keep France out of the Indies. 3) Davenport 26. Treaty between France and England, 1603. This treaty was made while England and Spain were still at war, and arranged for the French and British to take concerted action, with England raising a fleet to attack the Spanish New World dominions. It became a dead letter when James I made peace with Spain the next year. 4) Davenport 29. A defensive alliance between the Netherlands, France and England, in which the latter two agreed not to interfere with Dutch trade in the New World. 5) Davenport 32. Treaty between the Netherlands and France, agreeing not to interfere with each other's trade in the New World. 6) Davenport 34. Treaty between England and France, settling the brief war between the powers of 1627-28. In this war the British had seized much of New France, including Quebec, which was restored with the peace. 7) Davenport 36. Treaty between Great Britain and France (St. Germain-en-laye). This treaty followed up Davenport 34, above, and called for the specific restoration of all of Canada; England gave up Nova Scotia reluctantly, and only in the face of French naval superiority. 8) Davenport 37. Treaty between France and Portugal, 1641. Portugal, having won independence back from Spain, agrees to cooperate with the French and Dutch against Spain in the New World. 9) Davenport 68. Agreement between Spain and the Netherlands, made by Spain in an attempt to defend its New World possessions. 10) Davenport 73. Cessation of hostilities in America between France and Sweden on one hand, and Denmark and Brandenburg on the other, 1679. This war had involved battles between the West Indian possessions of all powers, and restored the status quo while allowing free trade in West Indian ports. 11) Davenport 77. Treaty between Spain and France, 1684 (Ratisbon). This treaty supposedly brought peace between the Spanish and French throughout the world, but was really a screen by Louis XIV for his incursions on Spanish dominions in the New World. Immediately after it he authorized La Salle to start his colony on the Gulf of Mexico, and attempted to seize northern New Spain. A most important collection. SABIN 40104. Quarto. Contemporary calf, spines gilt extra. Moderate rubbing to extremities. Head and toe of spines chipped on first, second, and fifth volumes. Hinges starting on a few volumes, some minor worming in spine areas. Armorial bookplate in each volume. Else a very good set, internally clean except for only occasional foxing and tanning.