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London. Esward Stanford. 1893. Handsomely bound in 3/4 blind ruled calfskin and cloth covered boards. Gilt tooled motifs to spine compartments. Raised bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 12mo. The Second Edition. Illustrated with three fold-out strategic plans of mounted attack. KRAET, prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1827—1892), soldier and military writer, son of Prince Adolf of HohenloheIngelfingen (1797—1873), was born at Koschentin in Upper Silesia. He was a nephew of the Prince Hohenlohe noticed above, who commanded the Prussians at Jena. Educated with great rigour, owing to the impoverishment of the family estates during the Napoleonic wars, he was sent into the Prussian army, and commissioned to the artillery at the least expensive arm of the service. He joined the Prussian Guard artillery in 1845, and it was soon discovered that he had unusual aptitudes as an artillery officer. For a time his brother officers resented the presence of a prince, until it was found that he… Read More

London. Richard Bentley. 1867. Bound in 3/4 gilt tooled green grain morocco. Ornate gilt tooled spine compartments. Raised bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 8vo. The Carmine edition. Illustrated with illustrations after engravings by John Leach, George Cruikshank, etc. Moderate rubbing to covers. Corneres gently bumped. A Very Good, tight, crisp copy.

New York. The Limited Editions Club. 1987. Bound in imprinted paper covered boards. Housed in suede lined, leather edged slipcase. Folio. This Edition Limited to 1000 numbered copies, of which this is # 724. Signed by Ionesco to Colophon. Illustrated by 4 colour lithographs by Eugene Ionesco. A Very Fine pristine copy.

New York. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1904. Very handsomely bound in 3/4 burgundy straight grain morocco and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 8vo (5.25" x 8"). The Book-Lover's New Sunnyside Edition which is limited to 600 numbered sets of which this is number 194. Illustrated throughout with full page tissue guarded plates by Arthur Rackham, Fred Coburn, Henry Sandham, Julian Rix, E.W. Kemble, etc. Set is comprised of: Salmagundi, Mahomet and His Successors, Oliver Goldsmith, Captain Bonneville, Sketch-Book, Conquest of Granada, Tales of a Traveler, The Crayon Miscellany, Astoria, Knickerbocker's History of New York, Bracebridge Hall, The Alhambra, Geaorge Washington, Christopher Columbus, Reviews and Miscellanies, Spanish Papers. Other than the occasional nearly undetectable scuff or two, a Very Fine, immaculate set.

New York. G.P. Putnam's Sons. n.d. (circa 1880). Bound in 1/2 gilt ruled brown morocco and cloth covered boards. Ornate gilt tooled cornstalks to spine. Gilt titles. t.e.g. 8vo (5.5" x 8"). The Author's Revised Edition of the Standard Library Edition. Illustrated throughout with full page plates after engravings and photographs. Set includes The Life of Washington (5 vols) and Life and Voyages of Columbus (2 vols). Spines evenly sunned to a handsome uniform shade. The very slightest of occasional rubbing to head and tail pieces. Two headpieces very slightly chipped. A Fine, gloriously bound set.

New York. New Directions. 1945. 8vo. First American Edition. Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.

Fallbrook. Aero Publishers. 1981. Pictorial wrappers. 8vo. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Very Good.