591. Matthiessen, F.O.

American Renaissance. Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman.

Ninth impression. London, Oxford University Press, 1964. 16,5 cm x 24 cm. Frontispiece, XXVI, 678 pages. Original Hardcover. Cloth. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

592. Tomlinson, Charles.

American Scenes. And Other Poems.

First Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1966. Octavo. IX, 62 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear and some foxing to the edges.

593. Ginsberg, Allen / Enzo Eric Toccaceli.

American Sentences.

Limited Edition / One of only 32 copies [32 esemplari]. Osnago, Edizioni Pulcinoelefante, 1996. 19.7cm x 13.5cm. 6 pages, with vintage photograph of Ginsberg by Enzo Eric Toccaceli. Original illustrated softcover in protective Mylar / Cover illustration: “Water – melon by Angela Caremi”. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

594. Hughes, Robert.

American Visions. The Epic History of Art in America.

London, The Harvill Press, 1997. 4°. IX, 635 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Rare in this excellent condition.

595. Weeks, John H.

Among Congo Cannibals – Experiences, Impressions, and Adventures During A Thirty Years’ Sojourn Amongst the Boloki and Other Congo Tribes With A Description of Their Curious Habits, Customs Religion & Laws. With 54 Illustrations & A Map.

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1913. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, 352 pages. 40 illustrations including frontispiece. Fold-out map at rear showing “Among Congo Cannibals.” Hardcover [publisher’s original teal cloth] with lettering on spine and pictorial on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Crack to gutter between pastedown and front endpaper at heel of spine. Binding still firm and strong and square. Lightly tanned throughout and dust-toned edges from age. Unmarked interior.

596. Elmslie, W.A.

Among The Wild Ngoni – Being Some Chapters in the History of the Livingstonia Mission in British Central Africa.

Edinburgh and London, Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1899. 13.5 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece, 319 pages. 14 illustrations including frontispiece. Folded Map at rear showing ‘Livingstonia Mission.’ Hardcover [publisher’s original tanned cloth] with gilt lettering and pictorial illustration on spine and board. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean.

597. [Zelnik, Friedrich / Morel, Emma] Brugmans, H. / Loosjes, A.

Amsterdam in Beeld. [From the library of Frederic Zelnik] Met 613 Afbeeldingen.

Zesde Vermeerdere Druk. Amsterdam, Scheltema & Holkema, (ca.1925). 4°. VIII, 372 pages with 613 photographs of Old Amsterdam, prior to the second world war. Original illustrated Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Hinge slightly shaky. From the library of Frederic Zelnik / Friedrich Zelnik. Inscribed to Frederic Zelnik by one of his silent cinema actresses, Emma Morel, during the filing of “Vadertje Langbeen”, based on a Novel from Jean Webster and adapted fror the screen by Rudolph Bernauer, the film was made by Zelnik and filmed in Amsterdam. Emma Mourel was one of the stars of the Movie and inscribed the book to Zelnik: “Van ouren voorbeeldigen Regisseur den Heer Friedrich Zelnik, her herinnering van Amsterdam Augustus 1938. Voor alle….Gross-aufnahmen !! Met reeht-hartelycken dank en auf Wiedersehen von Emma Morel”.

598. Bougeant, Guillaume Hyacinthe / François-Alexandre Aubert de la Chesnaye Desbois.

Amusement Philosophique sur le Langage des Bestes, Nouvelle Edition. Augmentee d’un Avertissement, d’un Discours preliminaire, d’un Critique, avec des Notes, & de la Retractation de l’Auteur. [Ensemble avec: Lettre ¡a Madame la Comtesse D***. Pour servir de Supplément à l’amusement Philosophique sure le langage des Bétes. [par François-Alexandre Aubert de la Chesnaye Desbois]

Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie, [1750]. 10,5 cm x 17,5 cm. XLVI, 134 pages, (50) pages, [4] pages. Reliure originale / Hardcover – Original full leather with raised bands, gilt lettering and ornament to spine. The volume is now in protective Mylar. Minor wear. Spine slighty starting. Otherwise in excellent and firm condition.

599. Wakefield, Edward.

An Account Of Ireland, Statistical And Political [Volume Two (of 2)] / [With chapters on Irish Peerage and Inland Fisheries in Ireland (Eels / White Fisheries / Herring Fishery etc.)].

First and only Edition. London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1812. Quarto (24 cm x 29 cm). 838 pages plus Index with Tables [e.g.: “Table of Religious Sects” (in Ireland) / Table with Prices from 1790 to 1802 (taken from County-Surveys)]. Hardcover / Original Publisher’s half – cloth. In protective Mylar. Binding with stronger signs of wear, but professionally restored with new pastedowns and endpapers.

600. Howard, John / [Daniel Conner Library]

An account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the Plague: Together with further Observations on some foreign Prisons and Hospitals; and additional remarks on The Present State of those in Great Britain and Ireland. [Including chapters on English Prisons and Hospitals, Hulks [Prison-Ships] on the Thames, Remarks on the Gaol-Fever, Remarks on Penitentiary Houses, Scottish Prisons and Hospitals, Irish Prisons and Hospitals, Charter Schools in Ireland etc.]

First Edition. Warrington, Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and J. Taylor in London, 1789. Quarto (24,5 cm x 30,5 cm). VIII, 259 pages plus 13 unnumbered pages of Index and 1 page “Directions to the Book-Binder”. Collation complete with 22 plates of which 20 are large fold-out-engravings. Hardcover / Contemporary 18th century calf with gilt lettering on spine. Stunning Volume, recently restored and rebacked by two english master-binders. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. After the restoration now a highly-desirable collectable. One of the first sociological studies of conditions within the penal system of England and Ireland compared to other 18th-century practices within European Jails / Gaols. The partly romantic engravings seem sinister when one imagines what inmates and children endured within these settings. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.