1411. Weimarer Republik.

Collection of thirteen (13) Publications on the History of the Weimar Republic and the transition into the Third Reich (12 german Publications, 1 english publication) / Kleine Sammlung mit dreizehn (13) wichtigen Publikationen zum Thema Weimarer Republik. Die Sammlung enthält die folgenden Titel: 1. Renate Breipohl – Religiöser Sozialismus und bürgerliches Geschichtsbewußtsein zur Zeit der Weimarer Republik. Zürich, 1971. 285 pages. / 2. Günter Brakelmann – Evangelische Kirche in sozialen Konflikten der Weimarer Zeit. Das Beispiel des Ruhreisenstreits. Bochum, 1986. 136 Seiten. / 3. Christoph Führ – Zur Schulpolitik der Weimarer Republik. Darstellung und Quellen. Die Zusammenarbeit von Reich und Ländern im Reichsschulausschuß (1919-1923) und im Ausschuß für das Unterrichtswesen (1924-1933). Darstellung und Quellen. Weinheim, 1970. 371 pages. / 4. Karl Holl / Adolf Wild – Ein Demokrat kommentiert Weimar. Die Berichte Hellmut von Gerlachs an die Carnegie-Friedensstiftung in New York 1922-1930. Bremen, 1973. 268 Seiten / 5. Maser, Werner – Der Sturm auf die Republik. Frühgeschichte der NSDAP. Stuttgart, 1973. 524 Seiten / 6. Gossweiler, Kurt – Kapital, Reichswehr und NSDAP 1919-1924. Berlin, 1982. 616 Seiten. 35 Abbildungen. / 7. Nicholls, Anthony and Matthias, Erich – German Democracy and the Triumph of Hitler. Essays in Recent German History. London, 1971. 271 pages. / 8. Fischer, Kurt Gerhard – Politische Bildung in der Weimarer Republik. Grundsatzreferate der “Staatsbürgerlichen Woche” 1923. Grundsatzreferate der “Staatsbürgerlichen Woche” 1923. Frankfurt, 1970. 190 Seiten. / 9. Holl, K. – Wette, W. – Pazifismus in der Weimarer Republik. Beiträge zur historischen Friedensforschung. Paderborn, 1981. 181 Seiten. / 10. Köhler, Henning – Adenauer und die Rheinische Republik. Der erste Anlauf 1918-1924. Opladen, 1986. 287 Seiten / 11. Hildemarie Dieckmann – Johannes Popitz. Entwicklung und Wirksamkeit in der Zeit der Weimarer Republik. Berlin, 1960. 157 Seiten. / 12. Hans-Hermann Hartwich – Arbeitsmarkt, Verbände und Staat 1918-1933. Die öffentliche Bindung unternehmerischer Funktionen in der Weimarer Republik. Mit einem Vorwort von Georg Kotowski. Berlin, 1967. 488 Seiten / 13. Fritz Berber – LOCARNO – Eine Dokumentensammlung. (Locarno-Vertrag). Mit einer Einleitung des Botschafters Joachim von Ribbentrop. Berlin, 1936. 408 Seiten //

Berlin (und andere Verlags-Orte), Junker und Duennhaupt (und andere Verlage), 1936 – 1986. 8°. c.2000 pages. Mix of Hardcover and Softcover Volumes. All Volumes are former Library-copies with the usual markings / Alle Bände sind Bibliotheksexemplare in guten Zuständen aber mit den üblichen, teilweise unschönen Merkmalen (Stempel, Rückenschilder, ggfs. Stempel auf Schnitt).

1412. [Walter Benjamin Collection] – Guilleminot, Bœspflug et Cie. / [Paris during the World Exhibition in the Year 1900]

Collection of thirtyfour (34) original photographic glass-slides, allowing us to imagine the surroundings of Walter Benjamin’s “Arcades Project” and the Genesis of his Idea of “Paris as the Capital of the 19th Century”. While the Glass-Slides are NOT from Benjamin’s library or from one of his friends collections, they are contemporary artefacts which allow us to Timetravel into the Paris of Benjamin’s “Arcades” and illustrate Benjamin’s creation of the six sections of his “Arcades Project”: “Fourier, or the Arcades” ; “Daguerre, or the Panoramas”; “Grandville, or the World Exhibitions” ; “Louis-Philippe, or the Interior”; “Baudelaire, or the Streets of Paris”; “Hausmann, or the Barricades”. The slides were produced by Parisien Radio-Brom manufacturer of photographic plates and papers, “Guilleminot, Bœspflug et Cie”. The fantastic slides all produced around the time of the 1900 Paris Exposition (World’s Fair), known in french as “Exposition Universelle” in Paris. Included are photographic plates of the “Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt” at the “Place du Chatelet”, “Le Louvre”, “Paris – Buttes-Chaumont – Le Lac & Le Belvedere”, “Avenue de L’Opera”, “Place de Victoires”, “Gare St.Lazare – Rue de Rome”, L’Institut pris du pont des Arts”, “Gare Montsouris”, “Monument de Pasteur – Avenue de Breteuil”, “La Seine et L’Hotel de Ville”, “Pont au Change”, “Les Tuileries – avec “Charmeur d’Oiseaux”, “Le Conseil d’Etat”, “Avenue des Champs Elysees”, “Palais de Justice, Boulevard du Palais”, “Pont ALexandre III”, “Square d’Anvers”, “Grand Palais”, “Fontaine de Carpeaux”, “Jardin des Plantes” “Galerie de la Plaeontologie”, “Place du Carrousel – Arc de Triomphe”, “De Notre Dame sur l’Hotel Dieu – Tour St.Jacques – Sacre Coeur”, etc. Also included are some private images of family, picnic in the forests etc.

Paris, Exposition Universelle of 1900 / Guilleminot, Bœspflug et Cie., [c.1900]. 10.7 cm x 4.4 cm. 34 slides in three boxes (one of the boxes labelled: “Diapositifs de Verascope Richard”. Original Hardcover Boxes with glass-slides. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only.

1413. [Political Science / Political Theory and Government / Policy Process / European Union / Government and Politics]

Collection of thirtysix (36) publications on Political Science and Social Thought with an emphasis on the European Union, the European Community and Policy making. The collection includes: 1. Seamus O Tuama – Critical Turns in Critical Theory – New Directions in Social and Political Thought – Festschrift for Piet Strydom (Signed and inscribed by Seamus O Tuama) / 2. Andrew Heywood – Political Ideologies – An Introduction / 3. John Dunn – Western Political Theory in the Face of the Future / 4. Ian Shapiro – The Moral Foundations of Politics / 5. Michael Hill – The Policy Process – A Reader (Second Edition) / 6. D.D.Raphael – Problems of Political Philosophy (Revised Edition) / 7. Bernard Crick and Tom Crick – What is Politics ? / 8. Vernon Bogdanor – The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Science / 9. Gabriel A. Almond and G.Bingham Powell, Jr. – Comparative Politics / 10. Charles E. Lindblom – The Policy Making Process (second edition) / 11. Edward Boyle and Anthony Crosland – The Politics of Education / 12. Brian Chapman – The Profession of Government / 13. Christopher Ham and Michael Hill – The Policy Process in the Modern Capitalist State / 14. David Braybrooke & Charles E. Lindblom – A Strategy of Decision – Policy Evaluation as a Social Process / 15. Peter Harris – Foundations of Political Science (second edition) / 16. J. Denis Derbyshire – Spotlight on World Political Systems / 17. W.I.Jenkins – Policy Analysis – A Political and Organizational Perspective / 18. Andrew Heywood – Political Ideas and Concepts – An Introduction / 19. Peter Saunders – Urban Politics – A Sociological Interpretation / 20. Patrick Rivers – Politics by Pressure / 21. Andrew Heywood – Key Concepts in Politics / 22. Martin J. Smith – Pressure Politics / 23. Stephen C. Young – The Politics of the Environment / 24. Jean Blondel – Comparative Government / 25. The German Bundesrat / 26. The German Bundestag / 27. Richard Owen and Michael Dynes – Guide to the Single European Market / 28. C.C.Schweitzer and others – Politics and Government in the Federal Republic of Germany, Basic Documents / 29. Treaty on European Union / 30. Treaties establishing the european communities / 31. Neill Nugent – The Government and Politics of the European Union / 32. The Government and Politics of France / 33. Lasok, D. and J.W.Bridge – Introduction to the Law and Institutions of the European Communities (Second Edition) / 33. Juliet Lodge – The European Community and the Challenge of the Future / 34. Gallagher – Representative Government in Modern Europe – Institutions, Parties and Governments (Second Edition) / 35. A.A.Scott – European Studies / 36. M.Donald Hancock – Politics in Western Europe /

Yale / London / and others, MacMillan / and others, c. 1960 – c. 2000. Octavo. More than 3000 pages. Original Softcover and Hardcover bindings. All Volumes with signs of external wear but overall in very good condition. In addition the collection also includes a few publications on Administration Policy. From the library of an irish Councilman and University lecturer.

1414. [Kuwait Section – William Daniel Gill Collection] – Fox, A.F. / R.M.S.Owen / Sami N.Nasr.

Collection of three (3) important publications on the Geology and Oil / Gas Exploration of Kuwait from the collection of Geologist William Daniel Gill. The collection includes: 1.A.F.Fox – “Some Problems of Petroleum Geology in Kuwait” (1959) / 2. A.F.Fox – “The Development of the South-East Kuwait Oilfields” (1961) / 3. R.M.S.Owen and Sami N.Nasr – “Stratigraphy of the Kuwait-Basra Area” (1958).

1958-1961. Octavo and Quarto. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

1415. [Russia – Soviet Union/ Caucasus Section – William Daniel Gill Collection] – King, Robert E.

Collection of three (3) important publications on the Geology and Oil / Gas Exploration of Russia and the Caucasus, from the collection of Geologist William Daniel Gill. The collection includes: 1. Robert E. King – “Oil and Gas Exploration and Production inthe Soviet Union” (1969) / 2. Felix Oswald – “Explanatory Notes To Accompany The Geological Map of the Caucasus” (London, 1914) / 3. S.I.Tomkeieff – “The Progress of Geology in the USSR” (Read at Liverpool, 1st January, 1960) /

1914-1969. 52 cm wide x 41 cm high. 1 page. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

1416. George VI. / Edward VIII. / Queen Elizabeth.

Collection of three important vintage magazines on: 1. The Illustrated London News – No. 5096 – Volume 189: ‘Accession Number’ and ‘The Abdication of King Edward VIII.’ / 2. The Illustrated London News No.5116 – Volume 190: Coronation Week Double Number – ‘The Presentation Plate of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’ / 3. The Illustrated London News – No. 5117 – Volume 190: Original Coronation Ceremony Number.

Three Volumes. London, Publishing Office of “The Illustrated London News”, 1936 – 1937. Folio. 61, XVI, 79, XXIV, 71 pages with hundreds of illustrations (many in colour) throughout all three editions. Original, illustrated Softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare set !

1417. Kay, John.

Collection of three original engravings [portraits of english Judges] by scottish caricaturist and engraver John Kay.

[Edinburgh], [Hugh Paton], [c. 1838-1842]. 13 cm x 18 cm (Images) / 24 cm x 30 cm (mounts). 3 sheets, signed in the plate. All three portraits are beautifully framed. Price of this collection includes worldwide free shipping per UPS courier.

1418. Sheehan, [Canon] Rev. P.A.

Collection of three publications by Canon Sheehan: 1. “Miriam Lucas” (New Impression – 2nd edition from 1924) / 2.″The Queen’s Fillet” (New Impression – 2nd edition from 1919) / 3. “Luke Delmege” (New Impression – 2nd edition from 1924).

26th edition. New York / Toronto / Bombay / Calcutta / Glasgow, Longmans, Green and Co., 1919-1924. Octavo. 470, 376, 580 pages. Original Publisher’s Hardcover. All three Volumes in very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

1419. Quine, Willard Van Orman / Christensen, Niels E.

Collection of twelve (12) offprints from Quine’s personal library. The collection includes twelve essays in original offprints by Quine plus one edition of ‘Philosophical Studies’ signed and inscribed to Quine by his Danish student Niels E. Christensen [″To Professor Quine, my teacher in logic, from yours – Niels E. Christensen”] / The collection includes the following titles: 1. Peano as Logician (1987) / 2. A way to simplify truth functions (1955) / 3. Existence and Quantification (1968) / 4. Alcance y lenguaje de la ciencia (1973) / 5. Indeterminacy Without Tears (1994) / 6. Assuming Objects (1994) / 7. Carnap e la Verita Logica (1957) / 8. The Flowering of Thought in Language (1997) / 9. Paradoxes of Plenty / 10. In appogio della definizione implicita (1964) / 11. Free Logic, Description and Virtual Classes (1997) / 12. On Relations as Coextensive with Classes [comes with a vintage, printed bibliography of Quine’s publications] / 13. Niels E. Christensen (University of Copenhagen) – Further Comments of Two-Valued Logic – Inscribed by Christensen to Quine (1957).

1955 – 1997. Octavo. Original stapled offprints. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

1420. [General Petroleum Exploration Section – William Daniel Gill Collection] – BP (British Petroleum Co.) [N.L.Falcon – BP House – Ropemaker Street] / Robert A. Boulware / and many others.

Collection of twentyfive (25) important publications on the Geology and Oil / Gas Exploration of the World from the collection of Geologist William Daniel Gill. The collection is housed inside a Solander Box labelled “Petroleum General” and includes interesting clippings on″Diverse Strategies of State Oil Companies”, interesting offprints, pamphlets and also Development – Sheets with Diagrams sent by BP to W.D.Gill. Included are for example: 1. Robert A. Boulware – “Seismic Exploration For Stratigraphic Traps in Canada” with sheets with revised Figures sent by N.L.Falcon at BP – “Bioherm Reef Developments Shaded” / 2. Anny B. Coury – “Bibliography for a Map of Prospective Hydrocarbon Provinces in the World” (1979) / 3. Peter Fitzgerald Moore (Shell Canada Ltd.) – “The Use of Geological Models in prospecting for Stratigraphic Traps” / 4. Gill’s personal copies of publications from the 7th World Petroleum Congress in Mexico 1967 (With a photographic section of places at which Petroleum Congresses happened before) / 5. Linton, D.L. and Moseley, F. – “The Geological Ages” (1968) / 6. Heinz Beckmann – “Modern Methods of Pay Evaluation in Oil and Gasfields” (1964) / 7. Theodore A. Link – “Theory of Transgressive and Regressive Reef (Bioherm) Development and Origin of Oil” (1950) / and many more publications like these.

1950 – c. 1990. Octavo and Quarto. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.