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(Madison, J.) Brant, Irving: James Madison. 1941-1961. 6 volumes. Cloth with dustjackets. Ex library.

Indianapolis & New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1941-1961. Volume 4 and 6 are stated first printings. Other volumes do not state printing. Small quartos. Gilt decorated maroon cloth. Six volumes. Ex library. All six volumes have a trace of soiling and tanning to the edges else near fine in acetate protected dustjackets in which the acetate protectors have been cello taped to the pastedowns and in which all six volumes have had the rear dustjacket flap removed and affixed to the front fly of each volume. Each dustjacket has a trace of wear to the extremities. The spine of volume 2 is sunned as usual else near fine. Aside from the acetate dustjacket protectors the only indentification that this is an ex library set are that all six volumes have library card pockets, with cards inserted, affixed to the rear pastedowns, the top right hand corner of each rear pastedown has a library shelving number either in ink or written on an adhesive sticker affixed to it, each volume has either a library shelving sticker affixed to the foot of the dustjacket spine or has the numbers neatly written in white ink and the previous owner's is book plate neatly affixed to front pastedown of each volume.The volumes included in this set: Volume 1: "The Virginia Revolutionist. 1751-1780". 1941. Volume 2: "The Nationalist. 1780-1787". 1948. Volume 3: "Father of The Constitution. 1787-1800". 1950. Volume 4: "Secretary of State. 1800-1809". 1953. Volume 5: "The President. 1809-1812". 1956. Volume 6: "Commander in Chief. 1812-1836". 1961. A gorgeous, bright and tight ex library copy of Irving Brant's definitive and exhaustive biography of James Madison, the fourth president of The United States. A very difficult set to gather, especially with the elusive sixth volume. Scarce as a set in any shape or form.

[SW: American History, Presidents, James Madison]

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Dickinson & Pryde, William Croft & George S. A New History of Scotland. Volume I. From The Earliest Of Times To 1603. Volume II. Scotland From 1603 To The Present Day. 1961-1962. Cloth with dustjackets. Ex library.

London: Thomas Nelson. 1961-1962. (First editions). Octavo. Gilt spine titled maroon cloth. Ex library. Preliminaries have typical library markings. Front fly of both volumes has library card pocket affixed. Library catalog shelf number in white ink at foot. Top stain of both volumes a bit uneven else very good in acetate protected dustjackets which have been cello taped to the boards and with library shelf stickers affixed at the foot of each volume. Consists of Volume 1 "Scotland From The Earliest Of Times To 1603" by William Croft Dickenson (1961) and Volume 2 "Scotland From 1603 To The Present Day" (1962). Fold-out maps are bound in at the rear of each volume. A nice ex library copy of an excellent history of Scotland.

[SW: History, Scotland]

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Bibliothekswesen- Harvard University Library, The (Publisher). The Place of the Library in a University. A Conference held at Harvard University, 30-31 March 1949. Cambridge (Massachusetts), Harvard University Library, 1950.
[The Volume contains the following Texts: "General Reading in a University Library" (Dixon Wecter), "The University Library and Scholarship" (Ernest H. Wilkins), "The Library and the Professional School" (Zechariah Chafee, Jr.), "The Importance of Rare Books and Manuscripts in a University Library" (William A. Jackson), "Harvard Faces its Library Problems" (Keyes D. Metcalf), and "The Future of Libraries in Academic Institutions" (Donald Coney, Newton F. McKeon, Jr., and Harvie Branscomb).].

4°. 72 Pages. Original Cloth-Volume (gilt Lettering on the Spine) with original Dust-jacket (titled). The Volume is minimally bumped. The Dust-jacket is slightly bumped, rubbed, and slightly torn in one Place. (Reprinted from the Types of the 'Harvard Library Bulletin', Volume III, Number 2 and 3/ Volume IV, Number 1).

[SW: Buchwesen; Harvard; Vortrag]

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Sir Thomas W. Arnold Illustrator: NA: Indian Miniatures: The Library of A. Chester Beatty, Aryan Books International, New Delhi 2008 ISBN: 9788173053443

New Hardcover 25 x 37 cm. This volume is devoted to the large collection of Indian miniatures executed over a period of three centuries from about AD 1550 until AD 1800. All these paintings were acquired by one of the great collectors of the world Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968) and at present, are lodged in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin. Chester Beatty's collection is superb and provides representative and thorough documentation of the period. It provides basic information about the Indian art during 16th-18th centuries. The Library possesses eighteen illustrated manuscripts including the most prestigious Akbarnama, a chronicle of Akbar the Great, besides the Royal Albums containing allegorical, apotheosis and dynastic portraits of the Mughal emperors and genre scenes portraying ordinary life. Each miniature is arranged (as far as possible) in chronological order and the theme of each miniature is given in brief with authors' (T.W. Arnold and J.V.S. Wilkinson) comments on style and technique. Further, the rendering of the inscriptions found on the miniatures giving the artists' name together with other related information designate the volume as a reference work. Illustrated with 103 paintings it encompasses all the major facets of the 16-18th centuries Indian art. Truly, the Catalogue is a timeless endowment of Chester Beatty for all of us. The Catalogue, first published in 1936 is now rare and a reprint of the same in agreement with its excellence fulfils the most cherished mission of the great Collector who was always anxious to make his material available to scholars by means of beautifully published comprehensive and descriptive catalogues, art-exhibitions, and generously extending all facilities to the researchers, scholars and students at the Library. The Catalogue, initially published in a set of three separate volumes, now bound in one volume is handy. It will be widely read by the students and specialists of art history and South Asian studies. An 'Introduction' to the volume by Professor S.P. Verma will be a fit guide to the charming field of Indian art. Printed Pages: 144. First edition

[SW: Indian Miniatures: The Library of A. Chester BeattySir Thomas W. Arnold9788173053443]

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