Newcomb Mediterranean

Newcomb, Rexford. Mediterranean Domestic Architecture In The United States. Cleveland J.H. Jansen 1928
Orig. maroon cloth rubbed at backstrip extremities and corners. Very good.

First edition 223 pages. Folio, 40 x 27 cm. Voluminously illustrated: photographs and plans to scale. List of residences and architects. Notable California architects include, George Washington Smith, Elmer Gray, and Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury to name a few. Dampstaining to pages at rear of text at gutter head not affecting images.

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Rexford Newcomb: Mediterranean Domestic Architecture for the United States (Twentieth Century Landmarks in Design, Vol. 9) (Acanthus Press Reprint Series. 20th Century, ... 20th Century, Landmarks in Design, V. 9.) Acanthus Press 1999-06-30 ISBN: 0926494139
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MERCHANT SHIPPING : -: The humble address of the right honourable the Lords spiritual and temporal, in parliament assembled, with the several papers contain'd and refer'd to therein, presented to Her Majesty on Monday the first day of March, 1707. With Her Majesty's most gracious answer. Printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1707

FIRST EDITION, 40-pages, folio, recent paper wraper : with some light browning, but still a very good to nice, uncut copy. An appeal for more and better convoys to protect merchant shipping to America, Russia, and the Mediterranean against marauding French ships. Not in ESTC, Kress or Goldsmiths', all of which have the Dublin 1708 reprint only. Not in Landis's European Americana. Hanson 936. James Ford Bell Library G763.

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Commander Horatio Nelson: The London Gazette, No. 13668. Printed by The Newcomb in the Savoy, 1794 - Capture of Bastia, Savoy The Newcomb 1794

Tall 8vo. The complete issue, four leafs, paginated 529-536, printed in double-column format. Published by Authority of the British government, from 7-10 June 1794. This issue features a detailed announcement of the capture of the first of two key Corsican forts captured, the Fort of Bastia, in which Nelson, under Admiral Hood, commanded the bombardment by naval guns brought onshore. Rare in that it deals with one of Nelson's important campaigns before he achieved hero status. Substantial and contemporary, this rare publication devotes 4 pages to the victory, including numbers of wounded and killed, reported by Nelson, and reports given by Admiral Hood. Dated two weeks following the surrender of Fort Bastia and four weeks before that of Fort Calvi. With the declaration of war with the French Republic, Nelson was made commander of the Agamemnon, a massive warship possessing sixty-four guns. The commander immediately sailed for the Mediterranean and joined Lord Hood at the siege of Bastia. Early in 1794 Nelson was ordered by Hood to blockade the French island of Corsica, which Britain wanted to occupy with the help of Pasquale Paoli, a Corsican patriot. Forts at Bastia and Calvi were the main points of French resistance, which Britain had to capture if they were to succeed in their aim. Nelson urged Hood to take Bastia quickly. Dundas disagreed and refused support. Nelson volunteered to lead the bombardment on Bastia, and kept secret that enemy troops numbered three times the amount previously thought, stating only that it would be a national disgrace if an attempt were not made. Nelson was given command of this bombardment on 4 April 1794, and on 23 May 1794 Bastia surrendered. After Bastia, the fort of Calvi would also be captured, during which, on the 12th of July, Nelson received a severe wound to the face which eventually caused the loss of vision in his right eye. The fort at Calvi surrendered on 10 August 1794. Military despatches describing the Corsican campaign were printed in the London Gazette. Nelson spent the winter months of 1794 in HMS Agamemnon blockading Toulon, sailing to Leghorn, Genoa and Corsica for refitting.

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