Pitt, william t. (9 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 12mo. Pp. 78. Appendix. Pictorial wrappers. ~ First British edition. An "instant book" published shortly before the war. W-1. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator).

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. PORTRAIT BIOGRAPHY. Fine copper engraved portrait with a valuable 500 word biography of the eminent personage. Each plate is 8.5 x 5 ins, 22 x 12 cms. and will be mounted (matted) and ready to frame. The portrait is in an oval with biography underneath. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 - 11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame leading Britain during the Seven Years' War(known as the French and Indian War in North America). He again led the country (holding the official title of Lord Privy Seal) between 1766-68. He is often known as William Pitt, the Elder to distinguish him from his son. Engraved By Audinet (illustrator). …

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A fine original engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame circa1790 A splended opportunity to purchase an original antique.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid original engraved portrait of an eminent person. Professionally mounted and ready to frame. Unusual, attractive and decorative. C. 1860.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A fine engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive, decorative and unusual.

Harlow, 2000. 247 pp. Softcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; xv, 343 p., incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 20 cm. LCCN 20011644 OCLC 3247460 LC F327 .M44 ; blue cloth with lettering in black ; no dustjacket ; tear at top of spinAfter searching for more than a year for stories of heroes, deeds of daring, of interesting adventuresand worth-while happenings in the history of our state, I came to feel that Alabama's history is so filled with glorious deeds, magnificent sacrifices, thrills and heart-throbs, that the children of the state should be told what truly great men and women their forebears were." ; Contents : Jean Ortis / De Soto's Arrival in Alabama -- A Very Impolite Guest, The Battle of Mauvilla Bienville -- The First White Settlement -- The Expedition That Failed, French Massacred at Natchez Settlement -- The Girls Who Came to an Unknown Land, The First Wives for the Colonists , Twelve Ugly Ducklings, Girls of the Chest -- The Emperor of Coweta, How the French Made Friends with the Indians -- Game Losers, Conditions During Early Settlement -- A Russian Princess, An Early Romance at Wetumpka -- His Mother, An Indian's Courage -- Princess Mary, James Oglethorpe Comes to Alabama -- Stung Arm, An Indian Princess Befriends the French -- Lachlan McGillivray, English Traders Come Among the Indians -- Alexander McGillivray, A Man Whose Power Affected the Nation -- The Heroine of Little River, How the Tensaw Settlers were Saved -- The Camp Angel, British Refugees Wander Through Ahibama, Courage Wins Reward, Paro Saves the Wanderers -- A Real Hero, A Negro Saves the Lives of the Immigrants -- Little Tempey Ellis, Tiny White Girl Rescued by "Old Milly" -- Isaac Heaton's Dogs, Fort Sinquefield in the Greek War -- A Brave Indian, Talladega Fort Saved by General Jackson -- The Canoe Fight, Sam Dale, Jere Austill and James Smith Stage a Great Fight -- Kindness That Came Back, The Fort Mims Massacre -- The Red Eagle, A Reproduction of Alexander Meek's Poem of the Creek War -- Nannawyah, Indians are Warned of Their Removal to the West -- The Stranger Within Our Gates, Aaron Burr's Capture --The Yazoo Fraud, Early Settlers Come into Alabama --The One-Man Senate, Alabama Becomes a Territory, then a State -- The Vine and Olive Company, French Refugees Settle Dcmopolis -- The Man Who Could Make Cow-Bells, St. Stephen's Prosperous Days -- John Hunt's Town, The Founding of Huntsville -- Andrew Dexter's Tract, The Beginning of Montgomery -- Cedar Creek Furnace, The Beginning of Iron-Making in Alabama -- A Vice-President of the United States, Wm. Rufus King, the Founder of Selma -- A Captain of Industry, Daniel Pratt, the Founder of Prattville -- La Fayette's Visit, A French General, the Friend of Amerioa -- Francis Scott Key's Mission to Alabama, Trouble with the Indians -- The First Railroad in Alabama, Experiences of Early Railroad Builders Osceola, The Leader of the Creeks and the Seminoles -- William C. Travis, Leader in the War for Texas Independence -- Billy Goold, The Man Who Found Fortunes for Others -- Jefferson Davis, Memories Recalled by Mrs. Mary Phelan Watt -- Supplies for Southern Soldiers, The Ordnance Department of the Confederacy -- The Boy Artilleryman, John Pelham -- Emma Sansom, The Girl Who Showed General Forrest "The Lost Ford"-- A Story of Real Strategem, General Streight Surrenders to General Forrest -- Fighting Joe Wheeler, Hero of Two Wars -- The Flagship Tennessee, A Naval Battle in Mobile Bay -- A King -of the High Seas, Raphael Semmes, Commander of the "Alabama" -- The David and Goliath of the Sea, The First Torpedo Boat -- A Boy Hero, Thomas Jones Shows His Courage -- Ku Klux Klan, Reconstruction Days in Alabama -- What One Boy Made of Himself, How James Pugh Became "The Patrick Henry of Alabama" -- The Birth of Birmingham, How John T. Milner Laid the Foundation for the Great Town , Difficulties of the Young Engineer, The Trick that Didn't Work, The Greatness of the Resources of "The Pittsburg of the South" etc ; scarce ; G. Book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A sammelband of eight political tracts about the political state of Great Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Present here are:The 1797 eighteenth edition of Thomas Erskine's work 'A View of the Causes and Consequences of the present War with France'. Discussing the French Revolution, and Britain's relationship with France.With half title.The 1800 third edition of Pitt's famous speech rejecting the idea of ââa peace with Napoleon, titled 'Speech of the Right Honourable William Pitt, Delivered in the House of Commons Monday, February 3, 1800, on a Motion for an Address to the Throne, Approving of the Answers returned to the Communications from France Relative to a Negociation for Peace'.With half title. Former owner's inscription to half title head.The very scarce first edition of Henry Dundas's 1801 speech, titled 'Substance of the Speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, on Mr. Grey's Motion for an Inquiry into the State of the Nation on Wednesday, March 25, 1801'. Dundas discusses the status of the war with the French and described several of the various battles or problems with the Peninsular War.With half title, bearing a former owner's inscription.The 1803 third edition of T. R. Bentley's 'A Few Cursory Remarks upon the State of the Parties during the Administration of the Right Honourable Henry Addington'.With half title, bearing a former owner's inscription.The anonymously authored and very scarce first edition of the 1803 response to the above work, titled 'A Brief Answer to a Few Cursory Remarks on the Present State of Parties'.With former owner's inscription to title page head.The sixth edition of Thomas Peregrine Courteney's very scarce work 'A Plain Answer to the Misrepresentations and Calumnies contained in the Cursory Remarks of a Near Observer'.The vanishingly scarce 1810 work 'The Reformist's Answer to the Article Entitled 'State of Parties' in the Last Edinburgh Review'.And finally, the vanishingly scarce first edition of James Walker's 1810 work 'A Vindication of the Character of the late Right Hon. William Pitt from the Calumnies Against Him'.A fascinating collection of works about politics both at home and abroad. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. A touch of rubbing to back strip tail, otherwise very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, but with instances of spotting to title pages. With four contemporary owner's inscriptions, to half titles and title page heads. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…