James m'queen (27 Ergebnisse)

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Facsimile Reprint of 1840 Ed. xciv + [ii] + 303pp. + [i]. Map frontis. Top edge of leaves spotted, original gilt lettered red cloth with gilt device to upper board and black title patch to spine. Cass Library of African Studies, Travels and Narratives No. 53. US$37.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. An extensive contemporary account of the extraordinary political and military events of 1815, written and published immediately following Napoleon's return from Elba and final defeat. M'Queen traces the Hundred Days from Napoleon's landing in France and march upon Paris through the renewed European conflict, with substantial accounts of the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo, the retreat and pursuit of the French army, the entry of the Allies into Paris and Napoleon's second abdication. The narrative continues through the restoration of Louis XVIII, Napoleon's surrender and removal to St Helena, and the diplomatic and political settlement which followed the campaign. Published in Glasgow in 1816, the work was intended as a continuation of M'Queen's earlier history of the campaigns of 1812-1814. A Narrative of the Political and Military Events of 1815; Intended to Complete the Narrative of the Campaigns of 1812, 1813, and 1814, by James M'Queen. Printed by Edward Khull & Co. for W. Sommerville, A. Fullarton, J. Blackie & Co., Booksellers, Glasgow, 1816. First edition, Sommerville, Fullarton & Blackie issue, with an engraved portrait frontispiece of Napoleon Bonaparte. Another issue of the same first edition appeared with the imprint "Printed for the Author" and sold by John Smith & Son. A good hardback in contemporary half leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt rules and title to spine, with blind-stamped decorative tooling. Covers with general rubbing, scuffing and bumping, with wear to the board edges and corners. Joints rubbed. Endpapers cracked at the inner hinges; the front board remains attached but is fragile and should be handled with care. The text block itself remains soundly bound. The engraved portrait frontispiece of Napoleon is present and in very good order. Text is generally very good, overall clean and bright, with some spotting to the endpapers and title-page spread and occasional light usage marks elsewhere. Previous owner's signature to first free blank endpaper. The final Errata leaf is present. A scarce contemporary account of the Waterloo campaign and the political upheavals surrounding Napoleon's final defeat. Text in English. vi + 573pp + (1) Errata, with engraved portrait frontispiece of Napoleon. Dimensions: approximately 216mm high x 137mm wide x 36mm deep. Weight: approximately 732g (unpacked).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 303 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

with a map on an entierely new construction to which is prefixed a letter to Lord John Russell, regarding The Slave Trade and the improvement of Africa. Cass Library of African Studies, Travels and Narratives No. 53. London: Frank Cass & Co. reprint of the 1840 edition, 1969 8vo. viii,xxiv,xciv,303pp. frontispiece map, appendix. A very nice copy in the publisher's red cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B]. …

London, B. Fellowes, 1836, in-8, legatura coeva in piena tela con titolo (sbiadito) in oro al dorso, pp. 224 + 4 di catalogo editoriale. Qualche difetto esterno; l'interno in condizioni molto buone.

Leather. Zustand: Good Only. First edition. Illustrated with two folding maps, this is the scarce first edition of James MacQueen's detailed account of the political developments and military actions of 1815 The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, and one further folding map. Collated, lacking four portrait plates.James MacQueen, a Scottish geographer, statistician, political campaigner, pro-slavery activist, banker and businessman, presents a chronological account of the major political developments and military actions of 1815, with particular emphasis on the return of Napoleon from Elba, the Hundred Days, and the Waterloo campaign.McQueen draws on official documents, public speeches, and newspaper reports to compile a detailed overview of events in France and across Europe during this pivotal year. With errata leaf to the rear.The narrative aims to provide the British public with a comprehensive and factual record of the year"s dramatic events. In a full calf binding. Front board detached but present. Rear joint starting, with board a touch tenderly held to tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned due to paper type, otherwise clean and bright. Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 973pp.; VG; spine maroon with seven gilt bands and gilt lettering; spine shows some wear and cracks, as well as some weathering and rubbing at edges; board edges have some wear, especially at corners; rebound; all 6 portraits present, as indicated by the directions to the binder in rear, as well as all maps; minor foxing appropriate with age present, else text clean; red spotted marbling on text block. 1259477. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

An uncommon account. M'Queen, the owner of plantations in Grenada in the West Indies, collected extensive information, principally from slaves but also from a study of Arab geographers,which led him correctly to the conclusion that the Niger ended in the great delta of the Bight of Benin. Not being a member of the geographical establishment, little notice was taken of his account at the time and many bizarre theories were put forward before M'Queen's thesis was accepted. From the collection of Edward Pease, founder of the Stockton-Darlington Railway and often referred to as the 'Father of the Railways'. First edition. 8vo., xx, 288pp., 16 pages ads dated June 1st 1891 at end, large folding map(offset, short tear at fold), uncut in modern straight-grained calf gilt, a very good copy. Provenance: Edward Pease (inscription to front free endpaper).…

Full Diced Calf. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. xii, 224 pp. Full contemporary diced calf, with gilt decorated compartments, red leather label and gilt lettering and ruling to spine; marbled edges and endpapers. Light rubbing to spine ends and two small patches of slight wear to boards. Minimal spotting to text, predominatly very clean. Previous invoice slip from Quaritch (dated 1996). James M'Queen, geographer (1778-1870), 'was resident in Grenada, West Indies, as manager of a sugar plantation, and subsequently made repeated voyages through all the West Indian colonies. As a writer he was trenchant and vigorous and could present statistics attractively' (DNB). He was a pro-slavery polemicist and staunch defender of imperial commercial interests (DNB). Goldsmiths' 29339; Kress C.4185. 22cms tall, 14cms wide. Small 4to.…

London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. 1824. 8vo. Contemporary diced calf, rebacked and with wear to corners; pp. xxvi. [20], 427, additional errata slip at the end of preliminaries; new fly-leaf at end, repair to corner of final leaf, a good copy, complete with half-title and errata slip. Very rare first edition of this defence of slavery, written by one of Britain's staunchest Anti-Abolitionists. 'MacQueen's position on the issues had not changed since 1820, though it seemed it had since his arguments became increasingly hardened, extreme, persona1 and narrow as the emancipation debate progressed through the latter 1820s' (Jeffrey David Pardue, Agent of Imperial Change: James MacQueen and the British Empire, 1778-1870 p. 71). In defending slavery the author gives much statistical material relating to the West Indies and reveals the mind-set of the profiteers of a society whose wealth is to a great extent based on slavery.…