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Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Plague, Zach (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 120 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.30 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 120 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.30 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 120 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.30 inches. In Stock.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

LATER EDITION. 8vo. 74 pp. Self-wraps. Library rubber stamp on front cover. Good. On fighting the plague.

small folio [27x17cm]. disbound. 3 pages + covering title. good clean condition [shipping charges will be reduced when this order is processed] an original 1722 Black Letter printed Act of Parliament.

Plague, Zach (illustrator). 2. Auflage. 273, (15) S. Ill. Orig.-Broschur. - Sehr guter Zustand innen und außen.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From Anita Roy's introduction.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait, circa 1820. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

small folio [27x17cm]. disbound, with archival tape backing. 21 pages + covering title [pp29-32 repeated]. good clean condition [shipping charges will be reduced when this order is processed. Please see our storefront page for shipping information] an original 1721 Black Letter printed Act of Parliament containing much interesting information on the laws regarding quarantine in the early 18th century.

small folio [27x17cm]. disbound. 5 pages + covering title. good clean condition [shipping charges will be reduced when this order is processed. Please see our storefront page for shipping information] an original 1722 Black Letter printed Act of Parliament forbidding the entry of ships from plague infected countries into British and Irish ports. The penalties for assisting the entry of any such ships were rather more severe than those of our more recent quarantine laws, with any person so convicted being sentenced to death.

Small 4to. pp. 4. Spotted and with old folds. 1865 and 66 saw the worst outbreak of Rinderpest, or Cattle Plague in history and led to the formation of a National Veterinary Service for the first time. The same year, 1866, saw the final cholera pandemic in Britain and the definitive conclusion that it was mostly passed through a contaminated water supply.

Original cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition of The Scarlet Plague by Jack London, in the incredibly scarce first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, 181pp, [6pp ads]. Original maroon cloth with cityscape illustration stamped in red and yellow on front cover. Title in gilt on spine. Stated "published May, 1915" on copyright page. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, frontispiece, a fine example. In the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket, with "Illustrated By Gordon Grant / Price $1.00" label affixed to spine as issued. Small closed tears to edges, sunning to spine, small loss to bottom edge of spine. A bright example. Publisher's advertisement for "Novels of 1915" laid in. (Sisson & Martens 80) (BAL 11960). Jack London (1876-1916) was one of the first American authors to gain international fame and accumulate wealth from his writing. Despite his popularity, London never received any literary awards for his work. London is remembered today through retellings of his stories on film and television, most recently in a movie adaptation of The Call of the Wild starring Harrison Ford.

Compilation of observational governmental reports on various outbreaks of the bubonic plague in the Middle East, Persia and Egypt between 1853 and 1877. As stated in the introduction, this publication was compiled to study the epidemic in detail, in the hope that such learning might benefit Great Britain in the event of an outbreak of the plague in its own territories. The information in these reports proved to be of value during the intense study of the plague in the 1890s, which led to the identification of the disease's origin in 1894. The compilation comprises three parts: the first contains extracts from reports of the medical officers of the local government board, the second is a memorandum by Mr. Netten Radcliffe and the last contains a few papers considering the medical aspects of quarantine.Binding worn at the edges and the paper spine damaged at the head and foot. With the upper corner of the first few pages slightly soiled, but still in good condition.l Creighton, A history of epidemics in Britain (1965), I, p. 162; Ethnographic plague: configuring disease on the Chinese-Russian frontier, p. 166; Histories of post-mortem contagion: infectious corpses and contested burials, p. 25. Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers. With two folding lithographed maps, one centered on the Middle East and the other detailing the seats of the plague in Mesopotamia and south-west Persia. Pages: [2], 76 pp.

Folio. With two folding lithographed maps, one centered on the Middle East and the other detailing the seats of the plague in Mesopotamia and south-west Persia. Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers. Compilation of observational governmental reports on various outbreaks of the bubonic plague in the Middle East, Persia and Egypt between 1853 and 1877. As stated in the introduction, this publication was compiled to study the epidemic in detail, in hopes that such knowledge might benefit Great Britain in the event of an outbreak of the plague in its own territories. The information in these reports proved to be of value during the intensive study of the plague in the 1890s, which led to the identification of the origin of the disease in 1894. - The compilation comprises three parts: the first contains extracts from reports of the medical officers of the local government board, the second is a memorandum by Mr. Netten Radcliffe, and the last contains a few papers considering the medical aspects of quarantine. - Binding worn at the edges and the paper spine damaged at the head and foot. Upper corner of the first few pages slightly soiled, but still in good condition. - Creighton, A history of epidemics in Britain (1965) I, 162. Ethnographic Plague: Configuring Disease on the Chinese-Russian Frontier, p. 166. Histories of Post-Mortem Contagion: Infectious Corpses and Contested Burials, p. 25.

8vo. V, (1), 117, (1) pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Very rare study of Constantinople's plague epidemic of the year 1778, by an anonymous eyewitness. Though not himself a medical man (as he confesses in the preface), he feels that most of Europe's learned physicians lack a practical understanding of the illness, for which reason he here sets out his own experiences in writing. - Only six copies in libraries worldwide, mostly in specialized medical research institutions (Wellcome, Institut Pasteur, New York Academy of Medicine, National Library of Medicine etc.). - Binding rubbed and chipped in places, but a very good copy. - Wellcome II, 446. Blake 114.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. The Stratford Co., title page states 1919, copyright page states 1920. Near VG. Bottom corners worn through, a couple of edge chips, otherwise moderate wear. Pages yellowed with an occasional bit of foxing or minor blemish, binding intact.

Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Nürnberg [Nuremburg]: Jn Verlegung Leonhard Loschge / druckts Christian Sigmund Froberg, 1682. First Edition. Quarto (21cm); [viii],321[i.e. 265],[xi],188,[xii]pp (pp 217-272 omitted in pagination), collated complete; engraved frontis by Johann Azelt, with two vignette tailpieces and occasional typographic representations of more elaborate markers. Contemporary vellum boards with manuscript titling in ink on spine. Speckled page edges. Modern ownership signature of a Sigmund G. (?) Haffner in red pen on front free endpaper. Split to vellum at top of front joint across spine with exposure, but binding holding soundly; general soiling and smudging to surface, with spine titling dulled. Brief tear along bottom gutter to frontis.Marginal note with in-text ink corrections on p. 308 of Johannis section, else interior unmarked. Indexed record of monuments, epitaphs, and gravestones in Nuremberg's Johannisfriedhof (St. John's) and Rochusfriedhof (St. Rochus) cemeteries, with an impressively skeletal frontis by Nuremberg engraver Johann Azelt. Both cemeteries were established outside the Old Town walls during plague outbreaks in the 1510s, with St. John's expanded from the existing leper's cemetery dating back to the 13th century. One notable St. John's resident is painter and printmaker Albrecht Durer, whose marker is typographically rendered on p. 95. St. Rochus, established as a dedicated plague cemetery, takes its name from the 14th century Majorcan confessor and patron saint of invalids (and dogs) who was said to have cured many plague victims throughout Italy with a Sign of the Cross and was said to have survived it himself. Gugel (1648-1706), son of nobleman and chief lower court assessor Christoph Hieronymus Gugel, studied in Leiden and travelled before returning to Nuremberg, busying himself with chronicling the monuments herein as well as a family history. Eighteen copies via OCLC at time of writing, chiefly in Germany, with two in the US at Harvard Divinity School and the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Library, and none in the UK. Full title translation: Memorial Cemetery of Noric Christians. That is: A correct presentation and list of all those monuments, epitaphs, and gravestones which are located on and in the three cemeteries belonging to the Holy Free Imperial City of Nuremberg?St. John's, St. Roch's, and the suburb of Wehrd?as well as in their churches and chapels, whether carved in metal or brass, or in stone, or painted on wood and hanging banners. Compiled and presented with particular diligence by a curious enthusiast.

Lipsiae, "Apud Laur. Sig. Cornerum", no date (1681?), (8),136 pag., woodcut floral vignette on title, 3 initials and a tailpiece, contemporary boards, small octavo (16,2 x 10,4 cm.). = Very rare, no copies traced at auction and only 2 copies in continental libraries (Leiden and Amsterdam, VU). Important work describing the plague: its nature, symptoms, causes, cures and precautions. Rivinus was a German physician and botanist. He made notable contributions to both botany and medicine, particularly during his time as a professor at the University of Leipzig. He is considered a forerunner to Linnaean taxonomy.

Letter signed (secretarial copy). 8vo. Manuscript in brown ink, edges slightly dusty, otherwise clean and fresh. Docketing to verso reads "Carta a Torre". [2], [2 blank] pp. Lisbon, H.Q. Grilo Barracks, A fascinating letter, sounding the alarm of incoming plague from Algiers and outlining the initial public health measures taken to stop the spread. It lays the blame on Algerian corsairs, who are said to have infected foreign ships, the crews of which have then passed the disease on in various ports and their home countries.  The letter thus orders the Governor of the Tower of Saint Vincent to stop any vessel (Portuguese or foreign) approaching Lisbon harbour, and hold it at sea until clearance is granted by the Department of Health. It states that all small boats are to be checked, even fishing smacks going out just beyond the bar. In that way, fishing and other local maritime activity were allowed to continue, with the necessary precautions taken on their return each evening. Manuscript material on efforts to control the plague in eighteenth-century Europe is fairly common, as the threat was so consistent and widespread. Examples linking it to piracy or privateering, however, are decidedly uncommon. This example is especially scarce, as (anecdotal) evidence of corsairs spreading disease from North Africa to the Iberian Peninsula.       .