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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Arthur Machen's 'The Great Return' delves into the realms of religious mystery and fantasy, exploring themes of faith and the spiritual quest for the Grail. A classic of its kind, the story resonates with timeless questions of belief and the enduring power of myth. Machen's work is a journey into the heart of spiritual yearning, inviting readers to contemplate the unseen forces that shape our world. Unraveling secrets and allusions, 'The Great Return' offers a unique blend of detective elements within a religiously-charged landscape. This meticulously prepared edition makes accessible a significant work of fiction addressing the intersection of the sacred and the fantastical. Discover the enduring appeal of a story that explores the mysteries of the Grail and its profound impact. Perfect for readers interested in classic fantasy, religious fiction, and the timeless search for meaning.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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A fine collection of 13 first edition titles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including 7 Sherlock Holmes titles bound in full blue morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere, the majority with their original cloth covers bound-in, and 6 further titles in uniform half red morocco gilt. Comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), The Valley of Fear (1915), His Last Bow (1917), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927), The Great Shadow (1892), The Doings of Raffles Haw (1892), Uncle Bernac (1897), Songs of Action (1898), A Duet (1899) and The Great Boer War (1900). First editions; 13 works in 13 vols., comprising 7 Sherlock Holmes titles in full blue morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere, all edges gilt, all titles but for 'The Return' and 'His last Bow', and 6 other works uniformly bound in half red morocco gilt, marbled boards, top-edge gilt; a fine set of 13 first editions.…

First edition of this famous attack on the trading monopoly of the Hudson's Bay Company. Dobbs was a strong supporter of the search for the North West Passage, and in this fascinating work he describes early expeditions and future opportunities for discoveries. This is a particularly wide-margined and bright copy. Of particular note is Dobbs's use of the notorious "Admiral de Fonte letter", one of the most influential hoaxes of the 18th century, which claimed that a route existed from Peru via the Pacific Northwest to the Atlantic. In 1752, the French cartographers Guillaume Delisle and Philippe Buache drew up a map showing a complex system of islands and waterways that linked the North Pacific and Baffin Bay. "The source of this highly conceptualized piece of geography was a story that had appeared in 1708 in an English publication, Monthly Miscellany, or Memoirs for the Curious. The story told of a letter from Admiral Bartholomew de Fonte, who alleged that he sailed from Peru seeking a Northwest Passage between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and had discovered several of these lakes and waterways, which he had named. Although de Fonte and his voyage are now recognized as fabrications, the story was picked up by Arthur Dobbs, a wealthy and influential Englishman who was an ardent supporter of the idea of a Northwest Passage. Dobbs published an abstract of de Fonte's letter in 1744 and actively pushed for repeated English voyages into the western reaches of Hudson Bay to explore for the passage" (Lang and Walker, p. 50). Benjamin Franklin, himself the perpetrator of numerous hoaxes, was convinced of the truthfulness of the account and had been part of a group who put together two expeditions to Hudson Bay, commissioning the Argo, under captain Charles Swaine, to make journeys in 1753-4. For British interests, it was the Hudson Bay Company itself which acted very much as the motor driving Northwest Passage expeditions. The first part of Dobbs's Account is compiled from French sources and communications by residents of the north, includes the de Fonte letter at p. 123 et seq., and an abstract from the journal of Captain Christopher Middleton, whose Northwest Passage expedition Dobbs had sponsored. Dobbs, "bitterly opposed to the Hudson's Bay Company's control of the region" (Hill), accused Middleton of collaborating with the Company to prevent further exploration of some of the bay's inlets. Dobbs's was one of a number of publications that spurred an investigation into the HBC monopoly by a Parliamentary committee in 1749. Although Dobbs subsequently served as a governor of North Carolina, he never set eyes on the ice-bound regions of the north. The second half of the book lays out Dobbs's arguments in favour of further expeditions to locate a Northwest Passage. Information on past voyages, with latitudes, is accompanied by discussion of the trade benefits arising from finding a navigable route through to Asia. He concludes with a "Vocabulary of English and Eskima Words" and a short vocabulary of the "language spoke among the Northern Indians inhabiting the North-west part of Hudson's Bay, as it was taken at different times from the Mouths of Nabiana and Zazana, two Indians, who were on board His Majesty's Ship the Furnace". Copies are often described as large-paper copies, though this is likely confused with the fact that the work was produced with wide margins. We have seen another example of this binding, perhaps a more exclusive style made available to clients of the publisher. Provenance: armorial bookplate on front pastedown of the Earl of Roden. This is likely Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden (1756-1820), an Irish peer, soldier and politician. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1806. The Rodens resided at Tollymore Park, near Bryansford, County Down. The family library appears to have been of magnitude, with the 3rd Earl owning a Shakespeare First Folio. The Shakespeare was purchased by Henry Folger in 1912 for $13,750 from Frank T. Sabin. Books on Ice, p. 10; ESTC T90486; Hill 483; Howes D-373; Sabin 20404; Streeter VI:3637. Percy G. Adams, "Benjamin Franklin's Defense of the De Fonte Hoax", The Princeton University Library Chronicle, vol. 22, no. 3, Spring 1961; William L. Lang and James V. Walker, Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest, 2016. Quarto (290 x 218 mm). Folding engraved map ("A New Map of part of North America"), woodcut headpieces. Contemporary mottled calf, rebacked and recornered to style, spine with raised bands, elaborately gilt in compartments, recent red spine label, sides with gilt scrolling foliate border, edges sprinkled red. A few shallow scratches and abrasions to covers, some stripping of leather, narrow hole to rear board repaired, a number of leaves cleanly punched through, with hole or indentation between gatherings K to end (not affecting text), light offsetting from woodcut headpiece to legend of map. A very good copy.…