April 1860 (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Like New. In unused condition, may show some slight shelf wear, but otherwise unread. This title was digitally scanned from a rare, out of print edition, and will have some visual artifacts from that process.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles the efforts to construct a canal across the isthmus of Cape Cod, from its origins in the 17th century to present day. Through extensive research and exploration, the author provides a comprehensive account of the numerous surveys, plans, and proposals that have shaped the project over time. The book's detailed examination of the technical and financial challenges faced by engineers, as well as the political and economic factors that have influenced the canal's development, offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of American infrastructure and engineering. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid engraved scene - mounted , matted and ready to frame. Circa 1860 - in very good condition. Mount size approx 12 x 8 inches. Shows a fine scene - the King prorogguing Parliament in April 1830 - Houses of Lord destroyed by fire.

Zustand: Very Good. Publisher's original sepia photographic card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Now virtually forgotten, Emily Hobhouse was in her time one of the most controversial figures in the world, hailed as a second Joan of Arc or Florence Nightingale yet denounced as a traitor to her country. Joseph Chamberlain wondered if she poses a threat to the entire British Empire; to Lord Kitchener who ordered her forcible deportation from South Africa, she was always "that bloody woman"; to her friend Gandhi she was "one of the noblest of women". Contains 329 pp with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Donation copy directly from the publisher to Kent Arts Archive Library, Canterbury, Kent. This has been stored in the trust's archive and has not been circulated as a lending book with front free end paper and title pages missing, small label removed from inside the front cover, else in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781850222170 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

KARL FRIEDRICH VON SELASINSKY (1786-1860) preußischer General der Infanterie, Mitglied der Frankfurter Nationalversammlung und führender deutscher Freimaurer. Der König ernannte Selasinsky am 29. April 1837 als Nachfolger des Generalleutnants von Stülpnagel zum Direktor der Ober-Militär-Examinationskommission. In dieser Stellung war Selasinsky auch Mitglied der Kommission zur Ausarbeitung eines neuen Armeereglements. GROßE ORIGINAL-URKUNDE (1 S. gr. folio, gefaltet, Gebrauchsspuren) mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert, neben Dienststempel Berlin, 17.12.1847 - ZEUGNIß DER REIFE ZUM OFFIZIER für den Portopeefähnrich PAUL VON WENTZKY UND PETERSHEYDE (1827-96, dt. Kavallerieoffizier, später Kommandeur des Dragoner-Regiment No. 11) vom 23. Infanterie-Regimant mit allen Einzelnoten, meist befriedigend.…