The Mind of the Savage -
Raoul Allier, Fred Rothwell [translator]
Circa 1929 - Harcourt, New York - First Edition Thus
Concerned chiefly with an examination of the thesis that ‘Human nature is everywhere and always the same, and consequently the difference between uncivilized man and ourselves is only one of culture and development.’
In two excellent chapters on “Magic and the Arrest of the Intelligence,” and “Magic and Moral Disintegration,’ Allier gives us an illuminating picture of the effects of magic upon thought and feeling. M. Allier has an excellent account of the role of magic in the societies of sorcerers of West Africa.
A work rich in insight and sympathetic understanding’ which unfortunately ends ‘in an irrelevant and ignominious rationalization of the French colonial program. This defection should not, however, deter the student of primitive mentality from reading this wise and thoughtful book with much profit’. - Leslie A. White, American Anthropologist 1930.
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Circa 1929 - Harcourt, New York - First Edition Thus
Concerned chiefly with an examination of the thesis that ‘Human nature is everywhere and always the same, and consequently the difference between uncivilized man and ourselves is only one of culture and development.’In two excellent chapters on “Magic and the Arrest of the Intelligence,” and “Magic and Moral Disintegration,’ Allier gives us an illuminating picture of the effects of magic upon thought and feeling. M. Allier has an excellent account of the role of magic in the societies of sorcerers of West Africa.
A work rich in insight and sympathetic understanding’ which unfortunately ends ‘in an irrelevant and ignominious rationalization of the French colonial program. This defection should not, however, deter the student of primitive mentality from reading this wise and thoughtful book with much profit’. - Leslie A. White, American Anthropologist 1930.
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The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man - Mental and Social Conditions of Savages -
Right Hon. Lord. Avebury
1912 - Longmans, London - Seventh Edition and Last Edition
A fine copy of this influential and significant work was first published in 1870, this is a comprehensively reworked and augmented edition and the last one to be written by The Right Honourable John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury [1834-1913]. Lubbock was a banker working with his family’s company, but also made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was influential in nineteenth-century debates concerning evolutionary theory.
Illustrated with 6 photographic plates, numerous sketches and drawings, together with tables and detailed index.
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1912 - Longmans, London - Seventh Edition and Last Edition
A fine copy of this influential and significant work was first published in 1870, this is a comprehensively reworked and augmented edition and the last one to be written by The Right Honourable John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury [1834-1913]. Lubbock was a banker working with his family’s company, but also made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was influential in nineteenth-century debates concerning evolutionary theory.Illustrated with 6 photographic plates, numerous sketches and drawings, together with tables and detailed index.
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The Squire's Recipes in which are described the methods by which Calvin Banning, Esquire, compounded the Twelve most famous toddies that distinguished his hospitality. Sudbury, printed by Roger Buck and sold at his shop in Cornhill 1784. -
Kendall Banning
1971 - Alan and Savina Hartwell, New York - One of 1000 privately printed copies.
A beautifully produced collection of 12 recipes, which is now scarce.
Taken from a work which was allegedly ‘found’ by Kendall Banning, the great grandson of the old Squire Calvin, in a moth eaten hair trunk in grandmother’s attic in Connecticut. Said to be dated 1784, and giving the twelve most famous toddies that distinguished his hospitality, it was in fact a hoax he had written himself, printed on old paper that he had stained with coffee, and trampled upon to give semblance of age, and in 1912 he printed a small run at the lakeside press in Chicago for his friends.
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1971 - Alan and Savina Hartwell, New York - One of 1000 privately printed copies.
A beautifully produced collection of 12 recipes, which is now scarce. Taken from a work which was allegedly ‘found’ by Kendall Banning, the great grandson of the old Squire Calvin, in a moth eaten hair trunk in grandmother’s attic in Connecticut. Said to be dated 1784, and giving the twelve most famous toddies that distinguished his hospitality, it was in fact a hoax he had written himself, printed on old paper that he had stained with coffee, and trampled upon to give semblance of age, and in 1912 he printed a small run at the lakeside press in Chicago for his friends.
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Chinese Album -
Cecil Beaton
1945 - B. T. Batsford Ltd, London - First Edition
A nice copy, scarce in such a bright dust jacket, and profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.
This is one of the last illustrated works documenting China before Mao's 1949 Communist victory — commissioned by Britain's Ministry of Information, Beaton’s images capture contemporary China and its people on the brink of change.
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1945 - B. T. Batsford Ltd, London - First Edition
A nice copy, scarce in such a bright dust jacket, and profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.This is one of the last illustrated works documenting China before Mao's 1949 Communist victory — commissioned by Britain's Ministry of Information, Beaton’s images capture contemporary China and its people on the brink of change.
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The Face of the World: An International Scrapbook of People and Places -
Cecil Beaton
1957 - The John Day Company, New York - First U.S. edition
‘A compilation (perhaps potpourri)’ of Beaton’s journals notes articles and of course wonderful photographs of ‘active, talented people, who in their various fields of endeavour (art, politics, literature) have been responsible for much of the tone and tenor of the’ decade following the second world war.
Among the hundreds of images and notes, Beaton includes Cocteau, Gide, Camus, Gertrude Stein and Picasso in Paris; the royal family, Sir Winston Churchill, C.S. Eliot, Evelyn Waugh, Olivier, Margot Fonteyn, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Isak Dinesen, Nancy Mitford, Ivy Compton Burnett, Somerset Maugham, Benjamin Britten, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, in Europe and America.
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1957 - The John Day Company, New York - First U.S. edition
‘A compilation (perhaps potpourri)’ of Beaton’s journals notes articles and of course wonderful photographs of ‘active, talented people, who in their various fields of endeavour (art, politics, literature) have been responsible for much of the tone and tenor of the’ decade following the second world war.Among the hundreds of images and notes, Beaton includes Cocteau, Gide, Camus, Gertrude Stein and Picasso in Paris; the royal family, Sir Winston Churchill, C.S. Eliot, Evelyn Waugh, Olivier, Margot Fonteyn, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Isak Dinesen, Nancy Mitford, Ivy Compton Burnett, Somerset Maugham, Benjamin Britten, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, in Europe and America.
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What Shall We Have to Drink? -
X. M. Boulestin
1933 - William Heinemann Ltd, London - First Edition
A smart and nicely presented little work, covering the details any good host should know, such as the four chapters grouped as Wines in the Dining Room: With the Right Food; At the Right Temperature; In The Proper Order; and Decanters, Glasses and Baskets.
Other chapters include: Wine and the Health; How to Buy and Store Wine; Wines in the Kitchen; A Few Recipes; Apéritifs; Wines, Great and Small; and Desert Wines, Spirits and Liqueurs.
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1933 - William Heinemann Ltd, London - First Edition
A smart and nicely presented little work, covering the details any good host should know, such as the four chapters grouped as Wines in the Dining Room: With the Right Food; At the Right Temperature; In The Proper Order; and Decanters, Glasses and Baskets. Other chapters include: Wine and the Health; How to Buy and Store Wine; Wines in the Kitchen; A Few Recipes; Apéritifs; Wines, Great and Small; and Desert Wines, Spirits and Liqueurs.
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A Visit to the Philippine Islands -
Sir John Bowring
1859 - Smith, London - First Edition
A near fine and scarce copy of Bowring’s important and comprehensive work on the Philippines. Illustrated with eight full page tinted wood-engraved plates, four maps (one full page, three in text), four engravings in the text, and two double sided leaves of musical score for ‘The Indian Song of The Philippines’ to the rear.
Sir John Bowring [1792-1872], the fourth Governor of Hong Kong, explored the Philippine islands in 1858 with the aspiration of developing British trade relations with the Philippines. Escorted and attended by high-ranking Spanish officials, British envoys and native guides, Bowring visited cities and towns all over the islands, from its plains to its highlands, and conscientiously observed the social and economic situation of the country.
After a year, Bowring produced A Visit to the Philippine Islands, a credible and detailed reference on the condition of the Philippines under Spanish rule. Containing his recollections and assessments of Philippine life, Bowring's memoir makes up one of the significant primary sources on Philippine history in the 19th century. [Vee Press]
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1859 - Smith, London - First Edition
A near fine and scarce copy of Bowring’s important and comprehensive work on the Philippines. Illustrated with eight full page tinted wood-engraved plates, four maps (one full page, three in text), four engravings in the text, and two double sided leaves of musical score for ‘The Indian Song of The Philippines’ to the rear.Sir John Bowring [1792-1872], the fourth Governor of Hong Kong, explored the Philippine islands in 1858 with the aspiration of developing British trade relations with the Philippines. Escorted and attended by high-ranking Spanish officials, British envoys and native guides, Bowring visited cities and towns all over the islands, from its plains to its highlands, and conscientiously observed the social and economic situation of the country.
After a year, Bowring produced A Visit to the Philippine Islands, a credible and detailed reference on the condition of the Philippines under Spanish rule. Containing his recollections and assessments of Philippine life, Bowring's memoir makes up one of the significant primary sources on Philippine history in the 19th century. [Vee Press]
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Around the World in the Yacht 'Sunbeam' - Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months -
Baroness Anne “Annie” Brassey
1878 - Henry Holt and Company, New York - First American Edition [published the same year as the London edition]
A classic account of the Brassey’s tour around the world on the 190 foot triple mastered steamer ‘Sunbeam’. Immensely popular on publication it ran through many English editions and was translated into at least five other languages. In 2010, it was listed by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five best books about female adventurers.
Illustrated with 21 plates and vignettes, and large folding colour map showing the route.
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1878 - Henry Holt and Company, New York - First American Edition [published the same year as the London edition]
A classic account of the Brassey’s tour around the world on the 190 foot triple mastered steamer ‘Sunbeam’. Immensely popular on publication it ran through many English editions and was translated into at least five other languages. In 2010, it was listed by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five best books about female adventurers.Illustrated with 21 plates and vignettes, and large folding colour map showing the route.
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