On A Torn Away World

Cooke, Alistair. Six Men. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. ISBN: 0394484347

First edition 205 pages. This stated FIRST EDITION is in good to very good condition. Front and back cloth cover is in very good conditon. Dust jacket in good condition with some spllitting to top and bottom of spine and cover edges. In addition an inch size piece is torn out on the lower right front cover. 6 black and white photos. This book is a must for the Duke of Windsor or other collector. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and other treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.....and other curious people. Dust jacket reads: IN THE SPRING OF 1977, Yale University gave Cooke its rarely awarded Howland Medal. Presenting the award, Yale's president (now Ambassador to Great Britain), Kingman Brewster, said: "Alistair Cooke's subtle and perceptive view of America has helped to determine how the rest of the English-speaking world understands the American element in their destiny. From the time he left Yale in the 1930's he has been the most authoritative interpreter of the American scene and American mores.... a man who has approached the unfolding history of his adopted country with wit, style, reason and a refreshing idealism." In this major new book, his first since Alistair Cooke's America, Cooke brings the same qualities to bear on six famous transatlantic figures-three of them English, three American-each of whom has a legendary meaning for our time, and a special meaning for Alistair Cooke. We will know them better from having seen them through his eyes. And there is a seventh man, no less engaging than the rest, whom Six Men gives us a chance of knowing much better, too: Alistair Cooke himself. CHARLES CHAPLIN "Neither in love nor in friendship did he ever tread water. He regularly took a header into deep water, and the splash usually shocked his envious neighbors." EDWARD VIII "The most damning epitaph you can compose about Edward -as a Prince, as a King, as a man-is one that all comfortable people should cower from deserving: he was at his best only when the going was good." H.L. MENCKEN "It is true that he disliked puritans, teetotalers, Communists, Englishmen, Methodists, and politicians on principle. But if one presented himself who was otherwise a rational and agreeable man, he spontaneously filed and forgot his prejudice." ADLAI STEVENSON "He remains the liveliest reminder for our time that there are admirable reasons for failing to be President." BERTRAND RUSSELL "Sometime, somewhere, Russell sweated to believe, the rational man would make a decent world of his instincts. This is, of course, not a new conviction.... But... Russell gave the struggle to make it come true the dimensions of a Greek tragedy." HUMPHREY BOGART "Many first acquaintances were dropped at once when, out of shyness probably, they tried to adopt some of the Bogart bluster in the hope of showing right away that they were his sort. One of his own sort was enough for him." -------- Hard Cover condition: Very Good in Very Good (Price-Clipped) DJ

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Easton Press. The Video History of Our Times: 1960. Norwalk Conn: Easton Press Video, 1988.

VIDEO VHS NEAR FINE condition with plastic case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History 1960, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: U.S. AND JAPAN SIGN SECURITY PACT In an unprecedented and historic ceremony at the White House, President Eisenhower and Japan's Premier Kishi sign a new 100year security treaty elevating Japan to the status of an ally. The treaty is considered a key factor in the defense of the Far East against the growing power of Red China. INSTANT DRY CLEANING A futuristic fantasy from Hungarian filmmakers suggests how the gentleman of the future who gets mud-splashed will get himself, his suit, and the bouquet he's bringing to his girl, instantly dry-cleaned. FASHIONS FROM HISTORY With the Jefferson Memorial as a setting, wives of the nation's legislators model authentic reproductions of costumes worn by Washington's great ladies of the past. POLAR BEAR-NIKS Somewhere in the Soviet Union, a swimming hole carved in the surface of a frozen river is enjoyed by a hearty group of bathers. IKE BLASTS CHARGES OF COMPLACENCY At his White House press conference, President Eisenhower comments on charges that the administration is too complacent and concerned with economy. "Defense," says the President, "should not be an excuse for wasting dollars. . . Our defense is awesome and respected." NEW NEEDLELESS POLIO VACCINE TESTED In Dade County, Florida, a mass test of a new polio vaccine begins with a half million receiving it by mouth instead of by needle. FALL-OUT SHELTERS Available free from the Civil Defense are plans for nuclear fall-out shelters designed to be built by any handy-man. IKE IN CHILE President Eisenhower scores another triumph with his unique personal diplomacy in Chile where, despite anti-U.S. incidents, Ike's personal warmth and his message of friendship and cooperation in Latin-American progress win an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response. PRINCESS AT OPERA Escorted by the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and her fiance Antony Armstrong-Jones make their first public appearance since the surprise engagement announcement. PARIS SPRING FASHIONS Yves St. Laurent's collection for the House of Dior is shown. ELVIS IS BACK! Elvis Presley is mustered out of the service at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and apparently the attention of the entire nation is concentrated on the return of the rock 'n roll idol. SIGNS OF SPRING - MAJOR LEAGUES START TRAINING Star players of the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox, American League pennant winners, begin Spring training. POLITICS Presidential politicking moves into high gear as the Wisconsin primaries pit Democratic front-runners Humphrey and Kennedy in a test of strength, won by Senator Kennedy with a 106,000 vote margin. On the G.O.P. side, President Eisenhower attends a box lunch session of the Republican Women's National Conference to lend sup- port to Vice President Nixon's candidacy. ACADEMY AWARDS Oscar night in Hollywood sees Charlton Heston honored as Best Actor for Ben-Hur and Simone Signoret accepting Best Actress Award for Room At The Top. BIG FOUR SUMMIT CRISIS As the Big Four summit talks in Paris are about to begin, they are seriously jeopardized by revelations of the incident involving the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers. Khrushchev accuses the United States of agg;ression and withdraws his invitation to President Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union. FRANCE LAUNCHES NEW LINER France launches the newest super-liner, the world's largest, proud- ly bearing the name "S.S. France." Christened by Madame Charles De Gaulle, the 1,035 foot craft will carry 2,000 passengers. OTHELLO OPENS IN NEW YORK The Soviet film version of Othello opens in New York, one of the highlights of the Soviet-American cultural exchange program. Top stars of stage and screen attend the Gotham premiere of the film. CONTINENTAL FASHION PARADE A whirlwind tour to famous European settings showcases the latest styles from leading designers. NON-VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS A group dedicated to opposing the use of force for any reason stages a sit-down demonstration on the Champs-Elysees. To dramatize their philosophy, they allow the gendarmes to haul them away in limp, non-resisting positions. PIANIST VAN CLIBURN IN MOSCOW The arrival of concert pianist Van Cliburn in Moscow shows that, despite the current chill in the Cold War, the U.S.-Soviet cultural exchange program has not been affected. He receives a jubilant welcome as he begins a month-long tour of the Soviet Union. TRAGEDY MARS MEMORIAL DAY RACE A disaster occurs at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway classic before the race starts, when a makeshift stand with some 100 people on it topples onto the crowd below. Most of the 175,000 spectators are unaware of it as they watch Jim Rathman win the race in record time. FIRST POLARIS FIRED FROM SUBMERGED SUBMARINE The 4-year program to mate the long-range missile and the nuclear submarine reaches a stirring climax with the first firing of a Polaris two-stage rocket from the submerged U.S.S. George Washington. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS The Olympics are the big news this year. In the Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, California, figure skater Carol Heiss wins America's first Gold Medal, and the U.S. hockey team goes on to defeat the Soviets and take first place. In the Summer Olympics in Rome, America's swimmers win 11 Gold medals, and the U.S. team does well in track and field events. Wilma Rudolph of the U.S. gains distinction as the top competitor, the only contestant to win three Gold Medals. Other sports events of the year see the Pittsburgh Pirates win their first World Series since 1927, and golf Masters winner Arnold Palmer take the U.S. Open crown. CONGO CRISIS CONTINUES As contingents of United Nations troops pour into the newly- independent violence-torn Congo (formerly a Belgian colonial pos- session), Belgian troops stay in key positions, despite Congolese ultimatums and Soviet threats that have brought a strong U.S. response in the raging debate in the Security Council. 15-YEAR-OLD GOLD RECORD STAR Tennessee's Brenda Lee is presented with a Gold Record in token of the one million sales of her song "I'm Sorry," the country's Number One record hit. I' FASHION IDEA In Germany, an innovative design in jewelry suggests magnets to eliminate the need for pierced ears. BULL RUN AT PAMPLONA The famous "folding of the bulls" at Pamplona, Spain, shows the mighty bulls thundering through the streets of the town and into the arena, amid a throng of wildly excited would-be matadors. FIRST RECOVERY OF CAPSULE FROM ORBIT The Discoverer XIII satellite orbits 17 times, then releases a data capsule which is recovered from the Pacific three hours later - the first time any object has been successfully recovered from an orbit in outer space. ECHO BALLOON RELAYS VOICES FROM SPACE A three-stage Thor Delta rocket carries into orbit a unique satellite, Echo I, a lOO-foot balloon. ROCKET PILOT REACHES HIGHEST ALTITUDE Major Robert M. White pilots the X-15 rocket plane to the greatest altitude ever attained by man, nearly 25 miles over Edwards Air Force Base, California - to the very threshold of space. DONNASCOURGESSEABOARD " Hurricane Donna, after its deadly course through the Caribbean 1 and the heart of Florida, slashes up the Atlantic Coast. The killer ; storm brushes New Jersey and New England, following closely the I path of the disastrous 1938 hurricane. IMISS AMERICA CHOSEN The beauty pageant judges choose Michigan's Nancy Anne Flemming, a straight-A student. CASTRO LAUNCHES INVASION SCARE Fidel Castro mobilizes 200,000 militiamen, charging America with arming mercenaries for an "imminent invasion" of Cuba, on the eve of the UN debate of Cuban charges of American aggression. In Moscow, Khrushchev throws his support behind Castro's charges. SATCHMO SWINGS IN CONGO One of America's most extraordinary ambassadors, Louis Arm- strong, arrives in the troubled Congo with his jazz band on a State Department sponsored goodwill mission, and receives a swinging reception. NAVY DOWNS NOTRE DAME At Philadelphia, Navy remains unbeaten with a 14-7 victory over Notre Dame. KENNEDY ELECTED~A record number of 67 million citizens go to the polls, and Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the United States in one of the closest Presidential races in history, Kennedy is the youngest man elected to the Presidency and the first Catholic. JFK appears with his family to acknowledge the honor - and makes reference to an expected baby, PRINCESS MARGARET ATTENDS PREMIERE OF SPARTACUS Britain's Princess Margaret and her husband, photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, are the honored guests at the London premiere of the film Spartacus. KENNEDY BABY DEBUTS Outside the Kennedy's Georgetown house, a hopeful crowd waits through sub-freezing weather for a glimpse of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr., as the President-elect and his wife, Jacqueline, leave for Palm Beach. Video condition: Near Fine

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Das Ding Band 1 : Kultliederbuch mit Texten und Akkordsymbolen, Edition Dux, ISBN: 3934958664
Inhalt (BuSS):Lutz, Adreas, edETERNAL FLAME 1000 UND 1 NACHT (ZOOM) 3 WEISSE TAUBEN 500 MILES 51ST STATE 74 - 75 99 LUFTBALLONS A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE A HORSE WITH NO NAME A WHITER SHADE OF PALE ABER BITTE MIT SAHNE ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ALL BY MYSELF ALL THAT SHE WANTS ALL YOU ZOMBIES ALLES NUR GEKLAUT ALWAYS AM SONNTAG WILL MEIN SUESSER MIT MIR SEGELN GEHN AM TAG ALS CONNY KRAMER STARB AMERICAN PIE AN INDEPENDENT LOVE SONG ANGIE ANITA ANNIE'S SONG ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL PART 2 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST ANOTHER WORLD AQUARIUS AS TEARS GO BY AZZURRO BABE BAD MOON RISING BAILAMOS BAKER STREET BASKET CASE BEAUTIFUL GIRL BECAUSE THE NIGHT BED OF ROSES BERGVAGABUNDEN BETTE DAVIS EYES BIG BIG WORLD BITCH BLACK HOLE SUN BLACK VELVET BLAZE OF GLORY BLOOD MONEY BLOWIN' IN THE WIND BLUE SUEDE SHOES BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY BORN IN THE USA BORN TO BE WILD BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S BREAKFAST IN AMERICA BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER BRIGHT EYES BRING ME SOME WATER BRONZE SILBER UND GOLD BRUTTOSOZIALPRODUKT BUTTERFLY BYE BYE LOVE CALIFORNIA DREAMING CAMOUFLAGE CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT CANDLE IN THE WIND CAPRI FISCHER CAT'S IN THE CRADLE CELLO CHIQUITITA CLOSE ENCOUNTERS CROCODILE ROCK CRUSADER DADDY'S GIRL DANIEL DAS KANN DOCH EINEN SEEMANN NICHT ERSCHUETTERN DAS LIED DER SCHLUEMPFE DEATH OF A CLOWN DER JUNGE MIT DER MUNDHARMONIKA DER WEIN VON MYKONOS DICKE DIE ALTEN RITTERSLEUT DIE GEDANKEN SIND FREI DIE GITARRE UND DAS MEER DIE KLEINE KNEIPE DONA DONA DONA DON'T CRY DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN DON'T SPEAK DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME DOWN ON THE CORNER DOWN UNDER DOWNTOWN DRACHEN SOLLEN FLIEGEN DREADLOCK HOLIDAY DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME DREAM ON DRUNT IN DER GRUENEN AU DU TRAEGST KEINE LIEBE IN DIR DUST IN THE WIND EARTH SONG EIN BETT IM KORNFELD EIN EINFACHES MAEDCHEN EIN FREUND EIN GUTER FREUND EINE NEUE LIEBE IST WIE EIN NEUES LEBEN ENJOY THE SILENCE ER GEHOERT ZU MIR ES FAEHRT EIN ZUG NACH NIRGENDWO ES GIBT KEIN BIER AUF HAWAII ES LEBE DER ZENTRALFRIEDHOF EVE OF DESTRUCTION EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE EVERYTHING I DO I DO IT FOR YOU EVIVA ESPANA FAR FAR AWAY FATA MORGANA FATHER AND SON FERNANDO FIESTA MEXICANA FLOWERS ON THE WALL FRANKREICH FRANKREICH FREMDE ODER FREUNDE FROZEN FUERSTENFELD GHOST OF TOM JOAD GIVE A LITTLE BIT GIVE ME ONE REASON GO WEST GOLDEN BROWN GOLDENER REITER GRIECHISCHER WEIN GUILDO HAT EUCH LIEB GUTE NACHT FREUNDE HAB SONNE IM HERZEN HAND IN MY POCKET HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN HEART OF GOLD HEAVEN HERZILEIN HEUTE HIER MORGEN DORT HEY JOE HEY JUDE HEY PIPPI LANGSTRUMPF HIER KOMMT ALEX HIGH HIROSHIMA HIT THE ROAD JACK HOCH AUF DEM GELBEN WAGEN HOLIDAY HOTEL CALIFORNIA HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE HURRA HURRA DIE SCHULE BRENNT HYMN I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS I LIKE CHOPIN I SHOT THE SHERIFF I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU I WILL SURVIVE ICH BIN VON KOPF BIS FUSS AUF LIEBE EINGESTELLT ICH BRECH DIE HERZEN DER STOLZESTEN FRAUN I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE BUT I WON'T DO THAT IF I HAD A HAMMER IF YOU WANT TO SING OUT SING OUT I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) I'M ON FIRE IM WAGEN VOR MIR IN THE GHETTO INSIDE IRGENDWIE IRGENDWO IRGENDWANN IRONIC IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JEANNY JENSEITS VON EDEN (GUARDIAN ANGEL) JESSIE JOHNNY B JOHNNY B GOODE JOHNNY WALKER JUST A GIGOLO KANN DENN LIEBE SUENDE SEIN KARL DER KAEFER KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR KOKAIN KOKOMO KOENIG VON DEUTSCHLAND LA BAMBA LA ISLA BONITA LA PALOMA LADY IN BLACK LAND OF GREEN LAY BACK IN THE ARMS OF SOMEONE LAYLA LEAVE IN SILENCE LEAVING ON A JET PLANE LEMON TREE LET IT BE LET IT RAIN LET THE SUNSHINE IN LEUCHTTURM LIEBESKUMMER LOHNT SICH NICHT LIKE A HURRICANE LIKE A PRAYER LIKE A ROLLING STONE LIKE THE WAY I DO L'ITALIANO LIVE IS LIFE LIVIN' AL VIDA LOCA LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE LIVING ON A PRAYER LOCOMOTIVE BREATH LOGICAL SONG LOLA LOVE HURTS LOVE IS ALL AROUND MAJOR TOM MAMBO NO 5 MANDY MAENNER MARMOR STEIN UND EISEN BRICHT MASCHENDRAHTZAUN ME AND BOBBY MCGEE MEIN FREUND DER BAUM MEIN KLEINER GRUENER KAKTUS MEMORY MENDOCINO MERCEDES BENZ MICHAELA MIGHTY QUINN (QUINN THE ESKIMO) MMM MMM MMM MOONLIGHT SHADOW MOONSHADOW MORE THAN WORDS MORGEN MORGENROT MORNING HAS BROKEN MR JONES MR TAMBOURINE MAN MRS ROBINSON MY BONNIE LIVES OVER THE OCEAN MY HOMETOWN MY OH MY MY WAY NEHMT ABSCHIED BRUEDER NELLIE THE ELEPHANT NEUE MAENNER BRAUCHT DAS LAND NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN NIMM DEN NAECHSTEN ZUG NO NEED TO ARGUE NO SURRENDER NO WOMAN NO CRY NOTHING ELSE MATTERS NOVEMBER RAIN O LA PALOMA BLANCA OH SUSANNA ONE ONE OF US OUR HOUSE OUT OF THE DARK PARADISE CITY PEOPLE ARE STRANGE PERFECT BLUE BUILDINGS PRIDE IN THE NAME OF LOVE PROBIER'S MAL MIT GEMUETLICHKEIT PROUD MARY PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON QUEEN OF RAIN RADIO ORCHID REDEMPTION SONG RESCUE ME ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD ROMEO AND JULIET ROTE LIPPEN SOLL MAN KUESSEN (LUCKY LIPS) RUN TO YOU RUNAWAY TRAIN SAG MIR WO DIE BLUMEN SIND SAILING SAN FRANCISCO SATELLITE SAUMAESSIG STARK SCARBOROUGH FAIR / CANTICLE SCHICKERIA SCHIFOAN SCHMIDTCHEN SCHLEICHER SCHOOL SCHULD WAR NUR DER BOSSA NOVA SCIENCE FICTION - DOUBLE FEATURE SEALED WITH A KISS SEASONS IN THE SUN (LE MORIBOND) SEE YOU SELF ESTEEM SELLING THE DRAMA SIEBZEHN JAHR BLONDES HAAR SIERRA MADRE DEL SUR SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY SKANDAL IM SPERRBEZIRK SOMEBODY SPACE ODDITY SPACEMAN SPENDING MY TIME SPIEL NICHT MIT DEN SCHMUDDELKINDERN STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN STAND BY ME STAND BY YOUR MAN STILL LOVING YOU STREETS OF LONDON STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA SUCH A SHAME SULTANS OF SWING SUMMER IN THE CITY SUPER TROUPER SURFIN' USA SWEET HOME ALABAMA TAKE A CHANCE ON ME TAKE IT EASY TAKE ME HIGH ABOVE TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS TALKING 'BOUT A REVOLUTION TANZE SAMBA MIT MIR TEARS IN HEAVEN THE BALLAD OF BELLY O' CONNOR THE BOXER THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND THE GREAT SONG OF INDIFFERENCE THE JOKER THE LADY IN RED THE MAN'S TOO STRONG THE RIVER THE SOUND OF SILENCE THE TIME WARP THE UNIVERSAL SOLDIER THE WHITE ROOM THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL THIS AIN'T A LOVE SONG THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND THOSE WERE THE DAYS THROUGH THE BARRICADES TI AMO TIME AFTER TIME TO BE WITH YOU TOM DOOLEY TOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU TORN TOUCH A TOUCH A TOUCH ME TRAENEN LUEGEN NICHT TUBTHUMPING TUER AN TUER MIT ALICE TWO STEPS BEHIND UEBER DEN WOLKEN UEBER SIEBEN BRUECKEN MUSST DU GEHEN UFO UNBREAK MY HEART UND ES WAR SOMMER VAN DIEMEN'S LAND VENUS VERDAMMT ICH LIEB DICH VERDAMP LANG HER VERLIEBEN VERLOREN VERGESSEN VERZEIH'N VINCENT WAHNSINN WAITING FOR THE HURRICANE WALDFEST WALKING IN MEMPHIS WART AUF MICH WAS WOLLEN WIR TRINKEN SIEBEN TAGE LANG WE ARE THE WORLD WE BELONG WE CAN LEAVE THE WORLD WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR WHAT'S UP WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY WHEN THE RAIN BEGINS TO FALL WHEN THE SMOKE IS GOING DOWN WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS WHISKEY IN THE JAR WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER WILD THING WIND OF CHANGE WIR SIND DIE MOORSOLDATEN WIR ZWEI FAHREN IRGENDWOHIN WITHOUT YOU WOMAN IN LOVE WONDERFUL TONIGHT WUNDER GIBT ES IMMER WIEDER YMCA YELLOW SUBMARINE YESTERDAY YOU AND I YOU MAKE ME FEEL YOUR SONG YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW YOU'RE MY HEART YOU'RE MY SOUL YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND ZOMBIE ZRUCK ZU DIR (HALLO KLAUS)

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CHAVES, Hieronymo de (1523-1574): Chronographia o reportorio de los tiempos el mas copioso y preciso que hasta ahora ha salido a luz,

Seville: Juan Guitierrez, 1561. Small quarto. (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches). [9], 219 leaves. Letterpress title with woodcut surround and integral woodcut portrait of the author, 67 woodcut illustrations (including a map of the New World on the verso of leaf i4, woodcut map of Eastern Hemisphere on the verso of leaf i1, 7 personifications of the planets, 12 of the zodiac stars, 1 full-page figure of a man showing the areas of influence of the stars on the body; 39 images connected with lunar and solar eclipses), numerous 4- and 6-line decorative woodcut initials. (Tears to to outer blank margin of title, g4 with early deletion in ink and resultant small hole, v1 with section of lower blank margin torn away). Contemporary limp vellum, yapp fore-edges, leather ties (small tears to spine, vellum crinkled, three ties replaced). The extremely rare fourth edition of Chaves's important early work on chronography and astronomy, featuring an early map of the New World. The first three editions were all printed in Seville, and published in 1548, 1550 and 1554. Chaves was a distinguished mathematician, cosmographer, and poet living in Seville, and the first occupant of the chair for cosmography at the Casa de Contractacion. He was one of the first cosmographers to publish a map of the New World, appearing on the verso of leaf 68 in this edition. Chaves's New World map is an early and notable map of North and South America. Burden notes that the map "does show knowledge of some of the latest geographical findings; the Gulf of California and Cartier's expeditions in Canada. The Yucatan is correctly shown as a peninsula." The map is surrounded by twelve named windheads. The map of the Eastern Hemisphere names the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The illustrations include several representations of solar eclipses with their future dates of occurrence up until 1600, as well as astrological symbols (with attendant tables). European Americana states that the first Gutierrez edition printed in Seville appeared in 1566, inexplicably neglecting to note the present edition. The present edition is listed in Palau, who also locates a copy in the British Museum that is without a date but is assumed to be 1561. OCLC and NUC together locate only four additional copies of this 1561 edition, at the University of Arizona, Dartmouth, Indiana University, and the John Carter Brown Library. Very rare, and with an important map. Adams C-1422; BM STC (Spanish), p.23; Burden 15; JCB 1:211; Medina (BHA) 186; Palau 67452; OCLC 2471493; Shirley 86A.

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