Adventures in Americana

BAWIER, Franz Urban. Des See-Capitains Franz Urban Bawiers merckwürdige Reisen und Begebenheiten seine Kriegsdienste zu Lande Seefahrten nach Ost- und Westindien und endliche Wohlfarth von ihm selbst beschrieben.Frankfurt a.M. and Leipzig, Georg Peter Monath, 1752. 8vo. With 4 (of 5) full-page engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, spine ribbed and gilt with yellow title label, marbled boards and edges.
Travel & Voyages, Piracy, Illustrations [Engraving],Voyages & Travel

(8), 408 pp. <I>Sabin 4001; JCB Bibliotheca Americana 1700-1771, I, 968; not in Leclerc, Bibliotheca Americana.</I>The 'true account' of the adventures of Captain Franz Urban Bawier, written by himself. Raised in Switzerland, the hero author becomes a soldier as a young man, and after various exploits ends up in Amsterdam, from where he sets sail to the Indies to make his fortune. There follows an exciting narrative of mutiny, piracy, privation, and shipwreck, the picaresque novel ending with the story of the Moorish King Jacquin and Bawier's safe return to Europe.Very good copy. Onwner's entry on free endpaper: Hermann Heller 1890.

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[collectif]: The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal. Volume 10. January-november 1888. Chicago, 1888.
Sommaire : ABORIGINAL CULTURE, PROOFS OF R. H Bancroft. - ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY OF MICHIGAN, S. D. Peet. - ARTIFICIAL TERRACES IN OHIO, T. J. Brown. - ANIMAL WORSHIP AND SUN WORSHIP IN THE EAST AND THE WEST, S. D. Peet. - A STRANGE WAY OF KEEPING PEACE, James Deans. - ANCIENT DIGGINGS IN NEBRASKA, J. E. Todd. - ALLEN, E. A., Article by. - A STONE CHARM IN THE MOUTH OF A MOUND BUILDER, E. P. Vining. - BANCROFT, H. H., Article by. - BANCROFT'S WORKS Reviewed. - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ESKIMO LANGUAGE, f. Pilling. - BUTLER, Prof. J. D., Article by.- BRINTON, D. G., M. D., Books of, Reviewed. - BERLIN, A. F., Correspondence of. - BROWN, THOMAS J., Article by. - BOAS, DR. FEANZ, Articles by. - BEAUCHAMAP, REV. W. M., Article by. - BOOK REVIEWS : Sixth Annual Report of the 15. S, Geological Survey, 1884-1885, by J. W. Powell, Director ; Proceedings of the New Jersey Histor ical Society, Second Series, Vol. IX.; Conewago, a Collection of Catholic Local History, by John T. Reilly ; Ancient Nahuatl Poetry, by Daniel G. Brinton ; Totemism, by J. G. Frazier ; An cient Cities of the New World, by Desire Charnay ; Record of Ancient Races in the Mississippi Valley, by William McAdams ; Bibliography of the Eskimo Language, James Constantine Pilling; The Science of Thought, by F. Max Muller ; Conven tionalism in Ancient American Art, by F. W. Putman. - Ruins Revisited and the World's History Retold by an Americanist ; Race and Language, edited by Horatio Hale; Comparative Phonology of Four Siouan Languages, by the Rev. J. O. Dorsey ; Perforated Stones from California, by Henry W. Hen shaw ; The Use of Gold and Other Metals Among the Ancient Inhabitants of Chiriqui, Isthmus of Darien, by William H. Holmes ; Sepulchral Literature, by John Townshend ; The Works of H. H. Bancroft, Populai Tribunals, Vol. II. - Prehistory of the North, by J, J. A. Worsaoe ; Fossil Men and their Modern Representatives, by J. W. Dawson, LL.D., F. R. S., F. G. S.; Ohio Archoeological and Historical Quarterly, Vol. III., Nos. 3 and 4; American Journal of Archoeology and History of the Fine Arts, Vol. III., Nos. 3 and 4, Baltimore, 1888 ; Proceedings of the Aeademy of Natural Science at Philadelphia, Part III., December, 1887 ; Transactions of the Now York Academy of Science, Vol. VI., 1886-1887; The Geological and Natural His tory of Minnesota; Cincinnati Journal of Natural History, Vol. No. 4. - The History of the People of Israel till the Time of King David, by Ernest Renan ; Social History of Races of Mankind, Second Division, by A. Featherman ; Ancient Society in Tennessee, by G. P. Thruston ; The Journal of American Folk-Lore ; Cata logue of the Minnesota Historical Society, 1888 ; Beauty. Crowned, or the Story of Esther, the Jewish Maiden, by the Rev. J. N. Fradenburg, Ph. D., D. D. ; Discovery of the Origin of the Name of America, by Thomas De St, Bris ; Irish Won ders-The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprecawns, Ban shees, Witches, Widows, Old Maids and Other Marvels of the Emerald Isle, by D. IL McA nally, Jr.; The Primeval World of Hebrew Tradition, by Frederic Henry Hedge; American Notes and Queries. - The Prayer of a Navajo Shaman, by Dr. Washington Matthews ; Collection of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Vol. XI edited and Annotated by Reuben G. Thwaites. - The Palenque et la Civilization Maya! Arte de la Lengua ; Qabba lah ; Anales de la Museo Michoacans ; Meurs et Monuments des Peoples Prehistoriques ; Study of Forlk-Lore of Philadel phie, and Folk-Lore of the Germans ; Adventures of Pioneer Children ; Forman's Jouiney, by Lyman Draper, LL.D.; History of Civilization, by E. A. Allen. - CIRCLE AS A SUN SYMBOL, THE, S. D. Peet. - CROSS IN AMERICA, TITLE, S. D. Peet. - CHOCTAW CHUNGKEE GAME, THE , H S. Ralbert. - CHARNAY'S NEW BooK Note. - CONVENTIONALISM IN ART, Book Review, F. W.Putnam. - CLANS AMONG THE PUGET SOUND INDIANS. - COLLECTION OF THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Wisconsin. - Suite du sommaire sur demande.

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[collectif]: The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal. Volume 34. Annee 1912. Benton Harbor, [1912].
Sommaire : AEGYPTIACA: PTOLEMY EUPATOR, KING OF EGYPT Joseph Offord. - ANTHROPOLOGY, PAST AND PRESENT, Alton Howard Thompson. - ANTIQUARIAN SOUTHWEST ENGLAND, W. Fenwick. - APOCRYPHA OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, Rev. Herbert Pentin. - ARCIUEOLOGICAL NOTES, Dr. Chas. H. S. Davis. - ARCHITECTURE, The Dawn of, Felix J. Koch. - ATLANTIS, A Tale of, John O. Viking. - BEAULIEU ABBEY. - BOOK REVIEWS. - BRITAIN, The Towns of Roman, H. H. C. Gibbons. - BUDDHA, F. H. M. Murray. -CAYUGA NOTES, Grace E. Taft. - CLIFF-DWELLINGS. - COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY, Wakeman Ryno, M. D. - CORNPLANTER MEDAL for Iroquois Research, Frederick Starr. - DAWN OF ARCHITECTURE, The, Felix J. Koch. - DEED OF ACCEPTANCE, H. H. C. Gibbons. - DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL REVIEW, Prof. Frederick Starr. - BOOK NOTICES. - EDITORIALS. - EGYPTIAN ART AND CULTURE, Ancient, Joseph Offord. - EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS AND ALPHABETIC ORIGINS, Henry Proctor. - EGYPTIAN LITTLE MONTH, The. - EGYPTIAN MEDICINE, Ancient. - EGYPTIAN MONUMENTS, The Greatest Collection in the World, Felix J. Koch. - EGYPT, Letters from, Joseph Offord. - EGYPT, Racial Types of Foes at the Age of Ramesides. - ELYSIAN FIELDS OF EGYPTIAN FAITH. - ENGLAND, Antiquarian Southwest, W. Fenwick. - ENGLISH CATHEDRALS. - ETHNIC NOMENCLATURE, N. Kolkin. - EVOLUTION OF REVELATION, Henry Proctor. - FLORIDA, Mounds of, J. 0. Kinnaman. - GREATEST COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN MONUMENTS IN THE WORLD, The, Felix J. Koch. - HIEROGLYPHICS, Egyptian and Alphabetic Origins, Henry Proctor. - INDIAN OR WHAT? John O. Viking. - IN MEMORIAM, Tribute to Rev. T. C. Thomas, by John 0. Viking. - IPSAMBOUL, A Sacred Shrine at. - LECTURE IN CAIRO, Joseph Offord. - LETTERS FROM EGYPT, Joseph Offord. - LITERARY NOTES. - MONUMENTS, Egyptian. - MORE CAYUGA NOTES, Grace E, Taft. - MOUNDS OF FLORIDA, J. O. Kinnaman. - MOUND, The Serpent, Felix J. Koch. - MUMMIES, Portraits of, Rev. Wm. C. Winslow. - NECTANEBO'S DREAM, Date of. - NORTH-AMERICAN, The Primeval, Charles Hallock. - OBJECTS OF ART, Grace E. Taft. - PALATINE, The. - PASSING OF THE SAMOAN, The, Felix J. Koch. - PEEL COLLECTION OF CURIOS, Sale of. - PETRIFIED CLAM, The, John O. Viking. - PEQUAMING, MICH., Indian Breastwork at. - PHYSIOGNOMY, A Study of, etobert Bennett Bean, M. D. - PORTRAITS OF MUMMIES, Rev. Wm. C. Winslow. - PRIMEVAL NORTH-AMERICAN, The, Charles Hallock. - PTOLEMY EUPATOR, King of Egypt. - PU-YE, Excavations at. - PU-YE, The Ruins of, Alton Howard Thompson. - RA, The Ship of. - REVELATION, Evolution of, Henry Proctor. - RIDDLE OF THE AMERICAN SPHINX, The:-The Serpent Mound, Felix J. Koch. - ROMAN ARCHJEOLOGY, J. O. Kinnaman. - ROMSEY ABBEY. - RUINS OF PU-YE, The, Alton Howard Thompson. - SAMOAN, The Passing of the, Felix J Koch. - SEMITIC ADVENTURES AND SEMITIC LORE, Early, N. Kolkin. - STUDY OF PHYSIOGNOMY, A, Robert Bennett Bean, M. D. - THEBAN NECROPOLIS, An Ancient Sacrilege in the. - THOMAS, REV. T. C., In Memoriam, John 0. Viking. - THWAITES, Reuben Gold, Frederick Starr. - TOWNS OF ROMAN BRITAIN, The, H. H. C. Gibbons. - TUTORS OF THE PTOLEMIES. - WALLS AND WELLS OF ANCIENT ROME. - WHEN NORTH AMERICA WAS SETTLED, Charles Hallock.

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Rense, Paige (editor). Architectural Digest 6/03. Los Angeles, Ca: Conde Nast Pub, Inc, 2003.

Architectural Digest 6/03. AMERICAN COUNTRY HOUSES.The magazine, in illustrated warpper, is in VERY GOOD condition with some shelf and edge-wear to wrapper. JMVINTAGE specializes in Books, Magazines and Treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor ..and other curious subjects. COVER: Folk art complements the living room of interior designer Elissa Cullman's Connecticut residence. Photography by Peter Aaron. ABOVE: Right: On a private Island off the coast of Maine, Betsy James Wyeth maintains a group of buildings as a summer retreat. Photography by Peter Aaron. TITLES: Adventures on E Bay-Art consultant Barbara Guggenheim Takes On the Challenge of Furnishing a House Online Photography by Jim McHigh; Right on Tack-Mandy Patinkin Shares the Nostalhic Pull of His Favorite Pastime - Photography by Billy Cunningham; Jewel Tea China-John Cottrell's Yen for Vintage Pieces in Indiana Photography by Russell Ingram; Betsy's World-Part 1-Betsy Wyeth's Life on Benner Island, of the Coast of Maine Photography by Peter Aaron; Spirit of Americana-A Trove of Folk Art Animates a Connecticut Family Home Interior by Cullman & Kravis Photography by Peter Aaron; Rooted In The West-A Respect for the Land Guides the Design of a Montana Ranch Architecture by Kari Demond Interior by Kari Demond Photography by Roger Wade; News From Home-New York Daily News Publisher Fred Drasner's American Dream Photography by Peter Aaron; Tradition Reconsidered-a 19th-Century Connecticut Farmhouse Lightens Up Architecture and Interior by Shelton, Mindel & Assoc Photography by Michael Moran/Peaceable Kingdom-Celebrating Craftsmanship and Nature in New York Architecture by Cooper, Robertson & Partners Interior by Abelow Connors Sherman Architects and Victoria Borus Photography by Scott Frances; Hotels: Montage Resort & Spa-The Craftsman Ideal Lives on in Laguna Beach Architecture by Hill Glazier Interior by Wilson & Assoc. Photography by Mary E. Nichols; The House That Jack Built-In East Hampton, a Designer Experiments with Space Architecture by Charles Forberg Interior by Jack Lenor larsen Photography by Peter Aaron; Raise High The Roof Beams-Five New England Barns Are Moved to Idaho to Create a Singular Retreat Architecture and Interior by Damian Farrell Photography by Roger Wade; AD Shopping: Lakeside Attractions-Margaret McCurry Uncovers Hidden Gems in Michigan's Harbor Country Photography by Alec Marshall; Hotels: Inn at Price Town-An Oklahoma Hotel Finds a Home in Frank Lloyd Wright's 1950's High-Rise Interior Architecture and Design by Wendy Evans Joseph Photography by Jon Miller/Hedrich Blessing; AD Travels: Living History In Vermont-Preserving the Past with a Collection of Vernacular Structures Photography by Billy Cunningham; The Professionals: Karin Blake-A Designer with a Passion for All Things Folk; Unbuilt Architecture: Model Mackintosh-More than a Century Later, the Scottish Architect's Drawings Take Form; Architecture Notebook: Joined At The Hip-A Relocated Barn Transforms an Ordinary House in Upstate New York Architecture by Clark & Green Interior Design by Patricia Burns Ross Photography by David Sundberg; AD Architecture: Napa's New Vintage-Javier Barba Brings Life to Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Architecture by Javier Barba; AD Travels: Home on the Range-A Gentleman's Artful Legacy Endures at His Ranch near Big Horn, Wyoming Photography by David O. Marlow; Estates for Sale: Editors Select American Country Houses-Vermont, Connecticut, Washington, Wisconsin, California. Paperback condition: Very Good

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