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The Drop and The Catch - BOTH SIGNED by the Author
The Drop and The Catch - BOTH SIGNED by the Author
Herron, Mick
- Publisher: John Murray
- Date published: 2018
London: John Murray, 2018. First editions, first printings of The Drop and The Catch by Mick Herron, published by John Murray in London, 2018. 'The Drop; is a fine copy, the boards are tight and free from wear, with slight browning to the text block. The dust wrapper with minor pushing to the foot and head of the spine and dons the iconic Herron silhouette design, it has not been price clipped and shows the original £9.99 net price. SIGNED to page on grey background by Herron. 'The Catch' is also fine copy, with slight pushing to the head and foot of the spine, bumping to the corners and similarly slight browning to the text block. The unclipped wrapper is fine. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Becoming increasingly scarce
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[Drop title:] Eu Elrey. Faço saber aos que este alvará de declaração virem: que tendo informação, de que do meu alvará de dez de setembro de mil setecentos sessenta e sinco, que, abollindo as frótas, permittio aos meus vassallos a liberdade de navegarem para os portos não vedados dos meus dominios ultramarinos; e de transportarem delles, e para elles quaesquer mercadorias permittidas ...[Lisbon], Na Regia Officina Typografica, [1772]. Folio (ca. 29 x 20 cm). With a large decorated woodcut initial ÂE incorporating the Portuguese royal coat of arms. Disbound and subsequently mounted in a modern black stiff paper folder with a printed label mounted on the front wrapper.
[Drop title:] Eu Elrey. Faço saber aos que este alvará de declaração virem: que tendo informação, de que do meu alvará de dez de setembro de mil setecentos sessenta e sinco, que, abollindo as frótas, permittio aos meus vassallos a liberdade de navegarem para os portos não vedados dos meus dominios ultramarinos; e de transportarem delles, e para elles quaesquer mercadorias permittidas ...[Lisbon], Na Regia Officina Typografica, [1772]. Folio (ca. 29 x 20 cm). With a large decorated woodcut initial ÂE incorporating the Portuguese royal coat of arms. Disbound and subsequently mounted in a modern black stiff paper folder with a printed label mounted on the front wrapper.
[SLAVE TRADE - BRAZIL - JOSÃ I, King of Portugal].
[3], [1 blank] pp.Very rare first issue (of two) of a late 18th-century decree by the Portuguese King José I (1714-1777) dealing with difficulties in the transportation of enslaved people from Mozambique to Brazil. This text, dated 12 December 1772 and signed ÂRey (King) at the end, is also signed by the notorious Portuguese nobleman and diplomat Marquez de Pombal. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699-1782), who was the Secretary of State of the Kingdom during the reign of Dom José I in the period of 1750-1777. It is concluded with a formal text, dated 18 December 1772 and signed by João Baptista de Araújo, a senior officer of the Secretariat of State.In 1761, Marquez de Pombal prohibited the importation of enslaved people in Portugal and Portuguese India, not for humanitarian reasons, but because they were needed for labour in Brazil. He stimulated the trade of, mostly African, enslaved people for that colony and with his support two companies for slave trade were founded, the Companhia Geral de Comércio do Grão-Pará e Maranhão and the Companhia Geral de Comércio de Pernambuco e ParaÃba. Both companies were privileged and had a monopolistic character. Their lists of shareholders included many Portuguese noblemen and clergy. Between 1757 and 1777, more than 25000 enslaved people were imported to Pará and Maranhão from West African ports.The two issues can be identified by their catchwords on p. [1]: issue one shows the catchword as Âa vol-Â, that catchword was changed in the second issue to ÂaÂ.The inner margin shows some signs of the previous binding. Otherwise in very good condition.l Gauz, Portuguese and Brazilian books in the JCB, 772/1; WorldCat 1045359449 (3 copies); cf. Porbase 2301650 and (no copies).
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Navigator of the "Enola Gay" copy of a book on the Atomic Bomb Drop with his Handwritten Critic on the Book's Title page
Navigator of the "Enola Gay" copy of a book on the Atomic Bomb Drop with his Handwritten Critic on the Book's Title page
Van Kirk, [ATOM BOMB]
Navigator on the "Enola Gay", the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Signed book, hard back with dust jacket, 256 page, titled Seven Hours to Zero by Joseph L. Marx. The book is a detailed account of the events relating to the bombing of Hiroshima. Van Kirk who was a big player in those events writes in his hand on title page. "A generally good account of our mission to drop the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. There are a few historical discrepancies as memories fade after the fact -Theodore J "Dutch" Van Kirk Navigator- Enola Gay, August 6, 1945." In excellent condition.
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