BIJOU ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HOLY LAND
First American edition of this true miniature book of engraved views of various holy sites.
First American edition of this true miniature book of engraved views of various holy sites.
A pun on the German for autograph book, "Sein-Album," this SCHWEINE ALBUM invites the signers to blindly draw pigs instead of write their signatures.
Album of photographs chronicling the activity of the Hambros Bank after it was evacuated to an estate at the start of WWII — once owned by a Hambros employee and likely produced by them for workers.
Book of attire featuring different orders of Italian monks, all hand-colored and presented accordion style.
Satirical novelty pamphlet marking the Russian diplomatic visit to Toulon, France during the formation of the Franco-Russian Alliance, a key development in the lead up to World War I.
First edition of this fascinating piece of World War I ephemera, celebrating the downing of four zeppelins in a parody of the "Ten Little" rhyme.
First edition of this miniature gift book of Prussian and Russian royalty, published during a push for unification.
First collected edition, featuring Adam of Bremen's chronicle of peoples from the Old North and the earliest known mention of the Vikings' discovery of North America, one of three key works in the history of Hamburg within a larger sammelband of six works total.
Inscribed first printing of this beautifully illustrated selection of over four centuries of maps of the Persian Gulf, compiled by the geographically minded ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah.
First edition of Ballinger's investigation of Nan Madol, a Micronesian "monolithic stone corpse of a city" identified as a remnant of the lost continent Mu by James Churchward and his followers.
Signed first printing of Berendt's tale of Venice and the catastrophic fire at the Fenice Opera House.
Petite French copy of the Bible, apocrypha, and a musical Psalter, with a manuscript title page to disguise its content – a fascinating piece of Huguenot Protestant history.
First printing of the first volume in Campbell's four-volume work, THE MASKS OF GOD, examining cultural variations on the so-called "monomyth."
First edition in English of Charroux's enthusiastically indiscriminate collected notions on ancient astronauts, transmigration of souls, the location of Atlantis, and the end of the world.
First printing of this history of Christiano Jr.'s photographs of African enslaved people and laborers in Brazil, a collection he sold as a souvenir to European tourists — a rare title.
Finely bound set of first editions of the complete history of World War II by one of its central players.
Colonial-era introduction for Francophone readers to the annual holidays and religious observances in Cambodia, with a pamphlet for the Office des Arts Cambodiens laid in.
Inscribed midcentury travel guide to Taxco for English speakers, illustrated throughout with photographs.
Rare first edition in English of this investigation of life after death, seeking to explain scientifically phantoms, lycanthropes, vampires, and Doubles by reference to "magnetic fluid" and the mesmeric ether.
First edition of this historic account of Virginia and its environs, including the landmark map of Virginia and all the famed engravings of Native American life in the 1580s.
First US edition of this epic overview of 1870s London, with a focus on the squalor and poor working conditions of the city's poor — executed by Doré in his signature dramatic style.
First edition in English of Exquemelin's illustrated history of famous pirates, the central primary source on the subject during its most famous era, with the continuation by Ringrose.
First printing of this history of various artforms in Nigeria, including beadwork, brass work, carving, pottery, and weaving – illustrated with photographs of objects and diagrams by Michael Foreman.
First printing of this account of the work of the Emergency Rescue Committee, formed to smuggle Jewish refugees out of Vichy France — by the one of the founders of the group and the first American to be recognized by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.
First edition of this historical overview and contemporary portrait of social, religious, and domestic life in Turkey of the early 20th century.