BIJOU ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HOLY LAND
[circa 1850]
First American edition of this true miniature book of engraved views of various holy sites.
19th century
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WEIHGESCHENT FUR JEDEN ECHTEN PREUSSEN
[circa 1835]
First edition of this miniature gift book of Prussian and Russian royalty, published during a push for unification.
CRAWHALL'S CHAP-BOOK CHAPLETS
1883
Limited first edition of this idiosyncratic collection of re-designed chapbooks, based upon the collection of chapbook-collector Joseph Crawhall – his own copy, inscribed to him by the publisher.
RULES, ORDERS, AND REGULATIONS FOR THE POLICE OF THE CITY OF LONDON
1824
First edition of the first handbook printed for the police force governed by London's Court of Aldermen, 5 years before the Metropolitan Police Act that formed the Scotland Yard.
MODES AND MANNERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
1927
Spectacular four-volume set, a revision and expansion of the original 1909 edition, introducing for the first time a chapter addressing American fashions and adding additional illustrations.
THE SAXON CHRONICLE
1823
First edition in modern English of the complete ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE, a key historical document of the Early Medieval era composed during the reign of Alfred the Great.
THE CONFESSIONS OF J. LACKINGTON
1806
Scarce American edition of the bookseller's Confessions, with one of the earliest Brooklyn imprints.
THE LAST JOURNALS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE
1874
First edition of the final African journals of Scottish missionary, abolitionist, and explorer David Livingstone, including his own account of the famous meeting with Stanley.
Book-Shaped Reading and Writing Kit
[circa 1859]
Beautifully preserved mid-19th century French portable reading and writing kit that mimics the shape of a leather-bound book.
NORTHERN ANTIQUITIES
1859
Victorian edition of this important survey of Norse literature and history – with a fore-edge painting of a Viking ship, a color frontispiece of Yggdrasil, and an excerpt from the PROSE EDDA.
HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO
1886
Prescott's most popular title, identified as his "masterpiece" by biographers, which had a strong impact on the study of Mesoamerica (Gardiner).
FROUDACITY: West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude
1889
First edition of this influential critique of British colonialism by "the most important Black intellectual in Trinidad during his lifetime" (Cedric J. Robinson).
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