LOST CITY OF STONE
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
First edition of this book of collected writings by the American Presbyterian missionary, regarding 19th-century Syrian customs and his dedicated efforts to interfere with them.
First edition of this lavishly produced history of French military campaigns and costumes, with emphasis on Napoleon and the Grand Imperial Army.
A history of Oxford University by the academic and folklorist.
Rare second edition of Moran's fanciful thesis on the lunar zodiacal origins of the phonetic alphabet, published together with Kelley's briefer "American Parallels," on the relationship between the calendar systems of Eurasia, Oceania, and Mesoamerica.
First US edition of this in-depth history of chemistry's beginnings as a science, from classical antiquity through medieval alchemy and on through the 17th century. Part of the Watts History of Science Library series.