GILGAMESCH
Catalogue of an exhibition on the epic of Gilgamesh, incorporating both modern visual art and archaeological artifacts, and with original silkscreened cover and frontispiece by Baumeister.
Catalogue of an exhibition on the epic of Gilgamesh, incorporating both modern visual art and archaeological artifacts, and with original silkscreened cover and frontispiece by Baumeister.
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.
Spectacular four-volume set, a revision and expansion of the original 1909 edition, introducing for the first time a chapter addressing US fashions and adding additional illustrations.
First edition of this important ethnographic work on turn-of-the-20th century Borneo by "the most artistically tattooed man in the world," with some of the earliest photographs of its inhabitants.
First edition of this historical overview and contemporary portrait of social, religious, and domestic life in Turkey of the early 20th century.
A spectacular relic of a legendary episode in 20th-century art collecting and preservation: original carte postale sent to occupied Paris by a vexed Guggenheim, demanding draperies with which to wrap and disguise her priceless modern art collection.
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.
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.
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.