GILGAMESCH
1964
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.
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POSTHUMOUS HUMANITY: A Study of Phantoms
1887
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.
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 US fashions and adding additional illustrations.
THE HOME-LIFE OF BORNEO HEAD-HUNTERS: Its Festivals and Folk-Lore
1902
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.
HOME LIFE IN TURKEY
1909
First edition of this historical overview and contemporary portrait of social, religious, and domestic life in Turkey of the early 20th century.
Original Interzone Correspondence Card from Vichy France
[1941]
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.
SYRIAN HOME-LIFE
1874
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.
L'ÉPOPÉE DU COSTUME MILITAIRE FRANCAIS
[1898]
First edition of this lavishly produced history of French military campaigns and costumes, with emphasis on Napoleon and the Grand Imperial Army.
OXFORD
1914
A history of Oxford University by the academic and folklorist.
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.
THE ORIGINS OF CHEMISTRY
(1966)
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.
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