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An American Dictionary of the English Language by Webster, Noah

New York: S. Converse, Printed by Hezekiah Howe, New Haven, 1828. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Complete in two volumes. Contemporary mottled calf with black morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, with the "Additions and ...

From Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

$22,000.00

SHAKESPEARE'S HOLINSHED: The first and second volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1. The description and historie of England, 2. The description and historie of Ireland, 3. The description and historie of Scotland: first collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others. [WITH:] The third volume of Chronicles, beginning at duke William the Norman, commonlie called the Conqueror; and descending by degrees of yeeres to all the kings and queenes of England in their orderlie successions: first compiled by Raphaell Holinshed, an by him extended to the yeare 1577. Now newlie recognised, augmented, and continued (with occurrences and accidents of fresh memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Holinshed, Raphael (d. circa 1580)

London: London: printed [by Henry Denham] in Aldersgate street at the signe of the Starre, 1587. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition; large folio; 3 volumes bound into 2 physical volumes. Vol. 1: [10], 250; [4], 202, [2]pp. Vol. 2: 61, ...

From Lyppard Books

£12,850.00

THE FLORENTINE HISTORIE. Written in the Italian tongue, by Nicholo Macchiavelli, Citizen and Secretarie of Florence. And translated into English by T. B. [Thomas Bedingfield] Esquire by MACHIAVELLI. NICCOLO

Printed by T. C. [Thomas Creede] for W. P. [William Ponsonby]. London. 1595. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Folio. (11.1 x 7.5 inches). x11,222pp. Lacking last, blank, leaf. Decorated with woodcut engraved ornamental title page and engraved head and tailpieces....

From Paul Foster Books

£12,750.00

Icones anatomicae quotquot sunt celabratories ex optimis neotericum operibus depromtae et collectae. Atlas volumes. by Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani & Caldani, Floriano

Three 21 x 28 1/8 inch( 534 x 715 mm) untrimmed folio atlas volumes in four. With frontis, 4 engraved titles & 461 plates, including 197 duplicates in outline. 1801-1814.; Additional images and further information provided upon request. ; All shipmen...

From William Chrisant & Sons' Old Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

$14,000.00

A translation of the Confucian [Yih king] or the "Classic of Change", with notes and appendix. by Reverend Canon [Thomas] McClatchie

First edition in English of the I-Ching, the ancient Chinese book of divination, sometimes attributed to Confucius but actually much earlier, possibly with origins in the second millennium and so the most ancient text of Chinese Civilization. OCLC lists b...

From William Chrisant & Sons' Old Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

$14,000.00

Le Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights of the Round Table, Their Marvellous Enquests and Adventures, The Achieving of the San Greal and in the End Le Morte Darthur with the Dolorous Death and Departing out of this World of Them All. (Parts I-XII) by Malory, Sir Thomas, Bart. Aubrey Beardsley

London: J. M. Dent, 1893. First edition. Wraps. Near fine. Aubrey Beardelsy. Twelve original parts in green wrappers. Parts 1-8 and 10-12 are the "Superior Issue" of 300 copies on Dutch handmade paper (this set unnumbered). Part 9 is from the ...

From Thorn Books

$12,500.00

LOT of Stone & Kimball/Herbert S. Stone publications: 200 titles 1st ed. signed by Various

Here is a rare opportunity to own nearly two-thirdsof all publications from the highly-esteemed publishers Stone & Kimball and Herbert S. Stone & Company. This lot consists of 200 individual titles (a few titles are multi-volume sets, so, 208 individual v...

From Zalmoxis Books

$12,000.00

The Fairy Books: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown, Orange, Olive and Lilac by Lang, Andrew [Editor]

London: Longmans, Green & Company, 1910. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. Andrew Lang's Color Fairy Books, complete in twelve volumes, all first impressions of the first edition: Blue (1889), Red (1890), Green (1892), Yellow (1894), Pink...

From Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

$12,000.00

Falbalas and Franfreluches by Barbier, George

Paris: Meynial, 1925. First Edition. George Barbier. A complete and excellent set of the five annual issues illustrated with a total of sixty beautiful pochoir plates, complete with decorated pochoir title pages. 'Falbalas and Franfreluches' (Fr...

From Rare Illustrated Books

AU$15,000.00

Sphere text una Cum Additionibus non Aspernandis Petri Ciruelli D(Arconcensis) ... Questionibus Petri de Alice by SACROBOSCO, Johannis de

Paris, Joannis Petit, 1515.En folio. 78 ff. [i.e.76]. Encuadernación en pergamino moderno. Tipografía gótica a dos tamaños y texto a dos columnas. Marca del impresor Petit en la portada, xilografía de esfera armillar en verso de a5 rodeada por Astron...

From Grupo Editorial Rosa Maria Porrúa

$11,200.00

Journal des Dames et des Modes 1912 by T.A. [Tommaso Antogini]

First edition of all 79 issues, complete with 186 hand-coloured pochoir engravings after fashion plates by some of the greatest artists of the era. Number 742 of only 1250 sets on Holland paper (out of a total edition of 1279). Complete set of this styli...

From Florilegius

$10,000.00

Laurentii Gambarae Brixiani De nauigatione Christophori Columbi, libri quattuor. by GAMBARA, Lorenzo

1583 Voyages of Christopher Columbus Navigation Gambara Peter Martyr New World An incredible 16th-century epic work on the voyages of Columbus! Lorenzo Gambara was a 16th-century Italian poet who is known exclusively for his poem 'Colombiade' – an epic...

From Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books

$9,500.00

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In which the coast of North-West America has been carefully Examined and accurately Surveyed. Undertaken By His Majesty's Command, Principally with a view to Ascertain the Existence. by Vancouver, George (1757-1798); Vancouver, John [editor]

London: Printed for G.G. And J. Robinson and J. Edwards, 1798. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In which the coast of North-West America has been carefully Examined...

From Minotavros Books

CA$11,500.00

LE CAPITAL. (LIVRE PREMIER: DÉVELOPPMENT DE LA PRODUCTION CAPITALISTE). TRADUCTION DE J. ROY, ENTIÈREMENT REVISÉE PAR L AUTEUR. MARX, KARL. by MARX KARL

BOOK DESCRIPTION: PARIS, MAURICE LACHÂTRE, S.D. (1872-1875), 1875. LARGE IN-8, (29 X 19.5 CM) 351, (1) PP. FAUVE HALF-CALF, BACK WITH NERVES DECORATED WITH GOLD PATTERNS (REL. DE L'ÉP.) FIRST FRENCH EDITION AND FIRST PRINTING WITH THE FACSIMILE OF KARL ...

From Giuliano Scali

€7,500.00

The Ameer Namah. A Persian Work Compiled by Moonshee Ameer Ali Khan Bahadoor, with an Abstract Translation in English. by Moonshee Ameer Ali Khan Bahadoor (Ameer alli Khan Bahadur)

Brown cloth with blindstamped decorations to covers and gilt particulars to spine, which has been professionally rebacked. Light foxing throughout. Inscribed to "[Judge Elphinstone] Jackson with the author's best compliments-" at rear of book. Jackson ...

From William Chrisant & Sons' Old Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

$8,400.00