Antique & Collectible Books

1888 1ed Mormonism Early Days Kennedy Nauvoo Palmyra Brigham Young Joseph Smith

"Early Days of Mormonism" is a late 19th-century collection of short essays on the foundation and rise of the Mormon church in Western America. Author James Kennedy covers the history of Nauvoo, Illinois, Brigham Young, the writing of the Book of Mormon, miracles of Joseph Smith, and much more.

Item number: #14883
Price: $499
KENNEDY, James Harrison
Early days of Mormonism : Palmyra, Kirtland, and Nauvoo
New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1888. 1st edition

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[viii], 275
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Green cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19.5cm x 12.5cm)
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1906 Benvenuto Cellini FAMOUS Memoirs Autobiography Supernatural Visions Demons
Benvenuto Cellini was a 16th-century Italian scholar who is most famous for his autobiography. This book gives a detailed account of his career as goldsmith, artist, soldier, and poet. His story; however, is much more than just a day-by-day retelling of his life. Cellini covers strange and bizarre phenomena including a story of him summoning demons in Rome! He also recounts his supernatural visions and miraculous cures from being poisoned!
According to Herbert Maryon, "Benvenuto Cellini is the author of the most delightful autobiography ever written".
Item number: #15197
Price: $499
CELLINI, Benvenuto
The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
New York : Brentano's, 1906. First Brentano issue.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – xxix, 359, [1]
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Vol. II – vii, [1], 386, [1]
o Illustrated with 40 portraits, scenes
· Language: English
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1873 1ed Marie of Sevigne FAMOUS Letters French Society Henrietta Puliga Brada 2v

Marie of Sevigne was a 17th-century French woman of letters, each of which were addressed to her daughter. These letters offer a thorough view into life in the 17th-century, those regarding public spas and bath houses are the most popular. Other letters deal with notable French political events such as the execution of Madame de Brinvilliers.
This rare 1873 first Tinsley edition is complete in two volumes, collected and edited by Henrietta de Quigini Puliga, more commonly known as Brada.

Item number: #15471
Price: $499
SEVIGNE, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal

Madame de Sēvignē : her correspondents and contemporaries
London : Tinsley Brothers, 1873. First Tinsley edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – xvi, 400
o Vol. II – xii, 373, [1]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.75in X 6in (22cm x 15cm)
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1813 Japanese Genpei War Samurai Battle Ronin Kamakura Shogunate Illustrated

An interesting Edo woodblock-print of 'Genpei,' a fictional tale of the Genpei War (1180-85), the final struggle in Japan between the
Taira and Minamoto clans which resulted in the Minamoto's establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, a military dictatorship
that dominated Japan from 1192 to 1333. 'Genpei'
is illustrated by Chuwa Nishimura and Sadaaki Oku, two of the leading illustrators of the period.
This rare edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading. This edition contains excellent illustrations of scenes from the Genpei War also called Jishō-Juei War including samurai, ronin, courtesans, geisha, battles, cities under siege, ship battles, and much more!

Item number: #15745
Price: $499
RITO, Akisato

Genpei Prosperity and Decline (Genpei Seisuiki Zue) 源平盛衰記図会(げんぺいせいすいきずえ)
[Kyōto: Bunka 10 1813].

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1813 Japanese Genpei War Samurai Battle Ronin Kamakura Shogunate Illustrated

An interesting Edo woodblock-print of 'Genpei,' a fictional tale of the Genpei War (1180-85), the final struggle in Japan between the
Taira and Minamoto clans which resulted in the Minamoto's establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, a military dictatorship
that dominated Japan from 1192 to 1333. 'Genpei'
is illustrated by Chuwa Nishimura and Sadaaki Oku, two of the leading illustrators of the period.
This rare edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading. This edition contains excellent illustrations of scenes from the Genpei War also called Jishō-Juei War including samurai, ronin, courtesans, geisha, battles, cities under siege, ship battles, and much more!

Item number: #15746
Price: $499
RITO, Akisato

Genpei Prosperity and Decline (Genpei Seisuiki Zue) 源平盛衰記図会(げんぺいせいすいきずえ)
[Kyōto: Bunka 10 1813].

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1647 1ed Valerius Maximus Dictorum Factorum ROME Tiberius Scipio Latin Lipsius
A rare printing of Valerius's "Dictorum et Factorum" or Historical Anecdotes. This work is a collection of short stories, sayings, and phrases, memorial to Tiberius Caesar, who was reigning during Valerius' lifetime. These anecdotes depict ancient Greek life and philosophy as well as famous kings and Caesars. Many modern historians claim that Valerius's work was taken from Cicero, Livy, and Sallust, as well as other ancient historians and philosophers, rather than creating original works.
However, many of the topics he writes about were controversial and unusual for the time – he wrote on homosexuality within the Roman army and the aristocracy of ancient Greece. While homosexually itself was written on, it was only considered tolerable in a 'master-slave' relationship; not within a public and high status sense. Other topics include omens, revenge, superstitious cults, women lawyers, modesty, crimes, and conflicting… Read More

1851 PETS 1ed Loudon Domestic Cats Dogs Spaniels Song Birds Rabbits Weir Art
John and Jane Loudon were prominent British agriculturalists, known for their studies and works on trees, flowers, and animals. Jane published 'Domestic Pets' in 1851, a book describing the care for pets as well as the characteristics and habits of house cats, dogs, cage birds, and pet rabbits!
Item number: #15817
Price: $499
LOUDON, Jane Webb
Domestic pets: their habits and management; with illustrative anecdotes.
London : Grant and Griffith, 1851. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, 162, [24]
o 4 engraved illustrations by Harrison Weir
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Decorative red cloth
· Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11.5cm)
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1752 1ed Voyages in JAPAN Asia Natural History Illustrated HUGE MAP Prevost
The 'General History of Voyages'
by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of expeditions and world exploration printed in Europe during the 18th-century.

This volume covers descriptions of voyages in Japan. This tome is illustrated with 3 full-page engravings and folding views. Illustrations and topics covered in this tome include:
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Voyages in Japan – descriptions of landscape, people groups
o Okokuni, Kadono, Okongi, Kij, Udsi,Kusse, Sakanaka, Tsukngi… etc.
o Natural history of Japan – volcanos, mountains
o Japanese currency and monies
o Armies of Japan, Japanese princes and royals
Item number: #17085
Price: $499
PREVOST, abbe
Histoire Generale Des Voyages, Ou Nouvelle Collection De Toutes Les Relations De Voyages Par Mer Et Par Terre : Qui ont été publiées jusqu'à présent dans les différentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues: Contenant Ce Qu'Il Y… Read More

1858 1ed Brownlow SLAVERY Debate Abolitionist Pryne Civil War Fred Douglass RARE
William Gannaway Brownlow was an American politician during the reconstruction era. Even though he supported slavery, Brownlow, according to Larned, opposed secession and was imprisoned by the Confederacy for refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the southern government. In 1858, Brownlow and Reverend Abram Pryne entered into a debate over slavery, a debate that was originally supposed to be with Frederick Douglass. Brownlow stated at the opening of this debate:
"Not only will I throughout this discussion openly and boldly take the ground that Slavery as it exists in America ought to be perpetuated, but that slavery is an established and inevitable condition to human society."
Curiously, following the debate and into the Civil War, Brownlow changed his stance and began supporting abolitionists and pursuing emancipation efforts.
Item number: #16273
Price: $499
BROWNLOW, William Gannaway
Ought American slavery to be… Read More

1896 Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau Philosophy Transcendentalism Shipwrecks 2v
Henry David Thoreau was a famous American author known for his works such as 'Walden' and 'The Maine Woods'. One of his other popular works was 'Cape Cod' – an interesting retelling of Thoreau's excursions to the shores of Cape Cod, witnessing shipwrecks, plants and animals, fishermen, lighthouses, and much more.
Item number: #16171
Price: $499
THOREAU, Henry David
Cape Cod
Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Cambridge : The Riverside Press 1896.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – vi, [2], 173, [1]
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Vol. II – [6], 208
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Illustrated throughout
· Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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1859 AFRICA David Livingstone Missionary African Travel Illustrated Zambezi RARE

"If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all."
– David Livingstone

A rare early edition of David Livingstone's "Missionary Travels". In this book Livingstone describes his travel and work as a missionary to the indigenous people in Central and South Africa. Through the mid-19th-century, South Africa was completely unknown to Europeans, so Livingstone's mission brought light to more than just spreading the gospel. The work deals with customs, languages, animal and plant biology, geology, topography, and mineralogy. "The geographical results of his journeys were of supreme importance and made it possible to fill in great stretches of the maps of Central Africa which hitherto had been blank" (PMM 341).
Livingstone discovered the Zambesi River and Victoria Falls (which he named), parts of Angola, and Mozambique; met with… Read More

1838 Jardine Naturalist BIRDS Ornithology Flycatchers Fantails Song Birds Tody
Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.

This edition of Jardine's 'Ornithology'
is beautifully color illustrated with engravings of various species of birds! The plates from Jardine's works are exceedingly desirable and are found framed and displayed by themselves. This volume showcases various flycatchers, song birds, fantails, flat-bills, the tody, the gaper, and many other small birds.
Item number: #16122
Price: $499
JARDINE, Sir William
The Naturalist's Library, Ornithology vol. X. Flycatchers.
London, Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1838. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xiv, 256
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33 engraved plates
· References: Lowndes 1192
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~7.25in X 4.5in (18cm x 11.5cm)
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1840 1st ed Cattermole Book of RAPHAEL Urbino Cartoons BIBLE Art Renaissance
Richard Cattermole was a 19th-century British artist, poet, and cleric, curiously best known for being the brother of more famous artist George Cattermole. Richard's "Book of the Cartoons" fused his work into one with an impressive, illustrated book. This book contains poetry on various well-known New Testament Bible stories with highly desirable full-page illustrations.
Item number: #16473
Price: $499
CATTERMOLE, Richard

The book of the cartoons
London: Houlston and Hughes, 1840.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 185, [1]
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7 pages of illustrations and 1 engraved frontispiece
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.75in X 5.75in (22cm x 14cm)
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1857 1ed American SLAVERY Abolition Christian Slavers Slave Trade 3 Prize Essays
"Three Prize Essays" is a collection of works each dealing with the outcry of slavery in the pre-Civil War America. In includes the following three works, each of which calling for immediate abolishment of slavery:
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"The Error and the Duty in regard to Slavery", R.B. Thurston
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"Friendly Letters to a Christian Slaveholder", A.C. Baldwin
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"Is American Slavery an Institution Which Christianity Sanctions and Will Perpetuate?", Timothy Williston
Item number: #16479
Price: $499
Various authors
Three prize essays on American slavery.
Boston: Congregational Board of Publication, 1857. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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iv, [2], 138
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~7in X 4.75in (17.5cm x 12cm)
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1823 EXQUISITE Tour Doctor Syntax Combe Illustrated Comic Poetry FINE BINDING
William Combe was a British writer who is mostly remembered for his comic poem "The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax". This set of three epic poems was a descriptive and satirical work that made light of William Gilpin, a British explorer who toured Britain to describe the picturesque landscape. While the satire was a popular book for British readers, the Thomas Rowlandson comedic color plates were a beautiful spectacle. Includes 32-full page color engravings.
Item number: #16666
Price: $499
COMBE, William
The Tour of Doctor Syntax
London: R. Ackermann, 1823.
Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[4], 276, [18]
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Illustrated throughout with 32 hand-colored engravings
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6in X 4in (15.5cm x 10cm)
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