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1822 Famous 2ed David Porter Journal USS Essex Battle of Valparaiso War of 1812

David Porter was an early American naval captain who served on the USS Constitution and the USS Essex. While aboard the Essex, Porter faced significant hardships, including the Battle of Valparaiso where the ship was ultimately disabled. Porter kept a journal of his time aboard the Essex, a journal that was quickly published after capture of the Essex.
According to Hill, the second of Porter's 'Journal' is the "best edition" and is more complete even than the first. In fact, this edition contains the first instance of the details of Porter's loss of the USS Essex in 1814. This edition also includes an expanded preface as well as folding maps and notes and illustrations on the Galapagos Islands.
Item number: #12767
Price: $750
PORTER, David
Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean by Captain David Porter, in the United States Frigate Essex, in the years 1812, 1813, and 1814 : to which is now added the transactions at… Read More

1790 Five Orders Architecture VIGNOLA Italian ART Michelangelo RARE French ed

The most successful architectural textbook ever written!

A rare printing of Vignola's 'Five Orders of Architecture' Giacomo da Vignola was perhaps the most important 16th-century architects. Originally printed in 1562, 'Regola,' as it is often called, was successful mainly due to its effectiveness in teaching. It was designed to aid builders and designers in the realization of their architectural projects. It focuses on all five of the major orders (or styles) of architecture – Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Roman. (Fabrizio)
This 18th-century French edition includes 84 impressive architectural engravings and features a short treatise on stone cutting and carpentry, as well as lessons on the work of Vignola by Claude Delagardette.
Item number: #14634
Price: $950
VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da
Regles des cinq ordres d'architecture
Paris : Chez Jean, rue de Beauvais, [ca.1790].
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1851 Napoleon Peninsular War Napier MAPS French Revolution SPAIN 6v An early-19th-century account of the history of the Napoleonic conflicts against Spain, Portugal, and Great Britain. In 1807, Napoleon invaded Portugal with Spain; however, a year later, France turned on Spain and a large guerrilla warfare emerged. Now known as 'The Peninsular War', this conflict was profusely written about over the next century; however, the Napier account is one of the earliest! This 1851 leather-bound edition includes 55 illustrated maps throughout. An impressive and rare set!Item number: #13762Price: $795NAPIER, William Francis PatrickHistory of the war in the peninsula and in the south of France : from the year 1807 to the year 1814London : Thomas & Boone ..., 1851.Details: • Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumeso 55 full-page, map engravings• Language: English• Binding: Leather; tight & secure• Size: ~7.75in X 5in (19.5cm x 13cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping… Read More

1537 1ed Orthodox Saint John Chrysostom On the Priesthood + Brixius Marburg

A rare 16th-century printing of works of John Chrysostom. Chrysostom was one of the most important Early Christian Church authors and preachers and is most remembered for his sermons and homilies. He preached on many different subjects, but his most frequented topic was helping the needy. Chrysostom calls for followers of Jesus to set aside their material desires to help the poor, often in a way that shamed the rich and guilted them in to giving.
"Do you pay such honor to your excrements as to receive them into a silver chamber-pot when another man made in the image of God is perishing in the cold?" (Chrysostom in Liebeschuetz)

One of his most important treatises was 'On the Priesthood' in which he describes his experiences becoming a priest and living as a priest. Interestingly, this work was popular during his lifetime as he made references to it in his other works.
This extremely rare 16th-century edition of 'On the… Read More

1624 Vulgate Bible Sixto Clementine Lucas Correction Catholic PLANTIN Huge Folio
Franciscus Lucas of Brugensis was a 16th-century Catholic scholar from the Netherlands. At the end of his career, Lucas wrote a treatise on the corrections made to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate Bible which was finalized in 1592 by Clement VIII.

Item number: #14474
Price: $950
LUCAS, Franciscus of Brugensis
Romanæ correctionis in Latinis Bibliis editionis Vvlgatæ, ivssv Sixti V. Pont. Max. recognitis, loca insigniora ... : accessit Libellus alter, continens alias lectionum varietates in eisdem Bibliis latinis ex vetustis manuscriptis exemplaribus collectas
Antverpiae : ex officina Plantiniana, apud Balthasarem Moretum, 1624.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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32 leaves (64 unnumbered pages)
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~15.25in X 10in (38.5cm x 25.5cm)
· Very rare
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1910 Sleeping Beauty 1ed DULAC ART Cinderella Blue Beard Fairy Tale Beauty Beast

"The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales", retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, revives classic French fairy tales for modern audiences. The collection features four cherished tales: "The Sleeping Beauty," "Blue Beard," "Cinderella," and "Beauty and the Beast." Quiller-Couch refreshes these stories, originally by writers like Charles Perrault and Madame de Villeneuve, ensuring their timeless essence remains. Enhanced by 30 evocative color illustrations by renowned artist Edmund Dulac.


Item number: #41299
Price: $750

QUILLER-COUCH, Arthur; DULAC, Edmund

The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales. From the Old French.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1910]. First Trade Edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete
o [18], 128, [4]
o 30 color plates
· References: Grolier 62
· Provenance: Handwritten – Anne Hazelhurst, 1959
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and… Read More

1677 ENGLISH LAW Edward Coke Reports Judicial Cases England Black-Letter French

"[Corporations] cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicate, for they have no souls."
– Edward Coke, The Reports, "Case of Sutton's Hospital"

A rare 1677 edition of the Edward Coke's English legal reports and Select Cases. Edward Coke was an English judge and lawyer from the 16th- and early 17th-centuries being most remembered for his prosecution in the Gunpowder Plot, as well as writing 'The Reports'. His judicial rulings resounded all over the western world, in fact, his decisions had a direct influence on the third, fourth, and sixteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

'The Reports' is a gathering of specific court cases with commentary and arguments. Cases include handling of money exchange whether it be through loans, income, and gift-giving, common pleas cases, and financial obligations. These law reports have been some of the most important and popular writings on court cases in the English… Read More

1872 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Tenniel Illustrated Fantasy

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," authored by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by John Tenniel, is a timeless, imaginative masterpiece published in the 19th century. The story follows a young girl named Alice who tumbles down a rabbit hole into a fantastical realm filled with peculiar creatures and bizarre experiences. From engaging in a mad tea party to meeting the Queen of Hearts, Alice navigates through Wonderland, offering readers a compelling exploration of logic, absurdity, and the complexity of childhood. This whimsical tale continues to captivate children and adults alike with its intricate wordplay and surreal adventures.

This 1872 edition of "Alice in Wonderland", features forty-two whimsical illustrations by the beloved English artist Sir John Tenniel bring Carroll's surreal narrative to life.

Item number: #41093
Price: $750

CARROLL, Lewis; TENNIEL, John (Illus.)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By Lewis… Read More

1603 Charlemagne & Louis Pious St Ansegisus FRANKS Monasticism Benedict Levita

Charlemagne was one of the most influential and iconic French kings. Reigning in the late 8th-century, Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, helped united most of Europe through the Carolingian Empire. Numerous historical works were published on the life and reign of Charlemagne including this early 17th-century history of the reigns of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious. This book is one of the best of its kind offering a complete survey of the 9th-century Franks. Published in 1603 by Chappell, it covers the Frankish monastic reforms set by Saint Ansegisus and the continuation of these laws by the unnamed pseudo-author known as Benedict Levita.

Item number: #25055
Price: $750

CHAPPELLET, Claude [edit.]

Karoli Magni et Ludovici Pii christianiss. regum et impp. Francorum Capitula sive leges ecclesiasticae & civiles

Parisiis: apud Claudium Chappellet, 1603.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o… Read More

1857 Diamond ATLAS United States 55 MAPS California Mexico TEXAS West Geography

Charles Colby's "Diamond Atlas" is an impressive, pre-Civil War geography textbook. Published in 1857, this book covers the geography and history of each American state and territory, country, nations, political division, and island in the Western Hemisphere. In addition to detailed descriptions, the 'Diamond Atlas' features numerous full-page, color engravings and maps all bound in a decorative red-leather binding.

Item number: #24925
Price: $750

COLBY, Charles Galusha [cartog.]

The diamond atlas with descriptions of all countries : exhibiting their actual and comparative extent and their present political divisions, founded on the most recent discoveries and rectifications

New York: Morse and Gaston, 1857.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, 7-239
o 55 color maps
o Several b/w in-text illustrations throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; secure
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