Flora Lapponica exhibens plantas per Lapponiam crescentes, secundum systema sexuale collectas in itinere impensis Soc. reg. litter. et scient. Sueciae a. 1732 instituto. Additis synonymis, & locis natalibus omnium, descriptionibus & figuris rariorum, by Linnaeus (Linne, Linnaei, Caroli). Edited by James Edward Smith - 1792

1848 1ed Pieter Harting Microscope DUTCH Biology DARWIN Influence Illustrated 3v
Pieter Harting was 19th-century Dutch scientist who is best remembered for his contributions to the development and use of the microscope and microscopy. He published what proved to be the greatest book on microscopy, titled simple 'The Microscope', which provided lessons on using the microscope as well as covering designs for lens improvements.
It should be noted that Harting was one of the earliest supporters of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories, many of which were endorsed by Harting's microscope findings. In fact, according to Darwin scholar Eve-Marie Engels, Harting was "one of the most influential" of all 19th-century scientists and philosophers.
This 1848 Dutch edition of 'The Microscope' is illustrated with 18 impressive folding engravings featuring numerous figures depicting microscope parts, lenses, cells, burners, and scalpels.
Item number: #11288
Price: $950
HARTING, Pieter
Het mikroskoop, deszelfs… Read More

1570 Valerius Maximus Dictorum Factorum ROME Tiberius Scipio Latin Vellum
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 political… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Farlow Library and Herbarium of Harvard University, 1929. Limited Edition. Folio. x, 120 pages, 103 color plates (1 folded). Limited to only 500 copies. Fine copies are very uncommon. One of the finest works devoted to mushrooms. An essential reference on the larger fungi. E.A. Burt wrote the text but his only desire was that his name is noted on the title page. A lovely copy in the original glassine, bound in green cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt.

1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages 206 PLATES Bacon Cromwell Raleigh Queen

Edmund Lodge was a long-serving English officer of arms, a writer on heraldic subjects, and a compiler of short biographies. However, he was most remembered for his work 'Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain'. This work describes some of the most renowned persons in Great Britain. Notable names include:
• Thomas Cromwell
• Sir Francis Drake
• Francis Bacon
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Queen Catharine Parr
• Queen Jane Seymour

This stunning 1823 three-volume set features 206 steel engravings in exquisite condition.

Item number: #22282
Price: $950

LODGE, Edmund

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain: Engraved from authentic pictures, with biographical & historical memoirs of their lives.

London: Printed for Harding, Mavor and Lepard. [1823-1834]

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages; 11 volumes (of 12)
o Volumes I-VIII,… Read More

1681 King Charles I Eikon Basilike Trial English Civil War John Gauden London

"I intended not only to oblige my friends, but Mine enemies also"
― John Gauden, Eikon Basilike

The autobiography of King Charles I of England was published shortly after he was executed following the English Civil War. Known as 'Eikon Basilike', this diary gives light to the life of the king, as well as prayers, and secrets of the English military that led into the Civil War. While it is not certain that Charles I was the author or not, it is recognized as a work of Royalist propaganda and quite popular, even though it was highly disapproved of.

This 1681 Royston printing features the expected allegorical frontispiece which depicts Charles I as a Christian martyr.

Item number: #22894
Price: $750

GAUDEN, John

Eikōn basilikē : The pourtraicture of his Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings

London: printed by R. Norton for Richard Royston, bookseller to His most Sacred Majesty [MDCLXXXI]. [1681]

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1687 Travels of Chardin in PERSIA Middle East Iraq Turkey Iran Voyages French

A rare French edition of Jean Chardin's "Travels into Persia and the East Indies". This book is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Persia and the Near East. This printing was published at the same time as other French edition, all are considered first editions. In this book Chardin discusses his journeys from Constantinople to the Black Sea, Persia, and throughout the Middle East (Kashan, Iraq; Armenia, Crimea, and Georgia). The end of his journey took him through the Cape of Good Hope, on his way home.

Upon his return, he was considered quite a celebrity in London; though, according to Evelyn he was 'not inclined to talke wonders". He met with famous members of the Royal Society, all of whom took great interest in his voyage. He told them of his witnessing of Abbas II's coronation, and the jewels and fine ornaments he had seen.

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1834 1ed Victor HUGO Poems French Literature Cromwell Hernani Lucrezia Odes 8v

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

The best-known and oft-considered greatest French writer is unarguably Victor Hugo. His romance novels and stories have withstood the test of language and time. His most famous work, 'Les Miserables', has been transformed into film, theatre, and opera. This early printing of the works of Hugo includes works through 1838 including:
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"Cromwell"
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"Odes et Poesies et Ballads"
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"Les Orientales"
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"Hernani"
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"Marion de Lorme"
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"Le Roi S'amuse"
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"Lucrezia Borgia"
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"Les Chants du Crepuscule"
Item number: #14787
Price: $750
HUGO, Victor
[Victor Hugo works]
Paris: Libraire d'Eugene Renduel, 1834-1838. 1st editions

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 8 volumes
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.25in X… Read More

1840 HANDEL Dettingen Te Deum Classical Music Austrian Succession WAR

Alongside Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederic Handel was one of the two greatest Baroque music composers. Best known for his 'Messiah', Handel was responsible for hundreds of pieces of music, many of which were written with liturgical texts. Handel's 1743 masterpiece 'Dettingen Te Deum' was written in honor of the British victory at Dettingen in the War of Austrian Succession.
Handel, who had become proud of his English home, wrote this setting of 'Te Deum' for the day King George II appointed a day of celebration in honor of the victory. Like many of Handel's works, it features chorus, full orchestra, and solos.
This Varey edition of Handel features a piano reduction as well as the choral and solo parts.
Item number: #15687
Price: $750
HANDEL, Johann Frederic
The Te Deum, composed for the Victory at Dettingen
London: Varey, [1840].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 53, [1]
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1557 1ed Epitome on Prosody Latin & Greek Grammar Language Berthelon Literature
A rare and rather obscure 16th-century study on Prosody, linguistics, and grammar. Collected and edited by a Pantaleon Bartelon, this work is a collection of literary and poetic examples published together with the intents of offer direction to writers and grammarians.
Item number: #20562
Price: $750
BERTHELON, Pantaleon
Epitome in prosodiam : ex variis scriptoribus compendiosè collecta
Parisiis: Ex officina Simonis Calvarini, 1557. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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277, [27]
· References: USTC 198081; Pettegree, FB 55983
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Provenance: Handwritten – Alexandri [Peleé] DeVarenne, 1726
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.5in X 3in (11.5cm x 7.5cm)
· Quite scarce
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1840 Charles Dickens 1ed Master Humphrey's Clock First Book Form in 3v CLASSIC
"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor."
― Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. One of his lesser-known works was 'Master Humphrey's Clock', a work which follows Humphrey and the stories he and Mr. Pickwick tell. The parts of this work were released in short segments weekly in periodicals in London. It first appeared in complete book form in 1840 by Chapman and Hall.
Item number: #22944
Price: $750
DICKENS, Charles
Master Humphrey's Clock. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. Complete in 3 volumes.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-41. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Vol. I – [4], 306
o Vol. II – vi, 306
o Vol. III – vi, 426
o… Read More