THE THOUSAND & ONE NIGHTS. Or, Arabian Nights Entertainments. Translated by Edward W. Lane, with an introduction by Joseph Jacobs, and illustrations by Frank Brangwyn by BRANGWYN. FRANK. Illustrates.; Lane. Edward William. Translates - 1896

London: printed for J. Wren, opposite New Exchange Buildings in the Strand; S. Crowder, H. Woodgate, J. Fuller, and J. Warcus, 1768. Early Reprint. Quarter-Calf. Near Fine+. Fourth Edition of one of the "best of the English imitations of Robinson [Crusoe]." (Gove) 12mo: xii,263,[1]pp (wanting one quire, pp 83-86, provided in excellent facsimile on old paper), with hand-colored frontispiece and map. The final page is signed "Ed Dorrington," an invention of the publisher. Later quarter-calf over marbled paper-covered boards, marbled end papers. Near Fine or better, light finger-soiling and occasional small stain to text, manuscripts ex-libris to end papers and title page, otherwise excellent. Negley 1462. Gove, pp.262-68. Cox II, p.479 (citing Dorrington as author). Sabin 66952. Howgego V, L45. Ullrich, pp. 118-122. Charming hand-colored edition of this popular tale relating a fictitious British hermit's escape from apprenticeship and subsequent life on a deserted island off the Pacific coast of… Read More

1894 1st ed Tom Sawyer Abroad Mark TWAIN Jules Verne Parody Illustrated Africa

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
― Mark Twain

Mark Twain and his works were immensely popular all on their own. Such notable characters as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stood out above other 19th-century literary characters, and not just in the United States. However, Twain sought to show his level of literary ability and expertise with the 1894 classic 'Tom Sawyer Abroad'.
Jules Verne created several adventure novels, many of which are still well-known and popular today; however, Twain wanted to parody the Verne-style adventure. In 'Tom Sawyer Abroad,' Twain puts Tom and Huck in a futuristic hot air balloon ride to Africa where they encounter world wonders, robbers, and other adventure tropes. While it has nowhere near the popularity of the original Twain 'Adventure' titles, 'Tom Sawyer Abroad' is still a fine work of American adventure fiction.

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Boston: Apollo Press Joseph Belknap, 1795. A very nice copy of this scarce first edition. Recently rebound in half calf, with black marbled boards. Author's name and date in gilt to the spine. Binding is spotless. Internally complete, with some darkening to the initial pages. The page edges are rather chipped - but not affecting text. 43 pages. 250 by 160mm (9¾ by 6¼ inches). John Clarke (1755–1798) was a minister of the First Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he was educated at the Boston Public Latin School and Harvard University He joined the ministry of Boston's First Church in January 1778, and remained there until his death at age 42. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780. & was associated with the Boston Library Society; the Humane Society of Massachusetts; and the Massachusetts Historical Society. Joseph Belknap was a Boston publisher. He was the son of a noted Congregationalist minister Jeremy Belknap, and a… Read More

The United States Naval Institute, 1884. Hardcover. Good. Lieutenant W. H. Jaques' 1884 study of the establishment of steel gun factories in the United States. Volume X in the Naval Institutes series of Proceedings. Also includes sections on England France, Germany and Russia. Emphasis on large caliber gunnery and cannon. Exceptionally detailed technical content. Illustrated with 78 plates, many of two, three and four-panel fold outs. 136-page index. Rare. Bound in pebbled burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine panels. Collated and complete as issued with all 78 plates present. [blank, 3] [iv-vii] 532-909 [blank] [essay] [blank, 3]. 9 1/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and slight fraying to head and tail of spine panel and scattered areas of superficial erosion - and then much less so in areas along front and back panel joints. Sturdy hinges with unusually clean, crisp internals. A presentable copy of an early and important military reference.… Read More

Lisbon, Miguel Deslandes, a custa de Antonio Leite Pereira, 1682.. FIRST EDITION. 4°, contemporary limp vellum (front cover rather defective, with three pieces gone from upper and lower outer corners, lower center, one of four thong ties. Woodcut rose above imprint on title page. Large woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials. Typographical headpieces and tailpieces. Overall in good condition. Internally very good. Despite the binding faults mentioned, an unsophisticated, honest copy. Single line of old ink initials and numbers in upper portion of front free endleaf recto. Three old (contemporary?) ink signatures on title page, two scored. (8 ll.), 230 pp., (9 ll.). *** FIRST EDITION of this rare work written by Sousa de Macedo for his nephews, discussing the nature of happiness and how to achieve it. The Dominio appeared again with the 1716 and 1720 editions of Eva e Ave.Sousa de Macedo (1606-1682), a native of Porto who studied law at Coimbra, reached the highest echelons of the magistracy… Read More

1915. IRVING, Washington. A HISTORY OF NEW YORK FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TO THE END OF THE DUTCH DYNASTY ... BY DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER. Illustrated by Maxfield PARRISH. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1915. Second edition. xxxi + 299 pp. 4to., pale buckram with paper pastedown boards, front cover with Parrish illustration in sepia and gilt. Light soil and edgewear to spine, boards edgeworn, corners slightly bumped/paper chipped at lower corners. Ink gift inscription to owner on front flyleaf; slight offset pp. 26-7. Eight tipped in sepia tone illustrations by Parrish. "After all, gentle reader, cities of themselves, and in fact empires of themselves, are nothing without an historian.

New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First Edition. First edition. 303 pp. Original cloth. Small dampstain to top of back board, else Near Fine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with tears along folds at top of front panel, edge-rubbing, small closed tear to bottom of back panel, spine slightly darkened, a few pieces of tape to verso, dampstain to verso of back panel. A collection of twelve stories by the chronicler of the rough-and-tumble American West.

Wissembourg; Paris: Fr. Wentzel, 1869. Near Fine -. "Lithographie et typographie de Ch. Wentzel." [2], 10 p., 6 leaves of hand-colored lithographed plates; 27 cm. Title page and each page of text within decorative border. "Contes Illustrés pour Enfants" -- at head of title page. Frédéric Charles Wentzel (1839-1877) and Charles Frédéric Wentzel (1833-1911) took over the lithographic and publishing business begun by their father, Jean Frédéric Wentzel, after his death on 27 July 1869. This title, part of their series Contes Illustrés pour Enfants, is not in WorldCat. The Perrault tale of Bluebeard is accompanied by beautiful and richly colored plates. Extremely scarce. Lacking original wrappers; otherwise, in Near Fine- Condition: lower corners are creased; minimal soiling in margins; plates are striking and bright.

1914 Peking Beijing CHINA Memoirs Court Buddha Ming Forbidden City Illustrated

John Bland and Edmund Backhouse were already famous for their book 'China Under the Empress Dowager' when they wrote their history of the rulers of China - 'Annals and Memoirs of the Court of Peking.' This chronicle begins at the fall of the Mongol Empire, covering the Ming & Manchu dynasties, Li Tzu-Ch'eng's rebellion, the fall of Peking, the Mings at Nanking, Tao Kukang and the impact of the West, memoirs of the Boxer Year in 1900, and information on Buddha, laws and the forbidden city.
This 1914 edition includes 25 full-page black and white photogravure engravings.
Item number: #9833
Price: $399
BLAND, John Otway Percy; BACKHOUSE, Sir Edmund Trelawney
Annals & memoirs of the court of Peking (from the 16th to 20th century).
London: W. Heinemann, 1914.

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1845 Shakespeare TEMPEST 1ed Paton Scottish ART + Shelley Prometheus Unbound
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

― William Shakespeare, The Tempest
Joseph Noel Paton was a 19th-century Scottish artist known for his illustrations and sketches in classic literature. One of his most viewed and often referenced works was his collection of sketches for William Shakespeare's "The Tempest". First published in 1845, this work is an oblong book of Paton's famous sketch art.
Item number: #15759
Price: $550
PATON, Joseph Noel
Compositions from Shakespeare's Tempest
Edinburgh : W.P. Nimmo & Co., [1845]. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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"Tempest" – 15 engravings
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"Prometheus Unbound" – 12 engravings
· Provenance: Handwritten – Frank M. Gallaher
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 10in (19cm x 25.5cm)
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