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1882 Museum of Antiquity Ancient Mythology Egypt Babylon Occult Illustrated
"Museum of Antiquity" by Levi W. Yaggy and Thomas Louis Haines is a richly illustrated, comprehensive work that aims to provide a condensed overview of ancient life, focusing on Egypt, Greece, and Italy. The book contains 180 engravings that help bring to life various aspects of antiquity, including domestic life, amusements, employments, customs, and habits. It also delves into the cities, palaces, monuments, tombs, literature, and fine arts from 3,000 years ago. The authors draw extensively from English and German sources, as well as the findings from excavations in Troy, Nineveh, Babylon, and Pompeii. This book aims to present facts and encourage readers to further explore these subjects, while the detailed illustrations offer a visual of the rich history and culture of ancient civilizations.
Item number: #30876
Price: $499
YAGGY, L.W.; HAINES, T.L.
Museum of Antiquity, A Description of Ancient Life: The Employments,… Read More

1882 Museum of Antiquity Ancient Mythology Egypt Babylon Occult Illustrated
"Museum of Antiquity" by Levi W. Yaggy and Thomas Louis Haines is a richly illustrated, comprehensive work that aims to provide a condensed overview of ancient life, focusing on Egypt, Greece, and Italy. The book contains 180 engravings that help bring to life various aspects of antiquity, including domestic life, amusements, employments, customs, and habits. It also delves into the cities, palaces, monuments, tombs, literature, and fine arts from 3,000 years ago. The authors draw extensively from English and German sources, as well as the findings from excavations in Troy, Nineveh, Babylon, and Pompeii. This book aims to present factual information and encourage readers to further explore these fascinating subjects, while the detailed illustrations offer a visual representation of the rich history and culture of these ancient civilizations.
Item number: #30611
Price: $499
YAGGY, L.W.; HAINES, T.L.
Museum of Antiquity, A… Read More

1884 Museum of Antiquity EGYPT Pagan Occult Rituals Esoteric Babylon POMPEII
A description of ancient life including the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature, and fine arts of 3,000 years ago.
This incredible world history book includes histories from all corners of the world! From musical instruments used in Jewish culture, to home utensils and jewelry worn in ancient Egypt all the way to the furnishings of the house of Emperor Joseph II, this work is filled with woodcut engravings illustrating the content. One of the most intriguing aspects is the 19th-century perspective on the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient city that had only been discovered a hundred years or so prior to printing!
Item number: #30446
Price: $499
YAGGY, Levi; HAINES, T.L.
Museum of Antiquity: a description of ancient life
California; Law King & Law Publishing, Western Publishing House, 1884.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xiv, 15-944
o 180… Read More

1859 British Fish Illustrated Woodcut Engravings Natural History Yarrell 2v SET

The first edition of William Yarrell's "History of British Fishes' was published in 1836 with a supplement added in 1839. This 1859 edition contains descriptions of 260 species with illustrated cuts, and many additional ornamental vignettes. According to Westwood & Satchell
"indispensable in every English Anglers Library as a work of reference. Yarrell was, besides, an angler, and his work contains many useful hints in connection with the sport (WS).

This EXQUISITE 1859 edition is illustrated with 522 woodcut engravings!
Item number: #7732
Price: $599
YARRELL, William
A History of British Fishes.
London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, 1859.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 2 volumes
o V1: [xxxviii], 675
o V2:[5], 670, [2]
o 522 woodcut engravings
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References: Casey Wood p. 639. Freeman p. 379. Westwood & Satchell pp. 243-44. cfStarkman & Read p. 114. Nissen ZBI, 4488
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1845 British BIRDS Ornithology Aviary Illustrated 3v 500+ Woodcut Engravings
William Yarrell's 'A History of British Birds' was first published in three volumes in 1843, having been serialized, three sheets every two months, over the previous six years. It is not a history of ornithology but a natural history, a handbook or field guide systematically describing every species of bird known to occur in Britain. Yarrell had been much impressed with Bewick's format a generation earlier and determined to illustrate his own work with engravings of suitable quality.
This EXQUISITE 3 volume set is illustrated with 535 woodcut engravings!
Item number: #24653
Price: $750
YARRELL, William
A History of British Birds.
London: John Van Voorst, 1845.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Vol. I – xxxviii, 587 (i.e., 589), [1]
o Vol. II – [2], 655, [1]
o Vol. III – [2], 651, [1]
o 535 woodcut engravings
· Provenance:
o Armorial bookplate – Revd. George Bethune
George Washington Bethune… Read More

1839 Constitution Secret Proceedings United States Debates Americana Yates LAW
Robert Yates's 'Secret Proceedings' was the first work published to offer answer and understanding to the work of the Federal Convention, which occurred nearly a half-century earlier. This work is perhaps one of the most important books to cover the discussions of the American constitutional establishment. It contains the United States Constitution and other important American documents as well.

Item number: #17271
Price: $499
YATES, Robert
Secret proceedings and debates of the convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787 : for the purpose of forming the Constitution of the United States of America
Richmond, Va.: Wilbur Curtiss, 1839.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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xi, [1], 335, [1]
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References: Sabin 78749; Howes Y3
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Provenance: Handwritten – A. H. Robinson
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Decorative green cloth
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1877 Japanese Woodblock Samurai History Nihon Gaishi Tokugawa Shogunate 22v RARE

An interesting Edo woodblock-print of 'Nihon Gaishi,' a 19th-century book on the history of Japan by Rai San'yo, a confucianist philosopher, historian, and poet of the Edo era. This edition was edited by Jiro Yorimata, the original author's second son The whole work of 'Nihon Gaishi' was the first comprehensive study of samurai history, covering Japanese history, from the emergence of the Minamoto clan and the Genpei War, through to the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu in the Edo era. His history was later banned in several provinces because it encouraged strengthening the authority of the emperor and was a major influence on the Sonnō jōi movement, a movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period. It became part of the private studies of Chinese people in meiji Japan and in their curricula became one of the most read history books from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era. (Mehl)
This rare… Read More

1640 English HERALDRY 1ed Union of Honour James Yorke Illustrated Coat of Arms
An absolutely fascinating collection of English royal histories by James Yorke, who provides a chronological look of battles, royal reigns, and family lineages. This work features over 300 individual and distinct royal arms and family crests from all over Britain organized alphabetically by city. Lowndes says of this work,
"A curious volume, compiled from the works of Milles, Brooke, and Vincent, with woodcuts of the Armorial bearings."
Item number: #23719
Price: $995
YORKE, James
The union of honour : containing the armes, matches and issues of the kings, dukes, marquesses and earles of England from the conquest, untill this present yeere, 1640
London : Printed by E. Griffin for W. Leake, 1640. 1st edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [18], 331, [1]; 52, [2]; 76
o Over 300 woodcuts
o Signatures: A6-B6, C4, D6-Ee6, Ff5, A2-O2, Aaa6-Fff6, Ggg2
· References: Lowndes 3018; Graesse VII, 497; Pollard &… Read More

1684 Japanese Mathematics Yoshinori Abacus Math Illustrated Magic Squares Kyoto

A rare, 17th century Japanese woodblock print of "Sanpouketsugishou" written by Isomura Yoshinori, a mathematician. Isomura was called 'the master of the abacus' because he solved problems that would otherwise not be possible without using algebra, and the abacus features in many illustrations as does his interest in 'magic squares, magic circles and magic wheels.' This book contains solutions to 12 problems published in an earlier work and provides 150 more.

This rare edition is written in the typical handwritten column format bound in the "fukurotoji" style (Keio) complete with illustrations of mathematic problems, shapes, diagrams, and people and animals using an abacus throughout!
Item number: #16576
Price: $599
Isomura Yoshinori
Arithmetic Algorithm Sanpouketsugishou算法闕疑抄(さんぽうけつぎしょう)
Kyoshi (Kyoto): Hanbei Nagamura, Gen Sadayoshi [1684]

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Collation: Complete with all… Read More

1850 Iwami Hero Samurai Revenge Hideyoshi Japanese Katsushika Isai Buddhist

An interesting Meiji woodblock-print of 'Ehon Katakiuchi Iwami Eiyuroku,' called 'Tale of the Hero Iwami's Revenge' by artist Katsushika Isai. Isai was a painter and print artist, pupil of Katsushika Hokusai who produced woodblock prints, illustrated books and paintings. This tale is about Iwami Jutaro, a legendary hero of the 16th century, serving under the daimyo General Toyotomi Hideyoshi, taking revenge on his enemies, and eventually becoming a Buddhist monk to pay penance for his killings.
These undated 3 volumes are handwritten in column format made in the traditional way, using folded rice-paper and in a fukuro-touji (string) binding. containing excellent illustrations throughout of scenes from the tale of Iwami including different landscapes, samurai conflicts, courtesans, villages, and more!

Item number: #12838
Price: $550
Katsushika Isai / Utagawa Yoshiume
Tale of the Hero Iwami's Revenge (Ehon Katakiuchi Iwami… Read More

1881 ENORMOUS Florence Italy House of Medici Illustrated Architecture FOLIO

Charles Yriarte was a 19th-century French writer who became fascinated with European travel. He spent much of his time in Spain and Italy, the latter of which prompted him to publish many works on his discoveries. One of his more prominent works was simply titled 'Florence'.

'Florence' became one of the most popular works dedicated solely to the Italian city. Yriarte describes notable royal figures, architecture and palaces, modes of travel used in Italy, cathedrals, and much more. This 1881 French edition is illustrated throughout with over 500 engravings.

Item number: #21486
Price: $599

YRIARTE, Charles

Florence : l'histoire, les médicis, les humanistes, les lettres, les arts ; orné de 500 grav. et pl....

Paris: J. Rothschild, 1881. Limited edition

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], XII, [2], 379, [1]
o 500 engravings throughout
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
•… Read More

1853 1ed Taiping Rebellion CHINA Insurrection Formosa Revolt HUGE MAP Yvan

Melchior Yvan's "History of the Insurrection in China" is a rare, 19th-century account of the Taiping Rebellion and the events that led to the Chinese civil war. Yvan offers descriptions of the Kouang-Toung Revolt, the effects of the insurrection in Hai-Nan and the Hou-Nan Provinces, revolts in Formosa, the organization of the Five Kings' insurgent army, and the eventual diplomatic breakthroughs between China and Europe.

This fine 1853 first American edition contains the huge, folding map which is expected of this printing.

Item number: #21987
Price: $499

YVAN, Melchior

History of the insurrection in China with notices of the Christianity, creed, and proclamations of the insurgents

New York: Harper & Bros., 1853. First edition.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o viii, [9]-301, [1], 6
o Includes folding map and portrait frontispiece
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Mackenzie
o Motto: LUCEO NON URO… Read More