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1720 1ed Brussels Massacre Belgium Sacrament of Miracle Judaica Jews

A rare historical account of the Sacrament of Miracle by Petrus Cafmeyer. The Sacrament of Miracle, also known as the Brussels Massacre, was an anti-Semitic riot in Brussels in 1370 in which a number of Jews were killed and banished from Brussels in connection with a host desecration at the synagogue. Christians claimed that a Jew stabbed a host and was not harmed – an event that lead to the establishment of the Cult of the Miracle.

This rare 1720 first edition was written by Petrus de Cafmeyer and published in Brussels. Illustrated with 21 fascinating engravings depicting scenes from the massacre.

Item number: #5673
Price: $550
CAFMEYER, Petrus de
Venerable histoire du trés-saint Sacrement de Miracle : notablement ameliorée & augmantée en cette nouvelle Edition de plusieurs preuves, témoignages & circonstances curieuses ... : le tout tiré de plusieurs autheurs ...
A Bruxelles : Chez George De Backer, 1720. First… Read More

1825 1ed Wanderings South America Natural History Darwin & Wallace Inspiration

Charles Waterton (1781-1865) was a famous English naturalist, explorer, taxidermist, pioneering conservationist and overall polymath interested in anything and everything.
first visited British Guiana with his father in 1804. He subsequently returned on 4 occasions between 1812 and 1824, during which time he travelled extensively in the Guianas and across the northern part of South America. He was one of the first to observe the birds and animals of the tropics. He described his discoveries in this book 'Wanderings in South America,' which inspired Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.

This 1825 first edition of Waterton's 'Wanderings' catered to the reading public's taste for adventures with its descriptions of a fight with a boa constrictor and the capture of crocodiles and his descriptive writing caused a stir in Victorian England with the publication of a drawing of a half man, half animal creature he was… Read More

1875 Charles Darwin Variation Under Domestication Biology Plant Evolution 2v

"One general law, leading to the advancement of all organic beings, namely, multiply, vary, let the strongest live and the weakest die."
― Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species

In the summer of 1858, Darwin felt pressured by other scientific research, to publish his evolutionary ideas, before others who had similar findings. He began writing according to his big book of 'Natural Selection' – the source for 'Variation.' According to Freeman,
"This represents the only section of Darwin's big book on the origin of species which was published in his lifetime and corresponds to its first two chapters." (Freeman)

When completed, 'Variation' was by far Darwin's biggest book to date. In fact, when he sent it to the printer, he wrote a personal letter to Murray apologizing for the size.
"I cannot tell you how sorry I am to hear o the enormous size of my Book"
Because of this, portions of the original manuscript were left out… Read More

1553 Crescenzi Agriculture HERBAL Botany Hunting Italian Wine Ruralia Commoda

An exceedingly rare 16th-century edition of Petrus Crescentiis's history of agriculture. Crescentiis (or Crescenzi) was a 13th-century horticulturist known for his famous writings on agriculture. 'Ruralia Commoda' was written between 1304-09 and would become the first printed text on agriculture in 1471. It would see nearly 60 editions throughout the next century. (Anderson).
This work was an important aid to gardeners in the 16th-century century for providing information on care for plants, astronomers and their research on the skies, and even bizarre instances of 'man-plants'! Crescenzi also discussed husbandry, hunting and trapping, and wine making. Incredibly rare and important – only one copy of this book is found in institutional libraries in the United States!
Item number: #10042
Price: $1950
CRESCENTIIS, Petrus de
Opera di agricoltura: nellaqual si contiene à che modo si debbe coltiuar la terra: seminare,… Read More

1681 1ed Greek Orthodox Zialowski Byzantine Voyage PERSIA Egypt Athanasian Creed
The 'Brevis Delineatio Ecclesiae' is a 17th-century treatise on the history of the Greek orthodoxy, discussing the Greek church both in Greece and in Russia and the Middle East. Originally written by Eustratius Johannides Zialowski, this work covers the Greek Athanasian Creed and the religions formed from the Greek orthodox.
This 1681 first edition of Zialowski, edited by Wolfgang Gundling, includes accounts of Persian and Middle Eastern voyages such as those of Adam Olearius and Chrishoph Furer who both traveled into Egypt, Persia, and Palestine.
Item number: #13766
Price: $550
ZIALOWSKI, Eustratius Johannides

Eustratii Johannidis Zialowski, ... Brevis delineatio Ecclesiae orientalis graecae, nunquam antehac, nunc vero cum notis evulgata a Wolffgango Gundlingio, ...
Noribergae [Nuremberg]: Literis A. Knorzii, 1681. 1st edition

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1620 Portuguese Jesuit BIBLE Septuagint Commentary Manuel de Sa Latin Vellum

Manuel de Sa was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit preacher who is remembered primarily for two works – 'Elements of the Gospels' and 'Observations on the Holy Scriptures'. De Sa annotated the Bible and provided his own notes and commentary – a Latin edition of the Bible that proved to be popular throughout the 17th-century.

Item number: #14747
Price: $599
DE SA, Manuel
Notationes in totam Scripturam Sacram : quibus omnia fere loca difficilia breuissime explicantur tum variæ ex Hebræo, Chaldæo & Græco lectiones indicantur : opus omnibus Scripturæ studiosis vtilissimum
Coloniæ : Apud Ioannem Kinchium ..., 1620.

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Language: Latin
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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Size: ~9.75in X 7.5in (24.5cm x 19cm)
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1837 Jardine BIRDS Ornithology AFRICA Grackles Weavers Turaco Color Illustrated
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 volume from 'The Naturalist's library, Ornithology' is the famous volume of African birds – grackles, weavers, seedcrackers, Turaco, Crinifer (plantain-eater), and more. This volume showcases 32 exquisite hand-colored engravings of birds!
Item number: #13234
Price: $550
JARDINE, Sir William
The naturalist's library: Ornithology… vol VII, birds of Western Africa
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; S. Highley, London, 1837.

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xv, 286, [2]
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32 hand-colored engraved plates
· References: Lowndes 1192;
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 12cm)
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1689 NOSTRADAMUS Prophecies Astrology Astronomy Occult Visions Prophecy RARE

"From the enslaved populace, songs,
Chants and demands
While princes and lords are held captive in prisons.
These will in the future by headless idiots
Be received as divine prayers."
– Nostradamus, prediction of the French Revolution

Nostradamus, considered, perhaps, the most famous prophetical seer, has been credited with prophesying important and impactful world events such as the French Revolution, Great London Fire, and reigns of Napoleon and Hitler. Nostradamus claimed that the basis for his "Prophecies" was founded in his judgment of astrology. He was heavily criticized by astrologers for being 'incompetent,' as no one could truly predict the future.
This rare 1689 Bordeaux edition features a fine, woodcut engraving on the title page and includes over 300 Nostradamus prophecies and visions.
Item number: #14777
Price: $1500
NOSTRADAMUS, Michel
Les vrayes centuries et propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus. Où… Read More

1854 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Pacific Ocean Voyages Japan China Philippines Benyovszky
A rare historical book in an exquisite, decorative binding!
'Voyages of the Pacific Ocean,
by Mikolaj Kubalski, is a fascinating historical account of the various voyages in the Pacific Ocean, particularly those that explored Japan and China, Northern Asia and Russia, and the Philippines. This beautiful book includes information on the voyages of Hungarian explorer Maurice Benyovszky
Item number: #14587
Price: $399
KUBALSKI, Mikolaj Ambrozy
Voyages dans l'océan Pacifique (Sud-Est) et descriptions de ses îles principales
Tours : A. Mame, 1854.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 188
· Language: French
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 4.5in (19cm x 12cm)
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1861 RARE Gall Inglis ATLAS Geography China America Australia 31 COLOR MAPS

Gall and Inglis' "School Atlas of Modern Geography" is a civil war compilation of 31 royal quarto maps. This 1861 edition includes maps of Europe, England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, North America, South America, Switzerland, Turkey, Hindostan, and much more!
Item number: #13467
Price: $750
Gall and Inglis
Gall and Inglis' School Atlas of Modern Geography
Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, 1861.

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· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~12.5in X 9.75in (31.5cm x 25cm)

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1659 Portraits of Thirty Years War France Louis XIV William II of Orange Brachel
'Historiarum Nostri Temporis' is a mid-17th-century European history, focusing on the reigns of notable royals from Sweden, France, and the Netherlands during the Thirty Years' War. Written by Adolph Brachel, this book includes 27 portraits of the iconic figures including Louis XIV of France, William II Prince of Orange, and many others.
Item number: #15390
Price: $599
BRACHEL, Johann Adolph
Historiarum Nostri Temporis. Pars Posterior In Annum 1652. Continuata, Cujus summarium Lector post secundum folium reperiet, Adjecti in Fine Articuli Pacis inter Anglos & Batavos cum Iconibus Illustrium in navali prælio virorum
Amsteldodami : Apud Jacobum van Meurs, 1659. 1st edition

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27 portrait engravings
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~5.5in X 3.25in (13.5cm x 8cm)
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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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1844 EXQUISITE Friedrich Schiller Historical Tragedy Play German Theater BINDING

"The voice of the majority is no proof of justice."
– Schiller, Maria Stuart
Friedrich Schiller was a prominent 18th-century German poet and playwright known for his philosophical dramas. He was greatly influenced by friend and fellow poet Johann von Goethe, but was well respected for his historical tragic plays such as 'Don Carlo', 'Mary Stuart', and 'William Tell'. This 1844 German printing of his works is bound in stunning, ornate leather binding beautifully decorated with gold-embossed décor on the spine.
Item number: #19235
Price: $750
SCHILLER, Friedrich von
Schillers sämmtliche Werke
Stuttgart & Tübingen : Cotta, 1844.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 10 volumes in 5 tomes
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Tome I
Vol. 1 – XVI, 423, [1]
Vol. 2 – [6], 411, [1]
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Tome II
Vol. 3 – [6], 422
Vol. 4 – [6], 441, [1]
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Tome III
Vol. 5 – [6], 372
Vol. 6 – [6], 520
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1740 1ed Wyndham Tour in WALES & Monmouthshire Castles + Edward Science Memoirs
A curious pairing of two interesting 18th-century works – the 'Memoirs' of English naturalist George Edwards and Henry Wyndham's "Tour Through Monmouthshire and Wales".
Edwards studied birds and animals and covered them extensively in his writings which contains his descriptions of crocodiles and alligators, frog fish of Suriname, the Argus pheasant, the lynx, the Snake Eater bird, and others all of which included references to Carl Linneaus and his nomenclature.
The much more extensive portion of this book is dedicated to the report of Wyndham's 1774 and 1777 voyages through Wales and Monmouthshire. This book offers descriptions of iconic locations – castles, and cathedrals, and ruins mainly – and includes absolutely stunning engravings of the locations.
Item number: #20450
Price: $599
EDWARDS, George
Some memoirs of the life and works of George Edwards.
London : Printed for J. Robson, 1776.
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WYNDHAM,… Read More

1668 William LAUD Canterbury & John Percy Jesuit Protestant Calvinism Martyr

William Laud was the source and origin of many controversial and contentious arguments between Protestants and Catholics in the 17th-century. He was accused of heresy and false-doctrine by both sects, opposing Catholicism and called an opponent of Puritanism. While Laud was the confidant to the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke hired Jesuit John Percy (also known as John Fisher) as a chaplain. A series of pamphlets and arguments by Laud soon followed.

This treatise, 'A Relation of the Conference,' describes the heated debates and controversial nature of the attitudes between Calvinists and Jesuits. This work is a first-hand account of the conference between Perry and Laud in 1622 discussing the infallibility of the church, doctrine of Calvinism, and the foundations of Scriptures and Creeds.

Item number: #22921
Price: $599

LAUD, William

A relation of the conference between William Laud ... and Mr. Fisher the Jesuit, by the… Read More