Antique & Collectible Books

New York: McDonnell Bros., 1866 Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Large brown two-volume Civil War book set with a gilt cover title. Five inch top spine cover chip and a one and one half inch bottom spine chip to volume 1. Volume 2 has a top chip/slight gouge at the spine top and a small chip at the bottom spine. Covers with light to moderate worming. Shaken and cracked bindings with a few loose pages and some old taped tears. The first 8 pages (from the title page) to the second volume are loose from binding and present. Fair minus to Fair plus condition. About 16-1/2 x 12 with 836 total pages. Illustrated, plus maps. Rare two-volume Civil War set (1866 and 1868)! .

London: Jonathan Cape, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. xi, [3], 458 pp. First published on copyright page. Original red cloth, black titles to front cover and spine. Eleven half-tone illustrations and hundreds figures in text. Shop sticker (W.E. Harrison The Ancient House Book Shop Ipswich) on bottom pastedown. Spine edges gently bent, minor wear on boards; block edges slightly tanned. Ink inscriptions on endpaper "Peter Mitchell-Thompson with best wishes, Jan 1926 from Arthur Churchman". "Deep in the heart of almost every boy lies and instinct for adventures, a love of the unknown and a desire to know the secrets of things." Very interesting book from different fields of science: chemistry, mechanics, liquids, sound, heat, light, electricity and meteorology. Alfred P. Morgan (1889-1972) was an electrical engineer, an inventor with patents on radio and mechanical devices, and an author of technical and children's books. Very scarce and hard to find,… Read More

Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Frontispiece map plate printed in gray and three other colors (red, brown and blue). Second edition issue points (besides the fact it is stated to be the Second Edition on the title page) include: "dead man's chest" uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, "rain" for "vain" in the last line of page 40, the "a" is missing from the phrase "at a glance" at the break between lines 5/6 on page 63, "worse" for "worst" in line 3 of page 197, the period is missing following "opportunity" in line 20 of page 178, and "Treasure Island" is listed as having 304 pages on page 4 of the publisher's advertisements. Includes 8 pages of advertisements dated with the code "5R-12.83" with the last two leaves (pp. 5/6 & 7/8) still uncut. Additional pictures available upon inquiry Size: 7.5"-8" -… Read More

1903 Sports of the World Golf Maori Sports Tiger HUNTING Military Cricket India

Frederick George Aflalo founded the British Sea Anglers' Society and travelled around the world becoming a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He also edited and authored works such as the 'Encyclopaedia of Sport,' 'Angler's Library,' and 'The Sports of the World,' among others.

'The Sports of the World' is a fully illustrated survey of both mainstream and obscure sports of the day including chapters on football, rugby, golf, cricket, Maori sports and military sports in India, tiger hunting and much more.
Item number: #5790
Price: $499
AFLALO, Frederick G
The sports of the world
London: Cassell, [1903]
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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Vol 1 - [vii], 216
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Vol 2 - [viii], 217-416
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Illustrated throughout
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~11.5in X 8.5in (28cm x 21.5cm)
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1696 Historia Quakeriana EARLY AMERICA Dutch Croese Quakers William Penn Sewel

Gerard Croese was a 17th-century Dutch minister who is primarily remembered for his chronicle on the early history of the Quakers. First written in 1695, 'Historia Quakeriana' was inspired and written based on the letters of William Sewel and covers events leading to the foundation of the Society of Friends by George Fox. Other important contents include William Penn and his life in Pennsylvania.

Books published in the 17th-century that cover early America are exceedingly rare and worthy of note. This book by Croese is no exception.

Item number: #7565
Price: $550
CROESE, Gerard
Gerardi Croesi historia Quakeriana, sive De vulgo Quakeris, ab ortu illorum usque ad recens natum schisma, libri III. In quibus praesertim agitur de ipsorum praecipuis antecessoribus & dogmatis (ut & similibus placitis aliorum hoc tempore) factisque, ac casibus, memorabilibus.
Amstelodami, Anno M. DC IVC. [1696]

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1910 Digressions of Elihu Vedder Illustrated Rome Biography Versailles Florence

American symbolist artist Elihu Vedder (1836-1923) is best known for his illustrations of the Rubáiyát. Vedder had a home in Rome after the financial success of his 1884 Rubaiyat work on the Isle of Capri. Vedder describes this book as
"containing the quaint legends of his infancy, an account of his stay in Florence, the garden of lost opportunities, return home on the track of Columbus, his struggle in New York in war-time coinciding with that of the nation, his prolonged stay in Rome, and likewise his prattlings upon art, tamperings with literature, struggles with verse, and many other things, being a portrait of himself from youth to age. With many illustrations by the author."

This 1910 edition includes Illustrated with 108 B&W etchings, engravings, gravures, drawings, and photographs by Elihu Vedder!

Item number: #7548
Price: $350
VEDDER, Elihu
The digressions of V. : written for his own fun and that of his… Read More

1663 1ed Annals of Britain Anglo Saxons Church of England Alford Griffith Fides

Michael Alford Griffith was an early 17th-century English Jesuit historian who is best remembered for his book 'Fides Regio' or 'Ecclesiastical and Civil Annals of Britain'. This series of books covered a variety of topics including:
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extensive and thorough history of the Church of England
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the influence of the Romans on English culture
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ancient coins and medals
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the establishment of English law throughout Great Britain

These Annals were first published in 1663 in Liege, Belgium.
Item number: #9877
Price: $599
ALFORD, Michael (i.e. Griffith)
Fides Regio Britannica sive Annales ecclesiae Britannicae Ubi pottisimum Britannorum Catholica Romana et orthodoxa fides per quinque prima saecula e regum, et Augustorum factis, et aliorum sanctorum rebus e virtute gestis, asseritus
Leodii [Liege] : Jo. Mathias Hovii, 1663. First edition.

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775 pages. 30 x 21.5 cm. First English edition. Translated from the German by Robert Allen. More than 1250 illustrations, including 53 tipped-in full-color plates. Classified Catalogue. Bibliography. Index. This is perhaps the definitive, if not most complete retrospective analysis between two covers of Chagall's work written by the artist's son-in-law, and a well-known art historian in his own right.

London: Arthur Bettesworth, John Pemberton and Edward Symon, 1727. 3rd ed corrected. hardback. Very good, rebound in full calf (using original boards, replaced ribbe spine gilt titling on red; Title page a little chipped and browned but text block firm and pages crisp and unmarked. 4to (300 x 240 / 12"" x 9_). Vol II of John Locke's Works containing: Considerations on Lowering Interest and rasing money; On Coining Silver money; On the Value of Money; Two Treatises of Government; 3 Letters on Toleration; On the Reasonableness of Christinaty with 2 vindications. With index

1874 Missouri & Mississippi Legends INDIANS Negro Murder Native American Tales

Hopewell's book "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" is written in a dime novel style as a work of twisted fact and fiction. Hopewell writes on river legends, stories of Indians, Peter Griffin the hunter, Pere Marquette, Hernando De Soto, Negro murders, Blackbird, Pontiac the chief of the Ottawas, Bernard Guillet the first settler of St. Charles Missouri, Jack Pierce, and much more!

This undated edition of "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" features 4 full-page plates!
Item number: #12649
Price: $499
HOPEWELL, Menra
Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi.
London, Ward, Lock and Tyler [1874].

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, 506
o 4 illustrations
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References: Howes H 628; Graff 1948;
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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Quite scarce
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1689 1st ed Republicae Batavia Holland Dutch Netherlands LAW Politics Houtuyn
Adriaan Houtuyn was a 17th-century Dutch lawyer known for his political treatises. One such work was his commentary on the Batavian Republic covering the kings and royal throne, jurisdiction of rulers, laws, and even the development of the democracy from ancient, Classical governments.
While the title of this work, 'Reipublicae Batavae liber primus' indicates that this is the first volume, no other volumes were published.

Item number: #15260
Price: $550
HOUTUYN, Adriaan
Reipublicae Batavae, liber primus, periodum ab gentis initio ad comitum tempora complectens
Hagae Comitis : Apud P. Hagen, 1689. First edition.

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[34], 180, [22]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~4.75in X 3in (12cm x 7.5cm)
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Beautifully illustrated in full color folio size. This book is in excellent condition with some wear to points as is to be expected. Gilt stamped front cover. Insides of cover discolored due to age.

1873 1ed History of Booksellers Longman Cadell Colburn Moxon Milton Paradise

'A History of Booksellers' is a rare, late 19th-century book of biographical sketches of the most iconic and important booksellers and publishers including:
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The Longmans
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Cadell
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John Murray
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Henry Colburn
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Edward Moxon
However, the first chapter of this book is perhaps the most important. This chapter covers some of the earliest books, handwritten manuscripts in monasteries and institutions, and details on the earliest editions of the most famous pieces of literature such as Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
Item number: #16537
Price: $499
CURWEN, Henry
A History of Booksellers, the old and the new ... With portraits and illustrations.
London : Chatto & Windus, [1873].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o viii, 483, [1]
o Visible repair at back inner hinge
o Heavily illustrated throughout
· Provenance: Bookplate – Joseph M. Gleason
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1908 FINE BINDING 1ed Wood & Shore HUNTING Fishing Big Game Ducks Moose Shooting
Richard Ware's "In the Woods and On the Shore" is a rare, early 20th-century account of hunting and trapping. The charming illustrations throughout depict hunting excursions, trail maps, and big game animals including one particular view of an enormous rack of moose antlers!
Item number: #17299
Price: $499
WARE, Richard Darwin
In the Woods and On the Shore
Boston: L.C. Page & Co., 1908. First edition.

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xvii, [1], 279, [1]
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31 engravings, 3 maps
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8in X 6in (20.5cm x 15cm)
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17299Photos available upon request.

Gebbie Publishing, 1900. Hardcover . Collectible. A copy that has been enjoyed! Light wear from average amounts of reading, but a well taken care of title! The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for book of the day posts and bookseller recommendations.