Lot 0019

Books that Changed the World 50 Most Influential Books

Similar Sale History

View More Items in Books

Sold

1736 History of Ancient Greece Bonamy Plurality: 1736 History of Ancient Greece Bonamy Plurality of Worlds Philosophy Vesuvius Throughout the 17th- and 18th-centuries, there was an abundance of French educational societies that were influential both

20201736 History of Ancient Greece Bonamy PluralitySee Sold Price

Sold

6 books - World of Adventure & Imperial Bible Dict.: The World of Adventure 3 volumes 1889, + The Imperial Bible Dictionary in 3 volumes 1890 - 11 x 8

20206 books - World of Adventure & Imperial Bible Dict.See Sold Price

Sold

THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA SET – 20 VOLUME SET - 1970: 1970. Chicago. Field Enterprises Education Corporation. All volumes are in Very Good condition. 20 volumes A-Z. White and green covers with gold edged page tops. Gold lettering and trim. Books measure

2024THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA SET – 20 VOLUME SET - 1970See Sold Price

Sold

THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA SET WITH SUPPLEMENTS – 54 VOLUME SET - 1988: 1970. Chicago. World Book, Inc. All volumes are in Near Fine condition. 54 volumes in red leatherette with the title in gold lettering on the spines, and a gold design on the front cover, and gold edg

2024THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA SET WITH SUPPLEMENTS – 54 VOLUME SET - 1988See Sold Price

Sold

Lot 6: 20 Autographed Books; Novels, World History, Art, Poetry, etc. >>> My Life and My Art;: Lot 6: 20 Autographed Books; Novels, World History, Art, Poetry, etc. >>> My Life and My Art; Autobiographical Sketch; Peter Lipman-Wulf; self-published; 1982; softcover >>> More POINTS SCHMOINTS!; Ma

2022Lot 6: 20 Autographed Books; Novels, World History, Art, Poetry, etc. >>> My Life and My Art;See Sold Price

Sold

9 Various The Worlds Classics Books: This lot is 9 Various Worlds Classics books, this lot includes:-The Worlds Classics CCV Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays by William HazlittWith and Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-CouchOxford Un

20219 Various The Worlds Classics BooksSee Sold Price

Sold

Worlds Greatest Literature Books- 8 of Set: 8 count of the Worlds Greatest Literature Books including Vanity Fair, Thackeray; Best Loved Plays, Shakespeare; Scarlet Letter, Hawthorn; Last of the Mohicans, Cooper; EmersonÂ’s Essays, R.W. Emer

2021Worlds Greatest Literature Books- 8 of SetSee Sold Price

Sold

1736 HISTORY OF THE WORLD 2 volumes WALTER RALEIGH antique ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED: Raleigh (Walter) The History of the World, in five books... to which is prefix'd, the life of the author, newly compil'd ... by Mr Oldys. Also his trial, with some additions... Five books in 2 volumes

20241736 HISTORY OF THE WORLD 2 volumes WALTER RALEIGH antique ENGLISH ILLUSTRATEDSee Sold Price

Sold

1862 Mather WITCHCRAFT Salem Witch Trials PURITAN: 1862 Mather WITCHCRAFT Salem Witch Trials PURITAN Wonders of Invisible World Cotton Mather’s book ‘The Wonders of the Invisible World’ is one of, if not the best and most authoritative book on t

20201862 Mather WITCHCRAFT Salem Witch Trials PURITANSee Sold Price

Sold

1891 Photographs of World New York America ASIA Ruins: 1891 Photographs of World New York America ASIA Ruins Castles Shepp Illustrated The book ‘Shepp’s Photographs of the World is a book written by James Shepp. An early example of the world in the la

20201891 Photographs of World New York America ASIA RuinsSee Sold Price

Sold

20191891 Photographs of World New York America ASIA RuinsSee Sold Price

Sold

1825 Lempriere Universal Biography Queen Elizabeth Sam: 1825 Lempriere Universal Biography Queen Elizabeth Sam Johnson Peter Heylyn John Lempriere was a 17th-century English scholar known for his historical works on important world figures. His book ‘Uni

20201825 Lempriere Universal Biography Queen Elizabeth SamSee Sold Price

Sold

1684 Saint Augustine of Hippo Letters Jerome Pope: 1684 Saint Augustine of Hippo Letters Jerome Pope Boniface Catholic Philosophy “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo

20181684 Saint Augustine of Hippo Letters Jerome PopeSee Sold Price

Sold

1808 1ed Queen Elizabeth Sam Johnson Peter Heylyn: 1808 1ed Queen Elizabeth Sam Johnson Peter Heylyn Lempriere Universal Biography John Lempriere was a 17th-century English scholar known for his historical works on important world figures. His book ��

20181808 1ed Queen Elizabeth Sam Johnson Peter HeylynSee Sold Price

Sold

1725 St. Augustine of Hippo Bible Meditations Prayers: 1725 St. Augustine of Hippo Bible Meditations Prayers Devotional French de Sacy “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo

20181725 St. Augustine of Hippo Bible Meditations PrayersSee Sold Price

Sold

1908 Book of Princes & Princesses Andrew Lang Color: 1908 Book of Princes & Princesses Andrew Lang Color Illustrated Napoleon Rome A rare, illustrated book of famous world princes and princes by Andrew Lang and Henry J Ford. Henry Justice Ford (1860-194

20191908 Book of Princes & Princesses Andrew Lang ColorSee Sold Price

Related Books

Mitchell's A New Universal Atlas.. - Volume with 73 Maps: This volume with 73 hand-colored lithographed maps is Samuel Augustus Mitchell's A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World. With a speci

16 hrs LeftMitchell's A New Universal Atlas.. - Volume with 73 Maps

$1,000

1931 Winston S Churchill "The World Crisis": By the Rt. Hon. WInston S Churchill, C.H. First lord of the admiralty 1911-1915, includes maps and charts through out the book

6 days Left1931 Winston S Churchill "The World Crisis"

$50

1849 Alex Mackay 1st US Ed. 2 Vol. "The Western World or Travels in the United States in 1846-1847": From the 2nd London Edition, Exhibiting them in their latest development, social, political and industrial, including a chapter on California.

6 days Left1849 Alex Mackay 1st US Ed. 2 Vol. "The Western World or Travels in the United States in 1846-1847"

$50

Heavily worn copies of 3 rare books first editions: Heavily worn copies of 3 rare books, all hardcovers, original bindings, first editions: Peeping Pansy by the Queen of Roumania, illustrated by Mabel Attwell; Harry Johnston, Negro in the New World; Wi

May 22, 2024Heavily worn copies of 3 rare books first editions

$10

92 stereoptic viewer cards, World War I related.: Standard size 3 1/2" x 7". Including interesting views of trench warfare, field hospitals, and aviation. Comes in a custom fitted case, book form, gilt lettering. Appear to be in almost unused, mint c

15 hrs Left92 stereoptic viewer cards, World War I related.

$150

Four Publications- Air Ministry: First editions. Publishers pictorial paperbacks with titles. Fully illustrated throughout. BOOK I: 1941. 'Bomber Command'. "The Air Ministry Account of Bomber Command's Offensive Against the Axis betw

5 days LeftFour Publications- Air Ministry

$15

The Setons: First edition, fourth impression. Publishers green cloth with red title to spine. "A book set in 1914 in Glasgow, and of the vicarage of Pastor James Seton, and, of his daughter Elizabeth, who, after

5 days LeftThe Setons

6 days LeftTramp Art Another Notch

$50

1832 John Marshall "A New Universal Gazetteer": illustrated with over 200 engravings, Originally compiled by R. Brookes. the whole re-modelled and the historical and statistical department brought down to the present period by John Marshall, Contai

6 days Left1832 John Marshall "A New Universal Gazetteer"

$50

The Company of Animals: First edition. Pictorial dust-jacket with title. Publishers blue cloth with gilt title, vignette to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Full-page photographic plates. "Describes in rich and absorbing detail t

5 days LeftThe Company of Animals

Miro Matta and Masson lithos for Dorothea Tanning Monograph 1977: Dorothea Tanning: Essais, Letrres, Poemes, 1977, complete with 4 original color lithographs - 2 by Miro (both double-page), plus one by Matta and Andre Masson - influenced by Tanning's career. First e

May 22, 2024Miro Matta and Masson lithos for Dorothea Tanning Monograph 1977

$40

May 22, 2024Miro Matta and Masson lithos for Dorothea Tanning Monograph 1977

$40

Signed Mark Bradford Exhibition Catalog 2006: Bradford, Mark, Exhibition catalog for a one man show in 2006 at Sikkema Jenkins Gallery in New York City, signed and dated by Bradford on the first page, hardcover, oblong 4to., 11.5 x 13.5 inches, b

May 22, 2024Signed Mark Bradford Exhibition Catalog 2006

$50

William Makepeace Thackeray-Seven Titles: The First Pocket Editions. Publishers red cloth spine with gilt title over marbled boards. 1886. BOOK I: 'The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.'.BOOK II: 'The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. and 'A Little D

5 days LeftWilliam Makepeace Thackeray-Seven Titles

$15

Thingumajig 1st Edition Hardcover and Board Books: Title: Thingumajig 1st Edition Hardcover and Board Books Date/Period: NA Dimension: NA Materials: NA Additional Information: Thingumajig 1st Edition Hardcover and Board Books Thingumajig Board Book of

7 days LeftThingumajig 1st Edition Hardcover and Board Books

$75

The Book of Cowboys 1936 & Book of Indians 1935 by Holling C. Holling: Title: The Book of Cowboys 1936 & Book of Indians 1935 by Holling C. Holling Date/Period: 1935-36 Dimension: 9x11 Materials: NA Additional Information: The Book of Cowboys 1936 & Book of Indians 1935

6 days LeftThe Book of Cowboys 1936 & Book of Indians 1935 by Holling C. Holling

$100

More Items in Books

1960s &1970s Vintage Playboy Mags: Large lot of 1960s and 1970s Playboy Magazines. Includes 1970s Penthouse Magazines and The Playboy's Hanbook Hard cover. We are a veteran owned company. Please look at the pictures carefully to determ

May 18, 20241960s &1970s Vintage Playboy Mags

$41

George Orwell, "Animal Farm", 1st American: edition. Published by Harcourt and Brace, 1946. 118 pages with original dust jacket. 8vo. Dust jacket shows wear to the edges and slight chipping at the top and bottom of the spine. Inside corners are

15 hrs LeftGeorge Orwell, "Animal Farm", 1st American

$250

Typee or A Narrative of a Four Months Residence: among the natives of the Marquesas Islands or a Peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville, London, 1847. First Edition, 12 vo, 301 pages, original maroon cloth binding, spine fading. Good to very goo

15 hrs LeftTypee or A Narrative of a Four Months Residence

$150

Autograph Book with (17) Signatures 1949 Red Sox and Phillies: 6 x 5 autograph book that has been signed by (17) members of the 1949 Boston Red Sox and 1949 Philadelphia Phillies. The Red Sox are on the first page. Signatures include: Boo Ferris, Tex Hughson, Joe

15 hrs LeftAutograph Book with (17) Signatures 1949 Red Sox and Phillies

$80

1959 Shirley Jackson 1st Edition "The Haunting of Hill House": WIth pictorial jacket, Basis for "The Haunting" films in 1963 and 1999.

6 days Left1959 Shirley Jackson 1st Edition "The Haunting of Hill House"

$220

(4) volumes to include First Edition Sporting: Prints by F. Gordon Roe, 1927, Connoisseur Ltd, quarto, London, half red leather binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, in slipcase. A second volume of Sporting Prints, very good condition, by Roe, regul

15 hrs Left(4) volumes to include First Edition Sporting

$200

(4) volumes to include Pen Drawing and Pen: Draughtsmen by Joseph Pennell N.A., quarto, 1921, London, First Edition, beige buckram binding, cracked front hinge, overall very good condition. A copy of The Adventures of an Illustrator by Joseph P

15 hrs Left(4) volumes to include Pen Drawing and Pen

$150

North American Indians by George Catlin, octavo,: 2 volumes, London, 1841, second edition, full leather with 400 illustrations and maps. All edges gilt. Very good overall condition with some wear on edges of bindings. Handwritten dedication to Adora

15 hrs LeftNorth American Indians by George Catlin, octavo,

$250

1608 edition of The English Martyrologue,: extremely rare and important, small octavo in original vellum binding, complete on 356 pages including the Alphabetical Table of Martyred Saints. Very good condition. This copy is from the famous Weld

15 hrs Left1608 edition of The English Martyrologue,

$1,000

Harper Lee: To Kill A Mockingbird 1960 First Book Club Edition: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (American, 1926 - 2016). First Book Club Edition by J. B. Lippincott, NY, 1960. The 1960 J.P. Lippincott First Book Club Edition with a First State Book Club Dust J

May 16, 2024Harper Lee: To Kill A Mockingbird 1960 First Book Club Edition

$160

Harpers Weekly, vol. 5, 1861, Civil War January: 5, 1861- December 28, 1861. Numerous interesting illustrations. Front page, February 2, has Homer illustration, also M. Nevin, Chapin, Homer, May 26, 1861. Homer, June 29, 1861, front page, etc. 439 p

15 hrs LeftHarpers Weekly, vol. 5, 1861, Civil War January

$30

Omoo, A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas: by Herman Melville, London, 1847, First Edition, original maroon cloth binding, 321 pages, very good condition, some spine fading. Provenance: Weld family library.

15 hrs LeftOmoo, A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas

$150

(2) leather bound books, to include: The Current: Gold and Silver Coins of All Countries: with Facsimiles of the Coins and their Value in English Money by Leopold C. Martin & Charles Trubner, published by Trubner & C0., London, 1863. 8vo, 140 numbere

15 hrs Left(2) leather bound books, to include: The Current

$50

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving,: illustrated by Arthur Rackham, London. George Harrap & Company, 1928, 1/2 leather, pictural end papers and 8 color illustrations and numerous black and white designs. Large octavo, very good overall c

15 hrs LeftThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving,

$100

Rare History and Antiquities of the County of: Dorset by John Hutchins, 2 volumes, London, 1774, First edition with all maps and engravings, published by Bowyer and Nichols. Full leather folio size, loose boards, contents complete and in very good

15 hrs LeftRare History and Antiquities of the County of

$400

1784 Captain James Cook "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean" 2 of 3 volumes: Both volumes are signed by Polydore B Wisner, Undertaken by the command of his majesty for making discoveries in the northenr hemispher, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North

6 days Left1784 Captain James Cook "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean" 2 of 3 volumes

$360

Recommended Books, Magazines & Papers

May 18, 20241960s &1970s Vintage Playboy Mags

$41

1400s 1500s GOLD Illuminated Handwritten Medieval Manuscript Catholic Missal Latin: 1400s 1500s GOLD Illuminated Handwritten Medieval Manuscript Catholic Missal Latin An exquisite 16th-century illuminated, handwritten manuscript. This impressive piece features gold leaf illuminated i

May 12, 20241400s 1500s GOLD Illuminated Handwritten Medieval Manuscript Catholic Missal Latin

$68

Battle of Saratoga Account in Ledger-Scrapbook: The stars of hope burned bright and yet brighter... Ledger and Scrapbook. N.p., 179?-mid-19th century. 67 pages. Folio. One quarter calf, with early red morocco spine repair. A late 18th century ledge

May 14, 2024Battle of Saratoga Account in Ledger-Scrapbook

$100

Large lot of Risque adult Magazines: Large lot of adult magazines. Mostly Penthouse from various years. Includes other titles as well. We are a veteran owned company. Please look at the pictures carefully to determine what you believe th

May 18, 2024Large lot of Risque adult Magazines

$23

15 hrs LeftGeorge Orwell, "Animal Farm", 1st American

$250

Collection of approximately 75 indenture: documents on vellum, to include: 1) two 1865 land leases to Ebenezer Evans from the Ball family. 2) 1859 assignment lease for Mr. Wimbush & John Allen to Henry Lownds, Parish of Westminster, Middlesex

15 hrs LeftCollection of approximately 75 indenture

$100

15 hrs LeftTypee or A Narrative of a Four Months Residence

$150

1840 RARE Edgar Allan Poe 1ed Fall of House Usher Literature Bentley Miscellany: 1840 RARE Edgar Allan Poe 1ed Fall of House Usher Literature Bentley Miscellany “I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as

May 12, 20241840 RARE Edgar Allan Poe 1ed Fall of House Usher Literature Bentley Miscellany

$110

1916 MAGIC 1ed Alexander Herrmann Wizards Manual Tricks Black Arts Mind Reading: 1916 MAGIC 1ed Alexander Herrmann Wizards Manual Tricks Black Arts Mind Reading Alexander Herrmann, often known as Hermann the Great, was a 19th-century French magician who was known for his magic sho

May 12, 20241916 MAGIC 1ed Alexander Herrmann Wizards Manual Tricks Black Arts Mind Reading

$54

1844 Harper Library United States Poland Navigation MAPS 14v Voyages RARE LOT: 1844 Harper Library United States Poland Navigation MAPS 14v Voyages RARE LOT The Harper Family Library consists of hundreds of volumes of iconic and important history books – a set designed for sch

May 12, 20241844 Harper Library United States Poland Navigation MAPS 14v Voyages RARE LOT

$56

Playboy Magazines Lot, Pam Anderson: Large Lot of Playboy Magazines. Include Naomi Campbell, The Girls of KISS, Pamela Anderson, Anna Nicole Smith, and Charlize Therone. We are a veteran owned company. Please look at the pictures careful

May 18, 2024Playboy Magazines Lot, Pam Anderson

$16

4 albums, "Pictures of Peking" by Donald Mennie, three volumes with early photographs of Peking,: 4 albums, "Pictures of Peking" by Donald Mennie, three volumes with early photographs of Peking, China, plus a photo album with various Peking scenes..

3 days Left4 albums, "Pictures of Peking" by Donald Mennie, three volumes with early photographs of Peking,

$425

15 hrs LeftAutograph Book with (17) Signatures 1949 Red Sox and Phillies

$80

18th/19th century portrait of a music composer. Man wearing a red jacket holding sheet music with an: 18th/19th century portrait of a music composer. Man wearing a red jacket holding sheet music with an organ in the background. Possibly Mozart? Oil on canvas. Old reline. Framed. Sight: 37.75 x 27.75in

2 days Left18th/19th century portrait of a music composer. Man wearing a red jacket holding sheet music with an

$1,000

1856 Saint Thomas Aquinas Complete Works SUMMA Catholic Bible Theology 7v SET: 1856 Saint Thomas Aquinas Complete Works SUMMA Catholic Bible Theology 7v SET “The truth can be perceived only through thinking” ? Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-ce

May 12, 20241856 Saint Thomas Aquinas Complete Works SUMMA Catholic Bible Theology 7v SET

$195

1835 GOLD GILT King James Holy Bible Oxford Old/New + Book Common Prayer 2v SET: 1835 GOLD GILT King James Holy Bible Oxford Old/New + Book Common Prayer 2v SET An absolutely stunning 19th-century King James Holy Bible printed in Oxford. While 1800s Oxford Bibles are readily avail

May 12, 20241835 GOLD GILT King James Holy Bible Oxford Old/New + Book Common Prayer 2v SET

$78

Books that Changed the World 50 Most Influential Books

Item Details

Description

Books that Changed the World. The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History. Taylor, Andrew. Quercus. First edition. 4to. Illustrated.

Shipping:

Domestic: Flat-rate of $4.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S.

International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination.

Location: This item ships from California

Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.

In the rare event that your purchase from this auction does not meet your expectations, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. If the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, U.S. buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.