History of a Shilling Book by Mrs. C.L. Balfour Mid-1880s RARE

1860 1ed Pettengill Fortune Telling & Dream Interpretation ZODIAC Occult Charms Peletiah Pettengills “Perfect Fortune-Teller and Dream-Book” is a rare, mid-19th-century history of divinati

1866 ADVERTISING History of English Signboards Illustrated Emblems Monsters Humor This mid-19th century book ‘The History of Signboards’ gives a general overview of signboards as well as covering

1869 IRISH History IRELAND Dublin George IV Saint Patrick Castles Legends James Gaskin’s “Varieties of Irish History” is a fine, mid-19th-century book on the history, art and litera

1854 HUGE MAP 1ed California Gold Rush Baldwin Complete Gazetteer Americana Thomas Baldwin’s ‘Complete Gazetteer’ is a mid-19th-century book describing a comprehensive history of the United Stat

1851 American NAVY John Paul Jones Bonhomme Richard Revolutionary WAR ‘The Life and Character of John Paul Jones’ is an important mid-19th-century book of American naval history. Originally printe

Group of 8 early to mid 20th century military history books including Medal Without Bar by Richard Blaker, Journal of Lieutenant von Kraft, Memoirs Mrs. Coghlan, Divided Loyalties by Lewis Einstein, G

1854 New Amsterdam Colonial America VOYAGES Columbus de Soto Pocahontas INDIANS History of New Amsterdam is a rare, mid-19th-century history of New York and colonial America. While this book covers th

1859 Independence Hall Colonial America George Washington Declaration Jefferson D.W. Belisles History of Independence Hall is a rare, mid-19th-century history of the American founding fathers. This bo

1850 Survey of Holy Land MAPS Jerusalem Bethlehem Canaan Bible Nativity Israel J.T. Bannisters “Survey of the Holy Land” is a rare, mid-19th-century history of Israel and Palestine. In thi

1851 Anthropology 1ed History of Humans Primitive Culture AFRICA China India Japan ‘The Natural History of the Human Species’ is a rare, mid-19th-century treatise on the history of humans

1860 1st ed United States America Indians Voyages SALEM WITCHCRAFT Plymouth Jacob Pattons “History of the United States” is a rare, mid-19th-century history of America from its discovery a

1857 1ed Norse Folk VIKING Mythology Scandinavia Norway Sweden Brace Charles Braces “The Norse Folk” is a rare, mid-19th-century history of Scandinavia. Brace went on a long adventure thro

1838 Lives of Eminent Englishmen Isaac Newton Alfred the Great William Conqueror George Cunninghams “Lives of Eminent and Illustrious Englishmen” is a rare, mid-19th-century history of all

1851 Life of INSECTS Science Entomology Illustrated Bees Beetles Moths Spiders A rare mid-19th-century treatise on the history of insects! This work was published by the Society for Promoting Christia

1859 Amerigo Vespucci Life & Voyages of Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus Polo A rare, mid-19th-century printing of the history, life, and expeditions of Amerigo Vespucci. Lester discusses the import

1847 New Jersey Indians Native American Revolution Illustrated Aaron Burr Ghosts A rare mid-19th-century printing of the history of New Jersey. This work features the engravings and illustrations of J

1855 American Political Party Leaders Jefferson Hamilton Henry Clay Government Law “A graphic sketch of the history of political parties in the United States” (About) A rare, mid-19th-century acco

1854 Amerigo Vespucci Life & Voyages of Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus Polo A rare, mid-19th-century printing of the history, life, and expeditions of Amerigo Vespucci. Lester discusses the import

1745 AUSTRIA Germany Empire Charlemagne Wars John Banck Hapsburgs Turks John Banck’s ‘Compendious History of the House of Austria’ is a rare, mid-18th-century work on the origins of the German E

1882 History of a Ship Pirates Steam Engine Torpedoes Illustrated Royal Mechanics ‘The History of a Ship’ is an antique sailing book from the 1880s. It was written for young readers to educate the

1856 History of Mormons Latter-Day Saints Polygamy America Voyages Brigham Young ‘History of the Mormons’ is a mid-19th-century book known for being one of the most thorough and detailed account o

1837 New York as it is History Colleges City Map Census Religious Institution The mid-19th century book, ‘New York as it is,’ gives an overview of New York City as it existed in 1837 with an inclu

1856 History of Mormons Latter-Day Saints Polygamy America Voyages Brigham Young ‘History of the Mormons’ is a mid-19th-century book known for being one of the most thorough and detailed account o

1853 Pennsylvania Sketchbook Bowen Philadelphia RAILROAD Illustrated Eli Bowen’s “Pictorial Sketch-Book of Pennsylvania” is a mid-19th-century history of Pennsylvania. This work includes descrip