1797 1ed History of Pennsylvania

1797 1ed History of Pennsylvania by Proud Colonial Americana Penn QUAKERS A first edition of the first published history of Pennsylvania! Written by Robert Proud, this work focuses primarily on the ea

1797 1ed History of Pennsylvania Proud Colonial Americana William Penn QUAKERS A first edition of the first published history of Pennsylvania! Written by Robert Proud, this work focuses primarily on t

1797 1ed History of Pennsylvania by Proud Colonial Americana Penn QUAKERS A first edition of the first published history of Pennsylvania! Written by Robert Proud, this work focuses primarily on the ea

1797 1ed History of Marie Antoinette FRANCE French Revolution Louis XVI Montjoie A rare, late 18th-century first edition of Galart de Montjoies History of Marie Antoinette. Montjoie was a French histo

Volume 1 was printed in 1797 by Zacariah Polson Junior. It has an etching of William Penn inside front cover and is signed by Ebenezer Large. Front cover is loose from book. Volume 2 is dated 1798 and

1875 FOLIO AMERICANA 1ed A Century After Pennsylvania Illustrated Philadelphia Earl Shinns “A Century After” is a rare, 19th-century history of Pennsylvania showing the growth of Philadelp

1785 1ed History of VENICE Italy Ottoman Wars Popes Laws 6v Christoforo Tentori Christoforo Tentori was a notable Italian historian who published an important account of the history of the Republic of

1850 1ed History of IRELAND Geography MAP Queen Victoria Oliver Cromwell 3v SET Thomas Wrights “History of Ireland” is a mid-19th-century account of the earliest times in Irish history thr

1869 1ed History of Brooklyn New York City SLAVES Civil War Merrimac Ironclad 2v Henry Stiles “History of the City of Brooklyn” is a rare 19th-century account of the history of New York Ci

1748 1ed History of Germany Frankish Carolingian Holy Roman Empire MAPS Barre 5v Joseph Barre was an 18th-century French theologian who today is much better known for his book History of Germany. This

1797 1ed Washington Farewell Address Isaiah Thomas Almanac Colonial America Isaiah Thomas was one of the most important early American publishers who, in the late 1700s, published a yearly Almanac tha

1827 1ed History of United States America Salma Hale Revolutionary WAR Campaigns Salma Hale was a 19th-century member of the United States House of Representatives. Before his rise in the American gov

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

1863 CIVIL WAR 1ed History of US Slavery Lincoln Grant Lee Union Confederate 2v A scarce first edition of John Stevens Cabot Abbotts two-volume historical biography entitled, The History of the Civil

1878 JEWISH 1ed History of Jews Milman Josephus Judaism Hebrew Israel Jerusalem A scarce 1878 printing of Oxford poetry professor Henry Hart Milmans historical treatise, The History of the Jews. One o

1905 1ed History of EGYPT Egyptian Myths Pyramids Hieroglyphs Illustrated MAPS An impressive and beautiful first edition of James Breasted’s ‘History of Egypt.’ His one-volume work was written f

1835 1ed History of the Romish Inquisition Catholic Church Murder Massacre Italy ‘A History of the Romish Inquisition’ is a compilation written to the American people to protest against the Roman

1867 Civil War 1ed History of the US Secret Service Lincoln Assassination Baker A beautiful, decorative first edition of the history of “The United States Secret Service.” This book, by Ge

1804 1ed History of Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleonic Wars Consul Treaty of Amiens Published on the cusp of the Napoleon Wars, History of Bonaparte is an important account of the political career of Napol

1881 1ed History of United States William Cullen Bryant Americana Civil War 3v William Cullen Bryant was one of the most famous American poets from the 19th-century. In addition to his poems, he also

1849 Napoleon Bonaparte 1ed History of Napoleonic Wars French Revolution Wouters Napoléon Bonaparte was the most prominent Military leader during the French Revolution and led many successful campa

1890 PIANO 1ed History of American Pianoforte Music Harpsichord Thomas Jefferson Daniel Spillane’s “History of the American Pianoforte” is a rare, late 19th-century history of the development an

1864 1ed History of Abraham Lincoln Administration Civil War Slavery Abolition “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln

1865 1ed History of Consulate Empire Napoleon Bonaparte French Revolution Thiers “They pried into the most secret recesses, ransacked every depository of papers, broke open every lock, and enjoyed t