Voltaire's Memoirs, 1st Eng. Ed.

Voltaire. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF VOLTAIRE. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. London: for G. Robinson, 1784. 8vo. [4], ii, 225, [1] pp., with half-title. Bound in period calf, rebacked. 19th c. bookplate of Francis

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Heading: Author: Maupertuis, [Pierre Louis] Title: The Figure of the Earth, Determined from Observations Made by the Order of the French King, at the Polar Circle Place Published: London Publisher:T.

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION: TWAIN, MARK | The Choice Humorous Works of Mark Twain. Chatto and Windus, 1877 TWAIN, MARK. The Choice Humorous Works of Mark Twain Revised and Corrected by the Author. Cha

Lot of Four Volumes. London 1828-1830. Original Cloth with each volume having had the top corner square of the front fee end paper cut to remove owners name. From the Otto Penzler Collection.

BARBARA BUSH: A MEMOIR - SIGNED 1ST EDITION Height: 10 in. by Width: 8 in. by Depth: 1

1885 Civil War 1st ed Memoirs General Ulysses S. Grant Union Illustrated MAPS 2v “The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as

1886 1st ed Memoirs of Robert E Lee Civil War Confederate Gettysburg MAPS Long “It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.” – Robert E. Lee Armstead Long’s ‘Memoir

Featured in this lot is this 1886 first edition copy of “Memoirs of Robert E. Lee” by A.L. Long. This book includes memoirs of Robert E. Lee's military and personal history, embracing a large amou

2 volumes in 1 Among the northern and southern indians embracing a war excursion and descriptions of scences along the western borders, contains illustrations

1851 1st ed Memoirs of George Washington Mother & Wife Colonial Americana Conkling “It is better to be alone than in bad company.” ― George Washington A rare biographical narrative of the li

1846 1st ed Memoirs Arial Bragg American Revolution War Military Poems RARE Arial Bragg was an American author and Colonel in the United States Army remembered by his father, a shoemaker, who fought a

1641 1st ed Memoir of Queen Elizabeth I England Naunton Fragmenta Regalia ‘Fragmenta Regalia’ is a 17th-century memoir of the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth. Written in 1634, and first publishe

1856 CALIFORNIA 1st ed Memoir John C. Fremont Expeditions Oregon Trail Indians “Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont” by John Bigelow provides an in-depth examination

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Edited by “Boz.” With Illustrations by George Cruikshank. In Two Volumes, London, Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. 1838, in fine bindings by Morrell of London, 8

This is the rare first edition, two volume set of “The Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, the United States General”. The front appears to be inscribed with an autograph and portrait engraving. Th

1869 Confederate 1st ed Navy Memoirs of Raphael Semmes Civil WAR Lost Cause Raphael Semmes was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, commanding ships in the Confederate and the United State

Featured in this lot is a Rare First Edition, Two (2) Volume Set of “Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States”, 1888, published by Charles L. Webster & Company of New York. and pre

[Whiting, Sydney.] MEMOIRS OF A STOMACH. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, THAT ALL WHO EAT MAY READ. WITH NOTES… BY A MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR. London: W.E. Painter, 1853. 7.5" x 4.75". 135 pp. Bound in orig

1876 Old Times on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain, 1st ed. It was published in 1876. It was later incorporated into his 1883 work, Life on the Mississippi. Old Times on the Mi

1st Ed. of memoir by Scotland Yard detective asssigned to guard Winston Churchill before and during 2nd WW (Includes info about Lawrence of Arabia). The provenance of this item is from a WWII veteran

Publisher’s deluxe first edition of Grant’s memoirs bound in handsome tan sheepskin with maroon spine labels and marbled endpapers. Two full volumes featuring portrait frontispieces, steel engravi

Heading: Author: Voltaire Title: The Philosophy of History Place Published: London Publisher:Printed for I. Allcock Date Published: 1766 Description: viii, 316 pp. (8vo) 20x12.5 cm

1829 1st ed Thomas Jefferson Memoir Americana United States Politics Virginia “I cannot live without books.” ― Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s ‘Memoirs’ provide some of the most im