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The provenance of this item is from a WWII veteran collector in Georgia. This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl and its shipment will be made directly by Artelisted. Shipping insurance is the responsib

1867 Rare 6 Book Lot Paul du Chaillu Gorillas Jungle Apingi Harding South Africa A fine collection of rare books including a rare set of works of Paul du Chaillu. Chaillu was a well-recognized zoologi

1739 RARE 5 Book Lot Pluche Histoire du Ciel Spectacle of Nature Buffon de Sacy A collection of important 18th-century works including works of Antoine Pluche, Leclerc Buffon, and de Sacy’s ‘Histo

1846 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Hernan Cortez Spanish Conquest MEXICO Aztec Burning Ship A rare historical book in an exquisite, decorative binding! “Adventures of the Conquests of Fernando Cortez” is a mi

1669 Sapor King of Persia Shapur IRAN Middle East anti-Christian Zoroastrianism A rare 17th-century book of Persian history by French author Du Perret. ‘Sapor Roy de Perse’ is a novelization of th

1856 Bertrand du Guesclin Hundred Years War FINE BINDING Rare French Military A rare historical book in an exquisite, decorative binding! Bertrand du Guesclin was a famed 14th-century French military

1685 Nicolas du Buisson Conduct of WAR Memoires of French Dutch Military Tactics A rare, relatively unknown book on the conduct of war from Nicolas du Buisson. This book, ‘La Conduite de Mars’ is

1775 QURAN Koran Islam Mohammed Mahomet Du Ryer BANNED Muslim Alcoran MAP A rare, 17th-century printing of the Quran in French. This highly desirable Islamic text was translated by Andre du Ryer, know

1847 1ed Conquest of PERU Inca Empire Francisco Pizarro SPAIN Prescott MAP 2v William Hickling Prescott was an American historian known for his 19th-century works on the histories of Spain and South A

1715 Greenland Denmark Iceland Whaling Hunting AMERICA Norse Voyages ‘Relation du Groenland’ is one of the best 17th-century surveys on Greenland, Norway, and Denmark. Written by Isaac de la Peyre

1700 Alexander the Great Quintus Curtius Rufus Greece ROME Du Ryer French RARE “Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule.” ― Quintus Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great T

1773 1st ed Irish History of IRELAND Thomas Leland Henry II Irish Kings Tudor Conquest Thomas Leland was an 18th-century Irish historian known for his novels as well as influential historical works su

This strong map engraving is from the Dutch edition of Nicolas d'Abbeville Sanson's Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde. The work was published in Utrecht in 1683 for the author. The atlas

1691 1st ed Spanish Conquest of Mexico Solis Aztec Hernan Cortez Montezuma RARE “The fleet was destroyed at the instance of the soldiers, that Cortes alone might not be obliged to make good the

1668 Alexander the Great Quintus Curtius Rufus Greece ROME Du Ryer French RARE “Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule.” ― Quintus Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great T

1847 Conquest of Mexico Aztec Illustrated Hernando Cortez 3v William Prescott William Hickling Prescott was an American historian known for his 19th-century works on the histories of Spain and South A

1698 English Art PERSPECTIVE Illustrated Architecture Mathematics Art Engineering Jean Du Breuil was a 17th-century Jesuit mathematician and essayist from France. He is most remembered for his contrib

This remarkable, map with original hand-coloring is is Jan Blaeu's Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas Contenant, Les Chartes et Descriptions de tous les Pais de la Terre Mis en lumiere. This is from

1872 William Prescott Complete Works Conquest of Mexico Peru Ferdinand Isabella William Hickling Prescott was an American historian known for his 19th-century works on the histories of Spain and South

1855 Conquest of Mexico Aztec Illustrated Hernando Cortez William Prescott 3v William Hickling Prescott was an American historian known for his 19th-century works on the histories of Spain and South A

1872 Country of Dwarfs du Chaillu Illustrated Pygmy AFRICA Superstition Gorillas Paul du Chaillu was a 19th-century French-American anthropologist who became famous for being the first to confirm the

This remarkable, map with original hand-coloring is is Jan Blaeu's Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas Contenant, Les Chartes et Descriptions de tous les Pais de la Terre Mis en lumiere. This is from

1692 Alexander the Great Quintus Curtius Rufus Military Conquest Greece Vaugelas “Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule.” ― Quintus Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander

1869 Conquest of PERU Inca Empire Francisco Pizarro SPAIN MAP 3v Conquistadors William Hickling Prescott was an American historian known for his 19th-century works on the histories of Spain and South