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Lovely Arts & Crafts-era book depicting nature throughout the calendar year. With twelve photogravures and frontispiece. Most gravures still retain tissue. By William A. Quayle; pub. 1907 by Jennings

1657 1st ed Saint Francis of Paola & Mysticism of Saint Teresa Avila A rare, important collection of letters by Saint Francis of Paola, the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of Minims. It also inclu

1872 1st ed Report on Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy US Congress Racism American South An extremely rare and important history of the United States Congressional reports on the Ku Klux Klan. These reports, w

Assorted group of (15) vintage contemporary art books and publications, including: Painting Toward Architecture (Hitchcock/The Miller Company 1948) a rare 1st ed. hardcover in excellent condition; Vic

1766 1st ed Medicine Obstetrics Pregnancy Childbirth Forceps OBGYN Andre Levret An extremely important and rare work on the practice of childbirth and delivery. Andre Levret was an 18th-century surgeo

The Ascent of Everest by John Hunt. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1958 1st Ed. Excellent condition. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books, Seattle, Washington. We gladly combin

Uncommon 1st ed. portfolio of maps important in Virginia history. An excellent and handy resource for collectors, dealers, educators and historians. “Description of the Country, Virginia’s Cartogr

1797 1st ed Napoleon Girardin French Invasion of Britain French Revolution MAP Stanislas de Girardin was an 18th-century French military general who was an important catalyst in the French Revolution.

1926 Arthur Conan Doyle TRUE 1st ed The Land of Mist Occult Spiritualism Science Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most important mystery novelists of the 19th-century, best-known for his stories of de

1855 1st ed San Francisco California Gold Rush Illustrated MAP Soule Indians First published in 1855, The Annals of San Francisco is oft considered the most important book on the history of the city o

1929 1st ed Arthur Conan Doyle Stories PIRATES Adventure Voyages 76 Short Tales Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most important mystery novelists of the 19th-century, best-known for his stories of det

1860 1st ed SIGNED Ralph Waldo Emerson Conduct of Life Essays Philosophy ‘The Conduct of Life’ is a collection of important essays from Ralph Waldo Emerson in which he tries to answer the question

1863 1st ed CIVIL WAR History Smucker Illustrated Battle Scenes Portraits Plates “The best account of the Civil War” (Nevins) Samuel Schmucker (or Smucker) was an important American histor

1867 1st ed Woman in CIVIL WAR Brockett American NURSING Illustrated Medicine Written and edited by Brockett and Vaughan, Womans Work in the Civil War is an important post-Civil War book recounting th

1855 1st ed San Francisco California Gold Rush Illustrated MAPS Soule First published in 1855, ‘The Annals of San Francisco’ is oft considered the most important book on the history of the city of

1855 1st ed US Documents Constitution Declaration SIGNERS Slave Bills Slavery Echoes from the Cabinet is a collection of important American documents including the Constitution, The Declaration of Ind

1865 1st ed German Surgery Handbook Illustrated Medical Atlas Anatomy 2v SET An important German surgery textbook atlas from 1865. This book, ‘Handbuch der Allgemeinen und Chirurgie’ is a collecti

1856 1st ed SLAVERY vs FREEDOM Fugitive Slaves America Thomas Parker Speeches Theodore Parker was a 19th-century American abolitionist who played an important role ultimate destruction of American sla

1846 1st ed Plymouth PILGRIMS Colonial Americana Mayflower Indians MAP William Russell’s account of early, Colonial Americana is an important look into United States history. “Guide to Plymouth”

1572 1st ed Bible & Commentary Jean Hessels New Testament Matthew Baianism Louvain Jean Hessels was an important 16th-century Belgian theologian who was well-known for his Baianist theological views t

1549 1st ed Italian Renaissance Carmina Poetry Flaminio Pietro Bembo Castiglione ‘Carmina’ is an important 16th-century collection of Renaissance, Neo-Latin poetry. First published in 1548 by Vinc

1787 1st ed EARLY Americana Quaker Memorials Philadelphia Pennsylvania Jersey An important, late 18th-century American account of early American Quakers. A Collection of Memorials of Quakers is an ass

1726 1st ed CHINA ASIA Jesuit Missions Lettres Edifiantes Voyages HUGE FOLIO A rare first edition of Jesuit missions. This 1726 printing is the first and only edition in German of an important collect

1876 1st ed Life of Lorenzo Medici Renaissance Florence Italy Politics Reumont Lorenzo de Medici was one of the most important and recognizable 15th-century Italian politicians ruling over the Florent