1768 CORSICA Rare Account James Boswell Genoa Pasquale

1768 CORSICA Rare Account James Boswell Genoa Pasquale Paoli France Folding MAP “James Boswell’s book supporting the Island of Corsica’s defense of invasion and desire to be free form Genoese ru

[Exploration] Boswell, James. An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to that Island and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1768. 8vo. xxii,

1924 Battle of Bunker Hill Earl Percy Dines Abroad Pasquale Paoli James Boswell Harold Murdocks “Earl Percy Dines Abroad” is an early 20th-century account of a dinner given in London by Pa

1835 Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell FAMOUS English Biography 10v SET “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson

1901 Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Railton Illustrated 3v LIMITED edition “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson Samuel Joh

1851 Life of Samuel Johnson Johnsoniana James Boswell English Biography 10v Set Samuel Johnson was a famous English writer and scholar most known for his Dictionary of the English Language as well as

1851 1ed Sequel to James Riley Narrative Commerce Shipwreck Morocco Africa Trade A rare printing of the follow-up to Captain James Riley’s account of the shipwreck of the American ship Commerce. In

Daily Territorial Enterprise. Virginia, Nevada. Wednesday, April 5, 1882. Folio, 4 pp. ********** A rare Nevada newspaper with an account of the death of Jesse James, just two days after he was killed

1837 Athens Antiquities Ancient Greek Mythology Architecture Pantheon Parthenon A rare 19th-century account of the mythology and historical ruins of Ancient Greece. Written by James Stuart, ‘The Ant

1881 California Gold Rush 1ed Broderick and Gwin American Politics San Francisco James OMearas “Broderick and Gwin” is a rare, 19th-century account of the years following the California Go

1820 ART Italian Schools of Painting James Sculpture Rome Naples Genoa Venice John Thomas James’ book ‘The Italian Schools of Painting’ is a catalogue of painters in the schools of several state

1891 1ed INDIAN WARS George Custer Yuma Massacre Sioux Ghost Dances Sitting Bull James Penny Boyds “Recent Indian Wars” is a rare, late 19th-century account of notable battles between Nati

1877 Turkey in Europe Constantinople Asia Minor Turkish Ottoman Empire GREEK James Baker’s ‘Turkey in Europe’ is a rare, 19th-century historical account of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. This wo

1843 Life of George Washington Frontier Americana Revolutionary War Paulding 2v A rare, mid-19th-century biographical account of the life of George Washington by James Paulding. Paulding takes a diffe

1843 Life of George Washington Frontier Americana Revolutionary War Paulding 2v A rare, mid-19th-century biographical account of the life of George Washington by James Paulding. Paulding takes a diffe

1818 Arab PIRATES Africa Robbins Journal Commerce Shipwreck James Riley Arabia Archibald Robbinss account of the wreck of the Commerce, the American merchant ship, was one of the best accounts of the

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON HAVELL WINTER WREN ROCK WREN: Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Winter Wren Rock Wren, No.72, Plate CCCLX. [from] Ornithological biography, or An account of the habits of the birds of

1864 1ed LOUISIANA Civil War Account Color-Guard Hosmer Slavery Camp Life CSA James Kendall Hosmer was a Civil War-era American historian who is remembered for books on American politics and the devel

1797 1ed VOYAGES of James Bruce in Africa Ethiopia Egypt Abyssinia Nile Mavor William Mavors Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages is one of the best and most thorough collections of repor

1768 Scottish Theater James Thomson PLAYS Castle of Indolence Agamemnon 3v James Thomson was an 18th-century writer who is best-known for his plays such as The Castle of Indolence. This landmark play,

1864 1ed LOUISIANA Civil War Account Color-Guard Hosmer Slavery Camp Life CSA James Kendall Hosmer was a Civil War-era American historian who is remembered for books on American politics and the devel

1868 1ed Secrets of New York TOURISM Fashion Shopping Central Park Wall Street James McCabes “Secrets of the Great City” is a 19th-century account of the New York City. This book, like man

1818 Robbins Journal Commerce Shipwreck James Riley Arab PIRATES Africa MAP Archibald Robbins’s account of the wreck of the Commerce, the American merchant ship, was one of the best accounts of the

1789 1ed Anecdotes Ancient & Modern Superstitions Andrews SIGNET Provenance James Pettit Andrews was an 18th-century English historian who is known for his accounts of English history and the royal cr