1840 Lives & exploits of voyagers adventurers & discoverers antique ILLUSTRATED

Lives and exploits of the most distinguished voyagers, adventurers and discoverers : in Europe, Asia, Africa, America, the South Seas, and Polar regions. Among which are those of Cooke, Cavendish, Cla

LIFE AND ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE 2 volumes in one Boston, c. 1838 [nd] ILLUSTRATED , some of the illustrations are hand colored 591 pp plus advertisings Size 4 1/2 by 5 3/4" Original publisher's

Paris, late 19th century (no date) Size 5.5 by 7.5" Half leather 438 pages Text in French Illustrated Very good condition. Some wear of binding. Very minor archival tape repair on the margins of 3 lea

Scouts, Spies, And Heroes Of The Great Civil War including thrilling adventures, daring deeds, heroic exploits, wonderful escapes of spies, scouts and detectives; with songs, ballads, anecdotes, witty

LIFE & VOYAGES of AMERICUS VESPUCIUS With illustrations concerning the Navigator, and the Discovery of the New World. by EDWARDS LESTER U. S. Consul For Six Years to Genoa; Author of The Glory and Sha

Raleigh (Walter) The History of the World, in five books... to which is prefix'd, the life of the author, newly compil'd ... by Mr Oldys. Also his trial, with some additions... Five books in 2 volumes

Large Life Size Painting of Prince Yahya, Muhammad Hasan (Persian, active 1808–1840). An almost identical painting (different color clothing, and a few other minor differences) is on display at

Charles Caryl Coleman, Italian, American, 1840 to 1928, oil painting on panel depicting a still life with flowers. Signed with a monogram, and inscribed, Capri, lower left. Circa: 1886. Framed. Inscri

A gold serpentine finger ring composed of a D-section carved band with overlapping terminals, formed as head and tail, very fine details. 7.55 grams, 23 mm overall, 20.24 mm internal diameter (can be

VOYAGES C.P. THUNBERG AU JAPON Par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, les îles de la Sonde, &c. Traduits, rédigés et augmentés de notes considérables sur la Religion, le Gouverne

DANIEL DEFOE LA VIE ET LES AVENTURES SURPRENANTES DE ROBINSON CRUSOÉ, contenant son retour dans son isle, ses autres nouveaux voyages et ses réflexions. Paris, Laurent Prault, 1768 6 parts in 3

HOW I FOUND LIVINGSTONE : Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa New York; 1872 Illustrated Size: 6 by 9 1/4" 3/4 leather, marbled boards. wear of binding, some crude tape repairs. Tex

New York, Selmar Press; no date Illustrated after drawings of Gustave Dore, Berard, Lancelot, Jules Noel, etc. Folio. Size 9 by 12" 398 pages Binding is worn, spine chipped at the edges, excellent int

New York, Selmar Press; no date Illustrated after drawings of Gustave Dore, Berard, Lancelot, Jules Noel, etc. Folio. Size 9 by 12" 411 pages Binding is worn, spine chipped at the edges, excellent int

MUNSTER, Sebastian (1489-1552). Cosmographey, das ist, Beschreibung aller Länder, Herrschafften und fürnemesten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens Cosmography: that is, description of all countries... Ba

Morison (Robert) Plantarum Historiae Universalis Oxoniensis Volumes 2 & 3 complete, all published Part one (concerning trees and shrubs) was never published Oxford: Theatro Sheldoniano, 1680-99 293 en

Maurolicus, Franciscus. [MAUROLICO, Francesco (1494-1575).] Cosmographia in three dialogues distincta: in quibus de forma, situ, numeroque tam coelorum quam elementorum, alijsque rebus ad astronomica

ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE GENERALE DES VOYAGES [...]. 21 (of 23) volumes by LA HARPE, Jean-François de Paris; 1780 Size 4 3/4 by 8" First edition of this great work summarizing the "Histoire des voyages"

Measurements: 34 in H x 24 x 14 in

Life-size antique cast iron garden figure, 19th/20th c., France, probably depicting Flora, Roman goddess of Spring, probably the Alexandre Durenne Foundry, unmarked, 70"h x 29"w x 18"d (figure only) P

[Literature] Cervantes de Saavedra, Miguel The Life and Exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha London: J. and R. Tonson, 1742. In two volumes. First edition of the Charles Jarvis

An antique life sized statue depicting a seated Gautama Buddha figure. Carved, red lacquered wood, having glass embellishments, with hands depicted in the Bhumisparsha mudra, symbolizing the Buddha's

Life-size antique cast iron garden figure, 19th/20th c., probably French, Venus de Milo, possibly by the Alexandre Durenne Foundry, unmarked, 82"h x 28"w x 27"d (figure only) Provenance: Palmetto Hall

Antique Life-Size Burmese Ascetic Temple Figure of a Monk, C.1850. Carved teak wood and pigment. On base. Provenance: Douglas Dawson Textiles and Ethnographic Arts, Chicago, IL. Size: 62'' x 12'' x 10