1845 1st ed EXQUISITE Book of Ballads SCOTTISH Poetry

1845 1st ed EXQUISITE Book of Ballads SCOTTISH Poetry Hymns Crowquill Illustrated “The earth is all the home I have, the heavens my wide roof-tree.” – William Edmondstoune Aytoun A fine collecti

1848 1st ed Book of Gems Poetry Art Chaucer Prior JMW Turner Poem Illustrated "Book of Gems" is an anthology of poetry and art of Great Britain with works by some of the most celebrated poets and arti

Lot of 21 vintage 20th century poetry books, including some 1st Ed, and some signed or inscribed by the author. Three are softcover; 18 are hardcover. First editions include Horn of Oil by Phillip Eng

1845 1st ed MEDICINE American Medical Biography Physicians Metaphysics Anatomy Stephen Williams’ ‘American Medical Biography’ is a mid-19th-century American medicine manual based on the research

1874 1st ed EXQUISITE Picturesque America Illustrated Scenery Landscapes 2v SET Picturesque America is one of the best and most thorough works on the history of America. According to Rainey, “Pi

BOOKS: Prostitution in Paris 1845 1st Amer ed., A. J. B. Parent Duchatelet, translated from the French by an American Physician. Prostitution in Paris, Considered Morally, Politically, and Medically:

Seven fine books of poetry: Maude and Other Poems Alfred Lord Tennyson Lothrop, Dante Petrarch Sonnets, Sonnets and Other Verses George Santayana 1st ed, Thomas Meyer May 1983 Signed & numbered 1st ed

1833 1st ed Scottish Gael Scotland Illustrated Celtic Weapons Military Logan ‘The Scottish Gael’ was a mid-19th-century book describing the Scottish Highlands and islands and Gaelic histories. Wri

1873 EXQUISITE 1st ed ART GEMS Paintings Rembrandt Fine Binding FOLIO “Art Gems” is a curated collection of thirty exquisite engravings, replicating pieces from some of the worlds most revered

1856 1st ed History of Turkey Ottoman Empire Barthelemy Sultans ISLAM BEAUTIFUL BINDING A rare historical book in an exquisite, decorative binding! ‘History of Turkey’, by Charles Barthelemy, is a

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) Author, poet. Sandburg’s well-received free verse poetry focused on American workers. He also collected folksongs into books and wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography ab

Joyce Carol Oates (1938- ) Author. Oates is known for her novels, stories, poetry and essays, winning the National Book Award for 1969's them. Her other notable works include A Garden of Earthly Delig

1867 1st ed San Francisco Poetry of the Pacific California Poems Wentworth ‘Poetry of the Pacific’ is one of the earliest collections of California poems and verses. In 1866, the first book of Cal

1866 1st ed Livingstone Expedition to ZAMBESI Africa Missionaries Illustrated “I will go anywhere, provided it be forward.” ― David Livingstone David Livingstone was a Scottish medical missi

1886 1st ed Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson Scotland Jacobite Highlander MAP Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th-century Scottish author known for his adventure novels such as ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyd

1866 1st ed Livingstone Expedition to ZAMBESI Africa Missionaries Illustrated “I will go anywhere, provided it be forward.” ― David Livingstone David Livingstone was a Scottish medical missi

1881 Edgar Allan POE 1st ed The Bells Esoteric Occult Horror Literature Poetry Edgar Allan Poes “The Bells” is a posthumously published poem that uses rhythmic repetition to depict the varied

1683 SCOTLAND 1st ed Sir James Melville Memoirs Mary Queen of Scots James VI James Melville of Halhill was a 16th-century Scottish political delegate who is primarily remembered for his own memoirs. I

1867 1st ed Civil War Southern Poems of Emily Mason Feminism American Poetry ‘The Southern Poems of the War’ is a collection of Civil War-time poems gathered and edited by Emily Mason. Mason inclu

1879 1st ed Henry Stanley Through the Dark Continent AFRICA Cannibal Livingstone Known for his explorations in Africa, Henry Stanley found the Scottish missionary explorer David Livingstone, whom most

1839 1st ed Phrenology Occult Pseudoscience Psychology George Combe Lectures George Combe was a 19th-century Scottish phrenologist known for a series of lectures intended to instruct European and Amer

1855 1st ed Song of Hiawatha Henry Longfellow Poetry Native American FAMOUS "When thou smilest, my beloved, Then my troubled heart is brightened” – H.W. Longfellow, Song of Hiawatha An incredible

1881 1st ed Edgar Allen POE The Bells Esoteric Occult Horror Literature Poetry “Hear the sledges with the bells, Silver bells, what a world of merriment their melody foretells!” – P

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