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1819 WEALTH OF NATIONS by Adam Smith-3 Volumes1819 WEALTH OF NATIONS by Adam Smith-3 Volumes $500.00 1738 Pennsylvania SIGNED WILLIAM PENN 'S SONS Colonial LAND GRANT 1682 HISTORIC!1738 Pennsylvania SIGNED WILLIAM PENN 'S SONS Colonial LAND GRANT 1682 HISTORIC! $1,250.00
INCUNABULA 1490-1510 Sermons THEOLOGY Bible RELIGION Latin VELLUM DeVoragineINCUNABULA 1490-1510 Sermons THEOLOGY Bible RELIGION Latin VELLUM DeVoragine $825.00 1507 ASTRONOMY Post Incunabula CELESTIAL Woodcuts VELLUM Astronomical INCUNABLE 1507 ASTRONOMY Post Incunabula CELESTIAL Woodcuts VELLUM Astronomical INCUNABLE $875.00
HOLY BIBLE Jane AITKEN 1808 1st AMERICAN Printing by WOMAN Septuagint THOMSONHOLY BIBLE Jane AITKEN 1808 1st AMERICAN Printing by WOMAN Septuagint THOMSON $650.00 The Army and Navy of the United States (1889-1900)The Army and Navy of the United States (1889-1900) $7,500.00
1st Edition ERNST HEMINGWAY: Death in the Afternoon (1932)1st Edition ERNST HEMINGWAY: Death in the Afternoon (1932) $1,300.00 1st Treasurer Documents Life of George Washington / Origin U.S. Constitution1st Treasurer Documents Life of George Washington / Origin U.S. Constitution $40,000.00
Rare Shell 1684 Conchology Book Recreatio Mentis Et Oculi A. Philippo Bonanno Rare Shell 1684 Conchology Book Recreatio Mentis Et Oculi A. Philippo Bonanno $14,450.00 17th century (MANUSCRIPT, PERSIAN) SUFI PRAYER BOOK 17th century (MANUSCRIPT, PERSIAN) SUFI PRAYER BOOK $950.00
4 Old Lovely Miniatures in Arabic/Persian Manuscripts4 Old Lovely Miniatures in Arabic/Persian Manuscripts $550.00 17th - 18th Century Hebrew Torah Scroll Holocaust Survivor Complete Bible17th - 18th Century Hebrew Torah Scroll Holocaust Survivor Complete Bible $9,500.00
Albertus Magnus De Secretis Mulierum item de Virtutibus Herbarum Lapidem et AnimAlbertus Magnus De Secretis Mulierum item de Virtutibus Herbarum Lapidem et Anim $1,600.00 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT STORY BOOK 1797 GYOKU-ZAN STORY OF HIDEIJOSKI RAREJAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT STORY BOOK 1797 GYOKU-ZAN STORY OF HIDEIJOSKI RARE $1,250.00
1815 USS CONSTITUTION LOUISA BAKER LUCY BREWER MARITIME ADVENTURES NARRATIVE1815 USS CONSTITUTION LOUISA BAKER LUCY BREWER MARITIME ADVENTURES NARRATIVE $500.00 INDIA 1795 (SAMVAT 1852) VINTAGE HANDWRITTEN BOOK OF 948 PAGESINDIA 1795 (SAMVAT 1852) VINTAGE HANDWRITTEN BOOK OF 948 PAGES $800.00
OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT QURAN BOOKOTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT QURAN BOOK $750.00 OTTOMAN ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT QURAN BOOKOTTOMAN ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT QURAN BOOK $900.00
OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT PRAYER BOOK WITH CASEOTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT PRAYER BOOK WITH CASE $1,250.00 1933 WINNER TAKE NOTHING ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1ST EDITION 1ST ISSUE DUST JACKET RARE1933 WINNER TAKE NOTHING ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1ST EDITION 1ST ISSUE DUST JACKET RARE $999.00
20+ 1743-70s American COLONIAL Almanacs REVOLUTIONARY French INDIAN War20+ 1743-70s American COLONIAL Almanacs REVOLUTIONARY French INDIAN War $620.00 1776 LEDGER Revolutionary War LEWIS CLARK Dunmore County VIRGINIA Americana1776 LEDGER Revolutionary War LEWIS CLARK Dunmore County VIRGINIA Americana $900.00
Samuel Dunn's 1774 Book on Astronomy; Also contains Antique Maps, Very RareSamuel Dunn's 1774 Book on Astronomy; Also contains Antique Maps, Very Rare $700.00 Unique! The Original 1794 Deed to All The Land now known as Brookeville MarylandUnique! The Original 1794 Deed to All The Land now known as Brookeville Maryland $2,000.00
1934 LILLIAN HELLMAN SIGNED 1st CHILDREN'S HOUR + ORIG ILLUSTRATION BERT SHARKEY1934 LILLIAN HELLMAN SIGNED 1st CHILDREN'S HOUR + ORIG ILLUSTRATION BERT SHARKEY $3,750.00 1601 Geneva Bible - Rare1601 Geneva Bible - Rare $1,150.00
1668 KING JAMES BIBLE, ORIGINAL FINE MEARNE BINDING HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED 1668 KING JAMES BIBLE, ORIGINAL FINE MEARNE BINDING HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED $500.00 1592 GenevaBreeches Bible - Rare 16th Century Bible1592 GenevaBreeches Bible - Rare 16th Century Bible $800.00
Two works by Denis Lambin (Dionysii Lambini) 1596Two works by Denis Lambin (Dionysii Lambini) 1596 $550.00 Early Book on the Culture of Bees, First Edition, 1766 Early Book on the Culture of Bees, First Edition, 1766 $525.00
RARE 17th Century Pharmacy Chemistry Medicine Book Johannes Rhodius 1655RARE 17th Century Pharmacy Chemistry Medicine Book Johannes Rhodius 1655 $699.00 RARE 17th Century Keur Staten Bible Amsterdam 1696 Psalms 1774 18th Cent BindingRARE 17th Century Keur Staten Bible Amsterdam 1696 Psalms 1774 18th Cent Binding $999.00
THE SECRET GARDEN, FIRST EDITION (August 1911)THE SECRET GARDEN, FIRST EDITION (August 1911) $853.33 A fine LEAF from a BOOK OF HOURS w. Penitent & Impenitent Thief. Tours. c1460A fine LEAF from a BOOK OF HOURS w. Penitent & Impenitent Thief. Tours. c1460 $1,700.00
Antique book architecture communales Scolaire Feliz Narjoux Paris 1880 Antique book architecture communales Scolaire Feliz Narjoux Paris 1880 $500.00 Latin book 1678 canonical alphabet,legal and civil Beate Mariae Printed in SpainLatin book 1678 canonical alphabet,legal and civil Beate Mariae Printed in Spain $590.00
1618 - WITCHES - MAGIC - OCCULT - POSSESSION - VERY RARE !!!1618 - WITCHES - MAGIC - OCCULT - POSSESSION - VERY RARE !!! $799.00 1675 - WITCHCRAFT - MAGIC - OCCULT -1st EDITION !!! - VERY RARE !!!1675 - WITCHCRAFT - MAGIC - OCCULT -1st EDITION !!! - VERY RARE !!! $2,599.00
1525 Works of CICERO, De Officis, De Amicitia, De Senectude FOLIO SIZE, WOODCUTS1525 Works of CICERO, De Officis, De Amicitia, De Senectude FOLIO SIZE, WOODCUTS $1,700.00 RARE- Tableau des finances et du commerce de la partie françoise de St Domingue RARE- Tableau des finances et du commerce de la partie françoise de St Domingue $500.00
Rare 1791 Isaac Collins King James Version Bible New Jersey From OhioRare 1791 Isaac Collins King James Version Bible New Jersey From Ohio $500.00 1580 Stefano Guazzo, La civil conuersatione, Italian Renaissance life & society1580 Stefano Guazzo, La civil conuersatione, Italian Renaissance life & society $590.00
1570 Bartolomeo Scappi, RENAISSANCE COOK book, , 22 WOODCUTS, recipes, 1st ed1570 Bartolomeo Scappi, RENAISSANCE COOK book, , 22 WOODCUTS, recipes, 1st ed $8,900.00 ROBERT BROWNING'S POEMSROBERT BROWNING'S POEMS $500.00
Holy Bible Explanied;1st american ed. printed for Henry S. Keatinge, BaltimoreHoly Bible Explanied;1st american ed. printed for Henry S. Keatinge, Baltimore $2,299.99 Rare Account Portuguese in India & Macao -1713- 4 worksRare Account Portuguese in India & Macao -1713- 4 works $700.00
1638- Pope DAMASUS Portuguese – OPERA & LIFE- Early Christianity1638- Pope DAMASUS Portuguese – OPERA & LIFE- Early Christianity $650.00 1892-America Discovery-Mexican Codices- 144 plates1892-America Discovery-Mexican Codices- 144 plates $640.00
1825 - Mexican Independence Mexico - Crucial Document Guadalupe Victoria1825 - Mexican Independence Mexico - Crucial Document Guadalupe Victoria $590.00 Tarzan of the Apes - 1st BLACK&WHITE NEWSPAPER COMIC - 1929 ORIG. - RARE 1st Ed.Tarzan of the Apes - 1st BLACK&WHITE NEWSPAPER COMIC - 1929 ORIG. - RARE 1st Ed. $650.00
17th Century Complete Moroccan Hebrew Torah Scroll Gvil Parchment Bible17th Century Complete Moroccan Hebrew Torah Scroll Gvil Parchment Bible $9,500.00 ANTIQUE ARABIC OTTOMAN OCCULT ASTROLOGY ALCHEMY HOROSCOPE MAGIC MANUSCRIPTANTIQUE ARABIC OTTOMAN OCCULT ASTROLOGY ALCHEMY HOROSCOPE MAGIC MANUSCRIPT $639.00
Islamic - Ottoman Manuscript Quran - Big SizeIslamic - Ottoman Manuscript Quran - Big Size $6,000.00 Rare ORIGINAL 1850 SLAVE AUCTION SALE KENTUCKY BROADSIDE -Five SLAVES LouisvilleRare ORIGINAL 1850 SLAVE AUCTION SALE KENTUCKY BROADSIDE -Five SLAVES Louisville $2,100.00
Rare Antique Ethiopian Psalter 54 LeavesRare Antique Ethiopian Psalter 54 Leaves $6,000.00 REVOLUTIONARY WAR Diary ALMANACK 1780 Public Fasts ISAIAH Thomas BOSTON HancockREVOLUTIONARY WAR Diary ALMANACK 1780 Public Fasts ISAIAH Thomas BOSTON Hancock $600.00
COLUMBIAN Family PULPIT Holy Bible AMERICAN 1822 Elephant FOLIO Family LEATHER COLUMBIAN Family PULPIT Holy Bible AMERICAN 1822 Elephant FOLIO Family LEATHER $550.00 HOLY BIBLE Antique KING JAMES 1634 Apocrypha BARKER Genealogies GENEVA PsalmsHOLY BIBLE Antique KING JAMES 1634 Apocrypha BARKER Genealogies GENEVA Psalms $850.00
German Encyclopedia from 1908/ Gothic writingGerman Encyclopedia from 1908/ Gothic writing $500.00 XI KING EDWARD'S OWN LANCER Probyn's Horse Maxwell23913XI KING EDWARD'S OWN LANCER Probyn's Horse Maxwell23913 $800.00
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, edited by Boz. (1838.) first edition Dickens (C.)Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, edited by Boz. (1838.) first edition Dickens (C.) $1,000.00 Antique 1565 Book D. HIERONYMI STRIDONIENSIS Antique 1565 Book D. HIERONYMI STRIDONIENSIS $3,999.99
Encyclopaedia Encyclopedia Britannica Complete 30 Volume Set 1893-97 Werner Co.Encyclopaedia Encyclopedia Britannica Complete 30 Volume Set 1893-97 Werner Co. $1,500.00 ANTIQUE HISTORIC GERMAN LEATHER BIBLE DIE HEILIGE SCHRIFT SETANTIQUE HISTORIC GERMAN LEATHER BIBLE DIE HEILIGE SCHRIFT SET $3,000.00
MARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS: 1922-1936 PUB: #1 - #21 & #23-#26MARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS: 1922-1936 PUB: #1 - #21 & #23-#26 $1,200.00 Spain, Manual Gráfico Descriptivo del bibliófilo Hispano-Americano 1475-1850Spain, Manual Gráfico Descriptivo del bibliófilo Hispano-Americano 1475-1850 $5,999.99
1868 PLANTS & ANIMALS CHARLES DARWIN 1ST EDITION 2VLS SCIENCE EVOLUTION SPECIES$1868 PLANTS & ANIMALS CHARLES DARWIN 1ST EDITION 2VLS SCIENCE EVOLUTION SPECIES$ $799.00 1819 SKETCH BOOK WASHINGTON IRVING 1ST EDITION SLEEPY HOLLOW RIP VAN WINKLE $$$$1819 SKETCH BOOK WASHINGTON IRVING 1ST EDITION SLEEPY HOLLOW RIP VAN WINKLE $$$$ $1,599.00
HISTORY OF THE PLIMOTH PLANTATION BY: WILLIAM BRADFORDHISTORY OF THE PLIMOTH PLANTATION BY: WILLIAM BRADFORD $1,499.99 THOMAS CARLYLE WORKS Antique LEATHER SET Complete FRENCH REVOLUTION Kings QueensTHOMAS CARLYLE WORKS Antique LEATHER SET Complete FRENCH REVOLUTION Kings Queens $694.99
CIVIL WAR MILITARY OPERATIONS GENERAL BEAUREGARD ALFRED ROMAN Father's Day GiftCIVIL WAR MILITARY OPERATIONS GENERAL BEAUREGARD ALFRED ROMAN Father's Day Gift $1,650.00 RARE 1826 HALLOWELL THE FEDERALIST ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION HAMILTON MADISON JAYRARE 1826 HALLOWELL THE FEDERALIST ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION HAMILTON MADISON JAY $500.00
George Edward Woodberry Poet Signed Manuscript To 1903, Columbia UniversityGeorge Edward Woodberry Poet Signed Manuscript To 1903, Columbia University $2,000.00 OTTOMAN FIRMAN SOULTAN RESAD GOLD TUGRA IRAQ BAGHDAD RROTTOMAN FIRMAN SOULTAN RESAD GOLD TUGRA IRAQ BAGHDAD RR $1,450.00
1569 St. Augustine; Augustinus; Erasmus, Opera Omnia 4 vols. Leather.1569 St. Augustine; Augustinus; Erasmus, Opera Omnia 4 vols. Leather. $2,990.00 1824 WOOD CUT FIGURES BRITISH BIRDS BY BEWICK OVER 300 VOL 1 & 2 LAND & WATER1824 WOOD CUT FIGURES BRITISH BIRDS BY BEWICK OVER 300 VOL 1 & 2 LAND & WATER $1,250.00
1821 Medieval German Architecture Engravings Georg Moller Folio1821 Medieval German Architecture Engravings Georg Moller Folio $1,800.00 Pliny Historia Naturalis 1829 9V Natural History in Latin Fine Vellum BindingPliny Historia Naturalis 1829 9V Natural History in Latin Fine Vellum Binding $800.00
1817 Cook Lepetit Antique Atlas of Capt Cooks 1st Voyage Australia, New Zealand1817 Cook Lepetit Antique Atlas of Capt Cooks 1st Voyage Australia, New Zealand $650.00 PRESIDENTJAMES MONROE 1818 SIGND VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR DEED KIA WASHINGTONPRESIDENTJAMES MONROE 1818 SIGND VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR DEED KIA WASHINGTON $900.00
1580 MAP OF EUROPE, BOCKS SPEISSKAMMER, ILLUMINATED WOODCUT1580 MAP OF EUROPE, BOCKS SPEISSKAMMER, ILLUMINATED WOODCUT $995.00
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