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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
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
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 Cen BindingRARE 17th Century Keur Staten Bible Amsterdam 1696 Psalms 1774 18th Cen 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 1618 - WITCHES - MAGIC - OCCULT - POSSESSION - VERY RARE !!!1618 - WITCHES - MAGIC - OCCULT - POSSESSION - VERY RARE !!! $799.00
1675 - FROMMANN - WITCHCRAFT - MAGIC - OCCULT -1st ED !!! - VERY RARE !!!1675 - FROMMANN - WITCHCRAFT - MAGIC - OCCULT -1st ED !!! - VERY RARE !!! $2,599.00 1525 Works of CICERO, De Officis, De Amicitia, De Senectude, etc. WOODCUTS1525 Works of CICERO, De Officis, De Amicitia, De Senectude, etc. 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 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 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
SHIP OF FOOLS, FULL PAGE, CIRCLE OF ALBRECHT DURER, 1494, SAGITTARIORUMSHIP OF FOOLS, FULL PAGE, CIRCLE OF ALBRECHT DURER, 1494, SAGITTARIORUM $700.00 LAMY BERNARD De tabernaculo foederis, de sancta civitate Jerusalem 1720LAMY BERNARD De tabernaculo foederis, de sancta civitate Jerusalem 1720 $2,800.00
CLARKE AND LEIBNITZ. A COLLECTION OF PAPERS,...IN THE YEARS 1715 AND 1716. 8VO.CLARKE AND LEIBNITZ. A COLLECTION OF PAPERS,...IN THE YEARS 1715 AND 1716. 8VO. $545.99 1855 Hooker & Fitch Large Antique Botanical Print Cathcart's Arachnanthe, India1855 Hooker & Fitch Large Antique Botanical Print Cathcart's Arachnanthe, India $999.00
1855 Hooker Fitch Antique Botanical Print China Mao Er Shi Goat Horn, Cat Faeces1855 Hooker Fitch Antique Botanical Print China Mao Er Shi Goat Horn, Cat Faeces $925.00 1784 Cook Webber Antique Print of Cooks Visit to Christmas Bay Kerguelen Isles1784 Cook Webber Antique Print of Cooks Visit to Christmas Bay Kerguelen Isles $650.00
1728 Seutter Antique Atlas Nouvs Title Page, beautifully hand coloured1728 Seutter Antique Atlas Nouvs Title Page, beautifully hand coloured $575.00 1855 Hooker & Fitch Large Antique Botonical Print of the Himalayan Magnolia1855 Hooker & Fitch Large Antique Botonical Print of the Himalayan Magnolia $1,250.00
1844 Durand-Brager Antique Print of The Wharf at Jamestown on St Helena Island1844 Durand-Brager Antique Print of The Wharf at Jamestown on St Helena Island $750.00 1777 Cook Basire Large Antique Print of Capt. James Cooks Men Landing in Vanuatu1777 Cook Basire Large Antique Print of Capt. James Cooks Men Landing in Vanuatu $650.00
BYRONS WORKS 1837 John Murray Pub 1st ed E.Finden illustrator L.A,Calif. pu/delBYRONS WORKS 1837 John Murray Pub 1st ed E.Finden illustrator L.A,Calif. pu/del $3,699.99 Russia URAL YEKATERINBURG extraction of platinum goldRussia URAL YEKATERINBURG extraction of platinum gold $1,440.00
Rare Palmer's Pocket Scale Aaron Palmer 1845 w/ Rare Hand Painted Scale !!Rare Palmer's Pocket Scale Aaron Palmer 1845 w/ Rare Hand Painted Scale !! $999.99 Karelian Murmansk Region PETROZAVODSK KANDALAKSHA 1929Karelian Murmansk Region PETROZAVODSK KANDALAKSHA 1929 $1,080.00
ADVERTSING Photo price list catalog Camera 1908 russianADVERTSING Photo price list catalog Camera 1908 russian $599.99 ADVERTSING Black Sea Building Society 1906 russian BOOKADVERTSING Black Sea Building Society 1906 russian BOOK $1,199.99
THOMAS AQUINAS Post Incunable 1544 VELLUM Holy Bible ST MATTHEW Gospels LATINTHOMAS AQUINAS Post Incunable 1544 VELLUM Holy Bible ST MATTHEW Gospels LATIN $549.99 100+ LETTERS FROM MARSHALL COLLEGE HUNTINGTON, WV c1910100+ LETTERS FROM MARSHALL COLLEGE HUNTINGTON, WV c1910 $749.99
Pozzo Rules & Examples of Perspective for Painters & Architects 1707 Fol. 1ST NRPozzo Rules & Examples of Perspective for Painters & Architects 1707 Fol. 1ST NR $565.00 Durer Holbein The Excellency of the Pen & Pencil 1668 Lomantius 20 PLATES 1ST NRDurer Holbein The Excellency of the Pen & Pencil 1668 Lomantius 20 PLATES 1ST NR $980.00
Ovidius De Tristibus 1515 Folio Ovid Tristia WOODCUTS Incunabula Venice NO RESOvidius De Tristibus 1515 Folio Ovid Tristia WOODCUTS Incunabula Venice NO RES $608.00 A HEBREW AND CHALDEE LEXICON extremely RARE 1885 HC Original Hebrew / EnglishA HEBREW AND CHALDEE LEXICON extremely RARE 1885 HC Original Hebrew / English $999.00
Chumash Signed by RABBI RAPHAEL ANKAWA + JEWISH MOROCCAN SAINT & KABBALISTChumash Signed by RABBI RAPHAEL ANKAWA + JEWISH MOROCCAN SAINT & KABBALIST $699.99 1855 Collection GEORGE OFFOR Complete WORKS of JOHN BUNYAN_PILGRIMs PROGRESS1855 Collection GEORGE OFFOR Complete WORKS of JOHN BUNYAN_PILGRIMs PROGRESS $575.00
1705 DON QUIXOTE MIGUEL DE CERVANTES ILLUS FOLDOUTS 4VLS LEATHER ADVENTURES RARE1705 DON QUIXOTE MIGUEL DE CERVANTES ILLUS FOLDOUTS 4VLS LEATHER ADVENTURES RARE $1,199.00 Orig Diary - Bvt. Brig General/Colonel John S. Pearce 98th Ohio Vols WIA & POW!Orig Diary - Bvt. Brig General/Colonel John S. Pearce 98th Ohio Vols WIA & POW! $1,495.00
RARE Littauer JUMPING THE HORSE Derrydale Press [1 of 950 Copies] (64) PICS 1931RARE Littauer JUMPING THE HORSE Derrydale Press [1 of 950 Copies] (64) PICS 1931 $2,300.00 1823 Philadelphia Barton Flora of North America landmark early color plate book 1823 Philadelphia Barton Flora of North America landmark early color plate book $595.00
Siegfried Guggenheim: Three handwritten letters, 2 books, one inscribed.Siegfried Guggenheim: Three handwritten letters, 2 books, one inscribed. $600.00 tribute to Emperor Franz Josef I. tribute to Emperor Franz Josef I. $4,400.00
the american girl by harrison fisher.the american girl by harrison fisher. $900.00 1740 Rare MEDICAL C18 ENGLISH ANIMAL STRUCTURE * 1st Edition * 2 Works in 1 vol1740 Rare MEDICAL C18 ENGLISH ANIMAL STRUCTURE * 1st Edition * 2 Works in 1 vol $550.00
1670 Rare C17 TRAVEL INDIA BRAHMANS Roger's Theatre de l'idolatrie * 1st Edition1670 Rare C17 TRAVEL INDIA BRAHMANS Roger's Theatre de l'idolatrie * 1st Edition $1,650.00 1931 FORTUNE MAGAZINE ANTIQUE BOOKS VINTAGE ART DECO GREAT CONDITION1931 FORTUNE MAGAZINE ANTIQUE BOOKS VINTAGE ART DECO GREAT CONDITION $699.99
Original (2 Pg) Ga.1832 Land Lottery Grant and Plat for CHEROKEE INDIAN LANDOriginal (2 Pg) Ga.1832 Land Lottery Grant and Plat for CHEROKEE INDIAN LAND $500.00 1516 LYON HUGE FOLIO POST INCUNABLE text and commentary re Juris Civilis1516 LYON HUGE FOLIO POST INCUNABLE text and commentary re Juris Civilis $2,775.00
HOLY BIBLE Hugh Gaine NEW YORK Colonial 1792 Leather QUAKER Family AMERICANHOLY BIBLE Hugh Gaine NEW YORK Colonial 1792 Leather QUAKER Family AMERICAN $850.00 MUSEE COSMOPOLITE c1850 SPLENDID COLOUR-PLATE BOOK OF SOUTH AMERICAN COSTUMESMUSEE COSMOPOLITE c1850 SPLENDID COLOUR-PLATE BOOK OF SOUTH AMERICAN COSTUMES $15,650.00
Rare Book about Heraldry by John Guillim, 5th edition, 1679!!!!!!Rare Book about Heraldry by John Guillim, 5th edition, 1679!!!!!! $500.00 ROMA ANTICA by Famiano NardiniROMA ANTICA by Famiano Nardini $1,300.00
1839 MOCHA DICK INSPRIATION FOR MELVILLE MOBY DICK KNICKERBOCKER MAG JN REYNOLDS1839 MOCHA DICK INSPRIATION FOR MELVILLE MOBY DICK KNICKERBOCKER MAG JN REYNOLDS $1,000.00 1670 - WITCHCRAFT - MAGIC - DEMONS - OCCULT - VERY RARE 2 WORKS !!!1670 - WITCHCRAFT - MAGIC - DEMONS - OCCULT - VERY RARE 2 WORKS !!! $899.00
RARE FIND 1901 LOADED with History Girl at Wheaton College Diary ScrapBook RARE FIND 1901 LOADED with History Girl at Wheaton College Diary ScrapBook $1,000.99 Tripoli LYBIA Arabs Moors Rare Antique Leather Book Color Illustrated PlatesTripoli LYBIA Arabs Moors Rare Antique Leather Book Color Illustrated Plates $795.00
Near Occasions of Sin Poems by Louis McKee 2006 Cover by Karla HustonNear Occasions of Sin Poems by Louis McKee 2006 Cover by Karla Huston $8,999.00 Early Printed Koran 1718, Including the Life of MuhammadEarly Printed Koran 1718, Including the Life of Muhammad $925.00
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