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By: JAMES LEE
Price: $1,455.99
Publisher: ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN, 1840
Seller ID: 0002391
Condition: Good+
On offer is a very interesting circa 1840s notebook of James Lee, a pro-Temperance, likely English physician who has in his book written a speech called "The Physiological Action of Alcohol" and an essay called "At the North Pole" which may or may not be based on his first hand knowledge; 70 pages and 56 pages respectively. The essay is a vast description of the Arctic from the peoples to the formative creations of ice and rock and within the essay he opines and observes his ideas as to the Creator and the making of the vast wilderness to paraphrase. At the back of the premium gilt stamped, ma... View more info
By: JAMES MAURICE SHIPTON, MIDSHIPMAN
Price: $5,855.99
Publisher: 1803
Seller ID: 0002561
Condition: Good+
On offer is a superb, original 1803 - 1805 manuscript cypher and navigation book handwritten by a young midshipman James Maurice Shipton aboard the noted HMS Thunderer, a ship forever in the history books as the ship that spotted the emerging Spanish fleet and thusly began the Battle of Trafalgar and the demise of Britain's enemies and sadly the hero of the day Lord Horatio Nelson. [Notably Thunderer also took part in the Glorious 1st of June Battle against the French in 1794.] James Maurice Shipton who would one day captain his own ship and reap accolades, created this book while theThunderer... View more info
By: JOEL CADBURY
Price: $22,855.99
Publisher: 1815
Seller ID: 0002581
Condition: Good+
On offer is a fascinating, historically significant journal handwriten by Joel Cadbury, on his journey to post War of 1812 America. The journal sees Cadbury travel from England to the United States, travel south to Washington D.C. discussing many of the prescient questions of the early 1800s in America, including seeing the U.S. Senate debate the 'Missouri Question'. He travels to Virginia, where he sees and is disgusted with the state of slavery and African-Americans on plantations. He visits Mount Vernon and George Washington's tomb, and meets, by chance, the Vice President of the United Sta... View more info
By: JOHN C.C. CLARKE
Price: $9,985.99
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois IL, 1900
Inscription: Autograph
Seller ID: 000705
Condition: Very Fine
On offer is an absolutely remarkable handwritten manuscript work of tremendous depth, researched, written and compiled by John C.C. Clarke, A.M, titled "ALPHABETS OF THE WORLD." This book is his original unpublished manuscript and details the alphabets of the world from ancient times; Egyptian hieroglyphics, Egyptian hieratic, Egyptian Demotic, or Enchorial, Egyptian Comparative Tables, Coptic (Egyptian), Ancient Libyan, modern Libyan, Southern Arabic and so on. 479 pp but not all pages are full since Mr. Clarke left space between chapters and spare pages if he overwrote. The work is c... View more info
By: JOHN HILL BURTON
Price: $685.99
Publisher: London, WM. BLACKWOOD & SONS: 1862
Seller ID: 000589
Condition: Very Fine
1862. First Edition. Bound in full calf, spine title treatment in gilt, five bands and six compartments, a very fine copy. Scottish historian John Hill Burton (1809-1881) writes a series of essays; "A Vision of Mighty Book Hunters", "The Prowler and the Auction-Haunter" and others on book-buying and 'book hunters'. This edition features an ornate gilt vignette on the cover showing a scholarly individual scanning a book and shelves. Some scuffs and edgewear, the tips have been dinged, otherwise a magnificent copy. View more info
By: JOHN MORRIS
Price: $2,855.99
Publisher: London England, 1840
Seller ID: 0001662
Condition: Good
On offer is a super, original 1840s manuscript copybook titled Practical Geometry handwritten by John Morris of London England. The book is comprised of geometry and trigonometry related to navigation and seamanship and contains many case studies for problems in Geometry and Trigonometry, with calculations, tables and illustrated examples, filling every page. Case studies for setting courses, determining longitude and latitude, calculating distances etc., etc. in various methods make for a superb early practical education in British nautical lore. The 140 page book includes a fair copy of an a... View more info
By: JOHN RABY
Price: $2,685.99
Publisher: CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE ENGLAND BRITAIN, 1830
Seller ID: 0002001
Condition: Good+
On offer is a super, significant manuscript book of Methodist Theological essays, sermons and religious reflections handwritten by itinerant Methodist preacher John Raby of Clitheroe in Lancashire. Titled "Theological Essays the Outlines of Sermons and Miscellaneous Observations on Divers Passages of the Scriptures, Volume Second. Begun in Clitheroe By John Raby. Feb.y 7th 1836 And Finished…" [no final date given the almost 550 pages]. The author has created an index of the contents to the rear. Historians and researchers of early 19th Century religious teachings and thought will hav... View more info
By: JULIUS MAYR
Price: $1,655.99
Publisher: AUSTRIA, BAVARIA, 1867
Seller ID: 0009113
Condition: Good
On offer is a German recipe book, filled with dozens of recipes geared toward baked goods, confections and sweet beverages such as liqueurs and after dinner drinks. Based on the handwriting, spelling, and recipes within, this “Rezepten Buch” most likely originated in Austria and Bavaria. The book is lacking cover. The front page has the title, “Rezepten-Buch!” The author is Julius Mayr and the book is dated 1867. The first few pages of the book seem to be a preliminary textual elaboration on the making of sugar and similar substances that will be used in the recipes in the book. Such r... View more info
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By: KELSICK WOOD
Price: $25,855.99
Publisher: MARYPORT CUMBRIA ENGLAND UNITED KINGDOM, 1828
Seller ID: 0002589
Condition: Good
On offer is an unparalleled trio [3] of manuscript notebooks and late Georgian Era relics of British maritime commerce and nautical art history, hand written and drawn by Kelsick Wood, a Maryport England ship builder, figurehead designer and chandler whose significant journals detail the 'behind the scenes' aspects of shipbuilding and ship rigging and supplying all manner of ships' stores and repairs in the early part of the 19th Century. The journals are filled with quotes for work on a variety of vessels [including Mary Jones, Sloop Mary, Postlethwaite, Eliza Heywood, Sylla, Snow Magnet, Jam... View more info
Price: $2,255.99
Publisher: MOUND CITY MISSOURI, 1890
Seller ID: 0001828
Condition: Good
On offer are two [2] fascinating, massive Knights of Pythias ledgers/journals from 1890s and the early 1900s. The ledgers are full of information and many documents pertaining to the Mound City Lodge of the Knights in Missouri. Interestingly these Knights were prolific writers and note takers with a great deal of anecdotal narrative. The older ledger starts in 1890 and the last entry is 1899. This ledger is filled with entries; every page has notations, meeting notes, description of rites, lists of all the members and their rank in the order. There is also description of their occupations, for... View more info
By: L. MACBEAN, [Lachlan Macbean]
Price: $985.99
Publisher: INVERNESS SCOTLAND, JOHN NOBLE: 1889
Seller ID: 0002031
Condition: Good
On offer is a fascinating 1889 printed book titled 'Elementary Lessons in Gaelic' Third Edition, Revised, once owned by Dr. Peter Davidson, co-founder of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, one of the three main leaders in the Hermetic Brotherhood movement, and who has written profuse handwritten notes throughout the book. Pages are loose with the binding, but they are still intact. Overall Fair. View more info
Price: $449.99
Publisher: London, Tinsley Brothers: 1863
Edition: Third
Inscription: Inscription By Author
Seller ID: 000466
Condition: Good
On offer interesting book with lots of intrigue and special atributes. Titled "Border and Bastille" it is written by the English journalist/author George Alfred Lawrence and it is the story of his life from the time he left England and attempted to join the Confederate Army because he sympathized with the Southern cause and wished to experience and write about the War. He appears to have spent more time as a prisoner than on the battlefield as he was captured quite soon upon arrival in America [further biographical notes follow]. Many references to Baltimore and Maryland. The book was... View more info
By: LUDOVIC LALANNE
Price: $675.99
Publisher: France, J. CORREARD: 1845
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 00JT56
Condition: Fair
Uncut copy of this very, very scarce 1845 exposition on canons and canon powder. Save for some chipping and rubbing this copy would be in good condition. View more info
By: MAGGIE REES [nee MORGAN] et al
Price: $885.99
Publisher: Wales Britain, 1879
Seller ID: 0001613
Condition: Fair+
On offer is a super leather-bound memory book and friendship journal given as a gift in 1879 to Maggie Morgan in honor of her marriage to William Rees. Research suggests this couple lived in Wales and the eclectic album of 37 handwritten and hand drawn pages in many languages including: French, English, Welsh, Greek, and German. The latest entry is 1901 and the entries span wedding congratulations, friendship, baby related and a couple that appear sombre and relating to someone's passing. Many are poems, personal messages, an acrostic, original artwork and pasted-in illustrations. Some are ori... View more info
By: MARIE BARBE THERESE HENROTAY
Price: $5,455.99
Publisher: LIMBOURG BELGIUM, 1805
Seller ID: 0002416
Condition: Good
On offer is a super, original begun in 1805 manuscript cookbook with many 100s of European culinary recipes [receipts] handwritten in French whose origins begin in a castle in Limbourg Belgium. Inscribed 'Livre de Cuisine a Marie Barbe Therese Henrotay Commence le 3 Juillet 1805.' There is one major hand throughout, Marie likely, with other hands later with other dates of a few entries on the last pages through to the 1840s and remarkably a few from 1915! The recipes are all encompassing: meats, desserts, baking, storage, preparation etc. Absolutely stunning in its breadth. We note one pair of... View more info
By: MILLER BROTHERS
Price: $955.99
Publisher: DILLER NEBRASKA, 1834
Seller ID: 0001705
Condition: Fair+
On offer is a super handwritten blacksmith's ledger dated 1891 to 1892 from a blacksmith's shop in Eastern Nebraska called Miller Brothers, Diller Nebraska. There are 144 pages full of entries for repairs on shovels to wagon wheels, buggy repairs, repairing bolts, chain etc. There is a piece missing front cover, the back cover corner is worn and chipping as well as a few pages that are blank. Includes an old bill from the Miller Brothers. Overall Fair+. View more info
Price: $44.99
Publisher: NEW YORK, Sunday School Union: 1878
Seller ID: 000685
Condition: Very Good
Undated save for a light pencil notation 'March 1878' this was a presentation copy from the greentown Sunday School. Fair condition with chips and rubbing and pencil marks inside etc. but not without its charm. View more info
By: MR. KING
Price: $5,455.99
Publisher: 1889
Seller ID: 0002582
Condition: Good+
On offer is wonderful original manuscript travelogue handwritten by an Englishman who along with seven companions heads to the 1889 Paris Exhibition, the World's Fair that introduced the magnificent Eiffel Tower for the very first time. On his trip the author, Mr. King, meets the creator of the tower Gustave Eiffel as well as Joseph Chamberlain, one of the most important politicians, orators, and reformers in English history. As the diary begins on June 14th, Mr. King and 7 others make their way by horse drawn carriage from the Victoria district of London to Newhaven on the southern shore. The... View more info
By: MRS. JACKSON
Price: $2,255.99
Publisher: ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN, 1820
Seller ID: 0002417
Condition: Good
On offer is a super, early 19th Century manuscript book of recipes, an index on the back of the front board, 67 pages or so, hand numbered, then some unnumbered. There are also some loose recipes tucked in. We note with fascination that this book was likely started at the beginning of a marriage for a newlywed couple as the back board is inscribed: "Mr and Mrs Jackson were married on the 22nd of June 1819. Mr J. aged 24 and Mrs J. 22. Mrs J. was born Feb 20 1797." We speculate that this book was started soon after the commencement of their married life. Many unique recipes including: ... View more info
By: MULTIPLE OFFICERS OF THE 94TH REGIMENT OF FOOT
Price: $6,255.99
Publisher: SCOTLAND IRELAND ENGLAND DUBLIN EDINBURGH UK, 1809
Seller ID: 000867c
Condition: Good
On offer is a remarkable, original 1809 - 1833 handwritten manuscript book once used by the British Army's 94th Regiment of Foot. This book contains all manner of writings relevant to the running and goings-on of the Regiment by the Officers. The book is rather eclectic containing standing orders, regimental orders, different charts and forms for payroll and other reportage [for example on the conditions of the Dublin Garrison], orders of the day, direct communications between officers, public requests for leave, advancement of funds, settling of accounts etc., public apologies for poor behavi... View more info
