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Price: $859.99
Publisher: TAUNTON, ENGLAND UK, BARNICOTT AND SON: 1888
Inscription: Autograph
Seller ID: 0001066
Condition: Good
On offer: The Western Rebellion. Previous owner, G.R.Parkin has dated the book 1888 and inscribed it with a note describing where in Taunton he purchased the book. [This is the famed educator Dr. George Robert Parkin a biographer of Sir John A. Macdonald and Headmaster of Upper Canada College. He has signed the inscription with initials and the fep proper as 'G.R. Parkin 1888'.] The feps are yellowed but otherwise interiors pages are clean and white. Some old tape repairs to the fep and cracked hinges. General light soiling to the covers. Bumping and some chipping to the head and tail of the s... View more info
By: Rabbi Aryeh Leib
Price: $429.99
Publisher: Vilnius Lithuania, 1835
Seller ID: 000REU015
Condition: Good
Book Description : Vilna, 1835. Sefer Turei Even al shlosha mesechot Rosh Hashana, Chagigah, Megilah. L'Rabbeinu Ha Gadol Me'Ohr Ha'Golah Cavod Ha Gaon Ari Leib Zecher Tzaddik V'Kodesh L'vracha. "The Rows of Stone: On 3 Tractates [which are] Rosh Hashana, Chagigah, Megilah. Written by the great Rabbi; light of the Exile, with respect to the genius Teacher Aryeh Leib, Remembered As Righteous And Holy For A Blessing." A work of commentary on 3 tractates of the Talmud by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Ginzberg, 18th century rabbi, generally referred to by the name of his most famous work Shaagas Aryeh ... View more info
Price: $189.99
Publisher: Lemburg [Lvov] Poland, S.L. KUGEL: 1861
Seller ID: 000REU002
Condition: Good+
Book Description : Lemburg, 1861.Sefer Ikkarim, Sh'chaber Hachacham ish HaElokai M'Ranna V'Rabban Yosef Albo Z'Tz'L. "Book of Fundamentals, written by the wise man of God, the Rabbi Yosef Albo of holy and blessed memory." Sefer Ikkarim is a major work of Jewish philosophy written in the fifteenth century by Rabbi Joseph Albo. With two commentaries by Gedaliah and Lipshitz. View more info
Price: $495.99
Publisher: London, CHATTO & WINDUS: 1893
Seller ID: 000583
Condition: Very Good+
A biographical and critical study with 3 portraits, facsimile letter and five illustrations. Very scarce first book ever published about Zola in English. Would be in very fine shape save for some discoloration to the spine. Insides are superb save for some light pencil notes by a cataloguer. View more info
By: ROBERT LITT
Price: $2,455.99
Publisher: CATGILL HALL SCHOOL, EGREMONT, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND UK, 1820
Seller ID: 0009095
Condition: Good
On offer is a gorgeous and extraordinary book of Algebraic mathematical calculations by a young man in 1820. The book is signed at the end: “Robert Litt, Catgill Hall School, March 22nd A.D. 1820.” Catgill Hall was located in Egremont, Cumbria County, in Northwest England. This is a document of exceptional beauty and value. Primarily because Mr. Litt is an exceptionally talented young man with beautiful and delightful penmanship. This book most probably represents an extended period of learning in this young man’s life, at a school in rural England. The book is broken down into the requi... View more info
By: Sir John Stevenson, Thomas Moore
Price: $2,599.99
Publisher: London, 1813
Seller ID: 000458
Condition: Good+
On offer is an exceedingly rare manuscript being a collection of early American secular music, a song from James Joyce, and one of the earliest collections of non-Western Music. A fine and handsome collection. [1813 - 1818] with the bookplate of the first Governor of Kansas. The Book: A Selection of Popular National Airs : with Symphonies and Accompaniments by Sir John Stevenson ; the words by Thomas Moore. London : J. Power, 1818. 58 engraved plates, preceded by a manuscript copy of John Braham's The Beautiful Maid as sung by Mr. Braham (which finds a place in the Thomas Edison Collection of ... View more info
By: SUSAN MORRIE [nee SUSANNAH GUPTILL]
Price: $1,185.99
Publisher: LIMERICK CORNISH MAINE ME, 1836
Seller ID: 000807
Condition: Very Good
On offer is a sweet and very charming handwritten Book of Memories all dedicated to the owner Miss Susannah [Susan] Guptill. As noted on the inside fep it appears Miss Guptill became Susan Morrie at some later date as there is a pencil notation "Presented by Susan Morrie" to B. J. Guptill in 1859. Lovely marbelized cover and leather spine cap on this once premium journal style album. A number of the entries are accompanied by some wonderful calligraphy and naive folk art. VG. View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED
Price: $299.99
Publisher: New Orleans, Louisiana, E.A.. Brandao & Co.: 1883
Seller ID: 000510
Condition: Good
This is an extremely scarce book dated 1883 which covers the rules and regulations for proper dueling etiquette. Explains who can do what, when and where and how many men can be on the "Field of Honor". Front inside cover is dedicated to 'E.S. BENTON, 3RD ARTILLERY U.S. ARMY, COMMANDANT OF CADETS, L.S.U., 1893, WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF T.S. FARIGES, INSPECTOR GENERAL, STATE OF LOUSIANA'. Printed by E.A.. Brandao & Co., print, 343 magazine St., New Orleans. 42pp. 6" x 9". Good save for split hinge. View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED
Price: $595.99
Publisher: 1854
Seller ID: 000836
Condition: Good
On offer is an original 1854 handwritten manuscript of medicinal recipes for Blackwash and Green Salve for Drawing Healing Sores, Cuts. Written in a neat script at the left margin: "This certificate got from Sam Palmer, March 3-1854." The text of the certificate contains 2 recipes for medicinal applications. The first is to make green salve for drawing & healing sores, mix Lard, Honey, Oil Amber, Pint Spirits Turpentine, Beeswax and (?sp) …grease, put all these in a pan and simmer them over a slow fire…let cool and put into close tin…it can be kept for years and is the best heali... View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED
Price: $685.99
Publisher: ENGLAND, 1879
Seller ID: 000843
Condition: Good
On offer is an original handwritten 1879 diary. The unidentified author lived in England around the city of Brighton and it would seem was a member of high society. There are frequent mentions of parties and guests and he also mentions trips to Richmond and Winchester, hunting parties etc. The entries start on January 3rd and stop on April 9th. Local historians or collectors will appreciate the wealth of local notations and with newspaper clippings pasted to the pages including many weddings, births and other milestones including a visit by the Prince of Wales. Here are some snippets: 1879 ... View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED
Price: $1,655.99
Publisher: PYRENEES, YALTA, PISA, TYRE, SMYRNA, TORONTO, 1860
Seller ID: 0001364
Condition: Fair
On offer is a charming, unusual 19th Century travel memory book. The author and creator of this lovely book used local flora and fauna of their visit on the left facing page and then a poem or writings of a noted poet or author would also memorialized the location they toured. Byron, Tennyson, Pushkin, Coleridge are but a few of the quoted poets. Some are identified by initials and sometimes the piece is named but no author. The Pyrenees, Yalta, Sebastopol, Tyre, Pisa, Bordeaux, Toronto, Canada and numerous other places are mentioned. Over 60 odd pages, a lifetime of travel, we see dates from ... View more info
Price: $2,055.99
Publisher: England, 1890
Seller ID: 0009128
Condition: Good
On offer is a fascinating and unique book of 19th century engineering science. The book combines both printed and handwritten tables, charts and lists of formulas of standardized reference material mostly relating to Mechanical Engineering, that the author would’ve needed in their day to day job. These reference charts and lists include: “Horse-Powers of Iron and Steel Shafts (For Given Diameter and Speed),” “Sizes of Paper,” “Sizes of Standard Hexagon Head Bolts,” “Formulae for Determining the Dimensions of Small Gears by Diametral Pitch,” “Table for Computing Theoretic Wa... View more info
Price: $2,255.99
Publisher: GREECE, 1830
Seller ID: 0001271
Condition: Good
On offer is a lovely handwritten manuscript book on Greek history and culture, circa 1820-30s with over 150 pages in a beautiful, calligraphic hand and tightly written. The front cover is absent and there is no title page but we suspect this is a scrivener's work of duplicating an older work or text. Topic chapters include Sylla, Sertious & Eumenes, Pompey, Agesilaus, Niccas, Cleomenes, Agis, Caius Graechus, Tiberias Graechus +. In the upper left corner hard by the edge is what appears to be a smudged and soiled name of ownership which we think is 'Wm. W____'. No date but clearly early in the ... View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED.
Price: $995.99
Publisher: Unknown, 1863
Seller ID: 0001966
Condition: Good
On offer is an original manuscript Latin language books titled 'Theologia Dogmatica Tomus I and III. [The second volume is lost.] Dated 1863written in fine, precise, small script in Latin the books are what may well be super examples of Monastic output perhaps written by a priest or theological student or scholar. No evidence of origin but may possibly be American the sole clue a signature of later owner from Connecticut on ffe. There are hand drawn borders to the text and margin notes in the same hand. The books measures 8.5" x 7" with worn cloth binding and worn leather spine. Interi... View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED.
Price: $2,855.99
Publisher: ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN, 1892
Seller ID: 0002300
Condition: Good
On offer is a super, original manuscript relic of British brewing history and education being an 1892 journal of lectures on beer brewing handwritten by an unidentified author wherein 21 lectures numbered 25 to 46 covering 110 pages or so various methods of fermentation, scientific theories, factors affecting the fermentation process plus detailed instruction for popular commercial brewing methods in the United Kingdom including a twenty-seven page section in a water-based process known as Burtonisation. Of particular relevance and significance to brewers and those researchers and historians o... View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED.
Price: $1,655.99
Publisher: ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN, 1885
Seller ID: 0002418
Condition: Good
On offer is a pair [2] of original manuscript cook books filled with English recipes. The authors and compilers of these eclectic handwritten books are unidentified but coming from the same estate we offer them together. Likely late 1880s to early 1890s for the 22 page earlier book and we find one recipe dated 1906 for the 95+ page second book. The first has recipes ranging from Parmezan Nuggets, Spanish Cream, Swiss Roll, Victorian Sandwiches, Scones, Queen Of Puddings, Trifle, Cheese Cake, Edith's Pudding, Wiltshire Pies; mostly pudding recipes. The second book is more of a collection of re... View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED.
Price: $3,855.99
Publisher: HULL ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN, 1850
Seller ID: 0002420
Condition: Fair+
On offer is an original, super, 1850s manuscript relic of the Glassmaker's art with many dozens of recipes and procedures for making glass and some related recipes; liquid glue, brass polish, Dutch lead, use of antimony and much, much more in nearly 180 or so pages. [While the author is unidentified time and place are identified: 'Flint. Metal by made me at Hull July 1850 Sand 21lb, lead 3 1/2 lb, saltpetre 1 1/2 lb, borax 5oz, manganese 2 oz, the remainder of the pot which held 3 1/2 cwt was filled with cullet(?). I had no ash caused me to use the (?).' Colors form an integral part and there ... View more info
By: UNIDENTIFIED.
Price: $4,455.99
Publisher: NEW YORK, NY, 1889
Seller ID: 0008031
Condition: Good +
On offer is a most unique, original medical student's notebook. Its importance goes far beyond the simple notetaking involved. Dating from 1899, this book measures 7 3/4 inches by 5 inches and has 148 pages. The cover is a hardboard cover with a taped binding. All of the pages are intact. It is 70% complete and the handwriting is legible. The author of this notebook is unknown. What can be established though is that it is likely a male and that he studied at the American Veterinary College in New York. This was the leading veterinary college in the United States and it was led by Dr. Alexandre... View more info
By: UNKNOWN
Price: $385.99
Publisher: 1865
Inscription: Autograph
Seller ID: 000140
Condition: Fair+
Super civil war era snapshot of the economics of retail as evidenced by this ledger of hand written entries of names, addresses, purchases. All pages are filled top to bottom in a wonderful hand with entries as well as inventory numbers and prices of each item listed and the name of the person who purchased the items. Dates range from June 24th 1865 to September, 1865. The ledger is intact but the binding spine binding is gone, just the front and back cover remain and barely by binding cord. Measures 12" X 7.5". View more info
Price: $1,155.99
Publisher: BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS, 1872
Seller ID: 0002168
Condition: Good+
On offer is a super, original manuscript relic of Masonic history being: an 1872 bound handwritten manuscript book titled: 'Epitomy of the Life of Saint Bernard', Compiled and respectfully dedicated to St. Bernard Commandery Boston, Mass. By Sir John W. Moore, Chief Engineer, U. S. N 1872 [First Edition]. The 30 page manuscript was read at a regular meeting of St Bernard Commandery 9th October 1872. There is a bookplate of the Grand Lodge A.E. & A.M. of Massachusetts on front paste down endpaper. The 8 x 10 inch book is bound in green cloth covered boards, title in gilt on the spine, light she... View more info
