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THE WESTERN REBELLION

By: R. [RICHARD] LOCKE

Price: $859.99

Publisher: TAUNTON, ENGLAND UK, BARNICOTT AND SON: 1888

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...
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Sefer Turei Even al shlosha mesechot Rosh Hashana, Chagigah, Megilah. L'Rabbeinu HaGadol MeOhr HaGolah Cavod HaGaon Ari Leib Zecher Tzaddik V'Kodesh L'vracha

By: Rabbi Aryeh Leib

Price: $429.99

Publisher: Vilnius Lithuania, 1835

Seller ID: 000REU015

Binding: Leather Spine

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 ...
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Sefer Ikarim, Sh'chaber Hachacham ish HaElokai M'Ranna V'Rabban Yosef Albo Z'Tz'L

By: Rabbi Joseph Albo

Price: $189.99

Publisher: Lemburg [Lvov] Poland, S.L. KUGEL: 1861

Seller ID: 000REU002

Binding: Original Cloth

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. ; Hebrew, Judaica; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Ikarim, Bible Studies, Bible, Judaica, Juden, Jew, Hebrew Studies, Hebraic, Talmud, Kabbalah, Seferim, Sefer, JEWISH TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS, Liturgy, Manuscript, ...
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EMILE ZOLA: A Biographical and Critical Study

By: ROBERT HARBOROUGH SHERARD

Price: $495.99

Publisher: London, CHATTO & WINDUS: 1893

Seller ID: 000583

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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1820s ORIGINAL GORGEOUS AND HANDWRITTEN ALGEBRA BOOK FROM A RURAL SCHOOL IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND, SHOWING IN GREAT DETAIL AND EXCEPTIONAL PENMANSHIP HOW A CHILD LEARNED HIS MATHEMATICS IN THE EARLY 19th CENTURY

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...
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A Selection of Popular National Airs : A Manuscript of Early American Secular Music, A Song from James Joyce, and one of the Earliest Collections of Non-Western Music Ex-libris First Governor of Kansas Charles Robinson

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 ...
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1836 LIMERICK MAINE BOOK OF MEMORY AND VERSE FROM ONE OF MAINE'S EARLY PIONEER FAMILIES

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.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LET...
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THE CODE OF HONOR

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $299.99

Publisher: New Orleans, Louisiana, E.A.. Brandao & Co.: 1883

Seller ID: 000510

Binding: Original Cloth

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.
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1854 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT RECIPES FOR BLACKWASH [SYPHILIS] AND GREEN SALVE "FOR DRAWING HEALING SORES"

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...
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1879 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $685.99

Publisher: ENGLAND, 1879

Seller ID: 000843

Binding: Original Wraps

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 ...
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c1850 - 1870s ORIGINAL CHARMING VICTORIAN ERA HANDWRITTEN MEMORY BOOK OF WORLD TRAVEL AND A GRAND TOUR - AN UNUSUAL PAIRING OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND CLASSIC POETRY OF AN UNCOMMON TRIP FROM TYRE TO TORONTO

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 ...
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LATE 19th CENTURY ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK FILLED WITH CHARTS, TABLES, FORMULAE, AND NOTES RELATING TO THE SCIENCE AND APPLICATION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FOR A SPECTACULAR RANGE OF AREAS AND TOPICS

By: UNIDENTIFIED ENGINEER

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...
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1820s-30s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BOOK HANDWRITTEN IN A LOVELY SCRIPT DETAILING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE

By: UNIDENTIFIED SCRIVENER

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 ...
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1863 ORIGINAL TWO OF THREE VOLUMES LATIN DISCOURSE: THEOLOGIA DOGMATICA

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...
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1892 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL FILLED WITH 19TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN BRITISH BEER MAKING AND BREWING INSTRUCTION, EDUCATION AND THEORY

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...
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1880s - 1906 ORIGINAL PAIR OF OF ENGLISH COOKBOOKS WITH RECIPES FROM THE VICTORIAN ERA THROUGH TO EDWARDIAN TIMES

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...
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1850s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF GLASSMAKING RECIPES, PROCEDURES AND FORMULAES

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 ...
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1889 - 1890 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LECTURE NOTES AND 'MATERIA MEDICA' HANDWRITTEN BY A STUDENT OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY COLLEGE AND THEIR FOREMOST PROFESSOR

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...
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1865 STORE LEDGER FASCINATING STUDY OF THE ECONOMY IN CIVIL WAR ERA AMERICA

By: UNKNOWN

Price: $385.99

Publisher: 1865

Seller ID: 000140

Binding: Cloth

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". ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, HANDWRITTEN, M...
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1894 Handwritten Transcribed Manuscript of Tom Taylor's "Plot and Passion", a 19th Century Detective Play

By: Unknown

Price: $585.95

Publisher: United States, Transcription of 19th Century Detective Play: 1894

Seller ID: 0011036

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

On offer is an outstanding example of the type of melodramatic stage productions that were popular in 19th century America. The script is of a transcribed, handwritten copy of a manuscript entitled "Plot and Passions", originally authored by the English dramatist, critic and editor of Punch Magazine, Tom Taylor, sometime prior to 1853. On the first page, there is a dedication to a "Mrs. Ella Marbles from one Phillip Ray". On the last page, there is another notation: "Presented to S. M. Forest Mrs. Ella Marbles The Old Lady of the Columbus Stock, Chicago Ill, May 17th / '94". Our informal resea...
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Category: 19th Century Rare Book