Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Histoire de la Guerre des Juifs Contre les Romains, response a Appion, Martyre des Machabe'es par Flavius Joseph et sa vie ecrite par luy-mesme avec ce que Philon a escrit de son Ambassade vers l'Empereur Caïus Caligula

Price: $3,885.99

Publisher: Paris, chez Pierre Le Petit : 1668

Seller ID: 000438

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

THE FIRST MODERN EDITION OF JOSEPHUS, translated from the original Greek. Printed in 1668. Royal Folio with fine engraved Maps. Calf and Gilt binding. NO COPIES IN THE AMERICAN AUCTION RECORDS FOR THE GRAND FOLIO EDITION. The last copy listed is 1990 (that small 8vo 1701 edition realized $475)The Book: Flavius (Joseph); Histoire des Juifs et Histoire de la guerre des Juifs contre les Romains, response a Appion, Martyre des Machabe'es par Flavius Joseph et sa vie ecrite par luy-mesme avec ce que Philon a escrit de son Ambassade vers l'Empereur Caïus Caligula. Paris, chez Pierre Le Petit, 1668. ...
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DER RABBI VON BACHERACH

By: HEINE, Heinrich

Price: $6,995.99

Publisher: Berlin, Propyläen-Verlag : 1923

Inscription: Signed by Illustrator

Seller ID: 000435

Binding: Leather Spine, Tips

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

A MASTERPIECE OF BOOK DESIGN, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FINE PRESS BOOKS, AND A HIGH POINT OF GERMAN AND FRENCH LITERARY AND ARTISTIC TRADITIONS Number 117 of 400. No copies in 30 years in the American auction records. 17 Original Lithographs, signed twice by Max Liebermann and numbered. Book: HEINE, Heinrich. DER RABBI VON BACHERACH. Propyläen-Verlag, Berlin, 1923. Folio. With 17 ORIGINAL Lithographs by Max Liebermann. 1/2 Black Morocco and boards. This copy SIGNED TWICE, as usual on limitation, and additionally (not in all copies) on frontispiece lithograph. Minor spotting and soiling to bei...
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1898 AND 1899 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES COMPLETELY FULL BY THE HAND OF A 9 OR 10 YEAR OLD SEACONIA NEW HAMPSHIRE GIRL

By: Ina A. Eastman, 10 Year Old Girl

Price: $859.99

Publisher: : 1898

Seller ID: 00064

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Two handwritten diaries written by a very young child, Ina (or Ira?) A. Eastman, of Seaconia, New Hampshire. At first, I thought these were written by a boy, but at the end on the 1899 diary, there are mentions of ribbons and fabric in the memo section. The other diary is from 1898. The child wrote everyday, but never mentioned a birthday. She seems to have been about 9 or 10 years old. Some examples of her writing are below: It is a nice day. Henry Courser stayed here last night. Mamma, Jay and I have been down to grandpas. Papa finished drawing wood today. It is a nice day. Willis Smith has ...
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SIR THOMAS PECKITT'S PERSONAL COPY: HEBREW GRAMMAR: Thesaurus Linguæ Sanctæ

By: Pagninus

Price: $8,895.99

Publisher: LUGDUNI : 1575

Seller ID: 000429b

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

ROYAL FOLIO. PRINTED 1575. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HEBREW GRAMMARS EVER COMPILED AND AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE KING JAMES BIBLEFrom the esteemed 18th century library of Thomas Peckitt, himself the author of Hebrew Grammar and other theological works, with his fine bookplate and signature. It should be noted that this is a very important volume in the Biblical Studies; The Trinitarian Bible Society in their April - June 1979 Quarterly Record cites this volume as being at the disposal of the translators for the KING JAMES BIBLE. The Book: Pagninus, "Thesaurus Linguæ Sanctæ&...
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ARCHIVE OF FOUR (4) HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF A KANSAS WOMAN

By: UNIDENTIFIED KANSAS WOMAN, DAUGHTER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Price: $2,255.99

Publisher: Kansas City, Kansas, : 1913

Seller ID: 000068

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

On offer four diaries, 1910-1913, written by an unidentified woman who lived in Kansas, close to Kansas City. She was a member of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) took a train trip to California one year, to Washington DC another and to Boston as well. She seemed to be from a prominent and very political family and talks of family and friends and many social events. Here are some snippets: "DAR meeting at Mrs. Forbes in Potwin. I was one of the hostesses and took part in the program. Read from the life of Dolly Madison. Annual meeting of Colonial Dames at Mrs. Handy’s. 14 present...
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Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis, illustrata, ornata, et accuratissime impressa.

By: VIRGIL

Price: $2,385.99

Publisher: London, J. & P. Knapton and W. Sandby : 1750

Seller ID: 000883

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Superb 1750, J. & P. Knapton and W. Sandby, London, first edition thus; two volumes: pp [xlviii], 239; 288. 58 plates - complete. Title pages printed in red and black. Calf backed marbled boards, spine with gilt emblems in compartments and gilt lettered black morocco labels. Save for light edge-wear and some of the hinges cracking but nothing horrible this set would be Fine.; LATIN; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; TROJAN WAR, AENEAS, DIDO, TROY, ROME,MYTHOLOGY, GREECE, ROMAN, ROME, GREEK, CARTHAGE, ILIAD, DARDANIANS, HOMER, PRIAM, HECTOR
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Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Histoire de la Guerre des Juifs Contre les Romains, response a Appion, Martyre des Machabe'es par Flavius Joseph et sa vie ecrite par luy-mesme avec ce que Philon a escrit de son Ambassade vers l'Empereur Caïus Caligula

DER RABBI VON BACHERACH

1898 AND 1899 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES COMPLETELY FULL BY THE HAND OF A 9 OR 10 YEAR OLD SEACONIA NEW HAMPSHIRE GIRL

SIR THOMAS PECKITT'S PERSONAL COPY: HEBREW GRAMMAR: Thesaurus Linguæ Sanctæ

ARCHIVE OF FOUR (4) HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF A KANSAS WOMAN

Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis, illustrata, ornata, et accuratissime impressa.