19th Century Literature

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. SCARCE First Edition, London, 1863. Finely bound in contemporary unsigned half straight-grained black morocco over marbled boards, backs ornately gilt, top edges gilt, matching marbled end pages. Near Fine, slight rubs at corners, clean throughout and a quite handsome set. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1866 Garnier-Pages History of 1848 French Revolution France Napoleon III 8v SET

Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pages was a 19th-century French politician best remembered for his unpopularity as the Mayor of Paris. In 1848, while in office, he imposed substantial taxation – a move that was concurrent with the Revolutions of 1848. He published an anthology of the 1848 Revolutions, focusing on the fall of French royalty, the establishment of the French Second Republic, and the effects on other European revolutions.

Item number: #7707
Price: $550
GARNIER-PAGES, Louis-Antoine
Histoire de la revolution de 1848
Paris : Pagnerre, 1866.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 8 volumes
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Portrait frontispiece in vol 1
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~9.5in X 6.5in (24cm x 16cm)
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1875 ARABIC Psalms & Hymns EGYPT Muslim Islam Arab Waldensian Protestants

An fascinating Arabic printing of the Psalms and other hymnody.
This highly curious and obscure late 19th-century printing of Arabic Psalms and hymns was printed in Egypt by Muslim printers; however, the binding was produced by Waldensian Protestants. Interestingly, the first section on hymns includes English names of the hymn-tunes or references.

Item number: #10177
Price: $750
SALAH, Houaji Elias (arrang.)
[Metrical version of Psalms and Hymns in Arabic]
Alexandria, Egypt: American Mission Press. [1875]

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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Language: Arabic
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
o Visible repair to front board
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Size: ~8in X 6in (20.5cm x 14.5cm)
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VERY rare
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1806 1st ed Pons Voyage to Terra Firma South America Tobacco INDIANS Venezuela

François Raimond de Pons's 'Voyage to the Eastern Part of Terra Firma' is one of the most important accounts of voyages in the New World. Perhaps these references provide the best description of this work:

According to Field,
"Beside his account of the slaughter and destruction of Indians during the conquest of their nations, the author gives a portrait of the Indians before the arrival of the Europeans."
Per Hill,
"This is an important account of Venezuela giving a description of the country and people and also accounts of growth and production of cocoa, indigo, sugar, cotton, coffee, and tobacco."
Item number: #9363
Price: $550
De PONS, François Joseph
A voyage to the eastern part of Terra Firma, or the Spanish Main, in South-America, during the years 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804 : containing a description of the territory under the jurisdiction of the Captain General of Caraccas, composed of the provinces of… Read More

1866 1st ed Henry Hudson River Bay Voyages America Discovery Muscovy Merchant
This first edition of the late 19th century book 'A Historical Inquiry Concerning Henry Hudson' is a complete history of Henry Hudson from John Read's discourse to the Historical Society of Delaware. Read gives a history of Hudson his family and the founding of the Muscovy Company of merchants, to his voyage with the Dutch East India Company searching for a Northwest Passage and discovering the Hudson Bay and Hudson River.
Read's discourse was delivered at Wilmington before the Historical Society of Delaware, on its first anniversary. The appendix includes English translations of the printed accounts of Hudson's last two voyages as related by Hessel Gerritz in 1612-13, as well as extracts from Purchas' Pilgrimes and De Laet's Nieuwe Werelt.
Larned remarks this book is
"a most scholarlike and admirable example of a species of investigation which lies at the base of all accurate and trustworthy history".

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1851 Mollusca Sea Shells Zoology Manual FOSSILS Marine Squid Mollusk Illustrated
Sam Woodward's "Manual of the Mollusca" is a rare, mid-19th-century treatise on fossils and the history of species of mollusks. Like many similar books of zoology, this book contains numerous full-page engravings of views of crustaceans and sea animals including squids and sea shells.
Item number: #16357
Price: $499
WOODWARD, Sam Peckworth

A manual of the mollusca, or A rudimentary treatise of recent and fossil shells
London : Weale, 1851.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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viii, 158, 12
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12 engravings by Waterhouse and Lowry
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Engraved frontispiece
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover
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Green cloth
· Size: ~7in X 4.25in (18cm x 11cm)
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1884 BEAUTIFUL Christian Symbols Illustrated Paradise Lost Jesus Bible ART
A.E. Gimingham's "Types and Antitypes of Jesus" is a beautiful, decorative work of theological typology. This book contains descriptions of Jesus compared to iconic Biblical figures such as Adam, David, Moses, and Solomon, as well as interesting descriptions of the famed book 'Paradise Lost' by Milton.
Item number: #16625
Price: $499
GIMINGHAM, A.E.
The types and antitypes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ; New York : E. & J.B. Young & Co., [1884].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 29 leaves, [1]
o 29 illustrated, decorative plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Decorative cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 10.75in (19cm x 27cm)
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1869 Irish Franciscan Monasteries Cathedrals Ireland Donegal Peter Lombard MONKS
C.P. Meehan's "Rise and Fall of the Irish Franciscan Monasteries" is a 19th-century survey of monasteries and abbeys in Ireland. While the work primarily focuses on the cathedrals and abbeys themselves, it does contain information on notable bishops and friars such as Peter Lombard. Monasteries covered in this work include:
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Donegal Abbey
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Multifernan Monastery
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Kilcrea Friary
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Conmel Monastery
Item number: #17447
Price: $499
MEEHAN, C.P.
The rise and fall of the Irish Franciscan monasteries, and memoirs of the Irish hierarchy in the seventeenth century.
Dublin: J. Duffy, 1869.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xii, 252
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Green cloth
· Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)
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Boston, MA: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 299pp; Green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, slight wear to spine ends & corners of boards, previous owner's name to FFEP, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Scarce, antique metaphysical New Thought novel.

1871 1ed HUGE Black Letter Anglican Bible Common Prayer 1636 John Bill England

Aside from the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer is one of the most widely read liturgical texts in Western Christianity. It has been issued countless times since the 17th-century including this impressive 1871 edition. This particular printing, entitled 'The Black-Letter Prayer-Book' is a facsimile edition of the 1636 John Bill 'Booke of Common Prayer'.
Item number: #18085
Price: $599
Church of England
Fac-simile of Black letter prayer-book [i.e. that of 1636] containing manuscript alterations and additions made in the 1661, "out of which was fairly written" the Book of Common Prayer
London: Longmans and Co., 1871. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[12], 513, [1]
· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – John Allan Rolls
o John Allan Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock (19 February 1837 – 24 September 1912) was a Victorian landowner, Conservative Party politician, socialite,… Read More

1820 Cruikshank ART Political Satire George IV England William Hone Green Bag
George Cruikshank was one of England's best and most notable 19th-century caricaturists and book illustrators. His art appeared in magazines, journals, and works of literature throughout the English-speaking world. One such work was William Hone's "The Green Bag: A Dainty Dish", a political satire on the reign of King George IV of England. This 1820 edition contains 13 Cruikshank illustrations.

Item number: #19770
Price: $499
HONE, William
The green bag : "a dainty dish to set before a king", a ballad of the nineteenth century
London : J. Robins and Co., 1820.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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23, [1]
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13 sketch illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
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1884 FAIRY TALES Charles Perrault Illustrated Cinderella Puss Boots French Riding Hood

"A dream is a wish your heart makes."
― Charles Perrault, Cinderella

Charles Perrault was a 17th-century French author who is most-remembered for his fairy tales. When "Les Contes" was first written it was quite ahead of its time, and his writing helped lay the groundwork for a new literary genre that would become very popular throughout Europe of the next century. Many of his fairy tales include stories that are still popular today such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Sleeping Beauty.
This printing is a fine, 19th-century printing that includes charming illustrations.

Item number: #19826
Price: $499
PERRAULT, Charles
Les Contes des Fees
Paris: Lefevre, [1884].

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VIII, 207, [1]
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9 color plates; illustrated with numerous in-text woodcuts throughout
· Language: French
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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1876 1ed Jules Verne Indes-Noires + Chancellor Extraordinary Voyages SciFi 2in1

"In a very real sense, Jules Verne is one of the pioneers of the space age."
― Frank Borman, Daytona Beach Morning Journal, 1969.

Jules Verne's adventure novels are some of the most popular and famous works of literature of all time. OF course, he is best known for books such as '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea', and 'Around the World in 80 Days', he also wrote lesser-known books like 'Underground City'.

This book, also known as 'The Child of the Cavern', is a story about the good fortunes that come from mining in Scotland; however, Verne opens up a world of mysteries and bizarre goblin encounters in the mine! This work is the 16th part of 'Voyages Extraordinaires', Verne's largest collection of fantasy novels and stories.

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1880 FAMED Edward Gibbon Roman Empire Decline & Fall of Caesar ROME Illustrated

"Lo, there appeared a truly classic work: a history not majestic like Livy, nor compressed like Tacitus; not stamped with character like Clarendon; perhaps not so deep as Robertson's 'Scotland,' but a thousand degrees above his 'Charles'."
– Allibone, on Gibbon's 'History'

Originally printed in 1776, "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" was written in six volumes by Edward Gibbon. It has maintained its status as one of the most important literary achievements of the 18th-century and saw numerous editions. This book's popularity was partly due to it becoming the model used by modern historians and historical authors. This led to Gibbon being considered the first modern historian on the Roman Empire.

Important contents include:
· Gibbon's religious, or secular, views on the Quran and Mohammed
· The advancement of Christianity leading to the demise of Rome
· Christian… Read More

London: Henry & Co, 1896. First edition, first issue. Octavo. Original first issue blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine and eight pages of advertisements. Light toning to spine, extremities slightly rubbed; prior owner blindstamp, ink signature, and bookplate of John Farquhar McLay, bookplate of H.G. Plimmer to front pastedown. A rare and excellent example of this true first English issue of Nietzsche's masterwork.. Scarce true first English edition, first issue of Friedrich Nietzsche's (1844-1900) masterwork Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (translated by Alexander Tille), published by Henry & Co. in 1896. Originally published in German in four parts between 1883 and 1885, Nietzsche's towering work was born out of profound philosophical insights that Nietzsche experienced while walking extensively throughout the Swiss Alps in the early 1880s. What followed was a concentrated burst of creative activity that produced a truly revolutionary work of philosophical literature. It… Read More