THE LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS (TWO VOLUMES) by DICKENS, CHARLES, MAMIE DICKENS & GEORGINA HOGARTH - 1880

710pp (+178pp Appendices/Index). German language. 1st Edition. Near Very Good condition. Bumping to boards, and vertical crease/crack to spine covering. Tight, bright, and complete internally. Notes/newspaper clippings to both pastedowns and endpapers. Picture of Wilhelm Grimm pasted to verso of title page. First edition of Part I (Part II was not published until 1854) of this influential work on Germanic and Norse mythology, religion, superstition, and magic. By one half of the brothers Grimm.

1853 Daimonion Spiritual Medium Demons Ghosts OCCULT Salem Witchcraft Samson

George W Samson was a Reverend in Washington City who published many works including 'To Daimonion' in which he explains the phenomena of 'spiritual rappings' or 'spiritual knockings' through the 'nervous principle,' and animal magnetism. His attempt to explain clairvoyance, trances, second-sight, kinesis, and others comes from his thought that the 'daimonion' (the demon), is the spirit of the universe, which when excited causes these phenomena to occur. He uses quotations from Herodotus, Xenophon, Cicero, Pliny, and others to try and illustrate how all of these people were discussing the same thing and simply were conduits being used when the demon or spirit of the universe got excited, which could be done consciously or subconsciously by a person.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition of the author's scarce first book. Rebound. in red leather. Five raised bands. Gilt text block edges. Includes the poem 'The Faeries.' William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem 'The Faeries' was included in many anthologies, but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. Shelf wear to edges, tips, and spine. Owner inscription on FFEP, otherwise clean interior. Binding is tight and square.

1869 1ed Segur FAIRY TALES Children Illustrated Mythology Fables French Russian

Sophie 'Countess' Segur was a French/Russian author best-known for her works written for children and young readers. One such work was her collection of fairy tales – tales of adventures, talking animals, mythical creatures, and much more, illustrated with impressive, full-page engravings.
Item number: #19610
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SEGUR, Sophie [Countess]
Fairy tales for little folks
Philadelphia : Porter & Coates, 1869. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xi, [12]-293, [1]
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9 engravings
· Provenance: Handwritten – G. C. [Furman]
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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Charlottesville, Virginia:: Virginia Arts of the Book Center,, 2008.. Edition of 38. 6.75 x 10"; 64 unnumbered pages. handbound artist’s book, purple cloth, three hand-sewn signatures. VABC collaborative bound-book project, drawing from the cultural legacy Frankenstein.The book features various VABC artists : Kristin Adolfson, Josef Beery, Bonnie Bernstein, Pierre Blondel, Patrick Costello, Dean Dass, Stacey Evans, Barbara Heritage, Angie Hogan, Sarah Knorr, Kevin McFadden, Lindsey Mears, Catherine Moore, Garrett Queen, Frank Riccio, Joan Schatzman, Jesse Wells. Binders: Addeane Caelleigh, Lindsey Mears, Stacey Evans. "'F', a portfolio of prints by the artists of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, Charlottesville, 2008. All prints were inspired by the Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, accomplished in various media including letterpress, block printing, and etching. For inquiries contact Kevin McFadden."--Virginia Arts of the Book Center Website, 2010./… Read More

1819 1st ed Forbin Travels in EGYPT Levant Voyages Pyramids Sphinx Jerusalem
Nicolas Philippe de Forbin was an early 19th-century French historian and art antiquary, who, in 1817, set out on a voyage to the Levant to view, study, and acquire ancient pieces of art. The voyage took Forbin and his traveling party to the Holy Land and Jerusalem, Syria, Athens, Constantinople, and even the Dead Sea.
His journal of the excursion covers his discoveries giving special attention to the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx. This undated first English edition includes impressive sketch illustrations of ruins, the Temple of Karnak, ruins of ancient Jericho, Castle at Cairo, the Pyramids at Giza, and the ancient walls of Jerusalem. A highly desirable work of Middle Eastern voyages!
Item number: #14024
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FORBIN, Count Nicolas Philippe de
Travels in Egypt, being a continuation of the Travels in the Holy Land, in 1817-18
London : Printed for Sir Richard Phillips, [1819]. First edition.

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1811 1st ed Worthies of England Thomas Fuller History of Britain John Nichols 2v

Thomas Fuller was a 17th-century English historian who particularly notable for his historical accounts of English worthies and the Church of England. In 1662, Fuller's "Worthies of England" was published, a book which would become one of the most iconic books of English history even into the 19th-century. This book discusses the physical boundaries of English towns and counties, notable figures and martyrs, antiquities, buildings: cathedrals, and general observations.
In 1811, John Nichols reissued Fuller's masterpiece, updating the landscape of each of the British communities.
Item number: #13913
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FULLER, Thomas
The history of the worthies of England
London: Printed for F.C. & J. Rivington ... [et al.] 1811. First Nichols edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – xvi, 596
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Vol. II – 619, [1]
· References: Allibone II, 1425;
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1851 INDIAN WARS 1ed Conspiracy of Pontiac War Parkman Native American Michigan
Francis Parkman's 'History of the Conspiracy of Pontiac' is a rare Civil War-era account of the North American Indian Wars that occurred on the Appalachian frontier, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Great Lakes regions of Michigan. This work is an important detailed portrayal of Indian tribes throughout the United States, their cultures and language, as well as their roles in American wars. Pontiac was an Odawa Indian leader who led warriors from many tribes against British soldiers who were trying to settle in the Great Lakes regions.
Item number: #18352
Price: $499
PARKMAN, Francis
History of the conspiracy of Pontiac and the war of the North American tribes against the English colonies after the conquest of Canada
Boston : Little, Brown, 1851. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xxiv, 630
o 4 maps
· References: Howes P 100
· Language: English
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1819 Kingdom of Naples 1st ed Calabria Ulteriore Travels Voyages Girace Brigands

"Occurrences During a Six Months' Residence in the Province of Calabria Ulteriore, in the Kingdom of Naples, in the Years 1809, 1810" by Lieut. Philip J. Elmhirst, offers a detailed account of the author's experiences and observations during his six-month stay in the Calabria Ulteriore province. Beginning with a harrowing shipwreck off Cape Stillo and the crew's subsequent detention by the local authorities, the narrative delves into the author's interactions with the inhabitants, the customs, and the landscape of the region. Elmhirst provides insights into the influence of French principles on the Roman Catholic-dominated populace, describes his travels across notable cities such as Girace and Casal-Nuovo, and sheds light on the dire state of regions affected by past earthquakes. A recurring theme is the oft-oppressive behavior of the French towards the local populace, from levying harsh contributions to the treatment… Read More

1863 SLAVERY 1ed Georgia Slave Plantation Fanny Kemble Journal of Residence
Frances Anne Kemble, better known as "Fanny" Kemble was a 19th-century British actress who, after traveling in the United States, published a number of written works describing her travels. Her best work, and notably most popular, is her 'Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation.' In this work, which was published during the American Civil War, Kemble notes her experiences and observations of slavery on a southern plantation in the late 1830s.
Item number: #24618
Price: $499
KEMBLE, Fanny Anne
Journal of a residence on a Georgian plantation in 1838-1839
New York: Harper & Bros., 1863. True First American printing.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 337, [1], 7, [3]
· Provenance: Handwritten
o Mrs. Rose C. Comisky, 1879
o Chas. B. White
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Brown cloth
· Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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