A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants Cultivated Under Glass in the British Isles (Two volumes) by Veitch, James H

1907 Bronte Sisters Novel Jane Eyre Agnes Grey Wuthering Heights Illustrated 12v

"Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste."
― Charlotte Brontë

The Brontë Sisters produced some of the most famous and popular novels of the 19th-century including Jane Eyre, by Charlotte. This 1907 edition contains novels by all three sisters, with their most famous novels including Agnes Grey, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and more!
This 1907 edition includes gravure frontispieces and is bound in a green cloth stamped in gilt with art nouveau flower decoration.
Item number: #13667
Price: $950
BRONTË, Charlotte (Pseud. Currer Bell); BRONTË, Anne; BRONTË, Emily
Novels of the sisters Brontë
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1907.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 12 volumes
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v. 1 Agnes Grey, by Anne.
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v.2-3 The tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne.
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v.4-5 Jane Eyre, by Charlotte.
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v.6 The professor, by Charlotte.
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v.7-8 Shirley, by Charlotte.
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1883 1ed History of British Birds Seebohm Color Illustrated Ornithology Eggs 4v
Henry Seebohm was a 19th-century English ornithologist who published an impressive history of British birds. Aptly named 'History of British Birds', this book discusses every aspect of ornithology – eggs, habitat, behaviors, etc. This complete four-volume set is beautifully bound and features 68 full-page color engravings including views of eggs.

Item number: #14583
Price: $795
SEEBOHM, Henry
A history of British birds with coloured illustrations of their eggs.
London : Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc.], 1883-85. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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Vol. 1: [xxiii], 614
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Vol. 2: [xxxii], 600
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Vol. 3: [xxiv], 684
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Vol. 4: [3], [18], 68 plates
o Many in-text illustrations in each volume, 68 full-page colored engravings in last volume
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~10.5in X 7in (26cm x 17cm)
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1640 History of Holy War CRUSADES Jerusalem ISLAM Ottoman Turks Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller was a 17th-century English historian who particularly notable for his historical accounts of English worthies and the Church of England. In 1639, Fuller wrote 'History of the Holy War' – a popular book on the Crusades, taken from several notable and accurate accounts. It is curious though, Fuller wrote this work with an incredible amount of wit and humor, so much so that he included stories unrelated to the Crusades just to fill pages! According to Tyerman,
"Thomas Fuller's 'History of the Holy Warre is one of the more interesting histories of the crusades written by an Englishman."
While several works concerning the Crusades were written and published over the 17th- and 18th-centuries, Thomas Fuller's was the first Anglican view of the Crusades and the first in English following the Reformation. Modern Crusades scholars such as Christopher Howse describe Fuller's account as a mocking of the Crusades and the… Read More

1817 Voyages of Tavernier PERSIA Tonkin Vietnam Constantinople Atlas MAP of ASIA
In the first part of the 19th-century, stories and tales of famous voyages were popular throughout the western world – tales of Captain Cook, Columbus, African voyages, and the East India Company occupied readers from all over. Perhaps the best source of these accounts was 'Bibliotheque Portative des Voyages' – an enormous collection of voyage and exploration accounts.
This atlas tome from the 1817 first edition contains views of the voyages of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, an important 17th-century voyager to Persia and India. This tome describes Tavernier's time in Constantinople and Tonkin (Vietnam), noting the customs, costumes, and traditions of the people.
It should be mentioned that his volume contains 23 impressive illustrations including a full map of Asia, city view of Constantinople, a portrait of Tavernier, Tonkin funeral processions, and even an engraving of a venomous King cobra!
Item number: #19248
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1845 1ed John C Fremont Expedition Rocky Mountains California Gold Rush MAPS
A rare first edition of John Charles Fremont's explorations and voyages. Printed shortly after the expedition itself, this account of exploration includes Fremont's expeditions took him to California, along the Oregon Trail, and through Nevada, where he encountered and battled Native American Indians.
According to Kurutz, this work is "one of the monumental works of western exploration!" Issued in both 'House [of Representatives]' and 'Senate' issues, this 1845 first edition is illustrated with 24 full-page engravings of mountain views, maps of the route, view of Pyramid Lake in Nevada, Columbia River Gorge views, waterfalls, the Sierra Nevada, the Great Salt Lake, and much more! This book changed the perspective of the American West, as it provided details of physical terrain and landmarks that had never been reported on through the mid-1800s.
Fremont and his wife became exceedingly wealthy during the California Gold Rush,… Read More

1661 Canon LAW Corpus Juris Inquisition Catholic Papal Decrees Lancellotti

A fine 17th-century printing of 'Corpus Juris Canonici' by Johannes Paulus Lancellottus. This work deals with the Ecclesiastical and Catholic law and papal decrees during the papacies of the 16th- and 17th-centuries. It was used for centuries beginning in the 1200s and would appear in courts such as the Roman Curia and Roman Rota.
Item number: #11766
Price: $750
LANCELOTTUS, Johannes
Corpus juris canonici notis illustratum Gregorii XIII accesserunt constitutiones novae summorum pontificum nunquam antea editae, quae VII Decretalium loco esse possint. Annotationes ant. naldie ... Petri Lancelotti Institutiones juris canonici regulae cancellariae apostolicae ...
Lugduni : Sumpt. Guill. Barbier & Ioan Girin, 1661.

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Collation: Complete
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[64], 1272; [20], 752; [12], 406, [1]; [8], 158, [1]; [64]; [4], 256, [12]; [12], 98, [7], [12]
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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1694 Spanish Inquisition History of Cardinal Ximenes Catholic Church Flechier 2v
Esprit Fléchier was a 17th-century French author who composed two important historical works – the histories of Cardinal Ximenes and Emperor Theodosius I – which are known to be highly accurate and insightful. While known primarily for his written sermons, spiritual memoires, and religious writings, these historical works have been Flechier's most desirable works.
This book, 'Histoire de Cardinal Ximenes', is considered one of the best works on the life of the 15th-century Spanish cardinal. This work is also notable for describing the reforms during the Spanish Inquisition.
Item number: #17390
Price: $750
FLECHIER, Esprit
Histoire du cardinal Ximenès
Paris: chez Jean Anisson, 1694.

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Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes
o Vol. I – xxiv, 518 (i.e., 520)
Engraved frontispiece
o Vol. II – xii, 382, [46]
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1661 OVID Metamorphoses Greek & Roman Mythology ART Illustrated Schrevel Latin

"I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth."
― Ovid, Metamorphoses
A fine 16th-century edition of Ovid's best work 'Metamorphoses'. 'Metamorphoses' is one of the most famous works of Greek and Roman mythology and history of the 1st-century. It is known to have inspired the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and even Shakespeare as well as works of visual art and music. This epic poem recounts the history of the world from creation to the death of Julius Caesar.
This rare volume is from the 1661 complete works of Ovid, published in 1661 Lyon by Petri Leffen, translated by Cornelius Schrevel. It should be noted that this work contains impressive, full-page illustrations.
Item number: #20086
Price: $750
OVID, P Naso
Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Opera omnia
Lugduni Batavorum, Apud P. Leffen, 1661.
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First edition book about horse racing. Limited edition, one of only 850 copies in print. Inscribed with original pen and ink. Minor shelf wear noticeable on the crown and base of spine, as well as along bottom covers. Small water stain noticeable on top front cover.

1586 LAW Belgian Wesenbeck In Pandectas Juris Civilis Latin Slaves Gamblers 2in1

Matthew Wesenbeck was a 16th-century Belgian jurist and lawyer. He is known for writing only a few works on law, including this work "In Pandectarum" which is a commentary on the famous Juris Civilis. This edition 1586 of the law commentaries of Wesenbeck includes commentary and notes on various subjects including:
• Corrupting a slave
• Dealing with fugitives
• Punishment for gamblers
• Laws of purchase, and obtaining possessions

Item number: #22075
Price: $795

WESENBECK, Matthaeus

Imp. Caes. Ivstiniani Institvtionvm Lib. IIII. : Adnotationibus ac Notis doctiss. Scriptorum illustrati, quorum Catalogus sequenti pag. habetur ; Praeterea adiunximus Leges XII

Taurini: Apud heredes Nic. Bevilaque, 1586.

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• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
o "Institvtionvm Lib. IIII" – [12], 768, [36]
o "Enchiridion titvlorvm aliqvot ivris videlicet" – 223, [1]
• Language: Latin
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