Antique & Collectible Books

1697 Holy Virgin Mary Catholic Church Offices Missal Breviary Prayers & Hymns

A fine, late 17th-century printing of the Catholic Divine Office. This work, edited and collected by Elie Josset, features liturgical texts and prayers for holy days, hymns and psalms, daily prayer time, and the functions of the Mass. It is printed in both Latin and French and features six full-page engravings – a beautiful work.

Item number: #9868
Price: $499
Catholic Church
L'office de la sainte Vierge en latin et en françois : avec des instructions pour passer chrétiennement la journée, & pour faire saintement toutes ses actions pendant tout le cours de l'année : dédié à Madame la Dauphine.
A Paris : chez Elie Josset, 1697.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[24], 605, [11]
o 6 engraved plates
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13cm)
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1861 Washington DC MAP US 36th Congress Directory America Politics Civil War
'Department Directory and Register' is a congressional directory for the second session of the 36th Congress of the United States. In addition to providing names and personal information for these American politicians, this book includes an impressive folding map of the city of Washington D.C.
Item number: #11958
Price: $499
WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United States in the city of Washington, giving their names, no. of their rooms and story in each department, salary and residence, also, an alphabetical list of all their names
Washington : C. Bohn, 1861.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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100; 47, [1]
· Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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1635 Claudian Classical Roman Poetry Mythology Rufinus Gothic Wars Latin Giraldi
"He how always desires is always poor."
– Claudian
Claudian was a 4th-century B.C. author who wrote poetry and speeches specifically for Roman Emperor Honorius on mythology and early Roman wars. his most famous works including 'De Bello Gothico' and 'In Rufinum' – Claudian's attack on Roman statesman Rufinus.
This 1635 edition of the works of Claudian was published in Paris featuring the edits and notes of Italian scholar G. Gregorio Giraldi.
Item number: #16921
Price: $499
CLAUDIANUS, Claudius
C. Claudiani quæ extant : ex emendatione virorum doctorum.
Parisiis: Ioan Liberti via D. Ioannis Lateran, 1635.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 12, 386
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.25in X 2.75in (11cm x 7cm)
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1861 Medals of British Army COINS Numismatics India China Egypt Africa 3v SET
Thomas Carter's "Medals of the British Army" is a rare set of books on the history of English numismatics. Originally published as part of the American Numismatics Society, this work describes in detail the findings and discoveries of the British army in their campaigns all over the world. It includes artifacts and coins found in Egypt, Crimea, South Africa, India, and China, as well as numerous other small countries. This exquisite first edition includes impressive color engravings.
Item number: #16072
Price: $550
CARTER, Thomas
Medals of the British army and how they were won
London : Groombridge, 1861.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
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Vol. I – viii, 185, [1]
6 plates
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Vol. II – viii, 191, [1]
6 plates
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Vol. III – viii, 192, [2]
6 plates
· Provenance: Bookplate
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Bookplate – Walter Henry Harris
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1759 Handwritten German Prayer Book Manuscript Gebetsbuch Protestant Doctrine
A rare, 18th-century German handwritten manuscript covering a variety of religious and theological topics including Protestant vs Catholic doctrine, the Holy Trinity, and prayers. The book also outlines a litany of prayers for Mass—such as the order of events for Communion—and for special events like funerals and corporate lament.

Item number: #19118
Price: $750
ZENZINGER, Joseph
Gebetsbuch…
[ca. 1759]

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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136
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.75in (16.5cm x 12cm)
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1692 Plays of Pierre Corneille French Theatre Le Cid Nicomede Drama 5v SET Paris
Pierre Corneille was a famous 17th-century French playwright often thought to be outdone only by Moliere. Corneille wrote some of the best plays in French literature including Le Cid and Nicomede, all of which are included in this five-volume 1692 set of the works of Corneille.
Item number: #20622
Price: $950
CORNEILLE, Thomas

Le Theatre
Paris: Chez Pierre Traboüillet, 1692.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
o Vol. I – lx, [6], 560, [4]
o Vol. II – lviii, [2], 363 (i.e. 563), [1]
o Vol. III – xxxvi, 504
o Vol. IV – 504
o Vol. V – 473, [1]
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 3.75in (16.5cm x 9.5cm)
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1842 Naturalists Library Mammalia Jardine Animal Science Mammals Bear Lions ART
Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.
This edition of Jardine's 'Mammalia' is beautifully illustrated with 31 leaves of hand-colored plates depicting a variety of mammals such as bears, bats, squirrels, kangaroos, chinchillas, armadillos, elk, and many others!
Item number: #40230
Price: $499
JARDINE, William
The Naturalist's Library : Mammalia. Vol. XV ; Introduction to Mammalia.

Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: Samuel Highley, T. Nelson; Dublin: W. Curry; Manchester: J. Ainsworth, [1842-1844]

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· Collation: Complete
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313, [1]
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31 hand-colored plates
· References: Lowndes 1192; Wood, pp 405, 482
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 11cm)
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1709 RARE German Bible Sermons Johann Graff Augsburg Vellum Binding Germany
A rare, early 18th-century collection of German sermons given for each day of the liturgical year. This work, collected by Johann Andreas Graff, contains sermons on eternal life as well as spiritual sayings and texts. This large tome is finely bound in original vellum – a fine piece!
Item number: #20933
Price: $499
GRAFF, Johann Andreas

Geistlicher Bien-Stock/ Das ist: Ein angenehme und heylsame Zusammentragung/ aller Sonntag-Predigen deß gantzen Jahr
Augspurg : In Verlag Georg Schluter, 1709.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[16], 1027, [93]
· Provenance: Handwritten – [S. Jacobi Scot Ratiff], 1728
· Language: German
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
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Includes two functioning clasps
· Size: ~8in X 6.5in (20.5cm x 16.5cm)
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1869 HERALDRY Handbook Pedigrees Appointment of Liveries Coat of Arms Genealogy

A scarce 19th-century printing of the instructional treatise 'The Handbook of Heraldry' written by English antiquarian John Edwin Cussans. Filled with 350 engravings, this work offers an introductory guide to heraldic designs and their meanings. This exhaustive describes the components of a coat-of-arms specifically the tinctures, charges, marks of cadency, blazoning, crests, flags, and much more!

Item number: #20995
Price: $499

CUSSANS, John E.

The Handbook of Heraldry; with Instructions for Tracing Pedigrees and Deciphering Ancient MSS.

London: John Camden Hotten, 1869.

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o xi, [1], 13-348, 24
o 329 numbered in-text engravings, plus 5 plates (2 in color)
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
o Decorative blue cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)

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Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1677. Scarce. Original full leather binding. Gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Beautifully illustrated with a double-page engraved title and hand numbered double page table of contents. Contains 34 double-page engraved maps, mounted on tabs. Uncoloured. Boards are a little rubbed at edges, contents in very good condition. 165 x 110 mm (6½ x 4¼ inches). . Rare. Reliure d'origine plein cuir. Décors dorés et titre au dos. Gardes marbrées. Magnifiquement illustré avec un titre gravé en double page et une table des matières en double page numérotée à la main. Contient 34 cartes gravées en double page, montées sur onglets. Incolore. Plats un peu frottés sur les bords, contenu en très bon état. 165 × 110 mm.

1883 Robert Browning Paracelsus Sordello Pied Piper of Hamelin Poetical Works 6v
"The Poetical Works of Robert Browning" is a curated collection of Browning's diverse works. It includes his early dramatic monologues like "Pauline" and "Paracelsus," narrative poems such as "Sordello," lyrical collections like "Dramatic Lyrics" and "Dramatic Romances," and plays like "Strafford" and "Luria." The collection also includes character-driven poems in "Dramatis Personae" and reflective religious poems in "Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day." It offers a broad view of Browning's evolution as a poet, emphasizing his talent for character study, historical context, and lyrical complexity.
This leatherbound six-volume edition was published in London by Smith, Elder and Company in 1883.
Item number: #41055
Price: $499
BROWNING, Robert
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1883.
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· Collation: Complete; 6 volumes
o Vol. I – Pauline-Paracelsus-Strafford
[8], 310
o Vol. II –… Read More

D.H Bacon and Company Printers : Birmingham CT, 1893 Extremely rare catalogue to the Chicago 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. 100 pp approx. This is a remarkable catalogue. Unmarked in near fine condition. Has small spine paper wear otherwise fine.An amazing collectible piece of Philatelic history. Illustrated. One of the earliest examples of its kind in American stamp collecting.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

1861 John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Illustrated Demons Puritan Memoir Bible ART

"What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it."
― John Bunyan, The Pilgrims Progress

John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is one of the most important theological works ever written. Thought to be first printed in 1678, Bunyan began writing this story while in prison. It is known that while Bunyan was in prison, his only companions were the Bible and Foxe's "Book of Martyrs" – thus, the two literary giants in his jail cell certainly influenced the writing of "Pilgrim's Progress." A Quaker, by the name of Granger, visited Bunyan in prison and says of him:
"Bunyan, who had been mentioned among the least and lowest of our writers, and even ridiculed as a driveller by those who had never read him, deserves a much higher rank than is commonly imagined. His 'Pilgrim's Progress' gives us a clear and distinct idea of Calvinistic divinity."

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1693 Illustrated CALLIGRAPHY German Neudoerffer Children Alphabet Typography

Johann Neudoerffer's "Der Alten Romanischen Versalien" is a rare and highly desirable 17th-century survey of stylized capital letters intended for children and young readers. Neudoerffer provides an analysis of each letter, albeit brief, within a decorative and artistic design.

Item number: #23285
Price: $1500

NEUDOERFFER, Johann

J. Neudörffers ... gründliche, fundamental: und circularische Austheillung und Aufreissung der alten Romanischen Versalien

[Germany?]: Johann Christoph Weigel, [1693].

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 13 leaves of plates
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.25in X 8in (16cm x 20cm)
· exceedingly rare and desirable

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Monteith's Independent Course, Comprehensive Geography, 1882, 116 pages main section, plus expanded section on Kentucky of 7 pages. Fully illustrated with color maps. New York: A S Barnes.
Condition: Not a Library Book. This book was professionally restored. Interior is clean, with no stamps, crimps, etc. within. New firm binding with gilt lettered label as shown. Please review all photos and ask for more if needed for a sound buying decision. Some archival tape was used within, not affecting readability.
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