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495. Nicaragua; its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the proposed Interoceanic Canal. With Numerous Original Maps and Illustrations by Ephraim George Squier Appleton New York 1852. First edition 2 vols., 8vo, pp. xxii, 424; iv, 452. Nine maps, one folding, 25 fine tinted lithographic plates (hors-texte), and 60 woodcuts in the text. Squier went to Nicaragua as the Charge d'Affaires to the Republics of Central America. Squier's inquiring mind and passion for Indian antiquities, exercised in his study of the mound cultures of the Mississippi Valley and the Indians of New York, was vigorous in the execution of his tasks. He eventually wrote 5 or 6 books on the Central American states, and made a return trip in 1853 to study a proposed interoceanic railroad and pursue further his archaeological investigations. His book on Nicaragua is considered his best. He was later appointed as U.S. Commissioner to Peru, where he made extensive studies of Inca remains and published an important book on them. Many of the illustrations in his books are taken from photographs he himself made. In his busy life, he was a frequent contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica and was chief editor of Frank Leslie's publishing house. 300/500 Sold: $138.00 |
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496. Poems [with] Ballads and Sonnets: Two Volumes by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1902 & 1903. Limited edition of 450 copies printed on Van Gelder hand made paper. Full red leather with five raised bands and gilt lettering on spine. Gilt edges. Apprx 8-3/4" x 7". 200/300 Sold: $103.50 |
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497. Lucasta : The Poems of Richard Lovelace London: John Russell Smith, 1864, xxxvii,293pp. Full vellum binding with gilt tooling with signed binding. Red leather insert on spine, gilt top edge on paper. Interior marbled papers. Apprx 6-3/4" x 4-1/2". 40/60 Sold: $34.50 |
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498. X Sermons Preached By That Late Learned And Rev. Divine, Chosen From The Whole Body Of Donne's Sermons By Geoffrey Keynes London: Nonesuch Press, 1923, 162 pp, number 353 of 725 Copies. Near Fine in original tan quarter cloth and brown paper covered boards (hardcover). Printed paper label on spine. Printed on Dutch mold-made paper at the Kynock Press in Birmingham and set in Garamond. deckeled edges. "This collection seems however to compass fairly well the field covered by Donne's preaching, and it contains besides enough of his magnificent imagery to satisfy the literary sense"- Geoffrey Keynes. 75/125 Sold: $46.00 |
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499. Four Volumes of The Baker Street Journal, An Irregular Quarterly of Sherlockiana, edited by Edgar W. Smith New York: Ben Abramson, Publishers, 1946. First edition, apprx 8-7/8" x 6"l. Volume I, Nos.1-4. Complete in original yellow, printed wrappers. Each issue illustrated, with ads, of approximately 100p. Highly sought after publication on the illustrious detective. Articles on a variety of subjects. A major cornerstone of Sherlockiana. 100/200 Sold: $63.25 |
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500. Travels In The United States Of America And Canada, Containing Some Account Of Their Scientific Institutions, And A Few Notices Of The Geology And Mineralogy Of Those Countries. To Which Is Added, An Essay On The Natural Boundaries Of Empires, by John Finch London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, And Longman, 1833. First Edition. During the course of his travels through the eastern states and down into Virginia and Carolina, Finch made the acquaintance of some of America's most prominent citizens, among them Madison, Jefferson and Marshall. His narrative reveals a particular interest in geology, mineralogy, agriculture and the state of advance of scientific knowledge in America. Apprx 8-7/8" x 5-3/4". 100/200 Sold: $126.50 |
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501. St. Ives; being the adventures of a French prisoner in England, by Robert Louis Stevenson New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. 8vo original brown cloth decorated in gilt and green. First edition, preceding the 1898 English edition. The first 30 chapters are by Stevenson, the work being completed after his death by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Apprx 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". 50/100 Sold: $28.75 |
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502. Northern Antiquities, Or A Description Of The Manners, Customs, Religion and Laws Of The Ancient Danes, translated by Paul-Henri Mallet London: Printed for T. Carnan and Co. 1770. 1st Ed in English. 8vo. 2 vols. Vol. I. pp. [12], lvi, 415, [1] Vol. II. pp. [8], xl, 356. With half titles. (Apprx 8-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Volume I provides an overview of early Scandinavian history and culture including chapters on religion, customs, forms of government and maritime expeditions. Volume II contains Snori Sturlusson's Edda, or more particularly the Gylfaginning with selections from the Bragaraedur (Sayings of Bragi) and summaries of the Skaldskaparmal and the Hattatal. The Elder Edda is represented by the Voluspa (Prophecy of the Sibyl), Havamal (Sublime Discourse), and a Chapter on Runic magic and incantations. Included also are the Ode of King Regner Lodbrog, the Ode of Harald, and the History of Charles & Grymer. A supplement at the end includes Johann Goranson' s Latin translation of Snori's Edda (published in 1746).The Eddas contain a large part of what we know about Norse mythology and cosmology. 200/400 Sold: $57.50 |
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503. The Newcomes, by Arthur Pendennis (William Makepeace Thackeray) London, Bradbury & Evans 1854 & 1855 1st editions. Bound by Riviere. Illustrated by Richard Doyle, full green leather with five raised bands and gilt titled spines. Top edge of paper gilt. Both with the original blue cloth covers and spines bound into the last pages. 48 Engraved Plates By Richard Doyle. Apprx 8-7/8" x 6". 100/200 Sold: $51.75 |
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504. Historia Del Comerio Y De La Navegacio De Los Antiguos Madrid, Ramon Ruiz, 1793. COMMERCE And The NAVIGATION OF The OLD Ones... Translated to the Castilian by the P. Pleased Fr. Regidor... 8vo. With indice abundant for the knowledge of the situation ". With preface and advertisement. Full leather with repaired spine with tooled and gilt decoration and title. Marbled interior boards and papers, edges. A difficult book to find as most reside in collections and libraries around the world. 150/250 Sold: $132.25 |
