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Item 238138Ink and Wash "Give me that man, that dares bestride" from Selections from The Hesperides & Noble Numbers of Robert...
Price: $10,000
Written by Robert Herrick, The Cavalier Poet. His Cavalier Give me that man, that dares bestride The active sea-horse & with pride, Through that huge field of waters ride: Who, with his looks too, can appease The ruffling winds and raging seas, In the midst of all their outrages. This..... Read More Item Details for Ink and Wash "Give me that man, that dares bestride" from Selections from The Hesperides & Noble Numbers of Robert Herrick (p. 59) Add to Wish List
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Not in Wright
Item 26840How to Spoil a Good Citizen; and Other Stories.
Price: $125
Boston: Crosby and Nichols, and S. G. Simpkins, 1848. First edition. Not in Wright. Read More Item Details for How to Spoil a Good Citizen; and Other Stories Add to Wish List
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Item 23631An Essay on the Central Influence of Magnetism.
Price: $250
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1814. His intention in this pamphlet is to show that the seat of earthly magnetic power comes from the center of the earth. The author was from Washington, Georgia. Read More Item Details for An Essay on the Central Influence of Magnetism Add to Wish List
Item #23631
Item 325016James Joyce [Paris, 1928].
Price: $4,500
[c. 1982]. Numbered lower left #50/100. Signed by the photographer lower right in pencil. Photographed in Berenice Abbott's Paris studio, the iconic image of Joyce wearing a hat. According to Abbott, who relied on natural light for her Paris portraits of the 1920s, Joyce wore the hat because of the..... Read More Item Details for James Joyce [Paris, 1928] Add to Wish List
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INSCRIBED, WITH ALS
Item 212255Travels in a Tree-Top.
Price: $150
Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1894. First edition. INSCRIBED, WITH ALS. Ffep inscribed: “Edward J. Nolan / with the good wishes of his friend / the Author / Chas. C. Abbott / March 22, 1894.” There is a two-page ALS from the author to Nolan tipped-in at the title..... Read More Item Details for Travels in a Tree-Top Add to Wish List
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Item 228394The Pajama Game. Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
Price: $75
New York: Random House, [1954]. First edition. Read More Item Details for The Pajama Game. Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross Add to Wish List
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BRILLIANT COPY
Item 306147Rollo's Experiments.
Price: $500
Boston: Weeks, Jordan, and Company, 1839. First Edition. BRILLIANT COPY. The seventh Rollo book. Read More Item Details for Rollo's Experiments Add to Wish List
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Rollo in Europe--First Editions
Item 18295Rollo's Tour in Europe: Rollo on the Atlantic (1853); Rollo in Paris (1854); Rollo in Switzerland (1854); Rollo on the...
Price: $750
Boston: W. J. Reynolds, 1853-55. First Editions. Rollo in Europe--First Editions. Jacob Abbott (1803-79), an American congregational minister and educator, wrote the famous Rollo series of books (Rollo at Work, Rollo at Play, etc.) to teach his young readers specific moral values and concepts. In these travel books, following the..... Read More Item Details for Rollo's Tour in Europe: Rollo on the Atlantic (1853); Rollo in Paris (1854); Rollo in Switzerland (1854); Rollo on the Rhine (1855); Rollo in London (1855) Add to Wish List
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Item 243813Caleb in the Country. A Story for Children. By the Author of the Rollo Books.
Price: $100
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839. First Edition. Read More Item Details for Caleb in the Country. A Story for Children. By the Author of the Rollo Books Add to Wish List
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Item 226314The Rollo Philosophy. Part IV. The Sky.
Price: $50
Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co, 1843. First edition. Read More Item Details for The Rollo Philosophy. Part IV. The Sky Add to Wish List
Item #226314
FOUNDER OF DENVER GIVES TO SON
Item 339471The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of...
Price: $1,250
Springfield, Mass: Published by Gurdon Hill, 1863. FOUNDER OF DENVER GIVES TO SON. Inscribed on the ffep of Volume I "Thomas M. Larimer/ Presented by his Father/ Wm. Larimer Jr./ Leavenworth Kansas 18th June 1863." Second Volume signed by T.M. Larimer in 1866 William Larimer Jr. (809 – 1875) was..... Read More Item Details for The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion Add to Wish List
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Item 237692Autograph Letter, signed ("John S.C. Abbot") to Mr. Edward Brown Houghton.
Price: $125
Brunswick, Maine: Nov., 2, 1858. "Your favor of Nov. 6 I have just rec'd. I regret very much that I have no autograph of the Emperor and have never had any. While in Europe I received some notes from distinguished men but they have long since passed into the hands..... Read More Item Details for Autograph Letter, signed ("John S.C. Abbot") to Mr. Edward Brown Houghton Add to Wish List
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Item 353272Exposition of the Principles of Abbott's Hydraulic Engine.
Price: $300
Boston: S. Rowland Hart, Printer, 1835. Abbott, a resident of South Reading, Massachusetts, designed a water- powered engine which is described in detail herein. The handsome engravings illustrate how the author's engine worked. Contains a glossary of mechanical terms at the rear. A quite elaborate work of American technology for..... Read More Item Details for Exposition of the Principles of Abbott's Hydraulic Engine Add to Wish List
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Item 13163Photographic portrait of Abbott, seated at his desk.
Price: $150
New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. [1920?]. Signed by the famous Congregationalist minister who took over Henry Ward Beecher’s congregation: “Yours sincerely / Lyman Abbott.” Provenance: C.N. Thomas of Underwood and Underwood. Read More Item Details for Photographic portrait of Abbott, seated at his desk Add to Wish List
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Uncommon early detective fiction
Item 333559The Young Detective; Or, Which Won?
Price: $200
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1870. First edition, issued as the fifth book in the 'Rosa Abbott Stories'. Uncommon early detective fiction. Uncommon; early mystery/detective fiction. Read More Item Details for The Young Detective; Or, Which Won? Add to Wish List
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Item 257092[Ottoman Map of North America, titled in Arabic script: Shamali Amriqa].
Price: $2,000
[N.p., Constantinople? ca. 1914]. Striking Ottoman map of North America at the edge of the first world war. The Panama Canal is indicated on the map and legend. Read More Item Details for [Ottoman Map of North America, titled in Arabic script: Shamali Amriqa] Add to Wish List
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Item 329276The Scientific Study of Marihuana.
Price: $165
Chicago: Nelson Hall Publishers, 1976. First edition. Read More Item Details for The Scientific Study of Marihuana Add to Wish List
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Item 300238Letters of Abelard and Heloise. To which is prefixed a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes. By the late...
Price: $175
London: Printed for J.Dodsley, 1798. Read More Item Details for Letters of Abelard and Heloise. To which is prefixed a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes. By the late John Hughes, Esq. Together with the poem of Eloisa to Abelard. By Mr Pope Add to Wish List
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Item 334478Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, during the First Three Years of His Captivity on the Island of St. Helena.
Price: $1,750
London: John Murray, 1845. First Edition. Signed by the authoress. Read More Item Details for Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, during the First Three Years of His Captivity on the Island of St. Helena Add to Wish List
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Item 217886Bibliographica Aberdonensis: Being an Account of Books Relating to or Printed in the Shires of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine or written...
Price: $300
Aberdeen, (Scotland): Printed for the Third Spalding Club, 1929. First edition. Read More Item Details for Bibliographica Aberdonensis: Being an Account of Books Relating to or Printed in the Shires of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine or written by Natives or Residents or by Officers Graduates or Alumni of the Universities of Aberdeen Add to Wish List
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Item 314698Twenty-one Days in India, or the Tour of Sir Ali Baba, K.C.B.
Price: $250
London: W.H. Allen & Co, 1882. New (Second) Edition, Revised and corrected by the author (first published in 1880). A chapter on "The Shikarry." All were issued by Vanity Fair. Read More Item Details for Twenty-one Days in India, or the Tour of Sir Ali Baba, K.C.B Add to Wish List
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Item 319201Instantaneous Photography.
Price: $75
New York: The Covill& Adams Company, 1896. First American edition Printed in London. Read More Item Details for Instantaneous Photography Add to Wish List
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Item 11510Report of the Committee on Anti-Slavery Memorials.
Price: $100
Boston: T. R. Marvin, 1845. The American Missionary Society was amongst the leading advocates in the fight to denounce slavery. This text gives an informative insight into one of the most influencial anti-slavery organization, in additin to an historical statement of previous proceedings. Read More Item Details for Report of the Committee on Anti-Slavery Memorials Add to Wish List
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