London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822-24. First edition. "The most valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century... the illustrations are characterized by great beauty and accuracy" (Mendelssohn). Burchell explored 4,500 miles of the interior of South..... Read More about Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa
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London: Printed for R.H. Evans ... J. Mackinlay ... and R. Priestley, 1809-1812. One of 250 on Royal Paper. "The best and most complete edition" (Hill). "An accurate reprint of the best folio [1588-1600] with the addition of those voyages which were published in the first edition, and omitted in..... Read More about Hakluyt's Collection of Early Voyages, Travels and Discoveries of the English Nation. A New...
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Boston: Wells & Lilly, 1823. First Edition. "Born in to a wealthy family in Boston, Massachusetts, she received an extensive education, which is reflected in her neo-classical verse. Resisting her family's Loyalist proclivities during the American Revolution, she devoted herself to the Patriot cause. She remained an activist throughout her..... Read More about My Mind and Its Thoughts, in Sketches, Fragments and Essays
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London: Oct. 23, 1788. Henry Fuseli (1741–1825), Swiss-born painter, draughtsman, and writer on art, lived most of his life in England and was one of the preeminent figures of the Romantic movement. When he turned from poetry to painting, at the encouragement of Joshua Reynolds, he soon began painting scenes..... Read More about Autograph Document, signed, a receipt issued to John Boydell, for 50 guineas "on account of...
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London: Sampson Low, Marston [etc, 1888. The Lea and Dove (First Marston) Edition. No. 125 of 500 copies of the Demi Quarto edition, signed by R.B. Marston. With Emerson Photgravures. One of the most celebrated of photographically illustrated books, the “so-called 100th edition is a reissue of the first two..... Read More about The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation … and Instructions How to Angle for...
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Boston: Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper, 1763. First edition. Streeter Copy. The first installment in Eleazar Wheelock's series of publications giving the history of the first Indian school in America. This volume covers 1754-62 and was followed by eight more such reports, taking the story up to 1775. Wheelock..... Read More about A Plain and Faithful Narrative of the Original Design, Rise, Progress and Present State of the...
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