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First edition of a popular medical compendium of the 15th century

The first book illustrated by Picasso using the celluloid technique, bound by Madeleine Gras

À haute flamme

Picasso, Pablo; Tzara, Tristan
S.a. [1955]
$22,000.00

Picasso, Pablo; Tzara, Tristan
S.a. [1955]
$22000

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“The Largest, Costliest and Most Ambitious Book to have been Printed in Calcutta before 1800”

A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings: Descriptive of The Manners, Customs and ...

Solvyns, Frans Balthzar
1799
P.O.R.

Solvyns, Frans Balthzar
1799
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First printing of the Celestina in form of a Play, as originally intended; the most important Spanish literary piece before Don Quixote

Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea, en la qual se contienen demas de su agradable y dulce estilo, ...

Rojas, Fernando de
1553
$14,000.00

Rojas, Fernando de
1553
$14000

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Magnificent copy with early impressions of the first edition of Goya´s masterpiece, in a contemporary binding

Los Caprichos

Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
1799
P.O.R.

Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
1799
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Codifying the Creole Language

The Theory and Practice of Creole Grammar

Thomas, John Jacob
1869
$6,500.00

Thomas, John Jacob
1869
$6500

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News of Jesuit activity in Japan and India

Lettera annale delle cose del Giapone del M. D. LXXXII

Coelho, Gaspar
1585
$7,000.00

Coelho, Gaspar
1585
$7000

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Remarkable Spanish illustrated pedagogical treatise on music, ‘perhaps the most widely dispersed’ instructional manual of the period

Reglas, y advertencias generales que enseñan el modo de tañer todos los instrumentos mejores y ...

Minguet e Yrol, Pablo
1752-1754
$14,000.00

Minguet e Yrol, Pablo
1752-1754
$14000

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One of the rarest and most influential writing books made in Spain, by the creator of the Spanish bastarda

Arte de escrevir

Lucas, Francisco
1580
$14,000.00

Lucas, Francisco
1580
$14000

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The rare first Madrid appearance of both parts together

Primera y Segunda Parte del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha

Cervantes y Saavedra, Miguel de
1637-1636
$12,000.00

Cervantes y Saavedra, Miguel de
1637-1636
$12000

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Rare and dramatic image of the Holy Shroud of Turin with explanatory text

Il vero ritratto del Santissimo Sudario del nostro salvatore Giesu Christo. Reliquia santissima ...

S.a. (c. 1578-1604)
$9,000.00

S.a. (c. 1578-1604)
$9000

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The most important work on the Natural History of Mexico published until the 17th century

Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus seu Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia

Hernandez, Francisco
1651
$40,000.00

Hernandez, Francisco
1651
$40000

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First American edition of the first of Dostoevsky’s books to be translated into English, a fictionalized account of imprisonment in a Siberian labor camp

(House of the Dead) Buried Alive, or Ten Years of Penal Servitude in Siberia

Dostoevsky, Fyodor
1881
$3,000.00

Dostoevsky, Fyodor
1881
$3000

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First edition in Spanish of the Origin of Species, extremely rare, first edition to include two letters by Darwin

Origen de las especies. Por medio de la seleccion natural ò la conservacion de las razas. ...

Darwin, Charles
[1877]
$6,000.00

Darwin, Charles
[1877]
$6000

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English 18th century large engraving showing of the

A front view of the Temple of Solomon, with its Holy Vessels also Tabernacle of Moses with its ...

[Evans, John]
1798
$8,000.00

[Evans, John]
1798
$8000

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Rare Spanish Lunarium according to the Meridian of Barcelona

Lunarium in quo reperiuntur Coniunctiones & Oppositiones lune: & eclypses solis & lune: per Anni ...

Granollachs, Bernardus
S.a. [c.1511]
$7,000.00

Granollachs, Bernardus
S.a. [c.1511]
$7000

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Pinckney s Treaty, securing the rights to navigate the Mississippi, preserving the original passports

Tratado de amistad, límites y navegación concluido entre el Rey Nuestro Señor y los Estados ...

[Peace treaty between the United States and Spain]
1796
$9,500.00

[Peace treaty between the United States and Spain]
1796
$9500

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A rare Spanish account of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, unlocated in the United States

Este libro es de el viaje q hize a Ierusalem de todas las cosas que en me pasaron desde que sali ...

Enriquez de Rivera, Fadrique
1606
$12,000.00

Enriquez de Rivera, Fadrique
1606
$12000

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The first work on horsemanship and one of the first non-religious works published written by an American

Tractado de la cavalleria, de la Gineta y Brida: en el qual se contiene muchos primores, assi en ...

Suarez de Peralta, Juan
1580
$20,000.00

Suarez de Peralta, Juan
1580
$20000

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Remarkable copy with 178 original hand-coloured and illuminated plates and an original manuscript

The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New, newly translated out of the original ...

[Bible].
1649-1660
$34,000.00

[Bible].
1649-1660
$34000

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An exceptional sammelband with two very rare works by a Spanish Mathematician in Paris on Arithmetics

Proportiones [bound with] Arithmetica Speculativa, and other works

Lax, Gaspar; Alciati, Andrea; Agricola, Rudolphus
1510-1515
$26,000.00

Lax, Gaspar; Alciati, Andrea; Agricola, Rudolphus
1510-1515
$26000

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First edition of Goya´s masterful artistic depiction of War, universalizing the theme like never before had been done

Los Desastres de la Guerra

Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de
1863
$100,000.00

Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de
1863
$100000

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First edition of a popular medical compendium of the 15th century

The first book illustrated by Picasso using the celluloid technique, bound by Madeleine Gras

“The Largest, Costliest and Most Ambitious Book to have been Printed in Calcutta before 1800”

First printing of the Celestina in form of a Play, as originally intended; the most important Spanish literary piece before Don Quixote

Magnificent copy with early impressions of the first edition of Goya´s masterpiece, in a contemporary binding

Codifying the Creole Language

News of Jesuit activity in Japan and India

Remarkable Spanish illustrated pedagogical treatise on music, ‘perhaps the most widely dispersed’ instructional manual of the period

One of the rarest and most influential writing books made in Spain, by the creator of the Spanish bastarda

The rare first Madrid appearance of both parts together

Rare and dramatic image of the Holy Shroud of Turin with explanatory text

The most important work on the Natural History of Mexico published until the 17th century

First American edition of the first of Dostoevsky’s books to be translated into English, a fictionalized account of imprisonment in a Siberian labor camp

First edition in Spanish of the Origin of Species, extremely rare, first edition to include two letters by Darwin

English 18th century large engraving showing of the

Rare Spanish Lunarium according to the Meridian of Barcelona

Pinckney s Treaty, securing the rights to navigate the Mississippi, preserving the original passports

A rare Spanish account of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, unlocated in the United States

The first work on horsemanship and one of the first non-religious works published written by an American

Remarkable copy with 178 original hand-coloured and illuminated plates and an original manuscript

An exceptional sammelband with two very rare works by a Spanish Mathematician in Paris on Arithmetics

First edition of Goya´s masterful artistic depiction of War, universalizing the theme like never before had been done

Third appearance of one of the most important literary works in any language

The most important 15th century literary work produced in Spain

The autobiography of a rogue, an unusual Spanish picaresque novel