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‘an enormously popular work, rivalling Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe’ (Howgego); a portion of the plot occurring in California

First Edition, first issue of Smith's magnum opus, “The foundation of England’s knowledge of America” (PMM)

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New=England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the ...

Smith, John
1624
$250,000.00

Smith, John
1624
$250000

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

Versehug von leib seele ehre unnd gutt

[Middle Ages medicine]
1489
$50,000.00

[Middle Ages medicine]
1489
$50000

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One of the rarest albums of views printed in Rio de Janeiro, the first to be printed in Brazil, along with a copy of Steinmann’s famous views; the copy of Dalton Hooker, Darwin’s close friend

Rio de Janeiro Pitoresco [with] Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro dessins d'apres nature [with] An ...

[Bouvelot, Louis & Moreau, Auguste; Steinmann, J.; Hooker, J. Dalton]
1842 & 1835
$20,000.00

[Bouvelot, Louis & Moreau, Auguste; Steinmann, J.; Hooker, J. Dalton]
1842 & 1835
$20000

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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
$P.O.R.

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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
$P.O.R.

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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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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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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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Fine contemporary colored example of this work on Chile, written by an ‘extraordinary woman’ (Borba de Moraes), with the journey to Brazil

Journal of a Residence in Chile during the year 1822. And a Voyage from Chile to Brazil in 1823

Graham, Maria
1824
$9,000.00

Graham, Maria
1824
$9000

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First edition in English of Holbein´s masterful and influential Images of the Old Testament

The Images of the Old Testament, lately expressed, fet forthe in Ynglifhe and Frenche, vuith a ...

Holbein, Hans
1549
$30,000.00

Holbein, Hans
1549
$30000

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The very rare atlas to accompany the reconnaissance and espionage mission and exploration of Western interior of the United States

Voyage dans l'Amerique septentrionale, ou description Des Pays arrosés par le Mississipi, ...

Collot, Georges Henri Victor
1826
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Collot, Georges Henri Victor
1826
$P.O.R.

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Remarkable work by Miro in the original binding

Cantic del Sol

Miro, Joan; Assis, Saint Francis
1975
$20,000.00

Miro, Joan; Assis, Saint Francis
1975
$20000

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The rarest Romancero of the Spanish Golden Century, and one of the rarest pieces of Spanish literature contemporary to the Quijote

Segunda parte del Romancero general y flor de diversa poesia

[Romancero General] [Madrigal, Miguel de (compiler)].
1605
$12,000.00

[Romancero General] [Madrigal, Miguel de (compiler)].
1605
$12000

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The Ideal Farm, early English work on how to divide a farm to make it more profitable, illustrated with two folding plans

A Discoverie for Division or Setting out of Land, as to the best Form. Published by Samuel ...

[Agriculture] [Dymock, Cressy].
1653
$6,000.00

[Agriculture] [Dymock, Cressy].
1653
$6000

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First edition of the Pilote du Bresil, the first scientific large format sea atlas of Brazil, bound for the Crown Prince of France

Le pilote du Brésil, ou description des côtes de l'Amerique Meridionale, située entre l'ile ...

Roussin, Albin Reine
1826
$40,000.00

Roussin, Albin Reine
1826
$40000

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Including the famous Ange Anatomique, the chef-d´oeuvre of Gautier

Myologie Complète en couleur et grandeur naturelle, composée de l’Essai et de la suite de ...

Gautier d’Agoty, Jacques Fabien
1745-1746
$26,000.00

Gautier d’Agoty, Jacques Fabien
1745-1746
$26000

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Sammelband of works on the trials of two renowned women: Mary Blandy and Elizabeth Jeffries, for murder in mid 18th century Britain

Bound collection of six 18th century pamphlets relating to the trials of Mary Blandy and ...

[Blandy, Mary; Jeffries, Elizabeth].
c.1751-1752
$6,500.00

[Blandy, Mary; Jeffries, Elizabeth].
c.1751-1752
$6500

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A French Tour of the United States and its Prisons in 1837, Tocqueville’s successor

Journal d’un voyage de Paris aux Etats-Unis de l’Amérique du Nord. 1836–1837

Blouet, Guillaume Abel
11 May 1837
$38,000.00

Blouet, Guillaume Abel
11 May 1837
$38000

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Fine example of Catalonian late medieval book casket

Early medieval book casket

[Book casket].
[c. 1345-1420]
$20,000.00

[Book casket].
[c. 1345-1420]
$20000

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First edition of one of the first and rarest Spanish 16th century works on arithmetics

Libro segundo de arithmetica que trata de proporción, y regla de tres y monedas, pesos ...

Pérez de Moya, Juan
1557
$18,000.00

Pérez de Moya, Juan
1557
$18000

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Rare compendium of Spanish knowledge on horses, their care, beauty, and infirmities

Recopilación de los más famosos autores griegos y latinos que trataro[n] de la excele[n] cia y ...

Suarez, Alonso
1564
$12,000.00

Suarez, Alonso
1564
$12000

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“Unsurpassed in Importance” (Lada-Mocarski), one of the most influential Spanish voyages to the Pacific and Northwest Coast

Relacion del viage hecho por las goletas Sutil y Mexicana en el año de 1792 para reconocer el ...

Espinosa y Tello, Jose; Fernandez de Navarrete, Martin
1802
$27,500.00

Espinosa y Tello, Jose; Fernandez de Navarrete, Martin
1802
$27500

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Humorous Scenes in the Philippines, remarkable album of lithographs

Aventuras de Filipinas. Album humoristico en 30 hojas

[Toblerhijo, G.].
1874
$10,000.00

[Toblerhijo, G.].
1874
$10000

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Extraordinary work of the Cebuano language of the Philippines, possibly a clandestine imprint of Sampaloc

Arte de la lengua Zebuana

[Encina, Francisco]
S.a. [c.1801-04]
$18,000.00

[Encina, Francisco]
S.a. [c.1801-04]
$18000

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Magnificent work on the Dutch colony of Brazil, the folio edition, complete with all plates and maps

Rerum per Octennium in Brasilia et alibi nuper gestarum

Barlaeus, Caspar
1647
$40,000.00

Barlaeus, Caspar
1647
$40000

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The first published works on the Carib language

Dictionaire Caraibe-François, meslé de quantité de remarques historiques pour ...

Breton, Raymond
1664-1666
$35,000.00

Breton, Raymond
1664-1666
$35000

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Pristine copy of the first Spanish version of Ribera’s Cartilla, extremely rare

Cartilla para aprender a dibuxar sacada por las obras de Joseph de Rivera, llamado ...

Ribera, José de (called El Españoleto); Barcelón, Juan
[1774]
$12,000.00

Ribera, José de (called El Españoleto); Barcelón, Juan
[1774]
$12000

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Influential original Spanish treatise on the art of painting and drawing, rare first edition, by the teacher of Velazquez

Arte de la Pintura su antigüedad y grandezas. Descrivense los hombres eminentes que ha avido en ...

Pacheco, Francisco
1649
$24,000.00

Pacheco, Francisco
1649
$24000

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The prodigal son, handsome illustrated incunable from the library of a Leading Bibliographer of Incunabula

Quadragesimale novum de Filio Prodigo

Meder, Johannes
1495
$18,000.00

Meder, Johannes
1495
$18000

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First edition of Hutten’s letters to Charles V on his exploration of Venezuela, printed for the first time

Ferdinandi Cortesii Von dem Newen Hispanien, so im Meer Gegen Nidergang

Cortes, Hernan; Hutten, Philipp von
1550
$18,000.00

Cortes, Hernan; Hutten, Philipp von
1550
$18000

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One of the most magnificent works published on the antiquities of Mexico

Antiquities of Mexico comprising facsimiles of ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics

Kingsborough, Edward King, Viscount
1830-1848
$60,000.00

Kingsborough, Edward King, Viscount
1830-1848
$60000

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First English edition of the history of the Great Tamerlane, conqueror of much of Asia and the Middle East

The Historie of the Great Emperour Tamerlan wherein are expressed, encounters, skirmishes, ...

Du Bec-Crespin, Jean [Messire Iean du Bec].
1597
$35,000.00

Du Bec-Crespin, Jean [Messire Iean du Bec].
1597
$35000

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Important album of photographs of Mexico and Cuba by Briquet

Album of photographs of Mexico and Habana

[Mexico - Havana, Cuba] Briquet, A. & uncredited professional photographers.
Mexico & Habana
$9,000.00

[Mexico - Havana, Cuba] Briquet, A. & uncredited professional photographers.
Mexico & Habana
$9000

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Books

‘an enormously popular work, rivalling Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe’ (Howgego); a portion of the plot occurring in California

First Edition, first issue of Smith's magnum opus, “The foundation of England’s knowledge of America” (PMM)

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

One of the rarest albums of views printed in Rio de Janeiro, the first to be printed in Brazil, along with a copy of Steinmann’s famous views; the copy of Dalton Hooker, Darwin’s close friend

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”

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

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

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

First edition of an extremely rare account of the Portuguese in Africa

Fine contemporary colored example of this work on Chile, written by an ‘extraordinary woman’ (Borba de Moraes), with the journey to Brazil

First edition in English of Holbein´s masterful and influential Images of the Old Testament

The very rare atlas to accompany the reconnaissance and espionage mission and exploration of Western interior of the United States

Remarkable work by Miro in the original binding

The rarest Romancero of the Spanish Golden Century, and one of the rarest pieces of Spanish literature contemporary to the Quijote

The Ideal Farm, early English work on how to divide a farm to make it more profitable, illustrated with two folding plans

First edition of the Pilote du Bresil, the first scientific large format sea atlas of Brazil, bound for the Crown Prince of France

Including the famous Ange Anatomique, the chef-d´oeuvre of Gautier

Sammelband of works on the trials of two renowned women: Mary Blandy and Elizabeth Jeffries, for murder in mid 18th century Britain

A French Tour of the United States and its Prisons in 1837, Tocqueville’s successor

Fine example of Catalonian late medieval book casket

First edition of one of the first and rarest Spanish 16th century works on arithmetics

Rare compendium of Spanish knowledge on horses, their care, beauty, and infirmities

“Unsurpassed in Importance” (Lada-Mocarski), one of the most influential Spanish voyages to the Pacific and Northwest Coast

Humorous Scenes in the Philippines, remarkable album of lithographs

Extraordinary work of the Cebuano language of the Philippines, possibly a clandestine imprint of Sampaloc

Magnificent work on the Dutch colony of Brazil, the folio edition, complete with all plates and maps

The first published works on the Carib language

Pristine copy of the first Spanish version of Ribera’s Cartilla, extremely rare

Influential original Spanish treatise on the art of painting and drawing, rare first edition, by the teacher of Velazquez

The prodigal son, handsome illustrated incunable from the library of a Leading Bibliographer of Incunabula

First edition of Hutten’s letters to Charles V on his exploration of Venezuela, printed for the first time

One of the most magnificent works published on the antiquities of Mexico

First English edition of the history of the Great Tamerlane, conqueror of much of Asia and the Middle East

Important album of photographs of Mexico and Cuba by Briquet