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World History-Rare List
Last updated January 18, 2010
1. [Bishop Thomas Ken]. THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND'S COMPLAINTS TO THE PARLIAMENT AND CLERGY AGAINST I. CARELESS
NON-RESIDENTS; II. ENCROACHING PLURALITIES.. London,
F. Torbuck: 1739. Contemporary hardcover binding with marbled paper boards. Shelf
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some soiling to white spine. Spine
appears to be vellum. Binding tight. This treatise was published twice before
this edition under various titles. The first publication was in 1689 amd the
second was 1711. The 5 complaints listed in the title that are addressed in the
text are as follows: I. Careless Non-Residents; II. Encroaching Pluralities;
III. Unconscionable Simony; IV. Loose Prohpaness; V. Undue Ordination. This
publication is a rare and important Church of England imprint. $450.00
2. A'Beckett, Gilbert A. THE
COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. 2 volume set. Illustrated with hand-colored plates by
John Leech. London, Bradbury, Agnew: ca. 1880's.
This is a ca. 1880's edition published by Bradbury and Agnew of London. Some
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Fading & scuffing to bindings. Front
hinges cracked on both volumes, & back hinge cracked on volume I, but
bindings are tight. With numerous black-and-white woodcut illustrations and 17
hand-colored steel engraved plates. Beautiful illustrations to this classic
publication. $50.00
3. Alcock, R.C. THE
ALPHABETS OF THE BRITISH LINE ENGRAVED STAMPS. Bristol,
England, Harvey Barton & Son Ltd. : 1936. 80 pages. Some discoloration and
slight soiling to the light grey cloth binding. Corners are slightly bumped. The
binding is tight. There are 45 fold-out plates protected by tissue guards. All
plates are present and in very good condition. A rare and important British
philatelic book. This one just does not show up very often. $550.00
4. Badley, B. H. THE
INDIAN MISSIONARY DIRECTORY AND MEMORIAL VOLUME. Lucknow,
Methodist Publishing House: 1892. Wear to spine and extremities. Some fading to
binding. Some soiling to binding. This book is a directory and history of
Christian missionary efforts in India. Interesting content. $55.00
5. Berry, William. COUNTY
GENEALOGIES. DEGREES OF THE FAMILIES OF THE COUNTY OF HANTS. Collected From the
Heraldic Visitations And Other Authentic Manuscript Museum, And in the
Possession of Private Individuals. London,
Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper: 1833. 379 pages. Ex-library, with tape over the
spine and library labels and marks on spine and inside covers. The binding is
tight. A rare British genealogical research book. Many illustrations of British
heraldly. $350.00
6. Bouvet, Francis. THE
CZAR AND THE SULTAN; OR, NICHOLAS AND ABDUL MEDJID: THEIR PRIVATE LIVES AND
PUBLIC ACTIONS. New York, Harper & Brothers:
1855. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else near VG. Binding tight. Rare. A
few pages near the end of the book have a dampstain at the top corner of the
pages, not serious. A rare and early publication on the Turks and Russia. $150.00
7. Collins, George R. & Christiane
Crasemann Collins. CAMILLO SITTE AND THE BIRTH OF
MODERN CITY PLANNING. New York, Random House:
1965. Ex-library, with internal stamps and label on spine. Corners slightly
bumped. Overall light library wear. Some shelf wear to spine edges. Corners
slightly bumped. Overall minimal library wear. Very scarce. $25.00
8. De Cabello, Don F.- translator. LOS
INCAS, O LA DESTRUCCION DEL IMPERIO DEL PERU POR MARMONTEL. Paris,
France, Masson Y Hijo: 1822. Two volumes bound into one book, complete. Bound in
a beautiful black half-leather binding, with wristbands on the spine and leather
corners. There is a maroon leather label on the spine that says "LOS
INCAS". There is some wear to the edges of the spine and corners.. A couple
of small perforations to the bottom of the front joint where it meets the spine.
Binding is tight. With frontispiece woodcut illustration and nine other nice
woodcuts. An early and rare publication of the destruction of the Incas of Peru.
This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him.
Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New
York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and
by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first
art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret
Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being
a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography
business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is
noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $750.00
9. De Silva, R.K. 19TH
CENTURY NEWSPAPER ENGRAVINGS OF CEYLON-SRI LANKA. Accompanied by Original Texts
With Notes and Comments. London, Serendib
Publications: 1998. 404 pages. Very good in very good dust jacket. Jacket has
just a hint of wear at the bottom of the spine. Limited to 1,500 copies, of
which 500 copies are numbered. This is #373 of the numbered edition. A rare and
beautiful book. With hundreds of illustrations. $475.00
10. Duyckinck, Evert A. HISTORY
OF THE WORLD FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME. Collected and
Arranged From the Best Authorities. Complete set of 4 volumes. New
York, Johnson, Wilson & Company: 1873. Complete set of 4 volumes. All
volumes are beautifully bound in full black leather, with raised bands on the
spine and gold-decorated borders and patterns on the front and back covers.
There is some shelf wear to the spine edges and the corners, with a few scuffed
spots to the leather, but overall this set is near very good condition. Bindings
are tight and there are no tears or chips to the leather covers or spine.
Beautifully illustrated with numerous steel engravings. A beautiful set. $300.00
11. E.R. Dumont. THE
PEOPLE'S NATURAL HISTORY, EMBRACING LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD AND LIVING RACES
OF MANKIND. Complete set of 5 volumes. E. R.
Dumont: 1902. $10.00 cash refund when you purchase this book! I will put $10.00
cash inside the front cover of the book upon mailing. Complete set of 5 volumes.
All volumes are bound in 3/4 red leather. Shelf wear to the spines and corners.
Some discoloration and scuffing to spots on the bindings, but overall these are
very nice. A few chips to the spine edges. Bindings are tight. With hundreds of
photographs and illustrations of animals of the world, as well as the races of
mankind, with photographs of many different peoples in many parts of the world.
$150.00
12. Earee, Rev. R.B.. ALBUM
WEEDS, OR HOW TO DETECT FORGED STAMPS. Complete in 8 parts, bound in two
volumes. London, Stanley Gibbons, Limited: 1906.
This is a 1906 printing. A complete set of the 8 parts, bound in two green cloth
bindings with gold titles on front cover and spine. Slight wear to the spine
edges and the corners. Binding are tight. A beautiful set in near very good
condition. Rare and important publication. Often reprinted in parts, this
complete set is a most desirable philatelic collectible. $550.00
13. Frejaville, Gustave. AU
MUSIC HALL. Paris, France, Aux Editions Dumonde
Nouveau: 1923. Full black leather binding with raised bands. Slight shelf
wear to spine edges and corners. Overall VG. Beautiful binding. This is a
signed, limited edition. This copy is part of an edition of the first 70 copies,
of which sixty are bound in deluxe black leather. This copy is numbered 37.
Frejaville was a famous French entertainer of the time. The book examines
Parisian attractions from 1918 to 1922. Includes a section on the French
illusionists and some on the circus. A most interesting book. Rare in this
deluxe leather, limited and signed edition. $250.00
14. Jarrold & Sons, Ltd. PICTURES
IN COLOUR OF THE NORFOLK BROADS. WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES. London,
Jarrold & Sons, Ltd: [n.d., ca.1890]. Some wear and rubbing to spine and
corners, else G+. Contains 50 color engravings. A beautiful book. $75.00
15. Johnson, Samuel. A
JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND. London,
Strahan: 1785. Beautifully rebound in 1/2 leather and marbled boards. 1785
edition. No errata sheet. Page 296 is misnumbered. This is the first edition of
this title. Some scattered foxing to some pages. Text block is tight. Spine
slightly cocked. Wear to corners and slight wear at spine edges. Tightly bound.
Beautiful new leather spine with red leather label. A nice edition of Johnson's
classic Scottish narrative. $250.00
16. McElrath & Bangs. THE
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, OR WONDERS OF THE WORLD DISPLAYED. Forming a Repository
of Whatever Is Remarkable in the Regions of Nature and Art, Extraordinary
Events, an Eccentric Biography. Two volumes bound into one volume, complete. New
York, McElrath & Bangs: 1833. This is the 1833 first edition, complete in
one book. This book combines the original two first edition volumes into one
volume. The book is rebound in brown buckram binding. Contents are complete. A
rare publication, featuring a wide array of eccentric people and events,
including. This was an early version of the peep show, or freak show, the type
of things that early circuses would promote. There are also quite a few sections
on curiosities and wonders of nature. Just a real hodge-podge of information
included. $475.00
17. Old Mortality. QUAINT
LONDON: DESCRIBING A NUMBER OF INTERESTING RELICS OF OLD LONDON. London,
Truslove & Shirley: [n.d., ca.1890]. Small flexible card covers with color
illustration on cover. Some wear, soiling and scuffing to covers. This is a
serie of views in and around London, with accompanying descriptive text. $35.00
18. Overs, Walter Henry. STORIES
OF AFRICAN LIFE. New York, Edwin S. Gorham: 1924.
Signed by author. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips &
tears, and some soiling to the edges. Good photos of Africa landscapes and
people. A very scarce African narrative in a very scarce dust jacket. $25.00
19. Salignac, Francois. LES
AVENTURES DE TELEMAQUE, FILS D'ULYSSE. Par Francois Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon.
Paris, Chez Bossange: 1807. This is the 1807
edition. Bound in half leather with marbled paper covers. Wear & rubbing to
spine and corners. Some scuffing to binding. Original leather and boards.
Binding tight. Text in French. $75.00
20. Spears, John R. THE
GOLD DIGGINGS OF CAPE HORN A STUDY OF LIFE IN TIERRA DEL FUEGO AND PATAGONIA. New
York, G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1895. 319 pages. Front hinge just starting, but
holding fine. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Binding tight and
pages clean. A rare first edition. Overall a very nice copy. $85.00