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FANTASTIC, VERY RARE 1829 EDITION "THE HISTORY OF PHILIP'S WAR" BY THOMAS CHURCH, APPENDIX BY SAMUEL G.DRAKE.PUBLISHED IN EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE BY J & B WILLIAMS. Historically valuable treatise ha

 

THE WAR IN CUBA BEING A FULL ACCOUNT OF HER GREAT STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM BY SENOR GONZALO dE QUESADA AND HENRY DAVENPORT NORTHROP ILLUSTRATED 1896 BINDING AND HINGES GOOD DECORATED ENDPAPERS PAGE 511 HA

 

1915 ENGAGEMENTS DIARY. UNUSED ITEM. SIZE -- 5 1/4" X 4". CONDITION -- COVER IS A LITTLE DUSTY. PAGES ARE CLEAN AND UNUSED. THERE IS A SPLIT BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE FIRST PAGE....(PHOTO FOUR). GOOD

 

Fantastic & original Japanese woodblock print book, OCCUPATIONS OF THE SEA, c1790. Volume measures 7 1/2 X 10 1/2 inches (closed) and has 72 pages, 38 of which have fine early Japanese woodblock p

 

RARE, 1803 EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT "JOHN REEVE PIECE BOOK, 5TH MONTH, 7TH DAY, 1803." Absolutely stunning handwritten [calligraphic] manuscript journal that was the p

 

RARE ORIGINAL VINTAGE FRENCH MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR 1912 FRONTCOVER & 14 ILLUSTRATED PAGES SPECIAL NUMBER CHINESE REVOLUTION.WITHOUT FRONT COVER COLOR. MAGAZINE COMPLETE OF 30 PAGES SIZE : 24 X 32 C

 

BEAUTIFUL KORAN LEAF FROM SAFAVIDS ERA: This is a beautiful handwritten Koran leaf written in Persia during the Safavids time. It is Undated but looks around 200 years old. The text represents Verses

 

1830s Journal Revolutionary War Soldier Diary Thomas Jefferson Slavery This is a really interesting journal from 1830 and before. It is all handwritten with over 50 pages of entries. The majority of t

 

1795 -Yale College/University- James Dana Ezra Stiles Funeral Booklet This week, we will be listing a wonderful collection of Ephemera & Historical Memorabilia, including several Early Yale Univer