GENUINELY SCARCE "HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY ON THE MORE NORTHERN COAST OF AMERICA" ARCTIC EXPLORATION BY PATRICK FRASER TYTLER, PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, 1836. E

 

PRINTED 1776. GEORGE BERKELEY'S Hylas and Philonous His arguments on perceptual relativity were a precursor to Einstein His belief in Esse est percipi (“To be is to be perceived”) was a precursor

 

Fantastic & original Japanese woodblock print book, EARLY VIEWS, Kansei 5 (1793). Volume measures 7 X 10 inches (closed) and has 124 pages, 47 of which have fine early woodblock prints, including

 

Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome; Meric Casaubon. New York: Heritage Press, ©1956. xv, 230 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. [De rubus suis.] Translated by Meric Casaubon, and with e

 

Technische Berichte - Herausgegeben von der FlugzeugmeisterEI der Inspektion der Fliegertruppen, Charlottenburg.(Techical Reports - Published by the Inspectors of the Air Force) Rare 1917 GERMAN TECHN

 

Sleight of Hand Tricks The Flying Dime :: The Flying Dime (another method) :: The Beads and Strings :: To get a Ring out of a Handkerchief :: To tie a Knot in a Handkerchief which :: Cannot be drawn T

 

This is a Set of Four (4) "impaired" original French Revolution era ASSIGNATS: denominations, 10 Sous (1792/93) . Each note is damaged in some way, i.e., heavy wear, old "fold-lines", major tears, sta

 

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Description Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Book Ikebana Pictures ・Writer Oshidorisai ・Dated Meiji 34=1901 ・Page：212 ・Illustrations：About 180 Pictures of Famous Artists ・Measures 9 1/4"

 

MUSEUM OF WONDERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE MARVELS OF NATURAL HISTORY; WITH GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF MONSTERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD; WILD ANIMALS OF THE FOREST AND PLAIN; BEAUTIFUL BIRDS AND INSECTS; QUEER WAND