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Item #69374 [46 Parliamentary Acts] Anno Regni Georgii III. BRITISH HISTORY

A Collection of 46 Acts from the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain, Many of Which are Related to America BRITISH HISTORY. [46 Parliamentary Acts] Anno Regni Georgii III.. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae. Vicesimo Quinto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Eighteenth day of May, Anno Domini 1784, in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued, by several Prorogations... being the Second [Third, Fourth, Fifth] Session of the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain. London: Printed by Charles Eyer and William Strahan., 1785. Full Description:

BRITISH HISTORY. BRITISH HISTORY.

[46 Parliamentary Acts] Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae. Vicesimo Quinto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Eighteenth day of May, Anno Domini 1784, in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued, by several Prorogations... being the Second [Third, Fourth, Fifth] Session of the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

London: Printed by Charles Eyer and William Strahan. 1785. First edition of a collection of 46 parliamentary acts from the second, third, fourth and fifth sessions of the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain. Many acts relating to America. One quarto volume (11 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 301 x 184.....

Price: $1,850.00

Item #69249 Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, John CASSIN

CASSIN, John.

Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American birds not given by former American authors, and a general synopsis of North American ornithology...1853 to 1855.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1862. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1862. Full Description: CASSIN, John. Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American birds not given by former American authors, and a general synopsis of.....

Price: $2,750.00

Item #65389 State of the Poor. Sir Frederick Morton EDEN

EDEN, Sir Frederick Morton.

State of the Poor. or, An History of the Labouring Classes of England, from the Conquest to the Present Period; In which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect to diet, dress, fuel, and habitation; And the various plans which, from time to time, have been proposed, and adopted, for the relief of the poor: together with parochial reports relative to the administration of work-houses, and houses of industry; the state of friendly societies; and other public institutions, in several agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing, districts. With a large appendix; containing a comparative and chronological table of the prices of labour, of provisions, and of other commodities; an account of the poor in Scotland; and many original documents on subjects of national importance.

London: Printed by J. Davis, for B. & J. White... 1797. The Beginning of Sociology EDEN, Sir Frederic[k] Morton. The State of the Poor: or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period; In which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect.....

Price: $10,000.00

Item #65535 Purple Land that England Lost. W. H HUDSON

HUDSON, W.H.

Purple Land that England Lost. Travels and Adventures in the Banda Oriental, South America.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1885. First edition of the author's first book, without the half-titles and the ads. Two twelvemo volumes (73/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 187 x 124 mm). iv, [1]-286; iv, [1]-265, [1, colophon] pp. Publisher's original blue cloth. Spines lettered and ruled in gilt.....

Price: $3,000.00

Item #66959 Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding. David HUME

HUME, David.

Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding. By the Author of the Essays Moral and Political.

London: Printed for A. Millar, 1748. First edition. Twelvemo.(166 x 95 mm). iv; 256; [4, ad] pp. Contemporary brown calf, expertly rebacked to style, spine gilt-stamped with black and red morocco labels, marbled endpapers, all edges red. Some mild toning. Very good. Better known as An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.....

Price: $10,000.00

Item #68433 Recueil de testes de caractere & de charges. LEONARDO DA VINCI

LEONARDO DA VINCI. LEONARDO DA VINCI; CAYLUS, ANNE CLAUDE PHILIPPE, COMTE DE.

Recueil de testes de caractere & de charges. dessinées par Leonard de Vinci Florentin, & gravées par M. le C. de C.

Paris: J. Mariette, 1730. A Set of Plates by Caylus after Leonardo [LEONARDO DA VINCI]. [Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, Comte de [illustrator]. Recueil de testes de caractere & de charges. dessinées par Leonard de Vinci Florentin, & gravées par M. le C. de C. Paris: J. Mariette, 1730. First edition.....

Price: $7,500.00

MACDONALD, George.

At the Back of the North Wind.

New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1871. First American "copyright" edition. Small octavo 6 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 175 x 125 mm). viii, 378, [2, blank] pp. Seventy-six wood-engraved text illustrations after Arthur Hughes. This edition pre-dates that recorded by Sadleir as the first American edition and is almost.....

Price: $2,500.00

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista. PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.

Vedute di Roma.

Rome, 1748. ziano. [Rome: 1748-1775]. Two large folio volumes (560 x 415 mm.). Engraved title, engraved frontispiece, large folding engraved map of Rome (on three sheets), and 109 double-page engraved plates (sheet size approximately 560 x 764 mm.). Without Hind plate nos. 101, 112-119, and 121-137. Seventy-two of the plates.....

Price: $185,000.00

Item #68958 Autograph Letter Signed. George Bernard SHAW

SHAW, George Bernard.

Autograph Letter Signed. “G. Bernard Shaw.”.

London, 1898. G. Bernard Shaw.” London: 1898. Full Description: SHAW, George Bernard. Autograph Letter Signed. “G. Bernard Shaw.” 29 Fitzroy Square W. London: 23rd April, 1898. Autograph letter signed “G. Bernard Shaw.” Letter addressed to "Mrs. Bloomfield Zeisler" famous Austrian concert pianist. Four pages on two octavo sheets (8 x......

Price: $2,500.00