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     Thomas Leland;-
The History of Ireland;
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 Leland, Thomas

The History of Ireland, 1773

       - In three volumes. From the Invasion of Henry II. With a preliminary discourse on the ancient state of that Kingdom. 

Published by J. Nourse, T. Longman, G. Robinson, and J. Johnson, London, 1773. 

In 3 VOLS. Original brown leather binding, marbled and highly decorated in gilt to all the covers, front and back. Spines of the 3 VOLS. are red labels with gilt lettering, and gilt decorations along the spines. In beautiful condition, RARE,;

Leland, vicar of Bray, Co. Wicklow, began this history in 1768. It was published in 3 volumes in 1773, with the 3rd edition in 1774. The history contains few references to original authorities, and is in great part based upon the writings of Moryson, Ware, Cox, Harris and Carte. It discusses medieval Ireland, Irish chieftains, early government and concludes with the capitulation of Limerick in 1691.  The History Of Remarkable Events In The Kingdom Of Ireland: Exhibiting The Very Extraordinary Transactions Of Wentworth, Earl Of Strafford; Charles The First; Oliver Cromwell The Great; Charles The Second; James The Second; Butler, Earl Of Ormond; King William The Glorious Deliverer; And George Walker, Volume 1. Leland, Thomas. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: The History Of Remarkable Events In The Kingdom Of Ireland: Exhibiting The Very Extraordinary Transactions Of Wentworth, Earl Of Strafford; Charles The First; Oliver Cromwell The Great; Charles The Second; James The Second; Butler, Earl Of Ormond; King William The Glorious Deliverer; And George Walker;- RARE, Highly Collectable;-

Edgar Allan Poe's rare 
'Tamerlane and Other Poems' 
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Edgar Allan Poe's 'Tamerlane and Other Poems' 

Edgar Allan Poe's rare 'Tamerlane and Other Poems' 

The book is one of only 12 copies surviving  "It's the rarest book in American literature."

Tamerlane and Other Poems is the first published work by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The short collection of poems was first published in 1827. Today, it is believed only 12 copies of the collection still exist.

Poe abandoned his foster family, the Allans, and moved to Boston to find work in 1827. Having only minor success, he enlisted in the United States Army. He brought with him several manuscripts, which he paid to have published by a printer named Calvin F. S. Thomas. The 40-page collection was called Tamerlane and Other Poems and did not include Poe's name. Distribution was limited to 50 copies and it received no critical attention. The poems were largely inspired by Lord Byron, including the long title poem "Tamerlane", which depicts a historical conqueror who laments the loss of his first romance. Like much of Poe's future work, the poems in Tamerlane and Other Poems include themes of love, death, and pride.

Tamerlane" is an epic poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the 1827 collection Tamerlane and Other Poems. That collection, with only 50 copies printed, was not credited with the author's real name but by "A Bostonian." The poem's original version was 403 lines but trimmed down to 223 lines for its inclusion in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems.

Poe's first published collection is so rare that after Poe's death Rufus Wilmot Griswold believed it had never existed until one was found in 1859. It has since been recognized as one of the rarest first editions in American literature.

Tredgold on the Steam Engine.
 Locomotive and Stationary Engines;
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1788 - 1829.

Tredgold on the Steam Engine. Locomotive and Stationary Engines: The Principles and Practice of their Construction, Exemplified in Numerous Examples. With Descriptive text by Eminent Engineers. 

Thomas Tredgold 1850? published London;- James Virtue. Original binding with the foldout plans of the steam engine. Very Rare..not copies can be found on the internet. Very Fine  I offer this Rare book for £1,500

  British Fresh-Water Fishes;-
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British Fresh-Water Fishes;-

HOUGHTON, Rev. W[illiam]. British Fresh-Water Fishes. London: William Mackenzie, [1879]. Two volumes. Folio, publisher's brick textured cloth over bevelled boards with black-, gilt-, and blind-stamped, with piscatorial vignettes and motifs on boards, all edges gilt. First edition of this beautifully illustrated study of British fresh-water fish, with 41 brightly coloured large folio chromolithographed plates, as well as numerous in-text engravings. The superb plates, providing a coloured illustration of each species, were drawn from nature by A.F. Lydon. "Houghton, a Shropshire clergyman, aimed his book at the fisherman rather than the naturalist, and the text (of which there is, unusually, plenty) gives information about recognition, feeding and breeding habits, habitat, bait and so on" (Buchanan, Nature into Art, 168). Litchfield 52. Nissen, ZBI 2009. Westwood & Satchell (supplement) 247. The 2 vol Folio are in very fine condition. Rare in this condition. 

A COPY OF 
The American Constitution 
with the Bill of Rights;-
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A COPY OF The American Constitution with the Bill of Rights

The United States declaration of Independence,  which announced that the Thirteen American Colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of the British Empire,   exists in a number of drafts, handwritten copies, and published broadside 

The TWO copies by William J. Stone;- only 23 copies known;-  Update;- these 2 Items are underoffer. SOLD

The Most Ancient and Famous History 
of the Renowned 
Prince Arthur King of Britaine;-
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 Thomas Malory

The Most Ancient and Famous History of the Renowned Prince Arthur King of Britaine, Wherein is declared his Life and Death, with all his glorious Battailes against the Saxons, Saracens and Pagans, which (for the honour of his Country) 

London Printed by William Stansby, for Jacob Bloome 1634, quarto, three title-pages, 

Considered To Be The Earliest Obtainable Edition of Malory's "Morte d'Arthur"

MALORY, Sir Thomas]. The Most Ancient and Famous History of the Renowned Prince Arthur King of Britaine, Wherein is declared his Life and Death, with all his glorious Battailes against the Saxons, Saracens and Pagans, which (for the honour of his Country) he most worthily atchieved. As also, all the Noble Acts, and Heroicke Deeds of his Valiant Knights of the Round Table. Newly refined, and published for the delight, and profit of the Reader. London: Printed by William Stansby, for Jacob Bloome, 1634. 

Each part with separate title-page and with woodcut frontispiece of the Round Table, with King Arthur in the center and his Knights around him in a circle, the woodcut printed with the bottom towards the gutter and with the names of the Knights printed at the head and foot of the page. Black letter text, roman and italic preliminaries, headlines, rubrics, and proper names. I

The Malory translation, first published by Caxton in 1485 and reprinted by Wynkyn de Worde in 1498 and 1529, by William Copland in 1557, and by Thomas East about 1585. The present edition is the last of those early editions and the only one with surviving copies in the marketplace; it was not reprinted until 1816, when two editions appeared, both taken from the 1634 edition.

 Conradi Gesneri Tigurini Medici & Philosophy; 
1555 folio 
 Conrad Gesner’s Historiae Animalium:
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 Conradi Gesneri Tigurini Medici & Philosophy; 1555 folio 
 Conrad Gesner’s Historiae Animalium:

 (Studies on Animals) is considered to be the first modern zoological work. This first attempt to describe many of the animals accurately is illustrated with beautiful woodcuts drawn from personal observations by Gesner and his colleagues.The Book is a Folio, with original boards, rebacked spine. All the Woodcuts are there. A very Rare find.

Joseph Edmondson;-  
A Complete Body of Heraldry: 
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Joseph Edmondson;-  
A Complete Body of Heraldry: 

Containing an Historical Enquiry Into the Origins of Armories and the Rise and Progress of Heraldry, Considered As a Science ... the Proper Methods of Blazoning and Marshalling Armorial Bearings ... the Arms, Quarterings . ....crests, Supporters, and Mottos of all Sovereign Princes and States, As Also the Achievements of the Peers ... of England, Scotland, and Ireland ... an Historical Catalogue of all the Different Orders of Knighthood ... [Complete in Two Volumes] 

      Published in  London : by  The Author;-  By T. Spilsbury, Snowhill, 1780. 1st Edition.  2 Stunning Folio Volumes;- On  Heraldry, Nobility & Genealogy of Great Britain -- The Coats of Arms and Portraits are all present and in fine condition. Notes: Vol. 1 was partly written by Sir Joseph Ayloffe. Cf. Moule's Bibliotheca heraldica Magnæ Britanniæ, and Lowndes' The bibliographer's manual of English literature. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with contrasting dark and red morocco gilt-blocked labels. Spine compartments attractively tooled in gilt. An exceptional fine set-  

An Engrave frontispiece of Edmondson to Volume 1 & A list of Subscribers also to Volume 1. An extensive Index also to Volume 1. All the stunning engraved plates to the back of Volume 2. All engraving are present in this most attractive 2 Volume Folio Set. 

Joseph Edmondson (died 1786), was a herald and genealogist.

Edmondson was originally apprenticed to a barber, but afterwards became a coach-painter, and being much employed in emblazoning coat-armour on carriages was led to the study of heraldry and genealogy. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and in March 1764 was created Mowbray herald extraordinary. This appointment in the College of Arms did not prevent him from continuing the coach-painting business, which he carried on successfully for many years. The appearance of his ‘Baronagium’ (1764) attracted the attention of the nobility, and brought him much employment in the compilation of pedigrees. Indeed, most of the peers had their genealogies drawn up or rearranged by him. When the baronets made an unsuccessful attempt to obtain some augmentation of their privileges, as appendages to their titles, they chose Edmondson as their secretary. He died at his residence in Warwick Street, Golden Square, on 17 February 1786, and was buried in the cemetery of St. James’s Piccadilly.  His extravagant manner of living prevented him from leaving any considerable property to his son, who continued the business of coach-painter till his death, which happened soon after that of his father. Edmondson's library was sold by auction in 1788.

Wenman, Thomas 
The legend of Mary, Queen of Scots
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Wenman, Thomas 
The legend of Mary, Queen of Scots, and other ancient poems; now first published from Ms.s. of the sixteenth century 
Published in London: by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1810. 8vo.  1st. Edition, with a list of Subscribers and Appendix and Errata to the back of the volume. Original marbled brown paper covers with a brown leather spine; Gilt lettering to the top of spine. A clean tidy copy of a collectable book. Scare/rare. 

Vertot, Rene Aubert de 
The History of the Revolutions in Sweden
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Vertot, Rene Aubert de 
The History of the Revolutions in Sweden, Occasioned by the Change of Religion, and Alteration of the Government in that Kingdom... now done into English 
 Published in London:1723.. by M. Poulson;-  5th. Edition;- 2 Volumes in One;-  Done into English by J. Mitchel M.D.;- 8vo. Original brown leather binding, with some wear, a red label with gilt lettering to the spine;- Vertot (1655-1735), Capuchin and later Praemonstratensian monk, was a historian whom Chalmers says the French regard as their own Quintus Curtius. This is Vertot's defense of Brittany's independence from France, based upon Ancient and Medieval evidence. A Good copy of a historical book on Sweden. 

Sarrazin, General [Jean. 1770 - 1848] 
HISTORY Of The WAR In SPAIN And PORTUGAL, From 1807 to 1814 
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Sarrazin, General [Jean. 1770 - 1848] 
HISTORY Of The WAR In SPAIN And PORTUGAL, From 1807 to 1814 
 Published in  London:: by Henry Colburn,. 1815.. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5". 1st Edition. xvi, 375,  Illustrated with a large fold-out map of "Spain & Portugal, Exhibiting the Routes of the Various Armies." Original marbled paper covers with brown leather spine with gilt lettering to the top of spine;- A fine copy of a collectable book.

Anthing, Johann Friedrich
History of the Campaigns of Count Alexander Suworow
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Anthing, Johann Friedrich
History of the Campaigns of Count Alexander Suworow Rymnikski Field-Marshal-General in the Service of His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of All the Russias; With a Preliminary Sketch of His Private Life and Character 2 Volumes Translated from the German 
 Published by J. Wright;- London;- 1799 2 Volumes ;- Engraved frontispiece, to Volume 1;- Scarce imprint. A translation of 'Versuch einer Kriegsgeschichte des General-Feldmarschall Graf Rymnikski' from the German;- A list of New Military Works to the back pages;- Original brown leather binding, red labels and gilt lettering  to the spines; also some gilt decorations along the spine...Highly collected set, in fine condition;-

SHELLEY Percy Bysshe 
An address to the Irish people 
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SHELLEY Percy Bysshe 
An address to the Irish people reprinted from the original edition of 1812 edited by Thomas J. Wise with an introduction by T. W. Rolleston 
 Published by Reeves and Turner 1890;- London;- This is The Shelley Society Publications Second Series;- One of only 200 Copies Printed on the 4th. October 1890;- Original light blue paper covers with black lettering to both Front and Back covers. Good condition of a highly collectable book. 

SHELLEY (Percy Bysshe) 
Rosalind and Helen.
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SHELLEY (Percy Bysshe) 
Rosalind and Helen. A Modern Eclogue With Other Poems. Edited by H. Buxton Forman   London, The Shelley Society (Publications, Second Series, Number 17) 1888 - Tall octavo, original printed paper boards, light wear to extremities, uncut and unopened, fine. One of only 500 exact type facsimile copies.It was Buxton Forman and Wise's involvement with these exact type facsimiles that provided them with the idea to produce their own manufactured, artificial rarities and ultimately led to the notorious Carter and Pollar Enquiry. 

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