New York: George Braziller, 1970. Hardcover in an Illustrated Slipcover. The Book of Hours of Engelbert of Nassau, housed in the Bodleian Library at Oxford as MSS. Douce 219–220, is a splendid example of a book of hours following the Dominican Rite. Crafted in Ghent during the late 1470s or.....

London: Ballantyne Press For Hacon and Ricketts, 1901. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- Charles Ricketts was a pivotal figure in the Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic Movements, and the Vale Press was his primary vehicle for challenging the industrialization of the book. By choosing De Cupidinis et Psyches, Ricketts aligned the press with.....

Germany: Halle, Joham, Gebauer, 1756. Background Information:The map shows the conflicts in Mauretania and the province of Africa Proconsularis during the early first century AD. Gaetulien.The Romanised name of an ancient Berber tribe inhabiting Getulia, covering the large desert region south of the Atlas Mountains, bordering the Sahara. Mauretania (also.....

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company, 1930. Illustrations by Jean De Bosschère. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The Decameron, written between 1349 and 1353, is considered one of the most significant works in world literature. The book is set during the Black Death, a plague that devastated Europe in.....

London: W. Mears, 1718. Full leather in a slipcase. Full Title: New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical; explaining the motion of the sapp and generation of plants. With other Discoveries never before made Publick, for the Improvement of Forest-Trees, Flower-Gardens or Parterres; with a New Invention.....

London: A. Millar, 1752. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Moses Browne’s trajectory from a struggling pen-cutter to a favored protégé of the Countess of Hertford is a classic Enlightenment success story. This 1752 collection was instrumental in securing his reputation, eventually leading to his ordination. By framing the 'Universe' as a subject of.....

Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., c1900. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — A CLASSIC OF CHRISTIAN ALLEGORY.First published in 1678, John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress became one of the most widely read works of English religious literature. Its allegorical account of Christian’s journey from the City of Destruction toward the Celestial City.....

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1934. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE --Sir Richard Burton’s translation remains a cornerstone of 19th-century orientalism, prized for its raw energy and linguistic depth.Describing the Decoration: The boards are decorated in a Persian-miniature style, featuring an intricate, repeating "all-over" pattern of stylized flora, fauna, and human figures.....

London, Printed for W. Bower and F. Rivington et. al.:, 1771. 11th Edition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Samuel Clarke was a titan of the British Enlightenment, celebrated equally as a logician, physicist, and theologian. His famous debate with Leibniz defended the Newtonian worldview of space and time, cementing his reputation as the.....

Cambridge: University Press, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- A CLASSIC ICELANDIC SAGA REIMAGINED BY THE WRITER WHO INSPIRED MODERN EPIC FANTASY.  Eddison’s translation was a reactionary and brilliant effort to replace the 1893 W.C. Green version. By utilizing his mastery of Old Norse.....

New York: George Braziller, 1971. Hardcover in an Illustrated Slipcover. The Hours of Étienne Chevalier, an illuminated book of hours, was commissioned by Étienne Chevalier, treasurer to King Charles VII of France, and crafted by the talented miniature painter and illuminator, Jean Fouquet.Today, only 48 leaves of this remarkable manuscript.....

London: Nichols and Sons, 1884, Limited Edition. Full Leather Hardcover. SCHOLARLY SIGNIFICANCE: PRESERVING MEDIEVAL VOICES—THE TEXTUAL TRADITION.  The Roxburghe Club played a central role in nineteenth-century efforts to preserve and circulate important historical and literary texts. This edition of The Lyf of Seynt Katerine reflects Victorian scholarly interest in medieval.....

London: Printed for Charles Dilly et al. 1791. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — First issued in the mid-eighteenth century, Guthrie’s Geographical Grammar became one of the most successful and widely used British geographical textbooks of the period. Its appeal lay partly in its commercial emphasis, combining geographical description with the statistical, political.....