(Association Copy) Long Drums and Cannons; Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists, 1952-1955 by Laurence, Margaret - 1968

1801 1ed Eccentric Biography Ben Franklin Mary Wollstonecraft Raleigh Joan Arc
'Eccentric Biography' is an early 19th-century encyclopedia-style work of fascinating historical figures, authors, dramatists, and thinkers from the history. This 1801 collection of biographical sketches features portrait engravings in addition to the biographies themselves. While this book covers hundreds of names, a few notable figures include:
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Ovid
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Nero
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Moliere
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Joan of Arc
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Benjamin Franklin
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Archimedes
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Jonathan Swift
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Daniel Defoe
Item number: #15485
Price: $750
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Eccentric biography, or, Sketches of remarkable characters, ancient and modern : including potentates ... etc., the whole alphabetically arranged ; and forming a pleasing delineation of the singularity, whim, folly, caprice, etc. etc. of the human mind.

London : Printed by J. Cundee… Read More

1843 1ed Crusoniana Juan Fernandez Islands Robinson Crusoe Selkirk Shipwreck
'Crusoniana' is a rare, 19th-century historical account of the South Pacific island which inspired the famed story 'Robinson Crusoe'. Known today as the Juan Fernandez Islands, this island famously housed marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, whose story became the basis for Defoe's famous epic.
Written by Thomas Sutcliffe, 'Crusoniana'
covers the life and shipwreck of Selkirk, who eventually became the governor of the Juan Fernandez Islands.
This impressive first edition is known to be quite valuable much in part to the fine, full-page engravings.
Item number: #18575
Price: $750
SUTCLIFFE, Thomas
Crusoniana; or, Truth versus fiction elucidated in a history of the islands of Juan Fernandez
Manchester [England] Pub by the author; printed by P. Grant, 1843. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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Truth vs. Fiction – vi, 195, [1]
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Earthquake of Juan Fernandez – 32, [2], 15, [1]
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1557 1ed Epitome on Prosody Latin & Greek Grammar Language Berthelon Literature
A rare and rather obscure 16th-century study on Prosody, linguistics, and grammar. Collected and edited by a Pantaleon Bartelon, this work is a collection of literary and poetic examples published together with the intents of offer direction to writers and grammarians.
Item number: #20562
Price: $750
BERTHELON, Pantaleon
Epitome in prosodiam : ex variis scriptoribus compendiosè collecta
Parisiis: Ex officina Simonis Calvarini, 1557. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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277, [27]
· References: USTC 198081; Pettegree, FB 55983
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Provenance: Handwritten – Alexandri [Peleé] DeVarenne, 1726
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.5in X 3in (11.5cm x 7.5cm)
· Quite scarce
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1784 Robinson Crusoe Adventures Daniel Defoe Shipwreck French Illustrated 2v SET

"It is never too late to be wise."
― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

"One of the most beautiful travel books in figures of the eighteenth century." (Gumuchian)

Called the original adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe was originally published in 1719 and depicts the life of a castaway who learns to survive on an island for decades. However, while it saw substantial success with the masses, there were still those that were not impressed. For instance, Charles Dickens said,
"...Robinson Crusoe should be the only instance of a universally popular book that could make no one laugh and could make no one cry."

Editions of 'Robinson Crusoe' from the 18th-century are considerably rare, and this 1784 French edition is no exception. It contains impressive, full-page engravings as well.

Item number: #21468
Price: $750

DEFOE, Daniel

La vie et les aventures surprenantes de Robinson Crusoé.

A Lyon : Chez Amable Le Roy,… Read More

1850s Chateaubriand ATALA Native American Indians NATCHEZ 12v SET Complete Works

"You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light."
― François-René de Chateaubriand

'Atala' is a short novel by French author François-René de Chateaubriand, a work that was an important work of Romanticism. It follows the story of travels and voyages in North America, encounters with Cherokee Indians, wilderness exploration, European missionaries in America, and themes of forbidden love.

This work, and numerous others, are included in this beautiful 19th-century, 12-volume set of the works of Chateaubriand. Other notable works included in this set include:
• "Les Martyrs"
• "The Genius of Christianity" – a classic defense of Catholicism written during the French Revolution at a time when the science and French Enlightenment was influencing all aspects of life
• "Les Natchez" – an historical fiction account of the Natchez people containing Chateaubriand's own views and… Read More