Treasure Island by STEVENSON, Robert Louis - 1887

1834 Mariner's Chronicle 1ed PIRATES Shipwreck NAVY Boat Ship Sailing Navigation

A rare first edition of 'The Mariner's Chronicle' – a collection of sea narratives, shipwreck stories, naval battles, and pirate adventures! Written and collected by an unknown author, this work features accounts of specific ships and their crew lost to sea, explosions of boats in wharfs, and is filled with charming woodcut illustrations!

Item number: #24656
Price: $499

DUNCAN, Archibald

The mariner's chronicle: containing narratives of the most remarkable disasters at sea, such as shipwrecks, storms, fires, and famines: also naval engagements, piratical adventures, incidents of discovery, and other extraordinary and interesting occurrences.

New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1834. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xii, 13-504
o 25 engravings (on 13 leaves)
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.75in X 4.75in (19.5cm x 12cm)

Our… Read More

1901 Booker T Washington 1ed Up from Slavery American Poverty KKK Racism

"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington was a famous 19th-century American civil rights activist known for his anti-slavery platform during the height of Negro lynchings in the American South. Born as a slave child during the American Civil War, Washington describes his difficulties and obstacles in his autobiography 'Up From Slavery'. This work follows more than forty years of his life, the state of race relations, and the rise and fall of the Negro social ladder.

While many authors and political leaders, such as WEB du Bois, were highly critical of Washington's work, he still emphasized the importance of education among the black population, especially in the South, which was a realistic tactic to easing racial tensions. This book was also gives the first mention of extremist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.

Item number: #24926
Price:… Read More

1787 Daniel Defoe Voyage Round the World English Colonization Robinson Crusoe 2v

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

Daniel Defoe was an English author who gained enduring fame for his novel, Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel and helped popularize the genre in Britain. In some texts he is even referred to as one of the founders, if not the founder, of the English novel.

While Robinson Crusoe is his best and most iconic work, he wrote numerous other works including another adventure voyage book called "A New Voyage Round the World". Certainly this work is nowhere near as popular or as well-known as 'Robinson Crusoe', it does show Defoe's interest in world travel and English colonization. According to Jane Jack,
"Colonization made a deep appeal to Defoe's imagination. To him, a colony was a symbol. It stood for his optimistic conception of human nature, representing his conception of the good life of… Read More

1775 Revolutionary War MONEY 1ed Early American Banknote $2 Bill Dollars Finance
An incredibly rare and valuable 18th-century example of Revolutionary War money!
During the height of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress needed finding a way to pay the newly found American army. In 1775, the Continental Currency was first printed to supplement income. And while the value of these notes depreciated in value throughout the war, they hold significant historical and financial value today. These notes hold a reminder of the horrors of uncontrolled inflation and provide an important view into the history of American finance.
This two-dollar note was printed in Philadelphia by Hall and Sellers in 1775 – an incredible example of first edition American money!
Item number: #24984
Price: $499
United States
Five Dollars
[Philadelphia:] Hall and Sellers, 1775.
Details:
· One banknote
o November 29, 1775 edition
o Serial number illegible
o Signed by Luke Morris
· Language: English
· Size: ~3.75in X… Read More

1769 BRITISH Peerage Scotland IRELAND Illustrated Coat-of-ARMS Scottish Heraldry
'The Peerage of Scotland' is a rare, 18th-century reference of Scottish and British genealogy and heraldry. This 1769 edition of Edward Kimber's "Peerage" contains hundreds of engraved figures of Scottish, English, Irish, and British coats-of-arms – arms of earls, dukes, barons, and viscounts. Each of the fine engravings contains a thorough description of the peerage and nobility.
Item number: #24983
Price: $599
KIMBER, Edward
The pocket herald : or, a complete view of the peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland. With all the arms engraved and blazoned. In two volumes
London: Printed for J. Almon, 1769.
Details:
· Collation: Complete; 3 volumes in 1
o Peerage of England – 303, [5]
56 plates with 2-12 figures on each page!
o Peerage of Scotland – 101, [1]
o Peerage of Ireland – [2], 5-145, [1]
· Provenance: Handwritten – Joseph Steevens, 1771
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size:… Read More

1834 Mariner's Chronicle 1ed PIRATES Shipwreck NAVY Boat Ship Sailing Navigation

A rare first edition of 'The Mariner's Chronicle' – a collection of sea narratives, shipwreck stories, naval battles, and pirate adventures! Written and collected by an unknown author, this work features accounts of specific ships and their crew lost to sea, explosions of boats in wharfs, and is filled with charming woodcut illustrations!

Item number: #24656
Price: $499

DUNCAN, Archibald

The mariner's chronicle: containing narratives of the most remarkable disasters at sea, such as shipwrecks, storms, fires, and famines: also naval engagements, piratical adventures, incidents of discovery, and other extraordinary and interesting occurrences.

New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1834. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xii, 13-504
o 25 engravings (on 13 leaves)
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.75in X 4.75in (19.5cm x 12cm)

Our… Read More

1901 Booker T Washington 1ed Up from Slavery American Poverty KKK Racism

"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington was a famous 19th-century American civil rights activist known for his anti-slavery platform during the height of Negro lynchings in the American South. Born as a slave child during the American Civil War, Washington describes his difficulties and obstacles in his autobiography 'Up From Slavery'. This work follows more than forty years of his life, the state of race relations, and the rise and fall of the Negro social ladder.

While many authors and political leaders, such as WEB du Bois, were highly critical of Washington's work, he still emphasized the importance of education among the black population, especially in the South, which was a realistic tactic to easing racial tensions. This book was also gives the first mention of extremist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.

Item number: #24926
Price:… Read More

1787 Daniel Defoe Voyage Round the World English Colonization Robinson Crusoe 2v

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

Daniel Defoe was an English author who gained enduring fame for his novel, Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel and helped popularize the genre in Britain. In some texts he is even referred to as one of the founders, if not the founder, of the English novel.

While Robinson Crusoe is his best and most iconic work, he wrote numerous other works including another adventure voyage book called "A New Voyage Round the World". Certainly this work is nowhere near as popular or as well-known as 'Robinson Crusoe', it does show Defoe's interest in world travel and English colonization. According to Jane Jack,
"Colonization made a deep appeal to Defoe's imagination. To him, a colony was a symbol. It stood for his optimistic conception of human nature, representing his conception of the good life of… Read More

1775 Revolutionary War MONEY 1ed Early American Banknote $2 Bill Dollars Finance
An incredibly rare and valuable 18th-century example of Revolutionary War money!
During the height of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress needed finding a way to pay the newly found American army. In 1775, the Continental Currency was first printed to supplement income. And while the value of these notes depreciated in value throughout the war, they hold significant historical and financial value today. These notes hold a reminder of the horrors of uncontrolled inflation and provide an important view into the history of American finance.
This two-dollar note was printed in Philadelphia by Hall and Sellers in 1775 – an incredible example of first edition American money!
Item number: #24984
Price: $499
United States
Five Dollars
[Philadelphia:] Hall and Sellers, 1775.
Details:
· One banknote
o November 29, 1775 edition
o Serial number illegible
o Signed by Luke Morris
· Language: English
· Size: ~3.75in X… Read More

1769 BRITISH Peerage Scotland IRELAND Illustrated Coat-of-ARMS Scottish Heraldry
'The Peerage of Scotland' is a rare, 18th-century reference of Scottish and British genealogy and heraldry. This 1769 edition of Edward Kimber's "Peerage" contains hundreds of engraved figures of Scottish, English, Irish, and British coats-of-arms – arms of earls, dukes, barons, and viscounts. Each of the fine engravings contains a thorough description of the peerage and nobility.
Item number: #24983
Price: $599
KIMBER, Edward
The pocket herald : or, a complete view of the peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland. With all the arms engraved and blazoned. In two volumes
London: Printed for J. Almon, 1769.
Details:
· Collation: Complete; 3 volumes in 1
o Peerage of England – 303, [5]
56 plates with 2-12 figures on each page!
o Peerage of Scotland – 101, [1]
o Peerage of Ireland – [2], 5-145, [1]
· Provenance: Handwritten – Joseph Steevens, 1771
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size:… Read More