Plutarch Collectibles and Curiosities

Set of eight French language book series titled "Letters of Madame de Sévigné", was printed in Paris in 1818. The spines are dark blue almost black sheepskin leather bindings with gi...

Nicely framed map titled 'Greece'. Original antique map of Greece published by C. Smith, 1818. Frame included.

Pontormo e Rosso Fiorentino " Divergenti Vie Della "Maniera". Falciani Caro e Natali Antonio a cura di, 1st Ed softcover Exhibition Catalog. Published to accompany an exhibition at P...

A 3 ½ inch Regency Lane’s pocket globe, dated 1818, the terrestrial globe with the seas in light green and the land masses outlined in darker green, contained within a hinged black shagreen case, the concave interior of the case applied with the engraved celestial charts...

A beautiful book from 1880 with 183 pages to show varying French product labels. It is divided into five sections - the first four are the vast majority of the book and consist of ho...

AUTHOR: Cyprien Berard and Charles Nodier. TITLE: Lord Ruthwen, ou Les Vampires. PUBLISHER: Paris: Chez Ladvocat, Libraire, 1820. DESCRIPTION: FIRST FRENCH EDITION. 2 vols., 6-3/...

Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes Title: Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes Par Mr. Felibien, Secretaire de l' Academie des Sciences & Historiographe du Roi. Tome premier, 1705, Nouvelle Edition revue, corrigeer & augmentée des Conferences de l'Academie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture and Tome second, 1705 A londres, chez David Mortier, Libraire dans le Strand, a l'enseigne d' Erafme Tome premier 68 pages and on page 69 second entretien till page 248 8 pages with table des martieres, Continues dans le premier Tome Tome second 165 pages with troisieme entretien and on page 166 quatrième entretien till page 297 5 pages 'table' Brown leather binding with paper board and 5 spine...

AUTHOR: BRATHWAIT, Richard (Joseph Haslewood - editor). TITLE: Barnabae Itenerarium, or Barnabee's Journal. PUBLISHER: London: Np, 1820. DESCRIPTION: 2 vols., l6mo, 5-1/8" - 4-1/...

Antique print, titled: ?Fort Hollandois de Paliacate nommé le Fort de Gueldre?. Published for Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages. Artists and Engravers: Jac...

This original hand-colored map is from the "Atlas National Illustré," a work by Victor Levasseur, a French geographer and cartographer known for his richly illustrated maps. The map...

Dutch Golf Engraving By J. Aliamet, Les Amusements De L'Hiver. Rare 18th century Dutch golf engraving by J. Aliamet depicting Dutchman playing the early form of golf on the ice near Haarlem in 1668. The engraving is taken from Adriaen van de Velde original oil painting but is printed in reverse, the Kolf engraving is entitled 'Les Amusemens De L'Hiver' (Winter Fun). A print of this engraving was published in Darwins 1920 book, A Golfers Gallery of Old Masters. The scene shows a group of four Dutch gentlemen in the foreground playing kolf, the forerunner of golf. The main player can be seen taking aim to hit the post which is next to the man standing over his right shoulder. They are eagerly watched by a young lad who has his hands in his pockets to keep warm with a Kolf club under his arms, looking as if longing to join in. Two ladies are being pushed and pulled in a wooden sledge...

Le moyen de parvenir; oeuvre contenant la raison de tout ce qui a esté, est & sera : avec démonstrations certaines et nécessaires, selon la rencontre des effects de vertu . n.d. (ci...