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Unpublished Typescript; Journal of a Voyage from Scotland to China in 1839, by Agnes Paterson
A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...
View full detailsMissionary Pioneers in India, John Rutherfurd, Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh, 1896
This volume details the pioneering work in India of 5 missionaries; Bartholomew Ziegenbald (Germany); Christian Frederick Schwartz (Denmark); and t...
View full detailsThe Discoverers; A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, Daniel J. Boorstin, Gryphon Editions 1990
A beautifully presented volume of this work, first published in 1983. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon Editions, in full pigskin leather, sp...
View full detailsThe Scots Magazine; New Series, December 1887 - November 1990, 5 Volumes
The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...
View full detailsThe History of The Jews, John Murray, 1830, in custom leather binding and slipcase
A handsome set of 3 volumes bound in a modern full leather binding with slipcase. The History of The Jews. Three Volumes. By Henry Hart Milman (unc...
View full detailsMen of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits, Photographed by Lock and Whitfield, Thompson Cooper, 1876-1881. Chiswick Press.
Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits of Men Distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, La...
View full detailsThe Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Adam & Co/John G. Murdoch, London, c. 1880
The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life &...
View full detailsSammlung von Johann Christian Günthers, aus Schlesien, bis anhero herausgegebenen Gedichten, 1751
Sammlung von Johann Christian Günthers, aus Schlesien, bis anhero herausgegebenen Gedichten. Auf das neue übersehen, und in einer bessern Wahl und ...
View full detailsLe Regne de Robespierre, Maria Helene Williams, c. 1900
Memoires et Souvenirs; Publie sous la Direction de F. Funck-Brentano: Le Regne de Robespierre, by Maria Helene Williams. Traduit pour la premiere f...
View full detailsEarly Letters of Marcus Dods, 1850-1864, selected and edited by his Son, 1910 - possibly author inscribed
Early Letters of Marcus Dods, D.D. (Late principal of New college, Edinburgh), 1850-1864, selected and edited by his Son, Marcus Dods, M.A., Advoca...
View full detailsBound Collection of Biblical Pamphlets, 1914. Collated by James Hope Moulton, with Correspondence.
Bound Collection of Biblical Pamphlets, 1914. With authors' names to spine; Thackeray, Simpson, Findlay, Mayor, Stawell, Bladon, Peake, Burkitt, La...
View full detailsGeschichte der Basler Mission, 1815-1899, Paul Eppler, 1900. 6 Maps.
Geschichte der Basler Mission, 1815-1899, mit vier Kartenstizzen, by Paul Eppler (History of the Basel Mission with four map sketches). Published b...
View full detailsAlbrecht Ritschls Leben, Dargestellt von Otto Ritschl. 2 Volumes complete. 1892 - 1866.
Albrecht Ritschls Leben, Dargestellt von Otto Ritschl. 2 Volumes complete. Comprises: Vol 1: Published 1892: Ertser Band. 1822 - 1864. Vol 2: Publi...
View full detailsLatran V et Trente, O. De La Brosse, J. Lecler, H. Holstein & CH. Lefebvre, 1975
Histoire Des Conciles Oecumeniques 10; Latran V et Trente, by O. De La Brosse, J. Lecler, H. Holstein & CH. Lefebvre. Published under the direc...
View full detailsPagans and Philosophers, John Marenbon, Princeton, 2015
Pagans and Philosophers; The Problem of Paganism from Augustine to Leibniz, by John Marenbon. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William...
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