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Poems by Charles Kingsley – 1884 – Superb Fine Binding Deep Blue Leather

Published by Macmillan. London in 1884 and bound in deep blue polished calf with five raised bands to spine separate red leather title label and elaborate gilt work to each compartment, gilt outline to boards, marbled endpapers and edges etc – really nice.

Charles Kingsley was a priest in the Church of England. A friend of Darwin and early supporter of the theory of evolution (Darwin mentions his view in later editions). Author of the Water Babies and Westward Ho and a collection of beautiful poems, songs and ballads beautifully presented here.

Victorian Poetry bound in blue

$90.00

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Progress of Discovery on the coasts of new guinea – Clements Markham, secretary r.g.s – 1884

An iposrtant extract from the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1884 regarding “Progress of Discovery on the Coasts of New Guinea”, prepared by English Explorere Clements R. Markham, then Secretary of the Society. Comprised pages 267-336 complete insofar as the New Guinea items now bpund in simple card cover. In very good condition.

Includes important material read by Markham at the evening meeting of the Society, February 25th, 1884. Of interest is the attendance and contribution to discussion of Admiral Moresby who appears rather miffed that Markham set the record straight regarding the discovery of Port Moresby.

The whole enhaced by appendices. First, a chronological account of the events and individuals most associated with the early discoveries of New Guinea. Second, and quite special in its depth, a 40 page bibliography of New Guinea prepared by E. C. Rye, then Librarian of the Royal Geographic Society, from Henry Adams to Justo Zaragoza and every individual and publication in between.

$80.00

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Lives of Twelve Good Men John Burgon – Relfe Brothers Binding– 1891

Published by Murray, London 1891. A second edition now including portraits of each of the illustrious subjects. Bound by Relfe Brother as a prize binding in full rich red polished calf with, five raised bands to spine with separate black leather title label. Gilt work to spine and board edges and gilt shield of Malvern College to front. Marbles end papers continuing to all page edges. A bruise to the spine top that can be forgiven for such a delightful copy – internally fine. A substantial book – 1.1kgs.

The author was the Anglican Dean of Chichester and this work is regarded as a superb biographical record of these influential 19th Century men …..1. Martin Joseph Routh: the learned divine — 2. Hugh James Rose: the restorer of the old paths — 3. Charles Marriott: the man of saintly life — 4. Edward Hawkins: the great provost — 5. Samuel Wilberforce: the remodeller of the episcopate — 6. Richard Lynch Cotton: the humble Christian — 7. Richard Greswell: the faithful steward — 8. Henry Octavius Coxe: the large- hearted librarian — 9. Henry Longueville Mansel: the Christian philosopher — 10. William Jacobson: the single-minded bishop — 11. Charles Page Eden: the earnest parish priest — 12. Charles Longuet Higgins: the good layman — Appendices: A. Dr. Routh’s library; B. Dr. Routh’s Latin inscriptions; C. The beginning of American episcopacy; D. Authorship of the `Tracts for the times.’; E. Irreligious character of the Oxford University Commission of 1877-81. The case of Magdalen College; F. The colleges of Oxford, essentially ecclesiastical foundations; G. The colleges of Oxford intended for the encouragement of learning in the sons of poor parents; H. Mr. Reginald Wilberforce as a biographer.

$70.00

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R. Hamlyn-Harris (Ed.) – “Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Vol. V” – 1916

R. Hamlyn-Harris presents the fifth volume of Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, issued in Brisbane, 10th July, 1916.

This work concerns itself with a staggeringly large number of exhibits, pieces and explorations of the Queensland Museum to that date, from fish poisoning and poisons employed among the Aborigines of Queensland to a check-list of Cephalochordates, Selachians, and fish of Queensland. Accompanied by 25 excellent plates, with additional illustrations to accompany each article.

This scarce and important publication contains articles to delight anyone with an interest in natural history, anthropology or Queensland itself.

$60.00

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The Empire of the Amorites – A. T. Clay (1919) with Manuscript review by Prof. Duncan – leading Assyriologist at the American University of Cairo

An important work on the Amorite Civilisation, by Clay owned by and with lengthy hand-written review by leading A Dr. George S. Duncan, considers a new time-frame by which the Amorite civilisation, and its pervasion into Babylonia and Sumeria, may be understood.

Beginning with an exploration of the home of the Semites and the country of Amurru, excavations relating to the site, its races, languages and writing, the work examines Amorites in Bablyonia and early Babylonians in Amurru. In the second half of the work, Clay examines the capital of Amurru, Ur, and the interaction of the country with other Mesopotamian Kingdoms, Cappadocia, Egypt and Assyria.

Included with this piece is a hand-written review, over three pages, prepared by Prof George Duncan dated June 1921. Duncan begins his review with some history on the matter. With a brief account of the Amorites themselves, a Semitic people whose capital lay on the Euphrates in South Babylonia, Duncan concurs with Clay’s initial propositions with regard to the capacity to locate the influence of Amorite civilisation by virtue of their names and naming systems.

Duncan believes in the relevance of this line of research to dating the Amorite civilisation. Duncan concurs with Clay’s position that, contrary to then common belief, the research indicates the pervasion of an Amorite culture throughout Babylonia from a period much earlier than previously considered, though Duncan indicates the influence of this upon the Sumerian civilisation is not considered in what is, in its entirety, a “masterly” work.

Crown quarto, pp. 192. Plus folding map bound at end. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s blue cloth, gilt ruling to upper cover, gilt spine. In a very good condition. Bright interior, crisp map. First Edition. Yale Oriental Series. Researches, Volume VI. Provenance – George Duncan’s copy. Duncan was Professor of Egyptology and Assyriology at the American University in Cairo.

Leading work with superb working manuscript note from leading authority

$180.00

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Sebastian “Pfarrer” Kneipp – “My Water-Cure” – 1890

Sebastian Kneipp, born 1821, a Bavarian priest and one of the key founders of the naturopathic movement in medicine here outlines his “Kneipp cure”, first published in 1886 which cited healing and therapeutic effects from application of hydrotherapy, with differing temperatures and pressures of water.

Kneipp himself believed that hydrotherapy gleaned from a book he found was the catalyst for his recovery from a bout of tuberculosis earlier in his life.

$80.00

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Poems by Charles Kingsley – 1884 – Superb Fine Binding Deep Blue Leather

Progress of Discovery on the coasts of new guinea – Clements Markham, secretary r.g.s – 1884

Lives of Twelve Good Men John Burgon – Relfe Brothers Binding– 1891

R. Hamlyn-Harris (Ed.) – “Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Vol. V” – 1916

The Empire of the Amorites – A. T. Clay (1919) with Manuscript review by Prof. Duncan – leading Assyriologist at the American University of Cairo

Sebastian “Pfarrer” Kneipp – “My Water-Cure” – 1890

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