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Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et des ÉpimaquesBuild and Access the Collection – $5,000 Ever since the surviving ship of Magellan's fleet returned to Spain in 1522 with birds of paradise, all specimens known in Europe through the 18th century were prepared and preserved by native collectors with the bones and feet removed. As a result, Linnaeus' Systema Naturae (10th ed., 1758) gave...Read More |
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Histoire Naturelle et Médicale des Casses : et Particulièrement de la Casse et des Sénés Employés en MédecineBuild and Access the Collection – $650 This is a thesis presented for a medical degree at the University of Montpelier by Louis Théodore Frédéric Colladon, a student of the renowned botanist Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle. As was common in European universities at the time, it was de Candolle who wrote the detailed descriptions and...Read More |
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Historical Color GuideBuild and Access the Collection – $350 There is little to be found about Elizabeth Burris-Meyer’s life, but it is safe to assume that she was a proud aesthete. As the “Dean of the School for Fashion Careers,” Burris-Meyer published two books on color. Her Historical Color Guide draws inspiration from various historical works of art...Read More |
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History of the Indian Tribes of North AmericaPreserve for the Future – $6,100 Part of a three-volume collection of Native American biographies and strikingly vivid portraits, this publication contains some of the finest American lithography of the 19th century. Published from 1836 to 1844, Thomas McKenney, US Superintendent of Indian Trade, wanted to preserve "in the...Read More |
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The History of the MaroonsBuild and Access the Collection – $1,000 Robert Charles Dallas (1754-1824), a British writer, was born in Jamaica and returned there after an education in England and Scotland. In the West Indies, runaway slaves who formed communities independent from white society (often with American Indians) were called “Maroons.” Those in...Read More |
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The History of the Tournament in England and in FrancePreserve for the Future – $850 This hidden gem of a first edition is full of rich history, not only of the chivalric contests of the Middle Ages that it analyzes, but also of the history of the Smithsonian Institution and book history. Delving into the nitty-gritty of the sport over its half-millennium history, this book...Read More |
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The Homes of AmericaPreserve for the Future – $1,350 Described by the Literary World Magazine of 1880 as a “superb holiday volume” and printed on toned paper with a gold deckle edge, this volume is illustrated with engravings of many well-known, and not so well-known, American homes. Not surprisingly, it features a detailed description of the White...Read More |
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Houdini's EscapesBuild and Access the Collection – $300 In 1926, world-famous magician Harry Houdini died of peritonitis following a ruptured appendix. Before his death, he had planned to write several books on varied subjects, including his own career and magical secrets. Fortunately, he had discussed these ideas and shared his notes with...Read More |
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How to Mix DrinksBuild and Access the Collection – $3,000 Collecting and standardizing what had been until then a hodge-podge of oral traditions and regional customs, this was the first recipe book for mixed drinks published in the United States. Jeremiah Thomas (1830-1885) was a bartender who owned various saloons in New York City and worked...Read More |
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I Have a DreamBuild and Access the Collection – $250 Each page of this short, beautifully illustrated book is packed with information about Black Heritage Series postage stamps. From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman to Jesse Owens, twenty-eight African American heroes are described in this book. Each chapter...Read More |
