Rare first edition of Orlando Furioso translated by the Elizabethan courtier and poet Sir John Harington (1560-1612) – the first English version of Ludovico Ariosto’s (1454-1553) famous epic poem – here with its 47 full-page engravings enriched with exceptionally fine contemporary hand-coloring, complete with extensive silver and gold accents, and..... More

A beautiful inky black and white example of the first English map of folio size of China, as well as arguably the most richly embellished, early map of the area by John Speed (1552-1629). The map also shows part of north-western America (upper right corner). “...Speed’s map visibly defines China..... More

First edition of this celebrated account of the Northeast following the Revolutionary War. Crèvecoeur remains one of the best-known authors on 18th century American life, but here rather unusually devotes a great deal of space to accounts of the surviving Indian tribes in the region – principally the Mohawk, Oneida..... More

First state, with the British sloop-of-war Hermes spelled “Hermese” (corrected in second state), and very rare, especially in first state: no sales listed in Rare Book Hub since Maggs in 1928 (second state). The print depicts the American privateer Gipsey in mid-ocean and flying the American flag, with the British..... More