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Tetradymus by John Toland
Title: Tetradymus. Containing I. Hodegus; or the Pillar of Cloud and Fire, that guided Israelites in the Wilderness, not Miraculous: but, as faithfully related in Exodus, a thing equally practis'd by other nations, and in those places no onely useful but necessary....
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America by John Adams
Published: 1787-1788 Rare, First Edition in Three Volumes. John Adams' "A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America" first volume appeared in London, New York, and Philadelphia in 1787 and Boston in 1788. Adams meant for "A Defence" to...
Historical Essays and Studies by John Dalberg Acton
Published: 1907 "Historical Essays and Studies" is a collection of essays written by John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, published in 1907, five years after his death. Edited by John Neville Figgis and Reginald Vere Laurence, the essays cover a wide period, from...
Authentic Account of the Proceedings of the Congress Held at New-York, In MDCCLXV, on the Subject of the American Stamp Act
Published: 1767 Early Edition. "Authentic Account of the Proceedings of the Congress Held a New-York, In MDCCLXV, on the Subject of the American Stamp Act" was first published in 1767, this volume is an early edition published in the same year. This work is an account...
Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America by Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon
Published: 1777 Third Edition. Printed in the same year as the first edition, "Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America" was written by Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon, who was a leading supporter of...
Homer His Odysses
Published: 1669 Second Edition, with illustrations, sculpture, and annotations. This volume is an illustrated translation of Homer's "Odyssey," translated in to English by John Ogilby, entitled, "Homer, His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture and Illustrated...
Hebrew Torah
Date: 16th Century Sixteenth Century Torah Scroll in Hebrew. This scroll is transcribed on parchment and is approximately one hundred and sixty feet in length. The Torah, meaning "instruction" or "teaching" in Hebrew, is the central document of Judaism and consists of...
The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton
Published:1729 First Edition in English in two volumes. This edition was translated by Andrew Motte and includes "The Laws of the Moon's Motion, According to Gravity" by John Machin. It was printed two years after Newton's death and includes forty-nine engraved...
The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
Title: The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. Published: 1788 First Edition, with volumes I and II bound together. This influential work on politics and...
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft
Published: 1792 First Edition. "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" is one of the earliest and most famous works on feminism. Written in approximately six weeks by Mary Wollstonecraft after she read Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord's 1791 report to the French...
