Search Results: Titles starting with L from Higgins Rare Books

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THIS MONUMENTAL BOOK EVER CREATEDIT IS NOW 58 YEARS OLD AND VERY WELL-PRESERVED THE TEXT OF THIS BOOK WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL ONCE-BANNED MANUSCRIPT HELD ON FILE AT YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYBOUND IN A BEAUTIFUL GOLD/SILVER STAMPED FOREST GREEN WITH FLORAL LEAF PATTERNS THAT ARE IN REMARKABLE CONDITIONWho would ever think that such a remarkable, beautiful book was once banned and burned in the 19th century? Well, it was, but no more. Leaves of Grass" is a groundbreaking collection by American poet Walt Whitman. First published in 1855 and expanded throughout Whitman's lifetime, it is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The collection celebrates the human spirit, nature, democracy, and the interconnectedness of all things. Whitman's free verse style and expansive themes challenged the traditional poetic conventions of his time, revolutionizing the way poetry was written and appreciated. I have owned many printings… Read More

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THIS MONUMENTAL BOOK EVER CREATEDA GENUINE 1ST EDITION FROM THE PUBLISHER BOUND IN FOREST GREEN LEATHER WITH 22K GOLD ACCENTSINCLUDING A MASTERFUL COLLECTION OF ARTWORK BY ROCKWELL KENT (1882-1971)Features include:- Fully bound in genuine leather.- 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.- All the original vintage illustrations.- Heavy-duty binding boards enhance the book's durability.- Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations. Paper specially milled for this edition.- Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books.- Gilded Gold page endsWho would ever think that such a remarkable, beautiful book was once banned and burned in the 19th century? Well, it was, but no more. Leaves of Grass" is a groundbreaking collection by American poet Walt Whitman. First published in 1855 and expanded throughout Whitman's lifetime, it is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The collection celebrates… Read More

A RARE 1885 EDITION OF THE THAT IS NOW 138 YEARS IN THE MAKING AND IN LOVELY CONDITION INCLUDES A STUNNING COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS BY HENRY SANDHAM (1842-1910)A SCARCE EDITION AND ONE OF THE ONLY ILLUSTRATED PRINTINGS OF THIS POEM EVER MADE DURING THE 19TH CENTURY.BRIGHT AND CLEAN COVER DETAILS, WELL-KEPT PAGES, A STURDY BINDING, AND OVERALL, IT'S A BEAUTY
This is an incredibly beautiful Victorian-Era edition of Edgar A. Poe's monumental work, Lenore. Just for an age reference, this book was printed over 29 years before the first world war of 1914. Antique Poe books of the 19th century are becoming much more valuable as time goes on, especially an illustrated edition of Lenore. This stunning century-plus special edition has been exceptionally well preserved and is in unrestored condition. As many literary collectors and readers of Poe's personal will know, "Lenore" was the name he used in writing to speak of his lost love and wife "Virginia," who died at an early age. Poe was a poor writer and was… Read More

A GENUINE 1938 1ST US EDITION HARDCOVER WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET THAT IS NOW 84 YEARS OLD INCLUDING A STUNNING COMPENDIUM OF ARTWORK, INCLUDING FULL-COLOR PLATES, ALL WELL PRESERVED PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS THE US EDITION AND IT'S IN ENGLISH; THERE WAS ANOTHER THAT WAS PRINTED IN GERMAN
This is a beautiful, fascinating, and well-written book on Leonardo Da Vinci, containing an exceptional catalog of his works and a look into the life of one of the greatest thinkers in history. Although remakes were made in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, this is the real 1938 1st edition, and it's been well-kept for over 80 years, including some of his most well-known drawings and paintings but some rarer works not found in many other editions. They don't make books like these anymore, and I don't think they ever will. I would snag this one before it's gone.
Overall for a book from the 1930s, it's in good condition but does have some normal aging. This includes some wear to the dust jacket age toning to pages, and two… Read More

A GENUINE HARDCOVER IN STUNNING CONDITION, AND IT'S NOW OVER 68 YEARS OLD AND IN LOVELY CONDITION LIFE OF DA VINCI, HIS YOUTH, THE LAST SUPPER, FLYING MACHINES, THE MEDICI, SCIENCE & ART, HIS NOTEBOOKS, & MORELeonardo da Vinci wrote confidently in his youth, "I wish to work miracles." By the time of his death in 1519, when he was sixty-seven and famed throughout Europe, it seemed that he had accomplished wonders aplenty as an artist, engineer, inventor, and scientist. The story of the Renaissance artist and scientist.This is a stunning and very well-kept edition that includes a treasure trove of information on the life of one of the greatest artists ever to have lived.Leonardo da Vinci was trained to be a painter and, in fact, produced what is arguable the most famous painting in the world, the "Mona Lisa". Yet Leonardo's interests and achievements spread far beyond the world of art. He studied astronomy, botany, anatomy, and geology, and designed and drew plans for hundreds of inventions, many of… Read More

THERE ARE 55 BILLION PAGES ON THE INTERNET... MAYBE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THIS BOOK BY ACCIDENT.A GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1871 EDITION PRINTED AND BOUND 152 YEARS AGO & VERY WELL-PRESERVEDA VERY RARE EDITION AND THE ONLY 1871 CURRENTLY LISTED FROM ANY KNOWN INSTITUTIONWRITTEN BY MACKEY, A 33RD-DEGREE PAST GRAND HIGH PRIEST & SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SUPREME GRAND COUNCILDISCUSSED: MASONRY, THE ILLUMINATI, THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS, THE DRUIDS, ANGELS, ARC OF THE COVENANT, THE EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES, MYTHOLOGY, THE ALL SEEING EYE, NUMEROLOGY, GODS & GODDESSES, CEREMONIES, MASONIC HISTORY, GRAND MASTER ARCHITECT, 33RD DEGREE, THE ALL SEEING EYE, KNIGHTS OF MALTA, MASTER MASONRY, HIGH PRIESTHOOD, VENUS & ADONIS, THE ARCH OF ENOCH & HEAVEN, THE ROYAL ARCH, ASTRONOMY, THE CABBALA, THE ANGELIC HIERARCHY, ESOTERIC MASONRY, GRAND MASTER ARCHITECT, ILLUMINATI OF AVIGNON, THE SOUL & IMMORTALITY, KNIGHT OF THE BRAZEN SERPENT, THE BOOK OF KINGS, ROSICRUCIANS, PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET, & MUCH MORETHIS REMARKABLE EDITION IS… Read More

ALMOST 55 BILLION PAGES ON THE INTERNET... MAYBE THIS BOOK FOUND YOUA GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1899 EDITION THAT HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-KEPT FOR 124 YEARSA VERY RARE PRINT YEAR AND THE ONLY 1899 I CAN TRACE OFFERED BY ANY INSTITUTION AT THIS TIMEHERE ARE JUST "SOME" SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: FREEMASONRY, THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS, THE MASONIC CRYPTS, INITIATION, MYTHOLOGY, ANCIENT DEITIES, SECRECY, ANCIENT EGYPT, THE GYPSIES, THE GRAND ORIENT, THE HOLY LANDS, THE CRUSADERS, THE PROPHETS, THE BRAZEN SERPENT, ANCIENT MASONRY, MUMMIES, THE GREAT PYRAMIDS, THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA, KING SOLOMON, SUPERSTITIONS, SACRED TREES, THE GRAND LODGE, THE PHARAOHS, THE GRAND MASTER & MOREA VERY LARGE VOLUME THAT COMPRISES 677 PAGES IN ALL AND COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS ALL WELL-PRESERVED"There is a prayer unsaid,No lips its accents move;"Tis uttered by the pleading eye And registered above.Each mystic sign is prayer, By the hand of Mason given;Each gesture pleads or imprecatesAnd is observed in heaven.""The… Read More

ONE OF THE MOST MONUMENTAL & ACCURATE STORIES OF THE STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS LIFE OF TESLADATING BACK TO HIS EARLY YOUTH, HIS INVENTIONS, TESLA & THE OCCULT, THE DEATH RAY, THE WAVES OF THE EARTH, TESLAS LABORATORIES, TESLA'S OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, THE MYSTERY OF THE NOBEL PRIZE, & SO MUCH MOREIN STUNNING CONDITION FROM COVER TO COVER AND NOT A 80S OR 90S REMAKE OR A SOFTCOVER"The scientist has written of the material achievements of Nikola Tesla. The biographer has dealt with the vital statistics of his life. The occultist has related this man's prophecies to his own mysticism, fully understanding, however, involves the combing of the many facets which compose the personality of this strange genius."For anyone with an interest in the life story of one of the most influential human beings to ever live this is the ultimate book.Tesla ranks among the most eccentric people of all time. His eccentricities-- his germ phobia, his passionate interest in feeding the pigeons in Bryant Park, and his… Read More

THERE ARE 55 BILLION PAGES ON THE INTERNET... MAYBE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THIS BOOK BY ACCIDENT.A GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1852 1ST EDITION, NOW 171 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY NICE CONDITIONDISCUSSED: THE ALL-SEEING EYE, THE ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE, THE GRAND LODGE, RITUAL, SPIRITUALITY, SOLOMON, THE GRAND MASTER, THE ROYAL ARCH DEGREE, THE EASTERN STAR, THE ODD FELLOWS, SUPREME GRAND MASTER, THE ARK, MYSTICISM, MASONIC HISTORY, THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER, THE ANCIENT ORDER OF MASONS, & MORE"The All-Seeing Eye shall behold them, the power of god shall collect them together again, and the lion of the tribe of Judah shall prevail to raise them from the dead.""The All-Seeing Eye, whom the sun, moon, and stars obey, and under whose watchful care even the comets perform their stupendous revolutions, that eye which pervades the inmost recesses of the human heart."This is a rare, beautiful, and historically significant work pertaining to Masonic History and the Freemason society as a whole. Within its pages, you will… Read More

SUPERSTITIONS, METAPHYSICS, OCCULTISM, TALISMANS, & MUCH MOREA VERY RARE EDITION IN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS CONDITION FROM COVER TO COVERThis is a book of superstitions that date back centuries in the making. For thousands of years, humanity has placed a certain mystique on items that seem to have brought luck or good fortune and of course, some whose uses are to create the opposite effect. Containing a plethora of knowledge on items of importance including of course magical and more.
"Lucks and Talismans: A Chapter of Popular Superstition" is a book that delves into the world of superstitions, focusing on beliefs related to luck and talismans that have been prevalent in various cultures throughout history. The book likely explores the origins of these superstitions, the reasons behind why people believe in them, and how they have influenced society and individuals.Superstitions regarding luck and talismans have been a part of human culture for centuries, often serving as a way for people to try to… Read More