First Edition Collection (#8)

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First Edition Collection: ASTRONOMIA NOVA, 1609. Title page of the first edition of Johannes Keplers Astronomia Nova

ASTRONOMIA NOVA, 1609. Title page of the first edition of Johannes Keplers Astronomia Nova, 1609, in which Kepler set forth his first two laws of planetary motion

First Edition Collection: RAY: HISTORIA PLANTARUM. Title-page of the first edition of volume 1 of John Ray s

RAY: HISTORIA PLANTARUM. Title-page of the first edition of volume 1 of John Ray s
RAY: HISTORIA PLANTARUM. Title-page of the first edition of volume 1 of John Rays Historia Plantarum, London, England, 1686

First Edition Collection: JOHN DALTON (1766-1844). English chemist and physicist

JOHN DALTON (1766-1844). English chemist and physicist. Title page of the first edition of volume 1 of Daltons A New System of Chemical Philosophy, Manchester, England, 1808

First Edition Collection: HARRISON: TIMEKEEPER. Title page of the first edition of Nevil Maskelyne and John

HARRISON: TIMEKEEPER. Title page of the first edition of Nevil Maskelyne and John Harrisons The Principles of Mr. Harrisons Timekeeper, London, England, 1767

First Edition Collection: SHAKESPEARE: SONNETS. Title page to the first edition of William Shakespeares sonnets

SHAKESPEARE: SONNETS. Title page to the first edition of William Shakespeares sonnets. Published at London, 1609, presumably by Thomas Thorpe

First Edition Collection: SYDENHAM: TRACTATUS, 1683. Title page of the first edition of Thomas Sydenham s

SYDENHAM: TRACTATUS, 1683. Title page of the first edition of Thomas Sydenham s
SYDENHAM: TRACTATUS, 1683. Title page of the first edition of Thomas Sydenhams Tractus de Podagra, London, England, 1683

First Edition Collection: TROLLOPE TITLE-PAGE, 1832. Title-page of the first American edition of Mrs

TROLLOPE TITLE-PAGE, 1832. Title-page of the first American edition of Mrs. Frances Trollopes Domestic Manners of the Americans, New York, 1832

First Edition Collection: SPENGLER TITLE PAGE, 1918. Title-page of volume one of the first edition of Oswald

SPENGLER TITLE PAGE, 1918. Title-page of volume one of the first edition of Oswald Spenglers The Decline of the West, Vienna, Austria, and Leipzig, Germany, 1918

First Edition Collection: ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860). German philosopher

ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860). German philosopher. Title page of the first edition of the first volume of Arthur Schopenhauers Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (The World as Will and Idea)

First Edition Collection: ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892). 1st Baron Tennyson

ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892). 1st Baron Tennyson. English poet. Title page of the first edition of Alfred Tennysons In Memoriam, London, England, 1850

First Edition Collection: JOHN SMITH TITLE PAGE, 1608. Title page of John Smiths earliest work on Virginia

JOHN SMITH TITLE PAGE, 1608. Title page of John Smiths earliest work on Virginia, A True Relation... published at London in 1608

First Edition Collection: JONATHAN SWIFT: LILLIPUT. Map of Lilliput from the first edition of Jonathan Swift s

JONATHAN SWIFT: LILLIPUT. Map of Lilliput from the first edition of Jonathan Swift s
JONATHAN SWIFT: LILLIPUT. Map of Lilliput from the first edition of Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels, London, 1726

First Edition Collection: RUTHERFORD: TITLE PAGE. Title-page of the first edition of Ernest Rutherfords Radio-Activity

RUTHERFORD: TITLE PAGE. Title-page of the first edition of Ernest Rutherfords Radio-Activity, Cambridge, England, 1904

First Edition Collection: TREASURE ISLAND MAP, 1883. Map of Treasure Island from the first edition of Robert

TREASURE ISLAND MAP, 1883. Map of Treasure Island from the first edition of Robert Louis Stevensons novel

First Edition Collection: ROUSSEAU: DISCOURSE, 1750. Title page of the first edition of the first Discourse

ROUSSEAU: DISCOURSE, 1750. Title page of the first edition of the first Discourse by Jean Jacques Rousseau, Geneva, 1750

First Edition Collection: NOAH WEBSTER (1758-1843). American lexicographer and author

NOAH WEBSTER (1758-1843). American lexicographer and author. Title page of the first known edition of Noah Websters speller entitled American Spelling Book, 1788

First Edition Collection: MR. COTTONs LETTER. Title page of the first edition of Roger Williams Mr

MR. COTTONs LETTER. Title page of the first edition of Roger Williams Mr. Cottons Letter Lately Printed, Examined, and Answered. London, England, 1644

First Edition Collection: MARIN MERSENNE (1588-1648). French musician, mathematician, natural philosopher

MARIN MERSENNE (1588-1648). French musician, mathematician, natural philosopher. Half-title page of the first edition of Marin Mersennes Harmonie Universelle. Paris, 1636-37

First Edition Collection: PLANCK: QUANTUM THEORY. The first page of Max Plancks celebrated announcement

PLANCK: QUANTUM THEORY. The first page of Max Plancks celebrated announcement of the Quantum Theory, Zur Theorie des Gesetzes der Energieverteilung im Normalspectrum

First Edition Collection: OHMs LAW, 1827. Title-page of the first edition of Georg Simon Ohms Die galvanische

OHMs LAW, 1827. Title-page of the first edition of Georg Simon Ohms Die galvanische Kette mathematisch bearbeitet, Berlin, Germany, 1827

First Edition Collection: POPE: AN ESSAY ON MAN, 1733. Title page of the first edition of Alexander Popes An Essay on Man

POPE: AN ESSAY ON MAN, 1733. Title page of the first edition of Alexander Popes An Essay on Man, London, England, 1733

First Edition Collection: THE PRINCE: TITLE-PAGE. Title-page of the first edition of Niccolo Machiavellis Il Principe

THE PRINCE: TITLE-PAGE. Title-page of the first edition of Niccolo Machiavellis Il Principe. Rome, Antonio Blado, 1532

First Edition Collection: MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY (1806-1873). American naval officer and oceanographer

MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY (1806-1873). American naval officer and oceanographer. Title page of the first edition, 1855, of Maurys The Physical Geography of the Sea

First Edition Collection: FRIEDRICH G. KLOPSTOCK (1724-1803). German poet

FRIEDRICH G. KLOPSTOCK (1724-1803). German poet. Title page of the first separately published edition of the first three cantos of Messias, Halle, Germany, 1749

First Edition Collection: JOHN KEATS (1795-1821). English poet. Title page of the first edition of Lamia

JOHN KEATS (1795-1821). English poet. Title page of the first edition of Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, by John Keats, London, England, 1820

First Edition Collection: WILLIAM LANGLAND (1330-1400). English poet

WILLIAM LANGLAND (1330-1400). English poet. Title page of the first printed edition of his Vision of Piers Plowman, 1550

First Edition Collection: HUME TITLE PAGE, 1739. Title page of the first edition of the first volume of David

HUME TITLE PAGE, 1739. Title page of the first edition of the first volume of David Humes A Treatise of Human Nature, London, England, 1739

First Edition Collection: GILBERT: DE MAGNETE, 1600. Title-page of the first edition of William Gilberts De Magnete

GILBERT: DE MAGNETE, 1600. Title-page of the first edition of William Gilberts De Magnete, London, 1600. The first great scientific work published in England

First Edition Collection: PIERRE de FERMAT (1601-1665). French mathematician

PIERRE de FERMAT (1601-1665). French mathematician. Title-page (first state) of the first edition of Pierre de Fermats Varia Opera Mathematica, Toulouse, France, 1679

First Edition Collection: JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE (1762-1814). German philosopher

JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE (1762-1814). German philosopher. Title-page of the first edition of Johann Gottlieb Fichtes Ueber den Begriff der Wissenschaftslehre

First Edition Collection: HENRY FIELDING (1707-1754). English novelist and playwright

HENRY FIELDING (1707-1754). English novelist and playwright. Title page of the first edition of Henry Fieldings The History of Tom Jones and Foundling, London, England, 1749

First Edition Collection: EULER: TITLE-PAGE, 1744. Titlepage of the first edition of Leonhard Eulers Methodus

EULER: TITLE-PAGE, 1744. Titlepage of the first edition of Leonhard Eulers Methodus Inveniendi Lineas Curvas, Lausanne and Geneva, 1744, on the creation of the calculus of variations

First Edition Collection: GALILEO: SIDEREUS, 1610. Title-page of the first edition of Galileo Galileis Sidereus Nuncius

GALILEO: SIDEREUS, 1610. Title-page of the first edition of Galileo Galileis Sidereus Nuncius, in which Galileo described the invention and use of the telescope for astronomical purposes

First Edition Collection: GAUSS: TITLE PAGE, 1801. Title page of the first edition of Karl Friedrich Gauss

GAUSS: TITLE PAGE, 1801. Title page of the first edition of Karl Friedrich Gauss Disquisitiones Arithmeticae, which announced the discovery of the Law of Quadratic Reciprocity

First Edition Collection: POOR RICHARDs ALMANACK. The January page from the first edition of Benjamin Franklins Almanack

POOR RICHARDs ALMANACK. The January page from the first edition of Benjamin Franklins Almanack, 1733

First Edition Collection: HUMBOLDT TITLE PAGE, 1845. Title page of volume one of the first edition of Alexander

HUMBOLDT TITLE PAGE, 1845. Title page of volume one of the first edition of Alexander von Humboldts Kosmos, Stuttgart and Tubingen, Germany, 1845

First Edition Collection: COWPER: THE TASK, 1785. Title-page of the first edition of William Cowpers The Task

COWPER: THE TASK, 1785. Title-page of the first edition of William Cowpers The Task, London, England, 1785

First Edition Collection: AUGUSTE COMTE (1798-1857). French mathematician and philosopher

AUGUSTE COMTE (1798-1857). French mathematician and philosopher. Title-page of the first edition of the first volume of Auguste Comtes Cours de Philosophie Positive (A Course of Positivist Philosophy)

First Edition Collection: CAMERARIUS: TITLE PAGE, 1694. Title page of the first edition of Rudolph Jacob

CAMERARIUS: TITLE PAGE, 1694. Title page of the first edition of Rudolph Jacob Camerarius " De Sexu Plantarum, " Tubingen, Germany 1694

First Edition Collection: BEETHOVEN: FIDELIO, 1805. Title page of the first edition of Ludwig van Beethoven s

BEETHOVEN: FIDELIO, 1805. Title page of the first edition of Ludwig van Beethoven s
BEETHOVEN: FIDELIO, 1805. Title page of the first edition of Ludwig van Beethovens opera Fidelio, with a libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner, Vienna, Austria, 1805

First Edition Collection: BURTON: TITLE PAGE, 1621. Title page of the first edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy

BURTON: TITLE PAGE, 1621. Title page of the first edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, 1621

First Edition Collection: BRONTE: JANE EYRE, 1893. Title page of the first Russian edition of Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre

BRONTE: JANE EYRE, 1893. Title page of the first Russian edition of Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre, St. Petersburg, 1893

First Edition Collection: AGRICOLAs TREATISE, 1556. Title-page of the first edition of Georgius Agricola s

AGRICOLAs TREATISE, 1556. Title-page of the first edition of Georgius Agricola s
AGRICOLAs TREATISE, 1556. Title-page of the first edition of Georgius Agricolas treatise on mining and metallurgy, De Re Metallica, 1556

First Edition Collection: BAUM: THE WIZARD OF OZ. Drawing by William Wallace Denslow from the first edition of L

BAUM: THE WIZARD OF OZ. Drawing by William Wallace Denslow from the first edition of L. Frank Baums The Wizard of Oz, 1900

First Edition Collection: BRONTE: JANE EYRE, 1847. Title page of the first edition of Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre

BRONTE: JANE EYRE, 1847. Title page of the first edition of Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre, 1847

First Edition Collection: AGRICOLA: TITLE-PAGE, 1546. Title-page of the first edition of Georgius Agricola s

AGRICOLA: TITLE-PAGE, 1546. Title-page of the first edition of Georgius Agricola s
AGRICOLA: TITLE-PAGE, 1546. Title-page of the first edition of Georgius Agricolas De Ortu et Causius Subterraneorum, the first handbook of modern systematic mineralogy. Basel, 1546

First Edition Collection: WILLIAM BLACKSTONE (1723-1780). English jurist

WILLIAM BLACKSTONE (1723-1780). English jurist. Title-page of the first edition of the first volume of William Blackstones Commentaries on the Laws of England, Oxford, England, 1765

First Edition Collection: CARROLL: LOOKING GLASS. Alice in the Garden of Live Flowers

CARROLL: LOOKING GLASS. Alice in the Garden of Live Flowers. Illustration by Sir John Tenniel from the first edition of Through the Looking Glass, 1872

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"Unveiling the Treasures of First Editions: A Journey Through Time" Step into a world where history comes alive through the pages of first editions. From Orteliuss map of the Ottoman Empire in 1570 to Gogol's "Dead Souls" title page from 1842, these rare gems transport us back in time. Orteliuss map of Italy, Poland, Greece, and even his world map from 1570 offer glimpses into an era when cartography was still a nascent art form. These intricate maps not only showcase geographical accuracy but also provide valuable insights into the political and cultural landscapes of their respective regions. Intriguingly, amidst these ancient treasures lies a quote that echoes with enchantment - "You must be a great sorceress. " This line hails from L. Frank Baum's timeless classic, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, " reminding us how literature can weave spells that transcend time and space. Delving further into literary realms, we encounter Sarah Josepha Hale's collection titled "Poems for Our Children. " The first edition's title page captures the essence of innocence and imagination cherished by generations past. As we continue our journey through first editions, Orteliuss maps reveal more hidden wonders - Holland and Portugal come to life before our eyes. These meticulously crafted depictions allow us to envision what these countries looked like centuries ago while offering glimpses into their rich histories. Finally, as we reflect on these remarkable artifacts such as PLIT2A-00110 and PLIT2C-00110 (perhaps mysterious codes hinting at undiscovered treasures), we are reminded that each first edition is not merely an object but a portal connecting us to different times and places. Join us on this captivating exploration as we unravel the secrets held within these precious volumes – relics that bridge gaps between past eras and present-day fascination.