First Edition Collection (#9)

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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

First Edition Collection: TYCHO BRAHE: A NEW STAR. Plate from the first edition of Tycho Brahes De Nova

TYCHO BRAHE: A NEW STAR. Plate from the first edition of Tycho Brahes De Nova...Stella...1572, Copenhagen, 1573, his earliest work announcing the discovery and proof of the existence of a new star

First Edition Collection: DICKENS: CHRISTMAS CAROL. Ghosts of Departed Usurers

DICKENS: CHRISTMAS CAROL. Ghosts of Departed Usurers. Etching by John Leech from the first edition of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, 1843

First Edition Collection: DEWEY: SCHOOL AND SOCIETY. Title page of the first edition of John Deweys The School

DEWEY: SCHOOL AND SOCIETY. Title page of the first edition of John Deweys The School and Society, 1899

First Edition Collection: DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Master Bates explains a professional technicality

DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Master Bates explains a professional technicality. Etching by George Cruikshank to the first edition of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist, 1837-38

First Edition Collection: DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Oliver claimed by his Affectionate Friends

DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Oliver claimed by his Affectionate Friends. Etching by George Cruikshank to the first edition, 1837-38

First Edition Collection: DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Olivers amazement at the Dodgers mode of going to work

DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Olivers amazement at the Dodgers mode of going to work
DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Olivers amazement at the Dodgers mode of " going to work." Etching by George Cruikshank to the first edition, 1837-38

First Edition Collection: DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Oliver introduced to the Respectable Old Gentleman

DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Oliver introduced to the Respectable Old Gentleman. Etching by George Cruikshank from the first edition of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist, 1837-1838

First Edition Collection: CARROLL: ALICE, 1865. Alice with the Dutchesss baby

CARROLL: ALICE, 1865. Alice with the Dutchesss baby. Illustration by John Tenniel from the first edition of Alices Adventures in Wonderland, 1865

First Edition Collection: CARROLL: LOOKING GLASS. Humpty Dumpty offers Alice his hand

CARROLL: LOOKING GLASS. Humpty Dumpty offers Alice his hand. Wood engraving after John Tenniel for the first edition of Lewis Carrolls Through the Looking Glass, 1872

First Edition Collection: WILLA CATHER: MY ANTONIA. Pen drawing by Wladyslaw Theodor Benda for the first edition

WILLA CATHER: MY ANTONIA. Pen drawing by Wladyslaw Theodor Benda for the first edition, 1918, of Willa Cathers novel My Antonia

First Edition Collection: SPENSER: FAERIE QUEENE. Title page to the first edition of Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene

SPENSER: FAERIE QUEENE. Title page to the first edition of Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene, London, England, 1590

First Edition Collection: MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB. The first printed text of Sarah Josepha Hales Mary Had

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB. The first printed text of Sarah Josepha Hales Mary Had a Little Lamb as it appeared in the first edition of her Poems for Our Children, Boston, Massachusetts, 1830

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ: TIN WOODMAN. Drawing by William Wallace Denslow from the first edition, 1900, of L

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

First Edition Collection: MALTHUS: POPULATION, 1798. Title-page to the first edition of Thomas Malthus An

MALTHUS: POPULATION, 1798. Title-page to the first edition of Thomas Malthus An Essay on the Principle of Population, London, 1798

First Edition Collection: COLERIDGE TITLE-PAGE, 1816. Title-page of the first edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge s

COLERIDGE TITLE-PAGE, 1816. Title-page of the first edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge s
COLERIDGE TITLE-PAGE, 1816. Title-page of the first edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridges Christabel, London, 1816

First Edition Collection: THE RAVEN: TITLE PAGE. Title page of the first edition of Edgar Allan Poes The Raven

THE RAVEN: TITLE PAGE. Title page of the first edition of Edgar Allan Poes The Raven and Other Poems, published at New York, New York, in 1845

First Edition Collection: DON QUIXOTE: TITLE PAGE. Title page of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote

DON QUIXOTE: TITLE PAGE. Title page of the first edition of Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote, published at Valencia, Spain, in 1605

First Edition Collection: GOETHE: WERTHER, 1774. Title page of the first edition (part one) of Johann Wolfgang

GOETHE: WERTHER, 1774. Title page of the first edition (part one) of Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Das Leiden des Jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther), published at Leipzig, Germany, in 1774

First Edition Collection: ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA. Title page of volume one of the first edition of the Encyclopaedia

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA. Title page of volume one of the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1771

First Edition Collection: NOAH WEBSTER: TITLE-PAGE. Title-page of the first edition of the unabridged dictionary

NOAH WEBSTER: TITLE-PAGE. Title-page of the first edition of the unabridged dictionary, 1828

First Edition Collection: MERCHANT OF VENICE. Title page of the first publication in quarto, 1600, of William

MERCHANT OF VENICE. Title page of the first publication in quarto, 1600, of William Shakespeares Merchant of Venice

First Edition Collection: SHAKESPEARE: KING LEAR. Title page of first publication in quarto, 1608, of William

SHAKESPEARE: KING LEAR. Title page of first publication in quarto, 1608, of William Shakespeares King Lear

First Edition Collection: DE L ESPRIT des LOIX, 1748. Title page of the political work by Charles Louis de Secondat

DE L ESPRIT des LOIX, 1748. Title page of the political work by Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu, volume one of the first edition

First Edition Collection: GULLIVERs TRAVELS, 1726. Title page of the first edition of Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels

GULLIVERs TRAVELS, 1726. Title page of the first edition of Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels, London, England, 1726

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Head shot forward and struck the Scarecrow. Illustration by W

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Head shot forward and struck the Scarecrow. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The people were all made of china

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The people were all made of china. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. I feel wise indeed, said the Scarecrow. Illustration by W

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. I feel wise indeed, said the Scarecrow. Illustration by W
WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. " I feel wise indeed, " said the Scarecrow. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The branches bent down and twined around him. Illustration by W

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The branches bent down and twined around him. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Tinsmiths worked for three days and four nights. Illustration by W

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Tinsmiths worked for three days and four nights. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Monkeys wound many coils about his body. Illustration by W

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. The Monkeys wound many coils about his body. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

First Edition Collection: WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. Permit me to introduce to you her Majesty, the Queen. Illustration by W

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. Permit me to introduce to you her Majesty, the Queen. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

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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.