Rare books from Cedar Tree Antiques

1851. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A SELECTION OF RARE AND CURIOUS FISHES FOUND UPON THE COAST OF CEYLON by John Whitchurch Bennett. Printed for the author in 1851. Bennett was a British army officer and naturalist. He was posted to Ceylon from 1815 to 1827. Contains 30 vibrant color plates. Bears a bookplate of a previous owner on the front endpaper. Spine and edges of boards are rubbed. Lower joint is separated. See images.

London: Jacob Tonson & Edmund Curl, 1709. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR IN SIX VOLUMES: ADORN'D WITH CUTS was published in 1709 by Jacob Tonson & edited by Nicholas Rowe. They are the 1st edition of Shakespeare's plays published after the four folios. These are the first illustrated edition of Shakespeare's plays, 1st edition to indicate acts, scenes & dramatis personae, 1st to provide stage directions, 1st to include a formal biography of Shakespeare. Also includes THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR. VOLUME THE SEVENTH. CONTAINING VENUS & ADONIS, TARQUIN & LUCRECE AND HIS MISCELLANY POEMS published in 1710 by Edmund Curll. "The significance of the 'volume the seventh' as has been generally understood, is in the fact that the book was intended as a supplementary volume to be sold to purchasers of the set of Rowe's Works of Shakespeare" (Alden, 1916). This octavo… Read More

London: Nonesuch, 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A numbered, limited edition, two volume set of The Iliad and The Odyssey published by Nonesuch in 1931. Each volume includes the Greek from the Oxford University Classical texts, and Alexander Pope's original English translation. The Iliad is Pope's 1715 translation. It is number 941 of 1450 copies. The Odyssey is Pope's 1725 translation. It is number 366 of 1300 copies. Both books are bound in full morocco, with spines having five raised bands with gilt titles, and measure 10 ½" by 6". The top edges are gilt, while the bottom and fore edges are untrimmed. The endpapers are marbled, as are the slipcases. Both slipcases have wear and rubbing to top, bottom, and corners. Their condition is good. Each book has a faint 3/16th inch penciled number on the back free endpaper. Aside from these there are no other markings in either volume. There are no bookplates, no tears, and no folds. There is… Read More

London: Matthew Gillyflower & James Partridge, 1693. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. THE COMPLEAT GARD'NER, OR, DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATING AND RIGHT ORDERING OF FRUIT-GARDENS AND KITCHEN-GARDENS: WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS ON SEVERAL PARTS OF HUSBANDRY, IN SIX BOOKS. By Jean de La Quintinie, translated by John Evelyn, printed for Matthew Gillyflower and James Partridge, published in London in 1693. This folio edition (31.5 cm x 19 cm) is the first English edition, bound in full leather with five raised bands to the spine. Copper engraved frontispiece of Jean de La Quintinie, with title page printed in red and black. Jean de La Quintinie (1626-1688) was a lawyer, gardener and agronomist who served France's King Louis XIV. On a trip to Italy he was impressed by the gardens he saw, and became fascinated by horticulture. There are 12 leaves of plates, two of which are fold-out. The first fold-out, opposite page 1 of volume I, is a map entitled… Read More

New York: Charles Magnus, 1863. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good+/No Jacket. An extremely scarce map titled "Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications", which illustrates the theater of war that was the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Published in New York in 1863 by Charles Magnus. Nicely matted and well framed. This broadside map shows the cities, towns, stores, plantations, mills, academies, etc. along the Mississippi River from St. Louis southward through Memphis, continuing through Vicksburg, and ending at the Gulf of Mexico. Each panel is embellished with a vignette of the important city of that area. Two insets list distances: "various points on the Mississippi, from St Louis to New Orleans", and "Distances navigable by steam on Mississippi River and principal its branches". The granularity of detail in this map can be seen in the photograph of the section around Natchez. From north to south along the course of the… Read More

1942. No Binding. Very Good. World War II photograph by Dimitri Baltermants entitled "Carrying Away The Dead" from the series "That's How It Was" Russian photograph of grieving women collecting the frozen dead from a battlefield and loading them into a cart. The title of this work is: "It was like this: Carrying Away the Dead 1942". This evocative photograph is worth a thousand words in depicting the Russian battlefront horrors of the war. From the N.Y. Times Obituary: Mr. Baltermants, who was born in 1912, taught himself photography as a young man and became a staff photographer for the Soviet Government newspaper Izvestia in 1937. During the war, he photographed for Izvestia and for the newspaper of the Soviet Army. His pictures, like those of the American photographer Robert Capa, focused as much on the pain and suffering caused by war as on the valiant struggle of combat.

No Binding. Very Good. Taking Over The Reichstag 1945", an iconic photo of Red Army soldiers storming the German Reichstag at the end of the battle for Berlin in 1945. The photo was taken by famous Russian photographer Ivan Shagin. Soviet Photo (May issue, 1941) dedicated a special portfolio featuring Shagins? best images and praising his original style. During WWII Shagin continued to work on various assignments for Komsomol?skaya Pravda. He photographed almost all major battles, and the historic meeting at Elba and Victory Parade in Moscow. He finished the war in Berlin, received many awards, including the Award of the Second Degree of the Great Patriotic War. One of his most famous war images is ?Approaching Reichstag,? from 1945. Notice typed on the reverse: Gelatin silver print. Titled in Russian. Artist stamp on verso.

Los Angeles. No Binding. As New/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Framed studio portrait of Humphrey Bogart, actor - an exceptionally large image of a roguish Bogart at the height of his fame. An authentic, iconic full-face glamour photograph by George Hurrell circa 1930 (printed later). Gelatin silver print is an authentic image by the photographer. George Hurrell. Signed on the lower right and numbered 23/50 on the lower left. George Hurrell was an American photographer best known for his portraits of Hollywood movie stars such as Joan Crawford and Marlene Dietrich. Hurrell's style of lighting and composition enhanced the glamour associated with Hollywood during the 1930s. Born on June 1, 1904 in Covington, KY, he grew up in Cincinnati, OH, developing an interest in painting and photography as a child. Hurrell went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, and initially used photography as a way to document his paintings. While living at painting colony in California… Read More

Los Angeles. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Framed studio portrait of Marlene Dietrich, actress - an exceptionally large image. An authentic, iconic full-face glamour photograph by George Hurrell circa 1930 (printed later). Gelatin silver print is an authentic image by the photographer. George Hurrell. Signed on the lower right and numbered 23/50 on the lower left. George Hurrell was an American photographer best known for his portraits of Hollywood movie stars such as Joan Crawford and Marlene Dietrich. Hurrell's style of lighting and composition enhanced the glamour associated with Hollywood during the 1930s. Born on June 1, 1904 in Covington, KY, he grew up in Cincinnati, OH, developing an interest in painting and photography as a child. Hurrell went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, and initially used photography as a way to document his paintings. While living at painting colony in California during the mid-1920s, photography had started to become his preferred medium. After having… Read More

No Binding. Fine. Red and brown ink on buff paper with black and white opaque pigments, depicting a loosely garbed holy man carrying what seems to be a flute. He appears to be gazing skyward while singing. He has long graceful fingers. The head and facial hair are very detailed. The mouth and eyes are highlighted in white. The top border seems to be festooned with representations of clouds. Condition: Possible light toning in spots. Slight wrinkling to the edges where the paper has been laid down. Fiber matting has a very slight appearance of a water stain. Not examined out of the frame. Dimensions: Drawing 4 1/2" inches x 8 inches. Frame 16 1/2 inches x 12 3/4 inches. Weight: 2 pounds

Paris: De Bure, 1814. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This rare two-volume set is the first major publication by the father of Egyptology, Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832). Champollion is the man who made the breakthrough discovery which enabled translation of the Egyptian hieroglyphs. There were 30 copies published in 1811, but this edition is the major publication of this work. Printed on laid paper, and bound in full calf. The title's English translation is "Egypt under the Pharaohs, or research on the geography, religion, language, scriptures and history of Egypt before the invasion of Cambyses". These volumes deal with Egyptian geographical divisions, geographical descriptions, boundaries and divisions. Publisher: De Bure brothers (Paris) Type: printed monograph Language: French CONDITION: Very good. No missing pages, no bookplates, no writing anywhere. There is foxing throughout both volumes. There are two dampstains, one closed tear, and several open tears.… Read More

No Binding. Fair/No Jacket. This rare folio is composed of 15 lines of the Quran, in Arabic, on parchment. It was probably created in the 9th century in northern Africa. Calligraphy was an important Arabic art form, seen on ceramics, coins and manuscripts. The highly angular horizontal Kufic seen here was the primary script used in the earliest copies of the Quran from the 7th through the 10th centuries. Diacritical marks indicated by red dots are guides to pronunciation. CONDITION: Loss to the bottom right corner affecting the last three lines. Hole affecting the bottom 4th line. Script on the reverse is faded. DIMENSIONS: 7.5" wide, 5.25" high

Lyon: Jean Gregoire, 1664. 12th Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. LES OEUVRES DE AMBROISE PARE, CONSEILLER ER PREMIER CHIRURGIEN DU ROY by Ambroise Paré. Folio. 852 text pages + index. Contemporaneous full leather over boards. Spine is gilt stamped with raised bands and seven compartments. Hinges are sound. Pages browned, occasional small stains. Corners bumped. Top and bottom corners of spine and front edges of boards are rubbed. Page 653 damaged & taped, and laid over full blank page. No bookplate. Several "ex libris...." in antique hand. All pages from 1-852 are present, as are all introductory pages, as well as the index. Thirty books in one volume with profusely illustrated with woodcuts. Covers diverse topics including anatomy, muscles, the skeleton, tumors, wounds of war, arthritis, gangrene, leprosy & plague, childbirth, bandages, fractures, distillations, surgical instruments, prostheses, and bizarre creatures. Ambroise… Read More

St Petersburg, Russia, 1823. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ATLAS OF THE CRUSADES translated by Ivan Grigoryevich Butovsky, published in 1823 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Full green morocco leather boards gilt stamped with the Imperial Romanov eagle on both front and back cover. Gilt tooled spine, gilt tooled and blind stamped borders. Front pastedown bears a paper label from the Pavlovsk Palace Library. This is a slim volume of only eight pages - title page plus seven maps. All edges gilt. Each of the eight pages bear an embossed device with the letters P and M, signifying Grand Duke Paul & Grand Duchess Maria. The seven map plates are: Asia Minor Plan of Antioch Plan of Jerusalem Christian Dominions in Asia Plan of Alexandria Plan of Constantinople Egypt Size: 10" tall, 13.5" wide. Condition is near fine. There is a faint scuff on the front cover. Front hinge starting, but the joints are sound. Paper on one map has… Read More

London: Cadell and Davies, 1809. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The standard life of Lord Nelson. First Edition. Illustrated. Two volumes. Imperial Quarto 13 ½" x 10 ½". Full calf with gilt stamped and blind tooled borders to front and back covers. Spines have 5 raised double bands, 6 compartment, with gilt title and ornaments. All edges gilt. Blue satin ribbon page marker in both volumes. Binding is tight, pages are bright, engravings are bright and crisp. No page tears and no markings in either volume. Both volumes have a bookplate on front pastedown for Blythswood with its coat of arms. (The Blythswood baronetsy was created in 1892 for Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, the former Member of Parliament for Renfrew in Scotland.) Printed for subscribers, list of whom is at beginning of volume 1. Vol.1 375 pp; Vol.2 511 pp Condition: reinforced hinges. Penciled bookseller note on front pastedown & front endpaper. Scattered small areas of… Read More