Mar 16, 2018 | 18th Century, Blog, Books
Read between the lines to discover feminism in its infancy Once upon a time, a character named Charlotte Temple was wildly embraced by newly independent early American readers, hungry for romance and excitement after the trauma of recent American Revolution. These... 
Feb 10, 2018 | 18th Century, Blog, Books
“Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children’s party taken over by the elders.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Jazz Age revels would do well to sober up quickly when confronted with this... 
Jan 12, 2018 | 18th Century, Auctions, Books
This antique set sold at auction for $3,995 in August, 2015 This stunning complete first edition set of De Montfaucon’s monumental works on world history contains 15 handsome volumes. The set was once in the library of Britain’s Sir John Henry Thorold,... 
Aug 1, 2015 | 18th Century, Auctions, Ephemera
This antique document sold at auction for $43 in July, 2015 This Revolutionary War era land deed from Pennsylvania details a land purchase by a local Quaker family headed by a Philadelphia merchant, Benjamin Horner. Dated 1784, the legal document discusses a tract of... 
Jul 29, 2015 | 18th Century, Auctions, Books
This antique book sold at auction for $108 in July, 2015 Penned by Richard Bradley FRS (1688 – 1732), a noted English botanist. After a 1714 trip to the Netherlands, Bradley became fascinated in horticulture, spending the following years writing and... 
Dec 7, 2014 | 18th Century, Auctions, Books
This antique book set sold at auction for $240 in December, 2014 A beautiful first edition set of Voltaire’s works under the title of “Collection Complette Des Oeuvres de Mr de Voltaire Premiere Editions”. Author of the novella ‘Candide,’...
