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The Enquirer. Reflections on Education, Manners, and Literature By William Godwin
Featured WorkThe Enquirer. Reflections on Education, Manners, and Literature By William GodwinFirst Edition. "The Enquirer. Reflections on Education, Manners, and Literature" is a series of essays written by English political philosopher William Godwin and published...
The Republic and Laws by Plato
Featured WorkThe Republic and Laws by PlatoFirst Edition in Italian. “Disciplina Civile Di Platone Divisa in Qvartro Parti, et Riformata da Troilo Lancetta Benacense. La I. Contiene la Republica giusta. La II. Quattro Republiche deprauate. La III. Le leggi. La IV. Le...
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
Featured WorkA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftFirst Edition. "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Structures on Political and Moral Subjects" is one of the earliest and most famous works on feminism. Written in approximately six weeks...
Elements of Geometry by Euclid
Featured WorkElements of Geometry by EuclidFirst Edition. Entitled, "The Englished Euclide, Being the First Six Elements of Geometry, Translated Out of Greek with Annotations and Useful Supplements" (Elements), this work was published in 1705 in Oxford. It was...
The Oceana by James Harrington
Featured WorkThe Oceana by James HarringtonToland Edition, with portrait frontispiece. "The Oceana of James Harrington, Esq; And His Other Works: With an Account of His Life Prefix'd by John Toland. To which is Added, Plato Redivivus: or, A Dialogue Concerning...
De Re Publica by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Featured WorkDe Re Publica by Marcus Tullius CiceroFirst Edition in Latin, with folding engraved frontispiece portrait of Pope Pius VII and a large folding manuscript facsimile. Entitled here, "M. Tulli Ciceronis De Re Publica Quae Supersunt", commonly called "De Re...
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Featured WorkCommon Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America... by Thomas PaineNew Edition with several additions to the body of the work and an added appendix. Thomas Paine published "Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America…" anonymously on...
The Commentaries by John Calvin
Featured WorkThe Commentaries by John CalvinFirst Edition in English, with title within type-ornament border and woodcut initials. Written by French theologian and pastor John Calvin, "The Commentaries of M. Iohn Calvin upon the Actes of the Apostles, Faithfully...
The New Testament (Wycliffe Bible)
Featured WorkThe New Testament (Wycliffe Bible)First Edition in Book Form, with two engraved portraits and one engraved page of various scenes of the history of the English translations of the Bible. Entitled "The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,"...
Magna Carta
Featured WorkMagna CartaEntitled, "Magna Charta, cum statuis, tum antiquis, tum recentibus, maximopere, animo tenendis nunc demum ad vnum, tipis aedita, per Richardum Tottel," this is a 1576 edition of the Richard Tottell printing of the Magna Carta. This was the...
Book of John
Featured WorkBook of JohnIlluminated Manuscript on Vellum in Ge'ez (an ancient South Semitic language from southern Eritrea and northern Ethiopia). This manuscript of the Book of John was produced in the nineteenth century and passed down through four generations. It...
The Debates, Resolutions, and Other Proceedings, in Convention, on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
Featured WorkThe Debates, Resolutions, and Other Proceedings, in Convention, on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia, on the 17th of September, 1787: with the Yeas and Nays on the Decision of the Main...