1718 Rare Venetian Edition – Meditationes by Saint Augustine in VellumAuthor: Saint Augustine of Hippo. With texts by Saint Anselm, Saint Bernard, and the anonymous Idiot. Title: Divi Aurelii Augustini Hippon. Episcopi Meditationes, Soliloquia et Manuale. B. Anselmi cum tractatu de humani generis redemptione. D. Bernardi Idiot viri docti de amore divino. Publisher: Venice, Nicolaum Pezzana, 1718. Language: Text in Latin. Size: 4. 5" x 2. 5". Pages: 367 pages + Index. Binding: Very good contemporary full vellum binding

Title: The Magic Whistle and Other Stories

Thomas Crofton Croker (1798–1854) was one of the pioneering collectors of Irish folklore

he discovers his wife has remarried his childhood friend

from tournaments and jousts to the daily routines of knights

though less widely known in contemporary literary circles

stain and tears - as shown

-- In ill health following a stroke

The book: "Rare and beautiful First edition illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie of Crock of Gold in a Bayntun Riviere beautiful binding

The Jolly Jump-Ups Mother Goose Book (1944) stands among the finest American pop-up books of the mid-20th century

Despite the societal constraints of her time

Author: Jules Verne

sentimental charm