A fascinating history and guide to the world of verdant sculpture….more
Books
Wonderful Balloon Ascents (1870)
A wonderful book of balloon travel tracing the rise of “Balloonomania”, the huge fad in hot air balloons that originated in France in the late 18th century and cont…more
Cat and bird stories from the “Spectator” (1896)
A book bringing us mysteries and anecdotes relating to cats, birds, and other animals which found there way into the pages of The Spectator….more
Infant’s Cabinet of Birds and Beasts (1820)
An illustrated children’s bestiary from the early 19th century….more
Letters From A Cat (1879)
A fun little book made up of letters written by a cat to her owner, authored by H.H. the alias of Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, an American writer who became an activis…more
Quarles’ Emblems (1886)
Francis Quarles was an English poet most famous for his emblem book originally published in 1635. This 19th century edition has been embellished with new illustrati…more
The Medical Aspects of Death, and the Medical Aspects of the Human Mind (1852)
A fascinating book containing countless anecdotes relating to strange manners of death with an additional book relating to interesting states of mind….more
An Account of the Late Improvements in Galvanism (1803)
A book detailing Giovanni Aldini’s pioneering work with galvanism, the art of stimulating muscles with electricity….more
Armata: a fragment (1817)
A strange tale of a man sailing to the moon upon a highway of ocean, written by Thomas Erskine, a British lawyer and politician….more
Old French Fairytales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1920)
A collection of works by French author, Comtesse de Ségur and exquisitely illustrated by a 19 year old Virginia Sterrett, her first commission….more