The Norwich Jubilee (1859) – First Edition Printed on Mummy Paper

A book printed on pages made from Egyptian mummy wrappings

First edition (1859) of The Norwich Jubilee printed on mummy paper.

Re-bound at a later date in full red cloth (percaline), complete with its folding color map and lithographs. With marbled edges. Originally issued in leather, cloth, or paper covers/wrappers.

This book traces the festivities of the bicentenary of Norwich in 1859 through its speeches, parades and local archives.

A 19th-century bibliophilic curiosity

Théâtre à la maison (Theatre at home) by B. Vadier

Circa 1880

Splendid publisher’s binding with cardboard plates from the Hetzel Collection

La Botanique d'Andrée by Émilie Carpentier

Circa 1885 

Splendid publisher’s binding with plates by Albert Souze

Butterflies - Natural History of France

Musée scolaire DEYROLLE - Original Edition of 1886 by Berce

Illustrated with 27 plates including 26 in colors - By Berce

Notebook – Order book from the Berthier Pharmacy in Paris

Writing on the first four pages only; the rest is blank

Manual of the Naturalist Preparer followed by a Treaty of Embalmings

by BOITARD - Book of 1853

5 fold-out plates at the end of the volume with beautiful engravings

Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples

Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs

By Nicolas Lemery

An antique illustrated pharmacopoeia from 1727 - A Dutch pirated edition

Le Jardin des Plantes

Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum

By Boitard - Antique book circa 1851

A beautiful snapshot of the museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, featuring interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.

Anatomical Atlas by A. Bossu

Anthropology - End of the XIXth century

20 engravings of Anatomy by Léveillé

Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 16

Selected Library of Medicine

By François PLANQUE - 1761

Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates

Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 8

Selected Library of Medicine

By François PLANQUE - 1750

Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates

Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6

Selected Library of Medicine

By François PLANQUE - 1749

Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates