1870 Rare Victorian Book - The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne.(Description) Author: Michel De Montaigne. Title: The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: with notes and quotations, and an account of the author's life made English by Charles Cotton. Publisher: London, Ward, Lock, Bowden and Co., no date (circa 1870). The third Edition (stated). Language: Text in English Size: 9" X 6". Pages: 926 pages. Binding: Good original full cloth binding (hinges fine, spine sunned as shown, overall slightly worn, soiled,

The book: A scarce and attractive illustrated limited edition of this wonderful booklet showing the travel path of the eclipse from Brandywine Cottage to Fiji (taking in Owyhee and Christmas Island)

The illustrator: Hugo Olof von Hofsten (1865 - 1947)

He is best known for "Paradise Lost

known in particular for his epic Pharsalia

"Goblin Market" and "Remember" remain famous

a captivating narrative poem exploring themes of sisterhood

which is later used for the ship's restoration

signed by Charles van Sandwyk on the first blank - as shown)

Page and Company

The book: Attractive Edition of Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks -- an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr

offering readers a unique insight into the sentiments associated with each bloom

Born Charles Kirk Munroe in a log cab near Prairie du Chien