Rare Books - Non-Fiction
Delve into ideas that shaped the world with our Rare Books: Non-Fiction collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From signed editions and academic milestones to vintage philosophy, history, and science texts, these collectible volumes offer intellectual and historical value. Shop online or in-store for non-fiction books that truly stand the test of time.
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The Wild Sports of Southern Africa (Third and Complete Edition)
Captain William Cornwallis Harris
HARRIS, Captain William Cornwallis. The Wild Sports of Southern Africa; Being the Narrative of an...
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Beethoven's Symphonies 1-9 and string-quarter 1 & 2, 11 volumes.
Ludwig van Beethoven
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van. Symphonies and String Quartets. London: Ernst Eulenburg; Vienna: Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag, A.G.,...
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The Art of Coins and Their Photography (Special Collector's Edition, Signed and Numbered)
Gerald Hoberman
HOBERMAN, Gerald. The Art of Coins and Their Photography: An Illustrated Photographic Treatise with an...
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The Voyage of the Challenger (Cockerel Press Limited Edition)
Herbert Swire
SWIRE, Herbert (Navigating Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.). The Voyage of the Challenger: A Personal Narrative of the...
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The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, Philosophers, Statesmen, Divines, Painters, Architects, Physicians, and Lawyers, Since the Revival of Art; With their Biographies, Arranged in Chronological Order, 4 volumes. (Revised Edition)
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
[MALKIN, Arthur Thomas.] The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, Philosophers, Statesmen, Divines, Painters, Architects, Physicians,...
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The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, 5 volumes.
Lord Thomas B. Macauley
MACAULAY, Lord Thomas Babington. The History of England from the Accession of James the Second....
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MINAMATA: A Warning to the World (First UK Edition)
W. Eugene & Aileen M. Smith
SMITH, W. Eugene & Aileen M. Minamata: A Warning to the World. London: Chatto &...
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The Arab of the Desert (Second Edition, Fifth Impression)
H.R.P. Dickson
DICKSON, H.R.P. The Arab of the Desert: A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and...
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Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 volumes (New and Definitive Edition, Second Impression)
Charles M. Doughty
DOUGHTY, Charles M. Travels in Arabia Deserta. With an Introduction by T.E. Lawrence. London: Jonathan...
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China As She Is: A Comprehensive Album (First Edition, Second Impression)
L.T. Wu (ed.)
WU, L.T. (ed.) et al. China As She Is: A Comprehensive Album. Shanghai: The Liang...
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Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets (Limited Deluxe Facsimile Edition)
François Levaillant
Modern facsimile edition limited to 200 numbered copies. Elephant folio. Two volumes containing 144 hand-finished...
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Australian Orchids, 2 volumes (Limited Facsimile Edition)
Robert David FitzGerald
Fitzgerald, Robert David. Australian Orchids. Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1977-1979. 2 volumes. Elephant Folio. Original publisher's half...
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Nouvelle Galerie de Femmes Celebres (First Edition, French)
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Text in French. A beautiful historical work on famous French women. Each chapter is devoted...
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Memories of a Game Ranger (Subscriber's Deluxe Limited Edition)
W. Wolhuter
Deluxe limited edition published for subscribers, signed and numbered to limitation page 74 of 400....
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Disfarmer, 1939-1946 (First Edition, Limited)
Mike Disfarmer & Julia Scully
DISFARMER, Mike (text Julia Scully; ed. & designed Jack Woody). Disfarmer: Heber Springs Portraits, 1939–1946....
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Aiko T. (First Edition, Signed & Numbered)
Michel Comte
Limited edition. Signed and numbered, 363 of 500. Limited First Edition, signed a numbered to...
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Assemblage, Environments & Happenings (First Edition)
Allan Kaprow
A rare first edition of Kaprow's collection of "Happenings", his term for a contemporary form...
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An Uncertain Grace (First Edition, Signed)
Sebastiâo Salgado
Signed by Salgado to half-title. First Edition. London: Thames and Hudson, 1990. Large 4to. Original publisher's...
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Workers (First Edition, Signed)
Sebastiâo Salgado
Signed by Salgado to half-title. First Edition. New York: Aperture, 1993. Large 4to. Original publisher's...
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Picasso, The Sculptures (First Edition)
Werner Spies [Pablo Picasso]
First Limited Edition. Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz, 2000. Large 4to. Original publisher's cloth in original unclipped...
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The Wayfarers' Journal, Number Six (First Edition)
Douglas C. Milner (ed.)
The 1939 issue of the famous Wayfarer’s Journal. Importantly, the last to appear before the...
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My Last Expedition to the Antarctic (First Edtion)
Lars Christensen
Very rare. A slender volume detailing Christensen’s exploration of the Antarctic in a lecture delivered...
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Two early Chouinard Climbing Equipment Catalogues (First Edition)
Chouinard Equipment
Extremely rare editions of the famous Chouinard Equipment/Great Pacific Ironworks catalogues! Presented here are two...
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The Zermatt Pocket Book (First Edition, Association Copy)
William Martin Conway
There are books that document history, and there are books that make it. Conway’s Zermatt...
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Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, 21st September 1853 (Limited Facsimile Edition)
Baxter, MacGregor, & Astill
Privately printed in a very small run. This copy is 18 of 200. An excellent,...
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PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (Third Edition)
John Ball (ed.)
Third edition of the prestigious Alpine Club’s first major publication. Printed in the same year as...
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PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (First Edition)
John Ball (ed.)
First edition of the prestigious Alpine Club’s first major publication, released just two years after...
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Principia Mathematica (First Folio Society Edition)
Isaac Newton
First Folio Society Edition. 2 volumes. London: The Folio Society, 2008. Original publisher's cloth in...
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