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Arkstee & Merkus: Aztec Worship & Human Sacrifice

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Arkstee & Merkus: Aztec Court Entertainments: A fascinating plate from the German edition of Prevost d'Exile's Histoire Generale des Voyages showing Aztec musicians and dancers entertaining the emperor after dinner.; RS1855; Arkstee & Merkus; Lei

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FACE READER, c 1880 s HAND BILL, PROFESSOR BROWNE 'S LECTURE HUMAN CHARACTER: FACE READER, c 1880 s HAND BILL, PROFESSOR BROWNE 'S LECTURE HUMAN CHARACTER FACE READER, c 1880 s HAND BILL, PROFESSOR BROWNE 'S LECTURE HUMAN CHARACTER Description Circa 1880s Antique Advertisement

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1795 New York Magazine Freedom on Human Constitution: The August 1795 issue of "The New York Magazine and Literary Repository", printed at New York by Thomas and James Swords. 62 pages, lacks plate and monthly title leaf. Interesting articles including e

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1731 Remarks on Defence Plea of Human Reason: Remarks on the Defence of the Plea for Human Reason & c.., by Richard Bundy, printed at London for J. Roberts, 1731. Collates complete per ESTC : 61, [1]. Pamphlet not bound, Fine condition, measures

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Michael Alig, et al., Club Hopping Night, Invitation: USA, 1987 printed matter 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Invitation to Club Hopping Night, promoted by Michael Alig, Mark Berkley, Paul Broderick, et al., including comps for Aztec, Cat Club, Chameleon, Limelight, Pr

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Arkstee & Merkus: Aztec Hieroglyphs (Three Sheets): Three plates of Aztec hieroglyphs from the German edition of Prevost d'Exile's Histoire Generale des Voyages, from left to right: Annals of the Empire, Goods and Tribute, and a Mexican household.; RS1

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Arkstee & Merkus: Aztec Worship & Human Sacrifice

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A grizzly scene of human sacrifice before a statue of Vitzliputzli (Huitzilopochtli), the "leading god of the Mexicans [Aztecs]" from the German edition of Prevost d'Exile's Histoire Generale des Voyages.; RS1853; Arkstee & Merkus; Leipzig / 1760; 5 1/2" x 7 1/4"; b&w; overall age toning; some browning and staining in margins

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