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[Pyramid of Gaius Cestius.] Sepvlchrvm C. Cesti Epvlonis Ostiensi Via Et Pyramide Et Marmori Qvadrato Nobilissimvm Atq. Omnivm Vetvstissimvm
ROME. Nicolaes van Aelst (Brussels ca. 1550 - Rome 19 July 1613), printer and publisher A fine copy, rich in tone, with broad margins (including partial deckled edges), with a little light marginal soiling and a tiny hole in the blank margin. Very lightly creased at the center, with an original paper guard on the verso. The numeral "13" in early manuscript at lower right, indicating the print's former position in a bound volume. An attractive engraving of one of the most famous and most widely recognized monuments of ancient Rome, the pyramidal tomb of Gaius Cestius. The tomb, constructed sometime between 18 and 12 B.C.E., is the only sepulchral monument of its type still extant in Rome. The Flemish émigré printer Nicolaes van Aelst arrived in Rome from his native Brussels sometime in the mid-1580s. He worked in Rome as a publisher until his death in 1613, at which time his plates were inherited by his son, Antonio Francesco, who continued to print in his father's shop for several years. This print is based on an engraving first published by Antoine Lafréry in 1547, which was re-issued by Antonio Salamanca (1549) and Pietro de Nobili (1584). The print was copied by Ambrogio Brambilla and printed by Claude Duchet in 1582. The anonymous engraver of the present version also based his print on Lafréry's original, copying Salamanca's publisher's inscription from the 1549 issue: "Romae M.D.XLVIIII. A.S. Excvdebat" at the foot of the plate. Van Aelst's name has been added at the lower right. The pyramid is shown in a partly-dilapidated state (the tomb was later restored by order of Pope Alexander VII), with some of the marble revetment and bricks dislodged or missing, and vegetation growing out of the resulting crevasses. Two men, one of whom gestures upward, are shown in conversation at the foot of the tomb. The two ancient funerary inscriptions are clearly visible on the façade: G CESTIVS L F POB EPVLO PR TR PL VII VIR EPVLONVM [Trans. "Gaius Cestius, son of Lucius, of the Pobilia [voting tribe], member of the College of Epulones, Praetor, Tribune of the Plebs, Septemvir of the Epulones."] OPVS APSOLVTVM EX TESTAMENTO DIEBVS CCCXXX ARBITRATV PONTI P F CLA MELAE HEREDIS ET POTHI L [Trans. "The work was completed, in accordance with the will, in 330 days, by the decision of the heir [Lucius] Pontus Mela, son of Publius of the Claudia, and Pothus, freedman."] While both Lafréry's original (1547) and Brambilla's re-engraving for Duchet (1582) showed the monument in isolation, the engraver of this version has depicted the pyramid in its topographical context by adding the Aurelian Wall (Mura Aureliana) and, in the middle distance, the monumental Porta San Paolo (indicated by the words "San Paolo"). In the far distance, medieval towers and, to the far left, the hint of a cylindrical tomb, dot the countryside outside of the city. These background elements are, however, somewhat divorced from reality. The pyramid was actually incorporated into the Aurelian wall and the Porta, as shown, is in the wrong location. In addition, the Porta itself is imperfectly rendered (the crenelated turret is shown squared, rather than as a cylinder), suggesting the draftsman was unfamiliar with the actual monument. Nevertheless, these elements add important context for the viewer and greatly enrich the atmosphere of the image. Marigliani, Lo splendore di Roma, II.49; BNC (Biblioteca nazionale centrale) Rome 18.6.G3, f. 30; cf. Rubach, p. 314, no. 301; Hülsen, Speculum p. 150-151, no. 39 APPENDIX: Nicolaes van Aelst and the tradition of the "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence") "Arriving in Rome from his native Brussels in the mid-1580s, the Flemish printer Nicolaes van Aelst established his home and workshop in a house situated between the now-vanished church of San Biagio della Fossa and the church of Santa Maria della Pace, near Piazza Navona. The building was the property of the church of Santa Maria dell'Anima, to whom the printer paid an annual rent of 30 scudi."(Lorizzo) By the time Van Aelst printed the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, the market for large engravings of ancient and modern Roman subjects had been thriving for decades. The print is representative of the vast publishing phenomenon that came to be known as the "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence"). The "Speculum" had its genesis in the years following the Sack of Rome (1527), when the Spanish émigré Antonio Salamanca began producing engravings of Roman subjects with regularity (prior to the sack such prints were few and appeared sporadically). In the 1540s, another émigré printer, the Frenchman Antonio Lafreri (Antoine Lafréry), began a rival enterprise, copying many of Salamanca's engravings. In 1553, these two competing Roman publishers entered into a contractual alliance for twelve years, "with the explicit purpose of printing and selling copper- plate prints of ancient and modern subjects. When the contractual agreement between Salamanca and Lafreri was established in 1553 the underlying principle of the "Speculum" was in place: it was to be a corpus of documentary prints of ancient and modern Roman subjects, mainly in folio."(Parshall) Lafreri's and Salamanca's engravings, illustrating the ancient and modern marvels of Rome (tombs, temples, palaces, baths, statuary, obelisks, columns, inscriptions, frescoes, etc.), were purchased by tourists as souvenirs, studied by antiquarians, used as models by artists and architects, and circulated as virtual visits for armchair travelers beyond Rome. By the late 1570s, collectors could also purchase an engraved title page while selecting prints for their own Speculum collections. As a result, Lafreri's customers or those of his heirs (Salamanca had died in 1562 and Parshall suggests that the title was only in use after Lafreri's death in 1577), collected images to suit their own needs or taste. After the death of Lafreri, two-thirds of the existing copper plates went to his heirs, and another third was sold to other publishers. These ne- $2,400
- $2,400
Tomus Primus Epistolarum. continens scripta viri Dei, ab anno millesimo quingentesimo septimo usq(ue) ad annum vicesimum secundum: A Iohanne Aurifabro. collectus & anno M.D.LVI. editus. [and] Tomus secundus Epistolarum . continens scriptas ab anno millesimo quingentesimo vigesimo usq(ue) ad annum vigesimum octavum: A Iohanne Aurifabro Collectus & anno M.D.LXV. editus
Luther, Martin (1483-1546) Bound in matching 17th c. stiff vellum, ruled in blind (covers slightly bowed, vellum lightly soiled, small split at head of rear hinge of Vol. I, 1 end-band loose). The contents are in overall excellent condition, with minor blemishes (Vol I: leaf D2 with small natural paper flaw affecting a few letters, small paste stain to lvs. m3, q2, and GG1; a few index lvs. lightly browned. Vol. II: title very slightly frayed; first four lvs. damp-stained at head, a handful of gatherings with very light damp-stains in the lower margin.) The dimensions of the two volumes, in matching early bindings, differ in size by about 1 cm. Edges of text-block stained an even blue. Third printing of Martin Luther's early correspondence, edited by Joannes Aurifaber (1519-1575), Luther's private secretary, who lived with Luther at the time of the Reformer's death. The first volume contains 255 letters from 1507 to 1522 (from the celebration of his first Mass to his removal to Wartburg Castle after the Diet of Worms). The second has 407 letters, from 1520 to 1528. These letters offer a revealing view of Luther's private and public thoughts on matters of pivotal importance to the early reformation. They include a "cover letter" to a copy of the 95 Theses, written on the very day (October 31st, 1517) that Luther nailed the Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. In this letter, addressed to Cardinal Albrecht, Archbishop of Magdeberg and Mainz, Luther requests that the indulgence traffic be halted. In a related letter, written as a dedication to his explanations of the 95 Theses, Luther gives an account of his understanding of penitence, which led him finally to the attack on indulgences. Included are letters to Pope Leo X (1475-1521), King Henry VIII (1491-1547), Georg Spalatin (1484-1545), Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), Frederick, Elector of Saxony (1463-1525), Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), Andreas Karlstadt (1486-1541), Cardinal Tommaso de Vio Cajetan (1470-1534), and many others. This collection also includes Luther's first letter to Erasmus, written at Wittenberg on March 28th, 1519 (Vol. I, p. 156-158) and several letters in which Luther discusses his opinions of Erasmus' theology. The letters' chronological arrangement allows the reader to follow the development of Luther's thought and the political ramifications of his actions. Luther provides first-hand accounts of his efforts to avoid a trial in Rome, his negotiations with the Pope's secretary, Karl von Miltitz, and the papal legate, Cardinal Cajetan, and his eventual appearance before the Emperor at the Diet of Worms. Included are Luther's letter to Cajetan (Oct., 1518), written as Luther fled the Augsburg to avoid being kidnapped and taken to Rome, and a letter of apology to Pope Leo X (Jan., 1519) in which Luther argues that he is now powerless to control the power of his own ideas: "The demand is made that I recant my Disputation. If such a revocation could accomplish what I was attempting to do with my theses, I would issue it without hesitation. Now, however, through the antagonism and pressure of my enemies, my writings are spread farther than I ever had expected and are so deeply rooted in the hearts of so many people that I am not in the position to revoke them.". In a letter written after his appearance at Worms, Luther writes to the Emperor to express his gratitude and ask for continued protection. He also gives a vivid account of the proceedings and a critique of his own performance. "Your Sacred Majesty ordered that I be asked first whether I would acknowledge said little books as mine, and second whether or not I would be ready to revoke them, or would uphold the. When I had acknowledged that [these books] were mine. I pointed out with great reverence and submission that the following was my opinion: since I had fortified my books with clear and intelligible Scripture passages, it does not seem to me right or just to deny the Word of God and revoke my little books in this way, nor could I do it in any way. [.] In addition to all this, it was requested and demanded of me that I answer simply and plainly whether or not I was ready to recant. Again I answered as humbly as I could: since my conscience is bound by the Scripture passages which I have quoted in my little books, I could under no circumstances recant anything, unless I be better informed." In a letter to Nicholas von Amsdorf (folio 326), Luther describes his capture and the ride to Wartburg Castle. The first volume concludes with a series of letters to Melanchthon and others, written from the Wartburg, in which Luther discusses the volatile situation at Erfurt and Wittenberg and the actions of Karlstadt, in particular. In these letters, Luther discusses his ideas on clerical and monastic celibacy, communion, private mass, the dynamics of faith, etc. THIRD EDITION (the 1st ed. of Vol. I appeared in 1556; 1st ed. of Vol. II in 1565).- $8,500
- $8,500
Embodying the Invisible.
CECCHINATO, Elena. Limited edition (2/12) giclee print on museum paper. 48 x 30 cm paper size, (63 x 44 cm framed). These drawings were part of a series of erotic drawings, where I drew with a ballpoint pen. Where lines intersect I coloured in I wanted to show the internal energies more than the external form of people. The yellow one is part of the Padua City Musei Civici permanent collection of Art.- $485
- $485
Water, Paint and Sound Recording on Paper No. 5.
CECCHINATO, Elena. Water-painting on paper 68 x 45 cm (80 x 64 cm framed). A collaboration with composer Timothy Ellis FRSA. Water paintings are made by floating colours on water and part of the collection is made with water and sound paintings I created in collaboration with the composer Timothy Ellis. A sound painting is an image that can only be made by forcing an interaction between suspended colours and sound. In this case the paint moves to low frequency sound from a modular synthesiser. The image is captured to paper only at the point of disruption and therefore new creation.- $2,298
- $2,298
Uber die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche Züchtung, oder, Erhaltung der vervollkommneten Rassen im Kampfe um’s Daseyn : nach der dritten Englischen Auflage und mit neueren Zusätzen des Verfassers für diese deutsche Ausgabe aus dem Englischen uberstetzt und mit Anmerkungen verschen. Zweite verbesserte und sehr vermehrte Auflage. Mit DARWIN’s Portrat in Photographie
Darwin, Charles; Bronn, Dr. H. G. (translator) VIII, 551, [1] (blank) pages. Plus original albumen photograph of Darwin mounted on thin board inserted before the half title (with original tissue guard still present). 8vo. 1/4 leather gilt over marbled boards. Light overall wear to the binding. Bookseller ticket (LW Schmidt, New York, German Bookseller) on front pastedown. Lightly browned pages, clean internally. A nice copy. Boards. The first German translation of Darwin's "Origin of the Species" was published in 1860 by the same publisher. This edition is notable for the inclusion of an albumen frontispiece of Darwin, a very early portrait. Van Wyhe's Complete Photographs of Darwin identifies this portrait as a sitting by Maull & Polyblank from 1857. This image is identified as a variant of that image, "1.1. Albumen photograph, 15.3x11.5cm, uncropped, mounted on thick paper. Below image "Phothogr. v. Buchner / Charles Darwin. / E. Schweitzerbart'sche Verlagshandlung in Stuttgart." Frontispiece to Origin 2d ed. [in German] (1863, F673)." If not the first, it was certainly among the first albumen images of Darwin to be published in a book. A nice addition to any Darwin collection. The albumen print is by Carl Johann Sigmund Buchner. Literature: Freeman, Bibliographical Handlist 2nd edition, #673 Van Wyhe's Complete Photographs of Darwin.- $2,200
- $2,200
Our National Parks
Muir, John Octavo; [xiv]; 382pp. 32 captioned photographic plates, including frontispiece portrait of John Muir in Muir Woods in 1909 after photographs by Herbert W. Gleason. Map and Tables by Allen Chamberlain. Index to Map; General Index. Gilt decorated blue cloth with pictorial color image of Yosemite Falls on front cover. Upper corner tip (1/4" x 1 1/4") of page 13/14 lacking; decorative owner bookplate; small stain on ffep; else a fine copy in a bright and stricking binding. "In this book, made up of sketches first published in the Atlantic Monthly, I have done the best I could to show forth the beauty, grandeur, and all-embracing usefulness of our wild mountian forest reservations and parks, with a view to inciting the poeple to come and enjoy them, and get them into their hearts, that so at length their preservation and right use might be made sure." -- Author's description. "Our National Parks" is composed of ten articles previously published in The Atlantic Monthy celebrating the parklands of the American West. Muir captures the vital essence of Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia, and other areas, detailing their natural attractions -- the breathtaking forests, lush alpine meadows, massive granite domes, towering sequoias, bursting geysers, thundering waterfalls, and crystalline glacial lakes. (Kimes 237). New and Enlarged Edition, Fully Illustrated.- $788
- $788
Madam Butterfly Promotional Piece (SIGNED by 7 cast members)
Puccini, Giacomo (Gamut Club) A charming fan-shaped and ribbon-tied promotional piece for the Savage Opera Company's February 4th 1908 performance of 'Madam Butterfly' at Los Angeles' Gamut Club. The first of the five ~7" x ~2" leaves on card stock is titled 'Mme. Butterfly Gamut Club Feb'y 4th 1908;' an image of a leading character in the musical appears on each of the four leaves following. Cast members who have signed the piece include Rena Vivienne, Elisabeth Wolff, Dora de Fillippe, William St. Willis, Vernon Stiles, Harriet Behnee and Lola Rauchfuss.- $263
- $263
Texas Cowboys
Dane Coolidge 8vo. 162 pp. With 31 photographs taken "from the saddle", by the author. Review copy, with publisher's review slip tipped in. Orange cloth in illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (darkening to spine; minor wear to extremities). The author, posing as a professional photographer, spent many exciting months following round-ups, and he has accompanied the Texas Rangers on many a hair-raising ride. The 'Lone Star' boys enjoyed having their picture taken and in return, they initiated him into nearly every phase of the exciting routine on the San Carlos Indian Reservations: the horse-changing, the round-ups and branding, the lonely night guards, the stories, songs, and jokes. And here, he shares his stories with the Texas cowboys.- $210
- $210
The Secret of the Ancient Oak
Wolo Small 4to. 38 pp. Color and black & white illustrations by the author. Turquoise cloth with black illustration & lettering to front board; illustrated endpapers; in publisher's color illustrated dustjacket. A very good copy (some loss of color along upper front board and lower spine; small previous owner name) in good dustjacket (chips, wear and tears to dustjacket extremities, with loss to spine ends). A charming tale of Ilgamoot the groundhog and of his fellow animal friends - the busy woodpeckers and squirrels, the orioles and the family of fishing raccoons, and the wild honey-bees - who live in an ancient oak tree. Tarrux, a savage and wicked black beaver, has destroyed all the trees on his side of the pond, and proceeds to gnaw on the old oak tree. The animals pay little attention to the beaver until it is almost too late to save the tree. They enlist the help of the deaf, old owl and the story concludes with a happy ending. Wolo (1902 - 1989) immigrated the United States fleeing Nazi Germany and ultimately lived in the San Francisco Bay Area where he wrote and illustrated his five childen's books.- $158
- $158
A Treatise on the Rules of the Law of Personal Succession.
Robertson, David A Scarce Treatise on Inheritance and Succession Robertson, David. A Treatise on the Rules of the Law of Personal Succession, In the Different Parts of the Realm; And on the Cases, Regarding Foreign and International Succession, Which have been Decided in the British Courts. Edinburgh: Thomas Clark, 1836. xiv, 503, [1] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Recent buckram, gilt fillets and title to spine, author name written in pencil to bottom-edge of text block, endpapers renewed. Light soiling to exterior, spine somewhat darkened, library bookplate and small circular shelf label to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, light soiling to a few leaves, pencil and ink underlining to several leaves, brief early ink annotations to upper margins of a few pages, light foxing to title page, which has a small ink library stamp. $250. * Only English edition, published the same year as the only American edition. This thorough treatise on inheritance and succession focuses primarily on England and Scotland, with a chapter on Ireland and brief discussions of international law. The author, a Middle Templar, also published a volume reporting cases appealed from Scotland to the House of Lords. OCLC locates 7 copies of the English edition in North American law libraries (New York State Appellate Division, Alabama supreme Court, University of Connecticut, University of Notre Dame, University of Michigan, University of Victoria, Supreme Court of Canada). Sweet and Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:302.- $200
- $200
LE MORTE DARTHUR 4 Vols
Malory, Thomas Malory, Thomas LE MORTE DARTHUR 4 Vols London: Published by Philip Lee Warner, The Medici Society, 1910 - 1911. Sir William Russell Flint. Limited, Numbered Edition. Limp Vellum. LE MORTE DARTHUR by Sir Thomas Malory / Sir William Russell Flint (Illustrator) Malory, Thomas Published by Philip Lee Warner, The Medici Society, London, 1910 - 1911 The Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table. In four volumes. London, Philip Lee Warner for the Medici Society 1910-1911. With 48 color plates after watercolors by William Russell Flint. Flexible original parchment bindings with ties. Title on spine and front covers embossed in gold, gilt head section. Copy 331 of 500 on Riccardi laid paper, another twelve were printed on parchment. Revised by Alfred W. Pollard from the text version of the Caxton edition. Set from the type designed by HP Horne based on Venetian models. The title font and the initials were designed by M. Engall. Printed by Charles T. Jacobi at Chiswick Press. Six of the eight issues of the »Illustrated Quarto Series« contain illustrations by the Scottish painter William Russell Flint (1880 1969), who was one of the most successful and well-known book illustrators in the English kingdom at the time. The color plates were printed as chromolithographs and mounted on laid paper, each plate with a silk cover sheet with text quotation in red. 27.4 : 20.5 cm. Limp Velllum Very Good, with With Printers orivginal prospectus Tomkinson 149, I/3. Ransom 395, I/3. Very Good. Item #516- $2,890
- $2,890
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[FORE-EDGE PAINITNG] CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS
Lord Macaulay 8vo Bound in full red hard-grain Morocco early inscription to front fly leaf dated 1877, Gilt lines on the boards gilt dentells and lines lettering centre tool of a thistle to the spine. Some mild foxing a nice tight copy with a very nice Fore-Edge Painting. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800 - 1859) was a nineteenth-century British poet, historian and Whig politician and one of the two Members of Parliament for Edinburgh. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. The Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802, was one of the most influential British magazines of the 19th century. It ceased publication in 1929.- $670
- $670
Shooting in China. Methodist Publishing House, 1908. First Edition
Jernigan, T. R. Pp xiv, 313. Publisher's cloth, title in gilt to spine . Covers faded & lightly worn, small piece cut from top right corner of title page, front inner hinge cracked (but holding firm). Scattered foxing to contents pages. Illustrated with 23 plates.- $385
- $385
Intentions. The Decay of Lying, Pen Pencil and Poison, The Critic as Artist, The Truth of Masks. London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Company, 1891. First Edition. Presentation Copy, Inscribed by the Author
Wilde, Oscar Intentions. The Decay of Lying, Pen Pencil and Poison, The Critic as Artist, The Truth of Masks. London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Company, 1894. First Edition. Pp, 258. Original olive green cloth, titled in gilt on upper cover, spine lettered in gilt; light soiling to covers, contents very good. Housed in quarter morocco slipcase. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY WILDE on front free endpaper: 'With the Compliments of the Author.' The recipient's name heavily deleted in ink (the name of the recipient of this copy has been obliterated by dense scoring, possibly by a descendant or relative who desired to conceal the connection after Wilde's trial and conviction). Intentions collects five essays by Wilde that had previously been published in periodicals, and then extensively re-worked by Wilde for publication in volume form. 1,500 sets of first edition sheets were printed, of which 900 were issued in England and 600 were issued in the United States under Dodd, Mead and Co.'s imprint with a cancelled title. [Mason 341].- $7,646
- $7,646
Rudimentary Astronomy.
Main, Rev Robert Rudimentary Astronomy. London: John Weale, 1852. First Edition. Ppm xx156, [12]. Publisher's soft green cloth boards, decorated in blind with title label to upper cover. Covers lightly faded, light spotting to page margins, overall a nice bright copy. Illustrated with a frontispiece plate and many text drawings throughout. Robert Main served for twenty-five years as First Assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and published numerous articles, particularly on stellar and planetary motion. The lunar crater 'Main' is named after him, and there is also a crater on Mars named in his honour.- $165
- $165
Station Island. Presentation copy, Inscribed by Seamus Heaney on the front free endpaper, and with three lines of verse from the poem ‘Stone from Delphi’ which appears on page 24.
Heaney, Seamus Station Island. London: Faber, 1984. Pp, 123. First Edition. A fine copy in dust jacket. Presentation copy, Inscribed by Seamus Heaney on the front free endpaper, and with three lines of verse from the poem 'Stone from Delphi' which appears on page 24. Heaney's first new collection of poems since 1979, is set on an island (Lough Derg) which has been a site of pilgrimage in Ireland for over a thousand years.- $1,650
- $1,650
The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory. With a Preface by The Most Rev. Dr. Brownrigg, Lord Bishop of Ossory. Four volumes. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1905. First Edition. Autograph letter (loosely inserted) signed from Rev. Abraham Brownrigg to the publisher’s commending them of the quality of this edition & enclosing payment for ten copies ordered. Rev. Brownrigg served as the Bishop of Ossory from 1884 until his death in 1928. He wrote the preface to this edition & there is a frontispiece portrait plate of Brownrigg to volume one
Carrigan, Rev. William Four volumes. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1905. Pp (1) xxxi, 300, folded map at rear; (2) viii, 397; (3) vii, 512, folded map; (4) vii, 433. Profusely illustrated with plates and text illustrations. Publisher's olive green covers, front covers ruled in gilt with crest of the dioceses gilt embossed in centre. Scattered foxing to preliminary leaves, light water staining to upper margin of frontispiece plate of volume (3) otherwise a very good set. The first volume gives an overall history of the diocese from its pre-Christian Celtic origins through its various Bishops and Clergy. The other three volumes examine Ossory's parishes in detail. Each parish's buildings, churches, castles, monuments etc, are described and examined. Written between 1897 and 1903, one thousand sets were printed. The work was well received on its publication and although other diocesan histories exist, none match it for its scope and depth.- $1,925
- $1,925
The Search for the Dice Man. London: HarperCollins, 1993. First Edition. Black cloth boards, in pictorial dust jacket. a nice bright copy. Presentation copy, inscribed by the Author on front free endpaper: “For Carsten With much thanks for all your help on our screenplay- past and future! George”
Rhinehart, Luke The official sequel to The Dice Man written by George Cockcroft under the pen name Luke Rhinehart. The Dice Man was first published in 1971, this sequel is set twenty years after the end of the first novel. The dedicatee Carsten Lorenz is a movie producer & screenwriter best known for his work on Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Midway (2019) and Greenland (2020).- $655
- $655
The Dice Man. New York: William Morrow, 1971. First Edition. Quarter cream paper boards, in publisher s pictorial dust jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Presentation copy, inscribed by the Author: “For Carstein, I’m really looking forward to working together. Whenever we disagree we’ll shake the dice (my dice and I shake!) George.”
Rhinehart, Luke Light toning to jacket & cloth spine, otherwise a nice bright copy. The dedicatee Carsten Lorenz is a movie producer known for his work on Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Midway (2019) and Greenland (2020). Cockcroft meet & consulted with Lorenz possibly with a view to a movie of The Dice Man which in the event was never made.- $1,980
- $1,980
Harper s Weekly
Five bound volumes of the complete issues for the years 1861-1865. Contents in excellent condition. The bindings show some light to moderate wear to the exterior boards but remain sturdy and tight. Harper's Weekly was the most widely read journal in the United States throughout the period of the Civil War. So as not to upset its wide readership in The South, Harper's took a moderate editorial position on the issue of slavery prior to the outbreak of the war. The Weekly had supported the candidacy of Stephen A. Douglas in the 1860 presidential campaign against Abraham Lincoln, but as the American Civil War broke out, it fully supported Lincoln and the Union. A July 1863 article on the escaped slave Gordon included a photograph of his back, severely scarred from whippings; this provided many readers in the North their first visual evidence of the brutality of slavery. The photograph inspired many free blacks in the North to enlist. Some of the most important articles and illustrations of the time were Harper's reporting on the war. Besides renderings by Homer and Nast, the magazine also published illustrations by Theodore R. Davis, Henry Mosley, and the brothers Alfred and William Ward. Sold as a set - $12,500- $12,500
- $12,500
The Black Man of the South, and the Rebels; or, the characteristics of the former, and the recent outrages of the latter. By Charles Stearns, a Northern Teacher, Missionary, and Planter, and an eye-witness of many of the scenes described
Stearns, Charles Hardcover. Sm 8vo (7.75" x 5.5"), green cloth, rebacked, original spine laid down, replaced endpapers. Frontis., xiv, [15] - 562 pp., 5 wood-engraved plates. CONDITION: Good ex-library, spine a bit darkened, spine-label removed from lower spine (color touched in), green library stamp at center of title, a few sprung gatherings, all holding. An first hand account of the Reconstruction Era south by a former Civil War physician who purchased and farmed a Georgia plantation, observing the behavior of freedmen and rebels who asked for shelter.- $350
- $350
SUR 4
Borges, Jorge Luis et al (contributors). Ocampo, Victoria (editor and publisher) The fourth issue printed in the first year of publication, published by Victoria Ocampo. Borges was a contributor from the first issue, years before his success as a novelist. A near fine copy, in its origial glassine which has absorbed surface soiling, leaving the white paper covers remarkably clean. An apparently unread copy - leaves uncut. With original annual subscription form laid-in.- $350
- $350
CASEY AT THE BAT
Thayer, Phineas. Groesbeck, Dan Sayre (illustrations by) Scarce first illustrated edition and first stand-alone book edition of the American classic, mock-heroic poem, printed at The Caslon Press in Chicago. Very nice condition with a new, paper backstrip applied, matching the green background of cover with pictorial of a bat draped in a big, black bow. Corners moderately worn, a short closed tear bottom of page in front of book. Contemporary owner signature ffe. "Casey at the Bat" was first published in The Daily Examiner in San Francisco on June 3, 1888. A month after the poem was published, it was reprinted as "Kelly at the Bat" in the New York Sporting Times.- $875
- $875
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Rapport sur le fait de l’inoculation de la petite vérole: Lu en Presence de la Faculte de Medecine de Paris [Report on the Inoculation of Smallpox: Read in the Presence of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris] Plus SUPPLEMENT AU RAPPORT DES SIX COMMISSAIRES, 1767 (2 Volumes bound as 1) Et imprime par son ordre, pour etre communique a tous ses Docteurs, avant qu’elle donne, sur cette question, l’avis que le Parlement lui a demande par son Arret du 8 Juin 1763.
FIRST EDITIONS 4to. hardback in modern 18c. style half brown calf, red title label, gilt, and marbled boards. TEXT IN FRENCH. 125pp. and 164pp. Contemporary ink signature to early blank. Untrimmed edges a little dusty. First and last few pages of Supplement have been professionally repaired. Light occasional foxing to Supplement. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 4) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.- $176
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TRATTATO DI VACCINAZIONE Con Osservazioni sul Giavardo e Vajuolo Pecorino
SACCO, Luigi FIRST EDITION Large 4to. original half calf with red title label, gilt to spine and marbled paper-covered boards. TEXT IN ITALIAN. 221pp. + 2pp plus 4 large folding hand-coloured engravings at end. Also illustrated with an engraved frontispiece of Dr. Jenner and a portrait medal of Sacco. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Occasional very light foxing and slight darkening to endpapers. Small burn hole through leather layer of spine and some light wear and rubbing to marbled boards. Overall a VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 4) PLEASE NOTE: Heavy BOOK (1 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.- $1,321
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GLI HEROICI DI GIO BATTISTA PIGNA, A DONNO ALFONSO DA ESTE II DUCA DI FERRARA V
PIGNA Giovan Battista (1529-1575) Legatura coeva in pergamena floscia, tracce di bindelle deperdite; titolo manoscrittto al dorso. 105:(1)-(2b.)-( 16) pagine numerate. Frontespizio con titolo e ampia marca tipografica di Giolito a silografia (altra marca più piccola al verso di pagina 105), antica nota manoscritta cassata alla parte superiore, piccolo timbro nobiliare sul lato destro; all`interno, numerosi capolettera, testatine, fregi e, alla pagina 88, testo racchiuso entro ampia cornice tipografica con vedutina di città sulle colonne laterali, il tutto a silografia.Prima edizione di questa opera dedicata alla nobilità ferrarese, contenente tre libri in prosa; da pagina 89 segue il poemetto "Heroico", come cita il Bongi, Annali di G. Giolito "cui sussegue un poemetto sullo stesso soggetto intitolato l`Heroico, di 49 ottave". Esemplare in eccellenti condizioni, ad ampi margini.- $594
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SCIELTA DELLE RIME parte PRIMA (e SECONDA)
TASSO Torquato (1544-1595) Legatura moderna a imitazione in piena pelle con filetti e fregi angolari a secco e in oro; titolo e fregi in oro al dorso. (6)-1cb.-95-(1b.)-(3-1b)-93-(3) pagine numerate.Rara seconda edizione delle Rime, ristampa curata, purgata e corretta da Giovan Battista Guarini. Vennero ripubblicate in seguito al successo riscosso dalle medesime edite per la prima volta l`anno precedente presso Aldo Manuzio. Cfr. Gamba: Merita preferenza sull`antecedente. Fu ricevuta con tanto plauso`` . Esemplare in modeste condizioni a causa di una arrossattura all`angolo superiore interno di tutto il volume.- $550
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BARTHOLOMAEI RICCII DE IMITATIONE LIBRI TRES AD ALFONSUM ATESTIUM PRINCIPEM, SUUM IN LITERIS ALUMNUM, HERCULIS II.
RICCI Bartolomeo- Edizione Aldina Legatura settecentesca in piena pergamena rigida con unghie con autore e titolo in oro su tassello rosso al dorso; al contropiatto anteriore, ex-libris "Collezione Aldina di Stelio Valentini"; guardie dell`epoca della legatura; tagli blu. 88 carte numerate compreso il frontespizio con titolo e ancora aldina (i.e. 87 per errore alla carta 88 che invece è 87) -1 carta non numerata finale con colophon al recto e ancora aldina al verso. Testo in latino in elegante carattere corsivo. PRIMA EDIZIONE (?) di questo trattato sull`imitazione letteraria di Bartolomeo Ricci. Renuard (122:3) cita un`edizione del 1541, ma non ve ne è traccia di alcuna copia in nessuna biblioteca del mondo come attestano i registri di USTC, Worldcate Edit 16. Bartolomeo Ricci fu un importante umanista di Ferrara, celebre latinista e per aver pubblicato un dizionario latino e un trattato di dizione che furono letti e apprezzati da Erasmo e Bembo. Nel Rinascimento, il termine "imitatio", cioè l`imitazione e lo studio di modelli , costituiva una parte fondamentale del processo di composizione letteraria. Secondo l`autore, l`imitazione consiste nel " completare la natura con l`arte, nel correggere il proprio genio aggiungendovi l`esperienza di una varietà di altri autori". (Weinberg). `De imitatione` indica i migliori autori da prendere a modello per la prosa e la poesia. Verso la fine del terzo libro, Ricci descrive il suo metodo di isegnamento del latino ai giovani studenti: dopo aver presentato i rudimenti della grammatica, presentava gli autori dal più facile al più difficile. Esemplare in eccellenti condizioni, lievissima arrossatura al bordo superiore.- $1,045
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AMOROSA VISIONE DI M. GIO. BOCC. NUOVAMENTE RIDOTTA IN LUCE NELLA QUALE SI CONTENGONO 5 TRITIOMPHI. TRIOMPHO DI SAPENTHIA, DI GLORIA DI RICCHEZZA, DI AMORE E DI FORTUNA
BOCCACCIO Giovanni (1313-1375) Legatura antica in piena pergamena rigida.78 carte numerate (errori di numerazione). Compreso il frontepizio con titolo e ampia marca di Giolito e altra marca al verso dell`ultima carta, alcuni capolettera abitati incisiinsilografia. Amorosa Visione è un poema di carattere allegorico composto in terzine dantesche suddiviso in 50 canti compostoda Boccaccio probabilmente dal1342 al 1343. Esemplare complessivamente in buone condizioni salvo alcune sporadiche fioriture.- $418
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FIAMMETTA AMOROSA DE M. GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO RICORRETTA DI NUOVO NEL MDXXV.
BOCCACCIO Giovanni Legatura tardo seicentesca in piena pelle maculata; al dorso a 5 nervi rilevati, autore e titolo breve in oro, fregi in oro agli altri somparti; tagli marmorizzati, così come le guardie. CX-(1)-(1cb.) carte numerate. In totale 112 carte, compreso il bel frontespizio con titolo inquadrato all`interno di elegante e ampia bordura silografica a carattere floreale, la bordura venne usata successivamente nellersquo;edizione della Grammatica volgare di Accarigio (Venezia, 1549); ampia marca silografica dell`editore al recto dell`ultima carta; testo in carattere corsivo; un capolettera istoriato e altri con la semplice lettera.RARA EDIZIONE della Fiammetta, posseduta in 12 esemplari dalle biblioteche pubbliche italiane. Esemplare in ecellenti condizioni, abili restauri alle cerniere della legatura e a un angolo della stessa, interno molto fresco e testo bene impresso, qualche sporadica, lievissima, gora marginale.- $880
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RIME DI M. LODOVICO DOMENICHI CON GRAZIA ET PRIVILEGIO
DOMENICHI Lodovico (1515 endash; 1564) Bella legatura ottocentesca in marocchino rosso firmata Chambolle-Durù 1867, con merletto interno, titolo al dorso e tagli in oro. Al contropiatto anteriore, ex libris nobiliare inglese. 104 cc. Prima ed unica edizione. Si tratta del primo libro che il Domenichi pubblicò in proprio. In seguito la sua attività precipua fu quella di curatore e di editore di testi eccellenti della letteratura italiana. Nell`opera in esame molto interessanti le lettere a Isabella Sforza, a Ippolita Borromeo e al conte Collaltino di Collalto. In merito all`importanza della presente raccolta di rim vedi cfr. Perelli Cippo, Rime di L. Domenichi, in "Giornale Storico della Letteratura Italiana", 2006, pp. 133-138. Esemplare in eccellenti condizioni all`interno, tracce di collature alla prima carta di guardia, bianca e abrasioni al recto della precedente marmorizzata.- $1,980
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![GLI ASOLANI DI M. PIETRO BEMBO NE QUALI SI RAGIONE D`AMORE. [UNITO A:] LE RIME DI MONSIGNOR P. BEMBO](https://rarebookinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/31644751988.jpg)
GLI ASOLANI DI M. PIETRO BEMBO NE QUALI SI RAGIONE D`AMORE. [UNITO A:] LE RIME DI MONSIGNOR P. BEMBO
BEMBO Pietro (1470 endash; 1547) Legatura veneziana coeva in tutta pelle con titolo in oro (molto basso) "Opere del Bembo" impresso al piatto anteriore. A quello posteriore iniziali di originario possessore "AB. CA." e fregio ornamentale, semprte in oro. Dorso restaurato e con qualche integrazione alle estremità, analoghi abili restauri agli angoli. 107-(1b) carte numerate al primo volume; 48, (10) al secondo volume, al verso dell`ultima carta grande marca tipografica del tipografo Valvassori. Annotazioni manoscritte al forntespizio; lungo il volume, alcune antiche firme di tal Mario Antonio Gavatti (?). Esemplare in buone condizioni, qualche macchiolina qua e là, in particolare alle prime carte.- $1,320
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STANZE E CANZONI DI M. LODOVICO MARTELLI NOBILE FIORENTINO. CON LA GIONTA, NUOVAMENTE STAMPATE.
MARTELLI, LODOVICO (1500 - 1527/1528) Legatura del XX secolo in mezza pelle bruna e carta marmorizzata verde. Dorso a 4 nervi, con autore, titolo, luogo e data impresse in oro. 32 cc. nn. (ultima bianca). Segn. A-A4-D-D4. Titolo inquadrato in cornice xilografica costituita da figure simboliche, sovrapposte in blocchi diversi e firmate G.B. in alto a sinistra. In fine, al verso dell`ultima carta, la bella marca tipografica di Zoppino raffigurante San Nicola. Rara prima edizione aumentata della `gionta` delle Rime di Lodovico Martelli (1500-1528), originariamente stampate a Venezia nel 1531 da Aurelio Pincio. Tra i componimenti spiccano le Stanze in lode delle donne, redatte dall`autore in età giovanissima. Cfr. Gamba, "Queste edizioni (1531-1537) si ricordano per essere alquanto rare". Esemplare in buone condizioni dalla fresca impressione; al bordo laterale esterno della seconda carta, antico timbro nobiliare; alcune antiche sottolineature e graziose manicule a penna a qualche carta.- $1,100
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IL FATTO D`ARME DEL TARRO FRA I PRINCIPI ITALIANI, ET CARLO OTTAVO RE DI FRANCIA INSIEME CON L`ASSEDIO DI NOVARA
BENEDETTI Alessandro (1450 -1512) - DOMENICHI Lodovico (1515 - 1564) Legatura settecentesca in piena pergamena rigida con titolo in oro su tassello al dorso, tagli blu; al contropiatto anteriore ex libris Giannalisa Feltrinelli. 58 - (1) carte numerate con mancanza di una carta bianca finale; frontespizio con titolo e ampia marca silografica di Giolito, altra ampia marca silografica al recto dell`ultima carta; alcuni grandi capolettera abitati a silografia. Esemplare in buone condizioni salvo restauro integrativo di qualche centrimetro a scemare al margine inferiore esterno alle prime quattro carte, altrimenti esmplare fresco e bene impresso, dalla prestigiosa provenienza.- $308
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LA VITA DELL`INVITTISSIMO IMPERATOR CARLO QUINTO DESCRITTA DA ALFONSO ULLOA, ET NUOVAMENTE MANDATA IN LUCE.
ULLOA Alfonso de (? - 1570) Legatura coeva di produzione centroeuropea, reimboittage da altro volume e sovradimensionato, in piena pelle su assicelle, al piatto aneriore, supralibros in greco, fleuron centrale, eleganti fregi e filetti, data 1569, il tutto in oro; al piatto posteriore, greche e filetti impressi a secco; una fibbia di due. Al contropiatto anteriore, etichetta della libreria Rappaport di Roma; (44)-752 pagine numerate, compreso il frontespizio con titolo e marca tipografica dei Valgrisi; alcuni timbri, di cui due slavati, uno a testimoniare la provenienza dalla biblioteca del duca di Carcaci. Prima edizione valgrisiana. Esemplare in discrete condizioni, leggera apertura alla cerniera anteriore; all`interno, qualche lieve macchia o ingiallimento, altrimenti fresco.- $1,320
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DIALOGO DI PIETRO ARETINO NEL QUALE SI PARLA DEL GIOCO CON MORALITA PIACEVOLE
ARETINO Pietro (1492 - 1556) Legatura ottocentesca in mezza pelle rossa e carta decorata, titolo in oro su tassello al dorso. 128 carte numerate (l`ultima, bianca) con titolo al frontespizio all`interno di elegante bordura silografica abitata da putti e aninmali fantastici. Seconda rara edizione del Dialogo, dedicato al principe di Salerno che si svolge a Firenze tra il Padovano Cartaro e le Carte."è piu utile il giocare che il mercantare", bellissimo parallelo metaforico tra il gioco delle carte e la guerra, tra il giocatore e il soldato. Il dialogo è fatto di botta e risposta sul gioco delle carte, sulla loro simbologia, sui tipi usati in Italia, sulla fortuna, sul barare, sulla moralità del gioco, sulle bische e osterie, sulle chiacchiere intorno al tavolo, sulla natura del giocatore. Aretino inserisce in questo testo la prima citazione letteraria e storica del gioco del golf e accenna ai dadi e agli scacchi. Esemplare in buona conservazione.- $1,980
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IL PETRARCA CON L`ESPOSITIONE D`ALESSANDRO VELLUTELLO DI NUOVO RISTAMPATO CON LE FIGURE A I TRIOMPHI, ET CON PIU` COSE UTILI IN VARII LUOGHI AGGIONTE.
PETRARCA Francesco (1304-1374) Elegante legatura veneziana settecentesca in piena pelle maculata marrone; dorso a 5 nervi rilevati con titolo in oro su inserto in pelle rossa; fregi in oro agli scomparti; tagli rossi; guardie marmorizzate ai soli contropiatti. (8)-214-(2) carte numerate. Bel frontespizio con titolo e ampia marca tipografica silografata del tipografo Giovanni Griffio; al verso della carta (5), incisione silografica a piena pagina raffigurante zona geografica del sud-ovest della Francia; nella sezione dedicata ai Trionphi, 6 belle incisioni silografiche a mezza pagina; numerosi capolettera silografati di dimensioni diverse; antiche note manoscritte al recto dell`ultima carta. Edizione rara. Esemplare molto fresco e in solida legatura; leggerissimo alone alla parte inferiore delle prime tre carte; ampio restauro integrativo con controfondatura all`ultima carta con perdita di qualche letterina.- $990
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OPERA DI M. FRANCESCO PETRARCA, DE RIMEDI DE L`UNA ET L`ALTRA FORTUNA, AD AZONE, TRADOTTA PER REMIGIO FIORENTINO
PETRARCA Francesco (1304-1374) Legatura coeva in pergamena rigida, titolo manoscritto al dorso a 5 nervi, tagli di color rosso,sguardie marmorizzate. 416 - (3)cartenumerate, testo impresso in carattere corsivo. Alcuni grandi capolettera illustrati a silografia. Marca tipografica al titolo e in fine. Esemplare in buone condizioni salvo una gora d`acqua lungo il margine esterno delle prime 50 carte e qualche lieve arrossatura.Prima traduzione in volgare di questa opera latina sul destino e la fortuna, redatto dal poligrafo Remigio Fiorentino e dedicato a Chiappino Vitelli.- $528
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ORLANDO FURIOSO DI M.LODOVICO ARIOSTO, NUOVAMENTE RISTAMPATO, CON LE ANNOTATIONI, GLI AVERTIMENTI, eamp; LE DICHIARATIONI DI IERONIMO RUSCELLI. LA VITA DELL`AUTORE DESCRITTA DAL S. GIO. BATTISTA PIGNA.
ARIOSTO Ludovico (1474endash;1533) Legatura in piena pergamena rigida del XIX secolo con autore, titolo, luogo e data in oro, su doppio tassello al dorso. Tagli dorati. Guardie marmorizzate. Due ex-libris, uno di Henry Perkins, l`altro di Charles William Curtis. (16)-564-57-(1b.)-(32) pagine numerate; compreso il frontespizio con titolo iscritto all`interno di elaborato edicola a carattere mitologico, antiche firme di possesso manoscritte. Altro frontespizio alla pagina 507 "Icinque canti". Numerosi capolettera silografati. All`interno del volume, 51 silografie a piena pagina, uno all`ingresso di ogni canto. Testo su doppia colonna e carattere corsivo. Celebre edizione illutrata a proposito della quale Agnelli-Ravegnani così si esprime: "Edizione in-4, veramente pregiata, e ignota al Brunet, per la disposizione del contenuto, può dirsi simile alle ultime impressioni del Valgrisi". Esemplare in buone condizioni complessive, frontespizio controfondato, una gora laterale alle prime carte, qualche pagine arrossata; picccola lacuna al bordo laterale inferiore alle pagg. 65-66, milto lontana dal testo. Numerose postille e sottolineature manoscritte. Le incisioni in buona impressione.- $990
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Il Petrarchista , DIALOGO DI M.NICOLO FRANCO, NEL QUALE SI ScUOPRONO NUOvI sECRETI SOPRA IL PETRARCA.
FRANCO Nicolò da Benevento (1515-1570) Legatura moderna di imitazione a la "Du Seuil" in piena pelle con filetti e ftrergi in oro ai piatti, titolo e fregi in oro al dorso, tagli maculati. Al contropiatto anteriore, ex-libris della celebre biblioteca Galletti-Landau. 55-(1) carte numerate, compreso il frontespizio con titolo e grande effige ovale centrale con il ritratto di Petraca in ciso, timbro blu della bilbioteca Galletti; al verso dell`ultima carta ampia marca tipografica dei Giolito e antiche note manoscritte; all`interno alcuni capolettera incisi. Ptrima edizione a cui ne seguirono al tre due nel 1541 e nel 1543. Esemplare in ottime condizioni all`interno, dai caratteri bene impressi e nitidi.- $550
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DIONYSII PETAVII AURELIANENSIS E SOCIETATE IESU RATIONARIUM TEMPORUM IN PARTES DUAS, LIBROS TREDECIM TRIBUTUM
PETAU Denis (1583-1652) Elegante legatura coeva in piena pella avana con ricchissime decorazioni ai piatti in oro, al centri delle quali, grande stemma raldico "Ex dono Claudi Tisserand Prioris Petri Cabilon" alle armi di Luigi XIII. Eleganti fregi al dorso; tagli dorati. Al contropiatto ex-libris di John Sparrow. (13-1cb.)-291-(9) pagine numerate.Nel 1639 il gesuita francese Denis Petau divenne cardinale a Roma dove lo volle Papa Urbano VIII. Fu uno dei più brillanti studiosi di un`età colta. Continuando le fatiche cronologiche di Giuseppe Giusto Scaligero, pubblicò l`Opus de dottrina Temporumnel 1627. Esemplare in discrete condizioni dalla legatura molto attraente, anche se bassa negli ori.- $594
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DELLA HISTORIA VINITIANA DI M. PIETRO BEMBO CARD. VOLGARMENTE SCRITTA LIBRI XII.
BEMBO Pietro (1470 - 1547) Legatura moderna in pergamena rigida da reimopiego con titolo su tassello al dorso. (14)- 179-(1) carte numerate. Alcuni capolettera istoriati a silografia.Prima edizione in lingua italiana dall`originale latino che era stato impresso da Aldo Manuzio l`anno precedente.Cfr Gamba, 130,"Lo stampatore dedica questa edizione ad Isabella Quirina con lettera da cui s`impara che il Bembo stesso volgarizzò questa sua storia per consiglio di quella illustre donna, la quale col Bembo e col Casa era legata in grande amicizia. La Vita dell`autore, diretta ad un anonimo, si attribuisce da alcuno alla penna del Casa stesso". Esemplare in discrete condizioni, interno fresco, legatura lievemente serrata.- $352
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GLI ASOLANI
BEMBO Pietro(1470 endash; 1547) Bella legatura veneziana coeva in pieno marocchino marrone con impressioni a secco ed effige della eldquo;Fortunaerdquo; al centro dei piatti, entro cornice a losanga, con arabeschi angolari e bordo a rullo. Elegante cornice xilografica al frontespizio e vignetta xilografica al colophon. 127 carte numerate, 1 bianca. Gli Asolani sono un trattato in 3 libri sotto forma di dialogo, scritto tra il 1497 e il 1502 da Pietro Bembo, e costituiscono la sua prima opera importante. Si tratta di un dialogo sull`amore, ambientato nella Asolo del XV secolo, presso la corte di Caterina Corner. La prima edizione fu pubblicata nel 1505 da Aldo Manuzio. Piccolo foro riparato alla prima carta, che interessa alcune parole al verso, macchie brunite alle prime carte bianche. Buone condizioni. Si rilevano un piccolo foro riparato alla prima carta, che interessa alcune parole al verso, e delle macchie brunite alle prime carte bianche.- $1,980
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IL FILOCOPO DI M. GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO. DI NUOVO RIVEDUTO, CORRETTO, eamp; ALLA SUA VERA LETTIONE RIDOTTO DA M. FRANCESCO SANSOVINO.
BOCCACCIO Giovanni (1313-1375) - SANSOVINO Francesco (1521-1586) Legatura coeva in piena pergamena, autore e titolo manoscritti al dorso; tagli rossi; al contropiatto anteriore, ex-libris nobiliare ottocentesco. 390 (i.e.380) carte numerate, con numerosi errori di numerazione, compreso il frontespizio con titolo e ampia marca tipografcia a silografia. All`interno, due capolettera istoriati; testo in volgare e carattere in corsivo. Seconda edizione, la prima nel 1551, del commento di Sansovino alla prima opera importante di Boccaccio, Il Filocolo (qui Filocopo), un romanzo in prosa scritto verso il 1334-1336, circa vent`anni prima del Decameron. Boccaccio ha rielaborato la storia d`amore francese del XII secolo di Floire (Florio), principe musulmano d`Andalusia, e Blancheflor (Biancifiore), la figlia orfana della dama di compagnia cristiana romana di sua madre. Boccaccio ha introdotto molti nuovi elementi nella storia e l`ha raccontata con il suo solito gusto. Il testo principale della presente edizione è quasi una ristampa pagina per pagina dell`edizione del 1551 e ne include la dedica. Altre edizioni del testo del Sansovino apparvero nel 1564, 1575 e 1612. Esemplare in modeste condizioni, gorato lungo tutto il volume.- $440
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RIME DI M. LODOVICO ARIOSTO
ARIOSTO Ludovico (1474 - 1533) Legatura di inizi Ottocento in pieno marocchino rosso con bordurina in oro ai piatti; titolo e fregi in oro al dorso; tagli dorati sguardie sostituite. 55 carte numerate su 56, manca l`ultima carta che è bianca; al frontespizio, titolo e ampio ritratto silografico dell`autore. Edizione citata dalla Crusca, il Gamba scrisse di non riconoscervi alcun pregio particolare se non quello di essere l`unica edizione citata dalla Crusca. Esemplare in buone condizioni, piatto anteriore riattaccato, leggermente corto di margine con perdita di alcune numerazioni al bordo superiore.- $495
- $495
IMPRESE ILLUSTRI DI DIVERSI, COI DISCORSI DI CAMILLO CAMILLI, ET CON LE FIGURE INTAGLIATE IN RAME DI GIROLAMO PORRO PADOVANO.
CAMILLI Camillo (? - 1615) - PORRO Giralomo (1520-1604) Elegante legatura coeva di produzione italiana in pieno marocchino rosso con, ai piatti, filetti a secco, duplice filetto con angolari in oro; al centro dei piatti, stemma gentilizio sormontato da corona reale, in oro; dorso accuratamenterifatto, con 4 nervi rilevato e filetti in oro. 8 pagine non numerate, compreso elegante frontespizio figurato a carattere di edicola architettonica con due note di possesso manoscritte: una, datata 1610, del collegio gesuitico di Ledesma; l`altra, Hospital di Rhetorica August 1790; seguono 182 pagine numerate, (mancanza della carta bianca finale); Parte Seconda: 95-(1) pagine numerate, compreso il frontespizio con titolo entro edicola architettonica; Parte Terza: 56 pagine numerate, compreso frontespizio con titolo entro edicola architettonica. All`interno, 108 incisioni di emblemi dalle misure di ca. mm 65x65, incise da Giacomo Porro, illustre incisore del suo tempo. Prima edizione di questa raffinata opera in cui l`autore illustra lo stretto rapporto tra le virtù proprie delle casate a cui l`impresa si riferisce e il contenuto artistico espresso dall`illustrazione, come lui stesso definisce quale "imagine de` pensieri, ritraendo una sola un pensier solo virtuoso". Camillo Camilli, fu un celebre letterato di probabili origini senesi, reso famoso, oltre che dall`opera in esame, soprattutto dai Cinque Canti di Camillo Camilli aggiunti al Goffredo del signor Torquato Tasso, pubblicata nel 1583. Esemplaredall`elegante legatura alle armi, oltre che al dorso abilmente rifatto, alcune spellature ai piattiin particolare agli angoli; interno in buone condizioni, lievi arrossature ad alcune carte.- $1,540
- $1,540
CARLO BOSSOLI. LUOGHI, PERSONAGGI, COSTUMI, AVVENIMENTI DELL`EUROPA DELL`OTTOCENTO, VISTI DAL PITTORE TICINESE. INTRODUZIONE DI MARZIANO BERNARDI.
PEYROT Ada Legatura editoriale in tela blu con, al piatto anteriore, ritratto del pittore in oro; al dorso, autore, titolo e fregi in oro. Custodia originale in cartonecon nome del pittore e veduta in seppia; è presente anche la scatola di cartone originale con tassello con dati tipografici e numerazione dell`esemplare. I volume: XXVII pagine numerate di introduzione, compresi occhiello, ritratto e frontespizio, 364 pagine numerate contenenti schede di opere di Bossoli con relative immagini in bianco e nero; fuori testo centinaia di tavole a colori, non numerate su carta lucida, raffiguranti opere di Bossoli. II volume: 6 pagine non numerate compresi occhiello e frontespizio, ritratto di Bossoli, da 377 a 862 pagine numerate, compresi indici e errata, contenenti centinaia di schede descrittive di opere di Bossoli illustrate in bianco e nero, 1 carta per indice generale, 1 carta per dati tipografici e giustificativi dell`opera numerata di 1000 esemplari stampati; all`interno, centinaia di tavole fuori testo a colori su carta lucida raffiguranti opere di Bossoli. All`interno del piatto posteriore tassello con prezzo dell`opera quando venne pubblicata: Lire 280.000. Straordinaria bibliografia monografica sull`opera pittorica, grafica e a stampa del celebre pittore ticinese Carlo Bossoli, con ampi cenni biografici, storici, archivistici e di costume dell`epoca che lo videro coinvolto. Vengono descritte accuratamente 2022 opere tra tempere, olii, acquarelli, disegni e stampe eseguiti nell`arco della sua attiviteagrave; da Carlo Bossoli. Esemplare mai aperto, allo stato di nuovo, completo delle sua custodia e della scatola di imballaggio originale.- $165
- $165
DE LA HISTORIA DE ROMANI NUOVAMENTE TRADOTTO DE LATINO IN VOLGARE.
SEXTUS RUFUS o RUFIO FESTO (IV secolo d.C) - traduzione del Rev. Bacillieri Legatura dell`inizio del XIX secolo in piena pelle a grana grossa di color avana, bordure e supralibros in oro al piatto anteriore, dentelle interne e tagli dorati. 11 carte non numerate con mancanza dell`ultima, bianca. Al frontespizio, titolo iscritto entro elegante cornice tipografica a silografia. Prima rarissima edizione della traduzione in volgare, redatta dal Reverendo Bacillieri. Nel 1550 ne seguì una seconda pubblicata a Firenze da Giunta e redatta da Belprato, in cui aggiunse la traduzione dell`Assioco di Platone. Esemplare in eccellenti condizioni conservative.- $495
- $495
ATLANTE NOVISSIMO. (dal II volume) ILLUSTRATO ED ACCRESCIUTO SULLE OSSERVAZIONI, E SCOPERTE FATTE DAI PIU` CELEBRI E PIU` RECENTI GEOGRAFI. TOMO I-II-III-IV
ZATTA Antonio (1757-1797) Legatura coeva in piena pergamena rigida con piccole unghie; ai dorsi, titolo breve e numero di tomo in oro su tassello rosso, sostituito con uno di epoca recente quello al tomo III; tagli spruzzati di rosso; ai contropiatti anteriori, etichetta di possesso " Biblioteca di Pier Paolo Vaccarino".I volume: frontespizio figurato su doppia pagina, inciso da G. Zuliani su invenzione di P. A. Novelli; 6 pagine non numerate per dedica a Sua Eccelenza il Signor Carlo Spinola; seguono, Approbatio, Indice dei Capi e Paragrafi e Distribuzione della Materia e delle Carte Geografiche (con antiche annotazioni manoscritte che indicano il posizionamento di 21 carte geografiche al Tomo IV anzichè al Tomo I, come da indice); XVI pagine numerate; 50 pagine numerate con testo su doppia colonna; 49 tavole incise fuori testo su doppia pagina e colorate all`acquarello d`epoca, numerate a penna 70, con salto di numerazione per le tavole che sono state posizionate al Tomo IV; 2 tavole di quelle riguardanti l`Inghilterra contengono una doppia carta geografica sul foglio doppio; pertanto le mappe raffigurate sono 51 su 49 fogli doppi. Chiudono 2 pagine non numerate per indice di Alcuni Associati ed elenco di Alcuni Libri usciti dalle Stampe di Antonio Zatta. II volume: frontespizio con titolo inserito all`interno di cornice rocaille con raffigurati elementi mitologici e geografici; 2 pagine non numerate per Distribuzione delle Carte Geografiche con numerazioni e nota anticamente manoscritte, bianco il verso; 50 tavole incise fuori testo su foglio doppio e colorate all`acquarello, numerate da antica mano 49 al verso bianco, ripetizione del numero 43; al verso bianco della carta n. 30, Polonia, lungo estratto manoscritto da antica mano tratto da un articolo della Gazzetta di Lugano del 1793, inerente la Polonia. III volume: al recto del foglio di guardia anteriore, antica nota manoscrtitta "Marogna"; frontespizio figurato identico al volume II,2 pagine non numerate per Distribuzione delle Carte Geografiche con numerazioni e nota anticamente manoscritte, bianco il verso; 54 tavole incise fuori testo e acquarellate, impresse su foglio doppio, numerate da antica mano 55 in quanto il frontespizio è numerato 1; le carte 16 e 17 compongono un`unica grande carta dell`Istria. IV volume: frontespizio figurato identico al volume I,2 pagine non numerate per Distribuzione delle Carte Geografiche con numerazioni e nota anticamente manoscritte, bianco il verso; 63 tavole incise fuori testo e acquarellate, impresse su foglio doppio, in parte anticamente numerate a penna al verso bianco; alla tavola 62, fitte note storiche antcamente manoscritte lungo i bordi. In totale, oltre al frontespizo figurato del primo volume, 216 tavole fuori testo in bella coloritura coeva, raffiguranti 218 carte geografiche di tutto il mondo. L`opera è completa delle sue tavole, 2 in più di Phillips e 1 in più di Sabin, comprese le 12 carte delle Colonie Unite dell`America Settentrionale e le 3 con le Nuove scoperte de` Russi, Nuove scoperte nel Mare del Sud e la Nuova Zelanda. Seconda edizione del più importante atlante geografico prodotto in Italia nel XVIII secolo. Tutte le mappe in questo esemplare sono magnificamente colorate a mano all`epoca, e riportano l`annotazione manoscritta del titolo al verso bianco della carta. Molto importante la mappa della Nuova Zelanda, che rappresenta una delle prime versioni a stampa della mappa di Cook e la prima carta stampata in Italia di quel terriorio. Diversi esemplari riportano date diverse ai frontespizi. Olschki, Choix, I, 812: "Cet ouvrage nous offre un exemple magnifique de l`art de l`illustration venitienne au XVIII siecle. Chaque carte est accompagnee de dessins relatifs a` quelque specialite de la region: la vue d`une ville, un monument singulier, des costumes, des fruits, etc."; Morazzoni, p. 138 "Antonio Zatta può vantare al suo attivo un atlante geografico dei più ornati e caratteristici che si siano stampati in Italia nel Settecento- $27,505
- $27,505
THE BOOKPLATE DESIGNS OF REX WHISTLER
Lee, Brian North Limited to 350 copies with frontispiece bookplate tipped in, from a total print run of 1,000. The British artist Reginald John "Rex" Whistler (1905-44) played an important role in the renaissance of bookplate design, and was equally successful in plates of simple dignity as he was in highly finished and elaborate designs on a very small scale. He was killed in action in Normandy during World War II. Octavo: 39 p. with the frontispiece and 41 plates. Original blue cloth binding, with black and gilt titles. A fine copy in the acetate dust wrapper, housed in the publisher's slipcase.- $100
- $100
THE LIFE OF AN ACTOR
Egan, Pierce The British writer and journalist Pierce Egan (1772-1849) was a leading Regency voice, best known for coining the term "the Sweet Science" as an epithet for boxing. Following the success of his book Life in London (1821) and its stage adaptation later that year, he published this story in nine parts about actor Peregrine Proteus, who quits his apprenticeship with a printer in a quest for glory on stage. Royal octavo: xvi, 272 p. with a hand-colored aquatint frontispiece and 26 hand-colored aquatint plates by Theodore Lane, and a woodcut vignette title-page and 8 textual woodcuts by John Thompson. In an exquisite crushed blue morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with elaborate gilt stamping, five raised bands, ornamental dentelles, and brown endpapers. Some mild toning to the contents. The spine is darkened just a touch; else very good or better.- $850
- $850
LLOYD’S STEAMBOAT DIRECTORY, AND DISASTERS ON THE WESTERN WATERS, Containing the History of the First Application of Steam, as a Motive Power; The Lives of John Fitch and Robert Fulton, Likenesses & Engravings of Their First Steamboats.
Lloyd, James T. First edition, first issue. Lloyd's Directory is notable for being one of the first to detail disasters on the Mississippi River as well as for its statistical data. Octavo: vi, 7-326 p. with [4] p. advertisements at the rear, numerous textual maps and engravings, and additional advertising on the front pastedown. Original brown cloth binding, with decorative gilt and blind stamping. Some general foxing to the contents. The boards are clean and bright, with a bit of wear to the corners and tips; else about very good. Howes L406; Buck 547; Sabin 41691; Eberstadt 103:159.- $500
- $500
SKELETONS
Bradbury, Ray Limited to 500 copies. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the title page. "Virtually everyone has read Ray Bradbury's classic tale, 'Skeleton', of a man who becomes aware of the bony framework housed inside his skin. What most readers don't realize is that this famous tale is Bradbury's second take on the idea. For the first time in over 60 years, the other tale, also titled 'Skeleton', will see print alongside its classic counterpart, featuring a number of vignettes and text ornaments by Dave McKean." Octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A fine copy.- $150
- $150
THE BLACK GONDOLIER & OTHER STORIES
Leiber, Fritz Limited to 460 numbered copies. Assembled here is a selection of Mr. Leiber's best horrific tales, many of which have been virtually unobtainable for decades. From the riveting "Spider Mansion" and "The Phantom Slayer" from Weird Tales to the more recent "Lie Still, Snow White" and "Black Has Its Charms" from rare, small-press magazines, this collection provides an overview of Leiber's fifty-plus years as an acknowledged master of the weird tale. Edited by John Pelan and Steve Savile. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket - as new, still sealed in the original shrink wrap.- $200
- $200
FEESTERS IN THE LAKE & OTHER STORIES
Leman, Bob Limited to 460 numbered copies. An eclectic collection of weird tales that defy obvious categorization. The titular piece is a story of Lovecraftian horror that begins in the bottom of a lake where "boneless pale creatures with ragged mouths full of teeth" reside. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket - as new, still sealed in the original shrink wrap.- $250
- $250
THE IDOL OF THE FLIES AND OTHER STORIES
Rice, Jane Limited to 500 numbered copies. ".a massive retrospective of Jane Rice's sixty-year career in weird fiction. From her earliest stories for John Campbell's Unknown Worlds, through the 1950's tales written for Charm and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science-Fiction, to the recent novelette "The Sixth Dog", all of Ms. Rice's macabre fiction is collected in this book. Editors Stefan Dziemianowicz and Jim Rockhill have done a splendid job of tracking down stories from a wide variety of sources. Ms. Rice herself did revisions on several pieces to restore previously excised supernatural elements." Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket - as new, still sealed in the original shrink wrap.- $150
- $150
THE HOUSE OF THE NIGHTMARE: The Horror Fiction of Edward Lucas White
White, Edward Lucas This is copy number 215 of 260. A collection of ten short stories, including "Lukundoo", the tale of an American explorer in a remote section of Africa who incurs the wrath of a local witch doctor. Edited by John Pelan. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. Tiny indentation to the top edge; else fine in a fine dust jacket.- $200
- $200
THE OVERLAND DIARY OF JAMES A. PRITCHARD FROM KENTUCKY TO CALIFORNIA IN 1849, With a biography of Captain James A. Pritchard by Hugh Pritchard Williamson, Edited by Dale L. Morgan
Pritchard, James A. Limited to 1250 copies. Pritchard (1816-62), a veteran of the Mexican War, set out from Petersborough, Kentucky on April 10, 1849, followed the California Trail, and reached Coloma on August 13. Departing from the diary format, he went on to describe life in Coloma and the wet season. Forsaking mining, he superintended stock near the Cosumnes before returning east and settling in Missouri. This overland diary ranks among the most important, not only because of Pritchard's trenchant observations, but also because of the scholarship of editor Dale Morgan (1914-1971). Includes an introduction, bibliography, and a chart of travel by all known diarists west across South Pass in 1849 and illustrated with a portrait, and two unpublished maps of 1849 drawn by J. Goldsborough Bruff. Tall octavo: 221 p. with the folding map housed in the rear pocket. Original red cloth binding, with an illustration stamped in cream and black on the front board and gilt titles at the spine head. The bookplate of Gordon J. Van De Water, past president of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles, appears on the front pastedown. The dust jacket is a bit toned, more so along the spine, with some minor edgewear; otherwise very good. Kurutz 519; Zamorano Select 92.- $100
- $100
MY OWN PRIVATE SPECTRES
Ray, Jean This is copy number 237 of 370. The first collection in the English language of the horror fiction of "the Belgian Poe" in over thirty years. Includes such classic tales as "The Shadowy Street" and "The Mainz Psalter". Translated and edited by Hubert Van Calenbergh. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.- $200
- $200