Signed Photograph Of Musician Lionel Hampton
LIONEL HAMPTON LIONEL HAMPTON (1908-2002). Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. PS. 8" x 10". N.d. N.p. A photograph signed "Best of Luck To Jimmy Lionel Hampton". The image is a black-and-white photograph of a smiling Hampton wearing a tuxedo and looking directly towards the camera. The photograph is printed on cardstock and was a headshot of Hampton titled "LIONEL HAMPTON And His Orchestra" manufactured by Associated Booking Corp. Jimmy is James V. Murfin (1929-1987), who left a legacy of more than a dozen books, numerous articles, and other works writing for the National Park Service and various historical publications. The document is in excellent condition.- $200
- $200
1762 Land Indenture Signed By Francis Hopkinson, Future Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence, And Elizabeth Graeme, Early American Female Poet And Intellectual
FRANCIS HOPKINSON FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737-1791). Hopkinson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later designed Continental paper money and an early version of the United States flag. DS. 1 pg. 15" x 21". October 1, 1762. Pennsylvania. A partially printed document signed "Fra. Hopkinson" and "Eliza Graeme", among others. It is for an early land sale in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania between Henry William Stiegel, Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Benjamin Mishy. Additional signatories include Ann Stedman, Charles Stedman, Elizabeth Stedman, Alexander Stedman, Elizabeth Stiegel, Henry William Stiegel, and Justice Adam Simon Kuhn. The area was first gifted to James Logan in 1734 by William Penn's heirs, then sold by Logan's granddaughter in 1762 to the three men named in this document: German glassmaker Henry William Stiegel (1729-1785), Scottish immigrant Alexander Stedman (1703-1794), and his brother Charles Stedman. The reverse contains a lengthy endorsement signed by Mishy and his wife Elizabeth, who can only sign with an "X" mark. The previous summer, these individuals escaped Philadelphia's spotted fever outbreak for a trip to Manheim, amongst other stops in Lancaster County. Being friends, the Stedmans and Stiegel surely saw Hopkinson and Grame as credible witnesses to the transfer. Graeme would later start America's first literary salon in 1767, to which Hopkinson and other Founding Fathers like Benjamin Rush would attend. One of her contemporaries called her "The Most Learned Woman in America." The document is in very good condition but does contain some folds and tears and is lightly toned.- $1,500
- $1,500
A Document For Revolutionary War Service Signed By Benjamin Harrison V, Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence And Father And Great-Grandfather To Presidents
BENJAMIN HARRISON BENJAMIN HARRISON V (1726-1791). Harrison served as the 5th Governor of Virginia between 1781-1784 and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. DS. June 29, 1784. Council-Chamber. A partly-printed document signed "Benj Harrison": "I DO Certify, That Benjamin Smith XX of Edward Clark is entitled to the properties of land allowed a Sargeant of the Continental line, for three years service". In addition to Harrison's signature, "Tho Merriwether" signed the document. This document represents a land grant given to a veteran of the American Revolution. According to the Library of Virginia, the state offered bounty lands for Revolutionary War military service who had served at least three years continuously in the Continental or state forces. This land was in western Virginia, which is present-day Kentucky or Ohio. No bounty land was given by the state for militia service. After reviewing the claims and affidavits, the Governor's office reviewed the claims and had final say. Once a claim was approved, the Governor's Office issued a military certificate that authorized the Land Office to issue a warrant for a specific amount of land based on the veteran's military rank and length of service, from 100 acres for a soldier or sailor to 15,000 acres for a Major General. Thus, this certificate notes that Smith was a Sargeant. In total, the Governor's Office issued 9,926 certificates between 1782 and 1876, as veterans' heirs continued to make claims. These land certificates, rather than direct payment, were the most prominent reward granted to veterans of the American Revolution, and therefore this document is a key reminder of the practice. The document is cut into black cardstock and placed below an engraving Governor Harrison, whose distinguished political service before, during, and after the Revolution was overshadowed by the political success of his son and great-grandson. Both items are placed into a black and gold wooden frame, which is in fine condition.- $1,500
- $1,500
Future Florida Governor, James E. Broome, Signs 1845 Document As Probate Judge
JAMES E. BROOME JAMES EMILIUS BROOME (1808-1883). Broome served as the third Governor of Florida between 1853 to 1857. DS. 2 pg. 8" x 10". November 19. 1845. N.p. A document signed "J.E. Broome". The front of the document is the "Sales of Cotton?for asc and risk of Estate of John W. Gotten deceased by Henry Waring & Son". Before serving as Florida's Governor James E. Broome was Probate Judge of Leon County between 1841-1848, and as such he was required to certify wills and estate sales such as that of John Gotten. After calculating the sale of cotton as $2611.45 and deducting related expenses, Broome certifies a profit ("net proceeds") of $2219.05. The reverse lists other sources of income and deductions (generally outstanding debts to other individuals) from the "Estate of John W. Gotten deceased", and the final value ("balance") of the estate is listed at $1608.89. This would equal over $60,000 in value today. This document is an excellent example of a typical Southern planter's estate and sources of income and costs in the 19th century. The document is in fine condition with some creases along the edges.- $150
- $150
Contemporary Manuscript Copy Of The Quadruple Alliance Treaty Of 1718
(QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE TREATY OF 1718) (QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE TREATY OF 1718). AM. 71 pg. 7" x 14". August 2, 1718. London. A contemporary manuscript copy of the Quadruple Alliance Treaty of 1718. This copy is believed to be that of William Wake, Archbishop to Canterbury and one of the signatories to the original treaty. This document also includes the signature of "Georgius R". British King George I was one of several Western European royal leaders that was a party to this treaty, which launched war against Spain. In 1713, the Peace of Utrecht had ended the War of Spanish Succession upon the king of Spain, Philip V to retain the Spanish throne in exchange for renouncing the French throne and holdings in modern-day Italy to Hapsburg Austria. However, by 1717, the Spanish monarchy desired to expand and successfully seized Sardinia in October 1717, followed by an invasion of Sicily the next year. In response, Great Britain, France, the Dutch Republic, and Hapsburg Austria created the Quadruple Alliance, which this treaty codified. Written in Latin and signed in London, the Treaty of London was a mutual defense pact between these four powers with the goal of restoring the pre-1717 boundaries in Western Europe. Signatories included King George I of Great Britain, King Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire, and King Louis XV of France. Over the next two years, a world war broke part between Spain and the Quadruple Alliance, which included a failed Irish invasion of Great Britain sponsored by Spain, a failed Spanish invasion of Brittany France, the French capture of Spanish Pensacola, and an Austrian attack on Spanish forces in Sicily, among other theaters of war. In the end, the conflict ended with the Treaty of The Hague on February 17, 1720, which resulted in Spain ceding all territory gained since 1717 in exchange for France returning Spanish territory it captured. This conflict is notable for the final alliance between Britain and France until the 19th century, for France subsequently allied with Spain in the Bourbon Compact. Spain would regain Sicily during the War of Polish Succession in 1735. This copy is written in Latin, folio on gilt edged paper, and sewn together in book form. It is in good condition, though the binding is aged.- $750
- $750
George Gershwin Endorses Simon Bucharoff’s The Modern Pianist’s Text Book In 1931 Letter
GEORGE GERSHWIN GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937). Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz, and classical genres. TLS. 1 pg. 8" x 10". March 31, 1931. New York. A typed letter signed "George Gershwin" to "Mr. Simon Bucharoff": "I've been looking through your book called A [sic] MODERN PIANIST'S TEXT BOOK and fine that it is practically complete, from a pianist's standpoint. If I were to go on tour playing the piano, I feel that your book would be the only one necessary to take along, so far as developing and keeping up the technique is concerned. I will be happy to recommend your book wherever possible. Good luck to you". Simon Bucharoff (1881-1955) was a Russian-American pianist, composer, and educator who lectured and taught on the piano and musical composition. His textbook on the piano was published in 1931, and Gershwin's endorsement surely would have been used for marketing and commercial purposes. The same year this letter was sent, Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing became the first musical comedy to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The letter is paired with a black-and-white image of Gershwin. Both are mounted on white in a black wooden frame. All are in fine condition, though the letter has some folds, and the signature is somewhat light.- $4,000
- $4,000
Handbook on breeding, training, nomenclature and colours of horses remarkable for its exceptionally life-like illustrations of the typical movements, behavioural patterns and anatomical detail of 63 animals in a series of 34 lively hand-coloured woodblocks
Hirasawa, Kyokuzan. Kayo Hiso (on training horses) Hirasawa, Kyokuzan. Kayo Hiso (on training horsesHandbook on breeding, training, nomenclature and colours of horses.Koto (Edo) Suhara Mohe shi, Kansei Gannen [1789]. 3 vols in large 8vo (267 x 183mm). I: Title inside front cover + 46 pages within meander patterned ornamental border including a 2nd title, [26] pages of calligraphic text & 19 full-page hand-coloured woodblock illustrations; II: [64] pages within meander patterned ornamental border including title, 44 pages of calligraphic text & 15 full-page hand-coloured woodblock illustrations of horses; III: Supplement entitled Draft : 32 pages of calligraphic text within line border. Publisher s paper boards decorated in blind with title slips pasted on upper covers; stitched & folded in Japanese style. Preserved in modern cloth folder. Influential treatise on the breeding, training, nomenclature and colours of horses remarkable for its exceptionally life-like illustrations of the typical movements, behavioural patterns and anatomical detail of 63 animals in a series of 34 lively hand-coloured woodblocks by Sekine Shinbukoku after designs by the artist Fuyo-gi Suzuki (c1749-1816). 12 full-page images represent individual horses, 16 show pairs and 6 are playful compositions of 3 animals interacting. The poignancy of observation evident in the illustrations suggests that the artist might have been a horse breeder himself. The author, Kyokuzan Hirasawa (1733-91), also known as Gengai Yamauchi, was a Confucian writer from Kyoto.Some worming in edges of blank margins neatly repaired, light traces of wear in corners and some outer edges, otherwise very well preserved. See: Hawks & Perry, Japan opened: compiled chiefly from the narrative of the American expedition to Japan, in the years 1852-3-4 (1858): One of [the] specimens of art presented to the commodore is a book . illustrated . from woodcuts of bold outline. printed with a tint to distinguish each in the various groups of the animal by sober grays, reds, and blacks. a breed of small stature and finely formed limbs . There is great freedom of hand shown in the drawing. The animals are represented in various attitudes, curving, gambling, and rolling upon the ground - positions requiring and exhibiting an ability in fore-shortening which is found . in Asiatic art . (2) Bartlett and Shohara, Japanese Botany During the Period of Wood-block Printing (1961): the pictures of horses which so greatly impressed the Americans . appeared much earlier in a work of Kyokuzan. entitled Kayo Hiso .- $4,461
- $4,461
Hojutsu densho-kan (Secret Gun Book).
[Anonymous author & artist]. Pictorial manuscript paper scroll (1062 x 25 cm). Dated on stylistic grounds to 17th or early 18th century. Emakimono manuscript paper tutorial scroll depicting the traditional Japanese martial art hojutsu, or the art of gunnery in 130 segments containing forty-five large multi-coloured drawings mostly of wild life suitable for hunting and shooting in their habitat but also including a design of a gun posed on a barrel, portrayals of 3 armed huntsmen (one galloping) and 4 target panels including a large fan. Among the exquisite paintings are a deer, a wild boar, a fox, a fish, a heron, cranes, pheasants and other wildfowl, a falcon, geese, ducks, a butterfly and a dragonfly; the birds are shown in their habitat of plants, trees and rocks. The images of wild life selected are marked with red target points and sometimes additional red lines to indicate the precise manner of shooting them which is explained in the accompanying calligraphic text. The arms of the three huntsmen (one gallopping on a horse) are also marked and discussed for their use. The scroll is in near fine condition considering its age; a few folds and wormholes expertly repaired, occasional light offsetting and minimal traces of wear, otherwise in excellent condition, intact with its original gilt floral decorative paper wrappers; lightly worn at edges. Shooting with guns was considered a privileged sport for the Japanese aristocracy rather than a weapon used for fighting in battle. The first matchlock guns were imported to western Japan and Tanegashima Island in 1543 from South East Asia, where they were first introduced by the Portuguese. They were initially used in Japan as gifts, or for hunting, but were then gradually adopted by the Samurai warrior class.- $10,833
- $10,833
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Habilitado por el Rey N[ues]tro S[eño]r D[on].
Ferdinand VII King of Spain (1808, 1813-1833) Fernando VII. Manuscript in brown ink on paper penned in a neat legible hand including corrections, deletions and footnotes, dated at end 1 May 1833. 39 pages of written text in folio, 1 double-page in octavo, last page blank. Each recto page headed with rectangular stencilled royal seal dated 1823 incorporating circular royal arms in the centre. Comprehensive ministerial manuscript draft proposal to the king (Ex[elentisi]mo Señor) to incorporate the Junta de Cria Caballar (Horse breeding Board) into the recently created Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Development) in order to achieve a more economic and efficient administration of national studs. The substantial draft in 44 paragraphs discusses various aspects of the proposed reforms and for the legislation on horse breeding in Spain from both the technical and political point of view with interesting comments. It argues in favour of removing the Junta de Cria Caballar (Horse Breeding Board) from the Secretaria de Despacho de Guerra (War Ministry) in order to incorporate it into the recently formed Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Development) for both economic and technical reasons, dwelling on the expenses of the Suprema Junta de Caballeria in transformation. The draft represents an attempt at modernising the cumbersome Bourbon administration of Ferdinand VII who died in September of the same year. The writer stresses the benefits of improved horse breeding for national agriculture, trade and for effective formation of cavalry. Referring to ancient times, he seeks to recreate the famous breeds of Spanish horses, calling Spain the Arabia of Europe and he emphasises the importance of royal encouragement and direction. The writer actually suggests that the kings younger brother, Infante Carlos Maria, later the Carlist pretender to the throne, should become protector of horse breeding in Spain. Special attention is given to the management of studs in Andalucia, Murcia and Estramadura and to the importance of regular and diligent government inspection. The draft covers 34 pages dated Madrid, 1 May 1833 at the end; it is followed by 2 supplementary pages entitled Gastos providing the considerable annual administrative expenses of the present Suprema Junta de Caballeria (Horse Breeding Board) for the year 1832 and by three pages entitled Productos containing actual figures of the numbers of foals born to mares in the same year to date. Edges tailend corners of 2 leaves affected by water staining, otherwise the manuscript is in excellent archival condition.- $4,461
- $4,461
RHETORICORUM AD C. HERENNIUM LIBRI QUATOR M.T. CICERONIS DE INVENTIONE LIBRI DUO, IOANNIS MICHAELIS BRUTI ANIMADUERSIONIBUS ILLUSTRATI
CICERONE Marco Tullio(106 a.C. - 43 a.C.) - BRUToGiovanni Michele (c.a. 1515 - 1594) Legatura in pieno vitellino biondo. Ai piatti raffinato placchetta centrale in oro raffigurante unaquila con ali dispiegate su un ramo con i piccoli al di sotto dell`albero, racchiuso in un doppio ovale. Dorso aquattro nervi rilevati con titolo in oro su sfondo rosso e piccolo fregio in oro agli scomparti, tagli dorati; al contropiatto anteriore antiche note manoscritte riferite ad alcune pagine del testo, mancanza della carta di guardia anteriore e posteriore. Prima parte 296 - (52) - (1cb) pagine numerate con frontespizio con marca tipografica di Griphium e Ex libris manoscritto di George Boumarie. Seconda parte 536 - (72 di cui le ultime3 bianche, di cui le prime due fittamente manoscritte) pagine numerate. La Rhetoricaeraindirizzata a Gaius Herennius (sconosciuto; probabilmente un membro di una famiglia mercantile romana) e rimase il libro di retorica più popolare durante il Rinascimento, periodo durante il quale era il testo scolastico standard sulla retorica. Pregevole edizione commentata da Bruto Giovanni Michele. Esemplare complessivamente in buone condizioni dalla legatura particolarmente elegante, alcune pagine lievemente ingiallite.- $878
- $878
DISPUTATIONUM DE REPUBLICA ,QUAS DISCURSUS NUNCUPAVIT. LIBRI III EX ITALICO LATINI FACTI
MACHIAVELLI Niccolò (1469 - 1527) Legatura in piena pergamena rigida con unghie, dorso muto; alò contropiatto anteriore Ex Libris di Eugenjusza Przybyka. 420 - (12) pagine numerate compresi l`elegante frontespizio figurato e il frontespizio. Piccoli capolettera xilografati. Importante traduzione latina dei . Testo fondamentale della scienza politica rinascimentale. Interessante antologia privata con scritti di filosofia sul problema del giusto governo, della giustificazione del governo e della resistenza alla tirannia. Esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione dalla solida legatura. .- $714
- $714
LA PRIMA PARTE DELLA CRONICA UNIVERSALE DE SUOI TEMPI DI GIOVANNI VILLANI CITTADINO FIORENTINO, NUOVAMENTE USCITA IN LUCE. Unito a: LA SECONDA PARTE . DI GIOVANNI VILLANI.
VILLANI Matteo (1283 endash; 1363) - VILLANI Giovanni (1280-1348) Legatura in piena pergamena floscia con ai piatti duplice filetto, angolari e fleuron centrale in oro; al dorso, fregi in oro in luogo dei nervi; tagli dorati. Alla carta di guardia anteriore, timbro a secco della importante provenienza Biblioteca Giannalisa Feltrinelli. (32, di cui 4 bianche), 395, (5 bianche); (16), 353, (13), (2 bianche). Esemplare réglé a filetti a penna rossa. Cfr.Moreni: "Torrentino mai stampò la prima parte della Cronica di Giovanni nè mai la seconda di quella di Matteo".Prima edizione rarissima della Seconda Parte contenente gli ultimi due libri (11edeg; e 12edeg;) della Cronica di Giovanni Villani, con lettera dedicatoria Del Torrentino a Don Francesco de` Medici, datata:"A XII di Settembre MDLIIII. di Pescia" e dei primi 4 libri di quella di Matteo Villani, con lettera dedicatoria "Allo Illustriss. et Eccell. S. il S. Ascanio Dalla Corgna (di ) Lodovico Domenichi", datata:"A XXVIII di Novembre. MDLIIII. di Pescia". Le rimanenti parti furono stampate a Venezia nel 1537 (B. Zanetti) e nel 1562. Opera davvero rara a trovaqrsi completa, magistralmente impressa dal Torrentino in minuto carattere tondo. La Cronica di G. Villani (1276-1348) narra, in 12 libri, la storia di Firenze dalle origini fantastiche e immaginose fino al 1346; alla sua morte, il fratello Matteo (1295-1363) vi aggiunse altri 11 libri, giungendo sino al 1363, e commissionando poi al figlio Filippo di portare a compimento il racconto della guerra di Pisa. L`opera di Giovanni Villani, soprattutto, è considerata, per la vastità del disegno e l`ampiezza degli orizzonti politici, di gran lunga, la maggiore cronaca italiana del Trecento. In molti repertori bibliografici le due parti vengono descritte separatamente quindi è assai difficile trovare esemplari, di questa edizione del Torrentino, che contengono le due parti insieme. Esemplare dall`attraente legatura e in discrete condizioni interne, lievi aloni alla parte inferiroe delle prime 20 carte; per il resto buon esemplare.- $1,428
- $1,428
IL DECAMERON DI MESSER GIOVANNI BOCCACCI, CITTADIN FIORENTINO, DINUOVO RISTAMPATO, E RISCONTRATO IN FIRENZE CON TESTI ANTICHI E ALLA SUA VERA LETTIONE RIDOTTO DAL CAVALIER LIONARDO SALVIATI.
BOCCACCIO Giovanni (1313-1375) - SALVIATI Leonardo (1539-1589) Legatura rimontata in pergamena rigida antica con unghie e tracce di bindelle, deperdite; titolo manoscritto al dorso; tagli spruzzati di rosso. (24)-585- (3 pp. bianche) da 589-648; Marca tipografica incisa su legno al frontespizio dedicato a Giacomo Buoncompagni Duca di Sora; all`interno, fregi e capolettera incisi a silografia.In fine, "Alcune differenze che sono tra`l testo del 1573 e`l nostro". Edizione del Decameron a cura di Leonardo Salviati, frutto di un lavoro filologico assai approfondito, ampiamente spiegato nella lettera ai lettori. Lersquo;iniziativa moralizzatrice, inizialmente attribuita al Papa e al del Granduca di Toscana Francesco I deersquo; Medici, fu in realtà dello stesso Salviati, il quale, tramite il suo protettore Jacopo Buoncompagni, spinse la Curia romana a chiedere una nuova censura del Decameron dopo quella insoddisfacente di Vincenzo Borghini (1573). Il procedimento utilizzato da Salviati nella sua espurgazione è quello di tagliare il testo, modificarlo, e fare ricorso a glosse marginali per svolgere una funzione di mediazione fra il testo e il lettore, e dare unersquo;interpretazione univoca. Le novelle modificate da Salviati risultano essere 52, mentre quelle rimaste intatte 48. Il nuovo Decameron uscì nellersquo;agosto del 1582 a Venezia e conobbe molte altre edizioni. Esemplare in discrete condizioni, modesta rosicatura all`angolo inferiore interno alle prime 4 carte, non tocca il testo; altrimenti in buono stato.- $714
- $714
IL FIDO AMANTE. POEMA EROICO, DI CURTIO GONZAGA, FIGLUOLO DI LUIGI DELL`ANTICHISSIMA CASA DE` PRENCIPI DI MANTOVA.
Gonzaga Curzio (1536 circa - 1599) Legatura settecentesca in pergamena rigida con titolo e nome dell`autore in oro su tassello rosso al dorso. (4)-217-(1) carte numerate. All`interno, 36 iniziali xilografiche, testatine e finalini silografati. Prima edizione di un poema eroico rinascimentale italiano in trentasei canti, molto apprezzato dal Tasso e pubblicato l`anno dopo la prima edizione autorizzata della Gerusalemme liberata.`Composto per celebrare la stirpe dei Gonzaga, [Il fido amante] canta le gesta e le prove del valoroso cavaliere Gonzago, nei suoi tentativi di meritare il favore della sua amata Ippolita-Vittoria. [In una tradizione sostenuta non molto tempo prima da Ariosto,] la ricerca è intrecciata con eventi soprannaturali, maghi e poteri malvagi" (DBI, trad.) Esemplare in buone condizioni complessive, alcune pagine leggermente ingiallite, le ultime 2 carte con larga menda lungo tutto il bordo interno a risarcire alcuni strappetti.- $472
- $472
SONETTI E CANZONI DI M. IACOBO SANNAZARO NOBILE NAPOLITANO, NUOVAMENTE CORRETTI, E RISTAMPATI. Unito a: ARCADIA DI MESSER GIACOPO SANNAZARO NOBILE NAPOLITANO NUOVAMENTE CON LA GIONTA RISTAMPATA, ET CON SOMMA DILIGENZA CORRETTA.
Sannazaro iacobo(1457 endash; 1530) Legatura del XX secolo in pieno marocchino bordeaux, titolo e autore in oro al dorso con indicazione della data 1543. Guardie marmorizzate, quelle bianche sostituite. Primo volume: Sonetti e Canzoni, 48 - (4) carte numerate compreso il frontespizio con marca tipografica di Giolito ripetuta più grande al verso dell`ultima carta. Edizione che riporta il testo dell`originale del 1530 con dedica dell`autore a Cassandra Marchesa; l`opera contribuisce a segnare la nascita del Petrarchismo e con esso l`inizio della letteratura volgare. Secondo volume: Arcadia, 82 carte non numerate. L`opera è un poema pastorale che alterna versi a prosa, pubblicato nel 1504 a Napoli,ebbe grande impatto in tutta la letteratura fino a metà delXVII sec. Il testo influenzò soprattutto l`immaginario letterario occidentalein unaprima interpretazione dell`Arcadia come di un tempo e spazio "idialliaco e bucolico". Esemplare in buone condizioni e dalla fresca inchiostratura; margini superiori corti alla prima parte, con perdita di qualche letterina all`intestazione di poche pagine.- $1,977
- $1,977
IL LIBRO DEL CORTEGIANO DEL CONTE BALDESSAR CASTIGLIONE, NUOVAMENTE STAMPATO, ET CON SOMMA DILIGENTIA REVISTO. CON LA SUA TAVOLA DI NUOVO AGGIUNTA.
CASTIGLIONE Baldassarre (1478-1529) Legatura in pieno marocchino rosso alla "Du Seuill" con cornice dorata in triplice filetto con angolari a palmette in oro. Dorso aquattronervi rilevati con autore e titolo a uno scomparto ed eleganti fregi in oro agli altri scomparti. Tagli maculati e dorati e mancanza parziale della carta di guardia policroma. 204 carte numerate compreso il frontespizio con titolo e marca tipografica ripetuta più grande al verso dell`ultima carta. All`interno alcuni capolettera istoriati. Il Cortegiano di Baldassarre Castiglione è un trattato dialogico in quattro libri ambientato nel 1507 nel palazzo ducale di Urbino. Nelle conversazioni si concorda e delibera sulla necessità di eldquo;formar con parole un perfetto cortegianoerdquo; Nel libro I, Ludovico di Canossatracciale qualità fisiche e morali del cortigianoovvero:essere di nobile nascita e possedere fascino naturale, buona cultura e conoscenza delle arti cavalleresche. Nel libro II, Federico Fregosodescrive quale comportamento debba tenere, mentre nel libro III, Giuliano de` Medici definisce il miglior profilo della dama di corte. Nel IV e ultimo libro, Ottaviano Fregosoaffronta i rapporti tra il cortigiano e il principe tracciando anche il miglior profilo di quest`ultimo. Seconda edizione di Giolito. Esemplare complessivamente in buone condizioni fatto salvo una lieve abrasione orizzonatale all`atezza del fregio centrale sul frontespizio.- $637
- $637
IL GOFFREDO DEL S. TORQUATO TASSO. NUOVAMENTE CORRETTO, ET RISTAMPATO. CON GLI ARGOMENTI, eamp; ALLEGORIE A CIASCUN CANTO D`INCERTI AUTTORI.
TASSO Torquato (1544 endash; 1595) Legatura moderna in stile inpiena pelle marrone con doppio filetto e angolari in oro ai piatti; dorso con titolo e fregi in oro. (12) - 112 - (12) carte numerate. Ampia marca tipografica silografata al frontespizio; numerosi capolettera e fregi silografati, uno per canto. Seconda edizione in contemporanea a quella di Parma di Viotti. Il volumeè una rara reimpressione della prima edizione del 1580 della Gerusalemme liberata, non autorizzata dall`autore, stampata a Venezia, per i tipi di Domenico Cavalcalupo; rispetto dall`edizione del 1580questa edizioneè più corretta. Ogni canto è preceduto da un`ottava con l`argomento e da una breve prosa con esplicazione delle allegorie, senza indicazione degli autori. Al ventesimo e ultimo canto segue un indice alfabetico di tutte le ottave. Esemplare indiscrete condizioni, margine inferiore e slabbrature laterali del frontespizio abilmente integrate; piccole traforature di tarlo al margine interno di buona parte dell`opera e al bordo inferiore di alcune carte, alcune pagine lievemente ossidate; modesta gora all`estremo bordo inferiore delle ultime pagine.- $714
- $714
PLAUTI COMOEDIAE VIGINTI NUPER RECOGNITAE ET ACRI IUDICIO NICOLAI ANGELII DILIGENTISSIME EXCUSAE
PLAUTUS Tito ( tra il 255 e il 250 a.C. endash; 184 a.C) ANGELI Niccolò (1448 - ?) Legatura in piena pergamena rigida con titolo manoscritto al dorso.(8) - 368 carte numerate; frontespoizio con titolo iscritto all`interno di elegante edicola silografata; diversi capolettera istoriati; fitteannotazioni anticamente manoscritte alla pagina bianca dopo l`indice. Rara prima edizione data alle stampe da Filippo Giunta e dedicata a Lorenzo de Medici. Curata dal filologo e grecista toscano Niccolò Angeli (degli Angeli), che a Firenze fu accolto nel celebre Studio fiorentino mediceo tramite l` opera di Giacomo Salviati. Esemplare in buone condizioni di conservazione generale conqualche sporadica fioritura a poche carte, leggermente corto al margine superiore del frontespizio con piccola perdita della parte figurata.- $1,318
- $1,318
VERT-VERT OSSIA IL PAPPAGALLO DI M. GRESSET TRADOTTO IN VERSI ITALIANI DA LODOVICO ANTONIO VINCENZI
GRESSET Jean-Baptiste-Louis (Amiens 1709 - 1777) nella traduzione italiana di VINCENZI Lodovico Antonio - EDIZIONE BODONIANA Legatura del XX sec in mezza pelle rossa con angoli con duplice filetto in oro ai piatti; autore, titolo e data in oro al dorso entro conrnice dorata; alla carta di sguardia anteriore Ex libris di Adrianae Cartotti Oddasso. XI - (1b) - 65 - (3, di cui 2bianche).Stimata traduzione in rima baciata, con testo francese a fronte, di questa divertente invenzione intorno ai talenti di un pappagallo, conteso da alcune suore. L`opera è dedicata a Madama Murat (nata Bonaparte). Bella edizione bodoniana in buono stato di conservazione in barbe.- $275
- $275
DISCORSI DEL POEMA HEROICO DEL S TORQUATO TASSO ALL`ILLUSTRISS.MO E REVERENDISS.MO SIGNOR CARDINALE ALDOBRANDINO
TASSO Torquato (1544 endash; 1595) Legatura coeva in piena pergamena rigida con titolo manoscritto al dorso. (4, compresa l`ultima bianca) 179 carte numerate, manca l`ultima carta, bianca. Marca tipografica al frontespizio e data anticamente manoscritta, testatine e capilettera xilografici. Prima edizione di un ampliamento dei "Discorsi dell`arte poetica" pubblicate a Venezia dal Tasso nel 1587 nei quali sviluppa la sua riflessione sul contenuto del poema epico, che deve essere un poema unitario, una presa distanza critica dal poema epico di Ariosto, una narrazione ordinata e coerente. Esemplare complessivamente in buone condizioni, tracce di sporco al frontespizio, piccola macchia d`inchiostro al taglio laterale, tracce di sposrco alla carta 91.- $384
- $384
GALEATII CAPELLAE DE REBUS NUPER IN ITALIA GESTIS, LIBRI OCTO.
CAPELLA Galeazzo (Galeazzo Flavio Capra) (1487 endash; 1537) Legatura della metà del 19edeg; sec in mezza pelle rossa con angolie carta marmorizzata con titolo e autore in oro al dorso. 75carte numerate; al frontespizio marca tipografica con xilografia araldica. Diversi capolettera abitati e silografati, particolarmente elegante quello alla carta 3. Raraprima edizione edizione a cui ne seguirono molte altre, spesso ristampata e tradotta: una storia della cosiddetta guerra milanese, che portò prima all`espulsione, ma infine alla reintegrazione di Francesco Sforza II come duca di Milano. Lo scrittore e statista italiano (1487-1537) Capella fu segretario del duca e per un certo periodo anche ministro; . Esemplare indiscrete condizioni,dorso con maldestri tentativi di coloritura; restauro integrativo all`angolo superiore della prima carta, lieve gora all`angolo superiore dalla carta 5 alla carta 14, altra lieve gora al bordo superiore dalla carta 26 alla carta 30 per riprendere dalla carta 60 fino al termine; uniforme lieve ingiallitura delle carte.- $329
- $329
LA COLTIVATIONE DI LUIGI ALAMANNI AL CHRISTIANISSIMO RE FRANCESCO PRIMO.
ALAMANNI Luigi (1495 endash; 1556) Legatura in piena pergamena antica rimontata; autore e titolo breve in oro su tassello al dorso. 154 -(4) carte numerate, delle 4 carte senza numerazione due sono poste all`ingresso dell`opera e due infine; le due poste all`ingresso dell`opera dedicate alla serenissima"Lettera a Madama Dalphina". Edizione originale del celebre poema didascalico scritto dal poeta fiorentino durante il suo forzato soggiorno in Francia. L`opera letterariafa riferimento alla coltivazione dei campi ed alla vita rustica, si parla di agricoltura, agraria, apicoltura ed è citata nei repertori gastronomici. Fra ipoemi didascalici cinquecenteschi, questo è certamente fra i più notevoli e felici. (Diz. Bompiani, volo. II. Axs. Codice articolo 8cc3d1553c2535587456c83d796836f3). Luigi Alamanni fu un illustre letterato e uomo politico negli ultimi periodi della Repubblcia fiorentina, caduta la quale andò esule in Francia dove ebbe grandi onori da Francesco I e Enrico II. Esemplare in modeste condizioni; macchie alla parte inferiore delle prime due carte , qualche altra sporadica macchia dalle carte allentate.- $417
- $417
PHILIPPUS BEROALDUS JUNIOR CONSTANTIO BENTIUOLO S.SAL. (ISOCRATIS AD DEMONICUM ORATIO PRAECEPTIVA E GRAECO IN LATINUM VERSA PER PHILIPPUM BEROALDUM IUNIOREM)
BEROALDO Filippo Junior (1472 endash; 1518) Legatura moderna in pellespruzzata da reimpiego; al piatto anteriore etichetta di carta col titolo manoscritto "Isocratis ad Demoni". 6 carte non numerate ( in accordo con Adams I - 230 anche se il registro riporta la numerazione intermedia di a iii e a iiii ; al frontespizio ampia marca tipografica a silografia di Denis Roce (Renouard n 1005) ; all`interno due capolettera abitati finementi incisi.Filippo Beroaldo il giorvane (1472 - 1518) era figlio di un cugino nonchè discepolo di Filippo Berolado il Vecchio. Insegno a Bologna e alla sapienza in Roma, dove nel 1516 fu nominato bibliotecario della Vaticana da Leone X. Esemplare in discrete condizioni , la prima carta controfondata all`inserimento del volume e ampio, pur se quasi invisibile restauro, al margine inferiore, le altre pagine in buono stato con minuscola velatura all`ingresso delle cuciture; l`ultima carta recaevidenza di una piccola targa di cui ha subito la pressione.- $714
- $714
RICORDI DI MONSIGNOR SABBA DA CASTIGLIONE CAVALIER GIEROSOLIMITANO DI NUOVO CORRETTI ET RISTAMPATI.Unito a: IL DIAMERONE DI M. VALERIO MARCELLINO OVE CON VIVE RAGIONI SI MOSTRA, LA MORTE NON ESSER QUEL MALE, CHE`L SENSO SI PERSUADE.
SABBA DA CASTIGLIONE(1480 endash; 1554) - Unito a : M. Valerio MARCELLINO (Venezia 1536 ca - 1593) Legatura in piena pergamena coeva floscia con unghie e tracce di bindelle deperdite; dorso muto. I Volume:(6) - 148 - (1b) carte numerate. Magnifica illustrazione al frontespizio silografata che vede l`autore seduto ad un banco mentre redige un testo; alcuni bellissimi capolettera silografati di grandi dimensioni. II Volume: (48) - 128 - (4) pagine numerate. Frontespizio con fregio e ampia marca tipografica dei Giolito ripetuta all`ultima pagina; eleganti fregi e capolettara istoriati. La prima opera i Ricordi di Monsignor Sabba da Castiglione. Il Gamba 1301 "confessa l`autore, in una lettera posta al fine dell`edizione del 1555, di aver scritto in lingua massimamante lombarda, ma che questa sua foggia di scrivere era stata approvata dal Sannazaro a Napoli, e dal Bembo a Padova. Curiose sono le notizie che vi si leggono, specialmante nel Ricordo circa gli ornamenti della casa." La prima edizione fu pubblicata a Bologna nel 1546. Il secondovolumetratta diun dovizioso trattato filosofico, "Ove - come dichiara il frontespizio - con vive ragioni si mostra, la morte non esser quel male, che`l senso si persuade. Con una dotta, e giudiciosa lettera, over discorso intorno alla lingua volgare". Curatore dell`edizione fu Citolini, che testimonia che quella che si appresta a stampare è opera "uscita da l`intelletto d`un giovinetto, tutto occupato per gli altrui intrighi ne i continui, e noiosi travagli del pallazzo". Quest`opera di Valerio Marcellino rappresenta non solo un trattato filosofico ma anche un contributo al dibattito linguistico del suo tempo, offrendo un dialogo intenso e ricco di argomentazioni sulle percezioni umane e sulle lingue. Il testo si presenta come un prezioso trattato diviso in due giornate, introdotto da una lettera sulla lingua volgare. Esemplare in splendide condizioni, legatura integra interno fresco e molto bene inchiostrato.- $1,208
- $1,208
DISCORSO SOPRA IL PRINCIPIO DI TUTTI I CANTI D`ORLANDO FURIOSO .DINUOVO RISTAMPATO, ET CON DILIGENZA REVISTO
TERRACINA Laura (1519 endash; 1577) Legatura del XIX sec. in pieno marocchino marrone; ai piattiduplice filetto con graziosi angolari in oro; dentelle interne in oro; sguardie policrome; tagli dorati sbiaditi.Dorso a 5 nervi con autore, titolo e data in oro e fregi in oro agli scomparti. 88 carte numerate. Frontespizio con cornice e marca tipografica ripetuta all`ultima pagina; al verso del frontespizio elegante ritratto a mezzobusto silografato dell`autrice. All`interno alcuni capolettera istoriati e 86 vignette silografate riprese dall`edizione dell`Orlando Furioso pubblicato da Giolito nel 1542. La prima edizione risale al 1549, questa èla quinta e ultima edizione giolitina. Laura Terracina celebre autrice napoletana fece parte dell`Accademia degli Incogniti con lo pseudonimo di Fedea.Esemplare in buono stato di conservazione leggermente corto al margine superiore con illustrazioni dalla nitida inchiostratura, qualche sporadica fioritura.- $1,318
- $1,318
FLAVII IOSEPHI OPERUM TERTIUS TOMUSDE BELLO IUDAICO LIBROS CONTINENS SEPTEM: CONTRA APIONEM LIBROS DUOS: EX GRAECORUM CODICUM COLLATIONE PER SIGISMUNDUM GELENIUM CASTIGATOS: DE MACHABAEIS, SIVE DE IMPERIO RATIONIS LIBRUM VNUM, A D. ERASMO ROTERODAMO RECOGNITUM
FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS (Giuseppe Flavio) (37 d. C. - 100) Elegante rilegatura coeva policroma "àlacire" in piena pelle; ai piatti entrotriplice filetto raffinate impressioni floreali policrome alla cera; fitta punzonatura in oro e meraviglioso ampio fleuron centrale impresso in oro a motivo floreale; dorso a tre nervi con filetti in oro; tagli dorati e goffrati.; carte di sguardia mancanti. 755 - (121) pagine numerate. Esemplare reglè; antiche note manoscritte al frontespizio. Il solo terzo volume del "De Bello Iudaico" di Flavio ma in splendida legatura. Esemplare in buone condizioni complessive dalla particolare legatura che presenta leggerissima crepa alla parte superiore del piatto anteriore e qualche piccola modesta integrazione agli angoli.- $1,043
- $1,043
LABERINTO D`AMORE DI M.GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO DI NUOVO RISTAMPATO eamp; DILIGENTEMENTE CORRETTO PER THOMASO PORCACCHI. CON LE POSTILLE NEL MARGINE, eamp; CON LA TAVOLAIN FINE.
BOCCACCIO Giovanni Elegante legatura ottocentesca in pieno marocchino verde smeraldo, firmata Bouzzonet; ai piatti, triplice filetto con ampi angolari a motivi ornamentali impressi in oro; dorso a cinque nervi rilevati con titolo e data impressi su due scomparti in testa e al piede; agli altri scomparti, raffinate impressioni in oro a motivi ornamentali; tagli dorati, sguardie marmorizzate. 2 carte bianche di guardia; 130 pagine numerate, compreso l`elegante frontespizio con titolo in parte racchiuso entro fregio rinascimentale e ampia marca tipografica (al verso, vistosa scritta a penna "Lodovico" alla parte inferioreche traspare anche al recto); 1 carta non numerata con marca tipografica al recto, al verso scritta a penna slavata. Opera tardiva del Boccaccio. Il Laberinto d`Amore o Corbaccioha una datazione incerta inclusa tra il1335 e il 1336. Incerto anche il significato del titolo:è possibile che venga da corvo simbolo della cattiveria, l`uccello che becca gli occhi, in questo caso sta a rappresentare l`amore che acceca e rovina ; oppure deriva dallo spagnolo corbachos`, cioè scudiscio, che richiama il tratto satirico dell`opera. La narrazioneè incentrata sull`invettiva contro le donne.Esemplare complessivamente in buone condizioni, salvo i difetti descritti, tracce di sporco al frontespizio e alla carta a seguire, piatti riattaccati.- $604
- $604
LABERINTO D`AMORE DI M. GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO DI NUOVO CORRETTO, ET AGGIUNTE LE POSTILLE, CON LA TAVOLA DELLE COSE DEGNE DI MEMORIA.
BOCCACCIO Giovanni (1313-1375) Legatura del secolo XIX in piena pelle avana spruzzata, firmata Stoakley - Cambridge; triplice filetto in oro ai piatti, al dorso titolo in oro su tassello verde e fregi in oro agli scomparti; dentelle interne in oro; tagli dorati. Al contropiatto anteriore Ex Libris nobiliare di Arthur Santley Towsey. Carte di sguardia dell`epoca della legatura. 56 - (4) carte numerate. Marca tipografica dei Giolito sia al frontespizio che all`ultima carta; sempre al frontespizio timbro tondo con monogramma P.G.N. Alcuni bei capolettera abitati. Rara edizione giolitina della quale sono noti solo 10 esemplari nelle Biblioteche pubbliche italiane. Esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione, segni di riattaccatura dei piatti con piccolissima integrazione della parte superiore del dorso.- $1,043
- $1,043
A Companion to the Museum, (Late Sir Ashton Lever’s) Removed to Albion Street, the Surry end of Blackfriar’s Bridge
Leverian Museum 8vo, [4], [1]-53, [54] blank.197 mm x 140 mm. Engraved frontispiece (trimmed with loss from the caption (as often, says Forbes). (Part 1 only, Part 2, which was devoted to mineral specimens, was published after some years' interval.) Forbes 197. [Bound with] Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley, duchess of, 1714-1785. A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of The Duchess Dowager of Portland, Deceased: Which will be Sold by Auction by Mr. Skinner and Co. On Monday the 24th of April, 1786 and the thirty-seven following days.London: Skinner and Co., 1786. First edition. 4to., 194 pp. Forbes 116 . Lacking the frontispiece view of the Museum and the print of the Portland Vase. Manuscript prices on pp. 138-139 ( May 28 sale: shells, corals, etc.). Modern half calf using old marbled paper over boards; old endpapers, front one detached. The front flyleaves carry four pages of contemporary manuscript notes about the collection and discussing a visit by the former American President, John Adams. The Leverian collection was particularly notable for the number, diversity, and beauty of the objects collected on Cook's third voyage.- $27,500
- $27,500
A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1878, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon
Dixon, George Quarto (350 x 240 mm), 360, 48 pp.,with 22 engraved maps, charts, and plates Original blue-gray paper boards, parchment spine. Printed on thick paper (4 cm.+) and with the natural history plates beautifully colored. Old public library stamps on versos of plates, minor spotting and offsetting, but a superb, completely untrimmed, copy "George Dixon's account of his trading voyage in the Queen Charlotte forms an important supplement and companion to Nathaniel Portlock's narrative of the same on the King George.It is important for its account of trading at Hawaii, Kauai, and Niihau, with considerable information on the chiefs and the political atmosphere of the period". Forbes 161.- $12,500
- $12,500
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
ROWLING, J.K. As New in original glistening, As New pictorial dust jacket. This pristine copy is boldly signed on the title page by J.K. Rowling and bears the all-important silver holographic sticker as proof of the signing. The copy is accompanied by numerous promotional items -- all given at the well-publicized midnight signing of 21st July 2007. To find this item anywhere is highly unlikely. To find it in such pristine condition, along with all this array of accompanying Harry Potter collectible artifacts, is -- today -- nothing less than amazing.- $17,500
- $17,500
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
DAHL, Roald A Near Fine copy in dust jacket that has a slight triangular chip near the bottom of the dj. of this children's classic book. This copy has all the First Edition issue points.In original unclipped ($3.95) pictorial dust jacket. No ISBN number. Near Fine but for a small triangular chip to the dj.- $6,000
- $6,000
GIDGET The Little Girl With Big Ideas
KOHNER, Frederick Extremely rare true First Edition, First State copy of this treasured cult favorite -- incredibly difficult to find in this condition -- and NEVER seen inscribed and signed by BOTH 'Gidget' as well as the book's author. "To Clare / Best Wishes / "Gidget" as well as: To / Clare E. Butte / Warmest regards and wishes / from the author / Frederick Kohner / Oct. 20th 1957. Copy itself tight, firm, virtually Fine. The highly scarce original pictorial dust jacket is much worn, with random small chips and general use. That said, this scarce First Edition copy of this title is certainly desirable -- and very, very hard to come by.- $2,500
- $2,500
PULP FICTION
TARANTINO, Quentin Original shooting script of the 1994 Oscar-winning screenplay by Tarantino and Roger Avary, directed by Tarantino, and with an audacious look at honor among lowlifes which starred John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth and a host of others. This unique item, boldly signed on the title page by Tarantino and Uma Thurman, comes in a custom-made, burnt orange four-paneled cloth presentation binding with black leather title label, gilt lettering and silk moire linings. A superb presentation for a highly scarce collectible which comes with Beckett certification. Script enclosed in custom designed burnt orange cloth and silk moire folding chemise with elegant leather label bearing gilt titles- $2,500
- $2,500
Black and White: An Anthology of Washington Verse
Johnson, Georgia Douglas; Angelina Grimke; Walter Everette Hawkins; J.C. Byars [Editor]; Courtland Darke Baker; First edition. 96pp. Bound in publisher's half black cloth with pictorial paper boards. Very Good+ with light rubbing to spine ends, soiled and toned edges at covers; corners scuffed and lightly bumped. Female ownership on front free endpaper; typed letter laid-in at front gutter. A scarce collection of 75 poems by 17 white and African American writers. Includes six poems by Angelina Grimke, author of the antiracist play Rachel and five by Harlem Renaissance poet Georgia Douglas Johnson. Walter Everette Hawkins, a reclusive, freethinking Black author whose style prefigured the Harlem Renaissance, makes an appearance as well.- $600
- $600
SAMMELBAND Of LATE 19TH C. DICKENS COMMENTARY & CRITICISM
[Dickens, Charles. 1812 - 1870] 10 extracted articles on Dickens, bound together in this volume. Divers paginations. Article sources provided in ink, by a period hand, at top of first page. 5th article with period marginalia. Newpaper clipping laid-in, dated July 21, 1918, which includes commentary on Martin Chuzzlewit. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-5/8" Contents include: 1. The Pickwick Papers. Signed "W. S." Belgravia, July 1870. Pp. [32] - 36. 2. Art IX - Charles Dickens. "The Cheap Edition". Nat'l Review, Oct 1858. Pp. 457 - 486. 3. Charles Dickens Use of the Bible. Temple Bar, Sept 1869. Pp. 225 - 234. 4. Charles Dickens as Dramatist & Poet. Percy Fitzgerald. Gentleman's Magazine, Jan 1878. Pp. 61 - 77. 5. Mr Dickens's Amateur Theatricals, A Reminiscence. MacMillan's Magazine, Jan 1871. Pp. 206 - 215. 6. Forster's Life of Dickens. Quarterly Review, Jan 1872. Pp. 125 - 147. 7. Bulwer and Dickens, A Contrast. Temple Bar, Jan 1875. Pp. 168 - 180. 8. Art VII - Charles Dickens. [review of 5 publications]. Temple Bar, Jan 1875. Pp. 125 - 146. 9. Art VI - Letters of Charles Dickens. Dublin Review, April 1880. Pp. 409 - 438. 10. Charles Dickens on Bells. George Delamere Cowan. Temple Bar, (n. d.). Pp. 380 - 387. I found the 2nd article quite interesting, for the author concedes Dickens' early literary genius, but seemingly calls into question Dickens status as a gentleman, with such negatively impacting his later writings. "There has been much controversy about Mr Dickens's taste. A great many cultivated people will scarcely concede that has has any taste at all. Nor has Mr Dickens the gentlemanly instinct ." [p. 483]. General wear with rubs to extremities. Front joint rubbed. Bookplate of "George Pitt". A VG volume. Period red half-sheep binding with pebbled red cloth boards. Blue marbled eps- $193
- $193
RKO, Radio Pictures1941-42: The “show me” Season
Folio. The year RKO fired Orson Wells although Citizen Kane is featured several times throughout this volume. he expulsion of Orson Welles from his unprece dented contract and envied directorial position at RKO in the summer of 1942 is one of the most controversial and often debated topics in the history of American movie production, since Citizen Kane is frequently voted the greatest film of all time. It also has he expulsion of Orson Welles from his unprece dented contract and envied directorial position at RKO in the summer of 1942 is one of the most controversial and often debated topics in the history of American movie production, given that Citizen Kane is frequently voted the greatest film of all time. It also has a page for Journey Into Fear which though Wells was responsible for they did not disclose this fact. .These volumes were published by RKO for the movie colunnist as well as the heads of movie distribution in the various regions of the country. Also full pages on Ginger Rogers, Gary Grant, Disney's Fantasia, Bambi, Dumbo as well s Bette Davis in "the Little Foxes. Spriial bound padded brown leather stamped in yellow-green,the first page has broken through one ring, two black and white photographs mounted from front pastedown depicting a soldier in from of a building, bottom margin states "Denver, Col. 1943". the other depicts a statue of a soldier in from of a building, bottom margin states "Norwich, England, 1943", with a few small nicks to rear cover, light wear to corners. A very good copy.- $618
- $618
Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance 1921 (First American); The Assault on Mount Everest 1922 First American, 2nd Impression, and The Fight for Everest 1924 (First edition)
Howard-Bury, Lieut.-Col. C.K.; Brig-Gen C.G. Bruce and Lieut.-Col. E.F. Norton and Others Small Quartos. In three volumes, mixed editions. frontispieces, 356, 339 (1 p. ad) and 372pp. Each volume illustrated with amazing photographic images and maps (some folding). To climb mount Everest, it was imperative to locate many men called Coolies who were accustomed to living in cold climates to help, cooks were needed and translators to translate to the men especially the Tibetan language and more. It took months to prepare. All the men needed specific clothing, sleeping bags and of course, food. When the expedition began its journey, it included nine Europeans including two surveyors. It also included 50 Coolies and 100 mules. A fascinating journey. All volumes bound in cloth, one green cloth and two in blue cloth, all lettered in gilt, all have some foxing to fore-edges, the green volumes has bumped corners, and previous owner's names, each volume displays only ocassional spots of foxing. In gernal, a very nice set.- $876
- $876
5 Volume Set of Books Scenes From The Life Of An American Jew (The Color of the Air, The Waters of Darkness, A Very Good Land To Fall With, A Walk in the Fire, and The Season It Was Winter) All Signed
Sanford, John Five volume set of books. The first four are from the limited edition of 150 copies SIGNED by the author. Volume 5 is one of 125 SIGNED. All in near fine condition in clear acetate wrappers. Laid into Volume One is a publisher sheet with details regarding this autobiography (referred to at the time as a trilogy). A heavy set of books. Additional shipping charges will apply.- $300
- $300
Blake’s Newton (Signed)
Palmer, Michael Number 2 of 175 numbered and SIGNED copies of this early work by Palmer. Price sticker affixed to the second front endpaper. Otherwise a near fine copy in quarter cloth over boards with faint sunning to top of boards in a near fine clear acetate wrapper with very faint evidence of a sticker to the front panel of the acetate. Signed by Author.- $135
- $135
La photographie des couleurs
CLERC, L.-P 190-[2]-16 p. Paris, Gauthier-Villars - Masson et Cie, sans date (vers 1900), in-12, 190-[2]-16 p, broché, Édition originale, "n° 239 A" indiqué sur une page de garde. Dans la collection Encyclopédie des Aide-Mémoire. Avec une préface de Gabriel Lippmann. Après des notions générales sur les couleurs, l'auteur aborde dans une première partie la chromophotographie (reproduction directe des couleurs) puis ,dans une seconde partie traite de la photochromographie (reproduction directe). Couverture fatiguée avec petite déchirure sans perte, dos bruni.- $111
- $111
COLLECTED POEMS
LARKIN, Philip; edited THWAITE, Anthony First edition, first printing. An inscribed presentation copy from the editor, Anthony Thwaite to Edwin Dawes, Larkin's friend and a founder of the Philip Larkin Society with, in addition, a loosely laid in typed letter from Thwaite to Dawes. With Dawes' distinctive bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Original dark olive cloth with white lettering to the spine, in the dustwrapper with Sue Linney's drawing of Larkin to the front panel. A fine, bright copy, the binding tight and square, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the fine dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (£16.95 to the front flap). A lovely association copy of a volume notably scarce in signed or inscribed state. Inscribed by the editor, Anthony Thwaite, to the front free endpaper, "for Eddie from Anthony Thwaite / signed at a / celebration of Philip / Larkin, Brynmor Jones Library [Larkin's library at Hull], / October 13 1988.". Also laid in to this copy is a typed letter (signed by hand) from Thwaite to Dawes dated June 2, 2010, apologising for being unable to attend that year's Larkin Society AGM following a recent bout of "atypical pneumonia". The recipient, Edwin Dawes (1925-2023) was Reckitt Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Hull, later serving as the University's Pro Vice Chancellor, Dean of Science, and also Chair of the Library Committee. Dawes first knew Larkin in the latter's capacity as chief librarian at the university, but they soon became good friends. Dawes was also a founder and chairman of the (posthumous) Larkin Society. He was also an award-winning magician and historian of magic, which explains his Ex Libris bookplate showing an alchemist presiding over a steaming concoction with, at his left hand, a copy of Giovanni Battista Della Porta's 1558 'Natural Magick' (the figure bears an uncanny resemblance to Sigmund Freud). The design, he later explained, married his two passions of science and magic. This posthumous collection, which presents all Larkin's published poems (and a selection previously unpublished) in chronological order of composition, was edited by Larkin's friend and fellow poet, Anthony Thwaite. It was later ousted by a less comprehensive (if more immediately user-friendly) edition, also edited by Thwaite, which printed the contents of each of the poet's four published collections intact, with some uncollected poems tucked away in appendices. Both versions have their adherents. Larkin arranged his slim volumes very carefully, so it's good to have the poems printed that way. This original edition, however, prints the date of composition at the foot of every poem (the dates drawn from the poet's manuscript notebooks), allowing the reader to witness the growth of a great poet. It includes an appendix indicating the ordering of the individual volumes, along with relevant page numbers. Published on 10th October 1988, 11,563 copies of this first impression were printed. Such was the appetite for a Collected Larkin, a further 8460 copies had to be printed later the same month (and another 12,700 the following month). (Bloomfield A19) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $252
- $252
Collection of six autograph letters signed with initials to Charles Sumner
LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH 6 letters comprising 22 pages, various sizes. Very good condition. An important correspondence between Longfellow and his closest friend, Charles Sumner, the abolitionist senator from Massachusetts. A highlight of the collection is the letter Longfellow wrote immediately after the brutal attack on Sumner by congressman Preston Brooks. Two days after Sumners May 20, 1856 speech condemning southern slaveholders, Brooks repeatedly struck Sumner on the head with a cane on the floor of the Senate. The badly injured Sumner was unable to retake his Senate seat for more than three years. These fascinating letters cover a wide range of literary and personal matters. He reports to Sumner on a dinner given by Lowell to Darley the artist, who is now here making studies for a series of Illustrations for The Scarlet Letter, the success of the Atlantic Monthly, and the latest from Oliver Wendell Holmes (in full blast, at his Breakfast Table). He discusses Emersons speech at the Burns dinner, an inside joke by Lowell in an Atlantic article on Shakepeare, and refers to Emerson, Dana, Norton, Ticknow, James, Palfrey, Felton, Parker, Stowe, Fields, and many others. Longfellows touching letter on the death of the historian William H. Prescott states in part, And so I stand here at my desk by the window, thinking of you, and hoping you will get some other letter from Boston before you do mine, so that I may not be the first to break to you the sad news of Prescotts death! Yes, he is dead! He died of a stroke of paralysis on Friday last We shall see that cheerful, genial, sunny face no more! How much sunshine it will take out of the social life of Boston! This is a superb and wide-ranging correspondence between two giants of the era. Their close friendship lasted until Sumners death in 1874. Longfellow was among the pallbearers at his funeral, together with Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. the greatest voice, on the greatest subject, that has been entered since we became a nation. No matter for insultswe feel them with youno matter for wounds, we also bleed in them! You have torn the mask off the faces of Traitors, and at last the Spirit of the North is aroused. Longfellow to Sumner after the Preston Brooks caning. See Blue, The Poet and the Reformer: Longfellow, Sumner, and the Bonds of Male Friendship, 1837-1874, Journal of the Early Republic, Summer 1995.- $12,000
- $12,000
Aristoteles Master-piece, or, The Secrets of Generation displayed in all the parts thereof [Aristotle’s Masterpiece]
[Aristotle] First edition of Aristotles Masterpiece, the most popular book about womens bodies, sex, pregnancy, and childbirth in Britain and America from its first appearance in 1684 up to at least the 1870s (Treasures, Library Company of Philadelphia). Aristotles Masterpieceneither by Aristotle nor a masterpieceis the first sex manual written in English (Norman). The work documents theories and practices of human reproduction during the early modern period. This first edition was assembled in part from excerpts of existing midwifery books, primarily Levinus Lemniuss The Secret Miracles of Nature (1658) and Jacob Rueffs The Expert Midwife (1658). The books pseudo-Aristotle attribution both lent it an aura of credibility and hinted at the sexual nature of its contents. After the publication of a book called Aristotles Problems in 1595, which included a few explicit discussions of sex, the name Aristotle came to euphemistically indicate sexual knowledge to an early modern audience. Unlike medical texts on similar subjects, the book was intended for a vernacular readership and was widely disseminated in Britain and America. It was eventually published in hundreds of editions in at least three versions, each appropriating and combining text from existing works. On average, an edition of the Masterpiece was published every year for 250 years. It was still for sale in Londons Soho sex shops as late as the 1930s. The books title pagepromising a word of Advice to both Sexes in the Act of Copulationspeaks to the sexual knowledge offered within. Aristotles Masterpiece emphasizes both male and female partners enjoyment of the act. The books attention to pleasure was essential to its focus on procreative sex within marriage. Underpinning the Masterpiece is the theory that a woman must cast forth her Seed to commix with the Man (which imploys a willingness in her to be a Copartner in the Act) in order to conceive. With female and male partners playing an equally active role in casting forth their seed, both partners arousal and enjoyment was crucial to reproduction. Thus, womens sexual appetite was accepted as a natural part of life, and the onset of menstruation credited with [inciting] their Minds and Imaginations to Venery. This first edition concludes with a word of advice to both sexes in the time of copulation, imparting to its readers a final lesson on the importance of foreplay: [A husband] must entertain [his wife] with all kind of dalliance, wanton behaviour, and allurements to Venery but if he perceive her to be slow and more cold, he must cherish, embrace, and tickle her that she may take fire and be in flames to venery, for so at length the womb will strive and wax fervent with a desire of casting forth its own seed. This is an especially appealing example of a landmark book in the history of womens health, reproduction, and sex. The first edition of 1684 is known in three variant settings, all printed by J. How, priority unknown. ESTC records only the incomplete British Library copy (lacking the plates comprising the final gathering I) of our setting, which has line 11 of title ending both, line 18 of title ends Ge-, and the first line of the imprint ending sold, signature B5 is under the nt Bl of effluent Blood and on p.190 the fifth line from bottom begins with a capital Q. Provenance: William Sweet [? scuffed] His book 1740 February the 21, ownership inscription on the verso of frontispiece. Wing A3697fA. ESTC R504793. 12mo. Contemporary sheep, some wear. Woodcut frontispiece and 6 woodcuts of monstrous births (including repeat of frontispiece). Final gathering well thumbed and dog-eared with short tears at fore-edge with minor losses. A very appealing, honest copy.- $75,000
- $75,000
Snakes Are Not Nice
Morrison, Lois One of 25copies, each signed and numbered by the artist, Lois Morrison, printed on oriental paper from Staedtler's master carve, hand-lettered onto Nideggen paper, grommeted, and bound in sharkskin over board forming 12-piece "snake" that is highlighted with colored threads glued down on images, several pieces to each piece, with images and text on one side and sharkskin on the reverse, housed in maroon "snake-catching" bag tied with green cord, fine. The pieces were laser cut by Julie Chen. The title is hand lettered and on the sharkskin-side of the snake's head - which also has stamped eyes. Yes, SNAKES ARE NOT NICE but this book is!- $275
- $275
Oarsbread Realization
McCallion, Barry Unique artist's book, hand-written and hand-painted by the artist / author, Barry McCallion on cream Rives BFK a Barry McCallion continues his exploration of the narrative of his created world (or is it his observations of this world?) through chance word and particular image. His creation of the Oarsman - a sailor / traveler who rows (backward of course) towards his mythical destination - is intriguing. His voyages may be autobiographical or completely haphazard. He hoists his sails or locks his oars and is off - and we follow, observing from the sidelines, to places we otherwise would not go.- $3,300
- $3,300
Roadkills. A Collection of Prose and Poetry. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Texts by John McPhee, Gillian Connelly, Gary Snyder, Madeline DeFrees, William Stafford and Richard Eberhart
Cheloniidae Press. McPhee, John First Edition, one of 50 Deluxe copies, from a total issue of 300: 50 Deluxe copies bound in quarter leather, with text printed on Sakomoto and the prints on Cha-u-ke plus an extra suite of the prints, signed by the artist and all of the authors; 250 regular copies with text on Mulberry paper, bound in paper, signed by the artist. Page size: 12 inches x 8 3/4 inches. Bound by Gray Parrot: quarter grey morocco with tire tracks blind tooled across spine and title in blind, matching black chemise with blind tooled tire tracks, all housed in grey morocco and black cloth clamshell box. Illustrated with 11 woodengravings (10 roadkills and one tire track/broken muffler as colophon) and one etching, the text was printed in red and black by Harold Patrick McGrath at Hampshire Typothetae in Bruce Rogers' Centaur and Frederick Warde's Arrighi which was hand set in 18 point by P. Chase Twichell. The artist explains in "On the Conception of Roadkills" that he had originally planned a portfolio without text of some of those animals he had encountered during his many drives to and from college. He adds, "Meanwhile, friends began to call my attention to writers who had also been inspired by the casualties of the highways: John McPhee, in Travels in Georgia, and poets Madeline DeFrees, Gillian Connelly, Gary Snyder, William Stafford, and Richard Eberhart. Thus I began to conceive of Roadkills as a book, with images and text interwoven." And what a book it is -- the text in red and black on tan Japanese paper, the black woodengravings on a darker tan paper, red Japanese paper as preliminaries -- all making a powerful statement about "The Dead by the Side of the Road." This is the very rare second book of the press; the deluxe edition with its extra suite and signatures of all the authors has long been out of print. In addition.- $2,750
- $2,750
The Bells: A Numerical Exploration. Images by Donald Glaister. Text by Edgar Allan Poe
Glaister, Donald. Poe, Edgar Allan Artist's book, one in a series of 10, on paper, polyester film, and metals, by noted book artist, Donald Glaister, who has signed and numbered the book on the colophon. Page size: 14-1/2 x 8-7/8 inches. Bound by the artist: painted paper over boards, hand-sewn with each page on tabs to allow complete opening of each page spread, grey morocco spine, title written in dark grey on aluminum inset on front panel, edges of front and rear panel edged in orange, housed in clamshell box. Designed, painted and bound by the artist, this book uses paper, various metals and polyester. The text is printed by laser on mylar; the mathematical formulas and equations are hand painted on metal inserts in each of the pages / boards. Using Edgar Allan Poe's diacopic masterpiece, THE BELLS (1849), the artist uses this important American text as a basis for visual exploration. The musicality of "The Bells" is reflected in the artist's use of numerical notations / equations. While not musical notations, they do reflect that sensibility - as do the arabesques that link each page spread. The page colors reflect the increasing darkness and frenzy of Poe's text, starting with the bright silver-white opening page spread with bright blue arabesques that run across both recto and verso and the interleaved mylar text page. The silver bells are reflected in the three aluminum inserts on each page - perfectly placed to lead the eye to the smaller text page in the middle. The "golden bells" of the next - not quite gold but more orange-toned - page spread have the mathematical equations written on gold metal, in black, orange, and white and the arabesques running across both pages (in a more frenetic pattern than the preceding page) again highlight the text. The subsequent page spread (alarm bells - fire) is a deeper orange, more frenzied. The iron bell page spread is dark grey - with the painting and inset mathematical formulas drawing the eye in to a very deep, dark place indeed. A masterful book, what one expects from Donald Glaister, who manages to astonish with each new work. Edgar Allan Poe's word mastery and dark visions are perfectly served by the non-representational art, painted on each page, of Donald Glaister.- $6,050
- $6,050
Ruy Blas, drame en cinq actes. Un portrait et quinze compositions de Adrien Moreau. Grave a l’eau-forte par Champollion
Hugo, Victor One of 350 numbered copies on velin du Marais numbered and paraphed in pen by publisher, L. Conquet.from a total edition of 500. Page size: 10 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches. Bound by Antonio Flaiban: 3/4 tan morocco and marbled boards; spine paneled, gilt decorated, title gilt, top edge gilt (gilt-stamped on front blank: Flaiban Enc.), original covers bound in, matching slipcase, some light foxing throughout. Inscribed by the binder on the half-title, "Al distinguido Senor don Marcelino Dumais / Recuerdo de so affect. / Antonio Flaiban / S. / C. Larrea 389 Sgostgo 28 / 1902." Illustrated with 16 etchings (10 vignettes and 6 full page) by Champollion (1848-1901).- $440
- $440
Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Of Unicornes Hornes. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Introduction by Jan van Dorsten
Cheloniidae Press. Browne, Sir Thomas First Edition, Artist Proof issue, one of 5 copies only, all on obsolete Whatman paper (blue-white laid ca. 1962), from a total issue of 225, all signed by the artist, as follows: 5 AP copies (this copy) in an elegant full limp vellum non-adhesive binding, title in gilt on spine, frontispiece etching in 2 states, an extra suite (14), each signed and numbered, and two extra suites of working proofs (28), each signed and labeled "wp," and an original drawing, a unicorn within an oval border signed in full by Alan J. Robinson, housed in 1/4 vellum folder with Narwhal "horn" tooled in gold gilt on spine, housed in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine stamped with title in gold gilt; 15 State Proof copies, bound in full vellum non-adhesive limp binding with an original drawing and an extra suite of prints plus a suite of working proofs of the prints and state proofs of the etching; 60 deluxe copies in vellum binding and an extra suite; 150 regular copies on T.H. Saunders Laid. Page size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches. Bound by Gray Parrot with his binder's ticket at lower rear turn-in: full limp vellum, matching quarter vellum sleeve for extra suites all housed in vellum and linen clamshell box, box slightly worn with 2 or 3 minor bumps, book fine. Illustrated with 15 woodengravings and one etching by Robinson, the text is set and cast in Van Dyck Monotype by Winifred and Michael Bixler and printed by Harold Patrick McGrath in black and blue at Hampshire Typothetae. Jan van Dorsten, Professor of English Literature at the University of Leiden, Nethrlands and Head of the Sir Thomas Browne Institute there, has written an introduction on Browne's life, work and thought especially for this volume, which is Chapter XXIII of PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA . In all, this is a lovely book, full of fantasy and romance, beautifully produced and executed by one of the finest naturalists working today.- $2,750
- $2,750
Privilegieboek van den Jongen Handboge (Privilege-book of the Young Handbow) of Antwerp (Guild of St. Sebastian); in Dutch, illustrated manuscript on parchment
BOOK DESCRIPTION: EXQUISITELY WRITTEN AND DECORATED MANUSCRIPT FOR AN EARLY ARCHERY GUILD. In Dutch, illustrated manuscript on parchment, Belgium, Antwerp, c. 1575 with 17th-century additions. Dimensions 273-275 x 187 mm., complete, frame-ruled in faint rust-brown ink (justification 215-218×135-137 mm.), written below top line by three scribes, the main scribe writing an elegant gothic script with some cursive elements (semi-hybrida) in 22-32 lines, the second scribe annotating the first in a less formal semi-hybrida currens, the third scribe working in a gothic script (semi-hybrida) in 15-25 lines. BINDING: Bound in 1783 in black leather over beveled boards, elaborately tooled in gold, gilt-tooled spine. TEXT: A collection of statutes, ordinances, privileges, and other documents for an early archery guild in Antwerp. One of only a small number of extant militia guild privilege-books, this is the sole known example from the Jongen Handboge ('Young Handbow'). ILLUSTRATION: The very skillful decoration in this volume is one of its outstanding features, with 29 large ornate decorated initials in black ink and two smaller initials; most are highly flourished cadel initials, with finely drawn figures including birds and animals integrated into the elaborate patterns of interlaced pen-strokes, FOUR DRAWINGS (two full-page, one half-page, one small) and FULL-PAGE DIAGRAM evince a high degree of technical skill with precise outlines and sensitive three-dimensional modelling, creating an effect reminiscent of fine engraving. PROVENANCE: Main text copied in Dutch, in Antwerp, in 1575 by Hans Verrast for the Jongen Handboge ("Young Handbow"). The main hand and illustrations are consistent with this date. Additions through c.1648 situate the manuscript in possession of the guild until at least the latter year; date of the guild's dissolution is uncertain; acquired by the van Havre family of Antwerp in the Dutch Era in the Dutch Era ("den Hollandschen tijd") ? i.e., 1814-1830; with several brief inscriptions and other marks, including: " . 1823" and "Gurtram ," along with two pasted-in heraldic bookplates, one bearing the legend "Ex Libris / A.v.Billet"; CONDITION: some rippling and mild edge-gap at ff. 22 and 29, light scuffing of binding, but otherwise in very fine condition. Full description and images available. (TM 1104)- $45,000
- $45,000
Carthusian Ordinarium for the Mass and Office, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper
MANUSCRIPT FOR CARTHUSIAN MONKS ON HOW TO OBSERVE THE LITURGY. In Latin, decorated manuscript on paper, Southern France (M ounes-les-Montrieux), November 15, 1544.Dimensions 145 x 90 mm. 96 folios on paper, watermark: a cross on a mount (unidentified), complete, written in a gothic cursive bookhand in a single column on 25 lines, red rubrics and initials. BINDING: modern half binding in cream-colored parchment over pasteboards, marbled papers on covers, pastedowns and flyleaves, five raised bands on spine, in excellent condition. TEXT: A handbook for the Carthusian liturgy for new priests. This is a manuscript about the Mass and Divine Office, setting forth the rules that governed the complex liturgical life of a Carthusian monastery. The information it contains is thus very different than the contents of much more common liturgical manuscripts like Missals or Breviaries. How widely this text was disseminated within the Carthusian Order remains a question for further research. PROVENANCE: copied at the charterhouse of Montrieux (in Latin, mons rivus), in Southern France, located in the commune of M ounes-les-Montrieux, north of Tolon, and about an hour away from Marseille, and securely dated 1544 in the scribal colophon at the end of part one; bookplate of Ludovic Froissart (d. 1977); modern booksellers's marks on the verso of the front flyleaf. CONDITION: slight water damage on the first leaves, some stains, and signs of use, otherwise in very good condition. Full description, images, and video available (TM 1181).- $11,000
- $11,000
Lo Statuto della Compagnia del Santissimo Sagramento in S. Nicolà dei Perfetti (Statutes of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Sacrament), in Italian and Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
CAREFULLY WRITTEN AND DECORATED UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT FROM AN ITALIAN CONFRATERNITY. In Italian and Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment, Italy (Rome), c. 1736-1745. Dimensions 231 x 167 mm., 27 folios, complete, written in black ink in italic and in an upright script modelled on Roman font in 25 long lines, red rubrics, full decorative borders in black ink throughout, five 3-line and one 4-line initials in red ink with acanthus, one 6-line initial in black ink with acanthus, decorative tail pieces throughout. BINDING: original quarter leather binding with decorative paper covered boards. TEXT: This manuscript contains the statues for a confraternity in Rome, recording its regulations including the election of its chief officers, maintenance of the archives, care for the sick, funerary arrangements for deceased members, and so forth. Carefully written and decorated, this manuscript illustrates the interesting continuation of manuscript culture (in this case clearly influenced by the aesthetics of contemporary printed volumes) in the eighteenth century. PROVENANCE: Written and decorated in Rome for the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament in S. Nicol dei Perfetti, Rome; the Statutes were originally ratified c. 1736; additions at the end of the manuscript confirming reforms to the statutes are dated 1744-1745; auction and other notes, all in pencil, in several hands; later owned by Kroch's Bookstore, Inc., Chicago (typed description from Kroch's bookstore laid in). CONDITION: slight darkening to edges, binding with slight wear to corners of boards, first quire loosened from bottom cord, in otherwise very good condition. Full description and images available. (TM 1093)- $6,500
- $6,500
Vaderboec (second Dutch translation of the Vitae patrum); in Middle Dutch, manuscript on paper
RARE DUTCH TRANSLATION OF A TEXT IMPORTANT TO THE RELIGIOUS REFORMERS KNOWN AS THE DEVOTIO MODERNA. In Middle Dutch, manuscript on paper, Southern part of the Northern Netherlands, probably Limbourg, c. 1475-1500. Dimensions 207 x 140 mm., 188 folios, written in a littera hybrida by one hand, skillful and vary attractive penwork initials. BINDING: CONTEMPORARY, wooden boards covered with brown leather, blind-tooled with double and triple fillets, two brass clasps. TEXT: This neatly written codex includes the second Dutch translation of a compilation of early Christian hagiographic texts, presenting the lives of third- and fourth-century hermits as examples worthy of imitation. Appearing high on the list of recommended reading for the Devotio Moderna , the Vaderboec in this translation that originated not far from the heartland of the Modern Devotion is nevertheless very rare. PROVENANCE: Copied in the Northern Netherlands, probably Limbourg, c. 1475-1500; later owned by brother Conrad Melis of Roermond (a city in northern Limbourg, the Netherlands), who presented it to the Benedictine monastery of St. Vitus in Mönchengladbach in 1688 (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany); owned in the late 1960s by Mr. P. Mullaert in Ghent, Belgium (listed in Bernard Lambert, Bibliotheca hieronymiana manuscripta ); later belonged to Joost R. Ritman (b. 1941). CONDITION: in good general condition, lacking 2 leaves with text, both covers worn, both catches missing, upper hinge weak, quire iii (ff. 19?28) nearly loose, ff. 23 and 24 entirely loose, tear of c. 7 cm. in f. 90, some unobtrusive stains. Full description and images available. (TM 539)- $75,000
- $75,000
Scriptum super libros sententiarum Petri Lombardi, Liber I (Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Book one); in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT OF A THEOLOGICAL COMMENTARY BY THOMAS AQUINAS. In Latin, decorated manuscript on paper, Central Italy, c. 1450-1500. Dimensions 225 x 237 mm., 134 folios, copied by two scribes in small gothic book hands, red and blue initials throughout. BINDING: reversed calf over pasteboards (eighteenth-century?). TEXT: St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a Dominican friar and Doctor of the Church, composed his commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard while teaching in Paris in the 1250s. It was his first major work on theology, in which he presented ideas that were to be elaborated in the Summa contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica , the latter destined to become the standard textbook of Catholic theology for centuries to come. When Aquinas was teaching, the Sentences had been the standard theology textbook since its compilation in the twelfth century. Our manuscript includes only book one, and many manuscripts of this text in fact include only a single book (or books). Only one other copy of Book I is found in a North American collection. PROVENANCE:Copied probably in the Marche region of Italy in the second half of the 15th century, when it was acquired by the Dominican convent of Santa Lucia in Fabrian (note on f. 134, partially erased and partially missing the ends of lines where the original page was torn away); European Private Collection. CONDITION: lacking two leaves at front, last leaf partially defective with some loss of text, mild dampstaining to margins and a few text pages (f. 1 and ff. 114-134), some fraying at edges and corners. Full description and images available. (TM 1136)- $32,000
- $32,000