I SHALL NOT BE MOVED
by ANGELOU, MAYA
New York: Random House, 1990. FIRST EDITION. 220 x 130 mm. (8 5/8 x 5 1/4"). x, 48 pp., [1] leaf. Publisher's purple paper boards, backed with navy blue buckram, cover and spine lettered in copper foil. In original dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half title: "Pamela, Joy! Maya Angelou." Leaves faintly browned at edges because of paper stock, otherwise a fine copy in a fine jacket. This is a well-preserved, joyfully inscribed copy... Read More
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WITH A BORDER BEARING THE INSCRIPTION "VERBUM DOMINI MANET IN ETERNUM.
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM LEAF WITH A FULL-PAGE MINIATURE DEPICTING THE HARROWING OF HELL, AFTER ALBRECHT DÜRER
Germany, ca. 1540. 183 x 133 mm. (7 1/8 x 5 1/4"). WITH A FULL-PAGE MINIATURE DEPICTING THE HARROWING OF HELL, featuring a naked Adam and Eve on the left, and on the right Christ bending down to rescue John the Baptist, the figures framed by a stone archway supporting a hairy creature who aims the point of a spear directly at Adam and Eve, the miniature in a thin brown frame with gilt lines, surrounded on two... Read More
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TEXT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM CALENDAR LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS, DEPICTING LABOR OF THE MONTH AND ZODIAC SIGN
Paris, ca. 1460. 195 x 143 mm. (7 3/4 x 5 1/2"). Single column, 16 lines in a gothic book hand. Minor feast days in red and blue, major feasts in gold, numerous gold and painted line fillers, the five "A" initials and the "KL" highly decorative and painted pink and blue against a gold background, gold and pink bar surrounding the text on three sides, BOTH SIDES OF THE LEAF WITH EXTRAVAGANTLY DECORATIVE BOTANICAL FULL BORDERS with... Read More
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TEXT FROM A PRAYER TO THE TRINITY IN FRENCH
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A MINIATURE OF THE HOLY TRINITY, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN FRENCH AND LATIN
Paris, ca. 1460. 153 x 110 mm. (6 x 4 3/8"). Single column, 14 lines of text in a fine gothic book hand. One-line initial in burnished gold on a pink and blue ground with white tracery, a two-line initial and a three-line initial in pink with white tracery on a ground of burnished gold, the center filled with twining blue vines bearing pink and scarlet flowers, verso with a rinceau panel border featuring twining hairline stems bearing... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF VESPERS
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A GRUESOME MINIATURE OF THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS, FROM A FINE BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN AND FRENCH
Paris, ca. 1450. 159 x 108 mm. (6 1/4 x 4 1/4"). Single column, four lines of text on the verso, 15 on the recto, in a very pleasing gothic book hand. Attractively matted. Recto with a line filler in colors and gold, verso with a one-line initial in burnished gold on a maroon and blue background with white tracery and a three-line "D" in blue and white enclosing a spray of violets in the same colors, the... Read More
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USE OF SAINTES. TEXT FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS
by AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF ON VELLUM WITH AN EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL MINIATURE OF THE DEPOSITION, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
France [probably Paris], ca. 1420. 210 x 146 mm. (8 1/4 x 5 3/4"). Single column, recto with five lines of text, verso with 16 lines, all in a very pleasing, very regular gothic book hand. Attractively matted. Rubrics in red, verso with a one-line and two two-line initials as well as a line filler in colors and burnished gold, recto with a one-line initial and a line filler in the same style, and with a quite large... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH TWO CHARMING MINIATURES OF FEMALE SAINTS, FROM A FINE BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
Bruges, ca. 1465. 181 x 127 mm. (7 1/8 x 5"). Single column, 19 lines in a careful, pleasing gothic book hand. In a very attractive new gilt wooden frame. Rubrics in pink (or faded red), one two-line initial in blue, magenta, and burnished gold, two lines with undulating line fillers in blue and gold, both sides of the leaf with a three-quarter panel border incorporating foliage, blossoms, and ivy leaves on hairline stems, the vertical part of... Read More
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TEXT FROM HYMNS TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH UNUSUAL HISTORIATED INITIALS FEATURING THE WOUNDS OF CHRIST
Bruges, ca. 1465. 193 x 145 mm. (7 5/8 x 5 3/4"). Single column, 21 lines in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, WITH THREE LARGE HISTORIATED INITIALS: ONE WITH A PORTRAIT OF CHRIST WEARING THE CROWN OF THORNS, AND TWO WITH DISEMBODIED HANDS SHOWING THE STIGMATA, each initial in pink or blue with white tracery, filled with dark pink or blue with thin gilt lines and dots, hands with wavy blue rays radiating from behind the... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM AN EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A MINIATURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION
France (probably Besançon), 3rd quarter of 15th century. 239 x 165 mm. (9 3/8 x 6 1/2"). Single column, 15 lines in an elegant gothic book hand. Rubrics in dark pink, line-enders in dark pink and blue highlighted with a gilt bezant, several one-line initials and one two-line initial in burnished gold on dark pink and blue ground with white tracery, one three-line initial in pink with white tracery, filled with trefoils painted red or blue, all on... Read More
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PSALMS 45:5-12, AND 46:1-4
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A SMALL PSALTER IN LATIN, WITH DELIGHTFUL MARGINALIA
France, late 13th century. 125 x 88 mm. (4 7/8 x 3 1/2"). Single column, 15 lines in a gothic book hand. Attractively matted. Folio number in red, several line enders in gold with blue penwork, 10 one-line initials in gold on blue and pink ground, one two-line initial painted pink and filled with blue and orange acanthus on gilt ground, verso with a three-quarter border branching from the larger initial, composed of pink and blue curling lines... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE MONTH OF AUGUST
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT CALENDAR FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH SMALL MINIATURES OF THE LABOR OF THE MONTH AND ZODIAC SIGN
Northern France (probably Rouen), ca. 1470. 180 x 117 mm. (7 x 4 5/8"). Single column, 18 lines, text in a bâtarde hand. Text in red, blue, and gold, two-line "KL" in shell gold on blue and red ground, both sides with panel border composed of flowers and ink dots, WITH TWO SMALL MINIATURES, each centered in the middle of the panel borders, featuring the labor of the month (Threshing) and the zodiac sign (a young woman for... Read More
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PROBABLY FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A DUTCH BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A VERY FINE MINIATURE OF THE HARROWING OF HELL BY THE MASTERS OF THE DELFT HALF-LENGTH FIGURES
Delft, ca. 1470. Leaf: 175 x 122 mm. (6 7/8 x 4 3/4"); Frame: 250 x 195 mm. (9 3/4 x 7 3/4"). No text on recto or verso. In an attractive wooden frame. A FINELY PAINTED MINIATURE OF THE HARROWING OF HELL within an arch-topped compartment, the mouth of hell depicted on the left with a fiery red interior and five people emerging from it, the figure of Christ on the left, holding a cross on a... Read More
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TEXT OPENING THE PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH A MINIATURE OF THE MASS OF ST. GREGORY, DONE BY THE MASTER OF THE HARVARD HANNIBAL
Paris, ca. 1415-20. Leaf: 160 x 110 mm. (6 1/4 x 3/8"); Frame: 232 x 185 mm. (9 1/8 x 7 1/4"). Recto with three lines, single column, in a gothic book hand (verso not inspected due to frame). Mounted in a wooden frame. Recto with a three-line initial in blue on gold ground embellished with ivy leaves, A HALF-PAGE MINIATURE DEPICTING THE MASS OF ST. GREGORY, the recently crucified Christ depicted emerging from a tomb supported by... Read More
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WITHOUT TEXT, BUT PROBABLY OPENING PRIME
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A DUTCH BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A VERY FINE MINIATURE OF THE NATIVITY BY THE MASTERS OF THE DELFT HALF-LENGTH FIGURES
Delft, ca. 1470. Leaf: 172 x 115 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 1/2"). Frame: 242 x 190 mm. (9 1/2 x 7 1/2"). In an attractive wooden frame. A FINELY PAINTED MINIATURE OF THE NATIVITY within an arch-topped compartment, the parents of the Christ Child kneeling before him as he lies on the ground outside the stable, Joseph (uncharacteristically) supporting himself with a cane in his left hand and holding a long burning candle in his right, two... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE MONTH OF MARCH
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT CALENDAR LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A SMALL ROUNDEL MINIATURE DEPICTING THE LABOR OF THE MONTH
France (possibly Rouen), mid-15th century. 173 x 130 mm. (6 3/4 x 5 1/8"). Single column, 16 ruled lines, text in a gothic book hand. Text in gold, blue, and dark pink, "KL" in blue with white tracery on a gold ground decorated with dark pink baubles and leaves and with a floral spray extension, both sides with panel border composed of densely packed acanthus, flowers, and hairline vines with gold bezants, WITH A SMALL ROUNDEL MINIATURE at... Read More
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TEXT FROM HYMNS TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH UNUSUAL HISTORIATED INITIALS FEATURING THE WOUNDS OF CHRIST
Bruges, ca. 1465. 193 x 145 mm. (7 5/8 x 5 3/4"). Single column, 21 lines in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, one two-line initial in gold filled with blue on pink ground, WITH THREE LARGE HISTORIATED INITIALS: ONE FEATURING AN OVAL-SHAPED PIECE OF FLESH WITH A GASH IN THE CENTER, AND TWO WITH CHRIST'S DISEMBODIED FOOT, SHOWING THE PUNCTURE WOUND FROM THE CRUCIFIXION, each initial in pink or blue with white tracery, filled with dark... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH A MINIATURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION
France, late 15th century. 180 x 130 mm. (7 x 5 1/8"). Single column, verso with 20 lines in an attractive bâtarde hand. Rubrics in dark pink, four one-line initials in painted gold on blue or dark pink ground, two two-line initials, on in blue on dark pink ground and one in black on blue ground, both with painted gold embellishments, one three-line initial resembling unfurling scrolls, painted in gold on a blue ground with gold pointillation and... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM AN EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A MINIATURE OF A BURIAL
France [probably Besançon], 3rd quarter of 15th century. 239 x 165 mm. (9 3/8 x 6 1/2"). Single column, 15 lines in an elegant gothic book hand. Rubrics in dark pink, line-enders in dark pink and blue with a gilt bezant, several one-line initials in burnished gold on dark pink and blue ground with white tracery, one three-line initial in blue with white tracery, filled with flowers painted pink or blue, all on a gold ground, verso with... Read More
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TEXT FROM THE MONTH OF AUGUST
by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM THE CALENDAR OF A BOOK OF HOURS, WITH SMALL MINIATURES OF THE LABOR OF THE MONTH AND ZODIAC SIGN
France (probably Rouen), second half of 15th century. 162 x 117 mm. (6 3/8 x 4 5/8"). Single column, 17 ruled lines, text in a bâtarde hand. Text in gold, blue, and red, "KL" in scrolling white letters on a gold ground with small blue and red blossoms, both sides with panel border of acanthus, flowers, small ink dots, and gold bezants, WITH TWO SMALL MINIATURES showing the labor of the month (Threshing) on recto, and the zodiac... Read More
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UN CHRÉTIEN CONTRE SIX JUIFS
by (ANTI-SEMITISM). [VOLTAIRE, FRANÇOIS-MARIE AROUET]
La Haye [The Hague, but Geneva]: Aux dépens des Libraries, 1777. FIRST EDITION. 215 x 140 mm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2"). 1 p.l., 303, [3] pp. Publisher's marbled paper wrappers, flat spine, edges untrimmed. A Large Paper Copy. Benesco 1860. Andrew R. Morehouse, "The Voltaire Collection in the Rare Book Room," The Yale Library Gazette 17, no. 4 (1943), p. 75. Paper wrappers a bit faded (as expected), slightly defective at corners, and a little curled, otherwise... Read More
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TEXT IN LATIN
by A PARTIAL MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM AN ANTIPHONARY, RECOVERED FROM A BINDING
Germany, 14th century. 250 x 175 mm. (9 7/8 x 6 7/8"). Six extant lines of text and music in a gothic hand. Rubrics and staves in red, one large initial in red, and two large decorative initials in black and red. With the binding's original paper labels on spine, remnants of old paper lining on verso. Somewhat soiled and stained, but a good specimen overall. Recovered from a 17th century binding, this specimen presents an excellent... Read More
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TEXT FROM "GEOMETRIA.
by A PRINTED LEAF FROM WENDLINGEN'S "ELEMENTOS DE LA MATHEMATICA.
Madrid: Joachin Ibarra, 1753. 165 x 114 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2"). Single column, 20 lines of text in a very pleasing roman type. Matted. ◆IN ESPECIALLY FINE CONDITION, quite clean, fresh, and bright. Chosen as court printer to the Spanish king Carlos III, Joaquin Ibarra (1725-85) had a celebrated career that featured two remarkable achievements, the diglot Sallust of 1772 and the beautiful Royal Academy edition of "Don Quixote," generally considered to be the finest... Read More
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TRAITÉ DE LA LANGUE ARABE VULGAIRE
by (ARABIC). TANTAVY, MOUHAMMAD AYAAD, EL-
Leipsic [Leipzig]: Guillaume Vogel fils, 1848. FIRST EDITION. 225 x 142 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2"). XXV pp., 4 p.l., 231 pp. VERY ATTRACTIVE AND UNUSUAL CONTEMPORARY BLUE CLOTH BY F. J. CRUSIUS OF LEIPZIG (his ticket on verso of front free endpaper), WITH ORNATE STAMPED DECORATION IN THE ROMANTIC STYLE in gilt, colors, and blind, covers with rocaille frame and large central arabesque in red and gilt, smooth black roan spine with stylized gilt vine, brown... Read More
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LES EDIFICES ANTIQUES DE ROME
by (ARCHITECTURE - ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD). DESGODETS, ANTOINE
Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1682. FIRST EDITION. 443 x 290 mm. (17 3/8 x 11 1/2"). 6 p.l., 323, [1] pp. Attractive modern calf-backed marbled boards with single decorative blind rule, raised bands, one compartment with red morocco label lettered in gilt, others with a diamond-shaped foliate tool in gilt. With engraved title, headpieces and initials for dedication and text, and 137 ARCHITECTURAL PLATES (included in pagination) after drawings by Desgodets. A Large Paper Copy. Engraved title with... Read More
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VUES DES PLUS BEAUX RESTES DES ANTIQUITÉS ROMAINES
by (ARCHITECTURE - ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD). BARBAULT, JEAN
Rome: Bouchard et Gravier, 1787. 525 x 375 mm. (20 3/4 x 14 3/4"). Near contemporary half calf over marbled boards, smooth spine divided by gilt rules into panels with blind-stamped centerpiece, red morocco label, hinges reinforced with buckram, marbled endpapers and edges. Engraved vignette on title page and 99 COPPER-ENGRAVINGS ON 60 PLATES. A 1911 letter from the editor of "Hobbies" magazine in response to a previous owner's questions about the contents of this volume laid in... Read More
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