DE RE VESTIARIA
by BAÏF, LAZARE DE
Paris: [Jean Bignan] apud Ambroise Girault, 1535. 163 x 108 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/4"). 68 pp., [5] leaves.Edited by Charles Estienne. Old (17th century?) stiff vellum, flat spine title in ink. Front pastedown with book plate of the Macclesfield South Library, first two leaves with very small Macclesfield embossed stamp. Colas USTC 204573. See Renouard, "Estienne," p. 42, #16. Vellum on rear cover roughened, small water spot to front cover, but the binding entirely sound, and... Read More
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MEDULLA POETARUM ROMANORUM
by BAKER, HENRY, Translator
London: Printed for D. Midwinter et al., 1737. FIRST EDITION. 210 x 127 mm. (8 1/4 x 5"). Two volumes.. Early 19th century sprinkled calf, flat spines divided into panels by double gilt rules, gilt rampant lion stamp of Sir William Gordon Cumming in head panels, red and black morocco labels. Front pastedown of volume II with ink ownership inscription of "W. Cecil Simpson / Glasgow Oct. 1889." Case 413 (1)(b) and 413 (2)(b). ◆Light wear to front... Read More
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A SURVAY OF THE PRETENDED HOLY DISCIPLINE. CONTAYNING THE BEGINNINGES, SUCCESSE, PARTS, PROCEEDINGS, AUTHORITY, AND DOCTRINE OF IT: WITH SOME OF THE MANIFOLD, AND MATERIALL REPUGNANCES, VARIETIES AND VNCERTAINETIES, IN THAT BEHALFE
by [BANCROFT, RICHARD]
London: John Wolfe, 1593. FIRST EDITION. 193 x 145 mm. (7 5/8 x 5 3/4"). 4 p.l., 464 pp., [1] leaf (lacking final blank). Contemporary limp vellum, flat spine with faded ink titling, yapp edges, pastedowns lifting to reveal remnants of green silk ties. In a modern blue linen clamshell box. Printer's device on title page, woodcut initials. Front flyleaf with early ink signature of George Whitgift (see below), with a slightly later "ex dono" added before his... Read More
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GREENWICH VILLAGE AS IT IS
by BARNES, DJUNA
New York: The Phoenix Bookshop, 1978. No. 26 OF 300 COPIES. 190 x 120 mm. (7 1/2 x 4 3/4"). [14] leaves. Publisher's orange buckram, spine with paper label lettered in pale blue. With nine full-page illustrations, which had accompanied the original 1916 magazine article. Spine rather sunned, otherwise flawless. Witty and full of evocative detail, this early work of a trailblazing modernist provides an engaging view of Greenwich Village as it was in the 1910s. Artist,... Read More
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PARADISE LOST; A POEM IN TWELVE BOOKS; PARADISE REGAINED, A POEM IN FOUR BOOKS. TO WHICH IS ADDED SAMSON AGONISTES AND POEMS UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
by (BASKERVILLE IMPRINT). MILTON, JOHN
Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1759. Second Baskerville Quarto Edition. 250 x 180 mm. (10 x 7 1/2"). Two volumes. From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D., with his Life of Milton. Recent retrospective calf, covers panelled in blind, raised bands, spine panels with elaborate blind-stamped ornament, black morocco label in the second panel of each volume. Frontispiece portrait engraved by J. Miller. Verso of title pages with early ink signature... Read More
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THE WORKS
by (BASKERVILLE PRESS). CONGREVE, WILLIAM
Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson, in the Strand, London, 1761. 230 x 125 mm. (9 1/8 x 5 1/2"). Three volumes.. EXTREMELY PRETTY DARK GREEN MOTTLED CALF BY MORRELL (signed on verso of front endpaper), covers bordered with French fillets with rosette cornerpieces, flat spines ornately gilt in compartments with diapered panel at head and foot flanked by wide bands of closely spaced oblique lines, two compartments with ring cornerpieces and Neoclassical urn... Read More
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THE MAN WHO DIED
by BASKIN, LEONARD, Illustrator. (YOLLA BOLLY PRESS). LAWRENCE, D. H.
Covelo, California: Yolla Bolly Press, 1992. ONE OF 35 COPIES BOUND IN VELLUM, 30 of these for sale, OURS ONE OF FIVE RESERVED for the Press (from a total edition of 130 copies, 100 of which were for sale). 373 x 262 mm. (14 3/4 x 10 1/4"). 2 p.l., 101, [3] pp.With commentary by John Fowles. Bound at the press in full vellum by Renee Menge, simple gilt cross on upper cover, white leather stitches along joints.... Read More
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FIFTY COMEDIES AND TRAGEDIES
by BEAUMONT, FRANCIS and JOHN FLETCHER. (BINDINGS - OTTO ZAHN)
London: Printed by J. Macock, for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, Richard Marriot, 1679. Second Collected Edition (but the First Complete Edition). 363 x 227 mm. (14 1/4 x 9"). [10], 280, 279-578, 557, [1] pp. (with mis-paginations, but complete). HANDSOME BROWN MOROCCO BY OTTO ZAHN FOR TOOF & CO. (signed in gilt on front turn-in), covers with dark brown blind-ruled frame accented with small flowers connected by vines, the frame entwined with long gilt vines and leaves, raised... Read More
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AFTER READING. [and] AFTER BERNEVAL
by (BEAUMONT PRESS). WILDE, OSCAR
Westminster: Beaumont Press, 1921-22. FIRST EDITIONS. EACH ONE OF 75 COPIES ON JAPANESE VELLUM OF THE EDITION DE LUXE SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER AND ARTIST (of a total of 475 copies). 222 x 152 mm. (8 3/4 x 6"). Two separately issued but companion volumes.. Original vellum-backed decorative paper boards. Reading with vignette on title in orange and green, two plates in the same colors, one facsimile of writing in text, device on final page, stylized illustration of... Read More
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KING ALBERT'S BOOK: A TRIBUTE TO THE BELGIAN KING AND PEOPLE FROM REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
by (BELGIUM, HISTORY, WORLD WAR I - NATIONAL TRIBUTE BOOK). HALL CAIN, [SIR THOMAS HENRY], Editor
New York: Hearst's International Library Co, [1915]. First American Edition. 280 x 215 mm. (11 x 8 1/2"). 187, [1] pp. HANDSOME DARK BLUE MOROCCO, GILT, covers framed by decorative roll and multiple gilt rules, floral spray cornerpieces, raised bands, spine compartments with central floral spray within a delicate frame, gilt lettering, PICTORIAL DOUBLURES using plates from the book (Arthur Rackham's "Unconquerable" at front; Waterlow's "Harvest Moon" at rear), each picture with gilt tooling at edge, within a... Read More
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A COLLECTION OF DEVOTIONAL TRACTS . . . [including] OBSERVATIONS ON THE INSLAVING [sic], IMPORTING AND PURCHASING OF NEGROES
by (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRINTINGS). (ABOLITION OF SLAVERY). (QUAKER PAMPHLETS). BENEZET, ANTHONY
Philadelphia and Germantown: B[enjamin]. Franklin and D[avid]. Hall or Christopher Sower, 1759-60. 192 x 130 mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). 1 p.l. (collection title), 47, [1], 71, [4], 76-168, iv, 5-43, [1], 55, [1], 64, 16 pp. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep, nicely rebacked to style, raised bands. Verso of front flyleaf inscribed in ink in the recipient's hand: "This Book is the Gift of Mr. Anthony Benezett [sic] to William Anderson October 14th 1760"; front pastedown with ink inscription:... Read More
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POEMS BY GOLDSMITH AND PARNELL
by BEWICK, THOMAS and JOHN, Illustrators. GOLDSMITH, OLIVER, AND THOMAS PARNELL
London: W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Printing Office, 1795. 305 x 238 mm. (12 x 9 5/8"). xx, 76 pp. HANDSOME CONTEMPORARY SCARLET STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO, ELABORATELY GILT, covers framed by gilt fillets and decorative rolls, smooth spine, panels diapered into compartments containing annular dots, gilt lettering, turn-ins with gilt bead roll, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Housed in a velveteen-lined brown cloth chemise in an excellent matching morocco-backed slipcase. Engraved title page vignette, five plates, and seven vignettes... Read More
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BIBLIA, THET ÄR ALL THEN HELIGA SKRIFT PÅ SWENSKO. [with] THET NYA TESTAMENTETS
by BIBLE IN SWEDISH. (BINDINGS - FANFARE, 18TH CENTURY)
Stockholm: Tryckt af Henrick Christoph Merckell, 1724-28; Peter Jöranson Nyström, 1752. 422 x 275 mm. (16 5/8 x 11"). 30 p.l., [1] leaf (section title), 234, [2] (section title), 235-604, [2] (section title), 605-908, [2] (section title), 909-1387, [1] pp.; 4 p.l., 300, [4], 301-666 pp. STATELY CONTEMPORARY CALF, INTRICATELY GILT IN THE FANFARE STYLE, over bevelled wooden boards, covers with strapwork frame containing lilies and floral garlands, central panel with strapwork rows of floral crosses, the spaces... Read More
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THE HOLY BIBLE. THE OLD TESTAMENT EMBELLISHED WITH ENGRAVINGS FROM PICTURES AND DESIGNS BY THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH ARTISTS [with:] THE NEW TESTAMENT
by BIBLE IN ENGLISH. (THE MACKLIN BIBLE)
London: T. Bensley for T. Macklin [final volume Bensley for T. Cadell & W. Davies], 1800. First Printing of this Edition. 484 x 390 mm. (19 x 15 1/4"). Seven volumes.. Once splendid contemporary black straight-grain morocco, gilt, covers framed by Greek key roll, palmette roll, and multiple gilt rules, double raised bands, spine compartments densely gilt with rows of alternating star and circlet tools, gilt titling, turn-ins with gilt chain roll, purple endpapers, all edges gilt (some... Read More
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![AFBEELDINGEN DER MERKWAARDIGSTE GESCHIEDENISSEN VAN HET OUDE EN NIEUWE TESTAMENTI [IMAGES OF THE MOST REMARKABLE STORIES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/898/452/1563452898.0.l.jpg)
AFBEELDINGEN DER MERKWAARDIGSTE GESCHIEDENISSEN VAN HET OUDE EN NIEUWE TESTAMENTI [IMAGES OF THE MOST REMARKABLE STORIES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT]
by (BIBLE HISTORY). (ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - ENGRAVINGS). LUYKEN, JAN Engraver
Amsterdam: H. Keyzer, H. Gartman en W. Vermandel, 1790. 555 x 345 mm. (21 7/8 x 13 3/4"). 2 p.l., 62 folding plates. Attractive late 19th or early 20th century retrospective polished brown calf by L. Guétant (stamp-signed in gilt on tail of spine), double gilt-ruled border, floral cornerpieces, raised bands, spine panels with scrolling floral borders and central flower ornament, gilt titling. With title vignette and 62 ENGRAVED FOLDING PLATES, ALL WITH BEAUTIFUL HAND COLORING AND HIGHLIGHTED... Read More
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GEESTELYKE NATUURKUNDE
by (BIBLE - NATURAL HISTORY OF). SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB
Amsterdam: Petrus Shenk, 1735-38. First Edition in Dutch. 415 x 264 mm. (16 3/8 x 10 3/8"). Entirely complete (with continuous pagination, but with a jump in page numbering from the end of book XIII to the beginning of XIV, as usual). 15 parts in eight volumes. Translated by Florentius H. J. van Halen. HANDSOME CONTEMPORARY VELLUM, covers with large gilt entrelac centerpiece framed with gilt floral rule with bouquet-like cornerpieces, gilt floral border, raised bands, compartments richly... Read More
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THE BAYTE [AND] SNARE OF FORTUNE. WHERIN MAY BE SEEN THAT MONEY IS NOT THE ONLY CAUSE OF MISCHEFE AND VNFORTUNAT ENDES: BUT A NECESSARY MEAN TO MAYNTAYNE A VERTUOUS QUIET LYFE. TREATED IN A DIALOGE BETWENE MAN AND MONEY
by BIESTON, ROGER
London: Imprinted at London by Iohn Wayland, at the signe of the Sunne ouer against the Conduite in Fletestrete, [1556?]. FIRST EDITION, with "Baite" in headline on A2 recto. 335 x 222 mm. (13 1/8 x 8 3/4"). [10] leaves. Period-style 19th century limp vellum by Maltby's of Oxford, flat spine with ink lettering, remnants of leather ties. Title page with ornate woodcut architectural frame (McKerrow and Ferguson 76). Printed in black letter type. Front free endpaper with... Read More
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NOBLE JEU DE BILLARD. COUPS EXTRAORDINAIRES ET SURPRENANTS
by (BILLIARDS). MINGAUD, FRANÇOIS
[Paris: s.n., 1827. FIRST EDITION. 339 x 247 mm. (13 1/4 x 9 3/4"). 3 p.l., 40 pp. Contemporary (presumably original) wine red moiré silk, upper cover framed by gilt rule with elaborately curling passionflower vines at corners, lower cover with gilt centerpiece, flat spine, white moiré-textured endpapers. Lithographed throughout. With portrait of the author and 40 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS of billiard shots, the billiard ball in motion colored by hand red, blue, or yellow. Spine slightly sunned, very... Read More
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[Title in Greek, then:] QUAE EXTANT OPERA
by (BINDINGS - PRIZE BINDING, 17TH CENTURY). (ESTIENNE IMPRINT). XENOPHON
[Geneva]: Excudebat Henrius Stephanus, 1581. Second Estienne Edition. 320 x 212 mm. (12 1/2 x 8 1/2"). 6 p.l., 584, 76 pp.Edited and with annotations by Henri Estienne. FINE 17TH CENTURY SPRINKLED CALF PRIZE BINDING, covers gilt with French fillet border, oblique fleur-de-lys at corners, SUPRA LIBROS OF CARDINAL MAZARIN AT CENTER, raised bands, spine compartments with fleurs-de lys at center and corners, edges gilt over marbling (old repair to head of spine). Printer's device (Schreiber 18) on... Read More
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DERNIERES OEUVRES ET POESIES CHRESTIENNES
by (BINDINGS - HARDY). (FRENCH POETRY, 17TH CENTURY). RACAN, HONORAT DE BUEIL, SEIGNEUR DE
Paris: Chez Pierre Lamy, 1660. FIRST EDITION. 179 x 120 mm. (7 x 4 3/4"). 10 p.l., 496, 35, [1] pp. EXTREMELY FINE 19TH CENTURY RED MOROCCO BY HARDY (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in), covers with gilt coat of arms and French fillet border, raised bands, compartments ruled in gilt and with elegant gilt floral and foliate tooling, gilt lettering, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Front free endpaper with bookplate of poet Auguste P. Garnier (1885-1966). Tchemerzine... Read More
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[covering] THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
by (BINDINGS - SILVER, 18TH CENTURY)
Oxford: Printed at the University Press for Peacock, Mansfield, and Britton, London, ca. 1885. 146 x 80 mm. (5 3/4 x 3 1/8"). 536 pp. IN A LOVELY 18TH CENTURY SILVER BINDING over contemporary brown morocco, DONE IN THE FRENCH RÉGENCE STYLE combining piercing with repoussé ornamentation, the covers with central cartouche depicting a scene from the life of Christ in repoussé, that on the front cover showing the Baptism of Christ (with two hallmarks at the upper... Read More
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[Title in Greek, then]: NOVUM TESTAMENTUM
by (BINDINGS - SCHOOLROOM CLOTH, 18TH CENTURY). BIBLE IN GREEK
London: Excudebant A. Rivington & J. Marshall: Impensis J. F. & C. Rivington, T. Longman, & T. Cadell, 1786. 175 x 105 mm. (7 x 4 1/4"). 368 pp., [1] leaf (ads). Contemporary brown "school cloth" (rough linen), raised bands. Front flyleaf with owner inscription of John Cutler, dated Sept 21, [17]89, four lines of Latin doggerel threatening anyone who steals the book with hanging, and two large copperplate trials of Cutler's signature. ESTC N63834. Not in Darlow... Read More
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THE LONDON VOCABULARY, ENGLISH AND LATIN: PUT INTO A NEW METHOD, PROPER TO ACQUAINT THE LEARNER WITH THINGS AS WELL AS PURE LATIN WORDS. ADORNED WITH TWENTY-SIX PICTURES. FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS
by (BINDINGS - SCHOOLROOM BURLAP, 18TH CENTURY). (EDUCATION). GREENWOOD, JAMES
London: Printed for T. Longman, B. Law, F. & C. Rivington, R. Baldwin, G. & T. Wilkie, and J. Walker, 1797. 21st Edition. 150 x 93 mm. (5 7/8 x 3 5/8"). viii, 123, [1] (ads) pp. Contemporary brown burlap, flat spine. With allegorical vignette on title page and 25 half-page woodcuts illustrating items from the vocabulary lists. Pastedowns with traces of book label removal. ◆Spine slightly cocked, short split to cloth on rear joint, a little fraying... Read More
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C. CRISPI SALLUSTII QUAE EXTANT
by (BINDINGS - DEDICATION BINDINGS, 18TH CENTURY). SALLUST
Cantabrigiae [Cambridge]: Cornelius Crownfield, 1710. THE DEDICATION COPY, ONE OF 150 ON LARGE PAPER, per Mackenzie. 248 x 192 mm. (9 3/4 x 7 1/2"). 4 p.l., xxiv, 532, [2], 318, 283-304 pp., [84] leaves.Edited by Rev. Joseph Wasse. FINE CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO, GILT, covers panelled with gilt fillets accented with fleuron, acorn, and scallop tools, raised bands, spine compartments densely gilt with similar tools, red morocco label, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt (probably with some very facile... Read More
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DAS IST: DIE GANZE HEILIGE SCHRIFFT, ALTES UND NEUES TESTAMENTS, VERDEUTSCHT HERNN DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER
by (BINDINGS - GERMAN, 18TH CENTURY). BIBLE IN GERMAN. [WEIMAR ELECTORS' BIBLE]
Nuremberg: Johann Andrea Endterischen, 1768. 460 x 295 mm. (18 1/4 x 11 1/2"). 17 p.l., 11, [48], 2, [2], 3-8, [3], 9-190, [2], 191-740 pp.; 512 pp.; 2, [2], 3-190, [2], 191-480, [18] pp. Three parts bound in one volume.. STRIKING CONTEMPORARY SMOOTH CALF, LAVISHLY GILT in the entrelac style, covers with frame and compartments formed by gilt-ruled strapwork and filled with floral designs and lace-like ornaments of massed volutes and small tools, raised bands, spine compartments... Read More
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