JULIUS FIRMICUS MATERNUS AND THE ALDINE EDITION OF SCRIPTORES
by BLISS, CAREY
1981. BLISS, Carey. JULIUS FIRMICUS MATERNUS AND THE ALDINE EDITION OF SCRIPTORES ASTRONOMICI VETERES. Los Angeles: Kenneth Karmiole, 1981. Folio. Numbered 39 of 164. This study of the Aldine Edition contains a 1499 Aldine leaf in Roman type, paragraph markings printed in red and blue as well as a 3-line initial in blue. There is also a short contemprary ink annotation in the margin. Bound in grey linen with paper titling label at spine. 28pp plus bibliography, acknowledgments and... Read More
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FAUX 18TH CENTURY BOOK
by BACKGAMMON BOARD
1780. BACKGAMMON BOARD. FAUX 18TH CENTURY BOOK. c1800. $600.00.
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DIE GESCHICHTLICHE ENTWICKELUNG DER AMTLICHEN STATISTIK DES
by BOECKH, Richard
1863. BOECKH, Richard. DIE GESCHICHTLICHE ENTWICKELUNG DER AMTLICHEN STATISTIK DES PREUSSISCHEN STAATES. IM AUFTRAGE DES DIRECTORS DES KONIGLICHEN STATISTISCHEN BUREAUS HERRN. DR. ENGEL DARGESTELLT VON RICHARD BOECKH. Berlin: Konigliche Geheime Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R. Decker), 1863. [iv], 105 pp. 4to., original wrappers printed in black. Social statistician Edward Jarvis' copy, thoroughly annotated by him, with his signature to front wrapper. Front wrapper detached, light soil, slightly chipped; stab holes near spine indicate previous binding into boards or covers. Text age-toned at... Read More
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HERITAGE OF THAI SCULPTURE
by BOISSELIER, Jean
1975. BOISSELIER, Jean. THE HERITAGE OF THAI SCULPTURE. New York: Weatherhill, (1975). First English Edition. 4to., rose/white cloth w/dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Fine, in a slightly rubbed dust jacket.
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ARCHITECTURE OF ROBERT & JAMES ADAM (1758-1794)
by BOLTON, Arthur T.
1922. BOLTON, Arthur T. THE ARCHITECTURE OF ROBERT & JAMES ADAM (1758-1794). In two volumes. London: George Newnes/ New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Folio, green cloth with spine in gilt and raised gilt relief portrait to front of both boards. Illustrated in black and white. Both volumes bowed. Spine of volume 1 has a small bump, extremes are worn, with general soiling to spines and boards. Gilt is dulled on spines and rubbed at relief portraits. Inch-long open... Read More
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FOUNDERS: PORTRAITS OF PERSONS BORN ABROAD WHO CAME TO THE COLONIES
by BOLTON, Charles Knowles
1926. BOLTON, Charles Knowles. THE FOUNDERS: PORTRAITS OF PERSONS BORN ABROAD WHO CAME TO THE COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICAN BEFORE THE YEAR 1701. In three volumes. Boston: The Boston Athenaeum, 1926. 8vo., blue cloth. Ex-library. One hinge cracked, another starting. Moderate wear to extremes, volume 3 in particular. Offsetting to pages adjacent to illustrations. A very good plus set overall.
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DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU
by BONVALOT, Gabriel
1892. BONVALOT, Gabriel. DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU. Illustrated by engravings after photographs by Prince HENRI D'ORLEANS. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1892. First edition. 510 + [1] pp. 4to., half red morocco with gilt rules, raised bands, gilt spine ornaments and lettering, t.e.g, red marbled paper covered boards. Boards and corners worn, boards with moderate shelfwear and a few scratches. Front joint tender. Marbled endpapers. Color folding map at p. 464 in excellent condition.... Read More
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JAPANESE PICTURES OF JAPANESE LIFE
by [CREPE PAPER BOOK]
[CREPE PAPER BOOK]. JAPANESE PICTURES OF JAPANESE LIFE. Hasegawa: 10 Hiyoshicho, Tokyo; 1895. Larger format, 20.0 x 15.2 cm creped paper tied book with color woodcuts on the cover and throughout. The text consists of captions only to the five double page and three single page illustrations. Very lovely and unusual Hasegawa item, here in overall nice condition save with a few spots on the front cover. The address and Japanese colophon indicate an early printing.
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HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
by MINIATURE BOOK
1823. (MINIATURE BOOK). HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. Troy [NY]: Printed & Published by W. & J. Disturnell, 1823. 2" by 1 1/4" (5x3.2 cm). brown leather with 'Bible' and modest decoration gilt-stamped to spine. Contemporary ink inscription on front pastedown and a birth notice on rear pastedown. Binding is lightly rubbed at edges, with some offset staining to lower board. Text is clean; and although it is trimmed close on a few pages, it is unaffected and complete. (Adomeit... Read More
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Masaki Unryūshi 正木 雲龍紙
by [papermaking sample book]
19. [papermaking sample book] Masaki Unryūshi 正木 雲龍紙 Inogami Kabushiki Kaisha 伊野紙株式会社 [Shikoku] C. 1950’s-60’s 15 x 22.5cm oblong, ribbon-bound collection of Japanese paper samples from the Inogami Paper company, Inogami Kabushiki Kaisha 伊野紙株式会社, on Shikoku Island. Unryūshi 雲龍紙 [Cloud Dragon Paper] is a wonderful translucent tissue of varying thicknesses creating patterns, such as squares, circles (e.g. suidama 水玉, rain drops), lines and abstract florals, as well as pierced patterns. Each pattern has a... Read More
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Yamataka Noboru 山高登, 橋本興家
by [Bookplates]
Sekino Junichirō 関野準一郎, Takei Takeo 武井 武雄 Hashimoto Okiie et al. Editor unknown. Yamataka Noboru 山高登, 橋本興家. n.p. n.d. String bound fukuro toji 20 x 15cm with title slip in Japanese on front cover. A handmade album with a delightful collection of 52 color and monochrome bookplates and stamps by a range of Japanese artists in a variety of techniques. Most are tipped in, with the stamps laid in. Among the well-known artists represented are Sekino Junichirō 関野準一郎... Read More
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KINAI ANGYA
by [SKETCHTOUR BOOK]
1919. [SKETCHTOUR BOOK] KINAI ANGYA. Kanao Bun'endo^, Taisho^ 8 [1919] Thick 8vo., flexible printed pictorial covers, 35; 959 + colophon & ads. (The extensive ads make up a useful bibliographical resource on Bun'endo^.) First printing of this interesting work - the artists include Nakazawa Hiromitsu, Mizushima Nihou, Nabei Katsuyuki, Kato^ Seiji, Shima Seien and Yamaguchi Sohei. The writers are an eminent group: Yosano Akiko, Kambara Ariake, Takahama Kyoshi, Kato^ Hekigoto^ and Aoki Getto^. The book resenbles the SANYO^ ANGYA... Read More
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KINAI ANGYA
by [SKETCHTOUR BOOK]
1919. [SKETCHTOUR BOOK] KINAI ANGYA. Kanao Bun'endo, Taisho 8 [1919] Thick 8vo., flexible printed pictorial covers, 35; 959 + colophon & ads. (The extensive ads make up a useful bibliographical resource on Bun'endo.) First printing of this interesting work - the artists include Nakazawa Hiromitsu, Mizushima Nihou, Nabei Katsuyuki, Kato Seiji, Shima Seien and Yamaguchi Sohei. The writers are an eminent group: Yosano Akiko, Kambara Ariake, Takahama Kyoshi, Kato Hekigoto and Aoki Getto. The book resenbles the SANYO ANGYA... Read More
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JU^NIN SHASEI RYOKO^
by [SKETCHTOUR BOOK]
1911. [SKETCHTOUR BOOK]. JU^NIN SHASEI RYOKO^ Tokyo: Kashima Cho^jiro^ [Ko^bunsha], Meiji 44 [1911]. 5th printing of 1912. Printed paper over boards, cloth spine, gilt. Small 8vo., 19.3 x 12.8 cm. See Johnson's article in ANDON p. 15 for an extensive description of this book's importance. With 10 zincographs, 2 lithographs, 18 photo-lithographs and 4 color woodcuts, along with many halftones, both b+w and color. An important and interesting book, which centers on verbal and pictorial representations of the Inland... Read More
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JU^NIN SHASEI RYOKO^
by [SKETCHTOUR BOOK]
1911. [SKETCHTOUR BOOK]. JU^NIN SHASEI RYOKO^ Tokyo: Kashima Cho^jiro^ [Ko^bunsha], Meiji 44 [1911]. Printed paper over boards, cloth spine, gilt. Small 8vo., 19.3 x 12.8 cm. See Johnson's article in ANDON p. 15 for an extensive description of this book's importance. With 10 zincographs, 2 lithographs, 18 photo-lithographs and 4 color woodcuts, along with many halftones, both b+w and color. An important and interesting book, which centers on verbal and pictorial representations of the Inland Sea area. The artists... Read More
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SURPRISE MAGIC DRAWING BOOK
by SURPRISE MAGIC DRAWING BOOK
19. THE SURPRISE MAGIC DRAWING BOOK. New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, [n.d., circa 1910-1920]. According to a publisher's note on the verso of the title-page, this is one of thirteen magic drawing book titles to be published (publisher's book no. 841). It contains forty leaves which are lightly coated with wax, except for uncoated areas which comprise the lines of a hidden drawing. The drawing is "magically' revealed when a crayon or pencil is rubbed over the... Read More
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PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS: A CLASSIFICATION OF
by BORNEMAN, Henry S.
1937. BORNEMAN, Henry S. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS: A CLASSIFICATION OF FRAKTUR-SCHRIFTEN AND AN INQUIRY INTO THEIR HISTORY AND ART. Norristown, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1937. Four-color photo-engraving plates. 58 pp. + 38 color plates. Oblong folio, light brown cloth stamped in gilt. A few small stains to cloth, spine sunned, gilt lettering bright. Light foxing to endpapers. Interior fine. Extra postage is required for this oversize book.
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STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON
by BOSTON
1907. (BOSTON). STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. Boston: Morse-Purce Co., (1907). Large 8vo., green cloth illustrated in gilt, spine in gilt. Illustrated profusely throughout with full page and folding plates; folding map. A very good copy, clean and bright, with just some light wear and spotting along the edges, ink signature, slightly cocked, light soil. An attractive copy. $275.00.
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STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON
by BOSTON
1907. (BOSTON). STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. Boston: Morse-Purce Co., (1907). Large 8vo., yellow cloth illustrated in gilt, spine in gilt. Illustrated profusely throughout with full page and folding plates; folding map. Large, not unattractive, presentation bookplate on front pastedown, A near fine copy, with a touch of soil on the rear board, just a touch of wear at the extremies.
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SOUTH BOSTON, 1859 (HANDCOLORED LITHOGRAPH BY JOSEPH FOXCROFT COLE)
by PRINTS - BOSTON
1859. [PRINTS - BOSTON] SOUTH BOSTON, 1859 (HANDCOLORED LITHOGRAPH BY JOSEPH FOXCROFT COLE). Boston: J. F. A. Cole (ca. 1859). Image matted to 22 x 29 1/2 inches. Three spots of browning to the sky area, faint arc of foxing, a few more to the scenes below the main image. Main image features a main intersection of roads (one signposted "G Street, Ward 12"). Great perspective. Very good overall. Below the title is printed: "To the citizens of South... Read More
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LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL. D. ... IN THREE VOLUMES
by BOSWELL, James
1807. BOSWELL, James. THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL. D. COMPREHENDING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS STUDIES, AND NUMEROUS WORKS, IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER; A SERIES OF HIS EPISTOLARY CORRESPONDENCE AND CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY EMINENT PERSONS; AND VARIOUS ORIGINAL PIECES OF HIS COMPOSITION, NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED ... IN THREE VOLUMES. Boston: W. Andrews and L. Blake, 1807. First American from the Fifth London Edition. 500/512/543 pp. with index in Vol. III. 8vo., original calf, spine labels missing, boards detached, spines and... Read More
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SHIKI NO HANA
by [BOTANICAL] Sakai HÔ-ITSU, Suzuki KI-ITSU & NAKAN
1908. [BOTANICAL] Sakai HÔ-ITSU, Suzuki KI-ITSU & Nakano KI-MEI. SHIKI NO HANA. Kyoto, Meiji 41 [1908]. 10 volumes [18.8 X 27.9 cm], complete, bound orihon style in stiff paper covers with printed paper title labels. There are 2 spring, 4 summer, 3 autumn and 1 winter volumes, with a grand total of 237 (232 of which are double-page images, approx. 24 X 32 cm, within printed borders) color woodblock prints of Japanese flowers. Identified only in the introduction to... Read More
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JAPANESE MARKS AND SEALS
by BOWES, JAMES LORD
1882. BOWES, James Lord. JAPANESE MARKS AND SEALS. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., London 1882. First edition. 4to., Original red bevelled cloth, gilt, t.e.g.; color frontis. + ix + color map of Japan + 379pp. Profusely illustrated in the text in b&w. Covers very good. Always found weak and partially disbound as the pages are brittle and perfect bound, as well. No exception here. A lovely book, deplorably constructed. (perhaps one might also use the current reprint to save... Read More
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ANCIENT PALACE AND LATE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AT WESTMINSTER
by BRAYLEY, Edward Wedlake
1836. BRAYLEY, Edward Wedlake, and John Britton. THE HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT PALACE AND LATE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AT WESTMINSTER. Embracing accounts and illustrations of St. Stephen's Chapel, and its cloisters, Westminster Hall, The Court of Requests, The Painted Chamber, etc. London: John Weale, Architectural Library, 1836. With 48 illustrations (41 of 41 engravings are here but out-of-sequence). 476 pp. 4to., quarter leather, marbled paper sides, gilt title to spine, t.e.g. Ex-library; bookplate to front and rear pastedown and... Read More
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY...FLIGHT OF 1935 IN THE BALLOON EXPLORER
by BRIGGS, Lyman, chair
1936. BRIGGS, Lyman, chair. THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT OF 1935 IN THE BALLOON "EXPLORER II." 277 pp. + (1) pp. + supplemental folding sheet (b/w aerial photo reproduction) and complimentary notice (laid in). Ink ownership on front cover at top corner. Flights, experiments, data, photos. Unusually fine condition.
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