Illuminated Miniatures of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist on a Leaf from a c.1500 Book of Hours
by ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF
France, 1500. First edition. Custom presentation folder. Very Good. MANUSCRIPT LEAF (FRANCE, C.1500) DEPICTING BOTH ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST. From the Suffrages to Saints section of a circa fifteenth-century French Book of Hours, these consecutive appeals to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist capture a moment of personal devotion to two foremost figures in Western European medieval artistry. The two miniatures depict their respective saints in natural settings with... Read More
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Illuminated Manuscript Miniature depicting the Mass of St. Gregory
by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF]
c.s.xv(ex)/s.xvi(in). Very Good. VIVID DEPICTION OF ICONIC SCENE FROM THE LIFE OF GREGORY THE GREAT. This richly-illustrated manuscript leaf from a late medieval book of hours depicts the miraculous Mass of St Gregory, during which Christ appeared to the congregation during a Mass of which Gregory the Great was the celebrant. The folio begins with the conclusion of the Collect for St. Nicholas, with the bottom of the page announcing the following section "De sancto gregorio" [On... Read More
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Question of Parity Conservation in Weak Interactions
by LEE, T.D.; YANG, C.N
Lancaster, PA and New York, NY: American Inst. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. FIRST EDITION in original wrappers of Lee and Yang's groundbreaking proposal to determine the nature of parity in weak interactions; essential to the modern understanding of elementary particles. "Following a suggestion made by the experimenter Martin Block, who was his room-mate at a conference in 1956 (at Rochester, in New York), Richard Feynman made the heretical proposal to the meeting that the theta and tau... Read More
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Proletarii [Proletarians]
by LENIN, VLADIMIR ILYICH ULYANOV
Geneva: The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, 1905. first edition. cloth. Very Good. Complete run of one of the earliest and most important revolutionary Bolshevik émigré newspapers: Proletarii. Lenin's journal Proletarii (Proletarians), the official organ of the Bolshevik Center, shaped the ideological and political direction of the Bolshevik Party and laid the groundwork for the establishment of the Soviet Union. In this rare complete bound collection of all twenty-six issues of Proletarii, Lenin wrote an astonishing ninety articles.... Read More
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Vpered (Vperyod) [Forward]
by LENIN, VLADIMIR ILYICH ULYANOV
Geneva: The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, 1905. First edition. marbled boards. Very Good. Vpered introduced Bolshevik strategy and led to Lenin's dominance during the Russian Revolution. A complete run with noted provenance. In the early twentieth century, the fate of Marxism hung in the balance as various revolutionary factions used journals and party congresses to exert control. We have on offer the full run of Vpered, a newspaper published from January to May 1905 in Geneva and... Read More
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Opérations chirurgicales [Manuscript on The Hand]
by LÉPINE, FRÉDÉRIC
[Dijon]: n.p., 1845. First edition. Boards. Very Good. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF AN UNPUBLISHED SURGICAL TRACT WITH HAND-DRAWN ANATOMICAL FIGURES. The manuscript contains sections largely concerning the amputation and disarticulation of hands and fingers, with chapters on various methods of incision and one titled "Amputations particulières" [Particular amputations]. The accompanying illustrations, "delin[eavit] ad nat[uram]" [drawn from nature] by Dr Frédéric Lépine, depict hands, forearms and digits in various poses (some delineated with incision marks), bone fragments and skeletal sections... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed
by LEWIS, C.S. [CLIVE STAPLES]
Oxford: np, 1952. First edition. nb. Very Good. ONE OF THE FINEST C.S. LEWIS LETTERS TO APPEAR ON THE MARKET, OFFERING INSIGHT INTO THE CREATION OF THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. WITH MENTION OF TOLKIEN'S "THE HOBBIT" AS A FAVORITE BOOK. Between the publication of the second (Prince Caspian) and third (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) books in his masterpiece series, "The Chronicles of Narnia," Lewis writes to a group of school children, revealing his thoughts about the... Read More
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Public Opinion
by LIPPMANN, WALTER
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF WALTER LIPPMANN'S PRESCIENT TEXT EXAMINING THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION, AND DEMOCRACY. Signed and inscribed by Lippmann: "To E.W. Osborn / from his cell mate [?] / Walt Lippmann / March 1922." Everything old is new again. "For when there's panic in the air, with one crisis tripping over the heels of another, actual dangers mixed with imaginary scares, there is... Read More
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Du Système Social Et Des Lois Qui Les Régissent; Élémens De Calcul Différentiel et De Calcul Intégral; Traité De Calcul Différentiel et De Calcul Intégral; Philosophie Zoologique; et al.
by LOVELACE, ADA [owned by]
np: np, 1825. Mixed editions. Three quarters calf gilt. Very Good. IMPORTANT BOOKS FROM ADA LOVELACE’S LIBRARY, INCLUDING TWO CALCULUS BOOKS AND A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATION COPY TO HER: In demonstrating the breadth of Lovelace’s intellectual curiosity and revealing the connective tissue of her mind, this collection of books forms a solid intellectual core on which future academic consideration of Lovelace’s thought can build. In an era where mathematics and analytics were male-dominated professions, Ada Lovelace overcame the... Read More
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Pictures from the New World
by Lyon, Danny
Millertown, NY: Aperture. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. FIRST TRADE EDITION, DANNY LYON'S OWN ANNOTATED COPY. 
This copy, Lyon's own, was sent to the former executive editor of Camera Arts, Fred Ritchen. Lyon's enclosed letter states, "I've marked some pages which I think makes a good progression over the years, showing a change in subject and style… For the most part I have also marked pictures that are less well known, and often have only appeared in print... Read More
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Historia de Gentibus septentrionalibus, earumqve diversis statibus, conditionibus, moribus, ritibus, superstitionibus, disciplinis, excercitiis, regimine, victu, belleis, structuris, instrumentis, ac mineris metallicis, & rebus mirabilibus, necnon uniuersis penè animalibus in Septentrione degentibus, eorum cum natura. Cum Indice locupletissimo
by MAGNUS, OLAUS
Rome: Apud Ioannem Mariam de Viottis Parmensem, in aedibus Birgitttae, 1555. First edition. Early vellum. Very Good. FIRST EDITION (1555) of Magnus's great work - the first large geographical-ethnographical description of Scandinavia and one of the most important sources on the customs of the Northern peoples and daily life in the 16th century. Magnficently illustrated with 472 fine woodcuts. "Olaus Magnus (1490-1557) was the last Catholic archbishop of Sweden, which he left in 1524. This book is still... Read More
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Les Enfants Trouvés de Magritte
by MAGRITTE, RENÉ; SCUTENAIRE, LOUIS
Paris: A.C. Mazo et Cie, 1968. First edition. Original portfolio box. Fine. VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION OF SURREALIST MASTER RENÉ MAGRITTE'S LES ENFANTS TROUVÉS, COMPLETE WITH TWELVE BREATHTAKING LITHOGRAPHS. ONE OF ONLY 350 COPIES. "The art of René Magritte has had an influence far exceeding the confines of the art world. Imagery adapted from his paintings has been widely disseminated for more than half a century through advertising, cartoons, film, book jackets, and popular music... His work has... Read More
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Four Signed Letters [ALS/TLS] with Original Pencil Drawing, 1920-21
by MAGRITTE, RENÉ
Brussels: n.p., 1921. First edition. Custom box. Fine. EARLY CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MAGRITTE AND HIS GOOD FRIEND, PAINTER AND POET PIERRE-LOUIS FLOUQUET, WITH PERSONAL COMMENTS ON LIFE AND ART. WITH ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING BY MAGRITTE. Having met at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, René Magritte (1898-1967) and Pierre-Louis Flouquet (1900-1967) shared a studio on the Rue de Alexiens and later exhibited together at the short-lived Centre d'Art founded in December 1919. In 1920, Flouquet undertook his military service in France,... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed [ALS] to Joë Bousquet
by MAGRITTE, RENÉ
Brussels, Belgium: np, 1946. custom folder. Fine. A MAJOR LETTER BY MAGRITTE DEFINING HIS ARTISTIC INTENTIONS AND HIS RELATIONHIP TO SURREALISM. In the early 1940s, Magritte entered his ‘Renoir period,’ during which he sought to bring pleasure into what he saw as an increasingly darkened world, marred by the rise of fascism and the brutality of World War II. In the interwar period, Magritte had played a pivotal role in the rise of Surrealism— notably in works like... Read More
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Der Tod in Venedig [Death in Venice]
by MANN, THOMAS
Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1912. First edition. Original wrappers. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING IN EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of arguably Thomas Mann's most celebrated work. "At the beginning of 1911, Mann's health was poor and his development sluggish. Nothing he had published since Buddenbrooks had been received with such universal acclaim. He had planned but abandoned several long works, and had published chiefly short stories. Convinced that he needed to make a mark with a new piece that... Read More
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf: Crucifixion
by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]
France: np, 1475. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A LATE 15TH CENTURY FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS FEATURING A POIGNANT MINIATURE DEPICTING THE CRUCIFIXION. The miniature offered here [recto] captures the Crucifixion with notable emotional depth. Christ is shown on the Cross, flanked by the Virgin Mary in deep blue robes, her hands crossed in grief, and St. John the Evangelist who supports her. To the right stands a Roman soldier, possibly... Read More
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Illuminated Manuscript: Prayer to God, the Father
by [illuminated Manuscript]
np: France. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. Large illuminated manuscript leaf (c1480) with a miniature of God. Large leaf from a Northern French Book of Hours (c. 1480) containing the "Oraison à Dieu Le Pere TresDevote" from a Northern French Book of Hours (c. 1480) . 24 lines of text written in French in a gothic script in brown ink with red rubrics. Prominent miniature features God, the Father, in a red robe and golden crown. He... Read More
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Illuminated Manuscript: Leaf with Miniature of Saint Barnabas
by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]
France: np, 1480. First edition. Framed. Very Good. STUNNING FULL-PAGE MINIATURE OF SAINT BARNABAS FROM A 15TH-CENTURY BOOK OF HOURS. The full-page miniature on vellum, with fine detail and rich color, depicts the prophet dressed in a blue robe with a gold cape, (presumably) in the act of preaching with (as he is usually shown) a book cradled in his left hand. He stands before columns and arches revealing a mountainous landscape and blue sky in the distance.... Read More
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf in Latin on Vellum: Mother and Child (Northern France, c.1475)
by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]
France: np, 1475. First edition. custom folder. Very Good. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS, WITH MINIATURE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD IN A QUIET, TOUCHING SCENE WITH TEXT FROM "OBSECRO TE" A finely illuminated leaf on vellum from a French Book of Hours, featuring a delicate miniature of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child set in an interior space. Mary, dressed in a blue robe with gold detailing, tenderly cradles the child on... Read More
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Illuminated Manuscript: Large Initial "D
by [Illuminated Manuscript]
Spain: np. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. Large initial "D" cut from a Spanish antiphonal (c. 1500) richly painted on parchment. Initial painted in shades of brown on a decorated purple background. Framed in a lovely gold frame with custom matting and UV protected glass. A few spots of flaking and a hint of rippling; colors strong and dark. Frame Size: 10x12 inches (255x305mm); Cutting: 3.5x5 inches (90x130mm).
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf: Announcement to the Shepherds by the well known Entry Master of Lyon, France (c.1500)
by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]
Lyon, France: np, 1500. 1st Edition. No Binding. Fine. SPECTACULAR RICHLY ILLUMINATED AND FINELY DETAILED MINIATURE BY THE RENOWNED ENTRY MASTER FROM LYON, FRANCE. In Luke 2.8-2.9, an angel appears before a group of shepherds, a moment where “the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified." In this magnificently painted miniature, the artist captures the glory and the terror of the moment. Two of the three shepherds hold up their hands shielding them from... Read More
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Illuminated Manuscript: Large Initial "E
by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]
Spain: np. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. Brightly painted initial "E" cut from a Spanish antiphonal (c. 1500) on parchment. . Initial painted in gold & red on a beautifully decorated violet background framed in gold. A little flecking at border, otherwise fine. Initial is framed in a lovely gold frame with custom matting and UV protected glass. 
Frame Size: 10x12 inches (255x305 mm) 
Cutting: 3.75x4.5 inches (113x93 mm).
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf: The Coronation of the Virgin
by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]
France: np, 1475. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. Illuminated manuscript leaf (c1475) from a French Book of Hours with a colorful, vivid miniature of Mary and God on vellum. The miniature, colored with bright blues, gold, brown, and gray, depicts Mary with crown kneeling before God the Father. God is wearing the characteristic beehive-shaped crown as he holds the sovereign's orb in his left hand; with his right hand, God is in the act of blessing Mary... Read More
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Cinquante Dessins par Henri Matisse
by MATISSE, HENRI
Paris: The Author Matisse, 1920. First edition. Original wrappers. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, WITH SIGNED MATISSE ETCHING. A BEAUTIFUL COPY. Cinquante Dessins is “a book of drawings published at Matisse’s expense with an introduction by Charles Vildrac. Vildrac explains Matisse’s return to the figure as an attempt to redress the modernist gap opened between art and life. Since the figure was neglected by contemporary art concerned with the probing and reconstitution of the painting elements themselves, Matisse is... Read More
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On a Method of Making a Direct Comparison of Electrostatic with Electromagnetic Force; With a Note on the Electromagnetic Theory of Light
by MAXWELL, JAMES CLERK
London: Taylor & Francis, 1868. First edition offprint. Original wrappers. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, THE EXTREMELY RARE OFFPRINT, OF THE LAST OF MAXWELL'S FIVE IMPORTANT PAPERS ON THE FOUNDATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1855 AND 1868. WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY PROVENANCE: THIS COPY FROM THE ESTEEMED CAVENDISH LABORATORY, FOUNDED IN 1874 WITH MAXWELL AS ITS FIRST DIRECTOR. In "On a Method of Making a Direct Comparison of Electrostatic with Electromagnetic Force", Maxwell finally gives experimental... Read More
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