‎Illustrated books‎

‎"LAWRENCE, D.H. - ILLUSTRATED BY EDOUARD CHIMOT.‎

‎Lady Chatterley. Version premiére traduite de L'Anglais. Compositions en Couleurs de Edouard Chimot.‎

‎Paris, Deux -Rives, (1950). Small 4to. Orig. printed wrappers with glassine and in quires, not sewn as issued. In the orig. clothbox. With 18 fine colouplates and textillustrations in red. No. 193 of 900 ""sur Vélin BFK de Rives a la cuve, numerotés de 101 a 1.000. Fine and clean.‎

Bookseller reference : 46251

‎GOETHE, W. VON (+) WILHELM VON KAULBACH (ILLUSTR).‎

‎Reineke Fuchs.‎

‎München, Literarisch-artistische Anstalt, 1846. Small folio. In the publisher's half-morocco binding with four rasied bands, gilt and blindtooled gilt decorations on spine. Spine and capitals with wear. Pp. 53-55 detached. Occasional brownspottet.‎

‎First illustrated edition of Goethe's version of the medieval folklore on Reinard the Fox.‎

Bookseller reference : 46565

‎"HOFMANNSTHAL, HUGO VON - EDWARD GORDON CRAIG (ILLUSTR.). - ONE OF 50 COPIES ON JAPAN-PAPER.‎

‎Der Weisse Fächer. Ein Zwischenspiel.‎

‎Leipzig, Insel-Verlage, 1907. Folio. Uncut in orig. full vellum. Gilt lettering to spine. Endpapers in red-brown raw silk. A small scratch to lower left corner of frontcover. (26) pp. and 4 woodcut plates by Edward Gordon Craig. Printed in 2 colours by Friedrich Richter. Internally as well as externally fine and clean. Number 42 of 50 copies ""auf echtem Japan"".The entire issue 800 copies.‎

‎First edition with Gordon Craig's illustrations.‎

Bookseller reference : 47215

‎"LIVIUS, TITUS. - ILLUSTRATED BY JOST AMMON.‎

‎Historiae Principis, libri omnes, qvotqvot ad nostram aetatem pervenervnt. Una cvm doctissimorvm virorvm in eos lucvbrationibvs, post omnes aliorum editiones... repraesentibus, exornati... Tomus I (of 2).‎

‎Franckfurt, (Corvinus), 1568. Large folio. (38 x 25 cm.). Later hcalf. Covers nearly detached and spine gone. Some old owners signatures on titlepage. The first ab. 50 leaves frayed in lower right corners, likewise some at end. Some quires loosening. In general sewing somewhat loose. Old underlinings in ink and some old annotations in margins. Titlepage with broad pictorial wood-cut border. (32),(2) blank,988,(20 - Register) pp. Profusely illustrated with smaller and larger wood-cut initials, and with more than 100 large, fine wood-cut engravings in the text (each ab. 11x15 cm.) by the well-known renaissance-illustrator Jost Ammon.With two traceable Danish ownerships (their names on titlepage). Axel Jul (Juul) 1606-1671. Danish numismatist. He acquired the book 1630. - Michael (Mikkel) Hvass from Sjørup or Søgaard( in Jutland 1583 - ca. 1655). Studied at Sorø Academy and the University atLeyden. Author of two works.‎

‎""A uncommon and magnificent edition: it has a number of curious wood-cuts, and the typography is exceedingly splendid. The connesseur will discover many singular traits in the engravings - the bustle of a battle and solemnity of a marsh are sometinmes well represented - but he will smile on finding cannons and bombs indtroduced in a Roman siege. The text is printed with frequent contractions, but, from what I have perused, it is not incorrect. The engravings, and general splendour of the volume, will always render it a great acquisition to the library of the curious."" (Dibdin II, p. 166).Jost (Ammon) Amman (1539 - 1591) was a Swiss artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations. ""Amman was born in Zurich, the son of a professor of Classics and Logic. He was himself well-educated. Little of his personal history is known beyond the fact that he moved to Nuremberg in 1560, where he continued to reside until his death in March 1591. He worked initially with Virgil Solis, then a leading producer of book illustrations. His productiveness was very remarkable, as may be gathered from the statement of one of his pupils, that the drawings he made during a period of four years would have filled a hay wagon. A large number of his original drawings are in the Berlin print room. About 1,500 prints are attributed to him. He was one of the last major producers of woodcuts for books, as during his career engravings were gradually taking over that role."" (Wikipedia).Adams L 1345.‎

Bookseller reference : 48421

‎"ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS ROTERODAMUS. - PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED BY HANS HOLBEIN.‎

‎Morias enkomion (Greek). Stultitiae laus. Des. Erasmi Rot. declamatio, cum commentariis Ger. Listrii & Figuris Jo. Holbenii. Ex codice Academiae Basiliensis. Accedunt, Dedicatio Illustrissimo Colberto. Praefatio Caroli Patini. Vita Erasmi. Catalogus o...‎

‎Basel, Genethianis, 1676. 8vo. Contemp. full vellum. 2 small nicks to vellum at fronthinge. Engraved title-page and printed title-page. (70),336,(12) pp. The printed titlepage with engraved vignette. 2 full-page engravings (portrait of Erasmus by Holbein and Erasmus' Memorial Stone). With 78 textengravings by Hans Holbein (engraved by Casper Merian), some of which are tipped in and folded, some printed in the text. Lacks the 2 portraits of Holbein the Elder and Holbein the Younger. Some leaves in the middle with faint browning in lower part. 2 of the tipped-in engravings with a bit of repair. Printed on good paper.‎

‎These are the most famous illustrations of The Praise of Folly.First edition of ""ThePraise of Folly"" with Hans Holbein's illustrations. The work is considered one of the most notable works of the Renaissance and played an important role in the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. Its role stem from the foundation of critique which the essay laid against the practices of the Church and its political allies.Graesse II:495. - Brunet II:1037.‎

Bookseller reference : 49945

‎JACOBSEN, WERNER. - WITH ORIGINAL NEPALESE BLOCK-PRINTS.‎

‎Bloktryk fra Nepal‎

‎Copenhagen, Rhodos, 1966. Folio. Ubeskåret i orig. hlærredsbind. i orig. kassette. 93 pp. Trykt på håndgjort papir. Med 9 store originale indklæbede bloktryk, som er håndkolorerede, 5 i sort/hvid samt et håndtrykt motiv fra det ældstkendte mepalesiske bloktryk på bogens forside. No. 25 af 67 eksemplarer. Helt frisk eksemplar.‎

‎De håndkolorerede bloktryk er originaler erhvervede i Nepal i 1956-59. De sort-hvide er håndtrykt i København på hjembragt nepalesisk papir, fremstillet hos papirmagerne i Nepals bjerge. Blokkene til disse tryk er nu ude af brug.‎

Bookseller reference : 50070

‎BERBRUGGER, (LOUIS-ADRIEN).‎

‎Algérie historique, pittoresque et monumentale, ou Recueil de Vues, Costumes, et Portraits faits d'après Nature dans les Provinces d'Alger, Bone, Constantine et Oran Par Bour, Ol. Bro, Al. Genet, E. Flandin, Philippoteaux, Raffet &c. Avec le Text... - [MONUMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF ALGERIA]‎

‎Paris, J. Delahaye, 1843. Large folio. (58x42 cm.). Bound in 3 uniform contemp. hcalf. Covers with inlaid cloth with ornamentation in gold. Wear to spine ends. Spines rubbed. A repair to lower part of spine on volume one. Chromolithographed frontispiece. XIV,(4),80(2),68(4),20(4),42(4),21,18,(2) pp. and 2 lithographed maps, 127 lithographed and tinted plates (2 coloured) and 10 handcoloured lithographed plates of flowers. Textillustrations. Cul de lamps. All plates with tissue-guards. Some browning and spotting to many of the plates.‎

‎First, and only, edition of Berbrugger's monumental description of Algeria. The plates depicts city views, landscapes, costumes, scenes from daily life etc.Colas, 298. - Lipperheide, 1594. - Brunet I, 782.‎

Bookseller reference : 51187

‎OVIDIUS NASO, PUBLIUS. (OVID.).‎

‎Alle de Werken... in de nederlandse Taale overgebracht, door Abraham Valentyn. Met verklaaringen, en Uitleggingen verrijkt, door Lud. Smids. 3 Vols.‎

‎Amsterdam, Pieter Mortier, 1700-01. 4to. (29,5 x 23,5 cm.). Bound in 3 contemp. full vellum, raised bands, blindtooled covers. (Publisher's original bindings ?). Large wide-margined copy. 3 engraved frontispieces, 1 engraved portrait., 27 engraved plates and more than 250 textengravings. Internally clean and fine.‎

Bookseller reference : 51698

‎GROTH, KLAUS. - OTTO SPECKTER (ILLUSTR.).‎

‎Quickborn. Mit Holzschnitten nach Zeichnungen von Otto Speckter. Glossar nebst Einleitung von R. Müllenhoff.‎

‎Hamburg, Perthes=Besser & Mauke, 1856. Small 4to. Orig. full, richly gilt cloth. Some wear to covers and spine. Some faint foxing throughout. XVI,431,(1) pp. Richly illustrated with woodcuts by Speckter.‎

‎First edition.‎

Bookseller reference : 52946

‎"LUNDBORG, H. & F.J. LINDERS (Edts.).‎

‎The Racial Characters of the Swedish Nation. Anthropologia Suecica MCMXXVI. Withe the collaboation of the staff of the institute and other scientists edited. - [MAPPING THE NORDIC RACE - FIRST STATE INSTITUTE FOR RACE BIOLOGY IN THE WORLD]‎

‎Stockholm, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1926. [To be distributed by Gustav Jena Fischer, etc.]. Folio. Original full cloth with gilt title to spine and brown lettering and swedish arms to front board. Gilding to spine a little worn and spine a little soiled. Inner front hinge weak. Internally very nice and clean. Stamp to title-page (Malmö stadsbibliotek). An unusually well preserved copy of this heavy, large book. XIVpp., frontispiece portrait, (1 blank leaf), 182 pp. + 5 plates, 4 of them maps. + Supplement (including tables, explanation of the tables and the plates, and plates): (1) f. (half-title), 108 pp. (1) f. (half-title) + 44 photographic plates depicting Nordic Types, Baltic types, and Lapp types. With many illustrations, maps, and diagrams in the text as well.‎

‎Scarce first edition of this seminal production, which constitutes the first - and most significant - production of the first state institute for race biology in the world. ""It is one of the great paradoxes of the history of eugenics that the category of ""race"" - notoriously fuzzy anyway - was no less important to the eugenic ideas and practices developing within states that experienced little actual racial diversity.In the Swedish context, racial biology and anthropology thus exercised considerable influence, especially in the first decades of the twentieth century, when eugenicists promoted the idea of a distinct Nordic race, as Broberg and Tydén have established. The first state Institute for Race Biology in the world was founded in Uppsala in 1922, having been voted by the Swedish parliament and ratified by the king. Directed by Herman Lundborg (1868-1943), Sweden's most prominent eugenic scientist at the time, one of its first tasks was mapping the racial features of the Swedish nation. On the basis of measuring the physical attributes of 100,000 Swedes - two-thirds of whom were army recruits and a significant part of the remainder, prison inmates - ""The Racial Chararcter of the Swedish Nation"" appeared in 1926 to international acclaim.""Thus started the first officially planned scientific state strategy to map out the superior Nordic race, to promote and improve racial purity and to depict the dangers of miscegenation. After this first (massive) production, more attempts to produce full inventories of ""foreign"" races were done in the 1930'ies, during which time institutes for eugenic research and promotion were also established in Central America and Africa, due to the efforts of Lundborg, in collaboration with Samuel Holmes and Charles Davenport. The scientific mapping of the ideal pure race, with the ultimate goal of preparing and initiating practical reforms to improve the white race, found, as we all know too well, great resonance all over Europe, in the 30'ies and 40'ies. With the present work, Lundborg had founded what was considered an important scientific and patriotic task that came to have the greatest of consequences for the peoples of Europe.‎

Bookseller reference : 53090

‎BENDA, JULIEN.‎

‎Les Amants de Tibur. Ornements et hors-texte gravés par Carlègle.‎

‎(Paris), Grasset, (1928). Small 4to. Bound uncut with orig. printed wrappers in a nice hmorocco. Gilt lettering on spine. No. 184 (of 250) printed on Velin de Rives. With 5 original woodcuts.‎

Bookseller reference : 53445

‎"MOSS, EDWARD L.‎

‎Shores of the Polar Sea. A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76. Illustrated with Sixteen Chromo=Lithographs and numerous Engravings from Drawings made on the Spot by the Author.‎

‎London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1878. Folio. (49 x 35 cm.). Orig. full pictotial cloth. Richly gilt. Spine-ends repaired. First inner hinge strenghtened. Edges gilt. Halftitle with a stamp. (1-7)8-83 pp. With 16 mounted, fine chromolithographed plates, many textillustrations, 1 map. Title-page printed in red/black. Internally clean fine.‎

‎First edition. ""It is believed by both Artist and Publishers that a much fuller and more vivid idea of Arctic scenery can be produced by careful chromo-lithographic fac-similes of the original drawings made by Dr Edward L. Moss during the Expedition, than by any rendering in black and white. The sketches are not designed to illustrate the progress of the Expedition, or any stirring events in its history, so much as the appearance of the strange and desolate country by the shores of which the ships slowly steamed, the wonderful phenomena of the sky, and the effects of light and shade produced by a midnight sun, or a mid-day moon, on the ice-bound rocks which form the scenery of the region. They are here reproduced ... in order to make them more generally accessible ... It must be added that the sketches are all the work of one hand - Dr Edward L. Moss, who served on board the Alert in the Arctic Expedition which left England on the 29th of May, 1875, and entered the Arctic regions on the 4th of July in the same year. Although the Expedition failed in reaching the Pole - which was among the sailing orders on which it started - it yet achieved results of the highest scientific and geographic value. Of what kind was the life they led - what strange experiences they gained of natural phenomena, and the freaks of light on ice and rock - the accompanying drawings illustrate with a vividness and fullness never before arrived at in sketches of Arctic life."" (Scott Polar Research Institute).‎

Bookseller reference : 54066

‎DULLER, EDUARD.‎

‎Deutschland und das deutsche Volk. In Schilderungen. Mit 150 Stahlstichen und 50 kolorirten Abbildungen von Volkstrachten nach Originalzeichnungen von Julius Döring, Meno Mühsig und C.W. Schurig. 2 Bde.‎

‎Leipzig, Georg Wigand, 1845. Bound in 2 orig. full red cloth. Gilt spines, gilt covers. Spineends with light wear. Spine on volume 1 a bit spotted. 411,(3)376,IV,IV pp., 150 steel-engraved views and 43 (of 50) lithographed colourplates with German national costumes. Scattered brownspots to views and textleaves, colourplates in general clean.‎

Bookseller reference : 54202

‎"IRELAND, JOHN - WILLIAM HOGARTH. - FROM THE LIBRARY OF DUDLEY COUTTS MAJORIBANKS.‎

‎Hogarth Illustrated by John Ireland. From the original Picture in the Shakspeare Gallery. 3 Vols.‎

‎(London), J. & J. Boydell, 1791, 1791 a. 1798. Beautifully bound in 3 contemp. straight grained full morocco. On covers 4-double gilt line fillets with 4 large gilt floral cornerpieces. All compartments richly gilt with lines and small floral-like stamps. Titles with gilt lettering. Inside gilt borders. Edges of covers gilt. Edges gilt. All volumes with the printed paperlabel of the bookbinder ""Bound by C. Smith, 108, Strand"". All volumes with the gilt exlibris in leather of Dudley Coutts Majoribanks (1st Baron Tweedmouth). 2 engraved frontispieces. 3 engraved title-pages (vol. 3 with both engraved and printed title-page). (6),CXXII,311"(2),(311-) 607,(4)XXIII,380,(1, errata) pp. and with 136 engravings on plates and engraved vignettes. With the engraved dedication-plate. A clean fine copy, printed on good paper with occassionally a bit of offsettings from the plates. Bindings in near mint condition.‎

‎First edition in an exquisite copy.‎

Bookseller reference : 54524

‎SCHOU, H.H.‎

‎Beskrivelse af Danske og Norske Mønter 1448-1814 og Danske Mønter 1815-1923. 2 Bd. (Text + Tavler). - [DANSK NUMISMATISK HOVEDVÆRK]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Numismatisk Forening, 1926. 4to. Ubeskåret i originalet omslag. Ryg med lidt brugsspor. Ellers særdeles velholdt eksemplar i helt original stand. (8),381,(4) pp. samt + tavlebind med 51 plancher udført i lystryk (med talrige afbildninger).‎

Bookseller reference : 54945

‎MONRATH, ERICH CHRISTIAN (UDG.).‎

‎Magazin for Ungdommen, indeholdende udvalgte ethnographiske og historiske Skildringer, samt Skizzer og underlige Gjenstande i Naturens og Kunstens Riger, ledsagede af Stålstik, Lithographier, Kobberstik og Træsnit.‎

‎København, C. Steen, 1839. Lex8vo. Samtidigt halvlæderbind med rig rygforgyldning. Enkelte blade løse og gennemgående en smule brunplettet. 382 spalter + 24 stålstik, hvoraf flere er koloreret.‎

Bookseller reference : 57359

‎TYPOT, JACOB.‎

‎Symbola diuina & humana pontificum. 3 vols.‎

‎Frankfurt, G. Schönwetter, 1652. Folio (335 x 203 mm). Three volumes bound in one contemporary full vellum bindings with title in contemporary hand to spine. Binding with some miscolouring and a bit of wear. Title-page with a few dots and light soiling, otherwise a fine and clean copy. 141, (7), (4), 183, (7), 176, (3) pp. 151 engraved plates included in the pagination. Pp. 171-172 in vol. 2 copied in contemporary hand.‎

‎Later edition of Typot’s famous and beautifully illustrated work on emblems. The designs of the emblems were compiled by Ottavio Strada, antiquarian to Emperor Rudolf III, and were reproduced by the engraver Aegidius Sadeler - Typot wrote the Latin commentaries. The extensive work covers a broad array of subjects such as popes, emperors, kings and The Santa Eucharista.‎

Bookseller reference : 60208

‎"DOUCE, FRANCIS, ESQ. F.A.S.‎

‎Holbein's dance of death exhibited in elegant engravings on wood, With a Dissertation on the several Representations of that Subject. Also, Holbein's bible cuts, consisting of ninety illustrations on wood, with introduction by Thos. Frognall Dibdin.‎

‎London, 1858. 8vo. In green cloth. The entire front and back covers are beautifully decorated with large blind stamps. The spine is engraved and stamped in gilt, but it has become discolored over time. The inside of the book is clean and in good condition. The book is richly illustrated in black and white and includes Holbein's alphabet.‎

‎""Holbein's Dance of Death"" and ""Holbein's Bible Cuts"" with an introduction by Thomas Frognall Dibdin. These works were published in the early 19th century and contain woodcut illustrations by the Swiss artist Hans Holbein the Younger. ""Holbein's Dance of Death"" depicts a series of allegorical images of Death interacting with people from all walks of life, while ""Holbein's Bible Cuts"" includes woodcuts of scenes from the Bible. The works are considered important examples of Holbein's art and have been influential in the field of book illustration.‎

Bookseller reference : 60312

‎"DAHLBERG (DAHLBERGH), ERIK.‎

‎Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna. 3 parts (all). - [THE LARGEST AND MOST SUMPTUOUS SCANDINAVIAN TOPOGRAPHICAL WORK]‎

‎(Stockholm, publication date is unclear, but commission to the work was granted in 1661. ca. 1661 - 1715) Folio (370 x 260 mm). 3 parts bound entirely uncut in 2 nice uniform red half calf bindings from ca. 1800 with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spines. Wear to edges of boards and small repair to lower compartment on vol II/III. 5 plates with marginal repairs and 1 plate with small closed hole (Not renewed margins as is often an indication of a later issue). Very light occasional marginal browning. An overall very nice uncut set in vertical folios as intended by Dahlberg.13, (1) pp. of Index. 356 etched and engraved plates - the list of plates at the beginning calls for 352, but numbers ""46"" in vol. II and ""38"" in vol. III each consist of two separate plates plus 1 extra plate (consisting of two plates) in the end of vol. III showing Templum Ulricæ, the Swedish church in London. Thus complete (+1 extra). Plates by various engravers including J. van den Aveele, Willem Swidde, Jean Marot, Jean Le Pautre, A. Perelle, J. J. von Sandrart, and E. Reitz, most after Count Dahlberg's drawings.‎

‎Magnificent copy, entirely uncut with the additional uncalled for plate, of the largest and perhaps most sumptuous Scandinavian topographical work. The scope and extravagant character of the work was reflected in it’s printing history" In 1661, Dahlberg obtained a commission from the Swedish government to compile a pictorial archive of the country's architectural treasures. No less than 18 engravers were hired to transfer Dahlberg’s drawings to copperplates (a few of the drawings were by David Klöcker-Ehrenstrahl and Elias Brenner). After decades of transferring drawings to copperplates, 21 years were spent on completing the printing of the plates - the sheets continued to be published throughout the 18th and into the 19th century. Per Lagerlöf wrote a Latin text, but it was only partially printed and never published. ‘Suecia antiqua’ was an ambitious effort to document Sweden. The kingdom was then at the height of an aggressive expansion and very much aware that it had become a major power, primarily through its success in the Thirty Years War (1618-48) and campaigns against Denmark and Poland in the 1650s. In the course of this transformation, it took substantial new territories and sponsored many new and impressive architectural projects both at the state and the individual level, which were here presented to an international audience. Dahlberg's direct source of inspiration was the topographical publications issued by the Swiss publisher Matthäus Merian whom he had become acquainted with during his military service and studies in Germany: ”I want to produce a work on Sweden like that with which Merian honored Germany. Foreiners should see how much of greatness and beauty is to be found in our fatherland”. (Jonsson, Stormaktstid, 1992). “The compilation of architectural views emerged as a genre in the mid-sixteenth century and grew in popularity over the following two hundred years. They range widely in scope, ambition and intended purpose, with some constituting a kind of architectural monograph and others taking a regional or global focus as a form of topographical literature. Many are documentary others contain imaginary or ideal buildings. Some emphasize text others contain only a few captions. However, all have in common an attractive presentation that is not particularly technical, and would appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in architecture. It may be this easy accessibility that has often made them seem like ornaments for aristocratic libraries and largely removed from the more intellectually engaged worlds of the study and the architectural studio. With some exceptions, such as the rich works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, they have typically been seen as early coffee table books - of limited use at the time, and important to the history of art and architecture primarily” (Kristoffer Neville, Suecia antiqua et hodierna: An Architectural Viewbook in the Eighteenth Century). Brunet V:578. Lindberg: Swedish Books 1280–1967 as no. 37.Collijn 4, 198.‎

Bookseller reference : 60343

‎MASIUS, HECTOR GOTTFRIED.‎

‎Traur-rede Welche Bey des Hochgebohrnen Herrn, Herrn Christian Güldenleu [...] Leichbegängnis, bey hoher Versamlung, auch königlicher allergnädigster Gegenwart. - [ONE OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT OF ALL FUNERAL BOOKS]‎

‎Copenhagen, Joachim Schmitgen, 1709. Folio (398 x 260 mm). In a magnificent full brown morrocco binding with five raised bands, richly gilt spines, elaborate gilt borders to boards, inner gilt dentelles, gilt capitals and gilt ornamentation to edges of boards. All edges gilt. Binding signed by Anker Kyster. Sunning to spine and a few scratches to boards. A very nice wide margined copy. (10), 112, (11), (2), 36, (29) pp. + 7 large folded plates (including the frontispiece). Plates numbered A-F, by Andreas Reinhardt after Gottfrid Fuchs. The frontispiece was drawn by J.S. Ebert. Five of the plates bear dates, which range from 1704 to 1707. The frontispiece and plate C incorporate a portrait of Gyldenlöve. Plate A shows the casket being taken off an illuminated ship at night. Plate B, the procession through Copenhagen (4 joined sheets, 1850 mm). Plate C, closely trimmed with professional repair to inner margin, shows the laying in-state, Plate D (3 joined sheets 1470 mm) shows the funeral ceremony with the catafalque. Plate E (3 joined sheets, 1600 mm), shows the procession leaving the church with the casket. Plate F, closely trimmed with minor loss of text, shows the casket.‎

‎The very scarce first appearance of one the most magnificent of all funeral books and one of the finest examples of Danish book production in general. In a grandiose baroque-style, the work documents the funeral procession of King Christian V’s young son Christian Gyldenløve’s, Count of Samsø. The procession through Copenhagen and final burial in Church of Our Lady took place in the evening, which is why the plates were printed in dark tones. Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø (1674-1703), was a Danish nobleman and military officer. He was the illegitimate son of King Christian V of Denmark and his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth. Christian Gyldenløve was born on November 28, 1674, in Copenhagen, Denmark.Gyldenløve had a military career and achieved the rank of colonel. He participated in various military campaigns and battles, including the Scanian War (1675-1679) against Sweden. He commanded his own regiment and gained a reputation as a skilled and brave officer.In addition to his military duties, Christian Gyldenløve held several noble titles. In 1698, he was appointed Count of Samsø, which is a Danish island located in the Kattegat Sea. He also held the title of Lord of Rosenborg. Tragically, Christian Gyldenløve's life was cut short at the age of 28. He died on July 16, 1703, during the Battle of Thorn (modern-day Torun) in Poland, while fighting in the service of the Polish king against the Swedish forces. His premature death was a source of sorrow for his family and the Danish court to which this lavishly printed book is a testament to. The work was printed in 275 copies. Dansk Boghåndværk gennem Tiderne 75. Bibliotheca Wegeneriana 2189‎

Bookseller reference : 60424

‎MAROLLES (Michel de).‎

‎Tableaux du Temple des Muses Tirez du Cabinet de Feu Mr. Favereau. - [CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED]‎

‎Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgank, 1676. 4to (190 x 165 mm). In contemporary marbled paper covered boards. Extremities with wear, boards with scratches, corners bumped. Missing top 5 cm of spine. Frontispiece closely trimmed with loss to upper and lower margin. Plate no. 19 with repair in outer margin, with loss of plate. Internally generally nice and clean. (18), 476, (6) pp. + 58 plates and 1 frontispiece.‎

‎Uncommon later edition – printed in Amsterdam for the first time - of Michel de Marolles' adaptations of classical fables beautifully illustrated with 58 full-page plates by Cornelis Bloemaert after Abraham van Diepenbeeck’s design depicting scenes from classical mythology and ancient fables. The prints were of exceptional quality and became an inspiration for artists and printmakers in the following decades. “In 1655 the print collector and classicist abbé Michel de Marolles (1600–81) published a book titled Tableaux du Temple des Muses (fig. 1).1 It was a folio edition illustrated with a series of engravings of 58 wellknown myths from classical antiquity, for which he wrote detailed commentaries. The prints, most of which were designed by Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596–1675), are extraordinarily virtuosic and original for their day. Remarkably, the identity of the engraver or engravers is not known for certain. De Marolles’s publication was an international success. New editions in different languages continued appearing until well into the eighteenth century, and copies of the print series were also published. Although the engravings are still well-known, their printing history remains a little obscure. Sources relating to the patrons and artists involved are sparse. In addition, the available material has been interpreted in different ways in the past, sometimes giving rise to incorrect conclusions.” (Altena, The Tableaux du Temple des Muses) The Tableaux du Temple des Muses was protected by a 15-year privilege. In 1665 Nicolas Langlois published an edition with the illustrations only, and in 1676 Abraham Wolfgank published Le Tableaux du Temple des Muses in quarto format in Amsterdam. Brunet III, 1443: “Les beaux exemplaires ens ont peu communs”. Graesse IV, 409.‎

Bookseller reference : 60775

‎EKENMARK, J. E.‎

‎Handbok for unga Fruntimmer i Konsten att tillverka Bomulls- och Linne- vafnader.‎

‎Stockholm, Olof Grahn, 1820. 8vo. Uncut in the original blank boards. Light wear to extremities, lower part of spine split. Most of plates detached. (10), 142, (2) + 14 plates.‎

‎First first appearance of this treatise on various fabrics and textiles.‎

Bookseller reference : 60855

‎PICINELLO, PHILIPPO.‎

‎Mundus Symbolicus, in emblematum universitate formatus, explicatus, et tam sacris, quam profanis eruditionibus ac sententiis illustratus. Editio novissima a plurimis mendis, quibus prior scatet, repurgata. 2 vols. - [PICINELLO'S BEAUTIFUL EMBLEMS]‎

‎Cologne, Boetium, 1695. Folio (370 x 230 mm). Contemporary full sprinkled calf with five raised bands to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spines. Bindings with considerable wear, worm holes to boards, leather detached from edges of boards making the wooden boards visible. Spine-ends with loss of leather, end-bands showing. With occassional browning throughout. Some papers creased. (50 - including the frontispiece), 740 (8), 276, (200) pp. (With the following errors in pagination in vol. 2: 1-84, 95-98, 199, 100-101, 202, 103-174, 171-172, 177-236, 235, 238, 237-268.). With many emblems (included in the pagination) throughout.‎

‎Fifth Latin edition, rarely found complete with both volumes as here, of Picinello’s magnificent and highly popular encyclopaedia of emblems - a cornerstone of emblematic literature and an essential guide for understanding the allegorical language of the Baroque era. “Picinelli’s intention was to compile a collection of brief interpretations which he wanted to have close to hand, especially on his travels as a preacher. From this collection of emblems, originally covering only four pages, the full reference work developed.The author wants the book to be understood not only figuratively as a book of the world: for him it really is the world, it contains the world in all its reality and, conversely, the whole world can be derived from it. In this he follows the interpretation of Romans 1,20 that, since the creation of the world, the invisible secrets of God can be perceived by the understanding mind through His works.” (Olms Online) Filippo Picinelli (1604 – 1679) was an Augustinian munk. Picinelli was born in Milan, Italy in 1604 and joined the Augustinian Order in 1614. He studied philosophy and theology at Cremona and Piacenza and lived in Milan. (Landwehr 480 - Not listing this edition, 1681, 1687, 1694 and 1715)‎

Bookseller reference : 61577

‎LASSENIUS, JOHANNES.‎

‎Heiligen Perlen-Schatzes Andere Vertheilung Uber die Monaht Majus, Junius, Julius und Augustus.‎

‎Copenhagen, Bockenhoffer, 1688. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and gilt ornamentation to spine, with one of two clasps preseved. Wear to extremities, leather on spine craacked and head of spine chipped. Annotations in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (14), 1024, (14) pp. + frontispiece and 32 engraved plates (emblems).‎

‎Second edition (Landwehr: re-edition) of Lassenius’ beautifully illustrated collection of edifying morning and evening readings intended for May, June, July and August Johannes Lassenius (1632-1692), German theologian and baroque poet and professor of theology in Copenhagen 1677. He was arguably the most famous preacher of his time in Copenhagen. Biblioteca Danica I, 421.Landwehr 398a.‎

Bookseller reference : 61757

‎HUGH, HEFNER (+) EDGREN, GRETCHEN.‎

‎Inside The Playboy Mansion: If You Don't Swing, Don't Ring.‎

‎Santa Monica, General Publishing Group, 1998. In the original red clothing binding with gilt lettering to spine and front board. In the original printed dust-jacket. Signed by Hugh Hefner on front free end-paper. A fine and clean copy. 352 pp.‎

‎A fine copy - signed by Hugh Hefner of this legendary publication that celebrates the history of Playboy Mansion.‎

Bookseller reference : 62052