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(Ex-libris Joseph-Ignace GUILLOTIN) - Justus Fidus KLOBIUSBiblio.com

Ambrae historiam ad Omnipotentis Dei Gloriam et hominum sanitatem. Exhibet Justus Fidus Klobius D In Acad. Witteb JOSEPH-IGNACE GUILLOTIN'S COPY The history of the ambra to the Glory of Almighty God and for the health of humankind. Presented by Justus Fidus Klobius Doctor in the Academy of Wittenberg

1666réf. 89746Wittenberg: Héritiers de D. Tobias Mevius et E. SchumacherImpr. de Matthaeus Henckel 1666. Fine. A copy ""uncut at the head"" Héritiers de D. Tobias Mevius et E. Schumacher Impr. de Matthaeus Henckel Wittenberg 1666 16.3 x 20.2 cm Relié First edition illustrated with four plates including a folding world map cf. Sinkankas 3466; Agassiz III 370.Full fawn calf spine with five slender raised bands gilt-tooled compartments with occasionally softened floral tools rubbed gilt headcaps brown morocco lettering-piece marbled endpapers and pastedowns gilt dentelle framing the pastedowns gilt fillets to board edges marbled edges contemporary binding.Repairs to the spine one joint split at head and foot browning along the board margins with surface scratches scattered foxing a waterstain at the head of all leaves.A noteworthy treatise devoted to yellow amber and above all to ambergris the fragrant substance derived from the intestinal concretions of sperm whales which once expelled float on the surface of the sea and yield a highly prized perfume.The plates depict a frog and a lizard embedded in amber a world map Africa Europe Asia and part of the Southern Lands figures collecting bird droppings and various animals.""This book commonly appears in bibliographies on amber when in fact it is about ambergris but Klobius examines both substances and notes their differences on p. 26-9. One of the plates shows a frog and a lizard imbedded in amber both of which are fakes"" Sinkankas.On the title-page a distinguished manuscript ex-libris in black ink Héritiers de D. Tobias Mevius et E. SchumacherImpr. de Matthaeus Henckel hardcover

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McCarthy, Cormac [Ex-libris: Nicholas Potter, bookseller]Biblio.com

Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West Inscribed

1985réf. 71283New York: Random House 1985. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Cormac McCarthy in black ink on the half-title page to Santa Fe bookseller Nicholas Potter: "For Nicholas Potter With all best wishes from your friend Cormac McCarthy." 337 pp. Octavo 21.5 cm. Publisher's red cloth and red paper-covered boards lettering stamped in gilt with ruling in metallic red. Maroon dust jacket designed by Richard Adelson with red typography and Salvador Dalì's "The Phantom Cart" on the front. Photograph of the author by Mark Morrow on the back. First edition clearly stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket with "$17.95" price intact at top-front flap and "3/85" code at the bottom of the rear flap. Housed in a custom slipcase by Robert Wang of Denver mirroring the dust jacket design. A Near Fine copy with only a few light spots of surface soil at the edges of the text block which is otherwise clean solid and square. The dust jacket is also Near Fine with only very light surface rubbing some minor wear near the folds and just a hint of toning at the top edge. A bright attractive copy with an intimate association. A significant association copy warmly inscribed by the notoriously reclusive author to his long-time friend the late Santa Fe bookseller Nicholas Potter. Throughout a friendship spanning forty years Potter's bookstore served as a frequent destination for McCarthy where the two shared a rapport rooted in their mutual appreciation of literature art music and history. This volume represents a vital fragment of that connection; McCarthy who famously avoided public life inscribed most of his published works to Potter. A short note in Nicholas Potter's hand is laid in: "Incredibly powerful prose combined with a dark and bloody subject matter. This copy inscribed to me by Cormac in the mid 1990's. Very rare inscribed. 1st issue without remainder mark fewer than 2000 of the 5000 copy printing were sold before it was remaindered. Considered by many to be the greatest American novel of the 2nd half of the 20th century." Largely ignored upon its release Blood Meridian is now widely considered the preeminent American novel of the late twentieth century. Set amidst the scorched landscapes of the mid-nineteenth-century American Southwest McCarthy completely reimagines the Western myth. A significant departure from the author's previous four Southern Gothic works McCarthy takes a leap into the desert sublime. The narrative tracks the harrowing journey of "The Kid" through a landscape of escalating depravity haunted by the terrifyingly eloquent and primordial figure of "The Judge." Renowned for its beautiful apocalyptic prose the novel stands as a monumental interrogation of the violence of history and the nature of evil. Random House hardcover

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McCarthy, Cormac [Ex-libris: Nicholas Potter, bookseller]Biblio.com

Child of God Inscribed

réf. 71269New York: Random House 1973. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by Cormac McCarthy in black ink on the half-title page to Santa Fe bookseller Nicholas Potter: "For Nicholas Potter All the best from your friend Cormac McCarthy." 197 pp. Octavo 21.5 cm. Publisher's black cloth and red paper-covered boards stamped in red and gold. Black dust jacket with red white and olive green typography designed by Muriel Nasser. First edition clearly stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket with "$5.95" price intact at top-front flap and "1/74" code at the rear flap's bottom-left. A Near Fine unread copy with occasional light surface soil or toning. The text block is solid and square. The top edges of the boards are gently sunfaded. The front free endpaper has a previous ownership inscription written neatly in blue ink: "Dane Meyers Hugh Prather Collection." The dust jacket is in Very Good condition showing the spine-fading common to this title along with some general surface rubbing and scratching. The jacket edges are lightly toned with a few minor creases and short closed tears measuring less than 2cm. An attractive copy with an intimate association. A significant association copy warmly inscribed by the notoriously reclusive author to his long-time friend the late Santa Fe bookseller Nicholas Potter. A short note in Potter's hand is laid in: ".This copy inscribed to me in the mid 90's." Throughout a friendship spanning forty years Potter’s bookstore served as a frequent destination for McCarthy where the two shared a rapport rooted in their mutual appreciation of literature art music and history. This volume represents a vital fragment of that connection; McCarthy who famously avoided public life inscribed most of his published works to Potter. The first printing of Child of God consisted of a run of 7500 copies and was the only printing of the first edition of this work. The book was a commercial failure upon its release selling less than 2500 copies. The book sparked controversy over its subject matter with some reviewers objecting to it on moral grounds. The narrative chronicles the progressive isolation and depravity of Lester Ballard—a dispossessed outcast who pushes the boundaries of abhorrent human behavior. Set in the rugged hill country of mid-century Tennessee the story is told in a detached clinical manner. McCarthy’s third novel Child of God intensified the visceral Southern Gothic vision of his previous works and solidified his reputation for writing spare biblical prose that depicts harrowing and macabre scenes with unflinching clarity. Random House hardcover

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HIPPOCRATE - Andreas MASSIMINI - (Ex-libris Joseph-Pierre-Eleonor PETREQUIN)Biblio.com

In Hippocratis Coi medicorum omnium longe principis librum de fracturis commentaria Andræ Maximini Romani in nosocomio B. M. Consolationis chirurgi primarii designati. Commentary on Hippocrates of Cos by far the Prince of All Physicians his Book On Fractures by Andrea Massimi of Rome Designated Chief Surgeon at the Hospital of the Blessed Mary of Consolation

1776réf. 91216Romae Rome: Apud Benedictum Francesium 1776. Fine. A copy uniting two illustrious surgeons of the 18th and 19th centuries Apud Benedictum Francesium Romae Rome 1776 20.5 x 27.8 cm Relié Illustrated first edition lacking the frontispiece portrait of Hippocrates but complete with its five plates fine decorative initials and large tailpieces. Contemporary full tree calf smooth spine richly gilt with among other decorations a palmette roll tan morocco lettering piece gilt roll on board edges. Ink ownership inscription on the front pastedown: ""J. E. Petrequin lyon nov. 1856"" in the hand of Joseph Pierre Eléonor Pétrequin chief surgeon at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon who received the distinction of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1855. Scattered foxing marginal tear to p. xi. A fine copy. Upon its publication in 1776 this text commenting on the Hippocratic treatise on fractures won the admiration of scholars at the Royal Academy of Surgery in Paris on the other side of the Alps. Joseph Pierre Eléonor Pétrequin would thus own in the following century a copy of this work recognized in France the one offered here. His main book published posthumously in 1878 would also deal with the medicine of Hippocrates. Pietro Pericoli would write in 1879 that Andrea Massimini was the last at that date to have worked on the doctrines of the ""Father of Medicine"" this Italian politician had certainly not yet heard of Pétrequin's 1200 pages on the subject. A fine illustrated work associating two renowned surgeons in line with the Hippocratic legacy. Provenance: ownership inscription of Joseph Pierre Eléonor Pétrequin. Apud Benedictum Francesium unknown

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McCarthy, Cormac [Ex-libris: Nicholas Potter, bookseller]Biblio.com

Outer Dark Signed

1968réf. 71258New York: Random House 1968. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Cormac McCarthy in black ink on the half-title page. 242 pp. Octavo 21 cm. Publisher's turquoise cloth and grey paper-covered boards stamped in black silver blue. Publisher's black topstain. Black dust jacket with white green and orange typography designed by Muriel Nasser. First printing statement on the copyright page. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has the "9/68" code at the front flap’s bottom-right. A Near Fine unread copy clean and square. The black topstain is lightly faded. The price-clipped dust jacket is Very Good with just a tiny closed tear measuring less than 1cm at the bottom edge of the front panel and one very small dark stain on the spine. A nice copy. Signed by the notoriously reclusive author. From the library of the late Santa Fe bookseller Nicholas Potter. Throughout a friendship spanning forty years Potter’s bookstore served as a frequent destination for McCarthy where the two shared a rapport rooted in their mutual appreciation of literature art music and history. This volume represents a vital fragment of that connection. The first printing of Outer Dark consisted of a run of 5000 copies and was the only printing of the first edition of this work. The book was a commercial failure upon its release selling less than 3500 copies. Set in purgatorial turn-of-the-century Appalachia Outer Dark is McCarthy’s second novel distilling his Southern Gothic style which he would continue to explore in his two subsequent novels Child of God and Suttree. The narrative utilizes an archaic rhythmic prose to deliver a wandering tale—a harrowing meditation on nihilism. Its publication cemented McCarthy as a singular prophetic stylist distinguished from many of his more experimental postmodernist contemporaries through a mastery of the macabre and the mythic. Random House hardcover

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