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2008ref. ABE-3095383315Macmillan London 2008 New and well reviewed book signed and dated by the author on title page. Highly collectible unread NEW copy. Mylar sleeve protects the unclipped dust cover. This is a pristine copy stored in a low light book room. PERFECT COLLECTABLE. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Macmillan London hardcover
8pp., in verse, woodcut vignette of title, folded as issued. Attributed to Mrs. Grant of Carron.
1995ref. 0944094112ST Publications Inc. January 1 1995. Paperback. Good. Good Softcover. 1980 Signs of Times. Cover has a small amount of writing. Some pages of text are spotted but have no writing or tears. Tight binding. ST Publications, Inc. paperback
Folio (290 x 200 mm). (9), (1 blank), 31, (5) ff. With Du Bois's woodcut tree and 2 birds device at the end with motto, about 40 woodcut decorated initials (7 series?) plus about 100 repeats, and a vine-leaf ornament (Vervliet 44). Set in roman types with some preliminaries in an Aldine-style italic (with upright capitals) and occasional words in Greek. Recent parchment. First edition, in the original Latin, of "the first actual dispensatory" (Schelenz), written in the Emperor Claudius's Rome in AD 47, prepared for publication by the French physician and botanist Jean Ruel (ca. 1474/79-1537). It describes the preparation and use of 271 drugs and other medicines (numbered i-cclxxi) and was a standard source for nearly all later dispensaries and pharmacopoeia far into the 17th century. It includes the first accurate description of the preparation of opium, the first known account of electro-shock therapy (using a torpedo fish, a kind of ray, as a source of electrical discharge to remedy headaches) and the therapeutic drinking of one's own blood. - The colophon notes that it was published by Simon Du Bois in October 1528 and the tree device at the end may allude to his name. But although the book has its own title-page and pagination, the main series of quire signatures begins with Aa, suggesting it was also intended for issue following another work. It was indeed also issued as a sort of appendix to Celsus, De re medica, Paris, Chrétien Wechel, 1529 (several of the references below record the present edition only with the Celsus). Although the Scribonius and Celsus name two different publishers, they share most of their typographic materials and clearly come from the same printing office, and the Wechel Celsus explicitly names Du Bois as printer in its preliminaries. Du Bois and Ruel had apparently studied together but Du Bois came under fire as a heretic and had to flee Paris in 1529, moving to Alençon. Curiously, Wechel's 1532 edition of Valturio Roberto, De re militari, has a tree and 2 birds device with the same iconography, style and motto as the present one: a straight-trunked tree with leaves in the upper third, a bird on a branch among the leaves just left of the trunk and another in flight lower down to the left, with more foliage around the base of the tree and a curled bandarole with the motto "unicum arbustum non alit duos erithacos" passing behind the middle of the trunk. Though the match is clearly deliberate, neither copies the details of the other and the other typographic materials also differ. A second edition of the Scribonius alone, without revision, appeared at Basel in 1529. Although the blank leaf 2*4 appears to be conjugate to 2*1 (2*4 is cancelled in Durling 910), Durling records a separate issue with an epistle on 2*4, with the same date as the colophon: October 1528. - With a couple long contemporary manuscript notes in brown ink. With some faint stains at the foot, reaching the text only in the first preliminary quire, and a couple very minor marginal defects, but otherwise in fine condition and with large margins (2-5.5 cm). Binding also fine. First edition (first issue) of a classic of pharmacology. Adams C 1243. Durling 911. French Books 60597. Garrison/Morton 1785 & 1984.1. IA 135.095. Moreau, Invent. chron. Parisiennes, III, 1683. Schelenz, Geschichte der Pharmazie, pp. 165f. D. J. Shaw, "New dates in the career of Simon Du Bois", in: Yale University Gazette, 67 (1992), pp. 32-36. USTC 146032. Wellcome I, 5893.
1654ref. 42470Imprimé au Chasteau de Richelieu, Paris, Pierre Le Petit et Henry Le Gras, 1654. In-16 (140 x 90 mm) de (8)-57 pp. vélin souple, titre manuscrit sur le dos et le premier plat (reliure de l'époque).
1909np. A mostly chromolithographed alphabet precedes the text. Text illustrations printed in red and blue throughout. Paper beginning to brown. Margaret Sarah Lewis, famous York, PA water color artist - her copy with her earliest juvenile drawings. 8vo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Chromolithograph front cover illustrating two children with their Christmas gifts. Binding worn. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
1969ref. ABE-5207626813Faber & Faber London 1969 FIRST WORLD PRINTING OF THE NOBEL LAUREATE's SCARCE SECOND COLLECTION. Near Fine no internal markings black cloth boards unfaded pages and endpapers clean. In a protected dustwrapper not price-clipped and with slight wear to the wraparounds and one corner loss - very slight - on the lower back. Superb copy of this extraordinary poet's second book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Faber & Faber London hardcover
1984ref. ABE-1286379811Atlantic Monthly Press 1984 A great and enlightening look at the work of a great graphic artist. This brilliant survey of a prolific workaholic was largely made by the artist himself. This is a superior copy of the hardback first printing in a superb jacket that is not worn price clipped or damaged in any way. Book is tight and may be unread. A discrete former owner's blind stamp to the front end paper is barely discernible because Searle has decorated the space with his customary blots and squiggles. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover
1914214p. + Plus color frontis and full page plates by Henry J. Soulen. Numerous text drawings by Edward Stratton Hollowary. Decorative ruled title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, lettered in gold. Front cover decorated with green holly leaves and a gold trumpet. Likely a first edition. Lovely copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
1880ref. 624QUA1880 1880 Les Meuniers ; les Boulangers ; les Patissiers ; les Bouchers ; les Fileuses ; les Tisserands ; les ouvrières en Gaze ; les Cordiers ; les Tailleurs ; les Couturières ; les Dentellières ; les Modistes ; les Lavandières et Blanchisseuses ; les Cordonniers ; les Chapeliers ; les Coiffeurs ; les Tailleurs de pierre ; les Maçons ; les Couvreurs ; les Charpentiers ; les Menuisiers ; les Boisiers et les Sabotiers ; les Tonneliers ; les Charrons ; les Tourneurs ; les Peintres , Vitriers et Doreurs ; les Bucherons ; les Charbonniers ; les Forgerons ; les Chaudronniers ; les Serruriers ; les Cloutiers ; les Imprimeurs ; ouvrage orné de ééo gravures , d ' après les estampes anciennes et modernes ou des dessins inédits. Paris ; Flammarion ed. env. 1880. 1 Volume grand in 8 . pleine percaline rouge et or éditeur . plats et dos très décorés. 3 tranches dorées. rel.engel. BEL EXEMPLAIRE. Edition originale. RARE EN RELIURE EDITEUR.
2001Light wear. Contents are clear and tight. K. Used
2002ref. ABE-2707702272Little Brown New York 2002 Signed with a supreme flourish across the title page this is the wonderful first printing of the book made into a movie by Peter Jackson. Beautiful two colour binding protected unclipped jacket with 0702 on the front flap. Unread bought on publication stored in a low light book room. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Little Brown New York hardcover
1880ref. 21429London: George Routledge & Sons 1880. Very Good. Disaster strikes a military band in this farcical print pulled from "Military Misreadings of Shakespere" a humorous color plate book published around 1880 the conceit of which was to apply quotations from Shakespeare to some aspect of military life but to do so with an outrageous misreading of the quote's intended meaning. The quoatation applied here comes from Hamlet Act I and is "His Liberty is a threat to all." As far as the illustration here goes one need not know the source to find the image amusing in an over-the-top slapstick way. And although the print is extracted from a book one wouldn't know it just by looking at it. It comes close to passing as a watercolor and one sees none of the usual indications that it was a page from a book. Visible 16.6 by 20.5 cm. With frame and matting 38 by 40.5 cm. The frame and matting are particularly attractive and we can't imagine anyone wouldn't want to retain them. Indeed they are important in making an appealing decorative object. The print does have some light foxing yet that issue doesn't significantly mar our enjoyment of the print. George Routledge & Sons unknown
1880ref. 21429London: George Routledge & Sons 1880. Very Good. Disaster strikes a military band in this farcical print pulled from "Military Misreadings of Shakespere" a humorous color plate book published around 1880 the conceit of which was to apply quotations from Shakespeare to some aspect of military life but to do so with an outrageous misreading of the quote's intended meaning. The quoatation applied here comes from Hamlet Act I and is "His Liberty is a threat to all." As far as the illustration here goes one need not know the source to find the image amusing in an over-the-top slapstick way. And although the print is extracted from a book one wouldn't know it just by looking at it. It comes close to passing as a watercolor and one sees none of the usual indications that it was a page from a book. Visible 16.6 by 20.5 cm. With frame and matting 38 by 40.5 cm. The frame and matting are particularly attractive and we can't imagine anyone wouldn't want to retain them. Indeed they are important in making an appealing decorative object. The print does have some light foxing yet that issue doesn't significantly mar our enjoyment of the print. George Routledge & Sons unknown books
1987ref. 23095ABFrankfurt/Main, Berlin, Propyläen Verlag, 1987. 4°. 173 Seiten. Original-Leinenband. Original-Schutzumschlag.
1987340x310mm. 173 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Gilt spine. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
2003ref. 001933London United Kingdom: Orion Children's Books an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2003 2003 Cloth. First Edition First Impression. Signed by Author. The writer who has been compared to Alan Garner which can't be bad. Perfect signed hardback first a new and unread copy. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. London, United Kingdom: Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2003 hardcover
1973ref. 2151973 - Broché - Edition Emgleo Breiz, Presse Libérale du Finistère - Imprimerie Cornouaillaise, Quimper - 1973 - Sixième édition - In-8 (21 x 13,5 cm) broché - 96 pages - Illustration in texte de Joël Sévellec
1983No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked attractive grey/turquoise art boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with fading to spine and adjacent front margin. 176pp. The art of the ukiyo-e woodblock prints which flourished in Japan from the mid 17th to the mid 19th centuries. Extremely well illustrated. From the famous Heibonsha Series on Japanese art.
1962ref. 2092902137306954National Museum of Modern Art 1962. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. National Museum of Modern Art paperback
ref. 2082702114906238Todenseibu N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 1 book Size: 24x25cm Todenseibu paperback
1969ref. 2111902158903136Ukai Senkichi Posthumous Poetry Publishing Society 1969. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Ukai Senkichi Posthumous Poetry Publishing Society paperback
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1996ref. ABE-1284075956Bloomsbury London 1996 Signed at the Brighton Festival this is the first hardcover edition after the limited edition. As new unread book as issued with full colour cover and no jacket. This is your cocaine-fueled Christmas. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Illus. by Illus. By Martin Rowson. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Bloomsbury London hardcover
