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1988304 p. Numerous photographic illustrations by Jonathan Wallen. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Dust jacket. First Edition. Published at $60.00. Fascinating tour through the collections of one of the greatest American libraries. The New York Public Library houses more than 8 million volumes, 23 million manuscripts and half a million recordings. Includes: Washington's Farewell Address; the first Gutenberg B ible ever brought to this hemisphere; rare globes and maps; musical scores; and much more. A lavish history. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1
196160p. Printed in red and black. Remarkable black endpapers printed with a black and red mask. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding lettered in gold, and with Shakespeare's autograph embossed in blind on the front board. The original black slipcase is worn at extremities. Designed by Meyer Wagman. Small Limited Edition, but no statement of number. Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of last of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W67
2004Collana: Narratori Moderni, giugno 2004. Traduzione di Piero Pagliano. Rilegato con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. Prima edizione. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
1976ref. 32778Fossombrone: Gaetano Aiudi 1976. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 14 pp. With musical examples. Gaetano Aiudi unknown books
ref. 1686, Liege, Imprimerie Massoz, 1976., Broche, couverture d' editeur illustre n/b., 23x21,5cm, 186pp.
ref. 100140595Silvana 416 pages in4. Sans date. Cartonné. 416 pages.
1957ref. 2082702114604856Fixed 360 yen Shinchosha 1957. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Fixed 360 yen Shinchosha paperback
ref. 10822399Charlottesville : Published for the Folger Shakespeare Library by the University Press of Virginia 1974 printing c1960. Good. 0x0x0. Some wear but still a good reading copy. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1000000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping if available for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. Charlottesville : Published for the Folger Shakespeare Library by the University Press of Virginia, 1974 printing, c1960 unknown
1988ref. 810781(Zürich), Arche, (1988). M. zahlr. (teils farb.) Taf. u. Abb. 107 S. OPp.
4to. (40), 700 (but: 698), (2) pp. With armorial title woodcut and half-page woodcut portrait on fol. B1. Contemporary full vellum with marbled edges. Second edition, the earliest one obtainable and usually considered the first altogether (a single copy of an edition published by Da Ponte in 1582 has been discovered in the Biblioteca della Collegiata S. Pietro Apostolo in Broni near Pavia). The principal work of the Milan artist and theoretician of art, Giampaolo Lomazzo, has been called "the most complete treatise on the art theory, design, and iconography of the Mannerist period" (Arntzen/R.); indeed, "the true Bible of Mannerism" (cf. Schlosser). Purposefully divided into the mystical number of seven books, Lomazzo's treatise describes first proportions (with a discussion of Dürer, who was much-received in Italy), then the expression of feelings, colours, light and shade, linear perspective, and practical painting; the seventh and final book treats matter and substances, touching upon - and greatly expanding on - Armenini. "These last two chapters are of the greatest importance for understanding the essence of Mannerism, providing quite simply one of the most extensive accounts" (ibid.). - Some occasional browning and waterstaining near beginning; slight paper flaw to fol. E3 (not affecting legibility). Numerous errors in pagination; quire Y jumbled but complete. A small perforation to the spine; textblock curled. Old ownership on front flyleaf obliterated in ink. A single copy in German auction records. Edit 16, CNCE 24452 (Var. A). Adams L 1419. BM-STC Italian 391. Cicognara 159. Schlosser 352 Arntzen/Rainwater H 43. Kat. der Ornamentstichslg. Berlin 4612. Chamberlin 2015. Bibl. Trivulziana 261. Cf. Haym, Libri rari 265; Fowler 185 (1585 ed.).
4to. (4), 86, (1) ff. With small woodcut device on title, several woodcut initials and head-pieces and fine printer's device to verso of last leaf. Contemporary limp vellum. First edition. A treatise on political theory exposing liberal if not democratic principles for a republican city government, with much attention devoted to public administration, economic policy, the advancement of agricultural production, etc. Cavalcanti (1503-62), a Florentine scholar, historian and diplomat, is best known for his compendium of classical rhetoric (Retorica, 1559) in which he emphasized its practical rather than its literary meaning. After the assassination of Alessandro de' Medici in 1537 he left Florence and lived in Ferrara and Rome, serving as a diplomat for Pope Paul III, and died in Padua. This treatise was posthumously published by Sebastiano Erizo and reprinted several times, with at least three editions in the 19th century. - Handwritten ownership of Andrea da Verrazzano on flyleaf. Stitching slightly defective, wanting the final part (14 leaves). Small waterstain in upper and lower part of inner margin. A nice copy. Edit 16, CNCE 10438. Adams C 1178. BM-STC Italian 162.
ref. 1020452757.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 46451114like new. unknown
First edition, 8vo, [6], iii, [1], iii, [3], 70pp., Stamp of "W. E. Bastian & Co., Colombo" on title, portrait, text in Sinhalese and English, original contemporary limp leatherette.
1884ref. 12493Sacramento: State Office 1884. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 555pp. Frontispiece illustration of the Sacramento State Agricultural and Industrial Exposition Building. Purple-red pebbled cloth with gilt lettering and illustration to spine. A near fine copy fading to spine; minor wear to extremities; decorative advertisement for Pacific Electric Pad Truss adhered inside front board; foxing to ffep & rfep. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. State Office hardcover
1922ref. 2090502113700889Not Available 1922. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1947ref. 223667(Plzen, 1947). M. 7 Faks. 6 Bl. Pp.
1800ref. 102606No place no date but Caen Calopin c. 1800. 12mo. Size: 85 x 135 cm. 12 pp. Droptitle. Original blue paper wrapper. lower margin of a few pages cut a bit short. This chapbook contains an alphabetical list of dreams and their interpretations. It is an adaptation of Vulson de la Colombière's treatise that was first published in 1660. The text is unchanged from the original but there is less. The present chapbook contains 12 pages and the original had nearly 100 pages. The last lines of the work contain the 27 most commonly pulled numbers of the lottery. Is there a connection with the dreams and the lottery They are often associated but the dreams descriptions of not have a number in this chapbook. c.f. R. Helot La bibliothèque bleue en Normandie 1928 p. 245; OCLC locates 2 copies: Newberry & BNF. Calopin
8vo. (32), 382, (2) pp. Fine printer's mark on title and several decorated initials. Contemporary limp vellum, spine with traces of former calf reinforcement. First and only edition. A rare treatise against usury written "for all Christians and particularly for the people of Paris". The author launches a vehement attack on luxury in general and on the taking of interest as one of the greatest of all sins, forbidden by all laws, and against the law of nature. He discusses the prohibitions by Mosaic law, the Prophets, Jesus Christ, the Apostles, canon law and civil law and quotes from the proclamations against usury and usurers issued by the Paris parliament in 1565, by Charles IX in 1567 and by Henry III in 1577. The second part of the book provides more detailed information about the various types of usury, how to approach them, how to treat usurers, etc. As an example of God's hatred of luxury and usury, the author reminds the reader of the dreadful fate of the city of Antwerp, "one of the richest and most prosperous cities in all Christianity", which was sacked in the "Spanish Fury" only a year before the publication of this book, causing the end of Antwerp's prosperity. Godefroy calls himself "Parisien, profez en l'Abbaye S. Denis en France, & docteur en la faculté de Theologie à Paris". - Binding worn, both covers nearly detached. Upper margin of first and last leaves stained, some leaves spotted. Old ownership to title-page (dated 1681); additional early annotations to verso of final leaf. Very rare. OCLC 492381754. Not in Adams or BM-STC French. Not in Kress, Goldsmiths', Einaudi or Masui. WorldCat locates 4 copies only (Mazarine; Sainte-Genevieve; Lyon; LMU Munich).
1966First printing. 1348 pages. Index. "Shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Most notable for its frank admission that there is in fact a secret plan to create a global government. Author served as mentor to Bill Clinton while the latter studied at Georgetown. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of the true first printing. WEEMS p.69. Book
1989ref. 608730Leipzig, Fachbuchverlag, (1989). 4°. M. zahlr. Abb. 279 S. OLwd.
1973ref. 193329New York, Weatherhill, 1973. M. zahlr., teils doppelseit. Abb. 175 S. OPpbd. m. illustr. Schutzumschl. Sign. a. Vorsatz. Durchgehend schwach lichtrandig. Vorsätze gelbfl. (Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art, 22)
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.
198727x21 cm. 261 pages. Softcover in dust jacket. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1940ref. 101426Worcester Boys' Training School Massachusetts 1940. Pamphlet. Collectible. 4 or 2 pages each. 12 x 9" then 9 x 6" folded sheet or broadsheet. With school pennant. Creased rubbed soiled G. Worcester Boys' Training School, Massachusetts unknown
