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TAILLEPIED, Fr Noel; SUMMERS, MontagueABAA

A Treatise of Ghosts; Being the Psichologie or Treatise upon Apparitions and Spirits of Disembodied Souls Phantom Figures Strange Prodigies and of Other Miracles and Marvels.

1933réf. 88047London: The Fortune Press n.d. 1933. First U.K. Edition. Octavo. 19.5cm. Publisher's pebble grain black cloth titled in green to spine. Lacks dustjacket. xviii; 263pp.; 1. One of several bindings probably the least glamorous the book can appear in red dark blue black dark green etc. with varying text to the spine crediting or not Montague Summers in his role as translator. Strong and tight bound in a particularly hardwearing cloth with some light bumpiing to spine ends and some dulling of the spine text some minor wear to the extremities and a slight bowing to the lower edge of the rear board which appears to have been caused by an issue with excessive binding glue rather than something later traces are also present on the front pastedown; internally clean and fresh with some soiling to the lower edge fore-edge untrimmed and with most pages after the first 30 or so unopened. A very good copy with some unconventional wear. A typically eccentric bit of esoterica comprising Franciscan Father Taillepied's attempt to 'prove' the existence of spirits and the afterlife with a number of researched and recounted myths and phenomena originally published in French in 1588. No such text could survive into the twentieth century with the very un-Reverend Montague Summers getting his hands on it and this is presented as a new translation by Summers with an additional introduction and commentary by him in typical irresistible barnstorming fashion. Like his translation of the Malleus Mallificarum and his other earlier 20th century esoteric cornerstone texts the end result owes as much to Summers' enthusiasm for the field as it does to its original author and is none the worse for it. The Fortune Press unknown books

Lorne Bair Rare Books · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 179,02 €

[Fine Binding - Cosway style] Williams, H NoelABAA

Queen Margot Wife of Henry of Navarre Extra-illustrated

1907réf. 6241London and New York: Harper & Brothers 1907. Fine. Quarto 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches; 238 x 188 mm. xviii 409 1 blank pp. Colored frontispiece and nineteen photogravure plates with tissues printed in red & brown extra-illustrated by the insertion of twenty-five engraved plates of which six are hand-colored. Bound ca. 1925 by Bayntun stamp-signed in gilt "Bayntun. Binder. Bath. Eng." on front turn-in. Full dark blue crushed levant morocco over beveled boards covers with elaborate gilt frames spine with five raised bands elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments gilt ruled board edges wide elaborate gilt turn-ins all edges gilt. Front doublure of red morocco surrounded by a frame of inlaid maroon morocco. Set into the front doublure are two very fine oval miniature paintings set under beveled glass within a double gilt frame. The upper miniature is of Margaret de Valois Queen Margot of Navarre. The lower miniature is of her spouse Henry III of Navarre later Henry IV of France. Both miniatures measure 3 3/16 x 2 1/2 inches; 81 x 63 mm. The rear doublure is of red morocco surrounded by a frame of inlaid maroon morocco. Blue watered silk end-leaves. A very fine example housed in its original felt-lined blue cloth clamshell case. Margaret of Valois 1553-1615 was a French Princess who became Queen of Navarre and France. Highly educated and a patroness of the arts Margaret would kind herself embroiled in political upheavals. Her marriage to Henry III of Navarre later Henry IV of France was organized to promote reconciliation between Catholics and Huguenots. However she would find herself at odds with her husband during continued religious tensions and unable to conceive an heir. Margaret also faced conflict with her brother Henry III. Eventually she would choose to side with the Catholic League survive prison annul her marriage and eventually live out her life in her an intellectual court pursuing her own scholarly devours. George Bayntun 1873-1940 was the founder of Bayntun Bindery. Trained by apprenticeship with the Taylor family Bayntun opened his own book bindery in 1894 dedicated to using traditional hand-crafted techniques and high-quality materials. The Bath-based firm acquired the Rivière Bindery also based in Bath in 1939 transforming into the "Bayntun-Riviere bindery" which is still in existence and family owned. Although named after the English miniaturist Richard Cosway 1742-1821 the desirable "Cosway Binding" with its jewel-like portrait miniature set into a fine binding was first developed at the turn of the century by J.H. Stonehouse director of London's Henry Sotheran Booksellers. Their miniatures were painstakingly crafted by the talented painter Miss C. B. Currie 1849-1940. As the style grew in popularity other publishing houses quickly began to reproduce this technique-each developing their own desirable take on the aesthetic-referred to as "Cosway style.". Fine. Harper & Brothers unknown books

Whitmore Rare Books · États-Unis9 500,00 $US≈ 8 503,40 €

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