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1985réf. 294932Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks 1985. Second edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Previous owner’s name and date on the front free end paper; otherwise a copy without any marks. Introductions in English. Presented with the Greek on the verso and the English on the recto of each page. The dust jacket is bright not proce clipped and protected in anew mylar cover. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket. Dumbarton Oaks unknown books
1938réf. 26834Yanaginobaba Sanjo Kyoto Nippon: Nippon Flower Arrangement Society 1938. Boards. Very Good. 50 leaves. Oblong quarto 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches "Silk" decorative cloth over boards with original paper label on front board. Ties at spine as published. Cloth separating at spine folds mostly front cover. Leaves printed on recto only. Title page preface plus 48 leaves each with a color image of the arrangement and text in Japanese and English describing the composition composer etc. Apparently lacking blank flyleaf before the title page. Tape repair to front pastedown. Stain to front cover upper left. Clean internally. Boards. Nippon Flower Arrangement Society unknown books
2000réf. 46769Boston: Brill 2000. Near Fine/Near Fine. Boston: Brill 2000. First Thus. Quarto; illustrated dust jacket; red cloth boards stamped in gilt; 625pp. Mild rubbing to edges of dust jacket and boards; binding sound; pages unmarked; Near Fine. Brill unknown books
2019réf. 70381West Yorkshire: Hadean Press 2019. First Hadean Press paperback printing. Paperback. Very Good. 954pp. Large quarto 30 cm Black wraps printed in white brown and red. General light wear to wraps. Top fore-edge corners of wraps lightly creased. Pages bright and free of markings. May require extra postage due to size and weight. From the publisher- "Presented as a sequel to his first work The Book of St. Cyprian: The Sorcerer’s Treasure the Opuscula Cypriani: Variations on the Book of St. Cyprian and Related Literature is José Leitão’s most extensive and detailed exposition of the tradition of the Portuguese Cyprian Books to date. "Covering a timespan from the 17th century until the late 1920s this work contains an unprecedented amount of Portuguese Cyprian-related material. From the records of the Inquisition to anonymous prayers from elusive and previously unpublished manuscripts to printed books and from pamphlets to periodicals José takes us through a history of Portuguese sorcery and its various books all of which in one way or another are branded with the name of the sorcerer Saint. Hadean Press paperback books
1948réf. 256766Montevideo: Studi Sociali 1948. 35p. stapled wraps 5.5x7.5 inches evenly toned wraps lightly worn else very good condition. Text in Italian. Edizioni Studi Sociali; No. 2. On Italian anarchist Francesco Saverio Merlino. Studi Sociali unknown books
1972réf. WB17130New York: The Limited Editions Club 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. Signed by illustrator Rene ben Sussan. Excellent copy in publisher's slipcase. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1899réf. 163806Boston: Little Brown 1899. Hardcover. Good. Good Rear hinge cracked and re-glued spine ends and panel corners bumped and rubbed cloth on spine and panels rubbed--faded and soiled large round stain on front cover some very light water stains on edges of some pages outer edges of pages roughly cut and lightly worn with some very short tears light browning of page edges some light smudgy soiling on pastedowns and end papers red cloth with yellow stamping top page ends gilded gold. Little, Brown hardcover books
1965réf. 62414New York: Sam Liptzin Book Committee 1965. 272p. first edition illus. dj slightly shelfworn hint of foxing on top-edge of text block board corners minorly bumped else in very good condition. Signed and inscribed by the author to a friend. Sam Liptzin Book Committee unknown books
2004réf. CNAP068San Francisco: The Arion Press 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. New. Hamilton William. Folio 14 7/9" by 11" 120 pages. The type is 16-point Van Dijck in Monotype composition by Mackenzie & Harris for the text with larger sizes handset for display and an ornamental type Fontanesi for the title an initial letter and act numbers. The names of characters are separated from the dialogue by a wavy rule. The rule running heads folios decorative type and speeches repeated in larger type beneath the illustrations are printed in burgundy ink. The illustrations were printed from photopolymer plates. The paper is Arches a French mould-made sheet. The binding done in-house is hand-sewn in full burgundy moiré satin with gold titling on the spine and front cover and a protective mylar jacket. Edition of 300 numbered copies plus 26 lettered copies hors de commerce signed by the translator and illustrator. The course to publication of this book took many turns. It was first suggested by our literary agent Fred Hill who put Hoyem in touch with his friend Brian Bedford a distinguished actor who specializes in Molière comedies. Photographs of a current production of "Tartuffe" proved impossible to obtain as illustrations. While waiting for another idea for the art Hoyem got in touch with the poet Richard Wilbur who had made an excellent translation of the play in rhymed verse and obtained permission to use it. Then William Hamilton the "New Yorker" cartoonist came to mind. Hoyem had met Hamilton in 1978 and admired his liquid line and quick capturing of character and expression in his send-ups of WASPs. But could he do period costumes Hamilton made seven charming drawings with the main characters in period dress and the servants in modern dress. To celebrate the publication the Arion staff presented a staged reading from the play directed by veteran actress and director Joy Carlin. Bruce Bolt an eminent seismologist at the University of California Berkeley and an amateur actor took a matronly role wearing a skirt with an elastic waistband borrowed from his wife. This was the fifth volume in our drama series. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Arion Press hardcover books
1980réf. 16020555Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira Memoria Brasileira 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio size 124 pp. inscribed by Claudio Arrau. A little-known work on the great coffee plantations of the nineteenth century in the area around Rio de Janeiro. Coffee first started to appear in the area around 1760 and by 1822 there were plantations in the area with more than fifty thousand coffee plants with massive tracts of rainforest being cleared first from the vicinity of Rio and later Sao Paulo for coffee growing. The families owning the plantations built huge homes some of them almost small castles - one of which the Parque Sao Clemente had ceilings so beautiful that special reclining chairs were installed so that they could be better admired. This book explores those fazendas both inside and out to provide a glimpse into this glittering past. The text of the book is in Portuguese and an accompanying softcover book has the English translation. This volume was previously owned by Claudio Arrau 1903-1991 a Chilean pianist widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter tan cloth with black paper boards pictorial paste-down of one of the plantation houses inset into the front board with titlte in silver brown lettering on the spine decorative endpapers of stylised palm trees title page in red and black with a small tipped-in photograph tipped-in colour photographs throughout drawn map towards the rear of the book showing the location of the fazendas along the Rio Paraiba do Sul; folio size 13.75" by 10.5" pagination: i-iii 1-2 3-111 112-121 inscribed by Claudio Arrau "Rio de Janeiro 1981" on the first flyleaf. Please note the text is in Portuguese. Accompanying English translation in English a softcover booklet in black paper wraps stapled at the spine with gold lettering and publisher's device on the front cover 19 pp. In a slipcase covered in green paper with stylised palm tree pattern and a pictorial paper label on the front board. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards a strong square text block with solid hinges straight corners with no rubbing the interior is clean and bright with the only prior owner markings in both volumes being the name written of Claudio Arrau as noted above and each of the tipped-in photographs is in fine condition; some light stray soil marks on the spine and a small old dampstain on the bottom edge of the spine a few of the final pages have some minor rippling from the old damp else fine. The accompanying English translation is also near fine clean overall with a few shallow creases on the wraps. The slipcase is very good strong and sturdy clean overall some minor overall edge wear and it appears to have gotten wet at some point as the back is warped and the paper coverings are rippled. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Nova Fronteira Memoria Brasileira hardcover books
2011réf. 586570New York: W.W. Norton 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 1167pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with modest rubbing. W.W. Norton hardcover books
1964réf. 1403097Milan: Fratelli Fabbri Editori 1964-1965. First Thus. Hardcover. Quartos Seven Volumes plus box of photograph prints. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jackets. In full leatherette binding with gilt decorations and lettering to boards and spine. Dust jackets are pictorial black lettering on spine. Mild shelf wear and moderate edge wear to dust jackets with some peeling/wrinkling at the fore corners and along the top edges. Small closed tear in bottom edge of back cover of Vol. IV jacket. Jacket spines show varying levels of sunning which is heaviest on Vol. I IV and VII. Boards show light shelf wear with mild rubbing at corners and along board edges. Small scrapes on bottom edge of front board of Vol. I. Heads and tails of spines very lightly bumped. Vol. II shows light bumping to fore corners with more moderate bumping along the top and bottom edges of the rear board. Text blocks show light shelf wear on edges. Box of photographic prints is designed to look like the other volumes in the set and shows minor wear on its board. The top edge of the box bows outward slightly. Prints are in excellent condition. Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-Volume Area ND-MV. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. . 1403097. FP New Rockville Stock. Fratelli Fabbri Editori hardcover books
1991réf. 561696Alice Goodman 1991. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 34pp. Stapled wrappers. Small sticker offsetting on rear wrapper else fine. "A new translation by Alice Goodman commissioned by Glyndebourne for the production directed by Peter Sellars 1991. Alice Goodman unknown books
1969réf. 1398561New York: Greenwood Press Publishers 1969. First Greenwood Reprinting. Hardcover. Octavo 258 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in full gray/brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Boards have mild shelving wear. Textblock has a price sticker on the front pastedown and light age toning on the end papers. Shelved in Room A. 1398561. Special Collections. Greenwood Press Publishers hardcover books
1921réf. 68951Duluth Minnesota: Workers Socialist Publishing Co 1921. Pamphlet. Very Good . 60 pp. Duodecimo 19 cm; saddle-stapled in printed self-wrappers. Three pages of ads for other Finnish IWW Duluth etc. publications at the rear. Some minor age-toning and edgewear. A nice copy. Rare; in our searches April 2025 we located only three institutional holdings via OCLC and found no other copies offered in the trade. Finnish language edition of Alexandra Kollontay's "The Workers' Opposition in Russia / The Workers' Opposition in the Communist Party" ref: Miles 4280. Printed by the Allied Printing Trades Council of Duluth MN with their union label device printed on the rear wrap. Alexandra Kollontai/Kollontay 1872–1952 was an influential member of the Bolshevik Party that held several positions within the Soviet system throughout her life. Indeed she was amongst a very select few who remained involved in the Soviet halls of power from the earliest revolutionary times through to the latter Stalinist years. Workers Socialist Publishing Co unknown books
1981réf. 24539Oneonta: Swamp Press 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige cloth front cover paper label. Fine. 28 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Limited edition copy 11 of 100 printed on Franfurt Cream printed on a Golding letterpress with illustrations by Thomas Makoujy. Errata list. Printed in red yellow and black. Illustrated title page. The author was a German writer and GDR dissident. He studied media and journalism at the University of Leipzig. In 1968 he left the GDR state party SED. Swamp Press hardcover books
1880réf. 606864London: Davidson 1880. Softcover. Very Good. Unknown edition. Translated from the German by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Folio. Single bifolium making four pages. Notched and worn along the fold from once being bound within an album edgewear possibly trimmed along the top to fit into an album as the text is partially cutoff a small tear to the bottom of the back cover not affecting the music and toning still very good. For voice and piano. A few composers have put these words to music but OCLC locates only three holdings of this composition by F. Lancelott and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. Davidson unknown books
1970réf. 54666New York: Harry N. Abrams 1970. First edition. Hardcover. New in publisher's shipping box./as new. Quarto 9½" x 12" 654pp. Burgundy cloth boards gilt spine titles white dust jacket with color illustration in mylar cover. 102 color plates 232 b&w ilustrations. The Definitive study of Romanesque muyral painting in Italy France Spain England Germany and Austria by the outstanding authority on byzantine art. Although Romanesque painting has suffered heavily from destruction gamage and poor restoration an enormous amount still survives and displays amazing variety nobility and imaginative power. The fine photographs were specially made fo this by the celebrated Max Hirmer. Frontispiece Sant' Angelo in Formis. Apse. Christ Enthroned. Harry N. Abrams hardcover books
1952réf. 53366Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1952. First edition thus. Large quarto 12-1/4" x 9-1/4". xxvi 643 1pp. double column text. Index and glossary. Brown buckram with black spine label lettered in gilt. Title page printed in red & black. Folding map at rear of "The Roman Empire in the Later Fourth Century." Rear inner hinge reinforced with binder's tape. An ex-library book with the usual markings embossed round library stamp and rubber stamp on the title page and a library pocket on rear pastedown otherwise in very good condition. "The Theodosian Code was the first official lawbook of the Roman Empire. It contains the imperial laws during 150 years of crisis A.D. 313 to 468 just eight years before the final collapse of the Roman Empire in the West." from a portion of the d.j. mounted on the front pastedown Contents: Preface -- Introduction / C. Dickerman Williams -- Outline of Roman history / Clyde Pharr -- List of Roman emperors -- Minutes of the Senate -- The constitutionaries -- The Theodosian code -- The Sirmondian constitutions -- Novels of Theodosius II -- Novels of Valentinian III -- Novels of Majorian -- Novels of Marcian -- Novels of Severus -- Novels of Anthemius -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index -- A map of the later Roman Empire. Princeton University Press unknown books
1929réf. 52741London: The Soncino Press 1929. Limited facsimile edition. Hardcover. vg-. 1/580. 91pp. Modern vellum boards with decorative gilt design on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge of book block in gilt. This is copy #59 from a limited edition of 580 copies printed on Van Gelder mould-made paper hand numbered on the colophon at the front. This beautiful work produced by British-Jewish historian Cecil Roth contains his English translation of the 16th century illuminated manuscript which he named "The Casale Pilgrim". The manuscript acts as fascinating travel guide for important Jewish historical sites in the Middle East and the Holy Land completed in the year 1598 in Casale Monferrato in Northren Italy. The original illuminated manuscript leaves are here faithfully and vibrantly reproduced in facsimile in their entirety including the original color and the manuscript Hebrew text which accompanies each image. Roth provides English translation and commentary for each leaf on a separate page below the image. The initial pages contain Roth's introductory text which provides historical background and other scholarly information. Binding with bowing to the vellum boards as is the case with many copies. Inteiror with sporadic minor to light foxing to pages mostly to the margins with most images still quite clean. Binding and interior in very good- condition overall. The Soncino Press hardcover books
1921réf. 51705Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag 1921. 1. to 3. Thousand. Hardcover. Good condition. Quarto. 77 3 pp. Three-quarter black library tape over turquois boards with black lettering on cover white on spine protected by modern mylar. Frontispiece portrait photograph. Authorized translation from the Russian. Divided into three chapters A. Efross' first contribution is entitle "Wardrobe of the King" elaborating on Chagall's early time. J. Tugendhol in part two offers a biographical sketch of Chagall. Finally A. Efross on Chagall and the "Nature of Creating" and secondChagall's palette and graphics. First book published on Marc Chagall. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of Chagall's paintings and sketches throughout. Contains list of illustrations at rear with last page containing Kiepenheuer advertisments on contemporary art including Kokoschka Lehmbruck Klee Archipenko and others. Binding with minor wear along edges and lightly sunned along edges. Block lightly age-toned. Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag hardcover books
1946réf. 49323Paris: Éditions Émile-Paul Frères 1946. Limited edition. Softcover. Very good to near fine condition. 911 of Nos. 101 to 1600 on white vellum. Quarto. 1603pp. Original handmade textured gray artists wraps with red vignette and black lettering on cover housed in light gray cardboard clamshell box with light blue Rilke initials and black lettering on cover both protected by modern mylar. Engraved title page with blue lettering tissue guard. Decorative initials. Illustrated with the title page engraving and eleven additional full page engravings by Jacques Despierre. "The Florentine Journal the earliest of the Rilke diaries that have been preserved runs from April 15 to July 6 1898. At the age of twenty-one the poet had then published only a few youthful tales and poems notably Advent and Couronne de Reve. Begun in Florence continued in Viareggio and ended in Zoppot the Journal Florentin is .a logue a travel letter in several parts interspersed with reflections on art that Rilke wrote for his great friend Lou Andreas-Salome in the manner of Goethe recounting his trip to Italy for Madame von Stein." Text in French. Clamshell box with light wear along edges few chips small closed tears; rubbed. Block partially unopened at top edge. Clamshell in overall very good binding and interior in near fine condition. Éditions Émile-Paul Frères unknown books
1848réf. 47660Krotoschin Krotoszyn: B. L. Monasch & Sohn 1848. First German edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Octavo. viii 315 1 558 392pp. Bound in modern brown half-cloth over decorative paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and decorative ruling on spine. Light brown endpapers. The author Isaac Aboab lived in Toledo at the end of the 14th century. His Hebrew work Menorath HaMe'or "The Candelabrum of Light" is a classic ethical work. It became immensely popular among the Jews in the Middle Ages with more than seventy editions printed. Originally written in Hebrew it was translated into Spanish Ladino Yiddish and German with the 1st edition printed in Constantinople in 1514. "Developing the image of the seven-branched candlestick cf. Num. 4:9 Isaac divides his work into seven nerot "lamps". These in turn are subdivided into main divisions parts and chapters. Using the three parts of Psalms 34:15 as general headings he assigns the seven lamps to them in the following manner: a "Depart from evil" 1 guard against envy lust ambition; 2 be wary of sins attendant upon speech. b "Do good" 3 observance of mitzvot such as circumcision rearing of children prayer festivals honoring parents founding a family charity justice; 4 study of Torah; 5 repentance. c "Seek peace and pursue it" 6 peace and love for fellowman; and 7 humility. Into this rather loose framework lsaac fitted a wealth of aggadic material culled from the Talmud and the vast midrashic literature. His use of passages from aggadic works now lost and the variants in the talmudic and midrashic texts he cites make the Menorat ha-Ma'or of great importance for establishing the text of the Talmud used in the Spanish-North African academies as distinct from that of the Franco-German school. Isaac is selective in using esoteric texts and he fights shy of statements that may provoke doubt and heresy." -see:encyclopedia dot com. The translation by R. J. Fürstenthal was completed by Benzion Behrend. Block somewhat browned with sporadic light foxing. Water stain at lower foredge and bottom visible for about fifty pages. Binding in overall very good interior in good condition. B. L. Monasch & Sohn hardcover books
1726réf. 47666Amsterdam: Antoni Schoonenburg en Nicolaas Ten Hoorn 1726. First Dutch edition. Hardcover. g to near fine. Folio. Vol. 1: 15 leaves 850 10pp. 19 plates incl. frontispiece title and Lundius portrait and tabernacle in forewords; Vol. 2: 1 852 11pp. 6 plates. Original calf with gilt double ruling on covers and gilt lettering on spine six raised bands. Speckled edges. Illustrated title page engraving. Title pages printed in red and black both with engraved vignettes. Decorative initials and endpieces. Marginalia. In the forewords in volume one that of the editor contains a full page portrait engraving of Lund rendered by P. Houbraken the author 's foreword contains a full page engraving of the plan of the tabernacle and its courtyard. Important and often-referenced treatise on ancient Jewish rites and symbolism the tabernacle the temple the high priests the Levites and the services of the old Hebrews written by the Lutheran pastor Johann Lund. The German edition was published posthumously in 1711 by Lund's son Thomas Lund. It is profusely illustrated with twenty-five full-page copper plate engravings four of them folding depicting the tabernacle the Arc of the Convenant the altar for sacrifices sepulchers the Temple of Solomon copper cleansing vessels the high priests and the Levites the idol Moloch receiving human sacrifices memorial charms for head and arms various plans e.g. the shape and arrangement of the bedsteads at the tabernacle among others. In addition the work is illustrated with numerous in-text copper engravings showing various essentials used in ceremonies as well as ancient coins and line drawings of architectural details. Both volumes contain registers at rear. Text in Dutch. Bindings with some wear along edges scuffing and very light fraying at corners front joint of volume one almost cracked and quarter inch chip along head and tail of spine volume two only at head. Rubbed. Bindings in overall good- interior in very good plates in near fine condition. Antoni Schoonenburg, en Nicolaas Ten Hoorn hardcover books
1723réf. 21208London: Printed by S. Palmer 1723. First English language edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Large quarto. XXVIII 540pp. Original gilt-stamped calf with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Vignette on title page. Title in red and black lettering. Decorative head- tailpieces and initials. Originally published in 1696 "Apparatus biblicus" is a development of the author's "Introduction à la Lecture de l'Ecriture Sainte" 1689. In this work he calls in question the historical character of the Book of Tobias and the Book of Judith and maintains that even after the Council of Trent a difference of authority should be recognized between the proto-canonical and deutero-canonical books of the Bible. This work examines also subjects such as the history of the Hebrews and the Holy Land a description of the Tabernacle and Temple a history of the scriptures and a great many tangential matters like the plants animals minerals diseases and customs mentioned in the Bible. Illustrated with thirty striking copper plates including frontispiece with a folding map of the known world. This work is divided into three parts: 1 Of the Origin History and Antiquities of the Jews; 2 Of the Canon; 3 Of the False Gods together with an Explanation of Scriptural Names. Many of the plates are folded and some depict the following views: Map of the World; Noah's Ark; the Tower of Babel; Map of the Holy Land; Plan of the Ancient City of Jerusalem; the Ark of the Covenant; the Temple; the High Priest; the Great Sanhedrim; etc. Head and tail of spine chipped. Rubbing along edges of binding. Front hinge starting but front board still firmly attached. Minor to moderate age-toning/foxing to very first and very last pages. Minor worming and water-staining to upper margin of the last hundred pages not affecting text or plates. Binding in overall fair interior in good plates in very good condition. About the author: Bernard Lamy 1640-1715 was a French Oratorian mathematician and theologian. Printed by S. Palmer hardcover books
