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1978réf. 96466ABMünchen, Callwey, 1978. Nachdruck d. Orig.-Ausg. Dresden u. Leipzig 1723; 2. Aufl. Kl.-8°. Mit 1 Tafel. 7 Bll., 288 S. OLwd. m. OU. - Sehr gutes Ex. 2
1891réf. 73939Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot 1891. VIII, 580 Seiten. Ouvrage illustré de 16 chromolithographies et de 300 gravures sur bois (Dont 20 tirées hors texte). 4° (25 - 35 cm). Halblederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rücken und Buntpapierbezug. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1867réf. 15458Paris: Veuve Jules Renouard 1867. Folio 35 cm 13.75". Add. engr. t.-p. 2 81 1 pp.; 22 plts. Only the Bibliotheque Nationale copy is traced via any major database. Edited and contributed to by the prolific French author Paul Lacroix best known as "Bibliophile Jacob" this lovely collection of short stories poems and meditations by Lacroix Balzac Émile Délerot Charles Nodier et al. is illustrated with 22 large steel engravings done by J.C. Armytage W. Greatbach J.B. Allen J.T. Willmore F. Joubert and others after designs by artists including Turner Webster etc. Contemporary quarter morocco over paper-covered sides spine with gilt-stamped title; binding lightly rubbed over sides and extremities. Front pastedown with small armorial bookplate. Front free endpaper and first few leaves separated. Occasional faint pencilled vocabulary annotations in English. Scattered light spots of foxing with most plates clean and untouched a few showing some spotting in margins. Veuve Jules Renouard unknown books
1877réf. 037894Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot 1877. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good. Quarter red leather - spine slightly darkened with age - over red gilt cloth boards. Slight wear at edges and light rubbing to face and hinges but generally bright and a lovely book. Illustrated with 400 woodcuts and 13 chromolithographs. Missing a few tissue guards. Size: Quarto 4to. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Science & Technology; Inventory No: 037894. Librairie de Firmin-Didot hardcover books
1876réf. 037895Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot 1876. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good. Quarter red leather - spine slightly darkened with age - over red gilt cloth boards. Slight wear at edges and light rubbing to face and hinges but generally bright and a lovely book. Illustrated with 410 woodcuts and 14 chromolithographs - missing a few tissue guards. The third edition. Size: Quarto 4to. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Religion & Theology; Inventory No: 037895. Librairie de Firmin-Didot hardcover books
1709réf. 178952Hamburg: Benjamin Schiller 1709. Regulating commerce First edition of this proposal to establish commercial courts and colleges in Prussia and other German territories. In his dedication to Frederick I of Prussia Marperger argues that commerce flourishes under sound laws and the prompt administration of justice. Paul Jacob Marperger 1656-1730 trade adviser to the courts of Poland and Saxony was a prolific cameralist author publishing around 60 works. "Marperger's works are all very scarce today partly because many were privately printed and had limited distribution and partly because they were so useful that they were literally 'read to pieces'" Kress p. 2. Praising the regulation of trade in Lübeck Hamburg and especially Leipzig Marperger examines how commercial courts and colleges should be established staffed and administered. He also examines merchants' rights statutes customary law and European trading practices. The second part contains an expanded German version of Jacques Savary's Parères 1688 a collection of legal opinions and decisions on commercial disputes. Quarto 205 x 166 mm pp. 18 524 pp. 361-368 numbered twice 481-488 omitted; 256 32. Engraved frontispiece. Contemporary vellum with yapp edges spine lettered in gilt on tan ground edges sprinkled red. Ownership signature to front free endpaper "Joh. Conradi Gosweileri. Lipsiæ. 1712"; possibly Hans Konrad Gossweiler 1665-1750 founder of the silk-manufacturing business Gossweiler zum Brunnen in Zurich or his son of the same name 1694-1760. Binding very well-preserved; light toning and foxing to contents: an excellent copy. Kress Library of Business and Economics biennial Report 1984/1986. hardcover
1716réf. 152409Hamburg: Benjamin Schiller's widow 1716. A complete kitchen dictionary First edition of this "rare culinary encyclopaedia by the famous economist. A rich source for both gastronomic and cultural history" Weiss translated. Paul Jacob Marperger 1656-1730 trade adviser to the courts of Poland and Saxony was a prolific cameralist author publishing around 60 works. "Marperger's works are all very scarce today partly because many were privately printed and had limited distribution and partly because they were so useful that they were literally 'read to pieces'" Kress p. 2. The book is vast - over 1300 pages with the text in two columns - and arranged alphabetically from Aal eels: "provides a sticky and slimy nourishment" to Zwiebeln onions: "provide no nourishment in themselves but serve rather as a condiment". Marperger combines extensive citations of ancient and modern authors with his own commentary emphasizing the effects of food and drink on health. Quarto 200 x 167 mm pp. 16 1352. Integral engraved frontispiece explanation leaf bound preceding it woodcut illustration on p. 624. Contemporary calf spine lettered in gilt on black label gilt decoration in compartments. Bookplate dated 1906 of Fritz Josef Edler von Gutfeld 1888-1947 director of the bacteriological department at Berlin's Krankenhaus am Urban and later head of department at the city's Jewish Hospital who emigrated to the US in 1939. Light worming to rear joint 8 cm closed tear extending into text on 3M2 small marginal paper repair to 8A1; otherwise an excellent well-preserved copy. Weiss Gastronomia 2460. Kress Library of Business and Economics biennial Report 1984/1986. unknown
1964réf. P-04451New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. In Mylar jacket protector. Facsimile of rare 1878 edition in original large quarto format. Out of print. Illustrated with over 400 wood engravings. Binding is cloth. Frederick Ungar Publishing hardcover
1877réf. 1004B23Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie 1877. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 8". Compère Daumont Pralon et Werner. First edition of this detailled French-language history of the science and literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance beautifully and profusely illustrated including with thirteen chromolithographic plates. First edition.Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth.In the original French.Lovely contemporary inscription to the first page dated 1878.Containing thirteen chromolithographic plates including the frontispiece five monochrome plates and numerous further in-text engravings. Collated complete.In-depth historical glimpse into the science and literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Written by prominent French author and journalist Paul Lacroix who often wrote under the name "Bibliophile Jacob". In publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Lovely contemporary inscription to the first page dated 1878. Externally smart with slight bumping and rubbing leading to minor loss of cloth and cracking along the front joint culminating in a small tear to the spine head. With a few scattered marks. Internally firmly bound. Bright and clean with the exception of the occasional spot heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
1874réf. 964T1London: Bickers & Son 1874. Leather. Good. 10.5" by 7.5". F. Kellerhoven; Regamey; L. Allard. A brightly illustrated history of the military and religious life of the Middle Ages and Renaissance period with fourteen chromolithographic plates. Illustrated with fourteen chromolithographic plates and four hundred engravings on wood. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive history of the military and religious life of the Middle Ages and Renaissance period from a series on these ages including works on manners and customs dress and arts. This work explores the military activities of the time period from wars and armies to naval matters the crusades military orders and the idea of chivalry. Alongside the religious orders of the day including clergies religious orders pilgrimages heresies the inquisition and more. With information on the burials and funeral ceremonies of both areas. Written by Paul Lacroix a French author and journalist best known by his pseudonym P. L. Jacob bibliophile or Bibliophile Jacob suggested by his great interest in libraries and books generally. Illustrated by Franz Kellerhoven a German visual artist and lithographer Felix Regamey a French artist and book illustrator of the Japonism movement and L. Allard a French illustrator. Dated from the Canterbury Cathedral library. Bound by Bickers & Son London. Rebacked with the original full calf binding with gilt. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Loss to the spine labels with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Bound by Bickers & Son London. Good Bickers & Son hardcover
1878réf. 862T43Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie 1878. Leather. Good. 11" by 8". None. The third edition of this illustrated study of French 18th century institutions customs and costumes in the original French language. French language. Illustrated with twenty-one chromolithographs many of which are in full colour and three hundred and fifty wood engravings. Collated complete. A detailed study of eighteenth century institutions customs and costumes. Written by Paul Lacroix a French author and journalist. In the original quarter red morocco binding with red cloth boards. Externally smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Loss to the head and tail of the spine. Front joint starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Good Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
1857réf. 936Q14London : Addey and Co. 1857. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 19.5" by 14.5". Gustave Dore . The strikingly illustrated first Dore edition of Pierre Dupont's depiction of The Wandering Jew with twelve plates from Gustave Dore. A first edition thus being the first edition of this work with Dore's illustrations. Collated complete with twelve plates. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth. This work is a poem on the legend with the prologue and epilogue by Pierre Dupont. With the Compliant and Beranger's Ballad set to music with the pianoforte accompaniment written by Ernest Dore present at the start of this work. Translated into English with critical remarks by George W Thornbury with a bibliographical notice to this work by Paul Lacroix.Gustave Dore was a prolific printmaker artist and illustrator known primarily for his wood engravings. He had a very successful illustrated Bible which earned him a major exhibition in London which later lead to the foundation of the Dore Gallery in Bond Street. Dore depicts the legend of the Wandering Jew's immortal journey from the crucifixion of Christ to Judgement Day. The beautiful monochrome artwork is filled with Dore's usual dramatic style constructed with biblical epic conflict woven into each stroke displaying this terrible legend in all its glory. With sweeping powerful illustrations befitting the legend Gustave Dore's collected work is enchantingly presented in this extremely scarce volume. With the bookplate of Wilfred Francis Southall. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth. Externally worn with marking and damp staining to the cloth. Front board has detached with the loss and lifting to the backstrip. Cloth to rear board is cockled. Rear board is tender with cords visible. Lacking front free endpaper. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally binding is tender with the textblock split in a couple of places. Half title detached but present. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting and a few handling marks including to plate extremities. Small tear to p81 not affecting text. Good Only Addey and Co. hardcover
1869réf. 937Y2Paris : Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres 1869-1875. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 11.5" by 8". F. Kellerhoven. A selection of extensive French works two on the art morals and costumes of the Middle Ages together with a religious study. This set comprises three richly illustrated artistic studies two of which examine the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the third of which offers a detailed religious history of Jesus Christ and Christian art. Each bound in the publisher's red decorative cloth. Each volume is illustrated throughout the text with engravings as well as a selection of coloured plates. With nineteen plates to 'Les Arts' fifteen plates to 'Moeurs' and sixteen plates to 'Jesus Christ'. Collated complete. Comprising the following works:'Les Arts au Moyen Age et a L'Epoque de La Renaissance' by Paul Lacroix. Second edition 1869.'Moeurs Usages et Costumes au Moyen Age et a L'Epoque de La Renaissance' by Paul Lacroix. First edition 1871. Depicting costumes and clothing from the Middle Ages including ornate knight armor for both men and horses female dresses court jesters and more. Lacroix was a French author and journalist. He is known best by his pseudonym P.L. Jacob bibliophile or Bibliophile Jacob. 'Jesus-Christ' by Louis Veuillot with a study of Christian art by E. Cartier. First edition 1875. Exploring religious monuments of art from the Catacombs to present day. Veuillot was a French journalist and author who helped to popularise ultramontanism a movement advocating absolute papal supremacy. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally with water damage to the boards of 'Jesus Christ'. With rubbing to the extremities and darkening to the spines. Hinges are starting but firm. Tear to the spine head cloth of 'Les Arts'. Front joint of 'Moeurs Usages' cracked with spine leather lifting. Front board held by cords only. Bookplate of one T & M. Morison to the front pastedowns of 'Les Arts' and 'Moeurs' and bookplate of the Artists' Society of Landham Chambers to 'Jesus Christ'. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with a tidemark to the top of the pages of 'Les Arts' and the odd spot throughout the set. Good Only Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres hardcover
réf. 1L6271Leuckart Helmstedt 1781. XXIV/24 S. broschiert etwas stockfleckig/Stempel auf Titel. - Paul Jacob Bruns 1743 in Preetz - 1814 in Halle an der Saale war deutscher lutherischer Theologe Orientalist Literaturhistoriker Bibliothekar und Professor der Universitäten Helmstedt und Halle - unknown
réf. 3d416Heimeran München 1978. 1352 S. mit einem 48 seitigen Begleitheft Pbd. im Schuber. - gutes Exemplar/Faksimile der Ausgabe Hamburg Benjamin Schiller 1716 - unknown
1882réf. 952P52Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles 1882. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7 by 4.5. None. A scarce limited edition volume of two poems by G. Cretin and H. Salel in the original French. A scarce limited edition of three-hundred and forty copies of which this is numbered one-hundred and seventy-four printed on Hollande paper. Bound by Thierry. In the original French.A volume of two French poems being "Debats Entre Deux Dames sur le Passetemps des Chiens et des Oiseaux" by G. Cretin and "La Chasse Royalle" by H. Salel. Two brilliant poems on wildlife and hunting as a pastime both by sixteenth century poets.With a notice by Paul Lacroix and notes by Ernest Jullien. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards bound by Thierry. Externally smart. Spine is faded. Light rubbing to the extremities and very light to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good Indeed Librairie des Bibliophiles hardcover
1881réf. 952P54Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles 1881. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A scarce limited edition work of Gaston III's medieval treatise on hunting. A scarce limited edition of three-hundred and forty copies of which this is numbered three-hundred and twenty on Hollande paper. In the original French.Bound by Raftolter. 'Le Bon Varlet de Chiens' is extracted from the medieval book on hunting 'Livre de Chasse' compiled by Gaston III Count of Foix during the fourteenth century.Gaston III was a master hunter leaving behind his influential text on hunting which provides a brilliant resource on medieval hunting techniques. With a notice by Paul Lacroix and notes by Ernest Jullien. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards bound by Raftolter. Externally smart lightly rubbed. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Half-title is working loose. Very Good Indeed Librairie des Bibliophiles hardcover
réf. A9781498118323Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1892réf. 860B79Paris : E. Flammarion 1892. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". none. A lovely leather two volume set of the fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Two volumes of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Limited edition copies. Limited to five hundred on Dutch paper number 230. With a preface by Paul Lacroix exploring the fabulist and storyteller. Some of the fables that appear across these volumes include The Raven and the Frog The Two Mules and The Wolf and the Dog. Jean de la Fontain was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. In quarter leather with marbled boards. Externally generally lovely with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous owner inscription to the page after the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed E. Flammarion hardcover
1968réf. 034400Calcutta: P.LAL 1968. Book. Very Good Book condition. Soft cover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. P. LAL publisher Calcutta. Long inscription by poet and signed by him. Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair. P.LAL Paperback
2009réf. DADAX1104782057Kessinger Publishing 2009-07-17. paperback. New. 6.00x0.84x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
réf. 3409900217.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1875réf. 202788956144London: Bickers and Son 1875. Fine Leather Bound by Morrell. Near Fine. THIS FOUR VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY MORRELL IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RIBS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE TO SPINES. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS WOOD CUTS AND CHROMO PLATES. LARGE BOOKS MEASURE 10.75"x8". PUBLICATION DATES 1875-1878. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN SCARCE MORRELL BINDING. Bickers and Son unknown
1878réf. 28763Very Good. This 1878 first printing of Paul Lacroix's XVIIIe Siècle: Lettres Sciences et Arts en France 1700–1789 is a richly illustrated folio documenting French Enlightenment-era cultural production across fine and decorative arts. Published in Paris by Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie it features 16 chromolithographs and over 250 in-text engravings along with comprehensive commentary on painting sculpture music furniture design architecture engraving porcelain and jewelry from Louis XIV to the pre-Revolutionary period. The binding is red leather and decorative cloth with ornate gilt decoration gilt edges and patterned endpapers. The book is complete with minor rubbing and shelf wear consistent with its age. A visual and textual reference on 18th-century French design and aesthetics including artists such as Watteau Boucher Chardin and Coypel and designers like Cressent and Lazarre Duvaux. This copy rarely appears on the market. QUESTIONS AND PHOTO REQUESTS WELCOME. Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
1871réf. 28758This 1871 third edition of Paul Lacroix's study of medieval and Renaissance European material culture presents a single large volume bound in gilt-stamped leather spine and red cloth boards with patterned endpapers and bright gilt edges. The publisher Firmin Didot Frères of Paris issued this edition in large octavo format across 548 pages. Topics include early movable type and printing musical instruments such as the syrinx and gigue military traditions of Charlemagne's era and textile and architectural styles including Byzantine and Romanesque forms. Hundreds of engravings depict iconography weaponry costumes and artifacts. Condition: Very Good. The binding remains secure with minor edgewear; page edges remain vibrant. Red cloth boards color and gilt are faded. Internally complete with clean pages and unmarred illustrations. Includes 19 chromolithograph plates as called for which have retained their vibrant color. Mild to moderate foxing throughout. A refined artifact of 19th-century French publishing. Item Number: #28758. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. De Firmin Didot Frères hardcover
