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1872réf. ST17640-G121872-1921. 60 different editions in 61 volumes. Most items in their original publisher's bindings mostly cloth or wrappers and a few in limp suede; one in half morocco. Condition ranging from very good to very fine; many of the cloth items with light shelfwear rubbing to edges mild soiling fraying to head and tail of spine and minor condition issues internally light scattered foxing and browning a handful of items with more noticeable condition issues spine partially lost rubbed joints moderate browning etc. but on the whole an excellent group. Amassed over the course of many years by a passionate collector of the Rubaiyat this is a very substantial and wide-ranging group of 60 works that attest to the work's enduring popularity more than 150 years after Edward FitzGerald introduced it to the West. Son of a wealthy Irish landowner FitzGerald had enough money to pursue a rather desultory literary career as a "genteel gipsy" in Terhune's words before beginning to study languages in middle age. He started his translation of the quatrains "rubáiyát" in Persian attributed to "Umar Khayyam" in 1856; according to DNB about half of FitzGerald's final work paraphrases rather than directly translates portions of the 11th century poem while the rest is original verse inspired by Omar. "The result is generally seen as being in some ways an original English poem one that is much better known than Omar's poem is in Persian." DNB In Jewett's opinion it certainly earned FitzGerald "a prominent place among the immortals of English literature." In 1858 FitzGerald submitted 25 of the "less wicked" verses to "Fraser's Magazine" only to be rejected. He had 250 copies published anonymously at his own expense but had no luck selling them. Admitting defeat he gave 200 copies to Quaritch; these sold so poorly that they were relegated to the penny bin where Potter says they were discovered--and soon celebrated--by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Algernon Swinburne. Those copies that remained unsold when Quaritch moved to Piccadilly in 1860 were either lost or destroyed but by 1861 Rossetti and his Pre-Raphaelite brethren along with Celtic scholar Whitley Stokes were evangelizing for the work embracing the lush lyrical verse that would move English poetry away from Victorian orthodoxy and convention. According to Day by the end of the 19th century "a copy of the 'Rubaiyat' upon an Oxford table was a symbol of sophistication. Today . . . it remains the most popular single poem of the Victorian era." The present collection is especially strong in illustrated editions with more than 25 artists represented including Edmund Dulac Elihu Vedder Willy Pogany Adelaide Hanscom Gilbert James Edmund J. Sullivan Arthur Szyk René Bull and Abanindro Nath Tagore. Notable text editions in this group include a Third Edition of FitzGerald's translation; a First Published American Edition; and a signed and inscribed copy of Eben Francis Thompson's translation. There is also a small group of fine press printings including examples by the Gregynog Press Thomas Mosher and Elbert Hubbard. There are no duplicated editions in this collection and there are no trade paperbacks. A full list of the collection's contents is available upon request. unknown
1872réf. ST17640-G121872-1921. 60 different editions in 61 volumes. Most items in their original publisher's bindings mostly cloth or wrappers and a few in limp suede; one in half morocco. Condition ranging from very good to very fine; many of the cloth items with light shelfwear rubbing to edges mild soiling fraying to head and tail of spine and minor condition issues internally light scattered foxing and browning a handful of items with more noticeable condition issues spine partially lost rubbed joints moderate browning etc. but on the whole an excellent group. Amassed over the course of many years by a passionate collector of the Rubaiyat this is a very substantial and wide-ranging group of 60 works that attest to the work's enduring popularity more than 150 years after Edward FitzGerald introduced it to the West. Son of a wealthy Irish landowner FitzGerald had enough money to pursue a rather desultory literary career as a "genteel gipsy" in Terhune's words before beginning to study languages in middle age. He started his translation of the quatrains "rubáiyát" in Persian attributed to "Umar Khayyam" in 1856; according to DNB about half of FitzGerald's final work paraphrases rather than directly translates portions of the 11th century poem while the rest is original verse inspired by Omar. "The result is generally seen as being in some ways an original English poem one that is much better known than Omar's poem is in Persian." DNB In Jewett's opinion it certainly earned FitzGerald "a prominent place among the immortals of English literature." In 1858 FitzGerald submitted 25 of the "less wicked" verses to "Fraser's Magazine" only to be rejected. He had 250 copies published anonymously at his own expense but had no luck selling them. Admitting defeat he gave 200 copies to Quaritch; these sold so poorly that they were relegated to the penny bin where Potter says they were discovered--and soon celebrated--by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Algernon Swinburne. Those copies that remained unsold when Quaritch moved to Piccadilly in 1860 were either lost or destroyed but by 1861 Rossetti and his Pre-Raphaelite brethren along with Celtic scholar Whitley Stokes were evangelizing for the work embracing the lush lyrical verse that would move English poetry away from Victorian orthodoxy and convention. According to Day by the end of the 19th century "a copy of the 'Rubaiyat' upon an Oxford table was a symbol of sophistication. Today . . . it remains the most popular single poem of the Victorian era." The present collection is especially strong in illustrated editions with more than 25 artists represented including Edmund Dulac Elihu Vedder Willy Pogany Adelaide Hanscom Gilbert James Edmund J. Sullivan Arthur Szyk René Bull and Abanindro Nath Tagore. Notable text editions in this group include a Third Edition of FitzGerald's translation; a First Published American Edition; and a signed and inscribed copy of Eben Francis Thompson's translation. There is also a small group of fine press printings including examples by the Gregynog Press Thomas Mosher and Elbert Hubbard. There are no duplicated editions in this collection and there are no trade paperbacks. A full list of the collection's contents is available upon request. unknown books
1806réf. 145411Paris: Barba 1806. A beautiful copy Scarce first edition of this essential culinary encyclopaedia the most popular work published by a professional cook in the 19th century. Viard a worthy competitor to Carême in terms of celebrity dedicated his book to the famed gourmand and restaurant reviewer Grimod de La Reynière praising Grimod and his fellow food enthusiasts for having elevated culinary discourse. "To judge from his practical knowledge Viard must have been a professional cook at one time thought to have been chef de cuisine to Louis Philippe comte de Ségur and Francis Egerton 8th Earl of Bridgewater but he described himself simply as an homme de bouche food expert probably someone in charge of catering for a large household. Despite his book's impressive title Viard declared he was writing for 'all levels of fortune' in this egalitarian society of citoyens and indeed the polished text includes such basics as pea soup quick-cooked rabbit and salt cod provençale. At a higher level he was the first cook to describe the classic puffy soufflé flavoured with chestnuts frangipane white coffee vanilla or potato still a novelty that became such a symbol of France. The book did well even when the restoration of the French monarchy required a hasty title change to Le cuisinier royale and the 'year of revolutions' in 1848 precipitated another change this time to Le cuisinier national. only to revert to impérial once more under Emperor Napoleon III. The text too underwent hundreds of additions first by Viard and later by colleagues allowing it to remain in print until 1875" Willan running to at least thirty-two editions. Food scholar Darra Goldstein notes that Le cuisinier impérial also contains the first published recipe for apple charlotte. Hector Dubois d'Enghien was a trade bookbinder son of the prominent Brussels binder Joseph-François Dubois d'Enghien 1841-1923. He took over his father's workshop c.1918 and partnered with Edmond Dooms a gilder from De Samblanx in 1923. An accomplished scholar Hector Dubois d'Enghien wrote a history of bookbinding in Belgium published in 1954. The first edition of Le cuisinier impérial is rare both institutionally and commercially. WorldCat Library Hub and KVK locate just six copies institutionally: three copies in Germany Badische LB LB Rheinland-Pfalz Sächsische LB two in the US Harvard Schlesinger Indiana and one in France BnF. We can trace four copies at auction since the 1920s only one of which is dated from within the last 45 years. Octavo 192 x 122 mm. Beautifully bound by Dubois d'Enghien-Dooms in early 20th-century dark green straight-grain half morocco smooth spine lettered in gilt separated into compartments with gilt scrollwork rolls and double fillets floral motifs to first third fourth and fifth compartments marbled boards edges sprinkled blue. Bound like Cagle without the first leaf half-title verso a publisher's advertisement. Fine externally; binder's stamp to front pastedown contents evenly browned and generally clean central gatherings foxed and single stain to sig. 7.7 small spot to p. 387 partly obscuring one word a few ink marks to Index. An excellent copy. Cagle 433; Vicaire 860; Willan pp. 258-9. Not in Bitting see note on p. 478 for later editions. Darra Goldstein The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets 2015. hardcover
1758réf. 141839Paris: J. Barbou 1758. full brown leather border stamped in blind on the front and rear boards gilt ornaments on spine title in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red marbled endsheets. small 8vo. full brown leather border stamped in blind on the front and rear boards gilt ornaments on spine title in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red marbled endsheets. 1ff.-92 3 -263 pages. Pour éclaircir quelques traits de l"histoire de l'Imprimerie & prouver que Guttemberg n'en est pas l'Inventeur. Two works bound in one. Very rare first edition Bigmore and Wyman p.228. Private bookplate of Jackson Burke on the verso of the front free endpaper. Contemporary boards with some rubbing to the spine and extremities corners a bit worn gilt on the spine is lightly flaking evidence of bookplate removal to front and rear pastedowns. Else a fine copy of this very scarce work. Two works bound together. Complete titles are: Dissertation sur l'origine et les progrès de l'art de graver en bois 1758 and De l'origine et des productions de l'imprimerie primitive en taille de bois 1759. Fournier 1712--1768 was born in Paris and trained as a wood engraver. He later turned to steel engraving. In the first essay Fournier sets out to prove that Gutenberg was not the inventor of the printing press by examining the history of printing. He believes that the technology Gutenberg made popular existed long before the German printer's work. The second volume follows this up with further discussion of the origins of woodcut prints. Fournier wrongly disputes the dating of Mr. De Bure le Jeune concerning the Gutenberg Bible but he is the first with the help of an observation by Gerard Meerman to note the progressive increase in the number of lines per page in the early stages of Bible production. J. Barbou unknown
1758réf. 141839Paris: J. Barbou 1758. full brown leather border stamped in blind on the front and rear boards gilt ornaments on spine title in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red marbled endsheets. small 8vo. full brown leather border stamped in blind on the front and rear boards gilt ornaments on spine title in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red marbled endsheets. 1ff.-92 3 -263 pages. Pour éclaircir quelques traits de l"histoire de l'Imprimerie & prouver que Guttemberg n'en est pas l'Inventeur. Two works bound in one. Very rare first edition Bigmore and Wyman p.228. Private bookplate of Jackson Burke on the verso of the front free endpaper. Contemporary boards with some rubbing to the spine and extremities corners a bit worn gilt on the spine is lightly flaking evidence of bookplate removal to front and rear pastedowns. Else a fine copy of this very scarce work. Two works bound together. Complete titles are: Dissertation sur l'origine et les progrès de l'art de graver en bois 1758 and De l'origine et des productions de l'imprimerie primitive en taille de bois 1759. Fournier 1712--1768 was born in Paris and trained as a wood engraver. He later turned to steel engraving. In the first essay Fournier sets out to prove that Gutenberg was not the inventor of the printing press by examining the history of printing. He believes that the technology Gutenberg made popular existed long before the German printer's work. The second volume follows this up with further discussion of the origins of woodcut prints. Fournier wrongly disputes the dating of Mr. De Bure le Jeune concerning the Gutenberg Bible but he is the first with the help of an observation by Gerard Meerman to note the progressive increase in the number of lines per page in the early stages of Bible production. J. Barbou unknown books
1871réf. 67574New York: Currier & Ives 1871. Attractive Gold Rush Print by Currier & Ives A fine handcolored lithograph by Currier & Ives depicting placer miners in California during the Gold Rush. In the foreground two men are shown shoveling sediment into a Long Tom capped with a sluice box while another man scoops up the remainder and deposits it into a rocker box. Behind them another trio work hard rock with pickaxes and a high-pressure hose. A small mining camp can be seen in the distance with a group of redwood stumps as evidence of their construction activities. Number eleven in the New Best 50 Currier & Ives prints. Not in Peters. Light tanning and soiling small chip to upper right corner. Very good. Matted. CONNINGHAM 2412. CURRIER & IVES CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ 2622. unknown
1871réf. 67574New York: Currier & Ives 1871. Attractive Gold Rush Print by Currier & Ives A fine handcolored lithograph by Currier & Ives depicting placer miners in California during the Gold Rush. In the foreground two men are shown shoveling sediment into a Long Tom capped with a sluice box while another man scoops up the remainder and deposits it into a rocker box. Behind them another trio work hard rock with pickaxes and a high-pressure hose. A small mining camp can be seen in the distance with a group of redwood stumps as evidence of their construction activities. Number eleven in the New Best 50 Currier & Ives prints. Not in Peters. Light tanning and soiling small chip to upper right corner. Very good. Matted. CONNINGHAM 2412. CURRIER & IVES CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ 2622. unknown books
1872réf. 303445London 1872. Albumen print measuring 11-5/8 x 16-1/4 in 295 x 412 mm. Laid down on thick cream card with manuscript caption measuring 17 x 21 in. Image slightly faded card chipped with some minor soiling one tear not affecting image. Albumen print measuring 11-5/8 x 16-1/4 in 295 x 412 mm. A rare survival. This image appears in William Bradford's fabled book of photographs Arctic Regions. It was taken by either Dunmore or Critcherson the two professional photographers from Boston who accompanied Bradford on his 1869 expedition to the Arctic on the steamship Panther. It was probably taken at Upernavik a settlement on an island off Greenland's west coast or Godhavn. Arctic Regions included 141 albumen prints in addition to Bradford's account of the voyage. The title of the photograph here varies from the printed caption in the book where it reads: "Plate Number: 116 Esquimaux igloe or winter hut made of turf and stones. The entrance is to the left through a door which is about three and a half feet high. The length of the passage is about twelve or fifteen feet and at the farther end is another door through which one almost has to crawl on his hands and knees. After passing through there is then room to stand erect but one is forced to leave very soon owing to the bad air." This photograph is slightly larger than the one in the book which is 277 x 365mm. Furthermore the image in the book is cropped closer on the right and left margins. The New York Public Library has a folio of 26 images of near identicle size mounted on card. The portfolio was donated to the library in 1892 as part of the Robert Stuart Collection. According to Horch originally all of these images were captioned in manuscript though were later remounted with typed captions as "the original ink-written captions for the photographs had badly faded by 1940." It's interesting that the caption on their duplicate of this image is the same as ours and the image itself has not been cropped. Horch writes that Bradford probably not only selected these images himself but "closely directed the actual taking of the photographs." It's entirely likely that Bradford would have had extra prints made to distribute to friends repay favors and most of all to solicit subscribers to what was a very expensive book to publish. Given how it conforms to the examples in the Robert Stuart portfolio this particular image is probably one of them. Horch Frank. "Photographs and Paintings by William Bradford". American Art Journal 5.2 1973: pp 61-70; cf Parr and Badger I p31Prm/photo unknown
1872réf. 303445London 1872. Albumen print measuring 11-5/8 x 16-1/4 in 295 x 412 mm. Laid down on thick cream card with manuscript caption measuring 17 x 21 in. Image slightly faded card chipped with some minor soiling one tear not affecting image. Albumen print measuring 11-5/8 x 16-1/4 in 295 x 412 mm. A rare survival. This image appears in William Bradford's fabled book of photographs Arctic Regions. It was taken by either Dunmore or Critcherson the two professional photographers from Boston who accompanied Bradford on his 1869 expedition to the Arctic on the steamship Panther. It was probably taken at Upernavik a settlement on an island off Greenland's west coast or Godhavn. Arctic Regions included 141 albumen prints in addition to Bradford's account of the voyage. The title of the photograph here varies from the printed caption in the book where it reads: "Plate Number: 116 Esquimaux igloe or winter hut made of turf and stones. The entrance is to the left through a door which is about three and a half feet high. The length of the passage is about twelve or fifteen feet and at the farther end is another door through which one almost has to crawl on his hands and knees. After passing through there is then room to stand erect but one is forced to leave very soon owing to the bad air." This photograph is slightly larger than the one in the book which is 277 x 365mm. Furthermore the image in the book is cropped closer on the right and left margins. The New York Public Library has a folio of 26 images of near identicle size mounted on card. The portfolio was donated to the library in 1892 as part of the Robert Stuart Collection. According to Horch originally all of these images were captioned in manuscript though were later remounted with typed captions as "the original ink-written captions for the photographs had badly faded by 1940." It's interesting that the caption on their duplicate of this image is the same as ours and the image itself has not been cropped. Horch writes that Bradford probably not only selected these images himself but "closely directed the actual taking of the photographs." It's entirely likely that Bradford would have had extra prints made to distribute to friends repay favors and most of all to solicit subscribers to what was a very expensive book to publish. Given how it conforms to the examples in the Robert Stuart portfolio this particular image is probably one of them. Horch Frank. "Photographs and Paintings by William Bradford". American Art Journal 5.2 1973: pp 61-70; cf Parr and Badger I p31Prm/photo unknown books
réf. 7008Twelve full-page woodcuts & numerous woodcuts in the text. 36 folding leaves. Two parts in one vol. 8vo orig. blue wrappers wrappers rubbed & somewhat wormed orig. block-printed title label on upper cover no longer present modern stitching. “Ichijo-dori” a street in Kyoto: Tomikura Tahei 1690. First edition of this early and rare book providing prescriptions for treatments in the different stages of tuberculosis. The author describes ten drugs made from vegetables that give miraculous results in treating the disease. The second part entitled “Mujo Gengen santen shinden gyokudo shoshi chiden shirochu soho” describes the parasitic worms said to grow in the stomach and intestinal system of patients suffering from tuberculosis. The text illustrations depict many of these parasites. The text is Chinese with Japanese reading marks presumably compiled in the 14th century by Ge 1305-53 a Yuan dynasty physician and writer. He came from a family of hereditary physicians and wrote a number of books. The Japanese reading marks have been provided by Shuhaku Asai 1643-1705 who was a fellow student with Ippo Okamoto of the prominent doctor Sanpaku Ajioka. There are substantial sections on acupuncture and moxibustion several of the full-page woodcuts depict pressure points. Very good copy. Minor marginal worming towards end. unknown
réf. 7008Twelve full-page woodcuts & numerous woodcuts in the text. 36 folding leaves. Two parts in one vol. 8vo orig. blue wrappers wrappers rubbed & somewhat wormed orig. block-printed title label on upper cover no longer present modern stitching. “Ichijo-dori” a street in Kyoto: Tomikura Tahei 1690. First edition of this early and rare book providing prescriptions for treatments in the different stages of tuberculosis. The author describes ten drugs made from vegetables that give miraculous results in treating the disease. The second part entitled “Mujo Gengen santen shinden gyokudo shoshi chiden shirochu soho” describes the parasitic worms said to grow in the stomach and intestinal system of patients suffering from tuberculosis. The text illustrations depict many of these parasites. The text is Chinese with Japanese reading marks presumably compiled in the 14th century by Ge 1305-53 a Yuan dynasty physician and writer. He came from a family of hereditary physicians and wrote a number of books. The Japanese reading marks have been provided by Shuhaku Asai 1643-1705 who was a fellow student with Ippo Okamoto of the prominent doctor Sanpaku Ajioka. There are substantial sections on acupuncture and moxibustion several of the full-page woodcuts depict pressure points. Very good copy. Minor marginal worming towards end. unknown books
1585réf. B6597Paris: Apud Dionysium Duvallium sub Bucephalo in vico Bellouasco; c. April 1585 colophon . A very nice copy of this rarely found work; old minor marginal repair tape of title slight marginal stains and very small in-text and marginal oxidation spots none affecting legibility; light damp staining of the lower margin. Endpapers watermarked. Binding: 17th century mottled calf spine with six 6 raised bands with gilt lettered title on two and remainder of compartments ornamented in floral gilt; all edges speckled red. Notes: This medical work on gynaecology attributed to or by Hippocrates and his school is accompanied by the commentary in French of French Renaissance physician Maurice de La Corde; it is rare with three known exemplars incl. Yale & Oxford. Size: Folio 311x201mm Illustration: Text in Latin and Greek. Text in two columns of Latin and Greek respectively with accompanying Latin commentary in one; except index printed in three columns. Illustrated title depicting determined/ inspired Hippocrates riding on horseback through crises or critical times toward the sun – this with marginal text in Latin and Greek; each major section opens with an elaborate headpiece and initial. References: Pasquale Sfameni in Enciclopedia Italiana 1933; Adams H-615; Choulant 31; Durling 2412. Graesse III 283; Hirsch II 76; Renouard Marques 287; STC French 227. Not in Osler. Pages: Ll: bl. 10 pp. 1-361 6 bl.2. Collation: bl. a1-4 e1-6 A1-Z6 Aa1-Gg6 Hh1-7 bl.2. Category: Book Medical; Book Early Printed 1500; Apud Dionysium Duvallium, sub Bucephalo, in vico Bellouasco; hardcover
réf. 8048Woodcut illus. five are double-page. .5 13 .5 ads; .5 ads 17 .5; .5 ads 14 .5 folding leaves. Three vols. 8vo orig. green patterned semi-stiff wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers new stitching. Kyoto: Honya Juemon 1789. First edition and very rare; this work was written as a result of the devastating Great Kyoto Fire which broke out on 7 March 1788 and lasted several days. It caused serious damage including the destruction of the Imperial Palace and the Nijo-jo Castle. The fire so shocked the bakufu that senior councillor Sadanobu Matsudaira was sent to Kyoto to investigate and consult with the Imperial Court. The first woodcut depicts how one can prepare for a quick escape in case of fire. This single-page illustration shows how to leave one’s street clothes at nighttime so that they can be put on quickly for a fast evacuation. The first double-page illustration is a map of Kyoto where the great fire occurred. The following two double-page woodcuts show scenes of the raging fire with citizens fleeing carrying their valuables. The next two-page woodcut shows refugees of all classes on the outskirts of Kyoto moving away from the city. The final double-page woodcut shows survivors beginning to rebuild their houses. The text gives detailed instructions on how to prevent fires and in the case of a fire breaking out what to do to contain and extinguish it. The block-printed title labels read “Banmin hinoyojin chinki” “Cautionary Instructions on Containing Fires for the Entire Nation”. Fine copy. Minor mostly marginal worming carefully mended in the first volume. unknown
réf. 8048Woodcut illus. five are double-page. .5 13 .5 ads; .5 ads 17 .5; .5 ads 14 .5 folding leaves. Three vols. 8vo orig. green patterned semi-stiff wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers new stitching. Kyoto: Honya Juemon 1789. First edition and very rare; this work was written as a result of the devastating Great Kyoto Fire which broke out on 7 March 1788 and lasted several days. It caused serious damage including the destruction of the Imperial Palace and the Nijo-jo Castle. The fire so shocked the bakufu that senior councillor Sadanobu Matsudaira was sent to Kyoto to investigate and consult with the Imperial Court. The first woodcut depicts how one can prepare for a quick escape in case of fire. This single-page illustration shows how to leave one’s street clothes at nighttime so that they can be put on quickly for a fast evacuation. The first double-page illustration is a map of Kyoto where the great fire occurred. The following two double-page woodcuts show scenes of the raging fire with citizens fleeing carrying their valuables. The next two-page woodcut shows refugees of all classes on the outskirts of Kyoto moving away from the city. The final double-page woodcut shows survivors beginning to rebuild their houses. The text gives detailed instructions on how to prevent fires and in the case of a fire breaking out what to do to contain and extinguish it. The block-printed title labels read “Banmin hinoyojin chinki” “Cautionary Instructions on Containing Fires for the Entire Nation”. Fine copy. Minor mostly marginal worming carefully mended in the first volume. unknown books
réf. 006887Nürnberg: Trautner. Hardcover. Paper pastedown on slightly limp boards. Very Good. Early depiction of General Washington in Germany -- possibly the first such. N.d. circa late 1780s. We can date these generally to the late 1780s because Frederick the Great's death in 1786 is noted but Joseph II is still presented as alive but he died in early 1790. Folio 32 by 20 cm. 33 pages with mounted content including 15 double paged plates measuring 32 by 38.5 cm or thereabouts. The sixteenth plate is double paged half the page height -- this plate was somewhat crudely cut probably in half. In these plates there are about 345 separate images or cells -- the cell count is not hard and fast as there are instances in which two cells can be regarded as a single illustration or cell. The vast majority of the cells or illustrations relate to military men and many of these are equestrian images with the commander or officer mounted on horse. We also find rows of soldiers that can be viewed as if on parade or alternatively like cells in a movie. Military costume and regalia isn't the only subject however. Two of the plates are devoted mostly to the hunt and shooting. In these hunters are shown holding up firearms to various prey. And one plate depicts biblical scenes or subjects. In these plates brief captions can identify the subject. Thus we know that one of the pictures is of Washington who certainly would have been an international celebrity in the late 1780s. The hand-coloring of the prints is a fairly crude stencil and the palette of colors is not extensive. Dominating are blues oranges greens and golds. Not to be slighted is the first page in this album which is an entirely different sort of artwork and seemingly bears no relation to the rest of the contents. This page presents a depiction of Saint Catherine with the saint and her executioner depicted in a printed oval set as a centerpiece surrounded by foliate tracery intricately cut out like lacework. Surrounding all of this is a paper frame all from the same sheet as far as we can discern. The paper and the center oval are mounted onto the album leaf and thus the lacework given the whole thing some dimensionality. The coloring of this specimen of folk art is also richer and more refined than applies to the stenciling of the prints to follow. Scarce -- we could no other examples of Trautner's military prints not to speak of collection of this size on OCLC First Search or elsewhere. Condition: the cover has considerable wear with some crinkling of the paper pastedown some surface loss to the paper and soiling. Spine has a fair amount of paper pastedown loss. The first page with the Saint Catherine artwork has some loss to the tracery but we would also assert that it is remarkable that so much of it has survived intact. The paper framing is considerable soiled with some running of the coloring onto that paper and elsewhere in the artwork. The Trautner prints have light soiling comprised of margin smudging and a light dampstain affecting a few of the prints but overall these read as mostly clean. We noted that the last print is partial. Trautner hardcover
réf. 006887Nürnberg: Trautner. Hardcover. Paper pastedown on slightly limp boards. Very Good. Early depiction of General Washington in Germany -- possibly the first such. N.d. circa late 1780s. We can date these generally to the late 1780s because Frederick the Great's death in 1786 is noted but Joseph II is still presented as alive but he died in early 1790. Folio 32 by 20 cm. 33 pages with mounted content including 15 double paged plates measuring 32 by 38.5 cm or thereabouts. The sixteenth plate is double paged half the page height -- this plate was somewhat crudely cut probably in half. In these plates there are about 345 separate images or cells -- the cell count is not hard and fast as there are instances in which two cells can be regarded as a single illustration or cell. The vast majority of the cells or illustrations relate to military men and many of these are equestrian images with the commander or officer mounted on horse. We also find rows of soldiers that can be viewed as if on parade or alternatively like cells in a movie. Military costume and regalia isn't the only subject however. Two of the plates are devoted mostly to the hunt and shooting. In these hunters are shown holding up firearms to various prey. And one plate depicts biblical scenes or subjects. In these plates brief captions can identify the subject. Thus we know that one of the pictures is of Washington who certainly would have been an international celebrity in the late 1780s. The hand-coloring of the prints is a fairly crude stencil and the palette of colors is not extensive. Dominating are blues oranges greens and golds. Not to be slighted is the first page in this album which is an entirely different sort of artwork and seemingly bears no relation to the rest of the contents. This page presents a depiction of Saint Catherine with the saint and her executioner depicted in a printed oval set as a centerpiece surrounded by foliate tracery intricately cut out like lacework. Surrounding all of this is a paper frame all from the same sheet as far as we can discern. The paper and the center oval are mounted onto the album leaf and thus the lacework given the whole thing some dimensionality. The coloring of this specimen of folk art is also richer and more refined than applies to the stenciling of the prints to follow. Scarce -- we could no other examples of Trautner's military prints not to speak of collection of this size on OCLC First Search or elsewhere. Condition: the cover has considerable wear with some crinkling of the paper pastedown some surface loss to the paper and soiling. Spine has a fair amount of paper pastedown loss. The first page with the Saint Catherine artwork has some loss to the tracery but we would also assert that it is remarkable that so much of it has survived intact. The paper framing is considerable soiled with some running of the coloring onto that paper and elsewhere in the artwork. The Trautner prints have light soiling comprised of margin smudging and a light dampstain affecting a few of the prints but overall these read as mostly clean. We noted that the last print is partial. Trautner hardcover books
1904réf. 0009174ABERDEEN WASHINGTON WA. Good. 1904. On offer are three 3 original field books most probably written in 1904 and detailing the rebuilding of the city of Aberdeen Washington after a raging fire destroyed the town. On October 16 1903 a raging fire destroyed 140 buildings in the center of Aberdeen Washington. A city constructed primarily of wood including sidewalks Aberdeen had little chance of stopping the fire once it began to spread. Obviously the city needed to rebuild its streets after the fire. Two people one by the name of Weatherwax and the other by the name of Benn seem to have been hired to do the task. Weatherwax is most probably J.M. Weatherwax or George Weatherwax two men who owned a large lumber company in Aberdeen and Benn is most probably Samuel Benn. The three books are labelled P-138 book 44 P-214 book 105 and P-215 book 106. Each book contains an index at the beginning which lays out what streets in the city are written about. For example book P-215 deals with information on old planks new elevations storm sewers street levels and more on the 20 different street including Michigan Ave Jefferson St. Washington St. and more. The books are excellent artifacts of city construction from the early 20th century containing dozens of pages of detailed schematics drawings charts and figures for the city of Aberdeen in the wake of its destruction. There are approximately 450 handwritten pages over the three books. The books each measure 7 ¼ by 4 ¼ inches. All three show sustained use and strong wear. For the most part the structural integrity is still there however the last book P-215 shows the most wear with parts of the book disconnected from the binding. Two of the books shows evidence of taping to the spine and boards. These books are a fascinating look at the intricacies and details of rebuilding a city after its destruction and an intimate part at the history of Aberdeen Washington a place that Kurt Cobain would eventually call home. Background: On October 16 1903 a fire destroys 140 buildings in the center of Aberdeen. Fed by wood-frame structures wooden sidewalks and sawdust fill the fire rages unchecked until some 20 acres have burned. The fire will spur the city leaders to enact a more stringent fire code. On the morning of October 16 1903 a resident of the Arctic Hotel began making breakfast in his room. An accidental fire started and the room was quickly engulfed in flames killing the lone occupant. Within minutes the three-story frame structure was ablaze and the fire spread to adjoining buildings including the fire station and jail.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ABERDEEN WASHINGTON FIELD BOOKS TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY 1903 ABERDEEN FIRE MILL TOWNS J.M. WEATHERWAX GEORGE WEATHERWAX SAMUEL BENN FIELD BOOKS TOWN REBUILDING FIELD BOOKS SURVEY NOTEBOOKS HAND DRAWN AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
1837réf. 626988Philadelphia: The Liberal Union 1837. xvii 2 20-118 pp. missing page 119 1. Black leather spine with gilt titling and marbled endpapers; "Printed at the Office of the National Laborer". Heavy wear and chipping to spine; boards no longer extant. Front free endpaper and first blank page detached but still extant with some chipping to corners. Some staining to bottom corner at gutter of first few pages. Some mild foxing throughout. Final page 119 no longer extant with bottom quarter of following blank missing as well. Some discoloration smoke to tail of final pages. Gatherings still held together quite securely although with some cocking to the top half of the spine. Appears to be a good candidate for recasing or rebinding with a facsimile copy of the final page. Originally published in eight parts under the title "Equality-- A Political Romance" in the Philadelphia deist magazine "The Temple of Reason" this utopian fantasy is commonly accredited to be the first utopian novel written and published in the United States. According to the historian Richard J. Twomey "Equality." marks a turning point in social critique in how it marks private property itself as the root of "social evil" rather than inherited privilege or property. Faherty and White. This scarce edition of 1837 is preceded only by the 1802 serialization. . Hard Cover. Fair. The Liberal Union Hardcover
1926réf. 015082Paris Grasset 1926 In-12 Broché Edition originale
1960réf. 014528Paris Galerie Iris Clert 1960 In-8 à l'italienne Broché
réf. 942031 folding leaves. Large 8vo 305 x 190 mm. orig. patterned semi-stiff wrappers wrappers slightly soiled new stitching. Yeongju: 1774. First edition and very rare of this gazetteer for the Confucian Three Peaks Academy WorldCat 46318280. The word “gazetteer” is used in reference to a genre of East Asian historical and geographical texts generally known in Korea as ŭpchi 邑志 which translates roughly to “local treatises.” The now rare word “gazetteer” is used in analogy with a similar genre that existed in British India. It was not unusual for Korean gazetteers to be published by a local Confucian academy as seems to be the case here. Confucian academies were important centers of intellectual life in ChosÅn Korea. Several of the leading thinkers of the era spent parts of their career teaching at academies thus creating a following. The Three Peaks Academy Sambong sÅwÅn 三峰書院 was founded in the village Valley of Three Peaks sambonggol 三峰谷 in 1654. The colophon explains the genesis of the gazetteer: “The late Mr. Ch’Ål-nam éµå— i.e. Kim Si-hwa é‡‘å§‹éµ 1662-1772 wrote and edited the gazetteer taking note of the geographical features and dates of buildings the positions and names of halls houses ponds and lookouts and recording them for posterity.” Kim Si-hwa furthermore recorded key events in the lives of scholars who had taught at the academy. Kim Wi 金㙔 1709-89 who authored the colophon dated 1774 wrote about the updates that had been made to Kim Si-hwa’s text for our edition. We find no record of an earlier printing; probably Kim Si-hwa’s text was first published in this edition. Nice copy. WorldCat locates only the Berkeley copy. References Digital culture encyclopedia for Yeongju 디지털ì˜ì£¼ë¬¸í™”ëŒ€ì „. http://www.grandculture.net/yeongju Korean Old and Rare Collection Information System í•œêµê³ 문헌종합목ë¡. https://www.nl.go.kr/korcis/index.do PÅk’ŭlli taehak Tongasia tosÅgwan sujip Han’guk kojÅnjÅk mongnok 버í´ë¦¬ëŒ€í•™ ë™ì•„시아ë„서관 수집 韓國å¤å…¸ç±ç›®éŒ„. Seoul: KoryÅ taehakkyo minjok munhwa yÅn'guwÅn 2009. “Sambong ha sambong sÅwÅn maŭl ‘Sambonggol’” 삼봉三峯 下 삼봉서ì›ä¸‰å³¯æ›¸é™¢ ë§ˆì„ ‘삼봉골三峯谷’. YÅngju simin sinmun ì˜ì£¼ì‹œë¯¼ì‹ 문 November 26 2018. https://www.yjinews.com/news/articleView.htmlidxno=49174. unknown
réf. 942031 folding leaves. Large 8vo 305 x 190 mm. orig. patterned semi-stiff wrappers wrappers slightly soiled new stitching. Yeongju: 1774. First edition and very rare of this gazetteer for the Confucian Three Peaks Academy WorldCat 46318280. The word “gazetteer” is used in reference to a genre of East Asian historical and geographical texts generally known in Korea as ŭpchi 邑志 which translates roughly to “local treatises.” The now rare word “gazetteer” is used in analogy with a similar genre that existed in British India. It was not unusual for Korean gazetteers to be published by a local Confucian academy as seems to be the case here. Confucian academies were important centers of intellectual life in ChosÅn Korea. Several of the leading thinkers of the era spent parts of their career teaching at academies thus creating a following. The Three Peaks Academy Sambong sÅwÅn 三峰書院 was founded in the village Valley of Three Peaks sambonggol 三峰谷 in 1654. The colophon explains the genesis of the gazetteer: “The late Mr. Ch’Ål-nam éµå— i.e. Kim Si-hwa é‡‘å§‹éµ 1662-1772 wrote and edited the gazetteer taking note of the geographical features and dates of buildings the positions and names of halls houses ponds and lookouts and recording them for posterity.” Kim Si-hwa furthermore recorded key events in the lives of scholars who had taught at the academy. Kim Wi 金㙔 1709-89 who authored the colophon dated 1774 wrote about the updates that had been made to Kim Si-hwa’s text for our edition. We find no record of an earlier printing; probably Kim Si-hwa’s text was first published in this edition. Nice copy. WorldCat locates only the Berkeley copy. References Digital culture encyclopedia for Yeongju 디지털ì˜ì£¼ë¬¸í™”ëŒ€ì „. http://www.grandculture.net/yeongju Korean Old and Rare Collection Information System í•œêµê³ 문헌종합목ë¡. https://www.nl.go.kr/korcis/index.do PÅk’ŭlli taehak Tongasia tosÅgwan sujip Han’guk kojÅnjÅk mongnok 버í´ë¦¬ëŒ€í•™ ë™ì•„시아ë„서관 수집 韓國å¤å…¸ç±ç›®éŒ„. Seoul: KoryÅ taehakkyo minjok munhwa yÅn'guwÅn 2009. “Sambong ha sambong sÅwÅn maŭl ‘Sambonggol’” 삼봉三峯 下 삼봉서ì›ä¸‰å³¯æ›¸é™¢ ë§ˆì„ ‘삼봉골三峯谷’. YÅngju simin sinmun ì˜ì£¼ì‹œë¯¼ì‹ 문 November 26 2018. https://www.yjinews.com/news/articleView.htmlidxno=49174. unknown books
réf. 8576Many fine black & white double-page & single-page woodcuts throughout. Ten vols. 8vo orig. blue semi-stiff wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers three labels are somewhat defective new stitching. Osaka: Tenmaya Yasubei; Kyoto: Yoshida Jihei 1835. with: — & MATSUKAWA Hanzan; —. Ehon Toyotomi Ryukyu gunki Illustrated Tale of the Ryukyu War. Many fine black & white double-page & single-page woodcuts throughout six in Vol. I are color-printed. Ten vols. 8vo orig. pale blue patterned wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers new stitching. Osaka: Kawachiya Tobei & Kawachiya Mohei colophon dated 1864; title-page dated 1862. First edition of these finely illustrated stories of the conquest of the Ryukyu kingdom in 1609 by the Shimazu clan of southern Kyushu. The main artist Okada Gyokuzan Issei or Ishida is a rather shadowy figure; he probably studied under the famous Okada Gyokuzan of Osaka but we know very little about him. The second work Ehon Toyotomi Ryukyu gunki has an additional artist Matsukawa Hanzan 1818-82 who studied painting under Suga Shoho and worked in Osaka as a book illustrator. This is a splendid example of an ehon yomihon a type of long novel combining text with frequent illustrations. Our works are finely illustrated throughout with scenes of battles the notable figures in the conquest both winners and losers historical figures scenes of important ceremonies scenes of the extravagant lifestyles of the Ryukyu royal family seen in their gardens famous castles etc. The most useful captions in each woodcut name participants and explain the scene. The woodcuts are clear and impactful; many of the scenes have a pronounced Chinese atmosphere. Several types of battles are shown: conflicts involving cavalry fighting in the water assaults on castles hand to hand combat etc. In the first series Vol. I has a single-page woodcut world map and Vol. III has a fine double-page woodcut map of Ryukyu and its 36 islands. In the first volume of the second series are six full-page woodcut portraits of the heroic leaders of the Shimazu clan’s military forces in full attire with wonderfully delicate color printing. The text furnishes important details on the history of the relationship between Ryukyu and China and Japan; the quantities and types of weapons and number of soldiers drummers and doctors including veterinarians who traveled by ship to Ryukyu; and the major military actions of the conquest. These statistics are broken down by the contributions of men and materiel made by each region of Satsuma. The names of the leaders of each military section are given; we believe this is unique information. Family crests and banner symbols are depicted. Fine and fresh copies. Rare when complete and in excellent condition like our sets; WorldCat lists only the University of Hawaii copies part of the famous Frank Hawley Ryukyu collection. In Vol. 9 of the first series there is misnumbering but the text is absolutely complete and is identical to the set in the National Diet Library. unknown
réf. 8576Many fine black & white double-page & single-page woodcuts throughout. Ten vols. 8vo orig. blue semi-stiff wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers three labels are somewhat defective new stitching. Osaka: Tenmaya Yasubei; Kyoto: Yoshida Jihei 1835. with: — & MATSUKAWA Hanzan; —. Ehon Toyotomi Ryukyu gunki Illustrated Tale of the Ryukyu War. Many fine black & white double-page & single-page woodcuts throughout six in Vol. I are color-printed. Ten vols. 8vo orig. pale blue patterned wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers new stitching. Osaka: Kawachiya Tobei & Kawachiya Mohei colophon dated 1864; title-page dated 1862. First edition of these finely illustrated stories of the conquest of the Ryukyu kingdom in 1609 by the Shimazu clan of southern Kyushu. The main artist Okada Gyokuzan Issei or Ishida is a rather shadowy figure; he probably studied under the famous Okada Gyokuzan of Osaka but we know very little about him. The second work Ehon Toyotomi Ryukyu gunki has an additional artist Matsukawa Hanzan 1818-82 who studied painting under Suga Shoho and worked in Osaka as a book illustrator. This is a splendid example of an ehon yomihon a type of long novel combining text with frequent illustrations. Our works are finely illustrated throughout with scenes of battles the notable figures in the conquest both winners and losers historical figures scenes of important ceremonies scenes of the extravagant lifestyles of the Ryukyu royal family seen in their gardens famous castles etc. The most useful captions in each woodcut name participants and explain the scene. The woodcuts are clear and impactful; many of the scenes have a pronounced Chinese atmosphere. Several types of battles are shown: conflicts involving cavalry fighting in the water assaults on castles hand to hand combat etc. In the first series Vol. I has a single-page woodcut world map and Vol. III has a fine double-page woodcut map of Ryukyu and its 36 islands. In the first volume of the second series are six full-page woodcut portraits of the heroic leaders of the Shimazu clan’s military forces in full attire with wonderfully delicate color printing. The text furnishes important details on the history of the relationship between Ryukyu and China and Japan; the quantities and types of weapons and number of soldiers drummers and doctors including veterinarians who traveled by ship to Ryukyu; and the major military actions of the conquest. These statistics are broken down by the contributions of men and materiel made by each region of Satsuma. The names of the leaders of each military section are given; we believe this is unique information. Family crests and banner symbols are depicted. Fine and fresh copies. Rare when complete and in excellent condition like our sets; WorldCat lists only the University of Hawaii copies part of the famous Frank Hawley Ryukyu collection. In Vol. 9 of the first series there is misnumbering but the text is absolutely complete and is identical to the set in the National Diet Library. unknown books
1930réf. 015758Paris Editions Kra - Collection «Club des soixante» n°1 1930 In-4 Reliure Edition originale Dédicacé par l'auteur
