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1708Best.-Nr. 88653Rouen: Jean-Baptiste Besongne 1708. Fine. Jean-Baptiste Besongne Rouen 1708 9.5 x 16.8 cm Relié Rare first edition of this curious travel account originally written entirely in verse 7500 lines though the authoron the advice of friendsagreed to intersperse it with prose narrative retaining 2500 lines of verse; see Sabin 20128 Gagnon 1134 1710 edition and Dionne II.Contemporary full brown calf binding spine with five raised bands gilt compartments decorated with gilt floral tools cherry red morocco label gilt roll tooling at head and foot double black fillet border on covers gilt fillets on board edges sprinkled yellow edges with red mottling.Lower right corner of upper cover restored; some spots and minor scuffs to the boards; occasional light foxing otherwise internally fresh and appealing.Unlike the second edition of 1710 this copy was not issued with a frontispiece. Almost nothing is known about the life of Dières de Dièreville a surgeon possibly born around 1670 who embarked in August 1699 aboard the Royale Paix from La Rochelle for a trading mission to Acadia. He arrived on 13 October and remained in the region for a year studying both the Acadians and the Indigenous peoples while also collecting plant specimens for the Jardin du Roi in Paris. His return voyage took place from 6 October to 9 November 1700 after which he settled as a surgeon in Pont-l'Évêque. At the request of Michel Bégon Intendant of La Rochelle he wrote the account of his travels. He was still alive in 1711 but nothing further is known of his life. Jean-Baptiste Besongne hardcover
Best.-Nr. 3359xii 396 pp. 8vo cont. mottled calf spine gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin 1754. A rare sale catalogue of the library of a Fermier général. According to the Preface by Gabriel Martin La Haye 1684-1753 was a son of one of the Sécretaires du Roi; he became a Fermier General in 1718 and served in this capacity until his death in 1753 at the age of sixty-nine. He was extremely successful and acquired the Hôtel Lambert from the Marquis du Châtelet in 1745 and lived there in great luxury with a large staff. He formed one of the major collections of paintings of the time and his library was considered to be one of the best when compared to those of his contemporaries. For obvious reasons the collection was strong in works on finance French history and government. The first 3547 lots describe the books lots 3548-3620 the prints and illustrated books 3621-3708 maps and atlases 3709-88 a marvelous collection of engraved and printed music 3789-97 books ordered by subscription and 3798-3820 a supplement of books. This is one of twenty-two catalogues by Martin with an index. Fine copy priced throughout in a contemporary hand. From the library of Jean Viardot. ⧠Grolier Club Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions…1643-1830 115. Lugt 855. Peignot p. 106. unknown
Best.-Nr. 3359xii 396 pp. 8vo cont. mottled calf spine gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin 1754. A rare sale catalogue of the library of a Fermier général. According to the Preface by Gabriel Martin La Haye 1684-1753 was a son of one of the Sécretaires du Roi; he became a Fermier General in 1718 and served in this capacity until his death in 1753 at the age of sixty-nine. He was extremely successful and acquired the Hôtel Lambert from the Marquis du Châtelet in 1745 and lived there in great luxury with a large staff. He formed one of the major collections of paintings of the time and his library was considered to be one of the best when compared to those of his contemporaries. For obvious reasons the collection was strong in works on finance French history and government. The first 3547 lots describe the books lots 3548-3620 the prints and illustrated books 3621-3708 maps and atlases 3709-88 a marvelous collection of engraved and printed music 3789-97 books ordered by subscription and 3798-3820 a supplement of books. This is one of twenty-two catalogues by Martin with an index. Fine copy priced throughout in a contemporary hand. From the library of Jean Viardot. ⧠Grolier Club Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions…1643-1830 115. Lugt 855. Peignot p. 106. unknown books
1730Best.-Nr. R300124904JOANNES VAN BRAAM / GERARD ONDER DE LINDEN / HERMANUS UYTWERF A WOR. 1728-1730. In-8. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos à nerfs, Quelques rousseurs. 1208 pages + 1064 pages - contre plats jaspés - dos à 5 nerfs - titre et caissons dorés sur le dos - ouvrage en français et en hollandais - textes sur deux colonnes - coins très abîmés - petit manque de cuir sur les plats - une gravure en noir et blanc en début d'ouvrage dans les deux volumes - 6 photos disponibles.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.05-XVIII ème siècle
1996Best.-Nr. 102475Moncayo. New. 1996. Paperback. 8476750269 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- Text in Spanish. 345 pages illustrated in black and white with some color images as well. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Catalogo Razonado Obra Completa Vida Y Obra Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer . Moncayo paperback
1995Best.-Nr. 93522Ediciones Moncayo. New. 1995. Paperback. 8476750218 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Spanish. 303 pages. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Catalogo Razonado Obra Completa Raisonnee Ediciones Moncayo paperback
1686Best.-Nr. 40526Paris: Chez l'Autheur Ruë du jour proche St. Eustache du costé de la ruë Montmartre. Et ean Huret faiseur d'Instruments pour la musique du Roy ruë des Arcis a l'Image St. Pierre 1686. Oblong folio. Full contemporary dark brown mottled calf. 4-5 "Avertissement" 6 "Extrait du Privilege du Roy" 7-119 pp. music. The fine engraved illustrated title incorporating a viol lute sheet music putti and drapery has been laid down to the verso of the upper board and an elaborate engraved illustration from another publication "Sonate o partite ad una o due viole da gamba con il basso continuo" D'Augusto Kühnel Cassel 1698 of two men playing viols accompanied by a woman at the harpsichord etc. laid down to the recto of the lower board. Binding considerably worn rubbed and bumped with loss to portions of leather; spine lacking; boards nearly detached. Light uniform browning somewhat heavier in spots; some internal wear soiling and small stains; 17 leaves defective with tears and abrasions resulting in loss to text to "Avertissement" and notation on pp. 21 44 45 59 63 75 91 and 95; tear to pp. 70/71 79 111 repaired with archival tape; p. 120 following blank and dedication leaf lacking; engraving to recto of lower board worn and browned trimmed lacking upper inner and lower outer corners. Lacking 7 leaves pp. 1-3 42/43 48/49 98-101 and 120. First Edition. Rare. Lesure p. 412. BUC p. 647. RISM M383 3 copies in the U.S. at Yale Eastman and the Library of Congress. Marais was a French composer and viol player. "He is one of the outstanding figures in French music of the Baroque period. . A viol virtuoso Marais was one of the first French instrumentalists to make his mark as a soloist. Gifted with a remarkable technique he developed it adding new complexities. His pleasing tone had a rare power thanks to an 'airy' style of playing which made full use of open strings and their harmonics. However his virtuosity always took second place to his musicality. His performances full of charm and 'fire' captivated his contemporaries who said that he played 'like an angel'. Composer and performer were closely linked for at this time soloists concentrated almost exclusively on playing their own works at concerts. Between 1686 and 1725 Marais published five books of pieces for viol and continuo and several suites for two and three viols - a total of 596 pieces grouped into 39 suites two of them for three viols." Jérôme de La Gorce and Sylvette Milliot in Grove Music Online Works of both the artist Antoine Pezey 16-16 and the engraver Antoine Trouvain 1656-1708 of the title page are held in major museum collections. The present work constitutes the first published music for viola da gamba by Marin Marais the greatest viol-player of the Baroque era. Chez l'Autheur Ruë du jour proche St. Eustache du costé de la ruë Montmartre. Et ean Huret faiseur d'Instruments pour la musi unknown
1686Best.-Nr. 40526Paris: Chez l'Autheur Ruë du jour proche St. Eustache du costé de la ruë Montmartre. Et ean Huret faiseur d'Instruments pour la musique du Roy ruë des Arcis a l'Image St. Pierre 1686. Oblong folio. Full contemporary dark brown mottled calf. 4-5 "Avertissement" 6 "Extrait du Privilege du Roy" 7-119 pp. music. The fine engraved illustrated title incorporating a viol lute sheet music putti and drapery has been laid down to the verso of the upper board and an elaborate engraved illustration from another publication "Sonate o partite ad una o due viole da gamba con il basso continuo" D'Augusto Kühnel Cassel 1698 of two men playing viols accompanied by a woman at the harpsichord etc. laid down to the recto of the lower board. Binding considerably worn rubbed and bumped with loss to portions of leather; spine lacking; boards nearly detached. Light uniform browning somewhat heavier in spots; some internal wear soiling and small stains; 17 leaves defective with tears and abrasions resulting in loss to text to "Avertissement" and notation on pp. 21 44 45 59 63 75 91 and 95; tear to pp. 70/71 79 111 repaired with archival tape; p. 120 following blank and dedication leaf lacking; engraving to recto of lower board worn and browned trimmed lacking upper inner and lower outer corners. Lacking 7 leaves pp. 1-3 42/43 48/49 98-101 and 120. First Edition. Rare. Lesure p. 412. BUC p. 647. RISM M383 3 copies in the U.S. at Yale Eastman and the Library of Congress. Marais was a French composer and viol player. "He is one of the outstanding figures in French music of the Baroque period. . A viol virtuoso Marais was one of the first French instrumentalists to make his mark as a soloist. Gifted with a remarkable technique he developed it adding new complexities. His pleasing tone had a rare power thanks to an 'airy' style of playing which made full use of open strings and their harmonics. However his virtuosity always took second place to his musicality. His performances full of charm and 'fire' captivated his contemporaries who said that he played 'like an angel'. Composer and performer were closely linked for at this time soloists concentrated almost exclusively on playing their own works at concerts. Between 1686 and 1725 Marais published five books of pieces for viol and continuo and several suites for two and three viols - a total of 596 pieces grouped into 39 suites two of them for three viols." Jérôme de La Gorce and Sylvette Milliot in Grove Music Online Works of both the artist Antoine Pezey 16-16 and the engraver Antoine Trouvain 1656-1708 of the title page are held in major museum collections. The present work constitutes the first published music for viola da gamba by Marin Marais the greatest viol-player of the Baroque era. Chez l'Autheur Ruë du jour proche St. Eustache du costé de la ruë Montmartre. Et ean Huret faiseur d'Instruments pour la musi unknown books
1739Best.-Nr. 53481A Paris Chez Prault Fils Quay de Conty vis-a-vis la descente du Pont Neuf a la Charite MDCCXXXIX 1739. TITLE CONTINUED: Mais principalement a l'usage des personnes qui sont curieuses de scavoir donner a manger a d'etre servies delicatement tant en gras qu'en maigre suivant les saisons et dans le gout le plus nouveau. FIRST EDITION 1739 divided into three parts French text. Small book 12mo approximately 165 x 90 mm 6½ x 3¾ inches engraved frontispiece by Le Bas. Pages: xlviii 1-275 title printed in red and black bound in contemporary French mottled calf gilt lettered label and decoration to spine marbled endpapers blue bookmark still present first pastedown with small label of the Corner Book Shop of cookery fame 102 Fourth Avenue New York owned and run Eleanor Lowenstein and author of: Bibliography of American Cookery Books 1742-1860. Binding and hinges rubbed hinges partly cracked but holding firmly on the cords covers affected by the treatment used for the mottling causing surface loss to leather gilt on spine dull minor pale stain affecting engraved frontispiece title page and following 2 leaves small pale brown spot affecting last 4 leaves ink manuscript notes to recto of last blank free endpaper and small pasted in clippings from bookseller's catalogues to verso minor pale staining affecting several pages and an occasional small spot old ink name to head of first free endpaper 2 ink spots blank side of last endpaper. A very good copy. See: Gerard Oberle Les Fastes de Bacchus et de Comus page 88 No. 108 " Ce personnage est L'auteur de L'un des plus importants recueils de recettes du xviii siecle. Francois Marin cuisinier fameux ami de coeur do roi protege par madame de Pompadour dirigea d'abord les fourneaux de madame de Gesvres. II occupa ensuite les fonctions de maitre d'hotel chez un epicurien notoire le marechal se Soubrise L'ouvrage est precede d'un important avertissement sur l'histoire de la cuisine redige par deux jesuites Pierre Brumoy et G.H. Bougeant" Oberle also shows an images of the title page; Andre L. Simon Bibliotheca Gastronomica page 97 No. 1001; William R. Cagle A Matter of taste page 216 No. 301; Katherine Bitting Gastronomic Bibliography pages 307-309; G. Vivaire Bibliographie Gastronomique pages 284-285. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. A Paris, Chez Prault, Fils, Quay de Conty, vis-a-vis la descente du Pont Neuf, a la Charite MDCCXXXIX [1739]. hardcover
1931Best.-Nr. 84100T. Spencer Hutson. As New. 1931. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 37 pages text; 30 plates folio. T. Spencer Hutson hardcover
1739Best.-Nr. 2092902141700270Not Available 1739. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
1772Best.-Nr. 18306Paris: Lottin 1772. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary half calf over speckled boards spine and label gilt edges sprinkled blue. Fine internally fresh. First edition a descriptive account of two teenagers with super-human powers. The first a Provençal shepherd boy possessed the ability to detect subterranean waters. The second was an English girl who could see through earth and bodies to what lies beneath. The author supports the veracity of their abilities with similar accounts taken from scientists and natural historians eyewitness testimonies and a letter from one Lord Norton who was acquainted with the English seer transcribed in full. François Marin 1721-1809 was a French journalist author and censor. This work is attributed to him because he first reported on the dowsing gifts of the shepherd boy in the Gazette de France. There are no copies of this first edition in the U.S. Ellis The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching with a Bibliography p. 33; not in Barbier Caillet or Dorbon. Lottin unknown
1772Best.-Nr. 18306Paris: Lottin 1772. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary half calf over speckled boards spine and label gilt edges sprinkled blue. Fine internally fresh. First edition a descriptive account of two teenagers with super-human powers. The first a Provençal shepherd boy possessed the ability to detect subterranean waters. The second was an English girl who could see through earth and bodies to what lies beneath. The author supports the veracity of their abilities with similar accounts taken from scientists and natural historians eyewitness testimonies and a letter from one Lord Norton who was acquainted with the English seer transcribed in full. François Marin 1721-1809 was a French journalist author and censor. This work is attributed to him because he first reported on the dowsing gifts of the shepherd boy in the Gazette de France. There are no copies of this first edition in the U.S. Ellis The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching with a Bibliography p. 33; not in Barbier Caillet or Dorbon. Lottin unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 185959Bogotá: Arte dos Gráfico 1993. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 6 prints wrps. Myths of creation by Matilde Marín is an edition of the Alvaro Castagnino gallery in Buenos Aires and Arte Dos Gráfico in Bogota Colombia. This work a limited edition numbered 30 out of 100 consists of six original prints in etching and aquatint as well as five original silk screens. Both the zinc and copper plates and the silk screen matrixes were made entirely by the artist. The work also contains a metal frontispiece and a series of original vignettes. The texts were composed manually in Bodoni typography; the papers used are BFK Rives from Arjomari of France as well as paper handmade by Fabripapel of Bogota Colombia. The design is by Luis Angel Parra and Matilde Marín and the English translation by Andrew Reid. The myths from different cultures were selected by the artist; the prologue is by Nelly Perazzo member of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes of Argentina. Alina Molinari and Ãlvaro Navarro oversaw a number of aspects of the project. The printing was carried out in the studios of Arte Dos Gráfico in Bogota Colombia; it was completed on the night of September 22 1993 under a waxing moon. Rare only four holdings on WorldCat. Arte dos Gráfico paperback
1777Best.-Nr. 115583Paris: Nyon and Stoupe 1777. The invention of ball bearings making possible one of the great engineering feats of the 18th century First edition of this account of this remarkable feat the first practical use of ball bearings in engineering. Charged with designing the bronze equestrian statue of the Russian emperor Peter the Great that remains a celebrated landmark of St Petersburg the French sculptor Etienne Falconet decided that the traditional pedestal for equestrian statues would be too mundane. Only a massive rock would suffice. Eventually an enormous piece of granite was located in a marsh near the Gulf of Finland. The Thunder Stone as it was dubbed was estimated to be 40 feet long 25 feet side and 21 feet tall and weighed some 1800 tons: about 1300 tons more than any of the obelisks moved by the ancient Egyptians or Romans. Most engineers declared its removal impossible but Catherine the Great turned to Carburi a Greek of dubious moral reputation who had banished himself from his native island of Cephalonia and had come to Russia where he found favour with the empress. To move the giant rock Carburi devised a gigantic sled moving on a system of rails and six-inch bronze ball bearings. Although ball bearings had been shown in earlier sketches by both Leonardo da Vinci and Agostino Ramelli Carburi's feat was the first practical demonstration of their use. It predated the first modern recorded patent on ball bearings that awarded to Philip Vaughan a British inventor and ironmaster who created a design for a ball bearing in Carmarthen in 1794 by more than two decades. The project invited comparison to the moving of the Vatican obelisk by Fontana in the 16th century which Carburi here argues must have been easier because it was a shorter distance. Folio 423 x 280 mm. With 12 folding engraved plates most double-page by Sellier and d'Elvaux after Blarenberg. Contemporary mottled calf red morocco label spine gilt in compartments marbled endpapers red edges. Armorial bookplate of Henry Tronchin. Skilful and unobtrusive repairs to joints and tips final two plates with a couple of very light red paint marks occasional variable light browning and offsetting overall a pleasing copy of this handsome folio. Berlin Kat. 1794. unknown
1648Best.-Nr. 262348Paris: Pierre Rocolet 1648. First. hardcover. near fine. Printer's device on title and some other decorative woodcut initials and headpieces throughout. 8 30 10 390 pages. Short 4to full contemporary calf with gilt spine. Paris: Chez Pierre Rocolet; Jacques Langlois Imprimeur du Roy 1648. First edition. Scarce. A near fine copy with clean pages and wide margins. An uncommon title on animal psychology. The author a doctor from Le Mans who was the personal physician of the Chancelier Seguier and founding member of the Academie Francaise examines the likely relationships of animals and classifies them under the broad categories of love and hate. In terms of intelligence he concludes that animals indeed have feelings and are able to express them. OCLC lists 21 copies including those at Harvard Cambridge National Library of Medicine & Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Pierre Rocolet unknown
1648Best.-Nr. 262348Paris: Pierre Rocolet 1648. First. hardcover. near fine. Printer's device on title and some other decorative woodcut initials and headpieces throughout. 8 30 10 390 pages. Short 4to full contemporary calf with gilt spine. Paris: Chez Pierre Rocolet; Jacques Langlois Imprimeur du Roy 1648. First edition. Scarce. A near fine copy with clean pages and wide margins. An uncommon title on animal psychology. The author a doctor from Le Mans who was the personal physician of the Chancelier Seguier and founding member of the Academie Francaise examines the likely relationships of animals and classifies them under the broad categories of love and hate. In terms of intelligence he concludes that animals indeed have feelings and are able to express them. OCLC lists 21 copies including those at Harvard Cambridge National Library of Medicine & Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Pierre Rocolet unknown books
Best.-Nr. 51-1807San Francisco: 1971. Gouache pastel and colored pencil on board in a special cut-out mat framed11 x 7.5 inches. Signed in pencil lower left. Annotated on tthe verso with the title and "An S Marin '71 proverb 'on a thumbnail format.' "A California painter and poet affiliated with San Francisco's North Beach and the San Francisco Beat Movement. His small paintings were in an exuberant figurative or abstract style. He was an instructor at the San Francisco Art Institute and at the San Francisco Creative Art Center which he co-founded. Often collaborating with Beat poet Ruth Weiss he illustrated her book of poetry Gallery of Women and was immortalized in one of her poems.From the collection of the late San Francisco artist Vesta Kirby 1936-2016 who was a designer at SOM and the studio and restoration assistant and to Gordon Onslow Ford 1981-1992. San Francisco: 1971 unknown
Best.-Nr. 51-1806San Francisco: 1971. 14 x 18 inches. Oil on board. Framed. Signed lower right. Titled signed and dated on paper the verso. A California painter and poet affiliated with San Francisco's North Beach and the San Francisco Beat Movement. His small paintings were in an exuberant figurative or abstract style. He was an instructor at the San Francisco Art Institute and at the San Francisco Creative Art Center which he co-founded. Often collaborating with Beat poet Ruth Weiss he illustrated her book of poetry Gallery of Women and was immortalized in one of her poems.From the collection of the late San Francisco artist Vesta Kirby 1936-2016 who was a designer at SOM and the studio and restoration assistant and to Gordon Onslow Ford 1981-1992. San Francisco: 1971 unknown
Best.-Nr. 51806Paris. Bertier.1644.In-8 relié contenant ces 2 textes en latin.140 et 95 pages.Bois gravés.Pour le second texte,Mechanicorum, manque de page de titre.Rare.Marin Mersenne (1588-1648),était un religieux,ami des Descartes,mathématicien, astronome, philosophe,traducteur de Galilée.Reliure à la Dusseuil au dos orné à 5 nerfs.Bel exemplaire malgré des coins émoussés, de petits manques de cuir aux coiffes,et les mors légèrement ouverts. (lois de Mersenne.Lois sur la chute des corps.)
1665Best.-Nr. 41178Paris: Jacques Dallin 1665. The Blackmer copy First edition of this scarce treatise concerning the causes of the flooding of the Nile for the first time published separately previously included in his Pensées of 1634 and 1662; from the celebrated library of Henry M. Blackmer II with his bookplate. This could perhaps be a presentation copy as in addition to the gilt supralibros there is an inked inscription "Pour les Capucins de St. Honoré" to the title page. The Capuchin convent adjoined the Tuileries gardens. Cureau was Louis XIV's doctor the monarch apparently having been impressed by his ability to judge character from outward appearance. A precursor of Lavater Cureau was indeed best known for his work in the area of physiognomy but he also published on physics - the nature of light on rainbows - the occult and philosophy the final paper here being a study of the divine in Platonic philosophy. The critic Jean Chapelain his contemporary said of him: "C'est un excellent philosophe et dont les écrits sont purs dans le langage justes dans le dessein soutenus dans les ornements et subtils dans les raisonnements". Quarto 252 x 183 mm. Engraved map of the topography of the Nile to the text title page vignette historiated initials engraved head and tailpieces. Contemporary calf raised bands to spine compartments gilt with floral lozenges within double ruled panels presentation gilt stamp to front cover "Aux Capuchins de St. Honoré". Covers a little rubbed joints lightly chafed light browning. A very good copy. Blackmer 171; Ibrahim-Hilmy p. 351; just 6 copies on WorldCat three of them in the US. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 51-1804San Francico: 1955. Oil on canvas. Hand made frame. 26 x 40 inches. Signed and dated lower right.A California painter and poet affiliated with San Francisco's North Beach and the San Francisco Beat Movement. His small paintings were in an exuberant figurative or abstract style. He was an instructor at the San Francisco Art Institute and at the San Francisco Creative Art Center which he co-founded. Often collaborating with Beat poet Ruth Weiss he illustrated her book of poetry Gallery of Women and was immortalized in one of her poems.From the collection of the late San Francisco artist Vesta Kirby 1936-2016 who was a designer at SOM and the studio and restoration assistant and to Gordon Onslow Ford 1981-1992. San Francico: 1955 unknown
1663Best.-Nr. 1752Paris: Jean du Puis/Widow of Langlois 1663. Scarce edition of this important treatise on perspective by the most scientifically rigorous of 17th-century French theorists of particular interest for its contention that the illustrations to earlier treatises were often defective Millard thus making it the first work on the subject to treat the problem of didactic illustration in a deliberate and self-conscious manner. A comprehensive textbook Book I gives basic geometrical definitions and an introduction to perspective construction; Book II treats simple and deformed perspectivenamely the curved or irregular surfaces found in vaulted ceilings niches etc. and examines the necessary surface distortion anamorphosis to bring a picture painted on such a surface into perspective; Book III deals with more complex cases of anamorphosis such as reflections on flat cylindrical and conical surfaces; and Book IV covers the use of dioptrics for placing figures on flat surfaces. The sections of books II and III dealing with anamorphosis were particularly important whether in Nicerons own practice as a painter or for later artists or theorists see the chapter on Niceron in Baltruaitis and according to Mahoney DSB the discussion of refraction in Book IV possibly contains the first published reference to Descartes derivation of the law of refraction X.104. The work first appeared in French in 1638; reprinted in 1646 and 1651 in the latter with the first appearance of Mersennes treatise. This edition is a second edition of that reprint. Millard French 124 1663; Wiebenson III.b.18; Kemp The Science of Art pp. 129ff.; Baltruaitis Anamorphosis 51ff. Folio 35 x 22.5 cm engraved frontispiece signed Daret 6 ff. including half-title and title engraved portrait of Niceron signed M. Lasne 191 1 pp. with 7 woodcut diagrams in text and 50 numbered plates 49 full-page 1 double page; 6 ff. 134 pp. Note: plates bound at back. Bound in contemporary calf covers ruled spine with raised bands elaborately gilt; covers abraded and some small chips to spine on bands; former ownership stamp on verso of title; spotting and even toning or light browning on scattered leaves often seen in this work; wormhole in margin of plates 27 and following repaired extending into printed surface generally only printed border. Otherwise very good. Jean du Puis/Widow of Langlois hardcover
1663Best.-Nr. 1752Paris: Jean du Puis/Widow of Langlois 1663. Scarce edition of this important treatise on perspective by the most scientifically rigorous of 17th-century French theorists of particular interest for its contention that the illustrations to earlier treatises were often defective Millard thus making it the first work on the subject to treat the problem of didactic illustration in a deliberate and self-conscious manner. A comprehensive textbook Book I gives basic geometrical definitions and an introduction to perspective construction; Book II treats simple and deformed perspectivenamely the curved or irregular surfaces found in vaulted ceilings niches etc. and examines the necessary surface distortion anamorphosis to bring a picture painted on such a surface into perspective; Book III deals with more complex cases of anamorphosis such as reflections on flat cylindrical and conical surfaces; and Book IV covers the use of dioptrics for placing figures on flat surfaces. The sections of books II and III dealing with anamorphosis were particularly important whether in Nicerons own practice as a painter or for later artists or theorists see the chapter on Niceron in Baltruaitis and according to Mahoney DSB the discussion of refraction in Book IV possibly contains the first published reference to Descartes derivation of the law of refraction X.104. The work first appeared in French in 1638; reprinted in 1646 and 1651 in the latter with the first appearance of Mersennes treatise. This edition is a second edition of that reprint. Millard French 124 1663; Wiebenson III.b.18; Kemp The Science of Art pp. 129ff.; Baltruaitis Anamorphosis 51ff. Folio 35 x 22.5 cm engraved frontispiece signed Daret 6 ff. including half-title and title engraved portrait of Niceron signed M. Lasne 191 1 pp. with 7 woodcut diagrams in text and 50 numbered plates 49 full-page 1 double page; 6 ff. 134 pp. Note: plates bound at back. Bound in contemporary calf covers ruled spine with raised bands elaborately gilt; covers abraded and some small chips to spine on bands; former ownership stamp on verso of title; spotting and even toning or light browning on scattered leaves often seen in this work; wormhole in margin of plates 27 and following repaired extending into printed surface generally only printed border. Otherwise very good. Jean du Puis/Widow of Langlois hardcover books
1780Best.-Nr. 342628En Madrid : Por Don Joaquin Ibarra 1780. New edition. Hardcover. Full contemporary gilt-bordered aniline calf worn. Hinges starting gutters worn. Crudely re-cased with the original boards retained. Inner gilt dentelles. Prelim plates detached. All edges gilt. Wide margins with the text remaining in uncommonly good condition; scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. Physical description plates : ill. ; fol.Notes; Added title-page engraved; engraved head- and tail-pieces; initials; vignettes. Preliminary matter v. 1 p. i-ccii includes; Prólogo de la Academia; Vida de . Cervántes Saavedra y anälisis del Quixote por Vicente de los Ríos; Plan cronológico del Quixote; Pruebas y documentos que justifican la Vida de Cervántes. Plates by Antonio Carnicero José del Castillo José Brunete Bernardo Barranco Pedro Arnal Gerónimo Gil and Gregorio Ferro; engraved by Fernando Selma Manuel Salvador y Carmona Gerónimo A. Gil Pedro Pasqual Males J. Joaquín Fabregat Joaquín Ballester Juan de la Cruz Francisco Muntaner and Juan Barceló. Referenced by: Palau y Dulcet 2nd ed. 52024. Language; Spanish. En Madrid : Por Don Joaquin Ibarra hardcover
