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1590réf. 20050Lugduni (pour Genève), Apud Iacobum Bubonium [et] Apud Guillelmun Leamarium, 1590. Deux tomes en un volume in-folio de [20]-751 (chiffrées 1-430; 435-755) -[1] et [4]-595-[65] pages, plein vélin sur ai de bois, dos muet à 5 nerfs, plats bordés de plusieurs roulettes dont une large aux entrelacs végétaux, et deux autres aux portraits de figures historiques, motif central du plat supérieur aux armes du Saint Empire romain germanique et au plat inférieur celles du grand électeur de Saxe, fermoirs en laiton.
1599réf. 66183Editio altera recognita, & aliquot capitibus aucta ex MSS, cum indice triplici, primo nominum propriorum : secundo Graeco ; tertio Latino ; utroque vocum & rerum, 1 vol. petit in-8 reliure XVIIe plein veau marbré, dos lisse orné à la grotesque, Apud Antonium de Harsy [ Antoine de Harsy ], Lugduni [ Lyon ], 1599, 12 ff., 351 pp., 22 ff. n. ch., 1f. blanc, 1 f. n. ch. ("Excudebat Guichardus Jullieron, Typographus Regius, Lugduni, 1599")
1525réf. 188084New York: Gnome Press 1951-52-53. Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right First editions with all first issue points. A monumental work of science fiction the Foundation Trilogy won the special Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966 beating Heinlein's Future History series and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The trilogy appeared as a series of short stories and novellas in Astounding Science-Fiction magazine between May 1942 and January 1950. It remained a trilogy for nearly 30 years until Asimov's publishers persuaded him to return to the story. He wrote two sequels and two prequels but it is this core trilogy that stands alongside I Robot 1950 as Asimov's crowning achievement. The first issue points are: Foundation is bound in cloth sheets measuring 20.3 x 13.5 x 1.9 cm bulk; Foundation and Empire is bound in red boards lettered in black with the publisher's imprint on the spine measuring 2.2 cm across not 2.8 cm the sheets measuring 1.8 cm across not 2.3 cm and with the dust jacket printed in four colours rather than only blue and black; Second Foundation is bound in blue boards lettered in brown. Three works octavo. Currey's A bindings and jackets. Foundation: original blue cloth spine lettered in red galaxy motif on front cover in red; Foundation and Empire: original red boards spine lettered in black galaxy motif on front cover in black; Second Foundation: original light blue boards spine lettered in brown. With dust jackets. Housed in a custom red and black cloth box with raised decorations after the dust jacket of Foundation. Spine ends and a few corners bumped extremities rubbed spine of Second Foundation toned marks to rear covers of Foundation and Second Foundation a touch of foxing to front free endpaper of Second Foundation rear inner hinge of Foundation and Empire cracked but firm; jackets unclipped spines toned rear panels of Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation foxed a few longer tears to nicked edges: a very good set in like jackets. Anatomy of Wonder II-47; Currey p. 17. hardcover
1587réf. 47873Venice: Apud Ioannem de Gara Giovanni di Gara 1587. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg-. Large quarto. Paginated double sided leaves throughout: 5 1 5-62 238 leaves. Recased in its original period vellum binding and reinforced with new endpapers. Introductory text in Latin dedicates the book to Pope Sixtus V and includes his elaborate engraved papal coat of arms as well as large decorative initials. The initial text also gives biographical and historical background on the author and his roots. The Latin introduction is followed by a two-page Hebrew intoduction. This phenomenal volume is a pioneering trilingual Hebrew-Latin-Italian dictionary created by Italian Renaissance-Era Rabbi linguistic scholar and physician David ben Isaac De Pomis 1524-1594. De Pomis' aim with this work being as he was a scholar of both Jewish as well as secular subjects was to create a work which would who have crossover appeal and be useful to both Jewish and non-Jewish scholars alike. In many ways the work can be seen valuable outreach to the Christian and Italian communities of the period. Although De Pomis approaches this work from the perspective of Rabbinic/Biblical Hebrew he also includes numerous additional medical and biological terms given his background as a physician. The main body of the text consists of the dictionary which is organized alphabetically according to the Hebrew. What was originally bound in as a separately paginated concluding section at the end of the volume leaves 5-62 here has been mistakenly rebound before the main pagination 238 leaves. These sections include a glossary of common Rabbinic abbreviations a Italian-Hebrew Lexicon containing the original Italian in Roman script facing the Judeo-Italian in Hebrew script leaf 5-36 and a final alphabetical index of Latin words leaves 36-62. There are original printing errors resulting in the mis-pagination of 6 leaves #77 79 85 112 199 and #10 of the other pagination but all content is present. Text throughout in Hebrew Latin and Italian all printed in a two-column format. Binding with some light rubbing and bumping to the edges. A strip of vellum has been torn away at the top of the front cover. Some additional period staining to the covers. Light water stains and foxing to the title page which includes the period ink signature of the previous owner J. Blacknell in the left margin. Text pages throughout with some light to moderate staining to the margins. Text mostly unaffected and overall clean and vibrant. Bottom corners of the final two leaves including the blank with some light chipping. Book block tight. Binding in good interior in very good- condition overall. Hebrew title: צמח דוד : בו הצמיח ופרש ב×ר היטב בקצור בשלשה לשונות כל שורש מלה ומלה ×©×ž×¦× בספר הערוך הגדול Author: פומיס דוד בן יצחק Alternate Transliterations: Tsemach David Zemah Dawid Tzemach David Zemach David References: Bartol. II. 37; Wolf I. 311 III. 195 196. Vinograd Venice 717. Roest 944. Zedner p.641. Cowley p.154 About the author: David ben Isaac De Pomis 1524-1594 was a noted Italian Rabbi physician linguist and scholar born in Spoleto. De Pomis was respected as something of a savant in his time by both the Jewish and non-Jewish community for his excellence across numerous fields of study. He traced his roots back to the original Roman Jewish community of the ancient era who had first come to the Italian Peninsula during the fist century. In 1587 he published this work "Tsemah David" which many consider to be his magnum opus. Apud Ioannem de Gara (Giovanni di Gara) hardcover
1556réf. 157Basileae Basel: Henricum Petri 1556. First edition. Printer’s device on last page. In contemporary vellum. Title on spine lettered in ink. Binding stained. Title page restored. Foxing and waterstain throughout. First edition. Printer’s device on last page. In contemporary vellum. Title on spine lettered in ink. 6°; A1–Ss6 8 p. 2 folding plates 980 col. 2 p. Isaac Nathan ben Kalonymus was a French philospher and contraversialist of the 15th century. Came from the renowned Nathan family which claimed it’s descent from King David. He is the author of the first Bible concordance and the division of the Old Testament into verses is attributed to him. Adams I. 188. . Henricum Petri unknown
1587réf. 47668Venice: Apud Ioannem de Gara Giovanni di Gara 1587. First edition. Hardcover. g- to g. Large quarto. Paginated double sided leaves throughout: 5 1 238 5-62 leaves. Period dark brown mottled leather boards with gilt lettering over a brown label on the spine. Raised bands. Speckled edges of the book block in red. Introductory text in Latin dedicates the book to Pope Sixtus V and includes his elaborate engraved papal coat of arms as well as large decorative initials. The initial text also gives biographical and historical background on the author and his roots. The Latin introduction is followed by a two-page Hebrew intoduction. This phenomenal volume is a pioneering trilingual Hebrew-Latin-Italian dictionary created by Italian Renaissance-Era Rabbi linguistic scholar and physician David ben Isaac De Pomis 1524-1594. De Pomis' aim with this work being as he was a scholar of both Jewish as well as secular subjects was to create a work which would who have crossover appeal and be useful to both Jewish and non-Jewish scholars alike. In many ways the work can be seen valuable outreach to the Christian and Italian communities of the period. Although De Pomis approaches this work from the perspective of Rabbinic/Biblical Hebrew he also includes numerous additional medical and biological terms given his background as a physician. The main body of the text consists of the dictionary which is organized alphabetically according to the Hebrew. Following sections include a glossary of common Rabbinic abbreviations a Italian-Hebrew Lexicon containing the original Italian in Roman script facing the Judeo-Italian in Hebrew script leaf 5-36 and a final alphabetical index of Latin words leaves 36-62. There are original printing errors resulting in the mis-pagination of 7 leaves #77 79 85 112 190 199 and #10 of the second pagination but all content is present. Text throughout in Hebrew Latin and Italian all printed in a two-column format. Binding with head and tail of spine chipped away hinges splitting and some additional rubbing to extremities. Some scratching to covers. Interior with some sporadic minor to light foxing water stains and/or smudges throughout the text. Title page loose but sill attached. A few minor sporadic instances of worming but all are in the margins. Leaves 222-228 of the first pagination contain minimal water staining along the bottom margin not affecting text. Small tears to the bottom corners of leaf 120 of the first pagination and leaf 35 of the second pagination. Starting at interior front cover. Book block tight overall. Binding in good- interior in good condition overall. Hebrew title: צמח דוד : בו הצמיח ופרש ב×ר היטב בקצור בשלשה לשונות כל שורש מלה ומלה ×©×ž×¦× בספר הערוך הגדול Author: פומיס דוד בן יצחק Alternate Transliterations: Tsemach David Zemah Dawid Tzemach David Zemach David References: Bartol. II. 37; Wolf I. 311 III. 195 196. Vinograd Venice 717. Roest 944. Zedner p.641. Cowley p.154 About the author: David ben Isaac De Pomis 1524-1594 was a noted Italian Rabbi physician linguist and scholar born in Spoleto. De Pomis was respected as something of a savant in his time by both the Jewish and non-Jewish community for his excellence across numerous fields of study. He traced his roots back to the original Roman Jewish community of the ancient era who had first come to the Italian Peninsula during the fist century. In 1587 he published this work "Tsemah David" which many consider to be his magnum opus. Apud Ioannem de Gara (Giovanni di Gara) hardcover