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1799ref. 55420Philadelphia: Re-Printed by William Conover 1799. Second American Edition. 12mo 18.5cm. Contemporary tree calf; 320pp. Small perforation at leaf E6 costing a few characters but no loss of sense. Leaf L4 is bound out of order before L3 with marginal loss but no loss of text. Else a complete sound and Good copy in a contemporary binding worn with front joint cracked through held by threads. Ownership signature of a Henry Rogers dated 1801 to front pastedown. A popular 18th-century utopia described in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction on-line as "one of the first Lost World novels in the literature" and "probably the first to suggest that the lost race in question may be Ancient Egyptians." Often attributed to Bishop Berkeley but in fact the work of another Catholic divine Simon Berington; in any case not a translation of any Italian work and "Gaudentio di Lucca" a synonym. Gaudentio which describes an imaginary African kingdom of Mezzorania where "Nature is the source of all that is good for mankind" originally appeared in London in 1737 and proved immediately popular going through a succession of French and German translations prior to the death of the author in 1755. The first American edition appeared in Norwich Connecticut in 1796; ours is the second American edition printed in Philadelphia three years later. Both editions are institutionally plentiful but rather uncommon in commerce. SARGENT p.11 the 1st ed. LEWIS p.18. NEGLEY 93. LCP AFRO-AMERICANA 1125 citing only this edition. EVANS 35183. Re-Printed by William Conover unknown books
1910ref. 2658651910. unbound. 9.75 x 7.25 inches heavy stock deckle-edged black-and-white portrait no place no date circa 1910 signed "S. Baruch" -- a distinguished shoulder-up image with his trademark small rimmed glasses and Van Dyke beard. Outstanding contrast as Baruch has signed on the white border below his image. Near fine condition. Jewish physician and pioneer of hydrotherapy in the United States but best known as the father of financier Bernard Baruch. He began his career as a surgeon in the Confederate Army twice being captured by Union troops. After the battle of Gettysburg upon General Lee's retreat he was ordered to stay behind to care for some 225 seriously wounded Southern soldiers. His legacy lives on with a Medical School in North Carolina and a Public School in New York City named after him. unknown books
1791ref. 18863Amsterdam; Dordrecht; Leyden; Harlingen: J. de Groot; G. Warnars; P. den Hengst; A. and P. Blusse; S. and J. Luchtmans; V. van der Plaats 1791. Second edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio 17 1/2 x 11". XII 129 1pp Text 125 leaves Plates. Contemporary 3/4 calf over illustrated paper cover boards with gold lettering and tooling to spine. Raised bands. Decorative tailpieces. Second edition of this striking illustrated Bible the original was published without any text containing no less than 250 splendid copper engravings on 125 plates out of 252 images on 126 plates. The plates have been engraved by the finest Dutch and French artists of the period such as Jan Caspar Philips Pierre Tanje Simon Fokke Jacob Folkema Frans De Bakker Claude Duflos Pierre Quentin Chedel and Lestol. Binding rubbed on spine and along edges with some abrasion to calf. Tail of spine chipped. One leaf featuring the following two engravings missing: Adam en Eva eten van den verbooden Boom and Adam en Eva verbergen zich in den Hof. Some pages have been expertly repaired and remargined. Sporadic closed tears repaired with non-abrasive tape. Page 7/8 repaired but suffered some minor loss of text. Upper half of pp. 93/94 heavily foxed thus affecting the upper image of each facing plate. Moderate closed tears foxing and age-toning along paper margin not affecting text or plates. Text in Dutch. Captions in Dutch and French. Binding in overall fair to good- interior in good to good plates in very good images in near fine to fine condition. About the author: Ysbrand van Hamelsveld 1743-1812 was a Dutch Reformed minister and professor of theology. This radical Patriot had preached patriotism from the pulpit and even had called upon the male members of his flock to take up arms against stadtholder William V. Forced to resign his offices after 1787 when the troops of Frederick William II of Prussia crushed the Patriots Van Hamelsveld became a professional writer and translator. J. de Groot; G. Warnars; P. den Hengst; A. and P. Blusse; S. and J. Luchtmans; V. van der Plaats hardcover books
1796ref. 46441Paris: Bossange Masson et Besson 1796. Very Good. Paris: Bossange Masson et Besson 1796. Six volumes in three; small octavos 16cm; contemporary blue-green paper-covered boards red and black gilt-lettered spine labels; frontispieces at head of four volumes two hundred and seventy-two 272 steel-engraved plates collated presumed complete. Boards scuffed at margins with exposure at corners contemporary Lille bookseller ticket to pastedown of Vol. I/II early 20th century 1914 ex libris to front pastedown of Vol. V/VI; a Very Good clean and sound set in a pleasing binding most like the original temporary boards. Bossange, Masson et Besson unknown books
1774ref. 263043Londres 1774. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes bound in 1. 12mo; xxxii 148 256 pp.; contemporary mottled calf spine richly gilt with black and red spine labels marbled endpapers rubricated edges. Londres 1774. Very good. Scarce. unknown books
1984ref. 297104Marlborough Wilts: Paulinus Press 1984. Limited Edition. Near Fine binding. Small quarto; in morocco-backed vellum with spine lettered in gilt; housed in slipcase with portfolio in the slipcase containing a set of nineteen wood engravings by Simon Brett printed on japon and signed by the artist; the morocco spine is a bit sunned; this edition with the portfolio is limited to 25 copies; of the engravings in the portfolio this is number 18 of xxv; signed on the colophon by Michael Justin Davis and Simon Brett. Near Fine binding. Paulinus Press unknown books
1687ref. 1345236London: printed for L. Meredith at the Angel in Amen-Corner 1687. Eighth edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Incomplete: 24 480; G-; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style calf; spine and tops of boards tanned. With an added engraved title page and frontispiece. A1-X12 with K1 and all signatures following X absent. The absent final portion appears to comprise most of " Additional Prayers. By the Same Author. Postscript." Minor chipping particularly to first twelve and final two pages with no impact on text. Age-toned with scattered soiling. Open tears to A11 impacting text G1 margin only K11 impacting text though text is still legible Q2 margin only R7 margin only V1 margin only. Very minor insect damage to O6-O10. JR Consignment. ESTC R29376; Wing P768. 1345236. Special Collections - Downstairs. printed for L. Meredith at the Angel in Amen-Corner hardcover books
ref. 11421948. Wood engraving. Published by the Woodcut Society of New York. Contained in the original folio. Image: 7 x 7 1/8. Margins:10.5 x 10.5. Signed by the artist. SIMON HOWARD 1902-1979. RHYTHMS OF MEN IN THE WILDERNESS.1948. Wood engraving. Published by the Woodcut Society of New York. Contained in the original folio. Image: 7 x 7 1/8. Margins:10.5 x 10.5. Signed by the artist. $ 500 Born in NYC on July 22 1902. Simon studied for several years under Jacques Alexander at the NAD Académie Julian in Paris and learned the art of wood cutting from the Japanese. His wood engravings of the Bohemian life of Paris were widely acclaimed abroad while his etchings and paintings were well received both in California and New York by art critics in the 1920s. Simon was a resident of San Francisco in 1927-32. He died in White Plains NY on Oct. 15 1979. Exh: Calif. Society of Etchers. unknown books
1963ref. 397400Garden City: Doubleday 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Small scrape on front board that has been touched up else near fine in rubbed very good black dustwrapper. Author's first solely written published play preceded by an acting edition of a co-written adaptation. The first of many Broadway smash hits by Simon this one successfully adapted to the screen with Frank Sinatra Lee J. Cobb Molly Picon Barbara Rush Jill St. John and Tony Bill. An exceptionally uncommon first edition. Doubleday hardcover books
1682ref. 51316London: G. Wells 1682. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-. Two parts small octavo. Collation: A2 star8 B-O8 P2; second series K-2H8 2I4 = 296 leaves. 20 211 1 blank 129-487 1 blankpp. Index of letters bound between the reader's preface and the Life of Morin. Texts in Latin with occasional passages in Hebrew Arabic Syriac and Greek. Contemporary vellum lightly stained with old manuscript label faded and blurred at spine. Occasional light toning and a few oxidation spots else a very good copy with crisp text. First edition of this important collection of letters chiefly between the orientalist and member of the Oratorian order Jean Morin 1591-1659 and Cardinal Francesco Barberini 1597-1679. Occasioned by the attempt of Pope Urban VIII to unite the eastern churches with the Roman Catholic Church they document an important early attempt to address the relations between Rome and the Christian communities of the Levant and Near East. The first two letters from the Samaritan community in Egypt are addressed to Joseph Scaliger and discuss the differences between their luni-solar calendar and that employed by the mainstream Jewish community; originally written in Hebrew the present Latin versions were prepared by Morin. Fourteen letters contain the correspondence between Morin and Pietro Della Valle 1586-1652 on Samaritan matters and Islamic chronology. Purchased from the heirs of the French scholar Amelot de la Houssaye the 94 letters were edited by the pioneering biblical critic Richard Simon 1638-1712 who may be credited with the "first attempt to write a history of the Bible as a piece of literature" Schaff-Herzog. Focusing his analyses on the text versions and commentaries Simon critically discussed the Septuagint and the Vulgate and defended the translation of the Bible into the vernacular. He affirmed the critical value of the Masoretic text while acknowledging the late origin of the Hebrew vocalization system. In his Histoire Critique du Vieux Testament Paris 1678 he also dared to suggest "that Moses cannot be the author of all the books attributed to him." Too radical for its time the work was suppressed and nearly all copies of the first print run were destroyed. A transcription of one of the surviving copies served as the basis of the 1680 Rotterdam edition and an English version published at London in 1682. Simon was expelled from the Oratorians. It thus comes as no surprise to observe that his substantial biography of Morin which precedes the letters "amounts to a diatribe against not only Morin but the entire Oratorian Congregation" Wetzer & Welte. Provenance: Stamp of Collegii Albertini Bonnae at recto and verso of the title; from the library of Old Catholic theologian J. H. Reinkens 1821-96 with his manuscript entry at the front endleaf. References: ESTC R-5020; Ingold Essai de bibl. oratorienne 150; Orme Bibl. Biblica 301; Wetzer & Welte Kirchenlexikon VIII p.1919; Wing M-2764 & S-3795. Full title and imprint: Antiquitates Ecclesiae Orientalis clarissimorum virorum Barbarini Allatii Holstenii Morini Ecchellensis Peirescii à Valle Comberi Buxtorfii Hottingeri &c. Dissertationibus epistolicis enucleatae; nunc ex ipsis autographis editae. Quibus praefixa est Morini Congr. Orat. Paris. PP. Vita. Londini: Prostant apud Geo. Wells ad insigne Solis in Coemeterio D. Pauli. 1682. G. Wells hardcover books
1984ref. 297106Marlborough Wilts England: Paulinus Press 1984. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s pink silk bonding with a cream label to the spine lettered in gilt with slipcase; 55 pages with illustrations and a set of proofs; signed by the author Walter Shewring; the engraver Simon Brett the engraver; Christopher Skelton the printer; and Clare Skelton the binder.~~This edition limited to twenty-five special copies printed on Zerkall mould-made paper with additional pages bearing impressions of the engravings printed direct from the wood blocks; in the rear of the book is a loose set of proofs of the engravings on japon printed and signed by the artist.~~This special edition is signed by the author the engraver the printer and the binder “in recognition of its being the last book produced at Skelton’s Press under Christopher Skelton’s ownership”. Fine binding. Paulinus Press unknown books
1632ref. 43039Londini: Ioyce Norton & Richardum Whittaker 1632. First edition small 8vo pp. 16 493; woodcut printer's device on title page head pieces and initials; text in double columns; contemporary full dark brown calf unadorned spine; shallow loss along top 3/4 title page fore edge affecting two words; title page rebacked and laid down; occasional contemporary manuscript notes in margins as well as extensive scribbling to p. 493 and verso; over all a good sound copy. See Wing P1067 and Vancil p. 189 for later editions. Ioyce Norton & Richardum Whittaker unknown books
1916ref. 133608Göttingen Germany: S. Hirzel 1916. stiff paper wrappers. Physics. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 41-60 2 pages. Text in German. Vol. XVII No. 4. A newsletter concerning developments in the study of physics. Includes a tribute to physicist Max Behacker. Also includes an article by Max Born on Albert Einstein's theory of gravitation and general relativity with a bibliography citing Einstein's publications. Covers slightly bent at edges. Folded. S. Hirzel unknown books
1971ref. 132532New York: Eugene O'Neill Theatre 1971. Draft script for the 1971 Neil Simon play. Copy belonging to actress Tresa Hughes who played the part of Jessie with her annotations in blue ink red ink green ink and pencil on 28 nearly consecutive pages. Opened at the Eugene O'Neill on Broadway on November 11 1971 for a run of 4 previews and 798 performances. Hughes was nominated for a Tony award for Best Actress for her role in the 1961 production of "The Devil's Advocate." Green studio wrappers with credits for playwright Simon. Title page present dated September 1 1971 with credits for playwright Simon. 126 leaves mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold screw brads. Eugene O'Neill Theatre unknown books
1933ref. 131892Munich / Paris: UFA / L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne 1933. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the original French release of the 1933 film. With the UFA logo at the lower left corner of each. Each still mounted on UFA / ACE boards as issued with credit for both studios and text in French. A late attempt by UFA to reach a broader European market this joint production was filmed in French shot in Spain and Germany and released to the French market. Featuring an early supporting appearance by Simone Simon shown in a still here with Jean Gabin with whom she would go on to co-star in Jean Renoir's classic "La Bete Humaine." Both photographs 10.5 x 8.5 inches Near Fine with some faint scratching. Boards 15.75 x 13.25 inches Very Good condition with multiple pinholes a few brief dampstains and minor chipping. UFA / L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne unknown books
1861ref. 3289401861. framed. near fine. Autographed Signed Letter from Simon Cameron United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. Framed letter from "War Dept." to "Chief of Ordnance" written June 15 1861 is frame with a portrait image of Cameron. Please inquire for more information. Simon Cameron was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. unknown books
1899ref. 862921899. Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1899. Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1899. Final Edition Revised Enlarged and Annotated Greenleaf Simon 1783-1853. Wigmore John Henry. Edward Avery Harriman Editors. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence Sixteenth edition. Boston: Little Brown and Company 1899. 3 volumes. Octavo 6" x 9". Volumes one and two contemporary law sheep with gilt red and black lettering pieces to spine. Worn and scuffed. Later previous owner's address inscriptions to front pastedowns. Some penciling in volume two otherwise internally clean. Volume three publisher's tan buckram with gilt red and black lettering pieces to spine. Worn soiled and rubbed. Card pocket to front pastedown. Bookplate of United States Court of Military Appeals to front free endpaper. Property stamps to rear pastedown and front endleaves otherwise internally clean. A good set. $600. Sixteenth and final edition revised enlarged and annotated and historically significant because it represents the transition from Greenleaf's seminal work which was the standard for American evidence law for half a century to the new era of evidence scholarship dominated by its editor John Henry Wigmore. Wigmore who would become one of the most influential legal scholars in American history edited the first volume of this edition just before publishing his own monumental work A Treatise on the Anglo-American System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law which began publication in 1904. Edward Avery Harriman edited volumes 2 and 3 of the edition further contributing to its status as a thoroughly revised and updated version of Greenleaf's work at the turn of the century. The 1899 edition marks a pivotal moment in the history of American legal literature on evidence where the established authority passed the torch to the scholar who would define the field for the next generation. unknown books
1817ref. 1323792London: Printed for Walker & Edwards Rivington Cadell & Davies Longman Hurst etc. 1817. Hardcover. 12mo. xi 485 pages 1 4 ads; VG; newly rebound in full brown leather paneled spine with black label gilt titling; previous marbled free endpapers preserved; interior clean; Engraved frontispiece and additional title page publisher's catalogue in rear; shelved case 9. Originally published as Les Aventures Merveilleuses du Mandarin Fum-Hoam Contes Chinois.;. 1323792. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Printed for Walker & Edwards, Rivington, Cadell & Davies, Longman, Hurst etc. hardcover books
1912ref. 7628Camden New Jersey: The Long Photographic Art Studios 1912. Very good. Inscribed by the author on the ffep. 12¼" x 9½". Blue cloth gilt. pp. 43 four interspersed plates containing a map a chart and three original photographs. Very good: light wear that is stronger at spine tips and corners a few minor stains. This is a finely produced travelogue documenting the sites and peoples of several different Latin American countries. According to the book's forward the author created it because "The Panama Canal . . . should be the means of drawing this entire Western Hemisphere into closer bonds of commercial and social intercourse. Our neighbors . . . regret that their brothers of the United States do not understand them as they deserve to be understood . . . Let us not forget that they number nearly one hundred million strong and they and their respective countries are rapidly forging to the front ranks of modern nations. The opening of the Panama should be a day of rejoicing for the peoples of the Three Americas." Per the title over three months Long traveled to the listed countries and recorded detailed descriptions of each town or city he visited; he also provided brief histories of each country. In Cuba he spent time in Matanzas and Santiago as well as providing this description of Havana "visitors seem transported as they note the carefree throngs that eat drink and make merry in the brilliant cafes and places of amusement along the broad and handsome Prado . . . streets in the old section are exceedingly narrow . . . The metropolis contains several modern office buildings which appear like skyscrapers from the alleyways below and the mansions of the wealthy especially along the Malecon are homes of splendor. On the other hand the one-story dwellings of the working classes are devoid of ornamentation the iron barred windows giving them the appearance of penal institutions." From Cuba Long went to Jamaica where in Montego Bay "women display far more animation than men driving carts wheeling barrows hawking long ropes of tobacco and smoking big black cigars with the sang froid of a veteran." Next was Columbia with a first stop in Barranquilla with this lyrical description of the end of siesta "at the stroke of six the sunset gun sends forth its booming notes and with an hour the Zocala fills with people . . . Along the plaza they stroll and chat the señors emitting great clouds of the noxious weed the demoiselles flashing glances of Andalusian hue. They are of every rank and every class . . ." He also spent several pages describing Bogota. In Costa Rica he was impressed by San Jose "it is not hyperbole to say that there are but few cities of the same size that display more animation or progressiveness we find in San Jose." He briefly discussed Punta Arenas before heading to Mexico where he spent a couple of pages on Mexico City and Cuernavaca respectively while also providing much detail on rail travel in the country. There are short passages on Jalapa Orizaba and the last several pages are devoted to descriptions of Mayan ruins in the Yucatan peninsula. Also of note are the plates which include three original black and white photographs as well as a map of the Isthmus of Panama with the completed canal. The photos include a Cuban tobacco field and a view of the canal from the Gatun Dam. OCLC locates four copies over two entries; one has 17 plates the other has 15. With ours a third variant we imagine Long issued these books based on the number of photos or maps he had on hand. A rare travelogue documenting the sights and peoples of several Latin American countries and embellished with original photographs. The Long Photographic Art Studios unknown books
1816ref. 002325Milano: Tipografia Sonzogno e Comp 1816. First Edition thus. Wraps. Very Good. 12mo. 18 by 11 cm. Five volumes. With 22 plates most hand-colored. This is the first Italian version of Pallas' travels to Russia. The costume plates are richly colored and lovely. The leaves have a nice rag content and are thus quite clean even uncommonly so compared to most Italian publications of the early nineteenth century. The work is complete as of itself; it is a part of a larger series of travel journals translated into Italian at the time. In this series this book constitutes Tomo XIII. This copy has the original wraps. These have creases and soiling. Still they can be regarded as well-preserved and of interest from the perspective of publishing practices of the era. Tipografia Sonzogno e Comp unknown books
1964ref. 437702New York: Random House 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustjacket unfaded at the spine and nearly as new. Hit Broadway play featuring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley which was made into a film with Jane Fonda replacing Ashley. An exceptional copy. Random House hardcover books
ref. 575218Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Chalk-style lithograph portrait of Thomas A. Edison. Matted to 9.75" x 12". Portrait of Edison with his facsimile signature beneath the portrait. Artist signature reproduced on the image "S. Werner 1931" and additionally Signed in pencil beneath the image "Simon Werner" and numbered by his as number 10 of an unknown limitation. A little clumsily affixed to backer board although removable else very near fine. A portrait of Edison previously unknown to us. hardcover books
1785ref. 37160Paris 1785. 112 x 152 mm. Titled in manuscript at upper left corner. A fine impression on laid paper. The scene depicts the three "sultanes" one dancing one playing the harp and one observing as Soliman looks on. unknown books
1948ref. 35725Sevilla: Imp. de E. Rasco etc. 1948. First editions. Paper wrappers. Spines worn and chipped some wrappers sunned reattached on one volume detached on another bookplate on half title to one volume otherwise contents very good. 326; xliv 323; viii 338; 373; 351; 351; viii 322 pp. 8vo. "publicado por primera vez en virtud de acuerdo del Excmo. é Ilmo. Sr. deán y cabildo de la Santa Metropolitana y Patriarcal Iglesia de Sevilla bajo la inmediata direccíon de su bibliotecario el ilmo. Sr. Dr. D. Servando Arbolí y Faraudo con notas bibliográficas del Dr. D. Simón de la Rosa y López." This is the complete set as issued of printed books from the library of Ferdinand Columbus son of Christopher. Tomo 1: A-B. Imp. de E. Rasco 1888; 2: C-D. Imp. de E. Rasco 1891; 3: E-H. Tip. Dias Carballo 1894; 4: H-L. Impr. de Izopuierdo y Comp. la dir. de Don José Roca y Ponsa; 5: M-P Imp. de Sobrinos de Izquierdo la dir. Don José Moreno Maldonado; 6: P-S Imp. de Sobrinos de Izquierdo; 7: T-Z . Madrid Consejo sup. de investigacione scientificas 1948. Notas bibliogr. de D. Simon de la Rosa Lopez y D. Francisco Garcia Madueno rev. e indices Don Ramon Paz y Remolar. Prologo de D. Joaquin de Entrambasaguas." Provenance: From the library of Alberto Parreño with his bookplate. Scarce as first editions in original wraps. Palau 29407. Jones 447. Parreno Sale 909. Imp. de E. Rasco, etc.. unknown books
2013ref. 211552Budapest: Kalman Maklary Fine Arts 2013. Hardcover. VG. tape repair to the top edge of the slipcase and split to the tail end of the slipcase spine. Both volumes are clean and unmarked besides the lightest touch of wear along the bottom edge of jackets from being removed from slipcase. Quarto. Hardcovers in slipcase. Illustrated boards in matching jackets. Profuse color illustrations and portraits. 29 cm. Text in English French and Hungarian. Volume 1. 1949-1959 295 pages 9789638944115. Volume 2. 1960-2001 375 pages 9789638944139. Kalman Maklary Fine Arts hardcover books
