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1800réf. 2712bCaen: Chalopin 1800. 12mo 137 x 84 mm. 12 pp. Drop-title. Stab-stitched in original blue printed wrappers. Modern folding moroco-backed chemise and slipcase. A late chapbook incarnation of Vulson de La Colombière's treatise on dream interpretation first published 1660 this pocket-sized alphabetical list of dreams and their meanings had a practical purpose being sold as an aid for the selection of lottery numbers but see below.The association of dreams and lottery numbers derived from the Italian smorfia tradition which linked and still does the lottery and its numbers to dreams and the occult. The word smorfia refers to keys associating dreams with winning numbers also sometimes called cabala and by extension to the ephemeral publications containing these keys. "A feature of the Italian lottery throughout its history is the intense interest in occult methods of predicting the winning numbers. Foremost is the smorfia - a slang word meaning a wry grimace but also having overtones associated with the dream god Morpheus son of Hypnos God of Sleep." Adrian Seville History Today Vol. 49 no. 3 March 1999. In this brief pamphlet the connection with the lottery is indicated by a list of the 27 "most commonly pulled" lottery numbers printed at the end. Oddly all end in either 3 7 or 9. The dream descriptions however provide no lottery numbers. These highly abbreviated one-or-two-line summaries are simply followed by a verbal description of their degree and type of luck or lack of it or their meaning. Thus "to dream of being a tree" portends illness "kissing a dead person" promises long life though just kissing anyone signifies trouble. Arranged by keyword the list covers an impressive range of dream subjects: seeing oneself swimming in the sea loss and harm having long teeth trouble from one's parents dreaming that one is a doctor good luck hearing bells ringing signifies honor with boredom! etc.The attribution to the Caen chapbook printer/publishers Pierre-Jean-Aimé and Théodore Chalopin was made by René Helot who found several copies of the pamphlet in the Chalopin archives. OCLC locates 2 copies at the BnF and the Newberry. Cf. Helot La Bibliothèque bleue en Normandie 1928 245. Chalopin unknown books
1996réf. 210481996. Collection of five Fodor's gay travel guides published between 1996 and 2001 documenting LGBTQ travel culture and the geography of queer social life in the late twentieth century. Produced during a period when openly gay and lesbian travelers frequently relied upon specialized print resources to identify welcoming public accommodations and avoid hostile environments the guides reflect the cultural infrastructure of queer mobility before the widespread adoption of internet-based travel platforms. The books document networks of bars hotels cafés bookstores resorts nightlife venues and community spaces serving gay and lesbian clientele across the United States and Canada preserving evidence of many establishments that have since closed or disappeared. As such the guides now function not only as travel manuals but also as historical records of LGBTQ commercial and social geography during the 1990s and early 2000s. Collection consists of five paperback travel guides most measuring approximately 5 x 9 inches organized by city state and region with detailed listings of gay- and lesbian-friendly businesses addresses telephone numbers maps travel tips and commentary on local LGBTQ culture. 1 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications 1996. First edition. 497 pages. Comprehensive nationwide guide covering approximately forty cities and destinations with listings for bars hotels restaurants bookstores nightlife venues and community resources catering to gay and lesbian travelers. 2 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to New York City. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications 1997. First edition. 187 pages. Includes coverage of New York City together with surrounding destinations such as Fire Island and New Hope Pennsylvania emphasizing hotels inns cafés restaurants nightlife and local cultural commentary from an LGBTQ perspective. 3 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications 1997. First edition. 166 pages. Covers San Francisco San Jose Santa Cruz Monterey Wine Country and the Russian River area with extensive discussion of gay and lesbian social life tourism and cultural institutions in Northern California. 4 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications 1998. Second edition. Expanded national guide featuring maps destination overviews and updated regional listings for queer-friendly businesses and accommodations throughout the United States. 5 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications 2001. Third edition. 676 pages. Revised and expanded edition including thousands of listings for accommodations restaurants bars and nightlife venues throughout the United States and Canada. Published during years when discrimination against LGBTQ travelers remained widespread and legal protections varied dramatically by region these guides helped queer individuals navigate unfamiliar spaces while also strengthening broader community networks through travel and tourism. Their detailed business listings now preserve documentary evidence for numerous LGBTQ establishments and gathering spaces that no longer exist making the guides valuable records of late twentieth-century queer urban and commercial history. Minor handling wear throughout. Overall very good condition. Substantial archive documenting LGBTQ travel networks and the printed infrastructure of queer community life before the digital era. unknown books
1978réf. 201291978. Damron Bob contributor; Collins Andrew. Gay travel guides and newspapers 1978-2004. These publications document the circulation of location-based information used by gay and lesbian travelers to identify bars hotels and social spaces during a period when public visibility remained uneven and often restricted. Issued across the late twentieth century the guides and accompanying newspaper articles record the existence of queer establishments through printed directories organized by city state and country providing evidence of how individuals located community navigated unfamiliar environments and accessed networks of social life. The material supports research into LGBTQ mobility geography and print culture by preserving addresses descriptions and travel advice tied to spaces that were frequently undocumented elsewhere. Eight items including two newspapers and six travel guides published between 1978 and 2004 most in portable formats measuring approximately 4.25 x 5.5 inches to 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 1 Coast to Coast Times Issue 120 1978. Contains "Doing America with Bob Damron" documenting travel to Fire Island and identifying it as a site of gay social life establishing early print circulation of location-based queer knowledge. 2 Lambda News Vol. III Issue VI June 1978. Includes Damron's "Doing America" article on gay life in Houston Texas offering regional documentation of community spaces in the American South. 3 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to Los Angeles and Southern California. 1997. First edition. Provides approximately 170 pages detailing establishments neighborhoods and cultural sites within a major urban center of LGBTQ life. 4 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area. 1997. First edition. Includes 166 pages documenting one of the most established gay communities in the United States through listings and descriptive entries. 5 Damron Road Atlas. 1997. Presents city maps across the United States Canada and Europe with the majority of entries dedicated to U.S. locations and thousands of addresses identifying gay-friendly venues. 6 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA. 1998. Second edition. Expands coverage nationwide with maps regional breakdowns and extensive listings of establishments. 7 Damron Amsterdam: Gay Tourists Guide. 1998. Contains detailed maps wallet reference cards and listings of bars hotels and venues in a major European destination. 8 Damron Accommodations. 8th edition 2004. Covers the United States Mexico Europe and additional regions with substantial emphasis on U.S. cities and travel infrastructure. These guides were produced within a broader context in which printed directories functioned as essential tools for locating queer space prior to digital communication preserving information that was often ephemeral due to business closures policing and shifting social conditions. The Damron guides in particular emerged from firsthand travel and reporting building cumulative geographic knowledge across successive editions. Scholars have noted the limited print runs and short functional lifespan of such guides contributing to their scarcity and historical importance; as Jack Swab observed "Given the topic and the community they catered to print runs even at the best-established gay publishers were relatively small. the information contained within them quickly went out of date reducing the number of surviving guides even further." Comparisons have been drawn to The Negro Motorist Green Book in their shared function as navigational tools for marginalized travelers. Together these materials provide primary evidence of how queer communities mapped social space traveled and sustained networks across regions before the advent of digital directories. Light wear to covers with minor edge rubbing; interiors clean with intact maps and advertisements. Overall very good condition. unknown books
1990réf. 210581990. Hale Keith; White Edmund; Bledsoe Lucy Jane ed.; Frommer's Editors; Damron Guides; Fraternal Order of Gays. Gay and lesbian travel guide and narrative collection circa 1980s-2004 documenting the development of LGBTQ travel culture through both directory-based guides and personal travel writing. These materials situate travel as a means of accessing queer community exploring identity and navigating geographic differences in visibility and acceptance. The collection provides insight into how LGBTQ individuals located social spaces documented cultural environments and articulated travel experiences across the United States and internationally. Collection comprises 8 items including travel guides literary travel narratives and one organizational brochure. 1 Vintage Fraternal Order of Gays FOG activity brochure .circa 1980s FOG was an organization with a mission to "bring gays together just to have fun meet others with similar interests and make new friends". Brochure advertises numerous activities such as group trips game nights language classes and others. 2 Hale Keith. In the Land of Alexander: Gay Travels With History and Politics in Hungary Yugoslavia Turkey and Greece. Boston: Alyson Publications 1990. A travel memoir concerning the authors journey through the queer underground of the Balkans and Turkey. The author reflects on the appeal each country has for gay travelers while also delivering remarks on the country's history and politics. 285 pages and in very good condition. 3 White Edmund. States of Desire: Travels in Gay America. Famous travelogue of Edmund White's travels throughout the US that explores gay culture and the queer underground throughout the country. The narrative includes many of the most popular cities in the US as well as smaller cities and rural areas. 340 pages and in very good condition. 4 The Queerest Places: A Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites. 1997. A travel guide that emphasizes historic queer monuments and location in each state across the US. Features various parks homes of historic LGBT icons queer bookstores movie theaters and more. 350 pages with hundreds of listings across the country. 5 Lesbian Travels: A Literary Companion. 1998. First edition. Ed. Lucy Jane Bledsoe. A compilation of personal essays from lesbian writers on themes of travel adventure and intercultural romance. 6 Frommer's Gay & Lesbian Europe 1999. First Edition. 688 pages. A comprehensive guide to restaurants hotels tourist destinations and nightlife across the UK and mainland Europe compiled by gay and lesbian editors. 7 Frommer's Gay & Lesbian Europe 2003. 621 pages. A comprehensive guide to restaurants hotels tourist destinations and nightlife across the UK and mainland Europe compiled by gay and lesbian editors. 8 Damron Men's Travel Guide 2004. 726 pages. Measures 3.5" x 6.5". Includes USA Mexico Canada Caribbean and European Cities and features over 12000 locations in total with 544 pages dedicated to just US locations in every part of the country. Produced during a period of expanding LGBTQ visibility following the late twentieth-century gay rights movement these materials demonstrate how travel functioned as both a practical and cultural activity within queer communities. The coexistence of directory-style guides and literary narratives reflects multiple approaches to documenting LGBTQ space from logistical mapping to experiential writing. Light wear consistent with use; bindings intact and pages clean; overall very good condition. This collection offers a combined record of LGBTQ travel infrastructure and personal engagement with queer environments across multiple regions. unknown books
1995réf. 210641995. Dills Lanie; West Lynn; Tuller David; Collins Andrew; Link Matthew; Drinnan Neal ed.; Fodor's Editors. Gay and lesbian travel guide collection 1995-2001 documenting the mapping of LGBTQ social spaces and living environments across the United States and international locations. These works situate travel and relocation as key aspects of queer life providing structured information on community presence legal conditions and accessible public and private spaces. The collection offers insight into how printed guides functioned as tools for navigating identity safety and social belonging in the late twentieth century. Collection comprises 8 travel guides and travel narratives generally measuring between approximately 3.5" x 6.5" and 5.5" x 8.5". 1 Dills Lanie and Lynn West. Great Gay and Lesbian Places to Live. 1995. Softcover book. A guide concerning where and how to live as an openly gay couple in various states and regions of the US. Includes details about state laws gay-friendly locations and the state of gay life in a given city or area. Around 300 pages and includes an extensive appendix of locations. 2 Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA 1996. First Edition. 497 pages. Divided by city and features both gay and lesbian bars hotels and other locations throughout the US at the time. 3 Out and About: Gay Travel Guide USA Resorts & Warm-Weather Vacations. 1997. A gay travel guide showcasing thousands of gay-friendly locations in the US with a special focus on warm-weather vacation areas. 360 pages. 4 Tuller David. Cracks in the Iron Closet: Travels in Gay and Lesbian Russia. Boston: Faber & Faber 1996. Hardcover book in dust jacket. The authors travelogue of his journey through Russia after the collapse of the USSR. 313 pages. 5 Gay London: A Guide. 1999. A detailed exploration of the gay scene in London with listings for various bars clubs bookstores and cafes which catered to the gay community. 6 Fodor's Gay Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area by Andrew Collins. First Edition 1997. Includes 166 pages on gay life culture establishments and more in the bay area. 7 The Rough Guide to Gay and Lesbian Australia Edited by Neal Drinnan. 2001. 332 pages on gay life culture and establishments in Australia broken up by location and entertainment type. 8 Matthew Link's Rainbow Handbook: Hawai'i the Island's Ultimate Travel Guide 1999. Contains 225 pages dedicated to gay travel in Hawai'i written by gay travel writer Matthew Link. Includes a breakdown of locations on each individual island. Produced during a period of expanding LGBTQ visibility following late twentieth-century activism these guides demonstrate how travel and relocation were structured through accessible printed information. The inclusion of legal guidance social venues and international perspectives reflects the varied conditions faced by LGBTQ individuals across regions. Many listed establishments no longer operate preserving a record of spaces that have since disappeared. Light wear consistent with use; bindings intact and pages clean; overall very good condition. This collection offers a detailed record of LGBTQ spatial networks and community infrastructure at the turn of the twenty-first century. unknown books
1994réf. 210441994. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. These late twentieth and early twenty-first century travel guides document the development of lesbian-specific travel infrastructure and the circulation of information necessary for safe mobility during a period shaped by persistent discrimination and uneven legal protections for LGBTQ individuals. Issued between 1994 and 2008 these guides extend the earlier Damron directory model into a focused resource for lesbian travelers providing geographically organized listings of bars accommodations social venues and events. Emerging from Bob Damron's earlier efforts beginning in the 1960s to catalog gay-friendly spaces the Women's Traveller series reflects the expansion of queer travel networks and the increasing visibility of lesbian communities across North America and international destinations. These guides functioned as practical tools for identifying safe and affirming environments for both solo travelers and couples and have been compared to earlier travel aids developed for marginalized communities navigating exclusionary public spaces. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. San Francisco: Damron Company 1994. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. San Francisco: Damron Company 1995. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. San Francisco: Damron Company 1996. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. San Francisco: Damron Company 1998. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. San Francisco: Damron Company 2000. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. San Francisco: Damron Company 2005. Damron Publishing. Damron Women's Traveller. San Francisco: Damron Company 2008. Group of seven guidebooks issued between 1994 and 2008 each providing extensive listings organized by country region and city with the majority of entries focused on the United States. Early volumes include coverage of the United States Canada and the Caribbean while later editions expand to Mexico Europe and additional global destinations. Entries include addresses phone numbers and descriptions of lesbian-friendly bars restaurants hotels and community spaces alongside advertisements for LGBTQ-oriented businesses. Many volumes incorporate supplementary material such as city maps directories of women-only campsites organized tours cruises and annual calendars of events including conferences festivals retreats and social gatherings. The guides consistently highlight major urban centers such as Los Angeles San Francisco New York City Provincetown and Key West while also documenting smaller regional networks and emerging destinations. These guides were produced for a readership navigating travel in environments where acceptance varied widely by region and where access to reliable information about welcoming spaces was essential. Their annual or periodic updates reflect the fluid nature of LGBTQ social geography as venues opened closed or shifted in character. As noted by archivist Jack Swab publications of this type were often printed in relatively small runs and frequently discarded once outdated contributing to their limited survival. Light wear consistent with use; clean interiors and sound bindings; overall good to very good condition. The group offers a longitudinal record of lesbian travel networks and supports research into mobility community formation and late twentieth-century LGBTQ history. unknown books
1980réf. 210471980. White Edmund. States of Desire. Fodor's. Gay Guide to San Francisco. Fodor's. Gay Guide to New York City. Ferrari Guides. Gay Paris. Out & About. Gay Travel Guides USA Resorts and Warm Weather Vacation. Access. Gay USA. Damron Publishing. Damron Accommodations. These late twentieth-century travel guides and narrative accounts document the development of LGBTQ mobility geography and community infrastructure during a period when openly queer travel required careful navigation of uneven legal protections and persistent social stigma. Spanning 1980 to 2000 the collection combines Edmund White's States of Desire a foundational work of gay travel writing grounded in firsthand observation of urban queer life with a range of directory-style guides that identify and organize information about bars hotels restaurants and social spaces across the United States and international destinations. These publications provide primary evidence of how queer travelers located and accessed safe environments and how commercial and community networks developed to support LGBTQ movement across cities and regions. Their function has been compared to earlier travel aids created for marginalized communities situating them within a broader history of navigational tools developed in response to exclusion from mainstream public space. 1 White Edmund. States of Desire: Travels in Gay America. New York: E.P. Dutton 1980. A non-fiction compilation of travel writing from novelist Edmund White covering his adventures across major cities in the U.S. as a gay man in the 1970s and 80s. 2 Fodor's Gay Guide to San Francisco 1997. First Edition. 166 pages. Measures 4.25" x 7". Includes San Francisco the Bay Area San Jose Monterey Bay and maps of other locations. 3 Fodor's Gay Guide to New York City 1997. First Edition. 187 pages. Measures 4.25" x 7". A guides to New York City and surrounding gay friendly locations including Fire Island and New Hope PA. 4 Ferrari Guides' Gay Paris: The Definitive Guide to Gay and Lesbian Paris. 1997. First edition. 304 pages. A guide providing not only recommendations but background and cultural context for the gay community in Paris and information for the English-speaking LGBTQ traveler. Former owner named marked in pen on title page. 5 Out & About Gay Travel Guides: USA Resorts & Warm-Weather Vacation. New York: Hyperion 1997. First edition. 370 pages. Includes 245 pages on US locations focusing on gay friendly areas with warm weather climates including Key West Miami Fire Island Provincetown Palm Springs and Hawaii. 6 Access: Gay USA. 1998. First edition. 416 pages. A guide to gay and queer friendly hotels restaurants shops and attractions across the major cities of the USA. 7 Damron Accommodations Fourth Edition 2000. 638 pages. Measures 8.5" x 5.5". A comprehensive guide to queer friendly hotels resorts B&Bs and guest houses across North Central and South America Europe Africa India Australia and New Zealand with around 500 pages dedicated to 45 US states. Group of seven volumes issued between 1980 and 2000 combining narrative travel writing with directory-style guides. Formats range from compact city guides to larger regional and international directories. The Fodor's guides provide geographically focused coverage of San Francisco and New York City including surrounding destinations such as Fire Island and Monterey Bay while Ferrari's Gay Paris incorporates cultural context alongside listings for English-speaking travelers. Out & About and Access: Gay USA present broader national overviews of resorts hotels and attractions and Damron's Accommodations extends coverage globally with extensive listings across North America Europe and beyond. Entries are organized by city and region typically including addresses contact information and descriptions of queer-friendly establishments often accompanied by maps advertisements and event listings. These works emerged during a period of increasing visibility of LGBTQ communities alongside continued vulnerability particularly in the context of the AIDS crisis and ongoing discrimination. Travel guides of this kind were frequently updated and quickly rendered obsolete as venues changed or closed contributing to their limited long-term preservation. As noted by archivist Jack Swab such materials were often produced in relatively small print runs and discarded once outdated shaping their survival. Light wear consistent with use including previous ownership marking to the Ferrari volume; otherwise clean interiors and sound bindings; overall good to very good condition. The group offers a longitudinal record of LGBTQ travel networks and supports research into mobility urban history and late twentieth-century queer life. unknown books
1978réf. 211511978. Gay travel guides published between 1978 and 2002 document the development of LGBTQ social spaces and travel networks during the late twentieth century. Printed guides of this kind served as practical tools for gay and lesbian travelers seeking safe environments and community venues in cities and tourist destinations. At a time when many establishments serving LGBTQ patrons were not openly advertised in mainstream publications specialized travel guides compiled addresses telephone numbers and descriptions of bars restaurants hotels gyms clubs and other gathering places. Today these publications provide valuable documentation of LGBTQ cultural geography preserving records of venues and community spaces that often operated informally and have since disappeared. Archive contains six travel guides and magazines published between 1978 and 2002 documenting LGBTQ travel destinations and social venues in North America and Europe. The publications include directories of establishments travel advice and descriptions of cities known for active LGBTQ communities. Many listings include addresses telephone numbers and brief descriptions of businesses catering to gay and lesbian travelers. 1 Ciao! The World of Gay Travel. New York: QQ Publications 1978. 54 pages. Early international gay travel magazine featuring destinations including Canada Malaysia El Salvador and Morocco with numerous listings for cafes bars restaurants and other venues. 2 The Rose. Vol. 1 No. 15. 1980. 43 pages. Travel and lifestyle guide focused on Southern California with listings for gay and gay friendly bars restaurants clubs gyms and entertainment venues. 3 The Guide to Gay New England. Boston: The Haymarket 1987. 70 pages. Travel guide covering New England destinations including cities such as Providence and Manchester as well as established resort communities including Provincetown. 4 Gay London: A Guide. London: Ellipsis 1999. Guide to LGBTQ nightlife and community spaces in London including bars clubs bookstores and cafes. 5 Ferrari Guides: Gay Travel A to Z. Phoenix: Ferrari International Publications 2001. 160 pages. Directory style guide listing United States destinations with entries for bars tour operators bathhouses and related venues. 6 Chesnut Mark. The Gay Vacation Guide: The Best Trips and How to Plan Them Revised and Updated. New York: Kensington Books 2002. 212 pages. Travel planning guide featuring information on resorts cruises tours and seasonal destinations popular among LGBTQ travelers. Together these publications illustrate the growth of LGBTQ tourism and the increasing visibility of queer social networks during the late twentieth century. Travel directories such as these helped connect travelers with welcoming venues and contributed to the development of identifiable LGBTQ neighborhoods and resort destinations. The guides also preserve historical records of establishments that have since closed making them useful sources for studying the geography of LGBTQ culture and nightlife. Volumes remain clean and well preserved with light handling wear. Very good condition overall and a representative group of late twentieth century LGBTQ travel publications. unknown books
1743réf. 816701743. A Compact Gentleman's Law Library Great Britain. Layman's Guide. A Compendious Library of the Law: Necessary for Persons of All Degrees and Professions. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing I. The Laws Relating to Parish-Officers Viz. Church-Wardens Overseers of the Poor Constables Scavengers Surveyors of the Highways &c. II. The Laws Relating to the Game. III. The Laws Relating to Landlords Tenants &c. IV. The Laws Relating to Juries. V. Precedents for Vestry-Clerks Justices Clerks &c. VI. A Summary of the Laws in Force Against Idle and Disorderly Persons Rogues Vagrants &c. Part II. Containing I. The Forms of Bonds Or Obligations Conditions Agreements &c. II. Articles of Apprenticeship For Leases Compositions &c. III. Assignments of Bonds Judgments Leases Policies &c. IV. Awards Deeds of Bargain and Sale Bottomree Charter-Party &c. V. Deeds of Composition Declarations of Trust Defeasances Feoffments &c. VI. Deeds Relating to Fines Leases Mortgages &c. VII. Letters of Attorney Letters of Licence &c. VIII. Forms of Deeds of Copartnership Deeds Relating to Recoveries Releases Warrants of Attorney &c. IX. Precedents for Last Wills and Testaments And Codicils. X. Forms of Acquittances Affidavits Certificates of Different Kinds. XI. Promissory Notes Bills of Exchange And Protests Thereon Protections &c. XII. Petitions of Apprentices on Bad Usage Of Debtors For Suing Out Commissions of Bankruptcy For the Sole Use of an Invention &c. XIII. Recognizances of Various Kinds. XIV. The Manner of Recording and Inrolling Deeds An Account of the Four Terms and Their Returns &c. London: Printed by Henry Lintot Assignee of Edw. Sayer Esq; for J. Osborn At the Golden Ball in Pater-Noster-Row 1743. Two parts each with title page. iv 191 9; 204 10 pp. Publisher advertisement facing title page of first part. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4". Contemporary calf rebacked blind rules to boards blind fillets along joints lettering piece and blind fillets to spine gilt publication date to foot of spine corners mended endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to boards moderate rubbing to board edges. Moderate toning to interior negligible faint dampstaining to a few places on the top and fore-edges of text block faint spotting to preliminaries early owner inscription "James Constable. His Bo. unknown books
1850réf. 4999EUROPEAN TRAVEL GUIDE FOR YOUNG READERS 12mo 240 pp with engraved title page frontispiece and 7 further acqua-forte engraved plates. Bound in original publisher's printed brown wrappers minor damage to spine clean and fresh and excellent and very genuine copy. With stamps likely a bookseller's to head of cover and title page "Rodi-Ferrario". Very good. Very rare first and only edition of this travel guide to Europe written as the title suggests for young readers in a pocket 12mo format. The guide moves from tours of Italy and Switzerland all the way to Poland Lithuania and Turkey as well as Great Britain providing 8 engraved plates of national costumes along the way. The charming illustrations depict: a young woman of 'Batz' Bath; a woman of Civita-Vechia Romagna; a citizen of Seville; a young woman of Gaeta Two Sicilies; a boatman from Le Havre a woman of Oberhash Switzerland; the Vizier of Constantinople; and finally a female Athenian. The commentary passes from the historical to contemporary details of travel between major destinations and occasional remarks of art-historical interest. Florence is noted to contain in the same breath the sepulcres of Galileo Aretino Machiavelli and Alfieri the latter having been sculpted by Canova p 72. England Scotland and Ireland are noted very much in passing: although the empire stretches 'to the Ganges' the islands themselves are accorded little interest. The guide does mention "the reknown of the univeristy of Oxford the most learned in England" with no mention however of its more easterly counterpart. Unrecorded in OCLC no U.S. copy traced. ICCU 1175063 Fratelli Reycend paperback books
1919réf. 816St. Louis MO: The Texas Railway Guide Company 1919. Softcover. Good. Published by The Texas Railway Guide Company of St. Louis Missouri the map measures 23" x 23" 570 x 570 mm. Staining and tears along the folds else near very good. Professionally matted and framed. WITH THE RARE BOOKLET: 8vo. 136 pp. Original self-wrappers chipped lower cover chipped with significant loss; textblock browned and brittle but still SUITABLE FOR EXHIBITION AND STUDY. VERY SCARCE AND BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED RAILROAD MAP OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA WITH THE RARE BOOKLET WHICH GIVES ROUTES OFFICIAL TIME TABLES AND ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HOTELS MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. This work also includes parts of Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico and Mexico. Delineated are counties major cities and also small cities that at one time held a prominent place along certain railroads but has subsequently been bypassed by highways and have turned into ghost-towns. The scale of the map is approximately 10 miles to 1/4 in. The full title of the booklet is: "Texas and Oklahoma railway and hotel official guide: containing the official time tables of all railway lines operating in Texas and Oklahoma also useful and valuable information for the traveling public for shippers and for railway men generally. The Texas Railway Guide Company unknown books
réf. 16299A group of 35 zoo guides showcasing the animals and environments of various zoos around the world over the past century. It is quite amazing to see the evolution of the zoo especially the balance between protection and care of its animals on the one hand and the interests of the paying public over the years. A wonderful collection. NEW YORK HORNADAY William. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Society 1923. HORNADAY William. Official guide book to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Society 1927. BERLIN Berlin Zoo Guides 1914-1941. HED L. Führer durch den Berliner zoologischen Garten. Verlag des zoologischen Gartens zu Berlin 1914. bound with Wegweiser durch den zoologischen Garten Berlin. Actien-Verein des zoologischen Gartens zu Berlin 1925; 1936; 1937; 1939; 1941. Six works bound together. Ansichten aus dem Zoologischen Garten zu Berlin. Berlin: Julius Sittinfeld n.d. Colored illustrations of the Berlin Zoological Gardens between 1873-1900. Der Zoologische Garten in Berlin. ca. 1915. Album of 20 tipped-in photographs. DATHE Heinrich. Tierpark Berlin 1975. Der Tierpark Berlin. Leipzig: Andersen Nexö 1985. Wegweiser durch den Zoologischen Garten Berlin und sein Aquarium. Lange 2004. LANGE Jürgen. Der Begleiter durch den Zoo Berlin und sein Aquarium 2007. LONDON MITCHELL P. Chalmers. Guide to the zoological gardens Regent’s Park. London: Zoological Society of London 1906. MITCHELL P. Chalmers. Official guide to the gardens of the zoological society of London. London: Offices of the Zoological Society of London 1921. bound with Illustrated official guide to the London Zoological Society’s gardens in Regent’s Park 1926. LEIPZIG SCHNEIDER Karl Max. Vom Leipziger Zoo aus der Entwicklung einer Volksbildungsstatte. Leipzig: Geest & Portig 1953. AUSTRALIA HEDLEY Charles. Wild animals of the World being a popular guide to Taronga zoological park. Sydney: William Brooks n.d. CINCINNATI Studies in zoology. Cincinnati Zoological Gardens 1900. STEPHAN Sol A. Cincinnati zoo guide. All information on animals and birds. Cincinnati Zoological Park Association 1928. Album of the zoological garden of Cincinnati. Cincinnati: Krebs lithography company. VIENNA ANTONIUS Otto. Führer durch dem Schönbrunner Tiergarten Wien. Hilfswerk f.d. Schonbrunner Tiergarten. SAN DIEGO SQUIER; BRANSBY. Whose zoo in San Diego 1933 . Official Guide Book of the San Diego Zoo. Third ed. San Diego: Zoological Society 1947. Official Guide Book of the San Diego Zoo. Fifth ed. San Diego: Zoological Society 1947. Official Guide Book of the San Diego Zoo. Sixth ed. San Diego: Zoological Society 1947. Visitor’s map San Diego Zoo & Balboa Park 1962. MÜNICH HECK H. Führer durch den Tierpark Hellabrunn Geo-Zoo München. München SOUTH AFRICA BIGALKE Rudolph. The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa. South Africa: central news agency 1954. FRANKFURT PRIEMEL Kurt. Ein Rundgang durcch den Frankfurter Zoo. Frankfurt am Main: Zoo Verlag: 1934. HAMBURG Führer durch Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark. Hamburg: Carl Hagenbecks Eigentum und Verlag 1929. AMSTERDAM Koninklijk Zoölogisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra. Amsterdam 1910. Koninklijk Zoölogisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra. 1910. KRONBERG Unsere Tiere. Ein Führer durch das Georg von Opel-Freigehege für Tierforschung in Kronberg. unknown books
1524réf. 4376Lyon: Claude Nourry 1524. Small 8vo 131 x 93 mm. 16 leaves. Collation: A-B8 A1r title A1v blank A2r text B8r explicit Explicit iste liber gemmis qui charior extat B8v blank. Title in two lines Cura clericalis in very large type / Lege relege in the larger of the two text types title woodcut of a scribe at his pulpit 54 x 70 mm. break in left border; the cut worn or poorly printed. Rounded French gothic types in two sizes. Text type G76 27 lines and headline. One 5-line white on black floral initial. Printing flaw on B4v obscuring a couple of letters; traces of adhesion on same page opening else in fine condition. 19th-century dark blue morocco by Cuzin sides and spine blind-paneled with gilt fleurons spine lettered in gilt turn-ins gilt gilt edges ribbon marker. Provenance: Fernand Gaulthier armorial bookplate. A rare Lyonese edition of a popular pocket guidebook for priests. A succinct survey of every aspect of the priesthood the text opens with the meaning of sacerdos priest a definition of the job: the care and salvation of human souls and the requirements for fulfilling this office: basic literacy and the ability to express oneself correctly. From abstract concepts to practical applications the fundamental tenets of the Christian Church are methodically reviewed: the articles of faith seven deadly sins cardinal and theological virtues three keys of the church three parts of penitence etc. as are the different kinds of sacraments the materials used for them and their meanings and the various clerical offices. The telegraphically short entries with abundant use in this small format edition of abbreviations permitted the inclusion of a vast amount of indispensable knowledge for the practicing priest. The last third of the text is devoted to an equally condensed introduction to the Computus with headline Abbreviatio compoti the all-important calculation of time based on the yearly date of Easter; it includes mnemonic verses and syllables. “The Cura clericalis reflecting the received wisdom on the subject defined four rules for the priest. He was to be a celebrant of Masses and so needed to understand the basic texts and to be able to pronounce the Latin grammatically and clearly. He must be a minister of the other sacraments and so needed to know what and how many they were to grasp the essential matter of the sacrament and be able to distinguish it from the peripheral features and to know the proper mode of administration. He was to be a confessor and so must above all be able to distinguish venial from deadly sin . Finally he was to be a ‘plebis doctor’ the teacher of his people able to instruct them in the articles of faith and the other precepts of God” E. Duffy The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England 1400–1580 New Haven 2005 p. 57. Dozens of editions are recorded most surviving in one or two copies and some with no currently known locations. ISTC records nine incunable editions printed from ca. 1492-4 to 1500 all but one undated of which 8 from Germany and one printed in Paris. In the next century the earliest editions appeared in the northern Rhine and France and later in England and Italy. Pettegree and Walsby list 30 editions printed in France from ca. 1511 to 1580 French Books III & IV: Books Published in France Before 1601 in Latin and Languages Other Than French 2011 637490-63778. The anonymous printer of this edition of which one other copy is known Besançon Municipal Library was Claude Nourry as recently identified by Dr. Helwi Blom whom we thank for her kind assistance. Much of Nourry’s output was published without his name and he printed many editions without the place or date of printing. He issued another edition with full colophon in 1524 Baudrier 12 129; Gültlingen 1 86: 113; USTC 130305 but no present locations for that edition are known. The title woodblock was used in other Nourry editions including his 1523 Beroaldo Carmen lugubre de dominicae Passionis die USTC 130303 and the initial C on A2r appeared in editions from 1520. Not in Baudrier Gültlingen or USTC. Helwi Blom “Le Profil du Prince: Tendances et évolutions dans la production imprimée de Claude Nourry d’après un nouveau recensement bibliographique” in H. Blom M. Clément F. Montorsi editors Du Calendrier des bergers au Pantagruel Geneva: Droz 2024 p. 53 no. 27. Claude Nourry unknown books
