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1977rif. 38021Edinburgh: Lyndesay G. Langwill 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Full dark red cloth with titling gilt to spine. xvi 307 pp. With occasional illustrations. Binding slightly bumped; dustjacket worn. Lyndesay G. Langwill hardcover books
1970rif. 36969London: Hamlyn 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 157 pp. Illustrated with 70 plates in color. Hamlyn hardcover books
1984rif. 36938Genève: Minkoff 1984. Softcover. Fine. Small octavo. Wrappers. 52 pp. Facsimile of the edition published in Brussels in 1823. Minkoff unknown books
1961rif. 36958London: The Holland Press 1961. 3 volumes. Quarto. 357; 383; 160 ccxix pp. Illustrated. In dustjackets. A facsimile of the original edition published in 1876-1878. The Holland Press unknown books
1975rif. 32572Wien: Sammlungskatalog des Museums fur Volkerkunde 1975. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. xvi 320 pp. plates. From the collection of musicologist Stanley Boorman. Sammlungskatalog des Museums fur Volkerkunde unknown books
1590rif. 41460Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Plate 5: Saul among the Prophets I Samuel x 10-11. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of musical instruments including timbrels harp drums cornet and trumpet with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm. Trimmed to plate mark; edges worn with two small tears; some staining; partially laid down to mounting paper. Plate 9: Solomon taking the Tabernacle into the Temple the Levites singing. 2 Chronicles v 4-6. The engraving incorporates an illustration of trumpets timbrel harp horns drums flute rebec and cymbals with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm with wide margins. Minor wear; upper right blank margin stained; marginal tears and soiling; repairs to verso. Plate 14: Judith's Triumph. The Women of Israel Praising Judith. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of musical instruments including timbrels harp viol drums cornet panpipes and trumpet with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm. Slightly worn; trimmed to within plate mark; laid down to mounting paper. Plate 15: Rededication of the Temple by Simon Maccabaeus. I Maccabaeus Apocrypha xiii 49-51. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of harp timbrels trumpet horn and flute with reference in Latin text below image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm Trimmed to plate mark; laid down to early paper backing. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. One of the high points of music iconography. Philip Galle unknown books
rif. 41691A detailed image of an intricate Baroque interior depicting a musical scene incorporating various musical instruments lutes cellos viols and violins a harp a harpsichord wind instruments etc. open books of music a female lutenist with putto birds and a stag with an exterior view visible through classical arches. 309 x 253 mm. Within highly decorative engraved border featuring floral motifs stylized acanthus leaves and columns. Engraved by Austrian printmaker Prenner after the painting by Flemish artist Jordaens in the Imperial Habsburg collection at the Stallburg Gallery in Vienna. With "Ioann Iordan Pinxit" below image with dimensions of original painting to left "Alt. Altitudo height 2.5 Lat. Latitudo width 4.1 unc." Slightly worn browned and soiled; minor creasing at central fold; trimmed to within platemark just touching border; brief manuscript annotations to verso. Henning: Zeugnisse alter Musik Graphik aus fünf Jahrhunderten plate no. 3. Included in Prenner's noted multi-volume work Theatrum Artis Pictoriae published 1728-1733 documenting masterworks in the collection of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. While other plates from the series are regularly offered for sale this particular plate is quite rare. unknown books
1960rif. 88992Leonards-on-Sea: by the Author 1960. First Limited Edition. One of a thousand numbered copies this is no. 184. Inscribed and signed by Elgar on limitation page dated March 1961. 12mo 19cm. Original russet cloth; gilt spine and cover titles; 1271pp; text illustrations including 14 tipped-in original photographic plates. Cloth a bit rubbed and faded; slightly over-opened at half-title page; a previous owner has inserted an additional plate by hand and the original invoice from bookseller Oscar Shapiro is tipped on to front endpaper. Overall a Very Good copy. by the Author unknown books
1590rif. 38909Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. The Glory of the Lamb. Revelations v 8 and xv 7-8. Plate 18. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of multiple harps with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590rif. 38903Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Solomon takes the Tabernacle into the Temple the Levites singing. 2 Chronicles v 4-6. Plate 9. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of trumpets timbrel harp horns drums flute rebec and cymbals with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590rif. 38905Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Sacrifice of King Asa People of Judah rejoicing. 2 Chronicles xv 10-15. Plate 11. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of trumpets cornets horns timbrels and a flute with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590rif. 38907Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Inauguration of Jerusalem's Walls by Nehemiah. Nehemiah xii 27-39. Plate 13. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of cymbals harps trumpets and horns with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590rif. 38906Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Coronation of King Joas. 2 Chronicles xxiii 11. Plate 12. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of trumpets harp horn drums cymbals timbrel and triangle with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590rif. 38908Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Rededication of the Temple by Simon Maccabaeus. I Maccabaeus Apocrypha xiii 49-51. Plate 15. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of harp timbrels trumpet horn and flute with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1772rif. 37112London 1772. 235 x 168 mm. On laid paper with "No. V" printed at lower left. A female singer holds an open music book on her lap entitled "Pastorale by Musolini." A Signor Mussolini is recorded as a singer and mandolin player making his first public appearance at Covent Garden on 27 April 1773 "playing a concerto on the double mandolin and royal guitar and accompanying a young gentlewoman in song." Highfill et al. Vol. 10 p. 407. unknown books
1964rif. 37252London: Spring Books 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Boards. 37 vi pp. 323 photographic illustrations of rare and historic musical instruments and related items. In dustjacket. Spring Books hardcover books
1970rif. 34051London: Hamlyn 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 157 pp. Illustrated with 70 plates in color. Hamlyn hardcover books
1895rif. 47419Jena: Carl Zeiss 1895. First Edition. Large slim octavo 27cm.; publisher's brown cloth over blue textured paper upper cover lettered in gilt; 4122pp.; steel-engraved text illus. throughout. Boards a bit rubbed and slightly bowed small spot of glue residue at top fore-edge corner of upper cover original gilt quite dulled though Parisian distributor's gilt-lettered cancel still brilliant contemporary American ownership inscriptions to front endpapers. Overall Very Good internally fine. Quite an attractive and uncommon trade catalog issued by the still-extant microscope manufacturer. This issue not separately catalogued in OCLC COPAC or KVK as of January 2020. Carl Zeiss unknown books
1590rif. 30831Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Saul among the Prophets I Samuel x 10-11. Plate 5. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of musical instruments including timbrels harp drums cornet and trumpet with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. Philip Galle unknown books
1855rif. 29821Paris 1855. Image size 156 x 198 sheet size 197 x 238. Printed on china paper and laid down to mounting sheet. Signed by the artist. This humourous scene depicts six musicians plyaing the violin flute double bass trombone and clarinet. A double bass player offers amorous advances to a young lady holding a tray of drinks a dog and cat play in the foreground and there is a general sense of confusion in the music performance. Mount browned. unknown books
rif. 2240452 x 40 mm. With Beham's initials in the plate to upper left. A fine impression on laid paper with thread margins. A rare contemporary version in reverse of the print first published in ca. 1537. Pauli: Hans Sebald Beham Ein Kritisches Verzeichnis 191a. Bartsch 190. Kinsky: Music in Pictures p. 80 no. 2 the original version. unknown books
1877rif. 19034Paris: Bureaux du Journal 1877 - 1885. First Edition. Contemporary half leather and marbled paper. Very good; some modest chafing; occasional marginal notes. 8vo I - 4 368 pp. 3 plates; II - 3 - 524 12 pp.5 plates; III - 4 3 - 548 2 pp. 11 plates; V - 3 - 516 pp. 22 plates; VI - 4 3 - 646 pp. 17 plates including a mounted full-page albumen print of Pelletan's 'Continental' microscope - a 'class A' instrument of his own design selling for 600 Francs; VII - 4 3 - 666 pp. 6 plates; IX - 4. 1 - 534 pp. 5 plates plate 1 not bound in - as with other located copies. The asterisk indicating confused numbering of the plates but all are present. A run of an important journal in its formative years. The contents pages read like a who's who of nineteenth century microscopists writing on all matter of observations equipment lenses improvements and observations e.g. vol. 9 contains a number of articles and illustrations on penicillin ferments. The text is illustrated throughout. Bureaux du Journal hardcover books
1722rif. ST21075Rome: Giorgio Plancho and Gettatore de' Caratteri 1722. FIRST EDITION. 250 x 180 mm. 9 7/8 x 7 1/4". 8 p.l. 170 pp. Contemporary stiff vellum raised bands burgundy morocco label lettered in gilt all edges sprinkled. Engraved title page frontispiece and 151 PLATES DEPICTING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Front pastedown with bookplates of John Smith Esquire Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Cia Fornaroli and David R. Godine. Cicognara 1596 citing 148 plates; Brunet I 1086 citing 136 plates; Graesse I 480. A long thin red ruled line to upper cover a few small cuts at edge of front board O1 with insignificant hole trivial loss of text a few light stains isolated faint browning to plates but quite AN EXCELLENT COPY--the leaves extremely fresh and clean and the binding entirely sound and perfectly inoffensive. This is an excellent copy of a sumptuously illustrated Baroque compendium of musical instruments which has been owned by three eminent collectors. A student of Athanasias Kircher the Jesuit scholar Filippo Bonanni also Buonanni 1638-1723 produced works on wide-ranging subjects including anatomy shell-collecting and porcelain lacquer. "Gabinetto Armonico" attempts to catalogue all known musical instruments including a broad range of horns as well as other wind percussion stringed and keyboard instruments not infrequently exotic in appearance and operation from all regions including Florida and the world of Islam. Many of the instruments included here were held in the collection of the Jesuit Collegio Romano where Bonanni was teaching at the time he composed the book; other information was gleaned from various authors and ethnographical reports. The book is organized based on the use for which the music is intended e.g. for festivals funerals battle worship hunting and even navigation. The very attractive illustrations by Flemish-born painter and publisher Arnold van Westerhout 1651-1725 depict the instruments in the hands of their players in their native costumes and environs. While some of the depictions of the ancient and foreign musicians are fanciful the majority of these engravings provide genuine invaluable information on music and musical instruments up to the early 18th century. The musicians are as interesting as the instruments dressed in keeping with the original homeland of the instrument ranging from King David with his harp to fashionable rococo ladies at the keyboards of spinet and cimbalo. Our copy is from the library of Italian ballerina Cia Fornaroli 1888-1954 and her husband Walter Toscanini 1898-1971 a bookseller and choreographer. The couple whose distinguished careers were split between New York and Italy assembled a large collection of works documenting the history of dance in Italy from the Renaissance until the 20th century. The bulk of their library now resides in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Our next notable owners were Arthur 1922-2012 and Charlotte Vershbow 1924-2000 who together built a large collection of prints illuminated manuscripts and printed books. Their collection sold at Christie's New York in a series of four auctions in 2013 the present volume was lot 771. Most recently our copy belonged to American publisher David R. Godine who trained as a printer at Leonard Baskin's Gehenna Press before founding his own publishing firm in 1970. His interest in the art of the book led him to build an extensive library of early printed books with a particular focus on antiquarian illustrated works. Two portions of his collection sold for more than $950000 at Bonham's New York in May 2026. The book is not particularly rare at auction but copies in desirable condition even without the distinguished provenance seen here command substantial prices. Giorgio Plancho and Gettatore de' Caratteri unknown books
1906rif. SJ13530Berlin Chicago & New York . . . :: Leitz 1906. 1906. 8vo. 118 pp. Illus. index. Dark green gilt-stamped cloth. Near fine. Scarce illustrated catalogue of microscopes and related accessories. Leitz, 1906. hardcover books
1747rif. 24065London: T Heath Mathematical Instrument-maker . 1747. First Edition. Full contemporary half leather. Very good; binding rubbed; some rumpling to the extreme fore-edge of the folded plates. 8vo xxiii 1 - errata 1 - 107 1 - blank pp. 6 plates and a folding frontispiece illustrating the contents of the case of instruments. An early book explaining the use of the cased instruments. The author also provides a notable if truncated history of mathematical instruments of all sorts and a handlist of published works on the subject from the 16th century. Uncommon. See Clifton p. 131 for Thomas Heath. T Heath, Mathematical Instrument-maker .... hardcover books
