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20748London: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society. 1930. Limited edition one of 24 hand painted copies part of a larger limitation of 225 deluxe copies printed on Japon Vellum and containing the suite of illustrations in two states this being number 111. Limited edition one of 24 hand painted copies part of a larger limitation of 225 deluxe copies printed on Japon Vellum and containing the suite of illustrations in two states this being number 111. Publisher's deluxe binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Quarter tan morocco over patterned paper-covered boards with titles in gilt to the spine. Top edge gilt the others untrimmed. "One of 24 copies hand-painted" in manuscript red ink to the limitation page. Illustrated with two sets of six captioned tissue-guarded plates by Stuart Blanch with one set hand-coloured and numerous head-pieces the first hand-coloured. Contained within the original quarter morocco over tan cloth fleece-lined slipcase. A very good copy indeed the binding square and firm with minor rubbing to the extremities a little wear to the corners and a touch of fading to the spine. The contents with a minor tear to a couple of the tissue guards are otherwise wonderfully clean and bright throughout and remain free from any previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. The plates remain bold and fresh. A most attractive copy. Signed by the editor N. M. Penzer and illustrator Stuart Blanch in ink to the limitation page. A beautifully produced edition of Lucian's satirical dialogues embellished with a suite of exquisitely hand painted semi-erotic plates. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: Privately Printed [for the Navarre Society]. 1930 hardcover
2080202103700919Editions du Center National de la Recherche Scienfitique N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Page size: 2 v. Size: 25 cm Editions du Center National de la Recherche Scienfitique paperback
115706Oxford e typographeo Clarendoniano 1724. 8vo. 2 99 3 pp. Bound together with:Anthologia Deutera =in Greek sive poematum Graecorum minorum delectus in usum Scholae Regiae Westmonasteriensis. Oxford e typographeo Clarendiano B. Barker 1725. 8vo. 2 93 1 pp. Bound together with:Treis tragodiai Aischylou Chophóroi Sofokleous Elektra Euripidou elektra =in Greek. In usum Scholae Regiae Westmonasteriensis. Una neque multorum anorum spatio divisa aetas per divini spiritos viros Aeschylum sophoclem e uripidem inlustravit tragoedias. Oxford e typographeo Clarendiano B. Barker 1729. 8vo. 4 188 pp. Contemporary worn red morocco binding gilt spine with raised bands and label boards with gilt frames and middle fleuron with crowns at both ends inner gilt bordures and all edges gilt crack in hinges. ESTC T131082 N16605 T87026. Hoffman I 175 for the first part. Fine sammelband with three Greek anthologies for the use of students of the Westminster School in London â€in usum Scholae Regiae Westmonasteriensisâ€. The school was founded in 1560. The first work includes excerpts from the works of Anacreon Menander Theocritus and others. hardcover
179312481BASKERVILLE'S GREEK TYPE <br />first edition thus in Baskerville type tall 8vo. in fours 676pp. printed on fine ie. thick paper attractive three-quarter sprinkled calf probably nineteenth century smooth spine very richly decorated in gilt in panels of contrasting and alternating design scarlet morocco label gilt marbled paper on sides and as endpapers half-title and last leaf a trifle dusty rear joint cracking else a fine fresh and bright copy. A particularly handsome copy. <br /><br />ESTC t94889 Darlow & Moule 4756<br />Only two books were printed in this type the octavo and quarto Testaments both in 1763. Edited by John Mill. 2000 copies printed. E Typographeo Clarendoniano hardcover
1984DADAX0198261675OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1984-08-09. 1. hardcover. New. 9.38x1.58x11.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
1698255818Amsterdam: Ex Officina Westeniana 1698. 3rd Leusden edition. Additional engraved title-page and 2 folding engraved maps the Holy Land and the Mediterranean. 337 1. colophon; 142 1 pp. 8vo signatures alternating in 8s and 10s. 18th-century red morocco covers with gilt-rolled bordersgilt-tooled and -lettered spine multi-colored Dutch pastedowns without free endpapeers. a.e.g. Head of spine starting otherwise quite attractive. 3rd Leusden edition. Additional engraved title-page and 2 folding engraved maps the Holy Land and the Mediterranean. 337 1. colophon; 142 1 pp. 8vo signatures alternating in 8s and 10s. D & M doesn't mention the two fine engraved maps found in this copy; nor the separately printed COMPENDIOLUM 1699 with Leusden's useful concordance of all Greek words found in the New Testament. The Dutch Calvinist philologist Johann Leusden 1624 - 1699 was one of the foremost Biblical experts of his time. His edition of the Greek New Testament first appeared in 1675; this 1698 edition is quite scarce in the US and very rare with the Compendiolum. Darlow & Moule 4718a "Apparently the earlies Greek New Testament to bear the name of the publisher Henricus Wetstenius"; OCLC: 64158458 Ex Officina Westeniana unknown
1763DC8_2013e typographeo Clarendoniano sumptibus academiae Oxonii. Clarendon Press Oxford: . 1763 pp. 4 415 1. Small age and damp stains to the first and last 40 leaves or so. Wide margined. Large 4to. 300mm. All edges gold gilt. Early plain full vellum binding. Marbled endpapers. Hand lettered ownership of: J.M Hicks Winton September 1910. Sole quarto printing of the Greek New Testament using Baskerville type i.e. Greek type that Baskerville designed and cut himself. The text follows the 1707 edition by John Mill 1645-1707 with seven variations. This quarto edition was limited to 500 copies and is much scarcer than the 8vo edition issued around the same time. Gaskell - Add. 1; Darlow & Moule 4755. John Baskerville 1706-1775 was the greatest printer of his era. Born in Wolverley Hereford - Worcester England he became a writing master in Birmingham. He also carried on a successful japanning varnishing business there. In about 1750 he began to make experiments in letter founding and produced the wonderful series of types now named after him. His first book the Virgil of 1757 was also the first to be printed upon wove paper manufactured by a process that he invented. In 1758 he became printer to Cambridge University. There he designed other fonts including his remarkable Greek type. All of his books bear the marks of fine craftsmanship and a refined sense of design.PRICE JUST REDUCED! All other examples of this edition are priced on-line at over $1000.00! I held this in my own bible collection since 1995. It is a great bargain. SAFE ADD 1. Hardcover. Very Good. e typographeo Clarendoniano, sumptibus academiae, Oxonii. (Clarendon Press, Oxford): . hardcover
194566739New York: The Greek American Council 1945. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. 6 137 3 pages. 28 cm. Cover is worn soiled front cover creased and small piece of corner missing. Minor water staining at bottom of several pages. Minor loss of material at botton of several pages. Pencil erasure residue on t-p. Produced by Co-op Mimeo Service of New York City. From Wikipedia: "The National Liberation Front was the main movement of the Greek Resistance during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II. Its main driving force was the Communist Party of Greece KKE but its membership throughout the Occupation period included several other leftist and republican groups. EAM became the first true mass social movement in modern Greek history and even established its own government the Political Committee of National Liberation in the areas it had liberated in spring 1944. At the same time from late 1943 onwards the political enmity between EAM and rival resistance groups from the centre and right evolved into a virtual civil war which was ended only with the Lebanon conference in May 1944. The organisation reached its peak after Liberation in late 1944 when it controlled most of the country before suffering a catastrophic military and political defeat in the December 1944 events. This marked the beginning of its gradual decline and the open persecution of its members accusing it for crimes against political rivals and Soviet perspective and leading eventually to the outbreak of the Greek Civil War.After Liberation in October 1944 the tensions between EAM and right-wing nationalist or western-oriented republican forces which were supported by Great Britain escalated. Originally as agreed at the Lebanon conference EAM participated in the government of national unity under George Papandreou with 6 ministers. Due to disagreements regarding the disarmament of ELAS and the formation of a national army on 1 December the EAMite ministers left. EAM organized a demonstration in Athens on December 3 1944 against British interference. The exact details of what happened have been debated ever since but gendarmes opened fire on the crowd resulting in 25 dead protesters including a six-year-old boy and 148 wounded. This clash escalated into a month-long conflict between ELAS and the British and Greek governmental forces known as the "December events" Dekemvrianá which resulted in a British and Greek government victory. In February the Varkiza agreement was endorsed leading to the disbandment of ELAS. In April the S and LD parties left EAM. EAM was not dissolved but was hence for all intents and purposes merely an expression of the KKE. During the 1945-1946 period a conservative terror campaign the "White Terror" was launched against EAM-KKE supporters. The country became polarized eventually leading to the outbreak of the Greek Civil War in March 1946 which lasted until 1949. In its aftermath and in the context of the Cold War KKE was outlawed and EAM/ELAS vilified as an attempt at "Communist take-over" and accused for various crimes against political rivals. The issue remains a highly controversial subject to this day. With the coming of Andreas Papandreou to power in 1981 however EAM was recognized as a resistance movement and the fighters of ELAS were honored and given state pensions." The Greek American Council paperback
181329399Paris: Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine 1813-1824. From the first edition of this monumental work on classical art. An original aquatint printed in terracotta red and black over a white background. This plate features three images. In each is featured a human figure along with Satyrs in two of the images and a centaur in the third. Sets of apotropaic eyes are prominently featured between them in each image. Printed on a folio captioned sheet measuring roughly 23" x 16" the printed area approximately 11" x 12". Now presented in cream mounting boards 26" x 22" glazed behind clear mylar. A fine and beautifully preserved plate in excellent condition. AN IMPRESSIVE PLATE FEATURING BOLD SETS OF apotropaic eyes SATYRS CENTAURS AND HUMANS. This plate is from the original edition of LaBorde's COLLECTION DES VASES GRECS DE MR. LE COMTE DE LAMBERG.<br> The Count of Lamberg Ambassador to the King of Naples assembled a remarkable collection of approximately 500 vases which included a number given to him by the Queen of Naples. Laborde mindful of faults in the illustrations of the famous Hamilton catalogues was intent on producing an even finer book and rendering the objects with 'extreme fidelity'. Brunet said of the production "the precious pieces in this collection are shown here with remarkable precision." Quérard noted "this work deserves particular attention for its fine execution. It was attempted as much as possible to present facsimiles so to speak of the vases with all the colours and figures that can be seen on these precious pieces. Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine hardcover
1987SONG0198261713OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1987-11-05. hardcover. Used: Good. 9.38x1.36x11.63. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
1987DADAX0198261713OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1987-11-05. hardcover. New. 9.38x1.36x11.63. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
17632548Oxonii Oxford: E Typographeo Clarendoniano 1763. 8vo pp. iv 676. Near-contemporary tree calf spine elaborately gilt in compartments red morocco label marbled endpapers edges yellow. Some light toning and spotting. Expertly rebacked by Bernard Middleton with old backstrip laid down hinges relined. An attractive copy. In 1758 Baskerville proposed the casting of a new set of Greek types to the Oxford University Press and they ordered 2000 copies of this octavo New Testament plus 500 in quarto to be printed with the resulting type - which ended up being its only use. Negative critical reception may have contributed to its abandonment but Baskerville’s Greek face has recently been reassessed by Gerry Leonidas as an important predecessor of more modern types if perhaps not quite as elegant as that used by the Foulis press that had fallen afoul of an arbitrary typographic orthodoxy. Gaskell Add. 2; ESTC T94889; D&M 4756. E Typographeo Clarendoniano unknown
19410001137NEW JERSEY FORT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA. Good. 1941. This is the personal 1941-1942 diary of Joseph M. Grego of 110 Bright St. Jersey City NJ. Grego served with the US Armed Forces during WWII Service #32074892. He enlisted on June 5 1941 at 23 years-old. He was stationed at Fort Dix NJ Camp Croft SC Fort McClellan AL as well as California. In his diary Grego outlines his training including drill inspections trench warfare as well as range practice on a number of different types of firearms and bayonets. July 5 1941: "Extended drill barracks inspection in bed with sunburn went to a dance and met a girl from Virginia. Rain. July 14 1941: "Had instruction with 45 caliber revolver appointment with dentist two teeth filled extended order drill saw 'Buck Privates' Rain." August 6 1941: "Filled fortifications digging fox holes missed athletics boxing went to show and saw 'Blood and Sand'." August 13 1941: "Climbed trees and laid wire across trees telephone instruction and use. Cleaned barracks. Went to bed." Like most servicemen Grego suffers from the boredom of living on a base. To occupy his time he goes on leave writes letters home goes drinking gambles with friends and goes to socials and dances. Feb 2 1941: "Went on a trip to Stockton went skating and met a blonde named Lois." Sept 2 1941: "Rifle marksmanship. Went to tavern and got drunk." Sept 28 1941: "Stayed at camp all day. Washed clothes went to a show and saw Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Dec 3 1941: "Worked in Regiment. Played cards with Manny in tent.lost $112." While Grego is stationed at Fort McClellan AL he works with military justice on the court martial of other officers. His entries don't go into to much detail but he records case loads working in court interviewing witnesses as well as preliminary inquiry preparations. This diary begins on July 1 1941 and runs until Feb 20 1942 with an entry for each day. The diary is written in a card stock bound "Roto-Process Soldiers Diary" and contains a personal information page a military information section the diary section followed by a directory listing the names and addresses of individuals mentioned in the diary pages. Overall G.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; LEGAL JAG WWII WORLD WAR TWO WORLD WAR II SECOND WORLD WAR MARINES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA WORLD WAR II WWII RED SUN HIROSHIMA ATOMIC WARFARE ATOMIC BOMB A-BOMB NUCLEAR BOMBJAPAN NAGASAKI HIROSHIMA antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . hardcover
1659Amstelodami: Sumptibus P. & J. Blaeu Waesbergen Boom à Someren & Goethals 1699. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xii 564pp. Later probably nineteenth-century quarter calf over marbled boards repaired. <br/> <br/> Amstelodami: Sumptibus P. & J. Blaeu, Waesbergen, Boom à Someren, & Goethals, 1699. hardcover
1665310448Cambridge: John Field 1665. Second edition of the Septuagint printed in England; variant B with misprint in Greek title and sun and cup transposed in motto on title. 2 19 1 755 i.e. 767 1 516 273 pp. Text in Greek type in two columns. 12mo. Full morocco gilt to style by John Gardner Borough Green marbled edges and endpapers. One gathering sprung. Second edition of the Septuagint printed in England; variant B with misprint in Greek title and sun and cup transposed in motto on title. 2 19 1 755 i.e. 767 1 516 273 pp. Text in Greek type in two columns. 12mo. A handsome copy of the second edition of the Septuagint printed in England following the first of 1653 and the first edition to include the oft reprinted preface by John Pearson. John Field was printer to Cambridge University. "Possibly a reissue by Hayes who was University Printer from 1669 to 1680" Darlow & Moule. Darlow & Moule 4702 John Field unknown
158843973Paris: Michel Sonnius 1588. Early edition. Hardcover. f to vg. 12mo 7 x 4 3/4". 8 528 32 leaves. Contemporary full vellum with handwritten title to spine. Publisher's title vignette. Decorative headpieces and initials. <br /> <br /> Originally published in 1575 this first French language edition of the works of Philo a first-century Alexandrian philosopher known for his mostly allegorical interpretations of the Torah known in the Hellenic world as the Pentateuch. His works also include histories and comments on philosophy. <br /> <br /> Many of the titles by which texts and text groups are known as modern conventions and not inventions of Philo.<br /> <br /> This book contains no less than 24 titles including the following:<br /> <br /> - De la Création du Monde On The Creation of the World<br /> - Allégories des Saintes Lois Allegorical Expositions of the Holy Laws<br /> - Du Plantement On Planting<br /> - De la Vie de Moïse On the Life of Moses<br /> - De la Charité et de l'Amour de son Prochain On Charity and Love for Others<br /> - De l'État et Devoir du Juge On a Judge's Duty<br /> - De l'Érection et Création du Prince The creation and elevation of the Prince<br /> - De la Force et Grandeur de Courage On the Power and Grandeur of Courage<br /> - Les Dix Commandements The Ten Commandments<br /> - Des Lois Particulières On the Specific Laws<br /> - De la Circoncision On Circumcision<br /> - De la Monarchie On Monarchy<br /> - Quels doiuent estre les loyers & honneurs des Sacrificateurs Rents & Honors of Priests<br /> - Des animaux qui sont propres aux Sacroifices: & quelles sont les elpeces des Sacrifices Elements of Animal Sacrifices<br /> - De ceux qui offrent les hosties au Sacrifice Hosts of Sacrifices<br /> - Qu'il ne faut point receuoir au temple le loyer & gain de la paillarde Rent and Profit of the Merchants<br /> - Que tout homme de bien est libre Every Good Man is Free<br /> - De la vie contemplariue ou des vertus des personnes deuotes Contemplative Life and Virtues<br /> - De la Noblesse On Nobility<br /> - Des loyers & peines Rents and Penalties<br /> - Des maledictions Curses<br /> - Que le monde n'est perissable That the World isnot Perishable<br /> - Contre Flaccus: ou de la prouidence Against Flaccus: or the Providence<br /> - Des vertus & ambassade fait à Caius Virtues & Embassy to Caius<br /> <br /> Binding age-toned. Book block separating from binding but still holding. Fore-edge of front free endpaper and fly leaf creased and torn. Clear and sporadic water-staining along upper margin of pages throughout. Text in old French. Binding in overall fair to good interior in good to very good condition. Michel Sonnius hardcover
1786ST20133London: Excudebant A. Rivington & J. Marshall: Impensis J. F. & C. Rivington T. Longman & T. Cadell 1786. 175 x 105 mm. 7 x 4 1/4". 368 pp. 1 leaf ads. <br/> Contemporary brown "school cloth" rough linen raised bands. Front flyleaf with owner inscription of John Cutler dated Sept 21 1789 four lines of Latin doggerel threatening anyone who steals the book with hanging and two large copperplate trials of Cutler's signature. ESTC N63834. Not in Darlow & Moule. A little fraying at top and bottom of joints light foxing and toning throughout due to paper quality a couple of small ink stains but a surprisingly appealing copy the text extremely clean and the unsophisticated makeshift binding--remarkably--with no significant wear.<br/> <br/> This is an almost startling survival: an 18th century New Testament in Greek in its original utilitarian binding preserved in condition far better than what could be anticipated given the audience of generally uncareful pupils for which it was intended. Considering the usual depredations of school children the rough school cloth should have been worn to shreds long ago but against the odds it has fortuitously escaped hard use and now gives us a glimpse of an important element of the English schoolroom very close to its original condition. One particularly delightful aspect of our copy is the flamboyant declaration of ownership by a pupil called John Cutter who inked his name no fewer than four times in different styles and with calligraphic flourishes across the flyleaf. Cutter's neatly penned book curse threating any would-be thieves with hanging may have helped to preserve the book as it now exists. In fact there are few signs of use by any owner rightful or unlawful. The leaves are free from any markings and the insubstantial binding appears to have rarely left the shelf. Excudebant A. Rivington & J. Marshall: Impensis J. F. & C. Rivington, T. Longman, & T. Cadell unknown
1633AQ26478Londini i.e. Leiden: Apud B. and A. Elzevir for Richardum Whittakerum 1633. 8 459pp 13. First four words of title transliterated from the Greek. Printed in double columns. Eighteenth-century gilt-tooled brick-red morocco. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early manuscript quotation in the original greek from Ephrem the Syrian to FFEP; in what appears to be the same hand as the ownership inscriptions 'Rob: Hawkesworth / His Book / 1709' to verso of title page and head of p.1. Preliminaries a little dampstained at head. Later armorial bookplate to FEP of the Gaddesden library with pencilled shelf marks to front blank fly-leaf. A Greek Testament printed at least in part at the Elzevir press for London bookseller Richard Whittaker fl.1618-49 with the device of the former on the title page. The text is near identical to the Elzevir's own second edition of the Greek New Testament printed the same year apart from as noted by Darlow and Moule 'four passages in three of which it adopts readings found in H. Stephanus' edition of 1576'. Richard Whittaker had previously printed an edition in 1622 with a different text though the same supplementary material appears here. The house of Elzevir reissued some copies under their own imprint in 1641. ESTC S90878 Darlow and Moule 4680 STC 2798.5. 8vo. Apud [B. and A. Elzevir for] Richardum Whittakerum unknown
1612110349Johan Vignon. Geneva. 1612. Johan Vignon. Geneva. 1612. First edition thus. 12mo. 11 x 8cm and 4cm thick. Three volumes bound in one title pages present. Bound in full brown morocco gilt probably mid 19th century with gilt decorations and marbled endpapers. all page edges gilt. Pagination: 159 410 plus 12 index and notes 248. Later hand-written list of contents and ownership name to blank endpapers contemporary ink marginalia and initials to title pages and blanks some fire damage to outer margins of pages 397-410 of volume II with some text affected. Last page of volume III missing otherwise an interesting collection in an attractive binding. Johan Vignon was a 17th-century printer and publisher based in Geneva. He was known for publishing a variety of books including scholarly works and classical texts often for other printers and with collaborations with figures like Jean Crespin. unknown
18801010Y24London: Chatto and Windus 1880. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". Thomas Rowlandson. A richly illustrated two-volume study of English caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson with a charming signed letter from the author. With a beautifully written signed letter by the author dated May 7th 1880. The letter expresses his gratitude to the recipient for expressing interest in the work and the subject of Rowlandson. First edition. Complete in two quarto volumes. In the publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth boards and decorative gilt to the spines.A comprehensive exploration of the works of Thomas Rowlandson a distinguished artist and caricaturist of the Georgian era noted for his political and social satire. His caricatures included those of people in power such as the Duchess of Devonshire William Pitt the Younger and Napoleon Bonaparte. With a tinted frontispiece to Vol I title page vignettes to both volumes as well as a plethora of in-text illustrations throughout showcasing Rowland's distinctive work. Compiled by art collector author and journalist Joseph Grego who specialised as a writer and collector in the works of James Gillray Rowlandson George Morland Charles Dickens and George Cruikshank. In the publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth boards and decorative gilt to the spines. Externally very smart with moderate rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards. Bookplate of Sir Reginald W. Proctor Beauchamp. Bart. to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional light spots most concentrated to the first and last few pages. Very Good Chatto and Windus hardcover
1880961P55London: Chatto and Windus 1880. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". Thomas Rowlandson. The first edition of this illustrated study on the caricatures of Thomas Rowlandson inscribed by the author. The first edition.Inscribed by the author to the verso of the front endpaper of Volume I "To the Honb.le Michael Sandys with the kindest regards of Joseph Grego.Complete in two volumes.This volume presents a study on the life and work of eminent caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson.Rowlandson's caricatures have become synonymous with the Georgian era his satirical pieces portraying the political and social life of the day producing caricatures of those in power and high society such as the members of the Royal Family as well as Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire William Pitt the Younger and Napoleon.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece and vignette title page Volume II with an engraved title page alongside many in-text engravings throughout both volumes showcasing the distinctive work of Rowlandson. Collated complete.By Joseph Grego.Presented to Michael Edwin Marcus Sandys 5th Baron Sandys. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally generally smart with light rubbing to the bards and spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Cloth to the rear joints is a little cockled. Discolouration to the extremities of the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Fly-title of Volume I is working loose. Very Good Chatto and Windus hardcover
a77688NY 1910 . Almuth C. Vaniver Attorney for the Defendant. The Amended Answer to the Amended Complaint. Small folio 180 leaves carbon on rectos 332 exhibits in English or in Greek hardcover. A notorious episode in Omaha's history. A Greek immigrant was accused of rape for having sex with the young American woman who was teaching him English. As he was being arrested he pulled out a concealed gun and shot and killed the Irish arresting officer. This occured during a strike in a packing house in South Omaha where a number of Greek immigrants were empoyed as strike breakers inflaming tensions between the Irish and Greek communities. A riot ultimately ensued resulting in the destruction of the Greek community in Omaha.The Greek minister to the U.S. became involved an article on the affair was printed in Atlantis and a lawsuit was commenced protesting that the article was libelous against the Greeks. Owner stamp and a few signatures on front free blank. Good plus very little wear. . hardcover
176310588<p>E Typographeo Clarendoniano. Sumptibus Academiae. Oxonii. 1763. FIRST BASKERVILLE EDITION. 4to in 2's. 12.2 x 9.7 inches. Half title Title page 415pp. One of 500 copies printed using the fine Baskerville Greek type. A clean and crisp copy in a very good contemporary leather binding of full diced dark brown calf boards with floral gilt roll borders. Professionally re-spined at a later date with a matching coloured Morocco spine ruled decorated and lettered in gilt. Board edges ruled in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges marbled. A small patch of rubbing to the front free endpaper and some rubbing and bumping to the edges but overall a very good copy of this beautifully printed book in an attractive 18th century binding.</p> E Typographeo Clarendoniano. Sumptibus Academiae. Oxonii. 1763 hardcover
181326542Paris: Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine 1813-1824. From the first edition of this monumental work on classical art. An original aquatint printed in terracotta-red and black over a white background. This plate XL of volume II is one of the finest plates of the collection. It represents two juxtaposed black-glazed vases a terracotta-figured warrior is seen on the left vase while a terracotta-figured griffon in an ornate border is seen on the vase to the right. The plate is numbered and each vase is captioned. Printed on a folio captioned sheet measuring 22.5" x 16.5" the two vases are each over 9" tall. Now presented in cream mounting boards 26" x 22" glazed behind clear mylar. A fine and beautifully preserved plate in excellent condition. ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PLATES OF THE COLLECTION this plates features two full views of vases providing a sense of depth and grace far deeper then the typically flat images associated with this famous work. This plate is from the original edition of LaBorde's COLLECTION DES VASES GRECS DE MR. LE COMTE DE LAMBERG.<br> The Count of Lamberg Ambassador to the King of Naples assembled a remarkable collection of approximately 500 vases which included a number given to him by the Queen of Naples. Laborde mindful of faults in the illustrations of the famous Hamilton catalogues was intent on producing an even finer book and rendering the objects with 'extreme fidelity'. Brunet said of the production "the precious pieces in this collection are shown here with remarkable precision." Quérard noted "this work deserves particular attention for its fine execution. It was attempted as much as possible to present facsimiles so to speak of the vases with all the colours and figures that can be seen on these precious pieces. Imprimerie De Jules Didot Aine hardcover
194498904Athens Greece: Deputy Ministry of Press and Information December 5 1944. 1944. Very good. - Folio a 12-3/4 inch high by 9-1/2 inch wide broadside printed on newsprint. A two-line banner title centered at the top is followed by two columns of text with the contents justified left below centered headings. The publication info and the date are printed above the second column. The broadside is toned and folded both vertically and horizontally with minor pinprick holes. Very good. <p>The text is in Greek and our translations may be subject to some corrections.<p>During the late hours of December 4 1944 and the early hours of December 5 Lieut.-General Scobie GOC British Forces in Greece proclaimed martial law in Athens and in Piraeus the port of Athens following violence on December 3rd and the declaration of a general strike. The broadside publishes Winston Churchill's statement supporting his General. "The Prime Minister wishes to make known that the announcement of the 1st December by General Scobie to the Greek people stressing the need for unity and expressing our full support for the current Greek Government was made with the knowledge and full approval of the Government of her Majesty."<p>Following this is a statement concerning order: ".General Scobie has taken all recommended measures to fully reestablish order. .English troops guard Public Facilities and simultaneously the reclamation of Police Departments has begun. The Greek people should be certain that order will be completely enforced."<p>There is a statement that "In yesterday's first court day of the Special Collaborators' Court the S.S. associate and member of the 'BUND' the infamous Giannopoulos was sentenced to death." The BUND organization and its leader Aginor Giannopoulos trained a battalion of Greek volunteers who fought in SS and Brandenburgers units. According to the broadside 200 members of ELAS in the suburb of Nea Ionia were disarmed as were 1200 near Psychiko.<p>There is a brief report on the events leading up to martial law: "In the march on the day before yesterday organized by the Communist Party protesters threw a grenade and shot at the house of the Prime Minister George Papandreou on Kifisias street. The leader of the protesters officer of ELAS and known communist Architect Provellegios was arrested."<p>Finally there is a statement on food shortages. ".due to the three-day labor strike the steamboats full of food meant to be distributed to the Greek People anchored in Piraeus harbor remains unloaded."<p>RARE. Athens, Greece: Deputy Ministry of Press and Information, December 5, 1944. unknown
