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1807307338London: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme 1807. First edition. lxviii 216 2 pp. 12mo. Contemporary green morocco covers gilt with single rule border flat spine divided into six compartments lettered in one the rest richly gilt edges marbled. Slight wear to tips. Early ownership signature K.M.M. to flyleaf bookplate of Clara H. Gould. First edition. lxviii 216 2 pp. 12mo. First edition of Henry Boyd's translation of Petrarch's Trionfi here titled The Triumphs of Petrarch. Boyd 1748/9-1832 was born into a farming family in Dromore Co. Antrim and later educated at Trinity College Dublin. His translation of the entire Divine Comedy the first complete rendering into English was published in 1802 and was instrumental in the rediscovery of Dante in the 19th century. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme unknown books
196565100Verona Italy: Limited Editions Club Printed at the Stamperia Valdonega 1965. First edition with the Salvadori illustrations 1/1500 copies this #192 signed by the illustrator and the printer Giovanni Mardersteig. 4to. xiii 1 369 1 pp. Black-and-white illustrations from line drawings. With the LEC Monthly Letter tipped to a rear endpaper. Bookplate on the front pastedown else very good. Green quarter-leather and decorated tan cloth gilt spine title top edge yellow dust jacket spine sunned a little wear at spine ends publisher's blue board slipcase with paper spine label. 11055. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club (Printed at the Stamperia Valdonega) hardcover books
1966Embry 129528Heritage Press 1966. First printing thus. Bookplateelse fine in fine faintly worn publisher's slipcase. Illus. by Aldo Salvadori. Includes the Sandglass. Heritage Press, 1966. First printing thus. unknown books
196545950Verona: Limited Editions Club 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. #610 of 1500cc signed by the printer Giovanni Mardsteig and the illustrator Aldo Salvadori. Some foxing to prelims else very good in publisher's blue Morocco backed boards and tan dustjacket. Spine of jacket darkened with some loss at the head light damage to label on slipcase else very good overall. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
196538195Verona: Limited Editions Club. Very Good. 1965. Hardcover. -; Fine in Fine dust jacket. In fine slipcase. Bookplate. . Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1965403301New York: Verona: Stamperia Valdonega for The Limited Editions Club 1965. Light wear to slipcase a fine copy. Folio 310 x 205 mm. 369 3 pages. Illustrated by Aldo Salvadori. Original blue leather-backed boards; dust jacket; slipcase. LIMITED EDITION number 955 of 1500 copies signed by Mardersteig and Salvadori. <br/><br/> [Verona: Stamperia Valdonega for] The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
196661812NY:: Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1966. Hardcover. In the original Italian together with English translations selected and edited with an introduction by Thomas G. Bergin. A reprint edition. Slightly age toned along the spine else near fine in a near fine slipcase. . Heritage Press, hardcover books
198145482San Francisco: North Point 1981. First edition. 122 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Original Italian poems with facing translations by Nicholas Kilmer. Collects 42 sonnets and longer songs from the first half of Petrarch’s RIME. San Francisco: North Point, unknown books
19819022937San Francisco: Northpoint Press 1981. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/fine. Translated by Nicholas Kilmer. <br/><br/> Northpoint Press hardcover books
1549277961Venice 1549. hardcover. Highly decorative architectural title featuring portraits possibly of Petrarch and Laura below the motto "Non mai si dolce fiamma in due corpi arse" There is never a sweet flame in two corpses cropped at top edge. Illustrated with 6 woodcut vignettes "Triomphi" section and a number of decorative initials. 12 preliminary leaves 237 3 leaves with elegant typography. Thick 8vo attractively bound in full contemporary mottled calf; red speckled edges. Vinegia: P. & G. Fratelli di Nicolini di Sabio 1549. The second edition with the Daniello commentary. A very good copy attractive and sturdy however lacking the A signature pages 1-8 of "in Vita di M. Laura" and bound with blank pages in its place.<br/><br/> Publisher statement from colophon: In Vinegia per Pietro & Gioanmaria Fratelli di Nicolini da Sabio Ad instanza di M. Gioambattista Pederzano libraro al segno della Torre appresso il ponte di Rialto & compagni. -- Fowler M. Petrarch; p. 101; BM STC Italian 1465-1600; p. 504; Adams; P815.<br/><br/> unknown books
1920240860Munich: Muller 1920. Limited. hardcover. very good. Schinnerer Adolf. 12 tipped in lithographs by Adolf Schinnerer. Translations selected by Franz Spunda by many translators including Rainer Maria Rilke. 4to vellum spine and corners over patterned boards spine darkened and with minor edgewear faint dampstain on upper inner margin still a very good copy. Munchen: George Muller 1920.<br/><br/> Number 181 of 330 numbered copies<br/><br/> Muller unknown books
1572EPL20Weidlitz 1572. Paperback. Very Good. Half-page woodcut illustration depicting the infamous quelling of rebellious peasants. Size: 280 x 190mm. <br/><br/> paperback books
1748277950Florence: Apollo 1748. hardcover. very good. With a copper portrait of Petrach after Simon Memmi. liii 384 page with text in Italian. Short thick 8vo contemporary white paper boards with manuscript title on spine ; minor repairs to the joints. Prima parte: Sonetti e Canzoni di Francesco Petrarca in vita di Madonna Laura. Sonetti 1-227 & Canzoni 1-39. Seconda parte: in Morte di Madonna Laura. Sonetti 228-317 & Canzoni 40-49. Firenze: Nella Stamperia all' Insegna d'Apollo 1748. A very good copy of this uncommon edition handsomely printed.<br/><br/> Apollo unknown books
1847277733Florence: Felice le Monnier 1847. Second. hardcover. very good. Introduction by Leopardi. xx 473 pages with text in Italian. Short 8vo contemporary brown ribbed cloth edgeworn and lightly faded on spine and cover; some foxing throughout; marbled endpapers. Firenze: Felice le Monnier 1847. Second edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Felice le Monnier unknown books
180586630Pisa: Tipografia della Societa Letteraria 1805. Hardcover. Good. 2 vols. portrait viii 4 xxii 2 352 2. 368p. i.e. 268p. -- pagination in Tomo II jumps from 225 to 326. 19th century quarterbinding boards with marbled paper with vellum spine and corners. 40cm. Marbled paper worn away along some cover edges. Light to moderate foxing mostly in Tomo I and most heavily on portrait and title-page in that volume which also has a few leaves which are browned and a moderate stain in the lower right portion beginning quite small and faint about page 240 and becoming more extensive leaf-to-leaf until one reaches the back cover where it is visible most of the lower quarter of the rear pastedown. Italian text. Edited by Giovanni Rosini. Petrarch was a celebrated 14th century Italian poet who is also considered one of the founders of humanism. <br/><br/> Tipografia della Societa Letteraria hardcover books
199316690Berkeley Santa Cruz: Foolscap Press 1993. Forty six dialogues translated by Thomas Twyne with an introduction by Lewis W. Spitz. Woodcut illustrations by Hans Weiditz in the first half of the sixteenth century. Quarter bound in red slubbed silk with printed paper sides. Printed on Lana Royal using Poliphilus Forum and Bembo types with Calligraph initials printed in red. The design printing and binding were done by Peggy Gotthold and Lawrence G. Van Velzer. Number 92 of 175 copies. Fine copy. Foolscap Press hardcover books
1993135131Berkeley / Santa Cruz CA: Foolscap Press 1993; large 4to. full leather clamshell box; 138 pages. <br /><br />Limited to 175 numbered copies. Here is a book that fairly crackles with wit and wisdom for six hundred years have not dimmed its ability to speak to our minds through the clarity of its perspective the power of its language and the vivid pertinence of its thought. Because of the genius shown in his lyrical works Francesco Petrarca 1304-1374 inspired the Renaissance in Italy. He set patterns and standards for the revival of learning and at the same time was a powerful advocate for the preservation of valuable manuscript material. From the classic models Petrarch transmitted a refinement of taste and thought and a polish and politeness of speech and style. <br /><br /> This copy is bound in a full artist-binding by Don Etherington bookbinder and former director of Conservation at both the Library of Congress and the Harry Ransom Center Austin TX. The binding is a full black and gray crushed moracco with leather onlay panels and ruling in blind. Leather spine label with title stamped in gray ink. Handmade headbands. Beautiful marbled paper makes up the pastedowns and endpapers. Stamped by the binder on the rear pastedown 'Don Etherington 2018'. The book is housed in a custom cloth-covered boards clamshell box with a leather spine label with the title stamped in gray. <br /><br /> Petrarch's original manuscript De remediis utriusque fortunae or Remedies for Both Good and Bad Fortune or Phisicke Against Fortune is a work of prose consisting of two hundred and fifty-three dialogues that he completed near the end of his life. It represents a distillation of his moral philosophy arranged as a treatise that shows how our ideas and actions help us create either true happiness or sorrow and disillusionment. Throughout this long concatenation of dialogues Petrarch counsels modesty in prosperity and courage in adversity; he warns us against putting all our hope of happiness in mundane victories here on earth; instructs us on how to deal with our "Importunate Neighbours" tells us how to cope with "Loss of Time" and what to do when we experience "A Disagreeably Wavering Mind." <br /><br /> For Foolscap Press the most difficult choice has been to select from the entire range of Petrarch's dialogues the forty-six that make up this edition. <br /><br /> Introduction by Lewis W. Spitz <br /> Lewis W. Spitz William R. Kenan Jr. University Professor Professor of history at Stanford University brings his considerable scholarship to the question of Petrarch's influence on the northern Renaissance as well as providing an overview of Petrarch's written works. Through background and example he shows why Phisicke Against Fortune is as he says "a mirror for mankind." <br /><br /> Illustrations by Hans Weiditz <br /> Hans Weiditz c.1495-c.1536 was an important member of the small group of outstanding woodcut designers of the German Renaissance whose membership included Albrect D'rer Hans Holbein and Hans Burgkmair. The fact that he was nearly alone in illustrating a great number of secular books makes him in many ways a more interesting artist than his more famous colleagues. <br /><br /> Weiditz is best known for his illustrations for "Brunfels' Herbal" which is recognized as the most important herbal of the period and the first botanical book to contain realistic and accurate illustrations. Weiditz's imagination and close observation of real life show most clearly in this herbal and in his handling of the woodcuts for the dialogues of Petrarch. In illustrating Phisicke Against Fortune Weiditz demonstrates his highly individualized style and addresses an astounding range of issues among which are: an individual's relationship to society; secular versus religious perspective; how we perceive and respond to nature and natural laws; and how we behave toward each other. <br /><br /> As an appendix to the text we have included notes on the Weiditz illustrations based on information from Walther Scheidig and translated especially for this edition from the German by Beate Reid. <br /><br /> Essay by William M. Ivins Jr. <br /> In his essay on Hans Weiditz William M. Ivins Jr. 1881-1961 former Curator of Prints at the Museum of Modern Art shares his infectious enthusiasm for the artist whose life had remained largely unappreciated until modern scholarship brought to light his great contribution to German Renaissance art. <br /><br /> Translation by Thomas Twyne <br /> The Elizabethan Age was great both for the depth of its literature and the translations into English of many foreign works. Thomas Twyne's translation of Phisicke Against Fortune from Latin into English was completed in 1579. Now newly transcribed from the Elizabethan blackletter with the spelling and punctuation standardized Twyne's translation can be clearly enjoyed. We have retained intact the particular character of the work and the marvelous flavor of the language. <br /><br /> This edition brings together for the first time Thomas Twyne's translation of Phisicke Against Fortune and Hans Weiditz's wonderful woodcut illustrations which were made for the German edition of 1532. The original German edition contained two hundred and sixty-one woodcuts illustrating all of Petrarch's dialogues. We have selected forty-six dialogues that represent the enduring wisdom of Petrarch and the impressive imagery of Hans Weiditz. <br /><br /> Limited to 175 copies each book measures 12 x 9 inches and consists of 160 pages printed letterpress on Lana Royal a mould-made paper from France. The text was set in Monotype as well as handset type using Poliphilus Bembo Italic and Forum with Calligraph Initials printed in red. 135 copies are hand-sewn and the rounded spine is covered in red Japanese cloth and is stamped in gold. Printed paper sides cover the boards. 40 copies are specially bound in quarter goatskin and red Japanese cloth and come in a slipcase covered in cloth and printed paper sides. Foolscap Press books
196722820Cleveland: Western Reserve Univesity 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. 204pp index. Very good hardback in a heavily sunned jacket. Internally fine. <br/><br/> Western Reserve Univesity hardcover books
196784444Cleveland:: Press of Western Reserve University. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Edited and newly translated from the Latin by Conrad Rawski. First edition thus. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper else very good in a very good minor edge wear with one small chip sun faded along the spine dust jacket. . Press of Western Reserve University, hardcover books
196759158Cleveland:: Press of Western Reserve University. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Edited and newly translated from the Latin by Conrad Rawski. First edition thus. Very good in a very good edge worn with one small chip sun faded along the spine dust jacket. . Press of Western Reserve University, hardcover books
1973046808Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies 1973. A translation of the Liber sine nomine by Norman P. Zacour. 128p. original stiff printed wrappers. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies unknown books
1909118390Padova: Societa Cooperativa Tipografica 1909. Softbound. Good- but with wear to extremities and front cover detached. Yellow printed stiff card wraps with printed image and cloth ties. Vol. 2: lxiii 156 pp. with several tipped-in bw plates. Text is in Italian and Latin. Published on the occasion of the fifth centenary of Petrarch's birth. Thirteen critical essays on Petrarch and his works by twelve expert authors. Societa Cooperativa Tipografica paperback books
193251235Ithaca: The Dragon Press 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Translated by Morris Bishop and Decorated by Alison Mason Kingsbury. First edition thus limited to 500 copies. A colorful version of Petrarch's immortal lyrics. Original buff cloth binding with printed paper title labels. Small ink signature to the title page. Some mild edgewear to the boards; otherwise a crisp very good copy. The Dragon Press hardcover books
19851331624Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press 1985. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 352; Good; brown spine with black text; no jacket; odd volume; cloth shows light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; previous owner's name to ffep; text pages clean; tight binding. 1331624. FP New Rockville Stock. The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover books
18691332134Firenze: Successori Le Monnier 1869-1870. Hardcover. Octavo; 2 volumes; G; Hardcover; Spine blue with gold print; Boards half bound with blue cloth to spine and blue and white paper to boards mild wear to corners and spine caps bump to rear top corner of vol. 2 shelfwear to cloth with slight smudging; Text blocks have name in ink on front flyleaf bookplate on pastedown of vol. 1 both vols. have significant foxing throughout binding is tight clean text; Text in Italian; CONTENTS: Volume I. Lettere e Note I - VIII 499 pages - Volume II. Lettere e Note IX - XVII 587 pages. 1332134. FP New Rockville Stock. Successori Le Monnier hardcover books
