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181023998Prag and Vienna: T. Mollo 1810. Other. In excellent condition. 205 by 252mm 8 by 10 inches. 205 by 252mm 8 by 10 inches. Original copper engraving with hand-applied outline color published by Tranquillo Mollo Vienna's leading map publisher circa 1810. Image: 205 x 252 mm 8 x 10 inches. Political borders shown in color with engraved place names rivers and mountain ranges throughout. A fine example of early 19th-century Viennese cartography. Tranquillo Mollo 17671837 was the foremost map and atlas publisher in Vienna at the turn of the 19th century. A Swiss-Italian entrepreneur he founded his publishing house in 1798 and rapidly became one of Austria's most important producers of globes and maps. His firm published an extensive range of maps covering Europe Asia the Americas and Australia maintaining a high standard of precise engraving and careful hand-coloring. Mollo's maps are characteristic of the best of the Vienna publishing trade in the early 19th century.This map shows the continent of Europe with political borders highlighted in outline color with many engraved place names rivers and mountain ranges. It extends east towards the Caspian Sea and Siberia and in the northwest depicts the eastern coast of Greenland and Iceland. The careful outline coloring was applied at the time of publication in the Mollo atelier in Vienna. Though published anonymously the map is attributed to the Mollo firm on the basis of its style format and date. In excellent condition. Colors vivid and fresh. No tears creases or foxing. Ready to frame. 205 x 252 mm. T. Mollo unknown
18592158New York: Robert Carter & Brothers 530 Broadway 1859. JUVENILE RELIGION. R. CRAIGHEAD Printer Stereotyper and Electrotyper Caxton Building 818385 Centre Street. M.U. Matthew Urlwin SEARS; J. John GILBERT; engravers.<br /> <br /> 4to 10 ½" x 8 1/8"; 143pp; quarter bound in black cloth with printed brown boards; engraved pictorial of angel with shepherds on the front with lettering; engraved fp with tissue guard 11 additional full-page engravings; pictorial vignette on title page; printer info on verso title page; rubbing to boards with loss corners bumped some staining; very good minus. OCLC locates only 1 copy of the 1859 edition with this printer at UVA. First published in London by James Nisbet in 1855 and in New York the same year by Robert Carter & Brothers. The twelve "Evening" chapters are presented as conversations about the life of Jesus between a mother and her children. Beautiful engravings many signed by Matthew Urlwin Sears 1798-1870 and by Sir John Gilbert 1817-1897. Robert Carter & Brothers, 530 Broadway unknown
73211London: Chatto and Windus 1909. Morality play FIRST EDITION third impression. Octavo 23 x 18cm pp.53 3. With numerous in-text and plate illustrations by Dudley including the title-page. Publisher's brown cloth with titles and pictorial decoration in black and red to boards and spine. Top edge red the others deckled. Light infrequent spotting throughout - mostly to endpapers. Faint ownership inscription in pencil to front flyleaf. Boards gently toned and soiled. Heavier toning to spine. Some mild wear/rubbing to joints and extremities. Very good. 'The Somonyng of Everyman' or just 'Everyman' was an anonymously-authored 15th century morality play where Death summons different virtues such as Good-Deeds Knowledge Beauty and Strength to speak about their place in the world. Like other morality plays it uses allegorical didacticism to argue how Christians are supposed to live. London: Chatto and Windus, 1909 unknown
193015527New York: Covici Friede. Good. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. no dust jacket light external water-spotting mostly to rear cover short bends at bottom corners of first two pages Gentle satire of the "Ex-" genre of confessional fiction that had a brief vogue in the late 1920s "Ex-Wife" and "Ex-Mistress" being the prime examples as a former baby looks back from the perspective of his 4th birthday and tells all about "the memories the joys and the sorrows of my youth." Although no author's name appears on the book it's attributed to novelist/screenwriter Aben Kandel by the Library of Congress and others; the book's dedication reads "For Stephen without whose active assistance this book could never have been written" -- a reference no doubt to Stephen Kandel b.1927 who grew up to become a television writer of some note. . Covici Friede hardcover
47289Private Compilation. n.d. c.1878. ORIGINAL HANDBOOK printed material interleaved with MS notes. Octavo pp.36 xcv. With approximately half the booklet consisting of blank unpaginated leaves. Printed material interleaved with MS notes in black and red ink paginated by hand in Roman numerals. Some annotations to printed leaves. Folding poster 'Arrangement of Barrack Rooms' pinned to p.23 with four split-pins. In original red morocco-covered card covers with marbled edges and end-papers. No titles. Printed leaves lightly browned some quite heavily annotated. pp.9/10 in poor condition. Some MS leaves cancelled not affecting pagination. Binding weak in some places but holding. Heavy outer wear especially to spine; head and tail both pulled away. Fair overall. Containing Orders for Pay-Serjeants Serjeants in Waiting Corporals in Waiting Married Men Servants and Batmen Drummers and Boys of Band General Orders Orders for the Sick General Orders for Non-Commissioned Officers Leave Conditions and Instructions for Laying Out Kits at Inspection of Necessaries - probably from the mid 1870s. Additional commentary and updated orders from the later 1870s are added by hand on the blank leaves between each printed page and also directly to the orders themselves. A rare and highly personalised survival. [Private Compilation]. n.d. [c.1878] unknown
63451London Glasgow Edinburgh and Dublin: Blackie & Son Limited c.1890. 8vo. 18 x 12 cm. pp.256. Contemporary prize binding of full polished calf by Relfe Brothers for Holborn Estate Grammar School their crest gilt to upper cover sides ruled in gilt spine with raised bands and gilt-decorated compartments marbled endpapers and edges. Five engraved plates including frontispiece. Old prize label to front pastedown dated 1891. Some light spotting to boards generally a very good copy in a handsome binding. A compilation of famous voyages including Columbus Cortez Pizarro Cartier Raleigh etc. etc. London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin: Blackie & Son, Limited, [c.1890]. hardcover
19161522Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co 1916. Wraps. Near fine. CHILDREN ANIMALS ABECEDARIAN PICTURE BOOK. Cover: No. 2000. 4to 13 3/8" x 10 ¼"; 8pp; glazed color stiff pictorial wrappers front and rear; 3 staple binding; 10pp of illustration printed in orange and black front and rear inside wrapper have illustrated alphabets; light creasing to fore-edge shelf scuffing to edges; near fine. A child's introduction to the alphabet and reading through a visit to a farm. The illustrations start with "A stands for Ass" and proceeds to "U stands for Urchin he's called a hedgehog too" and ends with "W stands for Weasel." The letters XY and Z are not illustrated. Lovely simple illustrations. M.A. Donohue & Co unknown
187098563London Edinburgh and New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons circa 1870's. 1870's. Good. - Duodecimo 12mo 5-1/2 inches high by 4 inches wide. Softcover bound in pictorial yellow wrappers with copper-tone decorations. The edges of the covers are stained with some light foxing to the rear cover and a small chip to the top edge of the rear cover. 16 pages including a frontispiece titled "Disappointed". A previous owner's name is penciled on the half-title. The corners are lightly creased with some light foxing to the pages and with heavier foxing to the last page and inside the rear cover. Good. <p>Rare. London, Edinburgh, and New York: [Thomas] Nelson & Sons, circa [1870's]. paperback
1991131133459Pasadena: Flipside 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Articles on Ethyl Meatplow Gibson Brothers Lunachicks Mecca Normal grunge and more. Flipside paperback
18802018London: Frederick Warne & Co 1880. VICTORIAN GIFT BOOK POETRY ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISEMENT. 8vo square 8 ¾" x 7 ½"; 12pp; stiff wrapper with a glazed chromolithographed onlay featuring a portrait of two girls on the front; rear wrapper features an advertisement for "Sir John Bennett's Ladies' Gold Watches" and "Bennett's Clocks"; brown cloth shelf back; cream-colored endpapers; gift inscription in neat ink on ffep; 5 chromolithographed plates on stiff glazed paper 7 illustrated poems; chipping to pictorial on front wrapper light hand-soiling on edges a few small spots; very good plus. Not recorded. A lovely Victorian gift book featuring rhyming verse and sentimental scenes of children in lovely dresses. The interesting advertisement on the rear wrapper is for "Bennett's Clocks and Watches" the watchmaker to Queen Victoria. Frederick Warne & Co unknown
72225Nürnberg Frauenholzische Kunsthandlung 1799. Four loose plates. Folio 24.3 x 18.5 cm or slighly larger. Each finely engraved and carefully hand-coloured. = In 1799 the German historian Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker 1753-1813 published a work in two volumes titled Der Plauische Grund bei Dresden mit Hinsicht auf Naturgeschichte und schöne Gartenkunst. Mit fünf und zwanzig Kupferblättern. Beckers work consists of two volumes issued simultaneously. The first was entirely written by himself the second however was by various other authors. On pages 115-120 is a chapter on the entomology of Plauen not to be confused with the town of Plauen also in Saxonia by Peter Ludwig Heinrich Baron von Block 1764-1818 with very fine highly enlarged illustrations of new and poorly known insects from South Eastern Germany mainly beetles i.e. ten species of Staphylinidae or rove beetles which cover just over half the plates and some Diptera Hymenoptera and Hemiptera. The name of the illustrator remained unknown but recently these four Musterblätter proof plates turned up at auction in a map of printed leaves associated with the renowned German natural history artist engraver zoologist and publisher Jacob Sturm 1771-1848. Although his name is not attached to these leaves the accurate modern style - with a great eye to detail - certainly points strongly in his direction. The usual bibliographies for instance those listed below do not mention the name of the artist of von Block's paper. The word Müster Proof written in an old hand in the lower margin of two plates. Plates somewhat soiled but otherwise in a very good condition. Cat BMNH p. 120; Hagen I p. 58; Horn-Schenkling 1643. Not in Nissen. unknown
180717735Weimar: Friedrich Justin Bertuch 1807. 140 by 90mm. 5.5 by 3.5 inches. Prints""Joh. Elert Bode. Johann Elert Bode Stipple-engraved portrait. Volume 23 of the 'Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden' published in 1807 contained a portrait of German astronomer Johann Elert Bode 1747 - 1826. As director of the Berlin Observatory Bode named Uranus after it was determined to be a planet in 1783. His star atlas of 1801 which he named the 'Uranographia' was the largest to date and contained the positions of more than 17000 stars. In fact it was one of the last scientific astronomic atlases to depict the traditional figures for constellations. His portrait in the """"AGE"""" shows Bode wearing a formal coat and cravat. His profile positioning was probably intended to hide the obvious damage done in his youth to his right eye by a disease. Beneath the portrait set in an oval his name and date of death are given. Wellcome 338. Friedrich Justin Bertuch, unknown
1714201961714. Other. In excellent condition. 150 by 176mm 6 by 7 inches. 150 by 176mm 6 by 7 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. Decorative scenes of the Spanish war of succession 1701-14. unknown
185015729c1850. Diameter: 51mm 2 inches. Sign on the meridian line Globe hand-coloured engraved gores on two concave brass hemispheres hinged containing internal glass inkwell spring mounted seal gilt finish to interior flattened base. With old paper label to base. One or two inkstains. Prior to the widespread use of fountain pens in the late nineteenth century it was common to carry ink while travelling. Portable inkwells also known as travel wells or travellers were devised for this purpose. It was of the utmost importance for the design to prevent the ink inside the travel wells from leaking and the well itself was usually made from glass and concealed within a case. These cases took on many decorative forms including the present example designed as a globe. Geography The cartography is typical of Victorian maps but simplified with no relief shown on the land. The continents and many of the countries are identified by name along with some major rivers. unknown
188523852San Francisco: George Spaulding & Co. General Book and Job Printers 1885. First edition. Paperback. Lacking front wrapper and front blank leaves toning to top of title page text clean and complete. Original wrappers lacking front wrapper 349 pp. 18 pp adverts and inserted litho advert on cardstock at rear engraved illustrations in the text. In protective paper chemise and card slipcase. <br/><br/>Scarce OCLC/Worldcat finds 9 library holdings. Cowan 1933 edition page 240. George Spaulding & Co., General Book and Job Printers paperback
1985os422Korea: Sam Seong Publishing Co. Ltd. 1985. Big two volume set. Originally issued as a set of six volumes: two on Korean three on Chinese and one on Japanese paintings; we have the two Korean volumes only. Includes text/commentary in Korean; artists titles media & approximate date in Korean English and Chinese; well-printed full color plates. Probably the third printing 1986. Light general wear; minor stains on a few pages of volume two pages edges damaged on volume one; text & plates clean. 8 137 color plates a few more than one per page 129-182 2 pages; 8 123 color plates 129-174 2 pages. Text in Korean. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 11¾" by 15½". Set. Sam Seong Publishing Co., Ltd. Paperback
42577London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1914. Government publication. Printed pamphlet pp.xxvi; 102. Original price One Penny. Blue wrappers slightly browned simple later paper spine and label. Near fine. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 unknown
56903Tokyo circa 1942. Japanese War Photography ORIGINAL COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION. Small quarto portfolio containing 40 loose black and white photographs backed onto card with descriptions tipped onto verso. Also with a loose introductory leaf and publishing information to the inside of the portfolio. Publisher's blue cloth chemise portfolio with plain card flaps and gilt titles to front cover. Recent repairs to worn flap joints ribbon-tie broken. Sunning to portfolio edges. Browning and spotting throughout. Very good. A collection of photographs produced to celebrate the first anniversary of the beginning of Dai Toa Senso or the Greater East Asia War in December 1941. The collection is entirely military in character showing successful Japanese operations on land at sea and in the air. Including images of Admiral Yamamoto the attack on Pearl Harbour the occupation of Hong Kong and Singapore Japanese paratroopers a flame-thrower in action the surrender of Allied forces and prisoners of war naval engagements with British and American war ships and the bombing of Rangoon. A rare collection. Tokyo, [circa 1942] unknown
182214997Guangzhou c1822. 302 by 500mm. 12 by 19.75 inches. Woodcut on paper mounted on wooden sticks. A rare Chinese fan depicting the provincial city of Guangdong province which is now part of Guangzhou city. Guangzhoufu Guangzhou prefecture is depicted at the centre encircled by city wall. The names of streets bridges temples forts rivers and mountains are marked in Chinese and represented by two-dimensional diagrams. Several famous sites can be identified on the map for example immediately below the middle of the top rim is depicted a pagoda and marked in Chinese: Wucenglou Five-Storied Pagoda which now is known as Zhenhailou Sea-Guardian Building. It is located in Yuexiu Park in central Guangzhou and now houses the Guangzhou Museum. It was first built in 1380 at the beginning of the Ming dynasty by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu . The tower is 92 feet 25 meters in height 102 feet 31 meters in width and 52 feet 16 meters in depth. Above the lower rim to the left is a house with two floors symbolising a temple marked as " ". Haitongsi is a Buddhist temple and monastery on Henan Island in Guangzhou. The official English form of the name is 'Hoi Tong Monastery' a transcription of the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese translation of the Indian Buddhist monk S garadhvaja. The monastery was first established as the Qianqiu Temple under the Southern Han a tenth century Tang successor state whose capital was at Xingwang now Guangzhou. The walled city lay north of the Pearl River while Henan Island and the monastery lay to its south. By the end of the Ming the temple operated within the private garden of Guo Longyue who was responsible for renaming it after the Buddhist monk S garadhvaja. The temple complex was particularly important to foreign visitors as it was one of the few locations in Guangzhou Canton open to them before the First Opium War. unknown
191217678Berlin: J. Hermann Herz. 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. Usual darkening to pages. First page brittle and detached but present; Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photographs. Fold out map inset. Business advertisements featured throughout; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 887 pages . J. Hermann Herz hardcover
190514654Berlin: J. Hermann Herz. 1905. Hardcover. Very Good-. Spine faded. Wear to extremites. First few pages and last few pages detached but present. Binding not tight ; Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photographs. Fold out map inset. Bound in business advertisements featured throughout; 8vo; 943 pages . J. Hermann Herz hardcover
190912170Berlin: J. Hermann Herz. 1909. Hardcover. Good. Boards darkened. Light rubbing to spine ends. Hinges started. First few pages frail chipped and detached but present. Tanned pages throughout; Profusely illustrated. Fold out map inset. Business advertisements featured throughout; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 867 pages . J. Hermann Herz hardcover
18987052Berlin: J. Reichmann & Cantor. 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Two-inch tear page 83. Binding just slightly loose in a couple of spots but overall a lovely example of an early steamship guide; Numerous illustrations maps advertisements and descriptions make this a fine window into the world of late nineteenth century travel ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; lv694x pages . J. Reichmann & Cantor hardcover
19129926Berlin: J. Hermann Herz. 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. Slight bumping to one corner. ; Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photographs. Fold out map inset. Business advertisements featured throughout. The best copy that we have seen. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 887 pages . J. Hermann Herz hardcover
19009927Berlin: J. Hermann Herz. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good-. Some pages detached but present. Pages yellowed; Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photographs. Fold out maps inset. Business advertisements featured throughout; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 770 pages . J. Hermann Herz hardcover
