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Thwaites Reuben GoldABAA

Travels to the West of the Alleghany Mountains

Tacitus Publius or Gaius CorneliusABAA

P. Cornelius Taciti libri quinque noviter inventi atque cdum reliquis eius operibus editi by Filippos Beroaldo with Annotationes by Andrea Alciati

151742431Milan: Alessandro Minuziano 1517. Tacitus Publius Cornelius ca. 56 - ca. 120 C.E. P. Cornelii Taciti libri quinque noviter in venti atque cum reliquis eius operibus editi. Small 4to. 20 233 3ff. Signatures H-K bound in reverse order in this copy. Milan: Ex officina Minutiana 1517. 192 x 127 mm. Full morocco tooled in gilt and blind in antique style. Occasional faint dampstaining but a fine copy. Engraved armorial bookplate of Count Dmitri Petrovich Boutourlin 1790-1849. First Minuziano Edition and the First Example of a Challenge to a Copyright. In 1508 Pope Leo X formerly Cardinal Giovanni de'Medici purchased the only surviving manuscript of the "lost" first six books of Tacitus's Annals which had earlier been stolen from the monastery of Corvey in Westphalia. Six year later Leo granted the Vatican librarian humanist Filippo Beroaldo the younger the exclusive right or privilegio to issue a printed edition the complete works of Tacitus including the previously unpublished "lost" books from the Corvey manuscript. Violators of the privilegio were threatened with excommunication. Beroaldo's Tacitus printed in Rome by Stephanus Guilleretus de Lotheringia was published in 1515. At the same time the Milanese printer Alessandro Minuziano undaunted by the fear of papal displeasure began preparing a word-for-word reprint of the Beroaldo Tacitus probably bribing one of Lotheringia's employees for sheets of the work as it was being printed. It is likely that Minuziano intended to issue his pirated edition around the same time as the legitimate one but the Pope got word of his scheme and the subsequent dispute over the privilegio forced Minuziano to suspend publication until the matter was resolved. The matter was serious especially as Leo X actively involved himself in issues of publication and censorship. The case was eventually resolved in Minuziano's favor and he added an appendix to the edition containing the key documents pertaining to the case. These included the papal privilege of November 14 1514 Minuziano's "supplication and prayers" to Leo X of March 30 1516 in which he defended himself remarkably by claiming ignorance of the Pope'sÂ privilegio and the papal letter of pardon dated September 7 1516 reiterating Minuziano's defense and granting Minuziano permission to publish his edition. This copy of the Minuziano Tacitus bears the bookplate of Dmitri Petrovich Boutourlin or Buturlin a Russian general statesman and military historian who became director of the Russian Imperial Public Library in 1843. A catalogue of Boutourlin's extensive private library was published in 1831. . $12500 rebound by Sean Richards. Alessandro Minuziano unknown books

Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. · États-Unis9 500,00 $US≈ 8 037,95 €

SUMIE or SUMINOE Buzen & Aizan artistsABAA

Senkeiban Illustrations of "Tray" Garden Landscapes

662824 color-printed woodcut illus. of which six are double-page & 18 are full-page. 20 folding leaves. Large 8vo orig. wrappers wrappers somewhat soiled orig. block-printed title label on upper cover new stitching. Osaka or Kyoto: very likely issued privately Preface dated 1808. First edition posthumously published of this extremely rare work by Buzen Sumie 1734-1806 edited by his son Aizan. WorldCat locates no copy of our edition; there was a later edition issued in 1826 with rather different images and color palette. The Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books does not record a copy. Small tray or pot landscapes - known in the Edo period as senkeiban - have their origins in 10th century China. The "trays" in Chinese zhan jing pan or penjing were made out of copper or pottery. They were filled with soil rocks pebbles sand plants and miniature trees forming elaborately conceived miniature garden landscapes. The landscapes are clearly Chinese in style with mountains and pagodas surrounded by the sea or rivers represented by pebbles or sand. Many of the created landscapes include miniature houses temples gates stairways etc. The descriptive text for many of the images discusses the unity and philosophy involved in the creation and depiction of these miniature landscapes. The extensive explanatory text at the end describes in very great detail how to create the landscapes materials used aesthetic considerations how to care for the plants and trees etc. Aizan Sumie has provided a most interesting two-page "Afterword" in which he describes the genesis of this book. Buzen Sumie a bonkei and bonsai artist in the Chinese style created many senkeiban and the images in this work are a representative selection of his creations. The selection was made by the publisher Tadataka Katsu who also wrote a highly complimentary preface. Sumie's teacher was Settei Tsukioka. Very good copy. One image has some soiling. Minor thumbing and soiling. ❧ Brown Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan p. 208-referring to the 2nd ed. of 1826 which she calls "delightful.". unknown books

Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. · États-Unis12 500,00 $US≈ 10 576,25 €

STRAUB Hans I gold & silversmith in NurembergABAA

Manuscript in German written in ink in several clerical hands on paper entitled "Laus Deo. Anno Christi 1598. Leibtziger Ostermarck Büchlein Sambt. with the hallmark of Straub Schüld unnd Gegen-Schüldt Register. Gott der Almechtige verleye seinen gotlichen Segen tzü Nützbarlicher verrichtung Unnd Einbringung der Schulden Amen" trans.: "Praise God. Anno Christi 1598. Leipzig Easter Fair booklet including a register of debts and counter debts. May God the Almighty give his divine blessing to the advantageous performance and recovery of these debts. Amen"

667022 leaves including some blanks or pages ruled in ink for entries. Agenda format 315 x 100 mm. stitched as issued uncut. Nuremberg: 1598. A fascinating document of a type that rarely survives: the manuscript account book for the spring 1598 Leipzig fair of Hans Straub I or the Elder 1541-1610 the prominent Nuremberg gold- and silversmith alderman and son-in-law of Wenzel Jamnitzer the best-known German goldsmith of his time. The first leaf bears Straub's hallmark interwined initials "HS" over an arrow pointing upward within a plain shield & also containing the inscription "No. 72". Our manuscript sheds important light on the business relations in the late 16th century between the Nuremberg goldsmiths and their trade at the Leipzig fairs. Our account book is a list of sales orders and expenditures of Nuremberg goldsmith Hans Straub the Elder during the Leipzig Easter fair held in May 1598. While Straub is not expressly named he can be identified by his hallmark on the first leaf. At the fair trade was done in goblets rings knife-sheaths cutlery jewelry gemstones etc. Several business partners are named including the Nuremberg goldsmiths Heinrich Hahn Haan David Lauer and Paulus Koch. As an example of a transaction we see that the council of Halle paid over 33 florins for a goblet. In 1596 Straub was elected Alderman of the Artisans the most elevated and honorable office to which a Nuremberg artisan could aspire. Straub retained this position until his death in 1610. In 1569 he married Anna daughter of the famous goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer. On his father-in-law's death in 1585 Straub inherited his casting molds and used them extensively in his own creations. Despite his long period of activity relatively few pieces made by Hans Straub have survived see Nürnberger Goldschmiedekunst 1541-1868 2007 ed. by Karin Tebbe et al. Vol. I p. 409. In fine condition. ❧ The mark is similar to Marc Rosenberg Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen Frankfurt 1925 Vol. III no. 3969. unknown books

Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. · États-Unis19 500,00 $US≈ 16 498,95 €

Steuart or Stewart William of Dumbarton ScotlandABAA

Scotland. Letter Signed to John Adam Esq. concerning repairs to Dumbarton Castle

17903249Dumbarton Scotland 1790. Good. Folio half-sheet 1 p. 20 lines name of the recipient on verso 2 vertical and 4 horizontal folds evidence of wax seal on verso old tape repair at top margin not affecting text ink gall corrosion on outer margin affecting one word. Preserved in mylar sleeve. An extremely curious provincial Scottish letter dated 1790 which incorporates misspellings based on non-standard sociolects of the Scottish dialect. While "worthless" relics such as this were almost invariably discarded they remain of the great interest in Ortheopy the study of pronunciation. Indeed much of what is known about Vulgar Latin pronunciation is preserved in graffiti in the ruins of Pompei. Concerning the content of the letter: William Steuart or Stewart writes to John Adam Esq. describing water damage to four rooms in Dumbarton Castle: two were newly painted the other two newly wall-papered. An associate suggested that he procure a carpenter in Inversnaid to the amount of GBP 35 and therefore "if you have any masonwork to do I can do it at the time." The letter is signed by Steuart but was clearly dictated by him to an unnamed scribe. Our transcription of the letter retains the original spelling: "Dumbarton May 24th 1790. Dear Sir I received both your letters one of the 10th & the other of the 13th curant & have noted the contents. I told Capt. Roberson what work was to be don sic at the Castle hear sic this year when he simed i.e. seemed much surprised that his hous sic was not rough cast. Ther sic is 2 rooms neu sic painted & other two neu sic pappred sic which will be quite spiled i.e. spoiled with the watter sic comin through the wall & he has wrot i.e. wrote to Campt. Rudyard about it. Last neight sic I had a letter from Mr. Young beiging i.e. begging of me to go to Inversnaid to gat sic som sic Carpenter work don sic ther sic to the amount of GBP 35 so if you have any masson sic work to do I can do it at the time. I am Dear Sir your very humbel sic Serv't" shaky signature of William Steuart. Questions remain: Why go to Inversnaid to procure a carpenter This extremely tiny village was located 30 miles away from Dumbarton Castle while Glasgow was only 13 miles away. And was recipient of the present letter to be identified with the architect John Adam Esq. of Edinburgh 1721-1792 son of William Adam and older brother of Robert Adam unknown books

Michael Laird Rare Books LLC · États-Unis90,00 $US≈ 76,15 €

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