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169568499Lipsiae Leipzig: Thomas Fritsch 1695. Hardcover. Very good. Silius c.28-c.103 was consul in 68 and governor of the province of Asia in 69; he sought no further office but lived thereafter on his estates as a literary man and collector. He revered the work of Cicero whose Tusculan villa he owned and that of Virgil whose tomb at Naples he likewise owned and near which he lived. His epic Punica in 17 books on the second War with Carthage 218-202 BC draws heavily on Livy's account. Conceived as a contrast between two great nations and their supporting gods championed by the two great heroes Scipio and Hannibal his poem is written in pure Latin and smooth verse filled throughout with echoes of Virgil above all and other poets. Includes supplementary material by the German classicist Christoph Cellarius. 22 586 52. Frontispiece engraving with a title page decoration and six folding maps. 12mo. In a contemporary full vellum binding. Typical mild browning to the contents with a negligible spot to the top edge. Minor soiling to the vellum; otherwise very good. Thomas Fritsch hardcover books
15557297Strassburg: Wendelinus Rihelius 1555. First edition. 17th century boards. Very Good. Folio. ff.44691. Final leaf a blank. Colophon at bottom of f.469. Large woodcut device on title page. 18th century red boards morocco spine label spine and extremities somewhat rubbed but quite sound. Front free endpaper lacking. Old rubber stamp at lower blnk margin of title. Some minor marginal worming. Some early marginal annotations in a few sections. The scarce first edition of this famous history of the German Reformation. It was immediately controversial. The Schaff-Herzog RELIGIOUS ENCYCLOPEDIA states "Storms of protest arose against it on every side both Roman Catholic and Protestant." There are 2 issues of this work VD S6668 ours and VD S6669 which differs in having the last leaf numbered 470 and leaf 463 has an errata printed on the recto. In VD S6668 there are 469 numbered leaves and leaf 463 is blank without errata and not numbered. Wendelinus Rihelius hardcover books
198815103Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Internally fine with clean text that has no underlining highlighting or notes. <br/><br/> Cambridge University Press paperback books
199920398NY: HarperCollins Harper Trophy. Near Fine. 1999. Hardcover. 0064407675 . Illustrations by Brett Helquist. First printing. Very slight edge wear to the spine ends else fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . HarperCollins (Harper Trophy) hardcover books
191673489London: Martin Secker 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first edition in English translated from the Russian by John Cournos and Richard Aldington. The author's most famous novel which recounts the story of a morally corrupt schoolteacher going insane and paranoid in an unnamed Russian provincial town. The omniscient third-person narrator allowed Sologub to combine his Symbolist tendencies and the tradition of Russian Realism in which he engaged throughout his earlier novels a style similar to Maupassant's fantastic realism. Octavo: 349 p. Original green cloth binding with black titles. The spine is lightly sun faded; else very good. Martin Secker hardcover books
186034567New York: H. De Marsan Publisher. 38 & 60 Chatam Street 1860. Ca 1860. Not in Wolf nor recorded on OCLC. VG light wear & age toning. Single sheet printed recto only. 3 verses each of 8 lines. No music. Hand-colored wood-engraved "The Fountain" decorative border. Just inside lower right border signed "Sparks". 10" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/> H. De Marsan, Publisher. 38 & 60 Chatam Street unknown books
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. <br/><br/>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."<br/><br/>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:<br/><br/>"Dumbarton May 24th 1790. Dear Sir<br/>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. <br/><br/>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
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
196672209Tokyo: Sugimura Atsu 1966. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Presentation copy inscribed by Sugimura Atsu to Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner on the front flyleaf. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Seminal collection by the revered Japanese contemporary artists who is regarded as a modern master of manga illustration and graphic design. Self published in 1966 this work was reissued in conjunction with a 2010 exhibition of Sugimura's work at the Kyoto International Manga Museum. English captions by T.K. Holly. Oblong octavo. Original black paper wrappers with silver titles. Tiny bit of edgewear; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC locates only one copy Hawaii. Sugimura Atsu unknown books
199366842Pusan Korea: World Kuk Sool Association 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Founded in 1961 Ku Sool Won attempts "to integrate and explore the entire spectrum of established traditional Korean martial arts body conditioning techniques mental development and weapons training." Signed and dated by the author below his portrait. Quarto. Original black cloth binding with gilt stamping and a ribbon marker. Some minor staining to the fore-edge with a bit of light wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good. World Kuk Sool Association hardcover books
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
151742431Milan: Alessandro Minuziano 1517. <p>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.</p> <p> 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.</p> <p> 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's privilegio and the papal letter of pardon dated September 7 1516 reiterating Minuziano's defense and granting Minuziano permission to publish his edition.</p> <p> 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.</p> . $12500 rebound by Sean Richards. Alessandro Minuziano unknown books
200682935Lima: Seminario de Historia Rural Andina; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2006. 30 x 21 cm. 87 p b/w plates tbls. bibl. ind. wrps. Bound photocopy as issued. OCLC: 76893147 The present study examines Lima's miniature painting during the first 50 years of the 19th century a golden period for this discipline. Although the presence of the daguerreotype since 1840 and photography since 1850 meant due to cost and effectiveness the beginning of the inevitable disappearance of this portrait style Seminario de Historia Rural Andina; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos unknown books
682128 folding engraved plates. 74; 86; 60; 35 folding leaves. Four vols. Oblong 8vo orig. patterned wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers new stitching. Tokyo: Government Publication issued under the Author's name Yosoda Masayoshi a pen name for Tanabe 1869. First edition in Japanese translated from an unidentified French text which according to the Preface was issued in 1863 with a sequel in 1867. Tanabe also states that this work includes information gained from the French military mission of 17 men four officers ten non-commissioned officers and two soldiers led by staff captain Charles Sulpice Jules Chanoine who came to Japan in early 1867 at the request of the Japanese Shogunate for training in Western warfare. Several of these men became deeply involved in Japanese politics unsuccessfully fighting on the side of the Shogunate. Tanabe wrote several works on military subjects including military formations 1865 a glossary of French military terms with Japanese translations 1867 military gymnastics and training exercises 1868 and our work. This is a complete work on infantry drills and tactics including training of new soldiers how to form tactical units and deploy them effectively how to operate a variety of weapons etc. The fine copper-engraved plates depict military formations tactical positions military stances etc. Fine set. unknown books
1832010488Boston: Published by Crocker & Brewster 1832. Hardcover. VG. 12mo publisher's brown textureed cloth engraved frontispiece of family scene vii 192p. Some loss to cloth at spine ends. Solid unophisticated copy in original binding typical of New England-printed Christian tracts of the period. Published by Crocker & Brewster hardcover books
166527468London: Printed for the Authour and are to be sold by Robert Butler 1665. 1st edition Wing M-334A. Recent dark-brown full speckled calf binding executed in a period style with gilt spine lettering. Binding - Fine. Text block - VG usual browning to paper/top edge occasionally closely trimmed infrequently affecting running title/faint prior owner blindstamp to preliminary blank. 10 132 pp. T.p. printed in red & black. Headpiece. Decorative initial capital letter to p. 1. 8vo: A - I8. 6-5/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/>Fairly scarce work by this divine author attribution from Wing- OCLC lists only microform copies & none at auction these last 30 years. . Printed for the Authour, and are to be sold by Robert Butler unknown books
19047361New York: D. Appleton and Company 1904 First edition. ix 3 276pp. plus 14pp. of ads. Ten portraits and views folding map extensive notes and index. Newer binding of three-quarter brown leatherette over marbled boards. Portrait of Thwaites pasted to blank leaf. A fine copy. Covers the exploration of the Northwest Coast; French and English explorations from the East; the Missouri River; the Louisiana Purchase; organization of the Lewis & Clark exploration; the L&C expedition at Fort Mandan; from Fort Mandan to the sea and at Fort Clatsop; Thompson Fraser the Astorians and Pike; the South Pass; and the Conquest of California. Thwaites was a very able historian and was "one of the outstanding historical editors of his generation" Thrapp. Thrapp Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography" p.1428. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1902WRCAM49612New York: D. Appleton & Company 1902. 257pp. plus advertisements. Green publisher's cloth stamped in red spine gilt. Light wear to cloth. Modern bookplate on rear pastedown. Internally very clean. Very good plus. A biography of American explorer and pioneer Daniel Boone. Boone's ancestors and childhood are examined followed by an intimate look at the periods he spent living alone in the woods. Includes chapters on the settlement of Kentucky and interactions with Indians. D. Appleton & Company hardcover books
1902157386New York: Appleton 1902. First Edition. hardcover. illus. xv 257pp. ads. 12mo cloth; light dampstain to margins of first few pages back cover lightly spotted otherwise very good. N.Y.: Appleton 1902.<br/><br/> Appleton unknown books
19692305893New York: Haskell House Publishers Ltd 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. No jacket. Smudges on front board page ridges lightly toned. 1969 Hard Cover. xxi 320 pp. CONTENTS: Editor's Introduction; Author's Preface; The Planting of New France; The Acadian Frontier; The St. Lawrence Valley; Discovery of the Mississippi; Louisiana and the Illinois; Rivalry with England; King George's War; The People of New France; Basis of the Final Struggle; Outbreak of War; A Year of Disaster; Guarding the Western Frontier; A Year of Humiliation; The Turning of the Scale; The Fall of Quebec; Conquest Approaching; The Treaty of Paris; Louisiana Under Spain; Critical Essay on Authorities. Includes maps. Haskell House Publishers Ltd hardcover books
1903UHWHOW00ECA. C. McClurg & Co. 1903. Very Good. Thwaites Reuben Gold. How George Rogers Clark Won the Northwest. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. 1903. 378pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 12mo. Book condition: Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed. The edges of the covers are gently bumped. The spine is slightly rolled. The front endsheet is very mildly soiled. There are several tape repairs along the edges of the fold out illustration at p. 60. Numerical notation on the dedication page. A. C. McClurg & Co. unknown books
1969TB23654New York: Arno Press 1969. Arno Press Edition of 1969. An eight volume set all of which are in fine condition with minor dust staining to the top edges of the text blocks. Seven volumes are in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and with an illustrated paper label on the front boards. The eighth volume is a green cloth and green paper covered clam shell box which contains facsimiles of the maps from the expedition. The box is finished with details comparable to the other volumes. Each are small 4tos measuring 9" by 6". Volume I contains 374 pages of text; Volume II contains 386 pages; volume III contains 363 pages; volume IV contains 372 pages; volume V contains 395 pages; volume VI contains 280 pages; volume VII contains 534 pages and volume VIII contains the 16 page introduction to the atlas and index to the maps and all 71 individual maps labeled 1 through 54 all of which are in fine condition Dust jackets were not issued with this set. This set represents a facsimile reprint of the original 1905 edition of The American Philosophical Society which based its publication on the original documents in their library. A beautiful set with no wear rubbing or soiling. The Literature of The Lewis and Clark Expedition 5d.1 Arno Press hardcover books
20131318119Lexington: Ulan Press 2013. Hardcover. Octavo; Reprint of 1923 edition;VG; Paperback; Yellowish green spine with black text; Covers have slight bumping the tips but clean and sturdy; Front paste down and front free end papers have minor marks and limited creases to the bottom tips due to folds; Text block is ex-library and has rubber stamps to the front and end papers otherwise clean; 379p. 1318119. FP New Rockville Stock. Ulan Press hardcover books
19129016606Wisconsin Historical Commission 1912. Wisconsin History Commission: Reprints No. 2. One or 2500 copies. <br/><br/> Wisconsin Historical Commission unknown books
190459820Cleveland Ohio: The Arthur Clark Company 1904. 2 volumes. 8vo. 306 2; 342pp. plus 3pp. of ads. With 16 plates and 2 facsimiles. Maroon cloth gilt spines. Top edge gilt. A fine set. Howes F-63 "Bitterly unfavorable" Howes W-229 Welby's own words "To a rough untutored set of savages another race of little less than savages has succeeded". Two of the more unfavorable travelers review of the United States. The Arthur Clark bibliography lists both volumes as being published in 1905 but the first volume of this set clearly printed 1904 it also states 316 copies of the first volume and 287 copies of the second volume were printed as separates from the set. <br/><br/> The Arthur Clark Company hardcover books
