David W KlingBiblio.com
7 587 résultats
2004366075Oxford: Oxford University Press 2004. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.389 Oxford University Press hardcover
19470008116Jerusalem Israel British Mandated Palestine. Good. 1947. On offer is a unique historically significant journal handwritten during the final days of British Mandated Palestine most entries made immediately prior to the Declaration of Independence. This is a one-year page a day journal for the Jewish year of 5708 September 1947 to October 1948 has about 50 entries with most entries made between September 1947 and December 1947 and few brief records scattered over the next few months - the last one is dated June 7. It measures 7' by 5' the hardcover is slightly soiled but otherwise the journal is in very good condition. The text is in Hebrew the handwriting is mostly legible. Author's name is not identified but there is a note on the front page: "Vaad Hakehilla. Hanala Klalit" Local Community Council. General Management. It is clear from this note and from the context that the journal was kept by a member of the Hebrew Community Council in Jerusalem the body that was established in 1917 and coordinated and represented different groups of Jerusalem Jews during the British Mandate. Vaad Hakehila was responsible for different aspects of Jewish life in the city including economic and social assistance to the residents. It had a social services department and a society of assistance to kindergartens issues related to them are mentioned in the journal several times. Most entries are the minutes of the Council meetings. Some entries deal with organizational and financial matters taxes elections complaints dispute settlement work of social services purchase of fire engines but most meetings reflect increasingly tense situation in the city and concern food and fuel supply food rationing security and organizing Mishmar ha'am National Guard - unit of volunteers established in September 1947 in Jerusalem for maintenance of public order. The Council was constantly in contact with the state authorities political and religious leaders various Jewish organizations trying to solve various problems facing Jewish community in the city. Among the names mentioned in the journal are Yitzhak Ben-Zvi David-Zvi Pinkas a Zionist activist politician a signatory of the Declaration of independence and a future minister Mordechai Shatner a signatory of the Declaration activist and politician one of the founders of Yad Va-Shem who then was a member of the Jewish National Council Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel the Sephardi chief rabbi of Mandatory Palestine who appeared before the Mandatory government as representatives of the Jewish community and on missions on its behalf Itzhak HaLevi Herzog the first Chief Rabbi of Ireland and then the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine and of Israel Menashe Elassar a noted Jerusalem businessman and many other. The first entry is dated September 15 and mentions a meeting with Mr. Ben-Zvi who had been the President and a member of the Vaad Haleumi the National Council a post in which he served as the chief representative of the Jewish community vis-a-vis the mandatory authorities. His name is mentioned several times throughout the journal in relation to various matters. A council meeting on September 17 dealt with several issues including social work and house confiscation order of the Babayoff family: "Military Commander refused a request to postpone confiscation order for the Babayoff's House till after the holidays . Chief Rabbi Uziel was asked to speak with the commissioner about postponement of the confiscation order. Rabbi Herzog was also asked to speak with the Military Commander regarding the same matter". Many entries mention searches conducted by the British Army in Jewish neighbourhoods one of such searches on Yom Kippur Eve finished with desecration of a synagogue: "Search in Nachlat Zvi Jerusalem neighbourhood. After we received information regarding the desecration of the synagogue by the army during their search R' Nattan and I went to check if the information was correct. We reached the location after the search had finished and the army left the place. All the synagogue benches the tables chairs and pillows were upside down. All of the study books Mishnayot Zohar Gemaras were scattered on the floor. The holy ark was open and the Torah scrolls were open ." Some of the entries refer to property damage caused by bombings that the council members were assessing: "After the two nights that passed in Jerusalem Shabbat night and Motzei Shabbat when tens of thousands of bullets were shot towards the all the Jewish areas of the city I got up early . to visit the places that were the primary targets of the bullets of the police and soldiers. The primary target was again the homes near the police dormitory in the hospital of the English Mission. The view of the horrifying sight of the destruction caused to these homes and the miracle that nobody's life was taken . testimonies were collected from dozens of people."Nov. 16. One of the constant subjects was ensuring food and fuel supply in the city: "Meeting of the supply committee with bakery owners to ensure sufficient flour supply in case of emergency" ".To bring all wholesalers and demand from them to increase supplies in Jerusalem." they meet with members of the Jewish National Council JNC and devote many meetings to this matter. As part of their activity they meet with mukhtars heads of Arabic neighbourhoods. Va'ad had limited means to cope with the worsening situation and in December the Jerusalem Emergency Committee was set up that took upon itself civil administration of Jewish Jerusalem which explains why there are almost no entries after November. Though it includes only about 50 entries of varying length the journal provides a lot of details from the months preceding the Declaration of Independence and contains names of many people who played an important role in creation of the Israeli State. Overall it's a fascinating document of the life of Jewish community in Jerusalem during the last months of the British Mandate and activity of the Jewish Community Council in Jerusalem.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY 1940s POST-WW2 ERA MIDDLE EAST ISRAEL JERUSALEM JEWISH QUARTER CREATION OF ISRAEL JEWS OF JERUSALEM BRITISH MANDATE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE MANDATORY PALESTINE BATTLE OF JERUSALEM 1947 BOMBINGS IN JERUSALEM JEWISH SELF-GOVERNING BODIES IN MANDATORY PALESTINE MISHMAR HA'AM NATIONAL GUARD IN JERUSALEM LOCAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL IN JERUSALEM VA'AD HAKEHILA VAAD HAKEHILA JERUSALEM LOCAL AUTHORITIES LEADERS OF JEWISH COMMUNITY OLD CITY PARTITION BRITISH ARMY IN MANDATORY PALESTINE SOCIAL SERVICES DURING THE BRITISH MANDATE ISRAEL BEFORE INDEPENDENCE SELF-GOVERNMENT OF JEWS IN JERUSALEM JEWISH COOPERATION WITH BRITISH ADMINISTRATION IN PALESTINE YITZHAK BEN-ZVI DAVID-ZVI PINKAS MORDECHAI SHATNER END OF THE BRITISH MANDATE FOOD RATIONING IN JERUSALEM FOOD SUPPLY TO JERUSALEM ZIONISM ZIONIST ACTIVISTS JEWISH NATIONAL COUNCIL JNC VAAD HALEUMI 1947 JERUSALEM RIOTS JERUSALEM RELIGIOUS LEADERS HEBRAICA JEWISH HISTORY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL 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 PAPEL . hardcover
1551London: Printed by Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede for Henrie Tomes and are to be sold at his shop at Graies Inne Gate in Holborne 1605. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. In two parts. 1 45 118 i.e. 121ff. A4-L4; M2; Aa4-Ggg4; Hhh2. First edition. Blank leaf present but two errata leaves absent. C4r with the first state reading 'maniable.' Contemporary vellum repaired by Bernard Middleton. From the library of C.R. Lowell with his bookplate and his rubber stamp on each title-page. Also on first title-page an ownership inscription: "bibca Williams Scptio 1813." Pforzheimer 36; Gibson 81; Grolier Langland to Wither 12; Grolier/Horblit 8a; Norman 97; STC 1164. Bound with: Sandys Edwin. A relation of the state of religion . <br/> <br/> London: Printed [by Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, and are to be sold at his shop at Graies Inne Gate in Ho hardcover
1555000865Dégagnac France Lot. Very Good. 1555. On offer is a fascinating handwritten medieval French manuscript book earliest date 1555 with entries through 1597 in original blindstamped calf with small Fleur-de-lis. This stunning book has approximately 300 pages of handwritten entries being a register of acts properties transactions loans personal notes and journal entries the majority concerning Marc-Antoine Hébrart a noted merchant in the village of Dégagnac in Lot in south-western France. Most certainly Jewish it is evident that the Hebrart family was one of the largest land-holding families in the area. "In 1504 and 1505 the two "headmen" of the village Antoine Hebrart and Pierre Peysson together accounted for 15 percent of the land of the village" Ref: By Le Roy Emmanuel and Ladurie John Day The Peasants of Languedoc . A pencil annotation indicates that Marc Hébrard was of Jewish origin. A fairly cursory examination of the manuscript lends no additional support to this assertion but it is possible given the history of the Jews of neighboring Languedoc and the fact that some Jews remained in France under Christian-like assumed names after their expulsion in 1306. The generic 'Marc-Antoine' is cited as a Jewish name in Sara Uckelman's "Jewish Given Names Found in "Les Noms Des Israélites en France." Handsome blindstamped 16th century calf legible bâtarde script some old and minor restoration but otherwise VG.; French; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF FRANCE MERCHANT TRADE COMMERCE ECONOMICS JUDAICA JUDAISM FRENCH REAL ESTATE MANUSCRIPT HANDWRITTEN HAND WRITTEN JOURNAL LEDGER MEMOIR PERSONAL LOG HOLOGRAPH AUTOGRAPH DIARY DIARIES ANCIENT ANTIQUE MEDIEVEL RENAISSANCE 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 papel. . unknown
1575000429bLUGDUNI. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1575. Half-Leather. ROYAL FOLIO. PRINTED 1575. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HEBREW GRAMMARS EVER COMPILED AND AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE KING JAMES BIBLEFrom the esteemed 18th century library of Thomas Peckitt himself the author of Hebrew Grammar and other theological works with his fine bookplate and signature. It should be noted that this is a very important volume in the Biblical Studies; The Trinitarian Bible Society in their April - June 1979 Quarterly Record cites this volume as being at the disposal of the translators for the KING JAMES BIBLE. The Book: Pagninus "Thesaurus Linguæ Sanctæ" Lugduni 1575. Large Folio Orginal soft calf with blindstamping sympathetically rebacked internally clean. From the famed library of Henry Peckitt well known 18th century scriptural scholar with his siganture and handsome bookplate. Pagninus was perhaps the greatest of Christian Lexicographers and whose work was fundamental as an aid to 16th-century scriptural translators. A highly important work only one copy of this 1575 edition in 30 years of auction records and that copy was a very poor one lacking a leaf. A Finer 1548 Edition of this work Christies June 26 1996 lot 113 $9240.00 As a measure if Pagninus' importance it should be noted that that the first printed Bible divided into verses was an Old Testament Latin edition by Pagninus. ; Latin Hebrew; Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall; JUDAISM HEBREW LANGUAGE GRAMMAR CHRISTIANITY BIBLE STUDIES THESAURUS DICTIONARYREFERENCE JUDAICA JUDAISM HEBREW ETHNIC CHOSEN PEOPLE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK JEW HEBRAIC JUDEO-CHRISTIAN . LUGDUNI hardcover
1578ST15632London: Printed by John Kingston for Andrew Maunsell 1578. First Edition in English. 189 x 134 mm. 7 3/8 x 5 1/4". 4 87 1 leaves with foliation errors but complete.Translated from the Latin by Thomas Twyne. <br/> Retrospective half pigskin over marbled boards raised bands red morocco label. Title with woodcut ornament head- and tailpieces many decorative initials. Printed in black letter. Front pastedown with Macclesfield bookplate for the South library; title with inscription in ink "Dulcius ex ipso fonte bibuntur aquae" "Sweetly the waters have been drunk from the fountain itself" and with the initials "D. Fl." see below; a couple of contemporary annotations in ink one slightly shaved; numerous marginal readers' marks in ink and pencil. STC 6231; ESTC S105155. Paper a shade or two less than bright title somewhat soiled a dark stain affecting the upper corner of ff. 24-28 touching text but all is legible; still an overall very good clean copy in a pleasing new binding.<br/> <br/> This is the first appearance in English of Daneau's 1576 "Physica Christiana" the foundational work of "Mosaic physics" which attempted to reconcile the account of creation in Genesis with scientific knowledge of the natural world in order to create a "Christian natural philosophy." Though obviously theological in origin "Christian Physics" is nevertheless substantially a work of natural history generally adopting the Aristotelian worldview then prevalent. The first of two parts is a disquisition on creation a long Socratic dialogue on the meaning of the opening chapters of Genesis. The second part which occupies a good deal more than two-thirds of the volume is a broader treatise on nature including discussion of such things as light and shadow meteors the rainbow thunder precious stones glass gold various trees stars and planets fish birds elephants foxes and many more topics. A Calvinist theologian forced into itinerancy because of his incautiously expressed opinions Daneau 1530-95 produced a considerable number of books mostly commentaries on the Bible and controversial works written against Lutherans and Catholics alike. Our copy has a couple of curious contemporary marginal annotations. On the verso of fo. 2 at the beginning of the second chapter someone noted "Five / speciall / copies of na- / turall phi- / losophye." And at the head of fo. 39 mis-numbered 40 recto is the inscription "Sr. Walter Rawley Laureatus poeta May 4 anno reg. Eliz. 39 anno dom. 1598." There is nothing in Raleigh's biography that can account for his being mentioned as poet laureate in 1598; in that period he was occupied in naval pursuits against the Spanish armada. It has been suggested that our copy was once owned by scholar and translator Andrew Hartwell 1553-1606 a bibliophile who sometimes used the Latin motto which appears on the title page here and who marked passages in his books with the floret-like squiggle seen here on ff. 3-12. At the same time the "D. Fl." inscription on the title page resembles the ownership mark used by the celebrated 17th century bibliophile antiquary politician and magistrate Sir Daniel Fleming 1633-1701. Later the book was securely located in the great library of the earls of Macclesfield which was sold in 12 sales at Sotheby's from 16 March 2004 to 2 October 2008 for some £22 million at the time approximately $40 million. The library was dispersed when the 9th Earl Macclesfield Richard Timothy George Mansfield Parker b. 1943 who was described by the "Independent" as leading an "unconventional lifestyle" was forced to leave his 14th century Shirburn Castle after a protracted family dispute. Called by the paper "a sleeping beauty" his crenellated home had a moat a drawbridge and at the time of the Earl's departure a repair bill of approximately £2.6 million. Despite the building's dilapidation the books in the very large library were distinguished for being uniformly well preserved were almost always in their original bindings and were a sensation at auction for more than four years. The present work is rare: ABPC and RBH locate just one other copy at auction in the past 40 years. [Printed by John Kingston] for Andrew Maunsell unknown
174211759Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green. Good with no dust jacket. 1742. First Edition. Hardcover. In the original tooled full-leather binding. The binding is very worn at the corners with a piece 1/2x3 1/2" missing at the bottom of the back cover. The spine has been reinforced with leather quite some time ago. Worm damage to the center upper front cover. Owner's name on the fep. The edges are worn and the paper is brown. I could certainly rebind the book but I consider the condition to be an integral part of the history. After all you can buy a cheap reprint if you want a pristine copy. I had never heard of Edwards before I purchased this book. Reading it I think I would have liked the man. Sad for all of us that he died before his time reaction to a vaccination before he finished his writings. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 378 pages . S. Kneeland & T. Green hardcover
185221960London: William Bowden. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1852. 3rd European. Original Cloth. Repaired by Book Crafts in Portland Oregon. New spine kept the original endpapers. Inscribed by the owner: "1853 Lydia Godridge her book" and "Lydia Goddridge her book January 5 1853." Browning on the very edge of the pages but no foxing. ; 6"; 563 pages . William Bowden hardcover
1923000435Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1923. Leather Spine Tips. A MASTERPIECE OF BOOK DESIGN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FINE PRESS BOOKS AND A HIGH POINT OF GERMAN AND FRENCH LITERARY AND ARTISTIC TRADITIONS Number 117 of 400. No copies in 30 years in the American auction records. 17 Original Lithographs signed twice by Max Liebermann and numbered. Book: HEINE Heinrich. DER RABBI VON BACHERACH. Propyläen-Verlag Berlin 1923. Folio. With 17 ORIGINAL Lithographs by Max Liebermann. 1/2 Black Morocco and boards. This copy SIGNED TWICE as usual on limitation and additionally not in all copies on frontispiece lithograph. Minor spotting and soiling to beige boards otherwise a HANDSOME AND FINE COPY and internally clean. This book is a wonderful combination of two Jews one who brought to France German literary tendencies and the other who brought to the Germans French artistic tendencies. Heinrich Heine has been called 'the first modern intellectual' and became one of the greatest and most respected writers of the 19th century. Leibermann was the Great German artist that led the Berlin secession group and introduced French impressionism to Germany. This fine press book a magnificent combination of typography design and illustration is often lauded as among the most beautiful of Jewish fine press books if not all fine press books. Liebermann demonstrates a refined sensitivity in his artwork that parallels the emotive text. The Rabbi of Bacherach includes a lovely and romantic description of a Passover- the earliest and most expressive of the essence of the festival in modern Jewish literature. The story here recounts that in trans. and referring to the Haggadah " It was an old heirloom with ancient wine stains. It had come down from the days of her grandfather. The book contained many boldly and brightly colored pictures. As a little girl she had often looked at it so eagerly on Passover evenings." ; German Language; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; JUDAISM HEBREW LANGUAGE Jewish Literature Kabbalah Judaica Jewish Studies Hebrew Talmud ; Signed by Illustrator . Propyläen-Verlag hardcover
19190008194DAMASCUS PRE SYRIA POST OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Fair. 1919. On offer is a powerful poignant letter written by an early Zionist and volunteer of the Jewish Legion in Damascus immediately after the end of WW1. The letter contains 2 double-sided sheets measuring 9' x 5.8' and an envelope measuring 5.9' x 4.9'. The envelope has no inscriptions or stamps except a round sticker with bookseller's name - "Coles" the sheets are yellowed and torn in half at folds but it does not affect the text which is perfectly legible. The letter is written in Hebrew addressed to Shimon and signed by Shlomo Solomon. It seems from the context that they are very close friends. The first page bears the date and place: Damascus August 20 1919. It is also clear that the author was a Dutch Jew who had lived in Eretz Israel for some time before joining the military. Based on the date when he joined the army summer 1918 and other context it can be said with high level of certainty that he was a member of the Jewish Legion. The Jewish Legion was the name of 39th through 42nd Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers in the British Army that were formed of Jewish volunteers. The formation of a Jewish Regiment was initiative of Zeev Jabotinsky and Joseph Trumpeldor promoted by John Henry Patterson. Among its members were also David Ben-Gurion Dov Hoz Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yakov Drori Levi Eshkol and other famous Zionist leaders many later became members of Haganah and laid the foundation of the Israel Defence Army. The initial unit Zion Mule Corps was formed in 1914 - 1915 in August 1917 formation of a Jewish regiment was officially announced in spring and summer 1918 volunteers from Palestine joined 39th and 40th Battalions and started service. That's exactly when the author volunteered: "My Dear Shimon some time ago I received your last letter probably the first one that you wrote to me in Hebrew and now I have a little more time and will answer to you when I am calm also in Hebrew - now I have been a soldier for over a year but what we hoped for when we volunteered for the Army was not realized.". There is something deeply moving in this letter full of thoughts about the future of Israel: "Until there is Jewish Army in the full sense of the word probably a long time must pass. This moment has not come yet. Unfortunately that's what we feel deep in our hearts. But anyway these times have been times of very important and interesting experiments and in this sense this time --- has not been lost" p.1; ".it is not possible yet to breathe freely much is still missing we can only hope that soon . the way out of the darkness the uncertainty where we are now will become clear that it will be possible to start large great fruitful work the giant work requiring all our spiritual and physical efforts without a second thought of each and each of us . to achieve our supreme goal our people living in the Land of Israel - happy people in fertile land" p.2. He has acute interest in current affairs of the Zionist movement writing about the convention of the Va'ad HaPoel HaZioni The Action Committee that was convening in London in the last week of August. The purpose of the congress was to work out principles of the Zionist movement in the era after the WW1 and the Balfour Declaration: ".Only when all great difficulties will be defeated when the situation is settled. This is our heart hope! . the convention that will be now in London will contribute to clearing up the situation. Is this convention a sort of a congress of representatives from all countries also from Germany and Austria Otherwise it is not a general convention and it will not have any authority to make declarations in the name of all Zionism". He is particularly interested in developments in Zionist movement in Holland mentioning names of some noted Dutch Zionists. He writes about his mood and frustrations from the army service and mentions his family: "I want for once to live like a human being because life in the army is not life at the end. ---. I have been sent to work at different army offices and now I am in Damascus. It is interesting to see some of the world this way but that is not what I have volunteered to the Hebrew army for. But what to do ----. And I do not think that I will be able to get back to life until the next summer. I also wanted to go and see the mother and everyone and breathe a little different air after a while." He asks Shimon about his plans to come: "What do you think about coming to Israel And what do they think about your preparations . I have not seen any Dutch that came to Israel so far. Neither De Haan nor Van Friesland nor . I hope now to be near Jaffa and Jerusalem. What about the other that you wrote would come here". De Haan was a Dutch Jewish writer and journalist who became interested in Judaism and Zionism he actually moved to Israel the same year later became close with Orthodox community and get into conflict with secular Zionists 5 years later he was killed by Haganah members for his anti-Zionist activity. In the letter Shlomo also asks about his letters published by Handelsblad the most important daily newspaper in Holland. This letter is an amazing historical document reflecting aspirations and frustrations of early Zionists and their mood and concerns in the wake of the First World War and Balfour Declaration.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 1910S; WW1; FIRST WORLD WAR; GREAT WAR; MANDATORY PALESTINE; SYRIA; DAMASCUS; OCCUPIED ENEMY TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION ARAB KINGDOM OF SYRIA FRENCH MANDATE STATE OF ALEPPO STATE OF DAMASCUS STATE OF SYRIA ALAWITE STATE JABAL AL-DRUZE JEWS IN THE BRITISH ARMY; JEWISH VOLUNTEERS IN THE WW1; ZIONISM; EARLY ZIONISTS; ROYAL FUSILIERS; JEWS AND THE MILITARY; WARS; ERETZ ISRAEL; YISHUV; OCCUPIED ENEMY TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION OETA; OETA SOUTH; BATTALIONS 39TH- 42ND OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS; JEWISH REGIMENT IN THE BRITISH ARMY IN WW1; PALESTINIAN JEWS; IDEOLOGY OF ZIONISM; FIRST JUDEANS; THE ACTIONS COMMITTEE; VA'AD HAPOEL HAZIONI 1919 CONGRESS; DUTCH JEWRY AND ZIONISM; JACOB ISRAEL DE HAAN; ZIONIST MOVEMENT AFTER WW1; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL 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 PAPEL . unknown
17935161Guadalaxara: En la Imprenta de Don Mariano Valdes Tellez Giron 1793. About very good. 6xxviii2492pp. Small quarto. Original plain wrappers stitched as issued. Light dampstaining to wrappers slightly affecting gutter margin of outer text leaves. Some worming primarily in the gutter but affecting a few words of text. The first production of the first press in Guadalajara the fourth city in Mexico to have a printing press. The work commemorates the funeral obsequies of Fray Antonio Alcalde Barriga the Dominican Bishop of Guadalajara. Alcalde was a prominent preacher and minister in Spain for three decades until King Charles III sent him to Mexico in 1763; he became the Bishop of Guadalajara in 1771 and served in that capacity until his death in 1792. Following his arrival in the city he helped to establish the Hospital San Miguel and the Universidad de Guadalajara and dedicated much of his time and resources to the construction and restoration of churches and schools in the diocese. This book begins with a Latin eulogy given by José Apolonari de Vizcarra the rector of the seminary in Guadalajara who had been ordained and appointed by Alcalde. The second major component of this work is the Spanish-language sermon that was pronounced at the funeral by Juan José Moreno y Pizano the canon of the city cathedral and another Alcalde appointment. The final section is composed of copies of documents illustrative of the generosity and goodness that characterized the bishop's life including several decrees and a long detailed list of his gifts to various monasteries convents and schools. The volume ends with a sizable indeed somewhat embarrassing list of errata for the eulogy and sermon.<br /> <br /> The first printer of Guadalajara and the publisher of the present work was Mariano Valdés Tellez Giron. Sometime before 1792 city authorities and well-places private individuals in Guadalajara began to solicit among the printers of Mexico City to attract one of them to their growing metropolis. At first there were no takers but eventually Manuel Antonio Valdés the editor of the Gazeta de México accepted their offer and guarantees and sent his son Mariano to fill the position. The father ordered new type and equipment from Spain and all of the necessary permissions for establishing the first press of Guadalajara were in place by February 1792 but Valdés Tellez Giron did not arrive until the beginning of the next year. As with all first presses the available work was less than promised or envisioned but Valdés persisted and probably did much more job printing than book and broadside work. His presswork is characterized by neatness and good page design.<br /> <br /> "The first book printed in Guadalajara. Considerable biographical information of the Bishop and details of his Mexican achievements are given by Father Juan Joseph Moreno in this the funeral sermon for the Bishop" - Nebenzahl. The importance and scarcity of this work are underscored by its facsimile reproduction in a limited edition of fifty copies in 1982. No examples appear in available U.S. sales records since a 1988 Swann auction.<br /> Beristain I p.303. Medina Guadalajara 1. Palau 79207. Nebenzahl 4:61. Sabin 29025 & 22362. En la Imprenta de Don Mariano Valdes Tellez Giron unknown
1949010341Giza Orman : Reproduced and Printed by the Survey of Egypt 1949. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition in English. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Title page continues -"being a series of views in colour and monochrome of the principal mosques of Egypt with a brief note on each monument describing its history and architectural features accompanied by detailed plans and maps 2." Two volumes Near Fine in original embossed green morocco with gilt lettering and decorations intricately detailed end papers each volume with two chromolithograph title pages . Introduction detached from hinge of vol. 1. bump at fore edge front cover Vol. I a few small rubs else a Fine and lovely set in a well-constructed and heavy custom slipcase lettered in gilt also Near Fine a few insignificant rubs. "First edition lavishly illustrated with 243 stunning large folio photographic plates of Egyptian building and architectural details numerous in-text drawings building plans and elevations and two large folding "Maps of Cairo Showing Mohammedan Monuments" housed in a rear pocket in Volume I. "The finest piece of book production achieved in Egypt." OCLC. Likely the loveliest set on the market thanks to such a sturdy contemporary custom slipcase. . Reproduced and Printed by the Survey of Egypt Hardcover
1768006921Venice: Sumptibus Caroboli et Pompeati. Complete 17 volume set bound in 16 leather folios. First editions. Published Venice: Sumptibus Caroboli et Pompeati 1768-1776. Folios 8 3/4" x 12" full calf skin vellum with gilt embossed spine titles and marbled edges 2-color title page in volume one with frontis portrait of pope Gregory title page vignettes tail pieces and historiated initials. Text in Latin printed in 2 columns on heavy rag paper. Mild wear and soiling to the boards name at bottom of title pages paper label at foot of spines. An attractive very good set. Text bright unmarked bindings tight. Scarce. . Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st. 1768. Sumptibus Caroboli, et Pompeati hardcover
1955000924SUSSEX ENGLAND ROMANIA ISRAEL. Good in Good dust jacket. 1955. On offer is a remarkable original handwritten personal diary workbook and artist sketch book of Arnold Daghani. The green leather book is written in long hand English and contains original literary works; poems short stories musings and references to his works plus much much more with most of them dated 1955 through 1958. At the end a story titled "Noodles and Buttons in Cakes of Soap" it says this story was in 1946 awarded the one and only prize for stories then under the title of the "Yellow Bridge". On the two first pages there is an ink self portrait of a young Daghani and another in the abstract style. Born into a Jewish family in Suceava Romania then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Daghani and his wife were imprisoned in and escaped from an Ukrainian labour-camp in the 1950s left Romania to live in Israel France Switzerland and finally England settling in Hove in 1977. Many of Daghani's works document his experiences in the slave-labour camp of Mikhailowka 1942-3 and in the ghetto of Bershad. His works from the 1960s and 1970s relate to broader themes of contemporary life including music literature religion politics and the circus as well as the difficulties of being an artist. Daghani has become well known in his native Romania and major collections of his works are to be found in the National Gallery Romania and the Museum of Modern Art Bucharest and at Sussex University as part of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies. He has been collected widely in England and abroad. A large 4to measuring approx. 29 x 22 x 4 cm. 402 pp 55 blank. The clasp lock is broken no key. Some rubbing on the leather covers otherwise G.; English; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ART ARTISTS ROMANIA HUNGARY HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR PRISONER AUTOGRAPH JEWISH HEBREW YIDDISH JUDAICA AUTHOR WRITER HOLOGRAPH SIGNED POETRY POET Hand Written Personal Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph Travel personal Americanaantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover
1680010575London: Printed by J.D. for Richard Chiswell 1680. Book. Near Fine. Paper Covered Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Handsomely bound in early 20th c. grey paper covered boards with vellum spine title at spine "Conversion of Eve - Cohan - London - 1680". 3 leaves 27 pages with newer end papers. Near Fine a few light scattered spots of toning. early corrections at p.8 line 24 and p.25 line 23 and small hole at p.8 line 9. With the book plate of Alfred Rubens at front paste down and with TLS laid in on E.P Goldschmidt & Co. Ltd. letterhead dated 16th May 1933 to A. Rubens Esq. - "Dear Sir We have lately found a copy of a pamphlet which we believe may interest you." and signed in ink by E. P. Goldschmidt. Alfred Rubens 1903-1998 was an English collector and historian and chairman of the London Jewish Museum for many years. Ernst Philip Goldschmidt 1887-1954 was a legendary bookseller scholar and bibliophile. And although no indication internally this copy most recently from the collection of Joel Silver Director of the Lilly Library. A marvelous rare book world copy indeed ! The baptism and conversion to Christianity of Eve Cohan caused a huge uproar in late 17th century London. She converted to be married to Michael Verboon and her parents tried to have him arrested. After fleeing to England she was baptized as an Anglican by William Lloyd Bishop of St. Asaph. Wing B5772. Printed by J.D. for Richard Chiswell Hardcover
1640L1207London: Richard Royston & Richard Marriot. Cover heavily rubbed and scuffed with edge-wear. Hinges weak. Sporadic foxing. Page edges darkened. Occasional closed tears edge-chips stains and annotations occasionally impinging. Some mispagination. Leaf 159/160 missing with slight loss to 161/162. 1640. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 350mm x 240mm 14" x 9". xxviii 826pp xxiv. A number of wood cut engraved motifs. Heraldic bookplate of John Clayton to paste-down. Inscribed by previous owner 'W Rooke' on title page with other annotations within contents. Hand written inscription of previous owner ' Joseph Worrall 1657' on page 497. Title page has been backed to prevent further damage. Dedication to Charles I by John Donne slightly rubbed and chipped. Table of contents. Sermons. Tables of such places of Scriptures are illustrated and expounded in this Booke. Table of Authors as are cited illustrated or reselled in this booke Index 2 pages attached. An alphabetical tale of the principall content of this book: the number of the figures referreth to the Page the letter to the like letter in the margin A-Z. . Richard Royston & Richard Marriot hardcover
161522600London: Nathaniel Butter. Very Good. 1615. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in light brown leather. Lower right corner of the title page has been reattached by sewing with a needle & thread. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Nathaniel Butter hardcover
1921List2036Mt. Pleasant 1921. Limp leatherette journal measuring 6 ½ x 4 inches 170 pages. Some chips to spine fine contents. Near Fine. Christian N. Lund was born in Norway in 1846 to Mormon parents and immigrated to the United States in 1869 first arriving in Salt Lake City and eventually settling in Mt. Pleasant Utah. He was a member of the Constitutional Conventions held in 1882 and 1887 in Salt Lake City a member of the Legislature in the House in 1890 and City Council in 1894 and was appointed bishop in 1890. He did missionary work in the Pacific Northwest in the 1870s and in Scandinavia in the 1890s presiding over missions in Norway Sweden and Denmark. He served as bishop of the two Mt. Pleasant wards during a period when they were the largest wards in the church. He died in 1921. <br /> <br /> Offered here is a journal Lund kept as an alphabetical index to religious ideas with additional ruminations and philosophical musings included intended possibly as a keepsake for a family member as it was passed on to one of his grandsons following his death per an inscription inside. The entries track themes such as “Astronomy†and “The Jews†through the Old and New Testaments and Book of Mormon and are intended to weave the sources together into a single resource on religious themes. The facts that Lund highlights range are interesting and as a group the entries would be of interest to scholars of Mormon thought during the period. It is also interesting which other subjects Lund chooses to write about such as transcribing verbatim an article written about the transatlantic cable in 1921 just months before his death. In another section he lists per capita consumption of “Intoxicating Liquors†comparing it to other vices such as tobacco jewelry patent medicine and chewing bum. One page ranks the ways in which the Church of Latter Day Saints differs from other churches. Some of the lists refer to LDs-related subjects using the prefix “FOL†which raises the possibility that the volume served as his own reference for works held at the LDS archive that he had researched. <br /> <br /> Overall the volume gives an interesting synthesis of contemporary secular and religious themed entries with Lind’s interest in statistics and numbers permeating the volume and providing information on his personal philosophy. It would complement Nielsen’s autobiography and journals for scholars interested in his life and thought. unknown
338<p>A very rare model of a cross-shaped or cruciform sundial unsigned but German dating back to the early 19th century.</p><p>Cruciform models have existed since at least the first half of the 16th century. They were used for ecclesiastical purposes as highlighted here by the moto taken from Psalm 150 and inscribed below the cross: "Ominis spiritus Laudet dominum" Everything that breathes praises the Lord.</p><p>The instrument consists of two dials:</p><p>– A horizontal dial on the brass plate incorporating a compass and inscribed with two hour scales for latitudes 40 and 50 degrees north divided into 4-12 and 1-8. The axis-wire is adjusted using the latitude scale inscribed on the cross.</p><p>– A crucifix or cruciform dial whose setting is achieved by tilting the cross along the quadrant mounted on the plate and divided into 0 to 90 degrees. The hour scales are engraved on the arms and along the cross which also serve as a gnomon.</p><p>A very rare model of sundial that combines religious practice and time measurement.</p><p>While watches and clocks were already widely available at the dawn of the 19th century the construction of such a cruciform dial necessarily carried a strong symbolic meaning recalling the Christian motif of the Memento Mori "Remember that you will die."</p><p>The plate measures 10 x 7.5 cm and the dial is approximately 10.3 cm high.</p><p>Aside from its rarity this dial has a particularly interesting provenance as it was exhibited in 1984 at the famous Brussels exhibition "La mesure du temps" see the photos of the catalog page 101 issue 112.</p>
19670001018Paris FRANCE: Author Published. Good. 1967. On offer is 'Dossier Solange' by Zwy Milshtein includes two original signed pen and ink drawings. This is a very extraordinary rare set of handmade engravings being the second signed original proofs set "exemplaire no.2" dated 1967 which was never offered for commercial sale together with two original pen and ink drawings both signed and dated 1967 by the artist. The Dossier is comprised of: an outer sleeve/box with hand drawn title treatment and graphic; inner hard cover title shell handwritten and drawn which is a duplicate of the outer hard cover; two original pen and ink drawings not prints signed by Milshtein they are on one page one on either side; on hand made textured art paper 144mm x 172mm twenty-two 22 French-folded pages on handmade hand cut art paper of the four sides of a French-fold there is an engraving front and one page with text and roman numeral thus two blank. Overall size: 282mm x 170mm. Eighteen 18 pages have de-bossed and the odd embossed engravings including the inside cover and text numbered I-XVIII the number V appears twice although it has a different etching on each page. Number XII is omitted. Protective tissue throughout. The text and the eighteen engravings which accompany them together with the cover were all executed by Milshtein. The engravings were hand pressed by the artist and the original pages engraved after printing. The condition is very good with the exception of the spine on the inner hard cover being detached and taped. One or two etchings have very feint foxing spots negligible. BIO NOTES: Zwy Milshtein is well known in France as a painter and as a master at the art of engraving. Milshtein was born in 1934 in Kichinev the area now known as Moldovia. During the World War II his family emigrated to Russia and then later returned to Romania. In 1948 Milshtein arrived in Israel but later moved to Paris in 1955. Since that time he has received great acclaim for his etchings and engravings. Numerous exhibitions in Paris and abroad attest to his artistic skills. In the year 1970 Milshtein had an exhibition at ARC the Museum of Modern Art Paris France. In 1978 a retrospective exhibition of his engravings was held at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. In 1997 his work was featured in the Hans Christian Andersen House project which selected top European artists to create an homage to celebrate the bi-centennial birthday of the famous Danish author. G.; French; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; ART ARTISTS FRANCE MOLDAVIA PRISONER AUTOGRAPH JEWISH HEBREW YIDDISH JUDAICA AUTHOR WRITER HOLOGRAPH SIGNED POETRY POET Hand Drwan Personal Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph Travel personal Americanaantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . Author Published hardcover
1515000220Lyon: Iohnnes Clein 1515. Hardcover. See Description. c.1515. 4to. pp. 280. p.280 blank. Colophon dated "nono kalendas Octobris" 23 Sept. Title page printed in red and black inside woodcut architectural border. Woodcut printer's device Sylvestre 132. Printed in Roman font with the surrounding commentaries printed in Gothic. Text contains decorative initials. Bound in contemporary blind stamped paneled calf boards; re-backed preserving original spine. Later antique endpapers with inscription on front-free endpaper dated "1925"; front and rear blank fly-leaves worn. Pages are generally clean with occasional marginalia in an old hand i.e. several small inscriptions written on the title page; minor spotting; lower corner of leaf c7 clipped in margin; The hinges and inner margins to the first gathering are neatly strengthened / repaired. The outer edges to this same gathering show some wear - i.e. a few marginal tears sealed and light soiling. The bottom margins on conjugate leaves a2 and a7 are trimmed about ½" 12 mm. Anicius Manlius Boethius 480-524 was a late Roman philosopher and statesman. He became embroiled in a plot against Theodoric the Ostrogothic ruler of Rome and was eventually executed. Boethius wrote his most famous work the "Consolation of Philosophy" while awaiting his fate in prison. The five sections discuss the capriciousness of fortune the influence of good and evil and the nature of God's control over the universe i.e. free will providence and fate. The work employs the Platonic notion of an ascent of the soul to the Godhead through a process of contemplation and reflection. The imagery is predominately pagan; however the author himself was strongly influenced by Christian thought. Boethius's work was immensely influential throughout the middle ages. Commentaries are provided by Josse Badius 1462-1535 and Thomas Wallensis the latter wrongly ascribed to Thomas Aquinas. The "Ascensio explanato" has separate signatures and divisional title page. Adams B-2290; BM STC French p. 73; Renouard Josse Badius II 213; Baudrier XII p. 268. <br/> <br/> Iohnnes Clein hardcover
1991DEMO002909IStatesboro GA: The Boxwood Press 1991. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. woodblock prints by Solomon. Folio two-tone cloth unpaginated fine in publisher's slipcase <br/><br/>The text incorporates poems by David Ignatow Marge Piercy Harvey Shapiro Grace Paley David Meltzer Chana Bloch etc. This is a visionary livres d'artiste by Bernard Solomon. Among his remarkable woodblocks is a multi-block large fold-out print depicting his fantasy perfect Passover one in which he could invite anyone living or dead to partake. Curiously he is not in the scene but is shows Golda Meir and Anwar Sadat Gandhi and Elijah Lincoln and Martin Luther King Rabbi Hillel and Queen Victoria Maimonides and Betty Williams. There are 110 woodcuts in the text 10 smaller mounted folding plates and 9 larger mounted folding plates. This is copy no. 10 of the edition which is limited to only 50 copies signed by the artist Solomon. An absorbing presentation much of it bi-lingual of this timeless prayer. The Boxwood Press hardcover
1668000438Paris: chez Pierre Le Petit. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1668. Full-Leather. THE FIRST MODERN EDITION OF JOSEPHUS translated from the original Greek. Printed in 1668. Royal Folio with fine engraved Maps. Calf and Gilt binding. NO COPIES IN THE AMERICAN AUCTION RECORDS FOR THE GRAND FOLIO EDITION. The last copy listed is 1990 that small 8vo 1701 edition realized $475The Book: Flavius Joseph; Histoire des Juifs et Histoire de la guerre des Juifs contre les Romains response a Appion Martyre des Machabe'es par Flavius Joseph et sa vie ecrite par luy-mesme avec ce que Philon a escrit de son Ambassade vers l'Empereur Caïus Caligula. Paris chez Pierre Le Petit 1668. 520 pages index Traduit du Grec par Arnauld D'Andilly. Belle édition enrichie de deux cartes gravées dont une dépliante d'en-têtes et de lettrines gravées. One volume in Grand Folio in a handsome binding of full leather and gilt and raised bands light cropping to title with no loss FINE ENGRAVED MAPS and overall a splendid and attractive copy. The French translation of Josephus made by M. Arnauld d'Andilly was the first modern version of the works made from the original Greek text. This "Nouvelle Edition" includes large fold-out maps. ; French; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Jewish Studies Bible Biblical Travel Israel PalestineKabbalah Judaica Jewish Studies Hebrew Talmud Rashi . chez Pierre Le Petit hardcover
195212849Various locations in North Texas mainly Greenville 1952. Eighteen manuscript diaries one daily entry per page all mostly filled in totaling approximately 5800pp. and about 575000 words with numerous ephemeral items laid in. All in matching black blue or crimson cloth with gilt titles on front cover reading "DIARY" and with the given year. with: Collection of Fourteen Manuscript Diaries from Hilger's Wife Mary Ollie Haynes Hilger. A deeply-informative collection of personal diaries kept by Rev. John Rufus Hilger a Baptist preacher and piano repair man based in Greenville Texas during the first half of the 20th century. John Rufus Hilger 1884-1952 was born and raised in Boone Arkansas but is noted as early as 1910 from census records as a "Minister" in Collin County Texas. Hilger married Mary Ollie Hayes in Collin County in 1901 and the couple raised four children. Reverend Hilger passed away in Greenville on January 7 1953 and is buried in Farmersville Texas. According to his obituary in the McKinney Courier Gazette Reverend Hilger "was a Baptist preacher for 42 years and was well known throughout Collin and Hunt counties."<br /> <br /> Reverend Hilger was a obsessive diarist recording his life and work almost every day in the eighteen annual diaries present here. The diaries necessarily detail a multitude of both personal and professional topics and activities over this time. A quick survey of personal activities recorded here include having dinner with various friends and congregants; noting visits by children family and friends; recording his finances and purchases often with lists of prices of various goods; gardening taking care of his livestock and keeping bees; mentioning election dates and commenting on current events "The Civil War in Spain is still raging. It started last September" February 23 1937; remarking when he works on a piano; and so much more. Interestingly the whole of his November 23 1936 entry records his family trip to Dallas to attend the Texas Centennial Exposition where he comments on seeing the "old relics" "old documents" and "new inventions." His entry for December 7 1941 is headed "WAR BEGAN" in bold capital letters. One part of his entry for May 8 1945 headed "V-E Day German surrendered" reads: "The war is ended in Europe but is still going on with Japan. Great celebrations went on all day by the Allies."<br /> <br /> Hilger's professional tasks include a legion of sermons throughout the years performed all across North Texas Hilger usually includes the titles of such sermons along with other details i.e. "Preached at 11: 'Missions.' Took collection for Home and Foreign Missions received $17.55"; conducting funerals at home and in other areas around the area; attending Baptist conferences and meetings around the state; teaching classes at Baptist schools; and more. A healthy number of ephemeral items are laid in throughout the diaries likely picked up by Hilger during the course of his work. Among these items are commercial cards receipts a piece of V-Mail sent home by Hilger's nephew from France in January 1945 a political campaign card for the local sheriff and a business card for a cobbler known as "The Crippled Shoemaker" in Paris Texas. Reverend Hilger's diaries last throughout the year before his death with his last entry dated in early February 1952.<br /> <br /> Greenville Texas was a notoriously racist town in north Texas. Once a center for the booming cotton industry officials in Greenville employed the typical array of Jim Crown laws to discourage settlement by African Americans in the 20th century. Additionally a welcome sign hung over Lee Street in downtown Greenville from 1921 to 1965 that read "Greenville - The Blackest Land The Whitest People." Reverend Hilger's views on race are hopefully more positive. The only mention we saw of African Americans in perusing the diaries is a line in his March 22 1945 entry: "Went to see the Negro about ploughing for us."<br /> <br /> Reverend Hilger's diaries are accompanied by fourteen additional manuscript diaries of the same type he used authored by his wife Mary Ollie Hayes Hilger 1882-1964. Mary Hilger was also born in Arkansas and likely accompanied Reverend Hilger to Texas at the turn of the 20th century. These diaries date from various years between 1942 and 1963. Adorably both Reverend Hilger in the above diaries and Mary Ollie in her diaries refer to each other as "Mrs. Hilger" and "Mr. Hilger" respectively. Mrs. Hilger records an understandably wide range of observations and activities over the course of twenty years. In and of themselves the present diaries are an interesting and informative collection of the thoughts and experiences of a Baptist woman in Texas at the midcentury mark. She often mentions visiting her daughter Jester in Fort Worth and other family matters and also occasionally includes observations on topics such as current affairs. In one such entry from November 5 1952 Mary comments on the recent presidential election: "Ike was elected by a large majority - the largest vote cast in the history of our country. Seems as though most of the people are fed up on Trumanism and war. I know I am and have been a long time."<br /> <br /> An extraordinary collection of the seemingly ordinary lives of a Baptist preacher and his wife in Texas over the course of more than twenty-five years seen through both of their eyes for much of the time with deep research potential. unknown
29709FAKSIMILIE VERLAG LUZERN 2003. THIS FACSIMILIE EDITION IS THE FAITHFUL RECREATION OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT THE CLOISTERS 1954 ACC. NO. 54.1.1 PRESERVED IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM NEW YORK. PUBLISHED IN A SINGLE EDITION OF 980 NUMBERED COPIES 900 OF WHICH WERE FOR SALE. THIS IS NUMBER 770. HAND-SEWN AND BOUND IN GOATSKIN AND GOLD-TOOLED BY STEINBRENER OF SCHARDING. COLOUR PRINTING BY PRINT AND ART OF GRAZ. COMPLETE WITH A BOOK OF 107 PAGES ON THE WORK BY MEISS BEATSON AND PLUMMER QUARTER LEATHER ALL HOUSED IN A PERSPEX BOX. FAKSIMILIE VERLAG LUZERN, 2003 hardcover
