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1822ST20877London: Printed for R. Ackermann 1822. First English Edition. 300 x 235 mm. 11 3/4 x 9 1/2". xvi 325 1 pp.Translated by Frederic Shoberl. <br/> Imposing contemporary crimson straight-grain morocco gilt covers with filigree frame with densely massed scrolling fleurons raised bands spine gilt in compartments with radiating viny scrolls surrounded by leaves and annular dots marbled endleaves all edges gilt. WITH 13 HAND-COLORED PLATES in etching and aquatint many after Japanese artworks one folding. Bookplate removed from front flyleaf. Bookseller's ticket of J. L. Thompson & Co Kobe Japan on front pastedown. Abbey Travel 557; Tooley 489; Martin Hardie "English Coloured Books" pp. 113-14. See also E. F. Strange "Japanese Illustration" pp. xxiii-xxiv. Spine and fore-edge of upper board slightly darkened a few minute flakes to lowest spine compartment but the binding extremely well preserved with very lustrous boards. Final 10 leaves slightly creased one repaired marginal tear but still A FINE COPY INTERNALLY exceptionally bright smooth and entirely fresh and clean.<br/> <br/> This generously proportioned production illustrated with 13 vibrant colored plates is a rare European account of Japan during the period in which the country was "closed" to the west offered here in its first English edition. Originally published in French in 1820 "Illustrations of Japan" is comprised of a history and description of the Tokugawa shogunate which Titsingh had translated from the Japanese plus Titsingh's own observations on the language customs and ceremonies of the Japanese people. The present English edition is accompanied by plates in etching and aquatint enhanced with hand coloring. Our author Dutch diplomat Isaac Titsingh 1745-1812 spent 14 years in Nagasaki for the Dutch East India company and between 1779-84 he served as trade director-cum-ambassador travelling to Edo now Tokyo for audiences with the shogun and other high officials in the shogunate. Unlike most of his Western contemporaries Titsingh was open-minded and curious about the people he encountered engaging with their art and culture; in fact art historian and Victoria & Albert Museum keeper Edward F. Strange tells us that Titsingh is the earliest known European collector of Japanese prints of which a number appear in the present volume. Our publisher Rudolph Ackermann 1764-1834 made his living issuing sumptuously illustrated books such as the present volume and was an early adopter of color aquatint and lithography technologies; Hardie writes that he was "the great presiding genius before whose magic wand so many pictorial books sprang into existence." In very attractive period morocco this is a particularly appealing copy of the work free of the foxing and offsetting that often plague copies of this and other large-format color illustrated books. Printed for R. Ackermann unknown
167476658Hamburg 1674. Liten 4to. Nyere shirtingryggbind. 8 70 s. Med et foldet kart. In Verlägung Johan Naumans und Jürgen Wolfs. Tysk. <br/><br/><em>Mangler tre plansjer. Tittelbladet restaurert. </em> unknown
86466No place 1655. 16mo. 52 14 260 7 pp. engr. fold. map. Minor spotting. 19th-century half vellum gilt spine with red label. Contemporary annotations on verso of title and with authors name in ink on title. Owner’s signature of Lorens Niemane on front fly-leaf. From the library of Bengt Löw with his signature. VD17 14:649973Q but with extra pagination! Contains the â€Exercitatio.†52 pp â€Systema theologicum ex Prae-Adamitarum hypothesi†260 pp and â€Synagogis Judaeorum universis†7 pp. Isaac de la Peyrère 1594-1676 was a calvinistic lawyer who later converted into catholicism. In 1654 he lived in a house in the Southern Netherlands adjoining that of the recently abdicated Queen Christina of Sweden. Christina is said to have financed the anonymous publication of â€Prae-Adamitaeâ€. La Peyrère’s explanation of St. Paul’s words in Chapter 5 verses 12-14 of his Epistle to the Romans that the world was inhabited before Adam and that it therefore must have been two creations raised in 1656 a storm of indignation. The â€Prae-Adamitae†was condemned and burned in public in Paris and La Peyrère was imprisoned but released after he regretting his views. His theory have had an impact on later polygenism and racism. hardcover
165557766BB(S.l., s.n.). 1655. 12°. 294 S., 5 n.n. Bl. Mit einer gestochenen Karte der Arbischen Halbinsel. Pergamentband der Zeit mit handschriftlichem Rückentitel.
1984103332NY:: Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1984. Hardcover. Illustrated with three color lithographs one fold-out by Larry Rivers. Quarter bound in Nigerian goatskin and Irish linen. This copy is number 1273 of a limited edition of 1500 copies. SIGNED by the author and illustrator. Publisher's Monthly Letter is laid in. Near fine in a near fine slipcase.; 220 pages . Limited Editions Club, hardcover
198431775NY:: Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1984. Hardcover. B001442GBM . Illustrated with three color lithographs one fold-out by Larry Rivers. Quarter bound in Nigerian goatskin and Irish linen. This copy is number 1465 of a limited edition of 1500 copies. SIGNED by the author and illustrator. Publisher's Monthly Letter and errata slip laid in. A bit of light foxing on top edge else near fine in a near fine slipcase.; 220 pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator . Limited Editions Club, hardcover
1966108516<p>NY:: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Newbery Honor Book. Translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Shub. A later printing. INSCRIBED by Maurice Sendak to a previous owner in 1978. Foxing to cloth covered boards else very good in a very good dust jacket. ; 90 pages; Signed by Illustrator .</p> Harper & Row, hardcover
184844325Camden: P. Keen and E. Chandler 1848. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern black cloth. Extremities a little rubbed dampstaining on last two leaves else vg. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Howes M 881. Howes M 881 <br/><br/> P. Keen and E. Chandler hardcover
181731527New York 1817. Engraved headpiece. 1 vols. ca. 8 x 8 1/4 inches. Regimental Orders folded and addressed on verso to Lieut. Col. Hatfield at 23 Frankfort Street. Folds oblong holes affecting two words but not legibility some light discoloration else very good. Engraved headpiece. 1 vols. ca. 8 x 8 1/4 inches. Purdy notifying the Regiment that he has been transferred to that Regiment as Colonel Commandant that the officers at to assemble at Jones' Tavern in Fulton Street with the dates of their commission and that Quarter-Master Strong will be acting Adjutant until further orders. 115th Regiment. <br/><br/> unknown
65914Stockholm Peter Jöransson Nyström 1746. 8:o. 10 226 1 s. Lagerfläckig mest i början och med fläckar s. 103-106 116-117 215-216 maginalanteckningar med bläck s. 136-137. Nött samtida hfrbd guldornerad rygg med upphöjda bind blåa marmorerade snitt. Två äldre namnteckningar på titelbladet varav en daterad Säther 1748. Warmholtz 8128. Rättshistorisk sammanställning av olika folks lagar från Israels den babyloniska de antika grekiska och romerska rätten väst- och östgoternas lagar till de langobardiska franska norska danska tyska engelska siciliska spanska polska ryska m.fl. lagarna samt den svenska. Ovanlig. Isaac Olivecrona 1681-1764 var född Perman och adlades Olivecrona 1719. Han blev assessor i Svea hovrätt 1728 och hovrättsråd 1738 samt fick landshövdings namn heder och värdighet 1755. unknown
94325à la fin: Toulouse Bonnal et Gibrae 1864. 35 pages. 23x155 Cm. Broché. Couverture imprimée. Quelques rousseurs. Bon état. Audiences des 8 9 10 11 et 12 aoùt 1864. Meurtres et tentatives de meurtre 'a Toulouges à propos d'élections. Affaire dite des durantistes et des pereiristes. (à la fin:) Toulouse, Bonnal et Gibrae, (1864). unknown
a61470Philadelphia 1863 McClasky. Hardcover. Octavo. 100pp. original gilt printed brown cloth. Small 19th century library bookplate. Good light wear. . hardcover
1818545Philadelphia and Baltimore: G. W. Mentz; Schäffer und Maund 1818. Oblong 8vo. 145 x 2 70 mm. 5 ¾ x 10 ½ inches. 10 2 105 3 pp. Contemporary leather spine over paper covered boards; spine and boards rubbed with a 2 x 2-inch circle of paper missing from lower board; paper stock aged brown and lightly foxed small piece missing from title-page not affecting text. This copy with the repeated inscription which reads "Henry Landis his book bought in Harrisburg January 20th 1818." With faults a very good copy of a scarce book. First edition reprinted in Harrisburg in 1822. John Wyeth was a Harrisburg printer who produced music and voice books for ministers and church groups during the first quarter of the 19th century. He was the first printer to use shape-note type in his books for the German religious community. In addition to printing for Rev. Isaac Gerhart he printed music books for James Doll and Johannes Rothbaust. Rev. Isaac Gerhart was a Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley in Dauphin County Pennsylvania. "In addition to preaching administering the sacraments and conducting catechetical instructions Rev. Gerhart set about to improve church worship. He found a 'great defect' in the singing in those early churches. Since he had musical knowledge and talent he prepared a music book called Church Harmonia." Shaw and Shoemaker American Bibliography 44154. Arndt German Language Printing 2274. Biographical information found at LykensValley.org/rev-isaac-gerhart. G. W. Mentz; Schäffer und Maund unknown
19536736Surrey: The World's Work Ltd 1953. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 192 PP. Stated "First Published 1953" on the copyright page. Original plain red cloth binding. Price of "8/6 net" intact on front flap. First of six juvenile "Lucky Starr" series books written by Asimov under the pseudonym Paul French. Originally intended as the basis of a television program that would feature Starr as a sort-of space adventuring Lone Ranger. Light wear at DJ edges and folds. A few minor losses at folds. A very scarce title. Currey pg 16. The World's Work Ltd hardcover
19538806New York: Galaxy Publishing 1953. First Edition First Printing. Original wraps. Near Fine. 5 3/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 160 PP. Original first appearance of "The Caves of Steel" by Isaac Asimov. Light bump to a few pages at bottom gutter else a fine copy. Galaxy Publishing unknown
19514347New York: Vanguard Press 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 5/8 Inches. 372 PP. First printing with no additional dates on copyright page. Original price of $2.95 intact on front flap. One of the finest and earliest collections of the Sci-Fi masters of the mid-20th Century. Hint of sunning to blue cloth board edges. Light wear to DJ edges and folds with a few spots of minor paper loss. Despite the flaws this is a higher grade example than typically encountered. Vanguard Press hardcover
9275Tel Aviv Israel: Masada Publishing 1975. First Hebrew Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/8 X 8 Inches. 208 PP. First Hebrew edition in the original glossy illustrated boards. Translated into Hebrew by Haim Glickstein. Inscribed "To Stan Bercowitch / with thanks / Isaac Asimov / 16 Dec. 75" directly on the title-page. Cover artwork by A. Darian. Scuffing and light wear to board edges and covers. Rubbing to spine ends. A scarce book in commerce to find signed in any language. Masada Publishing hardcover
1938504239New York: Published by Max Jankowitz 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition. Translated from German to Yiddish by Isaac Bashevis Singer. English and Yiddish title pages; text in Yiddish. Octavo. 215pp. Maroon cloth titled in gilt. Illustrated with plates. Yiddish bookplate "Nina Ashinksy" on front pastedown a bit of loss at the spine ends very good lacking the dust jacket. Bashevis Singer's first translation from German to Yiddish to be published in the United States. Published by Max Jankowitz hardcover
1938545096New York: Published by Max Jankowitz 1938. Hardcover. Good. Second edition. Translated from German to Yiddish by Isaac Bashevis Singer. English and Yiddish title pages; text in Yiddish. Octavo. 215pp. Gold cloth titled in maroon. Illustrated with plates. Owner name on half-title heavy wear at the spine and corners good only lacking the dust jacket. Bashevis Singer's first translation from German to Yiddish to be published in the United States. Published by Max Jankowitz hardcover
1979622221Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. 303pp. Illustrated. Full page photogravures of the Nobel recipients. Text in Russian and English. Boards lightly soiled near fine. Includes acceptance speeches and overview of the work of the recipients. Isaac Bashevis Singer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978. Other recipients include Pjotr Leonidovich Kapitza Arno A. Penzias Peter Mitchell Menachem Begin and more. Uncommon. Almqvist & Wiksell hardcover
1968324204Athens Ohio: no publisher 1968. Softcover. Near Fine. Magazine. Octavo. 46pp. Toning at the perimeter of the illustrated stapled wrappers else fine. Literary magazine with contributions from Isaac Bashevis Singer Denise Levertov John Williams Pawel Mayewski Jack Matthews Jean Garrigue Hollis Summers Josephine Herbst Ursule Molinaro Patrick Gedicke Harvey Shapiro Stanley Plumly and Vera Lachman. no publisher unknown
1960354030New York 1960. With the photographer's stamp and pencil signature on verso. 11 x 14 inches. Fine. With the photographer's stamp and pencil signature on verso. 11 x 14 inches. unknown
1969210269Carbondale and Edwardsville IL: Southern Illinois University Press 1969. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An anthology of essays edited by and with an essay by Allentuch and with additional contributions by William H. Gass Eli Katz Morris Golden and others. A close to near fine copy with some minor wear and Allentuck's ownership signature on the front free endpaper in an about very good dust jacket that has some chips tears and a small faint stain to the rear panel and with a laid in order form. Signed and inscribed by Singer on the front free endpaper to Allentuck: "To Marsha Allentuck with love and gratitude for what she did and will do for me. Isaac B. Singer Feb 21 1970 Pasadena Callifornia." Singer's inscription is perhaps prescient of the importance of this book in that he went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. Southern Illinois University Press unknown
1024729524.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1347975187.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
