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Serie di 14 stampe al bulino, con frontespizio e il ritratto di Andrea del Sarto, stemma mediceo al frontespizio e dedica a Cosimo II de’ Medici, legatura in vitello marmorizzato, alle armi dei Duchi di Beauvilliers su entrambi i piatti, nervi e titolo al dorso, buone condizioni. Le stampe illustrano la vita di san Giovanni Battista Series of 14 prints, with title-page and portrait of Andrea del Sarto, Medici coat of arms on the title-page and dedication to Cosimo II de 'Medici, contemporary calf binding, coat of arms of Dukes of Beauvilliers on both boards, bands and title on the spine , good conditions. The prints illustrate the life of Saint John the Baptist.
In-4°; edizione originale; cc. 91, 1 cb, bel ritratto xilografico dell’autore al frontespizio. Mezza pelle rossa. Niccolò Martelli (1498- fiorentino di nascita studiò e visse a Roma dove fu introdotto da Pietro Aretino nella cerchia letteraria di papa Leone X. Gran parte della sua produzione è costituita dal ricco epistolario che intrattenne con i maggiori esponenti della cultura umanistica del tempo (Bembo, Aretino, Brucioli, Varchi, Doni, Alamanni, Firenzuola), e artisti primi fra tutti Michelangelo Buonarroti e Cellini. Questo Primo libro delle lettere ci restituisce una straordinaria ricchezza di notizie sulla società dell’epoca.
In-folio, antiporta calcografico con ritratto di Giovambattista Nelli, disegnato da Gian Domenico Ferretti e inciso da Vincenzo Franceschini, frontespizio in rosso e nero con vignetta calcografica con lo stemma mediceo disegnato dal Campiglia e inciso da Sgrilli; 18 tavole numerate I-XVII (la XIII è bis), veduta del Duomo e Battistero a cB2, varie testate, finalini e iniziali calcografici. Legatura in mezza pelle coeva con piccoli restauri agli angoli, titolo in oro su tassello al dorso, nervature. Girolamo Ticciati architetto e scultore si adopera per descrivere il Duomo di Firenze nei suoi particolari. Bell’esemplare in carta forte con sparse gore d’acqua Moreni, II, 338. Cicognara n.4096. Berlin Kat., n.2694 In-folio, copper engraved frontispiece with portrait of Giovambattista Nelli, drawn by Gian Domenico Ferretti and engraved by Vincenzo Franceschini, red and black title page with copper engraved vignette with the Medici coat of arms drawn by Campiglia and engraved by Sgrilli; 18 plates numbered I-XVII (the XIII is bis), view of the Cathedral and Baptistery on lB2, copper engraved initials and tails. Coeval half calf binding with small restorations on the corners, gilt title on the spine with label, bands. Architect and sculptor Girolamo Ticciati describes the Cathedral of Florence in its details. Beautiful copy on strong paper with scattered water stains. Moreni, II, 338. Cicognara n.4096. Berlin Kat., No. 2694
Ediz. orig. In-4°; pp. 7, (1), al frontespizio un legno raffigura la cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore a Firenze; un capolettera inciso su legno, alcune note manoscritte. Legatura in cartonato colorato. L’opera è dedicata a Filippo Valori, l'ambasciatore fiorentino del papa. Edizione originale, assai rara. L'opuscolo di Franscesco Bocchi prende spunto dall'episodio di un fulmine abbattutosi sulla cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore a Firenze, per indirizzare il suo racconto sul tema del restauro di quello che era considerato il manufatto simbolo della città. Sebbene pubblicato solo nel 1604 la lettera è datata in calce Firenze Febbraio 1600, subito dopo che la lanterna era stata danneggiata. Il restauro di quella fu affidato a Gherardo Mechini, che lo completò in un tempo assai breve; utilizzò un complesso sistema di ponteggi e dispositivi di sollevamento. In un contesto di generale esaltazione della storia dell’arte fiorentina, in queste pagine si leggono parole di estrema lode per la bellezza e lo splendore della cupola e della lanterna, un'opera di altissimo ingegno la cui maestà suscita in chi la guarda "primo laetitia, deinde, cum appropinquant, admiratio, postremo stupor". L'esaltazione si estende ovviamente all'artefice, Filippo Brunelleschi, che, si dice, esprime la razionalità nell'arte attraverso l'esempio degli antichi. A sostegno di una teoria che esalta le origini del rinascimento fiorentino, Bocchi sembra chiamare in causa anche Michelangelo Buonarroti "iure optimo" che, accingendosi alla costruzione della cupola del Sacrario Laurenziano, afferma, rispondendo a chi glielo chiedeva, che nessun architetto aveva fatto di meglio dopo l'artificio di Filippo. Francesco Bocchi (1548-1618) fu un erudito italiano che, soggiornando a Firenze, scrisse una guida delle bellezze della città di Firenze, e fu autore anche di un'opera sulla musica e di una sulla statua di San Giorgio di Donatello. (Vedi voce in DBI). Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), architetto, ingegnere escultore fiorentino, attende ai lavori della cupola del Duomo di Firenze a partire dal 1418 e fino alla sua morte, al principio offrendo la sua consulenza per risolvere la soluzione della costruzione della cupola assieme al Ghiberti e a Battista d'Antonio, in qualità di "provveditore alla costruzione della cupola". La cupola presentava un tamburo ottagono che insisteva su una struttura gotica, il cui sistema di forze Brunelleschi volle coordinare e risolvere, attraverso la cupola, nella lanterna che la chiude.
In-folio, (8), 46pp (ultima bianca), occhietto (Mare magnum), frontespizio con stemma , ritratto calcografico di Ferdinando III principe d’Etruria inciso da Jacques Blondeau. Legatura medicea restaurata coeva in marocchino con globi medicei e gigli in cornice. Nervature al dorso. Copia donata da Antonio Magliabechi.
Complete facsimile edition in full-size and full-colour reproduction of the complete original manuscript, publisher's hardcover binding (29x41cm., facsimile of the original binding) with small defect on front board and on lower end of front joint, together with a text volume (290pp. containing studies and commentaries) printed on handcrafted paper and bound in Fabriano paper, Limited edition of 998 numbered copies only ; this is nr. 528/998, protected by a publisher's box (46x32cm., cloth boards with gilt stamping, spine in leather), good condition, interior and texts in very good condition, rare, weight: 12kg., [This 'Squarcialupi Codex' is most probably the finest produced and most refined facsimile of a music manuscript ever. The codex contains an anthology of Italian music compiled in Florence (Firenze) during the first twenty years of the 15th century, with over 300 songs from the 14th till early 15th cy. by famous composers such as Francesco Landini, Andrea dei Servi, Gherardello da Firenze, Donato da Firenze, Niccolo da Perugia, and others. Its name is derived from the previous owner's name Antonio Squarcialupi, Florentine organist 1417-1480, attested by an inscription on the opening leaf. Later on it passed to Giuliano de Medici, then it passed to the Palatine Library and at the end of the 18th cy. it went to the Laurentian Library where it is kept up till present. The magnificent miniatures and illuminations in colour and gold - reproduced in the facsimile as well - were produced in the Florentine scriptorium of Santa Maria degli Angeli around 1410-'15. An indispensable source of early Renaissance music in Italy], M95241
In-folio; pp. (2) 76, 60 “dimostrazioni”, 4 tav. ripiegate; mezza pergamena con titolo dorato al dorso. Edizione originale. L’opera fu voluta da Leopoldo I di Toscana prima di lasciare la Toscana e prendere il titolo di Leopoldo II imperatore, contiene un interessante resoconto sul periodo di riforme economiche, politiche e giuridiche frutto di un pensiero liberista e illuminato. Francesco Maria Gianni fu collaboratore di Leopoldo già dal 1781.
Continuation of title: "Acesserunt in hac editione Tractatus Finium Regundorum seu de quinque pedum praescriptione Andreae Alciati. Item Allegationes Jacobi de Puteo et Lichini de Curte in materia confinium", [44] + 464pp., with engraved vignette and two old handwritten ex-libris on title page, the appendix "Allegationes" has its own title page, 17cm., text in Latin, contemporary vellum binding with some traces of use, ["Nunc denuo editus, & ab auctore recognitus & auctus ; Acceserunt alia quae sequens indicat pagina. Cum summarijs & Indice locupletissimo"], text clean and bright, some pages slightly browned, good condition, [BOUND TOGETHER WITH: SEBASTIANO MEDICI, Tractatus mors omnia solvit, Sebastiani Medicis Florentini, ic. Equitis S. Stephani, & Protonotarij Apostolici : multo nunc, plurimis quibus prima scatebat editio, mendis sublatis, emendatius recusus. Accedit Index rerum et verborum accurantissimus. Francoforti [Frankfurt am Main], Ex officina typographica Nicolai Bassaei [Nikolaus Basse], 1585, 309 + [26] pp., with engraved printer's device at title page and at the last page], R98678
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispieces in photogravure (original tissue guards present) and plates (a number in photogravure); handsomely bound in full crushed morocco (blue/red respectively), sides with gilt frame borders, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, original gilt 'TH' monogram from upper boards mounted on new and separate leaf at front, a most attractive set ideal as a gift or for presentation. The set comprises: The Early Years of Thomas Hardy 1840-1891 (1928) [with] The Later Years of Thomas Hardy 1892-1928 (1930). 'Though Mrs. Hardy's name stands on the title-page, her work was confined to a few editorial touches, and the writing throughout is Hardy's own' (Purdy). Purdy, pp.262-267; 268-273.
8vo., First Edition; original illustrated orange wrappers, uncut, covers lightly age-marked, backstrip mildly sunned, short split in upper joint at tail of backstrip, else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, crisp, clean copy now housed in custom-made solander case. EDITION LIMITED TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 265). Lungarno Series, No. 12.
Paris J. Rothschild éditeur 1881, In-folio reliure de l 'éditeur demi-chagrin beige, dos à nerfs très décoré, plats de pecaline beige décorés de motifs alégoriques noirs et ors et médaillon central au 1er plat. Toutes tranches dorées. 500 gravures et planches sous serpentes. Le ornements des titres et chapitres empruntés aux GRANDES HEURES de Simon de COLINS. Des rousseurs plus ou moins importante. Bel exemplaire.
In -4°, 70, (1), b. Manca in Iccu
In-4°, (16), 390pp, (18), legatura in pergamena, dorso rovinato, numerose note ai margini, al frontespizio stemma in rosso e nero del dedicatario Cardinale Alessandro de’ Medici. Fu seguace di Girolamo Savonarola e avversario dei Medici. Durante la restaurazione della Repubblica fiorentina ricoprì cariche importanti, ma con il rientro dei Medici (1530), dovette abbandonare la città riparando prima a Livorno e poi a Venezia. Scrisse canti carnascialeschi, commedie e, nella maturità, opere di storia e erudizione. Si ispirò ai valori di libertà di Machiavelli e fu amico di Benedetto Varchi. In-4 °, (16), 390pp, (18), vellum binding, ruined back, numerous notes on the margins, on the frontispiece coat of arms in red and black of the dedicated Cardinal Alessandro de 'Medici. He was a follower of Girolamo Savonarola and an opponent of the Medici. During the restoration of the Florentine Republic he held important positions, but with the return of the Medici (1530), he had to leave the city, repairing first in Livorno and then in Venice. He wrote carnival songs, comedies and, in maturity, works of history and erudition. He was inspired by Machiavelli's values of freedom and was a friend of Benedetto Varchi.
This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. This monograph covers costume jewelry from Coco Chanel in the 1920's to Yves Saint Laurent in the 1970's to the skilled artisans of today. Stated first edition, first printing. Hundreds of color illustrations and vintage black & white photographs from back in the day. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 271 pages. Large very heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
[76] + [38],[2bl.],[i],[5bl.] pp., with engraved head-piece and initial on p.[3] of "Poesie etc." and head-piece (view of Versailles) on p.[3] of "Glorie etc.", 29cm., text in Italian, contemporary full-leather binding with some damage (corners bumped, some loss of leather, joints broken and repaired), small stains on very top of first and last pages (not in text), text and interior clean and in good condition, rare, [A book of poems by L. Adimari which he dedicated to Louis XIV, king of France (1638-1715). This is the second edition of 1693, the first dates from 1691], T95490
In-4°; antip. + pp. 49, (1); graziosa l’antiporta, e la testatina e la vignetta all’ultima pagina incise su rame. legatura in cartonato. Opera firmata in fine dall’autore con lo pseudonimo Scarpafico Codacci; opera dal contenuto sfacciatamente allusivo, con giochi di parole e riferimenti di carattere sessuale, in pieno spirito fiorentino del XVIII secolo. Leggermente brunito.
Book shows bumped corners, otherwise very clean and in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear, sunnng to spine, closed and taped tear lower front corner. Content include intro, ( The manuscripts, The editions, Authorship and date, Problems 1. the Vita, the Huomini Singhularii, and the Pazzi Chapel 2. Manetti's reliability as a source, Scope and influence) notes, critical text. Eight b&w pages of glossy photos at front of buildings and pages of the text from the 1400's. Text of the Vita (page 34 on) contains English translation on the L. page and Italian on the R., heavily noted. 176 pages. Brunelleschi's "bvision created the first architecture of the Renaissance. His works in Florence, such as the great dome of the Cathedral, The Pizzi Chapel, The Church of San Lorenzo and the Foundling Hospital are among the chief ornaments of that city."
In-4°; pp. XXXVI, stemma inciso su rame al frontespizio, nel testo fregi tipografici incisi su legno; frontespizio stampato in rosso e nero. Legatura in cartonato. Due piccoli timbri a stampa al frontespizio. feste nozze gratulatorie firenze florence poesia matrimonio wedding
12 pages including covers. Undated but appears to be circa 1920. Charming illustrated covers show front and back views of cute dolly. Balance of book includes text and illustration(s) on each page, with five of the illustrations in beautiful color. Features young girls and their dolls in Holland, Japan, Scotland, and Russia. Author not explicitly stated but is most likely also the illustrator whose initials, F.L.N., appear on the page three illustration. Above-average wear. Faint gift greetings upon lower right corner of front cover, otherwise unmarked. Covers loose but present. A worthy vintage copy of this utterly adorable doll collectible. Book
2 vols., 8vo., Third Edition, with an engraved portrait frontispiece, some occasional mild spotting (mainly marginal), contemporary and later signatures on front paste-down; contemporary half calf, marbled boards, handsomely and neatly rebacked in calf gilt and blind to style, original leather labels gilt preserved, an unusually crisp, clean copy. With the nineteenth century engraved trade label of Cowing Bookbinder and Printer of Barnet on front paste-down.
8vo., 4 leaves with single fold, a near fine copy. Written and signed on Army & Navy Club stationery, the letter is dated 19 February 1904. The writer apologises for a delay in meeting due to an attack 'of my old enemy - malaria' . He is now back to 'War Office business' and eagerly awaits a forthcoming meeting: 'I want another talk with you very much'. Field Marshal Sir John Denron Pinkstone French (1852-1925), 1st Earl of Ypres, distinguished himself in both the Nile Campaigns and the Boer War. In the Great War he commanded the British Army on the Western Front from 1914-1915 until succeeded by Douglas Haig. Florence Henniker (1855-1923), well-known novelist and socialite. Daughter of Richard Monckton Milnes, she married a British army officer (referred to briefly in the letter) but is perhaps best remembered for her long and close relationship with Thomas Hardy with whom she collaborated on two volumes of short stories.
LEGATURA IN BROSSURA EDITORIALE COLOR VERDE CON DECORI, INTERNO UNA TAVOLA PIANTA DELLA CITTA' PIU' ALTRE 19 TAVOLE numero pagine: 287 formato: 17X10.4 stato conservazione: ABBASTANZA BUONO, MINIME TRACCE D'USO IN COPERTINA
154 pages. Features: Incredible two-page colour ad for Green Giant canned vegetables, featuring the bottom half of the Green Giant himself; Many great full-page ads for products such as Avon cosmetics, Pond's lipstick, Wabasso bedding, Carnation Milk Powder, Pond's ad featuring Elsa Martinelli, Pacific canned milk, Crane plumbing fixtures, Arborite, GE appliances, Heinz tomato products; The Quiet Revolution of Chinese Women - article with photos; How Close are We to Test-Tube Babies? - article by Christina McCall Newman; The Queen's Other Family - Recently Elizabeth added her husband's name to her own, and thereby raised a question - just who are her in-laws? - a scattered family the world hears so little about? - article with photos; House-Warming - story by Jean Loggie; How the Kesners Came to Canada - Jo and Fred Davis are involved in bringing a refugee family to Canada; - photos and article; Have Gun Will Shoot, by Sheila MacKay Russell; Death Comes to the Island - novel by Florence Ford; A Chatelaine Guide for Women Who are Going back to Work; Dos and Don'ts of Dressing for the Job; Special 14-page Homes '60 section featuring decorating news, housing, furnishings, etc.; Ad for Minute Spanish Rice inside back cover. Nice colour photo Red Rose tea ad on back cover shows lady in white dress pouring tea. Somewhat above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. A worthy copy particularly worthwhile for its lengthy illustrated 1960 Home Fashion section. Book
Cover art by Franklin Arbuckle shows firemen preparing toys for Christmas. Features: Nice colour photo ad for Parker Pens featuring Bob Hope inside front cover; Black and white photo ad for the Polaroid Land Camera; Colour ad for the Custom Royal auto by Dodge; June Callwood's story of the Queen's Visit - with many photos; The Silly Splendid World of Stephen Bosustow - this Canadian-born film maker is winning Oscars and revolutionizing TV commercials - includes 6 pages of colour Mister Magoo cartoons; Lois Smith and David Adams and their Life Sentence with the Ballet - story with photos; The Hottest Treasure Hunter in History - Hans Torkel Frederik Lundberg found ore worth five billion dollars - story by Peter C. Newman with photos; Florencia Bay (Conclusion), by James McNamee; Why Red Ryan's Shadow still hangs over every prison yard - with 19 convictions this prison lifer turned altar boy, so they set him free - and he went on a gory binge... story with photos; How we nursed a farm back to health - Herbert and Viola Watson of Red Haven Farm in the Caledon Hills of Peel County - story includes lovely photo portrait of the farmers; Super colour photo 2-page ad for the 1958 Oldsmobile; 1-page colour photo ad for the 1958 Chrysler; William Stevenson recalls a champagne breakfast with doomed Indo-Chinese warlord Ba Cut; Colour centerfold ad for Sheaffer's Pens; Two-page colour illustrated ad for Carling's Red Cap Ale - "Snappa Cappa Red Cap"; Nice colour ad for 1958 DeSoto cars; Colour 2/3 page ad for Thistle (Lines Brosthers) steel toys - now highly sought collectibles; Black and white 1958 Studebaker-Packard auto ad; Colour photo back cover ad by the Watchmakers of Switzerland. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy. Magazine
398 pages. Author's signature upon page ii. A large collection of stories based upon columns the author wrote for local newspapers. Each story is a fragment of Whitby's history. Taken together, they make truly fascinating reading. Abundant archival black and white illustrations. Examples of the many dozens of stories include: The Day the Railway Came to Whitby; The Day Brooklin was Nearly Washed Away; Gun Fight at Myrtle Station; Tom Thomson Learned his Art From Whitby's Florence McGillivray; Whitby Fared Better Than Most Communities in the 1918 'Flu Epidemic'. Mr. Winter has spent nearly 40 years studying and compiling the history of Whitby, Ontario. Beautiful copy. Gift quality. Book
