English Ironwork of the 17th & 18th Centuries
New York: Blom, 1972. 336 pages. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Blom, 1972. Reprint. A fine copy, as new in shrinkwrap. More
New York: Blom, 1972. 336 pages. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Blom, 1972. Reprint. A fine copy, as new in shrinkwrap. More
London: Henry Hills, 1730. pp. 478-481. Slim 4to, large paper copy, disbound, now in modern wrappers. London: Henry Hills, 1730. More
New York: Scribner, 1969. Translated by Arnold Pomerans. 443pp. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (chipped at spine). New York: Scribner, (1969). Slightly shelf worn, but still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Florence: Felice le Monnier, 1942. 49 plates. 67pp. of text. 8vo, pr. wrs. Firenza: Felice le Monnier, 1942. Very good. More
New York: Scribner, 1967. Illustrated. 8vo red cloth. New York: Scribner's Sons, (1967). Very good(+). More
Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1980. 250 illustrations, 245 in original size and 17 in color. 4to, black cloth, d.w.; minor wear to edges of dust wrapper. Fribourg: Office du Livre, (1980). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Greenwich House, 1983. Translated by Kenneth Lyons. 242 illustrations, 122 in color. 355pp., 4to, red leatherette, d.w. New York: Greenwich House, (1983). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1973. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 274pp. Tall thick 4to, red boards, dust wrapper; d.w. lightly edge-worn. New York: The Viking Press, (1973). Very good (+). More
Paris: Jean Jost, 1632. Engraved historiated title with anatomical scenes and portraits of Hippocrates, Guilbert and Galen (damaged at outer margin). Thick 12mo, contemporary limp vellum with manuscript title on spine. Paris: Jean Jost, 1632. This collected edition contains the following individual works: Le Medecin Charitable (98 pages); Le Prix et Valeur des Medicamens, Simples et Complex (73 pages); L'Apothiquaire Charitable(4 parts, 206 pages); La Maniere d'Embaumer les Corps Morts, and others. Guibert (d. 1633) was a very famous Paris..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015. Illustrated in color. xi, 368 pages. Square 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2015). First Printing. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. Foreword by Sheila R. Canby. Color and black & white illustrations throughout. xi, 322 pages. Small 4to, matte pictorial wrappers. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale University Press, (2011). Spine evenly faded, still a fine copy. With essays by Robert Skelton, Deborah Hutton, John Seyller, Ali Akbar Husain, Phillip B. Wagoner, Michael Barry, Steven Cohen, Yumiko Kamada, John Guy, and others. More
Paris: Vilo, 1985. Extensively illustrated in both color and black & white. 463pp., thick 4to, cloth; upper, outer margin of last hundred pages or so slightly bumped and crushed. Paris: Vilo, (1985). Overall a very good(-) but perfectly usable copy. More
New York: Atheneum, 1994. Illustrated in black and white. xx, 648 pages, thick 8vo, purple cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Atheneum, 1994. First American edition. A fine copy. More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1969. Lightly illustrated in b/w with photos and maps. 240 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, battered d.w. Chicago: Rand McNally, (1969). First printing. A very good copy--light foxing to outer edges--in a good wrapper. More
New York: Ungar, 1970. Three volumes. 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrappers lightly rubbed. New York: Frederick Ungar, (1970). A very good(+) set in very good dust wrappers. More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976. xxii + 270pp., 8vo, blue boards. Pittsburgh: The University of Pittsburgh Press, (1976). A very good copy. More
New York: Harper, 1989. xiv, 482 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (spine slightly sunned). New York: Harper & Row, (1989). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1983. 180 plates. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1983. Fine. More
Munich: Gelder, 1690. 2 parts with separate pagination. [24], 256; 372, [91]pp. Thick 8vo, beautifully bound in full contemporary vellum with ornate blind-stamped covers, green edges. Monachii: Jo. Hermanni a Gelder, 1690. First edition? A near fine copy of this uncommon book. More
Leiden: Elzevir, 1629. Engraved title page depicting two minstrels serenading a donkey. [20], 438, [1] pages. Thick 24mo, bound in plain contemporary vellum. Lugd. Batavorum: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1629. Second enlarged edition. A very good(+) clean copy of these satirical essays. More
Paris: Nicolas & Jean de la Coste, 1660. Short thick 4tos (9.25 x 7.5 inches). 3 volumes, handsomely bound in full contemporary mottled calf; elaborately gilt-stamped spines with red & black labels and raised bands; marbled endpapers, all edges red. [30], 776, [24]; [24], 784, [28]; [18], 790, [12] pages. The books cover the first three decades -- the period from 1492 to 1514 (subsequent decades were never translated). Some light foxing throughout, as usual; small personal bookplates on pastedowns..... More
Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Illustrated with a handful of color and b/w plates. 288 pages. 4to, natural cloth, d.w. (Melbourne): Cambridge University Press, (1996). A very good copy--foxing to edges and front cloth; in a very good(-) wrapper--crinkles to upper edges, lightly sunned spine. More
New York: Viking, 1974. Illustrated with b/w images throughout. 117 pages plus foldout map. Slim square 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Viking, (1974). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, lightly sunned. More
New York: Viking, 1984. 342 pages. 8vo, tan cloth-backed brown boards with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. (edgeworn, chipped, sunned). New York: Viking/Elisabeth Sifton Books, (1984). First American edition. Tiny stain at the fore-edge of the pages. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Just a note to tell you I received "The Hierarchie of the Blessed Angells" yesterday in fine shape and I am very happy with such a fine copy. Best regards
Just a quick message to let you know that I have received the book last week, 1726, in a French armorial binding. Just beautiful, a great addition to my collection. Thanks again for selling such quality items and hope to trade with you again. Best regards from France