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
Geneva: Samuelis Chouer, 1657. Frontispiece portrait of Hippocrates, title printed in red & black with engraved vignette. (46), 1344, (53)pp. Genevae: Samuelis Chouer, 1657. BOUND WITH: Foesius, Anutius. Oeconomia Hippocratis Alphabeti Serie Distincta. (8), 418pp. Two volumes in one. Very thick folio, crude but solidly bound in modern two-toned cloth (inner hinges mended; scattered foxing and some light staining, mostly in margins; several short tears in margins and a few tiny wormholes). Genevae: Samuelis Chouer, 1662. Text in Greek with..... More
New York: Pendragon, 1983. Frontispiece of the printed libretto of La Statira, Rome, 1690. 92pp. Slim 8vo, red cloth (spine very slightly faded). New York: Pendragon Press, (1983). A very good(+) copy. Monographs in Musicology No. 2. More
Amsterdam: J. Jansson, 1638. Map. Color engraving. 18 x 22 1/2 inches sheet size, wide margins. Blank verso Gorgeous baroque map of Italy and surround printed in 1638. A wonderful depiction of Neptune embracing and swimming with a Neirid (merwoman) in the Tyrrhanean Sea is depicted, among many other lavish details. Portraits of Romulus and Remus (the twins who founded Rome) flank the lower right corner scale cartouche. They are shown above being nursed by their wolf mother. Six ships..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving. 15" x 19". This 17th c. map shows the Navarre region in Spain, including the city of Pamplona (famous for the running of the bulls festival) as well as Bayonne and San Sebastian. Mountains and trees illustrate the varied topography of the area, into which forts and castles are situated. The title cartouche appears in the upper left corner above a coat of arms. The map is in good condition. Some chips in the margins not affecting..... More
Amsterdam: Henrici Hondius, 1630. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 18 7/8". Rare and early 1630 map of the Chesapeake Bay and the Virginia Colony by Henricus Hondius. Oriented with north to the right, the map shows the Chesapeake Bay in its entirety and extends from Cape Henry to the Susquehanna River. This map was a derivation of the map by John Smith from 1612, drawn from his deceased brother Jodocus' 1618 version. Settlements are marked..... More
Amsterdam: Henrici Hondius, 1625. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14.5 x 19 inches, sheet measures 16.5 x 21.25 inches. Shows some light foxing. In very good condition. A rare early map of the Dordogne region of southwestern France. Handsome lions with man faces grace the giant title cartouche. Unusual collaboration between Hondius and Tavernier. Hondius (1594-1629) was the youngest son of Jodocus Hondius, the prolific Flemish mapmaker. Joannes Tardo (1561-1636), was the Canon of Sarlat, a mathematician and map editor..... More
Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1609. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 19.75". Amsterdam: 1609 French edition. Important early map of the Americas. The stereographic projection includes sea vessels from various regions including Japan, Greenland, Florida, South America, and Europe. Two indigenous fire canoes are described with notes.The lower cartouche shows two birds looking in on a strapwork framed scene of Brazilians making alcohol, based on Theodor De Bry's work. Cauim, is an alcoholic beverage made from manioc root..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13 1/2" x 19 1/2", sheet measures 17 3/4" x 21 7/8" Beautiful and rare map of Tartary, extending from the Black Sea to the Pacific, and from Central Asia to the Arctic. Some notable features on this map include the Great Wall of China, Korea depicted as an island, and an early inclusion of present-day Alaska in the upper right corner with Cape Fortuna and the Straits of Anian labeled..... More
Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1623. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13 3/8" x 19". Beautiful early map showing the coastal region from the Chesapeake Bay to northern Florida. Finely engraved to include ships and sea monsters in the ocean with giant title cartouche. Indigenous portraits and marine architecture described, along with animals and wonderfully depicted topographical features in the interior. Title cartouche is flanked by two Native American settlements. Based upon the late 16th century cartographic sources of John..... More
Leiden: Elzevir, 1629. Three parts bound in one, with separate pagination and title pages showing the Elzevir "non solus" hermit mark. Extra engraved title at front. [34], 239; 296 [i.e 286]; 250 pages. Thick 16mo, full 18th century brown calf with ornate gilt spine (well-rubbed but sound and attractive with minor repair at head; some old ink notations, mostly on first and last several pages). Lugd. Batavorum: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1629. Part I: Qvintvs Horativs Flaccvs. Daniel Heinsivs ex emendatissimis..... More
1675. 1.5 x 6 inches, no place, January 25, 1675. Fragment signed "R. Howard"; probably taken from a payment request. Includes a partial sentence along the top edge and is mounted on firm paper. Very good condition. Howard was a playwright who was imprisoned for his Royalist sympathies after the English Civil War and later served as a member of Parliament. More
New York: William Morrow and Co., 1968. Frontispiece illustration. 317pp. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. a bit worn. New York: William Morrow and Co., 1968. Edges bumped and previous owner's pencil inscriptions on rear free endpaper, still a very good copy in very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1901. Illustrated in black and white. 96 pages, 12mo, gilt stamped ribbed green cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1901. A near fine copy. More
Milan: Luigi Alfieri, 1941. 48 sepia plates. Slim folio, 77 pages of text (edges age browned), original maroon boards, chipped, cloth spine. Milan: Luigi Alfieri, 1941. Scarce. Very good. More
Amsterdam: Alexis-Hubert Jaillot, 1696. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 23" x 35". Stunning map showing the vast extent of the German Empire, including parts of Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Italy, France and the Netherlands. Exquisite and subtle coloring, beautifully detailed. Based on a plate by Nicolas Sanson, reworked and published in "Atlas Nouveau" by Jaillot. Severe toning due to early acid backing, chipping to edges and corners and some tears. Priced as is. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (1632--1712) was..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1650. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 21" x 25." Mid-17th century, double page map of Egypt showing Cairo and the Nile river as it flows from the Mediterranean Sea. Oriented 90 degrees to the right, so that the Nile is horizontal, the notations for cities and population centers are more dense near Cairo and Jerusalem, and become more sparse the farther from the Mediterranean the Nile flows. Much of the Red Sea can be seen as..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1684. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14.5" x 20". Ancient Egypt oriented with West at the top of the page. Sourced from a map by Pierre Duval and dedicated to Doviat Montreuille. Small chip missing from upper right edge. Repairs to lower centerfold. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the 17th century and beyond. They were based in Arnhem then in Amsterdam. They were printers, publishers and booksellers..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1666. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 15.25" x 19.5". Map of three of the West Frisian Islands, Vlieland, Terschelling and Ameland, as well as part of Friesland. Shows rail lines, post roads and major churches. Latin text on back. Minor staining along top margin, some wear to lower corners. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the 17th century and beyond. They were based in Arnhem then in Amsterdam..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1653. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 15.5" x 19.5". Beautiful map of ancient France depicted after the Roman conquest. The map shows five distinct regions: Celtica, Aquitanica, Ludgunensis, Narbonensis, and Belgica. Extenstive notations describe the region further, with cities and rivers labeled. Mountains and forests are rendered pictorially. No text on verso. Minor discoloration in margins, a few small worm holes. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14.75" x 19 5/8". Beautiful map of northwestern France including the city of Angers, circa 1650. Scattered staining, several tears along edges, only one reaches neat line (along top right edge). Two small circular worm holes to bottom right margin. Lower right corner missing. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the 17th century and beyond. They were based in Arnhem then in Amsterdam..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1649. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 16" x 20.5". This impressive map of the North Pole and the Arctic by Jan Jansson was issued in 1649. It covers the North Polar Regions including the northern coastlines of Asia, Europe, Greenland and North America. Inlcudes Nova Zembla, Spitsbergen and Iceland. Based on an earlier 1636 map by Hondius, this map, with some updates, became the prototype for many later maps including those of Blaeu and Pitt. The..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 14.1/2" x 18 3/4". This impressive map of the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula with its surrounding regions dates to circa 1650. Covers parts of the Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Romania and Turkey. The map displayed detailed geographical and topographical features with mountains and forests beautifully rendered. Ships can be seen sailing in the Black Sea. A beautiful title cartouche adorns the right center. Published in Jan Jansson's historical atlas, based..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 15" x 19 1/4". Detailed map of Prussia depicts parts of Poland and Lithuania and dates to circa 1636. It extends from the Baltic Sea south as far as Thorn and beautifully depicts forests and mountains in profile. Important cities and rivers are labeled. A beautifully engraved title cartouche adorns the top left corner and illustrations of ships in the Baltic Sea. The map is in good condition with minor wear..... More
Amsterdam: Jan Jansson. Map. Engraving with oxidized original hand color. Image measures 15 x 19.5". This fine antique wine map by Jansson depicts the Duchy of Aiguillon, now a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwest France. The map identifies important towns, fortifications, rivers, vineyards and villages throughout with beautifully rendered mountains and forests.The Garonne river is prominently featured and it's tributary the Lot river. The map is dedicated to Marie de Vignerot de Pontcourlay. She was the niece of..... More
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