New York: Hacker Art Books, 1972. Illustrated with 88 b/w plates at rear. 119 pages of text. 4to, blue cloth (spine and part of cover are somewhat faded). New York: Hacker Art Books, 1972. Reprint of the 1929 edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Stuttgart: Belser, 1984. Over 100 colorful illustrations embellished with gold; decorated initial letters throughout. 8vo, full brown leather, elaborately decorated in blind-stamp; raised bands & papal seal on spine. (Stuttgart: Belser, 1984). Limited Edition. Beautiful facsimile of a 13th century bible,translated by St. Jerome, in the Vatican Library (Codex Vaticanus Latinus 39). Signed by the Prefect of the Bibliteca Apostolica Vaticana, this is an edition of 600 copies, but this one is marked "Sample not for sale." Housed in a...... More
Paris: Tournon, 1961. 10 color plates and 88 in black & white. Small slim 4to, original stiff printed buff wrappers. (Paris: Tournon), 1961. First Edition. Very good (+). Limited to one of 1025 copies. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1985. Illustrated with 304 black & illustrations and 40 color plates. 346 pages. 4to, brown cloth lettered in gilt, d.w. (Suffolk: The Antique Collector's Club, 1985). First Edition. Small tear in dust wrapper on front cover with dent beneath, still a very good clean copy. More
Leiden: Van der Aa, Pierre. Map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 11 1/8 x 14 3/8". A dynamic bird's-eye view of Valletta, the capital city of Malta, published circa 1720. Seen from the northwest, the city is richly detailed, although likely arranged more geometrically than in reality. Surrounding cities of Senglea and Vittoriosa, as well as Fort Ricasoli, are also shown to the left of the capital. A figured title cartouche in the lower left shows a group of men..... More
Geneva: Skira, 1966. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. With 71 mounted color plates, additional b/w illustrations on folding leaves. 220pp. 4to, boards, d.w. (Geneva): Skira, (1966). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Skira series: Art Ideas History. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 658 pages. Very thick heavy 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York and New Haven: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press, (2004). Near fine. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981. Volume I. With some musical notation throughout. vii, 381pp. 8vo, blue cloth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1981). Internally fine; a very good(+) copy. More
New York: Random House, 1979. 340 pages, front free endpaper missing, 8vo, black cloth backed black boards, dust wrapper (several creased to front panel). New York: Random House, 1979. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title page to Mary Ann Madden: "Dear Mary Ann - There's got to be an easier way to reach you - call us when you've read it. Or before. Love Jim"... More
Fribourg: Oddice du Livre, 1975. 367pp., illustrated in black & white with some in color. 4to, blue cloth, d.w., t.e.g. (Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1975). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Crescent Books, 1995. Profusely illustrated in color. 320 pages, 4to, white pictorial boards, matching dust wrapper. New York: Crescent Books, 1995. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 1989. Many illustrations in color and in black & white. 251pp. Square 8vo, green cloth-backed decorative boards. New York: Conde Nast & Random House, (1989). First edition. A fine copy. Mark Hampton's first book. More
New York: Morgan Library, 1937. A Thirteenth-Century Manuscript, now M.739 in The Pierpont Morgan Library. Probably executed in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Louka in Moravia...68p.+ 32 plates Thin 4to, printed wrappers. New York: Morgan Library, 1937. First Edition. Fine. Presentation copy to art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Cleveland: World, 1961. Translated by Janet Sondheimer. Illustrated. xiii + 365pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, worn. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1961). A very good (-) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1991. 3 volumes, 8vo, red cloth, paper titles on front covers. (Cambridge): D.S. Brewer, (1991). Fine. Volume I: Texts. Volume II: Glosses. Volume III: Indexes. Text in English and Latin. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1931. Tipped-in colored frontispiece. 796 illustrations. Tall folio, black cloth. Princeton: Princeton University Press, ca 1931. Very good (+). With the small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro, More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965. Illustrated in black and white. Large 12mo, orange cloth, dust wrapper. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, (1965). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Source material for this book comes from the roll of Eleanor de Montfort, Countess of Leicester, which is the oldest private account of the kind that has come down to us. de Montfort's writings covered a period of months in 1265 at Dover Castle. More
Oxford: Clarendon, 1980. 230 pages, slim 8vo, navy blue cloth, dust wrapper, (price clipped). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Pickering, 1851. Illustrated with 41 plates, 32 in color (some early chromolithography, mostly gold and/or silver, but the majority are then hand-finished with bright colors, some rather extensively and a few rather minimally), plus 29 black & white figures in the text. Folio (15" x 11.25" x 1.5"), beautifully bound by F. Bedford in full red morocco with ornately gilt spine covers and inner dentelles; expertly recased, lightly rubbed, cloth slipcase (rubbed). London: William Pickering, 1851. A very good(+)..... More
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1972. Text in Latin and English. Edited with introduction, critical apparatus, translation and commentary by P.T. Eden. Illustrated frontispiece. 82pp. Slim 8vo, blue cloth. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1972. A near fine copy. Mittellateinische Studien Und Texte, Band VI. More
Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1972. 2 volumes, text and plates. Folio, brown cloth. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1972. Fine. More
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