New York: Rizzoli, 1977. Illustrated mostly in black and white, 4 additional in color. 178 pages, 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Rizzoli, 1977. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Venice: Luce Antony de Giunta, 1517. Illustrated with a fine woodcut headpiece showing St. Thomas teaching; many decorative initials and in-text diagrams throughout, and printer's device at end. [6] 147 leaves with black letter Latin text printed in double columns. Folio, later vellum-backed boards. Venitijs, Impensis domini Luce Antonij de Giunta Florentini, 1517. A tear in the title page has been carefully mended, still a very good tight copy with some contemporary ink marginalia. Scarce. OCLC lists only 5 copies..... More
Erfurt: Matthes Maler, 1524. 76 leaves, some browning and pin worm holes, small defect on title page effecting 1 word. Gothic type, title printed within fine woodcut border dated 1521 of cherubs playing music, drawing Mars in a cart, etc. Short slim 4to, plain 19th Century vellum (slightly bowed), all edges red. Erphurdie: [Matthes Maler], 1524. A very good(+) copy. First Edition of this rare Anti-Reformation tract by a fellow Augustinian who initially shared Luther's enthusiasms for change, but, as..... More
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. Facsimile title page from first complete edition of Bacon's essays. 391 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped gray leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. More
London: Christopher Barker, 1562. Map. Wood cut with hand coloring. Image measures 3 1/4 x 4 5/8 ". Sheet measures 8 1/4 x 6 inches. This rare map of the Holy Land shows the areas of ancient Syria and Lebanon and the Holy Land along the Mediterranean Sea. Published in 1562, it is elaborately decorated with pictorial mountains, and cities, as well as giant sea creatures in the water. From the Geneva Bible, one of the most historically significant translations..... More
Milano: Rizzoli, 1971. Illustrated mostly in color. 120 pages with text In Italian. slim 4to, pictorial boards, dust wrapper. Milan: Rizzoli, (1968). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Number 47 in the Classici dell'Arte series. More
Basel: Jakob Kundig, 1554. [8], 270 [i. e., 302] pages; lacks last leaf, blank except for printer's device on verso. Folio [326x209 mm], early 18th-century paneled calf with gilt arms of Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby (1656-1729) on covers, re-backed, cover corners worn, front hinge reinforced, darkening in upper margins throughout, light dampstaining in lower outer corners toward end, occasional toning or browning, title soiled with signature of the London pharmacist Francis Bernard dated 1656 on recto and Sion College..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988. 483 pages, black cloth, dust wrapper (spine sunned). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy by the author, signed "Harry" More
Oxford: Clarendon, 1965. Maps and genealogical table at rear. xxvi + 539 pages, thick 8vo, grey cloth. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1965). A very good copy. More
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1911. Profusely illustrated in black & white throughout. 2 volumes, small 4to, original beige cloth with gilt-lettered spines (bound in different shades of cloth, the spines are darkened and there is some foxing throughout). London: G. Bell and Sons, 1911. First edition. A very good(-) set. More
London: Richard Tottell, 1569. [xxxii], 444 [i.e. 442] leaves. Some engraved decorative initials throughout the text; pages quite clean. Thick 4to, contemporary brown calf with decorative crest on covers, neatly re-cased and re-cornered in similar leather. London: Richardum Totellum, 1569. First edition. "The first printed edition of the entire work was published by Richard Tottell in 1569, with a preface by one T.N. (whose identity has never been determined), in which credit is taken for a careful recension of the..... More
1575. This creative town plan of Emden, a seaport in northwestern Germany, shows an aerial view of the city as well as a more panorama-like view of the harbor with approaches to the numerous canals. The emphasis on the harbor and waterways within the city highlights the importance of Emden's place as a seaport at this time. In the upper right and left corners are two symbols or crests for the city. This plan appeared in volume II of the..... More
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1572. View. Copper engraving. Image measures 13.5 x 19.25". This stunning map from 1572 depicts two bird's-eye views of Jerusalem. The first view on the left of the sheet illustrates Biblical Jerusalem as the "Ancient city in its full splendor at the time of Christ". The procession of Jesus to Golgotha, with Judas hanging from a tree outside the city walls is depicted. The view on the right shows the modern city during the 16th century..... More
Cologne: Frans Hogenberg, 1588. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 15" x 20". Shows some wear at edges and along original fold line. In very good condition. Beautiful panorama and plan of the city. Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, on the country's Mediterranean coast. It's known for the whitewashed buildings of the Kasbah, a medina with steep winding streets. Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a Catholic cleric who edited the "Civitates orbis terrarum," a collection of 546 prospects, bird's-eye views..... More
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1975. Illustrated (b/w). 201 pages. Tall 4to. Red cloth with top of boards somewhat sunned, lacking dust wrapper. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1975. A very good copy. More
Paris: Gilles Beys, 1583. Two parts in one volume; 46 & 60 leaves with text in Latin and Greek. Decorative woodcut initials and headpieces throughout; Beys device on both titles . Short slim 4to, bound in a pleasantly attractive 18th century mottled calf with boards edges, spine and red morocco label stamped in gilt; all edges red. Lutetiae: Apud Aegidium Beysium, 1593. First edition. Exceedingly scarce and in fine condition. First editions of the noted philologist's two suites of 18..... More
Heidelberg: 1590. (4), 192, (12) pp. Woodcut printer's device on title page and four large woodcuts within the text. 12mo, early limp vellum. Heidelberg, 1590. Second edition of the well-known book on Roman dining habits, first published in 1588. Also contains relevant texts by classical authors such as Ovid and Terence. Scarce. Very good (+). More
Venice: Aldus, 1569. Edited by Pauli Manutii. 12mo, full vellum, marbled edges, 543 pages + 46 pages of commentary by Pauli Manutii. Minor scattered contemporary underlining and marginalia ; small chip on top corner of last page, tops of pages are closely cropped, not affecting the text. Venice: Aldine Press, 1569. Scarce. Overall a very good copy. More
Venice: Aldus, 1519. 12mo, 282 leaves, full vellum, pages are firmly sewn but neatly detached from binding; alledges blue. Early ink notations on inside of front cover which has slightly spotted the title page. Venice: Aldine Press, 1519. Scarce. Good. More
Paris: Guillaume Morel, 1555. [4], 128 pages. Decorated with a woodcut headpiece, floriated initials and Morel device on title (Renouard 786). Short slim 4to, old vellum over paper boards (front outer joint cracked but still firmly sewn; internally clean). Paris: Guillaume Morel, 1555. First latin edition. Overall a very good copy. First edition of the Latin translation by Joachim Perion (1499-1559) of this 2nd century revision of the most important component of Clementine literature: the recounting of how Clementine became travelling..... More
London: Shakespeare Association, 1932. Slim 8vo, white parchment boards, pages un-cut and un-opened. London: Shakespeare Association/Oxford UP, 1932. Near fine. More
University Park: Pennslyvania State University Press, 1993. Illustrated with b/w photographs and other images. 270 pages slim 8vo, black cloth, d.w. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, (1993). First Edition. Faint stains on fore and bottom edges, visible on margins of some open pages, still a very good solid copy of this uncommon book. More
Exposicion Mundial de Lisboa, 1998. Illustrated. 406pp., thick 4to, glossy, pictorial wrappers. Exposicion Mundial de Lisboa, (1998). A near fine copy. More
New York: St. Martin's, 1973. xiii + 288 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; minor foxing to foredge, dust wrapper faded at spine with minor edgewear. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1973). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Modern British Foreign Policy. More
Ann Arbor: UMI, 1981. Illustrated. 315 pages, 8vo, pictorial beige cloth (two corners slightly bumped). (Ann Arbor): UMI, (1981). Near fine. More
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