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Click here to subscribeIrish Bindings: McDonnell (Joseph) & Healy (Patrick) Gold Tooled Book Bindings Commissioned by Trinity College Dublin in the Eighteenth Century, Folio Dublin (Irish Georgian Society) 1987. First Edn., fine cold. & bl. & white plts.; also McDonnell (Joe) Five Hundred Years of the Art of the Book, lg. 4to Dublin (Nat. Library of Ireland) 1997. First Edn., cold. & bl. & white plts. thro.-out, both cloth & pict. d.w.'s V. good. (2)
Mitchell (Flora H.) Vanishing Dublin, 4to, D. (Allen & Figgis) 1966, First Edn., cold. plts., green cloth, d.j. (some wear); Liddy (Pat) Dublin, A Celebration, from 1st to 21st Century, folio Dublin (Vision Design) 2000, Hors. Commerce Edition, hf. calf, boards, by Antiquarian book binders, in matching slip case. (2)
Landmark in Irish Printed Literature Incunabula: O'Fihily (Maurice) Duns Scotus Joannes: O'Fihely, Maurice Abp. Questiones subtilissme Scoti in metaphysicam Aristotelis Folio Venice (Octavianus Scoti) 20th November 1497. First Edn., 131 leaves (include. the rare title page), very fine wd. cut initials thro.-out, bound in later decorated vellum binding, composed from leaves from an old antiphonary. An extraordinarily fine copy of this rarity. Sweeney 1603. Emf. (1) The above volume is a landmark in Irish Bibliography. It is in fact, the First Edition of the First Book by the First Irish Author to write for a Printing Press rather than the Scriptorium.
THE FOLIO SOCIETY & OTHER COLLECTORS QUANTITY OF QUALITY BOOKS, 48 x various titles by the Folio Society, in original presentation slip covers, Richard Gordon 1st Edition 1953 titled 'Doctor at Sea' and two others titled 'The Captain's Table', 1954 3rd impression and 'Doctor at Large', 1955 2nd impression before publication, published by Michael Joseph Ltd, London, all in original dust jackets, and a 10 volume set of the Children's Encyclopaedia, edited by Arthur Mee, printed by the Educational Book Company Ltd, London, circa 1930 (within 4 boxes)Provenance: private collection Welshpool
THE FOLIO SOCIETY, two boxes containing eighteen Historical titles comprising Einstein; Albert, Relativity The Special and the General Theory (writing on blank page) Josephus; Life of Herod, translated from the Greek by John Gregory, Sebag-Montefiore; Hugh, Enigma The Battle For The Code, Geoffrey of Monmouth; The History of the Kings of Britain, translated with an introduction by Lewis Thorpe, Paul Murray Kendall; Richard III, introduced by Roy Strong, Neale; J.E. Elizabeth I, introduction by Roy Strong, Alexander; John T. Catherine The Great Life and Legend, Scarisbrick; J.J. Henry VIII, introduction by Roy Strong, (no slip-case) Mattingly; Garrett, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Lacey; Robert, Great Tales from English History, Lord Kinross; The Ottoman Empire, introduced by Norman Stone, three volumes of Domesday Book - A Complete Translation, Bingham; Hiram, Lost City Of The Incas, Barber; Malcolm, The Trial of the Templars, The Dead Sea Scrolls, a selection of original manuscripts translated and edited by Geza Vermes and Bierce; Ambrose, The Devil's Dictionary, all in original slip-cases
BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas, London, 1845, 8vo, 4 wood-engraved plates by John Leech, FINELY BOUND in contemporary red morocco gilt by Riviere. With 2 other books in attractive morocco bindings; and 2 others. (5)BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas. London: Published at the Punch Office, 1845. 8vo (164 x 105mm). Half title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech (frontispiece spotted, title lightly browned). Attractively bound in 19th-century full red morocco gilt by Riviere, the covers with triple gilt fillet borders, the spine with a green morocco lettering-piece in one compartment and the five other compartments elaborately decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (corners very lightly rubbed), with the original wrappers, printed in green, bound in at the end. Provenance: John [?]Parkin (old signature on the upper original wrapper). With 3 other books, namely Johann Georg Zimmermann's Solitude Considered, with Respect to its Influence upon the Mind and the Heart ... Translated from the French of J. B. Mercier ... The Seventh Edition (London, 1797, 8vo, attractively bound in contemporary straight-grained morocco gilt), Rhymes and Roundelays. In Praise of a Country Life. Adorned with Many Pictures (London, 1857, 4to, wood-engraved illustrations by various artists, attractively bound in contemporary black morocco elaborately decorated in gilt) and The Book of Common Prayer (Oxford, 1866, small 8vo, in a richly-embossed silvered metal binding illustrating four biblical scenes and 12 small portraits of the Apostles, with a chain (clasps defective); together with an early [?]19th-century burgundy morocco folio binding (375 x 245mm) elaborately decorated in gilt on the upper cover (without contents). Sold as a collection of bindings, not subject to return. (5)
A good quantity of literature in decorative gilt-tooled bindings, including two boxed sets, each containing four books from the Folio Society, by Edward Gibbon 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', Vols. 1-8, a further boxed Folio Society book William H. Prescott 'The Conquest of Mexico' and 'Captain Cook's Voyages 1768-1779', Anthony Trollope 'Kept in the Dark', 'No Man is an Island: A Selection from the Prose of John Donne', two green canvas bound books by Nelson Doubleday Inc. 'Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre' and 'Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights', various sets from Heron Books, including five volumes of 'Women wo Made History', thirteen volumes of 'Charles Dickens Complete Works Centennial Edition', nine volumes of J. B. Priestley Works, eight volumes of W. Somerset Maugham 'Complete Works', ten Henry James titles, etc (3).
POOR LAW, Late 17th, Early 18th century, accounts book, "including the accounts of Samuel Lister Overseer of the Poor of the Township of Weston & Wixhill.(?)." With many similar entries, 84 pages, 4to, loose in vellum binding, quite fragile but legible, With - Early 18th century ledger mainly recording debts, 45 pages many pages blank, narrow folio, vellum binding with ties, entries relating to Drayton, Whitchurch, Cheshire, Hawkestone, Sandford, etc. (2).
Rijswijk, N.V. de Nieuwe Margarinefabrieken, (ca. 1925), (10) p. (incl. inside wr.), 4 full-p. col. lithogr. plates and 6 full-p. monochrome plates incorporating the text, orig. stapled col. lithogr. wr., 4to. Bookblock loose and w. sm. tears, some stains, wr. repaired w. white tape. (2) Halsema, A. Doko. De avonturen van een kleine Moorsche jongen. Introd. J. Feith. Amst./ Amersf., J.C. Dorlas, (ca. 1932), (32) p., richly ill. and orig. cloth-backed boards by Halsema, folio. Bookblock re-cased, some smaller defects. (3) Doko Dorlas en de veldwachter. Deventer, by "De IJsel" for J.C. Dorlas N.V. Koffiebranderij, Thee-importeurs in Amersf./ Gouda, (ca. 1950), (16) p., text, col. ills. and orig. stapled wr. by R. Stuurman, 4to. Some foxing, wr. a bit creased and stained. (4) Boode, D. Popje Piet. Rott., Luctor, (ca. 1950), (16) p., ills. and orig. stapled wr. by M. Leeuwenburgh, obl. folio. First and final p. and wr. browned, back wr. w. superficial dam. -and 9 others, incl. 1 shape book, a linen booklet and "Cinébana. Y'a bon spectacle présenté par Banania" (cardboard viewing device in orig. envelope, w. 2 envelopes of cardboard strips to be viewed w. the device). (total 13)
(1) Groot, J. and P. Mertz. Betje, Aag en Karel (...). streven, 1965. Sm. booklet/ article w. wr. des. by Bruna. (2) Two menu cards w. des. by Bruna. (3) Dick Bruna. The Smell of Success. Groningen, Groninger Museum, 1996. 23 reproductions of Bruna ills./ book covers, poster of the exhibition and a fold. poster w. text. Sm. folio. (4) Zwarte Beertjes. Book Cover Designs by Dick Bruna. Tokyo, Glyph, 2004. 2nd ed. Hc w. dust-j. 4to. (5) Eighteen postcards des. by Bruna. (6) Var. stamps des. by Bruna. (7) Dick Bruna Lotto game. -and approx. 15 other items. (total approx. 40)
(1) Hi ha Canada. (Rott.), Luctor, (ca. 1945), (16) p., ills. and orig. stapled wr. by Kempers. Very good copy of a rare children's book, w. early ills. by Kempers. (2) Bitter, J.H. and L.H.D. Faber. Offset. Gembo offset-kleurenboek. Wormerveer, by Meijer for Gembo N.V. Afd. Verkoop Drukinkten in Winschoten, (ca. 1960), no pagination, richly ill., w. loosely inserted plastic "kleurenbril", book des. by Kempers, orig. wr., obl. 4to. Very rare. (3) N.V. Lettergieterij "Amsterdam" voorheen N. Tetterode. What are the principle functions of Typefoundry "Amsterdam"? Advertorial booklet, ca. 1957, no pagination, richly ill., layout by Kempers, orig. wr., obl. 4to. (4) Thomas, F. Gasten op het Leidseplein. 75 jaar American Hotel. By Holdert & Co for H.J.W. Becht/ American Hotel in Amsterdam, n.d. (1957), no pagination, layout and orig. col. lithogr. wr. by Kempers, sm. folio. A few defects. -and 10 others. Added: 60 booklets, cards and other items w. designs by N. Wijnberg (1918-2006). (total approx. 74 in 2 boxes)
Manuscript recipe-book for jenever (gin), brandewijn (brandy) etc., Dutch, ca. 1945-1970, 34 p. (and blank pages numbered up to 200), hlinen w. dustwr. labelled w. the mentioned title, folio. Interesting recipe book, most likely containing (secret) recipes from the distillery Weduwe A. v.d. Eelaart (Drie Sterren) in Schiedam (see below). The manuscript starts with recipes for colours that can be produced, for instance "Caramel. Caramelkleurpoeder van Polak's Frutal Works 50 gram op 1 liter water" or "Oranje. Oranjekleurpoeder "Extra" Polak's Frutal Works 50 gram op 1 liter water". The manuscript contains descriptions of the techniques "overhalen", "versnijden" and "filtreren" and a number of recipes, for example: "Gebeide jenever. (50%). Recept M. Nov. '46. Vul de ketel met 21 vat jenever van 38%. Voeg hier aan toe 140 kg jeneverbessen (in zakken). Laat het geheel 7 dagen trekken, onder dagelijks doorroeren. Langzaam en voorzichtig afstoken! (2 dagen). Wijziging: Inplaats van 140 kg bessen 250 kg voor sterker aftrek." Similar recipes for Jenever "Friesland" type, Jenever Concentraat "Algiers", Oude Jenever "Drie Sterren", Oude aromatische jenever, Rijnbende's "Oude Schiedammer", Weduwe Elaart's Zeer oude jenever, Inmaak brandewijn, Vodka Bjelspolskaja, Cognac Fine champagne, Cognac type Coebergh April 1964, (...) Drie sterren Febr. 1972, dry gin, Aalbessen Jenever 1950, Frambozen brandewijn in productie genomen oktober 1963 and White lemon gin Horeca febr. 1973. Loosely inserted in the recipe book are two smaller school-notebooks filled w. similar manuscript recipies (incl. recipes dating from the 1930s), some loose recipes, col. lithogr. labels (incl. many duplicates) and two interesting, very rare booklets: (1) Prijscourant van Weduwe A. v.d. Eelaart. Schiedam. Distillateurs en Likeurstokers (printed by De Eendracht in Schiedam, ca. 1935, 24 p., orig. stapled wr.). (2) De Huis-likeurstoker, of opgave van de meestgezochte en voortreffelijkste likeuren, hoe men dezelve op eene eenvoudige en goedkoope wijze kan bereiden (Amst., S. de Grebber, 1840, 22 p., orig. (sl. dam.) wr. (total 27)
Manuscript in 3 parts, ca. 1870-71, (4) (of ?), 9 and 17 p., the first two parts loose and folio/ 4to, the third part in carbon copy in a hleather 4to carbon copy book, the second and third part signed J. Heijdanus (respectively at the beginning and end), the third part dated "Parijs Augustus 187(?)". The first part apparently incomplete; the third part w. later partial transcription. A nice, well-written, personal account of what happened in Paris due to the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) and the following Paris Commune, a revolutionary uprising which seized and held power for two months before its bloody suppression. Apart from the third part of the Paris account, the carbon copy book is filled with copies of letters, receipts etc. up to page 215, dated "Parijs 20 Augustus 1871" up to "Amsterdam 4 Februari 1885", and also has a number of loosely inserted letters and other documents at the end. Added: "Extract uyt het Register der Resolutien van de Hoog Mogende heeren Staaten Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden Jovis den 25 November 1789", 54 p., contemp. boards (in mediocre condition). (total 4)
episcopi carthaginensis. Basel, Johann Froben, 1520. 1st ed. by Erasmus. (24),515,(33) p. Title and dedication within woodcut border, num. (large) historiated initials throughout, book dec. and woodcut printer's mark on lower flyleaf by Ambrosius Holbein, a.o. Contemp. (soiled) blindst. pigskin over wooden boards w. brass clasps and catches w. initials I.H. (or H.I.). Sm. folio. Contemp. handwritten marginal annotations and underlining throughout. Scattered (mostly sm.) wormholes on covers and upper and lower pages, waterst. in outer lower blank margin, traces of removed ex libris upper pastedown.
Paris, Liège and Berlin, C. Claesen, ca. 1860. 56 (of 61) (chromolithogr.) plates, incl. decorative title-p., all loose as issued. Orig. (very worn) hcl. portfolio. Folio. Browning/ foxing (esp. in margins), some plates w. worn edges, not affecting image. Still a beautiful and lavishly produced pattern book aimed at the burgeoning nouveau riche market in Europe's capitals. It contains, among other designs, ornate and decorative painted ceiling designs for var. rooms, paintwork for paneling and examples of running wall friezes. The painter-decorator Gruz was also responsible for the interiors of many fashionable Parisien Hotel interiors (in conjunction with Viollet-le-Duc and other architects).
JARRED, GEOFFREY (Illustrator); The Great Big Animal Book, Dean and Son, undated, oblong folio, disbound, with fifteen full page illustrationsCondition Report: The book would need re-sewing and rebinding. Some pages loose, with the other pages that are still bound, having weak binding and thread showing. Some illustrations torn (please see images). Boards in poor condition with staining
Gerhard Marcks (1889 Berlin - 1981 Burgbrohl/Eifel) "Homer: Fünf Gesaenge der Odyssee". OriginaltitelPressendruck mit 71 Original-Holzschnitten (von 1958-63) auf Hahnemühle-Bütten; Druck der Offizin P. Hartung für die Galerie R. Hoffmann, Hamburg 1963. Sign. und römisch nummeriert II (von XXXV) der Vorzugsausgabe der nicht für den Handel bestimmten Expl.; Gesamtauflage 335 Expl.; Hellbrauner Original-Niger-Maroquin-Einband mit Blindprägung. Dunkelblaue Leinenkassette mit blindgeprägtem hellbraunen Leder-Rückentitel. Folio. Ca. 40 cm x 29,5 cm. Artist's book with 71 original woodcuts on handmade paper. Signed and numbered II (of an deluxe edition of 35). Original box.
GWR Worcester, Hereford, Ross, Gloucester Railway Plan and Scale Book By I. K. Brunel 1845, elephant folio, non-published from the drawings of engineer I. K. Brunel, hand-colored engraved plans, some having fold down pages, each having an oval ink stamp of 'Great Western Railway, Engineers Office, Paddington' including (2) tracing paper hand drawn set of plans Property from: The Estate of Thomas ('Tom') Jones, Wilton, Connecticut Height: 18 inches, Width: 30 1/2 inches, Depth: 1 1/2 inches (closed) Condition: overall moderate wear consistent with age and normal use, pages having stains, creases, tears, water stains, (2) loose pages at front, foxing, fading, one of the tracing paper papers torn Disclaimers: individual pages have not been inspected, we cannot guarantee completeness, may have occasional bent corners, creases, short tears, owner names or notations, foxing or discoloration Category: Collectibles > Railwayana - Books Estimated Sale Time: 1:42 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8Photograph #9Photograph #10Photograph #11Photograph #12Photograph #13Photograph #14Photograph #15Photograph #16Photograph #17Photograph #18Photograph #19Photograph #20
Voragine (Jacobus de) The Golden Legend, translated by William Caxton, 244 of 260ff. (lacks A1-3, A8, B1, B8, P1, P8, B3, L1, L2, L8-10), double column, black letter, e5 very large woodcut, numerous large initials with pictorial woodcuts, some lacking ff. supplied in facsimile, O7 half of one column cut away, A4 & 5 lower margins torn and repaired, B2 torn with small loss of text, slightly browned, early ink inscription on one lower margin, later endpapers, bound in 17th century calf, gilt centrepiece of flowers and scrolls around an oval, slightly rubbed and with some slight surface wear, rebacked with the original spine laid down, [ESTC S101014], folio, London, Julian Notary, 1504.⁂ Very Rare early edition of the Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea) in English, highly important for containing Caxton's pre-Tyndale translations of Bible texts. One of the most popular and influential books of the Middle Ages, the Golden Legend went through some 10 editions in English before 1528. Despite the large number of copies originally printed, only some 75 copies in total of these early English editions have survived, many of them imperfect. Of this 1504 edition, which appears to be the fifth edition of the text, ESTC records only 13 extant copies (some of them imperfect); this present copy is unrecorded.In making his translation of the Golden Legend, Caxton used both a Latin original and a French version together with a prior middle-English translation. He both omitted some of the legends found in Voragine's original, and also added extra stories of English and Irish saints. Most significantly Caxton included major portions of the Bible in his work: he included an extensive life of Christ extracted from the Vulgate text of the New Testament (found in some versions of the Latin original), and very importantly and uniquely he further added a sequence of Old Testament lives and stories from Adam through to Judith. Though Caxton took some literary license with his source texts, Caxton's Bible translations followed the original Hebrew text rather closely - a remarkably daring circumvention of the pre-Tyndale law that prohibited the publication of the bible in English. Indeed, the great popularity of Caxton's Golden Legend in the years before Tyndale must in some measure be attributed to the fact that this book was really the only printed form of the Bible in English. In choosing Old Testament texts for translation, Caxton essentially selected the most engaging and familiar narratives of the Old Testament: and we find here recounted the story of the Creation, the Garden of Eden, the Exodus from Egypt, the giving (and listing) of the Ten Commandments, the building of Solomon's Temple etc.
Piper (John) John Piper's Stowe, out-of-series Printer's copy, from an edition limited to 300 signed by the artist, with an additional page "Special copy for Iain Bain" bound after title, this page additionally signed by the artist, illustrations, some colour, original marbled cloth, lightly marked and evenly faded but an excellent copy overall, Hurtwood Press in association with The Tate Gallery, 1983; with A.L.s from the artist to Bain, thanking him for a book and to ask him to come again, 1p., a little marked, 25th April 1979; and a cut signature of the artist in marker pen, both loosely inserted; together with an extra set of proof plates in original wrappers (a little marked and rubbed, torn along lower spine edge), folio (2)⁂ Iain Bain (1934-2018) FSA was a Scottish historian of printing. He worked at Unwin Brothers and then was production manager at Bodley Head and lastly as head of publications at the Tate Gallery.
Law.- Intrationum excellentissimus liber, first edition, printed in black letter, title in red and black with large woodcut arms on verso, woodcut initials and typographic devices at end of paragraphs, fine large woodcut device on verso of final leaf, some foxing, marginal browning, 19th century russia, the covers with large panels with lozenge shaped hatching incorporating Tudor roses, all within gilt and blind rules, joints and spine ends repaired, a little rubbed, [STC 14116; Ames II p.441 "very rare book"], folio, Richard Pynson, 1510.⁂ Rare and important English legal post-incunable with evidence of contemporary ownership. It comprises the precedents for most forms of legal proceedings then in use, in real, personal and mixed actions, civil and criminal, as well as valuable information on the preparation of writs and execution.Provenance: W. Crofton (contemporary signature at head of title, and with his 2-line acquisition note beneath printer's device at end recording his purchase from the London bookseller and printer Robert Redman on 15 February 1539 for the (then very substantial) sum of ten shillings.
Tudor Law.- [English statutes from the reigns of Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, 1511-1593], together 14 vol., black letter, woodcut initials, vol. Henry VIII XXIIII lower margins dampstained, vol. Henry VIII Anno XXXII 1f. torn without loss and very slight worming, 3 other vol. with some slight scattered staining, some ff. slightly browned, some contemporary ink annotations in margins, bookplates of Willis Vickery and 5 vol. with Arthur H Clark bookseller's tickets on front pastedowns, all bound in late 19th or early 20th century half morocco or calf, gilt spines, some with minor rubbing and wear and skilfully repaired, folio (not uniform size), Thomas Berthelet and Thomas Powell, 1511, 1523, 1529,1532, 1534, 1536, 1539-42, 1545, 1554, 1555, 1558, 1592-3.⁂ A collection of English statutes issued during the reigns of Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, all published in London in the 16th century, some published in the same year as the issue of the statutes. The Acts include some of the most significant moments in Tudor and history - the Act establishing Henry VIII as head of the Church of England, the Act dissolving all remaining monasteries, the Treason Act by which Thomas More was executed, the Act re-establishing Elizabeth as head of the Church following Mary's reversal and that reintroducing the Anglican Prayer Book. This significant collection aptly illustrates the political and religious turmoil of the time, from the beginning to the conclusion of the English Reformation. All are in 16th century printings, mostly somewhat later, but those for 1539, 1554, 1559, and 1593 are printed in the same year and are therefore perhaps first printings. A complete list of the contents is available upon request. Provenance: The collection originates from the library of Ohioan judge Willis Vickery (1857-1932), sold in his sale at Anderson Galleries in 1933 (lot 348). A Shakespeare scholar and collector of the Tudor age, Vickery's noted collection included many of the great works of English literature and the four Shakespeare folios.
Hunter (Dard) The Literature of Papermaking 1390-1800, first edition, one of 190 copies signed by the author, 24 tipped-in facsimile title-pages, illustrations, light offsetting, one or two leaves wrinkled from facsimile being poorly tipped to verso (as often), occasional light toning or spotting to facsimiles, loose as issued in original half cloth folder with ties, small ink mark to foot of upper joint, a couple other very small and faint marks, folio, Chillicothe, Ohio, [Mountain House Press], 1925.⁂ The second of Hunter's hand-made books devoted to the history and art of papermaking; he hand-printed the book on hand-made paper using type that he had designed and cast. Although the limitation in the book reads 190 copies, his autobiography (p.71) states that only 180 copies were produced. Halfway through the production, Hunter experienced a haemorrhage in his left eye from an earlier accident which reduced his sight to less than half normal vision.
Livius (Titus) The Romane Historie Written by T. Livius of Padua, translated by Philemon Holland, first edition in English, large woodcut device on title and portrait of Queen Elizabeth I on verso, portrait of Livy on verso of A4, numerous woodcut initials, lacks last f. (blank), slight brown stain in margin of title, 3F6 and 5X6 small tear in lower margin, 17th century ink signature of Robert Gregge on title, bookplate of Sir Joseph Radcliffe Bart on front pastedown, later endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt centrepieces of arabesque design with initials WRE and single line gilt borders on both covers, slightly rubbed, brass clasps, rebacked, [STC 16613; Pforzheimer 495.], folio, Printed by Adam Islip, 1600.⁂ A good, clean copy of the first edition in English of Livy's Roman History translated by Philemon Holland. "Holland's first book, the first complete rendering of Livy into English, was published in 1600 when he was nearly fifty. It was a work of great importance, presented in a grand folio volume of 1458 pages, and dedicated to the queen. The translation set out to be lucid and unpretentious, and achieved its aim with marked success. It is accurate, and often lively, and although it does not attempt to imitate the terseness of Latin, it avoids prolixity." - Oxford DNB.
Columbus (Christopher).- Psalterium, Hebraeum, Graecum, Arabicum, & Chaldaeum, cum tribus latinis interpretationibus & glossis, collation: A10 B-Z8 &8 Ɔ6, title printed in red and black in five languages within fine decorative woodcut strapwork border, woodcut initials and printer's device on final colophon leaf, A4v and A5r printed in red and black, edited and with Latin commentary by Agostino Giustiniani, text printed in 8 columns across double pages in Hebrew, (literal) Latin translation from the Hebrew, Latin Vulgate, Greek Septuagint, Arabic, Chaldee or Aramaic Targum, literal Latin translation from the Chaldee, some damp-staining causing edges to be brittle, a few repairs, some worming, mostly marginal but occasionally into text block, piece cut away from lower margin of title and repaired, later blind-stamped calf, rebacked and recased, rubbed, folio (330 x 227mm.), Genoa, Petrus Paulus Porrus for Nicolai Justiniani Pauli, 1516.⁂ The first Polyglot Psalter and only the second book printed to use Arabic type, with biographical details of Christopher Columbus. "A monument of Renaissance typography, this Psalter was linguistically the most ambitious work attempted to date, and the first Polyglot work ever published. It provides the Psalms in five languages as well as a marginal scholarship based largely on rabbinic sources. The Arabic text is one of the first two texts and the first biblical text, ever printed in this language. The Hebrew types used in this book were apparently never used again." (B. Sabin Hill, Hebraica from the Valmadonna Trust, The Piermont Morgan Library (1989) no. 18).Perhaps the most interesting feature of Giustiniani's Polyglot Psalter is the lengthy scholium to Psalm xix, verse 4: "et in fines mundi verba eorum" (and their words to the ends of the world). The learned author presents a long note dealing with the life and the explorations of Christopher Columbus, who had died only ten years before the publication of the Psalter. This is, apart from the letters and journals of Columbus himself, on which it is based, the first biography of the discoverer of America. We may speculate that Giustiniani's inclusion of this material arose out of his Genoese patriotism as much as out of his clerical sense of the Providential character of Columbus's voyages in realising the implicit prophecy of the text. Except for the first sentence of the scholium, there is no further reference to God, divine Providence, or the Christian Church; Giustiniani becomes completely absorbed in relating the adventures of Columbus. He even finishes on the rather pagan note, not unusual in the Renaissance, that if Columbus had lived in ancient Greece, he would have been deified at his death.Literature: Adams B1370; Darlow & Moule 1411; Vinograd, Genoa 1.
Law.- Bracton (Henry de) De Legibus & consuetudinibus Angliæ Libri, first edition, historiated initials, title with small loss to upper corner, previous owner's ink inscriptions to front free endpaper & title, front free endpaper with small chipping and loss to edges, neatly restored, occasional ink and pencil marginal notes in various hands, scattered spotting, modern calf, [STC 3475], folio, Richard Tottell, 1569.⁂ Divided into five books, each subdivided into chapters with subheadings whose contents are listed in detail in the extensive index in order of appearance, Bracton's 'De Legibus', completed in the 1250s, occupies a unique position in the history of the common law. It is the first attempt to treat the whole extent of English law in a manner both systematic and practical, it constitutes the first modern English law book and it is the outstanding legal work of any English writer of the Middle Ages.
Maret (Russell) Specimens of Diverse Characters, number 22 of 55 copies on hand-made paper and signed by the compiler/printer, from an edition limited to 70, printed in black and colours, specimens on rectos only, some pictorial, one or two engraved, one with image drawn directly on the page with candle smoke, original red morocco-backed patterned-paper boards, by Craig Jensen at Book Lab II, spine titled in palladium, uncut, original grey cloth drop-back box, red morocco label titled in palladium, folio, [New York], 2011.⁂ Superb production, a beautifully-designed and printed selection of texts and alphabets in a variety of types from across the ages.
Hasidism.- Yoseph (Ya'akov, of Polonne) Toledot Ya'akov Yoseph, first edition, text in Hebrew, 2 ink stamps to title, title leaf extensively repaired with significant portion of text supplied in facsimile, some shaving to headlines, some expert repairs, mostly marginal but with very occasional small loss of text (mainly to verso of final leaf), p.18 silked, p.201 supplied in sympathetic facsimile, some very light browning and the occasional light stain, particularly towards end, handsomely bound in antique-style calf [by Courtland Benson], gilt, spine richly gilt and with red morocco label, marbled endpapers, small folio, Korets, Tzvi Hirsch b. Arye Leib & Samuel b. Yissachar Segal, 1780.⁂ Rare first edition of the Toldos, the very first Hasidic work to be published. Important as an original source for hundreds of first hand quotes of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings. According to Hasidic tradition, the book sold but few copies and was harshly suppressed, even put to the torch in a number of communities.
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Book signed and inscribed, being a folio softcover edition of Winston Churchill – The Greatest Figure of Our Time, edited by Bruce Ingram, First edition published by The Illustrated London News, London, 1954. Issued as an Eightieth Year tribute to Churchill, the volume is profusely illustrated and includes twelve colour plates and four gravure plates and with sections of text devoted to Churchill in Parliament, and in War, Churchill the man, and his place in history. Signed by Churchill in fountain pen ink to the plain recto of the frontispiece illustration, ‘To P. G. Oates from Winston S. Churchill’, and dated 1954 in his hand. An unusual volume to find signed. Some very light, minor age wear, VG Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister’s office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill.
BHATNAGAR SHANTI SWAROOP: (1894-1955) Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator, revered as the ‘father of research laboratories’ in India. Typed D.S., S. S. Bhatnagar, one page, folio, New Delhi, India, August 1946. Bhatnagar responds to a researcher’s questionnaire entitled World Inquiry, with their manuscript questions at the head of the page, ‘1. Were your scientific “debut” easy or difficult? 2. Did means of living……enable you to make yourself known in science? Or did you live solely through your work of laboratory? 3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? Which do you consider as your master-piece?’ Bhatnagar provides his answers beneath, in part, ‘(1st) I consider it has been difficult, largely because I had to earn my living and spend a great deal of time on routine and administrative work……(2nd) No, I had no private income……(3rd) My work on emulsions and emulsification carried out in Lahore attracted considerable attention. My work on applications of physical chemistry to petroleum problems for Messrs. Steel Brothers……added to my reputation, but I think it is generally recognised that my work on Magnetochemistry and my book on Physical Principles and Applications of Magnetochemistry……in 1935 are perhaps my best contributions to science’. Some light age wear, creasing and a few small tears to the edges, and one longer tears to the central right fold (neatly repaired to the verso). G
STEINBECK JOHN: (1902-1968) American writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1962. A fascinating autograph manuscript, unsigned, six pages (separate leaves, written to the rectos only), folio, n.p., n.d. (1953). The manuscript, written in pencil and with various corrections as well as significantly longer unpublished sections to the published text, represents Steinbeck’s essay My Short Novels which appeared in Wings magazine in October 1953 ahead of the publication of the works as a collection. Steinbeck provides his analysis of six novels and opens with an introduction (numbered 1B) which is entirely different to the published version, in the present text writing ‘A book, even a little book, is a kind of person. It has tone – that’s its personality, and structure, that’s its physique…..During the time of a book’s writing, the author is his book – not one or other of the characters but the whole book…..When the book is finished, that person usually dies in the author……If the author has deeply loved the book……then when it is finished, he forgets…..the struggles and doubts and he remembers it as he would a dear person who is gone……I have never gone back over books long finished until now. But the printing of these short novels in one volume requires that I look at these and try to remember them. It is a confusing thing. Can I have been all of these persons……’, continuing to refer to his writing processes (‘Writing is an elusive business’) and commenting on the novels in particular ‘No two of these novels are alike. It would be strange if they were. Each one grew out of a time, and a condition, a state of mind, and states of history both personal and general. I can’t be sure that what I set down now is accurate but I have tried to remember’. Steinbeck then proceeds to reflect on the six stories, the circumstances of their writing, their reception, the goals he pursued in writing them, and more, beginning with The Red Pony, the manuscript reading ‘The Red Pony was set down in a matter (?) of pain. My mother was dying and her death was the first break in the family. Young people try to find a reason or a cause or a purpose in the events which move them. I suppose this is self-protective. In this time, I went back to my own childhood and tried as so many others have to write a death and a transfiguration, a balance between life and death…..’ (The published text varied considerably, ‘The Red Pony was written a long time ago, when desolation reigned in my family. The first death had arrived. And the family, which every child believes to be immortal, was broken. Perhaps this is the coming of age for every man and woman. The first torturous question: why?, then acceptance, and then the child becomes a man. The Red Pony was an attempt, an experiment, if you will, to put on paper this loss, this acceptance and this growth’). The writer then turns to Tortilla Flat, reflecting ‘I had been reading extensively concerning the Arthurian cycle – not with great scholarship but with interest…..wondering what real thing had happened out of which the myths grew. And then as an exercise I wrote Tortilla Flat using the people and stories currently told in Monterey but trying to set them in a moral tissue like the Gesta Romanorum. It was a kind of satire attempt to write folk lore….’, continuing with Of Mice and Men (‘another experiment’) and providing an anecdote involving his dog, Toby, who was thoughtful and given to brooding, ‘Once when I had finished about two thirds of Of Mice and Men I went out for an evening leaving Toby alone. Perhaps his critical sense took charge. At any rate he tore my manuscript book to confetti. There was no fitting it together. I had to start from the beginning…..I’ve often wondered how different the two versions were. I’ll never know’, writing of The Moon is Down, which was published after an interval when several long novels were created, ‘The Moon is Down was a kind of declaration of faith in the strength and survival of free and democratic men over dictatorship. The book got me in a lot of trouble. I was called a traitor…..’, the essay continuing ‘The fifth short novel was Cannery Row. It was written on my return from Europe and Africa…..as a war correspondent. It was written as a nostalgic thing to forget the bitterness and horror……It was said that I didn’t know anything about war; perfectly true although how Park Avenue commandos found me out I can’t conceive…..Subsequently I saw a piece of war as a correspondent and following that wrote Cannery Row….[for]…..soldiers who had said “Write something funny that isn’t about the war…..we’re sick of war”. They had to fight it……It was pleasing to me that half a million copies were distributed to troops and they didn’t complain. We had some very war-like critics then. They had no patience with soldiers’ and concluding ‘In Mexico I heard a story and made a long jump back to the Tortilla Flat time. I tried to write it as folk lore…..I called it The Pearl. It didn’t do so well at first…..but it seems to be gathering some friends or at least acquaintances. And that’s the list in this volume. It is strange to me that I have lived so many lives. Thinking back it seems an endless time – and only a moment’. The manuscript, as it exists in its present form (the pages are numbered 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 5) finishes with what appears to be an incomplete sentence, ‘Miguel Cervantes created the modern novel’. A wonderful manuscript, full of interesting observations in which Steinbeck shows the thought process behind some of his most famous works, as well as writing in general, all interspersed with a little humour. Some chipping and small areas of paper loss to the edges of each of the pages, only very slightly affecting a few words of text. G
WAIN, Louis (illustrations). 'With Louis Wain to Fairyland, Described by Nora Chesson,' Original chromo illustrated boards with cloth spine strip, some slight staining to board edges, slim folio, illustrated title, twelve full-page chromolithograph illustrations, numerous vignette illustrations, some toning to leaves as expected, a very good copy, Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, [1904]; With a very good copy of 'Louis Wain's Children Book', with a charming tipped in letter. (2)
(Rosicrucian Order) HALL, Manly. 'Codex Rosae Crucis. A Rare and Curious Manuscript of Rosicrucian Interest, Now Published for the First Time in its Original Form' First edition, folio, original maroon cloth with gilt crest to front board, bookseller label 'John M. Watkins', pp.113, elaborately printed in orange and black, numerous plates, fine, The Philosophers Press, Los Angeles, 1938.In this fascinating illustrated work Hall explores the history, philosophy, and practices associated with the Rosicrucian order, which is known for its blend of spiritual and alchemical knowledge. The book is composed of a series of allegorical and symbolic texts, accompanied by Hall's interpretations and commentary. "Codex Rosae Crucis" seeks to provide insight into the hidden wisdom and spiritual insights of the Rosicrucian tradition, offering readers a glimpse into the world of mysticism, alchemy, and esoteric knowledge.Reprinted numerous times in smaller formats. A scarce first edition in a fine condition.
Domesday Book Studies, The County Edition ‘’Cornwall’’. Two volumes, first edition thus, lacks Introduction and translation volume, publishers original quarter cream cloth, tawny brown paper sides, block and lettered gilt backs, folio, of a limited press of one thousand copies, No 124, in a fine condition being stored in original slip case and card box, Alecto Historical Editions. (2)
(Signed) HALL, Manly P. 'The Phoenix' Flat signed in blue ink to frontis photograph, third edition, small folio, original green cloth, vg to fine unclipped dj, bookseller ink stamp to front free endpaper 'The Aquarian Book Service', illustrations throughout, pp.175, The Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles, 1956.
(Private Press, Illustrated.) A quantity of assorted books and ephemera, including 'A Check-List of the Book Illustrations of John Buckland-Wright', Pinner, Private Libraries Association, 1968, 1st edition (1,400), 16 plates + frontis & numerous b/w ills. as called for, original cloth gilt, glassine dust wrapper, David Esslemont: 'Gwasg Gregynog A Descriptive Catalogue of Printing at Gregynog 1970-1990', Gwasg Gregynog, 1990, (316/900), numbered, folio, original printed wraps, Genz: 'A History of the Eragny Press 1894-1914', Oak Knoll Press/British Library, 2004, 1st edition, 4to, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, Peterson: 'The Kelmscott Press: A History of William Morris's Typographical Adventure', Oxford University Press, 1991, 1st edition, 4to, original cloth gilt, d/w, Watry: 'The Vale Press: Charles Ricketts, a Publisher in Earnest', Oak Knoll Press/British Library, 2004, 1st edition, 4to, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, packet containing assorted Private Press ephemera items etc. including two Francis Meynell Autograph Letters Signed 1958 & 1961, plus various other printed booklets, catalogues, prospectuses incl. Double Crown Club, Rampant Lions Press, Stanbrook Abbey Press etc, plus other books including Edward Ardizzone, Eric Ravilious, David Jones, Lucien Pissarro etc (17)
Seven children's & illustrated titles, including Kathleen Hale: 'Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) A Seaside Holiday', L, Country Life, 1952, 1st edition, 32 colour illustrated pages as called for (p.32 with child's crayon scribbling), folio, orig. cloth backed pictorial boards; Eric Thompson: 'The Best of Dougal', Brockhampton, 1973, 1st omnibus edition, illustrations by David Barnett, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Laurent de Brunhoff: 'A Pop-Up Book. Babar's Moon Trip', L, Roger Schlesinger Random House, [1969], 1st UK edition, colour pop-up ills./ills. with movable parts as called for, orig. pictorial boards; Margaret Gibbs: 'One Man Wallopem', L, Hollis & Carter, 1943, 1st edition, 94pp, colour ills. by Lorna Adamson, original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards (inner joints split; John Betjeman: 'Archie and the Strict Baptists', ill. Phillida Gili, L, Murray, 1977, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; plus 2 others (7)
(Essex.) Philip Morant: 'The History and Antiquities of the most ancient town and Borough of Colchester, in the county of Essex', London, T. Osborne et al, 1768, 2nd edition improved, large engraved folding map/plan "The Ichnography of Colchester" (with reinforcement verso) + 8 engraved plates, [iv],195,28,[4]pp, folio, old half calf, Thomas Wright; William Henry Bartlett (ill.): 'The Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain... - Essex', London, George Virtue, 1834, engraved frontis of Saffron Walden church, added engraved vignette title page, engraved folding county map, engraved plate of Harwich light house Harwich light house + 92 engraved views on 46 full page plates, 4to, old half calf gilt, bookplate of Robert Blake Yardley (1858-1943) to front pastedown, T.C. Chisenhale-Marsh (translated): 'Domesday Book Relating to Essex', Chelmsford, W.D. Burrell, 1864, 4to, original cloth gilt, rebacked retaining majority of orig. backstrip, bookplate of Henry William Lewer, of Priors, Loughton, Essex (1859-1949), author and antiquary, honorary Treasurer of the Essex, Thomas Wright & William Henry Bartlett: 'The History and Topography of the County of Essex', L, Virtue, c.1831, engraved frontis, engraved vignette title page + 74 engraved plates, 404pp, thicj 4to, old half calf gilt very worn, backstrip near detached, plus Edward Walford: 'Tourist's Guide to Essex', L, Edward Stanford, 1882, engraved folding map, 136pp + 32pp ads at end, original cloth gilt (5)
First Edition An Illustrated History Of The R.A.F. Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition by Roy Conyers Nesbit Foreword by Air Vice Marshall J E (Johnnie) Johnstone CB CBE DSO DFC DL Published by Colour Library Books 1990 First Edition. A very comprehensive history of the R.A.F. superbly illustrated with many contemporary black , white and colour photographs. The book measures approx 27cm x 35cm (Folio Format), 320 pages, hard back in an unclipped pictorial dust jacket, has a pen inscription Christmas 1990 written on the inner front page otherwise is in very good , near fine condition (see photographs) Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Two vintage WW1 history books comprising In Flanders Fields The 1917 Campaign by Leon Wolff Published by The Folio Society London 2003. This is a reprint of the book originally published by Leon Wolff in 1958 and is a detailed history of Third Battle of Ypres. The book is approx 16.5cm x 24cm, 298 pages, illustrated with photographs and maps, hard back with pictorial boards (no dust jacket) and is in very good condition together with Fighting In Flanders by E Alexander Powell Published by William Heinemann London 1914 First Edition. E Alexander Powell was a special correspondent with The New York World newspaper and was embedded with the Belgium forces in the field. This book is has numerous photographs taken at the front and is an interesting eye witness account of the early phase of WW1. The book measures approx 13cm x 19.5cm, 231 pages, orange hard back. The book shows signs of wear, has a tear on the inner board hinge, has several loose pages particularly at the front and is in good , fair conditionGood condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
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