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Hard cover Folio (15 x 12 in). Original gilt tooled full brown morocco, edges gilt marbled endpapers. Pages complete xxiv + 180, with 250 full-page black and white engravings on card with captioned tissue-guards.Containing two hundred and fifty beautiful engravings selected from the Dore Bible, Milton, Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, Atala, Fontaine Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine with critical essays by Edmund Ollier.Page edges lightly scuffed and rubbed with some small scratches to cover boards - some remedial work done to secure the cover boards and spine, but otherwise good. Card plates bright but some foxing to the outer edges. Some foxing to the later text pages.The plate index is a little tricky to use, but all plates are present with the following corrections:Plate 75 misplaced to p130, plate 91 misplaced to p95.Note: This volume is heavy (38x31x10cm, approx 10kg). Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery.
Giornata villereccia: poemetto in tre canti. by [Bondi, Clemente]; Giambattista Bodoni - 1773
by [Bondi, Clemente]; Giambattista Bodoni
Giornata villereccia: poemetto in tre canti.
by [Bondi, Clemente]; Giambattista Bodoni
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Parma: Dalla Stamperia Reale, 1773. Very Good/A very early example of Bodoni printing (only the 38th of over 1,400 items catalogued by Brooks), this volume of cheerful verse about a day at the country cottage is decorated with a well-known engraved title page and three detailed vignettes of rural scenes. Octavo (215mm) [8], 62 pages, including engraved title page and three engraved vignettes. Typographical ornament repeated for each of the 112 octaves. Typographical headpieces. Bound in original speckled pastepaper, worn and perishing along spine, but still intact on panels and at corners and edges. Light dampstains affect the outer margins of the central leaves, but in general this is a better copy than most. References: Brooks, #38 (with title page reproduced); Gamba, #2549 ("In genere di poesia scherzevole è una delle più leggiadra che abbia l'Italia" i.e., "One of the most lovely collections of light verse ever produced in Italy); Melzi, I, 456.
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- Jacket Condition A very early example of Bodoni printing (only the 38th of over 1,400 items catalogued by Brooks), this volume of cheerful verse
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- Publisher Dalla Stamperia Reale
- Place of Publication Parma
- Date Published 1773
- Keywords BODONI PRINTING TYPOGRAPHY LIGHT VERSE RURAL LIVING VILLA
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The Dore Gallery
by Edmund Ollier
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La cortigiana: poemetto romantico di C.R.R.
by Author not stated (initialed C.R.R.).
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Italia: n.p., 1835. Very Good. 19 cm; 20 pages (three blank), including 7 full-page illustrations with captions. Text and illustrations lithographed throughout. Bound in (later?) plain wraps. Not in Melzi. No copies located. Apparently unrecorded booklet with text and illustrations produced completely in lithograph. The text reproduces an italic calligraphy that must have been lettered in reverse on stone, or written out on transfer paper before being applied to the lithographic stone. The narrative concerns a lady who is handily juggling simultaneous affairs with a young man and with the young man's father.
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I giochi numerici fatti arcani, palesati.
by Alberti, Giuseppe Antonio.
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Bologna: Bartolomeo Borghi, 1747. First edition. Good. Octavo (19cm); viii, 314 pages (misnumbered in last gathering--a point of the first printing), and XVI full page engraved plates, along with several woodcut tables in text. In 18th-century two-tone woodblock decorated paper over boards. Paper label on spine worn and illegible. Spine darkened and faded. Endleaves renewed. Some spots and stains throughout. References: Honeyman 47 ("Contains arithmetical puzzles, tricks with cards and dice, problems relating to the theory of numbers, sleight of hand, etc." ); Riccardi I, 15 ("oltre i giuochi numerici contiene ancora dilettevoli giuochi di prestigio"); Caillet 1, #146 ("Ouvrage sur les nombres et sur les secrets et recettes, enrichi des figures gravées hors texte.") First edition of the first book on prestidigitation printed in Italy. The text is a handbook of dice and card games, mathematical riddles, sleight-of-hand, and magic, illustrated by 16 engraved plates and several tables. Among…
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The Baby's Opera: A Book of Old Rhymes With New Dresses
by Walter Crane
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Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London, New York 1877. Square 8vo, pp. 54; color illustrations by Crane engraved by Edmund Evans; original terra cotta-backed pictorial boards , all edges rubbed; interior fine.Red cloth spine with red card paper covered boards, having black and white illustrative titles and decoration. One of the earliest Crane-Evans collaborations, originally published in London, 1877. (Together with : The baby's bouquet.) No Date. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Internally in wonderful condition with no marks or browning. Engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans. Full of wonderful illustrations in addition to the sheet music to a host of children's favourite nursery rhymes. 10 Full page colour illustrations and intricate border designs that are truly beautiful. Walter Crane was an artist, designer, socialist, interior decorator and leading member of the Arts & Craft movement. edge wear. Illustrated in colour with plates…
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Elettricismo artificiale di Giambatista Beccaria: delle Scuole Pie All'Altezza Reale del Signor Duca di Chablais
by Beccaria, Giambattista (i.e., Giovanni Battista).
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Torino: Nella Stamperia Reale, 1772. Very Good. Quarto (23 cm); viii, 417 pages, and XI folding copper-engraved plates. Bound "alla rustica" in publisher's pastepaper, lettered in manuscript on spine. Pages evenly toned, but an unblemished, unsophisticated copy of a seminal work. References: Gamba, 2150 ("Nella Fisica forma epoca il nome di Beccaria"); La Stampa Reale di Torino, p. 71; Second much-expanded and first illustrated edition of the seminal study of electricity by Giovanni Battista Beccaria, professor of experimental physics at the University of Torino. (The edition published in 1753, without plates, was about half the pages.) It was this edition that Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley brought to John Nourse, noted London publisher of scientific books, to have translated into English and published in 1776 as "A treatise upon artificial electricity. Beccaria (1716-1781) was a principal exponent of Franklin's studies on electricity in Europe, and a principal innovator in Italian…
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La cortigiana: poemetto romantico di C.R.R.
by Author not stated (initialed C.R.R.).
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Italia: n.p., 1835. Very Good. 19 cm; 20 pages (three blank), including 7 full-page illustrations with captions. Text and illustrations lithographed throughout. Bound in (later?) plain wraps. Not in Melzi. No copies located. Apparently unrecorded booklet with text and illustrations produced completely in lithograph. The text reproduces an italic calligraphy that must have been lettered in reverse on stone, or written out on transfer paper before being applied to the lithographic stone. The narrative concerns a lady who is handily juggling simultaneous affairs with a young man and with the young man's father.
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I giochi numerici fatti arcani, palesati.
by Alberti, Giuseppe Antonio.
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Bologna: Bartolomeo Borghi, 1747. First edition. Good. Octavo (19cm); viii, 314 pages (misnumbered in last gathering--a point of the first printing), and XVI full page engraved plates, along with several woodcut tables in text. In 18th-century two-tone woodblock decorated paper over boards. Paper label on spine worn and illegible. Spine darkened and faded. Endleaves renewed. Some spots and stains throughout. References: Honeyman 47 ("Contains arithmetical puzzles, tricks with cards and dice, problems relating to the theory of numbers, sleight of hand, etc." ); Riccardi I, 15 ("oltre i giuochi numerici contiene ancora dilettevoli giuochi di prestigio"); Caillet 1, #146 ("Ouvrage sur les nombres et sur les secrets et recettes, enrichi des figures gravées hors texte.") First edition of the first book on prestidigitation printed in Italy. The text is a handbook of dice and card games, mathematical riddles, sleight-of-hand, and magic, illustrated by 16 engraved plates and several tables. Among…
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Elettricismo artificiale di Giambatista Beccaria: delle Scuole Pie All'Altezza Reale del Signor Duca di Chablais
by Beccaria, Giambattista (i.e., Giovanni Battista).
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Torino: Nella Stamperia Reale, 1772. Very Good. Quarto (23 cm); viii, 417 pages, and XI folding copper-engraved plates. Bound "alla rustica" in publisher's pastepaper, lettered in manuscript on spine. Pages evenly toned, but an unblemished, unsophisticated copy of a seminal work. References: Gamba, 2150 ("Nella Fisica forma epoca il nome di Beccaria"); La Stampa Reale di Torino, p. 71; Second much-expanded and first illustrated edition of the seminal study of electricity by Giovanni Battista Beccaria, professor of experimental physics at the University of Torino. (The edition published in 1753, without plates, was about half the pages.) It was this edition that Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley brought to John Nourse, noted London publisher of scientific books, to have translated into English and published in 1776 as "A treatise upon artificial electricity. Beccaria (1716-1781) was a principal exponent of Franklin's studies on electricity in Europe, and a principal innovator in Italian…
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Al nobile signor co. Cristoforo di Rovero cavaliere de' SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro in occasione delle sue nozze colla nobile signora co. Zenobia D'Onigo Zacco.
by Sartori, Giulio Sartorio; Jacopo Vittorelli (?).
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Bassano del Grappa: [Remondini], 1781. Only edition. Very Good. Octavo (22 cm); xiv, [2] pages. Typographic ornaments in text. Bound in hand-combed paste-paper stiff wraps by Remondini. Slight discoloration at upper right corner of upper wrap, else about fine. Paste-paper reference: Remondini: Un editore del Settecento, , p. 130, #60. A little book of gratulatory sonnets, madrigals, and anancreontics written for the occasion of the wedding of Count Cristoforo di Rovero and Countess Zenobia d'Onigo, at the count's villa at San Zenone, near Bassano. The villa was the site of something like a salon, as di Rovero regularly invited collections of notable guests for extended stays in the country. Giuseppe Remondini, the head of the great printing, print-making, paper-decorating, and dyeing concern based in Bassano, was a close friend and frequent guest. Others in the circle included mathematicians, architects, public intellectuals, and the poet Jacopo Vittorelli, whom we suspect wrote the verses in…
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Morceaux Chiosis.
by Maurice Maeterlinck
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Green calf binding with red title plate, gilt decoration, banding and title on the spine. Gilt decorative edging on both boards. Humberstone school emblem on the front board. Green marbled edges and pastedowns. Presentation copy.In French.
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Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)
by Claire, Erin St (Sandra Brown)
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- 9780373482474 / 0373482477
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Silhouette, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Sandra Brown writing as Erin St. Claire, 253 pgs
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Mars 1999 (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by O'Leary, Brian
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1987 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - INSCRIBED to include shark-faced rocket cartoon - "Exclusive Preview of the U.S. - Soviet Manned Mission - book: very good - pages show toning from age - dj: very good - some toning from age - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Cognac a Liquid History (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Calabrese, Salvatore
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2001 - 1st edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title page "To Anthony Salute 18 03 05" - prior owner inscription "With love for Michelle 26 Dec 2014" - "Seen through the eyes of Salvatore Calabrese, a renowned and respected cognac expert, this book is a personal and insightful perspective on the spirit that earned its image of virility and strength from Napoleon Bonaparte." - book; very good - filled with images - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked, no folded page corners, dj: not price clipped [Price in UK 25.00] - small dime size chip on the back upper left corner repaired with archival tape - slight amount of scuffing - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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If I Die At Thirty (INSCRIBED)
by Woodson, Meg
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1975 First Edition (No Additional Printings) - INSCRIBED by the author in pink ink on the front free endpaper "With best wishes and prayers from the author - Meg Woodson + Peggie :)" Rare book to have an inscription - "A rare and unforgettable glimpse into a young girl's mind as she faces the reality of her own death: - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - back two pages are a little wavy with a from the book of sticker on the last page (see photographs) - dj: very good- - not price clipped ($4.95) - a few chips, tears, and edgewear repaired with archival tape - dj in protective sleeve
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Bloody Sunrise
by Spillane, Mickey
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1965 - First Edition stated - A Tiger Mann Mystery - "...for Tiger is told on his wedding day that he is needed for Operation Plato." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - no previous owner markings - dj: vibrant colors with some rubbing to the black base and abstract sun - interesting black and white photo of Spillane on the back cover - a few chips repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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More Than Forever
by McLean, Jay
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- 9781505999471 / 1505999472
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2014. Book Four in the More Than Series 8vo size trade paperback; 369 pages Please note: This book has a Mature Readers Advisory. From back: "Lucy - There is love so fierce it cannot be measured... Cameron - Forever. Everlasting. Eternal. THere is no measure of time... But our forever isn't always." Creased back cover and last few pages, worn corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.
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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
by Marcus, Phillip
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- 9780744009552 / 0744009553
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Bradbury & Evans, 2007. Covers PC-CD ROM/DVD ROM & Playstation 3 Computer Entertainment System 4to sized softcover; 271 heavy glossy pages with color illustrations throughout Brand new, but note some edgewear and blemish to top of back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Birth and Death of Meaning: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Problem of Man
by Becker, Ernest
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New York: The Free Press, 1971. Second Edition. Contents include: The Man-Apes; The Origins of the Mind; The Distinctive Human; The Inner World; Socialization: the Creation of the Inner World; The New Meaning of the Oedipus Complex; Self-Esteem; Culture and Personality; Social Encounters: The Staging of Self-Esteem; Culture: the Relativity of Hero-Systems; What is Normal?; What Would A Science of Man Then Be?; Religion: The Quest for the Ideal Heroism. 228 pages. Edgewear; light wear to covers; worn corners and light creases on spine. Deeply creased spine opens flat at pages 60/61. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. 2nd. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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- 1906
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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A Million Miles from Boston
by Day, Karen
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2011. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 215 pages. Signed by author on title page. Stated First Edition From jacket: "(Lucy) wants to get out of Boston and forget her worries about starting middle school and about her father's new girlfriend. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred. But this summer, nothing is the same. Ian, a boy from home in Boston, comes to Pierson Point...Lucy's father wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life. Though Lucy struggles against change, she gradually realizes that sometimes, change is for the better. Average wear to jacket; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, owner's name on fep. Autographed Copy sticker on front of jacket; one previously folded page corner. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits…
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