Search Results: Italy and Italian Interest from Paul Haynes Rare Books

Third edition. John Murray. London. 1883. Two volumes. Octavo. Title page in red and black, with engraved vignette. cxxviii, 501, (2) addenda and errata pp. Frontispiece., 12 plans and maps, some folding, 3 engraved plates, numerous illustrations, vignettes and engravings.; xv, 579, (1) errata pp. Colour frontispiece., 10 plans and maps, some folding, large folding map, numerous illustrations and engravings, 4 engraved plates. Complete with all maps, plans and illustrations. Original decorative cloth, gilt and blind tooling. Slightly bumped to corners. Occasional spotting. A bright and handsome set.
Bookplates of Sir John Nicholson Barran, [First Baronet] designed and engraved by George W Eve [R.E. (1855-1914)], dated 1896, to feps.
Dennis, George (1814–1898), Archaeologist and explorer. The result of several explorations in Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria from 1842 to 1878, this work remains the fundamental reference and guide to the Etruscan city-states.
Dennis made further tours of Etruria following… Read More

Svmptibvs Samvelis Crispini. [Samuel Crispin]. Coloniae Allobrogvm. [Geneva] 1615. Folio. Title page in red and black. Engraved device depicting Fama to title page. [34], 746, [160], [8], 116, 3-29pp. Pages 2 and 27 incorrectly numbered 116 and 23, pagination complying with the Kew copy. Main body of text printed in double columns, with marginal printed notation. Head and tail pieces, historiated initials. Imprint date uses turned Cs. Running title: C. Plinii Secvndi Natvral Hist. Half calf, spine in seven compartments with leather label, renewed at a later date, retaining earlier marbled boards. Reinforced to hinges with linen. Some spotting, foxing, offsetting etc. A few minor dog-ears. Historic annotation in a neat hand to Lib. VI p.102 "These numbers are doubtless transposed" & to Lib. XXXIII p.653 "Ante de diminuum". A notably significant volume.
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Early Inscriptions to Title Page:
D. Laurentius Strange
Charmay [indecipherable] [indecipherable] (written at an angle)
Bookplates to… Read More

Two volumes. Quarto. Chez Amable Costes. Paris. 1836/1837. Complete set with 135 copper engraved plates and two folding engraved maps. Premier Partie: viij, 56, 16, 48, 28, 48, 24pp. Engraved half title, title, section titles, folding map (slightly darkened to edge), 51 copper engraved plates (as listed in tables des matières et indication des figures); Deuxieme Partie: 136, 80, 64, 64pp. Title, section titles, 84 copper engraved plates (as listed in tables des matieres et indication des figures, plus one), folding map. Contemporary quarter morocco. Spines in six compartments, gilt lettering and decoration. Marbled endpapers. All edges blue. Crisp and bright, occasional light foxing to text. Light shelf wear. A desirable set.
Carte Routiere de l'Italie dressee par Th. Duvotenay, eleve de M.P.Lapie, publiee par Amable Costes 1836.
Second map grave Flahaut; ecrit par Arnoul.

John Lampugnani. Milan. nd (c.1902). Octavo. xvi pp (decorative adverts), 86pp, 72pp (decorative hotel adverts - on yellow paper), endpaper adverts. Five folding maps: one T shaped coloured folding map, partially split to folds, no loss; one double page coloured map of Como; one five-page coloured folding map of Lago di Lugano, Lago di Como and environs (slightly protruding edges toned); one double page coloured map of Lugano; one six page coloured folding map of Lago Maggiore. Photo illustrations. Original blue decorative limp cloth, slightly bubbled, faded to spine and motif on lower board.

First edition. Chez Cuchet, Libraire, rue & hotel Serpente. Paris. 1788. 8vo. vi, 525, (2) pp. Folding table. Quarter morocco, marbled boards, raised bands to spine, gilt motifs and lettering in six compartments. Light shelf wear. Some occasional foxing/spotting. Paper fault to lower margin of 175/6, not affecting text. A crisp and handsome copy. First and only edition of this important book by Dolomieu (1750-1801) who gave his name to the Dolomites. The outline maps were not bound into this copy and are loosely inserted in facsimile.
(DSB IV, 150). Caminada, pp. 39-40; Lozzi II, 3785; Fera-Morlicchio 1101; Brunet, VI, 4644
Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801) Geologist. Knight of Malta.

First illustrated edition. Patavii, apud Petrumpaulum Tozzium. Extypographeio Laurentij Pasquati. 1616. [Imprim. Typographum Cameralem. 1615. Patauij ex Typographia Camer. 1616] Small Quarto. Title page in red and black, (5), (5) Catalogus, (28) Index, 614, (1), 60pp. 2 full page engraved plates, folding astrological plate, numerous further engravings, engraved headpieces, tailpieces and historiated initials. Text in Latin and Greek. Contemporary vellum, spine in five compartments with raised bands. Gilt rules and floral motifs to spine and boards. Hand lettering to spine. Vestiges of closure ties. All page edges gauffered: decoratively tooled and gilded. Signature partly excised from lower margin of title by scorching. Historic notation to fep. Some age related marking and discolouration to vellum. Occasional paper faults, short closed tear to attachment of folding plate, minor corner tears etc., light marginal staining to first ten pages, last few pages lightly spotted, light variable toning. A… Read More

First edition. Chapman and Hall. London. 1856. viii, 316pp. 16pp publisher's catalogue dated May 1st 1856 to end. Original cloth, blind tooled. Part of spine strip missing, requiring attention and renewing, as is often the case in this work, due to the fragility of the cloth used. (Price has been adjusted accordingly to allow for the work to be done professionally to the new owner's taste). Wear to boards. A little spotting to title page, generally bright, binding firm. Original yellow endpapers. Occasional pencil to margins. Small Armorial bookplate to fep. ("R.T." or "R.J." ) Binder's plate to rep: Bound by Bone and Son, Fleet Street, London.

Second English edition. Kaye & Ward. London. 1968. Octavo. 224pp. Photo illus. Original blue cloth, gilt. Original protected, unclipped dust wrapper. Edges lightly spotted. A very good copy.Gaston Rebuffat (1921-1985) One of the greatest climbers of all time.

Twenty-first edition. Karl Baedeker, Dulau & Co, Charles Scribner's Sons. Leipzig, London, New York. Small octavo. xxxviii, 548pp. 63 maps, 17 plans, 11 panoramas. Publisher's ads to fep. Map to reps. Marbled edges. Silk bookmarks. Original red cloth, gilt lettering. Some spotting/toning to maps and panoramas. Short closed tear to frontispiece map. Proud edges of folding panoramas slightly chipped. A little strained at title/frontispiece. Previous owner's signature to fep, with another signature crossed through. Cloth a little tired, but a reasonable enough copy, including an uncommon Baedeker's Handbooks loose insert advising methods for detaching single sections from the book and purchasing linen covers for the detached sections, "price 50 pfennigs".

First edition. Simpkin, Marshall et al., Thos Cook & Son. London. 1926. iv, 116pp (including 2pp Thomas Cook adverts). Folding colour railway map frontispiece, Cook's Railway route map of the Italian Lakes, folding map of Milan. Original burgundy cloth, gilt to pine and upper board. Woven bookmark. All edges speckled red. Lightly rubbed to edge of spine. Frontispiece map slightly creased due to past misfold. Pencil notes to rear endpapers. Marginal ticks to Thomas Cook Adverts pages. Signature of W. B. Vardy in pencil to ffep. A nice copy of this volume of the Cook's Traveller's Handbooks series.

First edition. Printed by arrangement from Messrs Churchill for John Walton; Tho. Wotton; Samuel Birt; Daniel Browne; Thomas Osborn; John Shuckburgh; and Henry Lintot. London. 1732. Folio. p.43-142. (99)pp. Two column text. Engraved tailpiece. The first English publication of this translation of Careri's travels through Italy, France, England, The Low Countries, The Empire and Austria. Extracted from A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original MSS by Awnsham and John Churchill. Vol. VI. 43-142. Removed from the larger volume, thus lacking boards, sewn and intact with original spine strip. Final page partially detached at base. A couple of spots/browning, otherwise crisp and bright. All edges sprinkled red.

Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle. London. 1873. First edition. Octavo. xii, 347pp, 48pp publisher's adverts. Engraved frontis., map, coloured in outline, 3 further engraved plates, text engravings. Original cloth, gilt lettering, rules and cover vignette. Bumped and rubbed. Hinges cracked. Untrimmed, and partially unopened. Short closed tear to first page of index. Sporadic minor foxing/spotting. Blue silk bookmark. Inscription dated Dec 27th 1873 to verso ffep. WH Smith stamp embossed to ffep.