Search Results: Titles starting with D from Bibiliophilia Books

Amstelodami (Amsterdm): Ioanniis Blaev (Blaeu), 1668. Hardcover. Fair/not applicable. Small 24mo. - 189 pp. - Contemporary full calf, worn. Cover seperated from binding. Backcover loose. Small tear in front free endpaper. - With armorial bookplate of Sir Joseph Copley, Bart. - With engraved title-page. - A note, on old paper and in an old hand, laid in: " Thomas Farnaby able school-master Ben Jonson's friend.

Lugd. Batav. (Leydon): Typographia rediviva, 1648. Hardcover. Fine. 32mo. (12.5x7 cm). - 135, [1], 280 pages. - Modern foll mottled calf, spine with 5 raised bands and title in gilt. - Binding and interior very fine, almost as new. - Both title-pages are printed red-and-black and with different printer's devices, and the second device also appears on Page 189. - Errors in pagination: Page 71 of the first part misnumbered 43; and the numbering of Pages 67-70 repeated, so this part has actually altogether 143 pages. - De Arte Bibendi was originally published in Nurnberg in 1536, but this edition contains additional works not in that publication. - Willems 1650. -- Simon; Bibliotheca Bacchica II. 476.

Venetia: Gracioso Percacino, 1570. Soft cover. Near Fine. No printer, no place. - Folio (41x28 cm). - ]64], 406 pages; blank leaf at *4 is present, lacks the final blank leaf. - The possible publication place as Venice is identified from the dedication and license, while Percacino's name is given by D.E. Rhodes in his "Silent Printers. Anonymous Printing in Venice in the Sixteenth Century", p.9. - Contemporary soft vellum somewhat soiled, else fine. End-papers more soiled due to age; rest of interior almost very fine, with wide margins. - Printed in Italics. - Printed marginalia, as well as a profusion of marginal comments in ink, in neat old hand. - Engraved title within large architectural borders, with the standing figure of Emperor Maximilian II (the dedicatee of the book}, as well as allegorical statues of the Four Virtues and the Four Sciences - With 39 engravings (mostly of plans for fortresses), 19 of them double-page, as well as 12 full-page engraved… Read More

Berlin: Friedrich Maurer, 1790. Hardcover. Fair/not applicable. Crown octavo (20x12 cm). - VII, [1], 255, [1] pages. - Contemporary 3/4 leather, with the spine richly decorated in gilt. Corners and edges worn. - Marbled end-papers. - Title-page and some following pages with water marks.

Heidelbergae: Impensis Heredum Wechelianorum, 1621. Hardcover. Near Fine/not applicable. Duodecimo (17.5x12 cm). - 368, [4], 44, 63, [1] pages - Contemporary vellum, with title in old ink on spine. - Fine. - With a multiply folding plate. - The second section with a separate title-page of "Syllecta Scholastica', and the third one with "Institvtio Ivvnentvtis in Paedagogiis Illvstribvs Inferioris Palatinatvs". - All three title-pages, as well as the last page, with Wechel's printer's device (winged horse on top of a decorated field). - Small old library stamp on first title-page. - The folding plate, entitled "Seqvvnvr Typi Heidelbergensivm Classivm", in-between Pages 42 and 43 of the last section, is not noted in WorldCat. - Albert Szenczi Molnar was a Hungarian Calvinist pastor and scholar, whose linguistic works gained considerable reputation all over Europe. He did pioneering work on the unification of Hungarian language and spelling. The… Read More

Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1841. Erste Ausgabe . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo. - (4),246 pp. - Publisher's original light green wrappers (somewhat frayed, two water spots on back cover). - UNCUT AND UNOPENED. - The ninth century romance of King Rodrigo wit the beautiful Jewess of Toled. [The same story inspired Grillparzer and Feuchtwanger, a well.]

cincinnati: Verlag von Kreuzburg und Nurre, 1860. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo (17x10.5 cm). - 160 pages. - Contemporary 3/4 leather with marbled paper covers, very worn. - Title-page within ornamented frame; ownership mark in old ink: "West Hill School" (crossed out); and below it, in old red ink: "German and Engl. Acade." - Extremely rare: WorldCat does not locate any copy. - In fact, the only edition listed is a much later (1901) Regensburg- Mainz imprint (2 copies).

Paris - Cambridge - Chicago: Gauthiers-Villars et Co. - The Cambridge University Press - University of Chicago Press, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. Tables Annuelles de Constants et Donnees Numeriques, Extract du Volume V. - Imperial octavo (27.5x22 cm). - [6], 805-843, blank, [16] pages. - Green 1/2-cloth, original printed light green hard-board cover. - With 16 pages of ads. - With the engraved illustrated bookplate of Arthur Olderic Desjardins. - Irene Joliot-Curie (1897-1956), daughter of Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935, together with her husband Frederic Joliot-Curie, for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. (This made the Curies the family with the most Nobel Prizes ever[4]). - Rare: WorldCat does not record any actual copy of this item, only an eBook.

New Orleans: The Daily Picayune, 1847. No Binding. Fair/not applicable. (53x40 cm)., folded twice. - 4 pages. - Edges worn; many brown spots. - Examples of ads: 1. "17 valuable NEGROES, comprising choice washers, ironers, cooks, house women, good house man, laborers, mechanics, etc." - 2. "... the following desirable family: the mistress CELIA, 30 years, an excellent cook, pastry cook, washer, ironer, and good house woman, trusty and intelligent, and her four children: Frank, 9 years, Henry; 7 years, and two infants, twins, 6 months". - Also, many other intriguing ads, such as: "LEECHES, first received by late arrivals from Europe, a well selected stock, of Hungarian and Spanish leeches (with ILLUSTRATION)) Link to additional photos available on request.

Berlin: Julius Springer, 1921. Soft cover. Fine. Octavo (21.5x14 cm). - [2], 63 pages. - Original printed wrappers. - With an illustration. - A full-page printed "Zueignung" (Dedication), signed by Nernst laid in. - Some underlinings in light pencil by previous owner. - Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941) formulated the Third Law of Thermodynamics, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1920. - In the "Dedication" laid in, he thanks warmly all those who congratulated him. He also states that many of the ideas described in the present book,"Architecture of the World in Light of Present Research", are hypothetical, and need experimental verifications. - In the book itself, Nernst discusses many profound cosmological questions, such as the energy balance of the universe, the lifetime of fixed stars, reversibility of radioactive processes, etc

Carlsruhe: Chr. Fr. Muller, 1825. First edition . Soft cover. Very Good/not applicable. Title continues: " . zur Geschichte der Lehre von der Beckenaxen". - Square 8vo. - x,(2),126 pp. - Original plain grey wrappers, armorial bookplate in red, gold and black: "Recte faciendo / Neminem Timeas / van der Hoeven". - Slight darkening of one narrow edge of the plates and some pages, else fine. - With 3 full-page plates, a "Zusatz zu Seite 51 Note 1)" (Page 125), and a 2/3-page "Druckfehler"(Page 126). - Garrison-Morton 6256. - First edition. - Naegele's classic morphological study of the pelvis, clearly documenting that, contrary to the commonly accepted view, the axis of the pelvis is not affected by changes in the position of the body. - Shelf No.: P 333.

Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Pub.Co., 1979. First edition . Soft cover. Very Good/not applicable. Wide 8vo. - xxiii,(1),253 pp. - With a 9-line bold inscription, in red, by John R. Porter. - With some photo plates and illustrations. - Pictorial paperback. - Very fine.

Lipsiae (Leipzig): Abraham Lamberg, 1609. First edition . Hardcover. Fine/not applicable. 24mo. - (16),140,(4) pp. - Lamberg, Lipsiae, 1609. - Modern binding (imitation black leather and wooden boards, spine with gilt lettering). Fine. - With 12 simple engraved graphs illustrating marital relationships. - [EARLY MATRIMONIAL LAW] - . - WITH 12 GRAPHS ILLUSTRATING MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS. The Latin text is preceded by a text in German. - An important work on the Protestant position on marriage and matrimonial law, describing also the punishments meted out to trespassers. - Some of the chapter headings: "Von heimlicher unordentlicher Eheverpflichtung der Kinder / ohne vorwissen und willen der Eltern oder Vormundern", "Von Sipp und Magschafft", "Von Eheschiedung dess Ehebruche halben", "Von versohnung und zusammenthadigung der Eheleut". - Extremely rare: OCLC locates only the Harvard Divinity School copy. Contact us for link to more images.

Antverpiae: Plantin, 1619. Hardcover. Fine. (17.5x10.5 cm). - [16], 552, [3] pages. - Contemporary hard vellum, title in ink on spine. - Very fine; interior fine (except for some dark spots on the bottom of the last few pages). On title page: "In Hoc Signo" vignette, on last page: Plantin's famous printer's device. - Bellarmino (1542-1621), Jesuit Cardinal, canonized in the 20th century, was an important figure of the Counter-Reformation, especially since he was the person who ordered Galileo to abandon the Copernican doctrine. - GALILEO AGREED TO DO SO. Link to additional photos available on request.

Lug. Batavorum: Elzeviriana, 1625. Hardcover. Very Good/not applicable. Thick 48mo (11x5.5 cm). - 239, [1], 280, [1] pages. - Contemporary hard vellum, title in gilt on red leather label on spine (chipped). Near fine. - Interior very fine. - A tight copy. - Both with fine engraved frontispieces. - First item dated 1625 on title-page, and May 15, 1526 on the privilege page. - Second item dated 1627 on title-page, and also May 15, 1526 on the privilege page. - With an amusing bookplate of Hammer Morgan [laughing (?) lion].

Lugduni: Apud Franciscum Fabrum, 1592. Hardcover. Very Good/not applicable. Medium 8vo. (23.5x16.5 cm). - [8], 156 p. - Full contemporary soft vellum, with title in old ink on spine. Three cracks on spine, else very fine. - Title-page printed in red-and-black. - Wormholes significantly affect many pages. - In Latin. - With Faber's large engraved printer's device on title-page, and a small engraved end-piece on last page. - Some handwriting, in old ink, on verso of front free end-paper. - Detailed history of Roman families - The book starts with "Antonio Avgvstini de Famililis Romanorum Liber", which describes the families in alphabetical order, beginning with "Acilia", and ending with "Valesia Gens", p. 1- 117. - Then follows "Antonio Augustini ep. Illerdensis de Iis qui Proconsolibus & Propraetorib. &Proquestorib. dicebantur). p. 110-111 [misprints for 118-119]. - The final section is "Familiae Romanae Nobiliores, e… Read More

Altdorfi Noricorum: Jodoci Wilhelmi Kohlesii, 1697. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Title continues: " . Origine, Praestantia, Utilitate, et Institutis, Sermone Vernaculo Liber". - Thick square 12mo. - 576 pp. plus plates and musical score. - Contemporary full calf; covers with gilt borders, spine with 3 raised bands with gilt borders (some of the gilt faded, lower edge of spine and part of back cover somewhat worn, edges of endpapers partially darkened; else fine - interior and plates very fine). - COMPLETE WITH 14 ENGRAVED PLATES (some double-page or folding) and 10 engraved head- pieces and tail-pieces; AND after Page 544, a 12-PAGE MUSICAL INSERT, entitled: "Der Meisterliche Hort in vier gekronten Thonen": and after Page 564 and the portrait, a 2-page "NB. Des Wilhelm Webers Bildnis pag. 564 beyzufugen". - The engraved plates include a portrait of Wagenseil by J. Sandrart; a magnificent multiply folding birds-eye view of Nurnberg by Cornelius Nikolaus… Read More

Magdeburgi: Tobiæ Schro?dteri, 1660. Soft cover. Near Fine/not applicable. Wide crown octavo (19x15 cm). - [8], 200, [1] pages. - Unbound. - Title-page printed in red-and-black, with a delicate vignette. Slight foxing, else fine. - With a 1-page "Errata" at the end. - In Latin. - Daniel Clasen (1622-1678) was aProfessor of Law at the University of Helmstedt. - The WorldCat listings do not note the "Errata" page.

1647. Hardcover. Good/not applicable. 12mo. - 11 unnumbered pages. - Contemporary(?) stiff boards, covered with very attractive marbled papers of green and brown geometric design. - Spine slightly worn, else fine. - In German and (some) Latin. - Appeal by the people of Silesia to the Lutheran princes of the Holy German Empire to support the freedom of religion granted to them by the Pax Augustana, 1555. They had information from the proceedings at the Peace Conference at Osnabruck and Munster that this freedom might be taken away from them. (After the Peace Treaty of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, Emperor Rudolf II ordered all but a few Protestant churches in Silesia to be closed and their property confiscated). - QUITE RARE: WorldCat gives 6 locations, all in Germany [Hanover, Weimar, Dresden, Bamberg, Jena and Leipzig].

Liege: Daniel Mournal , 1701. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo (16.5x9.5 cm). - [16], 432 pages. - Contemporary full leather, spine with 5 raised bands, decorations and title in gilt on leather label. Somewhat worn. - Large partial foxing of title-page and most of the "Avertissement" (first 16 pages), else the interior is fine. - On the title-page, in very small letters. in ink: "Ex libris Steph. Nicolai Mathon(?)". - Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638), the Dutch Catholic bishop of Ypres in Flanders, was the father of the anti-Jesuit movement named after him.