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SERENISSIMI PRINCIPIS FERDINANDI HISPANIARUM INFANTIS S.R.E. CARDINALIS TRIUMPHALIS INTROITUS IN FLANDRIAE METROPOLIUM GANDAVUM

SERENISSIMI PRINCIPIS FERDINANDI HISPANIARUM INFANTIS S.R.E. CARDINALIS TRIUMPHALIS INTROITUS IN FLANDRIAE METROPOLIUM GANDAVUM by (FÊTE BOOK). (RUBENS, PETER PAUL, Illustrator). BECANUS, GUILIELMUS

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Title
SERENISSIMI PRINCIPIS FERDINANDI HISPANIARUM INFANTIS S.R.E. CARDINALIS TRIUMPHALIS INTROITUS IN FLANDRIAE METROPOLIUM GANDAVUM
Author
(FÊTE BOOK). (RUBENS, PETER PAUL, Illustrator). BECANUS, GUILIELMUS
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Antwerp: Johannes Meursius, 1636. FIRST EDITION. 532 x 380 mm. (21 x 15"). 4 p.l., 68, [4] pp. Original stiff vellum, covers with the arms of the city of Ghent in gilt at center, flat spine with seven gilt fleurs-de-lys. Engraved vignette on title by Cornelis Galle after Peter Paul Rubens and 40 (of 42) FINE ENGRAVED PLATES, two of these folding, by Galle, Pieter de Jode, J. Neefs, and others. Lacking plates 23 ("Charles and Africa") and 32 ("Venus beseeching Mars"). Front pastedown with bookplate of J. D. van Langenhove. Landwehr, "Splendid Ceremonies" 96; Lipperheide 2663; Vinet 626; Brunet I, 728. ◆Binding rather soiled and splayed, a few small chips in the vellum, title page a bit stained around the edges and with lower margin strengthened on verso, tears in five plates (four of these neatly mended, the other less so), margins with minor stains, smudges, and thumbing; not without some condition issues, but still a pleasing book internally, the work done on very strong paper, the attractive plates richly impressed, and with deep impressions of the type. Praised by Brunet for its "beautiful plates," this fête book commemorates the "Joyous Entry" into Ghent of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609-41), recently named governor of the Spanish Netherlands (an area incorporating most of modern Belgium and Luxembourg, plus parts of northern France, the southern Netherlands, and western Germany). The son of the King of Spain and his queen, who was the sister of the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand was made a cardinal at the age of 10(!). Despite the ecclesiastical office, he was never ordained to the priesthood; he was more of a soldier at heart. As the Thirty Years War was then in progress, Ferdinand undertook the journey to his new posting accompanied by an army, and his troops engaged in several battles, most notably a victory over the Swedes at Nördlingen. This triumph was celebrated in the pageantry of his entry into Ghent, and in the plates here. There is a large folding plate of the Battle of Nördlingen, as well as plates showing Ferdinand leading his men and consulting with his ally in the battle, the King of Hungary. The decorations for the Joyous Entry were overseen by Peter Paul Rubens, court painter to Ferdinand's predecessor as ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, the Archduchess Isabella. Rubens (1577-1640) also produced the portraits here of Ferdinand and his father, Philip IV of Spain. The triumphal arches and other festive trimmings for Ferdinand's arrival procession are depicted in these plates, along with various allegorical scenes of classical subjects, from gods to real-life conquerors. The revelries accompanying Ferdinand's arrival, including fireworks and theatrical presentations, are also pictured..
Autograph Album of New York Academy of Music Choral Director Frederick Henssler, 1856-61

Autograph Album of New York Academy of Music Choral Director Frederick Henssler, 1856-61 by HENSSLER, Frederick. (Karl Anschütz, Peter Baumgras, et al.)

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Title
Autograph Album of New York Academy of Music Choral Director Frederick Henssler, 1856-61
Author
HENSSLER, Frederick. (Karl Anschütz, Peter Baumgras, et al.)
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
(New York, 1879. Hardcover. Fair. Autograph Album (5¼" x 7½"). Contains over 40 pages of manuscript entries, including several by prominent musicians illustrated with staffs of music, and one illustrated with a pen & ink drawing by Peter Baumgras. Contemporary dark blue morocco over boards, decorative lettering stamped in gold on the front and back covers, with the same decorative lettering embossed in gold on the title page above the J.C. Riker imprint. Lacking the leather spine back, boards are rubbed and worn at the edges and corners, text block is partially split and shaken, else internally very good. A remarkable autograph album dating from the early years of the Academy of Music, a New York City opera house located in downtown Manhattan. Since its opening in October, 1854, the Academy engaged the celebrated Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company to perform an annual season at the hall (up through 1878). As noted in an 1897 obituary laid into the album: "Maretzek was the means of bringing many of the famous singers of his time to this country ..." Other opera companies active at the Academy at this time include the Havana Italian Opera Troupe, and the Max Strakosch Italian Opera Company (which began performing in 1860 and merged with Maretzek's company in 1868). Frederick Henssler was appointed the Academy's Choral Director in 1856. Most of the entries in his autograph album date from 1856-59, when Henssler was serving as choral director in New York City and residing off season in Syracuse, and from when he was on tour with Academy musicians, including a five-month tour in Cuba (1858-59). There are a few additional entries dating up through 1861, and two later entries from 1879. Among the autograph entries of musicians, including some in Spanish from colleagues in Cuba, most are illustrated with music, including an attractive entry from May, 1859 by the Prussian-born conductor and composer Carl Anschuetz [Karl Anschütz]. Soon after his arrival to the United States in 1857 (with Bernard Ullman's Italian opera troupe), he became an important and beloved figure in the New York music scene: in 1862 he founded the German opera in New York, and was active in the establishment of the New York Conservatory of Music. Included among Henssler's other friends is an 1857 entry from Syracuse illustrated with a beautifully rendered pen & ink drawing by the Austrian-born American artist Peter Baumgras. Baumgras is best known today for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln (now at Brown University), and is regarded by art historian William Gerdts as "Washington's finest master of still life". A compelling album worthy of further research, containing autograph entries by many leading international and New York based musicians associated with Manhattan's Academy of Music in the 1850s.
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Bluebeard by VONNEGUT Kurt

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Title
Bluebeard
Author
VONNEGUT Kurt
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1976. First Edition. Signed. VONNEGUT, Kurt. Bluebeard. New York: Delacorte, (1987). Octavo, original half dark blue cloth, original dust jacket. $1500.First trade edition of Vonnegut’s fictional biography of artist Rabo Karabekian, boldly inscribed by Vonnegut on the half title with his signature asterisk: ""For K- H- — Kurt Vonnegut Sept. 3 1996 Sagaponack NY.""""Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision… caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation"" here continues the story of Rabo Karabekian, a minor character from his 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions"" (New York Times). Preceded by a signed limited edition of 500 copies published the same year. Currey, 407. A near-fine inscribed copy.
THINNER

THINNER by Bachman, Richard; King, Stephen

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THINNER
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Bachman, Richard; King, Stephen
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780453004688
Condition
Fine in a fine jacket.
Description
New York: New American Library, 1984. First edition. Fine in a fine jacket.. Beautiful first printing of this Stephen King novel written under pseudonym, a tale of unyielding retribution visited upon those who mostly deserve it. THINNER was the fifth book published by Stephen King under the name Richard Bachman, and the final one to appear before his alternate identity became widely known. In spite of his dedication to maintaining the persona, "It was the beginning of the end of Richard Bachman's career. 'Thinner' was too obviously a Stephen King novel." Or, as King recalled, "The Literary Guild took 'Thinner' and I heard a comment from one of their readers that: 'This is what Stephen King would write like if Stephen King could really write'" (Brown). 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original quarter black cloth with red boards, with metallic red spine lettering. In original unclipped ($12.95) dust jacket. 309, [1] pages. Bright, clean, and sharp overall.
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The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California: An Essay on Early California Winemaking by Hardy, Thomas

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The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California: An Essay on Early California Winemaking
Author
Hardy, Thomas
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1994. Folio, xxiii, 64 pages. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; one of 450 numbered copies on Mohawk Superfine paper printed at the Yolla Bolly Press. First published in Adelaide, Australia, in 1885. Edited and with an introduction by Thomas Pinney. Foreword by Robert Mondavi. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Fine publisher's slipcase.
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Collected Poems by DENBY, Edwin

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Collected Poems
Author
DENBY, Edwin
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very fine copy
Description
(N. Y.): Full Court Press, (1975). First edition. One of only 100 copies signed by Denby. Very fine copy. 8vo, frontispiece, original cloth, dust jacket. Very fine copy.
Violinkonzert [Piano reduction]

Violinkonzert [Piano reduction] by BERG, Alban 1885-1935

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Violinkonzert [Piano reduction]
Author
BERG, Alban 1885-1935
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Wien: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 10903], 1938. Small folio. Original publisher's light green wrappers printed in dark green. 55 pp. + Violin: 15 pp. Publisher's catalogue "Werke von Alban Berg" dated "XI. 1938" to verso of lower wrapper. Wrappers partially detached. Slightly worn; upper outer corner dampstained throughout; occasional creases and small tears. First Edition, first issue of this arrangement. According to Universal Edition, there was no earlier issue. Only the full score was published in 1936. The arrangement, not credited in the edition, is by the Austrian pianist Rita Kurzmann (née Pollak, 1900-1942). She premiered it with violinist Louis Krasner (1903-1995), who had commissioned the concerto. Kurzmann was engaged in the workers' music movement and emigrated to Argentina in 1936. The double dedication-to Krasner and the "memory of an angel"-is noteworthy. The "angel" is Manon Gropius (1916-1935), daughter of Alma Mahler-Gropius (1879-1964) and Walter Gropius (1883-1969), whose early death from poliomyelitis shocked Vienna.
An American Anthology 1787-1900. Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century

An American Anthology 1787-1900. Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century by STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence, editor

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An American Anthology 1787-1900. Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century
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STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence, editor
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Two volumes, large 8vo. Frontispieces and engraved titles. Original boards, printed paper labels, untrimmed; in a red quarter morocco slipcase. First edition, limited large-paper issue, no. 35 of the 'Author's Autography Copy" edition signed by Stedman. Bookplates of Frederick W. Skiff, Joseph Hodges Choate, and Jean Hersholt. With gift inscription Dec. 19, 1954 from Sally and Lew Feldman to Hilda and Frederic Dannay.
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Group of 7 offprints. Includes: WILSON. "The Analysis of Nova Emission Bands." by WILSON, O. C.

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Group of 7 offprints. Includes: WILSON. "The Analysis of Nova Emission Bands."
Author
WILSON, O. C.
Seller
Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Offprint from:: Astrophysical Journal, vol. 80, 1934., 1934. 8vo. 10 pp. Figs. Printed wrappers. FINE. WITH: WILSON. "Absolute Dimensions of a Wolf-Rayet Star and the Expanding-Envelope Hypothesis." Offprint from: Astrophysical Journal, vol. 95, 1942. 8vo. 19 pp. Figs. Printed wrappers. Full list available on request.
Zeiss Phoku. Mikro 373.

Zeiss Phoku. Mikro 373. by ZEISS, Carl.

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Zeiss Phoku. Mikro 373.
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ZEISS, Carl.
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Jena:: Carl Zeiss, 1927., 1927. 25 cm. 8 pp. 3 figs. Self-wraps. Fine. The 'Phoku' Photographic Eyepiece serves for obtaining, during observation, photo-micrographs on [glass] plates.
The Most Excellent Historie of MacHamlet Hys Handycap or As You Swipe It

The Most Excellent Historie of MacHamlet Hys Handycap or As You Swipe It by Paul Triefus

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The Most Excellent Historie of MacHamlet Hys Handycap or As You Swipe It
Author
Paul Triefus
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., Ltd, 1922. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Sidney Rogerson. The 1922 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial beige boards, with small, neat former owner inscription at the front pastedown and one light stain to the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Sidney Rogerson.
Drawings and Digressions [LARRY RIVERS]

Drawings and Digressions [LARRY RIVERS] by Brightman, Larry & Carol Brightman

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Drawings and Digressions [LARRY RIVERS]
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Brightman, Larry & Carol Brightman
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. green cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper
Description
New York: Clarkson N.Potter, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Rivers, Larry. 263 pages.Seventy color and 215 duotone illustrations. Edited by Carol Southern. Foreword by John Ashbury. A pictorial, autobiographical study of Larry Rivers with a notable prose foreword by poet Ashbury. Owner inscription. FREITAG 8238.
Peter Harrison First American Architect

Peter Harrison First American Architect by Bridenbaugh, Carl

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Peter Harrison First American Architect
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Bridenbaugh, Carl
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Orig. maroon cloth. Fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper
Description
Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth. Fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper. 195 pages. 23 1/2 x 16 cm. Forty-one black and white illustrations. Appendices. Index. Being a Loyalist, Harrison was neglected, his papers and drawings destroyed by a New Haven mob. His buildings happily, survived. FREITAG 4139. ROOS 4217.
Notes for infantry officers on trench warfare. Compiled by the British General Staff, edited by the Army War College

Notes for infantry officers on trench warfare. Compiled by the British General Staff, edited by the Army War College

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Notes for infantry officers on trench warfare. Compiled by the British General Staff, edited by the Army War College
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917. Reprinted with revised diagrams from the British edition of November, 1916, 8vo, pp. 163, [1]; large section of diagrams at rear, including a fold-out color diagram of rapid entanglement methods; staplebound in printed wraps; toned, hole-punched; very good.
Week-End en Guatemala

Week-End en Guatemala by Miguel Angel Asturias

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Week-End en Guatemala
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Miguel Angel Asturias
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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Buenos Aires: Editorial Goyanarte, 1956. Very Good. Buenos Aires: Editorial Goyanarte, 1956. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's orange and blue printed wrappers, French flaps; 228pp. Moderate wear to wrapper margins, light soil to upper cover, spine sunned and rather cocked, textblock uniformly toned, contemporary ownership signature at bottom edge of final leaf of text, else a Very Good, bright and sound copy. Interconnected collection of short stories set during the 1954 overthrow of the Guatemalan government of Colonel Jacobo Arbenz by the CIA-sponsored "Liberation Army.
The Loop

The Loop by Joe Coomer

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The Loop
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Joe Coomer
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780571129492
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no apparent flaws. SIGNED by the author on the half title page. An outstanding copy of this novel by the author of "The Decatur Road" and "Kentucky Love". "Autographed Copy" sticker to front panel (can be removed). Dedicated "For Dogs". Not remaindered, not price clipped ($21.95 intact), and not ex-library. In a protective Mylar cover and will be shipped in a sturdy box.
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Flowers and Festivals, or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches by Barrett, W. A.

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Flowers and Festivals, or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches
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Barrett, W. A.
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
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Very good
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London /Oxford / Cambridge: Rivingtons, 1873. Very good. Second edition; 6 3/4 x 5; pp. [7], vi-viii, [3], 4-173, [3] + 24 pp. plates (recto only); green cloth over boards, ruled and decorated in gilt; illustrated with 25 lithographed plates, including frontis; a bit of wear to tips of spine and corners; first blank leaf with a thin strip to top edge missing, partially obscuring previous owner's signature; a few spots of foxing to first and last few pages only; overall in very good condition. An authoritative guide on flower arrangements for churches, it gives a calendar of saints and their flowers and showcases floral decorations within the buildings - to highlight the latter's architectural elements, including arches, altars, etc.
The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel

The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel by Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Graves, Lucia

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The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Graves, Lucia
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780143034902
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Penguin Books, 2004. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Reprint. Edge wear, spine creased. 2004 Trade Paperback. 486 pp. Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

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