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Fabbriche e disegni di Giacomo Quarenghi, architetto di S.M. l’Imperatore di Russia, Cavaliere di Malta e di S. Walodimiro, illustrate dal Cav. Giulio suo figlio. Seconda edizione by QUARENGHI, Giacomo

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Title: Fabbriche e disegni di Giacomo Quarenghi, architetto di S.M. l’Imperatore di Russia, Cavaliere di Malta e di S. Walodimiro, illustrate dal Cav. Giulio suo figlio. Seconda edizione
Author: QUARENGHI, Giacomo
Seller: Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Description: NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE IN IMPERIAL RUSSIA LARGE FOLIO, WITH OVER 100 ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS Mantova, Fratelli Negretti, 1843-44. Folio (46.4 x 31.4 cm). 2 parts in 1 vol.: 46, [2] pp., and 59 engraved plates (lacking the portrait of Quarenghi); and [2] leaves (color lithographed dedication leaf to the "Gran Duca, ereditario delle Russie" and color lithographed title dated 1844), [3] pp. (dedication to "Altezza Imperiale"), 5-32, [2] pp., and 66 engraved plates (title and dedication leaves misbound after text pages, and plates and 55 misbound before 62). Occasional scattered foxing, 12mm tear on upper margin of part I, plate 20 not affecting image, and 55mm tear on lower margin of part I, plate XL beyond platemark and not affecting image. Bound in contemporary quarter green calf gilt over marbled boards, raised bands, brown leather titling pieces; some wear. Second Italian edition of Édifices construits à St.-Pétersbourg, originally published in 1810 by the Imprimerie du Senat-Dirigéant in Saint Petersburg. The Italian version of part I of this edition first appeared in 1821 and was published by Paolo Antonio Tosi in Milan. This 1843-44 edition is notable for including a second series of plates showcasing architectural works that were entirely omitted from the 1821 publication, and appear here for the first time, including the Imperial Bank, the Astronomical Observatory, additions to the Yusupov Palace, various bridges, and bath houses, coffee houses, theaters, monuments, and other small-scale structures. The engravings in part I are by Ivan Kolpakov except for plate 59 which is by Quarenghi; and in part II they are chiefly by G. Bassaglia, with A. Rivelanti, G. Biagi, M. Vinocchi, and A. Bernieri also contributing. Giacomo Quarenghi (1744–1817) was an Italian architect influenced by Andrea Palladio's architecture who spent 38 years defining the Neoclassical landscape of Russia. While primarily known for shaping the architectural identity of St. Petersburg, he followed in the footsteps of Bartolomeo Rastrelli by extending his influence to Moscow. His prolific portfolio ranged from grand palaces and triumphal arches to functional military installations. Quarenghi's impact was so immediate that only five years after his arrival, Catherine the Great remarked that the city was filled with his "charming buildings" (Millard, p. 338). His notable contributions include the Hermitage Theater (1783–87), the stock exchange (1783-85, later demolished), the state bank (1783–99), the state Duma (1790s), and St. Petersburg's first shopping arcade (1797–98) and many more. * Berlin Kat. 2776 (1821 ed.); Millard, Italian and Spanish 108 (1821 ed.); RIBA 2677 (1821 ed.).

The Enchanted Places by MILNE, Christopher

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Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA

Title: The Enchanted Places
Author: MILNE, Christopher
Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA (United States)
Description: London: Eyre Methuen, 1974, 1974. FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY MILNE AND SIGNED BY HIS NANNY. 1 vol., hardcover, illustrated, inscribed by Milne on the front blank endleaf "- Birthday Morning 1975 - but also to remember the one of forty years ago, sun shining through a window in St. John Street & lighting a vase of daffodils on a little blue table & to remember to happy days of Christopher Robin & Pooh - & to remember -", under that signed by Christopher's Nanny (Olive Christine Rand Brockwell) "Always Old Nanny XXX XX X", bookplate to half-title additionally signed by Milne "A Favorite Friend", with the original DJ, not price clipped, FINE/NEAR FINE. Additionally, tipped to the front pastedown is an envelope in Milne's hand addressed to a Miss Elizabeth (Campbell) Hiskins containing a 2-page letter on Harbour Bookshop letterhead dated 28-2-75 which reads "How very nice of you to write to me: a letter like that couldn't possibly be a wol (sic). It made me very happy to think that I had helped make your birthday an enjoyable one. Yes, I have had a number of letters, many of the writers finding that the book awakened happy childhood memories, even though their own lives had been very different from mine. Often - as in your case - a common bond had been our skymen. I remember Michael and Geraldine well. So if you do ever see them again, please give them my best wishes. Yours sincerely Christopher Milne" The "Harbour Bookshop" was the bookstore owned and run by Milne and his daughter Clare who was diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy. Milne remained close to his Nanny all his life. This book "The Enchanted Places" is dedicated to her. Olive was born on 2/23/1895 and died in 1978. Milne's reply letter to Elizabeth is dated 2/28/75. It's interesting to think that Milne would have asked Olive, quite possibly on her 80th birthday, to sign a copy of this book that he was giving as a birthday present. We know of no other book signed by Olive. Elizabeth Hiskins had passed away in 2015. Assuming that Milne's reference of a birthday "forty years ago" in 1975 being her birth year she would have been 75 in 2015. Acquired by descent from the family.

Pegasus. Summer 1916 [Manuscript title]

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Title: Pegasus. Summer 1916 [Manuscript title]
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: [Devon, England], 1916. Very good. 10 " x 8¼". Quarter leather over boards. Pp. 135, [20]. Very good: backstrip perished, light scuffing and faint spotting to boards; foxing to pastedowns and loss to (blank) RFEP; a few chips to title page not approaching illustration; foxing and offsetting common throughout but still internally vivid and bright. This is an astounding, entirely handmade arts and literary journal from England, Pegasus. It was created by the Pegasus Club, a group of amateur artists who exchanged and rated each other's work, and lists the group's members, votes and "criticisms" of the fantastic illustrations, poems and photography found within its pages. This book began with a letter from the "Editress" providing newsworthy events in the lives of some of the members. There are 18 illustrations in watercolor, colored pencil and charcoal, revealing a beach scene "At Dawlish," "The Direction Post, Berkshire," a "Thatched Cottage" in Devon, portraits of women and flowers. Five of the pieces were to be considered for the "Art Union" prize, with a theme of "A Harmony of Colour, or Where the Blue peeps through." It holds nine poems and two pieces of "proseon subjects not limited to the ongoing great war, "Sympathy," a one-armed organ grinder and a "Celtic Legend," "Singing the songs of the Ancients / Songs of the souls departed." Five of the nine photographs were submitted for the "Photo Union" prize with the theme of "An Old Building" and the other four show views of "A Somerset Lane," children playing on the shore during "Incoming Tide" and the "Whitgift Alms Houses, Croydon." A final, three-page typed contribution pays charming tribute to the "Sayings of Children." Several pages at the rear reveal the club's winning entries and "Balance Sheet" for the previous year, as well as the voting process. There is a list of members' names and addresses with columns to note when the volume was received and when it was sent on, as well as a record of votes for top choice in each category. The book shows 31 members, about half of each sex, residing in Bristol, Plymouth, Kingsbridge, Sheffield, London and other towns. One page has an adhered envelope to collect "Fines" (either "For not contributing to this Pegasus" or "For keeping Pegasus more than 3 days"). "Criticisms" by the members are found after each contribution, as well as "on this Pegasus as a whole" (one reads, "Better than some but not equal to others") and there is a printed list of themes for entries for each of the issues of 1916. This list reveals the "Editress" of Pegasus as "C.M. Kingwell, Great Aish, S. Brent, S. Devon." We think this may have been Catherine M. Kingwell, who lived from 1874 to 1956 in Devon and was a leading member of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art. A fantastic handmade journal with photographs, poetry and art. OCLC shows one entry for two earlier volumes of Pegasus (1900 and 1901), held at Yale.

[Hall, Edna Clarke- Superb Watercolor & Gouache Painting] "Three Ears of Corn by Hall, Edna Clarke

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Title: [Hall, Edna Clarke- Superb Watercolor & Gouache Painting] "Three Ears of Corn
Author: Hall, Edna Clarke
Seller: Nudelman Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1925. Offered here is a wonderful watercolour, gouache and ink painting by the renowned British painter Edna Clarke Hall (1879ñ1979), on paper. Image size:14 3/4 x 11 inches inches. A luminous companion ìpoem pictureî to the item above, presenting a seated nude set against wind-swept fields of ochre and blue, counterbalanced by a flowing blue drapery. Two cartouche-like panels of handwritten verse are integrated directly into the design, reinforcing Clarke Hallís practice of treating poetry as a compositional element rather than a caption. The granular surface, opaque highlights, and linear ink drawing indicate the same mixed-media methodóink with watercolour and gouacheóseen in comparable documented works. Unsigned, but purchased from the same estate of the similar Clarke Hall painting (above listing) which is signed. Fine condition. Edna Clarke Hall was trained at the Slade School of Art in London, entering in her mid-teens, and went on to develop one of the most distinctive bodies of imaginative and symbolic work on paper in Britain during the early 20th century. She is best known for her visionary illustrations to Wuthering Heights and for highly personal, symbolic figure studies that often merge image and poetry. Her work is widely represented in major public collections, most notably at Tate in London, where she is strongly held, underscoring her institutional standing and lasting scholarly interest. Poem text: Three ears of corn Did once adorn One little room where you were born To bring you gold Of joy untold To every grain A hundred-fold.

THE ALPHABET [1517] Followed by a Comparison with the Alphabet of FRA LUCA PACIOLI by TORNIELLO, FRANCESCO

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Title: THE ALPHABET [1517] Followed by a Comparison with the Alphabet of FRA LUCA PACIOLI
Author: TORNIELLO, FRANCESCO
Seller: The Book Block (United States)
Description: Sm. 4to., T.e.g., other edges untrimmed; in a matching board slipcase. As new!Number 14 of 160 copies in English (translated by Betty Radice), printed in Dante type on Amalfi handmade paper, with an Introduction by Giovanni Mardersteig giving an account of those who collaborated in the work: Torniello who designed the alphabet and described its construction; Guillaume le Signerre who engraved the author's portrait, the decorative opening initial and probably the xylographs of the letters, and finally Gotardo da Ponte, the printer and publisher. The reprinting of Torniello's alphabet (the first construction based on the logical system of measurement which corresponds to a ninth part of the height of the letters or the thickness of the principal stroke), with its commentary is followed by a second section reproducing the famous alphabet of Luca Pacioli, the letters of which are individually compared to those of Torniello. Schmoller 170.

Confessions of a Negro Preacher by [Anonymous: Opie Read]

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Title: Confessions of a Negro Preacher
Author: [Anonymous: Opie Read]
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Chicago: Canterbury Press, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Orange cloth stamped in black. A couple of paper remnants on the front board, else near fine in faintly stained very good dust jacket with a couple of small chips. Fictional autobiography of an African-American preacher from Chicago, almost certainly written by the white journalist and writer Opie Read. In nicer than usual jacket.

Lucas, King of the Balucas by Adamic, Louis

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Title: Lucas, King of the Balucas
Author: Adamic, Louis
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Octavo. Illustrated with two woodcuts by Eizzil. Dust jacket (unclipped; spots on front panel; chip to spine of jacket). Very good. 23 pages. One of 350 copies. Adamic (1899-1951) has two film credits. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown.

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