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TEXT FROM JULY AND AUGUST by A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM CALENDAR LEAF FROM THE LLANGATTOCK BREVIARY

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: TEXT FROM JULY AND AUGUST
Author: A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM CALENDAR LEAF FROM THE LLANGATTOCK BREVIARY
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Italy [Ferrara], 1441-48. 205 x 200 mm. (8 x 7 7/8"). 35 lines in a very fine rounded gothic hand. Text in dark brown and red, capitals touched with yellow, two four-line "KL" initials in blue, pink, and green on burnished gold ground with leafy marginal extensions, the initials on the recto crowned with an exuberant spray of green, blue, and gold acanthus, hairline tendrils, pink flowers, and gilt bezants and leaves, the verso initials with a long bar border on outer margin painted pink on gilt ground, with pink, green, and blue motifs at middle and top, the border traced with black, the top of the border accompanied by a spray of hairline tendrils, colorful flowers, gold bezants, and leaves. ◆Lower margin of the verso trimmed away (with loss of the end of bar border, though not the text), some of the other margins trimmed close (crowding, but not affecting, the decoration), some fading to brown ink (less faded on recto, legible on both sides in any case), negligible dampstain in upper margin, short closed tear just entering gold bar at top left of verso; not without imperfections, but still an exquisite and very desirable leaf with richly colored and gilt embellishment. This item presents a very special, perhaps singular, opportunity to own the only known calendar leaf from the renowned Llangattock Breviary to emerge since the manuscript was taken apart in the 20th century. Executed with great skill and delicacy in sensitive Italianate colors highlighted by spring green and pink, our leaf is unsurprisingly from a manuscript intended for a powerful aristocrat. It comes from the celebrated Breviary illuminated for the chapel of the Marquises of Este, rulers of Ferrara and Mantua, a manuscript commissioned by Leonello d'Este (duke of Ferrara from 1441-50). According to the d'Este family records, this manuscript seems to be the Breviary done for Leonello by Giorgio d'Alemagna, Bartolomeo de Beninc , Guglielmo Giraldi, and Matteo de' Pasti (see Toniolo, "La Miniatura a Ferrara dal Tempo di Cosm Tura all'eredit di Ercole de' Roberti" [1998], pp. 19-20 and 76-77). Leaves from this manuscript show subtle variations in the style of the illuminations, a result of work performed individually by a team of artists doing variations on a theme. At one time in a Spanish library, the manuscript was brought to Britain during the Peninsular War and came to be owned by the Rolls family, later Lords Llangattock, of Monmouth in Wales, from whom it takes its name. By the time the work reached Britain, most of the miniatures had already been cut out. The Breviary sold at Christie's on 8 December 1958 (lot #190), after which it was acquired and subsequently dismembered by Goodspeed's of Boston. The attribution of this leaf to the Llangattock Breviary is based its script, ruling, and style of decoration, as well as physical attributes such as width of the leaf and the appearance of the vellum, which all correlate to other known leaves from this manuscript. Furthermore, according to the 1958 auction description of the complete manuscript, the entire calendar section had its lower margins trimmed away, as here. The present leaf appeared in a 1979 catalogue of bookseller Kenneth Rendell, and it remains the only known calendar leaf from this manuscript that has ever been advertised..

Tour in Germany and some of the Southern provinces of the Austrian Empire, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822 by RUSSELL, John

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Title: Tour in Germany and some of the Southern provinces of the Austrian Empire, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822
Author: RUSSELL, John
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1825. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Original boards, paper spine label, worn on the bottom of the front board, some staining; uncut with some staining and foxing. Ownership signature on paste-down. Overall a marvelous copy in original condition. First American edition (first printed in Edinburgh the prior year). Russell, an English author, details his travels through Germany and the southern provinces of the Austrian empire. Russell’s captivating observations on the Germanic and Austrian peoples are especially important following establishment of the German Confederation. Everything from politics, customs and education to the arts, architecture, festivals and more are covered. The author utilizes his honest opinions combined with humor in his descriptions making for an amusing and interesting read. Russell (1796-1846) studied at the University of Glasgow, where he received a gold medal for his work on the Constitution of the United States in which he expressed interest in a democratic form of government.

The Fur Trade by Phillips, Paul Chrisler

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Seller: Dawson's Book Shop

Title: The Fur Trade
Author: Phillips, Paul Chrisler
Seller: Dawson's Book Shop (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, (1961). Very good. First Edition 9 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches, cloth, Two volume set in the original slipcase.

The Careless Clock; Poems About Children and Family by Van Doren, Mark

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Title: The Careless Clock; Poems About Children and Family
Author: Van Doren, Mark
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1947. Book. Illus. by Waldo Pierce. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR Mark Van Doren AND ILLUSTRATOR Waldo Pierce on front end page. Near Fine, gilt front board a bit dulled, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, spine a bit sunned, small chip at head of spine..

Slingshot: News of the Christianform. Vol. 1 no. 1 (April 1952)

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Title: Slingshot: News of the Christianform. Vol. 1 no. 1 (April 1952)
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Washington DC: Christianform, 1952. Newsletter. 7p., 8.5x11 inch newsletter, neatly creased from folding, minor toning and handling wear. Not found in OCLC as of July 2023. "For defense of the Christian form of civilization." Includes a piece on the Crouches, founders of the Federation of Former Communists. An article on page 3, "Black Face show - red ink eradicator?" discusses plans for a minstrel comedy show as a fundraiser. The CIA was later revealed to have funded this group; unknown if the support had begun yet by this point.

A Night of Watching - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Arnold, Elliott

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Title: A Night of Watching - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Arnold, Elliott
Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Description: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition in alike dust-jacket. Bottom of spine is rolled. Dust jacket has minor chipping top and bottom small closed tear to upper back; If there is one thing that Elliott Arnold knows how to do, it's watch. From his perch in the rafters of his childhood home, he's watched the sun set over the cityscape. He's watched lovers kiss under the light of the moon. He's watched the stars come out.Now, in his early sixties, Elliott is a retiree living out his days in a quiet neighborhood, watching the world go by from his porch. One summer evening, he's startled by a noise from down the street. When he investigates, he sees a young couple making love in the bushes.Elliott can't help but watch. He's never seen anything like it before. As the couple's passion builds, Elliott finds himself lost in the scene, unable to look away. And as the hours pass, he realizes that he's not the only one watching. The couple is also watching him.; 8vo; FSA .

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