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TEXT PRESUMABLY FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS

TEXT PRESUMABLY FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS by A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A BREATHTAKING MINIATURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN FRENCH

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Title
TEXT PRESUMABLY FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS
Author
A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A BREATHTAKING MINIATURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN FRENCH
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Metz, ca. 1440. Leaf: 162 x 124 mm. (6 3/8 x 4 7/8"). Frame: 308 x 258 mm. (12 1/8 x 10 1/8"). Single column, three lines of text under the miniature (obverse with 18 ruled lines, five of which contain text), in a gothic book hand. Attractively matted and framed. Recto with one three-line initial in gold on pink and blue ground, WITH A LARGE MINIATURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION WASHED IN BLUE, Christ on a painted gold cross, flanked by two thieves on painted gold crosses, surrounded by throngs of people including the Virgin, St. John, Mary Magdalene, and numerous soldiers, all in an arched gold frame inside a three-sided painted and gilt baguette and a FULL BORDER of colorful vine sprays and flowers inhabited by a peacock. See: "The Jeanne Miles Blacburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations" nos. 29-38; Avril & Reynaud, pp. 182 & 190. Minor soiling/browning right at inner edge (away from border and image), otherwise IN VERY FINE CONDITION, THE MINIATURE REMARKABLY WELL PRESERVED, WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF PAINT. This stunning miniature with its memorable nocturnal scene comes from a very fine Book of Hours probably executed by Henri d'Orquevaulz (or d'Orquevaulx) or a member of his workshop. D'Oquevaulz was active during the second quarter of the 15th century in Metz, the cultural and commercial capital of Lorraine during the period, and the center of a growing book trade. According to the catalogue of the Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art, which owns 10 leaves from the original manuscript, the parent Book of Hours can be localized based on the Lorraine dialect found in the French text on some of the leaves (including the present example), and because the calendar singled out two bishop-saints of Metz (Clement and Arnoul). Although little is known about d'Orquevaulz, his dated signature in the colophon of a Livy manuscript that he illuminated for an alderman of Metz indicates that he was active in that city in 1440. Artistic affinities with northern European styles make it possible that d'Orquevaulz had emigrated from the Netherlands or Germany to Lorraine; another possibility, one that Avril and Renaud suggest, is that the master himself was from Metz, but that he had German associates, perhaps from the Rhineland area. According to these two scholars, the painter's use of large flat areas of colors is more typical of the Rhineland, the Netherlands, or Bohemia than of France; in any case, they praise his "exquisite color harmonies." The artist has outdone himself in the present miniature, rising to the height of pathos and making it one of the most extraordinary leaves we have ever offered for sale. In contrast to the bright colors used in Books of Hours even to depict the most serious scenes, the present leaf presents a remarkable visual nocturne, with the figures and buildings painted in the same shades of blue as the sky, suggesting that heaven itself is darkening at the death of Christ. Mary Magdalen kneels at the foot of the cross, while St. John supports the devastated Virgin as a soldier pierces the Savior's side with a lance. The miniature is crowded with figures (we see well-defined faces of no fewer than 18 persons and two horses), but the artist has not lost his dramatic focus, as Christ on his cross of brushed gold dominates the scene. In choosing to make this a darkened composition, the artist has risked obscuring detail, but his skill has been equal to his concept here, as he has used a diluted blue paint that allows for a very successful delineation in various shades, almost like grisaille (this technique, not incidentally, has prevented the cracking and erosion so commonly seen with the normal thick applications of typical cobalt blue). The result of the decision to show the world in eclipse at Christ's death is to heighten and universalize the drama here to such an extent that the scene leaves a powerful and lasting impression. The text on this leaf is entirely in French in rhyming verse. Roughly it translates as: "Jesus on the cross did hang, / And took upon himself our sins, / Gave to humankind redemption, / Rendered up his soul to God. / The sunshine lost its glowing light, / The earth did tremble and did crack, / Grieving for the bitter death / Suffered by the son of God." Although the original Book of Hours was dismembered some time in the 20th century, extant leaves suggest that its visual program was much bigger than usual, and probably the result of an important commission by a wealthy patron--something likely to be painted by one of the chief artists in the workshop. Illuminated manuscripts from Metz--let alone examples of this quality--are uncommonly seen on the market..
R.P. Natalis Alexandri ... Historia ecclesiastica Veteris Novique Testamenti ab orbe condito ad annum post Christum natum millesimum sexcentesimum: et in loca ejusdem insignia dissertationes historicae, chronologicae, criticae, dogmaticae... [with]... Supplementum. [Twenty Volumes]

R.P. Natalis Alexandri ... Historia ecclesiastica Veteris Novique Testamenti ab orbe condito ad annum post Christum natum millesimum sexcentesimum: et in loca ejusdem insignia dissertationes historicae, chronologicae, criticae, dogmaticae... [with]... Supplementum. [Twenty Volumes] by Alexandre, Noel (Natalis, Alexander); Roncaglia, Constantino; Mansi, Giovan Domenico

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Title
R.P. Natalis Alexandri ... Historia ecclesiastica Veteris Novique Testamenti ab orbe condito ad annum post Christum natum millesimum sexcentesimum: et in loca ejusdem insignia dissertationes historicae, chronologicae, criticae, dogmaticae... [with]... Supplementum. [Twenty Volumes]
Author
Alexandre, Noel (Natalis, Alexander); Roncaglia, Constantino; Mansi, Giovan Domenico
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Spines and boards rubbed and scuffed, worn at extremities, heads and heels of a few volumes chipped, calf occasionally darkened
Description
Bingii ad Rhenum: G. C. Voigt, 1791. First quarto edition. Editio omnium novissima, notis et animadversionibus, quoad historiam et dissertationem [sic] Novi Testamenti, aucta ad castigationem et illustrationem opinionum quorumdam [sic] auctoris, opera et studio Constantini Roncaglia ... Quibus accedunt, praeter animadversiones a P. Joanne Dominico Mansi ... in 2. Lucensi editione inserta [sic], aliae insuper ejusdem auctoris noviter elucubratae. Full mottle calf, raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, morocco labels, marbled endpapers, all edges red. Spines and boards rubbed and scuffed, worn at extremities, heads and heels of a few volumes chipped, calf occasionally darkened or brittle mainly on spines, library call numbers to lower compartments mostly removed, seminary book plate to front pastedowns, occasional bookseller's ticket, bindings tight, some scattered foxing otherwise leaves clean and unmarked. A valuable set.. Sm. 4to.(25 cm). Noel Alexandre, or Alexander Natalis (1639-1724), was a French historian and theologian, of the Order of St. Dominic who studied philosophy and theology in the convent of Saint Jacques, Paris, where he taught for twelve years, obtained the licentiate from the Sorbonne, and in 1675, the doctorate, and was urged to write a complete history of the church, the first volume appearing in 1677. “His directness and conciseness, his critical acumen, and his manner of viewing history and dividing it into special studies (then quite original, although now common enough) won for him the approbation of the learned. The first volumes of the history brought him letters of commendation and praise from Pope Innocent XI and many cardinals, but later volumes gave offense at Rome because of the author's Gallicism, and Innocent XI finally forbade the faithful to read ...it," Cath.Ency. Alexandre corrected the work in the third edition. Constantino Roncaglia brought out a sixth edition, unaltered, but with the addition of paragraphs and dissertations correcting the most offensive statements. The work was thus removed from the Index by Pope Benedict XIII. The edition offered here is the best and most complete, edited by Giovan Domenico Mansi who added many explanatory notes. An anonymous writer in two supplementary volumes (also included here) carried the history into the eighteenth century, and added various dissertations from other historians. The work thus completed appeared at Venice in 1778, in eleven folio volumes, and at Bingen, 1785-91, in twenty volumes. Brunet I, 169.
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Shuka. by SATO, Chuichi

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Shuka.
Author
SATO, Chuichi
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1926. SATO, Chuichi. Shuka. 36 leaves each with two coloured woodblock prints. Oblong 8vo, 180 x 250 mm., bound in publisher's decorated wrappers in a new chitsu case preserving the original label. Kyoto: Bunseido, 1926. A delightful collection 1920's Japanese design. Each leaf is printed on the recto only, and contains two colour woodcut designs for decorative envelopes.
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An Easter greeting to every child who loves “Alice.” by CARROLL, Lewis

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Title
An Easter greeting to every child who loves “Alice.”
Author
CARROLL, Lewis
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Oxford: for the author, 1876. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Text printed within double borders on E. Towgood’s cream-laid large post fine paper, as watermarked. Issued without wrappers; other than some minor stain on the inner edge of the fourth (blank) page, an excellent copy. First edition, first issue, with “Dear Child” on the second page and “gray-headed” and “Righteousness shall arise” on the third page. Williams at one time called this is “the rarest of the Carroll items with the exception perhaps of the first issue of the first edition of Alice in Wonderland. He was apparently referring to this first printing of Easter greeting. Copies were intended to be included with Hunting of the Snark and other books but Carroll decided to both distribute them to friends as well as sell them separately. This short pamphlet is a delightful and personal letter to his young fans reminding them that each day is new and worth looking forward while leaving behind the dreams of the past night. Williams, Madan, Green 116.
Sula

Sula by [AFRICAN AMERICANA] MORRISON, Toni

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Sula
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[AFRICAN AMERICANA] MORRISON, Toni
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: Allen Lane, 1974. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); orange paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[3],4-174,[2]pp. Base of spine a bit pushed, faint foxing to text edges and endpapers; Very Good+ or better. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £2.00 net), with light wear to extremities, faint foxing on verso, and a faint sticker shadow over the printed price on the lower front flap; Near Fine, with the spine color notably unfaded. A pleasing copy of the Nobel Prize-winning author's second novel, centered around the lives of two Black girls as they move from girlhood to womanhood in a fictional Ohio town. BLOCKSON 6510 (for the U.S. edition).
The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negotiations at Paris for Peace; with the History of His Political and Other Writings

The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negotiations at Paris for Peace; with the History of His Political and Other Writings by [Woods, Leonard]

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The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negotiations at Paris for Peace; with the History of His Political and Other Writings
Author
[Woods, Leonard]
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
London: Hunt and Clarke, 1826. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Boards rubbed with some loss from spine label, a couple pages faintly foxed. Binding tight and square. 1826 Half-Leather. 407 pp. Leather spine and corners over marbled boards, morocco spine label, gilt titles and rules. An early account of the life of Benjamin Franklin, with accounts of the American Revolution and Franklin's diplomacy in France. An appendix includes ten excerpts from his political writings. Though unattributed, the work is often credited to American theologian Leonard Woods.
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DAS WOHLTEMPERIRTE CLAVIER II : FACSIMILE OF THE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY, ADD. MS 35021 (BRITISH LIBRARY MUSIC FACSIMILES; 1) by By: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Contributors: Franklin, Don O.Daw, Stephen

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DAS WOHLTEMPERIRTE CLAVIER II : FACSIMILE OF THE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY, ADD. MS 35021 (BRITISH LIBRARY MUSIC FACSIMILES; 1)
Author
By: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Contributors: Franklin, Don O.Daw, Stephen
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
London: The British Library, 1980. Hardcover. Folio, vii, [44] pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth; wear to spine caps and corners, scratches, blemishes, shelf wear. Facsimile in color photographs. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Net Desk work area. 1412635. FP New Rockville Stock.
OGA KAZUO ART COLLECTION
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OGA KAZUO ART COLLECTION by Nicol, C.W.; Mori, Yoko [Translated by]

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Title
OGA KAZUO ART COLLECTION
Author
Nicol, C.W.; Mori, Yoko [Translated by]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9784198605261
Description
n.p.: Tokuma Shoten Publishing Company Limited, 1996. Softcover. Quarto, 103 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Paperback binding. Spine pictorial white with black and brown lettering. Dust jacket has very mild wear including minimal soiling and light edge wear. Covers have light wear. Text block has very slight wear. Profusely illustrated. Text in Japanese and English. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1412682. FP New Rockville Stock.
MADELINE AND THE BAD HAT

MADELINE AND THE BAD HAT by Bemelmans, Ludwig (Written & Illustrated)

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MADELINE AND THE BAD HAT
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Bemelmans, Ludwig (Written & Illustrated)
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Red illustrated cloth covered boards. Very good
Description
New York: THE VIKING PRESS, 1957. FIRST TRADE EDITION. Hardcover. Red illustrated cloth covered boards. Very good. 54 pages. 31 x 23 cm. Madeline and her friends help their neighbor, Pepito (the Spanish Ambassadors son) turn over a new leaf. Bemelmans illustrations of Paris are stunning. Crisp, clean copy - vivid colorful pages, unmarked or damaged. Interior and boards clean. Dust wrapper price clipped, rubbed at edges and head and tail of spine. Covered in protective mylar.
Slan

Slan by Vogt, A.E. van

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Slan
Author
Vogt, A.E. van
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), generally toned and rubbed, scuffs at the front panel and spine. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, former owner's signature on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. The first book appearance of this work, originally published across four issues of Astounding Science Fiction in 1940.
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A Death in the Family by AGEE, JAMES

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Title
A Death in the Family
Author
AGEE, JAMES
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: McDowell, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Publisher's cloth, in edgworn dust jacket.
... Modern Photography and Beyond: Photographs in the Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto

... Modern Photography and Beyond: Photographs in the Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto

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... Modern Photography and Beyond: Photographs in the Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto
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McBlain Books (United States)
ISBN
9784876421190
Condition
Very Good
Description
Kyoto: National Museum of Modern Art, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. photos, unnunmberedd pages plus plates. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. Title and text in Japanese and English. 1075 items are listed --, all apparently from Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gilbert of Flossmoor, Illinois.

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