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INSTITUTIE OFTE ONDERWIJSINGH IN DE CHRISTELICKE RELIGIE. [and] SUPPLICATIE VAN DEN NOODIGHE REFORMATIE DER CHRISTELICKER KERCKE. [INSTITUES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION (and) SUPPLICATION FOR THE NECESSARY REFORM OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH] by (BINDINGS - BAROQUE FLOWER BINDERY). CALVIN, JOHN

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Title: INSTITUTIE OFTE ONDERWIJSINGH IN DE CHRISTELICKE RELIGIE. [and] SUPPLICATIE VAN DEN NOODIGHE REFORMATIE DER CHRISTELICKER KERCKE. [INSTITUES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION (and) SUPPLICATION FOR THE NECESSARY REFORM OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH]
Author: (BINDINGS - BAROQUE FLOWER BINDERY). CALVIN, JOHN
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Amsterdam: Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn, 1650. First Edition of this Translation of "Institutues.. 372 x 240 mm. (14 5/8 x 9 3/8"). 26 p.l., 315, [11] leaves; 2 p.l., 54 leaves. Two works in one volume. Institutie translated into Dutch from Latin and French by Wilhelmus Corsmannus; "Supplicatie" translated by Carolus Agricola. With a life of Calvin by Theodore Beza. HANDSOME 18TH CENTURY BURGUNDY MOROCCO, GILT, BY THE BAROQUE FLOWER BINDERY, covers with central gilt lozenge composed of two vases (Storm van Leeuwen tool 18), four flower-and-rocaille ornaments (tool 2), and four flower baskets (tool 3) and framed by a floral roll (roll I) with oblique flora sprig (tool 15) and flower basket (tool 3) at corners, all enclosed in a thick, lacy gilt border formed by Storm van Leeuwen roll II and repeated tool 4, raised bands tooled in gilt, compartments with floral lozenge at center, scrolling cornerpieces, green morocco label with gilt lettering, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With vignette on title page, woodcut initials, and engraved portrait of Calvin in his library by C. J. Visscher. Front fly-leaf with large initials (A. J. E.?) written in blue crayon or pencil. For the binding: Storm van Leeuwen IIA, 3.2.33, fig. 67, tools 2, 3, 4, 9, 15, 18, rolls I and II. ◆Spine faintly sunned, back cover with a few superficial abrasions, lower corners a bit rubbed, occasional rust spot or other negligible imperfection internally, but AN EXTRAORDINARILY FINE COPY inside and out, the contents especially fresh, clean, and bright, and the unsophisticated binding lustrous and with only minor signs of use. This is a superb example of a binding by a workshop dubbed the Baroque Flower Bindery for the distinctive flower, tendril, and rocaille tool that is prominently used in the centerpiece on our boards. The cover design here is identical to that on a folio edition of the Psalms pictured in figure 67 of Jan Storm van Leeuwen's "Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century." According to that work, the Baroque Flower Bindery was active in The Hague between 1778 and 1783; the Dutch Royal Library (Koninklijke Bibliotheek) holds four bindings executed there. One is the folio Psalms mentioned above, and the others are presentation bindings. The Baroque Flower Bindery used some tools that had been employed by an earlier Hague workshop known as the Flower Bindery (fl. ca. 1751-80), and its tools, including the flower basket used here, later turned up on bindings by Cornelius A. Matthijs (fl. ca. 1795-1801), indicating the way artisans and their tools migrated from one workshop to another. The text here is the second Dutch translation of the magnum opus of John Calvin (1509-64). First published in Latin in 1536 and in Dutch (translated by Carolus Agricola) in 1578, the present work sets forth the tenets of Calvin's theology. In the words of Britannica, the "interpretation of Christianity, advanced above all in his . . . 'Institutes of the Christian Religion,' and the institutional and social patterns he worked out for Geneva deeply influenced Protestantism elsewhere in Europe and in North America. The Calvinist form of Protestantism is widely thought to have had a major impact on the formation of the modern world." The four parts of this work--covering Knowledge of God the Creator, Knowledge of God the Redeemer (Christ), the Way to Obtain the Grace of Christ, and the True Church and Articles of Faith--are supplemented in this edition by Calvin's "Supplication" calling for reform of the Catholic Church. Britannica notes that "the 'Institutes' also reflected the findings of Calvin's massive biblical commentaries," and that influence is epitomized in the fine portrait of the great Reformer in his library by Cornelis Visscher (1629-58). Calvin stands at his desk, a copy of the "Institutio" open in his hands, the Geneva Bible and his many commentaries on Scripture displayed on his desk and bookshelves. It is a scene that shows the gentler, scholarly side of Calvin, who is more often depicted as a stern, ascetic zealot. RBH seems to list no other bindings by the Baroque Flower Bindery at auction..

Nichi-bei shuko hyakunensai kinen Beikoku Nikkeijin hyakunenshi: zai-Bei Nikkeijin hatten jinshiroku by [Japanese Americana]: [Business]

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Title: Nichi-bei shuko hyakunensai kinen Beikoku Nikkeijin hyakunenshi: zai-Bei Nikkeijin hatten jinshiroku
Author: [Japanese Americana]: [Business]
Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Los Angeles [i.e., Japan]: Shin Nichi-Bei Shinbunsha, 1961. Very good.. 23,1431,19pp., profusely illustrated with photographs, including several full-page plates after the text. Publisher's limp blue cloth, gilt spine titles. Original cardboard slipcase with black titles. Minor rubbing to spine. A gargantuan Japanese American directory and almanac published by the New Japanese American News in Los Angeles, but noted as printed in Japan on the colophon page. The work is in great part a Who's Who of notable Japanese Americans from across the country, primarily in California and the Far West, but also Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska, New York, Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, and more. Many hundreds of biographical entries are often accompanied with portrait photographs of the notable person being described. Numerous advertisements are interspersed throughout the text, touting the goods and services of a wide variety of commercial concerns such as the Mitsubishi Corporation, the Sumitomo Bank, Saito Restaurant, various liner services, and dozens more. Almost all of the text is printed in Japanese, save for an Index printed at the front of the work, which lists most of the Who's-Who in English; most entries also include names and addresses in English. The photographic plates at the end feature a portrait of newly-elected President John F. Kennedy, scenes from Japanese American social events, commemorations, visits from Japanese officials, and more. OCLC lists eighteen copies of this massive directory that must have been incredibly useful for the Japanese American community at the start of the Kennedy years.

Les Evenement prochaines d’apres le livre de Daniel et l’apocalypse by RABOISSON, L’Abbe

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Title: Les Evenement prochaines d’apres le livre de Daniel et l’apocalypse
Author: RABOISSON, L’Abbe
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Paris: Plon et Cie, 1874. Original printed wrappers. Unopened. Only edition of this exegesis on the Apocalypse and what follows. The author, a Catholic priest, uses the Book of Daniel as well as the prophecies of seers and saints to speculate how the end of the world will play out. Almost half the book consists of bibliographical appendices, with transcriptions of relevant texts and oral histories and concordances. OCLC records only one copy in the U.S., at Pitts Theological Seminary.

[Collection of Photographs and a Few Documents Relating to the Military Service of Fred N. Joyce During World War II] by [World War II]. Joyce, Fred N.

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Title: [Collection of Photographs and a Few Documents Relating to the Military Service of Fred N. Joyce During World War II]
Author: [World War II]. Joyce, Fred N.
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: [Camp Lee, Va. and various locations in and around Fukuoka, Japan, 1947. Very good.. Sixty-four vernacular photographs and five professional photographic postcards, between 2.25 x 2 inches and 8.75 x 11 inches, plus two documents and a canceled check. Minor occasional wear to images. A small but informative archive of photographs and documents pertaining to Private Fred N. Joyce's service in Occupied Japan at the conclusion of the Second World War. Joyce served in the Third Platoon of the 93rd Quartermaster Training Company, stationed at Camp Hakata in Kyushu, Japan. The two documents present here include a "Letter of Merit" given to Joyce while in training at Camp Lee, Virginia in August 1946 and his "Honorable Discharge," granted in November 1947. Between those dates, Joyce spent his short career in Japan, documented with over sixty candid shots, some of which are captioned in manuscript on the verso. The vernacular shots show a variety of subjects and settings including American serviceman on base at work and play (in both Virginia and Japan), portraits of Joyce's fellow soldiers, numerous street scenes in Japan (one manuscript caption reads, "One of the modern Jap theatres on Main Street in Fukuoka"), elevated views of the city of Fukuoka (one taken from the Red Cross Building), a shot of three Japanese "Janitors that work here in Battalion Headquarters" and other locals, an image of Joyce with several Japanese children (captioned on the verso, "'Me' and some other little 'Japs'"), and more. Three of the largest images present here are aerial photographs of Camp Hakata, one with numerous buildings captioned in manuscript in the image area and keyed to a printed list on the verso. The other larger photograph is a professional group photograph of Joyce's Third Platoon, with all members identified. Six commercial photographic postcards round out the collection, which depict scenes in Japan, with English printed captions beneath the images.

Artist’s postcard: Caranguejos (pedras de Fernando de Noronha e corda de agave) by BRUSCKY, Paulo

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Title: Artist’s postcard: Caranguejos (pedras de Fernando de Noronha e corda de agave)
Author: BRUSCKY, Paulo
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Black & white illus. to recto. Pictorial postcard, stamped & mailed. Recife, Brazil: 1987. Artist-designed postcard by Bruscky (b. 1949), mailed to fellow correspondence artist John Held, Jr. (b. 1947). In fine condition.

Exhibition postcard: Das Manuskript in der Flasche ist der Titel unserer neuen Edition von 120 Flaschen, die wir zusammen mit anderen Flaschenobjekten vorstellen (12 October-2 November 1974) by (BROODTHAERS, Marcel)

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Title: Exhibition postcard: Das Manuskript in der Flasche ist der Titel unserer neuen Edition von 120 Flaschen, die wir zusammen mit anderen Flaschenobjekten vorstellen (12 October-2 November 1974)
Author: (BROODTHAERS, Marcel)
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Printed on both sides. Postcard. Berlin: Galerie René Block, 1974. Invitation card for Broodthaers’s 1974 exhibition with Block’s gallery. Fine.

Typed Letter Signed by LANDERS, Ann (1918 - 2002)

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Seller: Argosy Book Store

Title: Typed Letter Signed
Author: LANDERS, Ann (1918 - 2002)
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description: 1994. unbound. Personal letter from Ann Landers to Washington Post columnist Tom Shales. Written in 1994 on 'Ann Landers' letterhead, she tells Shales..."I've been reading you for years and loving every word...Of course, I was delighted to run into my name in a recent piece...and need to say I loved it." Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer, better known by the pen name Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity. She began writing the "Ask Ann Landers" column in 1955 and continued for 47 years, by which time its readership was 90 million people. A 1978 World Almanac survey named her the most influential woman in the United States. She was the identical twin sister of Pauline Phillips, who wrote the similarly popular "Dear Abby" advice column as Abigail Van Buren. This item is from the collection of Television critic Tom Shales (1944 - 2024). Shales was an incisively funny Washington Post columnist, he earned the nickname Terrible Tom and had the clout to make or break shows. Shales won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1988. During his three-decade career those in the industry considered him both a kingmaker and a high executioner in an era when network television's hold on American culture was at it's peak. Time magazine called him "brilliant, thoughtful, incisive and screamingly funny...also, vicious, infuriating, cruel and unfair". His thrice-weekly Washington Post TV column, 'On the Air,' syndicated in 59 other newspapers. The Tom Shales collection includes letters, cards and correspondence from celebrated television and entertainment legends, newscasters and politicians, including letters from Norman Lear, David Letterman, Johnny Carson, Conan O'Brien, Garry Shandling, Fred Rogers, Carol Burnett, David Brinkley, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Edward Kennedy, Nancy Reagan and many more. Please inquire for more information.

HIM WITH HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH by Bellow, Saul

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Seller: Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA

Title: HIM WITH HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH
Author: Bellow, Saul
Seller: Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9780060151799
Condition: Fine
Description: NY: Harper & Row, 1984. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Bellow on the front free endpaper. Dustjacket with faint small dampstain on rear panel upper edge (not immediately apparent). Unread copy in Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bellow's seccond story collection.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Further Selections From The Tragic History Of The Sea 1559-1565. by Boxer, C.R. (ed.).

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Title: Further Selections From The Tragic History Of The Sea 1559-1565.
Author: Boxer, C.R. (ed.).
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: Hakluyt Soc. Pub. Second Series. Contains the "narratives of the shipwrecks of the Portuguese East Indiamen Aguia and Garcaa (15
Description: Cambridge: Hakluyt, 1968. Hakluyt Soc. Pub. Second Series. Contains the "narratives of the shipwrecks of the Portuguese East Indiamen Aguia and Garcaa (1559) Sau Paulo (1561) and the misadventures of the Brazil-ship Santo Antonio (1565)". Near fine in good dj. Stain in lower left corner of dj. . b/w ills, maps. x, 170 pp.

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