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From One of the Great Texts of Classical Antiquity: Cicero's De Officiis

From One of the Great Texts of Classical Antiquity: Cicero's De Officiis by All Medieval Historical Documents|Ancient Philosophers

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From One of the Great Texts of Classical Antiquity: Cicero's De Officiis
Author
All Medieval Historical Documents|Ancient Philosophers
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The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
01/01/1425. A 15th century Italian manuscript showing the proliferation in the period in Italy and also the re-use that allowed them to survive These surviving leaves include portions on the need to follow Nature’s guidance and on the roles of Fortune and Nature in determining a man’s calling, as well as on the duties of the elder members of society and the need to follow the best among themDe Officiis (On Duties, On Obligations, or On Moral Responsibilities) is a 44 BC treatise by Marcus Tullius Cicero divided into three books, in which Cicero expounds his conception of the best way to live, behave, and observe moral obligations. The work discusses what is honorable (Book I), what is to one's advantage (Book II), and what to do when the honorable and private gain apparently conflict (Book III).The work's legacy is profound. Although not a Christian work, in 390 St. Ambrose declared it legitimate for the Church to use. It became a moral authority during the Middle Ages. Of the Church Fathers, St. Augustine, St. Jerome and even more so St. Thomas Aquinas, are known to have been familiar with it. Petrarch, the father of humanism and a leader in the revival of Classical learning, championed Cicero. Several of his works build upon the precepts of De Officiis.Following the invention of the printing press, De Officiis was the third book to be printed—third only to the Gutenberg Bible and Donatus's Ars Minor, which was the first printed book.The present documents: What survives includes portions of Book I, chs. 100-104 (on the need to follow Nature’s guidance, but control human appetites) and 120-126 (on the roles of Fortune and Nature in determining a man’s calling, and on the duties of the elder members of society and the need to follow the best among them as examples).Cicero, De Officiis, bifolium from a humanist manuscript, in Latin, on vellum [Italy, likely early fifteenth century]. Two conjoined leaves, each with a single column of 36 lines in a good semi-humanist script, paraphs in red or dark blue, red rubrics (with instructions for rubricator in adjacent margin).It's fascinating re-use in a 1612 accounting ledger: reused as a later Italian vellum binding for a set of accounts dated ‘1612’. You can see the exact dimensions of its re-use, with edges turned in, corners molded, and minor scuffs and stains (affecting pages on outermost sides of later binding the most, the innermost pages quite clean), overall fair and legible condition with wide and clean margins, each leaf 267 by 190mm.
The Fur Hunters of the Far West; A Narrative of Adventure in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains

The Fur Hunters of the Far West; A Narrative of Adventure in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains by Ross, Alexander

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The Fur Hunters of the Far West; A Narrative of Adventure in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains
Author
Ross, Alexander
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1855. First edition. Near Fine. Lithograph frontispiece to each volume, folding map of the Pacific Northwest to volume one, 16 pp publisher's advertisements dated September 1855 to rear of volume two. Publisher's original orange blindstamped cloth gilt. Hinges cracked but holding firm, a little occasional foxing, spines a little toned. Head and tail of spine of volume one neatly reinforced. A Near Fine example. A fundamental account of fur trading in the Pacific Northwest. Firstly employed by Astor's Pacific Fur Company in 1810, Ross was subsequently employed by the North West Company when Fort Astoria was sold to them in 1813. He was a member of the expedition that established Fort Nez Percés in 1818. He remained in charge of the post until 1821 when the North West and Hudson Bay companies merged in 1821 at the end of the Pemmican War. In addition to this time served, Ross was also a member of the Snake Country expedition of 1824 and visited the Red River colony in 1825 with Governor George Simpson. Howes R-449; Sabin 73327. Near Fine.
Expositions and Developments

Expositions and Developments by STRAVINSKY Igor CRAFT Robert

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Expositions and Developments
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STRAVINSKY Igor CRAFT Robert
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1962. First Edition. Signed. STRAVINSKY, Igor. CRAFT, Robert. Expositions and Developments. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1962. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. $2500.First edition, warmly inscribed on the half title to neighbor and longtime friend Miranda Levy, ""To my dear Miranda, with love and kisses from I Stravinsky, Nov /63.""""Few 20th-century composers enjoyed international influence and importance equal to that of Stravinsky. This influence exists in the materials of his music and in his rigorous search for an individual sound… For many years he was, with Schoenberg, one of the two unofficial poles of Western music"" (ANB). In these conversations with his protégé, conductor Robert Craft (who coauthored seven books with him), Stravinsky discusses his childhood in St. Petersburg, Russia; recalls such musical luminaries as Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov; reflects on the intersection of music and modern recording technology; and discusses scores including The Firebird, The Rite of Spring and his then-new work, The Flood. Illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photographs. Inscribed to Miranda Levy, a founding member of the Santa Fe Opera and wife of pioneering television director Ralph Levy (whose credits include directing the original I Love Lucy pilot episode). Miranda ""met Stravinsky at the Aspen, Colorado Music Festival in 1950, then hosted him on a New Mexico visit… [When] the composer let it be known he was interested in D.H. Lawrence… [Miranda] introduced Stravinsky to Lawrence's widow… [Miranda and Ralph Levy] moved to Los Angeles and bought a house less than a block from Stravinsky's… Just as she had once kept Santa Feans up to date on the latest news and gossip, she now regaled Igor and Vera Stravinsky with daily updates on movie studio gossip"" (Albuquerque Journal).Dust jacket with light rubbing to spine ends and edges. A very nearly fine inscribed presentation/association copy.
Vue de Sacramento [caption title]

Vue de Sacramento [caption title] by [California]: Breton, Louis le

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Title
Vue de Sacramento [caption title]
Author
[California]: Breton, Louis le
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The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
[N.d., but Paris]: Le Breton, 1910. Very good.. Hand-colored lithograph. Image area: 9.75 x 14.25 inches, overall sheet size: 14 x 19.5 inches. Mounted to later board. Small bump to lower left edge, some chipping to bottom edge, paper remnants along top edge and some marginal discoloration from previous matting. A striking waterfront view of Gold Rush-era Sacramento, depicting an energetic and developing township recently flooded with emigrants from around the United States and the world. The image shows the Old Sacramento Waterfront from the Sacramento River towards the city, down J Street. The busy commercial waterfront district is populated with dozens of people moving about the town, as well as numerous houses, identified businesses (City Hotel, Eagle Theatre, Eldorado Exchange, Fremont House, General Jackson's Hotel, J.B. Starr & Company, and others), tents (one identified as Hot Cake and Coffee), and wagons. The bank of the shore also shows stacks of building materials and cargo. Several vessels are pictured on the river, including sailing ships, a sidewheel steamship, and rowboats. Interestingly, one of the larger sailing ships sports the flag of a Chilean sailing ship. The view was produced just before the railroads came to Sacramento later in the 1850s. It was prepared by the French painter, draughtsman, and lithographer Louis Le Breton (1818-1866). Before largely committing to lithography in 1849, Le Breton concentrated much of his painting on nautical scenes, as he spent much of his early career as a shipboard surgeon. The dating of the present lithograph is difficult, as examples were produced for several decades in the 19th century and into the first two decades of the 20th century without distinction between the various editions. Interestingly, Le Breton is also credited on a larger print of the present view, titled Ville de Sacramento and dated 1851, which is held by the Bancroft Library. With regard to the present example, we could locate no institutional copies. A stunning display piece of the capital city of California at an early time of explosive growth and development.
Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflexions

Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflexions by Aesop

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Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflexions
Author
Aesop
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
very good
Description
R. Sare, 1704. 4th. very good. 4th edition corrected and amended, as stated on title page. Very good condition. Some restoration to front and rear gutter with paper tape. Frontispiece of man with animals attached to verso of front free end paper. Plate in front of Sir Roger L'Estrange is missing. Small piece of paper missing at top of front paste-down, browning to edges of front and rear paste-down, and to end papers.
Photographs From Five Decades

Photographs From Five Decades by Weston, Brett

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Photographs From Five Decades
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Weston, Brett
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Dawson's Book Shop (United States)
Description
Aperture, Millerton, 1980. 13.5 in. x 11.5 in., 131 pages, Cloth, Cloth with cloth slipcase, slight foxing to rear endpaper and last leaf. No. 156 of 400 copies signed by Brett Weston lacking the photograph of "Reeds, Oregon".
Julie Strain's Greatest Hits
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Julie Strain's Greatest Hits by Strain Eastman, Julie, Todd Everett

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Julie Strain's Greatest Hits
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Strain Eastman, Julie, Todd Everett
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Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9781882931712
Condition
VeryGood
Description
Rockville Centre, NY: Heavy Metal 2001. Hardcover. 11" x 8". Numerous erotic photographic illustrations throughout. Publisher's illustrated boards. Binding slightly loose, light edge wear, corners lightly scuffed. Very Good. ISBN 1882931718 . VeryGood. Hardcover .
Art of the Ancient Near East
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Art of the Ancient Near East by Amiet, Pierre

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Art of the Ancient Near East
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Amiet, Pierre
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN
9780810906389
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/fine. Translated from the French by John Shepley and Claude Choquet. Bound in publisher's white cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Illustrated plate on front cover tipped in, coming loose in the middle. Moderate staining to cover. Illustrated endpapers. Profusely illustrated. 9 1/2 x 12 1/8 inches. 618 pages.
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VILLAGE ANNALS, CONTAINING AUSTERUS AND HUMANUS. A SYMPATHETIC TALE. EMBELLISHED WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS by [Anonymous]

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VILLAGE ANNALS, CONTAINING AUSTERUS AND HUMANUS. A SYMPATHETIC TALE. EMBELLISHED WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS
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[Anonymous]
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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Philadelphia, PA: Published by Johnson & Warner, No. 147, Market Street; Griggs & Dickinsons, Printers, 1814. 12mo. 35pp, woodcut frontispiece illustration, 6 full page woodcut illustrations. Bound in stiff plain yellow wrappers [lightly toned], stitched. First and last leaves pasted down to wrappers. Stitched, spine worn. Uniform tanning, light scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. Rosenbach 514.
The Matsuyama Mirror; Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 10

The Matsuyama Mirror; Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 10 by James, Mrs. T. H.

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The Matsuyama Mirror; Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 10
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James, Mrs. T. H.
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Good
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Tokyo: Kobunsha, 1880. Wraps. Good. Color illustratedtext in wraps measuring 5" x 7". Paper edition, bound with silk string ties. Woodblock illustrations are full page and double page with small bit of color decoration on some of the text pages. Unpaginated (12 double pages) plus covers. Text is in English. Copyright page is in Japanese, with 'Copyright Reserved'. Rear cover and final 7 leaves lack corner pieces, with small loss to the printed borders on those pages, else a good copy. .
The Map of Love

The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif

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The Map of Love
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Ahdaf Soueif
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780747543671
Condition
Fine
Description
First UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only mild foxing to the page edges, else as new and unread. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.A heart-piercing story of two love affairs: one fiercely up-to-date, the other long-ago but no less passionate. It is a story of Empire, of Egypt, a story of the century captured in compelling close-up.
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AVAILABILITY OF GROUND WATER UPPER PAWCATUCK RIVER BASIN RHODE ISLAND by WSP 1821 -- Allen, William B. et al.

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AVAILABILITY OF GROUND WATER UPPER PAWCATUCK RIVER BASIN RHODE ISLAND
Author
WSP 1821 -- Allen, William B. et al.
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1966. Softcover. USGS 1966. Wrappers, very good condition (rubber stamp on cover). Complete with all maps and plates. .
Asian American Avant-Garde. An evening of music, dance and theater [handbill]

Asian American Avant-Garde. An evening of music, dance and theater [handbill]

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Asian American Avant-Garde. An evening of music, dance and theater [handbill]
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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San Francisco: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Asian Communities Outreach Program, 1986. 8.5x11 inch handbill, neatly folded for mailing, address label on verso, otherwise very good. Announces performances by musicians Mark Izu, Russel Baba, and Jeanne Aiko Mercer, dancers Anna Sun and Alleluia Panis, and actors Paul Kwan and Arnold Iger.
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Gourmet's Casual Entertaining

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Gourmet's Casual Entertaining
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Conde Nast, 2001. Very Good. Gourmet's Casual Entertaining. NY: Conde Nast, 2001. 207pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with gentle rubbing. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with bumped edges. Lightly yellowed top edge.
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Utah Historical Society (Winter 2004, vol. 72 no. 1)

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Utah Historical Society (Winter 2004, vol. 72 no. 1)
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Fine
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Utah State Historical Society, 2004. Fine. Utah Historical Society (Winter 2004, vol. 72 no. 1). SLC: Utah State Historical Society, 2004. 96pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine with faintly yellowed edges.
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The Legend of Princess Toronita. by Banks, O’dessa Baker.

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The Legend of Princess Toronita.
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Banks, O’dessa Baker.
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Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
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Published by the Author, 1960. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the Author. Octavo, stapled yellow wrappers, 19 pp. From Foreword: The history of the early Indian life in the Daytona Beach area of Volusia County, Florida, has been portrayed by the author, Mrs. O’Dessa Baker Banks, in this most enjoyable, historical masterpiece of the Timucuan Indians that roamed our shores. The author has captured the spirit in this story of facts and fiction, and the Main Street Area Association, sponsor of the Toronita Holiday Festival, is indeed grateful to her.

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