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DE PERFECTO MUNDI CONTEMPTU OPUSCULUM

DE PERFECTO MUNDI CONTEMPTU OPUSCULUM by (BINDINGS - MARCANTONIO GUILLERY). DIONYSIUS CARTHUSIANUS

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DE PERFECTO MUNDI CONTEMPTU OPUSCULUM
Author
(BINDINGS - MARCANTONIO GUILLERY). DIONYSIUS CARTHUSIANUS
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Lyon: Thibaud Payen, 1561. 122 x 78 mm. (4 3/4 x 3"). 567, [1] pp. CONTEMPORARY ROMAN RED MOROCCO, GILT, BY MARCANTONIO GUILLERY, covers with gilt strapwork frame accented with six-pointed stars, palmette and volute cornerpieces, central panel of upper cover with Jesuit IHS monogram within an oval laurel wreath, surrounded by swirling foliage linked with knots, lower cover with similar foliage and with author's name at center, four small holes for now-lacking ties, raised bands, edges gilt and gauffered in a knotwork pattern (old repairs to top panel of spine and reinforcement to corners). Printer's device on title page. Title page with early ink inscription "Antonij Ranutij et amicorum"; rear flyleaf with additional signatures and notes in Latin. Baudrier IV, 283; USTC 153089. For the binding: G. D. Hobson "Maioli, Canevari and Others," p. 116, p. 127 #28, and plate 57; Anthony Hobson, "Apollo and Pegasus Bindings, p. 89, #13; Sotheby's, "Continental Books," 26 April 1990, lot 112 (G. D. Hobson's copy of Valerius Flaccus in a Guillery binding). Front cover with four thin cuts, binding with minimal wear elsewhere, a couple of small ink stains to fore edge, one quire just slightly proud, title page a little soiled, frayed, and with old marginal repair, minor to moderate browning and foxing throughout, final signature with thin dampstain to fore edge. Not without condition issues, but with nothing approaching a fatal defect, the binding (which is the key thing) entirely solid and retaining its antique appeal. This pleasing pocket edition of a book by a prolific Flemish theologian and ascetic comes in a charming binding with tools that can be traced to the best of the famed Apollo & Pegasus bookbinders. Living from 1402-72, the author variously known as Dionysius Carthusianus (Denis the Carthusian), Denys van Leeuwen, Denis Ryckel, and Dionysius van Rijkel (the latter two for his home village in present-day Belgium), was a Roman Catholic monk and mystic. A voracious learner from birth, he graduated with a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cologne before entering the Carthusian monastery at Roermond. Devoting long hours to study, he produced complete commentaries on the Old and New Testaments, as well as on the major theological writers, leading Pope Eugene IV to proclaim, "Let Mother Church rejoice to have such a son!" Part of a series of treatises intended to help both clergy and the laity live a holy life, the present "A Short Treatise on Perfecting Contempt for the World" comprises seven meditations on sin, salvation, faith, and other related topics, emphasizing the vanity of worldly things and the importance of abstaining from these distractions. Our binding bears a marked resemblance to the Lyon edition of Valerius Flaccus belonging to bindings expert G. D. Hobson and pictured in plate 57 of his "Maioli, Canevari and Others." The overall composition is the same, and there are several identical tools: the central "IHS" monogram within a wreath, the inner foliate volutes and knots, the dolphin cornerpieces, and the small six-pointed stars. In his definitive work on the Apollo & Pegasus bindings, Hobson's son Anthony identified the binder of that volume as Marcantonio Guillery (fl. 1544-65), who was active in Rome as a printer, bookseller, and binder from the 1520s through at least the 1560s. Of the 150 or so extant Apollo & Pegasus bindings done for the library of G. B. Grimaldi, 71 were executed by Guillery, considered by Hobson the most talented of the artisans employed in that endeavor. This work is uncommonly seen on the market in agreeable condition, and a copy like the present one, in a very good period binding from a major workshop, is something of a prize..
THE RAPE OF THE LOCK, AND OTHER POEMS. [bound with] AN ESSAY ON MAN, AND OTHER POEMS

THE RAPE OF THE LOCK, AND OTHER POEMS. [bound with] AN ESSAY ON MAN, AND OTHER POEMS by (FERRERS, NORMAN MACLEOD - HIS COPY). POPE, ALEXANDER

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Title
THE RAPE OF THE LOCK, AND OTHER POEMS. [bound with] AN ESSAY ON MAN, AND OTHER POEMS
Author
(FERRERS, NORMAN MACLEOD - HIS COPY). POPE, ALEXANDER
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Printed [by C. Whittingham] for John Sharpe, 1829. 170 x 100 mm. (6 3/4 x 4"). 190 pp.; vi, 208 pp. Two volumes bound in one. . Attractive contemporary red morocco, gilt, by Hayday (stamp-signed at foot of verso of front free endpaper), covers with French fillet border, central panel framed by dogtooth roll, floral sprigs at corners, oval medallion at center within a lancet frame, raised bands, spine compartments with central floral sprig, leafy cornerpieces, gilt lettering, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Two engraved title pages with vignette and 10 engraved plates illustrating poems. Verso of front free endpaper with ink owner inscription of Norman MacLeod Ferrers (see below) dated March 1846; occasional marginal annotations. Joints and corners somewhat rubbed, slight chip to head of rear joint, the majority of the plates a bit foxed, but still an excellent copy, the text clean and fresh, and the binding sound and not without appeal. This attractively bound volume--with important provenance--contains two of the most enduring works by a man generally recognized as the greatest poet of the age. "The Rape of the Lock" is a graceful and devastating critique of everyday life among the vain and frivolous, and one of the century's most famous verses. The didactic success of the work results from the immense gap between the silliness of the episode and the great seriousness with which its participants treat it. "The poem is pure rococo, the one perfect example of this style in English." (Day) "Essay on Man" is Pope's grand philosophical poem in heroic couplets that, like Milton's "Paradise Lost," sought to accomplish nothing less than the vindication of the ways of God to man. Not really an essay on man at all, but instead on the moral order in the universe, the four epistles making up this celebrated work maintain that apparent evil results from a human failure to see the total plan of the universe and that there is a reason for whatever appears to be imperfect. Dugald Stewart called the work "the noblest specimen of philosophical poetry which our language affords." Other works included here are "Eloisa to Abelard," "Essay on Criticism," "Imitations of Horace," and numerous odes and epistles. One of the most prominent and productive English binders of the 19th century, James Hayday (1796-1872) first appeared in the London directories in 1825, and a dozen years later, he was employing a staff of between 30 and 40, including 10 finishers. He was known for his decorative work, using high quality leather and being very liberal with gilt embellishment. Our volume was presented as a prize to the 17-year-old Norman Macleod Ferrers (1829-1903) in the year he graduated from Eton College, by Assistant Master Francis Edward Durnford (1816-1881). Described in Benson's "Fasti Etonenses" as "the last of the real Fellows of Eton," Durnford was known for his strong devotion to his students and was endeared to generations of Etonians. Ferrers continued his education at Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1851 as Senior Wrangler (first among the students who received first class degrees in mathematics), a feat that has been called the greatest intellectual achievement attainable in Britain. Although he qualified as a lawyer and was ordained a priest in the church of England, Ferrers chose to devote his life to the study and teaching of mathematics. DNB notes, "He was probably the best lecturer, in his subject, in the university of his day; besides great natural powers in mathematics, he possessed an unusual capacity for vivid exposition." He made numerous contributions to the literature of mathematics, both as editor of "The Quarterly Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics" and as the author of notable works on trilinear coordinates, spherical harmonics, and integer partitions. He became master of Caius College in 1880 and vice-chancellor of Cambridge University in 1884..
Altowan; Or incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains, by An Amateur Traveler

Altowan; Or incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains, by An Amateur Traveler by [Stewart, Sir William Drummond]; Webb, J. Watson (Editor)

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Altowan; Or incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains, by An Amateur Traveler
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[Stewart, Sir William Drummond]; Webb, J. Watson (Editor)
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Walkabout Books (United States)
Description
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1846. First Edition. Two volumes, pp. xxix,[25]-255; 240, in original brown cloth, with small gilt vignette of a buffalo hunt on each front board. Small losses at spine ends, horizontal crack in spine cloth on Vol. II, scattered foxing, but overall very good. Stewart, a British army officer, first came to America 1832. In search of adventure, he traveled west to the Rockies where he remained for several years, participating in the fur trade and encountering many well-known traders, explorers, trappers, and mountain men -- including Jim Bridger, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Benjamin Boneville, and French-Canadian Cree hunter Antoine Clement, with whom Stewart maintained a same-sex relationship over the course of a decade. This account of his experiences is believed to have been written by Webb, but based directly on Stewart's journals and dictation. Howes S-991; Field 1632; Sabin 91392; Wagner-Camp 125.
Present Indicative

Present Indicative by COWARD, Noël; LAMB, Max

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Present Indicative
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COWARD, Noël; LAMB, Max
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David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
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New York: Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc. , 1937. First American Edition of Noël Coward's Autobiography Inscribed by Him on the Front Free Endpaper COWARD, Noël. Present Indicative. New York: Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc., [1937]. First American edition. Octavo (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 200 x 140 mm.). viii, [1]-371, [1, blank] pp. Illustrated throughout with thirty-one photogravure plates. Publishers blue boards, spine decoratively lettered in gilt. A very good copy in the original printed dust jacket, spine creased and a little worn at extremities. Inscribed on front free endpaper "For Max Lamb with my best wishes Noël Coward" Present Indicative is a 1937 autobiography by Noël Coward. The book was highly acclaimed and became a best seller. It was followed by Future Indefinite. A third volume, Past Conditional, was never completed. "I was photographed naked on a cushion very early in life, an insane, toothless smile slitting my face and pleats of fat overlapping me like an ill-fitting overcoat. Later, at the age of two, I was photographed again. This time in a lace dress, leaning against a garden roller and laughing hysterically. If these photographs can be found they will adorn this book." (part one). Sir Noël Peirce Coward (1899-1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise
Lecons du Physiologie Operatoire

Lecons du Physiologie Operatoire by Bernard, C

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Lecons du Physiologie Operatoire
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Bernard, C
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Fine.
Description
Paris: F B Bailliere et Fils, 1879. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. Fine.. 8vo. There are numerous figures in the text. The last book written by Bernard. G - M state he showed himself to be the master of experimental procedure and technique in this book. A standard book in the pantheon of 19th century medical science. A crisp copy; unopened; heart plate with stencil coloring. G - M #634; Cushing, B317; Heirs of Hippocrates, #1801; Osler #1519.
Kor's Kosmos Complete Run Nos. 1-10; Exploring the Borderlands of Knowledge

Kor's Kosmos Complete Run Nos. 1-10; Exploring the Borderlands of Knowledge by [Comella, Thomas] Kor, Peter

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Kor's Kosmos Complete Run Nos. 1-10; Exploring the Borderlands of Knowledge
Author
[Comella, Thomas] Kor, Peter
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Mayfield Heights: Kor's Kosmos, 1981. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good. Very Good to Near Fine. Number One with the most wear, bumps and curlings at the corners. All other issues with minor handling and shelf wear. The complete original run of nine issues with the tenth issue being a reboot fifteen years later. Two holdings located in OCLC. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson. [Eberhart 9597].
(2 Volumes) Vincent Van Gogh Drawings: Volume 1, The Early years 1880-1883 [and] Volume 2, Nuenen 1883-1885

(2 Volumes) Vincent Van Gogh Drawings: Volume 1, The Early years 1880-1883 [and] Volume 2, Nuenen 1883-1885 by van Heugten, Sjaar

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(2 Volumes) Vincent Van Gogh Drawings: Volume 1, The Early years 1880-1883 [and] Volume 2, Nuenen 1883-1885
Author
van Heugten, Sjaar
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789066116412
Condition
Good +
Description
Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. First Edition. Hardcover. 12" X 9 1/4". 259pp.; 288pp. Mild rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jackets. Gentle rubbing and bumps to covers and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are firm and sound. A presentable pair of Volumes 1 and 2 out of 8 volumes. This set is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. ABOUT THESE BOOKS: Vincent van Gogh's work has had a profound influence on twentieth-century art, and his extraordinary life is almost as renowned as his paintings. A prolific artist, he produced hundreds of paintings and drawings in a career lasting a mere ten years - the last ten years of his life. The largest and most representative collection in the world of Van Gogh's work once belonged to the Van Gogh family, and is now held at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The collection comprises some 200 paintings and 500 drawings, as well as sketchbooks and over 700 letters. Vincent Van Gogh Drawings Volume 1: The early years 1880-83 concentrates on the early drawings of Van Gogh, as he embarked upon his professional career as an artist in 1880. It includes sixty-eight drawings reproduced in full-colour, an in-depth analysis of each drawing, and full catalogue details on all works. Volume 2 of this eight-volume catalogue raisonné of the drawings and paintings of Vincent Van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum collection examines the two years Van Gogh spent in the Brabant village of Nuenen.(Pubslisher).
Seasons in Flight

Seasons in Flight by Aldiss, Brian

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Title
Seasons in Flight
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Aldiss, Brian
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780224022712
Condition
Near fine
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. SIGNED. 157pp. Octavo [20 cm] Brown cloth-effect paper over boards, with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. With a minor slant to the spine. Light scratching to the dust jacket. Uniquely inscribed by the author, with a sketch, on a specially tipped-in page, designed and Xeroxed by Aldiss, at the beginning. The inscription states, "These fables and anecdotes from the four imagined corners of our world: for______ from Brian Aldiss with regards.
Papunya; A Place Made After the Story. The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement

Papunya; A Place Made After the Story. The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement by Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon

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Papunya; A Place Made After the Story. The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement
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Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780522851106
Condition
Very Good
Description
Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Miegunyah Press, 2004. Very Good/Good. [Carlton, Victoria, Australia]: Miegunyah Press, 2004 [2005 Printing]. Large quarto (30.5cm); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; xxiii,[1],527pp.; full color illus. throughout. Dust jacket worn and torn at spine crown with old tape repair to verso, spine cocked, corners nudged, else a Very Good copy in a Good only example of the jacket.
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THE KNIGHTLY QUEST by Williams, Tennessee

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THE KNIGHTLY QUEST
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Williams, Tennessee
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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THE KNIGHTLY QUEST, New Directions, 1966, first edition, fine in vg+ dust-wrapper with some faint foxing to the dust-wrapper spine and a short closed tear to the head of each front flap fold of the dust-wrapper.
JJ Manford

JJ Manford by MANFORD, JJ

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JJ Manford
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MANFORD, JJ
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Harper's Books (United States)
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New in publisher's shrink-wrap.
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New York: Derek Eller / Harper's, 2024. New in publisher's shrink-wrap.. First Edition. Quarto. 96pp. The first in-depth publication on the work of JJ Manford. Profusely illustrated with over 70 reproductions of his recent and most notable paintings, with an essay titled, "JJ Manford: in Living Color," by Gilles Heno-Coe.
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SMILE by GREENWALD, Ted

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SMILE
Author
GREENWALD, Ted
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 1981. First Edition. Very good.. Tuumba 31, from the landmark series of chapbooks devoted (primarily) to the Language Poets, all letter-pressed and edited by Lyn Hejinian. Unpaginated. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's printed wraps. Very good with touches of sunning and wear to edges. Else bright and sharp overall. Limited to an edition of 475, this 349.
OS2U Kingfisher in Action: Aircraft Number 119

OS2U Kingfisher in Action: Aircraft Number 119 by Adcock, Al

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OS2U Kingfisher in Action: Aircraft Number 119
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Adcock, Al
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780897472708
Condition
Very Good
Description
Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 50pp. Wraps just slightly edgeworn, else very good.
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Middle Eastern Cooking, Foods of the World Series

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Middle Eastern Cooking, Foods of the World Series
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
New York: Time Life, 1969. Softcover. Good. Good in wrappers. Paperback, spiral bound, cover rubbed at edges and browned.
TO DR. ROBERT LINCOLN LESLIE ON HIS NINETY-NINTH BIRTHDAY. THE TYPOPHILES. DECEMBER 1984

TO DR. ROBERT LINCOLN LESLIE ON HIS NINETY-NINTH BIRTHDAY. THE TYPOPHILES. DECEMBER 1984

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TO DR. ROBERT LINCOLN LESLIE ON HIS NINETY-NINTH BIRTHDAY. THE TYPOPHILES. DECEMBER 1984
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
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N.P.: The Typophiles, 1984. self paper wrappers. DePol, John. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. With a full color woodcut by John DePol of Leslie on front cover.
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The Justice Worm. by AISENBERG, NADYA.

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The Justice Worm.
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AISENBERG, NADYA.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
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Boston:Rowan Tree Press,, 1981.. First edition.. Near fine in wrappers.

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