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VOYAGE PITTORESQUE EN SICILE by (COLOR PLATES - TRAVEL AND VIEWS, SICILY). GIGAULT DE LA SALLE, ACHILLE ÉTIENNE

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: VOYAGE PITTORESQUE EN SICILE
Author: (COLOR PLATES - TRAVEL AND VIEWS, SICILY). GIGAULT DE LA SALLE, ACHILLE ÉTIENNE
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Paris: P. Didot, l'ainé [second volume Jules Didot l'ainé], 1822-26. FIRST EDITION. 641 x 495 mm. (25 1/4 x 19 1/2"). Lacking the dedication leaf and subscriber list present in the Abbey copy. Two volumes. Edited by Jean Frédéric d'Ostervald. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, textured paper boards, gilt titling on spine, edges untrimmed. One map (as called for, though the Abbey copy has two), and 92 ACCOMPLISHED AND BEAUTIFULLY HAND-COLORED AQUATINT PLATES OF SICILIAN VIEWS. Abbey, "Travel" 262; Graesse VI, 400; Brunet V, 1379. ◆Moderate rubbing to joints and elsewhere, covers with some scars, other minor problems externally, but the original bindings entirely solid--and surprisingly so for such an immense book with so many fabulous pictures to look at. Preliminary leaves and text lightly to substantially foxed, a half dozen plates with faint overall browning, one tissue guard missing, the margins of perhaps half the engravings with foxing (usually light, though noticeable in three or four cases in the second volume), but still a very pleasing copy of a beautifully illustrated book, the marginal foxing seldom distracting, and the engraved images themselves clear and clean, afflicted by neither foxing nor the dreaded offsetting from the text. This is an extraordinarily rare copy of one of the most beautiful color plate travel books having to do with Italy. The large and luminous views of Sicily in our two volumes capture the magic of the island as experienced by the traveller of the early 19th century. Sicily's well-preserved Greek temples are, of course, featured, but port scenes, Medieval churches, picturesque villages, and the interior of Etna's crater are also depicted, all in exquisite color. The engravings, each accompanied by letter press explanations, are of great interest and beauty, and all but one of them are full-blooded tableaux, rather than plans or assemblages of small images. The size of the engraved surface varies on the page, as does the distance of the subject from the viewer: we are treated to everything from wide panoramic views to confining inner spaces. While the colors cannot be called pastel, they are far from garish, with lovely grays typically giving a softness to a scene that often employs subtle shades of yellow, blue, and green. The plates are memorable for their use of light and shadow to give a convincing feeling of three-dimensionality amidst luminous skies, darkened interiors, and a number of other variably lit settings. The book was originally published in 24 parts, and includes an historical précis by Gigault de La Salle giving an overview of events from antiquity to his own time. Abbey calls the work "the most ambitious of the coloured aquatint books edited by J. F. d'Ostervald," who produced a number of works on the picturesque, including two famous oversized editions focusing on regions in France. The book has always commanded a premium price: the unbound sheets were sold at the time of publication for the whopping sum of £34. In his note to the reader, Ostervald tells of his search among the portfolios of the artists of Switzerland, Germany, and England for the perfect materials for this collection. The plates cite the names of the artist and engraver, and Abbey notes that "English artists or engravers were responsible for nearly half" of the plates. Among these was Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-28), the tragically short-lived painter whose romantic works were greatly admired by Delacroix. Abbey estimates that about 500 copies of the book were produced, and comments that the book is "certainly rare, in this country at all events, only three copies being reported at auction in the last fifty years." The rarity of the book has, not surprisingly, increased since Abbey's remark: complete copies with colored plates are still hard to find..

The Mystery of the Sea by Stoker, Bram

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Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books

Title: The Mystery of the Sea
Author: Stoker, Bram
Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description: London: William Heinemann, 1902. First British edition, the American precedes by a few months. Original dark blue cloth, blocked in light green and gold with the design of a full moon among clouds, endpapers cracking (front repaired), very good. Inscribed "J.S. Ragland Phillips from Bram Stoker 17.7.02". Ragland Phillips (1850-1919) was the editor of the Yorkshire Post (1903-1919), and a close friend of Stoker, who frequently stayed with him, at his home "Balmoral", in Hedingley, Leeds. It was to him that Stoker gave the desk upon which he wrote "Dracula". Wolff 6584 (notes the binding as “very dark green”).

SMads. [Run of Four Issues] by Martin of Holland (artist)

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Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC

Title: SMads. [Run of Four Issues]
Author: Martin of Holland (artist)
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: New York: N.P., 1975. Very good. 8½" x 5½". Stapled self-wrappers. Publication sequence: Issue #s 13, 14, [15], [16] (December 1974-March 1975). 20-24 pages per issue. Very good: moderate wear, occasional minor spots of soiling. This is a run of several early issues of SMads, a BDSM personal ads service. According to more than one leather history website as well as the Leather Archives & Museum, SMads was edited by Marshall Loeb and was in publication from 1972 to 1987. According to an article in Drummer 41 (November 1980), SMads was, in its time, "the most upfront collection of sexuality available. Every specific sexual desire, from basic S&M to scat and water sports, heavy bondage to shaving and piercing appeared in its pages." Each issue is filled with exceptionally explicit personal ads, but there is much more here for the careful researcher, e.g. an ad for "an S/M ranch in Texas with barn, corral, cattle, gear and equipment has openings for slaves." There are also ads for more than one LGBTQ+ correspondence club as well as BDSM mail order businesses including R.F.M. Also important is that the run contains at least 13 drawings, including at least one full centerfold, by Martin Van De Logt, better known as "Martin of Holland." According to Tomoffinland.org, "Martin of Holland's art appeals to very specific tastes, and to call it extreme might be a bit of an understatement. His passion for the subject matter and his unflinching imagination set him a part from those who crave social approval or critical adulation . . . Though many in his home country are unfamiliar with his works, his impact on one of the most socially progressive countries in the world was profound. As the last individual in the Netherlands to be arrested and incarcerated for producing and distributing his own pornography in the 1950s and 60s , the civil rights ramifications of his multiple year imprisonment helped insure that the generations that followed were free from bias and bigotry hidden behind and inside all acts of censorship." OCLC shows five institutions with holdings over two entries. Looking at respective library databases, two have one issue each, one has eleven, and two do not list specific holdings. Internet searches find two more issues at Yale's radical sex and leather collection. The copies on offer duplicate none of these holdings and pre-date all of them. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksllers (ILAB) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and adhere to their rules of ethics.

Atlas der pathologischen Anatomie des Augapfels .... by Pagenstecher, H & Genth, C - EYE

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Title: Atlas der pathologischen Anatomie des Augapfels ....
Author: Pagenstecher, H & Genth, C - EYE
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Good; neatly rebacked at some point in plain black library cloth; gilt stamped spine; text is spotted and foxed; plates are clea
Description: Wiesbaden: C W Kreidel, 1875. First Edition.. Original printed boards, rebacked.. Good; neatly rebacked at some point in plain black library cloth; gilt stamped spine; text is spotted and foxed; plates are clean.. Small folio, viii, [112 - plate explanations; index; contents] pp. + 38 copper engraved illustrations of the eye with explanatory text to each plate and general introduction in both English and German. One the high points of ophthalmological anatomy and patholgy of eye injuries and disease. The black and white plates are copper plate engravings illustrating the eye in natural size, microscopic anatomical sections, and enlarged views. The plates are exceptional for their detail and notable for their illustration of normal and pathological conditions. The text is presented in both German and English. The English translation was undertaken by the neurologist W R Gowers who most likely met Pagenstecher during his residence in England. G - M #5910 ; Goldschmid p. 208 - "Reichhaltige Sammlung von Abbildungen ganzer Bulbi und einzelner Teile. Die Bulbi sind in natürlicher Größe (Operationsmaterial), die anderen Bilder sind mikroskopisch, meist bei schwacher Vergrößerung gezeichnet. Sie sind vorzüglich, die Zeichnung ist exakt, die Wiedergabe in schwarz-weißem Punktierstich mustergültig. Soweit uns die augenärztliche Literatur bekannt ist, bilden diese künstlerischen Bilder den Höhepunkt der schwarz-weißen Abbildungen und können mit Ehren neben Sichels Iconographie bestehen"

A Manual of the Pension Laws Of the United States of America, by HARMON, J.

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Title: A Manual of the Pension Laws Of the United States of America,
Author: HARMON, J.
Seller: Savoy Books (United States)
Description: Book. embracing all the laws under which pensions, bounties, and bounty lands are now granted...To which is added, A digest of the most important decisions of the authorities in relation to various matter s pertaining to pensions. By an examiner. Washington, D.C.: W. H. & O. H. Morrison, 1862. 8vo, original cloth. Pp. x, 216. With accompanying material as below. Nice copy, with the following 6 small broadsides and pamphlets tipped or loosely laid in: B'side, "M. J. Higgins & Co., Army and Navy Bankers...Pay as Follows" (1864) with list of bounties, etc.; B'sides [Act of July 28, 1866, Nos. 5 and 6.] Additional instructions for preparing claims of surviving soldiers and parents, issued by Washington law fi rm Tucker & Sells; Acts relating to pension and other claims...compiled by Tucker & Sells 1866, 14 pp; Circular from the office of L. Brown & Co., collectors of military claims, 1866; Instructions and Forms to be observed in applying for Army Pensions, Wash., GPO, 1866..

My Gift and Greeting, And Other Gems of Thought from the Poets by BINGHAM, NISBET, LONGFELLOW, PROCTER, WILLIAMS, HMW

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Title: My Gift and Greeting, And Other Gems of Thought from the Poets
Author: BINGHAM, NISBET, LONGFELLOW, PROCTER, WILLIAMS, HMW
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Very good +
Description: London: Ernest Nister, 1890. Stiff wraps. Very good +. No date [c. 1890]. Printed by E. Nister at Nuremburg (Bavaria). 12mo; [16pp]; gilt stamped stiff scalloped-edge wrapper with chromolithographed pastoral scene in a fan shaped cartouche to front; gold cord binding; all edges gilt; decorated title page; 7 full page sepia illustrations with titles; light shelf soiling; very good plus. Features poetry from: Clifton Bingham (1859-1913), E. [Edith] Nisbet (1858-1924), [Henry Wadsworth] Longfellow (1807-1882), Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), and HMW, presumably Helen Maria Williams (1761-1827). All included poets are British with the exception of Longfellow. Bingham was not only a poet but a lyricist and frequently wrote for children. Nister's selection of poets may be most interesting for his choice of women. All three were social activists and non-conformist. Nesbit was a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, Procter was a feminist and champion of the unemployed and homeless, and Williams was an ex-patriot living in France. She was a religious dissenter and abolitionist, a supporter of the ideals of the French Revolution she spent some time in a French jail.

Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds: A Drama in Two Acts. by ZINDEL, Paul.

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Title: Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds: A Drama in Two Acts.
Author: ZINDEL, Paul.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Description: NY:: Harper & Row,. 1971. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. New York Drama Critics Circle selection for Best American Play, OBIE Award winner, and the 1971 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama. Made into the 1972 film. Book club edition. Previous owner's address label on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (faded along the spine, one small chip) dust jacket. ; 109 pages .

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