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PROBABLY FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A DUTCH BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A VERY FINE MINIATURE OF THE HARROWING OF HELL BY THE MASTERS OF THE DELFT HALF-LENGTH FIGURES

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Title: PROBABLY FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD
Author: AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A DUTCH BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A VERY FINE MINIATURE OF THE HARROWING OF HELL BY THE MASTERS OF THE DELFT HALF-LENGTH FIGURES
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Delft, ca. 1470. Leaf: 175 x 122 mm. (6 7/8 x 4 3/4"); Frame: 250 x 195 mm. (9 3/4 x 7 3/4"). No text on recto or verso. In an attractive wooden frame. A FINELY PAINTED MINIATURE OF THE HARROWING OF HELL within an arch-topped compartment, the mouth of hell depicted on the left with a fiery red interior and five people emerging from it, the figure of Christ on the left, holding a cross on a long staff and half-clothed in a pink and blue robe, the background with a castle in the distance, ALL OF THIS BENEATH A VERY DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL CANOPY suspended in the sky, AND THE WHOLE WITHIN A FULL BORDER of acanthus leaves and other foliage and flowers in reds, blues, greens, yellows, and brushed gold, along with very many small burnished gold ivy leaves and buds on hairline stems, a small stork in the bottom border and a large delicately shaded angel in the left border. ◆Left margin trimmed very close to decoration (just escaping loss, and the other three margins ample), mild darkening right at fore and tail edge (but not reaching into borders), otherwise IN FINE CONDITION, the colors rich and true, and the burnished gold still shimmering. This extraordinary miniature, notable for its uncommon subject matter, memorable imagery, and fine workmanship, was produced by a talented artist belonging to the stylistic group known as the Masters of the Delft Half-Length Figures. The subject here is infrequently depicted in Books of Hours: the Harrowing of Hell appears as a full-page miniature in only three of the 119 prayer books described by Roger Wieck in his "Time Sanctified" (and three others contain a Harrowing depiction inside an initial). Christian theological tradition tells us that after his crucifixion, Christ went to liberate souls from Limbo--a location inhabited by those barred from entry into Heaven because they died before the Redemption. In our scene, Christ, wrapped in a regal cloak and carrying a long staff, his hands and feet still bleeding from the wounds he received on the Cross, reaches into an absolutely wonderful Hellmouth to extricate Adam and Eve and other naked souls, while the recently deceased and original saint, John the Baptist, still clad in an animal skin garment, waits patiently for his turn to emerge. The great maw of Hell as depicted here has bulging eyes, a distended snout, thickly matted hair, and a bad complexion; his gaping mouth, punctuated by sharp gray teeth, glows red hot, and one can tell from the creature's expression that he is loath to comply with this rescue of souls. In addition to its compelling subject matter, there is a high level of artistic achievement here, including delicately molded figures, impressively detailed architectural elements, and a lovely color palette. The elegance and quiet sophistication observed in this miniature distinguishes the artist responsible for this work as a particularly talented member of his circle. Active from about 1450-80, the Masters of the Delft Half-Length Figures were named by James Marrow after the angels and other figures whose upper bodies are typically found emerging from a cloud within the borders. Although the present leaf uncharacteristically contains a full-length angel in the border, it shares other stylistic similarities, such as the elaborate architectural canopy hovering over the main composition; and it particularly resembles the work of the artist of Keble College MS 77, an illuminator described in "The Golden Age of Dutch Manuscript Illumination" as "one of the more articulate of the group" whose "figures are more fully modelled and his palette . . . deeper and brighter" than that of his contemporaries. Because the subject of the present miniature goes beyond the standard image program seen in routine productions, and because of the high level of artistic accomplishment seen here, this leaf was almost certainly part of an elaborate Book of Hours produced in response to an important commission..

Espejode Exemplares Obispos Trasumpto Moderno de los Antiguos Prelados de la Primitiva Yglesia Historiado, y Discurrido.. by Castilla, Miguel de

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Title: Espejode Exemplares Obispos Trasumpto Moderno de los Antiguos Prelados de la Primitiva Yglesia Historiado, y Discurrido..
Author: Castilla, Miguel de
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Good.
Description: Mexico: Por los Herederos de la Viuda de Bernardo Calderon, 1698. Good.. [12] 297 pages. Quarto. Contemporary vellum, moderate wear; lacking endpapers, scattered worming and wear, slightly affecting text; minor dampstaining. Scattered contemporary manuscript annotations; early owner's signature on title page and notes on rear flyleaf. The first and only edition of this life of Garabito, a Mexican cleric who was one of very few colonial administrators to physically spend time in the "barbarous" provinces of Coahuila (at the time encompassing modern-day Texas) and Nuevo León. Garabito officially served as Bishop of Guadalajara (Jalisco), but his initial remit extended all the way to California and Coahuila until he was able to appoint administrators in those regions in the 1680s. Among his surviving manuscript edicts are several forcing clerics to the learn indigenous languages (in order to proselytize more effectively) and others stressing "el buen tratamiento de los indios." In 1676, the Andalusian-born Garabito was appointed to the bishopric of Puerto Rico, and subsequently the next year accepted the far more prestigious office of Bishop of Guadalajara in Nueva Galicia, today known as Jalisco; the territory also included the provinces of Nayarit, the Californias, the Nuevo Reyno de León and Coahuila. The present work includes information on his election as bishop of Puerto Rico and then Guadalajara; a description of his voyage to and arrival in Mexico; and about twelve pages concerning his time in the "tierra de Infieles," or "Barbaras Provincias del Naiarit, y Coahuila." This propensity for travel and a hands-on approach earned Garabito the nickname (used in this book) of the "Missionero-Obispo." He lived up to the nickname, as in 1682, for example, when he travelled to visit missionary stations in Monterrey. Later in his career, Garabito retired to the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Zapopan, just outside of Guadalajara, and in his will he stipulated that an image of the miraculous Virgin of Zapopan be sent back to Coahuila. The present work also includes a selection of poems composed in Garabito's honor by his fellow clerics, namely José de Arguin (pp.4-5); Miguel de Ortega (p.5, p.272), Bernardo de Riofrio (p.269), José de Mora y Cuellar (p.270), Felipe de Figueroa (pp.270-1), and Christoval de Palma y Messa (p.271). OCLC shows just a handful of copies worldwide, with one in the United States at the Bancroft; Iberian Books adds copies at the Lilly (heavily wormed) and the University of Texas. We could locate no copies having sold at auction. Medina Mexico 1690. Iberian Books 71987 (erroneously calling for only 10 pp of prelims). Sabin 11418. Ildefonso, Los Tlaxcaltecas en Coahuila (1999), pp.115-122 (reproducing his manuscript edicts on languages and the treatment of the Indians). Robles, “El Obispo de Leon Garabito” pp. 277-288 in Coahuila Y Texas en la Época Colonial (1938). Valdés, Carlos Manuel, “Dos visitas pastorales al Nuevo Reinode León y Nueva Extremadura de Coahuila”, in Derecho, política y sociedad en Nueva España (2013), pp.305-333.

Bay: A Book of Poems by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

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Title: Bay: A Book of Poems
Author: Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Westminster: The Beaumont Press, 1919 Illustrated with hand colored woodcuts by Anne Estelle Rice. First edition, limited issue of 200 numbered copies, this being one of 50 copies printed on cartridge paper. Publisher's green cloth and yellow patterned boards, lettered in gilt. About fine, corners very lightly bumped, former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, fresh interior. A beautiful copy. Roberts A12.b. An exceedingly rare publication, Bay was first published in several short print runs. This first edition is one of 200 copies, and only 50 copies, like this copy, are printed on cartridge paper with hand colored illustrations. According to the publisher, roughly 25 of the 50 cartridge paper copies were not sold due to an accident, lowering the total number of obtainable copies of Bay to 175 (63 of which are housed in institutional libraries' special collections) and making these copies the scarcest of the three variants. The remaining 150 copies are comprised of 120 copies printed on handmade paper (A12.a) and 30 printed on Japanese vellum and signed by the author and illustrator (A12.c). Bay is a collection of eighteen of Lawrence's poems, including "The Little Town at Evening," "After the Opera," "Bombardment," "Bread Upon the Waters," "Tommies in the Train," "War-Baby," and "Nostalgia," among others. As Roberts explains in his bibliography, these poems "comprise the greater part of Lawrence's literary reaction to the war." Notably, Bay was the first of Lawrence's books to be "issued in an expensive format from a private press," a practice he would continue with many of his subsequent works.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Rice, Anne Estelle.

The City of London Chess Magazine, Volume I by Potter, William Norwood (1840-1895) [editor]

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Title: The City of London Chess Magazine, Volume I
Author: Potter, William Norwood (1840-1895) [editor]
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Good to very good
Description: [i-ii]-314+[2 ad] pages with diagrams. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in black cloth with original wrapper laid on front cover, faded label to spine. Volume I. Edited by W N Potter with the cooperation of H E Bird, J H Blackburne, B Horwitz, J Lowenthal, W Steinitz, J Wisker and J H Zukertort. From the library of Koninklijke Bibliotheek .(Betts: 7-20) 1st edition.Published from February 1874 through March 1876, volumes one through volume three, numbers one through 25. Volume number run from February through January. J Wisker edited March 1876 issue only.Condition:Some foxing through out, points rubbed else a good to very good copy.

Publicite 1934. by Arts et Metiers Graphiques

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Title: Publicite 1934.
Author: Arts et Metiers Graphiques
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Description: 1934. ARTS ET METIERS GRAPHIQUES. Publicite 1934. 82 pp. Illustrated in black-and-white and colour. 4to., spiral-bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers with orange plastic overlay cover. Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1934. An unusually fine copy of this fragile spiral-bound compilation of advertising art, abundantly illustrated by leading French designers, typographers, and artists with numerous colour plates tipped-in or mounted on special papers, or using special processes.

Aesthetic Movement James McNeill Whistler Autographed Photograph of Blue and Silver The Blue Wave Biarritz Reflecting Art for Art's Sake by James Whistler

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Title: Aesthetic Movement James McNeill Whistler Autographed Photograph of Blue and Silver The Blue Wave Biarritz Reflecting Art for Art's Sake
Author: James Whistler
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1862. Whistler, James McNeill. Signed albumen photograph of Blue and Silver: The Blue Wave, Biarritz, after the 1862 painting, a document of the Aesthetic Movement and Whistler's articulation of "art for art's sake" within nineteenth century British and transatlantic visual culture. The original canvas, executed following Whistler's stay in Biarritz, exemplifies his restrained tonal harmonies and emphasis on atmospheric effect rather than narrative or moral instruction. In rejecting overt sentimentality and literary subject matter, Whistler advanced a theory of painting grounded in formal relationships of color and composition, positioning himself at the forefront of debates over aesthetic autonomy in Victorian art. The present signed photographic reproduction extends that philosophy into the sphere of photographic dissemination, reinforcing the circulation and reception of his coastal studies among collectors and fellow artists. Whistler, James McNeill. Signed albumen photograph of Blue and Silver: The Blue Wave, Biarritz. No place, no date. Albumen print affixed to ecru mount, image approximately 14 x 11 inches, overall approximately 24 x 21 inches framed. Signed on the mount with Whistler's butterfly device. Provenance: private collection of artist Chancery Ryder. The butterfly signature, which Whistler developed as a distinctive artistic monogram, functioned as both personal emblem and aesthetic statement, underscoring the unity of design and authorship central to his practice. Photographic reproductions of his paintings played a significant role in shaping his reputation across Britain, France, and the United States, particularly as debates surrounding modernism and aesthetic theory intensified in the later nineteenth century. Minor surface wear consistent with age; mount stable; signature clear and legible. Overall condition: very good.

Andreas Gursky (Signed) by GURSKY, Andreas

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Title: Andreas Gursky (Signed)
Author: GURSKY, Andreas
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Condition: Some minor scuffing to cloth boards with creases to a number of fold-outs; close to near fine. Housed in photo-illustrated slipc
Description: Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2010. Some minor scuffing to cloth boards with creases to a number of fold-outs; close to near fine. Housed in photo-illustrated slipcase; near fine.. First Edition. Folio. SIGNED by Gursky to a Gagosian gallery card pasted to front end-paper. A stunning, two volume publication issued for Andreas Gursky's exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills (Mar. 4 - May 1, 2010); featuring dozens of Gursky's sublime photographs of oceans, as well as large-scale events. Accompanied by critical texts and installation views.

History and Antiquities of New Haven, (Conn.), From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Collected and Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources by Barber, J. W.

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Title: History and Antiquities of New Haven, (Conn.), From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Collected and Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources
Author: Barber, J. W.
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Fair
Description: New York: J. W. Barber, 1831. Hardcover. Fair. Original cloth, paper spine label; 8vo; pp. 108, with 7 hand-colored plates (landscapes, landmarks, maps), engraved illustrations in text. Cloth soiled; frayed and chipped along spine; corners bumped. Text block browned and foxed throughout, with a little soiling here and there. Uncommon. Sold as is.

Comédie et actes divers by Beckett, Samuel

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Title: Comédie et actes divers
Author: Beckett, Samuel
Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description: [Paris]: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1966. First edition. Original printed wrappers, fine. Copy number 109 of 112 copies. [Traduit de l'anglais par l'auteur]; 18 cm. Comédie -- Va et vient -- Cascando -- Paroles et musique -- Dis Joe -- Acte sans paroles II.

Macmillan Biographical Encyclopedia of Photographic Artists & Innovators. by Browne, T. & E. Partnow

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Title: Macmillan Biographical Encyclopedia of Photographic Artists & Innovators.
Author: Browne, T. & E. Partnow
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 140 illus. Appendices of museums & galleries in U.S. added. About 1000 of photographers listed.

11 MAESTROS DEL TALLER TORRES GARCÍA.; Texto, Nelson Di Maggio

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Title: 11 MAESTROS DEL TALLER TORRES GARCÍA.; Texto, Nelson Di Maggio
Seller: Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Description: Punta del Este, Uruguay: Galería Gustavo Tejería Loppacher, 1999. duo tone plates, facs., cat., color wrps. COVER READS: "Unidad y pluralidad en la Escuela del Sur" Catalog of the collective exhibition of 11 disciples of noted painter Joaquin Torres Garcia. Participants included Julio U. Alpuy, Elsa Andrada, Gonzalo Fonseca, José Gurvich, Francisco Matto, Manuel Otero, Manuel Pailós, Antonio Pezzino, Héctor Ragni and Augusto Torres. Contents: Unidad y pluralidad en la Escuela del Sur / Nelson Di Maggio. Scarce.

Solo by Whitmore, Stanford

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Title: Solo
Author: Whitmore, Stanford
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Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dj
Description: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1955). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [minor soiling/spotting to pages edges, otherwise a solid clean copy; jacket faded at spine, some wear to corners, a few closed tears, scraping/creasing to rear panel]. Novel about "one of the greatest jazz pianists ever heard on the South Side of Chicago," a supremely talented but self-centered and rebellious musician who "wasn't interested in making money or cutting records or pleasing the crowds who flocked to hear him." Although the book's protagonist, "Virgil Jones" (a white guy, by the way), doesn't appear to have been based directly on any real-life figure, in the words of one critic, he "does personify the ideal of the cool jazz musician of the 1950s," and his integrity and fierce independence bring him into conflict with the jazz establishment, represented by a rival pianist, a powerful agent, and a venal critic. Whitmore never published another novel, but he went on to enjoy a long and successful career as a TV writer (among his credits are the pilot and several episodes of "The Fugitive"). .

THE M.H.S. BUGLE COMMENCEMENT NUMBER, Volume 6, May -June 1914, 9-10, by Anonymous

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Title: THE M.H.S. BUGLE COMMENCEMENT NUMBER, Volume 6, May -June 1914, 9-10,
Author: Anonymous
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description: THE M.H.S. BUGLE COMMENCEMENT NUMBER, Volume 6, May -June 1914, 9-10, Monroe High School, Monroe, Michigan, first edition, vg in wraps with near fine contents. Replete with photos, illustrations and advertisements of the times.

Remembrance Day: Thirteen Attempts in Prose to Adopt an Attitude of Respect. by ZWERENZ, Gerhard.

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Title: Remembrance Day: Thirteen Attempts in Prose to Adopt an Attitude of Respect.
Author: ZWERENZ, Gerhard.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Description: NY:: Dutton,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. A collection of stories. The author's first book to be published in the U.S. Translated from the German. First American edition. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear at the spine ends and corners), price clipped dust jacket. .

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