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Calligrafia Plautina e Terenziana, Contenente le più pure e nitide locuzioni di Latinità,...
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Calligrafia Plautina e Terenziana, Contenente le più pure e nitide locuzioni di Latinità, adoperate da Plauto e da Terenzio, corrispondenti ad altrettante volgari, disposte per alfabeto ed espresse cogl'idiotismi della lingua Fiorentina : coll'aggiunta in fine d'alcuni luoghi scelti dell'uno e dell'altro. Opera utilissima per gli studiosi della lingua Latina, e Toscana ...

by Ricci, Angiol Maria (1688-1767)

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Firenze: Nella Stamperia di S.A.R. Per i Tartini, e Franchi, 1735. 1st edition. A dictionary of quotations from the works of Plautus and Terence, comic playwrights of Ancient Rome. Arranged alphabetically, with entries in both Latin and Tuscan Italian. xxiii, [1], 311, [1] pages, Errata on p. 311. Decorative wood-cut initials, head- and tailpieces throughout. 12mo. 6 x 4.25 inches. Quarter-vellum and marbled paper boards. Some rubbing and signs of age, but VG+ overall. An exceptionally clean, tight copy of the scarce 1st. OCLC/WorldCat locates just two institutional copies, in Italy and Slovenia.
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Collected Writings of the Late Ralph Phillip Weinberg
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Collected Writings of the Late Ralph Phillip Weinberg

by Weinberg, Ralph

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NY: Privately Printed, 1898, in a small edition. Essays and poetry by Ralph Weinberg (1877-1898.) Published as a memorial volume after his untimely death from tuberculosis the year after he graduated from the College of the City of New York. Weinberg was a prize-winning writer, and subjects in this volume include the Holy Grail, William Seward, Cuba, the American Revolution, and Reconstruction. Small selection of poems, two in facsimile of the original handwritten manuscripts. Unsigned, 15-page introductory memoir of Weinberg's life. vi, 158 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Weinberg and one plate of two academic medals he was awarded. Printed on Ruisdael laid paper with wide margins. Sturdy 8vo in full black leather with silver lettering. 8.5 by 6.25 inches. Good overall with light external wear. Light to moderate foxing of the text pages throughout. Tear at the bottom of the portrait plate, not affecting the image. A sound copy of an uncommon book.
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Die Geschichte eine Unglücklichen
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Die Geschichte eine Unglücklichen

by Geijerstam, Gustaf af (Morgenstern, Gustav, translator)

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Berlin: Neufeld & Henius. No date but circa 1930. Translated by Gustav Morgenstern. A handsomely bound German edition of this novel by Swedish writer Gustasf af Geijerstam (1858-1909.) German text in fraktur. 205 pp. 12mo. Half leather (spine and corners) and patterned paper boards. Black leather spine label, lettered in gilt. Red top page edge. VG+ with light wear, some age-toning of the text.
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Drei Briefe Leipziger Künstler an Daniel Chodowiecki
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Drei Briefe Leipziger Künstler an Daniel Chodowiecki

by Apel, Theodor (Editor)

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Leipzig: J.G. Schelter & Giesecke, 1923. 1st edition. Limited to 500 copies on handmade paper. This is number 412. Three letters from Leipzig artists to Daniel Chodowiecki, 1726-1801, Polish painter and printmaker who spent most of his life in Germany. The letters are from Johann Friedrich Bause, Christian Gottlieb Geyser, and Johann Georg Penzel. Text is in German and printed in a font that simulates handwriting. 32 pages. Three small tipped-in color plates of work by Chodowiecki. Color text vignettes and decoration. Slender hardcover, 10 x 6.5 inches. Fine binding of half leather (spine and corners) and marbled paper boards. Good with moderate wear, short cracks of the front inner hinge. Sound and securely bound. Joint bookplate of noted collectors Karl and Thilde Wagner on the front pastedown.
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Eaux-Fortes de Rabelais
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Eaux-Fortes de Rabelais

by Bracquemond, Felix (1833-1914); Rabelais, Françoise

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Dessineés par [Félix] Bracquemond. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, Éditeur, 1872. 1st edition in a fine binding. A scarce, complete suite of 16 original etchings by Bracquemond to illustrate the Lemerre edition of the works of Françoise Rabelais (d. 1553.) No text, apart from a captioned leave in French preceding each etching. The first is a portrait of Rabelais, and the others depict scenes from The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel. 32 leaves, printed recto side only. 8vo. Handsomely bound in one-quarter red Morocco over marbled boards. Matching endpapers. Raised spine bands, gilt lettering and top page edge. Ribbon page marker. Original paper wraps bound in. Near Fine with minor rubbing. A bit of intermittent foxing in the blank margins and not affecting the images. Ownership signature and bookplate of Henri D'Arles (1870-1930), French-Canadian author and Dominican priest in New England. Small book label of A.G. McAleer.
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Histoire du Canada Francais (Tome I)
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Histoire du Canada Francais (Tome I)

by Garneau, Francois Xavier

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Montreal: Les Amis de l'Histoire, 1969. Vol. I only of this standard history of French Canada. Covering the discovery and early history of the continent, from 1492 to 1689. All text is in French. Red leather binding with maple leaf and fleur-de-lys decoration. Gilt lettering and top edge. Red ribbon page marker. 402 pp. Illustrated with portraits and facsimiles. An attractive volume in VG condition, as shown. Clean and securely bound.
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Latvijas Geografija; ar fiziskas, augu un dzivnieku, politiskas, iedzivotaju, saimniecibas,...
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Latvijas Geografija; ar fiziskas, augu un dzivnieku, politiskas, iedzivotaju, saimniecibas, satiksmes un regionalas geografijas nodalam

by Rutkis, Janis

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(Stockholm): Zemgale, (1960.) Printed in Sweden. Apparent 1st edition. All text is in Latvian. xvii, 794 pages, with bibliography and index. Well-illustrated with numerous maps, charts and photographs. Thick sturdy hardcover. About 9.5 by 7.25 inches. Handsomely bound in one-quarter cream leather (spine and corners) over blue paper-covered boards. Gilt-lettered blue leather spine label. Minor wear to the extremities, but VG otherwise. Crisp, clean and securely bound.
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Lebensbeschreibungen der ausgezeichnetsten Maler, Bildhauer und Architekten der Renaissance /...
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Lebensbeschreibungen der ausgezeichnetsten Maler, Bildhauer und Architekten der Renaissance / Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects of the Renaissance

by Vasari, Giorgio

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A decorative German edition of Vasari's classic study of the great artists of the Renaissance. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Bard, 1923. First published in 1550. Frontispiece and 15 double-sided plates. All text is in German. 446 + (6) pp. 12mo hardcover in printed paper boards. VG with light wear, minor darkening at the spine. Text pages, but not the illustrations, are browned due to paper quality. Well-preserved otherwise.
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Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) for the Piano-Forte.
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Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) for the Piano-Forte.

by Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix.

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Boston: Oliver Ditson. No date, but circa 1880. A book of popular music for the pianoforte by German Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47.) 128 pp.of music. Folio, 12.5 by 9.75 inches.Half leather (spine and corners) and patterned paper boards. Attractive red leather cover label with two reclining women in a floral border. Good with general wear and rubbing. Leather cracked along the outer joints,but covers still firmly attached. Inner hinges sound. Endpapers creased and wrinkled. Text pages show intermittent foxing and early owner's light pencil notations (evidently song titles.)
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Romola (2-volumes in original dust jackets, ca. 1905)
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Romola (2-volumes in original dust jackets, ca. 1905)

by Eliot, George [pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans]

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Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. Undated, but circa 1905. A very nice set. Complete in two volumes with the original stiff cloth dust jackets. A novel of the Italian Renaissance, set in Florence in the late 15th century. Illustrated by 60 fine photogravure plates with captioned tissue guards. 475 and 478 pp. 8vo hardcovers. Cream and red cloth with gilt lettering, decoration, and armorial devices. Gilt top page edges. Red ribbon page markers. Bright red cloth dust jackets with "Florentine Edition" on the spines. Near Fine. Both volumes clean, unworn, and securely bound. Printed on quality paper that remains crisp and bright. Text and illustrations are very clean. No owner signatures, bookplates, or other marks. Jackets are intact and unfaded with minor soil and signs of age.
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Studies on Machiavelli (Biblioteca Storica Sansoni series)
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Studies on Machiavelli (Biblioteca Storica Sansoni series)

by Various authors; edited by Myron P. Gilmore; Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1547)

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Firenze: G.C. Sansoni, (1972.) 1st edition in a custom binding. Scholarly papers presented at Villa I Tatti in Florence in 1969 to mark the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli's birth. Text is in English, Italian, and French. In five sections: Introductory Papers; Interpretations; Machiavelli and his Contemporaries; Sources and Problems; and Comment and Discussion. Titles include Machiavelli and the World of Florentine Politics, the Originality of Machiavelli, and Machiavelli and Savonarola. See images for the contents page. xi, 415, (1) pp., with b&w plates, index of names. 8vo. Issued in paperbound format, but this copy has been handsomely rebound in one-quarter cloth and paper boards with a Florentine design. Leather spine label, lettered in gilt. Original paper wraps bound in. Bumped corners but VG or better overall. Clean and securely bound with a clear archival jacket. Bookplate of Samuel J. Hough, late Rhode Island bookseller and author of Italians and the Creation of America: An Exhibition at the… Read More
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Tall Man in the Pivot
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Tall Man in the Pivot

by Christopher, Matt

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Boston: Little, Brown and Co., (1961.) 1st edition. In a custom fine leather binding. A sports mystery story by Matt Christopher (1917-1997), prolific author of books and stories for young readers. In this novel, a boy sets out to crack the case of who is stealing from his locker during basketball practice. 128 pages. Illustrated. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. Handsomely bound in dark blue leather (spine and corners) and blue linen. Gilt lettering and decoration. Gilt top page edge. VG with modest wear and signs of age, Some spotting of the page edges, but text clean and unmarked. An unusually nice binding for a book of this type. Evidently one of the special "author's editions" noted by Winthrop University of South Carolina, which houses Christopher's books and papers. No binder's name or other marks. Scarce thus.
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Vitrinka na Krásné Knihy Vazby Ajiné Hezké Veci
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Vitrinka na Krásné Knihy Vazby Ajiné Hezké Veci

by Novák, Arthur (editor); Czech Association of Bibliophiles

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Praha: Vlasntním Nákladem, 1927-31. Three volumes of this scarce illustrated journal of the Czech Association of Bibliophiles. Vols. V, VI, and VIII, each containing six issues. [Ten volumes in all were published during the 1920s-30s.) Title translates as "Showcase on Beautiful Books, Bindings, and Other Nice Things." Handsomely bound in half leather and buff Fabriano paper. Gilt lettering and top edge. Original front wraps bound into two of the volumes. 4to. 9.5 by 7 inches. VG with some scuffs and wear, but sturdy and quite sound overall. (Bookmaking; books about books; book collecting.)
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