Search Results: Foreign Language - Latin from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Our cover with dust jacket. The original price of $3.95 is still present on the front flap. DJ shows scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear small tears. Red cloth boards underneath show paid spots and spotting, mostly along the bottom edges but there's a few spots along the top as well. Internal binding is good in text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates, no handwriting, no library markings, no remainder marks. Pages are clean corners are sharp. This is the Latin translation of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Prati: Officina Libraria Giachetti, Filii et Soc., 1897. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original fancy full leather binding with banded spine. Exterior shows edge and corner scuffs/wear in the leather shows soiling and scuffing as well. There is a small hole near the lower left corner of the front board. The internal binding of the text pages is good but the front hinge is cracked and the board has some wiggle to it. The rear board also shows pulling but is more secure. Beautifully marbled end pages in front and rear. Please note: this is an ex library copy and is stamped from numerous locations. Two stamps are on the second front and page, two stamps are on the title page, and there is a card pocket on the front pastedown. The only other markings found in the book is some light penciling in the upper left corner of the title page and some pencil reference numbers on the copyright page. The only other… Read More

Altonae: Joh. Frid. Hammerich, 1813. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Thin flex boards with marble design. This appears to be the original binding and is heavily worn and nearly all the spine is missing. The low condition grade is only because of the exterior and the front cover is barely hanging on by a few scraps. Too much movement and it will detach, so it needs to be reinforced. The interior binding is in much better shape end pages are tight and secure. The inside of the front cover has a vintage bookplate along with some writing showing this book belong to N. F. Shaffer of Gettysburg College. His signature, and pencil also appears at the top of the first title page. This book actually has two title pages, one immediately following the first. A very uncommon title to find in the original 1813 printing.

Oeniponte (Innsbruck): Feliciani Rauch, 1931. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of marbled paper boards half bound with leather to spine. Exterior shows some sunning, particularly to edges and spine area. Edges and corners also show wear. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight like book was used very little. Marbled end pages in front and rear. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, though the front end page is stamped "Duplicate". Paper is mildly toned due to age but pages are clean. Text is in Latin.

Lipsiae: Apud Iohannem Ambrosium Barth, 1825. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fair-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, marbled paper covered boards which used to be half bound in leather to corners and spine. The exterior is in poor condition with the spine covering completely gone, boards are heavily worn as are corners and sides. The front board is literally hanging on by a single string that will surely break and the board will then be detached if this is not immediately addressed. When the photos were taken it was held on by two pieces but one piece of string broke. The interior portion is in far better condition. Pages are darkened but the binding is very strong and pages are secure. There is nothing torn or loose and there is no handwriting that was found. There is a dampstain on the upper outside corner though this is mainly limited to the exterior of the book. This is only volume 3 which covers the gospel of John.

Lublin, Poland: Universitas Catholica (Catholic University), 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcovers G+ and G. No dust jackets. 2 volume set. Published by Universitas Catholica (Catholic University) Lublin, Poland 1929 First Edition (? ) Hardcover Book/DJ Condition: VG-8vo 8"-9" tall; 521 and 541 pp; 2 volume set. Both books are covered in red buckram with leather spine and corners. Decorated end papers. Small logo stamp from bookseller in Rome. Vol. 1 has exterior spine damage...Split on top and chips missing on bottom. No handwriting, bookplates, or library markings found in either book. Interior hinges good, no loose pages. This series of books are often quoted from during discussions of the Church and the Pope as well as Human Ecclesiastical Law. Books are written in Latin. This set is extremely difficult to find available, especially in the original state.

Parisiis (Paris): Apud Perisse Fratres Catholicos Bibliopolas, 1862. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, marbled paper boards half bound in leather spine. Exterior shows darkening and handling wear, leather is worn and spots and there's a drip mark in the center of the spine area. The interior binding of the text pages is tight but there are openings at the hinge paper at both boards. This book came from a church repository and there is a 19th-century bookplate on the front pastedown. The half title and title page show stamps stating this came from the Redemptorist Library of St. Alphonsus Church of New Orleans. Pages are toned due to age and there is foxing and spotting present throughout. No publication date listed other than the original 1852 printing. This is the second edition, according to the title page (ca.1862).