Search Results: Authors starting with D from Leaf and Stone Books

Venice: Eretenia. Good. 1963. Third Edition. 62 + 10. Edizione numerata Copia 140. In Italian. Original cream card covers with red and black facsimile reproduction of the 1531 edition. Cover printers device has a scar which runs across the rest of the front cover, small stains but generally clean and respectable. Interior clean and unmarked. The first 62 pages are the facsimile of the 1531, the last 10 pages are nota bio-bibliografica by G. Cappelletti. This little story of "two noble lovers" may be the original of the Romeo & Juliet story. ; Limited Edition; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 62 pages .

Florence: Giunti. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. Limited Edition. Leather. 8809034724 . An oversized folio leather clamshell box (46 cm, 18") a booklet of 213 pages, and 72 plates, loose in the box. Limited edition of 998 of which this is 492. This is a beautifully printed reproduction of the timeless works by da Vinci and his circle collected in the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, including the famous image of the Vitruvian Man and the Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk (probably a self-portrait of da Vinci) , among many others. The drawings consist of 26 works by da Vinci, 33 from his school, and 13 by other sources, all printed on handmade paper. Accompanied by a well-researched book of 213 pages, and housed in a magnificent folio leather box with gilt titles. Condition of the set is good. The box has very minor shelf wear and the booklet is in very good condition. Five of the plates have remains of mounting tape in the margins of the verso, one has a short scar into the… Read More

Florence: Giunta Barbera. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1985. Limited Edition. Leather. A limited edition of 998 of which this is 452. An oversized folio leather clam-shell box, with an explanatory booklet of 103 pages, and with 50 leaves with facsimiles of Leonardo's and his circles work, beautifully printed recto and verso on handmade paper. The works of Leonardo -- including his earliest known drawing -- and of his circle, collected at the Uffizi in Florence. Includes 11 drawings by the master himself, as well as 39 by his students. The works are in pen and ink, chalk, pencil, and silver-point. Condition is very good. The handsome leather box has minor scuffs and shelf wear, the prints are clean and lovely and of beautiful uality. OCLC 908554359; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

London: Anglo-Norman Text Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 090547435X . [4], 228 pp. Octavo. With the book plate of Derek Roebuck, a legal and arbitration historian who wrote over 40 books. Dark green cloth covers with brilliant gilt to the spine. Interior has the book plate but is otherwise clean and unmarked. Nice copy with a nice provenance. This is book 2 of the 4 volume series. The base manuscript used is Oxford Bodleian Library 399 (MS B). Rejected readings from the base MS are printed under the text. ; Anglo-Norman Texts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 228 pages .

Vienna (Wien): L. W. Seidel & Sohn. Good with no dust jacket. 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. KB19 55 pp, 3 tafeln une einer Karte. In German. Original maroon cloth spine and corners with marbled paper boards. Faded and a bit rubbed. Interior has the stamp of author and professor Hans Slanor (1890-1955). One of the folding plates is ripped at the gutter, the large folding map is worn at the edges and a bit fragile but still all present. A scarce first edition copy of this look at farmhouses in lower Austria. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 55 pages .

Vancouver, Toronto: UBC Press. Good. 2008. Hardcover. 0774815205 . Xv + 235 pp. Notes, references, and index at rear. Tan and grey glossy hardcover. Book is in good condition. Faint wear along edges. Some minor pencil throughout. ; 9 X 6.20 X 0.90 inches .

Palermo: Centro di studi filologici e linguistici siciliani. Good with no dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 8896312310 . 229pp + 9 unnumbered pages. Italian language. Book has cream paper softcover with black and red text on front cover and spine. Some pages uncut. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 338 pages .

London: MacMillan and Co.. Fair. 1882. Hardcover. Xxviii + 354 pp. 39 pages of ads at rear. Appendix and index. Blue cloth boards. Book is ex-library with usual interior marks. Tape on spine and library card inside rear cover. Bookplate inside front cover and on front fly page. Book is in fair condition worn/rubbed along edges and spine. Interior has some pen/pencil notations throughout. Hinges slightly cracked. ; Ex-Library; X X .

Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication. Good with no dust jacket. 1874. Hardcover. v + 667 pps. Index. Inscription of previous owner, Frank H. Clark, dated 1916. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind ruling with Greek stamped on front boards. Boards bit worn, corners a little rubbed, spine tips a little dusty. Interior hinges are cracked, pages toned but otherwise clean and unmarked.; Small 4to .

Paris: Cerf. Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. 127 pp. Text in Greek, else French. Library bound in dark red buckram with gilt to spine, white library letters marked out, interior has normal library marks, pocket removed, else clean and sturdy. A nice copy of the Cerf edition of Phil of Alexandria. ; Les ?uvres de Philon d'Alexandrie, 5; Ex-Library; 127 pages .

Paris: Les Editions Du Cerf. Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Softcover. 192 pp. Text in Greek, else French. Original light brown covers are a bit worn and chipped around edges, interior paper a little browned, pages never separated. ; Source Chretiennes; 192 pages .

Pas. Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. 254pp + 6 unnumbered pages. Spanish language, bibliography, indices. Book has blue cloth cover with gold text on spine. Very slight wear on covers, very slight wear on corner. Ex-library with stamps, pocket on back pastedown, sticker on spine, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. ; Studia et textus historiae juris canonici; Vol. 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 260 pages .

Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 081321372X . KB55...xxvi, 195 pp. Indices, bibliography, concordance. Octavo. Glossy lavender dust jacket with medieval manuscript is clean, minimal shelf wear. Book has small bump at bottom front corner. Interior clean and tight, very nice. ; Fathers of the Church Medieval Continuation; Vol. 6; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 195 pages .

Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0813208165 . KB55...xxii, 4188 pp. Index proper names, index sacred scripture. Octavo. Pale lilac glossy dust jacket with medieval text is clean, minimal shelf wear, back flap has a crinkle. Book itself is clean and bright, a very nice copy. "This fifth volume of the Mediaeval Continuation is the fourth of the letters of Peter Damian, an eleventh-century monk and man of letters. Written during the years 1062-1066, these letters deal with a wide variety of subjects. Some letters are of historical interest, others approach the size and scope of philosophical or theological treatises. Damian's correspondents range from simple hermits in his community to abbots, bishops, cardinals, and even to Pope Alexander II. Among these letters are to be found one addressed to the patriarch of Constantinopole, two to Damian's sisters, one to the Empress Agnes, and even a few to such… Read More

Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 081320707X . KB55...xxiv, 422 pp. Indices, bibliography, concordance. Octavo. Glossy lavender dust jacket with medieval manuscript is clean, minimal shelf wear. Book has small bump at bottom front corner. Interior has owner name in ink, some marginalia especially in Letter 31, but otherwise sturdy and usable. ; Fathers of the Church Medieval Continuation; Vol. 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 422 pages .

Montecassino: Pubblicazioni cassinesi. Good in Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 888256276x . 130 pp. 2 indices at rear. 14 color plates of manuscripts and folia. Italian, Latin, and Greek text. Navy blue DJ in good condition. Encased in plastic and taped to inside of covers. Book is ex-library with stamp on front fly page and sticker inside rear cover. Very usable copy. ; Biblioteca Cassinese I; Ex-Library .

Delhi (India): Ajanta. Good with no dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv + 251 pp. Index, bibliography. Illustrated with line drawings and plates. In what appears to be original mustard yellow leatherette hard covers with silver gilt to spine. Corners bit bumped, edges grubby, interior endpapers glued down rather badly in publishing, old price in pen on first blank, book store stamp on title page along with an owner inscript, otherwise clean and unmarked. ; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Florence: Societa Dante Alighiere/Imago. Near Fine with no dust jacket. [2014]. Limited Edition. Leather. 8890803312 . Limited Edition 599 copies, of which this is 269 Folio, 21.5 × 29.5 cm, bound in full handcrafted natural grain leather with metal bosses, hand-stitched binding. Booklet 39 pages. 236 ff, parchment paper treated by hand to achieve the perfect aged state. A magnificent codex, in near fine condition. The binding has the very slightest signs of shelf wear, just a few small and faint scuffs, the interior manuscript itself is clean and unmarked. The accompanying booklet is in very good condition. The oldest illustrated version of the Divine Comedy, dating from the second quarter of the 14th century, The 37 vivid and charming miniatures in colours and gold are attributed to the workshop of Pacino di Buonaguida, an Italian painter active in Florence c1303-1347. The text is also beautiful and complex, in two columns with rubricated initials, surrounded by the commentary… Read More

Paris: Les Belles Lettres. Good with no dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 2251003657 . clviiii, 110 pp. Notes in French, text in Greek. Library bound cream hard covers with the owl, minor wear. Interior paper a little toned but otherwise clean and nice. ; Collection Des Universites De France Serie Grecque; 7.2 X 5.0 X 0.8 inches .

Paris: La Societe Francaise D'Archeologie. Good. 1955. Softcover. 524 pages + Tables des noms d'Auteurs. Illustrated with maps and plates. (Aubert, Deschamps, Durliat, Gaillard, Grau, Jannoray, Lambert, Lavedan, Olivier, Ponsich, Pous, Puig, Rey, Stym-Popper, Thibout, Thirion, Verrier. Buff card covers covered with protective wax paper have general wear at all edges, some short tears, spine chipped and worn, old red pencil price mark, wax paper taped to inside covers. Interior first fly bit worn, text clean and unmarked, a few turned down corners, sturdy.; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .