Search Results: Authors starting with T from Shapero Rare Books

Safavid Persia, probably Tabriz, second half of 16th century. . Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper with two illuminated miniatures in the text, in Farsi, complete, 213 leaves, plus three flyleaves, 250 x 150 mm; double column, 12 lines regular scribal black nasta'liq, headings in white nasta'liq outlined in black set against gold decorated banners throughout the text, opening two pages with richly illuminated blue and gold borders of intricate geometric designs, with pale blue and orange accents, some very skillful restoration to first page, one leaf re-margined, some light finger soiling else internally clean and attractive condition; in a handsome contemporary Safavid stamped binding with flap, fine doubleurs (restored), rebacked and edges repaired. islam24 Sheikh Shams al-Din Muhammad 'Assar Tabrizi was a poet, scholar and mystic of fourteenth-century Persia, and this poetic romance is his best-known work. With strong pre-Islamic themes, the text recounts an epic story of spiritual… Read More

Tehran, dated 7 Jumada I 1317 AH (13 September 1899 AD) . Single volume, lithographed on paper, in Farsi, complete, 183 leaves, 8vo (250 by 165 mm); printed from a manuscript copied in single column, 22 lines of nasta'liq script, decorated headpieces on opening double page, leaves double-ruled with catch-words throughout, bookplate of Firuz library to upper pastedown, leaves a little browned else clean copy; housed in a contemporary pink cloth binding, a little faded and soiled, with remains of paper label to spine. A Persian translation of the history on the the German Emperor Wilhelm I (1794-1871), whose name is here given as Gilum, from the French original text by Edouard Simon. This translation was first commissioned by Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar however it wasn't completed until the reign of Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar, both these patrons are described in the text.

New York, The Ticker Publishing Company, 1919. . Third edition ('Latest Edition'); 12mo (17 x 12 cm); publisher's limp blue cloth, lettered in gilt to upper cover, front joint partly cracked but holding, faint staining to upper margin of first ff.; 177, [1]pp. stock23 The first work on tape reading, and arguably the earliest and most important work on market dynamics in general. Published by the leading proponent of technical analysis, Richard Wyckoff (1873-1934), under the pseudonym 'Rollo Tape'. The book proposed that the 'market momentarily indicates its own future' on the ticker tape used to communicate key information such as price, volume, and size to brokerage firms. 'One cannot become a Tape Reader by giving the ticker absent treatment; nor by running into his broker's office after lunch, or seeing "how the market closed" from his evening newspaper... He should spend twenty-seven hours a week at the ticker, and many more hours away from it studying his mistakes and finding the "why" of his… Read More

. Aquatint in colours, 1972, on Guarro paper, signed and inscribed in pencil aside from the edition of 75, published by Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 75.7 x 100.5 cm. (29.8 x 39.6 in.) Over the course of his career in painting, printmaking, and etching, Antoni Tàpies has created his own lexicon of symbols and marks to help communicate the broad range of influences in his work including, most significantly, his Catalan roots, as well as his involvement with the Parisian intellectual scene of the 1950s, meeting exponents of Art informel like Jean Fautrier and Jean Dubuffet. Tàpies's abstract paintings are made with expressive blends of impasto, gestural brush strokes, often backwards hand-written script, and common materials such as soil and marble dust. Galfetti 302-306

. Aquatint in colours, 1972, on Guarro paper, signed and inscribed in pencil aside from the edition of 75, published by Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 75.7 x 100.5 cm. (29.8 x 39.6 in.) Over the course of his career in painting, printmaking, and etching, Antoni Tàpies has created his own lexicon of symbols and marks to help communicate the broad range of influences in his work including, most significantly, his Catalan roots, as well as his involvement with the Parisian intellectual scene of the 1950s, meeting exponents of Art informel like Jean Fautrier and Jean Dubuffet. Tàpies's abstract paintings are made with expressive blends of impasto, gestural brush strokes, often backwards hand-written script, and common materials such as soil and marble dust. Galfetti 302-306

1972 . Aquatint in colours, 1972, on Guarro paper, signed and inscribed in pencil aside from the edition of 75, published by Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 75.7 x 100.5 cm. (29.8 x 39.6 in.) Over the course of his career in painting, printmaking, and etching, Antoni Tàpies has created his own lexicon of symbols and marks to help communicate the broad range of influences in his work. These include, most significantly, his Catalan roots, as well as his involvement with the Parisian intellectual scene of the 1950s, meeting exponents of Art Informel like Jean Fautrier and Jean Dubuffet. Tàpies's abstract paintings are made with expressive blends of impasto, gestural brush strokes, often backwards hand-written script, and common materials such as soil and marble dust. Galfetti 302-306

Nottingham, Richard Allen, 1871. . 4to. 28, [2] pp., 12 mounted photographs. Original beveled cloth, gilt. A Very Good copy. Rare early work on Trent Bridge, Nottingham, illustrated with actual photographs. Gernsheim, Incunabula 536.

Cummington, Mass. Cummington Press. 1949. . First edition, first printing. One of the 93 special copies signed by the author and artist. (There were copies hand-coloured and a further 140 unsigned copies) Publisher's natural linen, black leather title label to spine gilt, and a further one depicting the bee. Bookplate to front paste down with a little 'bleed' from the adhesive, trace of erasure to the front free endpaper but a near-fine copy of a particularly handsome book. One of a number of Tate's books to be printed by the Cummington Press and probably the most handsome. Prints a number of the author's marvellous literary essays.

London, printed for R[obert]. L[ittlebury]. and M[oses]. P[itt]. and are to be sold by John Starkey at the Miter in Fleet-street, near Temple Bar, and Moses Pitt at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1678. . First edition in English. Folio (32.5 x 20.5 cm), [2], 2, [18], 184, 195-264, [2], 214, [8], 119, [3] pp., 24 engraved plates (2 folding, 1 with short split to fold), contemporary sprinkled calf, neatly rebacked preserving old red morocco lettering piece, lower outer corner upper board repaired, a very good copy. Attractive copy of Tavernier's account of his travels to the East. One of the most popular works of its time and translated into several European languages, it is still regarded as an important source for information about the period. There were five variant editions printed in 1678. One was dated 1677 in error. It was first published in French in two parts, 1676 & 1679. Tavernier (1605-1689) spent eleven months in Constantinople before setting out on his first journey. He joined a… Read More

Calcutta, G.H. Huttman, Military Orphan Press, 1840. . First edition. 8vo, vi, 371pp., large folding map, folding table, neat restoration to blank margin of title, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, light wear to sides and edges, a very good copy of a scarce title. A valuable survey of the city, which was administered by the East India Company and served as a strategic link to the frontier of the north-eastern states of Tripura and Assam. It includes information on the important muslin trade.Then the Civil Surgeon, Taylor established Dhaka College as an English school.

New York, Eaton & Mains, 1898. . First edition. Royal 8vo, 675 pp., profusely illustrated throughout, contemporary red half morocco gilt, a fine copy from the library of H.M. Stanley, without bookplate.

[Second half of XIX c.]. . Charcoal and colored pencils on paper (29.5 x 19.8 cm), signed in left lower corner, laid on thicker contemporary paper, mounted, stamp "Coll. SB" to mount Good condition. A fine portrait of a young Armenian girl by the famed Russian artist. Féodor Petrovich Tchoumakoff (1823 - 1911) was born in St. Petersburg and was trained first at the St. Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, and later at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. The works he did during his studies earned high recognition from Karl Brüllov. After successfully graduating from the academy, he received a chance to take a study trip to Italy. In 1852 he was given an honorary academic title. Starting in 1857, Tchoumakoff lived and worked primarily in Paris. He exhibited at salon shows in Paris, while also sending his works to exhibitions at the St. Petersburg Academy of the Arts.Tchoumakoff was a fairly popular artist in the aristocratic circles of France and Russia. His works were purchased by, for example, the… Read More

London, T. Tegg, No. 73 Cheapside, 1830. . Engraved map, fine original colour, dissected and mounted on linen, index of streets below, folding into green marble paper covers with publisher's label, rubbed and scuffed. Howgego 295 state 6.

London, Privately Printed [?Leonard Smithers], 1897. . First edition, [?]second issue, number 207 of 250 copies; 2 vols, large 8vo; frontispieces, publisher's autograph limitation noted to verso of first half-title, some foxing to title and early leaves; publisher's royal blue cloth decorated in gilt, partly uncut, spines very slightly dulled, but overall fine copies. Comparing this with certain other publications of the time, such as The Life and Times of Madame du Barry, and given the format of the stated limitation, it seems certain that this work was published by Leonard Smithers (purple ink, as with Beardsley's Lysistrata). In addition, both title-pages are cancels, suggesting perhaps it was originally to be issued with titles giving the Smithers imprint. A near fine pair; uncommon.

[1854]. . Albumen print (144 x 99 mm, 5¾ x 4 in) on printed card mount (170 x 106 mm, 6¾ x 4¼ in); Signed by Alfred Tennyson in ink on mount, recto; inscribed in ink on mount, verso: 'Given to H.M. Moncrieff / by / The Honble / Hallam Tennyson / at Dedworth, Haselmere, / Sussex. / 5th August 1887. / The day before the Poet / Laureate's 78th Birthday. / This Photograph was taken / about 15 years ago.'; Printed on mount, recto: 'Mayall's / Photographic Studio, / 224, Regent St. London.'; printed on mount, verso: 'Mayall's Photographic Studio, 224, Regent St., London.' print shows typical minor fading and yellowing characteristic of the process, with faint stray pen marks most likely from proximity to an autograph letter. Framed. John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1810-1901) was an English photographer, born Jabez Meal in Lancashire, who first practised photography in Philadelphia after moving to the United States in late 1841 or early 1842. Returning to England four years later, Mayall opened the American… Read More

Paris, Trident, 1928. . Limited edition, this copy out of series and inscribed by the artist, small 8vo (19 x 14.5 cm); illustrated with 22 phototypes of which 6 are coloured in pochoir by Saudé, with tissue guards, some pages uncut, signed in ink on the upper fly leaf, original printed thick wrappers, an excellent example. An early monograph on the work of Simon Lissim, a Ukranian born designer, with fine pochoir plates by Saudé.

London, 50 & 11, Old Broad Street, 1891. . Letter opener with printed world map on both sides, 1891 calendar printed on handle. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless.The map beautifully and succsinctly illustrates the companies numeorus telegraph lines. Amoung the more unusual are from Candahar to Calcutta, Shanghai to Yunnan (Tibet), and New York to Pernambaco.

London, 50 & 11, Old Broad Street, 1887. . Letter opener with printed map on the recto, and an 1887 calendar on the verso. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless.The map beautifully and succinctly illustrates the companies numeorus telegraph lines, and shows a curious skewed projection in which the northern tip of Australia is shown parallel to Provence!

London, 50 & 11, Old Broad Street, [1888]. . Letter opener with printed world map on both sides, 1888 [undated] calendar printed on handle. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless.The map beautifully and succsinctly illustrates the companies numeorus telegraph lines.

London, 50 & 11, Old Broad Street, 1892. . Letter opener with printed world map on both sides, 1892 calendar printed on handle. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless.The map beautifully and succinctly illustrates the companies numeorus telegraph lines.