Search Results: Authors starting with V from Pazzo Books

Moscow: Mir, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Wear and chipping to jacket edges; first English language edition, from the 1986 Russian. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; ISBN: 5030007512. ISBN/EAN: 9785030007519. Inventory No: 038799.

Nancy: Hissette, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. Leather backed marbled boards, very light edgewar. 3 works bound in one, 1815, 1810, 1817 respectively. 165; [4], 137; 120, [2] pp. With 7 folding plates in sepia. Inscription to final half title, unmarked and very clean. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Inventory No: 046436.

Madrid: Julian Viana Razola, 1834. Later Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Good Condition. Full vellum, browned, marks (pencil?) inner hinge cracked and text block coming loose, old signatures to title, notes to endpapers, otherwise clean internally. New Edition. 504pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Reference; Language & Linguistics. Inventory No: 045436.

Venice: Bonetus Locatellus, for Octavianus Scotus, 1493. Early Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Bound in an old manuscript parchment leaf, vellum spine, degraded, stained. An old, ca 17th or early 18th century, rebinding. Pastedowns wormed, Dampstain to first 20 leaves, scattered browning, heavy to some leaves, minor ink stains. Notes, manicules and underlining in a contemporary hand throughout but not pervasive. (3), 206 leaves (0f 210, lacking rear blank). Rear blank replaced with laid paper with fleur de lis watermark. A finely printed incunable edition of Valerius Maximus's stories of Roman society. Set in a humanist typeface with the commentary of Oliverius Arziganensis which first appeared in 1487. Maximus's collection of around 1000 short tales and anecdotes of Roman life was foundational to the Renaissance as it provided often the sole pool of information about aspects of Roman life that were being widely emulated, especially in Italy and France. This edition was printed 9… Read More

Lyon: Widow of Antoine de Harsy, 1615. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Contemporary calf, cover neatly detached, old library label inside front cover, embossed stamp to title, old withdrawn stamp to title verso, endpapers and title a bit rumpled, scatterred minor foxing and wear, generally very good internally. (24), 336, (8)pp. Gorton, in his biographical dictionary describes Vanini as "a writer stigmatized with atheism". Vanini published this in 1615 this work which though mystical in nature, wasn't heretical and it was licensed - his next work, the next year, was burnt and he was sentenced to have his tongue plucked out and himself burned which he was on Feburary 19, 1619. Brunet 5 1075, Ferguson II 726 Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Magic, Paranormal & Occult. Inventory No: 046711.

Paris: Joseph de Boffe, 1798. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Volumes 30-31 of the seminal French scientific journal, still published today. Early blue paper wraps, worn and discolored, volume 31 split cleanly down the middle. Page edges worn and a little soiled, partially unopened - scattered light foxing but largely clean. Dated year VII of the Jacobin calendar. 344pp; 336pp with 1 plate. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 042674.

Paris: Hachette, 1888. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. 1/4 red leather over marbled boards. Moderate wear at the edges, scattered foxing. Large folding map at the rear. Les Derniers Cannibales; Iles de Terres Oceaniennes; La Race Polynesienne; San Francisco. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 045070.

Lyon: Deux-Collines, 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Original purple wraps over card covers, slightly sunned, browning from wraps on endpapers. Inscribed by Varille. 113 of 500 copies. 113pp Charming little illustrated history of vinegar. Size: 12mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000832.

Rome: Editalia, 1967. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. 5 volumes in brown leather in a matching leather slipcase with base. Poetry, stories, proverbs of Milan. Slight fading to spines. Each 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" 1) Poesia torinese; 2) Satira torinese; 3) Proverbi torinesi; 4) Amore di Torino; 5) Canti torinesi. Size: Miniature. 5-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 048488.

New York: Visionaire, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Loose pages in a portfolio, wear to one corner of portfolio, fine internally. 30 inserts, 2 multiple pages, 1 a duplicate (U). 21 of 1500 Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 046721.

Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1503. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. The first 3 books of seven. Later full leather with an attractive modern rebacking, light wear at edges, new endpapers, page edges sprayed, scattered very minor foxing, a few pages with a faint tide mark to the upper right corners, a few early marginal notes, small ink notation crossed out on final leaf. A lovely copy of the first three books of the first Aldine Greek Anthology - in Greek throughout, unpaginated A1v(title) - X8. 168 leaves (of 290 in the entire work) - Ahmanson-Murphy 79. Based on the 1494 edition of Ianos Laskaris, it makes numerous additions and improvements. The typeface, the smallest of the Aldine Greek types, is based on Aldus's own hand and was designed and cut by the Bolognese master punchcutter Francesco Griffo. Size: Octavo (8vo). 3 volumes of the 7-volume set. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046839.

Paris: Prault, 1765. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. Contemporary calf, worn at the corners but sound. 519pp plus privilege at the rear. Light browning here and there, otherwise clean internally. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Fishing & Hunting. Inventory No: 045443.

London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1811. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. Attractively rebound in half calf over marbled bords, heavy foxing to colored frontispieces, scattered very minor foxing - generally very bright internally. Foxing and chipping to final page. With a well executed but slightly faded old fore-edge painting of a fox hunt. 469, (1 ad)pp. Date from colored engraving at end of preface. 9 copies in OCLC, all of the second edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Sports & Pastimes. Inventory No: 047393.

Clayton, NY: G.H. Bates, 1908. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Original yellow wraps, worn, soiled, scattered mild cooking stains internally, additions to one or two recipes. A good copy of a rare pamphlet — no copies in OCLC, not in Cook (America's Charitable Cookbooks). 38 (7)pp. Ads at rear. Ice cream, Doughnuts, Sour Milk-Cake, Parker House Rolls, Chow-Chow, Tomato Catsup, Chili Sauce (no chiles were harmed in making this sauce), Mock Duck. Size: 1908. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: CAT000786.

London: Clementi, Banger, Collard, Davis, & Collard et al., 1800. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. Collection of engraved scores bound up in full tree sheep, spine darkened and a little dry, modest wear at edges Modest foxing, occasional minor staining and creasing, a few ownership marks; generally very good internally. The scores are: Of Noble Race was Shenkin; Codiad yr Haul The Rising Sun; Mamma Mia; In amor ognun dichiara; C. H. Florio. Se mi Credi Amato bene, A Favorite Duett, Composed for Madme Mara and Sigr. Viganoni...; The Nightingale, A Favorite Military Rondo, As Performed at Brighton by the Royal South Glocester Band, Arranged for the Piano Forte, With a Flute Acct.; Robert Cooke. The Farewell, Sung by Mr Bartleman, at the Vocal & Other Concerts, with universal applause; Here's the Bower, A Ballad, Dedicated to Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford; Supremely Blessed, No. 17 of Songs, Duetts & Trios, with a Harp Accompaniment; The Poetry by Peter Pindar Esqr.… Read More

Williamsburg: William Hunter, 1752. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Rebacked and front board recovered in leather, rear board retained. Title chipped at edges and rumpled and with top margin missing but not touching text, light dampstain in right margin early on, old tape mark in gutter in table of contents, a few pages inexpertly opened just touching marginal notes in spots, browning and foxing more or less uniformly throughout, contemporary marginalia and underlining to table of contents, scattered other minor flaws but very good overall. (2), vi, 455, (1)pp. Errata at end, pages 207, 277 and 367 mispaginated 205, 267 and 357. Lacking the list of subscribers that seems to have rarely been bound in. ESTC W7023, Evans 6941, Sabin 100388 The first major work from William Hunter's press - he had become the official printer for Virginia the previous year. He was a friend of Benjamin Franklin with whom he split the postmaster general job for the colonies. Size: Folio.… Read More

New York: Visionaire, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Curved plexi case, calendar within. # 31 of 2000. Faint wear. Contributors: CARLOTTADAN WEAKSDAVID SEIDNERDIETMARDONALD BEACHLERDREW JARRETTDYLAN HENRYSONED BAYNARDELLEN VON UNWERTHENRIQUE BADULESCUFILIP PAGOWSKIFRANCOIS BERTHOUDGEORGANNE DEENGLEN LUCHFORDJEAN-PAUL GOUDEINEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE & VINOODH MATADINJACK PIERSONJAMES DIGNANJAMES VANCEJASON BROOKSJEAN-PHILIPPE DELHOMMEJEFFREY FULVIMARIJOHN NEWSOMJOHN SCARISBRICKJOSEF ASTORKAREEM ILIYAKIM DEMARCOLAURIE SIMMONSLEONG KA TAIMARC JACOBSMARCELO KRASILCICMARIO TESTINOMARK GAGNONMARY ELLEN MARKMATS GUSTAFSONMICHAEL CAPOTOSTOMICHAEL ECONOMYNED AMBLERPAMELA HANSONPETER DAYTONRAYMOND MEIERRICHARD MARTINRITA ACKERMANNROBERT MEDVEDZROSS BLECKNERRUBEN TOLEDORUVEN AFANADORSATOSHI SAIKUSASCOTT LIFSHUTZSERGE LUTENSSTEPHANE SEDNAOUISTEVEN MEISELTODD OLDHAM Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 046727.

Paris: Charles Savreux, 1659. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Contemporary leather, edges and corners worn, front hinge cracked but binding quite sound. Scattered browning, foxing and minor stains, old notes to front endpaper - clean overall and a nice copy of this collection of classical epigrams. 590pp. Size: Octavo (8vo). Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 045931.

Gend: Philippe Gimblet, 1777. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Contemporary leather backed boards, quite worn, spine dry with significant loss to leather; still sound overall. Scattered mostly minor foxing and browning internally with an attractive frontis and an engraved plate; scarce. (18), 419pp. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 046556.

Mexico: Editorial Nueva Espana. Hardcover. Good Condition. undated, ca. 1930. An attractively designed collection of children's stories with woodcuts and 3 tipped in color illustrations. Wear at the corners with some mild loss to boards. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 040669.