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Illustrated with engraved title within a scrollwork border with the coat of arms of the dedicatee, Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandino; plus 51 plates of diagrams and illustrations of measurement, of which 44 are by Pomodoro and 7 by Giovanni Scala; plus historiated initials, vignettes and 6 different tailpieces. Folio. Limp reddish-brown 19th century Italian red marbled boards, rebacked. (Rome, Appresso Stefano Paolini, 1599). First edition, first issue, of this finely illustrated manual of Euclidean geometry, with practical applications for surveyors, architects and others. 16th century treatises on surveying and other aspects of 'practical' geometry were almost exclusively written for university men. Pomodoro's was the first work on practical geometry that made a genuine attempt to render the subject accessible to practical men. [Riccardi I, 300; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 394; Honeyman 2512; Macclesfield 1655 (1667 edition). Brusaporci, 'Giovanni Pomodoro (XVI Century),' pp. 201-222 in Distinguished… Read More

UPDIKE, JOHN. Getting the Words Out.8vo. Original leather-backed marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine. Lord John Press, Northbridge 1984. First Edition. Limited to 50 numbered deluxe copies, specially bound, signed by Updike. This copy is #50. Fine.

SIGNED BY BRADBURY.ONE OF 50.BRADBURY, RAY. Green Shadows White Whale. Illustrated by Edward Sorel.8vo. Original green leather-backed cloth. Ultramarine Publishing Company 1992. First Edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. This copy #28. Mint.

SIGNED BY CONRADFIRST EDITIONLIMITED TO 25 COPIESHardcover. Fine. 8vo. Original green printed wrappers, enclosed in folding sleeve and ¼-brown morocco slipcase, gilt lettering on spine. London: Printed for Private Circulation (for Thomas J. Wise) 1919. First Edition. Cagle A 32. Limited to 25 copies, signed by Conrad on the half title. The sixth of Wise's 20 limited edition Conrad titles, done between February 1919 and January 1920. This was the Introduction for de Maupassant's Yvette and Other Stories (London 1904) translated by Ada Galsworthy. With bookplate. Fine. Scarce.

LE GUIN, URSULA. Gwilan's Harp. 8vo. Original wrappers, label on front cover. Lord John Press, Northridge 1981. First Edition. Limited to 300 copies signed by Le Guin. This is copy # 36. Fine.