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Tassos, Alevizos Anastasios (engraver). ARISTOPHANES LYSISTRATA. [Title in Greek]. Athens: Aspiota-Elka, 1978. 340 by 250mm (13½ by 9¾ inches). Original paper wrappers; 154 pp. With thick paper dust jacket. Limited edition of 1,500 numbered copies. Printed on Glastonbury antique laid paper. This is number 313 and is signed by Tassos. In Greek. Four-line 1985 inscription (in Greek) to Karl-Heinz Schulmeister. Together with a postcard on stationary of the Cultural Association of the GDR (“Kulturbund der DDR”) with an 11-line inscription (in German) from Schulmeister to Wolfram Körner.
Grunert, Oskar E. BRENNENDE MENSCHEN. Ein Beitrag zur Bekämpfung der Geschlechtskrankheiten. Schauspiel in 2 Akten und einem Vorspiel in Versen. Die Schaubühne im Dienste der hygienischen Volksbelehrung! [Itchy People. A contribution to the fight against venereal diseases. Play in 2 acts and a prelude in verse. The stage in the service of public hygiene instruction!]. [No location]: [handmade, likely by the author], [ca. 1920]. 275 by 220mm (10¾ by 8¾ inches). Original stapled paper wrappers; [1], 9, 20, 20 pp. (A total of 50 pages, some page numbers incorrect — but item is complete).
Millin, Aubin Louis. ELEMENS D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE, Ouvrage Couronne par le Jury des Livres Elementaires… pour les Ecoles Nationales. Troisieme Edition, Revue et Corrigee… Depuis la Premiere Publication de l’Ouvrage, et Considerablement Augmentee; Enrichie de 22 Planches Contenant Plus de 600 Figures. Paris: Leger 1802. Thick 8vo. xl,680,(2)pp. Index. With 22 large copper engraved folding plates (between the end of the text and the index), containing over 600 figures. Cont. tree calf, gilt spine. An attractive copy, signed by the publisher on the verso of the title page to ward against counterfeit copies. The third and “best” edition of this French natural history school book, with the addition of the numerous plates. The 1st edition of 1794 was 444 pages, the 2nd of 1797, 563 pages and our 3rd further expanded to 680 pages.
Pautet, J. F. Jules. NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DU BLASON, OU CODE HERALDIQUE, Archeologique et Historique, avec un Armorial de l’Empire, une Genealogie de la Famille Bonaparte Jusqu’a Nos Jours, 1842, Etc., Etc. Ouvrage Orne de Figures. Paris: A la Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret 1843. 12mo. (6),280pp. Illustrated with 10 folding plates depicting over 100 coats-of-arms and heraldic devices (3 of which are hand-colored), plus a large folding genealogical table of the Bonaparte family. Cont. gilt decorated black calf over marbled boards, a bit rubbed, small chip at top of spine, rear hinge partially split but holding. Some occasional foxing. Manuels-Roret at top of title-page. This series is also referred to as “Encyclopedie-Roret.”
Richardson, John. A DICTIONARY, PERSIAN, ARABIC, AND ENGLISH; With a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature and Manners of Eastern Nations. A New Edition, with Numerous Additions and Improvements by Charles Wilkins. London: Printed by William Bulmer and Co, for W. J. and J. Richardson, et al. 1806-1810. 2 volumes. Lg. 4to. xcvi,1157,(1);(4),xxiv,853,(3)pp. Double column text. With the leaf of ads at the back of Volume II (a tape repair to a blank portion of the leaf), and the half-title in Volume II (no half-title required in Volume I). Cont. calf boards, quite rubbed & worn, calf chipped along the edges and some corners. Both volumes nicely rebacked with red morocco spine labels. A number of old rubber stamps of the Mercantile Library New York, who sold off their books in the 1970s. Each volume with an old inscription of a preliminary blank from one Joseph Wolff to his friend J. King. Very scarce. The greatly revised “New Edition” with extensive revisions by the great orientalist Charles Wilkins (Richardson died in 1795). The work was originally printed in 2 folio volumes in 1777-1780 in Oxford. Richardson also wrote A SPECIMEN OF PERSIAN POETRY (1774), and both an Arabic Grammar (1776) and a Persian Grammar (1771). The first volume is Arabic and Persian words translated to English, and the second volume English words translated to Arabic and Persian.
Kleist, Heinrich von. DAS KATHCHEN VON HEILBRONN ODER DIE FEUERPROBE… Berlin: Realschulbuchhandlung 1810. 8vo. 198,(2)pp. The final leaf a blank. First edition. Cont. full polished calf, gilt, spine with red morocco title label. A green morocco author label is mostly chipped off. Hinges a bit rubbed and text with some light foxing. Marbled endpapers. Edges dyed red. Published after its first performance in Vienna, March 17-20, 1810. A five act play written in blank verse. Kleist committed suicide the following year in 1811.
Facius, Bartholomaeus (or Facio, Bartolommeo). BARTHOLOMAEI FACII ET JO. JOVIANI PONTANI RERUM SUO TEMPORE GESTARUM LIBRI SEXDECIM… Basel: (P. Perna suis & H. Petri) 1566 (colophon dated 1567). 620, (50)pp. Index. Contemporary vellum, hand lettered spine. Small portion of top edge of front cover (1/4″ x 2″) chipped. Tipped in ahead of the title are 3 pages of a previous early owner’s manuscript biographical notes on Facius. Historical work on the Kingdom of Naples with 2 texts, one by Facius and another by J.J. Pontanus. B.L. German p.297.
Koster, Henry. VOYAGES DANS LA PARTIE SEPTENTRIONAL DU BRESIL Depuis 1809 Jusqu’en 1815 Comprenant les Provinces de Pernambuco (Fernamboue), Seara, Paraiba, Maragnan, Etc. Traduite de l’Anglais par M. A. Jay. Orne de Huit Planches Colories et de Deux Cartes. Paris: Chez Delaunay 1818. 8vo. 2 vols. (4),xlix,(3),376; (4),512,(2)pp. The final leaf being ads. With both half-titles. Illustrated with 10 plates, being 8 fine color lithographs and 2 folding maps. 19th century rust calf over marbled boards, hinges rubbed and lightly chipped, but quite sound. The first French translation of Henry Koster’s TRAVELS IN BRAZIL. London: 1816. It is one of the first color plate view books on Brazil. See Abbey. TRAVEL #704.
Robertson, William. THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. The Second Edition. London: W. Strahan, T. Cadell 1778. 4to. 2 volumes. xviii,492;(4),535,(21)pp. Without the half-titles. Illustrated with 4 large folding maps and 1 folding plate. Orig. full calf, spines ornately gilt, red & green morocco spine labels. Cont. bookplates of John Noble.
Frick, George. A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF THE EYE; Including the Doctrines and Practice of the Most Eminent Modern Surgeons, and Particularly Those of Professor Beer. With an Engraving. Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, Jun. 1823. 8vo. xix,(1),320pp. With the half-title. Folding copper plate of 9 surgical instruments bound at the end. Orig. mottled calf, nicely rebacked to style, old spine label laid down. With the cont. rubber stamp and signature of “Dr. R. Fuller.” First edition of the first important American textbook of ophthalmology. Frick (1793-1870) a Baltimore physician was also the first American M.D. to restrict his practice to Ophthalmology. He was a student of the great German ophthalmologist Georg Joseph Beer (d. 1821). See GM 5844. THE BECKER COLLECTION OF OPHTHALMOLOGY only records the London 1826 edition (#142).
Bisland, Elizabeth. THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN. With Illustrations. In Two Volumes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co. 1906. 2 vols. 8vo. viii,(4),475,(1);(6),554,(1)pp. Index. Illustrated with 16 plates. The special edition limited to 200 sets, containing a leaf of Hearn’s manuscript inserted. Orig. dark green cloth, paper spine labels, a bit darkened, and labels with a few very minor chips. Added labels at back of each volume. The original leaf in this set is from THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY, 1905, the chapter titled “Ultimate Questions,” found on pp. 122-123 of the book. There are 17 lines of manuscript on the inserted leaf, pertaining to Hearn’s comments about Percival Lowell’s 1895 book MARS and his speculation about inhabitant of an older and a wiser world, and possible contact with them. He states: “Might it not even result in the extinction of the human species.” An excellent leaf of manuscript. The original leaves of manuscript found with set vary considerably, some with just 5 or 6 lines of text.
Speroni Degli Alvarotti, Sperone. ORATIONI… Novamente Poste in Luce. Venice: Ruberto Meietti. 1596. Sm. 4to. (8),216pp. Woodcut device on title and of the verso of the final leaf. Cont. vellum, soiled. Occasional text soiling, ink marks, & marginal doodles. Adams S1574.
Pepys, Samuel. MEMOIRS of Samuel Pepys… Comprising His Diary From 1659 to 1669, and a Selection From His Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard Lord Braybrooke. In Two Volumes. London: Henry Colburn 1825. Lg. 4to. 2 volumes. xlii,498,(2),xlix,(1);(2),348,(2),vii,(1),(3)-311,(1)pp. Index. Illustrated with 2 engraved frontispieces, and 11 plates, and a double-page map. Cont. polished calf, rebacked, with the original gilt backstrips laid down. Corners of boards worn. Some light foxing, but overall very good. Bookplate of the “Colinton House Library” in each volume. The Colinton House was once the principal residence of the Foulis family in Scotland. On the front pastedown of Volume 1 is a brief inscription in 1921 from the owner of Colinton House, at that time, T. M. Trotter. First edition of the famous diary of Samuel Pepys, a key work in English literature. Grolier 100, #75.
Johnston, Robert. TRAVELS THROUGH PART OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AND THE COUNTRY OF POLAND; Along the Southern Shores of the Baltic. Illustrated with Maps and Numerous Coloured Plates… London: J. J. Stockdale 1815. Lg. 4to. (2),viii,460pp. With the half-title. Illustrated with 2 engraved maps, 20 hand colored plates, 1 wood engraved plate and 1 woodcut in the text. Cont. full red morocco, ornately gilt tooled covers and spine, extremities rubbed, front hinge professionally repaired. Title page a bit soiled. An attractive copy of an Englishman’s tour from St. Petersburg to Smolensk in 1814. Abbey. TRAVEL #15.
Berlese, Laurent. MONOGRAPHIE DU GENRE CAMELLIA. Traite Complet sur Sa Culture, avec la Description et la Classification de Chaque Variete… Troisieme Edition, Revue, Corrigee & Augmentee 1st d’une Nouvelle Methode de Classification… 2nd de Plusiers Observations sur la Culture du Camellia; 3rd d’Environ 180 Descriptions de Varietes… Paris: H. Cousin 1845. (4),338pp. Index. Plus 7 lithographic plates (at rear). Orig. boards, printed paper spine (some rubbing & light soiling). The third and “Best edition,” Pritzel 693.
Bembo, Pietro. DELLE LETTERE… A Sommi Pontefici a Cardinali et ad Altri Signori et Persone… Con la Giunta della Vita del Bembo, Descritta per il Medisimo. Venice: Comin da Trino di Monferrato 1564. Sm. 8vo. The first 2 volumes only (of 4) bound in 1. ff.(4),140;147,(1). Both titles with large woodcut printer’s device. 18th century calf over boards, paper spine label. A few ink scribbles on the first title page. Some occasional light soiling.
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