Professionally rebound in half calf over marbled boards with debossed dentelles to calf edges of front and back boards. Five raised bands with debossed decoration, gilt particulars, and red calf label to spine. Original flyleaves present. Full page sur blanc etchings and black and white etchings throughout text. No previous owners' names or other markings. Foxing with occasional spotting to pages throughout; small hole from previous worming to first few pages. 8.25 x 10 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. First Edition. View More...
Full yapped vellum. Deaccessioned from the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana with only their discrete oval "DUPLICATO" stamp to title. Separation of front hinge though holding firm, soiling to vellum, losses to head & tail of spine (q.v.). [vii], [202], [ii] Final leaf being errata & colophon. a4 b2 A-Bb4 Cc2 Dedication to James I. View More...
Half fine modern calf (with incorrect date to foot of spine) over marbled boards; 5 raised bands with gilt particulars to spine. Latin text. Previous owner's name to title page, otherwise no other names or other markings. A fine supple copy. 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. View More...
Full vellum with flourished design to front and back; 5 raised bands, worn labels, and black ink titling to spine. Latin text throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Discoloring, wear, and wrinkling to vellum; splitting at head of spine and loss to tail of spine (see images). 11 x 17 inches. Please expect extra postage for overseas orders. View More...
Full vellum with embossed flourish design to front and rear; 5 raised bands and black ink titling to spine. Latin text throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Discoloring and wear to vellum, as well as a split to both head and tail of spine; occasional foxing to pages. 11 x 16.5 inches. Please expect extra postage for overseas orders. View More...
Professionally rebound in half calf over marbled boards with debossed rule to calf edges, and 4 slightly raised bands; skiver label with gilt particulars to spine. New endpapers and flyleaves. Latin text throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Small loss to top corner of page 107/108. 6.5 x 8.25 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. First Edition. View More...
Full vellum with losses to spine labels (q.v.). A handsome copy with beautiful typography in Greek & Latin. In the series Scriptores Erotici Graeci. A modest armoreal bookplate & B.H. Blackwell's tab to front pastedown. View More...
Full yapped vellum; large gilt arabesque decor to boards; particulars debossed in blind to spine. Contents originally from the 1609 printing but now with the Frankfort 1653 title page. Eleven plates (9 of which are folding) to rear including original 1609 title page. Plates (most wholly or partially rebacked): Tablet of Jesus, Tablet of Adam , Table of Rebis, Laboratory or Laboratorium, Designation of the Pyramids or Designatio, Gateway Amphitheater or Porta Amphitheatri , Outline Gymnasii or Adumbratio Gymnasii, Campegi Area or Hypotposis Arcis and Feinde or the Figure of the Panel of Ene... View More...
Very nicely rebound in full ruled calf retaining original raised bands, top edge gilt; marbled end-papers. Signed in pencil by publishers Haak and Verbeek on Verso of title. 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. [viii],370, [24] pages. View More...
Full vellum boards with four slightly raised bands and title to spine. Latin text throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. 3.75 x 6.5 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. View More...
Professionally restored in polished calf over marbled boards with gilt rule to boards; 5 raised bands with gilt particulars and red skiver label to spine. All edges gilt. Previous owner's name--W. H. Laughlin--to front fly, otherwise no names or markings. Original fluy sheets retained. A nice supple copy in an attractive binding. 4.5 x 7 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. View More...
Full vellum covered boards. Political-allegory in a richly illustrated version in the original Latin with a foreword by Winckelmann. This copy complete with the 36 charming hors texte copper plates. Previous owner's name to front pastedown, otherwise no names or markings. 4.75 x 7 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. View More...
F. Bleyswyk engraved title after Hieronymus van der My (Mii). Handsome contemporary full vellum in floral gilt rule surrounding rampant lions,coat of arms and crown; inked title, gilt rule and rosettes to spine. [62] 858 [120], [1]-39 (Lucius Ampelius), [3] pages, folding engraved map of the Roman Empire. 14 x 20.7 cm; 5.5 x 8.15 inches View More...
Marbled paper boards with gilt particulars and orange leather label to spine. Frontispiece engraving. Previous library stamp to first free page, title page, and back of title page from "Gesamt-Lehrerbücherei Nordhausen" and "Biblioth Gymnasii Nordhus."Latin text throughout. Wear to exterior boards with loss of marbled paper at hinges of spine (see images). 5 x 7.25 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. View More...
Full vellum boards with title to spine. Latin text throughout. Previous owner's name to front flyleaf and bookplate to front pastedown. 3.75 x 6.25 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. View More...
Full vellum boards with gilt particulars to spine. Fold out frontispiece of a portrait of Marco Antonio Flaminio. Latin text throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Occasional age spotting to pages; light wear to exterior boards (see images); nonetheless a handsome copy in the original vellum. 5 x 7.25 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. First Edition. View More...
Full vellum with forest green leather label and gilt particulars to spine. Yapped edges. Latin text. This edition contains a history of Rome, but is noteworthy for its coverage of the reign of Augustus following the death of Caesar. A few spots to exterior and minor soiling (see image). [12], 116 pp., [28], 128 pp., [2]. 3 x 5 1/2 inches. View More...
Professionally restored in calf over marbled boards;4 raised bands with gilt particulars and red skiver with gilt text to spine; new endpapers. Latin text throughout with Greek text on occasion. All ten books bound in one. Few leaves restored to title page and last page but not affecting text; some dampstaining to first and last several pages. Aside from small amount of writing to plate at end of book, there are no previous owners' names or other markings. 6 x 7.5 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail. First Edition. View More...
Half calf over marbled boards. 79 leaves followed by 1054 columns, the Aldus Press dolphin, then col. 1055-1436 & final leaf with again the Aldine dolphin & anchor. Though dated 1513 at the final colophon, this work is actually 1517 as noted in the colophon at column 1054. Wear to edges. Worming to spine & lightly to final leaves, nonetheless a tight, sturdy & supple copy (please do not hesitate to request additional images).8.5 x 12.75 in View More...