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Click here to subscribeJOHN MIDDLETON MURRY: LOVE FREEDOM AND SOCIETY [A COMPARISON OF THE BELIEFS OF D H LAWRENCE AND ALBERT SCHWEITZER], original manuscript of the work published by Jonathan Cape, 1957, manuscript, title, contents and dedication pages, 15 manuscript introductory pages, 320+ manuscript pages compl, mainly manuscript paginated, a few erroneously
BRIAN COFFEY (1905-1995): Irish Poet and Publisher, a collection of Books by him, Published by him, autographed letters, artwork, photographs, ephemera, etc with BRIAN COFFEY titles including: THE TIME THE PLACE, Advent Books 1969 (26), lettered and signed by author and jacket designer Sandra Hill, orig dec wraps; THE LACE CURTAIN, Dublin 1970, Summer No 3, includes his Poem ?ELEISON I?, signed (monogrammed), orig wraps; VERSHEET 1, Dublin New Writers Press, 1971, 1st edn, signed (monogrammed), with manuscript correction, orig wraps; THE LACE CURTAIN, Dublin, 1971, Summer No 4, includes ?Three Poems from Daybreak?, signed (monogrammed) with manuscript correction, orig wraps; SELECTED POEMS, Dublin New Writers Press 1971 (1000), 1st edn, signed and inscribed to John Parsons, orig pict wraps; THE BIG LAUGH, Dublin Sugar Loaf, 1976 (500), 1st edn, numbered, signed (monogrammed), orig dec wraps; THE TIME THE PLACE AND OTHER POEMS, Advent Books 1976, (300), numbered and signed (monogrammed), orig wraps; CHANTERELLES, Cork, the Melmot Press 1985, signed (monogrammed) and inscribed to John Parsons, orig pict wraps; SALUT, Dublin Hardpressed Poetry 1988, (120), 1st edn, signed and inscribed to John Parsons, orig wraps; POEMS AND VERSIONS, Dublin, The Dedalus Press 1991, signed (monogrammed) and inscribed to John Parsons, orig wraps; MONSTER A CONCRETE POEM, Ill John Parsons, Advent Books, 1966 (474), 1st edn, numbered and signed by artist together with assorted prospective artwork by Parsons, ALS signed from Coffey to Parsons enclosing roughs for the work, 4 copies of ?ABECEDARIAN?, Advent Books, 1974, with various limitations and signatures, with a few relevant ALS from Coffey to Parsons, other works including DENIS DEVLIN: THE HEAVENLY FOREIGNER, Ed: Brian Coffey, Dublin Dolmen Edns, 1967 (1000), signed by Editor, further signed (monogrammed) and inscribed to John Parsons, ,orig cl bkd bds + GASTON BONHEUR: THE VILLAGE IN THE MOUNTAIN, Trans Brian Coffey, Advent Books 1970 (250), numbered and signed, (monogrammed), orig pict wraps; JOHN PARSONS (2 ttls): POEMS, Advent Books 1970 (250), numbered and signed, orig dec wraps; SONGS FOR THE POODLES, Advent Books 1976, (300), numbered and signed, orig wraps + MICHAEL SMITH (2 ttls): POEMS, Advent Books 1971, (26), lettered and signed, orig dec wraps; PILGRIMAGE, Advent Books 1976, (300), 1st edn, numbered orig wraps + NEIL MILLS: DEDICATION, Advent Books 1968 (250), 1st edn, numbered and signed, orig dec wraps + DAVID CHAPMAN: THE COMMODIOUS DRAGON, Advent Books 1968 (250), 1st edn, numbered and signed, orig pict wraps + JOHN KING-FARLOW: THE DEAD SHIP, Advent Books, 1968 (250), 1st edn, numbered and signed, orig pict wraps + GEORGE REAVEY: SEVEN SEAS, Advent Books, 1971 (200), 1st edn, numbered, orig pict wraps + AUGUSTUS YOUNG: ROSEMARIES, Advent Books 1976 (300), 1st edn, numbered, orig wraps, etc + various ALS, typed letters signed, autographed Postcards to John Parsons, some drawings of Brian Coffey by John Parsons, various photographs, etc, etc
PATRICK O?BRIAN AND OTHERS: THE DRAKE MANUSCRIPT IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY ? 1996 1st edn, orig cl, d/w + JOSEPH WHEATLEY AND STEPHEN HOWARTH: HISTORIC SAIL THE GLORY OF THE SAILING SHIP FROM THE 13TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY, 2000, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w + THE HILL COLLECTION OF PACIFIC VOYAGES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, 2004, 2nd edn, orig cl gt (3)
FRANCIS BLOMEFIELD AND CHARLES PARKIN: AN ESSAY TOWARDS A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK?, L, William Miller 1805-1810, vols 1 to 11, all vols collate compl, Augustus Jessop?s (1823-1914) personal copy, manuscript annotations in margins and rear of vols by Jessop, manuscript paper by Jessop loosely inserted, tipped in relevant news cuttings, etc, assorted relevant pamphlets loosely inserted plus approximately 40 letters to Jessop from various authors, all loosely inserted, including letters from Hugh Bryant, George Kett (b1836), Edward Long John Scott (1840-1918) and others, unif hf cf gt, slightly rubbed (11)
8 National Union Railwaymen Minute Books of the Great Yarmouth Branch covering the Second World War Years, The Yarmouth Floods of 1953, etc, etc including February 1935 ? September 1936, October 1935 ? April 1938, April 1938 ? February 1940, January 1940 ? June 1943, July 1943 ? July 1948, February 1948 ? August 1950, August 1950 ? July 1952 and February 1953 to July 1955, each book containing 200+ manuscript pages, each orig cl printed paper label to top board (8)
ALBUM CONTAINING A SELECTION OF POETICAL EXTRACTS COPIED FROM VARIOUS AUTHORS AND COMPRESSED INTO A SMALL MANUSCRIPT VOLUME ?.., 164 manuscript pages + manuscript ttl page and 5 manuscript pages of contents compiled by one Helen Parry of Llantrisaint, Anglesey, North Wales, circa 1831, small 4to old diced cf, v worn, lacks back strip
JAVELIN TECHNICAL NOTES ? AIRFRAME Gloster Aircraft Co Ltd, folder containing technical notes and diagrams relating to the Gloster Javelin aircraft, opening pages reads ??this is not an official publication: these notes have been compiled to assist personnel attending the Javelin Airframe Course at the Gloster Servicing School?? ownership signature of CPL Blomfield, ink stpd with the date November 1957, orig limp card wraps, silvered, with several related items loosely inserted including number 583633 Corporal Blomfield Certificate for attending course of instruction on the Javelin Airframe at this factory from 4th November 1957 to 15thNovember 1957, signed by The Chief Instructor, plus notebook containing Corporal Blomfield?s Manuscript Technical Notes plus Manuscript loose leaf with exam questions
AN Old Album circa 1900: A SOUVENIR OF REVELSTOKE BY MARGUERITE WILLIAMS, containing approx. 7 pressed flowers and 8 photographs of flowers and Mount Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada and Selkirk Mountains area, images captioned including ?On Mount Revelstoke in August?, ?Common Saxifrage?, ?Calypso?, ?Great Purple Beard Tongue?, ?Gathering Violets in the Selkirks?, etc, with manuscript prose by the author, orig wraps
A BRYANT: MAP OF THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY BY A BRYANT IN THE YEARS 1824, 1825 AND 1826 RESPECTIVELY DEDICATED TO THE NOBILITY, CLERGY AND GENTRY OF THE COUNTY, December 1826, engrd hand col?d large scale folding Map in two sections, dissected and backed onto Linen, additional contemporary neat manuscript annotations giving owners names against the seats, each section approx. 29? x 89?, housed in original blind stamped cf book box
An envelope, London to Philadelphia, postmark Sept 10 1858 and inscribed R.M.S. Niagara via L'Pool and Boston, bearing Queen Victoria 1856 shilling green, with cancellations '5 CENTS' and 'PHIL BS PKT SEP 24 PAID' in red, and another letter to the same recipient dated 8 Dec 1835, manuscript cancellations and with circular hand stamped in red 'BOSTON MS SHIP MAR 5'
An envelope, London to Philadelphia, postmark Sept 10 1858 and inscribed R.M.S. Niagara via L'Pool and Boston, bearing Queen Victoria 1856 shilling green, with cancellations '5 CENTS' and 'PHIL BS PKT SEP 24 PAID' in red, and another letter to the same recipient dated 8 Dec 1835, manuscript cancellations and with circular hand stamped in red 'BOSTON MS SHIP MAR 5'
A Map of the Country in Which the Army under Lt. General Burgoyne Acted in the Campaign of 1777, Shewing the Marches of the Army & the Places of the Principal Actions This detailed and important map covers the area from the Chambly River (Richelieu River) south through Lake Champlain to Albany on the Hudson River. With the use of red hand coloring, the route of Burgoyne`s ill fated campaign to split the northeast colonies from the southern colonies is depicted. Although Burgoyne achieved early victories at Ticonderoga and Huberton, the difficulties of fielding such a large force in what was essentially a wilderness region against an enemy that displayed unconventional tactics turned the odds against the British. Published in John Bourgoyne`s A State of the Expedition from Canada... in London. Faden`s maps of the American Revolution are particularly well presented because he based them on manuscript maps supplied to him from the war zone. Issued folding with a binding trim to the neatline at right and associated 1.5"" and 1"" binding tears that have been closed on verso with archival material. Moderate offsetting. 22.3"" W x 10.9"" H Faden, William 1780
Carte de la Californie Suivant I. la Carte Manuscrite de l`Amerique de Mathieu Neron Pecci olen Dressee a Florence en 1604... This sheet has five depictions of California that present a fascinating cartographic history of the region. It was one of ten maps compiled by Robert de Vaugondy for Diderot`s important encyclopedia and depicts the mapping of California by five important cartographers. The earliest map reproduces Neron Pecci`s manuscript map of 1604 showing the peninsula with a ragged coastline and place names derived from Cabrillo`s voyage of 1542-3. The second map is a detail from Sanson`s 1656 map showing the island of California with place names from the voyage of Vizcaino. Map three is from Delisle`s map of America of 1700 with the question of California`s insularity left open to interpretation. Next is Fra. Eusebio Kino`s important map of 1705 that finally ended that cartographic myth. It is based on his overland expedition from the mainland to the Sea of Cortez. Finally, map five is a portion of a Spanish map, showing the Jesuit explorations, that first appeared in Miguel Venegas` Noticia de la California in 1757, which is the first published history of California. This is an essential map for any California map collection.See also lot 766 for Fite and Freeman`s excellent reference work, which describes this map. A fine impression on watermarked paper with wide margins and a few minor spots of printer`s ink residue. 11.7"" W x 14.6"" H Robert de Vaugondy, Didier 1772
Bergen This handsome bird`s-eye view depicts the town of Bergen, the only Norwegian city depicted in Braun & Hogenberg`s Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The view was created by Hieronymus Scholeus. The city of Bergen was founded in 1070 and had become one of the four most important trading posts to the German Hanseatic merchants by the 16th century. A legend identifies over 20 locations in the view, including the fortress of Bergenhus (A) and St. Mary`s Church (K). A gallows appears to the left of the city with a ladder leaning against it. French manuscript text on verso. Attractive color on watermarked paper with some show-through of text on verso. There is a dark pencil line in left blank margin and several tiny holes, all away from image. 12.9"" W x 18.7"" H Braun & Hogenberg, 1597
Western Coast of Europe Included Between the British Islands and the Mediterranean This massive blue-backed chart is on three joined sheets. It covers the area from southern Ireland and Great Britain through the English Channel, the Bay of Biscay, Spain, Portugal and across the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco. Anchorages, compasses, soundings, bottom types, lighthouses (marked in red and yellow), currents and more are shown. The coasts feature plenty of place names and good topographical detail. There are ten insets providing more detailed views of various locales along the coasts: Plateau de Rochebonne, St. Martin de la Arena (Requejada), Castro Urdiales, Entrance to the River Gironde, Cape Finisterre &c., Santander, Setuval, Entrance to the River Douro, Burling I. &c., and Entrance to the River Tagus. A note at bottom explains the abbreviations used, and a lengthier note titled ""General Remarks"" discusses the Rennel and Portuguese currents. A nice impression with original color (red and yellow) on lighthouses. There are abrasions in the St. Martin inset, light soiling, a small chip in the top left corner, and a short edge tear that just enters the neatline at right. A few manuscript notations in pencil also appear. 40.2"" W x 72.9"" H Imray, James 1876
Hamburgum This superb bird`s-eye view of Hamburg was probably derived from David Frese and Heinrich von Rantzau. The beautiful city is situated at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster Rivers and protected by an extensive network of canals and fortification walls. The original settlement lay around the Domplatz to the right of center in the engraving adjacent to St. Peter`s cathedral. The engraving shows the Altstadt (Old Town) as it was before 1600, crowded and traversed by narrow canals, or Fleeten, that are bordered by warehouses. By the late 16th century, Hamburg was an important town for trade, as shown by the many ships crowding the port. A pair of prosperous locals grace the foreground of the engraving. French manuscript text on verso. Excellent impression and color on watermarked paper with a printer`s crease adjacent to centerfold at bottom and a couple of small, unobtrusive spots. There is show-through of manuscript text on verso in top blank margin. There is a dark pencil line in left blank margin and several tiny holes, all away from image. 14.6"" W x 18.9"" H Braun & Hogenberg, 1597
Praga, Bohemiae Metropolis Accuratissime Expressa [on sheet with] Egra Urbs a Fluvio, Cui Adiacet, Dicta, Olim Imperio Romano... At top is a panoramic view of the Bohemian capital of Prague situated on the banks of the River Vltava and surrounded by verdant hillsides of the Vltava Valley. The three distinct sections of the city are visible in the view: the Stare Mesto (Old Town) surrounding the Vysehrad (high castle), the Nove Mesto (New Town), and the Mala Strana (Lesser Quarter) clustered around the Prague Castle. The Charles Bridge connects the Mala Strana to the Nove Mesto. Much of this development dates from the reign of Charles IV (1346-78) when Prague was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire and the most important city in central Europe. Below is a view of the city of Cheb, on the River Eger, from which the town derived its original name. The Imperial Palace dominates the view. French manuscript text on verso. A nice impression on watermarked paper with attractive color, light soiling, and several short printer`s creases. There is a dark pencil line in left blank margin and several tiny holes, all away from image. 13.2"" W x 18.6"" H Braun & Hogenberg, 1575
Basilea A very detailed bird`s-eye view of the fortified city of Basel based on Sebastian Munster`s map of circa 1538. The city is strategically situated on a great bend in the Rhine River where the borders of Switzerland, France and Germany meet. The view provides great details of the individual streets, buildings, bridges, towers, churches, gardens and the busy river traffic. One of the most intriguing aspects of the view are the large tents and archery range that appear just outside the city walls at upper right. A legend at lower left locates 27 buildings. There is evidence of a crack in the plate just below the bridge. French manuscript text on verso. A nice impression on watermarked paper with attractive color and one printer`s crease. There is a dark pencil line in left blank margin and several tiny holes, all away from image. The bottom right corner of the sheet has been trimmed. 14.6"" W x 14.8"" H Braun & Hogenberg, 1597
Map of the Burman Empire Centered on Burma, this map extends west to Calcutta, India and as far east and south as Bangkok, Thailand. There is excellent detail of towns, early roads, rivers, and topography shown by hachure. Published by George and John Cary.This map was controversial in its day, according to a letter written by John Walker to the editor of The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and its Dependencies, published in the February 1825 issue. In his letter, entitled ""Literary Fraud,"" John Walker claims that George and John Cary copied his own map of the Burman Empire, despite having been denied permission to copy it. Walker had been hired by the East India Company to compile a map of the region, which he created using recent surveys and ""manuscript sketches by natives, collected by Dr. Buchanan."" Walker admonishes the Carys and calls their copy ""a very trifling and unimportant addition"" and ""a very slovenly copy."" A nice impression with original color, light soiling and offsetting, and a fold separation that just enters neatline at bottom right. 21.1"" W x 20.1"" H Cary, John 1820
[Lot of 2 - Coptic/Arabic Lectionary Leaves] Two very fine manuscript leaves from a Coptic-Arabic lectionary written in Egypt in the early part of the 17th century. The first sheet is embellished with superb Coptic decoration on both recto and verso. The text is written in two columns, Coptic with an Arabic translation, in black, red and yellow ink. These are very rare, museum quality leaves. Watermarked paper with light soiling and one drop of wax in the center of the first sheet on recto. Offsetting on the second sheet. 13.1"" W x 9.3"" H Anon., 1620
[Vellum Manuscript Indenture] This vellum indenture serves as testament to a one-year lease of a ""messauage, burgage or tenement"" in the amount of five shillings, signed February 10, 1672. The lease is between Francis Holden and William Boardman from Witton in the county of Lancaster. The indenture includes a large red wax seal.The top of the indenture is cut in a jagged (""toothed"") line, as was the common practice with indentures. The legal contract was duplicated on a single sheet, and then the copies were separated by a jagged edge, so that the two pieces could be fit together again to verify authenticity. Nice sheet of vellum with light soiling and a few small abrasions. 14.8"" W x 27.8"" H 1672
[Vellum Manuscript Indenture] This vellum indenture serves as testament to a one-year lease of a ""messauage, burgage or tenement,"" signed October 10, 1774. The lease is between James Fisher and William Falkner. William paid four pence and three farthings for the tenement in King`s Cliffe in the county of Northampton. There are moderate stains at far left and top right, as well as a small hole at far left. There is a chip at top right with an old repair. 13.8"" W x 19.3"" H 1774
[Vellum Manuscript Indenture] This vellum indenture serves as testament to a one-year lease of a ""messauage, burgage or tenement,"" signed March 23, 1787. The lease is between Robert Hoar, yeoman, from the Parish of Saint Clements Deanes in the county of Middlesex and Edward Wells, the younger, from Wallingford in the county of Berks Brower. Edward paid 5 shillings for the tenement in Cholsey, county of Berks Taylor, known as ""Shop Orchard Garden,"" which was used as a public house with an outhouse. The tenement which Edward has leased was previously owned by John Saunders and subsequently the late Robert Hoar, the father of Robert Hoar named in the indenture.The top of the indenture is cut in a jagged (""toothed"") line, as was the common practice with indentures. The legal contract was duplicated on a single sheet, and then the copies were separated by a jagged edge, so that the two pieces could be fit together again to verify authenticity. The indenture includes a tax stamp and a red wax seal. Clean and bright with a small hole at top right in a blank area of the sheet. 15.1"" W x 21.6"" H 1787
La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino, Nuovamente Tradotta di Greco in Italiano... This is the first edition of Girolamo Ruscelli`s translation of Claudius Ptolemy`s Geographia, published in Italian. It was printed by Vincenzo Valgrisi in Venice, with the text translated from Greek by Ruscelli. It is complete with 62 maps; 25 classic and 37 modern, which are enlarged copies of the maps created by Giacomo Gastaldi for his 1548 edition of Ptolemy. These maps demonstrate the amazing advances in geographic knowledge taking place in this great era of exploration. They are from finely engraved copper plates, which were a great improvement over the rather crude woodcut maps in many of the earlier editions. The maps were engraved two to a plate, then printed and separated for binding, which is why the plate mark for each map runs off the top edge of the page. The classic maps include a conical projection of the world, 10 maps of Europe, 4 of Africa, and 12 of Asia. The modern maps include two world maps, 17 maps of Europe, 5 of Africa, 6 of Asia, and 7 maps of the Americas.Orbis Descriptio is the first double-hemisphere world map to appear in atlas form. It is elegantly engraved in the characteristic Italian style, adapted from the oval projection used by Gastaldi, and presented on what is known as Roger Bacon`s circular projection. This projection was popularized by Ruscelli and later by Rumold Mercator. Another important feature of the map is the apocryphal bulge in South America; one of the most copied cartographic errors of the 16th century. Terra Incognita is distinctly shown as a land bridge linking Asia and North America with its coastline labeled Littus incognitum. This is the first state with no southern continent.Ruscelli`s important early map devoted to the East Coast of North America, Tierra Nueva, is based on Giacomo Gastaldi`s map of 1548, which combined data from the Verrazano and Cartier voyages. The cartography is unchanged, with the exception of the depiction of the Hudson and St. Lawrence Rivers (unnamed), which are shown connected upriver, a notion he borrowed from Ramusio. Engraved on copper by Giulio and Livio Sanuto in the unmistakable Italian style.Also included is Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova, a foundation map in the cartography of the American Southwest, and a must for collectors of that region. It is an enlarged version of Gastaldi`s map of 1548 with the only notable change being the peninsular Yucatan. The legendary seven cities of Ciuola are prominently depicted and Mexico City is shown floating in a large lake. The place names along the upper Gulf Coast reveal the explorations of Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca and Moscosso. The Mississippi makes its appearance as the Rio de Spiritu Santo and the R. Tontonteanc flows in the vicinity of the Colorado River.Complete, 358 pages, 62 maps, and index. Bound with the 47-page Discorso Universale de M. Gioseppe Moleto Matematico.... Original vellum binding with brown ink manuscript title on spine. The text and maps are bright with light foxing and a faint damp stain at top right, entering up to 1"" into some maps. Most of the maps are in very good to near fine condition, with a few only in good condition. The first 40 pages of text also have a damp stain along the spine. There are some manuscript notations and a previous owner`s stamp on the title page. The hinges are starting and the covers show some wear with a few small worm tracks. 9.3"" W x 6.4"" H Ptolemy/Ruscelli & Valgrisi, 1561
Carey`s Minor American Atlas; Containing Nineteen Maps... This is the complete first edition of this very rare atlas, which was published again in 1810. It contains largely the same maps as in Carey`s American Pocket Atlas, first published in 1796. The 19 maps in the atlas are: United States, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, N.W. Territory, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. The map of the United States is a larger folding map, while the remaining maps are all single page. The title explains that the maps are ""with the main roads correctly laid down."" The maps are engraved by William Barker, Amos Doolittle, and J. H. Seymour.The first map, ""The United States of America,"" depicts the young country stretching west to the Mississippi River. The states and territories are named with marked boundary lines, including Georgia, which extends from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. Between Georgia and Florida is the short-lived Mississippi Territory. Rivers, topographical features, and towns fill the map. A large Northwest Territory is shown, with Bellin`s mythical islands in Lake Superior, and a Grand Portage extending west.The individual map of the Northwest Territory shows the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, and mirrors the same features in and around Lake Superior as the United States map. A large portion of Michigan is labeled as an extensive high plain. Present-day Ohio is divided into Indian lands, Army lands, Virginia lands, and the Seven Ranges, which was the first tract to be surveyed under the Public Land Survey System. Numerous forts and towns are named, including Chicago and Detroit.The significant map of Georgia covers from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi River; present-day Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. There is good topographical information particularly in the north. Towns, Indian villages, and rivers fill the map. The road system exists only in the far eastern region of the state. Mississippi Territory is not shown, and Florida is divided into East and West, with a large swamp noted in East Florida.The Province of Maine shows the boundary line with New Brunswick (here called Nova Scotia) further to the east than the present-day boundary. Roads extend the length of the coastline, with numerous small towns noted along the way. The interior of the province is filled with rivers, lakes and mountain ranges.This rare atlas gives a fascinating view of the states and territories at the beginning of the 19th century. 4to, with marbled paper boards and a new, brown faux-leather spine. The majority of the maps are in good condition with toning, scattered foxing, and a few small stains. The folding map of the United States has moderate offsetting. The maps of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts are in satisfactory condition with more significant stains. The covers are heavily rubbed with bumped corners and some stains. The front paste-down has the name of a previous owner, Benjamin S. Webb, written in manuscript ink. 10.6"" W x 8.4"" H Carey, Mathew 1802
The Southeast in Early Maps with an Annotated Check List of Printed and Manuscript Regional and Local Maps of Southeastern North America During the Colonial Period The definitive cartographic reference for maps of the Colonial Southeast. It is a comprehensive study of the historical cartography of the southeast region of the North American continent before the American Revolution. With an annotated checklist of printed and manuscript regional and local maps detailing 450 maps issued between 1507 and 1773. University of North Carolina Press, 1962. 284 pages. Contains 67 illustrations, descriptions of maps, a chronological title list of maps, an index, and a supplement with additional maps. Light tan cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. No dust jacket. Like new. 11.3"" W x 8.8"" H Cumming, William P. 1962
[Lot of 3] The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation [and] The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation ... New Edition [and] Proceedings of the Vinland Map Conference A. The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation, by R.A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter, published 1965, black & white (9.1 x 11.8""). 291 pages with 30 illustrations and maps. This book analyzes 2 documents that surfaced in the late 1950`s. The first is a manuscript account of the expedition of Friar Carpini across Central Asia on a mission to the Mongols in 1245-47. The second is a world map including the Western Ocean with representations of Iceland, Greenland and a land mass named ""Vinland"" (the North American mainland as known to the medieval Norsemen). Hardbound in red boards. Condition: The spine is sunned and dust jacket missing. Contents very good. B. The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation ... New Edition, by R.A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter, published 1995, printed color (9.3 x 11.8""). New edition of the above title with an introduction by George Painter and essays by Wilcomb Washburn, Thomas Cahill, Bruce Kusko and Laurence Witten, II. The Vinland Map is reputed to be the only pre-Columbian map showing Norse discoveries in America. The claim is that if this part of the map originated in the North, and probably in Iceland, it represents the only surviving medieval example of Norse cartography. Painter`s new introduction presents scientific and humanistic evidence of the map`s authenticity, while the new essays focus on the maps provenance, the tests that have been performed on it, and its compositional and structural aspects. Also included is an account by the rare-book dealer who sold the map. 291 pages plus 65 pages of new material with 9 figures (maps) and 4 color plates, plus a large folded map (figure 1), 19 plates (3 large folded), and 26 pages of the facsimile of the original manuscript. Condition: Contents very good with a few short tears on the dust jacket.C. Proceedings of the Vinland Map Conference, by Wilcomb E. Washburn, published 1971, black & white (8.8 x 11.3""). Two-page color plate of the Vinland Map, black & white illustrations. A comprehensive chronicle of the debate surrounding the then controversial Vinland Map. If genuine, the Vinland Map, believed to be printed mid-15th Century, is the only known pre-Columbian map showing the existence of North America. Edited by Washburn and published for the Newberry Library by The University of Chicago Press. Maroon cloth and blue boards, with dust jacket. 185pp. Condition: Contents very good with one small chip and an unobtrusive abrasion on the dust jacket, else fine. See description See description 1965-95
The Mapping of Ohio: The Delineation of the State of Ohio Through the Use of Manuscript MapsÂ… Thomas H. Smith`s book reveals the evolution of maps and mapmaking in the state. Starting with the earliest sketches of the French, the book demonstrates how other cartographers viewed the area and filled in the gaps with additional information. More than eighty plates were used to document this evolution. 252 pp. with numerous illustrations. Hardbound with gilt printed maroon cloth and patterned paper boards with dust jacket. Contents fine with just a small chip out of the dust jacket. 12.1"" W x 9"" H 1977
[On 2 Sheets] Typus Cosmographicus Universalis [with book] Novus Orbis Regionum ac Insularum Veteribus Incognitarum... This striking oval woodcut map of the world was first published in the 1532 edition of Novus Orbis Regionum, an anthology of travel reports published by Simon Grynaeus and Johann Huttich. The work includes a commentary by Sebastian Munster, to whom the map is often attributed due to a statement within his commentary: ""We have found it impossible to indicate the position of all of the regions and all of the islands, because the narrowness of our map did not allow it, and that was not our object."" However, the map bears little resemblance to Munster`s maps of the world and western hemisphere published in 1540. The nomenclature, distribution of land, and geographical depictions are starkly different between this world map and Munster`s other work. It is more likely that Munster`s commentary used the terms ""we"" and ""our"" to reference the collaborative effort of putting together Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, rather than admission of his own efforts related to it. The highly decorative nature of this map is quite unusual for the early 16th century. The masterful engraving of the embellishments has led scholars to believe that the map was designed by Hans Holbein the Younger, who engraved vignettes for Munster and others in Basel between 1528-32.Although the authorship of this map is debatable, its rich artistry is undeniable. The oval projection is surrounded by vignettes depicting various people and fauna from around the world, both real and mythical. At bottom left are the cannibals of South America, with body parts roasting on a spit and hanging from a teepee-like structure. At top left are the Ubangi people of Africa displaying lip plates, a hunted elephant who appears to have captured a human of his own, and winged dragons devouring a horned sheep. At top right is an additional hunting scene along with depictions of several plants. And at bottom right is Lodovico de Varthema, an Italian adventurer, returning to a European seaport to tell of his travels in the Middle East and Asia.However the most fascinating, and revolutionary, decorative elements are the two angels hovering at the north and south poles, turning crank handles to rotate the world on its axis. This concept of keeping the world in motion was innovative in the early 16th century, when it was still believed that the universe revolved around the earth. In fact, Copernicus` ground-breaking and controversial theory of heliocentrism wasn`t published until 1543 in his De Revolutionibus Coelestium. It is possible that the map`s author was aware of Copernicus` principles either by word of mouth or from a brief manuscript edition of Copernicus` Commentariolus, which began circulating around 1529.Within the oval itself are additional embellishments, including a galleon, several dolphin-like sea monsters, and a siren off the eastern coast of Asia.Geographically, the map is antiquated. There are no signs of a southern continent, despite reports from the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1522, led by Magellan. The map generally follows the models of Waldseemuller`s world map of 1507 and Apianus` world map of 1520, showing America as a separate continent between two distinct oceans. However, the map`s author tries to reconcile between Waldseemuller`s map and Columbus` claim that Cuba was not an island by depicting North America with an elongated shape and named Terra de Cuba, and showing only one (rather than two) large islands to the east, yet labeled as both Isabella (Cuba) and Spagnolla (Hispaniola). To the north is Terra Cortesia, a representation of Newfoundland. Another interesting aspect is the representation of Japan, Zipangri, which is shown closer to North America than to Asia.The map is accompanied by the 1537 edition of the Novus Orbis Regionum, in which the map was originally published but has since been removed. The work includes accounts of the expeditions of Columbus, Vespuccio, Marco Polo, and Varthema, among others. Small folio, 598 pp. Bound in full vellum (not original) with title stamped on spine and new endpapers. The map is clean and bright with wide, original margins. The left-hand sheet has professional repairs to one small and three tiny worm holes along the centerfold, with a minute amount of image replaced in facsimile. The right-hand sheet has a centerfold separation that enters 1/2"" into image at left and has been professionally repaired. The text is also clean and bright with very minor soiling. Sebastian Munster`s name has been blacked out in old manuscript ink in the table of contents and his commentary section, causing a hole in the title page at top. The title page has several old ink notations. The hinges are starting and the covers are heavily worn, with the vellum beginning to detach from the covers. Please note that the image of the map as a whole is a composite image - the two sheets are not joined. 14.5"" W x 22.5"" H Munster, Sebastian 1537
[On 4 Sheets] Tabula Itineraria ex Illustri Peutingerorum BibliothecaÂ…Nobilissimo Viro Marco Velsero... These four sheets are Ortelius` scarce version of the famous Peutinger Table. These decorative maps, in a sequence of four plates, each with two strip maps, depict the imperial roads and posts within the Roman Empire throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia as far as Toprobana (Sri Lanka). The format distorts the landmasses, but provides an excellent view of the cities and roads, which include distances between the posts. The three most important cities of the Roman Empire, Rome, Constantinople and Antioch, are represented by enlarged symbols including the emperor seated on a throne. Size given is for each plate. The original parchment document for this incredible map is thought to have been made in the thirteenth century. The original now resides in the Vienna National Library, but is so damaged that the Ortelius version is now the most reliable representation. The Peutinger Table, as it is generally known, derived its name from Konrad Peutinger, who once owned the original. Ortelius had manuscript copies made in 1598 from the original scroll and supervised the engraving, but did not live to see their publication. This is the Parergon edition with Latin text on verso, printed by Balthasar Moretus and published in 1624. Clean and bright examples with nice impressions. The fourth sheet has a tiny hole in the 7th segment caused by a paper flaw, which is only visible when held to light and has been professionally reinforced on verso. 16.2"" W x 20.3"" H Ortelius, Abraham 1598
Louisiana This is the first printed map to depict the topography of the Louisiana Purchase. It covers the western part of North America from Canada through most of Mexico. The map is a direct offspring of the notable map drawn a decade earlier when the Spanish Governor of Louisiana hired the services of Antoine Soulard, a surveyor from St. Louis, to make an accurate map of the upper Mississippi and Missouri basins. Wheat says it is important to remember that when Arrowsmith first published this map ""no one knew the location of the Mississippi`s source, much less where the Missouri took its rise, the extent of its major tributaries, the true nature of the Rocky Mountains or the complexities that they encompassed, not to mention the singular character of the Great Basin, or the vast extent of the Columbia and the Colorado river systems."" He continues ""it is not too much to say that, until Lewis and Clark`s own map appeared in print in 1814, the Soulard map, in the version offered to the public by Arrowsmith and Lewis in 1804, constituted the most ambitious Â… the most informative published attempt to portray the West and Northwest of what is now the United States."" Wheat devotes over four pages of text to this ground-breaking map, which also discusses the maps deficiencies and omissions. Below the title cartouche at upper left is ""Drawn by S. Lewis"" and ""Tanner Sc."" This is one of Tanner`s earliest works and is a forerunner to many other important maps of the Transmississippi West. There is one small stain in the lower left portion of the image and a manuscript page notation in the top right blank margin. 10"" W x 8"" H Arrowsmith & Lewis, 1804
Tierra Nueva This important early map was the first map devoted to the East Coast of North America, and the first largely devoted to Canada. The map extends from Labrador south to Florida, and as far east as the Azores. This was one of the first maps of the area to show detail, based primarily on the expeditions of John Cabot (1497-98), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1524), and Jacques Cartier (1535-36). Gastaldi was known to use the most current geographical information available, and made use of numerous sources, including the manuscript maps from Verrazzano, Maggiolo, Cabot and others.Several place names appear on this printed map for the first time and are still in use today, including Larcadia (Acadia), C. Breton, and Labrador. Verrazzano named Larcadia after the ""beauty of the trees"" and although it appears on Gastaldi`s map in the area of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, the place name moved gradually further north in later years to represent the French area around Maine and Nova Scotia. The name Tierra del Bacalaos is also derived from reports by Verrazzano, who noted the land of Bacalaia, named after a fish (likely cod). Tierra de Nurumberg was the coast discovered by Verrazzano, who reported that the natives called it Nurumbega. The depiction of Newfoundland as a group of islands, which was derived from early accounts by Cabot, was first used by Mercator in 1538 and continued to be copied until the end of the 16th century. Further south is Angoulesme (New York Harbor), named by Verrazzano after Francis I.Gastaldi`s edition of Ptolemy`s Geography was the first to include regional maps of the American continent. With maps engraved on copper, Gastaldi`s work was conceived as the first ""pocket"" or miniature atlas. His monumental work was the most comprehensive atlas produced between Waldseemuller`s Geographiae of 1513 and Ortelius` Theatrum of 1570. Italian text on verso.See also lot 769 for Nordenskiold`s excellent reference work, which describes this map. A dark impression with some printer`s ink residue, a light damp stain at bottom left, and marginal soiling. 5.1"" W x 6.7"" H Gastaldi, Giacomo 1548
A Map of the Country round Philadelphia Including Part of New Jersey New York Staten Island & Long Island This Revolutionary War period map encompasses the area of Eastern Pennsylvania through Long Island and south to include Chesapeake Bay. The map was issued to illustrate the British Army`s objective of defeating Gen. Washington at Long Island and then to march to Philadelphia and put a quick end to the conflict. It is centered on Philadelphia, includes most of New Jersey, Delaware, Long Island, southwest Pennsylvania, northern Chesapeake Bay and the greater New York City area. The southern New Jersey coast is labeled Sandy Barren Desarts. The map is filled with interesting features including Indian villages, towns and cities, ferries, and roads (including the distances between towns). Adorned with a simple compass rose. Issued folding with light toning and soiling. There is minor show-through of manuscript ink on verso. 7"" W x 8.5"" H Anon., 1776
[Enid Blyton] A 2pp. copy typescript, with manuscript corrections in blue ink, laying out the rules for "Enid Blyton`s Noddy ... Happy Families Card Game", with attached 1p. manuscript letter in blue ink, to "Dear Boys & Girls", signed "A jingle of my bell / from / Noddy". [Note: all the corrections, and the letter, were eventually included in the printed version of the rules. A photocopy of these printed rules is included.]
[Enid Blyton] A 2pp. copy typescript, with manuscript corrections in blue ink, laying out the rules for "Enid Blyton`s Noddy ... Happy Families Card Game", with attached 1p. manuscript letter in blue ink, to "Dear Boys & Girls", signed "A jingle of my bell / from / Noddy". [Note: all the corrections, and the letter, were eventually included in the printed version of the rules. A photocopy of these printed rules is included.]
Antiphonarium. - Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. Mit zahlr. Fleuronné-Initialen in Rot und Blau (darunter 2 große). Spanien (?), erste Hälfte des 16. Jhs. Zeitgenöss. Kalblederband über starken Holzdeckeln auf 5 Doppelbünden mit reicher Blind und Rollenprägung sowie 4 Messing-Kantenbeschlägen und 2 Messing-Schließbeschlägen. 56 : 38 cm. 1 Bl., 214 fol. Bll. Blattgröße ca. 53 : 37,5 cm. 5 Zeilen Text und Noten. Rotunda in schwarzbrauner Tinte, braune Quadratnoten auf 5 roten Linien, Rubriken in Rot.Dekorative und guterhaltene Handschrift auf starkem Pergament. Die fein ausgeführten Federwerksinitialen mit floralen Randausläufern. - Die Pgt.-Bll. wie üblich einseitig gebräunt, tls. leicht fleckig (wenige Bll. deutlicher), vereinz. genähte oder hinterl. Randausbesserungen, Notation stellenw. durch Weißen oder Auskratzen korrigiert, wenige Initialen mit Farbabrieb, das erste Bl. mit Ergänzungen von einer anderen Hand. VDeckel fleckig, Einbandbezug an den Gelenken geplatzt, Rücken an Kapitalen und Bünden mit Fehlstellen im Bezug, bewegl. Schließenteile entfernt.Complete large-sized antiphoner, decorative manuscript on strong vellum. Spain (?), first half of 16th century. 214 leaves. Sheet-size about 53 : 37,5 cm. With numerous fine fleuronne initials in red and blue, 2 of which large-sized. Contemp. blind- and rollstamped calf over wooden boards with brass fittings. - The folia as usual browned on one side, some slight staining (few leaves stronger), some sewed or backed marginal repairs, few initials with rubbing, notation revised by whitening or scratching, first leaf with addenda by another amateurish hand, front board stained, covering at hinges torn, spine with defective spots, movable parts of the clasps detached.
[Jacobus de Grytrode], Lavacrum conscientie. Mit großem Titelholzschnitt . Köln, (Martin von Werden für) H. Quentel (27. Okt.) 1501. Moderner Pergamentband unter Verwendung einer mittelalterlichen Notenhandschrift. Durchgeh. rubriziert. 4to. 1 nn., 57 num., 1 nn. Bl. Dritte Ausgabe bei Quentel, die schnell aufeinander folgten, im gleichen Jahr erschien zuvor bei Quentel auch eine Ausgabe am 8. Januar. - Bereits im 15. Jh. wurde die Schrift mehrfach verlegt, die vorlieg. Ausgabe wurde von Martin von Werden (`Retro Minores`) gedruckt. - Der Lütticher Karthäuser-Prior Jacobus de Grytrode ( gest. 1482) gilt heute allgemein aus Autor des Werkes. Anhand zahlreicher moralischer und belehrender Geschichten versucht Jacobus die Nichtigkeit der weltlichen Freuden zu beweisen. - Der schöne Titelholzschnitt zeigt einen Lehrer vor 3 Schülern. Er wurde von Quentel zwischen 1499 und 1508 häufiger verwendet (siehe Abbildung bei Schramm VIII, 487). - Titel angefalzt, und mit kl. Ausbesserung an der linken Einfassungslinie. Einbd. schwach geworden. Kaum fleckiges Exemplar der seltenen Ausgabe.VD 16, J 104. - BM STC, German Books S. 489. - Vgl. ADB X, 71. - Nicht bei Adams.Rare edition, from the printing office of Martin von Werden (`Retro Minores`). With nearly full-page title woodcut. New. vellum using old manuscript with notes. - Hardly stained, title inserted on recent guard, left bordering line with small repairs. Binding slightly bowed.
Hesse, Hermann, Dichter, 1877-1962. Eigh. Gedichtmanuskript m. U. Mit aquarelliertem Titel und 12 aquarellierten Federzeichnungen . [Montagnola], `geschrieben vom Dichter im Jahr 1954`. 13 Doppelblätter (Büttenpapier). 24 : 15,5 cm. - Zus. in Pergamentkassette mit Deckelprägung `H. H.` in der Handschrift Hesses.Sehr schönes und gut erhaltenes Originalmanuskript mit dem Titel Zwölf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse . Die hübschen Aquarelle (meist Tessiner Landschaftsansichten) jeweils auf der ersten Seite des Doppelblatts mit dem Titel des Gedichts, auf der dritten Seite das Gedicht selbst. - Hesse schrieb solche Sammlungen von 12 (manchmal auch 6) Gedichten in mehreren Exemplaren und schenkte sie Freunden oder verkaufte sie an Liebhaber seiner Gedichte. Die Manuskripte sind allesamt besondere Einzelstücke, da sie in der Auswahl der Gedichte und Illustrationen variieren. Das vorliegende Manuskript umfaßt die Gedichte: Frühling - Frühlingstag - Blauer Schmetterling - Aus der Kindheit her - Voll Blüten - Flötenspiel - Sommernacht - Einsamer Abend - Schicksal - Herbst - Vergänglichkeit - Über die Felder. - Kassette leicht verzogen.Beautifully illustrated manuscript with 12 poems, dated 1954. Contains autograph title with border in watercolors and 12 pen and ink drawings in watercolors. Together 13 double leaves, sheet size 24 : 15,5 cm. In vellum case with Hesse`s blindpressed initials `H. H.` on front board (slightly bowed).
Manuskripte. - Alfonsinische Tafeln. - Canones Tabularu(m) Alfonsi. Lateinische Handschrift auf Papier. (Italien ?) um 1550. 29 Bll. Blattgr. 17,5 : 13 cm. Schriftspiegel 14 : 9 cm. Humanistische Kursive in brauner Tinte, 18-20 Zeilen. - Zeitgenöss. flex. Pergamentband.Sehr seltene Anleitung zur Berechnung der Stellung von Sonne, Mond und Planeten anhand der Alfonsinischen Tafeln . Die auf Anordnung Alfons X. von Kastilien Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts zusammengestellten Tabellen waren unter den damaligen Voraussetzungen des geozentrischen Weltbilds notwendig, um aus gemittelten Kreisbahnen und den sog. Epizyklen die wahre Planetenposition annähernd berechnen zu können. Sie waren über 300 Jahre, bis zu den von Kepler herausgegebenen Rudolfinischen Tafeln Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts das einflußreichste astronomische Werk in Europa und kursierten in zahlreichen, immer wieder aktualisierten Handschriften. Schon früh wurden Anleitungen (Canones ) verfaßt, wie mit diesen Tabellen die Position von Sonne, Mond und Planeten errechnet werden kann, so die bekannteste von Johannes de Saxonia aus dem Jahr 1327. Im 16. Jahrhundert erschienen Ausgaben mit Einführung und Erläuterungen u. a. von Johannes Schöner (Tabulae astronomicae , 1536) und Johannes Virdung (Tabulae resolutae , 1542). Die vorliegende, nach unseren Recherchen nicht erfaßte Handschrift ähnelt im Aufbau den Erläuterungen Schöners und auch Virdungs, ist ansonsten jedoch eine offensichtlich originäre Leistung. Sie enthält 25 Kapitel bzw. Problema , teils mit Appendices und Exempli Gratia , also Beispielrechnungen, in denen konkret die Benutzung der Alfonsinischen Tabellen aufgezeigt wird (die Tabellen selbst sind nicht vorhanden). In den Rechnungen wird häufiger das Jahr 1550 als Ausgangswert gesetzt, was sich in etwa mit der zeitlichen Einordung des Schriftstils und des Papiers deckt (Wasserzeichen `Lilie mit Staublättern und Beizeichen`, ähnliche Beispiele werden laut Wasserzeichen-Informationssystem für die Jahre 1550-70 aus Norditalien nachgewiesen). - Innendeckel sowie erste und letzte Bll. mit kl. Wurmspuren (vereinz. geringer Buchstabenverlust). Seitl. Deckelkanten jew. mit kl. Fehlstelle. Insges. guterhaltenes Manuskript von sauberer Hand. Latin manuscript on paper. Italy (?), around 1550. 29 leaves. Sheet size 17,5 : 13 cm. Contemp. limp vellum. - Very rare instructions for the use of the Alfonsine tables in order to calculate planetary positions as well as to derive eclipitc longitudes, lunar phases, solar eclipses, calendar dates etc. Prepared under the auspices of Alfonso X in the midst of 13th century, the tables were the most popular astronomical work in Europe for more than 300 years. The manuscript at hand is one of several instructions (`Canons`) for explaining in detail how one could find the planetary position at any given time by using the tables (which are not part of this ms.). According to our research it is neither printed nor recorded. It resembles the explanations by J. Schöner (publ. Nuremberg 1536) and J. Virdung (Nuremb. 1542), but seems to be an original achievement. Divided into 25 chapters, each treating a different `problema`. - Pastedowns and few leaves at beginning and end with minor worming (partly affecting letters). Lateral edges of binding with small defective spot. In general well-preserved manuscript.
Fludd, R., Clavis Philosophiae et alchymiae Fluddanae sive ad epistolicam Petri Gassendi theologi exercitationem responsum .. Mit großer gest. Titelvignette nach Th. d. Bry. Frankfurt, W. Fitzer 1633. Neuer flex. Pgt. unter Verwendung eines Notenmanuskripts des 16. Jhs. Folio. 87 S.Seltene erste Ausgabe . Ausführliche Verteidigungsschrift Fludds gegen Gassendis Epistolica exercitatio (Paris 1630), in dem dieser sich kritisch mit Fludds mystischer Philosophie auseinandergesetzt hatte. Die Kontroverse zwischen dem hermetischen Theosophen Fludd und dem materialistischen Naturphilosophen Gassendi wurde von der europäischen Intelligenz aufmerksam verfolgt, da sich die philosophische Weltsicht unter dem Einfluß der wachsenden Naturwissenschaft Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts in zwei Lager polarisiert hatte, für die Fludd und Gassendi beispielhaft stehen. - Zugleich ein wichtiges Werk für die Geschichte der Rosenkreuzer: `rather important, since, being, twitted by Gassendus as to the absence of any place of residence being assigned to the R. C. Fraternity, he (Fludd) evades this point by relinquishing the name Rosicrucians, as he knew he was unable to meet it` (Gardner). Die schöne emblematische Titelvignette zeigt ein Rosenkreuz mit dem Motto `Dat rosa mel apibus` (dt. Die Rose gibt den Bienen Honig), und wird Theodore de Bry zugesprochen. - Gleichmäßig etw. gebräunt, vereinz. alte Unterstreichungen. Sonst guterhaltenes und breitrandiges Exemplar.DSB V, 48. - Ferguson I, 283. - Duveen S. 223. - Gardner 235. - Schmieder S. 364 (gibt irrig 1617 als EA an). - VD 17, 23:298104M. - Nicht bei Dorbon-Ainé und Caillet.Rare first edition of Fludd`s comprehensive written defence against Gassendi`s `Epistolica exercitatio` (Paris 1630), in which Gassendi had critically examined Fludd`s mystical philosophy. With large engr. title vignette after Th. d. Bry. New flex. vellum using a 16th century manuscript of notes. Folio. 87 pp. - Somewhat evenly browned, isolated old underscores. Else well-preserved copy with wide margins.
Pius II. (Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini), De pravis mulieribus. Epitaphia clarorum virorum, et alia multa. Mit großer Holzschnitt-Druckermarke auf dem Titel. O. O. und Dr. [Paris, Bonnemére?] (1507). Pgt.-Umschlag unter Verwendung einer Psalterhandschrift des 13./14. Jhs., in Pp.-Kassette mit goldgepr. Deckeltitel. 8vo. 32 nn. Bll.Sehr seltenes Opusculum des Humanisten und Papstes, vorliegende Druckvariante nicht in den maßgeblichen Bibliographien und Bibliothekskatalogen. Enthält eine Sammlung von Epigrammen zum Thema `Weiberschelte` und weiteren kleineren Texten. - Titel mit breitem ergänztem Randabschnitt im Fuß- und schmaler Randergänzung im Kopfsteg, Titel und letztes Bl. ferner angefalzt, vereinz. alte Marginalien und Unterstreichungen. Brunet I, 71. - Vgl. Pellechet 172; Adams P 1347; BM STC, French Books S. 353 (abweich. Koll. und Drucktype). Very rare collection of epigrams and small texts, this printing variant not recorded in bibliographies (except for Brunet) and library catalogues. With woodcut printer`s device on title. 32 nn. leaves. Vellum wrappers using an early manuscript (13./14. cent.), in cardboard case with gilt lettering. - Title with large cut-off at bottom (mended) and small cut-off at head, first and last leaf strenghtened in the gutter, here and there old marginalia and underlining.
Scaliger, J. [J.], De emendatione temporum. Opus novum absolutum perfectum octo libris distinctum. Mit 2 großen Holzschnitt-Druckermarken auf Titel und letztem Bl., 2 Falttafeln und zahlr. Tabellen im Text. Frankfurt, N. Basse für J. Wechel 1593. Zeitgenöss. HSchweinsldr. mit reicher Rollenpräg. Folio. 12 Bll., 432 S., 7 Bll.Zweite Ausgabe (dritte nach Adams, der noch eine Titelauflage zur Erstausgabe 1583 nennt). - Das Werk setzt sich u. a. kritisch mit der neuen Zeitrechnung nach dem Gregorianischen Kalender auseinander, die im Jahr vor der Erstausgabe eingeführt worden war; nicht nur `seine wissenschaftlichen Bedeutung` (ADB XXX, 466ff.) brachte Scaliger u. a. eine Einladung der Universität Leiden ein, den vakanten Lehrstuhl für Geschichte und Recht von Justus Lipsius einzunehmen. - Vord. fester Vorsatz mit mont. Kupferporträt des Verfassers aus einem spät. Werk. Die Deckel mit Bezug aus einer zeitgenöss., schwarzeingefärbten Handschrift. Tlw. leicht fleckig, Titel mit zwei zeitgenöss. hs. Besitzvermerk, flieg. Vorsätze entfernt. Deckel stellenw. bestoßen, Schweinsldr. mit wenigen kl. Wurmlöchern.VD 16, S 2077. - Adams S 567. - BM STC, German Books S. 782.Second edition (third according to Adams). With 2 large woodcut printer`s devices. Blindtooled contemp. half pigskin, boards finished with contemp. vellum taken from a manuscript, dyed black. - Partly slightly stained, title with 2 old ms. ownership entries, flying endpapers removed. Boards bumped, pigskin with few wormholes.
Missale Romanum. Manuskripte. - Lateinisches Manuskript auf Pergament. Mit zahlr. Fleuronné-Initialen in Rot und Blau, darunter 2 große mit floralen Randausläufern. Frankreich (?), 16. Jh. 134 fol. Bll. (von?). Blattgr. 60 : 40 cm. Schriftspiegel 43 : 25 cm. Rotunda in schwarzer und roter Tinte, regliert, 16 Zeilen mit Kolumnentitel. - Zeitgenöss. Holzdeckelband mit Lederbezug und ornamentalen durchbrochenen Messing-Beschlägen. Imperial-Folio.Blätter röm. foliiert 1-134. Davon fehlen die Bll. 125, 127, 130, 132 sowie ein oder zwei Lagen am Ende (Text bricht ab). - Pergamentbll. wie üblich einseitig gebräunt, leicht fingerfleckig (wenige Bll. deutlicher), stellenw. kl. Randläsuren und genähte Ausbesserungen. Einbd beschädigt: Rücken fehlt, VDeckel abgebrochen, beide Deckel stärker beschabt und bestoßen, Bindung gelockert. Roman Missal. Latin manuscript on vellum with numerous fleuronne initials in red and blue (2 in larger size with floral tendrils). France (?), 16th century. 134 foliated leaves. Sheet size 60 : 40 cm. Written area 43 : 25 cm. 16 lines with headline, red and black ink. Contemp. strong wooden boards with rests of leather covering and brass fittings in fine open work design. - Lacking leaves 125, 127, 130, 132 and one or two gatherings at end. Vellum leaves browned at one side as usual, slight fingerstaining (few leaves stronger), partly small marginal defects and sewed tears. Binding damaged: lacking spine, front board broken, both boards strongly rubbed and bumped, inner binding loosened.
Clinique de M. Beauvais. Manuskripte. - Vorlesungsmitschrift. Französische Handschrift auf Papier. 4 Bde. Paris, `an XIII` [1804]. Blattgr. 24,5 : 19 cm. Schriftspiegel 16,5 : 12 cm. Lateinische Handschrift in brauner Tinte, ca. 23 Zeilen. - Marmor. Ldr. d. Zt. mit floral. RVerg., Stehkantenverg. und 2 farb. RSch.In säuberlicher Schreibschrift angefertigte Mitschrift eines unbekannten Pariser Studenten der medizinischen Vorlesungen des französischen Chirurgen Augustin Jacob Landré-Beauvais (1772-1840). Beauvais arbeitete u. unterrichtete u. a. im Hôpital de la Salpêtrière und der École polythechnique in Paris. Er galt als Erstbeschreiber der rheumatoiden Arthritis. Sein zweites bekanntes Werk zum Thema der medizinischen Semiologie (heute Symptomatologie) über das Erkennen und Deuten von Symptomen erschien 1809, fünf Jahre nach den in der vorlieg. Mitschrift dokumentierten Vorlesungen zu dem Thema. - Bd. I (2 Bll., 283 S., 2 Bll.) behandelt die Fièvres (Charakteristika, Ursachen, Unterschiede, Symptome, Behandlungsmethoden etc.), Bd. II (2 Bll., 289 S., 2 Bll.) die Maladies des femmes (`Tempérament`, `Menstruation`, `Rétention des Régles`, `Moyens hygiéniques à employer après la cessation`, `Hysterie`, `Epilepsie` u. a.), Bd. III (2 Bll., 381 (recte 383) S., 2 Bll. ) und Bd. IV (2 Bll., 315 S., 2 Bll.) die Séméiologie (Pathologie, medizin. Semiologie u. a.). Mit zahlreichen Verweisen auf antike Autoren und auf Beauvais` eigene Fallbeispiele. - Interessantes, auch graphisch ansprechendes Manuskript, das einen guten Anhaltspunkt zum Stand der Medizinausbildung im napoleonischen Frankreich gibt. - Gering fleckig, Vorsätze und erste Bll. leicht leimschattig. Einbde etw. beschabt, 2 Kapitale mit Fehlstelle.French manuscript on paper with lectures by A. J. Landré-Beauvais, a famous chirurgien of the time, written down by one of his students. Dealing with `Sémiologie`, the knowledge of symptoms of various diseases, and its usage. 4 vols. Contemp. calf with rich floral gilt decoration and 2 labels on spine. - Only slightly stained, endpapers and the first few leaves slightly gluestained. Binding somewhat scraped, 2 extremities of spine with loss of matter.
Dioscorides, P., In hoc volumine haec continentur. Joannis Baptistae Egnatii Veneti in Dioscoridem ab Hermola Barbaro tralatum annotamenta .. Pedacius Dioscoridis Anazarbei de medicinali materia ab eodem Barbaro latinitate primum Donati libri quinque .. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Venedig, G. de Gregoriis für A. & F. Barbari und J. B. Astensis 1516. Spätgot. Kalbldr. über starken Holzdeckeln mit Streicheisenlinien und versch. floralen Einzelstempeln sowie 2 Messing-Schließbeschlägen. Folio. 36 nn., 133 (recte 134) röm. num. Bll.; 106 arab. num. Bll.Erste Ausgabe in dieser Bearbeitung durch G. B. Egnazio. - Verfaßt in 9 Büchern, darunter Tl. I-V zur Arzneimittellehre, Tl. VI von den Giften und Tl. VII-IX von giftigen Tieren. Eine unentbehrliche Quelle für die Geschichte der Arzneimittellehre , in der sämtliche damals bekannte Simplicia aus allen Bereichen der Natur aufgeführt werden, darunter z. B. Ingwer, Pfeffer, Aloe, Rheum, Wermut, Enziane und Metallpräparate wie Quecksilber. - 2 Seiten mit fehlendem Text (128 vo. und 133 rc.), beide in schöner sauberer alter Schrift ergänzt. - Vereinz. etw. fleckig, mit zahlr. Marginalien von alter Hd., Titel gelöst und mit altem Namenszug, erste Bll. mit kl. Wurmspuren im Bund, 6 Bll. mit kl. Wurmgang im Rand, Vorsätze und Rücken stilgerecht erneuert. Einbd. mit leichten Beschabungen, bewegl. Schließelemente entfernt.Edit 16, CNCE 17255. - Index Aurel. 154.303 (Tl. I) und 112.852 (Tl. II unter Ermolae Barbaro). - BM STC, Italian Books S. 218. - Durling 1140. - Wellcome I, 1794. - Choulant, Handb. 82. - Nicht bei Adams.First edition by G. B. Egnazio. Later Gothic blind-tooled calf over wooden boards with several floral stamps and 2 brass fittings. - 2 leaves with lacking text (128 vo. and 133 rc.), both complemented in fine manuscript by old hand. Here and there stained, with numerous marginalia by old hand, title detached and with old owners entry, first leaves with small wormtraces in the gutter, 6 leaves with wormtrack in the white margin, endpapers renewed. Binding slightly scraped, movable clasps removed.
Dodonaeus, R., A nievve herball, or historie of plantes: wherin is contayned the whole discourse and perfect description of all fortes of herbs and plantes .. nowe first translated out of French into English, by H. Lyte. Mit breiter teilkolor. Holzschnitt-Titelbordüre, 1 ganzseit. kolor. Holschnittwappen, 1 Holzschnitt-Porträt und ca. 870 Textholzschnitten . London, G. Dewes 1578. Pergamentband mit KGoldschnitt unter Verwendung eines alten Manuskriptblattes. Folio. 12 Bll., 779 S., 8 (st. 12) Bll.Erste und einzige illustrierte engl. Ausgabe. Die Übersetzung erfolgte nicht nach der ursprünglichen flämischen Ausgabe von 1554, sondern von der späteren französ. Ausgabe. - Der flämische Arzt und Botaniker Rembert Dodonaeus, gen. Dodoens (1516-85), war späterer Nachfolger Mattiolis als Leibarzt Kaiser Maximilians in Wien. Sein altflämisches Cruydeboeck aus dem Jahre 1552-54 wurde später ins Französische, Englische und Lateinische übersetzt. - Die Plesch Collection macht auf 2 Druckfehler des ersten Druckes der ersten Ausgabe aufmerksam, die in späteren Auflagen korrigiert wurden. Das Kolophon mit einem der Druckfehler kann nicht überprüft werden, da das Blatt im vorlieg. Exemplar fehlt, das Titelblatt mit dem Vermerk `At London by me Gerard Dewes` und nicht, wie im ersten Druck fälschlich `by my`. - Die schöne in gelb und rot ankolorierte Titelbordüre von A. Nicolai nach P. van den Borcht zeigt griech. mythologische Darstellungen von Apollo und seinen Musen, griech. Herrscher und das Himmlische Paradies mit eine angrenzenden Darstellung von Herkules und Cerberus. - Ohne 4 Blatt des Registers. - Vereinz. etw. fleckig, zu Beginn leicht wasserrandig, Titel und erste 4 Bll. mit ergänzten Randläsuren, letzte 11 Bll. mit hinterl. Randläsuren (tls. mit Textverlust), wenige Marginalien sowie Namenszüge von alter Hand. Index Aurel. 154.550. - Nissen 516. - Pritzel 2345. - Plesch Coll. 214. - Hunt 132. - Rohde S. 211. - Nicht bei Adams.First English edition. With partly col. broad woodcut title border, 1 partly col. fullpage armorial woodcut, 1 woodcut portrait and ca. 870 woodcuts in text. Vellum with top edge gilt, using an old manuscript. - Lacking 4 leaves of the index. - Partly slightly stained, waterstaining at the beginning, Titel and first 4 leaves with rebacked marginal defects, last 11 leaves with backed marginal defects (few with loss of printed matter), some marginalia and owner`s entries by old hand.
Das Gebetbuch der Claude de France. Faksimile des Manuskriptes MS M.1166 der Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. Luzern, Quaternio 2010. Roter OSamtband in schwarzer OLdr.-Kassette. 7,6 : 5,6 cm.1 von 980 num. Exemplaren. - Miniaturhandschrift, mit beilieg. Lupe und dem deutsch-englischen Begleitband von R. S. Wieck und C. J. Brown.1 of 980 numb. copies. Red orig. velvet binding in black orig. calf case. 7,6 : 5,6 cm. - Miniature manuscript with magnifying glass.
(lot of 2) Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, the first with three main bodhisattvas with various attributes, one with a sword, one with an ax and the other with drums, each flanked by two columns of four deities accented by flower heads, the outer band carved with lotus petals (section of left edge replaced); the second, featuring a triad, each flanked by columns of five deities within a lotus band with additional figures (losses to the figures), largest: 27""h x 10.25""w. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber
(lot of 2) Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, the first with floral reserves within bands carved with Tibetan script surrounded by script to the edge; the second with gilt Tibetan script within the reserves and surrounded by carved script to the edge, 30""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber
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