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Burma: Handwritten Manuscript. A long and fine manuscript written in fine Pali in black on palm leaves. The palm leaves with text in black, with red lacquered wooden boards. Each leaf measures 23" x 2.5"., original protective covers of red lacquered wooden boards decorated in gold, all edges gilt. 78 palm leaves written in black. A handsome and well preserved example, one tie cord lacking. A FINE BURMESE MANUSCRIPT WELL PRESERVED AND QUITE HANDSOME.
PARADISE LOST [with] PARADISE REGAIN'D, TO WHICH IS ADDED SAMSON AGONISTES and Poems upon Several Occasions, From the Text of Thomas Newton by [Baskerville] Milton John - 1758
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PARADISE LOST [with] PARADISE REGAIN'D, TO WHICH IS ADDED SAMSON AGONISTES and Poems upon Several Occasions, From the Text of Thomas Newton
by [Baskerville] Milton John
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Birmingham: by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1758. 2 volumes. First Edition of the great Baskerville printing of Milton. 8vo, handsomely bound at a later date in full polished calf, the spines with raised bands dividing the compartments, three compartments lettered in gilt, protective cloth slipcase housing both volumes. (6), (18, subscriber's list), (6), lxix (The Life of Milton), 416; (4), 390 pp.. A fine and handsome set with little evidence of age, the bindings in very pleasing condition, the text-blocks clean. FIRST BASKERVILLE EDITION OF MILTON'S MOST IMPORTANT WORKS. John Baskerville is generally regarded as the first "fine" English printer: he is credited with bringing the typography of the Isles up to a par with that of the continent. The beauty of his editions is frequently attributed as much to the quality of his papers and ink, but the excellence of his type cannot be denied. Dibdin says, "He united in a singularly happy manner the elegance of Plantin with the clearness of the Elzevirs..." (Introd. to the Classics).
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A FINE BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT FROM BURMA.
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A Leaf from a Manuscript BOOK OF HOURS
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Most probably Paris, Circa 1450. A leaf of two pages with 15 lines per page written in brown ink with opening initials of ten lines and other decorations in red and blue and beautifully burnished with bright gilt, one two line initial also heavily burnished in gilt. 125 x 90 mm approximate, now handsomely presented in a very large and attractive museum quality frame, the mounting designed so that both sides of the leaf may be viewed. The decoratively carved frame is of gilded red wood with ebony trim, glazed with archival quality glass, in all measuring 60 by 42 cm. A very beautiful example in fine condition, the vellum clean, the lettering dark and strong, the painted and gilt initials bright and finely done.
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PROUST
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1931. First edition of Beckett’s second book. 8vo, original cream boards extensively decorated with pictorial designs on both covers and the spine in brown, in the original and scarce dustjacket of cream paper decoratively printed in blue. Now housed in a red cloth slipcase with morocco label gilt and chemise. 72 pp. A very fine and attractive copy, the cloth and jacket as pristine and essentially mint, the text-block equally fine. FIRST EDITION OF THIS VERY SCARCE EARLY WORK BY SAMUEL BECKETT, ONLY HIS SECOND BOOK, ESSAYS ON THE WRITINGS OF PROUST. Beckett wrote 'Proust' during his stay at the École Normale in Paris in the summer of 1930. Written in response to a commission set forth by Richard Aldington, Thomas MacGreevy and Charles Prentice. Beckett states, on behalf of his subject, “We cannot know and we cannot be known.” The language is both allusive and dense, and served as Beckett's aesthetic and epistemological manifesto. The essay is far more…
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[THE FEDERALIST] THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON; Comprising His Most Important Official Reports; an Improved Edition of THE FEDERALIST, On The New Constitution, Written in 1788; and PACIFICUS, On The Proclamation of Neutrality, Written in 1793
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New York: Williams & Whiting, 1810. 3 volumes. First edition of the collected WORKS and only the third printing of the FEDERALIST according to Sabin. Of the other works included, these are generally the first obtainable editions. With engraved frontispiece portraits in each volume. 8vo, in very handsome contemporary tree calf, the spines with gilt ruled flat bands and with black morocco labels gilt ruled and lettered, gilt volume numbers with leather labels. vii,325; iv,368; iv, 368 pp. The rare and handsome contemporary calf only very lightly worn at the edges and extremities, overall near-fine, the text with some light tonging and foxing, but much less than is expected on such early American imprints. Ex-libris on front paste-down, contemporary ownership inscription on title-pages, some notes in text also, all in pencil, a few instances of authorship emendations made in ink by a contemporary hand. AN EXTREMELY EARLY PRINTING OF THE FEDERALIST AND QUITE SCARCE, and very much so in…
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NEW OBSERVATIONS ON ITALY AND ITS INHABITANTS, Written in French by Two Swedish Gentlemen. Translated into English
by Nugent, Thomas Translator. "Two Swedish Gentleman" [Grosley Pierre Jean]
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London: For L. Davis and C. Reymers, Printers to the Royal Society, 1769. 2 volumes. First edition in English. With half-titles. Tall 8vo, in contemporary full mottled calf, the spines with simple gilt ruled raised bands, buff gilt trimmed and lettered labels and gilt volume numbers. The board edges gilt tooled, page edges speckled in red. xi, [errata], 445; iv, 394, [10] pp. A very fine set, beautifully preserved, the text is fresh and clean with little evidence of use, some very light cosmetic wear to the joints but the hinges firm and strong. FIRST EDITION, QUITE SCARCE AND AN EXCELLENT COPY OF NUGENT'S TRANSLATION OF GROSLEY'S TRAVELS. Although it is stated on the title-page that the authors were Swedish, in fact the author was Pierre Jean Grosley, the prolific French writer known for his erudition and insights. His "Observations on Italy" (originally published in French in 1764) is his most important work. Along with being an excellent account of Italy, Grosley also demonstrates…
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A FINE BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT FROM BURMA.
by Buddhist Manuscript Burmese
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Burma: Handwritten Manuscript. A long and fine manuscript written in fine Pali in black on palm leaves. The palm leaves with text in black, with red lacquered wooden boards. Each leaf measures 23" x 2.5"., original protective covers of red lacquered wooden boards decorated in gold, all edges gilt. 78 palm leaves written in black. A handsome and well preserved example, one tie cord lacking. A FINE BURMESE MANUSCRIPT WELL PRESERVED AND QUITE HANDSOME.
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A Leaf from a Manuscript BOOK OF HOURS
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Most probably Paris, Circa 1450. A leaf of two pages with 15 lines per page written in brown ink with opening initials of ten lines and other decorations in red and blue and beautifully burnished with bright gilt, one two line initial also heavily burnished in gilt. 125 x 90 mm approximate, now handsomely presented in a very large and attractive museum quality frame, the mounting designed so that both sides of the leaf may be viewed. The decoratively carved frame is of gilded red wood with ebony trim, glazed with archival quality glass, in all measuring 60 by 42 cm. A very beautiful example in fine condition, the vellum clean, the lettering dark and strong, the painted and gilt initials bright and finely done.
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1931. First edition of Beckett’s second book. 8vo, original cream boards extensively decorated with pictorial designs on both covers and the spine in brown, in the original and scarce dustjacket of cream paper decoratively printed in blue. Now housed in a red cloth slipcase with morocco label gilt and chemise. 72 pp. A very fine and attractive copy, the cloth and jacket as pristine and essentially mint, the text-block equally fine. FIRST EDITION OF THIS VERY SCARCE EARLY WORK BY SAMUEL BECKETT, ONLY HIS SECOND BOOK, ESSAYS ON THE WRITINGS OF PROUST. Beckett wrote 'Proust' during his stay at the École Normale in Paris in the summer of 1930. Written in response to a commission set forth by Richard Aldington, Thomas MacGreevy and Charles Prentice. Beckett states, on behalf of his subject, “We cannot know and we cannot be known.” The language is both allusive and dense, and served as Beckett's aesthetic and epistemological manifesto. The essay is far more…
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[THE FEDERALIST] THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON; Comprising His Most Important Official Reports; an Improved Edition of THE FEDERALIST, On The New Constitution, Written in 1788; and PACIFICUS, On The Proclamation of Neutrality, Written in 1793
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New York: Williams & Whiting, 1810. 3 volumes. First edition of the collected WORKS and only the third printing of the FEDERALIST according to Sabin. Of the other works included, these are generally the first obtainable editions. With engraved frontispiece portraits in each volume. 8vo, in very handsome contemporary tree calf, the spines with gilt ruled flat bands and with black morocco labels gilt ruled and lettered, gilt volume numbers with leather labels. vii,325; iv,368; iv, 368 pp. The rare and handsome contemporary calf only very lightly worn at the edges and extremities, overall near-fine, the text with some light tonging and foxing, but much less than is expected on such early American imprints. Ex-libris on front paste-down, contemporary ownership inscription on title-pages, some notes in text also, all in pencil, a few instances of authorship emendations made in ink by a contemporary hand. AN EXTREMELY EARLY PRINTING OF THE FEDERALIST AND QUITE SCARCE, and very much so in…
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NEW OBSERVATIONS ON ITALY AND ITS INHABITANTS, Written in French by Two Swedish Gentlemen. Translated into English
by Nugent, Thomas Translator. "Two Swedish Gentleman" [Grosley Pierre Jean]
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London: For L. Davis and C. Reymers, Printers to the Royal Society, 1769. 2 volumes. First edition in English. With half-titles. Tall 8vo, in contemporary full mottled calf, the spines with simple gilt ruled raised bands, buff gilt trimmed and lettered labels and gilt volume numbers. The board edges gilt tooled, page edges speckled in red. xi, [errata], 445; iv, 394, [10] pp. A very fine set, beautifully preserved, the text is fresh and clean with little evidence of use, some very light cosmetic wear to the joints but the hinges firm and strong. FIRST EDITION, QUITE SCARCE AND AN EXCELLENT COPY OF NUGENT'S TRANSLATION OF GROSLEY'S TRAVELS. Although it is stated on the title-page that the authors were Swedish, in fact the author was Pierre Jean Grosley, the prolific French writer known for his erudition and insights. His "Observations on Italy" (originally published in French in 1764) is his most important work. Along with being an excellent account of Italy, Grosley also demonstrates…
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Paradise Lost.; A Poem in Twelve Books. From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D. With: Paradise Regain'd. A Poem in Four Books. To Which is Added Samson Agonistes: And Poems Upon Several Occasions, From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D.
by (Baskerville, John) Milton, John
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London: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson, 1758. First editions thus. Bookplates (John Hadmar Sticht); wear to edges, hinges, and spine ends; signature N in Paradise Regain'd pulled loose; front cover of Paradise Lost detached, still an attractive set.. Two vols., uniform 8vos, [xxxii] 416pp & lxix, 390pp; contemporary calf, rebacked with elaborately gilt-tooled spines. The first Baskerville books in English (preceded by Virgil in Latin), with all cancels called for, p. 135 correctly numbered and italic I in headline on p. 346 of Paradise Lost. Includes full list of subscribers, including Benjamin Franklin. Gaskell 4, 5.
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