Search Results: Vellum Bindings from Minotavros Books

Parma: Nella stampa di corte di S.A.S., 1694. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Westerhout, Arnoldo V.; Dorigny, N.; Oddi, Mauro. 8vo. Halfbound vellum over patterned pasteboard. Title in gilt on yellow leather spine. All edges red. xvi, 303 p.p. Engraved frontispiece and author portrait by Arnoldo V. Westerhout, plus eleven [of twelve] plates by N. Dorigny N. after Mauro Oddi. Lacks plate facing Canto VI, which has been replaced with a photocopy reproduction. Small chips to lower margin of plate facing Canto II, not affecting image. Light staining to leaves. Ownership signature in pen to front pastedown. Trimmed pages, partially affecting text at top-edge. Tiny holes from bookworm to gutters of endpapers and spine. Pasteboard and vellum somewhat soiled. Light rubbing at outer-edges. Interior clean, crisp. A very good copy. Vincenzio Piazza [1670-1745] recounts the capture of the fortress of Bona [Algeria] by the Tuscan Fleet in 1607 in this dramatic narrative poem.

Augustae Taurinorum [Turin]: Apud HH. Ioannis Dominici Tarini, 1637. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo (8" x 14"). D. Ioannis Antonii Belloni I.C. [Iuris Consultaris] Taurinensis, Et Pedemontani Senatus Praesidis Primarii Tractatus. De Iure Accrescendi, Pars Secunda. In Qua Septimum Disputationis Caput, Quando Scilicet Locum Habeat Ius Accrescendi, Continetur. Et Difficiliores, praecipue ultimarum voluntatum, quaestiones exponuntur. Opus non minus in Scolisquam in foro versantibus perutile, & necessarium. Part 2 only. Latin. Vellum boards. [6], 565 p.p. Engraved title with printer's device, headpieces and intials. Ex-library bookplate of the Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge [Massachusetts] to front pastedown, embossed library stamp to title page. Bookplate indicates the book was a gift from Richard H. Dana, March 1914. Richard Henry Dana III (1851-1931) was the son of Richard Henry Dana Jr., author of Two Years Before the Mast. Dana was a lawyer and graduate of Harvard University, and he married Edith… Read More

Coloniae Aggripinae (Cologne): Joannem Kinckivm, 1626. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Full limp vellum, with a large blind decoration on front and rear cover, spine lettered with raised bands, all edges in red; two green ribbon ties on front and rear board; inner hinges tied with parchment and contain writing from an early incunabula. Two books bound in one, with separate title pages and pagination: [6] 644pp [12pp index], 539pp [11pp index]. Ex Library stamp from the Order of Friars Minor Conventional, in the City of Wijchen, Netherlands (appearing on title page, pp. 57 of book one and the verso of title page, book two). Engraved title pages, along with large head and tailpieces in relief; light foxing, a small chip to upper corner on pp. 295 [text unaffected], as well as a chip along outer margin of pp. 475 (very minor affect to text); some wear to lower half of front board, a tear to vellum at foot of spine starting at bottom compartment; upper rear corner worn; boards a bit worn but… Read More

Venetiis: Apud Andream Poleti, 1718. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo. Contemporary vellum, gilt title to spine. [16], 454 pp. Rubricated t.p. Light soiling and staining to vellum. Some foxing and browning to interior commensurate with age. Perforation and ink ownership inscription to ffep.

Lugduni Batavorum: Joannis Maire, 1649. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. All books present.12mo. Full vellum. Yapped edges. Title written on spine. [8], 878. small tear along upper front pastedown endpaper. bookworm holes throughout, affecting some passages of text. Vellum soiled, slightly warped boards, but otherwise in good condition. Polydore Vergil was an Italian humanist and scholar. While living and working as a diplomat in England, he was commisioned by King Henry VII to write a history of Britain up to the Norman conquest. Vergil completed the text in 1512-13, which was later published in 1534. The manuscript version appears as 25 books, but in 1521-24 Vergil made a series of additions, expanding the sections into into an eventual 26 books.

Delft: Andries Voorstad, 1713. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 18mo. 18mo.Full vellum. Title written on spine. [14], 266p.p., [4] leaves of plates [1 folding] including frontis. Bumped edges, boards slightly warped, some soiling to spine partially affecting the title. Some yellow staining to pages, with pen markings on verso of front free endpaper and fly leaf. Otherwise in good condition. Cornelis van Alkemade was a historian and antiquities collector. He studied law at the University of Leiden, and became a notary in 1680. He contributed works on the history of Rotterdam. Translated from the title, this book is an "introduction to the ceremonial and the ceremonies of burial and heraldry.

Amsterdam: Marcus Willemsz, Doornick, 1667. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo (large). Bound in full vellum. Title on spine in ink. Original Dutch Edition. 256 p.p., with 10 plates of in-text engravings including title page depecting scenes of naval battles. Lacks folding map and additional folding engraving. Chip to top right corner of front board. Boards rubbed, edges slightly bumped. Faded handwriting mark on front board. Previous bookseller label on front pastedown endpaper. A small tear to p. 85, but engraving unaffected. Damp stains to some pages, but otherwise in very good condition. This book chronicles the account of Second Anglo-Dutch Wars fought by the Dutch Republic and England during the period of 1664-1667 that ended in a peace treaty signed in the Dutch city of Breda. A different edition was also published in Amsterdam the same year by J. Benjamin. This copy Includes lists of vessels and captured goods by the English from the Dutch in America; one of the earliest printed… Read More

Cologne: De L'imprimerie Jacob Stoer, 1625. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo (super). Two volumes in one. Place of publication stamped out, with "Geneue" stamped below printer. On second title page, no placeof publication, but "Geneue" stamped in place. Bound in full vellum with red leather spine label, slightly raised bands. Text in French. Vol. I: [56] 533 p.p., plus table [219 p.p., unpaginated]; Vol. II: [22] 624 p.p. plus table [142 p.p. unpaginated]. Early doodles to front and rear boards. Vellum chipped to bottom corners with bruising to corners and spine ends. Doodles also to f.f.e. and fly leaves, with early ownership signature on title page of Vol. I. Light sporadic stains and smudges to pages. Some pages trimmed, with sporadic tears to edges and margins throughout. Noticeably on p. 103 (partially affecting text), and bottom corner of p. 441 in Vol. I, and in Vol. II small tear to p. 83 (partially affecting text), head of 167 and p. 361. Otherwise in very good condition. These two books… Read More

[Amsterdam], 1725. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 18mo bound in 12s. Full vellum. Title on spine. Bound together with Pensees Secretes Divisees en deux Parties; Premiere Partie, Reflexiones sur la Religion, avec des Resolutions pratiques quie en sont tirees. Second Partie, Reflexiones sur la Vie Chretienne &c. Amsterdam: Wetseins & Smith, 1731. Book I: [30] 434 p.p., incl. frontis of Empiricus. Tear to title page previously repaired with new paper. Book II, Premiere Partie: xiv, [8], 245 p.p., incl. frontis; Second Partie: [14] 286 p.p. Title on spine slightly faded. Some yellow stains to front and rear board. Edges bumped. vellum slightly wowed along foredge.Pages browned with foxing. Lacks front and rear endpapers, but otherwise in very good condition. Sextus Empiricus Outlines of Pyrronism, or Pyrrhoniae Hypotyposes (PH) is divided into three books. "PH I is a complete description of Pyrrhonian Skepticism, stating what it is that makes one qualify as a Pyrrhonian skeptic (the possession of a… Read More

Paris: Andre Palard, 1683. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to (small). Contemporary vellum binding, hand-lettered spine, Yapp edges. [4], 922 pp., [22 pp. index & errata]. Complete with final black. Engraved dedication headpiece and title vignette. Vellum is soiled, front joint repaired. Front pastedown wanting, front flyleaf replaced, title backed, first few leaves with marginal dampstains and tears repaired with no loss. Some light foxing. Armorial bookplate of J.A. Dietelmair and bookplate of Olivet College Library. Not listed with in Goldsmith, BM Cat. of 17th Century of French Books. [BOUND WITH:] CANTEL, Pierre Joseph [1645-1684]. Metropolitanarum Urbium Historia Civilis Et Ecclesiastica... Paris: Stephane Michallet, 1685. [All published]. [16], 490 pp., [14 pp. index]. Woodcut ornaments, initials, and title vignette. Some light foxing. [BOUND WITH:] MABILLION, Jean [1632-1707]. De Liturgia Gallicana Libri III...Paris: Edmond Martin & Jean Boudot, 1685. [5], 477 pp., [1 p.… Read More

A Londres [ie. Paris? Printed in France]: Chez Edouard Kermaleck, 1777. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. New Edition. Two Volumes in one. Full Vellum. Spine lettered. Edges in red. Book I: [10] 262 p.p.; Book II: [4] 272 p.p. Frontispiece portrait of Gresset. Vignette on title-page, plus head and tailpieces throughout text. The first book contains poems and the second book contains comedies and tragedies by the French poet and playwright Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset [1709-1777]. Text in French. Some soiling to boards and spine. Corners slightly bruised and curled. Red and yellow spots to rear board. Chipping to front joint. Upper rear hinge cracked slightly. Sporadic foxing. Interior clean, crisp. A very good copy.

Venice: Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, 1557. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Vellum. Title in gilt on green calf label on spine. [32] 740 p.p. Slightly bumped spine and edges. Some soiling to boards and extremities. Light foxing, some yellow staining to pages. Ex Libris Neathman Mill Library stamp on rear fly leaf. Tight boards, pages otherwise clean and crisp with decorated black and white initials. A near fine copy. A Dominican friar and writer, Remigio Nannini produced religious as well as secular works, and poetry. Nannini published "two collections of orations drawn by historians (the first, Military Orations collected by all the ancient and modern historians, Venice, 1557)" [Cantimori, Delio. Italian Encyclopedia, 1934]. Nannini also went on to publish the works of St. Thomas Aquinas (1570) at the request of Pope Pius the V.

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. First Edition. Full vellum, decorated with gilt boarders, gilt devices on spine, a.e.g. with elegant gauffered edges, marbled endpapers. vii, 235 pp., [5]; [4], 277 pp., [7], containing [6] engravings, including the frontis portraits of author and Lady Jane Gray, engraved title page vignettes in each volume, and on half title of poem Ferney: An Epistle to Mons. De Voltaire in second vol. 2. Bookplate of Ann Whitacre on front pastedown, early ownership signature in ink at head of title page. Sporadic foxing, text worn pp. 174-5 [affecting some text to lower half of page] with perforation to p. 179-80 (text unaffected), some trimming to frontispiece in vol. 2 [not affecting portrait], soiling to spine, light smudging to boards, small orange stain to foot of rear board [vol. 2], light wear at edges, lower front joint of vol. 2 splitting, but still strong. In green slipcase. A very good copy. George Keate [1729-1797] was a… Read More

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Cornelius Boutestein, 1718. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to (small). New edition, i.e. three works in one volume. Period binding, half parchment over paper boards. [xxvi], 325, [47] index, [ii], 44, [4] index, [109], [2] index. Engraved and rubricated title page. [6] copper engraved plates. Remains of bookplate inside front cover. Covers generally worn. Hinges cracked. Internally very good, with some minor sporadic foxing and a few spots of pencil marginalia.

Milan: Auguste Taurinorum, 1835. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Quarter bound in vellum on marbled boards. Title in gilt on spine label. In two volumes. Vol. 1: viii, 556 p.p.; Vol. 2: 622 p.p. Rubbing and wear to spine and labels, with two large tears to front marbled boards, bumped edges, and light foxing to vols. 1&2, but still a nice set in good condition. Paul Gabriel Antoine (1678-1743) was a French Jesuit theologian. Theologia Universa established him as a leading catholic scholar, followed by his even more succesful Theologia Universa Moralis, first published in Nancy in 1726, and a Roman edition in 1747 was published with several more additions, which was used widely among both clergy and college students.

Utrecht: G.T. van Paddenburg and J. Visch, 1777. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio. [Etc]... en Andere Voornaame Gebouwen van dit Hertogdom. Four volumes in one [Vols. 2-4 dated 1770]. Second Edition. Four volumes in one. Separate title pages and pagination. Full vellum binding with decorative blind tooling on front and rear boards. Raised bands and red leather spine label. In tan custom slipcase. Vol. 1: [3] 39 p.p., [1], [9] leaves of engravings, showing castles and countrysides [1 folding]; Vol. 2: 43 p.p., with [40] leaves of engravings, [3 folding]. Vol. 3: 30 p.p., [1], [35] engravings, [3 folding]. Vol. 4: 24 p.p. [errors to pagination] 13 engravings, [2 folding]. A historical and genealogical description of the villages, cities, and prominent buildings in the province of Brabant, Netherlands. Illustrations of castles, architectural buildings, countrysides, and coats of arms. Upper front joint cracked and rear joint starting. Some scuffs and black smudges to boards and spine. Light… Read More

Halae Salicae [Halle, Germany]: Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1731. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (square). Half bound vellum over brown speckled boards. All edges red. Spine lettered. xii, 752 p.p., plus [36] p.p. index. [11] engravings [9 folding] incl. frontispiece. The life of Emperor Justinian I and Theodora and the history of Justinian Law. empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. Johann Peter Von Ludewig [1668-1743] was a German lawyer, historian and scholar. He Chip on top right corner of front board [approx 1 inch width] with smaller chips and wear to edges. Small tear to edge of p. 43, text unaffected and small hole to bottom of p. 353. Light foxing. Pages browned. Otherwise a very good copy.