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The Berlin Collection: Being a history and exhibition of the books and manuscripts purchased in Berlin in 1891 for the University of Chicago by William Rainey Harper with the support of nine citizens of Chicago. The Joseph Regenstein Library, April-October, 1979
University of Chicago Library, 1979 8vo (22 cm), III, 88 pp. Printed wrappers. The "Berlin collection" was a collection of nearly 100,000 books and manuscripts purchased by William Rainey Harper in Berlin in 1891. It became the core of the University of Chicago Library's holdings and have had an abiding influence on the course of scholarly investigation at the University.
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NZ$18.75
Trésors de Mariemont: Collection de la bibliothèque
Musée Royal de Mariemont, 2010 8vo (23 cm), 230 pp. Laminated wrappers with flaps. Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held 26 June - 3 October 2010. 91 entries including manuscripts, incunabula, many bindings. Preface by François Mairesse, an introduction by Pierre-Jean Foulon.
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NZ$29.17
CAREERING ALONG WITH BOOKS. STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF BRITISH PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANSHIP IN HONOUR OF THE 85TH BIRTHDAY OF DR. WM. A. MUNFORD
by Manley, K. A. (Editor)
London: Library History Group of the Library Assoc. (Lib. Hist. Vol. 12), 1996. stiff laminated paper wrappers. Munford, William A.. 8vo. stiff laminated paper wrappers. 276 pages. First edition. Review material loosely inserted.
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NZ$52.68
WINTERTHUR LIBRARY REVEALED: FIVE CENTURIES OF DESIGN AND INSPIRATION.|THE
by Thompson, Neville, Bert Denker, et al
Winterthur and New Castle DE: Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2003. hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 100 pages. First edition. Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, this beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays and entries largely from the private library of Henry Francis du Pont, encompassing more than 87,000 volumes and 500,000 manuscripts and images. With essays...
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NZ$76.47
Catalgoue of the Gleave Brontë Collection at the Moss Side Free Library, Manchester
by GREEN, John Albert
Moss Side: Public Library, 1907. Booklet. Ex library - Good. 32 p. 23 cm. B&w frontispiece. Grey card covers. Some residue and an ink signature at top front. Holes in spine. Ink stamps on p. 26 and 32. Catalogue contains bibliography, works pertaining to Rev. Patrick, Charlotte, Emily, Anne, biography and criticism, magazine articles, etc. Index.
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NZ$42.48
LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY."|
by Bill, Geoffrey
(Oxford: The Oxford University Press), 1966. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 192-206. Article in "The Library", Fifth Series, Volume XXI, Number 3, September 1966.
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NZ$32.29
Letter to Henry Jellicoe Esq at Macquarie River, Hobart Town..
by [JELLICOE, Henry]
Hobart Town: 24 December, 1824. ALS single sheet, folded to letter size with early "Hobart Town, VDL" oval handstamp. Short letter penned on Christmas Eve from a Hobart Town merchant enclosing an account (not present) to Henry Jellicoe of Campbell Town in Van Diemen's Land. Jellicoe served as a Justice of the Peace in the Campbell Town district from 1824-1836. He was a prominent (and grandiose) landowner and in the 1830s his property improvements included the addition of a 30 foot ballroom. He left the...
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NZ$959.79
Biblioteca Comunale Fermo
by Leonori, Maria Chiara
Nardini Editore, 1996 4to (31.5 cm), 236 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket, in paper slipcase (slipcase rubbed). This beautifully printed and illustrated volume from the "Le Grandi Biblioteche d'Italia" series showcases the highlights of the collection of the Biblioteca Comunale in Fermo. It includes the "Profilo storico" by Maria Chiara Leonori and descriptions of 162 illuminated manuscripts, incunabula, illustrated books, and drawings.
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NZ$83.34
!['Über einen neuen Flederhund, Pteropus scapulatus, aus Neuholland' [in] Monatsbericht der Königlichen Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaft zu Berlin](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/917/509/802509917.0.b.jpg)
'Über einen neuen Flederhund, Pteropus scapulatus, aus Neuholland' [in] Monatsbericht der Königlichen Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaft zu Berlin
by [LITTLE RED FLYING FOX] PETERS, H.W
Berlin: Buchdruckerei der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, August, 1862. Octavo, 2 plates, pp. numbered 545-577; an excellent copy in the original printed buff paper wrappers. Uncommon copy of the "monthly journal" of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin for August 1862, with the first notice of the Australian Little Red Flying Fox (Pteropus scapulatus Peters). The Academy was founded in 1700 but was revolutionised by Frederick the Great, who helped establish it as one of the great centres...
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NZ$932.36
Les Avantures de Monsieur Robert Chevalier, dit de Beauchene
by LE SAGE, Alain René
Amsterdam: Aux Depens de la ..., 1733. Slight waterstaining affecting only the margins, head of spine restored.. Two volumes in one, duodecimo, five plates, titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes; occasional ms. marginalia in a neat early hand, a good copy in later half red morocco. An attractive copy of the second French edition of this important imaginary voyage and Canadian adventure based on the exploits of Robert Chevalier Beauchêne. Le Sage (1668-1747) was a successful...
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NZ$1,206.59
The Great Globe Quadrilles on Airs Characteristic of All Nations
by GLOVER, Stephen
London: Robert Cocks & Co, 1900. Good. Sheet musical score, illustrated cover and 6 pages. Front cover features a coloured world map of Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia. .
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NZ$548.45
The Works of Francis Bacon... in Ten Volumes
by BACON, Francis
London: J. Johnson et al., 1803. Ten volumes, octavo, engraved portrait frontispiece and folding table, prize-plate & bookplate, later gift inscription from Buxton to his son; early diced calf with the insignia of Trinity College Dublin to the boards. A fine and most attractive set in original calf, presented as a school prize in 1806 to Thomas Fowell Buxton, the social reformer (and with his own engraved bookplate and later presentation inscription). The set has a school prize plate from its original...
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NZ$3,126.16
Almanacco Letterario Bompiani 1966. (Hrsg. v. Sergio Morando). Arte e gioco.
Mailand, Valentino Bompiani, (1965). . Almanach des bedeutenden ital. Verlages so anerkannter Autoren wie Umberto Eco, Alberto Moravia, Alberto Savfinio, Elio Vittorini und Cesare Zavattini, aber auch Malaparte; ferner John Steinbeck, Camus, Sartre. "Kindlers Literatur Lexikon, einmalige zwölfbändige Sonderausgabe" basiert auf der von Valentino Bompiani hrsg. ital. Ausg. (Dizionario delle Opere di tutti Tempi e di tutte le Letterature).
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NZ$36.43
I tesori dell' Archivio Segreto Vaticano
by Natalini, Terzo
Nardini Editore, 1991 4to (31.5 cm), 278 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). This beautifully printed and illustrated volume showcases the highlights of the collection of the Vatican Apostolic Archive. It includes the "Profilo storico e Linee bibliografiche" by Terzo Natalini, along with descriptions of 143 illuminated manuscripts and documents.
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NZ$104.18
Carte d'une Partie de la Cote de la Nle. Galles Meridle. depuis le Cap Tribulation jusqu'au Detroit de L'Endeavour, par le Lieut. J.Cook
by [COOK: FIRST VOYAGE] BENARD, Robert after James COOK
Paris: Saillant et Nyon, 1774. In fine condition, with good margins.. Engraved map, 295 x 335 mm.; original folds. French edition of Cook's chart, based on the original engraved chart in Hawkesworth's official account of the first voyage. This was the earliest charting of the coast of Queensland; it details the tracks and anchorages of the Endeavour as the expedition sailed north along the coastline in 1770, and commemorates one of the most memorable passages of Cook's first voyage. Far North...
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NZ$1,535.66
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Nardini Editore, 1986 4to (31.5 cm), 316 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket, in paper slipcase (slipcase rubbed). This beautifully printed and illustrated volume from the "Le Grandi Biblioteche d'Italia" series showcases the highlights of the collection of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence. It includes the "Profilo storico" by Antonietta Morandini, "L'architettura della Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana" by Guglielmo de Angelis d'Ossat, and descriptions and...
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NZ$72.92
Les Amazones Révoltées. Roman moderne en Forme de Parodie sur l'Histoire Universelle, & la Fable. Avec des Notes Politiques sur les Travaux d'Hercule, la Chevalerie-Militaire, et la Découverte du Nouveau-Monde, &c. &c. &c
by LE MAINGRE DE BOUCIQUAULT, Louis
Rotterdam: Don Luis le Maingre ..., 1730. An excellent copy.. Duodecimo, with both errata leaves; contemporary French mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments between raised bands, crimson morocco label. First edition, a very attractive copy of this early imaginary voyage through the Pillars of Hercules - the Strait of Gibraltar - to the "new world." A wild farce, with everything from courtiers to pirates, a Turkish eunuch and a substantial dissertation on knight errantry, the book also has an...
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NZ$1,080.45
The Earliest Books of Canterbury Cathedral
by Gameson, Richard
British Library, 2008 8vo (25 cm), 414 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "Beginning with Bede the Venerable’s account of its remarkable founding by St. Augustine, Canterbury Cathedral has long been thought of as one of the greatest literary centers of the Middle Ages. For the first time, The Earliest Books of Canterbury Cathedral presents the entirety of Canterbury’s pre-thirteenth-century volumes--illustrated in full color--including the Alfredian translation of Gregory the...
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NZ$75.01
Conservation Environment Guidelines For Libraries and Archives
by LULL, William P.; BANKS, Paul N
Ottawa: Canadian Council of Archives, 1995. Softcover. Fine. 102 p. 28 cm. B&w illustrations. Spiral binding.
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NZ$42.48
Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions
by STRAUCH, Katina and Bruce Strauch
MNew y.: Haworth Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo, 146pp. Ex-library with the usual markings. Still a very good copy in the publisher's textured boards. Scarce in commerce.
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NZ$76.47
Le Jardin des Plantes. Compositions et dessins par A. Adam. Texte par Jules Rostaing
by ROSTAING, Jules
Paris: Ducrocq, 1873. Some ageing throughout. Oblong folio, 24 colour-printed plates and 41 pp. text; original red cloth, embossed in gilt. A lovely edition of this work, designed as a series of three "promenades" through the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Although it is of interest for many of the exotic animals on public show (including kangaroos and a platypus), the real significance of the work is the series of views by Adam that show the wider public touring the zoo and which provide an insight into...
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NZ$3,400.39
FÜNFUNDZWANZIG JAHRE DEUTSCHE BÜCHEREI
by Uhlendahl, Heinrich
(Leipzig): Deutschen Bücherei, 1938. paper-covered boards. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 38, (2) pages. Festvortrag zur Feier des 25 jährigen Bestehens 15. Mai 1938. Written in German. A copy of the lecture given by Dr. Heinrich Uhlendahl for the 25th year anniversary celebration of the German (National) Library. Laid-in is a pamphlet with a poem by Friedrich von Logau on the cover, and inside is a message from Uhlendahl wishing his friends and acquaintances a good year 1939. With a bookplate indicating...
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NZ$15.29
The First Exhibition of the Art Society of New South Wales held at the Garden Palace... Catalogue
by [ART SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES]
Sydney: Turner & Henderson, 1880. In remarkable original condition.. Duodecimo, pp. 22, [ii]; original wrappers, preserved in a folding cloth box. The rare catalogue of the Society's inaugural exhibition held at the Garden Palace which had been purpose-built for the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879. An impressive two hundred and twenty oils, watercolours and drawings were hung: Mrs. Alfred Williams' painting Ophelia, the most expensive at £75, was highly praised by the Bulletin art critic at...
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NZ$3,126.16
LIBRARY SCENE.|THE
Boston, MA: The Library Binding Institute, 1979. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Volume 8, Number 4, December 1979. Articles on preservation and restoration of library materials. Black and white illustrations.
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NZ$22.09
Leone XIII e la Biblioteca Vaticana
by Ciccolini, Monsig. Stefano
Roma: Tipografia Poliglotta, 1887 Folio (48 cm), 16 pp. Mute wrappers (wrappers slightly stained, a label tipped in verso of the first leaf). Inscribed by the author at verso of the first leaf.
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NZ$145.84
