Search Results: Authors starting with V from Heritage Book Shop, LLC

London: Printed by T.N. for Robert Bostock, 1650. First and only edition. Small quarto (7 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 180 x 139 mm). [8], 100, [2] pp. Bound without final blank. With engraved initials, head and tail pieces. Newer half calf over contemporary speckled paper boards. Spine stamped in gilt. Red morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Some minor toning and foxing throughout. Top margin trimmed close, occasionally affecting running headline. Previous owner's morocco bookplate on front pastedown. Overall a very good copy. "In early modern marriage conduct books, wives are advised to submit to their husbands, and husbands are advised , as the 'lords of the house,' to keep order by rebuking and controlling their wives. Most marriage books, however, do not condone wife beating... Moses a Vauts was one of the few who supported wife beating. In The Husband's Authority Unvail'd. wherein it is moderately discussed whether it be fit or lawfull for a good Man, to beat his bad Wife, he states 'If Wives will… Read More

Basel: Per Ioannem Oporinum, 1555. Basel: Per Ioannem Oporinum, [1555]. Second and best folio edition (first published in 1543) of the most important anatomical treatise of the sixteenth century. With author's final additions and corrections as well as a renewed woodcut title-page and and initials. Large folio (16 x 10 7/8 inches; 407 x 275 mm). [12], 504, [1, folding table paginated "505"], [1, unpaginated leaf of figures to be superimposed], 507-824, [48] pp. Collation: a-z6 A-V6 X2 (including fold-out sheet) Y-Z6 aa6 bb8 (bb 6-7 is fold-out sheet) cc- zz6 Aa8 Bb-Ee6. Complete with woodcut title, woodcut portrait of the author on a6 verso, numerous woodcut illustrations (including nineteen full-page anatomical illustrations), two folding tables with woodcut diagrams, woodcut printer's device on verso of final leaf, and seven-to twelve-line historiated woodcut initials. Full 17th century paneled calf, boards paneled in gilt. Rebacked with early spine laid- down. Spine stamped in gilt. Red Morocco… Read More

Paris: Á La Librairie Luzezia, 1921. Ja Parvenue A Viellesse. Ymaiges de Joseph Hémard. Paris: A La Librairie Luzezia, 1921. Small quarto. Bound with original color wrappers bound in. Half blue morocco over marbled boards, gilt-stamped on spine with five raised bands. Illustrated by Joseph Hémard with 25 hand colored plates. The tiniest of wear to spine extremities. A fine copy. HBS 66494. $250.

Basileae: Apud Thomam Guarinum, 1570. Anglica historia] Polydori Vergili Vrbinatis Anglicae historiae libri vigintiseptem. ab ipso autore postremùm iam recogniti, ádq[ue] amussim, salua tamen historiae veritate, expoliti ; indices rerum singularum & vtiles & copiosos, in operis calce adiectos reperies. Basileae: Apud Thomam Guarinum, 1570. Folio (12 5/8 x 8 inches; 320 x 205 mm). [2], [1]-691, [37, index], [2, colophon] pp. Printer's device of Palm, stating "Palma Guar." on title-page and final leaf. With eight lines of verse praising the work, superscribed "Simon Grynaevs lectori", on the title-page. Text in Latin. Early mottled calf, rebacked and recornered. Boards ruled in blind. Edges dyed red. Boards a bit scuffed and worn. Inner hinges have been repaired, and then cracked again. Old ink notes on front fly leaf and title-page. A small hole to bottom outer corner of title-page, not affecting text. A two-inch by half-inch cut from top outer corner of title-page not affecting text. Some… Read More

San Francisco: Edward Vischer, 1862. VISCHER, Edward. First edition, third and best issue (with three more lithographs than the first issue). Title leaf (frontispiece) and twelve lithographic plates by Vischer, with a total of 25 engravings. Oblong folio, mount size (10 7/8 x 13 5/8 inches; 275 x 345 mm). The lithographer was C.C. Kuchel, and the printer L. Nagel. With the exception of the title leaf, the lithographs are mounted (as issued) and have letterpress descriptive text in purple. All plates are loose, as issued in the original cloth portfolio. Portfolio rebacked. Mounted on the inside of the front cover is a lithograph closely resembling the title leaf, but lacking printer's, lithographer's, and typographer's imprints. Mounted on the inside back cover is the "Index" and "Visitor's Guide." The present volume is Farquhar's state A, in a cloth portfolio rather than a pictorial paper envelope. In the envelope issue was a four-page folded sheet with text, which was not issued with this present… Read More

Venice: Ioane Antonio & Piero Fratelli da Sabio, 1524. Second Edition in Italian, and First Durantino Edition [VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Marcus]. [DURANTINO, Francesco Lutio, Editor] De architectura traducto di latino in vulgare dal vero exemplare con le figure a li soi loci con mirando ordine insignito: con la sua tabula alphabetica: per la quale potrai facilmente trouare la moltitudine de li vocabuli a li soi loci con summa diligentia expositi: enucleati: mai piu da niuno altro fin al presente facto ad immensa vtilitate di ciascuno studioso. Venice: Ioane Antonio & Piero Fratelli da Sabio, 1524. Second Edition in Italian, and first Durantino edition. Folio (12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches; 310 x 212 mm). [22], 110 leaves. With errata page and colophon. With 136 woodcut figures and diagrams and 101 woodcut initials. The 136 woodcuts 'are close copies of the full set of blocks from the Giocondo edition of 1511 printed at Venice by Giovanni Tacuino. The copies were made for the first Durantino edition' (Mortimer).… Read More

Milano: Nella Stamperia Di Giuseppe Marelli, 1777. Lettere... Sull'Aria Infiammabile Nativa Delle Paludi. Milano: Nella Stamperia Di Giuseppe Marelli, 1777. First edition, and first complete edition containing seven letters to Giuseppe Campi on the author's investigations on marsh gas. Previously, only two letters had been published the year before. [1]-147, [1, glossary] pp. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 inches; 197 x 125 mm). With etched title-vignette and thirteen other etched chapter head and tail pieces by Ant. Longonus. Some of the etchings illustrating experiments. Engraved initials at each chapter begining. Contemporary paste-paper boards. Some surface level worming to boards. Spine paper a bit chipped and darkened. A light dampstain to title-page and second leaf. Last leaf with a small paper flaw to lower margin, not affecting text. Worming to blank back pastedown. Overall a very good clean copy. "Alessandro Volta,... (born February 18, 1745, Como, Lombardy [Italy]—died March 5, 1827, Como),… Read More

Berlin: August Scherl, 1926. First edition, in original dust jacket with cover art by W. Reimann. Octavo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 184 x 126 mm). [1]-273, [274], [1, blank], [5, publisher's advertisements] pp. With half-title. Publisher's full green cloth. Front board double ruled and lettered in gilt. Back board double ruled and stamped with publisher's central device in blind. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt and red. Edges yellow. Some very minor shelfwear to bottom of the spine. Binding slightly cocked. Light foxing to endpapers. Some minor finger smudging throughout. Overall an about fine copy. Housed in the publisher's original dust jacket with cover art by W. Reimann. Jacket with some minor chipping along top and bottom edge. Spine and back panel of jacket a bit rubbed and toned, but front panel is bright and clean. Housed in a custom slipcase. Overall a very good copy in a very good jacket. Thea Von Harbou was film maker Fritz Lang's wife and collaborator. The inspiration for the book and film… Read More

Groninggen: P. Noordhoff, 1938. Full Description: VON NEUMANN, John. On Infinite Direct Products. Offprint of Compositio Mathematica. Volume 6, Fasciculus 1. Groninggen: P. Noordhoff, 1938. Offprint from Compositio Mathematica. Octavo (9 11/16 x 6 1/2 inches; 246 x 165 mm). 77, [1, advertisement] pp. Publisher's blue printed wrappers. Mild sunning along edges of wrappers. Spine with some chipping and wear. Minor creasing to back wrapper. Bookseller sticker to top corner of page one, not affecting text. Overall very good. "Described as the scientific genius who pioneered the modern computer, game theory, nuclear deterrence, and more, John von Neumann illuminated the fields of pure and applied mathematics, computer science, physics, and economics." (Institute for Advanced Studies). "Of substantially greater note for the foundations of quantum theory are six papers by von Neumann (three jointly published with Murray) on rings of operators... The first two, 'On Rings of Operators' and a sequel 'On… Read More

Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1498. LEAF; WYNKYN DE WORDE|CAXTON, William. CAXTON, William, [translator]. LEAF. WYNKYN DE WORDE. [Leaf from "The Golden Legende"].. Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1498. Full Description: [VORAGINE, Jacobus de]. [CAXTON, William, translator]. [WYNKYN DE WORDE, printer]. J The Golden Legend. [Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1498]. A leaf fragment of Wynkyn de Worde's 1498 edition of Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend, translated by William Caxton. From the second De Worde edition and the fourth overall printing of Caxton's translation. Small folio (10 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches; 274 x 194 mm). 47 lines of blackletter text in double columns printed on recto and verso. Tipped in with a facsimile title-page printed by Dauber & Pine Bookshop. Leaf is folio Clxxix, "the lyf of saynt Marye magdalene." Leaf without watermark. Leaf and title-page laid in to a rebacked quarter calf over marbled board portfolio. Front board with brown morocco label, lettered in gilt. Leaf with some… Read More

Strassburg: Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg, 1486. sanctorum sive Lombardica historia. [Strassburg: Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg (perhaps associated with Georg Husner)], 19 December 1486]. Folio (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 x inches; 293 x 215 mm.). 265 leaves. Collation: [1], 18 ,26 a-z8.6 ,A-E6.8 ,F-I6.8 ,K-M6 ,N8. Gothic type. Double columns. Forty-seven lines plus headline. Initials supplied in red and blue throughout. Title-page and initial and final blank renewed and laid down. Contemporary binding of blindstamped calf over wooden boards, rebacked with original spine laid down. Original spine chipped along top and bottom edge. Intersecting triple fillets dividing the covers, the center panel stamped in blind with fleur-de-lis and floral stamps. With two brass clasps. Later endpapers. Title-page and initial and final blank renewed and laid down. Paper flaw repaired in the lower margin of leaf 1, not affecting text. A few additional minor marginal tears or paper flaws, not… Read More

Italy (Venice?), 1300. Italy (Venice?): 1300. Illuminated manuscript on vellum. Small quarto (8 x 5 9/16 inches; 203 x 142 mm.). 281 leaves, plus one blank leaf at front and two blank leaves at end (fols. 279 and 281 apparently conjoint with two blank vellum leaves, fol. 280 on a stub between the foliated leaves). Apparently complete. Two columns of thirty-four lines. Written by two Italian scribes in black ink in gothic bookhands between four verticals and thirty-five horizontals ruled in faint brown, the verticals extending across the margins. Justification: 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 inches; 133 x 98 mm. Faint early ink foliation. Horizontal catchwords within ink frames in lower right margin of final versos. Pricking along the upper edges. Rubrics in red, paragraph marks alternately of red or blue, alternately red or blue one-line initials for the list of contents (fols. 1v-2), numerous two-line initials alternately in red flourished with blue or blue flourished with red, with penwork usually extending for… Read More

Germany: Freyja-Verlag GmbH, 1985. One of 500 Copies, With 113 Photographic Prints [VORBERG, Gaston]. Erotism in Antiquity in Small Sculptures and Ceramics. [Germany: Freyja-Verlag GmbH, n.d.c.a.1985]. One of 500 copies, this being number 438. With 113 photographic prints, on loose leaves. Each leaf with a black and white print, with a blue printed border and blue page number. An eight page portfolio containing the colophon and list of plates also included, in English. Leaf size (14 1/4 x 10 3/8 inches; 362 x 263 mm). Sizes of prints vary. All housed together in a quarter leatherette over cardboard clamshell as issued. Red spine label, lettered in gilt. Printed paper label on front of box. A very light crease to eight-page portfolio. Some wear to box. A small ink stamp which states "Printed in Germany" on last leaf of portfolio, and on printed paper box label. Overall about fine. HBS 65967. $350.

Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1961. VROMAN, Adam Clark. Los Angeles]: Ward Ritchie Press, 1961. First edition. Small folio. Orange cloth with white cloth spine, photo printed on front cover, clear printed dust jacket. Jacket with small tear, otherwise, fine. HBS 66349. $100.