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London: W. Pickering, 1840[-1843]. First edition, large-paper issue, and issue with the addition of vignette engravings. Additional lithographed title-page with hand-colored vignette after Harris by F. Howard, 30 superb hand-colored lithographed plates after Harris by Howard, all plates are backed with linen, 30 uncolored lithographed tailpiece vignettes at the end of each section. Elephant folio (Approx. 21" x 16"), handsomely bound in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, the spine with tall gilt ruled raised bands creating 6 compartments, three of which are lettered in gilt, gilt ruling on boards, a.e.g. Additional title, title-page and last three leaves of text with some expert repair, one plate with expert repair affecting some of the image (mostly just sky), occasional and much smaller closed edge tears also neatly repaired, mild or typical spotting, some minor old staining, binding firm and very attractive and with some light rubbing to the morocco extremities. "One of… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1939. First Edition, First Issue, Signed by James Joyce and limited to 425 copies only, of which this is number 341. 8vo, publisher’s original red buckram lettered in gilt on spine, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. Yellow cloth slipcase expertly re-created as the original. 628. A fine copy, very handsome, bright and clean, very well preserved and without wear. The slipcase in beautiful condition. IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY JAMES JOYCE. A very desirable copy of this, the best and scarcest issue of the first editions. No book has ever been more ambitiously conceived than Joyce’s FINNEGANS WAKE. If ULYSSES represents the pinnacle of the Modernist movement, FINNEGANS WAKE is a step beyond; it stands in the same relation to ULYSSES as ULYSSES does to A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST....—an extension which is also a completely new conception. Joyce envisioned the book as nothing less than a "history of the world." Seventeen years in the writing, and composed… Read More

Rome: Francesco Zannetti, 1584. Engraved title with large woodcut, engraved initials and head pieces throughout. Small 8vo, bound in modern boards but using an eighteenth century antiphonal leaf as covering, the leaf in brown and red ink, edges dyed red. 158 pp. With some marginal old damp staining and toning, but otherwise extremely well preserved. VERY SCARCE AND EXTREMELY EARLY “NEWS FROM THE EAST”. These letters from the mission of the Jesuits in Japan are among the earliest Western accounts. Contained here are letters from Fathers Carrion, de Cespedes, Mexia, Lois Froes and Cabral. These date from the time of the Japanese Unification and the rule of the Shogun.

Moguntiae(Mainz): Ioannis Albini, 1601. First edition of this Latin translation by J. Buys of several Jesuit letters from the east. With engraved titlepage featuring a large woodcut and engraved tail-piece and headlines. 8vo, in later but correct period style full speckled calf, the spine with gilt ruled raised bands and a red morocco label lettered and ruled in gilt, edges dyed. [iv], 132 pp. A fine copy in excellent state of preservation, the paper fresh and very clean, the binding also in fine condition. VERY SCARCE EDITION OF THESE JESUIT LETTERS ON CHINA AND JAPAN. We know of no other copies currently on the market and OCLC lists fewer then 15 copies in libraries world-wide. Includes a letter from Francisco Pasio, dated October 1598 from Nagasaki reporting the death of the great ruler of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most remarkable men in Japanese history. Published in Italian, also in 1601.

London: By W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Printing Office for John and Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol, 1794-1797. 3 volumes. First edition of this Boydell issue, the first edition with the plates by Richard Westall, and a magnificent presentation copy, given by Lord Lansdowne, the first Marquis of Landsdowne to the French diplomat, M. Chauvet, who for many years resided at Kensington in London. An especially large copy. With 32 fine large plates, being the 28 plates by Richard Westall and 4 portraits of John Milton. Folio (41 x 30 cm), very finely bound in exceptional full contemporary bindings of crushed red morocco, French in style with fine gilt rolled borders within gilt ruled frames on all covers, each frame with corners formed with central gilt circular devices, the spines with flat gilt ruled bands creating compartments decorated with small gilt central star burst tools, one compartment lettered in gilt, a second with gilt volume numbers and additional gilt lettering at the bottom of… Read More

Basel: Hieronymus Froben e Nikolaus Episcopius, 1533. The Editio Princeps, the first printing of the work in the original Greek. Greek and roman type. Woodcut printer’s device of Johann Froben by Hans Holbein der Jünger [The Younger] on the title-page and on fol. CC4v (Heitz-Bernoulli 50). Woodcut decorated headpieces, decorated and animated initials on black ground, from different alphabets designed by Holbein; on fol. a1r 8-line initial, showing Heraclitus and Democritus, from the capital Latin alphabet of May 1520 drawn by Holbein and by Jacob Faber (cfr. Hollstein’s German, xivB, n. 119). 4to (210x146 mm). Collation: 1, 2, 3, 4, a-z4, A-Z4, aa-zz4, AA-CC4 (fols. 1v, CC4r blank). [8], 573, [3] pp., In a very rarely encountered contemporary binding of Dutch blind-tooled leather over wooden boards. The covers are framed by two borders of blind tooled fillets, a floral tool at each corner; the central panel is divided into diamond designs with rosettes on the upper cover and fleur-de-lys on… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First edition, First Issue with nine titles listed on the rear panel of the dustjacket. A superb advance copy of the first printing, with an original photograph of Hemingway tipped in and the printed publisher's biographical statement affixed, announcing that " "The Sun Also Rises" will be published by Charles Scribner's Sons in the Fall" 8vo, original black cloth lettered in red on the spine and upper cover. [8], 143 pp. A very fine, especially well preserved copy of Hemingway's first novel, clean and solid, hinges firm, the jacket with a bit of mellowing caused by time and with a small chip to the tip of the jacket's spine panel. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, VERY RARE ADVANCE COPY WITH ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH AND PUBLISHER'S TYPED STATEMENT AFFIXED ANNOUNCING THE FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION OF "THE SUN ALSO RISES" AND WITH FORD MADDOX FORD'S LAUDATORY COMMENT ON HEMINGWAY. THIS IS THE AUTHOR'S FIRST LONG WORK TO BE PUBLISHED. Although it was written… Read More

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judge’s-Head near the Inner-Temple-Gate...by Tho. Hodgkin et. al., 1695 [but 1688 and 1695]. Very Rare LARGE PAPER COPY of The First “Collected” Edition. A sammelband of the poems of Milton. This copy comprised of the sheets of the large paper 1688 printing of the first illustrated edition of PARADISE LOST. A POEM IN TWELVE BOOKS with a 1695 reissued title-page for this edition; PARADISE REGAIN’D. A POEM. IN IV BOOKS. To whiich is added SAMSON AGONISTES, A DRAMATICK POEM.. [these with the 1688 Title-Pages included, Printed by R.E....MDLXXXVIII and for Randal Taylor....MDCLXXXVIII ] and with the large paper issuance of the first printing of the NOTES [by Patrick Hume]as well as the additional “POEMS”. Engraved portrait frontispiece and the 12 copperplate engravings by Burg after Medina used in the first illustrated edition of 1688. Folio, very fine full early calf Farquhar, the covers decorated with double gilt fillet and stippled lines and… Read More

Louanii: Apud Rutgerum Velpium sub Castro Angelico cum Privilegio Regno, 1570. Early Printing. 12 leaves with woodcut title border, figurative initials, and printer's device at the end. 8vo [14.5cm x 505cm], ihandsomely bound in full antique vellum over stiff boards, the spine lettered in calligraphic manuscript. 402 pp. A handsome and well preserved copy in attractive fine vellum, p. 51/52 upper blank edge restored, some minor occasional browning and at the end of the book, very light evidence, now faded away, of damp from long ago. VERY RARE, EXTREMELY EARLY ACCOUNTS OF WESTERN INTERACTION WITH JAPAN AND ASIA. THE WRITINGS DATE FROM 1549 TO THE 1560'S.

Paris: Jonquieres and Berggruen, 1957. Limited edition, no.161 of a limited edition of only 226 copies printed on vélin d'Arches. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH AN ORIGINAL PRINT SIGNED IN CRAYON BY PICASSO, and with 40 monochrome collotype full-page plates. Folio, as issued in original printed stiff paper wrappers enclosed in a portfolio and slipcase of burlap textured paper-covered boards. (4 blank), (12) pp. A fine copy, the added signed print also in fine condition, the slipcase a bit shaken and with loss at the foot. WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNED PRINT. THE WORK INCLUDES VERY FINE PICASSO COLLOTYPE PRINTS, LIMITED FIRST EDITION.. This work beautifully reproduces the marginal drawings made by Picasso in 1942 in the copy of the illustrated Buffon 'Histoire Naturelle' that he had given to his mistress, Dora Maar. Prior to this edition the drawings had been unpublished. Where necessary, pages of the original Buffon text are artfully reproduced with the permission of that works publisher, Martin… Read More

London: Printed by W. Strahan, For J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755. 2 volumes. First Edition. Title pages printed in red and black, woodcut tailpieces. Royal folio (410 x 260 mm.), expertly bound to style in full polished speckled calf, spines with raised bands creating seven compartments, ruled in gilt on either side of each band, the bands with fine gilt toolwork, two compartments with contrasting red and green morocco lettering pieces gilt, five compartments with full gilt panel decorations incorporating elaborate borders and central tooling, the covers with double gilt fillet rules at the borders, all edges dyed as original and without further trimming. Collation: Vol. I [A]2, B-K2, a-c2, d1,2B-2K, 2L-13A2, one leaf signed 13B-14Z; Vol. II [-]1, 15A-16Z2, one leaf signed 17A-17Z, 18A-22E2, one leaf signed 22F-22Z, 23A-27D2, one leaf signed 27E-28Z, 29A-31C2 . A very handsome copy beautifully preserved. The bindings in… Read More

Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea - Chestnut Street, 1826. 2 volumes. First Edition, First Issue with BAL's state A of the Copyright page in Vol. II and with other points called for. A COPY WITH FINE PROVENANCE AND PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS DATED JUNE 1826. With all the blanks called for including the conjugate for the title-page in Vol. II, the first issue points called for are present, Vol. I has the final "I" at "viii" and page 89 is incorrectly numbered 8vo, bound in the printer's original bindings of calf over blue paper covered boards. xi, [1], 282; [iv], 289 pp. A truly honest copy bound in calf and boards at the time of publication, with wear to the boards and calf backs, boards to Vol.II detached, the usual mellowing to the text-blocks, title-page to Vol.II with a closed tear, a pleasing copy of this monumental American novel, unsophisticated and very rare thus. A RARE TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF THIS GREAT CLASSIC, A TRUE CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, AND ONE OF… Read More

New York & Philadelphia: Collins & Co., 1828-1829. 3 quarto text volumes plus a large folio atlas First of the Edition, the second overall with text and plates greatly improved from the first edition published between 1808 and 1814. A copy with pleasing provenance, passed down through the Reath family of Philadelphia, PA, first owned by Thomas Reath who emigrated from Ireland to the United States (1792-1877), then by his son Benjamin B. Reath (1822-1891), then by his son Thomas (1859-1930), then by his son Thomas Jr. (1890-1975) and finally by his son and grandchild. A copy that has remained in private hands since its publication. Beautifully illustrated with seventy-six handcoloured engraved plates, some heightened with gum arabic, by A. Lawson (52), J.G. Warnicke (21), G. Murray (2), and B. Tanner (1), all after Wilson, the most preferred state of the plates. Quarto and Folio, handsomely bound to style in three-quarter polished brown crushed morocco over marbled paper covered boards, the… Read More

Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850. First Edition, First Issue, with ads dated March 1. 1850, no preface and all first edition points noted by Clark, including 'reduplicate for 'repudiate' on page 21. Title-page printed in red and black. 8vo, a rare survival in the publisher’s original Ticknor Style A brown textured cloth, the covers decorated in blind, the spine printed in gilt. Now protected and housed in a folding box of brown cloth covered boards lined with marbled paper, the back with brown leather label lettered and ruled in gilt. iv, 322 pp. A beautifully preserved copy, and a remarkably fine example of what is arguably the author's most important and most revered work, as well as a landmark of American literature. The text very clean and fresh, completely free of foxing or stains, looking to be near as pristine the binding sturdy and strong, the hinges fine and firm, the cloth rich and unfaded with bright gilt, trivial rubbing to the tips and edges. FIRST EDITION, FIRST… Read More

[London]: [by Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot], 1632. 2 volumes. FOUR COMPLETE HISTORIES FROM THE FAMED SECOND FOLIO PRINTING OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS. Folio, handsomely presented in period style quarter brown calf over marbled boards, gilt lettered and ruled on the spine. 69-146; 147-172 pp. Very handsome, fine and large copies, the bindings in excellent condition, the textblock with only a bit of the typical very mild aging. A FINE SET OF FOUR COMPLETE HISTORIES EXTRACTED FROM THE SECOND FOLIO EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES , a cornerstone--and some would say foundation--of English literature. While the complete Second Folio is one of the book collector's great prizes, a status well reflected in its price these days, this is an opportunity to acquire four of the plays from the volume bound separately. More then just celebrating one of the most charismatic monarchs in British history, King Henry V is widely recognized as Shakespeare’s most patriotic play.… Read More