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The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings
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The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings

by Empson, Patience

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London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1959. First edition. Fine/near fine. Fine condition in a clear protective dustjacket. Edited by Patience Empson with an introduction by Thomas Balston.
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Wild Pilgrimage A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward
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Wild Pilgrimage A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward

by Ward, Lynd

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Cleveland: World Publishing Co, 1967. Near Fine/near fine. First World Printing 1967. No text just woodcuts, and amazing work Near Fine condition in Very Good dustjacket
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Vertigo A novel in woodcuts
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Vertigo A novel in woodcuts

by Ward, Lynd

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New York: Random House, 1937. Very Good. Very Good with some wear to edges . 230 wood engravings by Ward with no text (wordless).
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La Rigenerazione Dell' Olanda Specchio a Tutti i Popoli Rigenerati

La Rigenerazione Dell' Olanda Specchio a Tutti i Popoli Rigenerati

by Anon

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Venice: Appresso Giovanni di Antonio Zatta librajo all'insegna of Providence in Frezzaria, 1799. Very Good. Bookplate of prior owner and also a signature of another owner on inside front cover. VERY GOOD condition (wear to corners and edges, some soiling). VERY RARE collection of political caricatures with French and Italian language.
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Studien und Skizzen von Paul Scheurich
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Studien und Skizzen von Paul Scheurich

by Scheurich

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Berlin : Gurlitt Verlag, 1922. Very Good. Studies and sketches of Paul Scheurich. Kit containing lithographs (matted). VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION numbered roman numeral III (three). approximately 14 1 / 4 x 11 3 / 4 in. Scheurich, draftsman, painter and sculptor, studied at the Academy in Berlin, from 1912. Very Good condition.
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Tacuinum sanitatis vollständige Faksimileausgabe im Originalformat des Codex 2396 der...
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Tacuinum sanitatis vollständige Faksimileausgabe im Originalformat des Codex 2396 der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek : Kommentar

by Rossl, Joachim and Konrad, Heinrich

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  • Hardcover
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Hardcover
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Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1984. Book. Fine. Two volume set in slipcase, with English translation 17 page pamphlet. One volume bound in full leather with 5 raised bands on spine and glit design on spine and cover, in Latin full-color facsimile with many color illustrations. LIMITED EDITION numbered 324. Second volume is the commentary volume in German, with a paper hardcover 184 pages. Slipcase for the two colume set with red pasted label on spine with gilt lettering. This is the handbook of the natural powers of plants, minerals and other items expalining their nature, their uses, their harmfulness, and how to prevent harm. This handbook of popular health care, written and illuminated in Venice, Italy around 1490, and later temporarily in the possession of Prince Eugen of Savoy, has been kept since 1737/38 in the Vienna Court Library. The abundantly illustrated manuscript holds a prominent position in the rich tradition of medieval Tacuinum Sanitatis… Read More
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald with illustrations by...
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald with illustrations by Herbert Cole

by Fitzgerald

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London: John Lane, 1901. Very Good. This Edition de Luxe is limited to 375 copies for England and America, 350 of which are for sale". Prior owners inscritpion on inside back cover. White/cream colored cover with gilt lettering and green design and gilt lettering to spine, gilt top edge. Cover is soiled, fading to spine, front hinge starting to crack internally. Very Good condition with notes as described
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The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That...
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The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant is Exhibited in Forty-Six Copper Plates; Done From the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood, and Afterwards Painted, By John Holbein etched by D

by HOLBEIN, John

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Hardcover
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London: W. Smith and Co., 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good condition. "Descriptions of each plate in French and English, with the Scripture Text from which the designs were taken. Printed by W. Smith and Co. King Street, Seven Dials, for John Scott, No. 447, Strand: & Thomas Ostell, No. 3, Ave Maria Lane 1803". Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, engraved portrait of Holbein. All gilt edges, full leather cover with embossed design and gilt decoration. Foxing or spotting evident to many pages, but is generally light. Note that two editions were printed this same year, the other printed by Gosnell. Leather cover shows some slight corner wear, cover wear, and top of spine heavily worn. This is a very hard to find rare book.
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Recollections of Oscar WIlde Translation and introduction by Percival Rollard
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Recollections of Oscar WIlde Translation and introduction by Percival Rollard

by Jeunesse,Ernest and Gide, Andre and Blei, Franz

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine
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Hardcover
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Boston: John W. Luce and Company, 1906. Hardcover. Near Fine. Translation and introduction by Percival Rollard, inside front cover inscription handwritten and SIGNED by Percival Pollard and dated January 1907. Near fine. Plum cloth Hardcover. Slight wear to corner
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Gebetbuch Jakobs IV. von Schottland
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Gebetbuch Jakobs IV. von Schottland

by Anon

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  • Hardcover
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Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1987. Hardcover. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 700 copies of which this is numbered 262. Two volumes in presentation box, one is the commentary hardcover and the other is the red velvet covered facsimile edition. Fine condition
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Die Weingartner Liederhandschrift Textband zum Faksimile der Handschrift H. B. XIII der...
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Die Weingartner Liederhandschrift Textband zum Faksimile der Handschrift H. B. XIII der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart

by Anon

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  • Hardcover
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Stuttgart: Verlag Müller und Schindler , 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine/ Bookseller Photo Die Weingartner Liederhandschrift.: Textband zum Faksimile der Handschrift H. B. XIII der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart. . Two volumes in slipcase. The first volume is a cream colored cloth hardcover, the text edition. The second volume is a eather bound hardcover with three raised bands on spine which is the facsimile edition. Limited edition of 850 copies. Both in Near Fine condition in Very Good slipcase.
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Ingeborg-Psalter
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Ingeborg-Psalter

by Anon

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Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1985. Hardcover. Fine. Fine condition two volumes in slipcase. Complete color facsimile edition of the 394 pages (197 folios) in original size (304 x 204 mm). The manuscript contains 51 full page miniatures with rich gold ornaments and numerous splendid initial letters. The binding is an all leather binding, with all pages hand cut according to the original. The commentary volume has a detailed scholarly commentary. Limited and numbered edition, limited to 500 copies, with each volume numbered by hand (this is volume 194). The codex dates from about 1200, Northern France. Undeniably the greatest painting to employ ridged drapery is in the Psalter (Chantilly, Musee Conde Ms. 1695; ills. 190-193) made for Queen Ingeborg of France. The standard of the manuscripts illumination is such as can only be described by epithets of superlatives. Its full page miniatures are by two illuminators, one working in an older tradition than the other, but throughout there is… Read More
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ROSARIUM Chester Beatty Library,Dublin,MS Western 99
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ROSARIUM Chester Beatty Library,Dublin,MS Western 99

by Anon

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Akademische Druck - u., 1986. Hardcover. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 1000 copies of which this volume is numbered 310. Fine condition two volumes in presentation case. First volume is commentary volume and is red cloth hardcover. Second volume is miniature black eather with gilt decoration.
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Canticum Canticorum: The Song of Songs with 30 lithographs
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Canticum Canticorum: The Song of Songs with 30 lithographs

by Kraaz, Gerhart

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  • Paperback
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First edition
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Paperback
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Frankfurt am Main: Ars Libri Verlag, Gotthard de Beauclair, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 200 in Arabic of which this is numbered 103 and SIGNED by both designer Gotthard de Beauclair and artist Gerhart Kraaz. Near Fine condition folio of unbound leaves, in Very Good original slipcase. The Berkeley Version of the Song of Songs has been chosen for this edition and is printed here with the premission of the Zondervan Publishing House in Grand Rapids Michigan. Monotype Bell Antiqua was used for the text, which was printed by Hans Christians, Hamburg; the lithographs were printed by Paul Robert Wilk, Frankfurt am Main, and the hand-made Butten is a production of Hahnemuhle in Dassel. The edition consists of 200 copies numbered in Arabic, each containing one additional lithograph, and 50 copies numbered in Roman, each with four additional lithographs. This is the English version.
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Cato's Moral Distichs Reproduced from the Edition Printed in Philadelphia in 1735 By...
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Cato's Moral Distichs Reproduced from the Edition Printed in Philadelphia in 1735 By Benjamin Franklin

by Anon

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San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1939. LIMITED EDITION of 250. Fine condition green cloth hardcover with gilt emblem on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Reproduced from the edition printed in Philadelphia in 1735 by Benjamin Franklin, together with a foreward by Carl Van Doren. Includes an actual tipped in leaf from the Benjamin Franklin edition of the Church of Scotland Prayer Book, Philadelphia 1745, with this leaf the first page of chapter 30.
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