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The Acrobats
The Acrobats
RICHLER, Mordecai (1931-2001) · 1954
$289.00 (€262.21 | £218.75 | ¥46,150)
London Andre Deutsch First UK Edition First Impression of the Canadian author's first book. 8vo; 204pp. Publisher's green cloth, the spine stamped gilt; in a pictorial dust jacket priced 10s/6d. Just about Fine, square, tight and, bright, the top edge dust-speckled, the end pa...
Soldiers' Pay [Dennis Wheatley's copy]
Soldiers' Pay [Dennis Wheatley's copy]
FAULKNER, William (1897-1962) · 1930
$1,249.00 (€1,133.21 | £945.40 | ¥199,449)
London Chatto & Windus First Edition First Impression (no further printings noted), one of only 2000 copies of the author's first title published in the United Kingdom, with preface by Richard Hughes (who wrote "A High Wind in Jamaica" and, incidentally, helped launch Faulkner...
A survey of the cities of London and Westminster: containing the original, antiquity, increase, modern estate and government of those cities. Written at first in the year MDXCVIII. By John Stow, citizen and native of London. Since reprinted and augmented by A.M. H.D. and other. Now lastly, corrected, improved, and very much enlarged: and the survey and history brought down from the year 1633, (being near fourscore years since it was last printed) to the present time; by John Strype, M.A. a native also of the said city. Illustrated with exact maps of the city and suburbs, and of all the wards; and likewise of the out-parishes of London and Westminster: together with many other fair draughts of the more eminent and publick edifices and monuments. In six books. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, writ by the editor. At the end is added, an appendiz of certain tracts, discourses and remarks, concerning the state of the city of London. Together with a perambulation, or circuit-walk four or five miles round about London, to the parish churches: describing the monuments of the dead there interred: with other antiquities observable in those places. And concluding with a second appendix, as a supply and review: and a large index of the whole work
A survey of the cities of London and Westminster: containing the original, antiquity, increase, modern estate and government of those cities. Written at first in the year MDXCVIII. By John Stow, citizen and native of London. Since reprinted and augmented by A.M. H.D. and other. Now lastly, corrected, improved, and very much enlarged: and the survey and history brought down from the year 1633, (being near fourscore years since it was last printed) to the present time; by John Strype, M.A. a native also of the said city. Illustrated with exact maps of the city and suburbs, and of all the wards; and likewise of the out-parishes of London and Westminster: together with many other fair draughts of the more eminent and publick edifices and monuments. In six books. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, writ by the editor. At the end is added, an appendiz of certain tracts, discourses and remarks, concerning the state of the city of London. Together with a perambulation, or circuit-walk four or five miles round about London, to the parish churches: describing the monuments of the dead there interred: with other antiquities observable in those places. And concluding with a second appendix, as a supply and review: and a large index of the whole work
STOW, John (1525?-1605) · 1720
$5,749.00 (€5,216.02 | £4,351.55 | ¥918,041)
London printed for A. Churchill, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Walthoe, E. Horne, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, R. Robinson, and T. Ward First Edition thus First Strype Edition, best and most desirable edition of Stow's magisterial study—the "starting point of all inquiry in...
[Coronations] A complete account of the ceremonies observed in the coronations of the kings and queens of England. Containing, I. The form of the royal letters of summons .... II. The usual disposition of the Horse and Foot-Guards, and their respective habits, parades, and stations on the coronation-day. III. The apparelling and robing of the King and Queen ... IV. The marshalling and conducting into Westminster-Hall ... V. Their Majesties entring the said hall, and the ceremony of presenting the regalia, &c. to the King. VI. The grand proceeding to the coronation ... Vii. The usual ceremony of the coronations as performed in the Church. Viii. The manner of their Majesties return to Westminster-Hall. IX. The ceremony of the champion’s challenge, and of the heralds proclaiming the King’s style in Latin, French, and English. X. A description of the royal and sacred ornaments, and of the crowns and scepters, &c. ... XI The ceremony of the proceedings at the coronations of King William and Queen Mary, of Queen Anne, and of his late Majesty King George I ... XII. A complete list of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, the Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and of the Knights of the Bath ... XIII. A bill of fare at a former coronation-feast. With many other notable particulars, for which the reader is referred to the index. The whole adorn’d with curious cuts ... To which is also prefix’d a very large and curious copper-plate, exhibiting (in that of King William and Queen Mary) the magnificent form of the procession usually observed in the coronation of the Kings and Queens of England
[Coronations] A complete account of the ceremonies observed in the coronations of the kings and queens of England. Containing, I. The form of the royal letters of summons .... II. The usual disposition of the Horse and Foot-Guards, and their respective habits, parades, and stations on the coronation-day. III. The apparelling and robing of the King and Queen ... IV. The marshalling and conducting into Westminster-Hall ... V. Their Majesties entring the said hall, and the ceremony of presenting the regalia, &c. to the King. VI. The grand proceeding to the coronation ... Vii. The usual ceremony of the coronations as performed in the Church. Viii. The manner of their Majesties return to Westminster-Hall. IX. The ceremony of the champion’s challenge, and of the heralds proclaiming the King’s style in Latin, French, and English. X. A description of the royal and sacred ornaments, and of the crowns and scepters, &c. ... XI The ceremony of the proceedings at the coronations of King William and Queen Mary, of Queen Anne, and of his late Majesty King George I ... XII. A complete list of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, the Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and of the Knights of the Bath ... XIII. A bill of fare at a former coronation-feast. With many other notable particulars, for which the reader is referred to the index. The whole adorn’d with curious cuts ... To which is also prefix’d a very large and curious copper-plate, exhibiting (in that of King William and Queen Mary) the magnificent form of the procession usually observed in the coronation of the Kings and Queens of England
[ANONYMOUS] · 1727
$649.00 (€588.83 | £491.24 | ¥103,637)
London Printed for J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane; J. Stagg, in Westminster Hall; and D. Browne, without Temple-Bar Third Edition (with price 2s. 6d below imprint in square brackets). Full of fascinating information relating to the etiquette and procedure of royal ceremonies. Sma...
Belgium and Holland including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg�� Handbook for Travellers
Belgium and Holland including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Handbook for Travellers
BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859 · 1894
$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.09 | ¥7,825)
Leipzig Karl Baedeker, Publisher Eleventh Edition, Revised and Augmented. lxii, 423pp, with 13 maps and 21 plans. An exceptionally Fine, virtually pristine, copy, with brilliant gilt lettering, one (of two) woven silk page-makers, and unfaded, richly marbled edges; the red fle...
Eastern Alps Including The Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia and Carniola� Handbook for Travellers
Eastern Alps Including The Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia and Carniola Handbook for Travellers
BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859 · 1899
$139.00 (€126.11 | £105.21 | ¥22,197)
Leipzig Karl Baedeker, Publisher Ninth Edition, Revised and Augmented. xxvi, 568pp. with 47 maps, 10 plans, and 7 panoramas. An exceptional copy, with bright gilt lettering, one (of two) woven silk page-makers, and richly marbled edges; the red flexible cloth covers unmarked, ...
Russland [Russia]
Russland [Russia]
BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859 · 1897
$499.00 (€452.74 | £377.70 | ¥79,684)
Leipzig Karl Baedeker, Publisher Fourth Edition. lii, 458pp, with 14 maps, 18 plans, and 4 floor plans. An exceptional copy (preliminaries and subsequent page edges toned), with bright gilt lettering, one (of two) woven silk page-maker, and richly marbled edges; the red flexib...
Vindiciae arboris genealogicae augustae gentis Carolino-Boicae, contra sistema authoris geneographi, qui in arbore genealogica ante paucos annos cupro incisa serenissimorum Bojorum principum fundatorem ponit Luitpoldum, et abrupta penitus arbore, negat Carolum Magnum . . .
Vindiciae arboris genealogicae augustae gentis Carolino-Boicae, contra sistema authoris geneographi, qui in arbore genealogica ante paucos annos cupro incisa serenissimorum Bojorum principum fundatorem ponit Luitpoldum, et abrupta penitus arbore, negat Carolum Magnum . . .
WILHELM, Ignatius Franciscus Xaverius de · 1730
$499.00 (€452.74 | £377.70 | ¥79,684)
Monachii [Munich] Typis Mariæ Magdalenæ Riedlin First Edition First Edition of an important genealogical work dedicated to Prince-Elector Charles Albert (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII), tracing the descent of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria to Charlemagne. Two volume...
Goodbye, Columbus; [offered with] The Paris Review 20, Autumn-Winter, 1958-59�Autumn-Winter,1958-59
Goodbye, Columbus; [offered with] The Paris Review 20, Autumn-Winter, 1958-59 Autumn-Winter,1958-59
ROTH, Philip (1933-2018) · 1959
$1,099.00 (€997.11 | £831.86 | ¥175,496)
London Andre Deutsch First Impression First Impression of this novella, first published in the Autumn-Winter,1958-59, issue of The Paris Review, also on offer here. Crown 8vo (184 x 117mm): 157,[1]pp. Publisher's French blue cloth, spine lettered in gold; illustrated dust jack...
[Germany] The Rhine including the Black Forest & the Vosges Handbook for Travellers
[Germany] The Rhine including the Black Forest & the Vosges Handbook for Travellers
BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859 · 1911
$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.74 | ¥5,429)
Leipzig Karl Baedeker, Publisher Seventeenth Revised Edition. xxxiv, 554pp, 69 maps and 59 plans. A superb copy with bright gilt lettering, 2 ribbon page-makers (one detached and laid in) and lightly faded and soiled marbled edges; the red flexible cloth covers clean, unfaded,...
A New and Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales [bound with] A travelling dictionary: or, alphabetical tables of the distance of all the principal cities, borough, market, and sea-port towns, in Great Britain, from each other. Shewing by Inspection The Number of Miles every City or Town in the Kingdom is Distant from any other, according to the nearest Direct or Cross Road. Comprehending Above Fifty Thousand Distances, carefully collected from the best Authorities, and arranged in a Manner entirely new and plain. To which is Added, A Table, shewing the Distance of the Towns, Bridges, &c. upon the River Thames, from each other by Water. The whole being a second part to the New and accurate description of the roads.
A New and Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales [bound with] A travelling dictionary: or, alphabetical tables of the distance of all the principal cities, borough, market, and sea-port towns, in Great Britain, from each other. Shewing by Inspection The Number of Miles every City or Town in the Kingdom is Distant from any other, according to the nearest Direct or Cross Road. Comprehending Above Fifty Thousand Distances, carefully collected from the best Authorities, and arranged in a Manner entirely new and plain. To which is Added, A Table, shewing the Distance of the Towns, Bridges, &c. upon the River Thames, from each other by Water. The whole being a second part to the New and accurate description of the roads.
PATERSON, Daniel (1738-1825) · 1794
$289.00 (€262.21 | £218.75 | ¥46,150)
London printed for T. N. Longman, Pater-Noster-Row [from 1771] Early Reprint 8vo: xxxvi,380 numbered columns,381-394pp, with double-page copper-engraved map as frontispiece; [4],216pp. ESTC Citation No. T93564 and T93553. Finely bound to style by Fitterer in stiff beige wraps...
Lectures on the art of reading; First Part: Containing The Art of Reading Prose. By Thomas Sheridan, A.M. Author of Lectures on Elocution, British Education, &c
Lectures on the art of reading; First Part: Containing The Art of Reading Prose. By Thomas Sheridan, A.M. Author of Lectures on Elocution, British Education, &c
SHERIDAN, Thomas (1719-1788) · 1775
$401.00 (€363.82 | £303.53 | ¥64,035)
London printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; J. Wilkie, St. Paul’s Church-Yard; E. and C. Dilly, in the Poultry; and T. Davies, Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, MDCCLXXV First Edition First Edition. 8vo; xii, 392pp. Beautifully bound by Fitterer to period style in full speckled calf...
[Emblem Book] [Courtesy Book] Idea de un príncipe político cristiano. Representada en cien empresas por Don Diego Saavedra Faxardo Cavallero &c.
[Emblem Book] [Courtesy Book] Idea de un príncipe político cristiano. Representada en cien empresas por Don Diego Saavedra Faxardo Cavallero &c.
SAAVEDRA Fajardo, Diego de (1584-1648) · 1659
$1,024.00 (€929.07 | £775.09 | ¥163,520)
Amstelodami [Amsterdam] apud Ioh. Ianssonium Iuniorem Early Reprint Pocket edition of the most important anti-Machiavellian book of the seventeenth century, as well one of the most popular and most beautiful Spanish seventeenth-century emblem books. Text in Latin. 12mo (127 x ...
The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures [First Issue]
The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures [First Issue]
UPDIKE, John (1932-2009) · 1958
$274.00 (€248.60 | £207.40 | ¥43,754)
New York Harper & Brothers First Printing First Edition (so stated) of the author's first book, a collection of light verse. 8vo: viii,[4],82pp. Publisher's quarter-bound black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; off-white paper-covered boards stamped in gold; first issue price-cli...
[Emblem Book] Huwelyk, dat is, het gantsche beleyt des Echten Staats; Afgedeelt in zes Hooft-stukken; Maegt, Vryster, Bruyt, Vrouwe, Modeder, Weduwe
[Emblem Book] Huwelyk, dat is, het gantsche beleyt des Echten Staats; Afgedeelt in zes Hooft-stukken; Maegt, Vryster, Bruyt, Vrouwe, Modeder, Weduwe
CATS, Jacob (1577-1660) · 1723
$499.00 (€452.74 | £377.70 | ¥79,684)
t' Amsterdam Anthony Schoonenburg Eighteenth-century edition of Cats's masterpiece, with engravings by Breugel’s pupil Adriaan van de Venne. 16mo (152 x 99): [22],538pp, including additional engraved title page and with two hand-colored plates (one folding), showing children p...
The dramatic mirror: containing the history of the stage, from the earliest period to the present time : including a biographical and critical account of all the dramatic writers, from 1600; and also of the most distinguished performers, from the days of Shakspeare to 1807: and a history of the country theatres, in England, Ireland, and Scotland. Embellished with seventeen elegant engravings
The dramatic mirror: containing the history of the stage, from the earliest period to the present time : including a biographical and critical account of all the dramatic writers, from 1600; and also of the most distinguished performers, from the days of Shakspeare to 1807: and a history of the country theatres, in England, Ireland, and Scotland. Embellished with seventeen elegant engravings
GILLILAND, Thomas (fl. 1804–1816) · 1808
$499.00 (€452.74 | £377.70 | ¥79,684)
London Printed for C. Chapple, Pall Mall, by B. McMillan, Bow Street, Covent Garden, Printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales First Edition of this scarce history, a "biographical and critical account of all dramatic writers from 1660 and also of the most distinguishe...
[Ovidius Naso, Publius] [Juvenilia] Metamorphoses, argumentis brevioribus ex Luctantio Grammatico collectis expositae: una cum iconibus
[Ovidius Naso, Publius] [Juvenilia] Metamorphoses, argumentis brevioribus ex Luctantio Grammatico collectis expositae: una cum iconibus
[BORCHT, Pieter van der, Illustrator], [Ovid] · 1591
$1,039.00 (€942.68 | £786.44 | ¥165,915)
Antwerp Printed for the Plantins by Joannes Moretus First Edition thus Beautifully presented collection of 72 etchings by Pieter van der Borcht the Elder (who signed the plate on p. 357), from one of the gems of Renaissance illustrated books, a very early juvenilia, Ovid's Met...
[Binding] Epitome rerum romanarum cum notis integris Cl. Salmasii, & selectis variorum. Accedunt Jo. Georgii Graevii annotationes longe auctiores & correctiores; nec non numismata et antiqua monumenta . . . In fine additus est L. Ampelius ex bibiotheca Cl. Salmasii.
[Binding] Epitome rerum romanarum cum notis integris Cl. Salmasii, & selectis variorum. Accedunt Jo. Georgii Graevii annotationes longe auctiores & correctiores; nec non numismata et antiqua monumenta . . . In fine additus est L. Ampelius ex bibiotheca Cl. Salmasii.
FLORUS, L[ucius] Annaeus, c. 74 AD – c. 130 AD [Claude Saumaise, Joannes Georgius Graevius, Johan Heinrich Wetstein] · 1692
$724.00 (€656.88 | £548.01 | ¥115,613)
Amstelaedami [Amsterdam] apud H. Westenium Early Reprint So-called second edition of "by far the most critical edition of Florus that appeared in the seventeenth century." (Dibdin) Edited by the German classical scholar Johann Georg Graevius, with extensive notes by the French...
[Emblem Books] Ouderdom, buyten leven, en hof gedachten; [bound with:] Hof gedachten. Mengelingen [and:] Invallende gedagten, op voorvallende gelegenthenden [and:] Aspasia [and:] Huwelyks fuyk [and:] Doodkiste voor de levendige [and:] t'Zamen Spraak [and with:] Tachtig jarig leven, huyshoudinge en bedenkingen op zorgvlied
[Emblem Books] Ouderdom, buyten leven, en hof gedachten; [bound with:] Hof gedachten. Mengelingen [and:] Invallende gedagten, op voorvallende gelegenthenden [and:] Aspasia [and:] Huwelyks fuyk [and:] Doodkiste voor de levendige [and:] t'Zamen Spraak [and with:] Tachtig jarig leven, huyshoudinge en bedenkingen op zorgvlied
CATS, Jacob (1577-1660) · 0
$349.00 (€316.64 | £264.17 | ¥55,731)
t' Amsterdam Abrah[am] van der Putte Seven works by the Dutch statesman and poet bound as one, each separately paginated. 16mo (100 x 172m): [14],246,[2]; 94,[2]; 82; 86; 32; 205,[3]; 46pp (lacking the final blank), with four engraved title pages (two of which folding) by C. V...
[Books into Film] [Berlin Stories] [Sally Bowles] Mr. Norris Changes Trains
[Books into Film] [Berlin Stories] [Sally Bowles] Mr. Norris Changes Trains
ISHERWOOD, Christopher (1904-1986) · 1947
$199.00 (€180.55 | £150.63 | ¥31,778)
London Hogarth Press First Edition Fourth Impression (so stated; only 1,730 copies of the first impression were issued) of Isherwood's "snapshot of a lost world, the antic, cosmopolitan Berlin of the 1930 s." (Time 100) Crown 8vo (186 x 120mm): 280pp. Publisher's citron cloth,...