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De gli habiti antichi, et moderni di diverse parti del mondo, libri due, ..., & con discorsi da lui dichiarati.Venice, Damiano Zenaro, 1590. 8vo (19 x 12 x 4.5 cm). With an elaborately decorated woodcut scrollwork border on the title page (incorporating 4 costume figures for the 4 continents, Zenaro’s salamander device and the coat of arms of the dedicatee, Count Pietro Montalbano), a divisional title with a 4-piece woodcut border, an emblematic woodcut medallion, 5 full-page woodcut views of Venice, 413 full-page woodcut costume figures from around the world (each in a 4-piece woodcut border), ca. 35 woodcut decorated initials plus hundreds of repeats (3 series, the main one covering nearly the complete alphabet with a few letters in more than one version). 19th-century gold-tooled red morocco (Paris, ca. 1865), signed in the front turn-in “HARDY-MENNIL”, each board with the crowned and supported arms of the Prince d’Essling above crossed branches (oak and palm) in the centre and a stylised flower (thistle? Queen Anne’s lace?), the monogram "AM" (for André Masséna, Prince d’Essling).

VECELLIO, Cesare. · 1664 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€15,000.00 ($16,533.10 | £12,512.18 | ¥2,640,439)

[24], 499, [1 blank] ll.First edition, in the original Italian, of a famous early work on ancient and modern costumes, with hundred of woodcuts. This edition shows the fine woodcuts at their freshest, revealing many details of the costumes. The third edition (1664) attributes th…

[Kitabi-i ahdname-i hümayun-u saadet-makrun].[Paris or Istanbul?], [1816 or 1835?]. Large 4to (31.5 x 24 cm). The text of an Ottoman-French treaty, set in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, a version of the Arabic script. Half calf, marbled paper sides, gold-tooled spine.

[OTTOMAN CAPITULATIONS OF 1740]. · 1740 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€12,000.00 ($13,226.48 | £10,009.74 | ¥2,112,351)

45, [1 blank] pp.Very rare edition, possibly the first, of the Ottoman capitulations agreed between a French envoy on behalf of King Louis XV of France and a grand vizier on behalf of Sultan Mahmud I of the Ottoman Empire on 4 Rabi al-Awwal 1153 AH (30 May 1740 CE). We have loca…

[Collection of texts on early archaeology and philology].[Various places], [various publishers], 1760-1827.Containing:(1) [CHRISTIE'S - LONDON]. A list of the very rare and valuable Aethiopic and other oriental manuscripts, collected by the celebrated traveller, James Bruce, esq. of Kinnaird, taken from the catalogue of them made by the late Alexander Murray, editor of the travels by Mr. Bruce in Abyssinia.[London, 1827].(2) WEBER, Georg Friedrich. Observationes sacrae circa funera populorum orientis. ...Strasbourg, Johann Heinrich Heitz, [1767].With a woodcut headpiece, tailpieces (2) and open-sided factotum.(3) SEYFFARTH, Gustav [and Friedrich August Wilhelm SPOHN]. Brevis defensio hieroglyphices. Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1827.(4) SCHLICHTEGROLL, Friedrich von. Ueber die bey Rosette in Aegypten gefundene dreyfache Inschrift...München, printed by Ignaz Joseph Lentner, [1818?].(5) BARTHÉLEMY, Jean-Jacques. Explication de la mosaïque de Palestrine. Paris, H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, 1760.With 1 large folding engraved plate of the mosaic, 1 plate showing the names of animals written in the mosaic. Bound with it is an unrelated engraved plate on a 4to leaf, showing Samaritan medals (drawn and engraved by Poisson in 1790) that accompanied another one of Barthélemy’s publications.(6) BARTHÉLEMY, Jean-Jacques. Lettre de m. l'abbé Barthelemy ...[Paris, 1760].With 2 plates of the Phoenician medals and Phoenician inscriptions found on Malta, with an elaborate woodcut headpiece and a woodcut tailpiece.(7) BARTHÉLEMY, Jean-Jacques. Seconde lettre de m. l'abbé Barthelemy, ... sur quelques médailles Phéniciennes. [Paris, 1763].With one plate of the Phoenician medals and the same elaborate woodcut headpiece as ad 6.(8) [PARQUOY (assistant to l’abbé François BEJOT at the Bibliothèque du Roi). Lettre à messieurs les auteurs du Journal des Savans, sur un projet d'edition du Syncelle.[Paris, 1778].(9) BARTHÉLEMY, Jean-Jacques. Lettre a monsieur le Marquis Olivieri, au sujet de quelques monuments Phéniciens ... Paris, L.F. Delatour (printer), 1766.With 4 plates (numbered I-IV, nos. I & III folding), the first 3 signed by P.L Charpentier, of Phoenician inscriptions, alphabet and medals. With a woodcut (oak branches with a ribbon) on the title-page and a woodcut headpiece.(10) [D'ANSSE DE VILLOISON, Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard (draughtsman) and DROÜET (engraver)]. Alphabetum codicis bibliothecae coislininae, nunc sangermanensis, ineunte decimo saeculo manu exarati, ex quo Apollonii lexicon descriptum est. Paris, 1771.10 works in 1 volume. 4to. A wholly engraved monograph, in Greek and Latin with a few words of Syriac.Mid-19th-century half red goatskin morocco, sewn on 4 supports, gold-tooled spine (blind-tooled fillets) with the cypher monogram of a French count in compartments 1, 3 & 5 and “l’abbé|Barthelemy” and “Dissertations|1760-1792” in mid-19th-century roman capitals across compartments 2 & 4, “agathe” chemical-marbled sides, Spanish-marbled endpapers, red sprinkled edges, green ribbon marker.

[ARCHAEOLOGY - PHILOLOGY] BARTHÉLEMY, Jean-Jacques and others. · 1709 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€12,500.00 ($13,777.59 | £10,426.81 | ¥2,200,366)

16; 43, [1 blank]; 24; 28, XIV; [2], 44; 12; 8; 12; [1], [1 blank], 45, [1 blank]; 9, [1 blank] pp.Very important collection of essays and other texts marking the establishment of archaeology and philology as serious scientific disciplines. While still drawing from the experienc…

Expositio in IIII orationes M.T. Cic. contra C. Verrem [&c.](colophon:) Venice, heirs of Aldo I Manuzio & Andrea Torresano, December 1522. 8vo. With Aldo’s woodcut anchor and dolphin device on the title-page, repeated on the verso of the last otherwise blank leaf (each with letterpress “AL ... DVS” flanking the device), with spaces (with guide letters) left for manuscript initials, not filled in. Set in Aldo’s famous italic (with upright capitals), the world’s first italic printing type, first used in 1501 (showing the alphabet a-z and A-N in the register of quires above the colophon). Dark purple sheepskin (ca. 1880?).

ASCONIUS PEDANIUS, Quintus. · 1515 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€4,500.00 ($4,959.93 | £3,753.65 | ¥792,132)

[12], 283, [1] ll.First Aldine edition, in the original Latin, of a collection of commentaries on orations by Cicero by one of the most important Roman Cicero commentators of his time, Quintus Asconius Pedanius (9/3 BCE - 76/88 CE). The present edition was edited by Franciscus A…

A grammar of Tibetan language in English. Prepared, under the patronage of the government and the auspices of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.Calcutta, the Baptist Mission Press, 1834. Small folio (27 x 20 cm). Printed in Tibetan and English, complete with a 40-page syllabic schema of the Tibetan language and the Tibetan alphabet in Bámyik, Bruts'ha and Lánts'ha characters. 20th-century red cloth, title in gold on spine.

CSOMA DE KORÖS, Alexander (Sándor KORÖSI CSOMA). · 1784 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€6,500.00 ($7,164.35 | £5,421.94 | ¥1,144,190)

XII, 204, [1 blank], 40, [1 blank] pp.Rare first edition of the first Tibetan-English grammar book, written by the Hungarian philologist, orientalist and linguist Alexander Csoma de Korös (1784-1842). Csoma de Korös studied oriental languages in Göttingen from 1816 to 1818, wher…

The Arabick alphabet...Newcastle, printed by S[arah]. Hodgson, 1809. Large 12mo. 20th-century half calf, marbled sides, with a blind-tooled roll where the calf covering (including the corners) meets the marbled paper, gold fillets on the smooth spine, black morocco spine label with the title in large gold capitals running up the spine, lettered in gold. With 22 sturdy blank leaves at the end and the bookbinder’s ticket of “Period Binders, Bath”.

[BURGESS, Thomas]. · 1756 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€6,500.00 ($7,164.35 | £5,421.94 | ¥1,144,190)

V, [3], 20 pp.Rare first and only edition of an introduction to Arabic intended for students of Hebrew. As the author writes in his dedication to the Rev. John Frederick Usko, “The object of the following pages is to put the Hebrew student in possession of just so much Arabick a…

Essai de grammaire Thibétaine pour le langage parlé, avec alphabet et prononciation.Hongkong, Imprimerie de Nazareth, 1899. 12mo. With the printing office’s device (an Asian style temple with “Nazareth”, “venite seorsum” and an “ME” monogram with cross) on the title page and several tailpieces. Original publisher’s half tan morocco, with “GRAMMAIRE|THIBÉTAINE” in gold in the 2nd compartment and the printer-publisher’s “ME” monogram with cross at the foot of the fifth, “Gustav”-marbled sides (tan on yellow), decorated endpapers, sprinkled edges.

DESGODINS, Auguste. · 1826 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€2,950.00 ($3,251.51 | £2,460.73 | ¥519,286)

[9], 91, [1] pp.Auguste Desgodins (1826-1913) left for Tibet in 1855 as a Catholic missionary and stayed there for 25 years. He held a prominent place among the French Missionaries and pioneered the study of the Tibetan language and literature. He also founded Pedong and was the…

Early History of the Alphabet. An Introduction to West Semitic Epigraphy and Palaeography.

NAVEH, JOSEPH · 1982 · Antiquariaat Spinoza

€40.33 ($44.45 | £33.64 | ¥7,099)

Jerusalem - Leiden, Magnes Press - Brill, 1982. X, 211 pp. (illustrated) and 24 photographic plates.Hardcover with dustjacket.

The alphabet of Nature by F.M. van Helmont. Translated with an introduction and annotations by Allison P. Coudert & Taylor Corse. 9789004152304

HELMONT, FRANCISCUS MERCURIUS VAN - COUDERT · 2007 · Antiquariaat Spinoza

€119.90 ($132.15 | £100.01 | ¥21,106)

Leiden, Brill, 2007. 213 pp. Hardcover. Alphabeti Vere Naturalis Hebraice. Original text in Latin with English translation on facing pages.

A Hebrew, Latin, and English Dictionary; all the Hebrew and Chaldee words used in th Old Testament, including Proper Names, arranged under one alphabet, the derivatives referred to their respective roots, and the signification, in Latin and English, according to the best authorities: With copious Vocabularies, Latin and Hebrew, and English and Hebrew. In two volumes, Vol. I. (1 vol.)

FREY, JOSEPH SAMUEL C.F. · 1815 · Antiquariaat Spinoza

€207.10 ($228.27 | £172.75 | ¥36,456)

London, Published for the author, b Gale and Fenner, Paternoster-Row. Printed by A.McIntosh, Spitalfields., 1815. (4), XXIV, 1318, 60, 54 pp., with an engraved portrait of the author as frontispiece; first few leaves somewhat foxed, halftitle lacking, otherwise internally good,.…

Semitic writing. From pictograph to alphabet (The Schweich Lectures 1944)

DRIVER, G.R. · 1948 · Antiquariaat Spinoza

€18.53 ($20.42 | £15.46 | ¥3,262)

London, 1948. XVI, 222 pp. and 55 plates. Or.cloth.

Moocher in the Lun a Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Alphabet

Dawe, Tom · 2008 · Byre Books

£15.30 (€18.34 | $20.22 | ¥3,229)

Book Macleod, C. Anne Good Signed by Author(s) Pennywell Books St John's From auntsary to zosweet and everything inbetween.language, expressions and folklore. Signed by both author and illustrator. Text clean and clear, slight rippling at top of text block and small mark at fore…

The Developement of the Books. In 4 bulletins. A guide to the first exhibition in a serie illustrating the accumulated heritage of the modern book. B1. Writing materials 3500 B.C. – A.D. 1500. B2. The story of the alphabet. B3. Forms and structures. B4. Illustrations in manuscripts.

1938 · Bouquinerie du Varis

CHF 39.90 (€43.16 | $47.58 | £36.00 | ¥7,598)

The Developement of the Books. In 4 bulletins. A guide to the first exhibition in a serie illustrating the accumulated heritage of the modern book. B1. Writing materials 3500 B.C. – A.D. 1500. B2. The story of the alphabet. B3. Forms and structures. B4. Illustrations in ma…

Alphabet Encyclopédique du XIXe siècle ou Résumé élémentaire des connaissances humaines contenant les matières suivantes exposées dans un ordre qui fait ressortir essentiellement la philosophie des faits littéraires historiques et scientifiques.

VANDEREST. · 1839 · Bouquinerie du Varis

CHF 91.20 (€98.66 | $108.74 | £82.30 | ¥17,367)

VANDEREST. Alphabet Encyclopédique du XIXe siècle, ou Résumé élémentaire des connaissances humaines, contenant les matières suivantes exposées dans un ordre qui fait ressortir essentiellement la philosophie des faits littéraires, historiques et scientifiques. Paris, L. Hachett…

Alphabet. Poèmes ornementés par Jacques Bauguet.

LAGARDE Pierre. · 1946 · Bouquinerie du Varis

CHF 34.20 (€37.00 | $40.78 | £30.86 | ¥6,513)

LAGARDE, Pierre. Alphabet. Poèmes ornementés par Jacques Bauguet. Paris, Librairie des Champs Elysées,1946, 190x140mm, broché. Exemplaire numéroté sur papier O.B.S. 879/475

Elementary Knowledge. A story of the Arabic Alphabet.

HADEN Peter. · 1982 · Bouquinerie du Varis

CHF 34.20 (€37.00 | $40.78 | £30.86 | ¥6,513)

HADEN, Peter. Elementary Knowledge. A story of the Arabic Alphabet. Geneva, Galerie Patrick Cramer,1982 220x280mm, 66 pages, b/w photographs, editor's binding with jacket. Book in good condition.

Bibliothèque D.M.C. Alphabet de la Brodeuse. Lettres Chiffres Monogrammes et Ornements à points comptés suivis d'une série de modèles avec calques pour broderie de blanc.

Collectif. · Bouquinerie du Varis

CHF 28.50 (€30.83 | $33.98 | £25.72 | ¥5,427)

Collectif. Bibliothèque D.M.C. Alphabet de la Brodeuse. Lettres, Chiffres, Monogrammes et Ornements à points comptés, suivis d'une série de modèles avec calques pour broderie de blanc. Paris, Librairie Delagrave,1922 - 1933 - 1952, 140x205mm, 92 planches en couleurs et n/b don…

L'Univers comme alphabet. Collection Art et Artistes.

RODARI Florian. · 2016 · Bouquinerie du Varis

CHF 34.20 (€37.00 | $40.78 | £30.86 | ¥6,513)

RODARI, Florian. L'Univers comme alphabet. Collection Art et Artistes. Paris, Editions Gallimard,2016, 220x160mm, 254 pages, , broché. Etiquette de cotation sur le bas de la page de garde supérieure, autrement très bel exemplaire.

Althochdeutscher Sprachschatz. VII Alphabet. Index. Vollständiger alphabetischer Index zu dem althochdeutschen Sprachschatze. Ausgearbeitet von H. F. Massmann.

GRAFF E. G. · 1963 · Bouquinerie du Varis

CHF 28.50 (€30.83 | $33.98 | £25.72 | ¥5,427)

GRAFF, E. G. Althochdeutscher Sprachschatz. VII Alphabet. Index. Vollständiger alphabetischer Index zu dem althochdeutschen Sprachschatze. Ausgearbeitet von H. F. Massmann. Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft,1963, 240x170mm,VII - 292 Seiten, Reprografischer Nachdruc…

An Alphabet in Praise of Frogs & Toads

Wood John Norris · 2002 · George Jeffery Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Inky Parrot Press Limited to 360 signed copies, this copy with the two specimen pages, with a coloured decoration, and single page order letter. Unpaginated, some text drawings coloured. Book measures 23.5x21.5.cm. Bound in original publishers illustrated hardcover. Binding in …