Selections from a Contemplation on an Historical Passage in the Old Testament.
(Lexington, KY): Stamperia del Santuccio, 1972. 4to. quarter leather over marbled paper-covered boards, edges uncut. 19, (2) pages. Selections from a Contemplation on an Historical Passage in the Old Testament. First edition limited to 60 numbered copies signed by Fritz Kredel. Prospectus loosely inserted. A near fine copy of this rare book. Originally published in London in 1612-1626, with these selections from an Edinburgh edition from 1770. With illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Printed by Victor..... READ MORE about SAMSON

Price: $850.00  other currencies  Order nr. 140551

(Parma: Bodoni, 1793). small 8vo. contemporary calf, gilt borders on covers, black and red leather spine labels, gilt leather turn-ins, marbled pastedowns and endsheets. viii, 100 pages. Printed by Giambattista Bodoni in Parma (Brooks 503). Minor shelf wear, else a near fine copy. Pages 73-100 contain the "choice of poems, mostly not complete, which are published under the name of Anacreon". There were 6 copies on parchment. A lovely copy. Anacreon, one of the most..... READ MORE about ODI DI ANACREONTE TRADOTTE IN VERSI ITALIANI DA ERITISCO PILENEJO

Price: $1,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 139954

New Rochelle: The Elston Press, 1903. tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. 154, (4) pages. Limited to 260 numbered copies (Ransom no.17). Private bookplate of Lew Benninson on front pastedown. Front hinge starting. Small soiled spot on the front cover, paper spine label with a hint of rubbing, else a near fine unopened copy and a better copy than average for these fragile bindings. Printed by Clarke Conwell at his Elston Press and with..... READ MORE about POEMS SELECTED FROM THE HESPERIDES OF ROBERT HERRICK

Price: $700.00  other currencies  Order nr. 32920

Antuerpiae (Antwerp), Belgium: Ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1578-1579. small folio. paper-covered boards. variously paginated, but hundreds of pages. Volumes 5-10 (lacking volumes 1-4) of this early work on Theology. Boards of both volumes with severe damage to the fore-edges, as well as the preliminary pages of both volumes. Lacking the spines. Generally poor condition on the outside, however the interior is in generally very good condition. Volumes 6-8 dated 1578; vols 5 & 9 dated..... READ MORE about OPERA DIVI HIERONYMI STRIDONIENSIS, ECCLESIÆ DOCTORIS

Price: $500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 139623

np (but Lafayette, IN): privately published, 1889. large 8vo. publisher's green cloth, gilt on front cover, all edges stained red. unpaginated. Purdue University senior class year-book, with various illustrations by Bruce Rogers (The Work of Bruce Rogers 3). Some minor rubbing to spine ends, mild soiling to boards, shaken. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. An extremely scarce book. Numerous illustrations in the text throughout, with four full-page b&w plates. The typography is..... READ MORE about DEBRIS

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 140407