1.

Gaius Suetonius.

THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS.

Paris, France: n.p., 1644. 12mo. leather, gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. (xii), 558, (30) pages. Text in Latin. Dibdin II, 441. Biographical sketch, note to the reader, table of contents follows text. Engraved title, vignettes of each of the twelve Caesars. The classic work on the Roman emperors from Julius Caesar to Domitian. Spine chipped at extremities, front inside hinge cracked, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, light tanning. READ MORE about THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS

Price: $490.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133754

4.

(Foulis, Andrew). Thomson, James.

THE POETICAL WORKS.

Glasgow, Scotland: Andrew Foulis, 1784. folio. half leather, pebbled cloth over boards, all edges marbled. xxxiv, 256; (ii), 326, (4) pages. Gaskell 672. Two volumes bound in one. Biography of the author, ode on the death of the author by a Mr. Collins, dedication to the Viscountess of Stormont, Endnotes at the conclusion of each volume. List of subscribers at the conclusion of the third volume. Bound by J. Edmond. Bottom outside front joint cracked..... READ MORE about THE POETICAL WORKS

Price: $1,950.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133800

6.

(Bulmer & Co.). Milton, John.

THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON.

3 Volumes.
London, England: W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Printing Office, 1794-7. folio. contemporary leather, five raised bands on spine, all edtges gilt. cxxxiv, 213+(1); 282; 300, (4) pages. 3 Volumes. Brunet III, 1728; Watson 1, 1239. Volume I published 1794, Volume II 1795, and Volume III 1797. With a three part life of Milton by William Hayley preceding text. Table of contents of all three volumes at conclusion of Volume III. With 35 plates. Volume I...... READ MORE about THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON

Price: $8,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133829

8.

Mabil, Luigi (translator).

LETTERE DI CAJO CRISPO SALLUSTIO A CAJO CESARE SUL MODO DI ORDINAL LA REPUBBLICA.

Brescia, Italy: Nicolò Bettoni, 1805. 4to. quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. viii, 79+(1) pages. Text in Italian and Latin. Translated from Latin into Italian by Luigi Mabil. Dedication to Napoleon I Bonaparte. Two letters, attributed to Gaius Sallustus Crispus (Sallust) (86-35 B. C.) to Julius Caesar. Sallust was regarded as a partisan of Caesar against Caesar and others in the waning years of the Roman Republic. Biographical sketch of the publisher and copies of National..... READ MORE about LETTERE DI CAJO CRISPO SALLUSTIO A CAJO CESARE SUL MODO DI ORDINAL LA REPUBBLICA

Price: $1,570.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133763

11.

C. Valerio Catullo (Catullus).

POESIE.

Pisa, Italy: Caratteri de Fratelli Amoretti, 1815. folio. quarter leather, marblie paper-covered boards. xxx, 228 pages. Text in Italian. Works of the Roman poet Catallus (84-54 B.C.), edited by Tommaso Puccini. Dedicated to Ferdinand III, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany. Translated from the Latin by Puccini. Index. Rubbed and scuffed at edges. READ MORE about POESIE

Price: $900.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133808

13.

Publii Virgilii Maronis (Virgil).

GEORGICA HEXAGLOTTA.

Londini (London), England: Gulielmi Nicol, 1827. folio. leather, six raised bands on spine, marbled edges and endpapers. (iv), 563+(1) pages. Brunet V. 1299-1300. British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books Virgilius Maro (1882), 59. Limited to 250 copies. Text in Spanish, German, English, Italian, and Latin. Translated into Spanish by J. de Guzmán, into German by J. H. Voss, into English by W. Sotheby, into Italian by G. F. Soave, and into French by J. Delille..... READ MORE about GEORGICA HEXAGLOTTA

Price: $2,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133828

16.

de Brito de Castelbranco, Juan.

RELACION DE LAS FIESTAS, CON QUE LA CIUDAD DEL PORTO FOLENIZO EL FELICE NACIMIENTO DEL PRINCEPE BALTHAZAR CARLOS DOMINGO.

Porto, Portugal: Juan Rodriguez, (1888). 12mo. leather, spine gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers, five raised bands on spine, top edge gilt. (x), 44, (2) pages. Text in Portuguese. Limited to 68 copies, this copy not numbered. Statements of permission to publish, dedication, note to the reader. Poetic works connected with the celebration, in the city of Porto, of the birth, in 1629, of Prince Balthazar Carlos, son of King Philip III of Spain. Ex-library, with markings. Previous..... READ MORE about RELACION DE LAS FIESTAS, CON QUE LA CIUDAD DEL PORTO FOLENIZO EL FELICE NACIMIENTO DEL PRINCEPE...

Price: $500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133750

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Warde, Frederic.

PRINTERS ORNAMENTS APPLIED TO THE COMPOSITION OF DECORATIVE BORDERS, PANELS AND PATTERNS.

London: Lanston Monotype Corp. 1928. 4to. original black cloth intricately stamped in gilt designs. 114 pages. This is the deluxe version of this book, bound in black cloth, and printed on handmade paper. Beautiful production demonstrating typographical arrangements. Thirty-eight of the examples are printed on different colored paper stock. Loosely inserted is an invitation to a talk by Frederic Warde hosted by The Typophiles. Very minor wear to the corners with some minor water staining..... READ MORE about PRINTERS ORNAMENTS APPLIED TO THE COMPOSITION OF DECORATIVE BORDERS, PANELS AND PATTERNS

Price: $750.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71336

21.

(Limited Editions Club).

THE DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS.

Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published).
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1933, 35, 38, 40-41. 4to. cloth except Number 4, Part 1 is paper. (viii),363,(18); 329,(20); xvi,507,(34); 104,(20); 109-232,(16); 233-312,(14) pages. Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published). Limitations vary from 1200 to 2000 copies (LEC S-02, 03, 04, 05). An extremely important series of books devoted to all aspects of fine book production. Part one of volume four is bound in stiff paper wrappers as first issued. Some..... READ MORE about THE DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS

Price: $315.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131556

24.

Enschedé, Charles.

TYPEFOUNDRIES IN THE NETHERLANDS, FROM THE FIFTEENTH TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

Haarlem: Stichting Museum Enschedé, 1978. folio. quarter leather, printed paper over boards, original cardboard slipcase. xxvii, 477 pages. An English translation of the original edition of 1908 in Dutch with revisions and notes by Harry Carter with the assistance of Netty Hoeflake. Edited by Lotte Hellinga. Intended as a history of the Enschedé firm, it is also a wonderful contribution to typography in general. Not only is this book an extensive history of typefoundries in..... READ MORE about TYPEFOUNDRIES IN THE NETHERLANDS, FROM THE FIFTEENTH TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34977

26.

(Incline Press). Schmoller, Tanya.

IN PRAISE OF PATTERNED PAPERS, A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS BY PAUL NASH, PHYLLIS BARRON, ENID MARX, ALAN POWERS, SEBASTIAN CARTER, VICTORIA HALL, GRAHAM MOSS.

Oldham: Incline Press, 1997. small 4to. quarter cloth, patterned paper-covered boards. iii-vi, 120 pages, with one sheet loosely inserted. Limited to 360 numbered copies, of which this is one of 300 bound thus. Patterned papers mostly from the early 20th century to the present, mostly in England. Following the introduction by T. Schmoller, P. Nash discusses woodcut patterns, P. Barron covers block printing, and E. Marx writes about "pattern papers." In addition to these reprinted..... READ MORE about IN PRAISE OF PATTERNED PAPERS, A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS BY PAUL NASH, PHYLLIS BARRON, ENID MARX,...

Price: $1,100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 53171

28.

(Incline Press). Moss, Graham and Kathy Whalen.

HUNG OUT TO DRY.

Oldham, England: Incline Press, 2007. 4to. cloth, marbled paper covered boards, slipcase. 95 pages, 76 broadsides. One of 150 copies of which this is one of 120 numbered copies bound thus by Chris Hicks. Sixty-seven broadsheets explore some of the endless design possibilities of single-sheet printing. Presenting a wide range of typefaces, borders and illustrations, these miniature posters range from the whimsical to the serious, representing more than six years of single sheet printing of..... READ MORE about HUNG OUT TO DRY

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133729

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(Whittington Press). Butcher, David.

THE STANBROOK ABBEY PRESS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CHECKLIST.

Lower Marston: Whittington Press, (1992). 4to. quarter cloth, marbled paper over boards, slipcase. xvi, 225, (2) pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by Butcher and Jamieson, this being one of 250 bound thus (Leaf Book - Chalmers 199). With a memoir of Dame Hildelith Cumming by the Abbess of Stanbrook, Joanna Jamieson OBE, and a foreword by John Dreyfus. Includes many tipped in original leaves from the Stanbrook Abbey Press and reproductions of other..... READ MORE about THE STANBROOK ABBEY PRESS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CHECKLIST

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 36514