THE MEDICI'S OWN COPY Alamanni, Luigi. La Coltivatione di Luigi Alamanni al Christianissimore Francesco Primo. Paris: Robert Estienne, 1546. First edition. Octavo (8 1/16” x 5 9/16”, 205mm x 143mm): *2 a–t8 u–x2 [$half signed]. 158 leaves, pp. [6] (title, blank, 3pp. dedication to Catherine de Medici, blank) foll. 2–154.....
New York: Appleton & Company, 1851. First edition. Large Folio (23 ¼” x 17 ¼”, 590mm x 440mm): π2 1–132 [$1 signed]. 28 leaves, pp. i–iii iv 1 2–52. With a lithographed map and 12 hand-colored lithographed plates heightened in gum arabic. Rebacked in red straight grain morocco (an old.....
Frankfurt: Theodor De Bry, 1595 [but 1617]. Second edition. Folio in 4s (14" x 9 1/2"): a–h4 i6 A–F4, 2 binder’s blanks [$3 signed; f3 signed “f2”]. 62 leaves, pp. [2] (title, blank) 1–72 [4] (2pp. blank, title, blank) foll. 1–22 [2] (2pp. blank). With two engraved title-pages, a folding.....
Frankfurt: Theodor de Bry for Matthew Becker, 1601. Folio (11 15/16” x 7 7/8”): (:)4 A–O4 a4 b4(–b3) c–d4 e6 [$3 signed]. 81 leaves, pp. [8] (title, blank, 2pp. dedication, 3pp. preface, blank) 1–111 [2] (blank, section title) foll. I–V VII–XXI. With 20 half-paged engraved plates. Bound in half calf.....
Vol. I (all published). Charleston, SC: Welch, Bigelow and Company at the University Press (Cambridge, MA) for Russell and Jones, 1860. Second edition. Quarto (11 ½” x 9 ½”, 292mm x 242mm): binder’s blank, π4 1-264 (264 blank), binder’s blank [$1 signed]. 108 leaves, pp. i-iii (title, imprint, preface) iv-vii.....
Cologne: Taschen, 2009. First trade edition. Folio (14 5/8” x 11”, 372mm x 290mm): pp. 1-7 (epigram, illustration, title, 2pp. illustration, illustration, contents) 8-320. Illustrated throughout. Bound in the publisher’s blind-stamped brown cloth with the gilt-stamped pictorial dust-wrapper. Near fine, with a little shelf-wear. Signed by Ford on the title-page.....
THE WASSENAAR ZOO COPY WITH ALL 11 PART-WRAPPERS BOUND IN [London:] Taylor and Francis for the Author (“for the subscribers”), [1878–]1883. First edition. Broadsheet folio (23 ½” x 18 ¾”, 596mm x 477mm): 2 binder’s blanks; 64 leaves, pp. i-v (title, imprint, 2pp. preface, introduction) vi-xvi [2] (list of plates.....
THE BEGINNING OF ARCHAEOLOGY Ex-coll. ÉTIENNE BALUZE and HONORÉ, 8th duc de LUYNES Leone, Ambrogio. De Nola Opusculum. Distinctum Plenum Clarum Doctum Pulcrum Verum Graue Varium & Vtile. Venice: Giovanni Rosso, 4 September 1514. First edition. Folio in 6s (11 ½” x 8 3/16”, 292mm x 209mm): 2 binder’s blanks.....
Au Dezert [Geneva]: for the author, 1630. First complete collected edition. Small octavo (6 ½” x 4 3/8”, 165mm x 111mm): 2 binder’s blanks, *6 A–T8 V2, 2 binder’s blanks [$4 signed; G4 signed “F4”]. 160 leaves, pp. [12] (title, blank, 3pp. preface, 7pp. table of contents) 1–308. Sumptuously bound.....
London: for Philip Chetwin [and Robert Clavel], 1670. Sixth edition. Folio in 6s (7 1/8” x 11”, 181mm x 279mm): A4 B–X6 [$3 signed; A4 signed A3]. 124 leaves, pp. [8] (title, blank, 2pp. epistle dedication, 2pp. to the reader, 2pp. dedication to the prince) 1–240. With an engraved title.....
“THE FINEST ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE 19TH CENTURY”THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE TINTED LITHOGRAPH 6 volumes bound in 3. London: F.G. Moon, 1842–1849. First edition. Folio (23 13/16” x 16 7/8”, 605mm x 429mm):Volume I: binder’s blank, π2 foll. A B–Q χ [$1 signed]. 19 leaves, pp. [6] (dedication, blank.....
THE DUTCH CEDE NEW YORK TO THE BRITISH The Hague: Hillebrant Jacobszoon van Wouw, 1667 [but no. 43 from Recueil van de tractaten; The Hague: Jacobus Scheltus, ca. 1700]. Pot quarto (7 ¾” x 6”, 197mm x 153mm): A-C4 D2 [$3 signed; –A1]. 14 leaves, pp. [28] (title, blank.....
THE CUTHBERT–BOTFIELD–MARQUESS of BATH SET Two volumes. London: C. Nourse, 1782. First edition, fourth issue (Stafleu-Cowan). Folio (18 ¼” x 11 3/16”, 460mm x 283mm).Vol. I: 2 front binder’s blanks, 1 rear binder’s blank; with 322 engraved plates, each blank verso: title, dedication to Mead (dated “14th of July.....
THE FIRST SEA CHART OF LONG ISLAND FROM THE PREMIER MARITIME ATLAS OF THE AMERICAS Roggeveen, Arnet. Pascaerte van Nieu Nederland Streckende vande Noordt Revier tot Hendrick Christiaens Eÿlandt. Amsterdam: Jacobus Robijn, 1681 [but Pieter Goos, 1675]. First edition, first state. Double-page engraved map with original hand-color (24 9/16” x......
THE BIRTH OF THE ENGLISH GARDEN London: Humphrey Lownes and Robert Young, 1629. First edition. Folio in 6s (12 13/16” x 8 ¼”, 326mm x 210mm): **6 A-Fff6 Ggg2 [$3 signed; –**1]. 320 leaves, pp. [12] (title, blank, dedication to Queen Henrietta Maria, blank, 4pp. to the reader, Sir.....
Pfintzing, Melchoir (ed.); Maximilian I. Die geuerlicheiten und eins teils der geschichten des loblichen streitbaren und hochberumbten helds und Rotters Twerdannckhs [Theuerdank]. Augsburg: Johannes Schonsperger, 1519. Second edition (first edition available to the public). Folio (13” x 8 5/8”, 330mm x 220mm): a8(–a8) b8(–b1) c8 d6 e–h8 i6 k–n8 o6.....
THE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF THE PORTUGUESE ODYSSEY THE BOOTHBY–FANSHAWE-BONCHRISTIANO COPY London: [Thomas Newcombe for] Humphrey Moseley, 1655. First edition in English. Folio in 4s (10 7/8” x 7”, 276mm x 178mm): A4 a4 b4(–b4) B-Ff4 [$2 signed; –A1; Bb2 as “B2”]. 123 leaves, pp. [22] (title, blank, 3pp.....
MAYER’S EGYPT with the PLATES in TWO STATES THE COMTE de la BÉDOYÈRE–COMAR COPY London: Thomas Bensley for Robert Bowyer, 1801 (plates dated 1801–1803). First edition. Folio (19 1/8” x 13 ½”, 484mm x 343mm): A2 B-2D2 [$1 signed]. 54 leaves, pp. [4] (title, blank, dedication, blank) 1 2-102 [2].....
THE DISCOVERY OF ROBIN HOOD’S OAK IN SHERWOOD FOREST London: J. Nichols for the author, B. White and Son, and J. Robson; 1790. First edition. Quarto (11 ¼” x 9”, 288mm x 228mm): A4 B-C4 [$2 signed]. 12 leaves, pp. 1-4 (title, blank, dedication, blank) 5-23 [1] (blank). With.....
Cook, James, Captain. Bibliotheque portative des voyages. Tome vignt-huitième. Atlas du troisième voyage de James Cook, Contenant une carte générale des trois Voyages de Cook, et vingt-deux planches en taille-douce. Paris: la veuve Lepetit, 1804. Small quarto (6 9/16” x 5”, 167mm x 127mm): π4. 4 leaves, pp. 1–5 6–7.....
THE MARQUIS de COURTANVAUX–RICHMOND COPY London: for the author, 1773. First edition. Folio (19” x 13 5/16”, 482mm x 339mm): A1 B-F2 χ1(=A2?) [$1 signed]. 12 leaves, pp. [2] (title, blank) 1 2-20 [2] (index, blank). With 10 hand-colored engraved plates by Hill. Bound in later (early XIXc?) half.....
RICHLY BOUND AND SUPERBLY COLORED Paris: Didot for Debure Pere, 1767. First edition in French. Quarto (11 5/8” x 8 ½”, 295mm x 215mm): binder’s blank, a4 b4 A-Mmm4, binder’s blank [$2 signed]. 240 leaves, pp. i-v (half-title, blank, title, blank, dedication) vj-xij [4] (2pp. privilege, errata, to the.....
Two volumes. London: Luke Hansard for J. Johnson & Th. Payne, 1806. Quarto (10” x 8 1/8”, 255mm x 205mm). Vol. I: modern binder’s blank, π1 b4 c4 (c4+χ1) B-3H4 3I2, modern binder’s blank [$2 signed]. 224 leaves, pp. i-iii (title, blank, preface) iv-xviii [2] (dedication to the Prince of.....
Paris: l’Imprimerie Nationale for Editions d’Art Édouard Pelletan, 15 October 1920. Limited edition, no. 477 of 1,950. Duodecimo in 4s (6 1/8” x 4”, 154mm x 102mm): binder’s blank, printed wrapper, A4 B4 1-174 χ2 (χ2 blank), printed wrapper, binder’s blank [$2 signed; –91]. 78 leaves, pp. [6] (limitation, blank.....
Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1826. First edition. Text: octavo (7 7/8” x 4 15/16”).Vol. I: π2 1–268 [$2 signed]. 210 leaves, pp. [4] (half-title, advertisement, title, blank) i ii–vi vii–ix 10–416.Vol. II: π2 2π8 1–248 258 (–825) 26–278 [$2 signed; –227]. 224 leaves, pp. [4] (half-title, imprint, title, blank) i ii–viii.....