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Verlag: Paris: for Guillaume Rouillé, Lyon, and his nephew Philippe Gautier Rouillé, Paris, 1563, 1563
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
First Lambin edition, large paper copy, 3 cm larger in both dimensions than copies on regular paper and uniquely, according to Brunet, with contemporary colouring, in a splendid Parisian gold-tooled morocco binding of the period. Brunet writes of "cette première édition estimée du Lucrèce de Lambin" and describes at length this unique copy, on large paper, with contemporary colouring: "Un exemplaire de l'édition de 1563, en Grand Papier (avec les capitales du commencement de chaque livre enluminées), et relié en maroquin olive à compartiments, a été vendu 15 liv. chez M. Dent, qui, selon le Repertorium bibliogr., 246, l'avait payé 40 liv. Jusque-là on ne connaissait point le Grand Papier de cette édition estimée." The French classical scholar and philologist Denys Lambin (1516-1572) was one of the greatest critical editors of his time; his "editorial work expresses a deep sympathy for his subject and the prefaces and notes are a monument of erudition and fine vigorous Latinity" (PMM). The edition was likely initiated by Guillaume Rouillé, the prodigious merchant-publisher of Lyon, and published in short-term partnership with his nephew in Paris, as a means of getting him established there. This is the edition of Lucretius cited in Printing and the Mind of Man, where it is described as "one of the grandest and most moving poems in the Latin language". "Of very few languages can it be said that the first surviving major poem in it is an exposition of a philosophical system of considerable subtlety, but first or last, Lucretius's 'On the Nature of Things' would have been a unique contribution to any literature. In it the atomic theory, the most vivid and tender depictions of nature, and a sense of the beauty and rhythm of words which triumphs over the early unsophisticated form of the Latin Hexameter, all those combine in the most astonishing way to produce one of the grandest and most moving poems in the Latin language." More recently, Lucretius's poem was the subject of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, a 2011 book by Stephen Greenblatt, which was winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and 2011 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The pattern of gold-tooling on this sumptuous binding was popular in Paris in the 1560s and 70s and several binders used variations on it, such as the binders who worked for Francis II and Charles IX, and for Thomas Mahieu and others. As styles are easy to copy and similar designs were often embellished with tools belonging to totally separate binders, attribution to a specific binder or atelier is impossible in this case. For example, one of the tools is closely similar to a tool used by Wotton's Binder III, but it is not identical and so this binding cannot be attributed to that workshop. Henry Davis Gift II, 14, illustrates a copy of Pausanias, 1551, bound for Thomas Mahieu with similar but again not identical tooling. Nevertheless, the binding exhibits the characteristic craftsmanship of the most accomplished Parisian binders of the period. Provenance: John Dent (1760-1826), his sale, London 1827, lot 694 ("This is one of the most beautiful books in Mr. Dent's Library"); Bibliothèque Henri Béraldi [1849-1931], Paris, 1934, Première partie, no. 20; Maurice Burrus (1882 1959), with his bookplate; Thierry de Maigret Vente aux Enchères, Drouot 27 Nov 2013, lot 86. Adams L1659; Printing and the Mind of Man 87. Quarto (252 x 185 mm). Contemporary olive-green morocco over pasteboard, tooled in gold with fillets, gouges and lines, spine with five gilt-ruled raised bands and six compartments with gilt fleurons and leaf sprays, blue and yellow headbands, board edges with two-line gilt rule and hatched sections, turn-ins unruled, white endpapers, edges gilt and gauffered; title lettering in gold within central oval on upper cover added at a later date. Housed in a custom olive morocco fleece-lined folding case. Title within large woodcut historiated border, woodcut headpieces and initials, all with fine contemporary hand-colouring heightened with gold. Discreet small repair to front joint at head, two spots to title page, else internally fresh and clean, a fine copy.
Verlag: In aedibus St J. Hornby [Ashendene Press], Chelsea, 1913
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USA
290 x 200 mm. (11 1/2 x 8"). 4 p.l. (including 3 blanks), 256 pp. Original vellum-backed blue paper boards, gilt lettering on spine, edges untrimmed. Six hand-painted initials by Graily Hewitt (the first in gold, the others in blue), hand-painted flourishes at the beginning of each book. Printed in red and black in Subiaco type. Hornby 27; Franklin, p. 239. â Faint soiling to vellum spine and blue boards, a few light spots of foxing to endpapers, otherwise a very fine copy, quite clean, fresh, and bright internally, in a binding with few signs of wear. This is a very appealing but sometimes underappreciated Ashendene gem, a book Hornby modestly says "depends for any beauty it may possess on the proportion of its page." And among the regular Ashendene books printed for sale to the public, it is among the scarcer titles on account of its very limited press run. Written in the first century B.C., the text here is considered one of the best expositions on the philosophy of Epicurus. Popular in the Roman Empire, it fell into obscurity, before being rediscovered by Italian humanist Poggio Bracciolini in the 15th century. It became one of the most influential humanist texts of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, inspiring writers and thinkers from Montaigne to Thomas Jefferson, a self-professed Epicurean who owned multiple editions. Colin Franklin calls this Ashendene edition a "masterpiece" and points out the influence it exerted as a model for German private press printing, especially the Bremer Presse. In addition to its typographic beauty, the book is sought after because of its rarity, particularly in the attractive condition seen here. Founded by Charles Harry St John Hornby (1867-1946), the Ashendene Press issued 40 books, plus additional ephemeral pieces, from 1895-1935. Less elaborate in appearance and design than William Morris' Kelmscott volumes, but more ornamental than the products of Cobden-Sanderson's Doves Press, the Ashendene books have long been considered the most satisfying of English private press books. ONE OF 65 PAPER COPIES offered for sale, of 85 printed (and five copies on vellum for sale).
Verlag: Aldine, 1515
Anbieter: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Latin text. Bound in blue leather, (circa 1890-1910) gilt illustrated border. Gilt spine illust, five raised spine bands, black title label. Black spine edge label reads: AD1515. All edges gilt, rose-pink moire endpapers. Pink silk marker ribbon. Binding quite sound, 2" rubbed portion to edge of spine leather , not affecting binding. Binding tight and straight, corners show very mild wear. Includes both dedication and chapter index. Small upper corner tear to errata page. Small Remainder of text clean and unmarked. Aldine device on title page, very faint stain to upper corner of this page. Overall light foxing, faint soiling to first few pages. Errata leaf on last page. Type by Francesco Griffo (1450-1518) Edited by Venetian poet, historian Andrea Navagero (1483-1529.) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Verlag: Guliemi Rouillij et Philippi G. Rouillij, Paris, 1563
Anbieter: Eternal Return Antiquarian Bookshop, San Diego, CA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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vellum. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. "The Nature of Things" (PMM 87)LUCRETIUS, Carus Titus. De Rerum Natura. Libri Sex. A Dionysio Lambino. Monstroliensi litterarum Graecarum in vrbe Lutetia, doctore Regio, locis innumerabilibus ex auctoritate quinque codicum manuscriptorum emendati, atque in antiquum acnatiium statum fere restituti, & pretarea breuibus, & perquam vtilibus commentariis illustrati. Guliemi Rouillij et Philippi G. Rouillij, Paris, 1563. 1 blank leaf + TP + [iii] - [xiv] = "Karolo Valesio Nono" + [xv] - [xvi] = "Dionysius Lambinus" + [xvii] - [xix] = "Idem erudito Lectori" + [xx] = "Avratus in Lucretium" + [xxi] - [xxii] = "Philippus Galterus " + [xxii] - [xxiv] = "errata" + 1 - 559 + 1 blank leaf, Small Quarto. First Lambin Edition. PMM 87Denis Lambin [1520-1572] was a French classical scholar and professor of Latin & Greek. "One of the grandest and most moving poems in the Latin language, Lucretius' work has delighted inquiring minds in every generation. Lambin was ideally fitted for his task. Scholarly and yet passionate, his editorial work is a monument of erudition and vigorous Latinity" (PMM).PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 87CONDITION: Very good in contemporary vellum, hand-lettered spine with shelf number labels to head and tail. Yapp edges. Top edge black. Woodcut border to title. Woodcut initials and head-and tail-pieces. Vellum lightly soiled. Scuffs to rear cover. Newer front free endpaper. Ink ownership inscription to front pastedown. Crack to foot of inner hinge at title and to p 272. Small perforation to title at the date, date almost completely removed. Some damp staining. Pages of one gathering have been printed in the incorrect order (Qqq) but all pages present. Small very minor spots of worming. Housed in custom cream-cloth clamshell with brown leather spine label, gilt stamped lettering. Embossed stamp of the Theological Institute of Connecticut (ca. 1834-1885, now the Hartford Seminary) to title and a few pages at rear, with a small ink number verso the title-page PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Verlag: Guillaume Rouillé & Philippe Gaultier,, 1564
Anbieter: Sokol Books Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A MONUMENT OF ERUDITION (PMM) 4to. pp. [20], 559, [5]. Roman letter, with Italic, occasional Greek. Title within woodcut border with Tetragram, putti and personifications, decorated initials and ornaments. Light yellowing, a few gatherings slightly browned or foxed, very light, intermittent water stain to lower blank gutter, the odd minor ink mark. A very good copy in contemporary limp vellum, all edges richly gauffered gilt, early ms title to spine, early ms Comparato de Re(?) to lower cover, couple of early ms marginalia. A very good copy of Lucretius' masterpiece of natural philosophy, cosmology and atomism, edited by the fine scholar Denys Lambin (1520-72). Of very few languages can it be said that the first surviving major poem in it is an exposition of a philosophical system of considerable subtlety. [ ] In [ De rerum natura ] the atomic theory, the most vivid and tender depictions of nature, and a sense of the beauty and rhythm of words [ ] combine in the most astonishing way to produce one of the grandest and most moving poems in the Latin language (PMM). First published c.1473, it is the only known work by Titus Lucretius Carus (99-55BC), a Roman author and philosopher. De rerum natura - On the nature of things - is imbued with Epicureanism, which supported an atomistic and materialistic worldview, the ultimate goal being tranquillity, and freedom from fear and pain, achieved through the knowledge of the workings of the universe. These theories all rest on a view of nature based on the movement of atoms, including the astounding, earliest description of what would be later called Brownian motion of dust particles, also studied by Einstein, outlined in the first two books. Book III applies the same principles to the human body, demonstrating that the soul, too, dies; Book IV discusses the theory of images cast by substances which do not perish with the dissolution of the atoms they are made of; Book V is on the origin of the world and humankind, with a theory of the three ages of human civilisation (Stone, Bronze and Iron); and Book VI explains natural phenomena such as earthquakes and thunderstorm from the point of view of natural philosophy, debunking superstitious explanations. This ed., variously dated 1563/4, is considered Lambin s editorial masterpiece. The first ed. contains his collation of 15 mss, and the notes and observations that were occasionally supplied him by Ternebus and Auratus; it also has learned commentaries, which evince the wonderful erudition of Lambinus (Dibdin). USTC 153511; PMM 87 (1563); Dibdin I, 248; Brunet III, 1219, il se trouve des exemplaires datés de 1564.
Verlag: In Gulielmi Rouillij et Philippi G. Rouillij Nep, Parisiis [= Paris], 1563
Anbieter: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Later edition. 4to. [24], 1-559, [3] pp. Twentieth-century calf (bound in the style of the eighteenth century) with the spine in six compartments, gilt decorations on the spine, a red morocco label lettered in gilt on the spine; all edges stained red. Eighteenth-century marbled endpapers and pastedowns (apparently taken from an earlier binding). With engraved initials and headpieces, title page with an engraved border. Adams 1659. Brunet 196. Gordon 102. With the commentary of Dionysius Lambinus. The first Lambinus edition of Lucretius. A beautiful poem discussing the tenets of Epicureanism, the nature of atoms and natural qualities of substances, love, the mortality of the soul and the death of our universe. A rich discussion of ancient science and metaphysics, and the only known work of the mysterious Roman figure who was admired by Cicero. Lucretius was also a catalyst for the Renaissance and Enlightenment eras. With later annotations in French on the free front paper and on the bottom margin of the title page, a few corners of the leaves have a small chip. The binding is sharp and bright.
Verlag: Jacob Tonson, London, 1712
Anbieter: Manhattan Rare Book Company, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, USA
contemporary calf. Zustand: Very Good. First Tonson edition. THE MAGNIFICENT FIRST TONSON EDITION OF LUCRETIUS'S CLASSIC; COMPLETE WITH SEVEN FULL-PAGE ENGRAVINGS (ONE A LARGE FOLD-OUT). "Lucretius' literary influence has been long-lasting and widespread, especially among poets with epic ambitions or cosmological interests, from Virgil and Milton to Whitman and Wordsworth. Not surprisingly, as one of the main proponents and principal sources of Epicurean thought, his philosophical influence has also been considerable. "It is probably an exaggeration to say that the restoration and study of Lucretius' poem was crucial to the rise of Renaissance 'new philosophy' and the birth of modern science. On the other hand, one must not ignore its importance as a spur to innovative sixteenth- and seventeenth-century scientific thought and cosmological speculation. Greek atomism and Lucretius' account of the universe as an infinite, lawfully integrated whole provided an important background stimulus not only for Newtonian science, but also (if only in a negative or contrary way) for Spinoza's pantheism and Leibniz's monadology. "[F]ar from being a mere conduit for earlier Greek thought, the poet Titus Lucretius Carus was a bold innovator and original thinker who fully deserves the appellation of philosopher. While his literary fame clearly (and properly) comes first, and although his philosophical reputation is based largely (and again properly) on his role as one of the principle sources and prime exponents of Epicureanism, his own ideas, especially his evolutionary theories and his entirely naturalistic explanation of all universal phenomena, have exerted a long and important influence on western science and philosophy and should not be underestimated." (David Simpson, DePaul University, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). On this edition: Jacob Tonson (and his family) was one of London's most successful bookseller-publishers in the late 17th to early 18th centuries. In addition to gaining fame as a publisher of the works of John Dryden and John Milton, Tonson was known for producing luxurious editions - characterized by exquisite typefaces and superb illustrations - of the Greek and Roman classics. Of special note in Tonson's Lucretius - and a sign of the changing times -is the inclusion of the first-ever illustration of Book 5, focusing on a scene of Epicurean pleasure outlined at the end of the book. (Norbrook et al., Lucretius and the Early Modern). Provenance: With the handsome engraved bookplate of the "Earl of Roden, K.St.P" and shelving notes on the front pastedown. London: Jacob Tonson, 1712. Quarto (226x284 mm), contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine with red leather label, gilt-ruled boards. Complete with engraved frontispiece and six full-page engraved plates (one a fold-out) and engraved initials and head- and tail-pieces. Joints split but holding secure, some rubbing to spine and scuffing to boards. Text with occasional mild uniform toning, but generally very clean with wide margins. A HANDSOME COPY OF TONSON'S CELBRATED EDITION OF LUCRETIUS'S MONUMENTAL WORK.
Verlag: Jacobi Tonson, Londini, 1712
Anbieter: LIBRERIA ANTICUARIA STUDIO, Barcelona, Spanien
Folio, 1 lámina calcográfica de L. du Guernier, según dibujo de Pietr Beretin, (1) hoj., otra lám. grabada por G. Gouwen, según dibujo de I. Geevo, 370 p. Antes de cada uno de los 6 libros que componen la obra, hoja de lámina calcográfica (la del libro 6 plegada), grabadas por G. V. Gouwen y L. Du Guernier; cabeceras adornadas con grabados y bellas iniciales historiadas. Pequeña mancha en el margen derecho de la página 51 sin afectar al texto. Hojas algo tostadas. Pergamino. Cierres cordel. [Ref. C13N724]. Espectacular edición dieciochesca del poema épico-filosófico de la principal obra de Lutecio, adornada con una lámina inicial a modo de portada, y seis láminas hermosísimas, una de ellas plegada, que junto a un vistoso friso y una gran capital, dan inicio a cada una de las seis partes de la obra. Lutecio, escritor latino de mediados del siglo I antes de Cristo, admirador de la doctrina epicúrea, expone en el poema los puntos de vista de Epicuro, hace referencia a la violencia política, y presenta las teorías de la estructura de la materia y de la emergencia y evolución de las formas de vida, ideas que serán un fundamento crucial y la base para el desarrollo de la ciencia occidental, ya que las obras de Lucrecio fueron una gran fuente de inspiración de los filósofos modernos y una de las luces guiadoras del humanismo. Literatura latina. Poesía latina. Filosofía. Ciencias. Latin literature. Latin poetry. Philosophy. Sciences.
Verlag: Jacob Tonson, 1712
Anbieter: Polyanthus Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Tonson's magnificent baroque edition of Lucretius, with its seven full-page engravings(one a larger fold-out) and other allied smaller engravings for each book of the text. Quarto (226 x 284mm), vellum binding with simple gold lettering and ruling to edges, probably early C20th, with cracking to base of front hinge (83mm, see photograph), otherwise robust, fine and clean. Text-block firm, internally clean with some mild toning to some pages. Complete with engraved frontispiece and six full-page engraved plates (one a fold-out) and engraved initials and head- and tail-pieces.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1570
Anbieter: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Small 4to. [44], 627, [126] pp. Near fine. Latin and Greek. 17th cent.[?] half calf, marbled paper boards. Raised spine bands. Speckled edges. Woodcut basilisk device of King's printer for Greek on title page, woodcut initials and headpieces. Rubbing to extremities and some cracking of calf to spine. Some light damp staining and rust spots to interior commensurate with age. Short excerpts on Lucretius, Denis Lambin, and Epicureanism pasted down to front endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown. "According to the Bipont editors, the edition of 1570 is the best : 'The commentary of Lambinus', they say, 'is not only one of the best upon Lucretius, but there are few commentaries on any classical author that excel it.'" [Dibdin, 259].
Anbieter: Antiquariaat Brinkman, since 1954 / ILAB, Amsterdam, Niederlande
London, Jacob Tonson, 1712. 4to. (28,4x21,8cm). [iv],370[=418] pp. With engraved frontispiece, 11 head- & tailpieces and six engraved plates (one of which folding). Full red basane, gilt boards, edges and inner dentelles; gilt center-piece and corner-piece decoration; gilt spine. (hinges unobtrusively repaired; boards sl.chafed; library stamp on title; a few pages slightly browned; pagination of index erratic but complete). A very fine copy. The plates by J. de Vater, Mignard after Guernier; by Gouwen after Goeree, and after Elliger, etc. Provenance: armorial bookplate of the Earl of Jersey, Osterley Park. "A sumptuous and once celebrated edition." (Dibdin II/202). "Text fast ganz nach Creech. Zu Ende stehen Varr. 3er Cod. Vossian., des Cod. Gottorp. u. früherer Ausgg. Ohne umsichtige Auswahl, sammt den Conjecturen Jac. Susii, TH. Munckeri u. Nic. Heinsii." (Schweiger 575). "Meist Creech's Text, mit Variant. aus Mss. collationirten Exx. u. der Ausg. des Pius. Schön u. sehr correct." (Ebert 12450). "The theme of the four Empedoclean elements had been used several times on title-pages during the seventeenth century, but it was not until 1712 that Jacob Tonson commissioned the plates representing scenes from the "De rerum natura', such as the Procession of the Great Mother, Life in the Golden Age and the Plague of Athens which were followed by several later artists." (Gordon,p.235-236). Gordon 502.
Verlag: Parisiis In AEdibus Rouillij via Iacobca sub signo concordiae. Cum privilegio Regis, 1565
Anbieter: John Price Antiquarian Books, ABA, ILAB, LONDON, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Small 8vo, 123 x 78, pp. [xxiv], 277 [sic, for 287, 288 blank. 289 - 303 variant readings [3044 blank, 3055 - 318 index], woodcut title-page, with scrolls, column, faces within heartshapes, etc., later (probably 18th century) limp vellum, leather label; some small inkstains on early leaves, some very slight worming, front hinge almost completeLY open, with inner spine exposed. The text has been prepared by Adrianus Turnebus (1512 - 1516), and as Wikipedia notes, "At the age of twelve he was sent to Paris to study, and attracted great notice by his remarkable abilities. After having held the post of professor of belles-lettres in the University of Toulouse, in 1547 he returned to Paris as professor (or royal reader) of Greek at the College Royal. In 1562 he exchanged this post for a professorship in Greek philosophy. In 1552 he was entrusted with the printing of the Greek books at the royal press, in which he was assisted by his friend, Guillaume Morel. Joseph Justus Scaliger was his pupil. He died of tuberculosis on 12 June 1565 in Paris. Montaigne wrote that he 'knew more and better, what he knew, than any man in his age or of many ages past.'" The French classical scholar Denis Lambin (Latinized as Dionysius Lambinus) (1520 - 1572) was first professor of Latin at the College de France and later professor of Greek. One of the great scholars of his age, he is noted as an exceptionally skilled textual critic, and many of his readings are retained in modern editions of classical text. His edition of Lucretius was first published in 1563. The printer Philippe Gaultier was active in Paris 1562 - 1569. Although Luctretius' text has been edited, studied, and commented on, I found Stephen Greenblatt's book, The Swerve: How the World became Modern (2011) elegantly and cogently written and a useful reminder that much of what we know and take for granted derived from geniuses like Lucretius. PMM 87 for the first edition of 1563. Gordon 203 for this edition. OCLC locates copies Manchester, Southern California, and Heidelberg. There is also a copy in Paris at the BN. See also Quaritch's 2015 catalogue of books from Cosmo Gordon's library.
Verlag: Francoforti. Guilielmi Fitzeri, librarii Angli, excudebat Wolfgang. Hofmannus., 1631
Anbieter: Chaco 4ever Books, Montevideo, MO, Uruguay
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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Zustand: Muy bien. In-8. 576p. Bound in full red morocco with the arms of Denis Sallo (about 1670) on the sides. Nice copy parts with the paper a little darkened due to the quality and acidity of the paper. Great provenance Denis de Sallo, Sieur de la Coudraye (1626 May 14, 1669) was a French writer and lawyer from Paris, known as the founder of the first French, and European literary and scientific journal - the Journal des sçavans (later renamed Journal des savants). In 1665 he published the first issue of the Journal des sçavans under the pseudonym Sieur d'Hédouville. The idea for the journal was similar in scope to an outline written by the historian François Eudes de Mézeray who also belonged to Colbert's clique and briefly lived in the same household as de Sallo. It included recording news and inventions in the various arts and sciences, decisions of secular and ecclesiastical courts, reviews of new scholarly books and other items of broader interest to a modern scholar. From 1666 to 1680 his journal was counterfeited in the Netherlands by a publisher Daniel Elzevier. CodBos.
Verlag: Birmingham: Baskerville., 1772
Anbieter: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Full morocco, 11 1/2 inches tall. A magnificent later binding by Birdsall with gilt raised bands, delicate gilt tooled panels around a pomegranate centre tool, and exceptionally precise lettering especially at the tail. The crushed leather of the boards is framed within 4 gilt fillets. Wide gilt and blind dentelles and all edges gilt. Slight foxing to the title page then clean. At the head of the title page is an an early inscription 'Given Mr Penn (?) by Dr. Davis, head master of Eton, on his leaving that school'. Jonathan Davies was head at Eton 1773-1792. The armorial bookplate of Andrew Irving, Assistant Master of Charterhouse is on the reverse of the free endpaper. A fine example of the first Baskerville edition of this work which was a great influence on the Augustan Poets, in particular Virgil and Horace.
Verlag: A. Hamilton 1796-1797, Milano, 1796
Anbieter: Libreria Antiquaria Giulio Cesare di Daniele Corradi, Roma, ROMA, Italien
Chiare, naturali bruniture ad alcune carte, esemplare solido, elegante e molto ben conservato. Ottima qualità di carta XXXIV + 382; (10) + 404 + (12); (2) + 396 + (98) p. 3 voll in 1 tomo 282x230 mm pregevole p.perg. cordonata coeva titoli e fregi oro al dorso e fregi a secco ai piatti.
Verlag: London: Thomas Sawbridge in little Britain, and Anthony Stephens in Oxford,, 1683
Anbieter: Reginald C. Williams Rare Books, Glendale, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Small octavo (4-1/2 by 7-1/4 inches), contemporary full brown calf, spine professionally rebacked, later red morocco spine label, raised bands with blind-tooled compartments; pp.(46), 223, (1), 59, (1). Rare 1683 3rd edition in English, first issued the previous year, of Roman poet Lucretius' On the Nature of Things, a seminal work in Western history offering "key principles of a modern understanding of the world," as well as a "crucial guide" to Thomas Jefferson, who proclaimed himself "an Epicurean" like Lucretius, owned an edition of Creech's translation, and gave the Declaration of Independence "a distinctly Lucretian turn" by naming "the pursuit of happiness" to be a pivotal American right, with copper-engraved frontispiece. The first and last pages have some soiling and staining, the frontispiece is slightly trimmed (no loss to image) and the title page is slightly stained with some pencil marks . The book consists of 223 pages followed by 60 pages of notes and 6 index pages. All pages have some foxing/spotting ( does not effect the text ) with tanned edges. A nice copy.
Verlag: Tonson, London, 1712
Anbieter: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, USA
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Ad optimorum Exemplarium fidem recensiti. Accesserunt Variae Lectiones, quae in Libris MSS. & Eruditorum Commentariis notatu digniores occurrunt. [4] 386, 339-370 pp. Frontispiece and six engraved plates (one folding). 4to, recently rebound in full calf' gilt paneled spine with raised bands; custom cloth slipcase. First Tonson edition. Some old dust-soiling to the first few leaves; otherwise clean and fine.
Verlag: Galerie "Le Nouvel Essor", Paris, 1934
Anbieter: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spanien
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AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITION OF LUCRETIUS, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LIVRES D'ARTISTE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Illustrated with 41 original etchings (most with drypoint) by LEOPOLD-LEVY, an Alsatian Jewish artist associated with the School of Paris. From a total edition of 99 numbered copies, all printed on fine wove paper, this is ONE OF ONLY 30 WITH A SECOND SUITE OF THE ETCHINGS, PRINTED ON JAPON NACRE, EACH ETCHING SIGNED AND JUSTIFIED (19/30) BY THE ARTIST. This copy, furthermore, features an affectionate signed presentation inscription from the artist to the collector who convinced him to undertake this project. Three prospectuses are laid in (two on wove paper, one on Japan). Folio. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS, in the original vellum-packed chemise and (lightly worn) board slipcase. AN OUTSTANDING BOOK, AND VERY RARE WITH THE COMPLETE SIGNED SUITE.
Verlag: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis,, Glasguae (Glasgow), 1749
Anbieter: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, USA
Full Calf. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Later Edition. xi, (1), 209, (3) pp., with a final leaf of advertisements. Bound in contemporary full calf, five raised bands bordered in gilt rules, leather label, tooled edges. Very Good Plus, end pages toned at edges, covers lightly rubbed, text quite clean and fresh. A quite handsome and well-bound copy of this uncommon edition of Lucretius's classic work. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Verlag: E Theatro Sheldoniano, Impensis Ab. Swall & Tim. Child, Oxford, 1695
Anbieter: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, Kanada
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Bound in full vellum. Faded red lettering to spine. Different owners' names in ink to ffep (including John B. Stearns). Small bookplate to inner cover. Some minor browning to vellum. Endpapers slightly browned. Attractive book. ; 20, 367, 94 pp; 252 pages.
Verlag: Impensis Guilielmi Fitzeri, librarii Angli, excudebat Wolfgang. Hofmannus, 1631
Anbieter: Chaco 4ever Books, Montevideo, MO, Uruguay
Buch
Encuadernación de tapa dura. Zustand: Muy bien. In-8º. 3 parts (79, \1, 262, \2 p.; \288 c.; 127, \1 p.). Tit. from second part: Scipionis CapicI De principiis rerum libri duo: ad Paulum 3. pontificem maximum. Tit. from third part: Lexicon Lucretianum, siue in Titi Lucretii Cari de rerum natura . Studio & labore Danielis Parei. Bound in full contemporary brown calf with coat of arms of family Sallo. Spine richly gilt 5 raised band. Nice binding.
Rilegato. Zustand: molto buono. prima edizione. FIRST BASKERVILLE EDITION. 4to, pp. (2) 280. Bound in red morocco gilt, boards framed by large single fillet, inner dentelles, and title, date, and printer s name tooled to spine with 5 raised bands and fleurons at centre of the compartments. A.e.g., green endpapers with bookplate (coat of arms of George Philips). Some scratches on the boards, lightly bumped corners, little wear to the joints. A very good copy, needing just some polishing in order to look fine.
Verlag: Galerie "Le Nouvel Essor", Paris, 1934
Anbieter: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, USA
One of 30 copies with an extra suite of the illustrations (of an edition of 99). Folio. (11 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches). There are three bifoliums; the first has the title, a Leopold-Levy engraving and the colophon (signed in pencil by the artist); the second merely bears the technical acknowledgments (e.g. Typoigraphie de Phillipe Gonin); and the third is blank but for a long presentation pencil inscription by Leopold-Levy thanking a collaborator). Next comes the extra suite of plates. They are housed in their own paper fold-over case on the front of which the artist has written in pencil: Examplaire No. 6 suite, LL., Finally comes the text which also has its own wrap-around paper cover with the title on from. 100. pp. with Leopold-Levy engravings throughout. All housed in the publisher faux-wood chemise which is in the publisher's matching slipcase. Some uplifting of the material on the top of the slipcase but, overall, a wonderfully clean and lovely copy.This is considered Leopold-Levy's masterpiece, Leopold-Levy was the last child of a family of industrialists. Originally from Selestat in Alsace, his father opted for France in 1870 to escape the German subjection. Amateur of art, he frequented the Hotel Drouot, collected the works of Courbet, Corot and this gave his son the taste of painting. In 1900, the artist exhibited his paintings for the first time at the Salon des Indépendants, in the barracks of the Cours de la Reine. From 1927, he lived between Aix-en-Provence and Paris, which he left in 1936, to direct the painting department of the Beaux-Arts of Istanbul. During these years of teaching, he only exhibited twice, at the Istanbul Academy of Arts and the French Consulate. He died in 1996.
Anbieter: Antiquariaat Brinkman, since 1954 / ILAB, Amsterdam, Niederlande
London, A. Hamilton, 1796-97. 3 vols. L-4to. (26,7x19,9cm). [viii],xxxv,382 - [xii],404,[4] - [xii],396,[100 indices]. Full calf, double gilt fillets; blind-stamped borders; gilt (board) edges and inner dentelles. (spines rebacked; gutters strengthened with linen; a few pages foxed/browned, esp. in vol. I and III) Provenance: bookplates of the bookseller William Henry Lunn of "Lunn's Classical Library, Soho Square, London"; and Samuel Robinson, Blackbrook cottage, Wilmslow, (the Persian scholar? 1794-1884). According to an accompanying letter this book was given to Robinson by Richard Heywood, . "Neue, treffl. Recens. nach 5 Hdschr. .u. alt. Ausgg. Die krit. Hülfsmittel sind jedoch nicht genau verglichen u. der Text durch manche kühne Conjectur verunstaltet [?]. Die Erläuterungen sind sehr schätzbar. Die alten Wortformen sind sorgfältig hergestellt. Sehr schön u. selbst auf kl. Pap. selten, da durch e. Brand ein grosser Theil der Aufl. zu Grunde ging." (Schweiger II.577) Gordon 115.
Verlag: Lugduni Batavorum Leiden: ex officina Plantiniana apud Franciscum Raphelegium, 1595
Anbieter: Unsworth's Antiquarian Booksellers, ILAB, ABA, PBFA., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Kunst / Grafik / Poster
8vo., pp.[xlviii], 486, [ii]. Final leaf blank. Woodcut printer's mark "Labori et Constantia" to title, woodcut initials. A few tiny annotations, numbering and underlining, some MS notes to rear endpapers. Printed on thin paper, quite toned and foxed, occasional small inkspots. Contemporary vellum, a little yellowed, slightly dust soiled, still very good. Lots of provenance: 'Samuelis di Salle'(?) in MS to front pastedown, along with some codes; notes in an old hand to both sides of ffep; to another endpaper, 20th-century bookplate of WJF Meiners; notes about Montaigne in French; to another endpaper, 'Roberti Konigsmanni, 1625'; to title-page recto, Joh. Jacobus Saltzmann ('Argent', possibly Strasbourg?), 4th September 1677; to title-page verso, two inscriptions with the surname Hertzoogenrath but illegible first initials, one dated 1756 and the other 1779. Contains: Epicuri De rerum natura epitome: pp. 235-264 (in Greek); Thucydidis Verba e libro II de pestilentia Athen: pp. 265-269 (in Greek); Veterum quorundam de Tito Lucretio testimonia: pp. 270-272; Capita quaedam naturalis philosophiae Epicur. eiusqve etiam partis ex libris M. Ciceronis collecta: pp. 273-298; Ob. Gifanii in T. Lucretium index, seu potius Conlectanea: pp. 299-486. With index. Dibdin thought little indeed of Giffen's efforts as editor: "Lambinus was succeeded by Gifanius, who seems only to have made an injudicious use of his predecessor's commentaries, and by whom he has been accused of stealing the best parts of his edition. Gifanius was more a grammarian than a critic or philologist; and though it would be unfair to judge wholly of his merits from these commentaries, all of which he did not himself publish, yet it cannot be denied that in the text of the poet he has betrayed marks of a great want of taste and erudition. Faber and Havercamp have severely censured him." Adams L1671; BM STC Dutch, 1470-1600, p.126; Dibdin II, p.200-201; Schweiger p.574.
Verlag: Baskerville, Birmingham, 1772
Anbieter: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Kanada
Full Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Quarto. Pp. [2], 280. Contemporary speckled calf, narrow gilt foliate border with a small Tudor rose in centre surmounted by a gilt coronet, rebacked with gilt and blind tooling between raised bands, gilt label, marbled endpapers (renewed). Extremities a little rubbed, corners worn, otherwise an excellent, clean, crisp copy. One of the last four famous Baskerville quarto editions of the classics, noted for "their magnificence of type, paper, ink, and presswork" (DNB). According to Gaskell, there were between 1000 and 1500 copies of Lucretius printed, of which 800 copies remained unsold in 1775 when Baskerville's widow was trying to sell the printing office (Gaskell, p. xxii). Gaskell 43. Gordon 20.
Verlag: Leiden Janssonius van der Aa, 1725
Anbieter: Müller & Gräff e.K., Stuttgart, Deutschland
Buch Signiert
4°. 67 nn. Bll., 659 S.; 1 Bl., 626 S., 9 nn. Bll. (Index), 453 Spalten. Mit 1 gest. Titelvign. u. 6 Kupfern von I. Wandelaar nach F. van Mieris. Spätere Lederbände. Ebert I/12454. Brunet III/1220. Dt. Nationalbibl. Signatur: IV 204, 14. - Ex. 241 (von insgesamt 820 gedruckten), im Druckvermerk vom Verleger und Herausgeber Havercamp signiert. - Unter Benutzung der alten Deckel und des Originalbezuges wurden Rücken und Vorsätze erneuert. Orig.-Lederbezüge an den Rändern rissig und nachgedunkelt. - Titel mit Rotstift-Besitzvermerk. Bd. 2 Vorsatz und die ersten Blätter im Fußsteg wasserrandig. Gewicht (Gramm): 3780.
Verlag: Oxford, Theatro Sheldoniano., 1695
Anbieter: Antiquariat Michael Solder, Münster, NRW, Deutschland
Buch
Zustand: Gut. XX, 367, 94 (Index) Brunet III/1219. Hoefer NBG XII/408, XXXII/168. Dictionary of Scientific Biography VIII/536. "Bonne édition, assez rare" Schweiger II, I. "Erste und seltene Ausgabe von Creech, Lambin's Text ist mit wenigen Aenderungen wiederhohlt, aber s.(ein) Commentar ist sehr schätzbar. (in Gött. u. Wfb.) Auct. Pr. 38 fr. Firmin Didot." Schweiger abed. Gutes Exemplar, mit winizigem Wurmgang in 10 Bl. ohne Textverlust. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200 Ganzpergamewnteinband der Zeit mit handschriftlichem Rückentitel.
Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. Lucretius Carus, Titus. De rerum natura. Libri sex. Birmingham, Johann Baserkville, 1772. 30,5 x 24 cm. [1] Bl., 280 S. Restaurierter Ganzleder-Einband mit goldgeprägtem Rückenschild, Rückenvergoldung, Deckelfilete und Supralibros (Krone & Rose). - Brunet III, 1220 - Gaskell 43- Schweiger II 1, 557 - Gordon 20 - Lowndes III, 1410 - Bibliotheca Bibliographici 271 - Harwood, S. 156 - vgl. PMM 87 (Paris, 1563). - Spätwerk Baskervilles. Breitrandiger Druck auf geglättetem Schreibpapier. - Einband unter Verwendung des alten Bezuges restauriert, etwas beschabt, fleckig und gebräunt, Ecken bestossen; Innengelenke im Zuge der Neubindung verstärkt, leicht gebräunt. - Auf Vorsatz alter handschriftlicher Besitzvermerk "Thomas Walker St John's Coll. 1780".
Verlag: Gabriel Bedle and Thomas Collins, London, 1656
Anbieter: G. W. Stuart, Jr., ABAA(emeritus), Yuma, AZ, USA
Octavo, contemporary panelled calf, worn, joints broken but cords holding, joints, spine ends, and covers chipped, bookplate, small oval collector's stamp on edge of leaf B1, frontispiece lacking and supplied in good facsimile, the errata and publisher's catalogue are both present, light waterstain to bottom edges, minor spots and few light stains, decent working copy of the only edition of Evelyn's English translation, and the first translation into English. Because of the value of this item, extral postal iinsurance or registry fees may be required.