A la votre ! PORTA. De humana physiognomonia. 1586. Première édition. "Della Porta a précédé Lavater dans sa tentative d'évaluer le caractère humain à partir des traits du visage. C'est l'un des premiers ouvrages sur l'ancienne science de la physiognomonie à être abondamment illustré Plus de détails sur : #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #Gravuresanciennes #livresrelies #Earlyprintedbooks #Humanisme #Renaissance #renaissancebooks #incunabula #incunables #histoiredesscience #histoiremedecine #historyofmedicine
“He was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy the best of men and the worst of men, the most protean, most ridiculous, and most sublime. No more baffling, exasperating soldier ever wore a uniform. Flamboyant, imperious, and apocalyptic, he carried the plumage of a flamingo, could not acknowledge errors, and tried to cover up his mistakes with sly, childish tricks. Yet he was also endowed with great personal charm, a will of iron, and a soaring intellect Unquestionably he was the most gifted man-at-arms this nation has produced.” — William Manchester on Douglas MacArthur American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964, by William Manchester. First Edition, Third Printing. Boston: Little, Brown. Fully bound in Black Cloth; Manchester’s Signature Imprinted in Gold on Front Board; Gold and Silver Lettering on Spine; Decorative Red Endpapers with Detailed Historical Chronology; 793 Pages. A Very Good Book with Straight Boards, a Tight Binding, and a Clean Interior Free of Writing, Notations, and Bookplates. Minor Wear to Corners and Edges and Spine Ends. A Touch of Foxing to Top Edge of Text Block. Not an Ex-Library Book. Dust Jacket is Good to Very Good. It’s Beginning to Peel in Spots. No Chips, Tears, and Creases. The Jacket is Unclipped, Showing the Original Sales Price, and now Protected in a Removable Archival Cover to Preserve its State. This is the finest biography of the most controversial commander the United States has produced, written by the nonfiction master behind the Last Lion series on Churchill. A collectible copy of an important historical work from an important writer. $36 Shipped DM to Claim . . . . . . #williammanchester #americancaesar #thelastlion #douglasmacarthur #historybooks #narrativenonfiction #biography #earlyprinting #rarebooks #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #booksofIG #bookcollector #bookcollecting
Prognosticatio…Johannes Grünbach, Köln, Peter Quentel, 1526. Recent acquisition/personal collection. Originally published in 1488, this book is noted for being the first successful combination of astrology and prophecy in print. The book includes prophecies on clerical reform, ecclesiastical and political fortunes, success over Christian foes, failure of morality, and of course the coming of a false prophet/Antichrist. Near to my interest is the famous first woodcut containing the Sibyl between Aristotle, Ptolemy, Birgitta of Sweden, and a Brother Reynhard/hermit (who is largely unknown). Ptolemy and Aristotle represents astrology and astronomy in classical antiquity, and the Christian mystic Birgitta and Reynhard represent modern figures of Christian visionary prophecy. Between them is the Sibyl, who serves as a pre-Christian visionary and link to gods, and a foreteller of the coming of Christ and Christian salvation. All five are equally receiving divine guidance from the Pantocrator, who in the 15th century was understood to control the planetary movements. There are 44 total woodcuts in the book, and the images selected include the Sibyl and Birgitta receiving visions, symbols of the church as an unsteady boat, a nun looking back on the cloister she left, and friars being tempted by devils. The book was condemned in 1492 by theologians in Cologne for ascribing true prophetic value to non-Christians, but the work endured and was printed in numerous editions throughout the 16th century. #rarebookcollector #rarebookseller #libraries #antiquarianbooks #rarebooks #librarian #earlyprinting #specialcollections #bookcollector #books #booksellers #bookstagram #biblioteca #bibliotheque #librariesofinstagram #oldbooks #woodcutwednesday #woodcut #prophecy #astrology #sibyl
Our book of the day is a beautiful hand-coloured copy of the very rare first edition of the first Spanish emblem book, Juan de Borja's "Empresas morales" (Prague, Georg Nigrin, 1581). Juan de Borja y Castro (1533-1606) was a Spanish noble from the renowned House of Borja (Borgia) and was the third son of Saint Francis Borgia, or Francisco de Borja, fourth Duke of Gandía (1510-1572). He was educated by and among Jesuits at the Universidad de Gandía. He was a member of the religious and military Order of Santiago - at that time under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy - and later entered the service of King Philip II of Spain and Prince Carlos. As a soldier, he took part in the Italian Wars (a series of conflicts between 1494-1559). Borja was a distinguished diplomat, first acting as a substitute for the Portuguese ambassador and in 1576 moving to Prague as the Spanish ambassador to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire, where he stayed until 1581. Upon his return to Spain, he was named head "majordomo" of Maria de Austria, acting as the head of her household staff until 1603. The Empresas morales is Juan de Borja's only known literary work. A second edition was published in Brussels in 1680 by Borja's grandson, Francisco, who added 124 emblems claimed to have come from among the original authors papers. At the end of the 17th century, in 1697, a Latin translation by Ludovicus Camerarius was published in Berlin, while a German translation by Georg Friedrich Scharff had appeared a few years earlier (1693), also in Berlin. More on our website (link in bio). #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquebooks #oldbooks #bookcollecting #bookcollector #bookhistory #emblembook #emblems #emblemata #Spanish #praque #praha #Habsburg #españa #Borja #Borgia #JuandeBorja #literaryhistory #bookbinding #bookart #earlyprinting #16thcentury #firstedition #EmpresasMorales #Empresas #artbooks #bookstagram #rarebookstagram #booklovers
Hallo Schönheit! Möchtest du den heutigen Tag mit mir verbringen? #buch #bücher #antiquariat #antiquariatsolder #antiquar #1597 #bucheinband #bookbinding #reliure #rarebooks #16thcentury #earlyprinting #buchbeschreibung #myjob #ilovemyjob #dailywork
The first time I ever handled a Gutenberg leaf was my first day at Christie’s. It’s easy to become jaded when you’re surrounded by treasures big and small every day. But Gutenberg still hits! #rarebooks #incunabula #bookstagram #gutenberg #earlyprinting #bookarts
Original photographs of Omaha Indians in 1884. BONAPARTE. Peaux Rouges. More details on : #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #redindians #livresrelies #photography #ohama
GAGUIN. Les croniques de France. (1515). Très rare gothique illustré par 9 bois gravés. Une des toutes premières éditions en français. Ces Chroniques sont essentiellement consacrées à ce que l'auteur connaît : la guerre de Cent ans, les guerres d'Italie, le règne de Charles VIII et de Louis XII. C'est l'oeuvre majeure de Robert Gaguin, le plus grand humaniste parisien de la fin du quinzième siècle. Plus de détails sur : #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #Gravuresanciennes #livresrelies #Earlyprintedbooks #Humanisme #Renaissance #renaissancebooks #incunabula #incunables
The first time I ever handled a Gutenberg leaf was my first day at Christie’s. It’s easy to become jaded when you’re surrounded by treasures big and small every day. But Gutenberg still hits! #rarebooks #incunabula #bookstagram #gutenberg #earlyprinting #bookarts
Next #auction catalogue is now online: Auction on May 25 #rarebooks #antiquebooks #antiquarian #atlases #earlyprinting https://www.vdw-auctions.com/en/catalog
BOETHIUS, De philosophico consolatu…Straßburg, Johann Grüninger, 1501. Recent Acquisition. This is the first illustrated edition of the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, originally written in 523 when he was imprisoned, and shortly before he was executed. It was one of the most widely read and influential works in the Middle Ages. The book is written as a conversation between Philosophy (a woman) and Boethius, and begins by framing his imprisonment within the context of capricious human nature and larger philosophical concepts, such as fate and fortune, but rapidly expands to discuss even broader concepts such as free will, the nature of good and evil, and justice. This copy was edited by the humanist, Sebastian Brant, who worked with Johann Gruninger on other works for years. Illustrated by an unknown Strasbourg master, the first woodcut depicts Rome, with the Pantheon, Campidoglio, Colosseum, and Castel Sant’ Angelo recognizable. There are 78 woodcuts in total, many depicting scenes of Lady Philosophy instructing and guiding Boethius through allegorical scenes of history, theology, and philosophy. The first image is the gold decorative center tooling on the parchment binding. #rarebookcollector #rarebookseller #librarians #libraries #antiquarianbooks #rarebooks #librarian #bookdealer #earlyprinting #specialcollections #bookcollection #bookcollector #bookcollecting #books #booksellers #bookstagram #biblioteca #bibliotheque #librariesofinstagram #oldbooks #parchment #boethius #philosophy #incunabula #rome #roma #vedutediroma #woodcutwednesday #woodcutstudio
Pictured here is a very cool vintage paperback edition of one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written: More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon, in which six people with strange powers manage to blend their abilities and act in as one organism—ultimately leading to the next step in evolution, or the coming of The Superman. This particular copy, the ninth printing of the Ballantine Books edition published in February 1975, features illustrated wraps in good condition, reflects the $1.50 sales price, and has an interior free of writing, notations, and signatures. If you’re like us and need your SF mixed with strong, artful prose, then More Than Human is a great place to start. $10 Shipped DM to Claim. #theodoresturgeon #morethanhuman #vintagebooks #vintagepaperbacks #vintagescifi #scifi #SF #sfbooks #ballantine #scienceefiction #hugoaward #worldfantasyaward #earlyprinting #bookcollector #bookcollecting #bookseller #booksbooksbooks #pocketpaperback #superman #homogestalt #rarebooks
FORTIA DE PILES. Correspondance de M. M[esmer] sur les nouvelles découvertes du baquet octogone, de l'homme-baquet, et du baquet moral pouvant servir de suite aux Aphorismes. 1785. Une critique habile et une amusante satire du magnétisme animal, de ceux qui le pratiquent et qui en sont les sujets, et de #Mesmer. Plus de détails sur : #www.latude.net // Correspondence by M. Mesmer on the latest discoveries in mesmerism, including the octagonal tub, the man-tub, and the moral tub as a follow-up to the Aphorisms. A clever critique and amusing satire of animal magnetism, its practitioners, subjects, and Mesmer. Explore more at: #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #Gravuresanciennes #livresrelies #esoterisme #histoiredessciences #history.of.science #esoteric #magnetisme #Mesmer
The Crimson Petal and The White: A Novel, by Michel Faber, the Dutch-born author of Under the Skin, Book of Strange Things, and D (A Tale of Two Worlds). First U.S. Edition, Early Printing with Letter Line Ending in ‘D.’ Hardcover, 2002. New York: Harcourt. Quarter-bound in Burgundy Paper with Red Paper Boards; Gold Lettering on the Spine; Decorative Endpapers ; Deckled-edge Pages; 838 pages. A Fine, As-New Copy—Straight, Sharp, and Clean—in a Near-Fine Unclipped Dust Jacket Protected in Mylar. A gorgeous copy and early printing of Faber’s acclaimed fourth novel that the BBC adapted into a hit series. The ascent of a teenage working girl named Sugar through the strata of London society introduces us to a host of loveable, maddening, superbly realized characters, including an egotistical perfume manufacturer, his unhinged wife, his pious brother, his hidden child, preening socialites, guttersnipes, and countless others with insatiable appetites. A Victorian masterpiece from one of our era’s most versatile and interesting authors who can write science fiction, children’s books, and music criticism equally well. $16 Includes Shipping. DM to Claim. #michelfaber #thecrimsonpetalandthewhite #undertheskin #bookofstrangethings #victorian #victoriannovel #firstedition #firsteditionbooks #bookcollecting #bookstagram #booksofIG #booksbooksbooks #earlyprinting #usedbooks #bookshop #buckscounty #edgewoodbooks #bookseller
Anzeige. Johannes Geiler von Kaysersberg, 1445-1510, der berühmteste Prediger des deutschen Spätmittelalters. Hier das Titelblatt der ersten Ausgabe seiner Predigten. Gedruckt in Augsburg 1508. Der Autor war Prediger am Straßburger Münster. Ungewöhnlich sind die schwarzgrundigen Holzschnitt Medaillons mit den Darstellungen der vier Evangelisten, welche den Text des Titels einrahmen. Das Exemplar stammt aus der Bibliothek der Franziskanerobservanten in Augsburg. Link in Bio. #predigten #strassburg #strasbourg #theologie #evangelist #matthaeus #markus #lukas #johannes #holzschnitt #medaillon #inkunabel #incunable #rarebooks #earlyprinting #antiquariat #antiquarian #mittelalter #middleages #medieval #franziskaner #observanten
MESSAGER BOITEUX. Le véritable messager boîteux de Berne et de Vevey. 1837. Avec en début de volume un calendrier, imprimé en noir et rouge, avec une liste des foires, des indications de culture et de jardinage, et aussi des prévisions météorologiques. L'illustration comprend plusieurs bois gravés dans le texte dont un dépliant montrant : "Paul et Jacques (anecdote de la disette de 1817)". Plus de détails sur : #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #Gravuresanciennes #livresrelies #vevey #colportage #chapbook #almanach
Vor zwei Jahren durfte ich mit einem Kollegen nach Südkorea reisen, um in Cheongju eine Ausstellung aus der Sammlung des Klingspor Museums einzurichten. Aus dieser tollen Erfahrung hat sich eine Museumsfreundschaft mit dem koreanischen Early Printing Museum in Cheongju entwickelt, die jetzt in einem Gegenbesuch mit Ausstellung im Klingspor Museum in Offenbach mündet. Am Sonntag 28. April eröffnen wir 'Im Anfang war...Jikji. Koreas Urknall der Druckgeschichte'. Die Ausstellung läuft bis 30. Juni. Wer jetzt wissen will, was das Jikji ist und warum es einen Anfang markiert, schaut gerne vorbei @klingspor_museum // Two years ago, I travelled to South Korea with a colleague to set up an exhibition from the Klingspor Museum's collection in Cheongju. This great experience has developed into a museum friendship, which is now culminating in a return visit with an exhibition at the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach. On Sunday 28 April, we will open 'In the beginning was...Jikji. Korea's Big Bang of Printing History'. The exhibition runs until 30 June. If you want to know what Jikji is and why it marks a beginning, please visit @klingspor_museum // #klingspormuseumoffenbach #druckgeschichte #jikji #earlyprintingmuseum #earlyprinting #frühdruck
Pictured here is a gorgeous, like-new vintage paperback of Thomas Hardy’s sixth novel THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE, a story that uses a web of relationships to explore class, love, longing, manners, and madness in a rural community in England called Egdon Heath. This particular copy is the Sixth Printing of the Signet Classics edition from March 1964 in Pristine condition. The book features perfect illustrated wraps showing the 50 cents sales price, a preface from Hardy, and an afterword by Horace Gregory. Preserved in a polypropylene bag since acquisition. $10 Shipped DM to Claim. #thomashardy #returnofthenative #thereturnofthenative #classics #classicnovels #vintagebooks #vintagepaperbacks #massmarketpaperback #signet #signetclassic #earlyprinting #Englishnovels #booksofIG #booksbooksbooks #bookcollector #bookseller #usedbooks #usedbookstore #onlinebookstore
[LE COURT] In quatuordecim Sancti Pauli epistolas commentarius. 1552. [avec :] LEFEVRE D'ETAPLES. Epistole divi Pauli apostoli. [1517]. In-folio. Exemplaire provenant de la bibliothèque de Benoît Le Court. Plus de détails sur : #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #Gravuresanciennes #livresrelies #Earlyprintedbooks #Humanisme #Renaissance #renaissancebooks
MESSAGER BOITEUX. Le véritable messager boîteux de Berne et de Vevey. 1839. L'illustration comprend plusieurs bois gravés dans le texte dont un dépliant : "Siège et prise de Constantine, le 13 octobre 1837". Avec en début de volume un calendrier, imprimé en noir et rouge, avec une liste des foires, des indications de culture et de jardinage, et aussi des prévisions météorologiques. Plus de détails sur : #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #Gravuresanciennes #livresrelies #vevey #colportage #chapbook #almanach
MEYER, Rudolf (1605-1638) and Conrad (1618-1689), illustrators. ‘Sterbensspiegel….’ ‘Todten-dantz…’ Zurich: Johann Jacob Bodmer, 1650. Personal collection. This is the dance of death publication that was the most artistically different and skillful since Holbein’s in 1538. The series here depicts Death with flesh, feathered and skinned wings, and in many cases, snakes and worms. Typical of the baroque period, the images (60 in total) are highly stylized and exaggerated, but are still loosely modeled off Holbein’s and Matthäus Merian’s dance of death, which was reworked and published a year earlier in 1649, and recreates more faithfully the dance of death mural originally painted on the wall of Basel’s Predigerkirche in 1440. Unlike the moralizing focus of earlier dance of death works, this book seems instead to highlight more the artistic and dramatic qualities of the dance of death theme and imagery, which later works and artists taking up the theme would eventually follow and build on. The dance of death is a big collection interest of mine, and this work in particular is one of my favorites. More dance of death posts eventually to follow. #rarebookcollector #rarebookseller #libraries #antiquarianbooks #rarebooks #librarian #bookdealer #earlyprinting #specialcollections #bookcollection #bookcollector #bookcollecting #books #booksellers #bookstagram #biblioteca #bibliotheque #librariesofinstagram #oldbooks #danceofdeath #death #macabre #dansemacabre #gothic #baroque #deutsch #libro #libros #bücher #antiquariat
DUMERIL . Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. 1834 -1854. Première édition. Publié sur 20 ans, cet ouvrage est très rare, surtout avec les planches en COULEURS. Il est illustré par un portrait et 120 planches en couleurs hors-texte. Plus de détails sur : #www.latude.net #livresanciens #livresrares #bibliophilie #editionsoriginales #rarebooks #antiquarianbooks #antiquarian #rarebookslibrary #bookcollecting #slamlivrerare #earlyprinting #classicalart #binding #finebinding #reliure #oldbooks #Gravuresanciennes #livresrelies #Earlyprintedbooks #Humanisme #Renaissance #renaissancebooks #batraciens #histoiredessciences #history.of.science #naturalhistory #reptiles #herpetology