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Dante's Divina Comedia [original]
Binding: fair to good ; fully bound in paper ; some wear, especially at corners and bottom front board slightly bent in at top ; markings that appear to be red ink are visible on the back board ; plain endpapers
Spine: good ; features hand-printed…
Spine: good ; features hand-printed…
Hymns of Callimachus [original]
Binding: fair to good ; full leather (brown) binding ; no detail on cover ; plain endpapers
Spine: fair to good ; 5 raised bands ; some gold tooling ; red and gold tooling in title area which reads: "HYMNS OF CALLIMACHUS" ; some rubbing ; head and…
Spine: fair to good ; 5 raised bands ; some gold tooling ; red and gold tooling in title area which reads: "HYMNS OF CALLIMACHUS" ; some rubbing ; head and…
The Silent Sleep [original]
Protected in plastic bag ; leaves very good to near fine ; printed on 1 piece of paper watermarked: "CERTIFICATE Royale [9]6% COTTON [CONTENT]" ; evidence of light bending at bottom corners
Lyrics: "They sleep, they sleep the silent sleep. They…
Lyrics: "They sleep, they sleep the silent sleep. They…
Historium ab Inclinatione Romanorum Imperii Decades (Decades of History from the Deterioration of the Roman Empire , single sheet [original]
Good condition ; some discolouration (e.g. on bottom corner, approximately 1/5 of page) is apparent on both sides
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BLONDUS, FLAVIUS /…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BLONDUS, FLAVIUS /…
Catalogue Des Livres [original]
A French bookseller's catalogue of French, English, Spanish, Italian, and Latin books.
Binding: fair to good ; paper binding (black marbling) ; rubbing on sides, edges, front, back, spine
Spine: fair ; paper binding ; damage at top and bottom…
Binding: fair to good ; paper binding (black marbling) ; rubbing on sides, edges, front, back, spine
Spine: fair ; paper binding ; damage at top and bottom…
The St. Albans Psalter [facsimile]
Binding: good to very good ; some staining ; bumped corners ; cracked hinge (back cover) ; three very small areas of damage that appear to be holes
Spine: good to very good ; cloth bound ; some fraying n side of front cover ; "THE ST. ALBANS…
Spine: good to very good ; cloth bound ; some fraying n side of front cover ; "THE ST. ALBANS…
Edward Gibbon Catalogue Card [facsimile]
Condition: good ; framed in glass, with description and history on reverse side
Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…
Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…
The Historical and Chronological Theatre of Christopher Helvicus [original]
Binding: good to very good ; brown leather ; Cambridge-style panel ; blind tooling ; some wear on edges
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; 5 raised bands (some rubbing) ; "THEATRE OF CHRISTOPHE HELVICUS" in gilt in one compartment ; "1687"…
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; 5 raised bands (some rubbing) ; "THEATRE OF CHRISTOPHE HELVICUS" in gilt in one compartment ; "1687"…
Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Omnia (All works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus) [original]
Binding: good ; dark red leather with gold tooling ; wear on edges and hinges ; bumped corners ; gold tooling on inside of covers bordering endpapers ; endpapers are blue fabric ; ribbon bookmark ; miniature
Spine: good to very good ; red leather…
Spine: good to very good ; red leather…
Works of the Late Reverend Mr. Samuel Johnson [original]
Binding: good to very good ; brown leather binding, Cambride-style panel ; blind tooling on front and back covers ; some rubbing on back cover ; bumped corners
Spine: very good ; brown leather with red leather onlay ; 5 raised bands with gold…
Spine: very good ; brown leather with red leather onlay ; 5 raised bands with gold…
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