4. DRAYTON,
Michael. The Battaile of Agincourt. London, 1627.
Tall octavo,
early 20th-century full citron morocco gilft, custom full morocco pul-off case.
A Bauman Rare Books editou o seu June 2015 Catalogue.
Vamos dar uma espreitadela.
Joseph Conrad
Splendidly Bound Collection Of Conrad’s Works, Signed By Him
2. CONRAD, Joseph. The Works. Garden City, 1920-26. Twenty-two
volumes. Octavo, contemporary full green morocco gilt. [$14,500].
First Edition Of Dicken's Very Rare First Books
5. DICKENS, Charles. Sketches by Boz. WITH: Sketches by Boz… Second Series. London, 1836-37. Four volumes
in three (as published). Octavo, early 20th-century three-quarter navy morocco
gilt. [$8500].
First editions of
Dickens’ first and rarest work, illustrated by George Cruikshank, lovely copies
of both Series, handsomely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
The sketches of urban
life that make up Sketches by Boz first appeared in a variety of London
magazines. “What impressed his contemporaries as much as the vivacity of his
style was the way in which he was able to chronicle the lives of ‘the people’
even at the time they were first struggling to find social and economic
expression” (Ackroyd, 169). “It is an irrefutable fact that the book first
published by an author who subsequently attained great eminence is the most
difficult to acquire in good condition. This is acutely true of Dickens’ first
book” (Smith, 11). Only issue of First Series, with textual errors noted by
Smith; first issue of Second Series, without the list of illustrations on page
[x] and with “Vol. III.” on plates, as called for (Smith 2). Cohn 232. Gimbel
A1, A4. Occasional light foxing, light wear to upper corners of Volume III
only. An about-fine set, handsomely bound.
The Important Lyrical Ballads, One Of Only 500 Copies,
With Wordsworth’s Famous Preface—Manifesto Of The Romantics
15. WORDSWORTH, William and COLERIDGE, Samuel
Taylor. Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems. London, 1800. Two volumes. Small octavo,
early 20th-century full dark green morocco gilt, custom slipcase. [$15,000].
First complete
edition of this touchstone of English Romanticism, containing the first
appearance of Wordsworth’s landmark.
Preface, defining his
revolutionary theory of poetry—“his revolt against 18th-century artificiality”
(PMM). Handsomely bound in full morocco-gilt by Wood.
In the 1798 one-volume
first edition of Lyrical Ballads, the poets rejected the classical principles
of beauty and formal style, choosing instead to elevate the lives of ordinary
men and women, and to write in the language of ordinary people. Amazingly, that
edition was such a financial disaster that Longman, upon purchasing the
printer’s rights, valued it at “nothing” and sent it back to Wordsworth for
revision. This is the complete,
two-volume second edition (the preferred edition), containing for the first
time Wordsworth’s famous Preface, in which he argues that poetry “takes its
origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.”
Wordsworth’s Preface became the revolutionary
manifesto of the Romantic poets and is now considered to mark the beginning of
the Romantic Movement in English literature. First state of Volume II, with ten lines on
page 210. Volume I bound without errata and leaf of advertisement. PMM 256.
Small dealer description tipped to front free endpaper. A fine copy.
Hemingway’s Reading List: Intriguing 1958 Autograph Letter Signed From
Hemingway
To A Bookseller Requesting A Number Of His Own Titles
22. HEMINGWAY,
Ernest. Autograph letter signed. Ketchum, Idaho, October 27, 1958. Two 8-1/2 by
11 inch leaves, written on rectos only; matted and framed with portrait. [$16,500].
Fine autograph letter
signed from Hemingway to a bookseller detailing an order of books he would like
shipped to him, including Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana, a biography of
Steven Vincent Benet, and multiple copies of several of his own titles, two of
which were out of print at this point in his life.
The letter reads in
part: “Will you also have the following sent by ordinary post: The Territory Abroad—Harcourt—Wayne
Morris / The Deep Sleep / The Huge Season
/ The Field of Vision—Wayne Morris / Steven
Vincent Benet—Yale University—Charles Fenton / Our Man in Havana—Graham Greene / The Rainbow Comes and Goes—Diana Cooper / 3 copies of The Green Hills of Africa / 3 copies of The First Forty-Nine Stories / 2 copies For Whom the Bell Tolls / 2 … Torrents of Spring / 2 copies A Farewell to Arms / Also another copy
of Fighting Indians of the West.
Thank you very much, Yours very truly, Ernest Hemingway.”
The recipient, Mr.
Palmer, has made pencil checkmarks and other notations next to the various titles,
presumably as he filled the order for his customer, including noting “O.P.”
next to the out-of-print titles The Deep
Sleep and Hemingway’s The First
Forty-Nine Stories and Torrents of
Spring. Two tiny holes to center of leaf, just affecting the “p” in
“published.” A near-fine autograph letter providing an intriguing glimpse of
Hemingway’s literary regimen.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s La Botanique,
With 65 Lovely Stipple-Engraved Color Plates By Rédouté,
“Among The Greatest Of Flower Painters”
113. (RÉDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph) ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. La Botanique.
Paris, 1821. Large quarto (10 by 14 inches), contemporary full green calf gilt.
[$16,500].
Second large quarto
edition of this splendid early 19th-century botanical work, with 65 lovely
stipple-engraved tissue-guarded plates by Rédouté (of flowers, fruit, etc.)
printed in colors and finished by hand.
A wonderful series of
botanical prints after works by the celebrated 19th-century master,
Pierre-Joseph Rédouté, over 40 of which show full-page images of flowers and
fruit trees (the rest depicting multiple images on a single page), including familiar
flowers commonly known as the crocus, tiger lily, narcissus, digitalis, snapdragon,
sweet pea, Queen Anne’s lace, dandelion, and aster, and such flowering fruit
trees as the pear, peach, and plum. “Rousseau’s interest in botany was awakened
in 1763 or 1764, shortly after he had gone to Switzerland. Following the
current fashion he made various collections of plant specimens or herbaria, two
of which are known to have been given to Madame Delessert and her daughter
Marguerite-Madeleine. Subsequently, the Lettres
elementaires sur la botanique were written for Marguerite-Madeleine, at the
request of her mother” (see Stafleu). This botanical treatise was first
published in Paris in 1771, but it was in 1805 that the first edition with the
plates engraved after Rédouté’s paintings was published, in folio. It was also
issued that year in a quarto format; this is only the second quarto issue,
followed by another in 1822. Nissen 1688. Bookplates. Interior expertly cleaned
with scattered light foxing, contemporary calf binding expertly restored with
spine lightly toned. A beautiful volume.
No Other Ornithologist Has Ever Exceeded The Magnitude And Splendor Of
His Folio Publications”:
Gould’s Monograph Of The Pittidae, With 10 Hand-Colored Plates
114. GOULD, John. Monograph of the Pittidae. London, 1880. Large folio (15-1/2
by 22-1/2 inches), original half green cloth, printed
boards. [$22,000].
First edition of this
lovely Gould monograph, with ten beautiful hand-colored plates, in original
printed boards as issued.
The Pittidae is a
family of brilliantly colored and thrush-like insectivorous birds, mostly
limited to the subtropical and tropical forests of Asia, Indonesia and
Australia. “In the field of natural history the accomplishments of this man [John
Gould] are truly monumental. No other ornithologist has ever exceeded (or will
ever exceed) the number of Gould’s bird discoveries and the magnitude and
splendor of his folio publications” (Sauer, John
Gould, the Bird Man, xv). “Lithography which introduced a greater freedom
of line and softer tones than had hitherto been known was ideally suited as a
medium for bird pictures, the finished prints resembling watercolors with the
birds set in their natural habitats often amongst plants and flowers. Gould was
meticulous about accuracy both in design and coloring” (Nissen, IVB 381). “The
10 hand-colored lithographs are mostly taken from the Birds of Asia, Birds of Australia,
and Birds of New Guinea” (Sitwell,
102). Originally projected for completion in four parts, the Pittidae was
abandoned after Gould’s death. No title page or preliminary letterpress was
issued; the title is taken from the front cover. Zimmer,
263. Armorial bookplate. Endpapers foxed, first plate only with several
pinpoint spots, a few plates gently toned, coloring fine and vivid, original
boards lightly rubbed at extremities. An extremely good copy, with lovely plates in
excellent condition.
L'intersigne Livres anciens de Alain Marchiset
(libraire-expert) 150 rue de Rennes 75006 Paris tel. [33]
(0)1 45 44 24 54 apresentou igualmente o seu Catalogue n.º 140 – Sciences anciennes & Sciences occultes.
Aqui, como já estamos habituados, vamos encontrar obras raras e bastante
curiosas.
L'exemplaire du chimiste Denis Duveen
58- BARBE (Simon, parfumeur). Le parfumeur françois, qui enseigne toutes les manières de tirer
les Odeurs des Fleurs; & à faire toutes sortes de compositions de Parfums.
Avec le secret de purger le Tabac en poudre; & le parfumer de toutes sortes
d'Odeurs. Pour le divertissement de la Noblesse, l'utilité des personnes
Religieuses & nécessaire aux Baigneurs et Perruquiers. Par le Sr Barbe
Parfumeur. Lyon, Hilaire Baritel, Jacques
Guerrier, Jacques Lyons, 1698, in 12, de 23ff. 134pp. 5ff. de table, pl.
vélin ivoire XIXe à recouvrement, Petite restauration à l'angle inférieur du
titre, et lég. mouillure claire en marge de qq. ff. Bon exemplaire (ex-libris
Denis Duveen et G. Mazuyer ) (v1). [2.000 €]
Très rare édition du XVIIe
siècle, sans doute la 3e, de ce fameux traité de parfumerie. En fait il
contient plusieurs traités : "celui des poudres pour les cheveux, celui
des savonnettes. Suivent des chapitres sur les essences et huiles parfumées,
les pommades, les eaux dentifrices, les eaux de toilette, les pastilles à brûler,
les poudres et sachets odorants pour le linge". Les pp. 114 à 132
"sont entièrement consacrées au tabac : comment le réduire en poudre, le
purger, le teinter, le parfumer (bergamote, musqué, ambré, etc.)". ¶
Oberlé fastes de Bacchus n°1145 (c'est ce même exemplaire Duveen vendu en 1990)
– Krisvatsy p. 68 (édit. de 1693) - Wellcome II.97 - Ferschl 21.
Avec les rarissimes figures des 12 clefs
59- BASILE VALENTIN. Les douze clefs de philosophie, de frère Basile Valentin religieux de
l'ordre Sainct Benoist, traictant de la vraye médecine métalique. Plus l'Azoth,
ou le moyen de faire l'or caché des philosophes. Traduction françoise. Paris, chez
Pierre Moët, 1660, 2 parties in 12, de 176pp. ill. d'un beau frontispice à pl.
page et de 12 belles planches
symboliques des clefs h.t., & 196pp. pour l'Azoth, avec titre séparé à
la date de 1659, beau bois gravé au titre et 14 figures hermétiques sur bois in
texte, pl. vélin postérieur genre ancien, qq. petites taches en marge sinon bel
exemplaire. (v1). [4.500 €]
Rarissimes et beaux traités
alchimiques. Excessivement rare avec les
figures des 12 clefs qui manquent dans la plupart des exemplaires. L'illustration
est en effet remarquable: elle comprend
le frontispice allégorique, une vignette sur bois "Visita Interiora… Lapidem",
et 12 figures attribuées à Jean Gobille, représentant les douze clefs. A la fin
des 12 clefs figure le "Colloque de l'esprit de Mercure à frère Albert",
et les "stances". L'Azoth est un traité à la fois hermétique, cabalistique
et magique et à la fin figure le poème de Nuisement intitulé "sur l'Azoth
des philosophes". La traduction de l'ensemble est due à David L’Agneau
l’auteur de l’Harmonie mystique. On trouve souvent en 3e partie le "Traité
de la nature de l'oeuf des philosophes" de Bernard de Trèves, qui ne figure
pas dans cet exemplaire. ¶ Guaita 2182 "ouvrage
extrêmement rare, surtout lorsqu'il est suivi du traité de l'Azoth, et surtout
du Traité de l'OEuf des Philosophes ... le front. manque... " & 1039
"Traités d'alchimie fort rares… " - Dorbon 5029 "Cette édition
est beaucoup plus estimée et plus belle que celle de 1624, et selon Brunet,
elle est fort rare..." (ex. avec figures mais sans l'Azoth) – Ferguson
I.77 (les exemplaires de la collection Young étaient incomplets du front. et
des planches) - Duveen p. 48 (ex. avec le texte de Bernard de Trèves) – Caillet
800 & 802 "12 figures gravées à
l'eau-forte par J. Gobille..." (ne décrit pas le tirage à la date de
1660) - Ouvaroff 849 (les 12 clefs seules) - Krivatsy 871 - Nourry cat.
alchimie (n°29 de 1937) n°49 à 52 (décrit 5 ex. vendus séparément, aucun avec les
3 parties, et un seul avec le figures des 12 clefs décrit comme "Un des rares exemplaires auquel on a
ajouté la suite des 12 figures sur cuivre représentant les douze clefs...")
- Brunet V.1035
Rarissimes traités alchimiques rosicruciens
63- (CHYMICA VANNUS) - Reconditorum ac reclusorium opulentiae sapientiaeque
numinis mundi magni, cui
deditur in titulum Chymica Vannus . . .
inventa proauthoribus immortabilus adeptis... - suivi de: Commentario de Pharmaco Catholico; quomodo nimirum istud in tribus
illis naturæ regnis, mineralium, animalium ac vegetabilium, reperiendum: atque
inde conficiendum, per excellentissimum Universale Menstruum, vi pollens
recludendi occludendique, tam metallum quodlibet, in primam sui materiam,
reducendi... Amsterdam,
J. a Waesberge &Wayerstraet, 1666, in 4°, de 392pp. (pour 292) & 1f. 76pp. 2ff. dont le dernier blanc, ill. de 13 jolies planches symboliques h. t.
dont une imprimée en rouge, et qq. figures in t., pl. veau époque, dos orné,
bon exemplaire. [8.500 €]
Rarissimes traités alchimiques rosicruciens. Le premier est généralement attribué à Thomas Vaughan, qui a écrit sous le
pseudonyme d'Eugenius Philalèthe. Le second intitulé "Commentatio de pharmaco catholico" est attribué à Johannes de Monte- Snyder. ¶ Jouin
& Descreux p.363 "Ouvrage devenu introuvable et qui renferme intégralement
la doctrine secrète des frères de la Rose-Croix... Il est vraisemblable que l'abbé
Sepher tenait pour auteur du Chymica Vannus le Philalèthe..." - S. de
Guaita n°891 "Très mystérieux
ouvrage d'Alchimie et de Philosophie Mystique publié en Mai 1666 par les Frères
de la Rose-Croix: il est singulier de texte et de figures et se trouve
difficilement en librairie.... Le catalogue de l'abbé Sepher attribue
formellement la Chymica Vannus à Philalèthe..." - Duveen 498 "I believe Monte-Snyder to be the
author of the whole work..." - Ferguson Il, 246 - Caillet 2362 -
Gardner, Bibl. Rosicruc. 137.
Aqui deixo estas duas sugestões bem diferentes para a vossa análise.
Embora diferentes no contexto e temáticas estão bem elaborados e
excelentemente documentados nos seus descritivos, pelo que, na minha opinião
merecem uma leitura atenta.
Saudações bibliófilas.
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