Paris; Bruxelles: Librairie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire G. Van Oest, Editeur, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (14 1/4 x 10 3/4"). [8], 128, [4]pp (Text), XCIII (93) leaves (Plates). Contemporary 3/4 morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering and tooling to spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled..... More
Leipzig: Eugen Diederichs, 1903. First edition. Softcover. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2"). 46pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Photographic frontispiece portrait of Isadora Duncan, with facsimile signature. Transcription of a 1903 lecture given by Isadora Duncan in Berlin, in which she argued that the dance of the future would be similar to..... More
Amstelodami (Amsterdam: Johannis à Someren, 1679. First Latin language edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 3/4 x 8"). [16], 288, [20]pp (Index) (Vol. 1); [20], 418, [30]pp (Index) (Vol. 2). Original full vellum with handwritten title to spine. Main title in red and black lettering, with title vignette. Engraved frontispiece portrait of..... More
London: A. Millar, 1752. First English language edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. [4], 376, [2], 388pp. Modern half calf over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering and ruling on spines. All edges green. Gibbs' scarce English version of Osorio's important history of Portuguese exploration, featuring Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Cabral..... More
Paris: Michel Sonnius, 1588. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo (7 x 4 3/4"). [8], 528, [32] leaves. Contemporary full vellum with handwritten title to spine. Publisher's title vignette. Decorative headpieces and initials. Originally published in 1575, this first French language edition of the works of Philo, a first-century Alexandrian philosopher known..... More
London: James Carpenter; J. Cuthell and P. Martin, 1807. First Murphy edition. Hardcover. Small quarto (9 x 6"). xxv, [3], 436pp. Contemporary full tree calf, with gold lettering, tooling and ruling on spine. Frontispiece portrait of Arthur Murphy engraved by Edward Scriven, from a bust by sculptor Peter Turnerelli. First..... More
Amsterdam: J. Wetstein; G. Smith, 1736. First French-language edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 1/4 x 8"). [14], lxxv, [1], 696pp; [4], 848pp. Modern half brown calf over light green cloth, with gold lettering and tooling to spines, retaining the original gilt-lettered leather titles. All paper edges red. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece..... More
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Barcelona: Llibreria A. Verdaguer / Fidel Giró, 1908. First Catalan edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 3/4 x 7 1/2"). 80, [4]pp. Striking contemporary Art Nouveau binding in full crushed morocco, signed by J. M. Romeo. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All paper edges gilt and marbled. Original decorative red wrappers bound in. Illustrated..... More