[Spain]: 1651. Hardcover. Large quarto (28 by 20 cm). Manuscript in brown ink. [4 (Sirup Regis Philippi; copy of title page; title page; blank)], [12 (Ad lectorem; Divisio libri; Carmina in laudem operis; Tractatus de po[n]derib[us] et mensuris; Declaracio[n] de los simples de Mesue)], [3]-177 (Epithome omnium antidotoru[m]; [Tractatus synonomorum];..... More
[likely early 19th century; prior to 1876]. Leather - Hardcover. A significant and very large manuscript comprising the second half of the Shahnameh: 332 leaves. Size: 19.2 x 29.4 cm; (written surface: 13.5 x 22.7 cm). Written in four columns, on beige paper, in nasta`līq script in black ink, with..... More
Valladolid: 1504. Modern Boards. Folio (30.5 by 21.4 cm). [1: 18th-century title leaf], [25], [1: docket] leaves. Manuscript on paper, ca. 30-35 lines per page. Text in Spanish. Modern cloth-backed marbled boards; title label mounted at front cover. Slightest hint of horizontal fold throughout, mild toning to text, light soiling..... More
Turkey: circa 1900. Contemporary morocco. Small oblong folio (16 by 30 cm). 28 leaves. Quranic manuscript in Jali Diwani script; gilt text recto and verso, 3 lines per page, on polished cream paper, interleaved with onionskin protective leaves. Contemporary deep brown paneled morocco wallet binding (rubbed), tooled in gilt and..... More
[Spain]: [Chancellary Court of Granada], 1721. Original manuscript. Hardcover. Small folio (33 by 22 cm / 11-7/8 by 7-7/8 in.). Illuminated manuscript on vellum. Main text in black ink, masterfully penned in fine, clear Gothic style, ruled and bordered in red. 82 unnumbered leaves (4 blank), comprising 6 full-page miniatures..... More
NP: NP, ND (ca 1910). Original artwork. Framed. Framed oil on canvas. 28.5 x 43 inches (image size: 24.5" x 39"). Full-length portrait of Helena Modjeska as Lady Macbeth, a role for which she was renowned. Cloaked in blue and brick red wearing gold jewerly, Lady MacBeth, head turned with..... More
London: 1881. Twelve monthly parts, quarto (22 by 17.5 cm). 379 leaves (8 final blank). Original manuscript penned in several neat hands, including 40 original illustrations, mostly tipped-in on heavier paper. Title pages for vol. 1 (January-June) and vol. 2 (July-December); index for vol. 1. Recent foliation in pencil; 75..... More
India: circa 1590. Contemporary morocco. Two parts, tall octavo (21.8 by 11.5 cm). Manuscript with polychrome illumination; approximately 420 leaves, text recto and verso. Persian text in black and red ink on polished cream paper. Opening and central 2-page illuminated compositions; main text in two columns, 15 lines per page;..... More
1833. Contemporary morocco. Two parts, octavo (24.2 by 14.3 cm). 280 unnumbered leaves. Manuscript on polished cream paper. Persian text recto and verso in black and red ink; triple-ruled inner text borders (15.4 by 7.9 cm) in red and blue, single-ruled outer border (21.7 by 11.3 cm) in blue. The..... More
Lisbon: Society of Jesus House of Profession at Sao Roque, 1756. Hardcover. Bound manuscript in folio. [iii], 107ff. (noted in contemporary manuscript, with added recent pagination in pencil); elaborate and superbly-rendered half-page ink vignette illustration at the opening leaf. Contemporary vellum over heavy binder's boards, with a cat’s paw daubing;..... More
Louvain: P. Maes, 1632. Hardcover. Twelve parts, quarto (20.5 by 15 cm). Dated manuscript on paper, 571 leaves; ca. 30 lines per page. Manuscript title in red on blank oval within engraved leaf with historiated borders. Neat cursive text in dark brown or black ink; red ink and elaborate calligraphic..... More
New York City: 1808. Folio (16 by 10 in. - lightly folded once horizontally and twice vertically). [4]pp; approx. 1000 words of text on first three pages, with address at final page; ruled in light brown ink. A few oxidation spots, small tear along central fold at final page above..... More
Würzburg: NP, 1795. Manuscript. Hardcover. Quarto (folio). Unpaginated, 6 leaves. Original pink silk-covered boards with gilt stamped borders. Manuscript on soft vellum. First leaf with floral border design heightened in gold. The handwriting is very carefully executed and perfectly preserved. In this original document the Jewish community of Veitshöchheim expresses..... More
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Palestine: Bezalel, circa 1920s. Hardcover. 21.5 inches (top to bottom of spindle). 14 inches (scroll case). Burled olive wood case spectacularly carved with depictions of Rachel's tomb and the old city of Jerusalem, and ringed with four multicolored inlay mosaics. The words Jerusalem (yerushalem without the final yod), Kever Rachel..... More
[Italy]: 1650. Manuscript. Hardcover. Small folio (21.5 by 26.5 cm). 124, [1]pp. Contemporary sprinkled rustica boards, with manucript title at spine: "Vita di Agricola di Tacito." First leaf loose; touches of marginal foxing, else clean, easily legible text on crisp paper. Text in Latin and Italian (with corrections in same..... More
Chicago? NP, 1944. 16.25 x 14.25 inches. Original oil on masonite painting by Todros Geller. A Sabbath scene painted in blue and brown, which depicts a man seated at a table set with Sabbath candles, challah, a wine glass and decanter. Hovering over this scene is a crowned Shekina floating..... More
Turkey: 1857. Framed. Image measures 14x19" in a 18x24.5" gold metal frame. This beautifully calligraphic decree issued in October 1857, by Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I (1823-1861), states the promotion of a British soldier (Daniel Grayville?) to the fifth rank and awards him with a "kita", for bravery in battle. Dated..... More
Persia: ca. late 15th century. Framed. 2 beautifully illuminated manuscript leaves from the Kulliyat (collected works) of Saadi, the famed Persian poet from Shiraz. Remounted and matted. Wood frame painted in black and gold (measuring 13x16"). Possibly early Safavid Era. Text in Persian. More
Vienna, Linz: NP, 1938 - 194. Original documents. Loose leaf. 1) 1938 Postcard (4" x 5 3/4"). Printed Election Identity Card for the April 10, 1938 referendum deciding the "Anschluss" of Austria to the Great German Reich, issued by the Mayor of Vienna. With printed indicator that people eliminated from..... More
Oklahoma: NP, n/d (1938). Print 13.75 x 11 inches. Image area 12.5 x 10.5 inches. Frame 17.25 x 19.75 inches. Vintage silver print, on semi-glossy paper, matted and framed (black wood) by one of the original Life Magazine photographers. Unsigned, undated. From a documentary series on dust bowl migrants, made..... More
Alagon (Zaragoza, Spain): 1711. Hardcover. Folio. 12x9". 8 leaves (the final leaf backed in paper). Manuscript bound in limp vellum. Protected with 2 paper leaves, and 2 maroon silk sheets, bound and encased within plain contemporary paper-backed vellum covers with cloth string ties. Contains 2 leaves with gorgeous full-page illustrations..... More
[Iraq]: [ca. 19th century]. Scroll. 17.5" (full length), 9.5" (parchment height). Scribed on dearskin. Carved wooden handles. More
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New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2000. Limited edition. Box. 1/6000. Plexiglas case, printed with the Louis Vuitton logo, and with a leather rope tie closure with a Louis Vuitton compass (created by Louis Vuitton). The case houses a printed red, green and white cardboard box, "Italy" in embossed letters on the..... More
New York: City and County of New York, 1821. Loose leaf. Oblong. 5x13". Printed document with period handwritten amendations in ink. This original document is a legal summons by the court of the city and county of New York, to the then sheriff of the county of New York (Manhattan)..... More
Egypt: NP, [c 1890]. 8.5 x 11." Vintage albumen prints of Egypt by various photographers. Seven photos of ancient Egyptian temples, including Luxor, Edfou, Touthmes a Karnak, Medina Tabou, Ensemple des Colonnades Luxor, Grande Porte de Ptolemee and Denderah Temple by Peridis, Langaki and others. Eight exterior and interior views..... More