Biblia Etiope [manuscrito] by Biblia - Siglo XVIII

Stockholm: Midnight Paper Sales Press, 1989. Edition limited to 200 copies, this one of 26 lettered copies (letter 'U') signed by Schanilec on the colophon with his chop mark; 8vo, pp. [3]-56, [4]; vignette wood engraving on title page, 4 double-page colored wood engravings, plus an extra suite of the engravings in a tan paper chemise with a printed paper label on the front; full natural goatskin by the Campbell-Logan Bindery, embossed in the lower outer corner with Schanilec's chop mark; beige cloth clamshell box, leather label on spine. The whole designed and hand-printed by Schanilec. The text is derived from recorded interviews with farmers in the wake of the farm crisis in the mid 1980s, conducted by Schanilec near his home in Stockholm, Wisconsin, and edited by his brother, Clayton. Quarter to Midnight A.90.a.

Venezia (Venice): Carlo Pecora, 1744. Two volumes (3 & 4 of 6) bound as one. Large 4to. Early full vellum binding with a brown leather title patch; all edges gilt; marbled pastedown endpapers. Parallel texts in Italian and French for seventy-two fables, each illustrated with a beautiful full-page color etching by Fossati. Each etching is printed in one of various shades of red, orange, brown, green, blue and black. In addition to the 72 plates, there are engraved vignettes on the 4 title pages, a red engraved headpiece for volume 3, and an engraved tailpiece following the text for each of the fables. Fossati (1706-1778) was an Italian architect who also was a very good printmaker and book illustrator. For the fables he portrayed animals realistically and used his architectural training for accurate renderings of baroque buildings. A rare title: OCLC locates only 13 libraries with any of the volumes. Ours is a very nice (vg+) copy with text and plates on clean and supple laid paper; very… Read More

Yale University Press, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-/Fair. Inscribed by author to Sir John Gielgud with admiration. Bookplate in book denoting book was given by the Gielgud Estate to The Globe Library. Interior is unmarked otherwise with light toning. Brownish red cloth with gilt to spine edge. Corners and spine cloth moderately worn with some bent corners. DJ has many chips and tears, unclipped

México, Manuel Quesada Brandi, 1965En folio.3h; 26 láminas a color. Encuadernación del editor a plena piel con título y águila gofrados. Lomo oscurecido y con desgaste natural por el tiempo. Interiores muy limpios y en excelentes condiciones.Edición facsimilar de la original, publicada en Londres, 1848 por Day & Son. Edición limitada a 1000 ejemplares numerados, siendo este el no. 835.Excelente ejemplar.

Argentina, Losada, 1964.En 8vo. Cinco volúmenes que conforman la Colección "Memorial de Isla Negra". Vol I: 104pp + orden del libro; Vol. II: 122pp + orden del libro. Vol III: 123pp + orden del libro; Vol IV: 114pp + orden del libro; Vol V: 135pp + 1h. Encuadernaciones originales del editor, con ligero desgaste en los lomos. Estuche artesanal de tela con tejuelo de piel en colores.Ejemplares intonsos, muy buenas condiciones.Memorial de Isla Negra es la gran autobiografía poética que Pablo Neruda publica para celebrar sus 60 años de vida. En uno de sus discursos, él dijo: "Aunque hay un hilo biográfico, no busqué en esta larga obra, que consta de cinco volúmenes, sino la expresión venturosa o sombría de cada día. Es verdad que está encadenado este libro como un relato que se dispersa y que vuelve a unirse, relato acosado por los acontecimientos de mi propia vida y por la naturaleza que continúa llamándome con todas sus innumerables voces".Neruda trabajó, hasta el momento de su muerte,… Read More

Stockholm: Midnight Paper Sales Press, 1989. Edition limited to 200 copies, this one of 26 lettered copies (letter 'U') signed by Schanilec on the colophon with his chop mark; 8vo, pp. [3]-56, [4]; vignette wood engraving on title page, 4 double-page colored wood engravings, plus an extra suite of the engravings in a tan paper chemise with a printed paper label on the front; full natural goatskin by the Campbell-Logan Bindery, embossed in the lower outer corner with Schanilec's chop mark; beige cloth clamshell box, leather label on spine. The whole designed and hand-printed by Schanilec. The text is derived from recorded interviews with farmers in the wake of the farm crisis in the mid 1980s, conducted by Schanilec near his home in Stockholm, Wisconsin, and edited by his brother, Clayton. Quarter to Midnight A.90.a.

Venezia (Venice): Carlo Pecora, 1744. Two volumes (3 & 4 of 6) bound as one. Large 4to. Early full vellum binding with a brown leather title patch; all edges gilt; marbled pastedown endpapers. Parallel texts in Italian and French for seventy-two fables, each illustrated with a beautiful full-page color etching by Fossati. Each etching is printed in one of various shades of red, orange, brown, green, blue and black. In addition to the 72 plates, there are engraved vignettes on the 4 title pages, a red engraved headpiece for volume 3, and an engraved tailpiece following the text for each of the fables. Fossati (1706-1778) was an Italian architect who also was a very good printmaker and book illustrator. For the fables he portrayed animals realistically and used his architectural training for accurate renderings of baroque buildings. A rare title: OCLC locates only 13 libraries with any of the volumes. Ours is a very nice (vg+) copy with text and plates on clean and supple laid paper; very… Read More

Yale University Press, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-/Fair. Inscribed by author to Sir John Gielgud with admiration. Bookplate in book denoting book was given by the Gielgud Estate to The Globe Library. Interior is unmarked otherwise with light toning. Brownish red cloth with gilt to spine edge. Corners and spine cloth moderately worn with some bent corners. DJ has many chips and tears, unclipped

México, Manuel Quesada Brandi, 1965En folio.3h; 26 láminas a color. Encuadernación del editor a plena piel con título y águila gofrados. Lomo oscurecido y con desgaste natural por el tiempo. Interiores muy limpios y en excelentes condiciones.Edición facsimilar de la original, publicada en Londres, 1848 por Day & Son. Edición limitada a 1000 ejemplares numerados, siendo este el no. 835.Excelente ejemplar.

Argentina, Losada, 1964.En 8vo. Cinco volúmenes que conforman la Colección "Memorial de Isla Negra". Vol I: 104pp + orden del libro; Vol. II: 122pp + orden del libro. Vol III: 123pp + orden del libro; Vol IV: 114pp + orden del libro; Vol V: 135pp + 1h. Encuadernaciones originales del editor, con ligero desgaste en los lomos. Estuche artesanal de tela con tejuelo de piel en colores.Ejemplares intonsos, muy buenas condiciones.Memorial de Isla Negra es la gran autobiografía poética que Pablo Neruda publica para celebrar sus 60 años de vida. En uno de sus discursos, él dijo: "Aunque hay un hilo biográfico, no busqué en esta larga obra, que consta de cinco volúmenes, sino la expresión venturosa o sombría de cada día. Es verdad que está encadenado este libro como un relato que se dispersa y que vuelve a unirse, relato acosado por los acontecimientos de mi propia vida y por la naturaleza que continúa llamándome con todas sus innumerables voces".Neruda trabajó, hasta el momento de su muerte,… Read More