Le Notti Romane by Alessandro Verri - 1821

Firenze: Tipografia Fraticelli, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1843, Italian text, 381 pp. Hardcover, 16mo., 3/4 vellum with marbled boards. Very Good copy: Light soil to vellum; boards rubbed. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown; light soil throughout; lacking any front blanks, fly leaf or half-title.

Firenze: Tipografia All'Insegna Di Dante, 1827. Hardcover. Good. Probable first edition. Good in three quarter leather with marbled paper covered boards, missing the front board, spine loose along the front, leather is scuffed, a little age-toning on some pages, internally tight.

New.

FIRENZE: DAVID PASSIGLI E SOCI, 1833. In 16. Dim. 15,5x10 cm. Pp. 324. Edizione del 1833 di questa nota opera dello scrittore Alessandro Verri (1741-1826). Si tratta di un'opera allegorica pubblicata anonima per la prima volta nel 1792. Verri immagina un colloquio tra le ombre di illustri romani radunati attorno al sepolcro degli scipioni. Frontespizio figurato. Brossura editoriale in discrete condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini; rotture al dorso. Legatura in discrete condizioni con rotture. All'interno le pagine si presentano in buone condizioni con fioriture sparse. Lieve gora d'umidità al margine destro delle prime 34 pagine. Edition of 1833 of this famous work by the writer Alessandro Verri (1741-1826). It is an allegorical work published anonymously for the first time in 1792. Verri immaginates a meeting with spirits of important romans in the scipion's sepolchrus. Figurated title page. Editorial cover in fair general conditions slightly worn in the edges and… Read More

Firenze, Magheri, 1827, due parti ril. in un vol. di cm. 8 x 12, leg. mezza pelle con fregi e titoli in oro al dorso, pp. 201 + 197

Firenze, Italy: Presso Leonardo Ciardetti. G. 1825. Reissue. Leather & Boards. 1825 edition. Two volumes bound as one. Quarter bound in black leather with red title label stamped in gold and marbled boards. 24mo size, 2 74 and 263pp, each volume with it's own title page. Text in Italian. A Good copy. The boards with rubbing along the edges. The leather spine has a tiny chip at the head and a light rub. Former owner's name inke d on front endpaper. Some light foxing to the edges of a few pages. Bi nding tight, sewing good. Sound copy. .

1825. Due parti rilegate in unico tomo, con sei tavole in rame. Milano, Per Giovanni Silvestri, 1825; cartonato in tela, pp. 507, tavv. b/n.

Milano,: SIlvestri,, 1818.. In-16 p. (mm. 155x85), 2 volumi, mz. pelle coeva, filetti e tit. oro al dorso, pp. VIII,256; 248; con 6 belle tavv. inc. in rame, f.t. “Al sepolcro degli Scipioni - Sulle ruine della magnificenza antica”. Lieve alone e fioriture interc. nel t., ma complessivam. buon esemplare.

FIRENZE: A SPESE DEGLI EDITORI, 1837. Edizione del 1837 di questa nota opera dello scrittore Alessandro Verri (1741-1826).<BR>Si tratta di un'opera allegorica pubblicata anonima per la prima volta nel 1792.<BR>Verri immagina un colloquio tra le ombre di illustri romani radunati attorno al sepolcro degli scipioni. L'opera è in un volume ed è completa. All'interno del volume sette incisioni a piena pagina, sei delle quali non appartenenti a questa edizione e di formato più piccolo. Sono state incollate su un foglio a sua volta rilegato nel volume. Frontespizio figurato. Iniziali del vecchio proprietario al dorso. In buone condizioni. Copertina in mezza pelle con titolo e decorazioni in oro al dorso in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. Pagine in buone condizioni con fioriture. In 16. Dim. 15,5x10,5 cm.Pp. 278+(2)+7 pl. Edition of 1837 of this famous work by the writer Alessandro Verri (1741-1826). It… Read More

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a black leather binding with gold stamping and dust cover, signed by the author. Limited to one of 200.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition June 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition September 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition March 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.

The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. July 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, hand signed by Alan Jacobson. Numbered editions are numbered 1-100, in custom slipcase.

5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.

Santa Fe: Rydal, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Limited Edition, No. 2 of 5 copies: this is a proof copy of the First Edition, bound in fine gilt-stamped black leather with marbled endpapers. 8vo, black leather; vg+ (scratch and two faint scrapes to front cover; faint smudge to side edge); 108pp.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.

Ikebana Arranging Images; Kamata, Soseke, 1950's. A nice publication given to Julia Jane Jeffers Dodge while here husband was helping Japan recover after the war. Her husband Joseph Morrell Dodge had a long and distinguished career and tried to help reform Europe but later wound up as financial advisor to Douglas MacArthur in the economic revitalization of Japan. This edition is in very good condition internally. Photos of Ikebana arrangements by the famous Japan Ikebana master. A gift given to Julia Jeffers Dodge and placed in her library. 38 single sided (double page but other side blank) on high quality Japan paper with photo examples of Ikebana, black and white. A rare publication.