Search Results: Titles starting with L from Rulon-Miller Books

Londini: Impensis R. Clavell, sub Pavone, H. Mortlock, sub Phoenice, & S. Smith, 1692. 8vo, pp. [22], 187, [141]; including genuine blanks [A1] and [N7]; title-p. printed in red and black; contemporary full paneled calf; a nice copy, but the spine label is wanting. An abridgement of Roman history, with special reference to the wars waged up to the time of Augustus, tracing the rise of Rome's military power, and its subsequent fall. Brueggemann, p. 705; Wing F1378.

Basileae: (per Ioannem Hervagivm, et Bernardum Brandum), 1557. Folio, pp. [16], 761 [i.e. 759], [15]; pages 176 and 177 skipped in pagination; collating ɑ8 a-z6 A-Z6 Aa-Ss6 Tt4 (-2T4); wanting the final leaf; printer's woodcut device on title page, a number of 6-line (and smaller) historiated woodcut initials throughout; a number of a contemporary reader's light underlines, brackets and the occasional annotation (no more than a word or two); contemporary full limp parchment; spine spotted and wrinkled, ties not preserved; a good, sound, clean copy, unrestored. Includes commentary and notes by Erasmus, Fernando Vázquez Menchaca, Rodolphus Agricola, Hadrianus Junius, and Beatus Rhenanus. Graesse VI, 347; VD16 S-5763.

Lvgd. Batav. [i.e., Leiden]: apud Elzeverios, 1638. First Elzevir edition, second issue; 12mo, pp. [8], 336, [16]p. index; handsome engraved title page showing Romulus and Remus nursed by the wolf by C. C. Duysend, decortive initials, head- and tail-pieces throughout; late 18th-century red straight-grain morocco, gilt-lettered direct on gilt-decorated spine, a.e.g.; rubbed, lacking front free endpaper, early ownership inscription on verso of the title page showing through to title; all else good and sound. An abridged Roman history, with special reference to the wars waged up to the time of Augustus, tracing the rise of Rome's military power, and its subsequent fall. Dibdin states: "Few editors have been more distinguished than Salmasius; and as the present condition contains the Liber Memoralis of Lucius Ampelius, published the first time, from a MS., the critic will perhaps be anxious to secure it" (Dibdin, Introduction to Greek and Classic Authors, II. p. 10). Copinger 1737; Willems 467.

Lvgd. Batav. [i.e., Leiden]: apud Elzeverios, 1638. First Elzevir edition, 12mo, pp. [8], 336, [16]p. index; handsome engraved title-page showing Romulus and Remus nursing from the wolf by C. C. Duysend, dec. initials, head- and tail-pieces throughout; contemporary calf ruled in gilt with black morocco label lettered in gilt on spine, some wear with chipping to spine and joints cracking, but good and sturdy overall. With the image of the "sirËne noire" in the dedication page head-piece that distinquishes this first edition from the second, also 1638 (see WIllems 467. An abridged Roman history, with special reference to the wars waged up to the time of Augustus, tracing the rise of Rome's military power, and its subsequent fall. Dibdin states: "Few editors have been more distinguished than Salmasius; and as the present condition contains the Liber Memoralis of Lucius Ampelius, published the first time, from a MS., the critic will perhaps be anxious to secure it" (Dibdin, Introduction to Greek and… Read More

Venetiis: In aedibus Aldi, et Andreae soceri mense Aprili, 1515. First Aldine edition, 8vo (6½" x 3¾"), [16], 376, [12] leaves; collating: aa-bb⁸ a-z⁸ A-Y⁸; numerous spaces with guide letters left for capitals; the text ruled in red throughout; Aldus' anchor & dolphin printer's mark on title page, and on first and last pages of the appended Tertullianus (see below): bound with, as issued: Tertullianus, Quintus Septimius Florens. Tertullianus. [Apologeticvs Adversvs Gentes.] Venetiis: In aedibus Aldi, et Andreae soceri mense Aprili, 1515. 8vo, [4], 48 leaves; collating [*]4, AA-FF8; numerous spaces with guide letters left for capitals; the text ruled in red throughout. Together, 2 parts in 1, in 18th-century Italian (?) mottled calf, gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments, 5 with triads of horizontal stars, red morocco label in 1; early ownership inscription on a1: "Ex lib. B. Marie Mondider / Ord S. Bened. ..."; early bookplate of the Domus Acheolana, Societatas Jesu, with their small blue… Read More

Ristigouche, P. Q.: The Micmac Messenger, 1921. 8vo, pp. [4], xii, [5]-456; red buckram with gilt title on spine, red stained edges; very good. Liturgy in Mi'kmaq. Mi'kmaq ideograms are the oldest known native writing north of Mexico, and were adapted for the use of Catholic missionary work in the 17th century. The first attempt at printing a book of religious instruction in Micmac hieroglyphs was fraught with difficulty, took almost ten years to produce, and a large number of the resulting books were lost at sea. This is the later state of the second edition, with prefaces in French, Mi'kmaq and English inserted into the preliminaries.

Ristigouche, P. Q.: The Micmac Messenger, 1921. 8vo, pp. 456; yellow buckram boards, red stained edges; near fine. Mi'kmaq ideograms are the oldest known native writing north of Mexico, and were adapted for the use of Catholic missionary work in the 17th century. The first attempt at printing a book of religious instruction in Micmac heiroglyphs was fraught with difficulty, took almost ten years to produce, and a large number of the resulting books were lost at sea. This is the earlier state of the second edition, which does not print the introduction.

New York: Duffield and Co, 1927. First edition, small 8vo, pp. xvii, [1], 187; 12 plates from photographs; near fine in original red cloth.

Berkeley, Calif: Curtis Faville, 1972. Tall 8vo, pp. 28; original printed gray wrappers; near fine. From the library of Kim Merker. Curtis Faville's L Magazine ran to five issues in three installments, one annually from 1972 to 1974. The format for each installment was unique, from oblong to square trim, textured to glossy cover stock, letterpress to offset. Following the cessation of the magazine, Faville's related imprint L Publications (Kensington, California) produced books by Bill Berkson, Faville, Ted Greenwald, and Robert Grenier between 1975 and 1978. In this inaugural issue the contributors included Dave Morice (who has signed the inside back cover), Philip Whalen, James Schuyler, Denis Johnson, Donald Justice, among others.

London: Printed at Auropress, Auroville, India, 1985. 8vo monograph, illustrated with numerous line drawings and facsimile manuscripts from Mandelli's hand. Fine copy in original dull yellow wrappers. Mandelli was a Darjeeling tea planter and ornithologist.

Neuva York: Instituto Norteamericano de Artes Graficas, 1942. 8vo, printed at the Merrymount Press, pp. xi-[xii], [76]; 200 illus. of title-pages; Some minor soiling, wear to extremities, narrow 1-inch strip peeling from spine, else very good.AIGA Keepsake No. 70, the Spanish edition of the catalogue of 200 books in the exhibition, ""The Arts of the Book in the United States, 1931-1941."" Smith 927.

Paris: Ancienne librairie Baillière et cie, Félix Alcan, éditeur, 1888. First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 344; frontispiece, 8 plates (4 folding) and numerous illus. in the text; very good, sound copy in orig. brown morocco-backed green cloth, gilt-lettered direct on gilt-decorated spine.

Roma: nella stamperia di A. Rossi, 1737. Folio, pp. vi, [24], 385, [3]; engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, folding engraved portrait of his patron, Francesco Bonanno del Bosco (with a 3" tear entering from the gutter - no loss), woodcut initials, typographic ornaments; a good, sound copy in contemporary limp vellum lettered in ink on spine. Four copies in OCLC, all in Europe. Harvard College Library bookplate and a discrete release stamp on the verso of the title page. Campailla (1668-1740) was an odd-looking autodidact from Modica on Sicily who fought syphilis rheumatism in a "modern" way, using the "guaiacum barrels" or "vapour stoves" that he had invented. He was also elected senator of his district seven times. In 1709 he published the first six songs of this philosophical poem Adam, or the World Created, then dedicated in its full (twenty songs), "to Charles VI of Austria, Emperor and King of Sicily." Olschki 18404 citing the octavo edition of 1757.

Firenze [Florence]: S. A. G. Barbera Editore, 1937. First edition (first in English appeared in the 1940s); 8vo, pp. lxvii, [1], 800; 5 folding plates plus illustrations and charts throughout text; original white paper-covered boards lettered in black, lightly smudged and soiled with minor wear to extremities, the hinges just barely beginning to crack, but all sturdy and generally very good. The earliest appearance of linguist Diringer's masterwork, known as The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind in its later, English versions.

Venetia: Appresso Fabio & Agostino Zoppini fratelli, 1581. 4to, pp. [8], 731, [1]; large woodcut device and woodcut border on title page, numerous wood-cut initials and ornaments throughout; contemporary limp parchment, later brown morocco label on spine; usual spots and stains, but generally a very good, sound copy. L'Amadigi is an epic poem by Bernardo Tasso, father of Torquato, and first published in 1560. It was inspired by the Amadis de Gaula. BM-STC, Italian, p. 659. Not in Adams.

Paris: Société d'Éditions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, 1929. Nouveau tirage de l'édition de 1907, 12mo, pp. 338, [1]; wrappers dated 1930, pages untrimmed, some toning, else very good in original printed wrappers in glassine covers.

Paris: Editions Larose, 1932. First edition, 12mo, pp. 106, [1]; toned throughout, p. 32 has old tape repair at lower edge (no loss to text), extremities a bit worn and chipped, old tape on upper cover, otherwise very good in original printed wrappers.

London: Longman, [et. al.], 1865. Royal 8vo, pp. 4, xx, 400, 16; 1 folding facsimile in color; ex-library copy with usual markings, pages slightly browned, small crack in upper hinge, extremities and spines rubbed, small cracks and chips at spine ends, covers slightly scuffed, else good or better in contemporary quarter brown morocco gilt over black paper-covered boards. Two chronicles of the kings of Great Britain, both in French. The first chronicle is a summary, while the second gives more details of the reigns. The original chronicle ends at 1274, at the beginning of Edward I's reign; the Wroxham and Sempringham continuations extend the chronicle to 1326. These documents are of interest to the philologist as examples of 13th-century written French in England; Glover provides a facing English translation.

[Colorado Springs]: The Press at Colorado College, 1997. Edition limited to 35 numbered copies signed by Trissel (this, no. 11); oblong 4to, pp. [38]; title page printed in red and black; lots of color, typefaces, graphic design; fine in original red cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover. From the library of Kim Merker. With the original hand-written invoice from Trissel to Merker laid in, containing a short note to Merker. Also laid in, as issued, is the original 1-page typed summary of the book by Trissel noting that "the central issue of the book is press work and in particular letterpress work ... I hope the book does not ... take itself too seriously ... The text is meant to be helpful to printers who would like to expand the use of letterpress into the realms of all over color, transparency and opacity, polymer plate technology for halftones and calligraphy and color mixing that forms a complete spectrum from a minimal palette."

Venetia: appresso Francesco Bariletto, 1604. 12mo, pp. 436; engraved vignette title page showing a map of the eastern hemisphere, including the North Pole, Europe, Africa and Asia; decorative woodcut initials and tailpieces; later full vellum, citron morocco label on spine.