Search Results: Titles starting with P from Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books

Vilna (Vilnius): Mordechai Katzenellenbogen, Widow & Brothers Romm. , 1901.. A good example of this collection of Smolensky’s writing. . Binding: Black diced paper boards. Spine missing, but interior is good. All edges marbled. , Notes: Text in Hebrew.Perez Smolensky (1842 – 1885) was a Russian-born Jewish author and publicist. He is remembered as a strong voice for Jewish nationalism and for his writings, which included the Hebrew periodical, Ha-Shahar (“The Dawn”)., Size: 8vo.(200x145 mm), Category: Book Religious Judaism;

Basileae: / Basel: per Henrichum Petri, 1551; Anno M D L I [colophon], . An attractive example in very good condition with text clean and crisp; upper cover stained; title expertly repaired; second leaf with marginal reinforcements; small marginal tears at b2, c1,4,5&8; O3&4; R1; small marginal dampstain at c1; marginal soiling at Y4; faint spill not affecting legibility at Q3.. Edition: First Basel Edition, Binding: Expertly restored contemporary full vellum; rebacked expertly saving the original spine, spine raised with five bands and gilt lettered title on morocco label on two; edges sprinkled red; endpapers renewed. , Notes: Text in Latin. Some in Greek. Vergilius Maro Publius Bucolica, Georgica, and Aeneis, commentary of Tiberius Claudius Donatus and Maurus Servius Honoratus, with introductory texts by Hiob Magdeburg, Diomedes Grammaticus, and the editors Christopherus Caseanus and Matthias Marcus Dabercusius. This rare edition, with one copy in Berlin’s “Monumenta Germaniae Historica”… Read More

Rome, c.1820. Very Good. Notes: A portrait of Pope Pius VII during the early 19th century.Pope Pius VII (1742 – 1823), born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823. Chiaramonti was also a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict in addition to being a well known theologian and bishop throughout his life. When he joined his religious order in 1756, he took the name of "Gregory". , Image Size : , Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 425x287 (mm), 16.73x11.30 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Religious Christianity; Portraits Others;

Rome: Giovanni Scudellari, c.1816. Very Good. Notes: Portrait of Pope Pius VII during the early 19th century. Pope Pius VII (1742 – 1823), born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823. Chiaramonti was also a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict in addition to being a well known theologian and bishop throughout his life. When he joined his religious order in 1756, he took the name of "Gregory". , Image Size : 308x251 (mm), 12.13x9.88 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 420x300 (mm), 16.54x11.81 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Religious Christianity; Portraits Others;

US, 1841. Very Good. Size : 286x259 (mm), 11.26x10.20 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Ocean Pacific; Maps Pacific;

Italy, c.1713. Very Good. Notes: Savonarola used the pseudonym Alphonsus Lasor a Varea. Monk of Theatine order who worked in the monastery library in Padua. He was also Professor of Holy Scripture. Universes Terrarum Orbis Scriptorum. , Size : 123x175 (mm), 4.84x6.89 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Reference: Mickwitz, A.M., Miekkavaara, L. and Rantenen, T. The A.E. Nordenskiold Collection in the Helsinki University Library, Volume 2 (1981) pp. 269- 276, Category: Maps Europe Italy;

France, c. 1660. Very Good. Margins trimmed laid on 18thc century paper. . Notes: A view of a castle in France during the mid 17th century.Sebastien Bourdon (1616 – 1671) was a French painter and engraver. His chef d'œuvre is The Crucifixion of St. Peter made for the cathedral of Notre Dame., Image Size : 300x460 (mm), 11.81x18.11 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 310x474 (mm), 12.20x18.66 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Etching, Categories: Etchings & Woodcuts Others; Views Europe France Others; Old Masters;

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd. , 1973. Binding: Paperback. No dustjacket. Pictorial upper cover and spine. , Size: 4to. (298x222mm), Illustration: With numerous illustrations, many in colour. , Pages: P.224, Category: Book Bibliography & Reference Prints

St. Petersburg: Akvilon, 1923. Ex-libris stamp on verso of front cover, title leaf, and on the verso of some plates; inscription in period ink on front free endpaper; otherwise a very good copy.. Binding: Publisher's paper covers, woodcut vignette and title to upper cover., Notes: Text in Russian. , Size: 12mo. , Illustration: With 20 illustrations, including the frontispiece and 19 beautiful woodcuts., Pages: P. (i), frontis, title, contents, 1-19., Category: Book Russia

USA, c.1840. Very Good. Notes: Two maps of Lake Champlain from the mid 19th century. , Size : 123x74 (mm), 4.84x2.91 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada East Quebec; Maps United States East New York; Maps United States New England (States);

Antwerp, 1610. Excellent. Size : 137x178 (mm), 5.375x7 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: ; Maps Asia Middle East Holy Land & Palestine

Antwerp: Ortelius, c. 1595. Very Good; margins shaved.. Notes: "From 1595L onwards, this successor of plate 171 [a previous edition of the map] (which has 4 ships instead of the 3 on this plate, and "SIGENENSI" instead of "SIGENENS" in the cartouche) moves to the Parergon. Bertius bought a number of sheets with this map and included the map in his historical 1619 atlas 'Theatrum Geographiae Veteris'." (van den Broecke), Size : 340x457 (mm), 13.39x17.99 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Reference: Marcel P.R. van den Broecke 172Tooley 358, Category: Maps Asia Middle East Holy Land & Palestine; Maps Africa North Egypt;

Augsburg, 1745. Very Good. Notes: Map of the Holy Land, with a large decorative cartouche, showing the Holy Land divided into the Twelve Tribes, a large tree, and Jonah & whale., Size : 500x582 (mm), 19.69x22.91 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Asia Middle East Holy Land & Palestine;

Paris: Cite Bergere, c.1843. Very Good. Image Size : 185x310 (mm), 7.28x12.20 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 260x412 (mm), 10.24x16.22 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Views Asia Middle East Iran;

Paris: Cite Bergere, c.1843. Very Good. Image Size : 186x329 (mm), 7.32x12.95 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 270x437 (mm), 10.63x17.20 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Views Asia Middle East Iran;

Paris: Lemercier, c. 1859. Very Good. Notes: A fine view of the Imperial Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was a lithograph done by Aubrun after a photograph by Victor Frond for the four volume work, "Brazil Pittoresco" by Charles Ribeyrolles, which was a study of Brazilian life during the mid 19th century. Jean-Victor Frond (1821 - 1881) was a French photographer and painter who owned a studio in Rio de Janeiro between the years 1858 and 1862. He was the first photographer to develop a plan to document Brazil and he did so though the seminal work "Brazil Pittoresco." , Image Size : 226x336 (mm), 8.90x13.23 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 426x534 (mm), 16.77x21.02 (Inches), Coloring: Sepia, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Views South America;

Paris: Pierre-Bertrand, c.1854. Very Good. Notes: In 1846, the French government decided to send a mission to Persia, an expedition, led by the geographer Xavier Hommaire de Hell, to carry out further investigations. Laurens, a young artist who had studied in the studio of the painter Paul Delaroche, was employed to record the course of their journey in a series of images that, after his return in 1849, were used to illustrate Hommaire de Hell's Voyage en Turquie et en Perse (4 vols and atlas, 1854-60). Despite the rigours of the journey and an attack of fever, Laurens filled several sketch-books with his drawings of the people and landscapes they encountered., Image Size : 308x435 (mm), 12.13x17.13 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 400x555 (mm), 15.75x21.85 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Views Asia Middle East Iran;

Amsterdam, c. 1616. Very Good. Notes: A detailed early map of present day France during the early 17th century. Latin text on verso. , Size : 142x178 (mm), 5.59x7.01 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Europe France;

Amsterdam, c.1630. Good, some creases on the map. Notes: French text on verso, Size : 372x497 (mm), 14.65x19.57 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Europe Germany;

Amsterdam, c. 1616. Very Good. Notes: A detailed early map of present day Southern Germany during the early 17th century. Latin text on verso. , Size : 136x177 (mm), 5.35x6.97 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Europe Germany;