A. PALLADIO, DES CINQ ORDRES ARCHITECTURE,1645 Traicte Des Cinq D?Architecture, Palladio. Printed 1645, by Langlois. Altogether 2 title-pages and 77 full-page plates. First edition of the first appearance of any of...
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RARE MEISSEN ANTHROPOMORPHIC PART TEASERVICE
LATE 18TH CENTURY the cups and saucers of wrythen and basket weave moulded form; each piece painted to the centre with a humorous vignette of an animal engaged in...
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INK RUBBING OF "THE PREFACE OF XUANZANG'SHOLY TEACHINGS"
SONG TO MING DYNASTY ??? ???????????????? ?????? ?? ????: ??????????????????????????????????????ink on paper, 54 leaves mounted in a pair on 27 loose-folded...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON RUSSIAN DECORATIVEARTSIncluding: The Russian Empire: A Portrait in Photographs 1855–1914 by Chloe Oblensky, Random House, 1979; Russian Houses by E. Gaynor and K. Haavisto, Stewart, Tabori,...
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GROUP OF BOOKS RELATING TO BIEDERMEIERIncluding:Biedermeier: The Invention of Simplicity by Hans Ottomeyer, Klaus Albrect Schröder, and Laurie Winters, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2006, first edition; Biedermeier Furniture by...
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Approximately 32 Volumes by or Relatingto T. E. Lawrence (British, 1888-1935) T. E. Lawrence
SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM
1926
T. E. Lawrence
SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM: THE COMPLETE 1922 'OXFORD' TEXT
J. and N. Wilson,...
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HENRIK IBSEN "NORA: A DOLL'S HOUSE""GHOSTS" INSCRIBEDTwo Ibsen translations by Frances Lord. Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), "Nora; or, a Doll's House," translated by Henrietta Frances Lord, London: Griffith, Farren,...
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2 TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A pair of hand-built clay foundation cones...
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2 TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A lovely pair of hand-built clay foundation...
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TALL / TRANSLATED EGYPTIAN 30TH DYNASTYFAIENCE USHABTI...Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 to 343 BCE. A fantastic mold-formed faience ushabti covered in soft turquoise-hued glaze. The figure stands...
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TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONES (PR)Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A wonderful set of two hand-built clay...
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ARTICLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MURIKETHNOGRAPHICArticle and English translation of Murik ethnographic article.
Journal article (original format) of Schmidt, P. Joseph. “Die Ethnographie Der Nor-Papua (Murik-Kaup-Karau)...
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Aesop, Aesop's Fables, A new translationby V. S. Vernon Jones with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton and illustrations by Arthur Rackham, London, William Heinemann, 1912, 8vo, publisher's original cloth with gilt...
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19TH C. CONTINENTAL RELIQUARY & RELIGIOUSPAINTING Continental, 19th century, two piece grouping of framed Roman Catholic devotional items comprising: a reliquary with a watercolor of the Annunciation surrounded...
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RUDOLF OTTO VON OTTENFELD, (1856-1913,AUSTRAIN), BEDOUIN RIDER AT PRAYER, OIL ON PANEL, 9.875" H X 7.25" WRudolf Otto von Ottenfeld, (1856-1913, Austrain) Bedouin rider at prayer Oil on panel Signed and indistinctly...
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THE BRITISH POETS. INCLUDING TRANSLATIONS.IN ONE HUNDRED VOLUMES. 1822 IN ONE HUNDRED VOLUMES. 1822, Chiswick: For J. Carpenter, J. Booker et al. 1822. VG. One Hundred Volumes bound in matching half red leather with...
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FOUR BOXES OF BOOKS ON JAPANESE ANDTHEATRE, CULTURE, LITERATURE AND ART THEATRE, CULTURE, LITERATURE AND ART, including 'Shanks' Mare, Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel and Ribaldry' by Ikku Jippensha, Translated...
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(10) INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARYSHELF BOOKS(lot of 10) Books: on the subject of classic literature, having ribbon bookmarks, gilt cover details, published by the International Collectors Library, American...
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RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (TRANSLATOR)(1821-1890), "THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT," 1994, HARDCOVER BOOKS, EACH VOLUME APPROX.: 9.5" H X 6.25" W X 1.625" DRichard Francis Burton (translator), (1821-1890)...
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GEORGE SALE. THE KORAN ... TRANSLATEDFROM THE ORIGINAL ARABIC ... IN TWO VOLUMES. 1801 FROM THE ORIGINAL ARABIC ... IN TWO VOLUMES. 1801, [Islam] The Koran; commonly called The Alcoran of Mohammed: Translated...
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HIPPOCRATIS MAGNI COACAE PRAENOTIONES.EDITED AND TRANSLATED BY LOUIS DURET. 1588 EDITED AND TRANSLATED BY LOUIS DURET. 1588, [Early Medicine] Hippocratis magni coacae praenotiones... interprete & enarratore Ludovico...
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DELUXE EDITIONS OF GREEK AND ROMAN CLASSICALLITERATURE IN TRANSLATION, SOME LIMITED, SOME SIGNED LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION, SOME LIMITED, SOME SIGNED, [Limited Editions] 7 titles: 1) Aristophanes. The Frogs. New York:...
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THREE EARLY OR FIRST EDITION HARDCOVERVOLUMES BY GüNTER GRASSThree Early or First Edition Hardcover Volumes by Günter Grass,, Consisting of: 'The Meeting at Telgte', Translated by Ralph Manheim, Harcourt Brace...
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SEVEN MODERN HARDCOVER EDITIONS OF MEDIEVALAND RENAISSANCE THEMED LITERATURESeven Modern Hardcover Editions of Medieval and Renaissance Themed Literature,, Consisting of: 'Two Medieval Tales' by Robert Louis Stevenson,...
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1 vol. (Wyss, Jonathann.) The FamilyRobinson Crusoe... Translated from The German of M. Wiss. London: for M.J. Godwin, 1814. First edition in English. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo, contemp. sheep; rubbed. With frontis.,...
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Sunlit Corridor Guanajuato by EugenioLandesio Eugenio Landesio (Italian 1809-1879). Oil on canvas signed l.l. and dated 1863; 11.5 x 16.5 in. (sight).Includes an original hand-written label (in French) which...
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* (FINE PRESS) A group of six titlesprinted by various private limited and fine presses. The Man Who Made Wine. By J.M. Scott. Covello CA: The Yolly Bolly Press (1966). Number 99 of 200 copies printed and signed...
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6 vols. (4 wrappers) Maurice Sendak:(Sendak, Maurice, illustrator.) Aulnoy, Mme. E. Fortunia. New York: Frank Hallman, (1974). #94/300 signed by Maurice Sendak & Richard Schaubeck (the translator). 8vo, orig....
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1 vol. (Carey, Mathew, printer & publisher.)The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate. Philadelphia, 1790. 2 vols. in 1. 4to, orig. blind-tooled sheep, red morocco spine label; rubbed, joints tender. Moderate...
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1 vol. Horace. The Lyric Works... ofHorace. Translated into English Verse: To Which are Added a Number of Original Poems by a Native of America [John Parke]. Philadelphia: Eleazer Oswald, 1786. 8vo, contemp....
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John Dryden, Fables Ancient and Modern;Translated into Verse. Folio, 13 1/4" h, 8 1/4" w, bound in leather. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1700. First Edition. A collection of some twelve thousand verses, including...
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1 vol. (Cherokee Language Printing.)The Epistles of John (Translated into The Cherokee Language.) Park Hill: Mission Press: John Candy, Printer, 1843. Second edition. 24mo, orig. wrappers; some creasing, a...
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Large Antique Needlepoint with LatinInscriptions.Attached translation - Medieval tapestry translation from the Book of Proverbs: Chapters 8 & 9. Title above the image - ''Until September these antiphons are...
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5 vols. Classical Literature in English-LanguageTranslations - 17th & 18th-Century Imprints: (Juvenalis, Decimus Junius.) Juvenalis Redivivus, or The First Satyr of Juvenal Taught to Speak Plain English, a Poem. [London],...
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Fine Asante Peoples Carved Wood LinguistStaff with Seated Maternity Figure, or "Okyeame Poma", Ghana, the staff disassembling into three parts, the bottom two sections consisting of poles decorated with various...
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6 vols. Tolstoi, Count Leon. War andPeace. New York: W.S. Gottsberger, 1886. Translated by Clara Bell. First English-language edition. 16mo, orig. gilt-lettered & pictorial brown cloth; scuffed, spine ends...
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