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Scene Americane: Atti unici per gli anni ottanta (Signed)
by Fratti, Mario
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- 1973
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- Soft cover
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Frascati [Italy]: Editrice Tusculum, (c. 1973.) Modern Theater Series. Signed and inscribed by the author as "Mario." American Scenes / One-act plays for the 1980s by Fratti (1927-2023), Italian playwright, critic, and educator who was a longtime resident of New York City. The seven plays are: Il Bavaglio; Figlie; Il Salvadanaio; Originalita'; Indiani; David, Figlio di Sam; and L'Anniversario. All… Read more about this item Item Price
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La Terreur / Etudes Critiques sur l'Histoire de la Revolution Française [Reign of Terror, French Revolution]
by Wallon, H. [Henri Alexandre]
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- 1881
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- Fine Binding
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Paris: Hachette, 1881. Nouvelle edition. First published in 1873. Complete in two volumes in attractive fine bindings. A study of the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution. A classic work by [Henri Alexandre] Wallon, a French historian and statesman who played an important role in creation of the Third Republic (1870-1940.) All text is in French. Two 12mo volumes:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Oeuvres de Alfred de Musset
by Musset, Alfred de (1810-1857)
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- 1879
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Elizabethtown, New York, USA
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SGD 66.83
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Paris: Charpentier, 1879. A large, heavy volume in a fine binding. The works of Musset, French dramatist, poet and novelist. Frontispiece portrait and engraved plates throughout. 735 pp., + 55 pp., of posthumous works and letters. Text is in French and printed in double columns. Quarto, 11.5 by 8.25 inches. Morocco leather (spine and corners) and decorative marbled boards. Gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
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Musarion, oder Die Philosophie der Grazien / Ein Gedicht, in drey Büchern
by [Wieland, Christoph Martin]
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- 1st Edition
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- 1768
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Leipzig: Weidmann's Erben und Reich, 1768. The scarce 1st edition of Wieland's verse romance, The Philosophy of the Graces. A narrative poem that advocates rational unity between the sensual and the spiritual. A classic of Enlightenment literature by Wieland (1733-1813), a key figure in Weimar Classicism along with Goethe, Herder, and Schiller. 96 pp. German text in fraktur. 12mo hardcover.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Memory of Another River [Signed bilingual edition, English-Portuguese]
by Andrade, Eugenio de; Translated by Alexis Levitin
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- 1st Edition
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- 1988
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- Soft cover
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- 9780898230956
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St. Paul, MN: New Rivers Press, 1988. Signed 1st edition. A bilingual edition of prose poems by Eugenio de Andrade (1923-2005), one of the foremost contemporary poets of Portugal. Dual text in English and Portuguese on facing pages. Signed and inscribed by both Andrade and translator Alexis Levitin to former NY librarian Richard Ward. 112 pp. Paperbound 8vo. VG with… Read more about this item Item Price
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[Moral Maxims] La vie heureuse, ou l'homme content; enseignant l'art de bien vivre ...
by Jean Puget de la Serre (1594-1665)
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- Reprint
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- 1740
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Elizabethtown, New York, USA
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SGD 102.28
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Paris: Paulus-du-Mesnil, 1740. Nouvelle edition. Reflections on morality and the art of living well. With moral maxims "that can serve to drive our passions, to practice virtue, & flee vices." A popular work by Jean Puget de la Serre, a prolific author and playwright who was royal librarian to Gaston, Duke of Orleans. French text. [8], 249, [6] pp. Contemporary… Read more about this item Item Price
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[German Baroque Sermons] Reimb Dich, Oder Ich liss Dich. Das ist: Allerley Materien, Discurs, Concept, und Predigen, welche bisshero in underschiedlichen Tractatlein gedruckt worden; Nunmehr aber in ein Werck Zusammengereimbt, und zusammen geraumbt ...
by Abraham a Sancta Clara [Johann Ulrich Megerle, 1644-1709]
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- 1693
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- Hardcover
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Elizabethtown, New York, USA
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SGD 306.85
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Cöllen: Peter Ketteler, 1693. Early edition of the sermons and other writings of German Augustinian friar Abraham a Sancta Clara. He was known for his eccentric wit and eloquence, and his sermons were highly popular with both the aristocracy and the common man. "The people flocked to hear him, attracted by the force and simplicity of his language, the grotesqueness… Read more about this item Item Price
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[Old Testament Criticism and Exegesis] Tentamen de variis codicum Hebraicorum Vet. Test. mss. generibus : a Judaeis et non-Judaeis descriptis: eorum in classes certas distributione et antiqitatis et bonitatis characteribus
by Tychsen, M. Olavi Gerhard [Oluf Gerhard Tychsen 1734-1815]
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- 1st Edition
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- 1722
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- Hardcover
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Elizabethtown, New York, USA
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SGD 190.93
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Rostochii: Impensis Io. Christ. Koppii, 1772. 1st edition. Old Testament criticism and analysis by the German Orientalist, scholar of Hebrew, and biblical controversialist. Text in Latin, Hebrew, and Greek. 372 pp. Woodcut head- and tailpieces. Bound in modern paper boards. Paper spine label, new endpapers. 18 x 11 cm. VG overall. Binding clean and unworn. Old ink stamp (illegible) and… Read more about this item Item Price
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[History of Science] M. Malpighius. Sermo habitus Bononiae …
by Testa, Ant. J. [Antonio Giuseppe]
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- 1st Edition
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- 1810
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SGD 238.66
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Bononiae: G. Luchesinii, 1810. First and only edition of Testa's scarce address on Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694.) The Italian biologist and physician founded the science of microscopic anatomy and allowed for great advances in physiology and embryology. 45 pp. Latin text. Original binding of one-quarter leather and marbled boards. 21 x 14 cm. Sound and complete. Wear at the head of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Premières Photos / De l'objectif hasardeux au hasard objectif
by Galassi, Peter; Levris, Pierre (translator)
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- Fine
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9782700309713
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SGD 61.37
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Paris: Arthaud, (1991.) French language edition. Early work by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004.) 88 full-page plates, including frontispiece. 151, [1] pp. Oblong clothbound hardcover. Approx. 10 x 10.5 inches. Fine in dust jacket. Item Price
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La Storia di un Burattino: Le Avventure di Pinocchio dal Giornale per i Bambini (Facsimile Edition)
by Collodi, Carlo
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- First Thus
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- 1981
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- Soft cover
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Firenze: Salimbeni, 1981. Introduction by Fernando Tempestri. A facsimile of Pinocchio, as it first appeared in serial installments in Italy from 1881-1883. Text is in the original (Tuscan) Italian. Published in Florence to mark the centenary of Pinocchio. A rich fantasy that differs considerably from the tame versions known via Disney and other adaptations. Large paperbound format in olive green… Read more about this item Item Price
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Plastik und Malerei (Signed)
by König-Schalinski, Renate
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- 1st Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Elizabethtown, New York, USA
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SGD 40.91
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Passau: Oberhausmuseum, 1992, 1st edition. An exhibition catalog of work by German artist Renate König-Schalinski (1942-2011.) Signed by her with a brief inscription. Sculptures and paintings shown in 1992 at the Oberhaus Museum in her native city of Passau, Germany. Illustrations in b&w and color. Pictorial hardcover. 10 by 7 inches. 69 pps. Introductory text in German. Near Fine. Clean… Read more about this item Item Price
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Calligrafia Plautina e Terenziana, Contenente le più pure e nitide locuzioni di Latinità, adoperate da Plauto e da Terenzio, corrispondenti ad altrettante volgari, disposte per alfabeto ed espresse cogl'idiotismi della lingua Fiorentina : coll'aggiunta in fine d'alcuni luoghi scelti dell'uno e dell'altro. Opera utilissima per gli studiosi della lingua Latina, e Toscana ...
by Ricci, Angiol Maria (1688-1767)
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- 1st Edition
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- 1735
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- Vellum
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Elizabethtown, New York, USA
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SGD 225.03
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Firenze: Nella Stamperia di S.A.R. Per i Tartini, e Franchi, 1735. 1st edition. A dictionary of quotations from the works of Plautus and Terence, comic playwrights of Ancient Rome. Arranged alphabetically, with entries in both Latin and Tuscan Italian. xxiii, [1], 311, [1] pages, Errata on p. 311. Decorative wood-cut initials, head- and tailpieces throughout. 12mo. 6 x 4.25 inches.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Drei Briefe Leipziger Künstler an Daniel Chodowiecki
by Apel, Theodor (Editor)
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- Limited Edition
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- 1923
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- Fine Binding
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SGD 34.10
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Leipzig: J.G. Schelter & Giesecke, 1923. 1st edition. Limited to 500 copies on handmade paper. This is number 412. Three letters from Leipzig artists to Daniel Chodowiecki, 1726-1801, Polish painter and printmaker who spent most of his life in Germany. The letters are from Johann Friedrich Bause, Christian Gottlieb Geyser, and Johann Georg Penzel. Text is in German and printed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Braunschweiger Kostbarkeiten des Kunsthandwerks (Signed Presentation to US Ambassador)
by Flesche, Herman
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- Very Good
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- 1956
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- Hardcover
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Braunschweig: Waisenhaus-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, 1956. ***Signed presentation copy given to the first United States ambassador to West Germany. An illustrated book on the art and craft treasures of the historic city of Braunschweig, Germany. 104 pp. German text with 43 photographs in b&w. Quarto hardcover in dust jacket. 10 by 7.75 inches. VG with moderate wear. Sound, tight binding. With… Read more about this item Item Price
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Histoire de la découverte et de la conquête de l'Amérique par les Espagnols
by Robertson, [William]
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- 1850
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- Hardcover
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Édition nouvelle, adaptée à l'usage de la jeunesse, par M. l'abbé Millault. Paris: Plon Frères, 1850. 1st edition thus in a later binding. Original wraps bound in. A history of Spain's discovery, conquest, and settlement of the Americas. Based on a 1777 work by Scottish historian William Robertson. Includes material on the great age of exploration, the voyages of Columbus,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vitrinka na Krásné Knihy Vazby Ajiné Hezké Veci
by Novák, Arthur (editor); Czech Association of Bibliophiles
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- 1927
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- Leather
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SGD 81.83
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Praha: Vlasntním Nákladem, 1927-31. Three volumes of this scarce illustrated journal of the Czech Association of Bibliophiles. Vols. V, VI, and VIII, each containing six issues. [Ten volumes in all were published during the 1920s-30s.) Title translates as "Showcase on Beautiful Books, Bindings, and Other Nice Things." Handsomely bound in half leather and buff Fabriano paper. Gilt lettering and top… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bibliografia Crociana (Benedetto Croce)
by Cione, Edmondo
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- 1st Edition
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- 1956
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- Hardcover
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SGD 47.73
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Italy: Fratelli Bocca, (1956.) 1st edition. A bibliography of work by Benedetto Croce (1886-1952), Italian idealist philosopher, politician, and influential liberal intellectual. Includes his extensive writings on philosophy, history, and aesthetics, along with his translations, reviews, essays, and miscellaneous works. Text is in Italian. 481 pp. 8vo. Issued in paperbound form, but this copy nicely re-bound in hardcover with patterned… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lacaz, Ciencia e Humanismo na Casa de Arnaldo (SIGNED)
by Ivamoto, Henrique Seiji
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- 1st Edition
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- 2003
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- Soft cover
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- 9788574501352
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SGD 40.91
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Sao Paulo: Lemos Editorial, (2003). 1st edition. Signed the author. Paperbound 8vo. Near Fine with minor edge wear. Appears to be unread. A biography of Carlos da Silva Lacaz (1915-2002), a prominent figure in Brazilian medicine who was the first president of the Brazilian Society for the History of Medicine. All text is in Portuguese. (7), 134 pp., b&w photographs,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Il Fuoco e La Luce: Le Opere del Maestro Francesco Amato (SIGNED)
by Fulchignoni, Guido; et al
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- 1st Edition
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- 1992
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- Soft cover
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SGD 102.28
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Materdomini, Italy: Stampa Valsele Tipografica, 1992. 1st edition. An illustrated guide to the work of Italian master stonemason Francesco Amato (1901-1977.) Signed / inscribed by his son and apprentice, Antonio Amato. The artisanship of Francesco Amato is found throughout the town of Ravello on the Amalfi Coast of southern Italy. 24 pages of introductory text, followed by 80 full-page drawings… Read more about this item Item Price
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