Search Results: Authors starting with S from MFLIBRA Antique Books

Author: Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy.Title: Jeremie et Baruch. Traduits En Francois; Avec Une Explication tiree Des Saints Peres & Des Autheurs Ecclesiastiques.Publisher: A Paris, Chez Guillaume Desprez, 1690.Language: Text in Latin and French.Size: 8" X 5.5".Pages: 826, 90 pages + Index.Binding: Very good contemporary original full-calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall lightly stained, scuffed, and worn - as shown) under a protective mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing, toning or staining - as shown).Illustration: Including a nice vignette title for the Preface, the first chapter of Jeremiah and Baruch.****
The book: This 1690 edition of "Jeremie et Baruch," translated into French by Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy, offers a meticulous and scholarly interpretation of the biblical books of Jeremiah and Baruch. It is part of a series of biblical texts translated by de Sacy, known for his work on the Bible that culminated in one of the most significant… Read More

Author: Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy.Title: Les Paralipomenes traduits en françois, avec une explication tirée des saints pères & des auteurs ecclésiastiques.Publisher: A Paris, Chez Guillaume Desprez, 1693.Language: Text in Latin and French.Size: 6" X 4".Pages: 569 pages + Index.Binding: Very good contemporary original full-calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall lightly scuffed, and worn - as shown) under a protective mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, nice armorial ex-libris on the first enpaper - as shown).
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The book: This 1693 edition of "Les Paralipomenes," translated into French by Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy, includes a rich commentary drawn from the Church Fathers and ecclesiastical authors, providing a deep theological exploration of the Books of Chronicles from the Bible. Known also as the "Books of Paralipomenon," these texts are significant for their recounting of Jewish history from the creation to the… Read More

Author: Daisy Sewell. Jeannie McConnell, illustrator.Title: A Pilgrimage in Fairyland by Daisy Sewell, Fairy Painter Jeannie McConnell.Publisher: London, H.R. Allenson, Limited, no date (1927).Language: Text in English.Size: 8.5" X 6.5".Pages: 64 pages.Binding: Good original illustrated quarter cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown ) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Good content (tight, light foxing throughout as shown, gift note of a previous owner on the first end paper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the nice 3 full-page illustrations by Jeannie McConnell.
The book: A Rare Edition of "A Pilgrimage in Fairyland" by Daisy Sewell, published in 1927 by H.R. Allenson, Limited, London. This enchanting book, illustrated by Jeannie McConnell, takes readers on a magical journey through the world of fairyland. It's a delightful exploration of fantasy and imagination, typical of early 20th-century children's literature. Rare fairy tales with a… Read More

Author: Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, EDMUND DULAC (illustrator). Title: SLEEPING BEAUTY and Other Fairy Tales From the Old French. Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. First edition, number 61 of 1000 copies in the Edition de Luxe. Signed by Edmund Dulac. Language: Text in English. Size: 12.5 " X 10.5 ". Pages: 128 pages. Binding: Attractive and fine half morocco leather binding (hinges fine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. A beautiful binding! Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, lower inner corner of four illustrations lightly creased - as shown, including a flyer for the Dulac's Sleeping Beauty 1910 Exhibition at the rear - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the wonderful 30 color plates by EDMUND DULAC. **** The book: Attractive and exquisite First edition, number 61 of 1000 copies in the Edition de Luxe signed by Edmund Dulac of those beautifully illustrated Fairy tales including The Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and… Read More

Author: Sir James Matthew Barrie. (Illustrator, Arthur Rackham).Title: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens from the Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1951.Language: Text in English.Size: Box: 10.5" X 8". Book: 10" X 7.5".Pages: vi-122 pages.Binding: Attractive and near fine binding elegantly bound in burgundy half morocco leather over matching marbled paper sides (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover in a fine matching slipcase. A beautiful binding!Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the wonderful 16 color plates, 22 intact black and white illustrations, and the map of Kensington Gardens by Arthur Rackham.
The book: Beautifully bound Edition illustrated by Rackham of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens -- a novel by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and published by Hodder & Stoughton; it is one of four major literary works by… Read More

Author: Sir Walter Scott. Keeley Halswelle, illustrator.Title: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott with illustrations by Keeley Halswelle.Publisher: Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, no date (1861). First Edition illustrated by Keeley Halswelle.Language: Text in English.Size: 6.5" X 4.5".Pages: xvi-665 pages + publisher's catalog.Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gilt.Content: Very good content (tight and clean, some light foxing - as shown, neat presentation inscription from Mary Craske (mother of ballet dancer Margaret Craske) on a preliminary page dated 1868 - as shown, general toning of pages - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the frontispiece portrait, the illustrated title page, and the eleven full-page illustrations by Keeley Halswelle.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies in this binding variant for sale worldwide).
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Author: Costello, Louise Stuart. (illustrator, Gardner, Frederick).Title: The Rose Garden of Persia.Publisher: No place, T.N. Foulis Publishers, no date (circa 1913). First thus: First Foulis edition.Language: Text in English.Size: 8" X 5".Pages: 188 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) in a rare very good dust jacket under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, beautiful ex-libris of Margaret Kearsley on the first endpaper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with 4 beautiful tipped-in color plates and 12 illuminated pages by Frederick Gardner.
The book: "The Rose Garden of Persia" by Louisa Stuart Costello is a beautifully presented collection of Persian poetry, translated and compiled by Costello, a noted 19th-century poet, novelist, and artist. This edition, published around 1913 by T.N. Foulis, is particularly prized for its aesthetic presentation… Read More

Author: Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.Title: The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne with a Preface by Edmund Goose.Language: Text in English.Publisher: London, William Heinemann, no date (1918). FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION.Size: 10 " X 7.5 ".Pages: ix-132 pages.Binding: Attractive and fine full dark green morocco leather binding with raised bands and gilt titles to spine, gilt center tool decoration and decorative gilt border to boards, marbled endpapers (hinges fine) under a protective mylar cover. All edges gilt.Content: Very good, near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the eight wonderful color plates and captioned tissue guards by Arthur Rackham.****The book: A beautifully bound first edition of The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne with wonderful illustrations by Arthur Rackham.