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“CORNERSTONE OF ANY COLLECTION OF COLOR-PLATE BOOKS”

(LONDON) (ACKERMANN, Rudolph) (PUGIN, Augustus Charles and ROWLANDSON, Thomas) [PYNE, William Henry and COMBE, William]. Microcosm of London. London, 1808-10. Three volumes.

First edition in book form of this splendid visual "treasure-house" of Regency London life, Ackermann's first and most famous color-plate book, with three wood-engraved title pages, three copper-engraved dedication leaves and 104 magnificent hand-colored aquatint plates after Rowlandson and Pugin, many plates in their earliest states, handsomely bound by Charles Hering in elaborately gilt-decorated calf. $11,500.

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FIRST COLLECTED AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE NOVELS OF JANE AUSTEN, 1833

AUSTEN, Jane. Novels. London, 1833. Five volumes.

Important first collected and first illustrated British edition of the novels of Jane Austen, "mother of the English 19th-century novel" (Kunitz & Haycraft), printed from the plates of Bentley's "Standard Novel" separate editions of 1833, each volume with engraved frontispiece illustration and vignette title page, in contemporary marbled boards. "Very rare in any state" (Gilson). $38,000.

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"THEY ARE NOW MR. LOCKE'S DISCIPLES"

(AMERICAN REVOLUTION) (BURKE, Edmund) TUCKER, Josiah. A Letter to Edmund Burke… in Answer to His Printed Speech. Gloucester, 1775.

Second edition, issued the same year as the first, of Josiah Tucker's impassioned and insightful response to Edmund Burke's famous speech of March 22, 1775, in which Burke urged reconciliation with the colonies—a course the prescient economist Tucker believed both foolish and fruitless, as he foresaw that the Americans' "rapid economic growth and dislike of regulation would… eventually lead them to separate from Britain through self-interest." $1600.

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"AWAKE, MY HEART, TO BE LOVED, AWAKE, AWAKE!"

BRIDGES, Robert. Poetical Works of Robert Bridges. London, 1898-1905. Six volumes. First edition, elegantly bound by Riviere & Son, of the Poetical Works of poet laureate Bridges. $500.

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"NO EARLY INDEPENDENT BLACK FILMMAKER WAS MORE IMPORTANT"

MICHEAUX, Oscar. Homesteader. Sioux City, Iowa, 1917.

First edition of Micheaux's groundbreaking novel that triggered his start as writer, director and producer in a career that defied the odds and crafted "almost single-handedly… a prototype for African American independent cinema," with seven full-page illustrations including frontispiece, in original cloth. $1250.

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"CURRENT EVENTS IN THE EAST ARE THE CONSEQUENCE OF REVOLUTIONS THAT SHOOK THAT PART OF THE WORLD MANY CENTURIES AGO"

LAVALÉE, Théophile. Histoire de l'Empire Ottoman. Paris, 1855. First edition of this history of the Ottoman Empire, with 18 steel-engraved plates by Allom, Bentley, Salmon, and Leitch, including a striking frontispiece view of Istanbul. Handsomely bound. $1600.

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“HERE THE HAND OF MAN IS EVERYWHERE”

KOUDELKA, Josef. Limestone. Paris, 2001.

Limited first edition, number 11 of 500 copies, with 36 dramatic, double-page black-and-white views of limestone quarries, accordion-folded. $1000.

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INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY EDITOR ARNA BONTEMPS

HUGHES, Langston and BONTEMPS, Arna, editors. The Book of Negro Folklore. New York, 1959.

Second printing of this collection of African American folklore, presentation copy inscribed by editor Arna Bontemps, who authored the Introduction, on the front free endpaper: "For Elise Hope, Arna Bontemps, 8-8-61." $1100.

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“A REMARKABLE FERTILITY OF INVENTION COUPLED WITH AN APPARENT, YET DECEPTIVE, EASE AND SPONTANEITY OF EXPRESSION”

DVORAK, Anton. Slavische Tanze. Berlin, 1879. Two volumes bound as one.

First edition for solo piano. $1200.

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"SPAIN REMAINED UNRECONCILED TO THE LOSS OF HER FORMER COLONY UNTIL… 1844": 1825 HAND-COLORED MAP OF CHILE BY JEAN ALEXANDRE BUCHON

(BUCHON, Jean Alexandre). Carte Geographique… du Chili. Paris, 1825.

Buchon's 1825 large copper-engraved map of Chile, vividly hand-colored, richly detailing the Andes, the new nation's major cities and ports, with surrounding text in French incorporating the latest information about the newly independent nation. $450.

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“AN IDEAL OF WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE MEDIUM”

SMITH, W. Eugene and SMITH, Aileen M. Minamata. New York, 1975.

Deluxe first edition, W. Eugene Smith’s last major photobook, a searing indictment of environmental pollution, with 150 finely screened black-and-white photogravures documenting the tragedy of Minamata. From the collection of acclaimed photojournalist Peter Turnley. $400.

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“ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOBOOKS OF THE 1960S”

BURRI, Rene. Die Deutschen. Zurich, 1962.

True first edition, preceding the French issue by one year, of Burri’s exemplary photobook, featuring 80 finely screened, “sharp and incisive” photogravure plates (Parr & Badger). $350.

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KING'S BENCH CASES, 1790 THROUGH 1794

(GREAT BRITAIN. Court of King's Bench) PEAKE, Thomas, Jr. Cases Determined at Nisi Prius, in the Court of King's Bench. London, 1795.

First edition, collecting trial reports from 1790 through 1794, on a wide range of topics. $600.

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THE “JEWISH OATH,” 1846 VENETIAN PRINTING

JUDAICA. Oath of Israelites. Venice, 1846-47.

Scarce 1846 Venetian printing of the oath to be taken by Jews as litigants in the courts, intended to humiliate and to emphasize their alleged perjurous nature, a striking example of a type of discriminatory oath imposed on Jews across the European continent. $5000.

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COLORFULLY INSCRIBED BY RALPH STEINER

STEINER, Ralph. Point of View. Middletown, Connecticut, 1978.

First edition of Steiner’s autobiography, inscribed in red and black ink, “For Trina, a meshuggenah*-on-the-side-of-the-Angels. Ralph Steiner,” and continuing along the bottom of the page in red ink, “* spelling approved by the Chief Rabbi of Israel.” With over 100 black-and-white photographs. $800.

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THE 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH BARRISTERS' LIBRARY

SPILSBURY, William H. Catalogue of the Printed Books. London, 1859, 1890. Two volumes.

First edition of this comprehensive listing of books as of 1859 held in the extensive law library of Lincoln's Inn, one of the four major societies for English and Welsh barristers, with the rare supplementary volume extending the catalogue to 1890, in original cloth. $1850.

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"EVOCATIVE SKETCHES OF TIGER, GAUR, BISON, LEOPARD, SPOTTED DEER, AND THE LIKE"

STERNDALE, Robert Armitage. Denizens of the Jungles. Calcutta, 1886.

Expanded second edition of Sterndale's "quite scarce" collection of sketches, with 12 folio lithographs of the wild animals of India in their natural habitats, including "evocative sketches" of tiger, elephant, leopard, gaur, entellus monkeys (langur), wild boar, rhinoceros, sambar deer, and Marco Polo sheep, among others. $2200.

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"WITH LOVE AND THANKS FOR 'THE MUSICIANS'"

SEXTON, Anne. All My Pretty Ones. Boston and Cambridge, 1962.

First edition, presentation copy, of Sexton's second collection of autobiographical poetry, inscribed in the year of publication to illustrator Barbara Swan, whose lithograph, "The Musicians," inspired the 1964 poem, "To Lose the Earth": "For Barbara, with love and thanks for "The Musicians"—Anne. Dec-1962." $2900.

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AMERICANS, "TO COMPLETE OUR POLITICAL HAPPINESS… SHOULD VOLUNTARILY RISE UP"

(AMERICAN REVOLUTION) SHUTE, Daniel, A.M. Sermon Preached before His Excellency Francis Bernard…. May 25th, 1768. Boston: New-England, 1768.

First edition of Shute's provocative Sermon delivered in the aftermath of the Stamp Act and other punitive British legislation, asserting the basis for "political resistance" against violation of Americans' "natural and civil rights," affirming historians' view of colonial rebellion as fueled by clergy such as Reverend Shute, demonstrating "religion was a fundamental cause of the American Revolution." $4000.

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A TRIBUTE TO RED AUERBACH, INSCRIBED BY BILL RUSSELL

RUSSELL, Bill with STEINBERG, Alan. Red and Me. (New York), (2009). First edition of basketball legend and civil rights icon Bill Russell's poignant account of his friendship with coach Red Auerbach, inscribed by Russell: "To Wilt / Best wishes / Bill Russell." $400.

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Aquatint Copperplate process by which the plate is “bitten” by exposure to acid. By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes. Although the name contains the word “tint”, this is a black-and-white printing process; aquatint plates can often be hand colored, however.
Armorial Used to describe a binding bearing the coat of arms of the original owner, or with bookplates incorporating the owner’s arms.
Association Copy copy that belonged to someone connected with the author or the contents of a book.
Boards Hard front and rear covers of a bound book which are covered in cloth, leather or paper. “Original boards” refers to cardboard-like front and back boards, from about 1700 to 1840, used as temporary protection for books before their purchasers would have them bound. Of particular value to collectors as evidence of a very early form of the book.
Book-Plate Label, generally affixed to the front pastedown, identifying a book’s owner.
Broadside Sheet printed on one side, typically for public display, usually larger than folio size (a folio being a broadside-size sheet printed on both sides and folded once, to make four pages).
Calf Binding material made from cowhide—versatile, durable, usually tan or brown in color, of smooth texture with no or little apparent grain. Readily marbled (“tree calf”), mottled, diced, colored, polished, tooled in gilt or blind, even scented (known as “russia”). Reverse calf, with a distinctive suede-like texture, is occasionally used.
Chromolithograph Lithograph printed in colors, typically three or more.
Collation Process by which the contents of a book are inspected for completeness, checking against internal evidence, the table of contents and/or plate list, and reference works. Also a shorthand bibliographical description of a book’s composition by its leaves and signatures, rather than its pages. A-C, for example, would indicate a quarto volume composed of three signatures or gatherings of eight pages each for a total of 24 pages.
Colophon Printed note at the end of a text containing information about the printing of the book.
Doublure Pastedowns made not of paper but of leather, for decorative purposes.
Duodecimo (12MO) Smaller than an octavo, typically less than six inches tall; smaller formats, such as 24mo and 32mo, are uncommon.
Edition Print-run from a single setting of type without substantial change. Depending on demand, any number of printings can be made from a setting of type For example, a first printing might consist of 1000 copies, followed by a second printing of 2500 copies; in which case the book would have a first edition, first printing of 1000 copies, and a first edition, second printing of 2500 copies.
Endpapers Extra leaves—plain, colored or decorated—with which a bookbinder covers the insides of the book’s boards, therefore not part of the actual text block. The part of the leaf pasted to the inside of the front board is the front “pastedown,” while the other part of the leaf that forms the first page of the book is the “front free endpaper”; the same applies to the rear pastedown and rear free endpaper.
Engraving Illustration produced by carving lines into a metal plate. This is an intaglio process, in which ink is poured over the plate, then wiped from the surface, leaving ink only in the recesses made by the engraver’s tools. The image is then transferred by pressing thick dampened paper against the metal plate with great force—requiring engravings to be printed on a separate stock and separate press from any text.
Errata List of mistakes and corrections noted after printing, often compiled on a separate sheet or slip and inserted into the text block.
Flyleaves Additional blank leaves following or preceding the endpapers.
Folio Book composed of sheets that are folded once and printed on both sides, making two leaves and four pages. Typically above 14 inches tall. Oblong folios are produced the same way but bound at the short edge, producing a book typically more than 14 inches deep.
Fore-Edge Edge of the book furthest from the spine. Occasionally the text of a book will be put into a specialized book press and painted, often with a scene from the book or a landscape, so that the painting is invisible when the book is closed but visible when somebody bends the text and fans the pages—known as a fore-edge painting.
Foxing Light brown spots that naturally appear on some papers due to oxidation as they age.
Frontispiece An illustration facing the title page of a book.
Gathering Single sheet of paper that has been printed and folded to form the pages required by the book’s format. A single gathering of a quarto book, then, would be a sheet folded twice, containing four leaves, eight pages of text.. Gatherings are identified by a letter, symbol or number in the lower margin of the first page (the “signature”) to make it easy for the printer to stack them in proper order for sewing.
Gilt Edges The three exposed edges of a book have been smoothed and gilded.
Half Title Leaf preceding the title page that bears the book’s title, originally used to identify the unbound text block. The book’s binder would often remove and discard the half title at the time of binding. Remaining half-titles are therefore of interest to collectors.
Illuminated Decorated by hand. Typically early printed books and especially manuscripts.
Imprint Satement of place, publisher and date of publication on a book’s title page.
Incunable From the cradle of printing, i.e., any book printed before 1501.
Issue A group of books issued by the publisher as a discrete unit. At times, issue refers to timing, such as the “first issue” being offered to the public at an earlier date than the “second issue.” At other times, it refers to specially planned different batches, such as the “trade issue” (widely available) in opposition to a “signed limited issue” (limited to a small amount of copies differing somehow from the trade issue and not widely available).
Japanese Vellum Expensive handmade paper often used in deluxe editions.
Lithograph Illustration produced by transferring an image drawn on a carefully prepared stone to paper. The process allowed illustrations to more closely resemble the original drawings, paintings or sketches, as it gave the lithographer a freedom of line impossible to achieve in earlier intaglio and relief processes. It does not require the same sort of pressure as an engraving to transfer the image, but still has to be printed on separate stock from the text
Marginalia Handwritten notes made in the margins by a previous owner.
Mispaginated Printer’s error in pagination, typically skipping, transposing or repeating page numbers. Not uncommon in older, larger books, it is not considered a defect, so long as all integral leaves are present.
Modern Recently accomplished, when used to describe a book’s binding that is not the original casing. Some books bound recently are bound using techniques, tools and styles of the period of the book’s original issue; when done well this is called a period-style binding, a term that implies “modern” as well.
Morocco Binding material made from goatskin—versatile, durable, with a distinctive pebbled texture and visible grain. Readily stretched (“straight-grain”), crushed (flattened smooth), tooled in gilt or blind, inlaid with leathers of different colors. So-called because much of the raw material originally came from the tanneries of North Africa (other types of goatskin bindings denoting regions of origin include levant, turkey, niger).
Offset The unintended transfer of ink from one printed page to an adjacent page.
Period-Style binding executed with materials, tools and techniques to approximate the look of a contemporary binding from the period of the book’s publication. The term implies that the binding is modern, or recent, unless otherwise specified.
Plate Full-page illustration printed separately from but bound with the text.
Point Variation in text, illustration, design or format that allows a bibliographer to distinguish between different editions and different printings of the same edition, or between different states or issues of the same printing.
Presentation Copy Book given as a gift by its author, illustrator or publisher. Sometimes refers to a volume given by a notable donor.
Provenance History of a particular copy of a book.
Raised Bands Horizontal protruding strips found on the spine of a book.
Reback To supply a worn binding with a new spine, usually made of the same material as the rest of the binding and decorated to match. When feasible the binder may preserve the original spine and affix it to the new material, described as “rebacked with the original spine laid down.”
Recase To reattach a text block to its binding when it has become loose from its covers.
Recto The front side of a leaf. The back side is known as the “verso.”
Trade Edition Printing or printings of a book made available for purchase by the general public on publication day (as opposed to a limited edition, often available only by subscription).
Uncut When the edges of the text block (most apparent at the fore and lower edges) have not been trimmed to a uniform size, and are therefore characterized by a ragged or deckle edge. A book may be uncut but opened—i.e., with a paper-knife—but all unopened books (see below) are by nature uncut as well.
Unopened When the folds of the sheets of paper making up the text block have not been trimmed away or opened with a paper-knife. While this makes it impossible to read all of the pages, it also indicates a probability that the text block has not been altered since leaving the printer.
Vellum Binding material made from specially treated calfskin—durable, with a distinctive ivory color and smooth appearance. Can be tooled in gilt or blind. So-called Japan vellum (or Japon) is a type of thick paper that has been polished smooth and given a glossy finish to resemble vellum.
Verso The back or reverse side of a leaf or page. (See “recto.”)
Woodcut Illustration or textual decoration made by cutting away from the surface of a block of wood until the reverse of the image is left in relief; this is then inked and pressed to the paper to leave the image. The woodblock, or multiple blocks, can be fit into the page along with the type, allowing text and illustrations to be printed in the same print run and share the same page (not possible with engravings, which require thicker, damp paper and much more force; nor with lithographs, which require a different printing process altogether). Woodcuts preceded moveable type and are the earliest known printing technology.
Wood-Engraving Engraving made with the graver or burin on the cross-section of a piece of boxwood; the harder wood and finer tools allow for more delicate, finely detailed images, while the block can still be set in the page alongside text and printed on the same stock as the text. While much older, wood engravings enjoyed an important renaissance in the late eighteenth century through Thomas Bewick and continued in popularity thorugh the nineteenth century.
Wormhole Tiny pinhole-sized trails left by bookworms as they eat through a text block. Much more common in older books printed on handmade papers with a high rag content than in books printed on manufactured papers made from wood pulp with a higher acidic content.
Wrappers Paper coverings—plain, marbled or printed—attached by stitches, staples or glue to a text block to identify it and afford it some protection (though much more fragile than a binding in plain, cloth or leather-covered boards). More typical of slim and/or inexpensive volumes such as pamphlets. “Self wrappers” are leaves, blank or printed, that are integral to the text block, conjugate with other leaves and from the same stock. “Original wrappers,” those attached at the time of issue, are scarce and extremely desirable to most collectors.