Athol, Mass. W. Paul Cook -- The Recluse Press, 1928. First edition of Wandrei's first book, limited to 322 copies, issued by the same publisher who attempted to publish Lovecraft's ill-fated The Shunned House. 8vo, pp. 40; original purple cloth, printed paper label on upper cover, fine and bright, without..... More

Ankara: Turkish National Commisssion for UNESCO, 1963. 8vo, pp. 232; photographic frontispiece portrait and 14 photographic plates at the back; very good, sound and clean in original printed white wrappers. 1964 gift inscription dated Turkey, Oct. 2 1964 on front free endpaper. "This book, published by the Turkish National Commission..... More

Lugduni: apud Ioan Tornæsium, 1561. 4to, 2 parts in 1, here with the first part bound before the second, but the book is complete; pp. 543, [21]; [14], 493, [15]; [*1]-*3, A-Z4, AA-ZZ4, Aa-Yy4, Zz6; A-B4, a-z4, aa-zz4, A-R4, S2 (S2 and Zz6 blank); page 11 of the second part..... More

Lugduni: apud Guliel. Rovillium sub scuto veneto, 1573. 8vo, pp. 271, [1], [22]; collating: A-T8, V8 (-V7-V8 both blanks); printer's woodcut device on title page, woodcut ornaments and initials; neat ink annotations in a later (early 20th century?) hand; contemporary full parchment, manuscript titling on spine; text a bit toned..... More

[Genève]: excudebat Henricus Stephanus, illustris viri Hulderichi Fuggeri typographus, 1567. 8vo, pp. [8], 272, [8]; collating: ¶4 a-r8, s4; woodcut printer's device on title page, woodcut initials and ornaments; contemporary limp parchment, later red morocco labels on spine; text toned, title page with old rubberstamp and small worm hole (not..... More

Rostochii [i.e., Rostock]: Joannem Fabrumex typographia Christophori Reusneri, 1599-98. 4to, 10 parts in 1, each with its own title page; pp. [68]. [54], [72], [38], [40]; [72], [68], [104], [38], [46]; collating: A-H⁴, I²; A², B-F⁴, G²; A², B-E⁴; [2ℓ] A²; B-E⁴, F²; A-I⁴; A², B-I⁴, K²; A², A-M⁴, N²;..... More

Antverpiae: ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1576. 8vo, pp. 294; collating a-s8; woodcut printer's device on title page, woodcut initials; contemporary blindstamped pigskin, ties not preserved and the whole slightly rubbed and worn, endpapers renewed, top margin of title page with repair; but still a very good, sound and relatively clean..... More

Venetiis: Aldus [Paolo Manuzio], 1561. Small 8vo, [8] p.l., 183, [1] leaves; collating: a-aa8; woodcut initials; sporadic contemporary annotations and marginalia throughout; title page laid down, text a bit worn and toned, but still a good sound copy in 19th-century parchment-backed pastepaper-covered boards, tan calf label on spine. Memorial bookplate..... More

Florentiae: [publisher not identified], 1550. 8vo, pp. 149, [11]; collating A-V⁴; title within architectural border, woodcut initials; 18th-century maroon goat, gilt panel on covers with fleurons in the corners, all within a double-ruled border, gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 1; the whole a bit worn, edges rubbed..... More

Venetiis: ex aedibus Alexandri Paganini, 1516-05. Folio, 2 parts in 1; 6 p.l., 120 leaves; [74] leaves; 43 leaves; collating: AA6, A-P8, Aa8, Bb10, a-g8, aa-ee8, ff4 (-ff4 blank); woodcut initials throughout; a4 and conjugate leaf a5 loose from binding, but present; first 20 or so leaves dampstained in the..... More

Fribvrgi Brisgoiæ: Joannem Fabrum, 1539. 8vo, [88] leaves; collating a-l8 (l8 blank); full-page table on d5r; 20th-century parchment-backed decorative paper-covered boards, red morocco labels on spine; very good, sound, and clean. Henricus Glareanus (1488-1563) was a Swiss music theorist, poet, humanist, philosopher and cartographer. Beginning in 1514 he was a...... More

Antverpiae: ex officina Christophi Plantini, 1578. 4to, pp. [18], 648, [24]; collating: *⁴ 2*⁴ A-Z⁴ a-z⁴ 2A-2Z⁴ 2a-2p⁴; text in double column; printer's woodcut device on title page, the woodcut illustration of the 13th-century seal and counter-seal on leaf 2*4r represent the city of Bruges, and are made by Hubertus..... More

Venetiis: per Ioannem Andream Valuassorium, cognomento Guadagninum, 1551. 8vo, 160 leaves; collating A-Y8; printer's woodcut device on verso of final leaf; elaborate manuscript drawing in sepia ink on verso of title in imitation of the woodcut device on the title, woodcut initials with hand-coloring likely done at the same time..... More