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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paris: Chez Lefèvre, 1835. A one-volume edition of work by French actor and comic playwright Moliere [stage name of Jean Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673.] Includes all of his best-known plays, including Le Misanthrope, L'École des Femmes, Tartuffe, Le Malade Imaginaire, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, and Le Sicilien. With notes by various commentators and biographical material on Molière's life. All text is in… Read more about this item