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Engraved title & several engravings & numerous woodcuts in the text. 8 p.l., 412, [12] pp. Folio, cont. half-sheep & marbled boards (minor worming towards end), spine gilt, black leather lettering piece on spine. Ferrara: F. Succius, 1629. First edition, Jesuit issue, and a very fine copy. "Perhaps the most significant discovery of the century following Gilbert was that of electrical repulsion. This effect seems first to have been noticed incidentally by Cabeus, who, in his Philosophia Magnetica (1629), describes how filings attracted by excited amber sometimes recoiled to a distance of several inches after making contact."-Wolf, A History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy, I, p. 303. Cabeo also relates his many experiments on the possibility of telegraphic communication by means of magnetized needles and gives the first picture of the sympathetic telegraph, an imaginary magnetic telegraph which sometimes appeared in early electrical literature, fancifully… Read More

Woodcut royal arms on title. 1 p.l., 34 pp. Small folio, cont. French red morocco, panelled in gilt in the style of the "cabinet du Roi," gilt arms & ciphers [Olivier 2495 fer 2] on covers, with ciphers on spine, a.e.g. Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale, 1743. First edition and very uncommon. This catalogue, the splendid Han Fürstenberg - Otto Schäfer - Jacques Bemberg copy, lists the plates made of the collections of the king, including paintings, medals, royal chateaux, fountains, grottoes, statues, busts, tapestries, and jewels, along with records of festivals, entrances, battles, etc., etc. "Colbert, understanding that engraving was the best means to disseminate and preserve knowledge of the undertakings of Louis XlV, began to assemble a group of outstanding engravers. By 1660 they had achieved the stature of independent artists and by 1670 had become a special group under the protection of the king, joined together at the Gobelins around Charles Le Brun and… Read More

Six folding engraved plates. cc, 448 pp.; 560 pp.; 726 pp.; 607 pp. Four vols. 8vo, cont. tree calf (tips of several corners a bit worn), flat spines richly gilt with green morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: Chaignieau, 1803. First edition of the first chemical dictionary to be published after the discoveries of Lavoisier. "As a scientist Cadet is noteworthy for his part in the diffusion and popularization of the new Chemistry rather than for any specific discovery. His most important work, the four-volume Dictionnaire de Chimie, published in 1803 and dedicated to Fourcroy, replaced the old chemical dictionary of Macquer. Cadet's Dictionnaire clearly elucidated the revolutionary changes that had occurred in chemistry and in chemical nomenclature."-D.S.B., III, p. 6. Cadet (1769-1821), was the natural son of Louis XV and Marie-Thérèse Boisselet. A very nice set. Signature of D'Hargevillier(?) on titles. The plates depict chemical apparatus.… Read More

Six folding engraved plates. cc, 448 pp.; 560 pp.; 726 pp.; 607 pp. Four vols. 8vo, orig. blue wrappers (a little worn, dampstain on first few leaves & in fore-edge margin of last few leaves of Vol. III), uncut. Paris: Chaignieau, 1803. First edition of the first chemical dictionary to be published after the discoveries of Lavoisier. "As a scientist Cadet is noteworthy for his part in the diffusion and popularization of the new Chemistry rather than for any specific discovery. His most important work, the four-volume Dictionnaire de Chimie, published in 1803 and dedicated to Fourcroy, replaced the old chemical dictionary of Macquer. Cadet's Dictionnaire clearly elucidated the revolutionary changes that had occurred in chemistry and in chemical nomenclature."-D.S.B., III, p. 6. Cadet (1769-1821), was the natural son of Louis XV and Marie-Thérèse Boisselet. A clean unpressed set. The plates depict chemical apparatus. ❧ Cole 227. Neville, I, p. 233.

74 folding leaves. Small 8vo., orig. wrappers (a little defective), orig. stitching. [China]: Siyin zhai 四印齋, [1893-96]. A collection of lyrics, a style of poetry with origins in folk music. As a genre, lyrics are associated especially with the Song period. Cai Songnian (1107-59) was born in north China under Khitan Liao rule but lived through the Jurchen defeat of the Liao and the invasion of Song-controlled North China in 1127. He served the Jurchen as a high official, writing poetry in the genre of the lyrics which were also popular south of the border. The book has a colophon by Zhang Rongjing 張蓉鏡 dated 1824 (Daoguang jiashen). Zhang explains that even though "the Jin held power for 110 years," very few books survive, especially collections of lyrics. Our book has a detailed running commentary by Wei Daoming 魏道明. The base edition of the text is said to be an incomplete copy (canben 殘本). Our book was published by Wang Pengyun 王鵬運 (1840-1904). Wang's studio name… Read More

Ten pages of manuscript illus. in the first vol. plus a number of graphs & tables in the text. 724 folding leaves. Eleven parts in 12 vols. 8vo (265 x 185 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers, new stitching. [Japan]: 1847. The most complete copy known of one of the two Japanese translations of J. N. Calten's Leiddraad bij het Onderrigt de Zee-Artillerie (Dutch eds.: 1832, 1842, and 1847). In the second quarter of the 19th century, Japan had an urgent need to update its artillery and learn more about the artillery of its international adversaries. Artillery had been used in the warfare that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 17th century, but with the advent of peace, such weaponry had been strictly controlled. In the early 19th century, the European powers became more active in the waters around Japan, seeking access to Japanese ports, and several armed encounters with European ships resulted. The shogunal government sponsored the translation of European works on… Read More

3 p.l., vi, [2], [3]-766 pp., 2 leaves of errata. Two parts in one vol. Large 4to, cont. mottled calf (two corners a bit worn, outer margin of title a little stained, some spots of dampness & dormant mold towards end), arms in gilt of the Marquis de Tulle de Villefranche (the arms of this important family of the Comtat Venaissin were added in the 19th century) on both covers, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Avignon: L. Chambeau, 1770-71. The very rare privately printed catalogue - issued in a few copies only - of one of the most important collections of manuscripts formed in 18th-century provincial France. Joseph Louis Dominique Cambis-Velleron (1706-72), was one of the great provincial collectors of the period. A member of a very old and distinguished family from Avignon, Cambis-Velleron served in the army for some years. "Ami des lettres, de Cambis n'avait jamais cessé, dans ses loisirs, de rassembler tous les manuscrits intéressants et les livres… Read More

Black & white illus. and diagrams. [4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet, horizontal fold. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1969. Gianfredo Camesi's lone Art & Project bulletin. It includes a facsimile of a letter from Camesi to Adriaan van Ravesteijn regarding the exhibition, several diagrams and descriptions of the artist's work, and an exhibition list. The last page has a reproduced photograph of a Camesi sculpture. A near fine copy; small tear to the outer edge. ❧ Art & Project. A History (2023) E006.

Color illus. Unpaginated. Small 4to, printed softcover, title on spine. Cologne: Verlag Bernd Deutsch, 2021. Photographic documentation by Camilo (b. 1964) of thirty-three pastis pitchers from the collection of Michael Eckel. In fine condition. No copy in North America.

Engraved vignettes on general titles, 540 (of 548, see Part IX below) folding engraved plates, & 18 folding printed tables on 16 leaves. 12 parts bound in 16 vols. 8vo, cont. vellum over boards (Vols. I-IX) and other good cont. bindings for the rest. Frankfurt am Main: Andrea, 1773-91. First edition of this great work. Cancrin (1738-1812), was an engineer and high government official, both in Germany and in Russia, where he was recruited by Catherine II to manage the Staraya Russa saltworks. "Despite the press of his civil offices, Cancrin found time (1773-1791) to write an encyclopedic work in twenty-one volumes [actually it is 12 titles in 19 parts] that covered all aspects of the mining of metals and salt - including mineralogy, assaying, mathematics, and mechanics. This work brought him a European reputation."-D.S.B., III, pp. 41-42. In this set, the binder has removed many of the title-pages for the individual parts, as the general titles supply summary titles. In the following description, we… Read More

168 pp. Small 8vo (164 x 95 mm.), cont. pink paste-paper wrappers (edges worn). Rome: Mordacchini, 1825.<br /> <P> A scarce revised and updated edition (1st ed. under this title: 1819) of this museum catalogue. It describes the institution's paintings and sculptures, a number of which had been seized by the French during the conquest of Italy and subsequently returned.<br /> <P> A very good copy; some soiling and wear to the wrappers.<br /> <P> ❧ For an account of the museum's establishment see C. Paul, "Capitoline Museum, Rome: Civic Identity and Personal Cultivation," in The First Modern Museums of Art: The Birth of an Institution in 18th- and Early 19th-Century Europe (2012), pp. 21-45.

Fine medallion woodcut port. of the author on verso of title, numerous woodcut illus. in the text, one folding woodcut plate (pp. 769-70) with the woodcut volvelle unassembled on a separate slip bound-in, & one folding printed table (pp. 790-91). 16 p.l. (the last a blank), 1194 (i.e. 1204), [64] pp. Thick 8vo, cont. blind-stamped panelled pigskin over wooden boards (some light dampstaining) by Hans Bopp of Nuremberg, orig. clasps & catches. Basel: [H. Petri], 1557. Second edition (the first edition was published earlier in the same year) of Cardano's second great encyclopedia of natural science; it is a continuation of and supplement to his De Rerum Subtilitate (1st ed.: 1550). These two works contain his important ideas on physics and metaphysics. In this book, Cardano made notable contributions to mechanics, hydrodynamics, and geology and there are interesting chapters on astronomy, botany, zoology, chemistry, metallurgy, etc. "Of special chemical interest is Book X,… Read More

Many black & white illus. 267 pp. Thick 4to, printed softcover, title on spine, illustrated endpapers. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2015. The Spanish edition of this exhibition catalogue, now very scarce. The exhibition took place at the Reina Sofia (16 March-10 October 2016) and Mexico City's Museo Jumex (9 February-7 May 2017). Profusely illustrated, the catalogue contains essays and remembrances by Guy Schraenen, Felipe Ehrenberg, Jan Voss, Joao Fernandes, Heriberto Yepez, Javier Maderuelo, and Maike Aden. An invaluable reference on Ulises Carrión's life and works. Near fine, minimal edgewear. With the inserted DVD present as issued.

[in]: Revista Mexicana de Literatura, Nos. 9-10 (September-October 1963), pp. 16-24. 60, [1] p. & ads. 8vo, printed wrappers (minor staining to wrappers), title on spine. Coyoacán, Mexico City: 1963. Ulises Carrión's second appearance in the experimental literary journal Revista Mexicana de Literatura (1955-65). A very good copy of this scarce issue, edition of 2000 copies. ❧ G. Schraenen, ed., Dear reader. Don't read. (2016), p. 255.

Many black & white illus. [15] leaves, printed on rectos only (except for one leaf). Small folio (295 x 210 mm.), pictorial wrappers, fastened with black plastic clasps. [From verso of the first leaf]: Amsterdam: Agora Studio, Sept. 1980. A rare exhibition catalogue, printed in an edition of 200. Carrión (1941-89) devised this as a retrospective of his works and communications with his collaborators, for which he investigated the use of names and addresses. This catalogue, with the introduction in parallel Dutch and English, is fully illustrated with reproductions of Carrión's earlier works and performances, including pieces such as Arguments (1973), Homage to Van Gogh (1975), and The Muxlows (1978). A near fine copy of this scarce catalogue; some sunning at the edges. WorldCat records just five examples in North America. ❧ Quant aux Livres / On Books (2008), p. 210.

Audiocassette tape, printed labels on side A & B, housed in a plastic case. Orig. red paper pictorial liner. Amsterdam: Time Based Arts, 1984. Rare audiocassette of a Carrión sound work; unrecorded by WorldCat. It was originally recorded in June 1983, and then issued through Time Based Arts the following year. "Trios & Boleros (1983) was produced as a part of a series by a number of artists, writers and composers. The Dutch public broadcasting company VPRO allocated broadcast time to individual, unrelated productions under the umbrella title of 'Art on the Radio, the Radio as Art'. No mathematical text analysis here: Ulises narrates the history of the bolero, defining the classic form, identifying the origins and greatest interpreters. He notes the impact of Cuban and Caribbean music on the genre... "The lecture is delivered against the musical background provided by these artists whose music filled his home...The program closes with the lyrics 'Caminemos, tal vez veremos después (Walk on,… Read More

Color printed on both sides. Illustrated postcard. Washington D.C.: Washington Project for the Arts, 1982. Postcard invitation for Carrión's screening of video works at Washington Project for the Arts, where he was an artist-in-residence. In the late 1970s he had begun to experiment with time-based media. In fine condition. ❧ G. Schraenen, ed., Dear reader. Don't read. (2016), p. 136 (pictured).

Printed on both sides. Card, horizontal fold as issued. Maastricht: Agora Studio, [1972]. The rare card announcing an Agora Studio group exhibition during which Carrión showed his first bookwork Sonnet(s), which had been published by In-Out Productions earlier in the year. This show was very likely the book's first public presentation. In the subsequent two years at Agora, Carrión had a solo show - Grammatica(s) (15 Feb.-1 March 1974) - and was part of a group exhibition in December of the same year (see Catalogue 237, no. 8). Near fine; minor creasing. ❧ G. Schraenen, Dear reader. Don't read. (2016), p. 260.

Two sheets, printed on rectos only, and program card. [Stockholm]: Fylkingen, 1979. A small group of materials related to Carrión's appearance at Fylkingen in February 1979. Fylkingen is an artist-run Swedish organization for the support and distribution of experimental music and art. We include here: a program of Carrión's performance on 17 February; a brief biography of Carrión and Yvonne Rainer (who performed two days later); and a card listing Fylkingen performances from February to May 1979. All in fine condition. ❧ G. Schraenen, ed., Dear reader. Don't read. (2016), p. 144.

Seven black & white illus. [11] pp. Small 4to (210 x 150 mm.), pictorial printed wrappers, staple-bound. Schiedam, Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, 1981. An uncommon exhibition catalogue published by the Stedelijk Museum in Schiedam; the show was curated by Ulises Carrión (1941-89), and the books displayed came from his personal archive, the Other Books and So Archive. By 1978, Carrión had closed his intrepid Amsterdam bookstore, Other Books and So, and converted it into an archive of artists' books. This is one of a number of exhibitions on artists' books that the artist organized; others took place in Iceland, Poland, Denmark, and several locations across the Netherlands. This catalogue features an illuminating interview with Carrión (in Dutch and English), in which he spells out his criteria for what qualifies as a "bookwork," "an object book," and a "book object." Describing the conception and production of his own bookworks, he says: "When realizing my works I'm strongly influenced… Read More