Search Results: Authors starting with V from Pazzo Books

Moscow: Mir, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Wear and chipping to jacket edges; first English language edition, from the 1986 Russian. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; ISBN: 5030007512. ISBN/EAN: 9785030007519. Inventory No: 038799.

Nancy: Hissette, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. Leather backed marbled boards, very light edgewar. 3 works bound in one, 1815, 1810, 1817 respectively. 165; [4], 137; 120, [2] pp. With 7 folding plates in sepia. Inscription to final half title, unmarked and very clean. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Inventory No: 046436.

Madrid: Julian Viana Razola, 1834. Later Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Good Condition. Full vellum, browned, marks (pencil?) inner hinge cracked and text block coming loose, old signatures to title, notes to endpapers, otherwise clean internally. New Edition. 504pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Reference; Language & Linguistics. Inventory No: 045436.

Venice: Bonetus Locatellus, for Octavianus Scotus, 1493. Early Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Bound in an old manuscript parchment leaf, vellum spine, degraded, stained. An old, ca 17th or early 18th century, rebinding. Pastedowns wormed, Dampstain to first 20 leaves, scattered browning, heavy to some leaves, minor ink stains. Notes, manicules and underlining in a contemporary hand throughout but not pervasive. (3), 206 leaves (0f 210, lacking rear blank). Rear blank replaced with laid paper with fleur de lis watermark. A finely printed incunable edition of Valerius Maximus's stories of Roman society. Set in a humanist typeface with the commentary of Oliverius Arziganensis which first appeared in 1487. Maximus's collection of around 1000 short tales and anecdotes of Roman life was foundational to the Renaissance as it provided often the sole pool of information about aspects of Roman life that were being widely emulated, especially in Italy and France. This edition was printed 9… Read More

Lyon: Widow of Antoine de Harsy, 1615. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Contemporary calf, cover neatly detached, old library label inside front cover, embossed stamp to title, old withdrawn stamp to title verso, endpapers and title a bit rumpled, scatterred minor foxing and wear, generally very good internally. (24), 336, (8)pp. Gorton, in his biographical dictionary describes Vanini as "a writer stigmatized with atheism". Vanini published this in 1615 this work which though mystical in nature, wasn't heretical and it was licensed - his next work, the next year, was burnt and he was sentenced to have his tongue plucked out and himself burned which he was on Feburary 19, 1619. Brunet 5 1075, Ferguson II 726 Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Magic, Paranormal & Occult. Inventory No: 046711.

Paris: Joseph de Boffe, 1798. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Volumes 30-31 of the seminal French scientific journal, still published today. Early blue paper wraps, worn and discolored, volume 31 split cleanly down the middle. Page edges worn and a little soiled, partially unopened - scattered light foxing but largely clean. Dated year VII of the Jacobin calendar. 344pp; 336pp with 1 plate. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 042674.

Paris: Hachette, 1888. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. 1/4 red leather over marbled boards. Moderate wear at the edges, scattered foxing. Large folding map at the rear. Les Derniers Cannibales; Iles de Terres Oceaniennes; La Race Polynesienne; San Francisco. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 045070.

Lyon: Deux-Collines, 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Original purple wraps over card covers, slightly sunned, browning from wraps on endpapers. Inscribed by Varille. 113 of 500 copies. 113pp Charming little illustrated history of vinegar. Size: 12mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000832.

Rome: Editalia, 1967. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. 10 volumes in brown leather in matching leather slipcases. Each 1 3/4" x 1 1/2". Slight scuffing and fading to spines and boxes. Size: Miniature. 10-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 048487.

Haverhill: Stuart, Lyall & Co, 1886. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Promotional booklet with some recipes, home economics tips, and a great many ads, many for Burnett's (Cocoaine, etc.) products. Chromo lithographed covers, chipped, coming loose at spine, very good internally. 94 unnumbered pages. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000572.

1849. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition. Quarter leather, spine rubbed and worn, endpapers foxed, otherwise quite clean with a few small old private library marks. Pages 1-174 of the 456 in Tome 1. Scarce. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 046356.

New York: Visionaire, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Red silk box with simulated bone closures. Slight wear to box, fine internally. 860 of 2000. 34 inserts, one a catalog. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 046723.

New York: Visionaire, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Loose sheets in a portfolio - foam which forms the inside edges of the portfolio degraded and missing on one edge. 42 mostly double sided portraits. 957 of 1500 copies. Contributors: ALEXANDRE DE BETAKANDRES SERRANOANDRES WENNGRENANDREW BRUCKERANH DOUNGANN DEMEULEMEESTERANTOINE ANGRUNYANTONIO LOPEZBERNARD FIGUEROABRUCE WEBERCARLOS APONTEDAVID SEIDNERDOVANNA PAGOWSKADWIGHT MARSHALLFILIP PAGOWSKIFRANCOIS BERTHOUDGEOFFROY DE BOISMENUGIANA DE JOHNETTEGREG FOLEYHAIDEEJEAN-PAUL GOUDEJAMES WHITEJOHN NEWSOMJOHN SCARISBRICKJOSEF ASTORKAREEM ILIYAKAREN PARKKEN SIMANKEVIN MACKINTOSHKRISTINA COLOVICLOU SALVATORIMAISON MARTIN MARGIELAMALCOM HILLMARIO TESTINOMARK GAGNONMARTIN MARGIELAMATS GUSTAFSONMEI TAOMICHAEL CAPOTOSTOMICHAEL ECONOMYMICHEL HADDIMIKA MIZUTANINARGESS KHOSROWSHAHIORLANDO PITAPATRICK ROBYNPETER ROBARTHANRAYMOND MEIERRETAMARRUBEN TOLEDOSATOSHI SAIKUSASCOTT LIFSHUTZSETA NILANDSTEEN SUNDLANDSTEPHANE SEDNAOUISTEVAN DOHARSTEVEN… Read More

Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1503. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. The first 3 books of seven. Later full leather with an attractive modern rebacking, light wear at edges, new endpapers, page edges sprayed, scattered very minor foxing, a few pages with a faint tide mark to the upper right corners, a few early marginal notes, small ink notation crossed out on final leaf. A lovely copy of the first three books of the first Aldine Greek Anthology - in Greek throughout, unpaginated A1v(title) - X8. 168 leaves (of 290 in the entire work) - Ahmanson-Murphy 79. Based on the 1494 edition of Ianos Laskaris, it makes numerous additions and improvements. The typeface, the smallest of the Aldine Greek types, is based on Aldus's own hand and was designed and cut by the Bolognese master punchcutter Francesco Griffo. Size: Octavo (8vo). 3 volumes of the 7-volume set. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046839.

Paris: Prault, 1765. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. Contemporary calf, worn at the corners but sound. 519pp plus privilege at the rear. Light browning here and there, otherwise clean internally. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Fishing & Hunting. Inventory No: 045443.

New York: Visionaire, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Loose pages in a portfolio, wear to one corner of portfolio, fine internally. 30 inserts, 2 multiple pages, 1 a duplicate (U). 21 of 1500 Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 046721.

Rome: Editalia, 1967. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. 5 volumes in brown leather in a matching leather slipcase with base. Poetry, stories, proverbs of Milan. Slight fading to spines. Each 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" 1) Poesia torinese; 2) Satira torinese; 3) Proverbi torinesi; 4) Amore di Torino; 5) Canti torinesi. Size: Miniature. 5-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 048488.

London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1901. Sixth Ed. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Half pebbled green cloth over plain green cloth with gilt decoration to spine. A bright and attractive copy. 702pp plus ads. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Engineering, Industrial & Trades; Inventory No: 040749.

Clayton, NY: G.H. Bates, 1908. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Original yellow wraps, worn, soiled, scattered mild cooking stains internally, additions to one or two recipes. A good copy of a rare pamphlet — no copies in OCLC, not in Cook (America's Charitable Cookbooks). 38 (7)pp. Ads at rear. Ice cream, Doughnuts, Sour Milk-Cake, Parker House Rolls, Chow-Chow, Tomato Catsup, Chili Sauce (no chiles were harmed in making this sauce), Mock Duck. Size: 1908. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: CAT000786.

London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1811. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. Attractively rebound in half calf over marbled bords, heavy foxing to colored frontispieces, scattered very minor foxing - generally very bright internally. Foxing and chipping to final page. With a well executed but slightly faded old fore-edge painting of a fox hunt. 469, (1 ad)pp. Date from colored engraving at end of preface. 9 copies in OCLC, all of the second edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Sports & Pastimes. Inventory No: 047393.