KUNIYOSHI. Hatsune (First Warbler). Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke.
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KUNIYOSHI. Hatsune (First Warbler). Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke. Colored woodcut. 350x240 mm. Sign: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. Publisher: Iseyoshi. Wood engraver: Shoji. Censorship: Aratame. Excellent fresh color impression with visible wood grain, backed, glued at corners, slightly faded, heigth trimmed to the image at the bottom, margins partly trimmed, slightly soiled. Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke wrestles with an opponent in front of an audience of nobles. This is chapter 23 of the Wakan nazorae Genji series, (Japanese and Chinese comparisons for Genji chapters). In this series, Kuniyoshi has combined scenes from history, fiction and legend with related chapters from the most famous novel in Japanese classical literature.

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KUNIYOSHI. Hatsune (First Warbler). Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke. Colored woodcut. 350x240 mm. Sign: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. Publisher: Iseyoshi. Wood engraver: Shoji. Censorship: Aratame. Excellent fresh color impression with visible wood grain, backed, glued at corners, slightly faded, heigth trimmed to the image at the bottom, margins partly trimmed, slightly soiled. Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke wrestles with an opponent in front of an audience of nobles. This is chapter 23 of the Wakan nazorae Genji series, (Japanese and Chinese comparisons for Genji chapters). In this series, Kuniyoshi has combined scenes from history, fiction and legend with related chapters from the most famous novel in Japanese classical literature.

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Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

VESLING, Johann. Syntagma anatomicum. Padua, Paolo Frambotto, 1651 4to, 275x210 mm. Hardback binding. Pp. [16], 274, [10]. Color frontispiece representing the anatomical theater of Padua. Lacking notebook X and pp. 233-234. 24 copper-engraved plates and 1 copper-engraved color portrait of the author on p. page. Moisture stain to first 2 papers and upper margin of last few. Tear on p. 96. Spots and strong marginal woodworm stains. Binding with defects and lacks on spine. Exemplar in beard. The Syntagma anatomicum, first published in 1641 then enriched with anatomical plates produced under Vesling's own supervision in 1647, was the most accurate and widely used anatomy text in the second half of the 17th century. It is distinguished by the accuracy of its plates. Vesling, a restorer at the Botanical Garden of Padua, was professor of anatomy at the College of Medicine in Venice, and received the chair of anatomy and surgery in Padua in 1632.His lectures, illustrated with plates he produced himself, are collected here.In the Syntagma anatomicum there is the first description of the human lymphatic system and Willis's polygon (vascular system of the brain, discovered by the English physician Willis, a contemporary of Vesling).DSB XIV, 12. A. Porzionato et al, The Anatomical School of Padua. The Anatomical Record, Vol. 295, no. 6, 2012, p. 908. LM/Krivatsy 12328; Waller 9931; Osler 4166; Choulant-Frank p. 243; Roberts & Tomlinson, p. 236-239. 4to, 275x210 mm. Cardboard binding. Pp. [16], 274, [10]. Colored engraved titlepage depicting anatomical theater at Padua. Square X and pp. 233-234 missing, 24 engraved plates and a colored portrait of the author on full page. Stain of humidity in the first two leaves and in the top margin of the last. Tear on p. 96. Stains and marginal wormholes. Binding with defects and loss on the spine. Uncut specimen. The Syntagma anatomicum, published for the first time in 1641 and then enriched with anatomical plates produced under the supervision of Vesling himself in 1647, was the most precise and most used anatomy text in the second half of the 17th century. It stands out for the precision of its plates.Vesling, restorer of the Botanical Garden of Padua, was professor of anatomy at the College of Medicine of Venice, and received the chair of anatomy and surgery in Padua in 1632.His lessons, illustrated with plates he himself made, are collected here.In the Syntagma anatomicum there is the first description of the human lymphatic system and the Willis polygon (vascular system of the brain, discovered by the English physician Willis, a contemporary of Vesling).

Estim. 7 000 - 8 000 EUR

ALESSANDRI, Innocente - SCATTAGLIA, Pietro. Animali quadrupedi dal naturale dissegnati, incisi, e miniati con i loro veri colori da Innocente Alessandri, e Pietro Scattaglia. Part one [-fourth]. In Venice, at the insignia of the B. Vergine della pace sopra il ponte di Rialto, 1771-1775. 4 Parts in two volumes in-folio. 470x322 mm. Coeval half-parchment binding with corners, red cuts. Each part with figured Frontispiece, followed by 50 numbered plates, all hand-colored at the time. The numbering "LI," with the horse is present twice, but with different illustration. The plate numbered I Leone, has a dedication to His Excellency Lunardo Venier. Frontispieces I part and III part differ in the addition of the word "Removed from the natural." For a total of 196 out of 200.Hand-colored boards of the period. Occasional pale gore and staining, small halo to endpapers of Part II, a few marginal tears, other traces of use, Ex libris nobiliare to counterplate of second volume. Rare collection of plates in first edition and edition executed for the Pisani family. The two hundred extraordinary plates depict quadruped animals, portrayed in their natural environment and are beautifully hand-painted at the time. This is the finest and most valuable zoological work of the eighteenth century, a masterpiece of Venetian engraving art. Each composition is richly decorated around the figure of the animal, with trees, flowers, burrows. The work was executed over a period of five years and was published in monthly fascicles. Absent are 5 plates: 96, 179, 180, 181 and 182. Probably this copy is a proof as there are differences on some plates with other copies.Ceresoli 44: "Rare work, not mentioned by bibliographies." Nissen ZBI 79; Morazzoni, Libri Veneziani del '700, p. 208. 4 Parts in two volumes in-folio. 470x322 mm. Contemporary half parchment binding with corners, red cuts. Each part with a figured title page, followed by 50 numbered plates, all hand-colored at the time. The numbering "LI," with the horse is present twice, but with different illustration. The plate numbered I Leone has a dedication to his excellence Lunardo Venier. The title pages I part and III part differ in the addition of the word "Removed from the natural." For a total of 196 of 200 plates hand-colored at the time. Pale stains and occasional stains, small halo on the final plates of the second part, some marginal tears, other traces of use, Ex libris Pisani family on the inside cover of the second volume. Rare collection of first edition and issue plates made for Pisani Aristocratic Family. The two hundred extraordinary plates depict quadrupedal animals, portrayed in their natural environment and are beautifully hand painted at the time. It is the most beautiful and valuable work of zoology of the eighteenth century, a masterpiece of Venetian engraving art. Each composition is rich in decorations around the figure of the animal, with trees, flowers, dens. The work was carried out over a period of five years and was published in monthly issues. Absent 5 plates: 96, 179, 180, 181 and 182. Probably this specimen is a proof of print since it differs from the other copies. for some engraviongs and dedication.

Estim. 7 000 - 8 000 EUR

BUSUTTIL, Salvatore. Solemn Vatican procession of Corpus Christi. Directed by one of the Master of Ceremonies of His Holiness Gregory XVI. Rome, Deodato Minelli, 1838. Oblong folio, 327 x 478 mm. Binding in coeval black full cloth decorated with blind embossing, title in gold on front plate "Vatican Procession of Corpus Christi." 35 finely hand-colored intaglio plates with gold and silver parts (frontispiece, plate with history of the procession in Italian and French, and 33 plates illustrating the procession). Boards with traces of use, spotting and pale marginal flourishes, skillfully repaired tear at margin of board with history of the Procession, but overall good complete copy. Very rare series of finely hand-colored plates with gold and silver details depicting the Corpus Christi procession (first Thursday after Pentecost) as it took place in the time of Gregory XVI. The procession, which unfolds along 33 plates, accurately portrays costumes and details and is therefore a document of great social-historical interest. The captions specify the ecclesiastical authorities with the various religious orders, bishops and patriarchs portrayed, as well as military men such as grenadiers, Carabinieri, Dragoons, Civic and Swiss Guards along with civilians and commoners who came from the city and provincial boroughs in the popular costumes typical of the Roman-Lazio area who attend the sides of the procession individually or in small family groups forming real genre scenes. There is no shortage of elegant middle-class couples and pilgrim figures in their characteristic attire. Salvatore Busuttil (1784-1854) was one of Malta's most important artists. Also active in Rome, he specialized in costume plates. Oblong Folio, 327x478 mm. Full black cloth binding decorated with blind tooling, gilt title on front cover "Vatican Procession of Corpus Christi." 35 plates engraved on copper finely hand colored with gilt and silver inserts (titlepage, plate with the story of the Procession in Italian and French and 33 plates depicting the Procession). Plates with traces of wear and slight foxing, little tear on the lower margin of the plate with the story of the Procession skillful restored, overall a good complete specimen. Very rare series of finely hand-colored plates with gilt and silver details representing the Corpus Domini procession (first Thursday after Pentecost) as it took place at the time of Gregory XVI. The parade, which unfolds along 33 plates, portrays costumes and details with great accuracy and is therefore a document of great historical-social interest. The captions specify the ecclesiastical authorities with the various religious orders, bishops and patriarchs portrayed, as well as soldiers such as grenadiers, Carabinieri, Dragoons, Civic and Swiss Guards together with civilians and commoners arriving from the city villages and the province with the popular costumes typical of the area around Rome and of the region who attend the sides of the procession individually or in small family groups, forming real genre skits. Elegant bourgeois couples and figures of pilgrims in their characteristic clothing are depicting too.Salvatore Busuttil (1784-1854) was one of the most important Maltese artist. Active also in Rome, he was specializing in costume paintings.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis; de. De la Démocratie en Amérique. Huitième et deuxième éditions. Paris, Gosselin, 1840 4 Volumes in 8vo. 214x130 mm. Coeval havana leather binding, double gilt fillet on plates, sinew spine decorated with gilt fillets and double gusset with titles, polychrome marbled guard-leaves and cuts. Composed as follows: Pages [2], 358; [2], 423, 1 blank; [2], V, [3], 333, 1 blank; [2], 363, 1 blank. An out-of-text map folded several times in the first volume, imprinted in lithograph, with coeval coloring. Heytesbury House heraldic ex libris, pasted to the counterparts, with motto "Grandescunt Aucta Labore." Eyes missing. Beautiful copy in fine coeval binding. Revised and corrected edition of the seminal work on the United States of America. Eighth edition of part one, second edition of part two. Tocqueville revised each edition of the first part up to the eighth edition, so each of the first editions has unique aspects that make it interesting. Alexis de Tocqueville arrived in the United States in the spring of 1831, accompanied by his friend and fellow student Gustave de Beaumont. Their original goal was to study the prison system in the United States. After visiting prisons in the East, they undertook a tour of the South to New Orleans, traveled up the Mississippi, visited the Great Lakes and Canada, and returned via New York after traveling for nine months. After writing his report on prisons, Tocqueville began work on the first part of 'Democracy in America' in 1833-34 and published it, in less than 500 copies, in January 1835. Almost from the outset, Tocqueville's work enjoyed the reputation of being the sharpest and most insightful discussion ever published on the political and social life of the United States, and it is still a seminal classic. Whether it is considered a textbook on American political institutions, a survey of society and culture, an inquiry into the psyche of the United States, or a study of the actions of modern democratic society, the book has continued to offer insights and provoke reflection since its inception. The book was an immediate success, and numerous editions, many with revisions, quickly followed, so much so that the second part, first published in April 1840, was published at the same time as the eighth edition of the first part, this very specimen we present.Prestigious specimen of prestigious provenance, belonging to William Henry Ashe à Court-Holmes later Holmes-à Court, 2nd Baron Heytesbury, 1809 - 1891, British peer and Conservative member of Parliament.Howes T278, T279. Sabin 96060, 96061. Clark III:111. Library of Congress, A Passion for Liberty, Alexis De Tocqueville on Democracy & Revolution (Washington, 1989). 4 volumes in 8vo. 214x130 mm. Contemporary binding in Havana leather, double gold fillet on the covers, ribbed spine adorned with golden fillets and double label with titles, polychrome marbled endpapers and edges. Composed as follows: Pages [2], 358; [2], 423, 1 blank; [2], V, [3], 333, 1 blank; [2], 363, 1 blank. A colored folding map bound into the first volume, printed in lithography.Heraldic ex libris Heytesbury House, glued to the pastedowns, with motto "Grandescunt Aucta Labore". Lacks half titles. Beautiful Specimen in precious contemporary binding. Revised and corrected edition of the fundamental work on the United States of America. Eighth edition of the first part, second edition of the second part. Tocqueville revised every edition of the first part up to the eighth edition, so each of the first editions has unique aspects that make it interesting. Alexis de Tocqueville arrived in the United States in the spring of 1831, accompanied by his friend and fellow student Gustave de Beaumont. Their original goal was to study the United States prison system. After visiting the prisons of the East, they undertook a tour of the South to New Orleans, went up the Mississippi, visited the Great Lakes and Canada, and returned via New York, after traveling for nine months. After writing his report on prisons, Tocqueville began work on the first part of 'Democracy in America' in 1833-34 and published it, in fewer than 500 copies, in January 1835. Almost from the beginning Tocqueville's work it enjoyed a reputation as the most insightful and perceptive discussion of the political and social life of the United States ever published, and it remains a major classic. Whether considered an institutional textbook on American politics, a survey of society and culture, an investigation of the psyche of the United States, or a study of the actions of modern democratic society, the book has continued to offer insights and provoke reflections ever since. since its birth. The book was an immediate success and numerous editions, many with revisions, quickly followed, so m

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