Milton et al, JohnEnglish Library. Authors in Verse. Vols. I-XVI. 16 vols. In 5 …

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Milton et al, JohnEnglish Library. Authors in Verse. Vols. I-XVI. 16 vols. in 5 vols. Gotha, Steudel and Keil, 1805-1807. 8°. Paperback d. 3 vols. with ribbed boards (rubbed and bumped). Milton et al, John English Library. Authors in Verse. Vols. I-XVI. 16 vols. in 5 vols. Gotha, Steudel and Keil, 1805-1807. 8°. Paperback d. Zt., 3 vols. with ribbed boards (rubbed and bumped). Each with stamped bookplate. - Contains the following works: Vols. I-II: John Milton. Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. - Vol. III: James Thomson. The Seasons. - Vol. VI: The Poems of O. Goldsmith and Cunningham. - Vols. V-VII: Tobias Smollett. The Adventures of Roderic Random. - Vols. VIII-XI: Laurence Sterne. The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman. - Vol. XII: Oliver Goldsmith. Essays by Dr. Goldsmith. - Vol. XIII: Henry Fielding. A Journey from this World to the Next, etc. etc. - Vols. XIV-XVI: The Poems of Ossian. Translated by James Macpherson. - Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones. A Foundling." in four parts, not available here. Contains in Vol. VI the piece "A Petition to the worshipful Free Masons, delivered from the Stage by a Lady at a Comedy countenanced by that Fraternity". - Slightly browned due to paper. Title page of Vol. I detached. Overall in good condition. 16 pts. in 5 vols. Cont. paperbacks, 3 vols. with spine labels (rubbed and bumped). - Each with stamped bookplate. - Contains: see above. - In 1804 Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones. A Foundling." was published in four parts, not present here. Includes in vol. VI the piece "A Petition to the worshipful Free Masons, delivered from the Stage by a Lady at a Comedy countenanced by that Fraternity." - Paper lightly browned. Title pages of vol. I detached. Overall well preserved.

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Milton et al, JohnEnglish Library. Authors in Verse. Vols. I-XVI. 16 vols. in 5 vols. Gotha, Steudel and Keil, 1805-1807. 8°. Paperback d. 3 vols. with ribbed boards (rubbed and bumped). Milton et al, John English Library. Authors in Verse. Vols. I-XVI. 16 vols. in 5 vols. Gotha, Steudel and Keil, 1805-1807. 8°. Paperback d. Zt., 3 vols. with ribbed boards (rubbed and bumped). Each with stamped bookplate. - Contains the following works: Vols. I-II: John Milton. Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. - Vol. III: James Thomson. The Seasons. - Vol. VI: The Poems of O. Goldsmith and Cunningham. - Vols. V-VII: Tobias Smollett. The Adventures of Roderic Random. - Vols. VIII-XI: Laurence Sterne. The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman. - Vol. XII: Oliver Goldsmith. Essays by Dr. Goldsmith. - Vol. XIII: Henry Fielding. A Journey from this World to the Next, etc. etc. - Vols. XIV-XVI: The Poems of Ossian. Translated by James Macpherson. - Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones. A Foundling." in four parts, not available here. Contains in Vol. VI the piece "A Petition to the worshipful Free Masons, delivered from the Stage by a Lady at a Comedy countenanced by that Fraternity". - Slightly browned due to paper. Title page of Vol. I detached. Overall in good condition. 16 pts. in 5 vols. Cont. paperbacks, 3 vols. with spine labels (rubbed and bumped). - Each with stamped bookplate. - Contains: see above. - In 1804 Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones. A Foundling." was published in four parts, not present here. Includes in vol. VI the piece "A Petition to the worshipful Free Masons, delivered from the Stage by a Lady at a Comedy countenanced by that Fraternity." - Paper lightly browned. Title pages of vol. I detached. Overall well preserved.

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MALLARMÉ (Stéphane). Vers et prose. Morceaux choisis. Paris, Perrin, 1893. In-12, paperback (cover faded, spine worn, interior defects including extensive wetness at end of volume). First collective edition, partly original. Illustrated on the frontispiece with a portrait of the author lithographed on Chine appliqué, after James M. N. Whistler. Autograph signed letter from Stéphane Mallarmé to Dr. Thomas W. Evans, his American-born dentist, who also treated George Sand, Balzac, King Louis-Philippe and Russian Emperor Nicholas I, among other celebrities.

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TORNIERI ARNALDI, Arnaldo. La corsa delle slitte in Vicenza nel carnovale 1784. Vicenza, Vincenzo Leoni, 1784 8vo; 193x140 mm; Binding in marbled hardback; pp. 32 as follows: title, 6 pp. dedication by Leoni to "ornatissimi cavalieri e gentilissime dame," 22 pp. description in verse of the sleigh race, 2 pp. with list of Vicenza's noble personages who participated in the event; endpapers 16 fold-out f. t. plates engraved in copper and watercolor, with silver and gold raised borders. Marginal blooming, good copy. Very Rare Original Figured Edition. This charming party book was imprinted in very few copies, probably 30, intended for the participants in the carnival costume party on sleighs that took place in Vicenza in the winter of 1784: among them appear representatives of the most eminent patrician families of Vicenza: Barbarani, Trissino, Verlate, Vello, Caldogne, Burri, Bissari, and others. The sleighs are pulled over the snow by harnessed horses; a call from 1 to 30 refers to the name of the passenger listed in the index of "ornatissimi cavalieri." Melzi's bibliography identifies as the author of this delightful work the nobleman Arnaldo Tornieri, who appears in the last panel on a sleigh attached to a large balloon. The year 1784 was the year of the first Italian aerostatic experiments, and for this singular curiosity the book is cited by Caproni-Bertarelli. The lively plates are painted in vivid colors by a coeval hand and are embellished with silver and gold elevations. There are only three examples in the Worldcat: at the Bibl. Civica Bertoliana in Vicenza, the British Library and the Bibl. Nationale in Paris. Melzi, I, 258; Caproni-Bertarelli, p. 111; Olschki, Choix 8129, under Leoni, as in Caproni. 8vo. 193x140 mm. Marbled boards binding. 32 pages composed as follows: title; 6 pp. of Leoni's dedication to "ornatissimi cavalieri e gentilissime dame"; 22 pages of description in verses of the sleds' race, 2 pp. with the list of the noblemen characters from Vicenza participating to the race; at the end 16 watercolored folded plates o.t. engraved on copper, with gilt and silver rises. Occasional foxing, good copy. Extremely rare first Illustrated edition. This fascinating book of feasts was printed in very few copies, probably 30, intended for the participants in the carnival party in costume on sleds that took place in Vicenza in the winter of 1784: among these there are the representatives of the most eminent patrician families from Vicenza: Barbarani, Trissino, Verlate, Vello, Caldogne, Burri, Bissari, and others. The sleds are pulled over the snow by harnessed horses; a reference from 1 to 30 refers to the name of the passenger indicated in the index of the "most ornate knights." The bibliography of Melzi identifies as the author of this delightful work the noble Arnaldo Tornieri, who appears in the last plate on a sled attached to a large balloon. 1784 was the year of the first Italian aerostatic experiences and for this singular curiosity the book is quoted by Caproni-Bertarelli. The very animated plates are painted with lively contemporary hand colors and are embellished with gilt and silver rises. Only three specimens present in the Worldcat: at the Bibl. Civica Bertoliana of Vicenza, the British Library and the Bibl. Nationale of Paris.

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SILVA, Hercules. Of the art of English gardens. Milan, Stamperia e fonderia al genio tipografico, [1801]. 4to, 285 x 225 mm. Rear binding in half calf with corners and gilt title to spine. Pp. [8], 373, [3]. Copper-engraved vignette on title page. 6 fold-out plates, 30 illustrations in the text, partially full-page, engraved by Gaetano Riboldi to a design by Giuseppe Levati, depicting among other things the Villa Silva in Cinisello, the Villa Cusani in Desio, the pond of the Villa Reale in Monza, and the gardens of the Belgioioso Castle. Slight browning, restoration to lower margin of eyelet. Good copy. First illustrated edition printed on strong paper. Reference work on the Romantic garden. Cicognara: "...with 36 copper plates. The best work in this genre that Italy has." Schlosser: "The most important Italian work on the subject." This fundamental work on the English garden laid the foundation for the formation of numerous private and public landscape gardens in nineteenth-century Italy. Count Ercole Silva, himself a landscape architect, designed and took as an example the garden of his own villa in Cinisello, near Milan; he also endowed his text with valuable engraved plates and illustrations representing some other Lombard villas. Paliaga and Valeriani note that the work was instrumental in the spread of the art of the ''landscape garden'' in Italy and of English gardens, a "particular form of 'landscaping' that included a series of architectural complements (small temples, turrets, false ruins, coffee - houses and more)." A few years after its publication, this work inspired a passage from Ugo Foscolo's Sepolcri, in verses 130-132.Cicognara 960; Schlosser 684. Cf. Il Gran Teatro delle Fabbriche, edited by Paliaga and Valeriani, Milan 2000. 4to, 285 x 225 mm. Later binding in quarter calfskin with corners and gilt title on spine. Pages [8], 373, [3]. Copper engraved vignette on the title page. 6 folded plates, 30 illustrations in the text, partially full page, engraved by Gaetano Riboldi based on a design by Giuseppe Levati, which depict, among other things, Villa Silva in Cinisello, Villa Cusani in Desio, the pond of the Villa Reale in Monza, and the gardens of Belgioioso Castle. Slight browning, restoration on the lower margin of the half-title. Good specimen. First illustrated edition printed on laid paper. Reference work on the romantic garden. Cicognara: "...with 36 copper plates. The best work in this genre that Italy has." Schlosser: "The most important Italian work on the subject." This fundamental work on the English garden laid the foundations for the formation of numerous private and public landscape gardens in nineteenth-century Italy. Count Ercole Silva, himself a landscape architect, designed and took as an example the garden of his villa in Cinisello, near Milan; he also equipped his text with precious engraved tables and illustrations representing some other Lombard villas. Paliaga and Valeriani note that the work was decisive for the diffusion of the art of the ''landscape garden'' in Italy and of English gardens, a "particular form of 'landscaping' which included a series of architectural complements (temples, turrets, false ruins, coffee - houses and more)." A few years after its publication, this work inspired a passage from Ugo Foscolo's Sepolcri, lines 130-132.

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Joan Miró, Spanish 1893-1983, Le Passage de l'oseau divin; Vers l'Arc en ciel; Femmes encercle par le vol de l'oiseau; L'echelle de l'evasion, from the Constellations series, 1941; four lithographs in colour on wove, each inscribed Palma de Majorque in pen and ink and signed by the artist, each with an individual drawing (on the reverse) also signed in the plate, each sheet: 35.8 x 43.5 cm, (framed) (ARR) (4) Provenance: Halcyon Gallery London | UK Private Collection

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