Search Results: Titles starting with S from Knuf Rare Books

1668. Augsburg, Gottlieb Goebel, 1668. Small 8vo. (200),384,(24)pp. Title printed in red and black. Woodcut initials. Index. Contemp. calf. (spine damaged, corners bumped and covers rubbed; some light foxing and some library stamps on the verso of the titlepage). First edition. An early bibliography of medieval and modern authors, including both manuscripts and printed editions of their works, and including secular as well as religious topics, the title notwithstanding. This is followed by surveys of several large manuscript collections including Augsburg, Basel, Florence (Medici), Leyden, Madrid (Escorial), Milano (Ambrosiana), Munich, Oxford, Padua, Paris, Rom, Utrecht, Venice and Vienna. [Peignot p. 461; STC 2544; Besterman 2937].

1777. Venice, 1777. viii,292pp. Engraved frontispiece. Index. Modern half leather, marbled boards. Several blindstamped exlibri (hardly visible), some dustsoiling & upper margin of frontispiece repaired. Second, considerably enlarged edition of these biographical and bibliographical notes on the writers of the Italian Tyrol. The first edition of 1733, printed in Rovereto, contained only 99 pages.The frontispiece is drawn by Michael Catrarozzi and engraved by Amadio Gabrielli. Tartarotti (1708-1737) was a notary in Rovereto.

London, Lister, 1787 (for most of the pieces). 13,5 x 13,5 cm. Rebound in modern 3/4 leather, marbled boards. Some foxing and staining throughout. (#8 has the lower half of pp. 19/20 torn off; # 9 lacks pages 7-10)A collection of eight texts bound together, most are dated 1787. Probably all printed by G. ListerContains: 1. LILLO, MR. George Barnwell, a tragedy as it is acted at the Theatres Royal. London, printed for G. Lister, 1787. 24 pp.2. FOOTE, SAMUEL. The Minor; a comedy. As it is performed at the Theatres Royal. London, G. Lister, 1787. Frontispiece.3. GARRICK, DAVID. The Farmer's Return from London. No place, no date. 2 pp.4. MOORE, M. The Gamester, a tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatres Royal. London, printed for G. Lister, 1787. Frontispiece, 31 pp plus a 1 page catalogue of books printed for and sold by G. Lister. 5. FOOTE, SAMUEL. Taste; a comedy. As it is performed at the Theatres Royal. London, printed for G. Lister, 1787. Frontispiec, 12 pp. 6. COLLINS, WILLIAM. Poems. No place, no… Read More

Amsterdam, without date and printer (about 1740). 18 leaves (including title). Oblong 4to. Bound in marbled paper. Despite a clumsy attempt of calligraphy on the verso of the second leaf a fine copy. Third issue of the third book of Ambrosius Perling. This master calligrapher was born in Utrecht in 1657 or 1658 and became a citizen of Amsterdam in 1683. He kept a boarding school where calligraphy was taught and died in 1718. The first issues of the books written by Perling were published at his own expenses, the later ones were published (as in this case) by members of the family De Broen, engravers and publishers in Amsterdam. Ambrosius Perling reached a high fame during his lifetime as the last writing master who could hold in honor the calligraphic tradition of the Dutch republic. De Broen advertised his scripts as produced by "the jewel of the writing masters" and in fact the fame of Perling as unsurpassed calligrapher lasted well into the XIX century, both in Holland and abroad. Especially in… Read More

Amsterdam, without date and printer (about 1740). 18 leaves (including title). Oblong 4to. Bound in marbled paper. Despite a clumsy attempt of calligraphy on the verso of the second leaf a fine copy. Third issue of the third book of Ambrosius Perling. This master calligrapher was born in Utrecht in 1657 or 1658 and became a citizen of Amsterdam in 1683. He kept a boarding school where calligraphy was taught and died in 1718. The first issues of the books written by Perling were published at his own expenses, the later ones were published (as in this case) by members of the family De Broen, engravers and publishers in Amsterdam. Ambrosius Perling reached a high fame during his lifetime as the last writing master who could hold in honor the calligraphic tradition of the Dutch republic. De Broen advertised his scripts as produced by "the jewel of the writing masters" and in fact the fame of Perling as unsurpassed calligrapher lasted well into the XIX century, both in Holland and abroad. Especially in… Read More

Utrecht, Jacob van Poolsum, 1748. Broadside (c. 38 x 32 cm). Printed on one side only. Some old tears (restored). Large woodcut with arms of Utrecht at the top. Paper browned. Offers a reward of one thousand five hundred Guilders for the helping the authorities capture the author (or one thousand Guilders for the printer) of one particular - but unnamed - libel that attacks certain - again unnamed - governors of Utrecht. All this anonymously of course.

1741. Edition novissima, Basel, Joh. Rudolph. Im-Hof, 1741-1745. 2 vols. (vi), (xlvii), (ii), 666 pp; (viii), 358, (ii), 252, 88, 41, (35) pp. Contemporary stiff vellum. Some patches of vellum missing on the spine not affecting the binding and corners slightly damaged. Edges stained red. William Cave (1637 - 1713) was an English divine whose fame rests upon his writings on church history which are voluminous and valuable. The present work, a history of ancient Christian literature, is his main work and the one for which he is best known.

Trade card, no place, no date but circa 1870. Size: 11 x 14 cm. Printed on paper. (small defect on the top margin). Charming trade card. One side shows a picture in black and white of four happy girls in the four seasons, wearing shoes suitable to the weather and the details about where to obtain to shoes. The other side shows a picture of two children standing on the beach in colour with the text "Sister - tell me what do the wild waves say?" Silver tipped shoes only for children at play! (Birch Bark - Chromo no. 1). I have dated this from another version of this card for Edward T. Merill, a shoe dealer in Portland (Maine).

1896. In original paper wrapper (torn): Coins dorés No. 805. Exposition Nationale de 1896. Médaille d'Or Cartes dites Opaques Inaltérables, J. Müller & Cie. Schafthause... Wrapper printed in red with black seal.

1863. Written on his stationary. From the text: Monsieur, Je vient d'apprendre qu l'on s'occupe de moi au Ministère de l'agriculture et du commerce pour me faire obtenir la crox d'officiers....La vienveillant intérêt que vous avez toujours bien voulu me témoigner me fait penser que vous apprendrez cette nouvelle avec plaisir...

1873. Contains the first 5 volumes of the 'Eerste Reeks' (first series) and the sixth volume is the first part of the second series. (this last volume 6 is a photographic reprint). 316, 132, 104, 320, 318 & 305 pp. Clothbound. Top hinges of volume one a bit damaged but good copies. All published. This was published until the death of Martinus Nijhof in 1894 (who was the only editor). It continued as Tijdschrift voor Boek- en Bibliotheekwezen in 1903. Contains a wealth of information on the history of the Dutch book and includes catalogues of books published by Nijhof.

1742. Altona, Henrici Christ. Hüllen et Heredum, 1742. Title in red & black, (vi),671pp. 4to. Contemporary stiff vellum binding. First edition. Jähns 1888: Detailed work on the history of the army in Germany. An important standard work, thoroughly researched, well organized and rich in quotes from acts and in many respects still an important work.

1707. Vesantione [i.e. Besançon], 1707. Titlepage, 14,(viii),441,(xliii)pp. 16mo. Contemporary full calf, spine goldtooled. Corners rubbed. First flyleaf loosening, browned throughout and (water)stain on last flyleaf. François-Joseph de Grammont was Archbishop of Besançon from 1698 to 1717. The present work contains the statutes of the diocesan synod convoced by him in his capacity as Archbishop. At a synod the decrees determined upon by the (arch)bishop are promulgated and a period of two months is allowed for having recourse against them to the bishop or the Holy See. All the clergy and laity of the diocese are bound by these decrees, and it is not necessary for the bishop to send his statutes to Rome for revision before publication. Pages 336 to 348 specifically deal with books and in the "mandemant" in the introductory material the archbishop explains why he forbids certain books in his diocese. He states: "Nous avons apris avec douleur que des Villes… Read More

London, the Sun Engraving Co. Ltd., n.d. (but 1932/1933 with supplement 1940). (xii, 168 pp). A Supplementary List of Additional Type Faces, September 1940 bound in (pages 169 - 216). An updated price list has been pasted over the original price list. Folio. Original gilt printed cloth. (binding soiled, edges & corners rubbed, some slight damage to spine). (Six of the leather alphabet tabs with letters missing and 8 letters cut from 36 point 'Beton Extra Bold'. Obviously used but despite the defects still a good copy.Another relic, with type range reflecting the twenties and thirties. The introduction explains the design process for this specimen book and shows all aspects of "The Sun" in a series of 17 photos. Anglo Engraving was founded in London in 1898 by Edward Hunter and J.A. Hughes. They wanted to call their company "Sun Engraving" but the name was already in use. In 1911 the name 'Sun Engraving' becomes available and Hunter and Hughes create a new company at Milford House, Milford Lane,… Read More

No place, no date (but France, circa 1840). 28 cardboard cards, size 8,5 x 7,4 cm. The 28 cards contain the 26 letters of the alphabet and two card for the numbers (0 - 9).A lovely and extremely rare set of cards. Each cards shows a letter of the alphabet, both a capital letter and a miniscule, and each card shows a lithograph illustration in the lower half of the card. The letters are printed in relief in gold. The whole card and the illustrations have a border in that is also printed in relief in gold with the same decorative points. The back of the card has a text in rhyme that explains the illustration. There is no mention of a publisher of an editor. We have not found any reference to this alphabet, not in Gumuchian nor in another bibliography. It seems to be extremely rare.

Nine sheets have the imprint: London, H. Such; one says London, printed at the 'Catnach Press' by W.S. Fortey and two without imprint. All sheets printed on very fragile and thin paper of different colours. (some fraying). Size c. 19 x 25 cm. Printed on the recto only. Many with woodcut illustrations. They mostly contain two or three songs in two columns, many with a decorative border down the middle. Many contain a series number.Broadside ballads provided lyrics to popular songs, and were sold cheaply on individual sheets of paper. Decorated with crude woodcuts and often plagued by careless typesetting they were cheap products sold for a penny or even halfpenny a sheet. While the lyrics were often new, the tunes would have been familiar to all. As a widely circulating form of popular literature, ballads can be a useful resource for the study of the history of literacy and can also be of interest to those studying the history of printing. Ballads traditionally addressed themes from everyday… Read More

No place, no date, but all French, late 18th, early 19th century. Size mostly c. 30 x 45 cm. (uncut, edges a bit dustsoiled, a few traces of folds and some marginal tears but generally in a good condition).
Calligraphy manuals could be bought as complete works but it was also possible to buy the plates separately and thus assemble a personal collection of samples of writing. These plates were obviously collected as such. They were never bound. For some plates we can find out in which works they were included, for others we cannot. A few of the plates show the postures recommended for writing; most of the other plates are phrases to copy and examples of writing. Some titles of the plates: "taille et tenue de la plume", "situation du corps", "table de Pithagore". We find names of engravers: "Huet et Baublé fils, Ellis d'Avignon, Bourgoin engraved Bariolle, Dizambourg, Vorms d'Avignon, Lechard, Boulanger engraved by Pelicier, De Milns, De Fresse. Plates mostly printed by Basset, some by Langlumé and… Read More

No place, no date (but most likely France c. 1850). Single sheet (22 x 34 cm), written on recto only. Some small touches of colour in the decoration.In an elaborate oval border the word "Japon" is written with a short text on Japan. A charming piece of mid-nineteenth century calligraphy. The text translates as: "The Japanese seem to descend from a Chinese colony but they are more civilised and have more experience in the arts. The peoples have nearly always enjoyed a profound peace; they never admit foreigners into their country. Only the Dutch are being received in Nagasaki, once a year. In 1618 there were over four hundred thousand Christians: but the most awful persecution killed nearly all of them and during 30 years iron and fire was used against them".

No place, no date (but Japanese, 1920's). One sheet, printed on one side only. (c. 27 x 39 cm). Text in Japanese at the bottom and Japanese stamp on the back.A lovely example of 1920's Japanese design.