ITALIAN SCHOOL: ALLEGORICAL SCENEITALIAN SCHOOL: ALLEGORICAL SCENE WITH FIGURES AND ANIMALS Sepia colored ink drawing with white highlights 12 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.
AESOPS FABLES, SEVEN ILLUSTRATEDAESOPS FABLES, SEVEN ILLUSTRATED EDITIONSSeven 16th, 17th, and 18th century illustrated Aesop's FablesLot includes: 1. Vita di Esopo Frigio ... Alquale di nuovo sono aggiunti le favole del medesimo Esopo, con molte altre d'alcuni elevati ing
AESOPS FABLES, THREE ILLUSTRATEDAESOPS FABLES, THREE ILLUSTRATED EDITIONSThree illustrated Aesop's Fables, 16th, and 19th centuriesLot includes: 1. Fabulae Aesopiam Denvo Multo Emeendatius quam antea aeditae. Autore Ioachimo Camerario Pabergensi. Argentorati, Excudebat Chr
BIBLIA SACRA VULGATAE EDITIONISBIBLIA SACRA VULGATAE EDITIONIS NOTIS ILLUSTRATA, 1723, 2 VOLS.BIBLIA SACRA VULGATAE EDITIONIS NOTIS ILLUSTRATA. 1723. IN TWO VOLUMES, [Early Printing] Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis Notis Illustrata. Venice: Niccolo Pezzana. 1723. 4to. In 2 volumes, with contemporary decorated calf over boards, engraved frontispiece, red stained page edges (2) Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 8 in. (29.85 x 20.32 cm.)
INDIAN ILLUSTRATED TEXTgouacheINDIAN ILLUSTRATED TEXTgouache or watercolor and ink on paper, one double-sided sheet, with text to verso Condition: with beetle holes throughout. Matted and framed in an acrylic standing frame image size: 7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches Condition:
GREAT ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS, 13GREAT ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS, 13 VOLUMESGreat Illustrated Classics, 13 Volumes,
DANTE ALIGHIEIRI
LA COMEDIA diDANTE ALIGHIEIRI
LA COMEDIA di Dante Alighieri con la nova espositione de Alessandro Vellutello. Venice: Francesco Marconi for Alessandro Vellutello, 1544. Large 8vo, 87 wood-engraved illustrations, 3 of them full-page, title partly laid down, ?17th century vellum, repairs to lower margin of AA2 and AA3 verso, dampstain to inner margin and some text at beginning, heavier dampstaining at end, a few marginal manuscript pointing fingers and a few marginal notes in an early hand, binding worn
"Switzerland Illustrated" by William"Switzerland Illustrated" by William Beattie with engraved plates by W.H. Bartlett, 2 volumes. Volume 2 with fold-out map. London: George Virtue, 1834 and 1836. Minor wear to binding, some light foxing throughout.
ANIMATE CREATION ILLUSTRATED, SIXANIMATE CREATION ILLUSTRATED, SIX VOLUMESAnimate Creation Illustrated, Six Volumes
THE BEATLES ILLUSTRATED LYRICS,THE BEATLES ILLUSTRATED LYRICS, NEW NUMBER TWO (New York, 1971) 4to, cloth, dust jacket.
ILLUMINATED PICTORIAL LEAF, BOOKILLUMINATED PICTORIAL LEAF, BOOK OF HOURS 16th c. or earlier, possibly French, gold and pigment on vellum, depicting the Annunciation to the Shepherds, finely detailed faces, with one man drinking from a barrel and a bagpiper in the foreground, matted and framed under glass, 6.5"h x 4.75"w (sight), 12"h x 9.75"w (frame)
An illustrated book of Krilov'sAn illustrated book of Krilov's fables published 1887 Moscow and St. Petersburg.
ORTELIUS - GEOGRAPHIA SACRA, MAPAbrahamORTELIUS - GEOGRAPHIA SACRA, MAPAbraham Ortelius (1527-1598), Geographia Sacra , Antwerp, circa 1601-1624, in two sheets, text verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, illustrating the ancient world according to Ptolemy, with the lands/nations of the Old and New Testament, three decorative cartouches, one with inset map of the modern world, plate 13-7/8 x 19-1/8 in., sheet 17 x 22-1/4 in., unframed
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Condition:
a few small water stains, some color bleed and paint splatter verso, crease at lower right corner, three very small holes along join line
ICONES PLANTARUM PER GALLIAM, HISPANIAMICONES PLANTARUM PER GALLIAM, HISPANIAM ET ITALIAM, PUBLISH 1794, EDITION CURA & STUDIO ANTONII DE JUSSIEUIcones Plantarum per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam, Publish 1794, Edition Cura & Studio Antonii de Jussieu
AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATEDAN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMA: THE BATTLE BETWEEN MANUCHEHR AND SALM AND TUR'S ARMY Ink and gouache on paper 8 x 4 in.
BOOKS: (4) VOLS ILLUSTRATED BOOKSBOOKS: (4) VOLS ILLUSTRATED BOOKS 1876-1926 1) L'Illustrazione Italiana, collected issues of Anno XIX, 1892, Fratelli Treves, Milano, b&w illustrations throughout, 415 + 436 + 24 pages; 2) Paul Lacroix. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et l'Epoque de la Renaissance. Librairie de Firmin-Didot, Paris, 3rd ed., 1876, fine leather binding, 577 pages, b&w illustrations and some color plates; 3) Der Welttrieg im Bild [The World War in Pictures], Berlin, 1926, photos with tissue guards throughout, 350 pages; 4) Lecture pour Tous [Readings for All], Hachette, Paris, 1904, a compilation of illustrated articles and stories, 1104 pages; smallest: 10"h x 7"w, largest: 15.75"h x 12"w
JOHANNES KIP, BRITTANIA ILLUSTRATA,JOHANNES KIP, BRITTANIA ILLUSTRATA, SIX VIEWSJohannes Kip(Dutch, 1652-1722)Brittania Illustrata, six views. 1707-1726engravings on laid papersix engraved plates by J. Kip, after Leonard Knyff (Dutch, 1650-1722) from Brittania Illustrata, or View
* (BIBLE LATIN) Biblia ad vetustissima* (BIBLE LATIN) Biblia ad vetustissima exemplaria... Antwerp: Arnold Birckman 1570. Folio early blind-stamped calf gilt-lettered spine brass cornices. Illustrated throughout with numerous woodcut vignettes by Virgil Solis. Upper board and first 10 leaves detached; text description tipped to f.f.e.p.; dampstain along inner edge 10 pages at beginning and end; rear board starting.
ITALIAN OLD MASTER, 2-SIDED DRAWING,ITALIAN OLD MASTER, 2-SIDED DRAWING, 16TH C. c. 1510, ink or graphite and wash drawing of a goat, with graphite drawing of lions on verso, on laid paper, possible signature or notation on verso "...ucello" (?), hinged to mat at top corners, gallery label verso, 5"h x 7.75"w (sheet), 13"h x 15.5"w (frame)
ITALIAN (16TH /17TH CENTURY) PUTTIITALIAN (16TH /17TH CENTURY) PUTTI Watercolor on paper: 7 x 11 in. Framed
BOOK: DANTE PURGATORY & PARADISEBOOK: DANTE PURGATORY & PARADISE DORE ILLUSTRATEDBook: "The Vision of Purgatory and Paradise," Dante Alighieri, translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, illustrations by M. Gustave Dore, Cassell Petter & Galpin, Belle Sauvage Printing Works, 337 pages, leather half binding, cloth boards, marbled foredges, poor condition, foxing, staining, rubbed spine and corners, previous owner’s inscriptions/ drawings, approx 15.25"h, 12"w, 9.25lbs
ITALIAN SCHOOL: STUDY FOR A HALF-DRAPEDITALIAN SCHOOL: STUDY FOR A HALF-DRAPED FEMALE Pen and brown ink and wash the verso with a study of a female holding a basket; 8 x 4 1/8 in.
Orovida Pissaro an etching of catsOrovida Pissaro an etching of cats with hand written personal dedication signed ''Orovida'' approx. 10 x 7.5cm.
ITALIAN (16TH /17TH CENTURY) PUTTIITALIAN (16TH /17TH CENTURY) PUTTI Watercolor on paper: 7 x 11 in. Framed
1870'S ILLUSTRATED EXPLANATORY1870'S ILLUSTRATED EXPLANATORY FAMILY BIBLE. LARGE QUARTO. ILLUSTRATED WITH SEVERAL FRONTISPIECE PLATES BY GUSTAVE DORé (AND ADDITIONAL FULL PAGE DORé PLATES THROUGHOUT THE TEXT). OVER 700 ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS TOTAL. P1870's illustrated explanatory family Bible. Large quarto. Illustrated with several frontispiece plates by Gustave Doré (and additional full page Doré plates throughout the text). Over 700 illustrations and maps total. Published by The National Publishing Company and Jones Brothers & Co., Dimensions: 12 1/2"H x 10 1/2"W x 3 1/2"D
1 vol. Lear, Edward. Illustrations1 vol. Lear, Edward. Illustrations of The Family Psttacidae, or Parrots. London: Pion, 1978. #463/550. Tall folio, orig. 3/4 maroon morocco & cloth, spine gilt; minor wear. With 42 color plates. Internally clean. Facsimile edition of The Linnean Society of London copy of the orig. 1832 ed.
Italian School, 17th Century/FigureItalian School, 17th Century/Figure Astride a Bull, A Putto Beside/pencil drawing, 11.5cm x 16.5cm
ITALY, CLASSICAL, HISTORICAL ANDITALY, CLASSICAL, HISTORICAL AND PICTURESQUE, 1859 Illustrated in a Series of Views from Drawings by Stanfield, Roberts, Harding, Prout, Leitch, Brockedon, Barnard, &c., essay by Camillo Mapei, Blackie and Son, 1859, over 60 engravings, leather binding, marbled endpapers, page edges gilt, 13.75"h x 10"w
2 vols. (Albertina Katalog.) Beschreibender2 vols. (Albertina Katalog.) Beschreibender Katalog Der Handzeichnung in der Staatlichen Graphischen Sammlung Albertina: Band I: Die Zeichnungen der Venezianischen Schule. Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1926. 4to, orig. 1/4 morocco & marbled bds. With 487 illus. * Band VI: Die Schulen von Ferrara, Bologna, Parma und Modena, der Lombardei, Genuas, Neaples und Siziliens. Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1941. 4to, orig. 1/4 morocco & bds. 174 collotype plates with 784 illus. Both tight & clean. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
FIGURE WITH BOOK, TEMPERA ON BOARD,FIGURE WITH BOOK, TEMPERA ON BOARD, ILLUSTRATION OFIGURE WITH BOOK, TEMPERA ON BOARD, illustration of a woman in striped pajamas descending from a dark attic holding a book. Unsigned. Image measures 30" x 24". In a wood frame; 38" x 32" overall.
ILLUSTRATED IBARRA EDITION OF DONILLUSTRATED IBARRA EDITION OF DON QUIXOTE, MADRID, 1780, 2 VOLS. ONLYDON QUIXOTE. ILLUSTRATED IBARRA EDITION. MADRID. 1780. LIMITED EDITION. TWO VOLUMES, Cervantes, Miguel de. El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra. 1780. Folio. Volumes 1 and 2 of 4. Original marbled calf binding with gilt spines, all edges gilt. Volume 1 with portrait of Cervantes, contains seven illustrations; Volume 2 contains nine illustrations, missing foldout map, signed in several places "Geronimo Escalante," 16 illustrations total (2) Catalogue note: Considered a masterpiece of Spanish printing, only 1,600 sets were produced with paper made expressly for this edition. Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 8 in. (29.85 x 20.32 cm.)
THE ESSAYS OF MICHEL MONTAIGNETHE ESSAYS OF MICHEL MONTAIGNE ILLUSTRATED BY SALVADOR DALI: Doubleday & Company New York. 1947. Full color and black and white illustrations. 472 pages. 5 3/4'' x 8 3/4''. Some wear to cover.
ITALIAN SCHOOL: STUDY FOR A TORCHITALIAN SCHOOL: STUDY FOR A TORCH BEARER Gouache 11 3/4 x 7 in. together with a study of a putto blowing a shell pen and ink on buff paper; 10 7/8 x 7 in.
Henry Hondius map of Italy, 1639,Henry Hondius map of Italy, 1639, "Italia Nuovamente piu persetta che mai per inanzi posta in luce, scolpita et con le suoi figure vivamente rappresentate ", from the Jansson reprint of Hondius's Novus Atlas , Amsterdam, 1639, French text verso, on laid paper with elaborate colored illustrations, 19 x 22-1/2 in. (page). Loose, toning, foxing, fading, center crease torn and reinforced, other tears and minor losses, pencil inscriptions.
ITALIAN SCHOOL: ALLEGORY OF THEITALIAN SCHOOL: ALLEGORY OF THE VIRTUES Sepia ink and wash on paper. 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (image) 15 1/2 x 14 in. (frame).
(THEOLOGY LATIN) A group of six(THEOLOGY LATIN) A group of six works pertaining to religion mainly in Latin. Historias Biblicas. By Sissonta Tschunc. Trans. by Abraham Willy. Lindau: Ludvig Stoffel 1755. 8vo contemporary blind-stamped calf with clasps; Ant. Augustini Achiepiscopi Tarraconensis de Emendatione gratiani Dialogorum libri duo. Paris: Petri Chevalier 1607. 4to full vellum; Ils psalms d'ilg soinc prophet a reg David. By Johann Grass. Cuera: Peter Walser 1790. 12mo contemporary calf brass corner mounts metal clasps present engraved title page; Iob ou sa veritable genealogie... By Jacques d'Auzoles la Peire. Paris: Chez Robert Davfresne 1623. 8vo full maroon morocco; Martyrologium Romanum Gregorii XIII Jussu Editum Urbani VIII. & Clementis X. Venice: Nicolao Pezzana 1778. 8vo contemporary calf title in red and black; La Imitazione di Cristo. By Thomas Kempis. Translated into Spanish by Enrico Enriquez. Venice: Niccolo Pezzana 1762. 16mo rebound in recent calf. (6 total)