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Gabrovsko - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Gabrovsko - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Printed in Istanbul, a history of the first secular school in Bulgaria. The Gabrovo School, founded in 1835, trained Bulgarian teachers and employed such notable scholars as Neofit Rilski. Has added lithographe... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Jean de Tournes - Pourtraits divers, 16th century

Title supplied from 1557 edition, cf. Brunet. Brunet, IV, column 850. Cartier, A. Bib. des. éditiones des de Tournes no. 353 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1057 Also available in digital... More

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engravings from drawings by J. Dugourc ... accompanied by descriptions / translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Sernin ; and interspersed with original poetry and anecdotes.

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engr...

Translation of: Jeux des jeunes demoiselles. Engravings signed: Pubd. by R. Ackermann 101 Strand, 1822. Date of printing based on dated engravings and inscription on Osborne Collection copy: 1822. Osborne Coll.... More

My very first little German book.

My very first little German book.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Spiegel des menschlichen Lebens., Augsburg, Bavaria

Spiegel des menschlichen Lebens., Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [1a]: Dises Büchlin genannt d[er] Spiegel des menschlichen Lebens, von ... Rodorico von Hyspania, Byschoffen Zamorensi, gemachet ... Pri... More

Betrachtungen des leidens Christi

Betrachtungen des leidens Christi

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Manuscript on paper. Signatures: [a¹⁰, b²⁽⁺⁾, c¹², d¹⁴, e⁸, f¹², g-l⁸, m¹⁰, n⁸, o¹⁰⁺¹, p-q⁸, r⁸⁺¹, s-z⁸, A-D⁸, E⁶] Cursive script in several h... More

Die naturliche Magie : aus allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen Kunststucken bestehend / zusammengetragen von Johann Christian Wiegleb.

Die naturliche Magie : aus allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen Kuns...

A much-expanded and modernized version of Johann Nikolalus Martinus's work Dissertatio inauguralis physico-medica, de magia naturali, ejusque usu medico ad magice et magica curandum (Erfurt, 1700, 44 p.). It w... More

Die naturliche Magie : aus allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen Kunststucken bestehend / zusammengetragen von Johann Christian Wiegleb.

Die naturliche Magie : aus allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen Kuns...

A much-expanded and modernized version of Johann Nikolalus Martinus's work Dissertatio inauguralis physico-medica, de magia naturali, ejusque usu medico ad magice et magica curandum (Erfurt, 1700, 44 p.). It w... More

Die naturliche Magie : aus allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen Kunststucken bestehend / zusammengetragen von Johann Christian Wiegleb.

Die naturliche Magie : aus allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen Kuns...

A much-expanded and modernized version of Johann Nikolalus Martinus's work Dissertatio inauguralis physico-medica, de magia naturali, ejusque usu medico ad magice et magica curandum (Erfurt, 1700, 44 p.). It w... More

The Federalist: A Collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal convention, September 17, 1787, in two volumes.  Vol. 2.

The Federalist: A Collection of essays, written in favour of the new C...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. First complete edition. cf. The Federalist ... [ed.] by Henry B. Dawson. New York, 1863. Introduction: p. xxiii, lv-lxiii. Vol. 1: vi, 227, [1... More

Oyster; where, how and when to find, breed, cook and eat it

Oyster; where, how and when to find, breed, cook and eat it

With: [Hayward, Abraham] The art of dining. London, 1853. LAC ecr 2019-02-14 update (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-02-15 review LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2019-02-19

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Rosenwald 86 Goff S-871 Copinger 5688 BM 15th cent., II, p. 349 (IB.5943) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy: woodcuts hand-colored. Contemporary blind-stamped calf binding.

Champ Flevry.  Au quel est contenu Lart & Science de la deue ...

Champ Flevry. Au quel est contenu Lart & Science de la deue ...

Colophon: Cy finist ce present Liure, auec Laddition de Treze diuerses faco[n]s de Lettres, Et la maniere de faire Chifres pour Bagues dor, ou autrement. Qui fut acheue dimprimer Le mercredy. xxviij. Iour du M... More

Les roses, par P. J. Redoute; avec le text par Cl. Ant. Thory

Les roses, par P. J. Redoute; avec le text par Cl. Ant. Thory

All plates in colored and uncolored state; first plate in 3 states. In ms., on half title of v. 1: No. I. Je nay fait tirer que cinq exemplaire de mes Roses sur ce paper et de ce forma avec les figure en noire ... More

The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres, deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. This first volume containing the woorthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and norteast by sea ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. Whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the orthern seas and lands situate that way. And lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described.

The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the ...

This title was cancelled and in a later issue a new t.p. with various alterations and with date 1599 was substituted for it. On the new t.p. no mention is made of the "victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz,... More

The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres, deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. This first volume containing the woorthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and norteast by sea ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. Whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the orthern seas and lands situate that way. And lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described.

The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the ...

This title was cancelled and in a later issue a new t.p. with various alterations and with date 1599 was substituted for it. On the new t.p. no mention is made of the "victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz,... More

The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres, deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. This first volume containing the woorthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and norteast by sea ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. Whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the orthern seas and lands situate that way. And lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described.

The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the ...

This title was cancelled and in a later issue a new t.p. with various alterations and with date 1599 was substituted for it. On the new t.p. no mention is made of the "victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz,... More

Epistolae et Evangelia., 15th century

Epistolae et Evangelia., 15th century

Leaf [1b]: In dem Namen des Herren Amen. Hie vahet sich an ein Plenari nach Ordnung d[er] heylige[n] cristenlichen Kirchen ... Rosenwald 69 Goff E-76 Hain 6737 (variation) Reichling 1728 BM 15th cent., II, p. 3... More

Epistolae et Evangelia., 15th century

Epistolae et Evangelia., 15th century

Leaf [1b]: In dem Namen des Herren Amen. Hie vahet sich an ein Plenari nach Ordnung d[er] heylige[n] cristenlichen Kirchen ... Rosenwald 69 Goff E-76 Hain 6737 (variation) Reichling 1728 BM 15th cent., II, p. 3... More

Soupers de la cour.  Vol. 2. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Soupers de la cour. Vol. 2. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Co...

LC set incomplete: v. 4 wanting. Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 321 LAC tnb 2019-03-05 update (1 card)

Receipts of pastry and cookery.

Receipts of pastry and cookery.

Engraved throughout. Date of printing suggested by both Bitting and Maclean. Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 258-259 Maclean, V. Household and cookery books, p. 82-84 Pennell, E.R. My cookery books, p. 15... More

Whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre.

Whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre.

The first book printed in British North America, commonly known as the Bay Psalm book. Translated by Richard Mather, John Eliot, and Thomas Weld, among others. The preface is possibly by Mather, but could be by... More

Whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre.

Whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre.

The first book printed in British North America, commonly known as the Bay Psalm book. Translated by Richard Mather, John Eliot, and Thomas Weld, among others. The preface is possibly by Mather, but could be by... More

Whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre.

Whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre.

The first book printed in British North America, commonly known as the Bay Psalm book. Translated by Richard Mather, John Eliot, and Thomas Weld, among others. The preface is possibly by Mather, but could be by... More

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien experimentes et aprovves, reduits maintenant par lieux communs, & diuises en six liures pour la commodite de ceux qui en voudrot vser.

Les secrets dv seignevr Alexis Piemontois, et davtres avtevrs bien exp...

Title vignette (printer's device). Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting October 6, 1939. Rec. 2-21-45 LAC scc 2019-01-03 update (1 card)

Physiologie du gout - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Physiologie du gout - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress sc...

Published anonymously. By Brillat-Savarin. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. First ed. Cf. Vicaire. Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes, III, col. 883 Vicaire, G. Livres du 19. s... More

Liber sextus decretalium., 15th century

Liber sextus decretalium., 15th century

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With the gloss of Joannes Andreæ. Hain. Repertorium (with Copinger's Appendices, Add.) *3590 (variations) Gesamtkat.... More

Procession of flowers in Colorado.

Procession of flowers in Colorado.

"Edition is limited to 100 copies, each being numbered and signed [by the artist]"--P. [2]. Illustrated by hand, most copies apparently have 8 watercolors while a few "favored ones" have 16. Artwork delayed act... More

Pinetti, Philadelphia und Enslin, oder, Die enthüllten Zauberkräfte

Pinetti, Philadelphia und Enslin, oder, Die enthüllten Zauberkräfte

The 3. Aufl. was published in 1808-1810. Cf. NUC pre-1956, v. 459, p. 35. LC copy imperfect: misbound: p. [109]-114 bound in between the t.p. and p. [1]. Ink stamp of H. Houdini. Also available in digital fo... More

House - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

House - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Includes index. Signatures: A⁴ B-12¹² N⁸ ²A-B⁶. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC tnb 2019-02-26 no edits (2 cards)

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]). A free translation of the Cordiale quattuor novissimorum, often erroneously attributed to Hans Münzinger. Cf. Franz Falk's Die deutschen Sterbebüchlein, 1890, p. 80. ... More

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]). A free translation of the Cordiale quattuor novissimorum, often erroneously attributed to Hans Münzinger. Cf. Franz Falk's Die deutschen Sterbebüchlein, 1890, p. 80. ... More

De re militari. Italy, 14th century

De re militari. Italy, 14th century

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Manuscript on paper. Signatures (with catchwords at end of each): [a-s¹⁰, t²⁺]. Humanistic script. Illuminated initials; headings in red; sepi... More

De re militari. Italy, 14th century

De re militari. Italy, 14th century

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Manuscript on paper. Signatures (with catchwords at end of each): [a-s¹⁰, t²⁺]. Humanistic script. Illuminated initials; headings in red; sepi... More

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopra ordinario ...

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopra ordinario ...

Added engraved title pages, signed: Stefan. Della Bella F. Suppressed by the Inquisition in 1633. LC copy has edges untrimmed. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1350 Also available in digita... More

Novisimo arte de cocina - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Novisimo arte de cocina - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congres...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. #ACQ 08-12; vendor, Franklin Gilliam, Rare Books

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Co...

"... Des p[ro]prietes des choses fut tra[n]slate de latin en fra[n]coys lay de grace Mil.CCCC.lxxij [sic, i.e. 1372] par le co[m]ma[n]deme[n]t de tres puissant et noble prince Charles le quint ... Et le traslat... More

The English house-wife, containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a compleat woman.

The English house-wife, containing the inward and outward vertues whic...

LC copy imperfect: p. 39-41 wanting. Dedication signed: Gervace Marchan. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting, Oct. 6, 1939; Rec. R.B. 7-10-44. LAC ecr 2019-02... More

Cuisinier royal et bourgeois. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Cuisinier royal et bourgeois. - Rare book, public domain, Library of C...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift A. W. Bitting Oct. 6, 1939 LAC tnb 2019-03-05 update (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-13 review

Magie oder, die Zauberkrafte der Natur : so auf den Nutzen und die Belustigung angewandt worden.

Magie oder, die Zauberkrafte der Natur : so auf den Nutzen und die Bel...

Imprint transposed: dates appear before publisher's name. Vol. 1 (1783): LVI, 424 p., IX folded leaves of plates; v. 2 (1784): XXXII, 440 p., 5 folded leaves of plates; v. 3 (1785): XVI, 600 p., IX folded leav... More

Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis., 15th century

Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis., 15th century

Block book. Printed in brown ink on one side of leaves only. Includes illus. of the life of St. John. BM 15th cent., I, p. 3 (IB.41) Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch, IV, p. 160-216 (4th ed., 1st state) Rosenwald 23 A... More

Decretales Gregorii IX.  Vol. 3.

Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With a commentary. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁶ e⁵ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁶ l-m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹¹ p-q¹⁰ r⁸ s⁷ t-x¹⁰ y⁶ z⁷ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E⁶ F-G¹⁰ H⁹ I-K... More

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Con...

Block book. Printed in black ink on one side of leaves only, so that pairs of printed and blank pages alternately face each other. Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch (3. Aufl.), IV, p. 261, 267-312 (ed. IV A) BM 15th ce... More

Strielki Imperatorskoi familii : istoricheskii ocherk.

Strielki Imperatorskoi familii : istoricheskii ocherk.

Dedication signed: Evgenīĭ Bogdanovich. Originally published 1881. Illustrated, added t.p. and dedication to Nicholas II lithographed on colored background on facing preliminary leaves, tipped in. Pictorial p... More

Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow.

Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow.

Epigraph on t.p.: "Chudishche oblo, ozorno, ogromno, stozi︠e︡vno i lai︠a︡ĭ" -- Tilemakhida, tom ii, kn. xviii, sti: 514. Signatures: pi² Cyrillic A-ʹ[mi︠a︡khkiĭ znak]⁸. In each signature only first and fifth ... More

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato de' cinque ordini ..

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato ...

Vols. 2-4 have special title-pages. Contemporary gilt vellum. Provenance: J. A. de Thou (with his signature) Robert Hoe, Joseph Martini (with their book-plates) Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collec... More

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato de' cinque ordini ..

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato ...

Vols. 2-4 have special title-pages. Contemporary gilt vellum. Provenance: J. A. de Thou (with his signature) Robert Hoe, Joseph Martini (with their book-plates) Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collec... More

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato de' cinque ordini ..

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato ...

Vols. 2-4 have special title-pages. Contemporary gilt vellum. Provenance: J. A. de Thou (with his signature) Robert Hoe, Joseph Martini (with their book-plates) Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collec... More

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato de' cinque ordini ..

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato ...

Vols. 2-4 have special title-pages. Contemporary gilt vellum. Provenance: J. A. de Thou (with his signature) Robert Hoe, Joseph Martini (with their book-plates) Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collec... More

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato de' cinque ordini ..

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato ...

Vols. 2-4 have special title-pages. Contemporary gilt vellum. Provenance: J. A. de Thou (with his signature) Robert Hoe, Joseph Martini (with their book-plates) Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collec... More

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato de' cinque ordini ..

I quattro libri dell' architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato ...

Vols. 2-4 have special title-pages. Contemporary gilt vellum. Provenance: J. A. de Thou (with his signature) Robert Hoe, Joseph Martini (with their book-plates) Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collec... More

The Book of Mormon; an account written by the hand of Mormon upon plates taken from the plates of Nephi. By Joseph Smith, Junior.

The Book of Mormon; an account written by the hand of Mormon upon plat...

Includes "The testimony of three witnesses" and "And also the testimony of eight witnesses," 2 unnumbered pages at end. Flake, C.J. Mormon bib., 595 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress We... More

Art of Cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Art of Cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

First published pseudonymously, by "A Lady," London, 1747. Includes index. Shaw & Shoemaker 8529 Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 189 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC t... More

Esopi Appologi siue Mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum additionibus Sebastiani Brant.

Esopi Appologi siue Mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum addi...

Signatures: a-b⁸, c-o⁶ ⁸, p-s⁶ (last leaf blank) A-B⁸, C-D⁶, E-K⁸ ⁶, L⁴, M⁶ (last leaf blank). In 2 pts.; the first includes Aesop's life tr. by Rinuccio, the fables in the prose version of Romulus and the metr... More

Esopi Appologi siue Mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum additionibus Sebastiani Brant.

Esopi Appologi siue Mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum addi...

Signatures: a-b⁸, c-o⁶ ⁸, p-s⁶ (last leaf blank) A-B⁸, C-D⁶, E-K⁸ ⁶, L⁴, M⁶ (last leaf blank). In 2 pts.; the first includes Aesop's life tr. by Rinuccio, the fables in the prose version of Romulus and the metr... More

Esopi Appologi siue Mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum additionibus Sebastiani Brant.

Esopi Appologi siue Mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum addi...

Signatures: a-b⁸, c-o⁶ ⁸, p-s⁶ (last leaf blank) A-B⁸, C-D⁶, E-K⁸ ⁶, L⁴, M⁶ (last leaf blank). In 2 pts.; the first includes Aesop's life tr. by Rinuccio, the fables in the prose version of Romulus and the metr... More

Seelenwurzgarten. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Seelenwurzgarten. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Leaf [1b]: Hie volget nach ein lieplich vnd nützliche Materi vnd wirt genant Der Selen Wurczgart ... Rosenwald 96 Goff S-364 Copinger 5345 BM 15th cent., II, p. 533 (IB.9335) Also available in digital form on ... More

Steganographia qv‘ hvcvsqve a nemine intellecta, sed passim vt svpposititia, perniciosa, magica et necromantica, reiecta ... nvnc tandem vindicata, reserata et illvstrata

Steganographia qv‘ hvcvsqve a nemine intellecta, sed passim vt svpposi...

Page 396 incorrectly numbered 364. The Clavis specialis (p. 123-315) consists of the text of the Darmstadt edition of 1620 of the Steganographia, with Heidel's explanations added, and has (p. [124]) a reprint ... More

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

A free translation and adaptation of Thomas de Cantimpré's De natura rerum. Cf. G. Ehrismann's Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, 2. T., Schlussband (München, 1935), p. 646. ... More

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

A free translation and adaptation of Thomas de Cantimpré's De natura rerum. Cf. G. Ehrismann's Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, 2. T., Schlussband (München, 1935), p. 646. ... More

Scot's discovery of witchcraft

Scot's discovery of witchcraft

Signatures: pi1 A⁴ a⁴ B-2A⁴ 2a⁴ 2*⁴ 2[dagger]⁶ 2B-2G⁴ *² 2H-3E⁴. Wing (2nd ed.) 943 ESTC R19425 Includes bibliographical references. LC copy has bookplate of Eugene L. Bulson. Source: Gift of John J. and Hanna... More

A collection of designs in architecture, containing new plans and elevations of houses, for general use. With a great variety of sections of rooms ... To which are added, curious designs of stone and timber bridges ... Likewise some screens and pavilions. In two volumes, each containing sixty plates ... engraved on copper.

A collection of designs in architecture, containing new plans and elev...

First published in 1757. Plates 61-65 at end of v. 2 are dated 1758. LC copy has vols. 1-2 bound together. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1756 ESTC N27410 Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 19... More

A collection of designs in architecture, containing new plans and elevations of houses, for general use. With a great variety of sections of rooms ... To which are added, curious designs of stone and timber bridges ... Likewise some screens and pavilions. In two volumes, each containing sixty plates ... engraved on copper.

A collection of designs in architecture, containing new plans and elev...

First published in 1757. Plates 61-65 at end of v. 2 are dated 1758. LC copy has vols. 1-2 bound together. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1756 ESTC N27410 Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 19... More

Le cuisinier praticien, ou, La cuisine simple et pratique /

Le cuisinier praticien, ou, La cuisine simple et pratique /

Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 391 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift; A.W. Bitting, presented in memory of Katherine Golden Bitting; Oct. 6, 1939. LAC scc 2019-03-20 ... More

Le cuisinier praticien, ou, La cuisine simple et pratique /

Le cuisinier praticien, ou, La cuisine simple et pratique /

Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 391 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift; A.W. Bitting, presented in memory of Katherine Golden Bitting; Oct. 6, 1939. LAC scc 2019-03-20 ... More

Le cuisinier praticien, ou, La cuisine simple et pratique /

Le cuisinier praticien, ou, La cuisine simple et pratique /

Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 391 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift; A.W. Bitting, presented in memory of Katherine Golden Bitting; Oct. 6, 1939. LAC scc 2019-03-20 ... More

Traite historique et pratique de la cuisine.  Vol. 2.

Traite historique et pratique de la cuisine. Vol. 2.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC tnb 2019-03-05 update (3 cards)

Traite historique et pratique de la cuisine.  Vol. 2.

Traite historique et pratique de la cuisine. Vol. 2.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC tnb 2019-03-05 update (3 cards)

Art of cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Art of cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

ESTC T69536 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC Copy gift of A. W. Bitting Oct. 6, 1939 LAC tnb 2019-02-26 update (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-03-06 review

Art of cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Art of cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

ESTC T69536 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC Copy gift of A. W. Bitting Oct. 6, 1939 LAC tnb 2019-02-26 update (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-03-06 review

Art of cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Art of cookery - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

ESTC T69536 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC Copy gift of A. W. Bitting Oct. 6, 1939 LAC tnb 2019-02-26 update (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-03-06 review

Closet of the eminently learned Sir Kenelme Digby

Closet of the eminently learned Sir Kenelme Digby

"Published by his son's consent." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Signatures: A-Q⁸ R⁴. Wing D1428 ESTC R16124 With: Digby, Kenelm. Choice and experimented receipts in physick... More

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

First edition, second state. Cf. Schiller. Illustrated title-page in color, illustrated end-papers. "The engravings were made by the Illinois Engraving Company, the paper was supplied by the Dwight Brothers Pa... More

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

First edition, second state. Cf. Schiller. Illustrated title-page in color, illustrated end-papers. "The engravings were made by the Illinois Engraving Company, the paper was supplied by the Dwight Brothers Pa... More

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

First edition, second state. Cf. Schiller. Illustrated title-page in color, illustrated end-papers. "The engravings were made by the Illinois Engraving Company, the paper was supplied by the Dwight Brothers Pa... More

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

First edition, second state. Cf. Schiller. Illustrated title-page in color, illustrated end-papers. "The engravings were made by the Illinois Engraving Company, the paper was supplied by the Dwight Brothers Pa... More

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain book scan / engraving

First edition, second state. Cf. Schiller. Illustrated title-page in color, illustrated end-papers. "The engravings were made by the Illinois Engraving Company, the paper was supplied by the Dwight Brothers Pa... More

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain  engraving

The wonderful wizard of Oz - Public domain engraving

First edition, second state. Cf. Schiller. Illustrated title-page in color, illustrated end-papers. "The engravings were made by the Illinois Engraving Company, the paper was supplied by the Dwight Brothers Pa... More

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