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        DIE WENZELSBIBEL. VOLLSTÄNDIGE FAKSIMILE - AUSGABE UND DOKUMENTATION DER CODICES VINDOBONENSIS 2759 - 2764 Aus dem Besitz der ?-sterreichischen Nationalbibliothek Wien.
      Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt 1981-1998 In folio (cm. 54,5 x 39), 9 voll. in astucci, legatura in mz. pelle edit., decoraz. oro al piatto, tit. oro al dorso + 3 voll. di ?commentari? in - 4 (2 in tela e 1 in bross.). L?opera è così composta: 1°: Genesis und Exodus (1981) - 2°: Leviticus und Numeri - 3°: Deuteronomium und Josua - 4°: Richter, Ruth und Samuel I - 5°: Samuel II und Könige I - 6°: Könige II und Chronik I - 7°: Chronik II, Esra I und Esra II - 8°: Esra III, Tobias und Prediger - 9°: Die nichtilluminierten Bücher. Verkleinerte Wiedergabe aller nichtilluminierten Bücher der Wenzelsbibel. (Riproduzione, in formato ridotto, di tutti i libri della Bibbia di Wenzel non miniati). Jesaias, Jeremias, Judith, Esther und Hiob. Psalter, Sprüche, Ecclesiastes, Das Hohe Lied und Weisheit Salomonis. Jesaias, Jeremias, Baruch und Ezechiel (1991). I 3 voll. di ?commentari?: - 1) Von Schlosser Julis - "Die Bilderhandschriften Koenigs Wenzel I". Ein Interimskommentar zur Faksimile - Ausgabe der Wenzelsbibel. Graz, 1981. In - 4 (cm. 31,1 x 21,3), broschiert, num. v. S. 215 bis S. 308, mit einfarbigen Illustr. im Text. Wiedergabe einer in Wien im 1893 ver. Ausgabe. (Ristampa di un?edizione del commento di Julis Von Schlosser, pubblicata a Vienna nel 1893). - 2) Krieger Michaela / Schmidt Gerhard - "Erlaeuterungen zu den illuminierten Seiten", Graz,1996. In - 4 (cm. 32,7x23), original Leinband, S. 230, mit einfarbigen Illustr. im Text. - 3) Heger / Hlavacek / Schmidt / Unterkircher - "Kommentar", Graz, 1998. In - 4 (cm. 32,7x23), original Leinband, S. 250,(2) + 96 einfarbige Tafeln. Splendido facsimile della Bibbia di Wenzel (Antico Testamento) del XIV secolo, scritta e miniata per il Re Venceslao IV di Boemia, conservata nella Biblioteca Nazionale Austriaca di Vienna. Contiene 646 straordinarie miniature e quasi tutte le pagine sono arricchite da sontuosi motivi ornamentali, a colori e oro, che ne illuminano i margini. La Bibbia di Venceslao è il primo superbo codice scritto in tedesco, circa 150 anni prima che Martin Lutero pubblicasse in lingua volgare la sua traduzione della Bibbia. Questa magnifica pubblicazione, estremamente sontuosa, è stata tirata in soli 780 esemplari numerati. Il ns., 747, è in ottimo stato. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In folio (cm. 54,5 x 39), 9 Bde. in Halbleder gebunden, Buchhuelle f. jed. Buch und 3 ?Kommentarbaende? in - 4. Das kostbare Original befindet sich im Besitz der ?-sterreichischen Nationalbibliothek, Wien. Beinahe 150 Jahre vor Luthers Bibelübersetzung entstand in einer der führenden Buchmalerschulen des Mittelalters in Prag die älteste deutsche Prachthandschrift der Bibel. Der monumentale, auf mehr als 2400 Seiten die Texte des Alten Testamentes umfassende Codex wurde zwischen 1389 und 1400 für den böhmischen König Wenzel IV hergestellt und gilt als das Hauptwerk der berühmten Wenzelwerkstatt. Insgesamt 646 Miniaturen und ein überreicher Randschmuck machen diese Bibel zu einer bibliophilen Kostbarkeit?. Praechtige Ausgabe nur in 780 numerierten Exemplaren. Unser 747 ist in sehr gutem Zustand.

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RUSHDIE, Salman.
        Midnight's Children.
      London: Jonathan Cape, 1981 - Octavo. Original red quarter cloth, grey paper boards, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket and wraparound band. Small faint dampstain to top edge of text block, board corners lightly worn. An excellent copy in a jacket with slight fading to spine panel and a few light scuffs to rear panel; wraparound band with some mild creasing and two short closed tears with tape repairs to the verso. First edition, first impression, UK issue taken from the American sheets. Signed by the author and dated 16.11.84 on the title page. One of 1,000 copies issued by Cape from US sheets. Midnight's Children won the 1981 Booker Prize and, in 1993, the Booker of Bookers Prize as the best novel to receive the award in the first 25 years of its existence. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

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[Artist unknown]
        [Original art work]: Johnny Rotten and Margaret Thatcher
      [No place]: New West Magazine. [circa 1981]. Pen, ink, and collage on artist board. Image is approximately 9" x 9.75" mounted on larger artists board with opaque paper overlay with printing instructions, New West rubber stamp, and name of the art director (Nancy Butkus). A little bumped and soiled, but near fine. A particularly pleasing image of a tuxedoed and angelic-looking Johnny Rotten dancing the Charleston with a short-skirted and spiky-haired Maggie Thatcher as vinyl records fly about. Thatcher was the embodiment of pretty much everything the Sex Pistols were rebelling against. Suitable for, nay - crying out for, framing. .

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Serafini, Luigi
        Codex Seraphinianus - Deluxe Limited Edition
      New York: Rizzoli, 2013. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. New. Serafini, Luigi. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. This is #263 of the deluxe numbered, limited edition of 600. It also includes an additional limited postercard (#38 of 150). Signed by Serafini. From the publisher: "An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. Written for the information age and addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism, and computer science, the Codex confused, fascinated, and enchanted a generation. While its message may be unclear, its appeal is obvious: it is a most exquisite artifact. Blurring the distinction between art book and art object, this anniversary edition-redesigned by the author and featuring new illustrations-presents this unique work in a new, unparalleled light. With the advent of new media and forms of communication and continuous streams of information, the Codex is now more relevant and timely than ever." Still in the publisher's shrinkwrapped shipping box. (I also have another identical "like new" copy of this book and poster without the original shrinkwrap available at $700.).

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Mugnaini, Joseph and Ray Bradbury
        THE HOUND - ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH, SIGNED BY BRADBURY & MUGNAINI
      Lynton Kistler, [Los Angeles 1981 - Original illustrated lithograph, offset printed in colors on off-white stock, measuring 20" x 26". One of 150 numbered copies signed by Bradbury and Mugnaini in pencil, along with title, at lower margin, this being copy no.38. Fine. Lithograph from Bradbury and Mugnaini's collaboration Ten Views of the Moon, published by Lynton Kistler in 1981. The original concept for Mugnaini's illustration titled "Hypodermic Hound", published for the Limited Editions Club release of Fahrenheit 451 (1982). Provenance: From the Estate of Ray Bradbury and the author's personal collection. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

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Graffiti] "CEY ONE" Adams (b.1962)
        GRAFFITI SKIRT
      New York: Original Artwork c 1981 - Spray paint, marker pen and ink on a leather skirt. Painted circa 1981 for Joy "Joystick" Bouldin. Authentic hand painted clothing from the early days of hip hop are exceptionally rare.Cey Adams was a NYC subway writer in the late 70s and early 80s. He appeared in the historic PBS documentary "Style Wars" and studied at New York's School of Visual Arts. He emerged from train writing and was early into the gallery scene exhibiting alongside Jean Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Cey was the founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings and worked with hip hop artists such as Run DMC, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z. Provenance: Joy "Joystick" Bouldin was a key figure in the New York club scene of the early 1980s. Aged 18, she arrived in New York and, eschewing her plans to go to college, found work at the Mudd Club. Here she was befriended by Andy Warhol, who introduced her to his inner circle, including Jean-Michel Basquiat (for whom she modelled) and Keith Haring. In 1982 she quit her job in a law firm to "work the elevator" at Danceteria. Deciding who to let in to the private club gave her a key position at the forefront of the emerging culture of the time, positioned at the intersection between fashion, Pop Art, Hip Hop and graffiti. Like key door-people everywhere, Joy knew everyone and everyone knew her. She came up with the idea of having the best known and most applauded graffiti writers, pop artists and musicians tag or draw on her clothing as they came in and out of the club. In doing so she created a wearable original artwork merging fashion, art and music that now also serves as a significant historical document. In true graffiti spirit, the writers wanted to be seen and learning of Joy's legendary art coats were keen to have their name displayed at the hottest club in town. As a result Joy was gifted items of hand-painted clothing in the hope she would wear them out. This skirt by Cey was once such item that she loved and wore regularly. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Bennett Gilbert, editor.
        A Leaf from the Letters of St. Jerome, First Printed by Sixtus Reissinger, Rome, c. 1466-1467. With an Historical Essay by Jeremy Duquesnay Adams and a Bibliographical Essay by John L. Sharpe III.
      Zeitlin & Ver Brugge - H. M. Fletcher, 1981 - LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this is copy number 142, set in Monotype Janson and printed letterpress on Frankfurt Cream paper by Patrick Reagh and Vance Gerry; 200 copies bound by Kater-Crafts Bookbinders. Folio. 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. [iv], (34) pp. Half-title, title-page with a Jerome-and-the-Lion vignette in red, 2 red initials within typographic borders, incunable leaf printed on fifteenth-century water-marked paper inside a pocket at the rear; text clean, unmarked. Quarter vellum, marbled paper over boards, vellum tips, spine titled in gilt; binding square and tight. Fine. The leaf in this book comes from the Editio Princeps of the Letters of St. Jerome (347-430), which were widely distributed throughout the fourth-century Roman Empire because of his advice for living the Christian life. Sixtus Riessinger (1440-1505) was a German priest and typographer, who is know for introducing the printing press to Rome and Naples. Some believe Riessinger's Letters of St. Jerome was the first book printed in Rome, but the exact date remains disputed. Reference: De Hamel and Silver, Disbound & Dispersed, No. 170. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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LARKIN, Philip
        Bridge for the Living
      Hull: 11 April,, 1981. Octavo. Original pale blue wrappers, titles to front cover dark blue. Housed in a custom solander box. A fine copy. Souvenir concert programme of the first performance of Bridge for the Living, signed by Larkin on the title page (with some reservations, according to a photocopy of a letter from the poet laid-in). Anthony Hedges's cantata, Bridge for the Living, with words by Larkin, was composed to mark the opening of the Humber Bridge in 1981. From the library of the scholar and auctioneer Anthony Hobson, with his bookplate to the front pastedown.

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Carranco, Lynwood and Estle Beard
        Genocide and Vendetta: The Round Valley Wars in Northern California
      Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 403 pages. An account of the often brutal interactions between white settlers and the Native Americans living in the Round Valley, in Northern Mendocino County, California. Since descendants of some of the worst offenders still live in the region, rumors of their attempts to supress the book abound, Its relative scarcity is due to a more prosaic chain of events. After an allegation of (unintentional) plagiarism was leveled against the section written by Estle Beard, the publisher investigated, agreed with the complaint, and withdrew the book from sale. Since both authors have since passed away, it seems unlikely that this book will ever be republished or converted into an e-book. The original hardcover is the only way to read about this troubled era in Northern California's history. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Review copy with publisher's review notice and press release enclosed.

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Grass, Günter; translated by Ralph Manheim; Afterword by Leonard Forster
        The Meeting At Telgte - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
      New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First US Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. 1/4 Cloth. 0151585881 . An attractive first printing of the first American trade edition, following a privately printed limited edition by the Franklin Library, in Fine condition in alike dust jacket. Signed on the title page by author and Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass; First published in Germany in 1979 as "Das Treffen in Telgte", Nobel laureate Günter Grass sets this short novel in 17th Century Germany decimated by the 30 Years' War. With his sharp wit, Grass explores academic arrogance and the lessons political and religious history have for the modern world .

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Arion Press]. Todd, Glenn. Hoyem, Andrew
        Shaped Poetry. A suite of 30 Typographic Prints Chronicling this Literary Form from 300 BC to the Present
      Arion Press, San Francisco 1981 - One of 300 copies. Suite of 30 typographic prints (broadside format), each on a different handmade paper in a wide range of typefaces and a variety of colors, presenting poems written in shapes from 300 b.c.e. to the present, with a volume of notes on the selections by Glenn Todd and Andrew Hoyem. Two volumes. This was the eighth publication of the Arion Press. Plate [12] of the prints is folded accordion style, and is accompanied by translation on separate sheet (plate [12a]). Plate [17] is printed on both sides of sheet. Contents: 1. Egg, Greece, 300 BC by Simias; 2. Pan Pipes, Greece, 250 BC by Theocritus; 3. Altar, Byzantium, 325 by Porfyrius Optatianus; 4. Acrostic, France, 1537 by Eustorg de Beaulieu; 5. Altar, England, 1633 by George Herbert; 6. Easter Wings, England, 1633 by George Herbert 7. Lute, France, 1634 by Robert Angot; 8. The Cross, England, 1647 by Robert Herrick; 9. Chalice, Germany, 1663 by Justus Georg Schottel; 10. Bottle, France, 1750 by Charles François Panard; 11. The Mouse's Tale, England, 1865 by Lewis Carroll; 12. Un coup de dés. [12a] A Throw of the Dice, France, 1897 by Stéphane Mallarmé; 13. Fish's Nightsong, Germany, 1903 by Christian Morgenstern; 14. Balloon, Italy, 1914 by F.T. Marinetti; 15. Necktie, France, 1914 by Guillaume Apollinaire. 16. It is Raining, France, 1918 by Guillaume Apollinaire; 17. Bohemian Crystal Vase, France, 1920 by André Breton; 18. Rose is a Rose, USA, 1920 by Gertrude Stein; 10. Sound Poem, USA, 1924 by Man Ray; 20. Grasshopper, USA, 1935 by E.E. Cummings; 21. Vision & Prayer, Wales, 1946 by Dylan Thomas; 22. Silence, Switzerland, 1954 by Eugen Gomringer; 23. Four to the Fourth Power, Germany, 1957 by Dieter Roth; 24. The Totem, USA, 1958 by May Swenson; 25. Voice, USA, 1959 by Philip Lamantia; 26. Caracol, Brazil, 1960 by Augusto de Campos; 27. Redboat, Scotland, 1963 by Ian Hamilton Finlay; 28. Seagull, USSR, c. 1970 by Andrei Voznesensky; 29. Swan and Shadow, USA, 1970 by John Hollander; 30. Rebus, USA, 1981 by Andrew Hoyem. Each poem can be displayed individually in the plexiglas frame. Light shelfwear to outer case else a fine copy. Loose prints in a black paper wrapper with title letterpress printed on the front, with companion volume of two sewn signatures [Attributes: First Edition]

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Music, Zoran.
        Sechs Ansichten des Canale della Giudecca". (Mit einem Text von Peter Handke, von ihm eigenh. signiert).
      Salzburg Verlag Widrich 1981 - 3 Bl. (Titelbl., Handke-Text, Impressum). Mit 6 vom Künstler signierten und bezeichneten (E.A.) farb. Aquatinta-Radierungen (20 x 28 cm, das Blatt 38 x 48 cm) auf Rives-Bütten. Quer-Gr.-Folio (39 x 50 cm). Ln.-Kassette aus d. Buchbinderei Ammering. Im Sommer 1980, im Jahre seiner umfassenden Retrospektive in der Accademia, nahm Zoran Music ein geliebtes altes Thema wieder auf. Vom Ruskin-Haus Calcina aus studierte er immer wieder den Canale della Giudecca, den er auch von seinem venezianischen Atelier aus sieht. Eine Reihe schöner Zeichnungen, Aquarelle und Gemälde entstand seit dieser Zeit. Schließlich schuf Zoran Music mehrere Radierungen zu diesem Thema" (Impressum-Text). Eines von 15 mit E.A. bezeichneten Künstlerexemplare (Gesamtauflage 130). (Zoran Music, Görz 1909  2005 Venedig)

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Atwood, Margaret.
        True Stories.
      Oxford University Press,, Toronto, 1981 - First Edition. Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1981. 14 x 21,2 cm. 103 pages. Original Softcover in protective Mylar. Very good+ condition. Beautiful association copy with the author's signature and dedication "For Jerry [Buckley] and Elizabeth with all best wishes" on the front free endpaper. Minimal discoloration of the cover. Sprache: English Very good+ condition. Beautiful association copy with the author's signature and dedication "For Jerry [Buckley] and Elizabeth with all best wishes" on the front free endpaper. Minimal discoloration of the cover. Original Softcover in protective Mylar. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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Freud, Sigmund
        THE MAJOR WORKS OF SIGMUND FREUD 3 Volume Set
      Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania 1981 - Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Bound in premium full leather with hubbed spines. Limited edition, exclusively for the subscribers for the 25th anniversary. Engelman, Edmund illustrator; Franklin Library the Great Books of the Western World Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Whelan, Michael
        Man on Stair with Futuristic City and Spaceship in Background
      1981. Book. Fine. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). In Fine Mat and Frame. Fine Art (our Top grade) Original Signed Art. Signed by Artist's Monogram. 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 Inches. ORIGINAL BLACK-AND-WHITE ART, done to help sell a TV show, which never came to be. SIGNED with the artist's monogram. Matted and framed with white core, black fillet, white core, gray mat, and black wood frame, under UV protective glass. Image size: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Frame size: approximately 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. Fine in fine frame..

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Berliner, Rudolf [Begr.] und Gerhart [Hrsg.] Egger:
        Vollständiges Werk ; Ornamentale Vorlageblätter des 15. [fünfzehnten] bis 19. [neunzehnten] Jahrhunderts. Rudolf Berliner ; Gerhart Egger [Mehrteiliges Werk] Bände 1 bis 3 ( cplt )
      München : Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1981.. Textband : 141 Seiten, die beiden tafelbände enthalten insg. 1710 Abbildungen gebundene Ausgabe. Bände 1 bis 3 jeweils mit Schutzumschlag ohne den Pappschuber. Alle Bände in sehr gutem und sehr textsauberen gepflegten Zustand. Die Schutzumschläge sind teils geringf. angerändert. Der Textband hat im Schutzumschlag einen Einriß von ca. 0,5 cm. 915

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        DIE WENZELSBIBEL. VOLLSTÄNDIGE FAKSIMILE-AUSGABE UND DOKUMENTATION DER CODICES VINDOBONENSIS 2759 - 2764 Aus dem Besitz der Ã–sterreichischen Nationalbibliothek Wien.
      Graz, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1981-1998. In folio (cm. 54,5 x 39), 9 voll. in astucci, legatura in mz. pelle edit., decoraz. oro al piatto, tit. oro al dorso + 3 voll. di ?"commentari?" in-4 (2 in tela e 1 in bross.).L?'opera è così composta:1°: Genesis und Exodus (1981) - 2°: Leviticus und Numeri - 3°: Deuteronomium und Josua - 4°: Richter, Ruth und Samuel I - 5°: Samuel II und Könige I - 6°: Könige II und Chronik I - 7°: Chronik II, Esra I und Esra II - 8°: Esra III, Tobias und Prediger - 9°: Die nichtilluminierten Bücher. Verkleinerte Wiedergabe aller nichtilluminierten Bücher der Wenzelsbibel. (Riproduzione, in formato ridotto, di tutti i libri della Bibbia di Wenzel non miniati). Jesaias, Jeremias, Judith, Esther und Hiob. Psalter, Sprüche, Ecclesiastes, Das Hohe Lied und Weisheit Salomonis. Jesaias, Jeremias, Baruch und Ezechiel (1991). I 3 voll. di ?"commentari?": - 1) Von Schlosser Julis - "Die Bilderhandschriften Koenigs Wenzel I". Ein Interimskommentar zur Faksimile-Ausgabe der Wenzelsbibel. Graz, 1981. In-4 (cm. 31,1 x 21,3), broschiert, num. v. S. 215 bis S. 308, mit einfarbigen Illustr. im Text. Wiedergabe einer in Wien im 1893 ver. Ausgabe. (Ristampa di un?'edizione del commento di Julis Von Schlosser, pubblicata a Vienna nel 1893).- 2) Krieger Michaela / Schmidt Gerhard - "Erlaeuterungen zu den illuminierten Seiten", Graz,1996. In-4 (cm. 32,7x23), original Leinband, S. 230, mit einfarbigen Illustr. im Text.- 3) Heger / Hlavacek / Schmidt / Unterkircher - "Kommentar", Graz, 1998. In-4 (cm. 32,7x23), original Leinband, S. 250,(2) + 96 einfarbige Tafeln. Splendido facsimile della Bibbia di Wenzel (Antico Testamento) del XIV secolo, scritta e miniata per il Re Venceslao IV di Boemia, conservata nella Biblioteca Nazionale Austriaca di Vienna. Contiene 646 straordinarie miniature e quasi tutte le pagine sono arricchite da sontuosi motivi ornamentali, a colori e oro, che ne illuminano i margini. La Bibbia di Venceslao è il primo superbo codice scritto in tedesco, circa 150 anni prima che Martin Lutero pubblicasse in lingua volgare la sua traduzione della Bibbia.Questa magnifica pubblicazione, estremamente sontuosa, è stata tirata in soli 780 esemplari numerati. Il ns., 747, è in ottimo stato.-----------------------In folio (cm. 54,5 x 39), 9 Bde. in Halbleder gebunden, Buchhuelle f. jed. Buch und 3 ?"Kommentarbaende?" in-4.Das kostbare Original befindet sich im Besitz der ?-sterreichischen Nationalbibliothek, Wien. Beinahe 150 Jahre vor Luthers Bibelübersetzung entstand in einer der führenden Buchmalerschulen des Mittelalters in Prag die älteste deutsche Prachthandschrift der Bibel. Der monumentale, auf mehr als 2400 Seiten die Texte des Alten Testamentes umfassende Codex wurde zwischen 1389 und 1400 für den böhmischen König Wenzel IV hergestellt und gilt als das Hauptwerk der berühmten Wenzelwerkstatt. Insgesamt 646 Miniaturen und ein überreicher Randschmuck machen diese Bibel zu einer bibliophilen Kostbarkeit?".Praechtige Ausgabe nur in 780 numerierten Exemplaren. Unser 747 ist in sehr gutem Zustand.

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Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus, Johann Peter Hebel Esteban (Illustrator) Fekete u. a.
        Bergmann von Falun. Der Bericht von Gotthilf Heinrich Schubert und die Erzählungen von E. T. A. Hoffmann und J. P. Hebel. 18. Druck der Edition Tiessen.
      Neu-Isenburg, Edition Tiessen, 1981.. Einmalige Auflage von 150 numerierten Exemplaren. 17 Seiten (1) Blatt 4°, Original-Broschur mit illustriertem Original-Umschlag (Entwurf des Musters aus einem Holzschnitt-Detail).. das Exemplar ungelesen und wie neu, mit 4 Original-Farbholzschnitten von Esteban Fekete. Eines von 150 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe mit der separaten Extrasuite der Farbholzschnitte von Fekete, hier die Nummer 15. Spindler 41, 18. Paschke (Fekete) 408-410 und 412. Die vorliegenden Texte beziehen sich auf ein Unglück, das im Jahre 1670 in den Kupfergruben von Falun passierte. Der Bericht von Gotthilf Heinich Schubert entstammt seinen "Ansichten von der Nachtseite der Naturwissenschaften" 1808. Auf ihm beruhen die Erzählungen von Johann Peter Hebel (aus dem "Schatzkästlein des Rheinischen Hausfreundes",1810) und Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmanns (aus "Die Serapionsbrüder", 1819, hier in geraffeter Form widergegeben). Den Handsatz aus der Original-Janson-Antiqua und die typographische Gestaltung besorgte der Verleger, den Druck auf Büttenpapier Velin d'Arches die Werkstätten der Trajanus-Presse, Frankfurt am Main. Der Umschlag wurde aus einem Holzschnittdetail entwickelt. Die Auflage beträgt insgesamt 500 numerierte Exemplare, von denen die ersten hundertfünfzig zusätzliche Abzüge der Illustrationen sowie einen fünften Holzschnitt enthalten, der in das Buch nicht aufgenommen wurde. Vielleicht eines der schönsten Bücher der Edition Tiessen, in der Vorzugsausgabe sehr selten vorkommend. Esteban Fekete (* 11. August 1924 in Cinkota/budapest/Ungarn - + 29. März 2009 in Dieburg) war ein bekannter deutsch-argentinischer Maler, Zeichner und Farbholzschneider.

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        Faksimileband und Kommentarband zur Lektionar zu den Festen der Heiligen Benedikt Maurus und Scholastika Vat. Lat. 1202. Handschrift aus Montecassino Entstanden unter Abt Desiderius (1058-1086). Geschichtliche Einleitung als die Entstehung der Handschrift Louis Duval-Arnould, Agostino Paravicini Bagliani.
      Belser Verlag - Johnson Reprint, Zürich - New York, 1981 - Reproduction de la reliure du Moyen Age pour le fac-similé, demi-basane pour le volume de commentaire, emboîtage en bois. Tirage à 600 exemplaires numérotés, n° 423. (Le prix du fac-similé était en 1981 de CHF. 12.000.00) Exemplar wie neu.

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Beckett, Samuel.
        Dramatische Dichtungen in drei Sprachen.,
      Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp Verlag, 1981 - 529 (1) / 423 (7) Seiten schwarzer Ledereinband mit goldgeprägter Rückentitelei und Folienumschlag in bezogenem Pappschuber, dieser minimal angebräunt, mit Lesebändchen, fliegender Vorsatz mit der Signatur des Autors, einbändige Dünndruckausgabe der ursprünglich zweibändigen Ausgabe von 1963 und 1964 (Dramatische Dichtungen in drei Sprachen 1 und 2), deutsch, französisch, englisch. Samuel Beckett (* 13. April 1906 in Dublin - + 22. Dezember 1989 in Paris) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Schriftsteller des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts und wurde 1969 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Sprache: de Gewicht in Gramm: 837 8°, gebundene Ausgabe, Ledereinband [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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compiled by the Committee for Selection of Modern Prints of China in the Fifty Years
        Selections of Modern Prints of China in the Fifty Years from 1931 to 1981 Plate Catalogue in English. Zhongguo xin xing ban hua wu shi nian xuan ji bian ji wei yuan hui Bian Shang. 1931-1949 -- xia. 1950-1981. 2 Volumes in Box
      Shanghai : Shanghai ren min mei shu chu ban she : Xin hua shu dian Shanghai fa xing suo fa xing, 1981 - Text in Chinese. Notes: Accompanied by plate catalogue "Selections of modern prints of China in the fifty years from 1931 to 1981 : plate catalogue" (14 p.: 2 volumes chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. cloth in djs and case. Contents: Shang. 1931-1949 -- xia. 1950-1981. Zhongguo xin xing ban hua wu shi nian da shi ji. Zuo zhe jian li. Other Titles: Selections of modern prints of China in the fifty years from 1931 to 1981. Responsibility: Zhongguo xin xing ban hua wu shi nian xuan ji bian ji wei yuan hui bian. an original ex-libris wood-block print for previous owner pasted in. Text in Chinese. The first volume covers 1931-1949 and the second covers 1950 to 1981. A very scarce reference on contemporary Chinese prints. 438 examples. A very good plus set with some light normal wear. Small chip to corner of front board first volume. Includes an insert with plate descriptions in English for the set. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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[Architecture]: [Amusement Parks]
        [Amusement Park Ride Blueprints from the Meisho Co, Ltd.]
      Osaka, Japan: Meisho Company, [ca. 1981-1983]. Near fine. Three small 4to. binders in printed, stiff plastic wraps. Each measuring approximately 10.5Â” x 7.5Â” and containing 40 (in total) mechanically reproduced blueprint drawings. Mild handling wear to binder exteriors, prints folded to fit binders. Some toning to folds. Near fine. Three early 1980s sets of blueprints and technical drawings from the Meisho Company of Japan, manufacturer of amusement rides. Binders hold overview and component drawings for The Monster (a rotating, car-based ride), Twin Dragon (swinging pendulum ship) and Astro-Swinger (suspended, twirling swings), with text in Japanese and English. The Astro-Swinger and Twin Dragon were installed in 1984 at Uncle KennyÂ’s Funworld, one of SingaporeÂ’s first indoor amusement parks. In the 1990s the company became Sanoyas Hishino Meisho after a merger. They continue to build and manage amusement park attractions.

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Freud, Sigmund
        THE MAJOR WORKS OF SIGMUND FREUD 3 Volume Set
      Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Bound in premium full leather with hubbed spines. Limited edition, exclusively for the subscribers for the 25th anniversary. Engelman, Edmund illustrator; Franklin Library the Great Books of the Western World Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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MORRIS, Frank T.
        Six limited edition volumes on Australian birds by Frank Morris are offered as one lot. The collection comprises Birds of Prey of Australia (1973); Pigeons and Doves of Australia (1976); Finches of Australia - a folio (1976); Birds of the Australian Swamps (two volumes, 1978 and 1981) and Robins and Wrens of Australia - a selection (1979)
      Melbourne, Lansdowne (Lansdowne Editions after the first one), 1973 to 1981 (as detailed above) - Folio, full calf (Birds of Prey; Pigeons and Doves), half calf and gilt-decorated cloth (Birds of the Australian Swamps, both volumes) and quarter calf and cloth (Finches; Robins and Wrens); the leather in most instances is very lightly rubbed at the extremities, the boards of Birds of Prey are bowed, the front cover of Pigeons and Doves has some small light surface indentations; a few other trifling blemishes do not detract from the overall appeal of these attractive plate books. All volumes are signed and numbered copies of editions limited to 500 copies (or just 350 copies for the book on finches). All volumes carry the number 53 and the bookplate of J. Mark Bonnin, with the exception of the second volume of Birds of the Australian Swamps (number 50, without the bookplate). Use [Ask Bookseller a Question] option below to confirm availability.

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BEAUMARCHAIS.
        Le théâtre de Beaumarchais. 3 Tomes. Illustré par Jean Gradassi ?le miniaturiste?.Tome premier: le Barbier de Séville ou la précaution inutile.Tome deuxième: Le Mariage de Figaro ou la folle journée.Tome troisième: La Mère coupable ou l?autre tartufe.
      Editions Arts et Couleurs, Monte Carlo, 1981 - 194 + 244 + 213pages, Titre, auteur et ornementations dorés au dos à faux-nerfs. Ornementations dorés sur les deux plats. Ornementations à froids sur les deux plats et au dos. Tranche supérieure dorée. Sous emboitage marbré. Page de garde en soie. Très belle reliure.Tirage limité à 350 exemplaires avec une planche hors-texte en couleurs, encadrée - une suite en violet de Bourgogne des illustrations hors-texte. Exemplaire numéroté n.° 669 / 750. Exemplaire à l'état de neuf.

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Carver, Raymond
        What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Stories
      New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by Raymond Carver on the title page, inscribed to a previous owners "To Burt and Cynthia, with love and friendship. Ray. Yaddo! August 1981." Yaddo is an artists and writers retreat in Saratoga, NY, at which Raymond Carver spent the summer of 1981. In Very Good condition, in a Near Fine dust jacket with price of $9.95 intact. Boards show sunning at edges, with la light ding to the top. faint tobacco odor to pages. The dust jacket shows light rubbing, light fading to the spine, and a light stain at the top corner of the rear panel. A lovely association copy.

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