May 2

Manhattan Rare Book
& Fine Press Fair

St. Vincent Ferrer · Booth 502
Guest passes available on request

New from the Cabinet of Curiosities

Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere

Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere

$2,100 USD

Bocchi, Achille

Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere

1574

The best of Renaissance thinking in 151 emblems, with Parmigianino and Agostino Carracci’s marks on the plates.

$2,100 USD
L'isole più famose del mondo

L'isole più famose del mondo

$5,100 USD

Porcacchi, Tommaso

L'isole più famose del mondo

1572

Renaissance survey of the world’s islands, richly engraved from Europe to Asia and the Americas.

$5,100 USD
A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

$1,850 USD

(Moore, J.)

A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

1765

The first English pigeon book: breeding, breeds, frauds, and 13 plates.

$1,850 USD
L'Art du Brodeur

L'Art du Brodeur

$870 USD

Saint-Aubin, Charles Germain de

L'Art du Brodeur

1770

Magnificent plates for the definitive 18th century guide to French court embroidery.

$870 USD
Della simmetria dei corpi humani

Della simmetria dei corpi humani

$4,900 USD

Dürer, Albrecht

Della simmetria dei corpi humani

1591

Dürer's foundational treatise on human proportion, first Italian edition with over 100 woodcuts.

$4,900 USD
Theatrum Machinarum Novum

Theatrum Machinarum Novum

$5,200 USD

Böckler, Georg Andreas

Theatrum Machinarum Novum

1661

A spectacular stage of 17th-century machines, where art and invention steal the show.

$5,200 USD
L' arte de' cenni

L' arte de' cenni

$920 USD

Bonifacio, Giovanni

L' arte de' cenni

1616

The first learned manual to decipher body language and eloquent silence

$920 USD
A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

$850 USD

Cavallo, Tiberio

A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

1777

The first and most important English-language treatises to teach electricity, with 3 plates

$850 USD

Explore La Fenice

Manhattan Rare Books Fair 2026

Our antiquarian catalogue unfolds as a journey through knowledge and imagination, where text and image, science and poetry, meet across centuries. Illustrated Words opens with the rich visual world of Porcacchi’s so-called Isolario (1562) and Durer’s Della simmetria dei corpi humani (1591), among others. Learned Manuals explore the discipline of knowledge through works like Arabicae Linguae(1650) and the L’Arte dei cenni (1616), where language - spoken or signed - becomes a tool of discovery. Finally, Apollonian Wine and Dionysiac Wine sets reason against revelry, pairing scientific inquiry with folklore and verse to reveal the many ways humans have sought to understand, celebrate, and transform viticulture. 

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