An ancient Egyptian-style illustration printed on aged beige paper, depicting several figures in colorful robes with hieroglyphic symbols and a vertical decorative motif on the right.

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L'isole più famose del mondo by Porcacchi, Tommaso: a distinctive element from the 1572 illustrated wonders piece

L'isole più famose del mondo

Porcacchi, Tommaso

L'isole più famose del mondo

1572

First Edition

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

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Grapes And Grape Vines Of California by Bosqui, Edward: a delicate visual nuance of the 1980 (1877) wine & viticulture copy

Grapes And Grape Vines Of California

Bosqui, Edward

Grapes And Grape Vines Of California

1980

Ten grapes, one portfolio, and California's first colored ampelography preserved

$2,500 USD
$2,500 USD
Theatrum Machinarum Novum by Böckler, Georg Andreas: a selected plate showing the 1661 illustrated & decorative printed work

Theatrum Machinarum Novum

Böckler, Georg Andreas

Theatrum Machinarum Novum

1661

First Edition

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

$5,200 USD
$5,200 USD
Atlante monumentale del Basso e dell'Alto Egitto by Segato, Girolamo; Valeriani, Domenico: a rare surviving image of the 1837 illustrated wonders exemplar

Atlante monumentale del Basso e dell'Alto Egitto

Segato, Girolamo; Valeriani, Domenico

Atlante monumentale del Basso e dell'Alto Egitto

1837

45 hand-colored plates for over 300 images of ancient Egypt in large folio format

$8,200 USD
$8,200 USD
Libri de piscibus marinis. (With:) Universae aquatilium Historiae pars altera by Rondelet, Guillaume: a scarce visual specimen of the 1554-1555 early science & crafts publication

Libri de piscibus marinis. (With:) Universae aquatilium Historiae pars altera

Rondelet, Guillaume

Libri de piscibus marinis. (With:) Universae aquatilium Historiae pars altera

1554

First Edition

Over 400 woodcuts for one of the foundational books of modern ichthyology

$7,600 USD
$7,600 USD
Fabulae centum ex antiquis auctoribus delectae by Faerno, Gabriele: a delicate visual nuance of the 1564 illustrated & decorative piece

Fabulae centum ex antiquis auctoribus delectae

Faerno, Gabriele

Fabulae centum ex antiquis auctoribus delectae

1564

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One hundred Aesopian fables illustrated by Du Pérac after Ligorio: classical antiquity reimagined for Counter-Reformation education

$5,200 USD
$5,200 USD
Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genre by Bocchi, Achille: a finely preserved portion of the 1574 illustrated wonders copy

Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere

Bocchi, Achille

Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere

1574

Second Edition

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

$2,100 USD
$2,100 USD
Della simmetria dei corpi humani by Dürer, Albrecht: a noteworthy detail captured from the 1591 illustrated wonders printed work

Della simmetria dei corpi humani

Dürer, Albrecht

Della simmetria dei corpi humani

1591

First Italian Edition

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

$4,900 USD
$4,900 USD
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Notice sur la fabrication des vins

Notice sur la fabrication des vins

Glady, Eugene

Notice sur la fabrication des vins

1875

First Edition

A cellar manifesto against routine, from pre-phylloxera Bordeaux.

$450 USD
$450 USD
Les origines du cru de Haut-Brion-La Mission

Les origines du cru de Haut-Brion-La Mission

Ferbos, René

Les origines du cru de Haut-Brion-La Mission

1924

First Edition

The claim to the Haut-Brion name traced back to 1682, with period newspaper clippings laid in. Inscribed by the author.

$650 USD
$650 USD
Les Vins de Bordeaux

Les Vins de Bordeaux

Chasteigner, Paul de (V.te P. de C.)

Les Vins de Bordeaux

1867

First Edition

The embryo of a pamphlet destined for wide circulation, with a curious handwritten note.

$250 USD
$250 USD
Bordeaux à vol d'oiseau.

Bordeaux à vol d'oiseau.

Vène, Alexandre

Bordeaux à vol d'oiseau.

1867

First Edition

A forgotten bird's-eye view of Bordeaux wine, from cépages and soils to the trade.

$350 USD
$350 USD
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July 2026: A Different Kind of Pairing

Much like a favorite wine pairing, these books were chosen not only for what they say individually, but for the unexpected ways they bring out the best in one another.

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