Atlante monumentale del Basso e dell'Alto Egitto by Segato, Girolamo; Valeriani, Domenico: a precious visual instance of the 1837 illustrated wonders volume

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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

First Edition, Second Issue

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

$5,200 USD
$5,200 USD
Society as I have found it by McAllister, Ward: a carefully chosen vignette of the 1890 gastronomy & pleasures publication

Society as I have found it

McAllister, Ward

Society as I have found it

1890

First Edition

Limited De Luxe edition, signed by the author, a.k.a. the gatekeeper of the Gilded Age

$1,900 USD
$1,900 USD
The cook book by "Oscar" of the Waldorf. by Tschirky, Oscar: a delicate visual nuance of the 1896 gastronomy & pleasures piece

The cook book by "Oscar" of the Waldorf.

Tschirky, Oscar

The cook book by "Oscar" of the Waldorf.

1896

First Edition

The Gilded Age timeless guide to elegant dining and flawless service

$260 USD
$260 USD
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
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
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.

$5,100 USD
$5,100 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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