New from the Cabinet of Curiosities

Recent acquisitions and unusual discoveries joining the La Fenice Antiquaria catalog. This selection highlights our latest additions, presenting rare books, early printed treatises, and peculiar monographs that defy standard categorization.

Atlante monumentale del Basso e dell'Alto Egitto

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

$12,858.00 AUD

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

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

$11,917.00 AUD

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Fabulae centum ex antiquis auctoribus delectae

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

$8,154.00 AUD

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Society as I have found it

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

$2,980.00 AUD

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The cook book by "Oscar" of the Waldorf.

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

$408.00 AUD

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Grapes And Grape Vines Of California

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

$3,920.00 AUD

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Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere

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.

$3,293.00 AUD

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L'isole più famose del mondo

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.

$7,997.00 AUD

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Della simmetria dei corpi humani

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.

$7,684.00 AUD

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Theatrum Machinarum Novum

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.

$8,154.00 AUD

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A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

(Moore, J.)

A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

1765

First Edition, Second Issue

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

$2,901.00 AUD

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A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

Cavallo, Tiberio

A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

1777

First Edition

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

$1,333.00 AUD

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Encyclopédie des chemins de fer et des machines a vapeur

Encyclopédie des chemins de fer et des machines a vapeur

Tourneux, Félix

Encyclopédie des chemins de fer et des machines a vapeur

1844

First Edition

An illustrated encyclopedic dictionary devoted to railway and steam technology

$1,333.00 AUD

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Il tesoro della sanità

Il tesoro della sanità

Durante, Castor

Il tesoro della sanità

1612

Pocket vernacular guide to health: early modern regimen, c.1600

$784.00 AUD

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Arabicae linguae novae

Arabicae linguae novae

Da L'Aquila, Antonio

Arabicae linguae novae

1650

First Edition

Practical Arabic manual for 17th century working missionaries

$1,318.00 AUD

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Revue trimestrielle de la Station Viticole de Villefranche (Rhône)

Revue trimestrielle de la Station Viticole de Villefranche (Rhône)

Vermorel, Victor

Revue trimestrielle de la Station Viticole de Villefranche (Rhône)

1890

First Edition

Privately funded French vine science, with chromolithograph and folding field plans.

$345.00 AUD

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La culture des vignes, la vinification et les vins dans le Médoc

La culture des vignes, la vinification et les vins dans le Médoc

Armailhacq, Albert D'

La culture des vignes, la vinification et les vins dans le Médoc

1855

Third Edition

A Medoc shadow-classification printed in the year of the 1855 ranking.

$1,333.00 AUD

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Essai sur l'Histoire des Vins de la Champagne. Bound with: Recherches (...) sur la culture de la Vigne (...) et la confection des vins de Champagne

Essai sur l'Histoire des Vins de la Champagne. Bound with: Recherches (...) sur la culture de la Vigne (...) et la confection des vins de Champagne

Sutaine, Max; Plonquet, J.L.

Essai sur l'Histoire des Vins de la Champagne. Bound with: Recherches (...) sur la culture de la Vigne (...) et la confection des vins de Champagne

1845

First Edition

Two Champagne books, and a whole industry in transition.

$628.00 AUD

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De la graisse des vins

De la graisse des vins

Herpin, Jean Charles

De la graisse des vins

1819

Second Edition

Early scientific pamphlet on wine diseases.

$408.00 AUD

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The cultivation of the native grape and manufacture of American wines

The cultivation of the native grape and manufacture of American wines

Husmann, George

The cultivation of the native grape and manufacture of American wines

1866

First Edition

Foundational American viticulture manual: native grapes, vineyard craft, winemaking.

$345.00 AUD

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Wine and Wine Countries

Wine and Wine Countries

Tovey, Charles

Wine and Wine Countries

1862

First Edition

Victorian wine data across the world.

$894.00 AUD

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Encyclopedie-Roret - Nouveau manuel complet du Sommelier et du Marchand de vins

Encyclopedie-Roret - Nouveau manuel complet du Sommelier et du Marchand de vins

Maigne, P.

Encyclopedie-Roret - Nouveau manuel complet du Sommelier et du Marchand de vins

1884

First Edition

A wine merchant's and sommelier's vademecum from the prestigious Manuels-Roret series.

$157.00 AUD

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Hocks and Moselles

Hocks and Moselles

Rudd, Hugh R.

Hocks and Moselles

1935

First Edition

Interwar Britain explains German wine through taste, travel, and bottle shapes.

$345.00 AUD

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L'aventure étonnante de Don Quichotte et du vrai Moulin-à-vent

L'aventure étonnante de Don Quichotte et du vrai Moulin-à-vent

Rozet, Georges

L'aventure étonnante de Don Quichotte et du vrai Moulin-à-vent

1946

First Edition

Charming Don Quixote parody set in Beaujolais wine country, illustrated by Line Touchet.

$126.00 AUD

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New from the Cabinet of Curiosities

Ranging from specialized technical manuals to singular illustrated works, these newly cataloged volumes reflect an ongoing pursuit of the historically significant and the unexpected.