Fear and Worship in Paris: Leaf from miniature French Book of Hours (early 15th c.) PRICE £ 927 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile France, likely Paris (86 x 65 mm) 12 lines in finely executed Gothic script in Latin. Single column of text surrounded by border of ivy on recto. One 5-line illuminated initial, one 2-line illuminated initial, 5 single line illuminated initials. The Art: The upper reaches of the inner border terminates in a floral spray reminiscent of the top of the main staircase in the Tour Jean-sans-Peur (John without Fear), the only remains of the original residence of the Counts of Artois and Dukes of Burgundy in Paris. A border consisting of (nearly) exclusively ivy indicates the Parisian origin. A common strategy in medieval borders was to embed symbolism in the margins to prompt the reader to reflect on the significance. Interwoven within the ivy are a strawberry and a thistle (perhaps a subtle nod at the relationship between France and Scotland). The Text: This tiny book was designed to fit comfortably into the hands of its noble reader and guide them through the canonical hours of the day. The prayer on this leaf, “Deus, in adiutorium” [God attend to my help], is the first line of Psalm 70, which would have acted to remind the reader of the whole psalm and its response, "Domine, ad adiuvandum me festina” (Lord, speed to help me). PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Mobilis Books, LLC Parlour Room Divination: The Birthday Oracle (1883) See Item Fear and Worship in Paris: Leaf from miniature French Book of Hours (early 15th c.) See Item Extremely Early Witness to the Promulgation of Canon Law: Gregory IX - Decretales (ca. 1230-1240) See Item The Crucifixion & the Eclipse : Follower of Maître d'Étienne Poncher - Cutting from Pontifical (1546 See Item Emphemeral Look at the Seed of Europe's Crises: Benjamin Vaughn - The Concert of Princes (1793) See Item Post-Revolution: Arthur Young - The Example of France, A Warning to Britain (1793) See Item Making the Past Speak: The Speaking Picture Book (1890s) See Item American Arthuriana: Mark Twain - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889) See Item Carrie's Farwell to Physicke (1586) & Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy (13th c.) See Item Poetry Bound in the Novelty of Mauchline Ware: Casquet of Gems (1874) See Item Cosmographia - Peter Apian, 1575 (second Spanish edition) See Item

Letter from a father to his son, with a charming illustration of dog driving a car, dated 1959 PRICE $ 150 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Title: [Autograph letter from a father to his son Jim regarding cars] Author: Dad Publication: [Darien, Connecticut?], 1959. Description: Letter in manuscript from a father to his son Jim, dated November 23, 1959. 1 sheet (2 pages); 8.5 x 11 inches. The letter begins with an anecdote about a driver who blamed his speeding on his dog: "This guy was arrested weaving through traffic at over 100 MPH in a superb exhibition of driving. He indignantly refused to take a drunkometer test - said his dog was at the wheel. Actual news item!" With a charming illustration in ink, watercolor, and crayon of a dog driving a car while his owner imbibes in the passenger seat. The letter also discusses visits to Tolm Motors in Darien, Connecticut, which specializes in foreign cars, and compares features of various models of cars. Toning along fold lines. Very Good. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Head to Tail Books 1548 Aldine Press edition of Cicero's Epistolae Familiares See Item Letter from a father to his son, with a charming illustration of dog driving a car, dated 1959 See Item Tauchnitz 1926 "Copyright edition" of "The Forsyte Saga" in custom block-printed paper bindings See Item Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Swineherd," hand-colored miniature book See Item Massachusetts Woman's Christian Temperance Union cookbook, annotated with recipe for dandelion wine See Item Advertising card for Dandy, a high-diving King Charles Cavalier and Cocker Spaniel mix, circa 1900 See Item Collection of books from the personal library of author Erica Jong See Item Soviet-era miniature book about Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels See Item Maya Angelou's The Aristocrat, miniature book by Tamazunchale Press See Item 1904 autograph letter signed from bloodhound breeder C.A. Appley to prospective buyer See Item Master's Violin, by Myrtle Reed, in binding designed by Margaret Armstrong, 1910 See Item Patricio Tricasso's "Epitoma chyromantico," 1535 treatise on palmistry, with 78 woodcuts See Item

Continue VISIT WEBSITE Structure, Verses, Agency Books OWNER: Lawrence Hammar Member since: 2021 Occasionally Rare, Frequently Scarce, Always Fine. (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): None needed All purchases on my own web-site are already 20% discounted svafinebooks@gmail.com 937-502-5062 937-502-5062 604 Thorn Street P.O. Box #100, Spray, OR, 97874, United States More about this bookseller Thanks for looking. Structure, Verses, Agency Books: fine works about art, culture & history will eventually maintain an inventory of about 9,500 items. Based in beautiful, downtown Spray, Oregon, selling out of my own home, but fresh after a long stint in Ohio as Blue Jacket Books and a short stint in Sacramento, California living in while buying out and selling down Richard Press Fine Art Books. I specialize in the social sciences and humanities, in the fine arts and in kindred, mildly related genres, law and human rights to Africana, gender and sexuality to European history. Modern First Editions, in erotica, Judaica, Ireland, Americana, Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, and Africana. I also do premium book searches, advise as regards libraries and their sell-down, and operate a premium book-of-the-month club called Once Upon a Tome. If you can't find what you're looking for on my website, I invite you to contact me directly. In 2020 I returned to the Oregon of my youth (if not birth) and am making a stand near the river John Day in Spray, Oregon. My undergraduate and graduate school trainings took me to New York for graduate school and then overseas to Papua New Guinea and to Fiji, where I conducted ethnographic fieldwork on sexual networking and sexual violence, HIV and AIDS, for many years, both as a solo ethnographer and as a consulting qualitative research methods expert. I've been selling books since 2009, first as Log Cabin Books (in Yellow Springs, Ohio), then for a decade as Blue Jacket Books (in Xenia, Ohio), and now and for the duration as Structure, Verses, Agency Books (in Spray, Oregon). As to my business name, only 13 people have "gotten" it on the first try (they all being social scientists themselves). The first phrase characterizes huge debates in the social sciences: does “Structure” (kinship rules and class relations, economics and politics) determine History, or is "Structure" the net result of, the sum total of the “Agency” of fully conscious, independently acting individuals? 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Charles Blanc, Editeur en Chef, Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Courrier Europeen de L'art et de la Curiosit VIEW DETAILS Terms of Sale I've done my best to state clearly and truthfully the condition of each and every book I have listed on-line. Sometimes, however, books change condition insofar as they sit on the shelf for a long time, get moved by customers, get taken to and from book fairs, and so on. If for some reason you don't like your purchase or it arrives somehow damaged, or if it doesn't get to you at all, you might be eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please contact me and I'll respond within two business days. Lawrence Hammar, Owner and Proprietor Member, I.O.B.A. (Independent On-lline Booksellers Association) Structure, Verses, Agency Books: fine works about art, culture & history 1831 F Street, Sacramento, California 95811 937-502-5062 svafinebooks@gmail.com

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DIE CUT < Back to Terminology List DIE CUT Feature The term refers to a paper item mechanically cut in an irregular shape. A die is created in the desired shape and used to stamp the items. Pictured are three die cut advertising cards and a book cut into the shape of an anteater. Previous Next

Continue VISIT WEBSITE GIBBS BOOKS OWNER: Terrence Gibbs Member since: 2022 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 10 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): on books over 10.99 terry@gibbsbooks.com 7169494916 PO Box 102 113 CRANBURNE LN, Williamsville, NY, 14221, United States More about this bookseller 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale

Cookery for Seamen by Alexander Quinlan and N.E. Mann PRICE 16.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Liverpool, England, G. Tinling & Co., 2019, first thus reprint of the 1894 original. Scarce. Tight Clean, hardback, 12mo, 75pp w/ads in back. As new, no d.j. as issued. The first cookbook made for ocean-going sailors in Victorian times, this details everything from the livestock that needs to be aboard and their demises and the recipes that could be made in small, hot, close quarters with the sea rolling up, down and sideways. Fascinating stuff from sea pie, compass pudding, Yorkshire pudding, sausage rolls and much more - devilled bones, pigeon pie or sheep's tounge in aspic. First published to teach sailors at The Liverpool Training School of Cookery. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from The Wright Book The King Ranch, volumes 1 & 2 See Item Ten Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Years with Pogo by Walt Kelly See Item Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, Five Volume Set See Item The People Could Fly, American Black Folktales Told by Virginia Hamilton See Item Navajo Trading Days by Elizabeth Compton Hegemann See Item The Brighton Boys with Engineers at Cantigny See Item Opere, Volume I by Pietro Metastasio See Item Cookery for Seamen by Alexander Quinlan and N.E. Mann See Item The Down Easters by Basil Lubbock See Item The Orphant Annie Book See Item

LONDON RARE BOOKS SCHOOL (LRBS) < Back to Terminology List LONDON RARE BOOKS SCHOOL (LRBS) Education London Rare Books School (LRBS) offers intensive courses on the history of the book, printing, binding, typography, illustration, bookselling, maps, and a variety of other book-related topics. These courses are offered each summer at the University of London, England. Annually, IOBA and others offer scholarships to those wishing to improve their knowledge and skills. https://ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-books-school Previous Next

UNCORRECTED PROOF < Back to Terminology List UNCORRECTED PROOF General A pre-publication printing intended for editorial use, or occasionally to be sent out for review. Usually issued in plain colored wrappers. Previous Next

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Continue VISIT WEBSITE Owl Creek Books OWNER: Nathan Gabbard Member since: 2025 Rare & Vintage (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): dd20 nathan@owlcreekbooks.com 310-975-7646 310-975-4669 3507 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90019, United States More about this bookseller We specialize in meticulously selected rare books, first editions, and antiquarian gems. In the heart of mid-city Los Angeles, our antiquarian bookstore is a haven for book lovers, collectors, and anyone with a passion for the written word. We specialize in meticulously selected rare books, first editions, and antiquarian gems that are as unique as the city itself. As a generalist antiquarian bookstore, our inventory reflects a variety of interests, from antiquarian titles and fine bindings to fore-edge paintings, ex libris bookplates, miniatures, modern firsts, signed works, poetry, plays, and more. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), its international affiliate, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). These affiliations underscore our dedication to ethical bookselling practices and to providing a positive experience with every transaction. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale Trade discount of Twenty Percent off retail price. Tax exemption with resale certificate. Shipping at cost. Payment due upon receipt of invoice or time of purchase, unless arrangements agreed upon prior to shipping for item(s) to be shipped on approval. Trade discount cannot be combined with any other sale, promotion, or discount.

YAPPED or YAPP EDIGES < Back to Terminology List YAPPED or YAPP EDIGES Feature Also called Cover Extensions. Binding featuring a cover that overlaps the three edges of both upper and lower covers continuously. The covers are always limp or semi-flexible, and are sometimes fitted with a zipper. Frequently found on bibles. Items bound in this manner are usually best stored flat. The edges, especially the bottom edge, will frequently be worn. Previous Next