No 1342
(GREEK EVANGELIE)
THEION KAI HIERON EVANGELION
VENETIA, 1840
V + 240 pp + 49. Four full page wood cuts of the Evangelists
and several vignettes. Printed in red and black. Large Folio;
27 cm x 37 cm. Binding: Magnificent, contemporary binding.
Bright red satin over wooden boards. Very large silver and
Gold-bronze relief central metal pieces on both covers. Four
Cherubs and large sidepieces depicting the Evangelists and
other Holy. The central pieces depicting the crucifixion and
the resurrection. All pieces connected through an ornamental
relief bond, small stars. Inscriptions in Greek on the pieces.
Price: 4850 USD
No 2144
Götz, Theodor
MONOGRAPHIE DES HUNDES
Gotha, 1834.
Engraved folding frontispiece. One colored plan. 38 engraved
hand colored plates depicting dogs. Contemporary quater calf
with marbeled boards. Fine.
Price: 2200 USD
No 2703
Shakespeare, William
THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF SHAKSPEARE. Revised by George Stevens.
London, W. Bulmer and Company for John and Josiah Boydell,
1802.
Nine volumes. Large folio. Contemporary full redbrownish calf,
rebacked with brown gold tooled leather in seven compartments.
Some damages at top and tale, partly cracks in the joints,
2 upper and 3 lower covers detached, all edges gilt.
Engraved frontispiece, frontispiece portrait and 94 engraved
plates. Occasional foxing and spotting. Armorial bookplate
for Charles Barkley.
For the Boydell edition were specially erected a type foundry,
an ink factory and a printer’s workshop.
(Extra shipment cost due to weight and size)
Price: 12900 USD