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The May 15th sale includes selections of Aldine imprints, Bibles, classics, post-medieval manuscripts and works on
law, music, astronomy and Italian travel.
Among 16th-century highlights are Meder,
Parabola filij glutonis profusi atque p[ro]digi
, Paris, 1511; Musaeus,
Opusculum de Herone & Leandro . . . de lapidibus
, containing the editio princeps of the poem attributed to
Orpheus on gems and their proper ties, Venice, 1517; and Thomas,
The Histor ye of Italye
, London, 1561, the
first book in English devoted exclusively to Italy, it was condemned and publicly burnt after Thomas’s death.
Also featured are Fougasse,
The Generall Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice
, London, 1612; Leite,
Estudo de
Guitarra
, Porto, 1796, the first manual of the Portuguese guitar ; Mackenzie,
Voyages from Montreal . . . to the Frozen
and Pacific Oceans
, London, 1801, the first narrative of a North American transcontinental crossing; Lear,
Illustrated
Excursions in Italy
, London, 1846; Burton,
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah
, London,
1855-56; and Nasmyth & Carpenter,
The Moon
, London, 1874.
WilliamThomas,
The Historye of Italye
, London, 1561.
$4,000 to $6,000. At auction May 15.
Anthony Finley,
A New American Atlas
(detail), with 15 hand-colored maps, Philadelphia,
1826. $6,000 to $9,000. At auction June 7.
MAPS & ATLASES, NATURAL HISTORY &
HISTORICAL PRINTS, EPHEMERA
JUNE 7
We are pleased to offer par t two of a private collection
with specialization in maps of American interest, as well
as fine maps from other consignors. There will be a wide
selection of atlases, and an impressive assor tment of
natural history books (with plates depicting animals, birds,
botanicals and more).The ephemera section features early
playing cards, in addition to a collection of more than 110
lettersheets by Magnus picturing American cities.
EARLY PRINTED, SCIENTIFIC,
MEDICAL & TRAVEL BOOKS
MAY 15