Bird print - Otis Hartlaubii (Plate XXXVII ONLY) from Ornithologie Nordost-Afrika's
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Head of three birds. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. A particularly attractive bird. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Minor browning to edges. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
Cassel: T. Fischer, 1869-1874. Chromolithograph. Minor foxing. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. PRINT/080520. Very Good. More
n.p. [Peter Treveris], [1527]. This is probably a leaf from the Treveris printing in 1527 of Higden's Polychronicon. The previous owner's research of this leaf indicated that this is the likely source although he explored other possibilities as seen in his notes. Printed in Early Modern English in double columns. With book number in Latin in upper margin and shoulder notes. There is a handsome decorated five line initial, some underlining in faded ink and two handwritten notes in the left margin of the recto. Aging to the pages, and browning and light chipping where removed from a book. Slight crease to margin bottom. Still very good condition and a nice example of early 16th century printing. EPH/051723. Very Good. More
Hagenau: Heinrich Gran, 1494. This is a handsome leaf from the press of Heinrich Gran (active 1489–1527). Gran was an Alsatian printer of the incunabular era and was one of the pioneers of book-printing in Alsace. Little is known about Gran's life other than that he introduced printing to Haguenau, then a more important city than today. Between 1501 and 1527 he printed 213 works of mostly theological content. The text of this book was written by English philosopher Robert Holkot (d. 1349). He belonged to the first generation of scholars to absorb and develop the views of famed English philosopher William Ockham. This is a leaf from his most famous Biblical lectures, on the book of Wisdom, associated with Cambridge, and known as the Postilla Super Librum Sapientiae. The leaf is 54 lines and headline, printed in gothic letter in double column, with one red initial. The leaf is generally clean and bright with browning to the margins, light creases on verso, and slight chipping where removed from the book in which it was bound. Very good condition. Measures 8.25 x 11.25 inches. Proctor 3182. Very Good. More
[Munich]: [Bremer Presse], [1923]. A hadsome leaf in Greek from the famed edition of the Iliad and Odyssey from the Bremer Presse, one of the most distiguished private presses in Germany. Of note is that their celebrated Greek type was designed by Willi Wiegand, which was "a happy blending of classic form and free rendering" (Will Ransom, Private Presses and Their Books). There were 615 copies printed on handmade paper in the press's 16 point Greek type. The edges of the pages were untrimmed except along the top edge. Very light chipping where removed from bound volume. A few reddish spots along the margins not affecting text.Two tiny white cloth tags used to affix to another surface. Accompanied by a one page description in English of the book from thepress.Very good condition. Leaf measures 8.5 x 14.5 inches. EPHEM/051923. Very Good. More
Incline Press, (2010). Limited to 50 copies. A quote from William Morris: "My work is the embodiment of dreams in one form or another" printed in black with red floral decorations. Printed by Graham Moss at the Incline Press. Fine. More
[Antwerp]: [Henrick Eckert van Homberch], [1518]. Fasciculus mirre is a Germanic devotional book that was popular in the Low Countries during the first half of the sixteenth century. The text contains meditations on the life of Jesus Christ, most notably the Passion. This leaf was identified by its previous owner as being from one of the many copies of this book printed in Dutch in the 16th century.The printer, Henrick Eckert van Homberch, having worked in Delft for some five years, moved to Antwerp in 1500 and set up his business in the Huys van Delft. From then on until his death in late 1523 or early 1524 he published at that address a continuous flow of works of quite varied natures — classical authors, romances of chivalry and school books included — though chiefly with a religious content. Printed in 26 lines, with rubrication throughout. Browning and light staining with two small white strips of cloth affixed to top margin. Still a nice example of early Dutch language printing. Measures 3.5 x 5.5 inches. EPHEM/052523. Very Good. More
Basle [Basel]: Nicolaus Kesler [ Kessler], 1496. A handsome leaf from Moralia in Job, printed by Nicolaus Kessler in 1496. Moralia in Job, also called Moralia, sive Expositio in Job or Magna Moralia, is a commentary on the Book of Job by Gregory the Great, written between 578 and 595. It was begun when Gregory was at the court of Emperor Tiberius II in Constantinople, but finished only several years after he had returned to Rome. [Wikipedia] Nicolaus Kessler was born around 1445 in Bottwar in Württemberg. Around 1471 he received the academic degree of Baccalaureus artium liberalium in Basel. From 1475 he worked as a bookseller for the printer Bernhard Richel and married his daughter Magdalene. He was naturalized in the city of Basel on December 23, 1480. In the same year he became a member of the guild of the key. After the death of his employer Bernhard Richel in 1482, he took over his shop in the Zum Blumen house. In 1496 he became a guild master and thus also a member of the council. He died in 1519. This leaf is in Latin, printed in double columns with 55 lines and headline in gothic letter. There are three red initials and shoulder reference in black. There is light age toning around the margins and the edge of the leaf is chipped where it was removed from its bound book. A nice example of early printing. Measures 8 x 11.75 inches. Proctor 7690 EPHEM/061323. More
Mainz: Johann Schoeffer [Johannes Schöffer], 1532. Five leaves from the third German edition of Livy's Romische Historien. The printer, Johann Schoeffer, was the son of early German printer Peter Schoeffer and the grandson of Johann Fust, who was a financial backer of Johannes Gutenberg for the 42-line bible project. These handsome leaves are in German and printed in Gothic typeface. Each leaf has a large and finely executed woodcut to illustrate scenes of action and drama from Livy's famous history. There four line decorated initials marking a new paragraph or section. The leaves are generally in very good condition. The pages have browning along the margins and some spotting. One leaf has a small tear on its upper margin. There is light chipping along the page edges where they were removed from the book in which they were bound. The pages are numbered XCIX, CXLIX, CLXIII, CCCLII, and CCCLXVI. EPHEM/061223. Very Good. More
Ulm: Johann Zainer, 1474. Two handsome and well preserved incunable leaves from a bible printed in Latin at the press of Johann Zainer. Zainer was the second printer in Ulm, and is documented there with a first printed book in 1473, the Pestordnung by the Ulm city doctor Heinrich Steinhöwel. He further developed book decoration and published the first German translation of a work by Giovanni Boccaccio. Like Günther Zainer, printer in Augsburg, Johann Zainer came from Reutlingen; the two men might have been, or almost certainly were, related. He received his training as a printer in Strasbourg. After an initially successful career, Zainer's business declined after a few years; he was expelled from the city in 1493, probably because of debts, but returned later and resumed printing, albeit only a few books, until 1515 and was mentioned for the last time in 1523 [German Wikipedia]. The leaves are printed in double columns, with 50 lines in a gothic type. There are four red and black three-line initials, one initial in gray and black, and red underlining to mark new paragraphs. The paper is toned and has some darker staining, primarily in the margins but affecting some of text block. Light creasing along margins and pinpricks and slight chipping where leaves were removed from their book. A nice example of early German printing in very good condition. Measures 11 x 16 inches. EPHEM/053123. More
Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1497. Seven handsome incunabule leaves with the text in Latin of the Psalms that their former owner attributes to the Biblia cum postillis Nicolai de Lyra, printed by Anton Koberger. Koberger (1440-1513) was the German goldsmith, printer and publisher who printed and published the Nuremberg Chronicle, a landmark of incunabula, and was a successful bookseller of works from other printers. In 1470 he established the first printing house in Nuremberg. [Wikipedia] Printed in black with red initials generally at the beginning of a paragraph. The text of the Psalm on each page is surrounded by double column commentary with 71 lines. Leaves have some browning with darker stains along the page margins. The pages where removed from a bound copy are chipped and torn. The pages are numbered CXXXI, CLXIII, CLXIIII, CLXV, CLXXX, CLXXXI, and CLXXXIII. About very good. Leaves measure 9.25 x 13.25 inches. EPHEM/060123. Very Good -. More
Köln (Cologne): Ludwig von Renchen, 1485. A scarce German incunable leaf from the press of Ludwig von Renchen. The text is taken from Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea). Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1230 - 1298) was an Italian chronicler and archbishop of Genoa. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of the Golden Legend, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church that was one of the most popular religious works of the Middle Ages [Wikipedia]. The leaf is printed in double columns with 43 lines of text, which is rubricated. A good copy with browning and some staining. There are small chips along the margin where the leaf was removed from a bound volume. Measures 7.5 x 10 inches. Goff J-171; Proctor 1262. EPHEM/060123 I. Very Good -. More
1906. Unbound. Handcolored lithograph of two green birds. Fine condition. Suitable for framing. Size: about 9 x 5.5 inches. PRINT/122719. Fine. More
1864. Unbound. Handcolored lithograph of a thrush. Fine condition. Suitable for framing. Size: about 9 x 5.5 inches. PRINT/122719. Fine. More
1864. Unbound. Handcolored lithograph of a hawk. Fine condition. Suitable for framing. Size: about 9 x 5.5 inches. PRINT/122719. Fine. More