Sothebys Second Selection Printed Books (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, laminated boards well illustrated in colour, sale comprising 122 lots.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 9 x 11 in. Paper boards. Catalogue with color photos. Results are not included. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild wear, covers rubbed. Binding tight and text unmarked. Books on books. Stax.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 9 x 11 in. Paper boards. Catalogue with color photos. Results included. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild wear, covers rubbed. Binding tight and text unmarked. Books on books. Stax.

Illustrated boards, 4to, 294 pp, plates, ills. 122 lots. From the introduction: "In the past quarter-century no collector of early printing, probably, has placed a stronger and more original focus on the textual contents of his acquisitions than J. R. Ritman. This has resulted in the formation of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica in Amsterdam, an internationally famous and energetic library that has become a centre for research in Neoplatonic, Hermetic and Rosicrucian thought of a kind that never existed before. In view of this foundation interest in the texts and textual significance of his books, it seems more than appropriate attempt to provide, in an extensive index to this catalogue, an analytic guide to the textual contents of the approximately one hundred fifty incunables offered both here and a year ago in the Sotheby's sale of 6 December 2000 (the sales designated as II and I respectively). Despite the masses of research on fifteenth-century printing that have been carried from the age of Panzer and Hain down to the present, no incunable catalogue has attempted to provide a full and consistent record of the textual contents of the books it describes.The Author-Text index attempts to identify both authors and texts - two quite different categories - in as concise and unambiguous a way as possible, citing for each whatever reference works seem to provide the most precise, most useful, and least ephemeral information." Very Good.

Illustrated boards, 4to, 294 pp, plates, ills. 122 lots. From the introduction: "In the past quarter-century no collector of early printing, probably, has placed a stronger and more original focus on the textual contents of his acquisitions than J. R. Ritman. This has resulted in the formation of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica in Amsterdam, an internationally famous and energetic library that has become a centre for research in Neoplatonic, Hermetic and Rosicrucian thought of a kind that never existed before. In view of this foundation interest in the texts and textual significance of his books, it seems more than appropriate attempt to provide, in an extensive index to this catalogue, an analytic guide to the textual contents of the approximately one hundred fifty incunables offered both here and a year ago in the Sotheby's sale of 6 December 2000 (the sales designated as II and I respectively). Despite the masses of research on fifteenth-century printing that have been carried from the age of Panzer and Hain down to the present, no incunable catalogue has attempted to provide a full and consistent record of the textual contents of the books it describes.The Author-Text index attempts to identify both authors and texts - two quite different categories - in as concise and unambiguous a way as possible, citing for each whatever reference works seem to provide the most precise, most useful, and least ephemeral information." Boards bumped at lower fore-edge corners and front board slightly abraded there, otherwise Very Good.

Gold Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 294pp. A beautifully produced auction catalogue in hard back book form. The text supported by numerous, beautiful colour photographs of some stunning books mostly from the fifteenth century. Very slight rubbing to boards, but still in super condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lovely catalogue; usual Sotheby's format. A superb collection. Sale date: 5 December, 2001. pp294, illus. Laminated boards. Internally fine; slight scratching to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pp294, good copy,

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. 4to. 294 pp.; 122 lots; plus index and bibliography. Landmark auction catalog extensively illustrated with color photographs. Hardcover pictorial boards. A valuable reference resource for historians, bibliophiles, book and manuscript? dealers, collectors, and auction, design and decorating professionals. Near Fine in very lightly rubbed boards.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60019903: 2001. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 294 pages. Couverture illustrée en couleur. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et en couleur. . . . Classification Dewey : 708-Galeries, musées, collections d'art.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Sotheby's A. Second selection of printed books mostly from the Fifteenth century f Mr.J.R.Ritman.Sale Catalogue London 5 december 2001 Pages 274 ills. profusely in colour Quarto cloth Euro 60,00.- Size: Quarto.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET. 4to (27 x 21 cm). (1) 180 pp.; 76 lots. With many colour and black and white illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Internally clean, bright and unmarked. Softcover illustrated wrappers, with very light wear to bottom edge. Tight binding. (2) 294 pp.; 122 lots; plus index and bibliography; ads. Extensively illustrated with colour photographs. Hardcover pictorial boards; minor dusting and shelf-wear; tight and sound binding. An excellent set.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 308 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 308 Language: English.