Catherwood, Frederick Stephens, John Lloyd, 1805-1852
Published / Created:
1841
Call Number:
2003 261
Image Count:
5
Alternative Title:
Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Description:
Bookplate of Paul Mellon. Volumes housed together in case. and Laid into v. 1: Autograph letter signed from John L. Stephens to George Virtue (?), dated 31 Nov. 1841.
Publisher:
Harper & Brothers,
Subject (Geographic):
Central America--Antiquities, Central America--Description and travel, Chiapas (Mexico)--Description and travel, Mexico--Antiquities, Mexico--Description and travel, and Yucatán (Mexico : State)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Mellon, Paul--Bookplate and Schreiber, Carl F.--(Carl Frederick)--b. 1886--Bookplate
Catherwood, Frederick Stephens, John Lloyd, 1805-1852
Published / Created:
1841
Call Number:
2003 261
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Description:
Bookplate of Paul Mellon. Volumes housed together in case.
Publisher:
Harper & Brothers,
Subject (Geographic):
Central America--Antiquities, Central America--Description and travel, Chiapas (Mexico)--Description and travel, Mexico--Antiquities, Mexico--Description and travel, and Yucatán (Mexico : State)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Mellon, Paul--Bookplate and Schreiber, Carl F.--(Carl Frederick)--b. 1886--Bookplate
Parallel text in Italian (italic letter) and French (roman letter). and Signatures: engraved title page, *⁶ chi1 2*⁸ a-s⁸ t⁶ u-z⁸ A-D⁸ E-K⁴/₂ L⁶ M-P⁴/₂ Q⁴ R-X⁸ Y⁴ Z-2A² 2B⁸ 2C-2F⁴/₂ 2G-2K⁶/₂ (o1 signed "n").
Publisher:
In casa del'autore, co[n] priuilegio del Re,
Subject (Topic):
Hydraulics--Early works to 1800, Machinery--Early works to 1800, and Mechanical engineering--Early works to 1800
Berkenhout, John, 1730?-1791 Dumont, Gabriel Pierre Martin, 1715?-1791? M Verennes, Jacques de
Published / Created:
1769
Call Number:
DG70 P3 B47+ Oversize
Image Count:
2
Description:
Dedication signed: Dumont (the "auteur des gravures")., Imperfect: plates 4, 6, 14 wanting., Signatures: [*]2a-c2A-E2., and Translated by Jacques de Varennes.
Publisher:
chez Charles-Antoine Jombert, libraire du Roi pour l'artillerie & le génie, à l'image Notre-Dame : and Et chez l'auteur des gravures, rue des Arcis,
Half-title, 1 leaf--Dedication to Carlo Grimaldi, "D'Anuersa, alli 29. di maggio, 1622", 1 leaf--Al benigno lettore, 1 leaf. Dedication and address to reader signed: Pietro Paolo Rubens. Plate ("figura") 1 signed: Nicolaes Ryekemans sculp. and Imperfect: first series lacks dedication-leaf and plates 6, 10, 11, 64.
Subject (Topic):
Architecture--Designs and plans, Architecture--Italy--Genoa, and Palaces--Italy--Genoa
Dedication to Pius IV in Latin; all other text in Italian., Engraved title page; architectural border with portrait of Vignola., First issued in 1562; second issue 1563? with the thirty-two plates and without date or place of publication., Imperfect: ownership inscription rubbed from title page. No. 1 of 3 titles bound together., and Three states of the first edition exist. None have publication dates or place; The first is the dedication copy in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Florence; the second state has a five line printed addition on the preface leaf, and additional printed annotations on plates 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 24 and 25; the third state has an additional 5 plates. Cf. Walcher Casotti.
Subject (Topic):
Architecture--Orders--Early works to 1800 and Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Early works to 1800