1st p.l. (Imprimatur) and last blank leaf wanting., Signatures: a4A-Z8Aa8 (Aa8 blank)., and Translated by Christopher Merret, and dedicated by him to Robert Boyle.
Publisher:
Printed by A.W. for Octavian Pulleyn, at the sign of the Rose in St. Pauls church-yard,
Subject (Name):
Merret, Christopher, 1614-1695.
Subject (Topic):
Glass manufacture--Early works to 1800. and Precious stones, Artificial.
Advertisement in French for a hair salon pasted on back free endpaper. Spine of vol. repaired with green paper and written in ms.: Manual of conversation., Table of coins on back lining papers., and Thomas Hardy's copy. Signed in ms.: T. Hardy, 1 Arundel Terrace, Upper Tooting, England. Signed in ms.: Hardy, Wimborne, Dorset, England. Extensive ms. annotations by Hardy. Pasted on front pastedown: booklet with ms. annotations of translated phrases. Newspaper clipping about hotels in Europe pasted on t.p. Newspaper clipping about food prices in Europe pasted at end.
Publisher:
Karl Baedeker,
Subject (Name):
Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Autograph., Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Ms. notes., and Karl Baedeker (Firm)
Description of Bolognas annual Porchetta festival (""Festa della porchetta""), held in 1699. Full-size folded sheet tipped in, with engraving depicting the event.
Description:
Dedication dated 24 agosto 1699, signed: "Euangelista Manolessi". and Description of Bologna's annual Porchetta festival ("Festa della porchetta"), held in 1699. Full-size folded sheet tipped in, with engraving depicting the event, and caption: "1699 Bononiae".
Publisher:
Nella Impressoria camerale,
Subject (Geographic):
Bologna (Italy)--Social life and customs--17th century.
Subject (Name):
Dionysus--(Greek deity)--Anniversaries, etc., Manolessi (Firm), printer., and Manolessi, Evangelista.
"Satira dezena del juuenalen ... Traduzida por dõ geronimo de villegas": p. [654-661] (leaves Q2v-Q6v)., Armorial bookplates: Henry Hucks Gibbs; Thomas Ewart Marston. Binder's stamp: Bound by Holloway. Scattered ms. annotations in early part of book., Pagination supplied by cataloger., Printed in gothic letter, title in red; large coat of arms on t.p. and at end; initials; colophon device (Haebler IIIc)., Signatures: (8(?)(2-7a-z8(symbol)8(symbol)8A-O8P-Q6., The Yale copy is without the title-page as given in Cornell univ. library cat. of Dante, v. 1, p. 67-68; bound at front instead, is the leaf of Villegas' arms with title at foot and with blank verso (8th leaf in the Cornell copy, with arms of Juana of Aragon on verso) The leaf is facsimile 766b in Vindel: "Esta pagina se halla en algunos ejemplares al principio en lugar de la Suma o indice, que entonces se halla al final"., and Translation of the Inferno only, including Landino's commentary.
Publisher:
Friedrich Biel,
Subject (Name):
Gibbs, Henry Hucks,--1819-1907--Bookplate., Juvenal. Satura 10. Spanish., Juvenal. Villegas., Landino, Cristoforo, 1424-1504., Marston, Thomas E.--Bookplate., Villegas, Jeronimo de, d. 1504., and Villegas, Pero Fernandez de, d. 1525.
Festival to commemorate the visit of Charles V to Milan in 1541.
Description:
Bookplate: From the Library of Ch. Fairfax Murray., Festival to commemorate the visit of Charles V to Milan in 1541., Illustrations: 4 full-page woodcuts depicting the triumphal arches designed by Giulio Romano; see p. [15]. Woodcut arms of Charles V. on t.p., In verse., and Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴
Publisher:
Apud Andream Caluum,
Subject (Geographic):
Italy--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Calvo, Andrea, fl. 1520-1543, printer., Charles--V,--Holy Roman Emperor,--1500-1558., Murray, Charles Fairfax,--1849-1919--Bookplate., and Romano, Giulio,--1499-1546.
Subject (Topic):
Triumphal arches--Italy--Milan--Early works to 1800. and Visits of state--Italy--Milan--Early works to 1800.
Leaf 39 misnumbered 30., Signatures: pi² A-G⁴, ²A-F⁴, 2A-2F⁴ 2G², 3A-3G⁴., and Trattato del uero honore -- Trattato del uero dishonore -- Questione doue si tratta chi meriti pui honore ò la donna, ò l'huomo -- Questione doue si tratta chi meriti piu honore ò il soldato, ò il letterato -- Questione doue si tratta chi meriti piu honore ò il leggista, ò l'artista.