Two small manuscript fragments said to have been removed from a sixteenth-century German binding. Bound with a speculative partial transcript, typed, which interprets the fragments as having formed part of a "love letter" (Liebesbrief). The transcript is preceded by an account of the removal of the fragments from the binding of an unidentified sixteenth-century volume held by an unidentified German library
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In German., Bookseller description available., Script: German cursive., and Binding: bound with a typed partial transcript/reconstruction of the text of the fragments in twentieth-century half machine-grained morocco over marbled calf. "Liebesbriefe. Handscrift, Um 1528" in gold tooling on upper morocco.
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 903: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., and Six pairs of sample cards, each connected by a piece of string and wax-sealed with the initials "G. G." Five of the six sets bear seals of the "K. k. Finanzwach Respizienten Bezirk III/IV" and a handwritten note.
An anti-Napoleon broadside including an engraved, cartographic bust of Napoleon above two columns of letterpress in Dutch, German, English and French. The face of Napoleon is formed of carcases of war victims: on the collar are waves of the sea; a "hand" is placed as the epaulet while on the cuff is 'R' (for Regent), round the wrist 'Honi Soit ', on the fingers are the letters 'A', 'R', 'P', 'S', 'E' (for the Allies). A drawing the Rhenish Confedracy [sic] under the flimsy symbol of the cobweb: and the "spider" is a symbolic emblem of the vigilance of the Allies
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Title from letterpress caption above text., The name "Napoleon" appears four times below image, above each section in Dutch, English, French, and German. Text in English begins: The first, and last, by the wrath of Heaven Emperor of the Jacobins ..., Engraved image of Napoleon: plate mark 22.7 x 15.9 cm., The satirical Napoleon portrait is a copy of the original by Voltz; Cf. No. 12177 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Place and date of publication based on English-language version of the print published in London by Ackermann in 1814; Cf. No. 12202 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Naturbuch von Nutzeigenschaft Wunderwirkung und Gebrauch aller Geschöpfelement und Kreaturn dem Menschen zu gut beschaffen
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BEIN 1976 +75: Manuscript annotations on spine. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Number 2 of 2 titles bound together., Illustrated title page., Signatures: a⁶A-L⁶., and "Register": Beschriben verordnet vnd verteutschet durch Conradum Mengenberger.
BEIN Zg20 D371 +982p: Original wrappers. Leaves stapled together but loose in wrappers. Manuscript note on unnumbered pages 2-3 of cover: "10 lyrische und 1 dramatisches Werk von Tohm di Roes. Bildnerisches Original, Brendel, Nov. 82." Housed in custom clamshell box, with photocopy of front wrapper from another copy of item affixed to inside front of box and biographical blurbs for the author and artist affixed to inside back of box. Accompanied by: 1 color photograph of Tohm di Roes (19 x 13 cm), undated; 1 announcement for an exhibition by Micha Brendel and Frank Siewert at the Staatsgalerie Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, April-May 2012 (1 sheet, 21 x 15 cm); and dealer's description of "Poesieallbum" (1 sheet). Accompanied by 1 CD, "Intermedia I," cataloged separately., Artist's book., Cover title., "10 lyrische und 1 dramatisches Werk von Tohm di Roes. Bildnerisches Original, Brendel, Nov. 82"--Unnumbered pages 2-3 of cover of Beinecke Library copy., Place of imprint suggested by dealer's description of Beinecke Library copy., Carbon typescript., Illustrations are hand colored., Printed on double leaves., and Leaves are stapled together but not attached to cover.
BEIN GER3S: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Daus of Hearts., German suit system., Composition of deck: 36 (D, K, O, U, 10-6)., Aces: DH: REVIVISCERECVPIVNT; DB, loving couple discovered by third person; DA: LEIPZIG / [lion and heraldic device]; DL, initials on shield., CourtCards: KH, B, L seated. KA, black, stands; UB holds bird in right hand; OL holds suit sign., Pipcards and Jokers: 10s indicated by "X"; vignettes., and Saxon type. Four witty lines of verse comment on the value of each card.